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Safety and Effectiveness of Three Anti-HIV Drugs Combined in One Pill (Trizivir)
The recruitment status of this study is unknown. The completion date has passed and the status has not been verified in more than two years.
Verified June 2001 by NIH AIDS Clinical Trials Information Service.
Recruitment status was: Active, not recruiting
Recruitment status was: Active, not recruiting
Glaxo Wellcome
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Last updated: June 23, 2005
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The purpose of this study is to look at the safety and effectiveness of a pill called Trizivir that is a combination of three anti-HIV drugs (zidovudine, lamivudine, and abacavir). Zidovudine and lamivudine are often given combined in one pill (Combivir). In this study, Trizivir will be compared to Combivir plus abacavir.
|HIV Infections
|Drug: Abacavir sulfate, Lamivudine and Zidovudine Drug: Lamivudine/Zidovudine Drug: Abacavir sulfate
|Phase 3
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Primary Purpose: Treatment
|Official Title:
|A Phase IIIB Randomized, Multicenter Study of the Efficacy and Safety of Combivir 1 Tablet Po Bid Plus Ziagen 300mg Po Bid Versus an Abacavir 300mg/Lamivudine 150mg/Zidovudine 300mg Combination Tablet Po Bid, Administered for 24 Weeks in Subjects With HIV-1 Infection
Resource links provided by NLM:
MedlinePlus related topics: HIV/AIDS
Drug Information available for: Zidovudine Lamivudine Abacavir Abacavir sulfateU.S. FDA Resources
Further study details as provided by NIH AIDS Clinical Trials Information Service:
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years and older (Adult, Senior)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria
Patients may be eligible for this study if they:
- Are at least 18 years old.
- Are HIV-positive.
- Are currently receiving one of the following anti-HIV drug combinations: Combivir plus abacavir, Combivir plus abacavir plus a protease inhibitor, or Combivir plus abacavir plus a non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor (NNRTI). Patients must have been taking this drug combination for at least the past 16 weeks. This also must be the first anti-HIV drug combination the patient has received.
- Have a viral load (level of HIV in the blood) less than or equal to 400 copies/ml.
- Have CD4+ cell count greater than 200 cells/mm3.
- Agree to use effective methods of birth control.
Exclusion Criteria
Patients will not be eligible for this study if they:
- Have been diagnosed with AIDS.
- Have a gastrointestinal disorder that makes it difficult for patients to absorb food or to take medications by mouth.
- Have hepatitis.
- Have a serious medical condition, such as diabetes, congestive heart failure, or other heart disease.
- Are allergic to any of the study drugs.
- Abuse alcohol or drugs.
- Will not be available for the entire 24-week study period.
- Are pregnant or breast-feeding.
- Have taken or will need to take certain medications, including radiation therapy, chemotherapy, drugs that affect the immune system (such as interleukin), an HIV vaccine, foscarnet, and hydroxyurea.
- Are enrolled in another experimental drug study.
Contacts and Locations
Choosing to participate in a study is an important personal decision. Talk with your doctor and family members or friends about deciding to join a study. To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the Contacts provided below. For general information, see Learn About Clinical Studies.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00004981
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00004981
|United States, California
|AIDS Healthcare Foundation
|Los Angeles, California, United States, 900276069
|Tower Infectious Disease Med Ctr
|Los Angeles, California, United States, 90048
|Robert Scott MD
|Oakland, California, United States, 94609
|St Lukes Medical Group
|San Diego, California, United States, 92101
|United States, District of Columbia
|Georgetown Univ Med Ctr
|Washington, District of Columbia, United States, 20007
|Whitman Walker Clinic
|Washington, District of Columbia, United States, 20009
|United States, Florida
|Univ of Miami School of Medicine
|Miami, Florida, United States, 33136
|Specialty Med Care Ctrs of South Florida Inc
|Miami, Florida, United States, 33142
|Saint Josephs Comprehensive Research Institute
|Tampa, Florida, United States, 33607
|United States, Georgia
|AIDS Research Consortium of Atlanta
|Atlanta, Georgia, United States, 30308
|United States, Illinois
|Rush Presbyterian - Saint Luke's Med Ctr
|Chicago, Illinois, United States, 60612
|United States, Massachusetts
|New England Med Ctr
|Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02111
|United States, Missouri
|Research Med Ctr
|Kansas City, Missouri, United States, 64111
|United States, New York
|Addiction Research and Treatment Corp
|Brooklyn, New York, United States, 11201
|Saint Vincent's Hosp and Med Ctr
|New York, New York, United States, 10011
|St Luke Roosevelt Hosp
|New York, New York, United States, 10011
|United States, Pennsylvania
|Lehigh Valley Hosp
|Allentown, Pennsylvania, United States, 18105
|Hahnemann Univ Hosp
|Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, 191021192
|Anderson Clinical Research
|Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States, 15213
|United States, South Carolina
|Burnside Clinic
|Columbia, South Carolina, United States, 29206
|United States, Tennessee
|Univ of Tennessee
|Memphis, Tennessee, United States, 38163
|Nashville Health Management Foundation / Vanderbilt Univ
|Nashville, Tennessee, United States, 37203
|United States, Texas
|Nicholas Bellos
|Dallas, Texas, United States, 75246
|Univ of Texas Med Branch
|Galveston, Texas, United States, 77555
|Therapeutic Concepts
|Houston, Texas, United States, 77004
Sponsors and Collaborators
Glaxo Wellcome
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Keywords provided by NIH AIDS Clinical Trials Information Service:
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on September 25, 2017
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT00004981 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
|Study First Received:
|March 13, 2000
|Last Updated:
|June 23, 2005
Keywords provided by NIH AIDS Clinical Trials Information Service:
Drug Therapy, Combination
Drug Administration Schedule
RNA, Viral
Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors
Anti-HIV Agents
Viral Load
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
HIV Infections
Lentivirus Infections
Retroviridae Infections
RNA Virus Infections
Virus Diseases
Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Viral
Sexually Transmitted Diseases
Immunologic Deficiency Syndromes
Immune System Diseases
Lamivudine, zidovudine drug combination
Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors
Nucleic Acid Synthesis Inhibitors
Enzyme Inhibitors
Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action
Anti-Retroviral Agents
Antiviral Agents
Anti-Infective Agents
Anti-HIV Agents
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Out of pure boredom from the board,looking at the Josh Smith thread, and our franchises situation from top to bottom I came up with some moves which might seem unrealistic to win now and make a superteam!
Ok here we go! First off to get Josh Smith:
Trade poposal: tj ford + 1st or tj solo +1st or Dunleavy + 1st
Why For: Pacers- Superstar Forward who will help not only win games butll play defense and bring fans to the games and give us more tv time for more money to do whatever we need with coach, fo, stadium, whatever
Why for ATL: two words AL HORFORD! Plus a pick to rebuild a pg to replace Bibby and like I say money for Al's Contract!
(30-70% chance of happening)
Two Go For Ellis!
