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I've been reading a blog, and the ensuing debate, that led me to ponder the possibilities of the future of the human race, and the result of this little mind-wandering session I have decided to pop into blog form for your perusal and enjoyment.
It's all about Freedom.
A perfect Utopia would have to allow its citizens the freedom to live their lives as they saw fit, free from the constraints of control, privacy invasion and all those other awkward social phenomena that people consider to be infringements of their personal liberties. But there would also have to be rules: a murderer could argue that the prevention of murder is an infringement of his right to murder freely. So how do you balance the need for rules and laws, and the enforcement of those laws, with the pursuit of personal freedom?
In an ideal Utopia there is no need for law. Everyone's on the same page with regards to morality - what's right and what's wrong. If everyone agrees that murder is bad then there is no need to enforce laws that prevent it (or prosecute it, in the event that it happens).
But this is the crux of the issue: not everyone can agree.
The counter-culturalist - or "Hipster" - movement prides itself of being comprised of free thinkers, but the insinuation is that those who accept government behavior and business practices are not free thinkers. Somehow they have been brainwashed, or they choose not to fight what is so obviously an evil suppression of their basic rights to living a life of freedom: they are apathetic, or unwilling to challenge that which they have been taught; they may think they are free thinkers, but in reality they have been cleverly subdued by a devious and deceitful power.
On the contrary, I consider myself to be a free thinker. I spend most of my days with a wandering mind, assessing the big stories, the moral conflicts, the social implications of people's behavior. (I'm not trying to claim that I'm Socrates, or Rene Descartes or anything, but I do enjoy a good old brainstorm.) And here's my conclusion:
A Utopia can never happen, because people are selfish.
This isn't a damning indictment of the masses, nor is this cynicism or pessimism. It's just the way that it is. People are selfish. Everyone's looking out for Number 1. As long as this fact benefits society there's not a problem, but the blunt truth of it is that it doesn't always benefit society. People need enticements to do the right thing for society.
Sometimes, this enticement is not necessarily a bad thing. People do volunteer work, help the needy and so on, because it makes them feel good to do it. In such a case, "Feeling Good" is the reward, but this is still selfish behavior, even if the person is not consciously being selfish.
Mostly, though, the things that benefit society require a more tangible incentive, and this is where the Big Bad Demon "Money" comes into play.
Here's a thought for you: Why do people become plumbers?
Is it because they love getting soaking wet on a daily basis? Is it because they enjoy contorting their bodies into awkward and painful positions? (Is it, indeed, so that they can save the Princess, defeat the giant turtle and live happily ever after?)
No. It's because it's a job that gives them money (in most cases, a shitload of money).
The incentive to becoming a plumber is that it's paid employment. But we need plumbers. How far would society get if all the plumbers in the world were to up and leave their jobs? Okay, so people might resort to doing their own plumbing, but that's just the point - they'd do their own plumbing. Would people willingly go out of their way to do everyone else's plumbing too? A few might, but even then they would probably, perhaps even only subconsciously, expect to get something in return ("If I do your plumbing is there any chance you might have a look at my electrics?").
So the bottom line is that money really does make the world go round. Unfortunate and unpalatable though it may be, we need a variety of wage scales - although we might not actively need the very poor, we do need the very rich. Without the very rich, what do we have to aspire to? If there was no way of furthering yourself financially, what would be the point of working 18-hour days at a bank, or lying on your back in someone else's filth while you fix a broken toilet, or even working as a till jockey in some small convenience store?
If you could really live free and have everything you wanted, where would be the incentive to do anything?
Without that incentive, society crumbles and it becomes every man for himself, a hedonistic paradise. Selfishness takes control.
Perhaps there is a reason it's called Utopia, a Greek word which means "no place".


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The True Blue team has released their latest dongle firmware which is version 2.61.A Included in this update are fixes for the issue users were experiencing with freezes and also losing PSN and DLC content that were installed from ReactPSN.A They have added in their own FW Spoofer s the REBUG version wasn't working with TB firmware.
The updating instructions as well as the changelog can be found below.
Update Instructions
1. Make sure your PS3 is running the True Blue "3.55-Dongle-DG" CFW (custom firmware)
2. Copy TrueBlueUpdate-2.61.pkg from this archive to a USB flash drive
3. Boot your PS3 _WITHOUT_ True Blue inserted, and then insert the USB flash drive
4. Navigate to (Game) -> (Install Package Files), and then select TrueBlueUpdate-2.61.pkg
5. The True Blue updater will be installed onto your PS3 HDD
6. Navigate to (Game) and load "True Blue Update v2.61"
7. The updater will start, and will then prompt you to insert the True Blue dongle. Insert it only at this point, and continue. Your dongle will then be updated.
8. After the update procedure has completed your PS3 will reset, and you will then be able to enjoy your updated dongle
9. You may delete the True Blue Updater from your HDD after the update is complete.
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This article was published 15/1/2014 (1286 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
Grant Park, McGillivray, McGillivray VIP, Polo Park, St. Vital, Towne. 14A. 122 minutes.
Four members of SEAL Team 10 find themselves outmanned and outgunned in the mountains of Afghanistan while on a mission to terminate a Taliban leader in this intense, fact-based war movie from director Peter Berg and starring Mark Wahlberg and Taylor Kitsch. Befitting the American military experience in Afghanistan, it is a pretty chilling depiction of the horrors of combat in which even fighting men as exalted as SEALs can find themselves at a loss. *** 1/2
Kildonan Place, McGillivray, Polo Park, Towne. 14A. 89 minutes.
This found-footage variant of Rosemary's Baby follows a newlywed couple that finds themselves pregnant after a "lost night" during their honeymoon. As the pregnancy causes sinister changes in his wife's character, hubby suspects demonic paternity.
Grant Park, McGillivray, McGillivray VIP, Polo Park Imax, St. Vital, Towne. PG. 106 minutes.
Tom Clancy's canny CIA hero is rebooted for a second time with Chris Pine taking on the role of a newly minted CIA recruit who uncovers a Russian plot to destroy the American economy. Directed by Kenneth Branagh.
Kildonan Place, McGillivray, Polo Park, St. Vital, Towne. G. 110 minutes.
When his cache of acorns is destroyed, a squirrel and his friends contrive a plan to live through the winter by invading a nut store. So, basically, this is a kids animated film about a rodent infestation.
McGillivray, Polo Park, Towne. 14A. 100 minutes
Kevin Hart stars as a security guard who accepts the challenge when the cop brother (Ice Cube) of his intended bride invites him to accompany him on a 24-hour patrol of Atlanta.
Cinematheque. PG. 98 minutes.
This film from Saudi Arabia follows the adventures of a young Saudi girl who enters a Qur'an recitation contest to earn money to buy a bicycle.
The following movies have been previously reviewed by Free Press movie critic Randall King, unless otherwise noted.
McGillivray, Polo Park, St. Vital. 14A. 138 minutes.
Director David O. Russell follows up last year's unexpected hit Silver Linings Playbook with a movie deserving of any and all accolades, recycling two of that film's stars -- Bradley Cooper and Jennifer Lawrence -- paired with Christian Bale and Amy Adams of The Fighter. Russell's take on the Abscam affair offers riches of deception and danger with terrific performances by Cooper and Lawrence as genuinely horrible people. ****
Kildonan Place, Polo Park, St. Vital. 14A. 119 minutes.
The sequel to the 2004 comedy hit which sees arrogant meat puppet Ron Burgundy heading for New York City to man a newfangled 24-hour cable news network, where his brand of stupid, narcissistic, self-indulgence catches on. Scenes of inspired stoner humour abound, but at the same time this is a pretty scathing satiric commentary on contemporary news organizations. *** 1/2
Grant Park, Polo Park. 14A. 121 minutes.
