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To the editor: I watched, as a young boy, legendary actor Charlton Heston portray Moses, the Biblical hero and deliverer of my people from a life of bondage in Egypt, in the Hollywood classic, "The Ten Commandments." Moses sacrificed Pharaohdom and the companionship of the beautiful Princess Nefertari, crossed a desert, climbed a mountain, and parted a sea in order to obtain freedom for the Hebrew slaves. Heston played numerous roles, but I always associated him with the man who courageously declared, "Pharaoh, let my people go."
Sadly, my impression of Mr. Heston changed when I witnessed him wrap-up his keynote speech at the '2000 NRA Convention (as the NRA President) by holding up a Sharps rifle, and, in his commanding Moses voice, declare: "……and especially for you, Mr. Gore: 'From my cold, dead hands!"Rather than viewing Heston as a deliverer of God's chosen, I perceived him as a deliverer of fear, paranoia, hysteria, arms sales and the Bush/Cheney presidency.
The conversation in 2000, just as today, was about addressing high performance weapons violence, not removing the large bore single shot rifle (used for Civil War re-enactments, self protection, hunting and target shooting) or any other comparable weapon from Heston's hands. Had Heston been gripping a Bushmaster AR-15 semiautomatic rifle, which can rapidly fire multiple high-velocity rounds with 30 bullet magazines, I wouldn't be accusing him of violating the 9th Commandment.
The powerful NRA needs to practice intellectual honesty with America. I challenge them to take full advantage of Superbowl Sunday, the nation's largest stage, to run a reenactment of Heston's speech. If the organization wants to be honest and remain relevant in the conversation about the 2nd Amendment, I recommend modernizing the reenactment by: Replacing Heston with NRA Executive Wayne LaPierre, who will address President Obama and VP Biden; and by swapping the single shot Sharps Rifle for an AK-47, the preferred weapon of our former Cold War adversaries.
Perhaps a national poll could immediately follow Moses' reemergence for the NRA to see if the current 60% support for high performance weapons restrictions doesn't receive an upward bump.
Wayne H. Merritt
To the editor: Obama and his merry band of kool-aid drinkers are clamoring for stricter gun control laws in the wake of the Newtown shootings. Typical liberals, pretending to care about others in a thinly veiled attempt to leverage a tragedy in order to promote their agenda. Saul Alinsky would be proud.
The real goal is to make it more difficult for law abiding American citizens to purchase a firearm, or better yet, to confiscate the guns they currently own. Makes sense, an unarmed population is easier to control. Odd that Obama seems to have no issues sending 16 F-16 fighter jets and 200 Abrams tanks to Egypt (at taxpayer expense I might add!). You know, the country whose President is a proud member of the Muslim Brotherhood, a known terrorist organization.
Apparently, a law abiding American citizen with a semi automatic rifle is more dangerous than a Muslim terrorist with some of the most destructive military hardware on earth. The biggest threat to this Nation is a liberal in the voting booth. We need to enact stricter laws to prevent them from voting.
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As Christians we believe we are made in the image and likeness of God.
We also know that our bodies are temples of the Holy Spirit.
We are told over and over again in God's word, along with the catechism and countless Church documents, that we are precious and irreplaceable.
The problem is we have a tough time believing any of it thanks to our own insecurities, combined with the constant bombardment of media messages telling us what we're supposed to see when we look in the mirror.
Too often we allow the culture to determine what is normal and what isn't when it comes to our appearance, and now apparently there is a new normal given to us by a beauty contestant.
The body-image issue has been front and center in the media, particularly social media, after the televised Miss USA contest in early June. Miss Indiana, 25-year-old Mekayla Diehl, stood out among the other contestants even though she never made it to the final round.
She pretty much stole the spotlight from the winner, Miss Nevada, because Diehl is not the average beauty queen. At least on television, she didn't appear to be bone thin. She looks healthy, or at least a lot healthier than other pageant participants.
Media reports, countless tweens and blogs referred to her shape and size as "normal." However, should we be calling her normal when at 5 feet 8 inches tall she wears a size 4 — and when we stop to consider the fact that the TV cameras still tend to add at least a few pounds here or there?
She also apparently has a Body Mass Index of 18 which is just below the healthy range, which is 18.5-24.9 for an adult, according to the National Institutes of Health.
I'm far from being a Bible scholar, but I am pretty sure that being "fearfully and wonderfully made" in the eyes of God, as we're reminded in Psalm 139, has nothing to do with a dress size.
The reaction to Miss Indiana should make us even more aware of our obsession with appearance, as well as how we are really putting unrealistic ideas in the heads of women and girls everywhere.
This doesn't do much to help us see our real value and worth when we are busy comparing ourselves to yet another image on the TV screen.
Despite the fact that Diehl wears a size 4, which is several sizes smaller than the average American woman, some viewers actually described her as "a thick pageant girl."
No wonder a new Harris poll shows that the warmer weather translates into swimsuit shyness instead of summer fun for many Americans, with more than 30 percent admitting they haven't worn a swimsuit in public in more than five years.
Of course, we also run the risk of going in the exact opposite direction.
There is a long list of health problems associated with obesity in this country, with new data from Gallup showing our obesity rate at 27.7 percent, so we don't want to encourage each other to sit around eating cheeseburgers and fries all day long, either.
If we are going to see ourselves as made in the image and likeness of God, then we have to stop comparing our image or self-worth to something that is just about completely out of reach for most people.
So this summer, let's spend a little less time in front of the television set and more time reminding each other that the new normal — or should I say real normal — is our uniqueness and has nothing to do with what we look like in a swimsuit.
Teresa Tomeo is the host of "Catholic Connection," produced by Ave Maria Radio and heard daily on EWTN Global Catholic Radio and Sirius Channel 130.
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1. First, tell us a bit about yourself and your company.
Wim: MacSupport was founded by Niels de Vos and me, Wim Schermer, in 1988. Before that, I was already busy with Apple and Mac. Together with Chriet Titulaer (Ed. note: don't worry if you don't know Chriet Titulaer, you must be Dutch to understand) I was the first to own a Mac in The Netherlands, in January 1984. That was the 128k Mac, which was expanded later to a Fat Mac, 512k, and again later to a Mac+, 1024k. But anyway, we started at Ganzerek 5, Castricum (in a bedroom and attic), but we soon after moved to Anna Pauwlona Street 14, where we got our first real office building. We started there with only two people, and we moved to our current location in December 1995, with 11 employees. And in September, when we open our store-in-store shop in De Bijenkorf, Amsterdam, we'll have a total of 50 employees, spread over three shops (one in Uitgeest, and two in Amsterdam). The new department in De Bijenkorf is very attractive for us, as De Bijenkorf has 6 million visitors a year.
The Switch to Intel
2. What do you personally think about the switch? Can you understand Steve Jobs' reasoning?
Wim: I think that it's the only correct decision. Apple promised us that by the end of last year, we'd be at 3 Ghz. We're now at 2.7 Ghz, and that inhibits Apple in its development towards the most modern computers with the speed that Apple wants, and that especially counts in the mobile segment. The PowerBook G4 is a great machine, but you know, it should be a G5. And, they won't be able to make a G5 PowerBook, because it produces too much heat, and so Apple decided to bet on Intel because Intel can get the same speeds with about 5 to 7 times less the amount of heat. Then you've got access to greater performance, which you cannot get with the PowerPC. And Apple has always kept the possibility open by also working on a Intel version of OS X. It also makes the switch for current PC users easier, because Apple will not mangle the Intel processors that much that it won't be able to run PC/x86 software. So all in all, I find this a clever move.
3. Has Apple already informed you about the upcoming changes?
Wim: No. We know as much as the normal audience does. We know that somewhere in May and June next year, the first machines supplied with Intel processors will be made available. And, we think that the first machine will be a PowerBook, because we're most hell-bent to see that first.
4. Do you have a dev-transition kit here?
Wim: No, we don't.
5. For a long time you have told your customers that PPC was better, and now you have to sell Intel. Do you think it's going to be hard to sell the new Intel Macs?
Wim: I can assure you: the public doesn't care one bit. They come for a Mac, for the machine, they come for the wonderful software, stability, but they do not come for the processor. They don't care; as long as it runs, and preferably as fast as possible. But what type of processor? The customer doesn't care.
6. Apple has stated that they will not stop people from running Windows on the new Intel Macs. Is there a chance that you, as an Apple reseller, might sell Windows and MS Office for Windows in the future?
Wim: Look, we already sell Office for the Mac. We've been selling Office for the Mac from our first day! Word and Excel were first introduced on the Mac, and not on Windows. As long as Apple can stimulate developers to write real Mac software, we of course won't say "Hey, Macs have the possibility to run Windows, so go buy Office for Windows." That's not necessary, because we have Office:Mac. But, I admit, there are applications which a Mac user also sometimes needs, for instance a badly written website that requires Internet Explorer, or things written specifically for Windows. In that case, it's quite handy to be able to boot into Windows without the need for emulation. And for switchers this is extremely handy; they buy a Mac, and have the beautiful machine, the stability. But, if they still decide they want to go back to Windows, they can, very easily.
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A new 115,000-volt transmission line will double the electricity supply for the Isle of Palms and Sullivan's Island without adding new power poles to the scenic vista of the Intracoastal Waterway.
Instead, the $35 million, five-mile-long line will go underground, a welcome change for some.
"I think what we would all like is fewer above-ground poles. In this case, we did get the line underground so that we don't see it," said Isle of Palms City Manager Linda Tucker.
The line will run from Mount Pleasant underneath the marshes and waterway to IOP. It is scheduled for completion by the end of the year.
"It will just increase the reliability. Power to the Isle of Palms and portions of Sullivan's Island as well as northern Mount Pleasant could be restored in minutes, instead of hours or days," said SCE&G spokeswoman Kim Asbill.
Currently, an above-ground 115,000-volt transmission line runs from Mount Pleasant to Sullivan's Island.
SCE&G told IOP officials that without the new line there is an eventual possibility of rolling blackouts or brownouts because of increased power demand spurred by residential growth on the northeast end of the island, Tucker said.
Across the South and around the country, utilities and communities weigh the issue of whether to bury power lines. Usually, the discussion is spurred by a massive power outage caused by a storm. In such situations, calls for "undergrounding" are common from customers, elected officials and sometimes state utility commissions.
North Carolina investigated the cost of burying the state's power infrastrucure and found that it would increase electric rates by more than 125 percent. In Anaheim, Calif., the city decided to completely convert its system for aesthetic reasons. To minimize the impact on customer bills, the undergrounding of power lines is taking place slowly over 50 years. It is funded by a 4 percent surcharge on electric bills, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration.
Buried power lines are protected from wind, ice and tree damage that commonly cause outages, but they are vulnerable to flooding and can still fail. Problems with underground lines are harder to locate and repair, the EIA says.
Santee Cooper has two underground transmission lines running two miles to Pawleys Island that provide redundancy in case one line fails.
"It's a whole lot more expensive to go underground. It's never a decision that it is the most cost-effective solution," said Santee Cooper spokeswoman Mollie Gore.
Avoiding issues with wetlands permitting for above-ground towers is one reason for the work to go underground, she said.
In another underground project, Mount Pleasant and SCE&G are splitting the $830,000 cost of burying power lines on two miles of scenic Mathis Ferry Road.
"The neighborhoods over there are ecstatic," said Town Councilwoman Linda Page.
Residents had complained that the grand oak trees were disfigured by work done to maintain a path for the powerlines, said Town Administrator Eric DeMoura.
The final phase of the project will start in about a year, he said.
Currently about 77 percent of SCE&G's distribution system and nearly all of its transmission lines are overhead. SCE&G says the frequency of outages on underground systems is 50 percent less than for overhead systems.
On the Isle of Palms, the city donated right of way for the new underground transmission line. The town of Mount Pleasant granted right of way and is deeding property to SCE&G for the Hungryneck power substation that is part of the project.
"These contributions of right of way and property helped to reduce the total cost of the project. The remaining cost will go into SCE&G's asset base and is paid for by customers," the utility said.
The cost of subterranean power is up to 10 times more than above-ground systems, according to the EIA.
Santee Cooper put in a quarter-mile underground line in Blythewood. A small airport there paid for the work. In Hilton Head, a developer paid for an underground line, Gore said.
Most new distribution lines serving developments and communities are being placed underground. The cost is usually paid by developers, who prefer underground lines for aesthetic reasons, officials said.


