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Inaugural The Ride to Conquer Cancer®
At A Glance
Sunday, May 05
Sunday, May 05
The bike ride will support a new comprehensive cancer center through partnership between West Clinic, Methodist Healthcare and UT Health Science Center.
Or register by mail (instructions included at theridetoconquercancer.racesonline.com)
Race Day Itinerary
Date: Sunday, May 5, 2013
LOCATION: The West Clinic
100 North Humphreys Blvd
Memphis, TN 38120
The 3.5 mile, looped bike course begins at 9 a.m. Riders will travel east to Kirby Road and circle back to The West Clinic to the start/finish area. The inner two lanes of Humphreys Blvd. are open to bike traffic. Cyclists will have three hours to complete the loop, either racing competitively or riding leisurely. Teams and individuals will receive awards for the most completed laps and fastest laps for each of the various categories.
7:30 a.m. Race Shirt Pick Up, Bib Number pick up and Registration Begins
8:00 a.m. Team Pictures Begin
8:45 a.m. Registration Ends
8:45 a.m. Riders make their way to starting line
8:55 a.m. Last minute race instructions and recognition of race sponsors
9:00 a.m. Race starts with neutral roll out
10:00 a.m. Live music by Los Cantadores
12:10 p.m. Post Race Party Begins with post race food provided by Swanky's and children's activities
12:20 p.m. Thank you message from West Clinic
12:25 p.m. Awards Ceremony
For more information visit theridetoconquercancer.racesonline.com or call Deborah Coble, Director of Corporate Communications, The West Clinic, 901-683-0055 ext. 1312.
Kick-Off Ride: Saturday, May 4, 2013
On May 4th The Ride to Conquer Cancer® race will kick off with a ride with The Astellas Pharma Domestic Elite Team. The ride will be a 22 mile police escorted ride through Memphis with an anticipated average speed of 19-20 mph. The team ride will begin at 06:30 leaving Cheffie's Café (483 High Point Terrace Memphis, TN 38122). It will conclude Saturday with breakfast at Cheffie's. This exciting and exclusive team ride will be for those that give or raise $100 to support this important cause. This will also include complimentary entry into Sunday's Main Event Ride.
"THE RIDE TO CONQUER CANCER" is a registered trademark of CauseForce, Inc. and is used under license.


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Global Keratin
GK Hair Leave-In Conditioner Cream
- Overview
- Ingredients
- Features
- Replenishes moisture
- Detangles
- Protects hair from environmental effects
- Smoothes for frizz-free results
- Adds shine
- Can be used as a styling cream
- Sodium-chloride free
- About the brand
Global Keratin Leave-In Conditioning Cream leaves hair looking healthy, shiny and easy to manage. This conditioning creme contains juvexin, which helps protect hair from damaging environmental effects.
Aqua, Amodimethicone, Cetrimonium Chloride, Cetyl Alcohol, Stearyl alcohol, Acetamide MEA, Functional Keratin, Panthenol, Propylene Glycol, Sorbitol, Sodium Cocoyl Collagen Amino Acide, Cocoyl Sarcosine, Wheat Germ Acid, Triticum Vulgare (Wheat) Germ Oil, Linolenic Acid, Sulfur, Polysorbate 80, Oleth-10, Simmondsia Chinensis (Jojoba) Seed Oil, Tocopheryl Acetate, Hydrolyzed Glycosaminoglycans, Parfum, Methylparaben, Propylparaben, DMDM Hydantoin.
Smooth through mid-lengths and ends of damp hair. Style as desired.
Global Keratin is the first and only company to harness the superior beauty benefits of Juvexin. By infusing hair with pure Juvexin, critical amino acids and proteins remain intact. Derived from healthy pristine sheep wool through an environmentally-friendly process - it works on all hair types leaving it more manageable, soft, shiny and frizz-free for up to 5 months between salon treatments.
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Makes Brushing My Hair So Much EasierThe best leave in product I have used. My hair is always so tangled after coming out of the shower and takes at least 10-15 minutes to brush. I have straight/wavy long damaged hair. This product not only works but smells great and leaves my hair soft and smooth all day. I use two pumps because of the amount of hair I have and I never have a greasy residue or hard residue that some products leave behind. I will be purchasing this product again.Apr 8, 2013ShaunieHAIR TYPEDark Brown / Normal Hair / Dry Hair / Color Treated Hair
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New Weapon For Transtioning HairOk, so I am new to transitioning hair (for those that don't know that means going from relaxed hair back to your natural locks). I was ready to lose my mind recently and relax my hair again becasue everything I tried was not helping. I could not even get a comb through my hair after washing it (sulphate-free of course!). I had gotten some "keratin" conditioner and leave-in at the local beauty supply. It helped, but I decided to splurge on this to see if there was a difference. Oh my!!! The leave-in cream helped me to comb through my hair extremely easily. I usually roller set my hair and sit under the dryer so I applied one pump of the GK serum (which is awesome also) and then applied some of this leave-in cream to each quardrant. After my hair was dried, I applied one more pump of the serum as I combed out my hair. My hair is so smooth it feels even better than relaxed hair. I can only imagine what my hair would look like if I had flatironed it. There is bounce, shine and most importantly frizz free. And this stuff is really frizz free. The crap I got at the beauty supply store claimed to help with frizz, but this stuff blows them out the water. I DO NOT have a keratin treatment on my hair and don't plan on getting one after this stuff. I wanted to go completely natural. I am extremely excited becasue I know my hair is going to get better and better as the keratin builds up. Sorry for the long review, but I think this is important information for someone who is looking to transition.Jul 11, 2012Carla / EarthHAIR TYPEDark Brown / Color Treated Hair / Thick or Coarse Hair / Relaxed Hair
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One Of The Better Leave Ins....I have tried to play around with leave in conditioners, and always come back to this product. When used, my hair becomes soft, manageable, easy to comb, and incredibly shiny. It definitely extends the life of the keratin (if you have one) and is a fantastic leave-in (keratin treatment not necessary). Unfortunately I go through is so fast!! I should buy a larger size next time :-)Jul 8, 2012Chioma / New YorkHAIR TYPEDark Brown / Relaxed Hair
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Destroyed My Hair!I have been using this product for about 6 months, on the advice of my old hair stylist. I also used the GK Smoothing Serum. My hair was getting drier and drier and more like straw every day. My stylist kept brushing off my concerns and told me drink more water, take different supplements, don't flat iron, don't blow dry, and on and on and on. Let's just say there were a million excuses. I even had another stylist, when I went for a consultation, tell me that she was correct and it had nothing to do with the product.
I have finally given up on her advice and made a new appointment with an Aveda salon. I actually had to have the severely damaged parts of my hair cut. Additionally, it took nearly 5 minutes to rinse this garbage out of my hair.
