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The Atlanta Thrashers have now wrapped up their first entry draft with Rick Dudley as general manager. In the end, the grabbed up nine prospects…one each in the first, third and fourthrounds, then two in the fifth, three sixth-round picks and one in the seventh.
Atlanta had no pick in the second round as it was traded it away to Chicago Wednesday night in a multi-player trade. But Dudley made it known he was willing to make a deal to procure one.
Only the price wasn't right for Mr. Dudley, and so they went without.
"We tried to move up, but teams were asking an arm and a leg", He told Chris Vivlamore. "In some cases, the player they wanted was still available and they asked way too much".
But as Dudley put it, it really didn't matter because they wound up with the type of prospect they were looking for anyway. "Melchiori was one of the players we were trying to move up to take. We were pretty happy with how it worked out".
Here is a quick recap of the players that were drafted into the Thrashers' organization over the weekend:
Round One: Alexander Burmistrov selected with the 8th overall pick. He's a 5'-11", 157-pound center from Russia currently playing with the Barrie Colts of the OHL.
Round Three: Julian Melchiori selected with the 87th overall pick. He's a 6'-3", 186-pound Canadian defenseman who played last season for the Newmarket Hurricanes of the CCHL.
Round Four: The 101st pick had the Thrashers taking select Ivan Telegin, a 6''-2:",194-pound Russian left wing who plays with Saginaw of the OHL.
Round Five: With the 128th overall pick in the fifth round, the Thrashers picked up a goalie, Fredrik Pettersson-Wentzel. He's a 6'-1", 169-pound Swede who plays with Almtuna of the Sweden's Junior League.
The 150th overall selection in the fifth round was used to take Canadian Yasin Casse, a 6'-3", 210 lb. right wing who plays for Des Moines of the USHL. Casse missed the majority of last season with a torn tendon in his ankle.
Round Six: With the 158th overall pick in the sixth round, The Thrashers selected Kendal McFaull. He's a 6'-2", 187-pound Canadian defenseman currently with Moose Jaw of the WHL.
The Thrashers then dealt their way to another pair of sixth round picks…giving up next year's fifth rounder. With 160th overall, they took Tanner Lane, 6'-2" high school center from Minnesota. With the 169th pick they chose Sebastian Owuya, 6'-3", 194 lb. Swedish defender who plays with the Timra JR squad.
Round Seven: Atlanta had dealt away their seventh round choice earlier in the week as part of the trade with San Jose. However, Dudley was able to get one Saturday and with it he finished the weekend's work by picking Canadian defenseman Peter Stoykewych…a 6'-2", 188-pound who plays with Winnipeg South of the MJHL.
What grade would you give the Thrashers draft?
Total Voters: 150
To procure those late round picks, the Thrashers sent their fifth round selection in the 2011 draft to the Islanders for picks number 155 and 160. The sixth round selection will go to the Kings next year for the 169th and 199th pick this summer.
The Thrashers spread their nine draft picks all over the ice as they selected four forwards, four defenseman and one goaltender. Of the forwards, there are two centers, a left and right winger. Also, the Thrashers balanced out the picks in regards to European and North American players. Four of the picks came from across the pond…two Russian and two Swedish. The other five were from this side of the Atlantic, an American and four Canadians.
For me…if there can be one word that describes this 2010 Thrasherville draft class, the one that pops into mind is "balanced". And they obtained this "balance" by not losing "an arm and a leg' in a heat-of-the-moment type of trade.
As for my feelings about the quality of the picks…well, I'm one of those who thinks true analysis of a draft cannot really be made until the prospects have had time to develop and mature. Since this can take years, any such "snap judgement" should be viewed in that light.
That said, my initial thoughts are that Dudley and Co. seem to have done a decent job stocking the shelves this weekend and should get a solid grade for their efforts.
June 27th, 2010
7:02 am
June 27th, 2010
9:25 am
Jumping up and down over this draft is like getting excited about a 20 year savings bond.
Any idea what the percentage of draftees making it to actual starting players in the NHL is?
June 27th, 2010
9:25 am
Good quantity; we'll find out if this was a good draft in 4-5 years.
June 27th, 2010
9:43 am
I took a look at the 1996 draft and counted how many players from each round made it to the NHL (by name recognition)-
First round- 21
Second round- 10
Third round- 7
Fourth round- 4
Fifth round- 1
Sixth round- 6
Seventh round-4
Eight round- 4
Ninth round- 3
Sami Salo was the 239th out of 241 picks and he's still in the league.
Tomas Kaberle, the focus of so much trade attention was taken 204th.
Safe to say the NHL draft is a crap shoot.
June 27th, 2010
10:00 am
How time flies-Jarred Tinordi goes to Montreal, I recall that his Dad, Mark Tinordi was once Thrasher's property but he never played here.
Reading alot this morning, seeing those teams that still have cap issues and bad contracts to deal with. Makes you want to shy away from long term deals, in the sense that you could get stuck with an "anchor contract", a deal that could keep you from obtaining a player that you want.
The draft is over, now we must focus our attention to UFAs. I think the Thrashers are going to sign a center or a goaltender. I am leaning towards the latter and there are some good goalies out there.
June 27th, 2010
10:51 am
World Be Free: Yet Duds claims that he's fine with the Moose and Squirrel duo. Any thoughts?
June 27th, 2010
11:12 am
Please note how many are going to play in college so we won't see them for years.
Also Dudley said he targeted Melchiori in the second round if he made a trade and everyone else passed on him I suppose. Sounds like Waddell speaking.
June 27th, 2010
11:28 am
I'll just say this. I'm not a scouter and I don't plan to be, so I know nothing of Burmistrov, so I really can't say if the pick was fantastic or not, but I trust Dudley and we'll find out how good this kid is when the season starts….
Drop the puck. PLEASE!
June 27th, 2010
12:23 pm
The Bruins traded forward Vladimir Sobotka to the St. Louis Blues for the rights to defenseman David Warsofsky. That means the Bruins continue to unload contracts as Sobotka is an RFA probably due more than $1 million this year.
According to a report by Tim Panaccio on CSNPhilly.com, the Flyers have acquired Evgeni Nabokov from the San Jose Sharks. The deal would see the Flyers send a 2011 seventh-round pick to the Sharks if they can sign Nabokov before he becomes an unrestricted free agent July 1. The tactic didn't work with Hamhuis but maybe it will with Nabokov. Holmgren's got $10 million in cap space but need to re-sign RFAs Coburn, Powe, Carcillo, and will need at least one more defenseman. All that means that if they sign Nabby they'll have to deal at least one or two more. So, Carter could be available.
