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IUCN is making every effort to ensure that the IUCN World Conservation Congress is an environment-friendly and sustainable event by minimizing our direct and indirect impacts and leaving a positive legacy to the city of Barcelona. Although many measures are being taken to encourage a more efficient use of resources (e.g reduction in the use of paper, water, electricity, plastic materials, etc.); the Congress will inevitably generate greenhouse gases that contribute to climate change.
Air travel to and from Barcelona is probably the most significant source of greenhouse gas emissions associated with the Congress. In order to compensate for these and other emissions arising from the event, IUCN is collecting voluntary contributions from delegates in support of the Barcelona Carbon Offset Fund (BCOF). In addition, IUCN will offset the emissions generated by staff, Council members and sponsored delegates.
When registering, participants are invited to pay an offset fee for their travel and participation in the Congress. The fee is based upon the market price for premium carbon offsets, and on an estimate of average GHG emissions both on-site and arising from return air travel to Barcelona from different parts of the world. In an effort to simplify the process, the organizers propose a short-haul fee of €15 for delegates traveling from Europe or the Mediterranean, or a long-haul fee of €45 for delegates traveling from other regions.
A similar plan was implemented to offset almost 4000 tons of carbon dioxide equivalent, based on voluntary contributions from about one-third of delegates during the 2004 Bangkok Congress. The funds collected in Bangkok were used to buy offsets from Carbon Neutral in two offset projects in India (wind power and cogeneration ).
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The National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) created the Talking Glossary of Genetic Terms to help everyone understand the terms and concepts used in genetic research. In addition to definitions, specialists in the field of genetics share their descriptions of terms, and many terms include images, animation and links to related terms.
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Ethical, Legal and Social Implications (ELSI) of Genetic Knowledge includes a short multimedia video introducing current and future societal issues associated with genetics and genomics. Short vignettes, containing a set of discussion questions, are provided to raise important ethical, legal or social issues.
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What limits the construction of mobile DNA nanojunctions?
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Over on the official BBC tumblr page they posted about a recent interview between the Radio Times and Ashley Walters, who has just over two weeks ago, finished his filming on an episode of Doctor Who. In this Interview he commented on the title of one of the episodes, Journey to the Center of the TARDIS.
Earlier on this month Matt was in an interview and blurted out "We just finished filming Journey to the center of... Can we Say that yet?". This backs it up with more evidence. The Fact that the official BBC tumblr posted this (and the Radio Times) makes it seem plausible that it is the episode title. The Question is, which episode. These episodes have already been filmed.


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Victor Oladipo needed just one day of practice to reach a conclusion about Orlando Magic rookie forward Aaron Gordon and rookie point guard Elfrid Payton.
Oladipo decided he needs to work on his lob passes, because Gordon and Payton have the ability to sprint up the floor, elevate and throw down vicious dunks.
"They're really good and they can be really, really, really good," Oladipo said.
In the days ahead, Gordon and Payton will have an opportunity to show their potential — and also the areas they need to improve. Gordon and Payton will make their professional debuts in the annual Orlando Pro Summer League, which will tip off Saturday and run through July 11.
A team's record in a summer league is inconsequential. The main goal for the exhibitions is to build some momentum for rookies and young veterans and to show those players what they need to work on over the next few months.
Gordon and Payton, along with second-round pick Devyn Marble, already have made an impression.
"With the intensity of the practice, you see there's a level that's been escalated," said Magic assistant coach Wes Unseld Jr. who is the head coach of the Magic's summer league team. "We have some athletes out there. We're a little more dynamic, so just the pace of the game has quickened."
The Magic hope Gordon, 18, and Payton, 20, will add toughness, especially on the defensive end of the court.
"I'm just going to make it tough for anybody that I'm guarding or make it as tough as possible," Gordon said. "I don't want them to have an easy night when I'm the one guarding them."
Payton was named the national defensive player of the year as a junior by one publication, and the Magic envision Payton and Oladipo being one of the NBA's top defensive backcourts.
"He's really good laterally," Oladipo said of Payton. "He can slide his feet and he has active hands as well. It's kind of tough to lock somebody completely up in the NBA, but he's going to definitely be good at slowing people down.
"It's going to be fun to play with somebody like that."
Oladipo will not play in all five of the Magic's summer league games.
Oladipo doesn't need the game experience anyway, and having him sit two or three games out will open playing time for the rest of the players on the roster.
Every game will be closed to the public, but the games will be televised by NBA TV.
Most fans didn't see Payton play in college because he attended a mid-major school, Louisiana-Lafayette. Payton has a reputation as a rugged defender who also can drive to the hoop at will.
"I am confident that I can continue to get into the paint," Payton said. "I don't know about getting fouled. I might not get it at this level, especially being a rookie. But definitely I can get into the paint and make some plays for others."
Gordon and Payton said they've felt extra adrenaline during their first practices.
They're likely to have more adrenaline on Saturday.
"I've just got to stay [in the] present — that's really what it comes down to — and understand that I deserve to be here," Gordon said. "I'm here for a reason. They picked me for a reason: just to give it my all."
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"Rise of the Planet of the Apes" is really a jail-break movie. The inmates are not human criminals in jail. The prisoners here are innocent chimpanzees, orangutans and gorillas held in cages for medical experimentation.
A pharmaceutical company develops a drug to control Alzheimer's disease. Testing on captive primates reveals it profoundly advances their intelligence. But the apes are kept cowering by a malicious security guard. His harsh treatment generates sympathy for them and propels the movie's underdog story arc.
As testing proceeds, a special ape named Caesar becomes the most intellectually advanced. Like a simian version of Spartacus, he takes charge and leads the pack's revolt against their human masters. The special effects are flawless as the battle moves to the Golden Gate Bridge.
Andy Serkis, through motion capture technology, is the true star of this film. He gives credible life and emotions to Caesar, using the method he made famous as Gollum in "The Lord of the Rings."
In this movie, the humans are shallow stereotypes and the apes are the real people. It's all predictable but well-crafted and highly entertaining.
'Point Blank'
Not to be confused with the 1967 Lee Marvin classic, "Point Blank," a taut French action film, has you in its grip from the opening seconds.
A handsome nurse's aide (Gilles Lellouche) comes to the aid of the wrong man at the wrong time. When his very pregnant wife is kidnapped, he's trapped in a true cops-and-robbers conspiracy where no one is to be trusted.
"Point Blank" is 88 minutes packed full of suspense and frenzied foot chases that will leave you gasping.
'The Devil's Double'
"The Devil's Double" is based on Latif Yahia's horrific account of his forced enlistment as the body double for notorious Uday Hussein, Saddam's oldest son. British actor Dominic Cooper gives a star-making turn playing both roles so well, you'll forget that you're watching one person.
Uday is a drug-fueled, cigar-chomping, sadistic monster — think Middle Eastern "Scarface" — making Saddam look like a reasonable man by comparison.
Latif's role is more subtly nuanced as the sad-eyed "good man in a bad job."
How he escaped, much less survived, those days of brutal excess makes for a truly gripping film.
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The room became dark at the Pantages Theater in Los Angeles, where Jay-Z lyrics in the song, "Ni**as In Paris," repeated loudly.
"Jackson, Tyson, Jordan, Game Six," looped on the sound system. And then just, "Tyson. Tyson. Tyson."
The crowd cheered for the former heavyweight champion of the world, who moments later appeared on the stage under the spotlight and talked about his roller-coaster life.
Mike Tyson's, "The Undisputed Truth," premiered in L.A. Friday night. It was in Orange County last week.
Tyson delivers a raw telling of his life, that reveals tragedy and triumph, carelessness and comedy, and much more.
Throughout the show he reminds you that he was loved and vilified. He talks about his time in jail, not too foreign from the experience of being, "born in hell," and growing up on the tough streets of Brownsville, N.Y. He stole as a means for survival just as much as he did for credibility among his peers. The local juvenile detention center became a second home and eventually a training ground for one of the greatest fighters in the history of boxing.
Even after fame and success he became hooked on drugs. He battled obesity, failed marriages and the death of his daughter.
Before walking into the theater he stood outside, talking to reporters, posing in front of cameras. He appeared happy, content even. Tyson said with "Undisputed" he's a showman. But he admits there's more to his story than art and entertainment.
"I'm just here entertaining people," Tyson said. "But when you look at the situation, and you see my life, where I started, where I went, where I descended to again. And you see where I'm going now. And it shows that it doesn't matter about anything. I don't care if you sick, you got cancer, you have AIDS. Whatever. Don't give up. Don't lay down because society said you have no hope. Continue to fight. Continue to have your dreams in your mind and never give up."
