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THE U.S. MINORITY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE ANNOUNCES LINEUP FOR THE XX BI-ANNUAL NATIONAL CEO SUMMIT MIAMI 2022
The CEO Summit is a classic event to be held this Friday, May 27, 2022, to be held at the exclusive member, EB Hotel located 4299 NW 36th St, Miami, FL 33166
The Mission of this XX Edition is to discover everything you need to win new federal business through essentials that cover the federal budget, solicitation, spending activities, market intelligence, and more related about the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act into law.
Miami, Florida, May 25, 2022 – The U.S Minority Chamber of Commerce (USMCC) continues to expand its line-up of featured guest speakers addressing the prestigious XX Edition of The Minority CEO of the America Summit 2022, May 27, 2022, at the wonderful EB Hotel Miami 4299 NW 36th St, Miami, FL 33166. The event open at 8:30 am to 1:30 PM.
The USMCC's Executive Committee is pleased to announce the speaker lineup for the XX edition of the Minority CEO of the America Summit Bi-annual featuring guest speaker Rick Wade, Senior Vice President, Strategic Alliances and Outreach of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Mr. Paul. E. Ross, Director and Principal of the Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization, U.S. Department of Energy, Mr. Farooq A. Mitha, Director of the Office of Small Business and Disadvantage of the Department of Defense, Mr. Miguel Estien, Director of the Minority Business Development Agency from the Department of Commerce, and other business leaders from the private sector.
"The diverse group of Public officials from the federal government, and national organizations and CEO of Minority Firms will be an excellence experience where each offering unique angles and how to participate at the Bipartisan Infrastructure Deal," Doug Mayorga, CEO of the U.S. MCC, said. "The past edition has completely altered the way we engage with one another caused by the pandemic, but the importance and value of connecting with each other remain the same as a part of the pillar of the Chamber. We are proud to, once again, join the Chamber to host a powerful and meaningful CEO summit in the lovely Miami."
The CEO Summit Miami 2022 explores ways to empower minority business owns sharing stories on the front lines of change, and examples of CEO who have presided over this great awakening in global leadership. This XX Summit has a wide-ranging list of issues that still impact small businesses today, from economic development and public service to the wage gap and the absence of contracting opportunities.
The main goal of this May 2022 Edition of the CEO Summit Miami, is a full understanding and how to get involved in the Bipartisan Infrastructure Deal will rebuild America's roads, bridges and rails, expand access to clean drinking water, ensure every American has access to high-speed internet, tackle the climate crisis, advance environmental justice, and invest in communities that have too often been left behind.
About the CEO Summit Miami 2022: This is the national stage for celebrating business minority's voices around the nation and will feature an awards ceremony on the evening to recognize national icons working towards igniting opportunity, sustainable economies and next generation enterprise goals through their core businesses and public service. The U.S Minority Chamber invites businesses interested in participating and sponsoring the next generation of minority enterprises innovating for a new, sustainable economy of innovation and opportunity. For more information visit our website: https://www.ceo-summit.online/.
About USMCC: Founded in Miami Dade in 2000, the mission of the USMCC is to build lasting prosperity for minority businesses in the U.S. through expansion of trade, public-private partnership and contracting development, and implementing good practices that are the hallmark of the U.S entrepreneurial spirit. The biggest obstacles to economic engagement and development for U.S. minority businesses are a lack of direction and connections and the unknown/perceived risks in the federal government market. USMCC is focused on helping companies mitigate these risks through advocacy and access – and by identifying business opportunities.
Maria Loaisiga/Public Affairs-USMCC
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Another of my nieces was married this weekend and it was, as expected, beautiful, romantic and very in keeping with the couple's taste. On Saturday night Nicole and Travis were married. Sounds like a simple everyday event but as my previous post in March showed, these girls don't do anything by halves. Nic's sister Kirsten was married on a farm in Kyneton (here) and her brother Ash will also be married in November. So my clever sister has managed a hat-trick in one year. Her other child Jodie (also an amazing wedding that was actually held in a church, where they are suppose to be) is already married and being never one to stand on the sidelines, got herself pregnant again with my sister's second grandchild. Such a busy year for this family.
The above cards were received in July and the date pencilled in for a trip home. You'll note that the wedding was held on a pastoral station known as Deepwater. It is just outside the tiny town of Matong, NSW and the station's heritage homestead sits on the banks of the Murrumbidgee River. I would have liked to have seen it but as the invitation suggests this was a night wedding. Yes, that's right, a night wedding, outside, on a farm in the middle of nowhere. After following the bus from Narrandera, we parked and made our way to designated part of the garden by flaming torchlights which kind of suggested we were on our way to Tribal Council (for all the Survivor fans). No one got voted off but it was a double elimination and two people left together. "How Corny"!
You are going to have to excuse my photo's. I didn't take the time to work out properly how to take good night photos with my Iphone. Sometimes it worked and other times it didn't. I was also trying not to interfere with the professional photographers by causing flashes all the time. I wasn't the only one taking photos.
As we arrived we came to a setting in the garden lit by fairy and tea lights. It was such a romantic setting. I think the novelty of such a setting made it even better as i don't think anyone had been to such a unique wedding location before. The bushes surrounding were draped with Babies Breath (Gypsophilia) and the bough of the tree immediate above where they would stand was wired with flowers.
Nicky arrived on the arm of her Dad to the hauntingly beautiful vocals of a friend singing a very slow cover of the Proclaimer's I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles) as arranged by Sleeping at Last. Note that she is uncovered while we were rugged up in blankets and coats. Mind you that would be those of us guests over the age of 50 as most of the younger girls were literally in cocktail dresses with bare legs. It was cold but we were all comfortable.
Lucky Ralph (or should i say Pastor Ralph) had a tablet which provided some light.
First find your way there.
Situated around a warming home made brazier. If still chilly then take any one of a number of lap blankets and rugs from the various baskets scattered around.
Under the tree boughs decorated with lights and flowers.
Cruise on over to the soup station to be served by a waitress. I loved the Cauliflower soup and had two mugs with large herbed croutons for dipping. Mum had the Thai Pumpkin which had some real kick.
From that point on the food just kept coming all night and was passed around by a group of waiting staff. Catering was done by The Lunchies from Narrandera. Cindy and a number of ladies from the CRC Church have just started this new business venture and i think this was their first wedding. I see big things in their future. There main speciality is provided lunches for food intolerances and delivering prepared meals on request. Each day a menu is posted on facebook. Go Girls!
My absolute favourite was Veggie Stacks. I've asked for the recipe and will add later if it comes in. All the cutlery was wooden and recyclable.
I'm slipping a picture of the bride in here, so you don't think that all I'm interested in was the food.
Oh, did i tell you about the deserts?
Profiteroles on skewers with toffee. When i turned up Friday about 5, Kirsten was in the kitchen cutting up big slabs of packing foam to be covered in hessian for these platters.
I know that there was also an amazing Creme Brulee as i watched them being torched and then i just might have sampled one. Yummo!!!
The night progressed very informally and everyone had a good catchup. I met some of Travis's family which i hadn't previously. Since i only get home maybe once a year, it was great to catch up with my siblings. We've almost run out of things to talk about since there have been so many family gatherings and more to come this year.
Since i was chauffeuring my elderly Mother (boy she would hate that) and 11.30pm was quite late enough for an 84 year old to be up (especially since she missed her Great Grandmother Nap) we left the property to make the journey back to Leeton. Those of you who are city people would not know that this is not just a matter of driving home at this time of the year. The roos (kangaroos) are everywhere and very active (especially the big bucks) and there is plenty of evidence of them of the side of the road. Since they can wipe out a car without even trying my eyes were like saucers for 70km journey.
I am really sorry i don't have a shot of both of them up close that wasn't a black mess. If i get one I'll add it in. Sorry Travis. So what now. Nic and Travis are doing up the old homestead on his parents property to live in. Its not far from where the wedding took place near Matong, NSW. Guests were asked (in a nifty little poem) to gift money since they couldn't register carpet and glue. Such a well thought out wedding and as usual much of it was organised and carried out by this family of super organisers. Well done Murphy Clan and best wishes to Nic and Travis. I wonder what Ashley and Natalie will be doing in November. If i know them, the pig dogs will be part of the wedding ceremony.
Its easy to see how much work and thought went into the evening. Your pics were pretty good; that one of the bride arriving almost looks like a sepia shot from the old days. What a clever menu and sensational desserts! I share your dislike for roo-dodging driving at night glad you got home without incident.
Oh wow some people just are so creative arnt they. I love it. Food looks amazing. Oh you get invited to the best weddings my dear dont you. The bride was beautiful glad you popped a picture in lol.
