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PRINCE2® is the world's most widely adopted project management method, used by people and organizations from wide-ranging industries and sectors. It is a flexible method that guides you through the essentials for managing successful projects, regardless of type or scale. Built upon seven principles, themes and processes, PRINCE2® can be tailored to meet your specific requirements. Our Training comes with 100% Money Back Guarantee, If you fail after attending our training, we will refund the money paid towards the training. Read T&C for more information.
In the AXELOS 2017 PPM benchmark study, 76% of project managers agreed that the business environment has become more competitive. Organizations are striving to find a competitive advantage wherever they can. To do this, they must change to stay ahead of the competition, survive and thrive. Project and programme management is crucial to that survival. Projects and programmes are how organizations introduce change and PRINCE2®, as the world's most widely-adopted project management method, helps organizations do just that.
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PRINCE2® Practitioner Training and Certification: Our 2/3 day PRINCE2® Practitioner training with exam will not only help you learn, it will help you pass your exam at the first attempt. The 2/3 day training covers the complete Managing Successful Projects with PRINCE2® 2017 Edition PRINCE2® Practitioner syllabus. Along with interactive sessions, we provide mock exam practice tests & case study material etc.
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E-learning: Our pre course PRINCE2® Practitioner E-Learning content is designed to meet the requirement of self-learning candidate. The content is self-explanatory with quiz at end of each session, If you are enrolling for Classroom Training then you get E-Learning complementary as pre course work, it is important to go through videos before the classroom training starts.
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SPRINTZEAL is entrusted by more than 42000+ learners in over 30+ countries for providing the best quality training on PRINCE2®.
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3- Get 16 PDUs to maintain your PMI® credentials.
4- Boosting up your skills and confidence.
Sprintzeal's PRINCE2® Classroom Training or Online Training is a blended model approach toward achieving your PRINCE2® certificate.
After completing the PRINCE2® Foundation certification training program, you will:
Understand the terms, concepts, themes, principles, processes and responsibilities of the PRINCE2® Processes.
Be able to tailor and apply themes and processes according to the demands of a project scenario
Be able to evaluate planned and completed project events and identify if the PRINCE2® standards have been appropriately applied.
PRINCE2® Foundation is the entry-level certification to build knowledge in this subject area. There is no pre-requisites to take the PRINCE2® Foundation exam, However, Foundation pass is mandatory before taking PRINCE2® Practitioner Exam.
Professionals must have some understanding of Project Management to do this course.
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I went through training it was ok, I cannot think of recommending anyone for now but I will spread the word
I felt I paid little extra, never the less training was good. I am giving three stars for $100 extra I paid compare to others in the class.
I passed my ITIL Foundation exam, as promised by the company 100% pass guarantee. For this you guys deserve 5 stars
Trainer was good, he was able to complete the training in 4 days I liked the interactive class and with class size.
PRINCE2 Training was good, I was asked my boss to do this training and I am glad I passed the exam. Looking forward for the benefits of this certification.
Adam was my relationship manager he deserve the hike. Well supported, prompt in responding my emails, very helpful.
Nothing much to improve in overall training, but little snacks in the training would give you 5 stars.
PMP training was good, hopefully I will pass the exam. It was nice to so many people attending the training never expected the class size could be around 14
I passed my exam I am giving the review now Ryan Carson, I hope this makes sense. I have attended 4 days training in New York last October and took the exam in December I am glad I passed the exam it was nice experience.
Six Sigma training I keep hearing this from many people and on the floor, I contacted many training institute but I am glad I choose Sprintzeal for their best price guarantee and commitment on delivering the training as promised.
Trainer was little lazy for that I am giving 3 stars, for the service and acknowledgement what I received for that 5 stars.
Sprintzeal should give more practice tests, I received 5 but I think its not sufficient if not overall training was good.
I am giving this review before the training start, I hope the training will go well. I received an email asking for the service review I haven't taken the training yet but if I have to rate before training start then its 4 but I am still looking forward the training which i hope it will go well, i assume it should based on the prompt responses i get.
Helped to understand the concepts and key processes. Could have more exercises and scenarios to discuss.
The Acknowledgement of PMP is the best I liked. Handouts was really good, I rate 4 out of 5 for Sprintzeal PMP training.
The instructor was very energetic and interactive, but the course was intensive because of the tight schedule.
Knowledge, The facilitator of our class was very knowledgeable. Handouts was good, Content was Excellent, Arrangements was good. Facilitator was Very Good.
Trainer was good, I enjoyed getting trained. My knowledge on training was good but now it's excellent.
Like the most about training is, Interaction and Discussion to improve the project understanding.
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Six Sigma Black Belt training was good. The trainer was very well-versed about the subject.
The group completed the PMP training with Bruce Maidi yesterday. The training was very worthwhile; Bruce is a great trainer with an unusual sense of humor, a refreshing educator. I'd like to start moving towards the next level of the certification process, give more options.
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The training was good and relevant, appreciate all the efforts taken to get me certified.
Online training is good for me, so far learning is going well I hope I pass my exam. But thanks for the extra discount it helped me save few dollars.
I took this training from other training company I dint pass the exam, but I had to rely on some company to pass my PMP exam I am glad I did through you Ryan, thanks for the help I finally passed my exam you deserve hike in your pay checks.
I passed my PMP exam thanks Simon for your support and help. And special thanks for those extra gesture on giving E-Learning access.
Still waiting for the service to receive post training, I sent emails couple of times but noone responds.
Adam Todd thanks for the service, it was nice dealing with you. I will recommend this course to my friends as promised to you. Keep doing the good work.
I am little disappointed on the pricing it could have been better, after completing my training I received an email from another company for lessor price.
TOGAF training was good but expected more people attend the training, I had only 6 in the training room with no refreshments. Any ways thanks I passed my exam that's all it matters now.
Scrum training was good, trainer Blair Collinson is well trained to train. He has good knowledge on subject, very engaging good experience overall.
Looking to set up this training for my team. I am glad I tested before I take this further with my team. Sprintzeal is flexible on dates, I had re schedule more than 3 times they did for free.
Content and the facilitator, highly recommended. My knowledge before the training was fair, but after the workshop its Excellent now.
Knowledge about the trainer and the process was good. I chose 2 days PMP Speed Prep short time but I learnt lots of things.
Digital Marketing online training is good, I can learn at my own time. Nicely made videos very interactive nice way to present the training.
Not that great experience, but I completed my training when its required. Please work on your email grammar.
Big Data training has too much to cover your 8 days will not help me understand the syllabus please extend my e learning It will be appreciated.
Attended Data Analyst training it was nice, very interactive. I am happy I paid less compare to my friends.
PRINCE2 Training was good, I am waiting for results I am sure I will pass the exam. I am not over confidence, but I am happy to see that everything went well. So 5 stars for Sprintzeal.
Ramya is indeed good asset for Sprintzeal, we enrolled as group and she ensured we all get what we want by end of training. Thanks again.
Indeed this training will help me understand my day to day work that I do in my office, I am glad I passed my exam. And special thanks to trainer who helped me on this.
Customer Relationship Executive was rude when I called to inform I will be late to training due to traffic and he just snapped at me saying we cannot hold the training for you alone. No complaints for trainer because he was good but not good behavior of the executive.
