Matt Dossey, a Director in Aurora Management Partners' ("Aurora") Atlanta office, shares his insights into his experiences with Aurora and the industry and how it aids his own personal and professional development in this edition of employee spotlights.
What has your experience with Aurora been like since joining?
Having previously worked in client service at a Big 4 public accounting firm, I joined Aurora new to the turnaround and restructuring industry, but excited for the opportunities that lie ahead. Over the course of my time here, I have thoroughly enjoyed the advisory and crisis management aspects of my role and have been fortunate enough to work with an array of organizations in a variety of different industries.
As Aurora continues to grow and expand our presence, I've enjoyed the ability to grow our presence in the Atlanta market place.
What do you like most about Aurora?
Having the ability to work with a Senior Management Team that amasses over 40 years of industry experience has been the greatest benefit of working here thus far. The team has provided me with unique opportunities to think creatively and strategically about a complex and company-specific issues while meaningfully addressing client needs. Additionally, the team promotes a culture which helps me grow professionally in a fast-paced timeline, providing me with a successful path ahead for my future.
How did you get involved within this Industry?
As before, I have worked in the client service industry since I started my professional career. The relationships and contacts that I built during my time at a Big 4 accounting firm in Atlanta led to an exciting opportunity with Aurora. After meeting with the firm's senior management team, I realized that Aurora and the turnaround and restructuring industry was going to provide me with new experiences and help me grow professionally.
What have been some of your more important or gratifying engagements?
My most gratifying engagements thus far involved helping clients work through successful out-of-court restructurings that, in turn, put those companies in a position for future long-term success. During many of these engagements, Aurora served as Chief Restructuring Officer (CRO) and held interim management roles. These roles allowed me to think strategically and work through complex issues within a diverse set of industries. Gaining experiencing within both the operational and financial reporting and accounting functions has given me the ability to grow professionally and allows me to bring that knowledge and experience to my current and future clients.
For Someone starting out in the industry, what advice would you give?
The best advice I can give someone entering this industry is to take the positives and negatives from each of client service engagements and build on those experiences as your career progresses. The success stories will be rewarding and worthwhile.
That said, from time to time, you will face engagements that do not succeed as much as you had hoped for. Take this in stride and understand that your team did all in their power to revive and support the business. You will find reassurance and grow tremendously from those experiences.
I am an avid sports fan and enjoy following my alma mater, the University of Florida. My family has held football tickets my entire life and I try to attend as many games as possible. When the Gators are not playing, I enjoy spending time on the golf course and connecting with my friends and family.


– Director of sales and marketing, Jonathan Zublena will detail the develop process that lead to the launch of Closet Trac, providing diversi;cation for a venerable ready-to-assemble wood products manufacturer.
Trends in Panel & Components –A panel of AWFS Fair home organization exhibitors will look at trends in textures, colors, and components, moderated by industry rock star Lisa Adams, LA Closet Design, launched in 2007 to revolutionize the concept of closets.
Since then, a roster of celebrities, designers, architects and homeowners of all stripes have engaged Lisa's services to create customized, often high tech and environmentally friendly wardrobe spaces that their living experience and add style and ;air to one of the most important spaces in a house.
Also on the program: • Garage Renovation – what's driving the fastest growing segment in the home org business?
AWFS Fair 2017 will add a Closets and Home Organization Pavilion at the upcoming AWFS Fair, July 19-22, 2017. The pavilion will be co-sponsored with Closets & Organized Storage magazine. The pavilion will have its own designated area in the Las Vegas Convention Center, on the AWFS Fair show ;oor, and is accompanied by educational sessions focusing on custom closets, garages, and organized storage. These sessions will be featured as part of the AWFS Fair College of Woodworking Knowledge curriculum.
"In 2017, organization is at the forefront of consumer trends, driving new opportunities for designers, suppliers, and manufacturers," said Laurel Didier, Publisher of Closets & Organized Storage magazine.
For more information about AWFS, including a list of events and exhibitors, visit awfsfair.org.


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Catch me if you Can by miszxbrii
Anime » Bleach Rated: M, English, Romance & Drama, Ichigo K., Grimmjow J., Words: 3k+, Favs: 44, Follows: 56, Published: 11/29/2010
Hey guys, so here's a new story. I'm going to try my hand at lovely Yaoi. I had some ideas and decided to just write. Thanks to my Beta, Racey. *hugs*
Pairing: One-sided Grimmichi (on Ichigo's part), and others, I guess. Not to sure yet.
Warnings: Nothing really right now, language maybe? Spoilers for recent chapters only slighty
Disclaimer: I don't own the lovely Bleach.
The silky, never-ending, white sand, covered in droplets of dried blood. The dark, night sky, illuminated by the massive crescent moon. Broken, shriveled trees, and brittle branches. There was no wind, no breeze, no rain, just stillness. Masked monsters roamed the area, searching for food. Hollows; the only beings able to live day after day in this desolate world.
Bright, blue hair; the only unnatural color in the bland, barren world. It belonged to a man, who seemed to be living out the remainder of his brutal lifestyle as an Arrancar. He lay there, panting, surrounded by his own blood, his sword cracked and chipped, and his jaw-bone mask slowly breaking apart. He could feel himself slowly losing the second battle for his life, his first being the orange haired shinigami. He would never admit that boy was stronger than him, but that didn't seem to matter anymore.
Grimmjow Jeagerjaques was at the end of his road and there was no one to save him. No woman with long, orange-brown hair and magical fairies to reverse this problem. He would probably refuse the help anyway. He was a warrior, an Espada, and he would never ask any human for help. Shakily and slowly reaching his hand out to grasp the soft grains of sand, letting them run through the gaps of his fingers, he thought about his life up until now. I guess they were right when they say your life flashes before your eyes just before you die. Grimmjow chuckled at that, he wasn't scared of dying; it was just the second time around. He felt a calm wash over him, something he had never felt before.
