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The HRDC is mandated to establish linkages between the education, the training system and the work place to take appropriate measures to reduce mismatch between demand and supply of human resource.
It is in this context that the HRDC had launched the lower six placement programme in 2007. This project has undoubtedly helped students to boost their self-confidence, improve their communication skills and make them aware of the different workplace culture and practices.
With a view to complement the lower six placement project, the HRDC has now initiated the Career3 project which is a series of talks targeted to secondary level students comprising 3 main components namely Think Career, Developing Employability skills and CV writing and Interviewing techniques.
Career Cube : Career Talks for Secondary School Students
The HRDC is mandated to establish linkages between the education, the training system and the work place to take appropriate measures to reduce mismatch between demand and supply of human resource.
HR Excellence Awards
The Human Resource Development Council (HDRC) launched the second edition of the HR Excellence Awards after the success and active participation of employers and HR practitioners in the first edition.
The HR Excellence Awards is the first recognition framework introduced in Mauritius in 2011 to promote, encourage and showcase successes and accomplishments of the HR community.
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The HRD Conference invited contributions and participation from practitioners, policy makers, researchers and academics on themes surrounding HRD at country and enterprise levels. It provided an intensive and interactive forum for showcasing and presenting HR strategies that had been implemented to contribute towards enabling countries and organizations weather the vagaries of the socio-economic system.
Attending this conference has allowed participants to widen their horizons in emerging issues in the field of HRD which are of paramount value in triggering innovation and sharpening productivity at the macro and micro levels.
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In the context of the International HRD Conference 2013, a Round Table Discussion was organised on 16th October 2013 at the HRDC. 9 selected leading professionals from each sector of the Mauritian economy and the keynote speaker from the International HRD Conference were invited to participate as panelists. The session was moderated by Mr Raj Makoond, Executive Director of the Joint Economic Council.
Work placement programme for Lower VI students
The Ministry of Education and Human Resources and the HRDC in collaboration with the relevant Employers' Organisations/Institutions operating in the public and private sectors initiated the above project in 2007 which allowed for short period placement of 2/3 weeks duration to students of Lower Six Placement Programme as well as to students following courses in prevocational courses. The project actually emphasizes the importance of out-of-classroom career-related experiences for students.
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I'm going to give it to you straight–this Friday, Jan. 20, 2017 Donald Trump will be inaugurated as our 45th President. It's going to happen. There doesn't seem to be an ethical conflict too deep or a tweet too far–even insulting a Civil Rights hero on MLK weekend–to stop this juggernaut.
We need to find some productive ways to cope.
You probably don't have Friday off from work, but it's not like anyone is going to be getting much of anything done, either. We're not saying hide your head in the sand, we're saying make Inauguration Day a time to reflect on how you want to spend the next four year.
Got to the Whitney, and pay what you wish: "On January 20, the Whitney will be open on a pay-what-you-wish basis all day to affirm our commitment to open dialogue, civic engagement, and the diversity of American art and culture," says the Whitney's website. There are a variety of special tours and events for the day, listed here, including a program called My America, that leads participants through an exploration of their portrait collection. The museum is open until 10pm, so there's time to consider the role art will play in the sure-to-be-strange years to come, even after the work day is done.
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This game is awesomme!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I have played and beaten every GTA game that was made and I must say that this game is sooooo much better than all the others. Now dont get me wrong I loved San Andreas, Vice City, and GTA3. The play control on this game is much better than the previous games and the way the game progresses is better too. In this game you actually get to make decisions about who lives and who dies as you progress. Also the way the police chase you is different as well. IN the prevoius games your wanted level goes up and the only way to make it go down was to visit a pay 'n spray. In this game you can actually hide from police as if it was a real life event. The area around the crime must be fled before the police see you or they find you and chase you and you have to lose them again. The graphics and detail are incredible too. This game is the best Its that simple. Now everyone is different and some people will not like this game. I suggest renting it if you have not played a GTA game before. However if you have played a GTA game before and enjoyed it I promise you will absolutely LOVE THIS ONE!!!!!!!!!!
First off i want to say this game is the best GTA game out of all of them so far. The graphics are sick they out did there salves on this one. The way Niko and Roman talk on here is funny and for niko being a bad guy he is very nice and polite on here, I dont think this game is good for kids to play without an adult because of language and some graphics on the game. Now on all this about you do the same missions over and over again is not true the only way that will happen is if you dont do it right our your time was up or you didnt save the game. And here are some Cheat Codes to help you along with missions.
Weapon Batch 1: Unlock baseball bat, grenades, m4, mp5, pistol, rpg & sniper rifle (486)-555-0100
Weapon Batch 2: Unlock ak-47, knife, molotov cocktails, pistol, rpg, sniper rifle & uzi (486)-55-0150
Adjust Your Wanted Level: Get rid of nikos wanted level (267)-555-0100
Refill Health, Armor & Ammo: Refill nikos health and give him fresh armor (362)-555-0100 or (482)-555-0100
Now here are some cheats for cars
Comet Car: (227)-555-0175
FIB Buffalo Car: (227)-555-0100
Super GT Car: (227)-555-0168
Turismo Car: (227)-555-0147
I think its a very good game. missions are different. You use a cell phone which is different to the series. You can be friends with different characters and each character offers you something that will help you out. Plus you can bowl and do various other activites on the game as well. The graphics are very good as well. characters are not stick figures or anything anymore. different things happen to the cars when you destroy them. Your character can fly through winshield as well which is fun. The map is larger and bigger and their is a lot to do. I really really do reccomend this game. buy it because you will love it
This game is exceptional, By far the best of the GTA series, I would reccomend it to anyone that wants a game they wont get bored with in a week.
It's as much fun as i remember when the original came out.
I am overall happy with my buy. I like the game
and do recommend it. but just one caution when you agree to buy online do try if you can check the price at your local walmart. unfortunatelly I got a good price. It still was 10.00 dollars cheaper at the store. I saved 10.00 buying online could have saved 20.00. still a good buy.
My 12 yr old loves to play this game.
I got this game for my son. After getting an x-box 360, he wanted this game for Christmas. Now I can't get him out of his room. Well worth the money.
If you love any of the other GTA games you will love this!!! The graphics are amazing, multiplayer is great tons of different modes to play. I good go on and on how good it is......
Prepare to be blown completely away! The gameplay, graphics, lighting, and music are all incredible. I've been playing video games since the '80's. There has never been a game like this. The attention to every detail has has been improved since the other titles in this series. This game is very engrossing. The publisher has made a living breathing city. If your a game player, you have to include this title. Especially if your a fan of the Grand Theft Auto series. I would not recommend this game for anyone under 18.
Just got a 360 and got my first game as Grand Theft Auto 4. Awesome graphics and storyline. 5*
There no scratches on the gsme.
This is one of the best GTA games I've played! Although I beat the game in 4 days, it was still fun. It was somewhat realistic which made it better. An awesome game to play!
Finally, a good competive price that equals other on line stores and ebay.
