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On the eve of Inauguration Day, White House political strategist David Plouffe promised that President Obama's inaugural address would include a call for bipartisan cooperation.
"He is going to say that our political system does not require us to resolve all of our differences or settle all of our disputes, but it is absolutely imperative that our leaders try and seek common ground," Plouffe said on ABC.
But it was hard to find that outstretched hand in the inaugural speech Obama gave Monday.
In 19 minutes, Obama delivered an eloquent, powerful and often combative summary of his values as a progressive Democrat who believes that an activist federal government helps make America great.
And if there was any question about how ambitious an agenda Obama intends to pursue in his second term, the answer was clear: He's going big, not small, just as he did in 2009.
The president listed a daunting series of priorities: a fiscal deal including tax reform, measures to reduce healthcare costs, a new immigration law, gun control and education reform. He made a point of promising progress on climate change, a priority he seemed to have abandoned during his difficult first term. He added full equality for gay Americans, an item that made its way onto his first-term agenda only through a campaign-year back door.
Obama knows that he will need to win some Republican votes, especially in the House, to accomplish any of those goals. But on Monday he chose to assert his electoral mandate rather than extend an olive branch.
If there's a second half of his strategy — a secret plan to help bring some Republicans to "yes" — the president is keeping it well hidden.
Most inaugural speeches are so anodyne — full of airy invocations of national unity and vague calls to greatness — that the words are forgotten by lunchtime. Not this one. It was a progressive's call to arms.
"We have always understood that when times change, so must we," Obama said, "that fidelity to our founding principles requires new responses to new challenges" (are you listening, "tea party"?) and "that preserving our individual freedoms ultimately requires collective action.
"A great nation must care for the vulnerable and protect its people from life's worst hazards," he said. "Now, more than ever, we must do these things together, as one nation and one people."
And instead of gauzy invocations of common ground, Obama issued a series of surprisingly tart political zingers aimed, not so subtly, at his adversaries.
"Our country cannot succeed when a shrinking few do very well and a growing many barely make it," he said. "We do not believe that in this country freedom is reserved for the lucky or happiness for the few.
"We reject the belief that America must choose between caring for the generation that built this country and investing in the generation that will build its future."
He even took aim at Rep. Paul Ryan, the Republican vice presidential nominee, who has derided recipients of federal benefits as "takers" rather than "makers."
"The commitments we make to each other through Medicare and Medicaid and Social Security … do not make us a nation of takers," he said.
Ryan, who was on the platform listening, took the high road with a statement that said: "We [have] strong disagreements over the direction of the country…. But today we put those disagreements aside. Today we remember what we share in common."
Privately, though, many Republicans were seething.
It was a long way from the Barack Obama of 2009, the brash young idealist who promised to change the way Washington worked, seek post-partisan solutions and banish "the stale political arguments that have consumed us for so long."
This year, instead of an outstretched hand, he delivered a slap. "We cannot mistake absolutism for principle, or substitute spectacle for politics, or treat name-calling as reasoned debate," he said.
Obama has been trying this more pugnacious approach since the November election, and it has undeniably made him more effective — so far. He forced Republicans to back down on income tax rates at the edge of the "fiscal cliff," and he appears to have forced them to back down again on their threats to block an increase in the federal debt ceiling.
It's impossible to blame any politician, even a president who once promised post-partisan hope and change, for surrendering to reality and doing what works. But it sure isn't pretty, and, more important, it may not always be effective.
At some point, Obama is likely to need willing collaborators from the opposition — if he hopes to pass an immigration reform law, for example, or negotiate a long-term deal to reduce the deficit.
When that day comes, the president may find himself wishing he had devoted a few more words of his second inaugural address to offering an outstretched hand.
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Sony Rx100 Housing Choice
Posted 11 November 2012 - 11:38 AM
Posted 12 November 2012 - 04:35 PM
Nice thoughts on that blog.
You are not the only person who accidentally press north-west-south-east buttons while spinning a RecSea rear dial/buttons combo.
On S100 it will work, but on RX100 or any Sony using that kind of rear dial........hhmmm....... Do you know why ?
It is because S100 rear dial, the spinning part is only a few millimeters of the total diameter of the dial itself. So that spinning part does not sink in, it can only rotate and being on the most outside diameter of the dial, it acts as a sort of buffer for RecSea gimbal for Canon S100's rear dial. Sort of a stopper so to speak. This will make accidental PUSH-TO-ON on S100 four buttons less an occurrence, if any at all. That dial is a stand alone mechanism in a S100, not combo the way RX100 rear dial is.
S100 is a 3 mechanism separated. Center button = PUSH. Middle dial diameter = bogus cover for 4 push buttons, outside diameter = spinner
RX100 is a 2 mechanism, 1 being combo. Center button = PUSH. Spinner is also a dial and a cover for 4 push buttons, this is the combo.
Notice on an S100 , the north-west-south-east buttons where it is covered by the rather middle part of the dial, those can sink-in when button..........( label actually ) is pushed. See the label ( what I mean by label is the label of the function ) of S100, it is on the dial because that part does not spin, so label can be on dial. See label of RX100, it is on camera body, because RX100 spinning dial is the whole dial ( only minus the middle button ). If Sony place the label on the dial, it will spin and change positions he he he. I never touched an S100 but from the photo at BackScatter and its label position, its obvious.
Where is the design logic for RecSea S100 & RX100 rear dial gimbal, that round thingy on the door internal ?
Copy and paste, brick for brick same gimbal for two different mechanism of S100 and RX100 ............this is lazy engineering in my book.
So RecSea does not want to waste money and resources, they assumed their S100 kind of dial can be used on RX100...........sure, with accidental ON-OFF of other functions like what you and other people are experiencing ha ha ha.
That RecSea for RX100 rear dial is number 1 mistake the engineering team made. The mistake is, they do not want to work harder and learn to realize that mechanical sensitivity and function of Sony RX100 rear dial for underwater use which has to be "brokered' by a mechanical medium ( that RecSea spinning dial and its gimbal being the broker ) is not always possible , by design to be imitated simply that copy & paste way brick ( housing dial ) for brick ( RX100 dial ). The idea is cool though in my opinion, but that RecSea system looses its sensitivity because no way they can avoid NOT using springs. If there is no sea water pressure, that design will probably will suit RX100. Once the need for sea water pressure compensation comes into play, the value of the spring counter tension they used "damaged" the feel of the RX100 rear dial and that is why you get that accidental PUSH-TO-ON scenario. We loose sense of touch underwater even without gloves, with gloves our fingers becomes a dumber sensor. Camera controls like RX100 uses for rear spinning dial , is a "feel" kind of dials, it is more complicated than half shutter which uses only variable tension/pressure and only 1 directional travel. RX100 half shutter is approx 75 grams. The full press shutter is approx 200 grams. That RX100 rear dial work on lesser pressure than that and has spin and push action, which complicated things more. Once you have 1 switch assy, controlling 2 motions ( push and spin ) , 4 quadrants and able to spin 360 degrees and all in the size of our thumb print, its a nightmare to mimic that brick for brick for UW housing. Hence Nauticam separate the spinning action away from the 4 buttons, all the better because any spinning dial if not FAT, should be located at side of housing so that one can spin it easy. How to spin a thin dial if it is on a flat surface ( back door of housing = flat ) while in water ?
RecSea made that rear dial bigger for comfort of user, at the same time mechanical rules applies, the bigger the dial is, the more crow bar effect for every slight accidental push of that dial at furthest away circumference of that dial.....so what they do ?.... increase spring tension and the feeling our fingers get from the RX100 rear dial response is lost even more. One way to make LESS mistake when spinning a dial like RecSea is, use your nail like scratching off an air bubble on a paint job, but our thumb is not very good at doing that compared to our index finger. I wish I can rip open RecSea rear dial assembly, I want to know how they they lay out the 4 buttons and the middle rotating shaft. I do not like a spinning dial with middle button, which means in most cases it is a solid shaft in a hollow shaft lay out. More o-rings to worry about leak because the work load is both push and spinning for the solid shaft outer diameter surface. Spinning 90 degrees like trigger lever is one thing, spinning 360 degrees is making an o-ring a duty of shaft seal like in a pump, I don't like it.
The bottom line is, no money wasted in re-engineering that rear dial for RecSea RX100, simply use one from RecSea S100. ha ha ha, what a waste of their engineering team mind/brain.
You forgot to add something..................
Recsea uses friction dial for RX100 top right MODE dial, the friction dial is o-ring based for friction correct ? Its attack angle is from the top.
Nauticam uses toothed rubber edged plastic gear and it is mated to create friction with angle of attack from the side of that RX100 main dial, which has checkered edge....for friction.
The Nauticam approach gives more friction while not erasing that dial's label in the long run. The friction part I like since I can spin fast and not slip. Recsea version will slip if you spin fast and a friend of mine has one and it does slip once in a while, even slow spinning.
One question please.
Any push to contact friction dial like what RecSea uses for RX100 top MODE dial, do we need to lift it up when we insert the camera to the housing ?
