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Spotlight On Titanium Dioxide

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Ever wondered why your face turns a ghostly white in photos?

Meet the culprit: titanium dioxide.

Wait! Don’t throw tomatoes at it, yet.

I’m introducing you two because titanium dioxide is pretty awesome. Yes, it’s a joker who likes to play a few tricks on your sometimes but it also does a lot of good things to your skin. Here’s what I mean:

What The Heck Is Titanium Dioxide?

Titanium dioxide is a naturally occurring mineral. It’s very popular because it’s white. People use it to make stuff like paper and white paint.

Titanium Dioxide as a colourant

Have you noticed most creams and soaps are white? There’s a reason for that. White makes you think of purity, tricking your brain into believing a white cream must somehow be safer than a pale yellow cream.

The thing that gives them their white colour? Titanium dioxide, of course!

Titanium dioxide helps you create all the shades of foundation and concealer you want, too. The more titanium dioxide you add to a formula, the paler it gets.

Plus, it gives products their opacity, too.

The catch? Sometimes, this white colour is more annoying than helpful. Sunscreens use a higher concentration of titanium dioxide than usual, which can leave a white cast behind.

Sometimes you see this cast in real life. Sometimes, you don’t. Even then, it’ll probably show up in photos!

Related: Why Does Your Face Turn White In Photos?

Titanium Dioxide as a sunscreen agent

This is my fave use for titanium dioxide. This white mineral protects the skin from all UVB and short (but NOT long) UVA rays.

Here’s how it works: titanium dioxide absorbs most of these UV rays and transforms them into a less damaging form of energy (heat). It then reflects the rest away from your face.

Titanium dioxide is so gentle on the skin, even sensitive skin can use it without throwing an irritating tantrum.

But yeah, white cast. My skin is very pale as it is so I don’t mind that. If you do, opt for a tinted formula. In case you’re wondering, you can find my fave sunscreens with titanium dioxide here.

Related: 3 Reasons Why Mineral Sunscreen Is Better For Sensitive Skin

The micronized controversy

Wouldn’t it be amazing if titanium dioxide did its job without leaving a white cast behind?

Well, there’s a workaround. You can make titanium dioxide so small, it becomes invisible to the naked eye. Titanium dioxide is still there, protecting your skin, without that tell-tale white cast that gives away its presence.

It’s called micronised titanium dioxide. And it’s VERY controversial.

Critics say that when you make titanium dioxide that small, it can penetrate skin, get in the bloodstream and cause all kinds of havoc.

Science says “not a problem.” A 2008 study found  that “TiO2nanoparticles in vivo do not penetrate through the intact epidermal barrier.” Just don’t use it on open wounds or it will get in!

Related: Are Micronized Sunscreen Ingredients Dangerous?

The Bottom Line

Titanium Dioxide is one of the gentlest UV filters out there. It also helps you create a wide variety of foundation shades and gives products their opaque, white looks. If only it didn’t leave a white cast behind!

How do you get around the white cast titanium dioxide leaves behind? Let me know in the comments below.

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Trisha June 24, 2014 - 4:56 pm

I love titanium dioxide in sunscreen. I like it way better than the chemical sunscreen ingredients and it doesn’t have a weird smell. But, yeah, that white cast is a bummer. I need to find the micronized kind.

Gio June 24, 2014 - 7:08 pm

Trisha, it’s one of my favourite sunscreen agents too. The white cast is a bummer indeed, but luckily there are now ways to fix it. 🙂

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A little vava voom for the eye!

With a classic or 2D look you can open your eyes with more curl, length and color. Both are very natural looking, the 2D gives you a little bit more dimension and fullness.

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Almost makeup like if you will. Still using pigmentation, just with a different technique. This look gives you a polished brow.

A combo brow is also a perfect mix of both Microblading and Powder for that complete brow look.

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Not all lash styles are the same, including volume. With over 7 years experience and using high end product, I am excited to educate and train lashstyle. From classic to hybrid to volume, I believe everyone wants a look to compliment and enhance their eyes. This course is designed to help with knowing what to do with each client, while keeping the integrity of their natural lash in mind.

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"My ladies are already beautiful, I just enhance what they already have! Knowing I can help make someone feel better about their appearance or help busy moms be ready to go is a pretty good feeling. Helping one woman at a time appreciate her beauty is the biggest reward"

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Wrong foundation

Choosing the right foundation is indeed a tricky business as the wrong one can totally change your appearance, making you look older. And by wrong we mean both texture and color. What we are looking for in a foundation is a flawless, natural, almost invisible finish. Moreover, wearing a too dark shade ages you. Don’t test your foundation on the back of your hand but along your jaw line and at the bottom of your cheeks. Pick the color that blends impeccably. Also, make sure the texture suits your skin type, otherwise the only thing you’ll get will be emphasized lines and a heavy, mask-effect look.

