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Mehrdad Baghai
Mehrdad Baghai, Managing Director, Alchemy Growth Partners, Sydney, Australia. Mehrdad founded Alchemy Growth Partners in 2005 and works with the leaders of promising growth companies to make deep and lasting contributions to their innovation and business building initiatives. The company is founded on the principles endorsed in his international best seller The Alchemy of Growth. Prior to this Mehrdad was an Executive Director at the CSIRO, Australia's national science agency, with overarching responsibility for growth. He served as chairman of the Commercial Executive Committee. He was previously a partner in the Sydney and Toronto offices of McKinsey and Company and co-leader of the firm's worldwide Growth Practice. He served clients in the technology, media and financial services sectors and specialized in strategies for turbulent environments. He has also been the Chairman and CEO of Natural HealthLink, a healthcare startup in Los Angeles. As an attorney, he has been called to the state bar in New York and Massachusetts and worked as an associate with Coudert Brothers in New York and Stroock & Stroock & Lavan in Los Angeles. Mehrdad's public sector experience includes an economist role with the World Bank and a consultant to the UN Secretariat. He has served a member of the Board of Directors of Unicef Australia and he has participated in various social and economic development projects. Mehrdad received a B.S.E. with highest honors in electrical engineering and computer science from Princeton University, where he also completed a joint degree on public policy at the Woodrow Wilson School. He continued his education in public policy at Harvard where he completed an M.P.P. as a Kennedy Fellow at the Kennedy School of Government. He also completed a J.D. with high honors from Harvard Law School. Mehrdad is a member of the 2004 class of Henry Crown Fellows at the Aspen Institute.
Cesar R. Conde
Cesar R. Conde, Executive Vice President, NBCUniversal, Miami, FL. Cesar Conde is an Executive Vice President at NBCUniversal. He previously held the position of President of the Univision Networks at Univision Communications Inc., the leading media company serving Hispanic America. He oversaw Univision Communications' television networks: Univision Network, TeleFutura Network and Univision Cable Networks of which includes Galavisión and a suite of six cable offerings (De Película, De Película Clásico, Bandamax, Ritmoson, Telehit and Clásico TV). Cesar was also responsible for Univision Studios, and served as both the Executive Vice President and the Chief Strategy Officer at Univision Communications. He resigned from Univision on September 13, 2013 and was hired at NBCUniversal to work on business development, strategic priorities and special business projects across the NBCUniversal portfolio of assets. Previously, Cesar was appointed by President George W. Bush as a White House Fellow assigned to Secretary of State Colin Powell. Prior to his public service, he was Vice President of Business Development at Univision. Cesar started his career in media as Vice President of Business Development and was one of the pioneers at StarMedia Network, the first Internet company focused on Spanish and Portuguese speakers globally. Prior to StarMedia, he was as an investment banker at Salomon Smith Barney in the mergers and acquisitions group in New York. Cesar is a Full Member at the Council on Foreign Relations. He is the chairman and co-founder of the Futuro Program, a non-profit organization that provides role models and educational workshops to Hispanic high school students. While in college, he was president and co-founder of CAUSA, the Cuban-American Undergraduate Student Association at Harvard. Cesar is a recipient of numerous awards, including recognition in Fortune Magazine's "40 under 40," the Harvard Foundation Award, the U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce Foundation Award and the Cuban-American National Council Young Leader Award. He was also honored by the "I Have a Dream" foundation with the Eugene M. Lang Achievement Award for his work in promoting educational achievement and by the Hispanic Scholarship Fund as the 2010 Honorary Inductee to the Hall of Fame. Cesar graduated from Harvard University in 1995 with a BA in History and earned an MBA in 1999 from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania, where he was elected class president. He is a member of the 2004 class of Henry Crown Fellows at the Aspen Institute.
Stephen DeBerry
Stephen DeBerry, Chief Investment Officer, Bronze Investments, San Francisco, CA. Stephen DeBerry is a partner at Kapor Capital and the chief investment officer of Bronze Investments. Previously, Stephen was investment director at Omidyar Network, the mission-based investment firm started by eBay founder Pierre Omidyar and his wife, Pam. Before that Stephen managed business development at Interval Research, the research lab established by Microsoft co-founder, Paul Allen. Stephen is a trustee and member of the Investment Committee at The California Endowment. He is the chairman of Friends of New Orleans and also serves the boards of The Dalai Lama Foundation, The Redford Center and Emerald Cities. Stephen earned a bachelor's degree in anthropology with highest honors from UCLA as well as a master's degree in social anthropology and a MBA degree from Oxford University. He is a Marshall Scholar. He lives in Mill Valley, California with his wife, Cristine (Chief of Staff to San Francisco District Attorney George Gascon) and two daughters. Stephen is a 2004 Henry Crown Fellow of The Aspen Institute.
Jay Coen Gilbert
Jay Coen Gilbert, Co-Founder, B Lab, Berwyn, PA. Jay Coen Gilbert co-founded and sold AND 1, a $250M basketball footwear and apparel company based outside Philadelphia. He is also co-founder of B Lab, a non-profit organization that envisions a new sector of the economy that harnesses the power of private enterprise to create public benefit. This sector is comprised of a new type of corporation--the B corporation, which, unlike traditional businesses, institutionalizes stakeholder interests and meets comprehensive and transparent social and environmental performance standards. The mission of B Lab is to support B corporations and this emerging sector. Prior to AND 1, Jay worked for McKinsey & Co and several organizations in NYC's public and non-profit world. Jay is co-chairman of Investor's Circle, a national angel network dedicated to "Patient Capital for a Sustainable Future." Since 1992, Investors' Circle members have invested over $107 million in 171 deals, in such areas as environment, healthcare, education, women-led companies and community development. In recent years, the Circle has launched Commons Capital, an affiliated $13.5 million venture fund and established the IC Foundation, dedicated to research, education and advocacy regarding social return on investment, mission-related investing and for-profit social entrepreneurship. Jay is a member of the Board of the Philadelphia chapters of KIPP, City Year, and Monteverde Friends, U.S. Jay graduated from Stanford University with a degree in East Asian Studies in 1989. He and his yogini wife Randi and their two children live in Berwyn, PA. He is a member of the 2004 class of Henry Crown Fellows at the Aspen Institute.
Neal Goldman
Neal D. Goldman, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman, Relationship Science, New York, NY. Neal is Chairman and Chief Executive Officer at Relationship Science (RelSci), the ultimate business development tool. RelSci is a research driven technology platform that provides deep information about influential people - who they are and who they know, what you have in common with them, and most importantly, how you can gain access to them and their organizations. Previously, Neal was the founder, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Capital IQ, Inc. until its sale to McGraw‐Hill/Standard & Poor's, and prior thereto a banker in the Mergers & Acquisitions Group at Lehman Brothers. Neal is a Young Global Leader at the World Economic Forum, a Henry Crown Fellow at the Aspen Institute, a Member at the Council on Foreign Relations, a member of the Young Presidents Organization and a board member of Hatzalah and the Jerusalem Foundation. Neal received a B.A. from the University of Pennsylvania and an M.B.A. from Columbia Business School where he has also served as an Adjunct Faculty Member.
