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Some 37 percent of New Orleans households would not be able to survive for three months without falling into poverty if their main source of income were disrupted, according to a new study commissioned by the Greater New Orleans Foundation and the Ford Foundation.
The study focuses on a measure called "asset poverty," which considers whether families have assets to liquidate to support them in times of need.
The non-profit Corporation for Enterprise Development and its local partner, the Greater New Orleans Community Data Center, found that 37 percent of New Orleans households did not have enough resources at their disposal such as savings, or a car or home that could be sold, to stay above the federal poverty level for three months if the main breadwinner lost a job.
Nationally, about 27 percent of households live in asset poverty, the groups said.
In New Orleans, financial insecurity runs deep: some 24 percent of New Orleans households exist in "extreme asset poverty," meaning that they have zero net worth or are in debt.
Asset poverty also affects broad swaths of the city's population. Half of African-American households in New Orleans are asset poor, as well as 40 percent of Latino households, 24 percent of Asian households, and 22 percent of white households.
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9 Tips for Preventing Kids' Sports InjuriesKatherine Stone
Serious injury is never far from a parent's mind when she watches her child play sports. Just think of the shocking and dramatic injuries we hear about in the media suffered just by children playing football.
On my son's 11 and under lacrosse team, we already have one player out for the season because of a concussion. This makes me want to wrap my boy in bubble wrap and forbid him from playing sports. Ever.
According to the National Institute of Arthritis, Muculoskeletal & Skin Diseases, more than 38 million children and adolescents participate in organized sports in the United States each year, and still more participate in informal recreational activities. Of those, the CDC says nearly 1.9 million children under 15 were treated in emergency departments for sports-related injuries.
Having a bubble-wrapped couch potato for a kid would not indicate good parenting on my part. While I have to learn to accept that with everything we do comes a little risk, there are proper precautions I can take that will help prevent my children, and yours, from being injured when they play sports.
Following are 9 tips for sports injury prevention outlined by HealthyChildren.org, a site for parents created by the American Academy of Pediatrics:
Watch Out for Pain 1 of 9If there's pain, stop! Sometimes, injuries come simply from overuse of muscles and joints due to lots of hours practicing and playing. KidsHealth.org says the most common overuse injuries for kids in sports include knee pain, little league elbow, swimmer's shoulder and shin splints.
Drink, Drink, Drink!! 2 of 9HealthyChildren.org says children can avoid heat injury by drinking plenty of fluids before, during and after exercise or play. It's also important to decrease or stop practices or competitions during high heat/humidity periods. In terms of how much fluid intake kids need, the Stop Sports Injuries campaign recommends, "Hydration should begin before the exercise period. Drinking 16 ounces of water or a sports drink is recommended one hour before exertion. Hydration should continue with 4-8 ounces of fluid every 15-20 minutes as long as exertion continues."
Play It Safe 3 of 9Parents should ensure that coaches and refs are following strict rules against headfirst sliding in baseball and softball, spearing in football, and body checking in ice hockey, all of which can lead to injury.
Sweat The Technique 4 of 9The better the technique, the less likely an injury will occur, whether it's a golf swing, a soccer header or a softball pitch. Ask your kids' coaches to work with your child on the best and safest way to play. Learning to do a sport the right way can play a big role in preventing injury.
Take A Break 5 of 9Rest periods during practice and games can reduce injuries and prevent heat illness, says HealthyChildren.org.
Work Those Muscles 6 of 9Conditioning exercises before games and during practice strengthens muscles used in play. The American College of Sports Medicine says, "Since kids are at risk of repetitive injury and physical overuse, body strengthening and education from [a professional], i.e., how to land from a jump or a rebound or to properly cut on the field can prevent injuries during and after game time. It also gives children a basic level of fitness by using a wide range of exercises to promote flexibility and coordination, decreasing the number of injuries."
Get The Gear 7 of 9Healthychildren.org says, "Players should wear appropriate and properly fit protective equipment such as pads (neck, shoulder, elbow, chest, knee, shin), helmets, mouthpieces, face guards, protective cups, and/or eyewear." They add that, "young athletes should not assume that protective gear will protect them from performing more dangerous or risky activities. "
Stretch It Out 8 of 9Stretching exercises before and after games or practice can increase flexibility. According to the NIAMS, your kids' coaches should make warmups and cool downs part of the routine before and after games and practice. "Warmup exercises, such as stretching and light jogging, can help minimize the chance of muscle strain or other soft tissue injury during sports. Warmup exercises make the body's tissues warmer and more flexible. Cool down exercises loosen muscles that have tightened during exercise."
Take Time Off 9 of 9Finally, HealthyChildren.org says kids should have at least 1 day off from sports each week to rest and play and allow their bodies to recover.
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Legislators from New Jersey's Third District are alerting low-income residents that help is available to offset heating costs.
"We want residents to know that there may be programs that can help them if they are struggling to pay their heating bills," said Senate President Steve Sweeney. "Based on income level, one or more of these programs can provide vital assistance during the cold winter months."
The Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) helps very low-income residents with their home heating and cooling bills, and in some cases can provide emergency heating system services and urgent fuel assistance.
To be eligible for LIHEAP benefits, residents must be responsible for their home heating or cooling costs, either directly or included in their rent. They should have a gross annual income of no more than 200 percent of the federal poverty level — approximately $29,420 for a family of two. The amount of the LIHEAP heating benefit is determined by income, household size, fuel type and heating region.
The Universal Service Fund (USF) lowers the amount qualified residents have to pay for their heating and cooling needs. The program is available for residents with a gross household income no more than 175 percent of the federal poverty level, or approximately $25,743 for a family of two.
To be eligible for USF assistance, a household must pay more than 3 percent of its annual income for electric and more than 3 percent for natural gas. If a household has electric heat, it must spend more than 6 percent of its annual income on electricity to be eligible for USF assistance.
The Weatherization Assistance Program (WAP) is available to assist elderly, handicapped and low-income persons with weatherizing their homes, improving the efficiency of their heating systems and conserving energy. The program can provide tools and supplies such as insulation, weather stripping and caulking, as well as assistance to repair or replace windows, furnaces or boilers and heat exchange or distribution systems.
"Low-income residents and seniors should know that they may be eligible for assistance and do not have to risk their health and safety by living in a home with little or no heat," said Assemblyman John J. Burzichelli. "Weatherizing homes can help ensure that the money used on heat actually stays within the home instead of being wasted through leaking or inefficient areas of the house."
The TRUE (Temporary Relief for Utility Expenses) Program provides one-time grant assistance to low- and middle-income residents. The maximum grant is $750 for electric and $750 for gas service, depending on the balance owed.
In order to receive a TRUE Program grant, residents must not have been eligible for or received a payment from LIHEAP or the USF program in the past year, must meet the household income requirements and must be past due on their currently connected electric or gas account. Qualified applicants must also have made at least four payments of $25 or more in the past six months, and three of those payments must have been made at least 30 days before the application.
"Residents that are struggling to pay their bills should contact the New Jersey Department of Community Affairs or a local community organization," said Assemblywoman Celeste Riley. "There are several agencies in the Cumberland, Salem and Gloucester county area that may be able to assist with calculating income eligibility and help with the application process."
The application period for LIHEAP and the Universal Service Fund program opened on Nov. 1 and will continue until April 30, 2012.
