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Good morning. My name is Greg Brozeit and I am the advocacy consultant for the Los Angeles-based International Myeloma Foundation (IMF). The IMF is oldest and largest organization serving the needs of the multiple myeloma community. Myeloma is an incurable cancer of the plasma cells of the bone marrow. Its population represents one percent of all cancer diagnoses and two percent of the cancer mortality rate.
I have become convinced that the One Voice Against Cancer agenda, especially with its emphasis on the Bypass Budget which you will hear more about later, is the best hope for my constituents in the myeloma community to realize the goal of more funding for myeloma research. And the same holds true for virtually every other cancer disease-specific constituency if we are to discover better treatments and, ultimately cures for the various cancers.
We, the cancer community, will not achieve our common goals unless we develop grassroots political activism on a scale equal to other powerful public interest groups. It may be the only way to meaningfully accelerate federal funding for cancer research. If based purely on scientific opportunity, cancer research should be getting more. The biggest obstacle, in my opinion, is that we cancer advocates don't advocate for cancer research. Instead we focus far too much on "our" particular type of cancer. And we do so at the expense of the greater good.
In reality, effective political work at the micro, disease-specific, level can hurt the larger cause. In fact, as we look at the current situation, it can be argued that political support for medical research in Congress, in general, and cancer research, in particular, has occurred despite the cancer advocacy community as much as because of it.
The only way to overcome these problems is for us to check our respective baggage at the door. We must come together because all of our goals are so similar. Most of our respective cancer disease groups are too small and unknown to create a popular groundswell for our issues. Success may only happen if One Voice can establish a grassroots constituency for federally funded cancer research that transcends our parochial desires.
I have often wondered why—when 1.2 million persons are diagnosed and another 500,000 die each year of cancer in this nation—cancer advocates cannot muster more voices in support of research. I remember the first day I ever spent in Washington, DC; the day of the annual Right to Life March on which tens of thousands of advocates descend on Capitol Hill. I remember working as a Senate staffer handling the Clarence Thomas nomination and how it literally shut our office down with tens of thousands of phone calls, letters, and faxes. I remember those experiences as we struggle to get a few dozen cancer advocates to contact their members of Congress on issues related to research.
And then it hit me. The difference between those volatile political issues and cancer is simple. We choose the political issues that interest us. Cancer chooses us. Getting cancer is not a political act. But the next two days will show that if we are serious about finding a cure for the various cancers that afflict us, we must be political. We must be political because it is through federal funding that we will accelerate research funding in meaningful amounts. And One Voice Against Cancer is the only broad-based cancer research funding coalition that articulates the needs of the entire cancer community.
One Voice Against Cancer Priorities
One Voice focuses its advocacy on funding for cancer research programs at the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the National Cancer Institute (NCI), the National Center for Minority Health and Health Disparities (NCMHHD), and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Regulatory and other funding issues important to the members of One Voice can, and will, still be important to their respective agendas, but will not be included in that of One Voice. In this coalition, we focus on specific cancer research appropriations; stated more simply, we focus on the money.
As we all learned in our civics classes, Congress can authorize anything it wants—and it usually does to give the illusion that something is being done. Appropriations—funds released to be spent—are action. If it ain't appropriated, it ain't going to happen.
The National Institutes of Health: Continue the Process to Double Funding
The focus of federally supported medical research is the National Institutes of Health (NIH). In theory, NIH has the authority to conduct basic medical research affecting virtually every known disease and disability. Many NIH researchers are based at its Bethesda, Maryland campus, but most research funding is awarded to institutions throughout the U.S. and the world. If there is a medical research facility in your area, chances are good that it is receiving funding through a number of NIH grants. NCI estimates that 85% of its budget is spent at research facilities throughout the nation.
Congress has repeatedly demonstrated support for NIH funding as a national priority over the past decade. Beginning with the fiscal year 1999 funding cycle, Congress began a process to double the NIH budget within five years. After last year's appropriations bills were signed into law, Congress and the President achieved $23.7 billion needed to fulfill the fourth year of the five-year doubling pledge. This year, President Bush included $27.3 billion for NIH in his annual budget—the amount needed to fulfill the five-year pledge.
The National Cancer Institute: The Bypass Budget—An Untapped Opportunity
Founded thirty years ago as the centerpiece of the nation's War on Cancer, NCI is the largest of the NIH institutes. Significant funding has flowed to NCI within the past decade, due first largely to the activism of the breast cancer advocacy community. Congress appropriated $4.2 billion for NCI in fiscal year 2002. But despite its resources—which are significant—NCI still has not achieved, on a fiscal level, the type of funding the educated scientific community feels is needed to fully address current and future research opportunities.
NCI is required, under the National Cancer Act (P.L. 92-218), to submit an annual Bypass Budget prior to the submission of the President's budget to Congress. This statutory requirement to submit a forward-looking budget is unique among all federal medical research institutes. The term bypass refers to the fact that, unlike all other federal agencies, the recommendation goes directly from the NCI Director to the President—bypassing the normal chain of bureaucracy which includes, among others, the Secretary of Health of Human Services and the Office of Management and Budget. The Bypass Budget is the NCI Director's best fiscal estimate of the cost needed to fulfill the legal mandate to provide the national cancer research program with the technology and investment it needs.
Neither Congress nor the President has, however, fulfilled this request through the appropriations process. Considering that NCI funds about 28% of its approved grants, it doesn't take much of a stretch to understand what significant funding increases to achieve the Bypass Budget could potentially do to find better treatments and cures.
Since the inception of the Bypass Budget thirty years ago, there has been a consistent gap between the actual amount appropriated by Congress for NCI as compared to the Bypass Budget request. For example, in fiscal year 2001, the NCI Bypass Budget recommendation was $4.1 billion and the final amount approved was $3.8 billion. In fiscal year 2002, the NCI Bypass Budget figure was $5.03 billion, but the final amount was $4.2 billion. For this year's fiscal year 2003 budget, the NCI Director recommended of $5.69 billion, which, if approved, would be an annual increase of almost $1.5 billion.
Funding the Bypass Budget offers the best chance for Americans who will be newly diagnosed with cancer and for the millions who are currently living with cancer. Fully funding the Bypass Budget also offers hope to those Americans who will be diagnosed with rarer, deadly forms of cancer that still lack early detection tools or treatment options.
Unfortunately, it can be argued that a wink-and-a-nod understanding exists between Congress and cancer advocates that the Bypass Budget number is an unattainable ceiling for NCI spending. Cancer advocates should be happy with anything they get, because it's more than most others, or so the general argument goes. Incredibly, most congressional staff, especially those on the committees with an interest in NCI, know-little-to-nothing about the Bypass Budget. Until they do, there can be little hope of a revolutionary change in cancer research at the federal level.
The National Center for Minority Health and Health Disparities: Reducing the Unequal Burden of Cancer
Among the unknown and little understood phenomena about so many forms of cancer is the fact that minorities and underserved communities are disproportionately contract the disease. For example, black Americans are at highest risk among the general population to be diagnosed with multiple myeloma. The average incidence rate of myeloma among black Americans is more than twice that of the general population. Moreover, as with all statistical groupings, black Americans become more susceptible to myeloma as they age, only more so. No reasonable studies exist to explain this difference.
The same trends can be applied to most cancers. Similar disparities exist among various diseases affecting minorities including Hispanics, Native Americans, and the Inuit populations of Alaska. While not generally recognized as such, rural populations and women also fall under the categories of the medically underserved. They are also less likely to participate in clinical trials and are underrepresented in the health professions and among research scientists.
Recognizing the need to combat existing disparities in health care, in 2000 a bipartisan majority in Congress supported the establishment of the NCMHHD to coordinate and advance health disparities research across NIH (P.L. 106-525). While the Center provides research and support on all chronic diseases, One Voice is especially interested in its important work on cancer. NCMHHD works with NCI to expand the cancer research infrastructure by supporting minority serving institutions and NCI Comprehensive Cancer Centers, expanding outreach to populations facing disparities in cancer services, and supporting scientists working to close the gap in disparities and expand the science base for understanding cancer in underserved communities.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Applying What Works
CDC is the applied side of federal medical research infrastructure. It works to implement congressional mandates to apply research and education into public health initiatives. CDC is also the chief investigative federal agency on public health issues. For example, most of us know about CDC because of its work in the area of infectious diseases and AIDS. But for the cancer community, CDC is an untapped resource. Part of the reason is based on funding, and part is based on science. This year's CDC budget is more than $4 billion, but less than $260 million will be expended on cancer prevention and control programs.