June 27th, 2010
12:28 pm
Not that it will happen, but Bergfors-Carter-Antropov has a nice acronym to go with it, the ABC line.
June 27th, 2010
12:31 pm
"…any such "snap judgement" should be viewed in that light…."
Yep–and that goes in either direction. Most of these guys will be Waddell-specials and whose only contribution will be to fill the back of the booklets under the section, "Legends of Blueland"…and will provide constant, delusional, hope for the sheep that they will be real stars at the big-boy level…
Here's to hoping "Duds" found all the gems–but the odds are strongly against it. The picks which cannot fail are those top-tens–but that's even fraught with peril.
Here's to another "Five-Year Plan" and hoping the results are different this time around…
June 27th, 2010
12:36 pm
Sounds like GM speaking.
I took the liberty of repairing your statement. Dudley was the man speaking, not Waddell.
June 27th, 2010
12:53 pm
I think the poll should have a category for "Unable to determine–Incomplete". Anyone who thinks it was 'great' is just whistling Dixie (as with anyone who states it is a fail).
Heck, based on Don Waddell's bluster for the past decade, you would have thought that all was well and that we–ALWAYS–got the player we wanted all along…
I don't know how "Duds" did–and nobody does, either…We will see in three to five years or so years time, though. All positive or negative assertions are worth just as much as Donnie's bluster…
June 27th, 2010
12:55 pm
The RFA's MUST be tendered tomorrow. Wouldn't it have been nice to get some of them under contract into their UFA years.
I'm still smelling a pattern. Think procrastination and lack of retention.
Is it deja vu all over again?
June 27th, 2010
1:04 pm
R. Stroz: I think only one RFA "re-signing" will be a problem with the rest going easily. Care to guess who?
June 27th, 2010
1:07 pm
Shut the $%#! up!!!!
June 27th, 2010
1:11 pm
Flagstaff-I am uneasy with our goaltending. Not sure we can expect Moose to repeat last season; Opie has yet to emerge as a number one. We need to reduce our dependence on goalies stopping so many shots each game. Hopefully, Rammer will require greater defensive responsibility in our forwards that Anderson did.
Take a look at the 1996 draft numbers I posted earlier, you will see that the NHL Draft is a crap shoot at best. You are trying to judge a player at 18 when there is alot more physcial and mental maturity required to make the jump even to the minor leagues. The one on one interviews are just as important as watching the prospect play and judging the talent they have played against to bring them to this point. You just hope that the current regime is better at judging talent.
June 27th, 2010
1:16 pm
Red Light – I'll go with Pavelec and his wonderful agent, Walsh.
June 27th, 2010
1:44 pm
Stroz – u r starting to sound like Sage on the RFA stuff. Only 4 or 5 teams have tendered their RFAs to date. All teams are working on them today for tomorrow's deadline.
But yes, Walsh will be a thorn in the side again since Pavs has been annointed #1 status in the press. Trade bait for a center and sign Mason?
June 27th, 2010
2:12 pm
Kid Alex sounds pretty convincing and determined to make an impression at rookie camp in July. I look forward to seeing him skate circles around our other prospects. Interesting that while he's apparently still under contract, Ak bars Kazan has let him out of his deal.
If he doesn't make the team though, I still fear he might go back for one year of play in Russia. Once these agents start whispering in these kid's ears, you never know what they might do. But for now, I'm willing to give Alex the benefit of the doubt since he seems to have such strong convictions. Time will tell…
June 27th, 2010
2:25 pm
I really don't see an RFA signing problem. You're probably meaning Pavs but he didn't have the kind of season that says "pay me." If his agent forces things into the unrealistic realm, then I look to trade both of them, meaning get rid of the agent as well.
June 27th, 2010
2:41 pm
Smothie- As long as they're circles and not figure-8's.
June 27th, 2010
2:44 pm
Jameson – ha, very true! But by several accounts, he is a very aggressive back-checking center who prides himself on 2-way play.
We shall see. Should he develop into the type of player scouts say he can be, then a future line featuring Kane-Burmie-Big Buff is quite tantalizing to say the least.
June 27th, 2010
2:47 pm
Remember two years ago, Pavs agent told him NOT to report to Chicago when he didn't make the final roster cut for the regular season.
I could say more about Walsh, but agreed not to do so.
June 27th, 2010
4:20 pm
The absolute worst thing about the trade to the Blackhawks was Joey Crabb being included.
I really enjoyed watching Razor Catch Prey do his Crab Dance.
June 27th, 2010
4:25 pm
I hope we pick up a centre and a keeper… only time will tell.
June 27th, 2010
5:08 pm
I don't think Patrick Kane would want to have anything to do with the CAB line.
I also believe the trade for Eager, Sopel and Buff would indicate that the desire is to win sooner than later (compared to the suggested five year plan). We shall see – there's more work to be done before this team can truly challenge. I'd still like to see which prospect is going to really push for a spot here.
Biltong has it right-either a center or a goaltender. I still have an issue with this organization not having another keeper close to being NHL-ready.
June 27th, 2010
5:08 pm
OK,..the draft, with all its' unknowns (including Rumfield's unknown unknowns), is behind us. Our picks are fine by me,…the potential (and "in Duds I trust" reputation) allow me sleep to comfortably.
Bloggers I've a bunch of questions. Now we are looking at RFA tenders,…and URF < 80 hours away.
RFA tenders are pretty much a process right? You make the player an offer and they take it or file for arbitration. (Offers from other teams come into play,…but that is not common,..and with our guys,..it is unheard of. Don't get me wrong , it could happen,…and there is always a first time.)
So what are Pavs (and his agent's), and Duds options in the time between tender sheets and RAF (72 or 48 Hrs?). "Who do you love" when it comes to UFA goalies? This does have an (big) impact on our UFA priorities right?
Not sure how this plays into the mix but I'd still like to see us sign a good goalie coach.
June 27th, 2010
7:26 pm
Bill: We were out of town this weekend. Sorry to have missed you at the draft extravaganza.
Stroz: Having lived in AK for a decade,..I'm a big fan of Joey Crabb (more for his hustle than the crab dance). Wish he could have cracked our line-up. Hope he can do well with the Hawks.
