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|Publication number
|Publication type
|Application number
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|Nov 16, 1976
|Filing date
|Dec 4, 1975
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|Dec 4, 1975
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|Frank J. Gerow
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|Dow Corning Corporation
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|BiBTeX, EndNote, RefMan
|Patent Citations (4), Referenced by (23), Classifications (4), Legal Events (1)
|External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, Espacenet
The more liberal attitude towards sexually related problems in the western world has been one reason for the increased public interest in the subject of sexual impotency.
Impotency is a lack of copulative power. Potency is dependent on the following factors:
1. Libido
2. Erection
3. Ejaculation
4. Orgasm
The mechanism of coitus starts with libido and erection and terminates with ejaculation and orgasm. There are three types of impotency in the human male: the first being erectile, the second, ejaculatory; and the third, premature ejaculatory. The causes which bring about impotency are broadly speaking functional or organic or a combination of the two. In fact, organic causes are almost always accompanied by functional causes since the mechanism of erection and the mechanism of ejaculation are mediated via a complex group of peripherally and centrally controlled reflexes. The least trauma to the nerves supplying the muscles involved in erection or ejaculation may result in non-effectual function.
Organic causes include local pathologic conditions of the male genitalia, acute and systemic diseases such as chronic alcoholism or anemia and diseases of the nervous system such as diseases of the brain and spinal cord. Functional causes include many different types of psychoneuroses.
One of the types of male impotency that has been successfully helped by surgical management is erective impotency. Erective impotency is the persistant inability to obtain or maintain a penile erection sufficient to allow orgasm and satisfactory ejaculation during heterosexual coitus. Erective impotency may have organic causes such as diabetes or functional causes such as psychoneurosis.
The justification of a surgical approach to the correction of psychological impotency lies in the problems related to the psychotherapeutic treatment of the patient with absolute impotency with one or more years duration. The patient who consults a psychiatrist for treatment presents the highest failure rate; if the patient achieves some degree of success after prolonged psychotherapy, he is likely to revert to his impotent state with the usual social and business stresses and, of course, with his first failure to achieve an erection, will tend to fail again. Impotency, in many of these cases, is such an overriding symptom that the necessity of curing the symptom (i.e., the impotency) is necessary before the underlying psychoneurosis can be reached. There seems to be a general feeling that if the impotency can be corrected, many of the psychoneurotic manifestations, which are a function of transference after the patient discovers he is impotent, would be self resolving. Surgical correction of the impotency will allow the therapist greater success with the psychoneurotic problems that cause the impotence.
For many years, external rubber or plastic dildos have been used to either provide or support an erection. The short comings of such external prosthesis are discomfort and the lack of penile skin contact with the vaginal mucosa. The first successful penile reconstruction, by Sir Harold Gillies, in 1957, utilized a cartilage graft brace. An unsuccessful use of an acrylic rod, as a brace, was made by Goodwin and Scott in the early 1950's. The use of cartilage or bone as an implant is not satisfactory because the materials are absorbed either in part or totally. The idea of an os penis led Loeffler, Sayegh, and Lash, in 1964, to implant an acrylic rod between the corpora cavernosa. G. E. Beheri, in 1966, disclosed the use of polyethylene rods implanted into the center of each of the corpora cavernosa as an aid to overcoming impotency. A t-shaped prosthesis has been fitted between the corpora cavernosa with a crossbar butted against the pubic bone. The patent to Kalnberz, U.S. Pat. No. 3,832,996, issued Sept. 3, 1974, discloses an endo-prosthesis for the penis which is yoke-like in configuration having a portion of the arms immersed in the cavernous bodies near the glans. In the paperback book entitled Self-Image Surgery by Maxine Mesinger at page 142, there is a perspective drawing of a penile implant which resembles in some respects the inventor's implant. This disclosed implant, however, has a shoulder located approximately one-third back from the dorsal end. Furthermore, both the dorsal and proximal ends are notched. Also, the upper surface of the implant is arced while that of the inventor's is planar throughout.
This invention is directed at a penile implant substantially oval in configuration having a longitudinal groove or channel formed on its ventral side and being significantly tapered from its distal end to its proximal end. The volume of the distal end is 100 percent greater than the proximal end. Both the distal and proximal ends are blunted. Because of the blunting of the distal end it tends not to erode through tissue overlying the urethra or the glans penis as was the case in many prior art devices during normal movement or during coitus. When implanted the channel in the prosthesis sits astride the sectioned intercorporal septum on which it rides. The comparative bluntness of the distal end reduces the pressure per square inch on that surface and thereby reduces the possibility of erosion as mentioned. The implant is designed to significantly reduce the amount of tension per square inch in the areas where the greatest possibility for tension exists once the device is implanted.
The tapering design provides an implant that assures that the usual contractures of the tissues around the implant will tend to keep it out in the penile shaft. Furthermore, the width of the distal end prevents the prosthesis from moving back into the narrow pocket provided for the proximal end. This design prevents the implant from riding back under the symphysis pubis into one of the crurae, a common fault in many prior art penile implants.
Due to its construction and the soft material from which it is formed the implant is quite flexible and this provides internal "hinging" or a moving interface effect with the surrounding penile tissue.
The implant is formed from the same soft material throughout rather than different materials as is found in some prior art devices.
Other intended advantages of the present invention will become obvious to those skilled in the art from a reading of the following detailed description when read in conjunction with the accompanying drawings wherein:
FIG. 1 is a side elevational view partly in section of the endo-prosthesis in accordance with the invention after implantation in the penis;
FIG. 2 is a section taken at right angles to the axis of the penis on lines 2--2 of FIG. 3;
FIG. 3 is a top plan view of the endo-prosthesis shown in FIG. 1; and
FIG. 4 is a bottom plan view of the endoprosthesis shown in FIG. 1.
The penile implant 9 shown in the drawings can be formed from any moldable, very soft, pliable material such as a non-toxic, thermoplastic material or vulcanizable material although silicone rubber is preferred by the inventor.
By very soft silicone rubber, the inventor means either an RTV (room temperature vulcanized) silicone rubber which is an organopolysiloxane composition curable at room temperature or a heat vulcanizable silicone rubber which includes a base polymer such as dimethylsiloxane, a cross linking agent such as dichlorobenzylperoxide and reinforcing silicone fillers. Silicone rubbers, for the most part, are heat stable, will not adhere to other materials except certain silicones and are substantially physiologically inert in the animal body.
The implant itself is soft, solid and somewhat oval in configuration tapering without interruption from the distal portion 10 to the proximal portion 12. The upper surface of the implant is planar throughout its length. The ventral surface of the implant has a deep longitudinal groove or channel 14 formed therein extending from a plane short of the distal portion 10 to the proximal portion 12 notching the proximal portion 12. Care was taken to prevent the distal portion 10 from being notched. The edges of the distal portion 10 and the proximal portion 12 are arced or blunted to prevent erosion through tissue which overlies the urethra and permitting a sliding of the implant in the tissues without injury thereto.
