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Pictured: IBM Vice President, Shaun Jones Business Partner feedback session at today's Innovate conference.

There were no canned Powerpoint slides, or multi-page handouts today at Innovate when IBM Vice President Shaun Jones, WW Business Partner, Midmarket and RLM Marketing, held a Business Partner Roundtable at the IBM Innovate conference. The session was simple and honest, which is Shaun's style. One Business Partner noted, "This is the type of session I enjoy, and look forward to participating in." Shaun kicked off the session in a jaunty style by asking the Business Partners to introduce themselves and then tell the group who they favored to win the upcoming World Cup match. Since Shaun is an Englishman, it became a running joke for Business Partners to say if they were seeking co-marketing funds, then they thought England would win the World Cup. This friendly banter set the tone for a lively and informal discussion.

More serious topics included Business Partner feedback on the new re-design of the PartnerWorld website, SVI, access to the Software Catalog, Software ValueNet and the availability of co-marketing funds. Another hot topic for Business Partners is the variety of IBM sponsored Business Partner communications. The discussion centered around whether Business Partners receive too much information, or too little information from IBM. Shaun reminded the group that by filling out and updating their PartnerWorld profile, they can continue to choose the frequency and amount of communications they receive. Business Partners can also determine who in their company should receive certain communications. If you are at Innovate, and you have questions about your PartnerWorld Profile, be sure to stop by the Business Partner Cafe in the Conference Center, in Atlantic Hall A at the Dolphin Hotel, or click here to access and update your Profile.

Pictured: IBM Vice President, Shaun Jones Business Partner speaks with Business Partners informally after his session.

Another hot topic at the session was the Business Partner's need for competitive information. While supplying competitive information and market research will be an ongoing process, some information is available to Business Partners now via the PartnerWorld website. Click here to access some of the current resources. In-depth market planning and resources are available on PartnerWorld. Be sure to bookmark these pages, so you know where to find the information in the future.

While some issues like navigating the thousands of pages on IBM.com, will require continual observation and checking for Business Partners ease of use, Shaun closed the session with one very important observation on the role of joint-marketing between IBM and its Business Partners. He noted," The best marketing is when we work together. So be sure and talk to your local IBM representatives. Find out when or where you can work with them on an event, a calling campaign or a promotion in your region. Time and again, we have seen that most effective campaigns are those when we are working closely with our Business Partners." After the session, Shaun took business cards and stressed that he is seeking ongoing, candid feedback from Business Partners. Some problems can be easily solved while others will take more time, but communication is the key. If you didn't have a chance to meet with Shaun today at Innovate, be sure to stop by the Business Partner Cafe during the remainder of the conference. You can also follow Shaun on Twitter @IBMPartnerPlan or leave a comment here on this blog post for Shaun.

Pictured: IBM Vice President, Shaun Jones with Business Partners from Clear Blade and Mercury Consulting at today's Innovate conference.

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Part I - Hong Kong
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Part II - Mainland China3
Mainland China listed banks
Commenting on the Hong Kong listed banks' results, Elie Lai, a partner in KPMG's Financial Services practice, said:
"Despite a sustained low interest regime, Hong Kong listed banks still saw an overall growth of 25% in net profit after tax to HKD 47.8 billion for the first half of 2010. Growth in net profit was driven more by lower loan impairment charges than growth in the core operating income. Net interest income fell by 1.5% on the back of narrowing margins although net fee and commission income rose by 21% from more active wealth management business and loan growth. Operating expenses grew by 8.8% on higher staff costs, rental and marketing expenses. As a result, the cost-to-income ratio went up to 45.4% for the first half of 2010, compared with 44.1% in the prior period. The performance of individual listed banks was mixed, with net profit after tax growing from a range of 0.2% to 85%. Looking ahead, net interest margins need to improve before we see sustained growth in core income. Cost control will also be important given rising staff and compliance costs in the industry.
Loan books remained healthy following economic recovery in the second half of 2009. Gross impaired loans fell by 4.7% in the first six months of 2010. The impaired loan ratio improved from 0.93% at the end of 2009 to 0.77% at the end of June 2010. A continual rise in property prices over the last one and a half years has raised concern and the HKMA has revised the mortgage lending policies to curb speculation in the residential property sector. Lenders should remain cautious of any potential bubble in the property sector."
On the recent expansion of renminbi business in Hong Kong, Martin Wardle, partner in charge of KPMG's Financial Services practice in Hong Kong, commented:
"The expansion of renminbi business in Hong Kong will certainly provide business opportunities for the banking sector. Given that the renminbi is not freely convertible and offshore renminbi business is still a new business and subject to various restrictions, there will be challenges ahead in understanding and managing the risks associated with renminbi transactions, in particular foreign exchange, operational and regulatory risks and also the impact on systems.
Regulations have also been tightened in the banking industry, following the Lehman-Brothers-related investment mis-selling allegations and data privacy issues relating to the transfer of customers' personal data for marketing purposes. Reputational risks should be at the top of the board's agenda and the importance of strong compliance and governance cannot be over-emphasised."
Commenting on the mainland listed banks' results, Joan Ho, partner in charge of KPMG's Financial Services practice in southern China, said:
"Mainland China listed banks achieved a 31% growth in net profit after tax to RMB 346 billion as the local economy continued to grow. Net interest income rose 27% to RMB 656 billion on the back of loan growth and a widening interest margin. While benchmark interest rates set by the PBOC have remained unchanged since the end of 2008, more banks began to charge a higher spread over benchmark lending rates in the first half of 2010. There was some tightening in interbank liquidity in May and June 2010 as the market was concerned about the European sovereign debt crisis and the regulatory review of loan-to-deposit ratios. Non-interest income also grew 23% to RMB 171 billion, thanks to a 35% growth in net fee and commission income.
The NPL ratio for mainland listed banks came down to 1.28% at the end of June 2010 from 1.57% six months ago. While the NPL ratio remained low, a few banks saw an uptick in their NPL balances. Special mention loans (SML), which require closer monitoring, accounted for 3.32% of total loans at the end of June 2010, down from 3.69% at the end of December 2009. A number of banks also saw an increase in gross SMLs though overall SMLs stayed at a similar level to last year. The banks continued to build up their loan allowances to match loan growth. The average loan allowances to NPLs reached 182.7% at the end of June 2010, up from 152.4% at the end of 2009. The average loan allowances to total loans ratio was 2.33% at the end of June 2010, with bigger banks reaching an average of 2.50%; and small and medium-sized banks reaching an average of 1.80%.
