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SparkBugg needed a new t-shirt design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 29 designs submitted by 10 freelance designers.
Asangaset High
Because this is a "high" concept idea with big buzz potential, I need to be vague at the moment (to prevent being ripped off). I plan to sell T-Shirts that look like they are showcasing the official Asangaset High school seal.
The school is named after a local (also fictional) American Indian tribe, and the seal depicts a male tribe member smoking a peace pipe. The high school is known for its artsy and progressive students, some of which are stoners, hippies, and non-conformists.
The people that will actually wear this shirt are likely 18-35 year old males. They will be well aware of this fictional high school (being fans of the source material), and like what this particular school represents (counter-culture and rebellion). (Think of how Trekkies may wear a shirt that looks like they attended Star Fleet Academy, how The Office fans may wear Dunder Miflin shirts, or how Harry Potter fans may wear Hogwarts school shirts.)
The requested seal is your typical monochromatic, old-style High School/College oval/circular seal.
Similar to:
http://images.townnews.com/thewetum…indian.gif (for the style of the figure inside the seal)
For this design, I am looking for the top part of the border to say "Asangaset," and for the bottom part to say "High." In the middle is an American Indian male smoking a peace pipe (in profile, can be bust, head, or body).
TO BE CLEAR: Although this design will be worn by people who are progressive and non-conformist, the seal itself (paradoxically) needs to be very traditional. Anyone in the public who is not aware of the source material will see this shirt and naturally assume it is a real US high school somewhere in the mid or southwest.
please, no clip art...only original work needed.
Thanks so much!

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Manuals/Neo 1973/fr
From Openmoko
Le guide des quelques premières étapes pour ceux qui viennent de recevoir leur Néo1973.
Insertion de la batterie
Voir Disassembling Neo1973.
Allumage du téléphone
Il suffit d'appuyer sur le bouton d'allumage ( ça dépend de la version de votre u-boot, vous pouvez avoir à appuyer pendant 5 secondes ) pour lancer le bootloader, puis le kernel, et vous pouvez maintennt profiter de X/OpenMoko !
Une fois que vous avez pressé le bouton d'allumage assez longtemps, le vibreur lance une courte impulsion et le rétro-éclairage s'allume. Vous pouvez maintenant relacher le bouton d'allumage et regarder le téléphone se lancer.
Si la batterie n'est pas assez chargée, le téléphone ne démarrera pas, sauf si le cable USB est branché.
Extinction du téléphone
Pendant le mode bootloader, ou si le téléphone a planté
Si vous pressez le bouton d'allumage pendant 9 secondes, le téléphone s'éteindra. Vous pouvez le voir par le fait que le rétro-éclairage s'éteigne.
Pendant le fonctionnement du système Linux complet avec l'espace utilisateur
In this mode, a power-button press of 5 seconds will be sufficient. After this, the init process will take care of safely shutting down the phone, which might take up to 20 extra seconds. The X server should get killed, you should drop back to a (garbled) console, and it should finally switch off - much like a regular Linux PC.
Battery charging
The Neo1973 supports two charging modes: One 100mA charge mode (called pre-charge) and 500mA (called fast charge). Charging is always done via the USB socket. You can use any USB-A to USB-mini-B cable to connect the phone to any USB host.
While in u-boot
While you are in u-boot mode, the phone only charges with 100mA by default. (This will change in one of the future revisions).
However, using the u-boot console you can manually enable fast charging. See U-boot#Battery_charger_related for more information.
While in Linux
As soon as the phone is connected via USB cable, it will charge. However, the default charging current is only 100mA, way too little if you want to operate the phone and charge at the same time.
If your USB upstream port is capable of supplying 500mA, then it will configure the Neo1973 accordingly and use 500mA charging mode. You can notice this by the following line in the kernel log
usb0: full speed config #1: 500 mA, Ethernet Gadget, using CDC Ethernet
Inserting the SIM card (optional)
The slot is found just under the battery. The card holder has arrows indicating which way to push it to unlock it - make sure you don't open it with force when it's locked or it may break. Insert the SIM so that the pads make contact and push the holder firmly until it makes a click, then lock it - otherwise the card will not be detected.
To check if the SIM card is inserted correctly in Linux, you can have a look in gsmd logs or use the instructions detailed in the Manually using GSM page and issue the AT+CIMI command.
Getting shell access on the phone
By using the terminal emulator and on-screen keyboard
"Click" (using a stylus) the top-left arrow icon to get a drop-down menu with "Media", "Settings", "Utilities" and "Desktop". Choose "Utilities->Panel->Input Manager", and a keyboard icon will appear on the top bar. You can get an on-screen keyboard at any time by choosing it.
With newer images, the keyboard comes up when you tap the white box in the top bar.
From the desktop, choose "Active tasks->rxvt" to get a root shell.
Terminal is in the top level menu in recent images.
By using Ethernet emulation over a USB cable
The standard Neo1973 Linux kernel has support for the "cdc_ether USB gadget", i.e. a standard implementation of how to emulate an Ethernet device over USB.
As soon as the kernel is up and running, and you have the phone connected via USB, you should get a usb0 device on your host.
The Phone will have the IPv4 address 192.168.0.202/24. You can run `ifconfig` in the terminal on the phone to verify this (this is optional, just check it if it doesn't work given the instructions below)
If you plug a USB cable into a laptop running Linux, you'll likely see the "cdc_ether" kernel module being loaded and a usb0 network interface appear.
On the host PC, you should then configure your interface to 192.168.0.200 by using
# ifconfig usb0 192.168.0.200 netmask 255.255.255.0
Then you should be able to
# ping 192.168.0.202
and last, but not least
# ssh email@example.com
Once you press 'enter' (empty password), you should now have a root login.
See USB_Networking for more details, including instructions on how to automatically setup masquerading so that your phone can get access to the internet through the host PC.
By using the debug board/serial/JTAG
Please see Debug Board#Usage_Instructions
Getting access to the bootloader console
Please see u-boot#Using_usbtty_from_Linux
Useful commands in Linux
Writing "mem" into /sys/power/state tells Linux to suspend - it will enter a low power mode where only the GSM and RAM are powered up and the CPU sleeps. It will persist in this state until a wake-up event arrives. Some currently enabled wake-up events are: AUX or POWER key press, USB cable detect.
