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The Tamron SP 24-70mm f/2.8 Di VC USD is in the top three best performing high-speed standard zooms currently available. We've only looked at the imaging performance, but it's as impressive optically as the highly regarded Nikon AF-S Nikkor 24-70mm f2.8G ED. At $1,299 it's not cheap but it is competitively priced – to improve on the image quality you would have to spend $1,000 for the sublime Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8 II USM. Dropping down in price to the Sigma at $899 may be the way to go on a budget, but that lens lacks weatherproofing and can't match the Tamron optically at all focal lengths, nor can any one of those rivals offer the highly sought after optical image stabilization. For the time being at least it's a Tamron exclusive feature in this lens type, and that combined with the comparative image quality makes it difficult to ignore.
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The Tamron SP 24-70mm F/2.8 Di VC USD is distinguished by being the first fast standard zoom for full frame cameras to include optical image stabilization. The fact that it does so in a design that includes a ring-type ultrasonic motor for fast, silent autofocus and a degree of weathersealing (Tamron uses the term 'drip-proof'), all at a significantly lower price than Canon's non-stabilized EF 24-70mm f/2.8L II USM that was announced around the same time, might lead you to think suspect must be some serious compromise involved in its design. But there isn't.
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ERROR: DXO Mark for Tamron 24-70mm F/2.8 on 5D Mark III
How can the Tamron 24-70mm F/2.8 have a DXO Mark Score of 24 on the Canon 5D Mark II, but be significantly lower on the Canon 5D Mark III? It seems the data is incorrect. Please look into this.
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Re: ERROR: DXO Mark for Tamron 24-70mm F/2.8 on 5D Mark III
Hi Dave,
Thanks for your interest in DxOMark and for your feedback. However, we maintain that scores are actually higher with the Canon EOS 5D Mark III.
Added by towdy | February 03, 2014
2.8 transmission?
how is it possible that a f2.8 lense has a t-stop of 2.8? and why only on canon (for ex. 5d3) and on nikon (for ex. d800) it is 3.2?
thank you!
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Tamron vs Nikon lens comparison
Cameralabs in review of nikon 24-85 vr mentioned that it compares well with Tamron. I hope your test of nikon 24-85 vr on D3X or D600 coming soon.
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Re: Tamron vs Nikon lens comparison
After holiday sales, I got D600 with 24-85mm VR lens and very happy with my choice of full frame DSLR and quality of the lens. Since than I am checking daily your website with hope to get DXOmark scores on that lens on D600 or D3X. There are a lot of those lens used and tested already with conflicting reports from different testing websites on quality of that lens. My friend bought 5D Mark III with 24-70mm 2.8L lens and we went to photo trip together. When we compared and discussed photos from that trip we agreed that overall quality of the equilalent photos is very close. Being an engineer I am waiting for numerical confirmation. I am pretty sure that the scores will be high. I generally agree with your testing results and your test data are are helping me in my future lens selection.
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Re: Tamron vs Nikon lens comparison
Actually the 24-85mm is planned and should be available in march on DxOMark.com :)
Best regards,
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Re: Tamron vs Nikon lens comparison
Are you going to test 24-85vr or any other lens on D600?
Added by Dennis L | February 15, 2013
Just a bit confused
Emilie, says "The reason is that the Sony Carl Zeiss 24-70mm looses some sharpness in the field, where it is outperformed by the other ones."
Something is being lost in translation. In what field ??? How can a lens that is rated sharp loose sharpness when you take it outside into a field ??? Please clarify.
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Re: Just a bit confused
I am sorry, I indeed lost myself in translation :)
I meant that the Sony Carl Zeiss 24-70mm tends to be less sharp in the center of the (visual) field; it's its great weakness comparing to the other lenses.
I hope it is clearer!
Added by abortabort | February 13, 2013
24-70 comparison
Just having difficulty figuring out how the Sony CZ 24-70 scores low compared to these 3? Sharpness is higher than all 3, transmission is in line with both Canon and Nikon, distortion is at the top level along with the Tamron, vignetting it beats all 3, and CA is the same as the Canon (right between the other two). This should put is slightly in front of the pack, but then read about the 'blue bar range' for different FL - ok so here it seems about on par or maybe a little better than the Tamron and Nikon, but not as good as the Canon.
So how does it score a 21 when it exceeds certainly at the very least the Nikon (where it equals or beats it in all metrics) and the Nikon gets a 24 overall score? I know these are tested on different cameras, but how does that effect the weightings?
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Re: 24-70 comparison
The reason is that the Sony Carl Zeiss 24-70mm looses some sharpness in the field, where it is outperformed by the other ones.


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Its interesting, many people were quite surprised that they used the word 'unlikely' in the title, since its really not that odd that Muslims and Jews would find common cause. In fact perhaps no two religious communities have a more intertwined history than Islam and Judaism. And even now in our modern context, there are many similarities such as the focus of the story; we both have a living tradition when it comes to dietary laws around meat. However the historical connections are often lost, in fact many people literally erroneously believe that Jews and Muslims have some sort of inherent dislike for each other. As one comment on the story stated:
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Last week, we told you about our massive dog fighting bust that spanned multiple states and resulted in the removal of 367 dogs and puppies. We gave you an inside look with our on-the-scene video, and now we have a first-person account from the rescue. Below is a guest blog by Tim Rickey, Vice President of the ASPCA's Field Investigations & Response Team, reflecting on what he found during the raid and the terrible fate of dog fighting victims.
