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Oct. 7, 2002
by Ridge Mahoney
Soccer America Senior Editor
No rookie has logged more minutes in MLS than Colorado defender Jeff Stewart. A relative unknown when drafted out of Santa Clara in the second round, the Rapids rookie defender is a poster child of perseverance.
It's never been harder for a rookie to step into the starting ranks.
Contraction down to 10 teams and the reduction of rosters to 18 players have sharpened competition for spots. Those young men coming out of college have to battle rivals seasoned by international experience and/or stints in the A-League.
One poster child of perseverance in 2002 has been Colorado defender Jeff Stewart.
He's among those few college boys lacking the glittering credentials of an World Youth Championship or A-League honors - as in Rapids teammate Rick Titus - who come out of the blue each season to log a lot of minutes.
''He's a player no one knew a whole lot about,'' says teammate Pablo Mastroeni. ''He has a real determination to succeed, and he had that from the first day he showed up.''
When Stewart showed up after being chosen in the second round of the 2002 SuperDraft, the Rapids coaches had him at central defender, which is the position he played at Santa Clara University.
That's where he labored in preseason until veteran Imad Baba - penciled in at right back - decided to pass up a trip to Portugal to stay in the United States with his expectant wife.
Opportunity had come knocking.
''We had not even considered Jeff as a right back because in college he was a center back, but he did so well, we started the season that way,'' says Rapids coach Tim Hankinson.
Colorado has switched formations, ridden through injuries to several of its top players, beaten the defending champs by three goals and been riddled by the other 2001 finalist by four in a season typical of roller-coaster craziness in the post-contraction era.
MOVING UP. Through it all, or at least most of it, Stewart has toiled in the back. With two games left in the season, he had started 20 of 21 matches played, logging more minutes than any other rookie in MLS.
''I got brought along real well,'' says Stewart. ''I started most of the games we played in Portugal, so that helped a lot. The [pre-draft] combine was a step up from college, then I had some time to adjust in preseason, and went to Portugal, which was another half-step up. That's how I've been successful. I've been able to adjust to each level.''
He's also adjusted to a man-marking system instituted by Hankinson during the season as well as the pace, pressure and punishment of the pro game.
If anyone is doing the punishing, it's probably Stewart.
''Jeff has done all the right things to this point: His professionalism and his concentration for 90 minutes during games,'' says Rapids assistant coach Paul Bravo, a Santa Clara product who keeps close tabs on his alma mater through ex-teammates Cameron Rast and Eric Yamamoto, the current Bronco brain trust. ''Technically, he's clean for a defender, and he's hard as nails. Some of the hits he laid on players are clean as can be, but he lives for that stuff.''
Baba, who eventually retired, was not the sole competition beaten back by Stewart.
Danny Jackson had captained North Carolina to the 2001 NCAA Division I title and been drafted by Colorado three picks ahead of Stewart.
Jackson, an Englishman, started every one of his 76 collegiate appearances and was a first team All-American as a senior. The Rapids also drafted defender Bryn Ritchie (Washington) right after Stewart and in March signed Titus, the 2001 A-League Defender of the Year and a veteran of the minor leagues in the United States and Canada.
At 33, Titus is a first-year MLS player. Stewart turned 22 in June.
Stewart had been West Coast Conference Defender of the Year as a junior in 2000 and had played on Region IV teams with Revs defender Nick Downing while growing up in Bellevue, Wash.
He kept a starting spot when Hankinson changed from a four-man back line to a three-man system in the throes of some bad losses.
''We went through games we were giving up too many goals, so we made the change,'' says Hankinson of an early-season run that included four straight losses in which the Rapids conceded 12 goals. ''That really fits Jeff's game better. He likes to tackle, and he loves contact. In another sport, he'd probably be a linebacker.''
In truth, Stewart played little competitive football. His thirst for mixing it up probably is inherited from his father, Doug Stewart, who played collegiate rugby at UC Santa Barbara and enjoyed roughousing with his only son on the living-room rug.
''Starting when I was 8 or 10, he'd take me down, and we'd wrestle,'' says Jeff Stewart. ''He'd grind his head into my ear and try to give me cauliflower ears. I think I can take him now. I turned the tables after my freshman year of college, when I bulked up from 155 [pounds] to 170 or 175.''
UPS AND DOWNS. Surviving the rigors of a first pro season demands dealing with the mental as well as the physical.
Coaches and players speak of ''The Wall'' into which rookies run at about the time their college seasons would have finished. A four-month campaign peters out before the MLS All-Star break.
''At about that time, he had a muscle injury, so we started going with Stephen Herdsman,'' says Hankinson. ''Jeff kind of found himself on the outside, but it allowed him to recover, and he's back in the picture.''
When Colorado thumped San Jose, 3-0, in late August, Stewart played a solid if not perfect game.
He stuffed Manny Lagos with a shuddering tackle in the penalty area, deflected a goalbound header by Ariel Graziani, and headed away a dangerous far-post cross bound for Dwayne DeRosario.
Stewart also gave away a ball and an instant later Landon Donovan had volleyed just wide on a flighted crossfield pass. Concentration lapse. Oops.
''In college, probably no striker was quicker or more athletic than Jeff,'' says Hankinson. ''But here there are talented, dynamic players that are a big challenge.''
In the next game, Stewart and his mates were toasted by New England, 3-1. The following match against Dallas, Stewart sat out his first MLS suspension. The Rapids won, 3-2.
He'd been through it already. It's all part of the process.
''We beat up on San Jose, but the game before that we got punked [0-4] in L.A.,'' he says. ''I don't dwell on any games, even the ones we win. It's great, but you're looking at the next game. The marking system makes it simple. You have this guy, and if he scores, it's your ass. I don't mind the 1-v-1 battles at all, and if we can get goals playing in that system, it's great.''
Some of the Rapids' inconsistencies can be traced to the absences of offensive catalyst John Spencer and midfield stalwart Mastroeni, as well as the changes around defensive linchpin Robin Fraser.
''Robin is right there in the back helping me, and Spenny is a great captain,'' says Stewart. ''He'll shake his fist at anyone. The older players talk to me straight-up. They don't beat around the bush. All you want is some honest feedback.''
That's all, along with all the minutes a rookie can handle.

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Today's blog comes to us from Te House of Tea owner Connie Lacobie in advance of our tea-themed LaB 5555 this Friday, Feb. 8, featuring musical guests The Tontons! Steep yourself in the culture of tea from 7 to 8 p.m. before you hit the dance floor by reserving tickets here.
Tea was first discovered in China about 4,000 years ago, but it was not until 400 to 600 A.D. that was tea heavily demanded and mass cultivation started to fit market demand. The Chinese used tea as a medicinal drink mixed with onion, orange, ginger and other spices. It was considered a precious gift to the Emperor and nobles only. Around 479 A.D., Turkish merchants began trading tea around the Mongolian borders.
In the 700s, tea was introduced to Japan by Lu Yu, who wrote the first definitive book about tea. This tome, The Classic of Tea, attracted the interest of Zen Buddhist monks in Japan, and tea began its journey to the East. From the 600s to the 900s, between the Tang Dynasty and Sung Dynasty, matcha green tea powder was the most commonly used and traded tea to India,Turkey and Russia and was transported via horse, donkey and camel caravans.
During the Yuan Dynasty under Mongolian Emperors, tea was a common drink. But even though Marco Polo had ample contact with the dynasty, he did not bring back tea to Italy and the country missed its chance to earn a fortune. After the Mongolian reign, whole leaf steeping was widely used in favor of matcha, and black tea and oolong tea processing began.
A few hundred years later, toward the end of the Ming Dynasty, European missionaries started to land in Asia to spread Christianity to the East. When they returned west, they brought back new knowledge about the benefit and pleasure of drinking tea.
It wasn't the tea-loving Brits who first encountered the beverage, however. The first European known to encounter tea was the Portuguese Jesuit Father Jasper de Cruz, who documented his experience in 1560. Dutch traders became the first Europeans to bring tea back to the west, and they profited immensely from selling this exotic beverage. The Portuguese and the Dutch collaborated in the tea trade from China, carrying the valuable merchandise to other European countries.
In 1662, Charles II married Catherine Braganza of Portugal, who loved tea and made it the most common beverage drink in England — even above alcohol. As demand increased from the west, annual tea trade was recorded in British diplomat Harry Parkes' Report on the Russian Caravan Trade from China. Russian Caravan Tea (lapsang souchong) was documented as having been exchanged for small furs, like squirrels. Teas began traveling annually through Kiakhta, Mongolia to Russia via the Silk Road, then from Russia to the west. The Dutch started to compete against the Portuguese in the tea trade, which motivated the English empire to join an alliance with the Portuguese.
Queen Elizabeth I appointed the East India Company to control all trading business with the East. The company used India as a base to extend its ambitious influence to China, where it introduced and encouraged opium sales. Not long afterward, the Qing government attempted to crack down on opium use and smuggling in Canton and other southern provinces. However, because China had less military prowess and technology at its disposal, China lost most struggles during these "Opium Wars," and ultimately lost Hong Kong to the English in 1842. Following that, China was scrambled by eight different European countries, with each occupying one or more provinces.
Can you believe the tea trade could lead to the scramble for China and the collapse of the Qing Dynasty?
As the demand for tea continued to grow, the English spread tea plantations to their colony in India. Nearly every region touched by the English Empire was influenced by tea.
This included the New World, where the English, being envious of Dutch success in the area, decided to try to monopolize the tea market in New England. They passed The Tea Act in 1773, which led to Boston Tea Party and the American Revolution.
Imperialism in the 1900s even brought tea to Africa, where plantations were established in Uganda, Kenya and Malawi. Even today, tea is the second-most common beverage, second only to water, because of its history and reputed benefits.
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Learn all the political and social implications of the tea trade at LaB 5555 this Friday and then dance it out to the music of local favorites The Tontons — and be sure to check out their new single, out this month!


