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NATO's Waterloo?
NATO is being pushed to the breaking point by a most surprising foe. It isn't Russian troops, Iranian nukes or a ragtag collection of Afghan tribes that threaten to overwhelm the most powerful military alliance in history, but rather a lack of will – and the eagerness of virtually every NATO member to balance their budgets by slashing their militaries. Next month's NATO summit in Chicago offers alliance leaders an opportunity to either ensure NATO's future, or shove it toward its Waterloo.
Fellow NATO nations generally follow Washington's lead, which is cause for deep concern given that Washington is engaged in massive defense cuts:
- The Pentagon has proposed cuts of $487 billion over the next decade. There are plans to cut the number of deployed carriers to 10. Marine Corps end strength will be cut from 202,000 to 182,000. The Army will be slashed from 570,000 troops to 490,000. Seven Air Force squadrons are on the chopping block.
- Pentagon plans call for real dollar-figure cuts in spending on the F-35, Predator and Reaper UAVs, UH-60 Blackhawks, F/A-18 Super Hornets, M1 Abrams upgrades, Stryker armored vehicles, ground- and sea-based missile defenses, next-generation aircraft carriers, Virginia-class submarines, and a number of space-based assets.
- The Obama administration is even floating huge cuts in the U.S. nuclear deterrent, which serves as a protective umbrella for the United States and its allies. The most reckless proposal would slash the deterrent from 1,550 warheads to 300.
The rest of NATO is following suit:
- Britain is cutting troop strength by 10 percent, retiring 40 percent of its tanks and cutting its fleet of destroyers and frigates from 23 ships to 10.
- France is slicing 4 percent from its defense budget.
- Italy is cutting defense spending by 28 percent, troop strength from 183,000 to 150,000 and F-35 purchases from 131 to 90.
- Germany will reduce civilian and military numbers by 90,000, slash the Tornado bomber fleet from 185 to 85 and retire eight frigates.
- The Netherlands is cutting 12,000 military and civilian defense posts.
These cuts might make sense if peace were breaking out all around the world. But we know that the very opposite is true.
NATO is still at war in Afghanistan (at least, some of NATO). Iran is racing ahead with its nuclear-weapons program. North Korea is less stable and more paranoid than ever. Terrorist networks like al-Qaida still have the ability to strike targets in the United States and Europe; indeed, the group is gaining ground in Yemen. Nuclear-armed Pakistan is under assault from within, as is oil supplier Nigeria. The Arab Spring revolution has triggered a civil war in Syria; what happens if, or when, the revolution spreads to oil-rich Saudi Arabia or Kuwait? And what path will the new governments in Egypt and Libya choose?
Then there are the big worries. While NATO declaws itself, China is boosting military spending by 11 percent this year, capping double-digit increases in nine of the past 10 years. That unparalleled buildup has empowered Beijing to bully its neighbors, launch cyberattacks, conduct provocative military operations in space, and deploy huge arsenals of missiles, submarines and warplanes to project its power and limit Washington's. Likewise, Russia – in the midst of a 65-percent increase in military spending over five years – is making claims in the Arctic, occupying parts of Georgia, blocking international action in Iran and Syria, and deploying nuclear missiles to areas bordering NATO states.
It's no wonder that Norwegian Defense Minister Espen Barth Eide worries about NATO's ability "to deliver if something happens in the trans-Atlantic theater of a more classical type of aggression." Think Iranian missile salvos, a Russian lunge at Estonia, an EMP blast or a 9/11-style siege.
Speaking of 9/11, then-Defense Secretary Robert Gates noted last summer that total European defense spending fell by 15 percent in the decade after 9/11, meaning that Europe's deficit of will predates the Great Recession. Most NATO nations essentially stopped investing in defense after the Cold War and instead relied on the United States to carry the burden. In fact, the United States now accounts for 75 percent of NATO's defense spending – far above the U.S. share of 50 percent during the Cold War – and just five NATO members meet the alliance's standard of investing 2 percent of GDP on defense.
The consequences are on full display in Afghanistan, where the United States is contributing 71 percent of all forces; where non-NATO members Australia, Georgia and Sweden have more troops deployed than several founding members of the alliance; and where NATO has been exposed as a "one for all" public good rather than an "all for one" alliance.
In Libya, without the United States in the lead, NATO was found woefully lacking in munitions, targeting and jamming capabilities, midair refueling planes, reconnaissance platforms, drones, and command-and-control assets – just about everything needed to conduct a 21st-century air war. After Libya, NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen called on the alliance to "aim at narrowing the economic and technological gap between the United States and Europe." That seems unlikely given the massive military retrenchment now under way. Equally unlikely is NATO engaging in another Libya-style policing mission any time soon, let alone another open-ended, Afghanistan-style nation-building campaign.
A year ago, Gates openly worried about NATO's "lack of will" and "lack of resources." In a very real sense, the United States has supplied both, especially in recent years. As America's will (see Libya and Afghanistan) tapers and its resources (see the 2013 defense budget) shrink, it stands to reason that NATO's global reach and role will follow a similar trajectory.
Where that trajectory ultimately leads the alliance – back to focusing on deterrence or into irrelevance – remains to be seen.


text: On Mon, 30 Oct 2000, Eugene Leitl wrote: > For all this to make sense, we need > > 1) 16-port switches are much cheaper/port than 32-port switches and > larger I don't know about the "much cheaper" part. HP ProCurves can be had for just about $40/port up to 80 ports. I don't know if they have enough bisection bandwidth to support 64(nodes)x100 Mbps (32 simultaneous bidirectional pairs) but they'd almost certainly outperform any hypercube even if they didn't, where you have to worry about both latency hits and and bottlenecking and feeding multiple NICs/node. This may be as much as twice as expensive as tiny 100Base switches (which seem to be down to $20/port or thereabouts) but you don't have to buy 3 NICs/node, you don't have to mess with complex routing. OTOH, you don't have the aggregate bandwidth you have in the hypercube IF you can organize the calculation to feed the NICs. > 2) above cheap 16-port switches can provide full 200 MBps*16 backbone > bandwidth More likely the 100 Mbps*16 bisection bandwidth -- remember, it is 8 PAIRS of 100 Mbps connections going both ways;-) -- but probably yes, or very nearly. But their store-and-forward switching latency will suck. I presume that you're interested in tranferring a few large blocks of data between nodes, not lots of small ones, so this probably doesn't matter much. > 3) we can feed 3 (or even 4) FastEthernet NICs in a node This is a toughie. I think Don Becker once told me that with channel bonding they still get significant gain with up to 3 100 Base NICs (as in maybe 240-260 Mbps out of 300? Don't remember exactly), but that a fourth is a wash. This is with a custom kernel module, though. I'd guess that you can feed 2 and MAYBE still get gain with 3, but your system won't be doing much else in the meantime. It probably depends on the system, as well -- I think that it is a question of when you become CPU bound so newer CPUs or dual CPUs may go to 4 NICs. More generally: Is there any way you can just buy a "throwaway" 16 port candidate and prototype? Take it home for your home beowulf if it doesn't work out? The prototyping process may quickly resolve the question. It did for me. I tried to build a small (4-5 node) hypercube at home once upon a time (before I could afford a switch) and quickly decided that switched ports were cheap at the cost even at $220 for 8 ports (~$30/port). Just the extra NICs alone ended up costing almost as much, and it took SO long to build even small routing tables, which was not particularly rewarding work. Finally, performance and stability were not what I imagined they should be when I was done, which is likely partly the 2.2.(small) kernel I was using at the time (around the time of RH 6.0) but was also just the fact that there was more to go wrong and that wrong things (like downed systems) had a longer "range". In a professional environment, where both the switch AND MY (or your) TIME MESSING WITH THE NETWORK is generally paid for with other people's money I >>think<< you'll find that it still just isn't worth the effort. You're talking a marginal cost of perhaps $20-50 per port (presuming that you STILL put multiple NICs/node in to gain the higher bandwidth with e.g. channel bonding -- if you don't a switch is actually cheaper as the two extra NICs almost certainly cost more than the marginal cost of a switched port on a large switch). Even the upper end of $50x64 for a fairly high-end switch is only $3200. $50/node is (usually) a fairly small fraction of the total node costs (say, strictly less than 10%, and as little as 2% if you buy high end nodes), where it is REASONABLE to invest a fair fraction of the node costs in a decent network if the problem is IPC data intensive. Add in the week or so of your extra time that a hypercube might take to design and test and build at $100/hour (You make $100/hour, don't you? No? Me neither -- but that's what I assume my time is worth for doing unpleasant work;-). Note that generally speaking the extra $3200 is somebody else's money that you are working so hard to save and... ...on the basis of this (personal experience) I've pretty much concluded that hypercubes are more costly than they first appear and more trouble than they are generally worth with switch prices as low as they are. Even when it is MY money that I'm "saving" and not somebody else's. The place they MIGHT still be an interesting idea would be for very (relatively) cheap, few-node gigabit beowulfs -- a tiny four node tetrahedral beowulf, for example. Even here, by the time you buy three gigabit NICs per node you've oversubscribed the PCI bus, you're overloading the processor, and gigabit switched ports are probably comparable in cost to the two extra NICs you have to buy. Naaah, I just don't like them. Cool idea on paper, and once (back when NICs were cheap but switches were still dear) I thought that they'd make a nifty way to build a supercheap beowulf, but I learned otherwise the hard way. All these meanderings of disconnected thought are strictly my own, of course...and your own mileage might be different. Which is why I suggested a nominal investment of a few hundred in a switch to prototype it. At least it might give you a quantitative basis for your decision... rgb -- Robert G. 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In his Tuesday address to investors and stockholders in New York City, newly minted Best Buy Co. CEO Hubert Joly acknowledged that sales and profits are on a decline, and presented a plan to shore up finances and operations by cutting expenses, rethinking footprints and improving both offline and online customer satisfaction.