Closing his eyes, an image of the orange-haired shinigami flashed before him. The way his long coat billowed out when he attacked, that black and red reiatsu that flowed when he brought out his mask, how good his skin looked covered in sweat and the red of blood, and those eyes. Those sepia brown eyes that glared at him; how he hated those eyes. That had been the best battle he had ever encountered and he wished to do it all over again. Kurosaki had promised him another fight and he refused to die without it.
Grimmjow growled low in his throat. He couldn't die here and now. Fate didn't seem to be on his side as he felt his body slowly disintegrating. He hoped if he couldn't remember anything, that he could at least remember that orange hair and brown eyes, that fighting spirit that he hated so much. He would be the only thing Grimmjow would be willing to fight for. He hoped he would be resurrected for another chance to beat that shinigami. As he watched his sword shatter, he had one thought in his mind.
Ichigo Kurosaki.
One Year, Eight months later
"Goooood Moooorninggggg Ichigooooo!" the voice of a man known as Ichigo's father came bursting through his door, flying across the room. Ichigo bolted out of the way, punching the man in his face. He flew backwards hitting the wall.
"What the hell, goat face! Is that any way to wake your son up!"
"Ohhhh, my glorious son, don't be mean to daddy! You know I have to keep you on your toes." Ichigo glared at the man lying upside down against the wall. Stalking over to his closet,he grabbed his school uniform.
"Whatever, dad, I'm going to get ready for school." It had been a year and a half since Ichigo fought Aizen. A year and a half since he lost his shinigami powers and vision to see spirits. He was just a normal teenage boy now and that was fine with him. No more fighting hollows in the middle of the night. No more shinigami bursting through his window and no more chicks living in his closet. Showering and getting dressed, he made his way downstairs.
"Good morning, Ichi-nii!" Ichigo looked up and smiled at Yuzu. She and Karin had started Junior High and Karin had begun to be able to see spirits.
"Good morning, Yuzu," Ichigo responded. After eating a delicious breakfast that Yuzu made, he grabbed his school bag, slipped on his shoes and headed out the door, saying bye to everyone. Walking down the sidewalk, he was in his own world. The birds chirping, the sun shining high in the sky, the green trees rustling in the wind. It was all normal. He would never admit that he missed fighting those monsters of despair, or the old man and the crazy hollow in his mind. He wouldn't admit that he missed Renji and all his antics, or even a small piece of Soul Society. It was just the way things were now and he had to live with that.
Reaching school, he was brought out of his own thoughts by a loud, whiny voice. "ICHHHIIIIGOOOOO!" Keigo pounced at Ichigo, just to get his neck caught against Ichigo's forearm and tackled backwards.
"Mornin', Keigo," Ichigo said dryly. Stepping over him, Ichigo walked into his class, placing his bag on top of his desk.
"Morning, Kurosaki-kun!" Ichigo turned to the front of the class to see Inoue, just as smiley as ever, standing near Tatsuki.
"Yo, Inoue, Tatsuki," Ichigo responded. Everyone was shuffling into the room, making sure not to be late to Ochi-sensei's class. Ichigo took a seat at his desk and looked out the window as bored as ever. Throughout the time after Ichigo lost his powers, he had usually taken up training with Urahara, refusing to get rusty in his techniques. While he wasn't training, he had a part-time job, since this was his last year of high school. He figured he could start saving money since he wasn't sure if he was going to go to college or not.
Ichigo watched the clouds roll across the bright blue sky. Blue. He snorted to himself for thinking about the only opponent he came across, with blue as a major attribute, other than his blood-thirsty attitude. Ichigo had been thinking a lot about the brute of an Arrancar, more then he'd like to admit. Grimmjow had played a big part in his life. It was him that made Ichigo want to work harder and become strong. Even though he went to Hueco Mundo to save Inoue, he wanted that rush and that feeling he felt every time he was in battle with Grimmjow.
That blue-haired menace had been running through his dreams lately, in his Resurrección form. That long, flowing sky blue hair, those toned thighs, his black, clawed feet, and the agile way he moved. Ichigo didn't understand what the dream meant, since he wasn't exactly fighting the Espada.
He had been in Hueco Mundo in his bankai outfit, sitting against a slate-colored rock, his zanpakutō stuck in the sand next to him. Grimmjow was released, pouncing and attacking smaller Hollows in the area as Ichigo watched on. The orange head's eyes were stuck on every move the Espada made. After killing the Hollows, Grimmjow turned to him, his big trademark grin in place. He started towards Ichigo at a speed that would be humanly impossible to see, but Ichigo didn't find a threat in the action. He just sat there watching. All four of Grimmjow's paws attacked the sand under him as he got closer and closer to Ichigo, his tail and hair whipping behind him. Grimmjow made a smooth stop at the edge of Ichigo's out-spread legs, stalking his way closer between them. He got closer to Ichigo's face and reverted back to his unreleased state before his lips crushed hard against Ichigo's.
Ichigo always woke up after that. It had been the same dream for a while. He never understood, out of all people, why Grimmjow invaded his dreams, or why he kissed him, or why he even allowed it. Ichigo never understood his preference when it came to relationships, but he had never dreamed about women kissing him or showing off any part of nudity. He kind of thought it was gross. He knew Inoue had a crush on him, he wasn't that dense, but he only thought of her as a friend and nothing more. When Keigo talked about girls, he tuned him out, not wanting to hear about it. So, maybe he was more into guys? Or was it just Grimmjow? He never thought of Renji that way, even if he did think he was hot with his shirt off. Ichigo felt his face heat up about thinking about Renji with his shirt off.
But it still felt different when he thought about Grimmjow. He always thought Grimmjow was handsome and his body was amazing, but it was a different feeling. It made him feel tingly and every time he had that dream, he wished he could stay for more. He wanted more time with Grimmjow, even if it was in his dream world. He knew he couldn't have him in real life. He was probably dead by now, and it had been over a year since he even saw the Espada. He sighed to himself. Even if Grimmjow was still alive, he wouldn't be able to see him. He couldn't see spirits anymore.
