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ARRA Outreach
Looking for an overview of the education provisions of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA)? The Department has released a PowerPoint presentation on guiding principles and funding availability. The ARRA contains more than $100 billion in direct education funding for the next two fiscal years and $39 billion in bonding authority and tax credits.
The Department's television team recently visited Vernonia, Oregon, a community whose schools and economy could benefit considerably from the ARRA. Schools were flooded over a year ago. Classes are being held in modular classroomswith one set of bathrooms for nearly 400 students. Budget cuts have already impacted school supplies, and the specter of teacher layoffs looms. Find out how educators and other community members believe the ARRA will reinvigorate Vernonia's schools. (Note: Vernonia's story was part of the March "Education News Parents Can Use" broadcast detailing the ARRA.)
A reminder from the Office for Civil Rights: "Federal agencies will shortly begin distributing funding from the ARRA. They must do so in accordance with all non-discrimination and equal opportunity statutes, regulations, and Executive Orders that apply to the distribution of funds under the ARRA. Agencies that grant funds must also ensure that recipients and subrecipients comply with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (prohibiting race, color, and national origin discrimination, including language access for persons with limited English proficiency), Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (prohibiting disability discrimination), Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 (prohibiting sex discrimination in education and training programs), the Age Discrimination Act of 1975 (prohibiting age discrimination in the provision of services), and many program-specific statutes with non-discrimination requirements."
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Middle Class Task Force
On March 19, the Secretary joined Vice President Joe Biden and three other Cabinet secretaries for the second meeting of the Middle Class Task Force in St. Cloud, Minnesota. The task force took questions submitted from people all over the country at the New Flyer of America Bus Companya growing leader in transit innovation and low-emission, alternative fueled vehicles. The task force also released a report explaining how, over the past decade, median family income has become decoupled from productivity in the broad economy. The report goes on to explain how the ARRA, beyond simply offering a basic stimulus to the economy, provides avenues by which to correct this underlying disconnect. Indeed, the ARRA is focused on the long-term health of the middle class. For example, the American Opportunity Tax Credit, which increases the maximum tax credit for higher education (from $1,800 to $2,500), extends the duration of the credit (from two to four years), and makes the credit partially refundable, empowers families to make sure their children have the education they need to succeed.
Science Education
On March 20, Secretary Duncan addressed 4,000 attendees at the National Science Teachers Association Conference in New Orleans, Louisiana. "Science education is central to our broader effort to restore American leadership in education worldwide," he began, offering up stark figures on the standing of U.S. education in the "science race." Fortunately, he continued, "[President Obama] understands that a nation not only needs its poets and scholars to give us words and wisdom, but also its inventors and engineers to design new cell phones, rebuild the levees of New Orleans, and find new sources of energy and new treatments for disease. Moreover, he is a president who will not allow scientific research to be held hostage to a political agenda. Whether it's global warming, evolution, or stem cell research, science will be honored, respected, and supported by this administration." The Secretary also challenged science teachers to "move the curriculum beyond dinosaurs and volcanoes" and take the best ideas "to scale in tough inner-city districts...as well as rural areas that cannot find qualified teachers in every subject." "You need to make inquiry-based science relevant to kids, stimulate their curiosity, connect it with their lives," he concluded. "Together, we need to change the national dialogue about science, to prepare our kids to be both honestly critical and technically competent."
New Appointments
President Obama intends to nominate Gabriella Gomez as the Department's Assistant Secretary for Legislation and Congressional Affairs. Gomez currently serves as Senior Education Policy Advisor for the U.S. House of Representatives' Committee on Education and Labor. Previously, she was Assistant Director of the Department of Federal Legislation for the American Federation of Teachers. In 2007, she received a fellowship from the Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institutean program aimed at bringing talented Hispanic leaders to work in Washington. She earned her B.A. from Loyola Marymount University, her M.Ed. from Harvard University, and studied British Policy at the London School of Economics.
Also, Secretary Duncan recently named Jo Anderson, Jr., as a Senior Advisor, responsible for outreach to teachers and teacher organizations. Anderson currently serves as Executive Director of the Illinois Education Association. Before assuming that post in 2005, he held a variety of other positions within the organization, working on issues such as school restructuring and professional development.
Digest of Education Statistics
The "Digest of Education Statistics, 2008," from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), is the 44th in a series of publications initiated in 1962. Its primary purpose is to provide a compilation of statistical information covering the broad field of American educationfrom pre-kindergarten through graduate schooldrawn from government and private sources, but especially from surveys and other activities led by NCES. The digest contains data on the number of schools, students, and teachers, as well as statistics on educational attainment, finances, libraries, technology, and international comparisons (see also below). Details on population trends, education attitudes, labor force characteristics, and federal aid supplies helpful background for evaluating the education data.
Other new NCES publications:
- "Comparative Indicators of Education in the U.S. and Other G-8 Countries: 2009" describes how the U.S. system of education compares with education systems in Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Russia, and the United Kingdom. Nearly 30 indicators are organized into five core sections: (1) population and school enrollment; (2) academic performance (including subsections for reading, math, and science); (3) context for learning; (4) expenditure for education; and (5) education returns. One key finding? The U.S. was the only G-8 country to award more first-time university degrees in the arts and humanities than in science, math, and engineering.
- "Characteristics of Private Schools in the U.S.: 2007-08" presents K-12 private schools by selected characteristics, such as school level, school size, religious orientation, geographic region, urbanicity type, and program emphasis. One key finding? Of the 306,605 private school graduates for the 2006-07 school year, 65% attended a four-year college or university by the fall of 2007.
- "The Literacy of Foreign-Born Adults in the U.S.: 2003" fully explores the English literacy of foreign-born adults living in households in the U.S., providing the English literacy scores of foreign-born adults age 16 and older by race/ethnicity, age of arrival in the U.S., years spent in the U.S., highest level of educational attainment, and language spoken before starting school. The scores are reported on three literacy scales: prose, document, and quantitative. Findings indicate that literacy scores of foreign-born adults varied across a variety of background characteristics.
Civic Renewal
The White House has issued a Statement of Administration Policy (SAP) in support of Congressional action on bipartisan legislation (H.R. 1388 and S. 277) that will expand high-quality service opportunities and position the federal Corporation for National and Community Service to support both growth and excellence in the programs it oversees. The President has called on all Americans to participate in civic renewal. The bills would expand the number of volunteers nationwide to 250,000up from 75,000.
