GW receives record 5-year, $134 million grant to study type 2 diabetes medications

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Effectiveness of glucose-lowering drugs is the focus of the multi-year research project

WASHINGTON - John Lachin, professor of biostatistics, epidemiology and statistics at the George Washington University, has been awarded a five-year, $134 million grant from the National Institute of Health's National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases to conduct a clinical trial examining the long-term effectiveness of several glucose-lowering medications for treatment of people with type 2 diabetes. The grant sets a record as the largest sum award GW has ever received.

Dr. Lachin, interim director of GW's Biostatistics Center in Rockville, Md., is principal investigator for the grant along with David M. Nathan, M.D., director of the Diabetes Center at the Massachusetts General Hospital and professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School, both in Boston. The pair, working jointly with investigators at GW and Massachusetts General Hospital, recruited a network of more than 40 clinical centers nationwide to participate in the study.

"This funding is tremendously important to healthcare as it could result in more effective treatment of diabetes," said Leo Chalupa, vice president of research at GW. "The award of this grant signifies that the Biostatistics Center is a premier facility of its type and that Dr. Lachin and the project team deserve tremendous credit for putting together this successful investigator-initiated grant application. An award of this magnitude will increase the future ranking of GW among the country's research universities and bring us closer to the goal set by President Knapp of becoming a top tier research institution."

Titled Glycemia Reduction Approaches in Diabetes: A Comparative Effectiveness (GRADE) Study (grant # 1 U01 DK-098246), the clinical trial will directly compare the most commonly used medications to treat type 2 diabetes.

"Type 2 diabetes is an epidemic that threatens to become the century's major public health problem and poses enormous human and economic challenges in the U.S. and worldwide," said Dr. Nathan.

Dr. Nathan is the senior medical and scientific investigator for the project and chairs the GRADE Research Group. The director of the Coordinating Center, Dr. Lachin, is the senior biostatistician for the project and is responsible for the coordination of all study research activities. Together they will provide the scientific leadership for the project and oversee all study activities.

The study will address the challenges of type 2 diabetes in a randomized, clinical trial of 6,000 patients with recent onset of type 2 diabetes. The GRADE study will compare the effects of four glucose-lowering medications - the sulfonylurea glimepiride, DPP-4 inhibitor sitagliptin GLP-1 agonist liraglutide and basal insulin glargine, added to metformin over about four years and track their success in combating the disease. Each of the drugs will be used in combination with metformin, the widely accepted first line medication for treatment of type 2 diabetes.

"For people with type 2 diabetes, this is a compelling need because numerous competing treatments are available," said Dr. Lachin. "While each agent was found to safely and effectively reduce blood glucose for relatively short periods such as six months to a year, type 2 diabetes will usually require continued treatment over a lifetime. GRADE'S primary objective is a direct comparison of the commonly used drugs over a more realistic period of time with regard to glucose-lowering, side-effects, tolerability, other effects and costs."

Glucose management is important in diabetes patients because sustained elevated levels of blood glucose can lead to extensive damage to the circulatory system which then can lead to a host of diabetic complications. Damage to the nerves can lead to amputations of the extremities, particularly feet; damage to the kidneys can lead to end stage renal disease requiring dialysis or transplantation; and damage to the eyes can lead to impaired vision or blindness.

"The goal of therapy should be to maintain a blood glucose level as close to the non-diabetes range as possible to prevent or slow the progression of these complications," said Dr. Lachin. "The principal study objective is to determine which of these therapies most effectively and safely reaches and maintains such near normal levels of blood glucose."

More than 40 participating clinical centers each plan to recruit at least 150 eligible patients who have consented to be randomly assigned to one of the four therapies under study. Funds from the grant to GW will be dispersed to these centers to support their activities in the GRADE study.

GW's Biostatistics Center will coordinate all research and operational activities at all sites for the study.

The initial steps of the project are to begin Oct. 1. The present grant supports the first five years of the project, with the opportunity for renewal for an additional three years. The total project duration is scheduled to be eight years.

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THE GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY

In the heart of the nation's capital with additional programs in Virginia, the George Washington University was created by an Act of Congress in 1821. Today, GW is the largest institution of higher education in the District of Columbia. The university offers comprehensive programs of undergraduate and graduate liberal arts study, as well as degree programs in medicine, public health, law, engineering, education, business and international affairs. Each year, GW enrolls a diverse population of undergraduate, graduate and professional students from all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and more than 130 countries.

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George Washington University

Effectiveness of glucose-lowering drugs is the focus of the multi-year research project

WASHINGTON - John Lachin, professor of biostatistics, epidemiology and statistics at the George Washington University, has been awarded a five-year, $134 million grant from the National Institute of Health's National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases to conduct a clinical trial examining the long-term effectiveness of several glucose-lowering medications for treatment of people with type 2 diabetes. The grant sets a record as the largest sum award GW has ever received.

Dr. Lachin, interim director of GW's Biostatistics Center in Rockville, Md., is principal investigator for the grant along with David M. Nathan, M.D., director of the Diabetes Center at the Massachusetts General Hospital and professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School, both in Boston. The pair, working jointly with investigators at GW and Massachusetts General Hospital, recruited a network of more than 40 clinical centers nationwide to participate in the study.

"This funding is tremendously important to healthcare as it could result in more effective treatment of diabetes," said Leo Chalupa, vice president of research at GW. "The award of this grant signifies that the Biostatistics Center is a premier facility of its type and that Dr. Lachin and the project team deserve tremendous credit for putting together this successful investigator-initiated grant application. An award of this magnitude will increase the future ranking of GW among the country's research universities and bring us closer to the goal set by President Knapp of becoming a top tier research institution."

Titled Glycemia Reduction Approaches in Diabetes: A Comparative Effectiveness (GRADE) Study (grant # 1 U01 DK-098246), the clinical trial will directly compare the most commonly used medications to treat type 2 diabetes.

"Type 2 diabetes is an epidemic that threatens to become the century's major public health problem and poses enormous human and economic challenges in the U.S. and worldwide," said Dr. Nathan.