The implantation of the endo-prosthesis is done through a lateral approach avoiding any trauma to the nerves and vessels. The proximal corpora is entered; the dissection is carried across the base of the mobile penis, across the intercorporal septum and into the distal corpora 16 on the left side. It is carried down the shaft of the penis by sharp and blunt dissection immediately deep to the corporal capsule, thereby minimizing injury to the vasculature of the corpora cavernosa. The dissection is carried down to the area immediately behind the proximal edge of the glans. An expander is used in this pocket to achieve further expansion of the pocket by bluntly spreading the tissue. In area of the suspensory ligament 20, the intercorporal septum 18 becomes quite dense. One of the mechanisms for erection is that the suspensory ligament pulls on the base of the penile shaft which has become congested. As this congestion continues the ligament has a tourniquet effect aiding the penile shaft in maintaining its erection. The dissection cuts the septum loose for the length of the implant while leaving the septum attached dorsally and proximally. The proximal attachment is forward of the suspensory ligament and its area of contiguousness with the septum. The prosthesis is inserted (literally popped into place) and positioned so that the groove straddles the intercorporal septum 18. The distal portion 10 of the implant is positioned in a slightly spaced relationship to the connected portion of the septum 18 proximate the glans penis. The proximal portion 12 of the implant is positioned slightly forward of the connected portion of the septum 18 in its area of contiguousness with the suspensory ligament 20. The dissected septum is stretched by the implant which in effect is in a sling provided by the septum when the penis is hanging straight down. When the penis with the implant is raised toward a right angle to the axis of the human body a sliding effect occurs. The dorsal tissue will move distally as will the surface of the implant. The Shore A durometer of the material of the implant is in the range of from 25-50 although typically it is 30. The prosthesis is inserted and placed so that the groove straddles the intercorporal septum 18. The corporal incision is closed in the usual manner and a gentle compression dressing to be changed every two or three days is placed around the penis. The patient is instructed to abstain completely from sexual intercourse for at least 6 weeks and between 6 months to a year after surgery the patient begins having an erection, if the cause of impotence is only psychological, around the prosthesis; this presents no problem since by that time the capsule is really well formed.
A variation of the implant disclosed herein can be constructed by forming the two sides of the implant from the distal portion 10 to the proximal portion 12 as envelopes which can be filled with physiologically compatible fluids such as saline or silicone fluids to a consistency which in effect could be tailored to whatever softness the surgeon may desire.
Various modifications and variations of the invention as described herein will become obvious to those skilled in the art from a reading of the foregoing. It is to be understood, therefore, that within the scope of the appended claims the invention may be practiced otherwise than as specifically described.
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|Filing date
|Publication date
|Jan 15, 1973
|Sep 3, 1974
|Kalnberz V
|Endoprosthesis for the penis and a method of endoprosthetic repair
|Oct 12, 1973
|Dec 10, 1974
|B Strauch
|Method and device for achieving a penile erection
|Aug 7, 1974
|Jul 8, 1975
|Heyer Schulte Corp
|Penile prosthesis
|Jul 19, 1974
|May 4, 1976
|American Medical Systems, Inc.
|Penile erection system and methods of implanting and using same
|Citing Patent
|Filing date
|Publication date
|Oct 4, 1976
|Jan 3, 1978
|Medical Engineering Corporation
|Composite rod penile implant
|Mar 16, 1978
|Nov 27, 1979
|Gerow Frank J
|Prosthesis of male impotence
|Jul 17, 1980
|Jun 22, 1982
|Medical Engineering Corporation
|Implant for penile construction
|Jul 15, 1980
|May 3, 1983
|Medical Engineering Corporation
|Penile implant
|Sep 16, 1982
|Nov 20, 1984
|Medical Engineering Corporation
|Rod-type penile implant
|Apr 18, 1983
|May 21, 1985
|Dacomed Corporation
|Penile prosthesis
|Apr 18, 1983
|Jun 11, 1985
|Dacomed Corporation
|Penile prosthesis
|Apr 27, 1989
|Nov 21, 1989
|Dacomed Corporation
|Position stable segmented column penile prosthesis
|Oct 24, 2007
|Nov 8, 2011
|Ams Research Corporation
|Implantable malleable penile prosthetic device
|Nov 20, 2008
|Nov 8, 2011
|Ams Research Corporation
|Prosthetic device with protrusions for girth
|Oct 23, 2008
|Feb 14, 2012
|Ams Research Corporation
|Corrugated inflatable penile prosthesis cylinder
|Nov 12, 2008
|Feb 28, 2012
|Ams Research Corporation
|Corrugated expansion-constraining sleeve for an inflatable penile prosthesis cylinder
|Oct 23, 2008
|Dec 16, 2014
|Ams Research Corporation
|Malleable prosthesis with enhanced concealability
|Sep 30, 2014
|Nov 22, 2016
|Coloplast A/S
|Penile prosthetic insert with a body having a channel and a method for implantation of a penile prosthetic
|Nov 13, 2014
|Dec 13, 2016
|Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
|Malleable prosthesis with enhanced concealability
|Nov 12, 2008
|May 14, 2009
|Kuyava Charles C
|Corrugated Expansion-Constraining Sleeve for an Inflatable Penile Prosthesis Cylinder
|Nov 20, 2008
|May 21, 2009
|George Stephanie A
|Prosthetic Device with Protrusions for Girth
|Nov 17, 2008
|May 21, 2009
|George Stephanie A
|Prosthesis with Bendable Central Region
|Jan 17, 2008
|Jul 23, 2009
|Nike, Inc.
|Golf Clubs and Golf Club Heads with Adjustable Center of Gravity and Moment of Inertia Characteristics
|Jun 2, 1999
|Dec 21, 2000
|Michael May
|Penis augmentation implant made of elastic flexible material such as silicone elastomer and has a reinforcement strip preferably of polyethylene terephthalate
|Dec 28, 1995
|Jul 3, 1996
|Louis Dr. Subrini
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|Dec 28, 1995
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|U.S. Classification
|International Classification
|Cooperative Classification
|European Classification
|Oct 17, 1985
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The War Rages On
Poem by: Arian
Status: Finished
Genre: Poetry
It's a pain I grew use to,
A little too soon - early on before I knew it.
Now I know you can love someone,
And hate them at the same time.
It's a new meaning to Love-Hate Relationship.
The ship's sinking,
A white flag of surrender won't amount to anything,
The war still rages on,
Silently, we're losing.
Can't go on for much longer, somehow we pull through it.
There's a little craziness to go with these lies,
I learned to live with it,
And try to find order in this mess.
I'll slip and give up just a little,
Pick it up and say "I'm alright, for tonight".
Even if I'm not.
Year long shows, bow down as the roses fly.
Isn't it a good act? Kinda had you fooled, didn't I?
Never knew it was fake until I asked.
And you got me thinking to myself,
"How stupid could I be?"
It wasn't me, it was you.
But I have to thank you,
For teaching me that when it crashes, it burns.
That sometimes all you can do, is rely on yourself.
As this war rages on.
We're both losing, but no one cares.
