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MISSISSIPPI RIVER — Crews scooping out Mississippi River bedrock in southern Illinois are making steady progress but have removed just a fraction of the rock pinnacles that are impeding navigation along a stretch of the drought-plagued waterway, an Army Corps of Engineers official said. Excavating machinery had chiseled away 39 cubic yards of rock by Tuesday morning, less than 5 ...Read More »
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MISSISSIPPI RIVER — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Mississippi Valley Division commander Maj. Gen. John Peabody and St. Louis District commander Col. Chris Hall met with state and local representatives yesterday in Alton, Ill., to discuss current and future actions the Corps will take to maintain a safe and reliable navigation channel during low water. "We've been preparing for ...Read More »
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MISSISSIPPI RIVER — Amid strong concerns about the declining level of the already low Mississippi River, the Army Corps of Engineers is releasing water from an Illinois lake to add to the flow of the Mississippi. Last Saturday, Corps of Engineers officials began releasing water at Carlyle Lake in southern Illinois, saying the additional water will provide the depth needed ...Read More »
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MISSISSIPPI RIVER — Kentucky Gov. Steve Beshear is urging U.S. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell to sponsor legislation that would force the Army Corps of Engineers to release water from dams on the Missouri River to raise the water level on the Mississippi River, where drought conditions could soon halt barge traffic. Beshear, a Democrat, made the request in a ...Read More »


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Did you know that Cervical cancer is the leading cause of cancer in Indian women? A total of 365.71 million women in India who are above the age of 15 years are at a risk of developing cervical cancer.
In India, there are estimated 74,000 deaths annually that are noted due to this form of cancer alone. The main cause for cervical cancer is HPV.
Human Papillomavirus or HPV, as it is commonly known, is the main reason behind cervical cancer. And the main reason for a HPV infection is vaginal, anal, or oral sex.
Every year, millions of people are globally affected by the HPV infection. The symptoms of HPV infection could be warts around the mouth, genitals, or the throat region.
There are many OTC medicines that are available to cure HPV infection and to curb its spread. But, fortunately, there are also some natural ways to cure HPV infections, thereby also reducing the risk of cervical cancer in women.
So, have a look at these natural ways to kill HPV and also in turn treat cervical cancer.
Vegetables such as pumpkin, tomatoes, lettuce, and sweet potatoes are rich in Beta-carotene that helps the body to clear any infections. Beta-carotene gets converted into retinol (an essential vitamin) in the body that helps in boosting the immune system, which in turn helps fight HPV infection.
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Ah, to be a Mets fan in late August. The twilight is cool and sharp shadowed, and Citi Field is a retro delight. As for the state of the team as it makes its inevitable turn toward the autumn moon?
Not so gorgeous.
Manager Terry Collins walked into his postgame news conference Thursday night looking like a funeral director who decided to dress up in a Mets uniform. His jaw was taut as piano wire, his eyes slits. Nothing that had happened out on that mausoleum of a field Thursday evening made him remotely happy. His Mets had fallen, 6-1, to the Atlanta Braves and mighty Mike Minor, a pitcher who entered the game with a 5-8 record and a 4.64 earned run average. They managed just four hits and fell 10 games under .500.
"We are going pretty quiet right now," he said, chewing off the end of his words. "You can't swing at everything they throw."
There is a metronomic regularity to this annual Mets ruination. The team shows glimmers of hope in the spring, goes on a nice little run in June or July, and elicits hopeful nouns, verbs and adjectives from the news media.
At which point, the Mets collapse, totally, thoroughly and profoundly. The joint goes somnolent. Scalpers despair — how do you maintain line discipline when there are more sellers than fans stepping off the 7 train? And tickets get really cheap, like this official Mets "deGrom package" (named after one of the Mets' better young pitchers, Jacob deGrom), which arrived in my email Thursday: four field-level seats for $48.Continue reading the main story
This is known as selling the farm.
General Manager Sandy Alderson, the architect of this team, stepped into the press box before the game. He spoke of injuries. Then came the questions: What's up with your team? Just a month ago, it didn't look so bad. And now?
"In a nutshell, we haven't hit," he said in that Zen G.M. way of his. "We seem to have gone flat across the board."
As state-the-obvious diagnosis goes, the doctor was on the money. The Mets' hitters lapsed into a collective coma in early August, and no one located the smelling salts. The organization's best and most admirable player, David Wright, is hitting a toothless .264. The team's top off-season acquisition, Curtis Granderson, is 33 years old and hitting .216, with 16 home runs and lots of strikeouts.
Of late, Alderson and his Mets acolytes have taken to suggesting there is good news to be found in the arcana of statistics, which calls to mind Delphic oracles rustling about in cow intestines to divine portents of better days.
They are particularly fond of the run differential. Their argument goes like this: The Mets have scored 12 fewer runs than opposing teams have scored against them, and, therefore, the Mets are better than they appear. The Yankees, they note, have a worse run differential.
I dig statistical analyses, even if the equations give me a headache. But this amounts to taking three swings too many on the sabermetric vine. The Mets have 63 wins and 72 losses. To argue they are profoundly mediocre rather than downright bad is not incisive.
The Yankees, poor run differential or not, have not surrendered and remain in contention. As for the Oakland Athletics, Alderson's former employer, the team has scored 165 more runs than its opponents. That is a differential worth talking about.
The Mets have become notorious penny pinchers. The team plays in the nation's largest and most lucrative media market, and yet ranks 24th in the major leagues in team payroll.
As the Wilpons entrusted their many millions of dollars to that famed financial seer Bernie Madoff, the news media has given Alderson a pass. Although he insists he can spend money, the assumption is that he's just playing the loyal soldier.
But last winter, he announced he had license to splurge a touch. That gave us a chance to draw his measure. He did not bid for a Cuban import, Jose Abreu, who signed with the Chicago White Sox in a six-year deal that will pay him about $7 million in 2014. Nor did he make a proffer on Nelson Cruz, the once-steroidal outfielder who went to Baltimore for about $8 million. Instead, he signed outfielder Chris Young, a lithe slugger who last slugged in the second year of Obama's first term.
Asked last winter if he made a mistake in not pursuing Cruz, Alderson was dismissive.
"This is not," Alderson told John Harper of The New York Daily News, "a gee-whiz, if-only-we'd-waited moment."
I'm glad to hear that. Just for the record: Cruz has hit 34 home runs and driven in 88 runs this year; Abreu has hit .312, belted 33 homers and knocked in 97 runs. Young? He hit .205 with eight home runs before the Mets conducted a mercy killing and cut him.
The technical baseball term for this is "oops."
The horizon is not covered in dark clouds. Pitcher Zack Wheeler and deGrom possess righteous right arms. Dillon Gee has a Ph.D. in pitching wiles. The Dominican kids in the bullpen, Jeurys Familia and Jenrry Mejia, are flamethrowers. And there is their recuperating ace, Matt Harvey, and their just-might-be phenom pitcher Noah Syndergaard. (It's perhaps worth noting that Alderson obtained Wheeler and Syndergaard; the former general manager Omar Minaya obtained the rest.)
Pitching has been the organizational cement for all four of the Mets' World Series teams. As I'm not typing these words in Denver or Seattle, you can be assured that my optimism on this front cannot be mistaken for stoned.
If only a couple of Mets could swing a bat. The heart of the lineup traipsed to the plate in the final inning Thursday. Granderson whacked a high, lazy drive to right. Wright lined to center. Lucas Duda, the team's only decent approximation of a power hitter, took a wet-noodle swing for Strike 3.