Celebrities came to watch Tyson to tell his story, the one directed by Spike Lee who was also in attendance on Friday night. Charlize Theron, David Arquette, Juliette Lewis and Dennis Miller were among them.
Jim Gray, a sports commentator, was also in the audience, as was comedian Jeffrey Ross.
"I was curious," Ross said of why he came to watch Tyson. "I'm fascinated by controversial figures. And when someone like Mike Tyson says I'm going to turn that into art, I got curious. And with Spike Lee's endorsement I knew it would be fascinating theater.
"Plus Mike Tyson showed up at my shows. So I'm here. I owe him."
Ross, known for his comical jabs during roast parties, stopped short of dishing out jokes about Tyson.
"It's his night tonight so I'll let him off the hook," Ross said.
Instead it was Tyson delivering the punch lines and gaining laughs, like when he talked about his first wife, Robin Givens.
Some people just chuckled when Tyson later said he found freedom when he went to prison for a rape charge he continues to deny committing. And they were in awe and cheered when Tyson talked about being the youngest boxer to become the heavyweight champion, at the age of 20.
There were a few adolescents in the audience. But that didn't stop Tyson from using profanity or sharing vulgar stories about his past.
In addition to the show, Tyson shared that his life today and his family have made him very happy.
"My success is different from most people's success," he said. "Most people want finance, or they want sexual gratification, or they want to live on their own terms. My success is staying out of prison. My success is being faithful to my wife and not giving her a venereal disease. Being awake and being conscious about my wonderful children. Seeing something I never done before."
In short, Tyson said he has become a man. He said this before the show.
"I was told that if I want something I never had, I have to do what I never done and that's what I'm doing," he said. "I've never been a man before. Even though my conduct may have seemed manly I never been a man in responsibility, in my conduct or in my spirit.
"It may look cool and manly knocking people out and talking [mess], but what's going to happen when you have problems? When your baby is sick or your baby is dead? How are you going to handle that? Are you going to take it out on your wife and kids? Or are you going to internalize and kill yourself? Those are the choices you're going to have to make. Are you going to have love in your heart and keep moving?"
During the show, Tyson talked about he knew he was a hated man. However, through the show, he has taken on a new image. He's a better man than what his past shows.
"I think about my life," he said. "I was born in hell, and every step of accomplishment or a step like this [show] is one step out of hell. I stepped out of hell, but I dropped and I fell back. And now I'm stepping out again."
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HANG TIME NEW JERSEY — The U.S. Men's Senior National Team plays its final Olympic tune-up on Tuesday. And though both Brazil and Argentina provided the Americans with tough tests, Tuesday's game against Spain at the Palau Sant Jordi arena in Barcelona is easily the most-anticipated of the U.S. Team's five exhibitions.
Spain is the consensus favorite to meet the U.S. in the gold medal game on Aug. 12. So, even though there's a lot of basketball to be played between now and then, the hosts may not want to show their hand on Tuesday.
"It's an exhibition game. I think both teams are going to try to [use] different lineups, going to try maybe different stuff, but at the end of the day you know you're not going to show a lot of things to the other team," Jose Calderon said Monday. "You're not going to have a medal if you win or if you lost tomorrow."
Either way, Spain has the size – with a frontline of Pau Gasol, Marc Gasol and Serge Ibaka – that can give the U.S. trouble inside. Thus far, U.S. coach Mike Krzyzewski has played small quite a bit, but that hasn't really worked.
Through their first four exhibition games, the Americans have been outscored 116-115 in 58 minutes without any bigs (Tyson Chandler, Kevin Love or Anthony Davis) on the floor. Meanwhile, in 58 minutes with Chandler in the game, they've outscored their opponents 174-91. That's like winning a 40-minute game by 57 points.
(We'll have more lineup and plus-minus data from the U.S. exhibitions here in the Hang Time blog on Wednesday.)
So it will be interesting to see how much playing time that Chandler and Love get against Spain. Love hasn't exactly played well, but size is size. Hey, maybe Davis needs to see a few minutes in this one.
The game tips off at 10:30 p.m. in Barcelona, and can be seen live at 4:30 p.m. ET on ESPN 2. NBA TV will have a replay at 7 p.m. ET.
— 6:29 p.m. The U.S. continued to struggle against the zone until James Harden hit a pair of threes to close the scoring. Final score: USA 100, Spain 78
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The U.S. went zone themselves for a handful of possessions down the stretch. That's the second time they've done that with Anthony Davis on the floor.
Carmelo Anthony led the way offensively, scoring 27 points on 10-for-15 from the field, including 5-for-8 from 3-point range. LeBron James also shot 10-for-15, finishing with 25 points and seven assists.
Pau Gasol led Spain with 19 points, while Serge Ibaka finished with 16, all in the first half.
Kobe Bryant has been pretty inconsistent offensively, but he absolutely dogged Juan Carlos Navarro on the other end of the floor. The U.S. pressure defense, led by Bryant and Russell Westbrook, was really the difference.
Deron Williams was the point guard for most of those zone offense possessions. He needs to get into the paint and make something happen.
— 6:22 p.m. Spain actually goes back to its stars in the fourth quarter, but the game is basically out of reach, as the U.S. scores 20 points on a 10-possession stretch.
— 6:18 p.m. LeBron makes it a 21-point game with a pair of pull-up threes on isolations against Gasol.
— 6:14 p.m. Tyson Chandler fouls out with 8:08 left, but it doesn't matter much, as the U.S. builds a 17-point lead. We haven't seen much of Spain's best players in the second half. And Marc Gasol has not played at all, dealing with an injured shoulder.
— 6:05 p.m. Melo's big night continues, as he takes advantage of the FIBA rules and tips in a James Harden free throw before it leaves the cylinder. But the U.S. gets just two scores on its final nine possessions of the third quarter, struggling against the zone. Spain gets within 12, but it's a 14-point game heading into the fourth.
— 5:59 p.m. Lots of zone from Spain in the second half of this third period. Russell Westbrook beat it a couple of times with pull-up jumpers at the elbow, and then gets a dunk off a steal. But the U.S. scores just once on their next five possessions against a zone, and that's a Melo put-back.
— 5:47 p.m. More turnovers for Spain, preventing them from taking further advantage of the size mismatches. And with Durant draining a pair of threes, the U.S. scores 12 points on their first six possessions of the half and builds a 15-point lead.
— 5:40 p.m. With Chandler in foul trouble, the U.S. starts the half playing small. Pau Gasol takes advantage with an easy post-up turnaround over LeBron.
— 5:22 p.m. Felipe Reyes had a pretty bad half, but he closes the scoring with a pair of free throws, making it a 48-40 game at the break.
The highlight of the half was a double-clutch dunk by Kobe Bryant, on a post-up and baseline spin move.
Serge Ibaka has played well offensively, but has three goaltending calls on the other end.
It's been a pretty quick pace: 41 possessions each in the half.
— 5:19 p.m. The U.S. is starting to pour it on. Their pressure defense has forced Spain into 11 turnovers, and as usual, they've flourished on the break. They take a 13-point lead before Rudy Fernandez hits a three.
— 5:11 p.m. Melo is carrying the U.S. offense, with 18 points on 7-for-9 from the field. After a short CP3 pull-up and a LeBron transition bucket, the U.S. has a 37-32 lead.
— 5:04 p.m. Back-to-back threes from Melo and LeBron give the U.S. its first lead since the opening minute, 28-26.
— 5:01 p.m. Slow start to the period, as the teams combine for just four points on the first 10 possessions. Tyson Chandler picks up his third foul, defending Pau in the post, with 7:41 on the clock. Again, Anthony replaces him and the U.S. goes small.
— 4:55 p.m. After missing an ill-advised three, Deron Williams gets a big and-one on a drive. That sparks an 8-1 run to end the quarter, capped by a Westbrook drive past new Blazer Victor Claver, for the U.S. Spain leads 23-21 after one.
— 4:48 p.m. Serge Ibaka scores 10 straight points for Spain, eight of them off dimes from Jose Calderon. Then a Victor Sada baseline jumper makes it a 22-13 lead for the hosts. Spain is just carving up the U.S. defense.
— 4:43 p.m. The Melo/LeBron/Durant frontline hasn't been very good offensively thus far, but Melo hits a pair of threes to keep the U.S. in it.
— 4:39 p.m. After Paul's three, the U.S. goes seven possessions without a score. That stretch includes five turnovers. Meanwhile, Spain scores on three straight possessions to grab an early 10-3 lead. And then Chandler picks up his second foul. He's replaced by Carmelo Anthony.
— 4:36 p.m. Paul and Pau Gasol trade threes to get the scoring started. Meanwhile, Chandler picks up his first foul early. That could be trouble, given the U.S. Team's lack of success playing small.
