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Surgical Treatment of Aortic Stenosis With a Next Generation, Rapid Deployment Surgical Aortic Valve (TRANSFORM™)
This study is ongoing, but not recruiting participants.
Edwards Lifesciences
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Edwards Lifesciences
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First received: September 19, 2012
Last updated: September 20, 2016
Last verified: September 2016
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Detailed Description:
The purpose of the clinical study is to prove that the heart valve device is safe, effective, and performs as intended.
Aortic Valve Stenosis
Aortic Valve Stenosis With Insufficiency
Regurgitation, Aortic Valve
Aortic Valve Incompetence
Device: EDWARDS INTUITY valve
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Endpoint Classification: Safety/Efficacy Study
Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment
Masking: Open Label
Primary Purpose: Treatment
|Official Title:
|Multi-CenTer Experience With the Rapid Deployment EDWARDS INTUITY Valve System FOR Aortic Valve ReplaceMent
Resource links provided by NLM:
Genetics Home Reference related topics: supravalvular aortic stenosisU.S. FDA Resources
Further study details as provided by Edwards Lifesciences:
Primary Outcome Measures:
- Long term Performance: Clinically acceptable function by echocardiogram [ Time Frame: All subjects will be assessed for clinical follow-up at the following intervals: Discharge, 1 mo., 3 mo., 1 yr and annually thereafter thru 5 yr follow-up per subject. ] [ Designated as safety issue: Yes ]The safety endpoints consist of mortality, valve thrombosis, thromboembolism, hemorrhage, paravalvular leak, endocarditis, structural and non-structural valve deterioration, explant, hemolysis, re-operation, and implant related new or worsening of a cardiac conduction issue.
Secondary Outcome Measures:
- Hemodynamic performance assessed by echocardiogram [ Time Frame: All subjects will be assessed for clinical follow-up at the following intervals: Discharge, 1 mo., 3 mo., 1 yr and annually thereafter thru 5 yr follow-up per subject. ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]Effectiveness endpoints consists of device technical success, cross-clamp time, cardiopulmonary bypass time, length of time in the intensive care unit, NYHA functional class compared to baseline, and hemodynamic performance of the heart valve device confirmed by echocardiography.
|Estimated Enrollment:
|Study Start Date:
|September 2012
|Estimated Study Completion Date:
|September 2018
|Primary Completion Date:
|August 2016 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Assigned Interventions
Experimental: EDWARDS INTUITY valve
All subjects enrolled into the study are implanted with the EDWARDS INTUITY Valve System.
Device: EDWARDS INTUITY valve
Surgical replacement of the aortic valve with the EDWARDS INTUITY valve.
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This is a prospective, non-randomized, multi-center trial. Up to 950 subjects will be enrolled at up to 35 centers in the US. After re-placement of their aortic heart valve with the EDWARDS INTUITY valve system, each patient will have routine follow-up tests at the following intervals: discharge, 3 months, 1 year, and annually the-reafter for a minimum of five years.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years and older (Adult, Senior)
|Genders Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
Inclusion Criteria - Subjects will be required to meet all inclusion criteria:
- Male or female, age 18 years or older
- Has aortic stenosis or stenosis-insufficiency of an aortic valve requiring a planned replace-ment as indicated in the preoperative evaluation
- Is scheduled to undergo planned aortic valve replacement with or without concomitant coronary bypass surgery
- Provide written informed consent
- Geographically stable and agrees to attend follow-up assessments until all subjects have completed 5 years of follow up
Exclusion Criteria:
Exclusion Criteria - Subjects will not be eligible for trial participation if any of the following criteria are present:
- Pure aortic insufficiency
- Requires emergency surgery
- Previous aortic valve replacement
- Had prior mitral, tricuspid or pulmonic valve surgery, which included implant of a bioprosthetic valve, mechanical valve, or annuloplasty ring that will remain in situ
- Requires multiple valve replacement/repair
- Requires a surgical procedure outside of the cardiac area (e.g., vascular endarterectomy, vascular bypass, tumor removal)
- Aneurysm of the aortic root and/or ascending aorta requiring surgical intervention
- Active endocarditis/myocarditis or endocarditis/ myocarditis within 3 months prior to the scheduled AVR surgery
- Myocardial infarction (MI) within thirty (30) days prior to valve replacement surgery
- Renal insufficiency as determined by creatinine ≥ 2.5 mg/dL at screening or end-stage renal disease requiring chronic dialysis
- Hyperparathyroidism
- MRI or CT-scan confirmed cerebrovascular accident (CVA), or transient ischemic attack (TIA) within 6 months (180 days) of the procedure
- Presence of non-cardiac disease limiting life expectancy to less than 12 months
- Hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy (HOCM)
- Left ventricular ejection fraction ≤ 25%
- Documented history of substance (drug or alcohol) abuse within the last 5 years
- Echocardiographic evidence of an intra-cardiac mass, thrombus, or vegetation
- Hemodynamic or respiratory instability requiring inotropic support, mechanical circulatory support, or mechanical ventilation within 30 days prior to the procedure
- Pregnancy, lactation, or planning to become pregnant;
- Currently incarcerated or unable to give voluntary informed consent
- Leucopenia (WBC < 3.5x 103/µL), or acute anemia (Hgb < 10.0 gm/dL or 6 mmol/L), or thrombocytopenia (platelet count < 50x 103/µL), or history of bleeding diathesis or coagulopathy
- History of myxomatous disease/connective tissue disorders (e.g., Marfan's Syndrome)
Current or recent participation (within 6 weeks prior to surgery) in an investigational drug or device trial
Intra-operative Exclusion Criteria
Anatomic variances which contraindicate implant of the trial valve, such as:
- anomalous coronary arteries
- annular deformation or extensive calcification of the annulus or aortic root which cannot be removed
- significant calcium on the anterior mitral leaflet
- pronounced septal calcification
- position of coronary ostia relative to Model 8300ACD valve that would result in obstruction of blood flow
- Available devices are not suitably sized for the subject's annulus
Contacts and Locations
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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01700439
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|United States, California
|Keck Hospital of University of Southern California
|Los Angeles, California, United States, 90033
|University of California Los Angeles
|Los Angeles, California, United States, 90095
|Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian
|Newport Beach, California, United States, 92663
|Stanford University
|Palo Alto, California, United States, 94304
|Mercy General Hospital
|Sacramento, California, United States, 95819
|United States, Florida
|Florida Hospital
|Orlando, Florida, United States, 32803
|United States, Illinois
|Northwestern University
|Chicago, Illinois, United States, 60611
|United States, Massachusetts
|Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
|Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02215
|United States, Michigan
|The University of Michigan Medical School
|Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States, 48109
|United States, Missouri
|Washington University - Barnes Jewish Hospital
|St. Louis, Missouri, United States, 63110
|United States, New Jersey
|Cooper University Hospital
|Camden, New Jersey, United States, 08103
|United States, New York
|North Shore Long Island Jewish Health System
|Manhasset, New York, United States, 11030
|New York University Medical Center
|New York, New York, United States, 10016
|Columbia University
|New York, New York, United States, 10032
|United States, North Carolina
|Mission Hospital
|Asheville, North Carolina, United States, 28801
|Duke University Medical Center
|Durham, North Carolina, United States, 27705
|East Carolina University
|Greenville, North Carolina, United States, 27834
|United States, Ohio
|Good Samaritan Hospital
|Cincinnati, Ohio, United States, 45220
|Cleveland Clinic Foundation
|Cleveland, Ohio, United States, 44195
|United States, Pennsylvania
|Pinnacle Health at Harrisburg Hospital
|Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, United States, 17010
|Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
|Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, 19104
|University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
|Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States, 15213
|United States, Tennessee
|Baptist Memorial Hospital
|Memphis, Tennessee, United States, 38120
|St. Thomas Health
|Nashville, Tennessee, United States, 37205
|United States, Texas
|Medical City Dallas Hospital
|Dallas, Texas, United States, 75230
|Baylor College of Medicine
|Houston, Texas, United States, 77030
|The Heart Hospital Baylor Plano
|Plano, Texas, United States, 75093
|United States, Washington
|Swedish Medical Center
|Seattle, Washington, United States, 98122
|United States, Wisconsin
|Aurora St Luke's Medical Center
|Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States, 53215
Sponsors and Collaborators
Edwards Lifesciences
|Principal Investigator:
|Glenn Barnhart, MD
|Swedish Medical Center
|Principal Investigator:
|Walter Randolph Chitwood, MD
|East Carolina University
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Keywords provided by Edwards Lifesciences:
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on September 30, 2016
|Responsible Party:
|Edwards Lifesciences
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT01700439 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
|Study First Received:
|September 19, 2012
|Last Updated:
|September 20, 2016
|Health Authority:
|United States: Food and Drug Administration
Keywords provided by Edwards Lifesciences:
Aortic valve
Heart valve
Tissue valve
Valve disorder
Valve disease
Aortic valve stenosis
Aortic valve regurgitation
Cardiac surgery
Less invasive cardiac surgery
Bovine pericardium
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Constriction, Pathologic
Aortic Valve Stenosis
Aortic Valve Insufficiency
Heart Valve Diseases
Heart Defects, Congenital
Pathological Conditions, Anatomical
Heart Diseases
Cardiovascular Diseases
Ventricular Outflow Obstruction
Cardiovascular Abnormalities
Congenital Abnormalities
ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on September 30, 2016


