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Five hip replacement patients file lawsuit against device manufacturer, DePuy Orthopedics

Five hip replacement patients from Chicago who received a DePuy Orthopedics ASR hip implant have filed product liability lawsuits against DePuy Orthopedics accusing DePuy of failing to recall the medical device even though there was mounting evidence that the hip implant device was defective reports ABC 7 News.

Seattle DePuy Hip Replacement LawyerPatients with the DePuy ASR hip implant have had complications higher than implants manufactured by other companies. Besides complications such as severe hip pain dislocations and fractures, some patients have had metal poisoning, metallosis, caused when metal-on-metal of the device releases cobalt and chromium ions into the surrounding tissue and blood stream.

The complications require that patients have their hip implant removed and a new device installed. This is called a revision. The outcome of a second surgery is generally not as positive as the first surgery was initially because of necrosis of the surrounding tissue and bone loss.

Though DePuy pledges to compensate patients for the medical co-pays when they have a revision surgery, many patients have sought legal help by filing a product liability lawsuit which asks for damages for an individual’s medical costs, rehabilitation costs, pain and suffering, and loss of income as well as other damages.

This information is provided by Washington Injury Attorney blog, a service of The Farber Law Group. If you have a recalled DePuy implant,ASR XL Acetabular System or ASR Hip Resurfacing System, contact The Farber Law Group, a personal injury and product liability law firm who is knowledgeable about your rights when it comes to seeking compensation for a defective DePuy hip implant.

Herbert G. Farber, the firm’s founder, has undergone two hip implant surgeries, one in the past year, and is extremely knowledgeable the procedure, rehabilitation and medical devices.
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He wasn't the flashiest or the feistiest player in college football this year, but Wisconsin running back Ron Dayne proved to be the sturdiest when he won the Heisman Trophy by nearly a 2-to-1 margin at the Downtown Athletic Club tonight.

The soft-spoken Dayne, who broke 1998 Heisman Trophy winner Ricky Williams's Division I-A rushing record this season, had a few middling performances early but ran faster and farther as the season wore on while several of his competitors stumbled. Florida State wideout Peter Warrick, Dayne's main rival and the player who many considered the best player on the field, was arrested on theft charges in October, forcing him to miss two games. In the meantime, Dayne rushed for more than 200 yards in three of his final four games.

He was a heavy favorite going into to tonight's ceremony, although his eyes still grew watery when his name was announced.

"I didn't know what to do--shake the finalists' hands or go hug my coach or carry him around or go grab my uncle and carry him on my shoulders," said Dayne, whose landslide win included 586 first-place votes. Georgia Tech's Joe Hamilton finished second with 96 first-place votes.

"I wish I could say I was calm as could be--I was shaking. I tried to move away from [Marshall's Chad Pennington] because I didn't want him to see how hard my leg was shaking."

Warrick finished sixth in the balloting, and leaving four quarterbacks as Dayne's competition. Hamilton, Pennington, Purdue's Drew Brees and Virginia Tech's Michael Vick were all present, with Vick being the first freshman invited to a televised Heisman ceremony. Vick finished third in the voting with 25 first-place votes, tying Herschel Walker (1980) and Clint Castleberry (1942) for the best finish by a freshman. No freshman or sophomore has ever won the Heisman, which has been presented since 1935.

Throughout the ceremony, Vick seemed thrilled just to be considered for the award and to be in New York with the other finalists. At 19 years old, he is too young to have ever seen Walker play, but he realized what great company he is in.

"This is another dream come true for me," said Vick, who has had a fantasy season leading the No. 2 Hokies to an undefeated record and a Jan. 4 Sugar Bowl berth. "I never imagined that I would be here this year. Hopefully, if we can continue to be successful, I can continue to come back."

Vick said he was surprised that Warrick did not finish among the top vote-getters, noting that he would have given up his place to him if necessary. Although, like all the other candidates, had the most words of praise for the 5-foot-10, 254-pound Dayne.

Dayne has accomplished much both on and off the field, including helping to raise his 2-year-old daughter, Jada, who was here tonight. His own childhood in nearby New Jersey was shattered when his parents divorced amid problems of drug abuse and domestic violence and forced him and his sister to move in with his aunt and uncle when he was 15 years old. Tonight Dayne dedicated his new trophy to his uncle, Rob Reid, who was here tonight along with his aunt, his mother and girlfriend Alia Lester.

Still, his biggest supporter seemed to be Jada, who pointed to her father several times throughout the ceremony. Her presence seemed to push Dayne to show more emotions than he expected and deliver a longer speech than he had planned.

"She liked the trophy a lot because it sticks its hands out, she liked the picture on the wall because they won the trophy too," Dayne said, laughing. "She means everything to me, if I'm having a bad day, a bad practice or something, I can come home and se her and forget all about it."

Dayne led the Badgers (9-2) to a Big Ten Conference title and a second straight Rose Bowl berth, breaking Williams's record--which Williams set last year by breaking Tony Dorsett's 22-year-old record--by 118 yards with a 216-yard day in a 41-3 win over Iowa. Over his college career, he has made 1,115 carries for 6,397 yards and 63 touchdowns and collected an armful of awards, winning the AP College Player of the Year, the Walter Camp, Maxwell and Doak Walker awards in the last two weeks.

Rare Territory for Vick

Virginia Tech quarterback Michael Vick's third-place finish in last night's Heisman Trophy voting tied him for the highest finish by a freshman. The top freshman finishes:

Player Pos. Year Finish

Michael Vick, Virginia Tech QB 1999 3rd

Herschel Walker, Georgia RB 1980 3rd

Clint Castleberry, Georgia Tech RB 1942 3rd

Buddy Young, Illinois RB 1944 5th

Marshall Faulk, San Diego St. RB 1991 9th

Emmitt Smith, Florida RB 1987 9th

Thomas McWillliams, Miss. State RB 1944 10th

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Val Ackerman is stepping down as president of the WNBA, a position she has held since the league's inception in 1996, the Sports Business Daily reported yesterday.

Ackerman joined the NBA as an attorney in 1988, and served as a special assistant to Commissioner David Stern. She later became the league's vice president of business affairs. Numerous sports marketing sources told the newspaper, published by Street & Smith's Sports Group, of Ackerman's decision to leave the WNBA.

* SOCCER: Inter Milan, Chelsea and AC Milan stayed perfect yesterday as the European Champions League group stage reached the halfway mark.

Chelsea converted first-half headers from John Terry and Eidur Gudjohnsen, defeating CSKA Moscow, 2-0, at Stamford Bridge in London for its third victory. Chelsea Manager Jose Mourinho is undefeated in 14 straight Champions League matches, which includes last season with champion Porto.

English league leader Arsenal was held to a 2-2 draw at Greek champion Panathinaikos. Thierry Henry gave Arsenal a 2-1 lead in the 74th, but Emmanuel Olisadebe got the equalizer in the 82nd.

* COLLEGE BASKETBALL: The NCAA has granted the academic waiver petition of Syracuse junior guard Billy Edelin, making him immediately eligible to play for the Orange. According to a release distributed by the NCAA, the membership service staff noted Edelin's recent academic improvement and the academic recovery plan presented by the institution as reasons for approval.

* HORSE RACING: The $4 million Breeders' Cup Classic is shaping up to be a doozy of a race -- even without Kentucky Derby and Preakness winner Smarty Jones.

