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UltraSleek Head Rail is a low profile white aluminum rail with a matching fabric head rail insert. This head rail is available on all 2" window shadings up to 84" wide by 84" length. Head Rail Color: White aluminum rail with a matching fabric insert. Designer Metallic Hardware Upgrade: UltraSleek is available in Oil Rubbed Bronze.
Designer Cassette is required on all shadings over 84" wide or 84" long and on all 3" Shadings. Head Rail Color: White aluminum rail with a matching fabric insert. Designer Metallic Hardware Upgrade available in Oil Rubbed Bronze or Onyx Black choose a smooth faced rail or fabric insert rail.
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Motorized with Somfy Radio Technology System. The motor fully operate the shadings using Deluxe and Color Coordinated Aluminum headrail. Motors not available with UltraSleek headrail. Includes a standard 12 volt battery wand with eight AA lithium batteries. The remote is sold separately.
Simplicity: This motor program features a battery powered motor utilizing a single battery wand. Simplicity motors are compact and use a radio controlled remote to raise and lower the shades (sold separately). Only available with standard rolls. Includes a single battery wand.
The Somfy WireFree solar pack harnesses renewable solar energy to power Sheer Window Shadings. The WireFree option is a maintenance-free solution that utilizes a low profile solar (photovoltaic) panel to charge the battery. The WireFree Solar battery is trickle-charged by electrical energy generated by the solar panel. The energy is stored in the high capacity NiMH battery (acting like a reservoir).
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Inside Mount: Measure from the inside surface to the inside surface. Please provide us with exact measurements as the manufacturer will make the necessary deduction. The headrail (including end caps) will measure 3/16" less than the total width ordered, while the fabric will measure 1 1/8" less than the total width ordered. Due to variations in fabric weave and other environmental conditions, the finished dimensions for both width and length may vary plus or minus 1/8" from your ordered measurements.
Outside Mount: Measure the exact area you wish to cover as the manufacturer will produce your shade to your exact measurements. Be sure to take the window trim into account. On the width, allow at least 1 ½" of overlap on each side. An overlap of 3" on each side is recommended. Due to variations in fabric weave and other environmental conditions, the finished dimensions for both width and length may vary plus or minus 1/8" from your ordered measurements.
Height: The shade will measure the exact height ordered when the vanes are in the open or 'view through' position. Because the vanes rotate when closing, the shading will become 3/8" longer in the closed position. If preferred, window shadings can be ordered at 3/8" less than the measured length. In this case, the bottom rail will be positioned 3/8" above the sill when the vanes are in the open position. Rotating the vane closed will cause the bottom rail to meet the sill, closing any space. Due to variations in fabric weave and other environmental conditions, the finished dimensions for both width and length may vary plus or minus 1/8" from your ordered measurements.
For Side-by-Side Application: Vane alignment will be guaranteed within ¼" if the shades are ordered at the same time, are the same color, style and length, the total width of all window openings does not exceed 112", and side-by-side installation is indicated when the order is placed. Measure from the inside surface to the inside surface. Please provide us with exact measurements as the manufacturer will make the necessary deduction. The headrail (including end caps) will measure 1 3/16" less than the total width ordered and the fabric will measure 1 5/8" less than the total width ordered.
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Cord Height
12" – 36"
36 1/8" – 48"
48 1/8" – 72"
72 1/8" – 96"
96 1/8" – 120"
120 1/8" – 122"
Cord Loops will measure the length indicated
Above unless otherwise specified.
Cords can be up to 15' in 1' increments
· w/ Aluminum Headrail (Color-coordinated Rail)
Width:12" – 96"
Maximum Width for Side Mount: 42"
Height:12" – 96"
Headrail Measurements:3 ¼" x 2 ¾"
Mounting Requirements
Minimum Depth for Flush Mount:3 ¼"
Minimum Depth for Mounting:¾"
Minimum Depth for Side Mount:1 ¼"
Surface Area Required for Outside Mount:¾"
· w/ Cassette System Headrail (White Rail with color-coordinated fabric insert)
Width:12" – 114"
Maximum Width for Side Mount:42"
Height:12" – 122"
Headrail Measurements:3 1/8" x 2 7/8"
Minimum Depth for Flush Mount:3 ½"
· w/ Ultra-Sleek Headrail (White Aluminum Rail with a matching Fabric Insert)
Width: 12" – 84"
Maximum width for Side Mount:48"
Height:12" – 84"
Headrail Measurements:2 7/8" x 2 5/8"
This headrail is not available with motorization
Minimum Depth for Flush Mount:2 ¾"
Minimum Depth for Mounting:1 1/8"
Minimum Depth for Side Mount:1 1/8"
Surface Area Required for Outside Mount:1"
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Hold Down: Recommended for doors as it locks bottom rail into brackets to avoid swaying. Allows full range of operating control as shade can be easily disengaged.
Extension: L Brackets project the back of the shade 3 ¼" from the mounting surface
Headrail Options
UltraSleek:Standard headrail. White aluminum rail with a matching fabric insert. Cannot be motorized.
Deluxe: White aluminum with a choice of fabric or aluminum inserts. Fabric insert is standard. Deluxe require for blinds over 84" wide by 84" long. Can be motorized.
Color Coordinated Aluminum: Headrail coordinated with Shangri-La fabric colors.
Motorized with Somfy Radio Technology System. The motor fully operate the shadings using Deluxe and Color Coordinated Aluminum headrail. Motors not available with UltraSleek headrail. Includes a standard 12 volt battery wand with eight AA lithium batteries. The romote is sold seperately.
Radio Remote Control - 1 Channel: Will operate all of the shades simultaneously.
Radio Remote Control - 5 Channel: Can operate up to five shadings or groups of shadings individually. Utilizes 3V lithium battery. (batteries included)
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By bibeff
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Comments about Blinds Steve's Exclusive Collection Sheer Horizontal Shades Light Filtering 2" Infinity:
I just installed these today and I LOVE them. They were extremely easy to put up, very easy to control and I just love how soft they make the whole room look. I am curious to see how much privacy they provide tonight when it gets dark outside and I have my lights on. If the privacy is good, then I will definitely order for more windows. Beautiful.
Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend
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By dlite
from Fort Washington, MD
About Me Budget Shopper
I liked these because they were a different look from ordinary blinds, but when ordering I specifically indicated that I wanted side mounting, however when they arrived they were for top mounting. Could not send them back. Luckily we were able to find a way to rig mounts on the side(very tight).
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Exactly what I wanted!
By Linda
from Lafayette Indiana
I live in a condo and the unit next to me is very close. This blind blocks the view of the other home while still allowing in the light. So attractive I didn't even need a curtain with it. Just what I needed and was delighted with the east installation. Great buy.
