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Talk about Depreciation. Sigma $6800 SD1 (Merrill) now available for $2299
Talk about Depreciation. Sigma $6800 SD1 (Merrill) now available for $2299
Wow. I remember when Sigma announced the SD1 which was to be their flagship DSLR, and coming in at $9700, well, that was too much for almost anyone to swallow. We had a sigma DSLR whose retail price was set at $9700. Almost $10,000. $1700 more than a Leica M9-P. The reality though is that it sold in stores for a measly $6800, so not as bad as $9700. The claim to fame was and is its 4000X3200 pixel 3 layer 46 Megapixel image sensor which still used the same Sigma trickery from their early days, meaning, this was not in reality a 46 MP sensor in the way that me and you relate to megapixels. The quality of the Foveon sensor is superb, yes. Sigma has always been known for amazing sensors with awesome bold colors and per pixel sharpness that rivaled most cameras. The only problem here is that this is Sigma. They are not Nikon, Canon or Leica so coming out with a $9700 camera with a street price of $6800, well, they probably sold a few.
After cameras NOT moving off of the shelves Sigma decided to make a bold move and lower the street price to $2299. Yep, $2299. They have renamed it to the SD1 Merrill in honor of the co creator of the Foveon sensor, Richard Merrill. Imagine if you bought this camera at full price the day it came out which was around a year ago. Now here you are with a camera that has depreciated like mad, a camera that has awful low light quality (starts banding at ISO 800) and a camera that is painfully slow to operate and work with. That would suck.
Sigma has now announced they will help out those who bought one of these SD1's at full price with the following statement and plan, so if you bought one prior to Feb 23 2012, be sure and sign up for it so you get your points.
The SD1 Merrill is available now at $2299.
Program compensates current SD1 owners for price reduction with additional photography gear
Ronkonkoma, NY, Feb. 23, 2012 — Sigma Corporation of America today announced the SD1 Point Support Program, which is designed to compensate loyal SD1 users who purchased the 46-megapixel DSLR camera at its original price, prior to the price reduction that was announced Feb. 8.
Each SD1 owner who registers and qualifies for the SD1 Point Support Program prior to May 31, 2012 will be given a total of 40 points to be redeemed for new Sigma products. Eligible products are allocated points toward this system based on the product's market price as of Feb. 8, 2012. A list of products and point designations will be supplied to SD1 owners once registration is complete.
To register for the SD1 Point Support Program, SD1 owners who purchased the camera before Feb. 23, 2012 at the price of $6,899 should contact their nearest Sigma subsidiary or distributor for more information. It does not matter if the camera was originally purchased in another country.
Sigma SD1 owners in the United States may contact Sigma Corporation of America Marketing Director Christine Moossmann starting on Monday, Feb. 27 by emailing [email protected] or by calling (631) 227-2017. SD1 Merrill users are not eligible for the SD1 Point Support Program. For information about the program or to register, contact Christine Moossmann at [email protected] or by calling (631) 227-2017. Visit Sigma Corporation of America on the web at www.sigmaphoto.com.
42 Responses to "Talk about Depreciation. Sigma $6800 SD1 (Merrill) now available for $2299"
I do think that Sigma deserves to be congratulated for being so brave about putting this design of sensor on the market. their situation is a bit like the one of the MF sensors; these are not as yet a high-volume product, and that is reflected in the prices charged. Those who are willing to use MF, pretty well have had to also put up with low ISO figues and slow image-processing times, for the sake of the image quality they deliver, and presumably, will also be willing to make the same compromises when buying into this camera. New design configurations have to put up with the same issue. I see that Pentax's new MF camera is dramatically lower priced than other cameras of that format … presumably, they think that they will be able to shift enough of these to enable them to reduce the price as much as they have, because of much higher levels of sales expected. That again, is a brave move on their part … I just hope the number of units they sell, is as great as they are hoping it will be, thereby justifying them selling those cameras for less than other MF cameras. Time will tell!
I think the Foveon has really something going for it, however concerning its implementation you're in for a systematic letdown by Sigma. IMO the company still has to get a lot of things right before having a killer product out there.
Dor the SD1 :
– I can understand that they keep the system closed, only to be used with Sigma glass, it's somewhat normal.
– However what I do not get is how they have the ambition to make this a 'pro-quality' product and then keeping the sensor size down to APS-C. This doesn't make sense from a technical/performance point of view but also I can't imagine anyone investing money in a APS-C lens-lineup as the format, specially for 'pro' applications is really on its way out. It's just so similar to what Nikon attempted with their FFX format 10 years ago, with everybody needing to shell out for FF laters.
So, I would actually buy one if it was FF, but not with current APS-C.
I don' think it is Depreciation.
The camera is worth approx 2K and is now available for 2k.
I would also like to praise Sigma for providing support to the people who bought it for 9K. Leica would not do that. Nikon and Canon certainly would not.
There are a few people out there who love the Sigma look and are were prepared to pay 9K for it. Wow. Personally I cannot do that but honestly, I think if Sigma were wise enough to take a gamble and launch the SD1 for 2K to begin with, they would sell truck loads of this camera and make some money out of it.
But they were pessimistic and did not think they could sell enough at a reasonable price so they priced it like a Leica.
But its not a Leica.
Sigma should sack the person who decided that this camera should be sold by 9K. Sure you have a nice sensor.
But 9K????
To be able to sell a camera for 9K, it better be a medium format Full Frame Foevon Sensor, and able to take Mamiya or Hasselblad lenses Or Heck, design your own. Then Sigma will be taken seriously.
Sigma have acted very well ,..leica conned a lot of people with the M8,first by not admitting to the IR problems and then by stating that it was impossible to have a full frame sensor in the M chasis and then out it comes,no compensation offered….the Japanese showing the germans how to behave.
Hope the same thing will go for the magic better than Notilux lens from some manufacture, then I'll be in for a treat!
I've used Sigma, and other digital cameras, before defecting to 100% film, but if I was to return to digital, I'd choose Sigma, the results are outstanding if you treat the sensor with care. If you want to rattle off frames at 6400, this isn't the camera for you. If you don't mind the limitations, the results are stunning, great colour, no bayer fuzziness, sharp right down to the pixel.