Thanks I passed the exam. I don't know what to review I keep getting emails asking for review but I think it will stop now since I am telling you I passed my exam.
Training venue was good, trainer was good, executive was good, I am happy I had to pay less for the training compare to my other colleagues who has taken training with other companies.
There is nothing to review, I just hope my recommendation counts for others. Please choose Sprintzeal they are best in their delivery Cheers…!!
ITIL Foundation exam was easy and I got through in first attempt, strongly recommend Sprintzeal for their courses.
PMP Exam prep training was good, but 5 days would sound better there is too many topics to cover.
Trainer is very good, Sumanta is holding excellent knowledge from PMP world and his industry experience with knowledge adding nice mix for aspirants. Good to have session with him. and also Very Good, Responsive towards the early initiation of training.
CSM training I attended last month, it was nice. Trainer is from America he had good knowledge on the subject.
You are really a very very good person/human.you have lot of patient to deal with us and make us understandable (like i asked lot of stupid questions:) ).
Honestly i have no words for representatives and their dealings it is 11/10. it was a lesson learning for me thanks for that
Feedback about trainer!
Trainer was very much cool and had lot of patient to explain any question asked by students.
More focused about subject and gave real time example and compare to IT industry what made us understand very quickly.
I can give him 10/10.
It was also good , nice arrangement , good staff selection (trainer) and good environment too .
So overall all was good .
Thank you Sprintzeal and specially to Kavya .Hope see you soon with different training
I got this training arranged in house for my team in our premises, everyone enjoyed it. And thanks for the free entry to learn some extra knowledge.
TOGAF training I had taken this from other company but it was waste of money but I am glad I chose Sprintzeal I am happy I passed the exam.
Why do keep getting emails even after completing the training, Please take my name off. I told you I liked the training it was good.
I enrolled for the training and was still doubtful whether I will be able to make it for the training because of my schedule, but Sprintzeal had LVC option which saved my time and efforts. I completed my training while working in office.
Good trainer, I enjoyed thoroughly. Class size was god nothing much to say about anything. Content slides would have been designed little better. I think I can help you guys.
Naa…!!! You guys aren't that great what my colleague told me about so 4 stars for you guys. Improvement, please change the training venue next time its little far from city center and its difficult for people to travel and reach their on time.
Guys be aware sometime you guys will be charged more in other companies. Compare this company with others before buying I did and I am happy I chose Sprintzeal. I had to pay less compare to others. I am giving three stars because I had to reschedule the training once which i am not happy if not company is good, training is good, overall it was good learning.
It was easy and comfortable to discuss and get the necessary information which was required prior to training from sprintzeal.
Trainer: In a single word , excellent. Sumanta is an excellent trainer with very keep knowledge on the subject. He always kept session very interesting and light and quote excellent real life examples to relate with course material.
Training was very good which includes course content , material and venue. I would like to pay bit attention about the venue because on first Sunday class was arranged in Hall 3 which was not an adequate hall to study for 8 hours.
Over all i am very satisfied with course content , material and Trainer abilities.
PMP Training was good, I enjoyed the training looking forward the exam hopefully I will pass. I will let you guys know once I have my results.
Risk Management Training was taken through LVC it was good expereince I like interactive session, new way of teaching etc.
I arranged this training for my team they all are happy for your service. Thanks again.
Six Sigma Training is good, I like the content and trainer. Overall it was nice getting trained by you guys.
To the representatives Though I have not met them in person, they were cordial over the phone and very helpful in rescheduling my classes from Jan to Feb 2017. Keep up the good job
about the Trainer: were very knowledgeable, plenty of patience he had with us even when we answered some simple question also wrongly. Soft spoken and gave practical examples for us to understand the topic
Having spent good experience in similar field of project management, it was time that certified myself as a professional. I believe that I can be more effective after getting myself certified from Sprintzeal and hope to get better job offers in the market.
Training is strongly receomended to all working professionals, I enjoyed the training and it helped me I hope it helps you aswell.
I have attended the PRINC2 (Practitioner) Training with Sprintzeal, after very long time and it was excellent experience. The course content / structure and the instructor really awesome. Appreciated much for your support.
Completed Prince 2 certification with Sprintzeal. Awesome way of training with real life examples, great discussions, very interactive session. Very good and friendly trainers. Special thanks to Kavya to bear with us for changing dates and managing the same perfectly.
Good Training provided by Sprint Zeal , The study material and the trainer is up to the mark and Specially thanks \"Zohra\" for arranging a quick training for me. I recommend Sprint Zeal for any Management and Soft skill training
Completed PMP training with Sprintzeal, it was good experience got lot of knowledge and inspiration from this training. Awesome training and awesome environment for learning and gaining knowledge. Great place to get learned and certified.
Great tutor, engaging session and quality slide desk as well as course work. It shows good ground work has gone through to compile the study material.
Overall positive about the training. Course material is structured to meet the requirement. The suggestion is to include what other statistical programs can be used other than minitab as most of the organizations/individuals would not have this software.
I have attended the PRINCE2 training and certification. The training was conducted very nicely with suggested ways to real life project management issues. It was a good experience and learning.
Attended Project Management training in Bangalore. It was okay and satisfied with the training. Trainer has explained the topic in good way, I can give 4 star out of 5
Training was good and project management concepts were taught in detailed ... nice learning
Identifying and selecting a course through the Sprintzeal website was extremely user friendly. Steve Jones was extremely professional, responsive, and hands-on to identify an alternative means of receiving email communique from Sprintzeal in preparation for my course. This professionalism continued with Dan Boyle, our facilitator. Dan maintained constant communications with the participants while the support team resolved the Day 1 challenges, thus enabling Day 2 to proceed without any glitches.
Dan\'s facilitation was on point: ensuring the material\'s applicability to our work industries and experiences; enabling us to ask questions throughout the course; and reviewing any part of the material using real life examples.
Being able to contact Steve and Dan directly was huge value added. Due to Day 1\'s challenges, we were unable to have Day 1 recorded for future review. But, no fear, I was contacted and advised another session would be made available that I could attend and would be able to access the recordings from this session.
Sprintzeal is invested with their participants and their experiences. I would definitely recommend Sprintzeal!
I was assisted by Alex Wood, who assisted me with the registration. He made the process effortless. In addition, my trainer Ulises Penarredonda was awesome.
His enthusiasm made the class worth attending. I\'m actually looking forward to completing my LSS Green Belt examination. Thanks Sprintzeal for a great experience!
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I signed up for the in-person Time Management 1-day course. After being told by Alex that (wonderful Sprintzeal concierge, by the way!), due to all other registrants being from one company that requested the instructor to go to their office on-site, my class would now have to be a virtual online training instead.
I was initially disappointed; however, it actually ended up being better for me as it became truly a 1-on-1 training. Dr. Flora was absolutely an excellent educator and teacher, asking direct questions that allowed him to tailor the training to my particular situation.
The only thing I wish we would have done more of was the \"activity exercises,\" which obviously were intended for more of a group setting. However, overall, I walked away with a personal action plan to help me set up the framework for tackling \"time bandits\" and believe I can work smarter, not harder. Thank you Sprintzeal and Dr. Flora!
Very accommodating, and great communication.
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I took the Sprintzeal course in the US. The instructor, Dr. T, was
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once I register and take the exam.