In the grand tradition of Tennessee Williams and Eugene O'Neill, playwright Tracy Letts introduces another dysfunctional American family in the Westons. Fire-breathing matriarch Violet (Meryl Streep) holds savage court when her three daughters (Julia Roberts, Juliette Lewis and Julianne Nicolson) show up to comfort their newly widowed, cancer-afflicted mom. Trimmed from its three-hour-and-20-minute stage incarnation, the downbeat drama retains its cathartic humour, but two hours of shrill tantrums and plate-smashing hysterics are overpowering. *** (Reviewed by Kevin Prokosh)
Polo Park, Towne. PG. 119 minutes.
A Japanese legend with roots in reality, 47 Ronin tells the story of a group of samurai -- including Keanu Reeves as a demon-raised outcast -- rendered masterless killers when their leader is assassinated. It can be a hoot, with some zippy battles staged by director Carl Rinsch, but it also feels like a somewhat botched attempt by Hollywood to bridge the cultural gap between the North American and overseas box offices. ** 1/2 (Reviewed by Rafer Guzman)
Kildonan Place, McGillivray, Polo Park, St. Vital, Towne. G. 102 minutes.
A young princess (voiced by Kristen Bell) must rise to the occasion when her sorceress sister (Idina Menzel) accidentally puts their kingdom in a deep freeze in this Disney animated musical. The songs are more poppy than the enduring Broadway-like songbooks of Disney musicals past, a weakness compensated by animation that is particularly gorgeous. ***
Grant Park, McGillivray, Polo Park. 14A. 126 minutes.
Director-writer Spike Jonze has a different idea about what will happen when computers and robots develop consciousness. In this languidly enjoyable romantic drama, a lonely Joaquin Phoenix falls head over keyboard in love with his computer's empathetic operating system, featuring Scarlett Johansson as its Siri-with-sex-appeal voice. **** (Reviewed by Cary Darling)
Kildonan Place, Polo Park, St. Vital. 14A. 162 minutes.
In this second instalment of Peter Jackson's latest J.R.R. Tolkien adaptation, Bilbo Baggins (Martin Freeman) attempts to aid a band of plucky dwarves in reclaiming their kingdom from the titular dragon. It dispenses with much of the painstaking geek exposition of the first film and brings on the action with help from a couple of ass-kicking elves (Evangeline Lilly and Orlando Bloom), but still hews too close to Jackson's Lord of the Rings trilogy in plot, theme and execution. *** 1/2
Polo Park. PG. 146 minutes.
Teen tribute Katniss Everdeen (Jennifer Lawrence) inspires rebellion in the future dystopia of Panem, compelling the evil President Snow (Donald Sutherland) to force her to compete in a rigged 75th edition of the battle-to-the-death. "Hunger" notwithstanding, this is an overflowing cornucopia of cinematic stuff: Romance, action, social commentary, nature gone mad, mystery, intrigue, and even fashion. And yet, as in the first one, there is the feeling of something lacking. ** 1/2
Globe. 14A. 105 minutes.
Co-directors Joel and Ethan Coen offer a bitter love letter to the early '60s folk scene of Greenwich Village with this portrait of a talented but unlucky troubadour (Oscar Isaac) facing a series of disasters on his dubious path to stardom. The musical magic of O Brother Where Art Thou? meets the low-key calamity of A Serious Man and births a darkly comic fable on elusive fame. *** 1/2
Kildonan Place, Polo Park, Towne. 14A. 84 minutes.
This spin-off of the Paranormal Activity franchise follows Jesse (Andrew Jacobs) a young man whose investigation into a black magic-related death leads to his own gradual possession, despite the best efforts of his friends to stop the process. ***
Grant Park. 14A. 98 minutes.
A political journalist (Steve Coogan) gets emotionally involved when he helps an older woman (Judi Dench) search for the son she forcibly gave up for adoption decades earlier. Philomena is a standard issue little-old-lady tour de force for Oscar winner Judi Dench, but it's a delicious change of pace for snarky funnyman Steve Coogan. **** (Reviewed by Roger Moore)
Grant Park, McGillivray, St. Vital. PG. 126 minutes.
Tom Hanks brings his considerable charm to the task reviving Walt Disney in this more-or-less factual account of how Disney sought the rights to Mary Poppins from reluctant Australian-born novelist P.L. Travers, played by an especially prickly Emma Thompson. As long as it's viewed as the burnishing of a Hollywood legend, as opposed to a factual treatment, this is an entertaining glimpse into a creative process, more medicinally astringent than sugar-sweet. ***
Polo Park, St. Vital. PG. 115 minutes.
In Ben Stiller's new film based on the 1939 James Thurber story, Stiller plays the daydreaming Mitty as a shy 40-something who isn't so much avoiding reality as using fantasy as an excuse for not seizing the day, for not asking out the woman (Kristen Wiig) at the office, for never travelling and experiencing the world. It's a charming, whimsical and ever-so-slight film, a bit of an overreach but pleasant enough, even when it falls short. *** 1/2 (Reviewed by Roger Moore)
Grant Park, Kildonan Place, McGillivray VIP, Polo Park, St. Vital, Towne. 18A. 180 minutes.
Martin Scorsese draws a bold parallel between the underworld of Goodfellas and the supposedly straight world of high finance with this memoir of a depraved stockbroker (Leonardo DiCaprio). Instead of violent excess, the film goes with sexual excess, but it remains a concise macroscopic depiction of the over-arching greed that derailed the economy. ****


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Behind Burritt Mansion on their green, is a gazebo and new conference center. The fall colors are just starting to show. I had to dodge a group of 5th graders' on a school outing to get this shot.
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The United States is one of the most diverse countries on earth, jam packed full of amazing sights from St. Patrick's cathedral in New York to Mount Hollywood California.The Northeast region is where it all started. Thirteen British colonies fought the American Revolution from here and won their independence in the first successful colonial rebellion in history. Take a look at these rolling hills carpeted with foliage along the Hudson river here, north of New York City.The American south is known for its polite people and slow pace of life. Probably they move slowly because it's so hot. Southerners tend not to trust people from "up north" because they talk too fast. Here's a cemetery in Georgia where you can find graves of soldiers from the Civil War.The West Coast is sort of like another country that exists to make the east coast jealous. California is full of nothing but grizzly old miners digging for gold, a few gangster rappers, and then actors. That is to say, the West Coast functions as the imagination of the US, like a weird little brother who teases everybody then gets famous for making freaky art.The central part of the country is flat farmland all the way over to the Rocky Mountains. Up in the northwest corner you can find creative people in places like Portland and Seattle, along with awesome snowboarding and good beer. Text by Steve Smith.


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Senators Kent Conrad and John Hoeven and Congressman Rick Berg today convened a meeting with officials from Delta Airlines, Great Lakes Airlines, the United States Department of Transportation and representatives from Devils Lake and Jamestown to consider possible solutions to the ongoing flight service disruptions confronting those communities. Lt. Governor Drew Wrigley represented Gov. Jack Dalrymple and voiced similar concerns on behalf of the state in today's meeting.
The delegation said repeated concerns raised by officials in Devils Lake and Jamestown -- including an increasing number of service disruptions and high air fares -- spurred the need for a meeting among all parties to clear the air and generate potential solutions that would benefit all sides.
"Consistent and reliable air service is critical to any community. That is particularly true in North Dakota, where the level of our economic activity and long travel distances require consistent access to air service," the delegation and the Lt. Governor said in a joint statement. "The unreliable service we've seen in Devils Lake and Jamestown is simply unacceptable. We understand -- and are sympathetic to -- some of the issues raised by the airlines. That's why it was so important to get all the parties together in the same room to see if we can develop mutually beneficial solutions."
The delegation offered its support in smoothing out the transition from Delta Airlines to Great Lakes and suggested there may be additional options beyond the existing interline agreement between Great Lakes and Delta that could address the air fares from these communities to destinations beyond Minneapolis.
