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Periurethral bulking agents are substances that are injected periurethrally to increase tissue bulk as a treatment of stress urinary incontinence (SUI). Patients receive one or several treatment sessions. A number of products have been developed and are commercially available; key factors in determining the optimal product are biocompatibility, durability, and absence of migration.
Improvement in stress incontinence with bulking agents is achieved by increasing the tissue bulk and thereby increasing resistance to the outflow of urine. The bulking agent is injected into the periurethral tissue as a liquid that then solidifies into a spongy material to bulk the urethral wall. Bulking agents may be injected over a course of several treatments until the desired effect is achieved. Periurethral bulking agents have been widely used for incontinence in women. Men have also been treated, typically those with post-prostatectomy incontinence. Except for Contigen®, however, bulking agents are indicated by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for use only in women, specifically those with stress urinary incontinence due to intrinsic sphincter deficiency.
Biocompatibility, durability, and absence of migration are key factors in the success of bulking agents. Cross-linked collagen (e.g., Contigen) has been commercially available for many years. Collagen is slowly absorbed over time, and symptoms may recur, requiring additional injections. Carbon-coated beads (e.g., Durasphere) and ethylene vinyl alcohol copolymer implants (e.g., Uryx®, marketed under the trade name Tegress® starting in 2005) received approval (1999 and 2004, respectively) from the FDA for use as periurethral bulking agents. Both were thought to be more durable than collagen. Tegress was later voluntarily removed from the market due to safety concerns.
In 2005, a bulking agent composed of spherical particles of calcium hydroxylapatite (CaHA) in a gel carrier (Coaptite®) received FDA approval for use in women. Polydimethylsiloxane (silicone, Macroplastique®) received FDA approval in 2006 "for transurethral injection in the treatment of adult women diagnosed with stress urinary incontinence (SUI) primarily due to intrinsic sphincter deficiency." The FDA approvals are conditional on the enrollment of a minimum of 200–250 patients in a 5-year registry to further evaluate safety and efficacy.
In Europe, Q-Med has marketed a dextranomer/hyaluronic (Dx/HA) copolymer (Zuidex™) together with an injection system (Implacer™) for treatment of urinary incontinence. A Dx/HA formulation (Deflux™) from the same company has been commercially available for a number of years for the treatment of vesicoureteral reflux in children (see policy No. 7.01.102 on the treatment of vesicoureteral reflux with bulking agents).
Autologous fat and autologous ear chondrocytes have also been used as periurethral bulking agents; autologous substances do not require FDA approval. Polytetrafluoroethylene (Teflon®) has been investigated as an implant material but has not received FDA approval.
A more recently explored alternative is cellular therapy with myoblasts, fibroblasts, or stem cells (muscle-derived or adipose-derived). In addition to their use as periurethral bulking agents, it is hoped that transplanted stem cells will undergo self-renewal and multipotent differentiation, which could result in regeneration of the sphincter and its neural connections.
Regulatory Status
Several periurethral bulking agents have been approved by the FDA through the premarket approval process. These devices are indicated for the treatment of stress urinary incontinence due to intrinsic sphincter deficiency; other than Contigen, approval is only for use in adult women. Products include:
Prior authorization is recommended. To authorize, call Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Montana (BCBSMT) Customer Service at 1-800-447-7828 or fax your request to the Medical Review Department at 406-437-7863. A retrospective review is performed if services are not prior authorized.
Medically Necessary
BCBSMT may consider the use of cross-linked collagen, carbon-coated spheres, calcium hydroxylapatite, or polydimethylsiloxane medically necessary to treat stress urinary incontinence in men and women who have failed appropriate conservative therapy.
BCBSMT considers the following investigational, but not limited to:
Federal Mandate
Federal mandate prohibits denial of any drug, device or biological product fully approved by the FDA as investigational for the Federal Employee Program (FEP). In these instances coverage of these FDA-approved technologies are reviewed on the basis of medical necessity alone.
Policy Guidelines
There are HCPCS codes for the bulking agents used in this procedure. L8603 describes collagen implant material, such as Contigen, and L8606 describes synthetic bulking agents, such as carbon-coated beads or copolymers (Durasphere or Uryx). The physician services associated with urethral bulking agents are described by CPT code 51715. See coding section below.
Patients should have had inadequate response to conservative therapy or therapies; in general, these treatments should have been used for at least 3 months. Conservative therapy for stress incontinence includes pelvic floor muscle exercises and behavioral changes, such as fluid management and moderation of physical activities that provoke incontinence. Additional options include intravaginal estrogen therapy, use of a pessary, and treatment of other underlying causes of incontinence in patients amenable to these treatments.
