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Hypofractionated SBRT For Prostate Cancer
This study is currently recruiting participants.
Verified April 2017 by Dwight Heron, University of Pittsburgh
University of Pittsburgh
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Last updated: April 24, 2017
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The purpose of this study is to determine, in both low-risk and intermediate-risk cohorts, the rates of acute and late grade 3 or higher gastrointestinal and genitourinary toxicity observed during a 24 month follow up and to estimate the rate of biochemical Disease-Free Survival, Phoenix and American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology definitions, at 2 years following hypofractionated stereotactic body radiation therapy for low and intermediate risk prostate cancer.
|Prostate Cancer
|Radiation: Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy
|Phase 2
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment
Masking: None (Open Label)
Primary Purpose: Treatment
|Official Title:
|Prospective Evaluation Of Hypofractionated Stereotactic Body Radiotherapy For Low And Intermediate Risk Prostate Cancer
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Primary Outcome Measures:
- To determine, in both low-risk and intermediate-risk cohorts, the rates of acute and late grade 3 or higher GI and GU toxicity observed during a 24 month follow up [ Time Frame: 24 months ]
- To estimate the rate of biochemical Disease-Free Survival [ Time Frame: 24 months ]
Secondary Outcome Measures:
- To determine the rate of local failure, the rate of distant failure, the overall survival, the quality of life in generic and organ-specific domains [ Time Frame: 24 months ]
|Estimated Enrollment:
|Study Start Date:
|October 2010
|Estimated Study Completion Date:
|December 2023
|Estimated Primary Completion Date:
|December 2017 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Assigned Interventions
Radiation: Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy
36.25 Gy in 5 fractions (7.25 Gy/fx) delivered over a 2-week period
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Detailed Description:
Radiosurgery should be ideal for treating prostate cancer because:
- targeting accuracy for static targets is excellent, with an error of about 1mm,
- it can adjust for intra-fractional organ motion, reducing the volume of the target PTV and therefore the dose to surrounding organs,
- by using over one-hundred non-conplanar beams, the dose gradient between the prostate and surrounding tissues may be superior to that achieved with conventional linear accelerators,
- the radiobiology of prostate cancer may favor large dose per fractions.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years and older (Adult, Senior)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
- Histologically proven prostate adenocarcinoma
- Gleason score 2-7
- Biopsy within one year of date of registration
- Clinical stage T1b-T2b, N0-Nx, M0-Mx (AJCC 6th Edition)
- T-stage and N-stage determined by physical exam and available imaging studies (ultrasound, CT, and/or MRI)
- M-stage determined by physical exam, CT or MRI. Bone scan not required unless clinical findings suggest possible osseous metastases.
- PSA ≤ 20 ng/dL
- Patients belonging in one of the following risk groups:
- Low: CS T1b-T2a and Gleason 2-6 and PSA ≤ 10, or
- Intermediate: CS T2b and Gleason 2-6 and PSA ≤ 10, or CS T1b-T2b, and Gleason 2-6 and PSA ≤ 20 ng/dL, or Gleason 7 and PSA ≤ 10 ng/dL
- Prostate volume: ≤ 100 cc
- Determined using: volume = π/6 x length x height x width
- Measurement from CT or ultrasound ≤90 days prior to registration.
- ECOG performance status 0-1
- Completion of patient questionnaires:FACT-G questionnaire, AUA questionnaire, EPIC-26 questionnaire, SHIM questionnaire, Utilization of Sexual Medications/Devices questionnaire
- Consent signed.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Prior prostatectomy or cryotherapy of the prostate
- Prior radiotherapy to the prostate or lower pelvis
- Implanted hardware or other material that would prohibit appropriate treatment planning or treatment delivery, in the investigator's opinion.
- Chemotherapy for a malignancy in the last 5 years.
- History of an invasive malignancy (other than this prostate cancer, or basal or squamous skin cancers) in the last 5 years.
- Hormone ablation for two months prior to enrollment, or during treat
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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00977860
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00977860
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|Sub-Investigator: Steven A Burton, MD
|Sub-Investigator: Melvin Deutsch, MD
|Sub-Investigator: Yoshio Arai, MD
|Principal Investigator: Rodney E Wegner, MD
|Sub-Investigator: Annette E Quinn, MSN
|Sub-Investigator: Ryan P Smith, MD
|Sub-Investigator: Ronald M Benoit, MD
|Sub-Investigator: John Flickinger, MD
|Sub-Investigator: Gregory Kubicek, MD
|Principal Investigator: Dwight E Heron, MD
|Sub-Investigator: Benjamin Davies, MD
Sponsors and Collaborators
University of Pittsburgh
|Principal Investigator:
|Dwight E Heron, MD
|University of Pittsburgh
|Principal Investigator:
|Rodney E Wegner, MD
|University of Pittsburgh
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ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on September 25, 2017
|Responsible Party:
|Dwight Heron, Vice Chairman of Clinical Affairs, University of Pittsburgh
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT00977860 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
|Study First Received:
|September 15, 2009
|Last Updated:
|April 24, 2017
Keywords provided by Dwight Heron, University of Pittsburgh:
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Prostatic Neoplasms
Genital Neoplasms, Male
Urogenital Neoplasms
Neoplasms by Site
Genital Diseases, Male
Prostatic Diseases
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Written by
Zachary Hilgers, DDS (Retired)
January 13th, 2014
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It is frequently asked, "What are the options available today for consumers that want to whiten their teeth safely and effectively, and how does SmileLABS™ accomplish this for their clients?" This paper reviews the literature to cite examples of currently accepted methods of teeth whitening or bleaching, and shows how SmileLABS™ uses the best of these techniques to accomplish its goal of safe, easy, and effective teeth whitening.
Today, in 2014, there are three basic options available to the consumer for cosmetic teeth bleaching. The first option is whitening that is performed by a dentist in a dental office, or by a hygienist or dental assistant at the dentist's office under his or her supervision. There are a few variations as to how the dental office does the actual treatment, and those options will be discussed in detail.
The second choice available to health- and beauty-conscious consumers is the Over-The-Counter (OTC) option. There are a few examples of these alternatives available to today's consumers that we will explore. Some of these appear to work and some do not, and some are downright novel in their approach to whitening.
The third and final alternative is a what many believe to be the best of both worlds method; this would be cosmetic teeth whitening or bleaching using some the same techniques and materials that the dentist would use, but without the bother and expense of having to go to the dental office to have the procedure quickly, affordably, safely, and effectively accomplished. This is how SmileLABS™ does its teeth whitening treatments.
In a landmark study some twenty-one years ago, VB Haywood and HO Heymann described what they called "Nightguard Vital Bleaching" to dentists in Quintessence International, a popular dental journal at the time.[i] It consisted of using dentist-fabricated custom bleaching trays, which were made of a material that was then used as a nightguard for people that ground their teeth. These trays were given to the patient for use at home while they slept.