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I took a Lean Six Sigma training course with Sprintzeal and was very happy with the instructor (Dan). He\'s very knowledgeable on the subject and you can tell that he\'s passionate about ensuring that his students get the best out of the training session. 5 stars for the instructor. I deducted 1 star for the administrative communication. They last-minute switched me from an instructor-led course to a live training course and I had to ask for a partial refund since I paid more for an instructor-led course. I also had to ask them about scheduling me for the exam. I feel like there could have been more proactive communication from their part.
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I completed the PMP course this week with instructor Hans. He is very knowledgeable and did a great job of presenting the information. Steve Jones at Sprintzeal was extremely helpful and responsive. Great Job!
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We had Mr. Rodney Dove as a trainer and he was very knowledgeable of the topic and had worked as a PM prior to teaching. He gave real world examples of PM work. We went through the entire PMBOK manual cover to cover and discussed some about Agile, just in case there were questions there. It was a very thorough and well-timed course. We were given copies of the course materials also as well as templates for each part of the PM process. Sprintzeal fulfills the necessary 35 units for the application for the PMP. They give you a PMBOK and sample tests for review. With a little more study and preparation, I will be ready for the exam. I recommend these folks for PMP bootcamp courses.
I feel more confident and prepared for the PMP test as a result of taking this course. I highly recommend Hans as an instructor.
The course was very informative and interesting throughout the session, trainer gave live examples to explain making it easy to understand and absorb. Highly recommended.


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SAN ANTONIO, June 2 /PRNewswire/ -- BME (BioMedical Enterprises, Inc.), a privately held medical device company and leader in orthopaedic shape memory implant technology, today announced the launch of the OSSAnchor(TM) Grip, a nitinol implant designed to approximate soft tissue to bone.
The Grip is the first in the family of OSSAnchor(TM) nitinol soft tissue implants, designed to secure soft tissue to bone. The Grip is a nitinol implant with aggressive barbs on the legs for bone adhesion, and teeth on the underside of the implant for grasping of soft tissue. The Grip is ideal for upper and lower extremity soft tissue procedures, such as the Achilles tendon reattachment, anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction, and biceps tenodesis.
Made of nitinol, a biocompatible alloy possessing shape memory and super- elastic properties, the OSSAnchor(TM) Grip implant is inserted at room temperature. Using BME's patented OSSforce(TM) Implant Controller, the implant is safely heated above body temperature. During this process, the implant's legs change shape to anchor into bone. In addition, the movement of the legs pulls the bridge of the staple down onto the tendon securing it against bone. After heating, the nitinol structure transforms into a state approximately 20% stronger than 316L stainless steel. Due to nitinol's unique properties, the implant continues to maintain an anchoring compressive force in bone over time.
The OSSAnchor(TM) Grip is also the first orthopaedic nitinol implant to feature barbs for improved pull-out resistance, a new surface treatment that minimizes nickel release, and a roughened surface texture for bone in-growth.
The OSSAnchor(TM) Grip implant was showcased by BME at the Texas Orthopaedic Association's Annual Meeting held May 22-24, in San Antonio, Texas. A national launch will take place at the American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society summer meeting in Denver, Colorado being held June 25-28.
BME is a medical device company that addresses the changing needs in musculoskeletal medicine. BME focuses on minimally invasive orthopaedic instrumentation and implants that elicit a biologic response. BME's focus on memory metal internal fixation implants is changing the shape of orthopaedic medicine. Its specialized history of musculoskeletal research services will continue to produce unique, state of the art orthopaedic products that provide better outcomes for patients and more convenience to surgeons. For more information visit http://www.bme-tx.com.
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Internal Struggle within Pentax Escalates
Here is the latest headline from the Japanese Daily Yomiuri Online, on the news of "Pentax set to pull backers of takeover bid from board":-
(News article is in English)
Now that the internal conflicts within Pentax, mainly between the (majority of) the current Pentax Management Board and the largest shareholder Sparx Group Co., have become scorching hot. Whilst the current Board opposes the merger (with Hoya), the investment company supports it. As a result, vigorous struggles and struggling between the two gangs will be totally unavoidable.
It is very likely that the current situation of the tangled warfare cannot come to a stop until 22nd of June, when a shareholder's meeting has been called and will be held, and the fate of Pentax will be determined by voting, and the new Board of Directors of the company will be elected.
No matter whether the case can be settled by June 22 or if the chaos can really come to an end (or just a temporary stop), the stability of the company is greatly affected as well as the investors will hesitate in investing in Pentax for the time being or even in the near future, undoubtedly, unless some days things can be cleared up and that Pentax can recover from the wound and looks worth for investment (again?).
Nonetheless, as Pentax's supporters, customers and users, what we do not want to see is that Pentax will not continue in the camera business (not even to mention about "commitment"), but it has the chance to happen if Hoya really takes over Pentax, as Hoya's stance had been stated clearly before, by their CEO previously, when the merger was first proposed and announced.
All in all, I am indeed upset to see things got worsen like that. I think Fumio Urano is the one who should bear most of the responsibility for all those undesirable happenings in this case, which are very sad afterall, frankly speaking.
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CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - Harvard and Brown split an Ivy League baseball doubleheader at O'Donnell Field on Saturday. Senior Marcus Way gave the Crimson a 6-5 victory in game one with his walk off solo homer in the seventh inning. Game two saw the teams combined for 41 hits with Brown pulling away, 22-9.
Harvard (11-27, 7-9 Ivy) now sits 4.0 games behind first place Dartmouth (11-5 Ivy) after the Big Green swept the series from visiting Yale this week in four close games. Harvard must now sweep Dartmouth next weekend in a home-and-home series to tie for the Rolfe Division title.
Brown move to 8-29, 5-11 Ivy and ends its eight-game losing streak in the process.
In game one, Way led off the seventh inning against David St. Lawrence (L, 1-3) and sent a towering homer over the deep right field fence to finish a 3-for-3 day with two RBI. Way also doubled off the top of the right-center field fence in the first inning and stole home on a double steal in the third inning after leading off with a single.
Red-hot Jake McGuiggan had three more hits with a pair of doubles while Jeff Reynolds also stayed hot with two hits and a walk.
Sophomore captain Andrew Ferreira (W, 2-4) came out of the bullpen and was virtually unhittable in earning the relief victory. The lefty allowed just one single while striking out five in bringing his season total to 33 strikeouts in just 25.0 innings. He has allowed just two singles while not allowing a run over his last five outings covering 7.2 innings.
Game two got away quickly as Brown scored seven unearned runs in the fourth and fifth innings to claim a 17-5 lead at that point. Harvard stuck around and got within 17-9 before the bullpen ran out of gas.
Reynolds had three more hits while Mike Martin was 2-for-4 with four RBI including a long three-run homer in the second inning. Robert Wineski was 2-for-4 with a double, Kyle Larrow was 2-for-3 with a walk and Jack Colton added a solo homer.
Graham Tyler led the Bears with five hits in seven at bats and eight different players had a multiple-hit showings as the Crimson used seven pitchers.


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Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) may increase the risk of respiratory complications and acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) among surgical patients. OSA is more prevalent among obese individuals; obesity can predispose to ARDS.
It is unclear whether OSA independently contributes towards the risk of ARDS among hospitalized patients.
