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Understanding HIV-Related Lab Tests I: Complete Blood Count and Blood Chemistry
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Lab Tests Are Important Tools
Having regular lab tests (blood and sometimes urine tests) is a necessary part of caring for your health. If you are living with HIV (HIV+), lab tests are especially important tools that help you and your health care provider keep track of how you are doing in the following areas:
Immune System Status
- How HIV is affecting your immune system
- If you need to start or change HIV drugs
- Example of lab test: CD4 cell count test (see The Well Project's article on Understanding CD4 Cells and CD4 Cell Tests)
HIV Infection
- How HIV is responding to the drugs you are taking
- Which drugs to use
- The specific characteristics of your virus
- Examples of lab tests: viral load test, resistance test, tropism test (see The Well Project's article on Understanding Lab Tests II)
Overall health
- How your body's organ systems are functioning
- If you have side effects from the drugs
- If you are having problems that are not related to HIV
- Examples of lab tests: complete blood count, blood chemistry (explained below)
The Basics
When you are first diagnosed as living with HIV and when you first start taking HIV drugs, it is important that you get "baseline" blood tests that give a picture of your health at that moment. Later tests can be compared against these results to see how things are going, and if they are changing. Most lab tests should be done every three to six months, or as often as your health care provider recommends.
Because different labs use different equipment, test results from different labs can vary. Therefore, it is a good idea to have your tests done at the same lab each time. If you get an unexpected result on one test, your health care provider will probably want you to get a second test to see if the results are the same as the first one. Try not to worry too much about a single unexpected result -- usually trends over time are more important.
Most lab reports show the normal range of results from each test and highlight any of your results that are outside the normal range. The ranges listed below are general and may not be exactly the same as your lab. Look at your lab report for the normal ranges they use.
Complete Blood Count
Blood is made up of different types of cells including red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets. The complete blood count (CBC) is a test that measures the amount of these cells in a sample of your blood. CBCs are especially important for people living with HIV because some HIV drugs and infections can cause changes in your red or white blood cell counts.
Red blood cells (erythrocytes)
Red blood cells (RBCs) carry oxygen throughout the body. A typical RBC count for women is four to five million red blood cells. Hematocrit (HCT) measures how much of your blood is made up of RBCs, and hemoglobin (HGB) tests measure the amount of hemoglobin in your blood. Hemoglobin is the protein in RBCs that allows them to carry oxygen. A normal HCT for women is 36 to 44 percent and a normal HGB level is 12 to 15. A low RBC count, HCT, or HGB may mean you have anemia, which can cause you to feel tired. For more information, see The Well Project's article on Anemia and Women.
White blood cells (leukocytes)
White blood cells (WBCs) are produced by the immune system and help defend the body against infection. A normal total WBC count is 4,500 to 10,000 (or 4.5 to 10.0). A high count may mean that your body is fighting an infection. Low counts may be caused by certain drugs or infections. There are different types of white blood cells that are listed on your lab report as "the differential." The differential tells you the amount of each type of white blood cell as a percentage of the total WBC count.
- Neutrophils
These cells fight bacterial infections. A normal neutrophil percentage is about 50 to70 percent of the total WBC count. When your neutrophil count is low (a condition called neutropenia), you are more likely to get bacterial infections.
- Lymphocytes
There are two types of lymphocytes: B cells and T cells. B cells make antibodies and T cells attack germs. Usually, lymphocytes account for about 20 to 40 percent of the total number of WBCs. CD4 cells are a type of T cell that is measured separately. For more information, see The Well Project's article on Understanding CD4 Cells and CD4 Cell Tests.
- Monocytes and Macrophages
These cells engulf or "eat" and destroy disease-causing organisms (germs). They normally make up about two to ten percent of the total WBC count.
- Eosinophils and Basophils
These cells play a role in allergic reactions and defend against parasites. They normally make up about one to eight percent of the total WBC count.
- Neutrophils
Platelets (thrombocytes)
Platelets are necessary for blood clotting. A normal platelet count is about 130,000 to 440,000. If your platelet count is low, you may bleed or bruise easily.
Blood Chemistry
Blood chemistry tests measure certain chemicals in your blood. Results of these tests give your health care provider important information about your general health status, how well organs like the liver and kidneys are working, and whether you may be experiencing drug side effects. Abnormal results can indicate a problem that needs to be addressed. Important blood chemistry tests include:
Liver function
These tests help measure how well your liver is working. Some of the tests measure liver enzymes such as alanine transaminase (ALT), aspartate transaminase (AST), and alkaline phosphatase (ALP). High levels of liver enzymes may be a sign of liver damage. Several HIV drugs can cause elevated liver enzymes. Liver function tests also measure bilirubin, which comes from the breakdown of hemoglobin from RBCs. High levels of bilirubin may indicate liver problems. Taking the HIV drug Reyataz (atazanavir) can increase bilirubin levels; however, this rise in bilirubin is harmless.
Kidney function
These tests help measure how well your kidneys are working. They include blood urea nitrogen (BUN), creatinine, and eGFR, which is a measure of how well your kidney is filtering different chemicals in the blood. Kidney tests are especially important if you are taking Viread (tenofovir) or any of the combination drugs that contain tenofovir. For more information on any of these HIV drugs, see our HIV Drug Chart article.
Electrolytes play important roles in the healthy functioning of cells, nerves, and organs. Bicarbonate (CO2), chloride, potassium, and sodium are electrolytes. Electrolyte imbalances may be caused by not getting enough nutrients (malnutrition) or water (dehydration), or by kidney problems.
Blood sugar (glucose)
Your body uses glucose for energy. High glucose levels (hyperglycemia) can be a sign of diabetes or insulin resistance (when the body does not respond to insulin, a hormone to help control glucose levels). High glucose levels can be a side effect of HIV drugs. Your health care provider can monitor your levels through glucose tests. For the most accurate results, it is best to check glucose levels when you have been fasting (not eating or drinking anything but water for about eight hours). For more information, see The Well Project's article on Diabetes.