It's not for everyone, a lot of things aren't. $2299 for an SD1 is bargain, I don't think anything else comes close in terms of resolution for the money.
Luminous Landscape has a decent review, comparing output to an M9, with the Sigma, in my opinion having a slight edge, and the Sigma costs less than half the M9.
BTW. What about those who bought the wooden SD1?
Will they get 10000000 Sigma points? Actually whoever bought that camera needed to be punished anyway. D!RK
What surprises me is that Sigma could lower the price to $2200. Just through better efficiency in production this would not be feasible. That means that the original price was heavily inflated right from the beginning just because they claimed 46 megaixels and moved it closer to medium format. I think it was a bad try to bump up the value of the camera and to try to push the image of the Sigma brand. In the end it is a good sign that consumers are educated enough to look beyond the claims and to force companies like Sigma to do a reality check. Still, trying to sell a $2200 camera for almost $10k should be a crime. Ahh, how much to Leica's cost? But here the brass alone is worth $5k. D!RK
Obviously Sigma was charging a lot more than the cost to build, but there are development costs that must be recouped. For a low-volume product like the SD-1, those costs split per unit of sale, will be rather a lot.
Sigma do claim 46 megapixels, but that is the same claim as other camera makers. By Nikon's or Canon's maths, the SD-1 *is* 46 megapixels. By actual reality, the definition of what a pixel is, Sigma is wrong, and so are Leica, Sony, Panaasonic, Olympus, Nikon, and Canon.
A small correction to the article. It refers to "trickery" by Sigma to bump up their megapixel count, in reality it's *every other* sensor/digital camera maker doing this. A pixel represents the smallest definable area of the screen/sensor. This means that a pixel contains all colour information for that area, in Bayer sensors, used on everything except Sigma gear, a "pixel" does not contain all the colour information, and does not meet the common definition of a pixel as defined in computing.
So, Sigma's megapixel count is based on almost exactly the same principle as everybody else, the only difference is that they were honest about it at first, realised that the market did not understand what a pixel was, and had to start using the same rules as everybody else.
All that said, the SD1 was remarkably expensive, and perhaps they'll get more sales at this price.
Hopefully Sigma isn't going to make the same mistake with the DP1 Merill and DP2 Merill. They can be interesting cameras, but they should have the right price. Maybe then they can get a slice of the X100 market share. It looks they have addressed all the issues the previous models had (slow AF, slow write speeds, low resolution screen, button layout). Even if the low light qualities aren't up to par, in normal daylight nothing beats these cameras. Period.
Is there a way of using Leica M lenses with this via an adapter? Floweon sensor is famous for its low light performance and I'd love to use my Noctilux with it.
unfortunately not; there is a way to covert the mount to take leica R lenses, not M … i have the sd-1 and my m lenses and i only wish they could work together!
the foveon sensor with leica glass should produce the most spectacular images possible!
Thanks stefano.. I also asked Novoflex and they don't have an adapter. Do you know why its not possible? Is it the Flange Focal Distance of M mount lenses (27.8mm as opposed to 47mm of R mount) making it not physically achievable?
I have a DP2x and seen what the Foveon sensor can do. I wish Sigma made a compact camera with interchangeable lenses so that Leica glass could be used on them. But Sigma seems to ignore that same people who would buy X1Pro or Nex7 could easily be a part of their customer base with a cult following.
correct, unfortunately the flange distance is too far apart and it is not feasible … it is a shame!
i have a dp2 as well (had a dp1 before, as well as an sd10), and i absolutely love the quality of the images that come out of that little camera!
i think their theory when they first developed the dp series was that, in order to optimize the quality of the image, the best possible solution was to build a fixed lens, specific to that sensor, which is what they did … they did not want to compromise on quality.
i absolutely agree that a small dp with interchangeable lenses (AND viewfinder!), would run circles around most of the other small cameras out today!
i am getting moderately optimistic now that i see sigma developing lenses for the M4/3 … MAYBE they are working on their new mirrorless wonder camera as we speak … we can always hope, right?
actually, my dream was that leica bought the foveon business and used the sensor in a new camera built like a modern CL, compact, M mount, amazing quality!
Eh, too late or not at least Sigma finally did the right thing. A more prideful company would have kept the price sky high all while releasing fictitious sales numbers.
the sd1 is still over priced ….to many choices for less money are available from canon,nikon,pentax ,sony,olympus ,i think sigma's pricing on there cameras is way to hi ,especially considering the market place ….the sd1 should go for $1,350 – $1,499 with a kit lens !
Hmmm the early adopter comment gets me worried having preordered the fuji xpro1….
Hmmm, 16MP on a APS-C sensor? Can you say, "noise"? The fact that the XPro-1 doesn't have a built-in flash and a rushed design says that Fuji was not trying to make a camera with the DNA of the X100 but better. Fuji "seems" to have rushed out product to ride the coat tails of the X100. Sure, I will keep an open mind, since no reviews are out yet, but my crystal ball says the XPro-1 won't be as great as the pre-production chatter.
That's funny. The D7000, K-5, and NEX-5n all have 16 MP sensors, yet they have the best noise handling of any APS-C camera ever produced. Also, people have already received their Fuji cameras (mainly businessmen who were lucky enough to have flown to Japan recently), and the example images and reports of the production cameras are nothing short of astounding. Fuji knew that they weren't going to be taking over the market, but they've carved out their niche, and people know what they're getting in to and love the product.
So news about a Sigma camera have you worried about a Fuji product? If you own a Ford car, should you have been worried during the Toyota unintended acceleration news? It's wholly unrelated, stop being a worry wart. Instead, look at Fuji's past interchangeable lens cameras, like the S2, S3, and S5, and see how they are still commanding unprecedented prices on the used market. If you worry though, just cancel your order. More suckers out of the line just means a better chance for me to get it!
Hehe – I'll never be a worry wart again….
While I was never interested in the SD1—I'm unbelievably excited about the upcoming DP1 and DP2-Merrill. So long as they fix some of the operational issues and don't price themselves out of the market, they look like the upcoming compacts to beat.