— 4:30 p.m. Krzyzewski starts the same group that started Sunday's win vs. Argentina: Chris Paul, Kobe Bryant, LeBron James, Kevin Durant and Tyson Chandler
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Two of the biggest plays in Sunday's 23-14 loss to the Packers were interceptions thrown by Vikings quarterback Christian Ponder.
Both of the picks came with the Vikings in field goal range after long runs by Adrian Peterson put the ball in good positions. One of the interceptions came in the end zone and the points missed on those second half drives loomed large as the Vikings tried to make up two scores in the final minutes. They weren't the only reason the Vikings lost the game, but they loomed awfully large in the final reckoning.
Ponder's day was pretty ghastly even without the interceptions. He completed only five passes until Minnesota was in scramble mode at the end of the game and his effort wound up wasting a very strong Peterson performance and leaving the Vikings' playoff hopes on life support. After the game, coach Leslie Frazier said the team won't turn to another quarterback in order to resuscitate them.
"Christian is our quarterback," Frazier said, via Tom Powers of the Pioneer Press. "We are going to do all we can to help him have a good game against Chicago and to help our team go out and get a win."
Frazier said that the game needs to be a learning experience for the young quarterback, something that makes sense given the team's commitment to Ponder if not the idea that Joe Webb might have been able to help them win on this Sunday. Powers wondered if the rest of the Vikings would be thrilled to hear the team was sticking with the long-term goal of developing Ponder even if it comes at the expense of winning games now.
"I don't think it will be a tough sell," Frazier said. "These guys are teammates that want the same thing. They know we can win with the personnel that we have. We've shown that we can. We just have to do a few things better."
There's no guarantee that Webb would have done better, but there are also no guarantees that Ponder will develop into a quality NFL starter. That makes gambling on a long-term payoff at the expense of short-term pain (five losses in seven games to slide onto the fringes of the playoff race) a big risk for Frazier, General Manager Rick Spielman and the rest of the Vikings decision makers.


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Meet Tarion, a SuicideGirl who loves to be in control, has a sexual fantasy about a nun and some M&M's and considers "world domination" a hobby. You keep thinking about the "nun and M&M's" comment don't you? So do we.
Name: Tarion
Location: South Africa
Occupation: Part-time assassin.
Current crush: Dylan Moran
Body mods: Lots of tats and a belly ring.
Heroes: Trent Reznor (Anyone see a pattern here?)
Gets me hot: Pink fluffy killer bunnies.
Favorite position: On top, in control and lovin' it.
Fantasy: A nun, a merry-go-round and a packet of M&M's. You do the math.
Most humbling moment: When the nun said no.
I lost my virginity: On a merry-go-round.
My kink factor: I'll try anything once, especially if you beg for it.
My status: Not telling.
My idea of a good time: Support local music. Go to a show.
Into: Doing things I shouldn't be doing.
Not into: Trendy stuff.
Makes me happy: Trent Reznor and pink fluffy killer bunnies.
Makes me sad: Shaved pink (unfluffy) killer bunnies.
Hobbies: World domination.
Things I can't live without: My Newrocks, spikes, Trent Reznor and music.
Vices: Lollipops and merry-go-rounds.
I spend most of my free time: Contemplating what I'll do first when the world bows before me. Oh, and, what's for supper.
1. Nine Inch Nails
2. Perfect Circle
3. Tool
4. Puscifer
6. Marilyn Manson
7. Dethklok
8. Muse
9. How to destroy angels
10. Led Zeppelin
1. Dark Crystal
2. Reservoir Dogs
3. Lucky Number Sle7en
4. Night Watch
5. The Crow (only 1, the rest sucked)
6. Lords of Dogtown
7. Sin City
8. Scott Pilgrim vs The World
9. Stardust
10. Death Note
1. The Mists of Avalon
2. Nights Dawn Trilogy
3. The Pendragon Cycle
4. The Black Magician Trilogy
5. Magician
6. Inheritance Trilogy
7. The Farseer Trilogy
8. High Society
9. The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy
10. The Braided Path Trilogy
TV shows:
1. Metalocalypse
2. Venture Brothers
3. Samurai Champloo
4. Trigun
5. Samurai Deeper Kyo
6. Death note
7. Game of Thrones
8. Supernatural
9. Dexter
10. Sons of Anarchy
Video Games:
1. Portal 1 / 2
2. Plants vs Zombies
3. Guitar Hero
4. Final Fantasy
5. Soul Reaver
6. SSX on Tour
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©Sandy Rodgers Ministries
June 23rd
Within YOU is the Greatest Person ever known. Permission is hereby granted to you to accept this fact and live it in Absolute confidence.
You are great! You are wise! You are more than what you see in a mirror. You are infinite Spirit and inexhaustible Power. You posses Greatness. You are Royalty. You are Magnificent. You are a shining Light.
YES I am talking about YOU!
You have the All-Knowing Source as part of your DNA. In your bloodline is the Powerful Omniscient Creator. Your heart is pumping with Allah Presence and Protection. Buddha is in your cells. Jehovah radiates in your being. Jesus is alive in you. All the Ascended Masters are breathing air into your lungs. The Ancestors strength and perseverance is your bone marrow. You are fully equipped with absolutely everything you require to accomplish whatever it is you desire to accomplish.
Recognize Who you are; An Incredibly Remarkable Unrepeatable Miracle.
There is Greatness inside of you. Have you recognized it? Do you honor it? Must it be repeated? Okay…. YOU ARE GREAT!
Accept and commit to your Greatness today. Live your life in Absolute Faith. Know that you are truly gifted with each and every little thing you require to manifest exactly what you choose.


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Bffs Wedding Prep
Bffs Wedding Prep Game: Tomorrow, Nana's good girlfriend is going to get married, she wants to have a beautiful bridesmaid dress to accompany her in the side, and now you come to help Nana good match, and then help her girlfriend also dress up some of it. Much fun! Enjoy game! Use the mouse to play this game.


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Back-to-school shopping is already starting at Huntington Surf and Sport.
All four HSS stores will open Friday at 8 a.m. and the sale will continue through Sunday. A sidewalk sale will take place outside and prices in entire store will be reduced 20% to 50%. Select wetsuits are priced at $99.99, and customers will receive a free T-shirt with a $50 purchase.
HSS carries top brands like Hurley, Billabong, Volcom, Quiksilver, O'Neill, RVCA, Stussy, Matix and more.
Shops are located at 300 Pacific Coast Hwy. in Huntington Beach; (714) 841-4000; 120 Main St. in Huntington Beach, (714) 374-6266; 3801 Warner Ave. in Huntington Beach, (714) 846-0181; 7777 Edinger Ave. (in the Bella Terra Shopping Mall) in Huntington Beach. For more information, visit http://www.hsssurf.com.
Look better with a professional blowout
On special occasions, or just because, leave the blow drying and makeup to the pros and book a service at SAS Shampoo and Style, a blow dry and makeup bar on East 17th Street in Costa Mesa. Whether you want the SAS, which includes a signature scalp massage, stimulating shampoo, and a blow dry for $35, or camera ready makeup application for $35, you can rely on SAS to make you look your best.
The makeup and blow dry bar uses sulfate-free, organic botanical products from ColorProof, and serves organic juices, Champagne cocktails, and delicious coffees. The space is also available for parties, private events and after-hour bookings. For every treatment you book, you can earn points for future services or products too.
SAS is open 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Saturday; 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday and is at 270 E. 17th St. in Costa Mesa. For more information, call (949) 646-6345, or visit http://www.sasmeup.com.
'Beers, Bangs & Buzzes'
The next time you're in need of a great haircut, check out Preme Hair Stade Co. at South Coast Plaza. The stylists here are top-notch, turning out some of the hottest cuts and colors in Orange County.
Each Monday from 6 to 9 p.m. stop in for "Beers, Bangs & Buzzes." Guys can get buzzes, and the girls can get their bangs trimmed from style pros for just $15. Slices of pizza and complimentary beers will be served from Zcafé.
Preme Hair at Stade Co. is at Level 3, Crate and Barrel wing at South Coast Plaza. For more information, call (714) 966-9211 or visit http://www.stade.co/preme-hair2.
Roberta Freymann opens OC shop
Internationally recognized style purveyor Roberta Freymann opened her first Roberta Roller Rabbit store in Orange County at Fashion Island in Newport Beach. And if you love cheerful, whimsical batik prints for home, bedding and fashion, this is your place.
The entire collection of Roberta Roller Rabbit was inspired by a piece of fabric in India that Roberta found depicting the fable of a magical rabbit. The line features colorful hand block printed kurtas, as well as bold print apparel for men, women and children, and home furnishings and accessories designed by Roberta with artisans in India.