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As a manufacturer's representative, Gammons sells commodities like natural gas, aluminum and electricity to companies and municipalities throughout the area, and he also works directly with Roth in New London, a large-machine fabricator. Gammons and his wife Susan arc now planning to find a condominium near or on the lake in Huron County. This will allow him to be closer to his Toledo and Detroit connections, as well as giving him the opportunity to devote more time to his favorite recreational activity — fishing. Both the auditor's and the treasurer's position for the city of Amherst are elected part-time positions and what seems a little unusual, according to Gammons, is that both he and treasurer Kathleen Litkovitz oversee several full-time employees. "1 think that partisan politics should stay out of the auditor's and the treasurer's office completely,'' Gammons said, adding that he believes the best approach would be for the city to hin; a full-time finance director to handle these positions, along with three full-time employees working. CONTINUED on page 2 Commissioner settles back to 'normal' civilian routine Amherst resident makes travel plans first by GLEN MILLER News-Times reporter Herb Jacoby has no regrets about becoming a politician 12 years ago. Despite the campaigning, headaches, feuds and disappointments, he'd do it again if he were younger. Little did he or his wife, Mary, realize he'd have to work as hard as he did when he became a Lorain County commissioner in 1984. But no more. At 68, Jacoby retired Dec. 31 after serving three four-year terms as a commissioner. For the next few months, the Amherst resident plans to relax and enjoy life, providing his wife doesn't find odd jobs for him to do around the house. It's not that he's neglected keeping things up around their North- wood Hollow Court home, he just hasn't had much time in the last 12 years. "He's never been lazy. Never. He's too busy," Mary said. "Now he can slow down — a little." When he wasn't busy with government, he taught real estate appraisal classes at night at Lorain County Community College. It was his part-ume job for 19 years. He was good al it. After all, he had worked in the county auditor's office real estate division for nearly 10 years before being persuaded to step into the political arena. After consulting with a trusted advisor — his wife, he started campaigning. The first time was the toughest. He had to introduce himself and his political philosophy — Democrat, of course — to people. Annexations were among the hardest. Townships fight from being engulfed by growing municipalities. Conversely, ci?v officials accused him and his fellow commissioners of deterring development He didn't have much time to get his feet wet before diving into murky political waters. Five months after being sworn in, he approved the county's one-half percent sales tax. "We needed more revenue be cause property tax just wasn't making it for us (the county). We were dangerously close to default — $18 million in debt," he said. Opponents warned him and former commissioner George Koury a "yes" vote would make them one- term commissioners. To him, the welfare of county government overrode his job. "You have to make decisions as a commissioner that offend large groups of people," he said. "There were some tough decisions to make. They weren't snap decisions. I had to do my homework." Three years later, voters decided he had made the right decision. He won more votes than he did in 1984. But understanding sales tax was a small portion of the homework he did during his 12 years in office. He brought a lot of work home with him at night, reading he didn't have time to thHduring office hoars because of an endless number of appointments and meetings. CONTINUED on page 2 Retired county commissioner and Amherst resident Hebert Jacoby exchanges greetings with well wisho, s at a retirement party held on his behalf in the county administration building. Here's a look back at the top headlines of '96 January SERVICE WITH A SMILE: At a ceremony held at city hall, John Higgins was sworn in as mayor, Alan Anderson as law director, Wayne Whyte as council president and other new council members and city officials were also sworn in to office by Oberlin Municipal Court Judge Martin Heberiing. ON THE LIST: City law director Alan Anderson appointed Steve List to be his assistant law director. List, an Amherst resident, was chosen because of his familiarity of the city and because of his law background. S'NO PLACE TO HIDE: A severe blizzard dumped heavy snow in a 24-hour period, causing a level three emergency in the county. Residents were warned to stay off treacherous roads or face a ticket or possible arrest NOT SUCH A GAS: One of two new E-Check emission testing centers opened in Amherst Commerce Park. The new three-part tests were designed to detect cars with heavy emissions and to require owners lo fix defective exhaust systems. PROFICIENCY HIGH, SPENDING LOW: A report by the Education Management Information System showed that although the median income for a local family in Amherst is higher than the state average, the amount of tax valuation per pupil is lower than the state average. But in spite of the lower spending, Amherst students continued to rank high academically. RUNAWAY TRAINS: Two trains derailed by Crosse Road after a piece of pipe came off one of the cars, landed on a track, causing one train to run over it Fortunately no injuries resulted, although there was One of the top stories of 1996 was construction, and opening, of the new police station and jail facility, a project that was years in the making. appreciable financial damage and extensive clean-up of the area was needed. STATE OF THE CITY: New mayor John Higgins outlined some of his ideas for the coming year. Some of the issues addressed were controlling the flooding problems, the creation of citizens' committees, the police and jail facility, sealing streets, utilization of the old post office building and analyzing the city's equipment needs. NO ELATION IN ELYRIA: Superintendent Howard Dulmage was unable to provide much encouragement for the parents of Elyria West High School students, who were hoping to send their kids to Steele High in the fall. Dulmage reported that Steele was already short of space foi its own students, which was disappointing news because the Elyria school was scheduled for closure in June. THE BUCKS STOP HERE: Mayor Higgins reported that the city would be restructuring the way money is collected from the various departments. Now fees from all of the departments would be collected by the treasurer's office, instead of by •the individual departments, which would hopefully mean a more efficient accounting system for the city. COMET POWER: The Steele High basketball team edged closer to the number one spot, as they bested the North Olmsted Eagles at a Southwestern Conference game. The win put them within a half- game of SWC leader, Olmsted Falls. February STALLED AGAIN: A complaint filed by Lake Shore Railway Association, a preservation group, stopped plans to demolish an old railway bridge that would make way for a turnpike interchange on Rt 58. The Turnpike Commission argued that it would be too expensive lo redesign the plans in order to save the bridge, but the demolition was put on hold until a ruling could be Nashville-based hardware and farm supply store, announced plans to lease 25,000 square feet of space in the building that housed the former K-Mart store. SPORTING A NEW LOOK: Marion L. Steele band director Randy Border announced that the marching band would finally be getting new uniforms, after the same ones had been used for more than 26 years. The money for the new uniforms was raised over a two-year period from an aggressive fundraising effort by the boosters. BURSTING AT THE SEAMS: A survey of area developers done by Amherst school officials revealed that up to 1,000 new homes were projected to be built in Amherst, Amherst Township and the Lorain area of the Amherst school district over the next three years, thus contributing to future overcrowding problems. CARRYING THE TORCH: Amherst residents Jerry Buchs and Mary Ling vere selected to carry the Olympic torch through a portion of Northeastern Ohio in June, as it was relayed to the 1996 summer games. Buchs, 29, who has cerebral palsy and is legally blind; and Ling, 62, who has trouble with lengthy walks, promised not to let any phys- made. ical limitations from their complet- A SALTY EXISTENCE: The ing the once-in-a-lifetime excessive winter snow created a opportunity. heavy demand for salt, while also A VICTORY FOR SPITZER: taking its toll on plow drivers and Spitzer management announced the equipment. At one point, there was purchase of Victory Chevy Olds on a two-week wait for salt orders^pd Leavitt Road. Chief executive of- plow drivers were working 18 to*20 freer Alan Spitzer said his company hours straight had big plans for its latest acquisi- FACELIFT FOR CITY tion, including handling increased HALL?: Mayor Higgins outlined business and the possible expansion plans to make a thorough study of of the lot renovations necessary to restore city BRINGING DOWN THE hall to its former beauty. Higgins HOUSE(S): City council was asked said estimates done 12 years ago to by mayor Higgins to authorize the renovate the roof and second floor condemnation of three deteriorating ran about $700,000, but that new es- buildings in Amherst According to annates would now be needed before Higgins, the buildings, all owned by the project could be considered Milad Abraham, were slated for further. condemnation in August of 1993, TRACTOR STORE PULLS but extensions lad been given to die IN: Tractor Supply Company, a CONTINUED on page S ■* ■ , * ■ -
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July 26, 2005
William Powderly, from University College in Dublin, Ireland, presented an excellent review of the current state of knowledge regarding the relatively uncommon condition called immune reconstitution syndrome (IRS), which is a syndrome known by many other names including immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome, immune restoration/restitution/recovery disease, immune rebound illness, etc.
Ironically, immune reconstitution syndrome is a syndrome that exists because of the progress we've made in treating HIV, Powderly noted. Ten years ago, before the widespread use of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART), immune restoration was not an issue because HIV-related immunosuppression was much too relentless and progressive. The advent of HAART has restored the ability of an HIV-infected person's immune system to mount a strong immune response to an infectious agent or self-antigen.
The current case definition of immune reconstitution syndrome is: A paradoxical deterioration in clinical status after starting HAART -- a deterioration that is attributable to the recovery or reactivation of someone's immune response to a latent or sub-clinical process. This process may be infectious or autoimmune, with HAART causing a flare-up or an unmasking of symptoms. HAART decreases the amount of circulating HIV virus, thus decreasing immune activation. This leads to qualitative/functional improvements in immune function by decreasing anergy and improving lymphocyte proliferative capacity. Quantitative improvements result from decreasing death, increased production and redistribution of CD4+ cells. The final result is improved pathogen specific immunity -- both to HIV and other pathogens. While improved immunity to HIV is a good thing, improved immunity to other opportunistic pathogens or development of autoimmunity can be quite problematic and result in immune reconstitution syndrome. The incidence of immune reconstitution syndrome in cohort studies ranges from 3% to 25%. While most common at CD4+ cell counts below 50, it may occur at any CD4+ cell count.