When I first walked on the property, I stared across the yard and saw more than 100 dogs, most of them tied to heavy log chains, anchored to dilapidated dog houses. The dogs ranged from old to young, living on a worn dirt ring that likely had seen generations of dogs come and go to a sad fate.
Most were chained nose-to-nose to their neighbors to ensure continuous arousal.
I first thought of what a grim fate many of these dogs would have met without our intervention that day. But as I looked at a young, weeks-old puppy with one glance, and an aging, 10-year-old senior with another, my thoughts quickly turned to the long, lonely and painful journey of a fighting dog's life.
This cycle begins with being chained at such an early age with little to no positive human or animal interaction. The burden continues with heavy chains, often with additional weights, to drag around their entire lives. The constant noise, arousal and anxiousness push them towards aggression to or from their yard mates. If they don't respond, their life may end quickly, but if they do, they have sealed their fate of a long, torturous life.
Their only reprieve from the chain is death or brief release to be tested against another dog, eventually going back to the chain with little attention to their wounds. What follows is weeks of intense training and significant human interaction with the person who will commit the ultimate betrayal and force them into a barbaric battle for entertainment and profit. If they survive, they go back again to the chain: A vicious cycle that could go on for years until these dogs finally have no value or fight left in them and are discarded.
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I want this baby!!!!! Congrats ASPCA!!!!
Very heart breaking. I wish you could take a news team on these raids so these pictures can be put out to the public when they give the news. People are unaware of what goes on with these animals. The voiceless need to be in the spotlight of ABC, CBS, NBC, Fox or CNN.
I have not been able to comment because I could not bear to look at that poor pup and read about the wretched dogs chained and weighted down by sadists. Thank you from the heart for helping these precious animals. Harshest punishments possible for the monsters who did/do this. It is hard to take in. It is hard to confront evil like this. The goodness of animal rescuers and rehabilitators is our only recourse and their light in the terrible darkness.
So would do such a thing like this it's so cruel personally I hate animal cruelty and I hope those poor sweet little things get better and get a loving family
So would do such a thing like this it's so cruel personally I hate animal cruelty and I hope those poor sweet little things get better and get a loving family
Forget jail for these people just take them out and tie them up with no clothes food or shelter and leave them for the rest of their lives. Don't send them to jail for me and everyone else to have to pay to keep them alive I believe they should be put to death and never have the chance to hurt any animal or anything else
The ONLY way this will be curbed in our country is if we take control and responsibility by (a) reporting repeatedly suspected animal cruelty or neglect of any kind to ALL authorities with jurisdiction (b) following up telephone reports with written reports (c) notifying local media (d) keeping diaries of reports and if possible, community web pages or other public forums that keep reports public and in the face of the authorities (e) documenting with photographs of animals, chains, inhumane conditions, license plates, addressses, mailboxes, etc etc etc (being aware that certain information should only be shared with authorities and not posted publicly or you could get in trouble) (f) being willing to spend TIME and ENERGY working with systems that probably have no resources or choose to look the other way and forcing the issues (g) finding advocates like churches or local politicians who will help you make a stink (h) linking dog fighting and animal abuse to crimes people typically consider more serious like drugs and child abuse, domestic violence - showing the patterns and costs not just to the animals that sadly our communities may not care about. Just my two cents.
Other ideas appreciated.
Thank the Lord that they were rescued from a life of pain and suffering! Keep up the good work ASPCA! May God Bless all of you!


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Calm down, it's just one game. There will be sometimes we come out and don't play well. Don't judge the players after one game TPDG22
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Calm down, it's just one game. There will be sometimes we come out and don't play well. Don't judge the players after one game TPDG22
Lets pray that Demps make a trade tonight or tomorrow.
Stop overreacting!!!
It is one game. Vasquez will be fine. I actually thought he played very well in the first half. His court vision has improved dramatically. Second half was not his best, but the whole team was off tonight. He was literally the only ball handler we had on the court all night. Roberts is a liability in all aspects of the game.
Aminu did about what I expected of him. He played hard all game, played decent defense, and rebounded tremendously. Do you honestly expect a player like Aminu to have a good game when the worst point guard in the league (Roberts) has to play extended minutes due to injuries?
This team will be fine.
No one is overreacting. Vasquez has done well despite his limitations. But they're going to show up in nights such as these. But he's the best PG we got, so...smoke 'em if ya got 'em.
gross, but not unexpected. this'll happen fairly often this year. not worried.
and I see Monty rippin Vasquez a new one. I can read lips about being selfish. Was he that bad? I know he can be single eyed during games. We really need to go after a true PG like yesterday.:huh:
Brandon Jennings looks a lot more appealing on nights like this one.
I stayed at the arena for the whole game. Good thing I don't have much of a life so I don't feel like it was wasted tonight.
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Who else on the team could he pass it to?
Nobody on tonight's roster can remotely create their own shot.
Toughen up, buttercups.
FWIW, this ESPN studio is awful, and I'm not talking about tonight only. Rose is stupid and trying to be hilarious ala Chuck. Simmons needs to stick to articles and occasion TV appearances.
