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Greece downgraded to 'selective default' by Standard and Poor's
Ailing European nation downloaded from already low 'CCC' rating
Things continue to grind in the beleaguered European nation of Greece. Standard & Poor, or S & P has further cuts Greece's sovereign long-term foreign currency credit rating to 'Selective default" from its already rock-bottom "CCC" rating.
Euro zone finance ministers and the International Monetary Fund reached agreement last month for steps to cut Greece's public debt and help the country regain access to international financial markets.
In an e-mailed statement, the decision to lower the sovereign rating follows the government's invitation to private sector bondholders to participate in the debt buyback "which under our criteria we view as a selective default."
"When the buyback is consummated [believed to be around December 17, 2012], we will likely consider the selective default to be cured and raise the sovereign credit rating on Greece to the 'CCC' category," the statement said.
The outlook on the rating remains negative. Euro zone finance ministers and the International Monetary Fund reached agreement last month for steps to cut Greece's public debt and help the country regain access to international financial markets.
Greece said it would spend 10 billion euros to buy back bonds at a price range that topped market expectations. This is considered a very important step to put the near-bankrupt country's debt back on a reasonable footing.
The buyback will be conducted through a modified Dutch auction in which investors declare at what level they are willing to sell their bonds before Athens sets a final price.
While Greece's economy remains mired in recession, there is a silver lining to the cloud. According to European Central Bank governing council member Christian Noyer, there are reasons to be upbeat that the debt-laden nation will be able to rebound strongly as it works its way through reforms.
Noyer pointed to a pick-up in Greek exports as a sign that the economy is finally on the mend. The rate of growth of Greek exports is now among the highest in the euro zone after costs and wages have been cut significantly.
His comments follow remarks this week by Greece's central bank, which said Greece's economy can recover sooner-than-expected if structural reforms and financial measures are implemented.
Greece now needs to convince investors that it will press ahead with key economic reforms while reducing its ballooning debt, Noyer, who is also France's central bank governor, told journalists.
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Greece has had a troubled history for about 28 hundred years, to bring it's problems up to date; 1980's shortened work-week, goverment 40% of employment, sucked on the NATO feedbag for fifty years, population didn't pay full tax obligation (never completed home construction, so don't pay full property taxes), the wall came down and America stopped floating the Dracma (we devalued the Dollar just so the Germans could reunify), unions manage to strike only during peak tourist times, and the EU needs to cut sling and drop the Greeks. America is worse off and about a decade behind Greece. Greece will lose it's independance in about two years and become a slave state, meaning that whomever agrees to float them money will make the rules. I do pray for the nations to move towards God, but I can't fix stupid.
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This trip explores the highlights of Mali, where you will experience the world famous adobe architecture in Djenne, the legendary town of Timbuktu, the historical city of Segou, life on and next to the Niger river and the beautiful Malian music scene! Mali is a politically stable and safe country, and is a unique African experience even for those who have already visited the continent before. Enjoy your tour with the confidence of an expert local guide, safe transportation, and 24/7 support from our professional consultants. As always, all of our itineraries can be modified exactly as you wish.
Airport transfer with private vehicle and guide.
The Villa Soudan is a new 12 room hotel located by the Niger River.
Take your flight from Bamako to Timbuktu today. The flight duration is approximately 2.5 hrs.
Lunch at a local restaurant
Timbuktu is a legendary city at the border of the Sahara, which was in the past a strategic place in the trans-Sahara trade. At the same time it was an important centre of study of law and theology. In this city you'll visit the Djingareiber-mosque, built in the 14th century, the Sidi Yahiya –mosque, the Sankoré-mosque, the house of the explorers (Gordon Laing, René Caillé and Heinrich Barth),the Ahmed Baba centre (manuscripts) and the museum. Later in the afternoon you'll go for a sunset trip on the back of a camel to visit the Touaregs(Blue Men of the desert).
La Maison is a unique find in Timbuktu. Located in the town, this 9 room hotel offers a roof top patio with great views of the dunes as well as the medina.
Take your morning flight from Timbuktu to Mopti today. The flight duration is approximately 1 and a half hour.
Lunch at a local restaurant (included in tour price).
Upon arrival into Mopti you will have a tour of the harbour followed by a canoe-trip at sunset to the junction of rivers Bani and Niger. Mopti is built on three islands at the junction of rivers Bani and Niger. It is an important trade center and a lively town where a lot of ethnic groups live together: the Bozo, Dogon, Bambara, Bella-farmers, Tuareg and the Fulani. The market and the port are full of colours and smells. You can see in the port how the colourful 'pinasse'-boats are made.
La Maison Rouge is one of the best hotels that Mopti has to offer. The hotel has 12 rooms with private bath and air conditioning as well as a small restaurant that uses fresh ingredients grown in their own garden.
Drive between Djenne and Mopti with private vehicle, driver and English speaking guide. This drive takes approx. 2hrs.
Djenne, founded in the 9th century, received ivory, gold, slaves, wool and cola nuts from the south and transported these products to the north. Since the 12th century the city became very important for this trade. For Muslims, Djenne is an important religious city because of the mosque and the many Koranic schools. Your visit to Djenne, will include its phenomenal mud mosque, the grave of Tapama Djenepo, the young Bozo-girl buried alive to save the city from a flood, and the architectural remainders of Moroccan colonisation.
Hôtel Djenné Djenno is a modern and elegant interpretation of Malian style, decorated by its owner Sophie Sarin, a Swedish artist and interior designer, who has used the ancient West African textile tradition 'Bogolan' to create the charming interiors of the hotel.
Drive from Bamako to Segou (4.5 hs) with private vehicle, driver and English speaking guide.
Visit to Segou, the old capital of the Bambara kingdom and an important city during the colonial period which is still visible in the architecture of some old houses in town and to Segoukoro, the old village of Segou.
Hotel Le Djoliba offers clean comfortable rooms with a great location near the Niger River
Drive from Segou to Bamako with private vehicle, driver and English speaking guide.
Africa JoyceHorgan , November 08, 2012 "I am a world traveller and this was one of my Top 3 vacations ever! Kensington Tours did a great job with EVERY little detail, from the planning to being met and catered to every step of the way. Our favorite lodges were Tau Pan in the Kalahari, Botswana & Moon Mountain in Sossusvlei, Namibia. We especially loved the Batswana people and all the animals we saw at Camp Moremi on the Okavanga River. The highlight of our trip was actually our stay in Swakopmund when we stayed on the South Atlantic & went for an exciting boat ride to see all the sealife up close and personal (like a seal coming onboard the boat!), a rollar coaster dune ride in a 4 X 4!! the balloon ride over the red sand dunes over Namibia and several champagne brunches in the middle of the desert. Also, will never forget all the sundowmer game drives which ended with our favorite cocktail, watching the sunset with wildlife close at hand! Unforgettable. Thanks Ivona for planning it all!"