How romantic!! Candlelight wedding under stars. I am sure it looks so beautiful. I really got unique idea from your shared blog and now I am going to celebrate my wedding in best wedding location venue which is open around natural beauty.
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In our August issue, we visited bustling Northwest Arkansas and shared a roundup of places to go and experiences to have—including the Fayetteville Roots Festival, which begins August 22. In addition to the events celebrating music and food that the festival offers every year, Olivia Trimble and Samantha Sigmon have organized a visual arts exhibit called Grassroots: Artists and Arkansas to coincide with the event.
Grassroots: Artists and Arkansas runs from August 22–26 at the Fayetteville Town Center.


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Observing Malcolm Cazalon, Aleksander Balcerowski, and Nikola Jovic
By Alan Lu
I managed to watch an Adriatic League basketball game that was played on October 4th between Cibona and Mega Bemax, because it featured some of the best international prospects for the 2022 draft in Roko Prkacin, Malcolm Cazalon, and Nikola Jovic. Prkacin is an athletic, skilled 6-9 forward that briefly entered the 2021 draft before withdrawing, and he is a versatile scorer that could be a first round pick in 2022. Nikola Jovic is a skilled, 6-10 forward that can shoot and pass the basketball, and Malcolm Cazalon is an athletic, 6-6 guard that also has solid offensive skills. With thanks to YouTube via ABA Liga j.t.d., I was able to see this game. Here are my thoughts on how they fared, as well as where they may stack up as prospects for the NBA.
Mega Bemax's Malcolm Cazalon excelled as a shooter, scorer, and facilitator in his team's overtime loss to Cibona in this game.
(Photo: Mega Bemax/Dragana Stjepanovic, via ABA-Liga)
Mega Bemax's 6-6 guard, Malcolm Cazalon had a solid showing in his team's loss to Cibona. He excelled as a shooter and facilitator on the court, and he played well offensively in this game. He struggled more on the defensive end, but he consistently played well in this match. Cazalon did a good job of knocking down threes to provide floor spacing for his team on offense. He especially showed a knack for making open, quick corner threes off the catch. He struggled more to score on pull-up jumpers, but he was very effective at making long-range jumpers in spot-up situations. Also, Cazalon did an adequate job of scoring off the dribble. He would also draw free throws when he would drive the ball to the basket. Cazalon also looked to post up once, and he used a spin move, but missed on a turnaround, fadeaway jumper.
He also displayed good playmaking skills in this game. Cazalon did a great job of dribbling off screens and throwing accurate lobs to set up scores to roll men. He is an unselfish player that would throw timely interior passes, and he also did a good job of consistently finding the open man. On one drive, he threw a behind-the-back pass to a cutter due to possessing good court vision. On one play though, he threw a hard pass off of a drive that was dropped out of bounds, as he threw it too hard that time. He also carelessly dribbled up the court off an inbounds play as the in-bounder without passing the ball in, which led him to commit the turnover as a result of making a mental mistake on that occasion.
He also was able to leap up to get a pair of defensive rebounds to get his fair share of boards in this game. Defensively though, Cazalon struggled in this match. For the positives, he was able to pounce on a loose ball that was poked away to help his team get a steal. He also rotated to contest a floater to force a miss. On the other hand, he would sometimes get beat off the dribble, which would lead his team to commit fouls and allow scores. He also bit on a pump fake once, as he ended up fouling a three-point shooter.
Overall, Malcolm Cazalon played well, and he is an athletic, skilled swingman that excelled as a shooter, scorer, and facilitator in this game. He'll need to keep playing well this season, but he is a talented prospect that could end up going in the late first to the second round range in the 2022 draft.
Mega Bemax's 7-1 center, Aleksander "Olek" Balcerowski had a solid showing in his team's overtime loss to Cibona. He excelled as a low post scorer and finisher around the basket, and while he struggled defensively, he did a good job of scoring the basketball in this game. Balcerowski did a great job of scoring on hustle plays. He would often catch lob passes off of rolls to score, mostly on strong alley-oop dunks, and Balcerowski also scored on a powerful jam off of a roll another time. He also showed a decent ability to score in the post. He would score on turnaround jump hooks, and he also managed to score on a crafty, sweep-around layup. Sometimes, he would struggle to get position and rush his shots, which would lead to awkward misses on occasion.
He also looked to be about average at best as a playmaker in this game. He didn't seem to make any noteworthy passes, and there were times where he seemed to get away with traveling, as his ball-handling looked quite suspect in this match at times. He did commit one turnover, as he dropped a pass out of bounds. He also was able to chase down a couple of balls to help his team get defensive rebounds, and he sprinted to grab one early on due to making a good hustle play that time.
Defensively, Balcerowski struggled in this match. For the positives, he was able to run back on defense to intercept a pass to get a steal. He also would contest shots in the paint to force misses, and he also deflected a pass away another time. Sometimes though, he would sag too far off of shooters, especially on switches, and he would also be late on his rotations, which would allow opponents to score on jumpers. Other times, he would close out too hard and over-rotate, and he also would fail to cut off penetration when defending drives on other possessions.
Overall, Aleksander Balcerowski played fairly well, and he is a mobile, physical center that excelled as an inside scorer in this game. He'll still need to extend his shooting range and improve his ability to defend in space, but his size and inside scoring skills could make him a candidate to go in the late second round of the 2022 draft.
Mega Bemax's 6-10 forward, Nikola Jovic had his ups and downs in his team's overtime loss to Cibona. He didn't have a big impact on this game overall and made a litany of defensive miscues, but he did throw down a ferocious dunk early on and passed the ball well to show off his offensive potential. Jovic excelled at scoring on hustle plays. Early on, he managed to score on a thunderous dunk off of a baseline cut. He also drew a foul on a right-handed drive after nearly losing the ball on a bump another time. On the downside, he didn't shoot well from the outside, and he also didn't shoot the ball very much in general. He took a quick spot-up three once, but he missed on his lone three-point attempt from beyond the arc.
He also showed off satisfactory playmaking skills. Jovic was able to drive to the hoop and make a nice dump-off pass to set up a score for a teammate due to possessing good court vision. He generally passed the ball well, and he also showed that he can handle the basketball, especially for a player his size. While he didn't take many shots, he did not turn the ball over in this game.
He didn't grab many rebounds, but Jovic was able to leap up to get a defensive rebound once. Jovic also really struggled defensively in this game, and he ended up fouling out. On one good play, he was able to poke a ball away to nearly get a steal once. However, he consistently would get beat off the dribble, which would lead him to commit fouls and allow scores. He also would get called for hand-checking and would also commit reach-in fouls, as he generally struggled to stay in front of his opponents on the defensive end.
Overall, Nikola Jovic is a talented prospect that has promising offensive skills, and he threw down a big-time dunk early on in this game. However, that turned out to be his only made basket of this game, as he didn't shoot the ball very much at all, and while he showed some solid playmaking skills, he didn't defend well in his team's loss to Cibona. He'll need to play better and bounce back from this, but he is an athletic, skilled swingman that currently projects to go in the late first to the second round range in the 2022 draft.
Cibona's 6-9 forward, Roko Prkacin got off to a hot start by scoring 24 points on 11 of 12 shooting in a September 24th win over Mornar earlier this season, but he's struggled to consistently shoot well since, as defenders have crowded him more and more. He did not play very well in his team's win to Mega Bemax, as he really struggled to make shots or to defend, but he was able to make a timely three in overtime.
He didn't shoot the ball well, but he was able to use a jab step to make a corner three off the catch. Prkacin also managed to score on a right-handed drive to the hoop. He also caught a lob pass off of a backdoor cut to draw free throws. On the downside, he struggled to make spot-up jumpers, or to score when attacking the basket off the dribble or on hustle plays in this game.
He also displayed fairly average playmaking skills in this game. Prkacin will sometimes make the extra pass, and he was able to throw an accurate entry pass to set up a score for a teammate late in this contest. He also handles the ball fairly well, especially for a player his size. Sometimes though, he can struggle to handle the ball when facing heavy pressure. He nearly lost the ball once when posting up once before passing out to a shooter. Another time, he used a pump fake on a drive, but was called for traveling that time.
Also, Prkacin showed a solid ability to rebound the basketball. He was quite active at chasing balls down to get boards, especially on the defensive side of the ball. Defensively, he looked to be about average at best. For the positives, he was active at contesting shots in the paint and mid-range jumpers to force misses, and he would show good length and positioning when he makes an active effort to close out on shooters. When defending in the post another time, he poked a ball away out of bounds to nearly force a turnover. On the downside, he tends to over-rotate on drives, as he will leave shooters open and sag too far off of them, which would often lead him to allow opponents to score on open three-pointers. He did a poor job of guarding shooters, and sometimes he wouldn't actively close out or contest shots in this game.
