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After the article went live, Robert Szeleney, lead developer, clarified the current status of SkyOS, citing several very valid reasons why he had been unable to work on SkyOS. He officially declared development on SkyOS halted, and explained he was now mulling over the future of SkyOS - open source it, release a free version, specialise on a niche, stop development altogether.
The community around SkyOS on both OSNews and the SkyOS forum was clear: most of them prefer the open source route. A lot of people did differ on the specifics of how to actually implement such an open source strategy, but probably the most reasonable proposition I've seen, from Matt Turner, goes something like this:
- Release SkyOS under a MIT/BSD style license, to allow projects SkyOS has used code from (like Haiku) to reuse SkyOS code
- Implement a Linux-like development model, where Szeleney controls what goes into the repository, defines targets and makes releases, and points people in the right direction
The rest of Turner's proposal deals with what direction SkyOS should follow, and what direction it should go into. The above two points seem like a very reasonable and solid future plan for SkyOS development, as it still allows Szeleney to exercise control, while the open source community can contribute and in return use code from SkyOS to benefit the rest of the community. It also offloads the development burden of SkyOS from Szeleney's shoulders - up until he halted development, SkyOS was a one-man show, with him doing all the work.
Sadly, there has been no word yet on where SkyOS will go from here. Szeleney hasn't given any indication of on which path he intends to send SkyOS, which effectively means that in five weeks we haven't gotten a whole lot further on the issue. Turner did indicate he has had email contact with Szeleney, and Turner explains that Szeleney is "trying to find motivation to work on SkyOS again".
Let me assure you that I'm not trying to be a bully or something, but the fact of the mater is that SkyOS has to deal with paying customers, and they deserve some answers. I'm just concerned about SkyOS' future, and without any communication about the future of SkyOS I'm afraid that it will slowly slip into irrelevance, where it will benefit nobody. Something needs to happen fast, because the longer we are without any official statements on SkyOS' future, the less people will actually give a rat's bum.
Lewis Caroll said it so well.
'That depends a good deal on where you want to get to,' said the Cat.
'I don't much care where-' said Alice.
'Then it doesn't matter which way you go,' said the Cat.


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University of Rochester student Dan Wang has been named the 2012-2013 University of Rochester Student Employee of the Year. The award, given annually by the Student Employment Office, recognizes an outstanding student employee who has made valuable contributions to the department in which he or she works. Wang, who works for University Communications as a news assistant, was nominated by Larry Arbeiter, associate vice president of communications.
As a news assistant for communications, Wang's work often included weekend work to keep track of University news, and 7 a.m.-work days to prepare daily news reports. In addition to supporting staff in the office with press lists and news pitches, he also wrote press releases, news stories, and blog posts relating to University news.
In a letter nominating Wang for the award, Arbeiter wrote that Wang's insight and diligence sometimes led to national media coverage for the University. "That kind of success is highly sought by experienced professionals, and is basically unheard of by a student," said Arbeiter.
"I feel immensely lucky to have such a great job. This office is one of my favorite places on campus, and I'm glad to be able to come in and always count on the chance to interact with such friendly and supportive coworkers," said Wang. "I don't hesitate to say that this office has contributed as much to my education as my classes."
Wang, who resides in Warminster, Pa., and double majors in economics and philosophy, has worked at University Communications since May 2011. Last summer, he served as an intern for strategic planning with the Philadelphia Museum of Art and worked with the Huffington Post as an editorial intern. While at the Huffington Post, Wang wrote an article about an eminent domain scandal in New Jersey, a case which has recently been granted review by the U.S. Supreme Court. Most recently, Wang wrote an article about a Fourth Amendment violation for Reason.com.
"His work ethic is excellent, he is smart, focused, pleasant, professional, and easy to work with, and he needs less supervision than many professionals," wrote Arbeiter. "When I have sought Dan's advice it has always been thoughtful, measured, and helpful."
In celebration of Student Employee Week (April 8-14), the Student Employment Office recognized Wang, along with all of this year's nominees, at a private reception. As Employee of the Year, Wang will have the opportunity to compete at regional and state levels through the National Student Employee Association's awards program.
Other students nominated for the 2012-13 Student Employee of the Year award were Gregory Bocko '13, Amy Colorado '15, Gladys Nickerson '14, and Gala Tubera '15.

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I have posted this in a comment to another thread but I would like to share this with all of you because I think it is a good deal. I came across this post on eBay and it expires soon. I have no idea who the seller is and I am not advertising for him or her I just want to share something that may be a good deal. If it is not a good deal ignore it. Here is the copy of a post: "Massive 7,300+ Lot of Vintage Fabric Quilt Blocks! Each square measures 3". These blocks were meticulously cut by a woman suffering from*Alzheimer's. This was a project to keep her busy, and busy she was! They were counted by adding the total of one stack and then multiplying. I came up with 7,430, but to be on the safe side I am listing this count. There are too many of these squares to get pictures of all. They are in excellent condition. Package weighs 11+ pounds!*"
You will find it by entering "quilting fabric lots" in the search. Current bid is $62.50 and shipping is $18.58. Again, I am not in any way associated with this person or eBay. Just trying to share something that may potentially be a good score.