Ichigo heard the bell ring, which meant it was time for another boring day of class. He tuned out everything and just stared out of the window, ignoring most of the things Ochi-sensei was teaching. He was glad when the bell rang a few hours later for lunch. He was bored out of his mind. He grabbed his book bag and made his way to the roof, Keigo, Mizuiro, Inoue, and Tatsuki trailing behind him. He wondered where Chad had gone off to; he seemed to have disappeared within the year.
Making it up to the roof, they all sat around, animatedly talking. Ichigo just laid back and looked up at the sky; he was entranced by the blue with swirls of white. All of a sudden there was a blinding flash from where Ichigo was looking. He scrunched up his face at the flash as it seemed to explode in thin air; he felt a rush of something, but didn't know what it was.
"Did you feel that?" Inoue asked. Ichigo shot up into a sitting position, looking straight at her. "I've felt that reiatsu before," she looked at Ichigo, his eyebrows furrowing as he watched for her to say something, "it felt a little like… Jeagerjaques-san's," she whispered. Ichigo's eyes went wide. No, it can't be him. He's supposed to be dead, I'm sure of it. "It's not as strong as it was before though. It seems to have gotten weaker. Do you think we should tell Urahara-san about this?"
"I-I'll tell him, Inoue." She watched him for a moment, before nodding, going back to her lunch. Ichigo didn't know how to feel right now. In a way he was ecstatic about it being Grimmjow's reiatsu, but he had to think about what Grimmjow was. He was the enemy, a Hollow, an Arrancar to be exact. Inoue did say it had gotten weaker, so maybe something happened? Ichigo couldn't take this. He got up grabbing his bag. "I'm leaving, guys, see you tomorrow."
"You can't just leave, Ichigo. What about class?"
"Kurosaki-kun! That isn't a good idea."
"Icchhhiiigoooo, don't leave me! You're always leaving me behinddd!"
Tap tap tap "Yeah yeah, see ya', Ichigo." Tap tap tap
Ichigo rushed off down the stairs from the roof towards the front of the school. He dashed down the sidewalk and made his way to Urahara's shop. Bursting through the door, he shouted, "Yo, hat' n' clogs! Where are you?"
"Ahhh, Kurosaki-san, what can I do for you?" Urahara spoke as he walked to the front of the shop, pulling out his fan and placing it against his face to hide his all-knowing smile.
"Did you feel anything, a moment ago? Reiatsu of some kind?"
"Oh, yes I felt it very much. Is that why you came all the way down here, when you're supposed to be in school?" Ichigo just stared at him, refusing to answer the question. Sighing, Urahara continued, "I was trying to pinpoint where it disappeared to, but I have yet to find it. It's very weak, almost as low as a human, but there's a slight spike to it."
"Whoever it is, do you think they are in danger of any hollows going after them?"
"Hmmm, not really sure. If I can pinpoint it, then I can analyze the type of reiatsu it is."
"Uh… Inoue said that it was the reiatsu of an Espada I fought before; the Sexta. She said it had weakened though. Is that even possible? You say it's almost human, but can an Espada revert back to a human? Is it possible for them to die and be resurrected?"
"Anything is possible, Kurosaki-san. But the question is why are you worried about this? Ishida-san is taking care of Hollows and making sure Karakura Town is safe." Ichigo felt a pang of something he didn't want to label at the moment, but it didn't feel right. He ran a hand through his hair.
"I-I just want to know." Urahara watched his body language before shrugging.
"Well, if you know that the reiatsu is from the Espada, then it might be easier to find him. Let me go get something." Ichigo just nodded and waited. There was anticipation rushing through his veins. He didn't know what for, but it had everything to do with that blue haired Arrancar. "Ahh, here we go, Kurosaki-san. Now, this is a reiatsu tracker that can track anyone that has been entered into the program. As long as they have an ounce of reiatsu, it can find them. The only problem is that it will not give an exact location; it will give you only the surrounding area." Ichigo looked up at Urahara, then down at the little machine that looked like a simple sports watch.
"S-so, I just put this on and activate it and it will find who I'm looking for?"
"Yes, but who said you were going to put it on? I can have Ishida-san do it later, after school. He can investigate the area for anything sus-"
"NO! I want to use it to find Grimmjo-I mean, I want to see if it's the Espada." Ichigo could feel a small blush rising to his face. He knew Urahara was watching him closely.
"…Well if you insist, Kurosaki-san, you can go find Grimmjow Jeagerjaques…if he's that important to you." Urahara smiled big at the blush rushing across his student's face.
"HE'S NOT IMPORTANT TO ME, YOU OLE' HAT 'N' CLOGS; JUST TELL ME HOW TO USE THIS, BEFORE I POUND YOU!"
"Ahhh, Kurosaki-san, don't be mean to your handsome sensei! Okay, so this is how it goes. We press this button here, then you input the reiatsu numeral code and the type of reiatsu. Since you say he was an Arrancar, we put that in and then we put in human as well, just in case. Now we just wait for it to calculate." Ichigo watched as the little machine around his wrist started scanning and calibrating before it made a beeping sound. "Now it's finished. A map should show up where the reiatsu is this very moment and all you have to do is follow it."
"Uh… thanks Urahara, I really appreciate this."
"Anything to help my pupil find his long lost lo-" Before Urahara could finish that sentence, he got a fist to his nose. Ichigo dashed out of the shop, running as fast as he could towards where the red circle on the tracker indicated. He had been running for a least an hour before he slowed his pace. He really wished he could flash step, which would make this so much easier. He watched as the big red circle moved.