Although there are still few ideas regarding how to prevent or manage immune reconstitution syndrome, we know that there are several potential situations in which immune reconstitution syndrome may occur. One such case is an HIV-infected patient who has a very low CD4+ cell count and an undiagnosed opportunistic infection (OI). Initiation of HAART may unmask the infection, causing symptoms consistent with immune reconstitution syndrome.
Another case is an HIV-infected patient who has a known OI. When this patient begins HAART, 1 of 3 things may occur:
Although Powderly did not discuss autoimmune disease and immune reconstitution syndrome, HAART has been reported to flare known autoimmune diseases as well as trigger new autoimmune disease such as systemic lupus erythematosus and Graves' Disease.
As providers, it is often quite difficult to discern the underlying etiology of the problem in each of these cases. This syndrome is a diagnosis of exclusion, so active OIs always need to be ruled out.
HAART improves both the qualitative and quantitative immune defects that lead to impairment of pathogen-specific immunity, a phenomenon of which we currently have limited understanding. OIs are basically random events occurring primarily in patients with advanced HIV with CD4+ cell counts below 200. The patient may have been exposed to many different pathogens, but usually only manifests active infection with one at a time -- although later on, he or she may develop another active infection in quite a random order. The potential for variability in one patient is wide and may be influenced by genetics.
The question is: At what point does a patient's improved immunity interact with pathogens, and what is the final result? Do patients develop a normal immune response or an enhanced one that results in immune reconstitution disease?
Manifestations of Immune Reconstitution Syndrome
All HIV-related opportunistic pathogens may be associated with immune reconstitution syndrome: bartonella, cryptococcosis, cytomegalovirus, hepatitis B and C, herpes simplex virus, histoplasmosis, Kaposi's sarcoma, mycobacterium avium complex, pneumocystis jiroveci, tuberculosis, varicella zoster virus, etc. In his talk, Powderly briefly reviewed information about the following infections:
Mycobacterium avium complex. In the context of immune reconstitution syndrome, this illness usually presents as lymphadenopathy with large, painful lymph nodes -- with few organisms and negative blood cultures. The course may be protracted. Other manifestations may occur, such as pulmonary infiltrates, mediastinitis, liver granulomas and cerebritis.
Tuberculosis. "Paradoxical reactions" to tuberculosis were first recognized in the 1950s, with 12% to 25% of patients developing lymphadenitis at the start of therapy. In a manner similar to immune reconstitution syndrome, these patients have worsening of their symptoms with the initiation of anti-tuberculosis therapy. In HIV-infected patients, the rate of paradoxical reactions is usually 25% to 30%, with a mean onset of symptoms at 2 weeks and a mean duration of symptoms of 3 weeks. Other common symptoms include fever and cervical and intrathoracic lymphadenopathy. Restoration of a skin test response may occur. Cerebritis with morbidity and mortality has been reported. Risk factors include greater post-HAART viral load reduction and extra-pulmonary tuberculosis at presentation.
Cryptococcus. In the context of immune reconstitution syndrome, this is usually associated with central nervous system disease. In a French study of 120 patients, there was a 10% incidence,1 and in a U.S. study of 60 patients, there was a 30% incidence.2 Cranial nerve palsies, hearing loss, mediastinitis, lymphadenitis and subcutaneous abscesses have all been reported, and are often quite severe.
Pneumocystis jiroveci pneumonia (PCP). This complication often worsens after HAART initiation. While it's difficult to do a holistic interpretation of all of the data currently available from case series, the one recurring theme is a worsening of symptoms as the usual steroid course given for PCP is tapered.
Kaposi's sarcoma (KS). At this conference, Mark Bower et al from Chelsea & Westminster Hospital in London presented a poster on KS in the context of immune reconstitution syndrome. Ten of the 150 treatment-naive patients who were starting HAART developed new KS lesions and progression of established lesions. The rate of KS accelerated as compared to their pre-HAART period. While there was no difference in KS stage, visceral involvement, or HIV viral load between the 10 who developed immune reconstitution syndrome and the 140 who did not, the 10 developing the syndrome did have a higher CD4+ cell count at the start of HAART (325 cells/mm3 versus 121 cells/mm3).3
Immune Reconstitution Syndrome Surveillance
There have also been reports of autoimmune-like syndromes occurring with HIV, such as Guillain-Barré and Graves' Disease. One such report was presented at this conference by Maria Jesus Perez-Elias and colleagues from Hospital Ramón y Cajal and Hospital Reina Sofía in Spain. Her poster examined Graves' Disease among a large cohort of Spanish patients in the pre- and post-HAART eras. The researchers saw no cases of Graves' Disease from 1990 to 1996. However, in the post-HAART era (from 1997 to 2003), they saw 6 cases. The gender distribution of the cases was 5 female to 1 male, which is the opposite distribution of the general HIV-infected population. While the nadir CD4+ cell count among the 6 patients was 37 cells/mm3, the mean CD4+ cell count was 682 cells/mm3 at the time of diagnosis. In the long term, drug therapy did not control the Graves' Disease.4
Another researcher, Sergio Lupo, M.D., of the Instituto CAICI and Universidad Abierta Interamericana in Rosario, Argentina, presented a poster that described the long-term follow-up of 21 patients who were diagnosed with immune reconstitution syndrome. Sixteen had infectious pathogens identified, 3 neoplasias and 2 hyperthyroidism. At HAART initiation, the median CD4+ cell count was 51 cells/mm3, with an HIV viral load of 5.9 logs. All patients had experienced a rapid and effective response to HAART. Two deaths occurred -- one from non-Hodgkin's lymphoma and one from tuberculosis -- and 9 patients had long-term sequellae causing illness.5
Looking at the TREAT Asia HIV Observational Database, Jialun Zhou from the National Centre in HIV Epidemiology and Clinical Research at The University of New South Wales in Sydney noted that new AIDS-defining illnesses were found to be more common after HAART initiation. Seven percent (108) of 1,489 people who started antiretroviral treatment with 2 or more drugs and had at least one follow-up recorded developed AIDS-defining illness at a median of 23 days after HAART initiation. Tuberculosis (26%) was the most common new AIDS-defining illness, followed by PCP (19%) and non-tuberculosis mycobacterial diseases (12%).
Patients who developed AIDS-defining illnesses had a median CD4+ cell count of 34 cells/mm3 (61% had a CD4+ cell count below 50 cells/µl) and 90% had an HIV viral load over 10,000 copies/mL. Fifty-three percent also had experienced a prior AIDS-defining illness. While the authors note that it is difficult to be sure that these events were indeed immune reconstitution syndrome, it is likely that many were. They thus point out that this syndrome will probably become increasingly problematic as developing countries gain access to HAART.6
Risk Factors for Immune Reconstitution Syndrome
So the big question is: What are the risk factors for immune reconstitution syndrome? Powderly noted they include microbial antigens, susceptibility of individual patients, and advanced immunosuppression with a CD4+ cell count usually below 50. But, in addition to the advanced immunosuppression, there needs to be an antigen to which the immune response will react. The greater the pathogen burden, the greater the response. Individual patient susceptibility is also involved with some patients being genetically predisposed to develop certain infections and/or have a hyperimmune response to a particular pathogen. Martin French from western Australia did a study7 that showed that patients with a vigorous type II immune response were actually at increased risk for immune reconstitution syndrome.
Factors associated with immune reconstitution syndrome in case series have been:
Management of Immune Reconstitution Syndrome
A number of dilemmas surround the management of immune reconstitution syndrome. Are a patient's symptoms the result of immune reconstitution syndrome, a relapse of a past OI, drug toxicity or a new disease process? From a therapeutic standpoint, do we stop or continue HAART, stop or change the OI treatment or add immunosuppressives? There is still a lack of good clinical data in all of these areas.
Powderly noted that in terms of therapeutic interventions, if there is any evidence of an active OI, it's best to use the appropriate anti-infective therapy. Depending on the severity of the immune reconstitution syndrome and the validity of the need for HAART, temporary stoppage of HAART, with restart when the immune reconstitution syndrome has abated, may be an option. If the immune reconstitution syndrome symptoms are severe, anti-inflammatory agents such as NSAIDS, steroids, thalidomide, or cytokine inhibitors may be employed, though no good data on the use of these agents in immune reconstitution syndrome exists. Powderly declined to answer specific questions about recommended steroid doses as he feels existing data are inadequate. He recommended continuing HAART if at all possible and considering immunosuppressives as the better option for severe immune reconstitution syndrome.
One important study, which is currently still enrolling in North America, is the U.S. AIDS Clinical Trials Group (ACTG) Study 5164. This study will evaluate the effect of starting anti-HIV drugs in HIV-infected patients who are being treated for OIs. All patients will receive immediate treatment for their OI or bacterial infection, but will be randomized to 1 of 2 arms -- immediate HAART versus delayed HAART that is begun 8 weeks after study entry.
Powderly concluded his presentation by noting that with immune reconstitution syndrome, there still remains many more questions than answers. While overall prevalence is low, it may climb in the future as HAART becomes available to more and more advanced patients in the developing world. In the majority of HIV-infected patients, the benefits of HAART outweigh the risks and thus it should not be withheld from patients with advanced HIV/AIDS. As providers, we need to be aware of the many faces of immune reconstitution syndrome and know when to treat opportunistic pathogens, when to hold HAART, and when to use anti-inflammatory and immunosuppressive agents. Hopefully much more will be known as results of trials such as ACTG 5164 become available.
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49ers acquire QB McCoy from Browns
Santa Clara, CA – The San Francisco 49ers have acquired quarterback Colt McCoy from the Cleveland Browns.
Additionally, San Francisco will send a pair of undisclosed draft picks in the 2013 NFL Draft.
The 49ers will also receive an undisclosed pick in the upcoming draft.
McCoy will compete for the backup position to starter Colin Kaepernick.
The 25-year-old, who was originally selected in the third round (85th overall) of the 2010 NFL Draft by Cleveland, appeared in eight games his rookie season, throwing for 1,576 yards, six touchdowns and nine interceptions.
The former Texas standout started 13 games for the Browns in 2011 before he was replaced by rookie Brandon Weeden in 2012. Over 24 career games, McCoy has thrown for 4,388 yards, 21 touchdowns and 20 interceptions.