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The Bi-Rite Family of Businesses
When Sam Mogannam took over Bi-Rite Market from his father and uncle in 1998, he brought a chef's perspective from years of running his own restaurant: treat customers as guests in your own home, pay meticulous attention to detail in how you prepare and serve your food, and search never-endingly for the finest ingredients from the bounty available to us in Northern California. Our kitchens are our beating hearts, located right in the middle of our Markets, so you can smell the food as it's being created by our talented Chefs. We smoke our own salmon and bacon, whip up hummus from Mom Mogannam's recipe, and make risottos from scratch for our nightly to-go dinners menus.
What makes the food at Bi-Rite so good? We believe it's the fact that we care–that every product on our shelves has been chosen for the story behind it and, just as importantly, because it tastes great. When we look for products to put on our shelves, we seek out the fanatical farmer who swears that the best tasting tomato should be dry-farmed, the rancher who believes that a more mature grass fed cow tastes better, and a winemaker who feels great wine should be a natural expression of a grape and a season rather than a manipulated consistency. We prefer to establish direct relationships with these producers, because we want to know the whole story right from the source.
At Bi-Rite Creamery & Bakeshop, we churn our own ice cream in small batches using milk from Straus Family Creamery, just 40 miles away. We make our own marshmallows for our Rocky Road. We roast organic bananas for our Roasted Banana. We harvest honey from hives on the roof of the Market for our Honey Lavender. We use fruit from small local farms in our sorbets, home baked desserts and pastries. Ice cream brings out the kid in all of us–we love bringing back the memories of old favorites!
In order to better understand where our food comes from, and the work that farmers and ranchers do to feed us, we operate our own organic farms in Sonoma, Placerville, and San Francisco. At Bi-Rite Farms, we harvest fruits and vegetables ourselves because we love the way a tomato vine smells in the sun, and the way a tender eggplant tastes in our hot dinner meals. Bi-Rite's shelves are stocked with our own apples, tomatoes, peppers, figs, cucumbers, eggplants, lettuces and much more. Mom Mogannam makes our homemade jams from the fruit she grows in her Placerville orchard. The Creamery uses our Sonoma Farm concord grapes for popsicles, and 18 Reasons serves produce from our Farms at many of its sit down dinners. Our Farms allow staff to explore food production and share it with our guests. Through this hands-on experience, we are in the unique position of being the farmer, producer and retailer all in one!
We combine the delicious fresh ingredients we sell at Bi-Rite Market with sweets from Bi-Rite Creamery and produce from Bi-Rite Farms to create our Bi-Rite Catering menus. From full-service events like weddings and corporate parties, to a la carte platters to go, our catering department will do the work for you so all you have to do is enjoy your guests' company.
At our community education center, 18 Reasons, we use the motto "Learn. Think. Do." to bring people together to deepen our relationship to food and each other. At a dinner with a local farmer, a hands-on workshop, an art exhibition, or a family food swap, we build community through interaction with the people and ideas that feed us. We believe that by offering this thought provoking, fun programming, we inspire action and foster collaboration toward creating a just and sustainable food system.
Together, the Bi-Rite Family of Businesses strives to serve and have a positive impact on our community every day.


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What Is Tonalism? (12 Essential Characteristics)
David Adams Cleveland
Image rights: Image provided by the Phillips Collection
Acquired 1923
Though his own paintings—idyllic pastorals inspired by Greek mythology and the Renaissance—suggest that he was immersed more in history than in his own time, Arthur Bowen Davies championed the avant-garde and was instrumental in fostering modernism in America. Aligned with the Ashcan School of painters, he was a principal organizer of the landmark 1913 Armory Show, which introduced European modernism to Americans. Davies also participated in the creation of the foremost venue for modern art: MoMA, in New York. Late in life, his allegiance to James Abbott McNeill Whistler's principles and transcendentalist ideals found a happy medium in his minimalist landscape watercolors, made on trips to the Italian Alps.
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October 2010 Discusses 2009 prevalence rates of cigarette, alcohol, prescription drug, and illicit drug use among adolescents and discusses trends in use over time.
February 2013 Fewer teens are using cigarettes, alcohol, and most illicit drugs, according to NIDA's latest Monitoring the Future study. Troubling trends persist in marijuana use, however, and nonmedical prescription drug use remains a concern.
March 2008 Reports on results from a study showing that men and women with alcohol use disorders are more likely to report nonmedical use of prescription drugs than people who don't drink at all.
May 2014 One out of every 143 U.S. patients who received a prescription for an opioid painkiller in 2008 obtained prescriptions from multiple physicians in a pattern that suggests misuse or abuse of the drugs.
September 2008 Describes research to develop new compounds that match or exceed the pain relief provided by opioids while avoiding their shortcomings.
December 2010
Reports on 2009 data indicating a rise in drug abuse in the United States and the factors that may have contributed to this increase.
June 2012
Illicit drug use in the United States in 2010 was at its highest level since 2002, according to the most recent report from the National Survey on Drug Use and Health. A rise in marijuana use drove the increase. A favorable trend of falling cocaine use continued.
July 2012 Fewer than 12 percent of adolescents who meet diagnostic criteria for prescription opioid abuse or dependence receive any treatment, according to an analysis of data from the 2005 to 2008 National Survey on Drug Use and Health. The most common reason the adolescents gave for not receiving treatment was their lack of perceived need for it.
July 2011 Highlights data on the prevalence of rates of illegal drug use and nonmedical use of prescription drugs among adults dependant on alcohol, as compared with the general population.
April 2014 Almost one-third (32 percent) of the roughly 42,000 Monitoring the Future survey respondents reported having used marijuana during their lifetime. However, abuse of many other drugs—methamphetamine, heroin, cocaine, and some prescription medications—declined.


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Domaine G Descombes Regnie 2011 France (12%, Les Caves de Pyrene in
Arlington, £14.99)
Regnie is the most recent addition to the collection of beaujolais crus and its wines are among the lightest. This one is just right, however, and tastes like "spring and winter in one glass" as my friend put it. Serve somewhere between chilled and room temperature with charcuterie and rillettes.