We cornered Jon Niese in the locker room. He's 27, and although his shoulder yips and barks and perhaps threatens his future, he is a battler. He pitched well enough to win — if the team could hit. It couldn't, and he didn't.
Are we in for another Mets September?
"I want it bad, and I'm just hoping that all 25 of us have that same feeling," he replied. "We need that to make the games in September meaningful. This year is kind of, I don't want to say, lost."
The problem is that the Mets' hand fits snug as a glove in that word, lost.Continue reading the main story


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- 1/3 c. natural sugar
- 1/2 c. orange juice
- 1 Tbsp. lemon juice
- cornstarch and water slurry for thickening
- Combine blueberries, natural sugar, orange juice and lemon juice in a medium saucepan and bring to a boil over medium heat.
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On January 12th, Metal Blade Records will re-issue two of Fates Warning's fan-favorite albums, 'Perfect Symmetry' (1989) and 'Parallels' (1991), as part of the label's 'Originals series'.Read More
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Building a Rangeland Decision Support System: Linking Ranges Products with DNDC
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Agency: National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Branch: N/A
Contract: NNS05AA32C
Agency Tracking Number: 040582
Amount: $69,283.00
Phase: Phase I
Program: SBIR
Awards Year: 2005
Solicitation Year: 2004
Solicitation Topic Code: E4.01
Solicitation Number: N/A
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Applied Geosolutions, LLC
10 Newmarket Road, Durham, NH, 03824-2808
HUBZone Owned: N
Woman Owned: N
Socially and Economically Disadvantaged: N
Principal Investigator
Name: william salas
Title: Principal Investigator
Phone: (603) 868-2369
Email: email@example.com
Title: Principal Investigator
Phone: (603) 868-2369
Email: email@example.com
Business Contact
Name: William Salas
Title: Business Official
Phone: (603) 868-2369
Email: email@example.com
Title: Business Official
Phone: (603) 868-2369
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AbstractThis proposal is submitted under the Innovative Tools and Techniques Supporting the Practical Uses of Earth Science Observations topic. We seek to evaluate and demonstrate technical approaches for linking remote sensing rangeland products with a soil biogeochemical model to form a decision support system for improved rangeland management. The resulting decision support system will be unique and innovative by not only providing operational remote sensing observations of rangeland condition, but also web-based tools that utilize these observations to provide critical information on soil fertility/productivity, greenhouse gas emissions, and potential erosion and sedimentation. Our Rangeland Decision Support System will build off of existing RANGES and DNDC tools. Landsat and MODIS prototype processing algorithms for rangeland condition (height, forage production, fractional cover) have been developed under the previous RANGES project. Our decision support system will couple RANGES products with the DeNtrification-DeComposition (DNDC) model. DNDC is a unique, spatially explicit, soil biogeochemical model that simulates both aerobic and anaerobic soil conditions, estimates crop yields based on a detailed crop physiology-phenology model, and is designed for assessing the net impact of alternative management on long-term soil organic carbon (SOC) dynamics and emissions of N2O, NO, CH4, and NH3 for upland and wetland agricultural ecosystems.
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By facing the ceiling surface is always imposed a fairly high requirements and on the materials used and on the quality of installation.As a rule, the technology unit of ceilings made of various materials is not much different: at the heart of the installation is often the construction of the base frame and subsequent cladding.
However, materials which are used at the same time, always different and are selected depending on the type of finish.Even finishing the ceiling paneling often involves various embodiments.
In this article we will talk about how to sheathe clapboard ceiling and how to choose suitable materials for this purpose.
Species lining
Batten is a molded product made from different materials and equipped Paso-ridge system connection.When connecting bars lining formed externally virtually monolithic shield .
Materials for lining
most common linings made from the following
- plastics;
- fiberboard;
- natural wood.
The latter is the most used and popular for a long time.Make it out of various types of wood, but the greatest recognition of the lime and pine paneling.
Pine battens used as a finishing material for interior cottage and private homes, including filing used clapboard ceiling.
Linden lining in most cases acts as a skin areas with high temperature - saunas, steam rooms, etc.The reason is that the timber does not contain lime tree resin, and therefore, rule out the possibility of her soiled.
Other lining
Molded also varies according to the method of manufacture, drawing Paso-ridge structure, width and grade.
consider the characteristics of different types of lining:
- Molded plastic is produced in two main forms - seamless and with a dedicated seam .
Filing ceiling paneling with a dedicated seam as a result has the same form as the wooden floor.
Tip!If the tree before or after finishing requires additional processing, the plastic lining originally practical and can be adapted to any color, even under a tree.
- Seamless polymer lining has hidden pazogrebnevyh system - after clapboard siding will be made of the ceiling, the seam will be almost imperceptible.
width of a lining or as it is called, PVC panels, which are suitable for the ceiling in the kitchen is typically up to 5 times more than in the suture material.
- MDF panel - wall paneling made of hardboard .Produce it by pressing wood fibers with a further giving the required shape and Paso-ridge device.
The size and shape of the MDF panels are standard, while the color range is practically unlimited.Molded of this type is used in areas not affected by excess moisture, and it is not suitable for false ceilings in the bathroom.
Technology headliner lining
Now came the turn to consider how to sheathe clapboard ceiling with his hands.Furnish, as already mentioned, is carried out in two stages - the first supporting frame is made, the second directly sheathe his clapboard.
mounting frame
rules setting the framework are as follows:
- before installing it is necessary to decide in which direction will be carried out on the ceiling mount lining.
When the longitudinal direction of the room, arrange strips across the frame, with the transverse direction - on the contrary.
- prior arrangement to mark the frame, beating the level of any available means - hydraulic, laser or conventional mounting levels.The frame should be mounted approximately 5-10 cm below the main ceiling.
- Once the layout is fixed aluminum rail profile along the perimeter of the room with dowels and screws.
- Before hem ceiling paneling, it is necessary to form the carcass structure.To do this, the guide is attached to the ends of the main planks of profile, positioning them across the floor space in parallel to each other and perpendicular to the direction of fastening lining.
bearing capacity increases frame hangers, is attached to the ceiling and to the profile section in increments of no more than 60 cm.
Attaching lining to the ceiling frame
Finally, we look at how to fix the ceiling battens:
- cladding panels MDF or wooden paneling, the ceiling is attached directly to the rack first, urging them to each other and the walls, and then the joints with the walls closed plinth, butt cracks - nashchelnikami.
- mount to the ceiling or lining plastic panels in reverse order .First, secure the ceiling moldings around the room, then cover strips (butt strap), and only then carry out the fit and directly mount decorations.
- Wall paneling made of plastic is attached to the frame using a stapler (screws) , hammering staples into the inner wall of the groove, and wood - small nails or screws with a preliminary implementation of drilling.MDF attach short nails with a big hat.
So, we figured out how to fix the ceiling battens previously erecting under it a reliable framework.This work is a little different from other kinds of devices ceilings, not suitable for installation in the kitchen and sure to be the power of even not very experienced installers.Good luck to you repair!


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This stunningly gorgeous, single-light pendant features a tiered and layered shade made up of pieces of clear and amber glass. The result is a beautifully stylized, floral-inspired design that shimmers in glistening metallic and crystal-like extravagance. Adjust the height to fit your space with the included, complementary length of chain.


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Daughter is in the kitchen at the sink. Wearing an over-sized bathrobe, nothing underneath, no shoes. Dad comes in dressed for work. Another day has gone by after graduation and Daughter has not applied for school or looked for a job. She is comfortable walking around nude around the house. Dad has grown tired of his lazy daughter and decides to claim her maturity. He grabs her tits and kisses her on the mouth. Daughter is startled as he spins her around and bends her over the dinner table. He pulls down his pants and begins to teach daughter a lesson she will never forget. He yanks off her robe as she tries to crawl away. He covers her mouth, finishes inside of her...