If you're connected over ssh, sshd will stop responding when the OS suspends, so to avoid locking up your ssh client, use the command
# (sleep 1; echo mem > /sys/power/state) & exit
Initial backup
After getting your new Neo1973 booted for the first time you might want to make a back up of the original flash chip contents on your PC, before you overwrite the flash with a custom image or just update to a newer build. This is a good idea because there are parts in the root filesystem that can't be distributed over internet so they are only found in the shipped ROM (see the GPS driver). One easy way to back up all of the Flash, that doesn't require installing any special software, is with netcat over the USB ethernet. The following commands can be used for that.
|On the host
|On the target
$ netcat -l -p 20000 > mtdblock0 $ netcat -l -p 20000 > mtdblock1 $ netcat -l -p 20000 > mtdblock2 $ netcat -l -p 20000 > mtdblock3 $ netcat -l -p 20000 > mtdblock4
# cat /dev/mtdblock0 | nc 192.168.0.200 20000 # cat /dev/mtdblock1 | nc 192.168.0.200 20000 # cat /dev/mtdblock2 | nc 192.168.0.200 20000 # cat /dev/mtdblock3 | nc 192.168.0.200 20000 # cat /dev/mtdblock4 | nc 192.168.0.200 20000
This stores the five NAND partitions in files named mtdblock*. Knowing the partition layout (u-boot "mtdparts" command or Linux dmesg) you can restore the whole flash with it.
Where to from here
You'll probably want to play with some of the interesting hardware in this device. Obviously, you can explore the applications available through the touch-screen interface. But for those who prefer doing things more in the raw from a shell prompt, you can manually use GSM or you can start playing with the GPS.
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Named to CSA All-America second team ... Compiled at 5-0 record at No. 4 and a 3-2 mark at the No. 3 slot ... Boasted a 10-4 overall mark in rookie season.
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Shelby Broadband
Design a new website to promote our services.
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Wireless Internet
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AIDS Treatment News
Birmingham UK by John S. James
The important 3rd International Congress on Drug Therapy in
HIV Infection took place in Birmingham, UK, November 3-7; we
could not attend and are still gathering information as we go
to press November 12. There was much interest in studies
relevant to the complete suppression of HIV replication by
A small but widely discussed study at the University of Amsterdam found that antiviral treatment which reduced viral load to undetectable levels in the blood, also reduced viral load to undetectable levels in lymph tissue. This was found in six out of six patients in a substudy of a larger trial. The lymph tissue was taken by a biopsy of the tonsils (which is much less invasive than the conventional procedure of removing a lymph node), before starting treatment and again after six months of treatment.
Researchers at the University of Minnesota developed the methodology to measure HIV in lymph tissue from tonsils; see recent paper by Haase AT, Henry K, Zupancic M and others, "Quantitative Image Analysis of HIV-1 Infection in Lymphoid Tissue," SCIENCE, November 8, 1996, pages 985-989.
Undetectable HIV viral load in the lymph nodes does NOT mean that the virus has been eradicated -- only that it is not actively reproducing. This viral load test only looks for viral particles; it does not detect the viral DNA that is still in the patients' cells -- ready to start up the infection again if the drugs are stopped. No one knows whether or not all these cells will eventually be eliminated by the body, if replication can be stopped for long enough.
While the growth of the virus is being completely suppressed, drug resistance apparently does not develop. The virus develops resistance when it is able to reproduce to some degree in the presence of the drugs, since then the viral variants which happen to be resistant to those drugs have a selective advantage, and can replace the more susceptible virus.
These results are not surprising, as there have long been indications that if viral replication is being suppressed in the blood by antiretroviral drugs, it is also suppressed in the lymph nodes (where there is much more HIV than in the blood, and where the virus is more important in the development of disease). And no one would expect the drug resistance of the virus to increase if the virus is not reproducing. But it is important to get direct evidence, since these questions are central to the interpretation of viral load tests and the management of therapy.
Note: The drug combination used in this University of Amsterdam study was ritonavir, AZT, and 3TC, in volunteers who had not used any antiretroviral before. However, there is nothing special about this particular combination; all evidence suggests that what is important is reducing the viral replication essentially to zero and keeping it there, using whatever drugs can do so for a particular patient. Similar suppression of replication has also been achieved with other combinations using a different protease inhibitor -- or even no protease inhibitor at all.
The main problem now is that some patients are more difficult to treat -- especially those with more advanced HIV disease, those who have already developed resistance to existing antiretrovirals, and those who cannot tolerate the drugs. This is why the problem of HIV treatment is not solved, despite the good results in some people. We need continuing development of better drugs -- with stronger and more durable antiviral effects, and/or less toxicity, and/or different resistance profiles than existing treatments, and/or drugs which may not be superior on the average but do work for some people when others treatments do not. And then of course there are still the economic barriers of getting effective treatments to those who need them.
More work is also needed on measurement of HIV in lymph tissue, since the most sensitive tests are quite difficult to do at this time.
There has long been an ongoing debate about the importance of aiming specifically for complete suppression of viral replication, vs. being willing to compromise on partial suppression due to practical concerns of toxicity, cost, and onerous compliance with regimens of three drugs or more. Professional opinion now seems to be moving more strongly toward the importance of complete suppression whenever antiviral therapy is used, because of the danger that otherwise the patients' virus will develop resistance to the drugs one by one, and each drug in turn will be lost for that person. This probably means that when therapy is begun, it will usually be with three or more drugs started together (instead of starting with one or two, then adding other drugs when the first ones fail); those who have already used antivirals will need to start or add combinations of at least two new drugs they have not seen before. What counts is keeping the viral load essentially at zero, whatever treatment that requires, because otherwise the virus will eventually escape the control of the drugs.
Extending and applying these principles to the treatment of
many different patients in different situations, given the
limitations of the drugs available and the practical
limitations imposed by the difficulties of therapy, will be a
central challenge in AIDS medicine for the next several
Federal Team Developing by John S. James
The Office of AIDS Research (OAR) of the U.S. National
Institutes of Health has selected a panel "to make
recommendations regarding initiation of treatment;
suppression of HIV replication; minimizing or preventing
emergence of drug-resistant HIV variants; prolonging
effectiveness of therapy; and addressing the public health
consequences of transmission of multi-drug resistant
"The panel's activities will involve a series of meetings and analysis of the most recent available data. The panel is expected to work over the next several months to develop these recommendations, which will help health care practitioners and HIV-infected individuals make informed decisions about treatment options. It is also anticipated that the recommendations of this panel will assist public and private health care payers in providing reimbursement for essential care for HIV-infected patients."
The "NIH Panel to Define Principles of Therapy of HIV Infection" has 24 members and is chaired by Charles Carpenter, M.D., of Providence, Rhode Island; its executive secretary is Mark Feinberg, M.D., Ph.D., of OAR. There are two community representatives: Dawn Averitt, of Women's Information Service & Exchange (WISE) of Atlanta, and Mark Harrington of Treatment Action Group (TAG) of New York. Three panelists are from Europe and Australia, with most of the U.S. members from the East Coast.
