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Cardiovascular Diseases in HIV-infected Subjects (HIV-HEART Study)
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University Hospital, Essen
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Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection has been associated with a variety of cardiovascular diseases. Even most industrialised countries exhibit a growing and aging population of HIV-infected patients in the majority treated with antiretroviral drugs, the investigators still do not know much about the impact of cardiovascular diseases in this group of patients. The present study is an ongoing trial that was conducted as a prospective and multicentre survey, being schemed to analyse the frequency and clinical course of cardiac disorders in HIV-infected patients.
|Detection of Frequency, Severity and Progression of Cardiovascular Diseases in Patients With HIV-infection. Effect on Cardiovascular Risk and Life Quality by Age, Gender, Classic Cardiovascular Risk Factors, HIV-specific Cardiovascular Risk Factors, Cardiovascular Medication, Antiretroviral Medication
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Observational Model: Cohort
Time Perspective: Prospective
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MedlinePlus related topics: HIV/AIDSU.S. FDA Resources
Further study details as provided by University Hospital, Essen:
Primary Outcome Measures:
- Prevalence of cardiovascular diseasesPrevalence of cardiovascular diseases including coronary artery disease, congestive heart failure, peripheral arterial disease, cerebrovascular events, and valvular diseases.
Secondary Outcome Measures:
- Prevalence of cardiovascular disordersPrevalence of cardiovascular disorders determined by electrocardiography, exercise testing, echocardiography, blood samples.
|HIV-infected Outpatients
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years and older (Adult, Senior)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Sampling Method:
|Non-Probability Sample
Study Population
The study population included outpatients who were at least 18 years of age, had a known HIV-infection and exhibited a stable disease status within 4 weeks before inclusion of the trial. Patients were recruited during a 20-month period in a consecutive manner from September 2004 to May 2006. Written informed consent was obtained from all participants
Inclusion Criteria:
- Age > 18 years
- Known HIV-infection
- Outpatients
- Written informed consent
Exclusion Criteria:
● Acute cardiovascular disease or unstable hemodynamic status in the three weeks before inclusion
• Pregnancy
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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: NCT01119729
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01119729
|Department of Dermatology, University Hospital of Bochum
|Bochum, NRW, Germany, 44791
|HIV Outpatient Department
|Dortmund, NRW, Germany, 44137
|HIV Outpatients Department
|Duisburg, NRW, Germany, 47055
|HIV Outpatient Department
|Duisburg, NRW, Germany, 47259
|Department of Dermatology, University Hospital of Essen
|Essen, NRW, Germany, 45122
|West German Heart Center Essen
|Essen, NRW, Germany, 45122
|HIV Outpatient Department
|Essen, NRW, Germany, 45127
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University Hospital, Essen
Federal Ministry of Education and Reserach (BMBF)
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Neumann T. [HIV, AIDS and the cardiovascular risk]. Internist (Berl). 2008 Apr;49(4):429-30, 432-5. doi: 10.1007/s00108-008-2049-4. Review. German.
Reinsch N, Buhr C, Krings P, Kaelsch H, Kahlert P, Konorza T, Neumann T, Erbel R; Competence Network of Heart Failure. Effect of gender and highly active antiretroviral therapy on HIV-related pulmonary arterial hypertension: results of the HIV-HEART Study. HIV Med. 2008 Aug;9(7):550-6. doi: 10.1111/j.1468-1293.2008.00602.x. Epub 2008 Jun 28.
Reinsch N, Buhr C, Krings P, Kaelsch H, Neuhaus K, Wieneke H, Erbel R, Neumann T; German Heart Failure Network. Prevalence and risk factors of prolonged QTc interval in HIV-infected patients: results of the HIV-HEART study. HIV Clin Trials. 2009 Jul-Aug;10(4):261-8. doi: 10.1310/hct1004-261.
Neumann T, Reinsch N, Neuhaus K, Brockmeyer N, Potthoff A, Esser S, Hower M, Neumann A, Mostardt S, Gelbrich G, Erbel R; für die HIV-HEART-Studie sowie die Kompetenznetze Herzinsuffizienz und HIV/AIDS. [BNP in HIV-infected patients]. Herz. 2009 Dec;34(8):634-40. doi: 10.1007/s00059-009-3313-7. German.
Neumann T, Esser S, Potthoff A, Pankuweit S, Neumann A, Breuckmann F, Neuhaus K, Kondratieva J, Buck T, Müller-Tasch T, Wachter R, Prettin C, Gelbrich G, Herzog W, Pieske B, Rauchhaus M, Löffler M, Maisch B, Mügge A, Wasem J, Gerken G, Brockmeyer NH, Erbel R; HIV-HEART Study Investigative Group. Prevalence and natural history of heart failure in outpatient HIV-infected subjects: rationale and design of the HIV-HEART study. Eur J Med Res. 2007 Jun 27;12(6):243-8.
Publications automatically indexed to this study by ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier (NCT Number):
Reinsch N, Esser S, Gelbrich G, Brockmeyer N, Potthoff A, Schadendorf D, Erbel R, Neumann T. Valvular manifestations of human immunodeficiency virus infection--results from the prospective, multicenter HIV-HEART study. J Cardiovasc Med (Hagerstown). 2013 Oct;14(10):733-9. doi: 10.2459/JCM.0b013e32835dc953.
Esser S, Gelbrich G, Brockmeyer N, Goehler A, Schadendorf D, Erbel R, Neumann T, Reinsch N. Prevalence of cardiovascular diseases in HIV-infected outpatients: results from a prospective, multicenter cohort study. Clin Res Cardiol. 2013 Mar;102(3):203-13. doi: 10.1007/s00392-012-0519-0. Epub 2012 Nov 2.
Reinsch N, Kahlert P, Esser S, Sundermeyer A, Neuhaus K, Brockmeyer N, Potthoff A, Erbel R, Buck T, Neumann T. Echocardiographic findings and abnormalities in HIV-infected patients: results from a large, prospective, multicenter HIV-heart study. Am J Cardiovasc Dis. 2011;1(2):176-84. Epub 2011 Jul 30.
|Responsible Party:
|PD Dr. med. Till Neumann, FESC, Competence Network of Heart Failure
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT01119729 History of Changes
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|Study First Received:
|May 7, 2010
|Last Updated:
|May 7, 2010
Keywords provided by University Hospital, Essen:
Cardiac Diseases • HIV-Infection • AIDS • Antiretroviral Therapy
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
HIV Infections
Cardiovascular Diseases
Disease Progression
Lentivirus Infections
Retroviridae Infections
RNA Virus Infections
Virus Diseases
Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Viral
Sexually Transmitted Diseases
Immunologic Deficiency Syndromes
Immune System Diseases
Disease Attributes
Pathologic Processes
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While both of my father's children were grown and gone by the time these long-lost lovebirds had found their way back to each other, his bride had two children who were still at home; the youngest of whom happens to be Autistic. My father quickly adopted both children and, while I wish we had more time to spend with my adopted siblings, through conversation, letters and the occasional (very brief) direct conversation with my sweet sister, I have grown very fond of her and her magnificent ways.
When Bob's Red Mill announced that they were seeking guest bloggers for a special, Autism Awareness event being held throughout this month, I knew right away that I wanted to take part.
I started my blog after years and years of having friends, family and relative strangers, upon learning of my child's milk allergy, ask me how I cope. 'How do you make this?' 'How do you do that?'
These questions only increased when I became dedicated to a gluten-free lifestyle after having been diagnosed with Celiac Disease.