I agree the new dp compacts with the sd1's sensor are potentially awesome
yes, more or less Sigma Lenses. You need more than 40 Lenses for the SD-1 Merrill? There is a very new Adapter for Nikon Lenses. Look at Sigma DP-Review Forum. There are M42 and T2 Adapter. If you like Medium-Format Lenses, try an Adaper by Novoflex for Mamiya, Hasselblad, Pentax, and Pentacon-Six (Carl Zeiss Jena) Lenses. The limit in my photography is not the gear – its the fear.
All the best.
I feel badly for those who purchased this camera at full price but the buyer needs to bear some of the responsibility. There are just too many amazing cameras out there at a reasonable price for me to even consider buying a Sigma. It just goes to show that there are enough contrarians out there who will pay any amount of money to have a different camera than the other guy. I know everyone bashes Nikon and Canon but there's a reason working pros rely on these two companies to put food on their tables.
I think the images I have seen from the SD1 looked great and very detailed, but what a big mistake by Sigma to think they could get away with setting the price at almost $10.000 for an APS-C camera.
It is of course a Foveon sensor, but still it is not that much better than newer sensors with a Bayer filter which has evolved a lot and ISO capability is not a strong point for the Foveon either.
So all in all the new price is a lot more realistic, but maybe it is too late for Sigma now?
only time will tell, i think they might actually recover pretty well, between the sd1 merrill and the 2 new dp with the same sensor
i ordered the sd1m the moment they brought the price down to a reasonable level, got it last week, it is a great camera that complements well my rangefinders with M glass and the little dp2.
i only wish people stopped the nonsense argument over the pixel count. one should just know what he is talking about, then there is no point discussing it. it is not trickery, just different technology.
it is all moot anyway, the images speak for themselves.
I'm glad that Sigma is being more realistic on pricing this camera, the original price was "off the mark".
"Early Adopter"- been there, done that. If the cost of waiting is higher than the cost of the product, you spend the money and don't look back.
The review at Lumionous Landscape was outstanding. It looks like a great camera. I won't be getting one, but it is getting close to being a good deal.
No sigma camera over 300 dollars is any good. And at over grand most ppl would rather buy a used canon mark 3 instead. heck, id rather buy the original 1d for 400 instead of this POS Sigma camera.
you obviously never owned one, probably never even tried one.
been a sigma owner for going on 3 years, i the right situations the sigma camera produce images to die for, so if i was a pro (which im not), i wouldn't have had problems shelling out the cash previously
Sorry…but I cannot feel sorry for anyone who dropped the $6800 on the Sd-1. Those guys knew what they were buying, including the limitations of the system (only Sigma lenses…ugh!). I think this is a good show of faith by Sigma, but I doubt there were enough people who bought an SD-1 at full price to really effect them now…in other words, who cares if they pissed off the 10 or 12 people who were stupid enough to pay the $6800.
It's funny that you're downplaying Sigma lenses on Steve Huff's website. Sigma has the capability to produce amazing glass that can rival the OEMs in regards to optical performance. Their biggest problem is quality control, as their lenses are often miscalibrated compared to OEM lenses, although this is really a shortcoming of phase detect autofocus as much as it is Sigma's fault. Heck, I just talked to a guy that had to send his camera along with his 24mm back to Nikon to be calibrated. For a $2,000 lens on a who-knows-how-expensive camera, there is no excuse for that necessity, but here we are.
So, you deride Sigma lenses (show me a Nikon or Canon lens that can compete with the Sigma 150mm f/2.8, or show me that you can consistently differentiate images made between a Canon or Nikon 70-200mm f/2.8 and a Sigma one, or a Nikon or Canon 17-55mm f/2.8 and a Sigma 17-50mm f/2.8?) How about the SLRMagic lenses that Steve is always ranting about? Those are merely C-mount lenses with built-in mount adapters and double the price.
i have to agree; if one wants to be a snob about a lens or camera maker who doesn't belong to the closed circle of the 'great names' , then he should be consistent.
if sigma, which as a brilliant track record of years and year of delivery excellent product, cannot be trusted to make a camera or a lens up to the standard of nikon or canon, why should a newcomer with no name be celebrated as the best thing appeared on this planet in the last century??
I would imagine many people buying the SD-1 are using it professionally, so it's not really about resale, it's about buying tools for their job. Some will earn that money back in the first couple of weeks or months. I think it's probably a bit different to those of us buying Leica gear, who are mainly hobbyists, and we do need to keep an eye on prices.


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BERKELEY, Calif. - Sophomore forward/center Ashley Walker posted a game-high 23 points and sophomore forward/center Devanei Hampton recorded her third double-double of the season to lead No. 21 California to a 63-57 win over Oregon State Thursday night at Haas Pavilion. The Golden Bears, who withstood a late second-half surge by the Beavers, improved to 14-4 overall (5-3 Pac-10), while the Beavers fell to 7-9 (2-5 Pac-10).
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Cal shot 53.2 percent from the field behind Walker's 11-of-12 performance (91.7 percent). Hampton, this week's Pac-10 Player of the Week, registered 16 points and a game-high 10 rebounds. Freshman guard Natasha Vital added a career-high 12 points and six assists in 40 minutes on the court.
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TEMPE, Ariz. - The 16th-ranked Arizona State University baseball team opened up its 55th season with a 5-4 victory in 11 innings over Bethune-Cookman Friday night at Packard Stadium.
A dropped third strike in the bottom of the 11th allowed shortstop Drew Stankiewicz to get to first base with one out, and he was moved to second with a walk by third baseman Michael Benjamin. The next better, center fielder Kasey Coffman, roped a single into center field to score Stankiewicz and give the Sun Devils (1-0) a walk-off win in the first game of the year.
Stankiewicz went 3-for-5 on the night with three runs scored and a RBI, and Coffman registered both the game-tying base knock in the ninth and the game-winning hit in the 11th.
Left-hander Matt Dunbar (1-0) threw a scoreless 11th inning to earn the win, while a pair of freshmen pitchers in right-hander Ryan Burr and left-hander Brett Lilek combined to allow one hit over five innings.
