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- What is Lupus?
- Lupus and UV from Flourescent Lights and CFLs
- Medical & Health Insurance Assistance
- Clinical Trials
- Lupus Research Organizations
- Local Lupus Organizations
- Nationwide Lupus Organizations
- Lupus Forums & Blogs
- Professional Services & Other Helpful Websites
- Handouts: Nutrition, 3-day diet
What is Lupus?
Lupus Check by GSK: http://www.lupuscheck.com/
What is Lupus?: http://lfnc.org/what_is_lupus.html
The 11 Criteria: http://lupusresearchinstitute.org/lupus/lupus_diagnosis
How Lupus Affects the Body: http://www.lupus.org
Detailed article written in layman's terms covering Systemic Lupus Erythematosus and how it attacks various organs in the body including: cardiopulmonary system, gastrointestinal, central nervous system, musculoskeletal, kidney, vasculities, Sjogren's, skin, oral disease, antiphospholipid antibodies, blood disorders, the eyes, osteoporosis, and lupus in combination with other connective tissue or autoimmune diseases.
The Spoon Theory: This provides a simple approach to explaining how lupus affects a person with lupus' life, visit YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jn5IBsm49Rk
The Lupus Companion: http://lupusliqueens.org/the-lupus-companion-a-free-app-to-help-you-keep-track-of-your-lupus-care
A Free App to Help You Keep Track of Your Lupus Care. A free new app, the Lupus Companion, developed as part of the Lupus Initiative, has just been released to help people with lupus keep track of their medications, appointments and symptoms. Developed by doctors and patients, the app includes a short questionnaire designed to be taken every three months to help monitor disease activity.
Lupus and UV from Flourescent lights and CFL lights
US Sunscreens 2012 Highlights
(all people with lupus should wear sunscreen everyday indoors and outdoors)
SunGuard Wash-in Sun Protection
Lupus Now Magazine: Lighting the Way
Abstract of Study: Fluorescent light activates...Implications for patients with systemic lupus erythematosus
Accommodating People With Lupus | Job Accommodation Network:
A Service of the U.S. DOL Office of Disability Employment Policy
Medical & Health Insurance Assistance
Social Security and Disability Resource Center
The Social Security and Disability Resource Center website (www.SSDRC.com) is written by a former disability examiner and addresses questions that claimants often have about the application and appeal process but, often as well, have trouble finding clear answers to.
Additional links:
Social Security Disability SSI and Filing based on Lupus:
How does Social Security consider lupus as a disability?
Lupus, Social Security Disability, and Applying for Benefits
California Medical, Insurance, and Health Benefits Resource List [PDF]
Compiled by the LFNC. This document includes brief descriptions and contact information for the following resources: Medicare, Medi-Cal, Major Risk Medical Insurance Program (MRMIP), Pre-Existing Conditions Insurance Plan (PCIP), Free Prescriptions, County Free Clinics, and Social Security Disability.
Healthplan One
Link to health insurance options for the state of California.
Government Resources via LFA Resources Link »
Sidebar links to
Social Security Disability, Medicare, Medicaid, Food Stamps, and Other Government Assitance Websites
Prescription assistance programs and oher patient and family resources via LFA Resources Link »
Sidebar links to Patient Education Programs, Center for Clinical Trials, Financial Aid, Scholarships
Clinical Trials
Alliance for Lupus Research Clinical Trials Info Page »
Provides education lists and pamphlet about clinical trials in general, current and local clinical trials, drugs in trial phase, and FAQs
Clinical Connection »
Lupus clinical trials and medical research studies search engine.
Phase I Safety Study of AMG 811 in Subjects With Discoid Lupus Erythematosus »
Contact: Amanda Foster, email@example.com or (650) 721-7147
Seeking: + Participants diagnosed with DLE with or without Systemic Lupus
Erythematosus (SLE)
+ Be between 18 and 70 years old
+ Meet all study eligibility criteria
The AMG 811 clinical trial will evaluate the safety, tolerability and immunogenicity of AMG 811 in patients with Discoid Lupus Erythematosus. More info: http://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/results?term=NCT01164917
Lupus Registry and
Repository (LFRR)*
The LFRR is actively researching the different ways in which SLE affects various ethnic groups. Families with one or more living members diagnosed with lupus may be eligible.
Contact: Domenique Williams 888-655-8787 toll-free or
Seeking: + People with lupus and their families
+ Healthy participants
Asians with lupus and their families are encouraged to participate for a current study that is being conducted.
* The LFRR is sponsored by the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS, a branch of the National Institutes of Health or NIH), They are the only research resource of multiplex lupus families in the world that scientists in the USA can apply to use in their own lupus research. See also Lupus Research Organizations below.
The Access Clinical Trial for Lupus Nephritis:
Being diagnosed with kidney disease as a result of lupus (called 'lupus nephritis') brings new challenges... and new choices. This site is here to help you learn more about your diagnosis and about your options for treatment – including the option of participating in the ACCESS clinical trial.
Clinical Connection
By bringing both of our clients (Study Participants and Clinical Investigators) together we are able to revolutionize the Study Participant recruitment process in order to make it quicker, more accurate, and more personal than ever. The level of care, attentive service, and dedication to privacy that we provide will go beyond what is expected and our superior service will make us the leading Study Participant placement firm nationwide.
LFA Center for Clinical Trials Education (CCTE): http://www.lupus.org/clinicaltrials/
Learn more about participating in clinical trials and find clinical trials taking place in your area.. Using the CCTE, you can find resources as well as ask questions about clinical trials or share your experience.
LFNC Clinical Trial List:
Presents a listing of lupus clinical trials in CaliforniaLupus Research
Lupus Research Organizations
Alliance for Lupus Research (ALR): www.lupusresearch.org
Visit this website for the latest updates on lupus research sponsored by this organization. The ALR is a national voluntary health organization based in New York City that was founded in 1999 and is chaired by Robert Wood Johnson IV, a member of the founding family of Johnson & Johnson. The mission of the ALR is to support research into the cause, cure, treatment and prevention of systemic lupus erythematosus and its complications.
Lupus Family Registry & Repository (LFRR): http://lupus.omrf.org
The LFRR is a long-term research project that:
- Operates in conjunction with the Lupus Genetics Studies
- Is sponsored by the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS, a branch of the National Institutes of Health or NIH)
- Has the only research resource of multiplex lupus families in the world that scientists in the USA can apply to use in their own lupus research
- Keeps a collection of DE-IDENTIFIED materials from families with 2 or more members diagnosed with SLE
The Lupus Initiative: http://thelupusinitiative.org
The Lupus Initiative® is a national education program designed to reduce health disparities experienced by patients with lupus. We develop educational resources for students and practitioners of medicine and the health professions – CME activities, case studies, a curriculum on lupus and health disparities, communication tools and more – to assist and support them in the diagnosis, treatment, and management of patients disproportionately affected by lupus based on race, ethnicity, and gender.
Lupus Research Institute: http://www.lupusresearchinstitute.org
The Lupus Research Institute is uniquely dedicated to novel research in lupus. Recognizing that most major medical breakthroughs come from unexpected directions, the LRI fosters and supports only the highest-ranked new science to prevent, treat and cure lupus.