Africa MarkMasterson , October 26, 2012 "35 Goose Pond Road Lincoln, MA 01773 October, 2012 Re: Steven Weru Kinyua, Kenya tour guide We recently returned from a wonderful 8 day tour of Kenya with Steven, he is an exceptional individual. But one example: As we returned to the Samburu lodge from our first game drive, Steven pointed out a young, sick-looking lion in the shade of a tree. We observed it momentarily and soon returned to the lodge for dinner. The next day Steven mentioned he had reported the weak young lion to the local Samburu ranger. Steven explained that due to the arrival of a new alpha male in his pride the young lion had likely been chased out before he was able to hunt for himself. He further explained that the young lion would be welcome back in a week or two, if he were alive. I pursued the full story w/Steven. The ranger Steven had reported the weak lion to had been unresponsive, indicating he would do nothing. Steven, unsatisfied w/that response told the ranger to report it to the Head Park Ranger, or he would. The Head Ranger agreed with Steven's analysis of the situation; bought 10 kilos of meat for the young lion; and directed his staff to feed it appropriately. Steven understood the workings of that lion pride, and has an exceptional knowledge of all the wild animals of Kenya. Furthermore he has a passion for their well-being. He would not accept a lazy, disinterested response from the local ranger. During our trip in Kenya I had occasion to speak to groups of secondary school students. I related Steven's actions as an excellent example of a Kenyan's knowledge, passion and commitment. One day Steven pointed out a cheetah. We saw the cheetah w/a young impala in its mouth. After the cheetah had choked the young impala, Steven explained the mother cheetah was calling her cubs --it was thrilling to see the 3 cubs come tearing across the plain creating a mini-dust storm in their wake. The mother gave the kill to her cubs. Steven explained they had to learn to open it up. Shortly she sent them off the kill, twenty paces or so, then froze, looking westerly. A lion, smelling the kill Steven explained, was moving off to the north about a 1000 yards away. Intent on the lion the mother cheetah remained frozen in place (as we're the cubs, mimicking their mother). After the lion passed the mother called the cubs back to the kill. Not 15 minutes later the lion came back, followed by yapping jackels, this time moving off to the east of the cheetahs. As soon as the lion appeared, the mother cheetah repeated her previous actions, sending off the cubs and freezing over the kill, intently watching the lion. Steven explained that the jackels were distracting the lion from the kill, knowing if the lion found the kill, nothing would be left for them. Again the lion passed off to the southeast, never able to find the cheetah kill. This summary highlights events that played out over a 90 minute period. In that time several tourist rovers and vans came, took pictures of the cheetahs, and left. None of those tourists had a complete explanation of the scene that was playing out before us. Game-viewing w/Steven is a rich experience, a clear cut above the average. In our time w/Steven we had lengthy conversations about the pluses and minuses of grass-burning, the challenges of maintaining wildlife corridors, park encroachment by locals, roadway underpasses for big game, etc. in addition we discussed ukabila and other political challenges facing Kenya. Steven Kinyua is an exceptional Kenyan guide. He has a wonderful sense of humor, and made our Kenya safari a wonderful learning experience we will cherish for years. Mark Masterson, Ed.D."
Africa Avi J.Moskovitz , February 03, 2014 "We finally returned from the most magical vacation in Morocco and we cannot thank Lily and Kensington Tours enough!! This trip was beyond amazing and we are so appreciative for everything done to make this trip happen last minute for us! We had a spectacular tour guide that spoke 8 languages, Ismail, and the friendliest and warmest driver, Said, whom made the experience absolutely phenomenal! I seriously doubt that two other people could have made this trip as fantastic and special as they did! Within days, it was like 4 friends were traveling together through the country. Ismail did the tour in English and Spanish for us to ensure that we fully understood everything we saw and experienced. His passion for his country and culture was incredible and we learned an astounding amount about Moroccan history, food, agriculture, business, religion, fashion, and people. Through his shared knowledge, we have a deep love and appreciation of Morocco that we have would not have had otherwise. We were so happy with all of the amazing places Ismail took us which included the common tourist spots but also a ton of local places tourist never experience. We were exceedingly thrilled and it enriched our vacation beyond any expectations. Ismail even helped us get jobs in Morocco; I kissed snakes and Armando worked in a public bakery. ;-) (see the pics) We are also aware that we would not have experienced 10% of what we did had we done this trip alone or been on a large bus tour. Clearly, you have given us a wonderful gift of special memories, which we will never forget. We both want to return to see the north and of course we want to have Ismail and Said with us. Not only did we learn and see, but we laughed, danced, ate like pigs, kissed camels and snakes, ran in the Sahara desert under the stars, and enjoyed life - which is the best gift of all! Thank you from the bottom of our hearts, Avi J. Moskovitz & Armando Silva "
Africa EbonyHoskins , October 18, 2013 "I am so happy that I used Kensington Tours to help with my dream trip to Cape Town South Africa. I was looking for a well respected tour company that planned private guided tours that was not going to cause me my leg, lol. I begin searching companies by reputation and value. I narrowed it down to Kensington Tours because of the quality and value. I felt taken care of prior to my departure due to the detailed itinerary. From the time of got off the plane to the time I headed back to the states, I was in excellent hands. The service was EXCELLENT! I will definitely use Kensington again. Certainly, a trip of a lifetime!"
Africa DeborahEastland , October 29, 2013 "My husband and I have just returned from the trip of a lifetime in Egypt. The sites were amazing and overwhelming. Everything was as promised. We had the most amazing pyramid view and Nile view from our hotels. Our itinerary included the most magnificent sites and we were accompanied by the most informative and friendly people. I highly recommend visiting Egypt. It is totally safe. Thank you to everyone at Kensington for this experience. It was so beyond our expectations!"
Africa JudyChiburis , October 31, 2013 "From our greeter, who whisked us through customs in Johannesburg, to all our excellent drivers, guides and associates in Lions Sands, Cape Town and the wine country, everyone was highly professional, well dressed, well mannered, and well informed. Overall our tour worked like a superbly designed, technically perfect Swiss watch. An experience for the ages. Bravo!"
Africa ConniePurtell , October 29, 2013 "This was a trip of a life time for me and I was never disappointed. Sylvia listen to me and give me exactly what I wanted in the way of a photo Safari as well as full tour of Cape Town and the wine country. I never had to wait one minute for a guide or any of the transportation provided. The people I dealt with along the way could not have been more courteous and friendly. I just cannot say enough about my experience with Kensington Tours, it was fabulous! "
Africa Hanne Jones , October 24, 2013 "I have travelled all my life. I've combed much of Europe, from The arctic north in Norway to the streets of Seville in Spain, the beaches of Cannes and Nice in France and the medieval heart of Bologna in Italy. I've been on two African safaris (one tented, one not), both "luxurious." I've been on more than a dozen jaunts to India, some guided, others not. Over the years I have discovered that I had rather be lost and disoriented in a foreign country than submit once again to the unbending schedule of a guided tour. Hence I had given up tours of any kind, until Molly Kelly, an American Express travel agent, suggested I might want simply to list the places my friends and I wished to see in Morocco then let Kensington Tours make accessing them in an orderly way not only possible but thoroughly enjoyable as well. And this Kensington Tours did. They pulled our disparate destinations together and designed a far, far better route than we could ever have done on our own. They satisfied all our requests and threw in delicious additions, areas of interest we had never considered or even heard of. Our accommodations were well within our means and wonderful. Our guide and driver, not to mention our Mercedes SUV, could not have pleased us more. In other words, thanks to Molly and her recommending Kensington Tours, we had a sensational holiday. "
Africa Anthoula Korina , September 05, 2013 "Africa had always been a myth in mind since I was child that was up until a week ago. I just returned from an epic safari adventure! Kenya, Tanzania and the Maasai are sorely missed. Words cannot fully express the magic of this ever-flowing journey. It was awe-inspiring, breathtaking, free and powerful. My mind keeps playing tricks on me; thinking rather hoping that I'm going to see a giraffe cross a busy NYC street :) The memories will resonate for a lifetime. To boot, I went on this trip solo; female traveler. Not sure any of it would have been possible w/out Kensington Tours!!! Thank you..."
