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I have a new blackberry from Verizon that's has been giving to me from a friend, now my boost mobile phone the screen is cracked up and im wondering if I can transfer my boost mobile number to the blackberry?? Answers..
You don't have to change your phone number when switching carriers. It's easy to transfer (or "port") phone numbers between carriers, or even to transfer a phone number from a landline to a cell phone. Known as wireless number portability, this process is quick and convenient when you order new cell phone service through Wirefly.
After adding a phone to your cart, make sure to click on the box that says "Switch my existing wireless number to my new "phone." You will be asked to provide your current provider, wireless phone number, and account number, which you can find on your monthly statement. The order to transfer your phone number will be submitted along with your application for service.
Your phone number will be scheduled to be transferred within approximately 24 hours after your new phone is delivered. Once your new account is set up, you'll be able to view the status of your scheduled port request online.
After your phone number is ported, you will no longer be able to use that phone number with your old phone. Cancellation of your old service should happen automatically, but we recommend that you contact your old service provider to confirm and ensure that you do not incur any further charges. You are responsible for payment of any outstanding charges, including any fees that may be assessed by your old service provider for canceling service.
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I have a new blackberry from Verizon that's has been giving to me from a friend, now my boost mobile phone the screen is cracked up and im wondering if I can transfer my boost mobile number to the blackberry?? Answers..
(Help)I have a t-mobile phone Samsung galaxy s5 with another account holder and the account holder owes some $ ND tmobile cancel the lines and I need help to transfer my phone number to another company if someone knows something like this let me know how could I do it I need my number its my business number A.S.A.P thanks
Can someone please help me? I have a metro phone and my screen just cracked. I was wondering if i can switch to a tmobile phone and keep my metro number? Please help me
My husband and I have net ten phones at this time, BUT …we found a couple awsome boost mobile phone's so we got them. Now I want to know
If we can transfer our phone numbers AND our money to boost? I literally JUST purchased time For mine two days ago! Anything is helpful!
What if my phone screen is broken. Phone still works but I can't see anything but switching to a new carrier from Verizon to att. Am I able to still switch same numbers?
I just purchased a Verizon phone and transferred my metro number to the Verizon phone and now i'm not receiving text messages, can anyone help?
I actually have 2 questions: The scenario is I have T-Mobile pre-paid and would like to switch to Sprint pre-paid…..
1) Is this a difficult process and does it normally take a longtime??
2) My T-Mobile bill was due last week and the phone is off because I was getting Sprint pre-paid….Do I have to get the T-Mobile phone back on before transferring my number to Sprint??
I was given a Sprint Samsung Rant from a friend. She got a different phone and carrier.I am on Verizon prepay $50/month unlimited everything. My question is: Can I port (transfer) my Verizon phone info to the Rant phone?
I have a Samsung Rant and I want to find a carrier other than BOOST Mobile for it. I do not really want a contract but will consider one. Can anyone tell me how to find a carrier for this phone?
metro pcs
you can go for the ALDI prepaid its just $35 a month with unlimited calls and text within Aus and 5GB data
its use Telstra lines so you will get network everywhere
hope it will help you to make a selection
Hey, so my sprint phone's screen was broken and i cant see anything on it.
i told my friend and he gave me his old sprint phone. i was wandering how to get my number and contacts transfered onto the new phone
I was wondering im am porting my number from tmobile to sprint and my phones are suspended on tmobile! Will i be able to still port????
Can I port my us cellular # to Verizon? I'm being told I can't!?
Mike, you definitely can port your US Cellular number to Verizon, and Wirefly can help you do it. There is one circumstance where you are not allowed to port your number: If you recently moved and your existing phone number is for an area code where you no longer reside, you must get a new number. Otherwise, your current number can be ported successfully.
Bob at Wirefly
My number still hasn't ported to Verizon. The online system didn't show it.
Travis, we show that your phone was activated on Sunday, March 18. If it is not working, or has the wrong number, please call Wirefly at 866-852-3216 to get it fixed.
Thanks for buying from Wirefly!
Bob at Wirefly
Matt, if you got your Samsung Galaxy Prevail from Wirefly, please call us at 866-852-3216 to discuss your number porting situation. We can only help you if you bought the phone from Wirefly.
I don't understand your comment about having a walkie talkie, as the Galaxy Prevail doesn't have that feature. If you want to retain a walkie talkie feature, then you'll need a different phone. However, I personally had a Nextel walkie-talkie phone (called "Direct Connect") that was ported to a Sprint account (to a Samsung smartphone) with no issues, so I know it can be done.
Good luck!
Bob at Wirefly
hello. I have contract with T-mobile and I just want to change my phone. Do I have a chance to change free. Thank you.
Chika, it depends on whether you are eligible for a new phone. Please use Wirefly's Eligibility Checker to determine if you are eligible for a new (free) phone.
Bob at Wirefly
i have a metroPCS no. for samsung freeform SCH r350 a cdma phone.
i will like to buy a blackberry with t mobile or at&t or an iphone.
Please guide me.
Thanks in advance.
Shruti, I'm not exactly sure what advice you'd like me to give. Wirefly does not sell the iPhone. Otherwise, I do not know how you use a phone, what you are willing to pay or what sort of features you prefer. If you are considering an iPhone, you should also consider a better Android phone, such as the HTC Rezound, Motorola DROID RAZR Maxx or an HTC Sensation. These all have several desirable features that iPhones don't have, such as larger displays (and a higher-resolution display on the Rezound), 4G connection speeds and memory slots for memory expansion.
So without more information, I recommend you go with one of those Android phones. But I don't have much information from you to support that recommendation.
Bob at Wirefly
i have a metroPCS no. for samsung freeform SCH r350 a cdma phone.
i will like to buy a blackberry with t mobile or at&t or an iphone.
Please guide me.
Thanks in advance.
I'm a boost mobile customer I have an active phone I just bought another cell, how can I transfer my number to the new one?
Juanita, take your two phones to a Boost store… they should be able to transfer your number to the new phone. If you bought your new Boost phone from Wirefly, call Wirefly at 866-852-3216 and have the agent on the phone handle the transfer. If you didn't buy it from Wirefly, you will have to go to a Boost store to get it done.
Bob at Wirefly
Hi,on October 3,2011 I bought what was supposed to be an Samsung Exhibit II, and received just the Samsung Exhibit. I have had nothing but problems with it and couldn't figure out what was wrong. Anyway, I called Wirefly and they could do nothing because it was over 14 days old. Anyway, I did live chat with T-Mobile and they told me you all sold me a phone that has no service in my area and to call you all back.He also told me that the only service I was getting was through my router and it is horrible service at that. I am disabled and in college full time. I don't drive so I was really depending on that phone.And t_ mobile keeeps charging me way over what they told me payments would be, and I activated a 2 year contract with them.Why did you all sell me a phone when you knew there was no service in my area?.I have talked to a lawyer and he is getting paperwork together to send you all for a lawsuit.I would really rather work this out with you and t-mobile but it seems noone wants to help me so I guess I have no other resort!
Stephanie Smith
Stephanie, I'm really sorry to hear that you have so much trouble with your phone. I checked our records and they show that you ordered a Samsung Exhibit (not the Exhibit II) and that you also ordered the service plan that you now have. This was a totally automated order that you did online, and there was no interaction with anyone at Wirefly, either by computer or by phone. (There's nothing unusual about that… our best customers sail through the system without any human interaction. That indicates you are considered a good customer.) In other words, you have the phone and the plan that you ordered.
As for the lack of service in your area, that is not dependent on the phone. That is what T-Mobile's coverage is like in your area. Unfortunately, coverage by a particular carrier can vary block by block, and even room by room. For example, I have Sprint for my carrier but can't get Sprint's 4G service at my home. However, Sprint's 4G works fine just a block away.
A little ray of sunshine for you is that, starting in mid-April, you can go to T-Mobile and have a good chance of switching to a lower-cost plan.
I will further discuss your situation with the customer service manager here and see what alternatives we can offer. I work with these people, and have learned that they care and will do what's right. In the meantime, take care!
Bob at Wirefly
Yes you can. As long as you have email set up on the phone. And it downloads ditrcely. But I prefer to use the web base mail application to download the files. So if you use Yahoo, Google, or Hotmail, use the applications that are from the mobile Internet, not the mail app integrated into the phone. But truth be told, I'm not sure if Google or Hotmail does it because I use Yahoo. But I'm almost certain they work.Sorry I get off the topic down here/ / /And as much as I love the iPhone. It doesn't download ANYTHING ditrcely from Safari (unless you jailbreak it, which I did XD), except for images. Everything is through App Store, Mobile iTunes, or iTunes on a computer, and it isn't even free! Except for Apps and Podcasts. I'm not hating on the iPhone, I'm just pointing out the flaws.Hope this helps
Hi, I'd like to switch my verizon phone to sprint phone that I have my eyes on but I like to keep my phone number. My friend has a sprint account right now. can I switch my carrier to sprint under family plan with my friend's existing account while I keep my phone number? just debating…. or should I open a new account with sprint with preexisting number and later combine his and mine into family plan? which is more economical? awaits your kind advice….
Kay, you can definitely "port" your existing phone number to a new account on Sprint, and you can also definitely join your friend's family plan. Keep in mind that when you do this, your friend will be the person whose name is on the contract that includes your number. As long as you and your friend are fine with that, it is not a problem to have such an arrangement.
The best way to make it happen is for your friend to do all the ordering. You should probably be there at the same time, because you will need to give your Verizon account number (not the same as your phone number) and there may be other bits of information you will need. However, the order will need to come from your friend, as that is the person whose name is on the contract.
Wirefly would be delighted to work this out with you, so I hope you and your friend will contact Wirefly to make the transfer. Take care!
Bob at Wirefly
thanks a million. I will do that as soon as I'm free from verizon wireless which is very very soon. thanks again. hope you had nice valentine day^^
You're welcome, Kay! I didn't answer your question about the most economical way to do what you want to do. The answer is to just go straight to your friend's family plan. I do not recommend getting a "standalone" plan in the interim, as that will be more expensive and have fees that you can't recover when you go onto the family plan.
Speaking of fees, we just had a "free activation" period for Sprint, but it ended a couple days ago. You should consider waiting for the next Sprint free activation period, as that will save you a $36 activation fee. Sprint offers free activation windows a few days at a time, usually once a month or so. I do not know when the next one will be, but that information would be confidential anyway. There is a good chance that there will be a free activation window in March, and again in April, but the only way to know for sure is to check Wirefly every few days to find out.
Hope that helps!
Bob at Wirefly
Hey bob, If i buy a G2x from wirefly and reurtn it because if rebooting/freezing issue, what do you do with the reurtned phone? do you send it back to LG or do you try to sell it to the next customers? I want to give G2x a shot.. i don't want to buy reurtned phone from other g2x users.
Call your carrier. The phone only has A-GPS which means that it riequres the network assistance in location tracking. Most carriers can track the phone IF its still on the network. However, many will require your companies approval since they issued it and/or a court order to do so or a police emergency
Can I switich my phone servies from T mobile to ATT if I have a contract with Tmobile?
Kia, Wirefly no longer deals with AT&T, so it's probably best if you ask AT&T and T-Mobile directly. I don't want to give you a wrong answer for a carrier that we don't represent.
Bob at Wirefly
How many times can you port your number around to different companies
Felecia, as far as I know, you can port your number indefinitely. Keep in mind that you may pay an activation or set-up fee at different carriers when you begin new service. But as far as I know, if you have a valid phone number, you can move it from carrier to carrier as much as you'd like.
Bob at Wirefly
Hi I want to transfer from att pay as you go to one of the cheaper non contract phone carriers. I want to do one with talk, text, and internet. Also I would like for the phone to be very versatile bounce between work and home, be able to save important text messages, awesome calendar, great internet surfing. I live in northeast arkansas so I would definitely like a reliable phone carrier for this area, nearby areas, as well majority of the larger cities. What would you recommend?