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53. lsutigers (Posts: 820; Member since: 08 Mar 2009)
This is mostly related to the Nextel / iDEN network shutdown. Honestly, I'm surprised it was only 300k customers. iDEN still had millions of customers up until the last day before the network was shut down. They are still bringing in record ARPU which is a big deal.
Sprint's performance a year from now once the Nextel decommissioning is behind them and the network is fully upgraded will be a good indication of how they are doing.
76. techaman (unregistered)
and i will be leaving in a few months as soon as my time is up sprints network is just so f ing bad and slow so slow i cant even begin to tell you how slow but i will give you a hint download speeds on 4 lte .08mps upto 3.4mps 6mps is the highest i have seen it, stupid sprint i miss my nextel chirp...
78. Shatter (Posts: 2036; Member since: 29 May 2013)
Tmobile 3.5G here is like 12mbps up and 5 down lol.
84. PapaSmurf (Posts: 10456; Member since: 14 May 2012)
If you'retalking about HSPA+, uploads speeds can never go over 5, so I hope you're talking about LTE, which is 4G.
28 down, 2.48 up! :)
82. lsutigers (Posts: 820; Member since: 08 Mar 2009)
@ techaman
I hear ya...it depends where you are. Most major markets now have LTE but I take it you live in a smaller market. Chances are they are working on the network in your area though which may b the reason you are experiencing a slow connection but I get the frustration. Check out www.s4gru.com for Network Vision upgrade status per market.
2. thedarkside (Posts: 652; Member since: 30 Apr 2012)
im not surprised
3. mrvid (Posts: 77; Member since: 02 Oct 2008)
Should have spent their money on upgrading their network instead of the iPhone
35. Mxyzptlk (Posts: 12979; Member since: 21 Apr 2012)
Except the iPhone + unlimited data is what's saving sprint right now.
37. PapaSmurf (Posts: 10456; Member since: 14 May 2012)
The iPhone + unlimited data is what's killing Sprint. Their network got a hell lot slower after they spent billions on the iPhone.
83. ardent1 (Posts: 2000; Member since: 16 Apr 2011)
Now that is both a dumb and uninformed comment.
Sprint has a sh*tty network because they whore out their network to MVNO's, all before the iPhone was introduced at Sprint.
There's a reason why Steve Jobs killed the Apple clones -- the clones were destroying the Apple user experience.
Sprint users have to compete against low-cost carriers using the same network. It's a really dumb argument to blame a specific handset.
85. PapaSmurf (Posts: 10456; Member since: 14 May 2012)
I love the fact that any article with the word "iPhone" or "Apple," you're right there but not on any other article. That's sketchy.
Please explain how data speeds on Sprint got worse afterthey introduced tthe iPhones. You typed up five sentences and not one of them proved me wrong. Here's a hint: I'm right.
39. downphoenix (Posts: 3165; Member since: 19 Jun 2010)
But the lack of having moeny to improve the network, on top of the dump of customers they got due to the iphone, was pretty damaging, and caused losses like this, and they had to sell off most of their companies to a japanaese company to stay afloat... yea, the Iphone saved them alright!
41. thedarkside (Posts: 652; Member since: 30 Apr 2012)
when at&t had an exclusive contract to sell the iphone, they were only making a dollar off each iphone sale. they were barely breaking even. its definitely killing sprint.
55. SellPhones82 (Posts: 569; Member since: 11 Dec 2008)
Exactly! Sprint's adjusted wireless margin fell to 9.5% from 16% when they first launched the iPhone. Hesse then took a $3.25 Mill pay cut last year due to the iPhone. Having to pay 40% more subsidies than other smartphones means they pay more than $200 extra for iPhones versus other smartphones. Plus 1.4 Mill iPhones sold in a quarter is not much at all when you consider the 5S and 5C launched during this time. That's when the most iPhones are sold. It is hurting them much more than it is helping them.
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4. MrsPotatoHead (banned) (Posts: 48; Member since: 18 Aug 2013)
Thats just a shame about them Sprint people. I still has service but barely, I'm so glad my contract is through, Im so through with them and my phone I cant wait to change both my service and my phone. My bill is over a hundred dollars and child I cant get me no service, I hopes they totally tank like them Blackberry folks. A hundred damn dollars dont be growin on trees you know!!
5. homineyhominey (Posts: 29; Member since: 10 Mar 2011)
Good, Sprint doesn't need your illeteracy on the network. Folk like you ruin what a customer is for companies. MetroPCS might be your best bet.
11. MrsPotatoHead (banned) (Posts: 48; Member since: 18 Aug 2013)
You aint gotta be so offensive. Its not like Im on some rinky dink prepaid network, I pay good good amounts of money for service I dont gets and my bill is always over a hundred dollars. Id rather pay that money and actually get service. You aint gotta be so ignorent about it. This America child, not some communistry country that tell you what to do, we all has choices and I choose to takes my money somewheres else.
16. thedarkside (Posts: 652; Member since: 30 Apr 2012)
i just puked a little.
26. htc_prep (Posts: 303; Member since: 09 Oct 2009)
You still have horrible grammar, no matter how you try to justify it. You shouldn't wish for a company that employs hundreds of thousands of direct people and contracted with hundreds of other employers to close. You should wish that they try and do better. You're degrading the social ethics fiber. Not only did you fail English you failed Economics and moral ethics also. If you want to leave Sprint. Leave. Don't wish to put thousands of people out of a job and way to feed their family.
32. MrsPotatoHead (banned) (Posts: 48; Member since: 18 Aug 2013)
What about the social ethics of actually getting a service you pay for?? Dont be turning this around me I aint the one promising everybody unlimited data with chopy ass 4G and pathetic voice calling. The only thing that usually works with my service is my textes. Dang on you people is just hatefull.
36. thedarkside (Posts: 652; Member since: 30 Apr 2012)
i puked more.
they shouldnt allow everyone to have a keyboard and an opinion/
44. MrsPotatoHead (banned) (Posts: 48; Member since: 18 Aug 2013)
Why??? You cant handle that somebody got an opinion? Just because I dont agree with you dont be telling me I shouldnt have an opinion. Im intitled to say what I feel even if it conflict with what you think.
51. thedarkside (Posts: 652; Member since: 30 Apr 2012)
no, because i cannot handle your sorry excuse for grammar.
69. miles16852 (Posts: 241; Member since: 20 Oct 2011)
only LOW LIFES go after the grammar/spelling crap! this is not an English class idiot!
90. thedarkside (Posts: 652; Member since: 30 Apr 2012)
low lifes? hahaha sorry i want to read something that is some what intelligent. that just proves that youre just as much of an idiot that "mrspotatohead" is.
her name is surprisingly fitting.
71. JunitoNH (Posts: 1782; Member since: 15 Feb 2012)
If you want proper grammar idiot, go to the Verge. Otherwise, zip your ignorant mouth, professor.
54. androadictto (Posts: 13; Member since: 17 Oct 2013)
Im a Tech Support Rep. for sprint and Im hoping to get one of your call somehow. Hahahahaha!!!
50. downphoenix (Posts: 3165; Member since: 19 Jun 2010)
Please go if you are going to act like that. Its a shame that you arent gettign the service you were promised, but that is life, not everybody gets what they pay for.
52. htc_prep (Posts: 303; Member since: 09 Oct 2009)
No not hateful just educated. It is your choice to pay for Sprint. It was also your choice to not look at sprint.com/coverage to verify street level coverage to see the quality of coverage (voice, 3g, 4g) before you chose Sprint. If indeed you have no coverage you can get a signal booster for your home or if Sprint can verify no coverage they will let you leave no ETF.
As far as promised unlimited data they offer unlimited data no caps no throttle. They don't promise unlimited super fast 3g and more 4g than there is water in the ocean. No. They offer unlimited data.
Still. With that said. You still have horrible grammar.
60. MrsPotatoHead (banned) (Posts: 48; Member since: 18 Aug 2013)