ASU trailed 4-3 with two outs and no runners on base in the bottom of the ninth inning, but three consecutive base hits by the Devils, including a run-scoring single by Coffman, pushed the game into extra innings.
Starting right-hander Trevor Williams struck out four in five innings and allowed three runs, including two earned, on four hits.
Stankiewicz hit his first career home run off the right-field fence in the bottom of the third inning to score the game's first run and give ASU the lead, 1-0. The Wildcats (0-1) countered with a pair of runs in the top of the fourth frame to take a 2-1 advantage. A leadoff walk, followed by an error on second baseman James McDonald, set up consecutive RBI singles before Williams closed out the inning.
Bethune-Cookman tacked on a run in the fifth with a sacrifice fly to right field that scored center fielder Brandon Turner, who reached third on a single, stolen base and a balk.
A pair of RBI by McDonald and catcher Max Rossiter tied the game at three runs apiece in the bottom of the sixth. Coffman began the inning with a single and a stolen base, and a walk by right fielder Trever Allen put two Devils on base with no outs. McDonald brought Coffman home two batters later with a double to deep center field before Allen crossed the plate on a sacrifice fly by Rossiter.
Burr, who took the mound to start the sixth inning, allowed just one base runner over two innings and struck out three, including the final two batters in the seventh.
Lilek pitched the eighth, ninth and 10th innings and allowed just one run on one hit and a walk while striking out a pair. His wild pitch in the top of the ninth frame gave the Wildcats the go-ahead run.
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The Sun Devils face Bethune-Cookman again at 1 p.m. (MT) on Saturday at Packard Stadium. The game will be broadcast live online by Blaze Radio at http://www.ustream.tv/channel/blaze-sports-2 .
Saturday's projected pitching matchup:
ASU - LHP Adam McCreery (0-0, 0.0 ERA)
BCU - LHP Ali Simpson (0-0, 0.0 ERA)
Game Notes: The Sun Devils improved to 43-11-1 all-time in season openers, including a perfect 4-0 under coach Tim Esmay...Esmay is just the second coach in school history to start his career with four consecutive season-opening wins...ASU has not lost a season opener since 2006...attendance was 2,019...seven former Sun Devils were in attendance, including Erik Averill and Brett Bordes, and current minor leaguers Jake Barrett, Robert Ravago, Brady Rodgers, Abe Ruiz and Riccio Torrez...the Sun Devils stole three bases (Coffman - 6th, 7th; Stankiewicz - 5th).
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Russia dismisses figure skating match fixing as nonsense
Newscast Media MOSCOW—Whether the story was circulated over the weekend out
of malice or as a preemptive measure to ensure fair play, a French magazine alleged
both US and Russia intended to help each other win medals.
Fair play is a fundamental part of any sport. It represents the positive benefits of
playing by the rules, using common sense and respecting fellow players, referees,
opponents and fans.
Match fixing is whereby a game has a predetermined result, regardless of how
flawlessly the athlete or team performs. On the other hand, a "thrown game" is
where an athlete deliberately loses a game.
According to the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation weekend edition, French
magazine L'Equipe alleged the U.S. and Russia had struck a deal to help each other
out at Sochi Winter Olympic figure skating events, which would keep Canada's Tessa
Virtue and Scott Moir from the gold. In exchange, Russia would purportedly
ensure Meryl Davis and Charlie White of the U.S. win gold over Canadian champions
Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir.
But Mike Slipchuk, Skate Canada's high performance director, says he's confident the
judging will be fair. "I stay clear of that stuff," he said. "I have full confidence that
[when] the skaters go out and do their job, they will do their job on the ice, [and]
the judges will judge it as they see it." (pop-up)
US Figure Skating rejected the claim as "categorically false" to the Chicago Tribune
and Russian Sports Minister Vitaly Mutko issued a similarly short denial to R-Sport,
according to Russian news agency Ria Novosti.
"There is no point in even commenting on such nonsense," Mutko said.
Russian Skating Federation general director Valentin Piseev added: "If they have
something to present, let them present it, enough with the babbling."
Categories: News Tags: 2014 Olympics, Russia Winter Olympics, Sochi games
US warns foreign airlines over Sochi Olympics toothpaste bombs
Newscast Media WASHINGTON—The United States has warned foreign airlines
connecting to Russia during the Sochi Winter Olympics to watch out for toothpaste
tubes that could hold ingredients to make a bomb.
The US Homeland Security Department contacted several airports and airlines on
Wednesday over the possibility that terrorists may attempt to smuggle concealed
explosives into Russia, broadcaster ABC News reported.
The report cited a senior US official, speaking on a condition of anonymity, as the
source of the news.
The official said the US and foreign airlines were warned that the bomb-making
material could be assembled in flight or upon arrival at the Olympics. The source did
not disclose whether any specific intelligence prompted the warning.
In a statement, the US Homeland Security Department said it "isn't aware of a
specific threat to the homeland at this time."
It said the department "regularly shares information with domestic and international
partners, including those associated with international events such as the Sochi
Russian security forces are on high alert for possible terror threats ahead of the
Winter Olympic Games, which officially open on Friday.
Source: Radio Deutsche Welle
Categories: News Tags: Russia Winter Olympics, sochi olympic games
Putin to gays: Attend games but please leave our children alone
Newscast Media MOSCOW—Russian President Vladimir Putin says homosexuals should
feel "free" and "calm" at the Sochi Winter Olympic Games, but asked them to "please
leave our children alone."
Meeting with Olympic volunteers in Sochi on January 17, Putin told them Russia had
no ban on homosexuals. But he said "the propaganda of homosexuality and pedophilia"
is prohibited.
Putin said Russia was freer than many other countries, "including the United States,
where in some states there is criminal responsibility for nontraditional sexual
Russia made headlines when Putin signed a law in June 2013 banning the promotion of
homosexuality and pedophilia.
The Sochi Olympics takes place from February 6 to 23.
Source: Press TV
Categories: News Tags: Russia Winter Olympics, Sochi games
FBI dispatches its agents to provide security at Sochi games
Newscast Media WASHINGTON—The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is sending
dozens of its personnel to Russia to help secure the upcoming Winter Olympics in
Sochi from possible terror attacks, its director told reporters.