Rationale for Benefit Administration
This medical policy was developed through consideration of peer reviewed medical literature, FDA approval status, accepted standards of medical practice in Montana, Technology Evaluation Center evaluations, and the concept of medical necessity. BCBSMT reserves the right to make exceptions to policy that benefit the member when advances in technology or new medical information become available.
The purpose of medical policy is to guide coverage decisions and is not intended to influence treatment decisions. Providers are expected to make treatment decisions based on their medical judgment. BCBSMT recognizes the rapidly changing nature of technological development and welcomes provider feedback on all medical policies.
When using this policy to determine whether a service, supply or device will be covered, please note that member contract language will take precedence over medical policy when there is a conflict.
An initial literature search was performed in 2011. Most recently, the literature was searched from July 2011 through August 2012. Following is a summary of literature to date on use of periurethral bulking agents to treat urinary incontinence.
A 2012 Cochrane review on periurethral bulking agents for urinary incontinence in women identified 14 randomized controlled trials (RCTs) with sample sizes ranging from 30 to 355 patients that included bulking agents in at least one of the study arms. (1) This was an update of a 2007 review. All trials included women with an urodynamic diagnosis of stress incontinence, and 7 trials limited eligibility to stress incontinence due to intrinsic sphincter deficiency. The studies varied in the type of bulking agent and comparison intervention used. Eight studies compared 2 bulking agents, 2 compared bulking agents to surgery, 1 compared a bulking agent to pelvic floor exercise, and 1 trial used a placebo comparison group. Several of the studies required that women had experienced incontinence for a specified period of time, e.g., 6 or 12 months, and/or had already used conservative therapy; one study further specified that conservative therapy had to have been used for at least 3 months. The authors stated that data from the trials were not suitable for pooling due to heterogeneity among studies. They concluded that the updated review indicates insufficient evidence to guide practice and recommend that additional RCTs with a placebo group or conservative treatment arm be conducted.
A 2011 systematic review by Davila identified 20 studies meeting their inclusion criteria (prospective clinical studies or RCTs conducted among women with stress urinary incontinence and published in English). (2) Nine studies (total n=682) evaluated the bulking agent cross-linked collagen. Rates of patients considered cured or improved in individual studies ranged from 21% to 81% at 12 months, 7% to 52% at 2 years, and 30% to 43% at more than 4 years. There were 8 trials (n=507) using cross-linked polydimethylsiloxane injection. Cure rates ranged from 20% to 71% at 12 months and 18% to 40% at long-term follow-up up to 60 months. The authors concluded that bulking agents have demonstrated effectiveness at 1 year, but results, particularly with older agents, diminish over time, and repeated injections can restore or enhance improvement.
Bulking Agents Approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
Cross-linked collagen (Contigen®)
Contigen® was the first bulking agent approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the treatment of urinary incontinence. No randomized trials comparing Contigen to conservative therapy or placebo were identified. The 1996 Clinical Practice Guidelines for Urinary Continence in Adults, developed by the Agency for Health Care Policy and Research (AHCPR, now Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality [AHRQ]), concluded that periurethral collagen is curative in 32% of men and 62% of women. (3) A randomized controlled trial published in 2005 compared the efficacy of collagen injections with surgery in 133 women. (4) Eligibility criteria included stress incontinence for at least 6 months or 1 year after delivery. Twelve-month success rates for collagen treatment were lower than for surgery (53% vs. 72%, respectively). However, there were significantly fewer adverse events in the collagen-treated group (36% vs. 63%, respectively). Results from this study support informed decision making in the choice between bulking agents and surgical intervention for stress urinary incontinence.
Carbon-coated beads (e.g., Durasphere™)
A double-blind randomized study comparing carbon-coated beads to cross-linked collagen was reported as part of the FDA-approval process for Durasphere™.(5, 6) The study found no difference in efficacy or in the number of treatments between the groups, although the trial length of 12 months may not have been long enough to assess comparative durability.
Ethylene vinyl alcohol copolymer (EVA, e.g., Uryx™ marketed as Tegress™)
The copolymer implant (Uryx™/ Tegress™) received FDA approval based on a study that randomly assigned 237 women with stress urinary incontinence to undergo periurethral bulking with Uryx or to a "currently marketed absorbable bulking agent." (7) The effectiveness at 12 months was similar in the 2 groups, with 18.4% of those receiving Uryx reporting that they were dry and 48.7% reporting improvement by 1 grade, compared to 16.5% and 53.2%, respectively, in the control group. A repeat injection was necessary in 75% of these patients to achieve satisfactory results. Following reports of adverse effects, (8) Tegress was voluntarily withdrawn from the market by CR Bard as of January 31, 2007.
