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"Vaginal vs. Cesarean Birth"
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Monitoring increases in ambulatory blood pressure at work can help identify women at risk of developing hypertension in late pregnancy, according to an Australian study. The study showed that pregnant women's blood pressure is significantly higher on work days than on nonwork days. The absolute magnitude of work-related increases was predictive of hypertension later in pregnancy.
- Obstet-Gynecol 2001 87:361-365
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Editor's note: In this and the next issue of E-News, we will include responses to a news item [Issue 3:23] about an American obstetrician who believes vaginal birth creates "needless" pelvic floor disorders later in a woman's life. The news story appeared to favor cesarean section as an acceptable alternative.
I think Dr. Charles Butrick, along with other OBs, is trying to create panic and hysteria in a time when vanity, narcissism, and the willingness to go under the knife are at an all-time high. Because the doctor is foremost a surgeon (OBs are surgeons first), and because a lot of the birthing dollars are going to midwives and "natural," less costly vaginal births, he's upset. The doctor is an opportunist and is seeking to continue making money in his trade by offering his repair via the knife, after birth, while at the same time trying to urge the public to see c-sections as safe and needed. (Income from surgery twice in a woman's life is quite a boon. And let's not forget that 90% of hysterectomies are unnecessary--that would make it three income-producing surgeries per woman!)
If he's now repairing women whom he claims were damaged 20-30 years ago, weren't they more likely to have delivered in hospitals and by c-sections? Could it be possible that forceps and vacuum extraction and unnatural--lying on the back--delivery positions with mom numb and unable to work her muscles during labor are the real cause for pelvic floor damage? Could it be that the most common, medically sanctioned, female genital mutilation operation for women during that time--episiotomy--could be the cause of "pelvic damage"?
- Asiila, aspiring midwife
Did I miss something, or are they trying to say that a c-section will save you from damage? Have they forgotten that a c-sec is major abdominal surgery--that it IS damage? It is so typical of male OB/GYNs to think they will fix us if they just interfere more. I am appalled. In all the births I have been at or even heard of, I can think of no major perineal damage in the homebirths or even hospital midwife deliveries. However, I have been at countless hospital doctor-attended deliveries where the woman tore extensively. Last Feb a woman had a 5-pound baby and had a second-degree perineal tear because she could no longer feel the biofeedback of the burning at her perineum because the doc had lidocained her in anticipation of cutting an episiotomy, all against her wishes. In fact the woman and I caught the baby together as the doc turned around to reach for his scissors. Disgusting. I've seen an episiotomy and forceps on a 7-pounder, reconstructive surgery after a fourth-degree tear for a 6-pounder with a nuchal hand, and I've seen more lithotomy, stirrups births with 7-lb babies and subsequent second-degree tears to last me a lifetime.
All these are examples of how the medical model handles things. It is no wonder women are showing up with major trauma and problems. I just don't get doctors, who insist we are the ones broken when it is really they who are breaking us.
- Augustine Daniels, CBE and doula
Notice how they say damage to nerves, muscles and ligaments, yet they say absolutely nothing about the decrease in outdoor activity in the last 20+ years. I'd love to see a study on the amount of women who have "women problems" and how sedentary lifestyle worsens these conditions. Let's face it, most of us barely exercise. We used to walk, garden, play with our children. Now we spend time on the computer, drive to the mailbox, and our children watch TV instead of being outside.
- Chantel Haynes
This kind of vague, statistics-based misinformation is hurting women. I wonder why these doctors don't put their obviously ardent energy into creating statistics that support women, that support our natural birth processes? I'm going to choose to believe that the real reason this growing body of "doctors and researchers" is seeking out this type of misinformation is that we as a society have an inherent fear of the natural, of death, of the lack of control we have on the world, of the inherent power that lies in a woman's body.
Vaginal deliveries can stretch a woman's nerves--hah! This article stretched *my* nerves more than five vaginal deliveries ever could!
- Anon.
Don't underestimate the contribution of the techniques of the careprovider during pushing and crowning. Forced, extreme pushing, combined with not allowing enough time for the head to mold or the tissues to stretch, can seriously contribute to additional perineal trauma. Allowing a woman to push to the point of comfort, in her own time, and gradually ease the baby out can go a long way toward protecting tissues.
- Amy V. Haas, BCCE
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Q: While listening to fetal heart tones late in labor (when heard right above the pubic bone) it seems at times I hear cord sounds. This usually happens when the baby comes with a nuchal cord. I now prepare myself for a nuchal cord when I hear a cord pulsing at a woman's pubic bone, and I must say, it is nice to anticipate this fairly unexpected event. Have any other midwives found this to be true?
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Q: I am dealing with a bilateral inguinal hernia, which became apparent at about 24-26 weeks. I am in the eighth month of my third pregnancy. I am very active and get a significant amount of exercise. I am wearing a hernia belt, bathing with epsom salts, doing external compresses and trying to rest regularly and minimize excess lifting. My chief concern is pushing. We will be birthing at home, probably in water and I don't really expect to push until I feel a primal urge to (my 8 lb. daughter slid out pretty well on her own, a few pushes were called for). My midwife is inexperienced with hernias and as a doula I have never encountered them. Any insight would be gratefully appreciated!
- Anon.
A: During my last trimester, I developed an umbilical hernia. I received acupuncture surrounding the hernia (very superficially) and at other places in my body. I was also informed to moxa (charcoaled mugwort that you heat and hold above the skin) every day. Within three weeks the pain and the hernia were both gone and never came back.
- Anon.
More on hemorrhoids [Issue 3:23]
I have found lemon juice to be absolutely marvelous. Every time you use the bathroom, wipe your bottom with a piece of fresh lemon. You will find the hemorrhoids will heal from the outside in. When you first apply the lemon the area will itch because the lemon is shrinking the hemorrhoids.
I also suggest doing pelvic rocks before bed and resting during the day with your feet up to relieve the pressure on your body.
- Robe
Many good herbal and homeopathic remedies that can be used prenatally are available to strengthen your vessels. For labor and birth, lying on the side opposite your hemorrhoids is an excellent position. Also have your midwife keep some 4x4s or washcloths soaking in a bowl of ice water (with a squirt of antibacterial). This can be used to provide you with counter-pressure during pushing. Most women find the cool pressure nice against the "ring of fire" and the cold/pressure reduces and prevents the hemorrhoids from coming out, along with the reduced pressure of being on your side.
Borion makes a great combination homeopathic for hemorrhoids that can be used postpartum, if necessary, and the standby trick of soaking pads with witch hazel, putting them in the freezer, and applying them as needed also works great.
- Christina Di Eno, midwife
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E-News asked "What are the essential elements in prenatal care?" Readers should know that the latest issue of The Lancet has a paper from WHO (first author Jose Villar) that reports on a very large study of prenatal care in a number of countries as well as another article, also from WHO, that reviews the scientific literature of prenatal care.
The results of this study and review of the literature is that the usual schedule for prenatal visits is excessive and not productive. They found that half as many visits--around a total of six rather than around 12--gave just as good results in terms of the health of the baby and woman during and after birth. So we need to take a long hard look at the way we do routine prenatal care in the U.S.
