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Yet another crisis in the Middle East
Fishermen in Al Hodeidah, Yemen in 2006. (Credit: Dmitry Chulov/Bigstock.com) (via: bit.ly)
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The announcement that the US will withdraw troops from Syria, made by President Donald Trump before the New Year, once again brought everyone's attention to Syria, leaving other crises in the region in the shadows. One of them is the protracted civil war in Yemen, which has led to a deep humanitarian crisis that continues to worsen. According to the UN, 80% of Yemen's population is in need of humanitarian assistance at the moment.
The Houthi movement, which is opposed to the central government, is known for its extremism and supposed backing from Iran and Hezbollah and hardly evokes sympathy from onlookers. However, the Arab coalition led by Saudi Arabia and the UAE that backs the officially recognised government of Yemen has acquired a sharply negative image among the international community. This is due to its indiscriminate bombing of the territories occupied by the Houthis, which affects mainly the civilian population. The coalition's actions in the conflict has even led to Arab allies such as Morocco refusing to further support the Saudi-led operation in Yemen.
Hope for progress in resolving the crisis was revived when the UN negotiation process was intensified in late 2018. The December meeting in Stockholm brought together representatives of the Yemeni government and the Houthis, eventually leading to both parties signing an agreement to exchange prisoners and establish cease-fire in the port city of Hodeidah, which for several months had been subjected to fierce coalition bombings. However, the implementation of the truce remains unfinished, while on both sides there are accusations of violating the agreements.
Prospects for further progress are questionable: the coalition continues bombing Hodeidah and Houthis do not want to leave the city, fearing that it will fall under coalition control (also, in this case they would have lost the main transport channel connecting them to the outside world). In early January, the Houthis organised a drone attack on the government army during a military parade in the south of the country. The attack demonstrated the remaining combat potential of the rebels and the limited effectiveness of the Stockholm agreement, even though currently the agreement is the only option to end the conflict. Thus, on 16 January 2019, the UN Security Council decided to establish a special political mission to support the December agreement. The UK plays a prominent role in this process, though of course a more active position on the part of other international actors could accelerate things.
Russia has traditionally had considerable influence in Yemen, and could theoretically impact the dynamics of the conflict. However, Yemen isn't of direct concern to Russia in terms of national interest (unlike the situation in Syria), and the benefits of a possible engagement in the conflict are unclear.
Washington's position could play a crucial role as well. At this point, there is growing resistance in Congress to continue supporting the Arab coalition with intelligence and logistical support. In addition, both within the United States and abroad, criticism of the way the US is combating the al Qaeda branch in Yemen is growing, for civilians are disproportionately affected.
On the other hand, if Trump follows through with his promise to leave Syria, they will have the opportunity to concentrate on the Yemeni crisis, intensifying the struggle against Iran, which has repeatedly been stated by National Security Advisor John Bolton as the number one priority in the region for the US.
However, the main problem lies in the fact that regardless of the outcome of the conflict, there are no forces inside Yemen that could restore the country's ruined economy and social cohesion. In this situation, the United Nations and the international community should already be developing a reconstruction program for Yemen and looking for sources of investment in this extremely complicated endeavour.
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Christian Griepenkerl, né le 17 mars 1839 à Oldenbourg et mort le 22 mars 1912 à Vienne, est un peintre germano-autrichien qui enseigna à l'Académie des beaux-arts de Vienne.

Biographie
Griepenkerl est né dans l'une des familles principales d'Oldenbourg. Jeune homme, il suivit le conseil de son compatriote, le paysagiste Ernst Willers, et se rendit à Vienne à la fin de 1855 afin de s'inscrire à l'école des beaux-arts privée fondée quatre ans plus tôt par Carl Rahl. Ce dernier permit à plusieurs de ses élèves de participer aux esquisses et à l'exécution de ses peintures et orienta ainsi leur développement artistique. La première peinture de Griepenkerl, Œdipe, conduit par Antigone, obtint l'approbation de Rahl, et Griepenkerl participa après avec son professeur et d'autres élèves à la peinture de fresques dans les grands escaliers du Musée des Armées (l'actuel Musée d'histoire militaire de Vienne), au palais Todesco et au palais de Simon Sinas. À la mort de Rahl en 1865, il continua individuellement et exécuta les commandes inachevées du maître.

En 1874, Griepenkerl fut nommé professeur à l'Académie des beaux-arts de Vienne , où il dirigea une école spéciale de peinture historique à partir de 1877. Sa spécialité était l'allégorie avec des thèmes tirés de la mythologie classique et le portrait. Griepenkerl enseigna ainsi à toute une génération de peintres viennois. Parmi ses élèves les plus connus, il y eut Carl Moll (1880–1881), Alfred Roller, Konstantin Stoitzner (1863-1933), Franz Windhager (1879-1959), Max Kurzweil, Carl Otto Czeschka (1894-1899), Richard Gerstl (1898–1899), Egon Schiele (1906–1908), Anton Faistauer (1906–1909), Karl Borschke (1908-1910). Le conservatisme extrême de Griepenkerl, ce dernier ne jurant que « par les artistes de l'âge d'or Austro-Hongroise [sic] de la fin du » , aboutit à des protestations répétées de ses élèves, voire à des abandons de cours, et, entre autres, à la fondation du  (groupe de l'Art nouveau).

Griepenkerl s'est aussi fait connaître après sa mort pour avoir refusé la demande d'inscription d'Adolf Hitler à l'Académie des beaux-arts de Vienne. Après que Hitler fut autorisé en 1907 à produire un dessin échantillon, Griepenkerl jugea ce dernier insatisfaisant, avec « trop peu de têtes », et son verdict fut encore plus clair en 1908 : « Non admis sur échantillon ».

Œuvres

Parmi les œuvres de Griepenkerl, il y a les compositions de Rahl qu'il réalisa avec l'aide d' dans la maison d'opéra municipale. Ils travaillèrent quatre ans au plafond de l'auditorium et au rideau à la guillotine de cet opéra. Ce n'est qu'après la mort de Rahl en 1865 que Griepenkerl accepta ses propres tâches monumentales. L'architecte Theophil Hansen l'employa pour la décoration du palais Ephrussi et du palais Epstein, et  l'engagea pour le château de Hornstein et le palais de Sina à Venise. Griepenkerl y réalisa la fresque de plafond Procession nuptiale de Poséidon, Les Démons de la tempête et Les Fantômes protecteurs de la mer, qui sont nobles et très gracieux, mais qui présentent quelques lacunes au niveau des vêtements et de l'éclairage. Les peintures murales du manoir de la grande duchesse de Toscane à Gmunden et sa peinture Le Mariage d'Aphrodite et d'Adonis dans la salle à manger du manoir Simon, près de Hietzing, sont tout aussi importantes.

Griepenkerl réalisa aussi les peintures à l'huile décoratives (achevées en 1878) dans la cage d'escalier de l'augusteum d'Oldenbourg ; il peignit Vénus Urania comme idéal de beauté, entourée de quatre thèmes tirés du mythe de Prométhée, au plafond et, sur trois murs, une rencontre idéale des héros de l'art de tous les temps, dans l'ordre chronologique, semblable à la fresque de l'hémicycle de l'École nationale supérieure des beaux-arts peinte par Paul Delaroche.

Ces œuvres furent suivies par un cycle de peintures illustrant des thèmes provenant du mythe de Prométhée dans la salle des séances de l'Académie d'Athènes.

Il eut entre autres pour élèves Richard Geiger.

Hommages et distinctions
Différents hommanges et distinctions lui sont attribués :
 1878 : il est admis à l'Ordre de la Maison d'Oldenbourg et du mérite de Pierre-Frédéric-Louis ;
 1887 : il est décoré de l'ordre autrichien de la Couronne de Fer ;
 1912: il bénéficie d'une tombe d'honneur au cimetière central de Vienne ;
 1924: la ruelle Griepenkerlgasse de l'arrondissement Hietzing de Vienne est nommée en son honneur.

Notes et références

Annexes

Bibliographie
 Thieme-Becker, vol. 15, 1922, .

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Peintre allemand du XIXe siècle
Peintre allemand du XXe siècle
Peintre autrichien du XIXe siècle
Peintre autrichien du XXe siècle
Ordre du Mérite du duc Pierre-Frédéric-Louis
Naissance en mars 1839
Naissance à Oldenbourg
Naissance dans le grand-duché d'Oldenbourg
Décès en mars 1912
Décès à Vienne (Autriche)
Décès à 77 ans
Personnalité inhumée au cimetière central de Vienne (Autriche)

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The Association of investors (VDPG) in the plantations of Global Green in Ghana has requested Sicirec Forestry consultancy B.V. to perform a due dilligence analysis on the condition and viability of the plantation projects of Somanya and Mampong.
The Global Green companies are troubled by conflicts between the shareholders in Ghana. The Asociation's board of managers communicates about this with the companies and in the name of its members intents to support the continuity of the plantations.
Work out a framework for financial and legal restructuring.
Field work was carried out in February 2009, and included a visit to the plantation sites. The companies fully cooperated with the inquiry.
Our findings have been reported to the board of managers of the investors association, which subsequently informed its members about our conclusions and recommendations.
Investors in the Global Green plantations who are not members yet are recommended to sign up at the association's website.
Investors may also give their input at the hardwood wiki page regarding Global Green.


