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P4P: We're here with Dr. Franco Lori of the Research Institute for Genetic and Human Therapy (RIGHT) based in Washington, DC and Pavia, Italy. Dr. Lori has been doing a lot of work in immune-based therapies and immune-modulating drugs. Dr. Lori, perhaps we could start with immune-based therapies, and you could describe some of the things you're working on at the Institute.
Dr. Lori: Yes, the concept we are working on is to use drugs that act on the immune system that could become useful component adjuncts and synergize with existing antiretrovirals. There are many ways to work with and around the immune system. The one we chose is to work with drugs that have anti-inflammatory properties, because I think there is enough evidence out there that over-activation of the immune system is probably the leading pathogenetic cause of HIV/AIDS and of the progression of the disease, so that if we could decrease the amount of over-activation and "cool down" the immune system, which is really too hot and heated up, then we could benefit from that intervention in terms of better durability of antiretroviral therapy, better survival, and better quality of life for the patients. We are trying to go in a somewhat different direction than people dealing with antiretrovirals usually do, but we think it's a good compliment to the existing therapies.
P4P: I know in your immune-modulating drugs, certainly HU1 has been around for a long time, but I also understand that you're doing some work with, microphenolic acid ... am I saying that correctly?
Dr. Lori: That's right.
P4P: Could you describe some of that work?
Dr. Lori: The news with hydroxyurea is that we finally completed our 702 study. It was a large study on different doses and schedules of the drug. To our surprise we found out that the lowest dose, which is 600 mg once a day or 300 mg two times a day, almost half of what we were used to employing in HIV therapy, is not only less toxic as one would imagine, but it is by all parameters we measured more effective. It has a high degree of increase of CD4 count, and the antiviral efficacy is far superior and statistically significant. So, I think we have to revisit the concept of the use of hydroxyurea with a dosage that is much lower than the one we were using, which frankly was becoming too toxic especially when we were moving towards 1,200 mg. That was way too much. That was the wrong direction to take. So I think we have to revisit the concept of the use of hydroxyurea at low dosage, because it's less toxic and much more effective.
Now microphenolic acid is another drug, and please keep in mind that when we talk about cytostatic drugs, although they more or less act with similar mechanisms, they are all different, one from the other one, like antiretrovirals. So microphenolic acid has slightly different characteristics. It's more often immune-suppressant, whereas hydroxyurea is a cytostatic drug. The cytostatic drug really stops cell division or reduces cell division, so that there are less CD4 lymphocytes ready to be infected by HIV, there is less immune activation. Microphenolic is more often immune-suppressant and has been used in the past as such. We have to figure out exactly what the difference is between all these drugs and choose the best candidates based on their properties.
P4P: Do you think there's a possibility of using hydroxyurea and microphenolic acid in combinations?
Dr. Lori: That's an interesting question. I've always been reluctant to consider a combination of immune-modulating drugs before understanding the mechanisms, but I know that people in France, for example, have combined hydroxyurea and IL-2, which is something I would never have done myself, but they have very good results. So, yes, it is a possibility. But I would like to understand first how it works, and second the dosage. I think the 702 study fixing the optimal does of hydroxyurea has been very important for us, because we can do damage by using the drugs in the wrong concentration. We learn a lot when we dose and schedule properly those drugs, and ... microphenolic is going to require some work before we understand what the best dosage of the drug is.
P4P: Is microphenolic ... is that ... where is that at in terms of the approval process at this point? Are we talking in vitro at this point, Phase 1 I&D application, where are we at in terms of moving that along into clinical practice?
Dr. Lori: We have to appreciate that both hydroxyurea and microphenolic are drugs that are approved for other diseases, so they are out there, they are on the shelf. But you cannot use them for HIV except for compassionate use or in the context of clinical trials. So from that standpoint it's an unusual situation. It's not a brand new drug, it's a drug where we know a lot about toxicity and a lot about how to use it, but still we have to do the proper trials in order to have it accepted by the FDA as an anti-HIV drug. It's difficult to draw analogies with T-20, for example, which has been developed from scratch. I think we are somewhat in between. We still need a good Phase 2 study and a Phase 3 study before we can ever think about approving the drug for HIV use.
P4P: In terms of things that you are finding most striking or most newsworthy coming out of this conference ... is there anything in particular that is most striking or interesting for you?