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Celtic face a mammoth task when they visit Camp Nou to take on four-time winners Barcelona in the UEFA Champions League on Tuesday night.
Neil Lennon's side will, however, be buoyed by their victory over Spartak Moscow in Russia last time out, which marked an historic first away win in the competition's group stages for the SPL giants.
The Bhoys have won only one of their eight encounters against Barcelona - a UEFA Cup victory at Parkhead in 2003/04 - when Lennon was involved as a Celtic player. He will be looking to pass on all his expertise to the members of his squad tonight.
Scott Brown (hip) and James Forrest (groin) remain doubts for the clash in Catalonia, but travelled to Spain along with Georgios Samaras and Kris Commons who also missed the weekend victory over St Mirren.
Defensive duo Adam Matthews and Kelvin Wilson both picked up knocks in that game, but are thought to have recovered well.
Barcelona are still without a number of key players of their own, particularly in defence, with Carles Puyol (dislocated elbow), Gerard Pique (ankle) and Dani Alves (hamstring) all sidelined.
They will be joined by the suspended Sergio Busquets who serves the first of a two-game ban following his red card against Benfica.
Barcelona predicted line-up:
Valdes; Montoya, Mascherano, Song, Alba; Iniesta, Xavi, Fabregas; Tello, Messi, Villa.
Celtic predicted line-up
Forster; Matthews, Wilson, Mulgrew, Ambrose; Wanyama, Brown, Kayal, Commons, Ledley; Hooper.