This is a pre-planned retrospective subgroup analysis of the prospectively identified cohort of 5,584 patients across 22 hospitals with at least one risk factor for ARDS at the time of hospitalization from a trial by the US Critical Illness and Injury Trials Group designed to validate the Lung Injury Prediction Score. A total of 252 patients (4.5%) had a diagnosis of OSA at the time of hospitalization; of those, 66% were obese. Following multivariate adjustment in the logistic regression model, there was no significant relationship between OSA and development of ARDS (OR = 0.65, 95%CI = 0.32-1.22). However, body mass index (BMI) was associated with subsequent ARDS development (OR = 1.02, 95%CI = 1.00-1.04, p = 0.03). Neither OSA nor BMI affected mechanical ventilation requirement or mortality.
Prior diagnosis of OSA did not independently affect development of ARDS among patients with at least one predisposing condition, nor the need for mechanical ventilation or hospital mortality. Obesity appeared to independently increase the risk of ARDS.
Karnatovskaia LV, Lee AS, Bender SP, Talmor D, Festic E. Obstructive sleep apnea, obesity, and the development of acute respiratory distress syndrome. J Clin Sleep Med 2014;10(6):657-662.
Acute respiratory distress syndrome remains a common cause of respiratory failure in intensive care units (ICU) with estimated mortality rate of over 40%.1,2 Given limited treatment options once the condition develops, the investigative paradigm is shifting towards identifying potential predisposing conditions and implementation of secondary prevention strategies.3 While increased body mass index (BMI) may represent a predisposing factor for ARDS development,4 it is still unclear whether the closely associated condition, obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), independently contributes towards the risk of ARDS.
OSA is a growing health concern with prevalence estimates ranging between 3% to 24% in the general population.5,6 Similar rate of about 25% has been reported in surgical patients.7 OSA has been associated with an increased risk for the development of ARDS among patients undergoing surgery. In the largest review, of over 6,000,000 cases of orthopedic and general surgery procedures, 2.5% and 1.4% of patients had a diagnosis of OSA, respectively. The authors found that OSA was associated with a higher odds ratio (OR) of developing ARDS: 2.39 for orthopedic and 1.58 for general surgery cases.8 A recent meta-analysis of thirteen trials reported a significant association of OSA and development of acute respiratory failure in surgical patients.9 OSA was found to be an independent risk factor for post-obstructive pulmonary edema in patients requiring tracheostomy.10 Patients with OSA requiring surgery have been shown to have a higher rate of pulmonary complications11–13 with hypoxemia being most common,14–17 even following adjustment for BMI.14,17
Current Knowledge/Study Rationale: OSA and obesity are known risk factors for respiratory complications/ARDS following surgery. It is unclear whether OSA independently contributes towards the risk of ARDS among all hospitalized patients.
Study Impact: Among patients with at least one predisposing condition, diagnosis of OSA prior to hospitalization did not independently affect the risk of progression to ARDS. Obesity appeared to independently increase the risk of ARDS.
Perhaps the most challenging part in clarifying the potential role of OSA on predisposition to develop ARDS is to tease out any independent effect of obesity on ARDS as up to 94% of patients requiring bariatric surgery may have a concomitant diagnosis of sleep apnea.18 While some studies indicate that a higher BMI may confer an increased risk of ARDS,4,19 others reported a lower rate of ARDS among obese patients.20
Since the treatment of ARDS is significantly limited once the condition is established, the mission of the US Critical Illness and Injury Trials Group - Lung Injury Prevention Study (USCIITG-LIPS) investigators has been to identify modifiable risks for ARDS and potential strategies to prevent its occurrence. Given the high prevalence of OSA in general population, we aimed to better define the association between OSA and ARDS. To date, there have not been any studies specifically examining the effect of OSA diagnosis on the subsequent development of ARDS among patients at risk. Additionally, we aimed to better define the interrelationship between OSA, obesity, and ARDS. To explore this, we performed a secondary analysis of a large prospective cohort of patients requiring hospitalization to estimate the risk of pre-hospital diagnosis of OSA, as well as obesity, on the development of ARDS.
The USCIITG investigated 5,584 patients admitted to 22 hospitals in order to evaluate the Lung Injury Prediction Score (LIPS).3 With the exception of three centers, all data was collected prospectively. The study protocol was approved by the Institutional Review Board at each participating location. The current study is a pre-planned subgroup analysis of the prospectively identified LIPS cohort and was approved by the LIPS ancillary committee.
Details of the study population have been previously described.3 Inclusion criteria were adult patients (> 18 years) who had at least one major risk factor for ARDS including sepsis, shock, pancreatitis, pneumonia, aspiration, high-risk trauma, or major cardiac and lung surgery. Exclusion criteria were acute lung injury (ALI) at the time of admission, transfer from an outside hospital, death in the emergency department, comfort or hospice care, or hospital readmission during the study period.3
The primary exposure of interest was a diagnosis of OSA documented in the medical record on admission, obtained from the "history and physical" form or directly from the patient or family members. The secondary pertinent exposure, BMI, was calculated based on admission height and weight. We stratified BMI into the following categories, as previously reported:4 underweight (BMI < 18.5 kg/m2), normal (BMI 18.5-24.9), overweight (BMI 25-29.9), obese (BMI 30-39.9), and severely obese (BMI > 40).
Information on severity of OSA and compliance with therapy was not collected. Demographic and clinical information were obtained at the time of hospital admission or preoperatively at the time of surgery. These data were used to calculate the LIPS score as a measure of the baseline risk of developing ARDS, and the Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation (APACHE) II score as a measure of disease severity.3
The main outcome was the development of ARDS during the hospitalization. At the time of data collection, the presence of ALI/ARDS was determined by the Standard American-European consensus conference criteria: development of acute, bilateral pulmonary infiltrates and hypoxemia (PaO2/FiO2 < 300 – ALI, PaO2/FiO2 < 200 – ARDS) in the absence of clinical signs of left atrial hypertension.21 However, since recent Berlin definition22 removed the term ALI and reclassified hypoxemia in the range of PaO2/FiO2 < 300 as ARDS, we use that term in reporting our results. Secondary outcomes included the need for invasive mechanical ventilation and mortality. Patients were followed for the duration of their hospital stay, up to 90 days.3
Patients were separated into two groups on the basis of whether they had documented diagnosis of OSA at the time of hospital admission or not. We first performed univariate analysis to compare demographics, comorbidities, and medications between two groups. Each of the systematically collected clinical variables obtained in the LIPS database was compared between those with diagnosis of OSA and the rest of the cohort. We then determined the (unadjusted) OR of developing ARDS for patients with history of OSA compared to others. Contingency variables were compared using Fisher exact test, and the distribution of continuous variables was assessed with the t-test; ANOVA was used for multiple comparisons. We also performed univariate analysis examining each of the BMI categories and their respective unadjusted associations to ARDS.
Multivariate analyses using a logistic regression model were performed to determine the adjusted OR of developing ARDS. Similar analyses were repeated to evaluate the two exploratory secondary outcome variables. Covariates included the LIPS and the APACHE II scores, BMI, OSA, age, smoking status, alcohol use, cardiac surgery, brain injury, congestive heart failure NYHA stage IV, diabetes, pneumonia, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, asthma, gastroesophageal reflux disease, aspiration, use of angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor/ angiotensin receptor blockers, statins, and inhaled steroids. The BMI variable was used in the initial logistic regression model as continuous variable and in the subsequent model we used four dummy variables per previously reported BMI cutoffs.
