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Treatment News
October 2004
Statins to Treat HIV?Statins are a widely prescribed group of drugs used to treat high cholesterol. Sometimes, statins are also given to HIV-positive individuals to treat lipodystrophy. A recent report in the Journal of Experimental Medicine (200, p. 541, 2004) describes how statins may actually fight HIV. Researchers initially did several studies in test tubes and mice showing that statins inhibited HIV infection. The researchers then examined the effect of one statin, Mevacor, in 6 patients with chronic and stable HIV infection who were not taking HIV medications. After taking Mevacor once a day for 1 month, all of the patients experienced a decrease in HIV viral load and an increase in T cells. These positive effects reversed once patients stopped taking Mevacor. The results suggest that different types of drugs, perhaps with fewer side effects than HIV medications, may be useful in the fight against HIV. However, this was a very small study and larger studies must be done to look at the effects of combining statins and HIV medications.
Grapefruit Juice Warnings Continue
New Treatments for PainNeuropathy is a condition where people experience nerve damage, muscle weakness, pain and numbness. Typically peripheral nerves, such as those in the arms and legs, are affected. Some types of HIV medications, particularly the nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors (NRTIs or "nukes") can make this condition worse. In HIV-positive patients with this condition, blood levels of a natural substance called acetyl-L-carnitine (ALCAR) tend to be lower. In a study published in the journal AIDS (18, p. 1549, 2004), 21 HIV-positive patients with HIV-related neuropathy took ALCAR by mouth twice a day for up to 33 months. Skin biopsies from the leg were taken every 6 to 12 months to assess nerve damage. For most of the patients, ALCOR lessened neuropathy pain and caused regrowth of nerves.
Acupuncture could be another potential treatment for neuropathy. This traditional Chinese therapy involves putting very thin needles into the skin at certain points on the body to produce energy flow. Though is it frequently used to treat chronic pain, its effect on HIV-related problems is unknown. In a study described in The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine (10:3, p. 449, 2004), 21 patients with HIV-related neuropathy underwent 10 acupuncture sessions over a 5-week period. Patients reported a dramatic decrease in pain, aching, burning, tingling and numbness.
In Houston, the American College of Acupuncture & Oriental Medicine (ACAOM) has partnered with Montrose Clinic to offer acupuncture to the clinic patients. ACAOM faculty members have begun treating patients with HIV/AIDS-related symptoms including neuropathy, depression and other related disorders. Initial treatments have been very encouraging, with many experiencing relief of symptoms. For more information regarding ACAOM, visit www.acaom.edu. For more information about the Montrose Clinic, visit www.montroseclinic.org or call 713-830-3000.
Breast Enlargement in MenAbout 2% to 3% of HIV-positive men have a condition called gynecomastia (pronounced guy-ni-ko-MAS-tee-uh), which means abnormal breast enlargement. This condition can also occur in HIV-negative men during puberty or when men are elderly or overweight. In addition, certain medications, including street drugs, can cause this condition. A study published in the journal AIDS (18:9, p. 1347, 2004) shows that the HIV medications Zerit and Videx may cause gynecomastia. When 47 HIV-positive men with gynecomastia were examined, researchers found that a large percentage of these men were taking one of these drugs. However, another report published in The Breast Journal (10:3, p. 244, 2004) suggests a link between gynecomastia and the HIV medication Sustiva. The report describes 5 men with gynecomastia who were all taking Sustiva. Plus, the gynecomastia improved after the patients stopped taking Sustiva. While these 2 studies suggest that certain HIV medications could be responsible for gynecomastia, both studies were very small. HIV-positive people who experience this type of side effect should discuss concerns with their healthcare providers.
Treatment for DiarrheaExcessive diarrhea and wasting are not that common in the US, but are major problems in developing countries. These problems can also cause decreased absorption of HIV medications into the body, resulting in virus that can become resistant to those HIV medications. A study conducted in Brazil and published in the journal Clinical Infectious Diseases (38, p. 1764, 2004) looked at 41 patients with AIDS who had diarrhea and/or wasting. Patients were randomly assigned (by chance, like flipping a coin) to receive a nutritional supplement or a placebo by mouth for 7 days. The supplement given was either glutamine or alanyl-glutamine, which is a more stable form of glutamine. This was a "double-blind" study, meaning that both patients and healthcare workers did not know which treatment each patient was receiving. Patients taking glutamine or alanyl-glutamine experienced less diarrhea and had higher blood levels of HIV medications compared with patients taking a placebo. These results show that taking glutamine (or alanyl-glutamine) in combination with HIV medications may help people with HIV/AIDS, especially in developing countries.
Giving Kids a Fighting Chance
High Risk of Anal CancerAnal cancer is a very real risk for HIV-positive people, especially for men who have sex with men. In addition to HIV, human papillomavirus (HPV), a common sexually transmitted disease, also increases this risk. However, a recent study published in the journal AIDS (18, p. 1561, 2004) explains how other types of infections in the anus can also increase the risk of anal cancer. When researchers examined 199 men and women, both HIV-positive and HIV-negative, they found that in addition to HIV and HPV, infections like herpes simplex virus, cytomegalovirus (CMV), Epstein-Barr virus, or gonorrhea increased this risk.
Typically, the "Pap" smear is used to identify abnormal cells that may indicate the development of certain types of cancer, including cervical and anal cancer. The cells are examined for abnormal changes referred to as "precancerous lesions," meaning that if they are not treated, these early lesions could develop into cancer. Another way to screen for anal cancer is to perform an anoscopy. This type of exam involves using a short lighted scope to look into the anal canal. A biopsy, or tissue sample, can then be removed and examined for abnormal changes. A study in the journal Clinical Infectious Diseases (38, p. 1490, 2004) examined 153 HIV-positive and HIV-negative men who have sex with men and compared ways to detect these precancerous lesions. Researchers found that Pap smears, while cheaper to perform, were less accurate when compared with results from the biopsy. Any HIV-positive person with an abnormal Pap smear should discuss having an anoscopy and tissue biopsy performed to rule out anal cancer or precancerous lesions.
Niacin for DyslipidemiaDyslipidemia (abnormal levels of fats in the blood) occurs in many HIV-positive people and may be a side effect of HIV medications. The vitamin supplement niacin has been studied as a treatment for dyslipidemia, but it can cause side effects such as skin flushing and early signs of diabetes. However, a study published in the journal Clinical Infectious Diseases (39, p. 419, 2004) examined the effect of an extended-release form of niacin. This version of niacin may have fewer side effects because it is released into the body at a slower and more even rate. In this study, 14 HIV-positive patients with dyslipidemia who were taking HIV medications took the extended-release niacin for 14 weeks. Patients also received nutritional counseling. Blood levels of cholesterol and triglycerides (a type of fat that travels in the blood) were dramatically lowered following the niacin treatment. In general, the extended-release version was safe and well tolerated. Some patients experienced skin flushing, but aspirin alleviated the flushing and symptoms typically stopped after 10 weeks of niacin treatment. However, some patients did have early signs of diabetes. The extended-release niacin may be option for HIV-positive patients with dyslipidemia, but it may not be safe in patients with diabetes or early signs of diabetes.
CMV: A Marker of Disease Progression?
Co-Infection ComplicationsUsual treatment for chronic hepatitis C is 6 months to 1 year of pegylated (longer-lasting) or standard interferon combined with ribavirin. Relapse (return) of hepatitis C virus (HCV) occurs in about 15% to 20% of patients who are HCV-positive but HIV-negative. For patients co-infected with both HIV and HCV, the rate of relapse is unknown. In a study published in the journal AIDS Research and Human Retroviruses (20:4, p. 351, 2004), 58 co-infected patients who began the study with undetectable levels of HCV (after successful treatment) were followed to see if and when they relapsed. Within 6 months, 33% of the co-infected patients had relapsed, a number dramatically higher than for those patients who had just HCV. Because of these findings, the authors recommend that future studies examine treating co-infected patients for a longer period of time as a way to lessen the risk of relapse.
Recently, the New York-based HIV advocacy organization, Treatment Action Group, released a report titled, "Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) and HIV/HCV Coinfection: A Critical Review of Research and Treatment." This report reviews the epidemiology, transmission, diagnosis and treatment guidelines for patients with hepatitis C and for patients co-infected with HIV and HCV. In addition, HCV drug development is also discussed. This report is available online at www.aidsinfonyc.org/tag/coinf/hcv2004.