Were they playing as hard tonight as they did in the past 3 games?
It's hard to stay motivated when your top three players are in suits.
No, you calm down. I'm making you gunnery sergeant. Now man the turret 'cuz it's going to be a tankolicious season.
On the bright side, despite this being the lowest scoring Hornets game in history, it still wasn't as bad as the 2009 playoff loss to Denver of 121-63. That still remains as the worst Hornets game of all time. Comparatively tonight was just a typical bad Hornets loss. :hihi:


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RYAN VREDE writes the Bulls can lay down a marker with victories against three of last year's semi-finalists in the next three weeks.
The schedule hasn't been kind to the Bulls, pitting them against the defending champion Reds and seven-time winners Crusaders at Loftus, with a trip to the Stormers sandwiched in between.
The Bulls started the season well with wins against the Sharks and Cheetahs, but come off a defeat to the Blues, a side they were widely expected to beat. The manner of that loss disappointed them. Coach Frans Ludeke and captain Pierre Spies lamented their lack of composure under the pressure the Blues created with their structured and largely dominant defence, as well as their ill-discipline which allowed flyhalf Gareth Anscombe to keep the Blues out of reach.
The Blues profited from two errors to score their two tries, but their ability to successfully suppress their natural expansive instinct in favour of a more conservative, territory-based game was key. They also matched the Bulls physically and at the set phases, which compromised their host's cause to settle into their suffocating pattern.
The Reds, Stormers and Crusaders will pose superior threats in this regard. The Reds capitulated in the face of an inspired second half performance from the Sharks at Kings Park on Saturday, but they again showed their ability to mix it in the heavies and indeed to play a pragmatic brand when the opposition demands it. Certainly their threat will be reduced if Mike Harris fails to recover from a hamstring injury sustained against the Sharks. Harris is among the tournament's most accurate goal-kickers and will be central to any victory at Loftus.
On the derby at Newlands, the Bulls have in the recent past felt the Stormers were vulnerable to the tactic of kicking deep and waiting for them to succumb to the temptation of running the ball back. They would back their chasing line to dominate and/or isolate ball carriers, at which time they would force the penalty or turnover.
However, the Stormers have reconstructed their attacking approach to something that closely resembles the one the Bulls have implemented successfully against them. Furthermore they are no longer a soft touch in the set phases. Indeed a strong case can be made that they are superior to the Pretoria franchise. They have the capacity, through their excellent and disciplined defence, to turn the tables on their great rivals, forcing them to revert to an expansive brand they are not as adept at.
Likewise, the Crusaders have often forced the Bulls to veer from their trusted method, and while the absence of Dan Carter and Richie McCaw dilutes their potency, they remain formidable opponents with the ability to stifle the Bulls in the same manner the Stormers can. They do, however, possess the added threat of superior ball-in-hand attack, particularly in their back division.
Ludeke explained to this site that the matches leading up to last week's bye as 'phase one' of their campaign. The second phase will be the most testing of the tournament's pool phase. Home wins are crucial if they hope to top the conference. They dropped four games in Pretoria in 2011. Ludeke has continually stressed the importance of solidity on their patch. That starts with a victory over the Reds on Saturday.
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The goal of obesity treatment is to reach and stay at a healthy weight. You may need to work with a team of health professionals — including a dietitian, behavior therapist or an obesity specialist — to help you understand and make changes in your eating and activity habits.
You can start feeling better and seeing improvements in your health by just introducing better eating and activity habits. The initial goal is a modest weight loss — 3 to 5 percent of your total weight. That means that if you weigh 200 pounds (91 kg) and are obese by BMI standards, you would need to lose only about 6 to 10 pounds (2.7 to 4.5 kg) for your health to begin to improve. However, the more weight you lose, the greater the benefits.
All weight-loss programs require changes in your eating habits and increased physical activity. The treatment methods that are right for you depend on your level of obesity, your overall health and your willingness to participate in your weight-loss plan. Other treatment tools include:
Reducing calories and eating healthier are vital to overcoming obesity. Although you may lose weight quickly at first, slow and steady weight loss over the long term is considered the safest way to lose weight and the best way to keep it off permanently.
Avoid drastic and unrealistic diet changes, such as crash diets, because they're unlikely to help you keep excess weight off for the long term.
Plan to participate in a comprehensive weight-loss program for at least six months and in the maintenance phase of a program for at least a year to boost your odds of weight loss success.
There is no best weight-loss diet. Choose one that includes healthy foods that you feel will work for you. Dietary changes to treat obesity include:
Increased physical activity or exercise also is an essential part of obesity treatment. Most people who are able to maintain their weight loss for more than a year get regular exercise, even simply walking.
To boost your activity level:
A behavior modification program can help you make lifestyle changes and lose weight and keep it off. Steps to take include examining your current habits to find out what factors, stresses or situations may have contributed to your obesity. Everyone is different and has different obstacles to managing weight, such as a lack of time to exercise or late-night eating. Tailor your behavior changes to address your individual concerns.
Behavior modification, sometimes called behavior therapy, can include:
Losing weight requires a healthy diet and regular exercise. But in certain situations, prescription weight-loss medication may help. Keep in mind, though, that weight-loss medication is meant to be used along with diet, exercise and behavior changes, not instead of them. If you don't make these other changes in your life, medication is unlikely to work.