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- A giant 45-foot long paper airplane was released from a helicopter over the Arizona desert, promoting the PIMA Air and Space Museum. It didn't fly for very long, but it was big enough that the helicopter pilot jettisoned the big paper plane slightly earlier than planned because it was pulling on the helicopter a bit too much. [url]
- A Japanese engineer, Takuo Toda, flew his paper airplane which stayed aloft for 27.9 seconds -- setting a world record in 2009. But for Toda, 28 seconds is nothing compared to his dream of launching a paper plane from the edge of space.... [url]
- Throwing a paper airplane that can fly over 226 feet isn't easy, but it can be done -- and it beats the previous record of just over 207 feet (set in 2003). Hmm. How far can a robot arm throw a paper airplane? [url]
- To discover more cool sites about aviation, check out what's currently flying around StumbleUpon. [url]


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- What I Love About My Small Home:
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Also, I rent and and cannot stress enough how important it is to have a great landlord!
- Biggest Challenge of Living in a Small Space:
- Actually, this is the most space I've ever lived in by myself! However, I do still struggle with storage space for books and work with nontraditional solutions -- like installing shelves over my door frames -- to avoid cramming more bookcases together.


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Dayton picks insider-outsider as DNR commissioner
ST. PAUL -- A research biologist and environmentalist will head the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources.
Gov. Mark Dayton named Tom Landwehr as commissioner of the massive department that does everything from regulating hunting to protecting the environment.
Landwehr worked for the DNR in the 1980s and soon became the agency's wildlife manager and later its Wetland Wildlife Program leader. He has been director of the Minnesota and Iowa chapter of Ducks Unlimited and was No. 2 in the Minnesota, North Dakota and South Dakota Nature Conservancy chapter.
While working for the conservation groups, he lobbied the Legislature.
"By bringing together all those with a stake in the future of our state's resources, I hope to show that sound conservation and vital communities are a natural combination," Landwehr said. "We need to have a Department of Natural Resources that works for all Minnesotans."
Dayton noted Landwehr's insider's knowledge and outsider's perspective of the agency.
"I believe that Tom Landwehr has the years of experience in resource conservation and management, as well as 17 years of service in the DNR, to bring strong leadership to that vitally important agency," Dayton said. "No other agency of state government affects as many Minnesotans' lives directly as the DNR. At its best, the agency is viewed as a wise steward of our state's natural resources for the benefit of all our citizens and for future generations. Tom's mandate from me is to bring out the best in the agency and all of its people."
Landwehr, who has a wildlife management master's degree, served seven years on the Shoreview City Council.


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Nashville, Tenn. - The Tennessee State volleyball team (15-12, 8-5 OVC) couldn't snap Morehead State's 18-game winning streak, as the Tigers fell to the Eagles 3-1 (13-25, 25-18, 20-25, 24-26).
Sophomore Naomi Wells led the Tigers with 17 kills while Rachel Ambroch and Sherryce Butler added 10 and eight, respectively.
Wells also recorded a double-double by adding 10 digs along with her kill total. She was one of four Tigers with double-digit digs, but senior Britani Hathorn led them all with 21.
Junior Erika Moss also had a solid match at setter, recording 42 assists. It was her third 40-plus assist output in her last four matches.
Morehead State (21-6, 13-0 OVC) started the match with a pair of kills, but TSU came right back to tie the score at two off of Eagle errors. From there, Morehead State went on a 6-1 run that was finally ended by a kill from Wells.
With the Tigers down 8-4, the Eagles racked up four straight points, prompting TSU head coach Kathy Rouhlac to use her first timeout of the match. The stoppage in play couldn't stop the flow of points from Morehead State, as the Eagles went on a 6-1 run. Butler and Ambroch tallied their first kills of the match to end the run, making the score 18-7. Ambroch added another kill two points later, and Wells had a pair of back-to-back kills to cut the lead to nine.
TSU's small 3-1 run couldn't ignite a big enough spark to overtake the Eagles, and Morehead State took the first set when an attack from Wells was blocked.
Ambroch had a strong frame, recording 6 kills, but the Tigers struggled to a .030 hitting percentage.
A Morehead State error to open the second set gave TSU its first lead of the match at 1-0. The Tigers kept it close in the early going of the second period and even re-took the lead at 6-5 with a kill from Lindsay Hornsby. The Tigers added to their lead off of a pair of Morehead State errors and a kill from Wells, giving TSU a three-point advantage. Moss recorded a service ace and the Eagles committed two more violations, and TSU was suddenly up by six at 14-8.
The sudden surge from the Tigers caused Morehead State to call time. The timeout didn't seem to help the Eagles much, as the team hit the ball four times to give TSU a seven-point cushion.
Just when Morehead State seemed to be getting back in the match by scoring three-straight points, Wells and Hornsby dashed the Eagles' hope for a comeback with a pair of kills. Eimilie Sandve Aase recorded back-to-back kills later in the period, and Ambroch ended the set with a kill of her own.
This time, the Tigers hit .282 in the frame and held Morhead State to just a .051 line.
Wells and Ambroch tallied three of the first eight points of the third period, and the score was tied at four apiece early in the period. Hornsby broke the tie with an emphatic kill, Morehead State hit an attack wide and Wells recoded a service ace, and the Tigers found themselves up by three at 7-4.
The sides played to a long rally later in the set that brought the crowd to its feet. TSU seemed to have won the point, but the referees later conversed and gave the point to Morehead State citing a violation on the Tigers. The reversal of fortune prompted an eruption from the TSU bench and boos from Big Blue supporters. Morehead State seized the moment and promptly took the lead at 9-8.
The Eagle advantage was short-lived, however, as Ambroch put the Tigers back in the driver seat with another kill. Morehead State then responded by going on a 5-1 run, forcing TSU to call time to regroup. The game-planning session worked, and TSU cut the lead to one with attacks from three different players. The sides traded blows for the next few scores, but Morehead was eventually able to inch ahead by three, 23-20. Roulhac called her second timeout, but Morehead scored the next two points to take the third set.
A block by Butler and Hornsby opened the fourth frame, but Morehead State held a 7-4 lead later in the period. Aase tallied a kill to cut the lead to two, but TSU could not mount a large run.
A service ace and a block by the Eagles made the score 14-8 in favor of Morehead State. Seeing the match slipping away, Rouhlac called her first timeout of the period. The Tigers responded with four straight points on the back of a pair of Morehead State errors. The TSU run was not enough, as Morehead State quickly went back up by four via a couple of kills.
Kills from Aase and Butler kept the Tigers in the match and TSU was only down two with the score 21-19. Morehead State then committed an error, putting TSU down by just one.
A long rally late in the set ended with the ball going into the stands on the Morehead State side. TSU then tied the set at 24 with a block by Aase and Butler
However, TSU simply ran out of time in the fourth and final frame as Morehead finished the match with a kill.
The Tigers will look to pull even this weekend with a win over Eastern Kentucky tomorrow at 2 p.m. The game will also be the Tigers' annual Senior Day honoring Hathorn and senior Calasia Williams.
Hear Moss' thoughts on tonight's match, below:
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March 1, 2013
Saudi women's night
K-State has many diversity groups with many events throughout the year. In the Saudi Club we try to give the students at K-State information about our culture. We have received many questions about women, therefore this year we have planned an event just for women, to meet each other and learn from each other.
Saudi women's night is from 6-8 p.m. tonight, March 1, in the International Student Center. We would like to welcome all ladies from K-State and Manhattan.