Karl Greenfeld
Karl Taro Greenfeld, Author and Journalist, Pacific Palisades, CA. Karl is the author of six books, including the novel Triburbia, Boy Alone, about his autistic brother Noah, Speed Tribes, Standard Deviations and China Syndrome. A long time writer and editor for The Nation, TIME and Sports Illustrated, he was the editor of TIME Asia and was among the founding editors of Sports Illustrated China. His fiction has appeared in Harper's, Best American Short Stories, PEN/O Henry Prize Stories, The Paris Review, Ploughshares, American Short Fiction, The Missouri Review, One Story, Commentary, The Southern Review and The Sun. He has also written multiple times for The New York Times, GQ, Vogue, Condé Nast Traveler, Wired, Playboy, Bloomberg Businessweek, Details, Men's Journal, The Washington Post, Outside, Condé Nast Portfolio and Salon. His books have been translated into 12 languages and his writing selected for Best American Sports Writing, Best American Travel Writing, Best American Nonrequired Reading, Best Creative Nonfiction and numerous other anthologies. Karl earned a BA in Political Science and Economics from Sarah Lawrence College in 1988, and was a Knight-Bagehot Fellow, obtaining a certificate in Business and Economics as well as a M.S. in Journalism from Columbia University in 1998. Karl was born in Kobe, Japan, has lived in Paris, Tokyo, Hong Kong and Los Angeles. He currently lives in TriBeCa with his wife and their two daughters. Karl is a member of the 2004 class of Henry Crown Fellows at the Aspen Institute.
Morenike Irvin
Morenike Irvin, Vice President, Programs, California Community Foundation, Los Angeles, CA. Nike Irvin is Vice President of Programs at the California Community Foundation in Los Angeles, California. Before CCF, Nike was Principal of Consulting by Nike Irvin, a coaching/consulting practice serving foundations and nonprofits. Before launching her consulting practice, she was appointed by former Los Angeles Mayor Richard Riordan to the presidency of The Riordan Foundation in 2000 where, for seven years, she directed grants for early literacy and leadership development through partnerships with other grantmaking organizations. In 2006, Mayor Villaraigosa appointed Nike to his Partnership for School Excellence leadership team, a group of community leaders charged with taking on education reform. Nike began her career in the corporate sector in 1989 in brand management for the Pepsi Cola Company, and from 1992-1995 served as Marketing Manager for Nestle USA. In 1995, she founded CAMP SAT, an intensive series of weekend workshops created to prepare high school students for the SAT.. She serves on the boards of Crystal Stairs, The Riordan Foundation, and the German Marshall Fund of the United States. Nike received her BA in economics and political science in 1985 from Yale and an MBA in 1989 from UCLA, where she was named among the 100 Most Inspirational Alumni. She is a 2004 Henry Crown Fellow of The Aspen Institute and a member of the Aspen Global Leadership Network.
Michael Kauffman
Michael Kauffman, M.D., Ph.D., Chief Medical Officer, Proteolix, Inc. San Francisco, CA. Michael Kauffman is currently the Chief Medical Officer of Proteolix, Inc. in San Francisco, California. He was formerly CEO and President of Epix Pharmaceuticals (formerly Predix Pharmaceuticals) — a privately held U.S. company specializing in new drug discovery, screening, and biological modeling integrated with traditional medicinal chemistry. Prior to joining Epix, Michael was Vice President of Medicine and leader of the VELCADE Development Program at Millennium Pharmaceuticals, Inc. He also held senior positions at Millennium Predictive Medicine, Inc. and Biogen Corporation. Michael is the author of numerous medical publications and is the publisher and president of OutlineMed Inc., a developer of medical information software. In January 2004, he joined the board of Bioenvision (BIV, Amex), a company that seeks to develop and distribute cancer treatment drugs and technologies. Michael received his B.A. in Biochemistry summa cum laude from Amherst College in 1985 and his M.D. and Ph.D. in molecular biology from Johns Hopkins Medical School in 1992. He performed his postdoctoral training at Massachusetts General Hospital and Beth Israel Hospital, both part of the Harvard Medical School system. Michael is a member of the 2004 class of Henry Crown Fellows at the Aspen Institute.
James H. Lambright
James H. Lambright, COO and President, International, Sapphire Energy, San Diego, CA. James Lambright is the chief operating officer and president of the international sector at Sapphire Energy. Jim joined Sapphire Energy in early 2010 as CFO and President-International. In late 2011, he was elevated to COO and a member of the board. He was formerly the President & Chairman of the Board of the U.S. Export-Import Bank, the independent government corporation responsible for financing American exports to over 150 countries. Having taken the helm of Ex-Im Bank in 2005 after holding a series of staff and management positions, Jim oversaw a $60 billion credit portfolio of project and export finance transactions. Under Jim's leadership, Ex-Im Bank became a self-financing institution operating without taxpayer funds. Jim served as a principal participant in the first five meetings of the U.S.-China Strategic Economic Dialogue initiated by President Hu and President Bush in 2006. At the peak of the global financial crisis in the fall of 2008, United States Treasury Secretary Paulson asked Jim to assume the role of Chief Investment Officer the U.S. Treasury Department's $700 billion Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP). There, he executed and managed TARP investments to optimize returns and prevent the collapse of the financial system. Jim and his team engineered investments in over 600 institutions, including the country's largest banks, insurers, and auto manufacturers. Jim maintained his role at Ex-Im Bank during this time, and at the request of Treasury Secretary Geithner, Jim stayed on to facilitate a smooth transition to the Obama administration. Jim Lambright began his career in private equity at Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette (later Credit Suisse) after receiving a B.A. in Linguistics from Stanford University and graduating from Harvard Law School. Jim is a 2004 Henry Crown Fellow of The Aspen Institute and a member of the Aspen Global Leadership Network.
Aileen Lee
Aileen Lee, Partner, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, Menlo Park, CA. Aileen Lee is a Partner at Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, a California-based venture capital firm. Since joining KP in 1999, she has been primarily assisting start-up ventures in the areas of consumer-oriented technology and enterprise software and services, and she helped make the firms first investments in energy and environmental technologies. At KP she co-founded and helps lead a biannual, invitation-only forum of 40 Fortune 500 CIOs. She also leads workshops to help leaders in marketing, sales, finance, and engineering share best practices and network. Aileen previously worked with Gap, Inc. in a number of operating roles including in Business Development and Strategy, Gap Online, and as Special Assistant to the CEO. She began her career in 1992 at Morgan Stanley as a Financial Analyst. Aileen is passionate about encouraging young people to pursue technical careers and leads the Bay Area Advisory Board for FIRST Robotics. FIRST is a non-profit aimed at inspiring high school students to pursue careers in science and technology through the application of teamwork, engineering, and marketing in an annual robotics competition. She earned a bachelors degree from the Sloan School of Management at MIT, serving as president of her class for three years, and earned an MBA from Harvard Business School in 1997. Aileen also studied Mandarin Chinese and taught English at Fudan University in Shanghai from 1994-1995. She is a member of the 2004 class of Henry Crown Fellows at the Aspen Institute.