Part of the plan involved tapping former Williams-Sonoma exec Sharon McCollam as its new CFO.
Best Buy is targeting an operating margin of 5% to 6% over time, as well as a return on invested capital of 13% to 15%, Joly said. He told investors Tuesday that the retailer wants to rationalize its footprint but cannot boost operating income just by closing stores.
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why the saturation current increases with decrease in diameter of the CNT
I had done the simulation using your tool "CNTFET Lab" available at nanohub. I have done the simulations for different diameter of the CNT (by changing the chirality) used in the channel. The simulation result shows that the saturation drain current increases with decrease in the diameter of the CNT. In conventional MOSFET the trend is just opposite. So I am in doubt why it is coming like this? Is it correct? If yes what is the cause?
Further I have also checked the same for coaxial CNTFET using the tool "FETToy" which is also available at nanohub. For this case the drain current increases with increase in diameter.
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The seventh annual Jeffrey M. Trent Lecture in Cancer Research - Telomerase and the Consequences of Telomere Dysfunction - will be held on Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2010 from 1 to 2 p.m. This year's lecture will be given by Carol Greider, Ph.D., Daniel Nathans Professor and Director, Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, and 2009 Nobel Laureate in Physiology or Medicine. The lecture will take place in the Masur Auditorium (with live feed overflow in Lipsett Amphitheatre), National Institutes of Health (NIH) Clinical Center, Building 10 on the NIH campus.
Dr. Greider's Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine was for "for the discovery of how chromosomes are protected by telomeres and the enzyme telomerase." She shared the prize with Elizabeth H. Blackburn, Ph.D. from the University of California at San Francisco and Jack W. Szostak, Ph.D., from the Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston; and the Howard Hughes Medical Institute.
Watch: Telomerase and the Consequences of Telomere Dysfunction
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Dr. Greider received her B.A. from the University of California at Santa Barbara in 1983 and her Ph.D. in 1987 from the University of California at Berkeley. In 1984, working together with Dr. Elizabeth Blackburn, she discovered telomerase, an enzyme that maintains telomeres, or chromosome ends.
Dr. Greider first isolated and characterized telomerase from the ciliate Tetrahymena. In 1988, as an independent Cold Spring Harbor Fellow, she cloned and characterized the RNA component of telomerase. In 1990, Dr. Greider was appointed assistant investigator at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory and became an investigator in 1994. She expanded the focus of her telomere research to include the role of telomere length in cell senescence, cell death and cancer.
Together with Dr. Calvin Harley, she showed that human telomeres shorten progressively in primary human cells. This work, along with work of other researchers, led to the idea that telomere maintenance and telomerase may play important roles in cellular senescence and cancer.
In 1997, Dr. Greider moved her laboratory to the Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics at The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. In 1999, she was appointed Professor and, in 2004, she was appointed the Daniel Nathans Professor and Director of the Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics.
Once at Hopkins, Dr. Greider's group continued to study the biochemistry of telomerase and determined the secondary structure of the human telomerase RNA. She also expanded her work on a mouse model of dyskeratosis congenita and stem cell failure in response to short telomeres. Dr. Greider currently studies both the biochemistry of telomeres and telomerase, as well as the cellular organismal consequences of short telomeres.
Dr. Greider has won numerous prestigious awards for her work on telomerase, including the Gairdner Foundation Award in 1998, the Albert Lasker Award for Basic Medical Research in 2006, and the Dickson Prize in Medicine in 2007. This past year she accepted the Paul Ehrlich and Ludwig Darmstaedter Prize and the Pearl Meister Greengard Prize.
On October 5, 2009, Dr. Grieder was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for the discovery of how chromosomes are protected by telomeres and the enzyme telomerase.
Dr. Trent was the National Human Genome Research Institute's (NHGRI) founding Scientific Director, serving in this role for more than nine years. His leadership and vision was instrumental in establishing NHGRI's Division of Intramural Research as one of the premier research programs in the world devoted to genetics and genomics. In recognition of his significant contributions to the research environment at NIH, NHGRI established the annual Jeffrey M. Trent Lecture in Cancer Research in 2003. This lecture is given by a prominent cancer researcher who brings the kind of energy, creativity and enthusiasm to cancer research that Dr. Trent has exemplified throughout his career.
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When the war with Japan ended (VJ Day), my grandfather was in the Mediterranean on a ship. Shortly after, he sailed home and docked in New York and was home for good. There was fanfare when he landed, but not nearly the celebration there was on VJ Day. He jokingly claims that famous picture of the sailor kissing his girlfriend in Times Square is him and my grandmother.


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Project Number: 6404-21000-009-07-N
Project Type: Non-Funded Cooperative Agreement
Start Date: Aug 1, 2009
End Date: Jul 31, 2014
The objective of this cooperative research project is to enhance crape myrtle breeding for the southern U.S. by expanding the use of molecular genetic tools in ARS and Cooperator's breeding programs, identify the genetic basis for host plant insect resistance, and expand the genetic base for future breeding by overcoming fertility barriers to wide hybridization and acquiring, genetically assessing, and evaluating new germplasm not currently available in the United States.