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Basic Info
Frame Material: Metal
Type: Combination
Folded: Unfolded
Customized: Customized
Specification: About 2.3M3
Material: Steel/Aluminium+PE Rattan
Style: Modern
Usage: Bar, Cafe, Restaurant
Color: Optional
Condition: New
Transport Package: Woven Bag
Origin: Taizhou, Zhejiang, China
Product Description
Taizhou sinohere Furniture Co., Ltd
We can supply aluminum furniture, aluminum sofa, bench, stainless steel furniture, outdoor furniture, Outdoor Sofa, Garden Sofa, Rattan Sofa, Leisure Sofa, garden Furniture, patio furniture, leisure furniture etc
Product Description
L shape Outdoor Leisure Sofa Garden Furniture Rattan Sofa
Galvanized steel (Optional to Aluminium) all frames will be treated by powder coating. the color follows the wicker color so that it keeps the same tone from outside to inside
Cushion Any color and thickness
Loading Capacity About 30 PCS/40HQ
Place of Origin Taizhou,Zhejiang, China
MOQ 40HQ that you can mix 5 different items.
Delivery 40 days after order confirmed (30% deposit received)
Payment Term T/T L/C
• UV and weather resistant
• Removable and washable cushions for added comfort
• Lightweight and easy to move or store
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1. Both suitable for indoor & outdoor place. green Product and pro-environment furniture, weatherproof and colorfast
2. Good UV radiation, high temperature resistant, weather resistant, color fadeless.
3. With water repellent comfortable cushions for option.
4. Cushion & pillows color as you like.
5. High quality environment-friendly products with most competitive price and timely delivery..
6. All products offer at least 2 years guarantee.
7.Non toxic and 100% recyclable.
8. OEM or ODM available, We have our own R&D team to give you the most fashional designs.
After-Sales Service
The warranty time of Taizhou Sinohere Furniture series products would be two years from the purchasing date, during which we can substitute the furniture for free in case of quality problems of the product that cannot be easily repaired. (As to the damages caused by man-made or irresistible factors, the expense of the repairing and the accessories would be charged.)
Why choose us?
Sinohere Furniture Co.,Ltd is a top manufacturer and exporter who has more than 8 years experience, The company has gathered a group of talents both in R&D, manufacturing and in marketing of rattan sofa, modular sofa, dining set, chair and table, bar stool, lounge,hot tub furniture, swing chair,outdoor umbrella products.
Sinohere dedicates itself to providing "Perfect Rattan Furniture Solutions" to consumers worldwide. TANFLY has confidence to serve worldwide partner better from:
Production Base: Acreage: 7,000 square meters, including: Manufacturing base,R&D Centre, Samples showroom
• Core Production Equipment: Aluminum Cutting Machine, Welding Machine, Powder Coating Machine, Foam Cutting Machine, Sewing Machine;
• Production Capability: annual production capability: 300*40HQ containers.
• Most of the raw materials of our products have been tested strictly according to SGS.
(Please kindly find attached file for our certificate-copy for these raw materials test.)
• OEM: We are also proud to be the OEM supplier for two of the leading rattan furniture company in the world (not convenient to reveal their name,one is in US, one is in Australia).
• Mould Developing: R&D Centre is responsible for all mould development,we can meet our consumer's new design image.
• Limited warranty: 24 months (calculated from the manufacturing date from OQO) for all rattan furniture items.
Complaint: We have a set of smooth operation process for the customer complaints. We will solve it in as far as possible when we get the picture, problem description, series number for the item and order number for complaints. In our promised limited warranty date, spare parts free, we will charge you parts cost if the complaint item out our limited warranty date
Tips for PE rattan furniture using:
1. Use the vacuum cleaner to remove dust.
2. Wash with mild soap and water, then dry.
3. Brush with nylon brush to remove dry food or mud etc.
4. A paint thinner can be used to remove tougher stains.
For major liquid spills, remove all upholstery, hose the furniture and place outside or in a drying room to dry. Please note that it is important that the furniture is dried and not remain wet or damp for any length of time.
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The main issue the USPTO wants to address is the frankly laughable backlog of patent applications - 750000 of them, to be exact. It currently takes 35 months from application to grant; the USPTO wants to reduce this to just 12 months. Very ambitious, but also very welcome. What isn't welcome, however, is their proposed solution.
To combat this problem, you can do one of two (or both) things. First, you can lower standards, and grant more patents. It turns out that the USPTO is indeed doing this: the amount of patents granted per week has jumped 35% since last year. This is a bad thing because the quality of patent applications surely hasn't jumped 35% since last year, meaning more vague and troublesome patents have been granted.
Now, the second method to address the problem is to cut down on the number of patent applications, and indeed, this is where the USPTO is planning some potentially disastrous changes. They are planning to drastically increase the patent application and maintenance fees so less applications will be filed. The USPTO's goal is to reduce the amount of patent applications by 40%.
Sadly, increasing the fees will seriously hurt smaller-to-medium businesses - while not posing much of a problem for large companies like Google, Microsoft, and Apple. This could prevent small companies from innovating, because they wouldn't be able to pay for a patent anyway.
"Large companies become the beneficiaries because they have free access to the work of smaller companies, though the reverse would not be true," writes Erik Sherman for BNet, "Large companies will be able to freeze smaller ones out, making the changes an innovative and competitive train wreck."
Some of you might be wondering why I pay so much attention to things like this. Well, it's pretty obvious; not only has a lot of competition moved away from the market and into the court room, it's also the case that the technology industry benefits from a healthy environment in which innovation flourishes.
It seems like large companies are trying to do just about anything to create an environment hostile to innovation. In the meantime, the USPTO, most likely one of the most incompetent US government organisations, is trying just as hard to accommodate these large companies (intentionally or no).
If you value innovation and a fast-evolving technology world where the little guy can revolutionise the market, then you'll most likely share my concerns.


