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I loved this foundation but it just did not suit my skin type at all.
I have combination skin of very sensitive, prone to eczema, sometimes dry. I occasionally can get an oily t-zone and although I have very clear skin and only tend to get pimples when Im hormonal.
Id like to point out that id never used a liquid foundation before this product, I just use a bit of concealer and a covering powder.
I thought Id give this foundation a try and it was just beautiful. Goes on very easily, and didnt find I needed to use much. Gave my skin a beautiful soft, natural, radiant feel, not at all greasy and not cakey at all. I never found the need to re-apply throughout the day. And it made my skin look FLAWLESS! As if I had been photoshopped! I didnt even find the need to apply concealer afterwards over blemishes, the foundation seemed to cover everything yet felt so light. I hardly felt like I was wearing makeup I received a lot of compliments on how great my skin looked whenever I wore this.
HOWEVER. Being as I have very sensitive skin which is prone to breaking out with some products, I noticed in the first few weeks of using this, I started to get extremely painful cystic lumps on my chin and forehead. I thought it couldnt be the foundation (I didnt want it to be, I loved it too much! It also states the foundation is 'non-comedogenic' meaning it wont block pores...though I guess this isnt true for all skin types!). I continued to use this product for about 3-4months, hoping my skin would improve but it didnt. Everyday I would get a new cystic spot on my forehead or chin or cheek and a cluster of others. It was so painful. In the end I had to ditch the foundation, and went back to my normal makeup routine. I tried the foundation again for one day a month later to see if it was definitely the product and I got spots again :(
If you are used to using liquid foundations and are looking for something new that has a weightless feel and amazing airbrush effects I highly recommend this product. Wish I could have given it 5 stars because it truly is a beautiful foundation.
But, if like me you are quite sensitive, have ultimate combination skin of eczema/breakouts to unfamiliar products I dont recommend this. Something in the ingredients did not agree with my skin at all!
this (and chanel perfection lumiere) is probably my least favorite high end foundation - overhyped, overpriced without delivering the quality i expect. first of all, this foundation does not last at all. my skin is oily but with setting powder, liquid foundations last 8 hours on me on average. vitalumiere aqua literally melts off my face in patches within 3 hours despite me using a setting powder - and this is during autumn, when i'm not even that oily! really do not love the foundation. maybe it's just me, but the consistency feels so oily and settles into my pores when i apply it on my face. the shade selection is also horrible. i'm not even that fair skinned and never had problems picking the right shade for other foundations, but even the lightest shade B10 is too dark for me! the smell is perhaps the only positive thing i can say about this foundation - the finish is so so, definitely not as magical as how the youtube gurus rave. the burberry velvet foundation and estee lauder double wear light are so much better in comparison. much better finish, staying power, oily controlling power and packaging. i should have known better when i fished out $60 for a tiny plastic bottle from a luxury brand...
Very dissapointing. Been wanting to try this for years and finally got around to buying it. Its cakey and cheap looking. Feels light on application but after buffing it turns into a powdered made up look, to heavy and sickly looking. The SA colour matched me to B10 and I should really be BR10 with pink tones so I may still give this another try in the future to see if a better colour match blends with my skin better.
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NC25ish and extremely oily in the summer to combination in the winter, this foundation is fantastic in spring and fall seasons. Because it's water based, it doesn't cause my face to produce excess oil and stays put for 8+ hours with a setting powder. It's a light coverage that evens out most redness, but spot concealing will be necessary as I have post acne scars and discolorations, and it is layer-able for better coverage without looking cakey. It has a satin finish that leans matte in the cooler months, overall it looks very natural. HOWEVER, as all chanel foundations seem to do, it melts off in the summer after about 4 hours, and because of the alcohol content, it dehydrates my skin and causes dry flaky areas in the winter. If your skin is normal to oily, this is a brilliant foundation that I recommend as there are few actually like it. For reference I use B20 although I get the sense that it's sometimes a bit light for me.
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I believe this foundation may just be my holy grail. I have "good" skin and really need only sheer-light coverage, but I like a finished look - a semi-matte finish and something for my powder to "stick" to. This does the job beautifully. The formula is lightweight, a silicone/water emulsion that must be shaken before each use. It applies thin, and gives light coverage. It gives a satin matte finish that lasts all day. Typical Chanel light rose fragrance. The packaging is a small (1 oz. standard foundation size) plastic bottle with screw-on cap. You squeeze out exactly how much you need through the nozzle, so the bottle is both hygienic and easy to use. I apply this with either a sponge or a flat top synthetic brush (ELF powder or Sigma F80). I wear this daily and have not had any problems. A little price, around $50 for the bottle, but IMHO well worth it for a great, light foundation with a beautiful finish.
