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An Arab League observer mission to Syria will remain in that country until Sunday when Arab foreign ministers are due to review a report by the team's Sudanese chief.
An Arab League official in Cairo says mission leader Sudanese General Mohamed Ahmed Mustafa al-Dabi is due back in the Egyptian capital late Thursday to hand over his report to representatives of the 22-member bloc.
Adnan al-Khudeir says the Arab League foreign ministers will study the report to decide whether to keep the team of about 165 observers in Syria for another month. The initial one-month mandate expired Thursday but the mission will be continued at least through Sunday.
The observers have been trying to verify if Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's government is keeping its pledge to stop the violent suppression of a 10-month-old uprising against his 11-year autocratic rule.
Syrian rights groups have criticized the observers' effectiveness, saying the Assad government has deceived the team and escalated deadly attacks on the opposition since the observers began work on December 26.
Qatar's ruling emir has called for Arab troops to be deployed in Syria to stop the government crackdown. Syria has rejected the idea.
Syrian opposition activists say government tanks and troops withdrew from the rebel-held town of Zabadani near the Lebanese border late Wednesday as part of a cease-fire agreement with the Free Syrian Army.
They say pro-Assad forces that fought the rebels for days, took up positions at military bases several kilometers from Zabadani. Activists expressed concern that the Syrian government could renew an assault on the town.
Zabadani has been a frequent site of opposition protests since the start of the revolt. Army defectors who have joined the uprising in recent months have not managed to hold territory for a prolonged period.
Some information for this report was provided by AP, AFP and Reuters.
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vest franzi
Added Sep 15, 2007
by fashion1
Dresden, Germany
one of my favorit patterns: vest franzi. in the same fabric as my pants and the corresponding vest.
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Dec 1, 2009, 10.08 PMby ncn6
I just came across your project and would love to know how you did the bust alterations on this as well. It looks to me like you've added darts to the front pieces? I'm going to try this pattern soon, but I suspect it will require some alterations to make it fit well on me, so if you have any advice I would welcome it!
Mar 2, 2009, 07.15 PMby coconnell
wow, you look great! I see you are quite busty (as i am) and am wondering how you learned to fit yourself? It is a concept I am struggling with…
is there anything you could suggest to make it easier to fit a curvy figure? I want to make a fitted knit, too, but worried about how it would retain its shape.
thank you for any tips you can give!!!
Jan 7, 2009, 03.25 PMby bren1234
this is a good vest, i would love to see it in denim :)xo
Aug 13, 2008, 02.47 AMby xxwonderfullxx
This is really really good! id buy that! well done :D xx
Feb 24, 2008, 12.14 PMby pirina
Jan 29, 2008, 03.36 AMby blackcat
Gorgeous vest! I'll be trying to make a vest from that pattern later, and this is some great inspiration! Thanks for that ;)
Sep 24, 2007, 03.11 AMby fashion1
@Majnets3s: yes it will be perfect to my pants, cause it´s the same fabric. this pants are the first pants I sewed ;) not my first time project (I must be changed this in the describtion of them!)
Sep 17, 2007, 09.05 AMby majnets3s
I think this vest will be perfect for your first made by yourself creation!(Pants right?)
Sep 17, 2007, 04.06 AMby fashion1
thanks u all! it´s so good for my self-confidence.
Sep 16, 2007, 05.17 AMby lilo
Sep 15, 2007, 06.14 PMby emilykate
It's really nice and neat, but so feminine! I never made a vest cos I always think it will be too boxy but yours is all fitted and shaped, very stylish- you look lovely!
Sep 15, 2007, 05.04 PMby nora
You have a very unique style – lovely!
Sep 15, 2007, 04.12 PMby littleladyluxe
I love this! I made this vest too.. i love your pockets :)
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Posted By Rebecca-NY | Sep 20, 2011 | 3 Comments | Category: Contests, Decorating, Design Inspiration, Furniture, Uncategorized
Grange Furniture recently asked me to participate in a contest for a chance to win a trip to Paris for the January Maison et Objet, and I'm pleased to announce the voting has begun! I, along with three other bloggers, have created virtual vignettes using Grange's popular "tray chic" coffee table, which I have to say is quite inventive and fun. Please take a look at their website to see the various finishes and colors, and start creating your very own unique tray chic table today. More importantly, click here to see my vignette and vote (by "liking" my vignette) for me so I can see what Paris is like in January!
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Tim Cook: Apple Doesn't Have a Depression-Era Mentality
Tim Cook is no one's grandmother.
The Apple CEO didn't take long at an investor event today before he got onto the question David Einhorn raised last week about Apple's cash pile. Einhorn had at points said Apple has a "depression-era mentality" and compared the company to his grandmother, who he said would never leave him a voicemail because it would cost her.
Cook said Einhorn's idea to return cash through a preferred share is "creative" and reiterated the company's response last week that it would evaluate the proposal. But he rejected that the company didn't spend.
Our colleagues over at Digits are live blogging the entire Cook presentation at the Goldman Sachs conference, but here's his response to Einhorn:
Apple doesn't have a depression-era mentality. Apple makes bold and ambitious bets on product and we're conservative financially. If you look at what we've done in terms of investment, last year we invested $10 billion in CapEx. We think we're gonna do a similar amount this year. We're investing in retail around the world, in product innovation, in new product, in supply chain. We're acquiring some companies. My definition of a depression-era mentality wouldn't be of a company investing a pair of tens over two years. To add to that fact, we're returning $45 billion to shareholders through a combination of dividends and buybacks. I don't know how a mentality with a depression-era mindset would have done all those things.
Now, we do have a lot of cash… Last quarter alone the cash flow from operations was over $23 billion. It's an incredible privilege where we can seriously consider returning additional cash to our shareholders. The management team and the board are in very active discussions. That's what our shareholders want.
Follow the rest of Cook's appearance at Digits, where there's sure to be more cash talk.
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Using Memory Byte Pools
What are Memory Byte Pools?
ThreadX memory byte pools are similar to a standard C heap. Unlike the standard C heap, it is possible to have multiple memory byte pools. In addition, threads can suspend on a pool until the requested memory is available.
Allocations from memory byte pools are similar to traditional malloc calls, which include the amount of memory desired (in bytes). Memory is allocated from the pool in a first-fit manner; i.e., the first free memory block that satisfies the request is used. Excess memory from this block is converted into a new block and placed back in the free memory list. This process is called fragmentation. Adjacent free memory blocks are merged together during a subsequent allocation search for a large enough free memory block. This process is called de-fragmentation.
Each memory byte pool is a public resource. ThreadX places no constraints on how pools are used, except that memory byte services cannot be called from ISRs.
How are Memory Byte Pools created?
Memory byte pools are created either during initialization or during run-time by application threads. There is no limit on the number of memory byte pools in an application.
What is the capacity of a Memory Byte Pool?