Strong loan growth of 11.1% over the first half of 2010 continued to post challenges for credit risk management as well as compliance issues. Based on the results announcements, mainland listed banks complied with the statutory limit of 75% on the loan-to-deposit ratio, though the majority exceeded 70%. Banks have been monitoring credit to industries with excess capacity, government financing vehicles as well as to the real estate sector. Stress tests have also been performed on loan portfolios. Credit tightening will remain challenging but this is critical to minimise credit losses and conserve capital. Effective monitoring of the use of funds and project progress will remain important to flag potential problem loans. Looking ahead, slow US and European growth, trade frictions, as well as the end of the government stimulus plan may affect domestic economic growth in the second half of 2010."
Ivan Li, a partner in KPMG's Financial Services practice in Shenzhen, commented:
"Fund raising continued to be active in 2010 across listed banks, with Agricultural Bank of China (ABC) and China Everbright Bank launching their IPOs in mid-2010. ABC's IPO, which raised USD 22.1 billion in its dual listing on the Shanghai and Hong Kong stock exchanges, was the world's biggest IPO. Fund raising in 2010 were mainly from shareholders, with a smaller portion of funds raised from debt issuance. A handful of rights issues and private placements plans are pending shareholder and/or regulatory approvals to raise funds in the remainder of the year. Based on fund raising plans announced in the beginning of 2010, total equity and debt raised and to be raised by listed banks exceeds RMB 720 billion, of which about RMB 400 billion was raised in the first eight months of the year. New funds will help the banks strengthen their capital base and support business expansion The average CAR of listed banks was still strong at 11.4% at the end of June 2010, similar to 11.5% at the end of 2009."
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1, The 13 Hong Kong banks included in our analysis are BOC Hong Kong (Holdings), The Bank of East Asia, CITIC Bank International, Chong Hing Bank, Dah Sing Banking Group, Fubon Bank (Hong Kong), Hang Seng Bank, Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation, ICBC (Asia), Public Financial Holdings, Standard Chartered Bank (Hong Kong), Wing Hang Bank and Wing Lung Bank.
2, Disclosed information refers to results announcements and media reports.
3. The 16 mainland banks included in our analysis are: Agricultural Bank of China, Bank of China, China Construction Bank, Bank of Communications, China CITIC Bank, China Merchants Bank, China Minsheng Banking and Industrial & Commercial Bank of China which are listed in both Shanghai and Hong Kong stock exchanges, and also Bank of Beijing, Bank of Nanjing, Bank of Ningbo, China Everbright bank, Huaxia Bank, Industrial Bank, Shanghai Pudong Development Bank, and Shenzhen Development Bank which are listed in the Shanghai stock exchange.Growth analysis was calculated based on the results of those banks which have provided comparative figures.
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Yet another company has fallen into the purgatory that is the FDA Complete Response Letter (CRL) cycle. While it was not altogether unexpected that MannKind (Nasdaq:MNKD) would get another CRL from the FDA (which is tantamount to a rejection), this nitpicky rejection from the agency will likely set the company back at least another year in its attempt to get inhaled insulin to the market and in the hands of diabetics.
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On Wednesday afternoon, MannKind announced that the FDA had sent the company a CRL for its most recent re-application for its Afrezza inhaled insulin. This time the FDA's concerns were about potential differences between the MedTone inhaler used in past pivotal studies and the next-generation device that the company intends to actually launch with approval.
The FDA has now determined that the company needs to run at least two additional new studies (one in Type 1 diabetics and one in Type 2 diabetics) to determine if all of the relevant data is equivalent between the two devices. The FDA also wants at least one arm of one of the studies to include patients using the older MedTone device so that there can be head-to-head comparisons. (For related reading, check out The Curious And Complicated Case Of MannKind.)
To some extent, this is a legitimate request from the FDA. It is fair for the agency to want to confirm that the two devices work in basically the same fashion and produce the same outcomes in patients. Moreover, the FDA's request that the study include at least 12 weeks of consistent use (after a titration period) is not terribly onerous either - after all, diabetes drug studies often run at least a year, and the FDA increasingly seems to be demanding a minimum of two years of data.
In addition to the head-to-head comparison, the FDA wants more mundane data like information on the new device, updated safety information and so forth. (For more, see Dark Days In Diabetes.)
Will The FDA Be Reasonable?
Whether or not MannKind management foresaw the need for this data to deal with the FDA or launch the device commercially, the company had already begun two studies (Affinity 1 and 2) to test the next-gen device. The company stated that it intends to go to the FDA and see if they can modify these existing studies to include a MedTone arm and therefore meet the FDA's new requirements.
In a reasonable and rational world, the FDA would go along with this, even though the FDA is loathe to approve any "midstream" changes to a trial's protocol. But does anybody want to bet on the FDA being rational and reasonable?
The Future For MannKind
Even if the FDA is willing to cut the company a small break and modify the Affinity studies, it is likely going to take at least six months to run the study, and then additional time to collect the data and submit a new NDA to the FDA. At that point, the clock starts all over again and it could take upwards of a year for the FDA to render another verdict. If MannKind is very, very lucky, this might delay Afrezza by a year (assuming the data is to the FDA's liking), but 18 months up to two years may be more likely.
In the meantime, this is clearly not going to help the company's partnering efforts. Assuming that there was Big Pharma interest in Afrezza (and that may be more of an "if" than MNKD bulls want to believe), why wouldn't they either wait or press MannKind for more favorable terms? After all, Merck (NYSE:MRK), Sanofi (NYSE:SNY) and Novartis (NYSE:NVS) didn't get to be large companies by being pushovers at the negotiating table.
As MannKind stews, this is incrementally positive news for high-flying NovoNordisk (NYSE:NVO) and its NovoRapid insulin - a product that would be at some considerable risk given the very promising pharmokinetics of Afrezza insulin. While the same is true for other rapid-acting insulin-makers like Sanofi and Lilly (NYSE:LLY), the incremental impact is a bit less. Likewise, this could give investors in Biodel (Nasdaq:BIOD) a bit more hope as the company won't be as far behind MannKind in dealing with its own FDA rejection and new trials.
The Bottom Line
MannKind was always a risky stock, and Wednesday's events are just par for the course. While it may well be true that the FDA is being finicky and demanding past a point of reasonable diligence, the fact is that MannKind has to deal with the FDA that is, not the FDA that should be. Though I do not see how there is much argument left about whether Afrezza is an advance in the care of diabetes (it is), getting through the FDA minefield is just one step, and the even bigger minefield of the commercial market (and the true demand for inhaled insulin) still awaits. (For related reading, check out Icahn's Largest Positions.)