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Love the formula! Hate the color selection! Horrible colors for my skin tone. Needs a neutral option. Lightweight & luminous and would be so perfect if it matched. Did not break me out after several uses, but had to return two different colors as they were horribly wrong on me. So disappointed.
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I find Chanel makeup hard to review because a part of me wants to love it and another part tells me that you way overpayed for something that's not that amazing. Even though the quality comes through with this foundation I only can go by the fact that I don't like my face *all that much* after I have applied it. This is far better than Pro Lumier which I owned years ago however, it's still not the perfect formula or shade match. I am neutral-toned (NW20) and always seeking that shade that is that perfect peachy ivory (not too pink or yellow) for paler skin. I ended up with the shade 22 Beige Rose. It is slightly too dark for me so I must use a very pale finishing powder to lighten it up. (Not ideal). I don't think this is a bad foundation at all. I definitely can work with it and end up looking pretty good. But all things considered, for the price and the fact that there's no perfect shade for me, I would not repurchase.
Beautiful formula, no neutral option. Good: I love the formula. it's weightless, looks like skin, blends well, doesn't irritate. Bad: No neutral shade for paler skins. the pinky tones make me look like an eraser. The yellowy options make me look like a dandelion. The lady at the counter kindly mixed both tones for a sample and while it looked great, I'm not spending $90+ for a foundation I have to mix every day. Sigh. I envy those of you who have a match with this product.
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It's hard for me to review this foundation, because when it works, it works beautifully. When it doesn't, my face ends up a flaky mess.
I have combination-oily skin. I exfoliate regularly and moisturize my skin on a daily basis. There are no obvious dry or flaky patches anywhere on my skin, but after I apply this in a thin layer starting from the centre of my face, giant flakes of dry skin show up everywhere. It's as if this foundation is literally drying up my skin, and when this happens, there's nothing to do but remove my make up and re-exfoliate. I suspect it's the alcohol in the foundation that is to blame.
Other times, this foundation has no problems. It lasts all day, and has a beautiful satin finish. There's a light, floral scent which I adore, and doesn't irritate my skin. I also love the travel-friendly, hygienic packaging.
This foundation is just a pain to apply. I want to be able to slap this on without needing to worry about flaky patches. You also have to shake it really hard. Like 30 full seconds of shaking this product, otherwise a separated watery-lump will come out. I really hate having to do this.
Will I repurchase? Probably not. There are so many exciting formulations coming out all the time that I more look forward to trying that aren't potentially drying or time-consuming.
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I do like this foundation. For a runny consistency, first impressions are you're going to get a sheer finish. But this covers quite well! You can really build to medium coverage. Which is great for me considering I do get a few breakouts here and there. The only problem I have with this is the color!! I wear the lightest color they sell (I think it's Beige Rose 12?) and it it's still too dark and too pink on me! I can make it work sometimes - but other times I just can't pull it off.. especially during the winter time when my skin is even paler than usual. If the color I have is the lightest they sell than I probably won't repurchase. Such a shame! I enjoy the coverage and finish it gives
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The iconography of the African AIDS orphan, captured in National Geographic– style images of half-starved toddlers with distended bellies, inspires humanitarian aid for the continent. In Botswana, stereotypes underlying both foreign-funded and governmental programs for orphaned children—which imply that orphans are underfed and underloved—initially resonated with Tswana people's anxieties that neglect by overburdened kin results in parentless children going hungry. However, during the past decade international feeding projects began to evolve into elaborate day-care complexes in which village orphans gained exclusive access to swimming pools, DVDs, trendy clothing, and daily meat rations. This article traces the shifting moral semiotics of orphans' fat and skinny bodies, explaining why new discourses protesting the over-fattening of orphans arose in a southeastern village. Metaphors of fat and feeding have become a scale on which the excesses of humanitarian aid and the perceived shortcomings of local kinship practices are weighed. A new kind of "politics of the belly" calls into question relations of patronage around metaphors of fleshiness and dependence on foreign support. In the process, contestations over children's skinny and fat bodies lead to reconfigurations of the idea of orphanhood.