Calcium hydroxylapatite, CaHA (Coaptite®)
Coaptite® (CaHA) received FDA approval based partly on results from a single-blind randomized non-inferiority comparison with collagen among women with SUI. (9) This study was later published and reported on findings from 231 (78%) of 296 enrolled women. For the primary outcome measure, 83 (63%) patients treated with calcium hydroxylapatite and 57 (57%) control patients treated with collagen showed an improvement of 1 grade or more on the 4-grade Stamey Urinary Incontinence Scale at 12-month follow-up. Similar results were obtained by intent-to-treat analysis, with non-inferiority of calcium hydroxylapatite to collagen for improvement of at least 1 Stamey Grade (58% vs. 51%, respectively) and decrease in pad weight (51% vs. 38%, respectively) of 50% or more.
Polydimethylsiloxane (silicone, Macroplastique®)
FDA approval of Macroplastique® (polydimethylsiloxane) was also partly based on a randomized non-inferiority comparison with collagen in women with SUI. Results of this trial were published in 2009. (10) The trial was single-blind; patients, but not providers, were blinded. At 12 months, Macroplastique was found to be non-inferior to collagen in terms of the primary efficacy variable, improvement in the Stamey incontinence grade. Seventy-five of the 122 patients (61.2%) in the Macroplastique group and 60 of 125 patients (48%) in the collagen group improved at least 1 Stamey grade (p<0.001 for non-inferiority). Twelve of the 247 randomly assigned patients were excluded from the analysis.
Two-year data on 67 of the 75 women who responded to treatment with Macroplastique were published in 2010. (11) Fifty-six of the 67 (84%) patients had sustained treatment success at 24 months, defined as an improvement of at least 1 Stamey grade compared to baseline. Forty-five of the 67 (67%) patients evaluated at 24 months were dry (Stamey grade 0). The long-term analysis is limited because it only includes a portion of responders from one arm of the trial. The analysis included 67 of 122 (55%) patients originally randomly assigned to receive Macroplastique and did not provide data on the patients in the comparison group.
Non-FDA-Approved Products
Dextranomer/hyaluronic (Dx/HA, Zuidex™) with an injection system (Implacer™)
The Zuidex-Implacer is a system to inject Dx/HA in the outpatient clinic without the need for endoscopy. An industry-sponsored (Q-Med) randomized non-inferiority trial that compared the Zuidex/Implacer system to Contigen conducted in North America was published in 2009. (12) Patients were blinded to treatment group. The primary study outcome was the proportion of women who had an equal to or greater than 50% reduction in urinary leakage on provocation testing from baseline to 12 months after the final treatment (up to 3 treatments were permitted). The primary outcome was achieved by 65% of Zuidex-treated women compared to 84% in the Contigen group; non-inferiority of Zuidex was not established. The study is limited by a high rate of missing data; primary outcome data were missing for 35% of randomly assigned patients.
An open multicenter study from Europe reported a 12-month 77% positive response rate (reduction ≥50% for provocation test urinary leakage) with the Dx/HA Zuidex-Implacer system in 142 women who met strict inclusion/exclusion criteria. (13) Similar to the North American trial, this study had a high dropout rate, (24%), as well as an unrepresentative patient population and lack of a comparison group. Twenty-one women recruited as part of this study were followed for a mean of 6.7 years after treatment with the Zuidex-Implacer system. (14) At this long-term follow-up, 7 of 21 (33%) were continent of urine, but 6 of the 7 had undergone other continence procedures since their Zuidex injections.
Polyacrylamide hydrogel (Bulkamid®)
Bulkamid is a gel containing 2.5% cross-linked polyacrylamide and 97.5% apyrogenic water. Findings from a multicenter European case series were published in 2010. (15) A total of 135 adult women with symptomatic stress (n=67) or mixed (n=68) incontinence for at least 12 months and at least 1 episode of incontinence per day were included. Ninety-eight (73%) completed the 12-month follow-up; 4 additional patients were excluded from the per-protocol analysis due to protocol violations. The primary outcome was response to treatment, defined as patients self-reporting that they considered themselves "improved" or "cured". The response rate at 6 and 12 months was 71% and 66%, respectively. Corresponding cure rates were 16% and 24%. The study lacked a comparison group with which to compare these outcomes; a comparison group is particularly important with a subjective outcome such as the one used in the study. There were 32 treatment-related adverse effects including 2 cases of urinary retention requiring hospitalization and 10 cases of urinary tract infection. (UTI)
Polytetrafluoroethylene (Teflon)
No published clinical trials were identified.