One Voice currently advocates for seven CDC programs addressing cancer research: the Comprehensive Cancer Control Initiative, the National Cancer Registries Program, Colorectal Cancer Screening, the Prostate Cancer Awareness Campaign, the National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program, the Skin Cancer Prevention Program, and the Ovarian Cancer Awareness Program. The focus on specific cancer programs in CDC appropriations occurs because, unlike NIH and NCI, CDC will not engage in an activity without specific directives from Congress. One Voice's requests for CDC cancer programs will change since Congress will likely earmark funding for new CDC programs in the future.
For example, both the House and Senate reports to the FY 2002 Labor, HHS, and Education appropriations bill contain the following language under CDC:
The Committee encourages CDC to plan and implement public awareness programs for orphan cancers for patients and physicians. Such cancers include esophageal, kidney, liver, multiple myeloma, pancreatic and stomach. Patients diagnosed with these cancers have the lowest life expectancy rates of all diagnosed cancers, yet community oncologists generally lack specific knowledge about these malignancies. Public awareness programs would help physicians better identify orphan cancer symptoms and make more accurate, timely diagnoses.
The Committee encourages CDC to plan and implement public awareness programs for orphan cancers for patients and physicians. Such cancers include esophageal, kidney, liver, multiple myeloma, pancreatic and stomach. Patients diagnosed with these cancers have the lowest life expectancy rates of all diagnosed cancers, yet community oncologists generally lack specific knowledge about these malignancies. Public awareness programs would help physicians better identify orphan cancer symptoms and make more accurate, timely diagnoses.
As the science of cancer detection and prevention advances through increased research, CDC will play in integral role disseminating and applying state-of-art therapies and education to fulfill its public health mandate, but it must be given the resources to fulfill its public health mandate for all cancer patients. It will be up to the grassroots to determine how those policies will be implemented.
Senators Cochran, staffer Bettilou Taylor, Senator Specter, Senator Harkin
responding to OVAC testimony
How Congress Engages in Cancer Research Funding
Why does One Voice not advocate for disease-specific funding? The answer is because Congress does not appropriate funds for specific medical research programs, projects, specific diseases, or cancers. Instead, Congress appropriates lump sums of annual funding to the NIH and its respective institutes and grants their directors the discretion to exercise their judgment based on scientific opportunity.
How then, does Congress make its intentions known about its desires and wishes with respect to particular diseases and programs? It engages to the various agencies and institutes through directive report language that accompanies appropriations bills. These congressional recommendations, contained in reports produced separately in the House and Senate, provide markers and standards to measure the performance of each research institute. Members of Congress assist the process through letters of inquiry to the agencies and House and Senate appropriations hearings featuring the particular agencies or departments under scrutiny. This process is continuous.
Confusion about this process is accentuated when funding figures for specific disease categories are made public. NIH generates these figures after the budgetary year. The numbers are based on knowledgeable estimates of the previous year's research. Congress does not dictate these funding figures to NIH. Congress does, however, rely on the institute-provided figures as benchmarks for progress in specific areas, including disease categories, and as a guide for future institute funding recommendations.
This was stated unequivocally in the last year's House report to the Labor, HHS, and Education appropriations bill (H. Rept. 107-229):
"Balance in the Research Portfolio - The Committee believes that NIH should distribute funding on the basis of scientific opportunity... The Committee urges the Director and the Administration to continue to resist pressures to earmark, set-aside and otherwise politicize these invaluable resources...
"To enhance NIH's flexibility to allocate funding based on scientific opportunity, the Committee has attempted to minimize the amount of direction provided in the report accompanying the bill. For example, there are no directives to fund particular research mechanisms, such as centers or requests for applications, or specific amounts of funding for particular diseases." (emphasis added)
"Balance in the Research Portfolio - The Committee believes that NIH should distribute funding on the basis of scientific opportunity... The Committee urges the Director and the Administration to continue to resist pressures to earmark, set-aside and otherwise politicize these invaluable resources...
"To enhance NIH's flexibility to allocate funding based on scientific opportunity, the Committee has attempted to minimize the amount of direction provided in the report accompanying the bill. For example, there are no directives to fund particular research mechanisms, such as centers or requests for applications, or specific amounts of funding for particular diseases." (emphasis added)
However, the intricacies of the process should not blur the objectives of One Voice for full funding for medical research programs at NIH, NCI, NCMHHD, and CDC. Only substantive funding will keep the congressional reports from becoming debating documents.
The New Paradigm: Translational Research and the Advent of Genomics
One Voice believes that fulfillment of its funding recommendations is the most immediate way to support NCI Director Andrew von Eschenbach's emphasis on the New Paradigm for cancer research. The New Paradigm focuses on expanding translational research—applying discoveries in the lab toward more immediate and direct applications for patients. The New Paradigm also puts more emphasis on the most promising, state-of-the-art research of genomics—drugs and therapies that target and treat cancer at the molecular level.
The traditional way of thinking about cancer treatment has been "search and destroy" which is best exemplified by chemotherapy. In plain English, these therapies try to kill cancers with toxic drugs with the hope that enough healthy cells survive the process to maintain the continued health of the patient. As too many of us know, some of these treatments often cause side effects as bad as or worse than the disease itself.
The New Paradigm, which replaces the "search and destroy" mindset with "command and control," demonstrated with drugs like Gleevec for chronic myelogenous leukemia, Iressa for lung cancer, or Herceptin for breast cancer, targets the molecular mechanisms that trigger growth of cancers without debilitating or destroying healthy cells, organs, or systems. The new genomic drugs have proven to be successful in diminishing—or eliminating—many side effects of treatment. Moreover, they have the potential for increasing long-term survival and enhancing quality of life for people living with cancer.
When we look at cancer through the genomic lenses of the New Paradigm, molecular targets will not be conveniently categorized by body parts or tumor types. The key is to identify, through research, the targets that trigger the malignant growth of cancer cells. For many cancer types, there may be dozens, if not hundreds, of targets to be identified. And some of the targets for certain cancer types, at the molecular level, may look more like other cancer types.
For example, hematological cancers like myeloma or leukemia may actually consist of hundreds of subtypes with different targets. And some of these targets may have more in common with differing targets in other cancers—lung, colon, kidney, or pancreatic—than other hematological cancers. This investment is also required to enable NCI's expansion of its research initiatives in the area of less frequently occurring, deadly cancers.
Fulfillment of the One Voice recommendations would provide resources for a New Paradigm linking federal support to the translational research needed to produce the drugs and therapies for all cancer patients. Moreover, the future of the cancer research would not be dictated by trying to carve out turf for particular cancer disease categories.
It would, instead, ensure that all cancer types are represented in the new research and create a logical, transparent system of cancer research leading down a path from incurable condition to chronic, manageable disease to, ultimately, cures for all cancer types. It would provide the framework to encourage cancer researchers to focus more on molecularly targeted therapies. It would allow NCI to engage in programs to explore research initiatives in the smaller, deadlier cancers that have few market incentives to develop new drugs and therapies. This molecular approach is indeed the ultimate expression of "a rising tide lifting all boats."
Obstacle 1: The Arrogance of Diagnosis
Unfortunately, there exists a mindset among certain advocates that some boats are more worthy of rising than others. I call this attitude the arrogance of diagnosis. It is characterized, in my view, by a myopic, disease-centric view of the political world and seems to be most strongly held by individuals who are personally affected by a particular disease or type of cancer. Moreover, it leads to a counterproductive advocacy built on narrow parochialism.
For the benefit of the soccer moms and dads in the audience, the arrogance of diagnosis leads to a situation analogous to the bumblebee soccer you see your youngest children play. In bumblebee soccer, the swarm of players blindly chases the ball around the field, changing direction abruptly with the quirky bouncing of the ball. Every now and then, the chaos leads to the ball somehow falling into the goal—and not always the right one.