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6 pop songs in unusual time signatures
Obviously, there are way more than 6 popular songs with interesting meters, and I probably didn't pick the most obvious ones. Leave your favorites in the comments…
"Money," Pink Floyd – 7/4
"Hey Ya," OutKast – Emulates 11/4
Uses a cadential six-measure phrase consisting of three 4/4 measures, a 2/4 measure, and two 4/4 measures
Mission Impossible Theme, Lalo Schifrin – 5/4
The intro of "Whipping Post," Allman Brothers – 11/4
Gregg Allman:
I didn't know the intro was in 11/4 time. I just saw it as three sets of three, and then two to jump on the next three sets with: it was like 1,2,3—1,2,3—1,2,3—1,2. I didn't count it as 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11.
"Strawberry Fields Forever," The Beatles – shifting meters
"I Say a Little Prayer," Dionne Warwick – 10/4 for verses and 11/4 for chorus
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Sam says:
I've always thought Gilmour's solo on "Money" was an underrated Floyd moment. Most people just talk about Comfortably Numb or Time.
Joel says:
Oddly enough, the solo is in a part of the song that is not in 7/8 time, it switches to 4/4 (for the guitar solo, not the sax solo).
Brad Williams says:
How do you figure this sort of thing out?
Jonny says:
With a little musical experience, it's generally easy enough to be able to just hear it – without it, just listen to the emphases and count. In general, emphasised notes will mark the start of a bar, and you can count from there.
Brad Williams says:
I have learned to play the guitar, banjo, and I play the djembe every Sunday. I learned by ear, and by watching people, etc. No one ever taught me how to count time, really. It fascinates me that you can do this without even knowing that you are doing it.
April says:
Not really a pop song, but Schism, by Tool, apparently changes time signature 47 times. The band says that it is in 6.5/8 or 13/16.
It's fun to try to tap your foot to it.
Corban says:
Well if you want to move outside of the realm of pop songs, Dream Theater's "The Dance of Eternity" has (by a quick glance at the sheet music) 124 time signature changes. Within the context of an approximately 6 minute song that comes out to a meter change every 2.9 seconds.
But the cool thing about of lot of these songs that were posted is that the average listener hardly notices that they're using unusual time signatures.
Nobody hears the Mission Impossible theme and thinks "oh man – this song is in 5". Unless of course…they try to dance to it. Then they'll know something is amiss…
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1) Not a pop song, but surely a widely popular jazz tune which many people could have heard without noticing it's in 5/4 is Dave Bruebeck's Quartet's 'Take 5':
2) Less popular but still known (I think), and with even stranger signature (the intro alternates 14/8 and 16/8, as in 3,3,3,3,2 + 3,3,3,3,4) which could go unnoticed perhaps: Goblin's 'Profondo Rosso Sountrack':
3) Not popular at all but I'll just leave this here since it's by far my personal favourite among "songs with weird signatures which rock": Ozric Tentacles' 'Coily', in 17/16:
Samuel says:
That is weird because for the most part I feel variations of phrases of alternating bars of 5/8 and 7/8 then alternations of 6/8 and 7/8. There's also a section of 12/8 in there.
Samuel says:
I'm pretty sure this song has 5/8, 7/8, 6/8, 12/8 and 4/4 measures.
Aaron says:
"Paranoid Android" – Radiohead
Samuel says:
This song is just in 4/4. Not unusual
Samuel says:
nevermind I am mistaken, it takes some 7/8 at the end lol
Matt C. says:
Sting has "I Was Brought to My Senses" in 7/4 and "I Hung My Head" in 9/8.
kari says:
i wish i could click a 'like' button for this comment. These are two of my favorite tunes on one of my favorite albums.('mercury falling' for those who might inquire)
Karen says:
Oh yes, Matt, I truly love Hung My Head. Always had trouble tapping my foot to that one lol
Daniel says:
"Truck" by The Octopus Project is a very catchy song that's mostly in 7/4… certainly not popular though. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SDeTv12mulo
Matt says:
Sting, "The Munificent Seven" in 7/4. Yeah, Matt C., Sting is crazy awesome with those time signatures…
Beat Attitude says:
What about 9/10? That represents the number of times that an unusual time signatures signifies a bored songwriter.
Or, in Sting's case, someone who wants to show off the awesome drummer he's got to add chops to a dull song. (actually, that's not fair, some of his songs are pretty good.)
I can't hear the "10/4" in Dionne Warwick either. I hear 4 bars of 4/4 plus a bar of 2/4, (after "makeup") which, if we're being ludicrous and completely ignoring the relevance of the downbeat in time signatures, is a bar of 18/4, followed by two bars of 4/4.
Zach says:
There's quite a few Beatles songs with crazy time signatures, most of which were written by John Lennon. He was fascinated by the breaking of what feels "natural." Examples include:
The aforementioned "Strawberry Fields Forever"
"Happiness Is A Warm Gun"
"All You Need Is Love"
"I Want You (She's So Heavy)"
"Tomorrow Never Knows" is technically in 4/4, but the vocal rhythms rebel against it, as do the orchestral swells.
"Don't Let Me Down"
Matthew W says:
Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds also has a great little metric modulation between the verse and the chorus. Not sure if that's one of Lennon's though.
Nick says:
Lucy in the Sky was also one of John's. I've read somewhere that he didn't even really know he was changing time, he just did what felt right in the context of the song.
Jacob says:
Gotta love those crazy time signatures. One of the main reasons I started listening to Prog Rock and Math Rock is because of how brain-shatteringly confusing some of the timing on those songs can be. Check out The Littlest Viking-Labor and Lust. It's a great Math Rock instrumental album with some cool time changes in it.
Marc says:
In college we used to go see a band called Jambay/Lazy Porch Dogs (Same band electric/acoustic) they were sort of jazz fusion jam rock. They would mess with time signatures in many of their songs. Ah the good old days back in Eugen Oregon.
annie says:
very cool. I sing in a choir, but I would have never heard this intuitively without you pointing it out. Thanks
Brittany says:
Those are some good ones! The first one that came to mind was "Let it Rain" by Ok Go. I never thought I'd be able to use that lil tidbit as a comment on a blog…lol.
Casey Schultz says:
Bastard – Ben Folds. Awesome song, awesome meter. It switches between 7/4 and 4/4 with some others.
Chris Walk says:
The Isengard theme from Fellowship of the Ring is in 5/4.