Biltong: I may have a chance to go to Durban, South Africa next Feb. Seems like I would we wise meet you at Twain's a few times between now and then. The adult beverages will be on me.
June 27th, 2010
8:49 pm
Is anyone watching the cross talk about Boston possibly trading Marc Savard? Toronto is a possible destination, but the rumored player going back to Boston is Mikhail Grabovski. Is this possible or is it just Leaf fans grabbing at straws?
June 28th, 2010
3:56 am
Dudley salvaged a mediocre first day by drafting two good prospects on day two. Julian Melchiori is the best pick of the day for the Thrash. He has been likened to Niedermayer and Keith. Pettersson-Wentzel is another interesting pick.
I can live with the Telguin pick had Tom Kühnhackl not been available.
I'm not fan of the Burmistrov pick:
he was low first rounder in my rankings
not the BPA
not a bunch of upside (like Slater in 2002)-> I expect Weiss like numbers from him and nothing more
Russian factor & Burmistrov flip-flopping on going to KHL and not.
>>> Overall grade: C
June 28th, 2010
7:10 am
So let's see now……we could have a Swedish D Sebastian Owuya to pair with a Swedish D Johnny Oduya…and we could have goaltender Fredrik Pettersson firing a clearing pass out to winger….Fredrik Pettersson??!! Be frightened, Dan Kamal, be very very frightened.
June 28th, 2010
7:30 am
Acer – who would you have taken instead of Burmistrov?
I was all for taking Fowler, could not believe he was there at #8. I even jumped up and yelled Fowler after Skinner was taken by Carolina.
June 28th, 2010
7:34 am
WBF – the Bruins are trying to clear cap space and the word on the street (from the more reputable sources) is that Savy is the odd guy out (especially now that they have Seguin). He's got a NTC right now but apparently is willing to waive it to go to either Ottawa or Toronto. Because this is a cap-clearing move, nothing expensive is going to go back to Boston. Interestingly, once Savy's new contract kicks in July 1, his NTC goes to a limited NTC with 5 teams as options (2 of which were mentioned above). That might be a better time for Chiarelli to try and move him.
June 28th, 2010
8:46 am
So what's the over-under on the 5 roster RFAs to sign today? I'm counting Pavalec, MacArthur, Eager, Little and Bergfors. $8.5 or $9M perhaps? That should leave us with $3-$4M for that 20-goal UFA that Dudley wants.
June 28th, 2010
10:04 am
Thanks Sara, seems to all make sense. I think this is why the Broones wanted Hall to play wing. What amazes me is why Grabovski would be in the picture. He is useless as a player, especially since he is a center. I hope Savard gets traded to teams other than Ottawa or Tronna.
June 28th, 2010
10:06 am
Badger-I think you are in the ballpark, though I think MacArthur will be dealt.
June 28th, 2010
10:27 am
The draft is more than statistics. Though Fowler was expected to be drafted earlier than Burmistrov, Dudley probably has a good reason….
June 28th, 2010
10:36 am
WBF – it is painful to have lost a 3rd and 4th rounder for Clarke's mediocrity when Dudley was clearly wanting more mid-round picks, but I agree it would be better to trade him now than have to pay him the qualifying $1.4M. Spend that money to lock up Arty…
June 28th, 2010
10:39 am
Badger Bob – I don't think there will be an issue signing Pavs or Little. Probably not an issue signing MacArthur either unless the offer was really bad. I WANT Bergfors to be signed badly but I have a gut feeling that he won't until he sees what the new team looks like.
June 28th, 2010
11:17 am
Badger-agree on Arty, as bad as the MacArthur trade was, I thought Arty made up for it. This guy could put up some decent numbers if placed in the right situation.
Lee-watched Fowler hover in the top 5 for a long time. There must be something there for him to drop 8-10 spots in the top of the first round. Watching him play, it looks like Fowler is real good now with not much upside, so he fell to where he should have been all along. Sounds like what happened to Angelo Esposito, dropping from the top 10 to #20.
June 28th, 2010
11:28 am
Hopefully, the Thrasher's fax machines are working properly today.
June 28th, 2010
12:04 pm
WBF – suposedly those are the two cities Savvy OK'd as they are close to where his kids live.
June 28th, 2010
12:17 pm
You know Glovesave, I forgot about his personal situation. Makes sense from a family standpoint, but not a hockey standpoint!
June 28th, 2010
12:56 pm
The list of RFA that ATL made QO to have now been posted by Ben – http://www.bluelandblog2.com/2010/06/28/thrashers-qualify-seven-players/
Received QO:
Niclas Bergfors
Ben Eager
Bryan Little
Clarke MacArthur
Ondrej Pavelec
Peter Mannino
Anthony Stewart
Not so much:
Chad Denny
Rylan Kaip
Scott Lehman
Matt Siddall
June 28th, 2010
1:07 pm
Well, that will certainly put Stroz's mind at ease. Now he can focus on more pressing matters like how he is going to smuggle 2 vuvuzelas into games next season.
Not surprising Duds would qualify Anthony Stewart considering he scouted and drafted him back in 2003. If you add him to the mix, then we could have yet another big, bruising speedster crashing bodies in the corners on our bottom lines. Not that it will happen but this bottom 6 could be quite imposing and "un-fun" to play against:
Eager – Slater – Machacek
Stewart – Cormier – Thorburn
June 28th, 2010
1:22 pm
When does the prospect camp start? Sure would be nice to have the coaching staff in place at least two weeks ahead of the camp.
June 28th, 2010
1:22 pm
Agreed Smoothie – from everything I've heard Dudley is really high on Cormier so I expect him to have a good chance at cracking our line up.
June 28th, 2010
1:48 pm
No surprises there, but the release of Chad Denny (2nd Rd, 2005) helps cement the notariety of the 2005 Thrashers draft!


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Starting today, it's illegal to unlock your new subsidized mobile phone without your carrier's permission.
The new rules, which don't affect consumers who acquired phones before Saturday, come from the U.S. Copyright Office of the Library of Congress. Previously, you could unlock your subsidized device under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act. You could then sell the phone or use another carrier's SIM card to start new service in another wireless network. The change is an update to the DMCA.
