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One of the world’s top arms exporters, Israel exports annually as much as $7 billion worth of military technology, or 2.2 percent of its Gross Domestic Product. An additional 1.35 percent of GDP is dedicated to military research and development, and 6.7 percent is spent on its defense budget— the world’s second largest military budget as a percentage of GDP after Saudi Arabia. All told, 10.25 percent of the Israeli economy is involved directly in arms. Comparatively, for the United States, the world’s top weapons exporter, arms account for around 3.7 percent of its economy. Israel is actually the world’s largest arms supplier per capita, according to data from the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute and the World Bank, at ninety-eight dollars; it is followed by a distant Russia at fifty-eight dollars, and Sweden at fifty-three dollars.

These figures do not include the contribution from natural resources exploited under occupation in the West Bank and Gaza.50 They do not factor in the service sector’s revenue or general industry and construction taking place in the West Bank. Such figures are difficult to quantify, since many companies operate in the West Bank but have offices in Tel Aviv to obscure where operations take place. Nor does this account for Israeli exports into the Occupied Territories, which are 72 percent of Palestinian imports and 0.16 percent of Israeli GDP. All told, the Israeli economy is deeply involved in a web of expenditure and profit around the ongoing occupation and expansion of settlements.

American military aid supplanting open-ended government grants has had the effect of increasing arms production and diminishing the overall economic reach of the state. No longer is foreign aid and imperialist incentive directly invested in the working class. Israeli workers are now rewarded through the arms economy. This is why, despite the lack of social mobility and the economic degradation of neoliberalism, the working class remains committed as ever to Zionism.

The working class has become dependent on the education, housing, and career opportunities that their participation in the IDF affords them. They have found routes for advancement in the military-fueled high-tech industry, with over 9 percent of workers concentrated in high-tech. And as pensions and real wages are eroded, the cheaper cost of settlement living in the Occupied Territories has become essential.

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"Swedish battery maker Northvolt has developed a new sodium-ion cell technology and could ramp up production of batteries in the next few years. The demand for critical minerals such as lithium, cobalt and platinum has surged in recent years as electric vehicles (EV) become increasingly popular, prompting car manufacturers and battery makers to look for alternatives. Northvolt’s sodium-ion batteries do not contain lithium, cobalt and platinum, which can pose cost and environmental challenges."

"The researchers have developed a recycling method that allows recovery of 100 per cent of the aluminium and 98 per cent of the lithium in electric car batteries. Swedish researchers say they have developed a new, more efficient way of recycling electric car batteries. The method allows for the recovery of far more valuable metals found in EV batteries. The process does not require the use of expensive or harmful chemicals either, the scientists say. “As the method can be scaled up, we hope it can be used in industry in future years,” says research leader Martina Petranikova"

Not exactly related to good manners, but some good news I heard today that I was too excited about not to share.

There's been quite a few technological breakthroughs recently that could make electric car batteries, and just batteries in general, more environmentally friendly, more ethical, and more sustainable.

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In Europe, Pringles has 34 active flavours in seven can sizes (one of which is called “David” for reasons no one can explain). Not all of these flavours are available in every European country – prawn cocktail only really sells in the UK and Ireland, while bacon is found in most places except Belgium, the Netherlands and strongholds of vegetarianism Austria, Denmark and Sweden. Salt and vinegar has spread everywhere except Norway and Italy. “They don’t have the habit of doing vinegar on their crisps; they just eat them plain with salt,” says Julie Merzougui, lead food designer at Kellanova. If an employee in Italy wanted to explore bringing salt and vinegar to the market, they could – they’d simply have to ask. As of yet, they haven’t.

Multiple times a year, Pringles releases limited-edition flavours known internally as “insanely accurate analogues” – Merzougui and Peremans come up with these for Europe. “People think we have the dream job,” Merzougui says (she has dark hair, round glasses and an easy laugh, a personality akin to an experimental flavour – perhaps a chorizo Pringle). Peremans, who has worked at the company for 26 years, has a salt and pepper beard and a Salt & Shake personality. He speaks quietly and pragmatically, but has a subtle playful streak: “My young son, he wants to become my successor.”

Like Lay’s, Pringles starts with data – in Asia, the company uses a Tinder-like tool with 200 consumers at a time, asking them to swipe left or right on potential flavours. Lucia Sudjalim, a senior Pringles developer in Asia, says she does a lot of “social media listening”, observing trends among influencers and bloggers. Kellanova also uses AI, which Merzougui says can predict trends up to 10 years in advance. Things aren’t always this sophisticated though – both Lay’s and Pringles also look at what’s on the shelves in countries they want to break into, copying flavours and identifying gaps to fill.

Yet just because the world wants a flavour doesn’t mean it’s made. In December 2020, scotch egg sales soared in the UK after Conservative ministers ruled the snack a “substantial meal” (providing punters with an excuse to be in the pub under Covid-19 lockdown rules). Peremans was challenged to make scotch egg Pringles and pulled it off; Merzougui says they tasted “really authentic”. Ultimately, however, the potential order volume was not high enough to justify a production run. (This, incidentally, is why it’s hard to get Salt & Pepper Pringles in the UK, even though they’re delicious.)