Japanese aid has long been criticized for its focus on infrastructural projects, but Japanese aid actors have also valued non-infrastructural soft aid, especially through NGOs. Drawing on twenty months of fieldwork conducted with a Japanese NGO and its training program in sustainable agriculture in Myanmar, this article examines how Japanese and Burmese aid actors engaged in what I call an aid ethic of "muddy labor"—an emphasis on shared physical and relational labor that produced a collective form of intimacy. Scholars have tended to formulate humanitarian moral sentiments as responses to a distant suffering stranger. In contrast, I argue that the ideologies and political effects of a collectivist form of aid emerge in physical, relational, and geographic proximity. I demonstrate how the collective intimacy of physical and relational labor generated a meaningful sense of belonging among aid workers, while Japanese official discourses of soft aid indicated that this ethos of solidarity was also based on hierarchical views of Japanese superiority. The article ultimately asks how this ambiguity of the ethics of muddy labor challenges capacities for critique.
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We just bought a house -and this is our first house ever! Before we lived in appartment and everything has been taking care of by lendlord, so, please, please! - forgive me if it sounds stupid - but - I know nothing about houses. The house we bought has an oil heating and I figured it has a chimney because of that. I am wondering - can I install a wood stove on a first floor right into existing chimney or I really need a separate chimney for this purpose? Our inspection revieled that 'oil' chimney needs a new lining - so figured while changing the lining we can install a stove - prices for oil in our area are insane and I heard having a wood stove during a winter really helps to do a liitle bit af savings. |
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Thank you so much, Xanndra! Can you give me just a rough idea how much it can be? I know it's very individual - but how much it can run? $400? $1000 $2000? |
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oh, so sorry. For installation of the wood stove :) |
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The cost would depend on the type of chimney you installed, whether it was double-walled metal or masonry, and where and how it exits your house. BTW, since you're new to woodburning and it might be useful to know in the future, one of the reasons you can not have your oil burner and the woodstove connected to the same flue (although it could be in same chimney if you had two separate flues ) is the you might have leakage of the exhaust gases (these are poisonous to breathe) from one appliance out the other. The other reason is that woodstoves require an exhaust temp that is much higher than for an oil burner, so a former oil flue might not be safe to handle woodstove. It's not a matter of burning the woodstove at a lower temp, either, that wouldn't work for a variety of reasons. Even though they are both heating appliances, it's best to think of them as completely different things. Another alternative for supplying additional economical heat is a pellet stove. We burn both wood and pellets (pellets are 'way easier!) as our only sources of heat. Chimney requirements for pellet stoves are often much easier to meet. Ours is a direct-vent model, so the exhaust goes straight out the wall, with a short extension outside the building. No need to go to the roof. This makes them cheaper to install. We have a Harmon pellet stove which, I believe, was about $2500. We did the installation ourselves, but I expect it would have cost about $300-450 more. Pellets were $360 for the season. |
You have three different components to deal with here: 1. The cost of the stove you want 2. The cost of the venting and hearth to install it properly 3. The cost of the labor to install it I am unclear as to what price you are asking about. Total package price including stove, venting & installation? |
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Live and breathe the Renaissance at La Posta Vecchia Hotel near Rome, a stunning villa where the city's beautiful people escape to dine ocean side. Once home to US oil tycoon and art lover J Paul Getty, its staggering collection of 15th and 17th-century artwork, antiques and tapestries are a fitting homage to his life's passion. Beg, steal or borrow to bag the Master Getty Suite, used by the man himself whenever he stayed. From the delicate oak ceiling to the marble bathroom its sheer understated luxury is humbling! Many rooms and suites bring the outside in and once you've been met at the door by a charming member of staff it's effortlessly easy to sink into La Posta's warm terracotta-hued glow. The genius addition of The Cesar restaurant (Michelin Starred no less) means stupendously fresh flavours of herbs and vegetables - many courtesy of the organic garden - sing on your taste buds along with locally sourced fish and meat. Drift into the intimate spa (just one or two at a time), explore the basement Roman ruins or the lounge and chill-out with a drink on the private beach or terrace. Stunning views of nearby Odescalchi Castle will have you goggle-eyed and forgetting that the bustle of Rome is only a short drive away.