Not only would I NEVER purchase these products again, but I would tell anyone considering them to choose a better product. This company is horrible and will destroy your hair.May 16, 2012HopeHAIR TYPEDark Brown / Thick or Coarse Hair
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Love This Stuff!!I love this leave in conditioner. I have seen and felt great results as soon as the first use, on my daughters hair as well as mine. Leaves our hair super shiny, and soft. Great product!! I would recommend this to my friends and family!Feb 14, 2012Renae / Phoenix, AZHAIR TYPEDark Brown / Dry Hair / Curly Hair / Color Treated Hair / Thick or Coarse Hair
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Smells Great, A Little Goes A Long WayMy stylist turned me on to Global Keratin, and I absolutely LOVE the serum! I decided to try the leave in conditioner as I have been getting my hair colored, in an attempt to prevent damaged hair.
A quarter size dollop works best on my hair, mine is thick and down to my middle back, so be careful how much you use, otherwise it may leave it heavy and greasy looking. I also don't put any on my roots, I simply flip the hair over and work from the ends up and sort of work it in as if I were putting my hair into a ponytail.
My hair is normally healthy, but it's fussy. It's thick and wavy, and usually ends up frizzy after styling, so it takes a lot to make it look good. I haven't yet noticed a huge difference in how the hair turns out after blow drying, but the hair smells really good. I just trust that it will do its thing as a leave-in conditioner.Nov 15, 2011Jen B. / BostonHAIR TYPEDark Brown / Color Treated Hair / Thick or Coarse Hair
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Global Keratin Treatment - Hair HelpI had a Global Keratin Treatment put in my hair by a salon stylist (very expensive); I wanted to be able to process my own style after having the treatment done so I decided to searched the web to find someone/company that would have product in stock that I could use with the Global Keratin Treatment. After searching I found Folica and ordered GK Hair Leave-In Conditioner Cream. I really love it. My hair had become dried out and i could not find anything to put the shine and nourishment back in my hair. Since I've been using this product I can really see a difference in shine, softness and texture of my hair. Although my hair is natural curly, with the Global I can wear it straight or curly and it really stays straight when I exercise and sweat; however, I've found that I wear it curly more now than straight due to the fact that this product gives it such a nice texture and a better or softer curl than what I did have before using this product with my Global Keratin Treatment. I highly recommend it and plan to order me some more before my supply gets too low. The only other thing is I wish that I could get a good shampoo to go with this leave-in condiitioner. Every time I plan to order the color treated shampoo for the Global Keratin Treatment, it is out of stock.Oct 1, 2011Kathy B. / North CarolinaHAIR TYPEMedium Brown / Dry Hair / Curly Hair / Color Treated Hair / Fine or Thin Hair
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Makes My Hair Feel Like SilkI got a Keratin straightening treatment and came of Folica to buy some regular conditioner for it. I added this to my cart so I could get over the $50 free shipping cutoff. Thought I would use it for when I went to the pool. Tried it after the shower the other day just to test it, and I LOVE it. Have used it everyday since. Takes any tangles out of my hair and makes it unbelievably soft and silky feeling, but not greasy. Would definitely buy it again.May 21, 2011Jennifer / NashvilleHAIR TYPEBlonde / Normal Hair / Color Treated Hair / Chemically Treated Hair
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The Best EverIf you have spent you entire life looking for a line of products that really work, you search is at an end. Ny hair is in such wonderful condition, and using the entire line of products keeps the frizz and fuzziness away-even when standing in a drizzle. Buy thes produst by all means.May 9, 2011Jody Higinbotham
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Works Better Than Anything I Have Tried On My Wavy HairMy daughter bought this product after getting the Global Keratin treatment and it did not work on her hair so she gave it to me. I have wavy, color-treated hair that frizzes very easily and this is the best product I have ever used for my hair. I use it as a leave-in product and it leaves my hair smooth & manageable while still being wavy. After using it daily for several months it still works just as well as the first time I tried it.May 5, 2011B R.HAIR TYPEDry Hair / Curly Hair / Color Treated Hair
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Chris Peters is an IT director with Intel IT's Industry Engagement Group. Peters applies an integral knowledge of Intel IT operations as he works closely with strategic IT decision makers worldwide to share IT best practices. His goal is to deliver better business value from IT innovation and investment. Intel IT provides the infrastructure and services required to design, manufacture, supply, and market products for one of the world's largest semiconductor manufacturers.
In this interview, Peters discusses how IT at Intel is greening the data center and embedding sustainable actions in everyday activities.
Chris Peters explains the role Intel IT plays in embedding sustainability within IT and business.
Interview conducted by Vinod Baya and Bo Parker
PwC: What role is Intel IT playing with respect to the company's overall sustainability initiatives?
CP: IT plays a very critical role in being able to support Intel's corporate sustainability initiatives. Sustainability and corporate responsibility are about more than simply good citizenship. Sustainability involves reducing waste, energy, and water consumption, and making the business more sustainable in the long run.
In addition to reducing our own IT carbon footprint, Intel IT can also positively reduce Intel's carbon footprint, by delivering services to our employees such as videoconferencing, power management practices, and green printing services. All these initiatives bring a very tangible impact to the corporation. Making IT green is a means to an end, the end of making Intel's business more sustainable and cost efficient.
PwC: What key actions did your IT organization take to support sustainability?
CP: One of the first things we did was create a dedicated IT sustainability program office. We formally appointed a senior IT manager responsible for defining and putting the necessary metrics, strategies, and processes in place internally. We decided to focus on a core metric of carbon footprint (CO2) reduction as well as reducing water, energy, and other resource consumption, and we adopted internal IT goals to manage our IT energy footprint and contribute to Intel's energy reduction of 5 percent per year from 2007 to 2012. We have been able to deliver on these goals in the past several years. Additionally, we participate as active members of Climate Savers and Green Grid.
Moving forward, a key role and challenge for the Intel IT sustainability program office is to start embedding sustainability-oriented decision making, activities, and best practices throughout our daily business activities, so we can transition sustainability from a program to a mind-set.
PwC: How can IT play a role in embedding sustainability-oriented activities and mind-set?
CP: We know we can measure and impact the things that we absolutely control in IT, such as lowering data center power consumption, increasing server utilization—and our initial focus was on these controllable metrics. The challenge is how do we embed new behavior throughout all of our IT organization and throughout the business?
In IT, we have an opportunity to partner with our business leaders, understand workflows, and then work to apply new technology solutions that can give employees and business leaders the opportunity to make better, more sustainable decisions during their daily work environment. For this reason, Intel IT places an emphasis on Lean Six Sigma certification and business process change management as a core skill set for IT employee development. I will use an example: a daily activity like printing paper. If, as individuals, we automatically send print jobs to the local printer but never pick the job up, we're just wasting paper. We implemented a solution we call greenprint, so that the job prints only when the user enters a PIN code at the printer. Now nearly everything that is printed is picked up, and there's less resource waste.
In this way, IT can reduce business waste beyond managing our own IT footprint. That's the end state we're trying to get to.
PwC: What are you doing to raise awareness about sustainability and what everyone can do?
