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Iowa Games this weekend
The Summer Iowa Games (July 14-17) is expected to draw 12,000 to 15,000 athletes and another 10,000 coaches and spectators to campus this weekend.
Hurricane probably hasn't blown soybean rust closer
Recent tropical storms along with Hurricane Dennis are unlikely to have moved Asian soybean rust spores any closer to Iowa, says an Iowa State plant pathologist.
No mid-year tuition increase
The Iowa regents have decided not to pursue a mid-year tuition increase at the three state universities. In a news conference, Regent President Michael Gartner thanked state officials for finding more funds for the universities.
Wintersteen named interim ag dean
Wendy Wintersteen has been named interim dean of the College of Agriculture, effective Aug. 1.
Researcher returns from Brazil with material to study soybean rust
An ISU plant scientist has returned from Brazil equipped with the genetic material necessary to study the molecular interaction between a soybean plant and the Asian rust fungus.
Scientist named to national security group
ISU scientist Surya Mallapragada will join a study group that looks into the science of national security. Every year, the Defense Science Study Group invites 12 to 15 young scientists to discuss defense policy, military operations and more.
ISU, Des Moines to host '08 women's tourney
Iowa State has been chosen as one of eight schools to play host to first- and second-round games of the 2008 NCAA Women's Basketball Championship. The event, featuring eight teams, will take place at the Iowa Events Center's Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines.
Biodiesel pilot plant set to begin production
Later this month, a cutting-edge biodiesel pilot plant should be up and producing as much as 60 gallons of biodiesel per hour. The new plant will be able to produce biodiesel not only from soy oil, but from such inputs as corn oil and grease from food processors.
Nelson to lead Study Abroad Center
He studied abroad in his college days. And now Trevor Nelson is working to see that Iowa State students have the same opportunity. Nelson, a native of the United Kingdom who studied in the United States, is the new director of Iowa State's Study Abroad Center.
Agriculture dean Woteki resigns
Catherine Woteki, dean of the College of Agriculture since January 2002, announced July 5 she will resign to take a position with a national food company. Her resignation is effective July 31.
Team test solar car
Iowa State's solar car made a quick test run to southeast Iowa recently. The student solar car team will soon race their car from Texas to Canada.
ISU scientists win R&D 100 Award
Brian Gleeson and Daniel Sordelet of Iowa State University and the U.S. Department of Energy's Ames Laboratory have won an R&D 100 Award for a coating that helps turbine blades hold up to the heat of jet engines.
Roth appointed to national biosecurity board
ISU veterinary medicine professor James Roth has been appointed to the National Science Advisory Board for Biosecurity. U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Mike Leavitt appointed Roth to the 24-member that will advise the federal government on ways to promote biosecurity in life science research.
Iowa Public Radio names executive director finalists
Two veterans of public broadcasting have been named finalists for the position of executive director of the newly created Iowa Public Radio. They are Cindy Browne, a Minnesota-based public broadcasting consultant, and John Stark, general manager of KNAU-FM, the public radio station at Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff.
Implosion July 19
The implosion of Knapp and Storms residence halls is scheduled for July 19 at approximately 10 a.m. The date is subject to change by the contractor.
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ISU alum named Sudanese vice president
The New York Times
Former rebel leader John Garang became vice president of Sudan recently in a move that united former enemies in a civil war. Garang earned a doctorate in economics at Iowa State ('81).
Helping kids handle bad news on TV
Richmond Times-Dispatch
Parents can help children deal with bad news on TV by communicating, says ISU psychologist Douglas Gentile. When kids talk to parents about the news, the parents can enhance the positives, he said. But when kids don't talk to them, it enhances the negatives.
Wall Street delves into minds of investors
Chicago Tribune
Tahira Hira, ISU professor and assistant to the president, cites her national research that shows different approaches to investing among men and women. She wants investors to better understand themselves so they can make more informed decisions.
Amber waves of plastic
The Los Angeles Times
American crops could be used in place of many products' petroleum base, some scientists say. "Anything you can make out of petroleum, I can make out of corn and soybeans," says Larry Johnson, director of ISU's Center for Crops Utilization Research.


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Poteau third baseman/pitcher signs to play college softball with CASC
Yet again, a Poteau softball player will stay at home to play her college ball. Third baseman/pitcher Brenna Vise signed a letter of intent to play for Carl Albert State College in a ceremony Friday afternoon at the high school.Vise, who is one of two Poteau players to make the Middle East All-State softball team, joining Shelby Standridge in that honor, said getting to stay here as well as playing with former teammates made CASC the choice."It's close to home," Vise said. "It's good to know that I know somebody already there, and it's cool that I'm going to get to play with them again. I'm excited about that."

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By Goal.com
Joey Barton has launched yet another attack on Brazil international Neymar and says the Santos star is the "Justin Bieber" of world football.
The midfielder, who is currently on loan at Olympique de Marseille after he was deemed surplus to requirements by QPR at the start of the season, hit out at the forward last month and has again voiced his opinion that Neymar is overrated after watching the international friendly between Brazil and Russia.
"Neymar is the Justin Bieber of football. Brilliant on the old YouTube. Cat piss in reality...," Barton said on Twitter. "Its amazing what some decent YouTube footage can achieve. I'll have to get one up doing some keepy-ups in the garden. Neymar's actually been one of their livelier players tonight... But people should stop chatting pony. He isn't in the same stratosphere as the boy Messi and that Ronaldo fella..."
Barton also criticized the Brazilian Primeria Division, saying this his U14 division was harder.
"Stop going on about goals in Brazil Lge as well. I once scored 77 in 1 season in the Rainhill and Byrne u14 league and that's a stronger comp."
Neymar said last month that he had never heard of Barton after his first outburst, but has yet to react to the latter's latest tweets.
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The Vineyard Committee on Hunger, along with Reliable Market and several Vineyard houses of worship, are working together again this year to ensure that Island families who are in need will have a great Thanksgiving meal (and Christmas). The volunteer organizers are asking Islanders who can to sponsor one of these families by contributing the cost of one family's meal, $25.
Last year the group was able to provide over 100 meals for Thanksgiving and the December holiday. Unfortunately, however, they ran out of meals. They plan on ordering more meals this year, but they need help.
Reliable Foods is putting together a special Thanksgiving basket that includes: turkey, stuffing, 5 pounds of potatoes, 1 pound of cranberry sauce, 1 dozen dinner rolls, 2 pounds of onions and gravy — a wonderful complete meal for $25.
The Vineyard Committee on Hunger, which operates the Surplus Food Program, will then order one large shipment and distribute the meals at its November and December distributions.
Make checks out to the Vineyard Committee on Hunger, and indicate it is for the Family-to-Family Program. It is tax-deductible. You can give your checks to any VCOH member or send it to the VCOH, PO Box 1874, Vineyard Haven 02568.
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By Ian Simpson
QUANTICO, Virginia (Reuters) - There has never been a shooting at a Defense Department school and the Marines are doing their best to ensure one never takes place.