"Originally a painter who studied with artist Paul Delaroche, Le Gray turned to photography and in 1848 opened a portrait studio in Paris. He introduced his waxed-paper adaptation of the calotype process in 1850 and used the technique in his photographic documentation of historical monuments in the Aquitaine and the Touraine. One of the first to suggest the use of collodion, Le Gray also developed a method for producing cloud effects in landscapes by combining a separate negative of clouds with the original scene, thus solving the problem of blank skies inherent in collodion photography. He is well known for his seascapes, in which he used this cloud technique.
He taught photography to students such as Charles Nègre, Henri Le Secq, Nadar, Olympe Aguado, and Maxime Du Camp. In 1851 he became one of the first five photographers hired for the Missions Héliographiques to document French monuments and buildings. In that same year he helped found the Société Héliographique, the "first photographic organization in the world". Le Gray published a treatise on photography, which went through four editions, in 1850, 1851, 1852, and 1854.
1From Lee D. Witkin, and Barbara London, Selected Photographers: A Collector's Compendium, The Photograph Collector's Guide, Boston: New York Graphic Society, 1979, 182.
Gordon Baldwin, Sylvie Aubenas, Gustave Le Gray 1820-1884, Los Angeles: J. Paul Getty Museum, 2002.
Sylvie Aubenas, Le Gray: L'oeil D'Or de la Photographie, Paris: Bibliotheque Nationale de France, ca. 2006.
Ken Jacobsen, The Lovely Sea-Views: A study of the Marine Photographs, Published by Gustave Le Gray, Essex, England: Ken & Jenny Jacobson, 2001.
Gustave Le Gray, Carleton E. Watkins, Pioniere der Landschaftsfotografie: Gustave Le Gray, Carleton E. Watkins, Los Angeles: J. Paul Getty Museum, 1993.
Eugenia Parry Janis, The Photography of Gustave le Gray, Chicago: The Art Institute of Chicago, 1987.
Jacques Perot, Florence Le Corre, Une Visite au Camp de Chalons sous le Second Empire: Photographies de Messieurs Le Gray, Prevot, Paris: Musee de l Armee, 1996.
Michael Prazan, Gustave Le Gray Galerie Laurent Herschtritt, Paris: Galerie Laurent Herschtritt.


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13. March 2022 By Walter Price 0
Crate Digger: ARTHUR ALEXANDER Anna (Go to Him)
Arthur Alexander – Anna (Go To Him) (Dot 1962)
by Marc Griffiths
I recently bought a battery-powered record player. It quite honestly looks like a toy, bright blue and red, made of plastic, automatic start on the arm, runs on 4 x AA batteries. The playing platter is so small you can only play 45s despite having a 33rpm setting (great for those Argentinian beat eps! More on those to come!) and the speaker is tiny. Maybe 2 inches in diameter maximum, mono (not the worst thing) a sound as bright as morning sunshine (a terrible thing) no mids, no bass, only sharp treble. Totally painfully useless. I bought it to play check records at fairs not for listening pleasure and if you stick a decent pair of headphones in the output it does the job really well. It did however get me thinking that the buyers of many of my singles, including today's offering, would not have had a much more refined listening experience than this, playing their new platters on the plethora of Dansette, Bush, or Fidelity suitcase players that were common in the 50s/60s. What made them persist?
Today's disc would have been one of those. Not rare, very well known. Lots and lots of young girls and boys listening in bedrooms all over America (and on Jukeboxes). The Beatles covered it on their debut album 'Please, Please Me' in 1962. It's better known than the original, and probably my fave version, but Arthur Alexander's original packs a punch.
And that's it. Despite the tiny speaker, despite the appalling sound quality, despite the potentially decades worth of dust that has accumulated on these records. The hairline scratches for being left unsleeved on a bedside table or even a bedroom floor, there it is. The wonderful rich baritone of Alexander's voice, pleading with his girl to reconsider, but if she can't see past her new love to go with his wishes still cuts through. Despite all those impediments you still FEEL it right in your guts 60 years later. John Lennon's nasal pleading has the same effect, it's a proper gut-wrencher.
And therein lies the answer. People kept listening to these songs at the time because they FELT them, and that is why I'm my opinion the late 1960s into the nascent 1960s still persist in popular culture today. We still feel it too. It's there punching us in the guts via Arthur Alexander, The Beatles, and a host of others.
I always wonder when Lennon/Alexander cry 'Let me tell you now' whether Anna really did walk away. You can draw your own conclusions.
ARTHUR ALEXANDER Anna (Go to Him)
Artists photo via WBSS Media // Artwork via Amazon
Producer – Noel Ball
Written-By – A. Alexander
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"It is weird that my work right now is bagels and video games," said Jo Lammert.
Although when I met her in 2014, she was already involved in video games. Her project Jo Bagel came after the fact. We were friends before she made the move to Marfa, hanging out anytime we were both in the same town.
I remember during one of our hangs, she made the joke that if you haven't had one of her bagels or met her dog Kirby, then you don't really know her at all. That meant I didn't, so I was stoked when she told me she was moving to Marfa. Because while yes, I was excited to have my friend here, I was really excited to have bagels.
Jo Bagel is her personal project. A few years ago, she was searching for a project to fixate on and came up with baking bagels with a friend. She's always baked for fun and thought bagels would be good to try.
"It just happened to be bagels. Bagels are a thing I really loved," said Lammert.
So 2016 became the year of the bagel. At first the two-day baking process seemed complicated, but Lammert realized that it just takes patience and time. The excitement over her bagels though didn't take as long. People would overhear her telling her friends about her new endeavor and ask where they purchase one before they even tried it. It became the topic of conversation when she attended a video game conference.
That excitement carried into Marfa as well (thanks to her then-roommate and me). When she hosted her first (and so far only) pop-up in Marfa at Do Your Thing coffee in January, she sold out in an hour.
And to finally get a chance to taste one of her bagels that day, I can understand why.
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House Bill Aims to Bend 14-Hour Clock for Truck Drivers
March 30, 2018 • by David Cullen
Newly proposed bill would allow truckers a daily break of up to 3 consecutive hours that would not eat into their 14-hour on-duty allotment.
A newly proposed bill would allow truck drivers a daily break of up to 3 consecutive hours that would not eat into the 14-hour on-duty allotment afforded them by federal Hours of Service rules.
Rep. Brian Babin (R-TX), a member of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, introduced the Responsible and Effective Standards for Truckers (REST) Act (H.R. 5417) on March 29. According to Babin, the legislation would "modernize hours of service regulations for truck drivers."
The REST Act calls for a single off-duty rest period that would not be counted toward the driver's 14-hour on-duty allowance nor would it extend the total, allowable drive limits.
However, drivers would still need to log ten consecutive hours off duty before the start of their next work shift. And the bill would eliminate the existing 30-minute rest break requirement.
"I'm proud to introduce the REST Act and give America's truckers the options they need to safely operate under today's rigid federal regulations," said Rep. Babin. "This bill is an important step in making the way for improved highway safety."
The REST Act requires the Department of Transportation to update the Hours of Service regulations to allow a rest break once per 14-hour duty period for up to 3 consecutive hours as long as the driver is off-duty, effectively pausing the 14-hour clock, said Babin.
"We thank Rep. Babin for recognizing the need to address the lack of options for truckers trying to safely operate under today's overly rigid federal regulations," said Todd Spencer, acting president and CEO of the Owner Operator Independent Driver Association. "We want to see improvements to highway safety and what we have right now isn't going to get that done."
Related: Electronic Log Data May Help Drive Hours-of-Service Reform
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A U.S. Southern District Court on Jan. 16 granted a preliminary injunction prohibiting California state officials from enforcing a controversial new law against motor carriers that makes it virtually impossible to contract with owner-operators in the state.
Judge Extends Restraining Order Keeping California from Enforcing AB5 in Trucking
Trucking companies using owner-operators in California can breathe a sigh of relief for now, as a judge has extended a temporary restraining order keeping officials from enforcing the onerous terms of its AB5 independent contractor law against motor carriers.
Judge Says ABC Test Preempted by Federal Law in NFI Case
Another court decision, this time at the state level, has reinforced the trucking industry's contention that California's stringent new ABC test restricting independent contractor use is preempted by federal law.
WIT Seeks Female Driver of the Year Nominations
The Women In Trucking Association is seeking nominations for its inaugural Women In Trucking Female Driver of the Year award.
California Trucking Gets Temporary Reprieve from Law Restricting Independent Contractors
Trucking got a temporary reprieve from California's AB5, a controversial new law in effect Jan. 1 severely limiting the ability to use independent contractors.
California's AB5: What Now for Truck Owner-Operators in the State?
As a controversial new law targeting the use of independent contractors goes into effect Jan. 1 in California, there's still immense uncertainty about how it will be enforced and even how long it will remain law in its current form.
Truck Driving School Owner Sentenced to Prison for Bribery
Jagpal "Paul" Singh, owner of the Calcutta Driving School, was sentenced to prison for bribing California DOT officials to issue commercial driver's licenses to unqualified students.
Lawsuit Challenges California Law Requiring Construction Truck Drivers to be Employees
The Western States Trucking Association filed a lawsuit in federal court challenging a construction-trucking-specific provision of California's already controversial Assembly Bill 5, which severely restricts the use of independent contractors in the state.
Rolling Strong Helps Drivers Find Places to Walk
A new app from Rolling Strong helps drivers find nearby scenic walks to help them stay healthy and de-stress after long days behind the steering wheel.