Risk assessments are reported as OR with 95% confidence intervals (CI). A p-value of less than 0.05 was considered statistically significant. All analyses were performed using JMP Pro 10.0.2 statistical software (SAS Institute Inc., Cary, NC).
As previously described, 5,584 patients were enrolled into the LIPS study between March and August of 2009.3 The median age of the entire cohort was 57 years, and the majority was Caucasian and male. Of those patients, 252 (4.7%) had documented diagnosis of OSA at the time of hospitalization. Incidence of ARDS was 7.5% and 6.7 % (p = 0.61) for patients with and without a diagnosis of OSA, respectively. Univariate analysis showed that patients with OSA were more likely to be older, Caucasian, undergo cardiac and brain surgery, have diabetes, chronic pulmonary disease, and reflux. Those patients were also more likely to be on aspirin, angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor, angiotensin receptor blocker, statin, proton pump inhibitor, hypoglycemic medication, and inhaled steroids. They had higher LIPS score and BMI and abused tobacco less frequently (Table 1). No baseline differences in APACHE II scores were present. Notably, 66% of OSA patients were obese (BMI > 30) compared to only 28% of those without the diagnosis of OSA (p < 0.001).
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We included the following variables in the logistic regression model based on abovementioned statistically significant group differences and clinical importance: age, Caucasian, active smoking, alcohol use, LIPS, APACHE 2, cardiac surgery, brain injury, congestive heart failure New York Heart Association class IV, diabetes mellitus, pneumonia, aspiration, chronic obstructive lung disease, asthma, reflux, statin, aspirin, inhaled steroid use, sleep apnea, angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor, angiotensin receptor blocker, BMI. Following multivariate adjustment in the logistic regression model, there was no observed significant association between OSA and development of ARDS (OR = 0.65, 95% CI = 0.32-1.22). However, there appeared to be significant association of BMI (as a continuous variable) with subsequent ARDS development, with an OR of 1.02 (95% CI = 1.00-1.04, p = 0.03) per single unit increase in BMI (1 kg/m2), which translates into estimated overall increase in risk of 22% for an increase in BMI by 10 units. However, when we stratified patients who developed ARDS into categories of BMI, greater BMI was associated with even greater risk of ARDS (Table 2). With regards to secondary outcomes, there were no significant differences in requirement for mechanical ventilation or an effect on mortality based on prior diagnosis of OSA (Table 3); there was also no significant association with BMI.
Relationship between BMI and ARDS across BMI categories in the logistic regression model
OSA and the risk for respiratory complications and death in the entire cohort and following adjustment by logistic regression
This is the first study to specifically evaluate the role of OSA in the development of ARDS among at-risk patients in a prospectively collected cohort. Initial unadjusted analysis revealed no difference in incidence of ARDS for patients with OSA compared to controls; however, obesity portended a greater risk. Following multivariate adjustment in logistic regression, there was no significant difference in incidence of ARDS between those with and without OSA diagnosis, nor was there a difference in the need for mechanical ventilation or mortality. Overall, higher BMI was associated with an increased risk of ARDS in the logistic regression model.
It is not surprising that we found a significant association between BMI and ARDS, as increased risk has been demonstrated previously.4,19 However, we could not replicate in our study previously reported risk of ARDS among patients with OSA. Given prevalence of obesity among patients with OSA, lack of a statistical association may be confounded by the rate of underdiagnosis of OSA in hospital and general population. Among surgical patients, of the 661 individuals who screened high risk for OSA, 81% did not have a prior diagnosis in one study.7 Others demonstrated that known OSA diagnosis was missed by surgeons and anesthesiologists in 58% and 15% of cases, respectively; when the remaining patients were administered polysomnography prior to surgery, 37.7% were found to have moderate to severe OSA.23 For the general population, current prevalence estimates of moderate to severe sleep disordered breathing are 10% among 30- to 49-year-old men; 17% among 50- to 70-year-old men; 3% among 30- to 49-year-old women; and 9% among 50- to 70-year-old women.24,25 Therefore, given average age (57) in our study population, the reported rate of diagnosed OSA of 4.7% in our cohort most likely underestimates the actual prevalence of OSA in those patients. Association between OSA and ARDS may have been further weakened by OSA treatment patients may have been receiving prior to admission.
Sixty-six percent rate of obesity in OSA patients in our study is consistent with recent reports.26 In examining why obese patients may have had higher incidence of ARDS, we reviewed ventilator data and found no significant differences in delivered tidal volumes, peak, and plateau pressures between patients with BMI greater and less than 30. We were not able to retrospectively report data on transpulmonary pressures as this was not routinely done at all participating centers. It is possible that insufficient PEEP relative to transpulmonary pressure in obese individuals may have contributed to atelectrauma. With regards to rates of pneumonia as a potential contributor, documented incidence of pneumonia was lower in patients with BMI > 30 compared to controls, so pneumonia could also not explain increased incidence of ARDS in obese subjects. Moreover, we have not found any difference in the rate of aspiration between the two groups. Interestingly, a higher prevalence of obese subjects with diabetes in the OSA group did not translate into an expected reduction in lung injury as previously described.27 Therefore, other mechanisms may have played a role in observed findings.
Obese patients may experience such alterations in pulmonary mechanics as airflow obstruction, decreased lung volumes, and impaired gas exchange, all of which may predispose them to develop ARDS.28 Additionally, adipose tissue is an active endocrine organ secreting bioactive molecules called adipokines. Obesity is characterized by an overproduction of proinflammatory adipokines (leptin, resistin) and a lower production of anti-inflammatory adipokines (adiponectin).29 Additionally, obesity is associated with an increase in formation of reactive oxygen species (ROS).30 However, since many of those with OSA are not obese,31 mechanisms of OSA effect on propensity to develop ARDS may be both interdependent and independent of those described in obesity.
OSA also represents a pro-inflammatory state with increased levels of IL-6 and IL-832; higher IL-8 levels are associated with increased risk of development of acute lung injury.33 Others observed an increase in KL-6 levels in patients with more severe OSA.34,35 Elevation of KL-6 has previously been reported in patients with lung injury and found to predict poorer outcomes.36–38 Additionally, OSA with its intermittent hypoxia and reoxygenation is thought to represent a state akin to chronic ischemia-reperfusion with increased ROS formation during restoration of oxygenation29; pro-inflammatory cytokine profile observed in OSA has been consistent with response to oxidative stress.39 OSA is also characterized by increased leptin levels with correlation found not only for BMI but also for apneahypopnea index and reduced adiponectin levels.40–42
Overall, it appears that there is a significant overlap between effects of obesity and OSA; and short of a prospective trial thoroughly screening for OSA on admission and then examining ARDS incidence across body weight categories and OSA severity while taking into account other confounding factors, it would be difficult to separate relative contributions of each.
