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Lafayette, Louisiana rallies, removes Confederate statue in front of its city hall
Gen. Mouton Statue at City Hall in Lafayette, Louisiana. Photo: Bob Weston/Getty Images
The city joined 16 residents and a number of organizations in pushing forward with the removal.
by brittanyv
Lafayette, Louisiana rallies, removes...
By Brittany Valentine
On Saturday, July 17, a crowd of Louisiana residents cheered as the stone statue of a Confederate general was hoisted by a crane and removed from a pedestal where it stood in front of city hall for 99 years.
The Advertiser posted a video of the event, which transpired a day after United Daughters of the Confederacy signed a settlement agreeing to move the statue of Gen. Alfred Mouton.
Lafayette County, Mississippi says take down the Confederate statue. The board of supervisors won't let us talk about the statue at their meeting this morning, so we're outside. #takeitdownoxford #BlackLivesMatter pic.twitter.com/fNPglP37FJ
— Lafayette Co. Dems (@LafayetteCoDems) June 15, 2020
The city of Lafayette, under the settlement, will remove and transport the statue to another location in the state. The city will pay the United Daughters $20,000 to design and create a base for the statue, along with $5,000 to insure it.
As of today, the United Daughters have 41 days left to provide the city in writing with a new location for the statues and permission from the property owner where the city should deposit it.
If the group does not provide this information, Lafayette will remove and dispose of the statue as it sees fit.
I've been hoping for this moment since I moved to Lafayette and learned about the confederate statue. It's either going to a private location or the city can dispose of it. Either way it won't be on a pedestal in downtown anymore
Congrats Move the Mindset!!! https://t.co/dc78pBex4R
— Dr. Kassandra Ford (@kassthefish) July 17, 2021
Jerome Moroux, an attorney who represented the city and as well as the 16 residents who wanted the statue gone, told The Advocate: "the Confederacy has surrendered."
The removal is another in a long line of removals that have occurred across the country and world since the murder of George Floyd by former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin on May 25, 2021.
Many of these statues were erected decades after the Civil War, during the Jim Crow era, when states began imposing new segregation laws, as well as during the "Lost Cause" movement, where historians and others falsely painted the South's rebellion as a battle over state's rights, not slavery.
Mouton, whose full name was Jean-Jacques-Alfred-Alexandre Mouton, was a slave owner, and the son of a former Louisiana governor. He died leading a cavalry charge in the Battle of Mansfield.
Many of the 16 residents that wanted to see the statue removed are members of Move the Mindset, a grassroots organization committed to promoting racial and social justice in Lafayette.
"It's been 99 years right now, and that's way too long for that to have remained in place," Fred Prejean, president of Move the Mindset, told The Advertiser.
Mouton's statue was originally paid for and donated to the city by the United Daughters in 1922. Many in the city objected to having a statue honoring a Confederate soldier standing on city-owned property and maintained with city tax dollars.
Over 50 years later, city officials wanted to move the statue to the new City Hall on University Avenue, but the United Daughters' Mouton chapter filed for an injunction to stop this move. A Judge issued a permanent injunction and the group agreed that it would not be moved, with the exception of road work or the sale of the property.
The calls to remove the statue arose again in 2016, amid a national movement to remove Confederate memorials. However, the United Daughters threatened to file a lawsuit, and the City-Parish Council backed down.
This led to the establishment of Move the Mindset and other groups to raise awareness about the statue's Jim Crow-era history, the treatment of Black people during that time, as well as the racial implications of having a Confederate statue located at an entrance to Lafayette's downtown area.
Mayor-President Josh Guillory asked the city's legal team to investigate options for removing the Mouton statue, and on July 21, 2020, they approved a resolution to support the effort.
"They chose to surrender rather than reveal who they are."
That's what Lafayette attorney Jerome Moroux said Friday of the United Daughters of the Confederacy, which opposed the removal of the Gen. Alfred Mouton statue from public property. https://t.co/eQkGidMn3t
— Acadiana Advocate (@theadvocateaca) July 16, 2021
The city then became involved in the effort, and together with Move the Mindset, it was decided that the United Daughters had no standing to stop removal of the statue, as the group donated it under no explicit conditions.
Prejean also told The Advertiser that Gen. Mouton led a vigilante committee that served as "judge, jury and executioner" to Black folks.
"He was a war criminal. When Black soldiers were captured, they disappeared," Prejean said.
He also told The Advocate that he is overjoyed with the recent decision to finally move the statue.
Cory Levier dances where the statue of Confederate General Alfred Mouton stood. In Lafayette, Louisiana today. pic.twitter.com/HGhrKVPza2
— Travis (@gauthiertravis2) July 18, 2021
"It's unbelievable that in a conservative red city like Lafayette they would recognize that the statue doesn't belong in our city," he said.
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Japan new Prime Minister to seek fresh mandate
With the composition of his new Cabinet, Japan's new Prime Minister will seek a new mandate to deal with the virus. Fumio Kishida, who took over as Prime Minister of Japan on October 4, 2021, succeeded Yoshihide Suga. After the coronavirus outbreak, one of the most important tasks for Japan's new prime minister will be to improve the economy. Kishida said he intends to maintain previous Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's economic reforms, known as "Abenomics," which emphasize expansionary fiscal policies. He also intends to enact policies that will increase people's incomes through changing tax laws and establishing additional safeguards for small and medium-sized businesses. Now, he essentially intends to carry on his predecessor's economic policies, citing the fight against the coronavirus and the economic crisis as the two most significant aspects of his government's work. The crisis has a massive effect on the Japanese economy. However, roughly 60% of Japan's population has been properly vaccinated, and the number of infections has decreased. Fumio Kishida will be in charge of guiding the progressive relaxation of limitations on social and business activity, as well as the opening of the border to foreign visitors.
Isn't it also possible to lift up the restrictions of the foreign workers outside Japan?
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Situated in the northeast Aegean, poised between Anatolia and the West, this was the birthplace of the poets Sappho and Alcaeus, the naïf painter Theophilos and the novelist Myrivilis. Greece's third-largest island possesses a rare natural beauty, architectural marvels, a petrified forest, mediaeval fortress towns and a Mediterranean climate. Olive trees carpet much of its land mass, which is indented by two deep, almost closed, fish-filled bays.
Other attractions include bustling traditional villages, beaches that stretch for miles, ouzo distilleries to visit and exquisite delicacies to accompany your drink. These are just some of the treats awaiting you on this fascinating island that Nobel laureate Odysseas Elytis compared to a "plane-tree leaf that someone threw into the sea".
Start your visit at Mytilini, the main port and biggest town, and from there cross to the northeast coast to check out Molyvos and Petra. Then head west to Eressos and Sigri, to see the petrified forest, before moving south to Plomari, where the ouzo factories are, and swinging inland to the mountain village of Agiassos. That's Lesvos in a nutshell but we've left out the beaches, the spas, birdwatching in the wetlands, the long leisurely feasts of local seafood and some of the most breathtaking views in the Aegean.
The true capital of Lesvos and a magnet for visitors in the eastern Aegean, Mytilini displays its handsome old buildings along the waterfront with the impressive church of Agios Therapon as the centrepiece. All of this is crowned by the Franko-Byzantine castle rising out of a pinewood on the hill behind.