Another unreleased flavour was part of a collaboration with Nando’s that petered out for reasons Peremans is unsure about. Sometimes, logistics get in the way: the perfectly blended seasoning might clog the machines or create too much dust, causing sneezing fits in the factory. Belgian legislation mandates that every seasoning has to be put through a dust explosion test – it is set alight in controlled conditions to ensure it won’t blow up.

Inside the plant, manager Van Batenburg shows me giant cube-shaped bags of seasonings that arrive ready to be cascaded on to the crisps. At the end of his video presentation, he made a passing comment that rocked my world. We were talking about other crisp companies, big name competitors. “In essence,” he said, “they’re using the same seasoning houses we do.”

I leave Belgium with the names of three seasoning houses Pringles work with. At home, I discover that their websites are obscure – they speak of flavours and trends, but don’t even mention Pringles. I haven’t so much stumbled upon a conspiracy as been invited into it, but I am still shocked. After two months’ cajoling by the Pringles team, two representatives from a seasoning house agree to speak – but only on the condition of total anonymity, in line with their contractual obligations.

“It’s quite secretive,” food scientist Reuben admits via Zoom, wearing a pink shirt and a thoughtful expression (the only crisp I can compare him to is a Quaver). “Everyone has their own crown jewels that they protect.”

As a marketer, Peggy has always found the company’s secrecy “strange”. She speaks clearly, in a way that is reminiscent of a teacher or a steadfast multigrain snack. “It’s always been a bit of a puzzle to me … I was like, ‘Why aren’t we shouting about this?’ But I was told, ‘Oh, no, we have to keep it very quiet.’”

This is because – just as Van Batenburg hinted in Belgium – the seasoning house Reuben and Peggy work for provides flavours for Pringles and Lay’s, as well as other brands. When asked whether their clients know, Reuben says, “They do and they don’t.” “It’s just not really talked about,” Peggy adds. However, this doesn’t mean that a Salt & Vinegar Pringle is flavoured with the same seasoning as a Salt & Vinegar Lay’s. In fact, the seasoning house is strictly siloed to guarantee exclusivity. Reuben’s team work on the Pringles account; the team making flavours for PepsiCo is in an entirely different country. “So the recipe, if you will, of the Pringles salt and vinegar can’t be seen by the other team,” Reuben says.

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wait what's the connection between melfest and a candy store /gen

Oh, so you're asking me—an ethnology student—a question about culture? Don't mind if I do! 😁

The official tagline of Melodifestivalen is "all of Sweden's party", but in practice people perceive melfest as largely aimed at families and The Gays. As a major family show airing in a prime time Saturday slot, it is sponsored by many candy and snack companies, who hope to profit from this association.

These companies will then have feather boas and melfest logos put up around their shelves in grocery stores every year for the duration of the competition, which benefits the brand awareness of both the companies and the show. Marabou (Sweden's largest chocolate producer), and I'm sure many other companies, also tend to run competitions where if you buy their products during this time, you have a chance of winning tickets to go see the final in person at Friends Arena.

Commercials (by both the companies and melfest itself, to some extent) have created this stereotypical image of "a proper evening of melfest worship should contain 3 things: 1) your family/friends, 2) the TV, and 3) huge bowls of snacks and candy stacked like a shrine on the table between the previous two".

Also, in Sweden we have this concept of lördagsgodis, "Saturday candy". This originates from governmental guidelines and campaigns in the 1950s which aimed to improve children's dental heath. The idea was to have parents restrict their kids' candy intake to a single day each week, because when it comes to your chances of developing tooth decay, eating a little sugar but eating it often is worse than eating a lot of sugar all at once, but doing so more rarely. With melfest airing on Saturdays, the association between it and lördagsgodis was therefore perhaps inevitable—especially given the family oriented nature of the show.

Hence why, when two mums ran into each other today in the very crowded candy store, the first smalltalk I heard them exchange was:

"So you're also getting ready for Saturday evening and mello I see?"

"Well, yes. I mean, I wouldn't have even known that mello was on this weekend unless my kids had had mello themed activities in school on Friday, but here we are."

Tldr: Basically, there are sponsorships and annual marketing pushes, as well as a general habit in Sweden to eat candy specifically on Saturdays. Therefore, there is a strong cultural association between watching melfest and eating snacks and candy (which can result in packed candy stores).

(Side note, but I feel that you cannot explain lördagsgodis without also mentioning that the recommendations which lead to its inception were a direct result of the findings from the Vipeholm experiments. The experiments aimed to prove the long hypothesised link between carbohydrate consumption and tooth decay. They did this by feeding intellectually disabled residents at the Vipeholm hospital (in southern Sweden) extremely sweet, especially made candy and watching as their teeth (and oftentimes general health) deteriorated. This was all done in 1945-1955, sponsored by the sugar industry and dentist community. A movie was made made about the experiments just last year.)

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L3Harris will modernize the electronic warfare system of the U.S. Navy F/A-18

Fernando Valduga By Fernando Valduga 11/03/2023 - 16:00 in Military

L3Harris Technologies won a contract with the U.S. Navy to continue developing advanced systems to modernize electronic warfare (EW) capabilities in F/A-18 Super Hornet aircraft, improving pilot protection against emerging and future threats.