Blood fat (lipids)
Many people living with HIV have an increased amount of fat, or lipids, in their blood such as cholesterol and triglycerides. Higher cholesterol levels can increase the risk of a heart attack or stroke. Higher triglycerides can increase the risk of damage to the pancreas (pancreatitis). Your lab report will list the amount of the following lipids in your blood (for the most accurate results, it is best to check lipid levels when you have been fasting):
- Total cholesterol
Cholesterol is a fatty substance that circulates in the blood. It is best to keep your total cholesterol level below 200.
- Low-density lipoproteins (LDL)
This is "bad" cholesterol, which can clog the arteries. It is best to keep your LDL level below 100 to 130.
- High-density lipoproteins (HDL)
This is "good" cholesterol, which helps reduce the risk of heart disease. It is best to get your HDL level up to at least 40.
- Triglycerides
After eating, energy that is not needed right away is converted into a substance called triglycerides, which is stored in fat cells. It is best to keep your triglyceride level below 100 to 150.
- Total cholesterol
HIV infection and HIV drugs can both cause increased lipids (hyperlipidemia). Staying physically active, eating well, and certain medications can help to lower high lipid levels. For more information, see The Well Project's articles on Hyperlipidemia and Lipodystrophy and Body Changes.
- Blood proteins
These tests provide information on nutrition problems and help diagnose kidney disease, liver disease, and many other conditions. Tests include albumin and total protein.
- Calcium
Calcium, one of the most important minerals in your body, is a major part of bones and teeth. Blood calcium is tested to check for a range of conditions relating to the bones, heart, nerves, kidneys, and teeth. It is important to remember that you can still have weak bones (osteoporosis), even if your calcium blood test is normal. For more information, see The Well Project's article on Bone Health.
Labs routinely group certain chemistry tests together and call them panels or profiles. Some common panels or profiles you may see listed on your lab report are:
- Basic metabolic panel: Includes calcium, electrolytes, kidney function, and glucose
- Comprehensive metabolic panel: Includes same tests as basic panel plus blood proteins and liver function
- Lipid panel: Includes cholesterol, LDL, HDL, and triglycerides
The Bottom Line
Since many people living with HIV have no noticeable symptoms of health problems, it is important to get regular lab tests to monitor how you are doing. Abnormal blood tests can be a sign of serious health problems and need to be addressed as soon as possible so that you can remain healthy and strong.
Whether you are taking HIV drugs or not, all the tests listed above are a key part of your medical care. Regular monitoring is an important way to take charge of your health.


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The way that one worked, was that orignally, it was 5vs5+2.
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|Deutsch, Annie - University Of Wisconsin
|Sojka, Jayne - Lady Bug Integrated Pest Management
|Dittl, Tim - Ocean Spray
|Mafra-neto, Agenor - Isca Technologies, Inc
|Zalapa, Juan
|Steffan, Shawn
Submitted to: National Meeting of Entomological Society Of America
Publication Type: Abstract Only
Publication Acceptance Date: 6/18/2013
Publication Date: 11/11/2013
Citation: Deutsch, A., Sojka, J., Dittl, T., Mafra-Neto, A., Zalapa, J.E., Steffan, S.A. 2013. Multi-species mating disruption in Wisconsin cranberries [abstract]. National Meeting of Entomological Society Of America. Paper No. 0711.
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Technical Abstract: Previous work has shown pheromone-based mating disruption to be a promising method of pest control in cranberries. Three moth species, cranberry fruitworm, Acrobasis vaccinii Riley (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae), Sparganothis fruitworm, Sparganothis sulfureana Clemens (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae), and black-headed fireworm, Rhopobota naevana Hübner (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae), are perennial pests of cranberries in Wisconsin. The sex pheromones of all three species have been isolated and are commercially available. In 2012 we partnered with ISCA Technologies, Inc. (Riverside, CA) and Wisconsin cranberry growers to perform a multi-species mating disruption trial in cranberry. The pheromones were loaded into ISCA's novel paraffin wax carrier, SPLAT®, which was applied directly to the cranberry vines. In 2012 we tested a 2-species blend (Sparganothis fruitworm and black-headed fireworm) at four marshes in central Wisconsin. Despite multiple logistical issues, including extremely low trap counts at two marshes, and an irregular spray program at the third, trapping data from one marsh showed 88% disruption for black-headed fireworm and 61% disruption for Sparganothis fruitworm in the SPLAT block verses the control. In 2013, the 3-species blend will be deployed at six marshes, totaling 50 acres under mating disruption. Results from the 2013 season will be discussed.


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By Ken Akopiantz
Special to the Islands' Sounder
Our generation inherited a world contaminated with PCBs. They were considered as safe as mineral oil and table salt. PCBs were used in hundreds of applications from insulating fluids, plasticizers in paints, pesticide extenders, caulking, adhesives, to carbonless copy paper.
We now know that PCBs are toxic at extremely low levels. According to the Environmental Protection Agency, PCBs are a known carcinogen and cause a variety of adverse health affects on the immune, reproductive, nervous and endocrine systems. They are an "environmental hormone" entering into the network of natural hormones and disrupting critical stages of embryonic and immune system development. PCBs can cross the placenta into the growing infant and be stored in breast milk.
PCBs do not readily break down. They bioaccumulate and work their way to the top of the food chain stored in fatty tissue. Ninety percent of our exposure to PCBs is from our food. Most people have detectable levels of PCBs. Our present levels of exposure to PCBs are expected to cause a number of the health effects mentioned above.