One soldier down, a million to go.
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I have taught ESL both in schools and privately for about twenty years, having worked at Berlitz, the New York Language Center, Approach, and at a school in Sao Paulo, Brazil. I have taught ESL to private students for about eight years here in Boston, and previously taught students in Allston and Brookline about a decade ago. I am very knowledgeable about grammar, usage, and vocabulary, and I also speak French, Italian, and some Spanish. I usually meet in cafes or libraries, but I can come to your house if you live close to Cambridge, Somerville, or Arlington.
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The final wishes
In the eerie glow of my laptop, sitting in a cheap hotel in Green Bay, Wis., I pulled up the file containing my last will and testament. It's addressed to my beloved and my children, whose duty shall be to execute it, should I encounter the Proverbial Bus.
Funeral instructions are odd things, really. Strictly speaking, funerals are not for the dead; rather, for the living. I'm saying, in heaven, I suspect I won't have a huge investment in my funeral proceedings, having moved on to more important things. (Pretty funny, really, to think of me looking down from eternity, all a'fluster, screaming: "Are you kidding! You actually sang 'Kumbaya?!'")
On the other hand, it is typically comforting for the brokenhearted to carry out a few wishes of the deceased. In this document, then, I make some specific requests because honoring those requests will help the people I love get what I want for them: a healthy and holy goodbye to me. The kind of goodbye allowing you to move on with your own healthy and holy journey.
I name the celebrant. I name the speakers. I spell out the music. And I smile, reading the instructions for the congregation to stand and sing the hymn "Now Thank We All Our God." I demand my executors ensure it is not played in typical, Anglo-Catholic please-kill-me-now funeral dirge tempo. Rather, give it a lift. Sing that sucker! Sing it like you mean it.
Because I mean it. From the bottom of my heart.
"Now thank we all our God/ With heart and hand and voices/ Who wonderous things hath done/ In Whom His world rejoices/ Who from our mothers' arms/ Hath guide us on our way/ With countless gifts of love/ And still be ours today."
The hymn was written in the 1630s by a Lutheran clergyman, Martin Rinkart (1586–1649), and translated into English some 200 years later. Rinkart's genius and inspiration for the spiritual discipline of gratitude was formed chiefly in gratitude's most compelling classroom: suffering. War, famine, plague and pestilence — he is said to have presided over as many as 50 funerals in a given day, 4,000 funerals in a year. Including his wife's.
Ironic, yes? Suffering is the precursor to such disparate conclusions: gratitude and bitterness. I assume Pastor Rinkart could just as easily have written a bar song called "Wish I Had a Nickel for Each Requiem." Or "The Ballad of the Bavarian Bubonic Butt-Kicking." Instead he wrote:
"Oh may this bounteous God/ Through all our life be near us/ With ever joyful hearts/ And blessed peace to cheer us/ To keep us in his grace/ And guide us when perplexed/ And free us from all ills/ Of this world in the next."
I'm convinced gratitude is the most constant and accurate measure of spiritual health and wholeness. I have this keen memory of my maternal great-grandmother, all talcum powder and wrinkles, squeaky chalk-on-a-chalkboard voice, singing, "Count your many blessings, name them one by one …"
"What do you say, Steven," was the constant, admonishing question of my childhood. "Thaaaank you," I would say, obediently, eyes sullen. How did I know this teaching from my parents and grandparents would, 50 years later, be my most priceless possession?
Gratitude is humbling. Or maybe it's suffering that, if honestly and courageously faced, humbles us sufficiently to carve out a place for thanksgiving. Gratitude finds little welcome in the swell of entitlement, pride or petulant diatribes about "what I deserve." I mean, good for you if you worked hard and faithfully to earn or achieve something worth having. But even "gooder" for you if you can celebrate and say thank you for that which you have not earned. Could not have earned. The joys of life beyond earning.
I typed quietly. All three of my children were there with me in this two-bit hotel room. Sleeping. Yesterday, we sat, side by side, at Lambeau Field. Me and Jonathan in Fort Knox gold and Kelly green, and Aaron and Joseph in Metallic turquoise, black and white. My team lost. But I won. My heart is so full, it aches.
Now, thank me all my God. I tell my children, if the Proverbial Bus happens by, to know I was happy. Sappy with contentment. Enemies forgotten and irrelevant. Loved ones forgiven each, and cherished.
That I died drowning in gratitude.
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The harbour bridge and opera house were barely visible while flights had to be suspended or diverted as the airport was closed. Harbour ferries were tied up as winds reached 60mph.
Residents awoke yesterday to a crimson dawn, with some fearing a massive bush fire was on their doorstep. People headed to work wearing breathing masks, while hospitals reported a sharp increase in patients with breathing difficulties.
The worst dust storm in 70 years extended from an area south of Sydney, Australia's largest city, to Brisbane, more than 500 miles north.
More pictures: Sydney's red dawn
"It's just red, red, red as far as you can see," one caller told Radio 2GB. "I've not seen anything like this before."
High overnight winds had carried a cloud of thick dust at a rate of 60,000 tons an hour from the remote Northern Territory across New South Wales.
Bureau of Meteorology senior forecaster Jane Golding said the fiery haze was the result of the sun hitting the dust blanket. "The reason for the dust is we had some really strong winds in the inland areas of New South Wales and in South Australia for a sustained period yesterday," she said.
"That's lifted a whole lot of dust off the ground because it's quite dry out there, many of those areas are still drought affected."
Many areas had experienced dramatic weather, from unseasonably warm temperatures to torrential rain and hail storms. The Bureau of Meteorology has issued a severe weather warning for damaging winds in Sydney.
"It did feel like Armageddon because when I was in the kitchen looking out the skylight, there was this red glow coming through," Sydney resident Karen told Australian Broadcasting Corp. radio.
The storms - visible as a huge brown smudge in satellite photographs of Australia - were the most severe since the 1940s, experts said.
"These dust storms are some of the largest in the last 70 years," said Nigel Tapper, an environmental scientist at Monash University. He said that one blew as far as New Zealand, 1,400 miles away.
Motoring authorities issued a warning urging drivers to exercise caution and reduce speed due to "significant dust over the city affecting visibility". Traffic queued bumper to bumper.
The State Emergency Service received nearly 200 requests for assistance following reports of damage to roofs and trees being blown down.
Hail stones as big as cricket balls hit the town of Crookwell, damaging windows and tiles. The New South Wales Fire Brigades received more than 500 calls between 3am and 7am, triggered by automatic fire alarms. It normally receives 30 in that period.
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Trip That Changed My Life: Haiti
Haiti might not be considered a paradise on Earth but it is the closest
that you can get and you should not miss it for the world especially if
you are planning to have an escapade - why don't you go on a vacation in
Haiti and you will surely find the whole experience worth a lifetime.
It offers everything that you have never savored before and a whole lot
Be enthralled with its rich history and ...