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Rich Gunderlock says:
Times like these – Foo Fighters – 7/4
Katie says:
Bela Fleck and the Flecktones Almost 12 the meter is 11 1/2 / 16
Matthew W says:
The music from The Incredibles has great "odd" meters. There's one part of the main theme that has 8/8 in all but the drums, which are playing a straight 4/4. There's also a part that switches back and forth between 6/8 and 3/4 using equal eighth note tempos (which might actually be written as 12/8). In the same area as that one, there's a 10/8.
(not to mention the GREAT trumpet playing!)
Kath Edwards says:
thanks for that. that was my search that brought me here. I couldn't work it out and it was driving me nuts.
Guy says:
White Room – Cream: http://youtu.be/uGZeqwdWoeo
The intro is in 5/4
Guy says:
There are a number of blues tunes that have 2/4 bars interspersed with 4/4.
For example, this tune http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XhitzeuFeDM by Frankie Lee Sims counts out as 11 bars of 4, but it's really a 12 bar blues with bar 8 and bar 12 having only beats.
More here: http://www.youtube.com/user/guy0saurus#grid/user/B85D9CBAD89DECB5
Rich says:
Wrong: Money has a 7/8 time, except for the guitar solo. That switches to 4/4 time, because Gilmore didn't want to have to count.
Jeff says:
I disagree with your disagree, although a few others on the Internet have made this claim. If you tap your foot to Money, the emphasis is on the quarter note, and the "rate" of your foot tap never changes throughout the measures. With 7/8 time, you have a "triplet-duplet-duplet" rhythm (or less commonly "duplet-duplet-triplet") that requires you to change the rate of your foot tap from measure to measure. 7/8 is also called a "compound" time signature.
bob says:
No, I believe you're wrong. Money is in 7/4. The pulse does not change when David goes into his solo–only the number of beats per bar–that's where it goes into 4/4.
Garvey says:
I'm not sure if this counts as pop music, but the Number 12 Pinball song on Sesame Street is amazing… It has a real name… and some amazing time signatures :P
Appie says:
Solsbury Hill, Peter Gabriel
11 times 7/8 beat and 1 time 8/8 beat
I think compared to Money and Paranoid Android maybe the biggest hit in pop music!!!
Alex says:
Actually 7/4.
Jeremy says:
Don't forget the sections of "Heart of Glass" by Blondie, during the synth solo, where a beat disappears from every other measure – 4/4, then 3/4, then 4/4 etc.
CaughtOnFireOnce says:
Meshuggah !~!
Joe says:
'She's Always a Woman' by Billy Joel: alternates between 6/8 and 9/8
Ken L says:
"Living in the Past", Jethro Tull 5/4 time
G says:
Think as a Brick – Jethro Tull (can't remember but it's pretty funky)
Leo B. says:
Is "The Point of Know Return" by the 1970's band Kansas in 3/3 time?
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Debbie says:
Point of Know Return constantly flip-flops between 3/4 & 4/4…almost to the point of being in 7, but it never stays in a 7 for more than a few measures.
Allie B. says:
Golden brown- The stranglers
kiss from a rose- seal
One- Metallica (I absolutely love the first 5 minutes)
And most things by dream theatre
I love music in non-traditional time signatures. :) Which sounds weird, but sometimes I'm literally in the mood to listen to songs in different time signatures.
TA Smith says:
Kashmir by Led Zeppelin,
Ween's song "Even if you don't"
Also, many songs by Stereolab. I think I counted one with 11 beats per measure.
TA Smith says:
Also, Parachutes by Pearljam has a shifting time signature.
Debbie says:
There are some songs by the Dead in compound meters…(yeah, not exactly pop…)
Estimated Prophet & Lazy Lightning- Supplication are in 7. Uncle John's Band has the instrumental part in 10, and also Playin' in the Band is in 10.
Some non-Dead, but great tunes in compound meters? Solsbury Hill by Peter Gabriel (in 7), Do What You Like by Blind Faith is in 5 (I think written by Ginger Baker)
Also, consider some showtunes (!, I know, right?) Half of the soundtrack of Jesus Christ Superstar (and for that matter, lots of other Andrew Lloyd Weber stuff)…
paul says:
Thanks for these.. Didn't know the Dione Warwick one.. very nice..
I'd say mission Impossible is 10/8 rather than 5/4.. It's a subtle difference
but it's broken into 3-3-2-2 so doesn't fit well so into 5/4.
pasta says:
Pyramid Song, Radiohead. I have no idea what the time signature is, but I think at one point it's 9/8….I don't really know. Then there's a part in the Incredibles theme song that's in 7/8 or 7/4 i think…..
asdfgh says:
the whole thing is in 4/4. wait for Phil to some in.
Dave says:
Yep, just 4 bars of 4/4. Some also say 16/4.
Here's how I count it: 123-12-123-123-12-123. Repeat.
Grant says:
Good example of a contemporary indie pop song: MGMT's "Electric Feel" is in 6/4. Also "7/4 Shoreline" by Broken Social Scene.
Additionally, Jens Lekman made a mix tape called "Summer in 3/4 Time," with, you know, all songs in 3/4. http://m.soundcloud.com/twentyfourbit/a-summer-in-3-4-time
I'm dying to hear an electronic dance pop song that isn't in common time.
david says:
check out music by rush,porcipine tree,king crimson etc lots of odd time meters all great music.
Bobalicia says:
I'm gonna blow all of these out of the water. Not exactly pop, but Breaking All Illusions by Dream Theater changes time signatures 169 times.
musicman says:
Id like to point out Wayward Son by Kansas because it constantly switch several different time signatures between 4/4, 3/3, and swing, similar to Dave Brubeck's Rondo ala Turk and Pink Floyd's Money and The Black Key's Tighten Up
musicman says:
By the way if anyone really wants a toe tapping challenge, listen to Dave Brubeck's "Un-square Dance"
stevie t says:
I can't believe no one has mentioned genesis yet: phil was all about 7/8 and other non-symmetrical time sigs.
just to name a couple of my favs:
1. the instrumental section of cinema show is an awesome fusion jam in 7/8;
2. robbery assault and battery alternates between 7/8 and 4/4 except for the solo section which is in 13/8 (7 plus 6 – awesome feel);
3. supper's ready has a few time signatures but the coolest section is the "apocalypse in 9/8" which has a keyboard soloing over the 9/8 rhythm section alternating between 7/8 and 4/4!! crazy – luckily for the keyboard player this was always played live with 2 drummers, one of whom kept him honest in the 4/4 bits;
4. dance on a volcano – 7/8 alternates with 4/4;
there are many more examples – also gabriel solo tunes in 5, 7 etc.
kevin m. says:
I'm pretty sure "Love Is Only Sleep" by, off all "bands", The Monkees was in 7/4 time with the chorus switching to 4/4. Of course, it was written by Mike Nesmith, who was the only member with actual song writing talent.
kevin m. says:
Sorry. "Love Is Only Sleeping".
joe candy says:
what about "up the hill backwards" by david bowie – the end part of just complicatidly fantastic.