UCSF Lupus Program: http://pages.medicine.ucsf.edu/lupus
Visit this site for the latest clinical trials and research on lupus by UCSF. This program is composed of a multi-disciplinary group of health care professionals who share a common vision: to find safer, more effective therapies for lupus and to improve the quality of life of patients living with lupus.
Local Organizations & Programs
The Lupus Foundation of Northern California (LFNC): www.lfnc.org
The LFNC provides a variety of services to support and educate the community, particularly lupus patients, their families and the medical community. Visit this informative website and finda a number of services including conferences, books & articles, and other website resources.
UCSF Lupus Peer Support Group (for ages 15 - 23) [PDF] »
Join the UCSF peer group and meet other teens and young adults with Lupus. Contact email@example.com or social worker, Caroline Hill, LCSW, at (415) 353-2858.
Nationwide Organizations & Programs
Lupus Foundation of America, Inc. (LFA): www.lupus.org
The nation's leading non-profit voluntary health organization dedicated to finding the causes and cure for lupus. The LFA's mission is to improve the diagnosis and treatment of lupus, support individuals and families affected by the disease, increase awareness of lupus among health professionals and the public, and find the causes and cure. Research, education, and patient services are at the heart of LFA's programs. Blog: The Road to a Lupus Cure »
American College of Rheumatology (ACR): www.rheumatology.org
Arthritis Foundation: www.arthritis.org
Visit this page and do a search on lupus. The site offers various abstracts and information related to lupus. The Arthritis Foundation is the only national not-for-profit organization that supports the more than 100 types of arthritis and related conditions with advocacy, programs, services and research.
Asian Health Services: http://www.asianhealthservices.org
A comprehensive community health center that provides medical care, health education, insurance counseling, and client advocacy in the underserved Asian and Pacific Islander (API) population in Alameda County.
Association of Asian Pacific Sommunity Health Organizations: http://www.aapcho.org
A national association representing community health organizations dedicated to promoting advocacy, collaboration and leadership that improves the health status and access of Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders within the United States, its territories and freely associated states, primarily through our member community health clinics.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention:
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE or Lupus)
Cross Cultural Health Care Program: http://www.xculture.org
CCHCP serves as a bridge between communities and health care institutions to ensure full access to quality health care that is culturally and linguistically appropriate. Services include cultural competency training programs, interpreter information, and on-line library.
LANtern (Lupus Asian Network) (Hospital for Special Surgery)
The National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM)
The National Lupus Awareness Campaign
The National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS)
The National Kidney Foundation
Lupus Forums & Blogs
Caring Bridge: http://www.caringbridge.org
CaringBridge is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit providing free websites that connect family and friends during a serious health event, care and recovery.
A CaringBridge website is personal, private and available 24/7. It helps ease the burden of keeping family and friends informed. The websites are easy to create and use. Authors add health updates and photos to share their story while visitors leave messages of love and support in the guestbook.
Charla de Lupus: (Lupus Chat) (Hospital for Special Surgery)
MDjunction - People Connecting People: http://www.mdjunction.com/lupus
Lupus Forum
Teen and Parent Lupus Chat Groups: (Hospital for Special Surgery)
A monthly in-person chat group for teens (14 to 18) who have lupus and their parents.
We Have Lupus: http://forum.wehavelupus.com/forum.php
A well organized forum with topic discussions including newly diagnosed, symptoms, medications, and general questions.
Professional Services & Other Helpful Websites
Environmental Working Group (EWG)
The mission of the Environmental Working Group (EWG) is to use the power of public information to protect public health and the environment. EWG is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, founded in 1993 by Ken Cook and Richard Wiles. Find safe foods to eat, safest sunscreens, safest cosmetics.
+ Best and Worst Sunscreens: http://breakingnews.ewg.org/2012sunscreen/
+ Shopper's Guide to Pesticides in Produce:
Goddess Hair Extensions and Replacement
Service Locations in San Francisco, East Bay, Peninsula, and San Jose
Online patient matching to help patients share treatment experience. Then they use all patient data for research.
NEW!Huddles Together: Chronic Illness Mentorship
Connects newly diagnosed patients with a local community member who has also faced the challenges of a new diagnosis. If you've been recently diagnosed and you're wondering where to go next, email us and we'll match you with a mentor! We have mentors for Diabetes, Lyme, Lupus, Crohn's and ME/CFS.
The Internet Chamber of Commerce: Vitamins Supplements in California
California Vitamin Supplements section of the Internet Chamber of Commerce's Health & Wellbeing directory.
Judy Burgio, R.Ph, C.N.
Judy Burgio has been well-known as a highly-skilled Integrative Health Specialist for over 20 years. In her private practice in Mill Valley, California, she sees clients in person and also conducts telephone consultations all over the U.S. and internationally. Combining her expertise as both a pharmacist and a nutritionist uniquely reflects her passion for optimal health and life-balance.
*See her
food plans in Handouts section
Naturalux Flourscent Lighting Filters
NaturaLux™ Filters are designed to absorb the damaging UV rays from fluorescent lamps that can trigger lupus health "flare-ups." Additionally, Inspired Concepts and Inspired Sales are proud to be working with lupus organizations to educate and to help provide relief for those who suffer from lupus.
Pacific Psychotherapy of San Francisco
Offers help for chronic illness
Jyoti M. Rao, MFT
870 Market Street, #469
San Francisco, CA 94102
Regan Moves
(650) 503-3737 or (720) 470-8049
*See 3-Day Diet below
Handouts from Support Group Meetings & Education Days
THe following contributions are PDF Documents unless noted.
Good Fats/Bad Fats by Judy Burgio, R.Ph., C.N.
Gluten-Free Food Plan by Judy Burgio, R.Ph., C.N.
The Healthy Food Plan by Judy Burgio, R.Ph., C.N.
Holistic Nutritional Approaches for Lupus (2 MB)
presentation by Kandice Stellmon, C.N.
Mediterranean Diet Cuts Death From Chronic Diseases
HealthDay Report
Self-Advocacy with Health Care Professionals by Maria gil de la Madrid
Lupus Hair Loss contributed by Sheila Matechuck
Self Management of Lupus presentation by Susan Patick
Complementary Treatments by Susan Patick
Living Healthy with Lupus Bibliography by Susan Patick
Breathing: An Introduction by Dr. Andrew Weil
contributed by Susan Patick


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With just 25 days until the start of the London 2012 Olympic Games, the British Olympic Association (BOA) has announced today the 18 players selected to represent Team GB in the men's football competition this summer.
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The British Olympic Association (BOA) has announced the 18 players that will represent Team GB in the women's football competition at the London 2012 Olympic Games.
The FA is pleased to announce two high profile friendly fixtures for the senior England team, against Italy later this year and Scotland in 2013.
With just hours to go until England's crucial European Championship clash against Sweden later today, The Kaiser Chiefs got in the mood by visiting Wembley Stadium and enjoyed a behind the scenes visit into the England changing rooms, posing for photos with their heroes' shirts. The band, who are big Leeds United supporters were also presented with a Wembley Way stone to mark their visit and rally the nation's support for the Three Lions at the Euros.


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Mei Zhou Phuket Hotel is rewarded with 3 stars.