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A super smiley (and solo) Vanessa Hudgens shows off a new set of bangs as she goes on a shopping spree in rainy New York City on Wednesday afternoon.
The 19-year-old High School Musical star started off in the West Village at Scoop boutique, then took a short walk to nearby Jeffrey.
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Science fiction writers have toyed with the concept of robots in the home for decades, but none envisioned anything quite like the latest design trend. Robotic furniture sees intelligence being built into the very fabric of our homes: in our desks, our wardrobes, and even our beds. The result is a wholesale transformation of our functional living spaces. But it's not just a matter of utility. Robotic furniture is ushering in a revolution, and it's doing so in style.
What is robotic furniture?
At its core, robotic furniture is a catch-all term for multipurpose equipment and fittings that are able to significantly adapt to the needs of the user. These designs are inspired by origami, folding intelligently to optimise use of space. They may be utilitarian and efficient, but they're also beautiful.
In its simplest form, robotic furniture has been around for quite some time. Basic bureaus or desks with drawers – essentially work spaces posing as neat cupboards – have offered multifunctionality for hundreds of years. The latest designs, however, operate on an entirely different scale.
MIT's Ori is a US group pioneering robotic furniture. Its newest items incorporate beds, wardrobes, shelving and even a desk into one tidy package, controlled through a slick and user-friendly electronic interface.
Where is it best implemented?
The driving force behind this remarkable strain of design is a desire for space. Cities across the world tend to be suffocated of space, and the rising cost of property is only serving to reduce the size of apartments. The efficiency of robotic furniture creates additional room without compromising on the functionality of a home.
The technology will help overcome the issue of areas in the home being unable to serve as dedicated spaces, for example when an office also needs to be used to house guests. Jack of all trades, master of none, as they say.
To date, small studio apartments in city centres have had no choice but to serve simultaneously as kitchen, living room, bedroom, dining room and study. Robotic furniture will conveniently store away the equipment that is not in use in order to minimise clutter. This will allow urban residents to live in one area at a time with less effort.
Who benefits from it?
In the future, robotic furniture will become commonplace. For now, however, it remains a pioneering technology, available only in luxury markets for wealthy individuals who tend to occupy modern, urban spaces.
International property experts Engel & Völkers expect robotic furniture to prove popular with landlords eager to achieve a favourable return on their rental properties. Browse our blog at E&V for more tips on how to make the most of your investments, or visit one of our branches across 32 nations to receive advice on selling or purchasing a home.


text: Job Discussion Forums :: View topic - MA TESOL dissertation survey HELP!!!!!! Get TEFL Certified & Start Your Adventure Today! Job Discussion Forums"The Internet's Meeting Place for ESL/EFL Students and Teachers from Around the World!" FAQ Search Memberlist Usergroups Register Profile Log in to check your private messages Log in MA TESOL dissertation survey HELP!!!!!! Job Discussion Forums Forum Index -> China (Job-related Posts Only) View previous topic :: View next topic Author Message benny2Joined: 24 Nov 2005Posts: 29 Posted: Sat Dec 08, 2012 12:42 pm Post subject: MA TESOL dissertation survey HELP!!!!!! Dear all, I would be eternally grateful if those of you who are teaching at secondary and tertiary level could spend a few minutes completing a questionnaire on Communicative Language Teaching in China. This builds on my previous research project which many of you were kind enough to help out with. This time, there is a prize draw for a £20 amazon voucher for participants! Here is the link: http://kwiksurveys.com/s.asp?sid=ov19nl80rkl5u4w61467 This questionnaire is designed to investigate the importance given to different English teaching methods within the EFL context in China. Specifically, practice of and attitudes to Communicative Language Teaching compared to more traditionally favoured language teaching methods and how this might impact on students' communicative competence. The results of this questionnaire will be analysed as part of my dissertation for my MA TESOL. The questionnaire is completely anonymous, but there will be a prize draw for those participate and provide me with their email address at the end (£20 amazon voucher!) Having taught in China for several years, I have a lot of fond memories of my time there and have retained an interest in English teaching there. The questionnaire is very short and should only take a few minutes to complete. I am also going to be carrying out some qualitative interviews over Christmas, so if anyone is interested and would like to participate (via skype), let me know. Thank you very much for your help, very much appreciated!!! Benny UK Back to top benny2Joined: 24 Nov 2005Posts: 29 Posted: Sat Dec 08, 2012 12:43 pm Post subject: I should have added, that anyone teaching students of middle school age and above in a private school would also be great. Thanks! Back to top Non SequiturJoined: 23 May 2010Posts: 4723Location: China Posted: Sat Dec 08, 2012 10:04 pm Post subject: You don't mention vocational colleges. By these I mean provincial schools offering 3 year associate degree courses. I checked university as this is closest to the vocationals. Back to top Denim-ManiacJoined: 31 Jan 2012Posts: 1238 Posted: Mon Dec 10, 2012 4:01 pm Post subject: Hi Benny Have done your quiz and am about to email you. 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I'm not sure what you mean by this. Enums that are bitmask values are tagged as such, e.g.You seem to assume all enums are bitfields to be ANDed together where in the original specs you could easily see they were separate, had specific values and were not all enumerations, i.e. some are constants of a type to be ANDed.
<enums namespace="GL" group="AttribMask" type="bitmask">
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You're correct on the other two points. OpenGL is explicitly defined as a C API and the XML registry reflects that now, while the .spec files pretended that wasn't the case - which resulted in a lot of pain for me, slow updates, and a fair number of errors creeping in over the years resulting from the typemap system. There is some discussion upthread about ways to help accomodate the differences if you want to mechanically translate the API to other language bindings, but it is true that you'll have to do some things differently than with the .spec files, and do some additional type translation work. Hopefully the benefits of a well-defined XML schema, more accurate description of the relationship between features and GL versions/profiles, ES support, and much more frequent updates will balance that out for most people.


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In contrast to earlier, narrower margins of victory in Mississippi, 70.8 percent of those voting voted for the completion and maintenance phase in the balloting that ended July 19. Of those eligible, 72.7 percent returned their ballots, compared to the 50 percent required for a valid referendum.
"I was tickled that the vote passed with such margins – particularly with the current environment farmers are growing under," says Farrell Boyd, head of the Mississippi eradication project.
The maintenance phase in Region 2 will kick off next year. The region's growers voted for a 10-year maintenance program at a maximum assessment rate of $12 per acre per year. But Boyd doesn't think the per-acre cost will approach $12.
"I'm hesitant to give an exact dollar amount but we've run studies and projections and think the true cost will be well under $12."
Region 2 covers Sharkey, Issaquena, Humphreys and the Delta section of Yazoo County. Historically, the region has had moderate to light weevil pressure compared to the rest of the state – especially the hill section. Most of Humphrey's County has been lightly affected by boll weevils while only parts of Sharkey County and Issaquena County have had heavier boll weevil populations.
Statewide, Boyd and colleagues are seeing heavier weevil numbers than was anticipated.
"(The week of July 22), we captured 134 weevils in Region 2. That sounds like nothing, but we wanted to be down to 10!" he said. "Thus far, in Region 2, we've had 41,533 acres that have had enough weevils captured to meet treatment levels. This has resulted in a total of 129,215 acres being treated. In other words, the 41,533 acres have been treated an average of 3.1 times."
The weevil numbers are up for two reasons. First, there was a situation that extended from mid-August of last year through September.
"If you recall, we had a very rainy spell during that time. That caused a lot of delays in getting insecticides applied. And any insecticides that were applied didn't stay on the plant long enough to build up any residual effects."
Just about the time the rains stopped, the terrorists hit New York and Washington, D.C. That shut down aerial applications for nine days. In the area south of Memphis, some cotton-growing areas were shut down for 22 days and more.
The terrorists hit just when the program was at a very critical point. Weevil populations were highest then – "particularly because we hadn't been able to spray due to the weather. By the time aerial applicators were able to get back into the air, they were behind on several fronts," said Boyd.
"Farmers wanted defoliation work to get going, and we wanted weevils to be sprayed. We had to be understanding because defoliation work was in our interest too."
Regardless, more weevils went into diapause sites than Boyd wanted. Then, there was virtually no winter to kill populations back further. That resulted in both more weevils emerging and more sprayings throughout the growing season.
Boyd says the next referendum will be in the main Delta area of the state: Regions 1-A and 1-B. Those regions, currently in their fourth year of eradication, will vote next year on eradication maintenance work.