TC says:
Thumbs up to those already mentioning Genesis, as well as Gabriel's Solsbury Hill. Sticking with the theme of pop songs, add to the list of Genesis songs the somehow radio-friendly Turn It On Again which alternates between 13/4 and 9/4, I believe.
Coroa says:
there is also the possibility to play songs in an odd meter and arrange them around that idea. Here is an example:
or this one:
anyway some work better than others but there is usually always a way that sounds good. The rest I bet is practice – until it feels natural.
and here one of the guy that is incredible with odd meters.
Daniel says:
I Say A Little Prayer is actually more full on – it's 26/4 for verses (not 10/4) and 11/4 for choruses
Daniel says:
Actually more probably I think is in a shifting time signature: verses are in sets of 3 bars of 4/4 then 1 bar of 2/4 followed by 3 bars of 4/4 . The chorus is in sets of 2 bars of 2/4 followed by one bar in 7/4.
Daniel says:
Actually more probably I think I Say A Little Prayer is in a shifting time signature: verses are in sets of 3 bars of 4/4 then 1 bar of 2/4 followed by 3 bars of 4/4 . The chorus is in sets of 2 bars of 2/4 followed by one bar in 7/4.
Lea says:
"Gun Fury" by The Damned is in 5/4 or is it 5/8 – I can't tell.
Devo "Blockhead" 11/8 and "Jocko Homo" 7/8 –> both alternating with 4/4


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SHENANDOAH - A man was jailed Thursday morning charged by Shenandoah police with an armed robbery the night before.
Patrolman Kirk Kirkland said Joshua E. Kaylor, 22, whose last known address was 1265 W. Penn St., Shenandoah, was arraigned by Magisterial District Judge James K. Reiley, Pottsville, and committed to Schuylkill County Prison unable to post $30,000 straight cash bail.
Kirkland charged Kaylor with four counts of robbery and two counts each of recklessly endangering another person, simple assault and terroristic threats.
Kirkland said that about 8:10 p.m., officers received a call about a masked man holding a gun to a woman's head in the 100 block of East Centre Street.
The officer said he and Capt. George Carado went to the scene but the man, later identified as Kaylor, fled the area, running north toward East Lloyd Street.
The victims, Theresa Davidson and Michael Sell, both said they were walking in the area when a man came running up from behind them, grabbed Davidson by the neck and pointed a black hand gun to her head, Kirkland said.
Kaylor yelled "empty your pocket, Mike," Sell told police, adding that the mask then slipped off the man's face, allowing him and Davidson to see their attacker.
Davidson said she knew the man's voice and only knows him as Josh but could not provide a last name, Kirkland said.
As the investigation continued, Kirkland said both victims were shown a photo array and picked Kaylor as the man responsible for the robbery.
Kirkland said officers then went to the home of Kaylor's parents, where the man was taken into custody without incident.
After being read his Miranda Rights, Kirkland said Kaylor admitted to committing the crime.
The man will now have to appear before Magisterial District Judge Anthony J. Kilker in his Shenandoah courtroom for a preliminary hearing.
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|Three Decades of Wauneta Walk Ons
|Written by Wauneta Breeze
|Friday, 04 September 2009 00:00
It's the dream of every young man who ever set foot on a football field within the borders of the Cornhusker State — to play football for the University of Nebraska Cornhuskers. Every year, hundreds of young men take to the field at Memorial Stadium as part of the university's legendary walk-on program. Usually, these young men had enticing offers from other schools, usually with guaranteed playing time, but chose to fulfill their dreams of becoming part of one of the most storied football programs in the nation — a program steeped in tradition and excellence. To experience the camaraderie and ceremony, and to learn the work ethic that so defines the Husker Nation.
Three Wauneta natives have learned firsthand what it means and what it takes to be a walk-on at Nebraska. These are their stories.
By Dave Vrbas, The Wauneta Breeze
1980s — Brian Harchelroad
Brian Harchelroad recalls Nebraskans' attitudes toward Coach Tom Osborne when he took off for Lincoln the summer after his senior year of high school. "They said he couldn't win the big one after several losses to Oklahoma," Harchelroad said with a knowing grin. "He not only won the big game, he won three of them."
Harchelroad, who took off for Lincoln tipping the scales at a not-so-whopping 170 pounds thanks to an illness at the end of his senior year at Wauneta High, said playing for Tom Osborne was nothing short of amazing. "He carried himself like a leader and commanded great respect," Harchelroad said from his desk at Harchelroad Motors where he has served as the Wauneta division's general manager since his father's death in 2002. He returned to Wauneta as soon as his run at Nebraska ended to work in the family auto business. "I'm thankful I had the opportunity to play for someone like that."
Inspired by older brother Sid's successful college football career at Chadron State College, Harchelroad began to imagine himself following in his brother's footsteps and playing college ball.
Recruited by several schools who guaranteed him playing time, Harchelroad said there was no doubt he wanted to play for Nebraska. "If I didn't try, how would I ever know?" he said of the decision to snag a walk-on spot.
Recruited by Dan Young during his junior year of high school at Wauneta, Harchelroad said his journey to Lincoln as a walk on student athlete in August 1985 was "scary and exciting both at the same time." A self-described 'scrawny little soul,' Harchelroad said nearly everyone else on the field was bigger than him. But he didn't let that slow him down a bit.
Harchelroad had respectable success as a freshman I-back, helping lead the freshman team, also notching a spot as the third-leading rusher on the team behind Tyreese Knox and Ken Clark. Hitting the weight room and toiling away to gain weight, Harchelroad was 210 pounds by his sophomore year of eligibility and 225 pounds by the end of his pigskin career.
After a fair share of success during his freshman season, Harchelroad held down a redshirt spot during his academic sophomore year, traveling with the team to New Orleans to witness a Sugar Bowl victory over Louisiana State University.
During his academic junior year, Harchelroad made the varsity team as a sophomore athlete. During his first carry on varsity, he rushed for three yards against Utah State. His strong work ethic and a move to fullback during his junior year of eligibility earned him more and more playing time.
One of his proudest memories on the team also serves as one of his most embarassing moments. Playing against Texas A&M in the Kickoff Classic, Harchelroad stripped the ball out of an A&M player's hands and gained possession. Throwing his arms in the air with the ball in hand, he ran off celebrating his play with the cameras following closely behind. "I ran right over to the other sideline, suddenly realized I was going the wrong way, and made an abrupt u-turn. And the camera followed me the entire way," Harchelroad said. "Someone even taped it for me and it's pretty funny to watch."