There are extra common areas in Mei Zhou Phuket Hotel; for example, a garden. Fancy water? You find an outdoor swimming pool in addition to a children's swimming pool here. A dry cleaning/laundry service is part of the list of services that you can benefit from here. Business guests are welcome, as demonstrated by the presence of a business center amongst the facilities. There are 42 rooms from which you can choose at this location. Free parking is part of the options you could benefit from when staying here.
The climate of Mei Zhou Phuket Hotel is controlled with air-conditioning. Maintain your status updates via the rooms' wireless high-speed Internet access (complimentary). A refrigerator provides convenience in the rooms.
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Mountain Lion server as master directory server; public IP, or behind a router?
Question is, should I put the Mountian Lion server as a public server with a public IP and no router, or should I have it behind my router?
If you have a network router that shares its Internet connection with computers on your intranet, such as an AirPort Extreme Base Station (802.11n) or a Time Capsule, the router isolates your intranet from the Internet. These Internet-sharing routers protect your intranet against malicious attacks from the Internet by blocking communications that originate outside the intranet.
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Yes. I indicated that I had been running behind a router. I was asking if anyone has run pubically, infront of thier router. I want this server to be visible to several other LANs and thought setting it up ahead of my router may help it work better.
The only services running would have ports open for them anyway.
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A router gives some added protection, but appart from that there is no difference other than the need to set up port forwarding on the router.
You are setting this up in a home environment or in a data center?
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It's the primary server for my company. But for directory, VPN, iCal and Address Book only. The others are private servers on the LAN.
I have several clients that I'll be outfitting with networks to provide my remote presence and services. I desired to bind them all to a single directory server running on my static business connection for now, and then in a data center as the growing continues.
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I'm running 4 Mac Mini servers in a data center without a problem.
The quad core mac mini's (server variant) is a real powerhouse!
Do make sure you have a (smallest size) private rack space when moving to a data center, because a lot of people can't stand you running a beautiful open source platform while they're still on an ugly proprietary Windows machine...
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To be able to set up open directory replica's you need to have the following ports forewarding from the router to the server and you need to set an A record to the public ip of the router:
http://help.apple.com/advancedserveradmin/mac/10.8/#apd563817DF-2D77-47A9-9A37-9 965BFC06A7A
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I've done that before, good call.
I went ahead and set up the 10.8 server behind my router on the same LAN as the old server. Figured most of my clients are set up this way so I should be well versed. Perhaps the 10.8 server will resolve the OD and Kerberos issues I was having with 10.7.
I'll set up a test server soon with a routable public IP and see how it withstands the whirling derbish of the internet.
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HugeNerd - 7:41 pm on Nov 21, 2008 (gmt 0)
To answer that question directly, both. They all want the BMW, but only those with the means will acquire one; some take the KIA as a stopgap -- it meets their needs until they can justify the BMW. Let's carry your car analogy a bit further, as I think it has a lot to say on this topic: Start a new LLC, get a new url and a second phone line. Then you can work in both markets without confusing or diluting your premium brand.
However, in an economy like this do people still buy a BMW or do they start buy a KIA instead?
The car makers go after different market segments, much like you and your customized solutions versus templated sites. So, they rebrand! Toyota = Template, Lexus = Custom. Honda = Template, Acura = Custom. GM/Chevy = Template, Cadillac = Custom.


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FLUFFY LIKE A PILLOW-TOP MATTRESS – Transfer Day for the Gayby Boomers
Everyone has been very supportive and sweet about following along on our journey. Naturally, people want to know where we are in the process and how things are going. Today is transfer day. I can hardly believe it.
[Read More]With Less Than One Week to Go, Pappa Expresses Fears
"We are now less than a week from transferring one of our embryos into our surrogate and then crossing our fingers that he 'takes.'"
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To help Estelle prepare for a sibling we have been playing with a baby doll to whom she has become quite attached.
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"She blushed, tilted her head to the side and shook her head 'yes' with a big toothy smile."
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These horrific stories chill me to the core. Your child attends school. You don't expect something like this to happen. I, like many parents, struggle with the many difficult questions arising out of these tragedies. Things like, "Why did this happen?" "Could this have been prevented?" "How would I ever survive if this happened to my child?"
[Read More]Pappa Sets An Example And Shows His Backside
"When you think of all of the changes in your life that will occur when you have a child, surgery is probably not on the list. Well it wasn't on mine."
[Read More]Next Step Means More Silly Questions
Our lives have forever been changed thanks to this beautiful woman.
[Read More]GAYBY BOOM HAS AN ANNOUNCEMENT – Gayby Boom Starts the Process for Baby Part Deux
"Despite all the challenges, we'd do it all over again for another Estelle. "
[Read More]FROM BRAWLER TO CALL ME MAYBE – Not Quite Ready to Have "The Talk"
Kids are growing up faster than they used to.
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One of my favorite shots of Abbey Bominable from Monster High, shot at DragonCon by Nathan carter/Avid Chick Productions
DC Bombshell Supergirl, made and modeled by Candy Keane, based on the statue based on art by Ant Lucia.
Great article about the art behind the new DC Bombshell statue line that inspired the costume:
Blog post about making the costume:
Photo shot at DragonCon 2013 by Nathan Carter for Avid Chick Productions
A new pic of my Maleficent costume, inspired by Once Upon a Time. Costumes notes and details posted at http://candy-lee.com/Maleficent-cosplay.html
One thing I forgot to add in the portfolio details was the lighted staff. That's NOT photoshop! I was holding a flash behind the clear ball that would go off when the pic was taken. It was very awkward to hold but it made for a cool effect!
One of my favorite pics of me and Brema from last weekend at #AllCon Dallas, as Chewbacca and C-3PO, taken by http://www.awhitesphotography.net/
You tube video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2f9E1v0hpOY
Facebook photos: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10152644498880261.1073741826.20235350260&type=3
Got some new shots of my New 52 Wonder Woman costume on Friday, taken by Mark Cubbedge of StAugustinePhotos.com
My first rendention was based on the promo posters where she was wearing black pants, this new ones is based on later issues so I kept the top the same and added blue star bottoms and also changed to flat boots. I also got a new longer, straighter wig since the one I wear with classic WW is a little more curly and glamour style.
Whether you like the New 52 or not, you can't deny they (the comic book artists) finally got the costume right after several horrible attempts. I really did not like the one with the jacket or the one with the blue pants! This latest one is the most true to the original WW style, while still being new and different.
I grew up with and love the classic Lynda Carter Wonder Woman and that will always be my favorite. But I love that there are so many different styles of WW to choose from. No girl should have the wear the same thing every day, not even a super hero ;)
Another shot from my #steampunk lingerie shoot with Red Velvet Photography. Putting those new #corsets in the shop to use!
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I saw these wonderful people today. This is the largest Monster High cosplay group I have ever seen in person. I was a bit worried I would seem too creepy so I had to consciously stop stalking them. LOL BTW, they also won the costume contest for Spooky Empire's Horror Weekend. https://www.facebook.com/SpookyEmpire?fref=ts
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Gamo P-25 air pistol: Part 3
by Tom Gaylord, a.k.a. B.B. Pelletier
Gamo P-25 is a 16-shot blowback pellet pistol.
Today is accuracy day with the Gamo P-25 air pistol. I inserted a fresh CO2 cartridge into the gun, loaded both of its 8-shot rotary clips and then slid the magazine into the grip.
