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Round out your roundhouse with a 4-6-0 Ten-Wheeler! First built around the turn of the century, this jack-of-all-trades was able to survive the last fifty years of the steam era. Capable of hauling passenger and freight consists, the 4-6-0 ten-wheeler proved to be one of the most versatile locomotive designs.
- Legacy Control System equipped–able to run in LEGACY Control mode, in TrainMaster Command Control mode, or in Conventional mode with a standard transformer
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-Five official railroad speeds with CrewTalk dialog
-DynaChuff synchronized chuffing that shifts through 15 levels of intensity as the locomotive gains speed
-LEGACY "Real-Time Quilling Horn" control with instant response for realistic signature "quilling" and correctly timed warning signals
-Single hit or continuous mechanical bell sounds
- Wireless Tether connection between locomotive and tender
- ElectroCoupler on rear of tender
- Operating headlight and classification lights
- Illuminated number boards
- Die-cast metal locomotive body, frame and trucks
- Traction Tires
- Synchronized fan-driven smoke unit
- Separately applied metal details
- Accurate separately-applied builder's plates
- Cab window glass
- Variable ashpan glow
- Engineer and fireman figures
- Die-cast metal tender body and trucks
Road Number: 377
Gauge: Standard O Scale
Dimensions: Length: 19 ½"
RailLine: Chesapeake & Ohio
Minimum Curve: O-31
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To The Editor:
This week all of us in Warren paid our property taxes, and we paid more than last year. In addition to what Sugarbush Resort paid, this year the new owners of Clay Brook paid $760,000 in taxes. This is virtually newfound money. It amounts to approximately 25 percent of the town's school budget.
This should have been a tremendous benefit to the town of Warren and its residents, and it should have resulted in everyone's property tax going down by 10 to 15 percent rather than up. Unfortunately this is not the case. The $760,000 disappears somewhere into Montpelier and only a fraction of it will find its way back to our town. Our tax system in clearly broken, and we need to find a better solution.
It is time for our elected officials to recognize that our current property tax laws need to be discarded in favor of new legislation that allows new taxes from projects like Clay Brook to benefit our town and lower taxes for all homeowners rather than raising them. They also need to recognize that spending can and must be reduced. It clearly can be without affecting the quality of the education we offer to our children in Vermont.
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- Difficulties of the thermodynamical model approach to pion production in relativistic ion collisions (1983)
- Thermodynamical models with various forms of partial transparency of nuclear matter are considered. It is shown that the introduction of transparency, however, significantly improves agreement with pion data concerning multiplicities and transverse momenta leads to a serious discrepancy with average rapidities of pions. Qualitative arguments are given that difficulties of the thermodynamical approach can be overcome if one assumes hydrodynamical expansion in the first stage of nuclear interactions.
- Lambda hyperons produced in central nucleus-nucleus interactions at 4.5 GeV/c momentum per incident nucleon (1983)
- Transverse momenta and rapidities of Lambda 's produced in central nucleus-nucleus collisions at 4.5 GeV/c·u (C-C,...,O-Pb) were studied and compared with those from inelastic He-Li interactions at the same incident momentum. Polarization of the Lambda hyperons was found to be consistent with zero ( alpha P=-0.06=0.11 for Lambda 's from central collisions). An upper limit of the Lambda -bar / Lambda production ratio was estimated to be less than 4.5 x 10-3. The experiment was performed in a triggered streamer chamber.


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A 32-year-old Aiken woman reported on Wednesday that she lost her wallet and someone made multiple unauthorized charges on her bank card.
A construction trailer was reported missing from a site on Columbia Avenue on Wednesday.
Vehicle break-ins were reported on Bay Meadows Drive and Kemper Down Court on Wednesday.
According to reports provided by the Aiken County Sheriff's Office:
A burglary was reported at a home on Beech Island Avenue in Beech Island on Wednesday. Nothing was missing, but the intruders reportedly threw trash on the floors and spilled an unknown liquid in the home.
Additional burglaries were reported on Jefferson Davis Highway in Graniteville, Fairview Street in North Augusta, Broadwater Road in Beech Island and Oak Street in Gloverville.
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Hamburg, NY - The Hilbert College baseball program will open the 2012-13 academic year reaching out to baseball players of all ages.
September 15, coach Jim Pernick and his baseball program will welcome back former student-athletes to participate in an Alumni game beginning at 11 am.
Then on September 22 the coaching staff and current players will host a one-day Baseball Clinic for boys 7-17 years old.