Perfect in every way
By k3lly
from Union Beach, NJ
These blinds are very easy to install. Look fabulous. They control the light and privacy. I just love love love these !!!
Great product
By Savvy shopper
from Metro Detroit
The prices were far more agreeable than quotes I received from other resources. Products showed up in timely manner. Easy to install. Look great
Fit perfectly
By Ed
from Concord, NC
Salesperson was very helpful - prompt shipping of fabric samples. Unit shipped in rigid cardboard box with loads of padding.The only challenge was that the spacers noted in the installation guide for positioning the brackets to the inside top of the window frame were missing from the parts packet. Not an issue, as I've pile of small metal washers which worked well. Gives us usable privacy while still allowing a working view thru the window.Would consider additional purchases for other windows when the time comes.
Incredible Blinds, Incredible Savings!
By Karen
from Aurora, ON
About Me High-end Shopper
We are thrilled. Work and look fantastic. The savings was incredible. Thank you! Now we have the look we wanted for a fraction of the cost! Karen and Rick LeGrow
By Bob
from Mabank, TX
Bruce's Shadings offers sheer fabric perfect for softening look for views and allows privacy when closed. Very satisfied.
2" infinity blinds
By Joey D
from East Brunswick NJ
The product is a beautiful addition to any room. They look great alone or as an undertreatment to other drapery.
By Mary
from New Hampshire
My family room is beautiful. The windows alone make it a full "make-over". It has the dressiness of sheers and the day-to-day light adjustment of a blind. I chose light filtering so I still have sun on a sunny day but I have privacy. The vanes are soft fabric. I matched them to my verticals with Linen vertical sheers.(The verticals have plastic vanes). Ask for samples of swatches. Good value and service. Installation needed 2 people to make things go smoothly.Cons:I do not however like that I have to open the blinds all the way to the bottom to adjust the vanes/light.
I just love my new Blinds
By Trsmile
from Paramount, California
Steve's Blinds has really help make my home look more contemporary. I love the clean fresh look of my windows and how it regulates the light and heat.
Excellent Product
By Michael
from Orange, CA
The product was describe correctly, work great.
"Sheer" beauty
By Coop n Bo Jack
from Lincoln, NE
The fabric is sheer, but controls the privacy even when the blind is open. If you want a blind that you can see clear visible images outside you might want to choose the Eden as I am told it is more transparent. The blinds are elegant and bring warmth to the room. I am very happy with the blinds and will purchase more blinds from Steve's.
What you see is what you get
By Roger
from Rapid City, SD
Great facelift to a so-so room!!!!
By BOSCO
from DEMAREST NJ
Great sheer blinds
By Fever3
from Boston, MA
Love these great shades
By Teri
from Des Moines, IA
I absolutely LOVE this shade. It was the exact look I was hoping for and the quality is great. They were so easy to install & the operating them is just as easy! My only regret is that I didn't find them sooner before I had purchased wood blinds for my upstairs windows!
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More details emerge on the upcoming iPhone 4S and iPad 2 untethered jailbreak
Pod2g has decided to share a little more information on the hopefully soon to be released iPhone 4S and iPad 2 jailbreak. In a blog post, pod2g has answered a couple of questions that may have been on your mind as you await its release. One of the questions is how he has managed to get an untethered 4S and dev teams still haven't released tools to achieve this at home?
The exploit I used to inject the untethering files to the 4S relies on having a developer account, and can't be released publicly.It's the same reason why @MuscleNerd has an iPad 2 tethered jailbreak but couldn't distribute it. So, we need to find a distributable exploit to remount the system partition read/write and to set Corona files at the correct places.
It looks like the jailbreak may not be as imminent as we expected. Until this last hurdle is out of the way, it can't be released publicly. We will let you know as soon as we hear anymore.
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More details emerge on the upcoming iPhone 4S and iPad 2 untethered jailbreak
Would you like to buy it for me? I don't know about you but many of us do not have the money go to another country and buy the phone, or to get the phone sent to us as well. Now on another note, I would love an unlock as well because I rely on it, however a jailbreak for my 4s pals would be great. Anything the Devs give us, I gladly take because I know they spend many hours on these protects and do not get paid, so kudos to those great individuals.
Unlocking is only a small part of it. Even if you bought an unlocked iphone from Apple its still restricted. People want Cydia and the tweaks/options it gives you.
Well I do want Unlock due that I bought an iPhone 4 (like a craiglist style page) for mi wife and she is in T-Mobile tough it was unlockable due that it was on 4.3.3 but at the time didn't check for baseband (I know it was an error on mi part) either way i'm planning on going to H20 for here so on may i'm out of T-Mo on on to H20 (By the way work great I got H20 and I'm pleased)But hey i'm just saying is not like i'm pressuring someone.
And mi and mi and mi. Hahahaha. Where u from dude?
Same here, I haven't had a JB since 4.3.3. OS 5 really took care of my last few holdouts.
I JB last week when they released untethered. And I didn't miss BiteSMS when it was not on my phone but when I got it back and can respond to messages straight from the preview at the top I'm wondering how I got along without this.
Small tweaks make it all worth it too. Can't wait for 4S JB to drop so I can buy a new phone.
i dont understand why apple insists in making it so hard for you to do what you want with your damn phone. i remember 2 years ago when i got my palm pre all you needed was this simple code to put in developer mode and thats all you needed. then you can do what ever you want with you phone. this is bs..... i need a tethering app.....
yeah i had a pre too. but the problem is that was the worst phone i've ever had and my 4s is the best. the pre, preware, and codes didn't make the phone not a piece of crap. but the reason they do it is to protect there product experience. if it get's altered people, may not be satisfied, and that reflects poorly on their brand. But hey it hasn't been impossible to jailbreak. And people have the option to go somewhere else and use a different product if they are unhappy.
Guys has the unlock for Iphone 4 OS 5.0.1 baseband 4.8.11 released...

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This cartridge requires the use of a universal keypad overlay. Make some new friends! Create a Friend brings you adorable boys and girls with outfits and accessories for all occasions. Create a cowboy, clown, pirate, or elf, or dress your friend for baseball, karate, skateboarding, and much more! Choose from 50 different outfits and related phrases.....
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I have been purchasing Cricut products for 5 years and I love this cartridge! I love the variety of boys and girls and their different ethnicity. Love the new packaging too! Kudos, Cricut!
You need to purchase the universal mat if you plan to use an older cricut, but I didn't see that written anywhere before I purchased it. Also the instruction book is a 3x3 and missing the instructions altogether - has the images, I also cannot find anything for the rewards points.