Of course, these studies focused on the medical outcomes and had little to say about the emotional and social support prenatal care can give. In the U.S. having surgical specialists (obstetricians) give routine prenatal care is unnecessary and foolish. In the rest of the world, it is midwives who give routine prenatal care and that is the way it should be here. But these WHO studies do have implications for prenatal care in that they show you don't need to do the medical part of prenatal care nearly as often as thought.
I urge those interested in prenatal care to read these articles in The Lancet.
- Marsden Wagner, MD, MSPH
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More on kidney disease [Issue 3:22]:
As an herbalist, I would avoid any vitamin supplements in preference to herbs that will benefit the kidneys and urinary tract and strengthen the uterus. My favorites for this are, in order, nettles, urva ursi and raspberry. The only one of these that requires care in dosage during pregnancy is urva ursi because it's quite strong and should only be taken as symptoms persist. Red raspberry and nettles should be taken throughout and on their own could more likely solve the problem. I would also add some dandelion leaf to the tea to help with toxins elimination and to assist the liver. Add 3 parts to a pot of water (liberally--2 tbsp. each), bring to a boil, simmer 5 minutes, strain and enjoy. Continue 2 times per day.
- Tessa Neilson, DTCM
I would like to echo Jill Cohen's call for revamping the language of birth so it appropriately reflects the kinds of births that midwives are regularly seeking and seeing [Issue 3:21]. When medical language is being used regularly, it's difficult to ask a mom to expect anything different from the kind of experience her friends are having in medicalized hospital birth. Being a hypnotherapist, I find it very disconcerting to hear the words "multip" and "primip" in the middle of a paragraph that is describing beautiful, gentle birth. In England and Australia, midwives refer to this woman, whether she has birthed or not, as the "mom." I did a workshop in Australia recently and was quite taken with the way the nurses and midwives refer to birthing mothers as "a woman I was caring for," and, "one of the moms I was looking after."
Could we at least get away from the word "deliver"? Pizzas and packages are delivered--on time and charted and voluminously documented. Babies are birthed. And can the person attending the birth receive the baby and not "catch" it? No one is throwing the baby. Actually, in the best of circumstances, shouldn't it be the mother who receives the baby? After all, isn't birth a celebration of life and, indeed, a reception for the baby?
- Marie Mickey Mongan
Re: neonatal seizures and cardiac arrest and their relation to "high tech births" [Issue 3:22]:
I have seen research relating external fetal monitoring to an increase in neonatal seizures but the research says there is no difference at one year. (I think we're supposed to find that comforting!) I haven't seen anything about cardiac arrest.
- Susan Mooney
I have worked in OB in hospitals for 13 years and seizures and arrests in neonates are very rare under normal circumstances. The only times I have seen this is with a catastrophic event leading to prolonged fetal hypoxia such as an abruption, bleeds, maternal seizures or codes, etc. Babies with other underlying disorders who have had some kind of prenatal insult or who are in withdrawal from their mom's drug use may seize.
Incompetent practitioners (both in and out of the hospital) may mismanage a delivery, but in my experience this is thankfully very rare. I have a lot of respect for the vast majority of midwives, nurses and doctors I have known over the years. There is a place for both homebirth and hospital births in our spectrum of care, a place for high-tech and low-tech based on a mom's preference and medical needs. Everyone's goal is a healthy, happy mom, babe and family, whether we work with homebirths or hospital births.
- Tracey Ledel, RNC
Do you know if there is a common thread in their births or postnatal care? Have these babies received vaccinations? You may want to read up on the effects of vaccinations. So many factors are being investigated--ultrasounds, Pitocin, and vaccinations being the main ones I am aware of, but I'm sure any invasive procedure could potentially be causing it. Every baby is different and will react differently to different assaults.
- Colleen Morris
Re: use of oregano oil for yeast infection [Issue 3:22]: Anyone who practices the use of aromatherapy or has read about it knows that internal use of essential oils is forbidden because it can cause tissue damage. Furthermore, the use of this oil is forbidden during pregnancy for it can cause uterine contractions!
- Zaramati Caroline, R.N. midwife
I am contemplating a third pregnancy. I have had 2 c-sections and have met with much apprehension upon my request for a natural and peaceful birth. I dearly want a midwife to care for me during this time, but feel I would be unwise not to have the backup of a specialist OB in case of a problem. The few who respect my feelings keep stating one thing: it is essential for dilation not to occur too slowly. I have been told that in the later part of dilation, 1 cm every three hours is not enough (which is what happened previously)--they would want 1 cm per hour or similar. I am well educated in birthing matters, but can find no real reason why slow dilation, without feotal distress and an active/well mother, causes such a problem. Their answer is that "something" must be wrong. Can anyone explain this reasoning?
- Anon.
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By Dr. Oyewale Tomori & Dr. George Armagh
Healthy children grow up to build prosperous nations. A healthy child has the energy to learn more in school, help her parents with their farm or business and become a productive adult. Her parents can focus on their work instead of tending to a sick child.
When children are healthy, the positive economic effects are felt not only within their families, but across communities and countries. Child health is the cornerstone of sustainable economic growth, stronger nations and a brighter future for our continent.
To ensure the health of our children, we must protect them from diseases like diarrhoea. Despite the fact that it can be prevented and treated, diarrhea continues to take a devastating toll on Africa. It's a leading cause of child death in Africa and globally, and it is responsible for sickening and hospitalizing millions of children.
In fact, rotavirus, the most common cause of severe, deadly diarrhea, claims the lives of more than 600 African children under age five each day. That's nearly a quarter of a million of our children each year. In Nigeria alone, over 41,000 rotavirus diarrhoea deaths occur annually, the second-highest of any country worldwide.
We can stop illnesses and deaths from diarrheal diseases using a comprehensive approach focused on preventing illness in the first place and treating children if they do become sick. Diarrhea can be prevented with an approach that includes exclusive breastfeeding, access to safe drinking water and improved sanitation and hygiene, as well as by using vaccines, like rotavirus vaccines.
When children do become sick with diarrhea, they can be treated with oral rehydration solution (ORS)—a simple mixture containing sugar, salt and safe water and zinc supplements. However, in some cases, the severe dehydration diarrhea can lead to may require intravenous fluids and urgent medical care. For too many of our children this care is out of reach, which makes protecting them through prevention efforts, such as vaccination, essential to ending diarrhoea's deadly toll in Africa.
Today, the most powerful tools to prevent severe diarrhoea caused by rotavirus, which causes approximately half of all diarrhea deaths in Africa, are rotavirus vaccines.
As researchers and doctors, we've been on the front lines, working to understand the impact vaccines, like rotavirus vaccines, can have in Africa. Today, the existing body of research is robust and demonstrates rotavirus vaccines provide broad protection against severe rotavirus diarrhea, even against strains not included in the vaccines. These vaccines have been shown to significantly reduce the number of diarrhoea-related illnesses, hospitalisations and deaths among children.
Just months ago Ghana, introduced rotavirus vaccines and already more than 60 percent of eligible children have received the rotavirus vaccine. Six other sub-Saharan African countries—Botswana, Malawi, Rwanda, South Africa, Sudan and Tanzania—have introduced these vaccines into their national immunization programs.