Daughter mixes herself a drink but when her back is turned her Dad slips something in it. She drinks it but soon complain of feeling sleepy and goes to her bedroom. After a few minutes Dad follows her and discovers daughter still fully dressed. He undresses her and touches her limp body. He begins to masturbate and rubs his cock on her lips. Just then she wakes up. He sucks her tits and rubs his dick all over her face. He talks dirty during this, "Take it, take my dick in your cunt. You like my dick Raylin? You fucking whore. You like it in your tight pussy?"
Daughter is on the couch in a skirt and tight top and Dad is on top of her. Daughter is very uncomfortable asking why Dad is doing this. Dad says, "Take it, take it. You fuck every other guy in town. Why can't I get some of that pussy?" He rips your blouse open exposing your breasts and lifts up your skirt and rips off your panties, he unzips his jeans and fucks daughter until he comes into her mouth.
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Burnaby condos are among the best places to live in Canada. Burnaby is a city in the Province of British Colombia situated in the west of Vancouver. Like many other places it is also a visitors resort because of its beautiful condos, hotels and restaurants, train and bus services, parks, and its evergreen environment. It is the third largest city in the British Colombia and is very economical and affordable. Due to its location near the Capital city, it is considered the third best place to live in Canada. Before talking further on it, let me explain to you what the Condos is.Continue Reading "Ideal Places to live in Burnaby"


text: Healthcare apps: part 1 The arrival of 'mHealth' has created a market with huge innovation potential. In the first of a two-part article, Mark Heaney, Michael Short and Tyler Beas explain how to avoid becoming over-regulated and under-protected "All mHealth services utilise software or mobile applications that either control hardware or process data held within the app." 46 Intellectual Property Magazine April 2015 www.intellectualpropertymagazine.com Healthcare has gone mobile. The combination of widespread wifi and 4G internet connectivity, ubiquitous mobile phone and tablet usage, wearable sensors and an increased desire for personalised medical care, means that a relatively new industry has been flourishing: 'mHealth'. This is due largely to the advances being made in health care mobile apps that are available to patients as well as clinicians. As developers find ways to make technology mobile where it was once only accessible from within a hospital, there are two major factors to consider: intellectual property protection and healthcare regulation. These issues share one key characteristic: they can progress quickly from being cheap and simple to being costly and complex. This article discusses how to avoid falling into the trap of being 'over-regulated and under-protected' in the UK, EU and US. mHealth software mHealth, includes many new technologies with medical purposes which can be used outside of the 'traditional' setting of a doctor's surgery or hospital by virtue of using mobile devices. This could include an encyclopedia of medical know-how to allow access on the move or technology for 'telesurgery' where surgical procedures can be conducted from a remote location using robots and virtual reality technology. All mHealth services utilise software or mobile applications that either control hardware or process data held within the app. Within this app is the developer's inventive idea, expressed by way of source code and brought to life by the screen of a mobile device or the functionality of a hardware accessory. Regulating mHealth software The Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency ("MHRA") governs the placement of medical devices in the UK market in accordance with the Medical Device Directive 93/42/EEC ("the Directive") Under clause 2(a) of the Directive, a medical device includes software that is intended for the: • "Diagnosis, prevention, monitoring, treatment or alleviation of disease; • Diagnosis, monitoring, treatment, alleviation of or compensation for an injury or handicap; • Investigation, replacement or modification of the anatomy or of a physiological process; or • Control of conception." As a result of EU Directive 2007/47/EC, and guidance from MHRA in 2014,1 software placed on the market on its own can be a medical device subject to the same levels of conformity as mainstream medical devices such as thermometers, drug delivery systems and prostheses. The Directive defines a number of classes into which a device, and hence software, may be categorised with each class requiring a different level of regulation. Class III is the most highly regulated and covers items such as defibrillators and pacemakers. Class IIa covers medium risk devices such as therapeutic and diagnostic tools and Class IIb is reserved for such devices that have potentially hazardous consequences if they fail. All other devices fall into Class I. Class I device regulation is minimal and provides steps such as selfdeclaration by the manufacturer, placing a CE (declaration of conformity) mark on the device and registration with the relevant national authority. Classes II and III require prior approval from a relevant national body after strict quality assurance testing and auditing. The majority of health software will either be unregulated or fall into Class I or Class II. For example, software that provides general medical information (first aid) or administrative services such as appointment mHealth www.intellectualpropertymagazine.com April 2015 Intellectual Property Magazine 47 bookings is unlikely to be regulated. Software used to measure temperature, heart rate, blood pressure or blood sugars is likely to be Class I devices in the form of an accessory to a physical device (the sensor). Software that allows a clinician to review patient data gathered over a period of time and then processes the data into a presentation may be a Class IIa device whereas the same software for use monitoring an intensive care patient may fall into Class IIb. In the US, the Food and Drug Administration ("FDA") is the relevant regulator and its treatment of software is similar to that of the MHRA. In February 2015,2 the FDA issued nonbinding recommendations detailing its approach to regulating mobile medical applications through interpreting the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act ("FDCA"). Under section 201(h) of the FDCA, a software application may be subject to regulation as a medical device where it is: • "Intended for use in the diagnosis or the cure, mitigation, treatment or prevention of disease or to affect the structure or any function of the body of man."; and • "Intended to be used as an accessory to a regulated medical device or to transform a mobile platform into a regulated medical device" As in Europe, the US system caters for three classes of medical device. However, the FDA has discretion not to regulate software that does not "pose a risk to a patient's safety if the mobile app were to not function as intended". For example, the FDA recommendations explicitly state that the FDA may choose not to regulate software for collecting blood glucose levels whereas this would likely be covered by Class I in the EU. Regulatory requirements for Class I devices are largely similar to those in the EU (registration with the FDA, self-declaration that the Quality System Regulations have been met, labelling requirements and premarket notification to the FDA) with more stringent controls and premarket approvals for Class II and III devices. The timescales and costs for meeting regulatory requirements vary. Meeting the class I regulatory requirements in the UK could involve simply paying a small sum (currently £70) to be a registered manufacturer with the MHRA. A Class II filing in the US (a 510(k)) can cost in the order of $5,000. But more complicated software may require implementation of ISO standards, preparation of technical files for audit by a notified body and clinical trials. This may push the costs into the hundreds of thousands of pounds and delay entry to the market by months or even years. This added expense and burden is an important factor when considering how best to protect the value of such software through intellectual property. Where software is concerned, there are two primary intellectual property rights that can offer protection against unauthorised use or reproduction: patents and copyright. Protecting mHealth software through copyright The scope of copyright protection for software is summarised by the Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights ("TRIPS") to which both the US and the EU are signatories: Article 10(1) "Computer programs, whether in source or object code, shall be protected as literary works under the Berne Convention." Article 9(2) "copyright protection shall extend to expressions and not to ideas, procedures, methods of operation or mathematical concepts as such." The UK has replicated this position through the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988, as amended in 1992 and 2003.3 In the US, the Copyright Act protects software as a literary work under 17 USC §102(a)(1). Similar to Article 9(2) of TRIPS, the Copyright Act contains a clear exception: 17 USC§102 (b) "In no case does copyright protection for an original work of authorship extend to any idea, procedure, process, system, method of operation, concept, principle, or discovery, regardless of the form in which it is described, explained, illustrated, or embodied in such work." Both the EU and US, therefore, provide copyright protection for software in its coded form where it exists as a set of instructions. Ideas, processes, concepts and methods are explicitly