Dr. Nathan is the senior medical and scientific investigator for the project and chairs the GRADE Research Group. The director of the Coordinating Center, Dr. Lachin, is the senior biostatistician for the project and is responsible for the coordination of all study research activities. Together they will provide the scientific leadership for the project and oversee all study activities.

The study will address the challenges of type 2 diabetes in a randomized, clinical trial of 6,000 patients with recent onset of type 2 diabetes. The GRADE study will compare the effects of four glucose-lowering medications - the sulfonylurea glimepiride, DPP-4 inhibitor sitagliptin GLP-1 agonist liraglutide and basal insulin glargine, added to metformin over about four years and track their success in combating the disease. Each of the drugs will be used in combination with metformin, the widely accepted first line medication for treatment of type 2 diabetes.

"For people with type 2 diabetes, this is a compelling need because numerous competing treatments are available," said Dr. Lachin. "While each agent was found to safely and effectively reduce blood glucose for relatively short periods such as six months to a year, type 2 diabetes will usually require continued treatment over a lifetime. GRADE'S primary objective is a direct comparison of the commonly used drugs over a more realistic period of time with regard to glucose-lowering, side-effects, tolerability, other effects and costs."

Glucose management is important in diabetes patients because sustained elevated levels of blood glucose can lead to extensive damage to the circulatory system which then can lead to a host of diabetic complications. Damage to the nerves can lead to amputations of the extremities, particularly feet; damage to the kidneys can lead to end stage renal disease requiring dialysis or transplantation; and damage to the eyes can lead to impaired vision or blindness.

"The goal of therapy should be to maintain a blood glucose level as close to the non-diabetes range as possible to prevent or slow the progression of these complications," said Dr. Lachin. "The principal study objective is to determine which of these therapies most effectively and safely reaches and maintains such near normal levels of blood glucose."

More than 40 participating clinical centers each plan to recruit at least 150 eligible patients who have consented to be randomly assigned to one of the four therapies under study. Funds from the grant to GW will be dispersed to these centers to support their activities in the GRADE study.

GW's Biostatistics Center will coordinate all research and operational activities at all sites for the study.

The initial steps of the project are to begin Oct. 1. The present grant supports the first five years of the project, with the opportunity for renewal for an additional three years. The total project duration is scheduled to be eight years.

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THE GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY

In the heart of the nation's capital with additional programs in Virginia, the George Washington University was created by an Act of Congress in 1821. Today, GW is the largest institution of higher education in the District of Columbia. The university offers comprehensive programs of undergraduate and graduate liberal arts study, as well as degree programs in medicine, public health, law, engineering, education, business and international affairs. Each year, GW enrolls a diverse population of undergraduate, graduate and professional students from all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and more than 130 countries.

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The Ultimate House Party with Ed Sheeran! | The Student Pocket ...

What a night! The three words which instantly spring to mind when looking back at what truly was ?The Ultimate House Party?. After many months of planning and many weeks of waiting, the special night finally took place this summer, which for one person in particular, was a night that will never be forgotten. Ed Sheeran, double Brit Award winner, with a platinum selling debut album, countless singles in the charts and an overall popularity which can?t be put into words, made the dreams of one north London student come true this May; performing an exclusive secret garden set in the presence of her closest friends and family.

It may well be the case that you had already heard of this amazing prize we at The Student Pocket Guide were giving away. Way back in the summer of 2011, just before the meteoric rise of Ed Sheeran had begun, we were lucky enough to catch up with him on his UK tour to arrange a competition that couldn?t be matched: a one off house gig, with provided drinks and cleaners the next day. What followed was a influx of interest and popularity with what was on offer. The eyes of the nation?s newspapers were caught, the voices of blogs and websites were heard and competition entries soon tipped the hundreds and then thousands, out of which, one person would be chosen, for one very special night. Hannah Goodwin, 21 years old of Hoddesdon, Hertfordshire, was this lucky person who played host to this once in a lifetime occasion. Here is how it went!

Simply put, it couldn?t have gone any better. Great people, great setting and of course, an unforgettable performance by Ed Sheeran. The months of hard work came to fruition with everything coming together perfectly; even the sun came out to catch a glimpse of the nation?s favourite red head!

Many of Hannah?s friends had no idea what was going on when we first showed up at her house. ?Why are there cameras here??, a few of them whispered to each other. And when Ed casually walked through the front door, then out into the garden, you can imagine the utter shock splattered on their faces! After mingling with the crowd and greeting Hannah and her family, Ed exchanged a few words with us sat on a bench at the back of the garden, in front of an eagerly listening crowd. ?You know what??, he begins,? ?I?ve done so many back garden gigs. It was actually how I used to make a living; going around student houses with a bag of CDs making ?100 a time.?

We went on to discuss his recent time spent in America on tour with Snow Patrol; a tour which he unfortunately had to cut short by a few shows in May. That aside, Ed went on to explain how things over there have compared to his journey in the UK. ?It?s very similar to how things were last May in Britain. We?ve started creating a small buzz over there, so hopefully it builds.? His focus since has shifted back to the UK, having played a series of shows and festivals. Many of you Ed Sheeran fans I am sure would have seen his brilliant performance at BBC Radio One?s Hackney Weekend on TV, or, if you were lucky enough ? at the show, which was a highlight it seems for so many artists this summer. There is always one venue or festival, however, that is a particular favourite that lives long in the memory for many artists. For Ed, this was Reading 2011. ?It was mental. I played the Festival Republic tent and it was so good. Very, very fun!?

As the conversation went on, we spoke about Ed?s love of cucumber (randomly), future records he?s been working on and Lego building amongst a host of other things, including the possibility of a headline arena tour. ?Arenas are difficult to do because you have to hold a crowd for one and a half to two hours; and I don?t have a band so I?d be doing it on my own. As soon as I have enough songs to be able to do a good set, I?ll play an arena tour!? One thing we didn?t have to wait to see was his latest tattoo! As he showed us and everyone there, he explained the story behind his latest addition. ?I grew up next to a cafe called ?The Dancing Goat?, which my best friends own. I walked to school with them every day for like seven years, so I thought I?d get a goat!? We spoke a little more then closed the interview to a rapturous applause, which signified the moment that everyone had been waiting for, Ed?s intimate set.

