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Rail Passes
Rail passes give you extensive rail travel within one country or depending on the pass, between multiple countries. They also allow you to make last minute travel plans as well as save money, offering travel discounts, benefits and bonuses. Eurail Global Pass is the most flexible Eurail Pass, (...)
Eurail Global Pass is the most flexible Eurail Pass, and best for people who want complete freedom on their travels. It gives you unlimited train travel to 31 countries in Europe, and you'll be able to use the Eurostar, TGV trains, TGV Lyria, Thalys , AVE high speed trains with Renfe, Frecciarossa with Trenitalia, and the ICE trains to maximise your country intake. Plus you have a choice of flexible or consecutive travel days.
Country passes
OK, so you may just want to travel to one country. Here are a few examples of different passes:
Italy - Take a romantic trip to Venice and Rome and then explore the Tuscan countryside in Italy with Trenitalia and the Frecciarossa high speed trains - the Eurail Italy Pass will be perfect for you.
UK - Travel around the UK and Scotland, and we can get you great deals on the Britrail Pass and the Britrail Central Scotland pass.
France - Get to know the real France with the freedom of the France Rail Pass.
Switzerland - Hop on an off, with the Swiss Pass, and explore the mountains, lakes and cities.
You may want to visit more than one country on your trip. We have the double country passes, like Denmark and Germany, or the European East pass, where you can see the Czech Republic, Poland, Slovakia, Austria and Hungary, or the Balkan Flexi Pass which gives you the freedom to visit seven countries in one month - Bulgaria, Greece, Macedonia, Serbia, Montenegro, Romania and Turkey.
Wherever you want to go in Europe, we have a rail pass for you, which will make your journey by train faster, easier and more enjoyable.
Seat reservations
Remember, even with a pass, it is best to reserve a seat and you can do that exclusively with us, online.
How does it work?
Rail Passes in 3 steps
1. Pick the right rail pass
Rail passes can be booked for travel in one specific country or you can choose one of a few pre-selected country/region combinations. Extensive travel plans? Try the Eurail Global Pass offering train travel in 33 different countries - including Great Britain.
Once you've selected your pass, its price will depend on the class of service selected, passenger type, and the number of rail travel days.
2. Reserve your seats
Travelling on local and regional trains allows you to explore at will. Simply board with your rail pass and choose any open seat. Reservations are required on most high speed, overnight, scenic, and international trains. We recommend always checking your desired journey for any specific seat reservation requirements.
3. Activate and travel
Your rail pass requires that you activate it by getting it stamped at the ticket window at the departure station on the day of your first train journey. Once activated, you are all set and ready to explore.
Rail pass finder
Know where you want to go? Type in the names of the countries you'd like to visit and we'll find the best pass.
Rail Passes vs. Train Tickets
|Rail passes
|Train Tickets
|Best for discovering more than 3 cities
|Children usually travel free
|Often includes travel bonuses
|Seat reservations included for most trains
"What I like about this card is that I get to enjoy great discount for entrance tickets to attractions (e.g. the Matterhorn). Also it is easy to use and the trains (...) "
"Comfortable, clean, prompt, accessible and supportive are the words we can use for this mode of travel. First class global pass place you in different level of (...) "
"WE travelled Kings cross to Edinburgh and Edinburgh to Wolverha,pton. Both trains on time and vey clean and comfortable. "
Common QuestionsFind answers now by viewing our Frequently Asked Questions.
Q. What is a Rail Pass?
A. A rail pass is a travel document that entitles you to travel on European trains in a specific geographic area (country/countries), for a specific number of days.
Be mindful that having a rail pass doesn't necessarily mean that you can hop on any train at will, within the geographical area covered by your rail pass. Depending on the country, the type of train and the route, you may need to purchase seat reservations at an additional cost.
Lastly, rail passes are packed with additional benefits, also known as rail pass bonuses which can range from discounted shopping in retail stores, to preferential rates on other modes of transportation like ferry or bus, to rebates on hotel nights, reduced admission at museums attractions, and more.
Q. What's the difference between a rail pass and a train ticket?
A. A rail pass and a train ticket are two completely different types of travel documents.
A train ticket is valid for a single journey between two cities. Many tickets also include a reservation, which mean that they are valid only for a specific train, on a specific date and at a given time. To learn more about tickets, read our article: tickets explained.
A rail pass, on the other hand, is good for travel in an entire geographical area (1 country, 2 countries or more). With it you can take as many train trips as you want within that geographical area, for as many travel days as you purchased, within a set period of time (the pass validity period).
Q. What is the difference between a flexi pass and a consecutive/continuous pass?
A. A flexi pass is valid for a specific number of travel days to be used within the overall validity period of that rail pass. For example, 15 days of unlimited train travel to be used within a 2-month period. With this kind of rail pass, you can pick and choose any days (they don't have to be consecutive) to travel within the rail pass' validity period.
Continuous (or consecutive) rail passes such as the Eurail Global Pass, are valid for unlimited train travel during the whole duration of the pass' validity period. In other words, with a 15-day Eurail Global Pass, you can travel for 15 consecutive days by train. Even if you don't take the train each and every day, those days will be considered used.
Q. What is a travel day on a rail pass?
A. A travel day on a rail pass is a 24-hour period, from midnight to midnight, during which you can take as many train journeys as you desire. Since rail passes use calendar days, journeys within 24-hours of each other but on different days will count as two travel days.
Q. What is the "validity period" of a rail pass?
A. The validity period of a rail pass is the time period in which you must complete your travels with your rail pass. This period is calculated from the date stamped on the rail pass by the railway official.
With a flexi pass this period is defined as a certain number of calendar months – typically one or two.
With a continuous day pass the validity period equals the number of travel days.
Q. Can I use my rail pass on any train within its area of coverage?
A. In general, yes, but there are some exceptions and a few rules to keep in mind.
First, be mindful that some trains (such as high speed, scenic, and night trains) require rail pass holders to purchase reservations at an additional cost.
For international train journeys, be sure that your rail pass covers the country of departure, country of arrival, and any countries through which your train will travel.
Lastly, some private rail lines in certain countries don't offer reservations for rail pass holders and don't accept rail passes. In these cases, you can purchase a train ticket locally for the desired journey.
Q. Does each journey I take require using a separate day of travel on my rail pass?
A. No. You can take as many train journeys as you want within one day and only use one day, as long as your last train ride arrives before 11:59pm.
Q. How do I use the bonuses that come with rail passes?
A. Rail Pass travel bonuses must be redeemed locally.
There are two types of bonuses. Free bonuses (such as a free airport transfer) require the use of a travel day on your pass. If all travel days have been used on your rail pass you will not be able to take advantage of any more free bonuses. Discount bonuses do not require you to use a travel day, but do require that your pass still be within its validity period. In other words, even if you've used up all your days on a pass, you can still claim discounted bonuses as long as the pass validity period has not expired.
The exception to this rule is the Swiss Travel Pass. Although a discounted bonus doesn't require you to use a travel day on your Swiss Travel Pass, the pass must still be valid and you must not have used up all your travel days.
Q. How do I know the right rail pass and how many days I should purchase?
A. We provide simple tools on our site to help make finding the best products for your journey - easy! Our tools help you find both the most cost effective and logical travel solution for your travel needs.
Use our Interactive Rail Map to help you plan your journey, our site will then display available options to bring that journey to life with rail passes, train tickets, and even great add-on products that can truly enhance your experience. Enter the number of days you wish to stay in a particular city, and where you wish to travel next, and our system will provide you with the best options for your itinerary.
The more you know about the train rides you plan on taking, the better you'll be able to research which trains are running, how long each of those rides take, whether or not you'll be traveling on night trains, etc… All these factors determine how many travel days you'll need on a pass.
Q. Are there discounts available for rail passes?
A. Yes, many rail passes offer discounted options. The most common discounts are:
Child discount: Children between 4 -11 years of age usually travel for half the price of the regular adult rate. Most Eurail passes offer free travel for up to two children per adult pass holder.
Youth Discount: If you or anyone in your party is a traveller aged 12 to under 28 years of age on the first date of travel, discounted rates are available for certain rail passes.
Senior Discount: Seniors over the age of 60 are eligible for a discounted rate on certain rail passes.
Saver Discount: Small groups of 2 to 5 people traveling together are eligible for savings of about 15% on certain rail passes.
Group Discount: If you travel in a party of 10 or more, see our special group offers for a more customized travel solution.
Q. What if I have a group of 10 or more purchasing rail passes?
A. Please contact our Groups Department who can arrange customized travel solutions perfect for your travellers.
Q. Can I share my rail pass with others (family, friends, or charity)?
A. No. Rail passes are strictly personal and non-transferable. A rail pass is valid only upon presentation of a passport. Therefore the name(s) printed on the rail pass must match the traveller's identification.