Both Delta and Great Lakes pledged to the delegation and representatives from both Devils Lake and Jamestown to reevaluate current operating procedures and formally consider proposed solutions to alleviate some of the reliability and price competition challenges that continue to hamper service to those towns by June 15.
In addition to the delegation and the Lt. Governor, the meeting included: Devils Lake Mayor Richard Johnson, Devils Lake Regional Airport Manager John Nord, Jamestown Regional Airport Authority Board Chairman Jim Boyd, Jamestown Regional Airport Manager Matthew Leitner, Great Lakes Airlines Chairman and President Doug Voss and CEO Chuck Howell, Delta Airlines Senior Vice President for Delta Connection Carriers Don Bornhorstand the Chief of Delta's EAS Program Dennis DeVany, and the Department of Transportation's Assistant Secretary for Aviation and International Affairs Susan Kurland.


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Friday, August 22, 2008
The River Denial and the Oars of Change
The hardest thing in life to do is change, especially when we all have property on the river, and trust me we all do. The answers to change are always as close as outside your door, but the majority of us would rather look out the window at the river, present company included. If your trying to get in shape, kick bad habits, start new careers, move to the next stage of life or putting the dishes in the dishwasher it takes a very concerted effort to break the barrier of change. Add, it always seems easier to go back to old way even though you know it's not better. I write and create ideas but I run away from it because my current pattern has nothing to do with those things. So I fight myself, get my kayak out and get on the river once again. I hate to think that I must wait for the flood to destroy my house before I can move away, when I can clearly see the storm coming. But I have always seemed to see the storm coming, I'm just dumb enough to think that if I board my place up enough the hurricane won't hit my house.
Change;To alter; to make different; to cause to pass from one state to another; as, to change the position, character, or appearance of a thing; to change the countenance.
The words are clear, but the definition so difficult. How is that possible, again the answer in the definition, the answer to all of your problems in 29 words. That definition will be my motto from now on. All the problems of the world could be answered in 29 words. Look at everything and apply that definition and the solution is present. If you observe the planet that we live on, you must acknowledge the fact that the real place we reside has been around for a very long time and it has survived through change, adaption and perseverance. The planet hurts now because it's inhabitants are so unwillingly to acknowledge those 29 word, that they will destroy the thing that gives it everything. But the planet will survive because it will change with or without us. And if you peer into your on personal microcosm ask yourself are you destroying your planet your soul because you cannot listen to those 29 words.
I speak to you, but really to me, you must grab those paddles, those Oars of Change and push, as hard as you can even when the current flows against you. Even as your arms burn and your mind tells you stop and give in dig deep. Push, don't give up, don't stop, keep paddling there is a way out. Change yourself and fight your way across the river there is another shore, it's there open your eyes, your heart and your soul to the possibilities hiding in the corners of your mind. Change is as easy as reading those 29 words if you want it. Grab your Oars and paddle your way across the river or continue to look out the window at your River of Denial.
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oh how I feel the pain of change...it is so fucking hard! Good luck!
- August 22, 2008 at 11:00 AM
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In Memory of John Frank Fresia
1937 - 2014 MILTON, VT. John Frank Fresia, 76, was set free from the bonds of this earth to be with his Lord on Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2014, at the Vermont Veterans Hospital in White River Junction, with his loving family by his side. John was born on Sept. 29, 1937, in Pittsfield, Mass., the son of John and Josephine (Dellea) Fresia. He served in the U.S. Air Force from 1954 - 1958. On May 9, 1959, he married his childhood sweetheart Judith Ann Passardi of Pittsfield, Mass. They were married for over 55 years. John worked for IBM as an Manager of the Research & Development Failure Analysis Division from 1965 to 1986. In 1986, he resigned his position at IBM to become pastor of Christian Faith Assembly, where he pastored for 28 years at the Old Brick Church, Route 2, Williston. John's entire born-again life was dedicated to the preaching of the gospel. He loved people and loved to share the truth of salvation. His website is available for anyone who would like to know more about John and his ministry at www.soundanalarm.com. He is survived by his loving wife, Judith, of Milton, his sons Marc Fresia and his wife, Nena of Dayton, Nev., John M. Fresia of Essex Junction, his daughter, Lisa Fresia Cruz, and husband, Vince, of Grand Isle, by his grandchildren, Sam and Nico Cruz and Stacey Lane, and his great-granddaughters, Hope and Paige Lane. John is also survived by his sister, Gloria Chiaretto, of Oxford, Mass., his brother-in-law Floyd Passardi of Pittsfield, Mass., and by many very special nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by his brother, Armand, in 2012. John's family would like to give special thanks to the medical staff at the VA Hospital in White River Junction for the excellent care given him and his family during his stay.


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Olivia Wilde in GQ
Olivia Wilde poses for the latest issue of GQ and also responds to Megan Fox's recent comment about wanting to strangle a mountain ox in a fit of bisexual lust:
"I came into my trailer at House the morning after that article came out," she says, "and one of our writers had done an illustration on my mirror of a mountain ox saying, 'Save me, save me. Please, Olivia, make out with Megan!' " Though Wilde is a little skeptical of the recent girl-crush fad, she's always willing to pitch in for a cause: "Of course, anything I can do to save the mountain ox, I'm happy to do."
Funny you should mention that, I happen to be holding a gun to a mountain ox's head as we speak. In fact – *WAM* Sonofabitch, kicked me! No, don't shit in the elevator! Everybody down!
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Jose Mourinho attributed a large part of Barcelona's 3-1 'Clasico' victory at the Bernabeu on Saturday to luck and dismissed the idea that it would damage his side's morale in the La Liga title race.
"It was a game and in many games luck plays an important part," a surprisingly sanguine Mourinho told reporters after Real's early lead from a first minute Karim Benzema goal was overhauled by goals from Alexis Sanchez, Xavi and Cesc Fabregas.
"When we were 1-0 up we had the chance to go two up with an opening which normally with a player as fantastic as Cristiano Ronaldo would have taken, but we didn't.
"Their second came from a deflection, and no one can see it was anything other than luck. We had another chance at 2-2 and almost immediately they scored a third which was a psychological blow.
"Luck played its part but I don't want to take anything away from our opponents."
Although tempers frayed towards the end of the game there were none of the types of scenes that had blighted recent 'Clasicos' while Mourinho, who has had outbursts against Barca, the referees and soccer authorities after previous matches remained calm.
When asked about a possible second yellow card Barcelona's Lionel Messi could have picked up before halftime for a late tackle on Xabi Alonso, he replied: "It was a sending off for me, but the referee was closer and could see better, so maybe it wasn't."
The Portuguese was not worried the defeat that left them level at the top with Barcelona on 37 points, though Barca have played one more game, would affect their league form.
"We are sad but relaxed," he said. "We are level on points with a game to play. As long as we don't lose this against Sevilla we will go in to the Christmas break still leaders."
His opposite number Pep Guardiola shared Mourinho's view.
"I don't think it will affect Madrid's morale. They will go away for the holiday recover and come back even stronger," he said with a very hoarse voice.
"There are still 70 odd points to play for, Madrid are still leaders, you can't say someone is already champion in November or December."
Guardiola praised his side for the way they reacted after goalkeeper Victor Valdes gifted Real the opening goal with a wayward pass after only 23 seconds.
"Valdes after his mistake continued playing the same way, making passes when many others would have started hoofing the ball down the field," he added.
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Lil' Kim Asks Fans To Purchase Baby Gifts Of Her Registry!
Lil' Kim celebrated her baby shower on Saturday with a Royal themed shower. Before the party the rapper took to twitter to ask her fans to buy her baby gifts! Items ranged in price but one of the most expensive items was a $575 Silver Cup from Tiffany's. Some fans appreciated this but other's thought it was tacky. What do you think? For more on the story CLICK HERE
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They charged me $500 to do a load of laundry. Never gave me a receipt until I checked out, and had done 3 loads of laundry. $1500 for 3 loads of laundry. Should have been $500 PESOS. Would have been $20 per load. Ridiculous behavior by a hotel chain.