Chee, I don't know which carriers are reliable in your area, so you will have to do the legwork for that. As for a good phone that can do what you want, plus affordable no-contract service, I recommend Boost Mobile. Boost (which is run by Sprint) starts at $55 per month for a great plan, then the cost drops to $40 if you pay reliably. Two good phones for Boost are the Motorola Triumph (big display with an on-screen keyboard) and the Samsung Transform Ultra (smaller display with a slide-out keyboard). both do nice web surfing, e-mail, calendars texting, etc. Wirefly sells both, so I hope you will consider Wirefly for this purchase.
Bob at Wirefly
I currently have tmobile as my carrier. I would like to switch to att, keeping my phone number, and join my boyfriend's family plan (he's already att). he contacted them and provided my phone number to add to his plan, but was told by the customer service at att that my phone number was listed as not able to transfer. when my boyfriend asked them why, they said it doesn't say why. I am upto date on my tmobile bill and am not involved in a contract with them. keeping my number and joining his plan on att is very important to me. how can i make it possible to transfer my number?
Sarah, Wirefly does not sell AT&T phones or plans, so we have no advice to give you for moving to AT&T. I suggest that you go to an AT&T store, tell them what you want to do and find out from a real person what the problem might be. Good luck!
Bob at Wirefly
My question is in redargs to Unlimited Data Includes 2GB @ 4G Speeds . On T-Mobile's site, they have this Unlimited data: 2 GB of high-speed data, then reduced speeds after that. If you use up your high-speed data, we will automatically reduce your speeds for the rest of your billing cycle. That means you are always connected and will never have to worry about overages. I am wondering if the 2 GB clock is running when you are using a laptop or a tablet with the 4G speed.
Good read thanks.
Quick question. I want to leave ATT for Verizon but i have 1yr left on my ATT contract. Should i order though verizon (new phone, contract etc) then cancel my ATT (paying the ETF as well). Or do i pay the ETF then signup for a new phone at verizon, wait for the port, then cancel ATT.
Raiden2a, you will have to work out the ETF (early termination fee) directly with AT&T, but Wirefly can help you get the new phone and line with Verizon. You will need to pay the ETF, then get the new Verizon phone, porting the number over in the process. Again, Wirefly can do that part of the transaction for you, but only you can pay the ETF directly to AT&T.
Good luck!
Bob at Wirefly
Hey bob, If i buy a G2x from wirefly and reurtn it because if rebooting/freezing issue, what do you do with the reurtned phone? do you send it back to LG or do you try to sell it to the next customers? I want to give G2x a shot.. i don't want to buy reurtned phone from other g2x users.
Hello Bob,
I currently have a Tmobile cell phone which I use fill in each time i need it with minutes, it also has an international discount. what i need now is a better phone which has excellent email capability, what can wirefly recommend i purchase?
thank you.
Noel, when you say "excellent e-mail capability," do refer to your corporate e-mail account? Or do you mean personal e-mail, such as a Yahoo or Gmail account?
If you mean a corporate e-mail account, then I recommend the Nokia Lumia 710. It's affordable, nicely built, has good battery life and a pretty display, and it works great with Microsoft Outlook e-mail. If you refer to personal e-mail, then the HTC Sensation is a great choice, although the Nokia Lumia 710 works pretty good there, too. If you are really into phone technology, the Sensation is a better choice. If you just want something that's easy to use, works well and is durable, the Nokia is probably the better choice for you.
Happy shopping!
Bob at Wirefly
I'd like to eliminate my landline but keep my home phone number and have all calls to that number automatically routed to my cell phone. Is that possible? If so, how? If not, would a Max Magic or Nettalk Duo device be an alternative? I understand I could use the Max Magic with my current home phone, but it's not clear to me whether or not I could forward calls from that number to my cell phone. Ideally I'd like caller ID to appear on my cell phone or at least to know what state the call was coming from because most out-of-state calls seem to be phone solicitations. On the other hand, I understand that the Max Magic requires a dedicated PC, which would be less than ideal, and it's not clear to me whether or not I could use a dedicated Mac instead of a PC. I'd like to have features such as 3-way calling ideally, which seems to be available with the Netalk Duo, but I wouldn't be able to keep my home phone number with the Nettalk Duo from what I understand. Can anyone help guide me on this? Thanks!
ST, I'm not familiar with either Max Magic or Nettalk Duo, so I can't help you out there. Generally, you must pay for a phone service of some kind in order to have a phone number, and this is true of your home phone number. If you tell the phone company that you don't want the service, your number will go away and there's no way to associate that number AND your existing cell phone number with a single cell phone. You can port your home phone number to a service such as Vonage, which probably costs a lot less than your home phone company. Then forward calls to your home/Vonage line to your cell phone. This will still involve a monthly payment for home phone service, only it will be to Vonage and probably just a small percent of what you now pay.
I don't have the information to help you with the caller ID feature, but perhaps someone from Vonage can help there. Wirefly does not sell or support Vonage, so you're on your own there.
Good luck!
Bob at Wirefly
I want to transfer my AT&T number to New Verizon account and plans. My 2yrs contract is End At March,4. I would like to know can i do that and if i can, when will be the best time to do so?(i want to avoid extra monthly payment). I am looking for getting that "HTC Rezound" phone with Verizon plan with 4G speed(my AT&T phone is 3G and getting from Wirefly).
Mason, you can certainly buy the HTC Rezound from Wirefly and we can handle porting your number from AT&T to Verizon. If your contact ends on March 4, the best day for you to make the purchase would be March 1. That will give a couple of days to work out any issues (such as credit or address information) and avoid paying for more AT&T service than you're going to use. The Rezound is an excellent phone, by the way.
Thanks for shopping with Wirefly!
Bob at Wirefly
I am looking to get a new phone and plan, but all the options are so confusing! My zip says I get At&T but at my house I get 0 service. Sprint bought out nextel, nextel gets no service in my house but was told Sprint would? How can you confirm you will get service before you sign a contract? I have verizon now but pay 49.99 just for 450 min ( that I don't use much of) 1000 texts ( I use about 400 but never know) and I pay 20 for internet at home for my laptop and 32 for landline ( most taxs and surcharges, no extras) incase my cell is not working. I need to cut my costs now that I am on disability but want to keep up so if I can go back to work I am not so tec. behind. Need a large screen for eyesight. What is the best way to find out what would be best? I spoke to Verizon via phone and stopped in, also internet was told different stories of what I phone I could get if I signed with them, and was put onhold with Sprint until I hung up. Any advise? The prepaid do not have access to use "hot spots" and was told Sprint would cost no more to hoook up to my laptop, verizon costs $$$$ more to use with laptop?
Joy, I'm trying to figure out what you have and how to best get you what you need. You say that you pay $20 for Internet at home… is that for DSL with your phone company or is that a wireless service with Verizon or other carrier? I'd like to know your answer to that first, because there is a solution (called an Airave) for your home that gives you cell coverage if you have good Internet service.
It sounds like you have good Verizon coverage now. Do you have a friend with a Sprint phone who could come to your home and check for Sprint coverage? If you do know someone who can help, be sure s/he walks all through your home to check all the nooks and crannies for coverage. Generally speaking, Sprint is less expensive than Verizon, so you will save if you can switch.
Finally, both Verizon and Sprint have something called a "Home Phone Connect." This is a box that takes the place of your wired phone line, and you can keep the same number as your wired phone and add the Home Phone Connect to your cellular plan. This will probably save you $15-20 per month if you can do it. One downside to a Home Phone Connect is that it will not work with either a fax machine or a home security service that uses remote monitoring.
Let me know about your current home Intenet service and I will advise you further.
Bob at Wirefly
Greg I had that VERY SAME phone until about 3 months ago! It was great and wokred perfectly until my husband spilled a soda in my purse that killed it Good for you for not giving into this constant internet needing society
I recently ordered phones and a new line of verizon service from wirefly. I ported my phone from a prepaid cell company. I followed the instructions that came in the box perfectly and somehow after several hours my phone still has no service although on the verizon website it says that I do. I have called verizon a couple of times but the suggestions I've received have not worked. I was told to shut off my old phone then shut off my new verizon phone for a few minutes and reboot and that should do the trick but still nothing. Any ideas? Who should I speak to to get this fixed? Should I got into a verizon store? Thanks.
Patty, I tried to look up your order but couldn't find it. Please give me your order number, and I will be able to track down your order to see its status.
In the meantime, going to a Verizon store would probably help a lot. They will be able to tell if the phone is active and working. If the phone is not working, you have 14 days to contact Wirefly for a replacement, so don't delay in tracking down the cause of the problem.
Bob at Wirefly
Here's my dilemma.My kids switched to Verizon, I inherited their old tmobile phone number which was off contract and went to month to month, which we've kept up on for almost 2 years. Now, I bought a tmobile 3g mytouch and a prepaid sim activation kit, plus I bought a $50 prepaid fill card. Now, I want to keep my same number from the month to month plan and just switch it to the new sim/phone/prepaid plan. I can't seem to get a straight answer and there aren't any Tmobile franchises within 50 miles.
Thanks in advance
DiggerDave, I'm afraid that Wirefly can't help you. We do not sell plans alone — we sell phones with plans. However, it sounds like you have all the phones you need and all you want to do is switch a number from one pre-paid plan to another. Wirefly can't help you with that — that's outside of our agreement with T-Mobile.
I suggest that you call T-Mobile at 800-937-8997 and discuss what you'd like to do. Good luck!
Bob at Wirefly
I was wondering if I could keep my number that I have had for 3 years with Total Call Mobile. It is a pay as you go Call & text plan. I don't care about the 95.00 credit balance I have on the phone but wish to keep the same phone number and go with Boost Mobile pay as you go plan and phone. Is it possible to do this? I don't have to add more $minutes on my Total Call Mobile phone until February (when it hits 90 days) Please let me know as I am very interested in getting a different phone with more capabilities with Boost Mobile as carrier. Thank you in advance for your time.
Cindy, you can usually "port" your existing number from a one pre-paid carrier to another (such as Total Call Mobile to Boost), but the carriers don't promise it can be done. Wirefly will do its best to make the transfer for you, but we can't promise it will happen. Boost has some nice phones, so I hope you can make the switch and keep your number.
Bob at Wirefly
Hi, My brother has a sprint phone he doesant want anymore, I have a metropcs phone and I wanted to know if would be able to switch my metropcs service onto that sprint phone
Yvette, your best bet is to take the Sprint phone to a MetroPCS store and ask there. I don't think it will work, but it may be possible.
Bob at Wirefly
Ok thank you
Quiero el numero de la orden del numero4138869399
Vanessa, no estoy seguro de lo que están pidiendo, así que por favor llame al 800-444-9543 Wirefly a discutir con un agente de servicio al cliente. Usted puede hablar con el agente, ya sea en Inglés o Español.
Bob at Wirefly (translated by Google Translate)
I received my new phones and i was wondering if I can keep my number from my prepaid phone
Sandy, yes you can keep a number from a pre-paid phone. If you already received you new phones, it may be too late to have that done, however. Take all the phones to one of the carrier's stores and ask about switching the number from one phone to another. Perhaps the carrier will do that for you.
Bob at Wirefly
i got my new phone yesterday but i want to keep my new numble on it here is my new 918 209 9956 i want to keep my other numble on my otheer phonr
David, please call Wirefly at 866-852-3216 to discuss what you want to do. If it can be done, we will try our hardest to get it done.
Bob at Wirefly
That's very helpful. Thank you!
Hi, this may have already been covered up there but I am far too lazy to scroll through every post. I have a Boost Mobile phone on the monthly plan and didn't pay my fee, so the service is cut off. The phone itself is falling apart and I've been planning on switching services anyway so this seemed like an ideal time. What I'm wondering is if I'll be able to move my phone number over to to the Net10 phone I'm looking at even though my service is suspended. Do I need to activate my phone for another month and then switch? That normally wouldn't be an issue except I would like to take advantage of a holiday deal they have going at Net10. Any help in this would be greatly appreciated, and once again, I'm terribly sorry if this was already covered. Thanks.
Tom, both Boost and Net10 are pre-paid services. As I understand it, you should be okay with Boost at this point — if your phone doesn't work, it's because you didn't pre-pay for the next month. It's also my understanding that you have three months to move your number before you lose it, so you can get a Net10 phone within three months and "port" your Boost number to it. After three months, your number will probably be closed and eventually re-assigned. If you get your Net10 phone through Wirefly, we will help you port the number and set it all up.
Hope that helps!
Bob at Wirefly