L3Harris will develop a next-generation EW system under the $80 million contract for the U.S. Navy's F/A-18E/F Super Hornet fleet. It is one of the two companies selected for the initial contract of the prototype. The final decision for subsequent development and production contracts is scheduled for 2026.

“L3Harris is developing the advanced EW system to boost the success of the mission and ensure that naval aviators are protected in the coming years,” said Ed Zoiss, President, Space and Airborne Systems, L3Harris. "This award is based on decades of providing EW systems to the Navy, and we are excited that our technology is protecting pilots in dangerous situations while allowing them to dominate potential opponents."

The advanced L3Harris system will feature an integrated electronic support measure and an electronic attack system, providing immediate threat detection in all relevant radio frequency bands. With a modular open systems approach and a design compatible with open mission systems, this innovation allows crews to easily insert new and updated technology, saving time and reducing costs.

L3Harris has been providing innovative EW capabilities for F/A-18 for more than two decades. The company has also been providing these resources for more than 60 years to the U.S. Air Force and other allied air services around the world.

Tags: Military AviationF/A-18E/F Super HornetL3HarrisUSN - United States Navy/U.S. Navy

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Finnish media outlets closely followed Tuesday night's US presidential debate, when Democratic nominee Kamala Harris and her Republican rival, Donald Trump, met face to face for the first time.

Finnish outlets were particularly interested in the candidates' stances on Ukraine — unsurprisingly as Finland is among the world's top military aid donors to the war-torn country.

Ilta-Sanomat reports that Trump was asked whether he wanted Ukraine to win the war, but he avoided giving a direct answer.

"I want the war to stop. I want to save lives," Trump said, adding that Europe had not done its share to end the war. "They [The Biden administration] don't ask Europe, which is a much bigger beneficiary to getting this thing done than we are," Trump said.

Tiktok and kids

Some 1.6 million people in Finland use the short video app Tiktok every week, but the Chinese-owned company doesn't want to reveal who moderates the content.

Hufvudstadsbladet talked to Chloe Setter, the platform's European child safety manager on a recent trip to Helsinki. She said the platform is neither intended for nor suitable for children under 13.

HBL noted that this was an interesting admission given that a survey conducted by the telecom operator DNA three years ago showed that as many as one in five children aged 5–12 in Finland regularly use the platform.

"Verifying a user's age sounds very simple, but in reality, it's complicated," Setter told reporters.

According to Setter, the platform has some 30 moderators reviewing Finnish-language content and argued that the company is an industry leader in working to keep children safe.

What TikTok does not want to reveal, according to HBL, is where the Finnish or Swedish-speaking moderators are actually located. This means that outsiders can't know whether these are people who speak the language or if they are simply employees tasked with monitoring user activity in Finland and Sweden.

Hormonal changes

Fuelled by social media, children as young as ten have started using pricey skin products that scientists now say are harmful to growing bodies as these products often contain phthalates, chemicals associated with numerous health harms.

Known as "endocrine disruptors", they are chemicals that interfere with the human hormone system and are found in a wide range of everyday household products.

Helsingin Sanomat reports on an American study indicating that children as young as four are being exposed to phthalates.

"This finding isn't at all surprising, Jorma Torppari, a pediatric endocrinologist, told HS.

The widespread use of skincare products among pre-teens has become a growing trend on Tiktok. On that front, Torppari said it would be wise for kids to exercise caution.

"Early adolescence is a particularly sensitive period when the development of reproductive organs is most vulnerable to potential harm," he said.

No longer testing on animals, cosmetics companies try their products on synthetic skin and cell cultures that don't gauge hormonal impact, according to Torppari.

"The users themselves are the guinea pigs," he said.

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The Kiruna mine is already one of the world's largest sources of iron ore, but they've made a game changing discovery here. Earlier this year, Sweden announced that mixed in with the iron ore were what's known as rare earths, which are critical for the transition to clean energy. They're used in motors that power wind turbines and electric vehicles. The discovery led the company to believe there's a huge deposit further underground.[...]

Lauri says it's the largest reported deposit in Europe.[...]

The idea here is now to increase the processing capacity in Europe. So, for instance, LKAB has bought into a company in Norway who are going to do this processing of those minerals, so we keep the value chain in Europe.[...]

But that could have a cost, not just in money and investment, but on the environment here. The mining is taking place on Indigenous lands.[...]

the Sami community has held discussions with the Swedish government and is looking for recognition of its land and water rights. But with so much riding on the rare earths for Sweden's energy future, the mining continues.

13 Jul 23

[andiatas]

H.R.H. The Crown Princess' speech at Green Transition Summit

Honoruable Lieutenant Governor, Honoruable Mayor, Minister, Nobel laureates, Ladies and gentlemen,

My husband and I are delighted to once again visit the San Francisco Bay Area. During our days here we – and the entire Swedish delegation – have received a very warm Californian welcome.