Funny Cide, the 2003 Derby and Preakness winner, returns to the limelight as the chestnut gelding joins defending champion Pleasantly Perfect, Belmont Stakes winner Birdstone and perhaps the great mare Azeri in a field of 13 pre-entered at Lone Star Park in Texas on Oct. 30. A total of 101 horses were pre-entered yesterday for the eight-race, $14 million event billed as the World Thoroughbred Championships.

* COURTS: The former Baylor University basketball player accused of gunning down a teammate will be sent to a state mental hospital for treatment before he can be tried for murder, a judge in Waco, Tex., said. In a report, a court-appointed psychiatrist said Carlton Dotson "consistently appears to be hallucinating."

-- From News Services

Andriy Shevchenko celebrates his goal in the 31st minute that gave AC Milan a 1-0 victory over Barcelona in a Champions League match in Italy.


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When the Wii burst on to the gaming scene, followed closely by the PlayStation Move and then the Kinect, it seemed like gaming was being taken into a brave new world.

But, according to a recent survey by the gaming Web site IGN, it seems that motion controlled games aren’t of that much interest to the more serious gamer. When asked to identify the most important trait for a next-generation console, respondents said that they were just not that interested in having an innovative controller.

Peer Schneider, who is the Senior Vice President of Content and Publisher at IGN, said that gamers have hit some motion-controller fatigue.

“There’s been no evolution of those games,” he said. The first titles were dance games or exercise games, he said and have largely “firmly stayed in that realm.” While motion-control games are good for families, hard-core gamers haven’t seen titles that convince them motion-gaming has good accuracy or control.

“It’s not that they hate [these controllers],” he said of more serious gamers. “But software hasn’t sold them on being anything more than a one-generation fad.”

The survey also found that while 62 percent of respondents own a Wii, which has the heaviest focus on motion-controlled games, only 25 percent play it regularly.

That’s bad news for Nintendo, which is revealing more information about its next-generation console, the Wii U at the upcoming Electronics Entertainment Expo. Fifty-four percent of gamers said that they have no excitement or are indifferent to motion sensor gaming.

Yet while Nintendo is the only major console maker to have actually announced a new device, gamers are more excited about what Sony and Microsoft may have to offer.

Of the 62,000 IGN visitors polled by the site, 63 percent said they are considering buying a new PlayStation console from Sony; 61 percent said they would buy Microsoft’s next Xbox.

The Wii U came in with 40 percent of the vote, just ahead of a hypothetical box from the game company Valve. Gamers also said they’d be interested in a console of some kind from Apple.

Headed into E3, gamers said they were most excited about what Microsoft had to offer for the Xbox, followed by Sony and Nintendo, though they expect Xbox and Wii promoters to have the strongest presence at the show.

Having a strong message at E3 will be crucial for Nintendo, Schneider said, while the company still has time to convince people that the Wii U is as revolutionary as it was promised to be.

“As more is announced, audience thinking may shift — a good portion of the audience is confused and is not thinking about the Wii U,” he said.

Pricing will also be key for Nintendo, as those polled said that they were less willing to pay top dollar for a Nintendo console, even with much anticipated features such as improved graphics.

Improved graphics were the most important feature for gamers across the board, followed by the ability to connect to other media.

Around 22 percent of those surveyed said they use their gaming consoles to watch DVDs, while 15 percent use them to watch subscription video content and 15 percent use the devices to catch online video from places such as YouTube or Vevo.

Looking ahead, Schneider said that he expects to see some changes to the way media is consumed two console generations from now.

“There’s no doubt that the next next-generation will be all digital,” he said. The upcoming line of consoles, he expects, will be the last to rely on discs and said it seems inevitable that games will go the way of music, books and movies.

That sets up a good market for Valve, he noted, which could leverage its expertise with PC gamers and its Steam digital distribution platform to wedge itself into the brand loyalty wars.

“People are interested in seeing what Valve is willing to set on the table,” Schneider said. “Maybe console players are casting a jealous eye at PC gamers. We’ve seen a resurgence there with Diablo, Starcraft II — maybe respondents are thinking Valve can bust that open.”

More technology news:

Civilization V: Gods and Kings hands-on preview

Xbox bundle would be next step in console price wars

Apple’s next iPhone: A pair of rumors


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Dogs given up: 46th St. NE, 800 block, March 11. Responding to a report of dogs jumping a fence and showing aggressive behavior, a Humane Society officer met with the owner of two pit bulls, who agreed to surrender the underweight animals. They were taken to the shelter, where they were treated for bite wounds and skin maladies.

Dog impounded: Quintana Pl. NW, 500 block, March 9. A Humane Society officer removed a pit bull from a back yard that had no food, water or shelter.

Surgery for cats: Chesapeake St. SE, 800 block, March 8. A Humane Society officer advised a woman with two cats to have them neutered.

Adoptable cat: New York Ave. NE, 1200 block, Jan. 22. An owner who was moving surrendered a 12-year-old cat.

These cases were handled by the Washington Animal Rescue League, 71 Oglethorpe St. NW. For information, call 202-726-2556 or go to

Against a rule: G St. SE, 4600 block, March 10. A woman relinquished an 18-week-old husky mix to the league because of housing regulations.

Neither will keep: Oglethorpe St. NW, unit block, March 11. A woman surrendered a 1-year-old pit bull mix to the league because of a divorce.

Free monthly clinic: Oglethorpe St. NW, unit block, March 12. The league spayed and neutered 14 pit bull terriers.

Mega Match-a-Thon: The Washington Animal Rescue League will have dogs and cats available for adoption at an event sponsored by the ASPCA from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. March 31 and April 1. Adoption fees are $20 for cats and $40 for dogs.

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- The Washington Times - Friday, March 13, 2009

Senate OKs 2 Justice nominees

The Senate approved the nomination of two top Justice Department officials Thursday, overcoming reservations from some conservative Republicans about the choices.

David Ogden, who served in the Clinton administration, was confirmed as deputy attorney general, the department’s second-highest post, on a 65-28 vote. The final vote came after Republicans dropped a threat to filibuster over concerns about the nominee’s record on social issues and his defense of pornographers in censorship cases while in private practice.

The Senate also voted 72-20 to confirm Thomas Perrelli as associate attorney general, who oversees the department’s antitrust, civil rights and tax divisions. Another Clinton administration veteran, Mr. Perrelli also helped represent the husband of Terry Schiavo in a contentious euthanasia case.

Army dismissed 11 gays in January

The Army fired 11 soldiers in January for violating the military’s policy that gay service members must keep their sexuality hidden, according to a Virginia congressman.

Democratic Rep. James P. Moran said he has requested monthly updates from the Pentagon on the impact of the policy until it is repealed.

In a statement released Thursday, Mr. Moran said the discharged soldiers included an intelligence collector, a military police officer, four infantry personnel, a health care specialist, a motor-transport operator and a water-treatment specialist.

“How many more good soldiers are we willing to lose due to a bad policy that makes us less safe and secure?” asked Mr. Moran, a member of the House panel that oversees military spending.

Pelosi balks at new vote on pay

Congress’ automatic pay raises are in little immediate danger of being scrapped for good, even with the economy slumping and millions of Americans unemployed.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, California Democrat, on Thursday would not commit to holding a vote on a bill to do away with the annual cost-of-living increases. She pointed out that Congress recognized the economic crisis by voting this week to skip next year’s raise.

