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Andrew Stimpson
Nov 19, 2006
Hi Dr. Bob, Considering I've only really started thinking about the seriousness of the AIDS plague - ridiculous I know, but where I'm from it's neither an issue statistically nor in the media. I'm doing my best to spread awareness, even though it may be too late for me!
Have you heard of this case? I'm pretty sure you will have, but I found it fascinating. Do you think it was just a false positive?
Anyway, here's the link. Drawing hope and inspiration from you as always,
January(Now December actually!) Woo-hoo guy.
Response from Dr. Frascino
Hello Winter WOO-HOO Guy,
Andrew Stimpson? Oh yeah, I know the case well. I'll repost one of my responses from the archives as well as some additional information below.
Now what's this nonsense about HIV/AIDS "not being an issue statistically or in the media" where you are from?!?!? Exactly where are you from, the planet "Zenon-don't-give-a-shit???" HIV/AIDS is a global pandemic with over 40,000,000 people currently infected. It is the greatest health crisis and challenge of our time!!! So what does make the news in your shamelessly sheltered community? Tomkat's wedding? The War on Christmas? Who's going to be the next American Idol?
Get busy and as Liza (with a "Z") and Frank have both tunefully exclaimed, "start spreading the news . . . !"
Dr. Bob
andrew stimpson what happened to him Aug 19, 2006
Dear Doc, do you have any news of what has happened to Mr Stimpson. Did anyone come up with an explanation? he seems to have gone back into obscurity.
what do you think happened or is it a case of something that cannot be explained.
Response from Dr. Frascino
Yes indeed Mr. Stimpson has lapsed back into obscurity. For our readers who may not know about this strange case, Andrew, 25, was diagnosed HIV positive in 2002, but was then subsequently found to be HIV negative in October 2003 at Chelsea and Westminster Healthcare NSH Trust in the UK. A lengthy investigation concluded the initial tests were valid to conclude he was HIV positive. Stimpson then unsuccessfully tried to seek compensation against the Chelsea and Westminster Trust. Now, a good nine months later, it's difficult to determine exactly what's happening. Apparently some more sophisticated tests are being run (at St. Mary's, I believe), but confidentiality laws prohibit anyone from discussing the results. So we are left primarily with speculation and most of that is leaning toward a false-positive initial test to explain this isolated case of "sero-reversion". Stay tuned; we'll keep you posted as (and if) this story unfolds. Personally I'm not hopeful that this young man holds the key to an AIDS cure, as some have speculated.
Dr. Bob
British Man's "Cure" Questionable Just as the hype surrounding the New York "superstrain" later proved unfounded, the recent excitement over a British man's reported HIV "cure" appears equally unjustified. This past November, Andrew Stimpson gave interviews to two U.K. newspapers, the News of the World and Mail on Sunday, suggesting he cured his HIV with vitamin supplements. Stimpson said that in 2003 and 2004 he received multiple negative HIV antibody tests and undetectable viral load tests, after previously receiving one indeterminate and two positive antibody tests, as well as a very low but detectable viral load test, in 2002. After receiving the positive results, Stimpson reported, he began having unprotected sex with his HIV positive partner. People truly infected with HIV may have viral loads below the limit of detection of a specific test (typically 50 copies/mL), but it would be unusual for an infected person to have both undetectable viral load and a negative antibody test. While "seroreversion" from HIV positive to HIV negative is rare, it has been observed in a few individuals treated early with antiretroviral therapy during acute infection (as reported in the March 5, 2005 issue of Clinical Infectious Diseases [CID]) and in some children who acquired HIV through mother-to-child transmission (as reported in a letter in the December 15, 2005 issue of CID); Stimpson, however, says he never received anti-HIV treatment. Stimpson sued the Chelsea and Westminster Health Trust, alleging that its sexual health clinic must have mixed up his and another person's blood samples. The British National Health Service Litigation Authority confirmed that all tests were done using Stimpson's blood, but asked him to undergo further testing -- a request he declined. Even if the blood samples were not mixed up, false-positive results could have resulted from laboratory errors, problems with the tests, or unusual viral or host factors that have yet to be determined.
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PSLS: This week, the PlayStation 3 gets a decent update with a demo for Injustice: Gods Among Us, and a couple day one digital PS3 titles being made available on PSN. But above all, make sure you check out the PlayStation Vita section for what could very well be a game changer for the PlayStation Vita, and turn around the system's sales woes for good.
I got tricked again. x____x I hate April Fools.
Anyway, April has started. What are the PS+ members getting this month? Has the content been announced?
Injustice demo and whatever replaces Spec Ops in PS+ for me.
April is looking like a fairly slow month comparatively. Except that Vita. Man, never seen a more full lineup.


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THE NEXT TIME you apply for a credit card, a car loan or a mortgage, a three-digit number will determine whether your would-be lender will give you a sweet interest rate — or point you to the door. That number, of course, is your credit score, and three big national credit ratings agencies keep the files on you that factor into it. Lots of them. The ratings agencies take in updates on more than 1.3 billion credit accounts across the country every month. And, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) just found, mistakes happen.
FTC investigators determined that at least a fifth of consumers have a material error on at least one of their credit reports, and at least 13 percent have one that affected their credit score. For at least 5 percent of consumers, fixing the problem would nudge them into a more favorable risk category, making it easier to open new credit lines and to secure more favorable interest rates.
The industry argues the numbers show their files are generally very accurate. Critics say they are evidence of an indefensibly sloppy industry happy to rake in $4 billion a year while investing too little in preventing or fixing inaccuracies, with sometimes massive consequences for those burdened by an unfair credit report.
The reality is that the ratings agencies can and do take on many — but not all — complaints. The FTC found that they modified the files of 79 percent of consumers who filed disputes. But it did not try to determine which of those consumers who got no modification or only partial modification deserved more consideration. Post business columnist Michelle Singletary points out, even a small-sounding error rate multiplies out to millions of Americans affected. For them, the stakes are high; the error rate must drop, and dispute resolution must also improve.
More worker training and better systems to move supporting documents between those involved in a dispute would help. The industry insists that it is investing in both. But it shouldn't stop there — how about random audits of consumer files? The industry claims that there's only so much they can do when creditors submit bad information about consumers. But it can at least limit the mistakes for which it is directly responsible and find better ways to arbitrate when consumers and lenders make contrary claims. Federal rules, in fact, oblige it to.
As the FTC's report shows, the government has started keeping closer track of the ratings agencies. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, too, recently began monitoring them and the creditors who fill their files with information on their customers. The agencies' work should help the public monitor the progress — or lack thereof — from here.


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The Western Bluebird once flew across most of California and beyond, but now they are in dire need of our help. Huell joins up with Bob Franz and the Southern California Bluebird Club, who have been working with many other groups across our state to help bluebirds make a recovery. They suffer as much from habitat loss as they do from the introduction of non-native species. Huell takes a springtime tour of some of the nest-boxes filled with hatchlings as he learns about what has been and can be done to help these blue feathered friends that are part of California's Green!