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Chapter 2
I have a copy of build your own website the right way" 2nd edition.
I am currently going through chapter 2 and have come across a few issues.Firstly , the divers pausing in a circle image does not seem to appear on the webapage.Secondly i have tried to link the 3 web pages. The home page has all the links on which is , Home, about us and contact us. When I click on about us or contact us it takes me to the right page but the links are longer there.Could someone please assist?
Hi Sami Al-Rawi. Welcome to SitePoint.
the divers pausing in a circle image does not seem to appear on the webapage.
That means to 'path' to the file is wrong, most likely. You need to make sure the image is stored where you are telling the browser to look for it. Could you describe where the image is stored in relation to the page, and show the code you use to link to it?
The home page has all the links on which is , Home, about us and contact us. When I click on about us or contact us it takes me to the right page but the links are longer there.
You'll need to place them on every page.
Hello Ralph, thanks for your quick response. code I used was

I copied the image from archive and saved it in pictures.
That may be your problem then. By 'saved it in pictures', do you mean a folder called 'pictures'? Because your link is telling the browser to look for the image in the same folder as the page itself. Let's say that your page (index.html) is in a folder called 'my_site', and let's say there's another folder inside that folder called 'pitcures'. Then your src link should be
src="pictures/drivers-circle.jpg"
That's why I asked where your picture is located in relation to the page that is linking to it. This is a very important question. So could you describe your 'file structure'?
EDIT: I've just looked at the book. Note that, on page 50, it says to place the image in the same folder as the HTML page. That implies—"don't put it in another folder inside that folder". If you do that, you have to change the link, as I showed above.
yes I saved in the pictures file. Its not a seperate folder i created, its where all my pictures go . i tried src="pictures/drivers-circle.jpg" but nothing happened. The border of the picture is there wth a red cross in top left corner
So where is the pictures folder? Is it in the same folder as the html page? Is its name all lower case letters?
The pictures folder is underneath the documents folder. I click on the bottom left windows icon to get to pictures. Its not in the same folder as the html folder. the html documents i saved in a folder called web design. I have access to this folder from desktop. the name is in lower case divers-circle.jpg
Unfortunately, that doesn't mean much to me. 'Underneath' to me means something different from 'inside'. For this to work:
the /pictures/ folder must be directly inside the web design folder. E.g.
[B]/web-design-folder/[/B] [I](the container folder on your desktop)[/I]
/pictures/ [I](another folder called 'pictures' inside your web-design-folder that contains the picture in question)[/I]
Are you sure you have spelt the filename correctly as on [p48] because in your prior posts you haven't and didn't type: divers-circle.jpg you actually misspelt it as: d[r]ivers-circle.jpg
The image of the "Divers" should be in the same folder as your index.html and be called: divers-circle.jpg and nothing else or it won't show. It should NOT be within a 'pictures' folder or any other different one.
yes i ameneded that mistake. I have moved the image to the same folder as index.html. They are both in the web design folder
It should show now display once you have refreshed/reloaded the browser page if it's spelt correctly and in the same folder as 'index.html', if it isn't displaying the image (but the files are both in the same folder) you will most likely have made another typo somewhere in your index.html file.
If you are still having issues after double-checking and reloading the browser. Then copy-and-paste the full page code of your file called: index.html that you are working on and post it here so we can see if anything else went wrong.
So then we can eliminate whether it's a typo of a misplacement of your *.jpg file as really those two scenarios are the most likely cause in most cases - in nearly all cases - where this happens.
<!Doctype html public "-//w3c//dtd xhtml 1.0 strict//en"