The number of allocatable bytes in a memory byte pool is slightly less than what was specified during creation. This is because management of the free memory area introduces some overhead. Each free memory block in the pool requires the equivalent of two C pointers of overhead. In addition, the pool is created with two blocks, a large free block and a small permanently allocated block at the end of the memory area. This allocated block is used to improve performance of the allocation algorithm. It eliminates the need to continuously check for the end of the pool area during merging.
During run-time, the amount of overhead in the pool typically increases. Allocations of an odd number of bytes are padded to ensure proper alignment of the next memory block. In addition, overhead increases as the pool becomes more fragmented.
Where can the memory for a Memory Byte Pool be located?
The memory area for a memory byte pool is specified during creation. Like other memory areas in ThreadX, it can be located anywhere in the target's address space.
This is an important feature because of the considerable flexibility it provides. For example, if the target hardware has a high-speed memory area and a low-speed memory area, the user can manage memory allocation for both areas by creating a pool in each of them.
What happens if a thread tries to allocate memory from a byte pool that has not enough available?
Application threads can suspend while waiting for memory bytes from a pool. When sufficient contiguous memory becomes available, the suspended threads are given their requested memory and the threads are resumed.
If multiple threads are suspended on the same memory byte pool, they are given memory (resumed) in the order they were suspended (FIFO).
However, priority resumption is also possible if the application calls tx_byte_pool_prioritize prior to the byte release call that lifts thread suspension. The byte pool prioritize service places the highest priority thread at the front of the suspension list, while leaving all other suspended threads in the same FIFO order.
Where can I find more information?
You can find more information on the ThreadX user manual, available on the Synergy Gallery in the X-Ware zip file here: https://synergygallery.renesas.com/ssp/support#read
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WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. -- "Private Life," a new Netflix movie about a woman undergoing fertility therapies and the stress it places on her relationship with her husband, is being filmed Monday, March 20 along Main Street and North Broadway in White Plains, according to On Location Vacations.
The drama stars Kathryn Hahn, who caught audience's attentions in the STX comedy, "Bad Moms," as well as "Billions" actor Paul Giamatti. Folks may also recognize Hahn from her recurring role as Rabbi Raquel Feinon on the acclaimed Amazon comedy series "Transparent."
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With Deposit
- £17 per month with up to 10 years manufacturer backed warranty
- Cash Price £2246
- Deposit £1070.50
- Total Loan Amount £1175.50
- Total Charge for Credit £864.50
- Total Amount Payable £3110.50 (including deposit)
- Repayment Length 120 Months
- Monthly Cost £17
- Interest Rate 12.2%
- Representative APR 12.9%
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*Representative Example: Cash Price £2246 less a deposit of £1070.50 Total Loan amount = £1175.50. Repayable by 120 monthly repayments of £17. Total Charge for credit = £864.50. Total Amount Repayable £3110.50 (includes £1070.50 deposit). Interest rate is 12.2% per annum fixed. Representative APR 12.9% fixed. Subject to status.
Without Deposit
- £32.48 per month with up to 10 years manufacturer backed warranty
- Cash Price £2246
- Deposit £0
- Total Loan Amount £2246
- Total Charge for Credit £1651.60
- Total Amount Payable £3897.60 (including deposit)
- Repayment Length 120 Months
- Monthly Cost £32.48
- Interest Rate 12.2%
- Representative APR 12.9%
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**Subject to an annual service at the customer's expense. 10 year warranty option only available on Worcester Bosch and Ideal gas boilers.
Here at Go Heating Repair Biggleswade, we imagine a world where when you need a new boiler in Biggleswade, you could get one with monthly payments from as little as £17 a month. You'll have a choice of installation dates which could be as soon as 48 hours later, with peace of mind that all Go Heating Repair Biggleswade installed boilers are covered by a manufacturer backed warranty of up to 10 years.
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When you need a new boiler, not everybody can afford £2,000 to £3,000 of unexpected potential cost from having a new boiler installed. Not having heating or hot water for your family is not an option, so how do you afford the cost of a new boiler? There are a range of finance packages available where you could get a fully installed boiler, from a range of manufacturers including Worcester Bosch, from as little as £17* a month. What's more, our boilers come with a manufacturer backed warranty of up to 10 years, for even greater peace of mind. Unlike other schemes, you own the boiler, which you pay off as part of your credit agreement. We also won't leave you in the cold when you need you boiler fitted quickly; we can start the installation of most boilers within 48 hours, subject to survey and installation appointment availability
Go Heating Repair Biggleswade is your totally dedicated local gas safe boiler replacement specialist, . All our new boiler installers in Biggleswade are Gas Safe registered for your peace of mind.
Discover HOW we care for you here at Go Heating Repair Biggleswade.
Up to 10 years manufacturers backed warranty
It's great getting a new boiler, but after going to all that expense, you want to make sure its gives you years of stress free heating and hot water. That's why all our boilers come with up to 10 years manufacturer backed warranty.
FREE, no obligation, survey at a time to suit YOU in Biggleswade.
We'll give you advice on the type of installation that's best for your home, at a time convenient to you in Biggleswade.
Choose the brand of new boiler that suits you.
Whether you've got your heart set on a Worcester Bosch or you want to look at our range of value boilers, the choice is yours.
We only recommend what we'd have fitted ourselves.
We'll only recommend and quote for a boiler installation that we'd be happy having in our home.
Quick survey turn-around from Go Heating Repair Biggleswade.
We'll complete a full quote on site and take you through what we think your best option is based on your requirements – that way you'll know what the cost of installation is before we leave your property so you can ask any questions you like of our surveyor.
No pushy sales people
We'll give you as much time and space to choose the best option for you. There's no pushy sales people at Go Heating Repair Biggleswade.
This is How it Works…
1. CONTACTContact Go Heating RepairBy phone or by completing our enquiry form, our Boiler Install Advisors will walk you through your options.
2. SURVEYFREE SurveyIt's 100% FREE and there's no obligation to buy.
3. CHOOSEWhat's Best for YouAll our Biggleswade based surveyors are experienced gas boiler installers and will always give what they think is your best option based on your heating and hot water requirements.
4. InstallationArrange your Installation DateSelect a date that's suitable for you. We can even install boilers with 48hrs notice.
5. Up to 10 Year Manufacturer Backed Warranty IncludedWe've Got Your BackOnce your boiler has been installed, we'll register it with the manufacturer so you get your manufacturers guarantee.
6. STRESS FREE Heating & Hot WaterSit back and relaxNot only have you got a great deal on a new boiler in Biggleswade, but you've a low monthly repayments so you don't have to break the bank to afford a new boiler. Credit is subject to status, affordability assessment and credit checks. T&Cs apply.
Buying a Boiler Can Be Stressful and Expensive
To start your stress free heating and hot water journey, we've put together this simple boiler buying guide to help you make the right choice when choosing a new boiler and what to expect when you have a new boiler in Biggleswade installed.
We start by answering a few questions most ask us before they book to have a survey of their property. As a lot of properties are different, we always need to compete a survey first before we can issue a quote to make sure we are suggesting the right boiler for your property in Biggleswade.