WOW! I WAS JUST AMAZED OF GRAND THEFT AUTO IV! IT'S EVERY THING IT SAID IT WAS GOING BE AND MORE. THE GRAFFIX ARE AMAZING AND THE STORY LINE IS GREAT BUY IT TRUST JUDGEedog
so far in the two weeks of having the game.the only thing I don't care for is the story mode is long but I'm glad I waited till now to buy at have price!!!!!!!!. If you liked gta games than I recommand adding this one to you collection.
person receiving it loved it and was happy to have it :D
When i first got the game it was a little boring, but after a few missions i became obsessed. The cursing in the game is out of control though. I couldnt ever play around my younger brother. The game is also very limited when i comes to being able to walk in to buildings, buy cars, buy houses, and fixing up cars. You cant do most of that. Its still a very good game, and Isnt really hard at all.
Christmas gift
I've been waiting for this game for a long time, and it was definately wotrth the wait. Rockstar out did themselves, everything in this came works. They have created a fully realized world for you to play in. Storyy is great, graphics are great, the gameplay is great (espiacally, with the new cover system and targeting). If you like your games with a little more maturity than say Mario, this is defiantly worth checking out.


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South Carolina: Only In a Heart-Shaped State
South Carolina isn't a big place. It's about three hours across. Leave after breakfast and you'll be at the coast before lunch. In the Upcountry, we think of the beach as our backyard. They think of our mountains the same way.
A battle was fought in Charleston, and though many an attack has been curbed in the Holy City over the last three centuries, this one was different. The city surrendered, almost immediately. With humility and grace the town raised a white flag… and a white flag… and a white flag. These banners are rising all over Charleston. Likely there's more going up even as I write this post.
With every bit of Southern hospitality, Charleston said to the nation Enough. Love wins. Neighbors matter. It's what I like best about the South, it's what makes me tear up about living in a funny, little heart-shaped state.
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Carry OnMature
"why keep putting myself to the face of disappointment when i have a reason to be happy. why do i keep expecting people to change, when i have given the multiple chances too. So when i take the leap and start to let myself be happy without the distractions of disappointment, every thing goes wrong."
"i see what you mean and that makes sense, but how can you through years of friendship away?"
"The way she dimissed converstations that may have stopped me, as that is what became between us. The way she always had someone to talk to but not me.The way i was tossed aside like disregarded piece of rubbish, and it made me feel like trash"
"that's a little bit strange isn't it, i wonder if her mum thinks it weird?"
Honnestly i dont even care anymore may be it would be better if i left.
Maye it would be better if we all left, maybe just maybe would they be satified, that the people that have caused them all so much pain have gone. The poeple that are hurting enough insde to hurt the outside themselves, are gone. And the poeple that caused the hurt on the inside is THEM. I dont know what life has come to anymore.
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Combining peas and pecans makes for a crunchy-textured salad that even the kids will enjoy. Pea and pecan salads can be made in various ways, and a few are offered here.
Pea pecan and corn salad:
- 1 cup chopped pecans
- 2 cups sweet baby peas (frozen is fine)
- Lettuce
- Mayonnaise (pre-made)
Pea pecan and bacon salad:
- 1/2 cup mayonnaise
- 1 tablespoon apple cider, plus 1 teaspoon extra
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- Freshly ground pepper, to taste
- 1/4 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
- 10 oz frozen peas, thawed and drained
- 1/2 cup toasted pecans, chopped
- 6 slices bacon
- 1/4 cup red onion, minced
Pea pecan and corn salad
Pea pecan and bacon salad
1Prepare the bacon. Cook in the oven at 400ºF/200ºC until crisp.
- Once cooked, crumble into smaller pieces.
2Make the dressing. Pour the mayonnaise, vinegar and Worcestershire sauce into the salad bowl. Add the sugar and pepper to taste. Mix to combine well.
3Add the peas, pecans and minced onion. Add the crumbled bacon. Toss through to cover.
4Place in the refrigerator to chill before serving. Cover to prevent fridge odors transferring.
5Serve. Add salad servers and you're good to go.
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- If wished, garnish with some freshly chopped herbs.
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- Small mixing bowl
- Individual serving plates
- Serving spoon or tongs for moving salad to lettuce leaves
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and in the murk I can't escape his terror-torn tormented scowl
I hide my eyes but still can see his fingers reaching out for me
And cringe away from dark and danger from this ill-defined demented stranger
Eyes hidden deep within a cowl.
Meekly I turn but there's no haven from similar threats, as dark as raven
They grip my heart as though enslaven, as they creep and lurk in corners grey
I pray for respite from these spectres gloomily possessing their secret sectors
In my room their gaze unarming speaking of cruel intent all-harming
So that I know just who holds sway.
The shadows creep enclosing reason, swamp me like ectoplasmic treason
My eyes are closed but they hold season the phantoms running in my mind
I chant a mantra of silent soothing feeling their thoughts so disapproving
They take their comfort from my dismay and thrive on any overt display
Of dread and fear from humankind.
Then all at once the vision's fading leaving me with an all-pervading
sense that my mind was just persuading my heart to accept this state of fear
Yet deep within me are words unspoken leaving me dead inside and broken
Never again will my heart flutter no other words again to utter
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4 time Super Bowl champion Bill Romanowski joins Mut and Lou to talk about playing in Boston and Super Bowl experiences.