Products That Do Not Require FDA Approval
Autologous fat and autologous ear chondrocytes
These are other materials that have been used as bulking agents but have not demonstrated sustained effectiveness comparable to cross-linked collagen or carbon-coated beads. In a randomized, double-blind clinical trial of 56 female patients that compared periurethral injections of autologous fat (treatment group) to saline (placebo group), Lee and colleagues found that periurethral fat injections did not appear to be more efficacious than placebo for treating stress incontinence. (16) At 3 months, only 6 of 27 patients (22.2%) in the treatment group and 6 of 29 (20.7%) in the placebo group were cured or improved. In addition, 1 death occurred as a result of a pulmonary fat embolism. In another clinical trial of 32 female patients, Bent and colleagues reported that 50% of patients remained dry for 12 months after receiving a single outpatient injection of harvested autologous auricular cartilage. (17) While autologous substances have a non-immunogenic advantage, their use may be limited by resorption and fibrous replacement along with local discomfort associated with harvesting procedures.
Autologous cellular therapy
In 2007, Strasser et al. published the first randomized study on autologous cell therapy for treating SUI. (18) This study has been widely cited as an important advance in the field. However, in September 2008, the Lancet published a statement that they were retracting publication of this study due to ethical and quality concerns. (19) The Lancet retraction states "…in our view, the conclusions of this official investigation pinpoint so many irregularities in the conduct of their (Strasser et al.) work that, taken together, the paper should be retracted from the public record." Because of this retraction, findings from this study will no longer be cited as evidence in this policy.
A number of RCTs and a Cochrane review of RCTs evaluating periurethral bulking agents for the treatment of urinary incontinence have been published. The trials vary in the bulking agent used and the comparison intervention e.g., placebo, conservative therapy or another bulking agent. Due to this heterogeneity among studies, and the small number of studies in each category, the Cochrane review was unable to make specific conclusions about the efficacy of specific bulking agents compared to alternative treatments.
Cross-linked collagen is the most established bulking agent that is currently available. The evidence on cross-linked collagen is sufficient to conclude that it is effective in some patients who fail conservative treatment, and therefore is a reasonable alternative to more risk surgical procedures. Results from available trials suggest that carbon-coated spheres, calcium hydroxylapatite, and polydimethylsiloxane have efficacy for treating incontinence that is similar to cross-linked collagen. These agents may be considered medically necessary for patients who have failed appropriate conservative therapy. There is insufficient published evidence on the efficacy of autologous cellular therapy, autologous fat, autologous ear chondrocytes, and other treatments such as Teflon; thus, these are considered investigational.
Practice Guidelines and Position Statements
In 2010, the Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada Urogynaecology Committee published a guideline on the evaluation and treatment of recurrent urinary incontinence after pelvic floor surgery. (20) The guideline recommends that conservative management be used as first-line therapy. It also stated that patients with significantly decreased urethral mobility may be managed with periurethral bulking agents as one of several treatment options.
In 2005 (reaffirmed 2009), the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) issued a practice bulletin on urinary incontinence in women. (21) The practice bulletin included a recommendation for injection of bulking agents (i.e., collagen, carbon-coated beads, and fat) as second-line therapy or in women with urinary incontinence who are ineligible for surgery. This recommendation was based on limited or inconsistent scientific evidence.
Medicare National Coverage
The Medicare National Coverage Determination for Incontinence Control Devices (230.10) addresses collagen implants but not other types of bulking agents. (22) Specific information on coverage of collagen implants is, as follows:
"Coverage of a collagen implant, and the procedure to inject it, is limited to the following types of patients with stress urinary incontinence due to ISD [intrinsic sphincteric deficiency]:
Patients whose incontinence does not improve with 5 injection procedures (5 separate treatment sessions) are considered treatment failures, and no further treatment of urinary incontinence by collagen implant is covered. Patients who have a recurrence of incontinence following successful treatment with collagen implants in the past (e.g., 6-12 months previously) may benefit from additional treatment sessions. Coverage of additional sessions may be allowed but must be supported by medical justification."