For more information about LIHEAP, Universal Service Fund or Weatherization Assistance programs, contact the NJ Department of Community Affairs at (609) 633-2378.
For more information regarding TRUE Grant assistance, please visit www.ahanjtrue.com/application.html.
The following local agencies are available to assist Cumberland County residents with the application process for LIHEAP and USF program assistance:
Gateway Community Action Partnership, 110 Cohansey St. in Bridgeton, (856) 451-2966, ext. 6720
Bethel Development Corp., 113 S. 5th St., P.O. Box 1278, in Millville, (856) 327-9092
Nanticoke Lenni-Lenape Tribe, 18 E. Commerce St., P.O. Box 544, in Bridgeton, (856) 327-9092


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Who is the Best Candidate for the Open Source Community?
This is the question posed by Will Hurley of BMC. After chatting with him today about life, the upcoming elections, and the open source community in general, I decided that I am pretty curious about how to answer that question myself.
I encourage everyone to throw their 2 cents in, vote in the poll, and join the discussion. What do we think the candidates need to know about open source? Here's your chance to tell them (and the rest of us).
From whurley's blog:
Have any of the 2008 candidates ever even heard the words 'open' and
'source' used together in a sentence?
My guess is probably not, which is sad. Think about the current issues
around patent reform. Does open source play a role? If so, shouldn't
the candidates have some basic knowledge of open source?
The poll will be open until 11:59am Tuesday the 12th, and we'll post the results shortly thereafter.
Katherine Druckman is webmistress at LinuxJournal.com. You might find her on Twitter or at the Southwest Drupal Summit
Thanks for posting this!
Hey Katherine,
Thanks for posting this! Hopefully we can get a large number (100k plus) of people to share their opinion on this. As with all "open source", the code to the poll is available on my website for anyone who wants to take it.
Thanks again for helping drive interest in this!
Can we to establish a basic set of criteria to measure the Best Candidate for the Open Source Community?
1. View on software patents.
How can you know?
Without agreed upon criteria, do you decide on a promise, a fact, emotion, gut feeling, party lines ?
The future of open source would be better served with solid facts and a historic track record.
Could the Linux Journal send an "Open Letter" to the canidates to see if and how they respond?
Where is ...
Where is Ron Paul?????????????????
Ron Paul?
We've been saying that for the past three months. I think he dropped out... :)
Hillary Clinton is using Drupal (kind of)
Well, her supporters are using Drupal.
After Howard Dean, it seems that Drupal has found it's place in U.S. politics. Check out also the Draft Obama website http://www.draftobama.org -- Drupal. Any other political sites using open CMSes?
Mitt Romney/ ODF, OLPC, LinSpire's CEO, Fair Use Policy
After doing some research I found that Mitt Romney supported the One-Hundred dollar laptop project in September 2005, after filing education reform Legislation.
Picture of him with the Laptop
He also has Linspire's CEO Kevin Carmony helping on his Campaign. It also seems Romney knows a little bit about the Fair use Policy after Fox started telling candidates they could not use footage of theirs for the campaign videos,Romney said under the Fair Use of there site that his Campaign can use the videos of himself for his Advertisements.
Source to the Info on Romney vs Fox.
Also Governor Romney in Massachusetts appointed Louis Gutierrez for implementing the ODF policy.
Plus his views on the Economy and how business can grow in America and lowering taxes on business, and helping the economy get started again could help the growth of small Linux companies and business who support and rely on Linux.
Just a little research I pulled up that I hope would help some undecided voters that have not voted yet.
- James
Economics is the issue
Having now lived in third world countries for over six years I have come to realize two things:
- The United States of America is not the center of the universe
- When push comes to shove, economics determines the future of Open Source Software
As the US continues its addiction to expensive things (from Microsoft software to personal vehicles for everyone to cocaine) I continue to see it slip behind on the "reality index". That is, being able to tell your neighbor that you just "bought a new widget" is more important than doing the sane thing.
On the other hand, where I have lived, Microsoft continues to promote Linux and Open Source software. How? Well, in Nicaragua, all software and, well, virtually all intellectual property is free. Need a music CD or a DVD? You can buy it on the street for $1-$2. The same goes for software. But, two things push people to Open Source.
First, as each new verison of Windoze requires more and more computer, people look for alternatives that will run on what they have. That may mean Linux on older hardware or in business and government, adding a server and turning old workstations into thin clients.
The other reason is the "Microsoft Police". As Microsoft moves in to enforce intellectual property laws, people are forced to look for an affordable alternative. I saw this happening in Costa Rica with Microsoft lawyers working hand-in-hand with the OIJ, the Costa Rican equivalent of the FBI.
Now, I am not suggesting that change is motivated by theft. The real issue is inertia. If everyone runs Microsoft software, it's a done deal. But, as people and companies are forced to change (and I suggest this is virtually all economic), inertia builds for the alternatives.
Ok, back to government and, in particular, the US government. I remember talking to Ralph Nader and one of his staffers at a UNIX conference many years ago. The US government had been switching a bunch of systems from UNIX to Windoze 95, I believe. I pointed them at a law that said the US gov. had to buy POSIX-compliant software. They put it on their list to investigate. Ever hear about it? See any change? Nope. Inertia and big money killed any possible change.
So, bottom line, I am not going to look for a politician that can help promote good over evil. When people stop looking for a politician to solve their problems and start a bit of activism on their own, we will see changes. Or, as some activist said all so many years ago, "Don't vote. It only encourages them."
Phil Hughes
Where is Ron Paul?
He hasn't dropped out yet!
Right, Ron Paul is all about
Right, Ron Paul is all about freedom. Getting the government's hands out of the mess. Taking away the powers that they have usurped and putting it all back where it belongs. Sounds like open-source to me! Get the big orgs hands out of it cause they're messing it up and give it back to the people!
Barack Obama, would definitely be the best.
Lawrence Lessig agrees,
Here is a snapshot of each candidate,
Obama is the Best.
I believe Obama is the best candidate to support open-source for one reason. He seems to be the candidate for web issues and tech-related stuff. Obama is the only candidate with a good website, his own Facebook page (run by the campaign), his own Myspace (run by the man himself i believe) and his own Twitter account. Also, instead of going to a PAC or AT&T or Verizon or SBC/Bell to figure out what his internet policies should be, he want to Lawrence Lessig, the creator of the Creative Commons license.
Oh, wake up JD and everyone
Oh, wake up JD and everyone else. If a candidate really believed and supported open source, he would remove government for the equation, not add it liberally like Obama wants to do. The very reason that open source works is because there is no one to stick there nose in and place controls or "support" for it. Go back and read how we got the telephone mess that we have now. The government and ATT decided that everyone had a right to universal access to the phone, so they stuck a deal where ATT would promise that, and in return get a government backed monopoly. The same thing is happening now, but this time with the internet. I do not know about you guys, but I do not want the internet turning into the phone system, but that is what is going to happen if Obama et al, have their way.
Oh, and Obama has pretty websites, oh please!
Barack runs php, nuff said
It says a a lot about their philosophy when their personal site runs open source..
Open the source of health care please Barack.
Hilary runs Microsoft
Barack! =Apache
hey, Barack's web site is hosted using Apache. nuff said. ((::
Was that supposed to be interpreted as "Barack != Apache" or something closer to "Barack == Apache!" (with the exclamation point used as in English)?