Dr. Lori: I think that in the last 2 or 3 years we are more in the mode of conferences that are setting small steps ahead rather than really striking ones. And it's healthy for the field, but not so healthy for the patients that are waiting so anxiously for news. I don't think we can really say that there is anything that strikes as absolutely outstanding in the news. But I think that we are understanding a lot more about the drugs and how to use them. I think we're understanding a lot more about the immune system, which is really what interests us, and I think that we're understanding better how to modulate the immune system in order to have it as the best ally instead of the worst enemy of anti-HIV treatment. We're interested in following the field of therapeutic immunization, because we are convinced that the immune system has something to say and to do way beyond the primary infection. The immune system is active and can be exploited for good cause, I would say almost until the very end, if not the very end. When the immune system is still there it can still be helpful to us, and if you can find a vaccine that would prevent infection, because the vaccine is really for prevention, that could push toward that direction, I think it would serve the cause and many people are moving towards that goal, and quite successfully.
P4P: Last year Dr. Judy Lieberman presented some work on RNA interference, and talking to other folks at this conference so far this year, they are saying that this is a great scientific tool for them in their work. Are you finding uses for or the concept of RNAi helpful in your work at all?
Dr. Lori: We don't use RNAi. I've been following the field and Judy's work, however, which I think is excellent. I think that there are issues on the delivery. I've been involved in the use of oligonucleotides, anti-sense back at the beginning of the '90s, so I'm familiar with the problems, and one of the issues in using DNA or RNA or genes or genetic constructs, is really the delivery. That's what created such a big problem for gene therapy, after all. So what we thought would be very useful, and that's the very concept of the therapeutic immunization that we are proposing, is to use DNA. And instead of trying to find out how to deliver it 100 percent to infected cells, delivery of even 10 percent or 5 percent to immune-competent cells -- because immune-competent cells, their job is going to be to expand the information to create a cascade of immune reaction to an antigen that is present even in a minority of cells, because that's the nature of the immune system. So what is a disadvantage in the oligonucleotides, in the gene therapy, in the RNAi field, can become of very important value for therapeutic immunization. Take those genes, deliver them to the immune-competent cells, especially antigen-presenting cells, for example the dendritic cells, Langerhans cells on the surface of the skin, target those. It doesn't matter if you don't achieve 100 percent efficiency. You don't even want to achieve 100 percent efficiency, just a small efficiency would be enough to trigger a strong and robust immune response. I think that's a reasonable analogy for what Judy and other people are doing, and what we are doing. We are still focusing on DNA and genetic progress.
P4P: Doctor Lori, thank you so much for your time here today. It's always a pleasure.
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…what am I going to do in Cataclysm?
Can I trust Squidly not to run off in search of shiny guild rewards?
Will a 100% attendance by my guild, even though it is only 10% or 4% of a raid, count towards leveling my incredibly exclusive guild?
Am I truly about to become an outcast, far more deprived than as a refugee from Gnomeregan?
I appreciate that Blizzard wants to encourage guild… ummm… Something. You know, where you're stuck with people you don't like, that don't appreciate you or your desire for playstyle, rather than moving into that one room studio apartment of a guild that you realize suits you best at this late stage of wow life.
Matticus on TNB100 suggests now is the time to find your guild. Shop now or miss out on the best picks. Try it now before the WoLK warranty runs out and your right to choose the people you play with actually has adverse effects on your ingame abilities.
I just hope that Armaggedon's Coming can progress with only 2 toons and one player. I hope that it will be recognized for the achievements it makes.
I fear it will be relegated to
/trade WTS Guild with 3 tab bank. 50 silver and a stack of linen cloth ONO!
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I'm somewhat conservative with my machines. These days it's a tool for me, and I'm not looking for the coolest thing, I'm looking for something that works.
I started running Windows 7 RC a few months ago when some friends had gotten it working pretty well on their machines with few issues. I bought a new desktop as I was running slow with some things, and wanted to mess with Hyper-V. I got a 64bit, 8GB desktop, and put Windows on it.
And regretted it. A little. Windows 7 was broken for me. Fortunately I still had me old desktop on the other side of the room to save me for the time being.
However it became more of a problem, especially as I had to move between machines to get a few things done. I ran the Easy Transfer utility early last week in preparation for a rebuild. With the RTM out, I knew I needed to move and see if I could fix a few things. But then didn't do anything all week.
Finally Friday afternoon I saw that I had been using my laptop more and more and decided to give it a try. My first step was to copy my documents, pictures and downloads to a second drive. That got me the main backup, and most everything else was on my old desktop and laptop. Then I put the Windows 7 RTM Ultimate DVD in the drive, rebooted, whacked the main drive partition, and started the install.
I left for the evening to spend time with my daughter, but I'd gotten the install started copying files.
I woke up Saturday morning, and it was ready for a user name, computer name, and password. I entered those, and I had a desktop. My first step was to install a few pieces of software to get me going, specifically:
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- the Intellipoint drivers for my mouse
- Firefox
- Live Mesh
Those worked easily, and then I remembered that I'd done the Easy Transfer. I re-ran that, got my settings, and documents back. I sync'ed up a couple folders I'd added and my most recent mail files, and it seemed I was good to go.