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We're talking about winners and and letting it hide it separate your own or Super Bowl rings so okay veterans to separate quarterbacks and a guy who played 514 rings. Bill Romanowski sits down and joins -- bill like you look at the seed. Hey great beyond got -- -- your boss is not that you saw a little later -- what you would have my plot they love I was in office god. You know -- you know I take out his bracket PC like a year ago and I was like. Almighty god I love that I can't believe. You know what is happened with BCM. You know it's amazing what what -- sports town. Boston -- been a great sports town. But it seems like it keeps getting better it -- -- get better you BC Eagles it's like yeah they can't get to particulate. They would hockey championships left and right it's a -- wanted to talk with a broad right iron out of the clock and whenever -- -- that. You south but hey it's it's awesome I. I love my days in Boston in -- at some level and that that's what I am I grew up on the East Coast and you know. You talk with you guys kind their relive men you know a lot of those great memories I have Mateo. It was a great time in my life. He said it's. Always when he could have been better the Broncos wouldn't be here and the patriots could be here yeah how we spent a couple of days built talking about why the patriots aren't here. One of the store one of things to come up with a talked about as they did put off pal around Tom Brady. That -- quarterback you should do what the Broncos did which is big series got to the various Thomas Eric Decker Julius Thomas -- by the way. Go -- Wes Welker as you watch the patriots this year. That they make a mistake in not putting enough talent around Tom Brady offensively. You know to let Wes Welker get away. Mind boggling to me. That really is that -- of but you have to be -- make tough decisions. As a head coach and you may have a off you know. Do you call the AFC championship -- an off year on some level when you're the New England Patriots. You do. Okay not letting you get the Super Bowl is an off year and it should be that way. Because you've built a reputation of being one of the best organizations you clearly have still -- the best quarterbacks but guys had a lot of injuries if and you take away those injuries. And Yves then one of the big injuries in a game. We all know the match up with the marriage Thomas. And you know them lose and to leave it right got that right there come on guys. We'll see I'm with you because you'll go in a year you think you will what are the odds of what you got to know one of our better tight ends allegedly -- murdering three -- an extremely elusive in June. That you -- rough Gradkowski would -- does come back yeah given abilities. The yield -- who always -- -- Roy's but. I look at this offseason is it okay area does not go back robbed -- just -- we can stay healthy the Denver Broncos that we got some weapons we've brought in Peyton Manning. We know what I straight his -- to score points I still think they got to strengthen their strength and asked Tom Brady. -- apps absolutely. You know -- the game is up all the horses you've got to have the talent. Break in the talent. And make sure you have more talent around Tom Brady. -- to me look at what did Denver Broncos did. They've made sure they were deep -- receiver. A guy. And what date they win gains by Al. You know -- scoring people. That's usually. What knowingly does. Hats off though to New England with what they were able to do would change things. It turned themselves into a little more of -- come -- to go off that's. Phenomenal coach. -- so yeah. They didn't get it done this year they came up short in the AFC championship game you live and learn you build well Jack you learn from this year. And I think he's gonna learn I think he's gonna make some of those you got to do that through their draft. He got it do that by. You know really cultivating young talent. And when those young guys -- pop. -- the excuse my French when I say that in the air balls drop in the -- turn that it is subject around here and noble and a leg just had a vasectomy coupled I guess our I. Tell your wallet they're sure about right now that's our right -- But you know it paid these young guys up there ball's got to drop. And I got to step it up and. We're talking to Bill Romanowski you but -- ask this question I'm sure but as patriot fans the debate rages on. If Peyton Manning wins this Super Bowl. Is he going to be considered. Right there with -- one of the best quarterbacks ever is it fair to put a Super Bowl ring -- that lot of demarcation between quarterbacks top of their profession. You know absolutely. And you know I say this you know sometimes it becomes. You know I season the season. I look at Brady and I just got to be honest with the I don't think he was real accurate this year. I allied major prisoner abuse that split the page appears to look at it experienced weapons miscommunication. You know I. You have to me you just gotta call what it is and if Tom Tom Brady. -- step it up and saying you know what I need to be better. And I always had that our approach. Every year I played that. Me if I'd make that play or did not do that missed that tackle or -- it for him that he may fifth -- or did the try and you can only see eight teams so much of the quarterback on some level you are that team. But you don't we ask you this though because you know he loves to post quarterback Jimmy would allocated to young Elway for God's sakes. And they'll say Bill Romanowski was to go go save Joseph wanted it was fortunately don't see you were to -- -- -- -- those who knew there. They forget about your side of the ball it's the ultimate team sport yet they did and yet they put it all on one. I did say that their mind boggling part gap but you know think about it -- it -- the patriots were key commands. What is Super -- think about that defense joy to finish it -- you know it does get overshadowed by your real football people. There're real guys that really know the game. Know that they could have done it without deadbeat parents because they haven't done -- sense draw guy south -- -- in San Francisco. When we were winning Super Bowls Joseph Montana. You know I got off pads out West Coast offense was getting all behind him. -- -- we always had you know top 1234. Defense. -- -- blow it -- all up and that's enough respect this month and a guy in if you just realize that's a way. Well they get a defense. What was your reaction. This idea -- the league wants to create -- strike zone for you to -- -- they wanna say you can't hit a mile ready we know that. 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The Silver Vixen
The silence in the shallow valley but for the breath of wind through pines was total. Weary and weighted by age, Vera did nothing to disturb that quiet, even as coughs clawed to escape her withered lungs. She hid in a tangle of scrub just beyond a little shack. Micah squatted beside her. He had chosen their cover; its view of the dwelling was uninterrupted. Micah's black eyes were fixed on its crude door.
The shack stood—slumped, rather—at the base of the valley. There was a little glade there dotted with flowers. The patches of heather and clover brought to mind a classic cottage garden, though the clearing appeared natural. There were signs a few trees had been felled for fuel—a cluster of wood and a small axe rested by the wall nearest. Vera was pleased to note those trees chopped down had been replaced. Most were saplings, but several fine, strong young fellows stretched their branches into the air alongside seniors.
There was little evidence of the outside world, only a lead pipe stuffed through the thatched roof to pump out smoke. The shack's walls were stone to Vera's thigh, then interwoven twigs given strength by clay, insulation against the wind. The only window was shuttered; they couldn't see inside.
But there was no one inside. Not yet.
Though the shack was primitive, probably constructed by its inhabitant—apparently they were determined, though lacked notable building skill— it blended so well with the undergrowth it was near invisible from all but a few perfect angles. Vera and Micah had traipsed the taiga for three weeks before they happened upon it, about to sit down for lunch. Vera's grasp of the forest's spoils and the rabbits and scrub fowls Micah shot kept them well fed.
From above, the taiga was a stretch of embroidered velvet; green, grey, black and glimmering night blue. Such fabric spun the gowns of countesses of old, donned to welcome the most esteemed of guests and dazzle at the most important parties. Streams and rivers twined flashing silver chains and sparkles of white—evening frost on twigs and stone—were tiny precious gems. The great lake was the crowning piece: a glistening sapphire brooch so large it would topple any silly old countess who pinned it to her breast.
Vera was a present-day countess. She wore no such finery, not now—not even when she was young, some sixty years ago. The only jewellery she wore was a small pendant on a fine chain. It was as precious to Vera as life. She never took it off, the pendant forever nestled to her bony chest.
The fresh scent of pine on cold air seemed auspicious and filled Vera with expectation, stalling surrender to the ache of her stiff old body as late afternoon eased toward twilight. Her information promised the shack's inhabitant would return by then. It couldn't spend the night exposed. Even in late summer, it grew bitterly cold in the dark so far south.
Light waned. Vera reached beneath her collar and gripped her pendant. Beside her, Micah was a statue. Though Vera was intent as he, his eyes were sharp, her own touched by age. It was Micah who first spotted their quarry.
A silver vixen ambled into the clearing with a scatter of needles and pine cones. Though fleet, her gait was clumsy, as though the vixen was unbearably tired or her limbs slightly crooked. The creature padded toward the shack; the clearing her home and she was unafraid of danger there. Vera's gnarled grip tightened. The glass capsule of her pendant, around which gold and gems were fashioned, seemed to pulse, the rare syrup within rippling green-black as Vera's hand trembled.
The last rays of sunlight filtering from heaven vanished.
The vixen gave a shudder, nose right to the tip of her limp tail aquiver.
Vera almost groaned and clutched her pendant all the more tightly. Any other capsule might have shattered, but this was a Moore heirloom. It would take more than pressure to damage Vera's pendant; what it protected was too precious.
The vixen began to change. Her limbs lengthened and fine silver hair retracted, leaving human skin. Her tail vanished, body lengthening and bending upright so she stood on her hind legs. Soon nothing remained of the vixen. A naked woman stood in her place.
She was bent and crooked, thin silver curls sweeping to her wrinkled waist.
She was old. Older even than Vera.
Micah uttered a soft sound of satisfaction, no more than a sigh of wind. But Vera's heart dipped, crestfallen.
The very old shapechanger stepped into a pair of worn boots and took a faded bluebell dress from a nail stuck in her door. It was a young woman's dress: practical, smart attire for ducking out to the market, taking tea with friends or visiting relatives. At least, it would have been fifty years ago. Vera had owned several like it, buttoned down the bodice on an eye-pleasing curve, tied with pretty white sashes.