The comment text indicated the second one, while the subject suggests the first.
Just felt like nitpicking, I guess. Sorry.
Ron Paul should be on there.
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8/22/2011 at 11:51 AM
8/22/2011 at 12:03 PM
Hmmmmmm, that's just not possible, is it? My own estimate, simply based on 'feeling' with New Amsterdam, is that there were about 500 Africans there in the 17th century. Of course, the slave trade intensified once that the English took over New Amsterdam, but I don't think that number can be right. It really doesn't make any sense when we see how slave trade evolved in New Netherland.
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8/22/2011 at 2:02 PM
8/22/2011 at 2:57 PM
1) The first Africans to arrive in Jamestown were on a Dutch ship in 1619.
2) Even though we are finding out that the New Amsterdam Africans came from Congo and Angola. I had previously researched the Gold Coast (Ghana) origins. Maybe they came in much larger numbers right after the British took over?
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8/22/2011 at 8:05 PM
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8/24/2011 at 11:37 AM
In the Slave uprisings project, and other places, there were retributions after the riots, but mostly the leaders were killed.
8/24/2011 at 11:50 AM
FYI, I've been concentrating for the past week on Amsterdam's leading families in the 17th century. With a few others, we're trying to structure this approach. Already, this is giving is 7 or 8 totally new connections for New Amsterdam immigrants to the homeland :-)
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8/24/2011 at 12:01 PM
Maybe we should start a domentation-oriented project-page about EUROPEAN slave-traders ? We start from the Dutch-Documentation-Department and try to make a Consulaat about European affairs. What do you think, DDD-fellow Sjors? For here we have actual discussing about how to collaborate in a European sense, so maybe we can attribute to this discussion by pulling-&-pushing GENI-european collaboration on this subject?
8/24/2011 at 2:31 PM
JMU, I think you are on to something. George, you are so meticulous. Back in the old days, they had slave-holding conferences. Most people don't beleive it, but it was so. They sorted out their agreements and policies at the meetings/conferences. They even waged war on the people that rose up to fight off the slave-holders, for example in the Palmares Republic in Brazil. Dutch armies were used along with 3-4 other European forces.
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8/24/2011 at 2:38 PM
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8/24/2011 at 3:28 PM
I looked at my dictionary to know what meticulous means, but I think that's not right. George is vere focusedf to trace ALL the relations between VERY POWERFUL families in Amsterdam, Antwerpen and so on to be accurate about linking and get conclusions about such complicated issues you are discussing about. Wait till everything comes from facts in well-documented profiles as we are working hard to get with the support of our great Dutch curators and other volunteers like me in the Dutch-Flemisch-European-etc. influencing families who's descendants don,'t even know much about. In de http://www.geni.com/projects/Ⓓutch-◦-Ⓓocumentation-◦-Ⓓepartment project. It just started some days ago, we are trying to get appointments about how to handle all these profiles with wrong information and to be sure that the Dutch, Europeans, whatever, but OUR ancestry is fairly documentated en nice illustrated to be helpful to talk about f.i. slavery, not only in the context of a genealogye-project. I've followed this discussion for some time already, en STOP it now. FIRST there is work to be done to get proper trees and be sure, we are courageous enought to talk about the things Kwame suggested, but why here and why now? To many ancestors abroad made wrong connections already, so please look at that and do what we expect from curators......
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It was a case of different season, same problems as Stoke snatched a draw from the jaws of victory against a side who had rarely threatened to score all afternoon.
When the teams were announced I was quitely confident, Pulis seemingly trusting the hardworking Kightly enough to play both wingers. Though as much as this was a surprise to see away from home it was the more predictable negative mindset that lost us two points as the manager reverted to cautious type and withdrew both widemen with only fifteen minutes remaining.
It was inevitable, we'd been leading for far too long and Reading were starting to push forward in search of an equaliser. Though instead of having faith in the players that had kept Reading at bay for the previous 75 minutes, the manager saw fit to remove both of our wingers leaving a static and increasingly useless Crouch up front with no other out ball available to a team on the back foot, completely handing Reading the initiative. It was painful to watch, the ball kept coming back and the players were visibly frustrated, the fact that more than one were booked for timewasting showed just how much confidence they had in closing out the game with the lack of options available for moving the ball forward. It was embarassing and sadly epitomised the mindset we'd suffered last season and had all prayed would have changed over the summer.
Below are the other main talking points:
Wilson – It's difficult to blame Marc too much given that he is being played out of position and whilst he didn't drop any Collins esque' clangers, he did struggle to make an impact defensively or offensively. Defensively he struggled on the back foot and and as well as making the fewest tackles and winning the fewest ground duels of anyone on the team he was also the only player whose made an error that resulted in a shot on goal. In terms of going forward (and therefore not taking into account the numerous angled balls) he also struggled and had the worse attacking half passing accuracy (40%) and final third passing accuracy (36%) Pulis seems to have noticed that this is an area of concern and we have been linked with three foreign 'specialist' left backs for what feels like the first time ever, so I'd expect Marc to be taken out of the firing line come September.
Etherington – The misery of our left side was compounded by the out of sorts Etherington who also had a less than impressive game which no doubt played a part in Wilson's poor showing and indeed vice versa. He didn't seem to be tracking back as eagerly and picked up much where he left off last season, out of sorts and not nearly as effective as we know he can be. His reluctance to take on his full back is a regular feature of his performances now and this was shown by the fact most of his passes went backwards (43%). This could also explain his poor crossing accuracy as often when faced with getting to the byline and increasing the chances of a successful delivery, he opts for an early, deeper cross which is nowhere near as effective and as such he only achieved a 14% accuracy. We've been linked with a few left wingers this window and I know that clubs have made attractive offers to Etherington and he is considering his future and given his form over the last 12 months it may represent a good move for all parties if we wished him well and moved him on for a hungrier, younger player to come in.
Kightly – I was impressed with the work ethic Kightly showed as well as his determination out on the wing. It didn't take long for him to realise being a winger at Stoke is a different kettle of fish alltogether as he often found himself double/triple marked with no support. This was further evidenced by the fact that he only passed 5% of his balls to the left such was the total lack of options from the middle two which led to him attempting to do the impossible and beat all of his markers and often running out of space (highest overrunning of the ball) That said, when he did find himself in a position to cross he did so with three times the accuracy of Etherington (43%) I'm sure Michael will prove to be a big hit at Stoke and will prosper even more should we bring in a right back who is a little better with the ball at his feet and even more so with a willing midfielder breaking forward to support our attacks (I can but hope)
Crouch and Walters – In the absence of any arrivals this summer we once again saw Crouch and Walters start up top. The same problems persist in that respect and the static nature of our isolated front line is as much of a worry as ever. Surprisingly it was Walters who made the most of his chances as he looked a lot more mobile than the flogged version in the last few months of the season. Crouch was anonymous and despite having a high passing accuracy, most of those were backwards which would indicate a lack of pace to get past a defender or indeed that he was too deep with his back to goal and so was laying it off, the fact that Walters had four times as many shots as him is further testament to that. Whilst we have been linked with plenty of defenders and midfielders, the lack of rumours about strikers is a little worrying, the fact that Owen is one of those few names, even more so.