Thats just really uncalled for. You obviously have an issue with me for some reason because I'm choosing to leave Sprint. The fact that my service is horible dont mean a thing to you. You just want me to continue paying $69 plus $10 for so called premium 4g which I dont get anyway plus taxes and insurance every month, I can get the same service on Virgin for $45 flat but the truth is there service is so bad that I wouldn't even pay for it if they dropped the price to $25. And, why everybody picking on my grammer this aint no english lit class?? Im through with you too I aint got time to waste on no fool.
62. thedarkside (Posts: 652; Member since: 30 Apr 2012)
virgin mobile runs off sprint towers.
63. MrsPotatoHead (banned) (Posts: 48; Member since: 18 Aug 2013)
You cant read english, I know that. Thats why I wouldn't even pay for Sprint on prepay at this point. Not even if Virgin mobile dropped they price to $25 a month for everything unlimited.
91. thedarkside (Posts: 652; Member since: 30 Apr 2012)
i can read english, and properly use it too.
74. htc_prep (Posts: 303; Member since: 09 Oct 2009)
I'm officially over this and you. My father always said "never argue with a fool because from a distance people don't know who's who."
80. downphoenix (Posts: 3165; Member since: 19 Jun 2010)
the $10 charge isnt for 4g, as it applies to all smartphones, including the Iphone 4 and 4S which are not 4G on Sprint. And non smartphone devices that are 4G such as tablets and hotspots do not have this charge. Logic, gotta love it!
47. androadictto (Posts: 13; Member since: 17 Oct 2013)
I'm hoping not to lose my job.
88. cripton805 (Posts: 1440; Member since: 18 Mar 2012)
You expect people to pay for unlimited 3g that doesn't work? By work, I mean fail to load anything at all. Function? I pay $90 a month for unlimited minutes and texts. No functional web what so ever. Spring clearly maps my area as part of their coverage. It worked for the first month a year ago when I could legally cancel my plan. After that, my speeds are down to .005kb. That isn't a typo. Speed tests cant even go through most of the time. I'm cancelling tommorow and I hope they get their act together. Then maybe I will come back. We were promised by every rep we spoke to that 4g was less than a month away every month for a year.
68. miles16852 (Posts: 241; Member since: 20 Oct 2011)
Look child! MAYBE you should get one of them FREE obama phones!
72. JunitoNH (Posts: 1782; Member since: 15 Feb 2012)
And maybe, you should get some more chlorine bleach to clean your white sheets.
75. max9777 (Posts: 78; Member since: 11 Dec 2011)
You are absolutely right, in Communist countries, they teach their people how to spell correctly. Right now believe it or not, the biggest Communist Country is doing much better than this one.
If you don't like paying money for service go get yourself an Obama phone. I am sure it will make you happy!
18. _PHug_ (Posts: 444; Member since: 11 Oct 2011)
I'll bet you anything that "MrsPotatoHead" is some white guy who recently seen a Tyler Perry movie and now thinks speaking in broken english is what black people do and thinks it's hilarious.
24. thedarkside (Posts: 652; Member since: 30 Apr 2012)
29. EclipseGSX (Posts: 1717; Member since: 18 Oct 2011)
Haha, I was thinking the same thing. NO ONE talks like that online
33. youdug (Posts: 27; Member since: 19 Jul 2013)
i date a black girl and this is exactly how her retarded ass mother talks.
i read the sh*t in her voice and it sounds exactly how she would say it.
57. Topcat488 (Posts: 1396; Member since: 29 Sep 2012)
Stick with "Honey Boo Boo" you disrespectful b!tch. You nor Mr.Potatohead are funny.
48. cezarepc (Posts: 714; Member since: 23 Nov 2012)
Ain't nobody got time for that.
58. good2great (Posts: 1042; Member since: 22 Feb 2012)
its the Dorothy guy that got banned i bet!
6. Daftama (Posts: 619; Member since: 03 Nov 2012)
Sprint is the only company losing customers and still in business... Wait till 2014 you will see
61. theaztech (unregistered)
'mo butta, 'mo betta.
7. Whateverman (Posts: 3262; Member since: 17 May 2009)
Yes, carriers should be afraid of T-Mobile.
Idk, maybe the horrible service is the real reason why Sprint is struggling, but T-Mobile had to be having an affect as well.
77. MartyK (Posts: 816; Member since: 11 Apr 2012)
Yes, I agree with you on both conclusion, question tho, what do you think about Sprint and their tri band?, you think it might work for them?
81. downphoenix (Posts: 3165; Member since: 19 Jun 2010)
given that 800mhz rollout hasnt even started yet (despite the spectrum having been freed for almost 5 months now) and they are still behind schedule on their 4G LTE rollout, it will be a while before that will be a factor.
86. Whateverman (Posts: 3262; Member since: 17 May 2009)
downphoenix just took the words right out of my mouth. But as much as I may hate their service, I hope they can pull it off because less carriers won't be a good thing for us.
8. homineyhominey (Posts: 29; Member since: 10 Mar 2011)
Those that were lost are residual from Nextel being shut down. Are you saying the company will be out of business next year?
9. mrraider602 (Posts: 25; Member since: 27 Mar 2013)
I was one of them!!! Hahahahaha!!! Contract was up and I was gone!!! Could not wait any longer for AZ to get some LTE love! Loving my Note 3 with Verizon with LTE by the way!
10. Daftama (Posts: 619; Member since: 03 Nov 2012)
Don't worry sprint will see you in a 2-3 yrs Nextel was hold them back it's gone 2014 is a turn around you see
34. Doakie (Posts: 2004; Member since: 06 May 2009)
Not to be dismissive of your hopes, but coming from a 12 year Sprint customer who just left this last Friday to go to ATT you have to understand that Sprint might never really improve. I was so excited for Sprint once it started it's LTE roll out a year and a half ago. To give some background; here in Seattle Sprint always seemed to have a pretty strong network. Two years ago their EVDO network would return approximately a 700 Kbps download consistently, and their WiMAX network would return 7-8 Mbps download speeds all day long. Then they decided to stop selling WiMAX phones and went all LTE in April of 2012. They started out their Network Vision project and EVDO speeds jumped up to approx 1.2 Mbps just south of Downtown Seattle. But since then their 3G network has become overloaded because they aren't building out their LTE fast enough. On my HTC One I would only get around 200 Kbps 3G on the best days, rarely would I find LTE towers and when I would they'd only have around a 2 Mbps connection. In the last year I traveled to Disneyland and Waikiki with my wife and kids and in both locations Sprints 3G network couldn't even complete a Speedtest, I couldn't have a Google Hangouts conversation because it would sit there for 10 minutes before my messages would send. In the last two homes we've lived in Sprint claimed to have excellent voice coverage however voice calls persisted to drop daily, you'd have to stand outside to make a call. I kept making excuses and holding out hope that the Nextel network shut down would breathe new life into their LTE rollout with its 800 Mhz Spectrum but honestly Spectrum has never been Sprints problem. They consistently back the wrong technology. Back when the G1 was released I had one as a work phone and my wife had a Palm Pre on our Sprint family plan. My G1 would get 5-6 Mbps download speeds and her Pre would return 700 Kbps. I didn't realize EVDO had such low transfer rates till then. Move forward to last year and I had a 42 Mbps HSPA+ phone on T Mobile and my wife had her Sprint Note 2 LTE. My T Mobile phone would download at 15-20 Mbps and her LTE Note 2 was still returning 500 Kbps downloads because LTE isn't fully rolled out here. To go back to EVDO only from WiMAX speeds was sad, especially in a day when Verizon and ATT have the 20-30 Mbps LTE speeds they do. Maybe someday I'll go back to Sprint. But I got really tired of paying for service I wasn't receiving. Horrible data speeds, voice calls that always drop; I'd rather pay $30 more per month and be on ATT.
40. PapaSmurf (Posts: 10456; Member since: 14 May 2012)
Holy hell you should have left Sprint like I did in 2007. I've had Sprint, then Verizon, and now T-Mobile. Out of the three, T-Mobile delivers the best call quality and data speeds. Verizon has the best coverage hands down. Sprint was a total nightmare, especially with the dropped calls.
Welcome to the good side btw!
49. cezarepc (Posts: 714; Member since: 23 Nov 2012)
I worked as a sales rep for Sprint back in 2011 and I was supposed to receive only sales calls, but behold, 50-80% of my calls are either customers wanting to switch over to another network or customers wanting to punch me in the face.
Sprint = Bad service, bad after sales support, bad network.