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I grow lots of lavender and I have lots of the stems from the flowers left over. I usually use it for mulch in the garden paths but was wondering if I could use it in the chicken coop for bedding. Would the smell be too strong for the 2 month old chickens? I know this may sound kinda weird but I would like to avoid having to go buy something for them if I can just recycle something I already have. |
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Are you saying you would use ONLY lavender? Or mix it with something else? I think you want something in there that is absorbent like wood shavings to dry out the droppings, don't know if the lavender stems will accomplish that. And you'll want to doublecheck that it's not toxic to them. I imagine including some portion of lavender would make being in the coop pleasant for you if not the chickens! They can be sensitive creatures -- start with a little and see if they seem to like it or if they avoid it like the plague! --Johanna |
I like that idea, can't see why not, though it seems a bit twiggy for bedding. I'm going to give it a try as we grow a lot of lavender as well. At least add some to the straw and wood shavings, for the scent. |
I am new to the chicken thing so I wasn't sure if they would love the smell as much as me. It is kinda twiggy and I thought I would break it up a bit. I think I need to probably go buy them some straw too. They don't seem too interested in the nests at all yet. But they love dandilions and clover so I know we are going to be friends. It's easier to pull the dandilions instead of spraying them since I know they are the chicken's dinner. |
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18 Dec 2014
Svani Group joins private sector effort to combat Ebola
Svani handed over eight vehicles that will be used by the UN Mission on Ebola Emergency Response (UNMEER) in Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone, the three countries most affected by the epidemic, and Ghana, where the mission is based. The donation included three 20 k three 20 kV generators standby generators.
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Ms. Gita Welch leaves UNDP in Ghana
01 Dec 2014
Payment of Ebola workers essential for successful response and recovery, says UNDP
03 Nov 2014
Ebola crisis draining development budgets in West Africa, study finds.
The Ebola outbreak in West Africa is impairing the ability of governments to raise revenues, increasing their exposure to domestic and foreign debts and may make them more dependent on aid, according to the latest study on the socio-economic impact of the crisis carried out by the UN development agency.
01 Nov 2014
Boosting crisis response and financing key for Africa's continued progress
Decision-makers and business leaders, economists and academics from across the globe meet here today for the annual African Economic Conference (AEC). The meeting will last until 3 November and allow them to discuss how to harness knowledge and innovation for the continent's economic transformation
08 Oct 2014
UNDP global leader in transparency
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) is the most transparent development organization, according to a leading global ranking released today.
06 Oct 2014
Urgent action on Ebola needed to avert regional collapse, say UN development officials
The Ebola health crisis that has claimed thousands of lives must not be allowed to become a crippling socio-economic crisis as well, said a United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) official, beginning a 10-day visit to the most affected countries: Guinea, Sierra Leone and Liberia.
08 Sep 2014
A pact signed to boost South-South cooperation
The formal signing ceremony to consolidate the partnership between the Government of Ghana, UNDP and Governments of China and Denmark on Renewable Energy Technology Transfer has been concluded today.
30 Jul 2014
Findings of maiden Governance and Peace Poll in Ghana
The Governance & Peace Poll (GaP Poll) is a mechanism for the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and its lead partners to track the extent to which progress is being made in the areas of governance and peace as they relate to approved work plans under the United Nations Development Assistance Framework.
24 Jul 2014
Withstanding crises and redressing inequalities, key to Africa's continued progress.
Countries in Sub-Saharan Africa need to intensify their battle against deprivation and prevent crises from setting back recent development advances, according to the global 2104 Human Development Report (HDR), launched here today by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).
16 Jun 2014
Localization of the Post-2015 Development Agenda in Ghana
As the deadline for the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) draws to a close next year, a new global development agenda is in the offing. The United Nations has been supporting a series of global thematic and national level consultations to solicit inputs on priorities and feedback on means of implementation to help define the future global development framework that will succeed the MDGs.
02 Apr 2014
Pan-African Conference on Inequalities
The Government of Ghana acting through the National Development Planning Commission(NDPC) in collaboration with various partners including the United Nations Development Programme, UN Millennium Campaign, Society for International Development and Third World Network-Africa, is hosting a three-day high-level, multi-stakeholder African conference on inequalities from 28th- 30th April, 2014 at the Accra International Conference Centre (AICC). The theme of the conference is "Pan-African Conference on Inequalities in the Context of Structural Transformation".