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Pimples, blemishes, or dark under-eye circles are just some of the main skin issues that can ruin a perfect day. Concealer can be your most trustworthy, saving solution when in need of covering unwanted skin imperfections. Still, caked on concealer might become your worst enemy as it can age you especially if you apply too much in the eye area. Therefore, choose a light texture and apply it using a fine brush and blend it with your finger.

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The role blush plays in the whole makeup process is often underestimated. If applied correctly, a well-chosen blush should instantly brighten up your skin and lift the face. Makeup artists say that women usually use a too big brush and go too low and close to the jaw line when applying blush. This leads to droopy-looking skin and therefore to an aging effect. The solution is to put blush onto the apples of your cheekbones using a color that flatters your skin tone, but mostly delicate shades. And don’t be too generous with the product!

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We use powder to set makeup, matify and reduce shine. Still, don’t over-exaggerate with powder as it makes the skin look dry and accentuates fine lines. You don’t have to completely remove powder from your beauty kit, but apply it with moderation on the nose and chin where the skin tends to be a little bit oily. If your skin is dry, try not to use too much powder as it will age you by emphasizing wrinkles. Also, avoid this makeup product under the eyes and around the mouth.

Over-plucked brows

One mistake that ages you is over-plucking your eyebrows. Besides adding years to your look, over-plucking can also cause damage to the roots and some strands may never grow back. Finding the most flattering shape for your eyebrows to frame the eyes and the face might be quite stressful. If you want to keep a youthful appearance, stay away from too thin brows!

Too dark lip color

Try to avoid dark lip shades as they make you look older than you are. Go instead for softer hues such as light pink or beige that will create the illusion of fuller lips and are more age appropriate. You may also consider investing in a pretty, sheer, rosy-colored lip gloss.

Every girl wants to look sweet, feminine and sophisticated and makeup can definitely be the answer to all our problems. Nevertheless, it is essential to always remember that makeup overload can be extremely unflattering, overwhelming and unattractive. This is why one must decide what feature to accentuate in order to stay naturally beautiful. Never go bold on every feature in the same time. First you need to find out your skin type and choose products accordingly. Next, learn a few makeup tips and tricks that will help you obtain a fresh, glowing and youthful look.

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Warm your delicious brandy to its optimum temperature with this stylish brandy warming set. Simply light the provided tea light and place it in the glass cradle under in the frame, then place your brandy glass over the top to heat it to the temperature required.

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Will make a fabulous gift for dad, grandad, uncle or brother at Christmas.

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  • Brandy warmer gift set.
  • Includes warmer frame, brandy glass, tealight and tealight holder.
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  • The perfect gift for Christmas.
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The perma Classic is an electrochemical lubricator that delivers optimal lubrication to machine elements such as rolling element bearings and chains.  The perma Classic provides reliable grease dispensing for the lubrication of a single point and is an economical alternative to manual greasing.

The Perma Classic the largest selling automatic lubricator in the world today.  The design of the Perma Classic is simple and robust, providing a reliable and easy to use automatic lubricator.

The lubricator comprises two primary components: 1) Grease canister and 2) Activating screw. After activation gas accumulates in a sealed chamber and progressively forces the lubricant from the lubricator.

The rate of grease dispensing is governed by the activator type uses (Type 1, 3, 6 or 12) and the operating conditions, in particular the average ambient temperature at the point of installation.  The activator screws are calibrated such that a Type 1 activator will dispense the grease in approximately 1 month when the average ambient temperature is 20ºC (type 3 in 3 months and so on).

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January 7 Bensenville Village Board Approves Five Year Contract with Republic Services View
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April 29 Bensenville Theatre Hosts Second Annual Easter Bunny Event View
April 29 Chicago Mission 16U Girls Hockey Team Recognized at Bensenville Village Board Meeting View
April 30 Village of Bensenville Celebrates Arbor Day with Annual Tree Planting View
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Self-Employed people differ from traditional employees in that the income they claimed for tax purposes is not always reflective of their actual earnings.

That reality can be a challenge when applying for a mortgage. As such, lenders allow for self-employed mortgages to have a stated income that allows us to advise the actual amount the self-employed person earns.

There are limiting factors due to the increased risk of stating an income as opposed to providing documentation to verify it. Credit scores become a point of focus and it is essential that a self-employed person have excellent credit. The most that can be loaned without paying a mortgage insurance premium is 65% of the property’s value. Any time more than 65% is needed the mortgage must be insured.

In cases where a self employed person claims enough that they can qualify for their mortgage without requiring stated income, then the self-employed mortgages become a traditional purchase or refinance and traditional rules apply.

