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THE LION of JUDAH UNVEILED, and the KING OF KINGS by Apollo
The year 10, 500 BC marked the beginning of the Aeons, and the Age of LEO and the Ancient ones in the first age regarded HU as the giver of life. NUT the Sky Goddess in the Egyptian beliefs, revealed her celestial canopy after the Virgo ruled land of MU Lemuria disappeared under the sea along with Atlantis ending the Age of Cancer and Gemini in the flood of Noah 3,000 years BC when the protective sky canopy broke and paradise was lost .
The male rulership of Jehovah was claimed to decree this catastrophic event . It was the age of Taurus in which he chose a group of people to represent him and the age of Aries in which a ram replaced the sacrifice of a cherished Son of Abraham.
It wasn't until the age of Pisces that a Lion of the Tribe of Judah was prophecied to arise to restore the first ancient ways of pacifism to a people accustomed to war. A lion was to lay down with the lamb. A great teacher was to preach peace to the war weary Hebrews under Roman Dominion .
The lion was a mighty animal free to roam in the Lebanon, Hermon and Jordan ranges and the southern Judean wilderness. The mane of the lions hair reminded people of the sun, so fittingly the symbol of the Sun God became the lion and the ruling planet was the sun. A lion cub grew its golden shaggy mane at around three years old. It was around three years of age that a child was visited by three wise men in a country home.
From lead to Gold was the escape and promise from the structures of Saturn to the freedom of exhaltation to whom would bear the light.
"Then one of the elders said to me, "Do not weep! See, the lion of the Tribe of Judah, the Root of David has triumphed. He is able to open the scroll and its seven seals. Revelation 5:5
Let us look back on the history of the formations of the tribes..
Tribe, The Hebrew words representing tribe was "matteh" and "shevet" meaning rod or staff. Exodus 7:12 and Proverbs 13::24 . Cause of the leader of the clan would carry a scepter or staff.
The tribal arrangement of Israel was based on Jacobs twelve sons who had to encamp in the wilderness under their representative zodiac signs.
The Tribe of Levi was the Priestly class under the Sons of Aaron.
The Tribe of Benjamin produced Israels first king, King Saul who was anointed by Samuel. The Tribe of Judah produced King David who slew Goliath. Judah was Jacobs forth son from first wife Leah whom Jacob was tricked into marrying (his heart was tied to her more beautiful sister Rachel) . The Tribe of Judah was described as a lion cub and the prophecies of Judah was pronounced in Genesis 49: 10. "the scepter will not turn aside from Judah, neither the commanders staff from between his feet until Shiloh comes , and to him the obedience of the peoples will belong."
David fulfilled this when King Saul died and David fought to obtain the lands of Israel until he claimed all the Benjamite territory and made Jerusalem the capital and claiming Zion. For 500 years, Judah claimed the Kingship Sceptre and Staff until King Solomon lost favor and his Son Rehoboam lost ten tribes from his Kingdom so Israel was united no more. Benjamin and Judah was the only ones that stayed loyal to the house of David splitting the Kingdom to Israel of the Northern Kingdom and Judah to the South. In 722 BC Assyrian invaders from what is now (Iraq) invade the Northern Israel and Babylon (also what is now Iraq) attacked the nation of Judah in 586 BC and destroying the temple of Solomon. These invasions began the Lost Tribe theories when many of the individuals of the tribes became un accounted for when they had been taken prisoner. Many have intermarried with the invaders bloodline, but others have migrated and scattered.
Restoration for the prisoners of Babylon occurred when King Cyrus of Persia allowed the land of Judah restored. The nation of Judah at least could commence the generations to fulfillment in Ezekials promise
" A ruin, a ruin! I will make it a ruin ! It will not be restored until he comes to whom it rightfully belongs, to him I will give it. Ezekial 21:27
"In that day the Root of Jesse will stand as a banner for the peoples : the nations will rally to him and his place of rest will be glorious. In that day the Lord will reach out his hand a second time to reclaim the remnant that is left of his people from Assyria, from Lower Egypt, from upper Egypt , from Cush, Fom Elam, from Babylon, from Hamnath and from the islands of the sea. Isaiah 11:10
… Judahs enemies will be cut off. Ephraim will not be jealous of Judah. Isaiah 11:13
The promise of the Lion was to be fulfilled. The sphinx of prophecy was to become the Capstone the builders rejected.
12 golden lions lined the walkway to the Throne of Solomon in the Porch of the throne that stood on Mount Moriah in Jerusalem. Even Solomon knew that there was to be a man of Gold to arise from one of the 12 tribes of God. LEO, The Lion of Judah.
The Hierosgamos of the Sacred marriage of Sun and Moon occurs with Leo Sun and Cancer Moon. The shining brilliance of the summer sunlight is the golden mane of the Lion of Judah who is crowned as King. The sign of cancer was also known as the sheepfold congregation which hosts the beehive constellation of stars and the two donkeys of Aselus Borealis and Aselus Astralis which was the manger of the Christ child. The moon is the fruitage of Yesod which births the young child Mercurius .
The sign following the Hierogamos and the divine mystery of union and conjunction is the sign of Virgo, the woman and the Mother of God.
This brings to mind the bible verse: Isaiah 7:14, 15 . Therefore Jehovah himself will give you men a sign: Look! The maiden herself will actually become pregnant, and she is giving birth to a son, and she will certainly call his name Immanuel. Butter and honey he will eat by the time that he knows how to reject the bad and choose the good.
Spiritual apotheosis is the nourishment of the material world into connection with the divine. The pomegranates is the blood that the High Priestess nourishes when the ascending spirit passes between the twin pillars . Judgement is given in the scales of Maat, "justice" and the works of equilibrium heals the monad on his return and reunion of the ONE.
In the late summer and fall we have Virgo appearing right before Dawn with the Sun shining around her head as a halo in mid September which is near the Jewish New Year of Rosh Hashanah. She announces the Fall Equinox and the harvest of grain and crops which nourishes our body
In October the sun is moving down her arm to conjunct with Spica every October 16th, In the western zodiac, the suns placement is Libra, but in the skies he shines in virgo and nourishes her sprig of golden wheat which brings to fulfillment this Bible verse in Jerusalem more than two thousand years ago ..
"Also, he took a loaf, gave thanks, broke it, and gave it to them, saying,"This means my body which is to be given in your behalf. Keep doing this in remembrance of me. Also the cup in the same way after they had the evening meal, he saying. "This cup means the new covenant by virtue of my blood, which is to be poured out in your behalf" Luke 22 : 19, 20
Under the sun, the wheat berries have grown to harvest and the stones would grind them into flour for the bread. The sun also ripened the grapes which was to be fermented into wine'
South east of Virgo lies the cup of Christ, the constellation of crater which is the Holy Grail of Bloodlines. We are the children of the Sun, and his bread is our body and his wine is our blood. How fitting it is that the ancient Holy land announces the new year (Rosh Hashanah.. Various dates in September) at harvest time when the Mother rises with the Sun shining as her halo and blending all faiths into the apotheosis monad of ONE
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Hillary Clinton is scooping up millions in speaking fees while positioning herself for a White House run. Her husband Bill, the 42nd president of the United States, is a revered elder statesman and international do-gooder (while also scooping up millions in speaking fees).
And Monica Lewinsky, now 41, is once again the object of prurient curiosity. She's the star of the so-called "Monica Files," a collection of previously unpublished documents that include a fulsomely flattering letter from ABC News doyenne Barbara Walters, eager to grill the former White House intern on her television network, and some crassly humorous scripts for TV commercials advertising a coffee creamer.
"She could have done some serious damage to Bill Clinton, and yet she showed self-restraint and self-dignity," says Washington journalist Daniel Halper, author of Clinton, Inc.: The Audacious Rebuilding of a Political Machine. "She was so in love with him, in a way, but she was also a naïve young person. It was an unfair matchup. On the one hand you have the Clintons and their political machine; on the other hand, you have Monica, this lowly White House intern."
Halper, online editor of the right-leaning Weekly Standard, exclusively provided portions of his "Monica Files" to The Daily Beast, and also shared his revealing interview with Andy Bleiler, Lewinsky's high school drama teacher who was later exposed in the midst of the scandal—by Clinton operatives, Halper contends—as having engaged in an ill-fated extramarital affair with his former student.
It was allegedly Bleiler and his wronged wife who were the source of the infamous quote attributed to Monica in every media outlet on the planet: ""I'm going to the White House to get my presidential kneepads." Apparently the quote—portraying Monica as a delusional sexual predator who preyed on married men—was completely made up, Bleiler suggested to Halper.
The "presidential kneepads" phrase was first uttered on the Today show by a mysterious attorney named Terry Giles, who showed up unbidden on Bleiler's doorstep in Portland, Ore, offered to speak to the media on behalf of the teacher and his then-wife, and never asked for payment. "I don't even know where that term came from," Bleiler told Halper in their previously unpublished interview. "I don't know how it got where it got. That was not me."
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NFL Players Sound Off About Zimmerman Trial
A pair of NFL wide receivers are taking to Twitter to voice their opinion on the George Zimmerman trial. New York Giants wideout Victor Cruz tweeted, "Thoroughly confused. Zimmerman doesn't last a year before the hood catches up to him." That tweet has since been deleted. Atlanta Falcons wide receiver Roddy White is also sounding off. He tweeted, "All them jurors should go home tonight and kill themselves for letting a grown man get away with killing a kid." Zimmerman was found not guilty by a Florida jury for the murder of Trayvon Martin.