Conventional breeding programs for crape myrtle are well-established at the Texas AgriLife Research and Extension Center at Dallas and Thad Cochran USDA-ARS Southern Horticultural Laboratory. Simple Sequence Repeats (SSRs) have been developed by ARS but are not widely disseminated. ARS and Cooperator intend to maximize the usefulness of this and other molecular technology by using it to assess genetic diversity among existing cultivars and germplasm, assess genetic diversity among new and jointly-collected germplasm, determine the genetic basis for insect pest resistance, verify intra- and interspecific hybrids, and overcome barriers to wide hybridization. SSR markers from ARS will be used in collaboration with AgriLife-generated mapping populations to produce the first genetic linkage map for crape meyrtle using a F1 pseudo-testcross strategy. Amplied fragment length polymorphism (AFLP) or DNA amplification fingerprinting (DAF) markers will be developed by ARS as needed to complete the map. Additional populations will be created at the Texas AgriLife Research and Extension Center at Dallas as necessary to complete the map. Genetic resistance to insect pests including, but not limited to metallic flea beetle, Japanese beetle and soft scale will be explored by screening parent stocks using field and laboratory feeding trials. Inheritance of resistance will be evaluated in progeny from two or more generations of controlled crosses between resistant and susceptible plants. Molecular markers will be used to verify inheritance and search for genes linked to resistance, which will be appended to the linkage map if/when discovered. DNA fingerprints for cultivar identification and intraspecific hybrid verification will be published using existing SSR markers, existing germplasm, and established SSR analyses including heterozygosity, genetic distance, and cluster analysis. If it is possible to jointly collect new germplasm, it will be assessed in the same manner and appended to previously published studies. Both parties are expected to share horticultural expertise and cross-evaluate previously-selected material being prepared for release. Cooperator's expertise in Lagerstroemia ovule culture (i.e. embryo rescue) will be used in an attempt to restore fertility in ASR-generated intraspecific hybridizations. Both parties will share expertise, germplasm, and molecular biotechnology, but neither party will participate in the selection of material from each other's breeding programs, nor will the studies outlined in this approach directly generate material for release.


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* Trader among five arrested in latest swoop
* Schroders says employee acted alone, no impact on clients
* Five expected to be released on bail
By Kirstin Ridley and Sinead Cruise
LONDON, Jan 22 (Reuters) - British police have arrested a
trader at asset manager Schroders and four other men and
women in the latest swoop on suspected insider dealing as part
of a regulatory crackdown on market abuse.
The Financial Services Authority (FSA) said on Tuesday two
men, aged 37 and 62, and three women, aged 39, 51 and 63, were
being questioned after police and prosecutors searched four
properties in London and other parts of England.
The five, who have not been charged, were expected to be
released on bail later on Tuesday.
The FSA's head of enforcement Tracey McDermott has vowed to
continue efforts to stamp out market abuse that began in earnest
under her predecessor Margaret Cole.
The watchdog, which in April will be rolled into a new body
called the Financial Conduct Authority, has been criticised for
a "light touch" style of regulation which was exposed as
inadequate by the financial crisis and has since around 2007
pursued more individuals with criminal sanctions and levied
stiffer fines.
One source familiar with the latest investigation said only
one of the five arrested was a London-based financial
professional. Schroders confirmed one employee had been arrested
and was immediately suspended. It declined to identify him.
"The FSA has informed us that the allegations relate
entirely to this individual's personal actions," a spokeswoman
said. "Schroders is not subject to any investigation. There is
no indication of any detrimental impact on our clients or
financial results."
A second source familiar with the matter confirmed the
employee worked in the investment management division of the
group and not its private banking arm.
The FSA said the latest arrests were not linked to any other
insider dealing investigation.
Britain's top financial regulator is prosecuting six others
for insider dealing and has secured 21 convictions for the
offence, which can carry a jail sentence of up to seven years.
Its highest-profile insider dealing investigation to date
stems from a swoop in March 2010 that originally led to seven
men being arrested, including employees of institutions such as
Deutsche Bank and Moore Capital, in a series of dawn
raids in an operation codenamed Tabernula.
Another three individuals were later arrested as part of the
same operation, although only seven have been charged so far.
One of them - Paul Milsom, a former equities sales trader at
the investment arm of Legal & General - indicated at a
pre-trial hearing last week that he would plead guilty to one
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Enough interest for another campaign isn't quite there at the moment and I think this is a good time for us to make a move over to Discord. Discord will be a great tool for us to be able to talk and play with each other between campaigns. I personally beleive a large part of the problems we've been having in terms of numbers recently is purely a perception thing because people don't like posting and being involved in forums anymore, and it puts people off. Discord will be good as it's very easy to stay involved.
I also think Discord will be THE tool for finding us a new game. We'll be setting it up to make it easy for people to find others who play the same games and get groups going.
Keep in mind we're still setting it up so it's a bit basic right now, but over the next week or so we'll get it all super cooled up
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How to Protect Your Memory with Supplements
Maylin Rodriguez-Paez, RNYou've probably had at least a few "senior moments" in your lifetime, who hasn't? Now this doesn't necessarily mean that you'll develop Alzheimer's disease; it just means that your brain has normal lapses just like everyone else's.
So if you're like most of us, you probably want to keep your brain as sharp as possible as the years go by. Keeping your precious memories within reach is pretty important, because after all, they help define the very essence of your being.
And since you're never too young or too old to start, the best time to start protecting your memory is now.
So consider these three proven memory-boosting supplements sooner than later. Why? Because they actually work.
Memory Protector #1: Acetyl-L-CarnitineAcetyl-L-carnitine is a combination of carnitine (an antioxidant found in red meat) and an acetyl group. You've probably heard of acetylcholine. It's the neurotransmitter that regulates thought, learning, and memory. Well, acetyl-L-carnitine helps its production.
In one study, people supplementing with 1.5 to 2 grams of acetyl-L-carnitine daily showed improvement in memory scores.1 These individuals had mild cognitive impairment (MCT), a condition which involves some degree of memory loss but is not yet dementia. Acetyl-L-carnitine has also benefited early-stage Alzheimer's patients.2
Memory Protector #2: Huperzine AHuperzine A is a plant extract derived from Chinese club moss. It's used in traditional Chinese medicine.
Huperzine A works in a similar fashion to certain Alzheimer's drugs. It inhibits acetylcholinesterase,3 an enzyme that breaks down acetylcholine.
Young, healthy adults taking huperzine A have experienced improved learning and memory.4 Older adults have experienced benefits as well.
In a review of four clinical trials, huperzine A was found to significantly improve cognitive scores in Alzheimer's disease patients.5 It also improved the ability to perform activities of daily living.
Memory Protector #3: Magnesium L-ThreonateMagnesium L-threonate is a special type of magnesium that can easily cross the blood-brain barrier. This makes it unique because no other forms are known to cross easily.
In a study, animals given magnesium L-threonate experienced an 18% increase in short-term memory and a 100% increase for long-term memory.6 So how does it work?
Magnesium L-threonate increases synaptic density.7 These are the connections between neurons in the brain. The more connections, it's believed, the better one's memory, concentration, and attention span.
Magnesium L-threonate also protects the brain against oxidative stress, a process which destroys neurons. For this reason, we seriously suggest giving this one an extra look.
The Bottom LineRemember — you're never too young or too old to start taking care of your brain. Regardless of where you are in life, now is the time to start putting the health of yours into full focus.
So exercise your brain daily, take on new hobbies or learn something new, and consider giving some of the supplements mentioned in this post a try. Being proactive now could mean many more enjoyable years later, filled with the memories you've spent your life creating.
Have you been using any of the supplements we've mentioned above yourself? If so, please tell us what you think in the comments!
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The Mid-State Football Association (MSFA) has announced that Lindenwood University-Belleville (Ill.) and Missouri Baptist University will become members of the MSFA's Midwest League in 2015-2016.
"I look forward to working with Missouri Baptist University and Lindenwood University-Belleville as the newest members of the Mid-States Football Association," said James D. Houdeshell , MSFA commissioner. "Missouri Baptist folks made a wonderful review of the plans to begin intercollegiate football. Lindenwood-Belleville already plays intercollegiate football, and they sought a conference to join. We extend our best to both MBU and LUB and look to many outstanding games with their respective teams."