'Countess, what's wrong?' Micah asked, barely moving his lips as the shapechanger wriggled into her dress. It was very loose—she was as string held up by some miracle. 'She's just what we need. I'll set the traps once she sleeps and we'll have her at first light.'
'She is too old,' Vera sighed, deflated. Despite deep regret, she couldn't tear her eyes from the magnificent creature. The aged shapechanger took a stout cane, muttering about disobedient kits and quarrels over mates. Her voice was the scratch of sand on stone, the rustle of dried leaves. A voice of the earth and forest. Leaning heavily on her cane, she tottered about patches of vegetables at the edge of her clearing, gardens disordered so they appeared wild. The shapechanger filled a small sack with a few potatoes, onions, carrots and a sprig of thyme.
'Too old, Countess? What do you mean?' Micah asked, eyes narrowing.
'She is too old,' Vera repeated, initial devastation fizzling to sad resignation. She was used to disappointment, but the loss of her precious shapechanger hit hard. 'She is beautiful, but how would she look by our other pieces? The shapechanger is our very last creature to collect. I want perfection.'
Micah wasn't impressed. Their contact, a tanner from the south, had written of a story widespread in his town, that silver foxes became human with the setting sun and threw great parties filled with food, wine and dance. Scornful of the tanner's reliability, Micah had reluctantly accompanied his eager mistress south; the countess had hunted shapechangers for over half a century and lived for such tip-offs. His fervour on the hunt had kindled when they found faint boot prints where no sensible villager would roam, and discovering the dwelling had sparked terrific excitement. At last seeing the shapechanger, all recent hardships were now worth the great effort he'd spent.
That it had been pointless was not what Micah wanted to hear.
'We have spent the last month slogging through this damn forest, tailing every silver fox we've come across. Now you forsake possibly your very last opportunity to complete the Moores' collection for mere cosmetic concerns?'
'It is not only that,' Vera insisted, eyes locked to the shapechanger as she ambled to her door and opened it with a creak. As though a signal to charge, a quintet of kits bounded from a nearby bush and skittered through her legs, barrelling into the shack. She sighed, but chuckled with two vixens and a fox that followed more sedately. They gazed up at her, noses twitching.
'Yes, you can come in. At least you've got manners to ask. Those kits…'
She shook her head as though nothing could be done with them.
'Let's get in, then. Hope the kits' bellies're full, else they'll be disappointed. Getting my fill of roots tonight—bowels've been letting me know I'm not getting enough.'
She chuckled again. The foxes seemed to join in.
'Might have a bit of old fowl lying around. They can fight over it, if they're diresome hungry.'
Impatient as his mistress listened, entranced by the one-sided conversation, Micah reclaimed Vera's attention.
'Tell me then, Countess Veradine: why would you abandon your life's work? Why would you forsake your dream?'
'Do not be so dramatic,' Vera chided, but Micah scowled. 'I am hardly giving it up. It is only she cannot be collected. She just cannot. She is…'
'Too old,' Micah grumbled.
'We need something younger: a young, firm shapechanger that will heal well. Our traps might kill a creature as old as her.'
'If that's the problem, I don't think we need to use traps,' Micah said, again eyeing the door, lids so narrowed he might squint through solid wood at his target. 'We can ambush her inside. I can overcome a small skulk easily,' he declared, hand at the revolver on his hip. 'And she can't put up much of a fight, old as she is. I would be gentle, Countess.'
'I know you would handle her with utmost care,' Vera said. Micah behaved gentlemanly towards women whether toddler or school girl, maiden, married or crone. Perhaps due to his time in the army, he considered women rather delicate, as well. The few times Vera had been annoyed with Micah was when he hinted that, as a woman, Vera was in any way incapable. 'But such an old body may not take well to the mounting process.'
'What of the kits?' Micah wondered, unwilling to give up on their prize. 'Or the younger vixens and fox? They are the perfect age.'
'But they are not shapechangers,' Vera said sadly.
'If she's lived her life with the foxes, no doubt she's bred. They could be hers. They might just change on different schedules. This is such a rare opportunity, Countess,' Micah pressed. 'We must be sure.'
'I am sure. Shapechangers do not pass on their abilities,' Vera reminded. Micah grimaced. Vera had taught him that. He'd read it many times in the museum. 'If they could, no doubt enough of the creatures would remain that I wouldn't be so desperate to find one.'
'Of course,' Micah replied.
'And if the tanner's story is true, and her schedule renders her vixen in daylight, how could she have carried any offspring? They would not have survived.'
'You are right, of course,' Micah relented grudgingly, but gave a short bow where he crouched. 'I'm sorry to complain, Countess. Disappointment is a brute of a thing.'
'That it is,' she smiled sadly. The two waited until they heard the scamper of kits at play within the shack and a crackle as dry kindling was set alight. Then Micah helped his mistress to her feet. Together, starting slow to stretch cramped muscles, they began the long trek from the taiga.
From midnight, Vera slept on a bed of pine needles, wrapped in a blanket from her assistant's pack. Micah kept watch for danger; bears and wolves were the dominant predators in woods south of his hometown. At sunrise, the pair set out again. By mid-afternoon they found the path, and by seven that evening they broke free of the pines. From there, it was an easy journey of a few hours to the nearest town.
Micah collapsed into bed once their inn room was paid for. He was a hardy man, tall and lithe, but for years Micah had had rigid limitations on his body. The last month had chipped away at his strength, and he'd just gone two days without a wink of sleep, much of that spent travelling. Not only travelling, but helping Vera to travel, ensuring his mistress didn't stumble, carrying her if passage grew too rough.
Smiling as he snored, Vera unlaced Micah's boots and with two grunts of effort pulled the heavy things from his feet. Throwing a light blanket over him, she looked fondly on her assistant, face blank with sleep. Vera dampened a cloth, wiping sweat and dirt from his dark face before opening the window. Leaning on the sill, she lit a cigarette, puffing outside so the smoke wouldn't disturb Micah.
Micah was the son of her housekeeper, her dearest friend; had Vera children of her own, they would be around his age. His father dead before he even toddled, the boy had grown up in and around Vera's home, manor and museum. A nephew to her, she had been devastated when Micah, like so many of Sorrel's young men, had been sent west to war. He'd lasted many years and battles and was promoted quickly, entering a unit Micah said specialised in stealth missions.
But a shot in the side and another to his calf, just below the right knee, had ended his military career. He'd been whisked from the front to a hospital in Hickory, a big city just outside the war zone, but it was clear he'd never make a full recovery.
Honourably discharged, back in his hometown Micah had had nothing to do. The active life he'd led and would never regain weighted his mind, and he'd grown listless, moody. All he would do was play lone games with battered dice he kept in his pocket. Fearing he'd turn to drink, as she'd heard some veterans did, Alice had asked Vera if she might hire him.
'He always had great interest in your work,' she'd insisted as Vera pursed her lips. She'd never had an assistant before. 'He loved the museum as a boy. Please, Vera,' she'd appealed. 'He'll work hard, I'm sure of it.'