The garden was lit with outdoor lamps and candles, which coupled with the sunset, just as the gig was in full flow, created a perfect serene atmosphere. Out came the classics of ?Lego House?, ?The A Team?, and ?Small Bump?, with all in attendance singing along and getting quite simply blown away. Even the mosquito buzzing around the sound recorder was having a blast! The ?My my, my my? of ?Give Me Love? resonated around the garden, with everyone smiling as they repeated Ed?s famous lyrics. You could sense everyone there trying to capture the moment; realising that this really was a once in a lifetime occasion.

Then came the highlight of the night. ?You Need Me, I Don?t Need You?, which even for Ed, was something special. As Ed began the second single from his debut album ?+?, in the corner of his eye to his amazement, was Hannah?s brother, Niall, rapping and singing every word. Even the camera crew had to remove their headphones to believe what they were hearing!? The rest of the song soon became a word-for-word duet, with both guys going at it full flow, rapping lyrics, ?I?m always doing shows if I?m not I?m in the studio; truly broke, never growing up call me Rufio; melody music maker, reading all the papers; they say I?m up-and-coming like I?m? (You know the rest!)?, which received the biggest cheer of the night.

It was the perfect end to a mesmerising set. The final chord was met with a great cheer, and as Ed stepped down from the top of the garden, he left a crowd ecstatic from what they had just experienced. ?I?m kinda lost for words. I can?t describe how happy I am!?, Hannah told us afterwards. Her brother, Niall, was also left a little shell shocked. ?I don?t realise what I?ve just done, I?ve just sung with a guy who has two Brit Awards! Amazing?, he told us with a look of disbelief at what just happened. Everyone congregated in the garden with drinks and food, still buzzing about with a childish excitement. Photos were taken with Ed; CDs, arms, legs and shoes were signed, and all attending had their final chance to have a few words with the man of the moment, rounding off an unforgettable night.

Seeing an artist of Ed?s calibre in an environment of such intimacy was a real privilege. It was an experience that we will never forget and one that we are truly thankful for. And do you know what the great thing is? You can watch the nights events unfold on our website and YouTube Channel, SPGtv! Make sure you check out ?The Ultimate House Party? video online and see for yourself what it?s like getting up close with Ed, catch parts of his set, including ?The A Team? ?Small Bump? and of course the epic ?You Need Me, I Don?t Need You?, plus find out how you could win both an acoustic guitar and a copy of ?+?, signed by the man himself!

We hope you enjoy it, and a huge thanks go out to Ed, Hannah and her family who made ?The Ultimate House Party? a night to remember! As Hannah put it, ?Tonight was amazing. I think I?m going to remember it for the rest of my life??

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Source: http://www.thestudentpocketguide.com/2012/09/music-film-tv/music/the-ultimate-house-party-with-ed-sheeran/

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Obesity-related hormone discovered in fruit flies

ScienceDaily (Sep. 27, 2012) ? Researchers have discovered in fruit flies a key metabolic hormone thought to be the exclusive property of vertebrates. The hormone, leptin, is a nutrient sensor, regulating energy intake and output and ultimately controlling appetite. As such, it is of keen interest to researchers investigating obesity and diabetes on the molecular level. But until now, complex mammals such as mice have been the only models for investigating the mechanisms of this critical hormone. These new findings suggest that fruit flies can provide significant insights into the molecular underpinnings of fat sensing.

"Leptin is very complex," said Akhila Rajan, first author on the paper and a postdoctoral researcher in the lab of Norbert Perrimon, James Stillman Professor of Developmental Biology at Harvard Medical School. "These types of hormones acquire more and more complex function as they evolve. Here in the fly we're seeing leptin in its most likely primitive form."

These findings will be published September 28 in Cell.

In order for an organism to function normally under varying conditions, its organ systems must learn to maintain a steady state, or "homeostasis." Coordinating food intake and nutrient stores with energy requirements is a key homeostatic mechanism referred to as energy homeostasis. Leptin regulates energy homeostasis by linking the organism's fat stores with caloric intake. It is the hormone that tells the brain, "You've had enough."

Researchers have known for the better part of a decade that molecules secreted by the fruit fly's fat tissue communicate such nutrition status reports throughout the fly's entire body. However, they have not known the identity of these molecules, or the nature of the signals they transmit. Rajan hypothesized that this signaling molecule most likely resembles the leptin hormone in humans, since flies and mammals share similar nutrient-sensing pathways.

Researchers had predicted that three molecules in flies were likely to be structurally similar to leptin. When Rajan knocked out one of them, a protein called Upd2, the flies behaved, on a metabolic level, as though they were starving -- despite consuming their normal caloric content.

"Since leptin is a nutrient sensor, this makes sense," said Rajan. "If you knock out the molecule that senses nutrients, the body thinks there are no nutrients. Blocking this molecule copied the phenotype of starvation."

Further tests showed that when flies were actually starving, levels of Upd2 went down, and when they received adequate nutrition, levels went up. This provided further evidence that, like leptin, Upd2 is a nutrient sensor.

Next, the researchers found that Upd2 uses a neural circuit similar to that of leptin to traffic nutrition information between the brain and fat tissue. When Upd2 reaches the brain, it regulates insulin secretion, in effect "telling" the fly to store nutrition and expend energy on growth.

Finally, Rajan and colleagues engineered a fly that lacked Upd2 altogether and inserted the human leptin gene in its place. The fly fully incorporated this mammalian molecule, and all normal nutrient-sensing functions resumed.

"The key significance here is that we can now take full advantage of the sophisticated genetic tool kit available in fly genetics to address profoundly complex questions pertaining to leptin biology," said Perrimon. "This is good news to scientists studying obesity at the molecular level."

Interestingly, the amino acid sequence of leptin diverges from that of Upd2. However, the proteins produced by each gene share many structural similarities. "There are very few examples of this in the literature," Perrimon said.

"Now that we've identified Upd2 as a fly's nutrient sensor and have begun to work out the brain circuitry, the next step is to go deep into the mechanisms," added Rajan.

This research was funded by the National Institutes of Health, grants 5P01CA120964 and 5R01DK088718.