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The Phi Theta Kappa chapter at the Quad-Cities Campus recently presented the Golden Apple Award to two faculty members.

During the honor society’s Nov. 24 induction ceremony, the Golden Apple Award was given to:

  • Dr. Seref Onder, criminal justice instructor – nominated by Alexia Ramirez
  • Linda Steele, adjunct ESL instructor – nominated by Blaise Kinto

Phi Theta Kappa members were asked to recommend a well-deserving faculty or staff member for the award. The chapter’s officer team selected Onder and Steele from the nominations. Both received a Golden Apple pin and a gift.

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MANILA --- To avoid stepping twice in hot water, the former Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) chief, now Bureau of Customs (BOC) chief, Commissioner Isidro Lapena has issued a protocol on the proper handling of apprehended drugs.

Lapena’s directive, contained in Memorandum 2017-11-004, aims to establish proper protocols for the handling of dangerous drugs (DD) and controlled precursors and essential chemicals (CPECs) within the jurisdiction of the bureau.

The said memorandum ordered all suspected DD and/or CPECs discovered by way of regular course of work at the BOC be immediately reported to the Customs Anti-Illegal Drugs Task Force (CAIDTF) for proper coordination with PDEA.

“All shipments found to contain DD and/or CPECs within the jurisdiction of the BOC and intended for controlled delivery, the PDEA shall be the lead agency,” the memo said.

Commissioner Lapena further emphasized the role of PDEA being the lead anti-drug law enforcement agency in drug apprehensions.

PDEA is responsible for the efficient and effective law enforcement of any dangerous drug and/or controlled precursor and essential chemical.

It can be recalled the former Customs Chief Nicanor Faeldon and other BOC employees faced simultaneous Congress and Senate investigations on the alleged mishandling of the 605-kilo methamphetamine hydrochloride (shabu) from China.

“To avoid glitch in drug operations, make way and let PDEA stand in front because when it comes to drugs, they know better,” the customs chief said.

The apprehending officer must follow the law stated in RA 9165 or the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002, Lapena added.

PDEA is the responsible agency in filing criminal and civil cases related to drugs for violation of RA 9165 while BOC in filing criminal and civil cases arising from violation of RA 10863 or Customs Modernization and Tariff Act.

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Edward Jenner was born on 17 May 1749 in the small town of Berkeley, Gloucestershire, the son of the vicar of Berkeley.

Edward Jenner was apprenticed to a surgeon at Sodbury, near Bristol, where a country girl had visited Jenner's master and said in reference to smallpox, "I can't take that disease, for I have had cowpox."

Jenner set about investigating the claim, but his professional friends laughed at the notion that cowpox had prophylactic qualities and shunned him.

However, in 1770, Edward Jenner went to London to study under the anatomist and physiologist John Hunter who had made important advances in surgery by ignoring the sneers of his contemporaries and trusting in scientific facts.

John Hunter's advice to Edward Jenner was "Don't think, but try; be patient, be accurate."

In 1773 Edward Jenner returned to Berkeley and spurred on by Hunter's advice he began to thoroughly examine the truth of the effectiveness of cowpox as a protection against smallpox.

Dr Jenner continued his observations for twenty years, and his faith in his discovery was so great that he vaccinated his own son three times.

In 1798 Jenner published his treatise, An Inquiry into the Causes and Effects of the Variolae Vaccinae, detailing 23 cases of successful vaccination of whom it was later found to be impossible to communicate smallpox through contagion or inoculation.

Initially the publication met with indifference and then hostility. Dr Jenner visited London to demonstrate the process of vaccination and its results but not one medical professional was persuaded to trial the method.

In some quarters he was abused for trying to 'bestialize' his species by introducing into the human the diseased matter from cow's udders. Some churchmen described vaccination as 'diabolical'.

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Another huge industry leader of the music festivals world is Tomorrowland, an electronic dance music festival which is held in Boom, Belgium. The Tomorrowland festival has become so popular that the tickets for it sell in only a few minutes. Known for producing massively and breathtaking stages, the festival gathers together the most famous DJs from all around the world to create an amazing atmosphere for its participants. The festival also provides a lot of entertainment activities during the day for the participants to recharge their batteries and to prepare for the crazy parties which are going to start once the sun sets.

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Alejandro “Alex” Furas is the Secretary General of the Latin New Car Assessment Programme, which works to advance vehicle safety in Latin America by advocating for more government regulation, testing vehicles new to the market, and publishing crash tests results. Listen to their conversation now.

BECKY BAVINGER: Thank you so much for joining us today, Valentina and Alex. I’d like to start by asking, Alex, if you could describe for us what vehicle safety is all about.