Elisabeth Lulin
Elisabeth Lulin, Managing Director, Paradigmes et caetera, Paris, France. Elisabeth Lulin is currently the Managing Director of Paradigmes et caetera. She began her career in 1991 as General Finance Inspector for the French government. She then joined the Prime Ministers office in various advisory capacities, and was subsequently appointed Head of Marketing and Communication at the Institut National de la Statistique et des Etudes Economiques (INSEE), where she designed the communication campaign that supported the 1999 French population census, and contributed to develop INSEEs website and e-business strategy. Elisabeth remained at INSEE from 1996 until 1998, when she founded Paradigmes et caetera, a company specializing in benchmarking and public policy. In addition, Elisabeth has taught at the Ecole Superieure de Commerce de Paris as an Associate Professor of Public Management since 2000. In 1999, Elisabeth co-founded Doma Viva, a start-up company specializing in contemporary furniture design, and continues to serve on their board. She also serves on the board of Groupe Socit Gnrale, one of the largest European banks, and on the board of Institute Aspen France and FuturBulences. Elisabeth attended the Ecole Normale Suprieure ULM, the Institut d'Etudes Politiques de Paris, the Agrgation de Lettres Modernes and Ecole Nationale d'Administration all of which she graduated summa cum laude. She also holds a masters degree in literature, summa cum laude , from the Universite de Paris Sorbonne. Elisabeth is a member of the 2004 class of Henry Crown Fellows at the Aspen Institute and former President of Institut Aspen France.
Jack Markell
Jack Markell, Governor, State of Delaware, Wilmington, DE. Jack Markell was elected Governor of Delaware in 2008, after serving two terms as State Treasurer. During his tenure, Jack created the Delaware Money School, which offers free classes to Delawareans on topics such as saving for college and retirement planning. He has also partnered with local banks and organizations to teach young children the basics of money and savings through the Delaware Bank at School Program. Both projects are part of Delawares Financial Literacy Initiative, which has been recognized nationally for its innovative programs. In 2002, Jack was appointed co-chair of the Governors Task Force for Financial Independence, helping Delaware families become financially secure. He was recognized as one of 100 rising stars at the 2000 Democratic National Convention and has been featured as one of ten innovative leaders under the age of 40 by New Democrat Magazine. Philly Tech Magazine named him one of the top ten technology executives in the Philadelphia region. Jack entered politics after a successful career in the private sector where he helped lead the wireless technology revolution at Nextel, serving as the companys 13th employee and Senior Vice President for Corporate Development. He has also worked at Comcast Corporation, McKinsey & Co., and First Chicago Corporation. Jack graduated from Brown University with degrees in Economics and Development Studies and earned an MBA from the University of Chicago. He is a member of the 2004 class of Henry Crown Fellows at the Aspen Institute.
Jacqueline Novogratz
Jacqueline Novogratz, Founder and CEO, Acumen, New York, NY. Jacqueline is the Founder and CEO of Acumen, a non-profit that raises charitable donations to invest in companies, leaders, and ideas that are changing the way the world tackles poverty. Under Jacqueline's leadership, Acumen has approved investments of more than $88 million in 81 companies in South Asia and Africa, all focused on delivering affordable healthcare, water, housing and energy to the poor. These companies have created and supported 60,000 jobs, leveraged an additional $500 million, and brought basic services to more than 123 million people. In December 2011, Acumen and Jacqueline were on the cover of Forbes magazine as part of its feature on social innovation. Prior to Acumen, Jacqueline founded and directed The Philanthropy Workshop and The Next Generation Leadership programs at the Rockefeller Foundation. She also co-founded Duterimbere, a micro-finance institution in Rwanda. She began her career in international banking with Chase Manhattan Bank. Jacqueline currently sits on the advisory boards of Sonen Capital, Harvard Business School Social Enterprise Initiative, and the Stanford Institute for Innovation in Developing Economies (SEED). She also serves on the Aspen Institute Board of Trustees and the board of IDEO.org, and is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations and the World Economic Forum Global Agenda Council for Social Innovation. Jacqueline has been featured in Foreign Policy's list of Top 100 Global Thinkers and The Daily Beast's 25 Smartest People of the Decade. She is a frequent speaker at forums including the Clinton Global Initiative, TED, and the Aspen Ideas Festival. Her best-selling memoir The Blue Sweater: Bridging the Gap Between Rich and Poor in an Interconnected World chronicles her quest to understand poverty and challenges readers to grant dignity to the poor and to rethink their engagement with the world. She holds an MBA from Stanford and a BA in Economics/International Relations from the University of Virginia, and has received honorary doctorates from the University of Notre Dame, Wofford College, Gettysburg College, Middlebury College, and Fordham University as well the Freedom from Want Award from the Roosevelt Institute in 2011. Jacqueline is a member of the 2004 class of Henry Crown Fellows and the Aspen Global Leadership Network.
James J. O'Connor
James J. O'Connor, Jr., Managing Director, MVC Capital, Chicago, IL. Jim O'Connor is the Managing Director of MVC Capital in Chicago. He also founded Early Stage Accelerator (ESA) for Motorola and became its Vice President in 2003. In that role he was responsible for assessing new technologies within Motorolas Research and Development Labs and business divisions and creating new businesses through their internal venture capital arm. Prior to founding ESA, Jim was the Managing Director of Motorola Ventures, which he founded in 1999 following a year of service in the U.S. government as a White House Fellow assigned to Treasury Secretaries Robert Rubin and Larry Summers. During this fellowship, he was responsible for coordinating strategies on electronic commerce and community development policy, as well as bank regulation. Prior to this, Jim worked as a Management Consultant with the global management consultancy A.T. Kearney of Chicago. Jim is currently co-chair of the Chicagoland Entrepreneurial Center, and is the founder of the Field Associates and the Lyric Opera Auxiliary Board. He has been a Leadership Fellow in both the U.S.-Japan Foundation and Leadership Greater Chicago. Jim received his BA and JD from Georgetown University and an MBA from the Kellogg Graduate School of Management at Northwestern University. He is a member of the 2004 class of Henry Crown Fellows at the Aspen Institute.
William J. Patterson
William J. Patterson, Mill Valley, CA. Bill Patterson passed away in September 2010, surrounded by loved ones. Prior to his death, Bill was a managing general partner at SPO Partners, a private investment firm he joined in 1989. Prior to attending business school, Bill was a financial analyst for Goldman, Sachs & Co. in New York. He was the chair of the board of trustees for the California Academy of Sciences, chair of the investment committee of the Marin Community Foundation, a member of the Advisory Council of The Woods Institute for the Environment at Stanford University, and an active alumnus of Harvard College. He was also president of the board of the Bay Area Discovery Museum and co-chaired its capital campaign, helping to raise over $19 million for the museum's renovation and expansion. Bill received a bachelors degree from Harvard College, magna cum laude, in 1984 and went on to earn an MBA from Stanford Business School in 1989, where he was an Arjay Miller Scholar. He was a cherished member of the 2004 class of Henry Crown Fellows and of the Aspen Global Leadership Network at the Aspen Institute.