excluded. Furthermore, recent case law from the Court of Justice of the EU has further restricted what is protectable under copyright law. SAS v WPL (C-406/10) confirmed that the functionality, programming language and formatting of data files (such as application programming interfaces (APIs)) all fall outside of the scope of copyright protection. In the US, a lower level District Court in the case Oracle v Google4 had previously clarified that copyright law did not protect functions or methods, but this case was recently overturned by the middlelevel Federal Circuit Court of Appeals.5 The "structure, sequence and organisation" of an API is now regarded as something that can attract copyright protection, subject to a possible Supreme Court ruling. Despite its limitations, copyright protection has its benefits: it prevents literal copying of source and object code; it is available for all types of software irrespective of quality or function; it lasts for the lifetime of the author plus a minimum of 70 years after death; it is inexpensive to register the right in the US (as little as $35) and in the UK it vests in the owner automatically, for no cost, and without any required registration process. Developers must note that the inclusion of open-source code compromises the ability to protect new code through copyright. Copyright protection has its place in an intellectual property strategy for software but a high-value idea, in particular one where the value can be "seen" through the user interfaces, programming language or data flows, would be inadequately protected by this alone. Protecting mHealth software through patents Patent protection grants innovators a monopoly for the exploitation of a new technical invention. Once granted, it allows the holder to prevent third parties from dealing in the patented invention. However, protection is not available for something that is simply an obvious or trivial advancement. The protection lasts for 20 years which is usually more than sufficient for a software product life cycle. Registration is a time-consuming and expensive process (as is running an infringement action once a patent is granted) but the protection obtained can be considerable provided the holder is able and willing to exercise their rights in court. Article 52 of the European Patent Convention contains an important provision regarding what is a patentable invention: (1) "European patents shall be granted for any inventions, in all fields of technology, provided that they are new, involve an inventive step and are susceptible of industrial application; (2) "The following in particular shall not be regarded as inventions within the meaning of paragraph 1: ... (c) schemes, rules and methods for performing mental acts, playing games or doing business and programs for computers; ... mHealth 48 Intellectual Property Magazine April 2015 www.intellectualpropertymagazine.com (3) "Paragraph 2 shall exclude the patentability of the subjectmatter or activities referred to therein only to the extent to which a European patent application or European patent relates to such subject-matter or activities as such." In short, article 52 starts by creating a wide scope of inventions ("all fields of technology"), then narrows it to exclude "programs for computers" then expands it again by only excluding "programs for computers as such". The "as such" restriction is ambiguous and has led to many court cases in the UK and EU regarding what 'extra' a computer program needs to have to become a patentable invention. According to the EPO, the "as such" restriction means that if an invention has technical character it is not excluded from patentability just because it is implemented by a computer program. This can be shown by the program achieving a technical effect or having a technical application beyond the ordinary running of the software, such as controlling or interacting with external hardware. The UK case of Symbian6 moved the UK approach, set out in Aerotel, 7 of requiring an effect outside of the program itself towards that of the EPO and suggested that improved performance of a computer resulting from an inventive program was sufficient even though the novel effect only took place within the computer itself. As a result, the UK and EPO approaches today should reach the same result in the majority of scenarios, with the EPO approach slightly favouring the patentee. In the US, 35 USC §101 governs patentability: "Whoever invents or discovers any new and useful process, machine, manufacture, or composition of matter, or any new and useful improvement thereof, may obtain a patent therefor, subject to the conditions and requirements of this title." There are no specific exclusions relating to computer programs and the case of Diamond v Diehr, 450 US 175 (1981) confirmed that an invention "does not become non-statutory simply because it uses a mathematical formula, computer program, or digital computer". However, "laws of nature, physical phenomena and abstract ideas" have been rejected as being patentable by the US Supreme Court8 and the recent cases of Bilksi9 and Alice10 have developed a patentability test requiring that there is an inventive concept that ensures the invention amounts to significantly more than an abstract idea. Under Alice, implementing an idea through a computer (through generic code and standard computer platforms) will not, on its own, satisfy this test. Therefore, although software patents are obtainable in the US, it is likely that the software must be shown to be solving a technological problem or improving a technological process. Avoiding the trap The relationship between intellectual property protection and health software regulation becomes vital as software becomes more complex. Software with simple functionality contained only within the program itself is less likely to be regulated but is also less likely to be eligible for patent protection. Copyright protection preventing literal copying of the software may be the only option for a developer, but it may be sufficient if it is of low value. In contrast, software that interacts with hardware to achieve a diagnostic result is likely to undergo strict regulatory measures, but its value is more likely to be able to be protected with patents. The risk lies in software that encounters the regulatory barrier prior to achieving the "threshold" for patent protection (eg, software that has a diagnostic purpose but cannot be said to achieve a technical effect). For example, software that simply processes data for more timely and accurate diagnosis or treatment of a patient may not reach the patent threshold if it simply aggregates data that the clinician would have reviewed anyway. In essence, unless the clinician had a 'technical problem' for which the software provided a 'technical solution', the software may be regulated but protected only by copyright. This may result in increased cost, delayed commercialisation and inadequate protection (particularly if the user interfaces, programming language and data flows are important factors). Once the software appears on the marketplace there is little protection available to stop non-literal copying of its functionality. Competitors can then generate competing software that is likely to be able to take advantage of the existing regulatory compliance so as quickly to achieve a cheaper solution that fulfils the requirements of regulatory compliance. Therefore, developers must assess carefully the functionality of their software throughout the development phase. A sensible development strategy involves ensuring that if software is to have a diagnostic or therapeutic purpose, it is developed in such a way as to have (or, at the very least, can be argued to have) a technical effect. This at least provides an opportunity for patent protection and may avoid software being over regulated yet under protected. Footnotes 1. MHRA: 'Medical device stand-alone software including apps', 8 August 2014. 2. Mobile Medical Applications: Guidance for Industry and Food and Drug Administration Staff, 9 February 2015. 3. Copyright (Computer Programs) Regulations 1992 and the Copyright and Related Rights Regulations 2003. 4. Oracle America, Inc v Google Inc, 872 F Supp 2d 974 (ND Cal 2012). 5. Oracle America, Inc v Google Inc, 750 F.3d 1339 (Fed Cir 2014). 6. Symbian Limited v Comptroller General of Patents [2008] EWCA Civ 1066. 7. Aerotel v Telco; Macrossan's Application [2007] RPC 7. 8. Diamond v Chakrabarty, 447 US 303, 309 (1980). 9. 130 S.Ct. 3218 (2010). 10. 134 S. Ct. 2347 (2014). "The risk lies in software that encounters the regulatory barrier prior to achieving the 'threshold' for patent protection (eg, software that has a diagnostic purpose but cannot be said to achieve a technical effect)." mHealth Authors Mark Heaney (left) is a partner and Michael Short (middle) an associate in the intellectual property department of Baker Botts' London office. Tyler Beas (right) is an associate in the IP team at Baker Botts' Dallas office.


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Today I will continue with part two of our Creative Crafters' Stamping to Share Demo Swap Cards. Faith made this card with a pull out insert using the stamp set called For All Things. I love the distressing she did with the red ink.
This is the insert . . . what a cool way to use the shadow stamp. She stamped it repeatedly across the top of the card to create a border that she then overstamped with the acorns. I love that idea!
Mychelle used the Wonderous Wreath stamp set to create this card. This is an example how you can make a quick card with this stamp set. Stamp the wreath in one color. Add the berries and the sentiment and then use the coordinating framelits to cut out a bow which can be accented with a couple of swishes from our chalk maker and a rhinestone. Very pretty and very quick!