FBI director James Comey said about two dozen agents and other personnel will be
sent to Moscow and more than a dozen others will be based in the Black Sea resort
that is hosting the Winter Olympics from February 7 to 23. Some of them are already
there, he told the Wall Street Journal.
"Securing any Olympics is an enormous task," the Washington Post quoted Comey as
saying. "I think it's particularly challenging in Sochi because of its proximity to areas
of unrest and sources of a terrorist threat."
Comey said although his agency is willing to help Russia, security at the Games is
ultimately Moscow's responsibility. He also expressed confidence that Russia will keep
the Games safe.
"I think the Russian government understands the threat and is devoting the resources
to address it," Comey told Reuters.
Russia launched the largest security operation in Olympic history this week in a bid to
prevent terrorism, particularly from the neighboring North Caucasus, a region plagued
by an Islamist insurgency.
Security was tightened for Sochi after two suicide bombers killed 34 people and
injured more than 100 late last month in attacks on Volgograd's main train station and
on a trolleybus. The city is 630 kilometers (400 miles) from Sochi.
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For those who don't have smart phones or tablets, customers can still call 1-800-ITS-DARK to report outages and receive an estimated time for power to be restored.
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Publishing papers is central to the research that goes on at any institution. Often, though, there are questions that can arise for which answers aren't readily available or understood. For example, what is the new NIH public access policy? How does it affect submissions to PubMed Central? How does one comply with the policy's requirements? What are scholarly metrics? How can they impact a researcher's publications?
Answers to these questions have been part of the discussion at the series of "Coffee Talks" offered by staff of the D. Samuel Gottesman Library. Through these monthly offerings the librarians aim to encourage "face time" with library users, while introducing them to the myriad resources of the library and its staff.
At a recent Coffee Talk, the discussion focused on the NIH public access policy for submitting to PubMed Central. Library staff offered practical advice for navigating the somewhat complicated steps of compliance.
Another Coffee Talk featured explanations of scholarly metrics, such as impact factors, H indexes, and citation reports, which are used to assign value to journals, journal articles, authors and institutions. The discussion also covered how to interpret these metrics.
"Coffee Talks are designed to provide opportunities for addressing specific questions related to the work carried out by students, postdocs, faculty and staff," said Aurelia Minuti, head of reference & educational services at the D. Samuel Gottesman Library. "The topics covered also allow us to promote use of the tools and services available at the library that may otherwise remain untapped."
Upcoming Coffee Talks will focus on the NIH Public Access Policy: How to Comply (Tuesday, September 24) and how to approach writing a systematic review (Tuesday, October 22), where library staff will present detailed advice and demonstrate tools for aiding the extensive research and writing process.
Coffee Talks take place from 9 to 10 a.m. on the last Tuesday of each month. Each talk features a brief presentation by library staff, a Q&A session and discussion, along with bagels and coffee.
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To view upcoming Coffee Talk topics and to register, visit http://libguides.einstein.yu.edu/coffeetalk
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Now hackers are busy in Facebook. People will often make new account saying old ones are hacked. But till what extent you can keep on making accounts. First protect your account and don't let anybody to Hack It.
In this I'll give you some of the tips that helps to secure you Facebook accounts.
1. At first please don't keep on accepting or sending requests. There can a hacker or spammer in your friend list.
2. Remove the Facebook Apps that you don't use or trust:
When you give permission of accessing your data to an application, they hang on that permission forever. So you are actually running on danger zone if you do not know too much about the trustiness of the application. But some time we allow some applications to access our profile data for some instant benefit without knowing about them and we are pretty much lazy on the matter of removing the useless applications.
3. Don't use Facebook in cyber s and shared PC's:
If you do so, then be aware of loggers and don't ever forget to log-out. If you forget, then no need to worry about it, there is a way to log it out from any other computer. Just follow these steps
Log in your account (from anywhere) > Go to Account Settings (located in the right side of Home) > Choose "Security" > Go to Active Sessions (All of your Log-ins are listed their ) > Click End Activity and You will be Logged Out..
4.Setup Facebook Login Email Alerts
If some body manages to get your login information you should take a prompt action like changing your login password. So to get notified about if there any body log-ins to your account, setup Facebook login
email alerts.
5.Protect your information and privacy on Facebook
Hackers are too much intelligent and try to crack your password by collecting information about you from the Facebook account. So your must protect your information and secure your privacy on Facebook for
not to be hacked one day.
6. Do not enter your password in other sites such as online gaming etc. Then simply obtain your password.
Also Read : Nobody is 100% anonymous!
7. Prevent Others to post in your wall without your permission:
If you activate "Timeline Review" then no posts from friends or others will be shown until you accept it. To activate, Goto Account Settings > Timeline and Tagging > Click On "Review posts friends tag you in before they appear on your timeline?" and enable it.
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Deputies rescue two from White River
June 27, 2013
Walworth County Sheriff's deputies and firefighters rescued a trapped kayaker and canoeist from the White River Wednesday afternoon at about 3:52 p.m..
The deputies found the two people pinned up against a large log about a mile away from Sheridan Springs and Short Road. The current was strong and the victims were in obvious distress, according to a press release from the Walworth County Sheriff's Department.
The Lyons Fire and Rescue Units also responded to the incident.
Adriane M. Granlund's kayak overturned and she was swept down the river. Jim M. McKay, 48, of Lake Villa, Ill., came across Granlund, 29, of Elkhorn, while he was canoeing.
McKay attempted to free Granlund from the log, but his canoe became swamped. Granlund found himself pinned against the same log.
The White River was swollen due to the large amount of rain in the area.
Deputies threw ropes and flotation devices two both Granlund and McKay, and they were eventually able to pull them from the river.
The deputies who assisted in the rescue are Matt Weber, Ken Brand, Juan Ortiz and Cody Schwartz.
When she was rescued, Granlund was showing signs of distress and early onset hypothermia. She was rushed by ambulance to Aurora Memorial Hospital of Burlington. Her current condition is unknown, according to the press release.