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- ½ cup Agave Nectar
- ½ cup Unsweetened Apple Sauce
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As the clerical workers strike continued to choke much of the goods movement flowing through the ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles, a major retail trade association on Monday renewed its call for President Barack Obama to intervene in the hopes of reopening the nation's busiest seaport complex.
"The shutdown is already having a significant negative economic impact on retailers trying to bring in merchandise for their final push for holiday sales and will soon have an impact on consumers," National Retail Federation President and CEO Matthew Shay said in a written statement. "The work stoppage not only impacts retailers, but is also affecting their product vendors - many of which are small businesses - and other industries like manufacturers and agricultural exporters that rely on the ports."
The organization also sent a letter to the president last week.
"As the debate in Washington continues to focus on the state of the American economy and relief for middle-class consumers, a protracted strike will ultimately result in higher prices at the very time we can least afford it," Shay continued in his statement Monday. "This strike is now at the national emergency stage impacting industries far and wide. 'Urging' both sides toward a solution is not the answer. The Obama Administration needs to show leadership and resolve to get the ports operational again and prevent any further economic damage."
The shutdown started about a week ago, when more than two years of contract talks dissolved between the International Longshore and Warehouse Union Local 63 Office Clerical Unit, which represents about 800 members, and their employers, the Los Angeles/Long Beach Harbor Employers Association, which represents shipping agencies and terminal operators in Southern California.
The clerical workers went on strike Tuesday at one terminal at the Port of Los Angeles, and by Wednesday the picket line had spread.
Members of the other unions at the two ports refused to cross the picket lines, effectively shutting down three of six terminals at the Port of Long Beach and seven of eight terminals at the Port of Los Angeles. That slowed to a crawl the movement of three-quarters of the ports' cargo, which some sources have estimated is costing the economy $1 billion per day.
"If there's no negotiating progress in the next day, I would assume there will be calls for the president to get involved and invoke the Taft-Hartley Act and get people back to work," said Kristin Monaco, an economics professor at California State Long Beach and an expert on port and trucking industry labor issues.
Former President George W. Bush invoked the act in 2002 to end a 10-day dockworkers lockout that had spread across the entire West Coast.
The striking clerical workers, who have worked without a contract since the previous one expired in summer 2010, have expressed concern about the implementation of new booking information technology that could prompt employers to outsource jobs. That technology is already being used at other ports.
The harbor employers said they have offered the union several concessions on staffing and continue to offer wage and pension raises and no layoffs.
Although both sides resumed talks Thursday and negotiated throughout the weekend and today, the strike has been ongoing.
Union leaders at the nation's busiest seaport complex said negotiations were moving in the right direction Monday on the seventh day of a strike, but the employers were less optimistic.
"We're running out of options," management spokesman Steve Getzug said.
He said union negotiators were resisting proposed changes in future hiring practices that he said would give shippers the ability to avoid hiring unneeded employees. It's a practice management dismisses as featherbedding.
"Rather than having artificial staffing levels, we're saying give us the ability to make decisions based on need, and we think that's a reasonable request," Getzug said.
Union spokesman Craig Merrilees, who said the outsourcing issue is the sticking point in talks, said Monday that progress is being made.
"Everybody is working very hard and putting in long hours tonight, an indication that things are moving in the right direction," he said.
Meanwhile, the number of container ships at anchor or being diverted continues to rise.
About 11 container vessels remained at anchor waiting to dock Monday, while another 18 vessels have been diverted since the strike began to ports in Mexico, Panama and Oakland, said Dick McKenna, executive director of the Marine Exchange of Southern California, which monitors vessel traffic of the two ports.
Because some of the cargo is L.A.-bound, it is possible that some of the vessels may revisit the two ports, depending on how long the strike continues, McKenna said.
City leaders and those representing trucking and other companies have been pleading with both sides to come to a quick resolution, including Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, who was expected to stop by the talks late Monday, and Susan E. Anderson Wise, president of the Port of Long Beach Board of Harbor Commissioners.
Others have already taken sides. Long Beach Councilmen Al Austin, Patrick O'Donnell and Steven Neal expressed their support for the clerical workers and ILWU Locals 13 and 94.
"We are proud to stand with ILWU Locals 63, 13 and 94 as they stand up to stop the outsourcing of local jobs and seek a new and fair contract," they said in a statement released Monday. "We recognize the importance of port-related jobs to our region and urge that a fair solution be found that ensures our port jobs remain local and are not sent overseas. Further, we recognize the need for our port workers to secure a contract in a timely manner that allows them to fully provide for their families. A quick solution will benefit our working families and our economy."
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Even with the biggest party night of the year approaching, there's work to be done on the farm, but Kansas farmer Derek Klingenberg and his cows enjoy the work as seen in a new ag parody.
Klingenberg follows up his parody of "What Does the Fox Say?" with a new video based on Miley Cyrus' "Party in the USA," complete with twerking cows.
Klingenberg's first video, "What Does the Farmer Say" has already collected over four million views in a month and his most recent parody has been viewed more than 12,000 times since it was published on Thursday.
The latest installment, "Feeding Cattle in the USA," highlights beef production at his Kansas farm. Armed with his Iphone and Christmas lights on his feed truck, Derek goes about his daily chores.


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Enhanced Safety Laser Hair Removal System
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|Hirsutism Hypertrichosis
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Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
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|Peterio™ – an Add-on Device for Enhanced Safety of Aesthetic Laser Treatments.
- Hair reduction as counted 1-3 months after each treatment session, depending on the treated area.
- Long term clearance will be calculated as the ratio between the value of the baseline hair count taken immediately before the first treatment, and the value obtained at the 3-6 month post treatment hair count.
- Measuring treatment discomfort as graded by the patients.
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|May 2007
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Lasers are a well-established, popular modality for removal of unwanted hair. The existing lasers are based on a wavelength that is specifically absorbed by the pigment melanin found in the hair follicle, where the energy is converted to heat resulting in a thermal injury.
However, lasers for hair removal are not without limitations. A laser based long-term hair removal treatment is based on thermal destruction of the hair shaft and follicle using wavelengths that are specifically absorbed by the pigment melanin found in the hair follicle. The heating of hair follicle is done through heat dissipation from the hair shaft. One of the significant limitations of this approach is the fact that the epidermis through which the light energy must penetrate is rich in melanin and therefore absorbs a major portion of the energy, resulting in inadequate heating of the hair follicles. The purpose of the study is an evaluation safety and efficacy of a new laser based device.
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- Age between 18 and 75 years old
- Fitzpatrick skin types I to VI
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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00441948
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The result – a fifth straight double-digit victory.
IU's 82-72 overtime win Tuesday night showcased the veteran poise crucial to success. The Hoosiers didn't blink with they blew a seven-point lead in the final minute. They hit most of their overtime free throws. They out-rebounded a bigger team by 10. They defended fiercely down the stretch.
Coach Tom Crean talked afterward to ESPN's Andy Katz about his team's "great toughness" and "great passion." Because he's a demanding coach, he emphasized the Hoosiers have to rebound better. What he didn't say, but what will certainly be addressed, is the free-throw shooting.
IU had a few free-throw glitches –- OK, freshman guard Yogi Ferrell missed a couple down the stretch that fueled the Georgetown rally –- but he bounced back strong in overtime, including his are-you-kidding-me three-pointer. So did the Hoosiers, who were 13-for-17 from the line in overtime.
Indiana forward Cody Zeller, the preseason player of the year, shook off Monday's six-point night to total 17 points and eight rebounds. He made the all-tourney team.