Lindenwood-Belleville, which provides competition in 17 varsity sports, launched its first full season of intercollegiate varsity football in 2012. Lindenwood-Belleville's head coach is Jeff Fisher, who spent 16 years as an assistant at McKendree University (Ill.). The Lynx will play a 10-game schedule this fall that features MSFA members, University of St. Francis (Ill.) and Olivet Nazarene (Ill.)
"We are so proud to be accepted as a member of the MSFA," said Scott Spinner, Lindenwood-Belleville athletics director. "It has been, without question, the most competitive and successful football conference in the NAIA in recent history. We are excited at the opportunity it presents for our student-athletes."
Missouri Baptist is in the process of recruiting its first class of prospective football student-athletes. First-year coach Jason Burianek, who like Fisher served as an assistant at McKendree, will coach the Spartans' inaugural season in 2014-15. MBU offers 24 other varsity sports and competes in the American Midwest Conference.
"We are excited about our acceptance into the MSFA," said Thomas M. Smith, Missouri Baptist athletics director. "The programs in the MSFA are solid and among the strongest in the NAIA. We are looking forward to a long-standing relationship in this highly-competitive conference."


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As employers well know, unpaid internships are commonplace in many industries, giving employers a few more hands on deck and providing a work experience for interns to include on their resumes. But gone are the days of casually arranging for a college student or recent graduate to work for the company without pay under the guise of providing them with experience in their desired field of employment.
High-profile lawsuits and a push by intern advocacy and fair-pay groups have gotten significant attention in the media in recent months. Their mission: to recover pay for "interns" who actually are in an employment relationship under the law with for-profit companies.
A federal judge in New York held recently that Fox Searchlight Pictures violated federal and state minimum wage laws when it failed to pay two "interns" whose tasks had no educational value and appeared to be solely for the benefit of the employer. (That case is now on appeal.) Similar lawsuits seeking pay for workers inappropriately classified as interns have been filed against Conde Nast, Hearst Magazines, the website Gawker and Atlantic Records, and claims have been settled by Charlie Rose's production company and by fashion designer Norma Kamali.
Will the threat of lawsuits like these mark the end of the unpaid internship? It certainly doesn't have to, if employers diligently comply with strict federal and state requirements related to the structuring of unpaid internship programs.
The standards for unpaid internship programs in for-profit companies are set forth in Fair Labor Standards Act guidance and in state Department of Labor guidance, based on the Supreme Court's 1947 opinion in Walling v. Portland Terminal Co. In that case, the court concluded that railroad trainees were not employees within the meaning of the FLSA. Any unpaid internship in New York must satisfy six federal factors and five additional New York factors to prevent the employer from creating an employment relationship with the intern.
The federal factors are:
The internship, even though it includes actual operation in the employer's facilities, is similar to training that would be given in an educational environment;
The internship experience is for the benefit of the intern;
The intern does not displace regular employees, but works under close supervision of existing staff;
The employer that provides the training derives no immediate advantage from intern's activities, and on occasion its operations may actually be impeded;
The intern is not necessarily entitled to a job at the conclusion of the internship; and
The employer and the intern understand that the intern is not entitled to wages for the time spent in the internship.
The New York factors are:
Any clinical training is performed under the supervision and direction of individuals knowledgeable and experienced in the trainee's activities;
The trainees or students do not receive employee benefits;
The training is general, qualifies the trainees or students to work in any similar business, and is not designed specifically for a job with the employer that offers the program;
The screening process for the internship is not the same as for employment and does not appear to be for that purpose, but involves only criteria relevant for admission to an independent educational program; and
Advertisements, postings or solicitations for the program clearly discuss education or training, rather than employment, although employers may indicate that qualified graduates may be considered for employment.
The federal guidance gives an idea of what a permissible intern-company relationship should look like: "If the interns are engaged in the operations of the employer or are performing productive work (for example, filing, performing other clerical work or assisting customers), then the fact that they may be receiving some benefits in the form of a new skill or improved work habits will not exclude them from the FLSA's minimum wage and overtime requirements because the employer benefits from the interns' work." The Fox Searchlight appeal to the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals should provide additional insight in the coming months.
The increased awareness among interns, wage-and-hour regulators and plaintiffs' lawyers means that private employers should continually monitor and evaluate their unpaid internship programs to bring them into compliance with federal and state law. But employers should not let rhetoric scare them away from offering internships that legitimately provide learning experiences in the workplace for the benefit of the interns. Implementing a legal unpaid internship program takes work, but it can be done if employers take heed of applicable laws and guidance.
James Beyer is an associate in the labor and employment law practice group at Harris Beach PLLC.
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There are good bearings and there are great bearings, but what differentiates them? One word: design. A great bearing begins with a design that results in robust performance.
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Dr. Jonathan Trent is an expert in the use of extremophile proteins to create nanoscale electronic devices. An extremophile is a life form capable of surviving in the harshest conditions on earth including severe heat, bitter cold, and extremely acidic or alkaline environments. The recipient of a 2006 Nano 50 Award as one of the leading innovators in the field of nanotechnology, Dr. Trent also leads the GREEN (Global Research into Energy and the Environment at NASA) Team at Ames Research Center.
NASA Tech Briefs: You currently work in the Bioengineering Branch of NASA's Ames Research Center. What is that branch's mission and what types of projects do they typically get involved in?
Dr. Jonathan Trent: The Bioengineering Branch is primarily focused on what could be called "advanced life support." Advanced life support involves a lot of different activities, but they are all related to keeping people alive in space. Most of what the scientists do in the Branch is related to space suits, and air, water, and waste purification and recycling. Some years ago the branch chief, Mark Kliss, decided that he wanted to extend the purview of the branch to include nanotech and he invited the protein nanotech group that I had assembled to be part of his Branch.
NTB: You've done extensive research in the area of so-called 'thermophiles," or "extremophiles," life forms that can somehow survive in extreme conditions such as those found in the acidic hot springs of Wyoming's Yellowstone National Park, where temperatures can exceed 150 degrees F. Tell us about your work in that area and what you've learned from it.
Dr. Trent: My interest in extremophiles goes back over 20 years. When I was a graduate student, studying marine science, hot springs were discovered at the bottom of the deep ocean called deep sea hydrothermal vents, where the water temperatures can reach more than 400°C (750°F)—the hydrostatic pressure keeps the water from boiling, like a pressure cooker. I became very interested in temperature and pressure effects on microbes and when some of my colleagues published a paper suggesting that high pressures could allow microbes to live at super high temperatures, such as 250°C, which is about 480°F, I got involved in a big controversy. These scientists claimed that anywhere there is liquid water, bacteria can grow and they used samples from a hydrothermal vent at 2,600 meters depth off the coast of Mexico to do experiments that they claimed gave evidence for bacterial growth at 250°C and 265 atmospheres pressure. I knew enough about pressure effects on microbes and molecules to know that their claim about liquid water was wrong and I was very skeptical about their results, so I did experiments in our deep-sea simulation lab and I was able to replicate their results without a culture. In other words, I demonstrated that their results could be explained by artifacts that occur under their experimental conditions and there was no reason to believe bacteria were actually growing at these super high temperatures and pressures. The debate was decided for the scientific community when some biophysicists showed the instability of fundamental macromolecules at 250°C and 265 atmospheres pressure, indicating that life as we know it is impossible at that temperature and pressure doesn't make a big difference.
Although I'm interested in the discovery of new species of extremophiles, particularly those living in hot springs and the deep sea, I'm more interested in understanding the biochemical adaptations that allow these organisms to thrive under conditions that would instantly kill most familiar organisms?