"Oh shit, it's coming towards me." He looked up and around, but didn't see anything at the moment. Furrowing his brows, he walked towards whatever was coming towards him. Its speed had slowed down to a walking pace, but Ichigo couldn't see anything, even in the distance. May-maybe it's in spirit form. Shit, what if it's an ambush? Ichigo wanted to shout Grimmjow's name, but he wasn't sure if it was really him. He looked back down at the watch, his eyes widening when he realized it was right in front of him, at maybe an arms length. He looked up and stared at the space in front of him. Reaching out his hand slowly, he felt to see if anything was standing there, but he couldn't feel anything. No differences in the air, no reiatsu, not even a small puff of breath.
Sighing to himself, he put his hand down, "This would be so much easier if I could see spirits." Ichigo walked forward and towards his home, leaving behind whatever had been standing in front of him.
Earlier that day
A black void surrounded the Arrancar, as he lay still. He didn't know if he was lying on the floor or suspended in thin air. There was nothing around. It was as silent as the dead, no living thing moving around, no light and no shadows. He sighed to himself. He was bored. He wished whatever being was taking care of this resurrecting crap would hurry it up; he had things to do. It had felt like years since he had been lying there in the same spot. He needed to get up and move, maybe kick some ass.
Finally, he felt something like a cold sensation before he started to burn like crazy but he held back from screaming, no matter how much it hurt. He could feel his body changing, the hole in his belly slowly closing and reforming, creating an inward belly button and underneath his eyes, it felt like his markings were slowly being burned off. His eyes widened and he felt tears trickling down from them, his ears reforming to remove the slight point he had in them. His hands and feet curled in pain and he finally let out a blood curdling scream as the pain started to become too much. He never knew resurrection would hurt so damn much. The one thing that had yet to disappear was the scar that ran across his chest to his hip. The last thing that was in the process of being removed was his tattoo, until he let out a scream.
"NOOOO! LEAVE MY FUCKIN' NUMBER, YOU BASTARDS!" The burning in his lower back seemed to stop, but it started again, going in the opposite direction. The burning continued all over his body before it completely stopped. The Arrancar lie there panting, while the pain ebbed away. He suddenly felt a cooling sensation cover his body, then a voice boomed from out of nowhere.
"GRIMMJOW JEAGERJAQUES, YOU HAVE BEEN GIVEN ANOTHER CHANCE AT LIFE. WE HOPE THIS TIME YOU WON'T GO DOWN THE WRONG PATH."
Grimmjow just snorted. Wrong path my ass, I'll do whatever the fuck I want.
"YOU HAVE BEEN GIVEN THE CHANCE AT BEING HUMAN, YOUR PROCESS WILL BE COMPLETE BY TOMORROW MORNING. AS OF NOW YOU ARE IN SPIRIT FORM. UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES ARE YOU TO INTERACT WITH ANY HUMANS. STAY OUT OF SIGHT AND WAIT FOR YOUR PROCESS TO BE COMPLETE. ONCE FINISHED, YOU WILL NOT REMEMBER ANYTHING FROM YOUR PREVIOUS LIFE…UNLESS YOU HAVE ONE THING YOU WISH TO REMEMBER?"
Grimmjow lie there for a moment, thinking, before he called out a name. "Ichigo Kurosaki."
"VERY WELL, YOU WILL REMEMBER ICHIGO KUROSAKI, BUT YOU WILL NOT KNOW IN WHICH WAY YOU REMEMBER HIM. WHEN YOU ARRIVE IN THE HUMAN WORLD, YOU WILL BE GIVEN A SET OF KEYS AND AN ADDRESS. THAT IS YOUR NEW HOME. TOMORROW, YOU WILL HAVE NEW MEMORIES AND A NEW LIFE. GOOD LUCK, GRIMMJOW JEAGERJAQUES.
A burst of light brightened the whole area, blinding Grimmjow before everything exploded. He felt himself floating before shooting towards something, then he impacted against the ground. "Shit, that fuckin' hurt, you assholes." Shakily rising up, he took in his surroundings. Huh, Karakura Town? Good, maybe I can find Kurosaki before I lose most of my memories. Grimmjow started running off towards where he could feel familiar reiatsu. He couldn't feel the orange head's, which was kind of weird since his was always like a beacon. Kind of like that bright ass hair of his.
After walking around for what seemed like forever, he stopped. He came to an alleyway surrounded by high, stone fences and houses. Looking around, he didn't see anything, but it felt like someone was following his every move. He walked down one of the alleyways and saw something in the distance. His mouth grew wide with a grin. Kurosaki. He knew that hair anywhere. Something didn't feel right though. He walked closer to him. He couldn't feel an ounce of reiatsu on him and it seemed like Ichigo couldn't even see Grimmjow. What the fuck happened to you, Kurosaki? You're as weak as that little human girl with the fuckin' fairies. Grimmjow was pissed. He didn't get resurrected just to deal with a weak Kurosaki. He was standing right in front of him, watching as Ichigo lifted his hand to feel for anything in front of him. He could see the defeated look in his eyes.
"This would be so much easier if I could see spirits." He felt Ichigo walk right through him. He turned around to yell at him, but he remembered what those heavenly bastards said, so he just stood there watching him leave. He would most likely forget about Kurosaki tomorrow. He would remember those brown eyes and that orange hair, but that would probably be it. He just hoped that would be enough to get close to the boy again.
This will be eventual yaoi. But it starts off not having it so much.
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A panel of experts will assess all entries based on the degree of AI used in the composition. Meet the AI panel members below.
Vincent Koops (NL)
Vincent Koops is leading the AI Song Contest panel. He is an AI researcher and composer, holding degrees in Sound Design and Music Composition from the HKU University of the Arts Utrecht, and degrees in Artificial Intelligence from the Utrecht University. After a research internship at Carnegie Mellon University, he completed his PhD in Music Information Retrieval at Utrecht University, studying the computational modeling of variance in musical harmony. Currently, he is working on AI Multimedia projects at RTL Netherlands.