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This is my subjective ranking, thus there is no right or wrong answers. For each wrestler I'll explain why I would see them return, and outline a possible plothook for them. And lastly the likelihood of a return, ranket from * ("No chance in hell") to ***** ("The stars are right")
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LONDON, November 5, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --
A new report by Visiongain, a London-based business information provider, predicts that the global market for urology devices will be worth $8.6bn by 2022. The market-generated sales of $4.4bn in 2011. Similar to other markets in the medical device industry, the urology device market remained under pressure in 2011 owing primarily to increased pricing pressures. However, the market was still able to expand, with growth being fuelled by a number of factors, including patient demographics and continued advancements in minimally invasive and non-invasive surgical technologies in the urology field. The market is currently comprised of innovative urology devices for the treatment of a wide range of disorders that include urinary incontinence, prostate cancer, benign prostatic hyperplasia and kidney stones.
Rodrigo Gutierrez Gamboa, healthcare industry analyst, says: "Patient demographics and a strong R&D pipeline will continue to drive growth across all segments of the urology devices market over the forecast period. There will be a sustained influx of innovative and cost-effective urology technologies in the coming years that will continue to offset economic pressures in key regional markets. Pricing pressures have led R&D investments to be primarily focused on developing cost-effective technologies with improved safety profiles and ones that are able to streamline procedures. Over the next decade, innovation will thus be completely focused on the ability to achieve excellent clinical outcomes".
Visiongain's research also suggests that the world urology devices market may benefit from globalisation. There has been a steady rise in healthcare spending and medical insurance cover in countries
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Sarah's Livestream for Great Justice
Hey! I'm participating in SSA Week because this organization rocks! On Saturday, June 16th, I'm doing a livestream of my life for 12 hours...unless I reach $1,000, in which case I will livestream 24 hours! If I raise $750, I'll shave my head. If I raise $1,200, I'll give it a mohawk and keep it that way for a month. You can make individual requests of me for certain dollar amounts (see here for details: http://rantasarahrex.blogspot.com/2012/06/update-on-ssa-week-livestream.html).
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Right now, SSA supporters Jeff Hawkins and Janet Strauss have pledged a $250,000 matching offer. That means that every contribution is matched dollar-dor-dollar up to a quarter of a million dollars. Hitting the Hawkins/Strauss match means we can offer previously unimagined levels of support for our affiliates during the coming fall semester. The SSA does great work. But we need help from the non-students to get there. If you can spare a few dollars, please chip in. The students are not just the future, they are the present. -Sarah


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Great quality rug but you really have to have the right colors for this one. The background is a true rust - like the color of orange clay. The border is a beautiful ocean blue. I was hoping for more of a red/rust background - not orange so I had to send it back. Only giving it a "good" rating because of the colors.
I am redecorating our master bedroom and ordered this rug to go under the (king-sized) bed. The colors of the rug are exactly what I was looking for; rusty orange and dark teal and the 8 x 10 size fits well in the bedroom. The rug is a tad bit scratchy but I'll be walking on it, not sleeping on it, so that doesn't bother me. I wanted a southwestern style rug but it was hard to find one in the size I needed in my price range so when I found this one I bought it right away. And of course you can't beat Overstock's shipping for price (free!) and speed (I received my rug within three days from my order).
- How did the color on site compare with the actual product? Very Accurate
- Please tell us about the quality of the product. Great quality
- How accurate was the on site description of the product? Very Accurate
I am very happy with this purchase- I have had the rug for 3 weeks now - and have no complaints- the colors have been true to the description- rust red and teal. Its more jute than wool and hence rougher than pure wool, as expected. Needs a non-skip pad underneath.
- How did the color on site compare with the actual product? good
- Please tell us about the quality of the product. good
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I was so happy when I unrolled this rug. It was just what I needed to add some color into my room. The outside border is a dark teal and the inner area is a brick red a little more toward rust than red. I put a pad under this and I am glad. I think it could have used a little thicker pad as it is jute and on a concrete floor needs a little more padding. All in all this is a great rug and I would gladly buy it again.
- Did the color match the color displayed onsite? pretty close
- How is the quality of the product? excellent
- Did the description onsite accurately describe the product? pretty close
Love this rug! I bought it for my dining room and it just brought the whole room together! the colors a very warm and exactly the same as in the pictures . The quality and the pattern are very nice! It looks much better with a pad underneath.