Quote to Note
"I was heartened by the reaction to the President's speech [to the U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce]. Union leaders vowed to have an open mind on issues like performance pay, higher standards, and charters, asking only that reform be done 'with them, not to them.' Officials at every level of government are also broadly supportive. They are...asking the right questions. How can we ensure that taxpayer dollars make a meaningful and lasting difference in the classroom? How can we make sure these funds are spent effectively? The answer is simple. We are demanding absolute transparency for every dollar spent, and we will use the power of the bully pulpit and...the purse to reward what is working and to reform what is not. At a minimum, the [ARRA] will help keep teachers teaching and students learning. But, if all we do is perpetuate the status quo, we will miss this historic opportunity."
|Secretary of Education Arne Duncan (3/23/09), in an op-ed published in the Dallas Morning News
Upcoming Events
The U.S. Department of Energy, through its EnergySmart Schools Program, is hosting a live webcast on April 16 entitled "Implementing Recommendations from the Advanced Energy Design Guide for K-12 School Buildings." Presenters Shanti Pless and Paul Torcellini of the National Renewable Energy Laboratory will present a comprehensive overview of the guide, which provides recommendationsbased on climate zonesto achieve 30% energy savings over baseline standards in new and renovated school building projects. Participants who are also members of the American Institute of Architects are eligible to earn learning credits.
Speaking of buildings, April 27-May 1 is School Building Week 2009. Supported by the Council of Educational Facility Planners International, School Building Week is a celebration of school facilities, including a School of the Future Design competition, Healthy Schools Day, a historic look at schools through children's eyes, a focus on excellent schools that serve as centers of community, and a variety of national, state, and local events. (Note: School facility modernization and renovation was the feature in the March issue of the Department's Education Innovator newsletter.)
Next week, the Department will exhibit at the National Association for Equal Opportunity in Higher Education's National Conference on Blacks in Higher Education in Atlanta (April 1-4), the National Association of Elementary School Principals' Annual Convention in New Orleans (April 2-6), and the National School Boards Association's Annual Conference in San Diego (April 4-7). If you are attending any of these events, please stop by the Department's booth.
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The Patent War to End All Patent Wars
I was somewhat flabbergasted by Microsoft's cries of Motorola's patent abuse since Microsoft has traditionally responded bitterly to insults by other companies that whine to the European Commission about its business practices. Now, I guess Microsoft decided it was a good idea and has chosen to complain itself, about Motorola Mobility, which is now owned by Google.
In a blog post, Microsoft argues that a few of the Motorola patents it needs to license are too expensive. Many people see this as part of what will be a never-ending battle between Google and Microsoft over all sorts of things. I, on the other hand, see it as a popping of the patent pimple, which will result in a disgusting mess.
At some point, one must wonder if the whole business of patents is just some sort of idiotic game. Do patents even protect inventions like they are supposed to?
If they indeed protect inventions, then why do they have to be licensed at all? Seriously, if I invent something, the patent system is supposed to give me a 26-year monopoly on the invention, after which it is passed into the public domain for all to use.
It's always assumed that it will probably take a decade to get the product to market, then a few more years to improve upon it with modifications and to start making money.
If I do not want anyone using my patent, don't I have the sole rights to it? Apparently not. As far as I'm concerned, a patent is a patent. Why should I be forced to license my patent to some bigger company so it can make money off it? Where is my monopoly?
This whole idea of actual inventions and the monopoly is over. Around a million patents are granted per year worldwide and most are unique and often obvious ideas that are not an invention at all. Rather, they are new ideas for a process or unique twists on old notions. None of them can be turned into nice little monopoly businesses.
Except if the ownership of the patent is the business in itself.
So, this is what it is all about. Patent some little idea and then license it so someone else can make or finish making the product. That is your monopoly. Patent attorneys have told me that any two-bit patent should net the owner around $50,000 a year for the life of the patent. This would be for what I would consider dumb or trivial patents and this assumes that I license the patent at some reasonable price. I could instead decide to license the patent for an outrageous $1,000,000 for one-time use. I'd get no takers and make no money, of course, and the potential licensee would find something else to finish his or her product.
Still, don't I have that right as a small businessman with a lone patent? I should be able to set the price wherever I want. Of course, there are arguments against me if I set it at different prices, yes? Do I have to serve every customer? Don't I have the right to license to one guy—a friend—for two dollars and to another—my enemy—for $1,000,000?
Generally speaking, the courts have not allowed this sort of discriminatory pricing, but if I gouge everyone equally, then that should be okay.
This is not the way Microsoft sees things. Now, do not forget Microsoft's threat to sue anyone who even thinks about using any Linux derivatives, including Android. The shoe is now on the other foot as the Motorola patents apparently include enabling technologies that allow wireless connectivity to the Internet. This whopper means that Microsoft cannot sell its Xbox device the way it is currently configured.
Microsoft claims Motorola is demanding preposterous licensing fees and we can assume that this is just the opening salvo in a patent war to end all patent wars. The players, for starters, will be Apple and Microsoft in one corner of the ring and Google, Motorola, and Samsung in the other. Surely Nokia will come in and line up with Microsoft while IBM will jump on the Google team.
All hell could break loose and it will be a great bonanza for the lawyers.
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We are the only people in our village who have running water. Did you catch that? The. only. ones. When I went to Germany more than a year ago, some American missionaries were talking about the village they lived in. I nodded sympathetically, fully understanding the difficult life that village life brings. Ahem... until I saw what a village is in Germany! {smile} A village in Germany is more like a neighborhood of warm, cozy cottages. So, I came home (to Ukraine) and looked up the meaning of the word village. Then, I realized that maybe I need to give my own meaning of the word village on here so that, as you read this blog, you will understand what I mean when I use the word.
village = a group of modest homes, outside of the city, usually without one or more (usually more) of the following: indoor toilets, running water, gas, electricity; with one or more (usually more) of the following: wood-burning stove, chicken or geese running wild, vegetable gardens and fruit trees, cows, goats, plenty of fresh airAh, yes.... fresh air. And the fresh air is what Ukrainians love to remind you is the beauty of living in a village. And, guess what? I love our fresh air! When life gets hard out here, I remind myself that we chose to live in a village.
So... back to the running water. The first thing we did after buying an empty lot in the village was to dig for water. The village people told us it could not be done. We are, after all, in an elevated area and many others before us had unsuccessfully dug for water. So, we prayed. And prayed, and prayed, and prayed. We prayed for Jacob's well. And God gave us water! With the help of a specialist we found two underground rivers that intersect 52 meters deep beneath our property. Our water supply is so abundant that we could probably supply the entire village with water. Now, as a testimony to the village people, we willingly share our water. We have a pump outside our front door that the people can freely use to fill their buckets. And, boy, do they come! All day long people come.... As the people come throughout the day, I am reminded of our purpose for being in Ukraine... to share the Living Water, Jesus Christ, with these dear Ukrainians.