As the hub of the island's cultural and business life, Mytilini offers a myriad ways to spend your time; whether that means admiring sights like the ancient theatre, the Ottoman baths or the mosque; exploring streets lined with wonderful neoclassical buildings with an Anatolian flavour or tracking down rare treasures in the Archaeological Museum, the Teriade collection of modern masters, the Theophilos museum, libraries, galleries and folklore exhibitions.
Molyvos can rival the most beautiful mediaeval fortress towns in Europe, while its only peer in Greece is Monemvasia, in the Peloponnese. And like it, its houses grasp onto the sides of a steep rock while turning their gaze to the Mediterranean. The structure and layout of the town and its 13th-century Genoese castle have remained unchanged over the course of centuries. As you stroll up and down its alleyways, note the stone houses and the Anatolian-style mansions with their brightly coloured doors and windows and enclosed wooden balconies, as well as the elegant Turkish fountains scattered throughout.
There are very few places in the world where you can see trees lying where they fell millions of years ago. Take the time to visit the 'park', which was declared a Protected Natural Monument in 1985, and the adjacent museum, where you'll learn about the island's intriguing geology. This attraction is well worth a visit during your holidays on the island.
Over the centuries Lesvos has produced an astounding number of brilliant Greek intellectuals. Starting with Arion, Terpander, Theophrastos, Alcaeus and Sappho in antiquity, it also inspired Theophilos, novelists Ilias Venezis and Stratis Myrivilis, artist Georgios Iakovidis, art critic and publisher Teriade, and even claims Nobel laureate Odysseas Elytis as a native son, whose family hailed from the island.
More than 252 species of birds find refuge in the Kalloni wetlands. Not surprisingly, it ranks among Europe's ten most important habitats for avian diversity and rarity.
This island in the North Aegean is home to natural wonders. Between the brushwood-covered rocks - geological sculptures emerging from the sea – can be found the thermal waters of Eftalous. The water from the spring emerges from underwater springs at a temperature of 43.6-46.5 degrees Celsius and is renowned for its therapeutic properties.
A pagan throwback to ancient times, this island ritual is still enacted every July in the village of Agia Paraskevi. A healthy bull is decorated with wreaths of flowers and finery before being sacrificed, and then cooked and eaten, amid parades on horseback, dancing and feasting for three days.


Just some news after Mosley gets through his vote of confidence. Basically, the big companies with enough clout were honest enough to call for his resignation. The myriad small companies and organisations that would suffer if Mosley became upset with them, they all voted for him to stay. Since the minows have more clout than the big boys, Mosley wins.


Swedish utility company Vattenfall is investing almost 100 million euros ($112 million) to build a power-to-heat facility in the German capital.
Vattenfall says the 120-megawatt thermal energy facility in Berlin's western district of Spandau aims to use wind power to provide heating to thousands of homes in the city of 3.5 million.
Berlin has long used a system known as district heating to pump water heated in coal and gas-fired power plants directly into households.
Germany is expanding the use of renewable energy sources as part of its effort to drastically reduce greenhouse gas emissions over the coming decades.
The country already generates a large amount of electricity from wind power plants in the north of the country, some of which will now be used to heat Berlin homes.
It's going to be expensive heat, as wind power costs the Germans 10-12 cents per kWh in subsidies under the current regime, for many many years to come as the old subsidized contracts are still running for the life of the turbines.
Normally these district heating systems run on coal, which costs just 1-2 cents a kWh in central and eastern Europe.
Only now there are some companies bidding for off-shore turbines in Germany, for zero subsidies, but they have until 2021 to pull out of the promises if the prices don't develop in their favor. The other winning bids are for 6 cents a kWh feed-in tariffs, which is still many times more expensive than the fossil fuels used for heating.
Only, the price is paid by other people. The district heating plant gets near-free electricity because they can capture the already paid wind power that won't sell otherwise, which is why their customers can afford it. The situation is an artifact created by poor policy, and won't last for long.
which is still many times more expensive than the fossil fuels used for heating.
Are you counting costs due to climate change? How much would that be when we add the cost for moving a city like Hamburg? You have a very narrow (read: unrealistic) view of what the word 'cost' means.
That's easy because they're buying already subsidized energy. It's "cheap" because it's paid for by all rate payers who contribute to the surcharges.
The point is that wind power without subsidies is 5-6 times more expensive than the fossil fuels it replaces, so without this sort of wealth redistribution scheme the customers' heating bills will increase dramatically and people will switch back to gas or oil.
The subsidy cannot last forever, so it's not a changeover investment but a temporary money grab that makes profit over government subsidies while they're still available. One they run dry, and the purchasing price of wind electricity goes up to reflect the real price of the power, the facility will shut down.
Are you counting costs due to climate change?
That's entirely besides the point.
Consider that this heating facility is buying electricity from the grid. It would be technically more efficient for their customers to use direct electric heating instead, but their difficulty is negotiating wholesale prices with the power suppliers.
The district heating plant has the capability to buy zero-to-negative priced electricity off the grid with wind/solar power surplus that exists because of the existing energy subsidies, which is not possible for the individual customers. That is their business case.
Once the zero-rate power is gone, because the subsidies are gone, the business case for the heating plant is gone. It's uncompetetive, and will dissapear or retrofit back to fossil fuels because the buyers will choose something else.
The only thing that will change the situation is if the government forces people to buy more expensive heat - good luck in the elections.
@Eikka, the costs for the renewables are mostly up-front, whereas with fossil fuels they go on and on. The subsidy for the renewables then becomes for the equipment, not the power.


The €10 Weekly Competition returns from Winter League hiatus on Monday with SC2Improve Weekly #61. The next 4 SC2Improve Weekly Events will act as qualifiers for the ZOWIE CELERITAS Series, with the Grand Finals hosting a prize €100 and a ZOWIE CELERITAS. Top 2 from each Weekly will qualify to the event.
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Best Skin Lightening Creams For Hyperpigmentation: Top 10 Reviewed
September 28, 2019 September 28, 2019 by Michael Ross
Women all over the world struggle to sport a beautiful look due to hyperpigmentation. Makeup and toners seem to be insufficient in the face of these ugly, stubborn spots.
Dark spots. Uneven skin tones. Freckles. Blemishes. Imagine having to bear all these. They may appear harmless in the mirror, but they're actually growing. Worst, they could actually be indicating a more serious illness in your body like lupus, leukaemia, and other autoimmune deficiencies.
You wouldn't know unless you act on it. Perhaps, these spots could also be indicating a mere problem in your skin. Over-exposure to the sun. Breakouts. Irritations. The possibilities never end.
However, one thing remains certain: hyperpigmentation spots are difficult to remove. For that, you need the 10 best skin lightening creams for hyperpigmentation.
Keep on for a brighter, whiter and lighter future ahead!
10 Best Skin Lightening Creams For Hyperpigmentation Reviews
Knowing More About Hyperpigmentation: What are its Common Types?
Picking the Skin Lightening Cream: A Professional Buying Guide
Easy Tips on How to Get Rid of Hyperpigmentation
Home Remedies for Hyperpigmentation (choose only one):
Top FAQs About Skin Lightening Creams for Hyperpigmentation
1. Protégé Skin Lightening Cream
Nothing treats and evens hyperpigmented skin better than this latest product from Protege. Earning our "Top Pick" badge, this product glimmers with the leading Protege tag!