Q. Who is eligible to buy a rail pass?
A. Rail passes are available to anyone except residents of Europe, the United Kingdom, Morocco, Turkey or any of the countries of the former Soviet Union. If you're a resident of these countries we can't sell you our rail passes, but there are other similar options available to you such as the InterRail pass.
Q. How far in advance can I buy my rail pass?
A. A rail pass can be purchased anywhere from 6 to 11 months prior to your first travel day. We advise you to check the specific conditions of use for the pass you are interested in.
Q. What information do I need to provide when booking a rail pass? Do the names on the rail pass and the passports have to match?
A. When you book your rail pass, you will need to provide us with your first and last name, exactly as they appear on your passport. The name you enter will appear on your rail pass and will be verified by a railway official when you activate the rail pass. In addition, some rail passes are pre-activated and require you to enter the first date of travel.
Q. I made a mistake when I ordered my rail pass. How can I correct it?
A. Once your rail pass has been printed, it is not possible to modify it. If you absolutely need to do it, you can pay a 15% penalty and a 7% processing fee to exchange it. If you catch the mistake and call us right away - prior to your rail pass being printed, we may be able to modify it for you. If you bought the Rail Protection Plan™ when you ordered your rail pass, you can exchange your original pass at full value and use it towards the new one, with no fee or penalty incurred. Read more about the Rail Protection Plan™ coverage and how to file a claim.
Q. Do I need to book a rail pass for everyone in my traveling party, including children and infants?
A. You will need to book a rail pass for each adult and child. In the case of a saver pass, it's one rail pass with each traveller's name listed on the pass. Some rail passes offer free child discounts, the children need to be added to the rail pass at the time of booking, there will be no charge incurred for them, however. While a child under 4 years of age and sharing a seat with an adult does not need to book a rail pass. If the child will occupy his/her own seat, a rail pass must be purchased for them, as well as a reservation when needed.
Q. Can I purchase a rail pass when I'm in Europe?
A. In general, rail passes can only be purchased prior to your arrival in Europe and cannot be purchased locally. If you're already in Europe and would like to purchase a rail pass, we may be able to assist you, please call us at 1-800-622-8600.
With international shipping, we can send your rail pass to Austria, Belgium, Denmark, England, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Scotland, Spain, Sweden, or Switzerland. The fee for orders sent to Europe is $40 USD or $45 CAD and delivery takes 3 to 7 Business days.
Q. Can a rail pass be issued as an e ticket or e pass?
A. At this time, most rail passes are printed as a paper document and must be shipped to you prior to your departure to Europe. If a rail pass is offered as an e-pass this option will be offered at the time of booking. For rail passes offered as e-passes, you will need to print it out on paper prior to arriving at the train station.
Q. Can I print my rail pass at the station?
A. At this time, most rail passes are printed as a paper document and must be shipped to you prior to your departure to Europe. If a rail pass is offered as an e-pass this option will be offered at the time of booking. For rail passes offered as e-passes, you will need to print it out on paper prior to arriving at the train station..
Q. Do I need to buy a reservation if I already have a rail pass? How do I book one?
A. If you plan to travel on a high speed, scenic, or overnight train, you will need a reservation as many of these types of trains require them - even if you have a rail pass. Seat reservations guarantee you a seat on the train you wish to travel on. While additional fees apply, many trains offer reduced fares to passholders. When you reserve your train, be sure to check the box that states "I have a rail pass", this will allow our system to find the best fare possible for your journey.
Q. I've written the wrong date on my rail pass travel calendar box. What should I do?
A. If the wrong date is written in the travel calendar box, you will need to enter the correct date in the next travel calendar box. Unfortunately, once the date has been entered in the travel calendar box, it cannot be corrected and there's no way to recover that travel day on the rail pass. Be very careful when filling out the date on your rail pass as mistakes cannot be corrected. An altered travel date could be viewed as an attempt of fraud and could lead to fines or other penalties.
Q. Can my family sit together if I have a First class rail pass and my child has a Second class youth pass?
A. Yes, of course! However, everyone will need to sit in Second class. The rule is with a First class pass you can sit in either First or Second class, with a Second class pass you can only sit in Second class. If you wish to travel in First class and the rail pass you are interested in does not offer a First class youth option, you will need to purchase an adult pass for your youth traveller.
Be mindful if you intend to book seat reservations that you book in the class of service you intend to sit in. Once a reservation has been issued, you must sit in the seat that has been assigned to you.
Q. Can I sit in Second class if I have a First class rail pass?
A. Yes you can, provided there is an available seat. If you are traveling on a train that requires reservations, you can reserve your seat in Second class with a First class rail pass (subject to availability). Please note that there will be no refund given for the difference in fare.
Q. Can I sit in First class if I have a Second class rail pass?
A. In general, you cannot travel in first class with a second class rail pass.
In certain cases it may be possible to purchase an upgrade for your trip, you can visit the ticket window at your departure train station prior to boarding your train.
Q. Can I add a friend to my existing rail pass?
A. Once a rail pass has been printed, another name cannot be added. We may be able to exchange the rail pass through our contact center, but exchange fees and penalties will apply. The only exception is if you bought the Rail Protection Plan along with your rail pass. In that case, you're eligible to exchange your rail pass for a new one that includes your friend, without incurring any fee or penalty. You'll just need to pay the additional cost of the rail pass for your friend.
Q. Does taking an overnight train mean using 2 travel days on my rail pass?
A. If you travel on a direct overnight train departing after 7:00pm and arriving after 4:00am, it's only necessary to enter the date of arrival in the travel calendar, thereby using only one travel day. If you travel on an overnight train that departs after 7:00pm but has a change of trains or arrives before 4:00am, you will be required to enter both the date of departure and arrival in the travel calendar, using two travel days of your rail pass.
Q. What do I do if my train goes through a country not listed on my rail pass?
A. If your train travels through a country not listed on your rail pass, even though the country of origin and country of arrival are covered by your rail pass, you need to purchase a ticket for the uncovered portion of the journey. We suggest doing this at a ticket counter in advance. You don't need to buy a ticket for the entire journey, just the section not covered by the purchased rail pass.
Q. What is the questionnaire that comes with my rail pass? Do I have to fill it out?
A. The questionnaire (or travel report) on the ticket jacket containing your Eurail pass is a required survey used by the European railways to better understand how Eurail passes are used throughout Europe. A gift is offered by Eurail for completing and returning the questionnaire to the supplied address. Upon receiving the travel report, Eurail should send the free gift within 4-6 weeks.
Q. What should I do If I've already bought my rail pass, and now want to add another country?
A. Once your rail pass has been printed, it is not possible to modify it. If you absolutely need to do it, you can pay a 15% penalty and a 7% processing fee to exchange it. Depending on how much you plan to travel in the additional country, it may be more cost effective to purchase regular train tickets for those trips.
The only exception is if you bought the Rail Protection Plan™ when you ordered your rail pass. In this case, you can exchange your original pass at full value and use it towards the new one, with no fee or penalty incurred. Read more about the Rail Protection Plan™ coverage and how to file a claim.
Q. What does "Activate my rail pass mean and how do I do it?
A. Activating your rail pass officially begins the clock on its travel period. This is done by having a railway official stamp and date your rail pass. Simply visit the ticket window at the train station before boarding your first train to have your pass activated. Most rail passes must be activated within 11 months of the purchase date. Boarding a train without activating your rail pass you risk being fined by the conductor.
Q. Can I board the train if I forgot my rail pass but have my seat reservation?
A. While you can board the train, the conductor will make you purchase a full fare ticket on-board, and you may be fined. It's best to keep your rail pass in a safe place with all of your travel documents to avoid this situation!
Q. What happens if I board a train with my rail pass but forgot to purchase a reservation?
A. We suggest advising the conductor as soon as possible of the situation and purchase the required reservation. If you're traveling on a train that requires a reservation you could be fined.
Q. What if I've purchased a Twin/Saver pass and one of the travellers decides not to travel that day?
A. It's perfectly fine, but the traveller who didn't travel will still use a travel day on their pass.
If you're all traveling on the same day, but split up and take different trains, those not carrying the pass will need to buy separate train tickets.
Q. Do rail passes cover commuter trains or airport shuttle trains?
A. Yes. Certain rail passes do, but not all.
It's best to view the product page of the rail pass you are interested in to learn about all the benefits it offers travellers.
Q. What do I need to show to the conductor when traveling by train with a rail pass?
A. While traveling with a rail pass, you will need to show the conductor your pass. Be sure your pass is activated prior to boarding the train. For trains that require reservations, be sure to have your valid reservations ready to show the conductor, as well. Lastly, it is not uncommon for a conductor to request to see your passport, best to keep it handy.