Zambia has introduced them regionally, and others—Angola, Burundi, the Central African Republic, Cameroon, the Republic of the Congo, Djibouti, Ethiopia, Guinea Bissau, Madagascar, Niger, Sierra Leone, Togo and Zimbabwe—are planning to include the vaccines in their efforts to control diarrhoea.
But many more countries need to be reached and there's more work to be done to protect all of Africa's children. If, for example, Nigeria could introduce rotavirus vaccines into the routine immunization, the country would be preventing the deaths of thousands of children each year.
We have seen for ourselves that when children are protected from debilitating illnesses like diarrhea, they can grow up to learn better in school and be more productive, helping to lift their families, communities—and countries—out of poverty.
With this in mind, as our leaders gather at the African Union Summit to discuss the most pressing matters facing the continent, we want to remind them of a core AU objective: the eradication of preventable diseases. This work must start with our children. We must fight diseases that are taking children's lives with the best tools we have.
We know what is needed to stop diarrhea—a comprehensive approach. We urge our leaders to work toward an Africa where every child has access to prevention and treatment tools like vaccines, ORS and zinc that not only improve health, but save lives. Our future depends on it.
Dr. Oyewale Tomori from Nigeria's Redeemer's University, and Dr. George Armah from Ghana's Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research at the University of Ghana, are members of the Rotavirus Organization of Technical Allies (ROTA) Council, an organization of technical experts working to save children's lives and improve health.

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Strategies to Optimize Positive End-expiratory Pressure (PEEP) in Patients With Acute Lung Injury (EIT-PEEP)
The recruitment status of this study is unknown. The completion date has passed and the status has not been verified in more than two years.
Verified March 2011 by University Hospital, Bonn.
Recruitment status was: Recruiting
Recruitment status was: Recruiting
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The purpose of this study in patients suffering from acute lung injury is to determine whether positive end-expiratory pressure (PEEP) setting guided by electrical impedance tomography (EIT) influences pulmonary gas exchange, lung mechanics, ventilation/perfusion matching and homogeneity of regional ventilation when compared to other PEEP setting strategies such as the open lung concept or the ARDSnet protocol.
|Acute Lung Injury Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome Respiratory Failure
|Procedure: PEEP titration
|Phase 2
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Crossover Assignment
Masking: Single (Participant)
Primary Purpose: Treatment
|Official Title:
|Influence of Different Strategies to Optimize Positive End-expiratory Pressure on Pulmonary Gas Exchange, Perfusion/Ventilation Matching and Homogeneity of Ventilation in Patients With Acute Lung Injury
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Further study details as provided by University Hospital, Bonn:
Primary Outcome Measures:
- homogeneity of regional ventilation delay [ Time Frame: up to eight hours ]influence of different PEEP titration strategies on homogeneity of regional ventilation delay measured by electrical impedance tomography
Secondary Outcome Measures:
- pulmonary gas exchange, lung mechanics and ventilation/perfusion matching [ Time Frame: up to eight hours ]influence of different PEEP titration strategies on pulmonary gas exchange, lung mechanics and ventilation/perfusion matching
|Estimated Enrollment:
|Study Start Date:
|March 2011
|Estimated Study Completion Date:
|June 2013
|Estimated Primary Completion Date:
|December 2012 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Assigned Interventions
Experimental: Acute Lung Injury / ARDS
Patient under mechanical suffering from ALI or ARDS
Procedure: PEEP titration
PEEP is set according to the following protocols, respectively, in a randomized order: ARDSnet table, Open Lung strategy, guided by EIT
Other Name: electrical impedance tomography guided setting of PEEP
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years to 80 Years (Adult, Senior)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
- acute lung injury, need for optimization of ventilatory settings
Exclusion Criteria:
- preexisting chronical lung disease, pneumothorax, pace maker, hemodynamical instability, increased intracranial pressure
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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01326208
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|Principal Investigator: Christian Putensen, Prof., MD
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|Prof. Dr. Christian Putensen, University of Bonn, Dep. of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine
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|July 15, 2010
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|March 29, 2011
Keywords provided by University Hospital, Bonn:
electrical impedance tomography
positive end-expiratory pressure
regional ventilation delay index
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Wounds and Injuries
Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Newborn
Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Adult
Respiratory Insufficiency
Acute Lung Injury
Lung Injury
Lung Diseases
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Novak Djokovic Keeps Winning
Tennis star Novak Djokovic is ranked second in the world. However, the strong willed Serbain has beaten number one ranked Rafael Nadal two times in as many weeks. Yesterday, Djokovic ousted Nadal in a dramatic final at the Sony Ericsson Tournament final, winning 4-6, 6-3, 7-6 (4). He has won 26 matches in a row, and remains unbeaten in 2011.


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As a photographer, Bahman Jalali dedicated his life not only to capturing his time and place, but also to furthering knowledge of the medium and its rich history in Iran. In addition to creating his own work for nearly half a century, Jalali researched and preserved the Qajar-period collection in the Golestan Palace; salvaged studio archives in Bushehr, Kazerun, and Shiraz; helped establish Tehran's first photography museum; and taught university courses.
In a departure from his documentary style—yet keeping with his interest in the visual history of Iran—Jalali created the Image of Imagination series from 2000 to 2008. Using nineteenth-century images by Antoin Sevruguin and other early photographers, he created composite works using multiple negatives, as well as materials such as flowers, documents, or his own writing. By layering elements into a single composition, Jalali moves beyond preserving records of the past to reimagining and questioning it. A recurring device throughout the Image of Imagination series is the appropriation of portraits to call attention to the representation of the feminine in early photography.


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'Grigorenko, Buffalo's first pick in the 2012 NHL Draft, learned Tuesday morning that he would not return to his club in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League and would instead spend the rest of the season with the Sabres. He said he started to build up some confidence as the third period went on, but losing the game definitely put a damper on the thrill of scoring his first NHL goal. "I was really excited," Grigorenko said. "It would've been a great night for me. I was really happy I scored a goal and then we lost the game."'
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Cabaret legend Rosemary Squires will return to her West Country roots next month, with a special performance at Malmesbury Town Hall.
The singer regularly performed in Hullavington and Kemble in the early part of her career.
She was awarded a British Music Hall Society Lifetime Achievement Award in December.
Her concert, entitled Those Were The Days, takes place on March 1 and will be her first since accepting the award.
The Malmesbury Mayor's Charity Appeal, aiding Hope for Tomorrow, and the Jo Dolphin Special Care Centre in Malmesbury, South Africa, will benefit from the concert.
Mayor Ray Sanderson said: "We met Rosemary at a function in Salisbury, we started talking about Malmesbury, and she offered me the opportunity to perform.
"I thought it would be nice to have her, so I took her up on her offer.
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So, what does it take to be a max contract player?
2 years after the signing, is JO worth a max deal?
Clearly Tim Duncan is. When Duncan signed his deal in 2003, he had lead the Spurs to their second title. When JO signed his max deal in 2003 for slightly more(in the league a year longer), he had never taken the Pacers out of the first round.
When a player gets the max, I take it that they themselves are ready to lead the francchise. They are indirectly signing a commitment to be the face of the franchise, and to do everything they can to lead them to the promise land. I believe that court production is just half of what it takes to be max-worthy. You have to lead vocally, and by example.