Maya M. Rockeymoore
Maya M. Rockeymoore, Ph.D., President and CEO, Global Policy Solutions, LLC, Washington, DC. Maya Rockeymoore is president and CEO of Global Policy Solutions, a social change strategy firm in Washington, DC. She was previously the VP of research and programs at the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation, senior resident scholar for health and income security at the National Urban League, and chief of staff to Congressman Charles Rangel, among others. She wrote The Political Action Handbook: A How-To Guide for the Hip-Hop Generation and is co-editor of Strengthening Community: Social Insurance in a Diverse America. She is a 2004 Aspen Institute Henry Crown Fellow and received Running Start's 2007 Young Women to Watch Award. She has appeared on NPR, CNN, Black Entertainment Television, ABC World News Tonight, Fox News, and C-SPAN. Her opinions have been quoted by The New York Times, The Washington Post, USA Today, The Los Angeles Times, The Boston Globe, Black America Web, and the Houston Chronicle. She is a 2004 Henry Crown Fellow of The Aspen Institute and a member of the Aspen Global Leadership Network.
Tina Sharkey
Tina Sharkey, Chief Executive Officer, SherpaFoundry, San Francisco, CA. Named as one of Fast Company's Most Influential Women in Technology,Tina was a co-founder of iVillage, a senior executive at AOL, and the Chairman and Global President of BabyCenter. She advises Fortune 500 companies and startups on social enterprise, brand building, insight quantification, and digital media infrastructures, serves on the Board of Directors of HomeAway and Brit +Co, and is a member of Women@NBCU's digital advisory board. Tina is currently CEO of the SherpaFoundry. She is a 2004 Henry Crown Fellow of The Aspen Institute and a member of the Aspen Global Leadership Network.
James Whitaker
James Whitaker, Chairman, Whitaker Entertainment, Pacific Palisades, CA. James Whitaker is the Chairman of Whitaker Entertainment, which is based at Walt Disney Pictures. He most recently produced THE ODD LIFE OF TIMOTHY GREEN for Disney, which will be released in August of 2012. Whitaker began his career with Imagine Entertainment as an intern while attending the USC Peter Stark Producing Program. Upon graduation, he was brought on as a Creative Associate, and rose through the ranks to become President of Production, supervising development and production. While there, he executive produced such films as FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS, 8 MILE, CHANGELING, AMERICAN GANGSTER, CINDERELLA MAN, and CURIOUS GEORGE. Jim's passion for filmmaking emerged during his undergraduate years at Georgetown, where he worked on John Waters' film Hairspray, doing craft services. In 1988, he served as an intern for a local NBC affiliate and traveled to the Democratic and Republican conventions, working as a stringer for reporter Katie Couric. In 1989-90 he directed several socially-conscious films to raise money for non-profit organizations. Upon graduation, he joined the independent production company, Hillman & Carr, where he conceived and directed an award-winning public-service announcement against drunk driving, entitled Loaded. In 2001, after the World Trade Center tragedy, Jim conceived a film project centered on the country's recovery from 9/11. The documentary, REBIRTH, combined time-lapse photography of the World Trade Center Site with the intimate stories of five people coping with grief, which Whitaker followed for the nine years. The film premiered at the Sundance Film Festival, was released theatrically by Oscilloscope Laboratories and then ran on Showtime. It will have a permanent home as part of an exhibit at the 9/11 Memorial &Museum. Project Rebirth, which Whitaker founded, is also an established non-profit that will give all funds from the commercial release of the film to the Project Rebirth Center for victims of and first responders to events of traumatic loss. Jim earned his BA in Economics in 1990 from Georgetown University and a Master of Fine Arts from USC in 1993. He received an honorary doctorate from Pace University in 2011. Jim is a member of the 2004 class of Henry Crown Fellows at the Aspen Institute.
Eduardo L. Wurzmann
Eduardo L. Wurzmann, Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Veris Educacional S.A., Sao Paulo, Brazil. Since October 2003, Eduardo Wurzmann has served as co-founder and CEO of Veris Educacional S.A., one of the fastest growing vocational schools in Brazil, with annual revenues of $25 million. Veris is also a holding company of Instituto Brasileiro de Technologia Avancada (IBTA), a leading provider of information technology training in Brazil, and Ibmec, one of the leading business schools in Brazil. From 2001 to 2003, Eduardo held the position of CEO at IBTA, and prior to that was Managing Director for Unext.com in Sao Paulo, one of the largest and leading e-learning companies. Eduardo started his career in Sao Paulo working for Credit Agricole Indosuez Securities (CAI), where he was responsible for their equity business. From there he moved to Moscow to head CAIs Russian businesses, overseeing nearly $600 million in client investments. He returned to Sao Paulo in 1999 and began working as Managing Director of CAIs WI CARR Securities, leading the effort to reactivate the business in Brazil and expand coverage to Latin America. Eduardo currently serves on the board of governors of Tel Aviv University in Israel. He received a bachelor in Economics from the University of Sao Paulo in 1987 and an MBA from the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign in 1991. Eduardo is a member of the 2004 class of Henry Crown Fellows at the Aspen Institute.


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Posts: 114 Incredible
I notice a long of rosters in the forums have multiple heroes at 60 and a ton of heroes at 30. Is there a reason for ranking a hero to 30 then moving on to another instead of going all the way to 60? I feel like I am missing something
Location Closer than you think but further than you'd hopePosts: 2,234 Fantastic
Getting to a hero to level 30 does give you 1% bonus xp which, when you have a large amount of lv30 heroes, really adds up.
Also heroes that haven't had their lv52 review yet get access to all their powers by level 30 so you'll get a good idea of how they'll play. This can lead you to drop them if they're not to your taste.
Posts: 96 Mighty
I find its a good way to test out a new hero and see if you like them or not.
Those heroes I keep below 60 are ones that I personally have less interest in than others, in most cases.
Get a new hero and play it to find out if you like it or not. I usually dont make that decision until 30 when I get a signature power. It only takes about 1 hour to get from 1 to 30 (maybe 90 mins without boosts and if you are new and want to read all the content as you go, etc...) so its just a logical place to stop.
Location TexasPosts: 1,453 Fantastic
I alternate through my heroes one at a time. I level them to 20 first time I play them and after that I run them through lqs, terminals, and story mode before moving to the next.
Askani'sonPosts: 13 Mighty
It's good to level to at least 25 for the Synergy, but then even if I don't like a certain hero getting them to 30 for the XP bonus only takes a little more time.

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NCAA finals a first for most FPU Ravens
Franklin Pierce University players Calvin Graves, left, and Marty Dunlap celebrate their 5-1 win over Wilmington University in the NCAA East Regional Championship game Sunday at Southern New Hampshire University. (Mark Bolton/Union Leader)
The Ravens, 35-17, won the East Regional and qualified for the eight-team championship for the sixth time since 2003 and first since 2010.
Graham has a 9-2 record and has allowed 69 hits in 102 1/3 innings while striking out 114 and walking just 18.
McGowan is 7-1 and has allowed 71 hits in 75 innings with 60 strikeouts and 13 walks.
Graham, in particular, has drawn lots of attention.
He has a .352 batting average with nine home runs and 59 RBIs and a 9-4 pitching record with a 3.68 earned run average and five complete games,
Grand Valley State, 34-17, of Allendale Charter Township, Mich., and Minnesota State Mankato, 38-8, play in Franklin Pierce's bracket.
The first-day winners and the first-day losers play each other on Monday.