100% Natural Skin Bleaching for Underarm
Clinically & Dermatologically Tested
Niacinamide for Women and Men
Best for Body, Face & Intimate Areas
With Softened Kojic Acid for Lightening
My first impression when I first laid the cream on my facial skin is total bewilderment. And, I mean no exaggeration in that. Not only awesome, but the product is also genuine. I can actually feel the soothing effect of its thin layer. Our testers agree too. Ultimately, it doesn't only whiten skin, it even skin tones with the smoothest, gentlest approach.
Although I sensed an almost artificial after-scent, I was still assured that the product is paraben-free, clean from all strong chemicals. Furthermore, I learned that its chemical-like after scent is due to melted botanical inclusions.
It's easy to apply. Non-greasy. Fast-absorbent. Fast-acting. I can still remember swabbing my face with only a thin layer of it and then seeing my face literally light up after 1-2 hours. That's how fast-acting the cream is. It was, overall, safe considering I have sensitive skin.
I also noticed that the cream pairs well with foundations and concealers. Why I even opted to use it as a main toner. I found that it was the right choice as the cream protects the face by keeping the pores from absorbing makeup chemicals.
The cream feels light on the skin. Deeply soothing and penetrating, it encourages proper circulation in the skin. Dermatologists consider it to be the number of treatment for hyperpigmentation in the market today. I mean, they can't be wrong, right?
Aside from its artificial after-scent, it slightly turns me off with its thick after-application residues. I think it'd benefit from a quick tone-down.
All-in-all, the product is a gem!
Economic (doesn't require an excessive amount to be applied)
Dermatologist-Approved
100% Effective on Hyperpigmentation; Effective on Dark Spots
Lightens, Whitens and Evens Skin Tones
Soothing; Non-Greasy
Best for All Skin Types
Bad After-Scent
Leaves residues after application
This latest Protege piece of heaven won't earn the "Top Pick" badge if it isn't the best hyperpigmentation treatment available– a fast-acting, soothing, genuine, highly organic and effective treatment for hyperpigmentation.
2. Lightening Cream for Face, Sensitive & Intimate Areas
Our second-ranking lightening product aka "Best Value" winner from PurePeaks is a total treat for all types of skin (with all types of problems), particularly hyperpigmentation.
With Active Arbutin, Collagen & Hyaluronic Acid Contents
Best for Face & Intimate Parts
Effective for Removing Dark Spots
Best for All Skin Types & Problems
Not only does it evens skin's shades, but also heals protrusions, breakouts, and even scars in the skin you never could be removed. Our team of testers all agree that the cream feels light on the skin. When they say skin, they refer to all types of skin.
Problems in skin shade/color, like hyperpigmentation, are ideally treated by tissue rebuilding. And, that's exactly what it promotes. Tissue rebuilding isn't an easy process, both to facilitate and promote. Different from cell regeneration, tissue rebuilding is practically tissue rebounding. Hard-streaked fibre is the key to such process.
Fortunately, this "best value" cream exactly has what it needs to boost protein-fibre production in the skin. Once the elements are stretched and produced, elastin and collagen are naturally stimulated. Consequently, this chain of events leads to successful tissue rebuilding and in turn, guarantees a toning of the skin shade via tissue.
But, even before it stimulates fibre-protein and elastin organics, it moisturizes the skin first, gut-deep. What's further impressive about its acting capacity is that it actually begins not at the surface, not at the follicles or pores, but at the most intimate skin layer. The epidermis! Now, that's gut-deep.
Dermatologist further corroborates such claims made about the PurePeaks lightening cream. Experts also recognize the sufficient concentration of Hyaluronic acid in its content. Such lightning compound is supplemented by naturally-processed organic ingredients: Mulberry extracts, Lemon Essential oil plus other essential oils, Aloe Vera extracts (for regeneration), and other skin-moisturizing herbs.
A slight problem our users/testers encountered with the product is its small product quantity and an almost-runny texture.
Promotes Tissue Rebuilding (via boosting of protein-fibre organics)
Boosts Elastin & Collagen
Heals Scars, Protrusions, Breakouts & All Other Skin Problems
Best for Hyperpigmentation
Smoothes Skin
100% Natural & Organic; Sufficient Hyaluronic Concentration
Contains Arbutin
The texture is almost runny
Small Product Quantity
Our "Best Value" ranking product from PurePeaks is a suave. It works on all types of skin with the least, to no side-effects.
3. ACTIVSCIENCE Whitening Cream-Powerful Skin Lightening Cream
This third-ranking lightening cream from Activscience is another effective treatment for Melasma, Dark Spots and Hyperpigmentation. Surprisingly, it's also recently discovered to possess soothing, pain-blocking properties!
Powerful Skin Lightening Cream Effects
Lightens, Instead of Whitens
Effective Firming
Best for Dark Spots, Melasma & Hyperpigmentation
Advanced Formulation
Thanks to its rich, antioxidant nature– having been brought by Almond, Avocado, Olive, Sweet Almond, and Sweet oils-– our third-ranking lightening cream instantly earns the utmost respect from our testers. Such pile of oils, mostly from fruits and herbs, not only repairs skin problems but also soothes it during episodes of pain.
Instances like aggravated irritation, breakouts, cuts, lesions, itches, and other pain-inducing damages can sometimes be too much to handle. Fortunately, like toothpaste, it absorbs and releases a minty-like sensation that eventually blocks the nerves. Having said that, it's packed with gentle vegetable gel proteins. These gel proteins are responsible for its cool, soothing effect.
The product is also known to have all-complexion natural toning properties. As one reviewer mentions, it does not flatly whiten. Meaning, it works on all types and colours of skin. More so, it causes the skin to grow, not whiten to a pale. Lastly, although it's good for all skin types, it works best for the combined skin type.
Devoid of all harmful chemicals and parabens, it undergoes sophisticated processing in a Canadian lab. As a matter of fact, its brand takes inspiration from actual active scientific protocols, hence being called ActivScience. Amazing, ain't it?
Its other great feature, noted by our testers, is its gentle scent, dense texture and feel, and deeply moisturizing properties. For that, it's recognized by many as a powerful anti-ageing cream.
Its problems, on the other hand, concerns its tendency to trigger harmless itches on skin, an easy-spill container, and a slow-acting effect.
Rich in Antioxidants; Contains Fruit & Vegetable Oil Infusions
Best for Melasma, Dark Spots & Hyperpigmentation
Soothing on Skin; Blocks Pain Sensations (thanks to its Vegetable gel proteins)
Undergoes Sophisticated Laboratory Processing
Evens & Enhances Tone, Instead of Whiten
Dense Texture
Slow-Acting (requires a generous and constant application)
Might trigger harmless itches
Easy-Spill Container
Our third-ranking product is an ultimate comfort! An effective anti-ageing, it works best on combined skin type.
4. Lilybright Whitening Cream with Alpha Arbutin
This lightening cream from Lilybright deserves the fourth place on our list for its anti-ageing, dark spot-removing, and lightweight organic pack!