I purchased this rug back in February to cover a large cold tile floor in our southwest theme log cabin. The colors were very true to the picture and the rug was perfect for covering a large area in a very stylish manner for a great price. If you order this rug, be prepared for a jute woven texture. It is very durable but has a rough feel as you walk barefoot over it. I think it would be hard on a baby's knees but my dogs were very happy to sit on it in front of the fireplace. Be sure to order a rug pad as it can be slippery and is not thick like other rugs sold by O.com which I have purchased in the past. For the square feet covered, you can't beat this price.
There is No Black on this rug at all. The colors are a terra cottat orange, olive greenishy tan, a corn meal yellow, and a dark turqoise-teal like color. The color description and the picture are completely wrong! I don't think I'll buy another rug that doesn't have any reviews.


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Though it's still a tiny interchangeable-lens compact, it has a more refined design and color palette than its predecessor, the Q7.
The 13-inch Ativ Q is three devices in one: a Windows laptop, a Windows tablet, and an Android slate. We came to grips with it.
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If you're not opting for a smartphone and you can look past its dated design, the Samsung Gravity Q is your best choice for a T-Mobile keyboard phone.
"Q" stands for "QWERTY" in this Android 2.3 smartphone with Cricket's unlimited Muve Music download plans.
The Nexus Q's striking, orblike hardware can't outweigh the extreme limitations of this Android-only, Google-only media streamer.
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With real wireless stereo, the Qmadix Iharmonix Q-i-sound lets you cut the cord, but for a high price and with a less-than-desirable design.
If you can live with its dated software and heft, the T-Mobile MyTouch Q is an alluring keyboard slider deal.
If you absolutely crave a physical keyboard and swift 4G data for less, you'll find plenty to like about T-Mobile's MyTouch Q. More selective smartphone shoppers, however, will want to look elsewhere.
The Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE is hefty, but packs modern Android power, an excellent keyboard, and LTE 4G if you're lucky.
The Voyager Q is a versatile hard-drive-docking station for people who work with more than one internal hard drive. It saves time and spares you from having to open the computer's case.
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NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. — The race for the Republican presidential nomination is veering toward South Carolina surreal.
Mitt Romney was stripped of his Iowa caucus victory Thursday, then was stung by Texas Gov. Rick Perry's withdrawal and endorsement of Newt Gingrich, the former House speaker who was stunningly accused in turn by an ex-wife of seeking an open marriage so he could keep his mistress.
"Newt's not perfect, but who among us is?" asked Perry, abruptly quitting the race shortly before an evening debate and less than 48 hours before the polls open in Saturday's first-in-the-South primary.
His decision to end a once-promising candidacy left Romney, Gingrich, former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum and Texas Rep. Ron Paul the remaining contenders in the race to pick a Republican to challenge Democratic President Barack Obama this fall.
Recent polls, coupled with Perry's endorsement, suggest Gingrich is the candidate with the momentum and Romney the one struggling to validate his standing as front-runner. Whatever else the impact, the day's events reduced the number of contenders vying to emerge as Romney's principal conservative alternative.
The former Massachusetts governor had other challenges in a state where unemployment approaches 10 percent. He adamantly refused to explain why some of his millions were invested in the Cayman Islands, how much was there or whether any other funds were held offshore.
Under pressure from his rivals to release his income-tax returns before the weekend — a demand first made by Perry in a debate on Monday — he told reporters it wouldn't happen.
"You'll hear more about that. April," he said.
Gingrich grappled with problems of a different, possibly even a more crippling sort in a state where more than half the Republican electorate is evangelical.
In an interview aired Thursday night on ABC's "Nightline," Marianne Gingrich said her ex-husband had wanted an "open marriage" so he could have both a wife and a mistress. She said Gingrich conducted an affair with Callista Bistek — his current wife — "in my bedroom in our apartment in Washington" while she was elsewhere.
"He was asking to have an open marriage and I refused. That is not a marriage," she said in excerpts released by the network in advance of the program.
Gingrich declined to respond to his ex-wife's comments, telling reporters that his two daughters from the first of his three marriages had sent a letter to ABC "complaining about this as tawdry and inappropriate."
In fact, the letter made no such accusations. Instead, Kathy Lubbers and Jackie Cushman wrote ABC that anyone who has endured a failed marriage "understands it is a personal tragedy filled with regrets, and sometimes differing memories of events."
A short while later, R.C. Hammond, a spokesman for the former speaker, said of Gingrich's ex-wife's account: "It couldn't be any more opposite of the truth."
Television commercials for the remaining candidates and their allies ran virtually without letup, generally designed to diminish each other's support.