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In remembrance …
I've never been much of one for poetry, but the poems of Wilfrid Owen, which I first encountered at GCE O' Level, in 1977, have always struck a chord with me :
Bent double, like old beggars under sacks,
Knock-kneed, coughing like hags, we cursed through sludge,
Till on the haunting flares we turned our backs
And towards our distant rest began to trudge.
Men marched asleep. Many had lost their boots
But limped on, blood-shod. All went lame; all blind;
Drunk with fatigue; deaf even to the hoots
Of tired, outstripped Five-Nines that dropped behind.
Gas! Gas! Quick, boys! – An ecstasy of fumbling,
Fitting the clumsy helmets just in time;
But someone still was yelling out and stumbling,
And flound'ring like a man in fire or lime . . .
Dim, through the misty panes and thick green light,
As under a green sea, I saw him drowning.
In all my dreams, before my helpless sight,
He plunges at me, guttering, choking, drowning.
If in some smothering dreams you too could pace
Behind the wagon that we flung him in,
His hanging face, like a devil's sick of sin;
If you could hear, at every jolt, the blood
Come gargling from the froth-corrupted lungs,
Obscene as cancer, bitter as the cud
Of vile, incurable sores on innocent tongues,
My friend, you would not tell with such high zest
To children ardent for some desperate glory,
The old Lie; Dulce et Decorum est
Pro patria mori.
Wilfred Owen
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New York Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney has received death threats at her Manhattan office because of her support for the United States' new gun legislation.
The threats, three phone calls, came to her Upper East Side office an hour apart. The Congresswoman was forced to skip an awards dinner for the Friends of the Upper East Side Historic Districts after the threats called on her to stop moving forward with the legislation.
Last week Maloney introduced a bill that would require weapons owners to hold liability insurance.
Shaken by the experience Maloney told the New York Daily News: "They said they were going to kill me.
Disappointed that she had to skip the awards she said "I couldn't go. Who knows what could happen?
"I think any member of Congress would be scared after what happened to my good friend Gabby Giffords...You have to take these things seriously."
Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, a former Democratic representative for Arizona, was shot in the head at point-blank range. She has made a miraculous recovery and together Giffords and her former-astronaut husband Mark Kelly are also campaigning for new gun control laws.
On Tuesday night the New York Police Department confirmed that they are investigating the threats against Maloney. The Congresswoman said the police are checking if these calls can be traced. They are also reviewing the security in her office.
Maloney said "It's not unusual to have calls saying they don't like the bill. You get calls in support and opposition but...this is unsettling."
Despite the threats she is moving forward with the bill that she calls "common sense".
The legislation will require gun owners to hold insurance similar that which car owners hold. She pointed out "A gun is more dangerous than a car."
Under the Firearms Risk Protection Act, anyone purchasing a firearm after the effective date of the bill, who fails to purchase the proper liability insurance would be subject to a fine of up to $10,000.
On proposing the bill Maloney said "For too long, gun victims and society at large have borne the brunt of the costs of gun violence. My bill would change that by shifting some of that cost back onto those who own the weapons."
"We have a long history of requiring insurance for high-risk products — and no one disputes that guns are dangerous."
"While many individual states are debating this issue now, it makes more sense for Congress to establish a national requirement to allow the insurance markets to begin to price the risks involved consistently nationwide."
Co-sponsors of the bill include: Rep Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), Rep Michael Capuano (D-MA), Rep Keith Ellison (D-MN), Rep Stephen Lynch (D-MA), Rep Jim Moran (D-VA), Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Rep Bobby Rush (D-IL), and Rep Niki Tsongas (D-MA).


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Alison's "Peaceful Unity" Room
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- I used to have a very tiny house with a yellow and red decor. When we moved I was going to go blue and brown but when I got down to decorating I realized I really didn't want to go that route. So I ended up with a conglomeration of colors all of which I liked and didn't want to weed anything out. So my strategy became unifying everything. Most everything we have is either hand-me-down, yard sale or thrift so I had a variety of furniture styles, wood tones, and metal accent colors that all needed to be brought together. Our rooms are small and so I also needed to open up the space. We decided on Behr's Ocean Pearl for the walls. It's a soft grey/green that even looks almost blue sometimes. We had samples on the walls for months before finally deciding. I love the color! It is cool but makes the warmer accents stand out. It unifies everything and recedes into the background all at the same time. So my little pops of red, emerald green and blue all look like they were made to be together.
- Colors used in my room:
- Golds, Browns, Blues, Greens and Red
- Tips for using color successfully:
- I love today's anything-goes style. You can pretty much put any colors you love together and make it work. Just use different proportions so that you have one or two main colors and little bits of others here and there. If I bring in a color I make sure to put that color in a couple other places in the room. Then it fits.
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INDOT's Long Range Transportation Plan provides a vision for the future development of the state transportation system. The Long Range Transportation Plan outlines a strategy for future investments in the state highway system. These investments are intended to provide Hoosiers the highest level of mobility and safety possible and to meet the needs of economic development and quality of life into the next quarter century.
INDOT is updating the Long Range Transportation for the 2010 to 2035 planning period. This new plan update is a transition from INDOT's older statewide transportation plans which were more project specific were the new plan focuses on long range strategies. The plan update incorporates the latest information on the Major Moves Program and future High Priority Corridors.
INDOT has updated the Long Range Transportation Plan and integrated the 2030 plan with the Major Moves 2006-2015 construction plan. The INDOT 25-Year Transportation Plan focuses on identifying and prioritizing specific highway expansion projects. Expansion projects are defined as improvements that provide additional capacity to a roadway, such as added travel lanes, new road construction, interchange modifications, and new interchange construction. INDOT strives to coordinate and synchronize multiple projects, thereby minimizing disruptions to the traveling public.
In August of 2010 INDOT revised the 2030 Transportation Plan to place the I-69 Section 4 project into the 2011 to 2015 implementation time period with traditional funding. The Federal HighwayAdministration concurred with this revision on August 13, 2010. The letter documenting this revision is located here.
INDOT updated the Long Range Transportation Plan for major new road construction, added travel lanes, and new interchange projects to extend the planning time period to the 2030. In carrying out this plan update process, INDOT worked with the state's Metropolitan Planning Organizations in larger cities, Regional Planning Organizations in rural areas, and the six INDOT District Program Development Offices to identify potential new projects and needed revisions to the plan.
Adopted on March 6, 2002 and amended November 12, 2003, this plan supplements, but does not replace, the earlier 1995 Statewide Long-Range Multimodal Transportation Plan by extending the planning process out to 2025.