Now I'm using the new desktop, and installing some missing software again, like SQL 2008 and Office 2007. I'll blog a bit more about the experience as I go.


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Supporters of a women's refuge were 'shocked and stunned' to be told it is being closed - because it does not cater for men.Hey, left-wingers! Didn't this sort of thing occur to you when you pushed forward all that 'gender neutral' legislation?
Did you think, when you pushed your agenda of 'non-discrimination', and celebrated when men-only golf clubs and social clubs had to change their rules or close, that it wouldn't apply to any of your sacred causes?
Well, think again:
But council officials have now ruled that, because it does not serve both sexes equally, the money used to run the home would be better spent on an 'outreach service' to help battered husbands as well as wives in their own homes.Heh! I do like seeing the left hoist by their own petard…
The usual suspects are squealing like slaughtered pigs as a result:
Brian Ellis, a councillor who helped set up the refuge in Weymouth, Dorset, in 1986, branded the move a 'step backwards'.Yes. 'People'.
'It doesn't make sense,' he said. 'The women are there because of what men have done to them and their children. When people suffer from domestic violence they need an immediate escape and that's being taken away.'
Men suffer from it too, and this refuge, by barring them, is not merely being unfair to men who are abused, but also to women who have teenage sons.
A domestic violence outreach worker, who asked not to be named, said she was shocked and added: 'If there was a need for this 20 years ago then I see why not now. They are always full and there are women constantly trying to get in. I just don't understand it.'It's called 'equality' and 'gender neutral service provision', love…
Dorset County Council confirmed that one reason for closure was the lack of facilities for men.So, they will provide an equal service in a larger building. Should be paradise, right?
A spokesman said: 'We want to make sure both men and women are catered for and we are not able to do that within the small building.'
Anthony Wilsdon, spokesman for Supporting People, said the new outreach service would help more people. He said: 'We have identified a need to support more people in their own homes.Can't argue with that, can you, left wingers? It's what you campaign for.
'There is also a need to make support open to male victims and families with older male children.'


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Some 2,400 students attend the Catholic college in Madison. School officials say nearly 200 have qualified for undergraduate and graduate degrees.
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Frank Hornby died in 1936, his son Roland Hornby taking the reins. The table-top Hornby Dublo trains were introduced in 1938, and after a war-time interruption, resumed production from the mid-1940s. Their popularity was instant. Hornby 0 gauge production continued post-war, but Meccano Ltd was now focussed on Hornby Dublo and the 0 gauge range was simplified and reduced until phased out in the 1960s. While Hornby Dublo has a very strong following, with lasting appeal and inbuilt quality, older enthusiasts tend to believe that the best Hornby trains are the 0 gauge models pre-war, built from 1920 until 1939.
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Andrea could almost hear the explosions ringing out across the ruined cityscape, smashing buildings to still smaller units of rubble whenever they struck. Which was often, since all the pilots were making the utmost use of cover. Except, of course, that this wasn't a live-fire exercise, and the explosions were all in her mind.
Which made it easier to concentrate, at least, she reflected as she corrected her aim and sent another trio of mortar shells arcing up into the sky, hopefully to impact upon that blasted elusive mage. Lives might not be on the line here, but the instructors were watching, and the little notes they'd be making would cut every bit as deep as bullets or beams.
A lightning strike from a cloudless sky smacked down to her right, demonstrating that the mage was still active. And, thankfully, had no better idea of her location than she did of his. Andrea would have liked to stick her head up to get a decent view of the field, but the orcs were just waiting for somebody to venture into line of sight of those obscenely powerful gatling cannons of theirs. Xastor had already suffered serious damage when he'd ventured briefly out of cover, though he was still capable of contributing to the barrage.
Right now, Andrea and her two companions were putting out as much indirect firepower as they could, to support the illusion that all of them were still hunkered down in cover. In reality, Higiyama and Kasan were sneaking around the flank, intent upon taking out the orc mech. Without that massive vehicle and its firepower, Blue Team would be severely hampered. Andrea intended to win this engagement, and win it convincingly.
As another wave of fire struck across the field, a voice crackled across her comm, "Corpath, we've got company." Eric Leischmann was a transfer student from Valth, and hence hadn't really made a lot of friends to date. Unusually for a Valthi, he was an accomplished mage and, shock horrors, didn't believe in the supremacy of technology over all else.
Which wasn't to say he didn't have an abundance of attitude. Still, his skills were good enough that Andrea had felt confident in assigning him to guard the right flank. Even as she pivoted to cover the flank, the 'company' Leischmann had referred to swept around the corner of one of the less ruined buildings.