CP: We are committed to raise awareness among employees both inside and outside IT, and there are a few things that we have done. One is through Intel's employee bonus program. For the last three years, there's been an IT sustainability component in the corporate formula that determines the year-end bonus amount that employees get; this ties sustainability goals to existing mechanisms of employee compensation. Additionally, we have created an internal Environmental Excellence Award that incentivizes employees to generate efficiency ideas in support of sustainability. Employees can submit ideas competing for financial grants to fund localized activities; the best ideas also get recognized and shared.
We also use existing communications mechanisms to make employees aware of the importance of sustainability. Intel IT develops an internal newsletter called Digital Edge that goes out to employees about services that we provide. We have used this newsletter to communicate our goals for sustainability and the progress we are making. We also push information about new initiatives, such as tips on PC power management settings and greenprint, and we let employees know about the availability of new services, encourage them to use these services, and provide tips on how best to utilize these services in their daily activities. Through this process, we let employees know how they can directly contribute toward achieving corporate sustainability goals.
We also create awareness for the importance of IT sustainability outside of Intel. Each year we release an Annual IT Performance Report directed at our industry peers, which includes information about the importance and business value benefits of sustainability initiatives.
PwC: What are some techniques that you are using to make data centers more green?
CP: We're using new products and technologies in combination with a variety of innovative approaches to better manage power efficiency within our global data center network.
Proactive Server Refresh, a program we initiated in 2007 to refresh our servers on a four-year average cadence, has been the single biggest business value driver within our IT sustainability program for energy footprint reduction. Newer servers offer better energy efficiency—performance per watt—which allows us to meet 45 percent annualized growth in compute capacity with fewer servers, consuming less space and power. Additionally, the new servers draw less power for the same workload with a built-in capability to take power consumption up and down depending on the actual load on the server.
Another approach we found especially beneficial in our facilities is airflow management. Innovations that can improve airflow management reduce the amount of power consumption dramatically, and they can be as simple as cable placement in the back of a server or as extensive as changing data center designs, like raised floor approaches that create hot and cold aisles for airflow isolation. Intel IT has been recognized across the industry for some unique innovations in chimney management—where we consolidated the backs of the servers together into an isolated chimney that gets vented uniquely; this approach prevents hot air recirculation without the need to reconfigure the facility for a raised floor.
We've also completed successful proof of concepts with free cooling—the use of untreated, external air to cool a data center. During a proof of concept in New Mexico, we found that 75 percent of the time we can cool our data centers without pre-treatment or pre-cooling input air. This approach offers significant savings of cooling systems, power, and infrastructure capability, which in turn expands available capacity inside those data center facilities.
PwC: Those are some good innovations. How much more potential exists to make data centers greener? Are we at the beginning, middle, or end?
CP: It's a long-term commitment to make our data center greener and we remain committed to aligning our efforts and investments as they support efficiency within our business. We've reduced our data center count from 150 down to 90 in the last several years. We have reduced our server count from 100,000 down to 75,000. The business capability in that time from a network, storage, and compute standpoint has grown 35 percent to 50 percent annually. Our capability is growing dramatically while we're shrinking our footprint, so efficiency is going up. We still have a long way to go, and we continue to see opportunities to reduce and drive further consolidation. We're asking ourselves several questions around our data center facilities as we evaluate business needs and available technology: When do we consolidate? When do we retrofit? When do we upgrade? When do we retire our end-of-life assets? And we're putting the decision metrics in place while enabling business goals, such as service quality, capacity, velocity, and cost efficiency.
Intel has been the largest purchaser of green power and renewable energy credits in the US for the past three years, illustrating our long-term commitment. We have 2.85 billion kilowatt-hours annually that are related to renewable energy sources or renewable energy credits, so it's a big piece also with solar installations on our sites and things like that.
PwC: What are some examples of IT creating an impact outside of the data center?
CP: From an innovation perspective, I want to mention videoconferencing. Over the past several years, we've had a significant emphasis to incrementally deploy more video collaboration solutions. We're finding that videoconferencing capability is significantly reducing the amount of travel required of our employees. Last year, just through these efforts, we estimate we saved about 57,000 travel hours. Our video capabilities have been increasing year over year, so what we saw in 2010 was about 27 percent over the previous year and we emphasize more capability going forward. While there is the bottom line cost savings of avoiding travel costs, we're also helping the impact to the environment by reducing our carbon footprint. We estimate the associated travel avoidance resulted in expense savings of $26 million to Intel, and it also helped us reduce an estimated 22,000 tons of carbon dioxide emissions.
PwC: From what you've been describing, this sounds like an opportunity for IT to demonstrate leadership as well.
CP: Absolutely. From an IT perspective, we're extremely proud. We've been awarded the InfoWorld Green 15 for the last several years, and we've been recognized by Computerworld for some of our innovations inside our IT organization. We're also very proud to have been recognized for supporting Intel's sustainability efforts at a corporate level.


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Caruso ProTraveler 14 Molecular Steam Hairsetter
- Overview
- Features
- Compact design - easy to store and great for travel and office use.
- 14 rollers: 2 petite, 3 small, 4 medium, 3 large, 2 jumbo
- Cool water reservoir. Water is heated internally so water in the reservoir is always cool and safe to the touch.
- Removable reservoir. Water reservoir is easily removed from steamer to fill with water conveniently and safely.
- Quiet. New quiet system.
- Curl intensifying shields make curls that last for days!
- Great for all types and lengths of hair - permed, color treated, chemically relaxed, short hair, hair extensions and wigs. Best styling tool for long hair.
- Creates perfect styles, spiral curls, waves and body in minutes.
- No chemicals necessary to create curls that look like a perm.
- No salt required.
- Dual Voltage - Can be used on foreign currents.
- 1 year limited warranty.
- Always unplug immediately after using.
- Do not use while bathing.
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- Do not place in or drop into water or other liquid.
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Compact design. The ultimate set to create today's polished hair styles with non damaging - steam conditions your hair as it curls.
The Caruso Professional Molecular Hairsetter was invented to finally give women the results that they longed for - long lasting curls and volume while keeping hair healthy, shiny and in great condition. The Caruso Professional Molecular system is a revolutionary process, tiny molecules of steam penetrate the hair shaft reforming the chain bonds to create healthy, strong beautiful curls.This hair-setter has been customized give you the styling power to accommodate any and all of today's most popular hair styles. The compact size also makes it ideal for home use.
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Wish you had natural curls? Fake it with Caruso's tools, the most versatile curling systems available. Caruso rollers and setters combine ionic technology, steam and a unique design to set curls with a molecular hold, bonded until your next washing. With the patented Caruso Molecular Ion Steam Technology, you'll have soft, conditioned curls in no time.
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I Love This System!This hairsetter is fast and gentle to my hair. While I put one roller in, another is steaming. I use it every morning to get rid of my cowlick from sleeping, and take it with me when I travel.Aug 6, 2012Kathy H. / Wallowa, OregonHAIR TYPELight Brown / Dry Hair / Color Treated Hair
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Best Rollers!these are HANDS DOWN the best rollers I've ever used! i have very thin, straight, long hair and had yet to find a setter that would hold a curl for more than like half an hour until i tried these!! they are SO EASY TO USE and hold my curls all night!May 24, 2012LizHAIR TYPEBlonde / Fine or Thin Hair
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Caruso Rocks!I've been using this product for years... The simplest model is sufficient. I'm an entertainer on cruise ships & have very long hair. People always think I had my hair done at the salon! It's the least damaging product for my hair on the market.