Dark Spot Corrector
Anti-ageing Properties for Firmer Skin
Natural Bleaching
Gentle on Sensitive Parts
Best for Sensitive Skin
One reviewer happily declared that this is the number one lightening product. So easily packed and applied, it facilitates a very natural lightening and skin-glowing result! Experts believe that Alpha Arbutin plays a sizable role over this.
Testers and users praise it for its ability to smooth skin, leaving a healthy, nourished surface in the long run. The average number of days for its effects to be felt is around 3-4 days. And, around that time, you will have firmer and more glowing skin. Dark spots, Melasma, Hyperpigmentation, Blemishes, Scars, and a lot more are sure to be easily rid of this top product.
Like the products featured herein, it evens skin tone and most of all protects the skin from the UV rays, pollutants, allergens, and even side effects caused by previous harsh products. Being the protective cream that it is, it's perfect for applying on super-sensitive areas in the body like armpits, nipples, face, knees, bikini areas, and a lot more. It's also gentle on all types of skins, particularly sensitive skin.
Due to its tight manufacturing standards, it has undergone developments throughout the years. This time, it's known to be 10x more powerful. Do testers agree? Yes. They do, of course! Its upgraded lightening technology is now known as Fision Active White.
But, our current ranking product isn't perfect, of course. It also has some problematic areas wherein its manufacturers can improve upon. Its issues include a tendency to trigger harmless itches, bad smell, easy-spill container, and small product quantity.
Easy Application & Easy Packing
Intensified Alpha Arbutin Content
Highly Protective
Deeply Smooths, Hydrates & Moisturizes Skin
Best for Sensitive; Good for All Skin Types
Encourages the skin to lighten on its own; Natural Treatment
Triggers harmless itches
Nothing beats the product's gentle touch on the skin; it can be applied to sensitive areas and is truly best for sensitive skin type.
5. Whitening Cream for Face, Dark Spot Corrector
Dermatologists agree that this 5th-ranking lightening/whitening cream from CidBest not only lightens skin, suppressing Hyperpigmentation effects, but it also facilitates continued repair on skin.
Freckle Fade Removal
Dark Spot Corrector for Face & Body
Fast-Acting Whitening & Brightening
Natural Skin Protect
With its propensity for whitening and healing, it can be applied to all parts of the skin. Yeah. Including the sensitive parts. And with its 3-way action: visible whitening, effective spot fading, and continues repair, it can't help but grab our testers attention!
Another one certain thing about it is that its super fast-acting. One can instantly notice balanced whitening in his/her skin. The whitening further strikes an even glow on the body. While it's okay for all skin shades/tones, it's better for finer to whiter skin complexions. Meaning, if you have naturally darker skin, you'll have to apply it all over your body to achieve a balanced shade.
It is important for users to be aware that it is whitening cream, not a lightening cream. There's a big difference between the two. So, if you're the kind of brown-skinned users who doesn't want to lose your original color, you might want to back off a bit from it.
What about complexion? Everyone seems to agree that it's a smoothing product. Reviews further state that it does clear out spots, breakouts, scars, and tears in the skin tissue. Like that of PurePeaks' product, it nevertheless promotes tissue rebuilding. All-in-all, it's a dermatologically-approved whitening/lightening cream for all skin types.
The major problems our testers encounter with our top product had to to with its greasy texture, bad smell, tendency to leave residues, and a tendency to cause the skin to feel a burning sensation. This may be due to its high acidic content also responsible for its fast-acting capacity.
3 Way Action: Whiten, Fades Spots & Repairs
Fast-Acting; Dermatologically-Approved
Fades & Suppresses Effects of Darks Spots & Hyperpigmentation
100% Whitening
Smoothing, Moisturizing & Hydrating Cream; Best for Dry Skin
Causes the skin to feel burning sensation (not for sensitive skin)
Greasy Texture
Leaves Residues
If you have white skin that has darkened due to certain factors, the product is best for you. While it's best for dry skin, it's a bit too strong for sensitive skin.
6. BUOCEANS Official Whitening Cream, Freckle Cream, Skin Brightening Cream
Known by many experts as the natural serum, this Bouceans Official miracle lightening/whitening cream very deeply cleanses the skin and removes even the oldest scars, dark spots, and acne marks!
Skin Repair Solution/Corrector
Best for Dry Skin with Old Dark Spots and uneven shades
Highly Effective Whitening/Lightening Cream
Best on Sensitive Parts of the Skin
One reviewer praised its ability to actually treat sunburned skin. Its natural serum is made of Exotic Herbs, Mild Fruit Extracts, Seaweed Oils, and Wildflower juices. The said serum penetrates into the skin and stays there for good. Becoming a part of the circulation, it ups the skin system to primary repair.
Our team of testers got to experience the product first-hand. And, how was their experience? It was indeed effective. But, if it weren't for its slightly greasy dense, it would've been as easy application. At most, they felt immediate smoothness on their skin.
Beyond these achievements, it champions more as a treatment for freckles. One reviewer, who is plagued by a heavily-freckled skin, took to writing her tremendous joy when the product literally erased all her freckles in 3 weeks' use.
Both lightening and whitening cream, it evens skin tones, smooths its surface and causes it to radiate. You can thank its natural ingredients for its circulation-enhancing effects. Its this same set of organics that earns it the ultimate healing badge. Ultimately, it repairs the skin's deeper layers and maintains it for the rest of your life.
But, is this claim really true? One user proves that with a year's use, it can successfully build an effective protective layer in the skin. That's when you can finally rest on the application.
Being a deep cleanser, it also effectively works both as a makeup toner and a cleanser. With its skin-firming abilities, it's hailed by many as an anti-ageing cream. Ultimately, it actually treats Hyperpigmentation.
Problems with the product include being greasy, smelly, small in quantity, a weak moisturizer and a weak solution for oily skin.
Can work as a makeup toner & after-makeup cleanser
Highly Effective on Hyperpigmentation; Natural Serum
Thick Exotic Herbs/Organics
Dense Concentration
High-Quality Skin Repair Solution
Not for Oily Skin
Weak Moisturizing Capacity
Greasy Solution
Our current product ranks as an effective skin repair solution. It's best for dry skin with old scars, dark spots, and even severe Hyperpigmentation.
7. Paula's Choice CLINICAL Triple-Action Dark Spot Eraser
Our 7th-ranking product may not be a viscerally impressive cream, but it's surely effective as a healing solution (for Hyperpigmentation) and a setter for genuine, natural beauty!
Triple-Action Capacity: Fades, Smooths & Exfoliates
With 7% AHA Lotion, Glycolic Acid, Hydroquinone & Squalane
100% Effective Spot Lightening Formula
100% Effective on Hyperpigmentation
Top Exfoliant
"It reveals the true beauty in you", recalls our tester! Whitening and lightening the skin is its least concern. Through the years, Paula's Choice products, not-so-recently introduced by its developer/owner, the famous "Cosmetics Cop", Paula Begoun.
As much as the users all over the world are concerned, Paula's products stand out for their honest and true-to-their-claims reputation. This latest cream, most of all, enriches the skin's overall health as its primary intent. Once enriched, it deems the skin to radiate on its own. As the skin radiates, its minerals see to it that your inner glow emanates, hence your real beauty.