Yesterday, two teen girls visited our church. With the help of my Ukrainian friend Lena, together we shared the plan of salvation, and both of these girls, most likely from Muslim homes, accepted Jesus Christ! Thank You, Lord, for sending these 14-year-old girls to our church so that they could drink from Your water and never thirst again. But whosoever drinketh of the water that I shall give him shall never thirst; but the water that I shall give him shall be in him a well of water springing up into everlasting life. John 4:14


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FRAMINGHAM - Olga Roche had a straightforward response on Friday to whether there are currently any unaccounted for children�under the Department of Children and Families: "No."
The beleaguered commissioner, on a visit to�the agency's Framingham office, also assured�there is evidence the department has made progress toward its goal of ensuring there won't be any in the future, either. From�hiring new social workers to help reduce caseloads to giving staff new technology to help them better do their job, Roche said her goal is to "strengthen the safety net so there is no case like Jeremiah (Oliver) in this department ever again."
The disappearance of the 5-year-old Fitchburg boy last September tipped off a firestorm of criticism of the DCF that led to the�firing of the staff who handled his case as well as calls for Roche herself to step down. Roche admitted the tumult over the past few months has been tough - "It is difficult when the focus is on one individual and not the complex issues we're dealing with," she said - but expressed confidence in her department's 3,000 employees.
"The actions of a few aren't reflective of the vast majority" who are committed to the tens of thousands of children and families the agency deals with�daily, she said.
Since January,�DCF has hired 70 more workers and thanks to a $9.2 million commitment from Gov. Deval Patrick's administration for fiscal 2015, has plans to hire 177 more, Roche said. The DCF is also distributing new tablet computers to staff that are intended to help them do their work while they're out on the road and at their homes.
Roche said the department has a memorandum of understanding with its social workers to reduce caseloads, which are upwards of 18 cases per employee in some offices, to a more manageable 15 cases, which she believes "will allow workers to get more time with families and have more effective interventions."
The agency's efforts have yielded promising returns so far, DCF officials report. By the end of 2013, for instance, the percentage of children seen by staff in a month had jumped from 82.5 percent to 94.6 percent between November and December, according to the department.
Roche attributed some of that gain to staff committing to filing reports on time, saying that in the past some social workers might not have been credited with the contact they made with kids because it wasn't documented. Alyssa Balboni, a social worker who has worked out of DCF's Framingham office for nine years, admitted it's hard especially for�employees with large caseloads to find time to get to a computer.
In MetroWest, Balboni said most of those cases involve families struggling with substance abuse, domestic violence, or mental illness.
"We deal with complex families -�our workers are working hard to ensure the children under our supervision are all accounted for," Roche said.
The commissioner also asserted missing kids are not the same as runaways, which the DCF had 129 of as of Monday.
"We know who the children are on the run," Roche said, adding many of those kids, who are typically older teenagers, will even stay in�communication with their�case worker while they're away from home.
"They'll email their social worker, they'll try to get in touch over social media - it's a huge misconception that the kids just take off and we don't hear from them," Balboni said.
On the other main controversy dogging her department, the case of Justina Pelletier, Roche said the DCF "is very committed" to seeking a resolution. She and other DCF officials wouldn't discuss specifics of the case, but a statement from the department said it "has been working with the juvenile court and communicating with Connecticut child welfare officials to identify appropriate services for Justina and her family in Connecticut" so that the 15-year-old, who has been�kept in state facilities, including most recently in Framingham, over the past year, can be returned to her parents.
Patrick, meanwhile, has stood by Roche, and rejected appeals for her dismissal. But the governor has also appointed one of his cabinet members to provide "support and assistance" to the agency over the next�couple months, according to Daily News media partner WCVB Channel 5, and has ordered an independent review of the department as well.
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FRAMINGHAM - Olga Roche had a straightforward response on Friday to whether there are currently any unaccounted for children�under the Department of Children and Families: "No."


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Enter the Mornington Peninsula at Frankston, but don't pass through until you've exhausted the city's arts scene, historic homes, entertaining events and beachfront activities.
Make the most of Frankston's metropolitan facilities. Snap up bargains at the substantial shopping precinct and gorge on fine and modern arts at the Frankston Arts Centre, and the McClelland Gallery+Sculpture Park.
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Seek out the views over northern Port Phillip Bay from the lookout at Olivers Hill, the scenic high point of the city.
Discover the Ballam Park French farmhouse, the 1855 home of the Liardet family, and the National Trust-listed Mulberry Hill, former residence of Joan Lindsay, author of Picnic at Hanging Rock.
Identify native plants and spot local fauna at George Pentland Botanic Gardens and Langwarrin Flora and Fauna Reserve.
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Enjoy the seaside ambience along the Frankston foreshore boardwalk, Landmark Bridge and pier. Grab a bite to eat from a beachfront restaurant or enjoy a picnic on the foreshore's continuous stretch of sand.
See the foreshore transformed every Boxing Day, when teams of international artists arrive to carve 3,500 tonnes of sand to amazingly life-like creations. The giant sculptures stick around until April, and are supplemented by a host of sandy activities for the whole family.
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Cubs hire Hinske as first base coach
The Chicago Cubs have hired 2002 AL Rookie of the Year Eric
Hinske as their first base coach.
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up with Toronto and later played in three straight World Series,
winning championships with Boston in 2007 and the New York Yankees
in 2009.
He also played for Tampa Bay (2008), Pittsburgh (2009), Atlanta
(2010-12) and Arizona (2013), finishing with a .249 batting
average, 137 home runs and 522 RBIs. Hinske was a 17th-round draft
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Third Line Therapy Strategies
Table of Contents
- New Drugs and Expanded Access Programs
- Mega-drug Regimens
- Structured Treatment Interruptions (STI)
- Immune-Based Therapies
- Participate in a Study
- Resistance Testing
- Therapeutic Drug Monitoring (TDM)
- Continued Benefit from "Failing" Drugs
- Commentary
One area of anti-HIV therapy research that has been inadequately addressed is strategies around third line therapy regimens. As a result, there is only a modest amount of data to guide physicians and patients in making treatment decisions in this setting.
Third line therapy is usually defined as a regimen for an individual who has developed resistance to at least one drug in all three classes of anti-HIV therapies [nucleoside analogue reverse transcriptase inhibitors (NRTIs), non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors (NNRTIs) and protease inhibitors] or has failed two treatment regimens. In general, the nucleo_tide_ analogue drug, tenofovir (Viread) can be considered an NRTI as it shares some of the same resistance patterns. However, just because someone has developed resistance to some drugs in all three classes of anti-HIV drugs does not mean that they have no further treatment options. This paper will review some of the options available to people exploring third line regimen choices.