One draw back: They're not made consistently. So, some may not last as long as others. Some may break down within a year. Some may last a few years. So I always have two sets on hand. I can't help it, I love using it!Nov 28, 2011Elvy A. / Atlanta, GaHAIR TYPEDark Brown / Color Treated Hair
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These Were Great!I really hate flat ironing my hair and was looking for some good heat curlers that I could use in the mornings prior to rushing off to work. I have to agree with the reviews, it has made my natural hair (I'm presently transitioning) very shiny and gave it great body. I was initially concerned about the fact that I could only heat one up at a time, but that has not been a an issue at all, they heat up very quickly, so I place a curler in the unit and comb/section the hair to be curled and in no time, it's ready! I plan on buying more curlers for the unit in the future so I can have more of the sizes, as this particular offering is a little limiting.I would reccomend these to anyone, I'll never go back to traditional curlers!Sep 22, 2011J S. / VAHAIR TYPEDark Brown / Thick or Coarse Hair
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Great HairsetterI have curly hair, so after blowing my hair straight, these steam curlers are the only thing that I have found that will add body, and keep my hair straight.
BUT, it is NOT dual voltage. You will need a voltage converter, if you use in a foreign country, and I've been everywhere, so I know this.
I really wish that Conair would make a 220V model, so I could take it with me overseas.Mar 29, 2011Peggy / IndianaHAIR TYPEBlonde / Curly Hair
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Tried And TrueI've been using the caruso hair setter "travel pro" for what must be 10 years now. In fact I was worried that I would not find in on-line as I am finally needing a replacement. My very first travel pro did not last me a year and I was unable to find out how to get it fixed. Instead I ordered another one (since it was fairly reasonably priced) hoping it was just a fluke that my first one went bad so fast. Well, I've had my current one ever since. I have fine, thin hair and using a curling iron is just plain destructive. I have never found the caruso setter to damage my hair in any way. It's quick and the results are always exactly what I want. I'm so glad I found the website to order a new one. I really dont know what I would do if I couldnt get my caruso hair setter replaced. It's small enough to travel with (cause I travel a lot) and I'm never without it!Feb 17, 2011LindaHAIR TYPEBlonde / Fine or Thin Hair / Chemically Treated Hair
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These Curlers Are The Best !!!They are perfect, Quick start up, fast and easy, and the curls stay in until the next time you wash your hair.Feb 4, 2011Eileen K. / PhiladelphiaHAIR TYPEBlonde / Normal Hair
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So, there was a foreshadowing of this arc (in chapter 47):
He got a haircut and changed his expression .
So, there was a foreshadowing of this arc (in chapter 47):
He got a haircut and changed his expression .
No, Zero. The demon from Vlad's haunt is named Athrun and has different eye's. This is the Demon Hilda encountered after Nasu.
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Not to mention that Athrun's boss did mention that he will meet them in the human world...:
Regardless, both of them seemed to use the same tool to teleport, so there is a high probability that both of them work for the same person.
For a company that focuses on "the development and mass production of ani-demon weapons" they sure only use demons to fight demons... or does it simply mean that they haven't even tried to fight back yet ?
I enjoy this manga very much. So i'm hoping it sticks around for a while, Oga's "I'm a badass" moments are really badass!!
I wonder who the Solomon Company really are? At first i thought it was one of the 7 deadly sins controlling it but after hearing Johan say that madam Iris is important to them because she's the only one who can contain the the 7, I'm not so sure anymore. And where does Behemoth and En fall into all of this?
So now we know why Furuichi is so special, although it was pretty obvious. Too bad they all turned to stone before anything happened.
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Three stray thoughts on a Tuesday
Cam Charron
July 02 2013 12:38PM
It's a real nice day out today and, to be quite honest, I don't want to spend it inside blogging, so I'll throw together a few items for your daily consumption. Today's a good day to opinion on all things David Clarkson, Tyler Bozak and Leo Komarov.
David Clarkson vs. ???
I don't know whether the Leafs have interest in David Clarkson or not, but after trading Matt Frattin and likely losing Clarke MacArthur, the Leafs are going to need another winger to fit into the Top Six. Not that Frattin or MacArthur spent a whole lot of time up there last season, but the Leafs suddenly went from being very strong and wing to somewhat thin.
Now, there's been talk in Toronto about David Clarkson. Not only would he bring scoring punch, allegedly, but also the size and toughness that the Leafs desperately need. Somehow, I doubt this. I think teams make a lot of bad mistakes in free agency, giving long-term deals to players that can't possibly live up to expectations, and you'd prefer your team to take a seat on the bigger names during the UFA period and concentrating on the value signings to shore up the depth positions.
Because there's always the small detail of what a UFA costs:
Whoa whoa who, Dreger thinks Clarkson can get $6.5M x 7 Years? Holy moly, do not want.— Justin Fisher (@thejustinfisher) July 2, 2013
Dreger is quite involved in the hockey world, and while I can't see a team giving out maximum term and north of $6-million per season, I think that Clarkson gets a lot of money to set him up for life during this period. He will assuredly disappoint, as general managers looking for reinforcements seem to forget that by the time players are UFA age, they've past their scoring peaks.
There is a much cheaper option out there that brings to the Leafs what I think David Clarkson would. Since our mystery player is 26 years old, let's go back to the time David Clarkson was 26 years old and look at the career stats for those two side-by-side.
Here is height, weight and age, along with career games played:
|Career GP
|David Clarkson
Here are basic career-to-date goals and points statistics projected over 82 games, coupled with shots per game:
|David Clarkson
Our mystery player shoots less, but scores a similar number of goals and gets much, much more assists. He's likely a better playmaker.
Here are even strength scoring rates per 60 minutes. Again, our mystery player is better. He doesn't see a lot of powerplay time on his current team:
|EV Goals/60
|EV Points/60
|David Clarkson
And lastly, we have Corsi statistics, which also tell us something about a players defensive game. The first column, CF%, tells us the percentage of total shot attempts for a player's team when he was on the ice. TM CF% tells us the average Corsi % of his teammates, when they weren't on the ice with that player. Opp CF% is the same with opponents:
|Team CF%
|Opp CF%
|David Clarkson
I wasn't expecting our mystery player to be that high, but he's fared well for himself, with teammates that don't crack an even 50%, and against opponents that are slightly better than 50%. Clarkson is a plus-player, but he had better teammates to work with and slightly easier opposition.
Clarkson's ability over our mystery player is his individual shot rate. Team shot rates are higher with our mystery player on the ice than with Clarkson, though.
So I think the Leafs should go with the mystery player. Overall, it's pretty tough to say that at 26, isn't a better option.