Why is it that some people in Biggleswade can get their boiler replaced for under £1,800 and for other's its over £4,000? Working out the cost of a new boiler is never easy as it depends on a variety of things including hot water/heating usage and the size of property the new replacement boiler needs to heat.
A new replacement boiler for a one-bed flat with only a few radiators will cost a lot less to replace than for a four bedroomed house with over 15 radiators, simply because the boiler itself will not need to generate as much heat and hot water and therefore a smaller kilo-watt boiler can be fitted, which is cheaper to buy. The bigger to kilo-watt the boiler, the more expensive the actual boiler is.
When do you know you boiler needs replacing?
Some Go Heating Repair Biggleswade customers change their boiler when it breaks down and doesn't work. But this can cause distress as having no heating or hot water, particularly in the Winter, and can be a very unpleasant experience for you and your family. Other times our customers don't want to risk another winter when their boiler might beak down. Other customers might be wanting to change their boiler to one that's more energy efficient. Whatever your requirement is, we'll give you the advice you need to make sure you are making the right choice. After all, we only recommend what we'd have fitted in our own home.
Sometimes you can spot when a boiler is on its way out or needs replacing with a new boiler:
Your boiler is beyond economical repair: This is a bit of an industry term and you'll usually hear a gas engineer use the phrase when, in their opinion, it will cost more to repair than replacing the boiler itself or the parts for your boiler are no longer manufactured if its an old boiler. Any significant part that need's replacing on a boiler can sometimes be the sign of the boiler being on its way out.
Are you getting a 'boiler dry-cycle': A boiler dry cycle is more of a problem on older boilers where the boiler fires up due to lost heat in the environment the boiler sits in, but not the whole property. The boiler will then fire unnecessarily to recover these losses as the boiler thinks the property is cold, even though the building requires no heat. This can be a real energy waster, because you're heating your home when you don't need to be.
If your boiler has a continuous pilot light: This is a common feature on older boilers and a real waste of gas. All the time the pilot light is lit, its burning gas, costing you more.
Floor mounted boilers are old School: If your boiler is mounted on the floor, its likely to be very old and inefficient. A wall mounted replacement boiler will be more efficient.
Extensions and Renovations: If you making changes to your property, changing your boiler change also add to the value of your property.
What does the law say I need fitted?
Since the change in the 2005 Building Regulations, all newly fitted boilers, whether they be replacement boilers or for new build properties must be condensing, high efficiency boilers. A condensing boiler recycles the heat from exhaust gasses that would normally be released into the atmosphere, making the boiler that much more efficient.
There are a choice of four main boiler types that are fitted, dependent on your property:
Combination Boiler or 'Combi' Boiler
As you can probably guess, a combination boiler provides both heating and hot water on demand, making it a very energy efficient boiler as it's a single unit. Hence the name combination. As a new combi boiler will heat the hot water instantly when you turn the hot water tap on, you won't need a hot-water or cold-water storage tank, which can be a real space saver as well as a more efficient way of heating your home. It also means there's less chance of any pipes freezing in the loft if you've got a cold water storage tank.
The added benefit of a new combination boiler is that the hot water is delivered at mains pressure, so you should get a nice powerful shower without the need for a separate pump/pressure shower if you have god mains water pressure.
The downside of a new combination boiler is the they are really only suitable for smaller properties. Larger houses and properties with more than one bathroom, a system boiler will be required.
System Boiler
Whilst a System Boiler requires a hot water storage cylinder, all the major heating and hot water components are situated within the boiler itself, meaning they are quicker and easier to install.
A system boiler will provide a constant supply of hot water, meaning you don't have a slight delay in hot water coming through like you do with a Combination boiler as the System boiler has already heated the water. Although a system boiler does need a hot water storage cylinder, it doesn't have to be positioned in the loft and can be easily installed in a airing cupboard, making it an ideal cupboard to dry clothes.
These boilers are also compatible with solar water heating systems, which can save you money on your heating bills by heating your water with the power of the sun.
Heat Only Boilers – also know as Regular, Conventional or Open Vent Boilers
Heat only boilers do exactly what they say; They heat your central heating and hot water when installed as part of a heating system together with a hot water storage cylinder, cold water storage tank, plus a feed and expansion tank (which is usually stored in the loft above the boiler to provide a good head of water).
If your boiler is very old, the existing radiators and pipework might not cope with the pressure a new combination or system boiler would generate. Therefore, you are much better off replacing the boiler like for like with a Heat Only Boiler, unless you are having the whole system replaced, including pipework and radiators.
Back Boiler
A Back Boiler is a boiler supplying hot water or heating that is built-in behind a fireplace or is an integral part of a gas fire. They are often fitted to a property when space is at a premium as the boiler is fitted into the existing fire-place, rather than taking valuable floor or wall space elsewhere in the home.
Since the Building Regulations change in 2005 came into effect for energy efficient condensing boilers, your choice of replacement Back Boiler is limited by what's on offer from the manufacturers. At Go Heating Repair we usually recommend that you replace a Back boiler with a modern, energy efficient combi boiler.
What Size of New Boiler Do I Need?
Making sure you have the right kilo-watt boiler fitted is important as it will effect the cost of the install and might cause you problems later on; a smaller Kilo-Watt boiler will be cheaper to install, but might cost you more in the long run in parts as it struggles to heat the property. Likewise, too big a Kilo-Watt boiler will run ineffeicnetly and cost you more money on your energy bills. If you want to have a look yourself, The Institute of Domestic Engineers has a good online calculator that can workout what size boiler you need. When our Go Heating Repair Biggleswade surveyor visits, they'll take you through what sized boiler you need as they'll be using a similar formula to calculate the size of the boiler you'll need. When you are comparing quotes between different installers, check what kilo-watt each is recommending, and if they are totally different, ask why?
What's the Best New Boiler Brand to Go For?
It really does depend on the type of boiler you are having installed and how long you are planning to stay in the property. If you are only going to be in the property for a year or so, a cheaper option might be the right choice, like the Vokera boiler range. Whilst it's not as famous a brand as Worcester Bosch, it is great value for money. If you are looking for a brand name boiler, at Go Heating Repair Biggleswade, we'd recommend you have a Worcester Bosch fitted, which comes with up to 10 years manufacturer's backed warranty for added peace of mind.
Most boiler installers will have their favourite brand; the one they like to fit the most because of the price they buy it at or the ease of installing some new boiler brands over others.
Which? produce a great boiler guide that is nationally recognized as being one of the best for advising on which boiler brand to choose. Whilst they recommend Worcester Bosch as their number one brand as they are reliable and efficient, so over a longer period of time, might be more cost effective.
Of course, at Go Heating Repair Biggleswade, we give you a choice of either Worcester Bosch or Intergas as it gives you flexibility on the final price of the installation that you pay for.
What length of warranty should I choose?