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Before Disneyland, Walt Disney's enthusiasm for realistic model trains had evolved into an elaborate backyard live steam railroad. At the heart of his railroad was a quaint red barn, which was his center of operations. Now at home in Griffith Park in Los Angles, the barn is a gem in the collection of the Los Angeles Live Steamers, an organization of train enthusiasts dedicated to educating people in railroad history and lore, and to further the avocation of live steam, gas-mechanical and electronic railroad technology.
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Will Rogers has got to be one of the all-time great American characters. Often called the "Cowboy Philosopher," he kept America laughing through some of its toughest years. Will was a radio commentator, newspaper columnist and motion picture star. In 1922, Will bought property above Sunset Boulevard in Pacific Palisades and built a summer cottage. The family loved the place so much that Will had a proper ranch built and the family moved there in 1928. In 1944, after the death of Mrs. Rogers, the property became Will Rogers State Historic Park and is now a well loved tourist destination.
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Huell attends an annual holiday concert of traditional songs performed by hundreds of tubas.
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Holiday Classic: Poinsettias
Albert Ecke immigrated from Germany to Southern California in 1902 and opened a roadside stall selling fruits and vegetables. By the 1920s, his son Paul started selling some of the wild poinsettia plants that grew in the hills above their stall. From these small beginnings, it is now estimated that over 90% of all flowering poinsettias get their start at the Paul Ecke Ranch. Join Huell and Luis as they meet Paul, Paul Jr. & Paul III, who give them a tour of this amazing and brightly colored piece of California's Christmas Gold.
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Upland was hard hit by the 2003 wildfires. That following holiday season, this tight-knit community joined together to recreate a brilliantly lit star on a hilltop which shined for many years, but was destroyed by the fires. It is again a sign of hope and renewal for everyone who sees it.
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Huell gets a tour of the Santa Barbara ranch home of President Ronald Reagan and his wife, Nancy, who named it Rancho del Cielo. Huell hears stories about the historic events that took place there, as well as more personal stories from a former secret service agent assigned to President Reagan.
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Coit Tower
Coit Tower was built on top of Telegraph Hill in 1933 at the bequest of Lillie Hitchcock Coit to beautify the City of San Francisco; Lillie bequeathed one-third of her estate to the City of San Francisco "to be expended in an appropriate manner for the purpose of adding to the beauty of the city which I have always loved".
Huell spends the day exploring all aspects of this San Francisco landmark, including the beautiful murals that adorn the lobby with the descendants of one of the original artists.
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Manzanar War Relocation Center was one of ten camps at which Japanese American citizens were interned during World War II. It is located at the foot of the imposing Sierra Nevadas in the Owens Valley. Huell Howser is joined by experts and internees to learn about the camp's complex history. And although little remains of the camp itself, Huell discovers a permanent reminder of the internees' detention -- their names etched in concrete.
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Skunk Train
Following the coastal "Redwood Route" as it has since 1885, the Skunk Train takes Huell on an inspiring ride through ageless redwoods and over spectacular mountains. It began as a logging train transporting valuable lumber to the Mendocino Coast, and now provides passengers a glimpse of history and scenic beauty.
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Fire Lookout
Travel with Huell to Sequoia National Forest to visit historic Buck Rock Fire Lookout. Established in the early 1900s, Buck Rock Lookout was one of the first fire detection locations in the Sierra Nevada Mountains. The current lookout building, constructed in 1923, is historically significant as a representation of the earliest live-in towers in California. Huell climbs 172 stairs to an elevation of 8, 500 feet to interview the woman who currently staffs the lookout through the fire season, and to learn what it's like to live perched on the edge of a cliff!
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Huell revisits the California Zephyr, a magnificent train which traveled between Chicago and Oakland from 1949 to 1970. Huell climbs aboard one of the original restored silver "Vista-Dome" cars and travels through some of the most spectacular scenery in the state, heading west from Lake Tahoe. Huell shares the ride with a group of people who worked on and rode the original Zephyr.
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Jutting out into the Pacific Ocean from the spectacular Big Sur Coast, the Point Sur Lightstation stands as a silent sentinel to a bygone era. Point Sur, a National Historic Landmark, is the only complete turn-of-the-century lightstation open the public in California. From 1889 until 1974, families lived and worked in the buildings atop Pt. Sur. The families are gone but the unique stone lighthouse still guides ships with its light. Many ships perished on the rocks off Pt.
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The Kings Highway - or El Camino Real has long been a part of California's rich history. From its humble beginnings as a dusty trail, it quickly became California's first "super highway" connecting all 21 Missions.
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Gold Country
Pan for gold, sing pioneer songs and eat "bangers" at the annual Bidwell Bar Day celebration at Lake Oroville in Butte County. Also visit the pride of Sonora: "The Red Church," a picturesque landmark in the center of town; and discover an unusual source of pride at the unique Annual Poison Oak show in Columbia, a restored gold mining town in Tuolumne County.
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Scotty's Castle
Walter Scott is one of the great characters of California history, and Huell travels to Death Valley to learn what his legacy is all about. Huell tours the amazing castle that now bears Scotty's name and walks through the dry desert that Scotty loved so much. Get an intimate portrait of this California original from those who knew and loved him.
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Hidden Gold
Huell looks beneath the surface of our state. First he goes to the prehistoric La Brea Tar Pits in the heart of Los Angeles, where dinosaurs and other early denizens of California have been preserved in tar for thousands of years. Next, he visits California's version of Plymouth Rock-the Presidio of San Diego-and watches as an excavation uncovers all sorts of amazing relics from this, the first European settlement in California.
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Discover the colorful history of the Beach Boardwalk, the last remaining oceanside amusement park in the West Coast; meet the pioneers of surfing and the inventor of the wet suit, and enjoy salt water taffy and other sweet treats at Marini's, a family-run business for over four generations.
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Many "Okies" fled the Dust Bowl in their jalopies with signs reading "California or Bust." Out of options, they often ended up at the "Weedpatch camp," a federal labor and living camp for migrant workers in Kern County. Huell visits this historic camp, later immortalized in John Steinbeck's "Grapes of Wrath," and talks with both the "Okies" who grew up there and the Latinos who now call it home.
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Mt. Wilson
Founded in December of 1904 by George Ellery Hale, Mount Wilson Observatory quickly rose to dominate astronomy worldwide. The Observatory hosts several of the most technologically advanced facilities in the world and is home to the 100-inch Hooker telescope. In this one-hour special, Huell spends the day at this magnificent location that's not only historic, but plays an important role in California's scientific research.
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Hike to the world's tallest tree in Redwood National Park with a group of fifth graders from a nearby school; admire fields ablaze with golden color of California's official state flower, the Golden Poppy, at the Antelope Valley California Poppy Reserve in Lancaster; and climb to the top of magnificent Morro Rock for a beautiful view of Morro Bay.
