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Beatrice A. Becker, 79, Delavan, died Saturday at Aurora Lakeland Medical Center, Elkhorn. Arrangements are pending at Monroe Funeral Home, Delavan.
Lillian Mae Cooper, 86, Beloit, died Sunday at home. Arrangements are pending with the Brian G. Mark Funeral Home, Beloit.
Mark Steven Frees, 56, Janesville, died Friday at Mercy Hospital and Trauma Center, Janesville. Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Henke-Clarson Funeral Home, Janesville. Visitation will be from 1 p.m. until the time of services Tuesday at the funeral home.
Joan B. Gunness, 86, Janesville, died Saturday at Huntington Memory Care, Janesville. Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at First Lutheran Church, Janesville. Visitation will be from 10 a.m. until the time of services Friday at the church. Henke-Clarson Funeral Home, Janesville, is assisting the family.
Gerald W. Meyer, 90, Elkhorn, died Saturday at Sherwood Lodge, Williams Bay. Arrangements are pending at the Monroe Funeral Home, Delavan.
Adrain Ramero Taylor, 22, Beloit, died Sunday, March 16 in Beloit. Services will be at noon Saturday at New Life Ministries, Beloit. Visitation will be from 11 a.m. until the time of services Saturday at the church. Hansen-Gravitt Funeral Home, Beloit, is assisting the family with arrangements.


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Arlo Wayne Kanter, Janesville, WI (1926-2014)
September 15, 1926 - March 27, 2014
Arlo Wayne Kanter, Janesville, went to his eternal home Thursday, March 27, 2014 at Mercy Hospital. Arlo was born Sept. 15, 1926, in Koshkonong, WI, the son of Frank and Eleanor Kanter. He attended Otter Creek Public School and graduated from Milton Union High. Arlo served in the army with the 102nd Ozark Division and the Big Red One in World War II. After being discharged, he returned to Germany, and married Anneliese Irmgard Jacob in 1951. They were married for 56 years. He worked at the GM Plant in Janesville for 43 years. Arlo enjoyed trains, gardening, feeding birds, classical music, and singing hymns. He was a member of The Nature Conservancy and World Wildlife Fund.
Arlo is survived by his children: Erwin (Kathy) Kanter of Janesville, Eric Kanter of Janesville, Regina Kanter-Cronin of Madison, Edwin (Bonnie) Kanter of Janesville, Mark Kanter of Janesville, Lisa (Ken) Bessel of Janesville, Karin (Tom) Warrenburg of Wisconsin Rapids; and six very special grandchildren: Anneliese Kanter-Cronin; Petra Kanter-Cronin; Whitley Warrenburg; Spencer Warrenburg; Sydney Warrenburg; and Khendell Bessel; as well as nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his wife, Anneliese (2007); one daughter, Anita; and four siblings.
The Family would like to express their sincere gratitude to the following: His Dean primary care physician, Dr. H. Ramsey-your gentleness throughout the years did not go unnoticed; to Azura Memory Care Facility in Clinton, for the wonderful care and friendship especially his tablemates, Neal, Bob and Lester; Dr. Hyung Kim and his nurse, Heather of Mercy for the excellent care and compassion during his brief stay in the hospital; and to Mercy Hospice staff, Angie, Chaplain Stuart, and especially Tracy for their unbelievable kindness and support.
THE NEPTUNE SOCIETY is assisting the family. To honor Arlo's wishes, a private memorial service will be held at ST. PAUL'S LUTHERAN CHURCH with Pastor Dan Decker presiding. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Mercy Hospice.
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We don't have a fancy "photographic awakening" story. (There's no "for as long as I can remembers" here) We studied the art of photography in high school and college -- learned in the darkroom, became purists, realized that was a far fetched dream, bought digital cameras.
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Second Harvest cancels food pantry in Janesville because of cold
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Friday, January 3, 2014
MADISON– Second Harvest Foodbank of Southern Wisconsin's mobile pantry stop scheduled to be at St. John Vianney Catholic Church in Janesville on Monday afternoon has been canceled because of concerns over extremely cold weather.
The organization is canceling all deliveries and volunteer shifts scheduled for Monday, it said in a news release.
"Partner agency deliveries and pickups will be rescheduled. Clients who rely on the St. John Vianney Catholic Church mobile pantry to supplement their food resources are encouraged to call United Way 211 to find their nearest emergency food resource provider," the release states.
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Extreme weather threat to seabirds
UK seabirds are being hit by a triple whammy of extreme weather, predators and disturbance by humans, the National Trust has said.
A study by the Trust of seabird sites along the 742 miles of coastline it cares for revealed that the most prevalent threat to breeding colonies of birds such as little terns and Atlantic puffins was extreme weather.
Extremes such as the winter storms in the past year and the heavy rains that washed out the summer in 2012 are expected to become frequent and intense as the climate warms.
The storms this winter hit the Trust's Blakeney National Nature Reserve in Norfolk, where severe storm surges changed the beach profile and forced more than half the little terns there to nest in low areas.
The nests then flooded in the high tides that followed in mid-June, leading to a very poor breeding season with just 10 chicks fledging from 108 breeding pairs.
Little terns in Long Nanny in Northumberland have faced a similar threat , the Trust said.
Atlantic puffins are also threatened by extreme weather, with the wet, windy summer in 2012 hitting the population of the charismatic bird on the Farne Islands.
Heavy flooding of the puffin burrows during the summer meant that one of the islands failed to produce any chicks, despite being home to 12,000 of the islands' 40,000 strong puffin population.
The puffin colony recovered and is the second largest in the UK, but it faces a challenging future, the Trust said.
Another major problem for seabirds is predators such as foxes, rats and non-native mink, according to the study carried out by the National Trust to evaluate the importance of its sites for seabirds and assess issues which affect breeding success.
In 2001, Manx shearwaters on Lundy Island, Devon, were virtually unable to breed because of predation from rats, but a project to eradicate the predators saw the birds make a spectacular recovery.
The Trust said managed removal of predators was now a priority, and regular monitoring will help detect issues early.
The third most common risk facing breeding seabirds was disturbance by humans, such as walkers and their dogs.
If nests are disturbed, seabirds can be displaced leaving their young vulnerable to predators, or the birds can be stressed, which affects their wellbeing.
The National Trust is urging walkers and visitors to be aware of their potential impact on nesting seabirds during the breeding season.
Dr David Bullock, head of nature conservation at the National Trust, said: "Seabirds are part of what makes the British and Irish coastline so special.
"A seabird colony is an assault on your senses; it has a unique smell; distinctive calls, such as that of the kittiwake, which sounds just like its name; and they are a fascinating sight as they lift off from the cliff.
"Our emotional connection with these birds along with what they tell us about the health of our seas means that it is vital for us to look after the places where they nest."