The panel's first meeting is November 13 and 14 in Washington, during which the panelists will hear more than 30 presentations on the current state of scientific knowledge, focusing mainly on recent information learned too late for presentation at the Vancouver international conference in July.
The meeting occurs after this issue of AIDS Treatment News
goes to press, and OAR does not plan to issue a report of
this particular meeting (clearly there will be a report from
the panel eventually). But the list of presentations (from
the draft agenda released by OAR) gives an excellent overview
of the state of the science today, of some of the issues
considered most relevant to designing the best possible
treatments for HIV disease. The titles are listed
chronologically from a November 11 draft agenda, but because
of lack of space we did not include the names and
affiliations of the presenters.
Wednesday November 13, 1996:
Session I: Virus and T Cell Population Dynamics in HIV Infection
Session II: The Relationship Between HIV Replication and Disease Progression
Section III: Relationship between Therapy-Induced Decreases in HIV-1 Replication and Protection from Disease Progression
Thursday November 14, 1996:
Session IV: Therapy-Induced Changes in CD4 T Cell Levels and Recovery of Immunologic Function
Session V: Strategies to Delay or Prevent Antiviral Drug Resistance
Session VI: Protease Inhibitors Resistance and Cross Resistance
Session VII: Combination Antiviral Therapy of Established HIV-1 Infection
1592: Two Studies Recruiting
1592U89, usually called 1592, is an experimental nucleoside
analog drug (in the same class as AZT) with much community
interest, for several reasons. First, research has shown that
under some conditions at least, it can produce a 2-log (100
fold) viral reduction with just one drug. Also, it has good
penetration of the blood-brain barrier, suggesting potential
use for treating AIDS-related dementia. And a third reason
for the intense interest is that 1592 is a new possible
treatment for persons who do not have other options.
[Note: On November 12 THE WALL STREET JOURNAL published a major article on 1592, "Why Isn't Glaxo's New AIDS Drug Ready Yet," by Michael Waldholz, page B1; it asks why 1592 has been in research much longer than other new AIDS drugs but is not expected to be marketed until almost two years from now, and is not being made available through expanded access for those with no other treatment options. Activists suspect that the drug is being delayed to avoid competing with AZT and 3TC; Glaxo says it did not know until about a year ago how much more powerful this drug is than others. It is remarkable how Glaxo's arguments against expanded access resurrect those that were used years ago against other AIDS drugs, and long ago abandoned.]
Glaxo Wellcome is now running two preliminary trials of 1592:
Protocol 2003
This trial will test the antiretroviral activity of 1592 in 40 persons nationally who are already using certain approved nucleoside analog drugs. Forty persons will be enrolled in this study, and all will receive the same dose of 1592 (300 mg orally twice a day), in combination with other nucleoside analogs. There is no placebo. In order to enter this study, volunteers must be at least 13 years old, must have a CD4 count of at least 100, and must have a viral load of at least 30,000.
But there are complex entry criteria based on pre-existing antiretroviral therapy; for example, anyone who has used a protease inhibitor, or a non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor (e.g. nevirapine) is ineligible. In order to enter this study, a person must fit in at least one of the four following categories:
Anyone who has had other antiretroviral treatments is not eligible for this trial.
The trial is being run in eight cities; we list the state, city, study coordinator, institution, and phone number at each site. For more information, call the contact person listed:
This is a 90-patient phase III study for persons with HIV- associated dementia. Volunteers will be able to continue their current antiretroviral treatment in most cases, and will be randomized to receive 1592 or placebo for 12 weeks. After the 12 weeks, all participants will receive 1592 for 40 weeks. The dose of 1592 used in this study is 600 mg twice a day.
To be eligible, persons must be between 18 and 65 years old, and must have been stable on their current antiretroviral treatment for at least six weeks. There are a number of exclusion conditions, especially for certain abnormal laboratory tests, or for certain unrelated illnesses.
For more information, call the contact person at a site which you could attend:
The New by Denny Smith
In less than one year, the options for managing HIV have more
than doubled. The number of drugs approved to treat HIV
infection has risen to nine, with two others now available to
qualifying persons under expanded-access programs. We
prepared this quick guide to help people orient themselves to
the various drugs and their different names; these brief
descriptions could not possibly be complete, and people with
HIV must work with their physicians to be aware of the
different possible side effects, and the other instructions
which are essential for using these treatments correctly.
Generally no anti-HIV drug should be used alone, given the ease with which HIV develops resistance. Some drug combinations have been proven more effective--or have fewer side effects--than others. But much is still unknown about combination therapy, and most people must experiment intelligently with different combinations to see what will keep both their viral load and treatment-related toxicities as low as possible.
Most clinicians we know are now making treatment recommendations based on drug tolerance and viral load, rather than CD4 cell counts. The CD4 count is now used largely for deciding when to use prophylaxis therapies to prevent opportunistic infections.
We have listed the reverse transcriptase inhibitors first,
followed by the protease inhibitors, followed by hydroxyurea,
which was originally developed as an oncology drug, but which
may work in a unique manner against HIV. Important note: The
side effects described for each entry below are only the most
common or important ones. Physicians and patients should
always be prepared for other toxicities, which are described
at length in the product inserts available at any pharmacy.
Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors
These drugs work by inhibiting an enzyme -- reverse transcriptase -- which the virus needs to replicate.
Non-Nucleoside Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors
Protease Inhibitors
These drugs target a different enzyme of the virus -- the HIV protease -- which is essential for HIV to make working copies of itself. More than with most drugs, it is very important not to miss doses of the protease inhibitors.
Medical Marijuana Wins by John S. James
By 55.7% to 44.3%, California voters passed Proposition 215
to allow medical use of marijuana. Arizona voters passed
Proposition 200 by a much larger margin, 65.3% to 34.7%. The
Arizona measure is broader than California's; in addition to
allowing medical marijuana, it may lead to release of persons
already in prison for certain nonviolent offenses. It is much
less well known than the California initiative, because
supporters in Arizona did not want outside help, due to
sensitivity of Arizona voters to interference in their
Californians for Medical Rights, the official sponsor of the 'Yes on 215' campaign, is preparing a brochure for patients and doctors "who need to know what Proposition 215 means to them. By the same token, we will help to inform people who are NOT sick as to why Propositions 215 will not apply to them. We don't want anyone to get the wrong idea about this new law, and end up putting themselves at risk unnecessarily." To leave your name and address to receive a copy of the free brochure, call the Proposition 215 Patient Information Hotline, 1-888-YES-4-215 (toll free).