Q. What happens if I don't fill out my rail pass before boarding the train?
A. Those who travel with a rail pass in which the travel date is not filled in the travel calendar box risk payment of a full fare ticket and a fine.
Q. I want to refund my rail pass. How do I proceed?
A. If you have an unused, unvalidated rail pass that you would like to submit for a refund, please visit our Cancellation and Refunds page. Be sure to review the refund and exchange policies for your rail pass prior to purchase so you are aware of any penalties or return fees.
When you are ready to mail your rail pass to us for a refund, it is strongly recommended that you send these documents by some type of traceable mail for proof of delivery.
Q. My plans have changed and I won't be able to use my rail pass. Can I get a refund?
A. You can submit your rail pass for a refund. Please be advised that there is a 15% penalty. Only unused and unvalidated (non-activated) rail passes can be refunded. The pass must be returned to Rail Europe, along with a brief letter mentioning the original reference number of the booking. It's strongly recommended that you send these documents by some type of traceable mail for proof of delivery.
If you purchased the Rail Protection Plan™ and your rail pass is covered, you're eligible to receive a credit for its entire value. No fee or penalty will be applied, and you can use this credit towards any future Rail Europe purchase within 2 years. Please read more about the Rail Protection Plan™ and for instructions on how to file a claim.
Please visit our Cancellation and Refunds page for more information.
Q. I've already booked my rail pass, but think I'd like a different one. Can I exchange it? It's totally unused.
A. Unused and unvalidated rail passes can be exchanged for an alternate rail pass of equal or greater value. A 7% administration fee, any price difference, and additional shipping fees would apply. Some promotional rail passes are non-exchangeable; please read the terms and conditions for these passes for more details.
Please send us a message through the Contact Us page to begin the exchange process. To exchange a rail pass, we must receive your original unused and unvalidated rail pass no later than 3 days prior to your departure to Europe, issue a new rail pass, and ship it to you.
If you bought the Rail Protection Plan™ when you placed your rail pass order, you are eligible to receive the full value of your original pass as a credit and use it towards any future Rail Europe purchase within 2 years, with no fee or penalty incurred.
Q. Can I exchange or refund my rail pass while in Europe?
A. Unused and unvalidated rail passes can be exchanged for an alternate rail pass of equal or greater value. A 7% administration fee, any price difference, and additional shipping fees would apply. Some promotional rail passes are non-exchangeable; please read the terms and conditions for these passes for more details. Exchanges and refunds for rail passes cannot be performed locally at the train station.
Please send us a message through the Contact Us page to begin the exchange process. To exchange a rail pass, we must receive your original unused and unvalidated rail pass no later than 3 days prior to your departure to Europe, issue a new rail pass, and ship it to you.
If you bought the Rail Protection Plan™ when you placed your rail pass order, you are eligible to receive the full value of your original pass as a credit and use it towards any future Rail Europe purchase within 2 years, with no fee or penalty incurred.
Q. Can I get a refund for unused days on my rail pass?
A. No. Partially used rail passes cannot be refunded. Only unused rail passes that have not been activated are eligible for a refund within the allowed time frame.
Q. A rail strike in Europe prevented me from fully using my rail pass as intended. Can I get a refund on the unused days?
A. Passes that have been activated or partially used are not eligible for a refund. You may wish to have your pass cancelled and noted by a European railroad official that it was "not used due to a strike" and return it to our customer relations department. The claim will be reviewed to see if we are able to provide compensation depending on the European railroads' policies. Please send us a message using the Contact Us page on our site.
Q. I have a question about my promo code. Who should I contact?
A. Please contact us via our Contact Us page with any questions about promo codes.
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Passes don't guarantee seats. Booking a seat gives you peace of mind that you'll have a guaranteed spot.
Q. Do I need to do anything with my rail pass before boarding the train?
A. Yes. You will need to visit the ticket window at the train station before boarding your first train to activate your rail pass. A railroad official will enter the first and last day of validity on your rail pass and stamp your rail pass. You will have to show your passport, and the name on your rail pass will need to match it. Then, in case of a flexi-pass, for each day you use your rail pass you will need to enter the date in the designated travel calendar box on your rail pass. If you board a train and have not entered the date, when the conductor comes around to check your travel documents you may be subject to a fine and the payment of full fare ticket that will need to be paid in local currency directly to the conductor. Be sure to read all documentation that accompanies your rail pass prior to departure. The more you know about your rail pass, the more likely you are to avoid issues onboard the train.
Q. Do I need to make a reservation if I'm traveling with a rail pass on an overnight train?
A. Yes. Even with your rail pass, you will need to make a reservation on any overnight train. Reservations are required for sleeping compartments, couchettes, and seats. Depending on where you're traveling, the guidelines of the specific train and/or the type of rail pass you have, you may be entitled to purchase a reservation in place of a full price ticket.
You can search for overnight reservations directly on our website - just be sure to select the "I have a rail pass" option.
Q. What should I do if a strike has been announced in the country I'm traveling to?
A. Typically, a strike only affects a few trains along certain routes. If a strike is called within a country, you may continue your travels if there are train services operating. If your train is affected by a strike, railway officials typically provide accommodations for either alternate train, or in some cases, bus transportation.
If a train is canceled by the railroads due to a strike, and alternate transportation has not been offered or if you decline the alternate transportation, then a railway official at the origin station must cancel your seat and they must stamp the back of your ticket/reservation "Not Used Due to strike" before the original train departure time. Our partners at the European Railroads will not allow us to process a refund unless this step has been taken.
This process will allow you to submit that train ticket/reservation for a refund. Please be sure that all refund requests are received by our Customer Relations department within 30-days of the train departure date.
Q. Do you offer student, family and/or senior discounts?
A. Yes. Rail Europe offers a wide range of train tickets and rail passes that provide discounts to children, youths, seniors or groups of people that travel together.
Discounted rates vary depending on the type of train ticket or rail pass you are purchasing, and are not always offered.
We do our best to provide you with the cheapest fares for your traveling party and get you the discounts you're eligible for. This is why it's important to accurately indicate the composition of your traveling party when requesting fares and schedules or rail pass prices from our website. You may also have to enter the age of certain travellers, so we can determine whether they're eligible for certain age-related discounts.
Q. Why should I purchase my train tickets before I leave for Europe instead of while there?
A. While you can purchase train tickets locally, it has been our experience that the earlier you book the more likely you are to get the best fares. The longer you wait, the more likely the cheaper fares will be sold out. By booking early, you can avoid a higher ticket price.
Buying in advance also can save you a lot of time. You won't have to wait in line at the train station. And considering how precious your vacation time is, why not spend it relaxing instead of worrying about your next train ticket?
Q. Should I buy my rail pass or train ticket before I leave for Europe?
A. Yes. We find that when traveling abroad, it's always best to book before you depart from home. That way, you'll arrive with the proper paper documents in-hand and avoid fully booked trains that can disrupt your travel plans. This is especially important during the summer months when trains in Europe tend to sell out quickly due to increased tourism.
Most trains can be reserved 90-days in advance of the day you'd like to travel. Again, it's best to reserve as soon as possible to guarantee that you'll have a seat on board.


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I first heard that Cirque du Soleil (CdS) were going to be in the region when I heard about their Beirut performance, I was excited and bit sad that I couldn't attend. I then learned that they will be in Amman at the end of June and I got really excited until a couple of days later I also learned that they will be in Tel Aviv performing in August. My heart fell. In talking to various people here in Amman we seem to be dismayed at this decision by Cirque du Soleil. It seems that CdS are not respecting the call for Boycott and that is just unacceptable.
The Jordanian Popular Boycott Movement has sent a letter to Cirque du Soleil that calls on them to cancel their show in Tel Aviv. Below is the letter and a list of contacts in which you too can call on Cirque du Soleil. Email them, tweet to them, say something on their Facebook page.
Hopefully with our collective voices they will cancel their show in Tel Aviv, otherwise I know I will not be going to the circus :(!
Cirque du Soleil contacts:
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CirqueduSoleil
Twitter: @cirque (hastag being used is #CDSCancelIsrael)
The letter sent by the Jordanian Popular Boycott Movement:
"Dear Cirque Du Soleil,
Date: May 2012
"Washing one's hands of the conflict between the powerful and the powerless means to side with the powerful, not to be neutral"―Paulo Freire
As Jordanians and as conscientious citizens of the world, we are appalled to learn that Cirque du Soleil is scheduled to perform in Tel Aviv this August. We are strong advocates of the arts and of cultural exchange, but the choice of Cirque du Soleil to entertain those who commit crimes of war and against humanity is shameful.