Zeller will continue to get most of the hype –- did Sports Illustrated REALLY call him the "Big Handsome" while putting him on the cover of its college basketball issue? –- but in so many ways, this team belongs to senior guard Jordan Hulls.
Yes, that's the same Hulls who was named Legends Classic MVP. He had 17 points against Georgetown to follow up the 14-point total he had the previous night against Georgia. He was a big reason why the Hoosiers were 10-for-17 from three-point range.
Hulls has improved his quickness, which will be huge in keeping defenders in front of him. He remains one of the nation's best three-point and free-throw shooters. He's become a strong leader, in part because he hates to lose.
But then, that's true of all the Hoosiers.
Their attack-the-basket approach paid huge dividends. They were 26-for-36 from the line compared to Georgetown's 9-for-10. A conspiracy theorist – can you say Hoya Paranoia? – would blame the disparity on bad officiating, but the truth is IU aggressively drove to the hole, while the Hoyas often settled for three-pointers.
Indiana's defense is improved, but not perfect. It allowed Georgetown to go 8-for-14 on three-pointers in the first half (the Hoyas finished 11-for-26), mostly because it had to go to a 2-3 zone to try to counter the Hoyas' inside size advantage. The Hoyas have impressive length, which likely will cause all sorts of problems in the Big East. They play with intensity and purpose.
The Hoosiers handled it.
Coach Tom Crean's message afterward was simple – keep getting better every day.
What, you were expecting a Win One for the Gipper speech?
Anyway, IU is good now. Imagine what it will be like when it reaches full strength. Freshman forwards Hanner Perea and Peter Jurkin are awaiting a decision on their appeal of nine-game suspensions for accepting impermissible benefits (rumors erupted Tuesday afternoon that the players had been reinstated – not true). At worst, they'll be available for the Dec. 15 game against Butler. At best they'll play in Sunday's game against Ball State.
Senior forward Derek Elston is recovering from knee surgery and is expected back by late December.
Elston and Perea figure to provide the biggest inside boost, and the Hoosiers will need it when they face such Big Ten heavyweights as Ohio State, Michigan and Michigan State.
The Big Ten world won't be the crush-teams-in-Assembly Hall-by-50-points IU experienced in its first three games. The conference will be filled with down-to-the wire cliffhangers that only the strong can survive.
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COMMERCE CITY, Colo. – Cometh the hour, cometh the man.
On Thursday night, Rapids forward Omar Cummings scored his first-ever postseason goal to send the Columbus Crew packing and Colorado through to an Eastern Conference semifinal match against Sporting KC.
HIGHLIGHTS: Rapids 1, Crew 0
"That's the [end of our] season if you don't score, so I was not trying to concentrate on it too much," Cummings said following the 1-0 win. "It's playoff time and time to get some playoff goals."
Cummings has been one of the top goal scorers for the Rapids in recent seasons, but 2011 has proved a trying year for the speedy Jamaican, who had scored just four goals in all competitions entering Thursday's wild card match.
Following his game-winning goal, Cummings sank to his knees to thank the higher powers, impersonating the 'Tebowing' internet-craze that pays tribute to Denver Broncos quarterback Tim Tebow.
Rapids head coach Gary Smith said Cummings' first-half goal was the perfect motivation to send his team into the locker room at halftime.
"For us, it couldn't have come at a better time," Smith said. "There's no doubt about it that goals change the mindset of people and we came in at halftime feeling that we got some reward for our work. Now [the Crew] had to go and make something happen, and that's not easy away from home."
The idea all week had been for the Rapids' midfield and forward lines to play aggressively and put the visitors on their heels, hoping that Columbus would wilt in a difficult environment combining altitude and extreme cold.
"It was a more attacking lineup than usual," Cummings said. ""We've been talking about it all day, even all week. We have to do it, we have to get to the next stage, the next game. We gave it our all and we move on to the next stage."
Smith said he hoped Cummings, who came off in the 68th minute, would push on from here and help boost the Rapids during the postseason.
"It's great for Omar. I hope it gives him a lift and it can push him on to better things in the next game," he said. "His movement was good, his energy was good."
The Rapids – and Cummings – will have a chance to repeat the feat when Sporting Kansas City visit Dick's Sporting Goods Park for the first round of their two-leg Eastern Conference semifinal tilt on Sunday (5:30 pm MT; FOX Soccer, TSN2; live chat on MLSsoccer.com).


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'Once Upon a Time' Winter Finale Recap: Wonderland, Whirlpools, and Welcomes
The winter finale of Once Upon a Time is exactly what television should be. In a mere 47 minutes, fans were lead through a whirlwind of thrilling adventures, insightful flashbacks, and heart-warming emotions. Let us help you catch up on all the excitement from this week's episode, "The Queen of Hearts."
Fairytale Land Flashbacks: 'The episode opens with Killian—aka Captain Hook—taking out two the Regina's guards singlehandedly (literally). At the top of the tower he enters a cell and we see that Belle is being held captaive and by the tally marks on the walls it looks like it's been a while. Hook announces that he is there to rescue her butt they must hurry because her father is in grave danger. Hook admits that he is letting Belle go because he has heard rumors of a magical weapon that is powerful enough to stop The Dark One. Since Belle has spend the most time with him than any one else, surely she would know how to stop him, right? Belle is puzzled and says, "I don't know what you're talking about and I have no idea how to kill Rumplestilskin…and nor would I!" And with that quick confession, Hook smacks Belle across the face, knocking the book-lover out cold saying, "So pretty, and yet so useless." Woah, that's one harsh hottie!
Just as Hook was about to kill Belle, Regina enters the cell and uses her magic to snatch Hook's hook from his arm. Regina looks frighteningly fierce in a dark blue, jewel-encrusted dress and a wild updo. "I know who you are Captain. I know why you came here from Neverland, and I know all about the crocodile you wish to skin." Suddenly the room is filled with intense sexual tension as Regina explains that Belle is a useless but valuable chess piece. "She can't help you kill Rumplestilskin, Hook, but I can. If you do something for me… Care to join me for a drink?" Regina then explains all about the curse she is about to exact on the characters in Fairytale Land. "This new realm, it's a land without magic." Regina happily tells Hook that in this new realm, he'll easily be able to kill The Dark One because Rumple will be stripped of his powers. There's only one problem: Hook must stop the one person Regina doesn't want following her into the new land. Hook questions, "Who is it you want me to dispose of?" Regina's answer is short but not-so sweet, "My mother."
In order to help Hook complete this practically impossible task, she enchants his hook so that he will be able to rip out Cora's heart. "The enchantment will only allow you to rip out one heart, so make sure you do it right." Regina takes out Jefferson's hat and says that Hook must travel to the land where she banished Cora years ago: Wonderland. Hook arrives in the new realm and finds the Cora has appropriately become The Queen of Hearts. After a brief hello, our captain goes in for the kill, but comes up empty handed hookded. Cora laughs, "I'm the Queen of Hearts! Did you really think that I would be so careless as to keep my heart where everyone else does?" Hook admits that is was Regina who send him to Wonderland and Cora looks genuinely devastated and surprised upon hearing that her own daughter wants her dead. Cora and Hook's evil bond begins when she explains the faults in her daughter's plans: "This curse my daughter plans to enact, this new land she's taking everyone to, you won't remember who you are. So tell me Captain, how do you expect to kill someone when you can't even remember them?" Cora decides that the best way to fix the situation is to kill her only daughter. "Get me close to my daughter, and then I'll rip her heart out.