No county in California had less than 40% of voters
supporting the medical marijuana measure, according to a
voter survey of over 2,000 voters published the day after the
election (we do not have the final official figures, which
would include absentee ballots and may differ somewhat from
the survey). The highest support was in San Francisco, with
78% of voters interviewed. Los Angeles supported Proposition
215 by 56%. See the SAN FRANCISCO EXAMINER, November 6, page
A-24, for a vote breakdown for all counties, and statewide by
demographics, political beliefs, etc.
Despite exaggerated statements from both sides suggesting that California marijuana laws are now unenforceable, we suspect that the main immediate effect of Proposition 215 will be to create a limited legal defense in court. A state proposition cannot overrule Federal laws against marijuana for medical or other use. It will be necessary to build a national campaign to change Federal laws.
The biggest ultimate impact of these votes may be to open doors to rational discussion about the war on drugs. And here it is clear that the country desperately needs other policy options besides prohibition or official indifference. This writer has strongly supported Proposition 215, but would never want to see massive television and billboard promotion of marijuana. Today with tobacco, companies sanctimoniously agree to help keep it from children, while knowing full well that their future centrally depends on getting children and teenagers to smoke, since few smokers begin as adults -- leading to highly sophisticated, lavishly financed corporate promotions to children, cleverly designed to stay mostly under the radar of civil society.
We need a new category between legal and illegal, for activities where adults are clearly allowed to make their own decisions, but where public policy is not neutral, discouraging an activity by other means than by making it a crime (such as by prohibiting routine or large-scale promotion). The Supreme Court has made such policies difficult, by defining advertising as Constitutionally-protected "speech" -- making it hard to regulate promotion of products such as alcohol, tobacco, or marijuana, without first making them a crime and invoking all the deadly baggage of prohibition, for no public purpose.
The Proposition 215 demographic breakdowns in the EXAMINER survey are fascinating. Sex made little difference, with females slightly more supportive of medical marijuana. There were big differences by race, with Black most supportive of proposition 215, Asian least supportive, and White in the middle. By age, support was lowest among voters over 60. Voters who currently were paid full-time workers were considerably more supportive than those who were not.
But what may be most important was the breakdown by whether the voter has children under 18. There was almost no difference in support -- only a 2% difference, and the survey had a margin of error of 3%. We would have thought that the basis of opposition to this proposition would have been parents worried that their children could get in trouble with drugs. But that is not what happened.
What, then, IS the basis of the opposition to medical
marijuana, or to this particular initiative? Polls have
repeatedly shown strong support for the right to use
marijuana for legitimate medical needs; in view of this
consistent support, the 55.7% vote in California seems
disappointing. Supporters should ask the 44.3% who voted
against Proposition 215 what was on their minds. Addressing
their objections will be an important part of making this
initiative work well enough to be an effective national
FDA Internet Regulation?
On October 16 and 17 the FDA held a public meeting, "FDA and
the Internet: Advertising and Promotion of Medical Products,"
near Washington D.C.; several hundred people attended, mostly
from industry (apparently there were no more than two AIDS
community or activist representatives). This meeting has been
widely reported in the press, but these articles did not tell
their readers that anyone can submit written comments until
December 16.
Background about the meeting was published in the Federal Register, September 16, volume 61, number 180, pages 48707- 48710. That Federal Register notice included the following summary:
"The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing a public meeting to discuss issues related to the promotion of FDA-regulated medical products on the Internet. FDA is seeking participation in the public meeting and written comments from all interested parties, including, but not limited to, consumers, patient groups, information vendors, manufacturers of FDA-regulated medical products, and health care professionals. This meeting and the written comments are intended to help guide FDA in making policy decisions on the promotion of biologics, human and animal drugs, and medical devices on the Internet and the World Wide Web (the Web)."
The meeting was divided into five discussion groups: Investigational product information; Chatrooms and newsgroups; Additional regulatory issues; Website links; and International issues.
A complete transcript of the two-day meeting is available on
the FDA Web page, http://www.fda.gov.
How to Submit Comments
"Submit written comments on the questions to the Dockets Management Branch (DMB) (HFA-305), Food and Drug Administration, 12420 Parklawn Dr., rm. 1-23, Rockville, MD 20857. After the meeting, a transcript will be available at DMB (address above) between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday through Friday."
We suggest that persons preparing comments examine the
meeting transcript, available either worldwide through the
Web or at the FDA's Rockville office, or at least read the
Federal Register announcement of the meeting, which includes
the FDA's specific questions for each discussion group.
From what we have heard after the meeting, it seems unlikely that the FDA will make major attempts to regulate the content of medical information on the Internet -- but there is no way to know for sure. We are concerned about a number of issues, for example:
AZT Twice-Daily Tablets by John S. James
On October 25 the FDA approved a 300 mg AZT tablet, intended
for twice-daily dosing. (AZT is commonly taken as 200 mg
three times a day in the U.S.) The new dose is intended to be
more convenient by reducing the three daily doses to two --
hopefully improving patients' compliance with their
physicians' instructions.
There are concerns that twice-daily dosing may not work as
well as giving the same amount of drug at more frequent
intervals, because of the greater variation in blood levels
throughout the day. These concerns are (1) that low trough
levels could allow viral resistance to develop faster, and
(2) that higher peak levels after each dose could increase
side effects. In defense of twice-daily dosing, Glaxo-Wellcome
notes that 250 mg twice daily is the standard AZT
dose in Europe, that most clinical trials using AZT today use
twice-daily dosing, and that no differences in safety or
efficacy was seen in a trial of 320 volunteers which compared
100 mg every four hours vs. 300 mg every 12 hours for 48
weeks (the trial was not powered to find differences in
efficacy, however, and it did not measure viral resistance).
Glaxo also notes that the new dose is only an option, since
the previous formulation remains available, and that trials
to measure the development of viral resistance are now in
progress or being planned.
Retroviruses Conference: by John S. James
The 4th Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic
Infections, January 22-26, 1997 at the Sheraton Washington
Hotel in Washington, DC, will probably be the most important
AIDS conference in the U.S. in 1997. The deadline for
"community based newsletters" (most AIDS-related newsletters)
to register as press is December 6. For "all other press,"
(newspaper and TV reporters, freelance writers on assignment,
etc.) the deadline is January 10, and applications will be
processed first come first served. Many industry publications
may not be allowed to register as press in either category.
There is no on-site registration.