The report found that 10 areas of National Trust coastline were highly significant and the highest priority for breeding seabirds in terms of numbers and variety of species.
They were Strangford Lough, Carlingford Lough, Rathlin and Sheep Islands, Lighthouse Island, Northern Ireland, Cemlyn Lagoon/north Anglesey coast, Pembrokeshire's Middleholm, Lundy Island, Orford Ness, Suffolk, the north Norfolk coast at Scolt Head and Blakeney Point, the Northumberland coast and the Farne Islands.
The report also revealed a number of key bird species for whom National Trust sites are important, including Sandwich terns, Manx shearwaters, Atlantic puffins and Arctic terns.
The National Trust is calling for more regular monitoring to detect changes in seabird colonies, and a greater awareness of human impacts on breeding populations.


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Strike Syria? 'Americans are very skeptical'
Senator John McCain made a very significant assertion on the task ahead of Obama administration officials after his meeting with President Obama yesterday as reported by Juliet Eilperin in the Washington Post, "I think they're going to have to work very hard. Americans are very skeptical."� I am among those VERY SKEPTICAL CITIZEN!� Are YOU?
I truly am wrestling with whether I think the US should use MILITARY ACTION in SYRIA or work more actively through DIPLOMATIC ACTIONS on SYRIA.� What do YOU think?� WHY?
I read with appreciation Senator McCain's strong statement that a congressional rejection of the Obama administration resolution for military action in Syria would be "catastrophic."� I encourage you to read Juliet Eilperin's report, "McCain says rejecting Syria resolution would be 'catastrophic.'"� NOTE:� McCain's criticism is that Obama is NOT planning sufficient MILITARY action to change the balance of power in Syria.� Senators McCain and Graham met with the President yesterday to talk about military action in Syria.� Both Senators have been outspoken for US military action.� McCain articulated the concerns that he and Graham have with hope that they are able to work with the Obama administration to develop a resolution for MILITARY ACTION of SUFFICIENT IMPACT "…to upgrade the capabilities of the Free Syrian Army and to degrade the capabilities of Bashar Assad."
Another perspective on the issue of military action resolution being sent to US Congress rather than the President taking executive action is a move to restore the RESPONSIBILITY of CONGRESS to participate in military decision-making.� For information with perspective, I ask you to read Charles Lane's OpEd column in yesterday's Washington Post, "Syria, a cause for bipartisanship."
Lane picks up the historic principle for US FOREIGN POLICY that PARTISAN POLITICS stops at the borders of the US resulting in foreign policy being NON-PARTISAN.� He cites the case study of Republican Senator Arthur Vandenberg's statement that partisan politics stops, "at the water's edge" so he gave leadership for GOP support of treaties and institutions Democratic president, Harry S. Truman, fashioned to secure peace and freedom after World War II.
After analyzing the dynamics between President Obama and the Congress, Lane asserts, "For all that, Congress should think long and hard before denying Obama the authority he seeks. This would be true even if Republicans occupied the moral high ground with respect to political polarization — which they do not. It would be true even if Americans were not justifiably war-weary — which they are. And it would be true even if Obama were not sounding such an uncertain trumpet."
"Those Republicans, and Democrats, tempted to vote no need to consider the precedent they may be setting and the signal they would send not only to Syria, or Iran, or North Korea — but also to allies from Jordan to Japan."
The zinger from Lane comes at the conclusion of his OpEd column, "An official newspaper, Al-Thawra, crowed that the mere fact that Obama felt obliged to seek support on the Hill constituted 'the start of the historic American retreat.' Will Congress confirm or refute Al-Thawra's analysis?"
How would YOU vote IF you were a member of our US CONGRESS?� WHY?
Another perspective is the MORAL/ETHICAL argument that military action will NOT resolve the Syrian crisis and will undermine the influence of the US for international actions and world peace.� Demonstrations have been happening here and there all over the USA as well as around the world.� I was interested to see the segment on the Norwegian Broadcasting's daily news summary TV show, "Dagsrevy" showing a demonstration at the US Embassy in Oslo.� The chant was, "Hands off Syria.� The demonstrators asserted that military action would make the situation worse for civilians in Syria.
If you want to test your Norwegian and see the TV segment, you can use this link to "demo amerikanse ambassade" segment.
There are numerous reports on the anti-military strike debates and demonstrations, one summary source is from NBCNews.� You can use this link to that report, "Protests against Syria attack gather momentum."� The report also cites groups which support US military strike against Syria.
You can use this link to read an informative report from USA Today: "Syria strike talk sparks rallies, protests."
I appreciated Ali Watkins' report published by the McClatchy which focuses on the ethical - moral discussion on this military action.� You can read the article using this link, "Missing in Syria debate:� Weighing the ethics of war."� What is YOUR stance on the ethical – moral principles of war and violence vis-�-vis Syria?
If you want to follow general coverage on Syria via the McClatchy news website, you can use this link, "Inside Syria."� I value this news source as part of my own daily review of the news.
One of the numerous statements published by "peace groups" is that by Len Bjorkman of the Presbyterian Peace Fellowship.� IF you want to consider the ethical issue from a "Christian" perspective, I encourage you to read Bjorkman's OpEd, "Crisis in Syria and the U.S."� This is a strong articulation of the Christian ethical perspective of a mainline US Protestant denomination.
I confess, after my reading and careful consideration of the issue of military action against SYRIA, I really lean toward opposing MILITARY ACTION.� I am persuaded by the STRONG CONCERN for THE PEOPLE OF SYRIA with the argument that there will be MORE DEATH & INJURY of civilians in Syria IF military action is taken.� I wish President Obama had acted more decisively earlier in this scenario with violence of the regime against the PEOPLE of SYRIA.� Why did Obama NOT take action when the "red line" which he himself drew was crossed by Bashar al-Assad?
This morning, I stand among the citizens of the USA whom Senator McCain identified as "VERY SKEPTICAL" What is YOUR perspective?� HOPE you will share YOUR reasons for your stance.� I'll be reading.
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UPDATE 9/4/13 8:50 a.m.: The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel offers an incisive and poignant EDITORIAL re. Syria, "Vet President Barack Obama's Syria plans carefully."
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Potentially explosive cargo, stressful week-long drives and unpredictable weather conditions are just a few of the many risks trucking company Quality Distribution Inc. (QD) has to overcome in transporting bulk items for clients such as DuPont, Bayer, Sunoco, ExxonMobil, Procter & Gamble and Unilever.
Since many of the goods carried by QD's trucks—among them plastics, dry and liquid food-grade items, and oil—will eventually be processed into other items, the contents of its trucks are typically in highly concentrated forms that can be poisonous or flammable if spilled.