As often neglected by mainstream media, Zionist militias (such as the Haganah) started arriving in Palestine back in 1917. Through land-theft, ethnic cleansing, displacement of native people, terrorizing innocent civilians, and the distortion of natural terrain, what is referred to today as the "State of Israel" was created. At present, this so-called State grew to become more brutal, and continues to rob our land, massacre our people, appropriate our cultural heritage, and commit what is now known as the crime of apartheid. This is not a matter of opinion or perspective; it is an issue of historical events and documented facts.
Since the establishment of this colonial entity and until this day, our people have resorted to various forms of resistance, be it armed or non-violent, organized or popular. For us, to resist is to exist. Boycott strategies are but one form of peaceful resistance that we choose to implement. We believe that artists have a responsibility towards what is righteous, as art should not stand neutral and indifferent towards injustice; this is why more than 500 artists in Montreal alone have decided to boycott. We ask you to join them.
Under what you call the Global Citizenship section of your website, you state that "Ever since Cirque du Soleil had the resources to pursue its dreams and perform around the world, it chose to become involved in communities… Concerned with the future, Cirque du Soleil turned its attention and resources to global issues… Cirque du Soleil wants above all to take its place in society as a good citizen, with all the duties and responsibilities that go with citizenship".
A "good citizen" does not side with those who commit genocides. Your participation there will help them in promoting themselves as peace lovers; this so-called State has mastered the game of "criminal-record laundry" using the arts and culture, and you will be contributing to that.
We urge you as humans and as artists to take a stand against entertaining those who have and continue to commit various forms of atrocities. This is not a political position that we are asking you to take, but one of justice and human dignity. Take the stand that so many freedom fighters have taken before, cancel your show in Tel Aviv.
Should Cirque du Soleil decide to boycott, we will be your strongest promoters in Jordan and the region, but if you choose to go ahead as planned, then we will be obliged to launch a boycott campaign against the event in Jordan, and we will urge other boycott movements around the world to do the same.
Finally, and despite your decision, we ask that you share this letter amongst members and artists in your group, for it is their right to be aware of what they are taking part in.
The Jordanian Popular Boycott Movement"

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US Navy Sailors Drive Potent New Riverine Boat
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It's small, fast, heavily armed, networked and one of a kind. But the new coastal command boat just starting to operate in this region is giving sailors in the Persian Gulf a taste of the swift and bad-ass boats coming to the brown-water Navy.
"There are lots of concepts we're trying to prove out here," said Capt. Joseph DiGuardo, commodore of Task Force 56, whose job is to assess the armored boat's uses for explosive ordnance disposal, Seabees and more.
The unnamed craft – numbered 65PB1101 – arrived here aboard a cargo ship in February, shipped from San Diego. The 65-foot, 50-ton CCB was built by Bremerton, Wash.-based SAFE Boats International.
The craft is similar in form and features to the larger Mark VI patrol boats being built by SAFE Boats. The first of six Mark VIs is scheduled for delivery in the early fall.
Until the Mark VIs get here, CTF 56 will use the CCB to prove new operating concepts.
The craft, steered by a joystick and able to top 35 knots, got a thumbs-up from crew members on a recent trip.
The craft is a major step up from the U.S. Navy's riverine command boats operating in the Persian Gulf.
"It has the legs and endurance to get us out into some of the blue-water areas," DiGuardo said March 28.
The craft carries a crew of 10 to enable port-and-starboard watches of five Sailors with a boat captain in command – the same setup used on the RCBs.
Seats on heavy-duty shock mountings are fitted for 13 SEALs in the main compartment, each with laptop connections. Video screens abound in the vessel's interior.
Sound-deadening curtains separate the berthing area from the galley and an electronics space, and noise-reducing floor mats reduce machinery and water noise. A galley is fitted, along with a head and shower and five racks for crew rest.
The CCB features an armored citadel enclosing the propulsion plant and fuel tanks.
Numerous automatic and crew-served weapons are fitted topside, up to .50-caliber machine guns.
Standoff weapons like Griffin and Spike missiles are to be tested on the vessel, DiGuardo said. When such weapons are mounted, a qualified tactical action officer will be aboard.
Cradles on the fantail and a small handling crane were installed in Bahrain to handle two 800-pound mine-detection vehicles, and the vessel is intended to function as a platform for a variety of unmanned vehicles, including Puma UAVs.
Small rubber rafts can be launched off the step-down stern, and divers have easy access off the fantail or on either side amidships.
CTF 56 has installed the CCB on its own dock in Bahrain, and plans to operate the vessel in a variety of scenarios around the Gulf region, occasionally transporting it even farther afield.
Ultimately, the CCB is to be returned to the U.S. after the Mark VIs arrive, according to U.S. Navy Expeditionary Combat Command.
The 85-foot Mark VIs will be larger and, with two Mark 38 stabilized 25mm machine gun mounts, more heavily armed, designed to engage with hostile fast attack craft. After the first boat is delivered this year, three more are to follow in fiscal 2015 and two more in 2016.
Press Release, May 14, 2014; Image: US Navy
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This is my first post on a Linux forum. I've browsed several live Linux distributions in the past, but Puppy is the first one which actually looks like a keeper - at least for for my prospective interests. In fact it looks so promising that I am even hoping to set up a couple of Puppys for non-technical friends. So this note is by way of thanks and encouragement to you, Barry, and the fine Puppy contributors. I particularly appreciate some of the DotPup additions.
Puppy's distinctive features, in my view, are its speed and its approachability. Puppy scampers on an old Dell notebook (128K Inspiron 3500), for instance, where Knoppix swaps itself to a crawl. I was also smitten by the retro Win95 - Win2000 interface, and the fact that the look carried through to other apps such as Abiword. I am still tinkering - the Inspiron sound is not working, but this is apparently a known Linux bugaboo, and the numeric keypad stopped working when I tried IceWM on a desktop machine. But this shows the other facet of Puppy's approachablility: that it encourages tinkering. Take this as an endorsement from a previously Win-centric user.
By the way, I've seen some tendency in the Puppy writeups on Distrowatch, Wikipedia and elsewhere to typecast Puppy as a savior of old hardware. This is certainly true, but there are many potential roles for a good RAM-based distribution on even the newest machines. I'm looking forward to SATA support, for instance, so I can use Puppy on a particular machine at the office.
Thanks, again. I'll post some of my tinkering questions elsewhere in the forum.
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Yes, I do need to learn about Sata -- I don't even know what it does.
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By the way, I've seen some tendency in the Puppy writeups on Distrowatch, Wikipedia and elsewhere to typecast Puppy as a savior of old hardware. This is certainly true, but there are many potential roles for a good RAM-based distribution on even the newest machines. I'm looking forward to SATA support, for instance, so I can use Puppy on a particular machine at the office.
This is a good point. When I started the wikipedia Puppy entry I promoted this idea because I though that is what Puppy was about. To my bewilderment I found I preferred Puppy to Ubuntu, Red hat, Knoppix (or Debian on HD) and so on. A BIG part of that is because it looks familiar and it does not ask for passwords. After getting using to the speed, any other OS feels klunky. When I first used Puppy the page scrolling was very slow (there was a simple solution but I was unaware of that and anyway it has been sorted in later Pups.
I always get the impression that Puppy is going somewhere. Nobody (including Barry) has a full idea of how it will turn out but it is already sufficient to grow into.
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I always get the impression that Puppy is going somewhere. Nobody (including Barry) has a full idea of how it will turn out but it is already sufficient to grow into.
Sometimes you guys really surprise me!
Puppy is going somewhere because the users and the developers are talking to each outer. We all have a part. Your impression is correct in many ways. Every person in this forum has an idea of what a perfect Linux would be. Only here - Puppy Linux - can most people have most of what they want. And if they put a little effort into it, they can come very close to what they want.
One of the reasons most of us dislikes Windows is because we have no control of how it works. Puppy is wide open to any one who wants to work on it and change it.
Everytime - I know this sound silly - I open Puppy and use it, I smile with pleasure. Its small, fast, easy to use, does not WASTE my time. I hate waiting for computers, the computer should wait for me!!!
And like you said Lobster, it spoils you. Other versions of Linux seem too slow, complex, and too controlling.
I could go on and on, but I will stop here. Thanks EVERYONE for Puppy!!!
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Washington, DC. ; April 9, 2015 ; Jazz Vocalist/Entertainer Aaron Myers was voted "Best Singer" in the Washington City Paper's "Best of DC" Readers Poll on April 9th. Myers was voted runner-up in the poll taken last year by the same paper, making this his first win in that category. Myers served as the Resident Artist at the Black Fox Lounge in Washington DC boasting 5 years and 147 headliner shows at the venue before its closing December 31, 2014.