This is our last day before heading back home to a wintery Sweden. And we are very happy to be able to spend the final hours of this official visit highlighting one very important and urgent topic: the green transition.

Some may wonder if meeting in a room like this is the best idea to accelerate change. Personally, I am convinced it is more important than ever. We live in a world with wars and conflicts on the rise. We live in a world with polarising messages. In challenging times like this we must meet eye to eye. Because let’s not forget that we all share the responsibility for the future. This is a mission that unites us all, wherever we are.

Working together to accelerate the green transition and move towards a sustainable and secure future is not only important – it is of the utmost necessity. It is the greatest challenge of our time.

Ladies and gentlemen,

During our days here we have once again seen firsthand that the United States and Sweden are world-leading innovators, and it is by embracing the opportunities we’re given that we will secure our future global competitiveness.

One topic that has been vividly discussed in different forums here during our visit, is artificial intelligence and how it affects the world and us.

AI has been dreamed about, researched, and worked upon by pioneers since the 50’s and it has been used in narrow fields and for specific tasks for a long time.

But what many find so fascinating about the era we are in right now is that - just like our biological intelligence - artificial intelligence is becoming more and more general.

Over the last few years, we’ve seen AI models start to understand and pass math exams and diagnose cancer. We’ve seen them generate text, write code, render images and speech. They are truly becoming more and more general, and the pace of progress only seems to increase.

We’ve seen AI solve some of science's most long-standing challenges – like predicting how proteins fold. It used to take a PhD student many years just to crystallize and figure out how a single protein would fold. This problem is now basically solved and can be done for any protein in seconds.

Similarly, another AI model has gone through millions of potential materials to predict hundreds of thousands of new stable materials that do not exist yet, saving an estimated 800 years of research for the same materials to be discovered in the normal way. These materials may result in humanity finding super conductors, more efficient batteries, solar cells etcetera hundreds of years earlier than we otherwise would have. This might help us greatly in our fight to save the planet.

Ladies and gentlemen,

Only 10 years ago, not even the most optimistic scientists could dream about this development.

Handled correctly, the new technology may bring us to a greater future in wide ranging areas.

At the same time, many are worried about AI’s fast development. And yes, there are difficult questions related to AI that we need to address.

Nonetheless, it has been very interesting to listen to the many reflections on AI during the last couple of days. What I take with me is that – used right and not handled carelessly – artificial intelligence may be of help in advancing the green transition.

Ladies and gentlemen,

Many of you represent companies and organisations that are leading the way in new technology development. Some of you are also leaders in areas that will be key for a sustainable transformation - such as power, transport, industrial production, and tech. Your role in the green shift is more important than ever.

Having listened to many of you during the last days, my impression is that companies are not primarily concerned about the green transition going too fast, but rather about it going too slow.

From a Swedish perspective there are many reasons to be proud. The extensive green industrialisation currently taking place in northern Sweden holds enormous potential in areas such as fossil-free steel and battery technologies. This rapid transformation is also happening in many other sectors.

I am also proud to see that we have many of our leading Swedish companies on stage and in the audience today. You represent sectors ranging from sustainable transport solutions, ICT, energy efficient industry, the power sector, and others. I know many of your companies have been instrumental in pushing the green transformation in Sweden and in the EU. I am convinced that you will also be great partners to California and the US in the green transformation here.

The challenges of climate change are global and require cooperation across borders. The discussions that are taking place today pave the way for an even deeper collaboration between US and Swedish companies.

I am pleased that Sweden and the United States, and Sweden and the State of California, continue to strengthen our partnerships. It is essential that our governments in close collaboration with business stakeholders, academia and civil society continue to promote green solutions.

I am certain that the new Swedish Consulate-General in San Francisco, that I had the honour to inaugurate earlier this week, will help facilitate the important partnership between our countries.

Ladies and gentlemen,

Finally, I want to thank you all for coming here today. I hope you will have fruitful discussions and exchange ideas on how we can accelerate the green transition and meet the challenges of today and tomorrow – together, for a greener future.

Thank you.

Speech held by H.R.H. Crown Princess Victoria in Palo Alto, USA, on Feb. 22, 2024.

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Since 2022, generative AI, which can produce text, images, or other data, has undergone rapid growth, including OpenAI's ChatGPT. Training these AI tools requires feeding the models a large amount of data, a process that is energy intensive. Hugging Face, an AI-developing company based in New York, reported that its multilingual text-generating AI tool consumed about 433 megawatt-hours (MWH) during training, enough to power 40 average American homes for a year.

And AI's energy footprint does not end with training. De Vries's analysis shows that when the tool is put to work -- generating data based on prompts -- every time the tool generates a text or image, it also uses a significant amount of computing power and thus energy. For example, ChatGPT could cost 564 MWh of electricity a day to run.

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This extreme scenario is unlikely to happen in the short term because of the high costs associated with additional AI servers and bottlenecks in the AI server supply chain, de Vries says. But the production of AI servers is projected to grow rapidly in the near future. By 2027, worldwide AI-related electricity consumption could increase by 85 to 134 TWh annually based on the projection of AI server production.