ALEJANDRO “ALEX” FURAS:  What we do is we focus on trying to save lives – point one. More or less we have 1.3 million people being killed every year in car crashes and more or less around 50 million people being injured in those car crashes. What we do in vehicle safety is try to prevent those people being killed and injured. Point one is trying to make a safe environment inside the car when a crash is happening. Does this actually work? We call this passive safety. Airbags, seatbelt, structure. That’s the first thing we do. It’s very important because every aspect of safety that is improved, we are preventing injuries and we are preventing also people being killed, and we also need to understand that critical injuries is something that is carried along the lifetime and sometimes we don’t pay attention to that and we just focus on lives being lost in the car crashes. We can also work on preventing those crashes. Vehicle safety is trying to prevent that people actually crash, so there are new technologies that people actually, autonomous emergency systems that prevent the car crashing. We also have systems which are much more available, probably from the last 20 years, like electronic stability control, so these technologies are helping the cars not to crash.

BAVINGER: Can you tell us what your organization, the Latin New Car Assessment Programme, does specifically to advance these vehicle safety technologies in Latin America?

FURAS:  Our main goal is point one trying to accelerate the change in vehicle regulations in terms of safety in Latin American. We still have a very delayed governmental regulation scheme. From what we’re doing showing results and showing how good or bad those cars perform under certain crash conditions. We share this with consumers. We give star ratings which is easy way to read. If it’s a five star car, it’s very safe, zero star car, it’s not very safe, where basically there’s a risk of life-threatening injuries. So given that information, consumers are more aware that when they go to buy a new car, and that is accelerating the markets in changing to safer cars.

What we expect is our governments do catch up somehow to the 20 years difference they have with the U.S. and Europe in terms of vehicle regulations, unfortunately, and we hope that accelerating the consumers’ demand for safer cars is going to make for governments much easier to speed up the process in regulations.

BAVINGER:  In Mexico in particular, I know that one organization is working with the results that are produced by Latin New Car Assessment Programme to educate consumers. But Valentina, your organization, Refleacciona, is going further than that and not just educating consumers, but really pushing the car manufacturers and the governments to regulate, can you tell us a bit more about what your organization is doing and what a coalition of grantees from Bloomberg Philanthropies is doing down in Mexico?

VALENTINA OCHOA: So, we’re actually four organizations that are working towards vehicle safety in Mexico and each one of our organizations has its own strengths and is looking forward to implement these UN recommendations or similar standards for the Mexican market, so we raise awareness through mass media campaigns in order to get consumers to know which cars comply with the safety recommendations, but we also push within the government for the federal Mexican regulations to implement and have those safety features, because in Mexico 80 percent of the cars that are made are destined to foreign markets, like the U.S. markets, and those cars do comply with the strict safety standards, but the cars that stay for the Mexican market do not have those safety features, so this means that there is the technology to produce safe cars, but they are choosing not to implement for the Mexican market, so we’re having a double standard in the car industry.

BAVINGER: That’s really frustrating that there’s this double standard and that cars that are made in Mexico in the same manufacturing plant can be destined for U.S. and meet all these international regulations and the ones that are staying in Mexico for the Mexican consumers don’t.

So, for someone who’s not really familiar with this work, what’s preventing the car companies from installing these safety features, and what’s preventing the governments from regulating on this?

FURAS: I will stick to the second part of the question. Governments, when Latin NCAP started, and together with Refleacciona and El Poder de Consumidor Mexico, as well, we started to inform governments. Governments took action and they, started to work on new regulations. What happened next was that the manufacturers started to lobby against the regulations in many ways.

They started to put a lot of pressure on the governments to prevent governments from bringing new regulations in a normal path, as I mentioned we are talking about, 20 year gap in terms of vehicle safety between the U.S. for example and Europe and Latin America, especially Mexico is a good example. So if we put it in numbers, one airbag costs $50 less, and with one airbag, you can save a life. If you have a two airbag set in a car with one firing system probably is $150 cost for the manufacturer.

It’s clearly insignificant as what you can do with these devices and it’s amazing that the industry is still resisting and having this double standard to offer in Latin American markets some things that probably will be illegal to sell somewhere else in the world, where those manufacturers, most of them are based. Probably from our perspective, it’s a matter of too much pressure from the industry into the governments and probably a lack of capacity from governments, technical capacity, and also the lack of human resources, in the government to confront, discuss with the manufacturers is one of the things.But we understand that from the consumer perspective, informing governments and trying to involve them, encourage them to join the discussions with us and talk to us.

We do have very active and very open discussions with the governments, all governments in Latin America, so that’s very good. We think that this is a very good starting point for governments to be part of this dynamic with the consumers and the markets and they’re regulating a little bit later in time. We think Latin Americans, we should not pay extra for basic safety that is somewhere else. We are aiming to democratize safety. That’s the main goal.