Bombs, blood, dozens of gunshots, billowing smoke, screaming teenagers, bodies sprawled on the gym floor - all of it fake - were part of the first school shooting exercise at Marine Corps Base Quantico, known as "the Crossroads of the Marine Corps."
The exercise on Thursday gave a glimpse of training that has become a fact of life at schools, civilian and military, across the United States. Pete Russett, who ran the drill, said its planning had been spurred in part by the Newtown, Connecticut, school massacre in December that claimed 26 lives.
"When that came it reiterated the importance of good planning for us, that it could happen at a school, that somebody would be crazy enough to shoot kids," Russett, who oversees police and fire services at the sprawling base, told Reuters.
The exercise at Quantico, about 40 miles south of Washington, had been in the works for about a year but a double murder-suicide at the base's Officer Candidates School in March gave it extra impetus, he said.
A burst of seven blank gunshots launched the exercise as two shooters in black T-shirts stormed through the main doors at Quantico Middle/High School, which was closed during the drill.
Two "students" - actually Marines chosen for their youthful appearance - fell inside the entrance. An exercise coordinator poured stage blood over them, a plastic drop cloth protecting the lobby floor.
Armed with an AK-47 rifle and handguns, the gunmen - Marine Captain Josephy Reilly and Rick Scott, a private security contractor - methodically moved through the school trailed by yellow-vested coordinators.
The pair played the role of fictional student brothers, the Bushes, whose father's death in Afghanistan had driven them over the edge. Like many participants, they wore body-mounted video cameras whose images could be analyzed later for training purposes.
A teacher was shot in a hallway and a bomb was placed in front of the library. In the gymnasium, Scott shot a school guard and gunned down 10 students, who lay writhing and groaning.
"Look at all that blood. I got you guys," Scott taunted the men, waving the AK-47. Smoke filled the main hall from a second bomb and a fire alarm went off.
About five minutes after the attack began, Marine police entered the gym and shot down Scott. Reilly holed up in the cafeteria with hostages and began negotiating with police.
The exercise, which involved about 200 people from 12 agencies, came to an abrupt halt when a sniffer dog found the library bomb. Shouting "avalanche," all the officers, including a tactical squad wearing body armor, left the building.
The tactical squad regrouped to assault Reilly in a shouting rush. They handcuffed him and freed the hostages, then checked the rest of the school, turning up real-life teachers who had locked themselves in classrooms and "students" hiding in restrooms.
Mike Gould, superintendent for Quantico's school district, which reaches from Puerto Rico to New York, called the exercise "critically important."
"We'll learn from this drill and plan another one," he said. The Quantico district is part of the Department of Defense's Education Activity (DODEA) unit, which oversees dozens of U.S. military base schools for the children of military personnel.
A DODEA spokeswoman said there had never been a shooting incident at one of its schools.
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Brad Pitt gives the thumbs up before departing on a flight at LAX Airport on Tuesday (July 16) in Los Angeles.
The 49-year-old actor was recently featured in a newly released trailer for his upcoming film 12 Years a Slave, which hits theaters on Friday, October 18
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Saints Select Safety Kenny Vacarro
The New Orleans Saints selected Texas safety Kenny Vacarro with their first round selection, the 15th-overall, in the 2013 NFL Draft on Thursday night.
The 6-foot, 214-pound Vacarro, who is 23-years old, was a starter for two complete seasons at Texas, in 2011, and 2012, while also starting six games in his sophomore year of 2010.
Vacarro, who can play both safety spots, as well as the defensive back position, accumulated 231 career tackles at Texas, including 158 solo tackles, and four interceptions.
In 2012, Vacarro had 92 tackles, including 58 solo tackles, and two interceptions. Those stats were good enough for him to be named an All-American by Pro Football Weekly.
Vaccaro disappointed at the NFL combine, running a 4.63 in the 40-yard dash, which may have caused him to slip in the draft.
Interesting, Vacarro who was a Longhorn for eight years, playing for the Early High School Loghorns, in Texas, before playing his college football at Texas, is the nephew of former NFL cornerback A.J. Johnson, who played for the Washington Redskins.
Vacarro becomes the third player from the University of Texas that the Saints have drafted in the first round, joining Russell Erxleben (1979) and Ricky Williams (1999). He also becomes the fourth defensive back that the Saints have ever selected in the opening round, and the first since taking cornerback Patrick Robinson, back in 2010.
The Saints are hoping that Vacarro will help a defense which gave up an NFL record 7,042 yards last season.


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PennFuture heralds State House passage of green buildings legislation
Feb 11, 2013, 06:39 EST
Bill will save taxpayers money, reduce energy use and cut pollution
HARRISBURG, Pa., Feb. 11, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Citizens for Pennsylvania's Future (PennFuture) commended the Pennsylvania State House for today's passage, by a vote of 163-32, of House Bill 34, sponsored by Rep. Kate Harper, R- Montgomery, which will provide clear high-performance building standards for most construction projects involving buildings owned or substantially leased by the Commonwealth.
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"This smart legislation is a major win for taxpayers, the environment, and the economy," said Steve Stroman, policy director for PennFuture. "Building our government facilities to these standards will save taxpayers money by cutting energy costs drastically; it will protect our families and businesses from harmful air pollution; and it will make our public workers more productive. This is a terrific move forward for everyone.
"We commend Rep. Harper for her wise leadership in crafting and moving this bill to passage in the House," continued Stroman. "And we are pleased that House Republican leaders moved this bill forward so expeditiously in the new session." Stroman also thanked House Environmental Resources and Energy Committee Majority Chair Ron Miller, R-York, and Minority Chair Greg Vitali, D-Delaware, for their work on behalf of this important legislation.
"PennFuture was pleased to work with the Commonwealth's green buildings advocates and organizations to make this legislation move forward," continued Stroman. "We look forward to working to pass this bill in the State Senate, where Sen. John Rafferty, R-Montgomery, has been a strong champion of green building legislation."
Buildings account for approximately 41 percent of energy use, 71 percent of electricity consumption, and 14 percent of water use. Studies show that the high-performance buildings in House Bill 34 would lead to substantial savings in operating costs over the life of the buildings, saving taxpayers money on energy and water bills. High-performance buildings cause less pollution, generate less solid waste, and contribute to a healthier, more productive work environment for their occupants.
House Bill 34 would enable Pennsylvania state government, including the State System of Higher Education, to serve as a model and leader for the rest of the state in smartly promoting the use of green buildings, using (and reusing) Pennsylvania products and building materials. A variety of green building rating systems would be acceptable under the bill.
PennFuture is a statewide public interest membership organization founded in 1998, with staff in Harrisburg, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, and Wilkes-Barre. Working from the premise that "Every environmental victory grows the economy," PennFuture has successfully advocated for landmark environmental legislation, including passage of the largest-ever environmental funding bond, public investment in green energy and energy savings programs, passage of the Alternative Energy Portfolio Standards Act, adoption of the Clean Vehicles Program, and adoption of a regulation to protect Pennsylvania's babies by restricting mercury pollution from coal-fired power plants. The Philadelphia Inquirer called PennFuture the "state's leading environmental advocacy organization," the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette named the organization "one of the ten most influential groups on the issue of natural gas drilling," and StateImpact Pennsylvania, an online collaboration of NPR stations across the state, called PennFuture "the commonwealth's main environmental advocate."