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Under California
Trace the lives of two men whose unique dreams in the early part of the century helped them to create two of our state's most amazing buried treasures. First, we visit the Underground Gardens of Baldasare Forestiere, an incredible labyrinth of tunnels, courtyards and vines. Next, we visit the Burro Schmidt Tunnel, where for 50 years an early pioneer of the Mojave dug a 2,000 foot tunnel through a mountain.
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San Luis Obispo Train
Join in the centennial celebration of the arrival of the first steam train to this isolated mid-coastal town. As part of the celebrations, the town's citizens have recreated the events exactly as they happened a century before. Huell passes through the historic tunnels and tressels in a period steam engine as he descends into this festive town.
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A Closer Look
Travel to the sand dunes of El Centro where portions of a wooden plank road, which once stretched from Imperial County to Yuma, Arizona have been preserved; and attend a reunion at Camp Lockett, which brings together members of the last mounted unit in the Army.
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California's State Parks
Explore two of California's most interesting State Parks: the Providence Mountain State Recreation Area, located in the Eastern Mojave Desert, to see the famous Mitchell Caverns Nature Reserve; and the Indian Grinding Rock State Historic Park, in the Sierra Nevadas, where we see a Miwok Indians legacy in a vast rock covered with thousands of grinding pits.
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Wings Over California
Soar above our state as we look at the Pigeon Courier Service at Avalon on Catalina Island, once the most expeditious means of communication with the small island. Next, Huell visits the Twenty-Nine Palms Air Academy, created during World War II. Huell goes up in the air with some of the original pilots at this, the largest glider school in the country.
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Devils Jaw
Embark on a journey to the most dangerous spot on the California coast and find out why it is called "Devil's Jaw"; and visit the jewel of the California missions: La Purisima Mission in Lompoc, now a state historic park.
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A Tale of Two Cities
Visit Allensworth, now a state historic park, California's only community founded, financed and governed by African Americans during the early 1900s. Tour old and new Kernville as area residents recount their experiences; and go whitewater rafting down the wild and scenic Kern River, one of the fastest flowing rivers in the nation.
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Jack London
Explore Beauty Ranch, once the home of one of California's famous authors, Jack London. Now the estate is part of the Jack London State Historical Park in the Valley of the Moon in Sonoma. It is at this home that London wrote many of his most famous books, including "Call of the Wild," "White Fang" and "The Sea Wolf."
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Gasoline prices have shot up so fast in the past month that folks are wondering whether we should prepare for $4 a gallon.
Gasoline prices have shot up so fast in the past month that folks are wondering whether we should prepare for $4 a gallon.
We�ve been there before; we�ve prepared for it before. The thought can make consumers go "ballistic," says one energy expert.
What�s the culprit this time around? We asked the experts.
How much have prices increased?
"Prices have climbed steadily over the past month for the longest period in two years," said Tom Crosby, spokesman for AAA Carolinas.
Prices reached a recent low of $3.22 on Dec. 20 before moving upward again, jumping nearly 30 cents from January to February.
Gas prices in the Jacksonville area hovered around $3.67 to $3.69 at many locations on Monday but varied widely across the county. Prices were around $3.70 in Holly Ridge and $3.74 or more in the Hubert area.
The price of gasoline depends heavily on the price of crude oil.
The primary U.S. oil, West Texas Intermediate, "has gone up for about eight weeks followed by a two-week run of price of decreases ending Feb. 15," said Ron Capone, an energy analyst based in Fairfax, Va.
Why have gasoline prices risen and why so rapidly?
"The main culprits are increasing crude oil prices and refinery closings � New Jersey and the Caribbean are two, for example � and earlier-than-usual refinery retoolings for cleaner summer blend gasoline," Crosby said.
"When refineries retool, supplies get crimped and less gasoline is produced," he continued. "This early activity may be due to refineries expecting an increase in demand this spring and summer as the economy slowly recovers."
Capone agreed that retooling times seem a bit earlier than normal.
He added that demand for gas is running a little ahead of last year, and Crosby pointed out that OPEC has curtailed its output.
How high will the prices go?
Will the price of regular hit or surpass $4 a gallon? Both Crosby and Capone say it�s significant psychologically.
Reaching that benchmark would trigger consumer outrage � it has always happened in the past � and oil producers don�t want that to happen," Crosby said.
"Speculators in future oil prices are already sniffing an opportunity and if they become optimistic that the $4 barrier can be reached and overcome, they will start investing heavily in oil futures and the prices at the pump will reflect that."
The gas stations don�t like the $4 level either.
"It seems to flirt with $4 and back away," Capone said. "When it goes through $4 people go ballistic. It�s a sensitive price point for gasoline retailers and wholesalers.
"When it starts getting close to $4 they back away."
What would bring the prices down?
"Possibly pressuring prices downward are more fuel-efficient cars on the road, unemployment if it doesn�t improve and the economy if it doesn�t ramp up as expected," Crosby said.
Capone also saw the possibility that prices might come down soon.
"It�s part of a pattern. It�s based on the price of crude oil. We�re about three months away from the summer driving season, when they go up," he said, But they may be coming a down a little in the near term," he said. "But that�s a guess."
What�s the long-term outlook?
Global activity continues to put pressure on oil prices, Crosby said, citing China, now the second largest consumer of crude behind the United States. Their demand was up 10 percent in January 2013 compared to January 2012.
"If China continues to percolate, it will keep upward pressure on pricing," he said.
The pressure also comes from this country.
The biggest irony, however, is how good news can produce bad.
As our economy improves and demand increases, prices will go up. Those factors are bad news for consumers.
"While politicians and governments may rail about the increases," Crosby said, "the forces controlling prices are global � developing countries, refinery output, speculators and, as always, supply and demand. But today they are spread more worldwide than ever before."


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HIV Status Tied to Greater Risk of Death Following Heart Attack, Large Examination of Hospital Records Finds
September 14, 2012
HIV-infected people who are hospitalized with acute myocardial infarction (AMI) are significantly more likely to die than their HIV-uninfected counterparts, U.S. researchers have found. The findings add to the growing body of evidence suggesting that close monitoring of cardiovascular health is particularly important for people living with HIV.
We're at an uncomfortable time in our evolving understanding of cardiovascular complications among HIV-infected people: It's well-established at this point that people with HIV have an elevated risk for these complications occurring, but it is far from clear precisely what mechanisms are contributing to this elevated risk, and in what proportion. Meanwhile, relatively few studies have explored the true clinical impact of this higher cardiovascular risk -- in particular, its impact on a patient's risk of death. This study may be one of the first to explore that question in a hospital setting.
Daniel Pearce, D.O., of Loma Linda University in California, and colleagues tapped into the Nationwide Inpatient Sample, a massive, public database cataloging all-payer inpatient care throughout the U.S. Pearce et al identified 1,428,146 adult individuals -- 5,984 of whom were HIV infected -- who had received in-hospital care for AMI. They used a Cox proportional hazard model to estimate the differences in mortality risk between HIV-infected and HIV-uninfected patients.