The patients would usually treat their upper teeth first. The patients were instructed that before going to bed, they should brush their teeth, apply a small amount of 10% carbamide peroxide bleaching gel to the inside of the tray, insert the tray to cover the teeth, wipe off any excess that flowed out, and then to sleep with the tray inserted in their mouth all night long. Upon arising, they would remove the tray, rinse it and their mouths with water, and then repeat the same process every night for 14 days. Then, they would do the same thing with the tray for the lower teeth for another two weeks to complete the treatment regimen.
The results were usually very good, with shade changes reported of 5 to 8 shades whiter as measured by a dental shade guide. Today, this type of bleaching is sold to the patient for $200-$400. This method was so effective that it is still used by many dentists today. Even my own dentist still uses this technique. Other dentists have modified it somewhat by changing both the strength of the bleaching gel placed into the tray, as well as changing the amount of time the appliance is worn daily. Most dentists, however, do not use the same "nightguard" material because, unless the patient actually does also need a nightguard, they feel it is too thick, and they have opted for a thinner type of silicone tray material. This technique, done almost exclusively by dentists, is commonly known as the "Custom Take-Home Tray" method of bleaching. The safety and efficacy of this tooth-whitening method has been well documented in clinical studies.[ii]
Table of Some At-Home Bleaching Products Dispensed by Dentists:2.1
NuPro Gold
Carbamide peroxide
Crest Whitestrips Supreme
Hydrogen Peroxide
Colgate Platinum Overnight
Carbamide peroxide
Colgate Visible White
Hydrogen Peroxide
Sapphire Home Whitening
Carbamide peroxide
Carbamide peroxide
Très White
Hydrogen Peroxide
Carbamide peroxide
Night White ACP
Carbamide peroxide
Day White ACP
Hydrogen Peroxide
Carbamide peroxide
Perfecta REV
Hydrogen Peroxide
White and Brite
Carbamide peroxide
The other technique that dentists use to bleach vital teeth is known as "In-Office, One-Hour Whitening."[iii] This method can be done with or without the use of an accelerator light. This treatment modality is also known as Power Bleaching. The cost to the patient is typically $500-$800 per session.
In this procedure, all of the bleaching is performed by a dentist or supervised assistant in a dental chair at the dentist's office. The procedure usually takes one to two hours to complete. The results are generally good, similar to the take-home trays method, but are much faster but also more expensive to the patient.
Currently, the most popular systems use a high concentration of hydrogen peroxide, as opposed to the mostly carbamide peroxide used in take home trays, and it is usually somewhere in the 25-35% concentration range.[iv] During a lengthy prep time of up to a half hour, the patient's teeth are exposed using cheek retractors and the gums are isolated using a brushed-on plastic polymer that is hardened by light curing so as to prevent the gums from being exposed to the high peroxide concentration of the whitening gel. The gel is painted on the front surface of the teeth and left to work, usually for a 20-minute period. At this point an accelerator light, such as the ones in the Sapphire™, BriteSmile™, LumaArch™, or Zoom 2™ (the most popular among dentists) systems, may be employed to hasten the chemical reaction of the bleaching process.5,6,7,8
After 20 minutes, the gel is usually suctioned off the teeth using a dental vacuum. The gel is re-applied, the light, if used, is set again, and the treatment is repeated up to two more times for a total of 60 minutes of actual bleaching time. Again, the results are usually very good with a 4 shades whiter or more change occurring. One common very undesirable side effect of this in-office system is post-operative tooth or teeth sensitivity that can last up to two weeks or more. Patients using the popular Zoom 2™ often experience what are known as "Zings," or quick, sharp, electrical-type, short duration pains that gradually subside with time.
It is my feeling that these "Zings" are due to the fact that while the isolated teeth are being bleached in the open air for an over-long time using very high bleach concentrations, they become desiccated, or dried out, and that, coupled with the oft-times high heat output of the accelerator light, causes a temporary inflammation of the inner tooth nerve, known as a pulpitis, to occur. This pulpitis manifests itself in the form of the painful "Zings." Interestingly, SmileLABS™ Cosmetic Teeth Whitening System does not have this problem for reasons I will discuss later in this paper.
Table of some Dentists' One-Hour Whitening Products (with accelerator lights if applicable):8.1
Sapphire Professional
Hydrogen Peroxide
(Sapphire PAC curing light with with Whitening Crystal)
Hydrogen Peroxide
(Any light for activation)
Zoom 2
Hydrogen Peroxide
(Zoom 2 bleaching light)
White Speed
Carbamide peroxide
(Any light for activation)
Opalescence Xtra Boost
Hydrogen Peroxide
(Any light for activation)
Opalescence Quick
Carbamide peroxide
(Any light for activation)
Hydrogen Peroxide
(Any light for activation)
Hydrogen Peroxide
(Any light for activation)
Hydrogen Peroxide
(Any light for activation)
In recent years, manufacturers have developed unique tray-less methods for OTC at-home bleaching. The first of these was Crest Whitestrips™ from Proctor and Gamble. OTC strips from other manufacturers have come out as well, and the concentration of hydrogen peroxide in the strips available have increased significantly from 5% up to 14%.9 The strips are relatively inexpensive, usually costing between $25-$50 per box of strips. Even with their low cost to the consumer, the whitening results with these strips are highly variable because patient compliance is questionable in that many will not complete the treatment regimen of 30 days of daily use. Fifty dollars is not cheap at all when you don't achieve the desired results.
There are also many other OTC products that have their manufacturers using the catchall phrase of "Whitening" to describe their products. These are not bleaching products per se, and they only minimally remove the outside stains, not the inside ones, on the teeth surfaces. There are various toothpastes, chewing gums, oral rinses, and brush-on products that their labeling claims to have "Whitening" effects. In most cases, if there is no active peroxide in the product and they are merely stain removers. In a recent study, whitening strips performed much better than a so-called "Whitening" toothpaste.10 But both the SmileLABS take home product and our signature chairside solutions are far superior.
SmileLABS Cosmetic Teeth Whitening, offers to the general public what is considered by many to be the best of all options available to the cosmetic beauty-conscious public. They offer two different systems, a light-activated chairside system, as well as over-the-counter take home products.
The flagship product of SmileLABS™ is their $99 15-20 Minute Light-Accelerated Power-Whitening System that is available from all Authorized SmileLABS™ Dealers. This system uses their proprietary Photosensitive Strength peroxide bleaching gel, their new signature SmileLABS™ Paint-On technique, and their Cold-Light L.E.D. Infinity™ Series Accelerator Lights. This treatment system achieves a 5 to 7 shades whiter result in 15-20 minutes.