As early as 1937 it was apparent that PCBs "were certainly capable of doing harm in very low concentrations." By 1966 PCB contamination of the worlds food supply was documented. It was not until 1979 that the production of PCBs was banned by the EPA. PCBs still and will for decades contaminate the environment from improper disposal and hazardous waste sites. The Monsanto Company, the primary producer of PCBs in the U.S., maintains that "it acted responsibly in the manufacture of PCBs".
Like PCBs, there are many "technological advances" today. One of these is genetically modified organisms. Monsanto the leader in this field says that GMOs are "as wholesome, nutritious and safe as conventional food" and that they are "acting responsibly" with this new technology. Like PCBs in the 1930s, the human and environmental effects of GMOs are not understood. The unintended consequences of forcing DNA to combine from unrelated organisms have raised concerns with geneticists around the world. Independent studies have linked GMOs to immune and digestive disorders, food allergies, cancer and antibiotic resistance. Independent studies have shown that claims of, greater yields, profitability, and reduced pesticide usage, with the adoption of GMOs, are false. Unlike PCBs, genetic contamination from GMOs does not break down. Small amounts of genetic pollution from GMOs have the potential to grow exponentially.
Compared to previous generations, we have easy access to this information. It is this information that we must act upon. It is time that we allow human interests (not corporate interests), common sense and sound independent scientific research determine the legacy which we leave. Vote Yes! Initiative 2012-4.
Initiative 2012-4 will make our county a GMO-Free growing region. It will not affect what is sold in stores or the raising of hybrids. Only those who knowingly violate this law will be responsible for abatement costs. Approving this initiative will show that the residents of our county are united with concerned citizens around the world, believe in appropriate uses of technological advances, and care about the planet and its inhabitants. For more info, visit gmofreesjc.org.


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Free Lot Referendum Results: 1,496 Votes - 1,099 Yes (73.5%) in Student Senate Spring Election Balloting 4/9/13The results of the April 9th "non-binding" referendum are in, and if those who voted have anything to say about the Free Lot remaining "free," then Lot 23 should not be turned into a permit lot. This result negates a voted taken March 27th by the Student Senate to charge $76 for a permit for Lot 23 effective Fall Semester. Looming parking lot improvement costs were cited as necessary, and having Free Lot users buy permits to help cover these expenses was seen as reasonable particularly as other permit holders had paid for Free Lot parking lot improvements in the past. The Senate, at its March 27, 2013, meeting rejected the recommendations of the Parking Advisory Committee and came up with its own revenue plan for 2013-14. Click here to read Student Senate Memorandum . Click here to read related story.
Parking 2013-14 Recommendations Endorsed by Parking Advisory Commitee 3/25/13.Approval Pending Feedback from Collective Bargaining Units and Student Meet & Confer Commitee Meetings Held 3/27/13 and 3/28/13.
- Parking Recommendations for 2013-14
- Parking Advisory Commitee March 25, 2013 - Meeting Minutes
- Comments- Parking Transportation Annual Public Hearing on Policies, Budget and Capital Improvements
- Annual Public Hearing Docket
- Parking and Transportation Budget
- 7-Year Parking Transportation Budget Plans
- 7 Year Parking Lot Maintenance Plan
- Proposed 10 Cent Per Credit Hour Increase - Green Transportation Fee
- Parking Advisory Committee Minutes 12/7/12


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Tuesday, 28 December 2010
Happy Christmas everyone. It's been all happening for me - ups and downs. First up I have been in the foundation stages of next years training, putting in four or five hours a day on my board, doing my moves and exercises. My body feels great apart from a core stabiliser muscle in my trunk which is causing some pain and concern. More on this later. As much as this could get in the way of immediate performances on cliffs, it's letting me get on with the much needed work of preparing my body for next year's objectives.
For the last couple of years I've been quite focused on short term objectives, hence not doing any hard routes, just lots of 'easy' ones. Not easy of course, just easy enough to do in a couple of days. Two E10s, three E9s and a good few E8s this year. I'm ready for a big one or two routes again. And that means short term sacrifice.
I've made several changes to my training, which are going great so far. I'm excited for next year. After training I've also been doing a ton of reading about training and about injury rehabilitation as I continue to work hard on my book Rock 'Til You Drop. It's fascinating. There is so much to learn. But I must admit it's been hard to sleep. I've got the information coming out of my ears by the time I go to bed. Usually 3am at the moment.
On our way home from Christmas in Glasgow, we briefly became accident statistics. After sticking below 40mph all the way from Glasgow in sleet and snow in Claire's 4x4, a ridiculous stretch of black ice took control of the car on Rannoch Moor. I managed about 5 anti-steers back and forth, keeping the car facing 'forward' (roughly) for about 200 or more yards. But it was useless and I had time to apologise to Claire and receive her acceptance as we spun a few more times and were finally deposited in the ditch. A winch and a couple of hundred quid later, we drove home, at jogging pace. Thanks to the lads who tried to help us get the car out under our own steam. I have your snow shovel. Drop me a line and I can send it back.
Mountain Equipment Ts are here
Our fresh stock of Mountain Equipment Pro-Team T-shirts arrived just before Christmas. It's a short run from ME and we are due to get more sometime in the spring. But just to say the current lot are selling fast, so if you want one get it now.
There are 3 male mediums left at the moment!
Claire has added chest sizes for them on their page in the shop so you can be sure which size is right. We have been impressed with the quality of the new run of T-shirts, great quality organic cotton and a little 'heavier' cotton and crisper print than the previous batches. In the shop here.
[UPDATE] The mediums are now sold out for now. Small is a chest size 28 and large is 42.
[UPDATE] The mediums are now sold out for now. Small is a chest size 28 and large is 42.
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Friday, 17 December 2010
Christmas orders
More and more of you are asking each day about our last posting dates for Christmas from our shop. Claire is dispatching every day as usual, via Royal Mail. If you're ordering within the UK then you ought to get your order in by last thing Monday night (20th) to make sure it's there before Christmas. Please be aware things are sometimes taking a little longer as Royal Mail still seem to be delayed in a few places by the snowy weather.