Get Vaccinated!
Triple PI Therapy for SalvageResearchers report in the Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes (36, p. 921, 2004) that an HIV treatment consisting of 3 protease inhibitors (PIs) may help salvage patients. These patients require new types of treatments because they have taken many HIV medications in the past and their HIV has developed resistance to these drugs. After 24 weeks, the combination of Invirase, Agenerase and Norvir plus nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors (NRTIs or "nukes") decreased viral load and increased T-cell count. Diarrhea was a common side effect but was controlled with medications. Unfortunately, adherence was a major problem with this combination because patients had to take 13 pills twice a day, not including the nukes. In fact, 4 out of the 11 patients in this study dropped out because of poor adherence. However, with a new version of Invirase being developed and the recent re-creation of Agenerase as Lexiva, the pill burden may be significantly decreased, making this treatment combination easier to take in the future.
Effects of Smoking on Cervical Cancer Risk
The good news is that potent combination HIV therapy (HAART) is linked to regression, or improvement, of precancerous lesions in the cervix. HIV-positive women are at a greater risk for developing these lesions and, if not treated, these lesions can develop into cervical cancer. A study published in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute (96:14, p. 1070, 2004) compared rates of cervical lesion regression before and after HAART became available several years ago. The researchers found that the chances of regression improved after HAART became available. In addition, higher T-cell counts (probably as a result of HIV treatment) were linked to regression. However, the rate of improvement was still lower in HIV-positive women compared with HIV-negative women. HIV-positive women, even those taking HAART, should have regular gynecologic exams.
Pneumococcal Disease: Is it Still a Threat?A study published in the journal Clinical Infectious Diseases (38, p. 1632, 2004) reported that even with the availability of potent combination HIV therapy (HAART), HIV-positive individuals are still at risk for pneumococcal (pronounced new-moe-KAW-kul) disease. In fact, when researchers examined medical records from people treated at their hospital for pneumococcal disease between 1996 and 2002, they found that HIV-positive people were 60 times more likely to get this potentially life-threatening disease compared with the general population. However, only one-third of the patients were being treated with HAART and most had a detectable viral load.
Getting vaccinated against pneumococcal disease is recommended for all young children and HIV-positive individuals. However, some vaccines don't work in HIV-positive people because of a suppressed immune system. A study published in the Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology (92, p. 558, 2004) examined 41 HIV-positive children (taking HAART) and 95 HIV-negative children, all of whom received the pneumococcal vaccine. The HIV-positive children did respond to the vaccine, as shown by increased levels of specific antibodies. The vaccine worked the best in HIV-positive children with lower viral loads and higher T-cell counts.
Breathing ProblemsPulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is a health condition where there is high blood pressure in the pulmonary artery, a major blood vessel in the lungs. Though somewhat rare, PAH affects HIV-positive individuals more frequently than the general population and can be life-threatening. Symptoms of PAH includes shortness of breath (especially during exercise), chest pain and fainting episodes. The exact cause of PAH is unknown, but it can sometimes be inherited from a family member. In addition, certain medications, particularly diet pills such as Fen-Phen (a combination of fenfluramine and phentermine that was taken off the market several years ago) may cause this condition. To make matters worse, treating PAH in HIV-positive people is more complicated because many of the PAH medications interact with HIV medications. A drug called epoprostenol, combined with potent combination HIV therapy, may improve survival in those patients with PAH. HIV-positive people who experience any of these symptoms should immediately contact their healthcare provider. As always, discussing any other drugs (over-the-counter, herbal, or prescription) with a healthcare provider is very important. Guidelines on PAH were published in the July 2004 supplement issue of the journal Chest (126:1).
Fuzeon RecommendationsRecommendations published in the journal AIDS (18, p. 1137, 2004) suggest taking the HIV medication Fuzeon only when T-cell counts are over 100 and viral load is below 100,000 copies. The risks of pneumonia and skin reactions at the injection site must also be considered when taking Fuzeon. For more information, see The CFA's Fuzeon fact sheet online at www.centerforaids.org/rita/facts/fuzeon.pdf.
Videx + Viread Interactions
FDA Bits
Hepatitis Caution With VireadNew precautions have been added to the labeling for Viread. Though Viread has activity against both HIV and hepatitis B, the safety and effectiveness of Viread in patients co-infected with HIV and hepatitis B has not been established, according to the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Severe flare-ups of hepatitis B can occur in co-infected patients when they stop taking Viread. Liver function should be monitored closely for at least several months in these patients after stopping Viread.
Reyataz Update
For more information, see the CFA's fact sheet on Reyataz at www.centerforaids.org/rita/facts/reyataz.pdf.
Fewer Pills for ViraceptA new 625-mg formulation of the HIV protease inhibitor Viracept is now available. Patients taking this new version only need to take 2 pills twice daily instead of 5 pills twice a day using the previous 250-mg formulation. Viracept should be taken with a meal. For more information, see The CFA's fact sheet for Viracept at www.centerforaids.org/rita/facts/viracept.pdf.
New Fixed-Dose CombinationsIn August, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved 2 fixed-dose combinations of existing HIV medications. These new combinations are Epzicom (Ziagen + Epivir) from GlaxoSmithKline and Truvada (Viread + Emtriva) from Gilead Sciences, Inc. These new combinations are taken as 1 pill, once a day. They must still be taken with other HIV medications but do provide patients with simpler options for their HIV therapy.
Sculptra ApprovedIn August, The Food and Drug Administration approved Sculptra, an injectable filler to correct facial lipoatrophy (loss of fat) in HIV-positive people. Sculptra stimulates the production of the body's own skin proteins to help fill in where fat has been lost. Treatment with Sculptra may need to be repeated to maintain results. Common side effects include redness, swelling and bruising at the injection site, as well as the possibility at the injection sites of developing small nodules that usually can be felt but not seen. Sculptra is very expensive and community members are working with Aventis/Dermik, the manufacturer, on a patient assistance program. Most health insurance companies do not yet cover Sculptra treatment, even though it is approved as a corrective, not cosmetic, therapy.
AIDS Fraud ContinuesWarning letters were issued by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the products Eurocel (www.myhealthfirst.com) and Viralsol (www.viralsol.com) claiming to be therapeutic against HIV (and other diseases) with no clinical data to support the claims. These products are not approved by the FDA and may be dangerous to your health.
This article was provided by The Center for AIDS Information & Advocacy. It is a part of the publication HIV Treatment ALERTS!. Visit CFA's website to find out more about their activities and publications.


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A quick look at your weekend options. For more ideas, go to www.StarNewsPlay.com or www.StarNewsOnline.com/WAE.
Saturday – Budweiser Wing Fling fundraiser
Fling together spicy sauce, sand, beer and a chicken-wing contest that pits local celebrities against fraternity boys and you've got yourself a pretty good time.
The 17th annual Budweiser Wing Fling will match WECT's Jon Evans and Z 107.5 FM's "Foz in the Morning" host Jason Fosdick against four "Greeks" (UNCW fraternity presidents) in a race to see how many Buffalo Wild Wings chicken wings they can eat in six minutes.
Moist towelettes will be in high demand.
Also, seven area restaurants also will compete for bragging rights and the titles of Judge's and People's Choice awards – both $1,000 prizes.
About 2,000 people are expected to show out for the event, a fundraiser sponsored by Pi Sigma Epsilon, a fraternity of business students at the University of North Carolina Wilmington.
Wing things: The Wing Fling runs from
11 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Cape Fear Boulevard at the boardwalk in Carolina Beach. VIP ticket holders can enter at 11 a.m. to beat the lines.
Cape Fear Boulevard will be blocked off near the boardwalk, and there will be live music on stage all day, including Virginia Southern rock band the Hackens Boys and local jam band Nautilus.
Admission is $15 and includes samples from seven participating Wing Fling restaurants. Early VIP entrance tickets are $20 and include a bonus sample from an amateur wing team. Advance purchase is required. Proceeds go to Wilmington's Residential Adolescent Achievement Place, Delta Tau chapter of Pi Sigma Epsilon, Step up for Soldiers, and Federal Help Point Center.