The core to this method is the new Paint-On technique, which utilizes a moderate strength hydrogen peroxide gel and only a maximum of 40 minutes total treatment time with adequate rinsing about halfway through the treatment with a re-application of fresh gel. The result is that the teeth stay hydrated; they never become desiccated, and, coupled with the no-heat producing cold L.E.D. accelerator light, they typically never have an issue with pulpitis-caused tooth sensitivity found commonly with Zoom 2™ and other dentist chairside power bleaching systems. SmileLABS clients typically do not get the "Zings!"
SmileLABS™ has also recently added a line of take home whitening kits that can now be purchased from all Authorized SmileLAB Dealers, and soon will be available at many other retail outlets and stores. Two kits are available that come with InstaPression™ trays included. One utilizes an entry level Moderate Strength carbamide gel and another that has an intermediate level Extra Strength carbamide gel. The $39 (MSRP) Moderate Strength kit is used for up to one hour per day for 8 days and the added-value $69 (MSRP) Extra Strength kit can be used up to 30 minutes per day for 16 days. Most people will achieve their desired whiteness level in less than the total number of treatments provided with each kit. SmileLABS™ guarantees that both kits will visibly whiten clients' teeth or will refund their purchase price (certain restrictions apply).
There are more teeth whitening/bleaching options available today to the public than ever before. Today's savvy consumer needs to research all the available modalities of treatment before making a well-informed decision about cosmetic teeth whitening. The dentist option, in any of its forms, is a viable one, but comes at a high cost to the consumer, and in some cases has some quite painful issues with tooth sensitivity and "Zings." If using dentist-made take home trays the treatment time can be a month or more. The OTC option, although reasonably priced, many times does not satisfy the consumer as to the efficacy of the treatment or its lengthy treatment time. It is my hope that this paper has helped clarify these options and has shed some light on this constantly evolving cosmetic procedure and treatment.
[i] Haywood VB, Heymann HO. Nightguard vital bleaching. Quintessence Int 1989; 20:173-6
[ii] Sarrett DC. Tooth Whitening Today. J Am Dent Assoc. 2002; Nov., 133: 1535-38.
2.1 Strassler HE. Vital Tooth Bleaching: An Update. Mdental Cont Ed Insert U Maryland Baltimore College of Dental Surgery. 2006; Dec.: 1-12
[iii] Strassler HE. Vital Tooth Bleaching: An Update. Mdental Cont Ed Insert U Maryland Baltimore College of Dental Surgery. 2006; Dec.: 1-12
[iv] Sulieman M, Addy M, MacDonal E, Rees JS. The effect of hydrogen peroxide concentration on the outcome of tooth whitening: an in vitro study. Journal of Dentistry. 2004; 32: 295-299
5,6,7,8 Li Y et al. Effect of Light Application on an In-Office Bleaching Gel. J Dent Res 82 (Special Issue, AADR Abstracts): No. 895: 2003
Luk K, Tam L, Hubert M. Effect of light energy on peroxide tooth bleaching. J Am Dent Assoc. 135(2): 194-201, 2004
De Silva Gottardi M, Bracket MG, Haywood VB. Number of in-office light activated bleaching treatments needed to achieve patient satisfaction. Quintessence Int. 37: 115-120, 2006
Tavares M, Stultz J, Newman M, Smith V, Kent R, Carpino E, Goodson JM. Light augments tooth whitening with peroxide. J Am Dent Assoc. 134: 167-175, 2003
8.1 Strassler HE. Vital Tooth Bleaching: An Update. Mdental Cont Ed Insert U Maryland Baltimore College of Dental Surgery. 2006; Dec.: 1-12
9 Garcia-Godoy F, Villata P, Garcia-Godoy C, Bowman LA, Barker ML, Gerlach RW. Clinical evaluation of 14% hydrogen peroxide strips relative to placebo. J Dent Res 85 (Special Issue A): Abstract No. 1372, 2006.
10 Gerlach RW, Barker ML. Clinical response of three direct-to-consumer whitening products: Strips, paint-on gel, and dentifrice. Compend Contin Educ Dent. 24:458-466, 2003.
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Blood Money and 2nd Generation!
Rockin' the Rooftop!, Lockport, NY
Proud to be a part of the action for BRAD PAISLEY at Darien Lake!
Party on the patio with Blood Money!
Party on the Patio!
Special Sunday afternoon "Unplugged" show...
See you at the Big Yellow Barn to benefit Meals on Wheels. Also appearing: Erin Sydney Welsh, Not Quite Right & Ricky Lee!
Party on the Patio!
Jam in the Valley Pre-Party! Get ready for the long weekend!
Riverside Park, Buffalo, NY
Blood Money returns to the Jag...showtime 9pm-1am
Full day of music with Black Widow, Sean Patrick McGraw and BLOOD MONEY!
Time for the Oliver Street Crawl!
Rocking the Canal in NT Memorial Day Weekend...showtime 6-10pm
Party on the Patio!
Blood Money goes on 4-8pm with Nashville's Sean Patrick McGraw to follow...Outlaw Honky-Tonkin' in Gowanda...be there!
Come do the Oliver Street Crawl with Blood Money!
Rhino's ROCKS! Be there!
Come hang out with Mike and the gang at Chris's favorite southtowns stomping ground!
St. Patty's Day Celebration!
Multi-band event at Page's Paradise Island...Other band include: Underground Stampede, The JC Thompson Band, West of the Mark, and Terry Buchwald as Elvis! More details soon!
Medina, NY
Another big night where "everybody knows your name"!
First show in Lockport...be there!
Cheektowaga, NY
New Year's Eve Bash
Night #2
Blood Money returns to PA for the weekend!
East Eden, NY, showtime 10pm-2am
Night #2 at the BW!
First of two big nights in PA...come spend with weekend!
Blood Money storms in to West Seneca, NY...showtime 10pm!
East Eden, NY...showtime 10pm-2am
Blood Money performs in the beer tent after the last event each night.
Blood Money performs in the beer tent after the last event each night.
Blood Money debuts Thursday, July 7th at Mickey Rat's Beach Club (Angola-on-the-Lake, NY) as part of WYRK Radio's summer-long live music series. For more information or booking inquiries, contact the band at firstname.lastname@example.com or visit us on-line at www.bloodmoneyband.com .


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Discussion in 'Adult League & Tournament Talk' started by vizsla, May 13, 2009.
Anybody going to the South Carolina 4.0, 4.5 and 5.0 state tourney this coming weekend in Aiken??
I guess no one on the board is going...
I know a couple of guys who are going...but I'm not one of them....
From which area and level??
From CTL 4.0
Great job Vizsla!