In 2010, Franklin Pierce lost to Kutztown State in its first game and rebounded with wins over Minnesota State Mankato and Kutztown before being eliminated by California, San Diego in the semifinals. It was the third time the Ravens had made the semis.
- Should public schools in NH provide students with firearms safety instruction?
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Another gorgeous summer-like day in the city, but not just another ice cream dinner. Oh no. A friend and I walked to Oh Yeah! Ice Cream & Coffee Co. last night in Shadyside on South Highland Avenue. Talk about a novel experience -- ice cream personalized however you want it over a warm, homemade (I'm talking made right before your very eyes) waffle. Go on, you say? Don't mind if I do.
Walking into Oh Yeah! was a bit overwhelming for me. I'm a tad indecisive and, when presented with multiple options for flavor of base ice cream, type of cone, waffle, and over 100 mix-ins... my heart skipped a few beats. Oh Yeah! features Dave & Andy's homemade ice cream (the counter clerk confirmed this) and vegan ice cream ordered from an outside source. Below is the chart of mix-ins available to you:
After sampling some of the raved-about soy ice cream (it wasn't bad, but truthfully couldn't compare to the regular stuff), I selected the vanilla bean ice cream for my base with blueberries and strawberries served over a buttermilk waffle. The anticipation was killing me, and the smell of freshly made waffles certainly didn't help my yearning. And then, my date with destiny arrived. Look at this masterpiece of a dinner:
[the fork defeated the spoon in the battle of the appropriate utensil]
The ice cream associates use a blender of sorts to mix your base flavor with the mix-ins until a smooth uniform texture is achieved. The vanilla bean with the berries was the perfect topping to a crisp on the outside, fluffy on the inside waffle, and had me wondering why I had never tried this combination before in my own kitchen. Laura got the Betty Crocker, I believe. Birthday cake ice cream with Oreos and something else of the chocolate variety (forgive me, I'm blanking on it now).
[clearly unhappy with our selections]
Some other notes about Oh Yeah!... all of the ice cream is organic, and the coffee is fair trade. For you coffee junkies, the owner (aka a genius) has set up a monthly coffee pass deal for patrons. The interior of Oh Yeah! has such a homey shop feel to it -- wooden booth seating, notices of upcoming movie nights, and is even welcoming to your canine companions with doggie treats and ice cream available for sale. For the record, my "dinner" ran me about $6 and luckily, Oh Yeah! accepts cash and debit/credit cards.
Overall, my first trip to Oh Yeah! was a success... if you couldn't tell. It's unlike any ice cream experience I've had before, and I like to think of myself as a sort of ice cream renaissance woman. The only problem is that I can tell the prospect of a return trip is going to eat away at me until I can decide what my next concoction will be. That's a stress I'm willing to bear :)


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20,000 people have already applied for the one-way mission to Mars
In the first three days of accepting applications, the Mars One project has received a whopping 20,000 applications, with more than 600 coming from China alone. The project plans to send a select group of colonists to the Red Planet for permanent settlement — with permanent being the key word. »


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This week's Book of the Week combines the beauty of the handmade with the goodness of print-on-demand. The Few & Bar Between Travelogue comes to us via the well-known photography collective/visual solutions company known as Luceo. It's one part of a massive project that seeks to document rural America:
We began with a few simple rules: we would visit towns that epitomize what it means to live outside of the metropolitan mainstream, we would work together to bring our content producers to each town, and we would gather content as a team in order to capture the snippets of daily life that make up the collective essence of what it means to live in the quieter spaces of the United States.
The unique travel photo book (which can be viewed in its original form at the New York Public Library) assembles instant photography, found text, pressed flowers, lollipops, beer tokens, targets, and other bits of ephemera, collaged onto old text book pages. The book retains a collective feel through a variety of images and approaches, yet the whole thing feels cohesive and wholly considered. We love flipping through the pages to see how the project's themes are expanded by each contributor.
As extraordinary as this book is, the project's main output is a documentary film that can be viewed online. Like Robert Leslie's Stormbelt, it combines still and video imagery of heartbreak and beauty to illustrate a changing image of America outside the cities.
Pick up a copy of the book in the Blurb online bookstore or flip through more pages. Plus, see more from this series on Luceo's website.


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Top Destinations in Mexico
- Acapulco
- Mexico City
- Cabo San Lucas
- Monterrey
- Cancun
- Oaxaca
- Cozumel
- Playa Del Carmen
- Ixtapa Zihuatanejo
- Puerto Vallarta
- Mazatlan
- San Jose del Cabo
- Merida
Mexico Information
Population: 100.35 million
Time Zone: GMT/UTC - 6 hours
Driving side: drive on the right hand side of the road.
Languages: Mexican, Spanish
Religion: 90% Roman Catholic
6% Protestant
Emergency #: Police: 060
Ambulance: 060
Fire: 060
(Emergencias 060)
Mexico Culture
Spanish is Mexico's predominant language. 15% of the population do not speak Spanish and there are around 50 indigenous languages spoken by 7 million people.
The ancient civilizations of Mexico built some of the spectacular architecture ever built in the world, including pyramids, temples and ball courts. These pagan structures were then replaced with Christian architecture when the Spanish arrived.
Since 1531, the most binding symbol between Catholic and non-Catholic has been the dark skinned Virgin of Guadalupe, who is regarded as a link between the two.
Mexico Popular Destinations
Mexico City The world's third largest city has the best and worst of everything from music and noise, parks, colonial buildings and skyscrapers to brown, polluted air. The city's historic centre is the Plaza de la Constitucion, paved in 1520 using stones from the temples and palaces of an Aztec city.
Acapulco The most popular resort city in Mexico, offers crowded beaches, museums, fun parks and the famous divers of La Quebrada, who leap into the ocean from dangerous heights.
Baja California Renowned for its long coastline of white beaches, bays and imposing cliffs this peninsula has become extremely popular for horse-riding, surfing and whale watching.
Guadalajara Mexico's second largest city, it has everything to offer that Mexico city has, without the problems. It is the traditional home to mariachi music, tequila and the Mexican Hat Dance. Well organised, clean and unpolluted this fine city has something for everyone.
San Cristobal de las Casas Nestled in the pine-clad Valle de Jovel of the Chiapas highlands the town is surrounded by Mayan villages. With its fine plaza and many churches, many regional crafts and Mayan medicine, it is a fascinating place to visit.
Mexico Beaches
Puerto Vallarta This cobblestoned, picturesque city is one of the Pacific coast's best known holiday places. Once a sleepy seaside village this international resort now boasts lively white-sand beaches, bars, restaurants and galleries.
Moving Around Mexico
Due to the vast distances between cities, the best way to get around is to fly. Flights are reasonably priced and if you travel on a known airline, they are efficient and clean.
Long distance buses are the most common mode of transport from one destination to the other. Once you arrive, the minibus is favoured for local transport. Be warned, they can be uncomfortable and dangerous check inside before you hop in.
Driving by car is not advised. Apart from the fact that the locals drive like madmen, there is the very real threat of highway robbery throughout the land.
National festival and holidays
Independence Day - 15th September The most patriotic festival in the country, it celebrates Miguel Hidalgo proclaiming Mexico's independence in 1810. On this day cathedral bells ring throughout the land and Mexican cities resemble New York on New Years Eve.