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Baylor's Hayley Davis birdied the final three holes of her round to capture the individual title in the Allstate Sugar Bowl Intercollegiate Golf Championship at English Turn on Tuesday. Davis shot 4-under-par 68 on Tuesday and had a 36-hole total of 4-under 140.
The sophomore from Wimborne, England, had a bogey-free round on Tuesday. She started on the seventh hole and birdied the fourth, fifth and sixth holes coming in to take the victory.
UCLA's Lee Lopez, USC's Sophia Popov and Oklahoma State's Kelsey Vines tied for second at 2-under 142.
Tulane's Emily Penttila, the first-round leader, finished tied for fifth. Penttila, a freshman from Finland, was 4-over for the day Tuesday and finished 1-under 143.


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June 7-8 is 'free fishing' weekend in Louisiana
Baton Rouge — The Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission during its May 1 meeting officially proclaimed June 7 and 8 "No License Required" fishing days for Louisiana citizens and visitors alike.
The promotional fishing dates are designed to provide novices and non-anglers an opportunity to experience recreational fishing.
The program provides the public with an open access fishing opportunity in an effort to attract more people into the ranks of licensed fishermen. Those license fees support LDWF's conservation efforts including habitat management. Recreational fishing licenses for the 2008-09 fishing year will go on sale starting June 1 and will remain current until June 30, 2009.
"LDWF is encouraging licensed recreational fishermen to introduce someone to fishing on the weekend of June 7-8," said John Sturgis, LDWF education manager. "It's an activity anyone of any age can enjoy, even without a boat. Louisiana offers some of the best bank and pier fishing opportunities in the south."
"No License Required" fishing weekend is a part of Fishing Week in Louisiana that runs from June 2 to June 8. The event was created to help reverse the trend of declining participation in outdoor activities across America.
According to a survey by the Kaiser Family Foundation, children spend 44 hours a week watching TV, playing videogames and on the computer. Research data, compiled by the Recreational Boating and Fishing Foundation, shows that outdoor activities can also get kids interested in nature and help with family communication.


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US News and World Reports rates the DASH diet number 1.
In Latest Diet Ranking, DASH Races To The Top : Shots - Health Blog : NPR
Looks like a fair amount of the commenters are already on to them. ; )
I did a google search to see where exactly the diets fell as far a ranking. Paleo (and I guess Primal by extension) ended up at the bottom everytime. Why? It was because they claimed to not know anything about results from the diet or they spat out that they hadn't seen any evidence for it. Hey! We're standing right here you morons!
Here's the link for you. Diet Plans That Work - US New Best Diets (Yeah, right.)


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Very nice family owned Pizzeria with view on Arc Triomphe ;) Better to avoid Lunch time and have late Lunch ( after 1.30 pm)
Famous restaurant , Business lunch mostly, food is good but not high gastronomy.Nice spot for a romantic dinner .
Our favorite is the terrace for an afternoon drink.Service is good in winter and unequal in summer.
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It starts between Orchard Lake and Middlebelt, on 9 mile road
It ends on Grand River Road
What four roads does Grand River intersect?
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KALAMAZOO, MI — We are in the second week of the trial for Antonio Livingston, one of the two men charged with the murder of long-time Kalamazoo antiques dealer Robert Medema.
I will continue live blogging the proceedings in the comments section at 1:30 p.m. We will hear more testimony from Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety Det. Bill Moorian, who led the case.
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Livingston, 21, is one of two men charged in Medema's killing. John Aguilar will stand trial April 9.
Both men face open murder and felony murder, among other charges.
Last week, we heard from numerous witnesses. Testimony is expected to finish this week and the case should go to the jury this week as well.
Here are highlights from the the first week trial:
— Opening statements: Kalamazoo County Assistant Prosecuting Attorney Alexis Sanford told jurors on Feb. 13 that because Livingston was with Aguilar at the time Medema was killed, Livingston aided and abetted him and is guilty of all four felony charges he faces.
"The night Bob Medema was killed, he was targeted by Antonio Livingston and John Aguilar," Sanford said.
However, Susan Eifler, Livingston's defense attorney, countered in her opening statement that the 21-year-old had no knowledge a crime would be committed when he got in a car with Aguilar.
Because Livingston was there "does not make him guilty or an aider an abetter," Eifler told jurors. "He was in the wrong place in the wrong time with definitely the wrong person. He had no involvement in the criminal activity hatched by Mr. Aguilar."
— First day of testimony: Later that first day, Medema's brother, Roger Medema, was the first person to testify. He explained how he came over to his brother's Oakland Drive house that morning and found his brother lying dead on the floor of his kitchen.
Thirteen other witnesses testified that day, including Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety officers who responded as well as neighbors and community members who found evidence.
— Details of the scene: Witnesses gave details of the crime scene on Thursday. We heard from KDPS lab technicians who described Medema's house and kitchen where he was found, including blood spatter and bloody footprints.
"He was down low, probably on his hands and knees ... or elbows when these blows were administered," said Tracy Cochran, a crime lab technician.
— DNA evidence: On Friday, Ann Hunt, a DNA lab technician from the Michigan State Police, testified.
None of the items tested for DNA related to the Robert Medema homicide could be connected to John Aguilar, Hunt said. However, some of those items found in and around Robert Medema's house — including a ski mask, latex glove and pair of Air Jordan sneakers — had strong DNA matches that came back to Antonio Livingston.
Medema's blood was found the Air Jordan sneakers, Hunt said. On the inside of the shoes, Livingston's DNA could not be excluded, while Medema's and Aguilar's could. The sneakers helped lead investigations to question Livingston, which led to his and Aguilar's arrests.
— The night of the killing: We also heard Friday from Elizabeth Summers, a 16-year-old runaway who was staying with Aguilar at the time Medema was killed.
Summers testified she watched out for Medema to leave a house across the street from Aguilar's house on South Park Street, although she did not know why.
"I did not know they were going to kill him," Summers said from the witness stand Friday at the murder trial for Livingston.
After Livingston and Aguilar returned that night, Summers said they drove to Detroit where Aguilar cleaned out his truck.
See complete coverage of the Robert Medema homicide from MLive and the Kalamazoo Gazette.
Fritz Klug is a politics and energy reporter for MLive and the Kalamazoo Gazette. Contact him at email@example.com or 269-370-0584. Follow him on Twitter, Facebook, Google+ or App.net.


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Dane Vilas looks back after getting an inside edge to the boundary. (AFP Photo)
Cape Cobras Dane Vilas in action during his knock against Trinidad & Tobago. (AFP Photo)
Trinidad & Tobago's Ravi Rampaul bowls against Cape Cobras. (AFP Photo)
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BOSTON - Kevin Garnett palmed the ball in the low post and saw a double team coming. He lifted his head looking to pass.
Something was missing. As he looked around, he saw the white Celtics jerseys of four nonstarters.
So the 6-foot-11 forward dropped his right foot toward the rim and kissed one of his vintage, knee-raising, one-footed fadeaways off the backboard. Typical KG.
The Celtics' 35-year-old big man, who carried them to the 2008 NBA championship, returned to the form of four years ago, dominating the 76ers on both ends of the court as the Celtics pulled off a come-from-behind, 92-91 win in Game 1 of the second-round series.


