In addition to many great oral sessions and poster sessions, the conference has been electrified by several major research breakthroughs with implications for vaccines to prevent HIV as well as microbicides to protect women from becoming infected by their male partners.

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It now has 37 ensuite bedrooms, including two four-poster suites, two restaurants, conference facilities and a bar.

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The Tories will also publish a poster today, as their opponents gather in Manchester for their conference, saying Labour isn't learning - their claim being that Labour isn't learning from its past mistakes of borrowing too much money.

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Talking at the pre-fight news conference, Mayorga (27-4, 23 KOs) predicted a ninth-round finish and stamped on a poster carrying Trinidad's image.

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