Overall, this was a very disappointing game from Roko Prkacin, and it was baffling that he played so poorly in his team's overtime win over Mega Bemax. He flashed some of his versatility and athleticism every once in a while, but he took too many wild, rushed shots, and had too many lapses defensively in this match. He's a skilled enough player to bounce back though, and he likely would still project to go in the late first to the second round range in the 2022 draft in the meantime.
Mega Bemax's 6-10 center, Karlo Matkovic played fairly well in his team's loss to Cibona. He excelled as an inside scorer, and he also was an active interior defender in this game. Matkovic did a good job of scoring in the post. He has good footwork and shooting touch down low, and he was able to use a quick spin move to score on a crafty, stepthrough move. He also used a pump fake to score on a left-handed jump hook. He also showed a knack for drawing fouls upon his defenders as well.
He also generally excelled at scoring on hustle plays. He caught a lob pass off of a roll to score while drawing an extra free throw afterwards. He was able to get the ball on a cut, and drove in to draw free throws on a thunderous dunk attempt. Matkovic also scored on a tip-in another time. Sometimes though, he would miss shots from close range due to rushing. He was able to use a pump fake to make an open mid-range jumper.
On the downside, Matkovic struggled to make mid-range shots consistently, and he also missed on a right-handed drive another time. He also was quite turnover prone on offense. Matkovic managed to find a cutter to notch an assist. However, he tended to set moving screens, which would lead him to commit offensive fouls and turnovers. He also dropped a hard pass out of bounds that led to another team turnover.
He also did a very good job of rebounding the basketball. Matkovic leapt up to haul in plenty of boards on both ends of the floor. Defensively, he looked to be about average at best. For the positives, he did a good job of rotating to block shots in the paint to his teammates. He would contest shots in the paint to force misses, and he also was able to challenge a three-point shot to get a stop another time. On the downside, he would tend to sag too far on switches, and sometimes he wouldn't even contest the shots, which would often lead him to allow opponents to score on jumpers. He also tended to get beat off the dribble, which would lead him to commit fouls and allow scores.
Overall, Karlo Matkovic had a satisfactory showing in this game, and he is an athletic, strong big man that generally excelled as an interior player against Cibona. He'll need to improve his screen-setting skills and on-ball defense, and he'll need to continue to work on his outside shot. Right now, he is a borderline second round candidate for the 2022 draft, and if he continues to improve, he could end up being an effective rotational big man in the NBA someday.
Cibona's 6-6 guard, Lovro Gnjidic had his ups and downs in his team's win over Mega Bemax. He is a tall, athletic ball handler that can run the point. He didn't take many shots in this game, but he was very efficient as a scorer on offense. On the downside, he also was quite turnover and foul prone in this game. Gnjidic did a good job of scoring off the dribble in this game. He didn't shoot often, but he was very effective when he would. He drove left off of a screen, used a hesitation move to quickly change directions, and he then drove right off of a screen to score on a crafty layup. He also was able to make a step-back, long two-point shot. He also used a pump fake to draw three free throws on a three-point shot another time.
On the downside, Gnjidic was quite turnover prone on offense. For the positives, he is an athletic ball handler that can throw solid passes off the dribble, and he can find teammates on the move to set up scoring chances for them. However, he also tended to throw inaccurate passes, as a couple of them went out of bounds, and another was intercepted. Sometimes he will try to be too fancy with his passes, and he will sometimes over-dribble into traffic.
Also, Gnjidic did a very good job of rebounding the basketball. He would often chase down balls to get boards in this game, and he also was able to push the ball up the floor once. Defensively, he struggled in this game, and he ended up fouling out. For the positives, Gnjidic is an active defender that will look to make plays on the ball. When defending in the post, he managed to swipe a ball away to get a steal. He also contested a three to force a miss. On the downside, he doesn't always move his feet well on defense, and he would tend to commit reach-in fouls due to over-aggressiveness. He also got outmuscled when defending in the post after initially misplaying the ball, and he ended up allowing a score down low.
Overall, Lovro Gnjidic didn't have his best game, but he is an athletic, tall ball handler that can facilitate and make high-energy plays on both ends of the floor. He'll need to improve his jump shot and be less mistake prone in games, but he could be an interesting prospect to keep tabs on in the future.
Mega Bemax's 6-9 forward, Matej Rudan had a decent showing in his team's loss to Cibona. He is a very good shooter that can score the basketball. Rudan did a great job of making open, spot-up threes off the catch. He also did a decent job of scoring in the post. He is a strong player that can get deep position down low, which would enable him to draw plenty of free throws upon his defenders. He also managed to score on a put back once.
He didn't grab many rebounds, but Rudan was able to get an offensive rebound once. Defensively, he struggled though. He would sometimes be too aggressive on close outs, and other times he would give up too much space to shooters. Overall, Rudan played fairly well in this game. He's not a great athlete, but he shot the ball well, and his size and shooting skills could allow him to compete for a roster spot in the NBA someday.
Mega Bemax's 6-8 forward, Nikola Durisic didn't play much, but he showed some offensive skills in the brief time he was on the floor. He used a pump fake to score on an open, corner three. He also was able to make a drive and kick pass. However, he struggled more to make plays off the dribble. Durisic had a shot blocked on a drive to the hoop. He also drove in and but threw a crosscourt pass that got intercepted. Defensively, he struggled to defend opponents off the dribble, which would lead his team to allow scores.
Overall, Durisic didn't get much playing time, but the 2004-born forward showed some shooting skills in his team's loss to Cibona. He may not be the most athletic player, but he is an agile shooting swingman that could be a prospect to watch in the 2023 draft. In conclusion, Malcolm Cazalon and 7-1 center Aleksander Balcerowski were the standouts in this game, as both of them shined by continually making solid plays on offense to help Mega Bemax get the overtime win over Cibona. Unfortunately, neither Roko Prkacin nor Nikola Jovic played very well, as Prkacin shot the ball poorly, and made a number of miscues, and Jovic also fouled out. On the plus side, Jovic was able to throw down a thunderous dunk in this game. It was interesting to see how the players fared in this match, and there will be more games to come later on this season.
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The New Zealand Government is negotiating a free trade deal with the EU. As part of the agreement, New Zealand has been asked to recognise geographical indications protected in the EU. There is an opportunity for New Zealanders to comment on the EU's list, and to nominate names for similar recognition in the EU.
What is a geographical indication?
A geographical indication (GI) is a name that identifies a product has originated from a particular geographical location that provides it with a certain quality, reputation, or other characteristic associated with that location. For example, a GI that many people are familiar with is 'Champagne', and people know the name can only be used on sparkling wine that has been produced in the Champagne region in France.
Currently, New Zealand law allows for the registration of local or international GIs relating to wines or spirits. For example, 'Central Otago' is registered as a GI for wine in New Zealand, and it can only be used on wine that has been produced in this region.
Opportunity to nominate names to be considered as New Zealand GIs
The EU recognises GIs for a much broader range of goods, and the list of GIs put forward for recognition in New Zealand covers wines, spirits, and food products. In response to the EU's request for recognition of its GIs, the New Zealand Government is looking to put forward a list of New Zealand GIs and this list could go further than what is currently provided for under New Zealand law.
This is an opportunity to have names for New Zealand meat, dairy, seafood, fruit and vegetables recognised and afforded protection, if the name indicates a particular quality, reputation, or other characteristic that is associated with a location in New Zealand. We could see a name such as 'Bluff Oysters' being recognised as a GI for the first time.
Industry bodies are likely to lead the charge on proposing GIs, and this has the potential to benefit all primary producers.
Perhaps Māori iwi and hapū could look to nominate te reo names of seafood, plants, and taonga, that have a certain quality, reputation, or other characteristic associated with New Zealand for consideration as GIs. Abalone can be harvested in many countries, but should it be called 'pāua' if it is not from New Zealand?
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT) is seeking nominations for the list of New Zealand GIs that will be put forward in negotiations. The deadline for making nominationsis 19 March 2019, and we encourage you to get in touch with MFAT before this date.
Invitation to comment on the EU's list
MFAT is also encouraging New Zealand wine, spirits, agricultural, aquaculture, food producers, and any other interested parties, to make submissions if the protection of a name on the EU list of GIs may negatively impact them.
The EU's GI list includes several varieties of cheese including Gruyere, Roquefort, and Gorgonzola. The list also includes names for ham, beer, olive oil, fruit, vegetables and even essential oils. You can follow these links to see the full list of EU GIs set out in three parts: Foodstuffs, Wines, and Spirits.
Some of the GIs the EU wants to have recognised will be currently used on the packaging of products made in New Zealand.