<title>Bubble Under-The diving club for the south-west uk</title>
<meta http-equiv="content-type"
content="text/html; charset=utf-8"/>
<link href="style1.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/>

Diving club for the south-west UK-let's make a splash!

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About Us

Contact Us

Welcome to our super-dopper scuba site

Glad you could drop in and share some air with us! You've passed
underwater navigation skills and successfully found your way to the
start point- or in this case, our home page.

You have several typos but the main part that matters the most is you haven't got the path to the image correct.
I'll give you a "major tip" here, rather than type the whole 3 lines of Doctype it would be easier to copy-and-paste one from an official source - even I don't type those out by hand.
<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Strict//EN"

Since it is 'case sensitive' and if you compare this with your sample, it differs so change those three lines with my code here.
Then like we mentioned above the image is meant to reside in the same folder as your page in this case hence generically:  you don't need to add the folder path since it is relative to the index.html file itself.
Therefore change your:
To the following:

I suspect you got confused with the folders and that index.html and divers-circle.jpg actually reside in a folder on your PC called "web-design". Since both files are already there you do NOT need add anything else - it's relative to itself.
It will now work assuming both those files are where they are supposed to be.
Thank you the picture is now showing.I have another problem. when I try to go back to the homepage from the contact page or about us page, it wont display the webpage.
I suspect without seeing those two other files you have made another typo in the filename or path - exactly like with the image but this time within the anchor element.
Upon those other pages, which also should be in the same folder you will have somewhere something similar to this:
Some Text
That also must be spelt correctly and match the file name, location and extension and that will link to the file: index.html and try to load it, i.e. go to that page.
That link will link back to your file called 'index.html' (in the same folder) make sure your index page is called index.html and NOT index.htm if it doesn't link back then you've made a typo... or the file index.html has not been named that by you.
The browser will only ever try to go to wherever it is told; so if you ever spell the path or filename wrong and it will just get lost... and you'll not get a working link that goes anywhere. In the case of the IMG (as you found out) no image displaying and a broken image link.
thank you
I assume it is now working and it was a pleasure to help, even I at one stage probably made similar errors when I first started teaching myself aeons ago.
This may have already been answered but please can someone help.
I have recently purchased "Build your own website the rightway using HTML & CSS, 2nd edition" I have couple of technical issues:
1) In chapter 2, the links between the 3 web pages for the Diving club website aren't working on any of the pages. keep getting page cannot be found message.
2) In Chapter 3, the text colour isn't displaying.

Bubble Under is a group......
The text is showing in bold but not in blue. I have tried other colours such as red and yellow, they also dont work
Please can you advise
In CSS colour is spelt using the lazy US spelling; color so change the spelling there and that should then display in blue. If you look at thes recent thread about linking between pages it might help you a little?
Though if you are still having problems copy-and-paste your HTML for the index.html file in a new post in the Just Staring Your Design forum so we can determine if it is a typo in the markup or you have actually misplaced those files or saved them with the wrong name, etc.
I think you mean the proper, original Roman spelling*.
* Not to mention, the original English spelling, too, before the Francophiles had their way.[/ot]