New Drugs and Expanded Access Programs
The most obvious option includes new drugs that are active against HIV that is resistant to most or all of the currently available anti-HIV therapies. There are several new drugs that may be active against multi-drug resistant HIV that are FDA approved or are still in early development. These include:
- Fusion inhibitors T-20 (pentafuside) and T-1249;
- Nucleotide analogue tenofovir;
- New protease inhibitors including atazanavir (Zrivada), tipranavir and TMC 114;
- Existing protease inhibitors enhanced by the addition of small doses of ritonavir, which increases their ability to overcome partially resistant virus;
- New NRTIs including DAPD, alovudine and ACH-126,443;
- New NNRTIs including capravirine, TMC125 and DPC 961;
- CCR5 inhibitors including Schering C (SCH 351125) and UK-427,857;
- Entry inhibitors including PRO 367;
- Attachment inhibitors including PRO 542; and
- Integrase inhibitors including S1360.
For most of these drugs, the only method of access is by participating in clinical trials, while some provide drug to people through expanded access programs. Currently there is a very limited expanded access program for T-20 and one planned for atazanavir by the end of the first quarter 2002. The Project Inform hotline will have information about these and other expanded access programs as they become available.
Mega-drug Regimens
Most third line regimens consist of four or more drugs. More traditional anti-HIV therapy regimens typically include only three drugs, or four anti-HIV drugs at the most. A third line regimen, however, often includes a minimum of four drugs and it's not uncommon to see five, six, seven or more drugs used. Different groups have used different terms for these third line multi-drug regimens including megaHAART, gigaHAART, salvage therapy and multi-drug rescue therapy. The theory behind using a larger number of drugs is that not all of the virus in a person's body is going to be resistant to all of the drugs. By using many drugs with different mechanisms of blocking HIV from reproducing, it may still be possible to achieve a potent anti-HIV effect.
The use of several drugs of multiple types, however, also increases the risk of side effects and makes it much more difficult to manage drug interactions. Another approach, the use of therapeutic drug monitoring (see below) may help to reduce side effects while ensuring optimal drug levels are maintained.
Structured Treatment Interruptions (STI)
There is still considerable debate and much research that needs to be done about the role of STIs as part of a third line regimen. The goal of an STI here is focused on the potential for at least partial reversal of drug resistance when all anti-HIV therapies are stopped for some period of time.
Several studies have shown that the majority of people in a third line situation who utilize an STI strategy do in fact see a reversion back to wild type virus (a reversal of resistance), when using the standard resistance tests, but when using a more sensitive test, drug resistant HIV can be detected. Still, there is often a period of renewed activity from drugs that had previously failed. It remains unclear how long the anti-HIV benefits will last once therapy is restarted after an STI.
One major concern with STIs in this scenario is that there is often a rapid drop in CD4+ cell counts and an increase in viral load, both of which can be very significant after stopping anti-HIV therapy. Furthermore, after restarting anti-HIV therapy there is a slow increase in CD4+ cells with some people never returning to their pre-STI CD4+ cell counts. On a more positive note, a small French third line study involving a STI shows promising results.
Immune-Based Therapies
The use of immune-based therapies has not been adequately studied as part of third line regimens. There are some data suggesting that the use of GM-CSF (granulocyte colony stimulating factor, Leukine) may have some benefit. It remains to be seen what the role of immune-based therapies may be in third line regimens.
Participate in a Study
There have only been a few studies of third line regimen strategies. One reason is third line regimens require the use of different drugs from the various pharmaceutical companies. Historically, there has been difficulty in getting them to collaborate in these types of studies. However, if a study is available it should be considered as an option.
Resistance Testing
It is probably advisable for people considering a third line regimen to get a resistance test. A phenotypic resistance test may be more useful in this situation than the genotypic test. Results from the resistance test will be useful in putting together a treatment regimen. For more information on HIV resistance tests, call Project Inform's hotline.
Therapeutic Drug Monitoring (TDM)
This is a new experimental diagnostic test that measures the amount of drug in blood. Given that most third line regimens involve many anti-HIV drugs, there are many potential drug interactions. Drug levels that are too low are associated with drug resistance while high drug levels are associated with excess side effects. Several studies have now shown that adequate drug levels are essential to achieve a potent and sustained anti-HIV response. Information from the TDM test can be used to change the dose of a particular drug to ensure that adequate drug levels are achieved. For more information on TDM, call the Project Inform hotline and ask for the publication Pharmacology: Drug Level Monitoring and Beyond.
Continued Benefit from "Failing" Drugs
Several studies have reported that even after drug regimens appear to "fail" -- defined as a return of measurable viral load despite treatment -- there is usually still a lasting benefit for people who stay on treatment. It seems likely that simple viral load tests do not tell the whole story of how the body responds to anti-HIV drugs.
There is much research in this area looking at the "fitness" of the virus. Early results suggest that HIV is not able to replicate as well after it becomes resistant to certain drugs. Thus, for some people who might seem to lack options, one reasonable choice might simply be to stay on whatever regimen they have been using. As long as they stay clinically well and don't suffer a rapid further decline of CD4+ cells, it might not be wise to worry excessively about drug "failure."
We are seeing increasing numbers of people in need of third line regimens or at least better therapy. There is a definite need to evaluate the optimal strategy in putting together a third line regimen and the various clinical trial networks and pharmaceutical companies need to make this issue a priority.


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1. Verification of house corporation incorporation status.
2. Chapter house ownership details.
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Proper clothing helps workers perform their tasks to the best of their abilities. This holds true even if you happen to carry out your work at home. What are the top work at home professionals wearing today? After intensive research, these are the styles that made the list of favorites for successful work-at-home fashionistas.
Novelty Tees A must for every telecommuter or home-based entrepreneur is an assortment of tee-shirts that either:
- boasts of where you've been, where you want other people to think you have been, or where one of your friends or relatives has been
- advertises your business, your favorite beer, charitable event, restaurant or tavern, merchandise or casino
- expounds your personal or political opinion in a particularly charming, witty or sarcastic manner
Tee-shirts allow for ease of movement, are durable and somewhat stain-resistant and are great for the budget conscious. These fashion staples are often given to you as gifts, either by people who know your quirks or businesses you patronize. Females may prefer tank tops with informative slogans like "hottie" or "princess" emblazoned across the chest.