The location was really great. It has excellent rooms. Nice air conditioning. Complete breakfast. Check-out was a breeze. No free parking in a difficult zone. The check-in was slow, my electronic booking wasn't found even using the number. Finally everything was OK. There was no one at the SPA to supervise or to clean. Used towels were thrown carelessly around. No bathrobes at the room to go to the SPA. No glasses/cups on the room. Only one glass at the bathroom.
The check in was flawless and the room excellent. Nice bed, and almost no noise. Great value. The first room had a strong tobacco stink. It was really bad, but as soon as we call reception, they gave apologies and immediately found another room for us.
View of the River Plate Staff was unfriendly and seldom helpful; hotel is in desperate need of upkeep and maintenance. Food selection at restaurant is mediocre at best. No restaurant on weekends??? No air conditioner because they set to "cold climate conditions" on a set date regardless of what current weather conditions are outside. Hot and no air condition is hardluy expected from a hotel.
Perfectly located by the ocean, yet 5 minutes esay walk from city center. Nice decor, great lobby for coffee or bier opposite the ocean.GREAT OCEAN VIEW. I came for a business trip and found the hotel meeting and exceeding all my expectations. Elected to stay one more night during weekend. Will stay there again. The hotel is somewhat outdated. I do not like the concrete architecture from teh 70's. The gym equipment was second grade.
The room was OK, albeit a little noisy. The bathroom was well equipped and a nice and strong shower had running steaming hot water in seconds. Check in was quick and flawless. Same as check out. The breakfast bread and cakes and pastry were top notch. The room had a long three panel window which didn't close fully on the sides (humidity was clearly seen on the right side). Voices and noise were clearly audible during the night. The breakfast was standard, no scrambled eggs/bacon/sausages or any hot dish. The place, was an open space with a few tables around. Too business like. We hadn't a free table so we had to use some couches even farther from the place. Wifi was really bad. Luckily it was a leisure stay, because I'm not sure if working or depending on the wi-fi would have been possible.


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Winter shelter building, cross country skiing, ice climbing, snowshoeing, power kiting, and much more is waiting for your troop or crew at Snow Base.
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From industrial capital to cultural capital
Austria's largest industrial city (pop. 200,000) has unexpectedly retained, in the old town and the surrounding area, much of the charm of bygone days. Linz is on the former terrain of an ancient Roman fort. For Emperor Friedrich III, whose heart is also buried here, it served as a residence city from 1489 to 1493. Johannes Kepler calculated the planetary orbits here, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart composed his Linz Symphony, Adalbert Stifter wrote his great novels "Witiko" and "Indian Summer," and Anton Bruckner, born in nearby Ansfelden, is considered its presiding genius.
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The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers rejected lawmakers' request to increase the flow from a major tributary of the Mississippi River, where declining water levels threaten the shipment of about $7 billion in cargo.
The Corps lacks authority to adjust the Missouri River flow to benefit Mississippi navigation, Jo-Ellen Darcy, the Army's assistant secretary for civil works, said in a letter to Senator Richard Durbin, an Illinois Democrat, released Friday.
"The Corps has identified the potential for significant negative effects on the Missouri River system," including a depletion of drinking water supplies, loss of marine-wildlife habitat and higher bills for users of hydro power, Darcy said.
Barges carrying grain, soybeans, coal, oil and other commodities on the Mississippi River have started to reduce their loads to navigate waters shrunk by the worst drought in 50 years. By the year's end, rock structures in the river near southern Illinois threaten to curtail traffic as the river recedes, according to a forecast Wednesday from the National Weather Service.
Water levels along the 2,300-mile Mississippi will approach record lows just after the first of the year in the absence of rain. Companies that rely on the river to transport goods, including Archer-Daniels-Midland Co. and American Electric Power Co., may see a decline in their cargo shipments.
Darcy on Nov. 29 agreed to expedite a Corps review of the impact of an increase in the water flow from the Missouri River, which joins the Mississippi near St. Louis. The Corps also plans to begin demolishing submerged limestone "pinnacles" near the Illinois town of Thebes "as early as possible in December," according to the letter. The Corps planned to begin the work in February.
Barge traffic starts being impeded when the river channel falls below a depth of about 9 feet, according to the Corps. The water level at St. Louis won't reach that point until Dec. 26, according to the National Weather Service.
The rain now forecast, expedited removal of the rocks and limited flows authorized from upstream "are expected to be sufficient to sustain navigation" on the middle Mississippi River, without additional releases from the Missouri, Darcy said in her letter to Durbin.
Shippers are urging immediate action because any water released from the Missouri River takes about two weeks to raise the level of the Mississippi, according to the Waterways Council, based in Arlington, Va. The industry group estimates about $7 billion in commodities travel along the river each December and January.


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The Calm Before The Storm
There has been a video making the rounds on the web recently called "(Empty America) New York City", showing how eerie the city looks without the usual throngs of people and traffic. Although Thrashlab used time lapse and special post-processing to create their video, over the last couple of days, with the East coast experiencing Hurricane Sandy, the streets of New York have looked strangely similar. Coney Island is under water and the closure of Wall Street and the evacuations left both New York and New Jersey looking desolate and abandoned. We have been bombarded with footage of the actual hurricane and the aftermath of the damage it has done, but these images from NPR show something entirely different. They speak to the calm that comes before the storm; the anxiousness and worry that exists before we know what is going to happen. How long will it last? We know we can we get through it, but what will life be like tomorrow?
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AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) - The Texas House and Senate late on Saturday approved a two-year budget that spends $15 billion less in state and federal dollars than the last budget cycle.
The $172 billion budget, approved in the House by a vote of 97-53 and in the Senate 20-11, now goes to Governor Rick Perry, who commended the proposal for not raising taxes or tapping the state's $9.7 billion rainy day fund.
Perry said the budget reflects the demands of voters last November, when a wave of Republicans were swept into office.
"The Texas budget shows Washington and the other 49 states that it's possible to make government live within its means without raising taxes," said Lieutenant Governor David Dewhurst, who, like Perry is a Republican.
The 2012-2013 budget -- Texas has a two-year budget cycle -- slashes $4 billion from schools. Those cuts violate state law, so the budget plan depends on the passage of another bill that would tweak the state's school finance system. The last day of Texas' biennial legislative session is Monday.
Most Democrats voted against the budget, saying it will lead to teacher layoffs and criticizing what they called accounting tricks, such as pushing some $4.8 billion in projected Medicaid expenses to the next budget cycle. Democratic Representative Joaquin Castro called it the "worst budget in a generation."
The cuts were not as deep as what the House initially proposed in the face of a budget shortfall. Representative Jim Pitts, the Republican chairman of the House Appropriations Committee, said that the earlier budget proposal "dangerously underfunded critical parts of state government."
The budget deal crafted in a House-Senate conference committee increased funding for schools, community colleges, student financial aid, nursing homes and border security compared to the initial House proposal, he said.
"It may not be as much as some would like, but it meets the needs with the resources we have available," Pitts told his House colleagues.
Democrats said they were not impressed.
"We've gone from apocalyptic to merely horrific and we're calling that an improvement," Democratic Senator Rodney Ellis said in a statement. "It's not. We are making huge cuts that will make the lives of millions of Texans much more difficult."
The state's budget shortfall is partly due to the economic downturn and partly due to the state's reliance on one-time money -- including federal stimulus dollars -- in 2010-2011. Also, a reconfigured state business tax designed to pay for 2006 school property tax cuts did not generate as much as expected.
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About the College
The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences (CLAS), established in 1900, is the largest of the 11 colleges that comprise the University of Iowa, with 39 departments spanning the visual, performing, literary, and cinematic arts; humanities; natural and mathematical sciences; social and behavioral sciences; and communication disciplines.