Day 2: Church, Museum, Tour
... tables for patients to be seen, and a lab. It was interesting to see all the medications in the pharmacy, some which are expensive in the United States are cheap in Haiti and then some medicine that is cheap here is very expensive in Haiti. There was one big exam room with two tables for patients to sit and they were only separated by some pipe and a curtain. They were explaining that there is no HIPPA in Haiti so there is no patient privacy hardly at all. Some boys from the ...
Dinner w nicolas
I met Anton at breakfast, Tarun and Nicolas joined us a bit after. Got all on the same car and got to Digicel to start dry run activities. I was a bit confused with the YP and the Utiba platform and the way the migration process worked, the stakeholders involved and the decision making progress. I would eventually start getting my head around the issues. Anton had a project dry run and a migration timelines an ...
The Orphanage
... with the orphanage and they were excited for any advice we could give them. The building was painted cheerful colors and separated into rooms for the babies, toddlers, and in the back of the compound was a separate building for older kids.There were about 13-15 kids to two adult ratio, which in Haiti is probably not a terrible ratio and the babies had a higher ratio. We pulled several kids ...
Lekol Anglais/ English School
... was more time for them to work along side their parents to make some money. The common concern at this recent meeting was that money will be tight this year because of paying regular school fees and because so many of these families are farmers who lost so much of their harvest when Isaac hit the island and mudslides and winds caused loss of crops and animals.
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Lonnie was awesome! He made the whole process easy and un-stressful. I appreciated that no question was too small and how each step was explained. Both my realtor and the seller's realtor were also impressed with how quickly we were able to close.
Dana S - Fruita, CO | Feb. 2016
Lonnie and his staff was fantastic to work with. Made the purchase very easy. I have bought numerous homes in numerous states and Lonnie is the best I have ever worked with. Even better than friends in the industry
Rodney M. - Spring Hill, FL | Jan. 2016
Lonnie Knob made this process so easy. From sitting down with me to discuss options to get my credit score higher, to walking me through what was going on throughout the process and even working with me on getting the closing date I wanted, Lonnie was the best. Guaranteed Rate made it easy for me to approve docs no matter where I was at with their online approvals which meant I saved time by not having to run around to sign docs. Thank you so much for the great experience!
Angela W. - Clifton, CO | Dec. 2015
Lonnie was awesome! He made the whole process easy and un-stressful. I appreciated that no question was too small and how each step was explained. Both my realtor and the seller's realtor were also impressed with how quickly we were able to close.
Dana S.
Lonnie is always responsive, proactive and a problem solver: the type of person you want when buying or refinancing a home. Someone who will help you navigate one of the biggest financial decisions most of us make. Lonnie is not just the guy I recommend my clients to, but, more importantly, he has been the guy I've called for my own personal purchases.
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I continually recommend Lonnie Knob to my valued clients. I appreciate his honesty, communication skills and willingness to work hard to help his clients achieve their goals. His dedication and commitment to servicing his client's needs, couple with his vast mortgage expertise sets him apart and makes him unique in the industry.
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You're my new hero!!! Thanks Lonnie.
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Lonnie was diligent in making sure we had everything needed to submit a clean file and he made sure it got processed and credit approved in advance. In short…he was amazing,
"Many thanks to a great company and an excellent loan officer. Lonnie, on a scale of 1-10 (10 being the best), we'd give Lonnie an "11"!
Thank you for all your help on my loan. I think this was the easiest one I ever closed. Your attention to the details made the difference.
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Buy a Hotpoint washing machine priced at £299 and you will be offered an extended warranty costing £139 if you go to electrical retailer Currys.
Cross the road to Comet, Britain's second largest electrical outlet, and you will be charged 42% of the cost of a £449 flat screen Sharp television set for a five-year extended warranty. That's a whopping £189.
Not only are these warranties expensive, according to the Office of Fair Trading, but also they don't vary much even if you shop around.
OFT director general, John Vickers this week revealed the first results of an investigation into the sale of extended warranties on electrical goods which show that they fall into just a few bands depending on what you buy.
For example, a five-year warranty on a £400 washer/dryer will nearly always cost £200-£250. If you believe that buying a more reliable machine will cut the price of the warranty then you will be disappointed.
The bands are rigid and appear to take little regard of reliability tests on particular machines.
The OFT says it wants to create a more open market for extended warranties, given that we spend £500m on five million policies each year. It hopes price falls might follow, though it is unable to estimate how much they might come down.
It also wants more information to be given to customers about the level of coverage offered by the warranties and where to find alternative providers away from the high street. A code of practice was launched in 1995 and was due to put an end to dodgy practices, but the OFT found that it was widely ignored.
It has asked the Competition Commission to take over its investigation, a move that will allow the government body to use its considerable powers to call executives to account for the lack of competition.
Following hundreds of complaints from customers alleging bullying and coercion, the retailers will also be asked about the bonuses offered to staff who sell warranties.
In an angry response, Dixons, which owns Currys and PC World and sells 32% of all extended warranties, said extending the investigation was unnecessary.
It says: "There is no justification for this expensive and disproportionate action. It is inappropriate and unjustified and we have provided material to the OFT to demonstrate this." But when asked to reveal the level of staff commissions, the com pany said this was confidential commercial information.
Comet added its concerns about the review, but has been drowned out by the cheers from Asda, which offers free extended warranties on several electrical products.
While the OFT says it wants more competition, the Consumers' Association (CA) questions whether extended warranties are worth the money at any price. Helen Parker, editor of Which?, says her magazine has been telling readers for several years that extended warranties make little financial sense.
"Heavily pushed warranties have been a pain in the neck and the back pocket for consumers for far too long. However, up until now, the OFT has failed to do much about it. We hope the commission will closely examine the pressure customers can be put under to buy a warranty at the point of sale, the barriers this creates to third parties providing a similar service, and the effect this has on the cost of policies."
According to the report, retailers sometimes emphasise the difficulty of finding a repair shop and exaggerate the cost of repairs by independent retailers. But the report found that most electrical goods could be repaired locally and at relatively low cost. It also revealed a low level of claims on extended warranty policies, showing the products are more reliable than sales staff claim.
The CA carried out research four years ago into the cost of repairs that showed the average price of fixing a washing machine in the first five years after purchase was just £38.
Costs have risen since then, though it is hard to say by how much based on the OFT review of 1,000 repair firms. It shows that three-quarters of call-out charges to check a washing machine cost less than £30. Take the machine to a repair shop and parts and labour costs breached the £30 barrier in only 12% of cases. Figures for the average cost of a call-out and repair combined are absent, however.
If you fear your machine will prove to be the factory dud that continually breaks down, you should consider that your home is likely to contain many electrical products that would cost a fortune to insure against breakdown. It is easy to spend more than £1,000 on extended warranties once you have bought a TV, video, washing machine, dryer and fridge.
Better not to insure any of them and put a little money aside for repair or replacement when one goes wrong. The likelihood of them all proving to be dodgy is tiny, especially if you bought a brand with a good reputation.


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The waitress here was not clear about GF items and I wound up getting sick after eating here.
Only had gluten free pancake and eggs for celiac friendly options. Everything else is cross contaminated. The pancake was good, but as thin as a crepe and not worth the price paid!