Please contact coach Pernick (716-926-8798) to register your spot in the Alumni Game or the Baseball Clinic or with any other questions.
Hilbert College, located in suburban Hamburg, N.Y., south of Buffalo, is a private four-year college founded in 1957 in the Catholic Franciscan tradition. With nearly 1,100 students, Hilbert is a dynamic Western New York college that offers career-focused majors, including one of the top criminal justice programs in the region, and more than 50 minors and concentrations. The college's engaging, student-centered campus community offers numerous leadership, internship, and service learning opportunities from which students launch successful careers while making positive changes in their communities. The Hilbert Blueprint promotes a well-rounded student experience over four years – starting with the Foundations Seminar in the freshman year, followed by Sophomore Service, Junior Symposium, and culminating with the Senior Capstone. Hilbert has expanded its academic offerings with the college's first graduate programs and new Accelerated Degree Programs geared to adult learners.
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Demetrious Johnson-John Moraga title bout sweetens 'TUF' finale card - Sports - ReviewJournal.com
Glad that Mighty Mouse gets a new opponent instead of an immediate rematch with Benavidez.When the champion of the current season of "The Ultimate Fighter" is crowned in Las Vegas on April 13, the bout will not be the main attraction.
Flyweight champion Demetrious Johnson will defend his title against John Moraga on the card, according to sources close to the organization. It will mark the first time a UFC belt is on the line on a "TUF" finale.
No venue has been announced for the event.
In addition, Miesha Tate will make her UFC debut against Cat Zingano. It's only the second female fight the UFC has announced and the first one that doesn't involve champion Ronda Rousey.
Also, heavyweights Gabriel Gonzaga and Travis Browne will meet.
Two featherweight fights are also set to be announced.
Bart Palaszewski will fight Cole Miller and Daniel Pineda will take on Justin Lawrence.


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Too much salt can harm your health
(NewsUSA) - Salt is essential to keeping your body's fluids in balance. But too much salt can lead to a host of health problems.
The chemical name for dietary salt, or table salt, is sodium chloride. Most doctors focus on the sodium part.
"The best-known effect of sodium on health is the relationship between sodium and blood pressure," explains Dr. Catherine Loria of the National Institutes of Health.
Dozens of studies, in both animals and people, have shown that increasing salt intake can raise blood pressure. And high blood pressure has been linked to heart disease, stroke, kidney failure and other health problems.
About one in three adults nationwide has high blood pressure. Another third have blood pressure numbers high enough to risk developing high blood pressure. That's why, Loria says, "it's really important for the majority of the population to reduce their blood pressure."
Experts recommend that people take in less than 2,400 milligrams (mg) of sodium a day. People with high blood pressure should shoot for 1,500 mg or less. But right now, the average man in the United States takes in over 4,000 mg of salt per day, and the average woman over 2,800 mg.
Would you miss the taste? "Several studies have shown that as you gradually reduce sodium intake, you lessen your desire for salty food," Loria says. In the U.K., where salt consumption has dropped by 10 percent over the past five years, surveys found that most people didn't notice any difference in the taste of their food.
Most of the salt in the average American's diet comes in prepared and processed foods, including restaurant food, cold cuts and canned foods. Surprisingly, over 20 percent comes from grain products, such as breads, cereals, crackers and chips.
"I think the best guidance we have is for people to pay attention to nutrition facts on the labels," Loria says. Try to choose foods that list less than 5 percent of the daily value of sodium per serving on the nutrition facts label.
Even small reductions in salt can help your blood pressure. If you can't find a low-salt alternative to a particular food, try something that's lower than what you usually buy.
Why not start now? Make small changes at first, and then keep working to gradually lower your family's salt intake.
For more information, visit http://newsinhealth.nih.gov/.
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Western Carolina at Chattanooga
McKenzie Arena - Chattanooga, Tenn.
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- The Mocs dropped a 90-81 contest against Western Carolina tonight...UTC falls to 8-11 overall and 3-3 in SoCon action...WCU improves to 8-11 and 5-2 in league play.
- This is just the third win in 37 trips to Chattanooga for the Catamounts.
- UTC tried to overcome a double-digit second-half deficit for the third time in the last four games...trailed by 16 (62-46) with 16:00 left to play, but cut the lead down to four (84-78) with 1:21 left in the game.
- Western Carolina shot a sizzling 54.5% (12-22) from 3-pt. range.