4.0 State Champs. The cool thing for me is that the State runner-up is from your local league. Lowcountry public parks must be a happening place.
Robby C
Robby C: where are you located?
Robby C
Will you or your brother be at States next weekend? If so, at what level?
My brother's 3.0 team is going.
The team from Union that won our 3.5 league has several old friends. I'd like for them to do well. So yeah I'll be in Greenville to watch both teams. I'll be the old fat man in the Orioles hat.
Robby C
Thanks Robby C. Came down to 10-pt tiebreaker at #1S. So, how "good" is the 3.5 team from your area?
Email me if you can.
Email sent.
There's nothing like watching your teammate(s) pull out a close match to win it all. I still remember '91 4.5 State at Myrtle Beach. We stood around and cheered our #2 Dbls in a tough 3 setter in the deciding match.
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The organiser of a successful Keighley charity football tournament plans to stage the event again this spring.
Ingrow resident Darren Gilmartin arranged the 2013 five-a-side event in aid of the British Heart Foundation.
Mr Gilmartin, 44, survived a heart attack in 2012 and his father, Noel, died of a heart attack three years ago. Last year's tournament raised a total of £1,200 for the heart foundation.
The contest will be staged on Saturday, May 31, at Marley Stadium. A prize and a trophy will be presented to the winning team.
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Blair escapes NRL ban to boost Tigers
Wests Tigers forward Adam Blair has successfully avoided an NRL ban after pleading his case in front of the judiciary on Wednesday night, boosting the struggling joint-venture club.
The Tigers have failed to get going in 2013, slumping to three losses from their opening five games and, on Wednesday, lost star playmaker Benji Marshall to a toe injury for at least a month.
But Blair's successful night at the judiciary gives them a significant lift ahead of Sunday's all-important showdown with St George Illawarra at the SCG.
Already boasting a mounting injury list that includes prop Keith Galloway and winger Marika Koroibete as well as Marshall, the Tigers will also be without second-rower Bodene Thompson who copped a one-week ban after pleading guilty to a grade-one dangerous contact charge.
Thompson was sanctioned for making contact with kicker Gareth Widdop at AAMI Park and will be back to face Brisbane at Campbelltown Stadium on April 27.
But just hours after news they would be without Marshall, Blair successfully argued his case in front of the judiciary, who threw out his grade-one dangerous contact charge.
Blair was placed on report in the 60th minute of the Tigers' loss to Melbourne on Monday after pulling the leg of Storm back rower Kevin Proctor.
He will be available for New Zealand in Friday week's Test match with Australia in Canberra.
Marshall will certainly miss the Test match, and at least a month of NRL action after the Tigers confirmed scans had revealed he had suffered a toe ligament injury in the loss to Melbourne.
"Adam felt he didn't have a case to answer and was very keen to contest the charge. He was glad he got a fair hearing and is looking forward to playing the Dragons," Tigers chief executive Stephen Humphreys said.
"The club would like to thank barrister Nicholas Ghabar for his hard work on this case and for helping Adam beat the charge."
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Today, the Congressional Hispanic Caucus sharply criticized House Judiciary Chairman Lamar Smith's efforts to undermine the Administration's good-faith reforms of the immigration detention system. At a hearing convened to discuss Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) new Performance Based National Detention Standards, Smith ignored a litany of documented abuses and asserted that under President Obama, "detention looks more like recess."
"A series of egregious abuses--sexual assaults, random beatings, preventable deaths and management cover-ups--has for years made our detention system a national embarrassment," said Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard. "Unfortunately, it's obvious from the title of this panel, "Holidays on ICE," that the Majority is more interested in scoring cheap political points than in actually improving detention policy. ICE's new detention standards represent a significant step towards protecting the rights and basic human dignity of every immigrant in our custody."
Rep. Roybal-Allard is the author of HR 933, the Immigration Oversight and Fairness Act, a bill that would strengthen and codify the rules governing immigrant detention, helping to ensure that immigrants in federal custody are afforded basic, humane treatment.
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Marco Rubio on Technology
Republican Florida Senator
CRUZ: It did two things: #1, it ended the federal government's bulk collection of phone metadata of millions of law-abiding citizens.#2, it strengthened the tools go after terrorists. The prior program only covered a relatively narrow slice of phone calls, primarily land lines. The USA Freedom Act expands that so now we have cell phones, now we have Internet phones.
Q [to Sen. Rubio]: You voted against it. Is Senator Cruz wrong?
RUBIO: He is. Here's the world we live in. This is a radical jihadist group that is increasingly sophisticated in its abilities. We are now at a time when we need more tools, not less tools. And that tool we lost, the metadata program, was a valuable tool that we no longer have at our disposal. This tool allowed the National Security Agency and other intelligence agencies to quickly and rapidly access phone records and match them up with other phone records to see who terrorists have been calling.
RUBIO: Well, you know, that's an excellent question, because what we are going through in this country is not simply an economic downturn. We are living through a massive economic transformation. I mean, this economy is nothing like what it was like five years ago, not to mention 15 or 20 years ago. And it isn't just a different economy. It's changing faster than ever. You know, it took the telephone 75 years to reach 100 million users. It took Candy Crush one year to reach some 100 million users. So the world is changing faster than ever, and it is disruptive. Our higher education system is completely outdated. If we do what needs to be done, then we can grasp the potential & the promise of this new economy. And we won't just save the American dream. We will expand it to reach more people & change more lives than ever before. And then truly this new century can be a new American century
Throughout this debate, Americans have been given a false choice: Either you are for the FCC's plan, or you are for a lawless Internet. This represents a cynical view of free markets and a misunderstanding of government's role in protecting them. I believe government's role is not to regulate the actions of a few, but rather to empower all.
That's why I introduced a resolution to oppose ceding greater Internet regulatory power to the International Telecommunications Union. I have also worked on the Wi-Fi Innovation Act, designed to increase access to mobile broadband by expanding unlicensed spectrum.
The Internet is one of our people's greatest treasures, which is why it belongs in the hands of our people, not our government.
A plan deceivingly referred to as "Net Neutrality," involves declaring the Internet a "public utility" and gives the FCC the power to decide what Internet service providers can charge and how they operate. This is not only a direct attack on the free market, but it will also result in an increase in Internet access fees for millions of consumers in America. It's a massive tax on the middle class, plain and simple.
The details are complicated but here's the truth: If Net Neutrality is passed, for the first time ever, the Internet will be under the rule of an antiquated regulation designed for land line telephones. I need your help to tell President Obama and the FCC: "Don't mess with the Internet!"