Vendors: Elijah's, Halligans's Public House, Might As Well Bar & Grill (MAWbar), Kickback Jack's, The Dive Food & Spirits, Rucker John's Restaurant, amateur wing team 8 point Bar-b-que (CQ), Cheerwine, Budweiser, Buffalo Wild Wings Grill & Bar, Fuzzy Peach Frozen Yogurt Bar, Jimmy John's
Flavors: Get ready for some typical and not-so-typical wing flavors. Some restaurants use the Wing Fling to try out new recipes while others, like Elijah's, are repeat winners with traditional recipes.
Keep an eye – or your taste buds – out for Kickback Jack's. The College Road sports bar debuted its wings at the festival last year and won the People's Choice award.
For details or to purchase tickets, go to www.WilmingtonWingFling.com.
Saturday & Sunday – Poplar Grove's Herb and Garden Fair
One of the area's largest and longest-running garden events is often called a rite of spring. This year marks the 21st gardening extravaganza held at the historic site on U.S. 17 at the New Hanover/Pender county line. 10200 U.S. 17 N. in Wilmington.
The grounds of Poplar Grove Plantation will be overgrown with organic herbs, edible flowers, bonsai, bedding plants, native trees, topiaries and organic fertilizer – as well as items like bird baths, herbal soaps, teas and hand-crafted lawn chairs.
Admission is $5 for adults and free for children aged 12 and under who are accompanied by an adult. The fee, which benefits the Poplar Grove foundation, is good for the entire weekend and includes most classes.
The weekend kicks off at 9 a.m. Saturday with a Bird & Nature Hike through Abbey Nature Preserve with Coastal Plain Conservation Group director Andy Wood. Fair attendees can also learn about landscaping, raising backyard chickens, making herbal salves, growing tomatoes and attracting backyard birds, among other topics. Classes meet in the Cultural Arts Center Barn. Plan on arriving a few minutes early.
To read more, check StarNews gardening writer Katie Elzer-Peter's preview. For a full schedule, go to www.PoplarGrove.com or call 686-9518.
Friday – Fourth Friday Gallery Night
If you haven't been to a Fourth Friday Gallery Night yet this year because it's been cold and rainy, this Friday should be a good time to welcome spring and see some new work by local artists.
From 6 to 9 p.m., the self-guided walk features exhibitions of work by local artists and wine- and hors-d'oeuvres-filled receptions.
This Friday, check out winners of the Wilmington Art Association's past Spring Art Shows at the Hannah Block Community Arts Center (120 S. Second St.), new works by Acme Art Studios artists (711 N. Fifth Ave.) warehouse or the paintings of Ann Parks McCray (her "Catching the Morning Breeze" is pictured above) at New Elements Gallery (201 Princess St.).
Details: Read StarNews visual arts writer Justin Lacy's Fourth Friday preview or go to www.ArtsCouncilOfWilmington.org.
Friday & Saturday – Back to the Beach Car Show
You're not likely to find vintage Alfa Romeos at this beach-side gathering of automobile enthusiasts and collectors, but you will see some classic American muscle cars.
The Sun Coast Cruisers club will host its annual Back to the Beach Car Show at the Fort Fisher State Recreation Area at 118 Riverfront Road in Kure Beach.
The group is involved in a wide variety of service projects, raises money for charitable organizations and sponsors a college scholarship.
As in past years, the event kicks off at 6:30 p.m. Friday with a cruise from the Carolina Beach Food Lion parking lot near Snow's Cut Bridge to Fort Fisher, where the club will host a free social. Gates open at 8 a.m. Saturday rain or shine. Events include a poker walk, 50-50 raffle and awards presentation. The Coco-Loco Band will take the stage at about 11:30 a.m.
For a complete schedule, visit www.BackToTheBeachCarShow.com.
All Weekend – Watch Wilmington-filmed 'Revolution' online
For those of you longing to stay indoors in your jammies for just one more weekend before the warm weather arrives in earnest, here's an excuse to do just that.
On Monday, March 25, the locally shot series returns to NBC at 10 p.m. Before it does, refresh those hazy memories of the first 10 episodes at NBC.com/Revolution. Check out the interactive map, which tracks the characters' journey thus far or play "Survival: Fact or Fiction," a quiz that tests whether you have what it takes to survive.
For more on the show's local shoots, visit www.StarNewsOnline.com/Revolution.


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Sweeping vistas, steep cliffs and a silence that is only interrupted by the angry waves that crash against the rocks. It is quite obvious why Cape Good Hope was originally named 'Storm Cape' by Portuguese explorer Bartolomeu Diaz, the first European to sail by here in 1488. In the 15th century ships often ran into trouble in this region.
It is here at Cape Good Hope that Cape Town's history begins. As ship traffic to and from Asia grew in the 17th century, there was a need for a supply station where ships could replenish their supplies en route. In name of the East Indian Company, Dutch sailor Jan van Riebeeck and 90 settlers disembarked at Table Bay in 1652. Slowly but surely the East Indian Company built a settlement that grew into a residential colony, which finally became known as Cape Town.
The drive from Cape Town to Cape Good Hope is beautiful. The cape is part of Table Mountain National Park, a nature reserve with a great diversity of flora and fauna and many beautiful hiking routes. Bird watching fans will be in heaven: the region is home to more than 250 bird species. The entrance to the park is still 12 kilometres from Cape Point, the best known spot of Cape Good Hope. This impressive cliff boasts a large platform with a spectacular ocean view.
Here you will also find the landmark lighthouse dating back to 1859. The construction of this lighthouse was much needed as visibility around the Cape (especially during fog) was and still can be quite poor. No less than 23 ships have sunk here, including the legendary ghost ship The Flying Dutchman that perished in 1641. Legend says that this phantom ship still haunts the Cape during stormy weather.
Fortunately there is also a less ghostly Flying Dutchman: the cable car that carries visitors from the parking lot to the lighthouse, 249 metres above sea level. Between June and November whales are often spotted from Cape Point. There are also several shipwrecks nearby. The remains of various ships can be seen from Olifantsbos Point and Buffels Bay.


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New York — A growth in membership and personal training revenue as well as a low attrition rate highlighted the second quarter 2008 results for Town Sports International (TSI).
TSI's revenue increased 8 percent to $129.4 million in the second quarter compared to $119.8 million during the same period last year. Revenue at clubs operated by TSI for more than 12 months increased 3.2 percent during the second quarter. Revenue for the first six months of 2008 increased 8.7 percent to $255.7 million compared to $235.1 million during the same period last year.
The 3.2 percent monthly attrition rate in second quarter 2008 improved from the levels of attrition in second quarter 2007.
"We are pleased to have delivered another quarter of solid results, and, despite the difficult economic environment, we are able to reaffirm our 2008 guidance," TSI CEO Alex Alimanestianu said in a July conference call with analysts.
Membership dues increased 8.2 percent to $101.4 million, and personal training revenue grew 7.9 percent to $16.7 million in the second quarter. TSI has 517,000 members.
Net income was $6.8 million for the quarter compared to a net income of $6.4 million for second quarter 2007. Net income for the first six months of 2008 was $11.6 million compared to $2.6 million for the first six months of 2007. The increase was due primarily to the loss on extinguishment of debt of $7.4 million recorded in the six months ended June 30, 2007.
TSI expects total revenue for 2008 to be between $510 million and $520 million, representing 8 percent to 10 percent growth over 2007. TSI estimates it will invest between $90 million and $95 million in capital expenditures this year. This amount includes about $21 million to upgrade existing clubs, $9 million to support and enhance information systems, and $6 million for the construction of a new regional laundry facility in TSI's New York Sports Clubs market.
TSI expects to open 11 clubs and close four clubs in 2008. As of June 30, TSI had opened five clubs and closed three clubs.
This month, TSI raised dues of existing members, which Alimanestianu estimates will increase monthly membership revenue by about $600,000.
Alimanestianu praised TSI's new membership consultant hiring and compensation plan for freeing general managers to focus more on the customer aspects of the business and less on directing membership sales activities. The plan is in place at most Washington Sports Clubs and a few others. TSI also has a new general manager training program in the New York and Boston areas that was scheduled to be in place in all clubs by this month.