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The concept of vascular stenting originated with Charles Dotter in 1969 but didn't become a clinical reality until the late 1980s. Nearly 30 years have passed since the Dotter concept, yet it has only been during the past decade that we have started to understand those factors governing stent-related patency and restenosis. The following review summarizes what we know about vascular stents, as well as some of the new approaches that may improve the patency of future devices.
What stents do and don't do
Stents are really just braces that prevent elastic recoil of tissue after angioplasty. Stents hold an angioplasty site open, tack back a dissection flap, and counteract the compressive effects of extrinsic masses and fibrosis. This is illustrated in figure 1, showing poor results following iliac angioplasty that have been improved by placement of a Palmaz stent. Beyond iliac artery intervention, stents have been used in a number of other vascular situations to increase procedural success. For instance, the technical success of ostial renal vein angioplasty is quite variable, but most interventional radiologists would agree that it ranges from 30 to 70%. This can be increased to greater than 95% with the addition of a Palmaz stent.1 On the venous side, subclavian vein angioplasty is approximately 75% successful in achieving a less than 50% rate of residual stenosis.2 The procedural success is increased to greater than 95% with the addition of a stent.3-5
While stents may dramatically improve the immediate post-angioplasty appearance in a number of locations, they are not able to prevent restenosis. A stent is no more than mesh scaffolding through which tissue may propagate. The process of restenosis, in fact, starts when a stent is placed, due to vascular "injury" that is induced by PTA and/or stent placement followed by deposition of fibrin, platelets, and leukocytes on the metallic stent struts.6-8 The processes which contribute to restenosis are complex and beyond the scope of this review. Nevertheless, it is fair to state that if vessel wall trauma does not incite an overly exuberant neointimal response, and if the buildup of fibrin and thrombus is not excessive, most stents will be incorporated with a thin, non-stenotic neointimal layer. In humans, this neointimal tissue consists of a collagen matrix, smooth muscle-like cells, and a luminal layer of endothelial cells.6,7 On the other hand, exuberant neointimal tissue formation may lead to stenosis.
Factors that lead to neointimal stenosis
When the neointimal response is exuberant, stenosis may occur within a stent. This is called stent-related restenosis or in-stent restenosis (figure 2). There are a number of factors that portend to stent-related restenosis. "Excessive" trauma at the time of angioplasty and/or stent placement is a proven method for inducing neointimal stenosis in a number of animal models, including the rat carotid artery and the pig coronary and iliac circulation. Care should be taken not to overdilate the initial stenotic lesion or the adjacent "normal" segments of vessel. Additionally, stents should be placed with minimal trauma to the angioplasty site, and overexpansion of the stent should be avoided. In our lab, the characteristic finding following stent placement in the canine iliac artery has been disruption of the internal elastic lamina at the ends of stented segment-not at the middle of the stent. We believe that this represents trauma induced by balloon dilation of the stent at the time of deployment (for balloon expandable stents) or after deployment of self-expanding stents when the stent is apposed to the vessel wall. We also have noted thicker neointima at the ends of these stents compared to the middle of the stents. We believe this is, in part, due to vessel wall trauma at the time of stent placement.
Another factor related to in-stent stenosis is adherence of fibrin and thrombus to the stent struts. Excessive thrombus can serve as the substrate for exuberant neointima. Smooth muscle cells may migrate into maturing thrombus, ultimately leading to an area of neointimal stenosis. Unfortunately, angiography is an insensitive way to look at deposition of thrombus and cells on a stent at the time of placement, and there is no way to assess thrombus deposition after the procedure has been completed. Intravascular ultrasound is far more sensitive for angiographically occult thrombus but is rarely used in a systematic manner for this purpose.
Some patients may be more susceptible to accelerated atherosclerosis and/or neointimal hyperplasia at the stented site. Factors that cause any given patient to be at risk remain to be defined, but it has often been observed that patients who continue to smoke and/or have diffusely small arteries seem to have an increased risk of restenosis involving stented peripheral arteries. Some patients with in-stent restenosis will ultimately be found to have metabolic abnormalities, such as primary and secondary hyperlipidemic states, hypercoagulable states (such as antiphospholipid-antibody syndrome), and disorders of the fibrinolytic system (including elevated lipoprotein(a) and homocystinuria).
Finally, a number of lesion types and locations are particularly prone to stent-related restenosis. This is certainly true for renal failure patients with AV shunts who have subclavian vein stenosis. In one recent series, the 6-month patency for subclavian vein stents was 42%, and at one year only 25% of the stented central veins were not stenosed or occluded.5 These disappointing results were found despite 100% technical stenting success with 10 and 12 mm stents. Clearly, the subclavian location is one of the sites where stent patency is reliably poor, perhaps due to continuous mechanical stress from extrinsic muscle and bony impingement upon the stented vein. Patency rates for stented AV shunt stenoses (figure 3) are only slightly better, with a reported 12-month patency of 20 to 40%.3,4,9,10
On the arterial side, femoropopliteal stenting has had poor patency in most series. Gray et al reported that only 22% of the femoropopliteal Wallstents placed in 58 limbs maintained primary patency at a year.11 Poor durability of stents in this circulation may have been related to a number of factors, including the long segments of diseased vessels that were stented. Nevertheless, most interventionalists are disappointed with the long-term patency of femoropopliteal stenting.
Transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunts (TIPS) are prone to restenosis, with a one-year primary patency of 25 to 66%.12,13 There are 2 predominant sites of TIPS stenosis: one at the hepatic vein end of the stent and the other in the mid-stent (figure 4). Most cases of stent-related TIPS stenosis can be treated simply by repeat angioplasty and sometimes with placement of an additional stent. However, a small subset of patients with TIPS-related stenosis will develop recurrent stenosis in their TIPS shunt despite angioplasty and restenting.