'I do not doubt that,' Vera had replied, unsure despite great affection for Micah. 'But if he is willing, we can give it a try.'
Now Vera didn't know how she'd lasted without him.
Being injured as badly as he had and witnessing such violence, a few townsfolk said, had turned Micah a little strange. He was abrupt and often honest to the point of rudeness, but Vera didn't see that. He was usually polite and apologised when he wasn't. Micah was obedient (if argumentative when they didn't see eye to eye), diligent in his work and altogether a decent man.
Poor Alice, though. She worried for him. And now he was in his early forties, she lamented that living to love her grandchildren was one dream her son could not or would not make come true.
There is still time, Vera thought as she smothered a cough, stubbed out her cigarette and pulled on a nightgown. Plenty of young things seek older men to look after them. Micah has strong looks and a good heart. And good money. He might afford a small house when he meets the right someone.
If he ever meets someone, Vera had to stress, smiling at that little hiccup as she climbed into bed.
Micah was quite introverted. He didn't like going into town; he said it was too noisy and too crowded. Vera supposed he'd developed dislike of both at war. He only left the manor to shop for his mistress and visit his mother, who was at the manor most days anyway, cooking, cleaning and chatting with Vera. Though Micah seemed content, sometimes Vera wished her assistant would visit the Scarlet Harper or another pub in town, just now and then. The sum total of Micah's human interaction, apart from letters he sent his army comrades, was two old women, shopkeepers and, occasionally, guests at the museum.
There might be a winner among them, Vera supposed sleepily, pulling a fleece blanket close about her. He just has to stay on his toes … or I will stay on mine for him and poor Alice. He says he has no interest in marriage or children, but as soon as the right person comes along, I am sure he will change his mind.
Exhausted, Vera fell heavily asleep, her last clear thought of Micah and the life she and Alice so wanted him to have. One he'd surely want, too, if he just gave the idea a chance.
The next morning, they took a carriage as far as Morel for the night train to Yewton, where they would hire a carriage home. Vera didn't particularly like trains; the fumes their coal-burning engines belched out were poison to the air. But a journey by carriage could take a week, and Alice was alone with the museum. Guests were few and far between in the summer, but there was still the occasional tourist or interested local to welcome. Always highly strung, Alice feared making some terrible mistake with the museum in her care; it wasn't kind to leave her in charge for long.
Vera and Micah passed the afternoon in Morel's town square, Micah visiting the blacksmith for arrows and browsing boxes of bullets. Though he opted for the quiet bow when hunting, Micah's shot was truer with handgun and rifle; military service had ensured that. Vera did a little shopping of her own, searching for a gift to thank Alice. She found a delicate pin in the shape of a blossoming rose she thought would do nicely.
They ate a late lunch at the café, sitting outside to enjoy the last summer sunshine they'd get that year, Micah with slices of steak and kidney pie while Vera sipped creamy soup. She had to moisten her garlic toast to chew, teeth a little loose in their soft gums. Afterwards, they waited on the platform until the steam engine puffed and stopped with a great squeal of brakes. Vera coughed heavily, one hand batting drifting soot away, the other at her aching lungs.
After supper (salad sandwiches, crumpets slathered with raspberry jam and scrambled eggs), Micah slept most of the journey, not yet caught up on the rest he'd missed. Vera slept for a few hours, rocked by the train like a baby in their cradle. But she woke when they coupled on a line of freight cars. Try as she might, she couldn't even doze. Vera thought of the shapechanger.
Her shapechanger.
She'd thought the silver vixen was hers. The one she'd searched so hard for, so long. But it wasn't to be. Dead ends her entire life and the first shapechanger Vera saw was ill-suited to her purposes.
But she was so beautiful. Vera's face shone, remembering.
Sitting up in her bunk, she leaned one creased cheek to the cold windowpane. The scenery rushing by flashed in moonlight, but the farms, paddocks and hills took second place as Vera reconstructed the creature in her mind's eye.
Silver curls that thinned down her back. Big eyes, still bright. Gait unsteady, but quick. Fur sleek, tail hanging like a wilted bulrush. Matriarch of her skulk. How smoothly she'd changed, how elegantly. Human and fox, whichever form she wore. That one sighting was worth all the uncomfortable nights and long, weary days it had taken to glimpse.
But would there be another? The silver vixen had taken so long to find.
Of course there'd be another—Vera couldn't think negatively. There had to be another. Though they'd grown rarer than a drop of rain from cloudless sky, shapechangers wouldn't vanish while spirits existed.
Even if there was only one left. Even if that one hadn't yet been changed. Vera was patient. She'd waited decades upon decades. She could wait longer.
Countess Veradine Rose Moore would have her shapechanger.


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Guram Dochanashvili
|Guram Dochanashvili
26 March 1939
Tbilisi, Georgian SSR
|novelist, short story writer, Archeologist
|Literary movement
|Postmodernism, satire, realism
|Notable works
|First Garment (1975) Water(po)loo (1980)
|Natela Sepiashvili
Guram Dochanashvili (Georgian: გურამ დოჩანაშვილი) (born 26 March 1939) is a Georgian prose writer, a historian by profession, who has been popular for his short stories since the 1970s.
Dochanashvili was born in Tbilisi, the capital of then-Soviet Georgia. Having graduated from the Tbilisi State University in 1962, he worked for the Institute of History, Archaeology and Ethnography, and participated in several archaeological expeditions from 1962 to 1975. He then managed the prose section of the literary magazine Mnatobi from 1975 to 1985. Since 1985, he has been a director-in-chief of the Gruziya-film studio.
Dochanashvili debuted as a writer in 1961. He was immediately noted for his rejection of the Soviet literary dogmas of Socialist Realism, and his dissident views. Since then, he has published dozens of stories and novellas which won him a nationwide acclaim for their fairy-tale lightness and invention.[1] His most popular work is the 1975 novel The First Garment (სამოსელი პირველი) based on the Holy Bible and story of the War of Canudos in 19th-century Brazil.
- Across the Mountain. Short stories (1966)
- The Step. Short stories (1969)
- Glad Hill. Short stories (1971)
- The First Garment. A novel. Book 1 (1975)
- First Garment. A novel. Book 2 (1978)
- First Garment. A novel. Book 3 (1980)
- First Garment. A novel. Book 4 (1990)
- Affair. Short stories (1974)
- Short Stories (1976)
- The Best Grand-Father. A Fairy Tale for School Children (1976)
- First Garment. A novel (1982)
- Two Short Stories (1984)
- Platform. Short stories (1988)
- Four Short Stories (1991)
- Short Stories. Second Edition (1987)
- A Man Who Loved Literature (2001)
- Five Short Stories (2002)
- Brother's. A short story (2002)
- Waterloo or Reconstruction Works. A short story (2002)
- Only One Man. Short stories (2002)
- The First Garment. A novel (2002)
- He was Seeking: Some Kind of Short Story, Partially Detective (2002)
- Difficult. Short stories (2002)
- Khorumi is a Georgian Dance. Play (2003)
- Boulder on Which Once there was a Church, a novel (2002)
- Western Omara and Givia and Planet Hollywood. A novel (2005)
- Until the Time. Short stories (1991)
- The Kezheradzes. Four short stories (2005)
- Collected Stories. In Four Volumes (2003)
- Song without Words (1983)
- What I Remember and Recollect More Often (2010)
- Literary Award Saba for The Contribution in the Development of Literature (2010)
- Saint George's Order for Establishing Moral Values, Patriarchate of Georgia (2013)
- ^ Rayfield, Donald (2000), The Literature of Georgia: A History, p. 289. Routledge, ISBN 0-7007-1163-5.