Cancer advocates who believe their form of the disease—or their affiliated organization's story about the disease—is more important than others are particularly prone to this activity. (I am always amazed by the phenomena of persons who are diagnosed with rare, relatively unknown types of cancer—who hear the word when they are told they have it—who then become indignant when they learn so little research or federal support goes into that disease. Where were they before they were diagnosed?) So rather than educate themselves about issues like the Bypass Budget and the consistent gap between it and the actual funding levels, they try to advocate for more research funding for their cancer alone.
At the political leadership level, it leads to illusory political symbolism that either leads to little substantive action or the exacerbation of existing inequities. In many ways, that is exactly what is going on at the political level with federal cancer appropriations. Since it is so difficult to get new federal medical research initiatives started, most cancer advocacy focuses on raising funding for disease-specific research. But that is misplaced advocacy. As was explained earlier, Congress does not appropriate funds for specific diseases at NIH. It does so in an attempt to limit the politicization of medical research. While it is imperative for policy makers to understand the variety of diseases we call cancer, they should not be bogged down in making research decisions in the political arena. Or so the theory goes.
The best argument against the arrogance of diagnosis—there are, depending on the method used for categorization, as many as 400 different forms of cancer—is One Voice's agenda. The alternative is a continued politicization of the cancer appropriations process. And there is one more question to ask those who are fixated on increasing research in one area at the expense of others: What if your loved one is diagnosed with a different cancer than that for which you are passionately advocating?
Obstacle 2: Silos
Gov. Roy Barnes (D-GA) articulated the second great obstacle at the May 2001 National Dialogue on Cancer meeting. According to Gov. Barnes, who is among the most progressive and visionary policy makers on state cancer issues, in dealing with the cancer community, he continuously has to overcome what he calls "silos" when trying to implement cancer policy. He defined silos as the funding and policy advantages that each cancer group seeks to gain for its constituency.
As each group works to build its own silo, growth in one often comes at the expense of another. Or at least that is the perception by some. The more we become vested in building our particular silos, the less we get accomplished. At the federal level, one way it translates is in the comprehensive manner in which the Bypass Budget is ignored by policymakers and advocates.
The mentality behind the silo building help to make cancer advocates their own worst enemies. Far too often, individual disease advocates become mired in the minutia of their own limited agendas at the expense of bigger ideas. But if they achieved the bigger ideas, each of their constituencies would have benefited more than under the status quo. This helps policy makers ignore comprehensive issues like the Bypass Budget. And it explains why so few in the community will talk the talk about the Bypass Budget.
Think Big
This year the National Cancer Institute will spend almost $4.2 billion on cancer research. To compare, the American Cancer Society, the largest cancer research funding organization in the world, will invest more than $100 million over the same period. And one of the most visible advocacy organizations, the Susan G. Komen Foundation for breast cancer research, has raised more than $240 million since its inception in 1982. Compare those numbers to the annual amounts appropriated to NIH, NCI, and CDC. The inescapable conclusion is that federal advocacy which maintains and raises funding for these agencies can return significantly more to the cancer research community than might be apparent at first glance.
As was stated above, realization of the five-year doubling pledge will lead to at least a $27.3 billion NIH budget in fiscal year 2003. According to the latest figures available provided by the industry trade association, the pharmaceutical industry reinvests about roughly 18% of U.S. sales into research and development, which translates to $18.4 billion, $19.9 billion, and $23.8 billion for the respective years of 1999-2001. These are gross figures reflecting a significant investment into medical research. In terms of cancer funding alone, private investment is similar to the NIH and NCI ratio. Remember the likely fiscal year 2003 NIH budget of $27.3 billion should mean about $5.1 Billion for NCI. And as optimistic as those numbers are, for NCI they will still be about $500 million less than the Bypass Budget recommendation.
These numbers demonstrate why political advocacy for the One Voice agenda is as important a task for cancer advocates as our many other activities. While our respective organizations annually raise cumulative millions for research, our federal government appropriates annual billions for cancer research agencies and institutes. But as we engage in community fundraisers for research and programs, let us also commit at least as much time and effort to educate our members of Congress about the value of allocating our fair share of tax dollars into cancer research.
As you can see, One Voice has big plans. If realized, they could signal a new direction in the War on Cancer. Central to the agenda is the Bypass Budget. New research initiatives could potentially be funded by the discrepancy of the amount noted between actual NCI appropriations and the recommendations in the Bypass Budget. Without those increases, they are unlikely to achieve the promise of the New Paradigm.
Achievement of the One Voice agenda would allow all in the cancer community to think big; to realistically dream of what could be. It would allow cancer researcher to focus more on molecularly targeted therapies. It would allow NCI to engage in, for lack of a better term, loss leader programs. These types of programs could explore research initiatives in the smaller, deadlier cancers that have few market incentives to develop new drugs and therapies.
The key to create a pool of significant federal funding for cancer research, and especially for the deadliest cancers will be found, in my view, in the willingness of their representative advocacy groups to ally with each other and promote agendas for other cancers with similar experiences.
This session was quite pompously named The Cancer Landscape. If you will indulge me at the end of this discussion, I'd like to digress somewhat with a metaphor. Since September 11, we have all grown to realize how truly beautiful the Manhattan skyline was and is. Even those of us who never had a good thing to say about New York City have looked at the pictures of the city differently. Those of us who thought those glass box skyscrapers were the ugliest things that man could devise have to now admit: those Twin Towers were beautiful.
I thought about this after reading The Power Broker, Robert Caro's epic study of Robert Moses and the story of how he remade the landscape, for better or worse, of New York City. Thankfully, Moses lost a few battles. The first he lost was his attempt to build a Brooklyn-Battery Bridge that would have stretched from the southern tip of Manhattan across the East River to Brooklyn. Had it been built, those beautiful views of Manhattan we have become so familiar with since September 11 would have been scarred by a monstrous bridge on the southeastern side of the island. Instead they built the Brooklyn-Battery Tunnel, and thus preserved the open view of Battery Park and maintained the integrity of seeing Manhattan as an island.
In my opinion, this story is analogous to what is going on as we try to develop the big picture of cancer research. Not that there is anything beautiful about it. It becomes uglier and more chaotic as certain advocates try to build silos haphazardly in misguided attempts to find cures for "their" cancer. And by doing so, they obstruct the good work of building a coherent, compassionate, and logical landscape. We should learn from the lesson that those involved in the rescues and recoveries of the September 11 taught us. We should learn that if we all step back, take in the scenery, speak with one voice, and look each other honestly in the eyes, that we can find common ground and build something of beauty that we can be proud of. We can conquer cancer. But we cannot let selfishly built silos get in the way of our real mission. That is why we must speak with One Voice Against Cancer.


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Thomas Edison Original Photograph, Cut Signature & Phonograph
Starting Bid - $400.00, Sold For - $928.00
This lot features not only an extremely rare and high-quality presentation photograph (13 x 9.5 inches) and signature of inventor Thomas Edison, but also an original Edison Phonograph. Both a scientist and inventor, Thomas Edison is best known as the mind behind the incandescent electric light bulb, the phonograph and kinetoscope (for viewing moving films). In this magnificent photograph (copyright 1906) the "Wizard of Menlo Park" is seen at his famous rolltop desk using his Edison Business Phonograph, a precursor to the modern dictation recorder. Matted beneath the photograph is a fine example of Edison's signature on a small slip of paper, reading "To the New York Office/Thomas A. Edison" ("9") in black ink. The signature is bold and clear, with the only imperfection being a small scratch in the "o" of Edison. The paper is slightly toned with age, but this does not detract from the clarity and legibility of the signature. The accompanying Edison Phonograph is ideal for display, and looks very similar to the machine Edison is using in the photograph. The most recent patent date on the phonograph is 1898. The phonograph is accompanied by its original rounded wooden top and horn, and comes complete with four original Edison record rolls that feature music from the turn of the century. The photograph and signature, which are matted and framed together to dimensions of 18.5 x 17 inches, and the phonograph each make for a fascinating display separately. Together, the framed display and the phonograph create an even more interesting and substantial presentation. The phonograph is in Excellent condition. The photograph is an extremely high-quality and detailed professional study, with flawless contrast and in Near Mint condition. LOA from Steve Grad & John Reznikoff/PSA DNA. Total 6 items. Reserve $400. Estimate $800/$1,200. SOLD FOR $928.00
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Oh dear. Yet another bicycle that makes us weak in the knees here at Cycle Chic. And goodness me, another Italian make. This affair has got to stop. Meet the much too fine bicycles from Orco Cicli, out of Milano. Above is the Preta Donna, that cheeky vixen.