- WCU's 90 points are the most allowed by UTC this season.
- Western Carolina had a season-high 23 assists on 31 baskets...most assists by a UTC opponent this season.
- With the game tied at 36 with 4:29 left in the first, WCU closed the half on a 12-3 run to go into the locker room leading 48-39.
- The Mocs went 25-36 (69.4%) from the FT line tonight...season highs for makes and attempts against a Division I opponent.
- Western Carolina made eight of its first 10 shots from the field, including 6-7 from 3-pt. range.
- Nine different Mocs scored in the first 13 minutes of the game.
- Chattanooga's bench had 20 points tonight...UTC has gotten at least 20 points (20, 31, 29) off the bench in each of the last three games.
Dontay Hampton (Sr. - G)
- Played with a broken bone in his shooting hand he suffered against Appalachian State on Thursday.
- Nine points on 2-8 shooting, 1-5 from 3-pt. range and 4-4 from the FT line.
- Season-high six rebounds.
Z. Mason (Jr. - F)
- Game-high 21 points.
- Fourth 20+ scoring night this season...second game in a row.
- 6-9 shooting, 8-10 from the FT line and 1-2 from 3-pt. range.
- Added six boards.
Gee McGhee (Fr. - G)
- Tied a season-high with 19 points.
- 10th double-digit game of the season.
- Shot 6-13 from the field, 2-6 from 3-pt. range and 5-7 from the FT line.
- Added four boards, two assists and two steals.
Ronrico White (So. - G)
- Nine points, team-high five assists and two steals.


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PIKEVILLE – A graduate of Newark, Ohio, High School has signed to bowl for the University of Pikeville.
Austin Martin of Utica, Ohio, has signed a scholarship agreement to bowl for Coach Kyle Wilson's team.
Martin, who has a pair of 300 games and a 299 in his five years on the lanes, has competed in the JTBAs for three years. His high series is a sparkling 801.
Martin is the son of former PBA bowler Robert Martin, who won a regional PBA championship in 1986 in Salem, Ohio. He was the 2013 district individual champion while his team won the district and sectional Ohio High School championship.
His high school's anchor bowler for four years, Martin was named to the 2013 all-conference team after leading the conference in average. He finished sixth in the 2013 Junior Masters after placing in the Top 16 a year ago.
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Britain's High Court has ordered the country's major Internet service providers to block one of the oldest and biggest file-sharing websites.
The Guardian reports that after a request from the British music industry, the court ruled The Pirate Bay was in violation of copyright laws. The site is known to be used to trade copyrighted material but it is also known to be a place where leaked government documents — like those released by WikiLeaks — are propagated.
"The high court order provoked criticism from internet advocacy groups, who likened action against illicit filesharing websites to other forms of online censorship.
"Blocking The Pirate Bay is pointless and dangerous. It will fuel calls for further, wider and even more drastic calls for Internet censorship of many kinds, from pornography to extremism," said Jim Killock, executive director of the Open Rights Group.
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Malaysia seeks more tests for dead pygmy elephantsThe Associated Press | February 09,2013KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia An initial chemical analysis on 14 Borneo pygmy elephants that died mysteriously could not conclusively determine if they were poisoned, and more tests will be conducted abroad, an official said Friday.
The endangered elephants were found dead last month in a protected forest in Sabah state on Borneo. Sabah is home to most of the remaining 1,200 Borneo pygmy elephants that exist worldwide. The elephants are feared to have been poisoned because they encroached on Malaysian plantations.
Sabah Environment Minister Masidi Manjun said the states wildlife department would send samples to forensic testing facilities in Thailand and Australia for more comprehensive tests to determine the cause of the elephants deaths.
To ensure greater transparency of the entire issue, my ministry will be seeking a second opinion from other laboratories, he said in a statement.
Samples will be sent immediately to the Ramathibodi Poison Center at Thailands Mahidol University and the chemistry lab of the Queensland Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry in Australia, he said.
Masidi said he had also directed the states chemistry department to expand its scope of tests on more possible chemical contaminants. Department veterinarians have said the elephants suffered severe bleeding and gastrointestinal ulcers.
The wildlife group WWF said last week that the dead elephants were found in areas being converted for plantations within permanent forest reserves, raising the prospect that they were deliberately killed by humans taking over their habitat.
Sabah, one of two Malaysian states on Borneo island, is home to endangered animals including the pygmy elephant, Sumatran rhinoceros and orangutan. Wildlife activists say their numbers have dwindled in recent decades because of illegal poaching and the loss of jungles cut down for timber and development.