I shot the pistol at 10 meters, which seems appropriate for a gun of this type. I shot it rested with a two-hand hold and my arms resting on the sandbag but the pistol free to move.
The pistol has open sights that are not adjustable. They have white dots, both front and rear, but that was cancelled by lighting the target brightly and shooting from a dimly lit place. I used a 6 o'clock hold, and the sights were very sharp and easy to align.
Because each rotary clip holds 8 pellets, I shot 8-shot groups instead of the usual 10. I don't think it makes a big difference; and when you see the targets, I think you'll agree.
The P-25 has blowback, so every shot except the first is single-action. I therefore cocked the hammer for that first shot, so all shots were single-action. It's the most accurate way to shoot any handgun.
RWS Hobby pellets
The first pellets I shot were RWS Hobbys. Because they're wadcutters, they left good holes in the target paper that were visible from the firing line. The pistol shot Hobbys to the left, as you can see, but the elevation was pretty good. The pistol's sights are not adjustable, so to move the shots means you have to either aim off or use some Kentucky windage.
The group isn't very impressive — 8 shots in 2.169 inches at 10 meters. Perhaps one of the other pellets will do better.
Eight RWS Hobby pellets went into 2.169 inches at 10 meters.
Gamo Match pellets
The next 8 pellets I shot were Gamo Match wadcutters. These pellets will sometimes be very accurate in a particular gun, but the P-25 I'm testing isn't one of them. Eight shots went into 2.894 inches, though 7 of them are in 1.846 inches. Still, neither group size is especially good. They did go to approximately the same point of impact as the RWS Hobbys, however.
Eight Gamo Match pellets went into 2.894 inches at 10 meters.
Crosman Premier lites
Next, it was time to try some 7.9-grain Crosman Premier lites. These domed pellets are sometimes the very best in certain airguns. And this was one of those times. Eight of them went into 1.624 inches, though they also went way over to the left.
Eight Crosman Premier lites went into 1.624 inches at 10 meters. This was the best group of this test.
Gamo Raptor PBA
The last pellet I tried was the lead-free Gamo Raptor PBA. We know from the velocity test that these pellets go the fastest in the P-25, but now we'll see how accurate they are.
And the answer is — not very. Eight PBA pellets made a shotgun-like pattern that measures 4.036 inches between centers. Interestingly, they did tend to group in the center of the target — the only pellet of the 4 tested to do so.
Eight Gamo Raptor PBAs went all over the place, making this 4.036-inch group. I had to reduce the size of the photo to get all the holes into it.
Shooting behavior
This was one time I found myself hoping for greater accuracy from the test gun because it was so much fun to shoot. The blowback action is quick, crisp and comes as close to the recoil of a .22 rimfire pistol as I think I've experienced in an air pistol. Although the trigger is long and full of stops and starts, it's also light and can become predictable after you learn its quirks.
Bottom line
The lack of adjustable sights means you have to find a pellet that shoots to center and is also accurate. Good luck with that. If Premier lites had shot to the center, they would have made this test end on a higher note. Because it shoots lead pellets from a rifled barrel, I'd hoped for better accuracy than this. Had I seen it, I would have rated this Gamo P-25 a best buy.
Gamo P-25 air pistol: Part 2
by Tom Gaylord, a.k.a. B.B. Pelletier
Gamo P-25 is a 16-shot blowback pellet pistol.
Today, we'll look at the velocity of the Gamo P-25 air pistol, and something interesting that happened. Normally, I report on the velocity of 3 or 4 pellets and leave it at that, but a strange thing happened with the first CO2 cartridge in the test pistol.
I didn't screw the piercing screw deep enough into the CO2 cartridge, resulting in the gas flow being hindered. I've experienced this a few times in the past, but this time it was very pronounced. After each shot, there was a period of time that ranged from 5 to 10 seconds, during which the gas flowed audibly from the cartridge into the gun's valve. It sounded like a leak in the gun, but I noticed it only lasted a few seconds before stopping, so it wasn't venting to the outside. It was the gas flowing from the cartridge into the gun's valve, where it would be used for the next shot.
The piercing screw wasn't turned in far enough to properly pierce this cartridge. You can't even see the opening through a 10X loupe, but it's there. This was operator error.
Shooting the pistol in the rapid-fire mode proved impossible with this first cartridge. The first shot went out at the normal velocity, and shot 2…fired immediately after the first shot…clocked 88 f.p.s. through the chronograph.
It was my fault
So, I screwed the piercing screw much deeper into the next cartridge. Problem solved! Don't be tentative when piercing a cartridge in this pistol. Do it like you mean it. After I pierced the second cartridge correctly, the pistol performed exactly as expected. Rapid-fire worked as you would expect, and the gun kept up with my trigger finger.
The first pellet I tested was the RWS Hobby. Weighing 7 grains, the all-lead Hobby pellet tells me so much about an airgun's powerplant. For starters, it tells me what needs to be done to get the 425 f.p.s. velocity that's claimed for the gun.
Hobbys averaged 353 f.p.s. in the P-25. They ranged from a low of 333 to a high of 379 f.p.s., and some of that large variance may be due to the gas flow problem I mentioned. At the average velocity, Hobbys were generating 1.94 foot-pounds of muzzle energy.
The Hobbys told me what I wanted to know. This pistol wasn't going to get its rated velocity with a lead pellet. So, I needed to try it with a lead-free pellet; and since this is a Gamo gun, the Gamo Raptor PBA sounded like a good selection.
The Raptor PBA pellet is made from metal that's harder than lead. It weighs 5.4 grains and will generally boost the velocity of an airgun above what a lead pellet will, though the hardness of the metal actually slows it down sometimes. But in the P-25, the Raptor PBAs worked just fine. They averaged 412 f.p.s. and ranged from a low of 395 to a high of 432 f.p.s. So, the ads are right on the money. At the average velocity, this pellet generates 2.04 foot-pounds of energy.
Gamo Match
Next up were the lead Gamo Match wadcutters. They weigh 7.56 grains and are sometimes quite accurate in some guns. In the P-25, they averaged 348 f.p.s. with a spread from 329 to 357 f.p.s. The average energy was 2.03 foot-pounds. This will be a pellet to try in the accuracy test.
Crosman Premier 7.9-grain lites
The last pellet I tested was the 7.9-grain Crosman Premier lite. They fit in the circular clips of the magazine rather easily, which caused some concern they might fall out; but the way the magazine is designed, only 2 pellets at a time are exposed in its clip. So the worry was for nothing.
The way the magazine is designed, the pellets are not exposed until they're ready to be shot. This one needs to be pressed into the clip.
Premiers averaged 344 f.p.s. in the P-25, with a spread from 330 to 360 f.p.s. At the average velocity, they generate 2.08 foot-pounds at the muzzle.
The double-action trigger-pull broke at exactly 8-1/2 lbs., which is light for a DA pull. On single-action, it broke under 4 lbs., with a huge creep at 2-1/2 lbs. That creep is consistent and lets you know when the gun is ready to fire.
Shot count
While I got just 50 shots on the first cartridge, I got more with the second one. Besides the velocity testing, I did another test with an entire cartridge, just to see how the pistol operates in the rapid-fire mode. So, the correct piercing is very important. I fired an entire cartridge, just to see how the pistol handled. Everything worked smoothly until shot 48, when the blowback failed for the first time. After that, the blowback would work if I waited long enough between shots, but not if I shot rapidly. However, if you allow time for the gun to warm up, it keeps right on shooting.