Hook pretends to have killed Cora and brings Regina her body, complete with stone coffin and a sleeping mother. Regina tells Hook that she would like a minute alone with her mother and in a completely uncharacteristic (and slightly suspicious) turn of events, Regina pours her heart out to her pretend mother saying, "Love is weakness," and in the new realm, she is going to need all the strength she can get. Regina then lays a single red rose on her mother's chest and leaves the room. Cora is beyond touched by Regina's kind words and decides not to kill her daughter. Instead Cora takes Hook to their far off corner of Fairytale Land and uses her magic to protect them from Regina's curse.
Good Always Wins: Snow, Emma, Mulan and Aurora have made it to Rumplestilskin's jail cell in hopes of finding the paralyzing squid ink they need to stop Cora. However, the girls first find a note—and it's clearly addressed to one woman: Emma. Rumple had scrawled "Emma" dozens and dozens of times on a piece of parchment and Emma is now officially freaked out. The ladies begin frantically searching the cell for Rumple's super secret ink stash, while Emma just stares dumfounded at her extremely personalized note. Mulan finds a vile buried deep inside one of the rock crevices, but unfortunately it's empty. Aurora—still under Cora's control—takes advantage of the girl's distraction and hits the door's trigger, locking all four within Rumple's cell. Cora and Hook arrive and with a wave of her hand, the compass flies out of Emma's possession and lands neatly in Cora's palm. The wicked witch thanks Aurora for her help and just as the girls begin to turn on the princess, Cora and Hook reveal that they took her heart and they are off to Storybrooke. Emma calls out to Hook and begs him to help her protect her son, but instead Hook just dangles the formerly magic bean that the giant kept at the top of the beanstalk. "This is a symbol, something that was once magical, full of hope, possibility. Now look at it, dried up, dead and useless, much like you."
Once again we're headed back to Lake Nostos and Cora says that is it the perfect portal to Stroybrooke. "The legend says it's waters hold the power to restore what was once lost. It will return magic to what remains of this wardrobe and then we'll be able to cross worlds." The Lake is still just as dry as the last time we left is, but of course all it takes is a quick flick of the wrist = from Cora and a geyser emerges in the middle of the dusty bed. Back in the cell, Emma is trying everything she can to get out of the enchanted cage, but it's no use, they're stuck her spirit is lower than ever, and she listens to her mom for a bit of a pep-talk. Snow then has an epiphany and realizes that Emma's note from Rumplestilskin is actually a spell. She blows on the paper and the words—written with the last of Rumple's squid ink—evaporate the cell bars. Snow smiles at her daughter saying, "Told ya, good always wins."
The girls (minus Aurora) rush over to a whirlpool-like Lake Nostos and break out into a battle royale. Emma is sword fighting/flirting with Hook, Mulan is deflecting Cora's magic with an enchanted sword, and Snow is shooting arrows around like a badass. At one point Hook saves Aurora's heart before it is lost in the whirlpool and Mulan rushes off to return it to the princess that she swore to protect. Things get slightly hot and awkward when Hook and Emma are rolling on the ground. Hook whispers, "Normally I prefer to do other, more enjoyable activities with a woman on her back. With my life on the line you've left me no choice. A bit of advice, when I jab you with my sword, you'll feel it, you might want to quit." But Emma passes on the super sexual innuendos and distracts Hook with the compass before promptly knocking him out.
Now it's just Cora versus Emma and Snow. The princess begs to know why she so desperately wants to get to Storybrooke and Cora responds, "Because my daughter needs me, and I'm going to give her the one thing she's always wanted: your heart. Goodbye Snow." Just then, Emma lunges in front of her mother and Cora's hands wrap around our "savior's" heart. "Oh you foolish girl, don't you know? Love is weakness." But when Cora can not physically rip the heart from Emma's chest, Emma firmly says, "No, love is strength." She then pushes Cora back with a strong inner force that she (and we) never knew she had. "That is a great subject for discussion when we get home," Snow says with a smile and then grabs her daughter's hand and they jump into the swirling Lake Nostos and set off on the final leg of their quest back to Storybrooke. Mulan returns and places Aurora's heart in her chest where it belongs. Now the two girls are set to embark on their newest mission: rescue Prince Philip's soul from the wraith and return it to their beloved's body.
Storybrooke Salutations: Charming still hasn't woken up from his sleeping curse and Regina and Rumple are beginning to fear the worst. "We have to consider the possibility that when that portal opens, it wont be his family that comes through, it'll be Cora." Rumple says bluntly. So here's the new plan: find the portal where they will be coming through and destroy it. "But whoever came through would die," Regina realizes. Rumple is way ahead of her saying that no matter who were to die in the portal is would be a win-win. "If we stop Cora, you are protected from your mother's wrath, if on the other hand we stop Snow and Emma, well you become the only mother in your son's life no don't you?" Regina refuses to go along with Rumple's beyond-harsh plan explaining that she is trying to be a better and more honest mother. But of course, Rumple gets inside his former pupil's head snarling, 'If you truly want to be a good mother to Henry, to protect him, if you want to be better, prove it."
Regina tells Henry to babysit the sleeping prince and full on lies to her son's face saying that she and Rumple are going to prepare for Snow and Emma's safe arrival back to Storybrooke. In reality she and Rumple travel down into the dwarves' mines and steal all of the magic from the diamonds they discovered a few weeks back. Rumple and Regina travel to the middle of the forest until they reach a well. Rumple explains that this is the portal that will connect to Fairytale Land, "This is where things once lost will return to us." The dynamic duo summons all their wicked powers and send some bright green and very intimidating lightning down into the well. "Doesn't matter who comes through now, no one can survive this," Rumple mutters darkly. Henry arrives at the well and pleads with his mother to stop this curse, and after making her feel super guilty, ("You said you wanted to change, to be better, this is how.") Regina absorbs all of the dark magic and lifts the curse they set on the well.
It seems like it's too late but then all of the sudden, Emma and Snow hop out of the well and Henry rushes forward to greet his biological mother and grandmother. Emma and Regina share a sweet moment and Snow rushes off to the back of Mr. Gold's shop where Charming is waiting to be awoken with true love's kiss. Snow kisses her husband all of the cuteness is restored back in Storybrooke. Emma confronts Rumple and asks why everyone considered her to be the savior, when in reality she was just a pawn in all of The Dark One's plans. Rumple reveals, "I created the curse dearie, but I didn't make you. I merely took advantage of what you are, the product of true love that's why you're powerful." Rumple then helps Emma to realize that the force that knocked Cora back was indeed magic and it looks like we've got ourselves a new potential witch on our hands.
Regina and Henry are sharing a sweet mother-son hug when Emma invites him to come with her to Granny's for dinner. Everyone leaves the room and it's clear that Regina is crushed that she was not invited to dinner with her son, considering the fact that she just saved Snow and Emma's lives. Rumple seizes the opportunity to rub salt in her wounds sneering, "Congratulations, you've just reunited mother and son, maybe one day they'll even invite you for dinner." The Charming family, Ruby and all the dwarves are happily walking down the streets of Storybrooke and all seems right in the world. But of course it's not. Off in the distance, a ship has just entered the Storybrooke harbor. Captain Hook and Cora used the dried up magical bean from the giant and traveled to this new realm, each on a mission to exact their revenge, but the people of Stroybrooke have absolutely no idea they are here.
What did you think of the Once Upon a Time winter finale? How long do you think it will be before Cora and Hook reveal their whereabouts? Think Emma and Hook would be a hot couple? Cast your spell in the comments below!
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Baffled by Bach? Puzzled by Puccini? Yet still wanting to discover what classical music is all about? Here are suggestions for ten of Echo features writer Tom King's favourite pieces of music. Together they should make anybody a convert.