The other thing we are proposing manufacturers, basically we’re challenging them to offer the same safety level as in the standard version in Latin America than what they do offer in the standard version of the same model somewhere else in the world.

OCHOA: I will have to totally agree with Alejandro because we need a more active role from the government in order to protect Mexican consumers. The double standard is unacceptable. We understand that the car industry is a very important part of the Mexican economy and the industry has made very large efforts in order to highlight that, but what the government is missing is that not having those safety car standards is also costing a lot of money, a lot of money and a lot of lives that are being paid by the Mexican consumers. So, it’s important for the government to separate its regulations from the industry. The industry cannot keep on regulating itself if we want to protect Mexican lives.

BAVINGER: Speaking of the economic benefit, and Alex, you alluded earlier to the potential for lives saved and prevention of injuries, is there any research being done on that? Is there any evidence that you can show governments on those issues and why it’s so important to implement these regulations to save lives and to see that economic benefit?

FUAS:  It was published in 2016 the TRL reports, shocking evidence that supposedly at that point in time, 2016, all the governments would adopt these basic safety regulations. From that point until 2030, it’s estimated that we can save around 40,000 lives and 400,000 people being injured, seriously injured. The amount of money that is estimated that can be saved in that period of time, is at least, $140 billion. So it’s not just the amount of lives that can be saved, it’s also the money that can be saved by governments if they implement regulations right now towards 2030.

BAVINGER: The Transport Research Laboratory is an independent research organization based in the U.K. that promotes research on vehicle safety around the world. And was that research done for all of Latin America or just a subset of countries?

FURAS: It was not for the whole region, so that’s why we say at least what is expected. It was done just for the biggest markets in the region. We think that if we expand this to other regions and other parts of the continent the benefits are going to be bigger than this, larger than this.

BAVINGER: I’d like to leave hopefully on a positive note: are there any examples, either from

Mexico, from Latin America or anywhere else around the world where you’re seeing some progress in vehicle standards?

You’re either seeing car manufacturers taking the initiative to apply standards when they don’t need to or you’re seeing governments starting to regulate and enforce these vehicle standards, or perhaps you’re seeing consumers starting to make decisions based on the safety features available in cars. Can you talk about progress being made?

FURAS: Absolutely, the positive side, there is a lot to say on the positive side. Industry is reacting. Industry, at least in Latin America, its coming to Latin NCAP and asking us what’s going to come up next in the new protocols because they are preparing the new platforms in order to match let’s say medium to high safety specs and safety performances in the market.

Governments are also regulating, probably not at the speed that we are expecting, but what we are noticing is that some governments are also watching what we’re doing, in terms of regulations and requirements for Latin NCAP and that’s a good way for them to sense what’s the industry doing in the next few years and therefore they can plan what’s going to come up next in regulations. That’s absolutely positive. So there is momentum that it’s starting to work in Latin America. The same we have seen in India. Less than four years since we started testing and there are already manufacturers are delivering cars with five stars and already aiming to five stars, even though we don’t have yet a five-star car in the region.

[Since the recording of this episode, the first five star car was announced in India. Read more here.]

In Latin America we are at a critical point because it’s all about sustainability of what we’re doing. If at some point we stop doing what we’re doing, clearly all the progress we have seen, it’s because of consumer information, consumer awareness and Latin NCAP has been doing and what actually Refleacciona, together with other consumer organizations in Mexico have been doing. If this stops at any time, we unfortunately think that probably things can go backwards.

We need to make sure that this is going to be in a more solid ground in the next years. And one of the proposals we had for governments is to try to mandate labels. Star rating label for safety levels in cars, and this is one key thing that can, as it happened in the U.S. with the Monroney label, can push the consumer to demand for more safety or better safety and that is going to push also industry to improve that. We have seen that industry is somehow resisting this kind of strategy because they know it is effective, it has been effective in the U.S. and in Europe, and if we take a look at the low rates in the U.S. and Europe, the consequence of this low rate, low amount of people being killed and injured, it’s directly explained by the four- and five-star cars that you have in most of the cars you have on the road. It’s not because of basic regulations. The cars in market in the U.S. and Europe are way above and way beyond regulation and regulatory requirements, so we want to replicate the same effect in Latin America.

We need to take action. We need to learn from that experience, and I think manufacturers do know what’s coming up, if the pressure from the consumer is becoming more and more serious and deeper, and I can also predict from our side that it will be more good news coming up in the next few months and weeks of cars and manufacturers improving. I think it’s contagious so we expect all the other manufacturers to follow up in the region, as well.