Carriers such as AT&T, Verizon Wireless and Sprint didn't particularly like the fact that their subscribers could essentially jump ship after getting deeply discounted devices in exchange for monthly service commitments. According to Wired.com, however, carriers rarely went after individuals who unlocked their phones. Instead, they targeted businesses "that bought throw-away phones by the thousands, unlocked them, and shipped them overseas."
"The carriers' position has always been, it's never been about individual consumers," James Baldinger, an attorney for several providers told Wired.com. "They are concerned about traffickers that steal subsidies and in the end increase the cost of wireless for consumers across the United States."
Many carriers now provide unlocked phones, and the U.S. Copyright Office says consumers have a wide range of options in obtaining such devices.
While carriers haven't gone after individuals, they still could become targets of civil suits or criminal fines. Under the new mandate, individuals could face fines of up to $2,500, and cellphone resellers could be fined as much as $500,000 and face prison, Brad Shear, a Washington D.C. expert in social media and technology law, told ABC News.
January 26th, 2013
12:08 pm
January 26th, 2013
12:08 pm
So what.
January 26th, 2013
12:15 pm
We don't have a balanced budget but we have new cellphone laws?
January 26th, 2013
12:20 pm
"The carriers' position has always been, it's never been about individual consumers"
That pretty much says it all right there.
January 26th, 2013
12:21 pm
This is stupid!!!!!!!!!!!
January 26th, 2013
12:24 pm
It's just a rule – not a law. People ignore rules all the time.
January 26th, 2013
12:25 pm
HA Ha
You can almost kill someone and you won't go to court.
A civil fine means nothing.
Unlock all the phones you want!
Try and collect
Another joke from our congress.
January 26th, 2013
12:35 pm
It's not a joke, it's a shame. It's a shame that members of congress can be bought and sold like so much cattle.
January 26th, 2013
12:36 pm
This is an example of politicians not looking out for the American people. We should find the politicians that supported this crap, list their names and phone numbers, and vote them out of office.
January 26th, 2013
12:39 pm
"…increase the cost of wireless for consumers across the United States". Ok, so our cell phone bills will become cheaper, right?…, right?? BS!
January 26th, 2013
12:39 pm
Great news that will reduce cell phone theft (where thugs steal your phone, unlock it, and sell it to other thugs). It's about time.
January 26th, 2013
12:43 pm
We're the phone company. We don't care. We don't have to…
January 26th, 2013
12:46 pm
Just buy a Google Nexus 4. Only $300 unlocked,new
Then you can do whatever you want.
January 26th, 2013
12:56 pm
att sprint verizon suck anyway !!!!!!!!
January 26th, 2013
1:01 pm
This is Bullllllllllllllllllll…………..There are other important issues to take care off in congress and this comes out …………….. Heck why not work on getting our budget worked on…
January 26th, 2013
1:02 pm
Comon, guys, this about trade balance……..companies rooking our companies out of money and essentially working a system (see China). I can almost guarantee we wont see any one individual getting charged, unless he/she owns a business then ships the phones overseas for resale.
January 26th, 2013
1:08 pm
BS. If you buy something you own it and you are free to do with it what you want. If you pay for the phone and pay for the other carrier services how can they possibly say you can't use your possession with your service. If carriers don't want people to jump ship after getting a discounted phone, then don't give consumers discounted phones and see how that works.
January 26th, 2013
1:11 pm
Good luck enforcing that.
January 26th, 2013
1:12 pm
I just hope factory unlocked devices will still be sold. They aren't tethered to a carrier since they were never manufactured to be apart of the carrier in the first place. It shouldn't just be carrier only permission.
Hopefully T-Mobile still offers their unlock service.
January 26th, 2013
1:14 pm
Sam the Sham @ 12:39
This law will have zero, repeat zero, effect on cell phone theft. Do you really think that someone who is bold enough to steal your cell phone knows about this new law or for that matter cares? This law is just Congress paying homage to their corporate masters.
January 26th, 2013
1:15 pm
The argument is about people signing up for 2 year plans for a reduced price phone and then unlocking the phone and selling it. It's not about people who bought already unlocked phones that were not discounted. The reduced price phones are not actually property of the person who buys them, until they finish the time frame agreed on. Then they can do what they want with the phone. by the way
January 26th, 2013
1:18 pm
I already given up on those big carriers by buying my phone unlocked directly from China (where they all come from anyway). It's easy, fast, cheaper and you are not locked into a contract.
January 26th, 2013
1:18 pm
ok, fine. I'll go with no phone unlocking, if the telcos will cut my monthly bill by the carrier subsidy amount once the phone is paid for..
If 30% of my AT&T monthly bill goes towards "paying for" my subsidized phone, then after two years, I deserve a 30% cut in my phone bill, because it's paid for, right?
January 26th, 2013
1:18 pm
The odd thing is that a single person is the judge and jury when it comes to the DMCA. no panel, no vote, nothing. secretary of the library of congress, its bizarre…..as for these companies hating that their customers are jumping ship, locking their phones is a Sh*t move….isnt this where the companies are supposed to do their talking by offering the superior product/service??
January 26th, 2013
1:26 pm
This is only for subsidized phones. if you buy your phone full price you are free to do with it as you please. And yes carriers like Tmobile will unlock your phone for free after the buyers remorse period is over about 390 days.
January 26th, 2013
1:26 pm
ooops thats 30 days
January 26th, 2013
1:31 pm
Agreed – this is BS. I have never bought a subsidized phone that didn't have a contract and an early termination fee. If the carriers are not enforcing or can't recover the early termination fee from these "businesses" that buy in bulk, then increasing the civil penalty does not deter these "businesses". However, increasing the penalty may deter individuals. Also, if the intent of this law/rule/policy does not affect individuals, the policy should have included explicit language saying so.
January 26th, 2013
1:51 pm
LOL… What BS!
January 26th, 2013
1:51 pm
I think a little more explanation in the story might help the rest of us who don't quite get this…….
January 26th, 2013
2:10 pm
When you unlock that phone, you're taking money from a corporation. Remember what Romney said: "Corporations are people, my friend. They are people."
January 26th, 2013
2:37 pm
Just go with Virgin Mobile and tell AT&T, Verizon, Sprint, and T-Mobile where they can put their phones.
January 26th, 2013
2:43 pm
So people are waaa because they can't cheat phone companies. Get a job losers.
January 26th, 2013
3:43 pm
It's real simple. Rule of law is threatened to enforce a marketing ploy. Simple solution. Make the phone companies list a separate line item on the bill and when the phone is fully purchased it is the customer's to dispose of as they wish. It also keeps the actual price of the phone above board and keeps those of us who buy our phone from supplementing the rest.