Feast of Our Lady Of Guadalupe - 12th December To show their respect for this Virgin millions of people take a pilgrimage to the Basilica where they crawl on their hands and knees. Despite the pain they go through, this holiday has a festive mood, celebrated throughout Mexico.
5th May Celebration - Celebrated throughout Mexico in remembrance of the French Army being defeated at the Battle of Puebla in 1862. This is the third most important holiday in Mexico.
Useful Mexico Links
Definitive Mexican Caribbean Vacation Guide
The Cancún Guide is your comprehensive guide to Cancún, Cozumel, and the rest of Mexico's Caribbean Coast. It has everything you need to know to plan the perfect holiday.
Mexico - A Travel Services Guide:
Mexico: Comprehensive On-Line Destination and Travel Service Guide. Covers: cities, attractions, maps, tours, travel guides, info, weather, ports, excursions, history, Mayan ruins...
Puerto Vallarta Tourist Information and Tourism
guide to what to expect in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico.
Guadalajara Tourist Information and Tourism
guide to what to expect in Guadalajara, Mexico.
Los Cabos Travel Guide
cabo4you the ultimate travel guide to Los Cabos area specially design to provide you all the information you need to plain your dream vacation in paradise.
Mexico Tours
- Mayan Discovery Way
- Swim With Whalesharks
- The Lobster Dinner Cruise
- Aquatours Jungle Tour
- Aquatours Sailing Quest
- Dolphin Discovery Puerto Aventuras
- Day Trip to Isla Mujeres
- A Taste of Yucatan
- Arriba Yucatan
- Views of the Pacific Bicycle Tour in Mexico
- Canopy La Vista
- Sea Life Park Vallarta
- Puerto Vallarta Fishing Charters
- City And Tropical Tour
- San Sebastian Del Oeste
- San Blas
- Whale Waching Tours On The Catamaran Kontiki
- Puerto Vallarta Trio Tour
- Extreme Tour Atv and Canopy
- Hopon Hopoff Transportation Network
- Pacific Caribbean Way
- Nature Adventure and Jungle Way
- Mexico City - deep guided tours
- Mexicana
- Mayans and Mariachis
- Marvels of Mexico
- Sailing & Snorkeling
- Todos Santos Tour
- Deep Sea Fishing
- Scuba Diving
- Green Water Highlights
- Scuba Diving
- Swim With Dolphins in Cozumel by Dolphin Discovery
- Deep Sea Sportfishing
- Acapulco City Tour
- Taxco 1 Day
- Historical & Cultural Acapulco Tour
- Country Side & Coyuca Lagoon
- Xochicalco and Taxco One Day Tour
- City Tour tailored & customized
- Acapulco Highlights City Tour
- Petro glyphs & Lifestyles Tour
- Turtle Release in Acapulco Tour
- Jungle Tour Coyuca Lagoon Excursion Sightseeing in Acapulco
- Acapulco Swim With Dolphins Excursion & Sightseeing & Shopping
- Dine & Dive in Acapulco Tour Excursion Sightseeing
- Drinks Dine & Dive in La Perla Night Club Excursion
- Acapulco Deep Sea Fishing Tour Sightseeing
- Acapulco Shore Excursion
- Acapulco archaeological zone Tehuacalco
- Acapulco Tour Guides and Shore Excursions
- Yellow Town by Horse and Carriage
- Northern Yucatan Trail
- Hidden Cenotes and Mayan Pyramids
- The Mayan Route Your Own Way
- Haciendas & Cenotes & Ruins Bicycle Tour in Mexico
- Roaming Backroads Yucatan Bicycle Tour in Mexico
- Complete Yucatan Adventure Bicycle Tour in Mexico
- Learn Spanish in Merida
- Folk Art and Archeology and Cuisine
- Pilgrimage in Oaxaca Bicycle Tour in Mexico
- Discovery North Sierra
- Guelaguetza in Oaxaca 2007
- Oaxaca State Natu Tour
- Touring from Oaxaca to Ocotlan
- Touring Tule & Tlacolula & Mitla and more
- Cave Paintings & Mitla & Mezcal and Hierve el Agua
- Colonial Cultures Road Trip
- Best Of Oaxaca
- Oaxaca Culinary Tours
- Chichen Itza Deluxe
- Yaxkin Spa Summer Fall Delight
- Mayan Organic Traditional Cuisine Class
- Passage to Palenque
- Colima Tour Culture Traditions and History
- Colima Snowed Volcano Tour
- Comala Magical Town & Volcanoe Sightseeing Tour
- Mexico
- Swim With Whalesharks
- Dolphin Discovery at Cancun Isla Mujeres
- Baja California Whale Watching
- For Lovers of History & Pottery & Art & Music
- Mexico's Copper Canyon by Rail
- Monarch Butterfly Winter Sanctuaries
- Celebrating the Days of the Dead in Michoacan
- Monarchs in Mexico
- Jungle Temples and Waterfalls
- Mayan Jungle Exploration
- Day of the Dead Bicycle Tour in Mexico
- Bathe with the Pink Flamingos
- SkyCycle and Snorkel
- Salinas surf camp and tours
- Mountains & Markets & Mayan Temples
- Colours and Indians
- Journey to San Miguel
- Historic San Miguel
- The Maya Route by Rail
- Rio Sonora Mexico Tour
- Hammocks on Holbox Island
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I survived chemical engineering at Princeton University and emerged with a BSE in 1972, a lifetime ago. Then and for a couple of decades, I was professionally active in environmental issues and fresh water treatment. An area of my expertise.
More recently, I operated a subcontracting company which worked in the residual home industry in Metro Atlanta. It was necessary to become at least aware if not knowledgeable of the various trades and materials involved in the residential home industry. This is also an area of expertise.
With all the energy crisis activity today one would think that private companies and the government would be focused on three accomplishments:
-changing the transportation paradigm in the USA, by this I mean replace the internal combustion engine with a non polluting electric (or some other power alterative) engine. If the internal combustion engine must continue for now, then change the fuel to something which is renewable and non polluting. Let's bite the bullet now and avoid a future of environment tragedy and non-renewable resource blackmail. Furthermore, let's stop relying on foreign manufacturers. Although I am pro environment, we must be realistic when trying to compete in the world markets.
-change the power consumption paradigm in the USA, by this I mean stop burning non renewable fuel to produce power. Design power plants to be environmental friendly. Focus on wind, sun, tide and water power. Let's stop kidding ourselves. Power consumption is going to rise not only with our population but also on a per person basis as technology explodes.
-finally, change the private housing paradigm in the USA. Stop encouraging city living. Stop encouraging home building which does not conserve water and energy.
I obviously have strong views about transportation and power. I do not have any business or technical experience in those fields.
Perhaps I can build eco-friendly houses for various income levels. With some business acumen, I am certain that suppliers would rush to contribute materials free or at favorable pricing if they were featured in the write up of the finished product – an ecology friendly house.


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Narcoleptics (and their friends and family) have no shame when it comes to uploading videos chronicling their sleep disorder to YouTube. His/her experience of falling asleep at inappropriate times is mere fodder for the Tubez, where proof of personal ailments run rampant.
You don't know narcolepsy, either, until you see it in action. And the disorder strikes everybody (including chihuahuas) (...maybe).