OCHOA: I think that also this is a rising subject within the population. With our latest campaign, we have reached over 25 million people that are now aware of vehicle safety. I think that’s what the work that Latin NCAP keeps on doing is very important to keep on building this awareness because people are beginning to ask which car they can buy doing pressure to the industry, and we have already seen the good results that the Latin NCAP test make in changing or improving the regulations, as Alejandro was saying. We have the Tsuru issue, in which the Tsuru can keep on selling for few years but after the announcement of the car to car crash that was going to take place, Nissan decide to stop producing that car before the date that they estimated. So, it’s a matter of keep on doing the work that Latin NCAP is doing and keep on sharing the results with the population to demand better cars for the Mexican consumers.

BAVINGER: That’s great. Well your work is so tremendously important, and thank you so much for spending some time with us today. We at Bloomberg Philanthropies are really privileged to work with each of you and your organizations to promote vehicle safety and like Alex said, to save lives, so thank you.

OLIVER: We hope you enjoyed this episode of Follow the Data. Many thanks to Valentina Ochoa and Alejandro Furas for joining us.

If you haven’t already, be sure to subscribe to Follow the Data podcast. This episode was produced by Electra Colevas, Ivy Li, Jean Weinberg, and Becky Bavinger, music by Mark Piro – special thanks to David Sucherman.

As our founder Mike Bloomberg says, if you can’t measure it, you can’t manage it. So until next time, keep following the data. I’m Katherine Oliver, thanks for listening.


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Alen BreatheSmart FLEX Customizable Air Purifier with HEPA-Silver Filter

  • 14 different design options
  • 4 HEPA high-quality air filters
  • Built in filter life indicator
  • 700 square feet coverage

  • Expensive Device
  • Expensive Filters
  • Noise Problems

The one thing that everyone should be concerned about is the air pollution problems because after all we are breathing it in and it can have serious effects on our lives.

The easiest and most likely the best solution to this problem is the Alen BreatheSmart FLEX Customizable Air Purifier with HEPA-Silver Filter. This purifier will completely change the way you think about air pollution once you try it out.

This specific type of air purifier is different in many ways from other filtration products, mostly because it is specially designed to clear the air in rooms up to 700 square feet. Everyone that has tried it at least once was immediately satisfied with the results that this product can offer. One thing that makes this unit so special from other is that it has the option to change up the filters to fit your needs. However, the most favorite type is the HEPA-Silver Filter because it is the best all-around filtration product.

We can talk a lot about all the features and the type of technology that is built in this device, but we decided to make a shorter list of the most important things that this unit can offer. Some features that you cannot find with other similar products. You will be surprised how many additional and helpful features this purifier can have. Here is that list of most impressive features.

Filtration Options

As we have mentioned this before the Alen BreatheSmart FLEX Customizable Air Purifier has various types of filters that you can choose from. Of course, all of these are HEPA filters that are providing the highest quality filtration options. The filter that you get with purchasing this purifier is the HEPA-Pure, that is the most basic one that is great for filtering all the accumulated dust and allergens from the air.

Next up is the filter that we have tested out because it was the most popular one by far, the HEPA-Silver filter and we must say it is a very good filter that is most likely the best solution for you. The Silver Filter is capable of filtering the air and collecting all types of harmful substances like mold spores which are hard to catch. There is also the HEPA-FreshPlus filter that is for capturing chemicals from the air and the last one is the HEPA-OdorCell that will focus mainly on removing all the bad odor from your home.

Powerful Fans

Probably the one thing that the majority of purifiers are missing is a powerful fan that will circulate the air at much higher rate. However, that is not an issue with this unit, the Alen BreatheSmart FLEX Customizable Air Purifier is one of the few filtration products that have a unique fan which can work at very high speeds with little noise.

Filter Life Indicator

A very helpful feature that is unique to this product is the filter life indicator that is built in just for one purpose. That purpose is, of course, to warn you if the filtration is no longer good for use. When you see that the filter is no longer good, you need to change it as soon as you can. This way you will not use your filter when it is actually full of harmful substances and it is unable to filter anything else.

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Other Features of the Unit

There are plenty more features that the Alen BreatheSmart FLEX Customizable Air Purifier can offer. These additional features are here to make your life easier by doing some important things for you. More importantly, these features will improve the air quality inside your home even more.

  • 14 Panel options are just one of those features that we have to mention. You have the option to choose between 14 different designs of the device. All of the 14 panels are specially designed to fit different types of home decors. There are 14 design and color variations that will blow your mind, anything from simple one colored to a wooden design you will be able to choose from.
  • The power/sleep mode is another addition that will be very helpful to you. With this feature, you will be able to set a timer on when the device will turn on and off. Furthermore, you can set for how long do you need it to work and you also must decide the speed of the fan that you want.

Easy and Simple Use

The greatest thing about this product is that it is very easy and simple to use. Unlike other similar products, this air purifier is ready to be used right out of the box. There is no need for some special setup, it comes with the standard filter and only if you want to change it to let’s say Silver HEPA filter, you will need to take it apart in order to replace the filter.