We're expecting new stock of the Mountain Equipment Pro-team T-shirts later today and will put all the sizes up in the shop as soon as they arrive. We've been out of men's sizes in these for ages and I know lots of you asked when they were coming back.
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Labels: davemacleod.com shop, Mountain Equipment, new stuff
Saturday, 11 December 2010
Too steep for dry snow..
Michael on some nice ice, on the way to look at some steepness and then abseil off.
It's been an up and down couple of weeks. I tried training hard but ended up annoying an arm muscle and having to back off just when psyche levels were getting very high. I must admit I got a bit fed up after that and put my energy into various writing tasks I'm working on. A lot of work got done, and now my arms are feeling ready for some training again. So it's worked out well.
I went with Michael to look at a winter project, a very steep one. But it's 45 degree steepness meant it was the only route on the cliff not in condition. ARRRGH! Next time.
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Labels: training, winter climbing
Friday, 3 December 2010
Ukclimbing.com just put up my video of Die by the Drop E10 7a, Apophenia E8 7a and Kev doing Frustration E5 6a on the slab at Glenfinnan.
It's here.
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Labels: Die by the Drop, E10, Glenfinnan
Couple of videos: Pinnacle Trailer and the cave
Here is the trailer for The Pinnacle DVD, ice climbing on Ben Nevis following in the footsteps of Smith and Marshall. Brilliant for the winter psyche!The DVD is in the shop here.
This is an extended clip of Michael making a determined second ascent of my own problem Bone Broke (Font 7c) in the Arisaig Cave last week. The wee fire was great, shame the wind was blowing it into the cave for the full winter cave dwelling experience!
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Labels: Arisaig cave, Ben Nevis, The Pinnacle
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Farm Industry News has been releasing the names of the top 40 most fuel-efficient tractors of the decade over the past couple of weeks. Today, the top three, including the "Fuel King," are announced.
Farm Indsutry News compiled the list of the most fuel-efficient tractors with help from the Nebraska Tractor Test Lab. The fuel efficiency ratings are based on the PTO test at rated engine speed. Find the story explaining the rating here.
The second most fuel-efficient tractor of the decade is the John Deere 8320R. Its PTO test at rated engine speed is 18.93, it boasts 274 hp and was tested in 2009.
Tractors 40-30 are listed here.
Tractors 29-20 are listed here.
Tractors 19-10 are listed here.
Special note: Rankings include all high-hp row-crop tractors (150+ hp) tested by the Nebraska Tractor Test Lab in the last 10 years. Nearly 200 models have been tested during this timeframe, but only the top 40 made the cut for being the best models on fuel. Three of all models tested are equipped with new Tier 4i emissions-compliant engines: Case IH Magnum 340, which ranked 3rd; John Deere 8335R, which ranked 4th, and; the John Deere 8360R IVT, ranking 22nd on the list. More Tier 4i tractors will be tested in 2012, and we will rank them all again at that time.
Also note that rankings are based on the PTO test at rated engine speed, which lab director Roger Hoy says is a good indicator because it is one that is calculated for all tractors and it is always run at the maximum level. (However, he advises tractor buyers to consider the other test measures, too, because power and fuel use will vary depending on the intended application. See tractortestlab.unl.edu <http://tractortestlab.unl.edu/> .)


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On every CUNY campus there is a person who has special training in helping students who are facing issues related to sexual harassment and assault. We urge you to contact this person (who is known as the "Title IX Coordinator") for guidance or information.
If You Recently Were Sexually Assaulted:
▪ If the incident occurred on-campus, call Public Safety or 911;
▪ If the incident occurred off-campus, call 911 or go to the local NYPD precinct. Contacting the police does not require you to file charges.
▪ Seek medical attention as soon as possible. Campus Public Safety or the police can help you get medical care or you can go on your own (or with a friend) to an emergency room. http://www.svfreenyc.org/emergency-care/
▪ Preserve evidence. You do not need to decide immediately whether to take action against the person who assaulted you. But if you might want to do this, it is important to preserve evidence of the assault. Go to an emergency room and ask for a SAFE or rape exam. (Do not bathe or brush your teeth prior to going.) For a list of hospitals in New York City with this service, go to: http://03f4b15.netsolhost.com/emergency-care/#nyc-center-locator Retain the clothing you were wearing in a paper (not plastic) bag. If the assault took place in your home or dorm room, do not rearrange furniture and/or clean up.
▪ If you are uncertain about your options and rights, contact the Title IX Coordinator.
Title IX: Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 ("Title IX") is a federal civil rights law that prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex in education programs and activities at universities receiving federal funds. Under Title IX, discrimination on the basis of sex can include sexual harassment or sexual violence, such as rape, sexual assault, sexual battery, and sexual coercion
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- Matternet and Aria are exploring the possibility of dense drone networks that could deliver goods to remote areas
- The idea is to connect regions or towns where roads are unreliable or do not reach
- Preliminary vehicle tests have already taken place in Haiti and the Dominican Republic
Going off-road used to mean tearing up dirt tracks in a powerful four-by-four or gigantic monster truck.
For two ambitious tech start-ups however, the term has come to comprise something more subtle and potentially revolutionary.
For the past 18 months Matternet and Aria -- separate companies born out of the the same Silicon Valley incubator -- have been working towards creating a roving network of automated drones that will help connect rural and under-developed areas with little access to existing road or highway systems.
While the idea may sound far-fetched to those unfamiliar with the latest in civilian drone technology, preliminary vehicle testing has already taken place.
"The easiest way to describe what we are doing is to compare how mobile telephony has taken off in the developing world," said Matternet founder and CEO, Andreas Raptopoulos.