Comfortable Pants Just because you are home bound does not mean you have to stay in your pajama bottoms all day, though that is one good alternative. You could also choose to don yoga pants or sweats or even a favorite, appropriately faded pair of jeans, though there are some advantages to pants with elastic waists. These trousers promote good circulation and flexibility and don't bind while you are sitting hunched over the computer. Shorts can be substituted when temperatures allow.
Outerwear When a tee shirt or tank just doesn't seem like enough, many at-home professionals choose to top off their look with the addition of a sweatshirt or flannel. An oversized bathrobe is another option that is favored by those in cooler climates.
Sensible Footwear Polished professionals make sure they look good from head to toe. When the weather is chilly, a good pair of soft, furry slippers is a great way to complete your fashionable work ensemble. Of course, a pair of socks will work in a pinch. Summer footwear is optional, though it is wise to have a pair of flip flops easily accessible in case you have to go out and get the mail or walk the dog.
Functional Accessories There are many items that can fall into this category. A favorite coffee mug is one of them. Kept hot and steaming, this useful piece helps improve efficiency and morale. A caffeinated beverage of soda or ice tea also coordinates nicely. Other preferred accessories include M3P players, ponytail holders and doodle pads. If you work at home, you may want to try some of these style tips to help you improve your performance and your confidence level. Remember, it's okay to express some of your own, unique personality by adding individual touches such as strategically placed stains, intricate holes or relevant rips.


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|System: Wii, DS
|Review Rating Legend
|Dev: Hudson Soft
|1.0 - 1.9 = Avoid
|4.0 - 4.4 = Great
|Pub: Majesco
|2.0 - 2.4 = Poor
|4.5 - 4.9 = Must Buy
|Release: May 25, 2010
|2.5 - 2.9 = Average
|5.0 = The Best
|Players: 1-8
|3.0 - 3.4 = Fair
|ESRB Rating: Everyone
|3.5 - 3.9 = Good
by Maria Montoro
March 1, 2010 - Tetris is a safe business. Publish a Tetris game, and you should be able to sell it. That's what many publishers have counted on throughout the years, and hence the incredible amount of Tetris and Tetris spin-offs that are out there. One more time, the most popular puzzle game in history will make it to store shelves and into our living room. Majesco is publishing Tetris Party Deluxe, an updated version of the previous WiiWare title, that adds six extra game modes, some gameplay tweaks, a level editor for Shadow mode, and two-player vs. two-player support. The DS is getting its own version this time around, and both the Wii and DS versions will be only available in retail stores, unlike the original Tetris Party, which was a WiiWare exclusive.
Tetris Online Inc.'s new game will feature many of the innovative modes found in the original, such as Stage Racer (tetrimino racing mode compatible with the Wii wheel in the Wii version), Shadow (fill up a shadow by properly placing pieces on the screen), etc. In addition, this beefier package will include new modes such as Sprint (clear 40 lines as fast as possible), Bombliss (clear the stage with bomb-loaded tetriminos), and Master mode (extremely fast-paced mode for the experts where pieces just appear at the bottom of the screen, giving you little more than an instant to decide where to place the piece). This last gameplay mode will especially put players' mad Tetris abilities to the test. The first Tetris Party was already a great game, so this new title should present some added challenge and excitement. For those who didn't have time to learn how to play Tetris yet, this puzzle party also includes a beginner mode that excludes the Z/S shaped tetriminos so you don't have to scratch your head too much when it comes to placing the falling pieces.
Just like the previous game, Tetris Party Deluxe will offer multiplayer gameplay for most game modes, as well as Balance Board support for those who want to justify their Wii Fit purchase by making further use of the peripheral playing Tetris with their butts. Granted, the DS version doesn't support it, just like the Wii Wheel in Stage Racer.
Another difference between the Wii and DS versions is Mii support. On the Wii, you can customize the experience by using your own Mii. Wouldn't it be nice to see the Miis on future DS games? Of course, the DS doesn't receive firmware updates, so it'd be an unrealistic wish, but it'd be nice to see it on the DSi at some point; perhaps it's an unlikely expectation too.
What about voice chat support? We're definitely happy to see it included in more and more Wii games; it should just be a standard at this point! Luckily, Tetris Party Deluxe lets players chat with each other via WiiSpeak on the Wii and DS microphone on the DS. Unfortunately, Tetris Party Deluxe's voice chat support goes only as far as letting you chat with others while in the game's lobby. I don't meant to be picky, but I do want to throw a hint out there for those developers working on new DS and Wii games - players want to speak with their friends while playing games!
On the bright side of things, the multiplayer support will be remarkable in Tetris Party Deluxe. The DS version allows up to eight players to face each other online, while local battles only support up to four. The Wii version will let you play against five other players online. It also offers offline multiplayer, as long as you own several Wii Remotes. Team competition is a welcome addition as well. You can partner up with someone and battle it out against another pair of people. Not bad at all! To top it off, Wii players will be able to compete online against those who own the original Tetris Party.
All in all, Tetris Party Deluxe seems like a very complete package, and the developers promise more features that we don't even know of. I guess we'll have to wait until June and see what surprises are in store, but so far we think it'll be a very competitive offering that many of you, puzzle game fans, will want to add to your library. Just one thing: if you see me online, please don't kick my butt!
Maria Montoro
CCC Site Director
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Rome by Night With Dinner and Music
The itinerary is as per programme RM8 Illuminated Rome. At the end of the tour, you will be able to taste a delicious Italian meal in a selected restaurant complimented by the renowned local wine while listening to folk musicians singing Italian songs.
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Niki Lowry of The Daily Muse has a great idea for bringing a salad lunch to work — bring it in a Mason jar! On top of looking beautiful and inspiring everyone that opens the office fridge to want salad too, the vertical orientation serves a purpose. By layering from heaviest (dressing) to lightest (lettuce), with things like beans and tomatoes creating a dressing/lettuce partition, you keep the lettuce from getting drenched and wilted before you crack it open for lunch.
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Gloria Chen
Senior Vice President,
Strategy and Growth
Gloria Chen may be one of Adobe's best kept secrets. In her 20 years here, she's worked behind the scenes to usher the company through some of its boldest, most critical changes, from shaping its ecommerce strategy to breaking into the enterprise business and spearheading significant acquisitions and integrations. Gloria is known for her inquisitive, thoughtful leadership style and her ability to influence cross-functional teams.
As senior vice president of strategy and growth, Gloria heads corporate strategy, mergers and acquisitions and strategic partnerships, all while working closely with CEO Shantanu Narayen and the leadership team to design Adobe's growth agenda and keep operations humming.