The EU is seeking to have its GIs protected against any use in New Zealand on products that do not originate from within the EU, and are not produced according to the relevant EU product specification. If the trade deal goes ahead and the New Zealand Government agrees to recognise the GIs the EU has proposed, then New Zealand producers may not be able to use these terms on their products.
If the protection of a name on the EU list of GIs may negatively impact you, then you should consider providing MFAT with a substantiated objection before the 19 March 2019 deadline.
In summary, the proposal to recognise GIs more widely could both benefit and hinder New Zealand producers. Although some producers may no longer be able to continue to use EU GI terms to describe their New Zealand made products of a similar style, those same producers could reap the benefits of obtaining protection for names uniquely associated with New Zealand.
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The new season moves on to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, one man desperate to bounce back is Lewis Hamilton. Who will win? What should we expect? All that and more in this extensive preview for the race.
Last year`s race start, Webber and Vettel on course to clash into controversy.
Red Bull - the team seemingly unstoppable in recent years. This year the team seemingly struggling with the new regulations. In Australia an early bath for 4 time World Champion Sebastian Vettel and an exclusion for 2nd place local hero Daniel Ricciardo. Where did it all go wrong? Well maybe here in Malaysia! 12 months ago Formula One witnessed one of the most bitter inter=team battles ever when Sebastian Vettel ignored the infamous 'Multi 21' team order and overtook his team mate Mark Webber to take the win. Thus sparking a bitter feud in the Red Bull camp and condemnation of Sebastian Vettel.
One year on, the team are playing catch up in terms of car development and have suffered a shocking race in Australia where their one reliable car was excluded from race classification due to an illegal fuel flow sensor. This year I confidently predict they will not have the luxury of issuing team orders to settle 1st and 2nd place in this years Malaysian Grand Prix!
So to the circuit itself, situated in Sepang, Selangor, Malaysia, aproximatley 60km south of the capital city Kuala Lumpur. The circuit was designed by Hermann Tilke and the first F1 Grand Prix was held on 17th October 1999. A very modern circuit with a mix of tricky corner complexes and long straights.
A lap aboard Lewis Hamilton`s Mercedes AMG last year.
So who will do well this year? I fully expect Lewis Hamilton to bounce back from his Australian GP setback and boss this race if his car remains reliable. I expect McLaren's Jenson Button to have a better race in the impressive McLaren MP4-29 and grab a podium. Williams are back in the reckoning this year and my driver of the race in Australia Valterri Bottas should get a top 5 finish. Ferrari? Not a good start and sadly the legendary Maranello team have not produced a race winning car to start the season, so expect a top 10 finish for both drivers.
My 'loose cannons' for the race will be Kevin Magnussen, Nico Rosberg and Kimi Raikkonen, these guys are potential race winners so keep an eye out for them during the race!! My predicted podium? 1 Lewis Hamilton 2 Jenson Button 3 Sebastian Vettel.
This race will give us all a real indication of this years F1 championship! Bring on the 2014 Petronas Malaysian Grand Prix!


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James Francis Demarest
Adjunct Assistant Professor in the Department of Immunology
Jim is an accomplished scientific leader recognized internationally for:
R&D Innovation: lead and supported research programs, translational research teams, and impacted business strategy for R&D pipeline
Business Development: subject matter expert for in-licensing review and advisory role informing business development strategy for R&D and diagnostics
Regulatory: written and face-to-face interactions with regulatory authorities from pre-IND/IND through and after NDA submission
Strategic Partnerships: initiated and lead pre-clinical, clinical, and post-approval phase international research
Commercialization: scientific lead and advisor for commercial, marketing, and medical affairs efforts associated with product launches and life cycle management
Diagnostics: directed diagnostic collaborations and provided technical advice for assays and algorithms used in routine clinical care across diverse geographic regions and markets
Jim joined ViiV Healthcare at its inception in November 2009. As Global Head, Clinical Virology and Immunology, he provides global oversight and leads a group responsible for the virology, immunology and diagnostics associated with pre-clinical and clinical phase compounds as well as marketed products. He is also the Global Medical Lead for HIV Remission & Cure at ViiV Healthcare. In this capacity, he leads and oversees implementation of the global strategy for research and development advancing scientific knowledge as well as treatment regimens/approaches leading to HIV remission and ultimately cure.
After earning his PhD from the George Washington University while conducting research at the NIH/NIAID in the laboratory of Dr's Giuseppe Pantaleo and Anthony Fauci, he completed a post-doctoral research fellowship at Duke University in the laboratory of Dr's Kent Weinhold and Dani Bolognesi. He is also an Adjunct Assistant Professor in the Duke University Department of Immunology. During his 18+ year tenure at ViiV Healthcare and legacy companies, he has led a variety of efforts in discovery phase as well as clinical development of novel antivirals, immune-based therapies and vaccines for the treatment of HIV-1 infection. He is a member of several external scientific research committees, including the IAS Industry Collaborative Group, the International Drug Resistance Workshop, the EU HIV Resistance Guidelines Panel, the Industry Pharmacogenetics Working Group and focus working groups of the Forum for Collaborative HIV Research, the High Point University Institutional Biosafety Committee (IBC), amongst others. As of August 2017, he has authored 34 publications with 4,757 citations, has been an invited speaker at multiple international scientific events, and has more than 75 conference presentations.
Current Appointments & Affiliations
Adjunct Assistant Professor in the Department of Immunology, Immunology, Basic Science Departments 2000
207 Research Drive, Jones Building, Durham, NC 27710
Duke Box 3010, Durham, NC 27710
jfdem@duke.edu (919) 483-9972
Education, Training, & Certifications
Ph.D., George Washington University 1996
Publications & Artistic Works
Ryst, Elna van der, Jayvant Heera, James Demarest, and Charles Knirsch. "Development of maraviroc, a CCR5 antagonist for treatment of HIV, using a novel tropism assay." Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences 1346, no. 1 (June 2015): 7–17. https://doi.org/10.1111/nyas.12777.
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Cashin, Kieran, Lachlan R. Gray, Katherine L. Harvey, Danielle Perez-Bercoff, Guinevere Q. Lee, Jasminka Sterjovski, Michael Roche, et al. "Reliable genotypic tropism tests for the major HIV-1 subtypes.." Sci Rep 5 (February 25, 2015). https://doi.org/10.1038/srep08543.
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Swenson, Luke C., Celia K. S. Chui, Chanson J. Brumme, Dennison Chan, Conan K. Woods, Theresa Mo, Winnie Dong, et al. "Genotypic analysis of the V3 region of HIV from virologic nonresponders to maraviroc-containing regimens reveals distinct patterns of failure.." Antimicrob Agents Chemother 57, no. 12 (December 2013): 6122–30. https://doi.org/10.1128/AAC.01534-13.
Lee, Guinevere Q., P Richard Harrigan, Winnie Dong, Art F. Y. Poon, Jayvant Heera, James Demarest, Alex Rinehart, Doug Chapman, Hernan Valdez, and Simon Portsmouth. "Comparison of Population and 454 "Deep" Sequence Analysis for HIV Type 1 Tropism Versus the Original Trofile Assay in Non-B Subtypes." Aids Research and Human Retroviruses 29, no. 6 (June 2013): 979–84. https://doi.org/10.1089/aid.2012.0338.
Portsmouth, Simon, Srinivas Rao Valluri, Martin Daumer, Bernard Thiele, Hernan Valdez, Marilyn Lewis, Charles Craig, et al. "Correlation between genotypic (V3 population sequencing) and phenotypic (Trofile ES) methods of characterizing viral tropism co receptor usage of HIV-1 for from 200 treatment-naïve HIV patients screened for Study A4001078." Antiviral Research 97 (2013): 60–65.
Pfaff, Jennifer M., Craig B. Wilen, Jessamina E. Harrison, James F. Demarest, Benhur Lee, Robert W. Doms, and John C. Tilton. "HIV-1 resistance to CCR5 antagonists associated with highly efficient use of CCR5 and altered tropism on primary CD4+ T cells.." J Virol 84, no. 13 (July 2010): 6505–14. https://doi.org/10.1128/JVI.00374-10.
Tilton, John C., Heather Amrine-Madsen, John L. Miamidian, Kathryn M. Kitrinos, Jennifer Pfaff, James F. Demarest, Neelanjana Ray, Jerry L. Jeffrey, Celia C. Labranche, and Robert W. Doms. "HIV type 1 from a patient with baseline resistance to CCR5 antagonists uses drug-bound receptor for entry.." Aids Res Hum Retroviruses 26, no. 1 (January 2010): 13–24. https://doi.org/10.1089/aid.2009.0132.