Three of Granlund's friends were kayaking in three other kayaks. They are identified as Kyra M. Brown, 24, of Elkhorn; Catherine R. Choyce, 29, of Elkhorn and Shiloh M Graske, 28, of Delavan.
McKay, Brown, Choyce and Graske were checked out by rescue at the shoreline and were released.
"The sheriff's office wishes to remind everyone that entering any fast moving body of water right now is very dangerous," the sheriff's department press release said. "What was once a slow moving creek or river is now a much different body of water to navigate or swim or fish in."


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Robots might be bringing jobs back to humankind, but now we face a new automated menace: mechanized mannequins replacing "sign spinners," the folks who stand outside of banks and restaurants and cash-for-gold joints, bearing signs and hawking wares.
(Photo Credit: Robert Couse-Baker/Flickr)
According to NPR, sign-spinning mannequin companies are springing up all over the U.S., from Oregon to Florida.
"That's one way for you to save labor because they use a mannequin now, so that's one lost job," Virgil Ribancos tells NPR. Ribancos was "warily eyeing" an automated sign spinner outside a convenience store in LA when NPR interviewed him.
There's another problem for store owners who consider replacing human spinners with mecha: it might not be legal.
"The entire reason sign-spinning as a job exists is to put great big advertisements in spots where it's not legal to put a giant billboard, but okay for a person to stand and maybe pace a little bit while holding an equally large sign," writes Laura Northrup at Consumerist.
And then there's the fact that they're just plain disconcerting, as if Will Smith's mannequin buddies in I Am Legend got together and tried to make a little extra cash.
To take a trip into Uncanny Valley, check out the promotional video from one mannequin company, below:
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Welcome to Remington Park
Situated between Capital Blvd. and NC Highway 401 in Wake County, Remington Park is a small and beautiful community. The subdivision of Remington Park is convenient to shopping, community events, and Research Triangle Park. Within one mile in fact, is the largely convenient Northern Wake County Expressway Interstate 540 (I-540), Triangle Town Center mall, and Poyner Place, home of Super Target and many other exciting shops.
The Past and Now
Remington Park was developed in 1993, and has approximately 100 households. At the time of development, the Remington Park Homeowners Association's governing board was comprised of the community's land developers. Now, four talented and generous homeowners volunteer their time to keep the community running smoothly under the guidance of Kohn-Ell Association Management.
Driving Directions
From Downtown Raleigh, take Capital Blvd north (US 1) to the NC Hwy 401 split. Exit right and travel two miles. Continue on Rt 401, pass the Food Lion and McDonald's on the left at Spring Forest Rd. The Remington Park entrance is ahead on the left, across from the horse farm.
From I-540, use exit 18 US 401 Louisburg Road and turn right. Then turn immediately right, at the Remington Park less than 200 feet ahead on the right.
From I-540, use exit 18 US 401 Louisburg Road and turn right. Then turn immediately right, at the Remington Park less than 200 feet ahead on the right.
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Define $x\in\mathbb{R}$ to be arithmetical number if the set $\{\langle p, q \rangle \in \mathbb{Z}^2 : \frac{p}{q} < x\}$ is an arithmetical set. Define $x\in\mathbb{C}$ to be arithmetical number if its real and imaginary parts are both arithmetical real numbers. This is very wide (although still countable) class of numbers: for example, every computable number is arithmetical, and non-computable Chaitin's constant Ω is also arithmetical.
It is quite obvious that sum and difference of two arithmetical numbers is also arithmetical. What we can say about their products, exponents, roots of polynomials with arithmetical coefficients, volumes of regions in $\mathbb{R}^n$ defined by systems of polynomial inequalities with arithmetical coefficients?


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Hardselling India as a manufacturing destination, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today invited Japanese investments, saying the era of "red tape" has been replaced by "red carpet" with ease of doing business and liberalisation.
Addressing Japanese investors at a business symposium organised by Nikkei and Jetro, Japan's trade promotion body, he talked about his vision of 'Make in India' and cited the decisions of his 100-day old government to create ease for doing business.
"No other country offers such an opportunity" as India, given the fact that it has democracy, demography and demand, Modi said on the fourth-day of his trip, a day after he addressed investors and businessmen yesterday at another event.
The Prime Minister asked business leaders to "try their luck" by investing in India, contending that they could do "miracles" in terms of profits through low-cost manufacturing.
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"What do manufacturers want? They look for low-cost manufacturing. They don't want high-cost manufacturing. Cheap labour, skilled manpower, ease of business and liberalised environment. Then it becomes economically viable in India.
"Trillions and trillions of dollars need to be invested in India. The electronic market especially the mobile handset sector is a big market with a potential," he said, adding the government has put digital India plans for 125 crores people on a mission mode.
Arguing why India provides a big potential, he said plans for metro construction in about 50 cities and renewable energy sector offers big opportunities.
"Bharat is ready to invite you. Make in India whatever facilities you want, they are there," he said wooing Japanese business leaders.
Modi particularly flagged the opportunities available in small and medium industries and in IT sector, saying India has expertise in software and Japan has expertise in hardware, which need to be inter-linked.
"Without Japan, India is incomplete and without India, Japan is incomplete," the Prime Minister said while giving a call for charting new history between the two countries on the economic front.
"I have come to assure you that there is no Red Tape but Red Carpet in India. For the ease of business, we have changed so many rules. Never has earlier any government done so much in such a short time," he said, while underlining the "speed" at which decisions are taken by his government.
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New information in an officer-involved shooting that left a Montana man dead near the Idaho-Montana border. Lieutenant Stu Miller with the Kootenai County Sheriff's Office told NBC Montana Alexander MandarIno was coming from the Seattle area and likely headed back to Montana.
Shoshone County deputy Adam Durflinger approached Mandarino's car in a turnout. Mandarino was sleeping at the time. A check on the license plates revealed the plates were Mandarino's, but the car belonged to his roommate, and he had borrowed it without permission.
Idaho State Trooper Todd McDevitt and Durflinger talked with Mandarino with quite some time before he exited his car, moved to the passenger's seat, and produced a handgun.
Officers and Mandarino struggled to gain control of the gun, McDevitt stepped back, and fired a single round into Mandarino's chest. Preliminary toxicology reports show Mandarino had THC in his system.