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Get to Know Us: Chalfont Challenge 5K
12/12/2022 | More News
Chalfont Challenge 5K
Please tell us a little bit about your race:
The event began in 1992 as a way to promote fitness and celebrate Chalfont's birthday leading up to our Centennial in 2001. Each year a historic Chalfont building was selected as the theme for the race. Proceeds were used to purchase lights that resembled the old gas lights on Main Street, the Centennial celebration including the 2001 parade and much more
How many year's has there been a Chalfont Challenge 5k and Fun Run:
2023 will be the 31st running of the Chalfont Challenge 5K and Fun Run. John Abbott and I have been Co-Race Directors since 2002. John is responsible for providing a safe course for the runners and I do the coordinating with the event Captains, keeping track of the participants, ordering shirts, etc. Prior to 2002, Bea Barr, Chalfont Borough Manager served as the Chalfont Race Director. It was Bea's daughter Marlene that suggested Chalfont hold a 5K. Since then, Marlene finished a Marathon in all 50 states and the Chalfont Challenge continues.
How did you come up with the name?
The Chalfont Challenge challenges our residents to participate in their community. Each year, we recognize a member of our community as our Honorary Race Starter. As a long-time resident and volunteer who helped with our first Chalfont Challenge, Janet Warren was our 2022 race starter. Local businesses answer the Challenge with sponsorships, prizes, and food for the event.
You seem to have a lot of volunteers helping. How many do you have?
It takes 100 volunteers to handle the race. Our race starts and ends on Main St in Chalfont and goes through several residential neighborhoods. We start well ahead of race day and notify the residents that several hundred runners will be participating in the Chalfont Challenge. Safety; stopping traffic, road crossing, and water stations (hydration especially on hot days) is a major concern to the enjoyment by all, is our main goal. Volunteers are recruited by our event Captains. For example, George Wozar recruits Scouts from two troops that help with water stations, parking, and the finish line. George and his family are at one water station. If the forecast is for a hot/humid race, a resident on the course sets up a sprinkler. Food Captain, Tracey Bowen, and her recruits set up and serve the food in the food tent. Watermelon is a popular treat. One runner commented, "Two weeks ago, I ran a half marathon and was given a banana. Today, I ran a 5K and was served a whole meal!"
With 30 years of having this race, there is sure to be a fun highlight you would like to share:
One year, a ranked 2 mile runner participated. When he finished the first 5K he crossed the finish line, turned around and ran the course a second time. He completed 10K ahead of many 5K finishers.
A Chalfont Challenge medal is awarded to the top 3 finishers in an age group. Over the years several residents have aspired to receive a medal in the Chalfont Challenge. Last summer a resident had to relocate to be closer to his family. Space was limited to 2 large suitcases. Placed in the "must take" pile were his 5K 1st place Chalfont Challenge medal and the Bucks 5K Series 1st place tile.
How will the proceeds be used:
In 2002, Chalfont Borough designated Chalfont Challenge proceeds to the Chalfont's Parks and Trails Development program. Funds have been used to supplement grants to purchase Twin Streams Park, construct 4 pedestrian bridge and construct 3.5 miles of trails. The 2023 funds will go toward the construction of the North Branch Neshaminy trail which will connect Patriots Place Open Space, Chestnut Street Park, to the Lindenfield pedestrian bridge.
What changes for 2023?
Last year was our return to Main Street after Covid. We hope to challenge more residents to run in the 5K or Fun run.
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Tim Cook defends Apple iPhone Smart Battery Case, says it's not a 'hump'
Company chief tells users case is not designed for people who charge their phone every day, and that lump is a design feature
The lump on the back of the Apple Smart Battery Case is a feature, not a mistake, says chief executive Tim Cook. Photograph: Apple
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The reason the Apple Smart Battery Case has a bulbous lump on the back of it is because you shouldn't need it on all the time, according to chief executive Tim Cook.
"You know, I probably wouldn't call it 'the hump'," said Cook – immediately making it forever known as a the hump. He said it's so obvious because Apple considers the battery to be a backup device, something that you might need occasionally, not all the time.
It looks ok from the front. Photograph: Apple
"If you're charging your phone every day, you probably don't need this at all. But if you're out hiking and you go on overnight trips ... it's kind of nice to have," Cook told Mashable.
Given Apple's iPhone is notorious for its battery, with many users needing to charge their smartphones at least once during the day to make it through to bedtime, Cook might not be using his iPhone as much as other users if it lasts a day.
Even Apple's latest iPhone, the 6S, which has a smaller battery than the last one because otherwise it would be heavier, more cumbersome and less "compelling", according to Apple's head of design Jony Ive, will not last a day per charge when brand new.
And why has the case caused such a strong reaction, with users declaring it hideous?
"If you make this solid all the way across, in order to get it on, you'd find it very difficult to get it on and off," said Cook. "So the guys had this great insight to put the bend in along with making it a smart case."
Other accessories from long-standing battery case makers such as Mophie have form-fitting solid backs and come in two pieces, allowing the smartphone to slide in and out.
To get the iPhone 6S into Apple's Smart Battery Case users have to bend the top part of the case to slide the phone in, the longevity of which has yet to be proven.
Many users have seen the release of a battery case by Apple as an admission that the company has not produced a phone with a long enough battery life, asking the question why Ive and team simply didn't just put a bigger battery in it in the first place.
iPhone 6S review: a very good phone ruined by rubbish battery life
New smartphone battery can charge to 48% in five minutes


As part of a multi-disciplinary design team the Senior Civil Engineer will be involved in the design of water and wastewater infrustructure in a design and build environment on a major framework for United Utilities.
The principal function of this position is to provide support to the works we undertake on the UU CDP programme of works we undertake as part of C2V+.United Utilities is one of the largest water and sewerage companies in England; both in terms of population and geographical spread. As a result, C2V+ is getting the opportunity to deliver a varied portfolio of work that encompasses Water and Wastewater treatment plant upgrades and improvement works to both the wastewater collection and potable water distribution systems. The capital value of the delivery projects covers a wide range; some are in the £40m+ bracket through to those at around the £1m.
You will work as part of a multi-disciplinary design team with your focus on civil engineering elements and you can expect to be involved in the refurbishment, extension and new build of potable water and waste water treatment works, reinforced concrete tanks and chambers, reinforced concrete slabs for equipment, pipework (both above and below ground), layout development, pumping stations, deep excavation, coffer dams and other temporary works, outfalls etc. You will be expected to manage the interfaces with other key disciplines and whilst not your primary discipline you will be able to interface knowledgably with other disciplines eg environmental, planning, geotechnical, process, mechanical, electrical and ICA.
You will be involved in tender design as well as detailed design under a design and build environment, be comfortable working to tight deadlines and comfortable interfacing with the construction and estimating teams. You will be literate and capable of producing reports and recommendations to a good standard of written English.
Candidates will have a minimum BEng Degree in relevant subject and will be a Chartered Engineer with a recognised professional body (ICE or similar).
You will have significant experience of the UK wastewater treatment Industry alongside comprehensive technical construction knowledge and proven experience of producing accurate technical outputs.