The amount is comparable to the annual electricity consumption of countries such as the Netherlands, Argentina, and Sweden. Moreover, improvements in AI efficiency could also enable developers to repurpose some computer processing chips for AI use, which could further increase AI-related electricity consumption

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Lunime expands to Sweden and Canada!!

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In a surprising move that sent shockwaves through the gaming community, Lunime, the renowned game development company, has officially announced its expansion into two new territories - Sweden and Canada. The expansion comes with the launch of two new subsidiaries, Lunime Europe and Lunime Canada, as the company aims to solidify its presence on the global stage.

Lunime's Strategic Vision Unveiled

Lunime has long been celebrated for its innovative and imaginative mobile games that capture the hearts of players worldwide. Known for popular titles like Gacha Life and Gacha Club, the company has decided to extend its reach to Sweden and Canada, recognizing the untapped potential in these vibrant gaming communities.

CEO and Founder of Lunime, Daniel J. Skrall, expressed his excitement about the expansion during a press conference held at the company's headquarters. "Our decision to venture into Sweden and Canada is a testament to our commitment to connect with players around the world. We believe that Lunime Europe and Lunime Canada will serve as gateways to incredible gaming experiences for our fans in these regions."

Localized Content and Collaboration with Regional Talent

Lunime has a reputation for creating games that resonate with a diverse audience, and the company is eager to adapt its content to suit the preferences of players in Sweden and Canada. The development team is working closely with local talent, including artists, designers, and writers, to infuse the games with cultural elements that will make them even more engaging for players in these regions.

Skrall emphasized the importance of collaboration with the local gaming community, stating, "We want to ensure that Lunime Europe and Lunime Canada feel like home for our players. By collaborating with local talent, we aim to create games that not only entertain but also reflect the unique gaming culture of each region."

Lunime Europe: Embracing Nordic Influences

Lunime Europe, based in Stockholm, Sweden, will focus on incorporating Nordic influences into its games. Players can expect to encounter breathtaking landscapes inspired by Scandinavian mythology and folklore, as well as characters with distinct Nordic flair. The subsidiary is also exploring partnerships with Swedish gaming communities to organize events and tournaments that celebrate the rich gaming heritage of the region.

Lunime Canada: A Journey Through Diverse Landscapes

Lunime Canada (formerly known as Cyan Productions Canada or Cyan Toronto), currently headquartered in Edmonton, aims to take players on a journey through the diverse landscapes and cultures that define this vast country. From the majestic Rocky Mountains to the vibrant cityscapes of Toronto and Edmonton, players can anticipate a virtual exploration of Canada's beauty. Lunime Canada is also planning to introduce special in-game events that pay homage to Canadian festivals and traditions.

Release Dates and Anticipation

The first games under Lunime Europe and Lunime Canada are expected to be released within the next year, with beta versions and sneak peeks available to eager players in the coming months. Fans are already expressing their excitement on social media, anticipating the unique gaming experiences that Lunime has in store for them.

As Lunime embarks on this ambitious expansion, the global gaming community watches with anticipation, eager to see how the company will weave the magic of Lunime into the fabric of Sweden and Canada, enriching the gaming landscape for players around the world.

Source: https://thegachalife.fandom.com/wiki/Lunime#Lunime_Canada

https://thegachalife.fandom.com/wiki/Lunime#Lunime_Europe

Original Date Posted: 11/10/2023

[astra-galaxie]

"This isn’t over! SOMBRA with rule, and you will be the first to go! You will never live to see the new world, but I will! And I will take my rightful place as a king among mankind!” - Christopher Hanson

Biographical information

Full Name: Christopher Hanson

Alias(es): Kristofer Hansson (birth name)

Gender: Male

Sexuality: Heterosexual

Status: Incarcerated

Age: 39 (season 3)

Birth: 1977

Race: Human

Nationality: Swedish

Origin: Stockholm, Sweden

Residence:

Innovation Valley, Pacific Bay

Stockholm, Sweden (formerly)

Profession(s): CEO of Eclipse Technologies

Family:

Yesamin Hanson (wife) (deceased)

Anna Hansson (sister)

Unnamed niece

Ingrid Bjorn (cousin)

Hazan Tilki (mother-in-law)

Ahmed Tilki (father-in-law) (deceased)

Ahmet Savage (biological son) (no parental rights)

Affiliation(s):

Eclipse Technologies (formerly)

SOMBRA

Profile

Height: 6'1" Age: 39 (season 3) Weight: 168lbs Eyes: blue Blood: A+

The husband of Yasmin Hanson, Christopher, is a handsome man in his late thirties, but his face is usually adorned with a scowl that ruins his good looks. He is pale, but not sickly pale, with neatly trimmed short brown hair. He is cleanly shaved, and simple, black-framed glasses sit before his cold blue eyes.

In his suspect appearance in Return to Killer Bay, he wears blue jeans, sneakers, a brown shirt and a gray jacket. As per this suspect appearance, it is known that Christopher eats beignets, uses bath salts, and takes sleeping pills.

Synopsis

Christopher was the killer of his wife, Yasemin Hanson, in Return to Killer Bay.