From Orco Cicli's website:
We don't make bikes in series, we make them by hand one at a time: the measurements, the colour, the accessories and components can all be changed. What remains the same, is the geometry of the frames, the passion and care with which they are made and our trademark discreetly placed on the stem and on the rear case that holds the bike's worksheet: you can remove it and use the case as a cigarette paper or business card holder.
How cool is that?! A little case holding the bike's worksheet but that can be used to hold rolling paper or business cards!
Anyway, back to business. If The Preta Donna is a cheeky vixen, then god knows what the Nilde Donna gets up to after dark. I shudder excitedly just thinking about it.
The boys are just as precocious, it would appear. The Amadeo Uomo, for example. Thank goodnes Orco Cicli only have five base models to choose from otherwise I'd go quite mad.
Oh, and lovely bicycle bell. Well, I thought it was a bell, but it's a gear shifter thingy.
Here's a film about the three chaps who started the company. It's in Italian, which is lovely to listen to even if you don't parlo.
Orco Cicli are based in Milano.
Their bicycles start at €1300.
Read the Cycle Chic post about their hand-painted bicycles here.


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This pretty party dress:
|Source: Lilly Pulitzer via Pinterest
|Source: 1800Flowers via Pinterest
|Source: Kate Spade via Pinterest
|Source: Macys.com via Pinterest
|Source: Lilly Pulitzer via Pinterest
|Source: 1800Flowers via Pinterest
|Source: Kate Spade via Pinterest
|Source: Macys.com via Pinterest
Love that dress and Kate Spade bag!
Hey, at least you have some ideas. For people to get a few ideas for me for Christmas or my birthday, it's like pulling teeth! My birthday is 4 months away, better start thinking!
Love that dress and bag! Hope you get some wonderful things! I love birthdays. :)
all such lovely things :)
I'm right with you on the Canon DSLR! Has been on my wishlist forever!
Mmm that dress is perfect! Sounds like a fun birthday list if you ask me!
Dresses with pockets are so awesome!! That one is pretty. I like the color. I never come up with gift ideas. I prefer to be surprised.
Anything from lululemon would be alright as a birthday gift for me! :)
Love that dress! I'm obsessed with red bags too
those lowball glasses are ADORABLE! I tried using etching cream on some of my glassware from a tutorial I found on pinterest and it was a major fail!
that kate spade bag is so cute! love the color!
happy wednesday!
That dress is the greatest I've ever seen!
Yay for your birthday coming up! I saw that Lily dress and instantly fell in love with it! Adorable! And I would love that Kate Spade bag! You have such great taste!
You would look great in that dress! Lovin' the pink!
I've been making my birthday wishlist via pinterest too! My birthday is just around the corner too. I'm kind of loving those glasses, I think they'll be added to my wishlist.
Ahh, a puppy is a pretty great birthday present! I think that dress is beautiful!
I want a cute party dress!!!
Love that dress! But nothing beats a puppy :)
Love that bag! I just bought a Kate Spade similar to it! Hope you can stop by and say hi sometime honey! Today's post is all about Mad Men fashion! Kori xoxo
Happy Early Bday! I just bought myself some Hyacyinths to cheer me up - it worked!
You would look stunning in that pink dress! With your runners legs, yes ma'am :)
that's a really pretty dress, it would make a good birthday present :) happy early birthday!!
Love those cocktail glasses....so cute!! Perfect for you and your new roomie. Can I still refer to him as that? It just makes me so happy for you. :)
You need a puppy like, bad. But you get one I will be forever mad at you because I want one and cannot have one. lol. I kid I kid. But wish I could buy you the camera and macbook....however I guess a paper copy will be the only thing I can afford ;) Can't wait for your bday week! Wish I could celebrate with ya!
That dress is really fun. I'm actually hoping for a bicycle for my birthday :)
happy early birthday!! I'm always a sucker for flowers.. but we know that ;)
New to your blog...found you at Classy Southern Wife! Excited to follow you!
This pink dress is adorable!! I'm totally going to get it!
Puppy hunting?! Ahh, I must have missed this :) Very exciting!
Love that pink dress - soo cute for Spring and Summer!
I would still go with the camera. While it may seem expensive at the beginning it will last you a long time and you will have so much fun with it. I have a Nikon from about 5 yrs ago and it still takes awesome pics.


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NAMS student wins county spelling bee
The winning word at the 2011 Union County Spelling Bee was 'salami.' A crowd of people gathered upstairs in the Union County Courthouse Monday night to hear the 21 contestants try their best to spell words that stem from all facets of life.
The winner was Austin Gafford, 12, a seventh grader at New Albany Middle School. Gafford is the son of Jeff and Rhonda Gafford. He will compete in the Mid-South Spelling Bee in Memphis, Tenn. in March 2011.
The second place winner was David Greer, 10, a fifth grader from West Union Attendance Center. He is the son of David and Amy Greer. The student who took third place was Charlsey Rowan, 10, a fifth grader from New Albany Elementary School. She is the daughter of Kevin and Kara Rowan.
The top five contestants were Jasmine Mosley, Briana Sweet, Charlsey Rowan, David Greer, and Austin Gafford.
The last nine words that the contestants had to spell were reticulated, cytoplasm, annexation, silhouette, pestilence, tempestuous, grotesqueness, regurgitate, and hermetically. Pat Kennedy was the pronouncer and the judges were Mellisa Broom, JoAnne Lesley, and Lecia Stubblefield.
After the spelling bee was over, Thurman Parrish and Mike Bennett from New Albany's American Legion Auxiliary Potter-Henry-Lowery Post 72 and Unit 72 presented the first, second, and third place winners with savings bonds. Gafford received a $100 savings bond and Greer and Rowan each received a $50 savings bond.
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Battle of the megapixels: 6-way blind camera comparison
0. phoneArena 26 Mar 2013, 08:01 posted on
If you're among the people who still think that a high-end smartphone can't be as good of a shooter as a dedicated point-and-shoot camera, get ready to have your mind blown away. That's because we're once again taking some of the best cameraphones out there for a shootout at the alley. Which ones we've picked, however, is something we chose to not share with you, guys. Instead, today we're having a blind camera comparison, in which you can vote for the photos you personally like the most...
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1. wendygarett (unregistered)
Camera quality is so subjective here... I don't know which should I vote here :(
4. joesseth (Posts: 61; Member since: 18 Dec 2012)
Do you need help? or brand?
24. wendygarett (unregistered)
Uh ok, #4 attract me overall, but not bad for the #2 indoor...
32. Aeires (unregistered)
I voted that way as well, colors and lighting seemed to be more natural in those examples.
33. hung2900 (Posts: 956; Member since: 02 Mar 2012)
For some Nokia fans, I think they will vote for #6 because the toyish color is easily recognized as the beautuful "free Instagram feature" of Lumia 920
34. dexter_jdr (Posts: 1163; Member since: 28 Jun 2012)
lol. and i thought iphone was the colorful one.
i voted random #'s
57. MrJerry (Posts: 403; Member since: 05 Oct 2012)
then PA has to censor them as well lol
75. yero789 (unregistered)
It will be so funny if phonearena announces the names of the phones and the 6th one won't be Nokia :D :D :D I voted for 3 different phones.
76. MrJerry (Posts: 403; Member since: 05 Oct 2012)
You should have not said that...
they are coming...lol
BTW dear PA.
Can't we compare pics side by side???
Isn't it obvious that will make it so much easier for us to compare?
146. kclgphilsbsa (Posts: 765; Member since: 21 Jan 2013)
here side by side but 2 phones only
160. alila2 (Posts: 146; Member since: 01 Nov 2011)
1st #4
2nd #5
3rd #6
#1 #2 and #3 I care less. Hopefully i didn't vote for the iphone .