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Gas Shortages and Potential Health Emergency
I sent this out to some of my colleagues a couple of weeks ago…
I would like to share my concerns with you about the possible public health consequences if we do have serious gas shortages this winter, and especially if it is a prolonged very cold winter and there are periods and/or areas where the gas is restricted entirely, or the price of gas skyrockets.
- people tighten up air leaks in the home, and use alternative heating sources such as kerosene or briquettes. This results in carbon monoxide poisonings. What are we doing to prevent that?
- home fires are likely to increase due to inappropriate use of alternative heating sources such as open flames from various sources. What are we doing?
- For a variety of reasons more and sicker people are managing their health conditions at home. Do we know who and where they are? Do we have the ability to evacuate them? Do we have alternate places, warm and well-stocked and equiped, to evacuate them to?cook inlet contingency letter
We know the issues, and we don't want an Alaska Katrina for future students to study. What are we doing? What should we be doing, and who exactly should be doing it? And by the way, I don't think our responsibility ends with a consideration of these issues. Shouldn't we be involved with the longer term issues of year-round gas supply for Anchorage?
David Dunsmore, one of my colleagues on the Anchorage Health and Human Services Commission, sent back this thoughtful and informative response…
Good points. There is also a lot of misinformation floating out there about the gas issue. For one, if there is a gas shortage this winter it will most likely be because of an equipment malfunction not that there was not enough gas. (Chugach estimated that without an equipment malfunction it would take three straight weeks at 30 below before we would have to worry about deliverability issues.) Enstar has talked about running out of gas in 2011- but that is only that they don't have enough gas under contract after 2011- so far all the contracts they have submitted to the RCA have been rejected (rightly in my opinion) as unfair to consumers. The real risk is having eqiupment malfunction during peak demand (cold weather).
We certainly should plan for a possible gas shortages due to equipment malfunctions- and it is outrageous that no one has planned for them in the past, but I am afraid that creating the false sense that their is any issue with the actual supply of gas could encourage people to do more of the potentially risky alternatives you mentioned. In my day job we are working to make sure the state creates a plan for possible gas shortages- which currently the state does not seem prepared for- and I would be happy to brief the Commission on our work when we get the meeting rescheduled. We also may want to review the mayor's color-coded plan- I have concerns that the public relations part of the plan may have the unintended side effect of encouraging the risky activity you mentioned, while not addressing the real issues.
To provide you with a brief response to the questions that you raise, I can tell you that the Muni is undertaking a significant effort around these issues of which DHHS is participating. Our department has a representative who sits on the Mayor's Energy Crisis planning group and the Department has a seat on the "Crisis Action Team" that has been developed through the Office of Emergency Management to respond to energy crisis events. This has enabled DHHS to provide input on the public health implications of an energy shortage. The specific points you raise below are part of the overall planning and public education efforts. In addition, MOA Office of Emergency Management maintains a "Vulnerable Populations" Registry that is used as part of emergency planning and response to identify individuals with health and disability concerns who may be vulnerable to disasters and energy shortages. Information about the registry can be found here: http://www.muni.org/Departments/OEM/Prepared/Pages/DisasterRegistry.aspx
Finally, this letter was sent to the Governor by a few of our notable legislators in September.
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A part of the "answer" is in our attics, most of which are not adequately insulated. Despite weatherization programs even nice homes in the subdivisions of the 70's are often insulated only to R-11 (and that often with gaps or leaks around recessed lighting etc) while today's building code is R-38 and R-49 is what we should have (and code should be revised for this era)
R-11 in the attic leaves the wood making up the bottom chord of the roof truss exposed to ambient air temperatures which means that 15% of the ceiling is "insulated" at only the R-4 of the 2×4 and worse, since the interior sheet rock is tightly fastened to the ceiling heat is rapidly conducted out of the home.
In many even moderately old homes just repairing air infiltration problems could make a 15% improvement. For example if the weatherstrip at the bottom of an exterior door is worn out or torn away leaving 1/8 to 1/4 inch gap, across the typical 36″ door that adds to a hole in the door the size of a baseball……. or equivalent to leaving the door open 20 minutes a day. Repairing worn weatherstripping and caulking around all window and door trim, both inside and out can be done for very little cost and make a big difference.
Many of our commercial buildings have even more wasteful problems. Weatherization programs have not targeted them for the most part, and often there is the problem of the tenant paying the energy bills while the building owner would have to extend the capital to make the improvements.
It would be an interesting experiment to cross Enstar's gas usage data with the borough's square footage data to get a benchmark of average fuel usage/ft and perhaps notify those with buildings in the high consumption range.
At a later time, as we'll all have to pay more if we require more energy and the infrastructure to deliver it, along with global warming concerns, building efficiency might become a part of our property tax formula.
In short, if we're worried about the boat sinking let's plug the holes!


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Project Runway has a little more competition to look forward to — a new designer reality show is entering the picture, and this one has the bonus of an online shopping platform.
The new prime-time show — simply called Fashion Star — is set to debut in 2012 with a common formula: add a supermodel host (in this case, Elle MacPherson, supermodel-turned-designer), dramatic weekly eliminations, even more dramatic catfights, and a multimillion-dollar contract for the winner.
Granted, instead of focusing on high-end fashion, the lines will feature ready-to-wear clothing like bathing suits, lingerie, or jeans, the New York Times reports. But the real innovation of Fashion Star is that online shopping will be integrated into the show.
E-commerce was a huge part of the appeal for former NBC top programmer Ben Silverman, who conceived and sold the project to the peacock channel with his new production company, Electus. Not only can viewers select the winning designs, they can also buy all of the creations (including the losing items) online the next day. Talk about great user engagement that also doesn't hurt the bottom line.
As Paul Telegdy, the executive vice president in charge of reality programming for NBC, tells the Times: the network will get a cut of the sales.
"Any shows that can create auxiliary revenue streams, we are always keen to examine those," he said.
We still have to see if the show can "make it work" in the ratings without the quotable phrasings of fashion darling Tim Gunn. But this is a clever, and quite frankly so-obvious-we-can't-believe-no-one-thought-of-this-earlier extension of the aspiring designer series. We wouldn't be surprised if other brandable reality shows followed suit.


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Weekly Reads: Bonds Hits 756, Mets Fan Catches Payday
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On Tuesday night, in a game against the Washington Nationals, Barry Bonds passed Hank Aaron on the all-time home run list when he hit home run 756 off Mike Bacsik. Who caught it? A Met fan, Matt Murphy, who apparently was on his way to Australia and bought tickets on a whim, wound up with the ball and a bloodied face for his trouble. 756 home runs… even if they are juiced, that's still a feat worth clapping for.
- Nickel is thinking about putting an addition onto his home, I think it'll be something interesting to follow if you're thinking about doing the same.
- FMF shares a tip from Bankrate that explains how you can save money by cutting cable.
- MBH just opened up a bank account for his two and a half year old daughter, earning her a nice fat 1%. Nice.
- Flexo talks about the top ten cars under $10k.
- Jeremy talks about short selling as Golbguru rejoices in the market going down. Might as well throw this one in there too, Sun talks about how volatile the market's been lately.
- Read Lazy Man's take on that article about silicon valley millionaires who keep working because they don't feel like they have enough. If I hit it big, I'd keep working too, but I wouldn't do it for the same reason they do… I'd do it because I wouldn't know what else to do.
- SVB shares with us an absolutely hideous looking house. It's atrocious.
- My friend recently needed to get his credit score for an apartment rental so I dug up an offer from Experian for a free credit score and report. You basically agree to some program of theirs and you have to cancel within 30 days or get charged $12 a pop. If you just need a report, just go to AnnualCreditReport and get it for free without the trial cancellation headaches.
- Did you know there are 11 types of IRAs?
- You are not required by law to have homeowner's insurance… but it's a good idea.