Whilst it seems that much is as it was at the tail end of last season, I still retain (blind) optimism that we will see some changes. I've heard that the manager has been very impressed with Cameron so am hopeful of him featuring against Arsenal and beyond, and if the manager trusts him and he is composed enough, maybe we will even see him joining up with the attacks. Whilst history would dictate that's about as likely as Messi joining on deadline day, I'm still buoyed by the idea of his signing and of us seeking a proper full back, I know I keep mentioning it but the concept is so foreign, in every sense of the word, that's it's easy to underestimate the significance such a move would have. That said, the devil on my shoulder is telling me he won't be Stoke fit for months or if he does feature we'll stick him on the wing – I'm not listening for now though and will dare to dream, and to think some call me negative…
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Great report although I was not there,would seem to encapsulate all the comments and reports that I have read.
Just a pity Pulis will not read it!
JW - I believe one of the board is a regular reader though :)
Well written with good stats to support. I'd be also interested to see the stats regarding our CM duo in whether they supported any attacks or whether the ball was -as we have seen for a long while now - over their heads and they were merely part of the 6 man defence for the best part of the match.
Here's hoping for Kightly and Cameron to set the Brit alight on Sunday :)
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Hypokalemic periodic paralysis is a muscle channelopathy based on mutations or predisposing variants or secondary to potassium wasting. In contrast to myasthenia gravis, an association with thymic hyperplasia has not yet been reported, to our knowledge.
We report a male patient in his mid-20s with progressive episodes of flaccid muscle weakness, associated low serum potassium levels, and a pathologic decrement in the long exercise test. Because the familial inheritance in the family was initially unknown, thorough diagnostic tests were performed including contrast-enhanced computed tomography scan, which displayed a mass in the anterior mediastinum. The test results for autoantibodies against myasthenia gravis (acetylcholine receptor, muscle-specific tyrosine kinase, and low-density lipoprotein receptor–related protein 4) and other end plate channelopathies were negative, and test results for hypokalemia-inducing hormones (thyroid, corticotropin, and cortisol) were negative. Surgery identified a thymus of 13 × 8 × 3 cm3. Histologic analysis was consistent with thymic hyperplasia of the follicular subtype and immunohistologic analysis showed cytokeratin 5/6 in hyperplastic epithelial cells. A 2-year follow-up revealed the postoperative absence of weakness episodes. As in 30% of familial cases, molecular genetics testing failed to identify a mutation in periodic paralysis genes.
Conclusions and Relevance
Thymic hyperplasia can clinically manifest susceptibility to hypokalemic periodic paralysis. For patients with late onset or increasing weakness episodes, we recommend imaging to assess for thymic enlargement and thymectomy at thymic hyperplasia.
Three types of hypokalemic periodic paralysis (PP) are known1: (1) A dominant type due to disease-causing mutations of genes CACN1AS, SCN4A, and KCNJ2 encoding sarcolemmal ion channels2- 4; the mutations increase the probability of membrane depolarization at low serum potassium levels, thereby rendering the muscle fibers unexcitable.5 Disease prevalence is 1:100 000 and onset of weakness episodes usually is puberty.1 (2) The "sporadic" type is based on variants of susceptibility genes. Susceptibility genes are KCNJ18, a channel gene located on chromosome 17q24.3, and perhaps additional genes on this locus encoding sarcolemmal ion channels.6- 8 Clinical manifestation requires hyperthyroidism or Graves disease. This coincidence leads to the most common PP, occurring in 13% to 24% of Asian men with hyperthyroidism. (3) The third type is caused by chronic hypokalemia due to hereditary or sporadic potassium wastage, such as Conn or Bartter syndromes, licorice abuse, and an overdose of potassium-wasting diuretics.1
In the 3 types, the clinical presentation is similar. A weakness episode is triggered by carbohydrate- and sodium-rich foods, infections, elevated cortisol levels (emotional stress and operation), and rest following physical stress. The disposition to sarcolemmal depolarization is demonstrated by a decrement in the long exercise test.1 Permanent weakness in addition to episodes can occur.5 Ictal potassium ingestion and long-term administration of carbonic anhydrase inhibitors or aldosterone antagonists often improve the episodic or permanent weakness, respectively.5 Because hyperthyroidism and potassium wastage can be cured, careful screening for these conditions is mandatory.
For the first time, to our knowledge, we describe a patient whose hypokalemic weakness attacks were induced by thymic hyperplasia and abolished by thymectomy. The possibility of hypokalemic PP due to autoimmune channelopathy as a fourth type is discussed.
Members of the family participating in the study gave their informed consent. Experiments were approved by the ethics committees of 117 PLA Hospital Hangzhou and Ulm University. Chest imaging was performed by radiography and contrast-enhanced computed tomography (CT). The following serum concentrations were determined: electrolytes; corticotropin (ACTH); cortisol; aldosterone; thyroid hormones; creatine kinase; IgA, IgG, IgM, and IgE; light chains κ and λ, κ/λ; complements C3 and C4; CD3, CD4, CD8, CD19, and CD4/CD8; and natural killer cells. The following autoantibodies were tested: acetylcholine receptor, muscle-specific tyrosine kinase, N- and T-type calcium channels, voltage-gated potassium channel complex, N-methyl-D-aspartate subunit R1, AMPA1/2, γ-aminobutyric acid B receptor, CASPR2, LGI1, RyR1, titin, skm, nuclear, ribonuclear, Sm, Sjögren syndrome A and B, PM-Scl, jo-1, centromere protein B, proliferating cell nucleus, DNA, nucleosome, histone, ribosomal proteins, and mitochondria. The recently reported myasthenia gravis autoantibody against the low-density lipoprotein receptor–related protein 4 (Lrp4), which functions as a muscle-specific tyrosine kinase ligand,9,10 was determined using an indirect immunofluorescence test on HEK293 cells, transiently transfected for 48 hours with complementary DNA of human Lrp4–green fluorescent protein, conferring green fluorescence to Lrp4-expressing cells. Membrane-bound anti-Lrp4 antibodies of positive controls were visualized by secondary antibodies exhibiting red fluorescence.
In the long exercise test, the patient, his uncle presenting with hypokalemic PP, and a male healthy control aged 30 years performed 7 rounds of finger spreading of 35 to 40 seconds each against strong resistance, followed by 2 to 3 seconds of relaxation, ensuring blood flow. The ulnar nerve was supramaximally stimulated at the wrist (constant current pulse, 0.2 milliseconds, 125%). Compound muscle action potentials were recorded from the abductor digiti minimi muscle immediately before and after exercise and then every minute for 5 minutes and finally every 5 minutes for up to 60 minutes.
The exons and exon-intron boundaries of CACNA1S,2SCN4A,3KCNJ2,4 and KCNJ186 were amplified from genomic DNA and bidirectionally sequenced using an automated 373A sequencer.
The patient and his maternal uncle had hypokalemic PP with episodes of flaccid muscle weakness associated with low serum potassium levels and a pathologic decrement in the long exercise test (Figure 1). The spells were triggered by strenuous muscle work or exposure to a cold environment and improved by potassium intake. The patient's mother was deceased (stroke) and did not present with weakness episodes.
The compound muscle action potentials of the patient and his affected uncle show a typical late decrement in contrast to the healthy control. For details, see the Methods subsection.