13 Mar 2014
UNDP steps up its support for sound public finance in Africa
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) will train a diverse range of partners during the second phase of a comprehensive programme designed to mobilize tax revenues and improve budget management in Africa.
10 Mar 2014
Ms. Ruby Sandhu-Rojon leaves Ghana
Ms. Ruby Sandhu-Rojon departs Ghana on Wednesday, March 12, 2014 to take up her new assignment as Deputy Assistant Administrator and Deputy Regional Director, Regional Bureau for Africa in New York.
26 Feb 2014
UNDP launches new programme to help communities recover from the violence in the Central African Republic
Launched today in the capital Bangui, the two-year initiative, which will reach more than 350,000 conflict-affected people, aims to promote social cohesion, rebuild local infrastructure and create short-term employment opportunities in communities that have seen homes and businesses destroyed by the on-going violence.
29 Jan 2014
Humanity remains deeply unequal despite impressive progress, says UNDP report
A sustained reduction in inequality requires a shift to more inclusive growth patterns – supported by redistributive polices and changes in social norms – says a report launched today by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Administrator Helen Clark.
20 Jan 2014
Central African Republic - UNDP Urges Governments to Help End Suffering
As the violence in the Central African Republic (CAR) continues, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has called on the international community to help prevent the conflict from leaving a legacy of even greater deprivation and poverty in the country.
08 Jan 2014
On the occasion of the handing over of office supplies to the Ghana Legal Aid Scheme
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) on the 8th of January 2014, is officially handing equipment, furniture and various items to the Ghana Legal Aid Scheme. The handing over ceremony is taking place at the Kumasi Court of Appeal Premises and presided over by the Deputy Minister of Justice and Attorney General and the UNDP Country Director, Mr. Dominic Sam.
16 Dec 2013
UN Resident Coordinator in Ghana to receive a bamboo bicycle
A prototype bamboo bike will be presented to the UN Resident Coordinator and UNDP Resident Representative in Ghana, Ms. Ruby Sandhu-Rojon on Wednesday, December 18, 2013 at 10:30am. The event will be covered by the Ghanaian media and it takes place at the forecourt of the UNDP office, next to Fire Service Headquarters, Ring Road East, Accra.
03 Dec 2013
UNDP gives US$ 5 million to help kick start Haiyan debris removal
As the international community continues to transport and distribute aid to the victims of typhoon Haiyan under extremely challenging circumstances, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has pledged US$ 5 million to help kick start the removal of some of the millions of tonnes of debris left over from the storm.
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At long last an East Hampton Town Board is moving on a situation — commercial helicopters, flying low and loud between Manhattan and East Hampton -— that has plagued residents of the North Fork and Shelter Island. (more…)
Hands shot up from the audience when Southold Supervisor Scott Russell asked for volunteers to join the town's newly formed citizens advisory committee to combat helicopter noise. (more…)
Southold Town residents are invited to Town Hall Tuesday to join a community activist group aiming to help combat helicopter noise in Southold Town and across the East End. (more…)
Southold Town is calling on its residents take part in a locally based community activist group to help combat helicopter noise in Southold and across the East End. (more…)
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We've heard that flying around Orient Point and across Gardiners Bay would add 60 miles to a commuter helicopter trip. In our Hagstrom map, it appears the distances from the East River to Mattituck Inlet to East Hampton Airport amounts to about 90 miles. From East River to Mattituck Inlet to Orient Point to East Hampton Airport, it's approximately 111 miles. (more…)
Joe Werkmeister's column last week seemingly downplaying the impact of helicopter noise on the North Fork was an interesting take on the subject. I'm sure that he's not the only person in town who doesn't understand the impact helicopter noise can have on the neighborhoods directly under the flight path. (more…)
Before last week's packed public aircraft noise meeting in Wainscott, a smaller group of public officials met with representatives of the Federal Aviation Administration in Riverhead.
As with previous encounters with the FAA, nothing much was accomplished, according to those who attended the meeting. (more…)
Three hours into an exhaustive stakeout to document the greatest threat to North Fork life — helicopter noise — I reached an inauspicious conclusion: On this night in Mattituck, the loudest noise was neither helicopter, seaplane, nor any other flying craft that pollutes our precious skies. (more…)


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The Spyder's chunky looks were regularly endorsed in the logbook. Most of us found an appealing minimalism in the roadster's shape that neatly recalled the first-generation MR2, the Porsche 914, and even the Lotus Europa. The cockpit's hard plastics and hodgepodge of surface textures drew some flak, but, in true Toyota fashion, durability and functionality were above reproach. We loved the big central tachometer, the fat-rimmed wheel, the drilled pedals, and the handy dash-top compartment.