"This was a great way to start my morning" said Myers. "A good friend of mine had tagged me on Facebook wishing me congratulations. Not thinking I would win, I didn't even buy a ticket to the Best of DC gala." Washington City Paper was founded in 1981 and is a weekly alternative news paper with a circulation of over 60,000 (as of 2011). "It is an honor to have your fans, friends and family speak up for you like this and help spread the word of your art."
Myers moved to Washington in 2008 after working as a Field Organizer on the Barack Obama Campaign to become the National Director of the Global Family Program that was then headed by the late author Linda Grover. Not abandoning his itch for entertainment, Myers is currently not only working in music, but directing the documentary "Cab Fare" profiling the lives of DC Cab Drivers who have been driving in the city more than 40 years. Gearing up for the release of his second album "The Lion's Den", Myers has also just completed his second feature script "Paths at Sunset" with writing partner Scott Sedar.
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Tar-Ardamin's Heir took matters a stage further, when he actually took the Sceptre using his Adunaic name, Ar-Adunakhor, the first time this had been done in Numenor's history. This name, meaning "Lord of the West", traditionally referred to the Valar, and was considered by many to be blasphemous and ill-omened. So, despite Ar-Adunakhor's hatred of the Elvish tongues (he went so far as to ban their teaching) his name was still recorded in the Scroll of Kings in High-Elven form: Tar-Herunumen.


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FOOD & WINE- Supermarket sweep!
It's not futures trading on Wall Street, but if ever there was an everyday manifestation of capitalism– or consumer Darwinism– it's grocery shopping in Charlottesville. Long gone are the days of the neighborhood market (unless you count Reid's), and here to stay is the era of unprecedented choice among supermarket clones– all offering not only every conceivable edible and household staple, but flowers, stamps, plants, motor oil, steam vac rentals– the list is almost endless.
Given the undeniable similarities among the big boys, which one deserves a consumer's dollars? That's where we come in.
At 5:30pm on a Friday– what might be the busiest time of the week– we sent five anonymous shoppers to the five major supermarkets in Charlottesville to shop for five common items:
-one gallon of Shenandoah's Pride two-percent milk
-one loaf of Nature's Own whole wheat bread
-A half-dozen store-brand eggs
-one four-roll package of "regular" Charmin toilet paper
-one bottle of Yellow Tail Chardonnay
Additionally, our shoppers had to inquire about hard-to-find pine nuts, to discover how friendly and helpful the staff was. They also kept track of how long it took from entrance to check out and, of course, saved their receipts so we could calculate the total cost before tax.
Read our shoppers' reports, and set out on your next grocery run a more informed consumer:
FOOD LION (5th Street)
TOTAL SHOPPING TIME: 14 minutes
It was like they knew I was with a newspaper. Upon entering, I approached the deli counter, where the woman gladly stopped slicing to help me find pine nuts. She initially directed me to a nearby area, but apparently thinking better of it, she actually came out from behind the counter, tracked me down, and pointed out that the nuts I sought were probably in the candy/baking aisle. So I went looking, but I didn't see them.
Then I went to the customer service counter at the front of the store and waited in a short line. "Just follow me," said a man who appeared to be a manager. The pine nuts had been right behind me when I was in that candy/baking aisle.
I continued my scavenger hunt by cheating on the milk. I just can't drink that watery two percent, so I save 50 cents by buying a gallon of whole milk. Since I cheated there, I didn't dare cheat on the half-dozen eggs, even though the full dozen would have raised the price by only a dime– from 95 cents to $1.05.
On the way out, the friendliness factor multiplied. As I strolled near the deli counter again, a courteous voice rang out, "Did you find them, sir?'" Wow. The checkout lady was nice, too; she asked how my day was. Then she wanted to make sure I realized that my half-dozen egg carton was slightly torn. She beamed with the joy of someone comfortable with life.
HARRIS TEETER (Barracks Road)
TOTAL SHOPPING TIME: 20 minutes
The parking lot at Harris Teeter is a giveaway: luxury cars of every stripe, many with out-of-state plates, almost all bearing some form of UVA decal or bumper sticker. This is clearly where students, more students, and a few town people meet.
Entering the store at 5:35, I bee-lined past the deli/sushi counter to the bread aisles. Locating a loaf of Nature's Own whole wheat was no problem, except that the only option was a large (approximately 230-slice) mega model ($2.39). This is no country for single men.
In the dairy case, the two-percent Shenandoah's Pride milk is tucked away on the bottom shelf, hard to find (and price almost impossible to locate). Eggs no problem– of the several half-dozen carton choices, we snagged one for 79 cents.
While in "the Teeter's" famed wine and beer section– seemingly a full third of the store– I found the Yellow Tail Chardonnay with no difficulty, locating the Charmin toilet tissue presented a bigger problem. Double roll, single roll, ultra, regular, big, giant, mega, two-ply, one-ply, scented, sensitive skin– ye gods! And that's just one brand! When did wiping up become so complicated?
Clueless about where pine nuts might be, we approached an affable chap in the produce section. "Steve" (every H-T employee helpfully sports a name tag) dropped everything to be of assistance.
"I'm hoping we're not out," he said, leading us anxiously toward a bin with several nut varieties, apparently store-packaged. "We usually have a couple of sizes." They do.
Although prices of the bulk nuts are nowhere in evidence, Steve led us to a smaller rack display of cellophane packages with very high prices visible: $1.66 per ounce!
Checkout proceeded smoothly, but the cashier seemed worried when I didn't want to sign up for a discount card.
Overall rating: 8 out of 10. Like all the big grocery chains, the store is too big, the multiplicity of choices almost obscene, and the price markings of items haphazard. But if you live on or near the UVA Grounds, apparently this store is the hottest thing since sliced (whole wheat Nature's Own) bread.
KROGER (Route 29 and Hydraulic Road)
TOTAL SHOPPING TIME: 16 minutes
Judging from the packed parking lot, I thought I was going to walk into a madhouse of busy-bees. It turned out I was only half right. There were dozens of people inside, but I never saw more than four or five people in any aisle, and I didn't see any long lines at the checkout. Props to Kroger for laying out the store in such a way that it can handle a high volume of traffic without the shopping experience becoming uncomfortable.
What did make me a little uncomfortable was what I found in my shopping cart about 30 seconds into my scavenger hunt– a balled-up Kleenex. I don't know whether it had been used, and, frankly, I didn't want to know, so I quickly grabbed it with the tips of my thumb and forefinger and found the nearest trash can.
I'm not blaming Kroger for the Kleenex; I just would have expected that while rolling the line of carts from the parking lot back to the store, someone would have spotted the nasty tissue and tossed it before the next shopper started piling his dinner-to-be into the cart.
Most of my items were pretty easy to find– with the exceptions of the gallon of two-percent Shenandoah's Pride milk (Kroger offers SP only in half-gallons, so I bought store brand), and the Charmin (no four-roll packages of "regular," so I had to buy a six-pack of "Ultra").
A friendly butcher directed me to the nuts aisle to find the pine nuts, but I searched to no avail. I asked another, even more amiable clerk where they might be, and she walked me right over to the produce section where I found palm-sized bags hanging alongside the salad-in-a-bag. An odd placement, perhaps, but the Kroger folks were helpful in locating them.
On the whole, I had an efficient and pleasant shopping experience. Just know, Kroger, that a balled-up Kleenex is nothing to sneeze at.
GIANT (Pantops)
TOTAL SHOPPING TIME: 30 minutes
To borrow a golfing term, this shopper had a significant shopping handicap: three children in tow. As anyone knows, 5:30pm on a Friday is never the best time to run errands with kids. (But really, is there ever a good time to run errands with children?)
Fortunately, Giant does offer one particular perk for shopping parents: firetruck carts. Though it took a few minutes to scout out this critical element, once one had been located on the sidewalk, forward motion became possible. With three-year-old safely buckled in (or so I thought) and seven- and nine-year-olds racing ahead, it seemed possible we might finish our trip in less than an hour.
As we rolled through the produce section, list in hand, several Giant employees are hard at work stocking fruit bins. "Pine nuts?" I ask. Without blinking an eye, a friendly fellow says, "Follow me," and leaves his task to lead me directly to the nut rack tucked toward the front of the store.
Note: bickering starting, as two older children debate which one will read the list and who will actually get the item off the shelf. Blood pressure beginning to rise, though no fault of Giant.
Pushing down the paper goods aisle, it seems the stock of toilet paper may be running a bit low. There is no four-pack of Charmin, only an eight-pack or a four-pack of Giant's own. As I ponder this critical decision, I hear a small voice chime gleefully behind me, "Look!" I turn, to discover the three-year-old, no longer buckled safely, but instead atop the roof of the firetruck, likely seconds away from a concussion.