Demarest, James F., Heather Amrine-Madsen, David M. Irlbeck, Kathryn M. Kitrinos, and Kathryn M. CCR102881 Clinical Study Team. "Virologic failure in first-line human immunodeficiency virus therapy with a CCR5 entry inhibitor, aplaviroc, plus a fixed-dose combination of lamivudine-zidovudine: nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor resistance regardless of envelope tropism.." Antimicrob Agents Chemother 53, no. 3 (March 2009): 1116–23. https://doi.org/10.1128/AAC.01055-08.
Kitrinos, Kathryn M., Heather Amrine-Madsen, David M. Irlbeck, J Michael Word, James F. Demarest, and James F. CCR100136 Study Team. "Virologic failure in therapy-naive subjects on aplaviroc plus lopinavir-ritonavir: detection of aplaviroc resistance requires clonal analysis of envelope.." Antimicrob Agents Chemother 53, no. 3 (March 2009): 1124–31. https://doi.org/10.1128/AAC.01057-08.
Demarest, James F., Sara S. Sparks, Kathleen Schell, Shiro Shibayama, Charlene B. McDanal, Lei Fang, Kimberly K. Adkison, Anne Shachoy-Clark, and Stephen C. Piscitelli. "In vitro and clinical investigation of the relationship between CCR5 receptor occupancy and anti-HIV activity of Aplaviroc.." J Clin Pharmacol 48, no. 10 (October 2008): 1179–88. https://doi.org/10.1177/0091270008322178.
Irlbeck, David M., Heather Amrine-Madsen, Kathryn M. Kitrinos, Celia C. Labranche, and James F. Demarest. "Chemokine (C-C motif) receptor 5-using envelopes predominate in dual/mixed-tropic HIV from the plasma of drug-naive individuals.." Aids 22, no. 12 (July 31, 2008): 1425–31. https://doi.org/10.1097/QAD.0b013e32830184ba.
Karlsson, Annika C., Steven G. Deeks, Jason D. Barbour, Brandon D. Heiken, Sophie R. Younger, Rebecca Hoh, Meghan Lane, et al. "Dual pressure from antiretroviral therapy and cell-mediated immune response on the human immunodeficiency virus type 1 protease gene.." J Virol 77, no. 12 (June 2003): 6743–52. https://doi.org/10.1128/jvi.77.12.6743-6752.2003.
Demarest, J. F., N. Jack, F. R. Cleghorn, M. L. Greenberg, T. L. Hoffman, J. S. Ottinger, L. Fantry, et al. "Immunologic and virologic analyses of an acutely HIV type 1-infected patient with extremely rapid disease progression.." Aids Res Hum Retroviruses 17, no. 14 (September 20, 2001): 1333–44. https://doi.org/10.1089/08892220152596597.
Soudeyns, H., G. Campi, G. P. Rizzardi, C. Lenge, J. F. Demarest, G. Tambussi, A. Lazzarin, et al. "Initiation of antiretroviral therapy during primary HIV-1 infection induces rapid stabilization of the T-cell receptor beta chain repertoire and reduces the level of T-cell oligoclonality.." Blood 95, no. 5 (March 1, 2000): 1743–51.
Haynes, B. F., L. P. Hale, K. J. Weinhold, D. D. Patel, H. X. Liao, P. B. Bressler, D. M. Jones, et al. "Analysis of the adult thymus in reconstitution of T lymphocytes in HIV-1 infection.." J Clin Invest 103, no. 4 (February 1999): 453–60. https://doi.org/10.1172/JCI5201.
Pantaleo, G., H. Soudeyns, J. F. Demarest, M. Vaccarezza, C. Graziosi, S. Paolucci, M. B. Daucher, et al. "Accumulation of human immunodeficiency virus-specific cytotoxic T lymphocytes away from the predominant site of virus replication during primary infection.." Eur J Immunol 27, no. 12 (December 1997): 3166–73. https://doi.org/10.1002/eji.1830271213.
Pantaleo, G., H. Soudeyns, J. F. Demarest, M. Vaccarezza, C. Graziosi, S. Paolucci, M. Daucher, et al. "Evidence for rapid disappearance of initially expanded HIV-specific CD8+ T cell clones during primary HIV infection.." Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 94, no. 18 (September 2, 1997): 9848–53. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.94.18.9848.
Pantaleo, G., J. F. Demarest, T. Schacker, M. Vaccarezza, O. J. Cohen, M. Daucher, C. Graziosi, et al. "The qualitative nature of the primary immune response to HIV infection is a prognosticator of disease progression independent of the initial level of plasma viremia.." Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 94, no. 1 (January 7, 1997): 254–58. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.94.1.254.
Graziosi, C., K. R. Gantt, M. Vaccarezza, J. F. Demarest, M. Daucher, M. S. Saag, G. M. Shaw, et al. "Kinetics of cytokine expression during primary human immunodeficiency virus type 1 infection.." Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 93, no. 9 (April 30, 1996): 4386–91. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.93.9.4386.
Demarest, J. F., and G. Pantaleo. "Analysis of the immunologic events during the primary immune response to HIV infection." Medecine Biologie Environnement 23, no. 2 (December 1, 1995): 165–70.
Koenig, S., A. J. Conley, Y. A. Brewah, G. M. Jones, S. Leath, L. J. Boots, V. Davey, G. Pantaleo, J. F. Demarest, and C. Carter. "Transfer of HIV-1-specific cytotoxic T lymphocytes to an AIDS patient leads to selection for mutant HIV variants and subsequent disease progression.." Nat Med 1, no. 4 (April 1995): 330–36.
Pantaleo, G., S. Menzo, M. Vaccarezza, C. Graziosi, O. J. Cohen, J. F. Demarest, D. Montefiori, J. M. Orenstein, C. Fox, and L. K. Schrager. "Studies in subjects with long-term nonprogressive human immunodeficiency virus infection.." N Engl J Med 332, no. 4 (January 26, 1995): 209–16. https://doi.org/10.1056/NEJM199501263320402.
Pantaleo, G., J. F. Demarest, M. Vaccarezza, C. Graziosi, G. P. Bansal, S. Koenig, and A. S. Fauci. "Effect of anti-V3 antibodies on cell-free and cell-to-cell human immunodeficiency virus transmission.." Eur J Immunol 25, no. 1 (January 1995): 226–31. https://doi.org/10.1002/eji.1830250137.
Poggi, A., J. F. Demarest, P. Costa, R. Biassoni, N. Pella, G. Pantaleo, M. C. Mingari, and L. Moretta. "Expression of a wide T cell receptor V beta repertoire in human T lymphocytes derived in vitro from embryonic liver cell precursors.." Eur J Immunol 24, no. 9 (September 1994): 2258–61. https://doi.org/10.1002/eji.1830240949.
Pantaleo, G., J. F. Demarest, H. Soudeyns, C. Graziosi, F. Denis, J. W. Adelsberger, P. Borrow, M. S. Saag, G. M. Shaw, and R. P. Sekaly. "Major expansion of CD8+ T cells with a predominant V beta usage during the primary immune response to HIV.." Nature 370, no. 6489 (August 11, 1994): 463–67. https://doi.org/10.1038/370463a0.
Pantaleo, G., C. Graziosi, J. F. Demarest, O. J. Cohen, M. Vaccarezza, K. Gantt, C. Muro-Cacho, and A. S. Fauci. "Role of lymphoid organs in the pathogenesis of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection.." Immunol Rev 140 (August 1994): 105–30.
Graziosi, C., G. Pantaleo, K. R. Gantt, J. P. Fortin, J. F. Demarest, O. J. Cohen, R. P. Sékaly, and A. S. Fauci. "Lack of evidence for the dichotomy of TH1 and TH2 predominance in HIV-infected individuals.." Science 265, no. 5169 (July 8, 1994): 248–52. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.8023143.
Rebai, N., G. Pantaleo, J. F. Demarest, C. Ciurli, H. Soudeyns, J. W. Adelsberger, M. Vaccarezza, R. E. Walker, R. P. Sekaly, and A. S. Fauci. "Analysis of the T-cell receptor beta-chain variable-region (V beta) repertoire in monozygotic twins discordant for human immunodeficiency virus: evidence for perturbations of specific V beta segments in CD4+ T cells of the virus-positive twins.." Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 91, no. 4 (February 15, 1994): 1529–33. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.91.4.1529.
Graziosi, C., G. Pantaleo, J. F. Demarest, O. J. Cohen, M. Vaccarezza, L. Butini, M. Montroni, and A. S. Fauci. "HIV-1 infection in the lymphoid organs.." Aids 7 Suppl 2 (November 1993): S53–58.