The phoenix was upon them.
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1At the turn of the year,* the time when kings go to war, Joab led the army out in force, laid waste the land of the Ammonites, and went on to besiege Rabbah; David himself remained in Jerusalem. When Joab had attacked Rabbah and destroyed it, 2David took the crown of Milcom from the idol's head. It was found to weigh a talent of gold, with precious stones on it; this crown David wore on his own head. He also brought out a great amount of spoil from the city. 3He deported the people of the city and set them to work with saws, iron picks, and axes. David dealt thus with all the cities of the Ammonites. Then David and his whole army returned to Jerusalem.a
Victories over the Philistines. 4b Afterward there was another battle with the Philistines, at Gezer. At that time, Sibbecai the Hushathite struck down Sippai, one of the descendants of the Rephaim, and the Philistines were subdued.c
5There was another battle with the Philistines, and Elhanan, the son of Jair, slew Lahmi, the brother of Goliath* of Gath, whose spear shaft was like a weaver's beam.d
6There was another battle, at Gath, and there was a giant, who had six fingers to each hand and six toes to each foot; twenty-four in all. He too was descended from the Rephaim. 7He defied Israel, and Jonathan, the son of Shimea, David's brother, slew him. 8These were the descendants of the Rephaim of Gath who died at the hands of David and his servants.
* [20:1] At the turn of the year: thus in 2 Sm 11 begins the story of David's adultery with Bathsheba and his murder of her husband Uriah, but the Chronicler omits it.
* [20:5] Elhanan…slew Lahmi, the brother of Goliath: with this notice the Chronicler solves the difficulty of the apparent contradiction between 1 Sm 17:49, 51 (David killed Goliath) and 2 Sm 21:19 (Elhanan killed Goliath).
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President George W. Bush and Senator John Kerry might want to rethink their last-minute campaigning efforts. According to initial research released today, the candidates may want to focus their attention more closely on American health club members.
With approximately 35 million members of voting age, health club members represent a powerful voting bloc not to be ignored. The latest findings of the survey Fitness American Style II found members to more likely than the average person to be "influentials." Influentials are people that are actively involved in their communities and are more likely to run for office, attend public meetings, speeches and rallies, and often correspond with elected officials.
The research, commissioned by the International Health, Racquet & Sportsclub Association (IHRSA) and conducted by Ketchum Global Research Network, showed that this group takes the issue of health very seriously and wants the next president to recognize exercise as part of the solution to the obesity epidemic.
The survey shows that 88 percent of health club members support a change in public policy that would allow companies to deduct the expense of providing an employee benefit, such as a health club membership, in order to encourage exercise. Compare that 88 percent with only 75 percent of Americans who believe the same statement.
Again, 63 percent of Americans feel it is very or somewhat important for the next president to hold a position on how to reduce obesity, while members take the issue much more seriously with 74 percent reporting it's importance.


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A recent National Geographic special on finding the lost city of Atlantis left people wondering whether this mythical place actually did exist. Could there really have been a city built on concentric rings of land and water?
Many accounts say Atlantis ruled the ancient world 11,000 years ago with its amazing grasp of science, architecture, and civil engineering. But it might just have been a fantasy city.
Supposedly, Atlantis was built on nested circular islands surrounded by harbors. The city grew so powerful that it ruled large parts of Europe and Africa roughly in 9600 BC. Eventually, its armies attempted to conquer Athens, and failed. Then it suddenly sank beneath the ocean in a single night - probably due to a tidal wave. Its beauty and power at a time when few cities existed yet turned it into a legend. More likely, it was always a legend.
University of South Florida archaeologist Philip Reeder worked with a team of scientists featured on National Geographic's special, who are trying to excavate an area in Doñana National Park, a coastal marsh area in Spain. And according to a story from the university where he works, even Reeder isn't convinced that Atlantis has been found, though he's hopeful:
Since the 1920s, explorers have speculated that the area might be the location of the former grand city of Atlantis, said by Plato to be elaborately built on three concentric circles with harbors separating the rings of land. Two rectangular temples, one dedicated to Poseidon, were to be in the city's center. Given the seismic activity in and around that part of the world, the idea that an earthquake may have set off a tsunami that drowned the city is eerily plausible, especially given recent events.
Interest in the legend's possible connection to this area was revived nearly a decade ago when satellite images produced by a German scientist of the dry marsh picked up on what appeared to be circular structures buried not too far below the ground. Reeder points out that adding to the weight of evidence is the discovery of possible "tribute cities" 200 kilometers to the northeast in Spain built in the image of Atlantis by those believed to have escaped the calamity.