Those differences were clear: In unadjusted results, HIV-infected patients were 43% more likely to die than HIV-uninfected patients (P = .015). After adjusting for age, ethnicity, sex and comorbidities, the likelihood actually increased to 53% greater risk (P < .001).
In the fully adjusted analysis, among HIV-infected people included in the study, the relative risk of AMI death was similar across all racial groups, but was 11% higher for men than women, and understandably increased considerably along with a patient's score on the Charlson's Comorbidity Index, a tool that gauges mortality risk for patients by assessing the presence of comorbid conditions such as diabetes, liver disease and cancer.
A bivariate analysis revealed that, in terms of raw percentages, 4.3% of the hospitalized HIV-infected patients died from their AMI, compared to 2.4% of hospitalized HIV-uninfected patients. The HIV-infected patients tended to be of much lower age than the HIV-uninfected patients, to the tune of approximately 54 years versus 64 years. The HIV-infected patients also tended to remain in the hospital longer (6.19 days versus 5.29 days) and had a higher number of comorbidities (1.14 versus .94), yet were significantly less likely to undergo some of the most common hospital procedures to address AMI, such as cardiac catherterization, coronoary arteriography and angiography of the left heart structures.
Importantly, and perhaps related to some of the above findings, the HIV-infected patients in this study were drastically more likely to have Medicare or Medicaid as their primary form of insurance (62.3%, compared to 24.9% of the HIV-uninfected patients), suggesting a different socioeconomic strata for many of the HIV-infected patients -- as well as all of the implicit ramifications that reality carries regarding a person's engagement with and receipt of regular, reliable health care. That said, the researchers said that adjusting for form of insurance did not significantly alter the mortality disparities between HIV-infected and HIV-uninfected patients.
Despite its unique methodology, this study was not remotely the first to find a higher cardiovascular mortality risk among HIV-infected patients, and it leaves us with as many questions as we had before regarding the precise causes of, and potential solutions for, the disparity in mortality risk by HIV status. But there are still messages we can take home from these results.
As we eagerly await more data from other research on this issue, study results such as these speak to the importance of continued vigilance in preventive care and testing for emerging cardiovascular risk, particularly at younger ages than we might typically begin to screen for signs of potential cardiovascular complications. These results also drive home the importance of redoubling our efforts as a community, and as a country, to ensure that HIV-infected patients are more engaged in their health care to begin with. After all, one of the most effective ways to avoid AMI-related death is to help patients take steps to ensure that no AMI occurs in the first place.
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Jim Koch, founder of The Boston Beer Company and brewer of Samuel Adams, said he hasn't received any special advice for his upcoming visit to Punxsutawney for Groundhog Day.
Well, maybe one piece of advice.
"'Just bring some beer,'" he said Thursday. "That's my role. They have their jobs, and I just need to bring the beer."
Koch, who brewed his first batch of beer in his kitchen in the mid-80s with his great-grandfather's recipe for Louis Koch Lager, will be inducted as an honorary member of the Inner Circle, and he will also be the guest speaker at the Groundhog Banquet.
His association with the Groundhog Club came after supplying beer for a few events, and "a relationship grew from there."
Like his beers, Groundhog Day is a seasonal event.
"One of the things that Sam Adams promotes is seasonal beers," Koch said. "Anyone from the Northeast knows you just have rhythm of the seasons. It's very important to daily life and a state of mind. I felt like beer, being a very natural beverage, should have a seasonality. And Groundhog Day is really one of the signal events for seasonality in America, and it became a nice partnership. It kind of coincides with our transfer from winter lagers to spring beer, like Nobel Pils."
Even though he's an Ohio native who has lived in Boston for the last 44 years, Koch has Pennsylvania roots. His wife is a native of Selinsgrove, one of his company's breweries is located in the Lehigh Valley, and his first successful batch of what would become Samuel Adams beer was brewed at the Pittsburgh Brewing Company.
"I started in 1984 on a very small scale," Koch recalled. "It was such a small scale, I couldn't get equipment that I thought I needed. I was really trying to get a rough idea what it would taste like."
Like making homemade wine, brewing homemade beer takes time and patience, Koch said.
"You have to wait," Koch said. "The final stage is aging. It sits, and there are certain things that are happening to it, as far as flavor, but you can't speed it up. It depends on the style of beer."
Koch said he "never nailed it" while brewing the beer in his kitchen.
His father, Charles, who also brewed beer, knew people in Pittsburgh, "and basically, we rented Pittsburgh Brewing for the first few years."
Next came bringing his beer to the people, carrying chilled bottles to bartenders around Boston. But there was never a 50/50 chance of a bartender or tavern owner wanting to sell Samuel Adams outright.
"The odds are never that good; it's more like five percent," Koch said. "If I made 20 calls, I got one new account. It was scary. I never really sold anything in my life, and I was going from brewing a beer to being a salesman, with a brand that no one needed or had ever heard of."
Koch realized he was venturing into a world that had never heard the term "craft beer," like what he was promoting.
"It was expensive," he said. "It didn't taste like Bud or Coors. The standard for what was great beer was Heineken and Corona. It was more education than selling. That's always been our challenge, to raise people's appreciation, understanding and ultimately respect for beer. As a brewer and a beer drinker, to me, beer has all the same dignity as wine. It just hasn't always been treated that way, even by brewers. We had to go against the grain of the mass-marketed beers with quality flavor, ingredients and styles."
Today, The Boston Brewing Company brews more than 21 kinds of beer, and one of those — Noble Pils — is the official beer of Groundhog Day 2011.
"It's of those iconic things," Koch said about Groundhog Day. "It's really quite cool. It's all about bragging rights."


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Notre Dame's Fighting Irish football team have officially picked up one of the country's top recruits. Jaylon Smith, an outsider linebacker from Indiana, has officially committed to Notre Dame for 2013.
On February 6, the official Notre Dame Football Twitter account (@NDFootball) tweeted: "And Jaylon Smith joins the class. Welcome to @NotreDame #GoIrish #SigningDayND" along with a picture of Smith.
Smith had verbally committed to Notre Dame back in June after an impressive high school career at Bishop Luers High School where he led his team to the Indiana State Championships, and was named Indiana's Mr. Football.
ESPN, Rivals, Scout, and 24/7 all ranked Smith five stars. Rivals, Scout and 24/7 had Smith top-ranked outside linebacker prospect in the nation, while ESPN had Smith in second. Rivals and Scout rate Smith as the nation's overall third prospect, while 24/7 ranks him fifth and ESPN seventh.
Smith was a hot commodity and recruited by many of the top programs in the country, including BCS champions Alabama, as well as Ohio State, Florida, Ole Miss, Auburn, Texas A&M, and Tennessee, as well as virtually all of the Big Ten. USC and Oklahoma also extended scholarship offers.