Anna Huang (US)
Anna Huang is a leading AI researcher in music generation. She was previously an AI Resident on the Magenta project at Google Brain, working on generative models for music. Her compositions have won awards including first place in the San Francisco Choral Artists' New Voice project. She holds a masters in media arts and sciences from the MIT Media Lab, a B.S. in computer science and B.M. in music composition, both from the University of Southern California. She grew up in Hong Kong, where she learned to play the guzheng.
Ed Newton-Rex (UK)
Ed Newton-Rex composer and Director at the AI lab at ByteDance. In 2010 he founded Jukedeck, an AI music composition company, which provided AI music for video and other media, and was used to create more than a million pieces of original music; it won a Cannes Innovation Lion and TechCrunch Disrupt, was named one of WIRED's 'hottest European startups', and in 2019 was acquired by ByteDance. Ed has been named one of Business Insider's 30 most creative people in UK tech, and is a published composer, having written music for a number of choral groups and for theatre.


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World AIDS Day 2014: Five Data Points, Four News Items, and Three Films
2014-12-01 / Josh Busby / 0 Comments
Today is World AIDS Day, an annual day of remembrance and reflection on the global AIDS crisis held since 1988. Overshadowed this year by the Ebola outbreak in West Africa, we should keep in mind that this problem is not over even if it has receded from news coverage in recent years. Here are 5 facts and 4 news items about the state of the current epidemic to keep in mind, and 3 recent films – How to Survive a Plague, Fire in the Blood, and the Dallas Buyers Club, which help bring some context to understanding grassroots mobilization in the U.S. and internationally to combat the AIDS epidemic.
5 Data Points
1) 35 million people are estimated to be living with HIV.
2) 39 million people have already died of AIDS, 1.3 in 2013 alone.
3) The available resources to combat the AIDS epidemic dramatically scaled up in the last decade, much of it funding the provision of antiretroviral drugs to keep people alive
4) 13.6 million people are estimated to be on life-extending antiretroviral therapy, but this still only covers a fraction of the 35 million people living with HIV and sick enough to require treatment.
5) There were an estimated 2.1 million infections in 2013, 70% of them in Sub-Saharan Africa. Unless dramatic improvements in prevention succeed, the number of people living with HIV who need lifelong treatment will continue to increase.
4 News Stories
1. Support TAC. The Treatment Action Campaign in South Africa, one of the leading AIDS advocacy and service organizations, is suffering from financial problems and is seeking support to keep its clinics and campaigns going.
2. Global Fund Financing Model. The Global Fund's new financing model is focusing its resources on poor countries. Critics worry that poor people in middle-income countries may lack access to treatment if their governments choose not to support treatment. I generally agree with the Global Fund direction to focus its limited resources on countries that cannot pay for treatment and prevention programs themselves.
3. An estimated 1.2 million Americans have HIV, only 14% don't know their status. Shockingly, among those who know, less than half have access to treatment, according to the CDC.
4. The latest campaign from UNAIDS is the so-called 90-90-90 plan that by 2030, 90% of those infected know their status, 90% of the people have access to treatment, and 90% have suppressed viral loads to prevent transmission. I'd like to see how well that maps on to the prevention agenda and breaking the back of transmission of the virus.
1. How to Survive a Plague – If you haven't yet seen this Oscar-nominated documentary on ACT UP and the U.S. AIDS advocacy movement that galvanized the U.S. government and pharma companies to produce breakthroughs to combat HIV, you should. Available on Netflix.
2. Fire in the Blood
This documentary captures the global portrait of AIDS advocacy and mobilization, focusing on the failure of branded pharmaceutical companies to make their products available to poor people in the developing world. It champions the heroic efforts by Indian generic companies in bringing antiretroviral drugs to market at low prices. A provocative documentary, though the early cut I saw was unfair to the Bush Administration which was responsible for a massive increase in the funds available for AIDS and ultimately, albeit slowly, embraced the purchase of generic drugs for use in its bilateral program, PEPFAR.
3. Dallas Buyers Club
Alright, alright, alright, Matthew McConaughey is a serious actor. I finally saw this movie this past weekend. This is the story of the transformation of a homophobic, racist cretin into a HIV+ pioneer who smuggled drugs into the country to get treatment options into the hands of those who needed it. Is it true? I don't know, but it was entertaining in only a slightly maudlin Hollywood way.
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Q: Themeing Eclipse Indigo I have tried using Eclipse E4 on Eclipse 4.2 (Juno) and it worked well. I have tried using Dark Theme provided by Github on this link but only missed darkening minimized views and also the menubar. Also, I've tried using Eclipse Color Theme to provide a Sublime Text look on my editors. But that is not the real question.
Though Eclipse 4.2 (Juno) supports themeing, is there a way we could install a software similar to Eclipse E4 on Eclipse 3.7 (Indigo)? (With the exception of Eclipse Color Theme)

A: For me this plugin is great:
https://github.com/jeeeyul/eclipse-themes (for eclipse 4.2+)
After install go to Pereferences → General → Appearance and Choose Jeeeyul's Themes in the Pulldown.
Then go to Pereferences → General → Appearance → Chrome Theme and adjust for your needs.
In the upper right corner of this Panel, you can also coose " Presets", but there are no nice one for dark-Theme, so i had made my own.
There seems no import and export, but if you want to try my, copy this file to
./configuration/net.jeeeyul.eclipse.themes/user-presets.xml
And Choose it as dev_pool in 'User's presets'
File: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/60080800/user-presets.xml
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Beef, chicken, veggie, drenched in melted cheese and burger sauce, topped with pickles as well as onions – it's hard to beat a burger!
The above statement is absolutely true! Burger is a fast-food which is gaining popularity day by day among all the foodies. From elegant restaurants to Trendy Street, every food trucks are putting their spin on the burger.
It is the most expensive one!
It is a delicious one!
Is it fancy? No. But is it absolutely mouthwatering on a hangover Sunday? Yes. Either you are hungry or drink, there's no denying the layers of meat, bread, lettuce, and special sauce in a round-shape bun will really amazing.