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ICD-10 Diagnosis Code T25.5
Corrosion of first degree of ankle and foot
Diagnosis Code T25.5
Short Description: Corrosion of first degree of ankle and foot
Long Description: Corrosion of first degree of ankle and foot
This is the 2018 version of the ICD-10-CM diagnosis code T25.5
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The code T25.5 is a "header" and not valid for submission for HIPAA-covered transactions.
Code Classification
Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00–T98)
Burns and corrosions of external body surface, specified by site (T20-T25)
- Burn and corrosion of ankle and foot (T25)
- Burns and corrosions of external body surface, specified by site (T20-T25)
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References found for the code T25.5 in the Index of Diseases and Injuries:
- Code First: "Code first"
Certain conditions have both an underlying etiology and multiple body system manifestations due to the underlying etiology. For such conditions, the ICD-10-CM has a coding convention that requires the underlying condition be sequenced first followed by the manifestation. Wherever such a combination exists, there is a "use additional code" note at the etiology code, and a "code first" note at the manifestation code. These instructional notes indicate the proper sequencing order of the codes, etiology followed by manifestation.
- (T51-T65) to identify chemical and intent
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A burn is damage to your body's tissues caused by heat, chemicals, electricity, sunlight, or radiation. Scalds from hot liquids and steam, building fires and flammable liquids and gases are the most common causes of burns. Another kind is an inhalation injury, caused by breathing smoke.
There are three types of burns:
- First-degree burns damage only the outer layer of skin
- Second-degree burns damage the outer layer and the layer underneath
- Third-degree burns damage or destroy the deepest layer of skin and tissues underneath
Burns can cause swelling, blistering, scarring and, in serious cases, shock, and even death. They also can lead to infections because they damage your skin's protective barrier. Treatment for burns depends on the cause of the burn, how deep it is, and how much of the body it covers. Antibiotic creams can prevent or treat infections. For more serious burns, treatment may be needed to clean the wound, replace the skin, and make sure the patient has enough fluids and nutrition.
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. – The Lipscomb women's soccer team will host its first home Atlantic Sun matches of 2011, this weekend, when ETSU (Sept. 30, 7:30 p.m.) and USC Upstate (Oct. 2, 1 p.m.) These will be the first home games played at the Lipscomb Soccer Complex this season after the complex underwent a lighting expansion project.
Lipscomb (2-8-1) opened its 2011 conference campaign with losses at Mercer and Kennesaw State, last weekend. The Lady Bisons are searching for their first conference victory since Oct. 23, 2009 at North Florida.
The Lady Bisons have had a difficult time on the offensive end, scoring just one goal in the past four games. Senior Meghan McGuire and the rest of the Lady Bisons offense have shown flashes of offensive prowess in 2011, but need to get back on track going forward in the conference season.
Next weekend, Lipscomb will face Belmont in a Friday night match-up between two of the conference's most fierce rivals at 7 p.m.
Check Lipscombsports.com for more information on the Lady Bison soccer team, and follow us on Twitter (@Lipscombwsoccer) and like us on Facebook (Lipscomb Women's Soccer).
Opponents Last Matches
ETSU defeated Upstate 4-0 in the conference-opener for both teams. The Lady Bucs outshot the Spartans 32-5. ETSU followed that with a non-conference win against UNC-Asheville 3-0, behind two Genna Petersen goals contributing to the victory. Caitlin Gaughan picked up A-Sun Defensive Player of the Week honors after shutting out both opponents; she lowered her league-leading GAA to 0.85. After the loss to ETSU, Upstate regrouped Sunday with a 3-2 win against VMI.
Last Time Against This Week's Opponents
Lipscomb lost to both ETSU (2-0) and Upstate (1-0) on the road. A 30-yarder from Courtney Deem and a broken play goal in front of the net from Kayla White would provide all the scoring for the Lady Bucs. Erin Zerio made four saves. Against Upstate, a 35-yard strike from Jessica Jackrya in the 70th minute doomed the Bisons, who lost despite outshooting the Spartans, 10-6.
Lipscomb Opponents Peppering Net, Lead to Scoring Chances
Lipscomb's opponents have attacked the net in the past few games. The Lady Bisons have been outshot 96-19, including 51-9 shots on goal. That has led to the Lady Bisons being outscored 14-1 since the Bulldog Classic, which ended Sept. 11.
Lady Bisons Drop 4-0 Match at Kennesaw State
Two Kennesaw State goals in the opening 10 minutes set the tone and Lipscomb never recovered, falling to 0-2 in A-Sun play after a 4-0 loss to the Owls. Freshman Allison Brown, in just her second career start, put up the fifth-best save number in program history for the Lady Bisons, making 13 saves in 17 chances.
Offensive Onslaught Dooms Lady Bisons Against Mercer
Despite eight saves from junior Erin Zerio, Lipscomb fell in its conference opener at Mercer, 3-0. Mercer outshot the Lady Bisons, 22-5. Lipscomb has lost its conference-opening match each season since joining the A-Sun in 2003.
Conference Notes
- Belmont, ETSU, FGCU and Jacksonville all enter the second weekend of conference play undefeated; Belmont, with two wins and six points, leads the conference going into this weekend.
- Senior Meghan McGuire is tied for fifth in the Atlantic Sun in goals (four) and goals per game (0.40/g) and is second in game-winning goals (two).
- Junior Erin Zerio is fifth in the A-Sun in save percentage (.774), third in saves (48) and first in saves per game (5.33/g).