We include up to 10 years manufacturers warranty with our Intergas boilers, together with up to 10 years servicing. To keep your manufacturers boiler parts warranty, you need to keep it serviced regularly otherwise the warranty won't be valid. That's why we include the servicing, even with our Worcester Bosch boilers, so you don't have to worry about keeping your boiler in warranty.
Call us NOW!
Speak to one of our Boiler Install Advisors to talk through your options and answer any questions you may have.
Our Team is Available 8am-8pm Mon-Fri
You've Booked Your Survey – What Happens Now Things to check when you're having your new boiler survey completed.
Whenever you planning to have a replacement boiler, always have a survey completed prior to the engineer giving you a price. Without seeing the property and the existing boiler, its very hard to come up with an accurate price and there is a strong likelihood that the quote won't include everything you need for a successful boiler installation. When you're having the survey completed, we'd always recommend you check and ask the following things with the surveyor:
Get Your Gas Pressure Checked
Always get the gas pressure to the existing boiler measured to make sure its not low. If the gas pressure is low, you might need to get the gas board out to help increase the pressure or locate the problem. This could delay things and certainly not something you want to find out on the day of the installation.
Do you want the boiler moved to a different location?
When replacing your boiler, you can might want to have it located somewhere in the house other than its current location, although any new location must adhered to current building regulations.
Do you need to consider replacing the pipes and radiators?
If a very old boiler is being replaced for a new boiler, you'll find the newer boiler might generate more pressure in the system. This is often where a new boiler can fail – driving more pressure through the old pipes and radiators can cause problems in the piping, leading the new boiler to loose pressure and break down. Always check with the surveyor on what they recommend and ask their opinion as to what is the best solution.
Do you need an extra radiator in the airing-cupboard?
One thing to look out for when replacing your old boiler for a new boiler or if you dispense with the water tank when having a combi boiler fitted, is that it will give off less heat. This is particularly important to consider if your use your airing cupboard to dry clothes in that area – you may want to consider having a radiator installed in the cupboard just to be sure.
Are there any building regulations to consider?
Building regulations and legislation have changed meaning that if your boiler was installed sometime ago, its likely not to meet current standards. For example, if your boiler is mounted in the centre of the house with the flue going up the chimney, this no longer meets the regulations, and as such the boiler will need a new position on an external facing wall.
Make sure you use a Gas Safe Engineer
Any new replacement gas boiler can only be fitted and installed by a Gas Safe engineer. All Go Heating Repair Biggleswade's engineers are Gas Safe registered and our Gas Safe Registration number is 573627. You can check if someone is Gas Safe registered by asking for their Gas Safe registration number, and then visiting the Gas Safe website and to check their registration number if current.
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So you've chosen Go Heating Repair Biggleswade to install you new replacement boiler in Biggleswade, what happens next?
Once you've decided to go-ahead with having your boiler installed by Go Heating Repair Biggleswade, we'll agree the final specification of the install and book a convenient date for you for the boiler installation to be carried out. If you need your boiler fitted in a hurry because you've got no heating or how water – don't worry. We can start fitting the boiler within 48hrs of the survey being completed in most cases.
At Go Heating Repair Biggleswade we'll fit your new boiler with minimum disruption to your home, taking care to cover carpets and other surfaces with dust sheets, and tidying up afterwards.
It's always good to make sure the area where the boiler is being fitted is clear and that you meet our Go Heating Repair Biggleswade engineer at your property before the installation starts just to go through the finer points of the installation and fitting.
If it's a straight swap, it shouldn't take longer than a day. Once the boiler is installed, we won't leave site until you are happy and we've fully explained how the new boiler and its controls work.
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Your Trusted Go Heating Repair Biggleswade team.
The moment we leave you property isn't that last you'll hear or see from us. Once the boiler is installed, we register it with Gas Safe and the manufacturer ensuring your manufacturer backed warranty is active the moment your new boiler fires into life.
*Terms and Conditions of Manufacturers Warranty Apply. Each Manufacturer has their own terms and conditions, with some covering the part but not the call out charge, others only covering specific parts and not all.
Give us a call, so that you can experience the Go Heating Repair Biggleswade service first hand.
We'll get to you in a jiffy and we just know you'll love our Go Heating Repair team in Biggleswade and the amazing service they offer.


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The Style Sessions Helps You Rock Denim Like A Boss
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The 2014 season is already off to a good start. The Cobras are ranked fourth in the South Atlantic Conference preseason poll, and are the No. 25 team in the Collegiate Baseball national preseason poll. This ranking is the highest preseason ranking that Coker has achieved in baseball history since becoming NCAA affiliated. Additionally, three players were named to the SAC preseason all-conference second team; Shea Bell, Andrew Goot, and Fico Kondla.
Bell, a senior shortstop, batted .247 last season with 40 hits, 24 runs, 17 RBIs and 21 stolen bases. In the field, Bell racked up 90 putouts and 130 assists.
Goot, a senior pitcher, finished last season with a perfect 8-0 record on the mound. He struck out 62 batters while posting a 4.50 ERA in 34 appearances. He was named Conference Carolinas player of the week twice, first team all-conference and was also NCBWA Southeast region pitcher of the week in 2013.
Kondla, a senior first baseman, had a monster season in 2013. He batted .418, drove in 50 runs with 76 hits, scored 42 runs and belted three home runs. He also racked up a .990 fielding percentage to go along with 469 putouts and 20 assists. He was named to the Conference Carolinas first team, was named Conference player of the week three times, Conference Carolinas all-tournament team, NCAA Southeast regional all-tournament team and the NCBWA all-region team. In addition, he was a finalist for the Josh Willingham Award, which recognizes the top player in Division II.
As a team, the Cobras batted a .309 last season. They had a .401 on base percentage and a .398 slugging percentage. They hit 11 home runs as a team, scored 354 runs and stole 131 bases.
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By Scott Hurff and Jessica Pritchard
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October 30, 2003
A San Francisco-based federal appeals court decision reached in June 2002 about the constitutionality of the Pledge of Allegiance may soon have national repercussions for all children who attend public school.
The Supreme Court will examine the Ninth Circuit Court ruling that declared the daily recitation of the Pledge unconstitutional due in part to the inclusion of the phrase under God. The Court made the announcement of its intentions Oct. 15 and a ruling is expected by June.
Im surprised the court took the case, Katy Harriger, professor of political science, said. There are certainly bigger fish to fry in the area of separation of church and state.
Visiting professor at the Divinity School James Dunn expressed a similar opinion. There are serious church-state problems now a days and under God in the Pledge is not one of them, he said.
Dunn worked in Washington for 22 years and has served on the Board of Americans United for the Separation of Church and State for 18 years. I just dont think its that important, he said.
Dunn listed the issues of vouchers for parochial school and the recent incident involving a statute of the Ten Commandments outside a courthouse as more serious church-state issues.