It seems to get more traction between poles when it's brand representatives insisted that it's not a lightening cream once and for all. That came out fair in the end, as it focuses more on correcting the tissue development in the skin. Nevertheless, it balances the sebum production in the glands.
As to its lightening results, it does take the longest time to do so. Firstly, it smooths the skin, clears it of dark spots, optimizes its circulation, and then promotes cell regeneration. That fact alone makes the product a win-win as it eventually prompts the skin to glow. You can thank its thick Squalane formula for that!
It does whiten the skin, as an after-effect, not the main effect. In addition to that, many users also believe that it's a top-notch exfoliant. It may not be a sheer whitening tool, but it proves to be a premier choice for regular beauty regimen.
Some issues testers find against it include its tendency to dry skin, tendency to trigger a rash, artificial after-scent, and an annoyingly slow result. Meaning, it's an expensive and high-maintenance solution.
Best for Skin Acne
Instantly Erases Dark Spots & Treats Hyperpigmentation
Fast-Absorbing
Best as Lifetime Maintenance
Organic Extracts
Might trigger rash
Doesn't instantly lighten; Slow-Acting
Artificial After-Scent
Might dry skin
Might burn sensitive skin
If you're looking for the cream that brings out your real, genuine beauty, then you'll be highly satisfied by this!
8. Skin Lightening Cream by Eva Naturals
Filled to the brim with the toughest organic ingredients, this latest Eva Naturals victor as the safest, most organic product on this list!
Reduces and Prevents Skin Discoloration
Best for Protecting the Skin from Pollutants & UV rays
Noted by our testers as the most relaxing, most fragrant natural product at hand, it serves as an effective supplement for all skin types. It's also known to treat skin problems both in shade and texture. Very highly smoothing, it serves to moisturize the skin deeply.
However, not all of our testers believe that it's a strong moisturizer. We can't blame them in that case, because its effects are delayed. The next issue here is skin complacency.
Skin complacency is the skin's potential to match with any applications. The thing about this application is that it tends to be neutral. It only promotes all of these claimed effects, not cause these effects per se.
But, does it mean that it's not effective at all? No. It is actually effective, but because it doesn't utilize strong chemicals to impose, it works on safe ground. A neutral ground, in fact.
By all means, its for long term use. Despite this requirement, it can already work miracles on the skin with just the thinnest amount. So, it's still economic after all.
Its primary opus is its preventive abilities. As I mentioned earlier, it's a great supplement for the skin. Toning dark spots by upping cell resistance, it eventually empowers the skin's pigmentation system.
It does so by tapping into dense organic infusions: Licorice, Bearberry, Essential oils, Natural Kojic Acid, Vitamin E and CoQ10 sources, Vitamin B extracts, antioxidants, Fruit Juices, etc.
From this information, it'd be safe to say that the product is nothing but pure extracts. It is also 100% safe to use with the best relaxing scent ever! If only it could be twice as fast-acting as its organic reputation.
Problems with the product boil down to weak moisturizing capacity, weak hold on the skin, runny lustre, weak lightening capacity, slow-acting turnabout, and an almost impaired toning capacity.
Final verdict: it does not really treat hyperpigmentation and dark spots, it only prevents them, and slightly reduces them.
Relaxing Fragrance
Works Best as a Supplementary Solution; Has to be paired up with other solutions
Best for Long-Term Regimens
Weak Moisturizing Ability
Does not lighten the skin (despite claims)
Slow-Acting Turnabout
Does not really treat, but prevents
Weak hold on skin; Runny Luster
Almost Impaired Toning Capacity
The product ranks as the safest and most natural hyperpigmentation cream in the market today. If you have the patience for a gentle, long-term preventive maintenance on your skin, then it's true for you!
9. Eve Lom Brightening Cream
Another anti-ageing cream, this Eve Lom cream, is a light cream, surprisingly works on Hyperpigmentation, dark spots and other skin problems. It guarantees the best results without the risk of side-effects.
Contains Powerful Dermapep
100% Natural with Mild Effects
Zero Side-Effects
Tough on Dark Spots, Hyperpigmentation & Melasma
Contains Chinese Root Extracts
Praised by our testers for its capacity to clear skin and make it radiant. While it doesn't really whiten per se, it cleanses the skin from any infiltrating factors, exposures, and the blockage of pores due to excessive oil or sebum.
Despite being a light moisturizer, it still manages to hydrate and nourishes the skin to a firmer, smoother look. Having said it, it ranks among the powerful anti-ageing solutions on this list.
One reviewer claims that it absorbs and melts instantly into the skin. While you're in it, you can apply other applications like sunscreen, lotions, and oils. Unlike other toners, this one does not accumulate on the surface. In fact, it melts the other applications all out, further blending solutions on the process.
Other users agree that it's best for mixing with other applications as it is side-effect free, thanks to its wealthy row of natural ingredients and a dense concentration of Chinese Root extracts. It also works well as an alternative for essential oils (although it's basically made from essential oils), specific moisturizers, cleansers, etc.
As lightweight as it can get, it's soothing on the skin. But, prepare to be surprised as it can eliminate darks spots, Hyperpigmentation, Melasma, etc. in just a week's use.
Its drawbacks include a problematic container, bad smell, disappointingly weak whitening turnabout, a lacklustre texture, low cream concentration, an incapacity to absorb into dry skin, and some shipping problems.
Fast-Melting & Absorbing
Soothing on Skin
Best with Other Applications
Deeply Hydrating & Mildly Nourishing; Anti-Aging
Low Whitening Turnabout (not really a whitening)
Lacklustre Texture
Problematic Container
Low Cream Concentration
Does not work on dry skin
If you have all skin types except dry skin, you particularly benefit from its deep-hydrating and anti-ageing wonders!
10. BREMENN CLINICAL Dark Spot Eraser
Our last featured product also happens to be the "Premium Pick" on this list! But, beyond its accolades, it shimmers as a tough-working skin lightening cream that inducing all problems before actually treating it within 30 days!
Certified Dark Spot Eraser
Cures and Prevents Skin Color Problems within 30 Days
Fast-Acting
Yes! Your ears are not tricking you. 30 days! Our testers, the first-hand experiences attest to it. It's got this special skin tone inducer technologized by fine melanin scrubs. These scrubs expose pigmentation problems in the skin. However, the following day, it'll certainly treat the problem pro bono!
Many users confirm that a month's use and maintenance with the product guarantees an even skin tone. In that same effect, it also causes some users to cringe. Why? It's ultra-tough. It's got some activated minerals and processed chemicals that make sure the properties are absorbed into the skin. In fact, it's even too strong for some, particularly with sensitive skin.
This anti-ageing cream also has some natural infusions to boast of. But, it's more well-known for its ultra-tough skin colour-correcting command. Melasma. Dark Spots. Hyperpigmentation. Rosacea. Dermatitis. Scars. You can all kiss them goodbye in a month.
Its guarantee for effectivity dwells in a smiling 8-9 over 10. That's how effective the product is. But beware, it comes with dosage and caution. Unlike the products we have featured herein, this "premium" one is strongest.
Its sellers may boast of unlimited application, but you ought to take it with a grain of salt. In fact, the application of this product requires consultation with a dermatologist. Fortunately, it's a dermatologist-tested. And so, when applied properly and on the right skin type, it should save with the absolute result!