164. samsunggalaxylover (Posts: 37; Member since: 23 Jan 2013)
I think #4 is the galaxy s4 or s3.
162. cloud_atlas1991 (Posts: 61; Member since: 21 Dec 2012)
#4 blew me away!!!
This is a good trick, PA!
179. Tonick (Posts: 3; Member since: 28 Mar 2013)
Specifically registered on this site for this test.
Phone# 1: Apple iPhone 5 (min sharpen; detail - not bad)
Phone# 2: Sony Xperia Z (max blure; max saturation; noise)
Phone# 3: HTC One (very big sharpen; subtle details - not exist)
Phone# 4: Samsung Galaxy S4 (middle sharpen; very big details; correct exposure)
Phone# 5: Nokia Lumia 920 (super saturation :-))
P.S. Sorry for my English..
191. Tonick (Posts: 3; Member since: 28 Mar 2013)
Sorry I lost 1 phone somewhere..
Phone# 1: Samsung Galaxy S3
Phone# 2: Sony Xperia Z
Phone# 3: HTC One
Phone# 4: Apple iPhone 5
Phone# 5: Samsung Galaxy S4
Phone# 6: Nokia Lumia 920
40. AamirSIII (banned) (Posts: 187; Member since: 04 Oct 2012)
phone #5 is Samsung Galaxy S4 and its the best here!
113. Trex95 (Posts: 900; Member since: 03 Mar 2013)
Phone 5 it's an iphone 5 or Xperia z due to better colors, phone 6 lumia 920 or BBz10, phone 4 it's an S4.
135. -Shadow- (Posts: 94; Member since: 26 Mar 2013)
phone 4 is iphone 5 as you can see that the low light photo is the same as the iphone 5 (the 17th)photo in the last comparison whith HTC one and others.
138. babyk (Posts: 308; Member since: 03 Nov 2011)
Look at the stabalization in the video, phone number 4 more likely to be Iphone 5
140. -Shadow- (Posts: 94; Member since: 26 Mar 2013)
Thats what i said
150. mathburn (Posts: 9; Member since: 15 Aug 2012)
i think Phone 5 won't be Xperia Z.
i just guess that Phone 2 might be Xperia Z because it's loss most of detail just like Sony phone performed.sorry for my bad English anyway.
120. Guoilyt (Posts: 3; Member since: 26 Mar 2013)
I think Phone 4 is an iPhone and 5 being an S4 or Xperia Z
58. LonghornTech (Posts: 50; Member since: 14 Mar 2013)
It's not really blind because if you've followed the major cell phone offerings it's easy to tell which is which.
62. LonghornTech (Posts: 50; Member since: 14 Mar 2013)
I feel like people are only judging the outdoor pictures by the last photo. Phone 1 does the best job reproducing the image on all but the last photo where it overexposes. Phone 4 does the second best and the rest have odd color tendencies.
This blink comparison should really not group a bunch of photos in to one category. I'd make sense to just go photo by photo because there is not one camera that does the best on each photo.
70. MrJerry (Posts: 403; Member since: 05 Oct 2012)
So clear for me that two are exceptional...
it's like
A >> B >>>>>>>>>>>>>> rest CDEF
101. amansingal14 (Posts: 309; Member since: 08 Sep 2012)
Results already -
1. iPhone 5
4. Nexus 4
5. Xperia Z
6. Nokia 920
Regardless of which phone is originally what, PA can just change the names and reveal differently as they are usually convicted of being bias...
However, I do bet that either Lumia or HTC is #4, and I really like #4 and #6.
Voting in all categories for #4...
111. shikroi (Posts: 187; Member since: 24 Sep 2012)
I think theat number 4 is samsung.
108. TROLL (banned) (Posts: 4851; Member since: 13 Apr 2012)
O so the L920 beats all cameras?
154. Nikolas.Oliver (banned) (Posts: 1574; Member since: 01 Jul 2012)
My Guess
-HTC One
-Galaxy S4
-Xperia Z
-iPhone 5
-Lumia 920
2. PapaSmurf (Posts: 10456; Member since: 14 May 2012)
In come the people starting a war in 3..2..1..
19. wendygarett (unregistered)
This is the poll where fanboys hard to fake it,
Samsung fans will definitely vote the low light photo but who know they might accidentally vote the iPhone photo, whereas Nokia fans will definitely vote the bright one but who know that picture might be HTC one...
The only solution here is to be honest and vote it without flamebait each other :)
28. dexter_jdr (Posts: 1163; Member since: 28 Jun 2012)
just like gsmarena blind test for 808.
where nokia 808 pureview triumphs ,then haters went wild why they chose it hahahhaa
104. amansingal14 (Posts: 309; Member since: 08 Sep 2012)
It is quite easy to identify phones...
For Example - #4 and #6 both have OIS. This means they are either L920 or HTC1. Moreover #4 has a better OIS. This means it is L920. This means #6 is HTC1.
My interpretation - #1. Nexus 4
#2. Xperia Z
#3. Samsung S4
#4. Nokia L920
#5. iPhone 5
#6. HTC One
125. slannmage (Posts: 148; Member since: 26 Mar 2013)
I bet you number 6 is the 920, that thing is over saturated to f**k and the has soft images. Also it's too detailed for the HTC One...
144. kclgphilsbsa (Posts: 765; Member since: 21 Jan 2013)
phone #3 couldnt be galaxy s4, too much noise in the photos.. it cud be htc One..
and Gsmarena said galaxy s4 beats htc one in good lightng and low lightng conditions :D
185. kclgphilsbsa (Posts: 765; Member since: 21 Jan 2013)
i got it ryt haha, phone3 is htc One lols :)
98. cezarepc (Posts: 714; Member since: 23 Nov 2012)
That's what I voted too. Considering the closeness of it's color reproduction to the Lumix I have a ingly tingly feeling it's the HTC one.
136. alexzibrit (Posts: 67; Member since: 15 Jan 2013)
Yeah I judged by the brightness of the picture , and more so the brightness of the whites compared to the Lumix, and it looked the most like the Lumix to me, but I could be wrong, My vision isn't exactly 20/20
5. bobfreking55 (Posts: 866; Member since: 15 Jul 2011)
If you're a pro with the current flagships, you can tell which phones are which through the zoom of the lens.
37. tusshharish (Posts: 342; Member since: 23 Oct 2012)
i think i saw this(or similar to this) images before in pa's photo comparison.....................
60. max9777 (Posts: 78; Member since: 11 Dec 2011)
Who cares which is what flagship, PA wanted you to rate which picture looks better. Not sit here and guess which phone was used for what photo..
6. dexter_jdr (Posts: 1163; Member since: 28 Jun 2012)
this post brought to you buy Htc
9. dexter_jdr (Posts: 1163; Member since: 28 Jun 2012)
and "by"
7. dirtydirty00 (Posts: 421; Member since: 21 Jan 2011)
i say phone 4 or 5 for indoor with 4 slightly ahead. then i have phone 5 for high and medium light indoor and 2 with low light.
21. TechBizJP08 (Posts: 495; Member since: 25 Mar 2013)
i agree, phone #4. but in low light i should say phone #6 next is phone #4. but for video. Man, it was difficult. xD
110. shikroi (Posts: 187; Member since: 24 Sep 2012)
I say 5. Phone four has chromatic aberation on the sharpness card.
8. dexter_jdr (Posts: 1163; Member since: 28 Jun 2012)
where the F are the night shots? i thought this post is all about camera comparisons?
12. Droid_X_Doug (Posts: 5993; Member since: 22 Dec 2010)
Why would you think that? Down-sizing to 2.8 Mp is holding the thumb on the scales. The bad cameras don't look as bad and the good cameras don't get to show how good they are. If the threshold in the real world was 2.8 Mp, do you think Nokia would have developed the PV 808 with a 41 Mp sensor?
20. Droid_X_Doug (Posts: 5993; Member since: 22 Dec 2010)
This 'test' is such BS. What should be compared is image sharpness, absence of noise in low light conditions, color fidelity outdoors and indoors at different image sizes.
22. dexter_jdr (Posts: 1163; Member since: 28 Jun 2012)
they can capture them photos on smallest mp count on respective phone's settings. then they shrink it down to 2.8mp resolution.