Pacakging is also a case that is about 3x3 - nicer size but missing the mat
My go to cartridge is always Create a Critter, so when this came out I HAD TOO HAVE IT! It's great! Yes you need the Universal Overlay, but I have used the Craft Room since day 1 and I LOVE IT!
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Kent State Opera and the KSU Orchestra Perform "Oh...The Games We Play" March 15-17Posted Mar. 1, 2013
Kent State Opera presents "Oh… The Games We Play," an evening of one-act operas with the Kent State University Orchestra, Fri., March 15 through Sun., March 17 in Ludwig Recital Hall. Ludwig Recital Hall is located in the Music and Speech Building at 1325 Theatre Drive on the Kent State University campus.
The performance will include three one-act performances: Mozart's "The Impresario," Samuel Barber's "A Hand of Bridge" and Giacomo Puccini's "Gianni Schicchi." Performances will be held Fri., March 15; Sat., March 16; and, Sun., March 17 at 7:30 p.m.
Assistant Professor of Music Marla Berg will direct "The Impresario," and Professor of Music and composer Frank Wiley will lead the accompanying orchestra. "The Impresario" portrays the woes of a performing arts promoter, Mr. Scruples, who must put together a company of actors and singers while dealing with their whims, rivalries and pretensions. "The Impresario" features performances by senior music major Ryan Fitzgerald (pictured at right), graduate music performance student Lindsey Sandham Leonard and senior music major Megan McConnell.
"A Hand of Bridge" is directed by Marla Berg, with graduate conducting student Eunseok Seo conducting Tatiana Kubatina, a graduate piano performance student. The production follows two couples playing bridge and the inner-conflicts each is grappling with during the game, from secret affairs to dreams of being wealthy. "A Hand of Bridge" features performances by senior music major Collin Rowe, graduate music performance student Moonsun Jang, senior music education major Dan Weisman and senior music major Jenna Stolarik.
"Gianni Schicchi" is directed by University of Akron Professor Emeritus and opera performer Alfred Anderson, with Frank Wiley conducting. This piece tells the story of one family willing to go to extreme lengths to keep their father's inheritance in the family and away from its designated recipient, the church. "Gianna Schicchi" includes performances by graduate music performance students Marita Tornabene and Darryl Lewis, senior music majors Ryan Fitzgerald and Maureen Thomas and, Associate Professors Jay White and Tim Culver.
Tickets are free for all full-time undergraduate Kent Campus students, $8 for all other students with ID, $12 for seniors and KSU faculty and staff and $15 for adults. Students can earn 500 FLASHperks points for attending the Sat., March 16 performance.
Tickets are available weekdays 12 to 5 p.m. at the Performing Arts Box Office, located in the lobby of the Roe Green Center in the Music and Speech Building at 1325 Theatre Drive on the campus of Kent State University. The Performing Arts Box Office accepts Visa, MasterCard and Discover, in addition to cash and checks. Tickets are also available day-of-show at the door.
For tickets or more information, call 330-672-ARTS (2787) or visit www.kent.edu/music.
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The Green Wave boys basketball team had mixed results during the 20th annual Roundball Classic tournament last weekend.
Summerville bounced back from an opening-round loss to claim a 61-36 victory over James Island Friday. The Wave shot 52 percent from the field and out rebounded James Island 35-23.
John Jenkins led the way, posting 23 points. Brandon Wilkerson chipped in 21 for the Wave. Brady Schuck and DaVon Fludd both had 10 points for the Trojans.
The next day, Summerville wrapped up its participation in the tournament by battling Goose Creek. The game was tied six times and featured four lead changes before the Gators pulled out a 44-42 victory.
With 2.7 seconds remaining, Summerville got off a three-point shot that just missed so the Wave fell to 8-4 on the season while Goose Creek improved to 10-2. John Jenkins led the Wave with 18 points and Christian Kalacanic chipped in 10 points. Goose Creeks Dantez Bennamon led all scorers with 25 points.
Pinewood went 0-3 in the tournament, but did fare better in its third game than it did in the first two rounds. The Panthers (6-7) fought Stratford (8-6) to a tie late in the second half, but then the Knights pulled away for a 78-70 victory. Reid Radebaugh scored 26 points for Pinewood while Ryan Felder added 12 and Jimmy Thomas added 10.
However, TeAndre Hansley scored 43 points for Stratford and made six rebounds. Thad Thompson added 12 points for the Knights.
The day before Pinewood fell 65-47 to Charleston Collegiate. Felder led the Panther scorers with 16 points.
This year teams from out of state battled for both championships. In the Rotary Bracket championship Mt. St. Joseph of Maryland earned a 77-57 win over Charlotte Christian of North Carolina. In the Communities In Schools Bracket championship Thomas Jefferson of New York earned a 67-50 win over Our Lady of Good Counsel, another Maryland school.
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The Hall of Fame Festival has something for every sports nut. There will be athlete signings, concerts, parades and plenty of cool merchandise to check out. The highlights of the festival are the Hall of Fame game between the St. Louis Rams and the Miami Dolphins, and the induction of the newest NFL Hall of Fame members. For 2001, seven players -- Nick Buoniconti, Marv Levy, Mike Munchak, Jackie Slater, Lynn Swann, Ron Yary and Jack Youngblood - will be enshrined among football's legends.
The Midway "Mall of Fame" Tent, where you'll find the Spawn booth, will be open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday, Aug. 3 through Sunday, Aug. 5; and 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 6. Other vendors in the tent include Riddell, Wizards of the Coast and Wilson, who will have an on-site football factory demonstration. Reebok and other vendors are slated for an adjacent tent.
Founded in 1963, the Pro Football Hall of Fame Festival now ranks as one of the nation's biggest and best sports extravaganzas. The Canton Regional Chamber of Commerce's Festival office, in cooperation with the Pro Football Hall of Fame Museum, plans and produces some 20 events that draw more than 700,000 people to enjoy the festivities.
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A while back, MMORPG.com ran the first part of an interview with Mark Davis and Steve Perlins from EA Mythic. Today, in the second of what has become a three-part series, Mark tells us about the starting area and quests for the Dwars in Warhammer Online. Warning, if you don't want to know what happens in your first hours of Dwarf play, you may not want to read this article.
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I'm really excited about the idea of public questing. Although it could get tedious if you roll a bunch of alts, the idea of actually progressing and changing the world (even if only for a few hours) is really great.
Every time I read an article I get more and more excited about the release.
Here's hoping for a beta slot!!!
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Interestingly enough, in the latest newsletter there's a Beta Journal (A story written by one of the lucky people in beta) about the first hour or so of life as a dwarf, and it very much resembles what's described in this article.
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It's a conspiracy .....
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Them pictures look bland and lack atmosphere :\ Looks very poor and worse than WOW IMO.