The patient reported episodes of muscle weakness for 5 years. The episodes usually occurred during rest after strenuous exercise or after exposure to a cold environment and consisted of proximal leg weakness or tetraparesis. Bilateral stiffness of the thigh muscles occurred as abortive spells or followed the episodes of flaccid muscle weakness a few hours or a day later. Hypokalemia was detected during some episodes (lowest potassium value, 2.38 mEq/L [to convert to millimoles per liter, multiply by 1], whereas interictal serum potassium levels were in the normal range [3.5-5.5 mEq/L]). In his early 20s, attacks expanded from paraparesis to tetraparesis. During the first 2 years, the episodes disappeared spontaneously within 2 hours to a few days; however, in the last 3 years, potassium administration was required. During the last 6 months before referral, frequency and severity of attacks further increased and potassium administration became ineffective. The patient reported no other diseases.
The patient was referred to 117 PLA Hospital with complete proximal tetraparesis and reduced muscle stretch reflexes. Although ocular, bulbar, and respiratory muscles seemed to be unaffected, a neostigmine test was performed and results were negative. Except for a reduced serum potassium level of 2.4 mEq/L, all other serum values, including the autoantibodies listed in the Methods subsection, were not indicative of an autoimmune disorder. Particularly test results for the myasthenia-related autoantibodies, including anti-Lrp4 and the autoantibodies against various neuromuscular ion channels, were negative. Serum cortisol levels taken at 8 am were in the normal range of 3.5 to 25.0 µg/dL (to convert to nanomoles per liter, multiply by 27.588) (18.1 µg/dL at admission and 15.9 µg/dL at release) as well as serum ACTH level determined at release (24 ng/L; normal range, 10-90 ng/L). Thyroid and renal function, arterial blood pressure, electrocardiogram, radiography of the chest, and a contrast-enhanced CT scan of the adrenal glands revealed no abnormal findings. A contrast-enhanced CT scan of his chest exhibited an enlarged thymus (Figure 2A).
A, Mass without involvement of the surrounding tissue on the contrast-enhanced computed tomography scan of the anterior mediastinum. B, Hyperplastic thymus with lobular appearance and fibrous capsule. C, Lobular architecture, cortex, medulla, and Hassall corpuscles and adipose tissue in the stroma (hematoxylin-eosin, original magnification ×100). D, Immunostaining of cytokeratin 5/6 in hyperplastic epithelial cells (original magnification ×200).
Thoracic surgery was performed right sided and video assisted under particular perioperative measures. In situ, an enlarged yellow-red thymus was observed. The excised thymus weighed 200 g (Figure 2B). Histologically, a lobular architecture with thymic cortex, medulla, Hassall corpuscles, and multiple hyperplastic follicles were observed, composed of adipose tissue and fibrous tissue (Figure 2C). Immunohistology was negative for ACTH but revealed hyperplastic thymic epithelial cells positive for cytokeratin 5/6 (Figure 2D), confirming the diagnosis of follicular thymic hyperplasia.
Examinations performed 1 and 2 years after thymectomy revealed a postoperative absence of both abortive spells and weakness episodes. Genetic studies of both the patient and his uncle revealed no disease-causing mutation in the PP genes, and a contrast-enhanced CT scan of the uncle's chest was normal.
We obtained the medical reports on (1) a male patient in his early 30s who had frequent hypokalemic weakness episodes and died of an acute paralytic attack associated with a serum potassium level of 2.0 mEq/L; thymic hyperplasia was found in the autopsy and (2) a female patient in her late 40s with familial hypokalemic PP and an enlarged thymus on the CT scan; thymectomy has not been performed because of the absence of end plate autoantibodies.
Follicular thymic hyperplasia is seen in more than 50% of patients with myasthenia gravis. The remaining 50% have other autoimmune disorders, such as Graves disease or neuromyotonia, and tumors with increased ACTH or glucocorticoid levels.11 Our patient exhibited normal ACTH, glucocorticoid, and thyroid serum levels. Additionally, we identified neither clinical hints for myasthenia gravis nor autoantibodies directed to the end plate. Finally, there were no autoantibodies against presynaptic calcium channels causing Lambert-Eaton syndrome or against dendrotoxin-sensitive potassium channels responsible for Morvan syndrome and neuromyotonia.12
In spite of negative screening results, the presence of autoantibodies in our patient cannot be excluded since even the majority of patients with asymptomatic thymic hyperplasia develop an autoimmune disorder.13 Evidence for contribution of a putative autoimmune disorder to the phenotype is the late onset and steady progression of the PP, suggesting a minimal required level of follicular thymic hyperplasia for clinical manifestation and a hyperplasia-proportional progression. The cessation of PP after thymectomy also supports this idea. Therefore, autoantibodies against sarcolemmal ion channels encoded by PP (susceptibility) genes should be tested in the future.
The reported familial recurrence indicates contribution of a hereditary disposition, probably due to a variant in an unknown susceptibility gene. This would explain the reduced penetrance in the mother and the lack of mutation in the PP channel proteins Cav1.1, Nav1.4, and Kir,2- 4 despite the occurrence of hypokalemia-related weakness episodes, response to potassium administration, and abnormal long exercise test results.
We conclude that thymic hyperplasia can clinically manifest genetically predisposed hypokalemic PP. For patients with hypokalemic PP and late onset or clinical progression, we recommend screening for an autoimmune disease and, if thymic hyperplasia can be identified, thymectomy. Our findings may stimulate the identification of patients, raise the discussion on which patients should be screened and the need for thymectomy, and finally spark the search for autoantibodies against sarcolemmal ion channels.
Corresponding Author: Frank Lehmann-Horn, MD, Division of Neurophysiology, Ulm University, Albert-Einstein-Allee 11, 89081 Ulm, Germany (email@example.com).
Accepted for Publication: June 17, 2013.
Published Online: September 23, 2013. doi:10.1001/jamaneurol.2013.3918.
Author Contributions: Dr Lehmann-Horn had full access to all of the data in the study and takes responsibility for the integrity of the data and the accuracy of the data analysis.
Study concept and design: R. Yang, Wang, Lehmann-Horn.
Acquisition of data: R. Yang, Cao, Seelig, C. Yang, Liu, Pan, Zheng, Lehmann-Horn.
Analysis and interpretation of data: All authors.
Drafting of the manuscript: Cao, Wang.
Critical revision of the manuscript for important intellectual content: R. Yang, Jurkat-Rott, Wang, Seelig, C. Yang, Liu, Pan, Zheng, Lehmann-Horn.
Statistical analysis: R. Yang, Cao, C. Yang, Liu, Pan, Zheng.
Obtained funding: Lehmann-Horn.
Administrative, technical, or material support: R. Yang, Jurkat-Rott, Seelig.
Study supervision: R. Yang, Jurkat-Rott, Lehmann-Horn.
Conflict of Interest Disclosures: None reported.
Funding/Support: Drs Lehmann-Horn and Jurkat-Rott received grants from the nonprofit Else Kröner-Fresenius-Stiftung and the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) for the IonNeurONet rare diseases project. Dr Lehmann-Horn is an endowed Senior Research Professor of Neuroscience of the nonprofit Hertie Foundation.
Role of the Sponsor: The funders had no role in the design and conduct of the study; collection, management, analysis, and interpretation of the data; and preparation, review, or approval of the manuscript; and decision to submit the manuscript for publication.