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Public shows interest in Illinois medical marijuana
Written comments by the hundreds are being reviewed by Illinois officials who are revising proposed regulations for the state's new medical marijuana program.
The public comments range from declarations of marijuana's healing properties to rants against the tough requirements in the first draft of the rules.
Three state agencies released 100 pages of citizen input in response to a public records request from The Associated Press.
The agencies soon will submit their proposed regulations to a legislative committee for review. Then more public comments will be heard.
For now, the comments are full of questions about how the medical marijuana program will work. Some reflect an eagerness to get involved from people who want to apply for licenses to grow or distribute medical cannabis.


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CN Donates $250,000 to Michigan Tech's Rail Transportation Program
By Jennifer Donovan | Published
CN, one of the largest railroads in North America, today announced it has donated $250,000 to Michigan Technological University's Rail Transportation Program to create the CN Rail Transportation Education Center (CN RTEC).
The CN RTEC will open in fall 2009 and function as a central location for student, faculty and industry collaboration. It will also provide education and research facilities for the Rail Transportation Program, including computer workstations with rail applications, a reference library and on-line learning technologies.
"CN's decision to support the CN Rail Transportation Education Center is an integral part of the development of this program and has helped ensure its future success. It is a pleasure to be able to share with CN the excitement we have for the Rail Transportation Program," said Michigan Tech President Glenn D. Mroz.
Jim Vena, CN's senior vice president, Southern Region, said: "We are very pleased that our donation will help today's youth become tomorrow's railroaders--the people who will shape the future success of our company and the North American economy. Few universities in the United States can produce students with such high-caliber education, specifically in railroad transportation, as Michigan Tech does. Michigan Tech engineering graduates arrive at CN well equipped to start working for the railroad."
The 18-month old Rail Transportation Program (RTP), directed by Pasi Lautala, is designed to attract university students to rail industry careers.
"CN's generous donation is a strong indication of their ongoing commitment to education and truly gives identity to the rail transportation activities at Michigan Tech," said Lautala. "Railroads are an integral part of transportation in North America, and we want to assist our partners in developing the system and people that can meet the future demand. The RTP has great momentum right now, and CN participation is an enormous step for us as we continue to strengthen and expand our program."
Michigan Tech's RTP attracts students from a wide range of degree programs and includes courses about rail transportation and engineering, as well as urban rail transit. The program currently offers three rail-related courses. Through its innovative Summer in Finland program, it is the first rail transportation education program to integrate a strong international study component into a multi-disciplinary thrust in rail education.
The RTP has started an initiative to establish a multi-disciplinary certificate in rail transportation and engineering. The University is also working with its industry partners to expand opportunities for student and faculty participation in real-world rail development through sponsored projects and research.
Lautala added, "The CN Rail Transportation Education Center will be a tremendous resource as Michigan Tech's Rail Transportation Program continues to expand. With support, technical experience and training inspired by corporate leaders like CN, Michigan Tech graduates will be prepared to meet the needs of the rail industry for the 21st century."
Through the CN Stronger Communities Fund, CN supports health and safety programs for young people, transportation education, the CN Railroaders in the Community employee volunteer grant program and United Way. As an Imagine Caring Company, CN is committed to contributing one per cent of pre-tax profit to registered, non-profit organizations in communities where its employees work and where it operates its business.
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Michigan Technological University is a leading public research university, conducting research, developing new technologies and preparing students to create the future for a prosperous and sustainable world. Michigan Tech offers more than 120 undergraduate and graduate degree programs in engineering, forestry and environmental sciences, computing, technology, business and economics, natural and physical sciences, arts, humanities and social sciences.
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The strong shadows make this very hard to read. Your intent does not come through in this lighting.
Preconceptions not with standing, there are three purses in the photo and it is better for it. "Two Purses" may represent a failure of planning. It lacks the strict discipline of focused order. Photos of crowds can be as constrained as the people in them usually are, but such photos are commonly frightfully boring.The unscripted pattern of light and shadow mixes with the people's good behavior so that they both seem more real to me.I happen to have been working on the attached yesterday.Bruce
I really don't think there's a connection between what you're working on and what the OP put forth originally.
But frankly, this is an archive shot at best.


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Woz calls Apple 'arrogant,' 'defensive' over iPhone screens
Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak opines that Apple has been arrogant regarding the iPhone 5, during a podcast interview with TechCentral. "Part of me wishes that Apple had not been so … kind of arrogant and feeling, 'We're the only ones with the right clue,' " Wozniak said, noting that he wishes Apple would have made a wider version of the iPhone 5.
"I think Apple tricked itself and said, 'Oh, you can reach everything with one thumb' and I don't see anybody having any trouble using the larger screens," Wozniak said. "So you can do everything with one thumb, but Apple said that as a defensive move, because when the other phones came out, they all had larger screens. And now Apple had to get defensive."
"I see all the modern smartphones, big, big, big, big, big and then there's the iPhone," he said. "…You get a feeling you're getting more with a larger screen." The interview covers a number of other topics, as well, including Wozniak's wishes for a more open Apple and thoughts on the ongoing patent wars. [via Macworld UK]
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Apple's entire ad campaign for the screen comes off as unintentional satire (google Kirk Cameron Banana for the first thing the commercials made me think of). I'm with the Woz on this one.
Maybe Apple can hire him to come back and he can do the next "founder" turn around. Get them to take their heads out of their butts and start doing something people are asking for instead of an "improvement" that leaves most people scratching their head.
Posted by Code Monkey on October 12, 2012 at 11:32 AM (CDT)
Woz maybe right to say that there is a market for larger screen smart phones but there is still a larger segment of consumers that want it out to be hand sized and pocket friendly.
Apple could make a version like the Galaxy Note but to do that across the board would be market suicide.
Sorry Woz is wrong on this one.
Posted by Scottrey on October 12, 2012 at 12:20 PM (CDT)
I find myself in the odd position of…partially…disagreeing with Woz on this one. He is right that Apple seems to be on the defensive in their ad campaign. This reeks of "We hear your complaints, but here is why you are wrong."
On the other hand, I am not a fan of the ever-growing mobile phone. I have the iPhone 5. One of the first things I noticed was that the added length, though minimal, still made it not as comfortable in my front pocket. I decided to test this with a Galaxy S III. It was even a bit more bothersome with the additional width. I can't fathom the idea of having a Galaxy Note in my pocket all day. I want my phone to be transparent in my pocket. I do not want to feel it's edges when I sit down in my car. If I want a larger screen, I will use a tablet. Bigger is not necessarily better in all cases.
Posted by Mitch on October 12, 2012 at 12:22 PM (CDT)
I thought I might be in the minority on this one but maybe not. I don't want a giant phone. I see all of these people who always have their enormous phones, with 42" screens, in their hands, and I guess it's because they can't put them in their pockets. It looks like they're carrying around cafeteria trays.