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Perhaps tomorrow will be better.
I wanted to get some real good info on how the gameplay in this game [RvR PvP]but so far it appears to be nothing more than level vs level?I must have watched over 20 videos of the ea mythic staff and there hyping up of the game ,but got absolutetly nothing for info.All i heard over and over was "We got this really exciting ideas to bring players together to fight" ????What all i got was something about raising a flag?so a level 20 player has a chance in hell of raising this flag with 3 level 30 players staring him in the face? "We got this real cool public questing idea"lmao it's extremely simple and will do nothing to garner a subscription from me.
I know i realize they are not allowed to reveal too much about the game,but all this rambling joking around they do for 90% of there info videos is getting tiresome.Questing/fighting/exploring that is pretty much what we all look for.
So far i havn't found anything to what i want to know.Is there anything in this game that doesn't break the old mold of time=reward and fighting is nothing more tha nLEVEL vs LEVEL ?your race abilities really will have no factor in overcoming a level based system.
Can EVERY player explore the WHOLE game that they are paying for?Or do they need to be at the top of the food chain before they even dare to explore any area that is PK ready?If you have to worry about your level everytime you want to go out and do something the gameplay will get boring REALLY fast.I got better things to do than spend my money to have some 16 hours a day player come by and PK me because i only spend 2 hours on the game a day and are only half the level of these powergamers.
These are the very important things i have been trying to find out before i would even consider playing a PvP or RVR game.Getting excited about some cool looking new dwarf in some cool looking new starting zone will get old real fast.It all will come down to the gameplay,and this game is 100% based on PVP/RvR so is it nothing more than level vs level?really is it?Will the gameplay be fun and exciting for all the gamers independant of there level?I mean not so fun if i join some guild who is going out as level 50 players to engage in some exciting RvR and i am only level 25 because i can't spend the same amount of gametime.
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Originally posted by moostown
People will take this comment seriously if you post more details wather than saying, " OOOHHH this game is bland even worse than wow". I mean really it tells us nothing. Abetter thing would ahve been to comment on for example the armours Fuzzy detail and Bland washed out colour [ just an example]
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If you are a lvl 25 than you go to a tier 3 zone and fight people lvl 20-29. Obviously a lvl 29 will have advantages over a lvl 20, but it depends to be seen how much of an advantage it will be. It seems not as much as in say wow compared to say lvl 50 and 59. Since it seems mythic is making it a big jump when you lvl up and go between tiers, but not as much within a given tier.
Btw, for indo, check fan sites. warhammeralliance.com only-war and such, they generally have quite a bit of info that mythic doesn't have on official site. dev quotes and info from vids from conventions etc. Mythic pod casts mostly contain ither general info on how things will work, or clarifies somethign specific, but most of the general info can be found on fan sites.
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Originally posted by Wizardry
Wow... you watched over 20 videos and got no info on the RvR? That's what I've noticed they mostly talk about. Anywho, here's a link for you.
Check out Podcast #5 for pretty detailed information on RvR & how it's going to tie into the overall gameplay.
Some basic information about RvR.
1. Yes, the higher your level, the more powerful you get. But that doesn't mean that it's going to be level vs. level. The developers are putting a lot of time into making it very hard to come to lower areas and gank people (or so they've said).
2. Each tier of the game (there are 4 tiers of 10 levels each) will have multiple RvR zones so you can go kill players around your own level without having to worry about higher level players coming down and unbalancing things. You have to remember, this game is being developed from the ground up with RvR in mind. PvP was not an after thought like it was in WoW. Everything in the game that you do centers around the RvR conflict.
3. In addition to the anti-ganking code, there are also going to be instanced RvR areas (similar to Battlegrounds in WoW, but so far it seems that they will be 100% better executed) in every tier of the game that will pit players against the opposing force based on a point system. Basically the higher your level the more points you are worth (and possibly other factors).
So the game does not just say.. ok here's 10 guys on this side & here's 10 guys on this side. It says.. this team is worth 1000 points & they have 12 players. The opposing team team is worth 1000 points based on their level & they have 7 players. So it's now 12 vs. 7, but it's even as far as level balance is concerned.
So that's a lot of info on RvR for you. The next question was about exploration. Well that's a tricky subject. Most games have you follow a path through the game. IE: Levels 1-10 you explore zones A-D, levels 11-20 you explore zones E-G and so on.
WAR will be no different in this regard. You will basically follow a path of progression through the game as your character levels up. BUT you will be able to participate in the RvR effort from the first day you play the game. There are RvR areas for every tier of the game. So while you might not be able to explore the level 40 zones at level 8, you will be able to participate in RvR & you can take your chances exploring the higher tier areas if you so choose, but you will most likely die.
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Originally posted by moostown
All this is pre-open-beta stuff... showing characters in a starter zone... so lowbie gear...
I admit although they did a good job so far... I'd really like em to be closer to their concept art...
-The faces of the dwarves just look painted on...
This is THE game I plan on playing (and Marvel Universe Online)... so I don't say this to bring it down... but I hope this is not what I see when the game releases.
But anyways... Conan probably put out the worst screenshots ever when they started announcing the game and the graphics look pretty good now... I'm sure the graphics will only get better for WAR... they're already pretty good just a little boxy...
You can't compare with WoW beta either... Blizzards never lets anyone see anything that is unfinished. They don't want people like me ripping their preview to shreads... ... we're lucky Mythic lets us see this stuff even if its unpolished.
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Originally posted by Romseagreed. following WAR has been awesome, for me at least
also about the grate... I'm thinking not many greenskins are gonna climb all the way up there just to get inside right? It's probably for keeping bigger flying stuff out, like a Wyvern? Or maybe to keep the cannon in
I wouldnt expect too much from the graphics in this game. It is running on an old gen engine. This is kind of a good thing considering it is a pvp based game and you want as many people possible to be able to experience the joy of large scale RvR without their slightly older PCs holding them back.
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The open pvp areas anyone can go in even if your tier 4 and your in the starter zone ... however, if you do a choas chicken attacks you and massively debuffs you to the point where your weak ass... Ganking via lvls in WAR .. not happening. There is the 1.1 t vs the 1.9 t and so on gank most likely but i don't think it will be as bad in many other games (because this is a prime goal).
PS not only has mythic told us how pvp and most things will wrok we have also seen them work via vids .. there out there but they can't say the same thing every podcast/interview/video blog/post they make/do.
-ps the engine is not shiny thats for sure but i would not call it old. Like saying adobe photoshop is old... well v. 1.5 is but the most recent incarnation of it is not that old.