Mary made this Quarter Fold card with the stamp set called For All Things. She added the Color Me Autumn Washi tape for a neat accent. The designer series paper . . . believe it or not, is from the pack called Lullaby! Love it!
The inside of Mary's card is also decorated with acorns and a sentiment from … you guessed it … Yippee-Skippee!
Diana's card is just darling . . . love all the colorful stripes in the background that she created with cardstock and designer series paper. Super, super cute. And I just can't get over how EVENLY spaced they are! That would probably take me an hour just getting all those lined up! lol! The stamp set is called Tee-Hee-Hee!
Linda made a lovely gift tag by cutting out framelit circles from Real Red card stock, punching through one of the circles with the new Tree Punch and layering Champagne Shimmer paper behind it before adding another circle cut out to the back. It would also make a lovely ornament.
Dorene made these place setting holders and oh the detail!! You just have to keep looking and looking at it! They will be such a gorgeous addition to your Thanksgiving table. She used the framelit set called Fun Fall to create a variety of leaves which are then adhered to a roll of Color Me Autumn Designer Series Paper. The stamped sentiment comes from the set called Holiday Invitation and the Cherry Cobbler Seam Binding is the perfect way to accent it. It's just enchanting!! I may have to hire her!
Laura created this beautiful card with a combination of Whisper White, Smokey Slate and Silver. She used the Filigree Frame as a backdrop to the trio of trees from Festival of Trees. Dazzling Details and Silver Sparkles makes this card even more beautiful IRL,
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Metra 99-2001 Dash Kit
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Item # 120992001 | MFR # 99-2001
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The Metra 99-2001 kit allows you to install a single-DIN (2" tall) or shaft-style car stereo in your vehicle's dash opening. Please enter your vehicle information or call an Advisor at 1-888-955-6000 to find out if this kit is compatible with your vehicle. Warranty: 60 days.
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Anonymous, Hanover, mi
Average Customer Review(s):
Could not have been more simple and straight forward!
I have used many installation kits throuout the years and this has by for been the best looking, easiest to use, and best fitting.
Pros: Price, fit, look
Cons: None
fit perfectly no issues whatsoever
Pros: fit perfectly easy to install all items match screw holes with no issues.
Cons: None
Fit okay, there's some space unfortunately between this and the rest of our dash, I'm sure it can be fixed with some spacers. (I have no experience with stereos or their installation, so maybe this is totally expected! A new set up was a surprise gift from me to my husband, and I set it up my by myself...so take my reviews with a grain of salt!) This came in two pieces, the main piece, then a border piece. The border thing didn't fit with ours, it was a little too big, but there is a space still in our vehicle since it's not there. The plastic doesn't really go with the plastic around the dash either, it looks pretty cheap. ON THAT NOTE...I would've still purchased this one because it works just fine, all the "cons" I've stated aren't a big deal to us.
Pros: Does the job
Cons: The fit is slightly off in our vehicle. Don't really like the plastic. (?)
Fits perfect. Not a super custom look, but exactly what I expected.
Pros: Easy to install, fits good, looks ok
Cons: Not a highly custom look
Easy to install and looks great! Gets rid of the double din!
Pros: Easy installation using existing screws
Cons: None
A whiz, fits ,slides right over radio and holds it in place. Attaches with the original screws.
Pros: Good to have items like this available to you, so you don't have to wreck your mind trying to figure out what to use to make your install look professional, with a perfect fit as well.
Cons: None
this was recommended by Crutchfield in a package kit with adapters and harnesses for the stereo I ordered. I did not use it and ended up getting a different one. I was installing a Single DIN in a Double DIN hole and wanted the extra cubby pocket for storage... this one did not have that, just a blank plate to fill the space. bad choice Crutchfield...
Perfect fit, easy installation on my 2003 Chevy Silverado.
Pros: Easy installation, good fit, low price
Cons: None
Works as it should on my 04 Silverado. Includes a spacer for the radio to stick out more which was handy for my pioneer flip up monitor so it didn't hit the dash and if the spacer is used the factory radio rear support didn't need cut like the instructions said
Pros: Easy to use Good fit Like the included radio spacer
Cons: None
The kit bolted right in and the stereo fit as expected. No issues.
Nice product and it fit perfect in my truck
Pros: Good fit
Cons: I'd like to see a rear support bracket included.
Easy Install and looks great.
It was easy to install, the stereo is a ease to setup and install.
Pros: This fits perfectly and makes a smooth transition for the stereo.
Cons: None
Fit my 04 Chevy 1500 perfectly.
Pros: Does it's job.
Cons: None
Easy to install
Pros: Simple
Cons: None
nice kit and its included in the price of the head unit
Pros: easy to install, included with purchase
Cons: none
fit is great, looks good, only wish it had the sleeve, pocket, cubby, rather than the flat plastic cover on bottom 1/2, so you could make use of the now wasted space.
Works as expected
Made radio installation a snap. With this & the Metra wiring kit I had my new head unit playing tunes in less than 30 minutes. It made my day.
Pros: super easy to install
Cons: Now I want an equalizer to fit into the additional opening supplied by this kit,
I didn't even use it, I got the one that has a pocket below the stereo. This one just wastes that space.
Pros: would do the job, space for switches if you want that, idiot proof install.
Cons: wasted space, not very secure on the stereo.
Had to modify the dash fascia slightly in my 1998 Olds Bravada, but quick and easy install other than that. The lower cover has just enough room to flush mount a PAC LC-1 bass knob.
I appreciate the free kit, but I wanted one with a pocket underneath so I went and purchased one locally
Pros: easy to use
Cons: wished it had a pocket underneath
Easy to install, looks great!
Easy install. Looks good in dash
Easy to install
This easily slipped into place. It was so simple I was sure I did something wrong but I hadn't. Really fits my dash very well with nice smooth appearance.
Pros: Simple to use and works well.
Cons: none
Looks good, perfect fit for the silverado.
Pros: Perfect fit, looks good.
Cons: Not really sure whats up with the small rectangular piece below the deck.
When I first pulled this out of the box it looked flimsy and cheap. I was really worried how it would look after install. Once everything was fitted up I was pleasantly surprised. The face is simple, but once all put together it fades in to the background. Holds the head unit like it should and fit well in my 05' Chevy Silverado.
Pros: Price Fit
Cons: Could be a bit more polished
Looks good after install
Pros: was easy to install looks nice
Cons: none
good looking solid unit. Easy to install and matches up fairly well with the interior on my 05 Chevy Colorado.
Pros: Fits the dash opening completely and holds the after market head unit solidly Easy installation with minimal fuss, no modification needed
Cons: Wish it had a storage slot in the blank space below the new head unit. Other than that could not ask for more
Pros: Worked for what I needed
Cons: none
This install kit is solid and matches the dash color exactly. Not only does it look good, it is thick so it isn't going to crack after a year. I would buy it again no problem..
Pros: Simple to install.
Cons: None!
I ended up using a kit with the bottom compartment. May as well use the available space.
Pros: Good if you don't need extra compartments It was free.
Cons: It makes the pile of unused stereo equipment in my garage look bigger.
It works. And I have gained five pounds of pure muscle!
Pros: Covers the hole in my head.
Cons: Plastic
I didn't use it because i rather have the one with the cubby rather than a cover plate
It's an In-dash kit, what else can you say, well I didn't use it and it look kind of poorly made. I used the one the pocket in the bottom.
Pros: I'm sure it would fit if you needed it to...