"(We want) to leapfrog the traditional modes of transportation infrastructure in a similar way and bring items through these unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) to people who may otherwise be cut off or isolated," he added.
A network of drones
The idea stems from when Raptopoulos led a research group including the company's three other co-founders at the Singularity University in Silicon Valley.
They envisioned employing a fleet of drones with a two kilogram payload capacity and a six mile flight-range.
These automated vehicles would be complemented on the ground by a vast network of strategically positioned hubs, enabling drones to recharge their batteries every few miles before continuing to the next station (where the recharging process is repeated) or final destination.
Control of the drones and the assignment of packages for delivery would eventually be handled by an automated operating system. Orders or requests could then be placed and paid for by cell phone.
The potential applications, Raptopoulos explained, include delivery of medicines to disconnected areas, enabling farmers to supply products directly to customers and providing vital materials to areas cut off by natural disasters.
In the future, he adds, the concept could also be adapted to enhance the transport or distribution systems of large cities.
So far, Matternet have reached the stage of conducting initial trials of "quadrocopter" drones, which took place in Haiti and the Dominican Republic last year.
While happy with the results, Raptopolous believes the concept needs more testing before commercial or civilian deployment can be considered.
Internet of actual things
Meanwhile Aria (Autonomous Roadless Intelligent Array) -- set up by students from the same Singularity University class but concentrating more on developing an open source system and ground network -- intends to develop an autonomous aerial system to service this year's Burning Man festival in Nevada.
According to Aria co-founder, Arturo Pelayo, a hyper-connected UAV network creates the possibility of a physical delivery system so dense and interconnected that is in effect an "analogue internet."
"On the internet you send digital packages. On the analogue internet you are still sending packages but these are physical," he said.
"We see the opportunity to create these very flexible networks serviced by these systems and ground hubs (which could even be something as basic as a disused shipping container) over very large areas," he added.
As the technology develops further, Pelayo believes they will overcome the drones' principle limitations -- namely the short distances they can travel and small weight they are able to carry.
He also highlights cost benefits as a significant factor in making the technology attractive to potential users.
Counting the cost
Raptopolous agrees and points to a case study carried out at the Singularity University of the Maseru district in the tiny African kingdom of Lesotho, which put the price of a network of 50 base-stations and 150 drones at just $900,000 -- comparing favorably against $1 million for a two kilometer, one-lane road.
But while enthusiastic about these figures Raptopolous emphasizes that he doesn't see drones replacing roads or highways any time soon.
Roads, after all, still carry the obvious benefit of being able to transport people and cater for much larger and heavier loads.
"The idea of Matternet is not to replace systems where they work well but really to complement them," he said.
External factors such as how small drones perform in bad weather, how they interact with other aircraft as well as public perceptions of devices best known for their operation in a military theater will also have to be overcome, he admits.
On top of this, the fact that drones could be adapted to transport illicit materials such as drugs is also something that must be considered.
This is a point addressed by associate professor of aviation at the University of North Dakota, Ben Trapnell.
However, he noted that while such networks could theoretically be abused in such a way it would be foolish to disregard the "host of societal and economic benefits" they could provide.


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Written by a man who has lived through all the major milestones of modern computing, computer science rock star Donald Knuth has completed his 4th volume on The Art of Computer Programming 30 years after the third volume was released.
This latest opus is as densely packed a title as the previous TAOCP books have been; and given the density of both the content and presentation, Volume 4A is one of the few computer books these days that demands to be read in traditional ink on paper format. The sheer amount of mathematical notation in the book would make all electronic editions sans a PDF version just a collection of non-reflowable JPEGs interspersed with a sprinkling of text.
Staying true to form, Volume 4A begins with Chapter 7: Combinatorial Searching, with only two subsections (Zeros and Ones, and Generating All Possibilities). Nearly half the book is dedicated to describing and presenting problems for classroom and self-study execution while the remainder provides detailed answers to the questions and four appendixes covering numerical quantities and indexes to notations, algorithms and theorems, and combinatorial problems.
Like all of Knuths's other "Art" books, Volume 4A is not intended for light reading. It may take days to work through a problem and reviewing the answer may take a few more. Because the book also assumes a high degree of comfort with mathematics, statistics, and logic transforms, readers who lack a formal mathematics background will need to devote even more time to digesting the book's contents while they brush up on the formulae and theorems used extensively throughout the book. Yet for those who persist, the payoff is significant. Reading and understanding the material in Art of Computer Programming will be a mental workout that will flex your mind muscle to take on even more strenuous real-world problems in your own work. Those who are impatient or not prepared to invest the time and effort required to grok the 800+ pages of intelligence need not apply. For everyone else dedicated to perfecting their computer science craft, Volume 4A should simply be considered part of the job requirement.
Combined with Knuth's 70+ years and the fact that this latest book is only Part 1 of Volume 4A from Knuth's proposed seven volume set with (Volumes 4B, 4C, and perhaps even a 4D and 4E as part of the plan), it is unlikely that he will be the sole author for the remaining volumes. That would be a shame, given how his voice has guided a generation of programmers to building more sophisticated systems.
Like Knuth's prior volumes, The Art of Computer Programming, Volume 4A, is a must-have book for any serious student of computer science. Regardless of the number of years of programming experience you have, you will acquire lifelong, career-boosting algorithmic insights by digesting this volume slowly.
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I was one of a few people who thought the first film in The Hobbit trilogy, An Unexpected Journey, was pretty good. For all the boredom of the first half, the riveting second half was as exciting as the best parts of The Lord of the Rings.
And so it was with slightly heightened expectations that I saw the second instalment, The Desolation of Smaug, which by all accounts is better than the first one. For the most part I agree, though it is still far too long at 161 minutes (8 minutes shorter than Unexpected Journey), rendering the final instalment, There and Back Again (due end of the year) in very real danger of "hobbiting" everyone out.