More than 17,000 undergraduates are currently enrolled in our College, and more than 2,300 graduate students are enrolled in programs offered by our departments. In any single year, our College awards about 70% of the University's undergraduate degrees, and 45% of the University's graduate degrees are awarded to students studying in CLAS departments.
CLAS students can choose from 67 undergraduate majors, almost 70 minors, and 18 interdisciplinary certificate programs. We encourage our students to combine areas of study to create unique academic portfolios that help them develop their talents and stand out among their peers.
About 56% of our College's undergraduate students come from Iowa, representing all 99 counties. Fifty-six percent of our students are female. About 1,900 international students study in CLAS--approximately 11% of our total enrollment--and almost 2,700 of our students (about 16%) identify as coming from U.S. minority populations. During the last decade, CLAS has awarded more than 28,000 undergraduate degrees; there are currently about 140,000 living alumni of the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences, including more than 40,000 living in Iowa.
The College has about 600 tenured and tenure-track faculty members devoted to teaching, research, and service to their disciplines, the University, and the state of Iowa. In fiscal year 2015, CLAS faculty garnered about $45.4 million in external research funding.
The College of Liberal Arts & Sciences is led by Dean Chaden Djalali. The College's Executive Associate Dean, Raúl Curto, is Associate Dean for Faculty and Diversity, and the Natural and Mathematical Sciences; associate deans are Marc Armstrong, Associate Dean for Graduate & Online Education, and the Social Sciences; Helena Dettmer, Associate Dean for Undergraduate Programs & Curriculum, and the Humanities; and Joseph Kearney, Associate Dean for Research & Infrastructure, and the Arts. Assistant Dean Dian Gottlob works with the Dean of the College, provides staff support for the CLAS Executive Committee, and supports departmental and program reviews. The College's Director of Business and Financial Administration, Erin Herting, and Director of Administrative Planning and Operations, Karna Wieck, are also assistants to the Dean.
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|Iowa Writers' Workshop (Creative Writing)
|Speech-Language Pathology (Dept. of Communication Sciences & Disorders)
|Audiology (Dept. of Communication Sciences & Disorders)
|Social Psychology (Dept. of Sociology)
|Printmaking (School of Art & Art History)
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Ports, River Cats Battle in Exhibition Series
Exhibition Games with Sacramento River Cats Set for April 6 and 7
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Purchase Tickets to April 6 Exhibition Game
The Ports, 11-time California League Champions, will host the first exhibition game at Banner Island Ballpark on Tuesday, April 6 at 6:35 p.m. The final game will be at Raley Field in Sacramento on Wednesday, April 7 at 6:35 p.m.
Not only can fans get a preview of this season's Stockton club, led by new manager Steve Scarsone, but fans can also see a high number of the top prospects in the Oakland organization in this exhibition series.
"This exhibition series has been a highlight on our pre-season schedule for a couple of years and it's an event we look forward to. It's always exciting to meet our new team, and to also see and congratulate former Ports who had have made it up to Sacramento," said Ports President and General Manager Pat Filippone. "We look forward to watching a close exhibition series and welcoming our fans to Banner Island Ballpark for another exciting year of Ports baseball."
Ports season ticket holders can enter the April 6 game at Banner Island Ballpark for free, while mini-plan ticket holders must pay $2 for tickets. Tickets for the general public for the April 6 event cost $5. All tickets are for reserved seating.
Tickets to for the first exhibition game at Banner Island Ballpark will be available online at www.stocktonports.com, over the phone at (209) 644-1900 or at the ticket office at Banner Island Ballpark starting in mid-March.
The Ports will open the 2010 season on the road at Visalia on Thursday, April 8 before hosting their home opener on Thursday, April 15 against Visalia at 7:05 p.m.
For information about season tickets, mini-plan ticket packages, group outings or luxury suites, please contact the Ports front office at (209) 644-1900 or visit www.stocktonports.com.
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Dr. James Naismith is best known world wide as the inventor of
basketball. He also led an exemplary life, following the values
he held dear. He was an educator and leader, dedicated to developing
character through sport, and devoted to serving society. His gift
of basketball is played in over 200 countries around the world.
Biography of James Naismith
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Naismith Family Background
the hard times of the 1820's, the government of Britain arranged
for the settlement of its constituents in particular areas of Canada.
Specifying that the emigrants pay their own ship passage, the British
government agreed to provide tools, blankets, seed grain and small
sums of money to tide the settlers over until harvest next fall.
James Naismith's ancestors were among the multitudes of Scottish
immigrants to settle in Lanark County, Ontario, near the junction
of the Mississippi and Indian Rivers.
James' grandparents, Robert and Annie Young, arrived in Canada
in 1852. Annie reared eleven children. The fourth of these eleven
children was Margaret Young, James' mother, born in Scotland in
1833. A year after the Young's arrived, eighteen year old John Naismith,
James' father, left his parents and migrated from Scotland to the
Lanark District of Upper Canada. He soon moved to live and work
with his Uncle Peter who had arrived in Ramsay Township in 1832.
The Community
The community in which the Young farm was located was the most
densely populated part of the township and was the place where the
first schools and churches were built. The eighth line had two thriving
settlements in the early days a few miles apart: Leckies Corners
and Bennie's Corners. In 1847 Bennie's Corners (named for the pioneer
postmaster in the village) had facilities more than adequate for
its population of 75 people: a school, a church, a blacksmith shop,
a shoemaker shop, a cooperage, a carriage shop, a general merchandise
store and a post office. Within reasonable distance were a tannery,
a carding mill, a weaving shop, a timber slide and sawmill, and
several gristmills.
Unfortunately, a fire in 1851 destroyed the village of Bennie's
Corners and it was never fully rebuilt. Bennie's Corners in the
1870's, the time of James Naismith's adolescence, was no longer
an important crossroad. It consisted of a few residences, a store,
and a blacksmith shop and one very important institution--the schoolhouse.
Here James received his grade school education.
the decline of Bennie's Corners from a thriving village to a minor
cross-roads, the settlement now known as Almonte became the economic,
social and cultural centre for the area. Named by the Scottish-Irish
Canadian group of settlers to honour General Juan Nepomuceno Almonte,
the Mexican ambassador to the United States in 1856, Almonte was
one of the first villages in the Ottawa Valley. This textile-manufacturing
centre of the country formed where the Mississippi River showed
a sixty-two foot drop in three stages, making a tremendous supply
of water available to generate power. This town is the town where
James would attend high school and church.
James Naismith: The Early
Born near Almonte, Ontario on November 6, 1861, James was the eldest
son of Scottish immigrants John and Margaret Naismith. In 1869,
at the age of eight, James moved with his family to Grand Calumet
where his father began work as a saw hand. Orphaned at age nine,
when his parents contracted typhoid fever while working in the milling
community. When their grandmother died in 1872, the Naismith children,
Annie, James and Robbie, were left under the care of their authoritarian
uncle, Peter Young.
James cut across the fields to attend grade school in a one-room
schoolhouse in Bennie's Corners. Jim was known in the neighborhood
as a strong and skillful boy, but at school his monthly report cards
showed poor grades. Mr. Thomas B. Caswell, James' grade school teacher,
instructed him in reading, writing, arithmetic, advanced mathematics,
Latin grammar and other subjects. Although not the head of his class
in academics, he was a leader among his peers in all physical activities
and showed signs of becoming a fine athlete. James attended high
school in a gray limestone building in Almonte.
Before and after school hours, Jim was assigned chores around the
farm and worked in the woods. Jim learned to chop trees, saw logs,
and drive horses. The walk from the farm to school was 5 miles.
Jim learned early many lessons in honesty, initiative, independence,
and ruggedness. Uncle Peter put great stock in reliability and self-reliance.
When Jim was sent into the field or the woods with a team of horses,
he was expected to do the assigned job without asking for help.
If trouble arose, he was depended upon to take care of it himself.