I mean, such mechanical approach RecSea decided on, must have some tension/pressure towards that MODE dial and most likely it uses spring and will be at least -1mm down from camera's top surface level when there is no camera in the housing. Unless owner install camera into housing slide upwards way ( assuming it is possible ) and not straight-in like we normally would, any control/s perpendicular to the direction of inserting a camera into the housing, may get in the way.
I wished Nauticam made a bigger dial for that spinning lens thingy and use self-tensioning top/MODE dial mechanism like their NEX7, super awesome.
I will pay extra if they made those. Add their 2 stage D800 trigger lever for shutter , have it on RX100 he he he, I will pay some more.
The only negative thing on the MODE dial mechanism Nauticam uses is, when one get an RX100 camera with -0.5 to -1mm tolerance ( that dial being more towards the front of the camera ), that MODE dial may slip and one need to request a +0.5mm or +1mm bigger diameter gear. On a RecSea, if spring is indeed used, should be able to absorb the camera body tolerance.
This is why I love the Nauticam NEX7 self tensioning 2 top dials mechanism with approx 3mm or so allowable play. Same as NA-RX100, angle of attack from the side of the dial, rubber edged gears, soft spring as play allowance, but contact is ALWAYS great.
Thanks for the thoughts 121, I am just adding the mechanical reasoning for you...he he he.
Edited by SPP, 12 November 2012 - 04:43 PM.
Posted 12 November 2012 - 11:18 PM
You should have put the comment on the blog itself!!!
Besides the issue with recsea rear button did occur on my S95 so I would not say it was a working beauty from what you say with the RX100 it will be worse I can believe that is true looking at the mechanism
Edited by Interceptor121, 12 November 2012 - 11:26 PM.
Posted 13 November 2012 - 03:47 AM
Yes, Sony RX100 spinning lens switch is not a real mechanical gearing like common lens focus mechanism, its a one-click-one-movement electronically and on the camera itself it is lagging already. It is a software based switch, hence slow operation. First activation turns ON the specific chosen function of that lens spinning switch , next movement is either left right or UP/DOWN value command. A 3 seconds delay becomes OFF state. The typical 1 second delay the switch is lagging and without real mechanical. CLICK being offered to indicate command or activation, that is one lousy switch system to begin with but since it is multi-function, I can live with that. However, I can not blame Sony for not using mechanical click sensation on that spinning lens dial, in a zoom scenario for MOVIE if a user uses that lens spinner as ZOOM function or as DE-FOCUS, any mechanical noise will be recorded. Its a catch 22 situation.
Unless your RX100 is rather out of tolerance ( not likely in this kind of magnitude ), its hard for the Nauticam lens rotating mechanism being so big and has 360 degrees contact and rubber toothed with so much friction surface area, to actually get a real mechanical missed of command. What function do you use on that lens dial ? You may experience mechanical to software slow response and thought it was a slipping/misses. The ratio of hand controlled external spinning dial is ,90 degrees of external dial producing a spin on the Nauticam internal lens dial approx 3 tooth advance. The Sony RX100 itself need that much spinning of the lens dial to trigger the 1st ON state command........BUT.... there is a big BUT and you can verify using marker pen and set for ISO or SHUTTER .............the slower one spin an RX100 lens dial, the more angle it needs to translate that command after in an ON state, but also not always the case, it has its own mind ha ha ha. That is software glitch you perceived as misses or slipping. So it is not equal to say per 10 degrees is 1 command, do it VERY slow and you need 20 degrees to achieve that, sometimes more, sometimes less.
For us who think this is a pure mechanical switch, we are in trouble because it does not have repeatability like a click-click aperture switch on a lens.
Try it for yourself, get a white marker and you will agree with me. Since you like to experiment, this one worth trying.
I set that spinning lens switch for manual focus only, because thumb is better for other controls and rear of camera controls are faster to access than that front lens spinner if in case I set lens spinner to other function other than focus. However focus peaking with camera movement front n back is faster hehehe, because of that inherent glitch in the RX100 lens rotation thingy.
So me not too upset over than Nauticam negative point for front lens spinner, because the spinner on the camera itself is not precise.
Well, I am sad to hear RecSea S95 rear dial has same accidental ON too. Since it has same rear dial as S100, so S100 in RecSea will have same issue.
I am a mechanical freak, I observe all these things because I am a lousy UW imaging guy ha ha ha. So I get my enjoyment decoding how these housings works. The bottom line I think is, RecSea need to hire top mechanical engineers and pick one from the best schools and those ranking 1-3 in their category.
I think Alex T wrote that on Nauticam hiring top minds fresh from school.
Experience making housings even if one goes back 2 decades or more, will never have any much improvement if the same 'old" minds are employed. We need new ideas from new young fresh minds. I have lots of engineers working with me as my team, some are brilliant text book wise some are real brilliant in the field. The brilliant text book wise are dummies when it comes to solving problems in the field, because they are not creative nor innovative and they are NOT willing to learn that "outside elements" will effect their text book perfect design as such, it wont be reliable in the field.
You know what I like about you 121 ?
You are that typical perfectionist British gentlemen, not so cozy friendly ( ha ha ha ) but you are actually a very nice guy who wants to share what you know to the public, that is a good person in my book.
Posted 13 November 2012 - 04:30 AM
Alexander Mustard - www.amustard.com - www.magic-filters.com
Nikon D5 (Subal housing). Nikon D7200 (Subal housing). Olympus EPL-5 (Nauticam housing).
Posted 13 November 2012 - 10:34 AM
Posted 13 November 2012 - 10:34 PM
Another way to have better control on focus is to use tracking focus which by default is the center button. Then I can tell the camera where to keep in focus. Using manual focus in video is not that practical overall, as the front dial's "turn to effect" ratio as SPP has explained is too slow. Making A&S changes in manual with the rear dial and down button is easy and effective though.
Posted 13 November 2012 - 11:24 PM
For wide angle as per blog start with tracking or auto and then switch to manual to artificially set the AF lock seems to work
Posted 14 November 2012 - 06:50 AM
Ha ha, I am not British!
ooops my bad....he he he.
Posted 14 November 2012 - 11:18 AM
My thoughts on the subject
Thanks for the post, very informative. As for the Patima option, you state that it's only 7,5% cheaper than Nauticam, but here in Europe it's different with Patima being 35% below Nauticam, making it a relevant option. Nauticam was too pricey for me, and Ikelite seems to flimsy, so I ordered the Patima, but didn't receive it yet.
Housing Price Percentage cheaper than next option
Recsea 999 0.00%
Nauticam 859 14.01%
Patima 559 34.92%
Ikelite 359 35.78%
Edited by Jensm, 14 November 2012 - 11:20 AM.
Posted 14 November 2012 - 01:40 PM
Where did you buy it from?
Thanks for the post, very informative. As for the Patima option, you state that it's only 7,5% cheaper than Nauticam, but here in Europe it's different with Patima being 35% below Nauticam, making it a relevant option. Nauticam was too pricey for me, and Ikelite seems to flimsy, so I ordered the Patima, but didn't receive it yet.
Housing Price Percentage cheaper than next option
Recsea 999 0.00%
Nauticam 859 14.01%
Patima 559 34.92%
Ikelite 359 35.78%
Posted 14 November 2012 - 03:12 PM
Those differences depend on the importer
Thanks for the post, very informative. As for the Patima option, you state that it's only 7,5% cheaper than Nauticam, but here in Europe it's different with Patima being 35% below Nauticam, making it a relevant option. Nauticam was too pricey for me, and Ikelite seems to flimsy, so I ordered the Patima, but didn't receive it yet.
Housing Price Percentage cheaper than next option
Recsea 999 0.00%
Nauticam 859 14.01%
Patima 559 34.92%
Ikelite 359 35.78%
I base my pricing on Uk retail however if I had to look at where the housing is actually made patima is $699 and nauticam $950 recsea $1149
With nauticam being the reference patima is 27% less recsea is 20% more and ikelite is 62% less
The implementation of the front ring is poor as you need to put your hand over the housing itself to reach the lever and I really don't like the closing latch. The buttons on the back and the dial look really crowded
I hope your purchase works to your satisfaction as I can see the housing from the pictures it does look at least essential and that is where the price difference is as there are plenty of design shortcuts
Maybe you can let is know how It actually works once you have it. With that design of controls for me it would be less of an option of ikelite in cold water with gloves
Posted 14 November 2012 - 06:05 PM
The Patima internals shown here :
This Patima will eat into Ike sales so it seems. Euro 150 more for Patima over Ike, that is so little and Patima is not plastic. That alone worth more than the difference.
Jen , you should test these when you get the Patima :
- Lens Control Ring slip
- Rear control spinning dial slip
As for rear crowded controls of Patima is 99% like Ike, it is a given for the price they are at. Price reduction must come with some penalty.
If Jen thumb not too fat, it should be OK hehehe. But Jen if diving cold water.......his glove will be thick and that may effect some.
Agree with 121 on the rather weird location of the lens Control Ring on Patima, but that is the same as Ike anyway.