Read the verdict then listen to the clips below.
1.Cello Concerto by Edward Elgar: A composition of heart-rending beauty and power, written in the aftermath of the First World War, which takes the heart and mind on a journey through shattered dreamland, yet somehow keep hope alive. Soloist Jacqueline du Pre's recording is still unchallenged.
2.Requiem, by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Mozart's last, unfinished composition faces the prospect of his own death head-on, using music to take us into the black hole of extinction, and on a journey beyond. A terrifying, exultant display of the power of music.
3.Clarinet Concerto, by Mozart: The last completed piece by my favourite composer. Gentle, serene, and deceptively simple, it distils the sweetness of life the way a bee makes honey from flowers.
4.Madame Butterfly, Act 2 Love duet by Giacomo Puccini: A musical description of a wedding night, with powerful notes of treachery as well as passion. For my money, one of the supreme moments in opera and one of the greatest accounts of love in all music.
5.Sea Interludes, by Benjamin Britten: An orchestral sequence from the opera Peter Grimes, this is a musical description of dawn breaking on the East Anglian coast. It reveals the ability of music to capture the sound, sights, light, and almost the smell, of nature.
6.Scheherezade, by Rimsky Korsakov: Suite based on the Arabian Nights that will turn even the most hard-bitten heavy metal fan into a true romantic, with its evocation of love and adventure in far-off magical places.
7.Overture to The Mastersingers of Nuremburg, by Richard Wagner: The incredible genius of Wagner shows the full power and subtlety of an orchestra, and is also a masterful prelude to the story that follows – an epic comedy about a medieval German city which is consumed by a passion for music.
8. Symphony No 7, by Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphonies are like soups, you can chuck anything into them. Seldom before or since has the symphony been on better form than in Beethoven 7, which dances from mood to mood in a succession of gorgeous melodies and sumptuous orchestrations.
9.Fantasia on Greensleeves by Vaughan Williams: Orchestral version of the folk melody which captures the essence of old England, timbered houses, open hearths, maypoles and village greens.
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Evaluation of 3APS in Patients With Mild to Moderate Alzheimer's Disease
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.
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The purpose of this Phase III study is to evaluate the efficacy and safety of 3APS compared to placebo (inactive substance pill) in patients with mild to moderate Alzheimer's disease.
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Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
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|A Phase III Study of the Efficacy and Safety of 3APS in Patients With Mild to Moderate Alzheimer's Disease
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Primary Outcome Measures:
- The two primary efficacy parameters are the change from baseline to month 18 in the Alzheimer's Disease Assessment Scale, cognitive subpart (ADAS-cog) and the clinical Deterioration Scale Sum of Boxes (CDR-SB) scores.
- The brain volume change from baseline as measured by Magnetic Resonance Imaging will also be assessed.
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Patients may be included in this study if they meet all of the following criteria:
- Male or Female (age 50 years and older): Female must be of non-childbearing potential (i.e. surgically sterilized or at least 2 years post-menopausal).
- Diagnosis of probable Alzheimer's disease based on the National Institute of Neurological and Communicative Disorders and Stroke/Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders Association (NINCDS-ADRDA criteria).
- Severity of dementia of mild to moderate degree as assessed by the Mini Mental State Examination (MMSE) performed at the screening visit.
- Patient must be living in the community with a reliable caregiver. Participant living in an assisted living facility may be included if study medication intake is supervised and participant has a reliable caregiver.
- Potential participant must be treated with conventional Alzheimer's disease therapies and must be on stable dose for at least 4 months prior to the screening visit and during the entire study period.
- Fluency in English, French or Spanish (oral and written).
- Signed informed consent from potential participant or legal representative and caregiver.
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Patients will not be eligible to participate in the study if they meet any of the following criteria:
- Potential participant with any other cause of dementia.
- Life expectancy less than 2 years.
- Potential participant with a clinically significant and/or uncontrolled condition or other significant medical disease.
- Use of an investigational drug within 30 days prior to the screening visit or during the entire study.
- Previous use of 3APS.
Patient recruitment is done by participating centers.
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Mills added as long man in bullpen
TORONTO -- The Blue Jays on Friday optioned reliever Chad Jenkins to Triple-A Buffalo to make room on the roster for lefty Brad Mills, who was claimed off waivers from the A's.
Mills, a fourth-round selection in the 2007 First-Year Player Draft, will be the long man out of the Blue Jays' bullpen, manager John Gibbons said prior to Friday's game against the Rangers.
That means Todd Redmond, who's "been pitching pretty damn good," will be moved out of the role.
"We'll give Redmond a little more work," said Gibbons. "We'll get him in some tougher situations and see what he does."
Mills made his big league debut for the Blue Jays in 2009, but he has moved around a bit in recent seasons. He was traded to the Angels in 2011 and claimed off waivers by the Rangers last season. Texas released Mills on July 18 of last season.
Mills has a career record of 4-4 with a 6.98 ERA in the Major Leagues. He signed with Milwaukee before this season and pitched to a 4-2 record and a 1.56 ERA for Triple-A Nashville. Mills was then acquired by Oakland for cash considerations in June, and he went 1-1 with a 4.41 ERA for the A's.
"He's a left-hander, a strike thrower, he can fit the long role for us," said Gibbons. "He adds some depth."
To make room on the 40-man roster, the Blue Jays designated pitcher Deck McGuire for assignment.
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"TELUS' $1.3 million investment will enhance our world-class wireless network and improve Internet speeds for businesses and households right here in High Level," said Glen Lovas, TELUS general manager of Customer Solutions Delivery for the community. "TELUS is committed to making investments in infrastructure and technology to better serve our customers and communities. We are deeply grateful for the hard work and outstanding commitment of our local team members and retirees and for the support of our customers."
This significant investment is part of $2 billion in infrastructure upgrades being made across Alberta through 2014 and builds upon the $26 billion TELUS has already invested in operations and technology throughout the province over the last 10 years.
TELUS' commitment also extends to supporting local charities and community organisations.
"As important as our infrastructure investments are to our success, our commitment to local community organisations is near and dear to our hearts. TELUS believes deeply in the symbiotic relationship between the success of business and the welfare of our communities," continued Lovas. "We embrace a simple philosophy – we give where we live – and we take great pride in the social outcomes we are helping to realize. Since 2000, our TELUS family of 14,000 employees and retirees in Alberta has donated over $82 million and, more importantly, volunteered 1.2 million hours, with our hearts and our hands, to community and charitable organisations. Additionally, the TELUS team will contribute a further $10 million to local, grassroots community projects in 2012."
In addition to our investment in High Level, TELUS will connect 18 remote and geographically challenging Alberta communities to broadband Internet. By the end of 2012, TELUS will connect Bear Canyon, Blue Ridge, Brocket, Bruce, Donalda, Ferintosh, Hays, Holden, Hussar, Jarvie, Keephills, Marlboro, Pickardville, Walsh, Waterton Park, Mulhurst, Seba Beach and Wildwood. By 2014 we will connect a further 37 communities to ensure citizens have access to high speed Internet.
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In support of our philosophy to give where we live, TELUS, our team members and retirees have contributed more than $260 million to charitable and not-for-profit organizations and volunteered 4.2 million hours of service to local communities since 2000. Eleven TELUS Community Boards across Canada lead TELUS' local philanthropic initiatives. TELUS was honoured to be named the most outstanding philanthropic corporation globally for 2010 by the Association of Fundraising Professionals, becoming the first Canadian company to receive this prestigious international recognition.