Graziosi, C., G. Pantaleo, L. Butini, J. F. Demarest, M. S. Saag, G. M. Shaw, and A. S. Fauci. "Kinetics of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) DNA and RNA synthesis during primary HIV-1 infection.." Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 90, no. 14 (July 15, 1993): 6405–9. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.90.14.6405.
Pantaleo, G., C. Graziosi, J. F. Demarest, L. Butini, M. Montroni, C. H. Fox, J. M. Orenstein, D. P. Kotler, and A. S. Fauci. "HIV infection is active and progressive in lymphoid tissue during the clinically latent stage of disease.." Nature 362, no. 6418 (March 25, 1993): 355–58. https://doi.org/10.1038/362355a0.
Haynes, B. F., L. P. Hale, K. J. Weinhold, D. D. Patel, H. X. Liao, P. B. Bressler, D. M. Jones, et al. "Analysis of the adult thymus in reconstitution of T lymphocytes in HIV-1 infection.." J Clin Invest, March 15, 1999. https://doi.org/10.1172/jci5201e1.
Haynes, B. F., L. P. Hale, K. J. Weinhold, D. D. Patel, H. X. Liao, P. B. Bressler, D. M. Jones, et al. "Erratum: Analysis of the adult thymus in reconstitution of T lymphocytes in HIV-1 infection (The Journal of Clinical Investigation (1999) 103 (453- 460))." Journal of Clinical Investigation, March 15, 1999.
Kitrinos, K. M., D. M. Irlbeck, C. C. LaBranche, H. A. Madsen, and J. F. Demarest. "Virological characterization of treatment naive subjects failing an aplaviroc-based regimen with either lamivudine/zidovudine or lopinavir/ritonavir." In Antiviral Therapy, 11:S26–S26. INT MEDICAL PRESS LTD, 2006.
LaBranche, C. C., D. Davison, R. G. Ferris, G. W. Koszalka, J. F. Demarest, L. R. Boone, and M. L. Greenberg. "Studies with 873140, a novel CCR5 antagonist, demonstrate synergy with enfuvirtide and potent inhibition of enfuvirtide-resistant R5-tropic HIV-1." In Antiviral Therapy, 10:S73–S73. INT MEDICAL PRESS LTD, 2005.
LaBranche, C. C., D. Davison, R. G. Ferris, G. W. Koszalka, J. F. Demarest, L. R. Boone, and M. L. Greenberg. "Studies with 873140, a novel CCR5 antagonist, demonstrate synergy with enfuvirtide and potent inhibition of enfuvirtide-resistant R5-tropic HIV-1." In Antiviral Therapy, 10:S73–S73, 2005.
Demarest, JF, and Team, AP. "Update on aplaviroc: An HIV entry inhibitor targeting CCR5." 2005. Full Text Link to Item
Demarest, J. F., S. Kadereit, S. Brenner-Jones, S. Langdon, M. A. Kelly, J. Mathieson, R. Miller, et al. "V beta repertoire of T lymphocytes emerging in adults after unrelated umbilical cord blood (UCB) allogeneic transplantation.." In Blood, 96:788A-788A. AMER SOC HEMATOLOGY, 2000.
Demarest, J. F., J. Kurtzberg, M. J. Laughlin, S. Kadereit, S. Brenner-Jones, M. Iacobucci, K. McKinnon, H. Zakem-Cloud, and K. J. Weinhold. "V beta repertoire of T lymphocytes emerging after unrelated umbilical cord blood (UCB) transplantation.." In Faseb Journal, 13:A644–A644. FEDERATION AMER SOC EXP BIOL, 1999.
Demarest, J. F., S. B. Jones, G. Ferrari, C. J. Johnson, M. Greenberg, T. O. O'Brien, W. Blattner, et al. "Natural history of HIV-specific CTL activity during acute HIV infection: envelope CTL impact subsequent plasma viremia.." In Faseb Journal, 13:A294–A294. FEDERATION AMER SOC EXP BIOL, 1999.
Demarest, J. F., M. J. Laughlin, S. Kadereit, S. Brenner-Jones, M. Iacobucci, K. McKinnon, H. Zakem-Cloud, and K. Weinhold. "V beta repertoire of T lymphocytes emerging after unrelated umbilical cord blood (UCB) transplantation.." In Blood, 92:291B-291B. W B SAUNDERS CO, 1998.
PANTALEO, G., J. F. DEMAREST, M. VACCAREZZA, M. DAUCHER, C. GRAZIOSI, O. C. COHEN, S. M. SCHNITTMANN, et al. "PRIMARY IMMUNE-RESPONSE TO HIV-INFECTION." In Aids Research and Human Retroviruses, 11:S149–S149. MARY ANN LIEBERT INC PUBL, 1995.
DEMAREST, J. F., G. PANTALEO, S. ZOLLAPAZNER, G. BANSAL, S. KOENIG, and A. S. FAUCI. "ANTI-V3 ANTIBODIES FAIL TO INHIBIT CELL-TO-CELL TRANSMISSION OF HIV-1." In Journal of Immunology, 150:A317–A317. AMER ASSOC IMMUNOLOGISTS, 1993.
PANTALEO, G., C. GRAZIOSI, J. F. DEMAREST, L. BUTINI, O. J. COHEN, and A. S. FAUCI. "HIV-INFECTION IS ACTIVE AND PROGRESSIVE DURING THE PROLONGED PERIOD OF CLINICAL LATENCY." In Journal of Immunology, 150:A243–A243. AMER ASSOC IMMUNOLOGISTS, 1993.
PANTALEO, G., C. GRAZIOSI, J. F. DEMAREST, L. BUTINI, O. J. COHEN, and A. S. FAUCI. "EVIDENCE FOR ACTIVE HIV-INFECTION IN LYMPHOID-TISSUE DURING THE PROLONGED PERIOD OF CLINICAL LATENCY." In Clinical Research, 41:A259–A259. SLACK INC, 1993.
GRAZIOSI, C., G. PANTALEO, J. F. DEMAREST, M. S. SAAG, G. M. SHAW, and A. S. FAUCI. "ANALYSIS OF HIV PROVIRAL BURDEN AND VIRAL EXPRESSION DURING PRIMARY HIV-INFECTION." In Journal of Cellular Biochemistry, 2–2. WILEY-LISS, 1993.
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Joseph Bertrand: Reluctant Scorer
The Illini might be better served if the only senior that's been on the team the last few years started being more aggressive.
By Apollo Forza Dec 5, 2013, 1:31pm CST
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I brought it up following the loss to Georgia Tech on Tuesday night, but I thought I'd expand on the idea a bit further here.
I'm really starting to think that Joseph Bertrand needs to start taking more shots.
The Illini are a team that has struggled to score points this season, that much is clear to all of us. Through eight games the Illini have scored 570 points, and Rayvonte Rice has scored 144 of them. That is literally a quarter of the points we've scored as a team. Which, in and of itself, isn't that abnormal. It would just be nice if Rice got a bit more support on the offensive end.
And at the moment Bertrand is our second leading scorer, scoring 92 points thus far. However, the difference is that Bertrand has attempted 43 fewer shots from the field than Rice. He's been incredibly efficient with his scoring.
On the season he's shooting 54% from the field and 64% from three point land. He has an eFG% of 59.5% and a true shooting percentage of 61%. Those are all the best numbers on the team.
The problem is that Joe is taking only 18.3% of the team's shots while he's on the court. Compare that to Rice, who is taking 28.7% of the shots during his minutes, and Tracy Abrams -- the same Abrams that is shooting 31% overall and 15% from three -- is taking 25.4% of the shots when he's out there.
And it doesn't stop there.
When on the court here are the other Illini taking more of the shots than Joe: Nnanna Egwu, Austin Colbert and Kendrick Nunn. Granted, Colbert and Nunn have spent plenty of their minutes on the court at the end of games, but it still says something that both feel more comfortable taking shots than Bertrand seems to.
But I can't help but wonder if a change wouldn't be better for all involved. Seeing the final play of the Georgia Tech game drawn up for Bertrand was an encouraging sign, even if he didn't make the shot. Not only was John Groce willing to put the game in Joe's hands, but he was willing to have it placed there as well.
I'd just like to see Joe do that a bit earlier in the game. I don't know that it would work out for everybody in the end, and I'm sure it would bring Joe's efficiency numbers down a bit, but with the way this team is struggling to score right now, it can't hurt.
I mean, it makes sense to have the guy hitting 54% of his shots taking more shots than the guy hitting 31% of them, doesn't it?
Plus, if Joe is able to hit some outside shots early in the game, it's only going to make life that much easier for him. Hitting shots will force defenses to get up closer to him, which will make it easier for Joe to do what Joe truly excels at. Getting to the rim and using his amazing athleticism to finish.