The Community Liaison Subcommittee will review and approve the community press applications, and applicants will be notified in mid December. This Subcommittee is excellent, but only has a limited number of slots to approve.
The bottom line is that anyone who wants to attend this conference needs to start making arrangements as soon as possible. For more information, obtain the Press Registration packet from the Retrovirus Conference Secretariat, c/o Infections Diseases Society of America (IDSA), 703/299-0200, fax 703/299-0204.
Press rules include no photography, video recording, or formal interviews in session rooms or the poster hall, and no photography elsewhere except with prior approval. Audio recordings are allowed, but not for republication or rebroadcast.
For those not going, the published abstracts are scheduled to
be available on the Internet on January 22, at
http://www.idsociety.org. The printed abstract book will be
sent two weeks in advance to all registered press.
As we have noted in previous articles, some of the press rules for this conference are highly unusual and a major impediment to rapid, accurate reporting. For almost ten years we photographed poster presentations and occasional slides at AIDS conferences without ever being told not to. At the Vancouver conference we found that a good-quality video camera was exceptionally useful, both for recording posters and for recording key slides with the accompanying discussion. We have taken these pictures only to assure the accuracy of our own reporting, never for republication. Traditionally, only FLASH photography in oral sessions has been banned, for good reason. But at the retroviruses meeting the cameras will apparently be limited to interviews in the press room, damaging accurate technical reporting for no public benefit.
Another major press problem at the Retroviruses conference is the requirement that mainstream media register in advance. We do not know of any effective way to communicate this requirement to those who need to know. Enforcement will mean that press is turned away, as happened last year. The public has a legitimate interest in AIDS research, and is more likely to provide support if it can see the results.
The happenstance dynamics of one major and prestigious
conference must not be allowed to establish a general pattern
of dysfunctional impediments to the communication of AIDS
research information.
Qigong Program
A course in Qigong (a traditional Chinese therapeutic
exercise) will be presented on public television in the San
Francisco area, starting Saturday December 7, 6:00 a.m. to
6:30 a.m. for four weeks. It will start again on January 4
and repeat for another four weeks.
This course is also available on videotape through the Immune Enhancement Project in San Francisco, 800/835-6555; all proceeds from the sale of this tape are contributed to serve people with HIV. The course grew out of a Qigong class which meets twice a week in San Francisco; for information about this class, call Emilio Gonzalez, 415/255-0265, or George Wedemeyer, 415/661-2080.
Other public broadcasting stations wanting to broadcast this series can contact Qigong for Health, through the Immune Enhancement Project at the 800 number above.


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Special In-State Tuition Offer for ELS 112 Students at Louisiana Tech University
Beginning with the Fall 2017/Spring 2018 Academic Year, ELS/Ruston's host institution, Louisiana Tech University, is offering tuition savings of over $14,800 per year for ELS EAP Level 112 graduates.
Complete ELS 112, have a 2.5 GPA on your high school transcripts and attend a bachelor's degree program at Louisiana Tech University to receive In-State tuition and save more than $14,800 a year at the university!
- Estimated Out-of-State Tuition and Fees per academic year: $24,420
- Estimated In-State Tuition and Fees per academic year: $9,612
Currently, that's a savings of $14,808 per academic year, and a savings of almost $60,000 over a four-year degree!
Louisiana Tech University, a longtime partner with ELS, is a Tier One, high ranking National Research University specializing in S.T.E.M. (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) and MBA majors. It is ranked #1 in Louisiana for highest starting salaries for graduates. Times Higher Education World University Rankings have identified Louisiana Tech University as one of 20 universities in the world and just one of nine universities in the U.S. that could 'challenge the elite universities' and become globally renowned by the year 2030".
Ruston also has very affordable housing, with furnished two-bedroom apartments for under $600. If safety is a concern for the family of your students, Ruston was just selected as the safest college town in Louisiana* by the National Council for Home Safety and Security.
Combine the amount of money saved per year, attend a top ranked university and live in a city with a low cost of living— you have the perfect location to improve your English skills.
To learn more about Louisiana Tech University, click here!
To learn more about ELS/Ruston, click here!
*In the National Council for Home Safety and Security's "Safest Cities in Louisiana 2017" list, Ruston was the highest-ranking college town in Louisiana.


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It might have something to do with Webster's Pages...they really make the BEST trim and ribbons in the industry. I often just like to stare and touch, but am afraid to cut.
But lately, that little touch of fabric and texture finish off a project. I really make the trim on this project into an integral part of the design. It took a clean and simple design to something a little bit more special.
I love how stunning this photo is...clean, simple, moving. I wanted te layout to be the same way. I fell in love with the heart trim and just had to drape it, banner style. I topped off the edges with some Dazzle Me Gems. I really like how soft and feminine this trim is! Perfectly romantic!
I like how the trim compliments the hard edges of the Perfect Accent Silhouette. I used the In Love collection by Webster's to make this one! I will have two more wedding projects to share over the next few days.
Since it is trending for me, don't be surprised if they have a little trim!


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New Deal: the Security Act of`1935. The act created the United States' first national old age insurance system. Beginning in 1937, taxes were paid by employers and employees into a fund that would be used to assist workers upon retirement. The first payments were to begin in 1941 but this was later moved up to 1940. The act also included provisions that created a national system of unemployment compensation and that gave federal grants to states for categorical welfare programs (for example aid to single mothers, the blind and the elderly). Politically, the social security act if often credited with helping make the Democratic Party the majority party for a generation.
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Carly Rae Jepsen Makes Concert Debut at Universal City Walk
Carly Rae Jepsen is continuing her climb up the charts. The 'Call Me Maybe' singer and Justin Bieber protege took the stage at the Universal CityWalk last week to make her stateside stage debut.
The cute Canuck sported a green tee, black jeans and suspenders as she bopped and bounced her way across the stage performing her breakout hit. The crowd went crazy and sang along to the infectious tune that's captured the hearts of Bieber, Selena Gomez, Katy Perry and even James Franco.
While it was Jepsen's concert debut, she handled everything like a seasoned pro, from crowd interaction to dodging a collision with her guitarist. Despite her jumping and giggling, her voice remained strong from start to finish -- no small feat, as most performers who incorporate dancing in their shows use a backing track. We're impressed!
Jepsen is currently working on her debut album for Biebs' label, so we're sure to hear more live clips from her soon once the record's done.