"Transporting hazardous materials presents a real set of challenges," says Mike McDonald, vice president of enterprise risk management at Tampa-based QD. "We transport chemicals from a database numbering 15,000 substances, many of them lethal."
McDonald, who has been with QD for nearly a decade, knows well the daunting list of exposures faced by trucking firms: He has been in transportation risk management for 35 years, with experience that includes working in a risk-management capacity at Ryder System, another national trucking company.
The trucking industry is, in essence, one long supply chain—and it is essential to the U.S. economy.
"Most of the products transported in this country move on trucks," notes McDonald. "It's too expensive to put goods on an airplane, and railroads can only go where the tracks are. But trucks can go everywhere."
Leading the loss-control efforts that come with such a massive undertaking—and staying compliant with an array of federal transportation laws governing everything from worker safety to the safeguarding of chemicals—obviously requires some serious risk-management capabilities.
Here's how McDonald copes with one of the toughest assignments in risk management.
Safety Training Against Myriad Hazards
According to the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA), a division of the Department of Transportation (DOT), more than 8,000 incidents involving the accidental exposure of hazardous materials while they were being transported have occurred thus far in 2012, causing upward of $45 million in damages. Driver error was a leading cause of these losses.
PHMSA spokesman Gordon "Joe" Delcambre Jr. points out that cargo-tank rollovers account for 31 percent of large-truck rollover crashes. "In 75 percent of those crashes, unsafe driver behaviors such as inattention or excessive speeding are the primary causes," he says.
Given those statistics, one of the most important strategies QD pursues to control the company's liability is hiring and training the best drivers—who can avoid the many perils on the nation's highways.
To ensure that all the drivers QD uses are prepared for the responsibility of maintaining the safety of their cargoes—and the public with whom they share the road—the company requires an annual DOT-mandated physical, drug-screening, and a background check of moving violations.
If they pass these checks, drivers progress to one of several regional four-day training programs hosted in Salisbury, N.C.; Joliet, Ill.; and Houston.
There, students learn about hazmat handling and transloading (moving loads from railroad cars to trucking containers); the proper use of safety equipment; and how to pull tankers filled with liquid. If they complete that program (and if, McDonald emphasizes, they still want to drive for safety-focused QD), the company pairs the new hire with a trainer for up to two weeks.
McDonald himself went to the Houston school for a day to examine its teachers and curricula.
"Afterward, I took all my claims adjusters down to the Tampa terminal to work on one of our trucks so they could find out just how difficult of a job this is," he says.
Everyone on this site visit soon learned that "not only do our drivers manage the wheel, but they load and unload the products by themselves. We're that kind of company: aggressive, hands-on and in control of our costs."
However, not all accidents are preventable through driver vigilance—and if an incident does occur, QD can call one of its two specialty North American environmental-emergency response vendors: American Compliance Technologies and Emergency Response & Training Solutions, both of which maintain a network of cleanup contractors that can respond to a scene at any time of day or night.
The emergency contractors provide spill-tracking and management in compliance with OSHA, EPA and DOT regulations. Cleanup specialists can identify the hazardous or nonhazardous material that was spilled; remove, transport and dispose of the leaked product; and treat the contained spill site.
Additionally, QD maintains two call centers—one dedicated to claims and another to ERM issues—staffed by a total of 17 employees and seven full-time risk professionals who address both its insured and enterprise risks.
In situations such as equipment impairment, accidents or spills, the claims center gets the call.
The Extended Services center deals with incidents that don't directly cause claims but that can create business interruption. It would, for instance, take a call from a driver whose debit card is not working at a gas station and wire him or her money.
The size of Quality Distribution's fleet—3,300 tractors (or "power units") and 7,500 trailers—makes insurers take a long, hard look before underwriting QD's risks, says McDonald.
Like many other companies dealing with potentially perilous materials, QD has had to find an additional self-insuring solution to make sure all its bases are covered.
"Insurance companies look at you differently if you own thousands of trucks versus hundreds," says McDonald. "Insurers view large trucking companies as a much greater risk than a small company in terms of power units. If my company has 200 trucks, I can get 50 quotes from insurance companies." Come in with a fleet the size of QD's, however, and that list of potential insurers shrinks considerably.
The company's Trucking and Auto Liability, General Liability, and Workers' Compensation are underwritten by Zurich.
Because QD is "very confident in our ability to control the magnitude of claims," McDonald says, the company is willing to take a $2 million-per-claim deductible for its Auto Liability exposures.
The trucking company self-insures against physical damage to its fleet and other equipment. And in the trucking business, costs for a total loss of equipment can be substantial. For example, a new trailer-pulling tractor can cost up to $125,000, and a specialty hazmat trailer falls within the price range of $55,000 to $150,000.
Damage to this expensive trucking equipment doesn't always happen on the road, either.
"Equipment damage is often caused by putting the wrong cargo in the wrong tank," says McDonald. "I'll bet you didn't know that concentrated mayonnaise can eat through stainless steel pretty quickly."
To help avoid such potentially disastrous snafus, full-time chemists are employed by QD's environmental and tech-services departments.
"Whenever we need to transport a new substance, the product has to go by the chemist to be paired with the right type of tank to avoid pitting and internal damage," McDonald adds.
For a look at companies' use of in-cab camera systems to monitor drivers, see Keeping an Eye on the Driver. For a story about current policies on talking on the phone while driving, see Perils of Hands-Free Phoning.


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Amid the partisan zeal of Republicans who control every move in Madison, state Sen. Tim Cullen warned last year that mining legislation might hinder rather than help Gogebic Taconite open a massive iron ore mine in Ashland and Iron counties.
Cullen argued against passing a measure that might create a state approval process that's faster than federal timelines. He suggested that the law could cost a mining company more money because it would have to argue its case on two time tracks.
Cullen knew what he was talking about.
What passed and Republican Gov. Scott Walker signed was a bill that gives the state Department of Natural Resources a deadline of 420 days—with a possible 60-day extension—to act on a mining permit. That ignores the fact that a mine can't open without federal approval. Cullen pointed out that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers requires between two and four years, sometimes longer, to review an application.
The Janesville Democrat understood the process because he listened to expert testimony as chairman of the Senate Special Committee on Mining. Republicans desperate to bring more of those jobs that Walker promised ignored Cullen's cautions. Cullen and committee members Sens. Bob Jauch, D-Poplar, and Dale Schultz, R-Richland Center, voted against the GOP bill. Republicans labeled them obstructionists who aren't interested in creating jobs.
A new letter from the Army Corps vindicates the trio. Tamara Cameron of the Army Corps' St. Paul office wrote Dec. 23 that the agency must decline a DNR request to jointly develop an Environmental Impact Statement "due to differences between the state and federal environmental review requirements."