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Axl Rose tweets about Danish giraffe controversy
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Guns N' Roses frontman Axl Rose is weighing in on the controversial killing of a giraffe at a zoo in Denmark.
The rocker sent out a series of apparently sarcastic tweets this week about "enjoying the lion's share of some tasty baby Giraffica sliders," adding "what'll them crazy Danes think of next."
Just enjoying the lion's share of some tasty baby Giraffica sliders! Mmmmm! What'll them crazy Danes think of next!
— Axl Rose (@axlrose) February 10, 2014
But seriously, let me get this straight... The Danes killed a 2yr old baby giraffe, chopped it up n' fed him (cont) http://t.co/rYoVVMTV5t
— Axl Rose (@axlrose) February 11, 2014
Lemme get a Giraffica, a homemade cherry Danish, some o' them pre-fried Pepper's... Oh! n' a liter of cola!
— Axl Rose (@axlrose) February 11, 2014
Officials at the Copenhagen Zoo said their duty to avoid inbreeding forced them to euthanize the healthy animal this past Sunday, dismember it in front of a zoo audience, and feed it to the lions.
Rose said in another tweet that he didn't realize inbreeding was such a big problem over in Denmark, but he's not sure how the giraffe's death will help fix it. It's unclear just how upset Axl is, however, since he finished his message by writing "just kidding" and adding a smiley face.
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Nearly two years after the first Occupy Wall Street protesters set up camp in Zuccotti Park in lower Manhattan, there are few signs that a worldwide protest movement started here. The sleeping bags and makeshift kitchens are long gone, and the investment bankers that had to skirt the masses to get into their offices now enjoy lunch in the park.
But the debate over Occupy Wall Street's legacy is very much alive.
In New York, the city where the movement took off, there's currently a mayor's race where issues of inequality first raised by OWS are being hotly debated. The current frontrunner in the Democratic primary, Bill de Blasio, is running on the campaign slogan "New York is a tale of two cities."
And now a new documentary about the movement, 99%: The Occupy Wall Street Collaborative Film, is sure to spark even more questions on what Occupy means two years later.
"Was it just a learning experience or something more?" asks Audrey Ewell, one of the filmmakers. "Societal change can be abstract. Sometimes it's visible, and sometimes it's not."
The film opens with a speech by President Obama, decrying inequality as "the defining issue of our time," foreshadowing his recent declaration that he will dedicate the rest of his presidency to closing the growing gap between rich and poor.
The film, which debuted at Sundance and is filled with previously unreleased footage from Occupy protests around the country, premieres in New York and Los Angeles on Friday.
99% shows a highly varied account of what happened during the heady months of late 2011, culling footage from over 100 people, professionals and amateurs, who took video of Occupy from New York to Oakland and points in between.
The result is a comprehensive look at Occupy from start to sort-of finish, bracketed by the first days when a few people camped out in Zuccotti Park to a dystopian finale showing the last protesters being removed from the park on New Year's Eve.
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Horrific crash kills teens headed to college tour
(NEWSER) – At least 10 people have been killed and up to 50 injured in a horrific three-vehicle crash in northern California involving a FedEx truck, a tour bus carrying high school students, and a Nissan Altima. The California Highway Patrol says the truck crossed a median and slammed into the bus on the other side of Interstate 5 around 100 miles north of Sacramento, causing an explosion and a fire just after 5:30pm yesterday, the APreports. The drivers of the bus and truck were killed, as well as five teenage students and three adult chaperones. The students were reportedly from a number of South LA County high schools.