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Dr Hulda Clark's Bowel, Intestinal cleanse
The Zapper Digital Series use specific frequencies from the 3500 frequency list book to stimulate a altering of Bioresonance in the cells, reversing the change caused by the disease. Transmitting these frequencies over the same electrodes (straps) over a period of time generates healing signals that have a curative effect. With this method of treatment, practitioners claim to be able to detect and cure a variety of diseases and addictions without drugs.
Used successfully in Germany for more than 16 months, and with over 3000 users, The Zapper Digital Series are a German model which is now available to USA. The Zapper Digital Megahertz Plus specializes in running all of the Clark frequencies pertaining to Dr Clark''s original machine. It is a high powered device using 12v DC, 2000ma, averaging an output of about 10volts and 1 million Hertz frequencies to the body. This model now exceeds the standards of all Zappers on the market. All Zapper Digital Series now incorporate Harmonics, and DAC to name a few new features.
Introducing the Zapper Digital Ultra Model in October 2011. Specifications: 16v, 4500ma makes this Zapper the most powerful zapper on the planet! Serious problems? Look no further than the Ultra model.
The Previous 2009-2010 Zapper Digital models are now being superseded by the new The Zapper Digital Series (Plus and Ultra). These models are much easier to use, with simplified easy edit menu systems, pause and play function, essential for those bathroom breaks, special comfortable straps designed for use on hands and feet, direct connect silver button on the straps for 100% conductivity to the healing frequencies.
- Zapper Digital Professional 15 Group Series
- Fully Programmable Clark Zapper With Equivalent Power of CLINIC Standard Zapper devices
- Easy to Use and Program Keyboard. Enter frequencies quickly and easily.
- Utilizes Bioresonance treatment frequencies
- Power Rating: 16v-DC, (35% x more Power than Zapper Digital Ultra Series)
- Power Adapter Rating: 4500ma, (Professional model has 125% x more Amp Capacity)
- Zapper Measured Voltage Output ~15v (Use only Oscilloscope to measure voltage output)
- 30 Mhz Quartz Crystal Core - 50% Duty Cycle (Standard)
- 100% Positive Offset
- DAC: Digital Accuracy
- RF Frequencies - Dr Rife's Original Machine. Button Switchable
- CW Frequencies - Dr Rife's Carrier Wave. Button Switchable
- LCD display with more menu options
- Frequency Range: 0000.01Khz - 0999.99Khz (1MHz)
- Lab tested Pure Square Waveform on all Rife frequencies
- Harmonics: Harmonic Waveform periodic on 100% of Frequencies
- Square Wave Output
- 2 Strap Connectors for the hands and feet.
- 2 Straps now connect directly to machine (No Y Junction required)
- USA manufactured chipsets, by Microchip Devices USA
- All Countries DC Switching mode Power Supply Adapter (US110v - 230/240/250v)
- Standard Sweep, Standard Run,
- PULSE Sweep and Run - New feature which builds power output and Pulses Frequencies into the body
- Convergence Sweep - Runs 2 Frequencies simultaneously on the full Million program mode
- Super Sweep - Runs all million frequencies from 0 - 1 million Hz
- 15 Multiple Group Settings. Put Multiple programs in for different people or multiple disease treatments
- Clinic Standard Device. Key in all your patients programs prior to their arrival for treatment
Purchase Zapper Digital Professional model if .....
(1) You prefer the Keyboard model for easy frequency input
(2) You wish to use the Higher Power output of the new PULSE feature
(3) You require 15 Preset Default Groups prerecorded for varying disease treatments
(4) You Wish to Switch between Radio Frequencies and Carrier Waves (Rife Original vs Rife later models)
(5) You wish to experience every frequency from zero to 1 million via Super Sweep
(6) You require the DUAL frequency output of the Convergence Sweep Mode
(7) Your need the Larger 30Mhz Quartz Crystal Core.
Zapper Digital Ultra
- "Ultra" has more than double the Amperage of the Zapper Digital Megahertz Plus
- Fully Programmable Clark Zapper Which exceed the Power of Industry Standard Zapper devices
- Utilizes Frequencies for treatments and therapy
- Power Rating: 16v-DC, (Ultra model has 35% x more Power than Zapper Digital Megahertz Plus)
- Power Adapter Rating: 4500ma, (Ultra model has 125% x more Amp Capacity)
- Zapper Measured Voltage Output ~14v (Use only Oscilloscope to measure voltage output)
- 50% Duty Cycle (Standard)
- 100% Positive Offset
- DAC: Digital Accuracy
- RF Frequencies using CW Impedance
- LCD display gives accuracy up to 2 decimal points. (0999.99Khz)
- Frequency Range: 0000.01Khz - 0999.99Khz (≈ 1MHz)
- Lab tested Pure Square Waveform on all Dr Clark frequencies
- Harmonics: Harmonic Waveform periodic on 100% of Frequencies
- Uninterrupted Program Sequences
- Automatic function plus manual over-ride.
- Square Wave Output
- 2 Strap Connectors for the hands
- 2 Strap Connectors for the feet
- USA manufactured chipsets, by Microchip Devices USA
- All Countries DC Switching mode Power Supply Adapter (US110v - 230/240/250v)
- Idle Mode: Default Mode , Zapper Digital waits for your instructions
- Program Mode: Press P to Program 10 Frequency Ranges
- Run Mode: Press Run to run any frequency full time
- Sweep Mode: Press Sweep to Run a Frequency Set at intervals of 10 minutes per program
Purchase Zapper Digital Ultra model if .....
(1) You wish to use this Higher Power output for treatment of more serious disease.
(2) You require a Zapper that can deliver the higher power of industry standard devices
(3) You prefer Zapper Digital to run all the frequency sets for you, automatically
(4) You need DAC Accuracy combined with RF Frequencies using CW Impedance
(5) Your need the Larger 24Mhz Quartz Crystal Core.
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Posted by Anise on December 08, 2003
In Reply to: Selective thinking posted by The Wise One on December 07, 2003
: : : : : : In the latest display of 'politically correct' insanity, the mayor of Sydney declared that a Christmas Carol event should not include any carols that made any reference to the word 'Christ' in it, lest it should offend people of other religious persuasions.
: : : : : : Help me here? Am I daft? What does she plan to do with the word 'Christmas'? Will she simply celebrate 'mas'? Isn't Christ supposed to be what Christmas is all about?
: : : : : : I'm not even a Christian and I struggle to figure out this bizarre piece of logic. What's more, every other non-Christian I have spoken to so far - this includes a Jew, Muslim, some people of other 'pagan' persuasions, haven't had the slightest problem with carols that make reference ot Christ.
: : : : : : I wonder if for example, the Jewish community chose to have a public event (which they often do) involving their own religious references, whether she would dare to censor their songs.
: : : : : : Methinks not. There would be an outrage. It would be viewed as vilification or something.
: : : : : : Am I missing something? Does anyone actually agree with our 'esteemed' lady mayoress? Oops, sorry, apparently that's not correct either. Apparently, Lucy Turnbull is referred to as our Lord Mayor. Again I struggle. How on earth can a woman, be a Lord? Suddenly Lord has become generic?
: : : : : : Lord give me strength! Oh sorry, I'm not a Christian. Well alright, then I call on all the gods & goddesses.
: : : : : I have a very limited amount of sympathy with all the views expressed and personally am of the opinion that were the world to outlaw all forms of religion we would live in a much better society unencumbered by the need to pay lip service to myths and legends and, in many cases, downright evil dogmas.
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: : : : Fair enough, but I think the need to 'outlaw' any religious beliefs with such conviction is a dogma in itself.
: : : : What are you saying 'wise one', you want to "outlaw" free thought and speech? Where would we Phrase Finders be if we took your thoughts literally?
: : : : I'm neither a Christian nor do I believe in any particular religion, and I tend to concur that most if not all of these things are based on myths and legends, but I wouldn't begrudge anyone who does have religious beliefs, and think anyone who does begrudge same must be insecure in their own thoughts.
: : : : Nor do I begrudge a bit of myth and legend. That can be good stuff. Don't forget that myth and legend have formed the foundation of nations. And I think there are elements of truth that go into building the myth and legend. It no doubt goes back to tribal times, but has been a useful tool in teaching, learning and communication and I think has an incredibly important place in our history. I agree that it's probably been taken out of context on many occasions, but I'm not sure we should think we're so clever as to assume it's all untrue. There are still things unexplained, and while I'm not happy to accept fairy stories carte blanche to explain them, it doesn't mean some of them might not be true, or might not contribute to a way of finding the truth.
: : : : I must admit however, that I think we often confuse the myth and legend with reality, but I suspect more of us are guilty of that than we might like to admit.
: : : : I don't feel threatened by other people's religious beliefs (unless they directly try to force them on me of course), so that's why I find the need to 'censor' the word 'Christ' out of a Christian festival, facile, moronic, stupid and pointless. And I re-iterate that those people of other beliefs, religious or otherwise, that I have spoken to, feel secure enough in their own beliefs not to feel threatened when someone who thinks differently wants to express so. So I still consider this so called kind of "politically correct" censorship to be just plain stupid, low IQ, rubbish.
: : : : But hey, that's only my opinion. But then that's the point I'm making. I'm entitled to my opinion, and so are those people expressing their religious beliefs, again with the proviso, that they don't force them on me or anyone else.
: : : : So, 'wise one', even if you do think it's all just lip service to myths and legends and, in many cases, downright evil dogmas, surely it's nice to be able to live in a country where you have the right to express that stuff?
: : : : Oh - and I'm interested to note you used the word 'evil'. Funny word to use when you don't believe in all that stuff???? 'Evil' is surely not a word used by someone who infers no spiritual attachments?
: : : To not feel threatened by the religious beliefs of others is to fly in the face of the manifest reality of thousands of years of oppression, torture and murder carried out in the name of religion. Equally you have to look no further than the religious fundamentalism racing through the Middle East life a wild fire to understand that the days of dangerous religious beliefs are still with us.
: : : Looking a little more closely at the antics of the home grown fanatical fundamentalists of Utah and the Bible Belt states should give cause for concern to any freedom loving individual.
: : : But this is not a forum for opinions about such matters and I, for one, shall respect than and take the matter no further. In fact it would be in everyone's best interest if Gary were to delete this thread on the grounds of irrelevance to the stated purpose of the website.
: : : For your information:
: : : Main Entry: 1 evil
: : : Pronunciation: 'E-v&l, British often and US also 'E-(")vil
: : : Function: adjective
: : : Inflected Form(s): evil·er or evil·ler; evil·est or evil·lest
: : : Etymology: Middle English, from Old English yfel; akin to Old High German ubil evil
: : : Date: before 12th century
: : : 1 a : morally reprehensible : SINFUL, WICKED b : arising from actual or imputed bad character or conduct
: : : 2 a archaic : INFERIOR b : causing discomfort or repulsion : OFFENSIVE c : DISAGREEABLE
: : : 3 a : causing harm : PERNICIOUS b : marked by misfortune : UNLUCKY
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: : Well, the original posting was with regard to the use, or overuse of the political correctness in censoring words - in this case, removing the word 'christ' from a Christian festival, which seemed fundamentally stupid to me. And words, are exactly what this forum is about. As for whether this is the forum for opinions, methinks Gary (didn't know his name before) would need to delete at least 50% of the entries, if we're to remove opinions.
: : And thanks for your definitions of 'evil' - yet another word. Reinforces a judgemental connotation to me. But that's just my opinion.
: Verbosity is clearly one of your strengths.
Indeed it is. Her posts give me a headache.