If Patima beefed up the ON-OFF button spring, perhaps its quite OK , as I see potential accidental ON-OFF button being pressed when one trying to operate that lens Control Ring at housing top if one uses the right hand.
Do keep us informed Jen, of your new toy.
If Patima is nice for its control operations, I may get one myself , because I have 2 RX100 camera and I can let my daughter use the Patima.
Posted 14 November 2012 - 06:51 PM
How could I miss this video.
Only now I can see Ike is so fat/thick and big and RecSea is a bit smaller than Nauticam.
Posted 14 November 2012 - 09:54 PM
Posted 15 November 2012 - 05:06 AM
I actually dont like tray handle on camera right side.
I do have 2 handles ( Nauticam tray ) but only to hold lights and I space it out so that my hand can go in between the camera body right side and the handle.
The middle ball attachment on housing top is reserved for GoPro or DP4.
RX100 body is design as compact, so its not as nice as DSLR to operate 100% UW if there is a handle on the right side and create the extra distance.
I agree with you, that my index finger can operate that front lens ring dial on the Nauticam with ease because it is placed as such it is a 1 finger operation scratching-off-paint-style without releasing my grip on camera housing right side. Totally unlike the requirement of 2 fingers, thumb and index finger operation of Patima or Ike for lens control ring/dial.
I also doubt I can reach RecSea big lens control dial if my hand palm is at camera's right side. I am pleased with Nauticam RX100 ergonomic, however I am thinking to modify the shutter release, by hopefully able to add some sort of rubber washer or extra spring to create 1 tiny bit of resistance before the actual SHUTTER release. I want a NA-D800 feel on the shutter he he he or at least NA-NEX7 feel.
Edited by SPP, 15 November 2012 - 05:06 AM.
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Posted 15 November 2012 - 05:40 PM
Posted 16 November 2012 - 01:28 AM
It is possible to use all the Nauticam controls if the arm or the handle is in contact with the right side of the housing (not for small hands).
I made a custom tray using a scrap of 3mm Dibond (doubled to have 6mm thickness) : a perfect material for underwater DYY.
Posted 16 November 2012 - 02:07 AM
It will be interesting how well the patima housing works with wet-lenses and how well the controll works, keep us posted!
Where did you buy it from?
Got it from here: http://www.uw-fotopa...kt-Kameras/Sony
Posted 16 November 2012 - 05:03 AM
About the right arm:
It is possible to use all the Nauticam controls if the arm or the handle is in contact with the right side of the housing (not for small hands).
I made a custom tray using a scrap of 3mm Dibond (doubled to have 6mm thickness) : a perfect material for underwater DYY.
Nauticam tray is adjustable camera position wise on tray, handle extension wise on tray. I can make it as close as your handle set up, no problem.
Still, my fingers are short hehehe and fat. So me prefer nothing in between my hand towards NA-RX100 right side body.
I also can not use locline kind of flexible arm, to soft for me as I am a rough user and one of my video light is -1kg underwater. I jump into the water from 2 meters high, I don't care. I treat my NA-RX100 like a GoPro. I did a torture test the other day, without lights on it, I throw it hard into my pool till it bounce a bit and sank hahahah. Its good, no issue. I am only afraid the G force will damage the RX100 pop-out lens assy. I already damaged 1 RX100 camera this way. Dropped from a mere 1 meter on a bus floor ( accidental ), later the pop-out lens sometimes will pop-out sometime it won't. Sent for repair and took 45+ days Dang !!!! So I bought another RX100 and now I got 2 units, one being back up and my daughter love to use it over her Olympus TG-1 ( submersible ). That is why I am kind of keen on Patima too, for my daughter or snorkling works or B scuba camera when needed.
You left side flexible arm, that is not LocLine, is that stiffer than Locline ?
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Lausanne, Switzerland, September 29, 2011 - After just over a month off from tournament play, the 2011 FIVB Beach Volleyball Swatch World Tour resumes on Tuesday for the first time in Morocco with the men's season-ending $190,000 FIVB Beach Volleyball Swatch World Tour Morocco Open to be held in Agadir through October 9.
Many of the world's top men's beach volleyball tandems are on the road to Morocco as the 14-event 2011 men's season ends with just the second host country of an FIVB Swatch World Tour event in Africa. The 15-event women's 2011 FIVB Swatch World Tour concludes Nov. 1-6 in Phuket, Thailand. While this will be the first World Tour stop in Morocco, three satellite events were held in Casablanca in 2004, 2005 and 2006. South Africa is the only other African nation to host World Tour events – in 1995, 2004 and 2005 in Cape Town and in Durban in 1996.
The men's season-finale of the 2011 FIVB Swatch World Tour, the Morocco Open, featuring 84 teams from 31 countries, begins under the honorary presidency of his Royal Highness Prince Moulay Rachid with country quota matches on Tuesday, single elimination qualification tournament on Wednesday to determine the final eight spots in the 32-team main draw on Wednesday through Saturday. The semifinals and medal matches will be played Sunday as the winning pairs in each gender share the $30,000 first-place prizes.
A total of 84 teams from 31 countries have officially entered the Morocco Open: Angola (1 team), Argentina (2), Australia (1), Austria (3), Belgium (1), Brazil (7), China (2), Czech Republic (2), Egypt (1), France (1), Georgia (1), Germany (3), Great Britain (4), Italy (7), Japan (3), Kazakhstan (2), Latvia (2), Morocco (7), Netherlands (6), New Zealand (1), Norway (3), Poland (1), Portugal (2), Russia (3), Spain (3), Sweden (3), Switzerland (4), Turkey (1), Ukraine (2), United States (3) and Venezuela (2).
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Cunha/Santos have won the gold medal in two of the four tournaments they have played together this year (Klagenfurt, Austria and The Hague, Netherlands in August) and the other event winners entered in this event are Brazil's Marcio Araujo and Benjamin Insfran. Marcio Araujo won the gold medal this year with Ricardo in Stavanger, Norway in July and with Benjamin in Aland, Finland in August. Marcio Araujo will again be teamed with Benjamin in Agadir.
"Morocco has made a serious commitment to developing its beach volleyball program and this event in Agadir will help launch their campaign in front of a global audience," commented Dr. Ary Graça, FIVB Beach Volleyball Commission president. "Beach volleyball is developing rapidly in Africa and the FIVB is extremely supportive and excited about the prospects of our sport within the confederation, especially considering the success of the Continental Cup. The FIVB is also very encouraged with the support of this new event by the Morocco Volleyball Federation and the tournament promoter Allam El Adberrazak."
Morocco has seven teams entered in this inaugural tournament, including three who have been pre-seeded into the main draw as the host nation. While the other four teams will attempt to earn one of the final eight spots in the main draw through the qualification tournament, the three teams already selected for the main draw are Mohamed Abicha/Khalid Berma, Soufiane Bouchaoui/Othmane Farabi, and Ihssane Boukhar/Karim Oughdach.
The 2011 calendar features 15 women's and 14 men's events within all five FIVB confederations plus one special 24-team single-gender women's test event, which was held August 9-14 at London's Horse Guards Parade, the venue for the beach volleyball at the 2012 London Olympic Games. The 2011 FIVB Swatch World Tour is offering $7.64m in prize money. Twelve of the tournaments were combined men's and women's events, including the World Championships and the six Grand Slam stops.
The Morocco Open will be the 271st men's event on the FIVB Beach Volleyball Swatch World Tour (Open, Grand Slam, Olympic and Goodwill). The first men's FIVB Swatch World Tour event was played February 17-22, 1987 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and the first women's event was played August 14-16, 1992 at Almeria, Spain. There have been 231 women's events in FIVB Swatch World Tour history.
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1980 International Scout Traveler - Last Of The ScoutsPosted in Project Vehicles on May 1, 2009
Clark Cole likes his Scouts--and his diesels, for that matter. He has owned three Scouts over his 4x4 building career, and all of them have had the Nissan 6-33 turbodiesel. As Clark puts it: "They're simple, extremely efficient, and have cheap mechanical fuel injection." What could be better than that? Especially in this day and age.
This '80 Scout Traveler is the last of its kind and served as a daily driver with some weekend wheeling and snowplow duty, then sat engineless for a long time before Clark realized he wanted to refurbish it. Needless to say, it was in pretty bad shape by that time. For two years it was completely reworked from the frame up to become what you see here, this pristine wheeling machine. Clark has had this Scout for a decade now, but it never looked this nice after being a daily driver in the Rust Belt. It has been completely redone from the frame up with a fiberglass body from Kentrol and attention to detail you wouldn't expect from your average International owner.
It might look too pretty to be bashing around the woods with its shiny new coat of Starburst Orange, but this International has been built to tackle the hardest terrain around. It was originally put together as a vehicle for running the easier trails with the family, but somehow morphed into a serious trail rig. We're sure that once it has a little bit of damage there will be the inevitable itch to see what it can really do.