On the flip side, the product can be an unfortunate cause of uncalled problems. Thus, it would be best to consult a doctor before using such. Its drawbacks have to do with triggered skin bumps, triggered rashes and burns on sensitive skin, bad smell, greasy texture, residues left, dried and cracked sensitive skin, and a drying effect when mixed with other applications/solutions.
100% Effective on Skin Color-Related Problems; Keeps these problems from recurring
Best for 30 Days' Use
Fine Melanin Scrubs
Effective Anti-Aging
Deep Cleanser & Moisturizer
Reacts badly with other applications
Dries Sensitive Skin
Some Harsh Chemicals
Triggers Bumps, Rashes & Burns on Sensitive Skin
If you have a tough skin suffering from skin colour-related problems that you want to get rid of with 100% guarantee in 30 days, then you can take a risk with our "premium product".
Hyperpigmentation is the condition in the skin which experts use to refer to uneven patches of colours or dark spots in the skin. In some cases, the patches appear to be lighter or darker than the natural skin color, tone or shade.
Also known as discolouration, its essential makeup deems a deeper structure underneath the skin's layers. Despite appearing rather lightly on the skin's surface, it actually entails a serious, more insidious imbalance in skin color, tone and shade.
The forms of hyperpigmentation include melasma, dark spots, and sunburn. Causes of hyperpigmentation range very widely. Without your knowledge, it may have already been indicating internal chronic illness in the body. If you're lucky, then it could just be a harmless skin problem surface-level.
Perhaps the most immediate cause for hyperpigmentation is the excessive production of melanin in the skin. Melanin is a set of natural pigments found in the innermost, cell-level depth in the skin. It is responsible for the body's color.
However, when breakouts, wounding, burning, and other irritations occur in the skin, it automatically signals its melanin to rush in to compensate. And, we're talking about excessive amounts of it.
While its a normal defence process in the skin, melanin production is bound to exceed abnormally, especially with confounding illnesses. That's when hyperpigmentation occurs.
Hyperpigmentation appearances may look the same from afar, they're actually widely varied up close. They come in common types and signification.
Identifying the type of hyperpigmentation that's currently plaguing your skin is instrumental to its successful treatment.
Here are its types:
1. Post-Inflammatory Hyperpigmentation
Post-Inflammatory hyperpigmentation usually bears pink, red or brown-coloured spots on the skin. It commonly emerges anywhere in the face, and very rarely in the body.
This type of hyperpigmentation is caused by inflammatory acne. When seen from afar, it almost resembles a dark scar. In the close distance, however, it's actually just a set of flat spots.
Freckles are small multiple spots in the face and body that are light to dark brown in color. Older freckles turn red or black. Specifically, freckles are seen to occur on chest, face, arms, shoulders and back.
Freckles are caused by constant exposure to the sun's UV rays. In some cases, freckles emerge as a hereditary factor. These spots may somehow resemble a full body of color. However, in actuality, these are very small concentrated spots.
3. Sunspots
Sunspots are spots that reveal light to dark brown shades. Like freckles, this type of hyperpigmentation occurs in the face, chest, hands, arms, and shoulders.
Also caused by constant exposure to the sun's UV rays, it usually ascertains to sunburn. Consequently, its spots appear to be small, flat and darker in color. How does it differ from freckles? It's darker in color, that's how. More so, it appears flatter and more solid. Finally, it's not genetically-prompted.
4. Melasma
Melasma is a type of hyperpigmentation that reveals spots with light to medium brown color. It's known to emerge on the upper part of the nose, forehead, upper lip, sides of the face, and the cheeks. Nevertheless, it's also popularly known as T-zone spots because they usually occur in that zone.
Such condition is caused by pregnancy complications, hormonal imbalance or a sudden spiking of hormones, intake of birth control pills, etc. Melasma spots are distinct whether seen from afar or up close because they're dispersed and irregular in shape and size.
Ladies and gentlemen, the best skin creams for hyperpigmentation come in various shapes, brands, upgrades, effects, scents, designs, and capacity! But they're all determined by one simple arbiter: its potency to even skin tone and eliminate hyperpigmentation.
In the same way, hyperpigmentation comes in different sizes, colors and shapes. And, they need to be eliminated asap. They won't get enough in ruining your beautiful skin!
What we actually mean by even skin tone and eliminate hyperpigmentation encompasses a row of concerns. Among the concerns would be its side-effects. In the side, these products are also expected to best maintain the skin as most anti-ageing products do!
Most of all, the best hyperpigmentation products do not only lighten, brighten, or whiten the skin, but they are also expected to boost the skin's natural charm.
But, let's cut the chase. Be enlightened by our professional skin lightening cream buying guide!
Lighten & Brighten, Rather than Whiten (better if it's got the three)
The ultimate priority in choosing and/or buying the skin lightening cream for hyperpigmentation is knowing the difference (including the results) between whitening, lightening and brightening creams.
Whitening cream usually just whiten the skin to a pale front without toning it. While this is okay for those with naturally white skin, it tends to be problematic with those with naturally dark skin. Creams of this capacity usually require to be applied entirely into the body for an even color.
Brightening/lightening cream promotes smoother skin by deeply moisturizing it. These creams further clear the skin from any pollutants and other infiltration, promote cell regeneration or tissue rebuilding, before finally making it glow and radiate.
Creams that possess the three capacities are proven to be a perfect solution for hyperpigmentation.
Organic Infusions
Always choose those with high-100% organically-infused solutions. They are to be dermatologically-tested, in addition. Nothing beats the natural and effective power of the herbs.
Common infusions in these creams involve Aloe Vera, Mulberry Extracts, Lemon Oil, Arbutin, Mild Kojic Acid (from minerals), Avocado and other fruit extracts, Almond oils, and many others.
Soothing & Non-Greasy
A great cream is something that you can sleep on. The perfectly-processed lightening cream should not feel anything on the skin. Lightweight. Medium-textured. Not too greasy, not too runny. A soothing cream feels cool on the skin that it makes you relaxed.
When you sleep on it, you shouldn't have to worry about flaky and dry skin the following day. By all means, it doesn't require rinsing after application as it doesn't leave residues.
Women's skin types are the same as men. The four types are dry skin, normal skin, oily skin and combination skin. High-quality creams accommodate at least two to three of these types.
Our team has skinned research sources to come up with easy and practical tips on how to get rid of hyperpigmentation!
Lucky for you, we're in for full information pour out! Alas, these tips also include preventive measures on how to sport a dalmatian-free skin…
Read for the tips. Here they are:
Preventing Hyperpigmentation:
Lessen or soften your exposure to the sun.
Never ever pop or prick acne, scar or any protrusions in the skin. The last thing you want is to leave spotted marks on your skin. Ugh!
Use preventive/supplementary products like Skin Lightening Cream by Eva Naturals and Eve Lom Brightening Cream for maintenance.
Apply Aloe Vera extract directly on skin preferably after bath.
Apply on skin and allow to sit for 2-3 hours before finally rinsing it.
Do this early in the morning and in the evening before going to bed.
Do the same process.
From our honest review, we were able to fish out Protégé Skin Lightening Cream; Lightening Cream for Face, Sensitive & Intimate Areas; and ACTIVSCIENCE Whitening Cream-Powerful Skin Lightening Cream as the compellingly best skin lightening creams for hyperpigmentation!