Folks, I need to as you all for help getting the word out on this Event. It could be a very unifying event if those of us in leadership were to all attend.
I work with Editor Rob Pue (Wisconsin Christian News Newspaper) in-state with distribution and I have reached out to those in leadership I know personally.
Support him by setting up a Table or at the very least Confirm you are going to attend this event and bring friends with you!
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It's that time again… I am announcing the details about our annual Ministry Expo and Conference for 2019!
We will once again be holding the event at The "Marshfield Mall." They did a great job for us last year, and our Conference room and Main Stage area was the perfect setup, with space for a lot more people than we had in previous years.
THE DATES: Friday night and all day Saturday, March 8 and 9, 2019.
LOCATION: The Marshfield Mall, 503 East Ives Street, Marshfield, Wis.
EXHIBIT BOOTHS: Because this mall is so full of stores, we are limited to about fifty booth spaces this year, so I would advise you to secure yours as soon as possible. Booth cost will be the same as previous years: $150.
We will also have music by NATIONAL RECORDING ARTIST LAYTON HOWERTON and the MPK Christian Celtic Band.
We will also have scheduled break times within the conference for people to visit the exhibit booths.
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I am greatly encouraged and positive that this will be the BEST event yet, with such a great lineup of speakers and a GREAT VENUE at the Marshfield Mall.
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Repelling projects require careful construction to insure that all poles are oriented the correct way. In the case of repelling the poles must all be the same. This means that any focal points designed to repel must be the same pole. This makes it difficult to connect multiple rods to a single focal point.
This construction demonstrates how a Geomag sphere can be magnetized to sustain a heavy weight. The focal point at the top of the arch is designed so that all poles are focused with the same polarity into a single Geomag ball. That provides enough magnetism to pass through 7 other spheres and sustain the weight of the spinning machine.
This construction demonstrates how the power of magnetism can be used to hold objects in place. Note carefully that the spinning machine is only connected to its base by two spheres. This is not sufficient to balance the spinner but with the magnetic rod above being drawn to the spinner it is held in place with magnetism. The focal point of the spinner must have the opposite pole as the rod above it.
Note carefully the bucket of Geomag spheres at the top of the Floater. Then view the pictures of the Floater and see what is holding this bucket in place.
This is the classic example of gears built with Geomag Magnets using the power of repelling magnets to turn gears.
A magnetic representation of Newton's Cradle.


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Home cooked meals are always worth coming home to. From dipping, sautéing, to frying, top quality olive oil comes in handy when elevating the taste of a dish that even topnotch local chefs swear by. To share why a good meal is the heart of the home, the Philippines' consistent no. 1 olive oil brand Doña Elena collaborated with two of the country's culinary masters; Locavore's Executive Chef Mikel Zaguirre and Raintree Restaurant's Corporate Chef Kalel Chan in its debut of the Chef Ambassador Series campaign. The campaign aims to seek out those who are making waves in the culinary scene and are game changers in the industry.
As the primary user of this precious ingredient, chefs understand that a good quality olive oil is sacred. Highly versatile and suitable for a myriad of dishes, it's also arguably one of the world's healthiest oils complete with full range of benefits. And for seasoned chefs Mikel and Kalel, it's a small price to pay in perfecting the flavors of their recipes.
Cooking beyond borders with Chef Kalel.
In the kitchen from the age of seven and raised by a family of home cooks, he ensures his menu consists of ingredients that are sustainable and can be easily sourced out. Aside from his reputation of being a purveyor of innovation and creative execution, this charmingly low-key chef doesn't undermine the importance of infusing healthy ingredients in his creations. In his latest recipe for Doña Elena Olive Oil that's lovingly Fil-Hispanic–the Spanish Style Balsamic Bangus Belly is not only something anyone can replicate at home, it's also meant to encourage healthy home cooking on a regular basis. An infusion of Doña Elena Pure Olive Oil with a heaping serving of balsamic vinegar, the result is nothing short of delectable, punctuated with a slight kick of tang and a touch of sweetness that lingers in every bite.
"Low fire cooking is the key to allow the ingredients to further concentrate its flavors, tenderize the meat, reduce shrinkage, and retain its form. Simple, satisfying and perfect for days or nights you need to serve something on the table in 30 minutes," Chef Kalel explains.
Part of being a good cook starts with your ingredients, which Chef Kalel thinks is always the beginning. "The first Doña Elena product that I used was the olive oil because of its trusted quality. I like the fact that the brand took time to immerse itself in the Philippine market and understand the importance of blending it for the Filipino palate. It's very accessible and the price is reasonable too!" Chef Kalel adds.
Chef Mikel's recipes for success: Creativity and Excellence.
For instructor, restaurateur, and the main man behind the city's latest obsession Locavore, Chef Mikel is a firm believer in keeping all elements of the dish intact. By this, he means his creations are gloriously imaginative but doesn't whittle away the texture, balance of flavors, and presentation—which is very evident in his Mojo Chicken recipe. "I'd like to change the notion that roasting is intimidating, all it takes are few quality ingredients, the right amount of marination and cooking time to produce a chicken dish that's crammed with flavors," Chef Mikel attests.
Not to be overlooked in the dish is its Mexican-inspired accompaniment, which evokes simple yet sophisticated flavors. "Chimichurri is a classic pair that's bouncing with aromatic, garlicky taste with Doña Elena Extra Virgin Olive Oil as the main ingredient that binds. I recommend using mortar and pestle because there's nothing like making your sauce by hand for a more flavorful result. It's thick, chunky, and grainy that's absolutely perfect for all things roasted and baked," he adds.
Instead of using normal oil, Chef Mikel is partial with a healthier one, which is Doña Elena OIive Oil. "We use Doña Elena Olive oil in our restaurants. And I also encourage the ordinary consumers to use a healthy oil like Doña Elena Olive Oil for all of your cooking at home because it is your family that you are feeding. They deserve the best, all the time," Mikel recommends.
Truly, the country has produced the finest chefs in the last decade, which could be the world's greatest legends in no time. Doña Elena's Chef Ambassador Series will feature techniques and personal recipes of the featured chefs that anyone can do at the comforts of their homes.
"We are much honored to have Chef Kalel and Chef Mikel for Doña Elena. We are proud of their accomplishments that marked the Philippines in the culinary map of the world. We are also confident that this initiative is a great way to connect with our consumers by introducing relatable dishes crafted by our very own local chefs, we hope that they'll be inspired to create dishes with elevated flavors that the whole family will love," says Fly Ace Group Category Manager for Oils Zen Prudentino.
Dona Elena Olive Oil offers a distinct set of characteristics and properties that is blended for the Filipino palate, making it the consistent No. 1 brand for more than a decade in the Philippine market. It is specifically grown and harvested in the Andalucía region of Spain to ensure outstanding quality of oil in every bottle.