Bickering increasing. Pitying– or disgusted?– looks from fellow shoppers. Generic TP will have to do. This trip needs to end soon.
Moving quickly now, very quickly. Arrive at milk section, grab gallon and run. (Later to learn I have grabbed generic, not Shenandoah's Pride.) Eggs: there are no half-dozen packs, but an eight-pack for $.69 seems like a pretty good deal.
Nature's Own? No problem, but there's no whole wheat– just honey wheat. It will do.
Check-out, to my unending gratitude, is well staffed, so I push right up and unload the goods. Though older children are momentarily MIA, they soon reappear, I pay and make a harrowing escape.
Giant, I decide, is a clean, well-arranged store with friendly help. But next time I will come alone.
Overall experience: 8 of 10
WHOLE FOODS MARKET (Shoppers World)
TOTAL SHOPPING TIME: 16 minutes
Lesson #1: You don't come to Whole Foods to buy name-brand milk, bread, or toilet paper. You come for the produce, the cheese, the fish, or the wine. Normally I wouldn't go there for anything on this list except the pine nuts, and a helpful young man in produce walked me right to the bulk bin where they reside in my first minute in the store.
Because this excursion was being timed, I didn't linger at the cut flowers in the entrance, another good reason to shop at Whole Foods. Alas, my shopping list didn't call for gladiolas or stock or stargazer lilies.
I had to ask for assistance again in the wine department. Mercifully, Whole Foods doesn't carry the ubiquitous Yellow Tail, and I purchased an Italian Verdicchio for $7.99 that surely can't be any worse than Yellow Tail.
Nor does Whole Foods carry Shenandoah's Pride milk. The "365" house brand two percent costs the same– $3.49– as the whole milk, so I made another substitution, unable to bear the thought of pouring out a gallon of sour two percent in two weeks.
I required assistance a third time to find the toilet paper. I mean, who comes to Whole Foods to buy its organic TP?
The eggs, the packaging informed me, came from "cage free" chickens. A half dozen of those babies costs $1.69.
The fourth time I needed help was to find the sliced bread. Again, surprise, there was no Nature's Own. A leaden loaf of Vermont organic wheat for $3.19 failed to entice this white-bread lover, so again I substituted a large loaf of rustic bread on sale for $2.49 in the bakery and had it sliced. Dee-lish.
Despite my frequent requests for assistance (if only sushi-to-go had been on this list– I know where that is), I was out of the store in record time. The staff was very helpful, and they all refrained from rolling their eyes when I made these idiotic requests. And the tab was the least amount I've ever spent in Whole Foods. Ever.
Tip for shoppers and surprise to me– the store was much less crowded on a Friday afternoon than it is on a Saturday.
But recycled toilet paper? Buy your TP at Giant or Kroger, and stop and smell the roses at Whole Foods.


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Rafael Nadal dominated Tomas Berdych to win his second Wimbledon championship and took home his eighth Grand Slam singles title.
The fierce persistence of Nadal wore down Berdych in three straight sets, 6-3, 7-5, 6-4. Near the end of each set Rafa picked up his game, winning four out of his six break points in the match. Nadal's serve was never broken in 15 games and he has 29 winners overall.
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But last year, Nadal missed the tournament due to tendinitis in both of his knees. The knee injury proved to take a major toll on the Spaniard's game, leaving him without a major title for 11 months.
Nadal, known for his quick foot work began to make a comeback from the injury this spring, going on a 30-1 run and recapturing the No. 1 seed in Men's tennis.
This is the second time that Nadal has won both The French Open and Wimbledon back-to-back. The only major title missing from Nadal's impressive tennis resume is the U.S. Open.
Berdych, seeded 12th, has also been climbing the ranks of Men's Tennis. The 6-foot-5 Berdych, beat out Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic to be the first Czech to reach a Wimbledon final since 1987. Berdych also reached the semi-finals at the French Open, showing his stamina and talent for the game.
But Berdych's upset against six-time Wimbledon champion, Federer, did not intimidate Nadal, who has beaten the Czech in seven straight matches.


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4BETTER OR WORSE- The week in review
Most convenient bank robbery: The Downtown Mall branch of Union Bank & Trust, nearly robbed Friday June 1 by a Fredericksburg man named Jeffrey A. Adams, stands two blocks from the Charlottesville police station.
Most likely to be alleged robber's "desert island" CDs: The Church's Forget Yourself and Talk Talk's Laughing Stock, according to a 2004 Amazon.com review posted by a Fredericksburg resident named Jeffrey A. Adams.
Latest School Board candidates: Public defender Llezelle Dugger joins the race for one of four open Charlottesville seats in November. Already declared are incumbent Alvin Edwards and business comic creator Grant Brownrigg. UVA IT specialist Sean McCord is expected to throw his hat in at press time.
Widest mood swing: After nixing Biscuit Run two months ago, the Albemarle Planning Commission okays the 3,100-unit development south of town May 29.
Worst swimming story: A six-year-old boy nearly drowns May 26 at the Barracks West Condominiums, according to the DP. His mother, Meseret Wale Workeluh, 25, is charged with felony child neglect.
Worst publicity for white shirts: While walking to her car on Garrett Street early June 2, a woman is struck in the face after she's approached by a group of eight white t-shirt-wearing young men, the Progress reports. Last week a man was beaten with a blunt object after being asked for a cigarette on Garrett Street, and police believe the attacks could be related.
Coldest hit: Martin Coye Holley, 46, is linked to a December 2000 break-in at Congregation Beth Israel on Jefferson Street. Blood from a cut led police to Holley, who was scheduled to be released from Deerfield Prison in Augusta County on June 4.
Colder hit: Alleged underwear fancier Lawrence Roundtree, 24, is linked to a series of break-ins, the most recent March 6, in which women's clothing was spread out on the bed. Police connect Roundtree to genetic material found on the bed, and he's arrested May 29.
Most mistrials: Kerry Von Reese Cook's trial for assaulting two cops in a 2004 domestic disturbance at Friendship Court ends in a mistrial, the second time in a year.
Latest woes for Buckingham Sheriff Danny Williams: A special prosecutor is brought in to investigate allegations of financial wrongdoing because Williams spent seized drug money without county oversight, Rob Seal reports in the Progress. Williams, who narrowly hung on to the Democratic nomination last month, maintains the violations were "an honest mistake."
Best tennis player: UVA third-year Somdev Devvarman wins the NCAA singles championship May 30 in Athens, Georgia.
Best child advocate: Attorney Andrew K. Block, who founded JustChildren in 1998 under the auspices of the Charlottesville Legal Aid Justice Center, receives the Virginia State Bar's 2007 Legal Aid Award.
Lesser awards: Tourism Person of the Year is bestowed upon Virginia Film Festival director Richard Herskowitz by the Charlottesville-Albemarle Convention & Visitors Bureau, and the Chamber of Commerce's 2007 Small Business Person of the Year goes to Chuck Rotgin, founder and president of Great Eastern Management, which built Seminole Square and wants to build North Pointe.
Newest head of UVA's Office of African American-Affairs: Maurice Apprey goes from interim to permanent dean, succeeding Rick Turner, who retired last July after pleading guilty to lying to federal investigators.
Worst loss for legal thriller fans: John Grisham turns to football and sets the story in Italy in his new book, Playing for Pizza, out in September. #


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With the Penn State quarterback direction heading down a different path, Steven Bench opted to transfer to South Florida in hopes of getting a better chance to start this season. This weekend that opportunity will finally come. South Florida will start Bench at quarterback as the 0-3 Bulls host the undefeated Miami Hurricanes in Tampa.
"He's still not there where he knows our offense completely, so we've got to be smart with what ask him to do," USF coach Willie Taggart said according to an ESPN.com report. "We don't need him to be Tom Brady. We want him to be Steven Bench."
So who is Steven Bench?
Bench is a Georgia native who was not heavily recruited, but accepted a scholarship offer from Bill O'Brien at Penn State, a good first step for O'Brien's recruiting plan to move south. Bench backed up Matt McGloin and played only s a last resort last season. In a week two game against Virginia Bench filled in for an injured McGloin and completed two of eight pass attempts. That was Bench's only football action in 2012, his freshman year. Bench practiced with the Nittany Lions in the spring but O'Brien chose to move in a different direction with the quarterback position with the addition of junior college transfer Tyler Ferguson and incoming blue chip quarterback Christian Hackenberg. Bench transferred to South Florida after learning he would be the odd man out in State College. His transfer came under the NCAA sanctions allowing all Penn State scholarship players to transfer to another program without having to sit out a season, a sanction that has now expired.