- Baby hungry! And narcoleptic!
- Having narcolepsy means naptime happens anywhere!
- Worst career choice for narcoleptic: Tree Cutter
- Poor Caitlyn daydreams in class (but she can't help it!)
- Okay, so this chihuahua may not actually be narcoleptic, but whatever...
- Love knows no boundaries, including surprise naps!
- Teach, busted!
- Faking narcolepsy? Not cool, especially in a drug store.
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Because it will be nearly impossible to convict former AIPAC lobbyists Ken Weissman and Steve Rosen, the Obama Justice Department has decided to drop the charges. They would have had to show that these lobbyists intended to harm the US and assist another country. Rosen's attorney stated, "Now, we mostly look for ways for Keith and Steve to get their life back." Ken said, "There was a great injustice here, but thank God we live in a country where the courts can correct this kind of injustice."
The legal precedent may be timely, as many Americans try to 1) find out what their government has classified (be it stress test data or plans for the next little invasion at home or abroad), 2) access this classified information, and 3) use it towards achieving some objective. Remember, receiving and passing along classified government information as long as you do not intend to harm the country in which you live, or assist another, is not a crime. One thinks of the Sibel Edmonds case. Then again, never mind. I do agree with American Jewish Committee exec director, "The Department of Justice has now reaffirmed that the law of the United States protects citizens who engage in the everyday and essential work of political advocacy." If so, it must be a good thing for all of us. On second thought, never mind.8:21 pm on May 1, 2009 Email Karen Kwiatkowski


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On Saturday spectators at the Etihad Stadium witnessed a moment of history, a moment that English football has been working towards for over three years. That, of course, was the first Premier League goal ever awarded with the aid of goal-line technology.
Edin Dzeko was the scorer, and it was not the cleanest of strikes, but it was a goal which will go down in the record books. It also reinforces the relief of having Hawk-Eye available, as it seamlessly removes all controversy and aids the officials a million-fold.
The campaign for technology in England really took off after Frank Lampard's shot against Germany in the 2010 World Cup bounced over the line. It was a turning point in the debate, as it also convinced FIFA president Sepp Blatter that action was needed, and after a long process, he has ensured that goal-line technology - though not Hawk-Eye - will be used at all future FIFA-run tournaments.
Blatter's UEFA counterpart, Michel Platini, is still unconvinced by the concept, and instead chooses to use extra officials behind the goal at the events his organisation oversees. Platini is now very much in a minority who believe that football should not follow the lead of other sports and use goal-line technology.
From that day in Bloemfontein onwards, technology could not have arrived too soon. This view was only supported by incidents involving Queens Park Rangers defender Clint Hill, two goals for Chelsea in separate games against Tottenham, and an effort from then-Everton striker Victor Anichebe against Newcastle United.
When it was announced that technology would be used in the Premier League from this season, some were still sceptical. There were worries about whether it would cause the game to be stopped for lengthy periods of time, or whether it may intensify the clamour for technology to be used for offside decisions and penalty awards.
Until now though, everything has run smoothly. A quick signal to the referee's watch and a goal is awarded, and thus no arguments can be made. However, things might become a little more complicated if Jerome Champagne is successful in his bid to take over from Blatter in 2015, with his proposals to expand the uses of the technology.
What perhaps should be introduced is more of a level playing field. As it stands, goal-line technology is only available in the Premier League, at Wembley, and at certain grounds for cup competitions. Although the system would cost money, it would be fairer for it to be in place in the Championship at the very least.
But in its current state, the technology has not failed the Premier League yet. Prior to Saturday, it had been called into action on several occasions, but Dzeko's goal represents a breakthrough for English football at least. It is an event which goes a long way to ensuring another incident like Lampard's is far less likely to take place.
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Thursday, September 23, 2010
Review: Bonaquin Gold Mask
Though the mask doesn't give me superhuman strength, it has the power to whiten, moisturize, minimize pores, control oil, tone, lift and restore elasticity.
Let's find out if the Bonaquin Gold Mask is as powerful as it claims to be or if we need to call in the War Machine instead.
The mask's sachet is A4 size -- pretty huge! The label's printed on gold foil to symbolize the 24k gold flakes contained in the mask. Kinda had to squint to make out the words but it's just basic instructions on how to apply the mask, the benefits as well as the ingredients.
"Gentle, but highly effective, 24K Gold Flakes/Collagen Mask penetrates quickly & deeply into the skin layers and boosts rejuvenation on the cellular level. Gold Collagen Mask delivers its nutrients deep below the skin, thereby fighting the underlying causes of facial wrinkles and aging skin. Not only does it help reduce the appearance of existing signs of aging, but also helps prevent future wrinkles from forming and restores a healthy, radiant complexion." -- Zetafera
Unlike most sheet masks that are made of cotton sheets, the Gold Mask is a jelly-like sheet that conforms to the contours of your face as it warms up with your body temperature.
Upon application, it felt like I was putting Kool Fever on my face but the cooling effect only lasted for a minute or two. The mask, while packed in herbal-smelling essence, isn't exactly soaked so it sort of traps the essence underneath. No drippy and constantly wet feeling. You'd think that a face-conforming mask would adhere very well but this one doesn't at all. If you remain in an upright position, which I do because I like to do other things while I mask, the mask will start to slide and peel off. In other words, you'll be forced to lie on your back as you mask. Annoying but in a way it's a good thing because you're encouraged to relax.
Another thing that annoyed me was the shape of the mask. The slits were small and not well-positioned so even if it adhered well, I wouldn't have been able to see or speak properly with this on. The nose flap also does not cover the nose area thoroughly which is a shame because the nose area is one that's most in need of pore-minimizing and oil-control.
Overlooking its faults, does the Bonaquin Gold Mask really work?
If you use it often enough, probably.
I did experience every benefit that the mask claimed. My skin was brightened, more plumped up and firm, my pores looked smaller, my skin felt more hydrated but at the same time, not oily. The benefits seem contradicting (moisturizing vs oil control?) but I'm assuming that the mask strives to bring skin to a balance which is what everyone ultimately hopes to achieve.
I like to call this an easy home facial. Exfoliate and follow with this mask, by the end of it, you'll look like you've been freshly out of a facial.
Check out Ee Von's review. She has pretty convincing pictures!
At RM10 per sheet, it's cheaper than going to a facial salon but don't expect any long term effects unless you use this several times a week.
Ingredients: Water, Propanediol, Glycerol, Phyto-collagen, Seaweed Polysaccharides, Vitamin-C, Methyl Glycine, Allantoin, Rose Oil, Hyaluronic Acid, Coenzyme Q10, Gold Powder, Phenoxyethanol
Bonaquin Gold Mask is available from Zetafera.
*The product featured in this post was provided by Zetafera for the purpose of review on Skin Deco
6 comments:
- Ee Von said...
ahahahahahah high 5!!! (sticks palm out) i thought i looked like iron man too! even my friend and my siblings lol! your picture wearing it totally cracked me tee hee XD
- September 24, 2010 at 11:27 AM
- xin said...
OMG CONNIE! your picture just spooked me :P now i am trying to use mask for 3x a week :P can see abit of results
- September 24, 2010 at 11:28 AM
- Connie De Alwis said...