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1. Akhila Rajan, Norbert Perrimon. Drosophila Cytokine Unpaired 2 Regulates Physiological Homeostasis by Remotely Controlling Insulin Secretion. Cell, 2012; 151 (1): 123 DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2012.08.019

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Positive Review of '2016: Obama's America' from an Obama Voter

I reviewed the excellent?Dinesh D?Souza movie??2012: Obama?s America?the other day on this blog. Raking in about $26 million so far, the film is the second-highest-grossing political documentary of all time, and the sixth-highest-grossing documentary period.?Word is the film will be out on DVD and pay-per-view before the election.

I came across a review of the movie from an unusual source: a man who voted for Obama in 2008 and had his eyes opened after viewing the documentary. Read his whole review here. I?ll share a few excerpts:

I had the displeasure of seeing 2016 the movie yesterday. But not in the way you may think. You would think that as a former Obama fan, it would have been a right-wing propaganda filled experience. A waste of my time. It wasn?t! ?

I was quite honestly amazed at the many things I learned ? right from the horse?s mouth, so to speak? from his brother, and others who knew him ? The movie was very well done and very factual. It was scarier than any Friday the 13th movie I have ever seen. ?

There was not a sound in the theater as the movie progressed and when it ended, people just sat there, stunned. There was not a nay-sayer or heckler in the entire group. I might have been one if them had I not been so shaken.

It really is a revealing look of who Obama is and where he and his handlers want to take our beloved country, now that the waters have been tested as to what he can get away with, what it reveals his plans for the next 4 years and beyond is, well, reprehensible. I voted for this man, I had his best wishes in my heart, but he has not returned the favor to the American people. In fact, he seems completely unaware of owing Americans anything, blacks, whites, Hispanics ? they are merely a means to an end: a vote to further his agenda would end our America, the way we have known it.

No matter your political leanings, if you love America, you owe it to yourself to see the movie.

Read the whole thing.

Tagged as: 2016, Barack-Obama, Dinesh D?Souza, movie, Obama's America, review

Source: http://blog.heartland.org/2012/09/positive-review-of-2016-obamas-america-from-an-obama-voter/

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Bill Nye the Gangnam Style Science Guy: Viral Video Mashup!

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India Backs Foreign Investment in Retail Sector

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Source: www.nytimes.com --- Friday, September 14, 2012
The government of Manmohan Singh, which is facing political troubles, gave backing to measures that could open the country?s retail sector to global behemoths like Wal-Mart and Ikea. ...

Source: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/09/15/business/global/india-backs-foreign-investment-in-retail-sector.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

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Kufi_Clappa: RT @DatBkDude: Man Kobe in college was unstoppable. He has Def lost a step since the ncaa days.

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Siohvaughn Wade Speaks On Her Child Custody Battle, Broken ...

Oh Oh! Siohvaughn is speaking out!

Although it looks as though Dwyane Wade looks like he?s living a picture perfect life, just recently snagging an NBA championship ring while dating one of the hottest actresses in Hollywood, his ex-wife Siohvaughn Wade says that his good persona is nothing but something he?s put on for the public. Last year, their nasty divorce and custody battle was played out for all to see and Siohvaughn eventually ended up losing full custody of both her sons to Dwyane Wade in the process.

Now, Siohvaughn is finally breaking her silence on ?Real Talk With Kietta,? and she says their courtroom drama is far from over. In the in-depth interview, filmed in Chicago, Siohvaughn dished on Dwyane?s? abusive childhood that left him knocking on her mother?s door at 16 asking for a place to stay, all the way to him getting drafted and her saying he changed after he got some money in his pockets. She also claims that he was still intimate with her while dating Gabrielle Union and detailed a time that he abused her while she was pregnant after she questioned him about where he disappeared to in the middle of the night.

Peep a few of the highlights from the lengthy interview and video footage below:

On Why She?s Speaking Out Right Now
Well, I believe now I?ve overcome fear.

On Meeting Dwyane
We met when we in like, the 5th grade.[...]No, I didn?t ?like? him then, but we were friends.[...] I think that I probably was 15 or 16-years-old when we actually started dating. I think he was pretty outgoing, very funny and we were friends. Although I was a female and he was a male, I was able to interact with him like one of his male friends, one of the guys. He was loving then, he was very soft-spoken, very humble at that time.

On Dwyane Wade moving in with her mom at age 16
Siohvaughn: When He finally did confide in me what was happening in his home and what happened with his mom ? he wasn?t living with her at that time ? about drug use and her being in and out of prison, the abuse was pretty bad in his house. One night it had gotten really bad and him and his sister, his younger sister, had came to my home probably at like, 3 o? clock in the morning and I opened the door and that?s when I had to tell my mom that I knew what was happening in his home and what was going on. I had to explain to her why he was coming to the door at that hour at 16-years-old. I had spoken with my mom and I had asked her is there any way he could stay with us and not have to live in that kind of environment.

Siohvaughn?s Mom: The night he came to me, he had two black garbage bags and he knocked on the door late at night. He asked me, did I mean what I said when I said that I would never let a kid be out in the street with no place to go. ?You would never let a kid go hungry and you would always help them if they needed something for school?, and I said yeah, I meant what I said. And he said, ?Mama, I?m home.? So I was like, okay.

Siohvaughn On Dwyane Getting Drafted
I was happy because it was a dream of his. His dreams had somehow became even my own, so I was very happy.[...]I saw him set a goal and I was proud of him. I was happy for him, but when I realized that we had gotten this fortune in exchange for our faith and our family, I was destroyed at that point. It started to get really bad the summer right after he?d been drafted. I was over the phone with him and he had said something to me very, very, angrily, and I had something to him about speaking to me? and being disrespectful and he told me, ?Do you wanna go and live in your mother?s house? ?Cause that?s what?s gonna happen. You?re gonna end up back living in your mother?s house.? I was very shocked. It was a very, very awful feeling. We stayed together but now that I can look back, from that moment it went downhill.

On NBA Husbands/Boyfriends Getting a Pass For Cheating
First I?d like to say that I?m not an NBA wife. I?m not an ex-wife, I?m not a basketball wife, thank God. I finally know who I am and I have my own identity but at that time I certainly was married to him and the game and the lifestyle. I do think that that?s the expectation. Absolutely. You?re seen, but you?re not heard.