Bench's first college start will come against a tough Miami defense. Miami is ranked 11th in the nation against the pass with opposing quarterbacks completing just 51.1 percent of their pass attempts. Miami has intercepted six passes and allowed just one passing touchdown. That includes two red zone interceptions and the Hurricanes have not allowed a red zone touchdown pass.
Bench will be the third starting quarterback for South Florida early in the season. Matt Floyd lost the starting job very early in the year in a season opening loss to McNeese State and Bobby Eveld was yanked last weekend against Florida Atlantic. The Bulls are ranked 113rd in the country in passing offense, averaging 135 yards per game through the air.


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I've moved on from Escala to found my own company with my old colleague Alun ap Rhisiart (ex-Object People): Amarinda.
Name: Duncan Pierce
Member since: 2000-02-24 21:04:56
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I've moved on from Escala to found my own company with my old colleague Alun ap Rhisiart (ex-Object People): Amarinda.
Hey! I re-discovered how you post diary entries on this site. It's not the most intuitive interface ever....
An update: I've been working for quite a few months in my new job for Escala. I mostly do Extreme Programming training and consultancy with some EJB and Java training.
Work on Kew progresses slowly but surely. I still have loads to do before it is a generally usable language, but you can at least write non-trivial programs with it.
And finally, I finished my PhD last year and am now a Doctor. About time.
Well, now you know how patchy my diary entries were as a child. When I'm rich and famous and I publish the "Duncan Diaries" (catchy title, no?) they are going to make very light reading indeed.
Lots has happened lately. I no longer work for my old employer. In fact, I no longer work for anyone. I've been spending my time over the last couple of weeks working on my programming language: Kew. It works now, and is shaping up nicely. It is a container-based object-oriented language which borrows heavily from Smalltalk and Scheme. It is based on Glib and C and is intended to be purely event-driven. It should be easy to embed in most Glib-based software and hopefully will continue to have a small footprint.
Well, it has been some time since I've had much to with the internet, unfortunately. The move down to my parents' place went well, but being stuck on the end of a 33K modem has been hellish. I was used to the luxury of T1.
Most things are still on hold, including my promise to help out a little bit on the `luis' project, and getting some materials together to launch `open design'. In fact, at the moment I am having second thoughts about this.
I have been offered a nice job at a company where they actually work a 40-hour week. If I decide to accept it, I will have a lot more hacking time than I have been used to.... Tempting.
Life has been very hectic indeed.
I finally got that call concerning the house that I've been waiting for all this time, and so I must move out and go back to London. I've been granted an extra week, but this is still only about 10 days notice to move all my stuff 200 miles. Given my position with my PhD write-up this is an awkward problem. It remains to be seen how well I will be able to work from my parents' place, and how much I will be able to get finished before I am forced into taking a job.
Currently, therefore, everything but my PhD and the minimum amount of work I need to do to prepare my OT2000 conference session on emergent properties is on hold. This is a shame, because I am really looking forward to getting some materials online for the open design project.
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BTX-A Treatment for Palmar Hyperhidrosis
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|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01262339
Recruitment Status : Terminated (low enrollment; principal investigator left sponsoring institution)
First Posted : December 17, 2010
Results First Posted : January 26, 2015
Last Update Posted : January 26, 2015
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|Condition or disease
|Primary Focal Hyperhidrosis of the Hands
|Drug: BTX-A
|Phase 2 Phase 3
|Study Type :
|Interventional (Clinical Trial)
|Actual Enrollment :
|2 participants
|Intervention Model:
|Single Group Assignment
|Single (Participant)
|Primary Purpose:
|Official Title:
|Randomized, Single-blind Comparison of Botulinum Toxin Treatment for Palmar Hyperhidrosis Via Iontophoresis Versus Intradermal Injection
|Study Start Date :
|November 2010
|Actual Primary Completion Date :
|April 2012
|Actual Study Completion Date :
|November 2012
Active Comparator: Comparator of Hand A intervention vs Hand B
Hand A will receive 100U of BTX-A injected intradermally (SOC) Hand B will receive 100U delivered via iontophoresis.
Drug: BTX-A
100 units of BTX-A will be delivered subject's hand via iontophoresis and standard of care intradermal injection of 100 units BTX-A will be delivered to the contra-lateral hand
Other Name: botulinum Toxin A
- Evaluate the Efficacy of Botulinum Toxin A (BTX-A) in the Treatment of Primary Palmar Hyperhidrosis Delivered Via Iontophoresis. [ Time Frame: 26 weeks ]
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- Healthy male or non-pregnant female
- Age 16 and older
- If <18, parent/legal guardian willing to sign consent and accompany to visits
- Diagnosis of hyperhidrosis disease with a severity score (HDSS) of 3 or 4
- Treatment types of topical antiperspirants, iontophoresis, or systemic anticholinergics have failed to treat
- Able to come to 5 clinical visits during the study period
Exclusion Criteria:
- Diagnosis of neuromuscular disease such as peripheral motor neuropathic diseases (e.g. amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or motor neuropathy)
- Diagnosis of neuromuscular junctional disorders (e.g. myasthenia gravis or Lambert-Eaton syndrome)
- Diagnosis of dysphagia
- Individuals with surgical implants such as pacemakers, orthopedic hardware, etc.
- Individuals who are Immunocompromised
- Systemic infectious illness or infection at the injection site(s)
- Known hypersensitivity to any ingredient in the formulation of the drug
- Organic cause of hyperhidrosis
- Known allergy to the ingredients in the general anesthesia
- Diagnosis of cardiac/pulmonary issues or disease
- Women who are pregnant or suspected to be pregnant
To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contact information provided by the sponsor.
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|University of Wisconsin-Madison
|Madison, Wisconsin, United States, 53716
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Primary focal hyperhidrosis
interdermal injections
Sweat Gland Diseases
Skin Diseases
Botulinum Toxins
Acetylcholine Release Inhibitors
Membrane Transport Modulators
Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action
Cholinergic Agents
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Georgia State University Electronic Theses and Dissertations
- Coverage Dates: 2004-present
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Georgia State's Electronic Theses and Dissertations Database is a collection of Original work by students of Georgia State University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for graduate degrees. Some documents are available online; the record for an individual document is always viewable, and will indicate the availability of the document.
Search fields include last name, title of the document, department, abstract, availability, and type of document. The database can also be searched by advisor's name or keyword.
Database Provider: Georgia State University.
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Healing Frequencies Will Replace Modern Medicine as the Cure to All DiseasesWednesday, January 4, 2017 11:03
The Common Sense Show Health Report
An interview with Dr. Stephen Tashiro on energy medicine and FCT (field control therapy). What is it, and how it works synergistically with the human body in a new and positive approach to healthcare.
A hands on, proactive way for a person to be a part of their own healing. This is the future of future medicine.


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by JIM HARRIS
Without further ado, my predictions for 2011:
•The year's most exciting new products will include solar paneled hats and trapezoidal pizza.
•Psychic scientists will discover that Al Gore's womanizing is burning a hole in the planet's karma.
•Pot will be legalized in all 50 states, and the … uh … I forgot what I was going to say.
•The justice department will unveil a new civil rights crime — "harassing a robot." This will include threatening any of those recorded voices you get on business' answering machines. For example: "No one is presently in the office. Please say your Social Security number in Pig Latin, then press the pound sign."
"What? What the hell's a pound sign? Let me talk to a real person, you stinking little so and so…" That would be a crime.
•In military matters: The newest aircraft carrier in the fleet will be the USS Gandhi. Also, after the repeal of "Don't ask, don't tell", the new policy will become "Ask, tell, tell again, then ask three more times."
•Touting "a bold new peace plan," the Army Corps of Engineers will announce plans to move Palestine to Northern Ireland and vice-versa. It will take a year or two before they start to hate their new neighbors; then the Corps will switch them back.
•The city will announce that it will be dropping trash off at peoples' houses rather than picking it up.
•Police who are too overweight to run will now be allowed to taze people for minor offenses.
•The Parks and Wreck (sic) commission will announce that, in addition to mountain bikers and horseback riders, now all visitors to Fairmount Park will have to buy permits. The more fun they have, the more they will have to pay.
•Construction work on the Lincoln Drive interchange will be halted when human bones are found. Dental records will reveal that they are the remains of motorists stuck in traffic jams from previous roadwork
in the area. This will push back the projected completion date of the present project by four years.
•In a related development, the city will announce that owing to the aforementioned roadwork, a full schedule of Schuylkill regattas and the weekly closing of Martin Luther King drive for bicycle enthusiasts, residents of Northwest Philadelphia will not be
permitted into Center City on weekends.