Popular prints include graphics and florals named after people in Roberta's life, and monkeys, elephants and fish reflecting Roberta's love for children and the signature whimsical nature of the brand.
Roberta Roller Rabbit is open 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday through Friday; 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday; 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday. For more information, call (949) 718-0195, or visit http://www.robertafreymann.com.
Use your noodle at Marbles: The Brain Store
Marbles: The Brain Store just opened its first Orange County location store at Fashion Island and it carries incredible "brain games" for kids and adults. It's packed with stimulating and brain strengthening games, puzzles, books and software.
Experts in the field of brain health and wellness help select products carried at Marbles and the store is divided in to sections for coordination, critical thinking, memory, visual perception and word skills. Sales people referred to as BrainCoaches will encourage shoppers to test products and play at demo stations.
Marbles: The Brain Store is in Atrium Court at Fashion Island in Newport Beach. For more information, call (949) 219-9953, or visit http://www.marblesthebrainstore.com.
Roy's offering best of summer menu
Roy's Restaurantjust rolled out a prix fixe menu to celebrate summer's freshest ingredients like heirloom tomatoes, rock shrimp, Steelhead trout and peaches. The three-course culinary experience blends summer-infused cuisine with Roy's signature Hawaiian fusion style for $36.95 per person.
Appetizer choices include bulgogi chicken satays, rock shrimp and peaches and heirloom tomato and crispy mozzarella salad. For an entrée choose from teppanyaki mahi mahi, steelhead trout and porcini dusted hangar steak. For dessert, Roy's offers a white peach mousse, or Roy's signature and not to be missed melting hot chocolate soufflé.
The three-course summer prix fixe menu is available through summer 2012 at its Newport Beach and Anaheim locations. Two locations at 453 Newport Center Drive in Newport Beach, (949) 640-7697, 321 West Katella Ave. in Anaheim, (714) 776-7697, or visit http://www.roysrestaurant.com.
GREER WYLDER writes Greer's OC for the Huntington Beach Independent each Thursday and the Daily Pilot and Coastline Pilot each Friday. She's the founder and president of greersoc.com, a free daily email service that provides the latest in Orange County fashion, dining, music, events and trends. Her blog can be viewed at http://www.greersoc.com and she can be contacted at email@example.com.


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Columbus City Schools officials are reviving a tradition in hopes of increasing interest in music programs throughout the district.
Columbus City Schools officials are reviving a tradition in hopes of increasing interest in music programs throughout the district.
The inaugural Columbus City Schools Marching Band Invitational will be held Saturday, Nov. 2, at the Whetstone High School stadium, 4405 Scenic Drive.
Performances by bands from Eastmoor Academy as well as Beechcroft, Briggs, Brookhaven, Centennial, East, Mifflin, Northland, South, Walnut Ridge, West and Whetstone high schools will begin at 11 a.m.
A major get-together for the marching bands and other bands from most Columbus high schools was a tradition years ago, said Jeff Warner, the district's communications director.
Betty Hill-Church, unified arts coordinator for the district, has brought the event back this year, Warner said.
"She's been looking for an opportunity to really help grow our band programs," he said.
"The idea came about in order to get our students more excited about the instrumental programs and actually about the music programs," Hill-Church said.
The goal of the event, which will begin with an opening ceremony during which all the bands will line up to perform The Star-Spangled Banner, is to let students, parents and faculty members see what the music programs are like elsewhere in the district, Hill-Church said.
"The great thing about this is that there's a lot of diversity," she said. "There's different marching styles, different playing styles."
"We're really promoting it to our middle school students and their families as well," Warner said.
Middle school band directors are being urged to have their students attend the invitational so that "kids see the opportunities that are open to them," he added.
Around 800 to 900 students are expected to participate, Hill-Church said. She said the schools include large ones with longstanding and well-supported marching band programs, and others with smaller programs.
"We want them to see that it's possible anywhere, that it's possible for every student in the district to have this kind of thing, but it takes everybody," Hill-Church said. "I think it's important that our parents see their children be anything they want to be."
"This is a very exciting event, and hopefully, the beginning of a tradition that will last for years to come," Hill-Church said in a press release about the event. "Our goal is for students and our community to see the great talent we have from across the district.
"We want to showcase the work of our students and their directors and create a sense of excitement and anticipation for up-and-coming instrumental-music students in CCS."
To close out the event, the Central State University marching band from Wilberforce University will perform its 2013 field show.
Admission to the Invitational is $5 for adults, $3 for students.


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Bally Total Fitness is facing a lawsuit filed by a woman who claims she was injured while working out at a Chicago-area club.
Olga Chernyavskaya claims in the lawsuit, which was filed in Cook County (IL) Circuit Court, that a leg curl machine that she was using failed to stop and struck her in the face and shoulder, according to a report in the Chicago Sun-Times. The incident occurred on Sept. 26, 2009, at a Bally in Morton Grove, IL, the newspaper reported.
Chernyavskaya removed her leg from the roller of the weight-stack leg curl machine she was using and kept her hands on top of it to guide it back to its resting place, she claims in the lawsuit. The roller, however, did not stop and struck her in the face and right shoulder, the Sun-Times reported.
The lawsuit claims that Chicago-based Bally and Magnum Fitness Systems, South Milwaukee, WI, the machine's manufacturer, failed to maintain and inspect the machine and provide adequate safeguards or a safety lock, according to the newspaper. Chernyavskaya seeks more than $100,000 in damages and court costs.
A spokesperson for Bally says the company does not comment on lawsuits as a matter of corporate policy.


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Miley Cyrus Shows Off Toned Abs After Workout
Miley Cyrus is one hot chica! The singer supposedly spent $50K getting into shape for the People's Choice Awards (according to a report from In Touch), and if this is in fact true, she is certainly doing a great job maintaining her amazing physique.
Cyrus was recently snapped by paparazzi leaving her pilates class in Los Angeles, and the singer showed off her incredible abs in a crop top. On top of her killer abs and curvy hips, Cyrus also gave paps a glimpse of her toned legs in a pair of skin-tight leggings. While Cyrus undoubtedly works out for her own health benefits and to stay in shape for the skin-hugging outfits she has to wear on the red carpet / during performances, we bet Liam Hemsworth doesn't mind having such a smokin' hot GF!
With her car keys in hand, the 'Party in the U.S.A.' songstress walked out into the parking lot wearing Aviator sunglasses trying make a quick exit while keeping as covert as possible … Even though that's impossible when you're a huge star like Ms. Miley.
Despite being in amazing shape, a pilates workout will take a toll on any human, and Cyrus must've been wiped out from the workout since she tweeted about how tired she was this morning:
Fell asleep at 830pm last night and slept in until 1030am! Wtf?! Haha was I really thattttt exhausted?!
— Miley Ray Cyrus (@MileyCyrus) April 6, 2012


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Hello, my name is Jessica and I'm an avid reader. Every avid reader knows you can't ask a fellow book lover what their favourite book is, or who their favourite author might be. How can we narrow it down to just one? Especially when one favourite always leads to another. That's how bookshelves grow, isn't it?
Ernest Hemingway's A Moveable Feast was an instant favourite. As soon as the last page was turned I picked up and devoured The Sun Also Rises and revisted Lost Generation writers I hadn't read in years, particularly F. Scott Fitzgerald. My bookshelf has since developed a bit of a Parisian theme, including titles like The Paris Wife by Paula McLain, a story based on Hemingway's first love Hadley Richardson, and The Sweet Life of Paris by David Lebovitz, the memoir of an American pastry chef living in the city of love.
Unlike my affair with literary American expats, my love for Michael Ondaatje's writing was not so immediate. My first encounter with his work was laborious, to say the least. The book was In the Skin of a Lion, and while I could grasp that it was an incredible piece of literature, it intimidated me immensely. Eventually I gathered the courage to read Ondaatje's memoir Running in the Family, a fact and fiction story of his childhood in what is now Sri Lanka. Today, his titles fill my shelves, including a treasured signed copy of The Cat's Table. Alongside them live other Canadian favourites like Joseph Boyden's Three Day Road and Ruth Ozeki's A Tale for the Time Being.
As Ondaatje's writing encouraged me to read more Canadian literautre, Khaled Hosseini's popular story The Kite Runner inspired me to expand my reading into other Western Asia countries where I discovered even more favourites. Snow by Orhan Pamuk is the haunting telling of a rash of suicides among young girls in Kars, Turkey, and the Interpreter of Maladies by Jhumpa Lahiri is a beautiful collection of short stories about dislocation in India and America.
When an avid reader finds one favourite there are thousands more to be discovered.