On Domestic Violence in Their Relationship
I was pregnant with Zion. Shortly before being hospitalized I was in Florida and I woke up in the middle of the night because I was sick, obviously with the pregnancy. I noticed that Mr. Wade wasn?t in the house. I was calling him and calling him because it was probably like, two or three o? clock in the morning and we went to bed together which means he must have gotten up out of the bed and just left in the middle of the night without telling me. I was looking for him. I looked around the house. I was calling his phone he didn?t answer. He finally got back several hours later, it was well into the next day and I was very upset. I was asking where was he and why he [would] just leave without saying anything.

His response was at first to be verbally abusive. He was cursing, he was calling me names, he was telling me to shut the ?f? up.[...]He picked me up and held me over his head literally in midair and threw me down in our bathroom. We had an ottoman in the bathroom and he slammed me down so hard that when my back hit the otooman it broke into four pieces and my back and head hit the concrete, the marble floor, excuse me, in the bathroom. After that I got up and immediately went ? there?s a cordless phone in the bathroom, I immediately went to that phone and I was crying, I was hysterical, I went to go call the police. At that point more hell broke lose because I suppose he was in fear of being exposed because I certainly was going to call the police. I picked up the cordless phone, he snatched it out of my hand and he threw the cordless phone against my body so hard that the phone literally broke into pieces.

On Dwyane & Gabrielle Union
Separated and divorced are two different things. I?m not certain when it happened or when she happened but I know that I was very married. I know that me and Dwyane at that time had talked about reconciliation going back and forth. I was still even intimate sometimes with my then husband. So, does that constitute sleeping or having an affair with somebody?s husband? Yes. To me, divorce and separation are always two different things.

The lawsuit was about her having a negative effect on my children. That?s what that lawsuit was about. Her behavior and the things she did and said began to effect my sons, that?s when I opened my mouth and did something about it.

During the interview, Kietta also talked to Siohvaughn?s mother and her only friend about the breakdown of her marriage, the abuse to her and her children, not getting a fair chance in court and the scare tactics that were taken out against her chauffeur court driver who?s car was set on fire. Yikes!

View more clips over at Real Talk With Kieatta

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What we didn't get on the iPhone 5 - Know Your Cell

Apple officially introduced the iPhone 5 earlier this week and it's looking like it will be a massive sales hit. Apple has brought a lot to the table with its new smartphone, but it is still missing a few things that the competition can boast about.?

NFC

Many thought that the iPhone 5 could really be the catalyst for mobile payments, but the lack of an NFC chip means that we'll probably continue to face fragmentation in this market.?

Apple said it doesn't think NFC solves a real problem?for consumers today and it believes that its upcoming Passbook service could fill a lot of the mobile payment or mobile boarding pass needs. I think that's true to a certain extent, but I really believe Apple could have kicked mobile payments into gear by including NFC.?

Services like ISIS?and Google Wallet rely on NFC but neither has gained much traction. ISIS is delayed and Google Wallet has still failed to break out in the mainstream. You could see why Apple doesn't want to boost Google Wallet, but ISIS could have been a success if the iPhone 5 was its flagship device.?

NFC is relatively cheap to put in a phone too, and we now expect it out of every major smartphone. The metal backing of the iPhone 5 may provide design difficulties, but I think Apple could have gotten around it if they really wanted to.?

Wireless Charging

The Nokia Lumia 920?looks like a really cool smartphone and one of the standout features is that it will have the ability to do wireless charging. Sure, it's not revolutionary but it's definitely something that's nice to have.?

The iPhone 5 will charge by plugging it in to a Lightning port. Apple said?it didn't include wireless charging because wireless charging solutions still have to be plugged into a wall anyway, so users aren't really saving much time or effort.?

That's also kind of true but I've found wireless charging pads and devices can be pretty neat. Sure, plugging in a cable isn't a huge hassle but every little convenience adds up. The Lumia 920 uses the Qi wireless charging standard too, so it's not like it would have been insanely difficult for Apple to include this.?

Wi-Fi Direct

Wi-Fi Direct is another standard that Apple decided not to include even though it may not have been that difficult from a technical standpoint. Wi-Fi Direct is in a lot of high-end smartphones nowadays and it enables users to send data quickly to other devices without the need for a Wi-Fi network. It's the height of convenience.?

We had heard rumors that Apple was going to be expanding its AirPlay streaming capabilities into something called AirPlay Direct. This would let users stream content from their iDevice to specially certified devices without the need for Wi-Fi. So, basically, it's Apple's own version of Wi-Fi Direct.?

We didn't see it in the iPhone 5 though and that's a shame.?

New colors

This one is very superficial but why can't we get an iPhone 5 in more than just black and white? I'm not saying these aren't attractive or stylish but I think a splash of color would be much appreciated.?

The Lumia 920?comes in a splashy yellow, the Galaxy S3 comes in an eye-catching red and various other smartphones let you personalize your device by choosing a non-standard color. I suppose you can express yourself on the iPhone 5 with a funky case but I still think Apple should offer a few more colors.?

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Source: http://www.knowyourcell.com/news/1589504/iphone_5_what_we_didnt_get.html

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Stock futures edge lower ahead of Fed decision

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stock futures slipped on Thursday as investors awaited data on the labor market and a possible decision on further economic stimulus measures at the conclusion of a policy meeting by the Federal Open Market Committee.

The Federal Reserve appears poised to launch a third round of unconventional monetary stimulus, while signaling that a weak economy may warrant ultra-low interest rates for at least another three years. The FOMC announces its decision at about 12:30 p.m. EDT at the close of a two-day meeting.

With the S&P 500 <.spx><.inx> up more than 9 percent since the start of June on expectations global central banks will act to combat slowing growth, some analysts are wondering how much further the index can climb.

Wall Street ended little changed on Wednesday, erasing early gains in cautious trading.

"Yesterday's action (in U.S. equities) was pretty indicative that everybody is waiting to see to see what action the Fed is going to take: Is there going to be a change in language, is there going to be no change or is there going to be the announcement of a new program," said Kim Forrest, senior equity research analyst, Fort Pitt Capital Group in Pittsburgh.

"If they only do a language change or don't take action, the traders who have been the drivers of the market on the way up may drive the market downward."