"We haven't been able to ascertain what the intent of his actions were," said Miller, "whether it was homicidal or suicidal. What were the details and the events leading up to this confrontation? We're trying to piece that together as well as well as anybody he had contact with."
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Religion | Denomination affirms stances on evolution, God's Word
It's summertime, and for many American church leaders, that means annual denominational meetings. Debates over evolution and Bible translations in Muslim-dominated cultures highlighted the Presbyterian Church in America's (PCA) 40th General Assembly. On evolution, the conservative denomination affirmed that Scripture and the Westminster Confession of Faith make clear that "Adam and Eve are real, historical human beings directly created by God." Some delegates wished to state more explicitly that the Bible contradicts any evolutionary interpretation of Adam's origins, including theistic evolution. But by a majority vote, the denomination agreed to let its traditional stance remain the final word on evolution, for the time being.
Representatives of the 347,000-member PCA also voted to rebuke Wycliffe Bible Translators and other missions organizations that, in order to avoid causing offense to Muslims, have steered away from using the term "Son of God" as a descriptor for Jesus in Arabic and other Middle Eastern Bible translations (see "Inside Out," May 7, 2011). The Quran teaches that God cannot have a son, and the phrase "Son of God" carries implications in Arabic of God having had conjugal relations with Mary. Some translators have substituted terms such as "Christ" or the "spiritual Son of God" for the designation "Son of God." The PCA assembly, following a similar action by the Assemblies of God, suggested cutting funding to organizations that tailor translations to Muslim sensibilities.
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The Reformed Church in America (RCA), a mainline denomination of Dutch Reformed origins, also held its General Synod, during which delegates voted to remove a controversial "conscience clause" that had allowed objecting ministers to recuse themselves from ordaining female clergy. The denomination began ordaining women in 1979, but also adopted the conscience provision in order to reduce friction over the policy. The removal of the clause, which local RCA governing bodies must still approve, would make acceptance of female pastors the unequivocal policy of the denomination.
The RCA, like most mainline denominations, is also grappling to settle its positions on homosexuality and gay marriage. The synod voted to create a committee to consider ways to manage denominational turmoil over these issues. Unlike more liberal mainline denominations such as The Episcopal Church, the RCA has consistently affirmed that homosexual acts are sinful, and that marriage is a union between one man and one woman. - Thomas Kidd
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The election of the Southern Baptist Convention's (SBC) first African-American president, New Orleans pastor Fred Luter, headlined that denomination's meeting in New Orleans. But the SBC also confronted other issues that have generated controversy in the 16-million-member denomination in recent years. First, messengers (SBC delegates) voted by a slim margin to give their churches the option of calling themselves "Great Commission Baptists" instead of Southern Baptists. For years, Southern Baptists ministering outside the South have indicated that the denomination's name could be a problem in evangelism and church growth because of negative cultural stereotypes or an awareness of the denomination's slave-owning past. The denomination will keep Southern Baptist Convention as its legal name.
The SBC also adopted a resolution affirming the legitimacy of the "Sinner's Prayer," the traditional evangelical prayer in which non-Christians are encouraged to invite Jesus into their hearts. David Platt, the Calvinist SBC pastor of The Church at Brook Hills in Birmingham, Ala., ignited a furor in March when he decried the Sinner's Prayer as unbiblical and superstitious, and suggested that it gave many a false assurance of salvation. In an unrecorded vote, a majority of messengers declared the prayer "a biblical expression of repentance and faith." - Thomas Kidd


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In 2008, the Storm was sent packing early in the playoffs with a first round loss to the Los Angeles Sparks. The disappointment was a result of high expectations for a team that secured the second seed with a 22-12 regular season record. This year, Seattle jumped out to a 2-0 mark by defeating Sacramento in two consecutive games. The Storm then suffered a seven-point loss to Indiana in front of a national audience. Friday night's matchup in Minnesota marks the second of a three-game road trip for Seattle as it hopes to regroup against one of the hottest teams in the WNBA.
Sue Bird returns for the Storm backcourt after finishing third in the MVP race last year. When Lauren Jackson went down with an injury in 2008, Bird lifted her production to 17.5 points per game. Seattle committed 20 turnovers in the loss to Indiana and Bird uncharacteristically turned the ball over five times. Minnesota's Candice Wiggins was the catalyst to the incredible 16-3 run at the end of the third quarter in the victory against Los Angeles. Wiggins scored 14 of her 17 points in the second half and will now matchup against a premier perimeter player on Friday night.
Seattle is ecstatic that Jackson decided to return to the team this year instead of signing with the Phoenix Mercury in the offseason. Last year, Jackson suffered an ankle injury while training for the Olympics, which forced the frontcourt star to miss the final eight games of the regular season and the playoffs. To realize Jackson's impact on the Seattle roster, just take a look at the 2008 Storm statistics. Jackson led the team in points (20.2), rebounds (7.0), steals (1.48), and blocks (1.57). On Wednesday night, Minnesota attacked Sparks center Lisa Leslie in the paint and fouled her out of the game late in the third quarter. The post players of Charde Houston and Nicky Anosike combined for 33 points in the victory over Los Angeles. Defensively, Anosike was active with five blocked shots. A similar type of performance from the Lynx frontcourt is absolutely essential for a victory on Friday night.
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--Increase pace of the game
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--Limit turnovers (17 against LA)
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"I think our main focus is going to be to keep the pace in our favor. We want to play a fast pace, score a lot of points, and I don't think they really want to have a running game with us. It's going to be a great matchup, Lauren Jackson is a great player but I'm pretty sure all of our posts are going to be ready to make it a difficult night for her." -- Lynx forward LaToya Pringle
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Germany outlaws Islamic extremism
Religion | Whitney Williams
In a move against terror and extremism, German authorities banned three ultraconservative Islamic groups Wednesday and later announced they had thwarted a suspected assassination attempt by Islamic extremists against a popular far-right politician.
One of the banned groups put out the Internet propaganda videos well-known for inspiring the terrorist who killed two American airmen at the Frankfurt airport in 2011, according to the country's domestic intelligence chief.