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Originally posted by WizardryI'm a little unclear as to what you're curious about here. I might be misunderstanding you. Are you looking for a game where a level 10 player can take on a level 40 player? What would be the point of progression if you can boot up the game and explore any region on the map without somehow earning it or going from A to B. If you're looking for a game system without levels, you might want to play first-person shooters. Even skill based MMORPGs are "leveled" in a certain sense. Even the recent wave of MMORPGs that cranky gamers with their heads stuck in 1999 claim are "kiddie" or oversimplified don't offer that type of immediate gratification.
WAR is routed in PvP, so though there might be some zones where you might be overpowered if you wander into them too early in your advancement, there will always be level appropriate PvP to engage in. So when those power levelers are at max level in a matter of months and bashing each other across the head, those of us who might only be level 20 or 30 will still be able to have our own level appropriate fun.
None of us will really know if this game will be amazing or lackluster until its released, so all speculation does at this juncture is incite tools on both sides to whine and argue. The reviews will be out when the game hits the shelves, both good and bad, and you can make your judgment based on that rather than the blind speculation we do now.
Well it isnt 10 years old. As old as Trials of Ascension expansion is for DaoC :P
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Uhm. "Ever Peak"? What kind of a Karaz-a-Karak interpretation is that?
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Originally posted by Airspell
It's running on the same Engine that Oblivion is running on. Look at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gamebryo, and you'll find out that Fallout 3 is also running on the same Engine. :)
EDIT: To Caladon. I think it's this type of interpretation: http://us.games-workshop.com/games/warhammer/dwarfs/extras/preview/default.htm
The important sentence being:
" But by far the greatest of the Dwarf holds, a nigh-impenetrable mountain bastion, is Karaz-a-Karak or Everpeak."
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Well. I think it sounds stupid in English. ;)
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I read somewhere in one of the interviews that lighting and shading havent been fully implemented in the game yet. That probably explains the shading and lighting on the face.


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Originally posted by Calerxes
No[mod edit] Its pop hasn't dropped off as fast as some of the games that came after it but it was never a big player in the MMO space. That's why it went FTP.
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Perhaps tomorrow will be better.
Of course we feel sorry for people who lose their jobs,but there is a certain restraint on my morals.
The problem is the guys at the top,making al lthe decisions,they put all those workers livelihoods on a limb because of the decisions they make.
All of these producers and boardroom guys have been making the same decisions as everyone else,then when you fail,let's try copying everyone else and try the F2p/cash shop idea.
Why even hire those guys,pay them a ton of cash to basically copy everyone else or make brutal decisions.
I can see a difference if some producer says ok,i have the go ahead to go way over budget and take all systems into great detail.Then the game doesn't do so well,at least they took a chance on something great.
Creating VERY limited gaming inside of games is not the fault of the workers,it is basically a few guys screwing up all these jobs.Problem is how do you fire the guys at the top,they are the guys running the company.
We saw the same thing with that Cheyenne Mountain company,the workers were extremely dedicated but the guys at the top screwed it up.Same thing with 38 studios,somewhere along the line 1 or 2 guys gave Schilling some very bad advice.
Who took the blame for the decisions on SWG?How about ruining FFXI?it only takes 1 or 2 bigshots to screw the whole thing up and usually bcause guys are looking to cut corners and save costs to get bonuses.
So its fairly clear most of these haters never have or have not played Lotro in a long time. By making some of the following comments... 1.A gm is dating a player. You have to be kidding me, this proves lotro is failing? 2. Pvp hasn't been updated in 5 yrs? Please read the update to the moors in ROR (if i wasnt on my cell i post the link) 3. ROR is a quest pack? Ha this couldnt be further from truth. A huge new area, one of the best stories in all mmos continues, new tagging system, new loot system, new mounted combat, instance cluster coming, the new moors area. 4. Lotro is failing? In the last 5 years here are a few gamed that did a lot worse than lotro and they are all still around. Age of conan, sto, swtor, tera, vanguard, the secret world. Lotro is still alive and active. They are not purging servers they are releasing new content new improvments and are still growing. Now its fine if people dont like it that's your choice. But to come on and make uninformed statement and straight up lies is sad and ignorant. The road to mordor will continue and lotro will be around for awhile. I know its not the most popular mmo out there and never was. If you ask those who play it we are fine with thst keeps the trolls out. Its still a very healthy and active game sorry you never tried it or quit to soon.
LotRO has the biggest IP in the entire world, and they're limping along in barely relavent FTP, dumping out an expansion once in a blue moon that adds almost nothing. Mounted combat is the biggest feature to hit LotRO since launch, and it isn't even that good. That's kind of sad. Darkfall launched with mounted combat.
Originally posted by DavisFlight
Wrong Star Wars has the biggest IP in the entire world. Wrong lotro is not limping along. Question how many years has wow been out how many years has lotro been out? How many expansions has wow put out how many expansions has lotro put out? Every blue moon hmm? Try playing the game before you speak about a game thanks.
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NGE, LOTRO, STO, KOTOR, Lego Star Wars > NGE 2 (SWTOR). SWG>ALL. Above hopefully subject to change.
This is not specific to LOTRO, this is Turbine, which also affects DDO
The devs who got layed off could be ones working on DDO and not LOTRO. There is nothing in the OP or the linked article to say that LOTRO devs were layed off
Originally posted by Gaborik
Well ive played the game from closed beta to a little after mirkwood, Itryed roi beta was crap tryed isen live was crap tryed ror beta was crap tryed ror live was more crap. Uninstalled lotro after 5 years of garbage and a wasted IP.
The moors was not revamped or "new" all they did was move 2 outposts and 2 rez points around and add buffs to keeps and outposts lol. Wheres the suposed new pvp map? that we were told 2 times about 5 years in nothing but 2 rez points and 2 outposts moved? Its a slap in the face to the pvp players what's left that is.
There was a turbine employee dating a customer lol believe what you will. The point was about ethics and proffesionalism which lotro devs/gm's had none of. Accusing and banning my friend for suposedly buying 3000$ in gold lol they didnt even apoligize for the mistake and told him to shut up about it.
CS/GM's telling people oh just go redo that 2 hour raid that took you a month to organize due to thier loot chest bieng bugged.
These along with the grocery store now are the main reason lotro has failed since f2p.
So i think you should play the game more or be more informed about it before you speak
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NGE, LOTRO, STO, KOTOR, Lego Star Wars > NGE 2 (SWTOR). SWG>ALL. Above hopefully subject to change.