Ironically, JO attacking fans bothered me alot more than Ron and SJAX. My problems with Ron are based far beyond what happened on November 19. That was the "icing on the cake" so to speak.
I would expect less from Ron and SJAX, because they are average contract players. They arent being paid the big bucks to lead the team. JO is a max player. I thought that JO would have been more mature than that. It really bothered me that "the new face of the franchise" was clobbering fans in Detroit. JO let the fans and the franchise down, plain and simple. What Ron and SJAX did was just as awful, but JO is the franchise now. You can believe that Ron is the key if you want to, and you can make a valid point. But if you believe that, you must believe that JO is severely overpaid.
Obviously the Pacers had to pay JO the max if they wanted to retain him. He would have bolten to SA. I firmly believe that. If the Pacers would have made a lesser offer, he would have felt extremely disrespected. He didn't merit a max contract at the time. I wouldn't pay a player the max that couldnt lead the team past the Celts, the same Celts team that got smoked by NJ in the next series.
In a perfect world, the Pacers would have JO on the roster with a reasonable contract. Only Duncan and SHaqlike players deserve such large sums of cash.
JO-production wise on court, skill wise: top 10 without a doubt
JO-leadership wise, not even close to top.
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Pre-internet scenario 1
An artist sets up stall in Montmarte. He puts up his finished works/canvases on display hoping people would like them and buy them. Mr A comes along and takes a photo of the scene, with the finished works occupying a prominent portion of the photo. Mr A then goes to the photo lab and enlarges the photo, and displays the printed photo for sale.
Pre-internet scenario 2
Same as in Scenario 1. But this time Mr A crops the photo so that only the artist's finished work is left. Mr B also touches up parts of the artist's artwork and removes the artist's signature and puts in his own signature. He displays the the resulting photo for sale.
Internet scenario 3
Mr Photog takes a color photo of a beautiful landscape, watermarks it and uploads it to his website. Mr C comes across the photo, decides he likes it, right clicks and saves it to his hard disk for offline viewing.
Internet scenario 4
Same as scenario 3. Except Mr D not only saves it to his hard disk but removes Mr Photog's watermark and uploads it to Mr D's website.
Internet scenario 5
Same as scenario 3. Now Mr E goes one up on Mr D. Mr E uses his Photoshop skills and spends time to convert the color photo to a nicely toned "fine art" black and white. Of course, he also uses his Photoshop skills to remove the watermark and slaps on his own watermark before posting it to Mr E's website.
Who has broken the 2nd precept? Mr A, B, C, D or E?
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->The worse you shoot, the more throws you make, the more practice you get, the more you improve.
->On the flip side, the better you shoot, the fewer throws you make, the less practice you get, you don't improve as much.
Interesting stuff here. I have never heard it described this way. Like most broad statements it has some limitations, perhaps...
Very much agree with everything you said. This conception is most accurate within the regime in which I play disc golf, which is limited to a certain frequency of rounds (I'm employed, have a career, I'm a father, and I have a lot of other irons in the fire). I'm not a natural at this game, for me to get better I need to practice, and when I do it pays off, big time. Also, if I could play a round almost every day, I'd be killing it! But alas, I can only put together enough time for 1-2 rounds/week (often not complete rounds, although my home course has 29 holes), and these are usually somewhat formalized (doubles, weeklies, monthlies, etc.), so I can't throw extra shots. I also have no opporunities to play catch, which is critical for developing the short game. When I previously lived next to a big open seldom-used field, I could throw for 30 minutes per day, and my game improved drastically...now I would have to drive to one, which basically means that it never happens.
I know what it's like to be really good at something, such that I don't need a great deal of practice to be at the top. But even in these areas I need to spend time staying up on the latest stuff, and always working new angles to have a greater impact and realize my potential. Similarly, all the top disc golf pros I've met unanimously spend a great deal of time practicing, and many spend some effort on physical conditioning in the off-season (especially if they don't already have a day job that provides it). They could throw 1020 without practicing, but with a ton of practice on top of that, they can get over 1030 and sometimes even higher. Every little bit helps, especially with the competition becoming ever greater!


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Next spring Ubisoft will release one of the most realistic first-person shooter video games ever. Filled with more than a dozen new military tech advancements, Ghost Recon: Future Soldier will put you in the shoes of a Special Forces soldier in a near-future scenario, minus the blisters in your boots.
The name and the technology of the newest installment in the Tom Clancy Ghost Recon series is inspired by the real Future Soldier Initiative, part of the U.S. Army Natick Soldier RDEC (Research, Development and Engineering Center) program. But are the weapons, defense systems and other military gadgets in the game something soldiers will eventually use in a real battlefield—or just creative ideas for the armchair commander?
To find out, we got an exclusive look at a new gameplay level that takes place in Zambia in Southern Africa. Then we spoke with Thad Sasser, a lead developer for multiplayer at Red Storm Entertainment; Roman Campos Oriola, a campaign mode lead developer at Ubisoft Paris; and Travis Getz, an authenticity coordinator at Red Storm. Finally, we bounced all the military-tech ideas in the game off a real military expert, Jean-Louis "Dutch" DeGay, Strategic Outreach, Natick Soldier RDEC, who tells us how the game stands up against what the military is really planning.
Ghost Recon: Future Soldier is a good showcase of how the military would work, and DeGay says, overall, the game looks realistic. Many of the technologies shown in the game, including the thermal vision, modular gun components and battlefield situational awareness, are in development or even already in use on the modern battleground. But this is Future Soldier, so it includes a lot of military tech that we can imagine, but not yet build.
In the Zambia level, the Ghosts track down a terror group that detonated a dirty bomb. A squad member releases a personal UAV into the air that you can control almost exactly like you would a four-rotor Parrot AR.Drone (in reality, users control the AR.Drone with an iPhone app). In the game, the UAV is used for surveillance and reconnaissance. And the game's drone can sprout four wheels and land on the ground—the idea, Oriola says, is that this saves battery power because it takes less energy to drive than to fly.
DeGay says this air-to-ground conversion is a little beyond what the U.S. Army's current drones can do, and that the Army usually keeps UAVs high above the battlefield in a circling pattern to conserve energy. However, he says, the Army does use "packable" bots, many of which are made by iRobot, that drive on the ground. And while not every company commander would have a drone at his or her disposal (there'd be too many in the airspace if they did), the team in the game is a Special Forces unit. So, DeGay says, it's realistic to think they could use one for a mission.
Sasser says the drones in Ghost Recon: Future Soldier are much smaller and lighter than those used today, even smaller than the RQ-16 T-Hawk or RQ-11B Raven drones. But the Pentagon is clearly thinking about small surveillance UAVs like those that appear in the game. DARPA, for instance, is sponsoring a crowd-sourcing contest asking amateur designers around the world to come up with just that. And the strategy of having wheels on board to conserve energy would make sense for such UAVs: The smaller drones would hover in place, perhaps only a few feet above the enemy. So they'd use more energy than a Predator drone and would need smart strategies to conserve it.