Trade Proposal: Dun and Foster 1st or dun and rush +1st 2013 or dun first and jones
Why for Pacers- the same as Smith but also we kno second whole is SG and also because we can also try to play on the fact that gs is trying to get Melo and make it more appealing for melo and his wifes unwillingness to move (gs is like a 3 hour plane ride)
Why For GS- because Ellis and curry can't coexist some said Ellis didn't like curry stealing shine! (idk if it's true but hey) and melo thing
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Lastly Get Thompson:
Trade Proposal 2012 2nd Rush or jones and solo
Why for Pacers great young player great price + flexibility (Gives u either a backup for smith or hibbert) Ill even give up aj if it'll help umean we were gonna have lance start at one time I'm sure he can do the job at backup and if we don't have him rush can go because we have Ellis
Why for Sacramento- the frontcourts crowded so he'll probably walk next offseason if he doesn't get minutes which it looks like he won't so this gives them some exchange for something they mightve lost anyway
Probability- Good probability
If all goes as planned well have a team that can contend now and our rooks and young guys get great mentors and our starters have a great second unit to practice against and relieve them in games! Also if u haven't noticed all my players are combo players which can come in handy if granger hibbert or collison get hurt! Also brings great hope to the future and to the fans which we haven't had in a while! And this all star game will probably have the heats big three starting and ours as backups! Plus adds to our already young core and gets the most out of our expirings! Also will put our new coach mike brown in a good position! Might cost us picks and things but wit our team we won't need um and gives us like a ten to twelve roster rotation which I think is the best! What u guys think!


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Happy December, SQLblog readers! My gift to you, just in time for the holidays: The newest "official" release of your favorite SQL Server activity monitoring stored procedure.
Click here to download Who is Active? v9.57
Since the last release--v8.82, from August of this year--I've made a number of modifications to the script, resulting in six interim "beta" releases. The uniting theme of all of these changes is more, better quality data, faster.
More data.
Better data.
Faster data.
I'm quite happy with this release, and I hope that it will help people quickly solve a number of tricky SQL Server problems. As always, your feedback is very much appreciated! Leave me a comment here, e-mail me (my address is in the script), or track me down at a conference. Most of the features in the past few versions are a direct result of requests I've gotten from users.
A huge thank you to those who tested and gave me feedback since the last version! Aaron Bertrand, Rajiv Jain, Michelle Ufford, Uri Dimant, and everyone else, I really am thankful for your efforts. To these people and all of my readers, I wish you a happy December and a prosperous 2010.
Until next time, enjoy!
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Adam, I'm quite excited about unloading your latest-&-greatest against the delinquent perpetrators who persist in trying to confound me.
Best wishes to you for a very Merry Christmas & a happy, healthy, & prosperous new year.
Will be testing the new version out, thanks for the updates Adam!
You are the man. Again
Thanks again for your script, it's great!!
Very handy script, I've been meaning to check this out since you first posted it, and I'm glad I've finally got round to it.
Great job with this Adam. Would love it if you would spend a couple of blog posts explaining some of the internals. I really like how you implemented the help text.
Thanks Adam!
NOTE: v8.40 is outdated at this time. Please try v9.57, which you can find here . It has been only a
In my last post in this series , I talked about the common habit of creating an IDENTITY column on every
When running sp_WhoIsActive (w/no parameters) on my server, i find it reports close to 90 sleeping spids (all from one DB) each with 1 trans open. I immediately run dbcc opentran and find none.
What am I missing here?
Hi Steve,
DBCC OPENTRAN reports only read-write transactions--i.e. those that have modified some data (or will, in the case of a transaction started for an INSERT or similar).
Who is Active, thanks to the DMVs used, reports any open transaction, including read-only transactions. Your 90 SPIDs must have all started explicit transactions before queries were run, but didn't write anything. Personally, I think that reporting on both read-only transactions and read-write transactions is preferable to only showing the latter, as read-only transactions can hold locks, etc. But if you'd rather not see these SPIDs, simply run Who is Active with @show_sleeping_spids = 0 and they won't be included unless they're blocking some other SPID.
Hi Adam
Brilliant Proc - thanks for sharing. I've been trying to change the defaults so that blocking chains are always bubbled to the top of the resultset, by setting @find_block_leaders to 1 and then sorting by @sort_order VARCHAR(500) = '[blocked_session_count][dd hh:mm:ss.mss]'. If no blockers are present, this should default back to the task age sort order. But it only sorts on the blocked_session_count - the age column is ignored. Is this expected?
Of course I could have just used start_time... Sorry for being sloooow.
Hi Ewan,
I assume it's working for you now? Apologies for this case not being the most straightforward thing in the world. [dd hh:mm:ss.mss] is not a valid sort column, for a few reasons: A) I figured no one would want to type it in, and B) It isn't generated when you ask for "unformatted" output from the proc, and C) It sorts opposite the way you expect dates to. So in this case you've found the answer: [start_time] is the correct one to use.
Enjoy, and let me know if I can help you with anything else with regard to the proc.
Hi Adam. Sorry for the delay in responding. Yes, it's all working perfectly now. I've been playing around with the output for a while and I think I finally have it, goldilocks-like, just right.
Is there any way to display the user name instead of the long S number for users that have been created with the "WITHOUT LOGIN" option?
For example the login name shows "S-1-9-3-2913542764-1330446797-317931661-1541866692" while the user sid is "0x0105000000000009030000006C22A9ADCD014D4F8D40F312C404E75B". I looked but I couldn't find any way to get from one to the other to look the name up in sys.database_principals or sys.sysusers.
OK, it looks like I found something, it just doesn't help me much.. It looks like you have to call a WindowsAPI (ConvertStringSidToSid) to convert the S-1-9-3 into the SID. Maybe that would make a good CLR function? ;)
I m not able to get the output when i m running query;
exec sp_whoisactive @GET_TRANSACTION_INFO=1 ,
@output_column_list = '[dd%][session_id][sql_text][sql_command][login_name][wait_info][tasks][tran_log%][cpu%][temp%][block%][reads%][writes%][context%][query_plan][locks][%]'
Error generarted:-->
Msg 208, Level 16, State 1, Line 1
Invalid object name 'sys.dm_exec_query_memory_grants'.
please help
Today I am happy to release the newest official build of my Who is Active procedure: v10.00 . For those
Well done! When it will be available for download!?
Your script is very great. I think, i can use it. thanks.
WOW!!! That's a very useful script.Thanks Adam
Really really useful script !!
Great !!
Thank you Adam !!!
The script cannot be found. Can somebody post it again?
Hi Adam, can't find the script!!
Please, everyone, pay attention ... there is a very large link at the top of the screen :-)


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I was given this ashtray by my aunt, she gave me this 21 years ago and told me that when she got it it was over 100 years old and that it was quite valuable it is about 11" from side to side and head to toe. I do not
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Vette magazine was recently called upon by the speed evangelists at Chevrolet to give our impressions of the freshened-for-'08 Z06 Corvette. Having enjoyed the time we spent with a base '08 coupe a few months earlier ("Repeat Performance," April '08), we were more than happy to arrange a tte--tte with the latest Z.