Originally posted by Gaborik
Yes, most comments are misguided from the title of the thread. They just see LOTRO - Layoffs and proceed with LOTRO bashing
Originally posted by starwarsnutOriginally posted by Gaborik
Again because one gm dated a player (this again not coming from a very reliable source)makes all of turbine unethical as you call it? Your friend bought 3000 gold? He should be banned (again this from an unreliable source shiw us these email). This isnt wow 3000 gold is a ton in lotro if you played you would know this. As for moors feel free to read this http://www.lotro.com/gameinfo/devdiaries/2236-riders-of-rohan-developer-diary-the-ettenmoors, a lot more there than you discribed. Feel free to explain which raid you speak of that took a month to organize? Which loot chest was bugged? As for you played the beta of ROR and therefore make your opinion about ROR is laughable. Im sure it was the 1st session which was a very stripped down version. Dude you dont like lotro its clear just move on making these claims like gm dating, friend bought 3000 gold and being banned makes you look silly.
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Originally posted by JeroKane
You are completely missing his point. This expansion they are selling the expansion as a whole, with the instance cluster, for POINTS. Something they didn't do last year. It's jsut about the only good thing they did this year.
Originally posted by Gaborik
thank you for proving my point about ethics. As you can see here this the kind of person who lotro wants to cater to.
Whats silly is a gm accusing a player of buying 3000$ worth of gold thats whats silly stupifd and unethical. For you to say and think thats a justifiable thing is the real joke. I have played its why i know its ridiculous which is why im discussing it in the first place. Its idiotic for a gm to ban someone who appealed for over a year to get his account back and got it back a year later and was told to shut up about it.
Frelorn was dating a customer who's in a monster player tribe. Its why they removed the monster player manual link off the elindilmir forums b/c i filed a ticket about and they investigated and removed the monster player manual.
The raid i speak of is moria gear back in the day and rift if you see people have jobs and lives and you have to organize the raids and times around that its apparent you arent in a guild even lol. This is a common bug in lotro even know i still hear about that chest loot bug.
As for the moors i dont need to read i been out there and played it. Anyone whos a pvp'er knows all they did was move 2 outposts and 2 rez points and added some buffs. Thats it
I find it interesting you dont want to discuss the suposed pvp map they lied their butts off about 2 times in a row. Btw im rank 15 which is worthless as well.
so yes based on 5 years of game play and seeing their highly unethical behavior i do stand by that statement.
Do you understand what unethical means? It means unproffesional. Imagine going to get burger king and theres illegal aliens working in ther kitchen dropping food on the floor and picking it up and putting the hamburger back on hamburger buns and serving it to you. Well thats what turbine gm/cs has done the last 5 years.
I can tell you havent played lotro long if you believe you what you do there. The diiference between the moors of shadows of angmar launch and now is they moved 2 outposts and 2 rez points added buffs and the delving thats pretty much it. They lied about that new pvp map. So defend away fanboi it is what it is
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Originally posted by Gaborik
Not always the case. About a years ago when I still played LOTRO I sold a items for something like 350 gold or something like that on the AH and was banned for 30 days because they said that I had bought gold. I tried to petition the ban letting them know that I had recieved the gold from an item sold on the AH. All I recieved back was a email from a GM saying thanks for supporting the game but I had no items placed on the auction house and was lying.
GM's seem to be pretty shady in this game. At least in my experince with them. lol
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In other news, Asheron's Call still requires a purchase and subscription and still has enough players to keep the game running and get monthly content packs.
WB should have just let Turbine do their thing.
Originally posted by f0dell54Originally posted by Gaborik
Well I didnt say every case is wrong or a lie. But some people by their comments hint there is more to their story than they say. I would believe this could happen, what ive heard the 1st offence they just take back the gold and warn you. But every case is different iguess.
Originally posted by Gaborik
it took my friend over a year to get his account back emailing them every day for over a year then they dont even apoligize to him they just say heres your account back shut up about this. Theres nothing hidden or any of this bs either the community knew who this person was and stood up for him it caused a big mess and everyone filed tickets saying this is bs and a year later oh guess what the gm was wrong.
3000 in gold is crazy my arguement to the gm was if anyone bought 3000 in gold they need physcilogical help the game would be the least of thier worries its just crazy as the community filed saying the same thing its just ridiculous.
Originally posted by JeroKane
No, I was responding to you, saying that most people agree with you.
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NGE, LOTRO, STO, KOTOR, Lego Star Wars > NGE 2 (SWTOR). SWG>ALL. Above hopefully subject to change.
LOTRO has been the most sucessful MMO to be released since WIOW. All the rest have just been far worse. LOTRO has won loads of awards. People saying to be crap is just a matter of opinion, and not fact, unlike SWTOR which is crap as fact
Again this thread is a farce, most posts are on the subject of "LOTRO layoffs" not "Turbine Layoffs" because of the misleadiong title
DDO has more chance of shutting down before LOTRO, and DDO will be more affected by this.
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Originally posted by starwarsnut
I can confirm that Brandywine, which is arguably the highest populated server of the game, still remains highly populated.
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The game lost me with RoI.
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Maybe they are just thinning out the herd on projects like LOTRO and DDO so they can allocate more resources to their new Harry Potter MMO?
Would seem logical.
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Not so good day for your picks on Saturday. Every bet was lost, but new day, new opportunities
Not good weekend last, no. Better this weekend I think.
Larisa-Olympiakos -> UNDER 2.5 GOALS.
Asteras-Iraklis -> DRAW.
PAOK-Xanthi -> HOME.
Levadiakos-Panthrakikos -> UNDER 2.5 GOALS.
Thrasivoulos-Panionios -> OVER 2.5 GOALS.
Panathinaikos-Panserraikos -> HOME.
Ergotelis-OFI -> HOME.
Aris-AEK -> DRAW.
Will try some of your picks again for this weekend. What of your picks is there most value in, would you say?
2 out of 3 right today, almost had 3 out of 3 but the Asteras-Iraklis game ended in 1-2. Congrats with very good picks recently klokidis!
You are pretty awesome on the Greek league I must say! Those who have followed your picks have earned some serious money!
Of your picks from last round, these were right:
Larisa-Olympiakos -> UNDER 2.5 GOALS.PAOK-Xanthi -> HOME.Levadiakos-Panthrakikos -> UNDER 2.5 GOALS.Thrasivoulos-Panionios -> OVER 2.5 GOALS.Panathinaikos-Panserraikos -> HOME.Aris-AEK -> DRAW.
6 out of 8 right!
You are on a winning streak my man! Will for sure follow your next picks as well!
Thanks for the feedback. Tips for this week are under
Panserraikos-PAOK -> AWAY.
Iraklis-Xanthi -> UNDER 2.5 GOALS.
Panionios-Asteras -> DRAW.
Panthrakikos-Ariss -> UNDER 2.5 GOALS.
Larisa-Levadiakoss -> UNDER 2.5 GOALS.
AEK-Ergoteliss -> HOME.
OFI-Panathinaikoss -> AWAY.