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Al's old rear-wheel-drive (2WD) pick-up truck is stuck in the snow. He does have a few concrete blocks loaded in the back but where should he locate them for maximum weight and traction on the rear tires? In front of the axle as far forward as possible, directly over the rear axle or behind the axle as far to the rear as possible?
HintThe bed of the truck is a kind of lever and the rear wheels are the fulcrum.
AnswerAs far to the rear as possible. However slight, this will have the effect of taking some weight off of the front axle. That weight has to go somewhere and the only other place it can go is onto the rear axle. If you had enough weight, or a long enough truck, you could even raise the front wheels off the ground. (Not recommended. In fact, as soon as Al gets unstuck again, he should distribute the blocks evenly in the bed so that there is sufficient weight and balance on all the tires for safe braking and steering traction.)
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Monday news that private exporters sold 102,200 tonnes of corn for 2013 delivery over the weekend probably played a sizeable role in the moderate gains posted by the yellow grain market yesterday. That information was followed overnight that South Korea had bought 315,000 tonnes of corn since Friday, with a portion of those purchases coming from Cargill. The fact that the bulk of the sale was sourced overseas probably accounts for the muted reaction in CBOT corn futures this morning, since it suggests U.S. product is still too expensive for international buyers. March corn inched 1/4 cent higher to $6.85 3/4 overnight, while December fell 2 cents to $5.72 1/2 per bushel.
Ideas that recent losses were significantly overdone apparently sparked the Monday rebound in CBOT soybean futures. Technicians may also have been impressed with the early bounce from just above the $13.50 level (basis March), due in part to the fact that the market had seemingly pivoted around that point last spring. However, in the absence of supportive fundamental news Monday afternoon and evening, the bean market slipped in overnight trading. Industry observers particularly cited the prospect of near record crops in South America during the coming weeks and months. March beans had slipped 1 cent to $13.87 1/2 per bushel in early morning action, with March soyoil rising 0.08 cents to 50.04 cents/pound and March meal dipping $0.2 to $408.7/ton.
The weekly Export Inspections report proved more favorable for wheat than for corn or soybeans, since the result topped pre-report forecasts. Moreover, the news probably reinforced ideas that recent price declines will provoke strong international demand for relatively cheap U.S. wheat. Technicians are reportedly expecting continued short-term gains as well, especially after momentum indicators reached deeply oversold levels last week. However, those in the industry must keep the Friday USDA reports in mind, since those will not only include the usual supply/demand and the 2012 spring wheat production estimate, it will also represent the first definitive estimate of winter wheat plantings, so the result could cause a sharp reaction in 2013 futures. March CBOT wheat climbed 3 1/2 cents to $7.54 3/4 per bushel in Tuesday morning electronic trading, while March KCBT wheat gained 4 1/2 cents to $8.12 and March MGE futures advanced 3 1/4 cents to $8.49 3/4.
Despite likely industry disappointment with cash cattle trading last Friday, nearby futures rose slightly Monday morning. That probably reflected industry hopes for seasonal strength since traders are likely anticipating a combination of seasonal supply reductions and improved retail industry buying for planned early-February beef features. However, midday reports that wholesale prices had declined rather significantly seemingly undercut the market. The fact that Southern Plains producers sold limited numbers of cattle last week may also have proven discouraging, since it implies the remaining animals will increase market-ready supplies this week. Futures gave back their modest Monday gains in overnight activity. We suspect forthcoming wholesale price shifts will play a big role in pricing cattle futures over the short run. February cattle fell 0.12 cents to 132.87 cents/pound overnight,while April dipped 0.20 cents to 136.50.
Questions about the size of premiums already built into lean hog futures seemed to cause mixed trading in the CME pit Monday, with the February contract rising slightly, while the highly priced June contract slipped. Mixed country prices and relatively flat pork cutout values may also have given traders little guidance about short-term market direction. Still, there are solid fundamental reasons for thinking the hog and pork complex will rally over the next 4-5 weeks, which probably explains much of the modest increase posted in Tuesday morning activity. February hogs had advanced 0.27 cents to 86.57 cents/pound in pre-dawn trading and June climbed 0.20 cents to 98.75.
Ideas that the USDA will modestly reduce its estimate for the 2012 U.S. cotton crop seemed to boost white fiber prices at the ICE Monday. Wire service reports also indicate the industry is anticipating 2013 cotton plantings to fall to extremely low levels, thereby substantially limiting production prospects next fall. Those considerations probably powered the early week rally. However, futures fell rather sharply in Monday night activity, possibly due to the fact that nearby March has not been able to close above its 10-day moving average since it broke down on December 28. Concurrent soybean losses may have weighed upon prices as well. March cotton fell 0.67 cents to 75.04 cents/pound in early morning action, while December dove 0.70 cents to 78.71 cents/pound.


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Every assumption is logical depending on what side you are on, making fun of somebody for making a different assumption than you is wrong in my opinion.
At the end of the day nobody really knows what West wants but his agent and him.
I am not making fun of anyone.
That is exactly what I said we don't know, so why assume he doesn't want to be here and be so offended when someone questions your assumption?
Do you truly even know what paranoia is? Your definition of paranoia is anyone who has a different view than yours. You need to look in the mirror when you tell others they are paranoid and foolish. I'm done with this conversation with you. You have nothing constructive to say other than negative comments about what's are wrong with others. Have a nice day.
And, uh, where did I say my assumptions were more relevant? All I did was answered the statements that said, "David is definitely leaving" and "Indy can't afford to re-sign him". And, in fact, my point in saying that "a lot of assumptions are being made" was a general statement, I didn't preclude myself from that group. Nor did I say that people aren't entitled to make assumptions. Nor did I object to people writing those assumptions here. I was simply continuing the conversation regarding Davids future in the league.
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Hi everyone - my dad was diagnosed in 4/2006. Very strange diagnostic since there is no visible mass on the ducts (only from cell brushing did they find CC) and some lung mets. He had a stent placed on to reduce jaundice and has been on Gemzar since August. Until last Monday (12/18) he had been doing remarkably well and suddenly he got a serious infection that almost took him away (in a 12 hour period). He caught 4 bacteria (3 gram negative 1 gram positive). After 2 1/2 days in ICU and 3 days in the hospital he is back home with all his numbers back to normal. He was seen in a lot of detail by the oncologist and infectologist and they both think the infection was not caused by the CC since they did an MRI and the ducts are still mass-less and there are not mets around the area. They did find 4 small non cancerous absceses in the liver but far again, not metastatic. All his team of dr's actually think this had more to do with something bad he ate that caused bacteremia (supported by a weakened immune system from the chemo)
Dad is currently with antibiotics but improving. It was really scary but fortunately he's relatively improved.
I am really concerned however b/c he will need to suspend chemo for at least 3 weeks. I was also wondering if anyone has seen/had/heard of something similar. I realize my dad's disease and progression have been really strange so any patterns or commonalities would be valuable to learn.
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I have decided to create a mobile site on a subdomain of my main site. (I'm aware there are endless arguments about having one site or two; let's not get into that here).
The subdomain (http://subdomain.maindomain.co.uk) is of course also a sub-directory of the main domain.