Your doctor may recommend weight-loss medication if other methods of weight loss haven't worked for you and you meet one of the following criteria:
Prescription weight-loss medications your doctor may prescribe include:
Orlistat (Xenical). Orlistat is a weight-loss medication that has been approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for long-term use in adults and children 12 and older. This medication blocks the digestion and absorption of fat in your stomach and intestines. Unabsorbed fat is eliminated in the stool. Average weight loss with orlistat is about 4 to 9 pounds (2 to 4 kilograms) more than you can get from diet and exercise after one or two years of taking the medication.
Side effects associated with orlistat include oily and frequent bowel movements, bowel urgency, and gas. These side effects can be minimized as you reduce fat in your diet. Because orlistat blocks absorption of some nutrients, take a multivitamin while taking orlistat to prevent nutritional deficiencies.
The FDA has also approved a reduced-strength version of orlistat (Alli) that's sold over-the-counter, without a prescription. Alli is not approved for children. This medication works the same as prescription-strength orlistat and is meant only to supplement — not replace — a healthy diet and regular exercise.
Lorcaserin (Belviq). Lorcaserin is a long-term weight-loss drug approved by the FDA for adults. It works by affecting chemicals in your brain that help decrease your appetite and make you feel full, so you eat less. Your doctor will carefully monitor your weight loss while taking lorcaserin. If you don't lose about 5 percent of your total body weight within 12 weeks of taking lorcaserin, it's unlikely the drug will work for you and the medication should be stopped.
Side effects of lorcaserin include headaches, dizziness and nausea. Rare but serious side effects include a chemical imbalance (serotonin syndrome), suicidal thoughts, psychiatric problems, and problems with memory or comprehension. Pregnant women shouldn't take lorcaserin.
Phentermine-topiramate (Qsymia). This weight-loss medication is a combination drug approved by the FDA for long-term use in adults. Qsymia combines phentermine, a weight-loss drug prescribed for short-term use, with topiramate, a medication that's used to control seizures. Your doctor will monitor your weight loss while taking the drug. If you don't lose at least 5 percent of your body weight within 12 weeks of starting treatment, your doctor may suggest either stopping use of Qsymia or increasing your dose, depending on your condition.
Side effects include increased heart rate, tingling of hands and feet, dry mouth, and constipation. Serious but rare side effects include suicidal thoughts, problems with memory or comprehension, sleep disorders, and changes to your vision. Pregnant women shouldn't take Qsymia. Qsymia increases the risk of birth defects.
You need close medical monitoring while taking a prescription weight-loss medication. Also, keep in mind that a weight-loss medication may not work for everyone, and the effects may wane over time. When you stop taking a weight-loss medication, you may regain much or all of the weight you lost.
In some cases, weight-loss surgery, also called bariatric surgery, is an option. Weight-loss surgery offers the best chance of losing the most weight, but it can pose serious risks. Weight-loss surgery limits the amount of food you're able to comfortably eat or decreases the absorption of food and calories or both.
Weight-loss surgery for obesity may be considered if you have tried other methods to lose weight that haven't worked and:
Weight-loss surgery can often help you lose as much as 35 percent or more of your excess body weight. But weight-loss surgery isn't a miracle obesity cure. It doesn't guarantee that you'll lose all of your excess weight or that you'll keep it off long term. Weight-loss success after surgery depends on your commitment to making lifelong changes in your eating and exercise habits.
Common weight-loss surgeries include:
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One of the best ways to prevent regaining the weight you've lost is getting regular physical activity. Aim for 200 to 300 minutes a week. Keep track of your physical activity if it helps you stay motivated and on course. As you lose weight and gain better health, talk to your doctor about what additional activities you might be able to do and, if appropriate, how to give your activity and exercise a boost.
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The Maldives Tourism Promotion Board (MTPB) and representatives from Maldives tourism industry participated in the China International Travel Market (CITM) that was held from 18 to 21 November 2010 at Shanghai, China. This is the biggest travel trade fair held in Shanghai.
The Maldivian delegation was led by the Minister of Youth and Sports; Hon. Hassan Latheef, Ambassador of Maldives in China; Hon. Ahmed Latheef and the Permanent Secretary of Ministry of Tourism, Arts & Culture; Mr. Ahmed Salih on an invitation extended by the Chinese Government. A total of 21 companies namely resorts, hotels, tour operators, travel agents and safari operators participated in CITM 2010 under the Maldives' banner.
Maldives Stand with an area space of 36 sq. meters is prominently located next to the Dubai and the Mauritius stand. Maldives stand at CITM was designed to portray the Maldives as a holiday destination and also highlights it as a finalist for the "New7Wonders of Nature".
Maldives was officially launched as a tourist destination in China for the first time on 19th November 2010 at the Portman Ritz Carlton Hotel. A Seminar and a Maldivian night were organized to launch the destination. The main objective of the Seminar is to identify the problems that the Chinese tourists face when they visit the Maldives and to find out what they expect from their holiday. In this regard a prominent Tour Operator in China, CYTS spoke on behalf of the tour operators. All the tour operators highlighted that Maldives is a popular destination among the Chinese as a holiday destination and the need for an office in China. Also they informed the importance of having Chinese speaking staff at the resorts / hotels in the Maldives. In addition to this, a presentation on enhancing the quality of experience of Chinese tourist holidaying in the Maldives was presented by the Permanent Secretary, Mr. Ahmed Salih. Also a presentation on the destination was done by the Senior Marketing officer, Ms. Fathimath Raheel of MTPB.