My husband and I went here for breakfast in Charleston SC and it was amazing!!!! Best omelet I've had. They also substituted my muffin for gf pancakes! Very pleased!
Our waitress Leslie was exceptional and pointing out which items were gluten-free and which were not. When I ordered a few things and did not pay attention to what was gluten-free and what was not, she ensured that the items I received were all gluten-free. The city grits are exceptional. You have not lived until you've tried them. If you never make it here and try them it will be your loss.
Good service and GF knowledgable. Offered to cook potatoes in separate fryer if I was celiac sensitive. Lots if options on the menu including quinoa.
Awesome place. Went to the one in Biltmore Park for brunch. Very knowledgeable about Celiac. Did not have any reaction so will def go there again.
Have eaten at several locations of this cafe and have always had a wonderful experience. This location was no different. Enjoyed a scramble and was able to easily substitute GF pancakes in place of the potatoes which were not in a dedicated fryer. Staff was knowledgeable and accommodating!
Great place with lots of GF options. Both my husband and I were very pleased with our dining experience. I had GF blueberry pancake and he had a veggie omelette. GF items are clearly marked on their menu.
Great gluten free pancakes and their bacon is amazing!
many delicious gluten free breakfasts lunches and dinners!!!
Black Bean Sliders with avocado n jicama are delicious (the pickled okra are a great touch/treat)
979 U.S. 98 #4, Destin, FL 32541
Omelette are gluten free option. Mine was great.
516 Northwestern Ave, West Lafayette, IN 47906
I have the gluten-free pancakes with blackberries and strawberries. And they were just as good as any other kind of pancakes! And of course they have all their egg breakfasts options that would be gluten-free. What I'd really like to see is the cinnamon roll French toast in gluten free! Of course this place calls at gluten friendly because it was made on the same equipment as gluten containing items so they can't call it gluten-free.
9100 Baytowne Wharf Blvd A4, Destin, FL 32550
Very good gf pancakes!
721 East Gregory Street, Pensacola, FL 32502
Came here for breakfast while in Pensacola for a wedding. I'm a very sensitive celiac and had no issues at the Nashville location over the summer, and this location didn't disappoint either! I had a chorizo omelette that was delicious, and they even gave me small gluten free pancakes as a side in place of toast (also delicious!). The staff was incredibly knowledgeable and friendly. The waitress even knew enough to tell me that they fry their potatoes in the same oil as the beignets. I wish I had this restaurant in my hometown!
470 Poinsettia Ave, Clearwater, FL 33767
Pancakes listed as gluten- friendly and delicious. Many egg dishes were gf. They don't claim to have dedicated space but 3 celiacs were successfully fed.
9100 Baytowne Wharf Blvd A4, Destin, FL 32550
Friendly and attentive staff, great service, everything was cooked just right. The gluten free pancakes were the best I've ever had! Will definitely be back!
9100 Baytowne Wharf Blvd A4, Destin, FL 32550
Extremely knowledgeable on Celiac. GF Pancakes are gluten friendly meaning they are made on the same pan as gluten which is cross contamination for me. When I told our server I was Celiac she said they could make them completely separate. The gluten free pancakes were some of the best I have ever had. Highly recommend coming. My daughter who is Celiac also had fruit and they used precautions for making her fruit bowl also.
721 East Gregory Street, Pensacola, FL 32502
Tiffiny was very knowledgeable about GF options.
208 Commerce Street, Nashville, TN 37201
Gluten free pancakes would have been a good option, but they never made them. We waited and asked when they were coming, and the waiter said they were. Once we were about done, we asked again. He said, "Honestly, our kitchen is really slammed and they don't have time." That made my daughter feel like an inconvenience for her special needs of gluten free. The shrimp and grits were pretty good.
4300 Paces Ferry Road #150, Atlanta, GA 30339
Great gluten free. We eat here every Sunday. They understand celiac and we greatly appreciate it.
2531 Citiplace Ct #100, Baton Rouge, LA 70808
We discovered this charming breakfast spot on a recent trip to Baton Rouge. Items that are gluten free are marked clearly with a GF. The first time I had their giant GF pancake, and it was fabulous. The second time II had their Blackberry grits and bacon. They also serve all sorts of lattes and cappuccinos. It's a lovely "Modern Old South" atmosphere both inside and outside, where tables and chairs line a oversize covered porch.
2554 N McMullen Booth Rd, Clearwater, FL 33761
Ate breakfast here delicious and took care of me. GF pancakes are great!
721 East Gregory Street, Pensacola, FL 32502
Ate here while on vacation in Navarre, FL. It was very delicious and any of their omelettes can be made gluten free. I had the Hey Ricky! Omelette and my husband tried the Floridian (gluten free so I could try it). Both were great! My plate accidentally came with their side of potatoes which are cross contaminated (my waitress told me), but my omelette was on a separate plate. And my waitress caught the potatoes before I noticed it! She was great, took the potatoes away right away and gave me fruit instead. I enjoyed eating there so much that 3 days later we found another location while traveling home and enjoyed another brunch.
516 Northwestern Ave, West Lafayette, IN 47906
They have several gluten free friendly options, including pancakes, eggs Benedict (when modified), and your standard naturally gluten free omelets, eggs and bacon, etc. The managers and cooks understand cooking for a gluten allergy, but the servers and not always detail oriented. They are supposed to tell a manager when they have a table with a gluten allergy, but they don't seem to always remember. In the future, I will remind the sever to alert the manager. With their involvement, I feel comfortable eating a gluten free breakfast at this restaurant. Also, the food is great!!!
208 Commerce Street, Nashville, TN 37201
Needs an extra $ on their pricing category. Food was better than average, but not great. Wait from order to food on table seemed very long for number diners.
2608 Erwin Rd, Durham, NC 27705
The only GF bread option they have is tiny pancakes they call sliders but they were pretty good. No dairy free milk options for those who have other allergies or intolerances. Worst coffee ever, totally burnt. Eggs were dry but aside from that the food was pretty good. Not worth the trip though.
979 U.S. 98 #4, Destin, FL 32541
Their GF pancakes are expensive. The first one I got was burned. My family ate their meal and my second pancake came. It was undercooked. The manager was personable and took it off my ticket. He gave me food to go which was cold by the time I got to our condo. So I never really ate a full meal. We tried it again before we drove home. The manager was unfriendly and suggested I order something different if I didn't like how it was cooked. I clarified that out of the three pancakes we ordered two were cooked fine but mine was burned and undercooked. It was evident by his attitude that I irritated him. I will never return regardless of the gluten free option.
Suite K, 25910 Canal Rd, Orange Beach, AL 36561
No GF menu and very few GF options. Their only real option was a very thin flat $8 GF pancake and for your $8 that's all you got was that one pancake. I suggested bisquick pancake mix but they aren't allowed. Shame :(
9100 Baytowne Wharf Blvd A4, Destin, FL 32550
No gf menu, but waiters are quite gluten free familiar and will help you with ordering. Plenty to eat. Gf pancakes are actually good! Bfast potatoes are NOT gf.