Watch Carly Rae Jepsen Perform 'Call Me Maybe' at Universal CityWalk


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Janae Quilted Monk Strap
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50% of customers say this fits as expected
"Have had for a couple of weeks. I like High heels but they much be comfortable. Love the Adiprene as it really helps with comfort. My normal size is 7, but, due to the height and foot angle, I went up to a 7.5 and they were perfect. I love the height and with the platform they are really easy to walk in. Have work them to the office with trousers and with a dress/tights. Both ways look great and I will also pair them with Skinny Jeans. Thanks for making good quality, comfortable heels."
"I was shocked how comfortable these shoes are! I had surgery on my foot a year ago and just now getting back into heels... the cushioning in the ball of the foot is amazing! Even with the 4inch heel I am able to wear 8 plus hours with zero pain! I got the medium width & the first time I wore them they were a bit tight on the toes, but they have seemed to stretch. Not real crazy about the lines across the toes, prefer plain. Picked them up on a great sale & looking at getting the regular pumps now too!"
Fun and flirty, the Janae Quilted Monk Strap will be your new go-to heel. Featuring elegant, fashionable leather and comfortable ADIPRENE® by adidas sport technology, the Janae Quilted Monk Strap updates your favorite trousers and skirts and will keep you comfortable from the office to cocktails.
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Teddy Roosevelt and his progressive party endorse national health insurance as part of their platform but lose the election.
A bill calls for compulsory health insurance and promotes campaigns in several states. A few states show interest but fail to enact as nation enters into World War I. The idea draws initial support from the American Medical Association but by 1920 the group reverses its position. Until the Obama plan, the group would be one of the leading opponents to universal health coverage.
Baylor Hospital introduces a pre-paid hospital insurance plan for a group of school teachers. It is considered the forerunner of Blue Cross.
The Great Depression leads to working groups on bolstering employment, retirement, and medical care rights. On national health insurance, committees called for a state-run system with compulsory insurance, but states could choose whether to participate and the federal government would provide subsidies and set standards. In the end, however, President Franklin Roosevelt decides to drop the health insurance plan to ease the passage of the Social Security Act.
The Wagner-Murray-Dingell bill would have instituted national health insurance as part of Social Security, with workers and employers contributing to a fund much like Social Security. It failed.
Harry Truman was reelected in part on a mandate to institute single-payer national health insurance system with subsidies to pay for the poor. Pitched as part of his Fair Deal group of programs, the plan ran into opposition from the AMA, which branded it "socialized medicine," a damning description in the early days of the Cold War. Also, southern Democrats helped block it, fueled by fears it would lead to the desegregation of hospitals.
Revenue Act excludes employers' contributions to employee's health plans from taxable income.
Military "medicare" program enacted, providing government health insurance for service members and dependents.
President Kennedy addresses the nation on the need for a medicare program in a televised broadcast from Madison Square Garden.
The Medicare and Medicaid programs are signed into law. Medicare pays for hospital care and limited skilled nursing and home health care for retirees and offers option to help pay for physician care. Medicaid assists states in covering care for the poor and disabled.
Neighborhood health centers are established to provide services to poor and medically underserved communities.
Senator Edward M. Kennedy holds hearings around the country before issuing issued a report, "The Health Care Crisis in America." He forwards a plan for a universal, single-payer system run thru the government and financed through payroll taxes.
President Nixon counters with a proposal calling for universal coverage, voluntary employer participation, and a separate program for the working poor and the unemployed. Both his and Kennedy's measures, and several compromise attempts, fail as support splinters among the various plans.
COBRA allows those who lose their jobs to continue with their health plan for 18 months.
After months of work by Clinton's health reform task force, a proposal that would allow universal coverage, with employer and individual mandates and competition among private insurers, fails in Congress, the victim of fears of overregulation and competing plans, including those for more radical overhauls of the system.
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) restricts use of preexisting conditions in coverage determinations, sets standards for medical records privacy, and establishes tax-favored treatment of long-term care insurance.
The State Children's Health Insurance Program, pushed by Kennedy and Utah Republican Orrin Hatch, provides grants to states allowing for coverage of low-income children above Medicaid eligibility levels.
President Bush greatly expands the number of community health centers.
Congress passes Bush plan to create a prescription drug benefit under Medicare through private plans. Additional legislation creates Health Savings Accounts which allow individuals to set aside pre-tax dollars to pay for expenses.
Massachusetts passes legislation to provide coverage to nearly all residents. Legislation requires residents to obtain insurance and calls for shared responsibility among individuals, employers, and the government in financing the expanded coverage. The state's uninsured rate is cut in half.
Senators Ron Wyden, Democrat of Oregon, and Robert Bennett, Republican of Utah, introduce a bill that would require individuals to obtain private health insurance coverage through state health insurance purchasing pools. The long-standing favorable tax treatment of employer-sponsored insurance premiums would be eliminated. Legislation sputters after gaining some bipartisan support.
Bush announces health reform plan that would replace the tax preference for employer-sponsored insurance with a standard health care deduction. Proposal is not acted upon by Congress.
Insurers required to cover mental health issues as other medical issues.
Presidential campaign focuses early on health reform, overshadowed later by economic crisis. Both Barack Obama and John McCain announce comprehensive reform proposals.
Senator Max Baucus, a moderate Democrat from Montana and chair of the Finance Committee, releases a study outlining a national plan based on the Massachusetts model.
President Obama creates office to coordinate health reform efforts.
House and Senate pass competing bills, with differences over the option of a public plan to compete with private plans in an insurance exchange, the level of government subsidies needed to make coverage affordable, financing mechanisms for the reforms, and the coverage of abortion services by federally-subsidized health plans.
Obama's compromise proposal drops public option and bridges elements of the two bills.
Without the ability to overcome a filibuster, Senate decides to pass compromise bill under the reconciliation process, which is allowed primarily for budgetary matters and needs only a simple majority vote instead of a supermajority. House passes the Senate bill and Obama signs.
The Supreme Court, in a 5-4 ruling, declares the national health insurance law constitutional, saying Congress has the right under its taxation powers to mandate that individuals buy insurance.


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PowerPC ppc64p7 subarch support in rpm and yum and in packages
We'd like to officially support the new Power7 optimized ppc64p7 subarch in Fedora.
- Name: Phil Knirsch
- Email: firstname.lastname@example.com
Current status
- Targeted release: Fedora 18
- Last updated: (06/27/2012)
- Percentage of completion: 80%
Detailed Description
The PowerPC CPU architecture has improved quite drastically over the past several years. As a lot of the hardware out there still use Power4 or Power5 CPUs though we currently don't want to change the minimum architecture for Fedora on PowerPC to Power7 or higher as that would effectively shut out any older Apple hardware or older IBM machines.