Additional Information: Correspondence on thymus surgery and reprint requests to Renrong Yang, MD, Department of Thoracic Surgery, 117 PLA Hospital, Hangzhou 310004, China (firstname.lastname@example.com), and correspondence on thymus pathology to Guofeng Wang, MD, Department of Pathology, Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang, University School of Medicine, Hangzhou 310004, China (firstname.lastname@example.com).
Additional Contributions: Drs Lehmann-Horn and Jurkat-Rott thank Pavel Biletskiy, MD, and Henning Andersen, MD, for providing medical reports on 2 additional patients with hypokalemic PP and an enlarged thymus. We thank Brian Eyden, MD (Manchester, England), for improvements to the manuscript.
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My friend Stephanie asked me why I never wrote about anything fun. All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy. While she enjoys all the investing information and money news, every once and a while I should sprinkle in something fun. The $500 bill trivia was a good start, but not entertaining enough.
So I turned the tables on her and asked her for ideas. Since I'm boring, I needed her help. She suggested a post about all the fun things a woman could spend her tax refund on. Nothing boring/responsible like researching the best CD rates but spending it all on something awesome. I told her that if she found a few fun things around the cost of the average tax refund last year ($2700, $3000 so far this year), I'd post it. Here were her ideas plus a few of my own:
Chloé Python Handbag
Available at Saks Fifth Avenue, the Chloé Silverado Python Shoulder Bag will set you back $2,650 plus tax. I'm not sure how I feel about a purse made out of python and leather but apparently it's sizzling hot if you don't mind spending a nice mortgage payment on a handbag! Chloe has an entire clothing line and other handbags that aren't quite so exquisitely priced.
Botox Treatments
Botox, which sounds nicer than onabotulinumtoxinA, offers "real, noticeable results with approximately 11 million treatments." (that's a quote from their website, not sure if only a couple treatments will do or if you'll need all eleven million) Pricing will vary depending on where you live though you can probably get a few treatments for a cool three G's. Stephanie said she wouldn't do it because she's scared of it (I don't blame her, I wouldn't want to inject something in my body that had the word "toxin" in it) but it's certainly an option if you want to hide all human emotion from your facial expressions. 🙂 (Photo: ajc1)
Jimmy Choos
We're going to with a budget choice this time and only spend a third of your refund with the Jimmy Choo Quito. At $995, you will have some left over for a botox treatment or a trip to the spa. Don't let the 4.7″ heel height scare you though, this embossed leather sandal lets you make a statement. Car payments never looked so good. If you want to spend another three to four hundred bones, you can get the snakeskin version instead.
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You won't be able to afford an Evian water bath ($5,000) at Spa V at Hotel Victor but you could get a couple sessions at the Mandarin Oriental in New York. Their "Full Day Program" costs a mere $1270 on the weekdays and $1325 on the weekends, you get: "Delight in the ultimate luxury of time with The Spa at Mandarin Oriental, New York's Full Day Program. You will enjoy a 2 hour, 50 minute Time Ritual™, a 1 hour, 20 minute Specialized Facial, a Holistic Hand and Foot Treatment, and a Bento Box lunch." You also get access to all their facilities including a 75′ pool, fitness center, sauna, amethyst crystal steam rooms (?), 'experience' showers (??), vitality pools (???), and relaxation lounges. That Bento Box lunch sounds pretty good. (Photo: mandarinoriental)
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Cruise on the largest cruise ships in the world – the Oasis of the Seas (if you click on that link, it immediately loads a video). They used to say that cruise ships are little floating cities and the Oasis is no joke, it's a freaking metropolis. It's as long as four football fields, cost $1.4 billion to build, has 21 pools, 24 restaurants, and is 20 stories tall above the sea. Just take a look at the webcam of the boardwalk, is that on a ship or on land? You have no idea. It's absolutely monstrous and it has a twin, the Allure of the Seas. You can get an interior statement room for as little as a thousand dollars per person plus taxes and fees, leaving out of Fort Lauderdale, FL. Not a bad vacation! (Photo: monica_r)
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Sony Ericsson Xperia arc S Hands-on
0. phoneArena 09 Sep 2011, 02:57 posted on
In a tried and tested mobile industry fashion, Sony Ericsson has released a specced-up stop-gap device and thrown the letter 'S' in for good measure. What you get is the Sony Ericsson Xperia arc S, with a 1.4GHz processor as well as 2D and 3D Sweep Panorama functionality for the camera...
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2. AKm007 (Posts: 108; Member since: 06 Sep 2011)
Get a life!!! don't go trolling about bada on every damn page.
3. PeterIfromsweden (Posts: 1230; Member since: 03 Aug 2011)
What's wrong with you, PhoneArena writes a review about SE Xperia Arc S, and i just asked them if they could write on about the Wave 3. Every serious Phone site writes reviews about new phones with great specifications like the Wave 3 (gsmarena already has). So i asked phonearena to make a review of the Wave 3.
4. rokkin (unregistered)
ha ha ha ....
10. AKm007 (Posts: 108; Member since: 06 Sep 2011)
I know that reviewing a phone you like would be awesome for you but you don't have to go onto every damn page and post your bada nonsense.
14. Knicknevin (Posts: 149; Member since: 18 Mar 2011)
Phonearena appears to concentrate more on phones that have some sort of contention.
Bada phones would not fall under this category unless there was one with powerful enough specs to overshadow the fact that it uses "Baaaada"
8. winsaki234 (Posts: 63; Member since: 30 Mar 2011)
amm.....Bada is not good at all
9. PeterIfromsweden (Posts: 1230; Member since: 03 Aug 2011)
it's better than both IOS, Symbian and WP7. And in my opinion it is better than Android too.
11. AKm007 (Posts: 108; Member since: 06 Sep 2011)
lol, better than ios android and wp7?
Lets take a look. 1.android - Bada is a copy of android with very few differentiation's. IT has very few apps and they aren't even of the highest quality.
2.IOS - Ok, i hate apple. Unless the iphone is stellar, i'm not going to care. So Bada is better than ios. Shocker!
3.WP7 - Don't even bother comparing them both. They are for entirely different segments. WP7 is for people who want easier functionality rather than eye-catching looks. But it still looks less clutter than android, leave alone bada.
4. Symbian- This might not be the best, but its good enough to beat Bada. The apps have a higher quality, nokia ovi has much better integration and if you have hardware like nokia does, i don't care what its running as long as its functional.
12. PeterIfromsweden (Posts: 1230; Member since: 03 Aug 2011)
Just shows how little you know about phones.
You see, i'm a mobile phone expert, i know everything there is to know about phones. If i don't know about it, it's not worth knowing.
bada is not a copy of Android. It does looks similar to Samsungs Android phones, but that is because of the touchwiz UI. If you compare bada to stock Android, it is not similar except for the pull down notification bar.
You are right that WP7 are for people who wants simpe and easy to use, yet ugly phones (square, black and white, WP7 reminds of DOS). Thats why no one is buying WP7. So you agree that bada has more functions than WP7 !
Symbian is a good OS, and has a lot of functions. However bada has lots better UI than Symbian (even with belle). And with bada 2.0, bada actually has more functions than Symbian.