It is the iconic one!
It is another yummy burger which focuses on fresh ingredients by using lettuce leaves instead of a bun. Although this burger loves by many, there is a debate that it's better than anything offered on the East Coast or not.
It is a controversial one!
Reckoned as the UK's most popular burger, you will fall in love with this after having it. You can add as many toppings as you want as per your choice. While you are here, you should taste this unique one either you are hungry or not.
It is the fancy fast food one!
The best burger ever in the world, voted by The Burger Guide, Au Cheval serves up double and single cheeseburgers. With a delicious blending of bacon and egg, Au Cheval's is something which you can't afford to miss.
The burger geeks' favorite one!
It is a lavishing one!
There's indeed a lot to savor when it comes to taste Burger, this list was just a short guide to help you pick your priorities during your vacation in those lovely lands.
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Brian Johnson Net Worth 2020: Wiki Biography, Married, Family, Measurements, Height, Salary, Relationships
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Brian Johnson was born in Dunston, Gateshead, England on 5th October 1947. to an Italian mother and English father. He is one of the best English singers and lyricists, and has worked as the lead singer for the famous Australian rock band that is AC/DC since 1980. The entire rock band has enjoyed a tremendous fan following. Brian's first album with AC/DC was Black in Black and he became an instant hit with the masses. It was one of the five best-selling albums during its , and proved to be one of the biggest cash cows for Brian Johnson.
So how rich is Brian Johnson? Brian's net worth witnessed a huge leap when he became the lead singer of his band, and his current net worth is estimated at $90 million. In 2011, Brain's net worth was $50 million, and after the release of the album Rock or Bust in 2014, his net worth witnessed a sharp increase, because of stupendous sales of the album. For most of the time he has earned loads of money from music tours and record-breaking music albums. AC/DC's second biggest selling music album was Black Ice, which managed to clock 6,200,000 in sales in the year 2008. Brian has been active in the music industry for almost 45 years.
Brian Johnson Net Worth $90 Million
Brian Johnson had no musical ancestry: his father, Alan was a Sergeant-Major in the British Army as well as a coal miner, and his mother, Esther was a housewife. During his teenage years, Brian performed with local shows and also appeared on television for a play. Brian Johnson's career really started in 1970 when he began working with different music bands such as Fresh, Jasper Hart Band, the Gobi Desert Canoe Club and Geordie, with whom he released several tracks. This was the start of his net worth rise.
In 1980, Brian became the lead singer of one of the most popular Australian rock bands AC/DC, being almost a vocal carbon copy of Bon Scott, his predecessor who had died. This was the turning point of his life, as he was received pretty well by the audiences, and his net worth also witnessed a great increase. Since then, neither Brian nor AC/DC have looked back, being consistently popular on albums, of which they have released 12, and on stage, as they have performed concerts all around the world for more than 30 years. They have maintained their position as the leading Australian rock 'n' roll band until now, but age and illness seem to be taking their toll of band members, although Johnson has managed to retain his health.
Apart from music being his first love, Brian is a vintage car and car-racing lover, even owning a few of the best vintage race cars. A documentary series hosted by Brian was broadcast in May, 2014, in which he explored his love for lovely and iconic motor cars. The last episode of the documentary series concluded with Brian racing a cool Mini Cooper which was exactly same as used in the famous movie "The Italian Job".
Brian Johnson married his first wife Carol in 1968, and became the father of two daughters. After they divorced in 1990, Brian married Brenda, and they reside in Florida, together still despite rumours to the contrary.
Life became difficult for Brian in September, 2009 when he was diagnosed with Barrett Syndrome and this even lead to cancellation of a few shows for AC/DC. However, the best thing happened when doctors cured this disease, thus avoiding cancer. So far so good, and he intends to continue working.
Full Name Brian Johnson
Date Of Birth October 5, 1947
Place Of Birth Dunston, United Kingdom
Profession Singer, Singer-songwriter, Film Score Composer, Actor, Lyricist
Spouse Brenda Johnson
Children Kala Johnson, Joanne Johnson, Thunderstruck, Back In Black, You Shook Me All Night Long
Parents Alan Johnson, Esther Johnson, Thunderstruck, Back In Black, You Shook Me All Night Long
Nicknames brian_johnson , Johnson, Brian , AC/DC , Jonna
Facebook http://www.facebook.com/BrianJohnsonOfficial
Twitter http://www.twitter.com/brianjohnson
Google+ http://plus.google.com/+BrianJohnson
Awards Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (2003)
Albums "Rockin' With The Boys" (1972-1976), "For Those About to Rock We Salute You" (1981), "Black in Black" (1980), "Strange Man", "Blow Up Your Video" (1988), "Rock or Bust" (2014)
Music Groups AC/DC, Geordie, Streetwalkers, Fresh, Jasper Hart Band, the Gobi Desert Canoe Club, Geordie
Movies "The Italian Job" (2003), "Cars That Rock with Brian Johnson" (2014)
TV Shows The Race
1 Flat Cap pulled down to his eyes and unique voice
2 Cap and raw-edged vocals
1 I have my 1973 Citroen DS 23 Pallas. I drive it all the time. It's still the most beautiful shape in the world.
2 When I was in school, I used to look out the window and see the big red double-deck buses driving by. It just looked so free.
3 People are famous for being famous and for nothing else. And good luck to them, because it lasts about a year and then they're nothing again.
4 Where I lived, it was a cold mining place, a village called Dunston. The only time you saw a Rolls-Royce was when somebody died.
5 I used to have the Range Rover LR3, which I loved very, very much.
1 He has two daughters with his first wife, Carol: Joanne (born 1968), and Kala (born 1973).
2 Lives in Sarasota, Florida.
3 Is half Italian. His mother was from Frascati, Italy (near Rome).
4 Inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (as a member of AC/DC) on 10 March 2003.
5 Lead vocalist of the famous hard rock group AC/DC since 1980.
6 In early 1970s, sang in a rock band called Geordie. Bon Scott (Bon Scott) (AC/DC)'s original singer who had not yet joined the group) supported Geordie and was very impressed by Brian's singing.