Our study has several important limitations. Although a secondary analysis, it was pre-planned at the time of conception of the LIPS investigation. OSA was most likely underdiagnosed in our study population, as we relied only upon the information available at the time of hospital admission, thereby limiting potential inferences of its effect on studied outcomes. Additionally, we did not have data on OSA severity and compliance with CPAP therapy and therefore cannot separate the effect of treated and untreated OSA. This is important because CPAP therapy could negate the potential risk inherent in OSA and protect against ARDS. For those reasons and given a preponderance of obese OSA individuals in our cohort we separately examined the effect of BMI on ARDS and assessed the role of different BMI categories. Nonetheless, this study adds to the limited body of research into the role of OSA on the likelihood of developing ARDS. The strengths of the study include its multi-centered design and a large number of patients at risk for ARDS. Additionally, all patients in the cohort were systematically characterized as having or not having OSA specifically at admission, and followed subsequently for the development of ARDS. Given the potential overlap in mechanisms of lung effects with obesity, our study emphasizes the need to improve OSA screening in future ARDS prevention trials because in order to truly define the role of OSA, one needs to ensure that it is adequately ascertained as well as characterized (severity, compliance) among study participants.
Prior diagnosis of OSA did not affect development of ARDS among patients with at least one predisposing condition, nor did it affect the need for mechanical ventilation or hospital mortality. However, obesity appeared to independently increase the risk of ARDS.
This was not an industry supported study. The study was supported in part by: KL2 RR024151 and the Mayo Clinic Critical Care Research Committee. The authors have indicated no financial conflicts of interest.
USCIITG LIPS1 participating centers and corresponding investigators
Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota: Adil Ahmed MD; Ognjen Gajic MD; Michael Malinchoc MS; Daryl J Kor MD; Bekele Afessa MD; Rodrigo Cartin-Ceba MD; Departments of Internal Medicine, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Health Sciences Research, and Anesthesiology
University of Missouri, Columbia: Ousama Dabbagh MD, MSPH, Associate Professor of clinical medicine; Nivedita Nagam MD; Shilpa Patel MD; Ammar Karo and Brian Hess
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor: Pauline K. Park, MD, FACS, FCCS, Co-Director, Surgical Intensive Care Unit, Associate Professor, Surgery; Julie Harris, Clinical Research Coordinator; Lena Napolitano MD; Krishnan Raghavendran MBBS; Robert C. Hyzy MD; James Blum MD; Christy Dean
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas, Texas: Adebola Adesanya MD; Srikanth Hosur MD; Victor Enoh MD; Department of Anesthesiology, Division of Critical Care Medicine
University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey: Steven Y. Chang PhD, MD, Assistant Professor, MICU Director, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine; Amee Patrawalla MD, MPH; Marie Elie MD
Brigham and Women's Hospital: Peter C. Hou MD; Jonathan M. Barry BA; Ian Shempp BS; Atul Malhotra MD; Gyorgy Frendl MD, PhD; Departments of Emergency Medicine, Surgery, Internal Medicine and Anesthesiology Perioperative and Pain Medicine, Division of Burn, Trauma, and Surgical Critical Care
Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine & Miami Valley Hospital: Harry Anderson III MD, Professor of Surgery; Kathryn Tchorz MD, Associate Professor of Surgery; Mary C. McCarthy MD, Professor of Surgery; David Uddin PhD, DABCC, CIP, Director of Research
Wake Forest University Health Sciences, Winston-Salem, NC: James Jason Hoth MD, Assistant Professor of Surgery; Barbara Yoza PhD, Study Coordinator
University of Pennsylvania: Mark Mikkelsen MD, MSCE, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care Division; Jason D. Christie MD; David F. Gaieski MD; Paul Lanken MD; Nuala Meyer MD; Chirag Shah MD Temple University School of Medicine: Nina T. Gentile MD, Associate Professor and Director, Clinical Research; Karen Stevenson MD; Brent Freeman BS, Research Coordinator; Sujatha Srinivasan MD; Department of Emergency Medicine
Mount Sinai School of Medicine: Michelle Ng Gong MD, MS, Assistant Professor, Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, Department of Medicine
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts: Daniel Talmor MD, Director of Anesthesia and Critical Care, Associate Professor of Anesthesia, Harvard Medical School; Stephen Patrick Bender MD; Mauricio Garcia MD
Massachusetts General Hospital Harvard Medical School: Ednan Bajwa MD, MPH, Instructor in Medicine; Atul Malhotra MD, Assistant Professor; Boyd Taylor Thompson MD, Associate Professor; David C. Christiani MD, MPH, Professor
University of Washington, Harborview: Timothy R. Watkins MD, Acting Instructor, Department of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine; Steven Deem MD; Miriam Treggiari MD, MPH
Mayo Clinic Jacksonville: Emir Festic MD; Augustine Lee MD; John Daniels MD Akdeniz University, Antalyia, Turkey: Melike Cengiz MD, PhD; Murat Yilmaz MD Uludag University, Bursa, Turkey: Remzi Iscimen MD Bridgeport Hospital Yale New Haven Health: David Kaufman MD, Section Chief, Pulmonary, Critical Care & Sleep Medicine, Medical Director, Respiratory Therapy
Emory University: Annette Esper MD; Greg Martin MD University of Illinois at Chicago: Ruxana Sadikot MD, MRCP University of Colorado: Ivor Douglas MD Johns Hopkins University: Jonathan Sevransky MD, MHS, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Medical Director, JHBMC MICU
The authors acknowledge the help and support of Rob Taylor (Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TX) and Joseph J Wick (Mayo Clinic) for the availability and maintenance of REDcap database.
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The AP reported the Justice Dept. obtained records that listed incoming and outgoing calls and the duration of those calls for work and personal phone numbers of AP reporters and phone lines for AP offices in New York, Hartford, Conn. and Washington, as well as the main number for AP reporters in the House of Representatives press gallery. The government seized records — which listed incoming and outgoing calls and the call's length — for more than 20 separate lines assigned to the AP and its reporters, according to the AP.
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Fox News' Greta Van Susteren told POLITICO in an email that the DOJ's seizure "sounds like a dragnet to intimidate the media," not a criminal investigation.
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"What is stunning is the breadth of the seizure!" Van Susteren said. "If you read the AP President's letter to DOJ, and if his letter is accurate, the seizure was very broad: 2 months of telephone records involving many who work at AP! 20 phone lines, home and cell? NY, DC, Connecticut employees? That doesn't sound like a criminal investigation, that sounds like a dragnet to intimidate the media. The US Attorney's issued statement about the secret seizure was blah, blah, blah. It doesn't say anything. The DOJ better be following the law and the Constitution."
In a statement on Monday, the DOJ wrote "we take seriously our obligations to follow all applicable laws, federal regulations, and Department of Justice policies when issuing subpoenas for phone records of media organizations."
"Those regulations require us to make every reasonable effort to obtain information through alternative means before even considering a subpoena for the phone records of a member of the media," the statement read. "We must notify the media organization in advance unless doing so would pose a substantial threat to the integrity of the investigation. Because we value the freedom of the press, we are always careful and deliberative in seeking to strike the right balance between the public interest in the free flow of information and the public interest in the fair and effective administration of our criminal laws."


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Left-hander tosses six frames, fans eight in Arizona's road opener
MILWAUKEE -- It is not very often that the D-backs score two runs on a wild pitch -- in fact it happens once every 15 years -- but they will take runs any way they can get them, especially when they lead to a win.