Cameron's letter did say, however, the Army Corps would coordinate state and federal review requirements "whenever possible."
Her letter comes on the heels of repeated Army Corps warnings that the legislation would change the state's environmental standards and permitting process in ways that might prevent collaboration. Never mind, the Republicans said.
Cameron's letter, the three senators suggest in a letter to colleagues, "essentially neuters Wisconsin's mining law and hands control of the process over to the federal government."
The DNR, the trio stated, is bound by a meaningless law, and the process will be more expensive, with costly and time-consuming court challenges.
George Meyer, former DNR secretary, heads the Wisconsin Wildlife Federation, which opposed the legislation. He said having state and federal agencies working on separate tracks will slow the process.
Gogebic spokesman Bob Seitz told the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel that Meyer "is trying to spin this letter that the Corps will never work with us, and we don't think that's true."
We must have missed where Meyer said that.
Cullen, Jauch and Schultz say it's not too late to replace the law. They believe they offered a reasonable alternative and told colleagues they stand ready to work on a fix.
"Either changes must be made to the law or it will remain completely unworkable," the trio wrote. "Defenders of the mining law can no longer ignore reality."
Walker could pave the way during Wednesday's State of the State address. Amid the partisan divide in Madison, however, that seems doubtful.


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Police were investigating whether the stabbing was connected to a dead body found behind a building on North Main Street on Monday morning.
Clayton Courtney, 28, of 1602 N. Pontiac Drive, was arrested on charges of attempted first-degree reckless homicide, attempted arson, criminal damage and domestic disorderly conduct, said Lt. Jim Holford of the Janesville Police Department.
He is in custody at the Rock County Jail and was expected to appear in court Tuesday.
Police learned that Courtney had said he was going to meet a woman under the Veterans Memorial Bridge in Janesville on Sunday night, and that before the stabbing Courtney had claimed he had killed three people, so they searched along the Rock River on Monday morning.
The female body which police did not identify Monday, was found during that search.
Clark,� a woman who also lives in the Pontiac Drive house and her two small children were sleeping when they woke to loud noises at 10:01 p.m. Sunday, Holford said.
While Clark went to investigate, the woman called 911.
In the kitchen, Clark found Courtney had knocked over the refrigerator and damaged other items. When Clark asked Courtney what was going on, an altercation began, and Courtney stabbed Clark multiple times in the upper back and chest, Holford said.
When police arrived, Courtney fled, but he was caught after a brief foot pursuit.
Clark was taken to Mercy Hospital and Trauma Center for treatment of his "near fatal" wounds and was reported to be going into surgery, Holford said.
Clayton also was taken to Mercy after he complained of an ankle injury, but no such injury was found, and he was taken to the Rock County Jail.
As police continued to investigate, they learned Courtney had tried to set fire to the woman's vehicle, which was parked in the home's attached garage.
"We know he was under the influence of alcohol and cocaine at the time of his arrest, but we don't know what set him off or what caused his outburst. We're still investigating that," Holford said.
Clark is expected to survive, Holford said.
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Family of Derek Carrier, a 49ers tight end, plan to attend Packers-49ers Wildcard Playoff Game
EDGERTON�— From the pee-wee league in Edgerton to the NFL as a tight end for the San Francisco 49ers, Paula Carrier hasn't missed a single one of her son's football games. And she wasn't about to let a little cold ruin her perfect record.
"I'm just praying for the front to wait until we get on the bus to get home and then let the front come in," Carrier said before breaking into a laugh. "We don't have any direct lines with Mother Nature, but that's what I'm going to do."
Her son, Derek Carrier, made his National Football League debut Nov. 17 in New Orleans as a tight end for the 49ers. He is listed on the active roster for Sunday's Packers-49ers Wildcard Playoff Game at Lambeau Field in Green Bay. He played football for Edgerton High School and Beloit College.
Paula Carrier and about 24 family members and friends, including Bill Pennekamp, Derek's father, plan on filling a bus early Sunday morning and cruising up to Lambeau. There, they will meet 10 people coming from all over Wisconsin to see Derek and his team take the field.�
All 35 traditionally bleed green and gold, but this Sunday they will be decked out in red and gold to support Derek.
"They are die-hard Derek fans, I think that's the best way to put it," Carrier said.
Pennekamp suspects that underneath those layers of clothing and maroon shirts and jerseys could be a little Packer pride.
"They will be a 49ers fan at least for the day, but if they shed a few (pieces of) clothing I think you might see a few Green Bay under-britches," Pennekamp said.
To stay warm, Paula plans on bringing mittens and extra hand warmers, and will be wearing boots, two or three pairs of socks, nylons and leggings under jeans and snow pants, and a big warm coat.
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Although it is not clear if Derek Carrier will be suited up for Sunday's game, his family and friends are excited to see him live his dream. Since he was four years old, he wanted to be a professional athlete, his parents said.
"When you see him run out onto the field with a professional team and fans erupt, it's goosebump-y, it's emotional," Pennekamp said proudly as he wore his bright red 49ers T-shirt signed by his son.
Carrier smiled in agreement before cracking a joke.
"I'm a little concerned about crying, because if I do my eyes might freeze," Carrier said.
The group of 35 doesn't know where they will be sitting until they pick up their tickets at will-call. The proud parents suspect the nosebleed section, but don't seem to mind because they will be standing, waving their 49ers flag, and watching their son be a part of the sport he always dreamed of playing.


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Hjalmer "Jim" Brown, age 79, of Edgerton, WI, and Bradenton, FL, went home to be with the Heavenly Father on Friday, Jan. 31, 2014, after a long battle with cancer. He was born June 6, 1934, in Stoughton, WI, the son of the late George W. and Anna (Harried) Brown. Hjalmer married Sally Meehan on Dec. 29, 1956, and they lived in Edgerton, WI, where they raised their three children. Hjalmer worked at General Motors for 42 years, where he was affectionately known as "Brownie". He loved going to the car races on Saturday nights with his friends and having family gatherings, especially if food was being served. Hjalmer had a kind heart and gentle spirit and was very loyal to his family who always came first. Hjalmer and Sally spent the winters in Bradenton, FL, and summers at their Edgerton home, until his health wouldn't allow him to travel anymore.
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MILTON—If the Milton City Council likes a new proposal that emerged last week, it could rekindle plans to add city hall into designs for the future Milton Police Department on Janesville Street.
Milton City Council earlier this year had been knee deep in design plans that featured an addition at the former Dean medical building to house city hall.
The city bought the vacant building at 710 S. Janesville St., in 2012, and had originally planned to turn the building into the new police station to replace the current police station on Parkview Drive, which is aging, short of evidence storage and parking garage space and has chronic roof leaks.