The manually operated fabric top, with its heated glass rear window, was simple enough to manipulate: Release two header buckles, and heave the structure back until it latches into place with its top side facing up--no need for a fussy soft tonneau cover. A handsome removable hard top is available in other markets, but Toyota has yet to make it available here.
We wouldn't suggest that a car of the MR2's tidy dimensions and sporting intentions could ever be an ideal grocery-getter, mall-hopper, or transcontinental road-tripper. But it bears mention that the Spyder seemed particularly underendowed for such work. A mere 1.9 cubic feet of cargo space, split between an underhood tub and a cabin-width bin behind the seats, complicated every journey that included the transportation or acquisition of stuff.
In a valiant effort to augment the car's load-carrying ability, we fitted our Spyder with a custom-designed luggage rack from Classic Carriers (see In Gear, August 2001). Although it was sturdy and beautifully crafted, the chromed decklid rack was a puzzling anachronism to many of us--like sock garters or Milton Berle in a dress. No one, it seemed, ever quite understood or trusted the thing. So, aside from famously toting a pair of obscenely large pizzas ("The heat from the engine keeps the cheese bubbling!"), the $298 Classic Carriers rack pretty much just hung around looking jaunty.
Fortunately, what the MR2 lacks in cargo space it makes up for in people space. A wheelbase that's 7.3 inches longer than a Miata's affords the Spyder a significant three inches more leg room, which pleased our lankier staffers immeasurably. Wrote one: "A six-footer can actually fit behind the wheel without feeling like a Shriner."
We have a history of burdening our Four Seasons cars with an FAO Schwarz store's worth of optional toys, but the MR2 pleasantly confounded our indulgent impulses. Toyota sells its roadster "mono-spec"--that is, with one well-equipped trim level (air conditioning, ABS, and power windows and locks are standard) and only a few meaningful upgrades. In fact, for model year 2000, MR2 buyers had only one factory option to consider: leather seats (we passed). Our Four Seasons car stickered at $23,098, plus a $455 destination charge and $52 for dealer-installed wheel locks.
For the 2002 model year, Toyota introduced a clutchless sequential manual transmission (SMT) on its diminutive image car. A chrome-knobbed stick and redundant steering-wheel-mounted buttons control the five-speed SMT, a $780 option. Cruise control--not available with the regular manual gearbox--is standard with the SMT. A 2002 MR2 Spyder equipped exactly like our 2000 model would cost $24,275.
Toyota plans to bring only 5000 MR2 Spyders to the United States each year, and so far, demand has comfortably outstripped supply. At this point, the incumbent Miata outsells the MR2 three to one, and we have no reason to anticipate a reversal of fortune any time soon. But we also have no doubt that buyers in North America, Europe, and Japan are keeping the MR2 assembly line in Tokyo busy enough to make the car worthwhile for Toyota. It's a lesson in niche marketing that other manufacturers would do well to study carefully.
In the end, the MR2 is a magnificently affordable way to experience the unique pleasures of the mid-engine layout. (Next stop is the $43,365 Porsche Boxster, followed by the $89,115 Lotus Esprit V8, the $89,995 Acura NSX, the $144,620 Ferrari 360 Modena, and the $294,900 Lamborghini Diablo.) Toyota has created a charming, stupendously entertaining plaything in the MR2 Spyder. Lightweight sports cars are thin on the ground in the United States. The list of such machines we are denied (Lotus Elise, MGF, Caterham Super 7, Fiat Barchetta, Alfa Romeo Spider, Opel Speedster) is considerably longer than the list of those we are allowed. We're thrilled to have the Spyder; the automotive enthusiast's world is a more interesting place for it. We're still fond of a certain Mazda, but even the most ardent members of our Miata faithful agree that competition is healthy and that variety is the spice of life.


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With the regular season winding down, the Cazenovia boys lacrosse team found out that it might not be far away from the elite level.