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Ransacked centre is due to be revived
Boothtown Terriers Juniors are taking over the running of Boothtown Centre after it was ransacked by burglars.
A Halifax community centre that was ransacked by thieves could be looking at a happy ending after a rugby club stepped in to help.
Thousands of pounds worth of damage was caused at Boothtown Centre on Grantham Road by burglars who stole a mobility scooter, video games console and a projector.
Douge Robertshaw picture at Boothtown Centre, which was trashed by burglars.
There were fears that the centre would have to be closed down completely or even demolished before rugby league club Boothtown Terriers stepped in to help with the cleanup and look after the building for its junior team.
Paul Farrell, from the club, said: "The centre is an ideal size for Boothtown Terriers as this will allow the club to grow over the years, however it is not oversized at the moment as we already have a number of teams who will be able to put the centre to full use.
"Boothtown Terriers have been establish for 30th years, with a very successful season this year as they won the Joseph Fee Cup, Halifax Cup and finish league champions.
"We have junior, open age and masters rugby at the club which means we welcome all ages.
"We plan for the centre and surrounding playing fields to be used on week day evenings and weekends. This is for rugby training and junior league games as the club is going to be part of the Yorkshire Junior League."
Club treasure Mel Moran said: "We're hoping that it being put back into use will deter further vandalism."
Centre volunteer Dougie Robertshaw, who was devastated when after the raid, said: "For the moment the centre is back in business."
Club members lead the cleanup at the centre will take over the bills and cost of running the centre.
A carpet was donated by Brighouse Art Circle to replace one that was badly damage in the raid. The club is still open for Boothtown people and other sports clubs are welcome to make use.
The recently established junior branch of the club is looking for children aged 7-10 to make up its ranks.
Anyone interested can contact Paul Farrell on pdanfarrell@gmail.com.
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Amazon Workers to Hold Mail Union Vote Starting in February
The date has been set for a closely watched referendum on the relationship between the largest online retailer and the employees who pack and ship its products.
People protested outside an Amazon warehouse fulfilment centre. Stephanie Keith/Getty Images
Amazon.com Inc. workers at an Alabama warehouse will vote by mail in February and March on whether to form a union, the National Labor Relations Board said, setting a date for a closely watched referendum on the relationship between the largest online retailer and the employees who pack and ship its products.
A group of about 6,000 frontline employees at the fulfillment center in Bessemer, Alabama, will decide whether to join the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union, the NLRB said Friday. Typically, such votes are held in person or at a location close to the workplace. Elections since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic have been conducted by mail.
Ballots will be mailed to eligible workers at the Bessemer facility on Feb. 8, and must be received by the NLRB's regional office by March 29, the agency said in its decision. The federal labor regulator will begin counting the following day.
Amazon, the second-largest U.S. employer behind Walmart Inc., has largely avoided unions in its ranks, though some of its workers in Europe are members of labor groups. The vote is Amazon's first in the US since 2014, when a small group of technicians at a Delaware warehouse voted against joining the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers.
Amazon's hundreds of thousands of US warehouse workers found themselves in the spotlight in the last year as the pandemic sparked a surge in online shopping. Some workers criticised the company for what they said was a lack of safety measures amid outbreaks in several facilities. The company fired several workers who went public with such critiques. In a December complaint, an NLRB regional director accused Amazon of terminating a Staten Island warehouse worker because he participated in a protest calling for better protection from the pandemic.
Amazon, which went on a hiring spree to help meet the rush of orders, said it has worked to keep its employees safe. It has denied retaliating and said the dismissed employees violated company policy.
In a statement last month addressing the union drive, Amazon spokesperson Heather Knox said the company didn't believe "this group represents the majority of our employees' views." She pointed to the health benefits and other perks already available to full-time Amazon staff.
Dueling websites foreshadow the war of words over the issue in the coming months. A union site, featuring testimonials from workers about changes they'd like to see at Amazon, has been up for months. It's now joined by doitwithoutdues.com, which bears the Amazon logo and criticises union dues.
A spokesperson for the RWDSU declined to comment on Friday's decision. Amazon didn't immediately reply to an email seeking comment.
Amazon had argued in hearings in December that despite the pandemic's uncontrolled surge in Alabama, the vote should be held in person. Harry Johnson, a former Republican NLRB member who is representing Amazon, made the case the company's facility was safer than surrounding Jefferson County.
"Given the prevalence of asymptomatic transmission and the presence of Covid-19 both inside and outside the Employer's facility, the overall state of crisis in Jefferson County cannot be ignored," the NLRB's acting regional director wrote in Friday's decision.
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Last Night: CuCu Diamantes at The Viceroy's Grand Opening
Christopher Lopez March 6, 2009 9:13AM
CuCu Diamantes
The Viceroy, Icon Brickell
Better than: The $7 million chandelier in the lobby.
So, impresarios and Miami royalty Gloria and Emilio Estefan, actress Selma Blair, Food Network star Ingrid Hoffman and Emmy-winning Mad Men star Jon Hamm walk into a posh hotel. No, it's not the setup to a joke--I'm setting the stage for a party last night at Kor Hotel Management's grand opening celebration for the swank Viceroy Hotel, located at Icon Brickell, where Miami's elite rubbed elbows while sipping free top shelf and enjoying decadent food from the various hors d'oeuvres being passed, the sushi bar, and an outdoor grill, and even a thoughtful candy bar and complementary bottle of VOSS at the exit. Oh yeah, I was there too, and was by far the poorest person in the place. But those are the best kinds of parties.
The main event was a private show featuring CuCu Diamantes, who many will recall from ultra-badass Latin fusion band Yerba Buena, now successfully embarked upon a solo career. The bigwigs at Kor could've selected no better performer for the luxurious grand opening of their first East Coast property. CuCu Diamantes is the embodiment of luxury and style, refined and elegant, but still fun, playful and unique. She's every bit a modern day pinup.
CuCu took the stage along with producer and former Yerba Buena cofounder Andres Levin on guitar. Even if she didn't have that amazing voice, she would've had me with her adorably-accented between-song banter. But of course she does have a voice, and quite a voice indeed, as she demonstrated. She tore into numbers from her upcoming solo debut CUCULAND, flawlessly easing from the surf-tango hybrid "Mas Fuerte" into sultry son with "Mentiras" to the rapid-fire tongue-twister chorus of "Alguien", all the while urging the crowd dance and suggesting that everyone go home to make love. Catching CuCu live was all at once like catching a dinner show right in front of the bandstand at the Tropicana and grabbing an unexpected 2am performance of Yerba in the Lower East Side, with the very best of both worlds in evidence.
Personal Bias: Sexy, spunky and Cuban...what's not to like?
Random Detail: Sharon Stone was there. I heard a nearby couple discussing it, and the guy's response to his lady's "hey, isn't that Sharon Stone?" was "no, it's some old lady in a tight dress."
By the Way: Jorgito Perez, I know you were having a good time last night, but come on! Give me back my money for that condo. We both know it's never going up.


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Dylan has long been a fan of Shane Black, the director of The Nice Guys, Kiss Kiss Bang Bang and Iron Man 3. He has been cautiously optimistic of his new film The Predator, the latest entry in the Predator franchise that began with Predator, the 1987 film starring Arnold Schwarzenegger.
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Rachel Brosnahan is nominated for Lead Actress along with The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel for Best Comedy at the 70th Primetime Emmys, so Dylan and Ashley gave the pilot (along with Atlanta, Patrick Melrose and The Handmaids Tale) a view this week on the What Do You Wanna Watch podcast to discuss their thoughts.


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KHANYI TO HOST BET AFRICA'S NEW REALITY SHOW THE BIG SECRET
by	hypress Monday, September 4, 2017
The multi-talented Khanyi Mbau is the host of BET's new 13-part reality series, The Big Secret, which debuts on BET Africa (DStv channel 129) on Wednesday, 18 October at 21:30 CAT.
The show will provide compelling viewing as participants reveal their darkest secrets in their search to free themselves from emotional burdens. Confessors will divulge their secrets to Mbau and then come clean to family, close friends and/or lovers in a gripping final reveal.
Says Mbau: "Secrets trap people and stop them from progressing with their lives. The show is a platform for guests participating to free themselves emotionally and finally choose to live the life they were destined to. The Big Secret aims to support participants to build, empower and inspire themselves."
The producers of The Big Secret hope that by watching the series, viewers find the courage and inspiration to begin their own personal journey towards unburdening themselves and reclaiming their lives.
Says Monde Twala, Vice President for BET, Youth and Music for (VIMN) Africa: "Khanyi has a wealth of life experience in interacting with diverse people and communities from all walks of life together with the challenges she has personally worked through in her own life. Her exposure to life and its challenges has shaped her sense of compassion, empathy, sensitivity and insightfulness. These are the important qualities which make her relatable and trustworthy to both the audience and candidates. The Big Secret is going to be empowering and captivating reality TV."
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Olympic torch relay cancelled following Tokyo 2020 postponement
The Olympic Torch Relay throughout Japan has been cancelled after the Games were pushed back until 2021.
With the Games no longer taking place this summer and people being encouraged to practice social distancing to curb the spread of COVID-19, organisers have taken the decision not to proceed with the planned Relay.
However, the Olympic Flame will stay in Japan.
"We will not start the Torch Relay, while we will discuss countermeasures," Tokyo 2020 President Yoshirō Mori said, reports The Mainichi.
"In response to the postponement of the Olympics, we will draw a new plan for the Relay."
The coronavirus outbreak had already had an impact on the Olympic Flame's journey from Ancient Olympia to Japan.
It was lit in a ceremony closed to the public and handed over to a Tokyo 2020 delegation behind closed doors – but only after the original Japanese delegation intended to receive it did not fly out to Greece.
The Greek leg of the Relay was also cancelled because too many people came out to watch it, while large crowds gathered to see the Olympic Flame in Japan despite the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
Those chosen to be Torchbearers will be given first preference when a new Relay is organised for before the Games in 2021, according to organisers.
The Torch Relay was due to formally begin on March 26 when Japan's 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup winners were to be Torchbearers at J-Village, a football training facility in Fukushima used as an operations base for workers battling the 2011 nuclear crisis.
Original plans were for the Flame to pass through all 47 prefectures in Japan over a period of 121 days.
COVID-19 cases continue to rise in Japan – albeit at a far slower rate than in many other countries.


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On Underrated Colorado Rockies' Pitcher Christian Bergman
By Bobby DeMuro
Aug 21, 2015; Denver, CO, USA; Colorado Rockies relief pitcher C. Bergman (36) delivers a pitch during the fourth inning against the New York Mets at Coors Field. Mandatory Credit: Chris Humphreys-USA TODAY Sports
The Colorado Rockies always need as much pitching depth as they can get — and one second-year pitcher is proving himself with a quietly solid season out of the bullpen.
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The Colorado Rockies can never have too much pitching. At least that's what I keep telling myself in post after post after post on this site as another disappointing season mercifully ends.
Depth matters (let alone quality depth) so any time somebody does something good, we're conditioned to think it's noteworthy and commendable. (Or, perhaps in some cases, it's more about the soft bigotry of low expectations .)
Whatever the case, Christian Bergman is having a very high quality season out of the 'pen, let alone considering how quiet it's been. Granted, he's in long relief and typically we see him entering games with the Rockies losing by several runs, as television sets turn off all across the greater Front Range.
Bergman doesn't throw the high leverage innings you need when you build a bullpen from scratch to win games. But he lives in the same vein as Yohan Flande (had Flande been relieving this year and not forced into the rotation): Bergman pitches when called upon in any situation, mostly throws up zeros, does it without overwhelming or overpowering stuff, and throws a lot of strikes.
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Like Flande, too, Bergman gets hit hard; even in his solid 2015 season (3-0, 3.81 ERA, 4.22 FIP in 27 games), Bergman's allowed 9.7 hits per nine innings and a homer every eight. Part of it is his lack of overpowering stuff; a fastball that doesn't touch 90 mph won't earn Bergman any long-term spot in a rotation or the back end of the bullpen.
But that doesn't need to happen, and it's not on Bergman to pitch out of his role if the Colorado Rockies' front office fails to fill the bullpen like they should. Like Flande (I know, but he is a great comp), Bergman has the potential to be a good swingman. It's a credit to Christian, too, that he's having such a good season after he struggled in his rookie campaign, thrown into the deep end of the rotation when he wasn't prepared.
Sure, he likes that questionable white dude rock music we all… um… well, that we all love so much. But he's having a really good, really unassuming season out of the bullpen. In a year like this, I'll take what I can get.
The Colorado Rockies aren't a better team just because they have long relievers — they are a long way from adding talent in high leverage situations — but you can't discount the value of a swingman. Bergman gives the Rockies an important role that's unique to a team in Coors Field, and that role shouldn't be overlooked next year.