The city planned to add 3,000 square feet to the building for a new city hall. At the time, city officials sought to pull city hall out of the Shaw Building at 430 E. High Street, which it shares with the Milton Public Library, to allow the library room to expand.
But plans for a city hall add-on at the former Dean building got derailed in August after project bids came in $200,000 higher than the $2.5 million project budget, which included construction of the police station, city hall and a library renovation at the Shaw building.
Earlier this month, the city bid the project out again, with just a police station renovation at the Dean building. The low bid, again by MacGill Construction, came in about $300,000 higher than the city's estimated budget for just a police station retrofit, according to city records.
Meanwhile, the project has slowed down, and the city has also been in negotiations with owners of a former bank property, where the city has considered moving city hall.
Now, Mayor Brett Frazier said a new plan has emerged from a meeting last week with city staff, the city's project engineer at Angus-Young Associates, and the project's winning bidder, contractor MacGill Construction.
"I told them, let's figure out if there's a way to get creative with this project and put it to bed," Frazier said.
Frazier said a MacGill official indicated he believed the company could add back in a 3,000 square-foot city hall at the future police department and meet the project's original $2.5 million budget and design objectives.
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"We should have solid numbers back by Tuesday, but when we all left there meeting (last week), it appeared there was a reasonable chance we'd have a building that meets our objectives, cost and goals," Frazier said. "Hopefully, we can put a bow on this thing."
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Frazier said that would mean the department would have space to house all but two of its cruisers.
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He said the new plan would eliminate a planned basement storage space beneath the proposed city hall addition. Frazier said the city could potentially share storage space with the police department in an existing basement at the Dean building.
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Any SOLID arguments against evolution?
Discussion of everything related to the Theory of Evolution.
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I have some solids arguments against darwinism, despite the truth of the experimental facts:
- Assuming that the AIDS virus takes 2 hours to reproduce himself in a chronic patient during 20 years we have about 90.000 generations of the very mutant and dynamic virus... calculus: 12 generations/day x 365 days x 21 years
30.000 generations by the human specie, with a very lower rate of mutations per generation compared with microbes, gives 750.000 years, with about 25 years per generation... According to the science, the human specie changed every 700.000 years... and with a very lower mutation rate per generation (!) SO, ALL (DYNAMIC/ MUTANT) BACTERIA AND VIRUS MUST CHANGE OF SPECIE AFTER 30.000 GENERATIONS OR 10 YEARS! Why? Because humans do it and with a very lower mutation rate per generation... but this change of specie by the microbes almost doesn't happen in the nature after 30.000 generations... the case of the AIDS virus is more flagrant: it mutates enormously, it generates 90.000 generations (enough to 2 million years by humans) and it doesn't change of specie...
- genetics already say that the mankind derives from a common root: an Adam and an Eve
- the chemical composition of the dust and the man is the same: just to remember, the man, when he dies, he becomes again dust (fertile ground)...
- studying the fossils of the hominids, we conclude that are broken links that cause problems to the continuous evolution theory. If, indeed, God created the different species discretly, one after the other, (at least some of) these missing fossils will never appear, simply because they do not exist.
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Excuse me: the experiences with the neutrino's were done in september 2011, 5 months ago. What is the scientifical community waiting for to authenticate the 2 experiences??? Do they not have time to go the CERN and repeat it officially? Are they really good intentioned or do they prefer to let the EXPERIENCE "DIE" and NEVER OFFICIALIZE it?
Sorry to say, the science generally says the truth, but in biblical domains, it goes differently:
1. I sent the strong arguments against evolutionism to the scientifical revues "Science", "Scientifical American" and "Nature" and they prefer to hide the truth or consider it "not relevant" (just to remember: the lies of darwinism were a "bomb" in the scientifical community since the 19 centuries and the lies are taught now in every school)
2. The unexpected Great Warning which precedes the apocalypse: The comet passing very close to the earth with a queue that ressembles another sun: the trajectory of the comet is well known by the scientifical community and the date he will become visible, already very close to the earth: but they do intentionally hide the news of the comet until it will become visible!
Yes, they're not no inoccent in biblical domains, although generally the science tells the truth.
Kind regards. christianstrategies.
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As per your explanation Specification is fact and that where the evolution begins. So what ever you said is proof of evolution.
The AIDS virus (any fast growing virus) example can not be compared with any other organism. Its not that AIDS virus is not changing after number of generations (Say 30,000). Just because change in genes are only favored if there is need of such change with changing environment. If you keep conditions constant for years nothing is going to happen to any organism. They are not going to change. The multiplication rate of AIDS virus is so fast that environment where virus grows changes very slowly. So may 90,000 generations of AIDS virus equals to 30,000 generations of other viruses or bacteria where these both change their species.
I have already written that, evolutionary time line given by paleontologist may not be accurate.
So what's new in that! May be they both were common ancestors of Ponginids and Hominids.
That proves every organism is made up of soil component and has similar origin and so Evolution is fact.
What if these species were existing and never got fossilized?
Senior Education Officer, BNHS, India. www.bnhs.org
Bitter Truth!
Who says reason for world war III will be Petrol?
Reason lies in two words "Me and Mine".
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It takes longer than five months for these things to be evaluated. Especially since it is something that is possibly revolutionary in terms of physics. The measurement of the neutrinos has been made official, it's in a journal. However, the validity of the measurements has not yet been affirmed by the scientific community.
It does take a while. Simply being told that the measurements were 100% correct is not enough to make it official. There needs to be vigorous testing and retesting and evaluations of the situation. Which is exactly what is going on right now.
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You enter in the domain of the non proofed, like me. What if God have created all species ~6.000 years ago in the 6 day period? Does the Bible tell lies? Imprecisions due to copists, persecutions or the hurry of the authors,it may have, but not lies... if you want, we can have matter for further discussion...
Just to remember: you can not make evolve an australopythecus in a natural, continuous way into a modern man in a labo... does it take too much generations (millions of years)? Try then with microbes: they're going to contradict you...
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I'm not student of theology to comment on "Great and Holy Bible". Neither I will like to be one. Just what I can do is keep the respect about other religions and their holy books of inspirations. One need to be sure about oneself that "he/she studied every thing about holy book and understands every corner of it with passion, logic and love about it."
6000 year thing is hard to believe for me. Simply because life span of the virus and bacteria is too short as compared to Human. So the speciation time required for these small creatures is very short and humans will of course take say 3000 generations X 100yrs life span = 300,000 yrs to form new species. Hence cant be compared.
We don't need to do that in laboratory, just because nature has already done that.
Senior Education Officer, BNHS, India. www.bnhs.org
Bitter Truth!
Who says reason for world war III will be Petrol?
Reason lies in two words "Me and Mine".