In so doing, though, lawmakers defeated a Senate measure to abolish the automatic pay increases and force them into the deep discomfort of casting actual votes to give themselves raises.

Reports question weapons programs

Costs are likely to keep growing for two of the Pentagon’s biggest weapons programs as the military pushes to field fighter jets and high-tech Army units even before fully proving the technology, according to Government Accountability Office reports released Thursday.

The reports by the government watchdog agency concluded that the Army is moving forward with the $159 billion Future Combat Systems program even though some of its technology is unproven and over budget. The Joint Strike Fighter program, which could cost $1 trillion to build and maintain about 2,500 planes, will face even higher costs if the Pentagon accelerates the program while testing continues.

The two are among the largest weapons contracts ever awarded by the Pentagon, and are potential targets for budget cuts as pressure grows on the military to lower spending and the government devotes trillions of dollars to the financial crisis.

Health official defends agency’s performance

A top U.S. health official said Thursday that his agency is working to improve protection of neighborhoods from toxic pollution, as scientists, communities and Congress accuse it of taking a path of least resistance in figuring out health hazards.

“There are things we can do better,” Howard Frumkin, director of the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, told a congressional hearing.

He said the agency is reviewing its mission and operations, but is intrinsically vulnerable to public anger and frustration. It shoulders a huge and complex responsibility to assess the health risks at Superfund cleanup sites and other hazardous waste locations, but is hindered by lack of broad expertise in scientific fields such as veterinary medicine and meteorology, by staff reductions - from 500 a few years ago to about 300 today - and by the simple fact of scientific uncertainty, Mr. Frumkin said.

“While communities expect us to provide definitive answers about the links between exposures and illnesses, even the best science sometimes does not permit firm conclusions,” he said.

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- The Washington Times - Sunday, March 22, 2009

ALMERIA, SPAIN (AP) - In the good old days of a very recent past, construction worker Antonio Montoya could afford two cars and a nice duplex for his family of six, with a sunny patio and pet canaries singing away.

Spanish real estate was booming, jobs were abundant, and as Montoya would drive past the unemployment office, he felt like he was gazing at another planet. “I would say to myself, I’d never be in that situation.”

Now, once a month, Montoya goes to that same office, catching a bus to save on gasoline, and joins the sullen, ever-growing line. He sniffs out job offers, signs for his 750-euro ($970) monthly benefit and goes back home, often to meals of leftovers.

“Imagine now, here I am at age 54, without a job,” Montoya says in disgust. “I don’t know how long I will be able to hold on.”

Almeria Province, a bone-dry patch of coastal southeast Spain, was once the setting for spaghetti westerns such as “The Good, the Bad and the Ugly.” Later it became a place to make fortunes building sun-drenched vacation homes and golf courses. High-tech greenhouses sprang up, offering Europe a year-round source of fruit and vegetables.

Now, two years after the real estate bubble burst, the province is one of the gushing wounds in Spain’s recession-plagued economy.

Almeria’s unemployment rate of 25 percent is one of Spain’s highest, and makes the nationwide figure of 13.9 percent _ already the highest in the European Union _ seem mild.

As the global meltdown worsens, it offers a glimpse of where Spain may be heading. The government says unemployment nationally will reach 16 percent this year, and some forecasters say it may approach 20 percent.

In many ways Almeria mirrored the nationwide model of construction serving a key engine of more than a decade of solid and sometimes robust economic growth, until mortgage rates rose and credit conditions tightened.

At first glance, as in much of Spain, not much seems to be wrong in Almeria, the provincial capital. At midday, bars fill with people sipping a pre-luncheon glass of vermouth or beer, restaurants are packed and movie theaters do a decent business.

But “for sale” signs hang from apartment balconies. Many storefronts are shut and their windows whitewashed. Construction sites stand half-finished and abandoned.

On the outskirts of the city lies one particularly grim example: idle cranes next to the skeletons of two high-rise apartment buildings that were to be part of a huge subdivision with the chirpy name Pueblo de Luz, or City of Light. Its developer ran out of money.

Antonio Rosal, an official of the Spanish labor federation Comisiones Obreras, says his office in Almeria simply cannot keep up with all the mass-layoff cases his office is negotiating with Spanish companies. Under Spanish law, talks with unions on severance terms are mandatory.

Hard times are nothing new to those old enough to remember the economic stagnation of General Francisco Franco’s dictatorship, when Spain’s economy was a backwater closed to modernizing influences. It would take a decade of hard work to whip Spain into shape for its 1986 admission to the European Union, the economic engine that would turn it into the world’s eighth biggest economy.

Now, Rosal said, Almeria is realizing that many low-skill workers such as construction laborers overspent on houses and cars, believing the good times would last forever, but that its economy lacked a stable core of higher-level earners who could weather bad times.

“Here we have been living the high life for 10 years, and it turns out there was not as much of a middle class as we thought,” Rosal said. “To be honest, I don’t think we will ever get back to the way things were.”

Even when he was doing well, Montoya earned just 1,200 euros ($1,550) a month. But back then his four sons, all living at home and working in construction, chipped in and life was good.

Now, all of them are jobless, and three of them, aged 17 to 32, are still in the nest.

In all, the family lives on 1,150 euros ($1,480) a month from the state. Montoya’s mortgage payment eats up nearly half the sum and still has nine years to run.

The Spanish government has promised an 11 billion euro ($14.2 billion) economic stimulus package focused on infrastructure and wants to retrain redundant building workers like Montoya.

Under a program to help unemployed homeowners, Montoya can apply to cut his mortgage payment in half and start paying off the deferred part in two years. But he is wary, saying he doesn’t want to saddle his children with debts.

The government says 800,000 families in this nation of 40 million are like Montoya’s _ everybody unemployed.

Many economists say Spain’s economic growth lacked a solid foundation because it depended so heavily on construction and related industries. These accounted for up to 20 percent of GDP during real estate’s heyday, and now Spain needs a new model based on innovation and technology rather than bricks and mortar.

“The construction industry was like a train that dragged everything with it as it crashed,” said Sandalio Gomez, an economics professor at IESE Business School in Barcelona.

Now, Gomez said, one of Spain’s biggest problems is what to do with “the brick generation” _ hundreds of thousands of jobless, low-skill construction workers, both Spaniards and immigrants.

“These are people without resources and from a social point of view this creates tremendous pressure,” he said.

The inland Almeria town of Macael is also hurting badly. Its 50 quarries export high-quality white marble worldwide, and now have fewer customers.

Manuel Lopez, 63, who has never worked in anything else, looks out over the gouged side of a mountain and wonders how construction companies and builders imagined the good times would last forever.

“People wanted luxury houses, with marble counters, but all that is over,” Lopez said.

Even at Almeria’s greenhouses, which from the air resemble a vast sea of plastic, demand is not what it used to be.

Francisco Navas, whose greenhouses grow cucumbers and zucchini on an area equivalent to seven football fields, says things are picking up now, but last year he needed a bank loan.

“Before, trucks would come and load right up. But now companies are much more cautious. They order only what they need, and if they need more, they come back,” said Navas, who employs a staff of 12, all but one of them immigrants.

Back in his nicely appointed living room _ a big step up from his previous small, subsidized apartment _ Montoya bemoans his predicament.