Chevrolet's flagship Vette (at the time) came to us carrying a standard price of $70,175. Our tester was well-optioned with the 3LZ Premium Equipment Group ($6,545), U3U Navigation with AM/FM CD ($1,750), and 83U Atomic Orange Metallic paint ($300), bringing its MSRP (with $825 destination charge) to $79,595. The cabin was laid out in the new-for-'08 Sienna leather trim, which made for a striking complement to the car's exterior finish. As is obligatory with all Z06 Corvettes, ours was equipped with the TR6060 six-speed manual transmission mated to a re-engineered shifter-and-linkage package that debuted on the Vette this year.
The single most expensive item in our Z06's inventory of options, the 3LZ package comprises a comprehensive suite of upgrades intended to bring heretofore unimagined levels of style and refinement to the Corvette's interior. It includes the following equipment:
* Side-impact airbags (driver and passenger)
* Steering-wheel-mounted radio controls
* Enhanced acoustic package
* Rear-compartment cargo net and luggage shade
* Memory package
* Heated seats (driver and passenger)
* Universal home remote
* Power telescoping steering column
* Custom, leather-wrapped interior (leather-wrapped upper instrument panel, upper door trim panels, and console storage cover; exclusive leather color and two-tone design, including seat headrest "tonal" crossed-flagembroidery and enhanced armrest padding; special, bias-pattern console trim plate)
As with previous C6 Z06s, the first thing we noticed about the '08 edition was its muscular good looks. The C6, in any trim, makes a bold visual statement, and although we've seen this generation for four model years now, it continues to impress. A pseudo-functional nose scoop (the opening vents a small amount of outside air to the engine compartment, but not to the intake tract) allows even moderately Corvette-savvy onlookers to identify the car as a Z06.
Other exterior styling cues exclusive to the Z include bulging air extractors located behind the front wheels; a downforce-inducing front splitter; wider rear fenders to cover the massive, 325mm tires; and a pair of side-mounted rear-brake-cooling scoops. A tall rear spoiler, Z06-specific wheels, and distinctive model badging complete the look, making the Z a sultry standout for speed-hungry connoisseurs.
But for all the superlatives bestowed upon its sculpted exterior, the true beauty of the Z06 has always lain beneath its hood. The incredible 7.0L (427ci) LS7 is billed as the most powerful Corvette engine ever offered to the public, and our testing bears this out (see sidebar). The LS7 brings 505 horsepower to a 3,132-pound package-a combination that, according to Chevy, delivers a 0-60 performance of 3.7 seconds in First gear, quarter-mile times of 11.7 seconds at 125 mph, and a top speed of 198 mph. (It's actually a little higher, from what we've, um, heard.) The Z accelerates like it's directly wired to the brain's pleasure centers, answering the request for speed instantly, as rapid as thought. It's the Corvette once imaginable only in dreams, now engineered for reality.
As with previous editions, the '08 Z06 made us rethink everything about what a Corvette is supposed to be...and currently is. Like the 427-powered Vettes that preceded it, the LS7 Z transcends the category of mere transportation to lift its driver to a state of euphoria from the moment the start button is engaged. It's a heavy-hitting, no-holds-barred, brute-force monster at full throttle, yet a docile driver at more sedate speeds. And in the right hands, it brings remarkable agility to the art of driving on four wheels. If you're looking for a true muscle machine with the uncompromised performance of an exotic, the Z06 is the car for you. Our final opinion: We'd have to graft two more digits onto each hand just to give it a proper thumbs up.
On The Dyno
In keeping with VETTE test-car protocol, we drove our '08 Z06 over to AntiVenom in Seffner, Florida, to see how it performed on the shop's chassis dyno. The exercise took on special importance in this case, inasmuch as we'd heard rumors that the latest version of the Z is down a bit on power as compared with the '06-'07 models. It isn't.


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(UPDATED COVERAGE Feb. 6) San Joaquin Valley citrus growers lost about $441 million in revenue to crop damage from the seven-day freeze in December that are expected to shorten the season.
Shipments will end in mid-May instead of July, according to a damage estimate by Exeter-based California Citrus Mutual.
Losses totaled 40% of mandarins still unharvested by mid-December; 30% for navel oranges; and 20% for lemons.
About 80% of the mandarin crop was still on the tree when the freeze hit. Losses there total $150 million, or 4.7 million 40-pound cartons.
Across the valley, 22 million cartons of navels valued at $260 million were lost, according to the trade group. Lemon losses were 1 million cartons, a $24 million hit.
"A slight increase in price might recover some loss, however the industry is wary of fruit becoming too expensive," California Citrus Mutual president Joel Nelsen said in a news release. "History tells us that higher prices result in demand for offshore citrus or alternative commodities."
Pasadena, Calif.-based Sun Pacific, which owns the Cuties mandarin brand, estimated Cuties losses as high as 40% in some blocks, said Barney Evans, the company's owner and vice president of sales.
Sun Pacific's navel losses were an estimated 30-35%, and Evans expects that number to increase as fruit continues to dehydrate. Lemon losses for the company are in the 20-25% range.
"The situation in California is not good," Evans said. "We still believe that we will continue shipping navels into June, and Cuties into April, but it is a very painful and slow process."
Navel first grade size 88s, for example, shipped from California for mostly $17.80 to $18.90 on Feb. 3, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. A year ago the same size went for about $9.75.
Producers ran wind machines both before and after the main freeze event. The industry has spent $49 million on frost protection so far this season, including January.
The scattered nature of the damage made it difficult to estimate, said Kevin Severns, general manager of Orange Cove-Sanger Citrus Association and chairman of California Citrus Mutual.
"Mother Nature did not treat all areas and producers equally," Severns said in the release. "There are areas in Kern and Madera counties where the mandarins are completely wiped out and others where damage is as great as 40% to 50%."
Kern was the hardest-hit county overall.
For navels, most producers lost 10% to 20%, while one unnamed grower reported losing everything.
"The industry is now faced with increased costs associated with quality inspections," Severns said. "Fruit is moving through the packinghouses at a much slower rate as we employ freeze detection technology as well as human inspection protocol."
Production in Ventura, Riverside, Imperial, and Monterey counties was not affected.
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Council rejects roundabout on Mt. Diablo Blvd.
Despite voicing some support, city leaders have rejected a plan to place a traffic roundabout on a stretch of Mt. Diablo Boulevard.
Council members unanimously said no Tuesday to building a roundabout that the engineering staff had argued would help increase pedestrian safety, slow traffic and revitalize a stretch of downtown near the intersection of Mt. Diablo Boulevard and Golden Gate Way between First Street and Brown Avenue.
The council did approve a modified plan for intermittent landscaped medians in that same area.
The roundabout decision followed more than two months of debate on a plan some residents and business owners said would limit access to businesses and create traffic headaches, among other complaints.