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April 25, 2004
David Goldman won his No. 6 singles match against George Turner, but the Bulldogs were no match for No. 22 Harvard, who defeated Yale 6-1 in Cambridge.
The Crimson won all three doubles games and never looked back, going on to defeat the Elis at Nos. 1 through 5 in singles.
In doubles, Jonathan Chu and Brandon Chiu defeated Ryan Murphy and Rowan Reynolds 8-4, while David Lingman and Mark Riddell were 8-0 winners over Andrew Rosenfeld and David Goldman. Chris Chiou and Martin Wenzel defeated Brandon Wai and Chris Lawler 8-2 at No. 3.
In singles, Goldman's 7-6, 6-4 victory gave Yale its point. Murphy fell to Lingman 6-1, 6-2, while Rosenfeld dropped both sets by a 6-2 score. Mark Riddell bested Brandon Wai 7-5, 6-2 and Martin Wenzel clinched the victory with a 6-3, 6-4 win over Rowan Reynolds.
At No. 5, Chiou outlasted Gudzowski with a 7-5, 6-4 win.
The Bulldogs fell to 3-3 in the Ivy League and will face No. 50 Brown on Thursday.
Harvard vs.Yale Doubles: 1. Jonathan Chu/Brandon Chiu (H) def. Ryan Murphy/Rowan Reynolds 8-4. 2. David Lingman/Mark Riddell (H) def. Andrew Rosenfeld/David Goldman, 8-0. 3. Chris Chiou/Martin Wetzel (H) def. Brandon Wai/Chris Lawler 8-2.* *Clinched team doubles point
Singles: 1. Dave Lingman (H) def. Ryan Murphy, 6-1, 6-2. 2. Jonathan Chu (H) def. Andrew Rosenfeld 6-2, 6-2. 3. Mark Riddell (H) def. Brandon Wai , 7-5, 6-2. 4. Martin Wetzel(H) def. Rowan Reynolds 6-3, 6-4. ** 5. Chris Chiou (H) def. Milosz Gudzowski 7-5, 6-4. 6. David Goldman (Y) def. George Turner 7-6, 6-4. **Clinched team match
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The U.S. and Russia on Tuesday set aside more than two years of differences in a bid to resolve Syria's civil war, saying they'd convene an international conference to try to corral President Bashar Assad's regime and the rebels into talks on a political transition.
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry told a joint news conference with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov that the aim was to bring together representatives of the Syrian government and opposition at the conference possibly by the end of this month.
The announcement followed a meeting between Kerry and Russian President Vladimir Putin in the Kremlin to discuss the conflict, which has divided global powers and generated some of the frostiest exchanges between Washington and Moscow since the Cold War.
It also came two days after a series of Israeli airstrikes on military facilities in the Syrian capital, Damascus, which has sharply escalated the confrontation and prompted fears of a regional conflagration.
While Kerry told Putin that common interests in a stable Middle East could bridge divisions among the big powers, Putin kept Kerry waiting three hours before the meeting, fiddled with a pen while his guest spoke and made no mention in his own public remarks on the conflict.
Yet with the killing now in its third year and no end in sight as U.N. intervention remains stymied by international arguments, Kerry struck a positive tone as he set about trying to narrow differences sufficiently to agree a plan for a settlement that proved out of reach at talks in Geneva almost a year ago:
"The United States believes that we share some very significant common interests with respect to Syria – stability in the region, not having extremists creating problems throughout the region and elsewhere," Kerry told Putin.
"We have both embraced in the Geneva communique a common approach, so it's my hope that today we'll be able to dig in to that a little bit and see if we can find common ground."
The United States and Russia endorsed a plan in Geneva last June that called for the creation of a transitional government in Syria, but which left open the question of what would happen to Syrian President Bashar Assad.
Long-time arms supplier to Assad and suspicious of Western aid for opponents of authoritarian leaders around the world, Moscow says Assad's departure must not be a precondition for a dialogue.
Kerry's visit was intended to help improve relations and pave the way for Obama to hold talks with Putin in September, when Russia hosts a summit of the Group of 20 nations. Obama and Putin are also to meet at a Group of Eight summit in Britain in June.
The United States, reluctant to give military aid directly to an insurgency that includes militant Islamists but alarmed that violence is continuing and may spread, is considering a plan to provide weapons to vetted units of the Syrian opposition.
Speaking about the U.S. strategy, Kerry suggested the Obama administration would consider holding off on the plan if a peace strategy takes hold in coming weeks.
"The alternative ... is that there is even more violence. The alternative is that Syria heads closer to an abyss, if not over the abyss and into chaos," Kerry told a joint news conference with Lavrov.
"The alternative is that the humanitarian crisis will grow. The alternative is that there may be even a breakup of Syria," he added.
Putin, a former KGB spy who accused Washington of helping foment protests against him last year, was less effusive but expressed hope that relations would improve.
"We recently had a substantial phone conversation with President [Barack] Obama. And we had an opportunity to discuss many aspects of our relations," Putin said.
"I think it is very important that our key ministries, our foreign ministries and agencies, work together to resolve the acutest issues of the modern world."
The Israeli airstrikes in Syria have heightened a sense of urgency in a region strained by confrontations between Assad's ally Iran and other Arab powers, as well as the hostility between Israel and its neighbors, notably Iran and Hezbollah.
The strikes put Syria and its ally Iran in a difficult position because they would run the risk of drawing Israel's powerful army into the war if they retaliate.
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Parrish teaches students life skills
BLACKFOOT — Teaching practical life skills, this is the second year Angelen Parrish has taught family and consumer science at Mountain View Middle School in Blackfoot.
"My students ask, 'Why should I learn how to set a table?'" Parrish said. "My reply is, 'It can make you employable.'
"I share with kids a different perspective because I work in the business world," Parrish said.
Parrish and her husband, Eugene, own and operate the Shilling House and the Shilling Reception Center. The Shilling Reception Center is up for sale.
"We don't regret for a minute purchasing the Reception Center but it is not financially cost effective for us to run it at this time," Angelen said. "We hope it can be used as a community center; with its purpose being to benefit the community.
"When I graduated from ISU in 1976, education was the only degree that could be obtained in home economics," she said. "I went into business; I kept up my teacher credentials by taking classes and keeping my license updated.
"I consider I have always taught," Parrish said. "I've taught for 30-plus years, just not in the classroom."
Parrish was a consumer educator with the Idaho Beef Council for 10 years, volunteered with the Women, Infants and Children (WIC) program and as a 4-H leader for 20-plus year, teaching primarily food and clothing construction. She has also taught hundreds of people in her catering and restaurant business at the Shilling House.
Last school year, Parrish took a part-time position at MVMS, teaching family and consumer education.
Because of the budget cuts, the part-time position was eliminated; the full-time consumer education teacher retired.
"It seemed to work out really well," she said.
"I don't know who's learning more—the students or me," she said. "There's always something new, different and fun."
Parrish teaches elective courses in basic life skills in classes named Foods One and Foods Two, Sewing and Sewing and Crafts.
"I teach a combination of curricula and my own experiences running a business," Parrish said. "It brings a different perspective to the classroom.
"I also gain a new perspective about what's going on in education and what's going on with kids; teaching gives you a lot of different perspectives on things.
"I try to involve kids in activities more than book learning, like how to sew on buttons and experience cooking."
Kids have a whole range of experience. Some have never boiled water; some cook well.
"I've noticed that all students want to be in the group with the person who knows what he's doing," Parrish said.
Other electives students can select at MVMS are woods, metals, choir, band and art.
"Teaching is an extension of what I do," she said. "It is never the same two days in a row; it's a learning experience for the students and me."
The most gratifying experience Parrish has had teaching is "seeing the light bulb go on for a student."
Parrish's business at the Shilling House at 81 N. Shilling Ave. was the home her parents bought when they moved to Blackfoot from Idaho Falls.
"My husband, Eugene, was born in Blackfoot.
"Our roots go deep," Parrish said. "I have an eight-generation photograph of women on my mom's side who lived in Blackfoot; my earliest ancestors in this area arrived in 1864; they settled in the Presto area on the Blackfoot River."
Both Angelen and Eugene graduated from Blackfoot High School, as did their children, Ben, Carolyn and Andrea. All their children are married. Parrish said, "There have been lots of changes in our household between weddings and babies."
Carolyn and her husband live in Billings, Mont., and have an 11-week old son. Ben and his wife live in Spokane and are expecting their first child "any minute now." Andrea and her husband also live in Spokane.


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I think you are acquainted with my parents, _______ and _____ _______. I am in college, and I have become very interested in history, economics, and government.
I had heard your name numerous times growing up in Knoxville, but I never took the time to research your politics. Now that I have done that, I can tell you that I am impressed. You are a statesman in the truest sense, and you stand for those Americans who have voiced no interest in your existence, except through merely living.
Thank you for taking a stand for fiscal responsibility and non-intervention, in the interest of the people, and in opposition to a self-interested, powerful minority.
My generation is one that grew up with many of its needs met, and many innovative extravagances available. We have had cell phones in our school years. We have had the Internet, allowing us to experiment with our identities and networks at an early age. We have been coddled and rarely restricted in our behaviors. We are going to college in droves, and many of us are going free of expense. A superficial light on the circumstances of my generation will bring some glaring negatives into view; but there is a net positive that I know you will appreciate, and that is individuality, and an insatiable thirst for individual freedoms.
I have a message I would like you to send along to your BIG spending friends in Congress.
Our generation will not be treated like imbeciles, which appears to be the intent of many of your colleagues, who ignore deficits, (former) GAO head David Walker, foreign policy failures, reality, or anything that does not carry an oversized checkbook or promise media exposure. We know about the fiscal gap, what it means for us, and we know failure when we see it. We know too much, and we have seen too much, and we communicate independently online too regularly, for their scheme against us to succeed. The expense of all the government's irrational exuberance is ours, even though we had no representation in it. How American is that? Thomas Paine is turning in his grave.
Washington's elect have a MORAL obligation of divine origin, to minimize the expenses of, the international hatred toward, and limits of freedom on our generation.
If the current assembly will not act on our behalf, we will suffer tremendously, and you know that. But we will fix your errors ourselves, eventually. We do not notice old media (television, print, radio, etc.), and we communicate directly with the source (Iraqis, Israelis, Egyptians, Jordanians, Africans, etc.) on the Internet. The activists, thinkers, and educated members of our generation have flocked to the Ron Paul Revolution. The heart of political activism is changing–pumping backward (or more appropriately, forward again), all the way to the eighteenth century, and our faith is in individuals–not government or corporation. With a free Internet, we currently have all the necessary facilities at our disposal to put America back on its proper path, regardless of the interests of the power elite. We have it in our power to begin the world over again. In my limited position, I do all that I can, and I hope you do the same in these trying times.
Please help us while you can. Stave off attempts to indebt us further and deny us liberties. Do so with all of your might and creative power, because our interests are your interests, and I believe it is your God-given duty, as a member of humankind, to fight for what you know, in your heart and in your head, is right. The fight for a free America is a fight for the good of humanity.
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I'd like to keep this for a running list of everyone's blogs!! we need to be following each other!! And I need to get caught up on follow yours!
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Off the Water at MIT: Majoring in aerospace engineering with a minor in political science.
High School: A 2013 graduate of Arcadia High School … USRowing Honor Roll … National Honor Society … president of the Arcadia Green Club … member of the Outdoor Adventure Club … National AP Scholar … Worth and Dot Howard Scholarship winner … best four-year science student … U.S. Marine Corps Scholastic Excellence Award … top five percent of graduating class.