•Unable to find a suitable tenant for the old Borders store, the entire building will be donated to the Nature Conservancy, who will sink it in the Caribbean Sea to provide a home for coral. No coral will move in, however.
•"Arnie," the Local's perky editorial page cartoon character, will suddenly disappear and be replaced by "Kronk," a chain smoking, wisecracking one-legged pigeon.
•Yet another new, highly useful website will debut – "Fish or Flush." You enter the name of something you accidentally dropped into the toilet (false teeth, iPhone, glasses, etc.), and it automatically tells you whether you should retrieve and reuse the item or flush it.
•By year's end, Chestnut Hill will have over 100 internet "portals," offering local information and services. These various websites will be run by giant corporations, government entities and enterprising
teenagers. They'll have names like the Chestnut Hill Hitch, Hatch, Splotch, Buzz, Whiz, Bleep, Drone, Pulse and Throb. For those without internet access, there will also be "physical" portals, including a large wooden gate at Northwestern Avenue, manned by costumed Disney characters handing out information sheets.
•Eventually, there will be more Chestnut Hill portals than people. Every man woman, child and golden retriever will have his or her own portal. When that happens, residents, uncomfortable with living in an internet fishbowl, will all move away, leaving only squirrels to inhabit the houses. Parks & Wreck will then take over Chestnut Hill, kill all the squirrels, stating there are "far too many," then sell permits to look at the pretty houses.
•And my final prediction: some of these predictions (including this one) might not come true. My lawyer insists that I am hereby not responsible for any financial losses, health problems, ridicule or scorn that you may suffer as a result of believing these prognostications. In other words, tough noogies.


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Stults goes the distance with two-hit gem
Lefty stifles D-backs' timing at plate, picks up six assists
SAN DIEGO -- Eric Stults doesn't throw particularly hard, and his paychecks don't break the bank. He doesn't sit atop the Padres' rotation, but the left-hander has become their unquestioned ace.
Stults pitched like one on Friday night, throwing a two-hitter in a 2-1 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks in front of 23,364 at Petco Park.
It was the Padres' first complete game of the season and the third of Stults' career. It elevates the Padres to 33-34 -- a far cry from their 5-15 start -- and leaves them four games behind the National League West-leading D-backs.
The Padres wouldn't be in that position without Stults. He's pitched at least seven innings and allowed two runs or less in five of his last six starts.
Friday's effort was his best yet. Gerardo Parra led of the game with a double, and Arizona didn't get another hit until the ninth inning.
"That was a masterful performance," Padres manager Bud Black said. "They didn't threaten because Eric was outstanding. What you saw was a mix of pitches, any of which can be thrown for a strike. When Eric can do that, he's so tough. He can throw a fastball in the low 90s and a curve in the mid-60s. When you don't know what's coming, that's incredibly difficult to deal with."
Stults, who tied a club record with six assists for a pitcher in a nine-inning game, can drive a hitter mad when he throws all four of his pitches for strikes. He thew breaking balls behind in the count and well-located fastballs while ahead, disrupting the D-backs' timing throughout the night. That's been a constant for more than a month. Since May 2, Stults has a 2.26 ERA.
"For a guy like me, who pitches to contact, I have to be able to throw all four pitches well," Stults said. "Lately, I've been able to throw any pitch in any count, and I've been able to throw them all for strikes.
"Not knowing what pitch I'm going to throw next makes it tough on a hitter. I'm not a pitcher who is going to blow fastballs by people, so I try to keep hitters off-balance. We want them guessing, and we want them to guess wrong."
The Padres knew Arizona starter Trevor Cahill would throw fastballs, and they still weren't hitting them well. Cahill allowed two runs and had a career-high 10 strikeouts in 5 2/3 innings. He pitched well early on but broke down a bit in the sixth.
Cahill walked Alexi Amarista, hit Chase Headley with a pitch and gave up an infield hit to Carlos Quentin that loaded the bases with no outs.
He struck out the next two batters before Logan Forsythe came through in the clutch. The second baseman's two-run single gave the Padres the lead and chased Cahill from the game.
"It's always a great feeling when you can give your team a spark and help reward a good pitching performance," Forsythe said. "That was a big moment in the game, and I'm glad I was able to put the ball in play and drive home a couple runs.
"I battled through a couple good pitches and was able to do something with a ball left up in the zone."
Stults pitched with a deficit most of the game after Arizona got to him in the first. The D-backs opened the scoring with Cody Ross' sacrifice fly, which drove Parra home.
Until Willie Bloomquist's single in the ninth inning, just four Arizona balls left the infield.
The Padres, who have won four straight and seven of their last nine, were thrilled to secure the first game in a series they consider crucial.
"It's an exciting time for us," Stults said. "We had a good May and a good start to June. This is a big series for us, and winning it would be huge. We have some momentum and we're gaining confidence with win. We need to keep this good thing going."


text: Big things are happening over on the West End! Boxcar is now open for lunch EVERY day! Guests can enjoy Boxcar's extensive lunch menu including fan favorites like the Lobstah Roll and Yuzu Fried Chicken every day starting at 11 am, including weekends! For more information, please visit Boxcar's website. Don't forget to follow along on Facebook and Instagram.


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Available from 27th June exclusively in Chanel boutiques, Harrods, Selfridges W1, Selfridges Manchester Exchange, House of Fraser Glasgow and Fenwick Newcastle.
For now, here are the details of the collection:
Poudre Compacte (Limited Edition)
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To the chagrin of winter-weary Washingtonians, the Season that Won't End is sending us yet another icy-cold commute Thursday evening.
Sleet is possible as a rain system moves into our region between 7 p.m. and 8 p.m., Storm Team4 reported.
Temperatures will fall quickly as the storm approaches, said Storm Team4 Chief Meteorologist Doug Kammerer. They will reach the mid to low 40s, which will turn the rain into a rain/sleet mix.
It's part of a long cool early spring that has lingered in our region. This morning, temperatures in many places were below freezing. This afternoon, the National Weather Service issued a winter weather advisory for the Shenandoah Valley.
Virginia Tech actually cancelled classes Thursday due to snow. The National Weather Service in Blacksburg reported almost 5 inches of snow by 6 p.m., and areas around Blacksburg saw even more.
And we're not alone: Last month, an Ohio prosecutor filed court papers indicting Punxsutawney Phil for fraud for predicting an early spring - and that was before a freak spring storm brought several inches to much of the East Coast.
March 2013 was three degrees below average temperatures, and April is off to a worse start: it's already 5 degrees below average. But it may seem worse because we had the warmest March ever on record last year.
One small benefit to 2013's chilly spring: last year, the pollen levels were off the charts, said Storm Team4 Meteorologist Veronica Johnson.
And how about Washington's other famous blossoms of spring? The cold has kept cherry blossoms from showing up so far - and the National Park Service just pushed back the expectation for peak bloom.
But this storm isn't likely to hurt the blooms. The sleet might "knock the cherry blossoms around a bit," Johnson said, but there would be "no heavy damage."
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Thoughtit might be interesting to compare the NZ final teams from the Champs Trophy in 2000 to the 2009 team.
I'd say the 2000 team are stronger in the batting but the 2009 team are easily stronger in the bowling. Was amazed to see Styris at 9 and playing as a specialist bowler in those days.
Elliott reminds me very much of Roger Twose and the way he went about his cricket.
New Zealand 2000
Spearman, Astle, Fleming, Twose, Cairns, McMillan, Harris, Parore, Styris, O'Connor, Allott
New Zealand 2009
McCullum, Redmond, Guptill, Taylor, Elliott, Vettori, Broom. Franklin, Mills, Butler, Bond


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Who can eclipse an eclipse? Why, Taylor Swift.
Just days after going dark on social media, the pop star put out another clue Monday leading to a possible song drop on the same day as the big solar eclipse. And if the lyric-sharing site Genius was to be believed, the tune is titled "Timeless." The title was teased there but taken down later Monday.
As for the video clip that appears to be a twitchy reptilian tail, well, we're not sure how that might play into Swift's anticipated sixth studio album that all of her social media shenanigans seem to be leading up to, possibly in October to coincide with the anniversary of the release of her record "1989."
The tale may or may not have something to do with all the snake emojis that took front and center last year on Swift's social streams, including when anti-Swifties used them in Instagram comments after Kim Kardashian West released audio recordings she said proved Swift gave West's hubby, Kanye West, the go-ahead for a Swift reference in the song "Famous."
Swift wiped her Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and website on Friday, the third anniversary of the release of her "Shake It Off" single.
The reaction from fans, left to deduce the meaning of this mysterious post on their own, went pretty much as you might expect.