January 26th, 2013
4:21 pm
I'm no defender of Congress, but this article CLEARLY STATES: "The new rules … come from the U.S. Copyright Office of the Library of Congress." See above, first sentence, second paragraph. Not a word about Congress enacting this rule because, um, it didn't. Reading comprehension, anyone?
January 26th, 2013
4:57 pm
Freedom is not only a USA asset, there are other countries that enjoy it without having to defend it every day with an ak47 assault rifle.
Wouldn't you want to raise your kids without school shootings
what about 30 days payed vacation a year.
free Universal health care for all
would you dare to live in peace?
come to europe
we can help
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January 26th, 2013
4:59 pm
I don't get it… when people unlocked, didn't they still have to pay the original carrier an early termination fee? So where's the savings by switching to another carrier?
January 26th, 2013
5:13 pm
I don't see any new "law" in this article. Also, what exactly is a "subsidized" phone? Who is subsidizing it?
January 26th, 2013
5:47 pm
I admit I am not a lawyer specializing in cell phone law, but I am a lawyer, and it seems pretty bizarre that the Secretary of the Library of Congress would be given sole authority to issue a regulation without any public notice, comment period, etc. Even the FCC, SEC, DOL, etc., publish proposed regs and have comment periods, draft regs, revised regs, etc., before a final reg becomes law.
Phone manufacturers jack up prices for unlocked phones, with no realistic idea that many people will buy them at that price. Their deal with carriers is that they will sell to the public at one price, but sell to the carriers at a fraction of that, forcing everyone to subscribe for two years to get a realistic price.
At some point, the DOJ would certainly review this bizarre market framework. Eventually they broke up the Bell system a few decades ago.
January 26th, 2013
6:02 pm
ya this should be the number one problem to solve at the top of our kangaroo Government….just forget about the budget, Iran, Korea, etc…….idiots
January 26th, 2013
6:12 pm
How dare they enforce rules?
They gave me a subsidized phone–in a legal transaction that I willingly entered into. But that doesn't matter! It should be mine to do with what I want! I'm entitled to that!
January 26th, 2013
6:15 pm
This pretty much shows who our Congress represents.
January 26th, 2013
6:48 pm
oh no missa obama aint gonna lets me take advantage of the system?
wha da heck
January 26th, 2013
6:59 pm
I love how everyone bitches about congress…This didn't go through Congress. This came from the US Copyright Office. It's an administrative rule, not something that congress voted for.
I swear, I think people just like to complain.
January 26th, 2013
8:24 pm
Some few things make me ANGRY. It's best not to be one of them.
I don't much care WHO came through the firewall or WHY, or HOW – it's wrong.
When a person "OWNS" your communication device they do NOT have to ask to trespass on that traffic. You are now fair game for the government. Totally, a trick to make Obama look bad, and YOU'D FREAKING !!!KILL THE CONCEPT OF HAVING A COUNTRY FREE DO THIS.!!!
"I" do not buy into this. KILL assaut weapons now. There is no need other than malicious killers to have such weapons. An internet threat is just that. An internet threat running cover for guns. Keep it out of the news!
The day I need an automatic with 20 rounds is the day Mexico or Canada declares war on the U.S.Which I would not blame them for with the state of our Congress at the time being. Their f'ing up their duties to the people. Make nice, or you will be slapped down by the people. I truly feel Saxby when I say that. A better man than most.You're a good man Saxby Chambliss.
People will never know, but, I will. I look closer than most, and I know a good man going down. I hope you find a worthy replacement. I'd vote for that person.
January 26th, 2013
8:56 pm
Law or no law, how do you interpret this? Is it OK, go ahead, everybody's doing it, It' not a law, etc. etc.
"Starting today, it's illegal to unlock your new subsidized mobile phone without your carrier's permission."
January 26th, 2013
9:23 pm
Where's my comment – don't like my opinion…servers too slow?
January 26th, 2013
9:27 pm
So they are blocking my comment – why? I didn't cuss or call names…so much for free speech and open press…I don't even know who prints this rag.
My whole point was this journalist is intentionally dishonest and, if you want to modify your phone, BUY YOUR OWN – they are doing this because people are gaming the system, jailbreaking phones, claiming to lose them, and then selling them.
Why not just give criminals money for being criminals instead of making them works so darn hard…maybe they would leave normal people alone.
January 26th, 2013
9:28 pm
Still waiting for you to post my original comment please.
January 26th, 2013
9:29 pm
Okay – I'll play.
January 26th, 2013
9:30 pm
Why do Europeans cell phone companies only charge minutes to the caller and not the receiver. As in the US both get charged. What a ripoff, we are getting milked all the way by greedy American companies.

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Zellers has scheduled a Sunday event in his home city Maple Grove. But "Zellers for Governor" Internet domains were reserved Tuesday and registration details tie directly to him.
He would be seeking the GOP nod to challenge Democratic Gov. Mark Dayton.
Zellers led the House for two years. But he slid from power when his GOP caucus lost its majority to Democrats in the 2012 election.
The 43-year-old North Dakota native has long been involved in Minnesota politics. He was a political aide before winning his legislative seat in a fast-growing suburban area west of Minneapolis in 2003.
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In 2003, 38.6% of noninstitutionalized older persons assessed
their heath as excellent or very good (compared to 66.6% for
persons aged 18-64). There was little difference between the
sexes on this measure, but older African-Americans (57.7%) and
older Hispanics (60.5%) were less likely to rate their health
as excellent or good than were older Whites (75.4%).***** Most
older persons have at least one chronic condition and many have
multiple conditions. Among the most frequently occurring conditions
of elderly in 2000-2001 were: hypertension (49.2%), arthritic
symptoms (36.1%), all types of heart disease (31.1%), any cancer
(20.0), sinusitis (15.1%), and diabetes (15.0).
Almost 67% reported that they received an influenza vaccination
during the past 12 months and 55% reported that they had ever
received a pneumococcal vaccination. About 22% (of persons 60+)
report height/weight combinations that place them among the obese.
Over 27% of persons aged 65-74 and 17% of persons 75+ report
that they engage in regular leisure-time physical activity. Only
9% reported that they are current smokers and only 4% reported
excessive alcohol consumption. Only 2.5% reported that they had
experienced psychological distress during the past 30 days.