I mean, as much as I love the world JRR Tolkien created and Peter Jackson interpreted, there has to come a point when it all becomes too much for people – apart from the die hard fanboys – to take. I felt that at times in Desolation of Smaug; there was a feeling that I had seen it all before, and the sense of wonder and magic that made LOTR so remarkable had begun to wane.
Still, there are a lot of things to like about Desolation of Smaug. For starters, no more boring tea parties. The film gets into the action a lot quicker and is better at sustaining it. There are still some slow bits but on the whole the excitement was much better distributed, with a few creative and amusing action sequences that bring freshness to the franchise. Secondly, Martin Freeman seems much more at ease this time as the protagonist, Bilbo Baggins. There were at times in Unexpected Journey when he appeared out of place, but this time there were no such concerns. Thirdly, even though he's not in the books at all, Orlando Bloom returns as everyone's favourite elf, Legolas, and he actually has a pretty meaty role as well. Joining him is Lost star Evangeline Lilly, who plays a female elf and one of the only women in the whole movie. A lot of Tolkien fans derided the decision to create her character (she's not in the book), but I think it adds to the film and was the right decision in the end.
And last, but not least, the titular dragon himself, Smaug, voiced by none other than Benedict Cumberbatch, the man with the best voice in Hollywood. I was sceptical at first because I thought a talking dragon with humanistic emotions would come across as silly on screen, but I could not have been more wrong. Smaug, in all his CGI glory, received a lot more screen time than I had expected, and he was not only an awesome sight but also a great character. I saw the film in ordinary 2D but I hear that in IMAX, and especially in 3D and at the 48 frame rate, the visual experience is unbelievable.
As a piece of visually stunning entertainment, Desolation of Smaug definitely delivers, but problems with it as a trilogy film remain. While LOTR was three lengthy films made from three very long books, The Hobbit is three equally lengthy films made from one short book. While Jackson adds a lot of other material from Tolkien's works into it, the film still feels like it was trying too hard to "build" itself into an alternate LOTR. But The Hobbit and LOTR are so different (the plethora of dwarves, for starters), and should be different when adapted to the screen. This is why I still think The Hobbit would have been much better off had Guillermo del Toro stayed on as director and the series shortened to just one or even two films.
Instead, Peter Jackson, as great as he is, has arguably stretched the material too thin. It's obvious he loves his work too much to cut it down, and he wants his audience to be as immersed in Middle Earth as he is. The result is that The Hobbit films, at least the first two, come across as director's cuts of a diluted version of LOTR, which is potentially a dream come true for some but also overkill for others.
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Here are some headlines you won't see after the government releases new figures on Social Security and Medicare later today:
"Social Security Trust Fund Even Larger Than It Was Last Year"
"Growing Wealth Inequity Will Lead to Social Security Imbalance Later This Century"
"For-Profit Healthcare Poses Threat to Medicare, Federal Deficit, and Overall Economy in Coming Decades"
"Public Consensus Grows For Taxing Wealthy to Restore Long-Term Entitlement Imbalance"
Instead here's what we've already seen:
"Aging workforce strains Social Security, Medicare"
That headline's completely wrong, and yet it's been repeated in dozens of different news outlets (sometimes with minor variations) as they run an improved, but still misleading, news story on Social Security and Medicare from Stephen Ohlemacher at the Associated Press.
Perhaps Trudy Lieberman's Columbia Journalism Review analysis of misleading Social Security reporting had some impact.
Whatever the reason, it's good to see that Ohlemacher's article acknowledges the role that our ongoing economic difficulties have had in slowing revenues for these programs, and that he quotes critics of the Social Security-cutting consensus (although with far less prominence than he does a little-known figure repeating right-wing talking points.)
Even the Washington Post, which is the nation's worst journalistic offender on these subjects, shifted the emphasis with their headline this time. Today they're running the AP article with the header "Social Security, Medicare strained by slow economic recovery, aging workforce."
That headline is 50 percent right – which is a 50 percent improvement.
Ohlemacher's article was occasioned by the latest report from the Trustees of the fund that handles Social Security and Medicare, which will be released today. He writes that "both programs (Social Security and Medicare) are on a path to become insolvent in the coming decades, unless Congress acts, according to the trustees."
Unfortunately the piece provides no context for the use of the term "insolvent," which most people associate with bankruptcy or running out of funds. As Sarah Kliff explains, nobody is suggesting that either of these programs will ever run out of funds. And when programs have ongoing sources of income, the temporary absence of a surplus isn't the same as "insolvency" as that term is commonly understood.
In fact the report will clearly state that Social Security's Trust Fund has grown to $2.7 trillion dollars, and that Social Security will be able to pay all its benefits in full for a quarter of a century. After that, if no changes are made, it will be able to pay 75 percent of scheduled benefits without changes.
Nor is the "aging workforce" the cause for any of today's concerns, despite the millions of dollars in advocacy money meant to make us believe that it is. We've known about the baby boom ever since it ended in the 1960's, and it was fully addressed in past adjustments to the program. That's why the program was considered perfectly solvent for the foreseeable future after the Greenspan Commission raised the retirement age and made its other adjustments in the 1980s.
The demographics of that "aging workforce" were well known to actuaries by then, since all of those now-aging boomers were already alive and participating in the workforce. So how could an "aging workforce" have caused unexpected shortfalls in Social Security?
The answer, which you won't find in the AP article, is this: As economists like L. Josh Bivens have shown, there's been a sharp increase in income inequity in the last couple of decades. The payroll tax which finances Social Security was reconfigured to capture 90 percent of the nation's income, but because the richest among us are capturing more of our nation's wealth that figures is now closer to 83 percent.
If that hadn't happened there would be no problem with Social Security at all. Understanding the nature of the problem helps us come up with a cure. If wealth inequity is the cause, shouldn't the solution also center on inequity?