Stats via Hockey Reference and Hockey Analysis
Tyler Boz-ahahahahahahahaha-k
Apparently Newport Sports, the agency that represents Tyler Bozak, "offered" the Maple Leafs a maximum eight-year term. That's per Darren Dreger, who is Dave Nonis' cousin.
Obviously, that is not very smart. It goes without saying that the Leafs need to simply sever ties with Bozak. While he probably has some value as a third line centre, he wouldn't be able to play in that capacity with the Leafs since there is just too much history with him at that position.
Nonis still hasn't broken off talks with Bozak, unless he is just doing the right things to not burn bridges with Newport Sports. Until Bozak signs on the dotted line with another team, there's still a possibility that he is again, the No. 1 centreman for the Leafs next year despite having no spectacular faceoff ability and not only has no chemistry with Phil Kessel, is actually a drag on his overall production.
Leo Komarov says goodbye
I guess it's official for Uncle Leo, the second piece officially gone from the Maple Leafs formerly expansive cast of depth players. The Leafs retain his rights for just one more year before he hits age 27 and becomes an unrestricted free agent. That's very soon.
The mystery player is Nikolai Kulemin, by the way.
D'Amigo probably takes over Komarov's role.
Just heard Darren Dreger say that apparently Vinny Lecavalier is headed to Philly. I have a question about the free-agent rumours over the past couple of days. Why does no one mention Mike Ribeiro as a Leaf target? I see him as a legit top-line centre who is a serious upgrade to the Leafs power play. Can't understand - the silence around this guy is deafening.
Is the mystery player Kulemin?
Is the mystery player Kulemin?
LOL my bad didn't even read the end. just jumped forward to ask if that who the mystery player was.
Your Kulemin-Clarkson analysis would look a little difference if you looked at just the last 3 seasons.
Kulemin: 0.490 CF%, 0.487 TMCF%, 0.504 OppCF%, 0.928 G/60
Clarkson: 0.539 CF%, 0.509 TMCF%, 0.498 OppCF%, 0.846 G/60
Add to that the fact that Kulemin has played on a very good offensive team and Clarkson a fairly weak one I think Clarkson is probably the better player (though Kulemin can play on PK where as Clarkson has not). Not $3M/yr better, but probably better. That said, I'd love to have both of them on the Leafs and wouldn't object to a Clarkson signing if the price was right ($6.5M for 7 years is not the right price though).
July 03 2013, 09:49AM
DJ - Is there a reason you'd rather compare seasons at different ages?
DJ - Is there a reason you'd rather compare seasons at different ages?
For starters, I think it is important to know what the player is now, not several years ago, since it is now that we might be signing him.
Second, Clarkson has scored 45 goals in his last 128 games compared to 52 in his first 298 games. That's a big difference that needs exploring further and it is not safe to assume Kulemin's career will progress in a similar way.
Thirdly, Kulemin's career year almost certainly came in the early years while it is certain that Clarkson's did not this Kulemin's early career stats probably contain more "good luck" than Clarkson's.
Finally, Kulemin has scored 14 goals in his last 118 games over past 2 seasons compared to Clarkson's 45 in 128. That is a huge difference to just ignore when doing a player vs player evaluation of who you would rather have on your team right now.


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John Berryman
Berryman, John (bĕrˈēmən) [key], 1914–72, American poet and critic, b. McAlester, Okla., grad. Columbia, 1936. From 1955 until his death he was on the faculty of the Univ. of Minnesota. Although he had published several volumes of poetry and a highly regarded biography of Stephen Crane (1950), his literary reputation was not established until the appearance of Homage to Mistress Bradstreet (1956), a long dialogue in verse between Berryman and the ghost of Anne Bradstreet. The volumes 77 Dream Songs (1964; Pulitzer Prize) and His Toy, His Dream, His Rest (1968) can be considered a two-part novel in verse in which the only speaker is a middle-aged teacher and lover named Henry, who is the universal voice of an anguished and trivial age. Berryman committed suicide in 1972. Delusions (1972), a volume of poems, and Recovery (1973), a novel, were published posthumously; in both the poet examines himself and his life—as it slips away—in intimate and harrowing detail. Berryman's other volumes of poetry include Poems (1942), The Dispossessed (1948), Berryman's Sonnets (1967), and Love and Fame (1971).
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Two tries from Adriaan Strauss helped South Africa to a 21-10 victory over a brave Scottish side at Murrayfield on Saturday.
Two tries from Adriaan Strauss helped South Africa to a 21-10 victory over a brave but inefficient Scottish side at Murrayfield on Saturday.
A dominant first-half performance saw the visitors take a 14-3 lead into the interval thanks to Strauss's first try – off a rolling maul that Scotland failed to deal with – and three penalties from Pat Lambie.
The Bok vice-captain extended the visitors' lead early in the second period with an intercept try from long range but Scotland ruled the last 30 minutes.
A try from replacement scrum-half Henry Pyrgos got the hosts back into contention and only long periods of committed defence from the Springboks kept the free-running hosts at bay.
For 45 minutes the Scots were simply unable to match the Springboks' power in the contact areas and Francois Louw made life miserable for the men in blue with his pilfering work at the breakdown.
But in a dramatic change of roles, the hosts upped their game significantly as the game progressed and Heyneke Meyer would have been a worried man as he watched his side struggle to get out of their own half in the last quarter.
Indeed, Andy Robinson would have been mighty frustrated at the full-time whistle after seeing his team waste a handful of opportunities with some terrible decision making.
Lambie and his opposite number Greig Laidlaw exchanged early penalties before the Boks rumbled over the whitewash for the first try of the game at the end of the first quarter.
Scotland had hoped to negate the threat of the Springbok maul by not allowing it to form but failed dismally in executing their plan and were left red-faced as they scrambled to stop the green machine from advancing forward for what turned out to be an easy first Test try for Strauss.
The Bok defence looked impenetrable and Lambie could add his third penalty to give the visitors an 11-point lead at the break.
The game looked done and dusted when Strauss intercepted Mike Blair to race 40 metres and score under the sticks but the Scottish reply was impressive although not always effective.
Blair was replaced by Pyrgos, who had a massive impact on the home side's attack.
Scotland opted to kick for touch from a penalty and Pyrgos ran in untouched as he collected Kelly Brown's pass and went straight through a hole in the line-out.
Scotland had the Boks under cosh for most of the remainder of the game, but were unable to break down the well-organised South African defence, even when Flip van der Merwe saw yellow in the dying stages.
Man of the match: Francois Louw was fantastic once again and Henry Pyrgos deserves a mention but you can't overlook the man who scored two tries, Adriaan Strauss.
Moment of the match: Scotland were always going to struggle to get back into the game once they had conceded the first try. The Bok rolling maul strikes again!
Villain of the match: No nasty stuff to report.