Some residents launched a website detailing their opposition to the idea, and others gathered hundreds of signatures on a petition urging the City Council to vote no on the roundabout.
Engineering Services Manager Tony Coe said in an interview he was not surprised the council turned down the traffic circle, and explained that the first roundabout introduced in a community "is typically met with objections."
While roundabouts have been discussed in the past to relieve traffic congestion in other parts of the city, it is the first time one has formally been introduced and recommended by the city staff, Coe said.
School board round-table scheduled Oct. 15
The League of Women Voters of Diablo Valley and the Orinda Association are hosting a school board candidate round-table Monday at the Orinda Library.
Incumbent Matthew Moran will face off against challengers Sarah Butler, Bekki Van Voorhis-Gilbert and Jason Lurie for two open seats on the governing board.
The debate begins at 7 p.m. at the library, 26 Orinda Way.
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Lindsay Wildlife Museum to hold annual gala
The Lindsay Wildlife Museum will hold its annual "Fall For Our Wildlife Gala" at 6 p.m. Oct. 13. Held at the Round Hill Country Club in Alamo, there will be live entertainment and auctions. Former Contra Costa Times columnist and museum curator emeritus Gary Bogue will be honored.
The museum cares for 80 native California wild animals and treats more than 5,300 injured or orphaned animals each year in its rehabilitation hospital.
The price for tickets at the gala starts at $200.
To buy tickets or for more information, go to http://wildlife-museum.org/gala.
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A stay at Ellington Hotel Berlin places you in the heart of Berlin, walking distance from Europa-Center and Europa Center. This 4-star hotel is close to Reichstag Building and Brandenburg Gate.
Make yourself at home in one of the 285 air-conditioned rooms featuring minibars and LCD televisions.
Complimentary wireless Internet access keeps you connected, and cable programming is available for your entertainment. Bathrooms have shower/tub combinations and hair dryers. Conveniences include complimentary newspapers and blackout drapes/curtains, and housekeeping is provided daily.
Don't miss out on recreational opportunities including a 24-hour fitness center and bicycles to rent. Additional features at this hotel include complimentary wireless Internet access, concierge services, and shopping on site. Guests can catch a ride to nearby destinations on the area shuttle (surcharge).
Grab a bite to eat at the hotel's restaurant, which features a bar, or stay in and take advantage of room service (during limited hours). Quench your thirst with your favorite drink at a bar/lounge. Buffet breakfasts are available daily for a fee.
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At Barn Light Electric we've curated a collection of vintage wall sconces capturing the styles popular around the turn of the century. Housing the fixtures popular in many Victorian and Art Nouveau homes, this selection of sconce lighting perfectly reflects those styles — allowing any home or commercial space to possess a piece of the past. Wall sconces are perfect for tighter areas of your home, casting light in these underappreciated areas. A versatile fixture, wall lights are regularly used to illuminate bathroom vanities and bedside tables. Sconce lights often line the walls of hallways, brightening those spaces while gifting them a timeless style.
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MARION, Ohio — An unwanted modern addition has flown into the arms of a Lady Justice statue that sits atop a county courthouse in north-central Ohio.
A 9-inch, remote-control helicopter flew into Lady Justice on the Marion County Courthouse on April 27 and has been there since – resting on the hilt of her sword more than 100 feet high.
Video producer Terry Cline says that he was using the $1,500 camera-equipped helicopter to shoot a promotional video for the city when it was caught by an unexpected breeze.
Since then, Cline has been trying figure out how to get the helicopter back.
County officials say they won't pay to remove it or risk anyone's life for it.
For now, Lady Justice gets to keep her new toy.
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Tips for taking great family photos
Everyone loves when a family photo turns out just right, especially during the holidays when families gather together and holiday photos are abundant. Great photos capture personalities, feelings and emotions, and freeze memories in a time capsule. But often, the photos you snap (especially photos of little ones and large groups) don't make the cut, aren't "holiday card worthy" and last less than five seconds before being deleted. Since most families don't have a resident professional photographer, here are some useful tips to help any member of the family take wonderful pictures that will be shared and saved for generations to come: Don't be scared to be the paparazzi. Keep your camera handy at all times and snap lots of photos. When your camera is always handy and you take lots of pictures, you'll greatly improve your chances of getting the pictures you'll love. Lights, camera, action. If you're taking photos outdoors, do it either early in the morning or late in the afternoon. The light tends to be richer at these times and you won't get squinted eyes and shadows from the overhead sun. If you're shooting indoors, see which time of day the room lights up the most and choose that time for the photo shoot. Make sure the group is happy, comfortable and fed. If you have little ones in your group, it is especially important to make sure they are rested and fed before attempting a photo shoot. Make a conscious effort to schedule family photos earlier in the day or later in the afternoon to avoid mid-day meltdowns. Give babies a comfortable place to lounge. Newborns can be placed in a comfortable (and photo-friendly) place like a couch or pillow. Cover the area with a white sheet for a neutral background. If you are shooting wiggly kids, try placing them in a wagon or basket to contain them in one spot and give them a new perspective. Be aware of the background. It's easy to focus on a great smile while forgetting about what might be in the background of a picture. Make sure backgrounds are simple and don't distract from the main attraction - the people. Set the sports or child mode. If you have a large group and/or children in your group, try using the sports or child mode on your camera instead of the auto setting. These modes are designed to capture clear shots of fast moving subjects and increase your odds of getting a photo where everyone is smiling and has their eyes open. When shooting little ones, get close and stay low. When taking photos of children, zoom in on their faces and make their faces fill your entire view finder. Also, it's important to get down on your knees and shoot pictures of kids from their eye level, so you see facial expressions instead of the tops of their heads. Enlist the help of a friend. Ask a friend to take photos of your family for you so you don't have to rely on the camera's timer. This will help to ensure the photos aren't too posed since your friend can engage you and your family, tell a few jokes and make funny faces to help you capture more natural photos. Great photos capture wonderful memories. A little preparation can ensure that you will be able to share amazing photos of those you love. So, don't be afraid to act like the paparazzi, get creative and try out new ideas.
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text: I went to this open house last Saturday and boy was it packed. At least 20 people were in the house at one time. Overall the house showed really well and was in excellent condition. All the rooms were upgraded however were very small. The standalone structure in the back of the house is a storage house, not dry walled out. After close inspection, you can see some minor surface cracks in the crown modeling. With a little touch up I think it will be fine. The house sits on a street with very well maintained homes however it sits behind a school and 2 blocks full of ugly apartments. I did a quick search on crimereports.com and found out the neighbor 3 doors down had been recently robbed and the house across the street as well. Do a search yourself if you don't believe me. This was a serious concern. I wouldn't be surprised if this home went above asking price because its definitely a unique house, well built and designed, but the surrounding areas are questionable.


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WEST MIAMI-DADE, Fla. - Police are questioning the husband of a slain Miami-Dade woman after he turned himself in Wednesday night. However, police have not named him a suspect.