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The Pickled Brothers Circus is based in the Cincinnati, Ohio area.
Any special event is made unforgettable with a Pickled Brothers performance. Your guests, friends or customers will be talking about your event for years to come.
The Pickled Brothers Circus specializes in:
- Fire-Eating
- Sword Swallowing
- Bed of Nails
- Bullwhip Artistry
- Juggling
- And many other amazing feats of skill
We do a variety of show types to fit the theme of your party, festival, picnic, or other special event. Shows are appropriate for all ages, and can be performed on a stage, street, or as atmosphere entertainment.
- Classic Circus
- Vaudeville, Steampunk, Old West, Dickens, or Other 1800's Themed Show
- Roving Circus Entertainment
- Medieval/Renaissance Show
- Circus Sideshow


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Das Rheingold, the preliminary evening of
WagnerÆs tetralogy Der Ring des
Nibelungen. Over the past 20 years, the repertoire of the
Mariinsky theater has been greatly enriched by the works of the German classics.
This is a serious step in the development of the opera company, which is the
result of years of work and the achievement of the highest artistic standards.
One example of the unique projects of great artistic value is the first in
modern Russia staged version of the tetralogy Der Ring des
Nibelungen, presented by MariinskyĀnumerous times in St
Petersburg and on tour.
The Performance without an interval
Das Rheingold ("The Rhine Gold") is the first of the four operas that comprise Der Ring des Nibelungen (The Ring of the Nibelung), by Richard Wagner. It received its premiere at the National Theatre in Munich on 22 September 1869, with August Kindermann in the role of Wotan, Heinrich Vogl as Loge, and Wilhelm Fischer as Alberich.
Scene IĀTheĀRhine-maidens, Woglinde, Wellgunde andĀFlosshilde, are three fabulous childish beings watching over theĀgold ofĀtheĀRhine forĀtheir father. Alberich, aĀmiserable specimen ofĀaĀdwarf, comes creeping along theĀrocky outcrop. He isĀseeking love, understanding andĀaffection. He hopes toĀfind these things with theĀRhine Maidens, but they play aĀcruel game with him. Each ofĀthem artfully feigns love only toĀreject him mercilessly after aĀshort time andĀmock his appearance. Alberich grows beside himself with rage. TheĀsun rises. TheĀgold ofĀtheĀRhine shines brightly. From one moment toĀtheĀnext theĀRhine Maidens forget Alberich andĀgo about their duties as priestesses ofĀaĀmystical cult. Alberich learns from them that whoever gains possession ofĀtheĀgold ofĀtheĀRhine can forge aĀring that endows him with unbridled power. That isĀonly possible, however, after voluntarily renouncing love. TheĀRhine Maidens tell him all this, firmly convinced that someone as obsessed with love as Alberich could never steal theĀgold ofĀtheĀRhine. TheĀtreatment ofĀhim byĀtheĀRhine Maidens has, however, destroyed theĀyearning forĀlove inĀAlberichÆs soul. TheĀhumiliated creature, blinded byĀtheĀidea ofĀbeing able toĀgain power over theĀworld, renounces love. He seizes theĀgold ofĀtheĀRhine andĀdisappears with it into theĀdepths ofĀhis realm, Nibelheim. TheĀRhine Maidens are enveloped inĀdarkness.
Scene IIĀAn open area high inĀtheĀmountains. Wotan isĀsleeping. His wife Fricka isĀplagued byĀdark forebodings. She shakes her husband awake. What seemed aĀdream has become reality. Wotan looks atĀtheĀmighty fortress ofĀtheĀgods that theĀgiants Fasolt andĀFafner have built onĀhis orders. Fricka, though, can only think ofĀtheĀprice that theĀgods have contracted toĀpay forĀtheĀwork: Freia, theĀgoddess ofĀyouth, whose golden apples prevent theĀgods from ageing andĀdecaying. InĀdesperation Freia begs Wotan, her sister Fricka andĀbrothers Donner andĀFroh toĀprotect her from theĀapproaching giants. Wotan has no intention ofĀsurrendering Freia. He places his trust inĀLoge, theĀelusive god ofĀfire who cannot be kept inĀone place. Loge has promised toĀfind aĀway out ofĀtheĀsituation, but he has not yet appeared. TheĀgiants come toĀdemand theĀagreed payment. Fafner does not trust theĀgods. He wants toĀhave Freia inĀtheĀhands ofĀtheĀgiants so that, as theĀgods inevitably age, their power will also decline. Fasolt, though, has fallen inĀlove with FreiaĀ¢ theĀfirst great love story inĀtheĀRing cycle. Wotan puts theĀgiants off with excuses. Fasolt isĀstunned toĀrealise that Wotan isĀintent onĀbreaking theĀlaw andĀtheir agreement out ofĀpure self-interest. At last Loge appears andĀupholds theĀjustice ofĀtheĀgiantsÆ demands. Wotan isĀbeside himself. He whispers toĀLoge that he only entered into theĀcontract because he had assured him ofĀhis help. That was true, Loge confirms, but only if aĀway out could really be discovered. InĀhis search forĀaĀtreasure that might be suitable toĀtheĀgiants as aĀsubstitute, however, he has found no-one willing toĀexchange love forĀproperty andĀaĀwoman forĀmere goods. He did come across theĀRhine Maidens, though, who informed him ofĀAlberichÆs theft ofĀtheĀgold. He says that they ask forĀWotanÆs help inĀrecovering theĀgold ofĀtheĀRhine, theĀsymbol ofĀunsullied nature. Weighed down with problems ofĀhis own, Wotan brusquely rejects any idea ofĀinvolvement inĀtheĀfate ofĀtheĀRhine Maidens. With theĀgiants, however, LogeÆs tale ofĀtheĀgold ofĀtheĀRhine falls onĀfertile soil. They express themselves willing toĀaccept theĀgold as aĀsubstitute forĀFreia, but insist onĀtaking theĀgoddess ofĀyouth with them as aĀguarantee until theĀnew reward isĀpaid. Almost as soon as theĀgiants disappear with Freia, theĀgods begin toĀage andĀdecline. Loge knows what needs toĀbe done. With an awareness ofĀhaving moral right onĀhis side, Wotan should take theĀtreasure from Alberich andĀgive theĀring back toĀtheĀRhine Maidens. And so Wotan andĀLoge set off forĀNibelheim, beneath theĀEarth, where Alberich reigns.
Scene IIIĀTheĀunderground chasms ofĀNibelheim. TheĀNibelungs were once aĀrace that obtained beautiful things from theĀtreasures ofĀtheĀearth blithely forĀtheir own pleasure. Now Alberich isĀforcing them toĀexploit theĀEarthÆs resources brutally inĀorder toĀlay up ever greater stocks ofĀriches. Mime, theĀNibelungsÆ skilful smith, isĀforced byĀhis brother Alberich toĀforge aĀmagic helmet. Mime detects theĀpower ofĀhis creation, but cannot determine what exactly its magic is. Alberich tears theĀwork from him andĀreveals its properties. This isĀtheĀTarnhelm that makes its wearer invisible. Only with theĀTarnhelm can Alberich be certain ofĀtheĀall-embracing power ofĀhis rule, since he can now lie down toĀsleep reassured without having toĀfear that he will be robbed. Wotan andĀLoge appear. Loge makes up toĀMime as if he isĀan old acquaintance. He skilfully exploits theĀanger, pain andĀhatred ofĀtheĀbrother so recently humiliated byĀAlberich forĀtheĀgodsÆ own ends. Wotan andĀLoge learn ofĀAlberichÆs domination ofĀtheĀworld andĀofĀtheĀmagic Tarnhelm. Mime cowers fearfully away from theĀapproaching Alberich. Although he encounters theĀintruders with deep mistrust, Alberich allows himself toĀbe flattered into glorifying his own power with vain self-satisfaction. How though, Loge craftily inquires, does he intend toĀprevent those who are exploited from stealing his power out ofĀenvy? Alberich boasts ofĀtheĀmagical properties ofĀtheĀTarnhelm. Loge says that that isĀonly words andĀcalls forĀaĀdemonstration. Alberich puts onĀtheĀTarnhelm andĀturns into aĀdragon. Loge shows that he isĀimpressed, but insists onĀaĀfurther trial: it would, he says, be cleverer toĀturn oneself into aĀtiny creature so as toĀbe able toĀescape quickly inĀtheĀevent ofĀdanger. Alberich promptly responds andĀassumes theĀshape ofĀaĀtoad. Wotan immediately puts his foot onĀAlberich who isĀcaught. Loge pulls theĀTarnhelm off him. Together with Wotan he puts Alberich inĀchains so he cannot turn theĀring andĀuse his power against them. Wotan andĀLoge drag their prisoner toĀtheĀexit from his realm. TheĀsmoke ofĀNibelheim turns into theĀicy air ofĀtheĀplace inĀwhich theĀfamily ofĀgods that they have left behind wait, yearning forĀsalvation.