Smith officially committed to Notre Dame, only 90 miles away from his hometown, without having ever visited the campus.
Jim Miesle for One Foot Down wrote of Smith back in June, "He is the highest rated LB recruit for the Irish since Manti Te'o and I expect he will have a similar career trajectory. He may not start from Day 1, but will see the field early and often as a freshman."
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My take on the disastrous Raiders' 2012 campaign is that it is truly a unique year in many ways -- call it the perfect shit storm.
New owner, new GM, new coaching staff, new systems, a depleted roster lacking talent and depth, key injuries, makeshift bargain basement replacements, etc.
The biggest X factors in this shit storm equation is what our new GM inherited.
Reggie inherited a payroll that was by far the most over the cap of all 32 teams. Going into the 2012 off-season, the Raiders payroll was at $145.7M (or approx. $25M over the cap). To put some perspective on these numbers, Denver was $50M under the cap.
It isn't just that he had a shoe string budget to fill out his roster. It is the fact that he had to go bargain hunting with band-aid 1 year replacements in addition to not having the luxury of re-signing a few players.
I'm not suggesting that Bush, Wimbley, Routt, Boss were necessarily 'world beaters' or that their salaries weren't out of whack ... but this is the type of depth and talent that would have rounded out the roster. Reggie's hands were tied to retain players but more importantly, to identify upgrades in the open market.
He inherited the fewest draft picks of all 32 teams. The 1st Raiders pick wasn't until the end of the 3rd round (OT Bergstorm). Finding players in the late rounds that can make an impact is challenging to say the least. Before Reggie came on board, this is what our 2012 draft board looked like:
1st round: Traded to Bengals for Carson Palmer
2nd round: Traded to Patriots for 2011 3rd- and 4th-rd picks
3rd round: Exercised in 2011 supplemental draft (Terrelle Pryor)
4th round: Traded to Redskins for Jason Campbell
5th round: Still own pick
6th round: Still own pick
7th round: Traded to Seahawks for Aaron Curry
This transition has been very difficult to say the least. How does a GM build a team without coin or picks? In my opinion, Reggie did a lot of the necessary "dirty work" this year to put the Raiders in a better position in subsequent seasons. In 2013 he will have the cap space and draft picks to construct a team from the ground up with players that he identifies as building blocks.
I expect to see tangible progress and an improved performance year over year as the Raiders rebuild from the ground up. Or as another Raider fan (Raider 00) opinionated on RaiderTake,
" I would like to give Reggie a couple of drafts, where he actually has some draft picks, to see what he can do.
I also would like to see DA coach the new players Reggie brings in.
I am all in for 2 more years. By the 2014/15 season, I expect the Raiders to field a contender."
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Nyla Bailey of Point Loma Nazarene (Calif.) has been named the NAIA National Division I Women's Basketball Player of the Week, the national office announced Tuesday. Bailey was selected based on her performances from Jan. 30 – Feb. 5 and was chosen out of a pool of conference/independent/unaffiliated groupings. The weekly award marks the first of the season for Bailey and the Golden State Athletic Conference (GSAC).
Bailey averaged a team-leading 30.5 points and 10.5 rebounds to pace the Sea Lions in their victories at San Diego Christian (Calif.), 70-61, on Jan. 31 and against Fresno Pacific (Calif.), 60-56, on Feb. 4. She reached the 30-point mark in both contests, including a career-high 31 points on 10-of-24 shooting (41.7 percent) against the Sunbirds. Additionally, she posted 10 rebounds and three blocks. Against the Hawks, Bailey scored 30 points, grabbed 11 rebounds and dished out three assists. Her two double-doubles this week extend her streak to four games and give her eight on the season. She ended the week shooting 51.1 percent (23-of-45) from the field and 71.4 percent (15-of-21) at the foul line.
A junior forward from Escondido, Calif., Bailey is averaging 24.2 points and 10 rebounds per game over her last five contests. She leads the team with 19.6 points and 7.9 rebounds per game on the season. Nationally, Bailey ranks fourth in total scoring (470), sixth in points per game (19.6) and 19th in field goal percentage (50.0 percent).
For a complete listing of all the national statistical leaders, click here.
The next Player of the Week announcement will be on Feb. 14.
Nominees: Sierra Shipley, John Brown (Ark.); Mackenzie Lee, Campbellsville (Ky.); Ivory Russell, Jarvis Christian (Texas); Ebony Richardson, Talladega (Ala.); Vee Young, Martin Methodist (Tenn.); Jasmine Brewer, Loyola (La.); Nicole Yazzie, Westminster (Utah); Lizzie Stapke, Indiana South Bend; Sammie Gathercole, Central Methodist (Mo.); Vivian Holcomb, Park (Mo.)
2011 Composite Award Winners (Schedule)
Week 1: Amber Williams, Azusa Pacific (Calif.)
Week 2: Keiva Council, Loyola (La.)
Week 3: Natalie Shumpert, Freed-Hardeman (Tenn.)
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Beyond Firewalls: Protecting the Grid from Cyber Attacks
By Marcia Goodrich | Published
The power grid is a high-voltage target for America's adversaries in this era of cyberwarfare. In partnership with Waterfall Security Solutions, Michigan Technological University's Chee-Wooi Ten wants to better protect it so utility companies can fully engage in the information age.
At issue are electrical substations, which serve as intersections in the nation's power system. Because they play such a key role in our infrastructure, substations could be attractive targets for cyberterrorists, extortionists, hacktivists and other n'er-do-wells. Thus, power companies remain reluctant to fully implement electronic control systems because they could compromise security.
"This is a controversial issue for most utilities," said Ten, an assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering. "If the substation network is compromised, the grid will be vulnerable. If hackers know what they are doing, that could result in a major blackout."
With perfect security, companies could use Internet Protocol, or IP, communications to manage electronic control systems, which would be faster and more efficient. However, IP has a disadvantage: hackers are notoriously resourceful at breaking into IP networks, even when they are protected by firewalls.
However, a new security product called a Unidirectional Security Gateway could put up an impermeable barrier between hackers and electrical substations, Ten says. Unlike conventional firewalls, which allow information to flow both ways, the Unidirectional Security Gateway is a one-way street, to deter hackers attempting to send illicit commands into a protected network.
Waterfall Security Solutions, the Israel-based company that markets Unidirectional Security Gateway, has given Ten a $24,000 donation plus hardware and software valued at more than $210,000 to develop a secure framework for electric substations. Waterfall is the leading provider of Unidirectional Security Gateways for industrial control networks and critical infrastructures. Its products are deployed in utilities and critical national infrastructures throughout North America, Europe, Asia and Israel.
Ten is working with government agencies, power companies and vendors that provide the products used to strengthen substations' cybersecurity framework. By collaborating with all the stakeholders, he aims to transform the energy industry by improving efficiency, reliability and security, both in the power grid and cyberspace.
