TUESDAY, DEC. 4, 2001
NEWS
HOROSCOPES
Todav's Birthday (Dec. 4).
Today's Birthday (Dec. 4).
You've dreamed for years of traveling to distant shores. Can you finally make it happen? Of course you can. You may not make it to all the places you want to visit, but you can sure check off a few of the dots on your map. Start saving your money and collecting camping gear.
Today is an 8.
You're ready to get out and make something happen. No need to draw attention to yourself. That will naturally.
Aries (March 21-April 19).
happen nicely.
You're so good-looking, it'll be hard to avoid attention. Don't let it go to your head.
Taurus (April 20-May 20)
Today is a 5. Study early because there's liable to be a test soon. Don't take any risks. Carefully calculated actions are more likely to succeed make caret
likely to succeed, so you'd better make careful calculations.
Gemini (May 21-June 21). Today is an 8.
You're steering, but somebody else is providing the energy and getting the attention. This is just as it should be.
You're the brains behind this operation. You'll be rewarded. Cancer (June 22-July 22)
today is a 6.
You've been a volunteer long enough. It's time to start getting paid for your services. It won't make the work any easier, but it sure could improve your attitude.
Leo (July 23-Aug. 22).
Today is an 8.
A person who needs your support could be in a tough spot. He or she is armed with the truth, but it wouldn't hurt you if put in a good word. Every little Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 2).
Today is a 5.
You'd rather be home with your family than just about anywhere else. Make sure they know that in
very little bit helps.
g.23-Sept.22).
case you have to work late. Last-minute changes cause complica-
Jobs:
Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22).
Today is a 7.
Negotiate your way through a deli-
tions.
Make it your business to find out what's really going on, then be smart about what you say and to whom you say it.
You could find the clue that solves the case.
Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov.
Today is a 6.
Proceed with
caution a little
while longer
when it comes to
financial matters.
You like to plan
ahead and have
things on according to schedule. You don't like surprises — unless you orchestrate them, of course. Wait to see what next.
Today is an 8.
You're strong and compassionate, a powerful combination. Analyze criticism to see if there's any truth in it. If so make an adjustment.
Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21).
THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN = 5A
Slow and easy is OK. No need to rush into anything. It's not special if your fright
Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19).
Today is a 4.
money is involved.
Luckily, a lot of other people are in the same kind of mood, except for a couple of instigators trying to stir things up. Ignore them.
adjustment. You'll be more effective.
Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb.18). Today is an 8.
Instead of being tired at the end of this day, you may feel energized. You may
feel like going out to celebrate. It's not just the thrill of completion. Somebody has you all stirred up. Enjoy.
Piscos (Feb. 19- March 20).
Tuesday a 6
Your week's assignment is starting to become obvious. It'll dominate your
agreement
Thursday You're wrong if you think it's the same old routine. There'll be changes.
The Associated Press
WASHINGTON, D.C. — An on-and-off medication cycle may be able to control HIV, reduce side effects and cut costs in half.
"If further studies bear out what we've seen so far, it will mean that you can reduce the cost of therapy by 50 percent," said Mark Dybul, a clinical researcher at NIAID, which produced the study and is one of the National Institutes of Health.
Study says cycled HIV drug promising
Jeffrey Laurence of the American Foundation for AIDS Research cautioned that the cycling therapy had only been used experimentally in a small group of select patients. He said it should not be followed by the one million Americans infected with HIV except under the direction of a doctor in a controlled trial.
and then stopped for seven daws.
The experiment continued for up to 88 weeks. Blood tests showed the virus infection continued to be suppressed in all the patients who maintained the schedule, Dybul said. Two patients were dropped from the study because they failed to take their drugs as required.
The drugs were lowering the virus level, and the number of CD4 cells, which are crucial to a healthy immune system, was at a good level.
Dybul said cholesterol levels in the patients dropped by an average of 22 percent, and triglyceride levels were halved.
However, Dybul said it was clear that the group of antiviral drugs could control HIV infection but not cure it.
"This means that these patients will be on the drugs for the rest of their lives," Dybul said.
eew to the space station.
Endeavour's flight was
Launch is set for just after sunset amid unprecedented security to guard against terrorist attacks. Endeavour will deliver a new crew to the space station.
delayed last Thursday because of a jammed docking mechanism that prevented an unmanned Russian supply ship from latching securely onto the space station. The obstruction turned out to be a piece of debris — an O-ring seal from an earlier supply ship.
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Two spacewalking cosmonauts removed an old rubber seal stuck to the international space station, clearing the way for space shuttle Endeavour to lift off today on a flight to the orbiting outpost.
The Associated Press
Seal cut from space station for liftoff
In a spacewalk lasting less than three hours yesterday, Russian cosmonauts Vladimir Dezhurov and Mikhail Tyurin cut away the long, twisted snakelike seal and watched in
delight as the cargo ship finally clamped down hard on the space station.
"Good, guys, thank you so much," radioed Russia's Mission Control.
The cosmonauts brought the pieces of seal inside to be returned to Earth for analysis. The seal is thought to be from a Russian supply ship that departed with a load of trash on Nov. 22 and burned up in the atmosphere.
The supply ship could not be opened until it was tight against the space station. It contains food, clothes and supplies for the new space station crew that will fly up on Endeavour.
Dezhurov, Tyurin and their American commander, Frank Culbertson, have been living on the space station since August. They will be replaced by two Americans and one Russian who will stay until May.
Battery-powered scooter could change cities
The Associated Press
NEW YORK — "IT" is a scooter.
Capping months of speculation about his mysterious innovation, an inventor unveiled the device yesterday - a gyroscope-stabilized, battery-powered scooter that he hopes will revolutionize short-distance travel.
Dean Kamen and his backers are banking on the Segway Human Transporter to displace cars, leading to a realigned cityscape that's more people-friendly.
The single-rider Segway, until now known by only its code names "IT" and Ginger, "will be to the car what the car was to the horse and buggy." Kamen boasted in this week's Time magazine. "Cars are great for going long distances. But it makes no sense at all for people in cities to use a 4,000-pound piece of metal."
The two-wheeled Segway, which looks like a cross between a hand mower and a Razor scooter, travels at up to 12
It's designed to be difficult to fall from or knock over because of gyroscopes that work to keep it upright. Speed and direction are controlled by the rider's shifting weight.
Riders stand upright over the invention's single axle, navigating with a bicycle-like handlebar. A single battery charge can propel the scooter 15 miles along level ground.
mph, said Kamen representative Dave Chapman.
requires about 10 cents' worth of electricity for a six-hour charge.
Kamen said the Segway
The Postal Service and the City of Atlanta will be among the first purchasers, buying 80- pound heavy-duty models for $8,000 apiece, Chapman said
A 65-pound, $3,000 consumer model won't be available for at least a year.
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