In 2002, over 12.5 million persons aged
65 and older were discharged from hospitals. This is a rate
of 3,549 for every 10,000 persons
aged 65+ which is more than three times the comparable rate for
persons aged 45-64 (which was 1,121 per 10,000). The average
length of stay for persons aged 65+ was 5.8 days; the comparable
rate for persons aged 45-64 was 5.0 days. The average length
of stay for older people has decreased almost 5 days since 1980.
Older persons averaged more office visits with doctors in 2001 – 6.2
for those aged 65-74 and 7.4 for persons over 75 while persons
aged 45-65 averaged only 3.8 office visits during that year.
Almost 97% of older persons reported that they did have a usual
place to go for medical care and only 2.5% said
that they failed to obtain needed medical care during the previous
12 months due to financial barriers.
In 2002, older consumers averaged $3,586 in out-of-pocket health
care expenditures, an increase of 45% since 1992. In contrast,
the total population spent considerably less, averaging $2,350
in out-of-pocket costs. Older Americans spent 12.8%of their total
expenditures on health, more than twice the proportion spent
by all consumers (5.8%). Health costs incurred on average by
older consumers in 2001 consisted of $1,886 (53%) for insurance,
$955 (27%) for drugs, $582 (16%) for medical services, and $163
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Australia clinch series
Australia have won the One Day Series against West Indies after winning the third ODI by 39 runs in Canberra.
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Derek Adams reflects on being sacked by his dad at Ross County, who then faced the same fate hours later.
Thu September 18 2014
Drivers accept radio silence
The drivers at the Singapore press conference had little complaints regarding the ban on large amounts of radio traffic between team and driver.
Thu September 18 2014
Sky Sports' guide to the playoffs
The Rugby League panel explain how the playoffs work.
Thu September 18 2014
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A look ahead to the weather forecast for the Singapore GP at Marina Bay.
Thu September 18 2014
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The R&A will announce today whether it'll admit women members for the first time in its 260 year history. Members at St Andrew's have voted by a postal ballot. If the majority of members have voted in favour, then the change would be immediate. The R&A has urged members to vote yes.
Wed September 17 2014
Terry - Toothless Chelsea
John Terry blamed a sloppy second half performance which resulted in a late equaliser from Klaas-Jan Huntelaar.
Wed September 17 2014
Honour and Heritage
Angela Powers reports from the League 13 hall of fame who celebrate four new inductees.
Wed September 17 2014
'City in the Community' gets a Royal visit
Princess Anne paid a visit to the Etihad Stadium to check out Manchester City's latest community project.
Wed September 17 2014
Tyler's Teaser
Martin Tyler brings you his latest teaser ahead of Manchester City's Super Sunday clash with Chelsea.
Wed September 17 2014
McCarthy 'not bothered'
Ipswich boss Mick McCarthy says he is not bothered by the FA's plans to reduce the number of non-EU players in England, saying the club has plenty of English talent.
Wed September 17 2014
Hamilton - It's crunch time
Lewis Hamilton says he is excited for this weekend's Singapore Grand Prix and believes the new communication ruling is a step in the right direction.
Wed September 17 2014
McGinley excited to start
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Wed September 17 2014
Ryder Cup preparations
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English club Berwick Rangers face an anxious wait on the result of the Scottish Independence vote to see whether they can continue playing in the Scottish league.
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Tue September 16 2014
Bale - Madrid back on track
Gareth Bale thinks Real Madrid are back on track after a poor start to their league campaign following their 5-1 win over FC Basel.
Wed September 17 2014
Souness analyses Arsenal defence
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Tue September 16 2014
Klopp impressed by brave Dortmund
Following their impressive 2-0 win over Arsenal, Dortmund manager Jürgen Klopp praises his resilient midfield for their perfect display.
Tue September 16 2014
Kompany - Champions League an opportunity
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WAUKESHA, WI (WTAQ) - Former President Bill Clinton will visit Wisconsin's most Republican county Thursday, to make a pitch for Democratic President Obama.
The president's campaign said Clinton would speak in Waukesha Thursday morning, but no other details were immediately released. Clinton will speak in Eau Claire Wednesday.
Meanwhile, the GOP says vice-presidential nominee Paul Ryan is discussing the importance of the race during his Wisconsin campaign stops today – and he's stressing the importance of early voting which runs through Friday.
Ryan was in Eau Claire and Green Bay this morning, and he scheduled a rally in Racine this afternoon.
On Thursday, the president will rally his supporters at the airport in Green Bay.
It's the first time Obama will have made a campaign appearance since last Saturday in New Hampshire.
He's been tied up with matters involving Superstorm Sandy – and Green Bay will be his first stop tomorrow in a day that also includes visits to Las Vegas and Boulder Colorado.
Vice President Joe Biden has campaign visits scheduled in Beloit and Superior on Friday – and Republican White House nominee Mitt Romney has a West Allis rally planned Friday morning at State Fair Park.


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A Delta jet skid off the runway into the snow in Madison, Wis. on Monday. The flight originated from Minneapolis-St. Paul.
There were no injuries reported and the roughly 60 passengers were taken to the terminal by bus.
"Delta Flight 385 from Minneapolis-St. Paul to Madison, flown on Boeing 737-800 equipment, exited the pavement and came in contact with snow adjacent to the runway during taxi away from the runway," Delta spokesman Eric Torbenson said in a statement. "There were no injuries reported and customers are being bused to the terminal. Safety is always Delta's top priority."
Dane County Regional Airport was closed for about an hour as a second runway was cleared for use.
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It doesn't matter if you're from Venus or Mars, most of us agree men and women are different, whether we're talking about emotions or physical health.
"Women have different needs than men do," says Kathleen Weber, MD, MS, an internist at Rush. "A woman's body is truly distinct from a man's, and it's an understanding of these differences that offers valuable clues to improved treatments and better outcomes for a wide range of diseases that affect women," says Weber. In fact, caring for women often requires tailored approaches by physicians, along with specialized treatment.
At Rush, specialists throughout the Medical Center keep the unique health needs of women in mind, recognizing that illnesses often affect women differently than men.
Heart disease
You never see a TV show or movie in which a woman has a heart attack, do you? It's usually a balding, overweight, middle-aged guy.
But heart disease is the No. 1 killer of both men and women. All told, more than one-third of all deaths among U.S. women are due to heart disease, reports the Agency for Health Care Quality and Research.