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Updates on SB728-T, a CCR5-Targeting Gene Therapy
March 24, 2014
Recently there have been two widely publicised updates relating to SB728-T, a gene therapy for HIV infection developed by Sangamo BioSciences.
On Wednesday March 5th the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) published results from a phase I study conducted by Pablo Tebas and colleagues at the University of Pennsylvania1, and on the following day at CROI 2014 Gary Blick presented new data derived from subsequent trials.2
The therapy is technologically complex: it involves extracting CD4 T cells from HIV-positive individuals and then modifying them with a method that aims to disable the gene that encodes the CCR5 receptor (which most HIV variants use as a foothold to gain entry into cells). The CD4 T cells are then expanded in number and ultimately infused back into the individual, typically with around 10% successfully modified so that they no longer express CCR5. The method for disabling the CCR5 gene involves an enzyme called a zinc finger nuclease (ZFN), which targets and breaks the DNA containing the gene; cellular repair enzymes then stitch the DNA back together in a way that prevents the gene from making a functional CCR5 receptor. The ZFN is delivered into the CD4 T cells by an adenovirus vector during the laboratory modification procedure. The goal of the therapy is to create a population of CD4 T cells that are resistant to infection by HIV.
The results described in NEJM relate to a clinical trial begun in 2009. There were 12 participants, all receiving antiretroviral therapy (ART): six classified as immunological responders with CD4 T cell counts above 450 and a nadir of no lower than 300, and six immunological non-responders with relatively low CD4 T cell counts despite HIV suppression (between 200 and 500 after a minimum of two years of ART). The primary purpose of the study was to evaluate the safety of a single infusion of gene-modified CD4 T cells, with secondary analyses including CD4 T cell count changes, persistence (and trafficking to gut mucosa) of modified cells, and viral load measurements.
CD4 T cell counts increased in all participants, although the paper notes there was variation between individuals, with seven experiencing large increases and the remainder more modest changes. After 36 weeks of follow up, the median increase was 615 cells. CD4/CD8 ratios, which are typically slow to improve on ART alone, rose significantly from a median of 0.99 at baseline to 2.62 after one week, before declining to 1.14 at week 36. Tracking the gene-modified CD4 T cells is complex, because only approximately 25% show a consistent, quantifiable genetic signature associated with the CCR5 gene disruption; the number measured by this technique is therefore multiplied by four to estimate the total. The median number of gene-modified CD4 T cells in blood was 250 cells per cubic millimeter one week after infusion, representing 13.9% of CD4 T cells, but declined thereafter with an average half-life of 48 weeks. Modified CD4 T cells remain detectable in the blood of all participants, and in the individual followed for the longest period (3.5 years), the level is now 13 cells per cubic millimeter, representing 1.7% of circulating CD4 T cells. Among 11 participants who agreed to repeat rectal biopsies, the median frequency of gene-modified cells was 0.8% of rectal mononuclear cells at day 21 after infusion with subsequent measurements ranging from 0.2-0.4%.To assess effects on viral load, ART was interrupted in the six immune responder participants four weeks after the CD4 T cell infusion. The duration of the interruption was set at 12 weeks, but in two cases ART was restarted early (due to concern about rapidly rising viral load and three consecutive viral loads over 100,000 copies, respectively). In three of the four remaining individuals, viral load rebounded but subsequently declined to levels similar to their historical pre-ART setpoints at the end of the interruption. In the final participant, a surprising result was observed: viral load rebounded but declined to undetectable levels just before ART was resumed (the viral load graph in the paper appears to indicate there may have been a slight, temporary blip after treatment was begun again, but this is not clarified in the text). Subsequent analyses revealed that this individual is heterozygous for the CCR5 delta-32 mutation, meaning that in his CD4 T cells one copy of the CCR5 gene is already disabled (each cell contains two CCR5 genes, one on each set of chromosomes). As a result, in CCR5 delta-32 heterozygotes there is less work for the gene therapy to do: it only has to disable one CCR5 gene in each CD4 T cell in order to completely abrogate expression of the CCR5 receptor.
The need to disable two CCR5 genes per cell in most recipients adds an additional wrinkle to attempts to measure the number of CD4 T cells modified by the approach. Because laboratory studies indicate that approximately 33% of modified CD4 T cells have both CCR5 genes disabled, the estimated number of modified cells has to be multiplied by 1/3 to reach an approximate number of CD4 T cells that completely lack CCR5 receptor expression. In CCR5 delta-32 heterozygotes, the multiplier is 2/3. Using these formulas, the researchers were able to demonstrate a statistically significant inverse correlation (rho = -0.90, P=0.037) between the estimated numbers of CD4 T cells lacking CCR5 and the viral load decline during the ART interruption, although this is not reported in the paper itself but rather in figure S7 of the supplementary appendix.3
Side effects from the administration of the CD4 T cells were generally mild to moderate infusion reactions comprising transient fever, chills, myalgia, arthralgia, and headache. In one case these symptoms were severe enough to lead to a visit to the emergency room within 24 hours after the infusion. A temporary garlic-like body odor was common after infusion due to the metabolism of the substance DMSO, which is used as a cryopreservative during the storage of the extracted CD4 T cells.
The media coverage of the NEJM paper has generally failed to note that the data are not new; Carl June first presented the trial at CROI in 2011. The results have informed the design of several subsequent studies being conducted by Sangamo BioSciences, including those covered in the presentation by Gary Blick at CROI 2014. Specifically, the apparent correlation between numbers of gene-modified cells and viral load reductions spurred an evaluation of whether the immunosuppressive drug cyclophosphamide (Cytoxan) could be used to deplete CD4 T cells prior to the infusion and thereby enhance the uptake of the modified CD4 T cells (essentially create immunological "space" for the new cells to expand into).
Blick reported results involving three different Cytoxan doses: 200mg, 500mg and 1000mg per meter squared. There were three, six and three participants in each dose group respectively. Two individuals receiving 500mg withdrew consent due to nausea and vomiting, and the protocol was subsequently amended to allow prophylactic antiemetic treatment prior to Cytoxan administration. Six weeks after receiving the CD4 T cell infusions (ranging from around 8-35 billion cells), participants underwent a 16-week ART interruption, with the exception of an individual in the 200mg group whose viral tropism (CCR5 vs. CXCR4) could not successfully be evaluated. Blick reported that the highest numbers of gene-modified CD4 T cells were seen in recipients of the 1000mg Cytoxan dose. Initial CD4 T cell count increases also appeared to be somewhat greater in this group. However both of these measures seemed to decline to levels that overlapped with the other groups by the end of the ART interruption. In terms of viral load, one individual in the 1000mg Cytoxan dose group experienced a decline of close to 2 logs from the peak during ART interruption, while another saw a drop to around 1 log below their pre-ART baseline; in other cases the drops were in the 0.3-1 log range. Two participants in the highest dose group remain off ART, based on protocol criteria that allowed the interruption to be continued if viral load stayed beneath 10,000 copies and CD4 T cell counts were maintained above 500 (the wisdom of this is could be questionable given evidence that cumulative exposure to detectable viral load is associated with an increased risk of mortality4; levels of inflammatory biomarkers in these individuals were not reported). No statistical comparisons of the viral load outcomes between the different dose groups were provided in the presentation.
This article was provided by HIV i-Base. It is a part of the publication HIV Treatment Bulletin. Visit HIV i-Base's website to find out more about their activities, publications and services.
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For the first time, I had to rush on the last day to get taxes out in time. It was a rather intense few hours, and I couldn't help but think that most of this would have been impossible in the pre-electronic era: I was able to download missing documents, get forms online, and even download tax software, all in a matter of a few clicks.
I'm also somewhat ashamed to admit that I rather enjoyed the adrenaline rush of getting to the post office with 10 minutes to spare and sending everything off. It reminded of conference submission deadlines (and I imagine that in the days before electronic submission, people literally had to rush to the post office to send copies of a submission in).
But then I got to wondering. In this hyper-competitive era, with submissions increasing, and acceptance rates, is it slowly becoming less likely that papers submitted at the last minute can compete with more polished submissions ?
Now I like data as much as anyone else, and was wondering what kinds of statistics we could glean from information already available. For example, every year PC chairs trot out statistics about acceptance rate as a function of when papers were submitted. Because of the almost hyper-exponential rate of submissions as the deadline approaches, these numbers are necesarily unreliable, but to the extent that one believes in such statistics, there's always a kind of maximum point somewhat away from the actual deadline.
I don't know if this tells me what I need to know though: does a drift of the maximum point away from the deadline prove my point ? Lacking any actual information about which papers are more "polished" i.e maybe re-submissions, or papers prepared earlier, one has to work off the assumption that papers that are ready earlier are submitted earlier, and I'm not willing to buy that argument without more data.
So maybe I should rely on anecdotal evidence. How about it, readers ? In your personal experience (I emphasize this point: I want to distinguish your opinions from what you've encountered in your own work), do you think that it's become less likely that a last-minute paper gets into a conference, especially the top ones ? Feel free to generalize this question to other deadline-based submission fora (even proposals, if you wish).
p.s A blog post without links ! Scandalous...