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Bourbon Public Library adds Chromebook to meet needs
BOURBON — Comfort and ease of use are the goals as the Bourbon Public Library re-evaluates its role and methods.
Director Heather Barron said: "The library is changing to keep up with the needs of its patrons. We already have 10 computer stations in place for public use, several of which offer Microsoft Office and printing capabilities."
These stations are desktop units located on library tables. Usage on these stations is high.
"We are finding the need to re-evaluate space needs," she continued. Increased library usage in general is creating a space problem for the library. At the same time, surveys indicate that much of the computer usage is Internet access—shopping, email, Facebook, YouTube, Google+, Twitter, video chat, Google docs, etc. Only certain patrons or certain usages require an office suite or a computer printer.
Enter the new Chromebook computer at the library. The Chromebook is a notebook-size unit which is light, portable, and easily usable on a patron's lap as she sits in any of the library's comfortable chairs or sofas. It is fully Internet-accessible, and prior battery charging makes electrical cords unnecessary. In short, it is a unit designed to fit into a library patron's modern lifestyle.
The new unit was donated to the library, which is using it on a trial basis to assess patron needs. If warranted, future plans include replacing some of the space-eating desktop units with portable computers such as the Chromebook. The new unit must be checked out on a patron's library card, and must be used in the library. The Chromebook does not support CD usage, but a user may save information on his own memory device ("smart stick").
"The Bourbon Public Library is currently conducting a survey of patrons to determine future goals and directions," said Barron. "Rest assured," she continued, "that the Bourbon Library will continue to develop as patron needs arise, keeping the Bourbon area residents in touch with the modern world."


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text: Global Politics Handwriting a much debated window into people's inner thoughts -- maybe PRI's The World May 01, 2013 Handwriting can say a lot about a person. At least that's what the French think. Others say its overblown. But according to Philip Hensher in a new book, we all seem to agree that handwriting is something that's highly personal. And something we rarely do any more.


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Busting up furniture in the locker room isn't exactly Ramiro Corrales' style.
So when the San Jose Earthquakes captain dealt with his teammates in the wake of a season-opening 3-0 loss to Real Salt Lake, he didn't call them together to deliver a blistering speech excoriating their performance.
"I mean, we talked about it a little bit with the guys, but hopefully it's just one game," Corrales said. "We can't dwell on that game. We've just got to forget about it."
Corrales has forgotten more soccer than many of his teammates have ever known. The 33-year-old came straight out of North Salinas High School -- a little more than an hour away from San Jose -- to join the inaugural Clash roster in 1996. Although there have been detours through Miami, New York and even three years spent in Norway, Corrales came back in 2008 for a third stint with a San Jose MLS franchise.
As a rookie, Corrales was the youngest player in the MLS and also the youngest on the U.S. national team, for which he has earned five caps. This season, Corrales is the old hand imparting wisdom to the younger set.
"I'm not a very vocal guy," Corrales said. "I've never tried to be like that. I just try to perform well. I do from time to time talk to the young guys, just try to help them out a little bit, give them some confidence."
[inline_node:3660]Goalkeeper Joe Cannon, who's in his fifth season playing alongside Corrales, thinks the young players would do well to listen up.
"It's up to our younger guys to learn from a guy like Ramiro, because he's been not only with this club longer than anyone, but he's also been overseas, he's been with the national team," Cannon said. "He's a consistent pro. I like him. I think he's a good guy to lead us into battle."
Yallop picked Corrales to take over the captaincy from Nick Garcia in part because of familiarity -- Corrales is one of one three current Quakes who also played during Yallop's first term in San Jose, from 2001 to 2003 -- and because of his ability to communicate in all corners of the locker room.
"He doesn't yell and scream, but he'll make sure that if he needs to talk to them, get a point across, he'll do it," Yallop said. "I obviously go to him a lot of times to ask how the boys are feeling. We have a few Spanish-speaking players as well, and the language barrier is not easy to break when you're playing. My Spanish and Portuguese is nothing, and their English is limited. [Corrales] speaks both, so he speaks for everybody."
After playing both in the midfield and on the back line last season, Corrales is firmly ensconced at left back, which Yallop considers to be Corrales' natural position.
"Coach told me, 'You're going to play left back the whole year,' so now I'm just focusing on playing left back and getting better each day," Corrales said. "I feel really comfortable there."
Corrales had the highlight of the match for San Jose's maligned defense against RSL, coming up with a clearance off the line late in the second half to keep the final score from being 4-0. It didn't do anything to change the outcome, but served once again as a reminder of Corrales' work ethic -- and as a do-as-I-do example from the quiet captain.
"I love, hard-working, blue-collar people and I think Ramiro fits under that realm," Cannon said. "Those are the kind of guys we need in San Jose and those are the kind of guys our fans appreciate, and that's why Ramiro's here."
Geoff Lepper covers the Earthquakes for MLSsoccer.com. He can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com. Follow him on Twitter at @sjquakes.


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fadedc wrote:Are there still going to be incentives to beat a dungeon with multiple classes? That was my favorite part of the game because it added so much to replay value.
metroid composite wrote:Nandrew wrote:Don't worry, this demo doesn't actually *have* sound. It wasn't high on our priority list for the E3 build.
Good call. If E3 is anything like the last time I went, you can't actually hear the game you're playing anyway because the conference is just that loud.
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As the Indians head into Game 5, with the possibility of sending the Red Sox where they sent the Yankees, one can't help but marvel at the tenacity and heart of the Indians team as they have stared down a much-more-ballyhooed opponent with an us-against-the-world-mentality to have the possibility to overcome (what some called) long odds to come away victorious in the ALCS.
But this story sounds familiar, doesn't it?
Isn't it the plot of every Rocky movie (none were made after IV, as far as I'm willing to acknowledge) and don't the Indians just feel like Rocky, going against all odds to prove the skeptics wrong with their determination and (here comes that word) grit?
Specifically, doesn't the way that the ALCS has played out nearly mirror the final fight in Rocky IV?
Don't believe me?
Consider how the series and how the bout played out by watching it here.
Coming into the game (between stories on the Fall of the Yankee Empire), the talk was how the Indians would have C.C. and Fausto to go against Boston, but how the Red Sox could counter with Beckett and Schilling and how the "Holy Trinity" of Manny, Papi, and Lowell were just too much for the Indians to overcome. Similarly, Rocky was facing a force of nature, one that it was better to get out of the way of (while watching the movie in the theater, my sister thought...and will still contend...that Apollo's head flew off) than to face.
But put up their dukes these underdogs did, in unfriendly environments with the Boys in Bristol and the FOX Corp. playing the role of the Gorbachev and the boys in the Politburo Box. Early on, it seemed that what everybody said would happen was unfolding before our very eyes. Watching Drago batter Rocky in the early rounds, remember how Friday night felt as C.C. walked batter after batter as the Fenway Faithful knocked back another Sam Adams, certain of a quick series. Watching your workhorse, your go-to guy take a beating like that was not just hard to watch, it was hard not to get disheartened.
All of Cleveland got ready for bed on Friday thinking, "Well, these guys were supposed to be good and they sure as hell are, let's hope Fausto can stop the bleeding." Saturday's game started and Boston started throwing Carmona around as effortlessly and as fiercely as Drago unleashed combination after combination (with a suplex thrown in for good measure) on the Italian Stallion in the 2nd round. Just like the Rock, the Tribe was "tired and bleeding, but on their feet...if on the run". But the Indians sat there on Saturday night - staying close, tying the game, taking the punches, getting Game 2 into extra frames, biding their time, and perhaps playing a little game of rope-a-dope.
Waiting, waiting...
Suddenly, seemingly backed into a corner, the Indians landed a punch out of nowhere, drawing unexpected blood with the surprise bloop from Trot Nixon and the Red Sox reeled back as if they were Drago checking their face to see what this wet stuff was coming out of his eyebrow. Dazed, the Red Sox gave up hit after hit to the Tribe as the folks in Boston, like Brigitte Nielson, stood and wondered what had happened. Had this impenetrable block of granite, cruising to its destiny, been exposed by this little speck...this nothing of a team?
Unfazed and perhaps with their confidence buoyed, the Indians just kept coming until Frank the Tank's moonshot disappeared into the New England night and the Red Sox were left to sit in their corner wondering what they had gotten themselves into. This was supposed to be a coronation - the Yankees were already on the golf course, the three remaining teams in the LCS looked like tomato cans for the Red Sox to tee off on. In the Indians' locker room, Wedge convinced his boys that "they had them hurt bad and worried because you cut 'em, you hurt 'em...because they aren't machines - they're men".
And like that the momentum swung distinctly in the Indians' direction as the "piece of iron" kept scrapping as the Indians came out in Game 3 and 4 matching punches with every ball that Jake flung sinking towards the dirt and every time Byrdie sent the Sawx flailing at what looked like meatballs. But the Red Sox (like Drago) didn't have a glass jaw and stiffened their backs a little bit as they fought their way into the games throwing combinations like the back-to-back-to-back jobs in Game 4, albeit in fruitless causes. You think Manny's admiration job in Game 4 is akin to Drago signaling to the crowd that everything was in order as Rome burned around them?
Every time the Red Sox looked to be poised to make a run, the Tribe simply pulled themselves off the ropes or off of the mat to grind through innings, relying on Jenny Lewis, Senor Slo-Mo, and JoeBo to guard the head to ward off the punches flying in their direction, as the Red Sox looked on, disbelieving, from their dugout that this team was still around - still throwing punches and still coming at them with everything they had.
Suddenly, a funny thing happened - just as the Rock chopped down the Big Russian, and as the Indians showed their mettle, the nation saw this team not as a "Little Engine That Could" but as a force to be reckoned with - a team with the heart and the guts to go toe-to-toe with the "elite", and stare them unflinchingly in the eye. Theo Epstein sat there in his Diamond Box in Game 4 and played the Gorbachev role, watching this team with the tiny payroll and (allegedly) without the heavy lumber that the Red Sox were bringing to the stadium systematically put his team away, incredulous that this could even be happening.
As Game 5 dawns, the teams sit in their corners, imploring each other to "come on", to throw their best punches and their best pitchers (Hey, C.C. - to be The Man, you have to beat The Man) to find out, once-and-for-all, who the true champion is. Let the broadcasters and writers do their best to spin this series into some sort of surprise - the combatants know that they're up against a worthy opponent and want to score the knockout punch.
Tribe - it's the 15th round.
There's no stopping us now...this is our round.
We start and we don't stop.
All your strength, all your power, all your love...everything you've got.
Right now.
To win, you got to knock them out.
You gotta punch and punch and punch until you can't punch no more.
Do it now...NOW!