Generally, women tend to develop heart disease later than their male peers, about 10 years later. The risk rises substantially after menopause. Women also tend to have different heart attack symptoms than do men. These include mild chest pain, rather than the more severe pain experienced by men; shortness of breath; unexplained anxiety or weakness; palpitations, cold sweat or paleness.
"Women's heart attack symptoms are frequently ignored, overlooked or written off as stress, even by heart specialists," says Annabelle Volgman, MD, cardiologist. "We have cardiologists specializing in how heart disease affects women — and manifests in women — specifically, so we can provide better care."
Rush offers recently developed heart medications and surgical procedures. Often, treatment methods stem from Rush's own innovative research, such as the use of new approaches to open blocked arteries.
Rush's program for women also emphasizes prevention, providing comprehensive heart risk assessment. Using the results, doctors and nurses can advise women on how to reduce their risks for heart problems.
Urinary incontinence
It's a condition you might not want to mention, but many women have it. And help is available.
According to the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, 13 million Americans experience loss of bladder control. And women are affected twice as often as men. Differences in their anatomy and factors such as pregnancy, childbirth and menopause put women at higher risk.
The most common type of urinary incontinence in women is stress incontinence, which causes small amounts of urine to leak when coughing, sneezing or exercising.
Rush's program for abdominal and pelvic health brings together specialists from many areas to provide top-quality care. These experts include urologists, obstetrician/gynecologists, general surgeons and physical therapists. According to Bruce Rosenzweig, MD, director of urogynecology at Rush, available treatments range from medications and biofeedback to electrical stimulation of the pelvic muscles. If less invasive treatments aren't effective, Rush also offers a variety of surgical procedures through its urogynecology and pelvic reconstruction surgery program.
Knee injuries
Experts aren't certain why, but women are at greater risk for one type of knee injury than are men.
Rates of anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries are much higher in women athletes than in men, says Weber, director of women's sports medicine at Rush.
"A lot of studies are being conducted right now to determine the reasons for this," says Weber. "Women tend to use their quadriceps over their hamstring muscles, which could be a contributing factor. When you jump up and use your quadriceps to take the impact of the return to the ground, you land in an upright position, rather than in a squat. A squat is much healthier for your knees."
It is this kind of approach—taking a look at the entire woman and how she moves—that differentiates the women's sports medicine program at Rush. This is one of the few sports medicine programs in the nation devoted exclusively to women.
"Our team also evaluates factors such as the way you stand and move, the shoes you wear and how your foot strikes the ground," Weber says. "By helping you identify things you can change, we might be able to prevent another injury in the future."
Gynecologic cancer
A woman's reproductive system is both unique and multifaceted. And, unfortunately, it's the complexity of this system that makes women vulnerable to some of the most deadly forms of cancer. Cancer of the reproductive organs is diagnosed in more than 80,000 U.S.women each year, according to the Gynecologic Cancer Foundation (GCF), with an estimated 23,000 women losing their lives from this group of diseases in 2003.
These cancers can affect the cervix, the lining of the uterus (endometrium) and the ovaries. Early detection and treatment are critical to survival. However, cervical cancer is the only one of these diseases that has an early detection test: the Pap smear. This is just one reason why effective treatments and the search for better diagnostic tools are vital to women's health.
As a principal member of the National Cancer Institute's Gynecology Oncology group, Rush provides cutting-edge therapies not available at other facilities.
Among these treatments is the use of thin radiation beams to more precisely target irregularly shaped tumors. The technique was pioneered by Jacob Rotmensch, MD, director of gynecologic oncology at Rush.
Rush also has contributed much to the knowledge and understanding of gynecologic cancers. Genetic research programs under the direction of Lydia Usha, MD, have led to better identification of women at high risk for ovarian cancer. And Rush researchers have developed a special vitamin regimen that makes radiation treatment more tolerable.
"We're approaching these diseases from a variety of angles, including trying to understand their causes," says Rotmensch. "A lot of work still needs to be done, but we're getting closer each day."


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HANA is now linked with Sybase PowerDesigner for data modeling as well as Sybase ESP, which processes streams of event data.
It's also now possible to use HANA in conjunction with Sybase IQ as a single logical database, SAP said. Data that a customer wants to work with most often would be held in RAM inside HANA, with Sybase IQ serving as "near-line storage," keeping less frequently needed but still important information at the ready.
SAP has also integrated the Sybase SQL Anywhere embedded database and Sybase Replication Server with HANA, according to a statement.
As it works internally to flesh out HANA's capabilities, SAP has made significant efforts to create a partner ecosystem for the platform, courting both the industry's larger players as well as startups.
Hosting providers Accenture, IBM, Savvis, and Virtustream, among others, are joining a new partner program for HANA Enterprise Cloud, SAP said. It's expected that the program will enable these companies to run a similar setup as HANA Enterprise Cloud, but in their own data centers.
The market for HANA consultants is also scaling up, with some 4,000 individuals having been trained on the platform as of the end of March, SAP said. Another 1,300 have received training on how to implement SAP Business Suite on HANA, according to the announcement.
SAP is also planning to significantly expand spending on a venture capital fund for HANA aimed at startups, from an initial $155 million last year to $405 million. Some 400 startups are now involved in the Startup Focus program, SAP said.
All told, SAP's announcements at Sapphire this week gave the impression of a company that remains committed to fully reorienting itself around HANA.
There was also some evidence backing up SAP's claims of rampant enthusiasm among customers and partners for HANA.
The room was packed for a user group session aimed at giving enterprise architects guidance on how to introduce HANA into their IT landscapes. "Everyone is going to be a HANA customer at some point, is my bet," presenter Martin Mysyk , president and director of consulting firm CompuCorp. "We need to know how to deal with that."
But Mysyk also cautioned attendees about the limitations of HANA in some use cases. For example, "Do not use HANA for seismic [data] processing," he said. "It might be fast but it does not compete with an [high-performance computing] cluster." However, HANA would do a good job of analyzing results put out by such a system, he added.
Other Sapphire attendees, including the large European home-improvement retailer Kingfisher, have made significant investments in HANA already.
Kingfisher has three separate HANA projects in the works, CTO Peter Yip said in an interview.
"It's new technology, it's had its teething problems," but none of them were "show-stoppers" for Kingfisher, Yip said of HANA.