Gloria hasn't always been on the business track, though; she started her career as a software engineer. While she enjoyed the intellectual challenge of technical problem-solving, she was equally curious about what makes organisations tick. Never one to shy away from change, she left her job for business school and, following graduation, launched a career in consulting at McKinsey & Company. She then joined Adobe, where, over the years, she's made her mark in product management, sales operations, customer service and support and strategic planning.
Gloria holds a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering from the University of Washington, a master's degree in electrical and computer engineering (ECE) from Carnegie Mellon and an MBA from Harvard Business School. Although she left her days of coding behind, she continues to support the next generation of tech leaders by serving on the board of the Tech Museum of Innovation in San Jose and the ECE Alumni Advisory Council at Carnegie Mellon, as well as mentoring up-and-coming talent.
The consummate student, if Gloria wasn't heading up strategy for Adobe, she'd be going back to school to pursue a degree in the humanities.
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Get the Facts About Pulmonary Hypertension
What is pulmonary hypertension?
Pulmonary hypertension is a lung disorder in which blood pressure in the pulmonary artery rises above normal levels. The pulmonary artery is the blood vessel carrying oxygen-poor blood from the heart to the lungs. Pulmonary hypertension is present when the mean pulmonary artery pressure is greater than 25mmHg at rest or 30mmHg with exercise. This abnormally high pressure (pulmonary hypertension) is associated with changes in the small blood vessels in the lungs, resulting in an increased resistance to blood flowing through the vessels. This increased resistance, in turn, places a strain on the heart, as it has to work against a higher resistance to pump blood to the lungs.
Types of pulmonary hypertension
Pulmonary hypertension may occur without an identifiable underlying cause (idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension (IPAH) or unexplained pulmonary arterial hypertension). Pulmonary arterial hypertension could be associated with a variety of conditions, including cirrhosis, AIDS, connective tissue diseases, weight reducing drugs and certain toxins (APAH).
Secondary pulmonary hypertension can result from lung disease, heart disease, and low oxygen in the blood (hypoxia) and obstruction of the pulmonary vessels (from clots, foreign body, parasites and certain blood disorders).
Idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension (IPAH) is a rare condition, with an estimated incidence of approximately 1 in every million patients per year, although it appears to be becoming more frequently detected by simple noninvasive means, such as echocardiographic examination. The illness most often occurs in young adults and is more common in women.
Symptoms of IPAH
The most common symptoms are tiredness and shortness of breath with exertion. Fainting spells, dizziness, ankle or leg swelling, racing pulse and chest pressure or pain are also typical symptoms. IPAH is rarely picked up in a routine medical examination. Even in its later stages, the signs of the disease can be confused with other conditions affecting the heart and lungs. IPAH remains a diagnosis of exclusion. This means that it is diagnosed only after the doctor finds pulmonary hypertension and cannot find other reasons for the hypertension. The evaluation of patients with pulmonary hypertension in order to determine optimal treatment is a meticulous process
Treatment of IPAH
The course of IPAH is often one of steady deterioration and reduced life expectancy. The untreated patients have a probability of survival of 68% at one year, 48% at three years, and 34% at five years. Patients with APAH are treated the same way as patients with IPAH.
Treatment of IPAH varies according to the stage of the disease and systematic evaluation is required to decide which therapy is best for an individual patient.
At present, approximately 10% of patients can be treated with calcium channel blocking drugs given by mouth. By relaxing the smooth muscle in the blood vessels, these calcium channel blockers improve the ability of the heart to pump blood.
Enothelin is normally produced in the body and causes the vessels to tighten. It is increased in patients with IPAH. Bosantan (Tracleer) and Ambrisentan (Letairis) are endothelin receptor blockers. They block the action of endothelin. These are tablets taken by mouth.
Nitric Oxide is naturally produced in the vessels and important to maintain health. It is reduced in patients with IPAH.
Sildenafil (Revatio) increases the availability of nitric oxide in the vessel, which causes it to dilate. This is a tablet taken by mouth.
Prostacyclin is normally produced in cells of the body and dilates the blood vessels.
Epoprostenol (Flolan) is a synthetic equivalent of the naturally produced prostacyclin, which can be given as a continuous intravenous infusion by a battery powered pump. This requires placement of a catheter in one of the big veins.
Trepostinil (Remodulin) is also a synthetic prostacyclin and is given by continuous subcutaneous (in the skin) infusion using a small battery operated pump. This drug is administered via an intravenous line.
Iloprost (Ventavis) is also a synthetic prostacyclin and is given by inhalation via a specialized nebulizer. It needs to be taken at least 6 times a day.
The benefits of other therapies such as:
- combining these agents
- HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors (Simvastatin)
- Gleevac
are currently being evaluated. Heart-lung transplantation or lung transplantation alone is an option for the severely affected patients.
Other helpful web sites on pulmonary hypertension:
For more information:
Go to the Pulmonary Hypertension health topic.


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Paulie Bleeker
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Vanessa Loring
Jason Bateman
Mark Loring
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Brenda 'Bren' MacGuff
J.K. Simmons
Mac MacGuff
Olivia Thirlby
Eileen Pedde
Gerta Rauss
Rainn Wilson
Daniel Clark
Steve Rendazo
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Aman Johal
Valerie Tian
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Candice Accola
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sounds like a good testaeberl wrote:It turned out to be stiffer than expected. Usually I use a total of 18oz of glass per side on a 11mm balsa core, which results in just the right flex.
The 8oz carbon + 4oz glass resuts in about half the flex of the all 18oz all glass (good for a stiff freestyl board, but oo stiff for an all round freeride board). I would suggest to reduce core thickness to 8 or 9mm or use lighter carbon fabric.
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University of Oklahoma head coach Bob Stoops to retire after 18 seasons
The head coach of the University of Oklahoma football team announced this week that he plans to retire after 18 seasons, sources with the university confirmed Wednesday afternoon.
Stoops said health was not a factor in his decision.
"After 18 years at the University of Oklahoma, I've decided to step down as the head football coach," Stoops said in a news release. "I understand there has been some speculation about my health. My health was not the deciding factor in this decision and I've had no incidents that would prevent me from coaching."
Lincoln Riley will take over as the football program's 22nd head coach. He was the team's offensive coordinator and quarterback coaches before being named head coach.
"I feel the timing is perfect to hand over the reins. The program is in tremendous shape," Stoops said. "We have outstanding players and coaches and are poised to make another run at a Big 12 and national championship. We have new state-of-the-art facilities and a great start on next year's recruiting class. The time is now because Lincoln Riley will provide a seamless transition as the new head coach, capitalizing on an excellent staff that is already in place and providing familiarity and confidence for our players. Now is simply the ideal time for me and our program to make this transition."