No current stent design favors patency
It would be exciting to find stent-related factors that could be modified to significantly lower the risk of restenosis within the stented segment. Theoretically, a number of designs and materials offer advantages that should improve stent durability and limit in-stent restenosis. Unfortunately, the following variables make little difference in animal models and, in some cases, human clinical trials:
1) flexible vs rigid stents14
2) self-expanding vs balloon-expanded stents14
3) stent metal (nitinol, Elgiloy, steel)14
4) articulated vs non-articulated stents15
5) degree of radial force16
6) amount of metal surface area17
7) heparin coating18
Of course, there are some limitations to the list. No one would argue that a long solid lead tube stent would perform as well as a flexible mesh nitinol stent. Within the range of currently available stent designs and materials, however, there is no proven difference in stent-related restenosis or occlusion. In addition, neither aggressive systemic 4-week
anticoagulation (coumadin with initial heparin, and aspirin) nor antiplatelet regimens (aspirin and ticlopidine) improved 6-month angiographic patency in a prospective coronary artery stent trial.19
Currently, our choice of stents for vascular use is based upon appropriateness of the stent for a specific lesion (for example, diameter, length and, perhaps, flexibility), ease of stent delivery, cost, and (often) whether the stent has been approved for the given indication. In my view, bare metal stents are an important but interim step in the development of devices for achieving durable percutaneous revascularization.
Possible approaches to limit neointimal in-stent restenosis
A number of strategies to limit stent-related restenosis are under evaluation. For medium size vessels, 5 to 8 mm in diameter, covered stents or "stent-grafts" may provide a physical barrier to neointimal ingrowth (figure 6). A variety of synthetic graft materials are being explored, including polyethylene terephthalate (PET), polyurethanes, and expanded polytetrafluoroethylene (ePTFE). Both PET and ePTFE have been used extensively as surgical bypass conduits, but their use as endoluminal prostheses for occlusive disease is only recently being explored. We have investigated ePTFE and PET stent-grafts in a canine model,20,21 and have noted a number of features related to healing and patency associated with these different devices. There are currently 2 stent-graft trials for occlusive disease in humans: one using a PET stent-graft (Wallgraft, Schneider, Minneapolis, MN) and the other testing an ePTFE stent-graft (HemoBahn, ProGraft, W.L. Gore and Associates, Flagstaff, AZ). A polyurethane stent-graft trial (Corvita Endoluminal Graft, Corvita, Miami, FL/Schneider) has been suspended by the sponsor pending modifications.
Another promising approach is vascular irradiation, exposing the stented segment to therapeutic levels of ionizing radiation. This can be accomplished with radioactive stents, catheter-delivered radiation, or external beam irradiation.22 A series of coronary trials are underway, but peripheral studies have been slow to begin.
A number of pharmacologic and immunologic approaches are being considered as stent adjuncts. The efficacy of local drug or antibody delivery to the stented segment is being evaluated with the hope of interfering with early fibrin/platelet formation on the stent (IIb/IIIa receptor inhibition) or smooth muscle cell proliferation and migration (for example, Taxol). If any of these approaches prove successful in limiting in-stent restenosis, there will no doubt be interest in preparing pharmacologically active stents.
Oral (systemic) medication would be an attractive alternative to local delivery if an agent can be found that limits restenosis. Cilostazol (an antithrombotic agent), Angiopeptin (an antiproliferative agent), and a variety of oral anti-IIIb/IIIa agents all are being studied. Is this a search for the "Holy Grail"? Perhaps, but maybe we truly are closer than ever to an oral medication that limits restenosis.
Regardless of how the technology ultimately develops, the next generation of vascular "stents" will offer improved patency by linking the intrinsic mechanical support of a stent with some other physiologic or mechanical inhibitor of neointimal proliferation. Exactly which new approach is most likely to succeed is not yet known. In fact, it is likely that several adjunctive approaches will prove valuable. Even if covered stents have no use in small vessels, combined brachytherapy and oral medication will limit neointimal formation. These are dynamic times, and the only certainty is that the contemporary interventionalist can no longer ignore the pharmacology, cell biology, and biomaterials data that is exploding in the vascular literature. AR
1. Rees CR, Palmaz JC, Becker GJ, et al: Palmaz stent in atherosclerotic stenoses involving the ostia of the renal arteries: Preliminary report of a multicenter study. Radiology 181:507-514, 1991.
2. Glanz S, Gordon DH, Lipkowitz GS, et al: Axillary and subclavian vein stenosis: Percutaneous angioplasty. Radiology 168:371-373, 1988.
3. Quinn SF, Schuman ES, Hall LMC, et al: Venous stenoses in patients who undergo hemodialysis: Treatment with self-expandable endovascular stents. Radiology 183:499-504, 1992.
4. Gray RJ, Horton KN, Dolmatch BL, et al: Use of Wallstents for hemodialysis access-related venous stenoses and occlusions untreatable with balloon angioplasty. Radiology 195:479-484, 1995.
5. Vesely TM, Hovsepian DM, Pilgram TK, et al: Upper extremity central venous obstruction in hemodialysis patients: Treatment with Wallstents. Radiology 204:343-348, 1997.
6. Schatz RA: A view of vascular stents. Circulation 79(2):445-457, 1989.
7. Palmaz JC: Intravascular stents: Tissue-stent interactions and design considerations. AJR 160:613-618, 1993.
8. Parsson H, Cwikiel W, Johansson K, et al: Deposition of platelets and neutrophils in porcine iliac arteries after angioplasty and Wallstent placement compared with angioplasty alone. Cardiovasc Interv Radiol 17:190-196, 1994.
9. Antonucci F, Salomonowitz E, Stuckmann G, et al: Placement of venous stents: Clinical experience with a self-expanding prosthesis. Radiology 183:493-497, 1992.
10. Vorwerk D, Guenther RW, Mann H, et al: Venous stenosis and occlusion in hemodialysis shunts: Follow-up results of stent placement in 65 patients. Radiology 195:140-146, 1995.
11. Gray BH, Sullivan TM, Childs MB, et al: High incidence of restenosis/reocclusion of stents in the percutaneous treatment of long-segment superficial femoral artery disease after suboptimal angioplasty. J Vasc Surg 25:74-83, 1997.
12. LaBerge JM, Ping EJ, Gordon RL, et al: Creation of transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunts with the Wallstent endoprosthesis: Results in 100 patients. Radiology 187:413-420, 1993.
13. Lind CD, Malisch TW, Chong WK, et al: Incidence of shunt occlusion or stenosis following transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt placement. Gastroenterology 106:1277-1283, 1994.
14. Schurmann K, Vorwerk D, Kulisch A, et al: Neointimal hyperplasia in low-profile nitinol stents, Palmaz stents, and Wallstents: A comparative experimental study. Cardiovasc Interv Radiol 19:248-254, 1996.
15. Mundra H, Regar E, Klauss V, et al: Serial follow-up after optimized ultrasound-guided deployment of Palmaz-Schatz stents. Circulation 95:363-370, 1997.
16. Vorwerk D, Redha F, Neuerburg J, et al: Neointima formation following arterial placement of self-expanding stents of different radial force: Experimental results. Cardiovasc Interv Radiol 17:27-32, 1994.
17. Newman VS, Berry JL, Routh WD, et al: Effects of vascular stent surface area and hemodynamics on intimal thickening. J Vasc Interv Radiol 7:387-393, 1996.
18. Serruys PW, Emanuelsson H, van der Giessen W, et al: Heparin-coated Palmaz-Schatz stents in human coronary arteries: Early outcome of the Benestent-II Pilot Study. Circulation 93:412-422, 1996.