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The remaining environment is bigger and,thus, has less generations for the same period of time. But what counts is the number of generations and not the period of time. All mutant microbes (serious mutations: resistence to antibiotica, etc) after 30.000 generations shall change of specie, because, according to darwinism, man was able to do it (30.000 generations x 25 years/generation = 750.000 years for man)... THUS, MUTANT MICROBES CONTRADICT (CONTINUOUS CHANGE OF SPECIE) EVOLUTION, Sorry.
author (source): christianstrategies
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No, There's a common ancester to modern man (only modern man, thus discarding here the hominids), according to genetics. Only dates don't match with the Bible: the "Adam" would have 60.000 years and "Eve" 140.000 years.
a. No, Evolution is not a fact: You have to proof:
1) creation of life from the dust in a spontaneous way... without divine intervention... try it in a labo... don't come with excuses of the thousands of generations (= millions of years)... begin creating a virus from the dust spontaneously... 10 years are enough for 30.000 generations...
2) they have to proof changement of specie, for all species of the world, through mutation and hazard only... mutant microbes are there contradicting this theory...
b. MIRACLES DO EXIST: THE UNCORRUPTIBLE BODIES OF THE SAINTS UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS OF (NON) CONSERVATION ARE PUBLIC AND PERMANENT MIRACLES. Ex. Saint Bernardette of Lourdes (even smells parfum, I think) or the anti modernist ideologies,
Saints Padre Pio and Pope Pius X...
TO BE TRUTH, LOGICAL REASONING IS NOT ENOUGH. INSTEAD, COHERENCY WITH REALITY IS A WARRANTY OF TRUTH. It is here where Bible triumphs and easy logic theories as darwinism and islam fail...
author (source): christianstrategies
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1. Yes, it can be compared: do microbes not mutate a lot? Resistance to antibiotics, Aids mutations? Do you want still more serious mutations? So, 30.000 generations of a microbe during, say, 10 years, correspond to 30.000 x 25 years = 750.000 years to man, or taking your equivalency of 100 years time, 30.000 x100 years= 3.000.000 years time to man... YES, MUTANT MICROBES ARE THERE TO UNMASK THE LIE... IN THE REAL PROOF, THE COHERENCY AGAINST REALITY, DARWINISM (AND ISLAM) FAIL AGAINST THE BIBLE...
2. Do your grand fathers have lost genetic features? Do your grand sons acquire new serious mutations (6 fingers in place of five etc)? Anwser: spontaneously, NO. So, the microbe mutations rate per generation are even higher than by humans...
YES, NATURE PROOFS THAT AFTER 30.000 GENERATIONS (=750.000 YEARS BY MAN) THERE'S NO CHANGE OF SPECIE, EVEN IN HIGH MUTANT MICROBES (Aids, microbes resistant to antibiotica...).
Logical reasoning of Darwinism or Koran is not enough to be truth. coherency with reality is required instead, and, sometimes, the truth (=coherency with reality) doesn't match with a given logical reasoning.
author (source): christianstrategies
Re: Any SOLID arguments against evolution?
Dear christianstrategies,
I found this thread gathering inter religious comments. Also I find no logic in arguing on this topic with person obsessed with religious values. The discussion can not be healthy enough any further when people starts thinking illogically by giving weightage to one side.
Senior Education Officer, BNHS, India. www.bnhs.org
Bitter Truth!
Who says reason for world war III will be Petrol?
Reason lies in two words "Me and Mine".
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Just a few relevant points.
This is not a logical criterion; if we "begin creating" something, then by definition, it will not have happened "spontaneously." Could you please clarify?
Similarly - by "dust," do you mean "inorganic matter"? If you want to ask for evidence for something, you have to be specific about what you will actually consider to be evidence.
...Yes? It's called polydactyly, and it happens in about 1 in 500 live births.
New mutations arise in every person of every generation. I think the average is about seven for each of us.
Again, yes. You can look this up for yourself. Humans are far better at protecting and repairing our DNA than most microbes. Compared to the AIDS virus, the difference is about 1000-fold.
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2009 Arizona Fall League rosters dotted with future stars
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That's the No. 1 player taken in the 2009 Draft, five of the top 10 from the first round of said Draft and 12 of the Top 50 in MLB.com's updated Top 50 prospects list who will most likely be attending the 18th edition of the Arizona Fall League.
"This appears to be an exceptionally strong class of Major League prospects," AFL executive director Steve Cobb said. "We will feature over 20 first-round Draft picks, several high-ceiling position players and the pitching depth is unmatched vs. previous years."
No. 1, of course, is Stephen Strasburg. The top pick of the Draft signed a record-breaking deal in the 11th hour with the Washington Nationals and, as reported on MLB.com on Saturday, he will make his unofficial professional debut as a member of the Phoenix Desert Dogs in the Arizona Fall League, which begins its 18th season on October 13.
A year ago, the Orioles sent their first-round pick, lefty Brian Matusz, to make his debut in the AFL. Matusz clearly used it as a springboard to jump on the fast track and is currently in the Orioles rotation. The Nationals wouldn't mind if the same fate awaited their top pick.
Joning Strasburg in the AFL are four other members from the most recent Draft's top 10 picks. No. 2 pick Dustin Ackley, the outfielder/first baseman from the University of North Carolina, will be a member of the Peoria Javelinas. Considered to be the most polished bat in the Draft class, Ackley will get to know Peoria well, first participating in instructional league play in the Mariners' Spring Training facility and then as part of the Fall League.
"It's a very good opportunity for the No. 2 selection in the 2009 Draft to face the challenge of competing against the top Minor Leaguers in baseball," Mariners general manager Jack Zduriencik said. "It will give him the chance to jump start his career and get ready for Spring Training and the 2010 baseball season. We look forward to watching Dustin compete."
Two other top 10 pitchers will almost certainly be in Peoria, though on the Saguaros roster. Braves' top pick Mike Minor, who's made two appearances with Class A Rome in the South Atlantic League to date, will continue throwing in the AFL. It appears that the right-hander chosen right after Minor -- No. 8 Mike Leake -- will represent the Reds there as well. Leake isn't currently listed on the roster as he's currently working out in Florida, and the Reds want to make sure he's in good enough shape to participate after he transitions to instructional league play in Arizona for the first time. All things, however, do point to him being a part of the Saguaros pitching staff.
"It'll be a great stepping stone for me," Leake said. "It's the top Double-A and Triple-A guys. It'll give me a chance to prove myself and hopefully give me a chance to move up quicker."
No. 10 overall pick Drew Storen is already moving up quickly. The Stanford product signed almost immediately with the Nationals and has already been promoted twice. He has a 2.20 ERA over 32 2/3 combined innings, allowing just 20 hits (.172 batting average against) and striking out 43 while walking only seven, and picking up eight saves. He has yet to allow a run in six Double-A outings. Unlike the other first-rounders taken above, Storen has already gotten a taste of what pro competition is like.