In a move that surprised many across the nation, Justice Antonin Scalia removed himself from the case called a recusal in the legal world without explanation. CNN.com reported that it was in response to a request by the original plaintiff in the lawsuit after Scalia condemned the original ruling openly as part of National Religious Freedom Day. Justice Scalias recusal could allow for a 4-4 vote on the decision, which would keep the ninth District Court decision standing.
In accepting the California case, which could permanently dictate the course of religious inclusions in government institutions, the Supreme Court has the potential to change the daily routines of millions of children across the country.
The decision in the California case did not declare the actual verse under God unconstitutional but rather said that recitation of the Pledge in classrooms was unconstitutional due to the fact that children are impressionable, USA Today reported.
New classroom procedures regarding the Pledge in the nine western states under the jurisdiction of the Ninth Circuit Court have been put on hold in pending the Supreme Courts decision.
If the California decision is upheld it would raise questions of patriotism and national heritage and focus more debate on whether the Pledge actually violates the First Amendments ban against laws respecting an establishment of religion.
At the heart of the debate is California native and atheist Michael Newdow who sued his daughters elementary school over the inclusion of under God in the Pledge, alleging that the teacher-led recitation violated his daughters religious freedom.
Despite the Ninth Curcuit Courts decision last June, the Supreme Court has twice previously upheld the constitutionality of the Pledge of Allegiance.
Harriger said she felt that the man who wrote the original version of the Pledge would have been appalled by the inclusion of under God. She said this is because the purpose was to unite those who recited it regardless of their religious beliefs and celebrate that we were united civilly under a democratic government.
Under God was added in the 1950s as a way to distinguish us from the Soviets, Harriger said. The original version simply stated one nation, indivisible.
Rabbi and professor of English Andrew Ettin said that he was in grammar school and objected when the phrase was added.
On my own initiative I refused to say that phrase then, even though I think I was the only one in my class to do so, he said. Although a couple of my classmates noticed that I did not recite those two words, no one ever challenged me and no one in authority ever intervened.
While the court is not expected to rule until the end of the current session, Dunn said he thought a less than clear-cut yes or no would be issued.
This decision when it comes down, probably not until July probably wont satisfy everyone, Dunn said. I wouldnt attempt to guess what loophole (the Court) will jump through. Theyll rule with some weasel-words.
Harriger said she thought the court would uphold the Pledge in the same way they have allowed general statements about God.
Ettin did not speculate as to how the court would rule.
Both Ettin and Harriger said they felt under God should not be a part of the Pledge.
The main reason is that I distrust the intermingling of belief in God with patriotism, loyalty and national pride, Ettin said. It should not be the states function to make me profess to a belief in God, whether I have such a belief or not.
Sophomore Caitlin Judd said she also felt under God didnt have a place in the Pledge.
I dont think its a necessary part, its pretty irrelevant to the statement on the Pledge of Allegiance, she said.
College Democrats Treasurer and sophomore Whitney Doub said she thought recitation of the Pledge containing under God had the potential to make children that practice a religion other than Christianity uncomfortable.
I understand that no one is actually forcing them to say it, but peer pressure and group conformity can go a long way in situations like that, she said.
Charlie McCurry, a junior and vice chairman of the College Republicans, said he would tend to agree with those who support the use of the phrase.
I like to think our country was based upon the belief in a higher power, he said. Its in all our important documents and prayers are still said in Congress.
Despite the differing opinions of the two political groups on campus, McCurry said the issue was not a partisan one given the fact that both President Bush and Senator Tom Daschle (D-South Dakota) had condemned the earlier court ruling.
Campus Crusade for Christ refused to comment on the article, stating, We prefer not to take a stand as an organization on the issue.
Dunn said he was not wasting his energies on defending or opposing under God and mentioned adding an s to God or making the G lowercase.
(The phrase) does not make believers out of those who say it, he said. Its simply ceremonial religion and every country on the face of the earth has some form of that. I dont know anyone who has fallen on their knees and accepted Jesus Christ as savior because they said under God in the Pledge of Allegiance.
Ettin said that while the phrase might be understood as a profession of humility, it is most often interpreted instead as the nation-wide belief in a higher power, a type of belief is not held by atheists like the original suit filer Newdow.
I do not see any reason why atheists and agnostics, for example, cannot be loyal citizens and they should have the right to declare their loyalty to the republic without any reference to God, Ettin said.


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Big blossoms, such as hydrangeas, roses, and peonies, look gorgeous displayed in an unused serving piece, like a soup tureen.
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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- Florida State running back Chris Thompson is out for the rest of the season after injuring his left knee in the Seminoles' win against Miami (Fla.) on Saturday. The school made the announcement Monday.
Thompson was the 11th-ranked Seminoles' leading rusher. He hurt his knee in the second quarter at Miami after making a 32-yard reception.
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On March 11, 2011, a magnitude-9 earthquake was followed by a tsunami that caused a full meltdown at three reactors at the Fukushima plant. With no functioning cooling system, the Tokyo Electric Power Co. resorted to pouring millions of gallons of seawater into the reactors to cool them.
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Kurion, an Irving, Calif., waste treatment company that has since moved its engineering and technology work to Richland, convinced the Tokyo Electric Power Co. that it was in a unique position to help. It had a proprietary chemical compound for an ion exchange system that is particularly good at stripping cesium, the main contaminant, from the water.
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"They almost lived in the office for almost a month," said Jim Homan, then the senior operations manager for AECOM's Nuclear Division. "To think you were going to design and build something in a month is ridiculous. But it was an emergency."
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After the Three Mile Island partial nuclear meltdown in 1979, it took 18 months for a cesium removal system to start operating, according to AECOM. But the Fukushima, Japan, system designed in Richland and built in Colorado and California was removing radioactive cesium from the water fewer than 100 days following the tsunami.
The rainy season came early in 2011. Had Kurion's treatment system started operating about a week later, contaminated water would have started flooding from the plant back into the ocean, said John Raymont, Kurion president.
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Reference for exercise scientists in motor control and biomechanics,
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Gary Kamen, PhD, is a professor in the department of kinesiology
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older adults, thus proving the importance of neural activation for
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motor unit recording techniques, motor control, and other concepts
related to this book. He also published one of the first texts in
exercise science. He is a fellow of both the AmericanCollege of Sports
Medicine and the American Association for Kinesiology and Physical
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David A. Gabriel, PhD, is a professor in the department of
physical education and kinesiology at BrockUniversity in St. Catharines,
Ontario. He has 20 years of experience conducting research related to
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surface and indwelling electromyographic techniques as well as computer
modeling and simulation of the EMG signal. From this research he has
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Electromyography and Kinesiology, vice president and president-elect
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- Remove any bones from salmon and discard. Place salmon in bowl or shallow casserole. Cover with teriyaki sauce. Marinate for 5 minutes
- Meanwhile, trim roots from scallions. Trim 2 bunches of scallions so that each scallion has only 1 inch of green on top. Place trimmed scallions in nonstick skillet with enough salted water to cover. Bring to a boil, lower heat, and cook until scallions are soft, about 5 minutes. Keep warm.