"No single vendor can do everything; it has to be synergistic," he says. "I think this will be a transformative effort."
Michigan Technological University is a public research university, home to more than 7,000 students from 54 countries. Founded in 1885, the University offers more than 120 undergraduate and graduate degree programs in science and technology, engineering, forestry, business and economics, health professions, humanities, mathematics, and social sciences. Our campus in Michigan's Upper Peninsula overlooks the Keweenaw Waterway and is just a few miles from Lake Superior.


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Description: Extension of Time Period for Certain Protections
On August 6, 2012, President Obama signed into law the Honoring America's Veterans and Caring for Camp Lejeune Families Act of 2012, Pub. L. 112-154, 126 Stat. 1165 (2012). Section 710 of the act amended section 303 of the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (SCRA), 50 USC app. 533.
SCRA section 303 addresses obligations secured by a mortgage, trust deed, or other security similar to a mortgage on real or personal property owned by a servicemember. The provision applies only to obligations that originated before the servicemember's military service and for which the servicemember is still obligated. The recent amendment extended, on a temporary basis, the period during which certain SCRA protections apply.
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This extension ends December 31, 2014. Beginning January 1, 2015, there will be a period of 90 days after the end of the servicemember's military service during which a foreclosure, sale, or seizure of the servicemember's property based on a breach of a mortgage, trust deed, or other security, without a court order or waiver, will not be valid. During this period, a court may also stay proceedings enforcing such obligations.
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Falcons Storm Back In Third Period Against Tigers, Win 2-1
JAY-The North Country icemen rallied for a pair of third period scoring plays and knocked off the visiting Middlebury Tigers 2-1 at the Ice Haus atop Jay Peak. It took goals by Ryan Paul and Adam Viens to secure the victory. Falcon junior netminder Chris Bronson kicked out 16 shots to help lock down the Tigers. The Falcons scored twice in a span of two minutes in the third period to get the equalizer and the lead goal. Logan Fortier led Ryan Paul who went through a pair of Tiger defenders. Paul fired the disk past Middlebury goaltender Nick Brunch knotting things up at 1 all. Ebin Fournier set up the winning connection as he found Adam Viens in front of the Middlebury cage. Viens deflected the puck into the net with just over five minutes to go."I'm happy with our third period play in beating a good opponent," said Falcon head coach Andrew Roy.Middlebury dropped to 9-7 while the surging Falcons are now 6-9, having won four of their last five contests.The boys will take to the ice tonight against Stowe after the girls wrap up their own battle with the Raider girls hockey club.


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- 7:48 AM, April 01, 2006
- BlueDeuce said...
How do check the location of cache placements? Do you use the internet based mapquest or purchased mapping software?
- 11:48 AM, April 01, 2006
- welch said...
Do you ever try to encourage or discourage certain types of caches?
I realize reviewers are looking to see if the guidelines were followed, and not decide if a cache is cool or not. Sometimes I look at caches and from reading the page and logs and wonder if its hard to put aside personal prefrences (whatever they are) for caches you would personally like or dislike to find.
- 2:04 PM, April 01, 2006
- Team Gamsci said...
Will we get to see the answers on here to the questions?
- 6:21 PM, April 01, 2006


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Malaria in Pregnancy: Nutrition and Immunologic Effects (MAL2)
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|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01115478
Recruitment Status : Completed
First Posted : May 4, 2010
Last Update Posted : April 24, 2015
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|Condition or disease
|Malaria Low Birth Weight Anemia Perinatal Mortality
|Dietary Supplement: Vitamin A Dietary Supplement: Zinc Other: Placebo
|Not Applicable
Malaria accounts for a major proportion of the disease burden in Tanzania with 14 to 18 million new malaria cases being reported each year resulting in 100,000-125,000 deaths. Malaria results in impaired productivity for those between 15-55 years and lost learning opportunities in the 5-25 year age group. Dar es Salaam is characterized as an area with endemic and perennial malaria, with transmission occurring during the entire year. P. falciparum accounts for more than 95% of malaria infections. A number of interventions have contributed to reducing the burden of the disease in some settings in Tanzania and beyond, including vector control measures, bed nets, and prophylaxis and treatment of malaria. However, malaria remains a serious problem among pregnant women and children. We will examine the efficacy of micronutrient supplements as a means of enhancing immune response to malaria in pregnancy and reducing the risks of associated adverse clinical outcomes. If successful, such a low-cost intervention would be added to the armamentarium against this disease.
NOTE: The time frames listed for the maternal malaria and hemoglobin outcomes were updated on 4/22/15. This record initially indicated that maternal malaria anemia and hemoglobin would be measured at several specific time points throughout the study. Instead, maternal malaria was measured throughout pregnancy and hemoglobin was measured only at delivery. Due to an oversight, we did not update this record when this protocol change took effect at the start of the study.
|Study Type :
|Interventional (Clinical Trial)
|Actual Enrollment :
|2500 participants
|Intervention Model:
|Factorial Assignment
|Quadruple (Participant, Care Provider, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)
|Primary Purpose:
|Official Title:
|Malaria in Pregnancy: Nutrition and Immunologic Effects
|Study Start Date :
|July 2010
|Actual Primary Completion Date :
|June 2014
|Actual Study Completion Date :
|June 2014
|Active Comparator: Vitamin A
Dietary Supplement: Vitamin A
Daily oral dose of 2500 IU from enrollment until delivery
|Active Comparator: Zinc
Dietary Supplement: Zinc
Daily oral dose of 25 mg from enrollment until delivery
|Active Comparator: Vitamin A + Zinc
Dietary Supplement: Vitamin A
Daily oral dose of 2500 IU from enrollment until delivery
Dietary Supplement: Zinc
Daily oral dose of 25 mg from enrollment until delivery
|Placebo Comparator: Placebo
Other: Placebo
Daily oral dose from enrollment until delivery
- Incidence of placental malaria [ Time Frame: Delivery ]Placental infection status will be categorized as infected if there are asexual parasites in the placenta blood; not infected if the placental blood smear is negative; or status unknown if no placental smear is available.
- Low birth weight [ Time Frame: Delivery ]Low birth weight will be defined as birth weight less than 2500 grams.
- Maternal anemia [ Time Frame: Delivery ]Anemia is defined as hemoglobin less than 11 g/dl. Severe anemia is less than 8.5 g/dl.
- Perinatal death [ Time Frame: at or after 28 weeks of gestation and in the first 7 days of life ]
- Maternal malaria [ Time Frame: During pregnancy ]Maternal malaria will be defined as fever within the last 72 hours with any parasitemia on a peripheral blood smear.