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I've got a while before class. I purposely get here early to avoid most of the rush hour traffic but that leaves me almost 2 hours of dead time. Today I got here a bit later than usual and I stopped by the store so I've only about 1/2 hour left now. Normally I'd study or do a project that I need to do but today I'm just sooooo tired I can barely stay awake. I think my body is still playing catch-up on all the rest over the past 1.5 years that I couldn't get.
H and I set up the desk and put my system into the media area of the house. It's theoretically all ready to go save for missing a monitor. I say theoretically as it has been over a year since I've turned the system on. While highly unlikely it is always possible something went bad in that time or got jostled in a bad way in transit. I'm sure all is fine and it will work ok once the monitor is hooked up tomorrow. H and I will have to make quite the trip to get it (about a 1/2 hour drive each way) but C&H are getting it free so I suppose it's fine. I may have to tolerate 1280x1024 gaming for a while though. I suppose it will be ok as I've gotten used to 1024x600, but I am really hoping to be on a current resolution setting with 16:9. I'm actually very tempted to gimp myself down to 1280x768 for 16:10 aspect, as some games will give you a wider camera angle because of the wide screen setting.
C told me something very sad last night, and I'm still sad about it now. She said she wanted me to put the bed away when I'm not sleeping. It's not the physical putting away that's sad, it's just a few minutes here and there; it's the fact that doing so reminds me that I'm nothing more than a temporary guest. While that is what I am I previously felt like I had a sort of home five nights a week. Now... now I feel like I just have a place to put my stuff and sleep at night. Like at the not-sis' place I've got my monitor and PS3. I've got stuff there, but because I have no bed, no place to sleep, I don't live there. It is not my home. While C&H's is also not my home by needing to put the bed up every day it feels like I'm less welcome.
I don't know, it's weird. As I believe I said in book 1, C stayed at my place for several months back in the day. It was effectively the same thing as I'm doing now (only her place is bigger and they can give me more space than I could give her back then.) I don't know how long this will go on though, and without the space I've nowhere to go save for the not-sis' place. Back in the day C still had a place either way; she wasn't really homeless, just in a bad place if she went home.
There is nothing really wrong with what they are asking in terms of restrictions for me, but I want so very much to be home, to have a place to put my stuff that I belong and am loved. But most of all I want somewhere I have a bed, that I feel safe, and can rest and play without worry, fear, or restrictions.
I can have baby steps towards having a life again, but how long will it be until the real thing?
Sooooo busy today. First I woke up and H and I ran some errands while waiting for someone with a free monitor to call us back. He finally called and we spent the next 1.5 hours driving over, grabbing fast food nom, then driving back. I got to hook up a monitor to my system and get it all caught up. At long last, after more than 1.5 years I got to play on my desktop again. I had so much to catch it up on and we had so many things to do that I didn't actually play long before we headded off to pick up H's son to spend time with him. After that he had to be dropped off at his mom's and we adult peeps went off to a movie and more chores. After the movie I did get to spend a bit more time with Mass Effect.
Sooooo busy a day, but I finally can play on my desktop again. The monitor is lower resolution at 1280x1024, but it's more tolerable than I expected. All the games I've played have had maxed settings, so though they may be lower resolution they look decent. It's been about five years since I've gamed in something that wasn't wide screen format so that is really strange. I thought of putting some games in a 16:10 setting at 1280x768, but the monitor isn't capable of doing that.
The laundry machine broke Wednesday night but today I discovered it isn't actually broken. The switch that tells it that the lid is closed popped off its housing, so it doesn't know that it's closed which prevents the machine from progressing to certain cycles. If you hold the switch down it runs just fine. Yeeeaa me.
Driving right to class (or here for mini work) then back is so strange. It's what is supposed to happen, but after over 1.5 years of not doing it it seems strange. I'm getting really crazy good gas mileage driving it, like +30% more miles to the gallon. It seems like too much of an increase, like something isn't adding up correctly, but I guess it's right. That is a nice surprise that offsets some of the driving costs. Next school period I should be doing a Monday and Wednesday class, so I'm only really making one extra trip because I work on Mondays anyways.
The weather is super crazy lately. The past few days it was warm; warm enough to wear my shorts for a bit. Today it's cold, cloudy, and pouring rain so much there were rivers running down my back window as I was driving. It seems to have cleared now, which is good as I'll be in my car tonight. The not-sis' mom is visiting so I won't be spending as much time over there this weekend. Saturday night I'll go back to C&H's.
That's all I can think of. I don't have movies to watch this week so it will be a slow shift at mini work.
Such a busy day. It started at the not-sis' house. I got up early enough, I think around 10, but we were doing birthday things for one of the little ones most of the day. We had to go get the cake, then the not-sis realized she forgot some stuff for the party, so we had to go out again to do that. We went to a group party then went to a different party. Since the not-sis' mom was visiting for like a week I figured grandma would be monopolizing their time as much as she could, so I decided not to be there Sunday. From the party I went to C&H's. When I got to C&H's I went crazy playing my games alone as C&H were out late doing stuff.
I was supposed to do school stuff, but I was too (emotionally) drained from the party running around to really do anything else.
C&H and I got up much earlier than we all expected. We were all up by 11 new time (I was up at 10) - quite surprising what with not sleeping until about 4 AM.
We left to go to Santa Cruz around noon. We stopped for breakfast/lunch, they did some shopping around, we peeped the Mystery Spot - they've never been - but we didn't actually go in, and then we drove back. It's a pretty long drive from their place so we didn't get back until around 4.
I was really exhausted. I figured I'd play for a bit then do school stuff. Unfortunately that didn't work out so well. My brain was burnt and not at all focused. I'll have to do two or possibly more projects tomorrow. The school session has seemingly come and gone so fast. It's so much of a mental struggle to focus when I have no books (not even loaner ones at the library) and little private space. With C&H giving me a space I'm starting to settle into feeling like I do have some private space. I certainly have a reasonably private gaming and watching Internet show space.
It's again too late, after 1 now. Hopefully soon I'll start settling down and getting into bed before 1 (my normal sleepy time.) I'll have to get up pretty early since it's a much further drive to work from here than from the not-sis' place. I expect a lot more traffic slowing me down.
Well, tomorrow is what it is. I guess I have put myself into the bad school project position, but so much of my life is still so chaotic with so little private time that it's difficult to focus and be productive like I used to.
It's super late, like 2 AM. I couldn't focus after mini work. I was too tired. I played my games for a bit, then watched some shows with C&H, then forced myself to do the projects I needed to do. It was about 4 hours of straight writing and ended at about 16 pages. Well, that's all done now. Basically that was the last of my work for the semester save for a bit of research and studying for a test. I've been trying to sign up for classes for a week and the system hasn't let me - no clue why. I'll try and do so in person tomorrow.
Well, that's it for tonight. I'm exhausted. Hopefully I can sleep in tomorrow and get nice and rested and have some fun before going to class. 'Night peeps.
It's 5:30; one hour until class, half an hour before I go over to type in some Epic Fail. I'm sooooo sleepy, but today has been a good day so far. I got to sleep late last night due to needing to do homework stuff but I slept in until about 12:30. I got somewhere around 10 hours of sleep, so my system is either still catching up or fighting a cold. I've been sneezing quite a bit lately.
Amazon sent me a 'we wub joo' gift certificate for $10 off any game (only good for a short time) so I went ahead and picked up Dragon Age for teh cheap. On my way to class I got to pick up God of War 3 (it was delivered to the ex-house), so now I've got several games I can play.
I was so tired that I forgot to check for jobs and I didn't look at fun boards. What with turning in the big project tonight (effectively finishing that one class) I can hopefully relax and start to feel more rested. I think I get a week or so off between semesters, so hopefully that will help too.
My life does seem to be turning around at least a little bit. C&H wub me and want me safe and I sometimes make them tasty nom for dinner. The not-sis and her kids wub me too. I get to play my games and stuff a few hours every day now basically, so I'm finally re-balancing in terms of gaming. (It seems so odd now that I can consider PC desktop upgrades and a portable upgrade is no longer necessary or required.) Lowered food cost and increased gas efficiency seems to be helping with the increased travel costs.
My life is changing yet still in fragments; there is my school life fragment trying to get a better job, my job life fragment trying to struggle along on only getting ~8 hours of work a week, there is my game fragment which can play basically anything I can afford yet at a lower resolution and sound than I'm used to, and I've a place I can stay with a bed and a place I stay with no bed. I'm constantly around people no matter where I go. But, things are looking up. I'm starting to re-balance physically, starting to have a chance at re-balancing emotionally, and my allergies in both locations are greatly lessening. Of course the only true way to recover will be financially due to the fact that my life will continually be in flux until that changes. Hopefully that can change soon too.