Other highlights for Harchelroad were Saturday game days, the simple euphoria of being out on the field with one of the best teams in the nation, bowl games and the playing time he had in a victory over Oklahoma on their turf which netted Big Eight championship ring for each of the Cornhuskers. "To see the look on the coaches' faces with tears in their eyes after that win... that really stands out for me," Harchelroad said.
Harchelroad continued to net a great deal of playing time with the varsity team during his academic senior year. During his eighth play on the field in a win over Missouri, two Tiger players took his leg in opposite directions.
While he feels fortunate and blessed to have experienced the walk on program, he said it "wasn't just a fun road trip."
The knee injury, and the fact that he had only three credit hours left at the end of his junior year of eligibility, led him to the decision to graduate and skip his senior year of eligibility. "Where it ended on a high note, I wasn't bitter. I had a lot of friends who finished their final year, and for whatever reason, it didn't go the way they expected," Harchelroad explained. "Those guys kind of turn their nose up at the program. I'm one of the fortunate ones who had a good experience."
1990s — Rod Haarberg
Rod Haarberg not only put himself among the elite number of high school graduates who are invited to walk on for Nebraska every year, but through grueling work and dedication continued to prove himself an elite athlete among his Husker peers.
During his senior year at Wauneta, Haarberg broke his ankle, which slowed recruiting. "I chose to go to Wyoming and play because of the opportunity they gave me," Haarberg said in a phone interview from his hotel room in Texas, where he works for a precision agriculture technology firm as a sales representative.
Haarberg took off for Wyoming three short months after local football standout Brian Harchelroad cut his term at Nebraska a year short due to graduation and a knee injury. Although he enjoyed great success and a large amount of playing time at Wyoming during the 1989 season, Haarberg's heart was still in his home state. He gave Dan Young (who also recruited Harchelroad) a call at Nebraska during Christmas break. He was relieved to hear that his opportunity to walk on was still available.
Ineligible to play during his sophomore academic year, Haarberg helped out on the scout team during the 1990 season. He began playing a bit during the 1991 season and "doing typical sophomore duties" on the field since his fullback position didn't lack any depth. Fans of college football will remember another Husker fullback from the years Haarberg spent at Nebraska, his college roommate and fellow walk-on Corey Schlesinger.
His friendship with Schlesinger helped push him to new heights as a player, as did other teammates. "Universities have fraternities. Well, football was our fraternity," Haarberg explained. "You lived with them, you worked with them. To this day when I go to a game there, I see someone I played with."
Speaking of running into people he knew from the team, a few years ago Haarberg found himself at a stop where his former coach, Tom Osborne, was campaigning for Congress. Nearly a decade after Haarberg's career at Nebraska, Osborne spotted him in the hallway, stopped and said, "Rod Haarberg. How are you doing?" That was the kind of coach Osborne was, explained Haarberg. "For him to remember Ahman Green is one thing, but to remember me is amazing. It's hard to describe what he's like, and I get questions about it all the time. He just had an aura about him."
Haarberg joined an elite group of Huskers when during his sophomore year of eligibility, he earned the exclusive honor of having his name added to the Record Platform in the Huskers' Strength Complex. To attain the honor, athletes had to earn a minimum of 500 points on all seven official strength and performance evaluation tests. Haarberg, Schlesinger and Danta Jones were the only three to earn the distinction that season. As a reward, they were the only three allowed to use the platform to do their workouts. The only other athletes allowed to use the platform were Heisman, Lombardi or Outland trophy winners.
"I also held the position record for about four minutes, but then Schlesinger broke it," Haarberg recalls, laughing about their spirited, inner-team rivalry.
Like Harchelroad, Haarberg didn't play for the Huskers during his senior year of eligibility, but it wasn't by choice. A neck injury left him partially paralyzed for nearly an hour after a play and his position coach, a man by the name of Frank Solich whom Haarberg calls "a great man and a fantastic coach," had to later level with him. "I was rehabbing and lifting and still not getting medical clearance. I was determine to overcome it," Haarberg said, explaining that it was Solich who finally got through to him that his whole life was ahead of him — but only if he bowed out.
Watching from the stands during what would have been his senior season was tough for Haarberg, but looks at the situation from a positive standpoint. "My career was over and I knew it, but I was always welcome," he said. "The program was a great experience. Injury included."
One of Haarberg's standout moments, in addition to the countless times they walked on the field to see a scared-spitless opposing team, was an unusually emotional speech Osborne gave at halftime of a Kansas State game. "There was excitement in his voice, but no swearing of course. He said, 'Dagnabbit, you're bigger, stronger and faster than these guys.' He showed some emotion that we rarely ever saw."
Haarberg said he likes what he sees from Bo Pelini: "I'm excited about the direction the program's going. There's a stability again. During the Bill Callahan years I just didn't come back because I didn't feel welcome. I feel welcome again. It's exciting."
2000s — Taylor Dixon
Although Taylor Dixon, a 2008 graduate of Wauneta-Palisade, joined the Nebraska walk on program three coaches later than the other two Wauneta natives who took to the Memorial Stadium field, he is experiencing many of the same things his predecessors were exposed to.
"It was an interesting change last fall," Dixon said in a phone call from Lincoln, where he starts two-a-day practices next Saturday. "I was getting settled into college and acquainted with a lot of people. There was a lot of change in a little amount of time."
Dixon joined the team during Bo Pelini's first year as head coach, having been recruited by Barney Cotton and Shawn Watson, who had worked with Dixon during summer camps and spotted potential in the Bronco player. "Barney called around to check with schools and saw I was all-state and had good grades." After a call to his high school coach, Randy Geier, Dixon had an offer from Nebraska to go with the other offers he was fielding.
Of the decision, Dixon said there was really no choice to be made. He knew where he wanted to play. "I would have regretted it all my life if I hadn't become a Husker," he said. "I don't know of one person who wouldn't want to play for the Huskers."
Dixon had an extremely successful high school run and said he used his first year as a Husker to get in shape and increase his strenghth. "I had my share of success in high school, but this has made me mature quite a bit. It's been humbling. I'm at the bottom of the totem pole, working my way back up again."
Which is not to say he hasn't had some success with the Huskers. Dixon saw playing time during the Baylor game last year, even earning designation as the Special Teams Player of the Week. That honor earned him a giant poster that hung in the hallway for weeks. He later gave it to his father, Brad.