The interior has remained stock except for the addition of a full rollcage that extends the entire length of the truck and passes through the Rhino-lined floor to the frame. The transmission tunnel on the fiberglass body had to be custom made in order to clear the new driveline setup. The T-19 wide-ratio transmission, Klune-V extreme underdrive, and Dana 20 transfer case with twin shifters can provide a low range of up to 250:1. A bit extreme for practicality, but with mixing and matching all the levers, you're sure to find the perfect gear for any situation, even if you're pulling a house.
Tech Specs
1980 Scout Traveler
Engine: Nissan 6-33 Turbodiesel
Transmission: T-19 wide ratio (6.32:1 1st)
Transfer case: Dana 20 and Klune-V
Front Axle: Dana 60, 4.88 gears, Ox locker, 35-spline Yukon axles
Rear Axle: Full-floating Dana 60, 4.88 gears, Ox locker, 35-spline Yukon axles
Springs & Such: Front: 2 1/2-inch Skyjacker springs, airbags, Pro Comp reservoir shocks. Rear: 2 1/2-inch Skyjacker springs, Gabriel Load Carrier shocks
Tires & Wheels: 35x12.5 Interco TrXus, 16 1/2-inch Hummer dual beadlock wheels
Steering: Scout steering box, heavy-duty linkage with Heim joints
Other Stuff: Kentrol fiberglass body, 10,000-pound Braden PTO winch, and custom rollcage, bumpers, and body protection


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Leo and Joel from Buffer are definitely two smart guys. We've never met in person, but have been in touch for more than a year in regards to their beautiful service, Buffer.
What's Buffer? Well, the name speaks for itself – it's a service that allows you to send your status updates to a buffer in order to post them to multiple social networks at once and stagger these posts throughout the day. This way, you won't flood your followers/social media friends with tons of posts all at once. More importantly, you can choose the time of day that you want the posts to be published, in order to have the best visibility in terms of audience.
You can even keep track of the number of retweets, likes and clicks that your posts get. Smart, right?
After they launched the service more than a year ago, they built an app for iOS and Android that quickly became successful.
A few weeks ago, I contacted them again to inform them about my new adventure here at RIM and to ask them about the possibility of porting Buffer to BlackBerry 10. They are not a big company, so they need to prioritize tasks and were very busy at the time. One option was to port their Android app to BlackBerry 10 and then to plan the development of a native Cascades version later.
I am happy to announce that as of last week, Buffer was made available for download from BlackBerry World.
Do you think that 24 hours after publication, and given that BlackBerry 10 devices are not commercially available yet, we could impact their service? Well, apparently, YES!
Here is what Leo says:
"Converting Buffer to the new BlackBerry 10 platform couldn't have been any easier. It took us less than one day to do so and it was running super smoothly immediately. Seeing hundreds of downloads within days and great reviews too was an incredibly overwhelming response from our userbase."
"Being part of the new BlackBerry 10 platform is super exciting for us. What few people know is that BlackBerry users are the second largest mobile traffic for Buffer, even before Android. So being able to provide a slick app in such a hassle free way made our life extremely easy. And, a large part of our userbase is a lot happier and more productive. Happy Buffering from BlackBerry! :)"
Impressive, right? I really recommend giving Buffer a try – the BlackBerry 10 app in conjunction with their browser extensions is a killer social media weapon!


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Madrid: UEFA has announced that Malaga will be excluded from the next European competition for which they qualify after failing to meet financial requirements.
The Andalusians finished fourth in La Liga last season, sealing a place in the Champions League, and they have performed admirably thus far, topping a group containing AC Milan and Zenit St Petersburg.
However, they were plagued by financial troubles over the summer, and they will now be sanctioned for them by the authorities.
"The club is excluded from participating in the next UEFA club competition for which they would otherwise qualify in the next four seasons (i.e. 2013-14, 2014-15, 2015-16, 2016-17)," a statement read.
"In addition, Malaga will be excluded from a subsequent UEFA competition for which they would otherwise qualify (in the next four seasons) if they do not prove, by 31 March 2013, that they have no overdue payables towards football clubs or towards employees and/or social/tax authorities, in accordance with the UEFA Club Licensing and Financial Fair Play Regulations."
Istanbul giants Besiktas were not allowed to take up their place in the Europa League this season due to their financial situation.
Malaga are currently on course for a second straight top-four finish in La Liga this season, and currently sit behind reigning champions Real Madrid.


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Mreen wrote:I'm reminded of the girl who saw Syler slaughtered her family and was mute after that.. still waiting for her to show up on HRG's doorstop. Maybe Tommy Boy will take her in himself.
The last we saw of her was that the FBI had her. So what is her superpower? Unless she doesn't have one and is able to ID Sylar and that is the reason Sylar exposed himself to danger and tried to kill her when she was being guarded by Matt and the Blond woman.


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The 2012 Heavy Equipment Calendar features over 12,000 horsepower and 2,600 tons of filthy, beautiful professional-grade machinery. Get the calendar here if you're into heavy metal in the most literal way.
The calendar comes from the fine folks at the German Bauforum24 GmbH & Co. Just saying that makes me think of tunnel-boring machines and ore carriers getting dirty.
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|2004-05-11, 11:14
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annoying white bat
Join Date: Jan 2004
Suggest thread index sticky for fansubs forum
A sticky containing links to the general discussion threads for fansubbed series could be helpful as an index and quick-launch to get to the threads.
It could cut down on creation of duplicate threads. Now that a few current shows just got moved over it is likely that new threads for those series will pop up in fansubs pretty soon.
The list of series under discussion is very long and fills up a couple of pages in the forum view.
Starting up the sticky would take a fair amount of work, but it would be easy to maintain. Any work involved should be weighed against the work involved in grafting duplicate threads together or closing threads.
This idea can be used to index other forums - licensed anime is probably the second-best candidate.
|2004-05-11, 12:02
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Just call me Ojisan
Join Date: Jan 2003
Location: U.K. Hampshire
Heh, I've been thinking of creating exactly that kind of sticky since about two weeks ago.
The reasons I've haven't done it yet is because...
(i) I'm lazy
(ii) It's a lot of work for no real gain (to me )
(iii) Deciding how to organise the list
(iv) I like closing and merging threads
But I will do it, starting with the Fansub forum.
|2004-05-11, 12:18
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Just call me Ojisan
Join Date: Jan 2003
Location: U.K. Hampshire
But I'm not sure if I should be pleased or annoyed because babbito2k has read my mind so perfectly (along with the pros and cons).
But it has at least meant I have to get off my butt and do something about it
|2004-05-11, 12:28
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annoying white bat
Join Date: Jan 2004
Just to take some of the sting out of this, I volunteer to take on some of the workload. Figure out what structure you are going to use and let me know - we could split it up according to the alphabet.
One way to structure it would be to make each letter of the alphabet=one post. That way the initial post could contain links to each letter/post for easy navigation.
|2004-05-11, 13:29
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|2004-05-11, 13:41
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Just call me Ojisan
Join Date: Jan 2003
Location: U.K. Hampshire
Thread Indexes are only really relevant in the appropriate forum.
|2004-05-12, 23:59
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annoying white bat
Join Date: Jan 2004
The index is already in its first incarnation; xris did it yesterday. The spring series are all indexed on there, and all the older series (which have a discussion thread to point to) will be on there eventually. It is worth taking a look just for laughs and to get used to going there - it is quicker and more precise than search.
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|2004-05-13, 06:14
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I really like this idea since it'll make it alot easier to find the threads you need. But a suggestion can we split the list into two pieces : one for the recent series (and put this one on top) and one for the older ones. Just an idea since recent series are the ones you can expect to be needed the most
|2004-05-13, 06:52
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Join Date: Jan 2003
Location: U.K. Hampshire
So the final thread will look like
1st post - Introduction
2nd onwards - Series Index A to Z (split over several posts)
Last post - Recent (i.e. current season) Series Index
At the moment, we only have the first and last post completed. Give me time
|2004-05-13, 07:29
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Lost in Time and Space
wow. Probably doesn't mean much to you, but both of you have got my compliments for undertaking a project that seems like such a pain in the butt voluntarily. It should be extremely helpful. Good job.
|2004-05-13, 11:13
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The History Of Haystack... And Why Online Censorship Will Remain Difficult
from the there-are-always-holes-in-the-wall dept
What struck me most about the story is just how improbable a story it is if you look at it in a vacuum. We're talking about a 25-year-old guy, with little interest in Iran or activism, suddenly scratching an itch -- and within a week he had an Iranian gov't official leaking him information that was useful in building a system that could get around the Iranian internet censorship filter. That's impressive, no matter how you look at it. It also highlights why it's always going to be difficult to successfully censor the internet on a wider scale. Someone, perhaps from a totally unexpected place, is going to figure out how to get around it.


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|ORDER INSTITUTING PUBLIC ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEEDINGS PURSUANT TO SECTION 15(b) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934, MAKING FINDINGS, AND IMPOSING REMEDIAL SANCTIONS
The Securities and Exchange Commission ("Commission") deems it appropriate and in the public interest that public administrative proceedings be, and hereby are, instituted pursuant to Section 15(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ("Exchange Act") against Respondent Randall Jordan ("Jordan" or "Respondent").