During the second quarter, TSI tested an energy management and reductions program in 10 clubs. Alimanestianu said he expects to expand the program to another 25 clubs by the end of the year. The energy management system monitors how much energy is used at a club on an hourly basis. TSI can remotely control settings on all aspects of the club, from the HVAC to the sauna to lighting. The cost to install the system is $50,000 per club, according to Dan Gallagher, TSI's chief financial officer.


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By John Goralski
Sports Wrtier
The Lady Knights had a lot to cheer about when they cracked the top 15 at last year's Class L championship race. It marked the first time that the girls team out-shadowed the boys at the finish line. It marked a shift in the program's expectations and fulfilled the prediction of their coach when he first took the reigns for the Southington program.
It was with a sense of satisfaction that Coach Rich Niro addressed his team at the banquet. Move over boys, he said to his underclassmen. The Southington girls are the ones to beat.
"When I came to town, people told me that Southington girls will never be runners. They told me that they're not tough enough," Niro said with a sly grin. "I'm sorry. I'm seeing something completely different. I told the freshman boys team that they should watch out. On paper, our girls are a better team to watch."
There you have it. The coach threw down the gauntlet, and the Lady Knights were eager for their chance to prove him right.
The Lady Knights burst into the state spotlight in 2012 when their underclassmen edged Simsbury at a freshman race in early September, and they never returned to the shadows. They scored their first winning season in years with a 4-3 record in the challenging CCC West. They went on to score five runners in the top 100 at the Class LL championships with two more finishing just outside that first level.
But the Knights weren't depleted by graduation. They entered the off-season with a strong core of proven runners and a hunger to take the next step. Southington returns six of their top seven runners from last season's team, and there's an excitement bubbling just beneath the surface.
"We're excited about what we want to do," said Niro. "They know what they have here. They knew what they need to do. They are exciting to coach because they are so focused on what they can do, and they're working together to see what they can bring to this team. We're going to be good."
How good remains to be seen. Last year, the underclassmen relied on a strong core of veterans to lead the workouts and pace them at varsity meets. Only one finished the season in the top group, but Niro said that the team would not have performed as well without them.
That's Niro's biggest question as opening day looms.
"We had such a great senior class last year, but they sort of got overshadowed by the sheer talent and abilities of those young kids—the sophomore and the freshmen," said the coach. "Now, it's time for them to step up and lead us. Last year, they were able to follow some good kids and run great. Now, we need them to lead us."
If the off-season workouts are any indication, they'll do just fine.
Senior co-captain Lindsey Starr, Nicole Cova, and Abigael Guthrie took the reigns, and each will play a pivotal role as Southington tries to build on last season's success. On the course, junior Megan Albert returns to set the pace. Last year, Albert cracked the top 50 as a sophomore at the Class L championship race, and Niro expects her times to drop as a junior.
Juniors Amanda Hamel and Christina Trovato both finished in the top 80 last year. Sophomores Jami Pliego and Lauren Perkowski both scored in the postseason as freshman, while junior Raquel Romano finished just outside the top 100.
In addition, sophomores like Gabby Napoli and freshmen like Catherine Myers are already pushing their way into the front group at early time trials. Katherine Mellitt and Julia Reilly both have legitimate claims for a varsity spot, and that's why Niro is so excited at the start of the season.
"Those top five from last year might not necessarily be our top team this year, and that's exciting," said the coach. "They've already got me looking to see the best finishes we've ever had at the state meet and what that means for us. Can we be the best Southington High School girls team in our school's history? They want to be."
It won't be easy. Southington's schedule is littered with established powerhouse programs. Conard is returning four seniors from last year's team that scored a top 10 finish at the state open. Simsbury is a perennial state open qualifier, and Hall has a great tradition.
Niro is going to try to challenge his lineup. He's going to rest runners in some races and push runners in other contests. It's designed to give everyone a shot at performing and challenging enough to build a championship level team by season's end.
"Let's see how we match up against them. Let's see what we have at the end of the season when some of these young legs get some more experience," said Niro. "The only question I have is how we will compete. I'm not sure how we'll compete at the top level. I don't know if we can put somebody in the front pack, but we've never had to worry about that before. We were always trying to fight for the ninth or 10th spot in the conference, but now we're looking at girls that might be competing in the top five or so. That's exciting."
No matter who rises to the top, Niro said it will be a team effort. The chemistry has never been better. The work ethic has never been stronger…but the goals have never been bigger.
"It's going to be fun to watch them show what Southington girls can do as runners," said Niro. "We're excited, and their excitement is breeding even more excitement. To have a girls group that gets along this well and are willing to work together to challenge one another beyond what they think they can handle? They're a very fun team, and I think it's going to be a fun team for people to come and watch."
These girls are ready to go the distance.
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This Positive Life: A Trailblazer Still Marches Forward
December 12, 2012
Gil Kudrin grew up with HIV. He was diagnosed in the early '80s at only 18 years old, and has outlived many of his peers. At 53 years old, he has marched with ACT UP, helped found Nightsweats & T-Cells (which employs HIV-positive people and gives them work skills and experience) and has raised two young, homeless boys as his own sons.
Believe it or not, he still takes the first HIV medication, Retrovir (zidovudine, AZT) -- he experiences no side effects, has not developed resistance and sees no reason to stop. As he would say, "If it isn't broke, don't fix it." What Gil does think needs fixing: this country's public health response to HIV, and through a life that has seen loss, happiness and everything in between, he is still a fighter who is devoted to helping others who are affected by HIV.
My name is Gilbert Kudrin. I go by Gil. I'm from Cleveland, Ohio. I'm a 53-year-old, gay man. I have full-blown AIDS. I actually have been HIV positive since 1979. The second time I went to a gay bar, I met a guy who I fell in love with, who was about five or six years older than me. He has since passed away of AIDS. I didn't realize that when I thought he was off on business trips in New York City, he was actually at the bathhouses, or in the bars.
Very early on in our relationship, he got very ill and nobody could figure out what was wrong with him. He was in the hospital for about a month and a half, and he was in intensive care. They did an ileostomy on him, because they thought he had Crohn's disease. It turned out, he probably had CMV colitis. About a month or two after he got out of the hospital, I got very ill. My best friend was a doctor. I worked in a hospital for almost 20 years. He kept doing blood work on me and kept saying, "There's something really bizarre, wrong with you. And I can't figure it out. I've never seen anything like this."
In 1981, I can remember sitting in my apartment. By then I had broken up with this guy. I was watching the evening news, and I heard about what was then called GRID: gay-related immunodeficiency syndrome. I was like, "I'm going to die." I had already started experiencing really bad night sweats. I had swollen glands for several years. I was constantly getting staph infections, strep throat. Working in a hospital, I was exposed to a lot of pathogens that most people would not be exposed to. I worked in the maintenance department and was going to school at night to become an engineer. So that was how I figured out I had AIDS.
At that point, did you know anyone else who was sick? Did you feel like you were the only person besides these five or 10 men in Los Angeles?
Well, we started talking about it. We had a dialogue about it, because Cleveland at the time had one of the top 10 discos in the United States. It was a place called Tracks, and it was like the most fun. It was on par with Studio 54. For years, it was voted one of the top 10 discos in the United States. So we got people from New York coming to party, Montreal, Chicago. There was kind of this whole circuit. They would stay for the weekend, and then they would leave.
So what did you think? How did you feel when you first realized?
I did one of the healthy things you could do then: I participated in a lot of denial, because there wasn't anything else you could do. And I was like this super athlete. I was running 10 miles a day, five days a week. I'd get really sick, and then the infections would clear up and I'd go back to running.
But I was studying psychology, too. It was always something that was interesting to me. I had started as a psych major. I did a lot of visualization when I was running, stuff like that, that we knew about; and just visualized that I was destroying this disease in me while I was doing this running and stuff. I think that was important.
Who was the first person that you told? How did you first start talking about it?
I called a friend of mine. I was a volunteer at the Free Medical Clinic in Cleveland. We have two big, free medical clinics. The one I volunteered at was the one on the east side of Cleveland, on East 123rd and Euclid. It was set up by the same people who set up the Free Medical Clinic in Haight Ashbury. I worked the crisis intervention hotline and I was totally into the scene. Really cool people to work with, and I made friends with a lot of people in the system.