More than 24 hours after a family friend discovered the bodies of a woman and her two daughters inside of a closet in their west Miami-Dade home, the husband, Alberto Sierra is voluntarily speaking with police.
The home in the 7300 block of NW 4th Street remained roped off Wednesday.
According to Miami-Dade Police, a family friend discovered the bodies of Gladys Machado Sierra and her daughters, Julia Padrino, 8, and Daniela Padrino, 4, Tuesday afternoon.
Michael Padrino, Machado Sierra's former husband and the father of the two slain daughters, spoke with police late Tuesday.
Wednesday night, Machado Sierra's husband of a year, Alberto Sierra, was questioned by police. Sierra has been convicted several times, including for selling cocaine and possession of a firearm.
Sierra was released from jail about five months ago.
"Last time I saw the man was like a week ago. He was outside with some friends," said Kristopher Delgado, a neighbor.
Court records show a year before the couple married, Sierra was accused of assaulting Machado Sierra. A stay away order was issued in court.
Forensics officers secured more evidence and examined more of the scene Wednesday night.
"[A woman] smelled a foul odor. She then searched the house and went inside the bedroom where she found a mother and her two daughters dead inside of the closet," said Miami-Dade Police Detective Roy Rutland.
Maria, who lives next door, said she didn't notice anything out of the ordinary in the last week.
"They have two dogs and they used to bark a lot like the last days, barking a lot. We noticed that was kind of, you know, but from then everything was normal. We didn't hear a scream or anything," said Maria. "You feel sorry for what happened and it's very close to you. The energy is around."
Machado worked at the Beauty Schools of America, where coworkers were dealing with the news.
"We're very sorry and we send out our condolences to the family," Jeff Gonzalez.
Police said the woman also has a 6-year-old son.
"We have that little boy located," Rutland said. "He is safe. He has not been harmed."
On Wednesday evening, Miami-Dade Police said no more information would be released in the case.
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On today's dairies, capitalizing on herd health and productivity begins well before a first-calf heifer steps foot into the milking parlor. In the 120-day time span a dairy heifer spends on a calf ranch, the immune systems of young heifers are built from square one. The quality of care and extent of any disease exposure during this stage can affect lifelong productivity.
Threats to calf health vary by age. In very young calves, diarrhea is the biggest health threat. But post-weaning, pneumonia becomes the biggest threat to heifer calves. By implementing straightforward management practices, heifers can be healthy and develop into strong breeding-age animals with thrifty immune systems.
Keys to Success: Nutrition
"The viruses these heifers are exposed to set the bacteria up to thrive," says Dr. Mark van der List, Professional Services Veterinarian with Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica, Inc. "Viruses damage the lining of the respiratory tract, and that gives bacteria a greater opportunity to cause disease."
The first requirement for minimizing respiratory disease on calf ranches is good nutrition. To have well-developed and strong immune systems, heifers must be on a sound diet, according to Dr. van der List. Sometimes, calves in hutches can be underfed, leaving them vulnerable to infection and disease that may have otherwise been avoided. By ensuring these animals are fed properly, a ranch manager is ensuring young heifers develop a strong immune system to combat common pathogens.
Keys to Success: Comfort
Animal comfort plays an important role in minimizing disease risk. Housing environments that are either too hot or too cold put stress on an animal, which in turn may suppress immune system development. Animal housing is also important in preventing nose-to-nose contact between a sick animal and a healthy animal. Much like young children who quickly and easily share a cold virus in a day care center, calves that contact each other can pass a virus among a commingled group rapidly.
Even ranch workers can spread disease. When a worker has handled a sick animal, he should be aware that his hands, clothing and footwear are potentially contaminated, and he should take appropriate steps to sanitize before contacting any other animals on the ranch. Simple husbandry techniques like good nutrition, basic hygiene and comfortable, clean calf housing go a long way in keeping animals healthy.
Keys to Success: Vaccination
Dr. van der List stresses the importance of developing and implementing a comprehensive vaccine protocol to help prevent the viral diseases like BVD, BRSV and IBR that can pave the way for bacterial respiratory pathogens, such as Mannheimia haemolytica, which can affect the productivity of the cow for her entire life.
A modified-live viral vaccine like Pyramid® and its family of vaccines, available from Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica, Inc., provide broad coverage protection against many of the viruses that can wreak havoc on young heifers before they even step foot on the dairy. PYRAMID provides single-dose protection against BVD, IBR and BRSV, while PYRAMID 5 + PRESPONSE SQ provides protection against these respiratory pathogen viruses plus M. haemolytica.
Getting a calf off to a top-notch start and setting her up for an optimal production future require use of all of the keys to success. Talk to your veterinarian about ways PYRAMID vaccines can help you get there.
For more information, please visit: www.bi-vetmedica.com.
Pyramid and Presponse are registered trademarks of Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica, Inc. ©2013 Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica, Inc.


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Good morning, my husband had a very bad fall on Thursday last. He had a scan which the findings indicate " an acute fracture of the vertebral body of T12 with approximately 50% loss of vertebral height. the fracture involves the superior end plate and superior body of T12. there is increased signal intensity noted in the superior body of T12 on the STIR and T2 weighted sequences with some decreased signal intensity seen here. There is decreased signal intensity seen on the T1 weighted sequences. Findings in keeping with contusion. There is minimal retropulsion present with some flattening of the vertevral body posteriorly. COMMENT: Acute fracture of the vertebral body of T12 with approximately 50% loss of height and minimal retropulsion. Degenerative discopathy as described above. At the level of L3/4 there is hyperostosis of the paravertebral joints as well as broad based postcentral and bilateral disc herniation with impingement of the L3 nerve roots bilaterally in the lateral recess as a result of the hyperostosis. At the level of L4/5 there is a broad based postcentral and bilateral disc bulge with some impingement of the traversing L5 nerve roots. At the level of L5/S1 there is a postcentral disc bulge with some impingement of the traversing S1 nerve roots.
when the doctor spoke to my husband he did not give any indication of what he must do in fact no information of any description. He only gave him a prescription for Voltaren. What must actually be done in the rehabilitation of this type of injury. He is in extreme pain in any movement whatsoever particularly when he coughs. Does it need physio.What do we need to do. thank you so much
Although the "acute fracture of the vertebral body of T12" may be responsible for all of his pain, it's possible he could have additionally sustained injury to one or more of the degenerative discs depicted by the MRI scan.
Although the following techniques are controversial and have some degree of associated risk, acute vertebral compression fractures may be treated by a spinal interventionalist (nonsurgical spine physician with special expertise in performing minimally invasive spine procedures) by injecting "bone cement" into the fractured vertebra to stabilize the fracture (which is called vertebroplasty), or alternatively, the compressed vertebra may first be re-expanded using a balloon, then cement can be injected to stabilize a fractured vertebra whose height has first been restored (which is called kyphoplasty). Either technique can provide prompt and marked pain relief.