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The 139th Kentucky Derby seems like a race where you should take a flyer rather than pound a favorite. After a prep season that was short on dazzle and left half the field looking capable of winning the race, I think you're supposed to try to get one of the pricier plausible entrants into the winner's circle, and I've managed to talk myself into one – though I acknowledge I risk revocation of my lifetime membership in the Society of Speed Figure Believers.
I'm taking my shot with Overanalyze, who comes off a runaway victory in the Arkansas Derby that looked impressive but could have been timed with a sundial. His time of 1:51.94 for nine furlongs earned a puny Beyer Speed Figure of 88, six points slower than any Arkansas Derby winner in the last 20 years, and nearly 20 points lower than champions such as Afleet Alex, Smarty Jones, and Curlin earned winning the race.
At 15-1, however, I'll gamble and argue that he might be substantially better than that.
This is no criticism of speed figures in general or this one in particular. It is hard to quarrel with that offputting 88. There were nine other route races on the Arkansas Derby card to supply context and comparison points, and an hour before Overanalyze's victory, the 4-year-old Cyber Secret won the Grade 2 Oaklawn Handicap in 1:49.67, which is 2.27 seconds faster than Overanalyze's clocking. That is an eternity on the racetrack, a difference of more than 13 lengths and 20 Beyer points, and there have been no reports that the track was infused with Slow Dust or otherwise changed between the two races.
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The final time of the race was indisputably weak, but there are a few other things to consider. The pace of the Arkansas Derby was mild (1:12.57 versus 1:10.97 in the Oaklawn Handicap) and Overanalyze was placed seventh early and not asked to advance until nearing the stretch turn. From there, he picked off leaders one by one from the outside and then drew away with authority, running his final furlong in a completely respectable 12.72 seconds, a bit quicker than Cyber Secret's final eighth of 12.91. Given where he was after six furlongs, I don't think it's reasonable to say that he should have been able to run his final three furlongs 10 lengths faster than he did in order to earn a Beyer of 100.
If Overanalyze were an unaccomplished colt who had never run a Beyer better than an 88, I would toss him with impunity, but that's not the case. He is in fact one of only two horses in the field, along with Goldencents, to have won three graded stakes, and it takes a pretty good 2-year-old to win both the Belmont Futurity at 6 1/2 furlongs and the Remsen at nine furlongs. In the Remsen, he earned a Beyer of 99, and any horse who runs that well late in his 2-year-old year is eligible to exceed that figure five months later. Maybe he's an overachiever, but at double-digit odds, he also could be an overlay.
Of the favorites, Orb looks like the one to beat. He has improved from race to race this year, he may not have been fully cranked up for his Florida Derby, the added distance should be no problem, and he has been training exceptionally well. He seems like a solid key horse to finish in the top four, and the only thing not to like about him is his likely low starting price of about 4-1.
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No disrespect to Verrazano and Goldencents, the Wood and Santa Anita Derby winners whose fastest races are the best in the field. Both should be right there with a furlong to go, but that's when things could get dicey. They could soften each other up for the late runs of Overanalyze, Orb, and a couple of others. Normandy Invasion was getting to Verrazano in the Wood and could get by him with some extra real estate. Revolutionary can be erratic but has some genuine acceleration and looked good inhaling the Louisiana Derby field around the turn.
So let's call it Overanalyze, Orb, Normandy Invasion, and Revolutionary in that order, and hope that there was a mysterious hole in the space-time continuum at Oaklawn on Arkansas Derby Day.