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Atop the Fourth Wall 2016 TV Series writer - 1 episode
Ash vs Evil Dead 2016 TV Series writer - 1 episode
UK Championship Snooker 2014-2015 TV Series writer - 3 episodes
Riley's First Date? 2015 Short writer: "Back In Black"
Britain's Got More Talent 2015 TV Series writer - 1 episode
Howard Stern Birthday Bash 2014 Video writer: "Hell's Bells"
Tu cara me suena - Argentina 2014 TV Series writer - 1 episode
Top Gear 2011-2014 TV Series writer - 2 episodes
Grudge Match 2013 writer: "Back In Black"
Supernatural 2005-2013 TV Series writer - 5 episodes
Average Consumer 2013 TV Series short writer - 1 episode
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno 2011-2012 TV Series writer - 14 episodes
Saturday Disney 2012 TV Series writer - 1 episode
Formula 1: BBC Sport 2010-2012 TV Series writer - 2 episodes
The Avengers 2012 writer: "Shoot to Thrill"
No me la puc treure del cap 2012 TV Series writer - 1 episode
Todd's Pop Song Reviews 2012 TV Series documentary writer - 1 episode
The Muppets 2011 writer: "Back in Black"
Hawaii Five-0 2011 TV Series writer - 1 episode
The Smurfs 2011 writer: "Back In Black"
Movie Nights 2011 TV Series writer - 1 episode
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon 2011 TV Series writer - 1 episode
The Good Guys 2010 TV Series writer - 1 episode
NBC Sunday Night Football 2010 TV Series writer - 1 episode
Shawn Hayes: Movie Critic 2010 TV Series short writer: "You Shook Me All Night Long"
Rules of Engagement 2010 TV Series writer - 1 episode
Eastbound & Down 2010 TV Series writer - 1 episode
Megamind 2010 writer: "Back In Black"
Das aktuelle Sportstudio 2010 TV Series documentary writer - 2 episodes
20 to 1 2010 TV Series documentary writer - 2 episodes
The Karate Kid 2010 writer: "Back in Black"
Iron Man 2 2010 writer: "Shoot to Thrill", "Thunderstruck"
Tanner Hall 2009 writer: "Your ex-lover is dead"
Welcome to the 80's 2009 TV Series documentary writer - 1 episode
Brüno 2009 writer: "Back in Black"
Yu-Gi-Oh! The Abridged Series 2009 TV Series 1 episode
Sex Drive 2008 writer: "Let's Get It Up"
Das Wunder von Wien 2008 TV Movie writer: "Hells Bells" - uncredited
Iron Man 2008 writer: "Back In Black"
Idols 2007 TV Series writer - 1 episode
Rage 2006 TV Series writer - 1 episode
Australian Idol 2003-2006 TV Series writer - 2 episodes
Beerfest 2006 writer: "Have a Drink on Me"
The Sopranos 2001-2006 TV Series writer - 2 episodes
I Love the 80's 3-D 2005 TV Series documentary writer - 1 episode
The Dukes of Hazzard 2005 writer: "Shoot to Thrill"
Filthy Gorgeous: The Trannyshack Story 2005 Documentary writer: "Back In Black"
Late Show with David Letterman 2005 TV Series writer - 2 episodes
Isi/Disi - Amor a lo bestia 2004 writer: "Back in Black"
Freddy vs Ghostbusters 2004 Short writer: "You Shook Me All Night Long" - uncredited
Los nuevos y clásicos bloopers 2004 TV Series writer - 1 episode
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Hinter Gittern - Der Frauenknast 2002-2003 TV Series writer - 2 episodes
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Private Parts 1997 writer: "You Shook Me All Night Long"
Jerry Maguire 1996 writer: "For Those About to Rock We Salute You"
AC/DC: No Bull 1996 Video documentary writer: "Back in Black", "Shoot to Thrill", "Hells Bells", "Rock and Roll Ain't Noise Pollution", "You Shook Me All Night Long", "For Those About to Rock We Salute You"
Beavis and Butt-Head 1993 TV Series writer - 1 episode
AC/DC: Live at Donington 1992 Video documentary writer: "Shoot To Thrill", "Back In Black", "Heatseeker", "Hells Bells", "You Shook Me All Night Long", "For Those About To Rock We Salute You"
Maximum Overdrive 1986 writer: "Who Made Who", "Sink the Pink", "For Those About to Rock We Salute You", "Hells Bells", "You Shook Me All Night Long"
WKRP in Cincinnati 1980 TV Series writer - 1 episode
Call of Duty: Finest Hour 2004 Video Game Sergeant Starkey (voice)
AC/DC: Family Jewels 2005 Video
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Breakfast 2011-2014 TV Series Himself / Himself - Singer, AC / DC
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Goal! The Dream Begins 2005 Himself
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Sunday for Sammy 2004 2004 Video Himself - Roman Messenger
Howard Stern 2003 TV Series Himself
50 Sexiest Video Moments 2003 TV Movie documentary Himself
AC/DC: Stiff Upper Lip Live 2001 Video documentary Himself (as AC/DC)
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Private Parts 1997 Himself - AC-DC Singer
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Washington, D.C., June 22, 2011 — The Securities and Exchange Commission today approved a new rule to define "family offices" that are to be excluded from the Investment Advisers Act of 1940.
The rulemaking stems from the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act.
"Family offices" are entities established by wealthy families to manage their wealth and provide other services to family members, such as tax and estate planning services. Historically, family offices have not been required to register with the SEC under the Advisers Act because of an exemption provided to investment advisers with fewer than 15 clients.
