 economy ready to grow, just temporarily stunted and waiting for the right conditions to blossom.
Our two-week campaign on Central and Eastern Europe concludes today with the region firmly under the microscope as a truly awful humanitarian crisis unfolds.
Saxo Bank’s Simon Fasdal believes the European Central Bank’s decision to open the door for further QE will have a positive effect on bond markets in Central and Eastern Europe.
Bulgaria may have had its fair share of political instability and a banking crisis to boot, but it's emerging as a solid player on the Eurozone's periphery, writes Krassen Stanchev.
The Romanian economy has seemingly retreated to a pre-2008 landscape of misdirected spending and political favours. Growth, however, remains strong and there are many bright spots for the savvy investor, says Radu Luca.
Screened at the recent TJFF 2018 were a pair of post-WWII films dealing with the flight of refugees, but with very different stories and struggles.
The 2017 production of Bye Bye Germany (which makes a bit more sense than the original German title Es war einmal in Deutschland, aka ‘Once Upon a Time in Germany’) offers a darkly comedic take on Jewish refugees caught in the boredom of an internment camp.
The catch-22’s are simple: without money, no chance of immigrating to the U.S., but without a certificate, no chance of earning money, hence a scheme of sorts to sell overpriced linen to war-weary Germans, except leader David Bermann is being investigated by the U.S. Army for… something.
More intriguing is The Earth Cries Out / Il grido della terra, a 1949 case-specific dramatization of Jews escaping an internment camp in Italy for British-governed Palestine.
At the end of the review I’ve added a YouTube link to a fascinating Q&A conducted in 2012 at the Primo Levi Center in NYC, with the writer’s daughter and key historians contextualizing and recounting both the film’s status from lost to rediscovered document, and the incredible life of story writer Lewis Gittler.
Coming next: Jacques Demy’s Model Shop (1969) from Twilight Time, and Lola (1961) from Criterion.
April 26, 2014 April 28, 2014 by Bubbly Michelle21 Comments on Cleansers, Cleansers, Cleansers!
I believe thorough cleansing is an integral part of ones skincare routine. As much as you put in effort to do your makeup, it’s also important to remove it at the end of the day and let your skin breath.
Unless you wear a lot of makeup you probably wouldn’t want to double cleanse. But making sure skin is squeaky clean before you get into bed is possibly the best beauty advice I could give anyone.
So if you are still on the look out for that perfect cleanser, maybe you’ll find something you’ll like here… So read on!
So what exactly are these so called ‘various’ cleansing needs?
a. Something mild, to use as a pre cleanser when I feel like double cleansing.
My favourite is this Murad one for sensitive skin which I’ve been using for almost two years and love. It’s a gel formula and so mild; never strips my face off all it’s moisture. I love its very soft fresh fragrance and although it doesn’t lather too much, it’s very pleasurable to use.
I specially cherish it on days when my skin’s breaking out, as this never aggravates any sensitivity.
No cleanser post is complete without a mention of this miracle water. My trusty Bioderma. It’s a Micellar water cleanser, which requires no rinsing and is a soap & alcohol free formula. Also this has no detectable smell so it’s great for those who are sensitive to overly fragranced cleansers.
Personally I really love it for days when I wear little to no makeup and it’s my cheat for a quick cleanse without messing with cleansing oils. It’s also mild enough to use in a double cleanse routine.
On the down side I always see a tiny bit of makeup residue on my cotton pad after toning. So I always make sure I tone to get that last bit of makeup off.
What I love the most is this never leaves my face feeling tight or dry. A must have in everyones stash!
For cleansing off a full face of makeup, I always rely on oils. They really do take off makeup effortlessly with no scrubbing. I seriously can’t believe I waited so long to try these!
Oil cleansers are usually applied on dry skin unlike regular foaming cleansers then massaged in and washed off. And my favourite cleansing oil is the SK2 one. I love that it’s so effective when it comes to taking off all makeup, no need to double cleanse. And it leaves no oily residue on your face but a soft moist bouncy clean feeling. It’s my favourite!
Also in my stash are two Shu Uemura cleansers. The POREfinist and Ultim8 (Both sent to me by Shu Uemura for review). They both do a good job cleansing off makeup but I am not too crazy about the fact that these sting my eyes. Specially the POREfinist, as it’s a finer and thinner formula than the Ultim8 it always, always gets in my eye!
I only use one to be honest and that’s the Soy Face Cleanser by Fresh. Possibly their most popular skincare product. This has a very refreshing fragrance which I LOVE! I believe it’s cucumber… hmmm hard to describe actually.
It doesn’t lather up much as it’s a gel cleanser but after use I feel that it leaves the skin a bit thirsty. Not in a tight uncomfortable way but more of a ‘on the brink of feeling dry’ way.
As much as I’d love to believe the claim that this gentle exfoliator is fine for everyday use. Good sense tells me not to.
It smells so fresh and I just love using this, but of course maybe once every three days or so, in the mornings. If you are lazy or keep forgetting to exfoliate, purchase this, it’s easy to use and you’d eventually train yourself to routine exfoliation!
I also love that the beads in this are not as abrasive compared to some in the market. And it’s actually pretty mild and never leaves your skin looking bruised and rosy!
Here’s a look at texture, I didn’t take any of the cleansing oils as they are purely just oil!
Murad Soothing Gel Cleanser- For those with sensitive skin and redness try this mild cleanser.
Bioderma Créaline Micellaire Solution- Sensitive / Normal to Combination, great for lazy days and travel.
Shu Uemura Cleansing POREfinist- Oily to Combination skin to take off heavy makeup.
Shu Uemura Ultim8 – All skin types and claims anti aging skincare benefits so I’d say it’s suited for mature skin as well.
SK2 Facial Treatment Cleansing Oil – All skin types to take off heavy makeup.
Soy Face Cleanser- Normal to Combination skin (Although it’s recommended for all skin types) a good everyday cleanser.
Hope you enjoyed this post and I plan on doing more skincare posts in the weeks to come.Measurement of unused medication in Medicare Part D residents in skilled nursing facilities.

OBJECTIVE
To determine the cost of unused medication dispensed to Medicare Part D residents in nursing facilities in the United States and to describe the distribution of unused medication based on dispensed prescription cost and unit medication cost.


DESIGN
A prospective study in which dispensed and returned prescription data for Medicare Part D residents encompassing the first six months of 2010 were provided by eight long-term care pharmacies servicing approximately 33,700 residents in 425 facilities.


SETTING
Nursing facilities.


PATIENTS
Residents covered by Medicare Part D.


MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES
Unused medication as a percentage of dispensed prescriptions was calculated based on the number of returned prescriptions and the cost of unused medication for all dosage forms and for solid oral forms.


RESULTS
For all dosage forms, 6.8% of dispensed prescriptions were returned partially used, representing 3.5% of dispensed cost. For solid oral dosage forms, 6.1% of all dispensed prescriptions were returned partially used, representing 2.9% ± 1% of total dispensed cost. For returned oral solid prescriptions, 24% had a dispensed cost of $50 or more but accounted for 84% of the cost of returned medications; 26% had a unit cost of $1 of more, but accounted for 83% of the cost. The total amount of unconsumed solid oral medication for Medicare Part D residents in skilled nursing facilities was estimated at $125 million annually.


CONCLUSION
The estimated cost of unconsumed medications dispensed to Medicare Part D residents in nursing facilities is approximately 3% of dispensed cost, amounting to approximately $125 million across all U.S. nursing facilities.Last week, Vertabend and everyone else in StarPathDesign began OHSA training. As we continue our training for certification, we’ve begun the prototyping process. It’s amazing to think that by the end of