"I want to keep building off what I'm dong now, making adjustments and getting better each outing," Storen said. "I hope to put myself in position to help out the Nationals at a higher level next year."
He's hoping that might happen with that other right-hander the Nats took in the first round. Fans aren't the only ones anticipating Strasburg's first steps as a professional pitcher.
"I'm excited," Storen said. "Hopefully, this is a sign of things to come for thee future. It'll be great to meet him and see him throw. I hope I'll be able to close his games and hopefully it'll be the first of many I get to do that."
An even dozen of the most recent Top 50 prospects, including No. 1 prospect Jason Heyward, will try to get their hacks in against some of those first-round arms. The Braves outfielder just turned 20 and has been dominating in Double-A. The Futures Gamer has hit a combined .315 this year across two levels, .338 since his promotion, and the 2007 first-rounder has a very impressive .959 OPS for the year. Joining Heyward will be teammate Freddie Freeman, the No. 15 overall prospect in the rankings. They'll both play for the Saguaros, as will Reds first base prospect Yonder Alonso (No. 18) and No. 27 prospect, Houston 2008 first-rounder and catcher Jason Castro.
Perhaps just a half-step behind Heyward in terms of high-ceiling outfield prospects is the Marlins' Mike Stanton (No. 3 on the list). Stanton hit 39 homers in his first full season and has followed that up with 25 this season while reaching Double-A before his 20th birthday to establish himself as perhaps the best power prospect in the Minors. He'll play for the Mesa Solar Sox alongside No. 40 prospect and fellow Marlin prospect Matt Dominguez. Joining the Marlins duo on the Solar Sox will be the Cubs' top 2008 Draft pick, Josh Vitters, who comes in at No. 31, and Angels speedy outfielder Peter Bourjos, the No. 42 prospect on the list.
Giants catcher Buster Posey has made it all the way up to Triple-A in his first season and the 2008 first-rounder, No. 5 on the prospect list, will try to keep it going in the AFL with the Scottsdale Scorpions. Phillies outfielder Domonic Brown (No. 24), whom Philly fans are thrilled wasn't included in any deadline deals, will show off his tools alongside Posey in Scottsdale.
The Nationals' Derek Norris will be another top backstop in Arizona as the No. 47 prospect will get the chance to form what many hope will be the future battery in Washington with Strasburg and Storen on the Phoenix roster.
The Royals' top Draft pick in 2007, Mike Moustakas, will play third for the Surprise Rafters this fall. He's the 29th-best prospect according to the rankings.
All this talent and the rosters aren't even finished yet. Teams will fill in the TBA's as Minor League seasons ends and player development staffs make final evaluations. That will mean even more talent headed to the desert on Oct. 13.
Jonathan Mayo is a reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Whos managing your power management?
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Todays complex systems employ a wide variety of semiconductor technologies. From the deepest sub-nanometer processors to the analog I/O, its easy to see the need for power management devices for multiple voltages 1.0V, 1.2V, 1.5V, 1.8V, 2.2V, 2.5V, 2.8V, 3.0V, 3.3V and more all in the same box.
Dozens of companies offer thousands of chips to address these needs. Data sheets, PDKs and application notes make implementation easier than ever. If your volume is high enough, chip company application engineers are more than willing to do the design work for you. Sit back, watch YouTube, follow friends on Facebook and wait for the circuit to arrive by email. Its not quite that simple, but lets be honest, there are a lot of free resources out there to assist.
A few dozen years ago, engineers fresh out of school were assigned to the power supply team; the most boring and least challenging aspect of the system and the one most forgiving of inexperience. Could it come to that again?
Not likely. But you really should ask yourself, who is really managing your power management. Is it you or your suppliers? Who really understands your power management needs and more importantly, the solution youve implemented? Is your 7Amp 1.2V solution overkill for your 2.9Amp requirement? Could a lower cost LDO be used instead of that switcher?
Gee, thanks Mr. Semiconductor Company Applications Engineer for designing most of my system with all your high margin chips. It sure plays nice in my application.
Power management is more than developing solutions that run cool and conserve power. Its also about managing cost. With todays plethora of fifteen and twenty cent chips, its easy to assume your design is financially viable. But is it?
Financial management is inextricably intertwined with power management. Often power management solutions transcend multiple product generations. Its the most logical place to drive cost out of a system for greater long term savings. Yet, for some reason, its also the most overlooked.
The following figure represents the power board for a typical consumer application:
However, integrating these seven chips into what is called an iASIC, or integrated ASIC, would yield a much lower cost single chip solution while retaining all the desired power saving functionality of the original designs. An iASIC (a chip integrating existing functions without the need to create new IP) is easy to accomplish and has a short development time.
The cost of the iASIC for the above set of requirements would be in the neighborhood of $0.60 each.


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Predictors of Drug Hypersensitivity in HIV Infected Subjects
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
First Posted: September 15, 2005
Last Update Posted: January 20, 2012
National Health and Medical Research Council, Australia
Monash University
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A case-control study to look at hypersensitive and tolerant individuals matched for HLA genetic predisposition, when considering predictors of drug hypersensitivity.The study aims to identify the immunological factors increasing the risk of drug reactions in HIV positive individuals.
|HIV Infections Hypersensitivity
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Observational Model: Case Control
Time Perspective: Retrospective
|Official Title:
|Predictors of Drug Hypersensitivity in HIV Infected Subjects
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MedlinePlus related topics: Allergy Drug Reactions HIV/AIDSU.S. FDA Resources
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Biospecimen Retention: Samples With DNA
Detailed Description:
plasma, DNA
|Study Start Date:
|August 2005
Drug hypersensitive group
HIV positive patients with a history of a Hypersensitivity Reaction to the antiretroviral medications Nevirapine, Abacavir or Efavirenz
Drug tolerant group
HIV positive patients selected based on drug exposure greater than 2 weeks and tolerance to to Abacavir or Nevirapine.
Detailed Description:
- To determine in a case control study clinical parameters associated with drug HSR to abacavir, nevirapine and efavirenz in HIV infected subjects.
- To measure functional and numerical differences in DC populations and responses to TLR ligands in patients with HSR and tolerant subjects sharing genetic markers for susceptibility to HSR.
- Identify the role of different DC populations in the development of abacavir reaction by mixing and depletion studies in sensitized subjects and in in vitro assays for abacavir hypersensitivity.
- To measure T cell parameters including T cell viability in culture, and expression of fas and fasL on blood mononuclear cells in HIV infected controls and HSR patients.
- To measure blood T cell populations including drug reactive T cells and T regulatory cells in tolerant and reactive subjects with genetic susceptibility to Abacavir and Nevirapine HSR.