In anticipation of the institution of these proceedings, Respondent has submitted an Offer of Settlement ("Offer") to the Commission, which the Commission has determined to accept. Solely for the purpose of this proceeding and any other proceeding brought by or on behalf of the Commission, or in which the Commission is a party, and without admitting or denying the findings contained herein, except as to the jurisdiction of the Commission over Respondent and over the subject matter of this proceeding, and as to the entry of a Final Judgment of Permanent Injunction and Other Relief as set forth in Section III.C. below, which are admitted by Respondent, Respondent consents to the entry of this Order Instituting Public Administrative Proceedings Pursuant to Section 15(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Making Findings, and Imposing Remedial Sanctions ("Order"), as set forth below.
On the basis of this Order and the Offer submitted by Respondent, the Commission finds that:
A. Randall Jordan, age 47, is a resident of Jupiter, Florida.
B. Between approximately February and July 2000, Jordan participated in an offering of common stock of eComprar Network, Inc. ("eComprar"), which was a penny stock.
C. On September 26, 2002, the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida, without making any findings of fact or conclusions of law, entered a judgment against Jordan in a civil injunctive action entitled Securities and Exchange Commission v. Randall Jordan, et al., Civil Action No. 02-14222-CIV-MOORE. The judgment, among other things, permanently enjoins Jordan from violating Section 17(a) of the Securities Act of 1933 ("Securities Act") and Section 10(b) of the Exchange Act and Rule 10b-5 thereunder. Jordan consented to the entry of the judgment without admitting or denying any of the allegations contained in the Commission's complaint, except as to jurisdiction and venue.
D. The Commission's complaint in that action alleged, among other things, that Jordan and others violated Section 17(a) of the Securities Act and Section 10(b) of the Exchange Act and Rule 10b-5 thereunder in connection with the dissemination of false and misleading information regarding the stock of eComprar. The complaint further alleged that at the time of the dissemination of that information, Jordan profited from the sale of eComprar stock.
Based on the foregoing, the Commission deems it appropriate and in the public interest to impose the sanctions specified in Respondent's Offer.
Accordingly, IT IS ORDERED that pursuant to Section 15(b) of the Exchange Act:
Respondent Randall Jordan be, and hereby is, barred from participating in any offering of a penny stock, including acting as a promoter, finder, consultant, agent, or other person who engages in activities with a broker, dealer, or issuer for purposes of the issuance or trading in any penny stock, or inducing or attempting to induce the purchase or sale of any penny stock.
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PASADENA, Calif. -- NASA will host a media teleconference at 10 a.m. PDT (1 p.m. EDT) on Friday, Nov. 2, to provide an update on Curiosity's studies of the Martian atmosphere.
The Mars Science Laboratory Project and its Curiosity rover are about three months into a two-year prime mission to investigate whether conditions in Mars' Gale Crater may have been favorable for microbial life.
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|2010-04-30, 15:45
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Ore no Imouto - General Discussion
An anime adaptation for the light novel has been announced. See this post
Additional Source: ANN
Spoiler for space:
Light Novel thread.
|2010-04-30, 15:59
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Oh... Anime. I've heard about this and thought about getting the novel... a little, but this saves me the money and trouble.
Along with MM's heroine, this one feels like another character who will get eaten up as Kugimiya's role, for some reason... Mumumu...
Still... http://blog.livedoor.jp/geek/archives/51019932.html
Uwaa... Talk about making fun of people...
Got some grudge against that blog site...?
|2010-05-01, 08:00
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|2010-05-01, 09:56
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Osana-Najimi Shipper
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Mt. Ordeals
Overall, quite pleased this is going to be animated. Not like I had any doubt, as the question wasn't if it was going to be animated, but when, considering that the content is so obviously tailored towards otaku in the first place. What I'm surprised though is how early its going to be animated; if what people say here is true and its going to be animated at fall, then that's only 2 years since the original started.
|2010-05-01, 11:44
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if they are keeping the cast of the Drama CD...
Kirino Kousaka :: Ayana TAKETATSU
Kyousuke Kousaka :: Yuuichi NAKAMURA
Kuroneko :: Kana HANAZAWA
Saori :: Hitomi NABATAME
Manami Tamura :: Satomi SATOU
Ayase Aragaki :: Saori HAYAMI
Kanako Kurusu :: Yukari TAMURA
I think Ayana Taketatsu did a great job as Kirino, who is often times a difficult character for me to like. On the other hand, I couldn't help but like/love Satomi Satou as Manami (childhood friend, favorite character) with a more quirky/goofy voice along the lines of Aki Toyosaki. sadly, Kana Hanazawa's voice/character was another miss for me---I wonder if she can try something different every now and then... oh well...
|2010-05-01, 12:03
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When lined up, it really does look like AIC has their hands full... (; -_-)
The amount of recent novel --> anime conversions is amazing too...
|2010-05-01, 12:38
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|2010-05-01, 13:00
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Man hopefully it's AIC other studios either AIC PLUS, AIC Spirits or AIC A.S.T.A. Funny thing is that those offshoot studios of AIC have done better animation wise than AIC themselves.
Edit: Seems like it's indeed AIC bah. Hope the animation ain't inconsistent like most of their shows these days.
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|2010-05-01, 13:36
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for me this is great news cause I really love this series, it's the only LN I've kept with and eagerly await for more.
While my anime viewing is on hold for now, I'm def be checking this out, won't be able to hold back!
|2010-05-01, 16:15
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Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: Suzuka
Since KanzakiHiro who is the illustrator of novels is a character designer, I have felt relieved.
It is perfect if an animation director and music are the works by KanzakiHiro=Hiroyuki ODA=HSP.
And I am interested in whether Akiba Blog and MOON PHASE appear under a real name.
In the same way, I am interested about how they express cari●●●●●com.
|2010-05-03, 14:33
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I don't know if the anime will be good....the novel kinda thrives on heavy internal monologue. This would actually make a good "Shaft" material o.0, but here's to hoping for the best.
|2010-05-05, 13:32
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an idler
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Location: Suzuka
In the rumor, it started in October and has a length of six-month periods.
Since the volume 5 of light novel is a turning point, I think that volume 1 - volume 5 will be animated by them.
Although this is a comedy basically, it raises the problem about lack of interpersonal relations, or the problem of the new human relations in the Internet era.
Of course, there is also a prejudice problem about Otaku.
It will obtain many viewers' sympathy.
Probably a character design will have an atmosphere like this video.
If Hiroyuki ODA also composes music, it will be suitable just for a closing song.
|2010-05-05, 21:25
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Osana-Najimi Shipper
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Mt. Ordeals
It's already rumoured to be on air for 2 cours? No friggin' way! ^_^
It's so unlike most other LN adaptations, where they usually have only 1 cour slotted. So whoever has the guts to put in the budget for a relatively new series, two thumbs up!
Then again, almost 1 million copies in Japan for volume 1 alone is no small feat, however you look at it. Maybe they're really confident in this one, and have good reason to.
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US Copyright Group, Hurt Locker Producers Sue Dead Man & Others Unlikely To Have Infringed
from the collateral-damage dept
In this case, brought on behalf of producers Voltage Pictures, by US Copyright Group (really DC law firm Dunlap, Grubb and Weaver), 24,583 people were sued based on IP addresses. And while most courts have cut out those outside of their jurisdiction, Judge Howell seems to have no problem with USCG getting subpoenas sent all over the country. And, with so many people sued on such flimsy evidence, it's no surprise that many receiving notice from their ISPs of the subpoena are shocked and insist they have nothing to do with it.
In some cases, their claims are pretty compelling -- such as the case in which the notice was returned... because the recipient was dead.
The sampling of letters, however, certainly suggests a fair amount of collateral damage from filing lawsuits on such weak evidence. While some may insist that (1) some of these people are lying or (2) they can just prove their innocence in court, I would suggest that you're not recognizing just how traumatic it can be to get sued, especially if you're not that familiar with the law and, indeed, have no clue why you're getting sued. It's exactly this situation that USCG and Voltage Pictures were counting on with this process, so kudos to Judge Beryl Howell for making the lives of a bunch of innocent people a living hell.