Despite the burden of farm duties, there was time for play. In Bennie's
Corners the blacksmith shop was the gathering spot for the children
of the area. Here they enjoyed watching the blacksmith work his
materials and playing in the sugarbush behind the shop. Where a
tree or boulder served as a convenient base, they played variations
of tag and hide-and-seek or tried their skill at "duck on the
rock" - a game which combined throwing with tag using a large
base stone to be guarded by the one player.
In the fields, creeks and rivers beyond the blacksmith shop Jim
and his friends found more space to play. With each season came
a different opportunity for recreation.
In the fall, James was involved in hunting. In the surrounding
forests the local boys hunted squirrels, partridge and snowshoe
hare with bows and arrows. As they grew and matured they were given
guns to hunt deer and Canadian lynx.
During the winter, snowshoeing, ice hockey, skating, and tobogganing
were favorite activities. Not willing to ask his uncle for a pair
of skates, James fashioned a pair for himself by setting metal files
into pieces of wood.
In the spring, "sugaring-off" occurred in the Ontario
maple groves. The making of maple sugar provided a fun time for
Jim and his friends.
With summer came swimming. Jim used to lead boys across the fields
and through the woods to favorite swimming spots in the Indian and
Mississippi Rivers where they frolicked, swam and balanced on floating
In all outdoor activities Jim was a leader. He was one of the strongest
and most skilful boys in the neighborhood.
on a Rock
This stone sat in the blacksmith's yard adjacent to the Bennie's
Corners school in Ramsay Township where James attended. They played
a game on this stone called "Duck on a Rock" which was
a game that combined tag with throwing. Players formed a line from
a distance of 15-20 feet from the base stone. Each player used a
fist-sized stone. The object was to dislodge the "guards"
stone from the top of the base stone, by throwing, taking turns.
The guard would be positioned in a neutral area away from the thrower.
If one succeeded, they would go to the back of the line. If you
missed the guards' stone, the "chase" would be on and
if tagged before the stone was recovered, the players would trade
Over time, they discovered that if the stone was hurled like a
baseball it would bound far away and increase the likelihood of
being caught by the guard. The players developed a lobbed arcing
shot that proved to be more controllable, more accurate, and less
likely to bounce away, thus increasing their chance of retrieval.
When he was given the task of introducing a new indoor game in
1891, he was given two main objectives - "make it fair for
all players, and free of rough play".
James analyzed the games of the day (rugby, lacrosse, football,
soccer, hockey and baseball) and observed that the larger ball didn't
move as swift as the smaller balls, so he chose the soccer ball
for the new game. Next he observed that contact and rough play in
the other games occurred when the object was carried, dribbled,
stick handled etc. His first decision was to remove running with
the ball.
The next observation was that there was much jostling and rough
play in the defense of the goal, net or goal line in the other games.
He chose to place the goal over head where it couldn't be guarded.
This posed a new problem, since this was the first game with the
goal above the plane of the playing area. How would they shoot to
Remembering back to "Duck on a Rock" and how successful
the lobbed arcing shot proved, he incorporated it into the shooting
method for his new game Basket Ball.
Athlete and Scholar
At McGill University in Montreal, Quebec, Jim Naismith began a
four year Bachelor of Arts program. Jim studied as he had never
studied before. He made the decision to put sports aside and spend
all his time on assignments. That was, until one day when two fellow
students convinced him of the need to join the athletic program
at the university for the sake of keeping fit.
Jim headed for McGill University's gymnasium where he soon began
participating in the gymnastic and rugby program. By his junior
year, he was winning the university's highest honours for his athletic
involvement. Jim had time for extracurricular interests, joining
the student government and Literary Society for which he debated.
He was also a member of the Society choir.
In 1887, after four successful university years, he was cited on
the Prize and Honour List for having passed the Bachelor of Arts
in Honours in philosophy and Hebrew. He graduated as one of the
top ten in his class on April 30, 1887.
After graduation Jim enrolled in the largest theological school
affiliated with McGill University, the Presbyterian College. To
finance his education he accepted an appointment as instructor of
physical education in the gymnasium at McGill. As a student in a
theological program, he studied hard and became involved in extracurricular
religious activities. He was a member of staff of the Presbyterian
College Journal, active in the Literary and Philosophical Society,
and in the Missionary Society.
Although James won theological scholarships, he dismayed colleagues
and professors by continuing his involvement in athletics. He played
lacrosse - a sport occasionally referred to at the time as "legalized
murder", and rugby - a hard hitting sport, which some considered
a tool of the devil. Jim was advised to leave the evils of the athletic
life and devote himself to books and Christian duties. James' views
of athletics differed from those of his instructors. He continued
his involvement with sports.
A New Path
During a rugby game in his senior year in seminary, a player on
Jim's team uttered some profanity, then apologized to Jim explaining
" I forgot you were there." These words changed the course
of James' life. From this remark he began to play with the idea
of helping men through athletics and the ministry.
The Young Men's Christian Association (founded in London nearly
a half century before) had been established in Boston and Montreal
in 1851. Jim often visited the YMCA in Montreal and had become acquainted
with the general secretary D.A. Budge. Jim explained to Budge his
idea of helping young athletes. It was through Budge that Naismith
learned of the Y.M.C.A International Training School in Massachusetts
for the education of laymen-leaders of youth. Shortly thereafter,
Jim left the Presbyterian College as an non-ordained minister to
pursue a career with an emphasis on physical education.
In the late summer of 1890, after spending some time learning about
the YMCAs in Canada and the U.S., Jim bid farewell to Bennie's Corners
and Almonte and traveled to Springfield to enroll at the YMCA Training
school. Here he would take courses that emphasized spiritual and
physical development.
The Years at the "Y"
at the YMCA training school, James took and taught various courses,
and played rugby for the YMCA
At this stage in its development, indoor physical education in
the U.S. consisted of calisthenics, gymnastics, and drills. The
late 1870's and 80's saw a rise in interest in outdoor intercollegiate
sports, especially track and field and football, and participation
in these games at the YMCA increased. But between the close of the
football season in the fall and the opening of the baseball season
in the spring there was emptiness.
Recognizing the danger of overemphasis on exercises that demanded
excessive routine and wanting to bring recreational sports into
the gymnasium the superintendent, Luther Gulick, assigned James
and the other students the task of inventing new games.
The needs to revamp the indoor physical education program grew
quickly, as one group of students, primarily mature men, were losing
interest in the existing program. After two instructors of this
group of students asked for relief from instructing this class,
Gulick assigned Naismith as the instructor, asking him to see what
he could do with the class and the program.
He embarked on a career in Physical Education through the YMCA,
took time out to earn his Medical Degree while operating the Denver
YMCA. This led him to accept the positions of Physical Education
Director, Campus Chaplain and Basketball Coach at the University
of Kansas. He remained there from 1898 until his retirement in 1938.
In between, he served twice in military conflict, including WWI
in France, and saw his gift of basketball admitted into the Olympic
Family of sports at the 1936 Berlin Olympics. To see the youth of
the world united to play his game, his gift to mankind, basketball.
It remains the highlight of his career in his words.
He succumbed to heart trouble on November 29th, 1939. His legacy
is reflected in the games played around the world, the basketball
nets that adorn garages, walls and barns in communities' abroad.
And finally, in schools and YMCA's around the world, the first game
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Interrogating immune correlates of infection risk for efficacious and non-efficacious HIV-1 vaccine clinical trials have provided hypotheses regarding the mechanisms of induction of protective immunity to HIV-1. To date, there have been six HIV-1 vaccine efficacy trials (VAX003, Vaxgen, Inc., San Francisco, CA, USA), VAX004 (Vaxgen, Inc.), HIV-1 Vaccine Trials Network (HVTN) 502 (Step), HVTN 503 (Phambili), RV144 (sponsored by the U.S. Military HIV Research Program, MHRP) and HVTN 505). Cellular, humoral, host genetic and virus sieve analyses of these human clinical trials each can provide information that may point to potentially protective mechanisms for vaccine-induced immunity. Critical to staying on the path toward development of an efficacious vaccine is utilizing information from previous human and non-human primate studies in concert with new discoveries of basic HIV-1 host-virus interactions. One way that past discoveries from correlate analyses can lead to novel inventions or new pathways toward vaccine efficacy is to examine the intersections where different components of the correlate analyses overlap (e.g., virus sieve analysis combined with humoral correlates) that can point to mechanistic hypotheses. Additionally, differences in durability among vaccine-induced T- and B-cell responses indicate that time post-vaccination is an important variable. Thus, understanding the nature of protective responses, the degree to which such responses have, or have not, as yet, been induced by previous vaccine trials and the design of strategies to induce durable T- and B-cell responses are critical to the development of a protective HIV-1 vaccine.