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- Fiber2 g(9%)
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The new NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll shows President Obama widening his lead over Mitt Romney among registered voters from 3 points in June to 6 points in July, 49 percent to 43 percent. Among a somewhat smaller group of voters in the dozen battleground states, Obama's lead is 8 points, 49 percent to 41 percent. But—and this is a very big but—among high-interest voters considered most likely to go to the polls (those who rate their interest at either 9 or 10 on a scale of 1 to 10), Romney leads by 2 points, 48 percent to 46 percent in the entire national sample.
Looking through the 29-page questionnaire and results, it's pretty remarkable how little has changed across the span of seven NBC/WSJ polls conducted this calendar year by Democrat Peter Hart and Republican Bill McInturff, two of the best in the business. Although the economy has gotten demonstrably worse since the start of 2012, Romney has made considerably less progress than one might have guessed.
At the beginning of this year, the U.S. was coming off the fourth quarter of 2011 with the economy improving to a 3.0 percent growth rate in the gross domestic product—not blisteringly high, but pretty good. In April, the numbers for the first quarter of 2012 showed that the economy had slowed to a 1.9 percent GDP growth rate and that progress on reducing unemployment had stalled. Since then, the economic numbers have gotten worse. Second-quarter statistics, due out on July 27, are expected to show a 1.5 percent GDP growth rate, but few people would be surprised if they're worse than that.
What seems to be holding Romney back are voters' personal feelings toward him, which are more negative than those faced by any of the past six nonincumbent nominees. Only Bill Clinton's 30 percent positive, 38 percent negative rating at this point in the 1992 election cycle was worse than Romney's 35 percent positive and 40 percent negative numbers among all registered voters. Among independent voters, Romney has a 35 percent positive, 30 percent negative rating. Obama has a 49 percent positive, 43 percent negative rating among all registered voters and a 42 percent positive and 43 percent negative rating among independent voters.
In my judgment, Romney's poor numbers go back to his campaign's obsession with talking only about the economy and not attempting to define who Romney is as a person, as a way to build trust and strong positive personal feelings toward their candidate. The Romney camp has yet to run what I would call a personal-positive ad, a biographical or values-based commercial portraying him as the kind of person whom people might want to vote for, someone with values that they would want to see in the Oval Office.
In the three NBC/WSJ polls conducted in May, June, and July, Obama had 47 percent of the vote in May and June, and 49 percent in July; Romney received 43 percent in May and July, and 44 percent in June.
Pollsters Hart and McInturff combined the undecided voters from the three surveys for a special analysis, finding that just 18 percent of the 241 undecideds thought the country was headed in the right direction; 68 percent felt that it was on the wrong track—indicating a profoundly pessimistic group of voters. Obama's job-approval rating, which averaged 48 percent among all registered voters over those three months, was just 25 percent among the undecided, with a 57 percent disapproval rating. On his handling of the economy, the president's approval rating among this group was just 24 percent, with 68 percent disapproving. A mere 20 percent of the undecided said they believed that the economy will get better over the next 12 months, while 29 percent felt that it would get worse and 47 percent thought that it would stay the same.
As horrific as those findings are, they are tempered slightly by the fact that among those undecided voters, Romney's numbers were even worse than Obama's: 16 percent positive, 44 percent negative, to the president's 29 percent positive, 42 percent negative. Focus groups have shown that independent and undecided voters know that Romney is a rich and successful businessman, and they might know that he is a Mormon. When pushed about positive attributes, some volunteer that because he is so rich and successful, he probably is smart and understands the economy. But they find it hard to offer anything positive about Romney as a person, anything that would suggest they see him as a man of character and worthy of trust. This is the price Romney is paying for allowing Obama an open running field in terms of defining his opponent.
I have no doubt that this election is going to be close, very close. Close elections can obviously go either way. With this economy, one might expect Romney to have a somewhat clearer lead nationally and be ahead in more than one (North Carolina) of the 12 or so battleground states.


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TAC Khayelitsha with its allies hosted a Zip-Zap Circus in Khayelitsha, Oliver Tambo hall. The main idea was to create awareness about HIV PREVENTION, ADHERENCE and HOPE. The participants of the show involved HIV positive children which shows that there's positive life even after HIV/AIDS.
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I was born and rised in Khayelitsha and I reached all my stages here! On 2004 I started smking dagga and mandrax. Then I've beceme addicted in such a way that it leads me to commit crime scenes. on November 2006 I was arresested for three counts of arm robbery with five other guys. I reminded for four months then I was released on March 2007. Wen I came out of prison. i told my self that I 'm changing my life!


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YORK, PA – The women's volleyball team capture their first Capital Athletic Conference victory of the year on Wednesday night against Hood College. The Spartans won in three games by the score of 25-10, 28-26, and 25-18. The Spartans' victory improved them to an overall record of 6-3 and 1-1 in the CAC. The Blazers of Hood College are now 3-3 overall and 0-1 in the conference.
The victory was the 300th in the Spartan career of head coach Sue DuMars. The Spartan mentor now boasts a mark of 300-222 in her 16 years at the helm of the York volleyball program.
In game one, the Spartans jumped out to a 15-3 lead that was sparked by three aces by Cortni Rentzel, Ashley Rineman, and Heather Bucher. The attacks were very spread out throughout the first game, which kept the Spartans rolling as they posted a comfortable win in the first game.
The second set was a very interesting game for both sides. Early on, there were many lead changes, a trend that continued through the course of the game. Late in the game, York had a 22-20 lead. Hood aced the Spartans and scored the next three points for the 23-22 lead. Bucher buoyed the Spartans with a kill that got the Green and White back on track. Rentzel then recorded a dump kill that caught the Blazer defense off guard. Bucher finished off the game for York as she drilled home an ace to give York the 28-26 decision.
The start of the third game was around the same as the second game as the lead yo-yoed back and forth. The set was tied three times before the Spartans went on a quick 3-0 run to take a 10-7 lead. The set would be tied again at 11 but Melissa Patterson and Jessica Moyer provided sparks in the front row as York grew the lead to six at 19-13. Hood tallied three straight points, cutting the York lead in half but Patterson banged out another big kill as the Spartans outscored Hood 6-2 over the final eight points of the match.
Moyer was outstanding as the sophomore led the Spartans with 10 kills and a hitting percentage of .444. Bucher and Patterson that both had seven kills to back Moyer. Julie Coombs also contributed with six kills. Rentzel dished out 39 assists in the victory while she also had 11 digs for the Spartans. Rineman and Jana Arentz each gave the Spartans double digit digs as Rineman had a match-high 16 while Arentz contributed 10. The Spartans combined for eight blocks with the help of Bucher, Patterson, Coombs, Katie Huston, Noelle Bricker, Dani Mastroieni.
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A Closer Look at the Revised U.S. HIV Treatment Guidelines (Part 1)
An Interview With Joel Gallant, M.D., M.P.H.