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NEW HAVEN, Conn. – On August 3, 1852, three crews from Harvard and Yale met on New Hampshire's Lake Winnipesaukee to race against each other for the first time. In this two-mile (3 km) contest, Harvard's Oneida prevailed over Yale's Shawmut by about two lengths, with Yale's Undine finishing third. The prize for first place was a pair of black walnut, silver inscribed trophy oars. General Franklin Pierce, who would later become the 14th President of the United States, was in attendance.
Since that day in 1852, the Yale-Harvard Regatta has been contested an additional 146 times in various locations in the northeast, becoming an annual event in 1864. Sports Illustrated has called this the most venerable rivalry in all of college sports, and as the oldest collegiate athletic event in the country, the Yale-Harvard Regatta is indeed the cornerstone of intercollegiate athletic competition in the United States.
This competition was the first test for the Yale University Boat Club, which was established on May 24, 1843, when a group of Yale students purchased a small rowing shell called the Whitehall. Harvard would found its boat club the following year.
The second matchup between the two schools was three years later in July 1855 on the waters of the Connecticut River in Springfield, Mass. The third and fourth matchups were in 1859 and 1860, and Yale would win for the first time by a margin of 42 seconds in 1864 when the two schools raced over three miles on Lake Quinsigamond in Worcester, Mass., where the Eastern Sprints are held today.
The first race in New London, Conn., was in 1878, where the Regatta is still held today over four miles of the Thames River.
Since 1859 the two varsity crews from each school have been competing for the Sexton Cup, but eventually other events were added. First a three-mile junior varsity race was established for the F. Valentine Chappell Trophy, then a two-mile freshman race for the New London Cup. Finally another two-mile race with boats made up of rowers from the third varsity and second freshman was put in place, a race for the James P. Snider Cup that usually kicks off the Regatta weekend on Friday afternoon.
The overall regatta champion of the Yale-Harvard Regatta receives the Hoyt C. Pease and Robert Chappell, Jr. Trophy, but the real prize is for the winner of the varsity race, who earns the right to paint their school colors on the rock near the finish line.
In its 160-year history the race has been a dual between the two schools save for one year. In 1897 Cornell also took part in the race, held that year on the Hudson River in Poughkeepsie, N.Y. The Big Red finished first that year but Yale finished ahead of Harvard so the Bulldogs are credited with the win in the Yale-Harvard Regatta.
While the first Yale-Harvard Regatta was an unprecedented athletic event in the U.S. at its time, the format of the Regatta can trace its roots to England. 23 years before the Oneida, Shawmut and Undine lined up next to each other, crews from Oxford and Cambridge raced against each other in the first Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race in 1829. That race became an annual event in 1856, and sure enough the Boat Race pits eight-oared crews from Oxford and Cambridge against each other over four miles of the Thames River in London, England.
In terms of athletic competition between Harvard and Yale, the Regatta predates both the first official Yale-Harvard baseball game (1868) and the first Yale-Harvard football game (1875). As far as collegiate rowing competitions in the United States, the Yale-Harvard Regatta was the main event for a few decades. In 1872 a collection of rowers in Philadelphia formed the College Boat Club of the University of Pennsylvania, around the same time rowing was getting off the ground at Princeton and Columbia. The three schools met for the first time in 1879 to race for the Childs Cup, which they still race for today. In 1894 the Intercollegiate Rowing Association was established with Columbia, Cornell and Penn as the initial member schools, and its first annual regatta was held the following year. Collegiate boat racing took hold on the West Coast only after the turn of the century, for in 1903 the University of Washington established a rowing program to compete against Cal in a dual race.
The Yale-Harvard Regatta finds its anniversary in the midst of the 2012 London Olympics, and twice the winning Yale crew in New London has gone on to be the winning eight in the Olympic games later that year. On June 20, 1924, Yale rowed to a 12-second victory over Harvard on the Thames River, then less than one month later on July 17 rowed to a 15-second victory over Canada to win a gold medal at the 1924 Paris Olympics, capping off an undefeated season. Yale won the U.S. Olympic Trials in the eight again leading up to the 1956 Melbourne Olympics. This time the games took place in November, and Yale took home gold in the middle of a five-year streak of Yale-Harvard victories for the Bulldogs between 1954 and 1958. Yale is the only Ivy League school to have its eight win an Olympic gold medal.
The Yale-Harvard Regatta has had some notable historical figures and big names take part in the four-mile endeavor over the years. The 1924 Yale crew alone featured captain James Stillman Rockefeller '24 in four-seat, whose great uncle was oil billionaire John D. Rockefeller. In front of Rockefeller in seven-seat was Benjamin Spock '25, the future doctor whose book, "The Common Sense Book of Baby and Child Care" was the second-best selling book after the Bible for more than 50 years in the late 20th century. Also in the crew was two-seat Frederick Sheffield '24, part of the Sheffield family that was a huge benefactor to science at Yale and for whom Yale's largest lecture hall, Sheffield-Sterling-Strathcona Hall, is named after in part.
Ever since Franklin Pierce attended that first race between Harvard and Yale, the race has continued to be something of a presidential affair. President Theodore Roosevelt was in attendance for the 50th Anniversary Regatta and saw a 13-second Yale victory. In 1908, then-Secretary of War William Howard Taft '78 and his wife made a stop while campaigning for president to stand on the banks of the Thames and take in the races. In 1936, Franklin Delano Roosevelt Jr., the son of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt, rowed against Yale in the Harvard junior varsity crew.
For over a century the Yale heavyweight crew team has called Gales Ferry its home in the weeks leading up to the race. The varsity quarters, boathouse and coaches' house are all owned and operated by Yale heavyweight crew. The varsity quarters date back to the late 18th century when they were originally a private residence, while the boathouse was designed by James Gamble Rogers, the architect who designed much of Yale's New Haven campus. The training compound at one point also included a clubhouse where former Yale oarsmen could drop in at any point during the year and enjoy a "delightful river resort with every club convenience."
Historically a large majority of the races between Harvard and Yale have been held in June, at the very end of the rowing season after both the Eastern Sprints and IRA National Championships. Three years ago, the regatta was moved in between the two, held now in May the week before the IRA's.
Today both teams do not experience the Yale-Harvard Regatta as those first crews in 1852 did. The May weather on the Thames is not quite the same as the August weather on Lake Winnipesaukee. Gone are the observation trains that followed the race from the shore, as are the grandstands erected to cater to crowds of thousands. The boats are different as are the oars, seats and racing kit. But as a showdown between two storied institutions – who were the original rival schools – the Regatta remains the same.
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We bet you're quietly growing tired of the SoLoMo acronym (which stands for Social-Local-Mobile in case you're new to the Interwebz) by now. We know we are.
Be that as it may, there may still be room for services that aggregate your social and mobile sharing activities, tie them all together within a single, 'location-aware' platform, and help people discover new experiences nearby.
That's exactly what TenFarms has set out to do. Its tagline: "Post, discover and curate moments around the world".
The idea behind its namesake service is to merge social, local and mobile activities by leveraging existing mobile apps for capturing and auto-sharing experiences, tying together a user's location with different multimedia objects (photos, videos, audio and whatnot) in a single place.
Shared 'moments', as TenFarms refers to items that wind up in said place, can be favorited, commented on, spread further and pinned (= saved).
Some of the incoming streams TenFarms can tap: Instagram, Picplz, Foursquare, Facebook, Twitter, GetGlue, SoundCloud and many more.
TenFarms' objective is to take the data that exists in these various "silos" and aggregate them in a place where people can engage with it.
From the company's official pitch:
TenFarms makes it dead simple for people to "plant" virtual objects in a location through existing applications that they already use everyday, allowing others to pick them up and engage later on.
TenFarms also allows users to create and post moments (images with a description, location, and optionally applied with a filter) via TenFarms and plant them anywhere in the world. This makes the platform also functional to people that are not using the supported mobile apps.