The path forward to an efficacious HIV-1 vaccine will be expedited via the analysis of immune correlates from past and future HIV-1 vaccine efficacy trials. Approaches that aim either to improve upon current findings from a partially efficacious vaccine strategy or approaches toward the generation of broadly neutralizing antibodies by rational immunogen design strategies are likely to be fast-tracked through careful probing of the intersections of immune correlate analyses within and among human vaccine clinical trials. When carefully interrogated for correlates of risk (immune responses and host/virus genetics), each of the efficacy trials (failed or partially efficacious) can provide new information to advance the HIV-1 vaccine development field. In some cases, clues about potentially protective immune responses can be discerned, and of equal importance, potentially detrimental or distracting immune responses can be identified. Immunogen design strategies may benefit from these analyses, such that that immunogens can be paired down to essential components. Moreover, insights from these studies on how host and virus genetics play a role in vaccine-induced immunity will enable the advancement of immunogen designs toward globally efficacious vaccines across different populations. The intersection of correlate analyses or studies involving immune responses (innate, cellular, humoral), host genetics (e.g., FcR expression, HLA) and HIV-1 virus sieve analyses (virus sequence analysis of all infections (placebo and vaccine groups) to determine if there were specific genetic attributes of infecting viruses that were significantly different between the two groups) are areas of the highest information content for follow-up studies (
Due to the uniqueness of each efficacy trial and outcome, each study can provide information regarding the minimum bar to overcome to achieve HIV-1 vaccine efficacy. Even when there is no overall vaccine efficacy, the heterogeneity of immune responses among vaccines has enabled follow-up studies to identify associations of immune responses with HIV-1 infection risk in subsets of vaccines. Furthermore, an integral part of understanding immune correlates of protection is to also define patterns of immune responses that associate with non-protective vaccines. One of the major goals for the HIV-1 vaccine field is to define correlates of protection from HIV-1 infection, such that the field has biomarkers that will clearly predict vaccine outcome in HIV-1 vaccine efficacy trials.
There have been six HIV-1 vaccine efficacy studies to date [
Overlapping regions among distinct analyses are targets for novel insights. The intersection of correlate analyses (shown as overlap of circles) involving immune responses (innate, cellular, humoral), host genetics (e.g., FcR expression, HLA), and HIV-1 virus sieve analyses are areas of the highest information content for follow-up studies. A subset of independent immune response measurements (e.g., cellular and humoral responses top left and right) can also overlap to point to similar potential mechanism(s) of protective immunity. (Ab Form: antibody subclass, isotype, dimeric,
The terminology employed for describing correlates and surrogates for protection from HIV-1 infection have been the focus of ongoing discussion and clarification [
HIV-1 vaccine efficacy trials and immune correlates.
|HIV-1 Efficacy Trial
|Vaccine Strategy
|Risk Population
|Geographic Location
|Vaccine Efficacy Outcome a
|Correlates of HIV-1 Risk/Incidence
|Evidence of Immune Pressure (Virus Sieve)
|Protein/Alum (CRF01_AE/Clade B Env)
|Injection Drug Users (IDU)
|No Efficacy
|No [
|No [
|Protein/Alum (Clade B Envs)
|MSM b/High Risk Women
|No Efficacy
|Yes [
|No [
|Ad5 Vector (Clade B Gag/Pol Nef)
|MSM/ High Risk Heterosexual Men and Women
|North and South America, Australia, Caribbean
|No Efficacy (Efficacy futility determined at first interim analysis after full enrollment)
|Yes [
|Yes [
|Ad5 Vector (Clade B Gag/Pol/Nef)
|Heterosexual men and women
|South Africa
|No Efficacy (Vaccinations discontinued: early unblinding due to Step results)
|ALVAC vector (Clade B Gag/Pro + CRF01_A/E Env) + Protein/Alum (CRF01_AE/Clade B Env)
|Community c
|31.2% Efficacy
|Yes [
|Yes [
|DNA + Ad5 Vector (Clade A,B,C
|MSM and TG d (Ad5 seronegative, Circumcised)
|No Efficacy
Vaccine-induced immune responses have been studied to identify immune correlations with infection risk and evidence of virus sieve that can inform the design and evaluation of the next phase of vaccine efficacy trials (shaded boxes indicate reported correlations). Immunizations in two efficacy studies (Phambili/HVTN 503, HVTN 505) were stopped; however, follow-up of participants continues. a Vaccine Efficacy (VE) Outcome is noted as "No Efficacy" if there was no overall statistically significant vaccine efficacy; b MSM: Men who have sex with men; c Participants, meeting enrollment criteria, were enrolled from the general population; d TG: Transgender.
HIV-1 specific CD8+ T cells are associated with control of HIV-1 replication as demonstrated in acute HIV-1 infection [
The Step study [
Four of the HIV-1 vaccine efficacy trials induce HIV-1 Env-specific antibody responses by three diverse strategies: recombinant HIV-1 gp120 immunogen alone (VAX003 and VAX004); vector prime with gp120 boost (RV144); and DNA prime, vector boost (HVTN 505). Although VAX003 and VAX004 efficacy trials each tested gp120 protein only as an immunogen strategy to induce humoral responses, these trials were distinct in that they were conducted in different risk populations (injection drug users (IDU)
The VAX003 clinical trial was conducted in high-risk injection drug users, and the vaccine contained bivalent gp120 (Clades B and Clade E: AIDSVAX B/E) [
RV144 is the only HIV-1 vaccine efficacy trial in which the vaccine showed decreased transmission
One key insight from the evaluation of the RV144 vaccine trial was that the vaccine immunogen was unique in its antigenicity (
Further analyses of the six primary variables in the RV144 correlate analyses using interaction models was one way of examining the role of multiple immune measurements in assessing correlates of HIV-1 infection risk. The secondary analysis as part of the RV144 immune correlate work [
Together, the two immune correlates of HIV-1 infection risk in RV144, along with data from the secondary analyses and follow-up studies, indicate that evaluating antibodies that target circulating strains in the population being tested as well as cross-clade epitopes may play a role in understanding vaccine efficacy. Circulating Env IgA responses to the C1 region in gp120 of a circulating strain in Thailand (CRF01_AE) was the strongest statistical correlate of HIV-1 infection risk in RV144. Moreover, IgG responses to the V2 region of CRF01_AE Env significantly correlated with a decreased risk of infection among the different clades of V2 responses tested in the peptide microarray assay [
The RV144 case control study was designed to evaluate potential correlates of infection risk. Notably, multiple analyses support the original primary RV144 immune correlates and follow-up studies involving immune responses and/or host genetics relate to the primary and secondary correlates analysis (
For HIV-1 vaccines, immune responses that impact only a proportion of the transmitted viruses can lead to virus sieving, in that specific viruses impervious to vaccine-elicited immunity can establish infection. These virus sieve analyses in concert with probing vaccine-induced immune response can lead to hypotheses of specific immune responses that may prevent the acquisition of some viruses. Moreover, analyses of viruses escaping from vaccine-induced immunity can provide a roadmap for critical targets on infectious virions that need to be targeted by an HIV-1 vaccine to substantially increase vaccine efficacy. Ongoing analyses of the changing complexity of circulating viruses may be critical for understanding the virus target in specific populations.