19. Kastrati A, Schuhlen H, Hausleiter J, et al: Restenosis after coronary stent placement
and randomization to a four-week combined antiplatelet or anticoagulant therapy: Six-month angiographic follow-up of the intracoronary stenting and antithrombotic regimen (ISAR) trial. Circulation 96:462-467, 1997.
20. Dolmatch BL, Tio FO, Li XD, Dong YH: Patency and tissue response related to two types of polytetrafluoroethylene-covered stents in the dog. J Vasc Interv Radiol 7:641-649, 1996.
21. Dolmatch BL, Dong YH, Trerotola SO, et al: Tissue response to covered Wallstents. J Vasc Interv Radiol 9:471-478, 1998.
22. Diamond DA, Vesely TM: The role of radiation therapy in the management of vascular restenosis. Part I. Biologic Basis. J Vasc Interv Radiol 9:199-208, 1998.
Dr. Dolmatch is section head of Vascular/Interventional Radiology at the Cleveland Clinic Foundation in Cleveland, OH.


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In 2012 Barnes & Noble launched their Nook range in the UK. Like the other main eBook reader makers, their range includes a cheap touch screen device, a similar device with the addition of a front light, and some tablets. The price of Nook devices has dropped substantially since their launch. There are also free apps for Android, iOS and Windows 8.
The Nook range includes a number of large font and colour options. None of the devices include text-to-speech, although their app for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch works with the built-in VoiceOver screen reader, and the Android app works with VoiceOver.
Nooks are being sold in supermarkets (Asda, Sainsbury, Waitrose), book shops (Blackwell's, Foyles) and other stores (John Lewis, Argos).
The GlowLight has a 152mm (6 inch) eInk touch screen and weighs 197g. It can hold around 1000 books, and has a slot for an SD card which could hold up to 30,000 more. The battery life claims 30 hours of continuous reading without the GlowLight on, or half that with the light. In September 2013 it was reduced in price to £49.
The Nook Simple Touch GlowLight has only a few physical controls on it:
A wide plastic edge surrounds the screen to make room for the next/previous page controls.
The setup procedure requires an internet connection and a Nook account. If you don't already have an account, you can set one up during the setup process. The setup procedure ends with a demonstration of the GlowLight feature, and the first time a book is opened, an image showing how to use the touch screen appears.
There are six quite different fonts to choose from, and seven font sizes, the largest of which is around 22pt. These options are only available for the content of a book, and aren't available for the library or store screens.
The GlowLight has a built-in light that can be turned on or off, and have its brightness level altered, using the Nook button. When the ambient light is low, the GlowLight can make quite a difference. The light can be switched on at any time, so you can use it while browsing the books on the Glo, or buying a book, or reading.
Watch our Nook Simple Touch Glowlight video which demonstrates some features for low vision readers.
The Simple Touch is the Simple Touch GlowLight without the front light. It costs £29.
The Nook HD has a 178mm (7 inch) HD colour screen with the best resolution of any similar sized device (1440 by 900). It weighs 315g. There are both speakers and a headphone socket, and it has an SD card slot. It comes in 8GB and 16GB variations (although 3GB of this is unavailable as storage) which cost around £79 and £99 respectively.
The Nook HD has the following physical controls:
There are good font options - eight font sizes, six fonts and six colour themes (black on white, white on black, white on brown and three black on light varietites). There are also three line spacing and margins settings.
The Nook HD+ is very similar to the HD, although it has a 226mm (8.9 inch) screen with an even higher resolution, at 1920 by 1080. It also weighs considerably more at 515g. There are 16GB and 32GB varieties costing around £129 and £149.
The Nook HD and HD+ are in fact Android tablet computers but they have been heavily adapted by Barnes & Noble so that their accessibility features are unavailable. There is access to a range of Nook apps rather than Android's standard Play Store.
Watch our Nook HD+ video which demonstrates some features for low vision readers.
There are Nook apps for iOS, Android and Windows 8. Many of the display options are similar - once in a book there are:
No dictionary is installed during the initial setup, but one can be downloaded at a later time.
The big difference is when it comes to speech or braille access. On an iOS or Android device, the Nook app works with the built-in screen reader, offering the option to read at the level you choose, from one character at a time up to one chapter at a time.
Not only that, but when you install the app with a screen reader running, it offers a short accessibility tutorial while the device is syncing your library. The tutorial can be started at any time from the Settings menu while the screen reader is active. If you're lucky enough to own a bluetooth braille display, you can use this to read your books with, too.
Read our blog entry about Nook as our App of the Month.
Watch our short videos which demonstrate the accessible Nook app being used in conjunction with VoiceOver and Zoom on an iPad.
Watch our short videos which demonstrate the accessible Nook app being used in conjunction with TalkBack and low vision options on an Google Nexus phone.
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Rachel Wharton of Edible Manhattan magazine traveled to Ozone Park, Queens to check out Dallis Bros. Coffee, one of the oldest and best roasters in the city.
"Abe and Morris Dallis come here in 1905. In 1913, they start their own coffee company," explains John Moore of Dallis Bros. Coffee. "And back in those days, that meant literally loading up a horse drawn-carriage with various wares and going off into the countryside, known as Brooklyn or Queens, and then doing a route, a circular route, and then coming back to your source periodically." Now Manhattan is their biggest borough, and Dallis delivers beans still roasted in the same brick building to the city's best restaurants. Some are even grown on their own Brazilian farm.
"Our New York espresso is an espresso blend that sort of defines Dallis Bros Coffee right now in the market. It's a combination of a few different coffees from a few different places," says Moore. "We've been tinkering with it a fair amount as of late, and one of the fun things about coffee is that it's not static, coffee's always giving you something, throwing you a curve ball, and you've got to embrace what's coming at you as an agricultural crop and really roll with it."
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Poll: Should Cardinal Roger Mahony of Los Angeles participate in the selection of a new pope?
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No, he should abstain because of his failings in the clergy abuse scandal. | 83% | 366 | |
Yes, he should vote because it is his right and his duty to do so. | 16% | 70 | |
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he failed so many.....he should not be trusted with any more decisions
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Unfortunately the question is moot. Participating in the conclave is an obligation of a cardinal. It is not a right, nor is it a privilege. It is an obligation.
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Does anyone know how much of CA taxes go to Catholic Charities? Lutheran charties?
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my opinion is that mahoney should participate in the conclave. i liken it to our own system, where a felon's rights to do things like vote are only taken after conviction. mahoney has not, as yet, been charged with anything, let alone convicted.
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I have always been disgusted by Mahoney's actions to not only to shield child molesting priests, but to transfer them to places where they could continue molesting other children. Although he has not yet been formally charged, we all know what he allowed to happen on his watch. As a local Catholic, I strongly object to him participating in the conclave. I would prefer Archbishop Gomez - now there's a good man.