Some 60 percent of Sabah is currently under forest cover, but activists say the deforestation rate is rising, with large forest areas slated for conversion to farmland or timber concession.
Masidi said police were in the midst of a very thorough investigation, including probing plantations and logging companies within the vicinity where the dead elephants were found. Two palm oil plantations and a logging company operate in the area.
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Over the years, we at the Toledo Free Press Star have covered the Ohio Hip Hop Awards (OHHA) and Music Conference in various ways. This year instead of simply telling you what the awards are, I want to give attention to the purpose, intent and focus of the awards.
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Rox: What changes have you made refine the artist's experience of the OHHA and Music Conference?
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The Aiken County School District has reassigned two administrators who will be replaced in those roles – Dr. Sal Minolfo, the district's director of special programs, and a principal, Jacki Barnwell.
Minolfo has been transferred to a teaching position, Superintendent Dr. Beth Everitt said Monday. She declined to discuss that action, which was ratified by the Aiken County Board of Education last week.
Minolfo previously served as the Redcliffe Elementary School principal before taking the most recent position. He could not reached for comment Monday.
Barnwell, the Schofield Middle School principal, will be reassigned, but her new role has not been determined, Everitt said. Before moving to Schofield, Barnwell was the principal at Leavelle McCampbell Middle School.
Two more vacancies will be filled at Paul Knox Middle School in North Augusta and Jackson Middle School. Paul Knox Principal John Murphy has been appointed as principal at North Augusta High School.
Earl Ishmal, the Jackson principal, resigned earlier this month to take a position in Burke County, Ga.
Community input meetings for the three principal jobs will be held next week – all of them in their school libraries at 5 p.m.
Parents and the public are invited to attend the meeting at Jackson on Monday, July 29. The Schofield session is scheduled for Tuesday, July 30, and the Paul Knox community input meting will be held on Wednesday, July 31.
At all three schools, staff and faculty meetings will hold similar meetings at 3:30 p.m., prior to the community meetings.
Senior writer Rob Novit is the Aiken Standard's education reporter and has been with the newspaper since September 2001. He is a native of Walterboro and majored in journalism at the University of Georgia.
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Biomedical Interventions: Oral Pre-exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) for HIV Prevention
HIV Preexposure Prophylaxis: New Data and Potential Use
This commentary reviews the history of pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) for HIV prevention and evidence to date. Most of the drugs studied are based on tenofovir (tablets or gel) or tenofovir combined with emtricitabine. Four studies have demonstrated PrEP's safety and effectiveness (CAPRISA 004, Partners PrEP, iPrEX, and TDF2) in reducing HIV transmission while two (FemPREP and VOICE) have not shown effectiveness. Drug adherence is critical and complex to ensure and to measure. Further analyses and ongoing trials will provide insights on key issues and PrEP's potential in new populations. It outlines key issues related to implementation, reviewing evidence and outstanding questions: defining "high risk," identifying individuals who may benefit, identifying those health facilities best positioned to provide PrEP, counseling, risk assessment and safety monitoring, and cost. PrEP roll-out will be complex, and implementation studies are key to informing sound program design. The author concludes that implementing new prevention strategies is a welcome challenge.
ARV PrEP for HIV-1 Prevention among Heterosexual Men and Women
The Partners PrEP trial enrolled 4,758 HIV serodiscordant, heterosexual couples in Kenya and Uganda in a randomized three-arm trial evaluating daily tenofovir (TDF) or emtricitabine (FTC)/TDF against placebo to prevent HIV infection. Participating couples received a standard HIV treatment and prevention package, including risk-reduction counseling and condoms. Both regimens reduced the risk of HIV-1 infection among the HIV-negative male or female partner; TDF was 67 percent efficacious and FTC/TDF was 75 percent efficacious. (Of 82 HIV infections, 17 occurred in the TDF arm, 13 in the FTC/TDF arm, and 52 in the placebo arm). Both regimens were safe, HIV-1 resistance was rare, and adherence was high. In July 2011, the trial's independent Data and Safety Monitoring Board recommended the study results be reported and the placebo arm discontinued early due to strong evidence of effectiveness. The trial showed that among heterosexual men and women with a known HIV-1–infected partner, daily oral TDF and FTC/TDF safely and substantially reduced the risk of HIV-1 infection. Data in this abstract will later be reported in a peer-reviewed journal article.