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Black Sabbath launching North American tour
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Black Sabbath is bringing their world tour to these shores. The band, who only played a handful of dates last year, is on the road supporting 13, their reunion album with original frontman Ozzy Osbourne.
But Ozzy says having new material doesn't make it easier to put a set list together. He tells "USA Today" the band has "so much stuff to choose from" that it's "very difficult" to decide what to play and what to skip. Ozzy adds that with "so many good songs" it's also tough to settle on a running order for the show. Sabbath's 13, which is the band's first chart-topping album in the U.S., features the single "God Is Dead?" along with the track "End of the Beginning," which received a showcase on the CBS drama "CSI." The band can also reach back more than 40 years, to their first UK hit "Paranoid," which peaked at number four on the British chart back in 1970.
Black Sabbath will launch their 20-date North American trek with a performance in Houston Thursday night. Andrew W.K. is also on board as the "special guest DJ" to open the shows.
Black Sabbath Tour Dates
July 25 - Houston, Texas, at the Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
July 27 - Austin, Texas, at the Frank Erwin Center
July 29 - Tampa, Florida, at the Live Nation Amphitheatre
July 31 - West Palm Beach, Florida, at the Cruzan Amphitheatre
August 2 - Bristow, Virginia, at Jiffy Lube Live
August 4 - Holmdel, New Jersey, at the PNC Bank Arts Center
August 6 - Detroit, Michigan, at the DTE Energy Music Theatre
August 8 - Uncasville, Connecticut, at the Mohegan Sun Arena
August 10 - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, at the Wells Fargo Center
August 12 - Boston, Massachusetts, at the Comcast Center
August 14 - Toronto, Ontario, Canada, at the Air Canada Centre
August 16 - Tinley Park, Illinois, at the First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre
August 18 - Indianapolis, Indiana, at the Klipsch Music Center
August 22 - Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, at Rogers Arena
August 24 - Seattle, Washington, at the Gorge Amphitheatre
August 26 - San Francisco, California, at the Shoreline Amphitheatre at Mountain View
August 28 - Irvine, California, at the Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
August 30 - Phoenix, Arizona, at the US Airways Center
September 1 - Las Vegas, Nevada, at the MGM Grand Garden Arena
September 3 - Los Angeles, California, at the Los Angeles Sports Arena
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New Delicacy in Vietnam: Free-Range ... Rats
(NEWSER) – A popular new delicacy in Vietnam's isn't what you'd expect, or want to imagine: It's rats. But don't worry, eaters aren't munching on scabies-infected urban vermin, but rather the free-range, rural rats of Cambodia's rice fields, which eat a largely organic diet, rat-catchers and farmers explain to the BBC. "People come from far and wide to buy. They like the big fat ones," says one Vietnamese seller. The meat can be grilled, fried, boiled for soup, or minced for pate, and is said to taste like pork. "Rat liver and thigh are the most delicious," says the son of one rat trader.
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Carrie Underwood included in 'Time's' Most Influential list
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Carrie Underwood is getting a nod from Time. The magazine includes the country star on it's latest "100 Most Influential People" list, in the Icons category. And Brad Paisley provides the write-up on her.
He praises the former "American Idol" winner as "a prolific songwriter, a trend-setter and an Opry member," but says it's "her decency as a person" that he finds "so impressive." Brad adds that Underwood has great deal of courage, using her starring role in last December's The Sound of Music live TV special to make his point.
Brad explains that most singers make their Broadway show debut "in front of a thousand people," but Carrie "did it in front of 20 million." Paisley adds that he sees "hope for the world" when he hears young girls say they "want to be just like" Carrie.
Dolly Parton also contributes to the Time rundown, writing about her goddaughter, Miley Cyrus. The country legend admits the young pop star, who's in the Artists category, broke away from her "Hannah Montana" past in a "drastic" way. But Dolly says decades ago she forged her own path, so she respects that Miley is also doing things her own way.
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Former Cy Young winner Bob Welch dies
Former AL Cy Young Award winner Bob Welch is dead. He was 57. Welch spent 17 seasons in the big leagues, going 211-and-146 with a 3.47 ERA in 506 career games. He played 10 seasons with the Dodgers before spending his final seven years with the Athletics. Welch won the AL Cy Young Award in 1990 after winning 27 games with the A's. He is the last Major League pitcher to win at least 25 games in a season. Welch also won three World Series titles and was a two-time All-Star during his career.
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Lottery officials warn not to overdo Powerball spending as jackpot moves over $600 million
Powerball fever is sweeping the nation as tomorrow night's jackpot grows to more than a half-billion-dollars. Iowa Lottery's Mary Neubauer says players shouldn't get too crazy.
She says the jackpots keep growing the astronomical levels due to a couple of changes in the game. Powerball tickets are now two-dollars instead of one-dollar, and the game is being played in more states than ever before.
Tomorrow night's Powerball jackpot is now up to 600-million-dollars. That would be the second-largest in U.S. history. The biggest still belongs to the Mega Millions, which paid out 656-million last year. That jackpot was split by three tickets in Kansas, Illinois and Maryland.