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|Ages Eligible for Study:
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|Sampling Method:
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Study Population
HIV infection, exposed to antiretroviral treatment, either tolerant or hypersensitive to treatment
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- HIV infected patients on treatment with the drugs Efavirenz, Nevirapine, or Abacavir.
- Age over 18 Cases are those who have had a hypersensitivity reaction, and controls are those who have had no reaction
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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT00168220
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT00168220
|Australia, Victoria
|Alfred Hospital
|Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 3004
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The Alfred
National Health and Medical Research Council, Australia
Monash University
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|Paul Cameron, Dr
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|Jennifer Hoy, Professor Jennifer Hoy, The Alfred
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|NCT00168220 History of Changes
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|First Submitted:
|September 13, 2005
|First Posted:
|September 15, 2005
|Last Update Posted:
|January 20, 2012
|Last Verified:
|January 2012
Keywords provided by Jennifer Hoy, The Alfred:
Treatment Experienced
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
HIV Infections
Drug Hypersensitivity
Lentivirus Infections
Retroviridae Infections
RNA Virus Infections
Virus Diseases
Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Viral
Sexually Transmitted Diseases
Immunologic Deficiency Syndromes
Immune System Diseases
Drug-Related Side Effects and Adverse Reactions
Chemically-Induced Disorders


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Rock County delegation reports progress from Washington, D.C.
JANESVILLE—Business and community representatives who recently traveled to Washington, D.C., say they returned with a better understanding of how things work in the nation's capital, a platform that will help them advance an agenda for Rock County.
Armed with nearly a dozen talking points that ranged from Interstate funding to law enforcement grants, the group of 32 met with Wisconsin lawmakers and their staffs and a variety of federal agencies and organizations.
"Our focus was to convey the message that Janesville and Rock County need support from their leaders to continue our economic growth as we recover from the loss of General Motors and the serious impact our community had during the Great Recession," said Mary Willmer, co-chair of Rock County 5.0 and community bank president and regional market manager at BMO Harris Bank.
Organized by Forward Janesville, the three-day trip included a half-hour meeting with House Speaker John Boehner, who Willmer said provided an understanding of the macro challenges—at least according to Boehner—the country is facing.
"It framed for us the need to be engaged at all levels in telling our story and the importance of advocating for our community," she said.
Other participants said the group learned that things move at a different pace and in a different process than the local level.
"As a group, myself included, we want things to move faster," said Larry Squire, regional president of Johnson Bank. "We learned a lot about the process, which will be a real help in positioning ourselves for what we want to do and how we can best go about it.
"We came back as a group that can work together to form an action plan and then present the right information to the right people at the right time."
As vice president of community advocacy for Mercy Health System, Rich Gruber gets to Washington several times a year.
Gruber said several members of the group were likely surprised to learn that getting legislation passed and signed into law is not the end of road.
"This was a first-time event for many, and I think they learned that just because you went to Washington and met with the speaker of the House in his conference room, that doesn't mean you'll be able to pound your fist and get things done," Gruber said.
Squire agreed.
"As a member of the banking industry, I know all too well that getting legislation passed is barely the first step," he said. "The devil's in the details, and that starts after it's signed with the writing of the law and its rules."
Gruber said the group had a variety of productive meetings with lawmakers and staff from the Department of Transportation on the prospects for a federal highway bill, which local officials say is critical for the future funding of the Interstate 90/39 project.
The current highway bill, known by the acronym MAP-21, expires at the end of September. Without a new reauthorization bill, federal infrastructure investment falls to zero in 2015, at least theoretically.
In the past, Congress has been unable to craft an acceptable bill on schedule and has instead relied on repeated extensions to cover funding while it worked out the next reauthorization. It's uncertain if that will happen again.
"Everyone we talked to had a different take on what's going to happen, and the department has an even more unique take," Gruber said. "That tells me that we need to spend more time on it to convince them that the Interstate really is a critical artery."
Gruber said the department was able to make city officials aware of new incentive grants that could improve infrastructure.
He also said the group had a productive meeting with Sen. Tammy Baldwin on the Workforce Investment Act, which is up for renewal this year.
Gruber, a member of the Southwest Wisconsin Workforce Development Board, said the group and Baldwin discussed local concerns about the amount of paperwork required of the board and the possibility of renewed funding for customized and incumbent worker training programs he said have been highly successful in southern Wisconsin.
Baldwin, he said, responded with support and sent a staffer to the board's meeting last week.
Tim Weber, owner of Webco General Contractors in Janesville and the incoming chairman of Forward Janesville's board of directors, said he had two goals for the trip: building relations in Washington and building relationships within the Rock County delegation.
�"One of our focuses was to create relationships, put faces and names together because we're most often dealing with staff members," Weber said. "The other, especially for me, was to spend time with (city and school officials) and look forward as to how we could all work together for the betterment of Rock County.
"It was a grand slam for both."
Willmer is convinced Rock County will be better off because of the trip.
"All of us gained a greater understanding of the roles that each of us play in making our community a healthy and strong place for folks to work and live," she said. "…My hope for this trip was that we would come together with a collective focus.
"…This trip moved our community to a new level in terms of creative strategies, collaboration and understanding of the issues and the solutions. It also helped us all understand the challenges that our elected officials—on both sides of the aisle—are dealing with as they try to represent their communities."
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PARIS The number of companies participating in the manufacturing of photovoltaic (PV) supply solar panels is expected to drop by 70 percent this year, from about 500 in 2012 to about 150 in 2013, according to market research firm IHS iSuppli.
In its latest report, IHS said the PV supply chain is now experiencing major consolidation driven by falling prices, mounting losses and massive operational costs.
"It would be a major understatement to say that consolidation is occurring in the PV supply chain this year," said Mike Sheppard, senior photovoltaics analyst with IHS, in a statement. "Most upstream PV supply operations will simply cease to exist, rather than being acquired by other companies. Most of these suppliers actually have already stopped productionand will never restart."
Second- and third-tier suppliers of crystalline silicon (c-Si) polysilicon, ingots, wafers and cells also will struggle this year in markets that do not have local-content requirements, according to IHS. Many of them will not be able to float operations for a very long period of time, IHS said.
For second-tier module manufacturers, the research firm said the key to surviving in 2013 will be establishing and maintaining strong relationships with downstream players in the emerging markets. Second-tier manufacturers must move faster than those in the top tier to grab mindshare early.
Finally, IHS said it anticipates that thin-film cell providers will experience low sales and limited market sizes in 2013, specifying that they will have to adopt similar survival strategies as the second-tier c-Si module suppliers. "This will be particularly true if pricing for thin-film modules doesnt remain competitive with c-Si during the year. If thin-film pricing does not decline at the same rate as c-Si, the technology will be relegated to select niche markets that generate scant demand," IHS concluded.
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