-in 808 conditions, they can (1) capture on mode: 2/3 mp .
or (2) use the whole 38mp in 4:3 ratio. then they will shrink/resize it to 2.8mp.
(but what am i talking about, PA wont include 808 here.. ahahahha silly me)
30. dexter_jdr (Posts: 1163; Member since: 28 Jun 2012)
coz night shots of iphone5 is at 4mp (always). and htcOne shots are all in ~4mp size.
10. mclifford81 (Posts: 74; Member since: 26 Jan 2010)
seems like each had its own pro and con but sharpness seemed to be from phone 3 most of the time. Probably was a Sammy Galaxy and phone 4 overall had best results.
11. PhoenixWright (Posts: 102; Member since: 11 Feb 2013)
Indoor 3 has an overall purple-ish hue. Phone 6 wins indoors for me :D
13. highonandroid (Posts: 19; Member since: 06 Mar 2013)
68. LonghornTech (Posts: 50; Member since: 14 Mar 2013)
It's terrible in low light.
69. p5yb0rg (unregistered)
phone #4 is way too saturated and produced unreal looking photos.. phone #3 looks almost natural and wins my vote.
123. MiPac (Posts: 5; Member since: 17 Jan 2013)
Agreed. #4 is probably easy to like, because most of people like saturated colors. I think its iPhone. For outdoor its #3 and indoor and video I would say #2. Which I think is Lumia 920.
14. KParks23 (Posts: 618; Member since: 13 Oct 2010)
Well seems everyone is pretty much in agreement on 4,5,and 6and the rest being garbage.. Wonder how it's gonna turn out imma say the top 3 were htc nokia and apple just a guess!
27. KParks23 (Posts: 618; Member since: 13 Oct 2010)
Actually I agree phone 6 is not as good as I first thought in the strong light.. Definitely 4or 5 is the best I kinda like 4 the best


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Sony Xperia Z specs review: greet the real 007 phone
0. phoneArena 07 Jan 2013, 20:06 posted on
Sony calls Xperia T the James Bond phone, but that title should have really waited for the Xperia Z monstrosity it just unveiled at its CES 2013 presentation. The company's first device with a Full HD mobile display has all reasons to make its parents proud, at least on paper. Let's review the announced specs, and try to gauge the performance that will come out of this little phone wonder called Xperia Z...
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1. danny_a2005 (Posts: 165; Member since: 06 Oct 2011)
take my money... ASAP... The white one is mine... Thanks sony
25. MeoCao (unregistered)
This phone sacrifices picture quality for battery life and slim body.
The additional white sub-pixel adds to brightness and thus reduce the power consumption for LCD backlighting, but the contrast ratio suffers.
And the S4 Pro will have only a few month window after which Tegra 4 will rule.
26. Retro-touch (Posts: 273; Member since: 24 Oct 2011)
Don't forget that's how its always been with tech, you can't stay on top forever, Tegra 4 will in turn be overthrown similar to Tegra 3 within a few months
31. MeoCao (unregistered)
You forget 1 key factor: timing.
Z will not be available until March as earleast, by then S4 Pro will reach the end of its life cycle.
A top phone must have top specs, which Xperia Z doesn't.
38. IHateApple (banned) (Posts: 122; Member since: 26 Sep 2012)
So according to you, Optimus G was the best phone when it launched. Right?
Specs aren't everything. It's the things like software, camera, battery life that matter in the long run.
39. IHateApple (banned) (Posts: 122; Member since: 26 Sep 2012)
And also carrier choice. The Galaxy S3 broke all records when it launched in US on all major carriers with the same name and the same exact phone on each carrier.
Why do you think S3 was the phone to beat throughout 2012?
43. MeoCao (unregistered)
Agree, but still it would be much better if Xperia Z used Tegra 4 or some kind of A15 quad core.
Now Xperia risk being surpassed by new HTC or SS flagships with better chips.
54. gmracer1 (Posts: 646; Member since: 28 Dec 2012)
2. shamu11 (Posts: 19; Member since: 22 Oct 2011)
Its a shame its running non-vanilla android and is not a nexus
17. networkdood (Posts: 6330; Member since: 31 Mar 2010)
that can be fixed....go to XDA
20. Shadow_Assassin (Posts: 11; Member since: 30 May 2012)
with a few bugs here and there of course.
35. zazori08 (Posts: 113; Member since: 21 Dec 2011)
you know there are people called developers right?
40. IHateApple (banned) (Posts: 122; Member since: 26 Sep 2012)
Nah. He doesn't.
3. TROLL (banned) (Posts: 4851; Member since: 13 Apr 2012)
And the Limited or Special Edition with pure jet black with gold side accent .
Is there no companies that will be using the S4 Prime....?
4. InspectorGadget80 (unregistered)
Thank you for SAYING THE REAL 007 PHONE. The XPERIA T was kinda weak. BUT THIS IS SONY BEASTLY phone can't WAIT TO BUY IT!!
7. thelegend6657 (unregistered)
Am starting to think the Xperia T is just a stopgap before the z arrives
5. Jimstar (Posts: 259; Member since: 24 Oct 2011)
I'm prettysure a phone with a 5" display would be a bit too clumsy due to size alone to be appropriate for super-spy duty...
6. DerryAhmad (Posts: 278; Member since: 05 May 2012)
OMG.. Premium Glass Design, Skeleton frame, HDR video Recording, Full HD Display, 13 Mpx Exmor XR, Water resistant. I'm sooo tempted by this new Sony Flagship. Rock on, Sony!!
41. IHateApple (banned) (Posts: 122; Member since: 26 Sep 2012)
What if it comes with Ice Cream Sandwich??
49. DerryAhmad (Posts: 278; Member since: 05 May 2012)
But I won't ;)
59. Paradox (Posts: 124; Member since: 08 Aug 2012)
Such an idealist, we all know it will come with gingerbread...
8. cretinick (Posts: 148; Member since: 25 Jan 2011)
I love the phone, but I hate the size...
I was hoping the ZL were water and dust resistant too. Very frustrating. If it were, ZL definitely would be my next phone.
Now I'm devided between Rugged Phone or "compact" Phone...
30. Exulion (Posts: 1; Member since: 08 Jan 2013)
I was hoping this as well. :(
9. oister85 (Posts: 493; Member since: 27 Apr 2012)
Glass build this was what I was waiting for. I'm going to get it when it comes out.
10. chasetorres125 (Posts: 22; Member since: 07 Jan 2013)
WOW The best phone so far
11. TROLL (banned) (Posts: 4851; Member since: 13 Apr 2012)
I won't be buying the S4, but this SONY Z for sure....
12. Mube1 (Posts: 153; Member since: 22 Sep 2011)
Welcome sony n now we can u r in real competition now
13. chasetorres125 (Posts: 22; Member since: 07 Jan 2013)
WOW The best phone so far sony even throw the kitten sink by adding dust waterproof and the new xmor sensor,IR,bravia 2,becuz the s4 1080p 5' is given at highend flagship this year go sony RISE SOAR #1
14. datsyuk (Posts: 179; Member since: 11 Jan 2012)
The fact it's water proof or can handle water being poured on it is so badass. This phone is AWESOME and sets a great level for phones to come this year.
15. cripton805 (Posts: 1440; Member since: 18 Mar 2012)
Sony might just be my next phone if it's available for Sprint! Can't wait. It be be this one after my GSIII gets a little older.
16. blackice214 (Posts: 164; Member since: 03 Jan 2013)
I will be happy to pay 700$ for this phone.
18. cdnfreak (Posts: 26; Member since: 13 Mar 2012)
here come the lawsuits, its black and it has rounded corners. Therefore it must be an iCrap copy.
19. Shadow_Assassin (Posts: 11; Member since: 30 May 2012)
This phone is awesome, if only it runs WP, I will surely get this one.
22. fanboy1974 (Posts: 1345; Member since: 12 Nov 2011)
Only problem is that WP does not support 1080p displays. And people wonder why Android is so much better.
28. Shadow_Assassin (Posts: 11; Member since: 30 May 2012)
android is only better because it push new tech like processor and display ahead. but for personal experience, I prefer WP than android.