When it comes to apps, most apps for Symbian are very low quality apps. When it comes to bada, the wave has 6500 apps at the moment and about 6400-6500 of them are high quality apps.
(you see, i have 2 Nokia symbian 3 phones, 2 bada phones, and i used to have WP7 and Android. I know alot about different OSes.)
13. AKm007 (Posts: 108; Member since: 06 Sep 2011)
I never said WP7 has less functionality than Bada.This just shows how bad you are at understanding stuff. Black and white and square??? you just described every freaking smartphone.(leaving out Sony and nokia). Which other phone looks different? And talking about Bada being better than it. Bada has hanging problems, it has bugs and all sorts of s**t. Whereas WP7 has a very nice flow to it. Even when an app takes some time to load, it executes it beautifully.
If you look at all the Bada phones, you will see that they don't even come close to the high-enders. But just look at the HTC titan or the Dell venue pro. They execute class in a way Bada never can.
Bada might be easier to use than symbian. But it doesn't have as many connectivity options because of the amount of symbians out there. Nokia has sheer amount as a plus point. If you look at anybody, at least 5 people they know ill have a nokia. But ask them about Bada and you'll see that some people haven't even heard of it.Are the Bada phone cameras anywhere near nokia's? Are their updates even close to nokia's? And the fact is that bada is a low-end middle class conideration. No point in comparing it with the giants of the smartphone industry.
15. PeterIfromsweden (Posts: 1230; Member since: 03 Aug 2011)
When you look at WP7 UI, it is black and white and completely square. Android, IOS, bada and Symbian does not have that kind of ugly UI. EVERY PHONE DOES NOT LOOK BLACK, WHITE AND SQUARE.
i have used bada a long time, and i have not experienced one single bug on bada. I have used WP7 too for a long time, and there was soo many bugs on WP7 that you can't even describe them. The WP7 i had restarted itself several times, hanged, didn't update live tiles, didn't register new SMS, several serious bugs on WP7.
If you look at bada phones, the first wave that was announced was a high end phone (it had the same specifications as the Galaxy S, except a smaller screen). The Wave 2 was a middle phone. The recently announced Wave 3 is a high end phone, so your argument does not make sense.
If you have ever tried bada, you will seee that bada in fact is faster and smoother than WP7, this is a true fact since i have used both.
What do you mean about connectivity options ?
The Wave 3 has Wifi direct, NFC, bluetooth. Nokia does not have wifi direct.
I'm not going to argue this with you, it's just too stupid, don't be a blind sheep, realize the truth.
16. AKm007 (Posts: 108; Member since: 06 Sep 2011)
realise the truth?? you sound like a priest. The WP7 you had must have been faulty. From what i've seen and used, WP7 is the most bug-free of them all. And the fact that you call the wave 3 high end brings a smile to my face.
17. PeterIfromsweden (Posts: 1230; Member since: 03 Aug 2011)
And that's what the fanboys do, blame WP7 and say the one i had was faulty : P
I definitely was not faulty at all, except it had the beta OS called WP7.
Of course the Wave 3 is High end. 4 inch superamoled (superamoled is still the 2nd best screen technology after superamoled+), 1.4 ghz processor (don't know yet if it is dual or single core, samsung has not said anything abiut that), metal and glas body, plus really fast internet speed. That is what is called a high end phone. I suppose you wouldn't call the SE Xperia Arc S a high en phone either then, with your kind of reasoning, or maybe the HTC Titan ?
24. AKm007 (Posts: 108; Member since: 06 Sep 2011)
It's a single core for gods sake. But the problem is that the specs it has aren't new. It isn't a big update. If the wave 3 came out a year ago, it would have been awesome. Its not worth all the hype samsung created about it. The very fact that its the same as the OG wave except for the higher processor speed and the screen size is what bugs me. Its not a refreshing new thing.
The xperia arc has design as its plus point. It's just a gorgeous looking device and the fact that its smooth while even some dual cores weren't is what made it such a big thing. And as you can see, they said that the arc S was a minor update, not the Arc 2. The HTC titan has that super-sized screen in its favour and of course WP7 too.
Your wave 3 is not worth the status you're trying to bestow upon it.
33. ItsJustaPhone. (unregistered)
Its been confirmed its single core. Samsung would not be as stupid as to put a dual core phone into an OS that isn't nearly as strong as all the other contenders.
Even more so, Superamoled, is not the 2nd best either, AH-IPS from LG has been proven to beat it. (Dunno about the Samoled plus).
Even if you know about every phone, its clear that your opinion remains completely biased towards bada. And before you start flaming me, im still using the first Wave
20. whats (unregistered)
Wave 3 high end? LOL. That's hilarious. Any phone without a dual core processor cannot be considered high end. Period. The screen is not even super amoled+. Finally, there is no "4G". So how is this Wave 3 "high end?".
26. PeterIfromsweden (Posts: 1230; Member since: 03 Aug 2011)
We don't even know yet if the Wave 3 has dual core or not. Samsung has not said a word about it. But as i said, i suppose you think the HTC TItan is high end ?
That's only got a 1.5 ghz single core processor, and not even superamoled screen.
The Wave 3 is definitely high end.
28. Whats (unregistered)
Give it up already. It is reviewed and confirmed to be a single core processor. Get over it. It also cannot film in 1080p. The wave's specs are not a whole lot different than any of the phones that came out last summer. This is a thread you started about the wave, not other phones. There is no feature about this phone that is high end. It does not have the best camera, the best screen, the best processor, the most memory etc. There is not one thing that it has the best of. Compared to other wave/bada phones it is "high end" because it is better than the rest. In the greater picture, it is simply a middle of the road phone. Similarly, compared to other wp7 phones on the market, the titan is high end. But unlike the wave, it will have the fastest single core processor on the market regardless of platform, and the 2nd biggest screen. You have been moderated because your constant bada comments have become spam like.
30. PeterIfromsweden (Posts: 1230; Member since: 03 Aug 2011)
You post just confirms that the Wave 3 is high end. YOu say the titan is high end, yet there is only 0.1 ghz difference between the Wave 3 and the Titan. And it might be that the Wave 3 does in fact have adual core processor, we simply don't know yet (i don't care about the reviews, Samsung has not given any information about the processor). The wave 3 has a superamoled screen, the titan doesn't. And you call the titan a high end phone and not the Wave 3 ?
Come on, don't be a clown.
32. AKm007 (Posts: 108; Member since: 06 Sep 2011)
lol, you seem to be in denial Peter. Does the Wave 3 have a 4.7 inch screen? I don't think so. And yeah, no matter what you say, it is a single core phone. The superamoled screen has a pentile matrix. That makes its pixel density appear to be the same as the HTC titan. But the fact that it is almost an inch smaller in size shows that it wont stand against the Titan. And after all the hype that samsung created, its not that big a deal.
Microsoft promoted Windows Phone 7 mango, not the Titan. Samsung said the Wave 3 is going to be awesome. I don't think it has bang for your buck anymore. Especially when it will be priced at around 300 euros. Not worth the money. Might as well buy the cheaper galaxy S and get Android which is better than Bada and has a very strong chance of getting Ice cream sandwich.
38. PeterIfromsweden (Posts: 1230; Member since: 03 Aug 2011)
I'm not going to argu this all day with you.