His hard work and dedication also earned Dixon a spot on the scout team for this January's Gator Bowl game against Clemson. He was able to travel down to Jacksonville, Fla., a week earlier than most of the rest of the younger members of the team. In addition to the extra week, one of his favorite parts of that trip was being randomly chosen to represent the Huskers on a visit to Jacksonville Children's Hospital with other Nebraska and Clemson players to sign autographs and sing Christmas carols.
Dixon describes Pelini as "definitely a disciplinarian" and looks forward to playing for him during his entire career at Nebraska. "He keeps us whipped into shape. Hopefully he can get the program resurrected." He said the players from the Bill Callahan era comment on the fact that it's a change for the better.
Going into his sophomore season at Nebraska, Dixon is content to keep plugging away. "I might get my opportunity. I look at Matt May and he's a year older than me. His hard work is paying off already," said Dixon, stressing the positive aspects of helping the team in whatever role is given him. "If I don't play, I'm still helping out the team. That's the important thing for me."
Which is not to say Dixon is content to rest on his laurels either. "I am excited to see where I fit in playing-wise this year," he said. "I want to keep on developing as a receiver."
Dixon said one of the attributes he brings to the team is a quiet calm. "I come from a small town where you let your play speak for itself. I'm not one of those big-headed guys with an all-for-me attitude."
Dixon said the adjustment to a college life full of grueling practices and a full academic schedule has been made easier by his family. With older brother Grant not far away in western Iowa and younger sister Blair moving to Crete to attend Doane in the fall, his family makes the tough work bearable. "My family's been really good about coming to see me," he said, noting that his dad, Brad, and mom, Mindi, have several trips lined up for this upcoming season.
Dixon's ultimate goal is to be starting string by the end of his career at Nebraska. "I just have to stick with it and not get discouraged," Dixon explained. "I want to be starting and get accepted into dental school."
Last summer, Dixon worked at Harchelroad Motors alongside former walk-on Brian Harchelroad. The two were filmed for a special documentary, "Walk Ons: Huskers Edge" which airs this week on NETV. Dixon was one of only two people on last year's team to have played eight-man football in high school. See the left side of this page for information on NET's special program.
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Rapid reaction: Thunder cruise past Fenerbahce Ulker in preseason opener
The Thunder beat Fenerbahce Ulker 95-82 in their preseason opener in Istanbul on Saturday. Here's some rapid reaction:
It was over when…
…OKC decided to dial it up. Fenerbahce came out energized and hot, leading throughout the early part of the first half, even stretching the margin out to double-digits. But Durant got hot late in the first half, everybody else settled in and the Thunder cruised to an easy and productive win, with all the young guys getting plenty of late run.
Star of the game – Kevin Durant
The Turkish fans cheered for their home team. But the loudest applause continuously came for Kevin Durant. And why not? He gave the people what they came to see, dropping an easy 24 points in 29 minutes, shooting 9-of-18 from the field, adding eight rebounds and throwing in a pair of vicious dunks (check out the video at the bottom of this post).
Encouraging stat of the game
-The Thunder had 22 assists on the game, with six different players (Durant, Kendrick Perkins, Reggie Jackson, Jeremy Lamb, Derek Fisher, Diante Garrett) getting at least two.
Discouraging stat of the game
-OKC went a miserable 2-of-14 (14 percent) from three, including an 0-of-3 day from Thabo Sefolosha. It's not an immediate concern, because these guys are proven shooters, but you're not going to win many NBA games with that shooting clip from deep.
Solid debut
Steven Adams showed plenty of energy and activity in his 15 second-half minutes, providing a diverse and telling stat-line in his brief time: 7 points, 6 rebounds, 5 fouls, 3 turnovers. He's young and a bit out of control at times, piling up quick fouls on defense, but has clear talent, finishing three of his four shots around the rim and clogging the lane.
Other notable performances
-Reggie Jackson (23 minutes, 9 points, 5 rebounds, 4/6 shooting) – Looked good in stretches. Played under control.
-Serge Ibaka (27 minutes, 15 points, 6 rebounds, 4 blocks) – Scott Brooks featured him offensively at times, and Serge looked pretty good. He even tossed in a strange-looking lefty hook.
-Jeremy Lamb (31 minutes, 9 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 blocks) – Athletic and smooth, but still very young, he's going to impress at times and he's going to frustrate at times, just like he did during stretches on Saturday.
Injury update
Kendrick Perkins dislocated his left ring finger in the first half. Scott Brooks didn't seem too concerned after the game, saying 'we'll see how he feels tomorrow'. Click here for video.
Move of the game
In this episode of 'Whatever, it's the preseason', Kendrick Perkins tries a between the legs baseline drive:
Video of the game
It sure is good to have basketball back. Check out this vicious slam by KD (video h/t Daily Thunder):
Up next
OKC travels to Manchester, England, later today and will prepare for Tuesday's overseas finale against the Philadelphia 76ers. Tip is at 2 p.m. CT on NBA TV.


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Goshen Community Center proponents come forward with details
Editor's note: Since the city of Goshen's plans have changed, reference to closing the Shanklin Park pool has been removed from the story.
GOSHEN — After years of quietly gathering information, proponents of the Goshen Community Center are moving into the public eye with their proposal, including the price tag for the Goshen taxpayers who will have sole say whether the project is worth building.
At the most, taxpayers with a home valued at Goshen's median value of $107,200 will pay another $84.48 in taxes per year with the bonds issued by the City of Goshen and by Goshen Community Schools, according to Dr. Don Minter and Bruce Stahly, organizers of the project. That's $7.04 per month.
Stahly has presented details of the plan to five focus groups and today will present the plan to the Rotary Club, he said Thursday afternoon.
They go through the project, which would place a $27.6 million building on the old Goshen Street Department site across the Millrace Canal from downtown. The center would house an aquatic center with a recreation pool and a competition pool, it would have a gymnasium and a fitness center, and it would also have meeting space for community use.
"We're providing more amenities than any one group could do alone," Stahly said.
Stahly retired as superintendent of Goshen Community Schools this year and became director of the community center project, leading the nonprofit group that wants this to happen.
They want to do it, he said, "Really to build community. It's not just a community building."
"I think the building will be built for the common good of this community," Stahly said.
He also said, "Goshen is on a bright path, but we also have to look out into the future in 10 years, in 15 years and say, 'All right, how can we help this community become even better?' That's why I am interested in this and that's why I think Don is interested in this, because this would be a community center and we do feel like it would build our community and be an even stronger community."
The new facility would replace the pools at Goshen Middle School and Goshen High School, allowing the school system to maintain pools in one facility instead of two separate ones, and it would also allow other users — like the city, Greencroft or IU Health Goshen — to share some of the maintenance costs.