21. fanboy1974 (Posts: 1345; Member since: 12 Nov 2011)
First phone I would consider using a wet screen protector on.
23. BigBoss10 (Posts: 273; Member since: 31 Aug 2012)
24. sonisoe (Posts: 411; Member since: 06 May 2009)
Sony needs a stronghold in the android mkt, these devices should do it but only if these are priced a bit more aggressively...not too cheap but not the iphone price...
27. techloverNYC (Posts: 601; Member since: 20 Nov 2012)
I just got the Nexus 4 and I thought Im set guess im not. Any idea on the pricing yet?
29. GALAXY-STORM (Posts: 328; Member since: 13 Oct 2012)
Looks amazing and I think it will be priced around $750 unlocked.
32. Bedz81 (Posts: 83; Member since: 30 Dec 2012)
I knew I shouldn't have bought the Xperia T, good phone but I'm excited over this.
33. SIGPRO (Posts: 1431; Member since: 03 Oct 2012)
Finally i see dragon tail in a phone, it is way stronger than gorilla glas!
34. darac (Posts: 2156; Member since: 17 Oct 2011)
If I've been on a market for a new phone (satisfied with S3 so I'm not ), I wouldn't wait for S4.
This is a fantastic product.
36. Bedz81 (Posts: 83; Member since: 30 Dec 2012)
I just see that it comes in purple, damn you Sony, i can see myself with this for sure now.....until i see Moto's "X phone"
37. IHateApple (banned) (Posts: 122; Member since: 26 Sep 2012)
I just wish it doesn't fail like the Optimus G did.
Any word on the battery size???
42. hypermagz (Posts: 18; Member since: 31 Dec 2012)
Hope they also include liquid damage on their warranty. ^^
44. DanielJDavidson (Posts: 6; Member since: 08 Jan 2013)
Does anyone really see the Galaxy S4 really being better than this? Sure it'll have a faster processor, but that'll be it and for 90% of users (myself included) S4 Dual-Core is a bit overkill, mind S4 Quad-Core or Exynos 5. I have Xperia P which has a NovaThor U8500 processor clocked at 1GHz and 1GB RAM - that's far from anything special, but it runs GTA III and GTA Vice City flawlessly and I'm yet to experience any lag. And that's not even half as quick as the Xperia Z! My point is that it doesn't matter how fast the processor is, a phone is only as good as the software runs and how well it runs it. I would rather spend my money on Xperia Z because both Xperia Z and Galaxy S4 will run flawlessly and will the user will experience no lag. But the difference will be that the Xperia Z has onscreen buttons, it's waterproof and the design is going to be a lot nicer than Galaxy S4. They're both Android devices, they run the same software. So the only things that should be taken into account are:
And as far as I can see, Samsung can only compete on usability and battery. Also, if you're playing the waiting game to get the 'best', then you're probably better off waiting until September for Sony's end of year flagship which will definitely better than Galaxy S4 OR the next Nexus device. But as of right now, the Xperia Z is the best Android has to offer. And no matter what phone you get, it'll always be overthrown just a few months down the line.
TLTR? --> Xperia Z vs Galaxy S4 - same software, 'waterproof' doesn't get outdated (processor does), none of them will be the best by this time next year, they'll both have as smooth performance as each other and right now Xperia Z is the best. Galaxy S4 won't be much better if at all.
47. cripton805 (Posts: 1440; Member since: 18 Mar 2012)
Why wouldn't you take into consideration the hardware if it's much better? It does matter because newer games and apps will be made to run on Quad core processors and more RAM. No doubt, I think this will be a great phone, but why should I ignore all the other things that make another phone better? Also, I can absolutely guarantee that they WILL NOT have the same software. Samsung adds their different features that come in handy and so might Sony. So there will be differences in the software. I promise you that.
That's kind of a dumb thing to say.
60. Paradox (Posts: 124; Member since: 08 Aug 2012)
You speak as if you've seen the S4. I doubt the xperia z will hold a candle to the S4. And also you say that the end of year sony will beat the next nexus device, hah, don't make me laugh, especially if the next nexus is made by Motorola. Maybe it will even be made by sony themselves (hopefully not). Sony are a poor brand for phones, they always come with the best of the previous years technology. For example, s4 pro. That was the king of 2012, and now sony are using it in 2013. Sony will be outdone yet again this year, and they will also fail to deliver software updates, and your phone will be out of date in a few months when they release their next flagship. Quite pathetic if you ask me. IMO stick to the nexus devices, or S4. And no, I'm not a samsung "fanboy", I've only ever owned 1 samsung phone, and that was a few years back. Not even an android device. And this is not the best android device out at the moment, the nexus is. Simple as.
45. DanielJDavidson (Posts: 6; Member since: 08 Jan 2013)
@IHateApple - yeah, 2300mAh. Not fantastic, but enough for a day.
46. takay0 (Posts: 144; Member since: 25 Mar 2012)
BEAUTIFUL! im just afarid of gettin again xperia! but that phone...i have no words... its perfect so far
48. emes360 (Posts: 13; Member since: 16 Sep 2012)
Oh my... perfect I'm getting it as soon as possible gosh
50. jackhammeR (Posts: 1548; Member since: 17 Oct 2011)
I'm afraid that sony won't use the momentum as they should and before they gain an upper hand in the beast race the competition (lg, moto and bunch of manufactureres from china and korea not to mention japanese) ill introduce theirs.
And this display...don't get me wrong. 1080p. saturated colors, etc....but those viewing angles...a constant problem with sony's(e.) handsets.
Another concern is this glass. What for?
When apple introduced the iphone 4 people laughted at the idea of using a glass to build a chassis. PA users were no different. Recently lg did the same to nexus 4. Now sony.
No matter how strong that kind of glass is supposedly it's just a ...glass. So it's easy to shatter ad this glossy finish on the back. Well, let's say it won't look the same after the firt week of usage.
Anyway, another monstrosity this time from sony.
51. christumaini (Posts: 27; Member since: 25 Oct 2012)
52. DanielJDavidson (Posts: 6; Member since: 08 Jan 2013)
My point is that it's retarded to hold out for a phone that'll have a slightly better processor and that's it. Because you know that the Galaxy S4 won't be waterproof. The Xperia Z will be just as future proof as any other flagship this year so why constantly hold out for something better when there's always something better around the corner? On average, a flagship only has 2 months of being the best phone. The only games that'll take advantage of current processors, won't even be made for another year. Phones are far too powerful for what they need to be at the moment so why the big deal over the processor when either way, everything will run perfectly. There will be no physical advantage of the Galaxy S4 unless you prefer Touchwiz UI to Sony UI (but even then there are launchers you can use). Look at the Quad-Core phones of last year, Galaxy S3 was a lot quicker than HTC One X but who honestly noticed any sort of difference? No one. And who ever will? No one. It's the same story here. No one notices the difference between extremely fast and a little faster so the numbers game is pointless. There's not going to be enough difference between any of the flagships for anyone to get one and then say "I wish I had got a different one".
55. cripton805 (Posts: 1440; Member since: 18 Mar 2012)
Trust me, being waterproof will not be my deciding factor in purchasing a phone. I dont go around dipping my phone in water and I dont live in Oregon where it rains all the time.
It will be the specs, form factor, and UI. Which is what will make these phones different. Also, Samsung makes great phones. It weird that you would assume
the GS4 will be so inferior.
I love the form and removable backing that the GS3 and Note 2 offers. So that has been all user preference. I dont think it feels cheap at all. If others dont like it, they obviously wouldnt buy the phone. Its still one of the best phones out right now in 2013!
53. DanielJDavidson (Posts: 6; Member since: 08 Jan 2013)
Just to clarify - I'm saying it's stupid to hold out for a phone for the sole reason of it having a slightly better processor. It's obviously not stupid to hold out for a specific phone for more than just that. Even I'm going to wait for the Galaxy S4 before getting this to see what Samsung have to offer. They might surprise me - but I doubt it. They disappointed me with Galaxy S3 and they'll probably continue to disappoint. Especially when you consider the Xperia Z will be the alternative plus cheaper. Though if you're going to hold out for a better phone, why don't you try Galaxy Note 3? That will be everything you hope the Galaxy S4 will be....