So similar to i586, i686 and athlon we want to be introduce a new subarch called ppc64p7 that optimizes code for Power7 or newer PowerPC cpus and offer a 64bit macro called power64 in rpm that can be used to check for all 64bit PowerPC architecures, just like ix86 for Intel.
The performance improvement between Power5 and Power7 can be quite substantial, especially for e.g. C++ code. Overall, a rough 20% improvement can be seen with up to 100% for special cases/projects.
Benefit to Fedora
The benefits are pretty clear: Faster applications for the newers PowerPC architecture while having no downside for any of the existing PowerPC systems and no impact to any other architecture.
All of the work necessary to support ppc64p7 in rpm and yum have already been done upstream and are included in the latest versions released for Fedora 17 and Rawhide.
Package wise we've already identified around 30 packages where we'd want to have ppc64p7 support working properly. Most of them build without any changes and simply need a rebuild for --target ppc64p7. About a dozen packages that are releveant need some minor modifications as they handle CFLAGS on their own and don't use RPM_OPT_FLAGS, so ppc64p7 support needs to be added there. We've already created patches for those and opened bugzillas for each component with those patches attached.
Overall this feature is really only affecting PowerPC, so this change is very isolated and no impact on any other arch is expected.
There are a few tasks that still need to be completed for a full support though:
* Need to make sure koji can handle and build both ppc64 and ppc64p7 packages * Ensure rel-eng tooling works correctly * Make sure images for installation don't contain ppc64p7 packages
We're working closely with Dennis Gilmore and David Aquilina from the rel-eng side on those and with Will Woods on the anaconda side to ensure everything is working as expected.
Contingency Plan
If anything should go horribly wrong the only thing we need to do is to disable the ppc64p7 building in koji and rebuild all packages that we had as ppc64p7 packages. Any composes after that point will consist of only ppc64 packages thereafter.


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Airbus and NPU of China to identify new applications for 3D printing in commercial aviation
Airbus and China's North Western Polytechnical University (NPU) have signed a cooperation agreement on exploring ways to further apply 3D printing technology in the commercial aviation sector.
Under this new agreement, SKLSP of NPU will manufacture test specimens of titanium alloy parts for Airbus using its Laser Solid Forming technology. The specimens will be manufactured according to Airbus specifications and will be measured and assessed by Airbus.
"We are pleased to have been selected by Airbus, the world's leading aircraft manufacturer, as a partner to carry out the pilot project to explore ways of applying 3D printing technology in commercial aviation," says NPU President Weng Zhiqian. "This project is a test for our 3D research capability and we are confident we will deliver satisfactory results on quality and on time that will establish a solid foundation for further cooperation in this field."
"R&T joint projects with Airbus and Chinese universities are an important part of the growing strategic partnership between Airbus and China. This initiative is further evidence of Airbus' continuing search for capturing the best ideas in the world and turning them into industrially effective technologies to ensure the sustainable development of aviation," says Rafael Gonzalez-Ripoll, COO of Airbus China.
Airbus is exploring the use of 3D printing technology to manufacture individual parts or even larger airframe structures for the company's line of aircraft. Airbus is also working towards spare part solutions with this technology, which is ideal for producing cost-effective, out-of-production aircraft spare parts on demand.
3D printing technology could transform the manufacturing of airplane parts because it's potentially cheaper, and could result in components that are up to 55% lighter than those produced using traditional manufacturing methods. 3D printing technology offers greater manufacturing flexibility, a promising reduction in the manufacturing process' environmental footprint as well as cost- and weight-saving potential. In addition, this technique is ideally suited to producing low volume parts and is fantastic for prototyping.
Notes to editors
About North West Polytecnical University (NPU): Northwestern Polytechnical University (NPU) is located in Xi'an, capital city of Shaanxi Province in Western China. NPU is a multi-disciplinary university, which outstands in aeronautics, astronautics, and marine technology home and abroad. While NPU excels at science and technology, harmoniously, it also well develops in the fields of management, humanities, economics, and law.
Airbus and China's North Western Polytechnical University (NPU)have signed a cooperation


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Sorry to be late on this one; it was a great day to ride yesterday! Much warmer than forecast for an unusual, early-Sunday-morning ride to the coast, with "the loop" tossed on at the end.
Why early? Because Kevin had to be back by 10:30am so he could… Play an online video game???!!! Whatever, gave me a chance later to figure out some computer stuff at the shop.
Four is us (myself, Kevin, Todd & Jeff Z) set out from the usual starting place (Olive Hill & Canada) at the usual time (7:45am) for a quick ride up 84, out to San Gregorio and back Tunitas. Kevin headed for home at that point while the rest of us added "the loop" because 41 miles just isn't respectable enough when thousands, ok maybe hundreds, er how about a handful of people will be checking out your ride on Strava.
It was clear from the start that I was the weakest link, first getting blown off on 84 up to Skyline, then again on Stage, and finally on Tunitas. Did I care? Well, yeah, would have been nice to put up a fight somewhere! But I'll blame it on the tail end of the plague, that nasty chest cold thing everybody got yet you never saw in the news (while the flu "epidemic" seemed more myth than real).
The hardest part was holding onto wheels on "the loop." Todd and Jeff Z can (and do) set an extraordinary tempo, so fast that its tough for an accomplished wheel sucker (me) to hang on. I have a huge amount of respect for these guys, who made it obvious that my future depends on bumping up my ride schedule from 3 days per week to 4. This became especially obvious the other evening when I found myself paying too much attention to a late-night add suggesting that their testosterone supplement would get rid of stubborn belly fat. My weight is stable; I can even drop it a bit, but there's too much above the belt despite the belt itself feeling like it could use a tighter notch. Potentially evidence of muscle loss. Hate that! –Mike–


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The Archive is sad to hear of the death of editor Dann Cahn, who passed away on Wednesday, November 21, 2012 at the age of 89. Cahn edited I Love Lucy and several other Desilu productions, including Our Miss Brooks, The Untouchables, and The Loretta Young Show. Cahn also edited The Beverly Hillbillies, Police Woman, and Remington Steele and served as head of Post Production at Glen Larson Productions.
Below are some selections from Cann's 1999 Archive interview:
On acting when he was a child:
I went out on another set around nineteen-thirty-seven. These Dead End Kids were the rage, and we were in for a long series of tough kid pictures. They went from being the little tough guys to the Bowery Boys at Monogram. They went on and on and on making these tough kid movies. Well, I was out on the set and the producer had quite a close relationship with my dad. He'd cut several pictures for him. nd he took a look at me – and I was the same age as the kids, or maybe a couple of years younger – and he said, "gee, Danny, you ought to be in the picture." I looked at my dad and he said, "okay." So I went and joined the Screen Actors Guild. I still have my card.