Acute vertebral compression fractures are of course extremely painful, and often require potent pain medication for a period of time to reduce suffering. Voltaren may help pain which is mild to moderate in severity.
A back brace (which would need to extend above - as well as below - the T12 level, which would not be the case for a typical "low back brace") may help reduce pain, particularly if vertebroplasty or kyphoplasty are decided against.
Physical Therapy to mobilize, stretch or strengthen would not be appropriate at this time, although it's possible a treatment such as electrical stimulation (via a TNS unit=Transcutaneous Nerve Stimulator) which PT could provide could reduce his pain somewhat.
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Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
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Louise Pitre to Bring LA VIE EN ROUGE to 54 Below, Jan 7
The Tony nominated star of Mamma Mia!, Broadway's original Donna Sheriden, is back in New York for one show only. Dubbed "the first lady of Canadian theatre," Louise Pitre is fresh from her starring turn in Mame at the Goodspeed Opera House. Pitre presents La Vie en Rouge, an intimate revue of material from her favorite roles, including selections from Les Miserables and Mame. The show is set for January 7th at 54 Below.
Pitre perhaps is most famous for starring in a Broadway show featuring the songs of a Swedish pop group. That group, of course, was ABBA and the show they inspired, Mamma Mia!, served as a perfect showcase for Pitre's powerhouse vocals and tremendous stage presence. Watching her play the role of Donna Sheridan, audiences in New York quickly learned what audiences in Canada had known for years: She was a major talent.
Now, La Vie en Rouge allows Pitre, a native French speaker, to put her incomparable spin on the mainstays of the French songbook. Expect the classics, but expect some surprises, too. Besides interpreting the work of Edith Piaf and Jacques Brel, she might just sneak in a performance of the original French version of "The Winner Takes It All"! But no matter the song -- and no matter the language -- there is no mistaking Louise Pitre's incredible talent.
La Vie en Rouge will play January 7, 2013. Cover charge: $25 - $35. Food & Beverage Minimum $25. The show begins at 9:30pm (Doors 8:45pm). For tickets and more information, click HERE.


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This set of New Bright trucks were in out attic, my wife's father had these, they are from 986 and 1987. 26 yrs old. I hope to sell them 3 big ones and 2 small ones, the 2 small one work nice. The big one need D battery i not have.


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Here's another Sampler for iOS with an innovative and interesting interface called SpheroSampler. Working a track? Try sampling a part of it into this and record your mutations back into your arrangement during a break. That's one idea for SpheroSampler. It's free.
"Use your fingers to vary speed and rotation of spheres to create and listen sphero-tracks. There are infinite number of ways to play each your sphero-track, because you have not one, but two dimensions for playing! SpheroSampler can write sounds via microphone, and also has built-in synth. Sphero-tracks can be saved (up to 8 tracks for each sphere). Live mixes can be exported into wav-files (up to 120 sec of recording)." – spherosampler.com
For more info: spherosampler.com


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The St. Francis High football team bettered Bellarmine in every key statistic other than interceptions, 3-1, and the final score, 21-14, Friday night.
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The rumour mill's been churning, but today the truth will out. Because Stuff has secured a seat at the keynote for Apple's WWDC 2012 and we'll be taking notes as Tim Cook and co drop the latest news on iOS 6, new MacBooks and more. Sit back and enjoy our live coverage of Apple's second big event of the year…
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17:25 Right. We're in. Well, we're outside, and it looks like we'll be talking iOS 6 quite a lot today, as we mentioned earlier. iOS 6 is a very poorly kept secret (here's what we're hoping for), and OS X Mountain Lion details are a given, but what else will Apple reveal at this year's developer conference keynote? iPhone 5? iTV? Retina Display-equipped MacBooks?
17:30 It's a glorious morning here in San Francisco. Not a cloud in the azure sky, the heady scent of developers hanging heavy in the air. The Moscone Center looks like a reinforced glass Mac Mini from some angles. Fitting.
17:38 And now we're in properly. Two Door Cinema Club on the PA. More winsome indie is no doubt on the way. Ah, here's The Shins' Simple Song now. Things are looking up.
17:40 The room is vast. The tech journalists are noisy. No one knows quite what to expect, which is exciting.
17:56 We're nearly ready to kick off, though the Wi-Fi in here is mighty flaky. Come what may, we'll be bringing you the latest Apple news. You can be sure of that. Hold on to your your hats, everyone.
18:01 Lights down... Siri's talking and welcoming us to WWDC.
18:03 "How many devs does it take to change a lightbulb? None. That's a hardware problem. Boom boom!" Good one, Siri...
18:04 "Seriously, I'm excited about the new Samsung. Not the phone, the refridgerator."
18:05 Tim Cook's back in black. Roars from the crowd. The devs are whooping. This is the 23rd WWDC – the longest running developer conference Apple's aware of. The event's 5000 devs strong and sold out in 1hr 43mins.
18:06 There are 400 million accounts on the App Store. It has more credit card details than any other web store, and 650,000 apps in total, of which 225,000 are optimised for the iPad. A total of 30bn apps have been downloaded so far. That's four for every man, woman and child on the planet. Worth US$5billion so far to the developers. Understandably, they're clapping. And rattling their jewellery.
18:08 A video is on the way. It's about how apps are helping people the world over. Not financially, you understand.
18:09 A man is walking through a forest. He couldn't before, because he's blind and he used to get lost. Not any more! Thank you, iPhone. Is this a hint that we're going to get Apple's own maps today? And they're going to be talkative (yeah, we're looking at you, Siri)? Possibly... we'll know soon, though.
18:12 An Indian classroom being taught using an iPad anatomy app. Inspiring stuff...
18:15 Tim Cook is says a big thank you to the devs. That also gets a big clap, funnily enough.
18:17 Oooh, we're talking about product launches. The fun starts. New laptops on the way... here comes Phil Schiller to talk MacBooks. That shirt would look better tucked in, Phil.
18:18 "Everyone is trying to copy the MacBook Air."
18:19 And it's being updated to Intel Ivy Bridge. That means better graphics, doesn't it Phil? Up to 8GB 1600MHz memory, 2GHz Core i7. You can get a 512GB SSD in there, too. That's crazy in a device this small. It's twice as quick to boot as before thanks to a double-speed SSD. Blimey.
18:20 USB3.0 is added, too. It's really important, says Phil. We know!
18:21 There's a FaceTime HD 720p camera from the MacBook Pro. 11in and 13in versions will be available. Get your sad face ready – there's no Retina Display. It's 1366x768 still, but it's US$100 less than before. The Intel HD 4000 graphics are 60 per cent faster than the previous HD 3000. And it starts shipping today!
18:22 Now onto MacBook Pro. They're also getting Ivy Bridge with either HD 4000 or Nvidia GT 650M, plus USB 3.0.
18:23 The 15-incher has a choice of two quad-core i7 processors. But the displays are still sub-Retina – 1440x900.
18:24 It's also out today. Hands-ons beckon... but there's one more - it's veiled. 'Ooooohhhhh,' says the crowd.