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We're starting this week with a favorite and what seems to be an odd coincidence. Health inspectors closed Pappas Bar-B-Q on Smith Street downtown for having no water. Last week, we told you the Pappasitos on Richmond at Hillcroft was closed for the same reason. A Pappas representative emailed the following statement:
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Inspectors asked employees at the Colony Express Market at 2525 Broadway to remove a cat from the property.
Inspectors said they said they saw two cockroaches crawling on a wall at Tacos Tec at 8011 1/2 Bendell Drive.
The place we stopped by this week had a fairly long list of violations. Ruchi's Mexican Restaurant on Richmond at Sage received two citations for pork and beans inspectors said they found sitting out on a counter off-temperature and because raw chicken, bacon and cheese were stored in uncovered containers. Inspectors said the dishwasher was quarantined for not properly sanitizing the dishes and there was slime in the ice machine.
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Kate Beckinsale follows in the footsteps of Esquire beauties Scarlett Johansson, Charlize Theron, Jessica Biel, and Halle Berry
By Tom Chiarella, Esquire
She wants to meet in one of those places where women meet other women for lunch, to talk forever, to eat salads and split entrées, where the sweaters are stretchy, the jewelry outsized, the purses massive and sexless, where fruity tea is served in ceramic pots. From the bench across the street, I can see this much. In the hour before we meet, 23 women and nary a man cross the threshold.
Then up the sidewalk here she comes, the acrobatic, rubber-suited ass-kicking vampire of the Underworld movies, the corseted vampire hunter of the underappreciated action lark Van Helsing, the willowy, repressed Ph.D. candidate of the widely overlooked Laurel Canyon. (Click here to watch an exclusive video of Kate Beckinsale!) She's got her shoulder into the shank of the wind, elbows clamped around a head-to-calf sweater, a big black purse netted to her side, and face covered by the thick black gusts of her own hair. (Browse Esquire's hot gallery of Kate Beckinsale here!) She knows the friendly, undersexed dress code, the mousy habit of this kind of establishment.
After she's delivered her grrrl hugs to the management, I introduce myself. In the dark portico, she looks a little moonless, unilluminated behind the sunglasses. But in the solarium on the second floor, when we're left alone behind French doors, she drops the sweater from her shoulders with a shrug. She's wearing hot pants, a trim white blouse over a tank top, black boots with heels. If there is a difference between femininity and sexiness, this may be it. She is sexy, boot to temple. The wrought-iron furniture? Feminine in every curlicue.
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"F---, it's hot in here," is the first thing she says, jangling me out of the ungovernable vibe of the room. There's a tiny window behind me that opens onto some indefinite interior space that somehow provides a little breeze, and I crack it. "Oh, better," she says. "It's very windy out there today. It's a bit Wizard of Oz or something."
On her finger: skull ring. Huge. This rose-gold skull staring from the crook of her knuckle. Biggest ring I've ever seen. Pearls in the eyeholes and everything. Cool. And definitely not sexless.
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"Is this all right?" she says. She means the room. It is, I tell her, though I admit I had my doubts from across the street, when it looked as if we were meeting in the estrogen lounge. Kate laughs. A big, rooted, unstagey laugh. Not loud. Ample. Bigger than the room, not as big as the ring. "Were you worried that there would be a G-spot orgasm class in the corner?"
She eases herself behind the table, sits as if she's falling. Then she snorts, taking a glance at my pad when I lay it on the table. I tell her I'm happy to show it to her. There's a question about her American accent, which I first heard 11 years ago in The Last Days of Disco. And a quote from a guy on the plane who watched her most recent movie with me on the flight over. It's a little drama called Nothing But the Truth, in which Kate plays a journalist jailed for not revealing her sources — a dainty reporter/soccer mom who transforms into a hard-ass prison convict. You never heard of it, neither had he, neither had I, because a last-minute bankruptcy last December sent it into the pit of straight-to-DVD despair rather than onto the Oscar short list. The guy on the plane loved it. We both did. I wrote down what he said. "Who knew the woman would have all the balls," the quote reads, "in the best movie you never heard of?"
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After that, I have a question about all the fighting she does in movies — does it feel good to punch a man? — followed by a list of the things that make a woman sexy, doodled as I sat on a bench across the street, which is really just a description of my girlfriend. Like this: I like a woman who smokes, drinks shots, eats meat, plays a little tennis, thinks she can speak French, and so on. There were other pages, other questions, below that.
I read to her a bit of my list, and she checks herself off with a laugh. "I do eat meat, I don't smoke, I don't really drink, I do sing," she says. "I don't sing well, however." She seems to think this disqualifies her. She goes on: "Given that I can't sing like Freddie Mercury, obviously I'm not going to pursue it as a career. What would be the point?" Freddie Mercury? I admit to holding a fairly unadulterated, semi-sexual affection for the '70s icon, the mystic Indian rock-balladeer, lead singer of Queen. Kate is the first person I've known since Andi Koller, my girlfriend the summer after senior year at good old McQuaid Jesuit High School, to share with me the opinion that Freddie Mercury may be the gold-standard pop-singing voice. F--- Michael Jackson, we had said back then. But this is the effect of this restaurant — the twist of wicker, the paroxysm of houseplants — making me act strangely like a girl, while Kate Beckinsale acts like she's got a set. Maybe we're both overcompensating — she's talking to the guy from the magazine that named her the Sexiest Woman Alive, and I'm trying to look natural eating a frisée salad. Freddie Mercury. Christ.
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Mecha action figures evolved...
Bandai's Robot Spirits can be found at select online importers such as HobbyLinkJapan.com and BigBadToyStore.com, specifically:
* Den'An Zon "Gundam F-91" HERE and HERE
* KMF Vincent "Code Geass" HERE
* Arios Gundam Ascalon HERE and HERE
* GM Sniper II HERE and HERE
When it comes to creating cool mecha collectibles, Bandai has been mastering the art for years. Take Gundam for example, a property - that much like Star Wars in America - has been a hot mainstay in Japan since its debut in 1979. It's not enough that the Mobile Suits have been produced in a dizzying array of sophisticated model kits of all shapes, sizes and assembling difficulting. Bandai has been releasing action figures as well; multiple Gundam assortments varying in construction and detail, all seemingly tailor-made for you. As seen in our review last week, there is the high-end Gundam FIX Figuration Next Generation line, featuring action figures made of quality hard material and composite parts, including die-cast metal. $95 a little out of your price range? Bandai has a series for you too: Robot Damashii, or "The Robot Spirits" as it translates in English.
The Robot Spirits are the latest evolution of mecha action figures from Bandai; advanced 5-inch tall collectibles that won't break your wallet collecting them. Robot Spirits has been a hit in Japan for a couple years, and now thanks to Bluefin Distribution, is becoming a much talked about toyline in the U.S. The figures retail for between $25-$35, each one well worth the price of admission.
While Gundam is prevalent in Bandai's Robot Spirits, the line actually encompasses a broader range of mecha anime, such as Code Geass and Neon Genesis Evangelion (see our review of the SDCC Exclusive EVA-01 TEST TYPE Night Combat Ver. HERE). To give you an idea of what this series has to offer, we have four recently released Robot Spirits up for review. These include three Mobile Suits from various incarnations of the Gundam anime series: GM Sniper II (Mobile Suit Gundam), Den'An Zon (Mobile Suit Gundam F91) and Arios Gundam Ascalon (Mobile Suit Gundam 00). Also represented in our review is Knight Mare Frame Vincent from the anime Code Geass.
PACKAGING: Packaging for The Robot Spirits figures is top notch. Each figure comes enclosed in a window box with red and white "Robot Spirits" logo prominently seen running down the left side. It's immediately apparent what Bandai figure line you are getting. The window box view of the toy inside is also a nice touch, adding some high-end collectible sophistication. While much of the descriptions on the pack are in Japanese, each figure's name is clearly in English, so again you know just what you're getting.
The back of each box features numerous photos of the figure displayed in dynamic action poses. The pretty pictures aren't just there for good looks, those are actual poses you can get with the figure inside... and inside is where you will want to go next. Housed on a slide-out plastic tray, each collectible figure is ready for play and display right out of the box. This is what really amazed me: simply tip the entire tray upside down and all the contents spill out with ease. No twisty ties. No hassle. It's like Bandai anticipated your excitement to get hands-on with the figure. The tray also makes stowing your figure away for mint in box display a snap. Just place the figure and its array of accessories back in their corresponding spots, slide the tray back in the box, and voilà! If you've been raised on a bland diet of mass market blister cards, you are in for a real treat with the packaging for The Robot Spirits.
SCULPT: I thought Bandai's Mobile Suit In Action figures were incredible... back in 2002. Toy making technology has come a long way since then. The engineering on The Robot Spirits line is, in a word: AMAZING. Each figure is constructed of a tough plastic, almost akin to the material used on the model kits. The thing is, these are NOT model kits.
The choice of plastic allows for a pretty solid collectible, with all the sharp, angular details of the mech design shining through. The detail on these is extremely sharp, the fine panel lines and facial layers most evident on the Arios Gundam Ascalon. I've read that these are created with the help of 3D CAD software; precise computerized sculpting that truly is needed to fully capture these incredible mech designs. Whether you're a fan of the aerodynamic Ascalon and KMF Vincent, or the more chunky appearance of the Sniper II and Den'An Zon, each mech is sculpted with minute accuracy.
PAINT: Color on The Robot Spirits is mostly accomplished by using colored plastics. If used improperly, say on a cheap mass market toy, the result appears, well, cheap. On The Robot Spirits the use of pre-molded colored plastics equals a very sharp looking mech with zero bleeding or slop, something that would be quite unsightly on such an intricate machine.
Paint does appear to be used on some spots, such as their glowing eyes and exhaust ports, but it is so clean you would never know it. The most striking mech is the KMF Vincent which dons a brilliant gold, red and grey color scheme. I'm not a huge fan of flamboyantly colored robots, but I have to admit that the glossy finish on the Vincent is gorgeous.
ARTICULATION: One of the main selling points of The Robot Spirits is their extreme articulation. I'm talking ball-joints out the wazoo. Every conceivable point is hyper-articulated for a full range of movement: heads, arms, legs, waist, feet, wrists.
On top of that, practically each piece of armor plating - shoulder and knee pads, visors, thrusters - all move as well. In fact, about the only thing that is not articulated on these figures are their fingers. This is no doubt due to their small size. However, Bandai has a solution for that as well...
ACCESSORIES: Each Robot Spirit includes AT LEAST one pair of interchangable hands that attach via a firm ball joint. Some, like the Sniper II and KMF Vincent, pack FOUR sets. This allows for some serious costumization, whether it be gripping twin beam sabers, clutching a sniper rifle, or with fists balled up to put the beat down on an enemy mech. The amount of other accessories depends on the robot in question.
The more advanced (and pricier) models, like the KMF Vincent, pack an incredible wealth of extras. This figure includes a double-bladed staff that can be broken down, removable panel armor, attachable grappling hooks and an "X-Wing" like jet pack that allows you to convert him to full flight mode. In the case of the Arios Gundam Ascalon, two GN rifles and beam saber are included, HUGE bladed jet pack, and get this: the entire figure can transform into a spaceship WITHOUT the need for bit-swapping. Even less advanced mechs like the Sniper II and Den'An Zon don't short-change you. The Sniper II packs some heat with a cool sniper rifle, two beam sabers and detachable shield. The beam saber hilts even stow away on its back when not in use. The Den'An Zon includes an extendable lance-like rifle and translucent laser shield.
OVERALL IMPRESSION: Where to begin? The Robot Spirits have really opened my eyes up to what an action figure can be. Sure, these are not cheap in terms of a $15 mass market toy, but for the $25-$35 they retail for - imported collectibles no less - these simply ooze value. About my only minor complaint is the plastic they are constructed of. While more resilient than a model kit, they don't carry that heft or "won't ever break" durability of say, a Gears of War figure. Of course if it's die-cast content I wanted, Bandai DOES have a line tailor-made just for me... for a few dollars more. Personally The Robot Spirits is where it's at for my money: Hyper detailed, articulated and accessoried mecha without the burden of having to build them yourself. Just dump that plastic tray and let the mecha battles begin...
To get your hands on The Robot Spirits above, check out the links below:
Bandai's Robot Spirits can be found at select online importers such as HobbyLinkJapan.com and BigBadToyStore.com, specifically:
* Den'An Zon "Gundam F-91" HERE and HERE
* KMF Vincent "Code Geass" HERE
* Arios Gundam Ascalon HERE and HERE
* GM Sniper II HERE and HERE
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FOOTHILL RANCH, Calif. — Wet Seal, just days after encouraging its shareholders to reject efforts by Clinton Group to replace its board of directors, reached an agreement with Clinton Group giving them four spots on its board of directors.
As part of the settlement agreement, Clinton Group, which beneficially owns approximately 6.9% of Wet Seal common stock, has terminated its consent solicitation. In addition, Jonathan Duskin, Sidney Horn, Hal Kahn and Henry Winterstern have resigned from the board of directors.
Clinton Group nominees joining the board include Dorrit Bern, Lynda Davey, Mindy Meads and John Mills. These new directors join Wet Seal's board of directors, which includes three continuing directors: Kathy Bronstein, John Goodman and Ken Reiss.
As part of an orderly transition, former chairman of the board Hal Kahn has agreed to continue to serve the company as a consultant pursuant to his existing contract. The other three former directors will similarly assist with an orderly transition of the Board's responsibilities.
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text: What kind of Kanawha shall it be? October 18, 2013 Story Share Education funding in West Virginia is a complex formula, but it is a simple concept. Every child in the state is offered the means to a thorough and efficient education.So every year, the state totals how much it costs to educate one student. Multiply that by the number of students in a county, and that is the cost of education in that county.We pay for this by taxing ourselves. Each county is required to come up with a certain amount through its regular school levy. The amount is based on a county's property values. What the county doesn't generate, the state provides.But school funding doesn't stop there because many people want more for their students than just the bare minimum required by the state school aid formula. They want new technology and teachers who know how to use it. They want more building maintenance or new air conditioning. They want coaches and drama teachers and the ability to send kids to competitions and activities in the evenings and on weekends. So many counties pass excess levies, an additional tax, to fund priorities set by the county.Kanawha has always been one of those, a county that wants more for students. Kanawha has had an excess levy for decades. Until recently, Kanawha County residents chose to tax themselves for the support of their schools at or near the maximum rate allowed by state law.But in recent years, the Kanawha County Board of Education misled by board member Pete Thaw, has lowered its excess levy rate to just 65 percent of what state law allows. And last year, when renewing the school's excess levy, the school board foolishly asked voters to set that 65 percent limit in law. Voters did.Not surprisingly, the school board has since discovered that this rate won't generate enough revenue when it takes effect next year.Who could have predicted that it costs money to maintain, equip and staff a school system that serves people from toddler to adult of all abilities and conditions over 900 square miles of hilly county?So the school board is back, asking voters on Nov. 9 to restore its authority to set the excess levy rate to its maximum if necessary. Specifically, the five-year levy would generate an additional $24 million the first year, on top of the $44 million voters approved last year. Of that, about $3 million would be divided among the Kanawha County Public Library, the South Charleston Public Library and the Nitro Public Library to repair the damage the school board caused to library funding in other actions.While libraries are a legitimate and worthy education expense -- that serve all people, in school and out -- the greater share of the excess levy proceeds would go to classrooms.Needs of schools for every age all over the county are listed on the ballot, things such as repairs and maintenance, technology, extra-curricular activities and staff and instructional supplies.The current Kanawha County Board of Education has been remarkably foolish and careless with the school system. I cannot think of a body less deserving of public support.But school board members will not suffer if this levy is not passed. School board members will still collect their various government checks and benefit from all the public funded amenities they now enjoy.But kids in school today, those entering in the next five years, adults trying to retrain and those trying to catch up to an education that eluded them when they were younger, would suffer. And their window of opportunity will not remain open forever. They will grow up or grow older. And what will they grow into? The question of education funding comes down to what sort of place Kanawha County wants to be. Is Kanawha County a place that does the bare minimum for students required by state law, miserly pinching every penny and shutting down opportunities?Or is Kanawha County a place that wants to buy as much education and opportunity for young people as it possibly can?I know the kind of place where I'd rather live.Miller, the Gazette's editorial page editor, can be reached at email@example.com. Story Share Story Share Trending Now 1 Police seek car driven by woman found dead in Kanawha River 2 Teen pleads guilty to involuntary manslaughter in Oakes Field shooting 3 Facebook founder visits Cabin Creek Health Systems 4 Man allegedly cuts father in Rand over argument about a sandwich 5 WV school district apologizes for 'Trump Perry' sign at football game W.Va. and the Proclamation of 1763 Next Story