There was a free medical clinic on the west side of Cleveland. One of my friends, who happened to be a Haitian man, ran the lab in that free clinic. So, when the test first came out, I called him and I said, "Randy, I think I'm HIV positive, but I don't know if I should get tested or not."
He said, "I'm having a really hard time keeping the state from getting at my records. There's nothing we can do: There's no medication; there's no treatment. All they're going to do is tell you you have this disease, you're going to die, and probably really soon, so just go home and get your affairs in order and get ready to die." He was like, "I don't think it's a really healthy idea to get tested."
I was still working in the hospital at the time, and we were seeing a lot of HIV patients. So, fast-forward a year or two, and AZT becomes generally available. And I was in the hospital again. My mother worked in the same hospital as I did. She worked in intensive care.
I was being admitted, and I went up and talked to her and said, "I'm going to my room."
She came up to my room after I had gotten settled and she said, "There's medication now. You should go get tested when we get you out of here. It's time."
She knew I was gay. I was out about being gay since I was like in seventh grade. So it was just a conversation: "You're gay. There's a good chance you have been exposed to this. And now there's medicine, so let's go take care of this."
I actually always have been a bit of a rebel, and never conformed to what people believed was possible for a gay man. In the early '80s, I took in a throwaway kid from my neighborhood and started raising him. He was 12 when I took him in, and I think I was 24. When I went to get the test, I did not tell him, because I didn't want him to worry until this time. But I had another friend who worked in the system and he said, "You need to tell some people that you're doing this so that, if your test comes back positive, you have some people in your life that are prepared for it."
So my son has been with the same woman since he was 14. He's 41 now. She went with me to get my test results.
After I tested positive, the first thing we did was went home and told him. And that, for me, was the hardest thing about AIDS. Because I was the only father he had ever known. He hadn't expected to have a father in his life, and he just totally flipped out. He was like, "I didn't have a dad. Then I found you. And now you're going to die. That's just not fair."
And I'm like, "Listen. I promise you I am not going to die."
So it really was a different experience, actually testing positive and getting the results, as opposed to the couple of years when you were pretty sure, but not a 100 percent sure. It sounds as if that really was some sort of a turning point to actually have the results in hand, as opposed to just sort of speculating.
Yeah. And the weird thing is, it was much less scary actually knowing. Because there was so much that we didn't know in those days about what was going to happen that actually that fear of not knowing was much more huge than actually knowing. It was like, OK, I know now I have to do something about this. Let's get busy. Let's do it.
Did you go on AZT right away, or did you wait?
I went on it right away. My first T-cell count came back at 230. This was like in 1987, '88.
At that time, that really meant like 18 to 24 months, probably, with that kind of T-cell count and having some of the onuses I had. I immediately went on AZT. My T cells went from 230 to about, four or five years later, 1,100 and stayed there for years and years.
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PIERRE, S.D. — The year's first case of animal anthrax in South Dakota has been confirmed in a bison herd in the northern part of the state, which is home to the most domesticated bison on ranches in the country. But experts say there is little need to be alarmed because the threat to humans is minimal in the U.S. and most livestock are vaccinated.
Anthrax is found throughout the world, but it is rare in the U.S., according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. In the Dakotas, where ranching is common, ranchers see a few cases each year in unvaccinated herds of cattle or other animals. The disease causes death in livestock quickly and without warning.
Here are some questions and answers about the illness:
Q: What is anthrax and how does it make its way to livestock?
A: Anthrax is an infectious disease caused by Bacillus anthracis, bacteria whose spores lie dormant in soil and become active under extreme weather conditions such as drought or flooding, according to South Dakota's state veterinarian, Dustin Oedekoven.
Livestock grazing in areas where spores are present can get infected by consuming or breathing in the spores. Affected animals are often found dead with no prior illness outwardly detected, Oedekoven said. It can kill an affected animal in a matter of days, sometimes within 24 hours.
Veterinarians recommend quarantining unaffected animals and disposing of affected animals as quickly as possible to avoid spreading the disease to other animals. In South Dakota, carcasses of infected animals must be burned and buried at least 4 feet below the ground within 36 hours of death, and any livestock near an outbreak is quarantined for 30 days.
Q: What happened in South Dakota?
A: State examiners found a herd of unvaccinated bison to be infected on July 31, after ranchers in Dewey County in the north-central part of the state found six dead bison at the same time, Oedekoven said. Although only a handful of cases are usually found each year, sometimes it can be more widespread. North Dakota saw an outbreak in 2005 that killed more than 1,000 animals, though the state's first and only case this year was detected about a month ago in a beef cow.
Q: Can it be passed to humans or affect meat processed for human consumption?
A: Typically, the only risk for humans from the disease in the U.S. comes from indirectly handling carcasses or fluids from affected livestock without protective clothing, which can result in a skin infection, Oedekoven said. Anthrax can be consumed through infected meat, but veterinarians say that isn't a concern in the U.S. and other developed nations where meat undergoes vigorous safety inspections. A gastrointestinal infection is more common in developing countries that have fewer food-safety regulations.
The CDC notes on its website that humans can become infected by breathing in spores, or eating food or drinking water that has been contaminated, but that it's very uncommon in the U.S.
Anthrax has been weaponized in a form where the spore has been processed and ground up so it can be used as a biological weapon. However, naturally occurring anthrax is not found in this form.
Q: Is the vaccination widely used?
A: An effective anthrax vaccine is readily available through licensed veterinarians, but it takes about a week for immunity to take hold. State veterinarians encourage all ranchers — especially those in areas with a history of the disease — to vaccinate their livestock.
Oedekoven said most producers and ranchers employ the vaccine, but some often choose not to if several years have passed without an outbreak or if new ranchers are unfamiliar with the need to vaccinate.
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New York State is consolidating email and moving to Microsoft Office 365.
New York State government is poised to move quickly to a single cloud-based system for email and office tools, with the target date for the completed migration less than five months away.
Officials are confident it won't take long to transition onto Microsoft Office 365, in part because approximately 70,000 of the state's 120,000 employees already are using NYSeMail, the state's centralized on-premise email system built on Microsoft Exchange.
Twenty-six agencies use NYSeMail, while 50 agencies manage their own standalone email systems. Some state agencies still have thousands of users on GroupWise or Lotus Notes, with no consistency in the version or patches they are using. Brian Digman, the state's CIO, said agencies also are using several different versions of Office.
"We were just all over the map," Digman said.
New York State projects it will save at least $3 million annually by moving to cloud email, which is part of a larger IT transformation project spurred by Gov. Andrew Cuomo. Consolidating email was one recommendation of the SAGE (Spending and Government Efficiency) Commission, which Cuomo formed two years ago to identify where government could become more efficient.
With Office 365, each state employee will get a 25-gigabyte mailbox, a 50-fold increase to the state's current 500 MB limit. They also will be able to securely access their email and Microsoft's other offerings, including Office and SharePoint, on a variety of devices when connected to the Internet.
Digman said having a common platform should improve efficiency and interagency collaboration. The state's agency-level CIOs already are discussing how the new platform could be integrated as they're writing shared applications, and how Office 365 can be used to more efficiently communicate with citizens and to support new initiatives brought forward in the state.
"We're in a much better position to respond quickly because it's in the cloud," Digman said.
Moving to cloud email also will allow the state to get out of email administration. As part of the IT transformation, the state is consolidating multiple data centers into a single Tier 3 facility and standing up a separate disaster recovery site.
"I think what will happen is people who had been at least part time administering email servers -- we'll need their help consolidating the servers that are left over and in administering the new data center," Digman said.
The five-month time frame for the Office 365 migration is aggressive, but Digman said confidence has been boosted by an earlier pilot project that occurred in the New York State Department of Health. More than six hundred users there recently were moved from Lotus Notes to Office 365.
John Norton, CIO of the health cluster with the New York State Office of Information Technology Services, said that those users were put on Office 365 more quickly by migrating only the most recent 180 days of email to start with (only a very small fraction of employees regularly access email older than that), and focusing in the beginning on calendaring, word processing and training.
"The technology is not too hard," Norton said. "It's really the training. We put a lot of time into that."