His bank, facing its own credit crunch, has warned him not to miss a single mortgage payment lest he be judged in arrears and put on the path to foreclosure.

“This is a difficult situation, but we keep fighting,” Montoya said. “We look for work every day.”

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- Associated Press - Monday, July 23, 2012

COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. (AP) - On a day that Vicki Santo wished had come sooner, sadness that it hadn’t never showed as she spoke of the greatness of her late husband.

“Words cannot express my sorrow that Ron Santo didn’t live to see this day, that he’s not here to give this speech,” she said Sunday as her husband, a star third baseman with the Chicago Cubs and later a beloved broadcaster for the team, was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum along with former Cincinnati Reds star Barry Larkin. “Believe me when I tell you I’d rather have Ron up here than me, but rest assured that he’s laughing at my expense to see me squirm a little bit.

“This is not a sad day, not at all. This is a very happy day,” Vicki Santo said. “It’s an incredible day for an incredible man, a man who lived an extraordinary life to its fullest. Indeed, he had a wonderful life.”

From Bill Mazeroski’s amazingly short, tear-filled acceptance speech to Phil Rizzuto’s rambling recollection of his life on and off the diamond, baseball’s highest honor always seems to produce a special impression on those directly involved.

This day was no different.

“This is unbelievable _ un-stinking believable!” the normally reserved Larkin said as he took the podium for his induction speech after fighting back tears watching his teenage daughter, Cymber, sing the national anthem.

Ron Santo didn’t live to experience the day he always dreamed of. Plagued by health problems, he died Dec. 3, 2010, at the age of 70. His long battle with diabetes cost him both legs below the knees, but he ultimately died of complications from bladder cancer.

A member of the Chicago Cubs organization for the better part of five decades as a player (1960-74) and broadcaster (1990-2010), Santo was selected by the Veterans Committee in December, exactly one year after his death.

Vicki Santo said she cried a lot while practicing her speech. Her poise was remarkable when it counted most.

“It just feels right, a perfect ending to a remarkable journey,” she said. “I’m certain that Ronnie is celebrating right now.”

So, too were his beloved Cubs. They paid a tribute of their own to Santo, clicking their heels as they jumped over the third-base line to start the bottom of the first inning at St. Louis.

In 15 major league seasons, all but one with the Cubs, Santo evolved into one of the top third basemen in major league history while hiding his illness for a decade because he thought somebody might take baseball from him if they found out.

Even though he monitored his condition in warm-ups before games and never told his teammates about his daily injections, Santo excelled, compiling a .277 batting average, 2,254 hits, 1,331 RBIs and 365 doubles in 2,243 games. He also was a tireless fundraiser for juvenile diabetes, raising more than $65 million before his death.

“He fought the good fight, and though he’s no longer here we need to find a cure for juvenile diabetes,” Vicki Santo said. “He felt he had been put here for that reason. He believed in his journey. He believed in his cause. We can’t let him down.”

Santo fought more serious medical problems after he retired as a player. He underwent surgery on his eyes, heart and bladder after doctors discovered cancer. He also had surgery more than a dozen times on his legs before they were amputated below the knees _ the right one in 2001 and the left a year later.

As a broadcaster, Santo was known for unabashedly rooting for the Cubs, a trait that endeared him to fans who never saw him play.

“I want you to know that he loved you so much, and he would be grateful that you came here to share this with him,” Vicki Santo said to a sea of fans clad in blue and red. “Ron Santo believed it’s not what happens to you in life that people may judge, but how you handle what happens to you in your life.”

Plenty of good things happened in Larkin’s life, and he delivered a litany of thank-yous to the people who helped him along his journey. None were more important than his mom, Shirley, and father, Robert, who were seated in the first row.

“If we were going to do something, we were going to do it right,” Larkin said. “Growing up, you challenged me. That was so instrumental.”

Born and raised in Cincinnati, Larkin was a two-sport star at Moeller High School and thought he might become a pro football player after accepting a scholarship to play at Michigan for Bo Schembechler. That changed in a hurry.

“He (Schembechler) redshirted me my freshman year and told me that he was going to allow me just to play baseball,” Larkin said. “Occasionally, I’d call him while I was playing in the big leagues and told him that was the best decision he made as a football coach. He didn’t like that too much.”

Drafted fourth by the Reds in 1985, despite playing just 41 games his first year Larkin finished seventh in the National League Rookie of the Year voting in 1986.

Two years later, Larkin was an All-Star with a .296 average, 91 runs scored, 32 doubles and 40 stolen bases. And with a host of older players to guide him _ Eric Davis, Ron Oester, Buddy Bell, player-manager Pete Rose, a Cincinnati native, slugger Tony Perez, and even star shortstop Dave Concepcion, the man he would replace _ Larkin’s major league career quickly took off.

“I played with some monumental figures in the game,” said Larkin, who was introduced to baseball by his dad at the age of 5. “They helped me through some very rough times as a player.”

After giving special thanks in Spanish to the Latin players that also helped mold him, Larkin heaped special praise on Rose and Concepcion.

“I wouldn’t be in the big leagues if it weren’t for Pete,” Larkin said, eliciting stirring applause from the fans, two of whom were holding a placard inscribed with “Cincinnati’s hometown heroes, Larkin and Rose.”

“And Dave Concepcion, understanding that I was gunning for his job, understanding that I was from Cincinnati, he spent countless hours with me preparing me for the game,” Larkin said. “I idolized Davey Concepcion as a kid. Thank you, my idol. My inclusion in the Hall of Fame is the ultimate validation. I want to thank you all for helping me along the way.”

Larkin, who played his entire 19-year career with the Reds, retired after the 2004 season with a .295 career average, 2,340 hits, 1,329 runs scored and 379 stolen bases.

Two inductees were honored Saturday in a ceremony at Doubleday Field. Former catcher Tim McCarver received the Ford C. Frick Award for his contributions in broadcasting, while Bob Elliott of the Toronto Sun was given the J.G. Taylor Spink Award for sports writing.

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- Associated Press - Thursday, September 11, 2014

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) - Mack Hollins has suddenly become a big-play receiving threat for North Carolina.

The former walk-on has two long touchdowns on just four catches this year. He knows that conversion rate can’t last but hopes it marks the start of a steady role in the no-huddle attack.

“Obviously I can’t expect every two times I touch the ball to score,” Hollins said. “But it feels good to get some touchdowns early on, get some catches early on and get comfortable with the offense early on before we get deeper in the season when teams have more film on us and can prepare for us better.”

Hollins, a 6-foot-3 sophomore from Rockville, Maryland, came to Chapel Hill as a walk-on before the 2012 season and was selected special teams captain last year.

He has been quick to add some offensive success to his resume this year.

In the opener against Liberty, Hollins caught a quick pass from Marquise Williams and ran 33 yards for the go-ahead score in the third quarter of a 56-29 win. He topped that a week later when he caught a deep ball from Williams for a 91-yard score - the longest by UNC in its home stadium - early in the fourth quarter of a 31-27 win against San Diego State.

It’s all earned him the nickname “Big-Play Mack” from Williams.

“I remember coming in last year, I don’t know whether he wasn’t confident in the offense or what he was doing,” sophomore receiver Ryan Switzer said, “but it’s a whole different man this year. You can see it on his face. You can see it in his demeanor. It’s really helped propel him to be one of our big-play receivers.”