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George Groves says he is in no rush to challenge for a world title, despite adding another prestigious award to his trophy collection last night.
Groves was named the 60th young boxer of the year at the Savoy in London, adding his name to a list that is a who's who of British boxing, stretching back to the first winner, Randolph Turpin, who went on to beat Sugar Ray Robinson for the world middleweight title.
Former winners of the Boxing Writers' Club award include Ken Buchanan, John Conteh, Barry McGuigan, Nigel Benn, Joe Calzaghe, Ricky Hatton, Amir Khan and Nathan


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— From "The Organic Cook's Bible" by Jeff Cox (Wiley, 2006). Yields about 24 cookies
1 cup dried figs
1/2 cup unsalted butter
2 eggs
3/4 cup honey
4 tablespoons milk
1 1/2 cups whole-wheat pastry flour
3 teaspoons baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup 1-minute rolled oats
1 teaspoon freshly squeezed lemon juice
1 teaspoon freshly grated lemon zest (well scrubbed if not organic)
3 tablespoons freshly grated orange zest (well scrubbed if not organic)
1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Line 2 cookie sheets with waxed paper and coat the paper with vegetable oil or nonstick spray, or simply grease the sheets. Put the figs in a small saucepan, cover with cold water, cover and bring to a boil, then turn down heat and simmer for 10 minutes. Drain the figs and chop into small dice.
2. In a medium bowl, heat the butter until it just turns liquid. Set aside. In another bowl, beat the eggs and honey until well mixed and thick. Combine this with the butter and beat again, then add the milk and beat again until the mixture is smooth. Sift together the flour, baking powder and salt, and add this to the batter, mixing until fully incorporated. Add the figs, oats, lemon juice and zests and mix well. If the batter seems a little stiff add a splash more milk.
3. Drop heaping tablespoons of batter onto the sheets, about 12 drops to each cookie sheet. Bake 20 minutes or more depending on the size of the cookies, until golden brown. Check the bottoms of several cookies, being careful not to bake too long or the honey will scorch.
Nutrition information Per cookie: 120 calories; 40 calories from fat; 2g protein; 20g carbs; 13g sugar; 4g total fat; 2g saturated fat; 0g trans fat; 30mg cholesterol; 2g dietary fiber; 95mg sodium; 6% Daily Values calcium; 4% Daily Values iron


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Dr Charles Winterling raises two objections to my reference to the 1859 AMA resolution condemning abortion.First, he states that the physicians involved in the effort against abortion in the 19th century were motivated by a desire "to protect the status of women as much as for any other reason" and cites the risks of surgery in that era. We all hope that then, as now, physicians were concerned with the loss of maternal lives through abortion. However, a careful reading of the 1859 report of the AMA committee that investigated the subject for two years reveals only one short sentence referring to the protection of women.1The report, in fact, advises the AMA to "publicly express its abhorrence of the unnatural and now rapidly increasing crime of abortion; that it avow its true nature, as no simple offence against public morality and decency, no mere misdemeanor, no
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Severe Weather Event - November 10-11, 2002
The above image is the Storm Relative Velocity image from the Columbus radar (KGWX) around 7:21 PM CST. The radar is located just to the north of the image, with the yellow arrows indicating the circulation inside the storm. This was around the time the tornado was on the ground of the campus of MUW.
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Social Networking Tutorial
It has been a while that I wrote this blog:
creating social networking like orkut in Drupal
We are about to launch a social networking site, more precisely, a Facebook clone and are calling it Kickwork. There is lot that has happened. It has become a huge code and a lot of templates. One article that has come a lot of useful is:
This article talks about how to create your custom user profile. The way user profile can be overriden. Rest automatically falls in place. Most of the time, we were overridding already existing code in template files. Sometimes, we had to customize the already existing module to suit our specifications. Other time, we wrote a couple of modules. Overall, it was a pleasure working on Drupal on a community site. If time permits, we are going to release step by step tutorial on how to make a social networking site on Drupal.
Check out drupal commons (http://acquia.com/products-services/drupal-commons, http://drupal.org/project/commons). Drupal Commons is a ready-to-use social networking solution for building either internal or external social network and communities. It provides a complete social networking software solution for organizations.