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Finally, informational EIGRP RFC 7868 has been published.It is not anymore Cisco's EIGRP, it is an open standard. Without a most critical feature of EIGRP,can we really say that? Why Cisco doesn't share the most important feature which can help in large scale EIGRP design although industry has been asking from them for a long time ?
EIGRP RFC 7868 specifies EIGRP Dual Algorithm, EIGRP Packets such as Update, Query and Reply, EIGRP Operation, and EIGRP Metrics (K1,K2,….K6).
And since EIGP is RFC anymore, other vendors can legally implement EIGRP. There was couple of open source EIGRP implementations already,but with the RFC status, seeing new implementations among the big vendors would not be a big deal.
In addition to EIGRP packet types and metric values, there are a couple of important things to understand about EIGRP. Read more


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LITTLE ROCK Republican Rep. Duncan Baird of Lowell has been named the House co-chairman of the Legislature's Joint Budget Committee.
On Monday, members voted unanimously in favor of Baird, who will serve alongside Democratic Sen. Larry Teague of Nashville.
Teague had been the Democrats' pick to lead the Senate before Republicans won control of the chamber in the November election.
The powerful committee handles dozens of appropriations bills and the state Revenue Stabilization Act, which outlines the spending priorities for the state.
Separately, House members of the Legislative Council picked Rep. John Edwards, a Little Rock Democrat, to co-chair that panel.
The House and Senate gathered Monday to begin the 2013 legislative session. Republicans control both chambers.


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A chase in South Dallas led to a standoff that ended with Dallas police fatally shooting an armed man outside of the Southwest Center Mall Monday afternoon.
Dallas police shot the man after he exited his vehicle and began waving around a gun before pointing it at officers in the mall parking lot, police said.
The man's girlfriend, who had been brought to the scene by police, began screaming when the gunfire erupted.
About an hour before, at about 1:20 p.m., officers on foot patrol reported smelling marijuana coming from a red, 4-door Ford sedan parked outside the Dallas Inn on the 3300 block of Marvin D. Love Freeway. The officers approached and, upon doing a background check, learned the occupants may be armed and dangerous with active felony warrants.
Officers called for backup and, when it arrived, the driver of the sedan, later identified as 30-year-old Michael Mayo, suddenly backed up. A woman, later identified as the driver's girlfriend, jumped out of the car just before he sped toward the police officers, nearly striking one, police said.
The officers gave chase as Mayo led them through an area of South Dallas that included Camp Wisdom Road, Cockrell Hill Road, U.S. Highway 67 and Interstate 20.
About a half-hour into the chase, Mayo stopped the sedan along a Frontage Road of southbound U.S. 67, adjacent to the mall. Dallas police, with guns drawn, ordered the driver out of the vehicle while attempting to inch closer behind the cover of more than a half-dozen police cars.
After several minutes, Mayo, who still refused to exit the vehicle, pulled away from the scene and continued at a slow speed down the service road before stopping again. About a minute later, Mayo then quickly pulled into the Southwest Center Mall parking lot before stopping on the northeast side of the mall.
Police stopped all traffic in that general area, surrounded the vehicle and, believing the man to be armed and dangerous, asked all businesses in the immediate vicinity to shelter in place.
With the driver surrounded, police began negotiating with him to get him to surrender. He briefly stepped out of the vehicle and put a gun to his head before getting back inside the car and closing the door, police said.
Dallas SWAT arrived and, along with the nearly two dozen police cars at the scene, began to cordon off nearby parking areas around the mall. At about 2 p.m., Dallas SWAT asked for a temporary flight restriction over the mall; Chopper 5 complied and moved back to a distance of two miles from the scene.
A short time later, Dallas SWAT armed personnel carriers pulled into the parking lot and took up positions around Mayo's vehicle while officials continued to try to convince the man to surrender peacefully.
A few moments later, at about 2:15 p.m., Mayo got out of the car, waved the gun around and pointed it at police, officials said. Dallas police said three SWAT officers fired on Mayo, who was then seen slumping over for a moment before falling to the pavement.
Dallas officers, accompanied by an armored SWAT vehicle and an ambulance, then slowly surrounded the motionless man and his car.
Witnesses to the standoff told NBC 5 they were in the crowded mall parking lot when the driver pulled in and witnessed the entire standoff.
"I don't know if he shot first or what, but he ended up on the ground," said Ron Shanklin, witness.
Though it was initially unclear whether Mayo shot himself or if he had been shot by police, the Dallas police later tweeted that they were investigating the incident as an officer-involved shooting.
One witness, Felicia Cleveland, said she was close enough that she could hear police negotiators talking with the man before he died and that he was asking for his girlfriend.
"You could hear him, he was saying it. And they kept saying, 'He wants his girlfriend, he wants his girlfriend.' And then the last time he got out of the car he showed the gun and that's when they shot him," said Cleveland.
The incident remains under investigation. The three SWAT officers involved in the shooting, Sr. Cpl. Gerardo Huante, Sr. Cpl. Robert Hamilton and Sr. Cpl. Marshall Milligan, are all on administrative leave. Such leave is customary following an officer-involved shooting.
Police ask that anyone who may have shot video of the standoff to share it with them. Those who are able to do so can call 214-671-3661 to make arrangements to share their video.
Court Records Show Lengthy Criminal Record
A search of court records shows Mayo had a lengthy criminal record which included evading arrest, possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver, possession of marijuana, burglary of a habitation as well as robbery and theft over $1,500.
In 2013, he was convicted of theft over $20,000 — court records show he stole more than 120 catalytic converters from Mid-Cities Auto in Grand Prairie. The car parts were discovered in Irving where police said Mayo and accomplices were painting them black.
Court records show Mayo had violated parole in February 2014 and was listed as a wanted "violent offender."
NBC 5's Ben Russell and Ken Kalthoff contributed to this report.