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We provide authorized personnel with advice and assistance in completing the necessary Immigration and Naturalization Service forms for their needs. Please make an appointment to discuss your particular circumstances with an attorney or immigration specialist.
Some of the typical Immigration and Naturalization questions we encounter are:
- Am I a U.S. Citizen?
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U.S. citizenship is conferred through the location of person's birth, or through their parents citizenship status. If you were born in the United States, its territorial seas or Puerto Rico, Guam or the U.S. Virgin Islands, you are a U.S. citizen and your birth certificate is your proof of citizenship.
For persons born outside of those areas, your citizenship is conveyed at birth through your parents. Generally, although born abroad, you will be an U.S. citizen if:
- Both parents are U.S. citizens at the time of your birth; and at least one of your parents lived in the United States at some point in their life.
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- That parent was the only surviving parent OR that parent had legal custody AND
- You were under 18 when they naturalized; you were not married; and you became a lawful permanent resident before your18th birthday.
- Effective February 27, 2001 – One parent becomes naturalized; AND You were under 18 on February 27, 2001 AND at the time the first of your parents naturalized; you were not married; and you became a lawful permanent resident before your 18th birthday.
In the situations above you may obtain a passport as evidence of citizenship. You may also file an Application for Certificate of Citizenship (N-600) with the USCIS to obtain proof of citizenship.
Adopted children also become U.S. citizens under the Immigration and Naturalization Act. In order to obtain U.S. citizen status from your adopted parents the following requirements must be met:
- Both adopted parents are citizens or become citizens AND
- You were adopted before the age of 16; are in the United States as a lawful permanent resident; are in the custody of your adopted parents; and, if applicable, under the age of 18 when your parent(s) become naturalized.
- Effective February 27, 2001 – One adopted parent is a U.S. Citizen AND You were adopted before the age of 16; are in the United States as a lawful permanent resident; are in the custody of the citizen adopted parent; and if that parent is naturalized, you were under the age of 18 on February 27, 2001 and at the time the first of your parents became naturalized.
In the situations above, as an adopted child you may obtain a passport as evidence of citizenship. You may also file an N-600K Application for Citizenship and Issuance of Certificate under Section 322 with the USCIS to obtain proof of citizenship.
Can I become a U.S. citizen?
There are a number of different categories under which a Lawful Permanent Resident may qualify to become a U.S. Citizen. You may be eligible for citizenship if:
- Have been a permanent resident (green card holder) for at least 3 years ;
- Have been living in marital union with the same U.S. citizen spouse during such time;
- The U.S. citizen spouse must have been a U.S. citizen for the same 3 years; or
- You have qualifying service in the U.S. Armed Forces
- "Qualifying Service" consists of 1 year service on active duty while in a Lawful Permanent Resident status OR any length of service on active duty during time of war regardless of resident status.
Additional requirements include that a person must be of good moral character; able to read, write and speak the English language; AND demonstrate a knowledge and understanding of the history and form of government of the United States.
To become a citizen, you must file an Application for Naturalization (N-400) with the USCIS at the USCIS Service Center responsible for your state. In addition to filing the N-400, if you have any military service you will have to complete formN-426. All forms including pictures and fingerprints need to be mailed by the command representative to the following address:
- U.S. Department of Homeland Security
- Citizenship and Immigration Services
- Nebraska Service Office
- P.O. Box 87426
- Lincoln, NE 68501-7426
Once the interview is completed satisfactorily and all other open issues are addressed, the USCIS will provide you a date and time for you to take the Oath of Allegiance and become a U.S. citizen.
How long will it take for me to become a citizen once I file?
The time from filing your N-400 to becoming a citizen depends upon the part of the country in which you reside. The application turnaround time currently runs between one (1) and two (2) years for naturalization applications submitted directly to the USCIS. Active Duty service members with "Qualifying Military Service" filing with the assistance of their command can expect a four (4) to eight (8) month turnaround from filing to naturalization.
Will the military help me become a citizen?
Under an agreement between the USCIS and the Department of Defense, the military services will take responsibility for the initial processing of naturalization applications submitted under the "qualifying military service" naturalization category for their service members. Service members still need to prepare an Application for Naturalization (N-400). Additionally, you will need to prepare an USCIS form N-426 – Request for Certification of Military or Naval Service that is available through your command or the Legal Service Office.
Navy commands will follow the guidance in NAVADMIN 113/08 and the procedures in the Navy Immigration Guide for processing a service member's application for naturalization. Briefly, your command will review the application; obtain a certification of military / naval service; schedule an appointment for finger printing; and forward the entire package to a specified USCIS processing facility for military applications. Unlike the normal application, the processing facility for military applications does not depend on where the service member is stationed.
It is expected that the time from filing the application until citizenship is granted under the military application processing procedures will be between four (4) to eight (8) months.
These procedures are only available to Active Duty Service Members and members of the Selected Reserve of the Ready Reserve.
What relatives can I bring to the United States?
Which relatives you may bring into the United States as Lawful Permanent Residents and how soon they are admitted depends upon your citizenship status and their degree of relationship to you. To be admitted as a Lawful Permanent Resident (LPR), your relative must either qualify as a "immediate relative" or as a "family-sponsored preference immigrant." Individuals eligible for "immediate relative" status will not be required to wait for a quota to be permitted to immigrate to the United States.
The only immediate relatives recognized by United States immigration law are:
- Unmarried children under age 21 of United States citizens;
- Spouses of United States citizens; and
- Parents of United States citizens age 21 and over.
Any delay in immediate relatives being granted an immigrant visa can be attributed to a backlog in the processing of immigrant visas at the U.S. Embassy in their country. Generally, countries in which large numbers of people are attempting to immigrate to the United States will have longer processing time than those with few people interested in immigrating. Waits as long as 8 to 9 months are possible.
Individuals not in the "immediate relative" classification may still be petitioned into the United States if they fit into one of the 4 classes of "family-sponsored preference immigrants" but these individuals must wait for a quota.
The four classes of family-sponsored preference immigrants are:
- First Preference: Unmarried children age 21 and over of United States citizens;
- Second Preference A and B:
- Spouses and unmarried children under age 21 of LPRs
- Unmarried children age 21 and over of LPRs;
- Third Preference: Married children age 21 and over of United States citizens; and
- Fourth Preference: Brothers and sisters of adult citizens (adult = 21 and over).
Only a certain number of family-sponsored preference immigrants are permitted to immigrate to the United States each year. Because of this quota system, their wait before entry includes the time required to obtain a quota as well as that attributed to processing at the embassy. This wait can be 4 years or more and a listing of the delay for each category can be found in the Visa Bulletin published by the U.S. Department of State.
The immediate relative and preference categories are the only family relationships recognized by United States immigration law as capable of conferring Lawful Permanent Resident status. No other relative categories (grandparents, grandchildren, aunts, uncles, etc.) may allow for sponsorship to immigrate and achieve Lawful Permanent Resident status.
My family is in the family-sponsored preference category – is there anything the Legal Service Office or military can do to get them here sooner?
Unfortunately, there are no provisions under the Immigration and Naturalization Act that allow service members to bypass the quota system and gain expedited entry for their relatives.
How do I bring my relatives into the United States?
To sponsor an alien relative into the United States, you will need to file a Petition for an Alien Relative (USCIS form I-130) with the Chicago Lockbox responsible for the state where you reside.
If you were admitted to the United States as a Lawful Permanent Resident under the diversity visa program and you had a spouse and/or children at the time, special procedures apply for their entry. Please make an appointment to speak with an attorney.