Drilling very small holes of just a few inches across, the explorers were able to detect the pockets of methane gas and wood about 13 meters below ground, Reeder said, indicating the decomposition of large amounts of organic material. Sensor readings also indicate anomalies underground, but exactly what that means requires much further testing.
The anomalies could represent layers of decayed adobe bricks from a buried city, Reeder said. Proof could come from excavation and chemical analysis of materials unearthed through those very small drill holes. Ground-penetrating radar often used to locate large and deeply-buried objects and spaces didn't work on the site because the high level of salt in the soil interrupted the signal, Reeder added. In the meantime, their work has given the legend of Atlantis new life. For his part, Reeder isn't drawn into the hype and won't let his imagination run wild either.
"Given the preponderance of the evidence on the geophysical plots and lines, I feel there is definitely something there," he said, peering over his wire-rimmed glasses in a manner any good adventure novelist might script. "Is it Atlantis? I can't say."
Not exactly a ringing endorsement.
Consider the source of our information about Atlantis. Basically, the place has always been a rumor - even the earliest recorded tales of it are just tales. Plato wrote about it thousands of years after it had been destroyed, so taking his word for it would be like somebody in the future trying to learn about the Middle Ages by reading Game of Thrones.
Here is a concise, footnoted summary of what the historical record tells us about Atlantis, compiled by Prof. Trace Rhodes and Dr. A.D. Hawke:
Plato [1] provides our earliest and most complete record [2] of Atlantis [3]. If real [4], it was a large island [5] under Poseidon's care [6] in the Atlantic Ocean [7] around 9600 BCE [8]. Atlantis quickly became a rich [9] maritime power [10] and an advanced [11] empire [12]. After Atlantis tried to conquer Athens [13], Zeus destroyed [14] the island with water [15]. Atlantis has become a modern symbol for utopias [16], exotic resorts [17] and fallen civilizations [18]. Although no physical evidence survives of Atlantis [19], the hunt for it [20] has spawned countless books, cartoons [21], Stargates [22] and the imaginations of countless generations still to come. [23]
I urge you to read the footnotes, which are in many ways the best part of this tongue-in-cheek scholarly summary. You can see them all here, on The Adventures of the Orange Monk.
Right now it doesn't seem likely that there ever was an Atlantis, but that doesn't mean the myth won't live on. And why not? It's a great story, and Stargate: Atlantis even gave it a pretty cool modern twist. In two thousand years, people might be looking at Stargate as a legitimate source for information about the city, too.


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Columbus, Ohio: Bizarrely Delicious Japanese/Korean/French Snacks From Fresh Street
After a long day of eating tacos in Columbus, Ohio, recently, the last thing on our minds in the late afternoon was yet more food, but our awesome guides from Columbus Food Adventures insisted that we stop at Fresh Street. Knowing we were in good hands, we did.
There's nothing normal about the small lunch spot that serves customers out of a single window in a rickety lean shack in a parking lot attached to a gallery in Columbus' Short North neighborhood run by husband and wife team Kenny Kim and Misako Ohba.
Kenny, a 30-year old Korean-American California native who has lived in in Columbus, Ohio, most of his life, met Misako while she was on a temporary work experience program in the U.S. after having spent six years as a professional pastry chef in Tokyo. The two married, quit their respective cooking jobs, bought a hot dog cart about a year ago, and converted it into a Japanese-style crepe cart simply named "foodie cart."
After realizing that cold Columbus winters make for poor cart-running weather, the two decided to rent out the Late Night Slice pizza shack during the earlier part of the day. They've been hopping ever since then.
Their "Japanese Style Crepes" ($5 to $7) are filled with stuffings ranging from the vaguely familiar (try sweet banana/nutella/almond or savory brie/egg/veggie versions) to the completely wacked-out bizarre, like bacon okonomi-yaki crepes, Italian trio, soy chorizo and avocado, or salmon cream cheese.
The crepes, made from a recipe that Misako brought back from Japan (she seemed a little unsure of whether they were French, Japanese, or "other" in origin) are formed on a traditional flat French cast-iron griddle and cooked until almost crackery crisp on the exterior. The batter is vaguely sweet, making for an interesting contrast when you opt for a savory filling.
Miso-marinated pork belly comes with tender fatty slices of fresh bacon doused in a sweet and spicy Korean chili pepper sauce along with onions and lettuce while a "Bulgogi cheese steak" combines thin-sliced shavings of ribeye bound in gooey white cheese. Either of these would be supremely satisfying for a quick lunch or a pick-me-up after a long night out.
Perhaps even better are the takoyaki (eight for $5), the traditional spherical Japanese pancake studded with bits of octopus. Kenny and Misako sell the traditional octopus variety, but also make a sausage-stuffed version along with rotating seasonal flavors. All of them come out with a perfectly crisp exterior that gives way to a soft, bready layer surrounding an almost molten core.