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Nancy Silberkleit:
Lady CEO Of Archie Comics Accused Of Shouting About Penises
TMZ: Archie Comics co-CEO Nancy Silberkleit liked to yell out words for genitalia
TMZ: Archie Filed Legal Papers Against Co-CEO Nancy Silberkleit
Archie Attempts to Oust Co-CEO Nancy Silberkleit With Sexual Harassment Lawsuit
TMZ: Archie Comics co-CEO Nancy Silberkleit liked to yell out words for genitalia
Report: Archie Comics sues Co-CEO Nancy Silberkleit
Lois Lane & Supermarriage:
False: Lois Lane is a typical damsel in distress.
Lois Lane Verse
Thoughts on the Super-Marriage Officially Being Erased
Lois Lane Watch for the week of July 20th
Superman Loses Lois Lane, Flight and Two Sets of Parents in DC Relaunch
Superman: no parents, no wife, no flying, no costume
Except Lois and Clark were already engaged in the comics before Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman had even began to air.
Rewriting the history of the supermarriage by rewriting the history of the supermarriage
Mary H.K. Choi on the Super Powers of Lois Lane
DC: "Lois Lane is dating a colleague at the DAILY PLANET (and his name isn't Clark Kent) and she has a new position with the paper."
More info on Lois' new job
Review: Flashpoint Lois Lane And The Resistance
The End of the Super Marriage is Big News
SDCC '11 | Lois Lane's new boyfriend revealed [Updated]
I'm on Team Lois
Superman Gets Super-Cuckolded: A Look at Lois Lane's New Boyfriend, Jonathan Carroll
Meet Lois Lane's new boyfriend in Superman #1
Superman #1 Lois' new boyfriend - readable pages
Drawing Crazy Patterns – You Could be Lois Lane's Twin!
Help bring back the Secret Six!
Comics, Marketing, and Me
Not Strictly Comics:
Where the Boys Are Not: Does the lack of men in publishing hurt the industry?
Why I Like My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic
From a queer slasher: FUCK YOU.
It's not because you're pretty...
On this ridiculous Harry Potter v. Twilight debate
Agency and ladies in fiction
things that still baffle me everyday
Dogs and Smurfs
Rambling thoughts on ATLA and Legend of Korra
I think that what may possibly be my favorite thing about the Legend of Korra
In praise of Joanne Rowling's Hermione Granger series
How Not To Eliminate Sexism At Your Battlefield 3 LAN: Ban Women
British MP Calls Attention to the Scourge of "Pink and Princessy" Girls on TV
Dragon Age Anime Feature Releases First Artwork — Of a Female Protagonist?
Joss Whedon Talks Avengers, Female Characters, and Machoness
Sigourney Weaver: "Every Woman You See Has a Secret Action Heroine in Her"
The Ol' Switcheroo: A Consideration of Gender-Bending in Geek Culture
Form Follows Function: Dressing Your Video Game Characters, and Other Concerns
Canadian LGBT Gamers March in Toronto
20 Reasons to Be Excited About Brave (As If You Weren't Already)
Mass Effect brings diversity vote to fans
Monstrous Regiment by Terry Pratchett
Sunday, July 31, 2011
Catching Up, Part Five: Nancy Silberkleit, Lois Lane, other media, & more
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The Great Handmade
So much of what's been featured on Apartment Therapy over the years is handmade. Searching high and low, big and small for some favorite handmade items, here are 10 ideas that are sure to keep you thinking handmade, handmade when you're looking to buy furnishings, gifts, decor and artwork. These are good reminders of how much the handmade affects our every day:
Top row:
• 4. Hiih Gallery Handmade Paper Lights
• 2. Handmade Felted Wool Bowls on Etsy
• 3. Handmade Oak Towel Rack from Design Within Reach
• 4. Handmade Home Collection by Megan Auman
• 5. Gift Guide: Handmade DIY Ideas from AT:CHI Editor Sarah C
Bottom row:
• 6. Handmade Magnets from Vintage Tablecloths
• 7. Andrew Moe: Handmade Furniture from Reclaimed Lumber
• 8. Handmade Inspiration: Rowland & Chinami Ricketts
• 9. Renegade Handmade Online Shop
• 10. Collecting Handmade Ceramics


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Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, today launched its new Arabic language Facebook page to a global audience.
The roll out of the Arabic social media offering complements the airline's existing English language Facebook page, launched in March 2011 and now has more than 270,000 'fans'.
Peter Baumgartner, Etihad Airways' Chief Commercial Officer, said: "Reaching out to our guests through popular social media sites is an increasingly important way of raising the profile of the Etihad Airways brand and communicating news and initiatives.
"Our Arabic social media strategy supports the Abu Dhabi government's vision and commitment to position the capital as a global centre of excellence in Arabic content creation."
The dedicated Arabic Facebook page is one of only a few in the world created by an airline. It will act as a medium for Arab speaking customers to gain access to privileged content, view the latest news, participate in competitions and directly engage with the brand through localised Arabic content.
The page will also empower Arabic speaking customers to become active brand advocates by allowing them to spread the word online and help create a "buzz" about the airline – an important social media function.
The UAE flag carrier will continue to expand its Arabic social media presence and in the coming months plans to launch an official Arabic brand account on Twitter and extend social media customer service to 24/7.


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Human Dimensions of the Biological Resource Management Program
The "human dimensions" of biological resource management are people's values and desires for biological resources and associated management actions.
The Human Dimensions Program was established in September 2007 to address the critical interface between the human and ecological dimensions of biological resource management.
Human dimensions inquiry helps managers describe, predict, affect, and learn from stakeholder thought and action towards biological resources and their management in parks, thereby improving the sustainability, durability, and acceptability of biological resource management decisions.
"One of the anomalies of modern ecology is the creation of two groups, each of which seems barely aware of the existence of the other. One studies the human community, almost as if it were a separate entity, and calls its findings sociology, economics and history. The other studies the plant and animal community and comfortably relegates the hodge-podge of politics to the liberal arts. The inevitable fusion of these two lines of thought will constitute the outstanding advance of the present century." Aldo Leopold, 1935.


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One of the nation's leading economics reporters returned home to Spartanburg on Monday night to flesh out his new book that reached number 27 this week on the New York Times Best Seller list for hardcover nonfiction.
One of the nation's leading economics reporters returned home to Spartanburg on Monday night to flesh out his new book that reached number 27 this week on the New York Times Best Seller list for hardcover nonfiction.
Neil Irwin, a columnist for the Washington Post and economics editor of the Post's Wonkblog, authored "The Alchemists: Three Central Bankers and a World on Fire," published in April by Penguin Press.
Nearly 100 people, including local business leaders and educators, crowded into a one of the large lecture rooms at the University of South Carolina Upstate's George Dean Johnson Jr. College of Business and Economics to hear Irwin speak.
The book describes how central bankers — in particular, the Federal Reserve's Ben Bernanke, the Bank of England's Mervyn King and the European Central Bank's Jean-Claude Trichet — have dealt with the ongoing financial crises in the U.S. and Europe.
"It seems that every time I come back here, there are always new things going on that surprise me," said Irwin, who turns 35 in August. "When I was here in Spartanburg, we ironically referred to it as 'Sparkle City.' It is now literally living up to that moniker."
From 2007 to 2012, Irwin led coverage of the global financial crisis, recession and their aftermath as the Post's beat reporter covering the Federal Reserve and other central banks. He was one of only a handful of reporters granted access to the Fed's annual economic symposium in Jackson Hole, Wyo.
His fluid grasp of the Great Recession and the global story of central bankers dating back to the 1650s, left many in the audience wanting to hear more.
"Neil has never ceased to surprise me in what he accomplishes," said his father, Co Irwin, owner of Irwin Ace Hardware on the east side. "I'm very pleased and amazed."
Irwin is a regular on television, serving as an economic analyst for MSNBC, CNBC and the PBS NewsHour.
He said he learned to love business as a teenager while working at the produce stand his father and mother, Nancy Irwin, opened next to their hardware store.
"Working in the hot sun, I never thought it could take people so long to pick out produce," he said jokingly.
He was editor of the school paper at McCracken Junior High School and editor of Norse News at Spartanburg High School, where he covered District 7 school board meetings and the school's state championship football teams in 1995 and 1996.
Irwin's interest in finance grew in high school when he enrolled in an Advanced Placement economics class.
After graduating from Spartanburg High in 1996, he attended St. Mary's College in Maryland and was editor in chief of the university's newspaper.
In 2000, Irwin graduated from St. Mary's and began a summer internship for the Washington Post's business section. He covered Internet companies and other dot-coms, as well as local business news.
After the internship, Irwin enrolled in graduate school at Columbia University in New York City. After graduating from Columbia in 2007, he returned to Washington D.C., where he now lives.
His daily blog explains the latest trends in economics, finance, and the policies that shape both.
To view Irwin's latest work, visit www.washingtonpost.com.


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Patriot Sector 5 2x2GB 2000MHz Cas 8 Review
Intel's Nehalem architecture went mainstream with the release of the Core i5/i7 just a few short months ago. Not only did the socket change from 1366 pins to 1156 pins, but the memory requirements changed as well, with triple channel memory being dropped from the socket 1156 line up. This leaves you with a dual or single channel configuration as your only options. Of course, performance is enhanced when running in dual channel mode. Even though the amount of channels was reduced, the voltage requirement of 1.65 volts is the same required for the socket 1366 processors. In the past, we had been used to DDR3 modules requiring 1.9 volts and higher for insane speeds and timings. The Intel specification put the kibosh on that and the memory manufacturers responded with sets that now do this with voltages that were unheard of last year. To this end, Patriot has put together the Viper II series Sector 5 modules that are designed to be run on the Intel Core i5 platform at 2000MHz with relatively tight 8-8-8-24 timings, all while using only 1.65 volts to achieve that goal. The Viper II series heatsink is noticeably different than the AOC design used on the Viper Series of Patriot modules. How this will impact cooling and ultimately performance is something I will have to explore.
Closer Look:
The retail packaging for the Patriot Viper II Sector 5 modules is a bit more elaborate than the traditional plastic clamshell. The front of the package contains an image of the DDR3 Sector 5 modules. Patriot has includes an activation key for the popular Futuremark benchmark 3DMark Vantage as an added bonus. The rear of the package is pretty spartan, containing contact information and pointing out the availability of free technical support in eight different languages. Along the bottom you see that the modules have a lifetime warranty, something that can come in handy after a benchmarking session gone wrong. The only mention of the modules' speed or model number is on a sticker on the bottom right hand side of the rear panel, showing that this set of memory has the model number PVV34G2000LLKB.
When you go to pull the modules from the box, you find that the modules are in a plastic clamshell indicative of a typical retail package. From the front, you get the same graphic as on the retail box. Flipping the package over, you get a view of the Sector 5 modules and the activation key for 3DMark Vantage. The manual opens up to provide some installation and trouble shooting tips.
What you notice right away is that the modules differ in appearance from the traditional Viper series. Gone are the Aluminum/Copper composite heatspreaders, replaced by an aluminum-only heatspreader design. These modules from Patriot are rated to run at 2000MHz with latencies of 8-8-8-24 at 1.65 volts to stay within the Intel specified maximum voltage. The modules feature an XMP profile for 2000MHz and ICs that are "presorted" in an effort to provide the best modules for the enthusiast. The heatspreaders have changed dramatically from the Viper series design with the modules taking on a more aggressive look. There are fewer cooling fins in total but the fins are larger and have some ribbing internally and externally across the fins instead of only externally. This ribbing increases the available surface area to promote better cooling.
The Patriot Viper II Sector 5 modules are a good looking set of modules that should add to the look of your build, but looks are only part of the equation; performance being the other. What good are looks if you can't perform? Let's see if the good looks translate into good performance.