Scene IVĀAn open area high inĀtheĀmountains. InĀorder toĀrecover his freedom, Alberich has toĀsummon his slaves who pile all his accumulated wealth atĀWotanÆs feet. Wotan wants theĀTarnhelm too, andĀLoge adds it toĀtheĀbooty. When he demands theĀring as well, though, Alberich refuses with all his might. He cries out. He himself paid forĀtheĀring with theĀloss ofĀlove, while Wotan isĀmerely acting selfishly. Wotan drags theĀring from AlberichÆs finger. TheĀbetrayed dwarf pronounces aĀterrifying curse onĀwhoever possesses theĀring. Wotan isĀnot concerned. Loge announces theĀsuccess ofĀtheĀrobbery toĀtheĀfamily ofĀgods. TheĀgiants return with Freia toĀmake theĀexchange. Freia isĀtoĀbe theĀmeasure: theĀdeal will be complete as soon as she isĀtotally covered inĀgold. At theĀlast, theĀTarnhelm has toĀbe used toĀcompensate forĀFreia. One ofĀher eyes isĀstill showing, however, andĀFasolt isĀunable toĀlet her go while he can still see what he isĀlosing. So theĀgiants demand WotanÆs ring inĀorder toĀclose this last gap. WotanÆs greed knows no bounds. He would rather sacrifice Freia than theĀring. Even theĀurgent pleas ofĀhis family andĀFrickaÆs begging cannot make him see sense. Then Erda appearsĀ¢ theĀgoddess andĀmother ofĀall existence emerging from theĀprimal soil andĀtheĀsubconscious. Wotan gives way inĀtheĀface ofĀher stern warning andĀprophetic vision ofĀtheĀinevitable demise ofĀall those inĀpower. TheĀring isĀhanded over. Freia, theĀsymbol ofĀyouth, isĀfree andĀtheĀdecline ofĀtheĀgods isĀhalted.ĀAs AlberichÆs curse predicted, an argument immediately breaks out over theĀdivision ofĀtheĀtreasure. As Cain slew Abel, so Fafner kills his brother Fasolt. Fafner hastily withdraws with his booty. He will pile it inĀa cave, turn himself into aĀdragon using theĀTarnhelm andĀallow no-one toĀget atĀhis wealth. After theĀdreadful murder, theĀgods quickly return toĀtheir own affairs andĀprepare forĀaĀglorious entry into theĀnewly-built fortress. Donner disperses theĀwreaths ofĀmist andĀtheĀbad air tainted with violence, robbery andĀmurder. Froh creates theĀrainbow bridge that shows theĀgods theĀway into their new realm. AĀterrible andĀcrazy idea arises inĀtheĀmind ofĀWotan who isĀtorn this way andĀthat byĀtheĀmemory ofĀAlberichÆs curse andĀtheĀfascination ofĀhis power. He gives theĀfortress theĀname Valhalla. There he will do something ofĀwhich theĀothers do not yet even dream: father aĀrace ofĀheroes with which he will prepare himself, regardless ofĀtheĀagreements andĀdependencies that bind him, forĀtheĀlast great devastating battle. TheĀwrong Wotan inflicted upon Alberich means that theĀdwarf will never rest until he has recovered his ring andĀhis power. TheĀgods enter Valhalla. Loge comments that this isĀtheĀbeginning ofĀtheĀend. TheĀRhine Maidens complain despairingly ofĀtheĀloss ofĀtheĀgold. FasoltÆs corpse isĀleft behind. He has been theĀfirst being inĀa henceforth seemingly endless chain ofĀlove, hope andĀviolence toĀhave toĀpay forĀhis affection forĀanother with his life.


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Public Comment Offered by HealthHIV at FDA Meeting
June 2013
On June 14th the FDA held a public meeting on HIV Patient-Focused Drug Development and Cure Research -- the second in a series of 20 meetings on a range of disease states. FDA officials invited HealthHIV's Director of Advocacy and Alliance Development Joseph Jefferson to share his perspectives on the Drug Development panel -- both as a person living with HIV and as an advocate. Addressing more than 100 people, Jefferson helped expand the panel's discussion to include topics of barriers to treatment adherence, and branding HIV as a manageable disease -- especially where older HIV positive adults are concerned.
"We need to expand the conversation about HIV drug effectiveness to include the barriers to treatment adherence. For older adults this can include mental health issues, as well as the challenge of managing multiple chronic conditions," said Jefferson. "Another major roadblock to treatment effectiveness, and by extension, treatment adherence is that we have an undersupply of primary care providers who are equipped to treat HIV in a primary care setting. HealthHIV has undertaken a major HIV workforce development initiative -- an effort that needs to be dramatically scaled up. Finally, to measurably improve health outcomes among people living with HIV, the FDA, NIH, and CMS need to find new ways to collaborate to identify and replicate the best-practice interventions to increase treatment adherence and effectiveness across the lifespan."
For Jefferson's full statement and for a complete transcript of the meeting click here and here.
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Port-A-Cool KA55 KuulAire Portable Evaporative Cooler with 3 Speed Settings
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The Port-A-Cool KA55 KuulAire portable evaporative cooler operates without using high amperage compressors, chemicals or installation. It is ready to use right out of the box and can be moved anywhere it's needed. The KA55 KuulAire portable evaporative cooler makes your home, patio, or work area a more comfortable are to live, work or relax in by using ordinary tap water to provide cooling.
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The Port-A-Cool KA55 KuulAire portable evaporative cooler has an easy to use LCD control panel and a full function remote control.
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The KA55 KuulAire portable evaporative cooler has a large 8 gallon water reservoir that makes it perfect for cooling areas up to 400 square feet.
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Wayne Rooney can use the frustration of Manchester United's miserable season to unleash his best form at this summer's World Cup, according to former Red Devils midfielder Roy Keane.
Rooney scored 19 goals over the campaign but was unable to prevent United slumping to seventh in the table – the club's worst finish since the Premier League began.
Keane, who won seven league titles at Old Trafford, believes Rooney can use the disappointing domestic season as motivation to produce his best in Brazil.
"He's not going into the World Cup on the back of a top season at United in terms of winning trophies, and you could say that for a lot of the England players," Keane said at the launch of ITV's World Cup coverage.
"I think Wayne has had a decent enough season himself, though, and it might actually help him.
"He might use that frustration he has had at United this year to the benefit of England."
Rooney was named in UEFA's team of the tournament after Euro 2004, where he scored four goals, but since then the striker has struggled to produce on the biggest international stage.
In 2006, a foot injury meant Rooney was rushed back for the World Cup in Germany and he was then sent off as England lost in the quarter-finals to Portugal.
He failed to score at the 2010 World Cup, and was suspended for the opening two group matches at Euro 2012 after earning a needless red card during qualification.
"There has been that expectation of Wayne going into big tournaments and it has not happened, for one reason or another – but it is certainly not for lack of effort," Keane said.
"Injuries, off the field stuff... in South Africa 2010 there was allegedly a lot of unrest in the camp."
The Irishman continued: "He has not peaked at the right times at big tournaments.
"A couple of times he's gone into them on the back of injuries, there have been issues off the field.
"England need Wayne to have a decent World Cup, like you need any attacking player in the big teams."
Roy Hodgson has selected the youngest England squad for a World Cup since 1966.
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Keane says squad harmony will be crucial to how England's best players perform, and reckons the youngsters can inject enthusiasm into the group.
"Roy Hodgson's skills are going to be tested in that way, having a happy group," Keane said.
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"He's gone for younger players who might bring a different type of energy, and, if they are left out, they won't bring any kind of negativity.
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John Tully is coming home. Putnam's former Deputy County Executive under the Robert Bondi administration will be returning to his old post February 1, working with the county's new executive, Paul Eldridge. "This is a dream come true," Tully said on Friday, hours after Eldridge announced his return to county government.
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By Brian Ledford
My First Serodiscordant Relationship
April 28, 2016
Not too long ago I started talking to this really awesome guy on the social media app Moovz. If you do not know about this app, it is for the LGBTQ community. I was nervous as hell when he was actually interested in me. We talked back and forth for awhile and I finally decided before we even went on our first date to ask him if he knew about my status. Now, usually in the past when a guy has found out about my HIV status, they typically run in the other direction and I never hear from them again.