2917 Magazine St, New Orleans, LA 70115
Terrific breakfast for gluten sensitive!! Great jumbo gf pancake with mixed berries. Also offered gf mini pancakes with omelet, instead of bread.
2418 Montevallo Rd, Birmingham, AL 35223
It's always appreciated when a restaurant makes a dish gluten-free not just by removing an offending item (e.g. Making a burger GF by serving it without a bun), but by replacing it with an equivalent item. Such is the case here. All of the omelettes can be made GF. For mine, they replaced an English muffin with two little GF pancakes, and they served pure maple syrup from VT in lieu of the regular maple syrup which has gluten (who knew!) This was all done without my asking, besides having requested the gluten-friendly version. There is a disclaimer that the kitchen is not 100% GF, however. Also, excellent food, friendly service.
979 U.S. 98 #4, Destin, FL 32541
Loved this place! The area around the restaurant was delightful...fish pond, zip line, shops. The manager came over and assured me that they would insure no cc. Food was delicious! Tg ey even substitute gf mini pancakes for the english muffin on all omelets and scramblers. Yum!! Definitely a two $$ place, but worth it.
721 East Gregory Street, Pensacola, FL 32502
This is my favorite restaurant at Pensacola Beach. They have a great GF selection. I ate the Popeye which was scrambled egg, baked bacon, onion, spinach , and monteray jack cheese. The English muffin was substituted with mini GF pancakes, and the potatoes were substituted with a mixed fruit bowl. They have generous portions and are very reasonably priced. An award winning restaurant. They are exceptionally knowledgeable of celiacs needs.
208 Commerce Street, Nashville, TN 37201
I got the gluten free pancake, and it wasn't anything special. Definitely won't go out of my way to come here, however it's nice to know there is a gf option here.
2917 Magazine St, New Orleans, LA 70115
I have eaten at several locations around the country and have been gluted every time
9100 Baytowne Wharf Blvd A4, Destin, FL 32550
Great experience here! Manager was awesome. Made sure my food was cooked properly w/out contamination. Lots of GF offerings. All the omelets and scrambles come with two small gf pancakes instead of the English muffin. Yum!
208 Commerce Street, Nashville, TN 37201
Warning, got violently sick! My girlfriend (who has Celiac) and I had just arrived for our first trip to Nashville for the weekend (morning of 7/8/16). Starving, we pulled up the Find Me GF app that we use religiously. This place had a great rating and sounded perfect. She stated that she had an allergy. First red flag...her omelette came out with my regular English muffins on her plate with her omelette. She told them that they would have to make a new one because it's a severe allergy, not a preference (politely...no big deal to wait, just get it right). They made a new one fairly quickly. But then about an hour after eating here (only food she had eaten) she got violently, violently sick. Not just a stomach ache. Throwing up for hours from both ends etc. We had also gotten what were supposed to be GF pancakes so not sure what made her sick. But basically we paid about $50 for her to be poisoned. On a positive note the waiter was great and friendly and the food tasted great. But that doesn't really matter if the kitchen isn't trained properly. So to summarize, don't eat here unless this sounds like a good time to you and you want to spend the better half of a day being really, really sick!
979 U.S. 98 #4, Destin, FL 32541
This place was great! I loved the location we have never been to Florida and it was in the cutest little area with stuff for the kids to do and places to shop. You will have a little bit of a wait buts it's 100% worth it. There gluten free pancake is awesome and it did come with gluten free syrup. I also got eggs, bacon, and potatoes. No issues. Coffee was awesome and it was cozy and fun. We are stopping there again before we leave. Busy place there will be wait but worth it!! I'm very sensitive to gluten and my son. Great place to go. Ask for mini pancakes to replace the English muffin that comes will all other entrees for a gfree option.
2917 Magazine St, New Orleans, LA 70115
Poor GF options for lunch. No GF breads
2608 Erwin Rd, Durham, NC 27705
I love the food here and have never had an issue. I've knocked a star off because the service is relatively slow and another star off because they just recently started charging $1.25 for GF syrup (beware - the regular syrup is not GF). Still, it's the only place nearby that I've found that serves GF pancakes, so I'll be back...
721 East Gregory Street, Pensacola, FL 32502
We eat here weekly, no issues, great food and staff.
2608 Erwin Rd, Durham, NC 27705
good gf options like pancakes or Benedict served on mini gf pancakes. everything was tasty. service was super slow, we waited forever for our food even though we didn't wait to be seated.
2722 Carl T Jones Dr SE, Huntsville, AL 35802
This place is amazing! The gluten free pancake renewed my faith in gluten free baked goods. Having a waiter knowledgeable about gluten intolerance was a breath of fresh air. They were happy to make substitutions to my meal to allow me to have a well rounded breakfast.
6063 Park Ave, Memphis, TN 38119
Ate here many times staff is great about working with you and offering substitutions. GF pancakes are great!
4075 Old Milton Pkwy, Alpharetta, GA 30005
Good food, great people. I usually get the giant pancake and split it.
9100 Baytowne Wharf Blvd A4, Destin, FL 32550
Great pancakes, knowledgeable about GF.
721 East Gregory Street, Pensacola, FL 32502
Great food and service. Huge GF pancakes!
160 Park at North Hills St, Raleigh, NC 27609
Meh, very unenthusiastic. They have gf pancakes and bread, but that's it. They guarantee nothing. Potatoes are fried in shared oil. I ordered the fruit cup instead and paid $4 for a small cup sour fruit- it wasn't ripe. I asked for bananas on my pancakes and literally received 5 slices. My stomach started to hurt so stopped eating.
99 S Market St, Charleston, SC 29401
Terrible on many accounts. They still offer gf pancakes, but cooked on their regular griddle. Two of our dishes had to be sent back because they brought toast and potatoes on the plate. The waitress tried to take the toast off the plate in front of us. Very long wait for the food.
Suite K, 25910 Canal Rd, Orange Beach, AL 36561
Food was ok. Asked for unseasoned potatoes & they arrived with seasoning. They allow a sub gf pancake (2") for $.99 in place of an English muffin.
Suite K, 25910 Canal Rd, Orange Beach, AL 36561
On my 2nd visit here, everything went wrong. After ordering, when the waitress brought out my food with other regular food (even though I'd so carefully explained how important it was to keep things separate) my husband and I left without eating, and without paying. it's too inconsistent for me ( a celiac) to ever go back here. I'd NOT recommend this place for fellow celiac's!
4745 Ashford Dunwoody Rd, Atlanta, GA 30338
There are no options here beyond an omelet for those with celiac. I agree with the other reviewer. Not worth the hour wait.
607 Harrison Ave, New Orleans, LA 70124
I do like this place but I got their gluten free pancake and it must have been cross contaminated because I got sick after.
430 N Orlando Ave N100, Winter Park, FL 32789
The staff was very helpful. She went to the chef/cook and verified for me the menu. They were very accommodating about my others food allergies as well. Food was delicious!