At 8:30 a.m. EDT (1230 GMT), the Labor Department will release weekly initial jobless claims data. Economists in a Reuters survey forecast a total of 370,000 new filings compared with 365,000 in the prior week.

The August producer price index will also be released at 8:30 a.m. EDT (1230 GMT), with expectations for a 1.1 percent rise compared with a 0.3 percent increase in July. Excluding volatile food and energy items, PPI is expected to rise 0.2 percent, against a 0.4 percent increase in July.

S&P 500 futures fell 2.2 points and were slightly above fair value, a formula that evaluates pricing by taking into account interest rates, dividends and time to expiration on the contract. Dow Jones industrial average futures lost 25 points, and Nasdaq 100 futures shed 4.5 points.

European shares dipped, edging back further from the 14-month high hit in the previous session, with some saying action from the U.S. Federal Reserve is needed to provide further support to prices. <.eu/>

Britain's BAE Systems and Airbus-owner EADS said they are in advanced talks to create an industry giant that would overtake rival Boeing in sales and contend with defense cutbacks in Europe and the United States.

Asian shares slipped slightly in choppy trade ahead of the Fed decision, with investors cautiously optimistic of further stimulus action to bolster the world's largest economy.

(Editing by Bernadette Baum)

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HP Envy Spectre XT review: a sleek and speedy Ultrabook with a killer keyboard

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• HP unveils Envy Spectre XT Ultrabook, other thin-and-lights in various sizes
• HP announces 15-inch Spectre XT TouchSmart Ultrabook, Envy 4 Ultrabook with touch
• HP Envy 14 Spectre review

HP's Envy 14 Spectre hit almost all the right notes when we reviewed it back in March, thanks to its high-res display, sleek metal-and-glass design and brisk performance, but a stiff trackpad and the steep $1,400 price were clear downsides. The new Envy Spectre XT, a 13.3-inch Ivy Bridge-powered Ultrabook, has a thinner, lighter profile than its big brother, and a lower $1,000 price tag to match. That's still not chump change, though, so does the XT deserve a spot in the top tier of Intel-approved ultraportables? Join us past the break for the full breakdown.

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Pagoda Box Is Easier Than Amazon Web Services, But More Customizable Than Heroku

I've had a sense for a while that infrastructure-as-a-service (like Amazon Web Services) and platform-as-a-service (like Heroku) are converging. Developers love the idea of using a PaaS to speed up provisioning and deployment, but don't necessarily want to completely give up control of their environments. One sign of this convergence is Pagoda Box, a PaaS that provides a deeper level of control over infrastructure while still abstracting away all the hard stuff.

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Apple details iPhone 5's new camera: 8MP, 'same as iPhone 4S but thinner'

Apple's got a new camera its brand new iPhone 5: 8-megapixels with a 3,264 x 2,448 backside-illuminated sensor, five-element lens, and f/2.4 aperture sits on the rear of the new device. "Same as the iPhone 4S, but thinner." 25 percent thinner in fact, to match the now slimmer iPhone. The branding remains the same -- it's still the iSight -- but a few new bells and whistles have been added alongside the slimming. A new dynamic low light mode, for one, and a fancy sapphire crystal cover. The phone's new A6 processor also helps out, offering a "smart filter" for better color matching, as well as speedier capture and still capture during video.

In terms of functionality, there's a new panorama mode, that allows picture stitching for multiple images into one larger shot (a whopping 28 megapixels in total). Photo sharing is also getting expanded, adding more social functionality -- images can be shared with multiple friends or family members, and then those folks can comment.

But you only care about video, don't you? You'll be glad to hear that it's getting expanded as well. The rear camera is identical to the 4S, albeit with better image stabilization. The front facing camera now offers 720p video capture for all your extreme close-ups -- also for FaceTime, which will be available via LTE on the iPhone 5. But on all cellular networks? We're not so sure just yet.

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AdvancedComp

Since Medicare's creation in 1965, the eligibility age has been 65 (for people without disabilities). Some proposals would gradually raise Medicare's eligibility age from 65 to 67.

Which of the following statements do you agree with more?

Statement A

With more Americans living longer, and health spending on older people rising, we just can't afford Medicare at 65. It makes sense to increase the eligibility age slowly over 10 or 15 years to at least 67 ? the normal Social Security retirement age ? and for the eligibility age of both programs to rise gradually after that as Americans live longer. This would reduce Medicare's costs by about 5 percent over the next 20 years.

Statement B

Raising the age of eligibility for Medicare at this time would be a bad idea. It would save the federal government little money, raise total health care spending, impose significant financial burdens on many financially vulnerable seniors and impose new costs on businesses and state governments.

Most Medicare beneficiaries pay a separate monthly premium for doctor visits (Part B) and prescription drug coverage (Part D). The premiums people pay for parts B and D cover about 25 percent of what Medicare spends on these services. Some proposals would increase premiums for everyone in Medicare to cover a larger portion of the program's costs. Under one proposal, the standard Medicare premiums would go up by 40 percent (or $40 per month.) Part D premiums, which vary widely by plan and region, would increase similarly.

Which of the following statements do you agree with more?

Statement A

Increasing the basic premiums for Medicare Part B and Part D makes sense. It would help Medicare's finances and can be done while protecting lower-income seniors. Parts B and D are voluntary "add-ons" to the Medicare coverage seniors receive for hospital services (also known as Part A), which Americans pay for through the payroll tax.

Statement B

Some upper income Medicare beneficiaries can afford ? and already pay ? more than the normal premium. But for too many seniors, even current premiums are burdensome. In 2012, premiums for Medicare parts B and D average roughly $1,600 for a single person, and that does not include Medicare cost sharing expenses. Across-the-board premium increases would hit elderly and disabled persons who can ill afford higher premiums.

Most Medicare beneficiaries pay a separate monthly premium for doctor visits (Part B) and prescription drug coverage (Part D). The premiums people pay for parts B and D cover about 25 percent of what Medicare spends on these services. Individuals with annual incomes of more than $85,000 and couples with annual incomes above $170,000 pay higher premiums, up to three times the standard premium depending on income level. Under several proposals, these higher-income beneficiaries would be required to pay as much as 15 percent more than they currently pay.