The Changing Face of HIV
April 27, 2016
The face of HIV/AIDS is no longer what we have come to expect; we are not the dying and sick that the media has come to portray over the years. We are in fact your brothers, sisters, coworkers, daughters, sons, neighbors, and friends and we are not any different than someone who is not living with HIV.
Suicide, My Own Journey
September 10, 2015
September is Suicide Awareness/Prevention Month. It is the time where we come together to talk about and bring awareness to suicide and talk about ways that we are able to help prevent it. I thought that this would be a good time to talk about some of the struggles I faced when I was newly diagnosed with HIV and how I contemplated suicide and even attempted it on multiple occasions.
I Have HIV, but I'm Not HIV Positive Part 2
July 17, 2015
My past post "Yes, I Have HIV but I Am Not HIV Positive" has received a lot of mixed emotions and reactions.
Yes, I Have HIV but I Am Not HIV Positive
June 30, 2015
While having a discussion with Kevin from Rise Up to HIV and a few other online advocates at the recent conference I attended, something was brought up to me that I think is a very valid point. The topic was brought up by someone who is not living with HIV and it is something I had never really thought about before but it struck a cord with me on a personal level.
A Letter to Him
April 16, 2015
There are many instances where Mental Health Providers will ask a patient to write a letter to someone who has passed on or someone who has wronged them. In many of these instances the letters never actually get sent to the person they were intended for, but it is used as a way of therapy to help someone over come something or be able to move on.
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April 16, 2015
I never thought that if you had told me on February 23, 2010 that I would still be sitting here today, five years later, that I actually would be. So much has changed with in my life in these past five years and not all of it has been the best. I have had my share of ups and plenty of downs. Today is an example ...
The Struggle Within
April 16, 2015
Recently I have had a stupid idea stuck in my head that I was going to stop my medication. I was just tired of it and tired of being on all these pills that the VA likes to prescribe to all Vets. I had even made up my mind that I was just going to stop all of them, not just my HIV medication. Yeah, I know this sounds crazy, and the more I thought about it the crazier it sounded even to me.
AIDS Free Generation
September 11, 2014
There has been a lot of talk recently about how we can create an HIV/AIDS free generation. Many of us bloggers, activists, and health care providers would like to see this happen and I believe it can be achieved, but it is going to take a lot of hard work on everyone's part to make this dream a reality.
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July 23, 2014
Often the battle with HIV is not only against the virus itself, but it is against the stigmas that surround those who are affected by the virus. We have all experienced negative stigmas surrounding our HIV status or stigmas related to any other chronic illness, and we each have stories that we could tell about how those experiences have affected us personally.
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At Dean's World Ronald Coleman has posted an extremely flattering and thoughtful reading of my New Criterion essay on Dinesh D'Souza's new book. Coleman views my essay as opening a breach on the right. However, I am not aware of any conservative who has risen to the defense of D'Souza's book. Conservative critiques of the book include those by Roger Kimball (in National Review), Victor Davis Hanson, Dean Barnett, Robert Spencer and Peter Berkowitz. But Coleman's post has me thinking about the underlying issues at work.
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bRyanair to challenge Virgin Galactic in low-cost space travel
News about Ashton Kutcher grabbing Virgin Galactic ticket no 500. made recently headlines only to be eclipsed by an announcement that stunned everyone. The famous Irish low-cost carrier bRyanair will challenge Virgin Galactic in the most daring enterprise in the history of commercial aviation – space flights. WhichAirline attended the press conference.
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Today's press conference with CEO Brian O'Dreary is the event of the month. O'Dreary strode confidently into the press room accompanied by a bunch of bikini-clad ladies known from the bRyanair Calender. Before any question was asked, O'Dreary proclaimed: «That is one small step for bRyanair but a hell of a journey for the average low-cost traveller.»
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O'Dreary is a controversial figure who has gained notoriety for his extravagant PR style and unpopular decisions like the elimination of oxygen masks from bRyanair's planes to add more space in overhead bins for pre-paid extra hand luggage and on-board shopping offers arguing that "It is a myth that passengers inevitably die of suffocation without such equipment. Our independent study has shown that the will to live and enjoy our Friday-sales increases the survival rate ever three times more that oxygen masks!"
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When asked about Virgin Galactic, he did not try to hide his contempt. «While Branson is squandering money on unnecessary research, we have always demonstrated our commitment to cutting costs. That is why we want to take advantage of the existing technology and infrastructure. Many fully operational spacecraft are left after the Russian space exploration program. Tons of almost perfectly maintained equipment are kicking around at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. What a waste! We have also reached a preliminary agreement with Russians and are ready to take over one of their space stations operating in low Earth orbit. Let Ashton Kutcher waste fortune on something as madly overrated as his acting talent. We are here to make space travel available for the 99% of people.»
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He went on to present the business model of bRyanair Cosmic. Unsurprisingly, O'Dreary remains faithful to the low-cost model, providing no frill services with base fare covering only the flight. The rest including spacesuit, a proper amount of oxygen and access to the high-tech vacuum toilets comes at an additional charge. He also added «Our business model does not restrict the liberty of our passengers – we will allow one-way flights for as low as $50».
The time will show whether bRyanair Cosmic will share the fate of another of O'Dreary's projects bRyanair Atlantic. Should the Irish businessman succeed, the war in the aviation world will reach literally new heights.
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KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — The medical workers who knew he was gay ignored him, attending to those who arrived after him as they openly gossiped about his homosexuality.
Pepe Julian Onziema, a prominent gay activist in Uganda, said Wednesday he recently was forced to confront some nurses at a private clinic after they neglected to serve him in apparent hostility toward his sexual orientation.
Now that Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has signed a new law imposing harsh sentences for gay sex, life is expected to become even more difficult for the country's homosexuals, including getting health care. The Ugandan government has issued assurances that health workers will not discriminate against homosexuals, but some gays say they are not confident about that.
Uganda's health minister, Ruhakana Rugunda, told The Associated Press on Wednesday that gays will not be discriminated against by medical workers despite the strengthening of criminal penalties against homosexuals.
Rugunda said that a clause which would have required medical workers to report homosexuals to police was removed from the bill that became law on Monday.
"We are saying that as far as health is concerned, they are at liberty," he said, talking about gays. "They should give full disclosure to their nurses ... We do not discriminate against patients on the basis of sexual orientation. That's why we are encouraging gay Ugandans to take advantage of the health systems."
But Onziema, who is one of the few openly gay Ugandans, said he and other homosexuals have experienced prejudice when seeking health care.
"I once went to a clinic where I stayed in the queue (line) for hours and people who came after me were being served," he said. "You stand in the queue and they ignore you. And you hear them saying, 'That is a gay person. We can't serve him. We shall not serve him.'"
The new law has already spread fear among gay Ugandans and many now are actively trying to flee the country, said Onziema.
Inflaming rampant anti-gay sentiment in this East African country, a Ugandan tabloid newspaper on Tuesday published a list of what it called the country's "200 top homosexuals," saying it wanted to expose gays and their sympathizers "in salutation to the new-anti-gay law." That list included many people who previously had not identified themselves as gay, endangering their jobs and lives, said Onziema.
Uganda's new anti-gay law prescribes life imprisonment for those convicted of engaging in gay sex. It also creates the offenses of "conspiracy to commit homosexuality" and "aiding and abetting homosexuality," both of which are punishable by seven years behind bars. Those convicted of "promoting homosexuality" face similar punishment.
There have been no physical attacks on gays since the law came into force on Monday, but Onziema said he was trying to confirm a report that two "suspected gay men" walking hand in hand were attacked Tuesday in a Kampala suburb.
Although the new anti-gay measure is popular among many of Uganda's 34 million people, it has been widely condemned around the world. Rights groups say it is draconian and unnecessary in a country where homosexuality was already criminalized under a colonial-era law.
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is demanding a revision or repeal of Uganda's anti-gay law, warning that it could fuel prejudice and encourage harassment against gays. U.S. President Barack Obama's administration has warned that it could cut aid to Uganda over the new law.
But those who support the law in Uganda say such a tough measure was needed to deter the West from promoting homosexuality in Africa. In signing the bill, Museveni shrugged off Western criticism as interference in the internal affairs of a sovereign country.
Some Ugandan lawyers and activists have said they will challenge the law in court as impossible to implement and illegitimate in a country whose constitution bars discrimination based on sexual orientation.


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Revision as of 11:58, 13 May 2013
- 1 Initscripts emulation
- 2 Should the section "writing a custom .service" be expanded?
- 3 Systemd defaults / to rshared, gotcha
- 4 systemd no longer supports initscripts
- 5 Duplication of content in Native configuration section
- 6 Section on Suspend/Resume Service Files
- 7 Section "Editing provided unit files"
- 8 systemd 204 and /bin/systemd
Initscripts emulation
Hi, I pushed the sysvinit rc.local facility to systemd.