On watching his father edit:
I'd watch my dad work in the cutting room and I'd learn how to, well actually, by the time I was in my teens I knew how to splice film. At that point the machine to put film together was what they called a foot pedestal hot splicer. It had two pedals like your brake and clutch on an old car, and you took these blades up and you put the film in and you brought it down with film cement, which splashed all over you. It was a mess. Smelled kind of like fingernail polish, but it was much more potent. Then you had to use acetone, which is a very strong chemical, to keep the machine clean because the cement would clog it up. It was a kind of dirty job.
On how he got hired on I Love Lucy:
A young fellow stuck his head in the cutting room door from his cutting room down the hall, and his name was Bill Asher. I had known Bill from before the war – when I was an apprentice he was an assistant editor – he's a couple of years older than me. He showed me the initial ropes of how to splice and number film. The war had come and ten years had gone by. So he said, "Danny," he said, "I just got offered a job to cut a thing with Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz called I Love Lucy. It's going to be for CBS. I'm directing and cutting some very short films that I'm trying to get going, and I wrote them too, and I don't want to take an editing job; I want to make it as a director. So I'm going to pass but I can get you an interview with the producer, who I know, uh, if you're interested." I said, "well, yeah, I'm looking for new connections. I'll go if I can get the interview." It was arranged and I went and I met Jess Oppenheimer.
On editing I Love Lucy:
Mark (Daniels) was so involved, he just said, "I'll see you at the dailies." I came to the show that Saturday night, the film went to the lab, came out Monday morning, and I said to Bud, "they've got this thing here, this multiple moviola, but I've never run it. I'm going to have to mark each moviola and take a guess when I make cuts, and it's going to take time." Al Simon, who had hired George Fox said, "well, you should try this multiple-headed moviola, and it's going to save you time. George swears by it." So they bring this thing over on a truck and it's like three moviolas in a line with a sound head, and it's in a big base. And I said, "what are we going to do with this three-headed monster?" Bud Molin, who at the time was my assistant, started to laugh, and he says, "yeah, it really is a monster." We didn't know where to put it. It wouldn't fit in our tiny cutting room, where I had one moviola. So they put it in the prop room, where all the props for the show were kept, and the corner of the prop room was part of our sound stage, and that's where we put the monster." I had a little mini bleachers made for about four people so they could see the dailies.
On the reaction to his cut of the first episode of I Love Lucy:
The silence seemed an eternity to me. And then Lucy was sitting directly behind me. Desi didn't open his mouth himself. And Lucy put her hands on my shoulders and she says, "Danny, it's a good cutting job." That broke the tension and everybody started talking. "Oh yeah, it's going to be a hit. It's going to be wonderful. It's going to be fine." They were all congratulating each other and themselves for coming up with this I Love Lucy.
On the transition of I Love Lucy to The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour:
On editing The Beverly Hillbillies:
I did the whole year of The Beverly Hillbillies. I did what two editors had done the year before. I did it all myself, except for the Christmas show. And they promised me certain things that for reasons I won't go into, they didn't deliver it. They wanted me to pick it up for the third season, just the way I did. And I recommended a pal of mine, who, from the Republic days we had been assistant editors together, and his name was Bob Leeds, and I recommended him as the editor, and he signed up and took my job, which I gave to him. Some of us weren't through cutting our competition. We were friends with it. Paul liked Bob, and the guy he picked as third year director collapsed, and Bob Leeds became the director of The Beverly Hillbillies. If I just stayed I would have been the director of The Beverly Hillbillies. That's timing, and I missed it again.
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Good for a quick bite, but limited space inside (only two bars), they have tables outside though. Tried: Steakeggs with fries and taco boxLOTS of fries underneath two fried eggs and steak, with a small amount of salsa made fresh at the place. Steak was very tender and well seasoned which was the highlight of the food. Other components of the item can't really go that wrong anyway. Tacos were nice and packed with fillings inside. People say the staff here are really nice and friendly...I found them just normal. They were not rude or cold, but average service. Overall, generous portions, cheap, OK food (nothing special).
Awesome neighbourhood spot in Leslieville, it's a place where everybody knows your name. When I walked in, I was warmly greeted and I proceeded to order their Chilean influenced tacos with pork. It was filled with pork, avocados, tomatoes, and all the other ingredients you would expect to find in an authentic Chilean completo sandwich.Each of the tacos was stuffed with ingredients. Bonus points for staff who know a lot of the patrons who come in by name, and creates a sense of community. Coady street should be proud to have Completo as its neighbour.
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We serve South American influenced food: Chilean Sandwiches, Argentinian Empanadas, Fry Boxes with Eggs and Steak, Chorizo or Pork. We also have weekly specials like Tacos and …


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April Ross, a former Newport Harbor High standout, has confirmed that she will team with three-time Olympic gold medalist Kerri Walsh Jennings before the end of the season, Ross told FIVB.com Monday.
Multiple media outlets had reported a link between Ross and Walsh Jennings teaming up, but Ross had never officially confirmed it.
"I'm excited to be playing with Kerri," Ross told FIVB.com. "Going towards Rio [2016 Olympics] we plan to be partners and go for Rio. We don't plan to be together until maybe September or October, just to get a little experience going into 2014.
"We're 100 percent planning on it, Jen [Kessy] is in on it. It was a collaborative thing and I wanted to make sure that Jen was OK with it. It has been such a special partnership with Jen, I didn't want it to end badly in any way, so we all worked it together and that is what is we are all happy with."
Walsh Jennings won three straight gold medals in women's beach volleyball with Misty May-Treanor, also a former Newport Harbor High star, who retired.
Ross is playing with former UC Irvine standout Whitney Pavlik at the FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships in Poland.
Ross and Pavlik opened the tournament with a win against fellow Americans Lauren Fendrick and Brittany Hochevar, 21-15, 21-15, Monday.
Jennifer Kessy, Ross' regular teammate who with Ross won the 2009 World Championships in Stavanger and the silver at the London 2012 Olympic Games, withdrew with hip and Achilles injuries.
Ross and Walsh Jennings are set to compete in the Gstaad Grand Slam in Switzerland that follows the World Championships. It is Walsh Jennings' return since the birth of her third child.
Ross plans to play with Kessy for the Long Beach Grand Slam July 22-27, though ultimately the plan is to play with Walsh before the year's end, according to FIVB.com.
Ross and Kessy have won medals at 32 FIVB beach volleyball events, including 10 gold medals. Most recently, they took silver at the Rome Grand Slam June 23.
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