Which of the following statements do you agree with more?

Statement A

The best way to generate more premium revenue to help pay for Medicare parts B and D is to raise premiums for higher-income seniors. That would improve Medicare's finances by bringing in more premium revenue, but without imposing burdens on modest-income seniors.

Statement B

On the surface, it may seem reasonable to charge Medicare beneficiaries with higher incomes more for parts B and D coverage. However, in reality, many of these proposals will push costs on to more middle-class beneficiaries. Also, some higher-income beneficiaries may decide it is more advantageous to drop out of parts B and D, which could increase costs for beneficiaries who remain in the program, making Medicare participation more expensive for almost everyone.

Under this proposal, newly eligible Medicare beneficiaries would receive their health coverage through private insurance plans, not traditional Medicare. Beneficiaries would choose among competing plans and the federal government would contribute a fixed amount to pay the premiums for the private insurance plan. If the private insurance premiums prove to be higher than the federal contribution or the federal contribution does not increase by the same amount as the annual cost in premiums, seniors would be required to pay the difference.

Which of the following statements do you agree with more?

Statement A

It makes sense to put Medicare on a long-term budget that reduces the burden on our children and grandchildren while making health care affordable for seniors. Premium support is the best way for Medicare to stay within a budget because it would give older people more control and choice over how that budget is actually spent.

Statement B

All current proposals carry a threat that the vouchers (government contributions) will not keep pace with rising health costs, threatening the elderly and disabled with increased health care costs they cannot afford. Not until we find out how to effectively enroll and pay subsidies to the working age Americans in the health insurance exchanges that are called for by the health reform legislation will it be time to consider whether to take on the much harder job of shifting elderly and disabled Medicare beneficiaries into such new and untested organizations.

Even with Medicare coverage, seniors are often left with significant health care costs, so many people purchase supplemental private insurance coverage (such as Medigap plans) to reduce their out-of-pocket expenses. One proposal would charge more for certain types of supplemental plans, such as those that cover all costs so seniors incur no out-of-pocket expenses themselves. Other proposals would limit what Medigap supplemental insurance plans will cover.

Which of the following statements do you agree with more?

Statement A

Current Medigap plans cover some routine costs most Medicare beneficiaries could pay for themselves, and they raise the cost of Medicare itself by increasing the use of Medicare-covered services while paying only part of the cost of this service use. Taxpayers pay the rest. Medigap plans should be changed to improve the coverage for serious illnesses and cover fewer small expenses. That change would lower Medigap premiums and Medicare costs, and improve the insurance protection Medicare beneficiaries need.

Statement B

It would be unwise to increase the premium amounts for Medicare supplemental insurance, such as Medigap, or to decrease the amount of coverage available to enrollees under these policies. There is no evidence that these reforms would deter the use of unnecessary health care services. Rather, these Medigap proposals would simply raise costs for Medicare beneficiaries and have an unfair effect on lower-income Medicare enrollees and those in poor health.

The IPAB is a group of 15 health experts who are required to recommend ways to hold down Medicare spending growth if that growth exceeds a certain amount. The IPAB has the authority to reduce payments to some Medicare providers (e.g., hospitals, doctors), but it cannot raise beneficiary premiums or reduce their benefits. Some proposals would change the law to give the IPAB more authority so it could also reduce benefits, while other proposals would further limit the amount of Medicare spending growth, which could require the IPAB to further reduce spending on doctors, hospitals and other health care providers. Some proposals would eliminate the IPAB altogether.

Which of the following statements do you agree with more?

Statement A

The IPAB is a promising way to limit the growth of Medicare spending without rationing care or cutting access to care by the elderly and disabled. The IPAB should be retained and strengthened so it can improve incentives for doctors, hospitals and other providers to deliver higher-quality care at reasonable costs. Some members of Congress want to kill the IPAB even before it goes to work because of a mistaken belief that it usurps congressional authority. It does not.

Statement B

The IPAB was created in the new health law to cap total Medicare spending so it grows only a little more each year than the economy grows. To accomplish this, the 15 unelected board members will be able to cut payments each year to physicians, hospitals and Medicare plan providers by however much it takes to stay under the spending cap. The board's cuts will go into place automatically and nobody ? not the courts or even Congress itself ? can stop them. This board should be dismantled.

Medicare does not charge a copay for patients whose doctors prescribe home health care or for the first 20 days in a skilled nursing facility. Several proposals would require a copay for home health care, including one that would require a payment of $100 for home health episodes with five or more home health visits and add copays for the first 20 days of care in a skilled nursing facility. Medicare does not currently require a copay for laboratory services (such as blood and diagnostic tests). A number of proposals would require beneficiaries to pay 20 percent of the cost of laboratory services.

Which of the following statements do you agree with more?

Statement A

Imposing a copayment for home health care, skilled nursing facility care and laboratory services will discourage unnecessary use of these services. Shifting more of the cost for these services to Medicare beneficiaries will also reduce Medicare costs and help to improve the long-term stability of the program.

Statement B

Many Medicare beneficiaries ? particularly those who are low income and do not qualify for any additional assistance ? will have trouble affording new copayments for home health care, skilled nursing facility care and laboratory services.

Under current law, drug manufacturers are required to give rebates or discounts to the Medicaid program for prescription drugs purchased by Medicaid beneficiaries. However, Medicare Part D ? the optional prescription drug coverage ? does not require similar manufacturer rebates or discounts. This proposal would require manufacturers to provide rebates and discounts to Medicare for low-income Part D enrollees in the same way manufacturers provide rebates and discounts to Medicaid.

Which of the following statements do you agree with more?

Statement A

If drug companies were required to give the same discounts for drugs for low-income seniors with Part D coverage as they now provide for Medicaid enrollees, Medicare spending would be cut $112 billion over the next decade. (The Veterans Administration demands ? and gets ? similar discounts.) These savings would spare the nation the need to raise taxes or cut other spending by similar amounts. This is a simple and effective way to save money for Medicare and help lower the federal budget deficit.

Statement B

Some people think requiring drug companies to reduce the prices they charge Medicare for low-income seniors with Part D drug coverage would reduce Part D costs and be a good idea. It's not a good idea. Prices would just go up for other Americans, and there would be less research on cures for diseases such as Alzheimer's.