Ee Von: LOL! How can anyone not look like ironman with the mask on!
Xin: :p I wish I could be that diligent! Sometimes I'm even too lazy to put skin care :x
- September 24, 2010 at 11:33 AM
- Isabel said...
LOL!!! That first photo of you is so funny. How come the price on Ee Von's page is RM 8? They raised the price? Too bad it slides off though. I usually do stuff while I have my mask on. I can't stand it lying down staring at the ceiling doing nothing for 30 minutes
- September 24, 2010 at 1:12 PM
- Connie De Alwis said...
Isabel: When checked the website yesterday it was RM10 so yeah, I think the increased the price. I suppose you can still read a book... lol
- September 24, 2010 at 1:34 PM
- Choiii said...
ahaa looks exactly like iron man, it looks so thick
- March 14, 2011 at 7:54 PM
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1. Never give anything away for nothing. 2. Never give more than you have to (always catch the buyer hungry and always make him wait). 3. Always take back everything if you possibly can.William Seward Burroughs
Want to keep Christ in Christmas? Feed the hungry, clothe the naked, forgive the guilty, welcome the unwanted, care for the ill, love your enemies, and do unto others as you would have done unto you.Steve Maraboli
Better to go to bed hungry than to wake up in debt.Proverb
Even if the tiger is hungry,it wont eat grass.Tamil proverb
As I have said before, the ever more sophisticated weapons piling up in the arsenals of the wealthiest and the mightiest can kill the illiterate, the ill, the poor and the hungry, but they cannot kill ignorance, illness, poverty or hungerFidel Castro
It is only our bad temper that we put down to being tired or worried or hungry; we put our good temper down to ourselves.C. S. Lewis
Hungry people cannot be good at learning or producing anything, except perhaps violence.Pearl Bailey
Dictators ride to and fro on tigers from which they dare not dismount. And the tigers are getting hungry.Sir Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill
As I have said before, the ever more sophisticated weapons piling up in the arsenals of the wealthiest and the mightiest can kill the illiterate, the ill, the poor and the hungry but they cannot kill ignorance, illnesses, poverty or hunger.Fidel Alejandro Castro Ruz
Vegetarianism preserves live, health, peace, the ecology, creates a more equitable distribution of resources, helps to feed the hungry, encourages nonviolence for the animal and human members of the planet, and is a powerful aid for the spiritual transformation of the body, emotions, mind, and spirit.GABRIEL COUSENS
Fundamental Christian values include preserving one's own health, feeding the hungry, preventing animal abuse, and protecting the environment. Vegetarianism effectively promotes these values.STEPHEN R. KAUFMAN
There are so many hungry people that God cannot appear to them except in the form of bread.Corita Kent
Small creatures die because larger creatures are hungry. How superior to this human confusion of greed and creed, blood and fire.Wendell Berry
The people are hungry: It is because those in authority eat up too much in taxes.Lao Tzu
We are all hungry and thirsty for concrete images. Abstract art will have been good for one thing: to restore its exact virginity to figurative artSalvador Dali
I bought a talking refrigerator that said Oink every time I opened the door.� It made me hungry for pork chops.Marie Mott
Fundamental Christian values include preserving one's own health, feeding the hungry, preventing animal abuse, and protecting the environment. Vegetarianism effectively promotes these valuesSTEPHEN R. KAUFMAN
WOMEN preserve the culture of this country with greater tenacity and faith. They keep men on the moral path and inspire them to follow spiritual discipline. Their hearts are tender and full of compassion for the hungry and the distressed. That is why in this land, women are adored and revered.Sri Sathya Sai Baba
The right time to eat is: for a rich man when he is hungry, for a poor man when he has something to eatMexican Proverb
A hungry man is not a free man.Adlai E. Stevenson
The American fast food diet and the meat eating habits of the wealthy around the world support a world food system that diverts food resources from the hungry. A diet higher in whole grains and legumes and lower in beef and other meat is not just healthier for ourselves but also contributes to changing the world system that feeds some people and leaves others hungry.Dr.Walden Bello
All human history attests That happiness for man,--the hungry sinner!-- Since Eve ate apples, much depends on dinner.Lord Byron
The trouble with eating Italian food is that five or six days later you're hungry again.George Miller


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Working Moms
by Nighttiger
February 6 at 12:17 PM
-20 was our low last night. Currently is a whopping -11 degrees. Anyone beat us on lows? Anyone else ready for spring??
by adamsmom0116February 6 at 12:29 PM
Oh brrrr!!!! Our wind chills were around -20 yesterday but the actual temp was closer to 6.
So ready for spring!
by adamsmom0116February 6 at 12:30 PM
by deccafFebruary 6 at 12:56 PM
I'm ready for spring! DH won't go to the beach when the weather won't top 70. We aren't expecting anything above mid-60's for the next week!
by calsmom62February 6 at 9:49 PMwe had 20s
by preacherskidFebruary 6 at 9:59 PM
Can't beat your lows. I am very ready for spring. I have a three foot high drift in front of my house :/ Thankfully my brother made sure our snowblower works, I used that to dig our van out so I could go to work today. Five days stuck in the house, I was getting a bit crazy lol. We are supposed to have more snow this weekend. I know we need the water from the melting snow, but still.


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How has your experience at Drury guided you since graduating?
What are some of your fondest Drury memories?
What advice would you give a new Drury student?
Independence. Greek Life. Love. A sense of belonging.
Rebecca Newbold experienced all of these things while studying public relations at Drury, where she learned not only how to succeed and thrive, but to also support herself.
Developing Skills for Life at Drury
Rebecca continues to show her independence now as she is living away from Springfield after graduating in 2007. She is currently finishing her Master's degree at Regis University in Colorado. College life at Drury helped Rebecca be able to move out on her own.
During her time at Drury, Rebecca was involved in a sorority as a leader. "I think one of the most profound experiences I had at Drury was being in charge of my sorority's philanthropic fundraising event, which was actually in memory of my own sister. I think that that experience really proved to me that I can be a leader."
A Match Made in Heaven (or Pearson's Hall)
Rebecca found a lot more than the skills to be a leader while she was a student at Drury - she met the love of her life in front of Pearson's Hall.
During her sophomore year, she met a young man named Craig Metcalf with the help of her best friend, Ashley. Rebecca first saw Craig registering for Drury during orientation in 2004.
"He didn't know, but I had my eye on him at freshmen orientation," Rebecca recalls. "The rest of the summer went on and school started, and it was probably the second week of school, we finally ran into each other in front of Pearson's, and Ashley introduced us. We've been together ever since."
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Days of '36
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(Greek language film with English subtitles)
A film of epic proportions, 'The Travelling Players' was Theo Angelopoulos' international breakthrough. Spanning the years 1939-52, the story follows a company of actors who tour the length and breadth of Greece performing a pastoral folk tale. Observing the upheaval wrought upon them during this politically turbulent time, the film also offers a daringly critical comment upon the times in which it was made. That Angelopoulos shot the film under the noses of the Colonel's semi-fascist regime, makes his achievement all the more remarkable.
Drama, World Cinema
Suitable only for 15 years and over
3 hours 44 minutes
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Windows PC (UK internet connection required to acquire license)