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Here's how RW members rated this race (1008 votes).
In short: well supported, brilliantly organised eventIn full: Being my first marathon I wasn't sure what to to expect. From arrival to finish I found a warm welcoming atmosphere. I never felt lost with everything well signposted and plenty of stewards to ask if needed. Support from the locals was fantastic with plenty of jelly babies to keep energy levels up. All in all a great day. Date of review: October 26, 2013
In short: Great race!In full: First thanks are due to Chris and Andy of Active Leisure Events, who organised this great race. Also many thanks to the others who took responsibility for the race and the marshals, who all gave up their day so that we could take part in a race. This was the first time I've done the Chester marathon. It will be the last, I fear, as it's far from home and I plan to cut down on marathons. It's not flat; there are a few hills: my Garmin made the gross climb 180m, which is not as flat as Brighton, but flatter than Kent Coastal (Thanet), both of which I've run before. The weather was pretty good; pretty still and warm, but not hot. The roads were closed which was a great. The course was a pleasure to run. Chester race course is a great race HQ. My impression was that this race could get much bigger; indeed given its excellent reports I was surprised there weren't many more runners. The course could take a lot more runners. The racecourse seemed unstressed with the numbers. I went by train so missed the car park delays some have referred to.The whole day was brilliant. The chips don't seem to be as reliable as one might hope and this could cause some problems. Also the mile 24 marker was a few hundred meters too early which momentarily raised in my mind the possibility of what would likely have been an unique achievement.Overall these were two fairly minor drawbacks to a great race. The support in the villages was excellent! I really recommend this race.Date of review: October 21, 2013
In short: This was my first Marathon, and I am now addicted. The rest have a lot to live up to, this was an excellent experience and I would recommend it without hesitation. keep up the the good work Guys and see you all next year :)Date of review: October 19, 2013
In short: My 2nd Chester, fantastic race that deserves its title as the UKs number 1 marathon.Date of review: October 19, 2013
In short: Lived up to expectationsIn full: First heard about this at the VLM Expo and the fact it had been voted No 1 marathon - a long way to travel for me but well worth it - Chester really is a lovely place to visit and run from and the organisation excellent. Marshalls brilliant - and knew how to hold water bottles ready for grasping - small but important point - loved it. Hilly than expected but nothing too evil and beautiful course. Date of review: October 19, 2013
In short: Exceptionally well organised and supportive before after and during the race,great atmosphereDate of review: October 17, 2013
In short: brilliant organise race will be back next year,thank you Chester for a great marathon and dayDate of review: October 17, 2013
In short: Faultless! In full: Just a fantastic event from start to finish. Great communication on the lead up to race day, excellent parking, stacks of portaloos, brilliant atmosphere supported by amazing volunteers & locals, regular energy drinks and gels available on the route and you are personally welcomed home at the finish line by the organisers, Andy & Chris. This race has everything nailed and a credit to the all the team who organise and run the event.Date of review: October 16, 2013
In short: Brilliant race, fantastic organisation and a PB by 3 minutes. Happy days! Will be back next yearDate of review: October 16, 2013
In short: The way marathons should be organisedIn full: What a great day - the weather helped. Great to have a long sleeved T-shirt for my winter runs.Date of review: October 16, 2013
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A man who was being sought in connection with his mother's murder turned himself in to West Seneca police Tuesday afternoon and was jailed after being arraigned.
Primitivo Cruz, 45, was ordered held without bail on a second-degree murder charge after appearing before West Seneca Town Justice Jeffrey M. Harrington on Tuesday evening in the murder of his 77-year-old mother, Carol Quinn.
Cruz was silent during his brief court appearance and was immediately taken to the Erie County Holding Center.
He had been described by West Seneca police officials as a "person of interest" in the death of his mother since police found her body on the floor of her Burch Avenue apartment at about 3 p.m. Saturday.
Harrington scheduled a pre-grand jury felony hearing to review evidence in the case for 6 p.m. Monday.
Frank M. Bogulski, a veteran Buffalo-area defense attorney who is representing Cruz, said he wouldn't be surprised to see prosecutors obtain an indictment from a grand jury before that pending court session. Under state criminal law, prosecutors can either conduct an evidence hearing before grand jury action or seek a direct indictment.
Colleen Curtin Gable, the top aide to Erie County District Attorney Frank A. Sedita III, who is prosecuting the case, declined to comment.
Bogulski, who has represented Cruz in previous criminal cases, said, "My client is adamant about his innocence." The attorney said the fact that Cruz turned himself in to police when he learned he was being sought "demonstrates his innocence."
"Police received calls Saturday from out-of-state relatives of Quinn, a former Buffalo teacher's aide, who were concerned that they could not get in touch with her.
Cruz initially was questioned by West Seneca police when he was seen walking the streets near his mother's home Saturday afternoon but was allowed to go.
Police later learned his mother had recently obtained a court order of protection against Cruz, last known to be living in a Military Road house in Kenmore. Family members have acknowledged he has had a drinking problem.
He reportedly periodically lived with his mother on Burch Avenue.
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WASHINGTON - A cereal and a "memory elixir" iced tea claim to boost brain power. Snack chips purport to contain "an effective antibiotic."
Dozens of foods illegally contain purported herbal medicines that deceive Americans with false health claims and, worse, might be dangerous, consumer advocates charged Tuesday.
The Center for Science in the Public Interest joined with Connecticut's top attorney and a renowned herbal expert to petition the Food and Drug Administration to halt sales of 75 so-called "functional foods."
"The FDA has done a woefully inadequate job of protecting consumers" from "modern-day snake oils," said CSPI attorney Bruce Silverglade.
"There is no scientific evidence to support these outlandish and ridiculous claims," said Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal, who is investigating the foods and said he soon will announce a crackdown on deceptive products sold in Connecticut.
"State action will be forthcoming if the federal government can't do better" at preventing manufacturers from "betraying consumers," Blumenthal added, saying he is asking attorneys general in other states to investigate, too.
Functional foods claim to have added ingredients that provide an extra nutrition boost, and even CSPI acknowledges some are very healthy. The classic example: Already-nutritious orange juice pumped up with bone-strengthening calcium. Other examples are cereals containing heart-healthy fiber, and FDA-approved margarines that contain cholesterol-lowering ingredients.
But the latest fad in food takes this concept a step farther: adding unproven and largely unregulated herbal dietary supplements to foods.
"Herbs are drugs," said Varro Tyler, a professor emeritus at Purdue University and an internationally known herbal expert.
"We do not add Viagra to soup. We do not spray Prozac on corn chips," Tyler said, yet numerous companies claim to add herbs strong enough to affect health to foods eaten daily by children, pregnant women and others who could be at risk.
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Heifer Haiti Assists Hurricane Sandy Victims
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (Nov. 2, 2012) Heifer Internationals Haiti country program is today distributing emergency aid to 400 families affected by Tropical Storm Sandy, reports Country Director Hervil Cherubin in his latest storm update. Limited distributions will occur in Solon, a community in Saint Louis du Sud, where Heifer Haiti has a rabbit project, and various communities in Les Cayes, where its office is located.
Sandy brushed Haiti as a tropical storm last week, dumping large quantities of rain over several days and causing extensive flooding. Fifty-four people were killed and many more displaced. Many crops were destroyed and a total of 611 Heifer International animals were lost.
Heifer International is assisting families in the immediate aftermath of the disaster with a kit of food, including rice, corn, sugar, milk, bean, flour and cooking oil. Included among the recipients is a group of handicapped individuals, many of them injured in the 2010 earthquake. Along with this short-term aid, Heifer International will continue its long-term development work in the country to make communities more resilient to natural disasters.
Cherubin reports that Heifer Haiti staff is also assisting the community of Sous Roche, where 150 families were hit hard by flooding from the storm because of their proximity to the ocean. Saturday, staff will travel to Solon, where many houses were flooded and crops destroyed.
It is very sad to see all these plantain and pigeon bean plantations completely wiped out by the water, said Cherubin.
All these activities are in coordination with the local emergency committee (Centre d'Operation d'Urgence-COU), of which Heifer is a sitting member.
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Heifers mission is to end hunger and poverty while caring for the Earth. Since 1944, Heifer International has provided livestock and environmentally sound agricultural training to improve the lives of those who struggle daily for reliable sources of food and income. Heifer is currently working in 40 countries, including the United States, to help families and communities become more self-reliant. For more information, visit www.heifer.org or call (800) 696-1918.
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I'm thoroughly disappointed in the Cincinnati Bengals.
With the draft three weeks away and guys like Chris Johnson, Sidney Rice and Josh Freeman inking deals this week, it's safe to say the free agency period is essentially over. For the Bengals, it was basically over before it really even got started, except of course for several key defections that left Cincinnati the first couple of weeks of free agency. Considering the amount of cap space they had (and still have) and their need to get over the playoff hump after three straight losses in the first round, it is hard to find a team that has had a more disappointing free agency period than the Bengals.
TUCKER: 49ers should pay Kaepernick now | Eli Manning's future | Clowney's doing it right
What have they done to get better? Pretty much nothing unless you think Danieal Manning can have a bounce back season after being jettisoned by the Houston Texans.
Instead they've gotten worse, losing left tackle Anthony Collins after he didn't allow a hit on the quarterback, let alone a sack, in the seven games he started.
They also allowed stalwart defensive end Michael Johnson to leave in free agency without much of a fight. That was expected after they failed to come to a long-term agreement with Johnson last year. Instead they locked-up teammate Carlos Dunlap for the long haul, but it didn't have to be an either/or proposition. Plus, just because it was expected doesn't make it any better.
Last, but certainly not least, they lost dynamic slot wide receiver Andrew Hawkins to their hated in-state rival, Cleveland Browns. What makes that loss especially painful is that it shouldn't have happened. The Bengals tendered Hawkins, a restricted free agent, at his original draft pick level and since he was an undrafted free agent, that meant another team could sign him without having to give up anything in return. For an extra $700,000, they could have given him the second-round tender and secured his rights for this season. While they'd likely never admit it publicly, it was a mistake by the Bengals and everybody knows it.
Keep in mind the Bengals are not some cap-strapped franchise like the Carolina Panthers. Far from it. At last count, they had over $24 million in cap space, which gives them as much as just about any other team in the NFL. Yet, they've chosen to use almost none of it and have done very little to get better. Backup offensive lineman, Marshall Newhouse? Backup quarterback, Jason Campbell? Please.
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And don't tell me they are saving that money for new contracts for A.J. Green and Andy Dalton. I'm aware that they'd like to extend both players, but they have plenty of cap room to do that and still help the team get better. Or at least prevent the team from getting worse.
Bengals' fans should be furious. I told their new offensive coordinator, Hue Jackson, that when I spoke with him recently on SiriusXM NFL Radio.
"I think you're being a little too harsh," he told me, "They've done a great job of drafting. Next man up has been very good here. Leon Hall, Geno Atkins, and Clint Boling all went down and their replacements were ready to go last season. We expect the same thing to happen this season."
But it doesn't have to be that way. Hawkins should still be there. They easily could've kept Collins as well, and kept the offensive line a strength. They drafted Johnson and he should be a core player and one of the foundations of their defense. Instead, like Collins, he's a Buc.
And even if you justify the losses by saying the Bengals still have plenty of receiving options or that Boling will be back and Collins was a luxury, the point still remains that the front office allowed the team to get worse this offseason as opposed to better and there's no reason for it.
It's enough to make you not blame the fans who have stayed away from the stadium the last couple years despite the team's regular season success. They don't trust the Brown family that owns the club. They believe ownership is more concerned with the bottom line of profit and loss then they are with the bottom line of wins and losses, and the past month has only served to reinforce that belief.
Keep that in mind when criticizing Dalton and head coach Marvin Lewis should the Bengals fail to win a playoff game for the fourth straight year.
Their front office had the worst free agent period in the NFL.