Before serving, the balls are covered with a healthy drizzle of sweet Kewpie mayonnaise, some Worcestershire-esque okonomi sauce, a sprinkle of shredded seaweed, and a gentle shower of shaved smoked bonito that dances back and forth on top of the balls. It's tough to resist popping one in your mouth as soon as they're delivered, but you'd be wise to wait—the creamy, gooey core is crazy hot.
When I was there, Kenny had just received a Yakitori-style ceramic grill and promises to be grilling soon. That's exciting news!
Kenny is an avowed master of social media, frequently taking photos and videos of his customers and posting them to the cart's Twitter stream. This past summer, they offered a weekly "Dance 4 a Discount." The deal? Dance for Kenny's phone camera and get a buck off your meal. Dances were compiled in to a video and posted on YouTube.
By the way, if you ever find yourself in Columbus, I couldn't recommend the tours run by Columbus Food Adventures more strongly.
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I've updated the Articles section of High-Definition Genealogy and as you can see I've been churning out quite a few pieces of writing lately! I also have some writing deadlines coming up including articles for national genealogical society newsletters, a nationally-known genealogy magazine as well as a chapter in a new edition of a popular genealogy book!
My latest article entitled "It's 10 PM – Do You Know Where Your Genealogy Data Is?" has been posted at Archives.com. I really enjoy writing these "how to" articles with practical advice and links to sites and resources – most, if not all are free.
[Disclaimer: this was an assignment for Archives.com in which I was paid to produce a 1800 word article on the subject of digital preservation. In February 2010, I wrote a similar article for Archives.com with similar payment terms. In addition to payment, I also received a complimentary membership to Archives.com.]
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Archive for the 'reactor physics' Category
The OPAL neutron reflector "leak".
Australian Greens senator Scott Ludlam has again this week called for Australia's 20 MW OPAL research reactor to be closed down, following reports that a minor problem with the neutron reflector in this "tank-in-pool" reactor has yet to be rectified.
The facility has been out of operation for 11 of the past 14 months, during which time Australia has had to rely on costly imports of medical and scientific radionuclides from foreign suppliers in South Africa and Canada.
(Thanks to ANSTO for these images. Click through for large high-resolution images.)
The OPAL reactor core sits in the centre of a heavy water neutron reflector, which itself sits within the reactor's large pool of light water, as we see in the above diagram.
In the centre of the circular heavy water vessel is the nuclear fuel itself, an array of 16 fuel assemblies. The large and small holes that pass through the entire height of the reflector, into the reactor core, support the generation of products such as transmutation-doped silicon and medical and scientific radionuclides as well as supporting neutron irradiation experiments. Several different neutron beamlines are also installed into the reactor, set up for different neutron spectra, including a liquid deuterium moderated cold neutron source.
Here, the square reactor "core" is clearly visible in the centre of this photograph, illuminated strongly by its own Čerenkov radiation, with the round neutron reflector surrounding it, pierced by the aforementioned ports for the irradiation of samples, with the greater reactor pool, containing light water, surrounding that.
The purpose of the neutron reflector is to improve neutron economy in the reactor, and hence to increase the maximum neutron flux – neutron flux being a fundamentally important metric of the performance and usefulness of a research and isotope production reactor.
To maximise the neutron flux or neutron economy in the reactor, heavy water, being a good moderator, basically a material from which elastic scattering of neutrons readily occurs, is used to construct a neutron reflector, immediately surrounding the reactor.
You've got light water from the pool seeping into the heavy water neutron reflector that surrounds the reactor. So, the light water from the pool is "leaking" into the reactor components, in towards the reactor. The reflector vessel is kept at a lower pressure than the light water at ambient pressure in the reactor pool. Any leakage pathway at all will allow light water to seep into the reflector vessel, diluting the heavy water. This issue was first identified in December of 2006, following commissioning of the new reactor, and attempts have been made to address the problem during an extended shutdown, which have been somewhat, but not totally, successful.
The sole consequence of this is that it dilutes the expensive heavy water. Of course, some people, and some media reports, seem to persist in documenting such a "leak" as though it were luminous green radioactive goo tricking out into suburban Lucas Heights.
If the heavy water is diluted to any significant extent, the efficiency of the neutron reflector is diminished, and the neutron flux that is achieved under nominal operating conditions is diminished, making the reactor less efficient for neutron beam experiments, neutron irradiation or radionuclide production. There is absolutely nothing here of any health physics or safety significance, at all, period. This dilution of the heavy water in the reflector vessel has absolutely no significance with regards to safety of the facility.