Here are just a few of the letters. More can be found at the link above:
The Pinestead Reef Resort in Traverse City, Michigan:We object to the suit given the fact that we operate a Timeshare resort named Pinstead Brief Resort that is 46 units all of which have a Wi-Fi connection using our IP address. We have numerous users at various times and are unable to monitor or control what they are doing on the computer in their room... I can assure you that the movie was not downloaded from any of the 5 computers that we use in our office on a daily basis.MidAtlanticBroadband Hospitality Services of Baltimore, Maryland:MidAtlanticBroadband Hospitality Services is filing an objection to provide information as our information is irrelevant, as we are not the end-user nor do we have any information related to the actual usage of this IP address.A woman named Sarah, no address given:I am objecting to the disclosure and release of my identifying information by Charter Communications Inc. on the grounds that I�m not the owner nor have I ever owned the computer with the MAC IP address [sic] that they are claiming illegally downloaded the copyrighted work. When this download took place I was living in a college apartment with roommates and we all shared the wireless network. I had opened the account and my roommates each paid me a portion of the monthly bill since we all shared the same wireless network. When I contacted Charter Communications Inc. regarding the subpoena to inform them they had the wrong person named for the download they said it could have been anyone in the apartment complex and that I was named as a potential defendant due to my being the one that set up the account.Ann from St. Louis, Missouri:As a soon to be 70-year-old woman, I can assure the court that I have neither downloaded or distributed ANY copyrighted work as alleged in this lawsuit. Thank you for your consideration.Rick from St. Louis, Missouri:
I did not download this movie. From a telephone conversation with Charter Communications� technical customer service I learned it is possible someone outside my home may have compromised the IP address and downloaded the movie without my knowledge.
Charter further advised me to place a lock on the wireless router to help prevent people from hacking into the system and using my IP address. This has now been done.
Take pay cuts over the past years, having a disabled wife and struggling to support a family, I do not have the money to hire an attorney to protect myself especially in this case where I did nothing wrong.


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River Landing Golf Association for Ladies
The River Landing Golf Association for Ladies supports breast cancer research through the annual "Swing for the Cure" golf tournament at River Landing in Wallace, NC.
Since 2009, the River Landing Golf Association for Ladies (RLGALS) has supported breast cancer research at UNC Lineberger through their annual "Swing for the Cure" golf tournament at River Landing in Wallace, NC. Although their fundraising for breast cancer research began in 2004, they shifted their support from a national organization to UNC Lineberger as a result of the exceptional care former RLGALs chair, Kathy Lord, witnessed when her husband was treated at UNC.
"We were so impressed by Kathy's comments," said RLGALS chair Judy Sayko. "As a result, a number of us toured the N.C. Cancer Hospital and learned more about the advances being made in breast cancer research and treatment. We shared this experience with the other members and recognized the importance of focusing our efforts on UNC Lineberger, with 100 percent of the funds supporting research."
The RLGALS have worked hard to make their fundraising golf tournament unlike any other, even including a helicopter ball drop raffle as an element in Swing for the Cure.
In their five years of giving, the group has raised almost $40,000 for UNC Lineberger, and they show no signs of slowing down. This year, the RLGALS have increased their commitment to UNC Lineberger by funding a seed grant to fund novel breast cancer research projects. Judy explained, "Funding a seed grant was an easy decision for us. We want to make a real and lasting impact in breast cancer research and we like that multiple projects will be supported through our fund."


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Opening day at Ruhl's Christmas Tree Farm, Nov. 23, found the day mild and bright. While many were out enjoying Black Friday sales, Ruhl's collection of trees in Phoenix attracted residents from around the area in search of the perfect tree for holiday celebrations.
The Sherman family of Glen Arm was the first to arrive down Ruhl's long, gravel driveway on "Green Friday."
With their two sons, Justin and Cody, home from Salisbury University, Robin and David Sherman decided it was a good time to get a tree before the boys returned to school.
"We always cut our own tree down," said David. "We don't always do it the day after Thanksgiving. They're home from college and going back this afternoon. If we don't do it today, it will be several weeks."
"We are not picky," said Robin as she walked with the family's dog, Raven, through the trees. But she said they wanted one that would be hearty and long-lasting. "We keep it up as long as we can. With all the lights, I love it. It is very peaceful."
Josh Taylor, of Edgemere, set off across Ruhl's 14 acres with a purpose — a big tree.
"I really go to maximum height," Taylor said, scanning the field. "We have a split level and the living room has a large ceiling. We can fit a 12-foot tree if we want to go all out."
His girlfriend, Kelly Ziegler had her own requirements for a tree — nice and full, with a good shape.
"I think I could be happy with this one," said Ziegler, as she and Taylor eyed a fir with a few gaps on the outskirts of the field. "It is a nice shape. If we put it up against a window, I would be more concerned, but we're putting it up against the wall."
Taylor and Ziegler have made it a tradition the last three years to cut a tree down the day after Thanksgiving. This year, they were joined for the second time by their friends, Stephanie Dietz and Ryan Wright, of Federal Hill.
"We live in the city in a very narrow, small house," said Dietz, as they walked through the field. "We also have a kitten and a dog. I'm interested to see what they will do with it."
Robert Ruhl, owner of the tree farm, said the first two weekends in December are always his busiest. He will be open every day from now until Dec. 23, however, as many families often come after school, too.
While many people have opted for artificial trees, there's nothing quite like a fresh tree, as Ruhl's employee, Paul Single discovered.
"I never had a real tree before," Single admitted. "Bob gives everybody he works with a free tree. I love the smell of Christmas in the house."
Baltimore County is home to several choose and cut Christmas tree farms. For more details and additional listings in surrounding counties, go to the Maryland Christmas Tree Association Web site, http://www.marylandchristmastrees.org.
Doyle's Christmas Tree Farm
1155 Bernoudy Road, White Hall. 410-404-2095, or go to http://www.doyleschristmastreefarm.com. Open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Friday, Saturday, Sundays only, through Dec. 23. Douglas firs. Bow saws provided, free baling. Directions: Interstate-83 north to exit 27 (Mount Carmel Road) toward Hereford. Left at York Road. Go about 2.5 miles, turn right at Wiseburg Road. Follow to slight right at Bernoudy Road. Go about one mile to farm on right.
Davidson Christmas Tree Farm
1101 Emory Church Road, Upperco. Call 410-239-6556; http://www.davidsonchristmastreefarm.com. Open through Dec. 24, daily, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Fraser, Douglas and Canaan fir; blue and Norway spruce, white pine. Small quantities (100 or less) of Serbian and White and Black Spruce, Concolor and Balsam fir. Wreaths, roping, baling, saws. Snack bar and gift shop on weekends. Directions: From Route 140, take Route 91 north to Emory Church Road. Left one mile to farm on right.
Feezers Farm
3700 Wards Chapel Road, Marriottsville. 410-461-5654, or email firstname.lastname@example.com, or go to http://www.feezersfarm.com. Open Saturdays and Sundays, 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m., through Dec. 23. Blue and Norway spruce, Douglas fir, pre-cut Fraser fir. Baling and free hot chocolate. Directions: Liberty Road toward reservoir to Wards Chapel Road and right onto Wards Chapel to farm.
Frostee Tree Farm
8926 Cowenton Ave., Perry Hall. 410-391-5113, 410-256-5560, 410-913-9452. http://www.frosteetreefarm.com. Open through December, Saturdays and Sundays only, 8 a.m. to dark. White pine, Douglas fir and Norway and blue spruce. Directions: From Beltway, take Interstate-95 north to exit 67A to Route 43 (White Marsh Boulevard), and east on Route 43 to Philadelphia Road. Turn right at light to next intersection and left onto Cowenton Avenue. Go over I-95, farm is on the left.
Martin's Tree Farm
18130 Falls Road, Hampstead. 410-374-2226. http://www.martintreefarm.com. Open Saturdays and Sundays, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., through Dec. 24. Douglas fir, white pine, wreaths. Wagon rides, food and saws available. Directions: I-83 north to Mount Carmel Road, and west on Mount Carmel Road to Falls Road. Right onto Falls Road to farm, on right.
Mount Carmel Tree Farm
2105 Mount Carmel Road, Parkton. 443-491-3323; http://www.mtcarmeltreefarm.com. Open Thursday through Sunday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., through Dec. 23. Fraser and Douglas fir, white and Scotch pine, Norway spruce; also pre-cut Fraser firs up to 10 feet. Also pre-cut trees, greens, swags and roping. Directions: Beltway to I-83. North on I-83, take exit 27, left 2.75 miles to sign on left.
Ruhl's Tree Farm
14430 Jarrettsville Pike, Phoenix. 410-666-2924, or email email@example.com. Open through Dec. 23, weekends, 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and weekdays, 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Douglas, Canaan and concolor firs. Also blue spruce and Meyer spruce. Roping, wreaths, baling service. Directions: Beltway to exit 27B, Dulaney Valley Road. North for four miles, then left on Jarrettsville Pike for five miles to farm on left.
Waller Christmas Tree Farm
923 Freeland Road, Freeland. 410-357-5266; 443-895-3935. Open daily, 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., through Dec. 24. Douglas and Canaan fir, white pine. Also pre-cut Fraser fire. Directions: I-83 north to Old York Road. Take exit and head west on Old York Road to York Road, and right onto York Road to Freeland Road. Left onto Freeland Road to farm driveway, on left.


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CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - Competing in its first dual match of the 2005-06 campaign, the MIT men's tennis team posted a 6-1 victory over host Brandeis University on Thursday.
In the top doubles spot, Mark Egan and Eric Beren lost a close match to Mike Vulfovich and Scott Schulman in a tie breaker after having three match points, 8-7 (8-6). Evan Tindell and Krishna Pokala defeated Rob Friedman and Hart Comess-Daniels, 8-2, while Paden Nichols and Colin Klick won, 8-6.