Cons: Poorly made
I didn't install this kit in my truck. I asked for the one with the built in pocket and then superglued composite shims to strengthen it further. It works great now
Pros: Simple to install kit
Cons: Not much support for my vehicle. I prefer the kit with the built in pocket for a regular din install.
Very nice, but did not fit my vehicles' trim. Was replaced with right one.
Pros: Nice looking
Cons: Did not fit my vehicle. 2007 chev. colorado pickup.
Used this to put a stereo in my 09 Trailblazer. It worked ok, had a little space in between the trim and the radio that I didn't have with the old one, but nothing I can't live with.
Looks nice in the dash and is a direct bolt in.
Pros: looks good
Cons: none
Great product for installing an aftermarket head unit. I used it in my GMC pickup and it was very easy to install.
Pros: Ease of installation, Great looks
Cons: None
Free! And looks great.
Pros: Perfect fit and finish.
Cons: None
Cheap kit. Most Crutchfield kits look perfect, This one looks cheap and doesn't fit well. Also it does not have a pocket creating wasted space with a cheesey looking cover.
Pros: "Free"
Cons: Cheaply made
Crutchfield really let me down this time. This is as cheaply made as it gets. I prefer the ones with a pocket below the radio which I used instead. Crutchfield offers these with any radio over a certain amount of money, and they sell them if the radio is under that cost. I chose my radio partly because the cost of the receiver kit and antenna, if purchased separately, justified the difference in extra cost for the radio to get the kit free. I was so disappointed that I went to a local car audio guy and purchased a better one.
Pros: None
Cons: Just a bad product in my opinion.
it worked but the pictures were a little confusing on the order of how the part slide toghter
Pros: fit seamlessly in the dash
Cons: none
It worked like is was designed to. and looks nice just follow the instructions
Pros: Simple and easy to install
Cons: None
I wasnt too sure about this when I saw it the first time, seemed to weak to handle the weight of the HU, It does, and well, just make sure to bend as many "clips" from the HU's metal enclosure to hold it properly in place, I only bent a couple the first time and it gave up on me, after 4 or 5, is still holding fine. And the vehicle is used in rural routes. Utility knife to cut tabs..nope, make a groove with blade and bend-break it, it flexes too much if too much force applied, might break(used brand new blade)
Pros: Looks stock, holds receiver in place.
Cons: Seems to flimsy, but it works Wish they would've made a secondary compartment instead of just a hole under the unit (which has a cover btw) The stock HU was longer than receiver I bought, so the holding plate sits far from the back of the receiver, leaving it in the air, I dont know whom would be to blame for that. I'll say GM.
This kit does a good job of making a self install look professional. In my case it made the receiver stick out too far and I had to modify the receiver mounting procedure so my trim plate could be reinstalled on the vehicle. Maybe some alternative instructions would help.
Pros: -Looks great after install.
Cons: -Trying to fit a wide range of vehicles. Could use more detailed and flexable instructions.
Garbage. The instructions say you can use a utility knife to cut out the receiver kit's plastic molding when fitting it into your vehicle. Unfortunately, this plastic molding is thick and extremely strong. You will probably cut your finger off if you try to use a utility knife. Also, this receiver kit does not include a pocket at the bottom...I had to go locally and buy a receiver kit that had a pocket and did not require cutting your fingers off to install.
Pros: Free piece of garbage.
Cons: See above.
This in-dash kit will work for you if you are looking for something absolutely just basic for your ride. The pieces are EXTREMELY hard to cut out, they are not even pre-scored if you need to remove anything, and if you don't have a sharp pair of wire cutters, you could easily damage this thing. I am not sure why it included a plate for a cassette deck when those are not even around anymore. To top it off, this thing leaves a huge hole in your dash which you can cover with a flimsy cover piece included with the kit. There is no pocket either, which is what I thought I was receiving. For a basic item it will do, but if you want a little pocket/nook to put stuff, do yourself a favor and look a little deeper for a better kit.
Pros: Good BASIC in-dash kit.
Cons: Customization to your particular vehicle can be difficult as there are pieces that you are required to cut out yourself and they are not-prescored, making it easy to damage if you do not take 100% care. No pocket, just a hole with a flimsy cover. Directions can be confusing, as you must find your vehicle FIRST and then figure out how to install using the general guide.
Looks pretty sleek compared to some others I've seen. It would be cool if the little cover piece below the receiver had the option for a small pocket or something rather than just filling a void.
Pros: Fit great, easy instructions.
Cons: Instructions say to use a utility knife to cut the un-needed, very thick plastic pieces off... good luck with that. I got my dremel tool out :)
easy install works great.
Pros: easy install works great.
Cons: none
Everything need to install your radio except wire connectors, but hey its free!
Pros: FREE AND COMPLETE.
Cons: NONE, WELL MAYBE SOME CONNECTORS.
I gave 4 stars but didn't use this kit. I opted for the Metra kit, purchased locally, that has the CD pocket under the stereo so I can use the "wasted space".
Pros: N/A
Cons: wasted space under stereo
ugly ugly looks like it doesn't belong out of place, wanted the one with the pocket they said it wouldn't work, had to go to another electronics retailer and buy one and it fit perfect and looks great, 17.99 so im guessing the free install kit they offer is the cheapest way out, but yes the pocket kit fits GM trucks
Cons: ugly
Good product, it was super simple to install and color wise it blends in with the dash pretty good. With a little trim and fit it almost looks factory. When I first installed it I was not that impressed by the bottom plate instead of a cubby hole, but it turns out that plate can be really usefull. If you space them out right you can fit 6-7 toggle sitches across that little plate. I've got 6 across mine. (Fog Lights, Driving Lights, Long Range Lights, Bed Lights, a unused swithch for now and my high idle switch) considering GM does'nt really give you many options on where to mount accessory switches out of the way, that little panel works beautifuly
Pros: -Easy Install -Professional/ Factory Look -Lower panel is good place for toggle switches
Cons: - If you do'nt need/have any toggle sitches then you've got a big chunk of unused space that is pointless.
Not a very exciting face plate - Crutchfield could offer something better. Trimming out the shaft mounts was a pain, cut it out then file so the stereo chassis will slide in easily. A receiver kit should be sent for a DIN opening unless you buy a shaft stereo (1% of stereos use shaft mounts). I was disappointed that the area under the stereo was a blank plate, would have preferred a cubby hole to run a wire through and store my iPod. I had to use a rat tail file to open up the screw hole to get my stereo centered in my Colorado dash trim, then I needed to file my Pioneer bezel to fit into the dash trim once the stereo was centered - not difficult, just took time and patience to look professional.
Pros: Free with stereo purchase looks good once you have invested a half hour to file it so it sits centered and doesn't bind
Cons: Needing to cut, sand and file to make it look good Blank plate is a waste of space - should be a storage slot Hole needed to be filed to get the plate to center up in my Colorado - easy to do, shouldn't have to do it Depth gap with Colorado dash trim, need to put washers behind it to move it forward
Easy to install, and it looks good
Pros: fit great
Cons: you have to cut out the extra pieces
Receiver trim ring barely fits and does not conceal DIN mount
Kit came with my radio, compliments of Crutchfield. After trimming the support brackets (easy mod with angle cutters and a bit of sanding) the bracket slid right on, then the sleeve, then the larger mounting bracket. Every piece fit right, just took a second to fine tune it and bend the tabs on the sleeve to keep it in place. Feels slightly flimsy at first, but once mounted it is snug as a bug. Not sure why others are having problems, just take a second to fine tune it and it will fit and look great. Does much better then any of the other radio mounts I've used before. Plus this has a mounting spot for an eq or other device below the radio.