There are certainly 75 or more powerful shots in the gun if you allow the gun to rest between shots. The blowback will work reliably past shot 50, as long as time is taken between shots. Shoot fast, however, and the gun cools too much and wastes gas.
Impressions so far
So far, I like the P-25. I like its simplicity and the light single-action trigger. If it's also accurate, this might be a best buy.
Testing non-lead pellets: Part 2
by B.B. Pelletier
This is a long-term test of non-lead pellets that began nearly a year ago. There's a lot of pressure these days to abandon lead for projectiles and move to some other substance that's not as toxic. The problem is that there isn't any material as good as lead. Ammunition companies have been working on this project for decades, and they've yet to come up with a substance that can take the place of lead.
I don't want to get into the discussion of the evils of lead in this report, but suffice to say that a lot of what's being said about it is untrue. However, that's not my concern here. I just want to discuss the feasibility of using non-lead projectiles in airguns and hold it to that.
So, I did a little test that I want to talk about today. I tested both lead pellets and lead-free pellets in the same gun at the same distances.
For this test, I used the .22-caliber Hatsan 95 combo breakbarrel that we recently found to be reasonably accurate. I shot the rifle at 10 meters and again at 25 yards; and doing that proved quite revealing. The open sights of the rifle were used for this test.
The best of the best
For this test, I wanted to use the best pellets. For the lead-free pellet, I chose the .22-caliber Beeman ECO FTS. For the lead pellet, I actually tested four different pellets, but settled on just one; and strangely enough, it was the same best pellet that was best in the last test I did with the Hatsan 95.
Before you yell, "Bias!" I know I should test other lead-free pellets in this rifle; but there aren't that many to test. I do have some others, but in .177 caliber. So, I'll have to test them next.
Start at 10 meters
I began this test at 10 meters and tried two lead pellets that I knew to be good in the Hatsan 95. The first of those was the heavyweight Beeman Kodiak. When I last v\tested the Hatsan with these pellets in Part 3 of the Hatsan test, 10 shots at 10 meters gave a group measuring 1.073 inches, thought 8 of those shots made a much smaller group that measured 0.529 inches between centers. This time, 10 Kodiaks went into a group measuring 0.834 inches. That's in between the 8- and 10-shot groups made the last time.
Ten Beeman Kodiak pellets made this 0.834-inch group at 10 meters. Shot with a Hatsan 95.
Next, I tried the best pellet from the last test with the Hatsan, which was the JSB Exact Jumbo that weighs 15.9 grains. Ten of those went into a group that measures 0.514 inches between centers. That compares favorably to a 0.648-inch group last time.
Ten 15.9-grain JSB Exact Jumbo domes made this 0.514-inch group at 10 meters. It's smaller, but in the same range as the last 10-meter group fired by the Hatsan 95, which was 0.648 inches.
The lead-free pellet
Next up was the Beeman ECO Field Target Special pellet, a 9.57-grain domed pellet that has no lead in it. Weighing less than 10 grains, this is extremely light for .22 caliber. So, the question is — Can it be accurate?
At 10 meters, this pellet turned in a 10-shot group that measures 0.704 inches between centers. That's smaller than the Kodiak group but larger than the JSB group. And it's a decent 10-meter group for an open-sighted air rifle of the power of the Hatsan 95.
This is a great group of 10 Beeman ECO FTS pellets. But 10 meters doesn't tell much. We need to shoot farther to know if this pellet is accurate.
The real accuracy question
Here's the real question. Ten meters tells us very little about the real accuracy of any pellet. Almost anything can be accurate at 10 meters, but not for very much farther. Real accuracy is the ability to hold a group together at twice the distance and more. To see that, we needed to back up. That's what I did — backed up to 25 yards and shot again.
At this new distance, the lead-free pellet was again shot 10 times. The group it made this time measures 2.237 inches between centers. That's a huge group — even when using open sights.
This is the group made by the Beeman ECO FTS pellets at 25 yards. Here we see the true nature of this lead-free pellet. It doesn't stay together by flies apart as the distance increases.
As a control, a group is shot with the JSB Exact Jumbos. We know from the last test of the Hatsan 95 that this pellet grouped ten shots in 1.882 inches. This time, 10 went into a group that measured 1.728 inches between centers. Not only is that very consistent with that last test, it's also significantly tighter than the group made by the lead-free pellets.
A 10-shot group measuring 1.728 inches was made by the JSB Exact domes at 25 yards.
Where does that leave us?
This test has many more cycles to run, but what it looks like at this point is lead-free pellets are not yet as accurate as lead pellets in the Hatsan 95. The first test done a year ago showed some surprising results, and there are many more tests yet to be conducted.
Here's my take on the lead-free pellet issue at this juncture. They're accurate enough for plinking, and in some guns they're even more accurate than that; but to-date, I've not seen a lead-free pellet that could do as well as a good lead pellet. Since they cost about the same as premium lead pellets, my advice for now is to continue to use lead if you can.
I believe the pellet makers are working hard to perfect lead-free pellets, because they seem to be in our future. This is a topic I will watch and continue to test as new pellets become available.


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Descriptive titles such as Up and Down the Ladder and Hide and Seek, combined with easy to follow illustrations, make technique fun for the student.
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NEW YORK (MarketWatch) — U.S. financial stocks launched a bit of a rebound from recent losses Thursday, with the banking sector setting the pace after comments made by Federal Reserve chief Ben Bernanke.
The KBW Bank Index ETF /quotes/zigman/21809808/realtime BKX +0.04% , which tracks major players in the banking sector, closed up 1%.
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The banking sector is healing and has become more resilient, but it doesn't yet deserve a clean bill of health, the top U.S. central banker said.
"Conditions in the banking system — and the financial sector more broadly — have improved significantly in the past few years," Bernanke said in a speech to an industry conference sponsored by the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago. Read more coverage of Bernanke's speech in Chicago.
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Been a fan since the '80s cartoons. Michael Bay is a visual genius when it comes to bringing the Transformers to life. Too bad they destroyed the town of my birth, but Chicago made for a great site and the visual effects were beyond belief. A definite must see film.
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What's Wrong With a Copyright Alert System?
Internet service providers have a new plan to crack down on illegal downloads and peer-to-peer file sharing. Should digital activists be worried?
In January, Internet service providers will begin sending notices to subscribers suspected of illegally downloading music or movies using peer-to-peer file-sharing networks. After five increasingly sternly worded warnings, subscribers' Internet access will be slowed down or partially blocked. This new "Copyright Alert System" is bound to raise the hackles of digital rights activists—but should it?
The system is the result of a private agreement between ISPs and the recording and movie industries. The agreement is nominally voluntary, although former New York Attorney General (now Governor) Andrew Cuomo strongly suggested to ISPs that they cooperate, and the Obama Administration's IP czar Victoria Espinel helped broker the deal.
Under the new system, copyright holders monitor P2P networks and note the IP addresses of users they believe are engaging in piracy. The suspect IP addresses are passed along to the ISPs, which match them to individual subscribers, and then send the copyright nastrygrams. The ISPs never reveal to copyright holders the identities of subscribers.