The Protege Skin Lightening Cream earns the "Top Pick" title, Lightening Cream for Face, Sensitive & Intimate Areas boasts with the "Best Value" win, and the last product, the BREMEN CLINICAL Dark Spot Eraser ended up as the "Premium Pick"!
Hyperpigmentation is a serious condition. And, through our research team's effort, we were able to surmise that it's not a disease per se, but a consequence of an ongoing illness; sometimes internal, and sometimes on surface-level. But regardless of it all, hyperpigmentation, including all its forms/types, doesn't look good on the skin. Ultimately, it ruins every woman's delicately-nurtured beauty.
Of all the causes, excessive exposure to the sun's UV rays stood out as the most common.
How long does it take for hyperpigmentation to fade naturally?
Hyperpigmentation usually takes 3-4 months to fade naturally.
Is Vitamin C an effective treatment for hyperpigmentation?
Yes. It very much is, because it contains all the natural enzymes that control the excessive production of melanin in the skin.
Is Mandelic Acid an effective treatment for hyperpigmentation?
Yes. Mandelic acid stuns the melanin glands from hyper-activating. More so, it's a naturally-occurring anti-inflammatory, anti-bacterial, and antifungal acid mineral.
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The black-out of 1977 came at the worst time possible. The city was in the middle of a financial crisis and everyone was terrified about a string of serial murders. Psychologically speaking, this was a horrible time to have a black-out as New Yorkers were crazy and wound to the point of snapping. You know, more than usual.
It's not a disaster till it has a snazzy title graphic.
It all started with one lightning bolt that tripped two circuit breakers. Normally, this wouldn't have been a problem if the lightning hadn't have hit one of the most important parts of the New York power-grid, namely Buchanan South where the electricity for a whole line was converted into usable voltage. To make matters worse, the safety system meant to restart the breakers failed for no good reason whatsoever, except that God hates New York (he's got a place in Malibu).
Nonetheless, there was no reason for worry yet as the New York power-grid is meant to be able to work even without one key line, except for a second lightning bolt strike which took out another line. By now ConEdison who was in charge of the New York electric grid was seriously worried, so they tried to activate an alternative power line. However, the station where the safety procedure had to be started was not manned that night and the automatic system failed.
A few minutes later a third lightning bolt hit the power-grid, taking out yet another line. ConEdison tried to switch the lines of power around and lower the volt value, but miscommunication among engineers resulted in slow action and not enough power reduction.
Then, to make things worse, cables at a major intersection heated up to the point where they sagged and touched an unidentified object that shouldn't have been there. This caused even more problems as an unaware operator (that could have stopped the current in his line) just sat on his thumbs and let it flow while it hit the intersection. Chaos ensued and and ConEdison desperately tried to manually shut down lights here and there. Too little, too late and all of New York plunged into complete darkness for almost a whole day.
Needless to say, people snapped. Thirty-one neighborhoods were looted, buildings were burned and the damages amounted $300 million plus much more in lost productivity.
Ironically, this black-out resulted in a bunch of safety measures being implemented… which all failed again in 2003 when problems in Ohio caused another disastrous black-out in New York.
This one is a disaster that sounds almost too strange to be real. In April, a fire starts on a boat full of fertilizer. Fertilizer, for those that have never been questioned by the FBI, is extremely rich in ammonia which can be highly explosive. This ship was also carrying gunpowder and had no modern safety features, meaning it should have been retired sometime after the Second World War.
Who you gonna call? 911, actually.
The fire department doesn't get involved at first, as they let the crew try to get the ship under control. By the time the volunteer fire department finally took over, the fire was out of control. This leads to an explosion which sends burning ammonia everywhere. The explosion was so bad that two planes flying above the area were hit and burst into flames, crashing nearby and causing a chemical plant to catch on fire. Not even humming the Benny Hill music makes this lighthearted.
A nearby ship, also filled with fertilizer, tries to escape the fire but crashes into another ship and the port authorities refuse to get involved. The ships are stuck together until one finally catches fire hours later and another explosion takes place, this time hitting a sulfur factory.
Millions of dollars worth of product and infrastructure were lost and at least 567 people died, most of them people who gathered to see the ship burn, and didn't consider that getting to a safe distance might be important. So no big loss.
As the plane (with the hilarious codename HOBO 28) took off, one of the co-pilots placed some foam cushions on top of an exhaust vent. The captain calls him to replace another co-pilot earlier than schedule and the man forgets about the cushions.
The plane's auto-pilot as well as its heating mechanism malfunctions, so the captain decides to draw extra heat into the cabin through an engine manifold.
It's as big as a whale, and it's about to set sail!
Those foam cushions from earlier catch fire, because of a second technical error with the heating system (all exhaust from the manifold was released through one vent, instead of being dispersed equally.).
The whole crew starts looking for the source of the fire as a smell of burning rubber spreads through the plane. Somehow they miss it twice until a navigator discovers the burning rubber cushions and tries to put out the fire with two fire extinguishers. For some reason this doesn't work and the crew declares an emergency, asking for permission to perform an emergency landing. Permission comes too late and the plane crashes into the ocean.
The main problem was that the plane had FOUR nuclear bombs on board. One of which has still not been recovered to date despite an extensive search project by the U.S. and Danish governments (called Operation Dr. Freezelove, probably). The nuclear fallout might have spread as far as the Mediterranean, but the U.S. tried to keep everything TOP SECRET so we don't really know much about what happened with the nuclear fallout. Sleep tight.


TLC has announced Date My House, a new home-makeover reality show hosted by former The Bachelor fourth-season star Bob Guiney, will premiere on Saturday, April 5 at 8:30PM ET/PT.
Each half-hour episode of Date My House will follow Guiney as he works with a homeowner who is "desperate" to sell their current house and willing to do whatever is necessary to get the job done. Aided by design expert Nadia Geller, Guiney and the Date My House team will use the latest decor and staging techniques to entice potential buyers.
Once the makeover is complete, potential buyers will get acquainted with the house in a comfortable setting before a prospective buyer is selected and given the opportunity to become more familiar with the home, whether it be via a quiet overnight stay of dinner party with friends and family.
Each Date My House episode will conclude with the prospective buyer deciding whether or not the featured home is right for them.
"Today, mortgages can last longer than marriages, so people need to be absolutely sure when making this huge commitment. This new trend in house 'dating' gives you a chance to really know if it is your perfect match," said TLC programming executive Brant Pinvidic. "The real estate market today is so tough, and it's important that we give our viewers these surprising ideas that they can to make their house a hot property."
Guiney appeared on the original season of ABC's The Bachelorette before Trista Rehn decided he wasn't rose-worthy. He later returned as the star of The Bachelor's fourth season in Fall 2003 and narrowed his field of 25 suitors down to Estella Gardinier, but the two broke-up shortly after the show aired.
In July 2004, Guiney married All My Children actress Rebecca Budig, who also hosted ABC Family's reruns of Guiney's The Bachelor edition.
Most recently Guiney hosted CMT's Trick My Trucker, a Trick My Truck spin-off that premiered last November and followed truckers in need of both physical and emotional life changes.