To save work (and potential errors) I want to access images and other files from the main site rather than duplicate them all.From what I've read (and tried) it seems that this has to be done with a full url, as in:

whereas if the subdomain were just a sub-directory I would use:

(from a sub-directory of the subdomian)It seems to me that using the full URL must be slower, so before going ahead I'd like to check that there is no other (better) way.I have looked briefly at mod_rewrite, but perhaps I got the code wrong, as it didn't work. But even if it did, it's still effectively going to be using the full URL, isn't it ?
I would use the full URL, if you want to keep it a sub-domain.
You can use rewrite to point it elsewhere, but lots of stuff complains about it (like Google). It also slows your site down because then every single image basically winds up with a redirect (since HTTP Requests take the most time when loading a page, doubling the number of requests on your page will slow it down a lot).
Thank you for your reply.
I am using the full URL at the moment. I just wanted to check that there was no alternative. (i.e. a way of using a relative URL, as set out in my original post):
So one would hope it could be accessed as:
But it seems not. Which makes me wonder if there's all that much benefit in having the mobile site as a sub-domain. Why not just as a sub-directory ? There are various ways of automatically directing mobile browsers to the mobile site (some better than others), so perhaps it doesn't greatly matter ?
Personally I usually just make it use the same URL and serve appropriate content.
When you use a sub-domain, even if it is actually a sub-folder, the browser doesn't know this. Since the browser doesn't know this, it can't make guesses. So, if you use a relative link, it'll always be relative of the current URL.
Since the main site stuff exists outside of the sub-folder the sub-domain points to, it can't reach it. You can only go down from a sub-domain (or domain in general), not up.
So, something like this:
Is impossible, because it can't go above http://sub.domain.com/, and it doesn't know that it's the same as http://domain.com/sub/.
Thank you. Yes, I understand the problem as usually explained.
However, there are certainly some circumstances where it's not true. I routinely put data 'above the root', for security. There's no problem accessing it from within the code (PHP, usually, in my case) but it can't be accessed by someone typing a URL into their browser address bar. So the (partial) directory structure on my server is:
and I can access stuff at:
where 'public_html' and 'data' are directories at the same level, both subdirectories of '/'. (I'm always unsure which level is truly the 'root'. Certainly in my FTP I can go no higher than the '/').Why does this NOT apply simply because a directory has been called a subdomain ? I realise I may have to accept the answer 'because it does' !
You're looking at it from two sides of the coin.
On the PHP end, you are able to go above the root because you are on the server. Your server knows where it actually is relative to the rest of the files, so going up is no problem (because something like /var/www/.../private can be resolved to /var/private).
On the HTML end however, you are on the client's side. They don't know there is anything above http://sub.domain.com/, so they can't convert http://sub.domain.com/.../private to anything.
Thank you, Samanime. I begin to see the difference now.
There doesn't seem to be a great advantage in having a subdomain at all, since I can more easily link to 'domain.co.uk/subdirectory' than to 'subdomain.domain.co.uk' (where subdomain and subdirectory are in fact the same). It seems to me either way will be transparent to the mobile browser which gets redirected, and the 'subdirectory' way will be quicker (although maybe not much).
Is this right, or am I missing something ?
No, I think that's pretty accurate.
Generally, if you want a sub-site to access common content directly (i.e., on the same box), a sub-directory is the best way to go.
Usually with sub-domains, the site is either fully independent, or is drawing on files and information that is stored in a third location (like a static file/"media" server or an external database).
Thanks again. If nothing else it's good to know one is doing the right thing for the right reasons.


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Sugar Stems
"Can't Wait"
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Rating: 3 1/2 stars
The Sugar Stems may not be a household name yet, but they just might be the most refreshing thing to come out of Milwaukee since ice-cold beer.
The quartet, married couple Betsy Heibler (vocals, guitar) and Jon Heibler (drums), Drew Fredrichsen (guitar) and Stephanie Swinney Conard (bass), have a pure guitar-based pop-rock sound that captivates from the opening chords of leadoff track "Greatest Pretender" of "Can't Wait," the band's second album, and never lets up.
A good portion of the band's appeal comes from Betsy Heibler's superb vocals, whose freshness and fluidity recall a string of first-rate female-fronted pop-rock acts from the past, most notably the early Bangles and Go-Go's, but also lesser-known acts such as Velocity Girl and Wednesday Week.
The band supports her with crisply recorded precision throughout, whanging out chords lifted from the Who's "I Can't Explain" on "Like I Do," jangling along like a modern-day pepped-up Byrds on "Make Up Your Mind" or just adding vibrantly melodic backing as on the title track.
The songs on "Can't Wait," most of them written by Betsy Heibler, resonate with hooks that will pop into your head repeatedly after just a few listens. The album has been produced with an ear for clarity and crispness without sounding overly glossy. By keeping its sound simple and uncluttered, the Sugar Stems allow the tuneful songs, and Betsy Heibler's marvelous voice, to take the spotlight.
Power-pop is much maligned and misunderstood, but when high-quality songwriting gets performed with this kind of finesse and enthusiasm, it's hard to argue with the results, whatever the genre.
While the band's fine first album, "Sweet Sounds of the Sugar Stems," still is available on iTunes and Amazon.com, you'll have to order "Can't Wait" through the band's Facebook page: www.facebook.com/sugarstems. It's very much worth the extra effort.
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Tre Mission Signs to Big Dada, Free Album 'Malmaison'
Big Dada are pleased to announce the signing of Tre Mission on a three album deal. The twenty two year old MC and producer from Toronto found a common Caribbean heritage in the rhythms and slang of grime and quickly developed links with the UK scene, forming strong bonds with Wiley and JME, amongst others, and appearing on "Lord Of The Mics 3."
Earlier this summer he released the mixtape (or as he prefers, "free album") Malmaison which showcases his skills both as a producer and a lyricist, and which has already spawned a series of high quality videos from his team as well as racking up an impressive amount of downloads. He was recently described by the Independent as "one of grime's hottest talents."
To celebrate the signing of his deal with the label, Big Dada are working the double-AA single "Brunch / High Fashion," featuring two tracks from Malmaison. A further video for the tracks is forthcoming and the tunes have already had plays from Tim Westwood, Logan Sama and Mister Jam. A full debut album will follow in early 2014.


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Evaluating an Exercise Program to Reduce Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Children Infected With HIV
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|HIV Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome Cardiovascular Diseases
|Behavioral: Exercise Program Behavioral: Control Group
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: None (Open Label)
Primary Purpose: Prevention
|Official Title:
|Atherosclerotic Risk and Response to Exercise Intervention in HIV+ Children
- E-selectin, vascular cell adhesion molecule-1 (VCAM-1), P-selectin, fibrinogen, plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 (PAI-1), and monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 (MCP-1) [ Time Frame: Measured at Year 3 ]
- High sensitivity C-reactive protein (hs-CRP), interleukin-6 (IL-6), adiponectin, leptin, mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA), echocardiography, flow-mediated dilation (FMD), and carotid intima-media thickness (cIMT) [ Time Frame: Measured at Year 3 ]
- Body mass index (BMI), dual energy x-ray absorptiometry (DXA), bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA), resting energy expenditure (REE), bone mineral density (BMD), lipid profiles, insulin and glucose strength, and fitness measures [ Time Frame: Measured at Year 3 ]
- Age, sex, HIV disease stage, CD4 counts, viral load, and type and length of antiretroviral therapies [ Time Frame: Measured at Year 3 ]
|Study Start Date:
|December 2008
|Study Completion Date:
|November 2015
|Primary Completion Date:
|November 2015 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Assigned Interventions
Active Comparator: Control Group
Participants will take part in a 12-week control group.