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Japan Ground Self-Defense Force
Japan Ground Self-Defense Force | |
Founded | July 1, 1954 – present |
Country | Japan |
Type | Army |
Size | 170,000 active personnel |
Part of | Japan Self-Defense Forces |
Garrison/HQ | Ichigaya, Tokyo, Japan |
Nickname | GSDF |
Commanders | |
Commander-in-Chief | PM Shinzō Abe |
Chief of the ground staff | General Eiji Kimizuka |
The Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF; Japanese: 陸上自衛隊; Rikujō Jieitai?), is the main branch of the Japan Self-Defense Forces responsible for land-based military operations. It is the de facto army of Japan. The JGSDF was created on July 1, 1954.
New military guidelines, announced in December 2010 will direct the Jieitai away from its Cold War focus on the Soviet Union to a focus on China, especially regarding the dispute over the Senkaku Islands. The largest of the three services of the Japan Self-Defense Forces, the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force is tasked with maintaining internal security in Japan and operates under the command of the chief of the ground staff, based in the city of Ichigaya, Tokyo. The present chief of the ground staff is General Eiji Kimizuka (Japanese: 君塚 栄治).
The JGSDF numbered around 170,000 soldiers in 2014.[1]
Japan accepted the Potsdam Declaration in 1945, and, in compliance with Article 9, the Imperial Japanese Army and Imperial Japanese Navy were dismantled. Both were replaced by the United States Armed Forces occupation force, which assumed responsibility for the defense of Japan.
On the outbreak of the Korean War, many U.S. units were transferred to Korea, and Japan was perceived as lacking defenses. Encouraged by the American occupation authorities, in July 1950 the Japanese government authorized the establishment of a National Police Reserve, consisting of 75,000 men equipped with light infantry weapons.[citation needed] Under the terms of Japan's various peace treaties and the Mutual Security Assistance Pact (ratified in 1952), American forces stationed in Japan were responsible for confronting external aggression against Japan while Japanese forces, both ground and maritime, would deal with internal threats and natural disasters. Accordingly, in mid-1952 the National Police Reserve was expanded to 110,000 men and renamed the National Safety Forces.
Japan continued to improve its defensive capabilities. On July 1, 1954, the National Security Board was reorganized as the Defense Agency, and the National Security Force was reorganized afterwards as the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force, the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force and the Japan Air Self-Defense Force. The enabling legislation for this was the 1954 Self-Defense Forces Act [Act No. 165 of 1954].
For a long period, the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force possessed a dubious ability to hold off a Soviet invasion of Hokkaido. Zbigniew Brzezinski observed in 1972 that it seemed optimized to fight 'a Soviet invasion conducted on American patterns of a quarter of a century ago.'[2] While the force is now an efficient army of around 148,000,[3] its apparent importance had, until recently, seemingly declined with the end of the Cold War, and attempts to reorient the forces as a whole to new post Cold War missions have been tangled in a series of internal political disputes.
In 1989, basic training for lower-secondary and upper-secondary academy graduates began in the training brigade and lasted approximately three months. Specialized enlisted and non-commissioned officer (NCO) candidate courses were available in branch schools and qualified NCOs could enter an eight-to-twelve-week officer candidate program. Senior NCOs and graduates of an eighty-week NCO pilot course were eligible to enter officer candidate schools, as were graduates of the National Defense Academy at Yokosuka and graduates of all four-year universities. Advanced technical, flight, medical and command and staff officer courses were also run by the JGSDF. Like the maritime and air forces, the JGSDF ran a youth cadet program offering technical training to lower-secondary school graduates below military age in return for a promise of enlistment.
Because of population density and urbanization on the Japanese islands, only limited areas are available for large-scale training, and, even in these areas, noise restrictions are extensive. The JGSDF has adapted to these conditions by conducting command post exercises, map maneuvers, investing in simulators and other training programs, as well as conducting live fire exercises overseas at locations such as the Yakima Training Center in the United States.
The JGSDF has two reserve components: the rapid-reaction reserve component (即応予備自衛官制度) and the main reserve component (一般予備自衛官制度). Members of the rapid-reaction component train 30 days a year. Members of the main reserve train five days a year. As of December 2007, there were 8,425 members of the rapid-reaction reserve component and 22,404 members of the main reserve component.[4]
- Northern Army, headquartered in Sapporo, Hokkaido
- North Eastern Army, headquartered in Sendai, Miyagi
- Eastern Army, headquartered in Nerima, Tokyo
- Central Army, headquartered in Itami, Hyōgo
- Western Army, headquartered at Kumamoto, Kumamoto
Other Units[edit]
- Other Units and Organizations
- Material Control Command
- Ground Research & Development Command
- Signal Brigade
- Military Police
- Military Intelligence Command
- Intelligence Security Command
- Ground Staff College
- Ground Officer Candidate School
- Others
Regionally the JGSDF is organised into five armies, the Northern Army, North Eastern Army, Eastern Army, Central Army, and Western Army.