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Zidovudine / Lamivudine + Nevirapine Twice Daily, Versus Tenofovir + Lamivudine + Nevirapine Once Daily in ARV-Naive Patients
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The study will compare the immuno-virological efficacy, and safety, of a once daily antiretroviral combination (tenofovir + lamivudine + nevirapine) versus a twice daily association (fixed dose combination of zidovudine/lamivudine + nevirapine) in ARV-Naive HIV-1 infected subjects, with CD4 cell count below 350/µL or below 15%, whatever the viral load. Pharmacological (nevirapine concentrations) and virologic data (resistance mutations in case of failure) will also be provided, as well as adherence rate and quality of life in respect of the treatment arms.
|Hiv Infection With Antiretroviral Therapy Indication CD4 Below 350/µL or Below 15%
|Drug: Nevirapine
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Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
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|Multicenter, Randomized, Open-Label Trial, Assessing the Efficacy of Zidovudine, Lamivudine and Nevirapine Combination Administered Twice Daily, Versus the Association of Tenofovir, Lamivudine and Nevirapine, Once Daily, in Antiretroviral Naive HIV-1 Infected Patients
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- To compare the antiviral efficacy of AZT, 3TC, and NVP combination, in two doses per day, to the association of TDF, 3TC, and NVP, once a day, in antiretroviral naive HIV-1-infected patients (plasma viral load below 400 copies/ml at 96 weeks).
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96-week antiviral efficacy of tenofovir + lamivudine + nevirapine, once daily, versus a reference antiretroviral treatment given twice daily (zidovudine/lamivudine + nevirapine)
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- HIV-1 infection, confirmed by a western-blot assay, at least 6 months after primary infection
- Age > or equal to 18 years of age
- No prior antiretroviral treatment
- Karnofsky superior to 60%
- CD4 T cells < 350/µL (2 measures, with at least a 1-month interval) in women, study will be proposed when CD4 cell count is below 250/µL, as nevirapine liver toxicity increases (X10) when CD4 are > 250/µL
- Written informed consent
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- HIV-2 infection or co-infection
- Prior antiretroviral treatment
- Intolerance, or contraindication to investigational drugs
- Pregnant or breast-feeding woman, or plan to become pregnant
- Active untreated opportunistic infections (AIDS-defining illness, category C, CDC, 1993), or malignancies requiring cytotoxic chemotherapy
- Biological criteria: hemoglobin < 10 G/DL, neutrophil count < 1000/µL, platelets < 50000/µL, creatinine > 2N, ASAT or ALAT > 2.5N, bilirubin > 2N, hypophosphatemia
- Prevision of poor adherence
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re:FORM: a Benefit and Art Auction for the Drug Policy Alliance, February 2011
re:FORM is the Drug Policy Alliance's signature fundraising event. It began in 2005, when DPA reached out to New York's community of artists, many of whom have had personal experience or inspiration relating to drug use, addiction or the hypocrisy of the drug war, about collaborating to advance reform efforts. re:FORM represents a growing partnership between the art world and the drug policy reform movement, bringing together people interested in the creative arts and promoting profound social change.