The first two messages are "educational" warnings that merely let subscribers know that illegal downloading has been detected on their accounts. These will have an effect, for example, by alerting parents who are unaware that their kids are file-sharing. The next two warnings are more strongly worded and must be acknowledged by clicking on a pop-up before subscribers can continue to use their Internet connections. Users will never be cut off from the Internet completely.
With the fifth and sixth warnings, ISPs will implement a "mitigation measure" of their choosing, which might be slowing down access speeds, or blocking access altogether until the subscriber contacts the ISP. Before such a punishment goes into effect, subscribers will have an opportunity to appeal to a private third-party arbitrator by paying a refundable $35 filing fee and explaining why they think they are not liable.
The Electronic Frontier Foundation, among many other copyright skeptics, does not like the new program.
"Big media companies are launching a massive peer-to-peer surveillance scheme to snoop on subscribers," a recent EFF blog post reads. "Based on the results of that snooping, ISPs will be serving as Hollywood's private enforcement arm, without the checks and balances public enforcement requires. Once a subscriber is accused, she must prove her innocence, without many of the legal defenses she'd have in a courtroom."
I don't take a back seat to anyone in criticizing our out-of-control copyright system. Copyrights are too long and too strong, penalties for infringement are disproportionate, and federal enforcement has gotten out of hand. Yet those of us who seek to reform copyright should keep in mind that piracy is real, and copyright holders have a legitimate interest in enforcing their rights.
The EFF and others talk about surveillance and snooping, but in fact the monitoring in question takes place over publicly accessible networks. And while it's true that the Copyright Alert System's private arbitration flips the burden of proof, it's not clear "public enforcement" is really such a great alternative.
One form of public enforcement is the kind of mass litigation the recording industry engaged in until recently, suing tens of thousands of Internet users in civil court. They sometimes unmasked the subscribers behind suspected IP addresses using subpoenas, and they made defendants an offer they couldn't refuse: Accept a multi-thousand-dollar settlement or fight an expensive court battle that could potentially end in liability for hundreds of thousands of dollars. The other type of public enforcement is federal criminal prosecution, with disproportionate penalties and its own due process problems.
While the Copyright Alert System is far from perfect, it succeeds in treating illegal file-sharing as an infraction more akin to speeding, and less like grand larceny the way courts and prosecutors do. And the private system has its own set of checks and balances absent from public enforcement: ISPs have a strong incentive to ensure that their customers are not harassed by false positives or overzealous enforcement. (Indeed, the agreement limits the number of notices copyright holders may send in a month.) This is why the temptation to codify such a "six-strike" system in law the way France and other countries have should be resisted.
In the long run, the new system is likely to be ineffective at stopping piracy. Determined pirates will be able to detect and evade monitoring, spoof their IP addresses, or simply switch to other methods of file-sharing not covered by the agreement, like streaming or using locker sites or Usenet. In the short run, however, copyright alerts will attempt to nudge public norms that have increasingly moved toward widespread acceptance of file-sharing. Evidence suggests, though, that it's probably too late for that too.
Rather than dismiss the new system out of hand, those of us seeking a saner copyright regime should welcome this experiment while keeping a close eye on it. If nothing else, it's preferable to have content owners make constructive use of their private rights rather than rely on the power of the state.
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Guilty until proven innocent! Woo hoo!
If the genie won't go back in the bottle, you just aren't stuffing hard enough.
There's no part of that sentence that I didn't like.
You just gotta rub me the right way.
I'm pretty sure you aren't Buddha. Though if you are, the look on Heroic Mulatto's face will be priceless...
Did HM get his nom de blog back?
I have no idea about you are talking. I wasn't aware he changed it.
He changed it to Heroic Quadroon, then was looking to change back. Just wondered if he did as I haven't seen him posting today.
He did. Sloopy was just keeping it warm for him.
I am 47th perfected soul, the cursing Buddha of local fame.
I Dream of Stuffing Jeannie
Yeah I think there are probably more than a few of us here that owe Barbara Eden are eternal gratitude.
I'm sure nobody that never downloaded an illegal thing in their life will get caught in this dragnet, amirite?
Don't worry Kristen, if they find out after the fact that you never downloaded the complete run of Boy Meets World, the MPAA will send a letter of apology to your family for mistakenly executing you.
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There's really no reason to use bittorent anymore anyway. Google "free tv" and the first two results are to a site that has many thousands of TV shows and movies available. And on youtube I've never not been able to find a song, or a complete album, I've been looking for.
I guess bittorrent is still useful for warez (do the kids still call it that??)
Game of Thrones, Breaking Bad, Chicks With Dicks and Whips.
You must be listening to some real mainstream music then.
Thanks for this article, Reason. I feel like my internet account was being monitored and I was being beta-tested the past two weeks. I don't upload any movies, music, etc. to the internet. I have a Netflix account, and buy all my music through iTunes. I do, however occasionally stream movies from locker sites (I have no idea what that means). But my Verizon has been real hinky lately, and I think there is a connection to this new initiative.
Could also be all the kids on holiday break tieing it up.
I've got Time Warner and whenever I've had speed problems they've been resolved with a phone call.
But my Verizon has been real hinky lately, and I think there is a connection to this new initiative.
I think it is vastly more likely that the bandwidth you share with others is being clogged up by porn users and other bandwidth hogs.
Porn? That's so 20th century. Hulu and Netflix users clog up the damn tubes. Hotel internet connections totally suck these days.
I'm sure the shitty hotel connections are a result of owners buying the bare minimum in equipment and speed tiers. So they can advertise "high speed internet".
I'm wondering if it's more the case that isp's are trying to conserve bandwidth by punishing heavy downloaders and at the same time trying to generate new revenue via fees than that they care about ip.
I would have given this more support (like that matters) if the government players did not leap to coercion. I do like Jerry's view of copyright:
Copyrights are too long and too strong, penalties for infringement are disproportionate, and federal enforcement has gotten out of hand. Yet those of us who seek to reform copyright should keep in mind that piracy is real, and copyright holders have a legitimate interest in enforcing their rights.
Maybe if the courts were not wasted on victimless drug cases then we might have a chance at getting crimes with victims sorted out. -
Maybe if the courts were not wasted on victimless drug cases then we might have a chance at getting crimes with victims sorted out.
I am not sure downloading has a victim either.
Copying copyrighted material does have an identifiable victim, the copyright holder. That is, for those of us who believe that IP is indeed a valid form of property.
I'm pro-IP, just not this over-the-top nonsense we have today. The duration is absurdly long, fair use is an uncertain mess, and the criminalization of certain kinds of infringement along with the ridiculous costs of defending IP claims (regardless of how valid). . .well, I have more to say, but you get the picture.
And let's not get started on patents, which are apparently granted at random.
Everything having to do with IP is random. IP laws are like traffic laws. They are violated every day by pretty much everyone. The question is whether you'll be sued over it. The answer depends on how much "damage" has supposedly been done.
I think the problem isn't the concept of intellectual property but the mess that is IP law. The laws themselves are a disaster and have been passed with the usual lack of concern for their internal consistency and, for that matter, consistency with existing IP law.
On top of that, judges rarely get IP law and make decisions that are all over the place. One particular problem caused by this is the totally unpredictable state of fair use. What's okay? What's so okay that I could recover fees if a copyright holder sued me anyway? No idea.