18:25 We asked the team to think about what would make a next-generation MacBook Pro?
18:26 "You want it to have a killer new display." Yes we do, Phil. "You want it to be radically thin and light? You want it to discard legacy technologies?"
18:27 "It's the most beautiful computer we've ever made. It's dominated by a gorgeous display... and it's thinner than my finger. It's a true breakthrough in engineering."
18:28 It's just 0.71in thin – a quarter thinner than the current Pro. It's close to being as thin as a MacBook Air. It's the lightest Pro ever made – lighter even than the 13in. And yes, it is a Retina Display. Loud claps for that. Yeah, we love pixel density too.
18:30 It's a 15.4in display with 2880x1800 resolution, four times as many as the 15in MAcBook Air. And, at 220ppi, that makes it the world's highest-resolution notebook display. My eyes!
18:31 OS X Lion has been updated to make the most of that Retina Display. The fonts are promised to look incredible in Mail and Safari. Aperture has also been updated for eye-slicingly sharp photo editing.
18:32 1080p videos take up less than half of the screen. Wowsers. There will be versions of Photoshop and AutoCAD for the Retina Display, too. Time to take up graphic design. Or architecture.
18:33 Actually, scrap the career change – we can play Diablo III in super HD.
18:34 "Isn't the bottom of our computer prettier than the top of anyone else's computer?" Very cheeky, Phil. But he might just be right. The innards are pretty special, too: Core i7 processors, up to 16GB memory and Nvidia GT 650M graphics, plus a 768GB SSD if you're ludicrously loaded.
18:35 Connectivity includes HDMI for the first time. That would have been cutting-edge in 2007 – thanks for catching up, Apple. There's also two Thunderbolt ports, an SD card and Magsafe 2 for charging – now thinner than ever.
18:37 No optical drive, and that's just fine by us. Otherwise, the connections are all present and correct.
18:38 "To create something geniuinely new, you have to start again," says Jony Ive on a video. Sorry, we mean Sir Jony Ive...
18:39 The weight is 4.46lbs – about 2kg. It's no Ultrabook, but it's about as powerful as four of them put together.
18:40 "There are many design elements that users won't see, but that make all the difference." Jony Ive is talking cooling – there's a special acoustic design for the fans that makes the new MacBook Pro quieter than ever.
18:42 And Schiller's back. With 2.3GHZ i7, 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD it starts at US$2199 – about £1300. It starts shipping today. Take our wallets, Apple. Sorry if they've got a bit of slobber on them.
18:44 Next up – OS X. Craig Federighi hits the stage.
18:46 There are 66 million OS X users, with 26 million on Lion alone. It took nine months to get 40 per cent of users on the latest OS – Windows took 27 months for the same penetration. Guffaw. We suspect Apple's pricing strategy has a lot to do with that.
18:48 Craig segues neatly on to Mountain Lion and the success of iCloud. Mountain Lion introduces 200 new features, and we're going to hear about most of them now. Wish us luck...
18:50 Time for an iCloud demo. Notes and Reminders are synced across your Macs and iOS devices, and now iMessage works on Mac too. Every conversation is available, no matter how you're communicating.
18:52 Now we're seeing Documents in the Cloud. Make a change on a document on your phone and the change is synced to your Mac immediately. Very handy, but Google has offered this stuff for years.
18:53 Now we're talking Notification Centre. We'd seen this leaked. It looks just like iOS's notifications, which is to say not dissimilar from Android's notifications.
18:54 And Apple's migrated dictation. Just like on the iPad, you can dictate into any app in which you'd normally type. First person to try this in the office is going to get a smack.
18:55 Sharing is dead easy too – it's also just like iOS, with instant sharing to Twitter and other places you could conceivably want to share, such as Flickr.
18:56 The new Safari has the fastest Java engine of any browser. Smart Search gets a clap – just type into the address bar and it turns up useful results.
18:57 iCloud Tabs allows you to pick up open tabs from your other Macs and iOS devices. Very, very neat. Just click on the little cloud in the top left hand of the browser and you can see all the tabs you have open on other devices. Careful what you're browsing, now.
18:58 Mountain Lion is looking pretty damn sweet. Swipe into Notifcation Center with two fingers and you can tweet straight into it. You can even dictate – Craig does exactly that, and the devs go wild.
19:01 New – Power Nap. It's a sleep mode that updates salient stuff while your laptop is dozing. Even your photo stream is updated. It appears to work only on SSD-equipped MacBooks, mind.
19:02 And we're on to AirPlay Mirroring. Share your screen in 1080p with an Apple TV. Game Centre is yet another iOS-born addition to Mountain Lion – and it even works cross-platform, so you can play against a mate on an iPad (if you're on the Mac, you'll probably win).
19:04 Craig's Game Center name is Hair Force One. The crowd goes wild. "Like I chose that," says Craig.
19:05 Craig's taking on The Stig at CSR Racing. Stig's on the iPad, but still wins at the drag race. A disappointing performance, Craig. Must do better. Or was winning part of The Stig's rider?
19:07 (By the way, they called The Stig "Mr X". But we weren't fooled.)
19:09 Mountain Lion is only available through the App Store – available next month for US$19.99. That's going to sting Microsoft as it tries to encourage Windows 8 adoption. You can update Mountain Lion all the way from Snow Leopard, and one purchase upgrades all your Macs. The ML upgrade is free to anyone buying a new Mac in the next month. We should hope so too...
19:10 And now, here's Scott Forstall to talk iOS. This is the big one, people.
19:11 There are 365 million iOS users, 80 per cent of who are on iOS 5. Ice Cream Sandwich has a seven per cent install base. Ouch.
19:12 There are more than 1billion iMessages sent every day. Almost half of all photos shared using Twitter's photo sharing come from iOS 5. Too many big numbers, Scott. It all sounds seriously impressive but we're getting lost. And we want to know what the new stuff looks like.
19:13 "I'm very happy yo announce iOS 6. It's a fantastic release with over 200 new features." Not another 200! Oh, alright then.
19:14 Siri gets some welcome new abilities. You can ask, "What was the score of the last Giants game?" and it'll give you a neat scorecard. As it turns out the Giants were beaten by the Rangers yesterday 5-0. Is that good? Maybe we can ask Siri.
19:16 Restaurant search looks useful. Reviews come from Yelp, and it's location aware, showing you quality eateries in your area. Opentable integration lets you book as well.
19:17 Now on to movies. Siri can tell you whats playing at the local cinema, provides trailers and borrows ratings and reviews from Rotten Tomatoes.
19:18 Of course, whether any of this stuff will work outside the US is still anyone's guess.
19:19 More whoops and cheers – this time because Siri has learned to open apps. "Play Temple Run," says Scott. Guess what happens...
19:20 Back to sports – yes, the Premier League is in there. Scott's calling the sport in question soccer. Neat new feature – Eyes-Free. Press a steering wheel-mounted button and you can issue voice commands through your car. BMW, Merc, GM, Range Rover and many more have already signed up.