Paul Goldschmidt and Jason Kubel both scored on Michael Gonzalez's seventh-inning wild pitch as the D-backs beat the Brewers, 3-1, on Friday night at Miller Park.
According to the Elias Sports Bureau, the last time the D-backs scored two runs on a wild pitch was in 1998, the franchise's inaugural season.
"It wasn't pretty, but we're into winning ballgames and we did that tonight," D-backs manager Kirk Gibson said.
D-backs starter Wade Miley came away with a well-deserved win. The left-hander battled through a dead arm midway through March and there was some doubt up until last weekend whether he would be ready to start Friday.
Miley erased any doubts early as his velocity touched 93 mph and rested comfortably around 91-92.
"I felt good, the ball's coming out kind of live," Miley said. "I just wanted to go out and compete and give the team a chance to win."
In allowing just one run -- a homer by Jean Segura in the fourth -- Miley put the D-backs in a good position, but Brewers starter Kyle Lohse matched him through six before both starters departed.
Goldschmidt started the winning rally by drawing a walk off reliever Burke Badenhop and Kubel followed with a single. A.J. Pollock sacrificed the pair up a base and the Brewers brought in Gonzalez to face Cliff Pennington.
Gonzalez walked Pennington on four pitches and after pinch-hitter Alfredo Marte struck out, Gonzalez uncorked a wild pitch that hit home plate umpire Chris Conroy's mask and bounced all the way to the front of the Milwaukee dugout.
Goldschmidt scored easily from third and as the Brewers reacted slowly to the ball, Kubel never stopped running as he rounded third and scored easily with Pennington moving all the way from first to third.
"Goldy took off, nobody was really going for the ball so I just kept going," Kubel said. "I thought even Penny might have even had a shot [at scoring], I mean nobody was going for it, it was weird. Good thing for us, it worked out."
Gonzalez's fastball sailed right over the glove of catcher Jonathan Lucroy, who was apparently expecting a breaking ball, and right off Conroy's mask.
"It was both of us," Gonzalez said. "I can't put too much thought into it. I'm going to get through this and get into a rhythm. It's going to get better."
The D-backs got an early break when Brewers slugger Ryan Braun was scratched from the lineup just prior to the game with neck spasms.
"It always helps getting Braun on the bench because he's a good hitter," Miley said. "He's a great player, but even with him out you've got the same plan, you're still going to go after guys and just try to lock in and compete."
Miley scattered five hits and walked one while striking out eight.
"Wade was very sharp tonight," Gibson said. "He threw the ball well. You saw the velocity and the direction of where he wanted to put the ball was very good."
Kubel helped Miley out with his arm in the fourth.
After Segura's homer tied the game at 1, Rickie Weeks and Aramis Ramirez collected back-to-back singles. Weeks stopped at third on Ramirez's single to left, but Ramirez decided to test Kubel's arm by heading to second.
Kubel, who led the National League with 14 outfield assists last year, threw a strike to second and Ramirez was tagged out and sprained his left knee on the slide.
"I kind of looked in because I wasn't watching the runners I was trying to see where the ball was going to go, so I didn't really know who was where," Kubel said. "I looked in and saw Penny pointing to second, so I just kind of [made a] blind throw over to second but it was right there."
Brad Ziegler pitched into and out of a jam in the seventh before David Hernandez and J.J. Putz closed things out for the D-backs in the eighth and ninth.
"We were terrible with guys in scoring position," said Gibson, whose team was 1-for-10 in those situations. "But we won the game. We didn't make any mistakes on the other side of the ball. We made good pitches when we had to make good pitches. We had a couple of double plays. Kubel cut down Ramirez. That's what you've got to do."


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LAS VEGAS - Junior Dos Santos flattened Frank Mir with a huge right hand and finished him on the ground at 3:04 of the second round Saturday night, emphatically defending his heavyweight title at UFC 146 on Saturday night.
Dos Santos (15-1) picked apart the two-time ex-champion with superior boxing throughout the fight, eventually stunning Mir before finishing him with one last blow to the head. Dos Santos then wrapped himself in the Brazilian flag while celebrating his first title defense since taking the belt from Cain Velasquez last fall.
"I'm feeling awesome," the ever-smiling Dos Santos shouted to the pro-Brazilian crowd. "It's not bad for a nice guy, huh? ... Frank Mir is a really good fighter, too. I came here to defend my belt, and I did it."
Velasquez stopped Antonio "Bigfoot" Silva late in the first round after administering a bloody beating that both thrilled and horrified fans at the MGM Grand Garden. Roy Nelson, Stipe Miocic and Stefan Struve also won on a pay-per-view card topped with five heavyweight fights, a first in UFC history.
Dos Santos never faced trouble in the fight's eight minutes after easily avoiding an opening-minute takedown attempt by Mir, who hoped his superior jiu-jitsu skills would allow him to avoid Dos Santos' unparalleled striking ability. Mir, who turned 33 on Thursday, has the most heavyweight victories in UFC history, but he couldn't match Dos Santos' skills.
"He's a champ," Mir said. "He's fast. I couldn't get out of the way. He hit me hard. There were just too many of them, and they were hard shots. I couldn't do anything about it."
Dos Santos kept the fighters on their feet - except when he staggered Mir late in the first round and again midway through the second. Mir stumbled back several steps after Dos Santos' decisive right hand, and Dos Santos added one last head shot before referee Herb Dean saved Mir.
"That surprised me a lot," Dos Santos said. "Man, this guy can take a punch. My hand is hurt."
Dos Santos down played the revenge element of beating Mir, who broke the arm of Dos Santos' mentor, Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira, in a fight last December.
Mir (16-6) had won three straight fights since losing a title shot to Shane Carwin in March 2010, but couldn't reclaim the belt he held in 2004 before getting into a serious motorcycle accident and again in early 2009 before losing to Brock Lesnar.
Velasquez (10-1) finished Silva at 3:36 of the first round, but only after pulverizing the 6-foot-4 Brazilian with a relentless series of blows after an early takedown. Silva (16-4) was cut on his face early in the beating, sending streams of blood down his face and onto the canvas, eventually coating both fighters' torsos.
"I knew he was going to be a tough guy to finish, and he posed certain threats," Velasquez said. "But I'm happy I was able to go in there and perform. I took my time and waited to get good position to turn it on and finish the fight."
The fight was stopped once to allow Silva's corner to clear the blood from his eyes, but Velasquez promptly resumed the beating until the fight was finished. The former Arizona State wrestler was ferociously impressive in his first bout since losing the belt to Dos Santos in just 64 seconds during the UFC's first prime-time Fox show.
"What you've done in the past, you've got to get over that," Velasquez said. "This is a step in the right direction."
The 32-year-old Silva appeared to be outmatched in his UFC debut after a lengthy MMA career highlighted by his dominant Strikeforce victory over Fedor Emelianenko in February 2011.
Earlier, Nelson stopped Dave Herman with an overhand right just 51 seconds into the first round, and Miocic remained unbeaten with a second-round stoppage of fellow heralded prospect Shane Del Rosario. Struve, the 6-foot-11 Dutch heavyweight, stopped Lavar Johnson in the first pay-per-view fight.
Nelson (18-7) added another impressive stoppage victory to his list, catching Herman (21-4) with a right hand that sent him sprawling backward onto the canvas. Nelson landed one more shot before the fight was stopped, and then climbed onto the cage to rub his ample belly while his hometown crowd cheered.