The Engineers controlled singles play as all six players won their first sets. Pokala was first off the court after recording a 6-1, 6-1 victory over Adam Sher in the No. 4 spot. Tindell finished next with a 6-1, 6-1 win in the No. 1 position. Nichols clinched the match for Tech by shutting out Derek Tesser, 6-0, 6-0, in the No. 6 slot. Egan notched a 6-4, 6-2 win while Klick defeated Comess-Daniels, 6-3, 6-3. Beren dropped a tough three-set match to Friedman, falling2-6, 6-4, 6-4.
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Final Team Score: MIT 6, Brandeis 1
1. Mike Vulfovich/Scott Schulman (B) def. Mark Egan/Eric Beren (M), 8-7 (8-6)
2. Evan Tindell/Krishna Pokala (M) def. Rob Friedman/Hart Comess-Daniels (B), 8-2
3. Paden Nichols/Colin Klick (M) def. Adam Sher/Chris Hersel (B), 8-6
1. Evan Tindell (M) def. Mike Vulfovich (B), 6-1, 6-1
2. Rob Friedman (B) def. Eric Beren (M), 2-6, 6-4, 6-4
3. Mark Egan (M) def. Scott Schulman (B), 6-4, 6-2
4. Krishna Pokala (M) def. Adam Sher (B), 6-1, 6-1
5. Colin Klick (M) def. Hart Comess-Daniels (B), 6-3, 6-3
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Supreme Court To Hear Key Case On Software Patents That Appeals Court Couldn't Figure Out
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Now the Supreme Court can fix it, and hopefully can establish clear rules -- potentially ones that wipe out software patents entirely, though I'm not convinced they'll go that far. To some extent, the Supreme Court has itself to blame. Back in 2010, in the Bilski case, the Supreme Court had the chance to set clear rules of the road concerning software patents, but instead chose to punt, ruling incredibly narrowly (basically saying "the test the courts use isn't the only test, but we won't tell you what other tests to use"). Because of that, no one knows what tests should be applied to see if software (and business methods) are patentable, and that leads to complete messes like the CAFC ruling in the Alice v. CLS case.
At the very least, one hopes that the Supreme Court will clear things up, rather than punting again by ruling very narrowly. Part of the role of the Supreme Court is to set the standards for the lower courts to follow, based on the Constitution (and the law). Instead, lately, it seems to look to rule very narrowly and to let these issues keep bouncing around without any clarity at all. Hopefully, the Supreme Court will recognize that its own earlier precedents should have effectively made software unpatentable, but even if it won't go that far, a clear rule would be a step forward.


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NEWPORT NEWS, VA – The York College softball squad split their two games in the opening round of the 2014 Capital Athletic Conference Softball Championship Tournament at Christopher Newport University in Newport News, VA.
The Spartans defeated fourth-seeded Mary Washington 5-3 in the opening round of the tournament. York then fell to top-seeded Christopher Newport 8-0 in their second game of the day.
In the opener, York got on the board first in the top of the third. Amanda Lewis (Aston, Pa./Sun Valley) reached on an error to open the frame. Standout freshman Katie Maloney (Aston, Pa./Sun Valley) plated Lewis with a two-run blast to left as the Green and White seized the lead. The Spartans got a third run on a throwing error as they took a 3-0 lead.
York added a single run in the fourth on a Maloney RBI triple to right center to score Lewis, who had reached on a fielder's choice. York made it 5-0 in the fifth on a Carleigh Ruleman (Owings, Md./Northern) RBI single to right to score pinch runner Morgan Ober (Mount Joy, Pa./Donegal). The Spartans could have had more in the fifth but they stranded runners at second and third.
The Eagles got on the board in the bottom of the fifth with a pair of runs courtesy of RBI hits from Brianna D'Agata and Brittany Scites.
The Eagles added single tally in the bottom of the sixth, drawing UMW to within two with one inning left. Mary Washington got the run on a Olivia Tatara home run to left to lead off the frame.
Mary Washington got a lead off single from Tenney in the bottom of the seventh but Spartan starter Jennifer Taff (Germantown, Md./Clarksburg) got a fly out, a line out and a pop up to win the game.
Taff earned the win as she tossed a complete game, allowing three runs on eight hits with a strikeout and no walks. It was her tenth win of the year.
Hannah Otterman absorbed the loss as she allowed five runs, four earned, on 10 hits with three strikeouts and five walks.
Maloney continues to have a huge freshman season as the shortstop went 3-for-4 with three RBI and a run scored. Her home run was her third of the year while her triple was her sixth. Natalie Fritz (Fayetteville, Pa./Chambersburg) contributed two hits while Ruleman was 1-for-2 with an RBI.
Scites led the Eagles with three hits and an RBI. D'Agata was 1-for-2 with an RBI and a run scored. Alex Tenney also had a pair of hits for UMW.
In the game against the Captains, Krista Lewis twirled a two-hit shutout to lead the #13 Captains to the 8-0 win.
CNU scored three in the bottom of the first and two more in the bottom of the second to seize control of the game early. The Captains added a run in the fifth and closed out the game with two more in the sixth.
Lewis allowed just four base runners with three of those runners coming in the second inning with a single and a pair of walks.
York got a Mackenzie Ewell (Hamilton, N.J./Steinert) got an infield single in the sixth but she would be stranded at first to end the inning.
Lewis improved to 18-2 with the win as she struck out two in the shutout win. Taff took the loss as she allowed six runs on eight hits with two walks. Sara Thacker (Ijamsville, Md./Urbana) tossed 0.2 innings as she allowed two runs on four hits with one strikeout.
Megan Jones led the Captains as she was 4-for-4 with three RBI and three runs scored including her first home run of the year. Kristina McLaughlin was 2-for-2 with two RBI and a run scored while Kelsey Lewis was 1-for-3 with two RBI. The Captains banged out 12 hits in the win.
Ewell and Thacker each had singles for the Spartans in the loss.
The Spartans face an elimination game on Friday afternoon when they square off against third-seeded Frostburg State in Newport News. Game one is set for a noon first pitch.
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I'm following your plan, and currently I have $14,000 in my emergency fund. What are essentials for three to six months of expenses?
Dear Brian,
Basically, you should ask yourself this question: What would it take to operate my household for a month? There are several different things that could be classified as "essentials," but if you take those things and multiply the number by three, four, five or six, you'll see how much money you need to have a fully loaded emergency fund of three to six months of expenses. This is Baby Step 3 in my plan.
Some people get really technical about exactly how many months of expenses they need to save in this range. And that's okay. You can take a little time to evaluate things before moving on to Baby Step 4, which is investing 15 percent of your household income into Roth IRAs and other pre-tax retirement plans.
Believe me, it's a great feeling to have a big pile of cash sitting there just for a rainy day. You don't want to go nuts and make it so big that you sacrifice retirement or other important aspects of your life, but after a point you shouldn't be too concerned whether you have three months or six months of expenses—or somewhere in between—saved just for emergencies.
Having a nice emergency fund, along with no debt, creates a wonderful sense of financial peace!
Dear Dave,
If a wife takes out a credit card in her husband's name without his knowledge, and they get divorced, can the husband claim identity theft?
Dear Nancy,
Absolutely! Unless they have power of attorney, anytime someone opens an account in a name other than their own, they have stolen an identity. Being married to someone doesn't give you the right to sign their name to a document.
I knew a guy in the real estate business years ago who was doing a lot of property deals under his own name. Occasionally, the title company would require his wife's signature, and he would sign her name on the papers himself. Sometimes he signed her name after calling her up and explaining what was happening, and she was okay with the situation. Then, he signed some papers she didn't know about, and it came back to bite him. He was charged with criminal fraud!
You cannot legally sign your spouse's name without first having power of attorney privileges. If you do, it's called identity theft. It's a crime anytime you lie to get money.
* Dave Ramsey is America's trusted voice on money and business. He's authored four New York Times best-selling books: Financial Peace, More Than Enough, The Total Money Makeover and EntreLeadership. The Dave Ramsey Show is heard by more than 6 million listeners each week on more than 500 radio stations. Follow Dave on Twitter at @DaveRamsey and on the web at daveramsey.com.


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The names of the victim and the suspect in the Sept. 1 police standoff on Williamsville Road have been released by the Delaware State Police.
A spokesman for the Delaware State Police has confirmed the identities of the two persons killed in the Sept. 1 standoff with police on Williamsville Road in Milford.
The homicide victim was identified as Clarence L. "Pete" Short, 72, of Milford. The standoff began at 2:18 p.m. Sunday when police received a call that a man, now identified as Short, had been shot and was found lying in yard on Williamsville Road. Short was taken to Bayhealth-Milford Memorial Hospital, where he was pronounced dead due to gunshot wounds to the upper torso.
The suspect was identified as Lorenzo Johnson, 42, also of Milford. Johnson was found dead of a self-inflicted gunshot wound after officers with the Special Operations Resource Team entered the home around 7:30 p.m.