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Being the approximate age and size of this reader, I set out to illustrate her situation. I put on my "grad student of the sciences" ensemble: sweatshirt, jeans, sneaks, and a curious face. I avoided makeup and pulled my hair back into a simple ponytail. I pictured my parents nodding vigorously in approval (their mantra is: a minute wasted on makeup, hair, or fashion is a minute that could've been better spent on studying). End result - below left.
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Leica M review: How does the new 24-megapixel CMOS sensor in Leica's latest rangefinder perform?By Paul Carroll - Thursday March 14 2013 Sensor Review
Announced at Photokina 2012 the new Leica M digital rangefinder camera is available for pre-order and expected to ship soon. Although the 4th rangefinder in the M range to feature a full frame sensor, Leica have changed from the previously used Truesense 18Mp CCD to a CMOSIS 24Mp CMOS model. With new features added too expectations are running high, so lets get under the hood and see what it has to offer.
Retiring previous M9 and M9 P versions this latest model - known simply as the Leica M, sits alongside the Leica M-E Typ 220 as the two full frame cameras in the German manufacturer's renowned M series. With a list price of $6950 (body only), streamlined functionality and rangefinder viewfinders Leica cameras are unusual in the digital era but they continue to hold reverence with some photojournalists.
Quality engineering using brass and magnesium combined with simple controls and petite proportions make the M solid as well as portable and quick for reportage photographers. The rangefinder style of composition provides a rough indication of framing using guidelines in the viewfinder that adjust as you change lens. This is done via a sensor in the body to read the lens profile and allows the image processor to apply lens-based corrections as files are saved.
Compatible with both M mount as well as Leica R lenses via the $310 R Adapter M, there's a wide choice of high quality Leica optics available for the M, but it only offers manual focus. The new 3.0in 920k LCD does feature live view for more precise framing however and makes shooting with macro or telephoto lenses a realistic possibility. Live view also offers a 10x magnification for precise manual focus.
Despite remaining true to simplicity this latest model does incorporate a few updated specs such as HD video, a 100 - 6400 ISO range, 3fps burst shooting and compatibility with the $465 EVF2 viewfinder, which plugs into the hot shoe, but there's no built-in flash. Lets find out if the new 24-megapixel CMOS sensor can catch up with the latest DSLR competition.
Leica M sensor performance
Leica M versus competition
Further readings for the Leica M review: How does the new 24-megapixel CMOS sensor in Leica's latest rangefinder perform?
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Added by tjholowaychuk | June 14 , 2015
The dynamic range of this sensor is terrible, good luck recovering shadow detail it looks like garbage
Added by mrtrik71 | October 03 , 2013
i dont know what to buy need help
Sony Rx1 5d mark-iii or a Leica price range 3000 t0 3400 is all i have i love my photography but all this pixel peeping and the shame of buying a camera that's half a percent worse than the better scoring one is really taking away the purity and romance of photography im a street / art photographer /beginner/getting good results with my current 7d but can some one please give me advice on a camera for street/art photography i love the 5D mark iii ,but its not really discreet as a street camera ?what do you guys or gaLs advise .mike "trik" foto.
Added by LCN | July 21 , 2013
Is Leica cutting edge?
At this price level, no discussion, you have to expect the very best on the market. Concerning the M-cameras, DxO proofs this isn't fully the case. You buy with Leica a name, a style, an entry ticket for the golf club but all of that is having no meaning to a real photographer. Mechanics & optics are key competences Leica can manage in the most perfect way, but electronics and the according ergonomics are a different story... but unfortunately, in 2013 this makes the camera a winner or a loser. A lot of parts are purchased from and manufactured by others like CMosis, Jenoptik, Olympus... About the lenses there is a lot more to say in terms of IQ, but also here we see Zeiss, Voigtlander,... and be honest, if you compare these M-lenses with the very best you can get in the DSLR and even premium compact-world, you'd be surprised. They are not stupid in Asia, having lens-factories that produce glass at nano-level precision, also compensated designs with complex multiple aspherical lenses. Everyone has to judge for himself, but I'm no Leica-believer anymore, no longer, this M is only half a step forward where Leica had to take at least 3 steps to be on par with truly the best you can get.
Added by Nick932 | April 21 , 2013
I just wonder why all pictures that I have seen taken with a Leica look better than the ones taken from Nikon. However the marks are not very great. It seems that there factors that are not measured. I did return my D800E back. It seems that the Technology is not there yet.
Added by Nerval | March 15 , 2013
As good as it is...
The point of shooting rangefinder, and any way investing in a Leica M is not cracking burst shots at sport events, I take it...
One thing though, Leica did really make a fuss about this new sensor and all, well at least here in Europe, got some friends who were invited to a couple of events by the store in London (they're customers and Leica tends to take care (cling onto) their customers, well Leica does not sell potatoes...).
And, here is the result, you'd think given what they ask for a M, they would fit it with top notch sensor technology (I'm thinking what Canon or Nikon (I mean Sony) manage to achieve).
But the SNR curve is not that impressive and most of all the dynamic range, which is wrongfully labeled as landscape here on DxO, drops quite rapidly to below APS-C sensor average past ISO 800.
And well DR at base ISO does not tell you the whole story, it's quite the opposite. At base ISO you'll barely even use more than 12 ev, unless you fancy over-everything radioactive HDR finish.
BUT DxO measures DR from where the noise levels cripple the shadows to the highest reproducible gradations in highlights. Thing is, as you increase the amplification of the signal, the highlights are always maintained very well, the shadows however... that's a different story.
Meaning, despite the score of ISO 1800 in acceptable SNR, the shadows turn to mush quite fast, which means the camera is already under-performing above ISO 800.
Canon for instance has never done too well in the low ISO DR department, however what made their cameras perform "low light miracle" is that they manage to keep a reasonably good DR at high ISO, on par or even better than their Sony (I mean Nikon) counterparts. Sony's chip manage a tad cleaner SNR.
My point is it's better to have a better headroom than sacrificing tones for the sake of a bit cleaner file... Cause when you have 8 ev of DR in your Raw file, in general it's game over, and well, the M does it two full stops earlier than its competitors, or so it seems cause the graphs do not display the data, DxO has not updated the site as of now.
Isn't it a bit disappointing? (guess it still is an improvement over the M9).
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Added by MikjoA | March 17 , 2013
Re: As good as it is...
Why dynamic range would be wrongfully called landscape, since having a good dynamic range is mostly important for landscape ?
The curve may be steep, but who would take landscapes at 800 ISO ? Most people shot landscapes at 100 iso or even less if the camera allows it.
Anyway, 84 is surely a good score, but I'd expect it to matches Sony's sensor...
Added by bobn2 | March 14 , 2013
The problem
Looks like rather low quantum efficiency.
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Re: The problem
Well, the dynamic range has a rather linear curve, so you could say that it follows a more ideal path of analog signal amplification than the 6D for instance... Except that it's not right, because the curve for this Leica is... well... Rather steep.


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WATCH: Susan Boyle does Simon Cowell impression on stage
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Susan Boyle, the singer who found fame on "Britain's Got Talent," is thanking Simon Cowell for his support over the years. Fan footage from a recent concert shows Boyle taking a moment to do her best impersonation of the talent show judge.
Before going into the impression, Susan rested her hand under her chin in Simon's signature style. Susan also tried out impressions of the other two judges who heard her stunning first audition, Piers Morgan and Amanda Holden.
She made it clear that it was all in good fun however, saying of Simon that if it weren't for that "one special man," she wouldn't be where she is today.
Boyle was opening her very first tour in her native Scotland. The singer could be on her way to the states soon also, recently telling "Digital Spy" that a 2014 global tour is a possibility.


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Coach sues little leaguer for $600K
(NEWSER) – A former California Little League coach is backpedaling after suing one of his players for more than half a million dollars. Alan Beck's suit claims that the 14-year-old "carelessly threw his helmet" while rounding the bases after a walk-off hit in March, KCRA reports. Beck says the helmet hit him, and caused him to tear his Achilles tendon, though he didn't have surgery until December. Now, he's seeking more than $100,000 for medical expenses, and $500,000 for pain and suffering. "At first, I thought it was a joke," says the boy's father. He says he lacks homeowner's insurance, and can't afford to fight the suit. "I've already spent over $4,000 and we haven't even been in a courtroom yet."