2917 Magazine St, New Orleans, LA 70115
Such good gf pancake, just one but it's very large! Everything else I've had is pretty average though.
721 East Gregory Street, Pensacola, FL 32502
The Floridian omelette was so good. All of their omelettes can be made gluten free. Their menu states what is gf on it. Also the waitress was very knowledgeable. They offer gf pancakes as well.
9435 N Meridian St, Indianapolis, IN 46260
I love coming here! So many gf options and the pancakes are quite tasty! I appreciate the staff's assistance and willingness to involve management to answer any questions they aren't sure about!
430 N Orlando Ave N100, Winter Park, FL 32789
Delicious gluten free pancakes. They have gluten free sausage as well. The omelette a can be made gluten free and they replace the English muffin with small pancakes.
607 Harrison Ave, New Orleans, LA 70124
This place had awesome GF pancakes! I had them "bananas foster" style with bananas, pecans and whipped cream. It was heavenly. I don't think the place is celiac-friendly because their menu warns there kitchen isn't gluten-free. Great atmosphere but can get busy at peak times with a bit of a wait but totally worth the wait.
208 Commerce Street, Nashville, TN 37201
After reading the reviews, I was excited at the prospect of eating a particularly delicious pancake. Not that the ones I had weren't good, but they were nothing out of the ordinary. I can only guess the people who reviewed before me aren't used to being able to eat pancakes out. My scramble on the other hand, was by far the most tasty I can remember. I braved the possibility of contamination and tried the country potatoes. I don't recommend them. They appeared to be, and tasted like, bagged potatoes you can grab in the freezer section of your supermarket, then fried in old grease. My son really enjoyed his grits as they weren't doctored in any way. The house made sausage patties were tasty, though had a strange consistancy. I feel like they would go over better in a scramble, but that's just me. Our waitress, Madi, was new and very sweet and obliging. She went out of her way to ensure we got gf food. Overall, the experience was a good one. If we lived in Nashville it's safe to say we'd return now and again.
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So many times, Jackson was dead to rights. And so many times, he squirmed his way into a positive play. Finally getting his crack as Buffalo's No. 1 back, Jackson flourished with 99 yards on 20 carries. Kansas City knew Jackson was getting the ball, stacked the box accordingly, and the elusive (yet punishing) back continued to pour salt in the wound.
He had help, too. For the first time in five years, Buffalo churned out 200 rushing yards on the road. Marshawn Lynch had 84 yards, including one 47-yard scamper. But Jackson did the most damage. For an offense that drew S.O.S. in the sand way back in September all season, Jackson has been a silver lining. Bittersweet, really. This is all too late. The Bills needed to anoint Jackson the focal point a long time ago. They would have saved themselves one, or two, or three fourth-quarter meltdowns.
At the very least, a strong December should secure such a role for Jackson next season.
Buffalo entered Arrowhead with a simple plan. Offensive coordinator Alex Van Pelt — for one game at least — mandated Buffalo to be a run-first team.
"Alex challenged us," Jackson said. "He said we want to get 200 yards on the ground, and if we do that we should be able to get the victory. It was the No.1 goal."
Goal, met. Jackson burnt the Chiefs on cutback runs. He'd coast toward the strong side of the line (where Jamon Meredith was used as an extra lineman) and pin-ball to the weak side. Jackson knew the Chiefs' linebackers over-pursued, which opened up a large enough crease to burrow through. Still, Jackson's productive was more than the scheme. He escaped several jams. On an 18-yard run he spun away from the nose tackle. All instincts.
We've seen flashes like this before, flashes where Jackson and Lynch dominate in tandem. For some reason, a 1-2 punch hasn't been sustainable. Former head coach Dick Jauron tended to fade away from this formula, experimenting with odd plays at odd times.
Maybe Sunday's win was a step in the right direction. Jackson, 1-A. Lynch, 1-B. The FJ Cruiser can handle any terrain.
Buffalo's defensive backs have said all year that they share a special bond back there. Now, you have to believe them. It's beyond cliché. Last year, the Bills had 10 interceptions. This year? Twenty-five, the most in the NFL. Yes, something special is brewing.
After picking off Matt Cassel four times in the second half Sunday, the Bills have the most picks it ever has had in a season since 1975.
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The Byrdman certainly has helped mask Aaron Maybin's miserable rookie season. You can't help but be excited about his and the team's future in deep center. Everyone is young. Everyone is flying to the football. Even on Cassel's final pick — a Hail Mary heave — players were arguing over who intercepted it. They're getting their hands on the football like never before.
Seventy-three yards. Enough said. Hand him a lei right now.
At this rate, maybe Perry Fewell will have no choice but to play Brian Brohm. It won't be about the future. It will be about winning games.
Because Fitzpatrick was awful Sunday. He completed only three passes to wide receivers, had one pass picked in the end zone in triple coverage, has two other interceptions dropped and averaged a paltry 4.3 yards per attempt.
Maybe the plan was to run the ball. But somewhere, even JaMarcus Russell is chuckling.
Fighting for a job of his own, Fewell is going to play the best quarterback. After Sunday, it will be very tempting to give Brohm a look. The gap isn't so big between the two anymore. While you certainly do not want to stunt Brohm's development any further — he was traumatized in Green Bay — it would be an incredible confidence-booster if he did succeed.
And, wow, Fitzpatrick is struggling. Outside of the occasional bomb to Terrell Owens, he has been nonexistent. Five touchdowns, nine interceptions. Yes, Fitzpatrick is a standup guy—rare in today's NFL. But he sure looks destined to be a career backup. Gus Frerotte 2.0. There is no upside to stick with him game-in and game-out at this point.
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This weekend, Bills fans were all reminded that things could be much worse. At least the future wasn't mortgaged for Ryan Fitzpatrick. After investing $63 million in Cassel, Kansas City has received nothing but migraines in return.
Last week, Cassel was benched for Brodie Croyle. This week, he wasn't and still found a way to hit rock bottom. He threw high. He threw in the dirt. He missed reads. He was sacked four times. And he threw the four interceptions.
All of a sudden that summer investment is backfiring big time. Migrating from New England to Kansas City is kind of like moving from the Hamptons to Harlem. But still. Cassel should be performing at a much higher level. Last season, he pioneered one of the NFL's best offenses with 3,693 yards, 21 touchdowns and 11 interceptions.
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You see what I mean? He's just going to say that over and over.<quoted text>More aimless evo-babbling. When you have actual scientific evidence, I'll acknowledge it. To this point, you have produced nothing.
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What would you accept as evidence of design? Specifically the things I mentioned? What criteria fails? What passes?
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#117012 Feb 12, 2013
The proven existence of a potential designer would be a darned good start. I'll wait ...
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#117013 Feb 12, 2013
Biology is not an entertaining magic show. The ATP synthase motor can be observed and analyzed and disected and studied as can the DNA molecule. Now answer the damn question.
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Even if correct (and it isn't) it is not necessary for a theory to explain everything to be a valid theory. Where science ignorant creationists like yourself come up with this notion I have no idea.
None of the theories of gravity explain everything that is observed. But still things fall to the ground.