External links[edit]
- Website dedicated to Guram Dochanashvili (Georgian)(English)
|This article about a writer or poet from Georgia is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.


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Cold War Conflicts. The Cold War and the danger of nuclear war define international affairs, especially after the Korean War. Fear of communism in the U.S. leads to accusations against innocent citizens.
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Cold War Conflicts
The Cold War and the danger of nuclear war define international affairs, especially after the Korean War. Fear of communism in the U.S. leads to accusations against innocent citizens.
British prime minister Winston Churchill, U.S. president Harry S. Truman, and Soviet premier and supreme commander Joseph Stalin pose during their meeting at the Potsdam Conference in Germany (July 1945).
Origins of the Cold War
The United States and the Soviet Union emerge from World War II as two "superpowers" with vastly different political and economic systems.
Origins of the Cold War
Former Allies Clash
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continuedFormer Allies Clash
Tension Mounts
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continuedTension Mounts
The Division of Berlin
Cold War in Europe
Superpowers Struggle over Germany
The Berlin Airlift
•1948, Stalin closes highway, rail routes into West Berlin
•Berlin airlift—Britain, U.S. fly food, supplies into West Berlin
•1949, Stalin lifts blockade
•Federal Republic of Germany, German Democratic Republic form
The Cold War Heats Up
After World War II, China becomes a communist nation and Korea is split into a communist north and a democratic south.
The Cold War Heats Up
China Becomes a Communist Country
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continuedChina Becomes a Communist Country
The Korean War
A Divided Country
•38th parallel (38º N latitude) divides Japanese surrender in Korea
•North of 38th parallel surrenders to U.S.S.R.; south to U.S.
•Republic of Korea, Democratic People's Republic of Korea founded
Korean War[1950-1953]
Kim Il-Sung
38th Parallel
Syngman Rhee
The United States Fights in Korea
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Korean War[1950-1953]
The Shifting Map of Korea[1950-1953]
continuedThe United States Fights in Korea
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continuedThe United States Fights in Korea
The Cold War at Home
During the late 1940s and early 1950s, fear of communism leads to reckless charges against innocent citizens.
The Cold War at Home
Fear of Communist Influence
Continued . . .
continuedFear of Communist Influence
The House Un-American Activities Committee
•House Un-American Activities Committee investigates Communist ties
•Investigates Communist influence in movie industry
•Hollywood Ten refuse to testify, sent to prison
•Hollywood blacklist—people with Communist ties, cannot get work
Spy Cases Stun the Nation
Alger Hiss
•Alger Hiss accused of spying for Soviet Union; convicted of perjury
•Congressman Richard Nixon gains fame for pursuing charges
The Rosenbergs
•1949, Soviets explode atomic bomb sooner than expected
•Physicist Klaus Fuchs admits giving information about U.S. bomb
•Ethel, Julius Rosenberg, minor Communist Party activists, implicated
•Rosenbergs sentenced to death; Supreme Court upholds conviction
McCarthy Launches His "Witch Hunt"
McCarthy's Tactics
•Senator Joseph McCarthy a strong anti-Communist activist
•Ineffective legislator; needs issue to win reelection
•McCarthyism—attacking suspected Communists without evidence
•McCarthy claims Communists in State Department
•Few Republicans speak out; think he has winning strategy for 1952
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continuedMcCarthy Launches His "Witch Hunt"
Two Nations Live on the Edge
During the 1950s, the United States and the Soviet Union come to the brink of nuclear war.
Two Nations Live on the Edge
Brinkmanship Rules U.S. Policy
Race for the H-Bomb
•H-bomb—hydrogen bomb—nuclear weapon more powerful than atom bomb
•1952, U.S. explodes first H-bomb; 1953, Soviets explode one
The Policy of Brinkmanship
•John Foster Dulles, secretary of state under Dwight D. Eisenhower
•Dulles proposes brinkmanship policy:
- willingness to risk nuclear war to prevent spread of communism
•Nuclear threat unlike any before: millions can die; nation prepares
Truman vs. Eisenhower
"Containment"[George Kennan]
"Brinksmanship"[John Foster Dulles]
Foreign Policy "Hot Spots"
Foreign Policy "Hot Spots"
Middle East:
Foreign Policy "Hot Spots"
Latin America:
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Indian navy divers have recovered the bodies of four sailors who were trapped inside a submarine damaged by twin explosions, a navy spokesman confirmed.
Narendra Vispute confirmed they were not expecting any of the other 14 sailors on board to have survived.
He said the bodies are so badly burned that they will need to be identified using DNA tests.
The bodies are severely disfigured and not identifiable due to severe burns," he said.
"However, the navy will continue to search every inch of the submarine until no bodies remain to be found."
He told reporters that the condition of the bodies suggested all 18 crew members were killed in the blasts in the vessel's home port of Mumbai.
The 16-year-old diesel-powered, Russian-made submarine, INS Sindhurakshak, was rocked by two explosions in the torpedo compartment that sent huge fireballs into the air.
The vessel was left partially submerged at Mumbai's naval dock, with just a portion left visible above the waterline.
The submarine recently returned from Russia after a two-and-a-half-year refit, overhaul and upgrade and had been certified for use by the Indian navy.
Russian ship repair company Zvyozdochka said the blasts were unrelated to its repair work.
Reaching sailors trapped in the ruined, water-filled vessel was made all the more difficult because the heat of the blast melted some hatch doors shut. The navy said there has been no contact or movement from any of the sailors since the accident occurred.
The same submarine was hit by an explosion in 2010, killing one sailor and injuring two others. The navy said that accident was caused by a faulty battery valve which leaked hydrogen, causing an explosion in the vessel's battery compartment. There have been no details on the cause of this week's blasts.
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Wales have made a final attempt to persuade their acting head coach Scott Johnson to remain with the side until next year's World Cup as he dwells on an offer to join Australia's management team.
Australia's coach John Connolly last week met Johnson, who took over Wales for the rest of the Six Nations last month after Mike Ruddock's abrupt departure, armed with the offer of a three-year contract to become the Wallabies' backs coach, but Wales have countered by suggesting to Johnson that he take a sabbatical in Australia, spending time with his family for six months before returning in time for the November internationals when preparations for the World Cup in France will start to gather pace.
Johnson is under pressure to return to Australia for family reasons. His 17-year old son Jarrah is sitting the equivalent of A-levels and Johnson, who has described Wales as his spiritual home, has admitted his decision will be made for him.
Under the Wales plan, Johnson would revert to his former title of skills coach, with his remit covering the development of players from the Under-17s as well as the national side. A director of rugby would be appointed to oversee the coaching team, more of an organiser than a de facto head coach.