Hollins earned a larger role on offense after a preseason foot injury sidelined junior T.J. Thorpe, who has missed the first two games but recently returned to full practice during the Tar Heels’ off week.

His speed and open-field burst is something this offense needs to stretch the field the rest of the season, starting next week at East Carolina.

“He’s got range,” receivers coach Gunter Brewer said. “He’s got long arms. He’s got speed. He can get in and out of a break so he’s got foot quickness. He could be the whole package because he’s willing to block, he plays on special teams.”

Hollins had nine tackles and recovered a fumble against Duke last year but didn’t have a catch. Brewer said he sensed “the light started to come on” for Hollins in the spring on offense, when he started to better understand the fast-paced scheme and didn’t have to think too much.

Hollins, who earned a scholarship before the season, said he felt the improvement during preseason camp as he better understood the offense. Now he said he spends more time reading defenses than trying to think about where he needs to line up or run his route.

“It was a long journey,” Hollins said. “I haven’t arrived where I want to be yet but I feel like I’m on the way.”

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    Hi there,

    does anyone of you have any experience with building your own CMS systems? If so, what "complexity level" was it? Any advices on how to proceed / any literature or links to read?

    Thanks! :)
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    Very, I coded my own BBCode style language parser, templating system and language parser and editor modules, including a CSS file editor.

    Unless you want a project that will take over most of your life ------- Don't!!

    And one day I might even decide that mine is finished. :)
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    Most of my life? No way! :D I was only hoping for something a little "short-termed" :D I am willing to do some system for my own needs, nothing like WP or Joomla or stuff. Just my CMS. Let's call it "coding training" :)
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    :) Mine began as a coding exercise, about fifteen years ago :) The ones there were about at that time didn't impress me that much, so I decided I could do better and at the same time develop exactly what I wanted.

    But yes it is a great way to learn all the pitfalls and how to make some thing that is secure (hopefully) and usable.

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    creating your own content management through php is good option because it is very easy to creating.
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    ya,it's a good idea.I already created a little CMS for my's simple but it helps me very much.
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    Mostly I use open source CMS systems for my websites like Wordpress.
    I've made a CMS before just a admin area but I prefer to make WP Plugins for functionality that's not in Wordpress
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    When you're writing the CMS, you consider the most obvious changes people will want to make, and centralise their configuration.
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    An excellent point, but do try to not rely on yourself to decide what they are ASK people what they would like to be able to change.

    In mine I created a "write your own BBCode" where you set your own place holder and the text that replaces it, which can of course, also be used as a "word censor".
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    Actually it depends on what are you going to create, what programming language are you going to use?
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    Open-source is limited, while they offer to much features that the customer will not need and can be confusing for them. With your own cms you can give your users/customers a lot better experience.

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    Good luck for customizing this in Magento for example.
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    How to create CMS system?
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    If you decide to create your own CMS I would suggest you to use PHP, since most of the major CMS systems use PHP such as Joomla, Wordpress
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    I think you need to think about what level you want to code at. Take PHP as an example. Do you want to create PHP code from scratch or do you want to leverage existing PHP frameworks? I have to say my developers very rarely touch PHP these days and I'm pretty sure on the review site we built the developer didn't touch a line of PHP.
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    I created a custom PHP CMS for a job-posting website a client wanted, NEVER again. There are so many free CMS frameworks that blow mine away, and I just don't have time to continuously improve my CMS like the others (Drupal, Joomla, Wordpress, Concrete 5, etc.).
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Sally Cookson's two part adaptation of Jane Eyre at Bristol Old Vic opened to strong reviews last week (20 February) with critics particularly impressed with Benji Bower's ‘dazzling score' and Madeleine Worrall's ‘powerful' performance in the title role, though some have questioned its excessive length. Jane Eyre will run at BOV until 29 March.

Kris Hallett, WhatsOnStage, 4 Stars

The two parts Jane Eyre at Bristol Old Vic is big, bold programming on the part of the always adventurous Bristol Old Vic….Sally Cookson's devised adaptation…puts one in mind of previous successful book adaptations such as the RSC's Nicholas Nicklebly. If it doesn't quite hit the scales of that work, its not through lack of ideas and vision, ultimately it boils down to a need for a firm snip on script…With a hardworking cast of just seven and three musicians (who also sometimes step into the acting arena) there is a lot of thrilling, alchemical work going on…Benji Bower's simply superlative score,… With Marshall's breathtaking vocals, swooping and haunting in equal measure, I doubt you'll be able to find a better musical score anywhere….Madeleine Worrall is superb as Jane… You leave feeling that Cookson will soon enough deliver us a stage masterpiece for the 21st century. Though Jane Eyre isn't quite it…the amount of joy, exuberance and invention at large ensures this day in the theatre is nothing if not well spent.

Lyn Gardner, The Guardian, 4 Stars

Sally Cookson's two-part four-and-a-half-hour devised staging of Charlotte Brontë's mid-19th-century novel is no plain Jane…. At its centre is Madeleine Worrall's Jane...It is a remarkable performance of startling modernity and unaffected honesty…You can say much the same of the entire show, which suffers from an occasional loss of energy in the pacing but is marked by an attention to storytelling and consistent invention….Craig Edwards puts a comic wag in the tail of Rochester's loyal dog …Benji Bower's dazzling score and arrangements, delivered with soaring purity by Melanie Marshall....The show is at its best when it is most surprising… This feels like a real ensemble. Perhaps Felix Hayes isn't quite given the opportunity needed to develop Rochester beyond the traditional 19th-century romantic antihero, but Laura Elphinstone seizes her chances... It's a marathon…but one of wistful textured beauty that reveals a true heroine who never sells us – or herself – short.

Charles Spencer, Daily Telegraph, 5 Stars

Just occasionally you go to the theatre, think in the early stages that the production is absolutely not your cup of tea, only to discover that your prejudices are being overturned and that initial dismay has given way to sheer delight…. The action is set on what looks like a modern adventure playground, constructed of wood, and featuring a raised platform, a ramp, lots of step ladders and an on-stage band… What initially drew me into the production was the wonderful music by Benji Bower ranging from folk tunes and hymns to electronic minimalism and piano passages… But what really won me over was the clarity with which the complex story is told, combined with a winning directness and lack of artifice about the performances. One is gripped throughout and there isn't a hint of Victorian fustiness. Indeed, as a stage adaptation Cookson's production can stand comparison with both the RSC's Nicholas Nickleby, and Bill Bryden's staging of the medieval mystery plays…Madeleine Worrall brings a lovely mixture of courage and hurt in the title role, and she is equally persuasive as the sometimes terrified child crying out for justice and the young woman falling in love. Felix Hayes is a memorably gruff and sardonic Rochester…and Laura Elphinstone shines…Even Rochester's dog Pilot is brought to hilarious life by the actor Craig Edwards...But the whole production is a continually absorbing achievement which makes this great but perhaps over-familiar classic seem both fresh-minted and wonderfully engaging.