The FEM-PrEP Trial of Emtricitabine/Tenofovir Disoproxil Fumarate (Truvada) among African Women
This abstract reports on FEM-PREP, an oral pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) trial in women in Africa that stopped early for futility after a planned interim analysis determined that the trial was unlikely to be able to demonstrate effectiveness. This randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial enrolled 2,120 women in South Africa, Kenya, and Tanzania to study whether once-daily oral emtricitabine (FTC)/tenofovir (TDF) reduces the risk of HIV infection. Thirty-three infections occurred in the FTC/TDF group and thirty-five in the placebo group (estimated hazard ratio 0.94). The study found no resistance to TDF, and the four cases of resistance to FTC waned over time. Drug-level analysis showed lower adherence than self-report or pill count data. Despite substantial efforts to support participants to take the tablets, it appears that low adherence to the study drug may have undermined the trial's ability to determine whether FTC/TDF is effective in reducing the risk of HIV. This underscores the critical role of adherence in PrEP and the importance of future PrEP trials and programs focusing on adherence. Data in this abstract will later be reported in a peer-reviewed journal article.
Daily Oral Antiretroviral Use for the Prevention of HIV Infection in Heterosexually Active Young Adults in Botswana: Results from the TDF2 Study
The TDF2 study demonstrated that daily oral antiretroviral therapy can reduce HIV acquisition among uninfected men and women exposed through heterosexual sex. In this trial, 1,219 HIV-seronegative male and female participants aged 18 to 39 were randomized to receive either oral tenofovir (TDF)/emtricitabine (FTC) or matching placebo once daily. Monthly study visits included HIV testing and risk reduction counseling, sexually transmitted infection management, and adverse event monitoring. The overall protective efficacy was 62.6 percent, with greater efficacy (77.9 percent) when the analysis included only those who were actually on study medication when infected. There were no reported differences in serious adverse events, and adherence (measured by pill count) was similar across the active and placebo groups. This study shows that daily TDF/FTC was effective and safe for preventing HIV infection among heterosexual men and women. Data from other pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) studies underway, and further analysis of TDF2 results including drug level testing, will provide additional information to help determine how to position PrEP for use in heterosexual populations.
Pre-exposure Chemoprophylaxis for Prevention of HIV Among Trans-women and MSM: iPrEx Study
This abstract discusses additional data from the iPrEX trial on effectiveness, durability of the effect, and adverse events. Data in the presentation slides indicate that the protective effect of emtricitabine (FTC)/tenofovir (TDF) to reduce HIV infection continued for the additional 12 weeks of the trial. These data also confirmed the dose response of effectiveness: FTC/TDF's efficacy in preventing HIV acquisition increased to 68 percent among those who used the drugs most consistently (> 90 percent of doses). There was no evidence of resistance among participants who became infected after starting pre-exposure prophylaxis or of increased risk behaviors. No difference was observed in serious adverse events; adverse events in the FTC/TDF arm (headache, nausea, weight loss) were resolved. Creatinine was somewhat elevated, which may warrant further follow-up. Issues will continue to be studied in iPrEX-OLE, the trial open label extension that should offer more insights into drug use when participants know the drug is effective.
Predicting the Impact of ART and PrEP with Overlapping Regimens on HIV Transmission and Drug Resistance in South Africa
With increased access to antiretroviral therapy (ART) in South Africa, and tenofovir-based drugs included in first-line treatment, introducing these same agents as pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) may increase resistance and limit their effectiveness for treatment. This model worked to predict the effect of increased ART and PrEP implementation on spread of HIV and drug resistance in South Africa. The models included sexual behavior, HIV transmission, HIV disease progression, and the emergence of drug resistance in the context of the heterosexual HIV epidemic in South Africa. It looked at cumulative new infections prevented and the prevalence of transmitted and acquired resistance from ART and from PrEP. The model suggests that while ART and PrEP together will have a bigger impact on HIV prevention than either ART or PrEP alone, using the same drugs for both treatment and prevention will increase the prevalence of drug resistance. PrEP roll-out would be expected to contribute far less to drug resistance than ART. However, consistent with several other models, this work suggests that PrEP use by people already infected with HIV could increase resistance from PrEP.