A Welshman would be sought for that position, with the Leeds director of rugby Phil Davies, believed to be ready to return to Wales after 10 years in the north, the front runner. The idea is for the director of rugby to be in place before Wales's summer tour to Argentina, along with a forwards coach, most probably the former Wales and Lions prop David Young, who is in charge of Cardiff Blues.
A backs coach would be appointed short-term to cover for Johnson's absence, but if Johnson returned to Australia the Welsh Rugby Union would probably trawl the world for Ruddock's successor. Wales are prepared to go to such lengths, risking the wrath of clubs who are not happy at the circumstances surrounding Ruddock's departure, because Johnson is held in the highest esteem by the Wales squad.
Connolly is expecting a decision from Johnson when the Six Nations is wrapped up at the end of next week. "It is his decision to make and I know he has family issues to consider," he said. "What Scott is aware of is that I will only be in this job for 18 months to two years: whoever is in our management team will be in the right position to take over."
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"Wait, wait, wait!" The Doctor cried, his hands frantically gesturing to thin air. "I am…prepared to help you, and I can see where you're coming from. However, I'd just like to point out that I don't normally go around freeing prisoners without a reason. I'm asking you to find this reason.
"…And," he added, spotting figures in the distance, "now would be the time to do some running."
The Doctor sprinted off, Maximus Twee mere seconds behind him. Neither were lean enough to be able to run quickly, but both knew when they needed to, and both certainly had had practise in their other lives. By the time their breath had settled and they had stopped the running, neither knew where they were anymore.
It was a bare room, if empty stood for something. Bare metal gleamed on the walls, jutting out in places where circuit-boards had been ripped raw from the walls.
"I don't like the look of this..." The Doctor muttered. "Maximus, where are we?" However, even as she strange genius spoke, he was already busy poking his head into the gaps, searching out every little piece of information.
"I don't know," Maximus grunted. "I've been here three lifetimes, and I've never seen this place. It must have been created before the map system was put in place.
"...It looks like this is the heart of the system," The Doctor continued, his voice muffled by the fact that his head was still partway into the wall. "If I could tweak this wire into that wire..." The Doctor's screwdriver started to weave in and out of the wall-plates. "...and then activate the neutrino-integrators, setting them to illuminate the situation and possibly provide..." As he continued burbling to himself, Maximus hear the whir of a strange object, emitting blue light, followed swiftly by an explosion. The Doctor retracted his head from the wall, his face showing shines of having been burnt.
"Maybe not..."
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Acure Organics markets their Citrus Ginger Argan Oil as a "super food" for skin that will help fight the signs of aging. However, not only does this product lack the ingredients needed to repair wrinkles and fine lines, it also contains more potentially harmful ingredients than beneficial ones.
First, the good: This is formulated in a base of argan oil, which is a helpful ingredient—like many non-fragrant oils, it's primary benefit is that it adds moisture back into dry or dehydrated skin. Unfortunately, that's where the positives for this face oil stop.
After the argan oil, this consists mostly of citrus ingredients that you do not want in your skincare products. We're not sure whether or not these citrus ingredients are essential oils—more on the ingredient mysteries of this formula in a moment—but no matter their form, lemon and orange peel extracts and oils are loaded with a class of ingredients known as furanocoumarins (psoralen) and coumarins. These chemicals are the primary culprits for causing phototoxic reactions on skin when exposed to the sun—which can result in skin discolorations (Journal of Food and Agriculture, October 2013 & Acta Dermato-Venereologica, 2007).
We're going to go ahead and assume that risking a phototoxic reaction is not what you expect when using a skincare product—certainly not one with the anti-aging claims made for Citrus Ginger Argan Oil. See More Info for additional details on why a high amount of fragrance is so damaging to skin.
About those "ingredient mysteries" we mentioned above: The ingredient list on the label provides you with only partial information. For example, "Organic Citrus Limon (Lemon)" doesn't tell you much of anything, and it isn't a recognized ingredient name—do they mean the peel, essential oil, the extract, or peel extract? No one can know for sure from the ingredient information Acure Organics provided; yet the regulations are clear as to how such ingredients should be indicated on the label—this is not how to do it!
Every ingredient is required to be listed in full on the label and in descending order of concentration, which is not the case here, and so violates International Nomenclature of Cosmetic Ingredients (INCI) and FDA labeling regulatory requirements. It's also important for you, as you have every right to know what you're putting on your skin.
In the end, Citrus Ginger Argan Oil leaves us with far too many concerns to recommend. Rather than put your skin at risk with this formula, we recommend considering the alternatives from other brands on our list of top-rated moisturizers without sunscreen for dry skin.
This product is listed on the Acure Organics website as Certified Organic Aromatherapeutic Citrus Ginger Argan Oil.
Irritation from High Amounts of Fragrance: Daily use of products that contain a high amount of fragrance, whether the fragrant ingredients are synthetic or natural, causes chronic irritation that can damage healthy collagen production, lead to or worsen dryness, and impair your skin's ability to heal. Fragrance-free is the best way for all skin types to go for all skin types (Food and Chemical Toxicology, 2008 & American Journal of Clinical Dermatology, 2003).
The sneaky part about irritation is that research has demonstrated that you don't always need to see it or feel it for your skin to suffer damage, and that damage may remain hidden for a long time (Skin Pharmacology and Physiology, 2008).
In fact, the effect of inflammation in the skin is cumulative, and repeated exposure to irritants contributes to a weakened skin barrier, slower healing (including of red marks from breakouts), and a dull, uneven complexion (Aging, 2012 & Chemical Immunology and Allergy, 2012).
Strengths: Some products are fragrance free; nearly all products (even the cleansers) contain an array of antioxidants; inexpensive; products are packaged to protect their ingredients from air and light exposure.
Weaknesses: Almost none of the products we reviewed had ingredient labels that complied with FDA or (global) International Nomenclature of Cosmetic Ingredients (INCI) cosmetics regulations; several products appear to lack adequate preservatives to keep you safe from mold and bacteria; misleading to outlandish claims regarding the benefits of plant/fruit stem cells; some products contain multiple potent irritants; lack of sun protection products—unusual for a line that claims to be dedicated to anti-aging as this one is.
Joining the natural brand market, Acure Organics operates with the mission statement of using "only the purest, most effective fair trade, natural and organic ingredients available." At first glance, there are a lot of interesting products in the line, as Acure Organics includes a great deal of antioxidants and other beneficial ingredients in their formulas. Unfortunately, on closer inspection of the brand, we found quite a few inconsistencies and some worrisome details.
First the good news: Along with the inclusion of antioxidants at nearly every turn, Acure Organics made the effort to avoid jar packaging, which is beneficial in terms of protecting the abundance of anti-aging ingredients their products contain. They are also exceptionally affordable products—an increasing rarity in the cosmetics industry.
On the other hand, Acure Organics stretches the boundaries of belief when it comes to what some ingredients are capable of—such as plant stem cells. While fruit and plant stem cells can function as antioxidants, they cannot lift skin, repair wrinkles, or affect the skin's own growth factors when added to a skincare product. Not only are plant stem cells unable to substitute for the body's own stem cells, but also they (like all stem cells) must be alive to function. Once these delicate cells are added to skincare products, they are long dead and, therefore, useless. Plant stem cells make for a good story, but the research simply isn't there to support their use in skincare or the claims attributed to them.