Date My House will air regularly in TLC's Saturdays at 8:30PM ET/PT time slot and serve as the lead-in for new episodes of Trading Spaces at 9PM, followed by Moving Up third-season episodes at 10PM.


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We buy houses Atlanta and we pay a fair price on the day that you choose.
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AtlantaHouseBuyer, Inc started out originally in the Decatur area and other parts of Dekalb County, but now we also work in Augusta, North Georgia, and Chattanooga, TN.
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Our main focus here at AtlantaHouseBuyer, Inc is to help homeowners out of their real estate situations, put more cash in your pocket, give you the flexibility to close on the date that fits your needs… and to then do whatever it takes to make that house beautiful again so a new family can move into the home.
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This upstart is developing a diagnostic test and treatment for nonalcoholic steatohepatitis, or NASH, an increasingly common liver disease.
Biopharmaceutical researchers at Genfit (NASDAQOTH:GNFTF) have set their sights on a big prize. They're developing a diagnostic test that could help identify millions of people at risk of liver failure because of nonalcohoic steatohepatitis (NASH) as well as a therapy that may be able to resolve NASH. If they're successful, then Genfit could become a leader in a market estimated to be worth as much as $35 billion. To better understand the company's plans and progress, I recently spoke with Suneil Hosmane, the company's vice president of strategic development for the U.S. market.
NASH, a liver disease that's caused by a high-calorie diet and a sedentary lifestyle, is fast becoming one of the most common causes of liver transplant in the developed world.
In healthy patients, the liver contains less than 5% fat, but in patients with NASH, the percentage of fat can be much higher because these patients store excess calories in the liver. As more fat is stored in the liver, inflammation can cause cell damage that scars the liver, and if the scarring becomes too significant, then NASH can cause liver failure.
Currently, there aren't any FDA-approved medications specifically for NASH, but the spread of western diets worldwide has industry watchers predicting that the market for any drugs that do make it to market be as big as $35 billion per year.
After Gilead Sciences (NASDAQ:GILD) reshaped hepatitis C treatment to curb liver damage with drugs that delivered functional cures generating tens of billions of dollars in annual sales, biopharma companies eager to duplicate the success have rushed to develop drugs for NASH that could be similarly successful.
There are a number of companies conducting early-stage and mid-stage trials for NASH therapies, but only three are expected to have late-stage, phase 3 trial results available in 2019 that could result in an FDA OK. Trial data from Gilead Sciences' selonsertib and Intercept Pharmaceuticals' (NASDAQ:ICPT) Ocaliva studies are expected in the first half of next year, and Genfit expects results from its study of elafibranor by the end of next year.
All three of these drugs work differently.
Gilead Sciences' selonsertib is an apoptosis signal-regulating kinase 1 (ASK1) inhibitor that reduces ASK1 activity to curb liver inflammation and scarring. Intercept's Ocaliva is a semisynthetic bile acid analogue FXR agonist that's already FDA-approved for primary biliary cholangitis (PBC), a disease affecting the bile ducts within the liver. And, Genfit's elafibranor is a dual agonist of peroxisome proliferator activated receptors (PPARs), which are ligand-activated transcription factors of the nuclear hormone receptor superfamily. By activating PPARalpha, elafibranor can reduce triglycerides (natural fats and oils), and by activating PPARdelta, it can enhance the metabolism of fatty acid.
When asked how Genfit plans to outmaneuver its competitors, Hosmane said the company's strategy is twofold. First, it wants to be first to market with a diagnostic test that can remove a big obstacle to identifying patients who may benefit from NASH treatment, and second, it wants elafibranor to be a first-line treatment option that could also be used alongside other NASH drugs with different mechanisms of action.
The NASH diagnostic is particularly intriguing. A silent disease, NASH isn't often identified until patients present with late-stage liver disease, and currently, a diagnosis involves a liver biopsy. Liver biopsy is the gold standard; however, it's invasive, expensive, and isn't done in the primary care setting. Because most patients wouldn't be under the care of a hepatologist until their disease is advanced, millions of people that could benefit from intervention may be untreated for NASH.
To overcome that problem, Genfit is developing a test that can identify biomarkers associated with NASH from a simple blood sample. If they're successful, it could provide a low-cost, non-invasive alternative to biopsy that could be used by doctors to test for NASH in patients with conditions that increase their risk of it, including type 2 diabetes.
Hosmane says Genfit's plan is to roll out the test for use by researchers early next year, and if all goes well, the diagnostic could gain an FDA OK by 2020. An approval would be particularly interesting for investors because the diagnostic can conceivably be used by competitors as a companion diagnostic supporting the use of their drugs, too.
Ideally, though, the approval of a diagnostic would drive eventual demand for elafibranor, but elafibranor will need to deliver positive results in its phase 3 trial first.
In phase 2 trials, elafibranor's performance was arguably mixed. The trial failed to meet the primary endpoint of NASH resolution without a worsening of fibrosis (scarring) when compared to placebo; however, post-hoc analysis showed that it did better than placebo in patients with a nonalcoholic fatty liver disease activity score equal to or greater than four, and those who responded to it did see a reduction in fibrosis.
The post-hoc analysis suggests that elafibranor's inability to separate from placebo could have been due to trial design and uneven trial enrollment at clinical trial sites. Specifically, the inclusion of patients with limited disease may have dragged down efficacy because that subset had a higher placebo effect and faster-than-expected trial recruitment. According to Hosmane, these issues were carefully considered when designing the ongoing phase 3 study.
If Genfit's post-hoc analysis did result in a phase 3 trial design that can deliver the goods, then interim data will allow the company to file for FDA approval when it's reported late next year. In the meantime, investors will want to keep an eye out for phase 2 trial data prior to the end of 2018 in PBC. If the company's PBC trial is a success, it could add conviction to the mechanism of action and provide Genfit with a second targeted indication with significant sales potential. There are limited treatment options available currently for PBC, and in the second quarter, Intercept reported sales of $43 million from Ocaliva's use in PBC, up from $30 million in the same quarter last year.
Investors will also want to keep an eye on progress being made for Genfit's diagnostic, because if it's embraced widely, then it could be a treatment-agnostic source of revenue someday.
Furthermore, it will be important to track how quickly Genfit is burning through its cash. In September, it reported trailing-six-month financials including $42 million in operating expenses and $275 million in cash, down from $317 million in cash on December 31 (at current euro to U.S. dollar exchange rates). In my opinion, the company will need to execute some form of a licensing deal, or tap investors for more cash at some point, if it hopes to successfully commercialize its pipeline. That's especially true if Genfit starts a phase 3 trial in PBC and expenses in preparation of a NASH launch accelerate.
Investors should also consider that it isn't just Gilead Sciences and Intercept that Genfit may have to compete against someday. A number of other companies have therapies advancing toward phase 3 trials, including Madrigal Pharmaceuticals and Viking Therapeutics, which are both developing selective thyroid beta receptor agonists that boost thyroid activity to improve metabolism and reduce fat.
Ultimately, it could be combination therapies that become the standard of care in the indication, according to Hosmane. If so, I think there could be room for multiple players, partnerships, or outright acquisitions. It's anyone's guess, though, how this market will shake out -- or which of these companies' therapies will end up with the most compelling phase 3 results. Fortunately, we won't have to wait too long to find out.