The AmorePacific Treatment Enzyme Peel is one of the brand's most popular items. It gets amazing 5-star reviews on Sephora and people rave about how it is an instant smoothing and brightening powerhouse.
I've had the AmorePacific Enzyme Peel for about a year now (I got it for my birthday last year) and I'm still only about a third of the way through (since it's a dry powder product, I don't have any qualms about continuing to use it past the one-year mark). During this time, I've fallen in and out of love with it, and finally back in. Let me tell you why.
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The AmorePacific Enzyme Peel is meant to be a gentle powder exfoliator using papaya enzymes to dissolve dead skin cells at the surface of your skin. Enzyme peels are great for people who are sensitive to chemical exfoliation with AHAs, but some people are sensitive to papaya enzymes too, so be sure to patch test this product before using it all over your face. The product comes in a generous 70ml bottle that will last you forever with occasional use.
Lactose, Mannitol, Sodium Cocoyl Glycinate, Sodium Lauroyl Glutamate, Zeolite, Water, Silica, Allantoin, Betaine, Papain, Carica Papaya (Papaya) Fruit Extract, Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract, Zizyphus Jujuba Fruit Extract, Zingiber Officinale (Ginger) Root Extract, Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate, Zea Mays (Corn) Starch, Butylene Glycol, Polymethyl Methacrylate, Peg-75, Green 3 (CI 42053), Yellow 5 (CI 19140), Fragrance.
The surfactants used in this product are among the most gentle, which is great, and the ingredients list in general is quite simple and clean. I do wish the fragrance was a little less strong (as usual, sigh).
The AmorePacific Enzyme Peel is an off-white powder that smells strongly of detergent, a scent that I personally find overwhelming and not particularly pleasant. The top of the bottle has a dispenser that is supposed to dispense the perfect amount of product with one tip into your palm.
The powder foams up into a nice soft foam once mixed with water and you are supposed to massage the foam onto your face for a minute. Here's where I need to warn you — make sure that you have fully dissolved all of the powder into foam before rubbing this on your face. When I first got the AmorePacific Enzyme Peel, I rubbed the powder directly on my damp face. Overexfoliation and irritation were the result.
I've heard that the AmorePacific Enzyme Peel has a high pH, but my testing strips tested the foam at a solid 6, which isn't quite as low as the ideal 4.5 to 5.5, but isn't bad either.
The immediate results of the AmorePacific Enzyme Peel were impressive. My skin was instantly smoothed, and after rinsing the product off, my face looked 2 shades brighter, NO JOKE. No question that it was immediately effective.
However, the reason that I fell out of love with the product for a while is that for a "daily exfoliator", it can be very easy to overexfoliate your skin with this product. First, as I mentioned, if you don't fully dissolve the powder, it can be irritating to the skin, so make sure you foam it up properly. Second, when I used this every day for a few weeks, I ended up with very dry, stripped skin. I may have been slightly sensitive to the papaya extracts, or perhaps my skin just can't sustain that much exfoliation.
After falling out of love with the AmorePacific Enzyme Peel, I picked it back up a few months ago and started liking it again. The immediate results ARE pretty amazing, and if I limited use to a couple times a week, it did not irritate my skin. Over the long-term, this product is good for maintaining smoother, brighter skin, but my initial hopes that I could completely erase my sun spots and discoloration with daily use have had to be tempered a little bit.
I like the AmorePacific Enzyme Peel. It is an impressive instant exfoliator, great for using before an event when you want your makeup to sit smoothly on your face. However, it's no miracle worker over the long-term, and be careful not to overexfoliate using it. Do I think it's worth the $60 price tag? I'm of two minds about it. On the one hand, one bottle lasts FOREVER for a solid supporting product in your routine. On the other hand, there are many other options for exfoliation out there, many of which don't cost an arm and a leg.
This product was a gift from my family. All opinions here are my own.
In that case you might be very happy with this! It definitely has noticeable effects!
i'm very tempted since i love exfoliation especially powder types. do you have any recommendations for other similar-effects options?
Iope (same parent company) has a similar enzyme powder for about half the price, though I haven't tried it personally. And Tosowoong's enzyme powder cleanser is super popular and it's only about $11. Though I think the peeling effect isn't as strong. Personally I'm quite happy using AHAs to exfoliate and reach for this peel less often as a result.
This reminds me of Dermalogica Daily Microfoliant which I absolutely love and I use it twice a week because I use other types of exfoliator on other days. I think I'll stick to my beloved Dermalogica for now.
Oh interesting! Is it an enzyme powder too?


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The popular notion which finds that Western classical music is so much "dead white men's music" is a typical, if dutifully ignorant one which is held not only by people otherwise unaware of the genre, but even by some of its professional practitioners. In fact, even in Beethoven's time non-white peoples living in Europe and in the Americas were becoming deeply involved with classical performance and composition. By the time that the last shots rang out in World War I, Latin America, Asia and Africa were already cultivating and producing performers and composers of excellence, not to mention a vast and ever-growing repertoire which in the 21st century many of these critics of classical music's purported lack of diversity often pointedly ignore.
The music of Mexican composer Juan Pablo Contreras, however, will not be ignored. Audiences in Southern California will have an opportunity to acquaint themselves with his music this week when members of the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra (LACO) premiere his latest score, Mexican Muses for piano and string quartet.
Born in Mexico and polishing his studies in the United States, Contreras creates art that bespeaks the cosmopolitanism which typifies the modern music of the New World. Though spangled with the vibrant colors and rhythmic energy characteristic of Latin American music, his is an art which does not pander to picture-postcard exoticism. Like all great music, Contreras' work is universal in scope, open to anyone from anywhere.
His wide aesthetic grasp can be gauged by his journeyman years, wherein he came to composition via an unlikely source.
It was during his studies in Los Angeles and New York City that Contreras forged his mature compositional style, which mingles elements of Mexican folk and popular music.
LACO commissioned Mexican Muses. It was Margaret Batjer, its concertmaster, who approached Contreras about crafting a work for small ensemble. Soon the composer found himself reflecting on topics beyond the scope of the music itself.
Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz was the inspiration for the work's second movement. A nun during Mexico's Baroque period, she was among the early pioneer advocates for gender equality in education.
Contreras also explained that there was yet another goal he hoped to realize in Mexican Muses: to briefly relate the history of Mexico and its music through the score.
LACO's "Homages & Souvenirs" programs of music by Contreras, Tchaikovsky and Dohnányi will take place this Thursday, Feb. 13, and Friday, Feb. 14, at the Moss Theatre in Santa Monica and at the Huntington Library in San Marino, respectively. Tickets start at $49. For more information, call (213) 622-7001 or visit www.laco.org.