Where Acure Organics takes a turn for the worse is in their choice to invoke consumers' fear of chemicals and "toxins" to sell their products, rather than to rely on the formulas themselves. It's particularly maddening because some of their products contain ingredients that have well-documented potential to irritate skin, such as essential oils that can trigger phototoxicity. Also worth mentioning is that many of the ingredients to which the brand objects are merely opinions that they present as fact.
For example, Acure Organics lathers up the tired claim that sulfates are harmful in skincare products. As there is no scientific or medical research demonstrating this to be true, the brand simply implies that sulfates should be avoided because they're anionic surfactants and "may be contaminated" with nitrosamines, which they claim are (of course) cancer-causing agents.
Sulfates are an entire class of cleansing agents, some of which are quite mild (sodium cocoyl isethionate is a great example), some of which are not (sodium lauryl sulfate), but it's inaccurate to lump them together as ingredients to be avoided. There is certainly no evidence proving they are cancer-causing ingredients, and no research suggesting that sulfates are "contaminated" with impurities, other than unsubstantiated Internet scare stories. The reality is far different from what's being suggested—and it's never a good sign when brands resort to fear to make their products seem safer.
It's true that sulfates are anionic surfactants, but that's true of many cleansing agents—including those that Acure Organics uses in their own cleansers, such as sodium lauroyl methyl isethionate. We point this example out because it seems to indicate that not even Acure Organics understands the reasons why they're claiming you should avoid ingredients like sulfates.
These tactics aside, the most troubling aspect of Acure Organics is the fact that nearly every product we reviewed had incomplete ingredient lists or inaccurate ingredient names—or both. The most consistent example was their statement that almost all of their products are based on their "Organic Curoxidant Superfruit Blend," and do not contain water or anything else to keep their formulas from separating.
A mixture of mashed-up berries, dried tea leaves, and flowers does not a cosmetic product make, and whether from an ingredient blend or not, its individual constituents are required by regulation to be listed in full on the label—which is not the case here. Trade names, like "Organic Curoxidant Superfruit Blend" or "Echinacea Stem Cell Culture," are not permitted on ingredient labels for this very reason—this violates International Nomenclature of Cosmetic Ingredients (INCI) and FDA labeling regulatory requirements.
In many cases, we were troubled to note that many Acure Organics products seem to lack adequate preservative systems. In most cases, potassium sorbate is indicated as the primary preservative, which they accurately claim is "food grade." However, potassium sorbate on its own isn't sufficient to provide protection against both bacteria and mold/yeast—existing research has demonstrated that potassium sorbate is effective only when combined with other preservatives like phenoxyethanol.
What seems to be missing here—a sufficient preservative system—could put your skin at risk for serious problems, including infections; not to mention that the product's shelf life is going to be limited, unless the brand is using (but not listing) a more robust preservative blend.
If only Acure Organics had followed the approach of similar brands like Andalou Naturals, who focus on the quality of their formulas instead of on unnecessary fear tactics, we would have had a much greater degree of confidence in recommending more from this brand. For now, in many cases, you'll find better elsewhere.
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[ https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/DERBY-4279?page=com.atlassian.jira.plugin.system.issuetabpanels:comment-tabpanel&focusedCommentId=13400091#comment-13400091 ] Brett Wooldridge commented on DERBY-4279: ----------------------------------------- I've been looking at 4279 again today... ..and thinking of possible solutions, when a question arose. First and foremost, the deadlock is caused by the fact that preparing a statement requires a table lock (shared) in Derby. Why is this, technically? If the requirement that a table lock is needed to prepare a statement can be removed, this deadlock can be fixed. Alternatively, if the requirement that a table lock is needed cannot be removed, a possible resolution for 4279 is to remove the concept that prepared statements are shared across connections and instead make the statement cache per-connection. While this increases the memory overhead slightly -- I have to believe that the artifacts of a prepared statement are in fact extremely small -- it removes a lot of shared-cache synchronization code and probably increases concurrency in general. If you've been in that code, the synchronization is pretty hairy (as you can see from the comments in 4279 as well) and there are synchronization blocks in there but commented out for reasons no existing developers can explain. In fact, now that I think of it, it would be great if the requirement for a table lock could be removed when preparing a statement AND the cache made per-connection (to simplify the code to a point that humans can understand). I understand there is probably an edge case whereby performance would be degraded compared to existing code -- that being a scenario in which connections are created and discarded frequently. But that is a scenario easily solved by connection re-use, either explicit or by use of a connection pool. Thoughts? I'm willing to put in some work if either of these approaches is acceptable. I already put in considerable time on 4279 over a year ago, but eventually abandoned it (as you can see in the comments) due to synchronization issues in the shared cache. > Statement cache deadlock > ------------------------ > > Key: DERBY-4279 > URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/DERBY-4279 > Project: Derby > Issue Type: Bug > Components: SQL > Affects Versions: 10.0.2.1, 10.1.3.1, 10.2.2.0, 10.3.3.0, 10.4.2.0, 10.5.1.1, 10.8.1.2 > Environment: Windows Vista, OS X 10.5+ > Reporter: Jeff Stuckman > Labels: derby_triage10_5_2 > Attachments: Derby4279.java, client_stacktrace_activation_closed.txt, patch4279.txt, stacktrace.txt > > > Due to a design flaw in the statement cache, a deadlock can occur if a prepared statement becomes out-of-date. > I will illustrate this with the following example: > The application is using the embedded Derby driver. The application has two threads, and each thread uses its own connection. > There is a table named MYTABLE with column MYCOLUMN. > 1. A thread prepares and executes the query SELECT MYCOLUMN FROM MYTABLE. The prepared statement is stored in the statement cache (see org.apache.derby.impl.sql.GenericStatement for this logic) > 2. After some time, the prepared statement becomes invalid or out-of-date for some reason (see org.apache.derby.impl.sql.GenericPreparedStatement) > 3. Thread 1 begins a transaction and executes LOCK TABLE MYTABLE IN EXCLUSIVE MODE > 4. Thread 2 begins a transaction and executes SELECT MYCOLUMN FROM MYTABLE. The statement is in the statement cache but it is out-of-date. The thread begins to recompile the statement. To compile the statement, the thread needs a shared lock on MYTABLE. Thread 1 already has an exclusive lock on MYTABLE. Thread 2 waits. > 5. Thread 1 executes SELECT MYCOLUMN FROM MYTABLE. The statement is in the statement cache but it is being compiled. Thread 1 waits on the statement's monitor. > 6. We have a deadlock. Derby eventually detects a lock timeout, but the error message is not descriptive. The stacks at the time of the deadlock are: > This deadlock is unique because it can still occur in a properly designed database. You are only safe if all of your transactions are very simple and cannot be interleaved in a sequence that causes the deadlock, or if your particular statements do not require a table lock to compile. (For the sake of simplicity, I used LOCK TABLE in my example, but any UPDATE statement would fit.) -- This message is automatically generated by JIRA. If you think it was sent incorrectly, please contact your JIRA administrators: https://issues.apache.org/jira/secure/ContactAdministrators!default.jspa For more information on JIRA, see: http://www.atlassian.com/software/jira
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