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I just thought it might be a good idea to get some regional forums so local players can get together and have one place to chat. I know states like texas and cali would need their own specific one, but the northeastern states are close enough that you can lump them into one forum. I know some guys don't have a specific local message board for there area and it could help them out a lot.
I don't know if this has been brought up before, but it works very well on my car club forums and we have local meets every so often with local members.


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This is a vintage Skipper nightgown (from 1972, I believe) I bought off of eBay a few months ago. It was in perfect condition-- no tears, stains or pulled threads. A friend of mine was able to find an auction that was mislabeled so the nightgown wasn't listed with most of the other Skipper items on the site. I was able to snatch it up for just $5, which I was very happy about! I'd love to find the matching shoes someday so I can complete the outfit.
I really love the bright hot pink of this piece. It immediately draws my attention, probably because this shade is one of my favorite colors. (I'll try to take photos of the nightgown with a more contrasting background soon.)
Also to note: The model of the nightgown is a Kozy Kape Blythe doll, manufactured in 2001. While she may not be considered "vintage" to most people, she is a big rarity in the world of Blythe dolls because she was released early on when Takara gained production rights from Kenner and first started reproducing Blythes in Japan. The Kozy model was not released in large numbers, and many of them were used for experimental customizations, so a Kozy in perfect stock condition is difficult to come by these days.


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PLEASANTON, Calif. Safeway announced its stores raised $16.1 million in October to combat breast cancer, the most common form of cancer for women. Funds donated at checkout by Safeway customers throughout North America support three areas of focus: research, treatment and early detection.
"We are grateful and humbled by the extraordinary outpouring of support for a cause that impacts so many women and families," said Larree Renda, Safeway EVP and chair of The Safeway Foundation. "Even in a difficult economic climate, our customers recognize the importance of continuing the search for more effective treatments and an ultimate cure for breast cancer."
During the last decade Safeway and its 1,700-plus stores — including Vons, Pavilions, Dominick's, Tom Thumb, Randalls, Genuardi's, Carrs and Pak 'N Save — have raised and donated more than $94 million during the annual October Breast Cancer Awareness campaign, the company reported.


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White Sox take series while Detroit deals
Abreu extends streak to 20, goes 3-for-3; Sierra collects four hits
DETROIT -- News of the Tigers acquiring David Price from the Rays as part of a three-team deal quickly made its way to the White Sox during their 7-4 victory Thursday afternoon at Comerica Park.
It was hard to miss with Detroit center fielder Austin Jackson, who went to the Mariners, pulled from the game during Gordon Beckham's seventh-inning at-bat and replaced by Rajai Davis on a 2-2 count. The White Sox reaction to one of the game's top starters joining the American League Central, in turn, went pretty much as expected.
"As soon as it happened we're like, 'No!'" said White Sox center fielder Adam Eaton with a smile. "They have a good rotation and adding a guy like Price, who is a great pitcher and competitor, he only adds to the mix."
"Pretty good," said White Sox manager Robin Ventura of the new and improved Detroit rotation in understated fashion. "They got a good player, so it's going to be tough."
But here's the thing about the young and improving White Sox: their reaction came from a place of respect, not necessarily fear. Ventura's crew finished off a 5-2 road trip within the division thanks to their afternoon victory, and moved to within three games of .500 at 53-56.
The AL Central and AL Wild Card standings don't really matter at this point. There are too many teams to climb and too many games to make up for a squad that has stayed around the breakeven mark for most of the '14 campaign. It's also a team that is happy where it stands, even with one of the quieter non-waiver Trade Deadline periods for the South Siders in recent memory coming and going at 3 p.m. CT.
"If there was something there, [general manager Rick Hahn] would have done something," Ventura said. "We know people are making moves all over the place, but we probably expected to have these guys in here today and tomorrow, and that's what we've got."
"We haven't got on a good run yet," White Sox designated hitter Adam Dunn said, putting focus back on the team. "Hopefully, this is a big road trip for us. We played pretty well and got the bats working a little bit, so hopefully that continues."
Instead of looking at who the White Sox didn't add, take a look at the results the current reshaping process already is producing.
Eaton, who was acquired from the D-backs as part of a three-team deal during the offseason, finished Thursday's victory with three hits, reached base five times, had two RBIs, two runs scored and one stolen base. He has hit in seven straight games, reached base safely in 17 straight games and reached base safely in 44 of his last 47.
Jose Abreu, to whom the White Sox committed six years, $68 million partially because of the money they freed up through trades involving Jake Peavy, Alex Rios, Matt Thornton and Jesse Crain last July and August, set a personal high by hitting in his 20th straight game. Abreu has hit in 38 of his last 39 contests, with July 5 standing as his only hitless effort during that stretch. The rookie had two doubles, a single and two intentional walks, raising his average to .305.
Moises Sierra matched a career high with four hits, while Ronald Belisario (4-7) earned the victory and Javy Guerra fanned four of the five batters he faced. Belisario was a free-agent signee, while Sierra and Guerra both were waiver claims.
Thursday's game was deadlocked at 4 when the White Sox scored the go-ahead run in the seventh off of Joakim Soria (1-4), in an inning that started with Eaton reaching base via a wild pitch off of a strikeout. Soria hit Paul Konerko with a pitch with the based loaded to force home that run, with Konerko also contributing a single and a double to put him at a franchise-best 4,000 total bases during his 16 years with the White Sox.
"Curveball in the dirt. It's a ball I block a million times," said Detroit catcher Alex Avila of the inning-starting wild pitch. "I should block it. And I didn't. I felt terrible for Soria because it's a whole different inning."
John Danks got the start, after rumors rumbled over the last few days concerning interest from the Yankees, but did not factor in the outcome. Danks allowed four runs on seven hits over five innings, striking out two and walking four (one intentionally). The White Sox (53-56) staked Danks to a 3-0 lead, but that advantage evaporated on back-to-back homers from Torii Hunter and J.D. Martinez in the third.
"I don't feel like I did my part as much as obviously the other guys. But we won the game," Danks said. "Certainly frustrating, but at the end of the day, we got the win. It's not an individual game. It's really not."
Just as Danks didn't focus on his personal results, he also didn't spend any time thinking about trade rumors. Dunn pointed out that attention on that matter takes away from rightful attention on baseball.
So, the White Sox will follow the same approach where Detroit's newest acquisition is concerned. The challenge grew greater, but they will focus on what they can control.
"No reason to cry over spilled milk. We're excited for the challenge and we'll see them again in September," Eaton said. "Hopefully, that's an important series."
"Just keep on playing hard," Danks said. "Keep on playing good ball and winning series and see what happens."
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'You visit the locker room after each game? TG: I have a tradition. If the team wins, I go down to the locker room to congratulate them. If they don't win, I don't do it. The only time I broke that rule is the final Carolina game. They showed so much heart that I could not be with them, even though they lost. I'm so proud of them.'
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Quality of Life in Children Cured of Retinoblastoma
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|Quality of Life in Children Cured of Retinoblastoma
- Change in quality of life [ Time Frame: Baseline and 5 years ]
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|Study Start Date:
|March 2006
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|December 2017
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|December 2017 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
Retinoblastoma is the most common eye tumor of children. It can present in one eye (unilateral) or in both eyes (bilateral). The bilateral form is always hereditary.
Retinoblastoma is a highly curable tumor. Using a combination of surgery, chemotherapy, radiation and local treatment modalities to the eye, over 98% of patients are cured. This means that most children diagnosed with retinoblastoma will become long-term survivors.
The use of surgery (taking out one eye), chemotherapy, and radiation may be associated with long term side-effects, some of which may have significant impact on the quality of life of the child. In addition, in case where the disease is hereditary, additional psychological issues arise.
The aim of our study is to assess, in a comprehensive and standardized fashion, the long term quality of life in children who were treated for retinoblastoma, and who are currently alive and well.
The assessment will include the use of questionnaires that assess quality of life, as well as participation in age-appropriate activities.
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- Past treatment for retinoblastoma
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Quality of life
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Neoplasms, Neuroepithelial
Neuroectodermal Tumors
Neoplasms, Germ Cell and Embryonal
Neoplasms by Histologic Type
Neoplasms, Glandular and Epithelial
Neoplasms, Nerve Tissue
Retinal Neoplasms
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We surely got the short-term oversold rally Monday, didn't we? While the action did not change any of the overbought intermediate-term indicators that I reviewed in full Sunday, I'll make a few points about the rally.
Despite what seemed like a ball of enthusiasm, many skeptics clearly remained, as the put-call ratio came in above 100%. That tells me market players were hedging their bets just in case the folks in Washington couldn't come up with some Band-Aid solution by the time markets opened in the new year.
The other sentiment aspect is more anecdotal. You may recall that, after the presidential election, I said it wouldn't be long until the "fiscal cliff" rose to the fore -- even though everyone seemed to think the election results would bring us clarity. But even I did not expect this to happen so quickly; it took less than 24 hours for the new worries to begin and for the market to turn down.
On Sunday I noted some of the same thought process: Even if a fiscal-cliff deal was cobbled together, I said, folks would then fret over the debt ceiling. But this time I see many others have jumped into that camp very quickly, telling us that the debt-ceiling worry will now be an issue. It's that old adage: "Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me." In other words, folks learned their lesson from the post-election euphoria, and they will not be duped again.
With that in mind, let's take a look at some charts that bear watching in the coming days. Financial stocks seem to be universally loved now, so we'll begin with the KBW Bank Index (BKX). The first thing to note is that this index underperformed Monday. So, while the sector held up rather well during the Christmas-week decline, it did not enjoy the same explosive round of short-covering we saw elsewhere Monday.
Take a look at the ratio of the BKX to the S&P 500; for those bulls among you, take care and make sure this underperformance does not turn into a repeat of what occurred in the spring.
What you need to watch on the BKX itself is that area of resistance at 52. Should it fail to get through, the chart will look somewhat similar to the early-October failure. Success at broaching that level will look like the move above 48 in early September.
Then there is the Russell 2000, which has resistance around the 852-to-855 area. At present, the ratio of the S&P to the Russell is around 1.68. Once the ratio goes under 1.65, we're close to a top. We'll watch this for signs of underperformance, as it has maintained its outperformance since the November low thus far.