Medicare, unlike Social Security, does have very serious long-term financial problems. Why? Because we're the only developed nation that insists in delivering its health care through a system of for-profit hospitals and other medical providers. The for-profit medical/industrial complex has exploded in size over the last few decades, and it's driving our runaway health care costs. The for-profit insurance system which serves most insured Americans under 65 has no incentive to resist for-profit medical care, and arguably even benefits from runaway costs.
The impact of for-profit care on Medicare's future can be inferred from this quote by economist David Blitzer: ""The trends in Medicare are more modest than the cost increases we have seen in the private commercial sector." That's because Medicare, as a government program, is far more cost-efficient than the private health insurance system. (That difference makes a mockery of Republican proposals to end Medicare and replace it with a system of vouchers for private insurance.)
The AP article prominently features an alarmist quote from someone named Mary Johnson, who is described as a policy analyst for the "Senior Citizens League." "I don't know how to make it clear to the public," says Ms. Johnson, "but in my mind the sirens are going off."
The Senior Citizens' League does not present Ms. Johnson's professional qualifications on its website. And who is the Senior Citizens League? The only member of the organization with a national reputation is its apparent founder, former Republican Congressman David Funderburk. I hadn't heard of it before, but some quick Googling led to complaints like this one ("Notch octogenarians should beware of Social Security scam") and this one ("Got a letter requesting money from them. The letter is full of propaganda about Mexican immigrants taking away all social security benefits??!")
The League also fought against health reform which claims that it would create a "massive" Federal database that would make your medical records available to "millions of people" with "a complete lack of privacy and confidentiality" and would hit doctors and hospitals with "stiff penalties." That even earned a slap from PolitiFact, which has been known to defend conventionally-accepted misstatements on the subject of entitlements. According to its website the League's been on the right side of at least one issue, that of cost-of-living adjustments, but it's surprising to see alarmist words from such a little-known group given such prominence in a piece of this kind.
The AP article also quotes people with more obvious credentials, including economist Blitzer and Eric Kingson, a professor of social work at Syracuse University who co-chairs the Strengthen Social Security Campaign. (Conflict alert: I'm affiliated with that organization.) But these more qualified individuals aren't given the prominent display of the less-well-known Ms. Johnson.
The simplest, and by far the most popular, solution to Social Security's future revenue gap is to lift the payroll tax cap. Such a move would end any future doubts about its ability to pay benefits, would be politically popular, and would harmonize with the wealth inequity that is the source of that future shortfall.
Yet this solution goes unmentioned until the end of the article, and then only as the position taken by "advocates": "Kingson and other advocates say Social Security could be shored up by simply increasing the amount of wages subject to Social Security taxes — an idea that most Republicans in Congress flatly oppose."
That makes it sound as if this were a matter of opinion, rather than one of fact, but it's not. Experts ranging from Ronald Reagan's Chief Actuary to economists with expertise in this area have confirmed that this would fully solve Social Security's long-term shortfall.
By contrast, consider the article's opening sentence: "An aging population and an economy that has been slow to rebound are straining the long-term finances of Social Security and Medicare." That sentence should have read "Growing wealth inequities and an economy slow to rebound …" Near the end another sentence could have something like "The Senior Citizens League and other advocates say an aging workforce has contributed to the problem …"
That would have been much more accurate. Unfortunately the AP reverses opinion and fact, presenting one as the other and vice versa. That will serve to reinforce widely-held (and, for the right, politically convenient) misconceptions about the program. Nevertheless, although it repeats far too many misconceptions and fails to provide the proper context, this article is an improvement from past misreporting on Social Security and Medicare.
We have a long way to go before we can be sure that our news outle ats are giving people the facts and the context they need to understand what's happening to Medicare and a Social Security – and what it means for them.
(NOTE: The above originally said that the AP article didn't mention lifting the payroll tax cap at all. It did, but presented its effects as if they were merely a matter of opinion. We have rewritten that section of this piece accordingly.)


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Compass and Scale Image of Pluto
Although its orbit is highly eccentric, Pluto's average distance from the Sun is 39.44 astronomical units (roughly 3.6 billion miles or 5.9 billion kilometers).
Pluto has a diameter of roughly 1,416 miles (2,280 kilometers) at the equator.
This image was created from HST data from proposal 12436: M. Showalter (SETI Institute) and D. Hamilton (University of Maryland).
This image was originally black and white and recorded only overall brightness. These brightness values were translated into a range of bluish hues. Such color "maps" can be useful in helping to distinguish subtly-varying brightness in an image. The colors in this image are not what human eyes would see looking at Pluto.
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SD Law Enforcement Asks For Your Help
South Dakota Law Enforcement Officials want you to be on the lookout for 32-year-old Jonathan Mandler, who was last seen at 9:45 p.m. in Marion Sunday night. Mandler is approximately six feet tall and 200 pounds.
He has a shaved head, beard, and brown eyes. He is wanted as an parole absconder. He is considered dangerous and anyone with information on his whereabouts are asked to call local 911. Law Enforcement agencies involved in the investigation are the Turner County Sheriff's Office, South Dakota Highway Patrol and the Division of Criminal Investigation.


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The Xbox 360 console supports different cable types. Learn how to connect your console to a high-definition or standard-definition TV or monitor using different cables.
Important note This article applies to the original Xbox 360 and Xbox 360 S consoles only. For information about connecting the Xbox 360 E console to a TV, see How to connect your Xbox 360 E to a TV.
Xbox 360 HDMI Cable
Xbox 360 Component HD AV Cable
Xbox 360 VGA HD AV Cable
Xbox 360 Composite AV Cable
The HDMI (High-Definition Multimedia Interface) cable is the most common cable to use with HDTV and high-definition monitors. Not all original Xbox 360 consoles have an HDMI port.