The Greens have derided ANSTO's comments on the nature of the fault as "spin" and link these technical concerns to some kind of supposed, imaginary potential for safety concerns in the future. Of course, Ludlam wouldn't know what a neutron reflector was if it bit him, and he has a proven track record of carrying on fervently about issues of nuclear science and technology, whilst possessing an alarming lack of understanding of such science and technology; especially for a federal politician.
Once the heavy water in the vessel becomes diluted, the only way to un-dilute it is via the same methods of deuterium enrichment such as those originally used to make it – such as distillation, or the Girdler sulfide process. In the case of a high deuterium concentration, as in a tank of somewhat diluted heavy water, distillation is the best option. Apparently, ANSTO are planning to construct a small-scale heavy water re-distillation system for online re-enrichment of some of the heavy water passing through the reflector circulation loop. This will fully counteract the problem, and allow the use of the reactor with the fullest efficiency for research and isotope production.
Nuclear Australia has got more to add about this issue, and ANSTO's response to media reports and the Greens' misleading statements is to be found here.
Anyway, Senator Ludlam and the Greens are not just content with calling for the reactor to be shutdown until the heavy water dilution issue can be rectified or nullified, however – they are quite adamant in calling for the permanent shutdown of the reactor.
"We think the safest solution for this reactor is for it to be shut down and for the waste to be contained properly," Greens senator Scott Ludlam said this week. Importing radionuclides from international suppliers such as in South Africa and Canada could continue, he said.
In addition to the production of medical radionuclides, the reactor is used to produce neutron-transmutation-doped silicon boules for microelectronics – a valuable commercial service marketed by ANSTO – as well as for the production of radiopharmaceuticals and scientific radiochemicals. The radionuclides, most of them employed in nuclear medicine, typically commonly produced with ANSTO's reactor, are thus:
Samarium-153 – 1.93 days
Molybdenum-99 – 2.75 days
Indium-111 – 2.83 days
Iodine-131 – 8 days
Chromium-51 – 27.8 days
Iodine-125 – 59.4 days
Half-lives are as indicated. The short half-life of 153Sm, the basis of the onocological radiopharmaceutical Quadramet, in particular means that importation of this radionuclide is difficult and impractical, and it is essentially unavailable in the absence of an operating isotope production reactor in Australia.
We've learned from painful experience that the supply of expensive imported radionuclides has been subject to delays or interruptions to supply during shutdowns of OPAL (and HIFAR) in the past. On the basis of ANSTO's past experience, it can reasonably be assumed that still worse problems would arise if Australia were to be totally reliant upon imported radionuclides. The supply problems arise from a range of causes, such as weather delaying flights, aviation regulations relating to radioisotopes being carried with other goods, or opposition from freight pilots.
The International Atomic Energy Agency has identified the "growing problem of refusal by carriers, ports and handling facilities to transport radioactive material" as a significant problem for nuclear medicine and scientific research involving radionuclide importation across the world, and has initiated processes intended to identify ways in which it can be overcome. A number of international, such as British Airways, no longer accept carriage of radioactive material, and others have imposed tight restrictions. Unless a way can be found to reverse such trends, shipments of radionuclides across the world will become increasingly problematic.
The reactor and its associated neutron guides and instruments are used for neutron radiography, neutron scattering imaging, neutron reflectometry and other advanced neutron-beam based research and technological applications, neutron activation analysis, for example for forensic applications, as well as the analysis and testing of materials under neutron irradiation and research into the potential for Boron Neutron Capture Therapy as a potent weapon against cancer – which requires the patient to be bought to a nuclear reactor to produce the thermal neutron flux required.
Even if some radionuclides can be imported, clearly our research reactors in Australia are of significant importance and usefulness in such fields. If radionuclides are to be imported from foreign suppliers, they are still being produced in similar nuclear reactors – if a research reactor is such a dangerous thing, as is suggested by these groups, why should foreign nations be subjected to such a burden for the production of radiopharmaceuticals which are for the benefit of us? Why shouldn't we take responsibility for our own reactor, if we have decided that we value the benefits of its products, and we're not prepared to forgo them?
Hans Bethe on Fission-Fusion Hybrid Reactors
Well, this is my light reading for tonight – from Physics Today, May 1979.
Very interesting stuff indeed – and of course, there's no doubting that the author knows what he's talking about.


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The latest James Bond film, Skyfall, hits theaters this November, but fans are already wondering about the future of the franchise. Daniel Craig provided a jolt to the series with the swell Casino Royale, and now it appears that the actor may intend to stick with the character for quite some time. The fansite MI6 reports that Craig is contracted to appear in at least two more Bond films after Skyfall. This would be for Bond 24 and Bond 25, putting Craig at five James Bond films total and the third longest-serving Bond just behind Sean Connery and Roger Moore. Hit the jump for more. [Update: More on Craig's fate going forward as Bond after the jump.]