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Senior reporter John Flowers makes a weekly Tuesday radio appearance on Morning News Service, a program on Waterbury-based WDEV, 96.1 FM. He wraps up recent Addison County news for listeners across Vermont.
This week he chats about a proposed halving of federal funds for heating assistance to low income Vermonters, the multi-billion dollar sale of Goodrich Corp. and its Vergennes facility and an outpouring of community support in Lincoln as the school continues renovations to its facility.
October 25, 2011
Audio courtesy WDEV Radio


text: Northeastern Ballet Theatre is pleased to announce that it's spring production will be the full-length ballet of "Cinderella." Auditions are open to the public and will take place at the Wolfeboro Studio (26 Glendon Street across from Rite Aid) on Saturday, Jan. 26 and at the Dover studio (St. Thomas Episcopal Church, 5 Hale Street, Dover) on Sunday, Jan. 27. The times for both days are as follows: 2-2:30 p.m. — 5-7year olds, 2:30- 3 p.m. — 8-10 year olds, 3-3:30 p.m. — 11-13 year olds (please bring pre-pointe or pointe shoes), 3:30- 4 p.m. — 13 years + (please bring pointe shoes). Don't miss this opportunity for your dancer to be in a real ballet production! Performances will be held on Saturday, April 6 at 7 p.m. and Sunday, April 7 at 2 p.m. at Oyster River High School in Durham, NH. For more information please visit www.northeasternballet.org or call (603) 834-8834.


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BOSTON — Matt Joyce hit his second grand slam in six games and Elliot Johnson had a two-run shot to lift the Tampa Bay Rays to their third straight win, 7-4 over the Boston Red Sox on Friday night in a game that saw the benches empty in the ninth inning.
BOSTON — Matt Joyce hit his second grand slam in six games and Elliot Johnson had a two-run shot to lift the Tampa Bay Rays to their third straight win, 7-4 over the Boston Red Sox on Friday night in a game that saw the benches empty in the ninth inning.
Carlos Pena, inserted into the leadoff spot after a miserable slump, added a solo homer for the Rays.
Adrian Gonzalez had an RBI double for Boston, which lost for just the fourth time in 14 games.
The Red Sox (22-23) failed to move above .500 for the fourth time this season. It's the latest into a season they haven't gone over .500 since 1996 when they didn't do it until late August.
Leading off the ninth Boston reliever Franklin Morales threw behind DH Luke Scott with the first pitch and hit him in the hip area with a 3-1 count.
Scott was restrained by catcher Jarrod Saltalamacchia and the benches and bullpens emptied. There was a lot of pushing and shoving along the first-base line that carried over behind home plate before order was restored.
Boston pitching coach Bob McClure and Ben Zobrist of the Rays seemed to be the two most heated, but they were separated. When things cooled down, Boston DH David Ortiz patted Scott on the back and walked him partly to first.
A few fans and Rays players were yelling at each other near Tampa Bay's dugout when the players left the field after the incident.
Alex Cobb (2-0), making his second start since being recalled from Triple-A Durham to take Jeff Niemann's spot in the rotation after the right-hander broke his right fibula, held Boston to two runs and three hits, while walking four and striking out two in five innings.
Fernando Rodney got his 15th save in 15 chances.
Jon Lester (3-4) took the loss, giving up a season-high three homers.
Trailing 1-0 in the third, the Rays took the lead on Joyce's slam into the Red Sox bullpen, his second in 13 at-bats. The other came in a 5-2 win over Atlanta on May 19, also Cobb's start. Tampa Bay had loaded the bases on a single by B.J. Upton that was sandwiched by walks to Pena and Zobrist.
Johnson and Pena homered three pitches apart in the fourth, increasing the Rays' lead to 7-1. Johnson's went into the Green Monster seats and Pena, hitting leadoff for the third straight game after going 0 for 17, hit his into the first row of seats down the right-field line, just past Marlon Byrd's leap into the stands.
Pena has gone 4 for 12 with two homers and four RBIs since being moved to the top of the order.
Lester, who had allowed just four homers all season before Friday, was tagged for seven runs and six hits, walked three and struck out four in four innings. He had held opponents to three runs or fewer in four of his previous five starts.
Boston cut it to 7-2 on Gonzalez's RBI double off the Monster, but Cobb got Kevin Youkilis to bounce into an inning-ending ground out with runners on second and third.
It was the last batter he faced.
Byrd had an RBI single and Mike Aviles a sacrifice fly, narrowing the gap to 7-4 in the sixth.
The Red Sox had taken a 1-0 lead in the first on Youkilis' RBI single.


text: So I chose my top 3 on Twitter last night, and I just wanted to give my insight. Iker Casillas- Big game player. Has the experience and the athleticism to win any game. Already has a Euro and a World Cup to his credit. Has the fortunate pleasure of playing behind the world's best team. Joe Hart- Playing in England is no easy task. Playing for Manchester City and leading them to the EPL title is even harder. He has proved he has got the mentality and pedigree to win big games. The only question is can he do the same for England. I think he can. Manuel Neuer- a tough pick over Buffon and Cech, however he has a certain confidence about him that makes him seem older. Germans are very mechanical and methodic and Neuer fits this bill. The same questions come up with him as they do Hart. Can his International game live up to his club performances. Once again, I believe it can. Others to watch: Buffon, and let's be honest, I'm writing this after the displays of Cech and Szczesny, so I don't have to include them now. Enjoy!!


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