Olympiakos-Thrasivouloss -> HOME.
Iraklis-Xanthi -> UNDER 2.5 GOALS.Panthrakikos-Ariss -> UNDER 2.5 GOALS.AEK-Ergoteliss -> HOME.OFI-Panathinaikoss -> AWAY.Olympiakos-Thrasivouloss -> HOME.
5 out of 8 right!
You are pretty good at this my friend!! I am impressed!
Thanks. new picks today.
Panthrakikos-Panathinaikos -> UNDER 2.5 GOALS.
Panionios-Panserraikos -> HOME.
Olympiakos-Xanthi -> HOME.
Thrasivoulos-Levadiakos -> DRAW.
OFI-Iraklis -> AWAY.
Larisa-Asteras -> HOME.
Aris-Ergotelis -> UNDER 2.5 GOALS.
6 out of 8 right, that is very very good klokidis, you are a hit with your Greece picks in here! Congrats with very good picks!
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A Pilot Clinical Trial of Exendin-4 in Alzheimer's Disease
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- Exendin-4 (or Exenatide) is a medication currently used to treat diabetes, but it has shown promising results in tests of its effectiveness in protecting neurons from damaging processes associated with Alzheimer s disease. It is possible that Exendin-4 may be a treatment for Alzheimer s disease, which involves the gradual deterioration and death of neurons. Researchers are interested in studying the safety and comparing the effects of Exendin-4 with placebo to on congestive performance, overall clinical progression, various chemicals measured in blood and cerebrospinal fluid, and brain MRI, in individuals with early-stage Alzheimer's disease or mild cognitive impairment.
- To determine the safety and tolerability, as well as to acquire preliminary evidence for the effectiveness of twice daily administration of Exendin-4 as a treatment for early-stage Alzheimer s disease or mild cognitive impairment.
- Individuals at least 60 years of age who have objective evidence of early-stage Alzheimer's disease or mild cognitive impairment in screening testing.
- Participants will be screened.
- Following the telephone screening, two in-person screening visits to determine eligibility.
- The screening visit will involve a medical history and neurological examination, tests of memory and cognition, a lumbar puncture, collection of blood and saliva samples, and brain Magnetic Resonance Imagine (MRI) studies. Participants will be required to appoint a Durable Power of Attorney for research and medical care during this protocol.
- Eligible participants will be divided into two groups. One group will receive Exendin-4, and the other will receive a placebo. Participants will keep a medication diary and will be scheduled for additional study visits 1 and 2 weeks after the start of the treatment.
- Participants will have regular followup visits with blood tests, imaging studies, and other examinations 6, 12, and18 months after the start of the treatment. Another lumbar puncture may be performed optionally at the 18-month followup visit.
Alzheimer's Disease
Mild Cognitive Impairment
Drug: Exendin-4 (Exenatide)
Phase 2
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Allocation: Randomized
Endpoint Classification: Safety/Efficacy Study
Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment
Masking: Double-Blind
Primary Purpose: Treatment
|Official Title:
|A Pilot Study of Exendin-4 in Alzheimer s Disease
- Safety and tolerability of Exendin-4 administered twice daily via SC injections [ Time Frame: 18 months ] [ Designated as safety issue: Yes ]
- Behavioral and cognitive performance measures [ Time Frame: 18 months ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
- Changes on structural and functional MRI and MRS [ Time Frame: 18 months ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
- Hormonal and metabolic changes and changes in cerebrospinal fluid and plasma Alzheimer s disease biomarkers. [ Time Frame: 18 months ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
- Clinical Dementia Rating (CDR) scale sum-of-boxes [ Time Frame: 18 months ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
- Alzheimer's Disease Assessment scale - cognitive sub-scale (ADAS-cog) [ Time Frame: 18 months ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
|Estimated Enrollment:
|Study Start Date:
|November 2010
|Estimated Study Completion Date:
|July 2016
|Estimated Primary Completion Date:
|July 2016 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
Drug: Exendin-4 (Exenatide)
Objective: Exendin-4 (or exenatide) is a medication currently used in the treatment of diabetes mellitus (DM). Exendin-4 has generated promising results as an agent protecting neurons from a number of assaults both in the laboratory and in studies on animals. Specifically, there is pre-clinical evidence that Exendin-4 may be a treatment for Alzheimer s disease (AD). Based on these facts, we propose a pilot Phase II double blind randomized placebo-controlled clinical study to assess the safety and provide proof of concept for efficacy of exendin-4 treatment in early Alzheimer s disease (AD), by demonstrating a response of disease biomarkers to the intervention. Our main hypothesis is that long-term administration of Exendin-4 in participants with amnestic MCI/early AD in FDA-approved doses is safe and will induce a change over time in AD biomarkers. Subject population: We intend to screen up to 100 potential participants in order to ensure that at least 40 participants (enrolled based on a clinical diagnosis of amnestic MCI/early AD and Cerebrospinal Fluid (CSF) biomarker evidence of AD) will be enrolled into treatment and complete the study. Design: Enrolled participants will be randomly assigned into one of two groups (Exendin-4 vs. Placebo) and will be followed at regular intervals for 18 months. Outcome measures: Safety and tolerability will be the primary outcomes. In addition, we will measure and assess the change over time of a number of exploratory outcomes with the intervention, including CSF and plasma biochemical biomarkers (such as CSF BDNF, A42, tau, p181-tau and plasma A42/A40), cognitive performance measures (such as the Alzheimer s Disease Assessment scale, cognitive sub-scale, and other tests), overall clinical progression measures (such as the Clinical Dementia Rating scale sum-of-boxes), volumetric changes on structural brain MRI and changes in default mode network activation on resting fMRI. All research will be performed on the National Institute on Aging (NIA) Clinical Research Unit located on the 5th floor of Harbor Hospital.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|60 Years and older
|Genders Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
- Age > 60
- Clinical Dementia Rating (global CDR) of 0.5 or 1. Memory box score must be at least 0.5.
- Mini Mental Status Exam (MMSE) > 20
- Hamilton Depression Scale score of less than or equal to 12 on the 17-item scale
- CSF Abeta42 < 192 (+10%) pg/ml. (Given an intra-subject laboratory variability ~ 10%)
Medications stable for at least 4 weeks prior to screening. In particular:
- Participants may take stable doses of antidepressants lacking significant anticholinergic side effects [if they are not currently depressed and do not have lifelong history of depression or history of major depression within the past 2 years or history of any episode of treatment-resistant depression (requiring > 1 antidepressants, Electrocunvulsive therapy etc)]
- Estrogen replacement therapy is permissible
- Gingko biloba is permissible, but discouraged
- Washout from psychoactive medication (e.g., excluded anti-depressants, chronic anxiolytics or sedative hypnotics, etc.) for at least 4 weeks prior to screening
- Cholinesterase inhibitors are allowable if started three months prior to enrollment
- Adequate visual and auditory acuity to allow for neuropsychological testing
- An informant or caregiver who has frequent contact with the participant (e.g. an average of 10 hours per week or more), must be available to provide history and accompany the participant to all clinic visits and ability to sign informed consent
- Good general health with no additional disease states that could interfere with the study
- Willing and able to complete all baseline assessments (including ApoE genotyping).