However, Kingfisher had strong support from SAP on its projects, he said. It also used predominantly SAP consulting services when it first got going, and only now is using other companies, as well as developing in-house staffers to work with the technology, he said.
Six months ago, there just wasn't much highly qualified HANA talent in the SAP channel, he said. While the situation has improved, "it's in pockets, and it's about individuals," Yip added.
But now, Kingfisher is going to begin implementing the Business Suite on HANA, in one country at a time, Yip said. "We've built a level of confidence and knowledge in the platform so we have confidence going down that route."
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That was the first time I'd ever seen that video, and let me tell you, I'm still recovering from it. I was on the brink of tears. That's what the Portal fandom means to me. We may be a little smaller than other groups, but the amount of passion and talent in our little family is simply breathtaking.
I can say with certainty that I am—and always will be—a proud member of this community. You guys should all be proud of everything you've accomplished through your time spent here, the friendships, the fanworks, every little shred of it. You guys are all amazing, caring, and wonderful, genuine people, and I have been truly blessed to have been able to meet and spend time with you. You all have, in no uncertain terms, changed my life for the better. Thank you.


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Luke 23:27,29,44-46; Mt. 27:50,57; 28:6ff.
He dies! the friend of sinners dies!
Lo! Salem's daughters weep around;
A solemn darkness veils the skies;
A sudden trembling shakes the ground.
Come, saints, and drop a tear or two
For him who groaned beneath your load:
He shed a thousand drops for you,
A thousand drops of richer blood.
Here's love and grief beyond degree,
The Lord of glory dies for men!
But lo! what sudden joys we see;
Jesus the dead revives again!
The rising God forsakes the tomb!
The tomb in vain forbids his rise;
Cherubic legions guard him home,
And shout him welcome to the skies
Break off your fears, ye saints, and tell
How high our great Deliv'rer reigns;
Sing how he spoiled the hosts of hell,
And led the monster Death in chains.
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am planning to offer a home visiting portraiture service in the UK. I have a canon 350d + 30d & 17-85 + 28-135 canon lenses + elinchrom flash units + a lastolite type collapsible background. I plan to take pics in the clients house, charge say £50 for the service, including one free 5x7 print of their choice. I would post the pics on photobox a couple of days later, in a professional gallery, so they can tell me which one they want free and so they can buy any others. I have no laptop so can't download the pics for people to choose at the time in their house.
Can you please give me advice, comments, criticism on my plan?
Also, it's a cheek I know, but as I lack experience, if anyone could offer me the chance to shaddow or work with them briefly on a few shoots it would be great.
thanks for your comments, Alan
I would suggest photographing friends and friends of friends if you can't get any work shadowing a pro.
Then when you are confident, and have a portfolio, set up your own website (Clikpic or Photium are good and not expensive), put a free ad in Yell.com and others, advertise locally and maybe print off a few thousand special offer flyers and deliver to your local area.
Also try to get a bit of a story about your business startup in the local press - free advertising.
Good luck.
Hi Alan
If going this route with your work as I am considering the same.....swap your 17-85m and 28-135mm for something else.
They are a good enough lens, don't get me wrong, but try and invest in some L Lenses, especially a 24-70mm F2.8 or 24-105mm F4 IS L for this kind of work.
You could always work towards these in the mean time.
As above, practice on friends and family.
Quote: charge say £50 for the service, including one free 5x7 print of their choice.
Is this to be your full-time job? £50 seems quite low to me as you will need to factor in Petrol & depreciation on your car and purchasing/replacing equipment. Generally you will need a backup of everything as no pics = no money coming in.
You will need insurance of some sort too.
As I was recently made redundant this is something I hope to build up. I agree £50 is low. I think to make real money I would need to do a return visit and sell enlargements, framed or canvas prints to upsell and make money, but that's something I am not confident on at the moment.
One word of warning, make sure you are ready. You say that you're inexperienced so that's all I have to go on but make sure you are up to task. It is very, very hard to rebuild a bad reputation. Make sure you don;t get one.
Also, starting at a low price is okay but be careful as it is very hard to then turn round and put prices up dramatically, people won't pay it if they have paid less (or know someone who has paid less) in the past. You may get a reputation as a bit of a mr cut price and then will find it hard to get work that pays.
Remember that although you may be busy if you charge less, you'll still not make much off it. I'd rather do less jobs and charge more personally.
Quote: I'd rather do less jobs and charge more personally.
True words as ever from Sam !!
£50 is very cheap, most people spend more than that on a meal out, don't sell yourself too cheap Alan......many pros who do portaits charge about 4 or five times that amount. Also on the subject of lenses - I would be temped to invest in a decent 85mm portait lens - remember that most people own cheap zooms on their compacts - so a decent portait taken on a decent lens will always be worth buying .
I would think it would be well worth taking shots of family and friends just charge them for reprints as no doubt the rest of the family will want a pic of Niece Nephew etc on the mantle, that way you will build up experience and confidence along with a portfolio to show prospective clients. Also if friends and family like what they see, their friends and family will like what they see and may book you for there photographs, and so on.
The £50 will no doubt go up then.
Get ringing family and friends, get them booked in, no time like the present....
Good Luck
Quote: I'd rather do less jobs and charge more personally.
And of course more jobs might not even be an option as I would think that most work of this kind takes place at evenings and weekends when the clients are about.
I would say invest in equipment and experience before you attempt to do it for real.
Personally I think you should be charging at least double that to give a value to your service.
You could give say 5 prints.
But of course it depends on where you are and your target market.
If you are going door to door in a council estate you have to pitch differently.
What market are you aiming at? How are you canvassing them?
I am following this thread with interest, i am going to set up something similour .
\the lower end get them in price is used by venture, then hard selling makes venture tentimes more money or should that be 20 times more income. Can you get the hard sell in to make more money? or will you get a lukewarm sales from the net, as people enthusiasm wears off?
be interesting to see what other people who have set up come up with
Good questions Peter.
I live on a council estate in Slough, Berks, but lots of private owned houses and I guess that's the easiest area to start in, but nearby is a very large private estate with young couples and small families - starter homes really.
I would plan to canvass by creating a leaflet and do a door to door drop initially. thanks for your input!
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Well it'll be a lot drier than photographing horses, Paul
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FRIDAY, Dec. 10 (HealthDay News) -- Patients diagnosed with a
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And because such patients typically have a larger-than-normal
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