Santorum, whose fortunes have ebbed since what appeared to be a narrow loss in Iowa, pronounced himself the winner there after all when state party officials in Des Moines announced he had finished 34 votes ahead of Romney instead of eight behind.
"There have been two contests. We won one," he said, and he proceeded to ridicule Romney and Gingrich as weak challengers to Obama. "How can you differentiate ourselves on the major issues of the day if we nominate tweedledum and tweedledee instead of someone who stood up and said, 'No'?" he said to one audience, referring to his opposition to a requirement to purchase health care coverage.
Iowa Republican chairman Matt Strawn said the party would not name an official winner because the results were so close and some votes couldn't be counted. Results from eight of the state's 1,774 precincts were not certified to the state party by Wednesday's 5 p.m. deadline.
Perry's withdrawal mimicked one earlier in the week by former Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman in that they both quit a few hours before a debate. The similarities ended there, though. Huntsman endorsed Romney.
Perry had other thoughts, calling Gingrich a "conservative visionary who can transform our country."


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Tom Morello Faces Backlash From All That Remains' Philip Labonte
It certainly is a fun period for fans of the First Amendment. We recently had Dave Mustaine sharing his theories about President Obama "staging" the recent mass shootings to approve anti-gun legislation, only to see Motley Crue bassist Nikki Sixx rip into the Megadeth vocalist over his comments. Now, it looks like we're getting a good old battle between Rage Against the Machine's Tom Morello and All That Remains' Philip Labonte over Morello's recent commentary on Vice Presidential hopeful Paul Ryan.


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Back in Command—for Now
BALTIMORE—It felt like old times: the Yankees obliterating the Baltimore Orioles by a double-digit margin, Derek Jeter and Curtis Granderson hitting big home runs, Yankee pitchers mowing down Oriole hitters inning after inning.
In the new world order where the Boston Red Sox are an also-ran and the Orioles a powerhouse, that kind of day had been relegated to the dust bin of history.
But the Yankees turned back the clock Sunday afternoon with a statement win over Baltimore, 13-3, a victory that gave them sole possession of the American League East lead again following a weeklong road gauntlet through top challengers Tampa Bay and Baltimore. The Yankees lead the Orioles by one game, the Rays by two.
The offensive outburst capped an emotional four-game series that saw the Yankees suffer two heartbreaking losses in the final innings, win two blowouts and emerge feeling like they had just weathered a storm.
"The bottom line is we're still in first place," said manager Joe Girardi. "I've said all along this is a resilient team. They know how to come back and they have a lot of fight in them. That's what they did today."
That applies to Granderson more than anyone. He powered the Yankees with a 3-for-3, five-RBI performance, which is a minor miracle considering that Granderson started the game on the bench.
Granderson has been so miserable of late that Girardi has been sitting him against some left-handers. Mired in a 5-for-43 slump, routinely striking out and looking lost at the plate, Granderson knew he was off, but couldn't figure out the cause.
"One of those things where, don't know exactly what it is," Granderson said. "Physically everything felt fine. Mechanically everything looked right, whether it be from video or from [hitting coach] Kevin Long's perspective.
"It just felt like, for whatever reason, balls that I was going ahead and attacking, which were strikes, just a tick off for whatever reason. Who knows what it is."
Despite his slump, Granderson still had 34 homers to his name, so with the Yankees clinging to a 5-3 lead in the sixth inning, Girardi brought Granderson off the bench to pinch hit.
He immediately delivered, crushing a solo homer into the Baltimore bullpen and scattering the waiting relievers.
That is a good sign, and it extended the Yankee lead to 6-3, but Granderson has always had power. What he hasn't done of late is make consistent contact: Entering Sunday, Granderson had the second-most strikeouts in the majors behind Adam Dunn of the Chicago White Sox. So when he came up again in the seventh inning, and fisted a ball to left field for two more runs, it was truly reason to take heart.
But Granderson wasn't done. He also whacked a double in the Yankees' five-run eighth inning to help ice the game and quiet the feisty Baltimore crowd.
Falling a triple short of the cycle while entering the game in the sixth inning is an impressive feat, especially for a player stuck in a deep slump. But Granderson said he knew a day like this was coming—just not when.
"I never wrote myself off, by any means. I don't think anybody else did," Granderson said, which is about as defiant as he gets.
Granderson's big day helped the Yankees overcome the middling work of starter Freddy Garcia, who was pulled in the fourth inning. Joba Chamberlain came in and shut down the Orioles through the fifth, and the rest of the Yankee bullpen followed suit for 5 2/3 shutout innings.