December 10, 2007
This is part 1 of an update of the U.S. DHHS HIV Treatment Guidelines for Adults and Adolescents. For part 2, please click here.
I'd like to welcome you to a breaking HIV/AIDS news report. On Dec. 1, 2007, the U.S. government released the first, and the biggest, part of its new HIV treatment guidelines. The second section, containing the HIV medication recommendations, is expected to be released in January 2008.
The guidelines have become the HIV treatment bible for U.S. health care providers and savvy people living with HIV. They contain a wide range of recommendations, including when a person should start taking HIV meds, what they should start with, and what to do when someone has developed a lot of drug resistance.
Let's start with the question of when to start treatment. Do the updated guidelines include any new recommendations?
This is probably the biggest and most important change in this revision. There's been a lot of evidence, especially from cohort studies, suggesting that we really should be treating HIV a little earlier than we have been. The previous guidelines said that we should be treating people with CD4 cell counts below 200, and that we should consider treatment in the 200 to 350 range. The new guidelines have strengthened that a bit, and now they say that we should be treating everybody who has a CD4 count below 350 and, of course, anybody with AIDS or symptoms from HIV infection. But, for the most part, the new threshold is 350.
They also say that there is a group of people who should be treated regardless of CD4 count, so, even with a higher CD4 count. That would, of course, include pregnant women -- and that's nothing new. Also, people who have HIVAN, which is HIV-associated nephropathy (the kidney disease that could be caused by HIV), [should be treated regardless of CD4 count,] as well as people who have both HIV and hepatitis B and who need treatment for hepatitis B. The reason for that is because the treatment for hepatitis B is easier and more effective if you're using HIV drugs, specifically tenofovir (Viread) plus either 3TC [lamivudine, Epivir] or FTC [emtricitabine, Emtriva]. This means, in most cases, some combination that includes Truvada [the combo pill of tenofovir plus FTC] because those drugs treat both HIV and hepatitis B. You can't use Truvada unless it's a part of an HIV regimen that includes a third drug from another drug class, otherwise, you get HIV drug resistance. In other words, it's a lot easier to treat both HIV and hepatitis B than it is to treat hepatitis B alone. For that reason, the panel recommends that, if you're going to be treated for hep B, you might as well just treat the HIV too.
Then the panel points out that, even at a CD4 count of about 350, there may be benefits to therapy. The optimal time to start above that cutoff isn't really known. So they go into detail about why, in some patients with higher CD4 counts, you might consider it.
For example, in someone whose partner is HIV negative and there's concern about transmission of HIV from one person to the other, you might consider that. Although the infected person doesn't necessarily need therapy from his own point of view, treatment may reduce the risk of transmission. So that would be one example.
I think another example of a person who would benefit from treatment would be someone with a very high viral load, although the panel doesn't specifically mention what the threshold would be, or somebody whose CD4 count is falling rapidly, even though it's still about 350.
Those would be a few examples, but you have to weigh the risks and benefits. Obviously one of the reasons that we are treating earlier now is because the risks of HIV treatment have decreased. The drugs are easier, safer and better tolerated, but treatment is not completely without risks. So you have to be aware of that balance if you're thinking about starting treatment very early.
At what point was there the recommendation that all pregnant patients had to be treated? I thought there could be a treatment interruption after pregnancy.
The guidelines don't say that you can't interrupt therapy afterwards. So, really, that pregnancy issue hasn't changed very much. They just say that pregnant women should be treated to avoid perinatal transmission, regardless of CD4 count. Of course, if a woman gives birth and her viral load is undetectable and she doesn't have any side effects to the therapy, she may decide just to stay on therapy, even though she didn't necessarily need it when she started. That's just a decision that has to be made between the woman and her clinician.
Would it be called a treatment interruption, if the woman started treatment while she was pregnant and then had the baby and then decided not to continue with treatment?
Well, yes. It's a treatment interruption of sorts. It's a specific type, one that is generally considered acceptable, whereas most other types of treatment interruptions are not. But it's still a treatment interruption. You've got to wonder -- and I'm not speaking about guidelines here, I'm just speaking from personal viewpoint -- you have to wonder, given the data we have about interrupting treatment from the SMART study, whether there could be some downside to interrupting after delivery. That's just something I would talk over with the woman after she delivered. I would ask her how she was doing on therapy. If she was doing great and didn't have any side effects, and was having a good response, I would talk to her about one option just being to stay on therapy. [To read more about the SMART study, click here.]
With someone coinfected with hepatitis B you would generally treat permanently because there's a risk of hepatitis flare if you stop therapy that's effective against hepatitis B. So for most people, once they start treatment, they are going to stay on.
Anything else in the guidelines, in terms of the management of treatment-experienced patients? Was there just the listing of new drugs?
Yes, it's mainly to talk about the new drugs: Selzentry, or [known generically as] maraviroc; Isentress, or [known generically as] raltegravir; and etravirine (TMC125), which is coming out, hopefully, in January. So this has been a really important year for new drugs, I think. We've talked about this in previous interviews. [To read or listen to an interview with Dr. Gallant on Selzentry, click here.] The guidelines now discuss the data on those drugs and discuss how they can be used in treatment-experienced patients.
Just to remind everybody: A previous version of the guidelines had changed the goal of therapy. It now says that the goal of therapy for everybody is to be undetectable -- a viral load of less than 50 -- even for treatment-experienced patients. The reason for that is because of all of these new drugs -- not only the three that I mentioned, but also Prezista [darunavir, TMC114], Aptivus [tipranavir] and Fuzeon [enfuvirtide, T-20]. It's now much easier to achieve full suppression, even in people with a lot of resistance.
In the guidelines it used to say, basically, if it isn't broke, don't fix it. Now, for treatment-experienced patients, the guidelines say, if there's some problem, maybe you could switch. Meaning, there's a lot more leeway now, because there are so many choices.
Yes. And of course, like you say: "If there's some problem." If there's a problem, then it may be broke. I think it makes a lot of sense to consider drug switches in people who are not completely satisfied with the regimen they are on because of either complexity or toxicity or side effects. Given the choices, as long as that decision is made carefully and the switch is a good one, I think it makes sense to consider those kinds of switches.
For many years, the guidelines were a step behind what the savviest HIV specialists were doing. Do you think the guidelines have caught up to practice?
I think there will always be the potential for them to be a step behind true HIV experts because you have got to figure, first of all, that the panel relies on solid clinical data. Sometimes expert physicians are aware of data that are emerging before they are published, or before they are presented, and may be acting on those data. Then you have got to figure that the panel has to convene, and has to write the guidelines, has to develop agreement for guidelines. So there could be a delay. I would say the guidelines change pretty rapidly, and I think they are very responsive to new data. But there will always be the potential for an expert with real good knowledge of the data to be a step ahead.