Also, major airlines operating to the Maldives and media were invited to attend the Seminar. A platform was opened for the Maldivian industry officials to meet the Chinese tour operators and travel agents for business on one to one basis.
During the Maldivian Night Mega Globe an airline operating company announced that a direct flight from Hong Kong would start operation in 2010 to the Maldives. At present direct flights are operating from Kunming, Chengdu and Guangzhou. In order to make the Maldivian Night a huge success a lucky draw was organised at the end of the night. A total of 10 ticket prizes were awarded by Sri Lankan Airlines, Bangkok Airways, Mega Airways, China Southern Airlines and China Eastern Airlines. Also, Sun Hotels and Resorts, Six Senses Laamu, Island Hideaway and Universal Resorts offered complimentary stay at their respective resorts for 2 people.
Maldives recorded a total of 643,410 tourist arrivals during the first ten months of 2010, indicating a sign of continuous growth of tourists to the country. It represented an increase of 21.8 per cent compared to 528,271 for the same period in 2009. China has emerged as the number 1 market since August 2010. This is the first time that an Asian country has taken over the number 1 position of tourist arrivals to the Maldives. A total of 49,655 Chinese tourists visited the Maldives at the end of October 2009 and 104,148 at the end of October 2010. This is a 109.7 percent increase compared to 2009.
China is fast becoming one of the biggest single markets in term of sending travelers overseas globally. According to latest international tourism statistics, published by UNWTO, the total number of outbound travelers from China reached almost 48 million in 2009. Also the total number of outbound visitors from China will reach 100 million by 2015 which is in direct contrast to many other countries that are affected by the financial crises and economic recession.
Reuters in their website stated that China's economy has picked up over the course of the year, with third-quarter GDP growth rising to an annual 8.9 percent from 7.9 percent in the second quarter and 6.1 percent in the first, virtually assuring China of reaching its 8 percent full-year target.
Present estimates of "middle class" in China range from 100 million to 247 million. Chinese households currently save 25% of their post-tax income, according to the China Statistical Yearbook. A survey by McKinsey indicated that this high savings rate was driven, in part, by Chinese citizens' belief that they need to set aside funds for retirement and healthcare expenses. If these expenses do not rise as rapidly as income levels, then Chinese consumers may have a surplus of funds that they are willing to spend.
More and more Chinese have much more disposable income that are keen on traveling abroad in order to fulfill their dreams of visiting foreign countries, having exotic holidays and purchase high quality or unique products made overseas because they often associate foreign travel with necessary spending of their accumulated wealth. Indeed, many national authorities recognized the high spending power of Chinese visitors hence; wish to attract as many visitors from China as possible.
The Chinese government has relaxed the restrictions for Chinese nationals traveling overseas particularly to approved destinations (112 approved destination including Mauritius and Seychelles). At the same time more and more foreign authorities are welcoming Chinese travelers by relaxing or simplifying the visa requirement. Maldives is fast becoming the "hottest" destination for Chinese travellers.
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Prior to Monday night, the Hornets last victory came Nov. 9 at home against the Charlotte Bobcats. During that losing streak, the Hornets surrendered over 100 points in each contest and are winless for the season when the opposition hits the century mark.
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Two Kent State University instructors from its Foreign Language Academy were among 10 world language professors chosen by the National Foreign Language Center to be featured in its STARTALK's online language learning modules. STARTALK is a program of the National Foreign Language Center and helps support the teaching of foreign languages in American schools.
Instructors Uma Krishnan, who teaches Hindi and lives in Twinsburg, and Fetna Mikati, who teaches Arabic and resides in Kent, were selected to produce online learning videos to serve as examples of best practices in teaching critical needs languages. Such languages include Arabic, Chinese, Hindi, Japanese, and Russian. Individuals who teach these languages have full-access to these videos.
Kent State's co-director of the Foreign Language Academy Theresa Minick said the instructors were selected based on a site visit by STARTALK evaluators. The site visit included classroom visits; interviews with students, peer mentors and resident advisors; and a review of the curriculum and immersion program.
"STARTALK chose these instructors because they exemplified best practices in the teaching and learning of critical languages and using Web 2.0 technologies," Minick said.
Krishnan and Mikati, as well as Minick and Brian Baer, academy director and associate professor of Russian in the Department of Modern and Classical Language Studies, worked together to develop the curriculum that would be presented in the STARTALK Classroom Video Collection, which is now available.
Krishnan's online lesson combines Hindi language, culture and information in the form of multimedia to explain the Nehru dynasty and the concept of multigenerational families.
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After two years of experiencing different topics, places, people, ideas and so on, I have gotten to the end of the first road. I said the first because this is just the end of my Master and the beginning of something else, possibly the PhD in Hispanic and Lusophone Literatures, Cultures, and Linguistics. I'm writing this almost seven days before I take my oral exam. I don't have authority to talk about the oral yet but I'll about the written experience. This will help you (international student) to get through these particular days, since these days can be really stressful and your mind goes out of control, even if you try to be as calm as you can. I'll give you some personal advices.