He first appeared in Hanson vs. Savage when he and Yasemin fought for custody of Ahmet Savage. The two had abandoned the boy after Yasemin travelled to the US to find Christopher. Ahmet believed he had been abandoned because his parents didn’t want him, but the truth was Christopher and Yasemin were SOMBRA, had deemed him weak and refused to raise a weak child. They left him in Inner City, hoping that forcing him to live on the streets would make him strong enough for SOMBRA to enhance him, but Adalet adopted the boy before they could take him back.

After losing the custody battle, Christopher and Yasemin continued their work for SOMBRA. His company, Eclipse Technologies, privately funded SOMBRA and conducted research on their behalf. They were also about to start developing weapons for mass production, but fortunately, that plan was stopped after Christopher’s arrest and Clayton Tech’s takeover of Eclipse Technologies.

Christopher returned in the case Return to Killer Bay after his wife Yasemin had been found dead inside Léon Toussaint’s bar, Zhoot Up. During his first interrogation, he played the innocent, grieving husband. He told the investigators that he hadn’t seen his wife since she went out drinking with friends the night before, assuming she had slept over at one of their houses.

Later, it was discovered that Christopher was Ingrid’s estranged cousin who had cut ties with their family shortly after marrying Yasemin. But even with his secret revealed, Christopher continued to act innocent, claiming that Yasemin’s plans to leave him were just a midlife crisis she was having. In reality, she had intended to go to San Francisco to prove herself to El Rey and show SOMBRA that she was still valuable.

Unfortunately, El Rey had already decided Yasemin was no longer valuable and had become a liability to SOMBRA. El Rey ordered Christopher to kill his wife before she did something to jeopardize their plans. After tricking Yasemin into meeting him at Zhoot Up after hours by lying about it being a meeting with El Rey, Christopher prepared himself to kill her. Of course, the leader wasn’t at the bar, but by the time Yasemin had realized it was a trap, it was too late; Christopher had drugged her and raised his weapon to attack.

He thought killing her using the cake knife from their wedding was fitting. The silver blade stabbed in and out of Yasemin’s chest just as smoothly as it had cut their wedding cake. What had once symbolized their love and union with each other and with SOMBRA would now bring an end to Yasemin’s life.

Christopher left Yasemin’s body in the bar hoping to frame Léon for the murder. But his plan would fail once Amy and Jack arrested him. He cursed the Bureau and PBPD for sending him to jail, but he was confident that SOMBRA would finally rise and take their rightful place as rulers of the world, and he would be freed. He was so confident that he agreed to sign over his company to Cedric Clayton after getting the chance to speak with Ahmet.

He was disappointed that the boy had let himself become brainwashed by the Bureau, but he was sure that after SOMBRA took over, he could make Ahmet see reason, and they could become a family. All he needed to do now was be patient and wait for SOMBRA to set him free from his cell so that he could take his rightful place beside El Rey as a king among humanity.

Story Information

First appeared: Hanson vs. Savage

Trivia

He used to work for Meteor Systems as an intern during university but quit after graduation to start his own company

His family disowned him after finding out he was SOMBRA and had abandoned Ahmet

He Americanized his name to fit in better (and because the Ingrid connection was made after his introduction and since he was initially going to be American, I had to make changes to fit his new nationality)

Disclaimer: Character design was created using Rinmarugames Mega Anime Avatar Creator! I have only made minor edits to the design! Background courtesy of CriminalArtist5

Links to my stories:

The Case of the Criminal (Ao3/Wattpad) Killer Bay (Ao3/Wattpad) Where in the World are the Killers? (Ao3/Wattpad)

[ameymeti2001]

Europe Lipid Ingredients Market for Cosmetics Worth $3.60 billion by 2028

According to this latest publication from Meticulous Research®, the Europe lipid ingredients market for cosmetics is expected to record a CAGR of 3.9% from 2021 to 2028 to reach $3.6 billion by 2028. The growth of this market is expected to be driven by the factors such as rising investment for the development of innovative/customized lipid ingredients, growing consumer demand for cosmetics with nutrient-enriched vegetable oils, rising demand for natural cosmetic ingredients, and increasing demand for skincare products in the region. However, the availability of substitutes such as mineral oil can hinder market growth. In addition, the limited availability of some lipid ingredients places challenges for the lipid ingredients market in Europe.

The Europe lipid ingredients market for cosmetics is mainly segmented on the basis of source, application, and geography. The study also evaluates industry competitors and analyzes the market at the country level.

Based on source, the Europe lipid ingredients market for cosmetics is mainly segmented into plants, animals, and novel lipid sources. In 2021, the plants segment is estimated to account for the largest share of the Europe lipid ingredients market for cosmetics. The large share is mainly attributed to the rising demand for plant-sourced lipid ingredients in the cosmetics market, the growing need for organic and natural beauty products, and consumer demand for non-toxic and non-irritating cosmetics. Further, plant oil is widely adopted in cosmetics products as an alternative to mineral oils.