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Studying the Migration of Mineral Oil Hydrocarbons in Food Packaging
Bridget Cunningham November 17, 2016
Food packaging is often composed of recycled materials, like newspapers or plastic, which may contain residual mineral oil inks. Traces of these potentially hazardous substances leftover from the recycled materials can migrate from the packaging to the stored food. To account for this, one research team developed a numerical model to analyze the migration patterns of mineral oil hydrocarbons for various packaging situations. Compared to experimental studies, their approach offers a more efficient and cost-effective way of optimizing food safety.Lire la Suite
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Bolometers have the ability to detect and measure the power of incident electromagnetic radiation. This allows them to be used in a range of technologies, from night vision cameras to far-reaching astronomy projects. Designing bolometers often requires devoting a lot of time and energy to the development phase, as these devices must be optimized for sensitivity and customized for their specific applications. To efficiently design bolometers with increased sensitivity, AltaSim Technologies utilized the simulation capabilities of COMSOL Multiphysics.Lire la Suite
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2009: Saw action in 14 games including one
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2008: Appeared in six games during her rookie season … was credited with two defensive saves, both coming in a 5-1 win over Virginia Wesleyan (11/1).
High School: Lettered four times in golf and once in field hockey at Episcopal … three-time golf team MVP … named field hockey team's most valuable player as a senior … also named all-conference and All-South Zone in field hockey.
Personal: W&L and ODAC Scholar-Athlete … two-year member of the NFHCA National Academic Team … mother, Karey, was a member of the swimming and cross country teams at Middlebury … politics major.


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Bright kicks off GOP challenge to US Sen. Graham
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A challenger for U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham's seat said Tuesday that he is running in the GOP primary because South Carolina needs more conservative representation and someone who isn't so friendly with Democrats.
"I think it's time that South Carolina had somebody to rep South Carolina and more of the conservative values that we hold versus Barack Obama's or (Sen.) John McCain's," State Sen. Lee Bright said in a conference calling announcing his campaign.
Bright, of Roebuck, was first elected to the state Senate in 2008, and promoted his conservative credentials.
In each of his three legislative terms, he has been a sponsor of the "Life Begins at Conception Act" and has sponsored a resolution calling for South Carolina to refuse any money from the federal economic stimulus bill passed at the start of the Great Recession.
Graham campaign spokesman Tate Zeigler called the incumbent "a conservative leader with the record to back it up."
Graham, Bright said, is too friendly with Senate Democrats and spends too much time on international affairs and should be focused more on domestic issues like border security.
Graham traveled with fellow Republican McCain to Egypt last week to warn that the country may be in for prolonged violence without a dialogue between the military and the Muslim Brotherhood.
"I would argue that Sen. McCain and Sen. Graham are leading to more insecurity in that region, not less," Bright told The Associated Press in an interview after his announcement. "They are outsiders, trying to come in and tell them how to operate internal affairs in their country. And from what I can tell, they have done nothing but assist the Muslim Brotherhood, which I would not list as one of our top allies."
Graham and McCain, R-Ariz., met with army officers, interim political leaders, youth groups and allies of Egypt's ousted and now imprisoned president, Mohammed Morsi, at the behest of President Obama but did not speak for the administration.
Two other candidates are already in the GOP race to replace Graham, who was elected in 2002 after Strom Thurmond stepped aside. Earlier this month, Nancy Mace, the first woman to graduate from The Citadel, announced, and Anderson businessman Richard Cash is also in the race.
Bright's potential campaign has been percolating for months. He spent the winter touring the state, holding public hearings for his bill eliminating the need for a permit to carry a gun in public. He also said Graham's criticism of a filibuster by U.S. Sen. Rand Paul, a darling of tea party and other conservative Republicans, nearly pushed him over the edge and was the first guest of Glenn Beck as the talk show host is auditioning people to beat Graham in 2014.
Bright has no fundraising reports on file with the Federal Election Commission, and Graham has more than $6 million in his campaign account.
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It was like old times in the visiting locker room at Arrowhead Stadium.
Only, instead of tugging off shoulder pads and cleats, John Elway and Ed McCaffrey stood shoulder to shoulder in impeccable suits and ties, some 13 combined feet of Kansas City nightmares.
Elway, now the Broncos' 52-year-old executive vice president of football operations, and McCaffrey, the former wide receiver who does Broncos radio for Denver station KOA, surveyed the scene with matching smiles on their faces.
The Broncos' grand experiment is working. Their revolving door of signal-callers — Jake Plummer, Jay Cutler, Brian Griese, Kyle Orton, Tim Tebow and yes, the Chiefs' own Brady Quinn — finally has stopped spinning, and it has landed seamlessly on Peyton Manning.
The result is a winning streak that on Sunday swelled to six straight games with a 17-9 victory over the Chiefs at Arrowhead Stadium. It was only fitting that this particular win lifted Manning to career victory number 149, ranking second all-time in NFL history and breaking a tie he'd held briefly with his new boss.
Not bad for a guy who was playing in his first AFC West rivalry game.
"So far so good," Elway said cooly. "You're only as good as your last game, and we've got five to go. We've got to stay healthy and keep getting better."
That was his stock response. Pressed, his guard fell like a Quinn incompletion.
"He's been tremendous," the former star quarterback said of Manning, as McCaffrey wandered off to interview Denver wideout Eric Decker. "You know, he's worked hard, and he's come back and proven himself by the year he's having. And plus he's lifted the whole team. He sets a great example for all of our young guys as far as how hard you have to work to win."
Manning, you'll recall, sat out all of last season after having neck surgery. Determined to make a comeback at age 36, he outlined a small handful of teams that he'd play for after leaving Indianapolis as a free agent. The Chiefs wanted desperately to be on that list, a fact made apparent when chairman Clark Hunt stepped out of character to stump publicly for an audience with the MVP of Super Bowl XLI.
No dice. Manning talked with or worked out for Tennessee, Arizona, Miami and San Francisco — and of course the Broncos — but not the Chiefs. Still, this was seen mostly as a moral defeat — not necessarily a tangible one. After all, there was no guarantee that Manning would ever be the same player once he did return.
On Sunday, however, his two touchdown passes, one to tight end Jacob Tamme, another to receiver Demaryius Thomas, were the difference in a game that was otherwise about as close as any Chiefs fan could ask for.
Same old Manning.
"It was my first time playing in this division rivalry," he said. "I've certainly played against Kansas City a number of times, and played here at Arrowhead. It's a tough place to play, and it's a hostile environment."
Elway, whose acquisition of Manning could well go down as one of the all-time great quarterback sneaks, readily agreed.
"Kansas City is always a hard place to play," said Elway, and he should know. In his 16 years in the league, the Pro Football Hall of Famer enjoyed some of his best times, and worst, at Arrowhead. "It's always a great rivalry no matter what, no matter how either side is doing. It's always a battle. We've got a great deal of respect for them. We know they've got a tough team; they've just had a tough year."
Elway seems to take no joy in K.C.'s current misfortune. But he's sure enjoying Manning's renaissance. It was only natural to wonder whether he sees at least a little of his old self in his new QB.
"I guess I don't look at it that way," Elway said. "You need a guy in that position, like a Peyton Manning, to be real successful. He's brought that leadership, and that experience and work ethic; that's rubbed off throughout everybody.
"To me, especially in today's game, you need that guy."
Last year, the Broncos made the playoffs behind the unorthodox style of Tim Tebow, who has since been dealt to the Jets. This year, with six games remaining, they seem like a lock to get back to the postseason behind a guy whose game is cast squarely in the mold of old No. 7.
Perhaps that's why Elway was so pleased Sunday afternoon.
"With his background, the only question was how far he was going to come back," Elway said. "We were confident he was going to be able to come all the way back. And I think he's proven he has."
Before leaving the locker room and boarding the team bus back to the airport, Manning was asked if he's aware just how desperately he was wanted in Kansas City. He paused, choosing his words carefully.
"It's hard for me to think about that," he said. "I've had a pretty full plate all year, certainly with the transition, and once you get into the season, you're just kind of thinking about the next game."
With that, he was off. And somewhere in the bowels of the stadium, Elway probably was still smiling.