That is the essence of my complaint too.
Fuck IP. I used to think short term patents served a useful function but not anymore.Copyright is total BS. Trademarks are OK because using somone elses is fraud.
& 1
Probably my favorite patent:
Didn't know you could patten a tiling. Looks like someone was connected.
Copying copyrighted material does have an identifiable victim, the copyright holder.
How so? It really depends on the premise of your second sentence being true. That is where I have doubts.
I am also unclear as to the victim-status of the copyright holder. Downloading a copy of a song is different than breaking into a store and stealing a loaf of bread. Once the bread is stolen, it cannot be sold to someone else, hence the clear victimization of the bread seller (loss of real wealth). Downloading a song does not prevent the copyright holder of the song from selling the song to someone else. The only case the CR holder can make (IMHO) is that by you downloading their song for free they lost the sale of the song to YOU. However, this requires presumption that you would have paid for the song if you could not download it for free.
Anyone here put much thought into this issue? I'd be interested to hear your thoughts...
You can look at Stephan Kinsella's Against Intellectual Property on mises.org. It is a free pdf download.
The converse is, if you do not like the price, method, or any other aspect of the way a person is selling it, don't take an unauthorized copy.
However, this requires presumption that you would have paid for the song if you could not download it for free.
Why not make that presumption of the bread thief?
Hosting and distributing a song, book, or anything else is not free either. Yes, the cost is lower but it is never free and price/cost is never a defense for theft.
Hosting and distributing a song, book, or anything else is not free either.
Sure, it's not 'free', but if I want to share a copy of what I have with you, how does that effect the copyright holder? I'm the one hosting and/or distributing.
Why not make that presumption of the bread thief?
Because in the case of the bread thief you can show a harm without making that assumption.
With the Bread Thief the victim is deprived of the ability to sell the loaf of bread to ANYBODY at ANYTIME because the bread is taken and must be replaced with a brand new loaf of bread.
The copyright holder can make no such claim, with an effectively infinite ability to copy the content he still can sell his intellectual property to anybody he likes. in many cases to the supposed pirates will even purchase content they previously pirated as often people download content to try it out and then later purchase it to support artists they like. In many other cases they download the content to replace a damaged previously purchased copy meaning the copyright holder has already been paid for the content.
The only potential loss a copyright holder can claim in the case of a pirate is the ability to sell a copy of the content to that specific individual and this claim only holds water if you assume that the pirate has not previously paid for the content, will not at some future point pay for that content, and would have been willing to pay for the content if he could not access it for free. All 3 assumptions are as likely to be invalid as true and in the majority of cases of content piracy you will find that at least one of them is false.
Ever been to a bread store? They make hundreds of things every day that just end up getting thrown away. The material cost of that loaf of bread is minimal, and the store is hardly hampered by the loss of something they were going to throw away anyway. It doesn't matter, theft is theft.
Hosting and distributing a song, book, or anything else is not free either.
Why is it OK if I buy a book, read it, then give it to someone else?
What about libraries?
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Using a copy is not the same thing as making copies.
"Why not make that presumption of the bread thief?"
Because if he had not stolen, that doesn't necessarily mean he would have bought it. He could have stolen from somewhere else, or purchased something or somewhere else.
Copying =! Theft. Copying, the original "property" remains, second instance, property is actually removed.
"Because if he had not stolen, that doesn't necessarily mean he would have bought it. He could have stolen from somewhere else, or purchased something or somewhere else."
Or he could have not stolen at all, since stealing is wrong. How you jump from that to "Copying is not theft" is odd, really.
If I clip a blade of grass from your lawn you still have a lawn, you still have the grass root system too, but I have still stolen from you (in addition to the trespass). You still have plenty of grass, which is nothing but a distraction from the fact that I stole from you.
I've yet to see a convincing argument that IP is a valid form of property.
Reason.TV had a good video on it recently, covering the theory that it is indeed property, just a different kind of property than real or personal property.
The problem is that if is property, than copyrights and patents should be unlimited (e.g. it would be unjust for the government to say you only own your car for eight years, after which it becomes public property, which anyone may take at will). But if we accept the idea of an unlimited patent, we essentially have to nearly eliminate the idea of a free market as there will only be one company making any particular product.
It is property, but it is different property than real or personal property.
I don't believe in imaginary property.
Copyright was never meant to be a property right. The Economist even said that. Couple that with the lack of a "reasonable time" for copyright... you've got a mess.
And if the RIAA has learned anything, it's that you can't stop infringement, so stop penalizing those who follow the rules (DRM is toast for digital music.)
Now if only the MPAA would learn from their cronies in the recording industry, there'd be less infringement. Treat a customer like a criminal and he will stop buying.
I'd have to say that your intellectual property is yours, absolutely. That book/CD/program/record/movie that you sold copies of to other people however is not.
People have lent things to each other since the beginning of time.
That is what most 'piracy' is.
Everyone's hackles should rise when they go after filesharing sites.
I can share what I own--and I own the piece of IP you sold me. Sorry.
Now, actual piracy--making copies for sale, stealing content with intent to sell. THAT can be attacked--but going after someone for trading something they own for something someone else owns is bullshit.
You are not describing sharing, you are describing copying and redistribution.
If you were only sharing, you would give your copy to someone else to use and you would not have that copy while they are using it, just like in a physical library, or a book from your own collection.
The article mentions that state and federal government agencies were involved in the deal. I don't doubt there was a bit of prodding going on. The same type of coercion the media companies have been using against individuals for years. Take the deal or we'll force an even worse deal on you.
The system is the result of a private agreement between ISPs and the recording and movie industries.
Businesses behave badly; the market will respond; problem solved.
This was linked by a friend of mine who once choked out a rabid bobcat with his bare hands. Friend said the scariest part of the whole ordeal was when the deputy showed up with a shotgun and was holding the barrel next to my friend's ear.
So yeah, we think this dude in the video is a pussy for using a stick.
Just use a VPN with an overseas server.
Where is anonbot in the one thread where it's links might actually be applicable?
Lol! Oh the irony...
Just tell the Slashdot crowd that this is a form of Net Neutrality, and they'll get behind it.
The problem with all of these attempts to use IP addresses to identify infringing users is that an IP address does not equate to a user. Especially an IP address connected to an unsecured wireless router, which is the case with many non-tech-savvy folks. So I predict this will produce a period of widespread confusion as these letters are sent out to people who have no clue what's going on with their internet connection, followed by a backlash against the ISPs, which will inevitably lead to market demand for ISPs who do not engage in this unfair practice.
But there's the problem. Once a CAS-free ISP sticks its head up, the MPAA and RIAA will try to use the safe harbor provisons of the DMCA to shut them down. Unless, of course, they agree to engage in this unfair practice. But hey by that time the "third-party arbitrator" will have made 35 dollars off of everybody that complains.
Utter, complete bullshit scheme, based on the demonstrable lie that IP = individual.
Very true on the IP address issue. I wonder how long before the "free" WiFi in Crystal City, VA (or anywhere else) gets throttled for this.
Already happening. We get threatening letters from our carrier that we are the source of spam/virus attacks. We're a hospital that provides free wifi services to our patients.
So yes, it IS a headache when someone brings in the MacBook pro which is sending all kinds of outgoing garbage which gets us tagged.