Based on the application, the lipid ingredients market is mainly segmented into skincare, haircare, and other applications. The skincare segment is expected to command the fast growth of the overall Europe lipid ingredients market for cosmetics during the forecasted period. The segment's fast growth is mainly attributed to the shift in consumer focus towards anti-aging skincare products and acne-reducing solutions, growing demand for natural skincare products, and increasing demand for luxury skincare products. Furthermore, rising skin problems are also fueling the demand for skincare products in the region.

Based on country, the lipid ingredients market for cosmetics is segmented into Germany, France, U.K., Poland, Netherlands, Switzerland, Austria, Czech Republic, Belgium, Finland, Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Baltic Countries, and the Rest of Europe. In 2021, Germany is estimated to account for the largest share of the overall Europe lipid ingredients market for cosmetics. This country’s prominent position in this market is primarily attributed to the largest consumer market for cosmetics in Europe and major production centers for conventional and natural cosmetics. For instance, Beiersdorf is the most important cosmetics company. Important natural and organic cosmetics companies include Lavera, Logona (L’Oréal), Dr. Hauschka, and Primavera Life. The Swiss natural cosmetics company Weleda also has a manufacturing facility in Germany.

Some of the most important cosmetics companies operating in Europe are L’Oréal S.A. (France), Unilever PLC (U.K.), The Procter & Gamble Company (U.S.), Beiersdorf AG (Germany), Coty Inc. (U.S.) Avon Products, Inc (Subsidiaries of Natura & Co, Holding S.A.) (U.K.), The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. (U.S.), Revlon Inc. (U.S.), Shiseido Company, Limited (Japan), Colgate-Palmolive Company (U.S.), Johnson & Johnson (U.S.), Kao Corporation (Japan), L'Occitane International S.A. (France), LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton (France), and Sally Beauty Holdings, Inc. (U.S.). Important natural and ethical cosmetics companies are Weleda (Switzerland), Neal’s Yard Remedies (U.K.), Léa Nature (France), Lush (U.K.), Yves Rocher (France), and The Body Shop (U.K.).

The key players operating in the Europe lipid ingredients market for cosmetics are KONINKLIJKE DSM N.V./DSM (Netherlands), Archer-Daniels-Midland Company (U.S.), Stepan Company (U.S.), Cargill Incorporated (U.S.), BASF SE (Germany), Croda International PLC (U.K.), Merck Group (Germany), NOF Europe GmbH (Subsidiary of NOF Corporation) (Japan), Neptune Wellness Solutions, Inc. (Canada), ABITEC Corporation (U.S.), Lipoid GmbH (Germany), Polaris (France), Sonic Biochem Extraction Pvt Ltd. (India), Nordic Naturals Inc. (U.S.), and Solutex GC Sl (Spain), among others.

𝑺𝒑𝒆𝒂𝒌 𝒕𝒐 𝑨𝒏𝒂𝒍𝒚𝒔𝒕: https://www.meticulousresearch.com/speak-to-analyst/cp_id=5206?utm_source=Product&utm_medium=Social&utm_campaign=Product&utm_content=30-12-2022

Scope of the report

Lipid Ingredients Market for Cosmetics Production, By Source/Type

Plants

Vegetable Oil

Nuts Oil

Fruit Seeds

Other Plant-sourced Lipid Ingredients

Animals

Fish Oil

Other Animal-sourced Lipid Ingredients

Novel Lipid Sources

Microalgae

Insects

Lipid Ingredients Market for Cosmetics Production, By Application

Skincare products

Haircare products

Others

Lipid Ingredients Market for Cosmetics Production, By Country

Germany

France

U.K.

The Netherlands

Belgium

Poland

Norway

Sweden

Denmark

Austria

Finland

Switzerland

Czech Republic

The Baltic countries

Rest of Europe

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In Defense of “Synthetic”

This is the script and slides from a talk I gave in Malmö Sweden at “The Conference” in August 2022. 

When I say I’m a synthetic biologist, I usually get one of these three responses:

The first and probably my favorite is 😳what are you even talking about? This one is great, someone who’s never heard of synthetic biology! A blank slate! 

For the techy types, I can explain that it’s like programming DNA to develop new kinds of products, 

or for the more arty types maybe I can explain that it’s about designing biological materials, 

or for the more normy types with real jobs I can just say “I work in biotech.” I work for a company called Ginkgo Bioworks that does genetic engineering as a service for other businesses. 

The second type of response is the jokes, and I also love these. “Oh synthetic biology, it’s like real biology but made up!” Yes, kind of! Exactly! We ARE trying to make things with biology. 

Or maybe something more like “huh, a synthetic biologist—like you’re a robot doing experiments?” Um also sort of? In my lab days I sometimes felt like a robot 

and these days at Ginkgo we use tons of robots to make biology easier to engineer. 

There’s a third one that looks at synthetic biology as a brand, which is something I think about a lot in my role, where I work on design, communication, ethics, policy, perception–in one word, our brand. 

Brand comments actually takes two forms: On one side you have the people who think that synthetic biology is only a “good brand”—is synthetic biology anything at all other than a rebranding of genetic engineering that’s better at raising capital from VCs, or perhaps tricking people into not thinking about GMOs? On the other side you have the people who think synthetic biology is a terrible brand “don’t you know people hate things that are ‘synthetic’? You really should rebrand.” 