There has been no confirmation of this contract as of yet, but MI6 is usually pretty solid and many involved with the franchise have expressed a desire to keep Craig for further films. Rumors previously swirled that Bond 24 was being prepped for a late 2014 release, but Craig and producer Barbara Broccoli cautioned that it was too soon to be making those decisions. A 2014 release would make for a fairly narrow window between films for Craig. The actor would likely want a little room between Bond features to tackle other roles, but there have been murmurs of studio execs wanting to get back to a two-year window between Bond films.
We likely won't have any firm word on Bond 24 until after the release of Skyfall, but all signs point to director Sam Mendes' stamp on the series being one hell of a ride. Skyfall opens on November 9th.
Update: Head over to this article for confirmation of Craig as Bond in the 24th and 25th films, along with runtime information for Skyfall and a behind-the-scenes featurette on the film's opening sequence.


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FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Aqib Talib wants to leave his past troubles behind. The New England Patriots hope he can do the same for their secondary.
The cornerback's career since he was drafted in the first round in 2008 has been marked by strong play and numerous off-field problems.
He's had two NFL suspensions and a fight with a fellow Tampa Bay draftee at a rookie symposium. In May 2011, he was charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, but that was dropped last June 18.
"What happened in the past is the past," Talib said on Thursday. "I'm just looking forward to make the best of this opportunity and win some ballgames."
Coach Bill Belichick traded with the Buccaneers for Talib before last Sunday's 37-31 win over the Buffalo Bills. He had to sit that out to complete a four-game suspension for violating the NFL's policy on performance-enhancing substances, which Talib said was Adderall.
Belichick was brief when asked why he felt Talib would have no such issues with the Patriots.
"Any player that we bring here, we feel confident in bringing here or we wouldn't bring him," he said.
Talib said his new coach didn't discuss his off-field troubles with him.
"We kind of just talked straight football," he said. "He didn't bring up the past. I didn't bring up the past. He didn't bring up the future. I didn't bring up the future."
For now, Talib is focused on the daily grind of learning a new defense and practicing to be ready for Sunday's game against Indianapolis.
The Patriots lead the AFC East with a 6-3 record and the NFL's best offense, Their pass defense is one of the worst; only four teams have allowed more yards through the air.
"The great thing about him is he's a great athlete," defensive end Rob Ninkovich said of Talib. "Obviously, it's not the easiest thing to just jump into something new, but he's a great player so I think he'll be all right."
Tampa Bay took Talib out of Kansas with the 20th pick in 2008. He's started 45 of his 58 games and has 18 interceptions, three for touchdowns.
In four games this year, he had one interception and 21 tackles.
With the recent move of starting cornerback Devin McCourty to safety, where Patrick Chung has been sidelined for three games, there's a spot for Talib to fill.
There's also some uncertainty for Indianapolis interim coach Bruce Arians.
"You don't know if Patrick is going to play. You don't know if Aqib is going to play," he said. "You just know the coverages and the things that they've been doing and then what they've done in the past. You try to get your guys ready to play and really concentrate on their own games as much as you do on the opponent's games."
Talib's first suspension without pay was for the regular-season opener in 2010 for violating the NFL's personal-conduct policy. That resulted from an altercation with a St. Petersburg cab driver during training camp in August 2009.
He also had charges of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon in Texas dropped a week before he was due to be tried for allegedly firing a gun at his sister's boyfriend.
Asked what kind of person he was off the field, Talib shifted the focus back to his sport.
"I'm a competitor, man, on the field," he said. "That's kind of what we're talking about right now, just football."
Now he's busy studying the Patriots' defensive system so he can help a secondary that needs a boost.
"I did my best to stay in pretty good shape" during his suspension, he said. "It's my fifth year in the league and I've played almost every coverage there is to play. So whatever they ask me to play, that's what I'm going to play."
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FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Aqib Talib wants to leave his past troubles behind. The New England Patriots hope he can do the same for their secondary.


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Regardless of whether you specialise in Metal Inert Gas (MIG), Metal Active Gas (MAG), Tungsten Inert Gas (TIG), Manual Metal Arc (MMA) or plasma welding/cutting, we have the solution to meet your technical and quality needs.
We have been innovating this market for decades, building on our in-depth understanding of the welding industry and vast experience in welding gases to develop a vast portfolio giving you unmatched quality and choice. From next-generation MIG welders with advanced capabilities and superior functionality to lightweight, portable systems, you can rely on us for the perfect fit.
Our arc equipment portfolio includes carefully selected MIG, TIG and MMA machines, plasma cutters and a full range of complementary welding accessories including torches and wire feeders.