MTN-001: A Phase 2 Cross-over Study of Daily Oral and Vaginal TFV in Healthy, Sexually Active Women Results in Significantly Different Product Acceptability and Vaginal Tissue Drug Concentrations
This is the first study to compare tenofovir oral tablets and vaginal gel in the same women. It studied acceptability of the two formulations and how the different drug regimens were absorbed by and distributed in the body. Women in the United States and Africa used the vaginal gel, the oral tablet, or both daily for six weeks and then switched. All three regimens were safe and well tolerated, and self-reported adherence was very high (94 percent). Most participants reported they would be "likely" to use the products: oral (93 percent), vaginal (83 percent), and both (82 percent). All (100 percent) of women in the African sites said they would use either tablets or gel. U.S. women preferred tablets (72 percent), while women at the African sites preferred each equally and liked that the gel increased sexual pleasure. Gel use resulted in much higher drug concentrations in the vaginal tissue, whereas the tablet was associated with a higher concentration in blood. This study confirms that different women prefer different regimens, that overall acceptability for both is high, and that the regimens may work differently because of drug availability.
Factors Influencing the Emergence and Spread of HIV Drug Resistance Arising from Rollout of Antiretroviral Pre-exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP)
This study used mathematical modeling to examine factors that may influence the prevalence of HIV drug resistance after pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) implementation. PrEP regimens being tested use some of the same antiretroviral drugs that are used to treat AIDS. The possibility that PrEP could contribute to drug resistance, limiting the effectiveness of these drugs for treatment, is a concern. In the model, PrEP was introduced when HIV prevalence among sexually active 15- to 49-year-olds reached 20 percent, mirroring a "sub-Saharan" epidemic. The model included many different factors (age, gender, sexual activity, HIV status, stage of disease, coverage and discontinuation of PrEP, and HIV drug susceptibility) and simulated three scenarios to look at the impact of PrEP on HIV prevention and drug resistance. The model indicates that the rate and length of PrEP use by people already infected with HIV is the most important driver in HIV drug resistance in this population. These outcomes underscore the important role that HIV testing and monitoring will need to play in PrEP programs in order to mitigate the spread of resistance.
Preexposure Chemoprophylaxis for HIV Prevention in Men Who Have Sex with Men
This article reports results of the iPrEX study, which demonstrated that oral pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) reduced the risk of HIV acquisition by 44 percent among men and transgendered women who have sex with men. The 2,499 HIV-negative participants enrolled in iPrEX were randomized to receive emtricitabine (FTC)/tenofovir (TDF) or placebo once daily; all participants received a comprehensive HIV risk reduction package. The trial took place in Brazil, Ecuador, Peru, South Africa, Thailand, and the United States. Of the 100 incident HIV infections, 36 occurred in the FTC/TDF group and 64 in the placebo group. The authors report that while self-reported adherence to the study regimen was high, adherence based on drug blood levels was substantially lower. The study concludes that PrEP is effective for slowing the spread of HIV in this population. However, it cautions that the optimal PrEP regimen has not been established and that data from iPrEX cannot be applied to other populations, which are being studied in other PrEP trials.
HIV Preexposure Prophylaxis in the United States: Impact on Lifetime Infection Risk, Clinical Outcomes, and Cost-Effectiveness
This study forecasts clinical, epidemiologic, and economic impact of pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) using emtricitabine (FTC)/tenofovir (TDF) delivered to men who have sex with men (MSM) in the United States who are at high risk of HIV infection. It predicts reduced lifetime HIV risk in U.S. MSM but also predicts a high discounted mean lifetime treatment cost. The study used a common computer simulation of HIV acquisition, detection, and care, and also sought to account for a number of uncertainties, including the level of effectiveness, risks of resistance and toxicity, behavioral disinhibition, and drug costs. It calculated outcomes including lifetime risk of infection, life expectancy, quality-adjusted life expectancy, and cost. It concludes that PrEP could have a substantial impact on the incidence of HIV transmission among the study population. Using this model's assumptions about efficacy (50 percent) and cost (U.S.$753/month), FTC/TDF PrEP is not currently seen as cost-effective based on quality-adjusted life-year gained. However, lower prices and/or higher efficacy could make it cost-effective, especially in younger or high-risk populations. Despite concerns about cost-effectiveness, and in light of the limits of other HIV prevention interventions and research, the authors conclude that additional study of PrEP is warranted.
