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For her master’s dissertation at California State University, Fullerton, Ouriel, now 31, researched ovarian development in the black widow spider, and it was there, alone in the electron microscope lab waiting for her specimens to lay eggs, that she started developing what, after two-and-a-half years of tinkering, became her No. 9 exfoliator, which uses lactic and other acids to dissolve corneodesmosome, the biological glue that holds dead skin cells together. This was after experiencing her own skin troubles. Until she was 25, Ouriel had never used so much as a facial cleanser. When she did invest in a few professional products, they gave her acne, so then she bought some anti-acne products, which only made things worse. “It was the skin care — essential oils, which break down a cell’s plasma membrane, and scrubs and microdermabrasion, which create lacerations on the skin’s surface — that were weakening my skin and making it more susceptible to bacterial and fungal pathogens,” she says.

Deconstructed athleisurewear might be RiRi’s street style, but the reality behind this star is a little less easy-going. Business Insider posted Rihanna’s dressing room demands. Alongside adequate lighting for a "relaxed atmosphere," Rihanna requires all brick or lockers to be draped (those, for some reason, are white).

A signature cookie from a cafe in Paris with bittersweet chocolate, sea salt, and spicy crystalized ginger. Get the recipe for Double Chocolate and Candied-Ginger Cookies »

Boscawen resident Steven Geddes set the record for second-largest pumpkin in the world at the Deerfield Fair in late September, weighing in at a whopping 2,528 pounds. Courtesy photo

Setton International Foods, Inc. – a leader in the snack food industry for over 50 years based in Long Island, New York – is expanding their line of plant based snacks with the addition of two new blends: Simply Protein Blend and Nut Topper Blend.

Enough for 12 people with drinksFor the crispbreads:plain flour 75grolled oats 20gsea salt 5gsesame seeds 60gpumpkin seeds 60gsunflower seeds 50ggroundnut or vegetable oil 50ml

With only a few weeks remaining until the official start to fall, get out there and embrace summer, from rind to seed, before it’s too late.

Sunflowers have two main commercial uses, oil and confectionery (for direct seed consumption). Oil varieties of the flower have small, black, oil-rich seeds with thin hulls, which are pressed to produce an edible, almost tasteless, pale oil, rich in unsaturated fatty acids (especially oleic acid and linoleic acid). The oil is popular for cooking, margarine manufacture and even bio-diesel production. Leftovers from oil extraction are used to make high-protein animal feed. Confectionery types, on the other hand, have large, striped, oil-poor seeds with thick hulls. Both oil and confectionery types are the results of centuries of careful selection and breeding from wild plants.

Locally owned, chef-driven eateries are elevating the area’s options. And, if next year is anything like this year, you’ll want to resolve to wear your stretchy pants more often. (Who else, for example, is excited for chef Tony Brown’s Eyvind and Hunt, slated to open early 2019?)

This unintentional pairing might go down as my most swoonworthy of 2018. A crunchy, sugary, cinnamon-spiced, deep-fried croissant washed down with smooth, jammy cabernet sauvignon from the rink-side snack bar (as in: full bar, with snacks) operated by Sweet Coloradough of Glenwood Springs.

It is believed that you will experience a significant result in few weeks if you continue with this recipe twice daily.

Flax can withstand frost and weathering conditions better than some other crops if plants are maturing and seed moisture is dropping. Flax is most susceptible during flowering and early boll stage and immature green seeds can be killed by temperatures from -2°C to 0°C. After flax reaches the dough stage it is more resistant to frost and bolls maintain the integrity which means it is less susceptible to shelling out compared to canola pods. But, as flax sits out in the conditions and goes through many frost wet/dry events, the seed appearance becomes dull and less desirable to the human consumption market.