The state gave the pilot users one-on-one training, computer-based options, online books and several other options, he said.
Norton added that he's eager to have his agencies on the same version of SharePoint to improve collaboration. And he anticipates that his health agencies will save money. Twenty-four hospitals that before had their own email systems -- 24 separate instances of GroupWise -- will soon be consolidated on Microsoft.
"All hands are going to be on deck. ... Our goal is to meet (the end-of-year time frame) the governor has put out," Norton said, adding that the exact timing likely will depend on how much email is migrated and other management decisions.
New York has opened its Office 365 contract to all localities in the state that want to participate. Digman said cities and counties have expressed interest in the days since the agreement was announced publicly last week.
"I would envision a day where they jump right on board for the same reasons the state did it," Digman said.
More than 1 million U.S. government workers have been moved or are being moved to Office 365, according to Microsoft. The company's clients include the cities of Chicago, San Francisco, Seattle as well as the state governments of California, Texas and Washington.


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SAN FRANCISCO — A San Francisco supervisor wants to create a 25-foot buffer zone around Planned Parenthood and other clinics that are the target of anti-abortion protesters.
The San Francisco Chronicle reports (http://bit.ly/11a4E1x ) that Supervisor David Campos is scheduled to introduce the legislation Tuesday.
The new zones would apply to the entrances, exits and driveways of the facilities. Hospitals would be excluded.
Planned Parenthood spokeswoman Adrienne Verrilli says abortions account for less than 2 percent of patient visits, but the group's only San Francisco location has seen activists taking video of patients and staff and yelling slogans.
Anti-abortion protester Ron Konopaski says neither he nor the other demonstrators harass anyone, and are there to distribute information to women.
Violating the new ordinance could result in three months in jail or a $500 fine.
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WRV Artists' Project is a collective of artists who work together to support environmental activism through art-practice. We began as 9 artists, on the initiative of its curator Juliet Fowler Smith, to support the movement to protect the Williams River, and the locality's unique heritage, community and productive agricultural land. After plans for the Tillegra Dam were abandoned in November 2010, we extended our attention to other areas of NSW threatened by environmental degradation.
Our process is to familiarise ourselves with places under threat across New South Wales by being observer-supporters of activist campaigns underway to protect them. We use these as 'research residencies' for exhibitions and publishing that use the witnessing role of art to draw public and art-world attention to environmental debates and to the remarkable work of front-line activists. The events and campaigns that we have attended or in which we have participated in this way, are posted on this blog. After the community campaign against the Tillegra Dam was won by community activism in 2010, we moved on to the threat of coal and CSG mining, especially in the Bylong valley, the Leard State Forest and Bulga. This blog documents the exhibitions and publications that we have produced through this process.


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As part of the 40th anniversary celebrations of the World Heritage Convention, former IUCN Director General Dr Lee Talbot has been awarded by the US Secretary of State for his leadership in helping to make the Convention a reality.
Dr Talbot was recently presented with a certificate on behalf of Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar for his outstanding contributions in establishing the World Heritage Convention.
"Dr Talbot has been recognized as an acknowledged leader in the shaping of national and international environmental policies and principals," said Assistant Secretary of Interior Rachel Jacobson presenting the award.
"Dr Talbot's work to help promote and shape the Convention, first at IUCN, the International Union for Conservation of Nature and later as Chief Scientist and Director of International Affairs at the Council on Environmental Quality was instrumental in turning the concept of a "World Heritage Trust" into the reality of the World Heritage Convention. This is but one of his many enduring legacies," she added.
It was Dr Talbot who led the day-to-day negotiations on the development of the Convention, advancing it not only within the US government and at UNESCO, but also with the wider international preservation and conservation communities. Thanks to his efforts, the Convention brought together the organizations and interests focused on natural conservation and historical preservation, mirroring the US National Park System.
"Today the World Heritage Convention is the most widely ascribed to international agreement for nature and cultural preservation with 190 State Parties and nearly 1,000 sites inscribed on the World Heritage List. All of these sites and the very idea that the international community has a stake in their preservation will forever be linked to your important contributions to global conservation," says a letter to Dr Talbot from Secretaries Clinton and Salazar.


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South Dakota Highway Patrol Trooper Andrew Steen Recognized for Braver, Named 'Trooper of the Year'
The video above was taken on Dec. 10th, 2012 when South Dakota Highway Patroll Trooper Andrew Steen was released from the hospital following an incident last October in which he tried to stop a suspected drunk driver. In the process of pursuing the suspect Steen discharged his weapon as the female driver then hit him with her car, leaving him critically injured.
Now, the 34-year-old Sioux Falls native has now been recognized for his bravery. According to KSFY TV, Steen was named the American Association of State Troopers "2013 Trooper of the Year."
The American Association of State Troopers 'Trooper of the Year Award' is presented to a state trooper who exemplified traits of an outstanding law enforcement officer the previous year. Steen will receive the award during a ceremony Thursday.


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10 Pretty Radish Appetizers
Crisp, jewel-toned radishes make pretty appetizers for just about any entertaining occasion – dinner parties, picnics, brunches, cocktail parties. Here are 10 different ways to serve them, from little bites to dips and spreads. Most of these recipes come together very quickly, too!
• 1 Radish, Boursin, and Chive Tartines – A super quick and tasty appetizer.
• 2 Fava Bean and Radish Bruschetta – Thin strips of radish provide flecks of color and bite.
• 3 Radishes with Cream Cheese and Chives – You could also add roasted garlic or a little dab of caramelized onions.
• 4 Snow Peas + Wasabi Sesame Seeds (Health) – How cute are these?
• 5 Nectarine and Radish Salsa (Cooking Light) – Use as a topping for grilled bread or a dip for toasted tortilla wedges.
• 6 Radishes, Fresh Homemade Butter, and Salt (Sunset) – Or substitute a good quality store-bought butter.
• 7 Radish Butter on Toasted Baguette (Martha Stewart) – A lovely variation on the classic radishes + butter.
• 8 Radishes with Lemon Crème Fraîche and Tobiko (Sunset) – Radishes topped with flying fish roe.
• 9 Herbed Cream Cheese Cucumber Rounds (Gourmet) – So fresh and pretty!
• 10 Pita Crisps with Feta-Radish Spread (Martha Stewart) – A delicious dip with Greek yogurt and feta.
Related: On Growing Radishes
(Images: Faith Durand; Emily Ho; Elizabeth Passarella; Health; Randy Mayor/Cooking Light; Thomas J. Story/Sunset; Martha Stewart; James Carrier/Sunset; Romulo Yanes/Gourmet; Martha Stewart)


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It's here. The highly-anticipated Motorola Xoom tablet has hit the market, marking Motorola's first significant foray into the tablet PC world. Slim, lightweight and aesthetically marvelous, the Xoom is a compliment to Motorola's Google-based Droid phones. While you simply can't review a tablet PC without comparing it to Apple's iPad, let's take a look at the Xoom on its own merits before we delve into comparison.
Physically, the Xoom is delightful. It weighs in at 1 ½ pounds while supporting a coveted 10.1" screen. But at 9.8 inches by 6.8 inches and a scant half an inch thick, it is hardly a bulky device. It's decked out with a 5 megapixel rear camera with duel LED flash, as well as a front-facing 2 megapixel camera perfect for video chatting. There is an onboard speaker on the back that gets a fair amount of power for a small device. The left side of the device holds two volume buttons, while the bottom has micro USB and micro HDMI out ports. The 3.5" headphone jack is on top of the device. As is standard for tablets, the screen sits flush with the chassis of the device, and the whole device is thin and tapers off to the edges in the rear.
The biggest news about the Xoom, of course, is that it features a totally revamped Android operating system designed specifically for tablets: the 3.0 Honeycomb update. The OS is powered by a dual-core NVIDIA Tegra 1 GHz processor and covers 1080p HD video. Further accelerating the powerful new OS is a full 1 GB of DDR2 RAM and 32 GB of onboard memory. Motorola has specified that they will include an update to support additional SD card storage. The battery claims 10 hours of continuous video playback, though the optional 3G coverage will reduce it to 9 hours, according to some testers. Speaking of Wifi, the Xoom has 2.4 GHz Wifi support and also supports Bluetooth 2.1.