Pros: Great fit, good final look and a mounting slot for another device (going to convert mine to a center channel)
Cons: Just takes a second to fine tune the fit for a great look, not really a con Imo though.
looks great, sturdy plastics.
Pros: option space for equalizer.
Cons: have to cut out braces from factory, i understand its for protection during shipping but just inconvient trying to trim out
Works well for what it was intended and as it was FREE, I haven't much to complain about. Pretty simple installation and seems relatively secure. The bottom of the panel doesn't connect to anything so it seems a bit flimsy. Like most I would have loved to have yet another cubby-hole to store stuff but this item is designed to accommodate a stereo and an EQ not a pair of sunglasses. The cover panel for the EQ opening snaps easily in place and looks fine.
Pros: Easy to use, comes close to matching the interior colors.
Cons: A bit flimsy on the bottom.
Kit did not have any method of supporting the rear of the radio.
This kit does its job. It is not the most attractive addition to my dashboard but it blends with all the other cheap, injection molded plastic that GM likes to put in their vehicles (my 2007 Chevy Trailblazer).
Pros: Works
Cons: Bland.
This adapter (radio/blank) came with a Kenwood KDC-X695 for installation in a 2005 Chevy Colorado. Once installed the escutcheon (radio faceplate trim used to cover installation aluminum box edge) would not fit under or over the factory plastic trim. Called CF tech who advised I should file the edges... really? on a shiny piece of plastic? I said that would look terrible and he said he'd send something different. He sent kit 142GM1583B (radio/pocket) that has a separate flat piece that replaces the radio escutcheon so it all worked out.
Pros: Nothing.
Cons: Fit the car radio frame and the radio but factory plastic trim will not fit with this unit.
Nothing special about this. Just your average dash kit. It works as advertised and its free from Crutchfield which is always nice. The only down side is, I wish the space below the Head Unit was a cubby hole instead of a blank plate. Takes away from its functionality just a tad. Thats why 4 stars instead of 5 was given. But it does the job.
This came free with my purchase! Thanks guys!
Works ok, dosen't match the rest of the truck very well. doesn't fit well, there is a gap all the way around it. I went to a local audio shop and bought a much nicer kit.
I just could not see how a good way to fasten/ secure my Pioneer DEH-P6200BT to the GM Kit. I also really wanted a storage space below the radio instead of the blank supplied but was told they don't have this. So I went online and found a kit with a storage space built in below the radio and additional brackets to secure my Pioneer DEH-P6200BT to the kit. It was money well spent. Too bad it's was not offered originally.
Everything lined up great and looks like it belongs. Thicker plastic and better quality than the "Big Box" store kits.
You need this. If you install an aftermarket cd player in your car and don't want it to look terrible you need this. This was a perfect fit for my vehicle and works and looks great. That hole in the bottom is just that, a hole. If you want one with the "CD" pocket then make sure you buy the right model number.
I specifically told the tech that I wanted a single DIN vice the double DIN because I wanted the space below to be a storage area. He understood, so I thought. I got this and of course no storage area in the bottom. And I know even if there was one it'd be small, but it would be big enough for an Ipod to slide into or a phone or a wallet, which is what I was looking for. Anyway I called the support and told them what I wanted they said that there wasnt one for my vehicle. I havent checked to see if that was accurate but Im going to guess its not... anyway, over all does it work? Yes, is it what I asked for, expected and wanted, nope.
To much modification needed to fit my truck. Not happy with overall look after install. Does hold the head unit.
Perfect fit, Thanks.
This item was free with my cd player so I cant complain too much. This kit is very universal, it comes with lots of parts and pieces made on it to fit many different vehicles. You have to cut off the parts you dont need with a razor blade or something. That was fairly easy once I got a good heavy duty sharp blade. The kit also just has a block off plate for the extra space at the bottom not a small storage pocket like most other kits I have used in the past.
It is exactly what it says it is and does exactly what it says it will do.
Kit work very well and was easy to install in '04 grand am. I recommend.
Quick and easy install in a 2007 Chevy Silverado. The biggest pain was cutting the tabs out. I used a chisel to make quick work of them.
I didn't really need this when ordering my stereo, but thought it might be a good opportunity to upgrade the current dash kit I had. Boy, was I wrong. Made of cheap plastic and didn't really work they way my previous kit did.
easy install, looks good
It gets the job done
After ordering this online & then following that up with a confirmation call to ensure that this was indeed what I needed, this was a total waste of money. I went to have it installed and this is some generic thing that isn't even what I needed. I had to spend $30 elsewhere to get the right one. I didn't have time to even return it because it was being installed right then. Extremely disappointed with Crutchfield.
Free, but not great. I ended up ordering a different one that has a pocket instead of a blank plate. 2003 Silverado. Dash bezel does not fit flush against this kit. 1/4" gap. Would be nice if Crutchfield would give you credit towards the kit of your choice. If you're not going to install an eq or line driver, no one wants a blank plate there.
Fits exactly as expected.
Works Great!!
The preparation to use this kit in a 2005 Silverado was a real pain. Once completed, the rest of the install of this kit was simple and straight to the point. Having the option to put in an equalizer with the single-din is great, but if you are not utilizing this option the look is less than desirable because the equalizer hole cover just looks gaudy.
Works as advertised. Leaves a clean looking install.
The fit was a bit off-center, disallowing use of the decorative black bracket that surrounds the unit. I had to paint the metal mount and leave it uncovered.
Very smooth install. No brackets to put on the sides or anything. Just had to cut out the excess plastic in the middle and bolt it in. (2003 Silverado)
I used this kit for a 2003 Olds mini van. I did not expect to do so much cutting to make it work with a non-shaft style CD reciever. There was a lot of cutting and sanding to make it look good in the dash. Looks OK but large gaps between dash covering and mounting kit. I filled them in with black weather striping.
fast and nice to use.
takes some work to make fit flush and an opening for eq? do us a favor and just make one that centers the head unit in the opening.
The faceplate was just about 1/8" too large to fit in the Colorado frame so I took it off. The metal mount is more visible to me that to the average person so I'll probably leave it for now. I'll save the plate & dremel it in to fit if we resell the truck.
This product is a perfect fit for my 2003 Chevrolet Silverado. The ability to mount my passive equilizer in the dash is a great feature. Highly recommended product.
Fit like a charm underneath my colorado center console. I did have to make a slight plastic cut on my deck face trim in order to make it fit. I would have cut up this piece, but it wouldnt have been hidden very well. Other than that, it was what I needed.
Not much to say about this, good price, good product, and it does exactly what it suppose to do. I would recommend this to a friend.
I ordered every thing I needed to install an older Alpine unit into my 99 Buick LeSabre. They warned me about a potential issue with the plug being to long, and it was. So I offered to send the plug back to them but they said, no just keep it. Can't beat that!!! Thanks Crutchfield. BTW I ended up de-soldering the 90 deg plug that was on the orginal radio/cd unit and making my own wiring harness. It cut about an inch off of the overall length and then it fit fine.
Mounts nice and flush in my Chevy Colorado. I wish it had a cd pocket, oh well, not really a big deal seeing as how you can put 150 songs on one cd anyway... Just be carefull not to cut your hand off while cutting out the knob style stereo brackets... I mean come on, who uses that kind of stereo anymore any way...
After the instructed alterations were made to this kit, it worked great. I had no trouble with it and everything fit perfectly. It looks great and was free, which is a great deal.