Riley joined OU's coaching staff in January 2015 and has presided over one of the most prolific offenses in college football. He was named the 2015 Broyles Award, which honors the nation's top assistant coach.
"Coaching at Oklahoma is a dream come true for me and my family," Riley said. "I am extremely grateful to President Boren, Joe Castiglione, Chairman Bennett and the OU Board of Regents for believing in me and affording me this opportunity. I look forward to continuing the tradition of excellence that Coach Stoops and so many others before him have instilled in this great program."
Bob Stoops started coaching in 1999.
Stoops, who turns 57 this year, is the winningest coach in University of Oklahoma football history with a 190-48 record.
He led the Sooners to a national championship in 2000 and 10 Big 12 titles. Stoops had reached double digit wins in 14 seasons. Most recently, Stoops led OU from a 1-2 record after losses to Houston and Ohio State to a 10-2 finish and a Sugar Bowl victory over Auburn.
The Youngstown, Ohio, native has been awarded the Walter Camp Coach of the Year twice.
Stoops also has winning records against the Sooners' two biggest rivals, posting a 14-4 record against Oklahoma State and an 11-7 record against Texas.
Stoops was 39 when he left Florida, where he was defensive coordinator under Steve Spurrier, to take over at Oklahoma in 1999. The storied program had struggled for more than a decade to replace Barry Switzer. Stoops quickly returned Oklahoma to national prominence, winning a national championship in his second season with a win over Florida State.
His early success that included three straight victories in major bowls and a five-game winning streak against Texas earned him the nickname "Big Game Bob."
The son of a football coach from Youngstown, Ohio, Stoops is one of four brothers who became college football coaches. His father, Ron, died at 54 of a heart attack suffered while coaching a high school game.


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Apple's iPad and the new iPad Mini aren't the only devices that can play relaxing tunes using an on-screen keyboard. A Lumia 900 can also fire up a piano and enable users to create some inuitive tracks. An iPad Mini advertisement has made use of an attractive and effective melody (Heart and Soul), which has been performed using a Windows Phone.
Lino Napoleone has used the Lumia 900 to create the same melody that's played in the iPad Mini advertisement, as can be seen in the videos above and below. While nothing major, it's still fairly neat.
Source: YouTube, via: Windows Phone Magazine Italy; thanks, MechTree, for the tip!


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Daily log, June 20
Tiffin reports
A woman went to the station Tuesday afternoon to report she found drug paraphernalia in her home.
A man in the 1400 block of Maule Road reported Wednesday morning someone Saran-wrapped his truck and drew obscenities on it. His girlfriend's vehicle also was Saran-wrapped.
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Logan S. Chilcote, 22, of Findlay, was charged with criminal damaging and disorderly conduct June 11.
Brooke M. Kistler, 18, of Tiffin, was charged with disorderly conduct Monday.
Ashley R. Anderson, 20, of Tiffin, was charged with disorderly conduct Monday.
Sean R. Derby, 22, of Bloomville, was charged with disorderly conduct Monday.
A caller reported Tuesday evening a person got out of a vehicle in the area of West SR 12 and North TR 47 and lay down in a field. Deputies were unable to locate the person.
A 500-block East SR 18 caller reported Tuesday night two teenagers were pouring and lighting gasoline behind an apartment building. The teenagers then ran into a wooded area.
Two female juveniles were arrested Tuesday night in the 200 block of North Broadway Street. Reports indicate they were violating curfew.
A 2000-block North SR 53 woman reported Wednesday morning someone broke into her home. Items were missing.
Fostoria reports
A woman went to the station Tuesday night to report an attempted credit card theft.
A 500-block Terry Lane man requested to speak to an officer early Wednesday morning about a person who took water from his hose and became argumentative when asked to leave. The person was warned for criminal trespass.
A caller from ProMedica Fostoria Community Hospital reported early Wednesday morning an assault victim was being treated. The victim, a man, did not want help from police.
A break-in was reported Wednesday morning in the 300 block of West Jackson Street.
State Patrol
Jordan G. Hossler, 29, of Fostoria, was cited with operating a vehicle while intoxicated early Saturday morning.
An accident was reported Wednesday afternoon on North SR 53. No transports were made from the scene.
Old Fort fire and Bascom EMS and the Echo unit were called to an accident Wednesday afternoon on North SR 53.
Tiffin EMS had two squad runs Tuesday afternoon and one squad run Wednesday morning.
Clinton fire had a squad run Tuesday afternoon.
Green Springs fire and EMS had a squad run early Wednesday morning.
Tiffin Municipal Court
Tamara S. Rowe, Ada, speed, $112; Cody G. Smith, Tiffin, speed, $140; Judith A. Hayes, 92 Miami St., speed, $119; Justin R. Rose, Bellevue, speed, $125; Kelly M. Billeg, Bloomville, speed, $128; Richard Judy, Estero, Fla., speed, $130; Gregory L. Tasse, Sycamore, speed, $116; Charles W. Beveridge, Dubois, Pa., failure to control, $115; Darby J. Walton, Sycamore, stop sign violation, $115; Edwin L. Kauble, Wharton, speed, $110.
Gene E. Allebach, 515 S. Washington St., traffic lanes violation, $115; Daniel K. Workman, Powell, speed, $119; Chad W. McConaha, 304 W. Perry St., speed, $158; Justin L. Keaton, Willard, speed, $119; Dawn L. Crow, Lima, speed, $123; Amber N. Terry, 47 McCullum St., speed, $128; Adam C. Culler, Ida, Mich., speed, $116; Gina Murray, Fostoria, seat belt violation, $70; Susan M. Kajfasz, Green Springs, speed, $134; Curtis R. Grove, 166 Second Ave., disorderly conduct, $230.
Morgan R. Johnson, Grove City, unsafe passing violation, $125; Lloyd G. Hall, Las Vegas, Nev., speed, $128; Roy D. Zimmerman, Clayton, Mich., assured clear distance, $115; Brett A. Platt, Tiffin, seat belt violation, $75; Melissa A. Kovach, Sycamore, speed, $110; Carolyn J. Mullins, Byron, Mich., speed, $136; Mary Beth Conley, Millbury, speed, $116; Trinity R. Robinson, Republic, seat belt violation, $70; Shawn M. Mestelske, Findlay, speed, $128; Tara L. Beckley Oman, Findlay, speed, $116.