- Willing to have an initial Lumbar Puncture and provide CSF at protocol specified time points
- Willing and able to participate in a 18-month protocol
- Other significant neurological disease of the Central Nervous System (such as Parkinson s disease, Multi-infarct Dementia, Frontotemporal Dementia, Huntington s disease, Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus, brain tumor, Progressive Supranuclear Palsy, Epilepsy, Subdural Hematoma or Multiple Sclerosis)
- A history of significant head trauma followed by persistent neurologic defaults or known structural brain abnormalities
- Significant neuroimaging abnormalities, previously known or discovered on the initial MRI scan, including evidence of infection, infarction (> 3 mm in size) brain tumors (other than small meningiomas), or other focal lesions, multiple lacunes or lacunes in a critical memory structure or severe confluent microvascular disease (but not mild white matter changes, which are frequent with aging).
- A positive RPR or HIV
- Coagulopathy or anti-coagulant therapy (such as coumadin) increasing the risk for LP resulting in PT/PTT and INR within 1.5 standard deviation over the upper normal limit.
- Investigators unable to obtain CSF at the clinical judgment of the investigator performing the procedure (failure of Lumbar Puncture after a limited number of unsuccessful attempts)
- History of significant psychiatric disease, at the discretion of the Principal Investigator. Participants who develop psychiatric conditions necessitating treatment after their enrollment will not be dropped from the study. The high incidence of late-onset depression among individuals with MCI and AD requires that certain participants with depression, at the discretion of the Principal Investigator, should be included in the cohort to maintain the ecological validity of the results.
- Significant history of alcoholism or substance abuse (at the judgment of the investigator).
- Known diagnosis of diabetes at the time of enrollment or new diagnosis diabetes based on the findings of elevated fasting blood glucose (greater than or equal to 126 mg/dL) and/or the oral glucose tolerance test at screening (> 200 mg/dl at two hours).
- Severe renal impairment (creatinine clearance < 30 ml/min) or end-stage renal disease. Individuals with moderate renal impairment (creatinine clearance 30 to 50 ml/min) may be enrolled in the study, but their BUN and Creatinine will be followed closely. All participants, in whom BUN or creatinine increased after switching from 5 microg SC bid to 10 microg SC bid (but not with 5 microg SC bid), will be switched back to 5 microg SC bid. If the BUN/Creatinine elevation persists one week later with the lower dose, the participant will be withdrawn from the study.
- Personal or family history of medullary thyroid carcinoma or Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia syndrome type 2.
- Current or previous treatment with Exendin-4
- AD or MCI participants who started cholinesterase inhibitor treatment less than three months ago. These participants may be enrolled after three months of initiation of treatment. Participants with AD may not be treated with memantine at the time of enrollment (since this treatment is approved for moderate AD), but may subsequently be placed on it, at the discretion of their treating physicians.
- History of pancreatitis, active upper GI, hepatic or gallbladder disease
- History of repeated hypoglycemia
- Body mass index (BMI) < 20 on enrollment (given the expected weight loss caused by Exendin-4 and dementia). In the BLSA, participants with age > 65 had a mean BMI of 25.8 with SD of 3.9. Exendin-4 has been shown to cause an average 5.3 kg weight loss, with 95% CI: 6 to 4.5 kg.
- Allergy to Exendin-4 or to substances in the injection pen (metacresol, mannitol, glacial acetic acid, sodium acetate trihydrate, water for injection)
- Participation in other studies of investigational treatments for Alzheimer s disease
- Refusal to consent to the initial Lumbar Puncture and ApoE genotyping
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01255163
|Contact: Dimitrios I Kapogiannis, M.D.
|(410) 350-3953
|United States, Maryland
|National Institute on Aging, Clinical Research Unit
|Baltimore, Maryland, United States, 21224
|Contact: NIA Studies Recruitment 410-350-3941 firstname.lastname@example.com
|Principal Investigator:
|Dimitrios I Kapogiannis, M.D.
|National Institute on Aging (NIA)
Additional Information:
|Responsible Party:
|National Institutes of Health Clinical Center (CC) ( National Institute on Aging (NIA) )
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT01255163 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
|Study First Received:
|December 4, 2010
|Last Updated:
|September 13, 2014
|Health Authority:
|United States: Federal Government
Keywords provided by National Institutes of Health Clinical Center (CC):
Alzheimer Disease
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Alzheimer Disease
Brain Diseases
Central Nervous System Diseases
Cognition Disorders
Delirium, Dementia, Amnestic, Cognitive Disorders
Mental Disorders
Nervous System Diseases
Neurodegenerative Diseases
Mild Cognitive Impairment
Hormones, Hormone Substitutes, and Hormone Antagonists
Hypoglycemic Agents
Pharmacologic Actions
Physiological Effects of Drugs
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When you list with us, your home will automatically be introduced to my entire company and its hundreds of agents. Your home will be exposed to our database of more than 1300 business contacts, past and current clients, friends, and family. Also, your home will be featured to the hundreds of new people we meet on a monthly basis just by doing what we do best, Real Estate!
List Your Property
List Your Property
What Our Clients Are Saying About Us:
"Yoni is a tremendous agent. I have managed many agents in 11 years and I rank Yoni up there at the top for neogiation skills - he loves that part of the business, where most agents cowar away from it. This is where his sellers make more money and his buyers get a better price and terms. I believe hiring Yoni truly brings his clients more money than they could get with other agents - basically his skills pay for themselves."
- Mike Marmion, Office Manager, Prudential California Realty
- Mike Marmion, Office Manager, Prudential California Realty
"I have had the privilege of knowing and working with Yoni for more than 10 years on various transactions and have nothing but praise for him as an individual and a business associate. Throughout the years of our business relationships and friendship, I have come to greatly appreciate his diligence, honesty, and tireless work ethic in any transaction he is involved with. I highly recommend working with Yoni to anyone who is looking for a realtor to both protect their interests and find them their dream home."
- Sagi Kfir, Attorney
- Sagi Kfir, Attorney
"In my experience most real estate agents are sales people. Yoni is an expert who is very intelligent. I felt very comfortable letting him make decisions for me."
- Marc Treitler, Attorney
- Marc Treitler, Attorney
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