I had an installer put everything in for me. The Dash Kit looks great to me. My dash is a flat front with the radio at the top on a 2004 Chev Impala. The entire dash had to come off and there are no gap problems, just nice black trim. I preferred the solid front piece. The pocket everyone talks about is only about an inch wide and would just add a clutter look in my opinion. Can't beat the price either. I handed the installer the Crutchfield box with everything and he had the job done in 45 minutes.
Fit was good....Would have like to have a pocket instead of blank plate on the lower half.
Wow, I've used kits manufactured by Metra before but this is easily the worst ever. C'mon, really, shaft supports for the old 2-knob style tape decks! Surely no one is installing those dinosaurs in a late model Chevy! Trimming those pieces out with a razor knife is difficult and downright dangerous. The kit is flimsy and doesn't hold the radio firmly. I had to wedge pieces of foam-rubber in the gaps to keep the radio from flopping around.
This Kit is fine in general. Only slap I would have vs. the Scosche GM1583B /GM1583 is that the Scosche unit includes a small shelf/pocket under the head unit for cords, cd's etc. This kit is a bit dated as it has a pop out panel for an equalizer below the head unit. Still, I think I would rather buy from Crutchfield.
This is cheap but does the job. It is not easy to trim and can get dangerous if you don't know what your are doing.
I'm not wanting to say anything too bad about this mounting kit. After all they threw it in for free and it does the job just fine. But, cutting the tabs out for the dual post radio mounts is a pain. It seems dangerous to do it with a utility knife, although i did it with my pocket knife with no problems. It also looks like a cheap piece of plastic, which I cant complain cause it was cheap! Really no complaints, but it could be done better.
Product was not ideally suited for installing Kenwood receiver in 08 Colorado. In addition to previous comments about trimming to remove shaft supports, the provided spacer was about 1/4 inch too thick. When installed as instructed, the receiver's bezel plate extended out too far to allow the Colorado's factory cover to snap back in. (The receiver's bezel plate was wider than the opening in the Colorado cover.) Instead of modifying the Colorado cover or the Kenwood bezel it was easier to make a new spacer about 3/16" thick so the outside of the bezel fits flush with the face of receiver kit.
As others have said, the need to but out the pieces for a dual knob radio is a pain. There is no way that you could use a utility knife as it suggests to cut them out. Be prepared to find something that will allow you to saw through them. I do like that it has a spot for you to add a EQ just under the radio. I do not have one now but if I ever decided to get one atleast I know where it will go.
It does the job of adapting the double din size opening of my 2003 Chevy S-10 Pickup truck to the single din head unit when replacing the factory stereo. But why do I have to cut it to remove the plastic that's included for the dual knob style of stereo? This was an unnecessary pain to accommodate an anachronism in stereo design. The dual knob is so uncommon now and din style so common, you would think they would create a new mold that worked for din stereos right out of the box with no cutting. Also, I really wish it had a pocket underneath it instead of the blank plate to cover the equalizer hole. I will probably wind up buying a different after market adapter (Scosche or Metra) with a pocket. It would be nice to be able to put my iPhone in the pocket.
I used this kit on my 2002 Chevy Malibu. It fit my car well and serves its purpose. I was surprised to discover the instructions required me to cut / saw out the pieces that are used if you are installing an old 2 shaft style radio. They really should make a separate kit for modern radios which don't need these parts. The instructions show using an exacto knife to cut these pieces out but the plastic is much too thick for this. I used a small saw and had to file down the rough edges when done. More work than I expected but it works. By the way, the Crutchfield instructions for removing my car's paneling to install the radio were great and easy to follow.
The radio fits very well, and provides good support. The unit as a whole looks good in the dash of my Avalanche.
works great, if you dont use an in dash equalizer(i didn't have one, so it might work with curtain ones), makes a good spot to mount aux switches for something like lights or what ever else you have. great product
This came with the radio and since the old kit was broken when the old stereo was stolen, I used it. It seems very cheap and I wonder how long it will last. I used it since it was all I had but I would not recommend wasting money on it. If I was purchasing one It would not be this unit
Works as described and fit everything perfectly. Love it. THANKS CRUTCHFIELD.
Didn't use this kit - I didn't like the way the plastic filler panel looked (I know, I'm picky). I went with a Metra 99-2003 for my '05 Chevy Colorado. The Metra felt more substantial, and has a storage pocket underneath the head-unit opening.
i ended up getting a different brand that had a pocket for storage under the deck instead of a plastic insert that looked pretty bad!
Cheap, way to ugly to allow into my truck. I had to buy a different one to make it look right.
I got this kit along with a Pioneer head unit for my wife's 2004 Chevy Venture. The kit works, but the fit left something to be desired. There's a fairly substantial gap between the kit and the dash trim. Hard to complain when it was included free, but I don't think I'd pay for this one.
Plastic was a bit flimsey, and does not support as well as other dash kits I have owned. One Note.. I had to make minor dash modifications inorder for my head unit trim piece to fit. This is not the dash kits fault, but I would check first, if you feel hesitant to start cutting up your dashboard.
Looks excellent in my 2005 GMC Sierra Crew with Kenwood KDC-X493. Installation was simple and straightforward, and looks good in my truck.
With the information and accessories parts it made it easy to install the stereo and it was done in a very short time.
It fit the 2002 Chevy Venture I installed the head unit in. Crutchfield was very helpful with questions I had about the install.
Like others have said, I would have liked it to have a cubby-hole instead of the plate to cover the rectangular hole under the radio. Other than that installation was a breeze.
Metra use to make good kits ... Scosche have better ones than this cheesy piece of plastic . It does not have that factory look like Scosche does and does not support the radio very well .
This install kit was OK. It is sturdy, for sure. I would have liked it to have a cubby-hole instead of the plate to cover the rectangular hole under the radio.
What a great fit, no cutting, no drilling and a tight fit into the factory location. I painted the face gloss black to match my new Kenwood X692 and cut a hole in the rectangle filler pannel to mount the USB and the kit looks factory.
This came to install a JVC stereo in a 2003 Pontiac Grand Am...This mounting kit is the best I've ever seen...The ones available from the local department store has the stereo sticking out of the dash a good 2-3 inches...This one leaves the face of the stereo as flush with the dash face as possible...Makes it look like a factory install...
Wish I didn't have to do the cutting to make this work in my 2008 Trailblazer. Yet, my Dremmel tool worked great. It would be more of a challenge with a utility knife. End product looks great.
It was very easy 2 install i would recommend you purchase it with any cd player you by....
Simple easy to follow Removal and Installation details shipped with this. 2 minor dash removal discrepancies, but simple to figure out. I've installed 4 different units with Crutchfield kits. ALWAYS EXCELLENT instructions.
Looks pro!
I installed this in my '03 GMC Sierra. Well written/easy to read instructions. Had it done in about 10-15 mins. I'm very happy with the fit and appearance of this product.
This item fits into the 2004 Impala dash, but if your receiver includes a trim ring, you will not be able to use it. That's the only problem with this product in my vehicle.
Just installed a Pioneer HU in my 95 Olds, and this fit perfectly and made the job very very easy. A big thanks to Greg for helping me choose the right kit, and 5 stars to Crutchfield for fast shipping and great customer service.
I just installed one of those motorized Dual cd players in my 2000 chevy cavalier. this fit perfect and it even has room below it for an equalizer. it's a perfect fit!
fit perfectly [ Efrain Jul 13, 2016 ]
It was needed for installation. [ Jonathan Jun 07, 2016 ]
For details on fit or installation please contact an Advisor by phone (1-800-324-9695) or online chat. They will be able to pull up your vehicle and give you the details on if this will fit and what you will need for an installation in your vehicle. [ Krissy Sep 21, 2014 ] Staff


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