Jeremy S. Neff, Circleville, speed, $119; Norberto Benavidez Jr., Fostoria, assured clear distance, $115; Jason D. Wren, Grandview, speed, $140; Robert W. Booth, Clyde, speed, $119; Nathaniel R. Hoyda, 165 Fourth Ave., assured clear distance, $115.


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CLEOPATRA nightstand is a chic bedside table with one drawer. The nightstand is very useful during the night as a good support for a lamp, an alarm clock, a book, a mobile phone, a glass of water, etc.
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Like the Mother of Pearl Fun lights, the metal Fun series are composed of metal round discs arranged in chains of varying length. Depending on the number and length of the chains of discs, the lamps take different shapes. The bulb is in each case located in the centre. The heat emitted by the bulb creates thermal radiation that creates slight movement among the discs, which act as reflectors. In this sense, the Fun Table Lamp was created to be seen and heard. It deserves much more than a corner and a remote spot in your room. Use it as a prominent and inspiring part of your interior design.
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The Windows Azure Queue component, like all Windows Azure components (Roles, Storage, App Fabric, SQL Azure) can be used by itself or with other Windows Azure components. That's why I refer to Windows Azure as "Distributed Computing" rather than "cloud".
Having a distributed off premise queue has a lot of use-cases. An interesting use-case is a company that wanted to harness the power of all of the PC's and laptops in the company when they were not being used throughout the day. A developer wrote a screen-saver program that connected to an Azure Queue, pulling work off of the queue and placing an entry when it was done. In essence he had a partially connected distributed work relay system, and since he used a Windows Azure Queue, the system worked from anywhere in the world.
He uses an on-site central server (which was actually only a workstation-level system) that holds the computations in a scatter/gather paradigm. The computations are broken into less-than-8K chunks, so that it fits within a message. The server connects to a Windows Azure Queue, and places the message marked for computation. It also scrubs the Queue for completed work, and as part of the process puts that kind of message into a mapping function (queues are not guaranteed a message order).
The workstations that are not being used (even those systems at remote workers and travelers) connect to the same Windows Azure Queue when the system is not being used for a period of time, when the screen saver kicks in. It then takes one message from the queue, computes the information, and then sets a new message for the server to pick up with the answer. The workstation then deletes the message.
The Server picks up the completed work, processes it and then deletes that queue message. He also added logic to process messages for computation on the server as well, when the server function of adding work is not required.
There are a few caveats here. This works because of the mapping function on the head server. Order is not guaranteed, so he includes a number for the function step as part of the message body, which cuts the size a bit. Also, he's careful to watch the encoding, since Azure will hand binary back in Base64 format.
He's found that there are enough systems to ensure that the messages are cleared every few days – important, since the Windows Azure Queue ages out after seven days. Also, he's careful to use the CloudQueue.PeekMessage function when he wants to monitor the system – that function ensures that the message status doesn't reset as "read" when he accesses it.
This is a great example of using the "cloud" as what it is intended to be – a distributed architecture you can use as needed to solve a business problem. It's not an "all or nothing" proposition, but instead it is simply another set of components to use where you need them.


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In 1967 Art Lopez, of Long Beach, California, purchased this Chevy pickup. When purchased, Art figured the truck would stick around a few years as a camping/work truck for the family. He never dreamed his son, Art Lopez Jr., would fall in love with the truck and it would still be around in 2008. But it's because of juniors liking that this truck, which was once considered dispensable, is now entrenched in the Lopez's blood.
When junior became old enough to begin thinking about driving he asked his dad if he could have the '66. Senior agreed, on one condition though, that junior save enough money to buy a new engine for the truck. The day that first motor found its way into the truck is the day the Lopez's opened Pandora's Box. They haven't stopped toying with the Chevy ever since. The latest incarnation is the dream of two avid drag racers that were looking to add some flare of their own.
When the Arts decided to go all out, they really went all out. They kick started the build with a bang by ordering up a new GM Performance Parts 540 horsepower ZZ502. Originally they thought they would be able to incorporate the oversized Rat into the '66, but it was soon apparent that some reconstruction was necessary to deliver all that the 502 had to offer. They enlisted longtime fabricator and friend Larry Pettit (who unfortunately passed away at the time of writing this) to rework the chassis to accommodate the 502. Larry began by eliminating the stock frontend, and dropping in a Fatman Fabrications Mustang II frontend. Included in the new setup were coilover shocks, drop spindles, and a Mustang rack-and-pinion. Next, the factory trailing arm setup was thrown out and a coilover suspended Total Cost Involved four-link was installed. Because both junior and senior wanted some serious meat out back, American Racing 15x14s with Mickey Thompson 29×18.50 rubber was used. They also dropped in a narrowed Ford 9-inch equipped with a Detroit Locker for max bite. With the chassis squared away the new 502 was dropped in but it didn't exactly fit. Therefore, Larry modified and shaved the firewall to allow the 502 ample space. He also relocated the brake booster assembly and battery under the cab. With the 502 tucked away, a Zoop's serpentine system was then ordered and installed. The engine inhales and exhales via a Holley 850-cfm carburetor, and Hooker block-hugger headers with Flowmaster exhaust and mufflers. Backing the 502 is a Torrance Transmission-built Turbo 400 with a 2,500 stall speed.
As far back as senior and junior can recall they had always pictured the '66 with a flawless coat of black paint. However, the body was in no shape for paint. A few tweaks here and there were in order. Ricardo Lopez was brought in to handle paint and body. First up he removed and shaved the parking lights. From there the gas filler neck, door handles, and tailgate were wiped clean. Not wanting to stop, and seeking an absolute streamline effect, the Lopez's then had Ricardo fill body seams. Finally, what was only seen in the Art's heads was about to become a reality when Ricardo laid down the lustrous PPG Black paintjob. The stock bumpers were then mounted back on the truck, but not before they were shaved clean, and sent off to be re-chromed. A new Mar-K oak wood bed, with boltless polished stainless steel bed strips, was also installed.
Senior and junior wanted the interior to look just as classy as the exterior. To begin that transformation they shaved bits and pieces of the dash. From there the truck was sent to Fast Eddie in Torrance, California for upholstery. Tan Ferrari leather was chosen and the custom interior, which includes a Glide Engineering seat, was stitched up. Atop the GM tilt-column is a Lecarra steering wheel. Other products that found their way inside the cab are Dakota Digital gauges and a Vintage Air A/C unit. Although the truck took years to finish and several calls to their financial advisor Nellie, mom, the Lopez's wouldn't change a thing. And for junior, the day he first jumped behind the wheel for a white-knuckle ride, and heard his dad mutter the words, "that's enough," well that, as MasterCard would say, is priceless.