56. cripton805 (Posts: 1440; Member since: 18 Mar 2012)
I wouldnt want the note 3 because I dont want anything larger than a 5" screen. I love my GSIII and if you're dissapointed thats too bad. I havent had one problem with it. I can change my battery once it wears, change the backing once its scratched, add memory, it has 2gb of RAM, and I have a bunch of extra small but useful features. It has everything I want and need.
57. dermit88 (Posts: 20; Member since: 19 Dec 2012)
Still waiting on the 4.7 inch edge-to-edge waterproof/dustproof/shockproof MotoNexus with a hyperthreading quad core 14 NM process at 2.5 ghz with an Nvidia Kepler GPU running key lime pie....
58. cripton805 (Posts: 1440; Member since: 18 Mar 2012)
They will run eight cores by that time ;)


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Workers to Have Fourth Vote on Whether to Remove Union after Ballot Box Stuffing Taints Third Vote
Case underscores workers' difficulty in removing unwanted unions from their workplaces as workers take fourth vote in response to blatant irregularities in third election
Hamilton, AL (February 3, 2015) – Workers in a local parts manufacturing plant are voting a fourth time in a federally-supervised union election after union officials skirted being kicked out of the workplace in a recent election tainted by ballot stuffing and mishandling of ballots.
The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) will conduct the fourth election after NTN-Bower Corporation employee Ginger Estes, who is receiving free legal assistance from National Right to Work Foundation staff attorneys, filed objections to the tainted third election.
United Auto Workers (UAW) union officials currently hold monopoly bargaining power over 140 NTN-Bower manufacturing workers. Ginger Estes and other employees at the plant requested an election with the NLRB in 2013 to determine whether to remove the UAW union from their workplace.


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Arizona County Highpoints > Hualapai Peak > Climber's Log
Hualapai Peak Climber's Log
[ Sign the Climber's Log ]
|Dennis Poulin
|Potato Patch and Roads
Date Climbed: Nov 18, 2006
|I only got lost twice on the roads leading to the trail. Hayden is a nice diversion but adds about 2 miles and 800ft of Elevation Gain to the hike.
|Posted Nov 22, 2006 5:49 pm
|Aspen Peak
Date Climbed: Apr 21, 2006
|Went on leave to see my friend B who lives in Kingman, and seeing the mountains when we went up just to look around sparked something in me from when i was young to mountain climb. So me and my buddy went up there 2 days later. Was one of the better times of my life. He wasnt in as good of shape as me so he quit about a quarter into aspen trail. I hauled up the rest, which was a workout. Had to seemingly make my own paths on a couple of places, but at the top I spidermanned up this one rock to the highest spot up there. The view cant be taken by a camera because it doesnt do justice. Going after Haualapai peak this summer.
|Posted May 26, 2006 2:29 am
|Don Nelsen
|Route Climbed: trail Date Climbed: Dec 20, 2005
|Beautiful area and interesting geology. Great day with zero snow so far this year and dry with about 50 degrees on top. Easy to get off-route with all the service roads and side trails but I found my way to the top after a short south and west side fourth class scramble. I went back down via the north and east side class two/three route - shoulda seen that earlier!
Two hours up, one hour down.
|Posted Dec 21, 2005 2:38 pm
|Route Climbed: Standard Date Climbed: 4-11-05
|I started in the afternoon after a fun morning doing Mt. Union with Bill J and Rick H. The summit scramble was the best part and this may be the best time of the year to do this one, when there is some snow which eliminates the bees, snakes and the heat. I saw two other folks who quit at the #14 sign as they didn't want to tackle the last bit.
|Posted Apr 12, 2005 5:05 pm
|Route Climbed: Potato Patch Date Climbed: Oct 1998
|Stayed at the "lodge".......you need to bring everything
including your own pillow! Climbed two other nearby
peaks,seens like one was called Aspen Peak. All
in all in was a good climb and a lot of fun.
|Posted Apr 4, 2005 12:21 am
|Route Climbed: Aspen Trail Date Climbed: The 80's, 90's, & 00's
|Actually climbed peak 8161. First time in the winter with my nephew Andy, the second with my wife, brother, sister, and her husband. Unfortunately I broke the wine bottle while opening, much to the delight of my brother's dog Auste. The last time was with rusty6 (my son), my nephews Andy and Derek, my wife, sister, and brother. I am glade to report no wine or beer was wasted!
|Posted Jan 17, 2005 4:46 pm
|Route Climbed: potato patch route Date Climbed: 4/18/04
|my cousin and i had a great climbing this peak. i feel its a nice hike for a boring day when you have nothing else to do.
|Posted Apr 24, 2004 12:46 am
|Route Climbed: potato patch route Date Climbed: 4/18/04
|my cousin and i had a great climbing this peak. i feel its a nice hike for a boring day when you have nothing else to do.
|Posted Apr 24, 2004 12:45 am
|Route Climbed: Aspen - Potato Patch route Date Climbed: May 13, 2000
Date Climbed: May 13, 2000
|My niece Emma was born this day as I made the hike! Came back in Oct of 2003 to hike it with my wife.
|Posted Aug 21, 2003 3:40 pm


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Religious Studies
Westminster's Religious Studies Program
Why Study Religion?
Religion as an academic subject is considered to express the mythic dimensions of human societies. It communicates ethical standards, and frequently makes claims about the nature of human beings and of ultimate reality. Its study is not restricted to those who have a religious background or who are pursuing a religious vocation. Students taking courses in religion will be encouraged to view religion in its cultural context, and will be expected to read religious literature as liable to appreciation, criticism, and debate.
Since few secondary schools offer courses in religious studies, not many undergraduates will be familiar with the academic study of religion. The undergraduate minor in Religion is a liberal arts minor, comparable to such minors as History, Philosophy, or English.
Many disciplines are brought to bear within the department on the study of religion: history, philosophy, anthropology, sociology, psychology, theology, and ethics all have a role to play. Departmental courses also stress the development of what are essential to the analysis and interpretation of the intellectual and social systems that constitute the data of religious studies.
For a more extensive look into studying Religious Studies at Westminster, view Why Minor in Religion (pdf).
Why Choose Westminster's Program?
Our faculty members bring diversity and experience to the classroom, making your courses interesting and stimulating. Class sizes are small, promoting personal attention, open discussion, the interchange of ideas, and a casual, but studious atmosphere. Participation in internships helps establish connections between scholarly studies and real-world scenarios. Research seminars provide opportunities for research and analysis of specific topics in Religion, leading to the development of a senior thesis.
What Else?
Westminster offers a minor in Religious Studies. Students interested in graduate studies in philosophy or theology are encouraged to take Religious Studies courses to complement their major.
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Join us on the Acorn Express for an adventure on the tram through the Arboretum! Wednesdays and Fridays, April-October (except July 22 and July 29), 2016, 11:00-11:45 a.m.
Enjoy creative, unstructured outdoor play at our new Mud Kitchen near Parking Lot 20.
Hop, croak, and splash your way into imaginative play. Daily, April through September, 2016. 11:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.
Come learn about the gifts that the world's endangered trees give us—and how you can join the Arboretum in saving them. Daily, 7:00 a.m. - sunset
Gather in the Children's Garden amphitheater for story time and fun. Fridays, April 1-October 28, 2016, 11 a.m.


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Wednesday, January 29, 2014
At Station 22, below clouds, vendors in tents sold burgers and beer, towels and T-shirts as scores made their way along the narrow boardwalk to the beach, where they observed blue lights circling atop white vehicles, and flags with palmetto trees or lone stars anchored in the sand
Meanwhile, flesh-colored polar bears wearing costumesBig Bird, Batman, Hulk, King Kongor bikinis anxiously awaited the call
Someone mentioned seeing a coyote from the nearby maritime forest Just another contestant, sloshed one well-oiled observer
Suddenly, a horn was heard and bears rushed toward the ocean
Strange sounds sprang forth as bare bones met frosty foam
The bears came running back, some with smiles, others with scoffs, most with chattering choppers
It was a day of celebration, save for a woman in tears wearing a wet wedding dress she never got to use
At closure, the sun took a peek and rain made its own splash
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