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quote KommandoThis scenario is where I quite like the phaselock ability. Suicide dudes are the worst.Pro-tip if you see ANY loader or psycho running towards you, turn around and run to a safer position.
quote SolxExcept then you'd expect them and stay the *bleep* away from everything that looks yellow.Hell if Jack would just build an army of EXP loaders..... he would have won on day one
quote SolxIt's only a problem with Gaige's OC tree. If it bothers you that much, then respec.2. So this makes up for a incompetent design.......right......
quote SolxTry aiming down sights more and or get the close enough skill. It balances anarchy stacks rather well. With ADS, you shouldn't have to be right in their face unless you are using a gun with 70 or worse accuracy to begin with.[color=navy]So the whole "having to get 2 inches from someone to kill them" is not a bane
quote JeremyYes, it does.Or does the game automatically group interact/reload?
quoteLOL!Hell if Jack would just build an army of EXP loaders..... he would have won on day one.
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1. The axes are easy to dodge. I consider that my advantage.
2. I just switch to a fully reloaded weapon before interacting with with anything.
3. The suicide bombers are the bane of CQC fighters. Did you really think they would allow the earth shattering damage that Anarchy can unleash without a good weakness to balance it out? Without those suicidal assholes, the diminished accuracy doesn't matter as much.
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Risheeka's 'nude' poster under attack
Risheeka Singh has come under fire for appearing naked in a poster for her latest film
First Pooja Gandhi, and now it's Risheeka Singh who's in the spotlight for her bold avatar in the posters of a film. Risheeka - who features in the publicity stills of her latest flick Yaaradre Nangenu caked in dry mud sans clothes - was pulled up by women activists at the muhurat of the film on Monday. Alleging that she was in the nude in the posters, the group said that the poster portrayed her in a bad light. The event had to be conducted under police protection to prevent any untoward incident from taking place in the presence of industry bigwigs like Ambareesh.
Risheeka remains unfazed by the unexpected turn of events and the flak she has received for her look. "The posters are a direct lift from the opening shot of Yaaradre Nangenu. In the scene, my character has been beaten up by the villains and, assuming that she's dead, they bury her in the deserts of Rajasthan. But I return to avenge my humiliation and exploitation. The still is from when I come out of the pit in which I was buried," says Risheeka.
As for why the still looks so realistic, Risheeka says that she had worn a body suit and had been actually caked in mud while shooting for the film. "I've been criticized by people who say the definitions of my body are obvious in the poster. But aren't the contours of the body defined even when you're covered from top to toe in a sari? I'd like to know where these protesters were when I wore a bikini in my previous film," asks the actor.
Yaaradre Nangenu, adds Risheeka, is a woman-centric film and her family is proud of her role in it. "My director father Rajendra Singh Babu and my actor brother Aditya have given their consent. So why I should I care about what others think?" she asks and adds, "My team won't have hard feelings if the film gets an 'A' certificate because of the still. The script demands it, so it's completely justified," asserts Risheeka.


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Three Videos Prove Planned Parenthood Breaks the Law
"It is morally wrong to end an unborn human life by abortion. It is also morally wrong to take the taxpayer dollars of millions of pro-life Americans and use them to promote abortion at home or abroad."
Congressman Mike Pence (R, IN-06)
Re-introducing the Title X Abortion Provider Prohibition Act
January 7, 2011
For years, Planned Parenthood has refuted statements such as these while promoting abortion and taking our tax dollars to do it. LiveAction.org released two videos, one on February 1 and a second on February 3, 2011, exposing examples of Planned Parenthood's deceptions and abuse – this time advising a pimp how to manage sex-trade related issues with his underage prostitutes. There are so many illegal activities being supported by these Planned Parenthood workers in New Jersey and Virginia that we had to share the videos with you here so you could see for yourself.
February 1, 2011 Video (New Jersey)
February 3, 2011 Video (Virginia)
February 8, 2011 video (New York City)
After watching, are you as troubled by these videos as we were?
You can do something about it.
Click here to tell Congress to defund Planned Parenthood.
Planned Parenthood – By the Numbers 2010
- $363 million in revenue from government grants and contracts. (nearly 1/3 their annual revenue)
- 324,008 abortions performed, a 5.8 percent increase from 2009.
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"This is about as far from Hollywood as any place on Earth. I wanted to be a children's book author and a librarian," Garner, 36, tells PEOPLE while back in Charleston, where her weekend was to include reading Room on the Broom by Julia Donaldson at a gathering to help eventually expand the public library.
"My mom took my sisters and me to the library once a week when we were kids," she recalls, "and it's such a huge community center, especially in a town that has very few resources – to have a place with 100 computers and Internet access to everyone for free, that's really important in a town like this."
Back on Familiar TurfIt's been a real homecoming for the actress who, with husband Ben Affleck, flew into Charleston Friday afternoon and hosted a black-tie gala, Starry Starry Night, at the University of Charleston.
The event raised $475,000 toward building a new athletic center in memory of Garner's childhood friend's parents, Mario and Louise Palumbo. (Her friend is state senator Corey Palumbo.)
"When we got off the plane, Ben realized he had forgotten his bow tie. I had worked at Kelley's Men's Shop all through high school, so I said, 'Let's go to Kelley's.' And everybody I knew was there," she says.
Calming to Return"I'm always so happy to come home. There's never enough time. Just seeing the mountains, and seeing the green, and the river is the most soothing thing in the world for me," says Garner, who is expecting the Afflecks's second child this winter. (Daughter Violet turns three on Dec. 1.)
"Sometimes you just need to get you feet in the soil. It's invigorating and calming at the same time," she says.
So, how about returning to her original intention in life: Is Garner working on a children's book?
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What is it?
Vita Half-Byte Loader is a homebrew loader HBL for the Playstation Vita, running through the PSP emulator on the Playstation Vita.
For the latest news about Vita Half Byte Loader, check the VHBL Category on this blog.
Half-Byte Loader (HBL) is an open source Homebrew Loader for the Sony PSP and the PS Vita. It allows to play fan-made games on any PSP and PS Vita. HBL allows to run emulators for the Game Boy, Nintendo 64, Sega Megadrive, NES, Super NES… and many other applications.
- VHBL does not technically allow you to play any pirated PSP or Vita games.
- Although VHBL is free and open source, the current version relies on vulnerabilities in specific PSP games that you need to buy from the PSN. VHBL comes with no guarantee, especially I cannot guarantee it will work on your Vita, so remember that you pay for a PSP game, and not for anything else. I do not do refunds for the money you gave to Sony 🙂
- It is super easy for Sony to patch the vulnerabilities used by this tool, given the amount of control they have on the PS Vita. VHBL runs fine and is extensively tested, but for all I know it is possible for Sony to patch the game's vulnerability without a firmware update. So, once again, before buying the game and downloading VHBL, you need to understand that you pay for the game, and VHBL is a bonus that might or might not work.
- Puzzle Scape (up to firmware 3.52)
- Space Invaders Extreme (up to firmware 3.15)
- Jikkyu Powerful Pro Yakyu 2012 Ketteiban (up to firmware 2.61)
- Arcade Darts, Arcade Air Hockey, Arcade Pool, and World of Pool (up to firmware 2.60)
- Gamocracy One: Legend of Robot (up to firmware 2.12)
- Apache Overkill (up to firmware 2.06)
- Monster Hunter (up to firmware 1.80)
- Super Collapse 3 (up to firmware 1.67)
- Motorstorm Arctic Edge (Motorstorm Raging Ice) (up to firmware 1.61)
- Everybody's Tennis (Minna No Tennis) (up to firmware 1.61)
Sony's strategy so far has been to remove these games from their store, and put them back once the Vita firmware is patched. Most likely, if you didn't buy the vulnerable game(s) in time, you will not be able to run VHBL. But we are regularly bringing more exploits to VHBL, so stay tuned on this page for further updates.


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Warren Throckmorton: Faux History for the GOPRoundup: Talking About History
Warren Throckmorton, PhD is an Associate Professor of Psychology at Grove City College (Pa.). He blogs regularly about religious and mental health issues at www.wthrockmorton.com.
Earlier this month, the evangelical writer David Barton's new book, "The Jefferson Lies," hit the New York Times bestseller list for hardcover nonfiction. Barton isn't popular, however, only with the ordinary American reader. On May 8, John Boehner authorized the use of Statuary Hall in the U.S. Capitol for a religious service to commemorate the first inauguration of George Washington. Among the speakers was Barton, who is revered by social conservatives because he argues that the nation was founded primarily by evangelical Christians on explicitly Christian teachings.
Barton — "one of the most important men alive," according to Glenn Beck — is frequently criticized as a pseudo-historian by progressives and academic historians for his claims about the Founders. He is now facing scrutiny, however, from evangelicals. After Barton's speech in the Capitol, John Fea, chairman of the history department at evangelical Messiah College, accused Barton of "peddling falsehoods" about Washington, and asked, "Is it time to gather Christian historians together to sign some kind of formal statement condemning Barton's brand of propaganda and hagiography?"
There is no question that Barton's history lessons are important to the conservative wing of the GOP. Barton, who was named one of Time magazine's top 25 most influential evangelicals in 2005, was also tapped by Tea Party Caucus chairwoman Michele Bachmann to teach classes on the Constitution to congressional members in 2010....
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