Estimates show that waste and fraud in the health care system cost taxpayers tens of billions of dollars every year. Proposals to reduce fraud include increasing the penalties for fraudulent activities, such as the illegal distribution of Medicare patient and provider information.

Which of the following statements do you agree with more?

Statement A

Increasing penalties on providers and others who commit fraud can reduce such behavior and lead to substantial savings. Dollar for dollar, addressing fraud in this way is an effective strategy compared to other approaches. For every dollar spent on such activities over the past three years, the federal government has collected more than $7 in return.

Statement B

There is little evidence that fraud is deterred by harsher sanctions. People who commit fraud may not care about sanctions or may gamble that the payoff is worth the risk ? even if the penalty for fraud is substantially increased. In addition, the threat of harsher sanctions may intimidate physicians and other providers who fear they may be prosecuted for innocent mistakes. Some providers may stop participating in Medicare or other health care programs to avoid the hassle and expense of an audit.

The primary source of funding for Medicare hospital services (Part A) comes from the payroll tax. Workers and their employers each contribute 1.45 percent of earnings for a total contribution of 2.9 percent. It's estimated that beginning in 2024 Medicare will not have enough money to pay for all of the expected hospital expenses. Increasing the payroll tax rate by 0.5 percent to 3.9 percent (or to 1.95 percent each for workers and employers) would raise additional revenue for Medicare's inpatient hospital expenses. For an individual earning about $50,000 a year in wages, this increase would amount to an extra $250 in Medicare payroll taxes per year.

Which of the following statements do you agree with more?

Statement A

Medicare hospital insurance faces a small long-term deficit. That gap can, and should, be closed by a modest increase in payroll taxes. In addition, some changes in benefits are in order to improve protections against extended or repeated hospitalizations. There is no reason to perpetuate the myth that Medicare hospital insurance is in crisis. It isn't. Vigorous enforcement of the health care law together with this modest tax increase will secure hospital insurance for current and future Medicare beneficiaries.

Statement B

Addressing Medicare's long-term financial problems by raising payroll taxes on working Americans is not the answer. Doing so will make the situation worse for the economy and for our children and grandchildren, and it will erode the political will to undertake needed reforms. We need to make sure that programs like Medicare don't take such a large share of the economy in the future that there is not enough for other critical goals such as education, rebuilding our roads and bridges, and defending America. We've got to get the future costs of Medicare down, not tax Americans more.

You can review your answers below. If you would like to change any of them, select "Start Over" and you will be able to change your choice.

1. Raise the Medicare Eligibility Age
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2. Raise Medicare Premiums for Everyone
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3. Raise Medicare Premiums for Higher-Income Beneficiaries
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4. Change Medicare to a Premium Support Plan
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5. Increase Supplemental Plan Costs and Reduce Coverage
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6. Strengthen the Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB)
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7. Add Co-pays for Medicare Services
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8. Require Drug Companies to Give Rebates or Discounts to Medicare
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9. Increase Penalties for Health Care Fraud
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10. Generate New Revenue by Increasing the Payroll Tax Rate
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iPhone 5 using new Lightning dock connector

The iPhone 5 announced today at Apple's big event will include a new dock connector called Lightning. We saw it often enough in the pre-show leaks, and is now fully official. It includes a new all-digital 8-signal design, has an adaptive interface, improved durability, reversible (i.e. usable from both ends), and is 80% smaller than the old dock connector.

As for all of those accessory manufacturers bashing their head against the table now, Apple will be providing an adapter which will allow old docks to plug into the new Lightning connector. That said, there are already a lot of big names already well on their way to making Lightning-compatible accessories, including Bose, JBL, B&W, and B&O. Whether or not this new cable is any faster or useful than the old one is anybody's guess, but at least it's smaller, and at this point, Apple really needs to save as much room as possible in their devices. In any case, let's pour one out for our old dock connector. It's been a good 9 years.

There's still lots more iPhone 5 stuff to catch up on, so stay tuned!

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Gomez's goal gives US revenge vs. Jamaica

Days after stunning loss in World Cup qualifying, team earns 1-0 victory

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U.S. soccer players celebrate Herculez Gomez's goal?against Jamaica.

updated 12:49 a.m. ET Sept. 12, 2012

COLUMBUS, Ohio - A curling free kick from Herculez Gomez gave the United States a much-needed 1-0 win over Jamaica in their CONCACAF region World Cup qualifier in front of a passionate crowd in Columbus, Ohio, on Tuesday.

The U.S., who suffered a 2-1 defeat to the Jamaicans in Kingston on Friday, are now tied on seven points at the top of group A with Guatemala and Jamaica with two games remaining in the phase.

With only the top two from the group progressing to the final round of qualifying, the U.S. still have plenty of work to do in October's games away to Antigua and Barbuda and at home to Guatemala.

But their task would have been much tougher had they not taken the maximum points from Tuesday's game.

U.S. coach Juergen Klinsmann made five changes from Friday's defeated line-up and brought in some much-needed width with Graham Zusi on the right and Jose Torres on the left while Danny Williams was given the main defensive midfield responsibility.

The switch worked well with the U.S. dominating possession heavily in the opening 45 minutes and only the woodwork and great keeping from Dwayne Miller leaving the visitors on level terms.

Zusi made an instant impact hitting the bar with a shot from the edge of the area in the sixth minute and then 14 minutes later Steve Cherundolo saw his low shot deflected, forcing a great save from Miller who tipped the ball against the post.

Miller was again down close to foil Zusi at the back post as the U.S. camped inside Jamaica's half but he was just a bystander as a thundering strike from Williams crashed against the post.

The breakthrough finally came 10 minutes after the interval when Gomez curled a free kick inside Miller's left-hand post and while the keeper should have done better, few could argue that the Americans deserved their lead.

With the advantage in place and the Caribbean side showing more attacking intent as they searched for an equalizer, the U.S. struggled to create more chances but it was a night that was all about picking up three crucial points on the road to Rio.

"It was important for us to regroup after what happened in Jamaica, we knew it wasn't our best performance," said Gomez.

"It wasn't always pretty but I think we did the job well," added the striker.

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