Please, take the ones that fit your personality, we are all Grad Students, but we are not the same being:
1. Meet with your adviser regularly to create a list that will help you to start getting organized with the different topics related to your field.
2. Be practical about studying for your exams. You don't necessary have to start studying for your M.A. exams a year before, but keep in mind the more time you spend getting organize for them, the better your mind will feel weeks before you take them.
3. When you study for your exams, write topics, instead of a long dissertation of what you are going to argue about. I work better writing different topics related to the subject, then I write some examples and discuss about them. In terms of theory, I think it is important to have a clear idea of the ones you are going to use.
4. Create a work groups with the rest of the students that are taking the exam at the same time and discuss about the theories, the books that you have work on. This is really helpful. You ended up feeling that you should study more!
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We need the ability to bind a Mojo to a custom LifeCycle.
Our specific use case is to be able to perform extra tasks during release that need to occur at times other than the small window provided by the maven-release-plugin's run-preparation-goals and run-perform-goals phases. In particular we need Mojos to execute during the scm-commit-development and scm-commit-rollback phases.
So we need the ability to bind our plugin's Mojos to those phases.
I would think that there are probably many other use cases, for other custom LifeCycles, not only for the release-plugin.
A mechanism for binding Mojos to custom LifeCycles provides a much cleaner mechanism for plugins like the release-plugin that are aware that they need to integrate with other plugins.
I would like to propose a syntax similar to:
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where the groupId and artifact binding of the phase follow the same defaulting process at that used to define dependencies. That is the above binding could be rewritten as:
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The other (IMHO poorer) option would be to include the LifeCycle of the release-plugin as part of the Maven core.
Without this proposal we will
- need to continue to maintain a version of release-plugin that includes extra phases required to simulate this behaviour
- not be able to open-source the subclipse-tags-plugin (which is of benefit to anyone using Eclipse+Subversion) as it needs the hooks provided by our hacked version of the release-plugin.
I'd really like to use a base version of the release-plugin and I'd really like to be able to provide the subclispe-tags-plugin to the community.
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LONDON (ICIS)--Higher oil & gas and agricultural products volumes pushed BASF's sales up last year as the company struggled against economic headwinds across the rest of its portfolio. The problem for the world's largest chemical company, and for most other producers in the sector, was the lack of growth in important downstream industries and markets.
But just as those sectors didn't produce the goods, in more ways than one, in 2013, they may help lift BASF and others in 2014.
The Germany-headquartered chemicals giant is cautiously optimistic for 2014. While not being specific in its outlook, BASF does talk about stronger, cyclical, electronics industry demand, and stronger demand for products sold into the transportation sector and into consumer goods manufacture.
Overall, the company is projecting 2014 industrial production (IP) growth of 3.7% compared with IP growth of just 2.5% in 2013. It sees transportation sector demand swinging back after a slump in 2013 and likewise stronger growth in the electronics industry, especially in the emerging markets in Asia, in Japan and in the US.
The company appears to be particularly keen on chemicals growth in the US where it expects the chemicals production recovery to continue to be driven by "robust growth in the automobile industry, the construction sector and other key customer industries". The upward trend in US chemicals output will be boosted by the country's low energy and raw material cost position.
BASF doesn't see much in the way of chemicals production growth from the EU in 2014, however, the region where it does most of its business. It even expects output in Spain and Italy to stagnate or possibly decrease.
And chemicals demand from Asia, outside Japan, will be weaker than in 2013, it suggests, because of the economic and market consolidation expected in China.
The company's chemicals segment sales will increase only slightly this year, it says with some growth for petrochemicals driven by new plant start-ups and higher sales volumes for its monomers division, particularly for isocyanates as it brings its new methyl di-p phenylene isocyanate (MDI) plant in China on-stream. Intermediates demand will be driven by the important automotive, crop protection and textile fibre industries.
BASF has re-aligned its Chemicals segment reporting to follow important value chains, so petrochemicals includes propylene oxide and all important propylene derivatives alongside other steam cracker derivatives. Monomers includes most of the former Inorganics division products along with high volume monomers and basic polymers from the former Plastics segment, such as MDI and TDI (toluene diisocyanate). The Intermediates division is concentrated on the methane, or C1, value chain.
BASF's Petrochemicals division sales were down 6% in 2013 due to lower volumes, lower prices and a 2% negative currency effect. The company's large cracker in Antwerp, Belgium, was shut for maintenance during the year and this contributed to lower volumes and sales in Europe.
Petrochemicals division sales in the US in 2013 were lower in euro terms but stable in Asia, despite what the company called "a difficult market environment" with pressure on margins in the acrylates and solvents markets as new production volumes became available. Margins on steam cracker products in North America were "significantly improved", it said.
Monomers' sales were also down 6% in 2013 with prices under pressure and volumes slightly higher. BASF said that the sales decline in the second half of 2013 in this division in Europe and Asia "was especially considerable". Margins were weak for caprolactam and polyamide.
Intermediates sales in 2013 were down 1% although volumes were up 5% driven largely by butanediol and its derivatives.