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COSTA MESA, Calif. - April 2, 2002 - MGE UPS SYSTEMS, a global leader in high-availability power solutions, today introduced its new Topaz 800 power conditioners to its long standing Topaz power conditioning family. The new Topaz 800 removes damaging electrical noise and solves quality problems that wreak havoc with sensitive medical equipment, computer and process control systems, robotic systems and machinery. The Topaz 800 power conditioners remove electrical noise and protect against sags, surges and brownouts assuring clean conditioned power for the most sensitive and demanding of applications.
The Topaz units are available in sizes from small office models to floor or wall/panel mounted industrial units ranging in power ratings from 140 VA to 25kVA. Providing high quality power with inherent surge and lightning protection, noise and bi-directional harmonic filtering as well as superior isolation, the Topaz 800 is the ideal solution for any application that can be affected by noisy or poor quality power.
In computing and medical applications, unreliable power can cause corrupted and lost data as well as premature component failure. Historically, computers have used switch mode power supplies that often introduce harmonic currents onto the power lines. If the harmonic current is high enough, it can cause overheating and premature failure of conductors and transformers. To eliminate this problem, the Topaz 800 was designed with a special high "K-Factor" transformer that is capable of handling damaging harmonics without overheating. In addition, the power conditioners prevent any transient harmonics from being reinserted back onto the power lines - preventing possible damage to building wiring.
Featuring a unique ride-through capability, the Topaz 800 units generate their output voltage through a design that operates as a powerful stored energy oscillator. This enables the units to retain very tight regulation during loss of input voltage for up to one entire cycle. Additionally, with an input waveform distortion as high as 40 percent, the output of the Topaz 800 delivers a transient-free sinewave with no more than five percent distortion.
The new Topaz models also feature Variable Range Regulation (VRR) that extends the useable input voltage window, depending on the load. The VRR provides regulated voltage under extreme brownout conditions or surges up to 200 percent.
Designed with medical equipment in mind, the Topaz models carry the UL 544 listing for medical applications. Optional factory installed hospital grade receptacles are also available.
The new power conditioners feature power factor correction, harmonic attenuation, galvanic isolation, surge protection (UL 1449 rating 330v; ANSI/IEEE C62.41-Cat B3) and transverse mode noise attenuation. The units are rated at 200,000 hours Mean Time Between Failure (MTBF) and boast in excess of 93 percent efficiency at full load.
Available now, the Topaz 800 power conditioners start at $325 list. In addition, the units are covered under a ten-year core and coil warranty. For more information on MGE's Topaz 800 family or its other continuous power and protection solutions, visit MGE's web site at: www.mgeups.com
About MGE:
MGE UPS SYSTEMS is a global provider of power quality solutions designed to increase the availability and uptime of any mission-critical application or process. From desktop PCs to large Data Centers and telecommunication facilities to semiconductor manufacturing plants, MGE's UPS product and service solutions are deployed around the globe.
For over 35 years, MGE UPS SYSTEMS products have been the choice of the world's largest and most demanding companies and organizations. Always ready to satisfy new needs, MGE UPS SYSTEMS together with its 37 subsidiaries, 150 sales and customer service offices and production facilities in Europe, the USA and Asia as well as two R&D centers - in Grenoble, France and Costa Mesa, California, MGE can easily meet customer expectations throughout the world.
To learn more about MGE's innovative power protection solutions, visit MGE's web site at: www.mgeups.com or call MGE at 800-523-0142.


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A FARMER told the Prime Minister yesterday the floods will hit incomes in the agriculture industry for the next two years.
David Cameron was given a tour of Cote Lodge Farm, near Bampton, yesterday afternoon where he met Tim Hook and saw the impact the past month's rain has had in his Witney constituency.
The PM hoped there would be help for farmers in Oxfordshire affected by the flooding – and accepted criticisms not enough waterways had been dredged in recent years.
Standing in one of flooded fields as they were battered by wind and rain, Mr Hook told Mr Cameron damage to thousands of acres of crops in the county will take until at least the winter of 2015 to recover. And he confided he is facing a substantial loss to his business.
Mr Hook said the PM made no specific promises to him, but said he hoped he would consider some of the ideas he put forward.
Mr Cameron told the Oxford Mail farmers in the county could benefit from a £10m pot that was being put aside to help farmers across the UK.
Mr Cameron said: "First of all, we have got to get back to sensible use of dredging. The pendulum has swung too far against dredging in the late 1990s, but we will change that.
He said there had been some dredging, such as under the bridge on Bridge Street in Witney.
"Actually the reasons why Witney has not flooded nearly as bad as last time is that, this time, dredging was done under the bridge," he said.
"So more dredging is part of the answer.
"We are also going to provide this £10m fund to provide farmers like Mr Hook, whose farm has been under water for week after week, and sadly year after year.
"The £10m is for farmers across the country and it is there to help farmers who have land under water and make the land good again when the water has receded. I think Oxfordshire will get help.
"Thames Valley has been one of the worst affected areas and farmers have had to put up with their land being covered in water week after week."
Mr Cameron also said yesterday he may ask the European Union to pick up some of the bill to deal with the nation's flooding problems.
He said there were drawbacks to the European Solidarity Fund, but promised to "look at it" after a cabinet row broke out over whether or not to ask for cash.
But Mr Hook said more needed to be done to dredge waterways.
He said: "He listened to our concerns and issues about how we are struggling and he seemed to get the point I was trying to get across. We just hope there will be action and he will carry through with our ideas.
"We need better management of the major watercourses – desilting, some dredging, culvert cleaning – which has been absent for 30 years."
He added: "We expect flooding for about two to three weeks a year, but when it is standing for eight weeks and longer, it becomes very difficult for us."
Farmers across Oxfordshire agreed with the sentiment.
Paul Caudwell, from Cross Trees Farm, in Sutton Courtenay, said he had met his MP Ed Vaizey to talk about how he has around 200 acres of flooded farmland.
"When you are growing arable crops like wheat, if it's under water for more than 10 days it's dead, that's it," he said. "We have probably lost around 180 acres of wheat and we are just going to have to take that hit."
- Major Rob Futter, with Ian Hudspeth, centre, Oxfordshire County Council leader, and Matthew Barber, Vale of White Horse Council leader, oversee the work
WORK started last night on a 750m-long concrete wall in South Hinksey to hold back the water.
Eighty military personnel were deployed to South Hinksey from Dalton Barracks to help move the 2.5-tonne blocks into place along the southern side of the village.
Environment Agency staff are co-ordinating the operation from a temporary command centre in the village hall and work is expected to last until tomorrow.
- The troops get to work
Firefighters are also at the scene to pump water out of the village, over the metre-high wall, if necessary.
As a result of the operation, the Devil's Backbone pathway will be closed and a brook will have to be dammed.


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AMS hosts Betty Jane France Humanitarian Award Finalist
Atlanta Motor Speedway hosted 2013 Betty Jane France Humanitarian Award Finalist Duncan Dobie on Oct. 10 with an exclusive behind-the-scenes tour of the facility capped with a ride in the official AMS pace car around the famed 1.54 mile track. Dobie is vying for a $100,000 donation from the NASCAR Foundation on his behalf to Camp Sunshine.
A native of Marietta, Georgia, Dobie has served as a summer camp counselor, photographer, swimming teacher, lifeguard and supervisor on fishing, rafting and snow-skiing trips at Camp Sunshine in Decatur, Georgia over the past 30 years. He has helped in fundraising efforts and has made a significant impact on the success of the camp.
As one of four finalists, Dobie will receive a minimum $25,000 donation from
The NASCAR Foundation with the national award winner, based on fan vote, receiving a $100,000 donation. Voting will take place online at www.NASCAR.com/award and will run until midnight on Dec. 5. The winner will be announced at the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Awards in Las Vegas on Dec. 6.
"Atlanta Motor Speedway, through Speedway Children's Charities, has been a supporter of Camp Sunshine over the years," said Atlanta Motor Speedway President and General Manager Ed Clark, "and we want to help raise the awareness of Duncan's efforts among area NASCAR fans as well as across the Atlanta metro area."
The Betty Jane France Humanitarian Award is given annually to one dedicated NASCAR fan that has made a profound impact on children in his or her local community.
Camp Sunshine enriches the lives of Georgia's children with cancer and their families through year round recreational, education and support programs.
For more information, visit www.atlantamotorspeedway.com or call the AMS Ticket Office at (877) 9-AMS-TIX or (770) 946-4211.