The site would become self-sustaining after five years, according to the group's business study.
They'll ask the city council and school board in January to start the process that will end in May with voters getting to choose whether to allow the city to issue $18.4 million in bonds (including interest) and whether to allow the schools to issue $17.5 million in bonds.
The school referendum would have the schools giving $10 million to the community center project and the rest to upgrades at the high school and middle school, upgrades that have been in the works for roughly five years, Stahly said.
Minter said that if the community votes no on the two issues at next year's referendum, the center won't happen. "That's really the core question," he said.
If the school referendum is approved, some of the school improvements will proceed, Stahly said, "the community center would be dead, for sure. If both don't pass there will not be a community center. The possibility would still exist that the school could build a competitive swimming pool with that $10 million, but then you don't have a recreation pool, you have no community access, you don't have a therapeutic pool, you don't have all of those other things, but that possibility does exist.
"We firmly believe that we want the whole thing," Stahly said.


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AbstractThe present study includes five families affected with congenital blindness from different areas of Pakistan. The aim of the present study was to obtain a base line information regarding the development of eye disorders in some Pakistani families at molecular level. Clinical assessment was obtained before carrying out linkage analysis at molecular level in these families.
Family-1 was designated as 3CBL and was diagnosed for Leber's Congenital Amaurosis (LCA) with autosomal recessive mode of inheritance. The surname of the family was Abbasi. Their marriages were contracted both among cousins and distant relatives. The kindred spans on five generations. It consisted of 77 individuals out of which 62 were live and fifteen were dead at the time of study. Of these live members, thirteen members were affected including six females and seven males. Twenty nine individuals of the family were processed for molecular studies. These include 11 affected and 18 normal individuals. Of eleven blind individuals six were males and five females. The samples were further processed for genetic analysis at Biomedical and Genetic Engineering Division, KRL, Islamabad. Linkage analysis for known loci of autosomal recessive LCA loci was carried out. Significant linkage was found with LCA4 locus (17p13.1). Two point lod score analysis resulted in maximum lod score (Z max) of 4.75 for marker DI7S796 at θ=0.
Family-2 was designated as 4CBL also diagnosed for Leber's Congenital Amaurosis (LCA) with autosomal recessive mode of inheritance. The surname of the family was Raja. The kindred spans on five generations. It consisted of 29 individuals out of which twelve were live and seventeen were dead at the time of study. Of these live members, five members were affected including two females and three males. For molecular studies peripheral blood was collected from seven individuals with informed consent of the family. These include four affected and three normal individuals. Linkage analysis for known loci of autosomal recessive LCA loci was carried out. Linkage was found with LCA4 locus (17p13.1). Two point lod score analysis resulted in maximum lod score (Z max) of 2.06 for marker D17S1832 at θ=0. This marker seems to be linked with disease region but due to less number of informative meioses this score is less than 3. And also the tightly linked marker for this region was unfortunately non-informative for this family.
Family-3 was designated as 7CBL and diagnosed for autosomal recessive macular degeneration. The surname of the family was Muslim Sheikh. Mostly consanguineous marriages were contracted within the kindred resulting in a higher number of affected individuals. The kindred spans on six generations and consists of 69 individuals, of which 48 were alive and 21 were dead at the time of study. Of these 48 live individuals 22 were affected, including 13 males and nine females. Twenty-eight members of this family were processed for molecular studies. As the individuals were congenitally blind initially known loci for LCA were excluded and later on known loci for retinal degeneration were searched. Linkage was found with micro satellite markers D6S1610, D6S1019 and D6S1017. Linkage studies revealed the presence of disease locus at 6p21.2.Two point lod score gave maximum value of 3.29 at θ=0, for micro satellite marker D6S1019.
Family-4 was designated as 8CBL diagnosed for autosomal recessive hereditary fundus dystrophy. The surname of the family was Rajput. In this kindred mostly consanguineous marriages were contracted, resulting in a higher number of affected children. Of the live members, 12 were affected including five males and seven females. Homozygosity mapping revealed the presence of disease locus at chromosome 22q12.1-q13.2. Which is a previously reported locus for dominant Sorsby's fundus dystrophy. The micro satellite markers D22S280 and D22S685 showed hint of linkage with one branch through homozygosity mapping, while other 'two branches show homozygosity with different markers.
Family-5 was designated as 9CBL, diagnosed for autosomal recessive retinitis pigmentosa sine pigmento. The surname of the family was Arian. Mostly consanguineous marriages were contracted in the family resulted in a higher number of affected children. The kindred spans on five generations and consists of 45 individuals. Of which 27 were alive and eighteen were dead at the time of study. Of the live members, nine were affected including six males and three females. Nineteen family members were processed for molecular study. Of these 12 members were normal and seven were affected. Since in affected individuals night blindness was observed during first year of life, therefore, initially the affected members and their close degree relatives were screened to exclude the linkage to the regions of the previously described genes involved in LCA on chromosomes 1,6,14,17 and 19. During exclusion analysis, all the known loci for LCA were excluded. Then the known loci of autosomal recessive Retinitis Pigmentosa (RP), autosomal recessive and autosomal dominant Cone-Rod dystrophies and autosomal dominant Retinitis Pigmentosa (RP), were also excluded and linkage was observed at 8qll.q13 with micro satellite markers, D8S285 and D8S1113. Two-point linkage analysis resulted in a maximum lod score of3.11 for marker D8S285 at θ=0.
Present study revealed the presence of disease locus at LCA4 region (17p13.1) in 3CBL and 4CBL inbred pedigrees. We mapped the disease locus for autosomal recessive macular degeneration (7CBL) at 6p21.2 which is a previously reported locus for adMD and adRP from non-Asian populations (Dryja et al. 1997, Kajiwara et al. 1994).. In the present pedigree this disease region shows maximum lod score of 3.29 at θ=0, with marker D17S1019 for autosomal recessive inheritance. These results suggest that inheritance for macular degeneration could be genetically heterogeneous (Michaelides et al. 2003a). Similarly, in family 9CBL it shows linkage at 8qll-q13 but this locus has been reported for adRP (pierce et al. 1999; Jacobson et al.2000; Xu et al. 1996). In family 8CBL linkage may be shown in the disease region (22q13-qter2) due to homozygosity mapping because the family is highly inbred.
This study suggests that consanguineous marriages have a profound effect on the development of recessive eye disorders, and due to homozygosity autosomal recessive inheritance pattern is exhibited in all the families. A high percentage (60%) of consanguineous marriage has been observed in all the families studied here.