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Dow Chemical Co posted lower-than-expected adjusted profit on Thursday, as demand withered for polyurethane and chlorine around the world, especially in China and Europe.
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For the fourth quarter, the net loss widened to $716 million, or 61 cents per share, from $20 million, or 2 cents per share, in the year-earlier quarter.
Excluding one-time items, the company earned 33 cents during the quarter. By that measure, analysts expected 34 cents per share, according to Thomson Reuters I/B/E/S.
Sales fell 1 percent to $13.92 billion. Analysts looked for sales of $13.69 billion.
Repairs and shutdowns to facilities that make chlorine dented sales of the crucial chemical. Dow Chemical is the world's largest chlorine producer.
Results were especially weak for polyurethane foams, coatings and paints, and electronic materials.
The sharpest drop in volume, the physical amount of product sold, came in Europe, draining overall results.
"Weak volumes in Europe definitely held them back," Deutsche Bank analyst David Begleiter said of Dow Chemical's results.
China also proved a weak spot. "The second half of 2012 saw significant deterioration in the markets we serve, particularly in China," Dow Chemical Chief Executive Andrew Liveris said in a statement.
In an interview on the CNBC cable news channel on Thursday morning, Liveris said he expects sales in China to improve in 2013.
Last fall, the company said it was worried more about deteriorating sales in China than the U.S. fiscal crisis.
Dow Chemical took a $990 million charge in the quarter, part of a plan announced in October to lay off 5 percent of its workforce, close 20 plants and write down the value of its underperforming lithium ion battery business.
Shares of Midland, Michigan-based Dow Chemical have gained 3.4 percent in the past 12 months, closing Wednesday at $34.61.


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Receiving their commissions and becoming second lieutenants in the Army were seniors Joe Frego, a financial information & analysis major from Norfolk, N.Y.; Kristie Hanley, humanities, Arcade, N.Y.; Mark Knoeller II, mechanical engineering, Waterville, N.Y.; Zachary Lewis, mechanical engineering, Williamson, N.Y.; Mike McLaughlin, interdisciplinary engineering & management, Evans Mills, N.Y.; and Bill Toft, environmental engineering, Berkeley Heights, N.J.
Recognized, but commissioned the following weekend, were SUNY Potsdam student Kathryn Cavan, psychology, New York City, N.Y. and St Lawrence University students Chris Giovino, communications, Cobbs Creek, Va., and Andrew Mills, history & government, Scarborough, Maine. Also recognized were Clarkson University students Sean Reagan, math, Ridgefield, Conn. and Andrew Gaffield, mechanical engineering, Lafayette, N.Y., who will be commissioned in December and SUNY Potsdam student Danny Cunningham, business economics, Potsdam, N.Y., who will be commissioned in August.
Clarkson University crosses the boundaries of disciplines, nations and cultures in order for discovery, engineering innovation and enterprise to come together. As a result, faculty and graduates grasp the full impact of their calling, direct their research to the world's pressing issues and lead with confidence and distinction. One in seven alumni is already a CEO or other senior executive. Located in Potsdam, N.Y., just outside the six-million-acre Adirondack Park, Clarkson is home to 3,000 students preparing for rewarding careers through 50 rigorous programs of study in engineering, business, arts, science, and health sciences, as well as unparalleled outdoor recreation and life experiences beyond the classroom.
Photo caption: Clarkson University Army ROTC cadets were commissioned and recognized at the annual spring commissioning. Left to right: Kristie Hanley, Sean Regan, Danny Cunningham, Joe Frego, Chris Giovino, Bill Toft, Kathryn Cavan, Mark Knoeller II, Mike McLaughlin, Zachary Lewis, Adam Karboski, Andrew Mills, and Andrew Gaffield.


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Reports on 2009 data indicating a rise in drug abuse in the United States and the factors that may have contributed to this increase.
July 2011 Highlights data on the prevalence of rates of illegal drug use and nonmedical use of prescription drugs among adults dependant on alcohol, as compared with the general population.
June 2012
Illicit drug use in the United States in 2010 was at its highest level since 2002, according to the most recent report from the National Survey on Drug Use and Health. A rise in marijuana use drove the increase. A favorable trend of falling cocaine use continued.
February 2013 Fewer teens are using cigarettes, alcohol, and most illicit drugs, according to NIDA's latest Monitoring the Future study. Troubling trends persist in marijuana use, however, and nonmedical prescription drug use remains a concern.


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Wide receiver Percy Harvin did not practice, but his sprained left ankle is improving, as evidenced by his strolling through the locker room with hardly a limp after being hobbled on crutches during his last public appearance two weeks ago.
He remained in Minnesota to rehabilitate during the bye, and coach Leslie Frazier hopes Harvin can participate in practice Wednesday, Nov. 21.
"No setback. Just hasn't made enough progress to put him out there yet," Frazier said Monday. "We'll see how he does on Wednesday. I was hoping he would have been ready to go and get a little work today. But that wasn't the case."
The Vikings defeated Detroit 34-24 on Nov. 11 without Harvin in the lineup. Quarterback Christian Ponder broke out of a four-week slump to throw for 221 yards and two touchdowns, including 54-yard bomb to Jarius Wright that set up a scoring strike to the rookie, who started for Harvin in the slot.
Ponder connected with nine receivers in the most diverse passing attack of the season.
"I think it gives confidence to everyone else that we can do some things without him and we can spread the ball around a little bit," Ponder said. "We had some guys step up when they needed to and we know Jarius can fill in that role as well. But we're hoping that Percy will be healthy enough to play."
In other injury news, wide receiver Michael Jenkins also missed practice because of a sore foot that started bothering him last week. An MRI did not reveal any structural damage and Jenkins will be re-evaluated later this week.
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Serbian Village Issues Real Public Health Warning About Imaginary Loose Vampire
Guess this means 'True Blood' has finally made it to syndicated Serbian television.
A local council in the western municipality of Bajina Basta, Serbia issued a public health warning this week, after an abandoned water mill on the Rogacica river collapsed. Why? Well, because it's where Sava Savanovic (above) was believed to have been living. You know, Sava? The vampire? Because vampires are non-fiction?
Folklore says that Sava hid out in the mill, waiting to prey on passers-by who came in search of grain. When the mill collapsed rumors spread that Sava, now homeless, was ticked off and about to go on a blood-sucking rampage.
People in this town don't think of this story as legend, though. Mayor Miodrag Vujetic told reporters that everyone in the area knows that vampires are real:
People are worried, everybody knows the legend of this vampire, and the thought that he is now homeless and looking for somewhere else and possibly other victims is terrifying people. We are all frightened.
Naturally, the town issued the very rational, calm, level-headed health warning, urging villagers to hang garlic on their doors and windows to keep the vampires out, and make sure crucifixes are in plain sight throughout their homes. That is just ridiculous -- Everyone knows Vampires have to be invited in, anyway.