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UPDATE: Hospital Gives Statement On Joan Rivers Cardiac Arrest
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UPDATE - Mount Sinai spokesperson Sid Dinsay released a statement regarding Joan Rivers' hospitalization:
"This morning, Joan Rivers was taken to The Mount Sinai Hospital in New York, where she is being attended to. Her family wants to thank everybody for their outpouring of love and support. We will provide an update on her condition as it becomes available."
(TMZ) - 8:49 AM PT - The NYPD tells TMZ ... Joan is currently in critical condition.
TMZ reports that at one point, Joan's heart stopped beating.
It's unclear if doctors were able to restart the comic's heart.
8:15 AM PT -- TMZ reports an emergency call was placed to 911 at 9:39 AM ET and the caller said, "We have somebody in either cardiac or respiratory arrest."
Joan Rivers was rushed to a hospital in New York City moments ago ... after she stopped breathing during a surgery on her throat ... TMZ has learned.
TMZ reports Rivers was undergoing the throat procedure in a clinic (specifically on her vocal chords) ... when she stopped breathing during the surgery.
Sources tell TMZ 81-year-old Rivers was rushed to Mount Sinai hospital in New York.
According to TMZ, her daughter Melissa is on her way to New York.
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"Laziness may appear attractive, but work gives satisfaction."
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"With the past, I have nothing to do; nor with the future. I live now."
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"Metaphors have a way of holding the most truth in the least space."
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Historic Navy Carrier Sold ... for a Penny
(NEWSER) – A supercarrier once hailed as the "biggest ship ever built" has been sold—for a price that must rank among the smallest ever: one penny. All Star Metals now owns the historic USS Forrestal and will tow the 1,067-foot ship to its facility in Brownsville, Texas, where it will be scrapped. Though the ship has a long history—launched in 1954, it was the Navy's first supercarrier, and was the site of a Vietnam War tragedy—the Navy got no "viable applications" during its attempt to hand it to a museum or have it made into a memorial, Fox News reports.
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Philip Seymour Hoffman found dead of apparent overdose
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(TMZ) - Oscar-winning actor Phillip Seymour Hoffman was found dead Sunday in his New York City apartment of a reported drug overdose. He was 46.
TMZ reports that authorities found a needle in his arm. Law enforcement sources tell TMZ the actor was found Sunday morning inside of his Greenwich apartment. An assistant found the actor alone in the apartment -- he hadn't heard from Hoffman and was checking up on him.
Many details surrounding his death are unclear, but the actor had struggled with drug problems, most recently checking himself into a rehab facility for heroin back in May. The New York Post is reporting heroin was found in the apt and Hoffman was on the bathroom floor in his underwear when he was found.
TMZ broke the story of Hoffman going to rehab as a preventative measure because he was getting close to a major relapse. A source involved in Hoffman's treatment now tells TMZ... the actor said at the time he was on the brink of becoming a heroin IV user and wanted to nip it in the bud before that happened. As previously reported, Hoffman had been clean for 23 years but fell off the wagon in 2012.
PSH was spotted at the Sundance Film Festival on January 19th ... but didn't have much to say when he was filmed by photogs.
Hoffman won the Oscar for Best Actor in 2006 for his role as Truman Capote in the biographical film Capote.
Most recently, he played Plutarch Heavensbee in The Hunger Games: Catching Fire. According to IMDB, filming of The Hunger Games: Mockingjay -- Part 1 is complete, but the franchise finale, The Hunger Games: Mockingjay -- Part 2 is still in production. Sources familiar with Hoffman's role in the film say he had completed filming for all but one scene in part one of the next film. The actor had about a week of filming left in part two, and the producers expect to rewrite a scene to replace his character. The next Hunger Games movie is set for release this November.
According to People, Hoffman leaves behind longtime partner, Mimi O'Donnell, and their three children.
Hoffman's family released a statement saying, "We are devastated by the loss of our beloved Phil and appreciate the outpouring of love and support."
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3 More Big Blows for Paula Deen
(NEWSER) – As Paula Deen was dropped by seemingly every company she's ever been associated with, Novo Nordisk continued to say it would stand by her—but even that relationship appears to have frayed. The diabetes drug maker that partnered with Deen as she announced she had the disease today announced it is suspending the relationship "for now."
A rep tells Eater there is the "option" to resume the partnership in the future, "but it's too early to say" whether that would happen. As if that wasn't bad enough, Target and Home Depot are also severing their relationships with Deen. Target will "phase out" her cooking merchandise and won't be ordering more, a rep tells TMZ. Home Depot also apparently sold her cookware, but will no longer, a rep confirms to NBC News. Still hanging on: Sears, which has said it is evaluating its Deen partnership.


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Cleveland Kidnapping Victim Amanda Berry Makes First Public Appearance at Music Festival
(WMMS - Cleveland) - One of three women held captive in a Cleveland home for a decade has appeared at a public event for the first time since her rescue, a day after her abductor pleaded guilty in the case.
Amanda Berry made a surprise appearance at the daylong concert Roverfest in Voinovich Park Saturday night.
The 27-year-old Berry walked on stage with her family and waved at the cheering crowd. The rapper Nelly called Berry back to the stage after his music set.
Berry waved to the crowd and smiled as people responded with cheers of support. She did not speak.
Ariel Castro pleaded guilty Friday to imprisoning Berry, Gina DeJesus and Michelle Knight and subjecting them to rapes and beating for a decade.
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Obama Urges Congress To End Shutdown
(Washington, DC) -- President Obama is urging lawmakers to quickly end a partial government shutdown. In a statement from the Rose Garden, Obama put the blame squarely on Republicans in the House. He said the, quote, "Republican shutdown did not have to happen." The partial government shutdown continues to unfold after the Senate and House failed to break an impasse over extending funding. The main sticking point involves attempts by House Republicans to hinder Obamacare.
Obama accused House Republicans of holding the government hostage with ideological demands that have nothing to do with funding government operations. He insisted the Affordable Care Act is settled law and is "here to stay." The President also touted the launch of a key part of Obamacare. Those without health insurance can now start enrolling in healthcare exchanges in their states.
In the Rose Garden event, Obama surrounded himself with people who qualify for the exchanges. He said tens of thousands of people die each year because they didn't have health insurance. The President noted that there will be "glitches" in the rollout and vowed that they will be fixed. He also urged people to visit the website, www.healthcare.gov