BASF runs such a diverse and integrated portfolio of businesses that it can balance drops in demand and prices in parts of its chemicals and other operations with rises elsewhere. And reading between the lines, the company is more upbeat than it has been for some time.
Overall, it expects to "perform well in a market environment that remains challenging in 2014".
Source: BASF Annual Report 2013
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Robert Lawrence McNamara MD, MHS
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Office of Student ResearchInternal Medicine: Cardiovascular Medicine: Echocardiography (Cardiac Imaging)
Research Interests
Cardiovascular outcomes; International comparisons; Large registries; Global health; more...
- B.S., University of Notre Dame, 1986
- M.D., Washington University School of Medicine, 1991
- M.H.S., Johns Hopkins School of Hygiene and Public Health, 1997
Selected Publications
- McNamara RL, Chung S, Jernberg T, Holmes D, Roe M, Timmis A, James S, Deanfield J, Fonorow G, Peterson E, Jeppsson A, Hemmingway H. International comparisons of the management of patients with non-ST segment elevation acute myocardial infarction in the United Kingdom, Sweden, and the United States: The MINAP/NICOR, SWEDEHEART/RIKS-HIA, and ACTION Registry-GWTG/NCDR registries. Int J Cardiology. 2014; 175 (2):240-247
- McNamara RL. Cardiovascular registry research comes of age. Heart 2010:96:908-910
- Estes NA 3rd, Halperin JL, Calkins H, Ezekowitz MD, Gitman P, Go AS, McNamara RL, Messer JV, Ritchie JL, Romeo SJ, Waldo AL, Wyse DG. ACC/AHA/Physician Consortium 2008 clinical performance measures for adults with nonvalvular atrial fibrillation or atrial flutter: a report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Performance Measures and the Physician Consortium for Performance Improvement (Writing Committee to Develop Clinical Performance Measures for Atrial Fibrillation): developed in collaboration with the Heart Rhythm Society. Circulation 2008 117(8):1101-20. J Am Coll of Cardiol 2008 51(8):865-84.


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Havelock sophomore Emily Bess gained confidence in her swimming ability as the season progressed. It was something she thought was lacking at the start of the year.
She's swimming her best at the right time.
Bess placed third in the 100-yard freestyle and 200 individual medley, and was the anchor on the 200 free relay at Friday's Coastal 3A Conference meet at the Twin Rivers YMCA in New Bern.
"Coach made me do things that I really hated and I ended up doing really well in them," Bess said. "Now, I can do any event and I can qualify in them."
Bess hasn't yet automatically qualified for next week's regionals. She is in consideration, but her time is close to the standard regional qualifying time.
All she can do now is wait to hear if she made it.
"It's so stressful. I'm just waiting for someone to call me and say I made it," she said. "I think it's going to be OK because I am pretty close to the automatic time."
Havelock's girls finished fourth with 52 points. Swansboro won the event with 184 points, followed by West Carteret (110) and Jacksonville (59).
In the conference meet, the most rewarding goal, Bess said, is to qualify for regionals – scheduled for Friday in Cary.
Bess swam the 200 IM in 2:52.22 and the 100 free in 1:06.25.
"I'm hoping to get a scholarship when I go to college and I think regionals and states will look good," Bess said. "I love swimming, it's my life.
"I was kind of disappointed that I added a few seconds but I know that not every meet is going to be a good meet. I think I've done really well this season so I'm not going to let it get to me."
Havelock's boys' team took third with 91 points, behind West Carteret (138) and Swansboro (113).
Senior Kendall Smith had the best result with a third-place finish in the 100 freestyle (58.66).
"I knew we were going to have competition with West Carteret and Swansboro because they've been competing against us all season," said Havelock coach Jeremiah Johnson. "I'd love to have a conference championship but I want to take more of my swimmers to regionals."
Justin Kilgore, in the 50 freestyle, is the only Havelock swimmer currently qualified for the regional meet.
Havelock's girls received solid performances from Alayna Davis (third in the 50 free), Savannah Buday (fifth in the 500 free), Alisa Smith (sixth in the 100 free and 200 free), and Molly Crum (sixth in the 50 free).
On the boys' side, Ethan Chirico (fourth in the 100 breaststroke), Michael Dearing (fourth in the 100 backstroke), Cameron Gumbel (fourth in the 500 free) and Colton Sloan (fourth in the 200 free) had good swims. Philip Buffa placed fifth in the 200 IM and 100 butterfly. Darius Herbert claimed sixth in the 100 breaststroke.
"I was proud of them all. They came and gave me their best," Johnson said.
Adam Thompson is a reporter for the Sun Journal.


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Under the cover of darkness, Kinston residents are invited to hear about the city's legends, lore and stories of apparitions during the Ghost Walk of Kinston.
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Jan Parson, director of special projects and events at the Kinston-Lenoir County Chamber of Commerce and Visit Kinston, said tours will embark from the Chamber building and traverse streets in the city's historic district.
She said before guests depart for their tour, they will be able to view photographs from paranormal investigations conducted in the Kinston area.
Parson said there will be stories along way, but there will also be stops at locations including Queen Street Deli. She said there will be a new stop this year at the CSS Neuse Civil War Interpretative Center.