The scorers:
For Scotland:
Try: Pyrgos
Con: Laidlaw
Pen: Laidlaw
For South Africa:
Tries: Strauss 2
Cons: Lambie
Pens: Lambie 3
Yellow card: Van der Merwe
Scotland: 15 Stuart Hogg, 14 Sean Lamont, 13 Nick De Luca, 12 Matt Scott, 11 Tim Visser, 10 Greig Laidlaw, 9 Mike Blair, 8 David Denton, 7 John Barclay, 6 Kelly Brown (c), 5 Jim Hamilton, 4 Richie Gray, 3 Euan Murray, 2 Ross Ford, 1 Ryan Grant.
Replacements: 16 Dougie Hall, 17 Kyle Traynor, 18 Geoff Cross, 19 Alastair Kellock, 20 Stuart McInally , 21 Henry Pyrgos, 22 Ruaridh Jackson, 23 Peter Murchie.
South Africa: 15 Zane Kirchner, 14 JP Pietersen, 13 Juan de Jongh, 12 Jean de Villiers (c), 11 Francois Hougaard, 10 Pat Lambie, 9 Ruan Pienaar, 8 Duane Vermeulen, 7 Willem Alberts, 6 Francois Louw, 5 Juandré Kruger, 4 Eben Etzebeth, 3 Jannie du Plessis, 2 Adriaan Strauss, 1 Gurthrö Steenkamp.
Replacements: 16 Schalk Brits, 17 Heinke van der Merwe, 18 CJ van der Linde, 19 Flip van der Merwe, 20 Marcell Coetzee, 21 Morné Steyn, 22 Jaco Taute, 23 Lwazi Mvovo.
Venue: Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh
Referee: George Clancy (Ireland)
Assistant referees: John Lacey (Ireland), Christophe Berdos (France)
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The Emery County Historical Society went on their annual trek recently. They met at the corrals just east of Castle Dale and Mervin Miles led the procession. At the first stop, Ramal and Carole Jones told of their finding new species of dinosaurs just miles from Castle Dale.
"We had been hunting dinosaurs since 1980 and on that particular day we were in a place where no signs were expected to be found," said Ramal. He went on to tell the story of how the dinosaurs came to be in the San Rafael Swell. When Carole found the first piece of a rib bone, they notified the College of Eastern Utah. CEU applied for and received the permits to excavate and the skeleton was located. A life size replica, which incidentally is named after Carole, is located in the Ogden Dino Park.
Later, Ramal found another portion of bone and another species was named, this time after him. The couple dug on these sites for seven years. The Museum of the San Rafael is in the process of ordering the dinosaur named for Ramal.
At the second stop of the day, Vernell Rowley told of the Morrison-Knudsen excavations in the Swell in the late 1940s and early 50s. The government detonated two explosions in the sandstone in the Swell looking for an area that would withstand an atomic bomb blast. Following the two explosions, the sandstone was deemed inappropriate for the needs.
During the four years the Army Corps of Engineers was in the Swell, they built a small shanty town where they lived. Other relics of their stay can still be seen in the Buckhorn area. The old powder magazine is still there, and the MK tunnels, where the explosions took place, are still visited every day.
Reed Martin was the speaker at the third stop, the Buckhorn Panel pictographs. On this particular day, four members, including Martin, Karen Huntsman, Bert Oman and Jim Nelson, were present from the original Buckhorn Restoration committee who undertook to restore the panel to near original condition.
The restoration project began in 1992 as a suggestion by Huntsman for the Centennial Project for Emery County. It was undertaken, completed, and was dedicated in September of 1995. "This is just one of many sites of pictographs throughout Utah. It is 3,000-5,000 years old and is of the Barrier Canyon paintings. These paintings and drawings are all that remain of the Barrier Canyon culture," said Martin.
Martin concluded, "We are all rock art experts. We weren't there to know the meaning of the pictographs. Only the artist himself knows."
As the group proceeded down the Buckhorn, they stopped at Swinging Bridge for a lunch of hot dogs, hamburgers, and pot luck. On the journey back through the canyon, Miles showed the group many other Indian writings that line the canyon walls.
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Delma Christiansen Leslie celebrated her 95th Birthday on Aug. 9 with friends and family at the Emery County Care Center.
She was born in Emery, Utah to John and Mary Christiansen. She married Easton Leslie on Feb. 9, 1933 in Ferron.
She has five children; Merrill (Irma) Leslie, Las Vegas, Nev.; LaRene (Earl) Jensen, Ferron; Sylvia Leslie (deceased); Linda (Bob) Burke, Salt Lake City; and Phylip Leslie, Cedar City. She has 10 grandchildren, 13 great-grandchildren and seven great-great-grandchildren and one more on the way.
Lucille Jensen formerly of Orangeville recently celebrated her 93rd birthday in Lehi.


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The "Poetry of America" initiative is part of the Poetry and Literature Center's 75th Anniversary celebration. Through two features, "Poetry of American Identity" and "Poetry of American History," this initiative explores how poetry connects to the following themes: immigration and migration, work and industry, social change, and peace and war.
Poetry of American History
A selection of essays and interviews by leaders in the literary field, including former Poets Laureate Consultants in Poetry, that illustrate how poems by Americans helped define or expand the country. This presentation aims to complement conventional historical texts and showcase poetry's place as an essential tool for recording our nation's past.
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One Poet's View of Social Change
". . . the playing field is still not level for women who write poetry"
Peace and War in American Poetry
"Americans tend to take the symbolism of the Statue of Liberty for granted, so much so that it sometimes seems as if she has always stood in New York Harbor signaling 'world-wide welcome' … much of what Lady Liberty stands for came from this poem …"
Poetry of American Identity
A collection of field recordings by a wide range of award-winning contemporary poets. Each poet reads a singular American poem of his or her choosing, and also speaks to how the poem connects, deepens, or re-imagines our sense of the nation. The feature includes a print version of the poem to complement the recording, as well as a piece by the participating poet.
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Fanny Howe reads and discusses John Wieners' "The Acts of Youth"
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Naomi Shihab Nye reads and discusses Lisa Suhair Majaj's "Guidelines"
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Tony Hoagland reads and discusses Kenneth Patchen's "The Orange Bears"
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Rock Springs Field Office
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BLM Rock Springs Seeking Comment on Monell-Arch Oil and Gas Development Project
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Rock Springs Field Office (RSFO) is launching a 30-day public comment period on an environmental assessment for the Monell-Arch Oil and Gas Development which is a proposal by Anadarko Petroleum Corp. to expand the Patrick Draw Field with development of up to 125 new oil, carbon dioxide, and water injection wells.
The Patrick Draw Field is located in the checkerboard pattern of mixed land ownership, and includes the Monell and Arch Units which encompass approximately 22,657 acres of primarily federal and private land, with a small amount of state-owned land. Interstate 80 dissects the project area which is located roughly 30 miles east of Rock Springs, Wyo. in Sweetwater County. The new proposal includes a combination of vertical and directional drilling of 105 oil wells, 18 carbon dioxide injector wells, and two water injection wells to be developed during the next nine years. The maximum surface disturbance is anticipated to be 238 acres, with the life of the wells projected to be roughly 30 years. The Monell and Arch Units were developed in the late 1950s to early 1960s, and presently support 128 producing wells.