Posted by Darcy Reava on October 12, 2012 at 2:00 PM (CDT)
Have you seen the size of Woz's hands? No wonder he doesn't have any problem with wider screens.
I used a Galaxy Nexus as a semi-primary phone for about six weeks (meaning I carried it around alongside my iPhone 4S and frequently used it instead of the iPhone for everything except phone calls, since it didn't have my primary phone number attached to it). The screen width was actually one of my biggest complaints with it when the dust settled—I frequently had to play finger gymnastics to get buttons that were in the top-left corner (when holding it in my right hand), and almost dropped it a couple of times trying :)
Arguably that could be construed as a UI design issue in terms of some of the apps themselves—Google frequently avoided some of these issues with its own built-in apps—but since Android has no UI design guidelines at all and most developers are building for at least a dozen different target devices, it's not something I would reasonably expect most of them to pay attention to.
Regardless, however, this is not an issue I've experienced on my iPhone 5 at all, thus supporting Apple's contention that the screen dimensions fit the experience that many users are looking for in a smartphone.
Posted by Jesse Hollington on October 12, 2012 at 3:12 PM (CDT)
My wife, daughter and I have had the iPhone 5 for three weeks and we feel the size is perfect. A bigger unit would reduce the appeal to us.
Posted by Alan on October 12, 2012 at 5:09 PM (CDT)
Woz seems to have this chronic need to keep his name in the news. First it's the US Festival, then his Prius accelerating at will, then it's Segway Polo, then he's moving to Australia, and now this. He may have helped create Apple many years ago, but is there anyone out there who doesn't think the guy is a sad and desperate attention-seeker now? Too bad, really.
Posted by WoodWorks on October 12, 2012 at 6:11 PM (CDT)
I agree with woodworks Wozniak hasn't done anything tech productive in years, every time Apple releases something he c.lamors for attention.
I have an iPhone 5 and any wider would be just plain wrong, if I need bigger
I switch to iPad , this is one case where the idea bigger is not always better is right :)
Posted by Durden5150 on October 12, 2012 at 8:35 PM (CDT)
Woz has morphed into an out of touch buffoon. Go dance for the Starz Mr. Apple Sauce
Posted by lvt on October 12, 2012 at 8:56 PM (CDT)
If Woz would have had his way, there wouldn't even be an Apple. His great plan was to give the schematics away. What has he done since the late 70s?
Posted by Dick Bacon on October 13, 2012 at 12:09 AM (CDT)
Wozniak is a demented idiot who is trying to score eyeballs by saying sensationalistic negative things about Apple. Let him move away quietly to his nursing home in New Zealand. He's done - toasted and roasted.
Posted by James Katt on October 13, 2012 at 12:22 AM (CDT)
This is pretty funny - the man who actually had the most responsibility in creating this corporation you fawn over gets derided viciously for stating the truth: Apple is arrogant about the screen size. Classic Ad Hominem silliness - instead of logically refuting his argument as a at least a couple of posters did, most of you resort to name calling and character assassination as though that does anything to change the subject or the validity of his statements.
You do realize that just the Galaxy S3 will top over 30 million unit sales this year - that's liable to be more units than the iPhone 5 sells in its first year, and if it's not, it will still be within spitting distance, and that's just *one* Android phone. The market is clearly in favor of these larger phones and Apple not giving their customers a choice while spending millions of dollars to run ads telling you the great and powerful fruit knows better than the customers and analysts is a text book case of corporate arrogance.
I got my fifth gen touch yesterday with this "amazingly designed screen size", poppy cock. If this thing were 1/2" wider not a one of you trashing Steve Wozniak would have been thinking, "this thing is too big", you'd be praising the clarity of the screen and how you could see so much more of a web page at once, how it actually could function more reliably as a on the go eReader, etc..
Posted by Code Monkey on October 13, 2012 at 8:53 AM (CDT)
I for one do not want a phone any bigger than my 4S - Once there's no longer a choice for a reasonably sized smartphone, I'll go back to a flip style.
Posted by Randy M on October 13, 2012 at 9:25 AM (CDT)
Woz is correct. They have a family of iPods why don't they do the same for the iPhone.?
Posted by Darrin on October 13, 2012 at 2:29 PM (CDT)
"Arrogant"? Give me a break. Apple made an intelligent design choice, rather than the sort of absence of choice kitchen sink approach of some of its competitors. The consumer is in great shape. They can approve of Apple's design choice, or they can not, and buy a different phone. Apple learned back in the 80's that offering a confusing array of product options did not work. I think one of Apple's appeals for those who like its products is that they can rely upon Apple to generally make very good choices. (And of course, their competitors and enemies will decry those choices, at least to the extent they are not copying them as quickly as they can.) And the great thing about the competitive marketplace is that one can always buy a different product if you prefer a different choice.
Posted by Flander on October 14, 2012 at 1:03 PM (CDT)
I also have very large hands. I still have the iPhone 4 (not s). I hope to get a 5 and I'm glad it's not turned into another Galaxy Note - which my son has and loves, BTW. I keep my iPhones, sans case, in my jeans coin pockets. I also wear leather jackets with slim pockets. I have no desire for a phone larger than the current iPhone (4/5).
I in no way though would fault Apple for making more than one model with a larger screen if so many people demand them. I don't think it's arrogant at all, I think it might merely be shortsighted. And as a AAPL holder, that should be looked at.
Posted by sb on October 15, 2012 at 2:45 PM (CDT)
I will agree with Code Monkey and sb. Apple could offer a second handset and appease a growing number of people who do want larger screens (even though many, like me, do not). We are likely to see a second iPad form factor in the coming weeks. Apple finally admitted that they need to compete in a smaller tablet market. People wanted something a little more portable than the 10 inch models, thus the popularity of the Nexus 7, Kindle Fire, etc. Well, that and the bargain price on some of these devices…which Apple cannot meet with an iPod already in that price range. I imagine Apple will again bow to customer trends and venture into the larger handsets in the future. It does seem silly to close off an established market (again, see iPad Mini)...
Posted by Mitch on October 16, 2012 at 2:37 PM (CDT)
Code Monkey, no, you're dead wrong. IPhone 5 will sell far more than 30 million first year. It did 5 million in one weekend…so what are you talking about? And that Android is going bigger yet only two Android manufacturers—Samsung and HTC—are actually making money says what exactly? The only Android manufacturer growing in sales is Samsung. So I hardly think Apple should be spending their time emulating the competition.
Posted by John on October 17, 2012 at 1:57 AM (CDT)
@18: Yes, it will sell more in the whole first year, I meant this year, not the whole first year. Unfortunately, iLounge has no way to edit our comments so my gaffe remains. As for the rest of your blather, whatever. Android is kicking iOS's butt in the market and it's because of cost and choice, something Apple is not giving consumers. You simply cannot compete in a market this big with a single model (and keeping the outdated leftovers around as $0/$99 choices doesn't count). The longer Apple arrogantly sticks to the idea they can put out a single model every two years with a modest change at the midpoint, the more Android will continue to grow. It's not about "emulating the competition", it's about not having your head so far up your bum you ignore what consumers are telling you.