"They will have a lantern-guided tour through the interpretive center with sailors that were on the ship assisting with telling the story of the battle," Parson said.
Parson said guides will be playing a variety of historical figures from Kinston's past. Among those who will be in character are Wilbur and Carolyn King who will portray Wilbur's ancestors, Mr. and Mrs. Richard W. King, prominent Kinston business man and Lenoir County Sheriff during reconstruction.
Most of the guides have been doing these tours for 5-6 years now," She said. "They enjoy "becoming" characters from Kinston's past and they really bring the stories to life."
Parson said the tour is not recommended for children under age 8 because of the graphic nature of some scenes.
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Israel's Rejection & God's Justice (Part 1)
Paul clearly states it is not of him who wills or of him who runs but of God who shows mercy. Dr Sproul uses this verse to explain four concepts of mercy, justice, non-justice and injustice. God's sovereignty in all the application of mercy and justice is considered. Listen
Israel's Rejection & God's Justice (Part 2)
Dr. Sproul discusses the different kinds of predestination – symmetrical (equal ultimacy) and asymmetrical. The symmetrical view takes the position that predestination is applied to both the believer and the unbeliever – positive, positive. The asymmetrical view considers that the believer is predestined to be with God, but leaves the … Listen
Israel's Rejection & God's Justice (Part 3)
Dr. Sproul discusses the fall of man (lapse) and the two major views concerning God's decree or decrees made in eternity past with respect to election and the fall. The two major views are infralapsarianism and supralapsarianism. The issue is, does God decree the fall in light of His election … Listen
Present Condition of Israel
Paul explains that being loved by God is a privilege and being a Jew was no guarantee of redemption but it was an advantage. Dr Sproul relates this to the church in that those unbelievers that attend have the advantage of hearing the word. Further distinction is made between the … Listen
Israel Needs the Gospel
Paul demonstrates two impossibilities, a person ascending to heaven by his own righteousness and bringing Messiah to earth or by our own righteousness descend into the earth and retrieve Messiah from the dead. Dr Sproul discusses two elements for salvation – profession of faith and possession of that faith. Believing … Listen
Israel Rejects the Gospel
Paul continues his list of things that are needed for communication of the gospel for those who are God's elect. Dr. Sproul asks the question did God send His Son only to make possible or certain the salvation of His chosen? The benefits of the gospel may be proclaimed to … Listen
Israel's Rejection Not Total
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Israel's Rejection Not Final (Part 1)
Paul indicates that even though Israel stumbled, through that stumbling salvation has come to the Gentiles. This leads into the discussion of the "mystery" and Paul's reaching out to those Gentiles. Even though there were instances of the Jews evangelizing such as Jonah, they still to this day do not … Listen
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Paul indicates that blindness in part has happened to Israel until the fullness of the Gentiles has come in and follows that with "and so all Israel will be saved." Does this verse indicate a future for ethnic Israel due to the time frame reference of the word "until?" Dr. … Listen
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Psychotic Disorders
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Dr. Roxanne Dryden-Edwards is an adult, child, and adolescent psychiatrist. She is a former Chair of the Committee on Developmental Disabilities for the American Psychiatric Association, Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, Maryland, and Medical Director of the National Center for Children and Families in Bethesda, Maryland.
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Melissa Conrad Stöppler, MD
Melissa Conrad Stöppler, MD
Melissa Conrad Stöppler, MD, is a U.S. board-certified Anatomic Pathologist with subspecialty training in the fields of Experimental and Molecular Pathology. Dr. Stöppler's educational background includes a BA with Highest Distinction from the University of Virginia and an MD from the University of North Carolina. She completed residency training in Anatomic Pathology at Georgetown University followed by subspecialty fellowship training in molecular diagnostics and experimental pathology.
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Psychotic disorders are now referred to as schizophrenia spectrum and other psychotic disorders. In addition to the more commonly known mental disorders like schizophrenia, other mental disorders in this group include brief psychotic disorder, schizotypal personality disorder, delusional disorder, schizophreniform disorder, schizoaffective disorder, catatonia, substance/medication-induced psychotic disorder, psychosis due to a medical condition, other specified schizophrenia spectrum, unspecified schizophrenia spectrum, and other psychotic disorder. Besides catatonia, other catatonia-related disorders include catatonic disorder due to another medical condition, as well as unspecified catatonia. Women who recently had a baby (are in the postpartum state) may uncommonly develop postpartum psychosis. Also, mood disorders like major depressive disorder and bipolar disorder can become severe enough to result in psychotic symptoms like hallucinating or having delusions, also called psychotic features.
How common are psychotic disorders?
The percentage of people who suffer from any psychotic symptom at any one time (prevalence) varies greatly from country to country, from as little as 0.66% in Vietnam to 45.84% in Nepal. While the figure of one out of 100 people who qualify for the diagnosis of schizophrenia may sound low, that translates into about 3 million people in the United States alone who have schizophrenia. The first time a person has psychotic symptoms is usually between the ages of 18 and 24 years; related but less severe (prodromal) symptoms often start during the teenage years. Statistics for postpartum psychosis include that it occurs in one or two out of 1,000 births but increases greatly, up to one in seven mothers, in women who had postpartum psychosis in the past. Men are thought to develop psychotic disorders more often and at younger ages than women.
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