Public comments are most useful when they are specific, cite additional relevant issues and/or determine the extent of those issues. Written substantive comments should be received by July 11, and may be submitted via email, mail, or hand-delivery during regular business hours (7:45 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.) to:
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A single-piece one-ounce First Class letter will cost a penny more to mail as of Jan. 27, according to a release from the Harrisburg Post Office.
This is the second price change for First Class mail stamps since 2009. Forever stamps are always good for mailing a 1-ounce letter anytime in the future regardless of changes.
Highlights of the new single-piece First Class Mail pricing include:
Letters (one ounce)-one cent increase to $.46.
Letters (additional ounces) — unchanged at $.20.
Postcards — $.01 increase to $.33.
Letters to international destinations 1 ounce) — $1.10
New this year will be the First-Class Mail Global Forever stamp, a new international rate stamp. The Global Forever stamp offers a single price for any First-Class Mail International one-ounce letter to any country in the world. "We are excited to offer the new First-Class Mail Global Forever Stamp," said Harrisburg Postmaster Donna Denny, in the prepared release.
"The new stamp will allow customers to mail letters anywhere in the world for one set price of $1.10, and will ease transition during price changes."
Prices for Shipping Services increased by 2.6 percent, with Priority Mail prices increasing an average 6.3 percent. Delivery confirmation will be free on Priority Mail and Standard Post (formerly named Parcel Post). New domestic retail pricing for Priority Mail Flat Rate products includes:
Regular envelope — $5.60
Legal-size envelope — $5.75
Padded envelope — $5.95
Small box — $5.80
Medium box — $12.35
Large box — 16.85
Large APO/FPO/DPO box — $14.85
"The success of our Priority Mail Flat Rate envelopes and boxes has helped make the Postal Service one of the best values in the shipping business," said Denny. More information on new pricing for Mailing and Shipping Services is available at www.usps.com.
Express Mail prices increased on average by 5.8 percent. The Sunday/holiday premium remains $12.50 for the fourth year in a row. No other charges apply. Express Mail Flat-Rate Boxes were introduced last year and remain unchanged at $39.95. Express Mail retail prices at $14.10. Express Mail Flat-Rate Envelope retail prices increase to $19.95.
The Postal Service receives no tax dollars for operating expenses and relies on the sale of postage, products and services to fund its operation, according to the release.
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New scientific report confirms success of Montreal Protocol but warns ozone layer will remain vulnerable for the next decade - 16 Sep 2002
PARIS/NAIROBI, 16 September, 2002 - The executive summary of a new report by the world's leading ozone scientists warns that despite good signs of recovery, the ozone layer will remain particularly vulnerable during the next decade or so, even if countries comply with international agreements to protect it.
The new data in the full report, (which is in the process of being finalized) shows levels of ozone-depleting gases in the stratosphere (upper atmosphere) are now at or near their peak. As a consequence, the scientists believe human-influenced disturbances on Earth's protective shield will now be "at or near their largest."
At the same time, the report clearly shows that the world is making steady progress towards the recovery of the ozone layer, with the latest scientific results showing that the total amount of ozone depleting chemicals in the troposphere (lower atmosphere) continuing to decline, albeit slowly.
The findings reinforce the need for strengthened political commitment to ensure the continued compliance with the international treaty know as the Montreal Protocol by developed and developing countries. They also demonstrate the need for greater awareness of the reasons behind this vulnerability, not least a better scientific understanding of the linkages between ozone layer depletion and climate change.
The report from the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and World Meteorological Organization (WMO) is being prepared by the scientific assessment panel of the Vienna Convention and its Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer. The Executive Summary is being released to the press today, with the full report available next year.
The latest in a series of four yearly reports that have reviewed the state of the ozone layer since the landmark Montreal Protocol came into being back in 1987, the report, "Scientific Assessment of Ozone Depletion: 2002," will focus on the new science results that have been obtained since 1998. It also has a section on implications for policy formulation. Its preparation involved 250 scientists from 37 countries worldwide.
The scientific "concern" in the report stems from two main findings. On the one hand a scientific assessment that a failure by governments to meet targets laid down in the international ozone treaty, the Montreal Protocol, would delay or could even prevent recovery of the ozone layer. "The total atmospheric abundance of ozone-depleting gases will decline to pre-Antarctic ozone-hole amounts only with adherence to the Montreal Protocol's full provisions on production of ozone-depleting substances," the report's executive summary says.
On the other hand, a lot of scientific unknowns relating to issues like the complex and far from fully understood link between ozone protection and climate change. According to the executive summary the impact of greenhouse gases on lower stratospheric ozone "could be either positive or negative."
Presenting the executive summary report to the press here in Paris on International Ozone day, Professor Gérard Mégie, co-chair of the Montreal Protocol's Scientific Assessment Panel and one of the report's authors said, "These results confirm that the Montreal Protocol is achieving its objectives. During the next decades, we should see a recovery of the ozone layer."
"However," continued Professor Mégie, who is also the President of the French Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), "the concentration of chlorine in the stratosphere has now reached a maximum and the ozone layer is still quite vulnerable. It is therefore extremely important that the control measures in the Montreal Protocol are strictly respected by all."
"In addition," Professor Mégie said, "the scientific observations related to the inter-linkages between depletion of the stratospheric ozone layer and climate change indicate the need for a common policy to resolve the problems."
The ozone-depletion and the greenhouse-warming phenomenon share many common chemical and physical processes. For example, as the atmospheric concentration of chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) decline because of the Montreal Protocol's provisions, their greenhouse-warming contributions will decline. On the other hand, use of hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) and hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFCs) as substitutes for CFCs would cause the greenhouse-warming contributions of these new compounds to increase.
Indeed, according to the executive summary of the UNEP/WMO report global observations of many HFCs and HCFCs, as well as of hydrogen fluoride (HF), confirm that these contributions are currently increasing.
Among the various topics covered in the report, there is a section covering changes in the ozone layer over the Earth's poles. Referring to the Antarctic "ozone hole" the report notes that during the last decade it has increased in size, but not as rapidly as during the 1980s. Stating that the area of the ozone hole varies from one year to another, the scientists warn that, "it is not yet possible to say whether the area of the ozone hole has maximized." But they do think that, "a future Arctic polar ozone hole similar to the Antarctic appears unlikely."
"Despite the concerns, the overall message from the report is that the Montreal Protocol is working, and the probability of a smaller future Arctic ozone hole is good news indeed" said Klaus Toepfer, UNEP's Executive Director. "The international community should take pride in the success so far. However, the scientific experts also give a clear signal that we must not be complacent and that failure to comply with the Montreal Protocol would delay or could even prevent recovery of the ozone layer. Given the huge risks that a weakened ozone layer poses to human health and the environment, we cannot allow this to happen," he said.
Mr. Marco Gonzalez, Executive Secretary of the Ozone Secretariat, said that compliance with the phase-out schedules of ozone-depleting substances by developing countries is critical. He said, "While the majority of developing countries seemed to be on course in terms of compliance with their individual phase-out schedules, some of them are still lagging behind."