So I’ll start with the latter—the people who think I should rebrand since synthetic is bad—because I get it, synthetic has come to mean anything made with old biology, from the fossil fuels that humans have managed to extract from the ground and refine into the myriad things that we enjoy in our everyday life. Synthetic means unnatural, it means pollution, chemicals–it comes from this world, not the world of living things. No one wants synthetic, everyone and everything wants to be natural (no matter how they are actually made). 

So I’d like to offer a defense of synthetic, not because I love smoke stacks and fossil fuels and not because it’s a “good brand” for GMOs, but for ideological reasons—because at its heart synthetic is about bringing things together to make something greater than the sum of its parts. 

Synthetic does not need to mean the opposite of natural, and in fact the reason why we think it does is exactly why I think we need to embrace synthesis again. The concept of nature is built on a fundamental division. 

It is about cleaving ourselves as humans from everything else. We define nature as that which is not us, nature is everything outside of the human world. Nature is the opposite of culture, it’s the opposite of technology. 

In this formulation, nature is separate from and it is below us, something that we must dominate and control so that we may survive and flourish. Synthetic materials made by humans therefore offered us better living through chemistry because technology was meant to save us from the vicissitudes of the growing cycles and the whims of weather and pestilence. 

Today, many of us in industrialized parts of the world have become free from the tyranny of nature, but we suffer from new tyrannies of pollution and climate change. We therefore seek out ways to go back to natural, but even now “natural” still depends on the same fundamental principle of separation and control, which then permeates the marketing and culture of natural products. “Natural” now is about the quest we must go on to choose the right products to purify ourselves from the sins of synthetic chemistry. Natural in this case isn’t really about connecting with that which is outside of us, but again becomes about a kind of exclusion, this time what our products are ”free from.” These new purity rituals define so much of our relationship to our everyday life and culture, from the foods we eat to the cosmetics and even medicines we choose.

Much more sinister and damaging is how nature and science have been used as tools of social control, to justify the divisions and dominations of colonialism, white supremacy, and patriarchy. From ideas about women’s “natural” roles in society, to the “natural” or biological obviousness of the gender binary and heterosexual monogamy, to “natural” differences between populations from different parts of the world, this kind of appeal to “scientific facts” about the “natural” order of things has always been used as a tool of oppression. 

The division between nature and technology also means that we have inherited a very atrophied imagination of what technology can be, and a technology that continues to replicate these social structures of domination. “Technology” becomes a very specific type of work, associated with a very particular type of person. It affects what we value, what we invest in, what we pay attention to. Ursula Le Guin lamented this in a rant on technology and about how her own work was devalued as less “scientific” than other kinds of sci-fi because it deals with technology in a much more expansive sense, as, in her words, “the active human interface with the material world.” 

Instead of this expansive technology, we have a much more limited view of technology and technological visions that seek to entirely escape the physical reality of this world while still enforcing scarcity in order to perpetuate systems of control. 

I think it’s time for a very different vision. Not to rebrand synthetic biology, but to reconfigure the relationship between nature and technology and the synthesis of the two. We don’t want the divisive technology of the metaverse, but the synthetic technology of the meatverse. 

We need to celebrate the meatverse because our technology is also pathetically small when compared to what biology can do. What is a computer compared to four billion years of evolution? Of organisms that can grow anywhere, of seeds that can grow into plants, a pulling carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere. Humans can’t figure out how to make things without asphyxiating our planet and filling it with garbage. Biology makes all of us, all our bodies, all of this in a fundamentally regenerative way. We have to learn to work with biology, and bring these worlds together synthetically. 

This is an urgent task. We have reached the end of what is possible to sustain with technology cleaved off from nature. Our attempts to dominate nature in order to free ourselves from the scarcity of our environments have led to a world where we have more than we need but we face a threat of extinction because of our technology’s exhaust. Murray Bookchin, a theorist and pioneer of the environmental movement wrote in his book Post-Scarcity Anarchism that “Man had to acquire the conditions of survival in order to live, now we have to acquire the conditions of life in order to survive.” 

I believe that for us to survive and flourish, the future must be synthetic: a union of nature and technology, and of science and technology with politics, art, and culture. These synthetic movements must remove not only our desire to dominate nature but also to dominate each other. 

So I’ll leave you with a sketch of what this synthesis could look like. A world where we can revel in our biological experience and our creative energy can grow and shape the physical world. Where we can design new materials and new experiences together with nature. Where students and scientists can exchange new biological programs the way they share make-up tips on tiktok.

Where your local pharmacy brews new strains of microbes producing the ingredients and medicines you need, grown to order in custom strains. Your local flower shop sells seeds with custom genomes, accounting for our allergies and preferences. 

Where your living room is appointed with the coziest mushroom material, and our fashion is shaped by the dynamics of cell cultures and the custom colors and patterns we co-design with them. 

Where, biological programmers log into the wood wide web using the latest web-tree protocols. Our conversations are written in DNA. Where industrial pollution once left behind damaged soil, we grow new forests. 

I believe that the future is synthetic—because the future depends on what we can imagine and make together. 

I hope you’ll join me.