I want to marry a foreign national and have them become a Lawful Permanent Resident – what do I need to do?
There are three different options that are available for making a spouse a Lawful Permanent Resident, these depend upon the location of the alien and your citizenship status. They are:
- Petition the spouse into the United States based upon a marriage overseas;
- Adjustment of status based upon marriage or spouse lawfully present in the United States; or
- Filing a petition by a U.S. citizen to have their fiancé come to the United States for marriage.
Procedures differ somewhat depending on whether such marriages take place overseas or in the United States. If the couple is stationed overseas, obtaining LPR status requires consular processing of the alien spouse's application for an immigrant visa. If the couple resides in the United States, the alien spouse files for adjustment of status at a local USCIS District Office.
Marriage to a United States citizen leads to "immediate relative" status, which eliminates any waiting line to apply for Lawful Permanent Resident status. There are no numerical limitations placed on the immigration of immediate relatives of U.S. citizens to this country. The waiting period for spouses of a Lawful Permanent Resident, who must rely on the family-sponsored preferences, for immigration is significantly longer.
- Overseas Marriages to Foreign Nationals – Applying for an Immigrant Visa
Bring the spouse into the U.S. based upon an overseas marriage to foreign national is a five-step process, consisting of:
- Service approval;
- Petition for alien relative (I-130);
- Overseas processing of the immigrant visa;
- Entry into the United States; and finally,
- Removal of "Conditional Status," if necessary.
Service Approval
An important first step in the marriage of a service member to a foreign national outside the United States is to obtain Military Service approval. The marriage of Naval personnel to a foreign national outside the United States is governed by MILPERSMAN Section 5352-030. The Army and Air Force have similar regulations. These regulations require that all members planning to marry a foreign national will submit an application for permission to marry to their area commander or a designated representative. This is required regardless of whether the service member is stationed overseas or only traveling there to get married. As part of the application process, the alien spouse will receive a medical screening and a background investigation.
If you are planning on marrying a foreign national outside the U.S. please make an appointment to see a legal assistance attorney.
Petition for Alien Relative (I-130)
The first step after your marriage is to file a "Petition for Alien Relative, Form I-130," to establish the appropriate relative qualification on behalf of the alien spouse. On this form, the United States citizen or Lawful Permanent Resident is the petitioner, and the alien spouse is the beneficiary. This form should be filed at the nearest United States Consulate or at the Chicago Lockbox having jurisdiction over where petitioner will be residing. The documents to be filed with the I-130 include the marriage certificate (with certified translation, if necessary), and the current filing fee. If USCIS approves the Form I-130, it is then forwarded to the National Visa Center.
Processing the Immigrant Visa
Once the Form I-130 is approved, the National Visa Center will notify the applicant who will complete the Instructions for Immigrant Visa Applicants. When the case is complete, an appointment package is sent to the agent or the applicant. The appointment package gives the applicant an interview date and tells you the specific requirements of the visa. It includes instructions on where to go to have the required medical examination. During the interview process, an ink-free, digital fingerprint scan will be taken. Some visa applications require further administrative processing, which takes additional time after the visa applicant's interview by a Consular Officer. The sponsor will also need to execute an Affidavit of Support (Form I-864) for the beneficiary. When all the information is gathered, the Consulate schedules an interview with the couple. This is normally brief and addresses only the marital relationship and any grounds for exclusion such as conviction of a serious crime. No judicial review is available for consular denials of immigrant visas. If the beneficiary (alien spouse) also wants to have his children admitted, a separate Petition for Alien Relative, Form I-130 must be processed for each child.
Obtaining LPR Status in the United States
If the visa is approved by the Consulate, it is usually valid for only 6 months. Failure to travel to a U.S. port of entry for admission leads to expiration of the Immigrant Visa. The alien spouse must travel to a United States entry point to receive Lawful Permanent Resident status from the USCIS. If the couple has been married for at least 24 months, then the alien spouse receives full Lawful Permanent Resident status. If not, then the spouse receives permanent resident status on a conditional basis for a two-year period. He or she is a full permanent resident in all respects—eligibility for employment, ability to travel freely in and out of the United States, accumulation of time toward compliance with residence and physical presence requirements for naturalization as a U.S. citizen—but that residence is subject to termination within two years after it is granted if the marriage is terminated by divorce or annulment during that period, or the marriage is determined to be a sham. This conditional status must be removed by petition to the USCIS Form I-751.
In general, the following is required.
- Passport(s) valid for six months beyond the intended date of entry into the United States
- Birth certificate
- Police certificate from all places lived since age 16
- Medical examination
- Evidence of financial support – a completed Affidavit of Support (I-864, I-864 EZ or
- I-864W,as appropriate) from petitioner / sponsor is required.
- Application for Immigrant Visa and Alien Registration, Form DS-230, both Part I and Part II
- Two immigrant visa photos
- Proof of the marriage and the husband / wife relationship
- Payment of immigrant processing fees, as explained below
Documents in foreign languages should be translated. See Applicant Documents for more specific information about requirements. The consular officer may ask for more information.
Take clear, legible photocopies of civil documents, such as birth and marriage certificates, to the immigrant visa interview. Original documents can then be returned to you.
The National Visa Center sends appointment packages to the applicant (or agent) when the U.S. citizen or lawful permanent resident sponsor filed the petition in the United States. When the sponsor files the petition overseas, the U.S. embassy or consulate abroad sends appointment packages to the applicant.
Before the issuance of an immigrant visa, every applicant, regardless of age, must undergo a medical examination which must be performed by one of a panel of doctors authorized to complete the medical examination and x-ray of U.S. visa applicants. Applicants are provided instructions by NVC.
United States immigration law requires immigrant visa applicants to obtain certain vaccinations prior to the issuance of an immigrant visa. Panel physicians who conduct medical examinations of immigrant visa applicants are required to verify that immigrant visa applicants have met the vaccination requirements. See IV Vaccination Requirements for the list of required vaccinations and additional information.
- Adjustment of Status for Marriages to Foreign Nationals in the United States
If the petitioner provides an e-mail address and a cell phone number, they will be notified on both types of electronic notification. USCIS will notify them within 24 hours of accepting the petition for processing. The message will provide a receipt number and information on how to make a status inquiry. This notification will NOT constitute official notice of acceptance, however. ONLY the I-797C receipt constitutes official notice of receipt.
During the duration of an application for adjustment, the applicant is generally authorized to remain in the United States, and is ordinarily not considered "illegally" or "unlawfully" within this country.
The following forms are required :
- Petition for alien relative (I-130)
- I-131 (Travel Authorization) *
- I-765 (Employment Authorization)
- I-693 (Report of Medical Examination)
- I-485 (Application for permanent residence)
- I-864 (Affidavit of Support) **
- G-325A (Biographical Data) ***
- G-1145 (E-Notification of Application/Petition Acceptance)
* - There is no cost if filed with the I-130 package. If filed separate the filing fee for each form will have to be paid.
** - There is no cost to file this form. However, this Form legally obligates the U.S. citizen to support the sponsored alien relative until the alien has worked 40 qualifying quarters under the Social Security Act, becomes a citizen of the United States, dies, or permanently leaves the U.S. It will also end if the sponsor dies, divorce, desertion or abandonment do not count. If the sponsored individual goes on welfare before one of the above 4 events take place the agency granting the benefit, the individual, the city, county, state or fed CAN file suit in court to reclaim the money.