Choosing to participate in a study is an important personal decision. Talk with your doctor and family members or friends about deciding to join a study. To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contacts provided below. For general information, Learn About Clinical Studies.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years and older (Adult, Older Adult)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
- Primigravida or secundigravidae
- At or before 13 weeks of gestation
- HIV-negative
- Intend to stay in Dar es Salaam until delivery and for at least 6 weeks thereafter
Exclusion Criteria:
- Not primigravida or secundigravidae
- After 13 weeks of gestation
- HIV-positive
- Do not intend to stay in Dar es Salaam until delivery and for at least 6 weeks thereafter
To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contact information provided by the sponsor.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT01115478
|Muhimbili University of Health And Allied Sciences
|Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, PO BOX 65001
|Principal Investigator:
|Wafaie W Fawzi, MD, DrPH
|Harvard School of Public Health
|Principal Investigator:
|Ferdinand Mugusi, MD, MMed
|Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences
|Responsible Party:
|Wafaie Fawzi, Chair, Department of Global Health and Population, Harvard School of Public Health
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT01115478 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
|First Posted:
|May 4, 2010 Key Record Dates
|Last Update Posted:
|April 24, 2015
|Last Verified:
|April 2015
Keywords provided by Wafaie Fawzi, Harvard School of Public Health:
Low birth weight
Perinatal mortality
Vitamin A
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Birth Weight
Perinatal Death
Protozoan Infections
Parasitic Diseases
Body Weight
Signs and Symptoms
Pregnancy Complications
Pathologic Processes
Vitamin A
Retinol palmitate
Growth Substances
Physiological Effects of Drugs
Trace Elements
Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action
Protective Agents
Anticarcinogenic Agents
Antineoplastic Agents


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Really wanna play it. But my PS3 has probably downloaded and installed around 15 gigs today thanks to that update and those sales. Think it needs a rest. Thanks Sony. :P
I'm at work I'll let it download on my PS3 when I get home while im asleep with PS plus.
Someone i know will ignorantly say its a crappy game JUST because its not on wii u even though platinum games is making bayonetta 2 lol.. Then Bayo 2 will be awesome & the best game he ever played, even tho he never played the first & said it sucked before lol.. People never cease to amaze me sometimes..


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- Australian Open
Murray & Djokovic kept apart until Australian Open final
Andy Murray will kick off his bid for a maiden Australian Open crown against big-serving Dutchman Robin Haase, following Friday's draw.
Murray, twice a beaten finalist in the last three years, is looking to build on a hugely successful 2012 season, which saw him break his grand slam duck at the US Open.
Melbourne has always been one of his favourite events, and he has been handed a stylistically favourable first-round draw against world No. 54 Haase, a man whose power Murray should be able to absorb and counter when the tournament begins next week.
However, there is history between the two players, with Haase racing into a two-set lead over the world No. 3 at the 2011 US Open only to cede his advantage in a five-set epic.
Crucially, Murray has also been drawn in the opposite side of the draw to defending champion and world No. 1 Novak Djokovic, whom he can only face in the final. Djokovic beat the Brit in the 2011 final.
Instead a potential semi-final meeting with Roger Federer awaits Murray if he reaches the last-four, with Juan Martin Del Potro and Alexandr Dolgopolov lining up to prevent Murray getting that far. If he overcomes Haase, the winner of Joao Sousa and John-Patrick Smith awaits in round two.
Federer's path to the semi-finals is littered with pitfalls from the third round onwards, following an opener against Benoit Paire. The Swiss master is likely to meet home favourite Bernard Tomic - who has already beaten Djokovic this year - in round three, before power-hitters Milos Raonic and Jo-Wilfried Tsonga lie in wait.
Djokovic, meanwhile, takes on Paul Henri-Mathieu in round one and should be comfortable until the quarter-finals, where Tomas Berdych is on collision course with the champion.
In the women's draw, British No. 1 Heather Watson meets world No. 89 Alexandra Cadantu, while Laura Robson will take on Melanie Oudin, whom she beat in qualifying last year.
Should Robson progress, she will face either former French Open champion Francesca Schiavone or 2011 Wimbledon winner Petra Kvitova in the second round. Watson, meanwhile, has fourth seed Agnieszka Radwanksa on the horizon in round three.
Defending champion Victoria Azarenka has been drawn against Monica Niculescu of Romania, and is in the same half of the draw as the red-hot Serena Williams. One other notable clash sees Maria Sharapova heading for a third-round encounter with Venus Williams.


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"This Championship meet was a major success and not just because of the points scored or the number of All-A-Sun athletes," said Bill Taylor, Lipscomb's head coach. "In almost every event our athletes met or surpassed their ranking coming in. We had tons of PR's in this last meet as well, and the team did a great job of cheering and supporting each other."
For the men, this year's A-Sun meet was the best in school history. The Lipscomb men scored 25 points, more than three times the previous best in program history (8 points in 2005). Five men earned All-A-Sun honors: freshman Steven Lindsey (2nd place High Jump), sophomore Michael Knox (2nd place 4x400 Relay), senior Clint Carter (2nd place 4x400 Relay), freshman Andrew Jones (2nd place 4x400 Relay) and senior Chad Roberts (2nd place 4x400 Relay).
Prior to this year there had only been one All-A-Sun athlete in Lipscomb men's team history (Zac Yanis-Pickle in 2006). Both Lindsey and the men's 4x400m Relay team qualified for the NCAA Division I Mid-East Regional Championships on May 29-30.
The women's team equaled previous bests in All-A-Sun honors. Two women earned All-A-Sun status: freshman Catherine Beals (2nd place 3000m Steeplechase) and freshman Kristin Ratzlaff (3rd place javelin).
Two All-A-Sun honors ties a program best set last year (Hannah Joiner and Caitlin Anderson) and in 2006 (Ruth Mick and Elizabeth Schall). In total, six women from Lipscomb had previously earned All-A-Sun honors. Ratzlaff also qualified for the NCAA Division I MidEast Regional Championships.
The Lipscomb women scored 16 points, the second most points in school history (the Lipscomb women scored 21 in 2006), and beat Belmont University, the first time in A-Sun school history that has happened.
"We had a really great meet!" said Taylor. "It's been a terrific season. So many of our athletes improved dramatically this year, and our team progress has been phenomenal.
" I've told everyone we are going to be a top program, and here is the evidence already. We are moving rapidly in the right direction. We have a lot to accomplish still, but everyone is excited because they can see the vision and the progress."
Catherine Beals effort in the 3000m Steeplechase was a great example of the type of improvement Taylor is talking about. Ranked sixth coming into the meet, she finished second with a 31 second PR. Beals also came back to run a tough 5000m race in a 6 second PR.
Caitlin Anderson, who earned All-Conference honors in the steeplechase last year, ran a PR in finishing fifth, despite falling hard in the race twice. In all, 14 of 22 Lipscomb athletes set a PR at the Championships.
"Our future is very bright," said Taylor. "We have done some amazing things in such a short time already. I expect we will take another huge step forward next year. We are a very young team right now and all three individual All-A-Sun athletes are freshmen. They are just going to get better and better.