Griselda Murray Brown, FT, 4 Stars

Novels have never been so popular in the theatre…the so-called "acted book" is a sure way to draw the crowds – but a hard thing to do well…Sally Cookson's vivid production of Jane Eyre at the Bristol Old Vic avoids the pitfalls …Madeleine Worrall gives a powerful performance in the title role: she is convincing whether playing a bawling infant or a passionate lover…and the dialogue feels true to the novel yet stripped back. There are moments of no dialogue at all, when movement and music drive the story forward or pause it to suggest a character's unspoken feelings. …Music underpins the production, with a grand piano, double bass, drum kit and countless other instruments on stage. Composer Benji Bower draws more on folk than classical traditions…and even includes a haunting acoustic rendition of Gnarls Barkley's pop hit "Crazy"…Aideen Malone's lighting is by turns restrained…and irresistibly beautiful, working a subtle magic with the music…This is Jane Eyre reduced to its essentials then made into something new…Cookson's production draws out an unexpected humour in Felix Hayes' grumpy Rochester, the choreographed carriage rides and the happy-clappy music ...Four hours of theatre…certainly a commitment, but playgoers who take a risk on the bold, inventive production will find that it offers rich rewards.

Eleanor Turney, A Younger Theatre

Putting a four-and-a-half-hour, two-part adaptation of Jane Eyre on the main stage at Bristol Old Vic is a brave thing to do. Seeing both of them in one day is a bit of a slog …but overall well worth the investment. ..It's a good production, and extremely well-acted, but I do question whether it justifies its length…It's great to see Bristol Old Vic supporting, nurturing and presenting new work of this scope. Cookson and her cast have created an energetic and vivid production. Madeleine Worrall's Jane is onstage for the full show, and is impressively tender and strong. ..Equally impressive is Felix Hayes as Rochester, all gruff and bearded, gradually realising his own love for Jane. Melanie Marshall, as Bertha, is superb. Her singing voice is simply stunning, and the acoustics at the Old Vic could have been designed for a voice like hers… The pared-back staging has some lovely moments, but over the course of the show it begins to feel like we've seen some of these devices before. Benji Bowers's music really elevates the piece – there are moments that drag which are lifted by the score. It complements the action beautifully, is used to great effect to build atmosphere, and is pretty much pitch-perfect…. Frustratingly, it feels like a brilliant show struggling under the weight of extraneous narrative. There's some fat to be trimmed here, but all in all it's an enjoyable and extremely well-acted show.


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Sherburn fight back to beat Snainton in Trophy thriller

Sherburn take on Snainton in the League Trophy quarter-final ''Picture by Steve Lilly
Sherburn take on Snainton in the League Trophy quarter-final ''Picture by Steve Lilly

Sherburn fought back from a goal down twice to claim a 4-3 home win against rivals Snainton in a dramatic League Trophy quarter-final.

Snainton were the better side in the first half and opened the scoring on 25 minutes through a cracking long-range shot from Rob Holt.

Early in the second half Sherburn levelled, a Mark Bean free-kick was met by Rich Malthouse, who lifted his shot over the keeper, only for Carl Sample to tap the ball in on the goalline.

Striker Ryan Collings then restored Snainton's lead with a close-range strike, but in the 80th minute Matty Whitehall levelled to take the game into extra-time.

Whitehall put Sherburn ahead early in the opening period of extra-time with a superb header, Collings then had a goal disallowed, but two minutes from time Snainton looked to have set up a penalty shoot-out when an Andy Worgan corned sailed in directly,

Sherburn refused to give up hope and claimed the winner with the final kick of the game when sub Jack Pinder volleyed in from 12 yards after fine work from Adam Spaven

Sherburn boss Andy Adamson said: "It was a very good game and we played superbly as a team, so much so that it is impossible to single out one player for man of the match.

"Snainton started well and were the better team in the first half, we came back well and were stronger in the second half and in extra-time I think our extra fitness paid off as we kept going to the end."

His opposite number Andy Holt added: "It was a great game and our man of the match was Jack Heelas."

The Fishburn Park v Itis Itis Rovers quarter-final was abandoned due to an unplayable pitch with the visitors holding a 6-1 advantage before the ref called a halt to proceedings.

Reserve League leaders Edgehill Reserves strolled to a 9-0 home win against lowly Ayton Reserves.

A Robbie Scarborough hat-trick along with efforts from Ryan Link and Benny Davis fired Edgehill into a 5-0 half-time lead.

A strong display from the hosts saw them add another four after the break through Carl Hepples, Ollie Parker, Joshua Fergus and another by Davis.

Youngsters Scarborough, Parker and Fergus were the star players for Edgehill, with Nicko Dunn man of the match for Ayton.

Scalby Reserves slipped to a 3-2 loss at home to Newlands Reserves.

The visitors opened the scoring through Lee McLoughln, but Taylor Jordan's fine strike levelled the scores after great link-up play with Dave Oxley.

In-form striker Sam Foy made it 2-1 to Scalby after the interval with a neat finish before Brandon Catherall gave away a penalty, which was converted by Aiden McCallion.

Ryan Matson scored the winner after an error from the stand-in Scalby keeper.

Dave Young was named man of the match for Newlands for a commanding midfield display.

Scalby player-boss Josh Bowmaker said: "Credit to my whole team for a great performance with only having bare 11 and a stand-in keeper."


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Comprehensive vision care | Whitten Laser Eye

The phoropter measures your eye prescription.

Both Dr. Mark Whitten and Dr. Shilpa Rose are board certified ophthalmologists offering comprehensive vision care.  Our offices are located in Chevy Chase, Md, Richmond, Va. and Charlotte Hall, Md.

Comprehensive vision care involves a variety of tests and procedures to complete a thorough examination of your eyes.  During your visit, we will be evaluating you for:

Below is a limited review of some of the testing we perform at Whitten Laser Eye.  Your exam will likely last 1-2 hours and may include dilation of your pupils.

Visual Acuity Testing

Reading the eye chart is one of the first tests we will perform.  Your visual acuity, how well you see with or without glasses, can give us an idea if you need prescription lenses.

This is the actual determination of your eyeglass prescription.  Using a phoropter and retinoscope, we can accurately measure your degree of nearsightedness, farsightedness and determine any degree of astigmatism.

Refraction is an important part of any comprehensive eye examination as it can be an early indication of a variety of eye diseases, such as:  diabetes, cataract, dry eye or keratoconus.

Ocular Motility

Ocular motility assesses eye movements.  Do your eyes move together?  We use several methods to assess proper ocular motility.  Strabismus is a common childhood motility problem, but misalignment can occur in adults as well.

Patients with thyroid disease or orbital trauma can often have ocular motility problems.

Glaucoma Testing

Eye pressure is a risk factor for the development of glaucoma.  We routinely assess your eye pressure during your exam by “applanation.”  Applanation, as opposed to an air puff, is a direct and very accurate measurement of your eye pressure taken with a blue light and a special dye.  There is no “puff.”

Increased eye pressure may be the first sign of glaucoma.  Other risk factors include:

  • Family history of glaucoma
  • Race
  • Eye pressure
  • Changes in visual field
  • Appearance of your optic nerve
  • Aberrations in nerve fibers of your retina

Slit Lamp Examination

Using a slit lamp is routine for all eye doctors.  This is a specialized binocular microscope which allows us to examine the eye and its structures under high magnification.  The slit lamp examination, in conjunction with pupil dilation,  allows your eye doctor to examine all the structures of the eye.