Posted by Code Monkey on October 17, 2012 at 12:10 PM (CDT)
I think that's a question of different market spaces, however. Clearly there is at least one aspect of Apple that doesn't feel the need to take over the entire smartphone industry, and let's face it, that mentality seems to have worked reasonably well for their Mac business, at least over the past ten years or so.
Not only is Apple obviously very profitable without needing a majority market share, but there are other places to make money in this game as well… Clearly Apple has been able to engender a much more robust application developer marketplace (of which it takes 30%); a good portion of the reason for that is the standardization of device models in the iOS , but also the fact that not every "Android" device is a particularly suitable application platform, and not every "Android" user is buying their phone for the purpose of running apps.
Ultimately, I think that Microsoft's focus on market share has done a disservice to technology consumerism by making too many people believe that "there can be only one." The strange part is that this is simply not true in just about any other industry… Automobiles, home appliances and even gaming consoles all compete directly against each other, and I rarely hear of somebody suggesting that Panasonic is going to fail because Sony or Samsung are doing something supposedly new or better with their television sets.
Posted by Jesse Hollington on October 17, 2012 at 3:08 PM (CDT)


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Nick Pinizzotto is the new president and CEO of the U.S. Sportsmen's Alliance (USSA) and the U.S. Sportsmen's Alliance Foundation (USSAF).
Pinizzotto, most recently of Bismarck, N.D., will begin in early July. He comes to the USSA/USSAF with nearly two decades of work in the conservation field — in both the private and non-profit sectors. Most recently, he was the CEO of Delta Waterfowl Foundation. Pinizzotto will succeed Walter "Bud" Pidgeon Jr., who announced his resignation as CEO after more than 16 years of distinguished service.
"I'm excited for the opportunity to lead an organization that has fought coast to coast for sportsmen's rights for more than 35 years," Pinizzotto said. "Although our community still faces great challenges, I am confident I can help continue and build upon USSA's tremendous record of success."
Before Delta Waterfowl Foundation, Pinizzotto was an executive with the Western Pennsylvania Conservancy, overseeing award-winning conservation programs and crafting plans to creatively increase fundraising for the organization.
An avid outdoorsman, and originally from Indiana, Pa., Pinizzotto and his wife, Angela, are relocating to central Ohio.
Pidgeon oversaw numerous successful campaigns to protect and defend hunting, fishing, trapping, and shooting and to ensure the future of outdoor sports during his tenure with the organizations.
"It was a privilege to have served as president and CEO of the USSA and USSAF," he said. "Together we accomplished so much. I wish all the best to Nick as he assumes the CEO role."


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Dave Smith Instruments Prophet 12 Polyphonic Keyboard Synthesizer
Dave Smith Instruments Prophet 12 Polyphonic Keyboard SynthesizerDetails
The Dave Smith Instruments Prophet 12 synthesizer has twelve voices, giving it the greatest polyphony of any DSI synth. Each voice features four oscillators, a sub-oscillator, resonant analogue low- and high-pass filters, and analogue VCAs. The new Character section offers a range of wave shaping and sound sculpting options, including Drive, Hack, Decimation, Girth and Air.
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The Prophet 12 also features a tuned feedback path, a four-tap stereo delay per voice, expanded arpeggiator functionality, deep modulation capabilities and bi-timbral operation. The LFOs, delay and arpeggiator can all be synced to MIDI, and there are two programmable position- and pressure-sensitive touch sliders as well as the standard pitch and mod wheels.
The Prophet 12 is a modern, professional synthesizer that combines an elegant build with cutting edge features. The synth's full sized keyboard gives you five octaves of semi-weighted keys boasting channel and velocity aftertouch for great playability. Add to this two backlit pitch and mod wheels and two location and pressure sensitive touch sliders and you have a wealth of controls to choose from.
The Prophet twelve is a sleek Dave smith synth ready to handle whatever you can throw at it! Packed with a ton of sonic possibilities and power, the Prophet 12 invites you to control every aspect of your sound. The instinctive interface allows you to program and edit every parameter from the synth's front panel. Whether in the studio or on stage, you'll be able to access what you want quickly and easily without any extra fuss.
Each of the Prophet 12's voices is built using a new hybrid digital/analogue architecture which means it sounds difference to any other DSI synth. A digital front end is followed by an all analogue signal path output and each voice has five high res digital oscillators, a resonant Curtis low-pass filter, a digital character effects section, a high-pass filter, tuneable feedback circuit, a four-tap delay line with feedback per line, four loopable five stage envelope generators, four syncable LFOs with slew and phase offset, sophisticated arpeggiator and a sixteen slot modulation matrix with 26 mod sources and 97 modulation destinations!
The Prophet 12's digital oscillators can be frequency and amplitude modulated by each other with impressive accuracy. You can freely assign them in whatever operator and modulator configurations you choose or each assigned to modulate LFOs, envelopes and filters.
- Five DSP-based oscillators per voice (including one sine wave sub oscillator)
- Four classic wave shapes (saw, square, triangle, sine) per oscillator
- Twelve selectable complex shapes per oscillator
- Three noise types per oscillator: white, pink, violet
- Analog VCAs
- Shape modulation
- Oscillator cross modulation: frequency modulation (FM) and amplitude modulation (AM)
- Hard sync on each of the four oscillators
Character Effects
- Five high-quality digital effects. Thicken the signal and add harmonics or completely destroy the signal pre-filter.
- Girth and Air are high and low shelf equalizers with harmonic excitement. Useful for thickening and/or adding air to the signal.
- Hack and Decimate are sample and bit rate reduction algorithms which can add subtle grit or completely destroy the signal. It's harsh yet musical!
- Drive is a soft saturator for adding soft distortion and harmonic content to the signal
- Famed Curtis 2- or 4-pole resonant analog low-pass filter (self oscillates in 4-pole mode) per voice
- 2-pole resonant analog high-pass filter per voice
Feedback and Delay
- Tuned feedback
- Four-tap syncable multi delay with feedback and amount per delay per voice
- Four Delay + ADSR envelopes (LPF, VCA , and two Auxiliary envelopes)
- Auxiliary envelopes 3 and 4 freely assignable to multiple modulation destinations
- All envelopes can repeat/loop
- Four syncable LFO's with phase offset and slew per LFO
- 16 x 2 modulation matrix with 26 mod sources and 97 mod destinations
- Modulation assignment buttons enable quick and easy modulation routing
- Sophisticated programmable arpeggiator with up, down, up+down, random, assign modes
- Re-latching arpeggiator
- Programmable Distortion
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- More than 50 knobs and 50 buttons enable deep and comprehensive editing with little to no menu diving.
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- Two assignable position- and pressure-sensitive latchable touch sliders for enhanced interactivity and control.