"We also have a great recruiting class coming in and are still working on recruiting a few more for next year. If you are here you can feel it and it's really exciting!"
Atlantic Sun Conference Results for Lipscomb:
Shot Put – Alex Jerkins 128-2 PR 7th place
Discus – Alex Jerkins 44-3.5 5th place
Javelin – Austin Ray 158-6 PR 4th place
High Jump – Steven Lindsey 6-6.75 2nd place
400m – Michael Knox 50.53 PR 7th place
800m – Andrew Jones 1:55.74 PR 7th place, Clint Carter 1:58.53 8th place, Nathan Brame 1:59.44 PR 10th place, Paul Wright 2:06.77 16th place
1500m – Jeff Hoover 4:04.21 PR 5th place, Tyler Youngs 4:06.36 PR 6th place, Paul Wright 4:13.48 8th place
3000m Steeplechase – Nathan Brame 10:11.50 8th place, Jonathan Williams 10:26.98 9th place
5000m – Chad Martin 15:48.41 PR 12th place, Jared Carlson 15:58.90 PR 14th place, Ryan Chastain 16:02.84 15th place, David Wolfe 16:29.55 19th place
400m Hurdles – Jonathan Williams 59.35 8th place
4x400m Relay – Michael Knox, Clint Carter, Andrew Jones, Chad Roberts 3:19.43 PR 2nd place
Javelin – Kristin Ratzlaff 110-0 3rd place, Jessi Marshall 79-4 9th place
800m – Valerie Winkler 2:32.93 15th place, Laura Stewart 2:37.57 16th place
1500m – Laura Stewart 5:14.48 10th place
3000m Steeplechase – Catherine Beals 11:43.84 PR 2nd place, Caitlin Anderson 12:01.85 PR 5th place
5000m – Catherine Beals 19:19.63 PR 11th place


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Home Page Chess Life Online Archives Just Short of Podium: Donaldson on World Team
|Just Short of Podium: Donaldson on World Team
|By IM John Donaldson
|December 16, 2013
The recently concluded World Team Championship saw the U.S. entry exceed expectation, but like last year's Olympiad in Istanbul fall just short of the podium.
Seeded just above the middle of the field in the ten team round-robin with an average rating of around 2700 (for the first four boards) we started the tournament with high hopes to medal. Russia was the top seed at 2764, with Ukraine on 2718 and defending champion Armenia at 2717. The depth of the field can be seen in eight-seeded Azerbaijan's top four averaging 2630 FIDE.
The team's finishing place of fourth (on tiebreak for Armenia thanks to superior game points) was a modest success and individually the team performed above its rating.
Collectively the US team picked up 9 rating points.
Varuzhan Akobian won gold as the best reserve player of the competition and Hikaru Nakamura and Alex Onischuk won silver medals on their respective boards. Gata Kamsky was the Ironman of the team playing all nine matches including six times as Black.
While this was all positive one cannot avoid pointing out the missed opportunities. All three of our losses to China, Armenia and Ukraine were by the minimum amount (1.5-2.5) and in each match taking back one or two moves could have led to a won or drawn match.
In particular one cannot help but believe that if the match with Ukraine had been played any round but the first we would have won as Varuzhan was easily beating his opponent and Gata had a simple draw. The team arrived two full days before the event but with a eight to ten hour time difference this was not enough to completely adjust to the time difference.
This match also witnessed an incident on board one as Ukrainian first board Vassily Ivanchuk quit keeping score around move 30 with two minutes on his clock. This was a no-no as the time control was 40 moves in 100 minutes with a 30 second increment per move. A condition of this time control is the players must keep score at all times. The arbiter for each match is supposed to immediately ask a player to write their moves if they fall behind. Failure to comply can result in penalties leading up to forfeiting the game.
Unfortunately the game Ivanchuk-Nakamura led to an awkward situation as the arbiter was observing other games when Ivanchuk stopped recording and by the time he was asked to update his score he refused - understandable as being forced to enter eight move pairs with two minutes on his clock was not where he wanted to focus his attention.
The incident was resolved when the players made the time control and agreed to a draw, but a similar situation occurred in round two in the game Li Chao - Ivanchuk when the latter again failed to keep his scoresheet up to date. This time the arbiter was quicker to take action but the the only response he got from Vassily was an outburst which showed what a rich language Russian is for conveying strong feelings. The situation was only resolved when the Ukrainian team captain Alexander Sulypa stepped in and had Ivanchuk update his score to avert a possible forfeit.
Needless to say the arbiter's job in this situation was not an easy one. Like everyone else they would much prefer that issues be settled over the board. It doesn't make things any easier that the eccentric Ivanchuk is one of the great players of our time with many fans who appreciate his amazing understanding of the game. There is absolutely no indication that his behavior was intentionally aimed at distracting his opponent but clearly both players have to compete on a level playing field.
Ray Robson, the youngest member of the team, provided much of the excitement both good and bad. He started with a bang beating Nikita Vitiugov (2740) of Russia with Black in a very sharp game.
This was the highlight of the event for Ray and for us as a team as we beat Russia 3-1. This was the biggest score the US has beaten Russia by in a rivalry in team competitions going back to 1952. The US team was out rated by over 100 points on the two bottom boards both they came through big time.
The last five games Ray played were impacted by serious time pressure where he was playing on the increment by move twenty five (i.e. he had 30 seconds a move). Sometimes he was able to battle his way through (a key win over Azerbaijan) but in other matches (against China and Turkey) he self destructed. Time pressure is often a result of lack of recent practice and this fall Ray did not play much because of his studies at Webster University. When he is on Ray can beat very strong players (i..e. Volikitin in the first round of the 2013 World Cup and his victory over Vitiugov). Expect a big rating jump for Ray when he gets this problem under control.
The team was strengthened by the addition of Wesley So as team coach. Having the 2700-rated So, also a student at Webster University, as an opening specialist, was a real help. The U.S. was not the only team to have well-known names as coaches or captains as Azerbaijan had former FIDE world champion Alexander Khalifman, Germany employed both Konstantin Sakaev and Liviu-Dieter Nisipeanu, while Russia took no shortcuts bringing along Yury Dokhoian, Alexander Motylev and Vladimir Potkin.
The win by Russia ended a drought going back to January 2010 when they won the World Team Championship. Since then they had fallen short in two Olympiads, two European team championships and one World team - this despite being the top-rated team in each competition. Needless to say they were extremely happy to win and during the close ceremony they tossed captain Dokhoian repeatedly into the air. It probably didn't hurt that the entire team, including coaches and captain, received $50,000 a piece!
It was a pleasure to once again have Tony Rich of the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of St. Louis onsite. He not only assisted Jennifer Shahade in keeping USCF members up to date with photos and color but also served as a helpful assistant to the players on several occasions. The U.S. team was sponsored by the U.S. Chess Federation and the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of St. Louis. The team is very grateful for their support.