Performance and Accessibility
So how does the Xoom handle? Again, it's hard not to make comparisons to Apple's new iPad2. It sits comfortably in the hand, and the slight increase in size over the iPad is definitely worth the extra screen size. I love that Motorola has pushed the screen closer to the edges of the device; Apple tends to include frames on its devices that I feel eat up screen space. The screen looks amazing, the colors are rich and deep, and while the 1280×800 resolution may not totally destroy the iPad 2's 1024×768 resolution, it is still fantastic. I found everything to be easily accessible and well-laid out, but it's a tablet PC so connectivity is always going to be limited to just a couple of ports. This isn't a mark against the device so much as it is a limitation of the whole tablet line.
One thing of note is that the layout of the Xoom seems geared towards operating it in a landscape position, rather than the iPad's instinctive portrait feel. The software doesn't limit you to either position, of course, but the positioning of the buttons and ports means you will probably want to hold it in landscape position. This gives the feeling of a computer more than an oversized mobile device which some will definitely appreciate. Again, there is plenty of freedom to orient the device any way that you feel; this is just the natural inclination of design. The keyboard, of course, will always work best in landscape mode, and will always have that unnatural feel of typing on a flat surface with no tactile response. For what it's worth, the Xoom's keyboard is responsive, large, and while it will always take some getting used to, you will find it a worth competitor to the iPad.
Of course, the star of the show is the new Android 3.0 Honeycomb operating system. Google rebuilt its standard Android operating system, which had been geared primarily to smartphones, to function more reliably and intuitively on a tablet device. This is a highly anticipated change, as many customers had been griping about Google's lack of interest in a tablet-devoted OS. Google, always quick to respond, has given us an operating system that is powerful if a little confusing at first. You may find yourself having trouble performing some basic tasks until you learn the ins and outs of the system. This is a mark against it in terms of comparison with the iPad. Apple produces notoriously simplistic and easily-accessible devices, and while I appreciate Google concentrating on functionality, a more intuitive design would have been nice.
However, this may all be the jogs and pains of playing around with a new operating system. Get used to it and it really works well. It features several customizable homescreens, meaning you can really fine-tune your experience more than you typically can on Apple's offerings. Truly, this is the double-edged sword of mobile device design: making something too intuitive and you won't be able to let users customize it; make it too open for customization and you sacrifice design. Personally, I'll take function over accessibility, but I am prone to investing a certain amount of time in my devices, and I will always prefer customizable operating systems to Apple's proprietary, vice-like grip on its software.
With that being said, Honeycomb is fast, much faster than some other Android fare. Delays have been significantly reduced, and while it still can't quite match the iPad's smooth transitions and scrolling, you won't be disappointed by what the Xoom can do. It has 1 GB of RAM, which doubles the presumed 512 MB of the iPad 2. This combined with the fact that Google is fully integrated into the operating system makes for a good experience. That rings particularly true if you are heavily invested in Google products; a Gmail account makes a world of difference when synching up with your Android devices. Plus, you have access to the Android market which, while currently lacking in tablet-specific apps, is growing every day.
There's one last thing I have yet to mention: price. The Motorola Xoom starts at $799 for a basic Wifi tablet and no Verizon contract. However, the price drops to $599 if you sign up for Verizon's 2 year data plan which gets you 3G coverage. The iPad 2, by comparison, ships for a starting price of$499 for a 16 GB tablet, while all Xoom tablets come with 32 GB of onboard memory plus room for future expansion. The 32 GB iPad 2 will presumably take on a higher price tag.
The Motorola Xoom is a formidable first effort in terms of tablet PCs. The 3.0 Honeycomb OS shines as a beacon of hope for those of us heavily invested in Google continuing to compete with the Apple juggernaut, but there's room on the market for both devices. However, with the hefty price tag, you should be prepared to invest quite a bit into your Xoom, both in terms of money and time spent learning the device's capabilities. Some users will be chased off, as Apple's price tag is typically the thing that keeps people from investing in new devices. However, you must bear in mind that the price discrepancy is based largely on functionality and the fact that Apple tends to ship bare-bones products at their lowest prices.
So is the Xoom worth it? That really depends on what you're looking for. If you want to pick up your device and go, you may be better off with an iPad 2. But if you're looking for a powerhouse device that runs well and offers significantly more customization options, you will definitely be pleased with the Motorola Xoom.


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|Booking The KCF has negociated special rates with some hotels situated near the place of the convention. Booking is left to each attendant's care. Local organizers can take care of your booking until september 3rd but the payment must be carried out directly with the hotels. List of hotels proposing special rates for the KCF convention Hôtel le Cheval Blanc ** Phone. : (+33)5 45 82 (...)
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|The KCF convention will take place at the Centre des Congrès de Cognac (La Salamandre), which is situated near the old city, less than 1 mile away from the train station and only 5 min by walking from the most famous houses of COgnac. Address of the Centre des Congrès de Cognac : 16 rue du 14 juillet 16100 Cognac Go see it on the map. How to go to Cognac By car : From both North and (...)
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AEONlaw needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 190 designs submitted by 54 freelance designers.
AXIOS Law
Inspired by you. Protected by us.(R)
AXIOS Law is an intellectual property law firm that helps it clients with their most valuable assets: the products of their minds.
We are a tech-savvy and artistically creative group of lawyers that work closely with the startup and tech community in the Northwest.
Smart and creative technology entrepreneurs and other creative companies.
We need an updated logo the emphasises the "X" in our name. We capilatize all the letters if "AXIOS" and the initial letter of "Law".
We would like to use orange as the emphasising color of the "X" (not necessarilly the whole letter). Our current colors are navy and orange. However we would consider another color other than navy (e.g., black, grey, royal blue, etc.). We have (and are still) considering flame-like or brushstroke emphasis on the "X". Others have been using a "><" character.
The logo should be simple (but with punch) and should reproduce well in color and B&W.
"Axios" is Greek and means "worthy". A pure Grecian theme is not encouraged, but Grecian elements may be used.
We will also need the final logo in vector format (Adobe illustrator) in each of the example colors and gradients.
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The window has opened for every team to apply the franchise tag. The Eagles don't need the window to open, because they reportedly don't intend to use it.
Or because they plan to fly into it. Again.
Either way, Geoff Mosher of CSNPhilly.com reports that the Eagles won't apply the tag to anyone.
It's not a surprise, as pointed out in last night's team-by-team look at the tag (yes, I'll be promoting the hell out of that 2,500-word manifesto over the next few days), only cornerback Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie merits consideration in a fairly small class of Eagles players whose contracts are expiring.
But he's not nearly at the level that would justify tying up eight figures in cap space, and so the Eagles will let him hit the market. Along with the rest of their free agents. Along with a few guys who currently have contracts, especially if they won't take reduced deals.


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Sex crimes refer to criminal offenses of a sexual nature. Commonly known sex crimes include, rape, child molestation, sexual battery, lewd conduct, possession and distribution of child pornography, possession and distribution of obscene material, prostitution, solicitation of prostitution, pimping, pandering, indecent exposure, lewd act with a child, and penetration of the genital or anal region by a foreign Object.
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Sex crime laws deals with the regulation by law of human sexual activity. Sex laws vary from one place or jurisdiction to another, and have varied over time, and unlawful sexual acts are also called sex crimes.
Some laws regulating sexual activity are intended to protect one or all participants, while others are intended to proscribe behaviour that has been defined as a crime. For example, a law may proscribe unprotected sex if one person knows that he or she has a sexual disease or to protect a minor; or it may proscribe non-consensual sex, or because of a relationship between the participants, etc. In general, laws may proscribe acts which are considered either sexual abuse or behaviour that societies consider to be inappropriate and against the social norms. Sexual abuse is unwanted sexual contact between two or more adults or two or more minors, and, depending on laws with regard to age of consent, sexual contact between an adult and a minor.