- Full-sized, 5-Octave, semi-weighted keyboard with velocity and channel aftertouch
- 396 user and 396 factory programs
- Direct program access using numeric keypad and dedicated User, Factory, and Bank buttons
- Playlist mode for generating easily accessible setlists of your favorite programs. Create four play lists with up to forty programs each!
- 1 MIDI In, 1 MIDI out, and 1 MIDI Thru port
- USB port for bidirectional MIDI communication
- 1 Sustain/footswitch input
- 2 expression pedal inputs
- Main stereo output (2 x 1/4" phone jack)
- Layer B stereo output (2 x 1/4" phone jack)
- Headphone out (stereo 1/4" phone jack)
- 1 universal IEC AC power inlet for internal power supply
- Operates worldwide on voltages between 100-240v, 50-60Hz, 30 watts maximum power consumption
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- Oiled bubinga wood end panels and trim
- 38.4" L x 12.8" W x 4.15" H (97.5 cm x 32.5 cm x 10.5 cm)
- 26 lbs. (11.8 kg)
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BETHLEHEM -- Michael Vick sees Vince Young, the quarterback the Eagles apparently are signing to a one-year deal, as the victim of some "tough breaks" since being drafted third overall in 2006 by the Tennessee Titans.
The NFL Network reported early this morning that Young had reached agreement with the Birds to replace traded QB Kevin Kolb as Vick's backup.
Young, 28, was released by the Titans yesterday. There was some confusion about whether the waiver process had been observed, but it turned out that under the new CBA, as a veteran with four years vested, Young was not subject to waivers.
"You see a lot of guys in this league who have some inconsistencies in their career, but they're able to change it down the stretch," Vick said after a teaching-paced Friday morning practice.
Vick said he knows Young. As a QB who benefited from a fresh start with the Eagles, Vick hopes to provide Young something similar.
"I look forward to having him in here, I look forward to working with him and making him a better player," Vick said. ""It's going to be a positive effect. I think Vince'll mature as a player, I think he'll get better as far as understanding what this offense is about. I think it'll help him, long-term."
Young has had an up-and-down pro career that includes two Pro Bowl berths and numerous benchings. Young entered the NFL with a widely criticized sidearm throwing motion and unquestioned athletic ability.
He has not seemed to react well to scrutiny and criticism in Tennessee. Vick was asked about that.
"We all have a problem with booing, trust me," Vick said. "We all hate getting booed. It's just part of the game. You've got to take the bad with the good."
Of the available backup types on the market, Young certainly has the most upside, and as a starter, he is 30-17.
Young has said he thought about retiring following his rookie year, even though he made the Pro Bowl.
"It was crazy being an NFL quarterback. It wasn't fun anymore," he said several years ago. Young later said these remarks were overemphasized. In 2008, he reportedly became distraught and depressed after having been booed.
Last season, he threw his shoulder pads into the crowd and had a loud confrontation with then-coach Jeff Fisher, when Young wasn't sent back into a loss to the Redskins, after leaving the game with a torn flexor tendon in his right thumb. The Titans eventually decided to part ways with both Young and Fisher.
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Foley, McKinney Trade Sharp Exchanges in Debate
The Winner of Tuesday's GOP Primary Faces Gov. Dannel Malloy in November
Connecticut Republican gubernatorial candidates Tom Foley and John McKinney traded barbs in a lively debate Sunday, but political observers said the event was unlikely to change the race's trajectory before Tuesday's primary.
Mr. Foley, a former private-equity manager from Greenwich, has been endorsed by the state GOP and is widely considered the favorite to win the primary. He narrowly lost to Democratic Gov. Dannel Malloy in 2010. The last Quinnipiac University Poll from May showed Mr. Foley with a wide lead over Mr. McKinney....


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I went to have a neurological consultation. The results were I'm just crazy just kidding. The neurologist said he had a 14 week old puppy last week with symptoms but there is nothing they can do now. I can't imagine an mri on a 14 week old puppy? He said there is nothing they can do now. I was there to talk about cm/sm but just wondered if that has been seen before?
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Overweight People With HIV See Lower CD4 Gain While on HIV Medications, Study Suggests
An Interview With Nancy Crum-Cianflone, M.D., M.P.H.
November 19, 2009
Until the mid-1990s in the U.S., packing on a few extra pounds seemed like a good thing: It helped protect a person against the dangers of wasting and HIV's destructive effects on the immune system. But today, for people on potent HIV treatment, those extra pounds may no longer help -- in fact, they may reduce the immune benefits of HIV meds, a new study suggests. In this interview, Nancy Crum-Cianflone, M.D., M.P.H., the study's lead author, explains the intriguing findings.
I'm Nancy Crum-Cianflone from the Infectious Disease Clinical Research Program, which is centered in Bethesda, Md. I am located, though, at the Navy Medical Center in San Diego, Calif. We performed a study entitled, "Obesity Among HIV-Infected Persons: Impact of Weight on CD4 Cell Counts," which was recently presented at the IDSA meeting [47th Annual Meeting of the Infectious Diseases Society of America] in Philadelphia, Pa.1
Since we already know that obesity leads to negative health consequences in the general population -- such as heart disease, diabetes and certain cancers -- we wondered if obesity could have additional health consequences among HIV-positive persons. Specifically, we set out to test the hypothesis of whether obesity could affect their immune systems as measured by their CD4 cell counts.
We evaluated over a thousand HIV-infected persons as part of the U.S. Military HIV Natural History Study that's been conducted at seven sites across the U.S. Our participants have known dates of HIV seroconversion and have sequential information regarding their weights and CD4 counts over time. We evaluated the relationship between weight changes and CD4 counts over time by a variety of different statistical methods.
We found that since the availability of potent HIV medications, HIV-infected patients who are obese were more likely to have lower mean CD4 counts than those whose weight was appropriate. We also found that after beginning HIV medications for the first time, obese persons gained fewer CD4 cells than overweight persons did.
In summary, our study found that those who are obese had lower CD4 counts over time than those who had normal weight. We feel that this data suggests that lower CD4 counts may be another adverse consequence of being obese.
We hope that our study encourages HIV-infected patients to achieve and maintain normal weights. In addition, we hope our study encourages HIV care providers to become cognizant of the potential negative effect that obesity may have on their patients' immune systems.
How did you define "appropriate weight" in this study?
We measured each participant's height and weight and calculated a body mass index (BMI). This calculation can be found on the Internet: If you simply put in "BMI calculator," one will pop up, and a person can calculate, based on their weight and height, what their body mass index should be. It's based on the body mass index that the CDC, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, has defined as what a person's appropriate weight should be. If your body mass index is between 18.5 and 25, they would consider that normal. Anything above 25 would be overweight or obese.
Tell me a little bit more about the types of people who enrolled in this study. How old were they? Were they men or women?
We studied over 1,000 HIV-positive persons who participated in our U.S. Military HIV Natural History Study. This is a study that's been going on for over 20 years, in which participants who have military benefits voluntarily enroll and get followed as part of an observational natural history study. They are followed over time, and we collect various information including weight and CD4 counts. It was from this population that this study was conducted.