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This iced tea brewing machine makes up to two quarts of authentic Southern sweet tea that's ready to drink in 10 minutes. An iconic Dixieland refreshment that originated in the late 19th century, sweet tea is favored for its ice-cold sweetness on sweltering summer days. The machine automatically steeps tea at the proper temperature (204� F) for optimal flavor extraction and adds your preferred amount of sugar while the tea is hot, ensuring the sugar granules dissolve and producing a consistent level of sweetness. As simple to use and as unobtrusive as a coffee maker, the automatic sweet tea brewer allows you to adjust the strength of the brewed tea at the turn of a dial and it accommodates any kind of loose leaf or bagged tea. Includes a 2 1/2-quart glass pitcher with an ice level marking and a reusable stainless steel tea filter. Can also make unsweetened tea. Hand wash plastic parts; pitcher is dishwasher safe. Plugs into AC. 15 1/4" H x 7 3/4" W x 10 1/4" D. (6 lbs.)
"This tea maker is quick, the tea tastes fantastic and it is so easy to clean and store away."- C, Virginia
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(15 of 16 customers found this review helpful)
Outstanding tea maker
By habakkuk3178
from Conway, AR
This replaced "the leading brand's" iced tea maker which started leaking tea all over the counter after only a couple of months of use. A quick search online revealed that this is a design flaw experienced by many.This new tea maker is outstanding. It's easy to use, and the tea output is right in the middle of the pitcher, so tea won't end up finding it's way onto your counter during brewing.You would think that a tea maker not leaking would be pretty par-for-the-course, but turns out it's not. The tea tastes good, but honestly, I'm just excited to not be wiping up tea every time I brew.
Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend
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(12 of 13 customers found this review helpful)
Sugar melt fine.
By Lucy
from Fayetteville NC
I have this tea maker and love,love,love it, I fill the bottom line with water pour into the tea maker, I then add one cup sugar, a sprinkle of baking soda, "this is the way I learned from my mother ", put hot or warm water up to the bottom line again, stir well set on the machine push the button and in a few minutes I have some great tea, just stir, put the lid on and refridgerate.
(10 of 11 customers found this review helpful)
Love it!
By McLean Mom
from McLean, VA
My son was buying the store-bought 'designer tea' by the gallons and I wanted to introduce a healthier alternative (for both him and the environment). Success! He loves the more authentic taste and the fact that he can experiment with tailoring the flavor by using different types of tea and adding more less fruit/lemon/sugar/etc. I love it because it's so easy to use and even easier to clean-up...all goes straight into dishwasher!
(9 of 11 customers found this review helpful)
Best tea maker!
By Toby
from Orlando, FL
Easy to use, great design, nice sturdy pitcher, like how you have the ability to brew the sugar while the tea is brewing, ability to use loose tea, easy compartments.Wish the pitcher comes with a lid, the sugar doesn't melt all the way out of the basket, learned not to add ice all the way to the ice line as the sugar didn't melt all the way in the pitcher.
Great product dont pass this one up.
By Mr. Tea
from Louisiana
Sweet tea is a staple in my home. I have tried many tea makers that sooner of later give out. This tea maker is easy to use and the glass pitcher is so much easier to clean than the plastic ones of other brands. I love it, and would buy another one in a minute. Thank you for offering this product, not to mention the price is very affordable.
(7 of 7 customers found this review helpful)
Good tea maker
By Tea Lover
from Nebraska
I really like the design of it! Love that it comes with a glass pitcher, rather than plastic! Only down side is I've noticed is that it tends to splatter when brewing!
(5 of 6 customers found this review helpful)
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By Major Al
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In Historic First, 3 Female Marines Graduate From Infantry School
The first three female Marines graduated from the Marine Corps School of Infantry this Thursday at Camp Geiger, N.C., a year and a half after the Marine Corps announced it would begin accepting female service members in its infantry training courses. The course began with 15 female Marines who volunteered for the training.
In addition, Harlee Bradford, a Marine who completed most of the required training before sustaining an injury, is expected to graduate with the following class. There are 19 additional female Marines attending the infantry school in later classes.
While the School of Infantry, the Marines' training course for the enlisted ranks, can now boast of its first female graduates, the Marines' officer training course has not yet had a woman successfully complete training since they first began attending last year.
Although the three Marines who graduated Thursday successfully completed the demanding training course, meeting the same requirements as their male peers, they will not be allowed to serve in infantry roles. Marine Corps regulations still restrict which positions women can serve in, a policy that is under review and expected to be amended based on evaluations of the pilot program being run in training environments like the infantry school.
Female graduates will report to another school to complete an additional training course in the job field where they will eventually serve.
Meanwhile, the 221 male service members that passed the training will go on to serve in infantry positions in the Marine Corps.
Marine officials say they want to study how female service members perform in the course and evaluate their completion rate as part of a three-year review to determine how to integrate women into combat roles.
The three graduates began training in September, completing extensive field exercises, training on weapons systems, patrolling and other tactical tasks. Men and women trained together during the infantry school but, per Marine policy, the female Marines were housed in separate barracks.
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How Congress Will Still Get Paid in a Government Shutdown
Ted Cruz is leading the charge in the Senate (and apparently the House) to defund the Affordable Care Act, even as the strategy hurls the country toward a government shutdown on Tuesday. But on Friday night, Cruz told a Texas audience that he plans to keep his Senate paycheck during the shutdown while much of the rest of the government grinds to a halt and other federal employees go without pay. A handful of other senators and members of Congress have said they won't take a salary starting this week if they don't pass a continuing resolution to fund the government, but so far Cruz is the only one to say he has no plans to stop getting paid.
"At least at the current time, I have no intention to do so," Cruz said when an audience member at the Texas Tribune festival asked if he would forgo his Senate salary if Congress fails to reach an agreement this week to fund the federal government. Cruz added that he had not given much thought to the question before and reiterated that he doesn't think the government should shut down.
But no matter whether Cruz and others in Congress think the government should shut down, it is becoming abundantly clear that the government will shut down and that hundreds of thousands of federal employees around the country who are paid through annual appropriations will be furloughed without pay as long as it lasts. Millions more, including active-duty members of the military, will be required to report to work without a salary until the government goes back to regular operations. Although service members and other federal workers have been paid retroactively after past shutdowns, the House and Senate would have to approve the back pay, which is not guaranteed.
Members of Congress will have no such dilemma about the future of their own finances this week because the 27th Amendment to the Constitution specifically stipulates that the salaries of the House and Senate cannot change until a congressional election has come and gone. Members of both chambers currently make $174,000.
The 27th Amendment was originally hatched by the Founding Fathers and ratified in 1992 to prevent senators and House members from boosting their own salaries before an election. But the reality is that Congress is now the only class explicitly protected by the Constitution from financial pain in the event that they themselves fail to fund regular government operations. Even their own congressional staff members will be furloughed or go to work on Capitol Hill without the promise of getting paid once the dust settles.
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UK Detains Greenwald's Partner for 9 Hours
(NEWSER) – In what Guardian journalist Glenn Greenwald labels a serious abuse of power, British authorities detained his partner for nine hours under a counterterrorism law at London's Heathrow airport. David Miranda, a Brazilian national, had possessions including his laptop seized and was questioned extensively about theGuardian's reporting of Edward Snowden's NSA leaks, says Greenwald. "They never asked him about a single question at all about terrorism or anything relating to a terrorist organization," Greenwald tells the BBC. "This is obviously a serious, radical escalation of what they are doing. He is my partner. He is not even a journalist."