Circulating HIV Type 1 Drug Resistance will Have Limited Impact on the Effectiveness of Preexposure Prophylaxis among Young Women in Zimbabwe
Potential for drug resistance is a concern with pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) roll-out, and this study uses risk equations to predict whether PrEP, in the presence of circulating drug resistance, will reduce the risk of infection with HIV. The model calculated the monthly risk of infection with HIV before and after the introduction of PrEP. Analyses were performed for different ranges of PrEP's effectiveness and assumptions about the degree to which circulating drug resistance would reduce PrEP's effectiveness and the transmissibility of HIV. The model used actual data on women aged 17 to 29 in Zimbabwe. Unlike previous models, it incorporated condom use as well as the potential impact of drug resistance. Based on their analysis, the authors conclude that circulating drug resistance will not have a substantial impact on the effectiveness of PrEP or its public health impact. Instead, these will depend mainly on various other factors: the drug's efficacy and risk behaviors including overall condom use, frequency of sex, the degree to which PrEP is substituted for condoms, and the degree to which people not currently using condoms do use PrEP. The authors underscore the importance of behavioral interventions as integral to PrEP introduction.
The Impact of Pre-exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) on HIV Epidemics in Africa and India: A Simulation Study
This mathematical modeling (simulation) study estimated the potential long-term impact of pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) in different epidemics in India, Botswana, and Kenya among sex workers and their clients. Although this model used a similar scenario as did Abbas et al. in their model, Vissers et al. predicted a smaller impact of PrEP in sub-Saharan Africa (0.14 averted HIV infections per person per year of PrEP compared to 0.33 averted HIV infections per person per year). The predicted impact of PrEP in southern India was much lower than that in sub-Saharan Africa. In southern India, levels of condom use during commercial sex acts are relatively high, so lower rates of condom use could substantially decrease or even negate the impact of PrEP in that setting. This model suggests that the public health impact of PrEP can be substantial, but may be diminished, or even reversed, by changes in risk behavior. PrEP implementation needs to not be seen as a substitute for condoms.
Changes in Sexual Risk Behavior among Participants in a PrEP HIV Prevention Trial
Potential for increasing risk behaviors is a common concern related to pre-exposure prophylaxis or other new HIV prevention approaches. This study was conducted among women in Ghana who participated in safety and effectiveness trial of daily oral tenofovir to prevent HIV. All participants received condoms and risk reduction counseling. (The trial was stopped early so did not determine whether oral tenofovir was effective for HIV prevention.) Analysis of self-reported sexual behavior and qualitative data was used to map changes in sexual risk behavior. In contrast to concerns about risk compensation, the study found that risk behavior, on average, decreased across the 12-month trial. This is consistent with findings from other HIV prevention trials. In this study, both the number of sexual partners and rate of unprotected sex acts declined. Subanalysis indicated that "risky" women with more partners were also more likely to use condoms and less likely to have other high-risk behaviors like anal sex. Participants attributed their behavior change to the counseling they received. While the trial's HIV prevention counseling was effective overall, subgroups may need different approaches and messages. These findings may also be relevant to sample size calculations for future HIV prevention trials.
Tenofovir Disoproxil Fumarate for Prevention of HIV Infection in Women: A Phase 2, Double-Blind, Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Trial
This was the first completed clinical trial to date on the use of tenofovir pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) in humans. The trial was designed to assess safety and preliminary efficacy of PrEP with daily tenofovir in HIV-negative women at high risk for HIV infection. However, efficacy could not be assessed due to premature closures of the study sites in Cameroon and Nigeria. A total of 936 HIV-negative women were randomized to tenofovir or placebo. Tenofovir was not associated with increased adverse events compared to the placebo. Two women on tenofovir and eight women on placebo were diagnosed with new HIV infections during the trial, but the difference was not statistically significant. All women received standard of care prevention counseling. The average number of sexual partners in the past month decreased from 21 at baseline to 14 during follow-up. Reported condom use increased from 52 percent at baseline to 95 percent at the 12-month follow-up. This study demonstrated that tenofovir is safe for HIV-negative women, but it was not able to assess efficacy.