We realize this sounds rather vague, but think of TenFarms as a real-time map that displays who is nearby and lets you skim through
pictures, videos, events, check-ins and conversations happening in the area. That is, if TenFarms manages to gain traction in a world where people can choose between a plethora of social sharing and networking services.
The company, which is based in Los Angeles, California, is going to start letting a limited number of users into the beta of its Web app starting today, and says it will be adding native mobile applications to the product line in the "near future".
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Barbara Graham is the founder and CEO of Sensibill. She has a Bachelor of Science Degree in nursing, with an minor in Finance and over 28 years of experience in medical management and billings. Her experience originates data movement in electronic claims. She founded Claims By Computer in 1986, which has since sold to Proxy Med, a national electronic claims clearing house.. She has served on the Board for NEIC early in her electronic data movement career. She as a fervor for advanced technological solutions and remaining ahead of the curve for setting the standard for Medical billing solutions.
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PHOTOSHOP MADNESS is where you practically go mad trying to find the most useful stuff for Photoshop out there among a jungle of bush-leagers, Rube Goldbergers, site scalpers, and domain kiters!
In our Twitter escapades, we found dozens and dozens of tweeters tweeting about these 150 Photoshop Actions. WOW -- what a treasure, we thought. However, after wasting about three hours sifting through the bungled mess, we came to the realization that 150 Photoshop Actions is seriously NOT what we wanted, and it would cost five times as much to sift through them as it would to actually do a few. Besides -- how many times do you need 150 Photoshop Actions to process a file? Actions are for bulk or repetitive tasks. And if you use these for bulk photos, you're going to have a pretty boring photo album. But that's another story.
As always, we remind you, especially Windows users -- be careful what you click. There are malware, phishing stalker and predator links abundant in many of the replicated sites these days. Whatch those little popups in the text. Just stay on the tutorial / content paths and you'll be okay.
We did indeed find some links of note...
FREE high-quality Photoshop PSD icons for web 2.0
From the Photoshop and Illustrator pens of Boris P. comes a lot of free stuff for webmasters and designers.
High resolution backgrounds, textures, icons etc, and original Photoshop PSD sources. This series of seals is primarily for Web 2.0 users, but is actually quite nice for other uses as well.
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100 Photoshop Actions for Amazing Color Enhancements
If you don't have anything better to do, you can sift your way through 100 Photoshop Actions for enhancements -- most of which you've seen before, or already know how to do the effect in just a few clicks in Photoshop. But webdesignledger.com thought it was important enough to tweet, so we pass them along to you! You can waste a lot of time here
100 Photoshop Actions, or just get this one which covers most of the others:
These 50 essential Photoshop photo actions cover most everything you'd want to do to a photo - or lead you to your own permutations. Mauricio Estrella from Ecuador assembled this massive pack of FIFTY actions packed for Photoshop CS / CS2 / CS3 / CS4 --
actions gives you some awesome color / tone / contrast processing.
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Water Reflection in Photoshop!
We thought this was a relatively elegant design tutorial for easy photoshop designs. This one a Photoshop tutorial to build reflections on water. We've seen at least a hundred versions of this exact tutorial, but this page is nearly spam free!
Author Barry Liam said... "Nobody seems to be leaving any comments!"
Well, no wonder, Barry - your tutorial has been tweeted several hundred times by a dozen "Photoshop" jerks who all want you to believe it's theirs! So, here'ya go, folks, the actual link to the original tutorial: Picture
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Add realistic reflections using Clone Stamp
The above tutorial is basic. This one is a lot more complicated yet gives a much better results. Someone named Sergio has uploaded this rather elegant tutorial on using Clone Stamp tool to build reflections. Full picture
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Quick straighten in Photoshop
Tweets and retweets of this technique were all over Twitter -- all giving the wrong address, but we drilled down and found the author -- someone called Hpnotiqz -- who writes:
"share with you a Photoshop setting that hopefully will save you time and wasted energy. This is especially useful for those of us that aren?t using a tripod. It?s how to easily achieve a straight horizon in you photographs."
... which you can read here.
But seriously, folks -- the quicker way is to use the Crop tool. Line up one of the edges with the straight element in the scene, rotate to match, then expand the other edges for the final crop.
See: Using the Crop Tool for some other slick cropping tricks.
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What: Central City Opera's production of Jake Heggie's "Dead Man Walking"
When: 2:30 p.m. July 9; July 13; July 19, July 23 and July 25; 8 p.m. July 11 and July 17
Where: Central City Opera House, 124 Eureka St.
Tickets: $20-$90. Call 303-292-6700 or centralcityopera.org
CENTRAL CITY — The Central City Opera is not only known for balancing traditional standards with modern masterpieces but for winning over audiences to these newer works with outstanding productions. Saturday night's opening of Jake Heggie's "Dead Man Walking," performed with the composer in attendance, was an emotionally shattering but spiritually edifying experience of a kind that is rarely repeated.
The work, composed in 2000 and based on the book by Sister Helen Prejean (who is also its central character), is already considered a classic of the repertoire, and the powerful performances of the CCO singers and orchestra emphatically confirmed this.
It does not matter what one feels about the death penalty, nor does one's personal moral code need to enter the picture. "Dead Man Walking" attacks the soul with its profundity, but does not ask any conformity from its audience. It is most assuredly not a piece of propaganda.
Director Ken Cazan takes a minimalist approach. Although the fences depicting the prison are elegant, they are not obtrusive. The most imposing prop is the execution gurney itself, carefully reserved for the opera's final moments. Sloping surfaces are used to great effect, as are physical depictions of literal and metaphorical separation between characters.
CCO music director John Baril leads the orchestra through Heggie's dense but melodious score, making sure that the music's difficulty does not draw attention to itself or away from the story and its characters. Although it sounds like a modern opera, no audience member will leave without subconsciously humming some tune or other, possibly the unforgettable hymn "He Will Gather us Around," maybe the heaving descents of the parents' laments, or even the restless five-note figures that open the opera and constantly return.
The company advertised an R-rating for thematic elements, but there is very little that even the most puritan audiences will find objectionable. Even the opening scene depicting the title character's crime, while brutal, has a certain subtle sensitivity. The two interjections of the F-word barely register.
Mezzo-soprano Jennifer Rivera is instantly ingratiating as Sister Helen. She sings the feisty nun with a purity that is both strong and innocent, navigating the demanding role and the character's complex evolution with an easy mastery. Similarly, baritone Michael Mayes is an elemental force as Joseph De Rocher, the condemned man of the title. Mayes has made this his signature role. It is physically and vocally exhausting, even without considering the way the audience must perceive the character at the beginning and at the end. Fortunately, Heggie's music mostly takes care of that.
Mezzo-soprano Maria Zifchak, as De Rocher's mother, moves the audience to open weeping on several occasions, including her thrilling plea to the parole board and her stoic final goodbye to her son. Soprano Jeanine De Bique, as Helen's confidant Sister Rose, sings with great beauty, especially in her extended duet with Rivera toward the beginning of the second act.
All four singers in the roles of the victims' parents are excellent, including tenor Joseph Gaines and sopranos Karina Brazas and Claire Shackleton, but baritone Robert Orth stands out as the murdered girl's father, a role that could be thankless, but whose perspective is absolutely necessary.
Most of the secondary roles are also given committed performances, including baritone Thomas Hammons as a sympathetic warden and tenor Jason Baldwin (familiar to Boulder audiences from CU Opera's recent "La Bohème") as the self-righteous Father Grenville, the prison chaplain. Also deserving mention are Stephen David Daniel and Evan Bravos as a pair of prison guards who function like a Greek chorus at times, John David Nevergall in the brief comic role of a motorcycle cop, along with James Dornier and Evan Domagala as De Rocher's younger half-brothers.