Both teams put in their reserves to finish out the final innings, a familiar sight to fans used to watching the Yankees routinely blow out the Orioles over the past 15 years.
Yankees captain Derek Jeter, who hit his 15th home run, saw this as an important win not just because of the score or the divisional implications, but because the Yankees had lost in miserable fashion on both Thursday and Saturday nights, and yet came back with strong wins on Friday and Sunday. That, to him, made this series better than a 2-2 split.
"We lost a couple tough games, but we did battle back, we never gave up," Jeter said. "We've come to expect that. We'd like to have won them but we didn't. Today was a big one for us."


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Good breakfast great pool, hot tub and sauna. Comfortable beds
Hotel has a library of DVD movies to rent. But $4.00 a movie is a little steep. Went to Red Box instead. $1.35.
Clean, comfortable rooms. Friendly staff, clean pool & spa.
The whole staff was very friendly & helpful.
The desk people reeking of cigarette smoke after break. They need to stay out a little longer, & spray some breath freshener or pop a breath mint.
Comfortable beds and nice decor
No air conditioning!! Just a fan to circulate air
I love the fact that this hotel was close to the ocean, shopping, and hiking. This is the second time I have stayed at this hotel and I plan to be back again when I travel to Lincoln City.
When it says ocean front it really means it. I opened my window to a stunning panorama of the Oregon coast. It is on the side of a bluff so there isn't any direct access to the beach from the hotel but about a two minute walk down the street. Would definately stay here again.
Staff was nice, hotel is clean.
Hotel had few amenities I've grown accustomed to. No shampoo, ironing, dryer or breakfast provided. Though we were on the smoke-free, pet-free floor, there were a lot of smokers at this hotel. Elevator perpetually reeked of smoke. Slamming doors late into the night made for restless sleep. Hotel could provide a few amenities, including 1/2 & 1/2/creamer cups versus just powdered creamer for the meager coffee and tea provided in the morning, since they're not providing breakfast.
Awesome room, clean, good view, perfect access directly to the beach! Nicely renovated and romantic, quiet due to being far from 101. Love the lobby.
Fireplace wasn't as hot as expected. Sliding balcony door needed to have salt water washed down more.
I liked that rooms were clean and updated. Easy access and nicely priced. Great water access and close to eateries and shopping. Also a nice place to relax and just enjoy the view. Good breakfast. It was nice that the rooms were quiet and you didn't hear people in the other rooms to much.
It would have been nice to have some kind of information in the rooms that told about eateries and local attractions. Also times when breakfast was. (I was told when I registered but after a long day of driving I didn't remember)
Staff was great, roon was great, loved the view and we
Already booked another stay but with our kids this time. This will be our place to stay for now on.
It was all great
The view
Parking off site. Not handicap friendly.
The restaurant Fathom
The room was dated and mismatched furniture filled the room like they were garage sale items. The bed was terribly uncomfortable and I had the worst night sleep ever. The hallway leading to my room on the second floor smelled of animal urine.
Room was clean and comfortable. Inn was well maintained and staff was friendly.
In room breakfast is lacking. Bagel wrapped in plastic wrap, fruit wrapped in plastic and instant hot chocolate.
View was excellent and beds were nice.
Facility could use a little up dating to the interior suites . carpets could use a good vacuuming after each persons stay.
Best thing about this hotel was definitely the incredible view of the ocean. Our room was a first floor room with a patio but it looks like every room in the place had a great view. It was awesome to be able to relax in bed and watch/listen to the ocean. There was a convenient set of stairs to walk right down to the beach and, for the money, you can't beat the location. The lamps have convenient outlets to plug in your phone chargers etc. Free wifi is pretty nice.
We have been spoiled and gotten used to our memory foam mattress at home so the spring mattresses there did not provide much comfort and the pillows were to fluffy and soft for my taste. It also would have been nice to have a screen door on the sliding glass door to the patio so we could have the glass door open to listen to the ocean without letting in mosquitos/bugs. It looked like some of the rooms had screen doors so depending on which one you get it might not be a problem. No outlets on the wall with the tv which was a small issue when I tried to plug in my laptop to stream some netflix. Lastly, I would have loved a hot tub to soak in while enjoying that incredible view.
There was no hot water, barely warm enough to take a shower. They use to have a lot of nice shops in their shopping village, not any more! At least 75% are closed and out of business. The lounge closed way too early given that they call themselves a resort. I have been to this hotel many times in the past with nothing but positive things to say...not this time. I won't be back
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