"My plan was to wrestle, (but) my coaches had a different game plan, which was, 'Hit him in the face,'" Nelson said. "Guess it worked. Clearly my hands have dynamite in them, or small rocks or whatever."
Nelson had lost three of his previous four fights, including decisions to Dos Santos and Mir. But the portly, heavily bearded heavyweight - who bills himself as a kung fu fighter - is consistently popular and entertaining.
Miocic (9-0), a firefighter and EMT from Cleveland, survived a back-and-forth first round before taking control in the second, taking down the previously unbeaten Del Rosario and finishing him off with ground-and-pound elbows.
Del Rosario (11-1) had a severe cut over his right eye and a bloody face after his UFC debut and his first fight in 15 months. The Orange County fighter recovered from a back injury sustained when his car was hit by a drunk driver last year.
Struve finished Johnson with an armbar just 1:05 into their bout. The 6-foot-11 Dutchman who has lost to Dos Santos and Nelson celebrated his third straight win, while Johnson, the veteran Strikeforce fighter who beat Pat Barry just three weeks earlier, struggled after stepping in as an injury replacement for Australia's Mark Hunt.
Early on the UFC 146 card, veteran lightweight Jamie Varner upset previously unbeaten Edson Barboza, stopping the touted Brazilian prospect with a long series of blows to the head. Varner, the former WEC lightweight champion who was released from that promotion after an 0-3-1 skid, made the most of his chance to be an injury replacement for Evan Dunham in his first UFC fight since March 2007.
Jason "Mayhem" Miller lost a lackluster decision to middleweight C.B. Dollaway, possibly ending the television host's MMA career. Miller (24-10), who has won just three of his last eight fights, previously said he would retire if he didn't beat Dollaway, who largely controlled the bout on the ground after Miller won the first round.
A collection of celebrities including Charlize Theron, MC Hammer and many NFL players, including Cardinals receiver Larry Fitzgerald, attended the show in the UFC's hometown.


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Royals Minor League report: April 7
Omaha Storm Chasers
Omaha 5, Round Rock 2
WP: Everett Teaford (1-0)
SV: Michael Mariot (1)
HR: Xavier Nady (#1), Adam Moore (#1), Anthony Seratelli (#1)
The Storm Chasers slugged their way to a win at Round Rock. Xavier Nady and Adam Moore provided two-run homers, with Anthony Seratelli adding a late solo shot. Starter Nate Adcock allowed two runs (one earned) over 4.0 innings. Everett Teaford (2.0 IP, 2 H, 1 BB, 1 SO) picked up the relief win. The road trip continues on Monday at Albuquerque (Dodgers).
NW Arkansas Naturals
Frisco 3, NW Arkansas 2
LP: Santiago Garrido (0-1)
HR: None
Northwest Arkansas dropped the series opener against Frisco. Yordano Ventura made his 2013 debut, yielding two runs on five hits over 5.0 innings. Frisco plated the go-ahead run in the sixth off of Santiago Garrido (3.0 IP, 2 H, 1 ER). Angel Franco and Yem Prades each recorded two hits plus an RBI for the Naturals. Former KC farmhand Kevin Pucetas picked up the win for Frisco.
Wilmington Blue Rocks
Wilmington 7, Myrtle Beach 2
WP: Antonio Cruz (1-0)
HR: None
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Lexington 5, Augusta 2
WP: Clayton Schulz (1-0)
SV: Daniel Hernandez (1)
HR: None
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RV dealer Donald Farris of Dayton, Ohio, was the 2008 winner of the first annual RVT.com Harley Giveaway, having received a new 2009 Harley-Davidson Fat Boy from a local Louisville Harley-Davidson dealer.
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Eleven years ago our Best-Paper Awards program was begun in the expectation of promoting wider interest and greater effectiveness in speaking and writing throughout the Firm. The roster of winners this year follows: J. Carl Brooksby, principal, Phoenix, won First Award of $750 for his paper The Accountant's Responsibility With Respect To Unaudited Financial Statements. In preparation of his paper, which he presented at a meeting of the Arizona Society of CPAs, Mr. Brooksby interviewed a number of CPAs and credit grantors to get first-hand information. From this he concludes that rendering unaudited statements is a practice more prevalent in Arizona than in most areas and that the situation will not improve as long as it is generally condoned. He found that many CPAs make quite comprehensive reviews, even though they eventually mark the statements "unaudited" and disclaim an opinion. The credit grantors interviewed are quick to check whether statements they receive are audited or unaudited, yet they put more stock in unaudited statements prepared by a CPA than in those prepared by the company. Mr. Brooksby skillfully relates these findings to applicable AICPA pronouncements and suggests ways to upgrade the CPAs' work. This paper was subsequently published in The Arizona CPA Quarterly in the May 1965 issue. Ralph W. Sauber, MAS manager, San Francisco, won Second Award of $500 for his article The Quarterly Plan Review. Mr. Sauber's paper explains with case studies the need to keep business plans for the future constantly up-to- date. It uses exhibits to show how, as each quarter of a year's plan is converted to "actual," another quarter is added. The method's greatest advantage is that "everyone in the organization becomes plan-conscious... Managers are relieved of an onerous, tedious, once-a-year exercise and oriented to planning ahead as a part of their daily business lives." The article was first presented as a talk before the Finance Planning Council of the American Management Association and was published in Management Services magazine, November- December 1964 issue. Hugh M. Eggan, principal, Washington, won Third Award of $300 for his paper Recapture Provisions of the Internal Revenue Code. Mr. Eggan performs a useful service in analyzing relevant Code sections, regulations, and committee reports and correlates the three different aspects of recapture with specific transactions. Written with admirable precision and command of technical concepts and expression, his paper helps the qualified reader to put into perspective this new feature in Federal income taxes. The paper was given in June 1965 at the Virginia Conference on Federal Taxation, University of Virginia, and is scheduled for publication in the February 1966 issue of The Journal of Accountancy. Jack L. Elliott, principal, won Fourth Award of $200 for his paper Preparation of Cash-Flow Forecasts and Funds Statements. Mr. Elliott outlines lucidly the principles underlying the prepara- 1 tion of these forecasts and statements, draws the distinction between them, and shows their areas of usefulness in modern corporate financial reporting. This paper was presented before the Jackson, Mississippi, Chapter of the National Association of Accountants, was awarded a Certificate of Merit by the NAA, and was published in the July 1965 issue of the NAA Rulletin. This year's increase in the number and size of the awards expresses the Firm's confidence that the Awards Program is effective in increasing the amount and quality of our professional writing. It is heartening to note that many who submit papers continue to write, whether they become award-winners or not, as do many who become ineligible upon admission to the Firm as partners or directors. They evidently recognize that "the virtue lies in the struggle, not the prize." Whatever the motivation, the hard task of writing gives a man new insight into himself and his work. He learns to watch for the gleam that signals a new approach. He gains an ease in constructing an outline, learns how to sort known features from those requiring research, to adopt a point of view toward his subject, to express thoughts on his subject that have struck him in a novel way, and to keep his thinking on a sound technical track. Growing recognition of the technical paper as a means of self-development is one of two primary values of the Awards Program. Expressing tangibly the Firm's appreciation of exceptional effort is the other.
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