Tactical organization[edit]
The GSDF consists of the following tactical units:
- one armored division (7th),
- eight infantry divisions, each with three or four battalion-sized infantry regiments,
- five infantry brigades (11th Brigade, 12th Brigade, 13th Brigade, 14th Brigade, and 15th Brigade)
- one airborne brigade (1st Airborne Brigade),
- four combined (training) brigades,
- one training brigade,
- one artillery brigade,
- two air defense brigades,
- four engineer brigades,
- one helicopter brigade with twenty-four squadrons and two anti-tank helicopter platoons.
JGSDF divisions and brigades are combined arms units with infantry, armored, and artillery units, combat support units and logistical support units. They are regionally independent and permanent entities. The divisions strength varies from 6,000 to 9,000 personnel. The brigades are smaller with 3,000 to 4,000 personnel.
Special Forces[edit]
Special Forces units consist of the following:
- CRF: Central Readiness Force (中央即応集団 Chūō Sokuō Shūdan): ~4,500 personnel combination of: 1st Airborne Brigade, 1st Helicopter Brigade, Japanese Special Forces Group, and the 101st NBC Protection Unit
- Headquarters – Camp Asaka, Nerima, Tokyo with 230 personnel
- 1st Airborne Brigade – Camp Narashino, Narashino, Chiba with 1,900 personnel
- 1st Helicopter Brigade – Camp Kisarazu, Kisarazu, Chiba with 900 personnel
- Central Readiness Force Regiment – Camp Utsunomiya, Utsunomiya, Tochigi with 700 personnel
- Japanese Special Forces Group – Camp Narashino, Narashino, Chiba with 600 personnel
- Central NBC Weapon Defense Unit – Camp Ōmiya, Ōmiya-ku, Saitama with 155 personnel
- NBC Countermeasure Medical Unit – Camp Asaka, Asaka, Saitama with 70 personnel
- International Peace Cooperation Activities Training Unit – Camp Komakado, Gotemba, Shizuoka with 80 personnel
- Headquarters – Camp Asaka, Nerima, Tokyo with 230 personnel
- レンジャー (陸上自衛隊) ("Ranger"), Ground Self Defense Force Ranger.[5]
- Western Army Infantry Regiment (西部方面普通科連隊 Seibu Hōmen Futsū-ka Rentai), light infantry unit trained for amphibious operations.
Insignia | General (統合・陸上 幕僚長たる陸将) |
Lieutenant General (陸将) |
Major General (陸将補) |
Colonel (1等陸佐) |
Lieutenant Colonel (2等陸佐) |
Major (3等陸佐) |
Captain (1等陸尉) |
First Lieutenant (2等陸尉) |
Second Lieutenant (3等陸尉) |
Warrant Officer (准陸尉) |
Type A (甲階級章) |
Type B (乙階級章) |
Miniature (略章) |
Insignia | Sergeant Major (陸曹長) |
Master Sergeant (1等陸曹) |
Sergeant First Class (2等陸曹) |
Sergeant (3等陸曹) |
Leading Private (陸士長) |
Private First Class (1等陸士) |
Private (2等陸士) |
Type A (甲階級章) |
Type B (乙階級章) |
Miniature (略章) |
See also[edit]
- Japan Self-Defense Forces
- Japanese Iraq Reconstruction and Support Group
- Military ranks and insignia of the Japan Self-Defense Forces
- Ministry of Defense (Japan)
- Maritime Operational Transport concept (Japan)
- ^ IISS Military Balance 2008, Routledge, London, 2008, p.384
- ^ Zbigniew Brzezinski, The Fragile Blossom (Harper, 1972) p.95, in James H. Buck, 'The Japanese Military in the 1980s,' in James H. Buck (ed.), The Modern Japanese Military System, Sage Publications, Beverly Hills/London, 1975, p.220
- ^ IISS 2010, pp. 408–411
- ^ [1][dead link]
- ^ https://ja.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/レンジャー_%28陸上自衛隊%29
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