The Xbox 360 Component HD AV Cable comes with some Xbox 360 console bundles. It works with both high-definition and standard TVs and monitors.
Note Set the switch to HDTV only if your TV or monitor supports a screen resolution of 480p or higher.
Note To connect to a standard TV, use only the yellow, red, and white connectors. Do not use the other connectors.
The Xbox 360 VGA HD AV Cable is not usually included in Xbox 360 console bundles. If your display requires this cable, you need to purchase it separately. If you already have the cable but your display does not have a VGA port, you can purchase an adapter.
Use the Xbox 360 Composite AV Cable with a standard-definition TV or monitor. This cable does not support high-definition displays.
Yellow = composite video
Red = right-channel analog audio
White = left-channel analog audio
Note Monaural (mono) TVs have only one audio jack. Connect either the red or white connector to the TV.
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An Interview with Mohammad Sharif: Concern over Ronak Safazadeh's Filepublished on Sunday, December 28, 2008
Student Council of Defense of Human Rights in Kurdistan: Ronak Safazadeh was arrested on October 9th 2007 and although a year has past since her arrest she still remains in pre-trial custody.
In an interview with the Student Council of Defence of Human Rights in Kurdistan Dr. Mohammad Sahrif, Ms. Safazadeh's lawyer stated that although the defence is ready to proceed, the judge has confirmed Ms. Safazadeh's pre-trial detention on eight (8) different occasions.
On March 13th 2008 a court hearing was scheduled in Branch 1 of the Revolutionary Courts and a written and an oral defence was submitted to the court, however no decision has been rendered by the courts.
Mr. Sharif has further stated that he is extremely concerned about the fact that The Court has refused to render a decision to this date. It must be mentioned that in regards to his other client Ms. Hanna Abdi both a judgment at a lower court and at the court of appeal has been rendered but not in Ms. Safazadehs' case. Mr. Sharif is extremely concerned about Ms. Safazadehs' case especially due to the serious charges she is facing (fighting against god).


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Monday, August 5, 2013
By: Robert Fields
I am the author,The Power of I Believe, a Christian-themed book written to help stroke survivors and others touched by a disability regain their faith and strength as they recover and move forward with their lives. Although I wrote this book with stroke survivors in mind, the feedback I have received through my blog and Facebook page has shown me that The Power of I Believe is a source of inspiration for anyone who needs it.
Everyone experiences doubt at some point--whether in themselves or in God--and this is especially true after a sudden and traumatic event. I know from experience. In December 2006 I experienced a sudden stroke, which left me battling aphasia. As part of my recovery, I returned to the journals I had kept for many years to find the same inspiration that had motivated me throughout my life. Through these meditations, I came to understand The Power of I Believe.
Many people who have a stroke simply do not find the motivation they need during recovery. And this is not an experience unique to stroke survivors; anyone struggling with a disability, or even a difficult time in their life, can find it hard to muster the strength they need. The Power of I Believe is written for these people.
The Power of I Believe means making the choice to accomplish your goals--it means having the determination to keep striving and the faith to know that you will succeed. In this book I share the thoughts and the inspirations that gave me the determination and faith to keep working to overcome my aphasia and recover from my stroke. My reflections focus on the power of God, the power of faith, and the power of the mind. Through these inspirational words and thoughts and through my faith, I found the personal strength preserve. I am now back riding my bike, playing golf, swimming, and going to the fitness center.
While most books for stroke survivors focus on specific exercises and tasks that will help a survivor to recover and regain functioning, The Power of I Believe is focused on instilling the strength and faith necessary during the recovery process.
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Intel has announced availability of Intel Data Center Manager, a SDK that provides power and thermal monitoring and management tools for servers, racks and groups of servers in data centers. The tool offers custom flexibility and real-time control to empower IT administrators to increase rack density, appropriately manage power and cooling infrastructure, and ultimately conserve energy and reduce costs. Designed for servers based on the recently released Intel Xeon Processor 5500 series, Data Center Manager utilizes Intel Intelligent Power Node Manager to optimize performance for power efficiency.
Specific features include:
- Built-in policy=based intelligent heuristics engine that can maintain group power capping while dynamically adapting to changing server loads and minimizing performance impact of workloads
- Uses Intel Intelligent Power Node Manager for node power and thermal management
- Designed as an SDK to integrate into existing management software products by means of a web service application programming interface (WSDL API).


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Communications is the lifeblood of businesses, and your email system is the heart that keeps that blood pumping. With so many critical communications going on between your business and your customers, vendors, partners and employees, email monitoring is one service that is critical for your business. When time is money, and your users expect emails to be instantaneous, any delay in the transmission of an email will result in a help desk ticket.
Problems with sending or receiving email can mean lost opportunities. Email can also provide amazing insights into your business: who communicates with whom, what your real response times are and which customers seem to need more than the usual amount of attention. Knowing what is going on with your email communications is vital. Here are nine reasons to implement email monitoring, identified by Christina Goggi on behalf of GFI Software LTD.
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What You Need to Know About Digital Mammography
A screening mammogram that produces a digital image is just as effective at finding breast cancer as a traditional mammogram done with X-rays. The traditional mammogram is called analog mammography. No woman should skip her mammogram because a digital mammogram is not available.
But digital technology offers several potential advantages over the current film method for mammography. Unlike film images, digital images:
Can be stored and transferred electronically
Are less likely to get lost
Can be manipulated to correct for underexposure or overexposure, potentially eliminating the need for another mammogram
Allow radiologists to use software to help interpret or read them
Have a large dynamic range that allows examination of all areas of the breast, despite varying densities
Many of the mammography machines in use today are digital units. The process of getting a digital mammogram is just like a regular mammogram. In fact, the only way you may know what type you get is to ask the technologist working with you.
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