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Jet search turns to black boxes - amid protests
(NEWSER) – With the news that Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 is now believed to have crashed in the Indian Ocean with all lives lost, searchers are now in a race against time to recover the aircraft's black boxes before the battery signal is lost, possibly in less than two weeks from now. The US Navy is sending a black box finder called a Towed Pinger Locator to the area along with a mini-sub, reportsNBC. In other developments:
- The search for debris was suspended today amid bad weather, and Australian officials say high winds and rain mean the search in the "extremely remote" area of the Indian Ocean probably won't resume for another 24 hours, the BBC reports. "We're not searching for a needle in a haystack," an Australian Defense Force official told reporters. "We're still trying to define where the haystack is."
- In Beijing, furious relatives of the 154 Chinese passengers clashed with police outside the Malaysian embassy, reports the Sydney Morning Herald. In a statement, the families accused Malaysia Airlines and the Malaysian government of "wasting a large quantity of human resources and materials and lost valuable time for the rescue effort," saying that if the 154 passengers are indeed dead, the Malaysians are the "real executioners."
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WATCH: Kim Kardashian talks wedding plans on 'Jimmy Kimmel Live'
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Kim Kardashian is spilling some of the details of her upcoming wedding to rapper Kanye West. On Thursday's "Jimmy Kimmel Live," the reality TV star confirmed rumors that the vows would take place in the City of Lights.
While Kim wouldn't reveal the exact location of the ceremony, she did take a moment to deny recent rumors that they would be married at the Palace of Versailles.
The rumors were sparked after the couple visited the palace this past week. Kim explained that neither had been to the landmark before and they were simply there taking a private tour.
When it comes to planning the wedding, Kim revealed that both she and Kanye are equally involved. Apparently, they are each taking on different roles with Kim organizing the seating chart and Kanye taking care of the music. Kim is grateful for Kanye's help, saying that it makes her job a lot easier. After the two tie the knot this summer, she says she'll change her name to Kim Kardashian West.
Kim also took fans behind the scenes of the ninth season of "Keeping Up With The Kardashians." She says the latest season will feature a lot of episodes showing how she and Kanye are faring as they live with her mother, Kris.
She also opened up about Bruce Jenner and Kris' relationship. Kim wasn't surprised when Bruce moved out of the Kardashian home because they had been living separate lives as friends for a while. She adds that the time away from each other is actually making them closer friends.


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Obama Chooses Yellen As New Fed Chief
(Washington, DC) -- Janet Yellen is President Obama's choice to chair the Federal Reserve. In a White House ceremony, the President announced his intention to nominate Yellen. Obama called Yellen one of the nation's foremost economists and policy makers. If confirmed by the Senate, Yellen will become the first woman to hold the top post at the U.S. central bank. Yellen is currently the vice chair of the Federal Reserve.
Current Fed chief Ben Bernanke will retire when his second term expires in January. The President praised Bernanke for his "extraordinary service" and "steady hand" during challenging times. Obama credited Bernanke with playing a vital role in the recovery from the 2008 financial crisis and deep recession. Yellen is a former president and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco and also served as a top economic adviser in the Clinton administration.


text: (NEWSER) – Forget email and phone data, the NSA is officially spying on something people really want to keep private: their porn history. The spy agency has proposed discrediting radical Islamists who might be attempting to radicalize others by publicly airing any dirty laundry that might make them look like hypocrites, including their porn habits, according to the latest leak from Edward Snowden's treasure trove. In the memo, which is from last October, the NSA's director touts six targets as "exemplars" of how the tactic could work, the Huffington Post reports.


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Obama Not 'Scrambling Jets' to Get Snowden
(NEWSER) – President Obama struck a dismissive tone about NSA leaker Edward Snowden today, saying that he hasn't spoken to the leaders of Russia or China personally and "won't be scrambling jets to get a 29-year-old hacker," reports NBC News. (Proof of dismissiveness: He missed the fact that Snowden had a birthday last week and is now 30.) Snowden, meanwhile, remains a hard man to find: A Russian passenger jet took off for Havana today, but Snowden was nowhere to be seen, says Reuters, whose reporter had booked a ticket. That would mean he's apparently still in limbo at the Moscow airport, where he arrived on Sunday from Hong Kong. The New York Timessuggests he could be there for weeks. One key factor is Ecuador's pending decision on whether to grant him asylum.


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No Deal: Federal Government To Shut Down
(Washington, DC) -- The first partial shutdown of the federal government in more than 17 years is underway. The shutdown started shortly after midnight, Eastern time as the House and Senate could not agree on a plan to extend government funding. Midnight marked the end of the 2013 fiscal year. A key sticking point involved insistence by House Republicans to hinder Obamacare, a non-starter in the Democratic-controlled Senate. The shutdown is prompting furloughs of hundreds of thousands of federal employees, the closure of national parks and delays in processing federal forms and licenses.
Many government employees involved in defense, homeland security and public safety will remain on the job. Members of the military will continue receiving regular paychecks but many others may be forced to accept deferred pay. That list includes airport screeners, air traffic controllers, federal prison guards and border inspectors. The U.S. mail will still be delivered and the mail will continue to carry Social Security and Medicare checks.


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HRTV (R), The Network for Horse Sports, will be on the road at Laurel Park this Saturday, Oct. 19 to offer on-track coverage for the 28th running of Jim McKay Maryland Million Day.
HRTV's Caton Bredar will be joined by Eclipse Award-winning journalist Dick Jerardi at Laurel for the highlight of the Fall racing season on the Maryland circuit.
The big day, which features nine stakes races and carries $1 million in total purse money for Maryland-sired horses, ranks behind only the Preakness as the biggest day of racing in Maryland. First post is set for 12:15 p.m. ET.
The popular Ben's Cat will attempt to become the first four-time Maryland Million winner and is entered in both the $100,000 Maryland Million Sprint (fourth race, 2:03 p.m. ET post time) and the $125,000 Maryland Million Turf (ninth race, 4:55 p.m. post time)..
Bredar and Jerardi will give viewers the latest, up-to-date information throughout the busy day, including timely paddock reports, analysis and interviews with key personalities.
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CBS Pulls Tornado-Themed "Mike & Molly" Season Finale
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CBS is pulling tonight's season finale of "Mike & Molly" out of sensitivity for the victims of a powerful tornado that ripped through Oklahoma City Monday. The episode, titled "Windy City," includes a tornado-themed storyline that CBS suggested would not be appropriate in light of the day's events. A repeat episode of "Mike & Molly" will run instead. CBS says the season finale will be broadcast "at an appropriate date." Monday's tornado leveled buildings in suburban Oklahoma City, leaving several dead in its swath of destruction. The National Guard has been called in to the area to help those in need.