The study population's mean age was 29 years. Because it was drawn from a military consortium, 96% were male; as such, these data can be best generalized to men. Regarding race, 44% were Caucasian, 41% African American and 15% other races. One interesting characteristic of our population is that we have a fairly nice distribution of the races, particularly the 50-50 split between white and black persons. Many studies only focus on Caucasians, but we have a fair number of African-American participants in this particular study.
Did you notice any difference in the findings between people who were black or white?
We did not split people based on whether they were white or black to examine if there was an association between obesity and CD4 count based on race. We certainly included race in our adjusted models. When we looked at the relationship between weight changes over time and CD4 changes over time, there were many things that could potentially influence that. Of course, age and race could influence that, so we accounted for all these other variables in that model. But we didn't then divide our model up [by race], partly because we didn't want to divide it too finely since our study size was limited to 1,000 people.
Were the people involved in this study more overweight than the general population?
I don't believe they're more overweight or obese than the normal population, but I think the changes we're seeing in our HIV-infected patients over time are reflective of what we're seeing in the general population. There have been many publications and announcements noting that Americans are increasingly overweight or obese. I think that among the HIV-infected patients, similar trends are occurring. We didn't do a direct comparison, but I don't think our numbers suggest that they're heavier than the general population; what we have seen is they're definitely heavier over time, just like the general population is.
To my understanding, the military has a very well developed system of testing and ultimately treating people for HIV, so I'm going to guess that these people were diagnosed pretty early on?
That is correct. One of the things that our study was able to do that most previous studies have not -- in terms of trying to look at how weight influences CD4 count -- is that we had, as part of our study, only people who were documented seroconverters, meaning patients who had a documented last negative HIV test and a first positive HIV test. We actually restricted our analysis of these data to just those who were documented seroconverters because we felt that including people at various stages of HIV might bias some of the conclusions.
Our patients had a median time from last negative HIV test to first positive test of just over a year. So these were, in fact, very early diagnosed people. We thought it was very important to adjust for duration of HIV infection in the models used to examine the relationship between obesity and CD4 counts.
What were the average CD4 counts of these people when they were first diagnosed?
The average was around 520 cells. So you can see that it was a very early diagnosed cohort.
We used the DHHS [U.S. Department of Health and Human Services] guidelines to direct therapy in our patients. We ran our analysis accounting for when they were off therapy and when they went on therapy, since this can influence both your weight and your CD4 count. So we accounted for antiretroviral use in our models as well.
The study also compared, did it not, the impact of weight on CD4 count in the pre-HAART [highly active antiretroviral therapy] era to the HAART era? You found very different results from the two, right?
That's very correct. Thus far in our conversation, I've really focused on the HAART era, since we have these drugs available in the developed world. I've also focused on these results because there are very little data about the impact of weight on your CD4 count during the HAART era, or since the availability of these new medications.
As you mentioned, we found very different results for the pre- versus post-HAART eras. We found in the pre-HAART era, like many other studies did, that as you increase your weight, you had less reduction over time in your CD4 count. It appeared that as a patient had higher weight, it was probably beneficial. We thought that partly had to do with: If you had additional nutritional stores and then you developed an opportunistic infection or an AIDS-related crisis, there was some protection in the extra weight you had. As many studies have shown, before the introduction of highly potent HIV drugs, having extra weight on may have been a good idea -- it actually preserved your CD4 count.
I think many patients, and perhaps some providers, today still live in that paradigm where patients feel that it's best to achieve high weights to protect themselves from wasting and adverse health consequences. But one of the things that our study wanted to address was whether or not such an idea was still in play in the post-HAART era, and whether or not being overweight or obese continued to be advantageous.
As we've already mentioned, patients who were obese actually had poorer CD4 counts, suggesting that with the availability of these new HIV medications, gaining excessive weight is no longer needed and no longer a good idea. It potentially has negative consequences on your CD4 count.
We, of course, also know that being obese has negative consequences in terms of high blood pressure, high cholesterol and heart disease. We know that from the general population. Our study was really trying to change the mindset of HIV-infected patients and their providers to strive for a normal weight and not try to gain excessive amounts of weight, because the incidence of wasting has fallen and we don't see a protective effect of having higher weights anymore.
Do we have any idea what the reasons might be as to why people who are significantly overweight are at a greater risk of not having their CD4 count go up as much?
Unfortunately, our study did not examine the reason that this could have occurred. However, that being said, one could consider a couple of hypotheses.
I think the first hypothesis -- again, which we did not examine in our study, but may be an area of future research -- is that obese patients may have lower drug levels of their antiretrovirals, or their HIV medications, in their system. Most studies that are done on the proper dose of a medication are done among normal-weight persons.
However, we know that people who are obese have different distributions of those medications and different times to breakdown of those medications than those who are normal weight. So, possibly, some of the effects that we're seeing are that obese patients just do not have high enough drug concentrations of the HIV medications in their system, and that that may lead to poorer CD4 count responses. Again, that hypothesis would require further study to confirm that as the reason.
I think the second possible reason is that, in the general population, there's a lot of data that suggest obese patients have high inflammatory markers, which has become a very interesting area in HIV as well. These measures -- like CRP, or C-reactive protein -- seem to be elevated among obese versus normal-weight persons. There's some evidence coming out that high inflammatory marker levels may have adverse consequences on the immune system, including the CD4 counts. Again, this study did not examine the inflammatory marker levels, so this would be a study in the future to show if that could potentially be the reason for this relationship.
But those are two potential hypotheses to be considered. Certainly, we're interested in doing further study to try to see more precisely why obese patients have lower CD4 counts.
People who are in the military have the benefit of regular HIV testing so they can find out whether they're HIV positive before their CD4 count drops. However, research in the U.S. has indicated that many people do not actually get diagnosed until their CD4 count is much, much lower. Do we have any idea how much your findings might apply to people who were diagnosed at low CD4 counts instead of high CD4 counts?
I think that's a great point to make, that this is an early diagnosed cohort who had free and open access to medical care. I think our study results show that, in such a population, maintaining a normal weight versus becoming overweight or obese is preferable.
How does this apply to other populations? I think our study really cannot draw any conclusions. Certainly, in populations that don't have antiretroviral medications available, they may be more in line with what we saw in the pre-HAART era, in which weight may be actually a little beneficial.
But I think it would be interesting to repeat a study like ours in a resource-poor setting to then re-examine the impact of weight on CD4 counts, as these patients may not have antiretrovirals. Then, as antiretrovirals are introduced in those populations, one could see if there's a changing effect of how weight impacts CD4 counts.
Alright, let's try to break your study findings down in practical terms. Let's say you were diagnosed with a CD4 count of 250. You've been on treatment for a while. Your CD4 count is up to 500 or so, but you are about 40 pounds overweight. What do these study results mean to you?
If you're on treatment and you have access to these medications, and if you are 40 pounds overweight or you currently are obese, these study findings should encourage you to join a weight reduction program -- obviously through the guidance of your physician -- to try to get to a normal weight.
I think one thing that's important to note about our study findings is that we did not simply look at their weights at the beginning of diagnosis and how that influenced their CD4 count. We actually looked at their weights and how they changed over time, to look at the relationship with the CD4 count.