The Dodd-Frank Act removed that exemption so the SEC can regulate hedge fund and other private fund advisers. However, Dodd-Frank also included a new provision requiring the SEC to define family offices in order to exempt them from regulation under the Advisers Act.
The new rule adopted by the SEC enables those managing their own family's financial portfolios to determine whether their "family offices" can continue to be excluded from the Investment Advisers Act.
The rule is effective 60 days after its publication in the Federal Register.
How are family offices impacted by the Dodd-Frank Act?
Family offices typically are considered to be investment advisers under the Advisers Act because of the investment advisory services that they provide. As such, they are subject to the registration requirements set forth in that Act. Historically, however, most family offices have been structured to take advantage of an exemption from registration for firms that advise less than fifteen clients and meet certain other conditions.
The Dodd-Frank Act repeals the 15-client exemption to enable the SEC to regulate hedge fund and other private fund advisers. But, the Dodd-Frank Act includes a new provision requiring the SEC to define family offices in order to exempt them from regulation under the Advisers Act.
Today, the Commission is considering adopting a final rule defining family offices that will be excluded from regulation under the Advisers Act.
Which family offices will be excluded from Advisers Act regulation under the rule?
Which family members and employees can the family office advise under the exclusion?
Family members. Family members include all lineal descendants (including by adoption, stepchildren, foster children, and, in some cases, by legal guardianship) of a common ancestor (who is no more than 10 generations removed from the youngest generation of family members), and such lineal descendants' spouses or spousal equivalents.
Executive officers, directors, trustees, general partners, or persons serving in a similar capacity for the family office or its affiliated family office.
Any other employee of the family office or its affiliated family office (other than a clerical or secretarial employee) who, in connection with his or her regular duties, has participated in the investment activities of the family office or affiliated family office, or similar functions or duties for another company, for at least 12 months.
Any non-profit or charitable organization funded exclusively by family clients.
Any estate of a family member, former family member, key employee, or subject to certain conditions a former key employee.
Any company wholly-owned by and operated for the sole benefit of family clients.
When will family offices have to register with the Commission under the Advisers Act or with applicable state securities authorities if they do not meet the terms of the exclusion?
Will existing family office exemptive orders be rescinded?
No. Family offices that obtained exemptive orders from the Commission will be able to continue operating under their existing exemptive orders or they may operate under the new rule.
What if a family office will not meet the exclusion on March 30, 2012?
That family office will have to obtain a Commission exemptive order or register as an investment adviser.
The Dodd-Frank Act requires that the Commission not preclude certain family offices from meeting the new exclusion solely because they provide investment advice to certain clients (and provided that advice prior to January 1, 2010). The adopted rule incorporates this grandfathering provision.


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The Mayans Built Roads That Rivaled the Romans'
Elizabeth Lundin February 5, 2017
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MIRADOR BASIN, GUATEMALA – New findings show that the Mayans engineered a series of superhighways that rivaled Roman roads. The network of roads dates back to 600 BC, almost five hundred years before any engineer in ancient Italy first paved the roads that led to Rome. The roads trace through 150 miles of Guatemalan jungle, right in the heart of the cradle of Mayan civilization: the Mirador Basin.
El Mirador, or the Kan Kingdom, was the largest and most powerful pre-Colombian settlement in Central America. It covered a staggering 833 square miles – the size of New York City and Los Angeles combined – and was home to over a million people.
The Mirador Basin is the largest stretch of virgin tropical forest still left in Central America. In 1967, British archaeologists and Mayanist Ian Graham published a map of the basin, tracing these ancient causeways. This year, archaeologists working with the Mirador Basin Project, led by archaeologist and anthropologist Richard D. Hansen with University of Utah, have used new technology to scan the forest floor and provide detailed, 3-D scans of the roads. This technology is called LiDAR. It's a radar technology that allows archaeologists to now slice through the thick jungle canopy and see what's beneath without ever felling a tree.
"[The technology] uses laser pulses that bounce from the Earth's surface through leaves and back to a computer mounted in a plane," Arlen Chase, archaeologist at the University of Nevada, explained. "While most people felt the technology would not be successful based on past experiments in Central America, we became convinced by 2006 that it could be used to determine what was on the ground in terms of Maya sites under the jungle canopy. The results were beyond our wildest expectations."
Arlan Chase is one of the researchers working with the Mirador Basin Project.
Ancient Superhighways
The Mirador Basin jungle. [PHOTO: miradorbasin.com]
Dr. Richard D. Hansen described what they found: "These causeways are 130 feet wide, up to 20 feet high and in some cases they extend as far as 25 miles." In short: extremely intricate, cleverly engineered superhighways that crisscrossed the Mayan jungle. The architectural feat is alone astounding, but according to Dr. Hansen, these causeways have a much deeper meaning for archaeologists and historians.
"The creation of these causeways allowed unification of what appears to be the first state-level society in the Western Hemisphere." – Dr. Richard D. Hansen.
There's another bit of architecture that the new radar system picked up that has archaeologists sitting back in awe: a complex of corrals, pastures, stables, and slaughterhouses. Researchers with the Mirador Basin Project now believe that the Mayans were processing meat at an industrial level, not unlike we do today. They would have used their massive superhighways to transport meat, cattle, and other various asundry goods between different areas of El Mirador.
"The causeways allowed transport of food, materials, tribute, rulers, armies and all the trappings of political, economic and social complexity. The system is similar to the autobahn system in Germany, or the freeway system in the U.S., and allows unification, homogeneity of society and permits the administration of centralized government," Dr. Hansen said.
It's an incredible discovery – the roads and the near-industrial meat production facilities alike. As the team of researchers investigate further over the course of this next year, they're hoping that their finds will help them figure out why the Mirador Basin eventually declined. Over 34 universities and institutions worldwide are attempting to decipher what happened to the Mirador Basin after 150 A.D., when the civilization suddenly fell into ruin. It's a mystery that still lies beneath the jungle floor, but a mystery that we're one step closer to unraveling.
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