Behavioral: Control Group
Participants will attend group sessions once a week for 12 weeks to watch videos, including some exercise videos, and play games that do not require physical activity.
Experimental: Exercise Program
Participants will take part in a 12-week exercise program.
Behavioral: Exercise Program
Participants will exercise in the study exercise laboratory for 1 hour on 2 nonconsecutive days a week for 12 weeks. The program will consist of a warm-up with flexibility exercises, aerobic conditioning, a muscular circuit, and a cool-down period with flexibility training.
Detailed Description:
People infected with HIV are now living longer and healthier lives than HIV-infected people of previous generations because of the widespread use of HAART medications. However, as HIV infection becomes a more chronic illness, rather than a fatal disease, researchers are beginning to identify the long-term complications of HIV infection and its treatment. Adults infected with HIV are increasingly developing the following: hyperlipidemia and dyslipidemia, both of which are associated with high cholesterol levels; endothelial dysfunction; insulin resistance; and changes in body composition, including increased obesity levels and an increase in central body fat. These conditions are all associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular disease. More research is needed to examine how children infected with HIV who are receiving HAART may be affected by these conditions. In this study, researchers will examine children infected with HIV who are receiving HAART (as well as a control group of children who are not infected with HIV) to evaluate vascular function and inflammation over time and how they affect body composition, fat redistribution, insulin resistance, hyperlipidemia, growth, nutrition, bone metabolism, and disease severity. This study will also evaluate the effectiveness of an exercise program on vascular function and cardiovascular outcomes in children infected with HIV who are receiving HAART.
There are two parts to this study. In Part 1, children infected with HIV and their siblings and friends who are not infected with HIV will attend study visits every 6 months for 3 years. At select visits, the following study procedures will occur: medical history review; physical exam; blood collection; body measurements; questionnaires regarding diet, quality of life, and activity levels; and an echocardiogram to obtain images of the heart.
In Part 2 of the study, a portion of participants from Part 1 of the study who are infected with HIV will be randomly assigned to take part in a 12-week exercise program or a control group. At a baseline study visit, all participants will undergo a medical history review, fitness testing, body measurements, muscle and fat measurements, blood collection, echocardiogram, questionnaires to assess quality of life and activity levels, and an ultrasound of the brachial artery (on the upper arm) and carotid artery (on the neck) to measure artery size.
Participants in the exercise program will exercise (e.g., walking, running, cycling, stretching, and weight training) for 1 hour at the study exercise laboratory 2 days a week for 12 weeks. If participants cannot come to the laboratory, they may exercise at home, under the guidance of study researchers. Participants will wear a pedometer on select days and keep an activity log to record how far they walk. At the end of the 12-week program, participants will undergo repeat baseline testing. They will also receive a written, personalized exercise program that they can follow on their own. Participants will receive weekly phone calls from study researchers and will attend study visits once a month for 3 months for follow-up and monitoring. Baseline testing will occur again at the end of the 3-month follow-up period.
Participants in the control group will attend group sessions once a week for 12 weeks at which time they will watch videos, including some exercise videos, and play games that do not require physical activity. At the end of Week 12, participants will undergo repeat baseline testing. They will then have the option of taking part in the exercise program.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|up to 25 Years (Child, Adult)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria for Part 1 of the Study:
HIV-Infected Children:
- Must be between 2 weeks and 25 years old with known perinatally acquired HIV infection
- Stable medical regimen for at least 3 months before study entry
- Has not used antihypertensive, hypoglycemic, or lipid-lowering medications
- Active opportunistic infection in the 3 months before study entry
- Willing to participate in the study and sign the informed consent document
Non-HIV-Infected Siblings/Friends/General Pediatric Control Group:
- Demographically similar to HIV-infected participants
- Not known to be HIV-infected
- Meets all other entry criteria for HIV-infected participants
Exclusion Criteria for Part 1 of the Study:
- Documented diabetes mellitus managed with medications
- Heart, kidney, liver, or muscle disease
- Intercurrent illness at the time of study entry and baseline testing (person can be enrolled when the illness is resolved [e.g., upper respiratory infection])
Inclusion Criteria for Part 2 of the Study:
- Must be enrolled in Part 1 of the study
- Must be between 6 and 25 years old
- Willing to participate in the exercise program and sign the informed consent document
- Has medical clearance from physician to participate in the study
Exclusion Criteria for Part 2 of the Study:
- Unable to perform or understand exercise program
- Currently taking medications that would prohibit participation in exercise programs (e.g., coumadin, heparin)
- Heart, kidney, liver, or muscle disease
- Anabolic steroid use in the 3 months before study entry (e.g., growth hormone)
- Malignant arrhythmia
- Has a pacemaker
- Orthopedic problems that would prevent performance of any of the prescribed activities
- Changes in metabolic stress testing that would make the exercise program unsafe, as determined by the reporting cardiologist (i.e., ischemic changes)
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00908284
|United States, Florida
|University of Miami, Department of Pediatrics, Division of Clinical Research, Batchelor Children's Research Institute
|Miami, Florida, United States, 33136
|Principal Investigator:
|Tracie L. Miller, MD
|University of Miami
|Responsible Party:
|Tracie L. Miller, MD, Professor of Pediatrics, University of Miami
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT00908284 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
1R01HL095127-01 ( U.S. NIH Grant/Contract )
|Study First Received:
|May 22, 2009
|Last Updated:
|December 4, 2015
Keywords provided by Tracie L. Miller, MD, University of Miami:
Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome Virus
Human Immunodeficiency Virus
Exercise Physiology
Endothelial Dysfunction
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Cardiovascular Diseases
Immunologic Deficiency Syndromes
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
HIV Infections
Immune System Diseases
Lentivirus Infections
Retroviridae Infections
RNA Virus Infections
Virus Diseases
Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Viral
Slow Virus Diseases
ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on September 21, 2017


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MARTINSVILLE, Va. — Jimmie Johnson proved that he's still the master at Martinsville Speedway on Sunday, and this time his victory helped him take the lead in the Chase for the Sprint Cup.
Johnson muscled his way past a gambling Brad Keselowski to regain the lead with 15 laps remaining and sped away to his seventh career win at Martinsville. He took the points lead for the first time in five races.
Keselowski, who started 32nd and struggled early in the race, took a huge gamble by staying on the track while the rest of the leaders pitted under caution on Lap 477, but the gamble didn't pay off as Keselowski faded on old tires.
Keselowski, who held a seven-point lead on Johnson entering the race, finished sixth and trails Johnson by two points with three races remaining.
Kyle Busch finished second in the race followed by Kasey Kahne, Aric Almirola and Clint Bowyer.
With just three races remaining, Johnson leads Keselowski by two points, making it essentially a two-driver race for the championship. Bowyer is third, 26 points back, while Kahne is fourth, 29 behind.