RUBIO: First of all, the president in his end-of-year press conference alluded to the fact that there will be response and a strong one and a measured one, but one that's reciprocal. And I will support that. But, second, it's important that that movie be played, that that movie be seen. I don't even know if it's a good movie, but I think it's now important that that happen, that we figure out way to get that out there so Americans can watch it. It's unacceptable that this attack not just on our country, not just on a business located in America, but on our constitutional freedoms, if it's unresponded to, if it stays the way it is now, it is going to be an incentive for others to try and do the exact same thing in the future.
Companies like Facebook, Google, Yahoo and Yelp--through their Washington trade group, the Internet Association--are public backers of net neutrality. They together have praised Obama for endorsing an approach that might subject the Internet to utility-like regulation. All three Republicans, however, rejected the president's suggestion. Rubio hammered it as "government regulation of the Internet" that "threatens to restrict Internet growth and increase costs on Internet users." And Cruz lambasted net neutrality as "ObamaCare for the Internet" in a tweet that went viral--and drew plenty of criticism.
Our people have not changed. The vast majority of the American people are hard-working taxpayers who go to work every day; who volunteer in their communities. What's changed is the world around us.
Just think how much the world has changed in the last ten years. The global economy is real--we don't live in the national economy anymore. Everything you buy- everything you touch--it's all impacted by things that are happening halfway around the world. The information age is real. It's changed the world and it's made out life easier, but it's also changed our economy. You go into a grocery store today and you'll find machines doing the job that people once did. You find today at many businesses that 1 person, because of automation, can do the work that 5 people used to do. It's the world around us that has changed. And this has had an impact on our people
His advisors boasted that he was the 1st US Senate candidate to pass 100,000 "likes" on Facebook. His staff uploaded his speeches to YouTube. The Twitter community can often sniff out someone who is paying a flunky to write their tweets, but Rubio fired out photographs of family that could only have come from him. The digital investments during his campaign were 100% transferable to his new role as a US senator. Rubio's tweets lived on the Internet, and his followers stayed connected to him and multiplied. In 2012 he counted more than 70,000 followers on Twitter.
It was too much for Rubio. The senator, smartly, took the Internet to announce that he was pulling his support for PIPA. He made his announcement on his Facebook page. What could have been a political disaster turned into a political coup.
A: I believe that research and development results in innovations that help drive America's economic edge. However, we must continue to invest and improve our education system, space exploration and other programs to ensure our continued success.
Florida will design an e-budget website that will display a detailed, issue-level budget and allow the publi to comment on the budget. This budget will be restructured from an input-based methodology appropriating money for employees, salaries, travel ,furniture, and contracts, to a results-based approach.
The new e-budget will allow residents to view the funding of the budget's service or program areas by category. Viewers will see the budget at various levels of complexity; departmental, program, service, and issue. The budget will be far more transparent and understandable.
Problem: Funding is inadequate to build and maintain a transportation system that meets Florida's expanding needs.
Solution: Government should collaborate with the private sector to fund, build, and maintain needed transportation improvements.
Currently, the private sector services in such areas as road and bridge construction, engineering design, construction inspection, roadway maintenance, and toll collection. Public-private partnerships (PPPs) are comprehensive services that include design-build-finance-operate-maintain schemes, with the private sector receiving "payment" through tolls collected on a road or bridge, a direct payment from the "owner," or a combination of the two.
Florida should base the felony level of identity theft crimes on the class of victim, as well as the monetary damage incurred. In Florida, any person convicted of an identity theft crime affecting a person 65 years or older will face enhanced penalties.
Current Florida law permits conviction for possession of another's identification information only of the state can prove intent to USE the information. We should eliminate the "use" requirement.
To enhance child safety, Florida will require social networking sites to set up verification systems to require parental notification and consent for minors to use these sites. The consent form should detail what data is collected from users, the disclosure practices of the site operator, and what limits, of any, parents can place on their children's use of the site. Civil penalties will be enforced against anyone that falsifies or otherwise allows a minor access to the site without the proper parental notification and consent.
Opponent's Argument for voting No (Cnet.com): Online retailers are objecting to S.743, saying it's unreasonable to expect small businesses to comply with the detailed--and sometimes conflicting--regulations of nearly 10,000 government tax collectors. S.743 caps years of lobbying by the National Retail Federation and the Retail Industry Leaders Association, which represent big box stores. President Obama also supports the bill.
Proponent's Argument for voting Yes: Sen. COLLINS. This bill rectifies a fundamental unfairness in our current system. Right now, Main Street businesses have to collect sales taxes on every transaction, but outbecause -of-state Internet sellers don't have to charge this tax, they enjoy a price advantage over the mom-and-pop businesses. This bill would allow States to collect sales taxes on Internet sales, thereby leveling the playing field with Main Street businesses. This bill does not authorize any new or higher tax, nor does it impose an Internet tax. It simply helps ensure that taxes already owed are paid.
Opponent's Argument for voting No: Sen. WYDEN: This bill takes a function that is now vested in government--State tax collection--and outsources that function to small online retailers. The proponents say it is not going to be hard for small businesses to handle this--via a lot of new computer software and the like. It is, in fact, not so simple. There are more than 5,000 taxing jurisdictions in our country. Some of them give very different treatment for products and services that are almost identical.
Congressional Summary:Preventing Real Online Threats to Economic Creativity and Theft of Intellectual Property Act, or the PROTECT IP Act, or PIPA (in the House, Stop Online Piracy Act or SOPA) :
OnTheIssues Notes: SOPA and PIPA, proponents claim, would better protect electronic copyright ("IP", or Intellectual Property). Opponents argue that SOPA and PIPA would censor the Internet. Internet users and entrepreneurs oppose the two bills; google.com and wikipedia.com held a "blackout" on Jan. 18, 2012 in protest. An alternative bill, the OPEN Act was proposed on Jan. 18 to protect intellectual property without censorship; internet businesses prefer the OPEN Act while the music and movie industries prefer SOPA and PIPA.
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State police looking for person of interest in murder case
Fri, 09 Dec 2011 12:22:34 GMT —
Michigan State Police in Lapeer are asking for help in identifying a "person of interest" in the murder of 20-year-old Andrea Eilber.
The person seen in the photo on this story may not have anything to do with her murder, but detectives say he used her ATM card and had her pin number.
The photo was captured at a Speedway gas station on Bristol Road in Burton on November 15, 2011, the day before Eilber's body was found.
Police say they don't know if the person in this photo is 19-year-old Kenneth Grondin, who is charged in Eilber's murder, or someone else.
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Sowing the Seeds of JusticeGolf-ball sized, purple tomatoes hang heavy on the vine, ripe and ready for the picking.
"You know tomatoes are ready when they easily pop right off at the stem," announces Marybeth Lybrand, the Master Gardener at the Peninsula Jewish Community Center's Gan Tzedek, or Justice Garden. "If you have to really tug to on the tomato, leave it on the vine because it needs more time to grow", she says to a group of young children and their parents on a Sunday afternoon Garden Service Day.