Potential Impact of Antiretroviral Chemoprophylaxis on HIV-1 Transmission in Resource-limited Settings
Clinical trials are evaluating the efficacy of pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP), but will not specifically assess its public health impact. A mathematical model was used to simulate the effects of PrEP on an HIV-1 epidemic in sub-Saharan Africa with optimistic, neutral, and pessimistic scenarios. The optimistic scenario assumed 90 percent efficacy of PrEP, 75 percent coverage of the general HIV-uninfected population, and no change in sexual behavior among persons taking the medication. With these assumptions, the model predicted a 74 percent decline in cumulative new HIV infections after 10 years. If PrEP were targeted to the highest risk groups (16 percent of the population), the model estimated a 28.8 percent decline in new infections. This approach could avert 2.7 to 3.2 million new HIV-1 infections in southern sub-Saharan Africa over 10 years. The neutral scenario predicted a 6.8 percent decrease in new HIV infections with a risk-targeted strategy; the pessimistic scenario predicted a 0.8 percent decrease. The projected decreases would be partially offset, however, if people using PrEP increased risky sexual behavior or discontinued the drugs. These results suggested that PrEP could be cost-effective if efficacy and adherence were high, long-term use were sustained, and sexual disinhibition were prevented.


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Former Football Players Lotulelei and Patton named NCAA All-AmericansDecember 14, 2012
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – Two former NJCAA football players were named to the Associated Press All-America team Tuesday. Former Snow defensive lineman Star Lotulelei claimed first team All-America honors, while former Coffeyville wide receiver Quinton Patton was named a second team All-American.
Lotulelei (right) has been a staple of Utah's defensive front ever since arriving in Salt Lake City. During the 2012 regular season, Lotulelei totaled 42 tackles – 10 for a loss – and led the Utes with five sacks. The former Badger showcased his playmaking abilities with three forced fumbles and a team-high four fumble recoveries. A first team all-conference selection for the second consecutive season, Lotulelei has been the most dominant defensive tackle in the Pacific-12 Conference over the past two years. Lotulelei received the Morris Trophy in 2011 which is awarded to the Pac-12's best defensive lineman as voted on by the conference's starting offensive linemen. During his one season of play at Snow, Lotulelei recorded 52 tackles – 14 for a loss – and three sacks. Lotulelei is ranked as the No. 1 overall prospect in Todd McShay's latest 2013 NFL Draft board.


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News from the world of Maths
February 2, 2011
It's been nearly 18 months since the Large Hadron Collider at CERN started up and scientists are eagerly awaiting their first glimpse into the cosmic mysteries it was designed to explore. But when can we realistically expect the first ground-breaking discoveries to come through? Last week, John Ellis, outgoing leader of the theory division at CERN, addressed an audience of physicists at the University of Cambridge to update them on the current state of play. Plus went along and also managed to catch Ellis for a quick interview.
January 21, 2011
Straight statistics is a campaign set up by journalists and statisticians to improve the use of statistics by government, the media,
January 21, 2011
Negative numbers are easy to imagine if you think of the number line as
January 14, 2011
Sixteen-yeat-old Rebecca Simpson has won a national competition to produce a creative photo connected to maths. The competition was run by Maths Inspiration, who organise maths lecture events in theatres around the country. Rebecca's entry, entitled Box and whiskers, depicts a cat being measured for its level of cuteness. It's a play on box and whiskers diagrams, which will be familiar to any GCSE maths pupil.
December 20, 2010
Mathematicians are often good musicians. To prove this, here are some impressive compositions. Enjoy!
December 20, 2010
Oh, Christmas is so magical! But of course magic often boils down to being surprised. Find out how mathemagicians trade off the fact that you can usually predict precisely the outcome of doing something in mathematics, but only if you know the secret beforehand. Here's for some maths and magic!
December 20, 2010
p>23 is a prime number. Mathematicians love primes. But why? Find out with this prime collection of prime articles.
December 20, 2010
This is it! The holidays have started, the turkey is defrosting and the presents are all wrapped ... all you have to do now is relax and be kind to one another. So the very last door of our advent calendar is devoted to love. The Plus team wish you a very merry Christmas and a happy new year!


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The long-awaited and much-delayed GDrive is likely to be released in the near future as more pieces of its integration are revealed. Cédric Vergé noticed a change in one of the CSS files for Google Apps: there's a class named "webdrive" and an icon for the new service.
When Google released Picasa for Mac, many people wondered what's the mystery behind a menu option titled "Google Web Drive":
Last week, Tony Ruscoe found some traces of an internal Google document which mentioned an update for Google Docs, which will slowly morph into GDrive. Apparently, Google Docs will be the web interface for GDrive, while a Windows/Mac client will integrate the service with the operating system and make it easy to synchronize files.
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Awww... Are you having a baby girl, or know someone who has a bundle of joy on the way?
The PANDORA Pink Baby Booty Charm is a great gift for new Mommies! This charm features a sterling silver baby shoe hanging charm with a 14KYG and Pink CZ accent.
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