Ty Segall has a sort of musical A.D.H.D. Whether he's starting a new band, collaborating with friends, or recording solo, Segall juggles multiple projects simultaneously and contributes songwriting to each. He stretches himself thin, but never to the point where it diminishes the quality of his work. If anything, he has too many good ideas — a hyper-creative prolificacy that results in a rough average of three full-length albums a year.
He credits this ability to being able to concentrate solely on music. It's his job: He wakes up, drinks a cup of coffee, and writes songs. And, he records it all in lo-fi, using reel-to-reels and tape decks, which are cheap and always accessible. As improbable as it might sound for a guy with this deep of a discography, the guy probably has crates of unused material.
Strangely, Segall's been silent for most of 2013, enjoying a much-deserved hiatus (aside from a couple singles with the deliriously sludgy FUZZ). It was during these idle months that Sleeper took shape — an all acoustic record and Segall's most introspective to date. Psyched out reverb and fuzzy noise bombs turn up occasionally, but for the most part, this is sparse — just Segall in his San Francisco bedroom, cozied up next to the Tascam.
It's a new experience hearing Segall separated from his guitar pedals for an extended period of time. Although his remarkable knack for melody has always been apparent, it's finally the focal point of the songs, the lyrics taking more spotlight as well. There's a reason for this; the songs are inspired by the recent passing of his father and the resulting family conflicts. "He passed away in December and yeah, to be honest, there was just a lot of things that happened with my mom and she didn't handle anything the right way and she did some bad stuff," Segall told NPR. "It was a very weird, intense time, you know?" Sleeper, then, is an emotional purge.
The opening title track sets a somber tone with powerfully struck chords and a self-harmonized croon from Segall. "A dream-sweet love," he sings, evoking Dwight Twilley on the higher notes. He puts on a variety of voices throughout the album, as when adopting a British accent on "The Keepers" and "Crazy" — two of Sleeper's finest tracks. The former is a rambling pop blues that would make Robert Pollard proud, the latter a fingerpicked ditty with startling falsettos and melodic flourishes. He gives advice to someone he addresses as "little one": "Give your heart a brand new start/ Because he's still here and he's crazy." The characters and romantic interactions on Sleeper range from charming to hilarious, with Segall settling into a storyteller role without being too lyrically direct.
In that aforementioned interview, Segall describes Sleeper as a "moment in time" album — the songs were all conceptualized under the same set of circumstances. Although atmospheric, the record's cohesion causes it to drift by, some tracks bleeding into one another (the stretch of "The Man Man" through "Come Outside" is a blur). Depending on your behavior as a listener, this can be good or bad, as there aren't any obvious singles here. For those who like to put something on their turntable and let it play front-to-back, to wallow in the mood of a record, Sleeper works well. It ambles along, confident in its own pace.
"The West" closes the album on a drifter country ballad, a strong conclusion to what feels like a 35-minute journey with Ty Segall. As a rock 'n roller, he's already proven himself more than capable with his raucous shows and guitar shredding. But as an artist, the mystery man of a thousand songs experiences quite the growth on Sleeper, shedding the enigma in lieu of his most honest and human recordings yet.


Carbonaceous Chondrites - The Meteorite Exchange, Inc.
Carbonaceous Chondrites are a subclass of the chondrite family of stony meteorites which as the name states have much more carbon in them than ordinary chondrites. Since they are chondrite they have the spherical chondrules. In face the chondrules in carbonaceous meteorites can be very pristine, large and often colorful. Often in carbonaceous meteorites there are irregularly shaped structures call Calcium Aluminum Inclusions or CAIs for short. Amino acids and larger amounts of volatile chemical compounds are found in carbonaceous chondrites. Some even have a distinct smell from these chemicals.


Love was in the air this weekend. "Late Show" host David Letterman finally tied the knot with his longtime girlfriend, but joked it was only because he was tired of waiting for Paris Hilton. Regardless, the secret ceremony landed him at No. 17.


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Fulham's Clint Dempsey fells Liverpool after Jay Spearing red card
Kevin McCarra at Craven Cottage
Mon 5 Dec 2011 17.03 EST
A hard-fought match was settled by miscalculation. The Liverpool goalkeeper, Pepe Reina, mishandled Danny Murphy's attempt in the 85th minute and Clint Dempsey knocked home the loose ball for the only goal. The errors had started long before that, though, and the referee, Kevin Friend, will endure complaints about players who might have had a second yellow shown to them.
The one man to be sent off was Liverpool's Jay Spearing. He was dismissed for an uncontrolled challenge on the forward Moussa Dembélé after 72 minutes. Although the midfielder made contact with the ball as well there was an uncontrolled tone to the attempt that risks punishment in modern football.
Kenny Dalglish's side had polish and, on occasion, command but could not capitalise. Martin Jol's team, with this win, will feel even more confident of pulling away from relegation fears. Before this match there had been a single Fulham Premier League victory here and, although that 6-0 rout of Queens Park Rangers might have been cherished by supporters, Jol's squad need the sort of consistency on the domestic front shown in the Europa League, where they are on the verge of progressing from the group phase.
There was endeavour here from hosts and visitors alike in a match inclined towards adventure, even if goals hardly flowed despite the early attacks. With six minutes gone Bryan Ruiz had fed Dembélé, with the striker's effort blocked by Reina. Dalglish's team had every intention of responding with their three-man attack but openings were scarce.
It is easy to understand why they had notched just 17 league goals before this fixture. Liverpool have only domestic matters to concern them and, although that could help them concentrate on rebuilding their status, it makes life a little humdrum. Dalglish has still had reason to be encouraged and arrived at Fulham with hopes of a fourth consecutive away victory in the league.
That record looked less surprising when Jordan Henderson cut in from the left to bend a shot that came off the inside of a post before rolling along the line to safety in the 28th minute. There has been sorrow over the long-term injury to Lucas Leiva but little occurred in the opening 45 minutes to highlight the value of the absent defensive midfielder.
For the most part, Liverpool at that stage made it seem less of shock that they had lately taken two wins at Chelsea, in Premier League and Carling Cup. If there was purpose here it owed something to the fact that Fulham do have firepower, as they ultimately showed. A tally of 11 goals from half a dozen home fixtures in the league before this match spoke of a side with the potential to rise.
Dempsey's appetite for adventure ran particularly deep. Some attempts were dealt with and others ran a little wide but the truly exceptional reaction demanded came from Dembélé's drive that was pushed to the left by the leaping Reina after 17 minutes. It was Liverpool, all the same, who had the greater intent to attack, or perhaps just the superior means to do so. The £35m striker Andy Carroll had close support from Craig Bellamy and Luis Suárez, yet there were no overtones of the last encounter by these sides here, when Liverpool took a 5-2 victory in May.
Liverpool have far to go before the standing of old is regained but there is scope to the squad. The task here was to get more menace from the line-up, even if they had come close to an opener before the interval. The purposefulness of Liverpool was immediately apparent following the interval and so, too, was a trace of antagonism, with Bellamy and Dempsey booked after a confrontation. So far as the match was concerned, aggressive intent was embodied most by Liverpool but Fulham had built an enhanced desire to mount sustained attacks.
The mood here was heightened, too, when the home fans took exception to what seemed a dive by Suárez. It still had the tone of a pseudo-controversy that kept onlookers occupied as they waited for some crucial deed in the game. The home crowd almost had to endure it but Philippe Senderos fouled Charlie Adam a fraction outside the area in the 59th minute. There was a yellow card rather than a penalty.
The match seemed, by mere fractions, to be avoiding critical moments. That was not for the want of effort and the boldness discovered by Fulham put the contest even more obviously in the balance. Liverpool should have taken the lead in the 66th minute but Suárez was wrongly deemed offside from José Enrique's pass as he was neatly taking the ball away from Mark Schwarzer to finish.
It had been a very tight call for the assistant referee on an occasion when there was little to separate the sides until Reina's lapse.


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Sacha Baron Cohen: Zuckerberg Should Be 'Jailed' For 'Killing People' Through Vaccine Misinformation
Earlier, Facebook and the White House exchanged accusations over misinformation related to the COVID-19 vaccination programs. US President Joe Biden has... 18.07.2021, Sputnik International
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British actor Sacha Baron Cohen on Sunday urged US authorities to hold Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg accountable for purportedly misleading content spread throughout the preeminent social media platform.Cohen tweeted that "under US law, social media CEOs have near total immunity, which is insane" and called for US laws to be reviewed.Cohen also attached an edited photo of Zuckerberg behind bars, with Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey also in the frame.Facebook responded to critical remarks made by Biden on Friday, as the latter noted that major social media platforms that spread misinformation are "killing people," because "the only pandemic we have is among the unvaccinated." Facebook slammed back, noting that thanks to its resources, two billion people saw scientific evidence that vaccinations worked, and over 3.3 million Americans used its tool to choose their type of vaccination.A day later, the company wrote in its blog that, according to data collected through Carnegie Mellon University and the University of Maryland, the platform has outperformed the Biden administration in promoting vaccine adoption.Earlier this week, a White House spokesperson noted that social media platforms could do more to prevent misinformation. According to the spokesperson, the White House revealed that many "problematic posts" on Facebook were made by "12 people," who are reportedly accountable for "65% of anti-vaccine misinformation on social media platforms."According to the latest data from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, about 185.4 million Americans have received at least one vaccine shot with 160.7 million people estimated to have been been fully vaccinated.
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Earlier, Facebook and the White House exchanged accusations over misinformation related to the COVID-19 vaccination programs. US President Joe Biden has accused Facebook of "killing people" by spreading harmful content. Facebook responded that it had instead supplied millions of people with reliable information about the pandemic and vaccines.
British actor Sacha Baron Cohen on Sunday urged US authorities to hold Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg accountable for purportedly misleading content spread throughout the preeminent social media platform.
Cohen tweeted that "under US law, social media CEOs have near total immunity, which is insane" and called for US laws to be reviewed.
"The president is right—Facebook is killing people. CEOs have been jailed for less," he claimed. "Hold Mark Zuckerberg and Facebook accountable for the death they cause."
Cohen also attached an edited photo of Zuckerberg behind bars, with Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey also in the frame.
The President is right—Facebook is killing people.
CEOs have been jailed for less.
But under US law, social media CEOs have near total immunity, which is insane.
Change the law.
Hold Mark Zuckerberg and Facebook accountable for the death they cause.#StopDeathForProfit pic.twitter.com/As1zGlpTs4
— Sacha Baron Cohen (@SachaBaronCohen) July 18, 2021
Facebook responded to critical remarks made by Biden on Friday, as the latter noted that major social media platforms that spread misinformation are "killing people," because "the only pandemic we have is among the unvaccinated." Facebook slammed back, noting that thanks to its resources, two billion people saw scientific evidence that vaccinations worked, and over 3.3 million Americans used its tool to choose their type of vaccination.
NBC's @PeterAlexander: "What's your message to platforms like Facebook [regarding COVID misinformation]?"
President Biden: "They're killing people." pic.twitter.com/TIaoeESMdk
— The Recount (@therecount) July 16, 2021
A day later, the company wrote in its blog that, according to data collected through Carnegie Mellon University and the University of Maryland, the platform has outperformed the Biden administration in promoting vaccine adoption.
"The data shows that 85% of Facebook users in the US have been or want to be vaccinated against COVID-19. President Biden's goal was for 70% of Americans to be vaccinated by July 4. Facebook is not the reason this goal was missed," the statement reads.
Earlier this week, a White House spokesperson noted that social media platforms could do more to prevent misinformation. According to the spokesperson, the White House revealed that many "problematic posts" on Facebook were made by "12 people," who are reportedly accountable for "65% of anti-vaccine misinformation on social media platforms."
"All of them remain active on Facebook, despite some even being banned on other platforms, including Facebook - ones that Facebook owns," the spokesperson said during a Thursday briefing.
According to the latest data from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, about 185.4 million Americans have received at least one vaccine shot with 160.7 million people estimated to have been been fully vaccinated.