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The owner of San Francisco's only kosher market says she is closing her doors.
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Discussion in 'Telugu Guitar Tabs - Submit or Request' started by Tej1002, Aug 17, 2012.
Can someone please share the chords or leads for any of the songs in andala rakshasi?
i need tabs for vennante untunnna song
small bit from andala rakshshi ....
e 9-11-9-12-12-12-11-9-11-11-11-9-7-9-9-9
make sure the 12s 11s and 9s ring swiftly
Hi bro,
could you pl link a youtube video of the scene where this is played so that we can have an idea of this tune...
Having tabs is not useful until we know how to space the notes...
Hi Abhay,
Could you please see this URL andala rakshasi - emito song pallavi on guitar - YouTube
and also we need the chords for this same song to play rhythm and need tabs or playing lead
Thanks for your help
Awesome work man...
I reallly love it from "Emmarpidi edari..." but the fisrt two lines corresponding to "Yemito ivvala rekkalochchinattu" resemble the original, but something is wrong there...
Which Key/scale was the song in and what were the notes used? because a couple of notes there seemed out of key..
I don't have free time right now, and am hopelessly bad for chords, but I think I can try and let you have the tabs..
Just after watching your video, i managed to play the pallavi for "vennante vuntunna" and part of pallavi corresponding to the lyric "Manasa marchipo... ledante chahchi po.. gatamaa kaali po... marujanmaki aasa tho."
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I also have to tab "kahin karti hogi woh mera - hindi song for another friend here on IGT.
Hi ,
I did not play this song,I watched this song in youtube ,Seems like the scale is in cminor or Dminor
Please let us know the Tabs for this song to play lead
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Applications still being accepted for vacant Chancellor position
With the blessing of His Beatitude, Metropolitan Jonah and the Holy Synod of Bishops, applications are still being accepted for the position of Chancellor of the Orthodox Church in America.
The deadline for applications is August 19, 2011.
A job description for the position of Chancellor is posted in PDF format here.
As reported on the OCA web site in mid-July, during the Holy Synod and Metropolitan Council joint meeting in Chicago, IL May 4-6, it was decided that the Human Resources Committee of the Metropolitan Council would consider, evaluate, and recommend to the Metropolitan Council "suitable candidates to fill the position of Chancellor," according to Archpriest Eric G. Tosi, OCA Secretary. "This recommendation would in turn be presented to the Holy Synod for appointment, per Article II, Section 7m of the Statute of the Orthodox Church in America."
The Human Resources Committee, chaired by Priest David Garretson, met on July 14 to finalize plans for the search. Metropolitan Jonah and His Grace, Bishop Melchisedek, Acting Chancellor, attended the meeting. Other Committee members, in addition to Fathers Eric and David, include Archpriest Joseph Gallick, Archpriest David Lowell, Eleana Silk, and Dr. Paul Witek.
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Dunker was pulled over for riding on campus on a scooter without a motor vehicle tag. The scooter had previously been reported stolen.
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-- Edna M. (Badertscher) Reynolds, 102, of Brenn-Field Nursing Center, Orrville, died Monday afternoon, August 2, 1999, at the nursing center following a long period of declining health.
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People are surprised the latest phone is outselling last years phone, but in a different case?
I'm surprised the ratio is only 2:1
Apple has sold twice as many units of its golden iPhone 5S as it has of its fruit-flavoured iPhone 5C, according to a research firm. Although Apple has not yet released official figures on the sales of its two latest models of iPhone, an analysis group called Consumer Intelligence Research Partners (CIRP) decided to find out …
People are surprised the latest phone is outselling last years phone, but in a different case?
I'm surprised the ratio is only 2:1
Well actually, as much as I agree some of the colour choices may be, erm, questionable, it's not quite how Jasper's presenting it. The article is essentially about the 5S outselling the 5C with a bit of a negative implication that the 5C has been a bit of a damp squibb. But then Jasper, in a fine example of inumerate spinology contradicts himself writing:
"However, the launch of the iPhone 5 was even more successful than the 5S, according to CIRP, taking up 68 per cent of new sales when it was launched last year."
The percentage is correct, but that, of course, isn't CIRP's reasoning. Jasper's comparing the 5S getting a lower percentage of sales (including the 5C) as compared with the 5 versus the 4S, yet, in absolute terms, it has sold far more than the 5 (about 1/3 more over an equivalent period), so how this can equate to anything other than success on two fronts is beyond me: more absolute sales of the flagship, plus a greater percentage of sales than last years strategy achieved for the lower cost handsets (albeit marginally greater percentage, but of course this also means absolute sales are likewise up for the 5C as compared with the 4S last year), The new handsets cost less to produce to boot, so the increased percentage share of lower cost handset + increased margin as compared with last years strategy + absolute greater sales on all fronts, is beyond a shadow of a doubt a success.
Good ol' Jasper. Don't let the facts get in the way of a good bit of negative spin! He better not take a math refresher course though, or a conscience might kick in and ruin his designated role as in-house Apple troll.
>>Good ol' Jasper. Don't let the facts get in the way of a good bit of negative spin! He better not take a math refresher course though, or a conscience might kick in and ruin his designated role as in-house Apple troll.
Funny how the Apple crowd used to say nearly the exact same thing about Anna before she stopped writing here.
Neither beast nor fowl. With a status symbol like the iphone, if you've got the extra 10%-20% on the rrp it takes to go for the top flight model, why settle for second best? Just telling everyone you're not quite as well off as you'd want to be.
I think it's rather like the Porsche Cayman vs. the 911. No one wants to be looked at as slightly too poor to buy the 'proper' product.
I don't know about that, the Cayman, being mid-engined, is probably a damn fine machine also.
It's more like buying an Apple iPhone 5C vs the 5S. One is the previous iPhone in a plastic case, one is the previous iPhone with a faster CPU.
> "It's more like buying an Apple iPhone 5C vs the 5S. One is the previous iPhone in a plastic case, one is the previous iPhone with a faster CPU."
Or the Galaxy S4, basically a slightly bigger and more gimmicky version of the S3, with added benchmark gaming.
"I think it's rather like the Porsche Cayman vs. the 911. No one wants to be looked at as slightly too poor to buy the 'proper' product."
The real story is that Apple has managed to convince a huge number of people to buy the equivalent of a Porsche when all the majority of them need is a Fiat 500 to pop down to the shops in. You really have to admire their ability to turn a luxury product into a commodity.
Agreed. The S4 is just an S3 with smaller bezels and added gimmicks.
"Agreed. The S4 is just an S3 with smaller bezels and added gimmicks."