In the early morning hours, police raided 21 apartments and one meeting hall belonging to DawaFFM, Islamic Audios, and al-Nussrah—all of which live and breathe by the diehard conservative Salafi interpretation of Islam, and try to persuade others to do the same.
The groups are largely known for recruitment, fundraising, and propaganda, including threatening videos that call people to make war against those who do not believe in their version of Islam, said Hans-Georg Maassen, the head of Germany's domestic intelligence service.
"These organizations are oriented against the basic right to freedom of religion—against Christians and other faiths including Shiites," Maassen said.
In one DawaFFM YouTube posting, Maassen said an Arabic speaker told Shiite Muslims: "If the Prophet Muhammad heard your words he'd hack off your hands and feet and banish you from the earth."
In a seemingly unrelated operation, police took four men into custody overnight on suspicion of planning to murder the leader of a far-right fringe party known as pro-NRW. The men are considered part of the Salafis, according to police.
The Salafi movement in Germany has seen dramatic growth in recent years, attracting both Muslims and converts, predominantly men in their twenties and thirties. In 2011 authorities knew of about 3,800 Salafis. That number now exceeds 4,500.
The majority are Germans, with about 30 percent coming from a variety of nations, including Turkey, Morocco, and Bosnia, a security official said. About a quarter are Muslim converts.
This isn't the first time the extremist groups have come under suspicion in Germany. Last summer, Interior Minister Hans-Peter Friedrich banned the Salafi organization Millatu Ibrahim, from which al-Nussrah branched, and launched the investigation of DawaFFM.
He said Wednesday's move to prolong the ban should be seen as a "clear sign against those who practice exclusion, violence and intolerance."
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Do you need a permit to renovate your bathroom? What about to build a deck?
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"We're removing an inside wall to make a more open space and actually moving the kitchen to the opposite of the room, making it an open kitchen with an island," Homeowner Mark Stauffer said.
Mark Stauffer has lived in this home for 35 years and he decided it's time to make some updates.
"There is electrical, plumbing, and structural work being done and those all require permits," he said.
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"It's very important that if a room addition is being built that the setbacks are correct. There's a certain amount you are supposed to have and planning is the most important part of the job. If the planning is done very well in the beginning then the rest of the job will run well," Thomas Pearson said.
A permit for a small project may range in the $100 range or less, while a bigger project like a home addition can cost more than $900.
If you skip the permit process in order to save a few bucks Angie's List warns you could end up paying more in the long run.
"If you skip pulling a permit you might end up paying fines, it could stop the work being done, they may make you re-do it. In some scenarios when it comes down to electrical work and the electrical work causes a fire your homeowner's insurance may not cover it," Hicks said.
Angie's List says if a contractor asks you to pull your own permits that could be a red flag the contractor isn't insured or doesn't have the required license to do the work.
So where do you go to learn if your project requires a permit?
No matter whether you are hiring a contractor or doing the work yourself, check with your local building department.Do your own research and question any contractor who remodels without pulling a permit.
The pitfalls of not pulling a permit:
· Fines & penalties: In the off chance that code enforcement authorities flag these violations, homeowners can face fines and penalties that far exceed the cost of permits not pulled, and the city may require contractors or DIYers to tear out work, such as drywall, and do it over.
· Will you be covered? Not all code violations come back to bite the homeowner in the form of shoddy work that needs repair or city fines. But experts say if, for example, a homeowner does electrical work without proper permitting and problems down the road spark a fire, a homeowner's policy may not pay for damages.
Angie's List Tips: Permits
· What projects require a permit? Although the requirement for a permit varies from jurisdiction to jurisdiction, most laws require that you not build, move, significantly alter or add to a building without receiving a permit issued by local code enforcement officials. If you're doing the work yourself or not sure whether contract work has been inspected, experts advise calling your municipality's code enforcement authority to schedule a follow-up inspection.
· Where to look: Not sure if that job you're DIYing requires a permit, or want to double-check for a contracted job? To check local permitting requirements, contact your city's code enforcement department or your county if you live in a rural area. You can also typically check online, such as at your city's code enforcement Web page, for a list of project types that require a permit in your area.
· How much is a permit? For a small project, such as installing a new toilet, a plumbing permit may run in the $100 range or less, while for an addition, such as adding a bedroom onto a home, a building permit may run more than $1,000. Some municipalities offer fee calculators online. Ask the contractor if that cost is included in the contract?
· Red flags: In many cases, a remodeling contractor must first be properly licensed with a municipality before they can obtain a building permit, which adds an extra layer of consumer protection to your next home remodeling project. If they ask you to pull your own permits, that could be a red flag the contractor isn't insured or doesn't have the required license to do the work. Don't take a contractors word on it. Do your own research. Question any contractor who remodels without pulling a permit.
· Can I get a copy? Request copies of all permits issued for your project. A contractor that doesn't possess the proper licenses, bonds, and permits might be unqualified to work on your home.
· Buying a new home: If you're buying or building a home, insist on a thorough inspection before finalizing the purchase or moving in, and secure paperwork on previous renovations. The seller must provide full disclosure when selling a home. Ask what remodeling has been done and the permits that were pulled.
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In Photoshop when I go to make a new document I can set the document size in mm/inches or pixels. Then I can pick resolution.
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Jen Kasper and Adam Norton have been selected as the US Lacrosse Head Coaches of the week ending March 9. The US Lacrosse Coaches of the Week are chosen in conjunction with a partnership with CSTV.
Normally the US Lacrosse Coach of the Week is awarded to one men's and one women's lacrosse coach each week, however this week's award goes to two women's lacrosse co-coaches from the Stanford University coaching staff, Jen Kasper and Adam Norton. The co-head coaches led the Cardinal to its second Top 10 upset in the last eight days. Stanford knocked off No. 6 Penn 8-6 on Sunday to improve to 6-2 for the season.
Stanford will return to the field on Sat., Mar. 22 when they take on No. 2 Maryland at 1:00 p.m. The game will be the last of a four-game homestand and will take place at Laird Q. Cagan Stadium.


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WUSA Channel 9 News, Washington, DC: Arlington Couple Builds School in Uganda, August 4, 2005
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