What is Wrong with the Product?

When it comes to this particular air purifier, there is almost no bad side, but if we had to point one thing out that we didn’t like about it is probably the noise. However, the noise is something that comes with most of the product that has a powerful fan. That is simply something that you already knew before purchasing it. furthermore, in larger rooms that are close to 700 square feet, you cannot even hear it working.

After a complete test of the device under harsh circumstances, we can say with confidence that the Alen BreatheSmart FLEX Customizable Air Purifier with HEPA-Silver Filter is the best air filtration system for your home.

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Complete your wildflower bouquet, country-inspired centerpiece or rustic wedding reception décor with stalks of purple larkspur. Tall and graceful, larkspur flowers (Delphinium consolida) belong to the buttercup family and feature thin stems covered in dainty blooms. Native to Asia, Europe, and the Mediterranean region, this ladylike floral gets its name from the spur-shaped formation of the calyx and petals. Are you looking for a flower-filled with romantic sentiment? Larkspur symbolizes love, strong attachment, pure heart, sweet disposition and desire for laughter, making them a must for weddings, bridal showers, engagement parties, anniversaries and any other celebratory event based on love.

There are many ways to incorporate stems of purple larkspurs into your designs. When creating carefree, whimsical arrangements, the larkspur adds height, texture and colorful filler. They go hand-in-hand with other tall flowers such as snapdragons, liatris, delphiniums, solidago and wax flowers. They also look striking when grouped with other bunches of larkspur in complementary colors such as yellow, pink and white.

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  1. Bring a medium pot of salted water to a boil and place a bowl of ice water nearby. Blanch the haricots verts for 1 minute, then transfer to the ice water. Drain and pat dry.

  2. Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Prepare the pasta according to the instructions on the package, cooking until al dente. Drain and rinse with cold water.

  3. Make the dressing: In a small-medium bowl, whisk together the milk, tahini, lemon juice, apple cider vinegar, mustard, maple syrup, salt, and pepper.

  4. In a very large bowl, combine the pasta, haricots verts, yellow squash, artichoke hearts, navy beans, cherry tomatoes, red onion, and olives. Toss with the dressing. Mix in the parsley, basil, and sunflower seeds. Season to taste with more salt (I add ½ teaspoon).

  5. This salad can be served immediately at room temperature. It can also be made in advance the day before and chilled. Season to taste before serving.

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  • 1 cup haricots verts sliced in half lengthwise and cut into 1-inch pieces
  • 8 ounces short curly pasta such as fusilli
  • 2 medium yellow squash spiralized
  • 1 (14-ounce) can artichoke hearts drained and sliced into halves or quarters
  • ¾ cup cooked navy beans drained and rinsed
  • 1 heaping cup cherry tomatoes sliced in half
  • Scant ¼ cup thinly sliced red onion
  • ¼ cup Kalamata olives sliced in half
  • ½ cup chopped parsley
  • ½ cup chopped basil
  • 2 tablespoons sunflower seeds
  • ½ teaspoon sea salt
  • ¼ cup Almond Breeze Cashew Blend Unsweetened Original
  • ¼ cup tahini
  • 2 tablespoons lemon juice
  • 2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar
  • ½ tablespoon Dijon mustard
  • ¼ teaspoon pure maple syrup
  • ½ teaspoon sea salt
  • Freshly ground black pepper to taste

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 14:1 - And it came about in the days of Amraphel king of Shinar, Arioch king of Ellasar, Chedorlaomer king of Elam, and Tidal king of [fn]Goiim,

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 14:2 - that they made war with Bera king of Sodom, and with Birsha king of Gomorrah, Shinab king of Admah, and Shemeber king of Zeboiim, and the king of Bela (that is, Zoar).

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 14:3 - All these [fn]came as allies to the valley of Siddim (that is, the Salt Sea).

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 14:4 - Twelve years they had served Chedorlaomer, but the thirteenth year they rebelled.

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 14:5 - In the fourteenth year Chedorlaomer and the kings that were with him, came and [fn]defeated the Rephaim in Ashteroth-karnaim and the Zuzim in Ham and the Emim in [fn]Shaveh-kiriathaim,

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 14:6 - and the Horites in their Mount Seir, as far as El-paran, which is by the wilderness.

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 14:7 - Then they turned back and came to En-mishpat (that is, Kadesh), and [fn]conquered all the country of the Amalekites, and also the Amorites, who lived in Hazazon-tamar.