Developed countries responsible for the vast majority of emissions to date have now phased out use of most CFCs and other ozone-depleting chemicals. To ensure these gains are not lost, it is now necessary that developing countries follow suit.
In some cases, like China and India, this is already the case. For example, in May of this year, the Indian Government and UNEP launched a new initiative aimed at accelerating the phase-out of ozone-damaging chemicals across the country. Under the initiative the four big manufacturers of CFCs are pledging to crack down on "rogue emissions" by introducing new, cleaner, production technologies.
They are also backing a nationwide public awareness scheme. It will be targeted at the thousand of small- and medium-sized companies that are part of the CFC supply chain and include refrigerator makers and repairers, suppliers of air conditioning units, and users of products that contain the ozone-depleting chemicals. Production by the four companies concerned is scheduled to reach zero in 2010 from a peak production figure of 23,659 tonnes at the end of the 1990s.
Under the Montreal Protocol, developing countries are committed to reducing their consumption and production of CFCs by 50% in the year 2005, and by 85% in 2007. By 2005 they are also obliged to reduce their consumption of halons by 50%, methyl bromide (a fumigant) by 20%, and the solvents carbon tetrachloride and methylchloroform by 85% and 30%, respectively.
An Ozone Fund - which is headquartered in Montreal and has already disbursed some $1.3 billion since it was set up in 1991 - is to help developing countries meet these targets by adopting ozone-friendly chemicals and processes. Since last July, governments have been negotiating replenishment of the "Multilateral Fund" for protecting the ozone layer for the next three years. The Parties to the Montreal Protocol will take a decision on the amount of replenishment when they meet in Rome in November 2002.
The Montreal Protocol has been ratified by 183 countries.
Note to Editors
Copies of the Executive Summary of the UNEP/WMO Scientific Assessment of Ozone Depletion: 2002 are available on the web: http://www.unep.org/ozone/pdf/execsumm-sap2002.pdf. For background information see http://www.unep.org/ozone/docs/bkgnd-execsumm-sap2002.doc
The Executive Summary will be presented to the Meeting of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol at their next meeting, to take place in Rome from 25 to 29 November. With the full report available in 2003.
International Ozone Day is an annual event that takes place on September 16. This year's slogan is Save O3ur Sky: Protect Yourself Protect the Ozone Layer. For more information see www.unep.org/ozone/ozone_day2002/. The UN Secretary-General's message for Ozone Day is also available at this address.
The ozone layer shields planet Earth from the harmful ultraviolet-B radiation of the sun. It also completely screens out lethal UV-C radiation. The ozone shield is thus essential to life as we know it. Depleting the ozone layer allows more UV-B to reach the earth. More UV-B means more melanoma and non-melanoma skin cancers, more eye cataracts, weakened immune systems, reduced plant yields, damage to ocean eco-systems and reduced fishing yields, adverse effects on animals, and more damage to plastics.
CFCs have been widely used since the 1930s in refrigerators, air conditioners, foams and other applications; they remain in the atmosphere for decades or even centuries. Halons are primarily used in fire extinguishers. Together with other chemicals, they destroy ozone molecules in the stratosphere that protect all living things from ultra-violet radiation.
For more information please contact: Robert Bisset, UNEP Press Officer and Europe Spokesperson on Tel: 33 -1- 4437 7613, Mobile: 33 - 6 - 2272 5842, E-mail: email@example.com
Rajendra Shende, Chief, Energy and OzonAction, Division of Technology, Industry and Economics, UNEP, Tel: 33-1-44371459, Fax: 33-1-44371474, e-mail: email@example.com
Web OzonAction: http://www.uneptie.org/ozonaction
UNEP's Energy and OzonAction Branch assists the developing countries and countries with economies in transition in enabling them to meet the compliance with the Montreal Protocol. The programme also provides the practical information on protection of the ozone layer and also mitigating the climate change at the same time. See: http://www.uneptie.org/ozonaction
In Nairobi, please contact: Eric Falt, UNEP Spokesperson\Director, Division of Communications and Public Information on Tel: (254-2) 623292, email: email@example.com or Nick Nuttall, UNEP Head of Media, on Tel: 254 2 623084, Mobile: 254 733 632755, E-mail: email@example.com
Michael Graber, Deputy Executive Secretary, Secretariat for the Vienna Convention and the Montreal Protocol the Ozone Secretariat), UNEP, PO Box 30552, Nairobi, Kenya, Tel: +254-2-623855, Fax: +254-2-623913, Email: email@example.com, http://www.unep.org/ozone
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Sargeant, A., Hilton, T. and Wymer, W. (2006) Bequest motives and barriers to giving: The case of direct mail donors. Nonprofit Management and Leadership, 17 (1). pp. 49-66. ISSN 1048-6682 Available from: http://eprints.uwe.ac.uk/14645
Sargeant, A., Wymer, W. and Hilton, T. (2006) Marketing bequest club membership: An exploratory study of legacy pledgers. Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly, 35 (3). pp. 384-404. ISSN 0899-7640 Available from: http://eprints.uwe.ac.uk/14646
Sargeant, A., Hilton, T. and Wymer, W. (2005) Making the bequest: An empirical study of the attitudes of pledgers and supporters. International Journal of Educational Advancement, 5 (3). pp. 207-220. ISSN 1744-6503 Available from: http://eprints.uwe.ac.uk/14636
Sargeant, A. and Hilton, T. (2005) The final gift: Targeting the potential charity legator. International Journal of Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Marketing, 10 (1). pp. 3-16. ISSN 1465-4520 Available from: http://eprints.uwe.ac.uk/14634
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Sargeant, A., Hilton , T. and Wymer, W. (2005) The final gift: Motives and barriers to giving. In: 12th Biennial World Marketing Congress, Muenster, Germany, July, 2005., p. 395 Available from: http://eprints.uwe.ac.uk/15267
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Just heard about the special offer McDonald's is sponsoring regarding the Radio City Music Hall Christmas Spectacular in Manhattan. Two for One tickets!! Im trying to get a good friend to go with me! I have been three times before - over the years, but it's the best thing I know to get those Christmas juices flowing!
I'm Dreaming of a White Christmas
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And this shall be a sign unto you: Ye shall find the babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, Lying in a manger.
- St. Luke ii.
Thinking about the advantages of using one of those fake "craft" pumpkins to carve this year instead of a real one.
I love Outdoor Christmas Lights!!
I've been thinking about the fake pumpkins myself!
I'm Dreaming of a White Christmas
This is my 7000th post! Yay me!!!
I'm Dreaming of a White Christmas
My daughter's geography teacher 52, his wife 48, their daughter 14 and their son 11, died in a tragic and horrible car accident yesterday on their way home from a trip. Only 30 mins away from home. The father had a heart attack while driving and the car fell in a cliff. We are all so so devastated
Merry Snowy Christmas
Love & Peace to the World


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