19:21 Siri's also going international, with Local Search for everyone. That includes us Brits. Now there's a reason to whoop and holler. If only we weren't British, eh?
19:22 And Siri's escaping the iPhone 4S – it's coming to the iPad in iOS 6.
19:23 Next up – Facebook integration. As with Twitter, sharing and posting to Facebook is a shortcut away, whether you want to share apps, pictures or just random thoughts. Twitter and Facebook both intergrate with the Notifications Center. You'll probably want to turn that off.
19:24 Facebook Friends will apear in your contacts book, while events and birthdays slot right into your iOS Calendar. No more excuses...
19:26 Can't take a call? Swipe up and you can send a message explaining you'll call later, and even set a geofenced reminder to make the call on your way home from work.
19:27 New: Do Not Disturb. It silences incoming calls and alerts, or you can choose a few special people that you're happy to hear from.
19:29 FaceTime now works over 3G. Your iMessage and FaceTime IDS are now unified with your phone number, so if someone's FaceTiming your phone, you can pick up the call on your iPad.
19:30 And now we're on to Safari. iCloud Tabs (the very same ones from Mountain Lion earlier) is present and correct, plus there's a newfound ability to upload photos to various sharing services straight from the browser.
19:31 Photo Stream now lets you share photos from your stream with others – choose what to share and they will appear in a folder your friend's Photos app. Only if they want them to, of course. Otherwise imagine how much fun you could have.
19:33 This event is long, but there's a lot to get through. This might be the first Apple event where we're not hoping for "One more thing..."
19:34 Back to business, meanwhile, in Mail there's a new VIP function, allowing you to specify who's most important to you. They get their own Inbox, and if you get a messgae from them, it'll appear in your lockscreen. It's now easier to embed photos and videos in email composition, too.
19:36 Brand new: Passbook. If you have an e-ticket for a flight, a film, the theatre, the train, or store cards from the likes of Starbucks, and coupons, they're now all in one place, and accessible from the lockscreen when you need them. It's time and location-aware – arrive at Starbucks and it'll show your Starbucks card on the lockscreen. Who needs NFC?
19:38 When you're done with a ticket or coupon, you swipe to dispose of it. Classic Apple interfacery: it's shredded before your eyes. Unnecessary, but delicious.
19:39 Now we're on to Guided Access, a feature specifically for kids that doesn't let them escape from the app. There must be apps that constitute cruelty if you're stuck in them. Still, if it stops the little tykes buying in-app stuff on your credit card...
19:41 We guessed it – Maps is now an Apple app with Apple's own mapping and over 100 million businesses available for Local Search.
19:42 There's a traffic service with incident reports from anonymous crowdsoucrced data from iOS devices. Take that, TomTom HD Traffic. And there's turn-by-turn navigation. Sweet. It looks fantastic, providing 3D views and an ETA, plus if it finds a faster route based on traffic, it'll re-route you.
19:43 It works with Siri, and from the lockscreen – no fingers required. You can even ask "Are we there yet?" But will Siri threaten to pull over and drop you off on the side of some foreign autoroute?
19:45 The maps are all vector-based – no clumsy redrawing, a la Google Maps. Business info cards look beautiful. Many buildings are rendered in full 3D, and you can zoom in or turn the image. Wow.
19:46 Flyover view is truly astonishing. The crowd is going wild for a 3D video-esque view of New York. But it's not video – it's rendering in real time. "That's amazing," says the techie beside us. Yes it is.
19:47 The turn-by-turn navigation has adaptive angles to let you see the turns as they come. You can zoom out to see the full route, and your ETA is always available. Just ask Siri where you want to go, and drive. It looks better than any other navigation system we've ever seen. How will traditional satnav companies respond to this, we wonder. Probably by pointing out the relatively weak GPS radio that comes in a stock smartphone. But for how long?
19:49 Other notable newbies – a redesigned App Store, per-account signatures in Mail, Lost mode in Find My iPhone allowing you to send a phone number straight to your lost device for a friendly non-criminal to call...
19:50 The iOS 6 beta is available to devs today, and it will ship in Autumn – it works on iPhone 3GS or later and iPad 2 or 3. We want it now, rather predictably.
19:51 "So, what do you think?" says the black-clad Tim. The crowd quite literally goes wild.
19:54 We're wrapping up... it's all over. The Black Keys' Gold on the Celing plays us out. And we're off to play with some new Apple kit...
That's all folks – don't forget to check the homepage for hands-on, opinion, news and more from Apple's WWDC
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SACRAMENTO - Repairs starting Tuesday at the convergence of three major freeways in Northern California could cause massive traffic delays for vehicles passing through the state capital.
California Highway Patrol Officer Mike Bradley says hour-long delays are possible on Highway 50 through Sacramento, which links the capital to South Lake Tahoe. Officials are urging residents to use alternate routes and mass transit to reduce traffic on the section under construction.
Backups could spill onto Highway 99 and Interstate 5, which are California's major north-south thoroughfares and border the construction zone, as well as the "Business 80" connection to Interstate 80.
"We anticipate there will be delays, but we can't anticipate the impact at this point until we get into it," Bradley said. "It's going to have significant impact on numerous roadways."
Yolo County transit officials have done their best to prepare for the worst. Caltrans and the Yolo County Transportation District are encouraging the public to look at the following Caltrans web site: www.fix50.com, and look at flex time, mass transit, carpooling and ridesharing.
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In general, there will be extra buses and drivers will help fill in on some trips which run exceptionally late.
The $46 million construction project is on an elevated portion of Highway 50 in downtown Sacramento and is overseen by the California Department of Transportation. It is expected to last through June, with a five-day break for the Memorial Day weekend.
Around-the-clock construction is planned on eastbound Highway 50 until May 21 then on westbound lanes from May 27 through June 25. About 250,000 vehicles a day use that section of highway, which has caused extensive wear and cracking, according to Caltrans. The contractor, Myers & Sons Construction of Sacramento, will install a four-inch concrete deck on top of the existing surface.
No lanes will be added, but the construction will strengthen the elevated lanes against earthquakes and widen the highway's shoulders. Concrete barriers, railings and energy-efficient lighting also will be added, according to Caltrans.
The worst traffic tie-ups are expected as construction begins and before Sacramento residents figure out new ways around it. Interstate 5 and highways 99 and 50 also are major commuter routes that connect the capital with his outlying neighborhoods and suburbs.
The half-mile section of freeway is known as the W/X Viaduct, so named because it is situated above and between W and X streets just south of downtown.
Sacramento-area residents have been warned about the potential delays, but Bradley said long-distance travelers might be caught by surprise. There are so many possible alternate highways and surface streets that the CHP and Caltrans are not posting detours, leaving it to motorists to find their own way around the construction.
Motorists can check http://fix50.com , follow (at)fix--50 on Twitter or call 800-427-ROAD (7623).
Bradley also recommended that people traveling through Sacramento bring a GPS unit and become familiar with its "detour button."


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