Short was the landlord at a the Williamsville Road residence, and Johnson the tenant, said police spokesman Master Cpl. Gary Fournier.
Homicide detectives are continuing their investigation, Fournier said.
Delaware State Police responded to the scene of an incident in the 5000 block of Williamsville Road in Milford this afternoon, where a possibly armed and barricaded subject was found dead at approximately 7:30 p.m.
Troopers received a call about a man who was shot and found lying in a yard on Williamsville Road shortly after 2 p.m. on Sept. 1, said police spokesman Master Cpl. Gary Fournier.
The victim, a 72-year-old Milford man, was transported to Bayhealth-Milford Memorial Hospital and was pronounced dead at arrival, police spokesman Sgt. Paul Shavack said.
The deceased unidentified 42-year-old Milford man, who reportedly resides in the residence with the victim is suspected in the shooting, Fournier said.
Prior to entering the residence, the Delaware State Police Special Operations Response Team and Conflict Management Team were attempting to make contact with the subject and were attempting to persuade him to surrender. The Delaware State Police Special Operations Response team made entry at about 7:30 p.m. and located the body of the subject, who was pronounced dead at the scene, Shavack said.
Residents that were evacuated as a precaution are now permitted entry. Williamsville Road between Griffiths Lake Drive and Holly Hill Road will remained closed as police continue to investigate the incident.
The names of the victim and the suspect are being withheld pending notification of next of kin. Continue to follow www.milfordbeacon.com for updates as they become available.


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WASHINGTON (AP) – Billionaire investor David Rubenstein is giving the Library of Congress $1.5 million to fund three new literacy awards.
Rubenstein of Bethesda, Md., is co-founder of the Carlyle Group private equity firm. He is a major philanthropist and in 2010 gave the library $5 million to support the National Book Festival.
Rubenstein announced his latest gift Thursday at the first International Summit of the Book, which includes national libraries from Britain, Russia, Spain, Peru and South Africa. Rubenstein says spending time at public libraries while growing up helped open doors for him.
The library will create the David M. Rubenstein Prize to honor a groundbreaking contribution in advancing literacy. It's also creating an American Prize and an International Prize to honor projects that combat disinterest in reading.
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On a recent Monday morning I walked into the studio of Rochester's classical music station cradling a stack of CDs in one arm and a sheaf of news reports in the other. The news was not good. The sky threatened rain. I slipped a CD into the player and started a Haydn symphony, a cheerful burst of minty freshness. I followed that with Vivaldi's chirpy Goldfinch Concerto, a flashy set of trills inspired by the song of the European goldfinch, (a mouse of a bird that's not even gold, by the way.)
The music was sunny. But as the minutes ticked by, my mood darkened. It DID start to rain. More depressing stories poured into the newsroom.
At one point I actually thought to myself, "What annoying person picked all of this chirrupy music for a dismal Monday morning?"
Then I remembered.
"Oh, yeah, that would be me."
For a month, it's been my privilege to serve as interim host of the morning classical show in Rochester, New York, following the retirement of the longest-tenured morning radio announcer in the city, Simon Pontin, host of the Sunshine Show on WXXI for 33 years. Stepping into his role was daunting. I'm not Simon, I'm not particularly zany, and I can't even fake a British accent. But I CAN offer unalloyed enthusiasm for music, even on the gloomiest mornings. Especially on the gloomiest mornings. I believe good music has the power to lift our spirits and expand our minds.
Listeners have been very kind. I've received dozens of encouraging e-mails and phone calls. One guy named Albert suggested the station should be registered with the FDA. "Then doctors could prescribe listening to WXXI," he wrote, "rather than medication to those in need of an interlude of peace and tranquility in their day-to-day lives."
On the other hand, my friend Rhonda complains that the music is TOO soothing. It doesn't rouse her out of bed in the morning. I should put her in contact with the long-time Simon fan who recently blogged about losing his favorite morning host. He and his wife refer to me as "Bubbles."
I won't apologize for blithe music and effervescence. The sky is often dark. The news is often darker.
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Mary's Picks
- Recently some renegade cyclists dumped water based paint all over an intersection in Berlin. It created such a cool piece of art! But, I can't help but wonder if it made that huge intersection really dangerous. Nonetheless, the color choices were really pretty! (via Honestly WTF)
- I'm totally loving all the mason jar DIY lanterns I've seen floating around lately. I really want to make these firefly lanterns without catching the fireflies! Which I like seeing fireflies sparkle throughout my whole yard anyway. This one just takes a broken non-toxic glow stick and shake it up in the jar! So much fun! Love these ideas for summer! (via Pinterest)
- Carrying on with things that glow, Rachel over at Smile and Wave made an awesome sign out of glow sticks for her military husband. It's so creative and makes me want to stock up on glow sticks!
Jess's Picks
This week, I think a lot of blogs had high points, but I'm going to try to share mostly things from blogs that I don't often post from because they're more on the artsy/designy end of the spectrum.
- First up, Design*Sponge pointed me toward Pattern Pulp which pointed me toward Jenny Hart's Twitter. I've been on the mailing list for Sublime Stitching for years now and I never knew embroidery could be so cool. I still don't do much of it though, but I like the idea and maybe someday soon I'll develop some skills.
- Over at The Fox Is Black, Kyle gave a great rundown of the DIY movement in its current state in the post "Making Our Own History By Doing Things Ourselves." It's definitely worth a read!
- HiLobrow shared these amazing Wordless prints by Matt Siber. I'm impressed by the amount of work that goes into each image and I think the idea is really brilliant.


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When battling a disease of unknown origin, like Parkinson's disease (PD), knowledge is power. Knowing something even as simple as the number of people living with the disease, or its prevalence, is very important. With Parkinson's, knowledge of prevalence and incidence can help not only to appropriately advocate for scarce healthcare resources and research dollars but, when tied with other information like location, age, and gender, it can also shed light onto possible causes of the disease itself, e.g., environmental factors.
However, determining the prevalence of PD is not simple. While some other diseases are counted through a national registry, there isn't yet one for Parkinson's. (More on that later). Without a registry, the recognized gold standard method for assessing the number of people living with Parkinson's is the door-to-door survey. This is an arduous process and the most recent survey conducted in the US occurred in 1978 and was published in 1985. It took place in the rural county of Copiah, Mississippi (population 23,842). This frequently cited survey has been used by some to estimate the number of people living with PD in the US - an estimate which stood at 340,000 in 2005 for people over the age of 50. Since this estimate neither includes people under the age of 50, nor those who have not yet been diagnosed, PDF and other organizations estimate a higher prevalence for Parkinson's. For instance, PDF estimates that there are nearly one million people in the US living with Parkinson's.
It makes one wonder…how accurately can data from a small rural county in the South be applied to the rest of the geographically diverse US? Well, a recent study has measured a more diverse group, leveraging the extremely large US Medicare database. This database includes medical information about 98 percent of the population age 65 or older, i.e., greater than 29 million people. This study has found different results:
- The prevalence of PD for those 65 and older is 1.6 percent (vs. 0.75 percent as reported in the 1985 study), meaning there are actually an estimated 483,000 people living with PD who are 65 and older vs. the 276,000 estimated using the earlier Copiah data for the same age group.
- The prevalence of Parkinson's shows a racial distribution with about 1.5 times the level observed in whites than in blacks and Asians, though Hispanics had nearly the same prevalence as whites.
- There is a geographic distribution, or a 'PD Belt' as the authors describe it, of both the numbers living with and diagnosed with Parkinson's. The highest levels of Parkinson's are found in the northern Midwest and Northeast.
- Along these same lines, there is a higher prevalence and incidence of Parkinson's in urban environments vs. rural environments.
- Interestingly, the Medicare data for Copiah County demonstrated one of the lowest rates of prevalence -- about 1.1 percent -- not too far off the 1985 mark.
Are These Numbers Correct?
The results of this study are not perfect. One issue is that the study relied entirely upon diagnosis codes, which were not validated with spot checks. Diagnoses are recorded on a person's medical records, and thus can be helpful in assessing who has Parkinson's. But there is room for error. One study shows that even Parkinson's experts who see hundreds of people with PD a year are only right in their diagnoses 90 percent of the time, so it is likely community-based physicians who only see 3-4 cases a year may have erred too.
Still, the results from this study provide a newly revised estimate of the number of people living with PD in the US…more inline with the anecdotal evidence that we at PDF hear from people living with PD. The PD Belt that researchers report is also interesting because the areas with the highest incidence and prevalence are also areas with the highest pesticide use and pollution levels—environmental factors hypothesized to play a role in PD. With so little understanding as to the cause of idiopathic PD, perhaps this information will guide future epidemiological research.
Although compelling, the PD community is still left with imperfect information about the nature of this disease. One possible solution would be the formation of a national registry for PD. A bill for creating exactly that is before both houses of Congress. I encourage everyone to get involved and help see this bill passed so that we can get the information we need about this disease.