I guess that's it for this week of fail. It seems we end on a positive note for a change , despite the fact that after paying for next sessions parking and classes I'll likely have nothing at all left of the $200 I need to get my eye exam and contacts that need to be done very soon.
Bye for this week peeps.
It's about 5:30 and I'm stranded. I was driving on the freeway and noticed a radiator fluid smell. I glanced down at my instruments and noticed it was at full hot. I pulled over to let it cool and take a peek inside and saw radiator fluid in several places. It seemed to be running ok before I stopped, and the radiator fluid and oil showed full, so I waited a bit and tried to start up again. Again it got hot and I stopped. I asked if my car insurance people could have a tow driver look at it and they said they couldn't without scheduling a tow. I didn't think I needed a tow so I tried to drive it again but it didn't last more than 5 minutes before it overheated again. When it did overheat it started doing a bit of smoke so I quickly pulled off the road and it shut down from the heat. I had to call to get it towed.
I had it towed to a fix it shop. It's just after 6:15 now. It's going to be $50 for them to confirm the issue is what they were guessing, and if it is it will be a couple hundred to fix it. I don't know how I'll pay but I suppose it wouldn't be too bad opposed to like $500+ of a cracked radiator. I don't know where I'll get the couple hundred to fix it though. Hopefully C&H can help because they are really the only ones who might have money to fix it.
Again it seems I'm reminded that when things start to seem like they are going ok they turn to poo. I suppose I should be thankful that it always seems to be the car and not something like a broken bone or cancer. A car can always be fixed or replaced where a biological problem would be much worse.
It's sort of late, a bit past midnight. The car is likely dead. I called the repair place to see if they confirmed the issue and they said they couldn't start the car and wanted $200 more just to continue looking. I said I didn't have that kind of money. Who knows how much more it would be past that to fix it. C&H will take me at way too early in the morning to the work area and I'll effectively just kill 8 hours until work. I'll have to see what kind of offer the car place makes to buy my car or if we want to try and sell it ourselves, but C&H agreed that spending that money just didn't seem like a good deal at all.
I suppose it's good news that next week is finals. I don't have to worry about too much class time. It's even possible I could skip the class and stay here at C&H's. Though one of the professors is saying she thinks it's unlikely I would be able to pass and that I may have to take an incomplete. She doesn't have all of my assignments, so she is missing points for some reason, so we'll see. I know I did those assignments but I can't prove it until I get to the car. I will see if I can get that tomorrow night or maybe during the day. I wouldn't be able to carry the junk that is in there during the day though.
In good news C&H are apparently considering giving me a persistent place here in the home. My allergies to the doggies and kitties is much better than before. It would be even less if I had a room to stay in. There are things to move and change before that could really happen though - to be more than a folded couch bed and a few items of my stuff - so my journey continues for now.
More on my most recent horrible events tomorrow I'm sure.
It's just after noon and I've been stranded near work since 8:45 AM. Dropping me here early was the only really viable option.
Selling the car is the only option. The shop it's at said they wouldn't be interested in buying it to sell it as they've already got a few. We have a way to get it back to C&H's so at least that won't cost more, but effectively I paid $50 for nothing so far. C implied I'll be on my own with no money help, so I have no idea how long it will be before I can replace it. It could be quite a while. I may have to do something like sell my netbook to have enough. I'd hate to have to do that as I've found it to be super useful beyond its (limited) gaming potential.
The store near work that I buy my food at has free wireless, but of course it's now broken and not working. Worked fine from 9 until 12:30, but now it isn't connecting right. I got a TV series to watch from C&H to kill time with today so I can do that, but I kind of was hoping to stay connected to try and sort car stuff online. Ah well, my sad life is what it is and I'm yet again reminded I don't have control.
It's late, about 1:30 AM. I had fun playing my games pretty much all day. We have made plans to go pick up the car in the morning and have it towed here. Since I have to get the registration at the ex-house I've decided to get my clothing drawers. Since C&H basically said I can live here I see no reason not to get the drawers since I'm already leaving my clothing bag here all the time. It will be nice to begin steps to living somewhere again, but I'm saddened that I won't be able to pay rent to them and that I'm taking space in a home of a married couple who have a son with them sometimes. I would have preferred my moving to be somewhere I could afford on my own, but that doesn't seem to be my path. At least since I'm going to be sharing a place it's with friendly peeps and not strangers. At least I have that.
My life is still in shambles. As if my lack of money and job prospects weren't enough it seems I still get to experience random disasters like my car dying. Well, I suppose I knew that would come someday as it was a super old car and I never intended to keep it this long.
My concern though is; will my life continue to improve having made these first small steps, or will it be like my job achievements and really take me no closer to a true life back under my own control with my desires fulfilled in the ways that bring joy to my life with few or no restrictions. Only time will tell. For now my terrible journey continues, slightly less terrible in recent times.
Day 628 - 3/21 - Missing, seriously?
Today was very sad get my car back day. It was sooooo sad. I wub my cute little car. I hope I don't get stuck with an ugly one. I discovered though when I was cleaning it up to sell it that it was left partly taken apart. Seriously? The air filter housing was off and loose, the radiator cap and fuse cap are now missing and who knows where, and there were black finger smudges (the car is white) that were in several spots. Going to have to call and complain about that tomorrow. It's like the person didn't care or respect my car at all.
I got to play my games most of the day though. And their little one here is pretty cute. He loves to spend time with me and grab my arm to snuggle.
Just got up. I'm pretty sleepy. No mini work today as it would have been too difficult to get me there. I suppose though that C is right in that it's good that the car broke now instead of before when I had nowhere to stay. Now at least I still have an inside place to sleep, play, and look for work. Back say before mid December if this had happened I'd likely have had to spend nearly all of my time on the street.
I called the dummyheads and I think the person who answered was the mechanic who left the car taken apart. His reply was 'well, you told us to stop work, right?' I said, 'I told you I wasn't going to spend $200 more for you to continue and that I was going to take the car back. I don't think anyone on the planet would expect to get a car back in pieces.' So we'll see more about that when word gets to the owner/his dad.
It should be an ok day otherwise. I've got a very interested party coming to look at the car (in theory) and I can be warm and play my games after doing a job search.
Pretty good day today I suppose; good things bad things. I have $800, but my car I loved so much is sold. I should be ok and all and may find a something soon but I'm sad. Sad I lost my car I loved, sad I have nearly no work, sad I have to be around people all the time no matter where I am, sad I have no private space for me, sad I still don't truly feel welcome, wanted, and in control anywhere in my life.
I started the day looking for jobs and looking for cars; no luck with either. I did the dishes, trash, and my laundry.
I had a lot of fun playing my games after. I just finished Mass Effect. I've been playing a lot of Dragon Age lately. I would have finished Mass Effect quite a while ago if I hadn't been.
Despite my slow return to a normal life I feel strange. I'm getting good sleep now and finally losing the persistent groggy haze that I've had for so very long. I feel strange though. I have a few friends, shelter, regular cooked food. Yet I lack private space, I lack a good job, I lack a sweetie. While food, shelter, and at least reasonably safe feeling is all one really needs I don't know that I feel "at home". I still have no control over my environment. There still is no real negotiation of rabb1t space. I have a space within their space. I do not control temperature. I do not control activities. I do not control volume or activity level.
I grew up alone, so I've always had private space. I think now about families who share space. They do feel at home. They call it home. But I think even they have private space. Though a room may be shared they are likely allowed to choose what to put where. Here I have space but no choice or freedom to decide 'I want x at y'. I'm limited in both space and category of item. While I feel welcomed and cared for, even loved, I don't know if I feel in my heart that I'm home. At my ex-house I had a room to myself. I was free to change my stuff however I felt or wanted. Within reason I could watch or do whatever I wanted. Set up my PC how I want, my home entertainment how I want, play games or watch shows how I want... here those are luxuries. Here I feel like a well loved visitor. I feel temporary.
I do not yet have a home and I still wonder how long it will be before my journey is over.


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Prescription drug coverage is a necessary part of every benefit package and prescription drug costs account for a large percentage of a plan's claim costs. PBA offers prescription plans through different PBM vendors including mail order pharmacies. Our PBM vendors offer mobile apps that feature cost comparison tools to help drive employees towards lower cost alternatives like mail order or generics.
PBA engages an independent consultant to provide feedback on PBM contracts allowing our clients the opportunity to discuss their contract language and terms with the PBM to achieve better Rx cost containment goals.
With pharmacy benefits costing health plans and employers in excess of 20% of total medical spend, closely managing pharmacy programs has never been more important and is a critical component of PBA's pharmacy benefit best practices.