The data suggest that if you have the availability of HIV drugs, the most beneficial thing that you can do is to achieve a normal weight, and you might have a positive impact on your immune system.
Again, our study findings are preliminary. We would like other study cohorts to examine this question to see if our data can be replicated. I also want to emphasize that there are many other reasons for that patient to lose 40 pounds. If you're 40 pounds overweight, you're likely at a higher risk of diabetes, heart disease and many other medical consequences that we're seeing rising rates of in our HIV-infected patients.
There is an increasing focus on the reasons why our HIV-infected patients are having these comorbidities, but perhaps one of these reasons is that our patients are increasingly overweight or obese. Perhaps by maintaining normal weight, some of these other comorbidities could be reduced.
Should a doctor who's prescribing first-line therapy consider prescribing a regimen that research has shown may boost CD4 count a little bit more than others? I know that with Selzentry [maraviroc, Celsentri], research has suggested that it can increase CD4 count a little bit more than some other HIV meds. Would that be worth considering as an option if you're going into treatment significantly overweight?
I think that's a really interesting question. Again, our results are preliminary, and I don't think we can draw any conclusions linking our results to the management of patients. I know that there are different regimens that can potentially boost CD4 counts higher than other regimens. I don't think we're to a point yet that one can say, "If you're treating an obese patient, choose this regimen over another," based on CD4 counts. I'd like to see further research done in this area; then, future studies to look at potentially treating various weight patients with various drugs might be a consideration.
I would also like to see how these drugs' pharmacokinetics work in our obese patients a bit more. Perhaps, by adjusting dosages in obese patients, we could correct the issue with CD4 counts. But again, I think further research has to be done before we can make any clinical judgments in terms of impact on decision making.
We've focused pretty heavily on, at least in the post-HAART era, the impact of obesity on CD4 count. Is the impact of being underweight non-existent in the post-HAART era, or is it just a lesser one compared to being obese?
We found in our study that being underweight continued to have a negative impact in the HAART era. It's been shown in the pre-HAART era, by other studies, that if you are underweight, your HIV disease progresses faster and you have lower CD4 counts. But we also found similar findings in the HAART era, that those people also have lower CD4 counts [if they are underweight].
I think it's a very important point to go back to: We really emphasize achieving and maintaining normal weights as based on the body mass index. Underweight is not optimal, but we also feel, from our research, that obese is not optimal either. Just like in the general population, we really are encouraging our HIV-infected patients to achieve and maintain what would be considered a normal weight.
How did studies like this -- which are ultimately so important, so common-sense -- not get done five or more years ago?
We do a lot of clinical-based research where I work, and we've noticed that patients who are HIV positive are increasingly overweight and obese. It struck us that we're no longer thinking about wasting; now we're dealing with blood pressure issues and diabetic issues, and a lot of this is driven by their weight. Our patients were telling us that, at least early in the epidemic, HIV-infected patients were told to gain excessive weight because that might help protect them. Plus, some HIV-infected patients think that if they look too thin, their diagnosis may be revealed, whereas if they look heavy, people wouldn't expect them to be HIV positive.
We heard these comments from our patients and we began to realize that perhaps at the beginning of the epidemic, HIV-infected patients were becoming overweight or obese because of these issues. We wondered how this was impacting people today, because we saw blood pressure issues and diabetic issues. We began to wonder, "Is it really good for their HIV if they're overweight?" We knew it was probably OK in the pre-HAART era, but how about now, when we're seeing these other complications?
That's what led us to do this study. I'm fortunate to work in a large consortium of military beneficiaries who have collected this information on early diagnosed patients, which allowed us to do this research and try to answer this specific question.
You've laid out some pretty clear further directions for research that can help us better understand the link between weight and CD4 count. Are you continuing with this particular study, or planning any additional ones to further flesh out these results?
I really appreciate that question. We're in the process of disseminating these results a bit wider, and then we are looking into possible areas where we could explore, going back to the two hypotheses I brought up earlier to try to explain why obese patients are having lower CD4 counts. Is it an issue of drug levels? Is it an issue of inflammatory markers? Or is it something completely different?
Our group is interested in continuing this research in terms of trying to explain our findings. I would highly encourage other groups to look at this question in their cohorts, both in the developing and in the developed world, to see if this finding is present in other cohorts.
As you mentioned, in cohorts that maybe do not get diagnosed so early and maybe who don't have access to medications, how do these findings apply? Our study did not examine those populations, but I think it would be important to look at the same question in some alternate populations.
In the meantime, it seems like the moral of this story is like the moral of so many other stories: For the time being, at least, it appears to be yet another reason why it's good to keep your weight within relatively normal bounds, if you can.
I think that's a great concluding statement.
Dr. Crum-Cianflone, thank you so much for taking the time to explain your study.
This transcript has been lightly edited for clarity.
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Arrest made in Hanover assault
August 05. 2014 2:18PM
HANOVER — A Lebanon man was arrested in connection with an assault last month on a 53-year-old Lebanon man who suffered a head injury.
Sean M. Merrihew, 23, was arrested Monday on a second-degree assault charge in connection with the July 27 assault on Mark Cookson on West Wheelock Street.
Merrihew assaulted Cookson after an argument, police said.
Merrihew is free on $1,000 personal recognizance bail, pending arraignment Sept. 15 in 2nd Circuit Court - Lebanon District Division.


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Jamie Chung Vs. Brooke Burke: Who Looked Best In This Chic Cutout Dress?
Both ladies attended events in this chic black dress. Who do YOU think wore it best? VOTE!
Jamie Chung was looking chic in all black while attending the 2012 Tribeca Film Festival and American Express LA Reception on March 19 in Beverly Hills. The Hangover 2 star posed for the cameras in a GUESS by Marciano dress, featuring diamond-shaped cutouts along the neckline.
Completing the sophisticated look with black peep-toe pumps and a tied-back hairstyle, Jamie managed to show off the frock's cutout details — and a bit of skin as well.
But Jamie wasn't the first star to rock this subtly sexy dress!
Brooke Burke happened to don the same getup at the 2012 Miss America Pageant in Las Vegas on Jan. 13. While Brooke's flowy locks covered up the sexy neckline, this Marciano Kinee dress still helped the Dancing with the Stars co-host flaunt her amazing figure!
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A Peek Inside the World's Skinniest House
Last week, we got the news that Polish architect Jakub Szczesny completed the Keret House — also known as the world's skinniest house — as an art installation for writer Etgar Keret. This week, we finally have pictures of the interior!
The Keret House is deemed too small to be a legal full-time residence in Poland, so it is currently managed by the Foundation of Polish Art as a week-long artist residence. Keret is the first inhabitant, and his extremely short stories inspired the concept for the home.
The 2-story structure measures 4 feet wide, 33 feet deep, 30 feet tall, and sits 10 feet off the ground. It's disconcerting to be able to reach out and touch both walls with your hands, but at least the semi-transparent plastic roof adds a bit of airy-ness to the micro space.
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