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Academic journal article Alternatives: Global, Local, Political
Theory and Society in the Shadow of Terror
By James, Paul
Contemporary social theory has reached an impasse that expresses the contradictions of our time. The retreat from Grand Theory may have been necessary but there is need now to go back to basic questions about ontology, epistemology, and ethics. This article presents an alternative approach to method--an approach that allows us to map the tensions between tribalism, traditionalism, modernism, and postmodernism in this age of globalization, multiplying crises, and increasing insecurities. KEYWORDS: theory, methodology, crisis, abstraction, inquiry.
Across the globe, we face a general and slow crisis. The generality of the crisis is peculiar because, apart from environmentalists talking about the slow degradation of the planet through processes such as global warming, generalized doomsaying has tended to retreat to the margins of social discourse. The crisis is marked, paradoxically, both by fast, localized episodes and by a "slow" generality that seems to elude social theoretical explanation. The dual metaphor of immediacy and slowness helps us, at least provisionally, to evoke the continuous momentum of transformation over the last century and, at the same time, to encapsulate the various and immediate moments of upheaval.
It is a crisis about which we now tend to talk in the plural: crises of meaning, crises of structural adjustment, and crises of international organization. It is as if the multifarious and particular crises are not part of an explicable and interconnected pattern of change, a pattern that is fundamentally disrupting prior forms of social life. At best, it seems that all we can do in describing that uneven pattern is to point to the speed of change or the globalization of effect.
The general processes that underlay the various crises are rarely named explicitly. When they are, theorists turn to reductive or unconvincing metaphors such as the rise of Empire, the clash of civilizations, or the battle between Jihad and McWorld. (1) The antiglobalization movement call it "globalization," but with far too much emphasis on peak institutions such as the World Trade Organization. More usually, the processes of crisis are evoked in terms of countless trouble spots around the world: the Israel-Palestine question; the Kosovo aftermath; the Congolese slow genocide. The acts of one day--the day of terrorism on September 11, 2001--could have changed this sense of multiple unconnected crises, but it didn't. It refocused the concern of the mainstream on one aspect of the globalizing response. Ignoring core questions about where the world is headed, politicians and pundits explained away terrorism as irrational hatred and attributed previously unconnected activities to the networked genius of a single, shadowy organization variously called "al-Qaida," "al-Qa'ida," and "al-Qaeda." When those then-unnamed terrorists attacked the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, the act was not taken as a sign of a world-in-crisis economically and militarily, politically and culturally. It was all too quickly brought under ostensible control by desperately seeking to name both the perpetrators and the international response. Hence, a "network of networks" with a small core network was named "al-Qaeda"; (2) and a series of half-thought-through military retaliations was projected as a purposive and sustainable response and called "the War on Terror." The one-day crisis was over, even if that "war" would continue for years.
At an analytic or theoretical level, the inability to understand the generality and cross-cutting connections of the crises has related manifestations. One issue can be elucidated through a discussion of the way that the concept of "crisis" no longer fits its age-old definition--at least not in the sense that the concept was taken to refer to a particular and definitive turning point. Except for that one act, now known in the United States by its convenience-store-like appellation Nine-Eleven, a crisis is no longer contained as a dangerous time when normality is suspended and the future requires an immediate response. …
Publication: Alternatives: Global, Local, Political
Publication date: July-September 2005
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Sometimes I'm a little slow in catching on to the latest and greatest in the music world. That said, I have to say how totally pumped I am with the latest My Chemical Romance CD. I know its been out for a pretty good while now, but I recently bought the CD and am kiddy as a school girl over it. I havent liked an entire CD like this since... well since I dont know when.
Anybody else digging on these guys? I was going to list off a few songs that are particularly good on the CD, but I'd just end up listing all 13. I guess if I had to pick a favorite, I'd go with I'm Not OK (I Promise).
So, in summation, check out My Chemical Romance, if you havent already.
Oh yeah. They have some pretty bitchin videos on the ITMS, too.
No, but seriously, I'll check them out...if they don't sound too mainstream.
Yeah, those guys are awesome, twas an original sound for a while. But then they were "discovered" and blown up into something huge.
I like their other CD better, but this one is nice too .


I always forget how much I both love and hate focus groups until I am in the grip of a new idea. Then, I remember. The dilemma around being a disruptor is that you have to seize upon a new idea, or several models that can be combined, and form them into a whole that makes sense to you. You sweat, agonize, toss and turn, throw ideas against the wall and, finally, with a huge sense of triumph, figure out the form that the new idea should take.
Then, the focus groups come in.
Dan and I believe in a lean startup process . . . we run initial focus groups on concepts to see if our idea or initial inclinations are correct, and then we build a beta prototype, with just enough to show the audience what this could look like in steady state. Then, we focus group again, and use that feedback to create the final beta 1 version of a site. This is normally hard, but it is particularly challenging with the specialty that Dan and I have chosen: finding groups of audiences and sellers that are interacting in an inefficient way and bringing them together via the web. This means that we have to do the lean startup process in parallel, on two audiences, at once. It's a lot.
The most challenging part of this process is when you've done the initial beta and place it in front of a focus group to rip apart. It's easy in the days leading up to the group to be excited about their feedback, and what's coming. But when in the throes of the group itself, there's inevitably a stopping point . . . the group comes up with something they want to talk about, and it's decidedly not something that fits into the assumptions you used in your original model. Then . . . you have to decide. Are you going to listen to exactly what you are hearing, and inculcate it into your new creation verbatim, or are you going to take a visionary path and hear when they are saying, but use it to guide a vision you have that takes place in a future where the assumptions they are making might no longer be valid?
I've found that the best thing to do is absorb everything over the course of the next few days of the group and collate results immediately. Once collated, take the top 10 tenets of what you learned and place them on a whiteboard that is directly across from your desk. Or, even better, beside your monitor. I have not tattooed focus group tenets yet on my forehead, but I am sure it is only a matter of time. It's critical to stare at what you learned for hours on end. In a way where you can't get away, escape back into the original euphoria, when you were thrilled that there was even an idea at all in all of this, ecstatic that it made sense to you. For the roller-coaster ups and downs, which happen a lot after a focus group, I recommend spa trips and the occasional glass of Riesling. Or maybe three. Or five.
Five to seven days after this approach of literally plastering the tenets that you learned in front of your face, I guarantee two things. Either you will know that you don't have a company, and you can proceed forward with a happy heart, or you will have found a way to bash through every issue that linked your vision with theirs, and come up with an even more glorious whole. But either way, you will have taken the courageous path, and the only path entrepreneurs can take to be true to themselves: listening to the customer.
Disruptors of the world, godspeed, and good luck.
Genevieve Thiers and her husband, Dan Ratner, are co-founders of Sittercity.com, a Chicago-based service that connects customers with baby-sitters, at-home nursing aides and other caregivers. Follow Ms. Thiers on Twitter: @GenevieveThiers.
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Mayu was a member of the Indonesian idol group Lumina Scarlet.
Mayu was onw of the first member to join Lumina Scarlet after the original members: Nime, Nao, Yuuchan, and Mui.
Mayu joined Lumina Scarlet shortly after Mui graduated.
Mayu didn't have an official image color since she graduated before the group adopted the color system.
Mayu graduated from Lumina Scarlet shortly after she Utat joined.