The slit lamp examination is integral for examination of:

  • Tear film – any evidence of dry eye?
  • Lids and lid margins – blepharitis, meibomitis are common
  • Cornea – corneal scars/corneal infections can decrease vision
  • Lens – cataracts are easily diagnosed with the slit lamp
  • Vitreous – bleeding, infection, floaters are easily seen with your eyes dilated
  • Optic nerve – evidence of glaucoma may first show up here
  • Retina – bleeding, retinal tears can be detected when your pupils are dilated

Meibomian Gland Dysfunction and Dry Eye

We are one of the few medical centers offering hi-resolution evaluation and detection of meibomian gland dysfunction (MGD) using LipiScan.  We have had tremendous success treating meibomian gland dysfunction with LipiFlow – an office based treatment for dry eye due to MGD.

Vision Correction and Refractive Surgery

During your examination we can address any concerns and questions you might have about a variety of vision correction procedures, such as:

  • Cataracts
  • Dry eye
  • Raindrop Near Vision Inlay
  • Symfony IOL
  • Premium IOL for cataract surgery

Want to make an appointment?  Call us to make your appointment (301.825.5755).

Shilpa Rose, M.D.
Vision Correction & Dry Eye Specialist

Mark Whitten, M.D.
Vision Correction Surgeon
LASIK, Cataract & Raindrop

The material contained on this site is for informational purposes only and is not intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Always seek the advice of your physician or other qualified health care provider.

These are surgical procedures and results may vary. While infrequent, complications can occur. Before your procedure, you will read an Informed Consent document which discusses potential complications and risks. Dr. Whitten will thoroughly review this information with you and answer your questions.

Let the people of our region know about your experience at Whitten Laser Eye. It only takes a moment to review us online!


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LW12 - Low Growing 80/20

LW12 - Low Growing 80/20

(£7.50 ex VAT)

Containing twenty one UK Native wildflower species and grasses which are suitable for areas where visibility is important, such as roadsides. This mixture contains mainly perennial species to create a permanent wildflower meadow which establishes in the first year and flowers from the second year onwards.

LW12 supports bees, butterflies and other pollinators as 88% of the wildflowers included in this mixture are recommended by the Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) as ‘Perfect for Pollinators’.

Sowing rate: 5g per sq/m

How much wild flower seed will I need?

Mixture Composition:
Birdsfoot Trefoil 1.0%, Black Medick 1.2%, Bladder Campion 0.8%, Cornflower 2.0%, Common Cat's Ear 0.8%, Cowslip 0.4%, Field Forget Me Not 1.0%, Hawkbit, Autumn 1.2%, Hawkbit, Rough 1.3%, Hoary Plantain 0.8%, Kidney Vetch 1.0%, Ladys Bedstraw 1.5%, Ragged Robin 0.2%, Salad Burnet 2.0%, Selfheal 1.0%, Sorrel, Sheep's 0.4%, Toadflax 0.2%, Wild Carrot 1.0%, Yarrow 0.2%, Yellow Rattle 2.0%, Common Bent 4.0%, Creeping Bent 4.0%, Crested Dogstail 34.0%, Sheeps Fescue 20.0%, Smooth Stalked Meadow Grass 8.0%, Timothy, Small Leaved 10.0%.

Landlife Wildflowers are a British grower and supplier of LW12 - Low Growing 80/20, wildflower plants & wildflower plug plants as well as being primarily a wild flower seed supplier. You can find almost all of our British wild flower plants and wildflower plug plants as wildflower seeds packs starting from as little as 10grams, so remember to keep sowing and growing those native British wild flowers and LW12 - Low Growing 80/20 for future generations!


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Makes 2 servings

1/2 of a sweet potato
1 can (5oz) Wild Planet Albacore Wild Tuna, undrained
1 egg
1/4 cup breadcrumbs
2 Tbsp finely chopped green onion
1/4 cup shredded carrot
1 tsp lemon zest
1 Tbsp chopped fresh parsley
Dash of ground black pepper
1 tsp olive oil

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Cut a sweet potato in half lengthwise and place one half flat side down on the parchment paper. Bake for about 40 minutes or until the sweet potato half is soft when tested with a fork. Scoop out the inside of the sweet potato half into a bowl and add the Albacore Wild Tuna, egg, breadcrumbs, green onion, carrot, lemon zest, parsley, and black pepper. Mix until combined, lightly breaking up the tuna while mixing. Place olive oil in a frying pan over medium heat. Shape about 1/4 cup of the tuna mixture into a small round cake and cook in the heated frying pan for about 2-3 minutes on each side or until golden brown. Repeat with the rest of the tuna mixture.

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  • Marine Signal Boost Kit, designed for use on boats
  • Boosts the 2G and 3G networks of most major North American carriers
  • Supports multiple phones and data devices at once

You Should Choose This Kit If

You need an all-in-one kit that can boost the 2G and 3G networks from most carriers to multiple phones and data devices simultaneously in your boat.

Will This Work For Me?

The Wilson 841246 AG SOHO 60 dB Dual-Band Marine Signal Booster Kit is a powerful signal booster system designed for use in marine applications including boats. It will boost the signal for multiple phones and data devices at the same time.  When there is a medium strength outside signal, this kit can cover areas up to 20 feet or more in front of the inside antenna.  In locations where the existing outside signal is very weak, your phone or data device will have to stay within 5 to 7 feet from the inside antenna to receive the boosted signal.  For larger yachts or if you'd also like to boost the newer 4G LTE networks, contact us for a custom system.

The Wilson Marine Kit improves the signals used for both voice calls and Internet access. In areas with a weak signal, the Wilson Marine Kit will reduce dropped calls, improve call clarity and increase Internet data speeds.

Supported Carriers

All carriers that use the standard dual band frequencies (800 MHz & 1900 MHz) for voice and 3G data, including:

  • AT&T 2G/3G/4G HSPA+ (shows as 4G on your phone)
  • Verizon 2G/3G
  • Sprint 2G/3G
  • US Cellular 2G/3G
  • Alltel 2G/3G
  • T-Mobile 2G only in most locations
  • Major Canadian Carriers 2G/3G
  • All other carriers using 800 MHz and 1900 MHz
  • Will not boost 4G LTE for any carrier

Included Items

Installation Overview

To start, figure out where you want to install the outside antenna. Mounting the outside antenna as high as possible will typically give you the best possible signal. The kit includes a 20 ft. cable for connecting the outside antenna so for sailboats that plan to mount the antenna near the top of the mast, you may need a longer cable. Contact us if you have any questions. Next, consider where you want to mount the inside antenna. The inside antenna must not be facing the outside antenna, otherwise you'll get feedback in the system. You also want as much separation, ideally vertical, as possible between the two antennas.

With a moderate strength signal, you may get a boosted signal up to 20 ft. or more from the inside antenna. However, with a very weak existing outside signal, you may need to keep your phone or data device within 5 ft. or less of the inside antenna to receive a boosted signal. So keep that in mind when choosing a place to mount the inside antenna.

The last thing to consider is where you can mount the amplifier. It must be mounted in a dry location that also receives some ventilation. The amplifier is the only component that requires power so locate it near an AC outlet (a DC adapter is available).

To install the system, follow these steps:

  1. Mount the outside antenna in your chosen location.
  2. Connect a cable and run from the antenna to the amplifier location.
  3. Connect the cable to the Outside port on the amplifier.
  4. Connect the second cable to the Inside port.
  5. Connect the other end to the inside antenna and mount the antenna.
  6. Plug in the amplifier, and you're done.