# cat /etc/systemd/system/multi-user.target.wants/rc-local.service [Unit] Description=/etc/rc.local Compatibility ConditionFileIsExecutable=/etc/rc.local [Service] Type=oneshot ExecStart=/usr/bin/bash /etc/rc.local TimeoutSec=0 StandardInput=tty RemainAfterExit=yes
The rc.local script displays (important) informations on the console and expects a validation with the return key.
# cat /etc/rc.local #!/bin/bash echo IMPORTANT INFORMATIONS read -s key
The informations are well displayed on console but the graphic manager starts before the keyboard confirmation...
Note that tty1 is disabled.
# ll /etc/systemd/system/getty.target.wants/ total 0 -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 0 17 mars 12:52 email@example.com lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 38 2 sept. 2012 firstname.lastname@example.com -> /usr/lib/systemd/system/getty@.service -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 0 17 mars 12:17 firstname.lastname@example.com -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 0 17 mars 12:17 email@example.com -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 0 17 mars 12:17 firstname.lastname@example.com
How can I start the graphic manager after the keyboard confirmation?
-- Lacsap, 18 March 2013
Should the section "writing a custom .service" be expanded?
I think so.. as long as I got, this is necessary to run self-made scripts during the boot process, but this is not clear and the structure of the files is not well presented.
Moreover, when explain how to transit from the initscript, some referrals on how to move the old custom hooks in
/etc/rc.d/functions.d to be executed by systemd, should be made.
-- DarioP (talk) 12:42, 18 November 2012 (UTC)
- I think it needs to be expanded indeed. As a newbie, it is easy to grasp the concept of "put your code in rc.local", and it's not clear how to transition. Specific questions, as also mentioned by DarioP: In what directory should I place my service definition? On the examples page, there are some files named with an at-sign (
@), what difference does that make? It would be very helpful to have a complete example for running a single command at boot (my example:
echo noop > /sys/block/sdb/queue/scheduler).
- -- Fa2k (talk) 3 February 2013
Still reading up on this, so I'm not 100% solid but I discovered during the systemd transition that it defaults the / mount to rshared (see Shared subtree for definitions). Excerpted from core/mount-setup.c in systemd github:
/* Mark the root directory as shared in regards to mount * propagation. The kernel defaults to "private", but we think * it makes more sense to have a default of "shared" so that * nspawn and the container tools work out of the box. If * specific setups need other settings they can reset the * propagation mode to private if needed. */ if (detect_container(NULL) <= 0) if (mount(NULL, "/", NULL, MS_REC|MS_SHARED, NULL) < 0) log_warning("Failed to set up the root directory for shared mount propagation: %m");
This means that all bind mounts made through fstab will default to shared behavior, not private. For those users who depend on non-recursive bind mounts, this can be a very big gotcha (as the mount propagation effectively nullifies the non-recursion). I think it should be at least noted under Filesystem Mounts, since fstab bind entries definitely may not preserve behavior across the systemd transition and there are definitely some systems that would fail to start up/operate properly due to this, perhaps even silently.
As a side note, for nested bind mounts this also results in multiplicative bloat of the mount table, depending on what kind of nesting structure is used (it's actually relatively easy to construct a nesting sequence that makes 2^n mounts out of n mount calls).
Still looking into good (and easy) configuration solutions.
Compgamer89 (talk) 07:16, 4 December 2012 (UTC)
- You may find this commit useful. --David Strauss (talk) 22:58, 13 December 2012 (UTC)
systemd no longer supports initscripts
-- D garbage
- Please add your signature next time by typing four tildes (
- Anyway, I think it may be worth considering to remove all initscripts related sections. Initscripts has been unsupported for almost half a year now, whoever still hasn't switched is screwed anyway. About time this article gets a little shorter. Other opinions?
- -- 65kid (talk) 10:16, 24 March 2013 (UTC)
Duplication of content in Native configuration section
I don't remember if this topic has already been discussed here, but it seems to me that systemd#Native configuration is duplicating information that IMO better belongs to other articles:
systemd#Hostname and Network Configuration#Set the hostname systemd#Locale and Locale (Locale is not yet mentioning localectl though)
- systemd#Virtual console and KEYMAP (KEYMAP is not yet mentioning localectl though)
systemd#Time zone and Time#Time Zone
- systemd#Hardware clock and Time (this would be a good chance to update Time)
- systemd#Kernel modules and Kernel modules
- systemd#Automount and fstab
- systemd#LVM and LVM
I would suggest removing all these sections or replacing them with links to the reported articles, possibly merging any information that those articles are missing.
-- Kynikos (talk) 16:16, 13 April 2013 (UTC)
- +1 for move them out. They are in a central page because at that time, initscripts is the only init supported. Now when a user want to know how to set up LVM, LVM is the natual target. Very few of them will ever goto Systemd and go to LVM section. -- Fengchao (talk) 12:52, 14 April 2013 (UTC)
- Thanks, started with systemd#Hostname, any help will be appreciated of course, I think there are also other sections that can be moved out. -- Kynikos (talk) 11:15, 15 April 2013 (UTC)
Section on Suspend/Resume Service Files
I have the slight suspicion that the service files posted in the section Systemd#Suspend.2Fresume_service_files might not work. Has anybody tried them or is actually using them? --jakobh ✉ 03:12, 10 May 2013 (UTC)
Section "Editing provided unit files"
The Section Systemd#Editing_provided_unit_files says that drop in configuration files should be placed in /etc/systemd/system which goes in line with where all the other custom service files are put in. However, the systemd 198 announcement says they should be put in */etc/systemd/systemd*. Is that relevant/does it make a difference? This place is also repeated in the systemd 201 announcement. I don't get them recognised in any of these two places at the moment, but that's a different story... --jakobh ✉ 11:54, 10 May 2013 (UTC)
- /etc/systemd/systemd is simply a typo, this directory doesn't exist and doesn't have any relevance. 65kid (talk) 17:37, 10 May 2013 (UTC)
systemd 204 and /bin/systemd
- with systemd 204, the /bin/systemd symlink is not more installed; while this is correctly documented on this wiki page and warned in post-install message, this warning can be easily missed (my xp :-/), and the received message at the following boot is very little helpful
- the situation can be very disturbing for a one-PC owner, and quite disruptive for newbies
- may I suggest this change should be more explicitly warned, maybe with a flag message on the Arch Linux home page
Kra64 (talk) 09:30, 13 May 2013 (UTC)
- From experience, Archers tend to forget to check the front page and the info posted there goes unnoticed, thus it makes sense to use just a post-install message. Keeping your system functional boils down to doing certain things in certain order. There's no way to avoid breakage if you're not serious about updating often, reading pacman's output, dealing with .pacnew files etc.
- Keeping a liveCD / liveUSB on hand in case something breaks and you need to repair your system should be easy enough.
- -- Karol (talk) 09:39, 13 May 2013 (UTC)
- If you miss a post-install message, that's your own fault.
- That symlink was only used for the migration to systemd. Once you move over, you don't need it anymore.
- Anyone that's installed in the last 7 months would already have systemd-sysvcompat installed, so this symlink was meaningless to them.
- The Wiki has said to use /usr/lib/systemd/systemd for a long time now.
- What does this have to to with the systemd Wiki page? This talk page is to discuss changes to the Wiki page, not general gripes or suggestions about a package.
All together, this change was very very minor and shouldn't have adversely affected anyone who was paying attention at all. --Scimmia (talk) 11:58, 13 May 2013 (UTC)


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identification number to persons who must file information returns with
the IRS to report interest, dividends, and certain other income paid to
you. The IRS uses the numbers for identification purposes and to
help verify the accuracy of your tax return. In addition, Federal
Statute 42 U.S.C. Section 405(c)(2)(C)(i) and Florida Statute
119.071(5) govern and authorize the collection of this information by
the Tax Collector. This information will not be provided to third parties or other
government agencies unless required by state or federal law.
With the exception of Minimum Acceptable Rates (MARs) entered on the
Bid Page in auctions utilizing Proxy Bidding, all information entered
on Web Site, as well as all computations based upon bids submitted,
will be accessible to Tax Collector and registered users, and may be disclosed
to third parties by Tax Collector pursuant to "right to know" or "freedom of
information" requests.
Tax Collector does not have access to MARs entered by Users on the Bid
Page, and consequently, Tax Collector will not be able to supply MARs pursuant
to "right to know" or "freedom of information" requests. Grant Street will keep
MARs confidential and will not divulge such information to third
parties, including Tax Collector, unless mandated to do so by a court of
competent jurisdiction.