Denny Hamlin's championship hopes suffered a huge blow when he had electrical problems and fell out of the race. He finished 33rd, 34 laps down, and slid to fourth in points. He now trails Johnson by 49 points.
Dale Earnhardt Jr. finished 21st in his first race after missing two races with a concussion. He ran in the top 10 all day and was in the top 10 when he and Carl Edwards tangled with 11 laps remaining, causing both drivers to spin.
Keselowski made another impressive comeback after his slow start, but still lost the points lead when Johnson got bonus points for winning and leading the most laps.
"You can't count this team out," Keselowski said. "It has tremendous heart. This is going to come down to (the final race at) Homestead. We'll keep fighting the good fight."
"I'm ecstatic about winning and the points lead, but this is no cake walk," said Johnson, the five-time champion.
Johnson said he knew Keselowski was in trouble when he stayed on the track while the rest of the leaders pitted. It took him just four laps to take the lead from Keselowski, who quickly fell through the field and was lucky to hang on to finish sixth.
"I felt like it was going to be a problem for him," Johnson said. "I expected him to fall further back."
In victory lane, an emotional Johnson paid tribute to the 10 Hendrick Motorsports employees and friends who were killed when a Hendrick plane crashed on the way to Martinsville in 2004. Among those killed were team owner Rick Hendrick's brother, John, and his son, Ricky.
"There's just so much emotion right now," Johnson said when he climbed from his car.
Johnson, who dominated the race early, regained the lead on pit road on Lap 393 and held off Bowyer and Busch on the ensuing restart. After a brief challenge from Bowyer, Johnson pulled away while Jeff Gordon got by Busch and Bowyer for second.
Johnson then dodged two huge bullets as he battled lapped traffic. First he got into Casey Mears and then he hit Juan Pablo Montoya from behind, causing him to spin and bringing out a caution flag on Lap 439.
Johnson, Gordon and Bowyer took turns dominating the race. Johnson and Gordon shared the lead early, combining to lead 185 of the first 250 laps, before Bowyer took over in the second half.
Keselowski started 32nd and struggled early before gaining 10 spots with a two-tire pit stop. He then steadily worked his way forward to crack the top 10 by the halfway mark. He ran in the top 10, climbing as high as sixth, before taking his gamble late in the race.
Hamlin, meanwhile, had a horrible day. He led six laps early but had to battle back from two pit-road speeding penalties. He was in contention late in the race when he started suffering electrical problems.
Hamlin was running third after a series of green-flag pit stops when his car starting cutting off on Lap 370. His car cut on and off until he got lapped by Bowyer and then eventually shut off and stalled on the frontstretch. The incident brought out a caution flag on Lap 392 as Hamlin's car had to be towed to the garage.
Hamlin entered the race third in points, 20 behind Keselowski, but will need both Johnson and Keselowski to have major trouble in the last three races to climb back into contention.


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Steelers And Packers To Meet In Super Bowl XLV
Super Bowl 45 is officially set as they Green Bay Packers and the Pittsburgh Steelers will meet in Cowboys Stadium on February 6th. This will be the first ever meeting between the two teams in the NFL title game. Keep reading for more on the Super Bowl bound teams and video on a great play in the NFC Championship Game.


text: 'Two Gloves' goes from water heaters to golf success By Mitch Vingle July 4, 2013 Story Share Chip Ellis Tommy "Two Gloves" Gainey shared the first-round lead with Johnson Wagner at 8-under 62. WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS - It was the Fourth of July.And on the first competitive day of the Greenbrier Classic, there couldn't have been a better, more compelling All-American story than Tommy "Two Gloves" Gainey. He's a Yankee Doodle Dandy from South Carolina who provided some fireworks, shooting a 62, good for a tie at the top.Never heard of him?If you're a serious golf fan, you might have seen him on the Golf Channel's "Big Break." He won "Big Break VII."If you're not a serious fan, put on your reading glasses. Because the guy is worth getting to know.There's his nickname. There's his unorthodox swing. And there's his background. He was working in a water heater factory before finding golf success."I grew up poor," Gainey said. "And I'm playing on the PGA Tour. I'm a PGA Tour winner. It doesn't get any better than that."Gainey is a 38-year-old who recorded his first PGA Tour victory last year at The McGladrey Classic at Sea Island, Ga. Since then, though, it's been quiet for Gainey. Very. As in cue the sound of crickets. During one stretch this season, Gainey missed nine of 11 cuts.He entered the Classic No. 125 in money winnings and No. 128 in FedExCup standings.Time for a family powwow. "My family, my support system around me, noticed I've forced the issue," Gainey said. "Ever since last year, I felt I should be playing more consistent, better, contending more. ... I was putting so much pressure on myself. They noticed it and talked with me."We sat down and ironed it out and now I'm just trying to have fun. That's what this game is to me. It's a lot of fun. I really don't want to go back into a factory, even back to [sponsor] A.O. Smith. I love what I'm doing right now."All about Gainey is unconventional, especially his nickname, earned because he wears two golf gloves when putting."I got that from my father," Gainey said. "My father played golf and introduced me to the game. When he played, he wore two gloves. Does now. I'd take his old gloves and play with them."When I'd play baseball, I'd wear two gloves batting. I took it from there, took it from him, and voila!" That swing? "My swing is pretty much a baseball swing that's turned into a golf swing," Gainey said. "I'd call my whole game unorthodox. But look at all the players out here. No two players are the same. Everybody goes about their business in different ways. There's more than one way to shoot 62. My way is to be aggressive. If I need to back off, I back off. But I don't back off much."Not even after working in a water heater company."You get spoiled out here," Gainey said. "And I am. But I'm very proud to have A.O. Smith, the company I used to work for, as a sponsor. ... They make the best water heaters in the country."A classic American story on the Fourth of July."My parents were poor," Gainey said. "They worked the 8-to-5, 9-to-5 jobs Monday through Friday, sometimes Saturday. If it was needed, they worked Sunday. I just appreciate what my parents instilled in me. "I didn't have it easy. I had to work for what I got. I mean, they were good to me though. I'm a candy freak and they gave me candy all the time when I was growing up."Thursday's round was certainly a treat. Gainey went back to that meeting with his wife, sister- and brother-in-law and agent."They said, 'You're playing bad; what's going on?' I said, 'I feel like I'm trying to force the issue.' They said, 'Tom, you won a tournament last year because you were having fun playing the game you love to play.' I'd gotten away from that."He's having fun now. All-America-type fun."The Greenbrier is America's resort," Gainey said. "I've seen the commercial with all they have to offer. I see why they call it that. I'm going to try and experience America the beautiful here."I mean, how beautiful is this place? It's just awesome."So is the story of Gainey. He lives in Hartsville, S.C., a stone's throw from his parents and family in Bishopville. And in all-America fashion, he loves those parents."They sacrificed a lot for me when I was growing up," Gainey said. "Now it's my turn to help them out. I mean, I can't repay what they've done for me. But I'll tell you I can make their lives a little easier. They're getting a little older and their health is getting worse. It's time for me to step up and care for them as they cared for me."Time to give them a hand or two.Gloved, of course.Reach Mitch Vingle at 304-348-4827, email@example.com or follow him at twitter.com/MitchVingle. 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