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Apple iPhone 5S specs review
Since this is an 'S' generation, the iPhone 5S is supposed to have exactly the same exterior as the iPhone 5, right? Well, think again, because the 5S actually features a number of visual improvements compared to its predecessor. The main design concept has been retained, but the iPhone 5S has a brand new home button design, which looks particularly fancy. In addition, the color variations have been changed — the 5S will be offered in black/grey, white/silver and white/gold, all of which being extremely good-looking. By the looks of it, Apple has slightly altered the black version's color scheme, so that the metal part (including the frame of the phone) is a bit lighter (in terms of color), making for a more contrasting and appealing color scheme.
Other than that, the design is pretty much the same, with the rear camera located in the upper-left corner, though this time, the snapper is accompanied by a special kind of dual LED flash.
Resolution isn't everything, though, and while we're yet to see the iPhone 5S's display in person, we're absolutely sure that it'll be just gorgeous. Based on the familiar IPS LCD technology, we expect the screen of the 5S to be accurate, vivid and plenty bright.
The Apple iPhone 5S will ship with the new iOS 7 operating system, which, as you've probably heard, is the first iOS version with a brand new user interface. The core ideas are basically the same — but the whole system looks very different from the current skeuomorphic design. iOS has become more abstract and cleaner in a bid to become more recent with the times.
In terms of features, iOS 7 is also introducing a bunch of intriguing things, such as the control center pull-up menu, which provides quick access to frequently used toggles and options, such as brightness, Wi-Fi/Bluetooth connectivity and others.
A really interesting new feature of the iPhone 5S is the so-called Touch ID fingerprint sensor, which will be used for enhanced security and some other cool stuff. For example, you'll be able to unlock your perfectly secured iPhone 5S just by touching its home button. Since the device will know that it's you and no one else, it'll simply let you access the OS without your having to enter a passcode or anything like that. Another useful application of the fingerprint sensor is for iTunes purchase authentication. Now, instead of having to enter your iTunes password each time you want to buy an app, game, song, or anything else, you'll be given the option to simply touch the home button of the iPhone 5S, and it will immediately pass the authentication process - quickly and effortlessly!
Processor and Memory
Speaking of the software, we should absolutely mention that the Apple iPhone 5S is going to be the first smartphone with a 64-bit processor, and iOS 7, along with all the built-in apps is going to be optimized to take advantage of that. Hopefully, all of this will lead to a better overall system performance. It's interesting to note that Apple says the so-called A7 chip in the iPhone 5S has a CPU that is up to 40 times faster, and GPU that is up go 56 times faster than those of the original iPhone. This doesn't give us much information about the actual performance of the 5S, but at least it's a cool fact to know.
When it comes to internal storage, the iPhone 5S comes with the usual capacities of 16, 32 and 64 GB - nothing out of the ordinary here. As always, there is no microSD card slot, so you won't be able to expand your internal storage even further in the future.
Interestingly, instead of bumping the camera megapixels to 13 MP from the current 8 MP, the company has decided to keep the megapixel count but increase the size of the pixels themselves, along with the aperture (now f/2.2), which should allow for brighter and cleaner images. Other interesting features of this new camera include the dual-LED flash, which isn't just a normal dual-LED flash. Actually the new light has an amber color and will be used to fix the color temperature of photos taken in not-so-wonderful lighting conditions. It really sounds like a great feature this camera.
Naturally, it also knows how to do 1080p video recording, but it can also shoot a 120 fps slow motion video, which can produce some neat, eye-catching effects. Another new video-recording extra is ability to zoom up to 3 times while filming, which doesn't seem like a great option, but nevertheless - it's there.
Release Date, Price and Expectations
Apple has always announced exact release dates for its products, and the iPhone 5S is not an exception. The handset will go on pre-order as soon as September 13, while the iPhone 5S release date itself will take place on September 20.
Pricing is also your standard affair. If you're ready to pay for a new two-year contract, the iPhone 5S is going to cost you $199 for the 16 GB model, $299 for the 32 GB one and $399 for the 64 GB one. That's the way it'll be offered by AT&T, Sprint and Verizon, while T-Mobile will sell the unlocked model at $649 for 16 GB, $749 for 32 GB and $849 for 64 GB - none of which tied to a contract.
We're definitely looking forward to reviewing the Apple iPhone 5S. You can rest assured that this is going to happen very soon, so that you'll know exactly what advantages and disadvantages come along with the iPhone 5S. Apple's newest flagship smartphone is extremely appealing, and we're sure that it's going to straighten the users' confidence in Apple. Stay tuned for our iPhone 5S review, which is going to put the device's screen, camera, software and pretty much anything else to the test!
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1. AnTuTu (Posts: 596; Member since: 14 Oct 2012)
Innovation at its best hahahhaha same stuff another year
Fruit is about to get rotten :p
4. Ninetysix (Posts: 1010; Member since: 08 Oct 2012)
Do you have a timeframe? What are we looking at here? I want to get back to you when that time comes and tell you that you were wrong. Wake up and face reality. Apple is not going anywhere.
6. _Bone_ (Posts: 1997; Member since: 29 Oct 2012)
That's... exactly his point?
They are stuck in 2010 and not going anywhere.
51. Droid_X_Doug (Posts: 5155; Member since: 22 Dec 2010)
Kind of how BB/RIM was stuck 2 years behind the innovation curve. Look where it got them. What is the saying - those who ignore the lessons of history are doomed to repeat them?
11. clevername (Posts: 1401; Member since: 11 Jul 2008)
First phone with a 64 bit processor... I'm no fan of apple, but I have to admit that, yes, that is innovation. While others just tack on more cores, this improves capability. Can't say its last years tech anymore.
33. rodneyej1 (Posts: 2629; Member since: 06 Jul 2013)
Innovation❔ 2 innovative features in 12 months❔... My Lumia 920 had at least 8 innovations, and that was just one out of 15 devices in a year... Apple is definitely not the innovator here...
70. clevername (Posts: 1401; Member since: 11 Jul 2008)
Like I said, I\'m no fan of apple, I love my Lumia 920 as much as you love yours. But it is what it is. The quantity doesn\'t change that.
45. ph00ny (Posts: 556; Member since: 26 May 2011)
and what's the point of having a 64bit processor with such little memory to address it?
71. clevername (Posts: 1401; Member since: 11 Jul 2008)
Increased memory limit isn\'t the only benefit. It will use the memory it has in a much more efficient manner, and overall performance will improve. This may be marginal, but it opens doors.
in the end, why do anything else than praise what is obviously a step forward?
83. ph00ny (Posts: 556; Member since: 26 May 2011)
and additional core while maintaining power efficiency isn't an obvious step forward?
98. VArase (Posts: 1; Member since: 11 Sep 2013)
The A7 has twice the number of general purpose and floating point registers, twice the speed, twice the GPU speed. This is straight-line scalar speed, not just adding a couple of cores the same speed, so straight line non-multiprocessing tasks can finish in half the time.
Fully optimized 64 bit kernel and vendor supplied apps, touch friendly free software suite (the same as on the Mac), iPhoto, Pages, Numbers, and Keynote as well as free access to the corresponding web HTML5 apps.
The camera has two LED flash elements - one white and the other amber allowing for a thousand flash colors to warm flesh tones in harsh lighting environments like florescent. The camera is also capable of 1080p, and 720p slow motion at 120fps. Holding the shutter button takes 10 fps 8 mp shots as long as the button is held down, with software selection of the best exposures and sharpness, as well as panorama mode with corrected exposure throughout the camera sweep.