The wave 3 is a high end phone and it is as simple as that. Just because a phone doesn't have a 4.7 inch screen doesn't mean it is not a high end phone. The titan doesn't even have superamoled, which is sooo much better than normal lcd screen.
When it comes to the processor, the fact is that we don't know for sure if it has dual core or single core processor, SAMSUNG HAS NOT SAID ANYTHING OFFICIAL ABOUT THAT YET !!!
For the price of 3500 crowns here in sweden, the wave 3 is extremely cheap priced. And android is not better than bada, you have not even tried bada.
39. AKm007 (Posts: 108; Member since: 06 Sep 2011)
For god's sake, GSMarena has done a preview of it and has confirmed that it's a single core piece of crap. I don't think lots of people will bother about that except us tech geeks. And the fact that you're saying that it is cheap signifies that it is a mid-ranger. It's not ready to take on the Big giuns of the smartphone league.
And nobody ever said that the Arc was the best. We only said that it had class that the Wave3 doesn't. It could run an Os that some dual cores still stuttered with smoothly. If that doesn't show quality, then nothing does. Your wave3 runs an Os that comes at the same smoothness at least 100 euros cheaper.And your constant irritating posts about Bada is getting unbearable. If you like bada then ok. But don't make people hate it with your two bit cheap ass comments.
41. remixfa (Posts: 14255; Member since: 19 Dec 2008)
what part of the UI is black and white? the text? last I checked the live tiles were availible in many colors, and of course custom ones from the apps are even more colorful.
u so crazy peter. oi.. lol
22. drahmad (Posts: 480; Member since: 20 Aug 2011)
always thumbs down on peter :-D no shame?
6. viewphil (unregistered)
good phone. waiting for SE's next experia but with front cam of at 3MPs.
7. HTCiscool (Posts: 449; Member since: 16 Jul 2011)
I know everyones waiting for quad-core and stuff, but does a phone actually need it? Most laptops only have dual or quad core processors albeit with higher clock speeds and hyperthreading. most phones run fine on a single core processor, take the iPhone 4, I have almost never seen any instances of lag on the thing and it runs on a single core processor.
If the Evo 3D or Sensation weren't available these would be what I would consider:
1. LG Optimus 3D
2. Samsung Galaxy S ll
3. SE Xperia Arc S
4. Motorola Atrix 4G
18. PeterIfromsweden (Posts: 1230; Member since: 03 Aug 2011)
PhoneArena. Please, may i ask why my question about doing a preview for the Wave 3 was moderated ?
At least can you send me an email on my email adress explaining that ?
You know PhoneArena, i don't really appreciate my comments being moderated like that.
19. Leodrade (Posts: 87; Member since: 26 Aug 2011)
it's simple most people prefer Android, iOS and WP7
that's why there are fewer news about Symbian, MeeGo, Bada, etc.
Don't get me wrong, i think Bada is a great OS (last year i almost bought a wave), but the other OSes who are on the spotlight right now so if you really like Bada i would recommend a more specific site on this subject.
About the moderation thing it must have been a mistake or they are considering your comments as Spam because you are commenting about this on every recent hands on
21. PeterIfromsweden (Posts: 1230; Member since: 03 Aug 2011)
The thing about WP7 is not true though, bada has more market share than WP7 (more than 20 %more marketshare in the last quarter) so people at the moment want bada more than WP7.
And about the moderation, i agree, it must be a misstake. PhoneArena, please realize your misstake and remove the moderation.
25. AKm007 (Posts: 108; Member since: 06 Sep 2011)
lol, marketshare has nothing to do with it. It's just that your Bada troll posts are there on every freaking page.
27. lolwut (unregistered)
***psssst peter...go check on gsmarena...they got what u wanted...review on wave 3...you're welcome****
29. PhoneArena Team (Posts: 258; Member since: 27 Jun 2006)
Peter, you know the reason very well. We've discussed this already, haven't we?
This is the comments section for "Sony Ericsson Xperia arc S Hands-on" and it has nothing to do with your desire to:
1/ see Wave 3 review
2/ know details about the processor of the Wave 3
3/ buy the Wave 3
What you do is just troll each discussion with your offtopic comments. As they are OT, they are moderated. And if you continue this way, we can do nothing but ban you from commenting.
Again - feel free to comment on any news. But please, post RELEVANT comments and stay away from OT trolling posts.
31. PeterIfromsweden (Posts: 1230; Member since: 03 Aug 2011)
I believe my post about asking for a review (or preview) is relevant. It was just a question to the article writers, not to other commenters. And anyway, it was about doing a review, this is a article about a review. Ok, it was not about the SE Xperia, but it still had to do with reviews.
40. GeekMovement (Posts: 2156; Member since: 09 Sep 2011)
I guess that means you'll be commenting on every bloody review page for them to review your Bada phone even though it has absolutely nothing to do with the phone they are reviewing. Hold your pants until they review your precious phone and then comment to your heart's desire on that page. We'll just make sure to avoid it.
23. InspectorGadget80 (unregistered)
At least SONY didn't it called it 3D
34. dorky24 (Posts: 23; Member since: 22 Apr 2009)
I wish Sony Ericsson and Apple could collaborate on a phone one day. SE's design for phones are beautiful and stand out. I feel iOS would compliment SE's designs really well from an aesthetic point of view.
35. dJ_daddy (Posts: 3; Member since: 10 Apr 2011)
i moved up from nokia dumb phone to samsung wave which made me a true fan like peter frm sweeden...but that was a year ago man move on, i used an android gs1, gs2 which make u forget wave cos of live wallpapers and the apps and usefulness and gs2 is simply a startler ...dont like the plastic build though. and ip4(i dint own it but its with my dad) is a wonder if it just had a samoled+ i would have paid an arm to have it, its super smooth simply brilliant. well i do have inner fights regarding gs2 and ip4 having used both but wave series is no more on my menu,as u can see it gives nothing more than a few apps dat too hugely over priced,if u wanna watch a hd movie go get it as a cheap alternative to sgs2 . but dont paste wave s**t all over phonearena, its like a cheap bitch beggin for second round. if sammy could only provide as much support as android for bada,which might happen in a few years till dat time stay away from the god forsaken thing....and dont say bada owners like the s**t cos der are communitiess of us around the web feeling sad of samsungs lack of care for the platform, but what did we do,we sold our phones...i donated to me mum and moved onto iphones and gs2's...so stop making fun of others here and get a droid or a life whatever suits u.. and unlike u,i can post my phones id's as proof of ownership rather than just say i used everything but bada is best...personal opinion i favour gs2 most but seriously not against ip4 as its outdated but perfect in every way.(LAST SAY: IM AN INDIAN PHONES HERE ARE DAMN COSTLY YET ONE WHO WANTS A GOOD DEVICE CAN BUY AN IPHONE AND A GS2 BOTH AND NOT BE A CHEAPO WITH BADA COS IT SUCKS) and if u post some candy ass benefit of bada after ths comment please remember who owns u now
36. dJ_daddy (Posts: 3; Member since: 10 Apr 2011)
sry i got washed away after peter frm badatown, but damn dat guy gets on my nerves. i came here to post about se arc s, its simply brilliant ....if only sony could put a dual core into that thing ,i would buy it for sure its a looker alright. guess till then ill wait for droid prime or se duos and search continues for my next handset...
37. mannan (unregistered)
jast wowoooooo phone i lick it


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