Finally, Heggie's wonderful choral writing should be mentioned, be it a chorus of nuns, death row inmates, or children. The CCO ensemble, including members of the Colorado Children's Chorale, is in top form throughout.


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Bone Health and HIV Disease
February 2008
As people living with HIV take HIV drugs over time, a growing list of conditions has become a concern for those who try to manage their overall health. One of these is bone loss, which occurs more often in HIV-positive people. Research has not found the exact cause or causes for this higher rate.
The research and health service communities are trying to find answers to ensuring bone health in people with HIV. We already know a good deal about bone loss, much because of research done in postmenopausal women. Things can be done to improve bone health, and many of those are under the control of the patient.
The loss of bone mineral density, or BMD, can occur anywhere in your body. However, weight-bearing joints and bones are more prone than others including your hip, knee, ankle, shoulder, spine and wrist. This publication will focus on the two most common types of bone loss, osteopenia and osteoporosis, with some information on osteonecrosis.
What Is Bone?
Bone is living tissue and is in constant change during your life. It's made of several materials, mainly collagen and minerals. Collagen gives your bones a soft flexible framework. The minerals, like calcium and phosphorus, help harden the framework for strength. Vitamin D is also important, as it helps the body absorb calcium and slows the kidneys from removing it. Together these materials help bones withstand stress. Bone also has an outer layer of nerves and small blood vessels.
To keep bones healthy, your body removes old bone (bone resorption) as it adds new bone (bone formation). The peak bone mass usually occurs around age 30. After that, bone density naturally declines over time. The ageing process can remove more bone tissue than it replaces -- making it less dense, weaker and more prone to injury. Having the right amount of minerals in your body as well as good bone formation and resorption will help maintain healthy bones.
Who Is at Risk?
Simply put, everyone. Although bone loss occurs naturally as people age, other factors can contribute to it. In general, the following factors make it more likely that you'll face bone loss.
What Is Osteopenia?
Osteopenia is a loss of bone density, and over 18 million Americans have it. It is not the same as osteoporosis, which is explained below. Importantly, having osteopenia doesn't mean you'll develop osteoporosis. In fact, most people do not.
While a diagnosis of osteopenia may be upsetting, it's perhaps a small wakeup to do something about it. It's a condition that can be stopped and even reversed. First, osteopenia may be due to having a natural lower bone density. Second, there are ways to improve your bone health. These are found in the section, Preventing bone loss.
Generally osteopenia has no symptoms. You likely will not notice any pain or change in your bones. The only way to know you have this condition is by getting a bone density test done. Although the bone loss in osteopenia is generally less severe, it still means the bone has weakened and may be prone to fractures.
What Is Osteoporosis?
Osteoporosis is a loss of bone mass and is the most common bone disease. Over 10 million Americans live with it, and 3 out of 4 of them are women. It causes over a million bone fractures each year, most in the spine and hip. Primary osteoporosis is the natural loss of bone, especially in women after menopause. Secondary osteoporosis occurs from taking medicines or having a chronic condition. This may be more of an issue for people with HIV because of chronic illness, weight loss, lengthy bed rest, etc.
Osteoporosis is not the same as osteopenia, which is explained above. It's is a more serious condition, and people who have it are more prone to bone fractures and breaks. It results from too much bone resorption and not enough formation. In this condition, holes (lacunas) develop in the bone further weakening its structure.
Osteoporosis is a condition that many older adults know. So its diagnosis at an earlier age, especially for those with HIV, can feel especially upsetting. You can help prevent it through better nutrition and staying active. These and other ways to improve your bone health are found in the section, Preventing bone loss.
Many men don't think they're at risk for osteoporosis, or osteopenia. In general, men have larger frames and their bodies start losing bone later in life and at a slower rate. However, men are still at risk, probably later in life and for men with low levels of testosterone. Many men with HIV have low testosterone and may want to talk to their doctors about their bone health.
Symptoms of osteoporosis may not appear before a fracture happens. If they do, they may include joint pain and tenderness, backache, feeling of weakness and loss of height. After a fracture, the pain may be much more severe. The only way to know you have this condition is by getting a bone density test done. Dental x-rays sometimes show bone loss, which may mean osteoporosis in other body parts.
What Is Osteonecrosis?
Osteonecrosis is the death of bone tissue. Bone can die if its blood supply is cut off. This is called avascular necrosis, a condition that has been seen in the hips of people with HIV. It may occur in any bone though it most often occurs at the ends of a long bone. It may affect one or more bones or joints at the same time.
It's not known what causes avascular necrosis in people with HIV. Possibilities include bone and blood vessel damage, long-term use of certain medicines, chronic conditions like rheumatoid arthritis or lupus, and excessive use of alcohol.
Symptoms of osteonecrosis may include pain -- sometimes severe -- in the affected area, especially in joints like the hip, wrist or spine. This may occur only when you bear down on the bone or joint or it may be constant. Other signs are joint stiffness, soreness, less range of motion, muscle spasms, a feeling of weakness, arthritis, and bone damage and collapse.
The goals for treating the condition are to stop any more damage and to improve the person's ability to move. A person with less severe osteonecrosis may be given pain killers or medicines to improve bone density as well as support tools like a cane or crutches. In more severe cases, a person may need surgery, which could include reshaping, grafting or replacing the bone or joint.
How Is Bone Loss Diagnosed?
Unfortunately, many find out they have bone loss only after they've fractured or broken a bone. To detect bone loss before this happens, several bone density tests are available. Most are painless and they vary in cost and length of time to take. However, there are no standards of care for using them in people with HIV. In general, the longer you've lived with HIV and the more risk factors you have, the more likely bone tests may be needed.
DEXA ScanThe DEXA (dual energy x-ray absorptiometry) scan is a kind of x-ray and is the most common and accurate way to measure BMD. It can detect as little as 2% of bone loss per year, and it uses only 10% of the radiation used in a routine x-ray. It's painless and takes 10-15 minutes.
CT ScanThe CT (computer tomography), or CAT, scan uses x-rays and a computer to make images of the bone. It can detect osteopenia, osteoporosis and osteonecrosis. The scan is painless and gives more detail than an x-ray, though it uses radiation. A scan can last from 5-30 minutes.
X RayA standard x-ray is not useful in diagnosing osteopenia or osteoporosis because it's not sensitive enough to detect minor bone loss. It's used mostly to detect osteonecrosis, showing the amount of severe damage to the bone. An x-ray is painless and quick to take, though it uses radiation.
MRIThe MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) scan can detect osteopenia, osteoporosis and osteonecrosis. It uses magnets and radio waves to create detailed pictures of the bone. It's painless and can last up to 45 minutes. An MRI does not use radiation like an x-ray or CT scan.
Bone BiopsyA biopsy is usually done to detect osteonecrosis. A sample of bone is removed during surgery or with a needle and local anesthesia. This is an invasive test that takes time, causes discomfort, and may need recovery time.
Bone Density Test ResultsYour test result is written as a T-score and Z-score. The T-score compares women and men to a "normal" healthy person of their own sex. A normal T-score, or healthy bone density, is a number above -1.0. A score for osteopenia will be between -1.0 and -2.5, while osteoporosis is less than -2.5.
The Z-score compares your BMD to someone of your own age, sex, weight and ethnic origin. This can provide helpful information for your doctor as well. A T-score is better used for detecting osteoporosis.
Preventing Bone Loss
Almost 80% of your bone density is determined by your heredity. The other 20% can be affected by changes in lifestyle. In general, many of the ways to prevent bone loss in people with HIV are the same for postmenopausal women. Some strategies have been tested in HIV-positive people.