The fingerprint sensor is capable of mapping five fingers with the fingerprint maps stored securely in a special enclave on the A7 chip. This allows for rapid authentication, so there's no need to carry the phone unlocked.
VPN pathing is per application, so activating the vpn for a RDP session doesn't necessarily route all your packets through your work network.
Motion, orientation, compass heading is tracked by a new M7 chip so applicatons can query this data without having to reinvent the wheel.
The supervisor attempts to batch multitasking access so more work can be done during periods when the processor is waken, saving on battery life.
37. InspectorGadget80 (Posts: 5472; Member since: 26 Mar 2011)
only Ray. S love his Same phone every year
77. imran86 (Posts: 28; Member since: 14 Sep 2012)
All PA writers must be feeling embarrassed falsely praising the IPhone 5S but they have to feed their families. My sympathies are with you guys.
2. iampayne (Posts: 74; Member since: 12 Aug 2013)
I believe they said it was 40, CPU, and 56, GPU, times faster than the "original iPhone."
8. HansGoneInsane (Posts: 241; Member since: 09 Aug 2013)
Yup. Apple said that the iPhone 5S is up to 2 times faster then the iPhone 5 in CPU and GPU performance. Still a huge leap forward in my opinion. I still like to know how much RAM is put in there.
27. papss (Posts: 2879; Member since: 03 Sep 2012)
And in true apple fashion I'm sure the GPU will outpace just about everything.. That's one area where apple puts punch. I read that they will have 2 gigs of ram
31. Bootutu (Posts: 155; Member since: 11 Jul 2013)
If it is powervr 544MP4, it will not stack up against Adreno 320 or Tegra 4, let alone Adreno 330 or Mali T628, technology has gone well ahead of what Apple can produce.
67. THE.DARK.KNIGHT (banned) (Posts: 269; Member since: 09 Sep 2013)
@Bootutu Are you insane? Apples iPhone always beats the rest of the flagships in GPU performance! Just because Larry page allowed you to suck his cock that doesn\'t mean that you can underestimate the new iPhone!
74. kyronnex (Posts: 2; Member since: 11 Sep 2013)
True, iP5's GPU performance and frame rates are outstanding but that is like hooking a 1024x780 monitor to your graphics card and telling me you can run the latest and greatest game at 80fps!
HTC One and Samsung Galaxy S4 feature 1920x1080 displays which are 2.85 times finer than iP5/5S's1136x640. That is as many more pixels they need to fill polygons, texturize, light source, filter, anti-alias, .....
Use the appropriate factor and you'll actually find that both One and SGS4 are way better in graphics performance.
80. Leo_MC (Posts: 384; Member since: 02 Dec 2011)
Why on earth would people buy 50-70\" LEDs if it\'s a real pleasure to watch graphics on a 4-5\" screen?!
A phone graphics should be good enough to run mobile apps without any lag or adreno_how_much_do_you_want can\'t make Android bad, laggy os be better.
96. kyronnex (Posts: 2; Member since: 11 Sep 2013)
Irrelevant to the topic at hand.
Compare apples to apples. Don't compare apples to "oh, you don't need an apple, so we'll compare ourselves against an orange ... yeah!!! my apple is so much better than an orange ....".
Just because Apple tells me they have Retina Display and you don't need more pixel density when holding a phone at 10-12", it doesn't mean anything. People are people. Some hold their display at 10", some at 8". Some have better eyesight. PPI requirements change dramatically as you put the phone closer to your eye even by an inch or 2.
SGS4 and HTC1 both run at >30fps for even the most intensive graphics tasks. I could even say that iP5 running 60fps on a 4" screen doesn't mean anything to me because it is indistinguishable to the human eye (for head on vision of course, peripheral vision is more senstive to flicker) but a 30fps on a 5" screen is real value addition to me.
97. Nephylim (Posts: 131; Member since: 04 Apr 2013)
88. azfar (Posts: 13; Member since: 22 Jul 2013)
lol what a explaination, my i7 is million times faster then 186 cpu :D
3. andro. (Posts: 1926; Member since: 16 Sep 2011)
Its funny how ppi became a huge detail when the iphone 4 first launched with apple being the \'best\' because of the so called retina display,now some articles here claim ppi isn\'t relevant at all now that manufactuers other than apple have much better screens!
61. stealthd (Posts: 818; Member since: 12 Jun 2011)
Other manufacturers don't have much better screens. Retina was a big deal because the 4 was one of the first modern smartphones to have a screen with pixels too small to see. Once you reach that point, adding more pixels is pretty pointless, which is why they haven't increased the PPI in 3 years. More pixels also consume more power, both from the screen and the cpu/gpu, which is exactly why the Moto X is 720p and not 1080. It's also not like they haven't improved the screens just because they didn't increase the resolution. The 5 looks noticeably better than the 4 if you put them side by side, even though it isn't higher PPI.
78. imran86 (Posts: 28; Member since: 14 Sep 2012)
You probably haven't seen a FHD screen that's why you say it's pointless. Put your Iphone 5 with S4 or HTC one and you can learn what's the difference between 326 and 440 ppi. and BTW most FHD phones's batteries last much longer then iphone.
5. android1234 (Posts: 106; Member since: 09 Feb 2010)
Its 40x cpu and 56x gpu of the original iphone not the iphone 5.
7. amiaq (Posts: 314; Member since: 30 Jun 2012)
phewwww!! for a moment I thought Apple going to set the bar again and android manufacturers have to catch up. Then I realize that was 2009.
10. Bootutu (Posts: 155; Member since: 11 Jul 2013)
Anyone know the GPU on this phone?
17. mrturner (Posts: 16; Member since: 10 Sep 2013)
PowerVR SGX544 quad
12. DukeX (Posts: 327; Member since: 28 Aug 2013)
The only bar apple set is the one for them to get drunk at. They ain\'t got to go home they\'re stuck in 2010.
16. RoyalPayne (banned) (Posts: 458; Member since: 07 Aug 2013)
Yes coz in 2010 there were a hundred phones with a 64 bit CPU architecture and an OS that supported it. Oh wait that's 2013-14 and there's only one phone! :O
22. Bootutu (Posts: 155; Member since: 11 Jul 2013)
Educate yourself first before bragging about 64 bits, you are embarrassing yourself
39. RoyalPayne (banned) (Posts: 458; Member since: 07 Aug 2013)
Sure! How exactly am i embarrassing myself? By embarrassing u dumb haters?
14. DukeX (Posts: 327; Member since: 28 Aug 2013)
The only bar apple set is the one for them to get drunk at. They ain\'t got to go home they\'re stuck in 2010.
15. mrturner (Posts: 16; Member since: 10 Sep 2013)
Don't care if its 64bit, its still a dual core 1.7GHz processor,
Not very futuristic.
28. mrturner (Posts: 16; Member since: 10 Sep 2013)
perfectly optimised to for what? Do you know what technological optimisation is? Its not an android but the processor is manufactured by samsung.
They say you're an apple undercover salesman, it'll make more sense.