Now, that being said, sometimes people who are acting on the most recent data can be wrong. We have all seen it. There have been examples where things that seemed like a good idea turned out not to be such a good idea. So there is an argument for going a little bit slowly with new data.
Could we go through some of the other important changes, step by step?
There's a "What's New" document included in the guidelines. The first thing in that list was the drug resistance testing recommendation.
The main difference there: The guidelines, in the past, have recommended that everybody get baseline resistance testing before treatment. But in the past, they sort of hedged on it and said that you should get a baseline resistance test if you're about to start therapy. I think a lot of people recognized that that may not be the best approach. We know that the best time to get a resistance test is when you're first diagnosed, as soon as possible after infection, because it's more accurate.
The new guidelines now say that you should get a resistance test as soon as you find out you're HIV positive, even if you're not going to be starting therapy right away, and that you should just save the results of that resistance test, and then consider the results when it's time for you to start. I think we all agree that that probably makes a lot more sense, because that way, you get the most accurate test possible.
Wasn't there a fear that a genotype would tell you little about someone who was infected 10 years prior to entering care? The person could have archived resistance, but it wouldn't show up by the time they entered in care.
Well, that's exactly the concern, that the longer you wait, the more likely you are to miss something. There's not much we can do about it. If somebody gets diagnosed 10 years after they are infected, all you can do is get the test and just understand that it may not be reflective of the true resistance profile and that there's not much you can do about that right now.
There are people working on more sensitive resistance tests that could look for archived resistance, or resistance precedence in lower quantities. But right now, those tests aren't commercially available. So it's just an argument, I think, for making sure that people get tested and diagnosed early, and then that the resistance test be performed.
The next new thing in this document is the tropism assay.
That recommendation came out because of the approval of Selzentry, or maraviroc, which is the new CCR5 inhibitor. Really, this is a unique drug, in the sense that you really have to do this test before you can use it. If you use Selzentry, and your virus turns out to get into the cell using the CXCR4 coreceptor, then Selzentry is not going to work. So you need to do this tropism assay to find out if your virus is what we call R5 tropic, meaning that it uses the CCR5 coreceptor. If you have pure R5-tropic virus, then this drug is much more likely to work.
So the tropism assay is recommended for anybody who's about to start Selzentry. It could also be considered for people who fail Selzentry, to find out whether they failed due to a tropism shift, or due to some other reason.
One curiosity about the recommendations in the treatment guidelines is that something could be recommended, but insurance, ADAP or clinics will not have it available because it's too expensive. I don't know if that's still true about this test.
This would be a good example, because this is a very expensive test. It's almost $2,000, more than even a phenotype assay, and many clinics are not doing phenotype assays. So it's unclear what's going to happen with this test, because just the fact that it's in the guidelines doesn't necessarily mean that there's a way to pay for it. In a way, you could say the guidelines are kind of an unfunded mandate. It's going to depend on individual clinics, individual states, what kind of Ryan White issues they have, what their percentage of people with private insurance is, etc.
You could certainly use this as an argument if a private insurer doesn't want to pay for it. I would also add that Monogram, which does the test, does have a patient assistance program. Although I don't have all the details with me, in a situation where a patient has no way to pay, it doesn't necessarily mean they can't get this test done. [To find out more about the Monogram patient assistance program, call Monogram's Gateway line: 1-877-436-6243. To read more about tropism tests, click here.]
The next test -- I think it's the first time it's mentioned in the guidelines -- the HLA?
Right. HLA-B*5701: This test has been around for a little while, but recently, especially at the Sydney meeting in summer, our summer, there were some really good data showing that the HLA-B*5701 test is a very good test for predicting whether you're going to get the hypersensitivity reaction to Ziagen, or [known generically as] abacavir.
If the test is positive, you're very likely to have this [hypersensitivity] reaction and you shouldn't take the drug. If the test is negative, you're very unlikely to have the reaction. It's not impossible, but it's much less likely.
So it's now recommended that anyone who is going to start abacavir -- and that would include Ziagen, Trizivir [AZT/3TC/abacavir] or Epzicom [abacavir/3TC, Kivexa] (lots of names for the same drug, or drug combination) -- anybody who is going to take that should get this test done first. If it's positive, you should not take the drug and it should be recorded as an abacavir allergy in your record. If it's negative, you can go ahead and take the drug and just be aware that there is still a very small chance of having the hypersensitivity reaction.
This test, unlike the tropism assay, is not very expensive. So, hopefully, this won't be a major problem for most clinics. [To read more about this test, click here.]
Would you say it's available in most clinics today?
Yes. It's available through the standard commercial labs, like LabCorp and Quest, which a lot of the clinics are using. It can be done in other labs, as well. So it's a pretty available test right now.
But there's no point in taking the test if you already have taken abacavir.
Yes. If you've taken abacavir and you've tolerated it, or if you're taking it now and you're doing well, there's no reason to do the test, because you have already shown that you are not hypersensitive to it. If you're not going to use abacavir, there's probably no reason to do the test.
The guidelines panel is recommending that this test be specifically used if you're going to start abacavir, just like you'd do a tropism assay if you were going to start Selzentry. So it's not a test that everybody with HIV needs to get.
People can't develop hypersensitivity to abacavir while they are on it, is that right?
You do develop it while you're on it, but it's something that occurs within the first few weeks of therapy. If you get through those first few weeks, you're not likely to have this problem.
So, to sum up, what is the biggest difference between the new HIV treatment guidelines and the old treatment guidelines?
For me, the biggest change here, even though it may seem like a subtle one, is the strengthening of the recommendation for when to start, and really saying that 350 is now the new threshold. Also, just giving more leeway for earlier treatment. The previous guidelines said basically, if your CD4 is above 350, don't treat. The guidelines no longer say "don't treat" about anybody. They just say you could consider treatment. But they don't really come out and say that there's a type of patient that should not be treated.
Are there any clinical studies starting that will be looking particularly at when to start?
Well, there are attempts to start a study. I think it's called the START study, in fact, and will be a large randomized trial comparing earlier therapy to more standard initiation of therapy. It's kind of controversial. Some people don't think we need that sort of study. They think it's expensive and it's going to take years to get the results, and we already sort of know.
Other people think that the data we have so far are not really definitive because they come from observational studies instead of clinical trials. So there's this debate. But if the trial does get funded, and if it does enroll patients, it's going to be years before we have the results. And we can't really sit around in the meantime and wait for those results.
So I think it's appropriate that we act now, based on the data we have, even if the data are not perfect. If you just look at the risk/benefit ratio of therapy, it's increasingly the case that the benefits are outweighing the risks for a lot of people. The risks have gone down, the evidence of benefit has gone up, and for that reason we're becoming a little more aggressive.
Thank you very much, Dr. Gallant, for taking the time to talk with us.
My pleasure, Bonnie.
To view a PDF of the guidelines, click here.
This is part 1 of an update of the U.S. DHHS HIV Treatment Guidelines for Adults and Adolescents. For part 2, please click here.
This article was provided by TheBody.