The governing laws of Sex Crimes in India-
- Indian Penal Code
- The Indecent Representation of Women (Prohibition) Act, 1987
- Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013
- The Criminal Law (Amendment) Act, 2013
- Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POSCO Act) 2012
Features of Laws related to sexual crimes in India:
- The Criminal Law (Amendment) Act 2013 introduced certain new offences like-
- Sexual Harassment was recognised under Section 354A of the IPC
- Section 354B of IPC recognised an intentional act for disrobing a woman as a crime
- Section 354C of IPC spoke about Voyeurism as an offence
- Section 354D of IPC recognised the offence of Stalking
- Apex Court in case of 'State of Maharashtra v. Madhukar N. Mardikar' observed that the 'un-chastity of a woman does not make her open to any and every person to violate her person as and when he wishes. She is entitled to protect her person if there's an attempt to violate her person against her wish. She's entitled to protection of law, and the mere possibility of her being of an easy virtue does not imply that her evidence can be thrown overboard.'
- Marital Rape is not a recognised offence in India
- Section 7 & 11 of the POSCO act define Sexual Assault and Sexual harassment respectively. Law makes the reporting a child's sexual abuse an essential act under Section 19(1). There is also the scope of in camera proceedings for POSCO cases.
- As per the case of 'Om Prakash v. Dil Bahar, 2006', a person accused of rape can be convicted solely on the basis of the victim's evidence despite the medical evidence not proving rape.
- Nirbhaya Case widened the interpretation of rape beyond the traditional penile penetration, it observed that the penetration of any orifice of the woman with any part of the man's body or with any object will come under an act of rape.
Where to Report about Sex Crime-
In case of Sex Crime at workplace complaints are to be made before an 'Internal Complaints Committee' to be set up by an employer in every workplace which would look into matters pertaining to complaints of harassment. There is also the functioning of a 'Local Complaints Committee' set up by the district officer for organisations that do not have an 'Internal Complaints Committee' due to having less than ten workers, for purposes of looking into complaints of sexual harassment at workplaces.
But mostly sex crimes are to be complain made before the police in the police station nearby the crime committed.
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Rape- Imprisonment not less than 10 years which may extend to Life.
Sexual Harassment- Rigorous imprisonment which may extend to 3years or fine or both.
Use of criminal force to woman with intent to disrobe- Imprisonment of either description for a term which shall not be less than three years but which may extend to seven years and shall also be liable to fine.
Voyeurism- Imprisonment of either description for a term which shall not be less than three years, but which may extend to seven years, and shall also be liable to fine.
Stalking- Whoever commits the offence of stalking shall be punished on first conviction with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to three years and shall also be liable to fine; and be punished on a second or subsequent conviction, with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to five years and shall also be liable to fine.'.
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After finishing a stint on Dancing with the Stars and wrapping a third season on Drop Dead Diva, Margaret will be back at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival for the first time in 10 years with new stand-up and comedy songs from her 2011 Grammy-nominated album, Cho Dependent. After Edinburgh, she'll be hitting Australia, London, Brighton and Glasgow! This will be the first time Margaret has returned to Australia since she was the Chief of the 2008 Mardi Gras parade!
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British House of Commons
also called Commons
Popularly elected legislative body of the bicameral British Parliament. Although it is technically the lower house, the House of Commons is predominant over the House of Lords, and the name "Parliament? is often used to refer to the House of Commons alone.
The origins of the House of Commons date from the second half of the 13th century, when landholders and other property owners in the counties and towns began sending representatives to Parliament to present grievances and petitions to the king and to accept commitments to the payment of taxes. In the 14th century the knights and burgesses chosen as representatives (i.e., the commons) began sitting in a separate chamber, or "house,? from that used by the nobles and high clergy (i.e., the lords).
The House of Lords was initially the more powerful of the two houses, but over the centuries its powers gradually diminished. By the late 17th century the House of Commons had gained the sole right to initiate taxation measures. The House of Lords retained its veto power over bills passed by the Commons, however, and in 1832 the only recourse of the Liberal Party government was to threaten to flood the House of Lords with new Liberal peers in order to prevent it from rejecting that government's Reform Bill. Eighty years later the same threat was used, again by a Liberal government, to compel the Lords to approve the Parliament Act of 1911, which enabled a majority of the House of Commons to override the Lords' rejection of a bill. Under this act, the House of Lords lost the power to delay legislation passed by the Commons for the raising and spending of revenue; it also lost the power to delay other legislation for a period beyond two years (reduced in 1949 to one year). The act also reduced the maximum duration of a parliamentary session to five years.
The membership of the House of Commons stood at 658 from 1801—when Great Britain and Ireland were united by the Act of Union to form the United Kingdom—until 1885, when it was increased to 670. In 1918 it was increased to 707. It was changed under subsequent acts, and at the general election in May 1997, 659 members were returned—529 from England, 72 from Scotland, 40 from Wales, and 18 from Northern Ireland. Each constituency returns a single member.
Despite its large membership, the chamber of the House of Commons seats only 427 persons. After it was destroyed by a German bomb during World War II, there was considerable discussion about enlarging the chamber and replacing its traditional rectangular structure with a semicircular design. Among those who argued against this proposal was Winston Churchill, who maintained that a semicircular chamber
"appeals to political theorists, enables every individual or group to move round the centre, adopting various shades of pink according as the weather changes.¼A chamber formed on the lines of the House of Commons should not be big enough to contain all its members at once without overcrowding, and there should be no question of every member having a separate seat reserved for him. If the House is big enough for all its members, nine-tenths of its debates will be conducted in the depressing atmosphere of an almost empty or half-empty Chamber. . . . [T]here should be on great occasions a sense of crowd and urgency."
The chamber was rebuilt in 1950 to match its original size and shape.
Functions and operation
The House of Commons is the effective legislative authority in Great Britain. It alone has the right to impose taxes and to vote money to, or withhold it from, the various public departments and services. The House of Lords has only infrequently held up major legislation passed by the Commons, and the British sovereign almost automatically provides the Royal Assent to any bill passed. Indeed, the last bill to be rejected by a monarch was the Scottish Militia Bill of 1707, which was vetoed by Queen Anne. Acts of Parliament are not subject to judicial review.
The passage of legislation is the House of Commons' primary function. Almost all legislation proceeds from the majority party in the Commons, which forms the government and the cabinet; the latter is composed of senior ministers chosen by the prime minister from members of his party, nearly all of whom serve in the House of Commons. The government's main work in the Commons is to implement the legislative program on which it fought and won the last general election.
At the beginning of each new session of Parliament the House elects from its members the speaker, who presides over and regulates debates and rules on points of order and members' conduct. The speaker does not participate in debates and votes only in order to break a tie, in which case he must vote in favour of the status quo. The calling of members to speak in debate is entirely in the speaker's hands, and his main concern is to ensure that a variety of points of view is heard. By a convention of the constitution not established until the 20th century, the prime minister is always a member of the House of Commons, instead of a member of either house. The government party appoints the leader of the House of Commons, who manages the party's legislative program. Except for occasional independents, members of both the government and opposition parties are under the control of party management within the Commons, whose discipline—particularly over voting—is exercised by members called "whips.?
The tradition that a bill must be read three times in the Commons (and also in the Lords) before it can be voted on is based on the need to allow members adequate time to investigate the principles on which the bill is based and the details of its provisions. The first reading is purely formal, but the second reading provides the occasion for debate on the principles involved. The bill then goes into committee, where it is examined clause by clause. Most bills are sent to standing committees, each of which deals with bills belonging to a particular range of topics, with the committees reflecting in their makeup the respective strength of parties in the House. Having examined the bill, the committee then reports back to the House, and after further amendments may have been proposed in the course of more debate, the bill is read a third time and is then voted on. In addition to bills proposed by the government, a limited number of bills sponsored by individual members are considered by the House each session.
Aside from passing legislation, the most important business of the full House is the question period, which is held on a regular basis. During this period, members can require government ministers to answer questions regarding their departments; it thus provides the opposition with an opportunity to attack government policy and to raise issues on which the government may be thought to have been negligent. It also generates regular policy debates between the prime minister and the leader of the opposition. These exchanges were made more important by their public broadcast, first by radio in 1978 and then by television in 1989.
Members of the House of Commons must be 21 years of age or older. Peers of England, Scotland, or the United Kingdom may not be elected to the House of Commons, though Irish peers may be. Certain clergy, judicial officers, members of the armed forces, police officers, and civil servants are also ineligible for election. Women became eligible under an act of 1918. Members were paid beginning in 1911.
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