We recently found ourselves on a SPAM black list on several of the major spamwatch services (spamhaus, etc). Imagine a healtcare organization starts calling the IT department saying "all these people aren't getting my emails, what's wrong?"
You ever tried to diagnose why someone else isn't getting your email? Fun times. Unfortunately, the onus is on us to stop and mitigate the problems, even though they're not "ouf fault".
I'd start by wondering why the public network for the patients and the internal network for the hospital's operations are apparently the same network.
The problem with all of these attempts to use IP addresses to identify infringing users is that an IP address does not equate to a user.
It equates to an account. When catching piracy, it's gotten to the point where we don't care who the actual offender is, only that offenses are occurring on account X. Clean up your network, and we'll stop harrassing you.
Unfair? Yep. Do lawmakers care? Nope.
This is a tried and true tactic that goes back centuries if not millennia. Hold people who are not responsible for crimes responsible, and you have now deputized them at zero cost. Better yet, you can fine them and turn a profit if they fail to apprehend perpetrators.
King Henry II would hold entire towns accountable for unsolved crimes. At one point, an entire Cornish town fled to the woods en masse and would not return until the king's circuit judge had left.
It's also sort of the idea behind Frankpledge, where someone takes responsibility for the crimes of a town at the regional court. Again, he has the financial incentive to keep law-and-order. The difference between this and Henry II is that Frankpledge in the Anglo-Saxon was frequently built on actual, mutual agreements.
I am using that deputizing effect in an attempt to explain why heroin is effectively free right now and "pills" are many times more expensive.
From what I see, it is the deputizing effect of licensing everybody involved from the factory to Walgreens. It appears that government spends billions more on "controlling" heroin/pot/cocaine, to no measurable effect.
In neither case is anybody's ability to purchase hindered at all, other than having cash available for the purchase.
How is this not a violation of antitrust law?
Let's try to have fun with tags.
Checks and balances are great, but I'd actually rather have my ISP come after me, than my government. I'd rather pay/contest some stupid fee and switch ISPs than hire a lawyer because some copyright holder wants to come after me for over $200K.
IF the ISPs acted in a free market to begin with, I would have no problem with this system. But that is not the case.
EnFORCEment of copyrights is immoral. Denial of service because of file sharing is a perfectly moral, non-violent way to attempt to protect income (assuming it is not a contract violation).
Jerry Brito used phrases "SUSPECTED of illegally downloading music or movies using peer-to-peer file-sharing networks" and "copyright holders monitor P2P networks and note the IP addresses of users they BELIEVE are engaging in piracy."
Do you know why copyright holders are only able to punish based on SUSPICIONS and BELIEFS? It's because they cannot actually see, in most cases, what people on the torrents are sharing. As soon as they crack one of our protocols, we simply make another, and most protocols have never been cracked.
'Intellectual property rights' is the propaganda being sold as a reason to effectively shut down the torrents, but the Fed cares only that we are communicating directly with each other in ways it cannot see. It wants to snoop on everything we do, and where it cannot, it fabricates lies and distortions to effectively shut the whole system down. More amazingly, instead of the press being outraged at the Fed and its minions violating the free and uninhibited speech upon which their industry relies, many authors are apparently too brainwashed to appreciate the more fundamental freedoms being threatened with these incursions.
Happy New Year,NBA ,NFL 2013
Is anyone on this blog older than 25?
This is about MONEY. If artists don't get paid, they don't continue creating.
"Oh, they're my favorite, but I won't spend $10 to support their music." Cheapskates!
That there is an enforcement system is because everyone is cheating. BTW, this is my experience, not an axiom advocating government jackboots.
Cheapness is Selfishness. Live another year, get a life, and you will start paying the $10/album to support your artists.
Rule of law, baby.
All growd up.
Umm, you don't know what you are talking about. Ever heard of open source software?
Also, if a musician is any good, they will make money at live shows and on real merchandise. They don't need to charge for 0s and 1s laser etched on plastic or transmitted to you.
If artists don't get paid, they don't continue creating
Artists create. They do this whether or not they're getting paid. It's what they do.
Getting paid is great, but not every piece is a comission.
Ask an artist, they'll tell you.
Why wouldn't an artist get paid?
Just get rid of IP. Solves all the problems.
Ohai Jerry!
I notice you missed some other important coverage of the rise of corporate law.
http://boingboing.net/2012/10/.....lobby.htmlMind you I wrote it in October, so a couple things have happened since then.
The start date was pushed back yet again, they claim Hurricane Sandy as the reason. One is left to wonder if the real reason is some of the ISP's getting cold feet after the RIAA blindsided them with the "expert" who was going to be kept on the payroll once again.
The head of CCI still is claiming disconnection is off the table, but refuses to post the current agreement to the website. We are left to work only with the Memorandum of Understanding, the single public document about the system.
It is quaint they are invoking the rules of the DMCA, when the notices in this spy system do not even meet those thin requirements.
One should really be asking questions about antitrust activities when you have the entertainment divisions of corporations making demands on customers of their internet access divisions.
It was nice they decided to bring in an outside "expert" once again to review Stroz's methodology, but not Dtecnet/Mark Monitor/Thompson Reuters system. Because a test in a closed lab TOTALLY replicates the real world.I remain...


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2013 Fact Sheet
Target 8.A:
Develop further an open, rule-based, predictable, non-discriminatory trading and financial system
- Despite the pledges by G20 members to resist protectionist measures initiated as a result of the global financial crisis, only a small percentage of trade restrictions introduced since the end of 2008 have been eliminated. The protectionist measures taken so far have affected almost 3 per cent of global trade.
Target 8.B:
Address the special needs of least developed countries
- Tariffs imposed by developed countries on products from developing countries have remained largely unchanged since 2004, except for agricultural products.
- Bilateral aid to sub-Saharan Africa fell by almost 1 per cent in 2011.
- There has been some success of debt relief initiatives reducing the external debt of heavily indebted poor countries (HIPCs) but 20 developing countries remain at high risk of debt distress.
Target 8.C:
Address the special needs of landlocked developing countries and small island developing States
- Aid to landlocked developing countries fell in 2010 for the first time in a decade, while aid to small island developing States increased substantially.
Target 8.D:
Deal comprehensively with the debt problems of developing countries
- At this time, it appears developing countries weathered the 2009 economic downtown and in 2011 the debt to GDP ratio decreased for many developing countries. Vulnerabilities remain. Expected slower growth in 2012 and 2013 may weaken debt ratios.
Target 8.E:
In cooperation with pharmaceutical companies, provide access to affordable essential drugs in developing countries
- Resources available for providing essential medicines through some disease-specific global health funds increased in 2011, despite the global economic downturn.
- There has been little improvement in recent years in improving availability and affordability of essential medicines in developing countries.
Target 8.F:
In cooperation with the private sector, make available benefits of new technologies, especially information and communications
- 77 per cent of inhabitants of developed countries are Internet users, compared with only 31 per cent of inhabitants in developing countries.
- The number of mobile cellular subscriptions worldwide by the end of 2011 reached 6 billion.
Monitoring aid delivery
- The Integrated Implementation Framework (IIF) was developed to record and monitor financial as well as policy commitments made in support of the MDGs by UN Member States and other international stakeholders.
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