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 14:8 - And the king of Sodom and the king of Gomorrah and the king of Admah and the king of Zeboiim and the king of Bela (that is, Zoar) came out; and they arrayed for battle against them in the valley of Siddim,

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 14:9 - against Chedorlaomer king of Elam and Tidal king of [fn]Goiim and Amraphel king of Shinar and Arioch king of Ellasar—four kings against five.

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 14:10 - Now the valley of Siddim was full of tar pits; and the kings of Sodom and Gomorrah fled, and they fell [fn]into them. But those who survived fled to the hill country.

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 14:11 - Then they took all the goods of Sodom and Gomorrah and all their food supply, and departed.

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 14:12 - They also took Lot, Abram’s nephew, and his possessions and departed, for he was living in Sodom.

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 14:13 - Then [fn]a fugitive came and told Abram the Hebrew. Now he was [fn]living by the [fn]oaks of Mamre the Amorite, brother of Eshcol and brother of Aner, and these were [fn]allies with Abram.

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 14:14 - When Abram heard that his [fn]relative had been taken captive, he [fn]led out his trained men, born in his house, three hundred and eighteen, and went in pursuit as far as Dan.

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 14:15 - He divided [fn]his forces against them by night, he and his servants, and [fn]defeated them, and pursued them as far as Hobah, which is [fn]north of Damascus.

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 14:16 - He brought back all the goods, and also brought back his [fn]relative Lot with his possessions, and also the women, and the people.

God's Promise to Abram

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 14:17 - Then after his return from the [fn]defeat of Chedorlaomer and the kings who were with him, the king of Sodom went out to meet him at the valley of Shaveh (that is, the King’s Valley).

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 14:18 - And Melchizedek king of Salem brought out bread and wine; now he was a priest of [fn]God Most High.

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 14:19 - He blessed him and said,
“Blessed be Abram of [fn]God Most High,
[fn]Possessor of heaven and earth;

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 14:20 - And blessed be [fn]God Most High,
Who has delivered your enemies into your hand.”
He gave him a tenth of all.

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 14:21 - The king of Sodom said to Abram, “Give the [fn]people to me and take the goods for yourself.”

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 14:22 - Abram said to the king of Sodom, “I have [fn]sworn to the LORD [fn]God Most High, [fn]possessor of heaven and earth,

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 14:23 - that I will not take a thread or a sandal thong or anything that is yours, for fear you would say, ‘I have made Abram rich.’

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 14:24 - [fn]I will take nothing except what the young men have eaten, and the share of the men who went with me, Aner, Eshcol, and Mamre; let them take their share.”
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Literally: joined together
Literally: smote
Or, the plain of Kiriathaim
Literally: smote
Or, nations
Literally: there
Literally: the
Literally: abiding
Or, terebinths
Literally: possessors of the covenant
Literally: brother
Or, mustered
Literally: himself
Literally: smote
Literally: on the left
Literally: brother
Literally: smiting
Hebrew: El Elyon
Hebrew: El Elyon
Or, Creator
Hebrew: El Elyon
Literally: soul
Literally: lifted up my hand
Hebrew: El Elyon
Or, Creator
Literally: Not to me except

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Delay in Qld prosecution of Adani slammed

A court case over Adani allegedly providing false information has been delayed before it started.
A court case over Adani allegedly providing false information has been delayed before it started.

Environmentalists have criticised a further delay in the "urgent" prosecution of Adani for allegedly providing incorrect information regarding hundreds of hectares of land disturbance.

The Queensland government has accused Adani of being misleading in a report regarding its controversial Carmichael coal mine in the Galilee Basin.

The matter was expected to be heard in Brisbane Magistrates Court on Friday.

But Adani applied for the adjournment late on Thursday for more time to consider the matter and prosecutors for the state environment department agreed.

It has been pushed back by almost a month.

A previous court date last month was also adjourned before commencement.

"It would be disastrous if Adani was able to commence digging with this prosecution languishing," Environmental Defenders Office Queensland spokeswoman Jo-Anne Bragg told reporters outside court.

"It's urgent that his prosecution proceed to a conclusion.

"If this prosecution is successful, that would give the state government grounds to remove their 'suitable operator' license and call the whole project off."

The environment department has accused the Indian mining company of providing "false and misleading information" regarding the disturbance of land in the 2017/2018 annual return for the mine.

Adani has claimed the allegations are over an "administrative error", which was self-reported in September 2018.

Court documents reveal Adani wrote '0' multiple times where they were meant to give the planned and actual area of land disturbance before, during and after reporting period.

They later submitted a corrected response, which included more than 200 hectares of total planned disturbance.

Ms Bragg said it was a "very serious offence" but refused to speculate if it was deliberate.

She also rejected Adani self-reported, claiming the alleged breach was identified by one of her clients, community group Coast and Country.

She said the delay in prosecution is unacceptable given the documents were submitted in March 2018.

Australian Associated Press