If after plugging in the amplifier, you see 2 green lights, the system is working correctly so you can use your phone like you always do. If you see one or two red lights, it means there's feedback in the system. To fix, increase the separation between the inside and outside antennas, ensure that the inside antenna is not facing the outside antenna, or turn down the gain control on the affected frequency until the red light turns green. If you see an orange/amber light, that means the outside signal from one of the nearby carriers is too strong, so you either have to turn down the gain controls or if you have a strong enough signal already, turn off the signal booster until you get to an area where you need it.

Additional Info
Additional Info
Manufacturer weBoost
System Type Wireless Coverage - can use phone as you normally do within coverage area
800 MHz: 55 dB
1900 MHz: 60 dB

Amplifier Gain Only. Does not include cables and antennas.

Coverage Area

Many variables impact the total coverage area of a signal booster system. The following are estimates only and may not be accurate in any individual situation.

Existing Signal Strength*Max Coverage Area
Strong 5 Bar Signal: 20 ft. or more from inside antenna
Moderate 3 to 4 Bar (-90 dB) Signal: 10 to 15 ft. from inside antenna
Weak 1 to 2 Bar (-100 dB) Signal: 5 to 7 ft. or less from inside antenna

*The existing signal strength from your carrier measured in the location where you would mount the outside antenna.

Connectors Amplifier has FME-Male Inside & Outside Antenna Connectors
Power Requirements 110-240 V AC, 50-60 Hz, 8 W
User and Installation Manual User and Installation Manual
Model Number 271265
Frequency Bands 800 MHz, 1900 MHz
Specific Frequency (Up/Down) 824 - 849 MHz / 869 - 894 MHz, 1850 - 1910 MHz / 1930 - 1990 MHz
Noise Figure 3.5 dB nominal / 6 dB nominal (typical downlink/uplink)
isolation > 90 dB
FCC Notice
This is a CONSUMER device.
BEFORE USE, you MUST REGISTER THIS DEVICE with your wireless provider and have your provider's consent. Most wireless providers consent to the use of signal boosters. Some providers may not consent to the use of this device on their network. If you are unsure, contact your provider. You MUST operate this device with approved antennas and cables as specified by the manufacturer. Antennas MUST be installed at least 20 cm (8 inches) from any person. You MUST cease operating this device immediately if requested by the FCC or a licensed wireless service provider. WARNING. E911 location information may not be provided or may be inaccurate for calls served by using this device.

Please note, the four largest carriers - AT&T, T-Mobile, Verizon and Sprint - and more than 90 regional carriers have given blanket consent for use of all boosters certified to the new FCC standards.


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Wildlife specialists suggest ways to improve agreement

Two bird specialists familiar with the Pennsylvania Game Commission efforts to protect wildlife from wind turbines offered cautious support, although each found things they didn’t like. A bat specialist was more critical.

Keith Bildstein, director of conservation science at the Hawk Mountain Sanctuary in Berks County, likes the draft agreement that would establish rules wind-energy developers would voluntarily follow. But he would prefer that the Game Commission impose an immediate moratorium on wind farms being built on high-risk sites, meaning places where wind turbines would be most dangerous to birds and bats.

“We need to begin development of wind power at low-risk areas,” Bildstein said.

“Do pre-construction and post-construction monitoring. Find the problems.”

He said building at intermediate-risk sites shouldn’t be allowed until post-construction monitoring is done at low-risk sites.

Surprisingly little is known about the big picture of bird migration through Pennsylvania, and most of the existing knowledge has to do with birds of prey, Bildstein said. He praised the commission for devoting research dollars to studying the migration of golden eagles.

“There will be first-class individuals involved,” he said. “We should learn a lot and avoid an environmental train wreck.”

Scott Weidensaul has written several books on birds and is active in state bird organizations such as Pennsylvania Audubon. He saluted the Game Commission for taking on “this difficult and contentious” issue.

“I think the draft guidelines are a good first step, since they bring the question of wildlife impacts to the table statewide in a way that’s not been considered before,” he said.

Weidensaul said the guidelines appear to be on the right track when it comes to migratory raptors and bats, but the lack of any requirement for pre-construction nocturnal songbird migration monitoring is disappointing. He said pre-construction monitoring ought to be a true site suitability study and not solely an information-gathering exercise.

“To me, the real question will be what happens if wind developers refused to sign on to the voluntary agreement, which unfortunately appears likely in at least some cases,” he said. “The commission has suggested it would then take legal action if there are bird or bat kills, and I’ll be very interested to see if they are able to follow up on that threat.”

William A. Capouillez, director of the Bureau of Wildlife Habitat Management, said the Game Commission plans to announce publicly which wind-energy developers sign agreements.

Michael R. Gannon, a professor of biology and bat specialist on the faculty of Penn State University’s Altoona campus, said there does not appear to be a requirement that the bat surveys be impartial. He worries that developers will hire hack consultants who can be counted on to turn in favorable results.

“As I have seen in other sites in Pennsylvania, Virginia and West Virginia, developers hire the same individuals again and again who submit virtually the same documents on how wind development at any of the areas in question will not have any effect on bat populations,” Gannon said.

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Of The Patriot-News

28 February 2007

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After having been trolling for salmon on Winni. for over 30 years without ever catching much, last year Dan (ishoot308) showed me how it's done. As it turned out I didn't have much time to fish last year, but thanks to Dan's suggestions and advice I had more success this year than ever before. And, I caught my first rainbow trout ever. The fish I caught this year were all very healthy with no signs of stress or shortage of food. I'm already looking forward to next year's ice-out!
Well you could always talk to Dan about ice fishing gear rather than wait to ice out. After all you don't have far to walk!
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Grey Snowflakes: A 21 x 15 x 25 tall stone topped folk art table

Grey Snowflakes: A 21" x 15" x 25" tall stone topped folk art table

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The white sand stone with dendritic inclusions is from a local stone yard. It's surrounded by black grout and a thin steel band. The recycled base is from a local thrift shop.

Use this as a side table or plant stand.

Its sealed with an oil based product so its waterproof. As with all fine furniture keep it out of direct sunlight or outside during winter freeze thaw cycles.

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The tables are heavy and bulky, sometimes bigger than FedEx can handle!. Contact me to determine the most effective way to get the table to you. I'll personally deliver for free within Colorado.

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I gladly accept returns, exchanges, and cancellations

Just contact me within: 14 days of delivery

Ship items back to me within: 30 days of delivery

Request a cancellation within: 2 days of purchase

But please contact me if you have any problems with your order.

The following items can't be returned or exchanged

Because of the nature of these items, unless they arrive damaged or defective, I can't accept returns for:

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My tables are water, wine, beer, and whiskey resistant. They are designed for indoor use. Clean them with soap and water.

They can be used on a covered patio. Extended exposure to direct sunlight degrades most of the focus stones and evaporates the oil based sealant I use. Contact me for information on how to clean and reseal lyons sandstone slabs and grout that has been degraded by extended exposure to direct sunlight.

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For a modest fee I can interchange tops and bases. Hairpin legs are available in 14, 16, 18, 20, 22, 24, 26 and 28" lengths and I have an inventory of recycled steel bases. Contact me at wkpeterson at

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