40. RoyalPayne (banned) (Posts: 458; Member since: 07 Aug 2013)
So what if samsung or any xyz is manufacturing it?! ITS DESIGNED BY APPLE!!!
19. bigsimpd (Posts: 34; Member since: 13 Jan 2012)
I\'m all Android but not a hater gotta say this is a nice phone and looks great.I have the Note2 waiting on the Note3 but Iphone looks great never wanted one until I saw these hmmmmm decisions,decisions.........
42. RoyalPayne (banned) (Posts: 458; Member since: 07 Aug 2013)
If i was out for a phablet, the Note 3 it wud be.
81. Leo_MC (Posts: 384; Member since: 02 Dec 2011)
Z Ultra is way better.
21. Mrmark (Posts: 69; Member since: 26 Jan 2013)
When is someone going to admit that the iPhone is the most popular mid - range device that can out perform many high end devices! Looks nice by the way! But let's be honest here!
30. mrturner (Posts: 16; Member since: 10 Sep 2013)
Most popular true,, outperform false
29. MojoDojo (Posts: 76; Member since: 11 Jul 2013)
PhoneArena is a bunch of hypocrites. With some phones with features like these, they think they're yesterday's. But since it is Apple that has made this phone so it's okay with these features. "Yes super-fine details won't be as clear as on a 1080p screen, but do we really need such type of clarity?". I remember when they said that the clarity of the Lumia 1020s display wasent enough. And it has a higher ppi than the iPhone 5S. Ridiculous...
43. RoyalPayne (banned) (Posts: 458; Member since: 07 Aug 2013)
If ONLY ppi decided the display quality, My 5 year old Xperia X1 with a ppi of 312 can beat most of the phones out there. It doesn\'t.
54. Berzerk000 (Posts: 3510; Member since: 26 Jun 2011)
PA was kind of criticizing 1020 because of it's low pixel density compared to the 1080p panels on Android flagships, but when the iPhone has a sub-400 ppi display, it's alright and we don't need that much clarity. They weren't judging on display quality overall, they specifically called out the pixel density.
I'm not usually one of those fanboy conspiracy theorists, but it is kind of weird.
57. RoyalPayne (banned) (Posts: 458; Member since: 07 Aug 2013)
If they were criticizing the sub-400 ppi then i agree they are biased. Or could be that different authors have different opinions. Still PA should maintain their standard.
32. AfterShock (Posts: 908; Member since: 02 Nov 2012)
Yeah that 64 bit tag is nice I guess for future proofing, does this mean other iphones are going to be left behind in a year or so?
Seems cool mojo is replaced by tech and it doesn't seem to offer any bragging points over last year's at this point, some of the fans are going have to dig, to defend that as year goes by I'd guess.
We'll see.
36. tiara6918 (Posts: 1200; Member since: 26 Apr 2012)
Apple, your specs are so outdated compared to your competitors. Now I know some of you would complain that what matters is real life performance and usage but I think that the 5s is just a silly minor update over its predecessor. They no longer have iNnovation
46. TheM16 (Posts: 80; Member since: 14 Aug 2013)
Right...but phones like \"iPhone\" \"Lumia\" & \"BlackBerry\" got an optimized software so they wouldn\'t care about the hardware much...cuz they don\'t need it unlike Android which is power hungry all the time ...and I used all phones and trust that\'s enough hardware for them...plus its a company strategy and they know what\'s best for their phones, we are just consumers.
44. hellonerds (Posts: 119; Member since: 27 Aug 2013)
Underwhelmed. Same tiny, narrow screen as before, a better graphics processor to play games I don't play. A fingerprint scanner which no doubt will automatically upload your fingerprint to an NSA/FBI database without your consent
48. T00muchF00D (Posts: 94; Member since: 27 Nov 2011)
Ray S. what is going on buddy? I been reading lots of your articles and a lot of them have grammatical issues. Get some sleep, drink some coffee, or have someone proof read for ya bud. With that being said......iPhone 5\"s\"heep is already out dated. Lets go Windows phone!
50. reckless562 (Posts: 436; Member since: 09 Sep 2013)
remember, Apple is STILL a computer company, and make dam fine pc\'s, but they forget to add all the cool shiz in thir phones.
they rely on shieeple and hot chicks n their enabelers to buy tha crap they sell. all the iphones past the 4 are girls phones. thats y the screen is the same size, for their women customers. they dont care bout function, just \"OMGGG, IPHONE!! LIKE OMGGG\" ;\'\'( \"(sigh) yes jessica if u can have the new iphone after we bang.\"
u all know ur girl, if u have one, wants that damn useless phone. u have to rely on apps for function. at least android get it written in the OS
58. Lakuta1978 (Posts: 52; Member since: 30 Jun 2012)
my next phone of course....love the gold one^^
60. bigsimpd (Posts: 34; Member since: 13 Jan 2012)
Why so much hating on phones if you don\'t like one then don\'t buy it.I\'ve just started posting on here because I like to see the latest gadgets and I must say you guys are funny getting all uptight fussing over phones.Competition is the american way it\'s great to have choices relax take a chill pill it\'s just a phone i\'m cracking up over here I see this is gonna be fun listening to ppl get mad over phones lol
85. darkkjedii (Posts: 8911; Member since: 05 Feb 2011)
Lotta trouble making jealous trolls on this site yo. PAPINYC, gadget80, dorothy69 who's a guy btw, Troll, shatter, and a few more. You'll learn them as you're on the site more. PAPINYC won't like you, and I, if you know what I mean.
99. bigsimpd (Posts: 34; Member since: 13 Jan 2012)
I was wondering why my back was expanding lol noore preacher then you have any videos of your workouts I have done on my Facebook page
100. darkkjedii (Posts: 8911; Member since: 05 Feb 2011)
Yep we gotta hook it up
101. bigsimpd (Posts: 34; Member since: 13 Jan 2012)
Hit me on email email@example.com I will give you info.
63. taz89 (Posts: 1899; Member since: 03 May 2011)
Anyone know what the ram is? Apples official spec sheet doesn't say and some day it's 2gb team but can't find confirmation anywhere.


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Whitney uses the finest hardwoods and veneers and traditional joinery methods for strength. Edges and corners are always rounded smoothly and finished by hand. And, of course, all glues, paints, and finishes are nontoxic and clean up quickly. Whitney Brothers makes it easy for you to decide which products are best for your classroom, and they're dedicated to making sure each product can be used safely by generations of children.
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Follett Overview
Coldwell Banker Helps You Learn More About Follett, Texas Real Estate
Follett, Texas is located in Lipscomb. Nearby cities and towns include Booker, Darrouzett, Higgins, Lipscomb and Shattuck. Follett is a rural community with a population of 461. The median household income in Follett is $49,772. 66% of residents are married and families with children reside in 25% of Follett households. Half the population of Follett commutes 13 minutes or more to work, with 75% of residents holding white collar jobs and 25% residents holding blue collar jobs.
The median age of homes in Follett, TX is 53 years, with 59% of those homes owned, 17% rented and 22% not occupied. Find a Coldwell Banker real estate agent in Follett, Texas today.


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