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I sincerely hope that I wake up tomorrow and Partch's name is back on the 'Bats roster where it belongs.
I sincerely hope that I wake up tomorrow and Partch's name is back on the 'Bats roster where it belongs.
Hopefully Dusty doesnt say anything stupid.. hmm he can find positive out of this mess tonight??
Guys, this team is not a playoff team until some changes are made. Left is only the beginning. Until then, this is what we get. And i think Johnny is not healthy yet. Sad situation.
"You only have to bat a thousand in two things; flying and heart transplants. Everything else you can go 4-for-5."
-Beano Cook
Yohan Pino or Greg Reynolds should join the pen tomorrow from AAA for Partch.
The offense is harder to help. Find myself anxious to see Heisey, unusually.
I guess I would play Mes more. Hanigan just can't hit these days.
Reynolds started tonight I believe. So I imagine he wouldn't be an option.
"You only have to bat a thousand in two things; flying and heart transplants. Everything else you can go 4-for-5."
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Well, it's an 11-4 game now. Votto with a solo shot there.
Votto heard us discussing his trade.
Rounding third and heading for home...
votto has sipp's number
Reds tide could def. be turning (and not in a good way). Absolutely NO WAY do I write them off due to this game (or even this west coast trip should they come out of it with a losing record), but it IS getting to the point to where I am becoming far more concerned than I have been up to this point. I'm just seeing too many AAA caliber players, along with a depleted and rather weak bullpen and an offense that, far too often, seem to have absolutely ZERO plan when they take their AB's.
Lutz, for example, IMO he has the possibility of being a fine MLB player in the not-too-distant future, but he is at least a full season @ AAA away from being ready. Maybe even a season and a half. He just ain't ready. But at the same time, I realize our options are quite thin.
I'm just hoping that tonight was simply on off-night for Cueto and that he is not hurting again. And dear God, I hope that Marshall (and hell, even Broxton for that matter) get back VERY soon.
As far as Votto/Goldschmidt, I have to keep Votto. Yes, his contract is an albatross, and one that will probably bite us in the last 2/3 yrs. of it (hopefully NOT until then - I honestly think he will be solid for some years to come) and as has been said, he is proven. Plus, despite the fact that he is extremely expensive, he also brings in a ton of revenue himself via ticket-sales, etc. Reds fans simply LOVE Votto and IMO, it would be a BIG mistake to get rid of him for much of anyone (and just as I'm typing this, he knocks it outta the park). Yes, you simply gotta keep Votto around, period, IMO.
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Reds usually bounce back well from tough losses and laughers. Like I said, find a way to make this a 4-4 trip and all will be well. (I think 4-4 is optimistic, but they could run off 4 in a row starting tomorrow)
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This makes a great dessert, snack, or even breakfast. Play around with different types of rice. It's particularly beautiful if you use a red or black rice.
- 1 cup either sprouted brown rice, black japonica rice, red rice or jasmine rice
- 2 cups water
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 2-1/2 cups coconut milk
- 1 teaspoon gluten free vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup raw brown sugar
1. Combine the rice, water and salt in a saucepan and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat, cover and simmer 30 to 40 minutes, or until all of the water is absorbed. Jasmine rice will only take 15 to 20 minutes.
2. Add the coconut milk, vanilla, and sugar to the rice and stir together. Bring to a boil, stirring, reduce the heat and simmer uncovered, stirring often, for 10 to 20 minutes, until creamy.
3. Scrape into a bowl or into individual serving dishes and allow to cool if desired. If serving chilled, cover and chill for at least 2 hours before serving. The rice pudding can be reheated in the microwave or on top of the stove.
Yield: Serves 4 to 6
Advance preparation: This will keep for a couple of days in the refrigerator but it will stiffen up as the rice absorbs more liquid. Add more coconut milk if desired.
Martha Rose Shulman writes a daily recipe feature on nytimes.com entitled Recipes for Health, and is the award-winning author of more than twenty-five cookbooks, including The Very Best of Recipes for Health, Mediterranean Harvest: Vegetarian Recipes from the World's Healthiest Cuisine, Mediterranean Light, Provençal Light, and Entertaining Light. Her food combines pleasure and health, drawing largely from the cuisines of the Mediterranean, inherently healthy cuisines with big flavors. She is a founding contributor at www.ZesterDaily.com, and is the co-owner of the Venice Cooking School in Los Angeles, California. She lived in Paris from 1980 to 1993, where she operated a private supper club, and now lives in Los Angeles. She has co-authored books with pastry chef Sherry Yard, Wolfgang Puck, Dean Ornish, and Mark Peel, and collaborated with the Culinary Institute of America on two books, Culinary Boot Camp and Spain and the World Table. Learn more about Martha at martha-rose-shulman.com.


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Topic: Margin and differentiation
My Dad is distal bile duct carcinoma and had whipple operation on June. He has just finished his first chemo (gemcitabine+oxaliplatin). Generally, he tolerates the side effects well. A little bit nausea, dizzy, and low fever for a couple of days. He believes he could go through the following 3 cycle chemo and 1 cycle radiotherapy.
I have two questions hope to get helps:
1. Our oncologist doesn't give us a clear answer regarding whether Dad has a clear margin or not. The pathology is: "No cancer at duodenum incised margin, pancreas incised margin, and common bile duct incised margin. But common bile duct cut edge epithelial displays adenomatous hyperplasia along with medium-severe atypical hyperplasia."
2. My Dad is poorly differentiated. Anyone is/knows the same differentiation, and live longer than 5 year?
Thanks a lot!