There is no information that falsifies evolution.
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Thank for the support of what I said.
I would accept your implicit resignation but I happen to enjoy bashing baby seals.
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Still nothing, eh? You are resigned to not even trying anymore. You know you have nothing. I know you have nothing. Everyone here knows you have nothing.
You are too chicken to even TRY to respond.
Here it is again. Let me know if you get up the nerve.
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No, your not. You just want a forum to spew your value based opinions. You are not interested in facts, nor data and especially not science. You have demonstrated that you are not acquainted with the scientific method and that you love to build and bash straw men.
The science, if you were really interested, is out there. But instead of looking for and at it you have filled your head with silly, religious based, ideas from common creationist (pseudoscience) sites. If that is what you wish to do with your brain then by all means. But don't pretend to us that you have a clue as to what science really says because you have not the first clue.
#117016 Feb 12, 2013
The existence of specified complexity is self evident proof of a designer. Why don't you demand proof that DNA can self organize? We're is your scientific evidence that such a "force" exists?
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#117017 Feb 12, 2013
Sorry about pointing out the facts. I know how you hate facts.
You want to get your butt kicked some more? Fine. Just make another unfounded creationist assertion. I will refute it as usual.
I think what frustrated you the most is when I demonstrated that you don't even know your own religion.
#117018 Feb 12, 2013
If you were intellectually honest, you would acknowledge that science cannot explain ANY aspect of the origin of species. All you have are imaginative conjectures. Your magic formula is:
Mutations + natural selection + time = any complexity. That hypothesis has never been proven... Not even one micro-step.
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#117019 Feb 12, 2013
How about something that does not fail the test of falsification?
Remember IC (Irreducible complexity)? That would have been evidence of design, but every suggestion of IC failed. Serious IDers (Yes, I know that is an oxymoron) don't bring up IC anymore because they got crushed badly.
Also, does it past basic scientific method issues?
Is it testable?
Can the tests be reproducible?
Is if falsifiable (but not falsified)?
Is it measurable (empirical)?
Can it be formulated?
Is it objective?
Is it parsimonious (within reason)?
And (this is key) can you make successful predictions!?
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#117020 Feb 12, 2013
Viruses are "non-living" organic matter that interact with living DNA. There ya go!!!
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#117021 Feb 12, 2013
You miss the point. Criss Angel's show can also be observed, analyzed, dissected and studied. And when you do so the magic is lost. In just the same way religious based (and biased) pseudoscience can be demystified.
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#117022 Feb 12, 2013
Where is this proof demonstrated? That is quite a claim. Please show this proof that "The existence of specified complexity is self evident proof of a designer." Please note that to have such a proof you will also have to produce this designer. Otherwise, you've got nothing ... again.
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#117023 Feb 12, 2013
Since "complexity" is a relative term that has no absolute meaning (like tall or heavy or hot) ones perception that it is present does not mean anything and is not proof of anything.
DNA self organizes every day. It is called "chemistry". I think you referring how it formed originally (hard to say as your language is not very specific). As to proof of DNA's natural origin we know the the parts that make it up (nucleotides) form naturally. And the things that form nucleotides also form naturally. Even RNA (an apparent DNA precursor) has been shown to be naturally forming.
I hope that answers your question, but it will likely just tick you off that the answer is that obvious.
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#117024 Feb 12, 2013
This is all false. All you need to do is look this stuff up. The fact that you won't indicates that you have lost faith in your own religion. You don't even seem to know the mechanisms of evolution (you have 2 of them, where are the rest).
The rest of your post is your usual collection of fallacies,(straw-man, Ad hominem, Argument from Incredulity,....).
#117025 Feb 12, 2013
Lets make this as simple as humanly possible......On one side is creation and the other side is evolution both are unanimously false, without question. Human thought of today is no different than humans 1000 years ago. Stuck in a mind rut, sinking hopelessly into an eternity of unbelieveable brainwashing. Only two wrong choices and one right one........Advanced Aliens engineered the human animal and all life on earth. Proof....about as much proof as God exist.
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Who made the aliens?
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#117027 Feb 12, 2013
If he had a brain, he might have asked himself that question. Oh well.
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#117029 Feb 12, 2013
DNA does not "self organize" every day. It always requires pre-existing DNA. As far as nucleotides forming naturally... What does that prove? I'm asking you for a logical explanation as to how DNA could form on its own. A racemic hodgepodge of nucleotides is not a genetic code. How did the first genetic information capable of supporting self replicating life come into existence? As far as RNA being a DNA precursor... That's raw conjecture. You have only dodged the question.
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In her first interview without husband Gerry at her side, Kate McCann said the four-year-old had spent an activity-packed day at the Kids' Club run at the family-friendly Mark Warner complex in Praia da Luz, Portugal.
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She described the family's last day together as police began another search at the home of Robert Murat, the only suspect.
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Capt Roy Sproul's message to all the Silver Falcons' supporters
To all our supporters, Welcome to the NEW Silver Falcons Website!
As the new leader of the Silver Falcons for 2011, I'd like to thank you all for your patience whilst we've been improving and upgrading our website. It's certainly fantastic to be back online and we have incorporated a number of exciting changes to the site to bring it up to date, make it more accessible and keep YOU in touch with what we're up to!
It's been a somewhat daunting, but exciting few months with numerous changes to the Team and identity and I'm certainly looking forward to the new season and hope you are too! As you've probably heard or seen in the media, we have our first female pilot in the team, Heybrech van Niekerk and a fantastic new soloist, Beau Skarda. As for myself, I first joined the Falcons in April 2002 with Team 57 as the Number 3 (Left wing) pilot. I had the privilege of serving in the Team for two years before leaving the service for the Middle East and returned in 2008 when I was offered a second term as the Number 2 (Right wing) before taking leadership in December 2010.
Team 70 was undoubtedly a record breaking team and very privileged to be together as long as they were BUT the new Team is just as groundbreaking and will undoubtedly be just as successful! The 2011 season looks to be exceptionally exciting with shows in areas long last visited by the Falcons and which will be made public shortly.
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Finally, to all our families, friends and colleagues, we are very grateful for your patience during the past few months as the early starts and late departures from work could not have been easy and we truly appreciate your support. It is the wish of the team to include our families and colleagues more during the upcoming show season, so you can look forward to a greater presence and greater insight into the team this year.
To my team, I wish you all the best and will endeavour to be the best Leader that I can be. I cherish the position I am in and look forward to your support and many safe flying displays and an unforgettable season!
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text: Producer: Artic, 16K £5.95With the minimum space devoted to score lines or embellishments, Artic have produced about the biggest playing table for their game, which is a classic six colour, nine red ball. Instead of a moving cursor, the cue ball radiates a direction indicator line controlled by the cursor keys, and the strength of shot is given by using keys A to Z. The table is correctly marked with D and spots. Balls pocketed appear in a green band at the base of screen and the score is automatically kept and displayed at the base of the table. The ball colours work quite well and the movement is reasonably smooth, although the balls do stop very suddenly. Machine Code.