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A recent analysis of people who had undetectable viral load at baseline in the HPTN-052 study found detectable ARV drug levels and most of those randomised to the deferred treatment arm continued to use treatment.
Luckily, these numbers are small enough not to affect the main study results, but this raises an interesting challenge for future researchers.
HPTN 052 randomised HIV positive partners in sero-different couples to either starting treatment while their CD4 count was between 350 and 550 cells/mm3 or to defer treatment until it reached 250 and the study has been widely reported due to the impact that treatment had on reducing sexual HIV transmission. Participants self-reported no use of ART upon enrolling in the trial. However, blood samples at enrolment were subsequently tested in a subset of participants and showed that ART drugs were commonly detected.
The large phase 3 HPTN 052 was conducted in Africa, Asia and the Americas. The results were widely publicised for showing a 96% reduction of HIV transmission.2
However, an interim review by the Data and Safety Monitoring Board (DSMB) for the study noticed that some of the HIV positive partners already had an undetectable viral load when they entered the study. This raised concerns that some participants were already taking ART, and others in the delayed treatment arm perhaps continued their treatment. Since then, this post-hoc analysis retrospectively analysed enrolment blood samples from 209 HIV positive partners for 16 most commonly used ARVs, based on viral load at baseline: all those with suppressed <400 copies/mL (n=96); or low 401 and 1,000 copies/mL (n=48); and a random group with high viral load >1,000 copies m/L (n=65). Follow up sampling was also conducted.
Almost half the suppressed group (45/96, 47%) had a least one ARV detected (d4T, AZT, 3TC, nevirapine), with minimal use in the other groups (only 2/48 in the low viral load group and 1/65 with high viral load). These cases were distributed from five different countries. Demographic and clinical factors associated with ART detection were country of origin and lower CD4 count. No association was seen in regards to age, race, gender, reported ART use for pMTCT, or self reported condom use. None of the 48 participants transmitted HIV to their partners. Follow-up testing was performed from enrollment samples to determine whether ART was still used off-study after enrolment.
Roughly half of the people with detectable drug levels were randomised to the deferred treatment arm of the main study, and they appear to have continued using treatment (based on results from the 16 people with follow up samples).
Off-study ART use did not appear to impact the study-administered ART response. In those in the early ART initiated arm of the trial, off-study ART use was not associated with viral suppression or treatment failure. In the delayed ART arm, viral suppression in the first year of the study despite off-study ART was more common among those who had ART detected at enrolment. In most cases those participants continued to use off-study ART after enrolment did this without the knowledge of the research staff.
Self-reporting of prior ART use can therefore be a limitation of similar transmission studies. However, the reasons for not disclosing would be important to know. Some HIV positive people may have wanted to enter a trial in order to have help with disclosure to their partner from counselors.
In addition, 51 of the 96 people with undetectable viral loads are likely to be elite controllers and would presumably be at low risk for transmitting HIV. In addition to the value of monitoring for drug use at baseline, this raises the question of whether a minimum viral load should be an entry criteria for future studies of PrEP, which would also overcome this problem.
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How mamalian sperm protect them self from normal female "immunological Response" ????
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Sperm are immunogenic - that is they will cause an autoimmune reaction if transplanted from the testis into a different part of the body. This has been demonstrated in experiments using rats by Lansteiner (1899) and Metchinikoff (1900),[11][12] mice [13] and guinea pigs.[14] The likely reason for this is that sperm first mature at puberty, after immune tolerance is established, therefore the body recognizes them as foreign and mounts an immune reaction against them. Therefore, mechanisms for their protection must exist in this organ to prevent any autoimmune reaction. The blood-testis barrier is likely to contribute to the survival of sperm. However, it is believed in the field of testicular immunology that the blood-testis barrier cannot account for all immune suppression in the testis, due to (1) its incompleteness at a region called the rete testis [12] and (2) the presence of immunogenic molecules outside the blood-testis barrier, on the surface of spermatogonia.[11][12] Another mechanism which is likely to protect sperm is the suppression of immune responses in the testis..http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Immune_privilege
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I wrote last week that my then 7 week old was still feeding constantly when awake -- every hour and sometimes several times within the hour -- though that was coupled with comfort feeding. The possibilities raised here were 1: normal fussies 2: GERD or 3: OS. My sense is that the real issue is a shallow latch & lots of feeding to get what she needs. Supply on my end is good her diapers and weight are good too.
We went to the ped and now have her on Zantac. I haven't seen much of a difference, but then again we're not expert at keeping the medicine down.
Today we met with a new LC who thinks DD has a tongue tie and a facial asymmetry that requires craniosacral therapy. Ummm... we've seen 3 other LCs who have ruled out TT (all IBLC and connected to our hosps breast clinic) and have never raised CST, which I don't know much about. I have to be honest, the new LC is IBLC certified but I'm just not sure I trust her or got what she was doing. I wanted to weigh DDs intake and we didn't do that. The clinic LCs haven't done that either as I suspect their big concern are babies w/ weight loss and hurting moms. That's not us. I just have an 8 week old who still feeds 18-20 times a day.
DH is getting really discouraged and feels like we're going to people looking for problems when, all in all, our girl is doing well. I looked at some CST links and found it a little too "new age" for me (lack a better term and mean no offense).
Should we just wait this out and see if she becomes more efficient with growth? She's more alert, social, and physical everyday. Could her feeding habits change too? Just frustrated and confused.
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