Well, don't forget about the increase in screen resolution. You know all those pixels that were too small for the human eye to see? They're smaller now.
"Neither beast nor fowl. With a status symbol like the iphone, if you've got the extra 10%-20% on the rrp it takes to go for the top flight model, why settle for second best?"
Yes, but this whole argument about cost falls on its face when you consider the carriers (i.e., middlemen). Most people in the US who use AT&T or Verizon will tell you that the 4S is free, the 5C is $99, and the 5S is $199. So what they see is that the 5S is twice the price, not 18% more.
So it's more important to buy something based on what others will think about you? Rather than buy something for non-status symbol reasons?
Someone remind me, what's that word that rhymes with 'bankers'?
If you absolutely have to be seen to have the latest & best gadget, you will rush out and buy the top model. If you're less concerned about that sort of thing, you may be inclined to wait longer and might just pick up the 5C when you get round to it.
That kind of scenario would lead to the 5S selling like mad in the first month or two with a ramp down, but the 5C might just keep ticking along and eventually becoming more popular than the 5S. Of course, the lack in price differential might have had a factor as well, since Apple don't really do "budget phone"...
It's not like they haven't done it before.
Uh, is this a trick question? They'll do it in a year, as they always have with all their phones every single year since the 2nd one.
I've never understood the view of iPhones or Apple products as status symbols.
Now, I'm not a hater of Apple's products; hate their business practices as much as you want, their products are pretty solid, especially in terms of software tinkering (most other companies tend to just brute force power by upgrading hardware).
However, here's the thing:
1) Apple products look like toys. Yes, minimalism and all that jazz, but they look like childrens toys to me.
2) Build quality: pretty standard, comparable to 99% of other products I have ever personally handled. In fact, after using all of my friends Macbook Airs, their build quality feels horrible. Everyone I know has broken or scratched their iPhone screen at least once
3) Hardware: Standard, and even occasionally sub-par
4) Price: Not necessarily the most expensive in terms of absolute price (there are far more expensive products out there), but definitely overpriced in terms of software capability and hardware. Call me crazy, but I don't want to pay a lot of money for a Unix system less functional than debian, fedora, mint, et al.
5) Premium feel: Its metal, but so are many other phones and devices. In fact, my sister "upgraded" from iPhones to the Samsung Notes when the first one came out and hasn't looked back since, and people seem much more impressed with my Note 3 than they do with another iPhone iteration. I can safely say that my Note 3 feels more premium than any iPhone I have held in my hand, and that's even though its plastic and has a rubber-like back. They iPhone, however, is assisted by the standardization of its design; its form remains the same through generations, and it is much more tightly controlledthan other phones, leading to a stronger brand image and recognizability.
The only thing I can think of is that it is an American company that used to have an obsessive and passionate hipster CEO, and some celebrities use it. Which, I suppose, is the main factor.
"I'm not a hater of Apple's products; "
Your post belies that disingenuous introduction.
Yeah I don't hate Apple then you go on to tell everyone how you clearly do.
1. if you mean toys made out of precision engineered aluminium and glass.
2. build quality is superb - sure other people have got better but compare something like a Galaxy S3 to an IPhone 4S/5 and it's no contest. Compare a unibody Macbook to the vast majority of laptops and it's no contest. Compare an iMac to it's competitors - well not that there really are any.
3. hardware is pretty cutting edge - PCIe Flash and fusion drives when most people are still fitting standard rotational drives or basic SSDs if you are lucky. Pretty much first to market with Haswell. Retina screen laptops, retina screen smartphone and tablet. First with a decent fingerprint sensor, first with 64bit CPU and so on and on.
4. TCO, residual values, lower cost of support.
5. Note 3 is not 'premium' feel - it's placcy - it's the same old thing in the same old plastic case. Move along, move along.
Apple is much more than Jobs - he was a big influence certainly but that would be minimising the work of the thousands of other people there.
It is laughable that you think Apple products have standard build quality and hardware. Just take the iPhone 5S. Almost every single thing about it is non-"standard" and often objectively better than the competition. Nobody disputes that the Apple-designed A7 is the mobile performance champion now, by a pretty wide margin. The screen in the 5S has objectively the best color accuracy of any cell phone screen. Most photography web sites say that the 5S's camera is almost the best cell phone camera ever, second to the PureView 808 and possibly Lumia 1020. Apple spent hundreds of millions of dollars to acquire the technology for its fingerprint scanner so you don't have to swipe it like your "standard" scanners. And not only does Apple use metal and glass for its phones, the camera and home button are covered with *sapphire*. What other phone company is using sapphire?
But I'm sure your Note 3 is very nice too.
1. somebody spent too much on your toys.
2. "Call me crazy, but I don't want to pay a lot of money for a Unix system less functional than debian, fedora, mint, et al."
All right, you're crazy. The fully fledged BSD UNIX is just that, a full UNIX (which Linux is not), plus most of the GNU and BSD shell utilities and a full programming environment plus drivers as standard (all right, for full set of compilers you need the free Xcode application installation, a few minutes work via the app store, or get GNU ones from the usual places). I have used all main stream and a few non-main stream UNIX implementations since 1984; I've used several Linux systems, native and via virtual machines, from building slackware for a misguided firm that thought it was saving money (as if my time was free) to Redhat and SUSE pro editions and several in between.
I assure you, OSX is at least as good as most Linux variants, with the advantage that the usual shells and shell tools, web server etc. come as standard. No hunting around for the codecs, libraries, reverse-engineered scanner drivers and so on.
I wonder if you used OSX via a terminal shell session or, better still, using X windows server and twm, just to get a first taste.
Anybody in the market for an iPhone is willing to spend money, be it right or wrong, or good or bad value.
That plastic fantastic, also known as the iPhone 5C is not going to appeal to the traditional apple buyers because it's, well, cheap. It looks cheap, in fact it looks fucking awful. Although Apple might have got away with it if they'd produced a black version.
Those who aspire to own apple products, but could never afford them before, are equally likely to not be interested because it's, well, too damned expensive. Why would they spend a fortune to acquire what has effectively been marketed as a second rate product.
There, I've said it. Apple screwed up on pricing and marketing, and as a result nobody will want a 5C, other than those with enough money for it to be a "festival" phone as an accompaniment to their 5S day to day phone.
Anyone in the market for an iPhone and willing to spend the money already has one. Apple are interested in the rest of the population.
The question is whether they "do a Porsche" and make a cheap Boxter in the hope people buy this rather than a competitor - but risk alienating their real customers.
Or they "do a VW" and offer to sell them a Skoda, a Golf, or an Audi - it might be worth doing this in a market like Africa with a phone that has access to iTunes but doesn't run iOS.