LifestyleChanging your lifestyle can help prevent bone loss. Keeping a normal body mass is one important way -- keeping your weight in proportion to your height and body frame. Smoking and drinking alcohol also contributes to bone loss, as well as excessive caffeine use. So reducing tobacco, caffeine and alcohol use is likely to benefit your bone health.
Bone loss can also occur from injuries to the bone, like a fracture or break. By reducing your risk of falling or tripping, you can help prevent bone injuries. Adults may need to safeguard their lives as they get older. Being aware of your surroundings, clearing clutter from your home, and carefully walking up and down stairs or hills are just a few ways to lower your risk.
DietIn general, Americans do not get enough calcium or vitamin D to maintain their bone health. This also applies to people with HIV of all ages. Most adults should get between 1,000-1,200mg of calcium a day. Pregnant and postmenopausal women should get 1,500mg. Daily amounts should not exceed 2,000mg. You can get calcium from eating milk products, tofu, and vegetables and leafy greens like broccoli and spinach. Some foods are enriched with added calcium, like orange juice.
Some people, including older adults, may not get enough vitamin D due to a lack of physical activity or exposure to sunlight. The daily amount for most adults is 200 IU. For men and women 50 and above, the amount should increase to 400-600 IU a day. People with osteoporosis may need up to 800 IU daily.
Vitamin D is found in eggs, liver, some fish oils, and fish like salmon and swordfish. You can also get enough vitamin D by getting about a half hour of sunlight each day, as your body makes it from the contact of sun to your skin. This may be more difficult for people with low physical activity or during winter months.
Phosphorus is another mineral important to maintain bone health. It's found in milk products, peanuts and beans, though most people do not need to take extra amounts of it.
ExerciseBeing active day to day and getting exercise helps make bones denser and stronger. Weight-bearing activities force your body to work against gravity. These include power walking, jogging, climbing stairs, dancing or running, where your legs and feet support your body's weight. Resistance exercises include stretching and lifting weights to help strengthen your muscles and bones. Before beginning an exercise routine, talk to your doctor or a certified trainer to learn the type of exercise that would be best for your health.
SupplementsSupplements can help support your body's ability to stop and reverse bone loss. Many people do not get enough calcium or vitamin D in their diets. Some cannot tolerate milk products or consume foods high in calcium. Still others, including older adults who go without direct sunlight for periods of time, may not get enough vitamin D. Taking supplements may be an option in these cases.
Many drugstores and health food stores sell calcium tablets, and some come packaged with vitamin D. Discuss with your health provider all supplements you take or want to take to ensure you're getting the right daily amount. High levels of calcium and vitamin D can cause problems of their own. If you take a multivitamin, check the label as many already contain calcium and vitamin D.
PrescriptionsCertain prescription drugs can increase bone loss, especially when used over time or at high doses. Avoiding or switching from these medicines can help. Some of these are HIV-related drugs like pentamidine, steroids like cortisone and prednisone, or other drugs like phenobarbital and ketoconazole. Talk to your health provider or pharmacist about which increase bone loss and discuss your options.
Treating Bone Loss
Currently, there are no standards of care for using bone density tests or treating bone loss in people with HIV. What we know about treating bone loss comes from research on postmenopausal women and older men and men with low levels of testosterone.
Pain RelieversYour doctor may prescribe pain killers like aspirin and ibuprofen. These help control any discomfort you may be having but will not correct actual bone loss.
Medicines Used for Resorption ProblemsA few medicines called bisphosphonates lower the rate of bone resorption, thereby stabilizing bone density. Little is known about how they affect people with HIV. They may be prescribed with calcium and vitamin D supplements. Side effects can include difficulty swallowing, inflammation of the esophagus, and gastric ulcer.
BisphosphonatesThis type of drug is often prescribed for bone less. However, early results from a large study reported in January 2008 show some evidence of aseptic osteonecrosis -- a bone condition that results from poor blood supply causing bone death. Though the rate for this side effect is relatively low, it may be an issue for some people, notably older adults. Bisphosphonates have a long half-life of up to 10 years, which may allow them to reside in bone tissue and cause bone damage.
Medicines Used for Hormone Therapy
Short-term hormone therapy is used to relieve hot flashes and other symptoms of menopause. However, in postmenopausal women, it also prevents bone loss and fractures and improves bone density. Many brands come as a pill or skin patch.
Estrogen therapy is usually given with progesterone, which lowers the risk of cancer of the uterus. Its long-term use can increase the chances for heart attack, blood clots, stroke and breast cancer. Therefore, weigh the pros and cons of hormone therapy with your health provider when considering it for bone loss.
Another type of estrogen is called a SERM (selective estrogen receptor modulator). Evista (raloxifene) prevents and treats postmenopausal osteoporosis, improving the density of the spine and neck. Unlike other estrogen therapy, Evista is less likely to cause cancer of the uterus. Side effects can include hot flashes, leg cramps, blood clots, vaginal dryness, swelling, pain or tenderness, muscle and joint aches, and weight gain.
As for men, taking testosterone will help prevent or treat bone loss, especially in the spine. It's not used in women. One small study in men with HIV showed that the density of the spine had significantly improved. Several brands come as an injection (taken every 2-3 weeks), gel (rubbed on skin daily) or skin patch. Many men who take this therapy report feeling better and having more energy. It should not be taken by men with prostate cancer. Side effects can include swelling in the hands and feet and enlarged prostate gland and breasts.
Medicines Used to Form Bone Tissue
Parathyroid hormone helps your body store a healthy amount of calcium and phosphorus in your bones. A rather new form of this, Forteo (teriparatide), improves bone density in men and women. It's given by injection once a day, is currently approved for only 24 months of use, and costs more than other bone loss therapy.
Forteo lowers the risk of fractures in postmenopausal women and likely also in men. It's used for treating postmenopausal osteoporosis, and for primary osteoporosis and secondary osteoporosis caused by low testosterone in men. No studies have been done in people with HIV. The most common side effects include headache, nausea, vomiting, leg cramps and dizziness.
Concerns for People Over 50
Bone loss is a process that happens as you age. Older adults are more prone to bone problems because of ageing and other factors like poor nutrition, lack of activity, lower levels of sex hormones, and medications. Anyone, including people over 50, can try to improve their bone health through the ways found in the section, Preventing bone loss. Talking to your health provider about other ways, including bone scans and medicines, can help encourage stronger bone and overall health.
Access to Medicines
The medicines used to treat bone loss are available by prescription through a health provider. People who lack coverage for meds can sometimes gain access to them through the manufacturers' Patient Assistance Programs. A good resource for this is www.rxassist.org, though you must sign in for the service. Another online resource is www.pparx.org.
Research on Bone Loss
Much of what we know about bone loss has come from the research done in postmenopausal women and older men. Although this helps, it doesn't answer the unique issues that people living with HIV face, especially as they begin to confront bone loss earlier. Unfortunately, the results so far have tended to contradict one another.
One belief is that HIV itself affects bone loss. In general, people with HIV face more bone loss than HIV-negative people of the same sex and age. Why this happens is not clear. HIV activates the immune system, which in turn may affect bone health. Since it infects different cells in the body, it may also affect bone marrow cells which may then affect bone health. HIV can also increase the level of proteins which may add to the loss of bone tissue.
Another belief is that HIV drugs help cause bone loss, specifically protease inhibitors. A couple of studies have reported this, but others have not. Protease inhibitors also tend to deplete the body of vitamin D, which is key to keeping bones strong. Recent research showed that Viread (tenofovir) contributed to some bone loss, but it's not confirmed by other studies. Some data point to NRTIs in general. Yet another study compared two different HIV class regimens and found that neither affected bone loss.
These studies stress the need for more research on finding the underlying reasons for bone mineral loss and other bone disorders in people with HIV. This will help people living with HIV and their doctors get ahead of this issue before serious bone damage can occur.
The Bottom Line
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