Additional independent studies examining breakthrough viruses in RV144 vaccines (sieve analyses) and the generation of monoclonal antibodies from the B-cells of vaccine recipients have pointed toward a specific site within the V2 region of the HIV-1 envelope. V2 mAbs derived from RV144 vaccines bound to an epitope centered on K169 of the V2 region [
RV144 correlate analyses: intersections with virology and host genetics.
|Type of Analysis
|Description of Outcome
|Overlap or Intersections with Other Measurements
|Follow-up studies to the RV144 immune correlate analysis both support and extend the original report by additional work involving the generation of monoclonal antibodies (mABs), virology (virus sieve analysis) and host genetics.
|V2 Virus Sieve Analysis [
|Vaccine efficacy was higher against viruses matching the vaccine at position 169 in Env (another signature at position 181 that mismatched the vaccine was also identified as unrelated to the V2 site).
|To date, five follow-up studies support the identification of V1V2 IgG correlate [
|V3 Virus Sieve Analysis [
|Vaccine efficacy was higher against viruses matching the vaccine in the Env V3 loop.
|V3 IgG correlates with a decreased risk of infection [
|Host Genetics: Human Leukocyte Antigen (HLA) Class I [
|There was an association of the HLA Class I allele (A* 02) with HIV-1 infection risk and the two identified antibody correlates in RV144 vaccines.
|This analysis of host genetics for HLA Class I alleles intersects with both the V1/V2 IgG response and the Env IgA response. (1) Vaccine efficacy for viruses with a lysine at position 169 was higher in those with the HLA A* 02 allele; (2) there was a direct correlation between plasma C1 Env IgA response and infection rate in the A* 02 (−) subgroup, but not the A* 02 (+) subgroup.
|Host Genetics/HLA Class II [
|There was an association of the HLA Class II alleles with HIV-1 infection risk and the plasma Env IgA correlate in RV144.
|HLA II allele, DQB1* 06, had a significant interaction with the plasma Env IgA responses, such that DQB1* 06 had a significant effect on HIV-1 infection among the high IgA responders.
|Host Genetics/FcγRIIC [
|There was an association of FcγRIIC with vaccine efficacy.
|This analysis of host genetics for HLA Class I alleles intersects with both V2 sieve analysis and the Env IgA response. (1) Vaccine efficacy for viruses with a lysine at position 169 was higher in those with at least one FcγRIIC-118l allele; (2) direct correlation of plasma Env IgA with infection risk was only when FcγRIIC-118l was present.
RV144 secondary and follow-up immune measurements: associations and interactions.
|RV144 Immune Measurement
|Description of Outcome
|Overlap or Intersections with other Measurements
|1. Interaction of Plasma Env IgA and IgG Env Avidity [
|In the presence of low plasma Env IgA, avidity to vaccine strain Env correlated with a decreased risk of infection.
|HIV-1-Specific Plasma IgA Env Breadth Score.
|2. Interaction of Plasma Env IgA and antibody-dependent cellular cytotoxicity (ADCC) [
|In the presence of low plasma Env IgA, ADCC correlated with a decreased risk of infection.
|HIV-1-Specific Plasma IgA Env Breadth Score antibody-dependent cellular cytotoxicity (ADCC). Follow-up mechanistic studies demonstrated that conformational C1-specific IgA antibody can block IgG-mediated ADCC (NK effectors) [
|3. Interaction of Plasma Env IgA and NAb [
|In the presence of low plasma Env IgA, Nab correlated with a decreased risk of infection.
|HIV-1-Specific Plasma IgA Env Breadth Score.
|1. IgA CRF01 AE. C1 peptide [
|IgA binding to this C1 peptide significantly correlated with increased risk of infection among vaccinees (decreased vaccine efficacy).
|Follow-up analysis of the C1 Env IgA/IgG ratio significantly correlated with decreased vaccine efficacy [
|2. IgA A.con.env03 gp140 CF [
|IgA binding to this individual Env protein correlated with increased risk of infection among vaccinees (decreased vaccine efficacy).
|This measurement was part of the Plasma Env IgA Breadth Score, which was a primary variable in RV144. Follow-up analysis of the Env IgA/IgG ratio significantly correlated with decreased vaccine efficacy [
|3. IgA A.OOMSA gp140 CF [
|IgA binding to this individual Env protein correlated with increased risk of infection among vaccinees (decreased vaccine efficacy).
|This measurement was part of the Plasma Env IgA Breadth Score, which was a primary variable in RV144.
|4. IgG A244gD-293T gp120 [
|IgG binding to vaccine strain Env correlated with a decreased vaccine efficacy.
|This supports IgA/Avidity interaction model, where avidity includes binding to A244 Env. Follow-up analysis of the Env IgA/IgG ratio significantly correlated with decreased vaccine efficacy [
|5. Composite V2 microarray (hotspot) [
|IgG binding to the V2 composite score from the peptide microarray correlated with a decreased risk of infection.
|This supports the V1/V2 IgG primary immune measurement that correlated with a decreased risk of infection [
|6. PBMC Luminex Score [
|The cytokine score from Env stimulated PBMC supernatants correlated with a decreased risk of HIV-1 infection.
|Individual cytokines (IL-10 and IL-13), as indicated below, correlated with a decreased risk of HIV-1 infection.
|These individual cytokine responses from Env stimulated PBMC supernatants correlated with a decreased risk of HIV-1 infection.
|Single cell transcriptomics demonstrated that RV144 vaccine-specific T-cells produced this cytokine [
Due to the natural redundancy of the immune system [
One important insight from vaccine efficacy studies is the impact of time on vaccine-induced immunity. The time point at which vaccine efficacy is determined in a trial can dramatically influence the resulting level of vaccine efficacy. RV144 had a 60.5% vaccine efficacy through 12 months after initial vaccination that declined over time [
HIV-1 vaccines that can induce an orchestrated response comprised of all arms of the immune response (innate, cellular and humoral) may prove to be the most efficacious across different populations, genders and routes of transmission. Thus, it is imperative to advance forward with strategies for both effective T- and B-cell responses that likely will be induced through specific engagement of the innate immune system. New technologies and approaches have allowed the field to cast a broader net in evaluating vaccine strategies. The advent of virus sequencing at the single genome level has allowed for a detailed analysis of the specificities of immune responses that can impact virus replication in both human and non-human primates. These virus-specific approaches for that are not sensitive to vaccine-induced immunity compared to those viruses that are sensitive; (2) potential insights into important vulnerable sites (and their structure) on the virion that vaccines should target; and (3) information on whether the described vaccine-induced humoral and cellular immune responses have epitope specificities that match those identified as sieve sites in the virus. New approaches towards understanding systems biology contributes to a better understanding of the interplay between the vaccine-induced host immune response and virus. Taken together, these technological advances have yielded a robust amount of data that has an unprecedented need for innovation in the way the data are analyzed.
Analysis of host genetics, viral genetics and immune responses [
Currently licensed vaccines for other pathogens are based on empirical studies, and many do not have defined mechanistic correlates of protection. The protective efficacy of some of these vaccines are associated with antibody responses, with the exception of rotavirus and BCG ((Bacillus Calmette-Guerin) tuberculosis vaccine) [
We thank Peter Gilbert, Jerome Kim, Nelson Michael and Julie McElrath for insightful discussion in the preparation of this manuscript. The authors acknowledge funding from the HIV-1 Vaccine Trials Network (HVTN) (5U01 AI46725-05), the Duke University Center for AIDS Research (CFAR) Grant (P30 AI 64518), the Center for HIV/AIDS Vaccine Immunology-Immunogen Discovery (CHAVI-ID), National Institutes of Health/National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases/ Division of AIDS and Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation Grants (1033098, 1032144, 1040758).
B.F.H. and G.D.T. have patent applications submitted on portions of the work discussed.


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