In the US, iPhones are effectively almost free because phone prices are obscured by the carriers.
It's only in the rest of the world that iPhones could be considered expensive status symbols.
"In the US, iPhones are effectively almost free because phone prices are obscured by the carriers. It's only in the rest of the world that iPhones could be considered expensive status symbols."
Nope:- Here in the UK, phone prices are (and have always been) very obscured by the carriers - I got an iPhone 5 64GB from my carrier with unlimited calls (landlines & mobiles, any network), unlimited texts, and a 2GB monthly data limit for £40/mo on a 2year contract.
How much did I pay upfront for my £700 phone? Nothing, Nichts, Zilch, Nada, Rien.
I use calls & texts heavily - data at 2GB seems so far more than adequate.
Over 2 years, I'll pay £960, so over and above the £700 cost of the phone, for £130/year - £2.50 per week, I get the aforementioned usage and effectively an interest-free loan to buy a phone which, at the end of my contract, will fetch a very good price if I sell it on & upgrade.
I don't think the deal's a bad one - but I'm sure there will be hordes of kiddies who will down vote me on the grounds they've a better seat for 4p/annum, and because I've had the temerity to be happy with my second iPhone. My 2yr old iPhone 4 (immaculate and perfect functionality) sold for £250 at the end of its contract...
The 5C will sell like any previous model does with Apple - well but of course not as well as the brand new one. So for now everyone is buying the 5S - but the 5C is still selling very well.
Why does everyone insist on thinking you have to be wealthy to have an iphone? Or you have to aspire to own one? Walk down the High St and you see just as many working class with them (if not more) than you do other types. If poorer people couldn't afford the £50 per month as opposed to say £30 per month, then you wouldn't see so many sky dishes up on council estates.
Almost anyone can buy anything on credit these days, so it boils down to who wants to waste quite a lot on a communications device VS who isn't too fussed about that type of thing, nothing to do with personal wealth.
I agree with other comments though, if you want to have something to impress your friends, why then get "slighty" cheaper device? Maybe Apple overspent on all the 5C marketing as you can't go to a single underground station in London without seeing the adverts plastered over every single wall. I have yet to see a real one in person yet, and I'm already bored of the sight of them.
>just as many working class with them
chav appeal. I earn LOTS but I don't have a smartphone of any sort.
> sky dishes up on council estates.
Aye. well-known effect
Was a time when http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/3690181 had all the satellite dishes in town.
"Why does everyone insist on thinking you have to be wealthy to have an iphone? Or you have to aspire to own one?"
Nobody insists that iPhones are status symbols outside of these idiot internet comment forums.
They WERE status symbols for a short time in 2007 when the first one came out and it cost $400 (?) on-contract.
Anybody who thinks they are still status symbols is either stuck in 2007, or is an Android fanboy who wants to complain about iPhones being status symbols, regardless of whether they are or not.
Status symbol or not at £548-£709 with a 64-bit processor they're definitely at the 'Porsche' end of the market. The fact that half of the people that you see on the street are carrying one means that something must be distorting the market. It's like half the car park at Tescos's being full of 911s.
I agree. In my local pub, in a wealthy part of north London, most of the staff have iPhones.
Most of the customers are on Android.
It may be a bit edgy to say, but I'll bet you will see it happen.
Maybe I just gave away a $1 million dollar idea? Just give me 1% and keep the rest.
This is a phone people WANT you to know they own, just like a big fancy watch or large necklace medallion.
~Best wishes keeping what you earned.
They really clarify the issues.
...and bonus points if it includes a Morris Marina.
the old R is right next to Mr.T, an easy slip.
Today I myself had a similar "episode", I was going for "buffer" and got "bugger"
Or just those colourful announcements that you're a poor slob that can't afford the extra few quid for the 5S, and thus probably have dirty underwear and social diseases?
Is this Failure-Flag (marking the buyer as a loser) bright colouring a mistake or clever marketing?
Next year there will be a $2500 version in exclusive dark royal purple, with a bright purple LED on top just in case anyone within 100m missed it.
There is a white one.


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It has changed the way we (her children) look at and eat food. It is our hope
that the recipes and insights learnt from this book nourishes our body, mind
and soul and educates us into a whole new way of eating.
You can join us
By contributing to the creation of this book. The aim is that this book is just
the beginning of this project and hope that through all the contributions from
you and the rest of the community the project grows in as many ways as
This will go to the creation of the book and printing 200 copies only.
The book will be a coffee table quality book that will feature 25 recipes.
Any proceeds created from this project will be going to Our Big Kitchen. A
community run kitchen located in Bondi, Sydney. With support from
volunteers they prepare meals that are distributed to needy people from all
walks of life.
You can find out more on this organisation by clicking here.


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Village Board approves $24,000 bid to replace community center roof
At its Wednesday, June 4, meeting, the Star Prairie Village Board approved an estimate for $24,000 presented by President Greg Gibson to replace the roof on the community center.
"We have been battling leaks here for how many years, Patsy? We've had it patched in the past. We want to get it done as soon as we can because there is a leak up there," Gibson said.
According to Village Clerk Patsy Johnson, the village has $12,000 available in the LGIP Fund for hall improvement, $5,000 allotted in the 2014 budget and another $11,248 in the Building Fund which would be enough to cover the cost of the roof.
Gibson said he would talk to a representative of the Free and Accepted Masons Lodge, the other tenant in the community center, to see if it would be willing to provide some money toward the project as well.
Still at issue are the two air conditioning units on the roof, which would have to be moved before the roof could be replaced. Both units are more than 20 years old, and it is likely more costs will be incurred to replace those units.
Other business
• The board agreed to trade a sign advertising Countryside Plumbing & Heating at the Ballpark for the next nine years in exchange for credit for invoices totaling $1,842.69 resulting from last winter's work on frozen water lines.
• In a related matter, the board agreed to pay invoices from Countryside Plumbing & Heating totaling $470.89 on behalf of Bethany Lutheran Church resulting from frozen water mains this past winter.
• The board approved Stevens Engineers' Angela Popenhagen filling out the application to have the Wisconsin Department of Transportation mark four-way pedestrian crosswalks at the intersection of Highway 65 and Bridge Avenue as part of its Highway 65 renovation project scheduled for 2015.
• The board approved a bid for $999 from Town Web Design LLC to build and maintain a new website for the Village of Star Prairie.
• The board approved the 2013 Compliance Maintenance Annual Report and Compliance Maintenance Resolution 2014-03 for the wastewater treatment facility. City Maintenance Operator Brody Larson cautioned the board that a review of sewer rates might be in order because they have not been reviewed since 2007.
The next regularly scheduled meeting of the board will take place starting at 7 p.m. Wednesday, July 9, at the Community Center.