*** - There is no cost to file this form. You need to submit 2 copies one for each individual.
Petition for Alien Relative (I-130)
The Petition for Alien Relative, Form I-130 process is similar to that for overseas consular processing of the immigration visa. It should be filed at the USCIS District Office where the couple resides. The document to be filed with the I-130 include the marriage certificate (with certified translation, if necessary) and pay the current filing fee. USCIS approval of the I-130 filed by the United States citizen spouse qualifies the alien spouse to apply for permanent residence. The I-130 Petition is typically submitted concurrently with the Application for Permanent Residence (Form I-485) when the couple is already in the United States.
Application for Permanent Residence (Form I-485)
Instead of applying for an immigrant visa to enter the United States for admission as a Lawful Permanent Resident, the alien spouse files an Application for Permanent Residence (Form I-485) to the following address:
- U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
- PO Box 805887
- Chicago, IL 60680-4120
The Form I-485 addresses many of the same issues and requests much of the same documentation as the OF-230 discussed above, such as evidence of employment of the spouses, criminal history if any, the mental and physical status of the applicant (Form I-693) and the status of the marital relationship. As with the overseas processing, the sponsor will also need to execute an Affidavit of Support (Form I-864) for the beneficiary. An USCIS examiner will interview the couple on all of these issues.
Once the applicant has filed the adjustment application, the applicant must stay in the United States until the application is finally decided. If the applicant leaves the U.S. (except under a grant of advance parole), the application will be considered withdrawn. This is true even if accompanying a military spouse on overseas orders. However, if the military spouse is a citizen, it may be possible to expedite the naturalization of the nonmilitary alien spouse. Please make an appointment to see an attorney. A grant of advance parole by USCIS to depart the U.S. gives permission to return to the US. to resume applying for permanent residence. However, if an alien is subject to a ground of inadmissibility such as a criminal conviction or being unlawfully present in the United States for more than 180 days, he should be advised that advance parole may not guarantee a return to the U.S. to resume applying for permanent residence. Again, if the couple has been married less than two years at the time the Form I-485 is approved, the alien spouse is granted LPR status on a conditional basis, and they must petition for removal of the conditions.
- Petition for Alien Fiancé(e)
Service members who are U.S. citizens stationed in the United States may also file what is known as a Petition for Alien Fiancee (Form I-129F) to bring an alien fiancé(e) to the United States. This form has the same purpose as the I-130 – to bring someone into the United States. The difference is that with the I-129F, the couple is not yet related by marriage. To qualify, the couple must have met in person within two years of filing the Form I-129F and the couple must marry within 90 days of the fiancé(e) entering the United States. The two exceptions to meeting within the prior two years are: (1) if meeting would violate the strict and long-established customs of the foreign culture or social practice of the fiancé(e); or (2) the requirement to meet in person would result in extreme hardship. During the ninety-day period leading up to his marriage, the alien is authorized to engage in employment.
Following the couple's marriage, the procedures are the same as discussed above for an adjustment in status for marriages in the United States. Within 90 days after marrying, the alien spouse should apply for adjustment of status to LPR status by filing the Application for Permanent Residence (Form I-485) to obtain conditional LPR status. Conditional Lawful Permanent Resident status should be removed by applying to remove the conditional status within two years by filing Form I-751.
What is an "Affidavit of Support," and why do I need it?
The Form I-864 Affidavit of Support is a required part of both the overseas consular processing for an immigrant visa (Form OF-230) and the adjustment of status (Form I-485) processing for bringing alien spouses to the United States to become Lawful Permanent Residents. To determine the minimum income requirement needed to complete Form I-864 go to I-864P. The Affidavit of Support is a tool that Congress has mandated to ensure that aliens do not become "public charges." Anyone immigrating through a family visa petition must have an affidavit of support (Form I-864) properly submitted, or the person will be inadmissible as a public charge. This Form I-864 legally obligates the United States citizen to support the sponsored alien relative until the alien relative becomes a citizen of the United States or until the alien has worked 40 qualifying quarters under the Social Security Act, dies, or permanently leaves the U.S. It will also end if the sponsor dies.
The sponsor's obligation does not end because of divorce, because the immigrant disappears and doesn't communicate with the sponsor, or for other personal reasons. It does end if the sponsor dies, although the sponsor's estate may have to pay obligations that arose before the sponsor died. The level of support required is 125% of the federal poverty guidelines (100% for military families).
If the alien relative is forced to go on public assistance, the agency providing the assistance may compel reimbursement from the United States citizen sponsor of any money paid out in public assistance in a federal court action as well as seek enforcement of future support. In addition, the terms of the law creating the Affidavit of Support obligations appear to provide for entitlement in the alien's own right to compel support in a court of law. Only naturalization or 40 qualifying quarters of work by the alien terminates the support obligation.
My spouse was admitted in a "Conditional Status," how do I get that changed to unconditional?
If the alien spouse was given conditional resident status, both spouses must file the Petition to Remove the Conditional Basis on Residence (Form I-751) within 90 days preceding the second anniversary of the alien spouse's receiving conditional permanent resident status. The one exception relates to conditional residents who are outside the U.S. during this 90 day period pursuant to U.S. government orders. Such aliens may file their petitions within 90 days after they return to the United States.
The USCIS regional service center reviews the Form I-751 filed by the alien and the alien's spouse to determine whether to waive the interview required by the Act. If satisfied that the marriage was not for the purpose of evading the immigration laws, the regional service center director may waive the interview and approve the petition. If not so satisfied, then the regional service center director forwards the petition to the district director having jurisdiction over the place of the alien's residence so that an interview of both the alien and the alien's spouse may be conducted. The Form I-751 process will then conclude with an interview with an USCIS examiner who is seeking to verify the validity of the marriage and ensure that the marriage was not entered into solely for an immigration purpose. As long as the marriage is valid, USCIS will remove the conditional status and the alien will become an LPR without conditions.
A failure to jointly file the Form I-751 and appear together for the Form I-751 interview before an USCIS examiner may result in an automatic termination of the spouse's LPR status, unless the alien spouse is able to establish that he should be excused from the requirement to jointly file the Form I-751. The alien spouse then begins to accrue unlawful presence as of the date the conditional status as a Lawful Permanent Resident expires and may be placed by USCIS in proceedings before an immigration judge to remove him from the United States.
How do I get a U.S. passport?
If you will be traveling outside the United States, whether on military orders or on holiday, you will probably need a U.S. passport. The passport identifies you as a United States citizen in foreign nations and allows you to freely re-enter the country upon your return. U.S. Passports are issued by a component of the United States Department of State. The Consular Affairs Bureau has a Web site providing answers to frequently asked questions about getting a passport. In general, however, if you do not already have a passport, you will need to apply in person by submitting the Form DS-11. There are several locations around the country where you can submit your passport application, including with the clerk of many courts and even some post offices. There is also a passport office search engine that will determine if there is a facility that accepts passports at your location. Those individuals only needing to update their passport may do so by mail by submitting a Form DS-82 to the Passport Agency.
In some cases, if you are being assigned overseas, you or your dependents will be issued an official no-fee passport for use. Special requirements apply to use of this document and the State Department has answers to the most frequently asked questions about Military No-Fee Passports.
Helpful Documents
- All Hands article on immigration
- ASC Site location, hours, address
- Check List for Application for Naturalization based upon Military Service
- PSD Checklist
- Cover Letter for Facilitated Military Application for Naturalization, Form N400
- Fingerprint Scheduling NATZ letter
- Immigration and Naturalization 8 USCS 1101-1537
- U.S. Navy Guide to Naturalization Applications Based upon Qualifying Military Service (8 U.S.C. 1439 and 1440)
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