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Mexican gets 30 years in 'Fast and Furious' killing
(NEWSER) – After pleading guilty to first-degree murder, Manuel Osorio-Arellanes of Mexico has been sentenced to 30 years in prison over the death of US border agent Brian Terry. Osorio-Arellanes, 37, said that he was part of a group of five people trying to steal marijuana from drug traffickers on Dec. 14, 2010. That group clashed with the US Border Patrol, and Terry was killed in the ensuing gunfight.
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"Gloomy," I think, is the word a BBC radio journalist used to describe the global economy on a recent morning.
It was said with convincing and well-enunciated Anglo authority. With the detailed news that followed—60,000 more US jobs gone, stocks plunge further, Starbucks to close 600 stores, Russian president says US not fit to offer advice on economy, McCain perpetually muddled, Obama in favor of warrantless wiretapping, retail businesses selling off stock at shocking sale prices in futile struggle to survive—my eyes began to glaze over, my brain fading into reptilian survival mode in preparation for existence as a post-consumer, post-Bush American zombie: broke, jobless and useless to the world at large.
Santa Fe is frequently referred to as a kind of fantasy land, and not only because of our image-conscious tourist industry and our faux-historic preservationism, but because we live in a kind of happy-go-lucky bubble. As conscious as Santa Feans are about global events and progressive politics, we sometimes exist in a sun-filled daze where crumbling home values and skyrocketing unemployment are like distant fireworks—startling, but only really incendiary for other people beyond the horizon. The only fire sales we're used to seeing are on "rugs" and "Indian jewelry" and those tend to be fraudulent marketing ploys that are quickly pounced on by the authorities. Ever since the mayor was interviewed on national television about our low unemployment figures, everything has been A-OK in Santa Fe.
So it is especially juicy and depressing when the economic realities of the world at large and the farcical horror that Santa Fe Style has become collide in the form of a 145-unit condominium development that is forced to have a fire sale of its own.
This is the "headline" of a deeply enthusiastic press release issued by Hudes Communication International in an attempt to put a joyous and celebratory spin on the fact that The Alameda Condominiums, off of Cerrillos Road on the south side of town, are not selling. The press release goes on to detail the fabulous values involved, as if the condos were something desirable, like a set of Ginsu carving knives being hocked on the shopping network. Units formerly priced as high as $310,000 may sell for as little as $199,000, the press release suggests. But wait! That's not all! If you close escrow within 30 days of the July 20 auction, you'll receive up to $3,000 toward closing costs! Hold on to your hats, folks: There's more. The first five buyers to take advantage of this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity will receive a $25,000 private garage...absolutely free!
For those watching at home, that's a $338,000 value for just $199,000. Act now, because this is a limited edition: Only 45 of these units are available at this amazing price! Did we mention that these are "luxury" condos located in Santa Fe, NM, known as the "City Different"? Santa Fe is "a mecca for arts, culture and tourism."
True. But, apparently, we've had our fill of lame condominiums. In the current climate, some developers will be forced to sell them for deep and economically troubling discounts. It is beyond my own theatrical abilities, however, to summon tears for those who fail to profit from molesting Santa Fe's image for their own dubious, but lamentably city-permitted, sales schemes.
I wonder how a pharmaceutical-style disclaimer for The Alameda Condos would read?—you know, the ones that are said really fast at the end of television and radio ads? My fantasy:
Actual sales prices may not be as low as indicated, some of your neighbors may hate you for getting a better deal than they did, there is nothing historic or charming about these condos and absolutely no attention paid to energy efficiency, people with taste, style or aesthetic concerns may experience nausea, diarrhea, dizziness or anxiety upon entering, this offer is less a great opportunity for buyers and more a reflection of the fact that we are desperate, beyond belief, for quick cash.
Look, I'm not trying to be overly cruel, but it is almost universally offensive that the hype surrounding this auction borrows from The Alameda's appalling marketing material, which falsely suggests the condos have been built in accordance with Santa Fe's historic preservation ordinance and claims the units are "complementary" to the Palace of the Governors and the San Miguel Chapel.
In the following quote from the press release for the auction, I've added my own parenthetical commentary:
"Residents will find that the complementary design of The Alameda reflects the Santa Fe area's natural beauty (only in its windows), scenic mountain vistas (the ones its hulking presence doesn't block) and cultural values (now them's fightin' words)."
Not so strangely, the promotional Web site for the Alameda Condominiums doesn't mention the radical auction move to sell off overstocked inventory. It maintains the party line laid out by the Houston, Texas-based development team on its magical allure in the "new heart" of Santa Fe. But just as the falsely maintained façade of a strong US economy is faltering in the wake of war and global inflation, this false representation of Santa Fe is failing to fool anyone.
One way to keep it real would be to forget selling the units at cost and claim the big deductions earned by donating the condos to Santa Fe's two affordable housing agencies.


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CHOOSE from a photographic print (which is a print on quality photographic paper ONLY, NO Wood Stretchers OR printed on a premium artist canvas. ALSO have the same canvas stretched on 3/4" thick (great for framing) or 1-1/2" thick (great for mounting without a frame) wooden stretcher supports, as shown in the photo above. ALSO available as a three panel picture with the same stretchers, as shown to the right hanging above the red sofa. ALSO available framed in our floating Frames available in Black, Walnut, Gold, or Silver.
The photograph is printed with archival inks on photographic paper to achieve extra fine detail and rich vibrant colors. The print will be rolled and shipped in a protective tube.
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Kenny Rogers launches annual holiday tour
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Kenny Rogers is back on the road. The country star kicked off his annual holiday tour this week with a couple of shows in Canada. He's now back on this side of the border, and will play his first U.S. show in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania Friday night.
Rogers is marking his 32nd year staging his "Christmas & Hits" show, which features a mix of seasonal classics with his own songs. This time around Rogers is bringing Linda Davis as a special guest performer, while he's also welcoming local children's choirs to join him at each stop.
Shows feature Kenny performing such holiday tunes as "Joy To The World," "White Christmas," and "The Christmas Song," along with fan favorites including "Lucille," "Lady," "Daytime Friends," and his signature song "The Gambler." Rogers will wrap up his tour just before Christmas with a show in Champaign, Illinois on December 22nd.
Dates for Kenny Rogers' "Christmas & Hits Through The Years With Special Guest Linda Davis"
November 29 - Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania, at the Kirby Center for The Performing Arts
November 30 - Atlantic City, New Jersey, at the Resorts Casino Hotel
December 1 - Concord, New Hampshire, at The Capitol Center for the Arts
December 2 - Verona, New York, at the Turning Stone Resort Casino - Event Center
December 3 - Englewood, New Jersey, at the Bergen Performing Arts Center
December 4 - Westbury, New York, at the NYCB Theatre at Westbury
December 5 -Newark, New Jersey, at Prudential Hall, New Jersey Performing Arts Center
December 6 - Uncasville, Connecticut, at the Mohegan Sun Arena
December 7 - Newport News, Virginia, at Christopher Newport University's Ferguson Center for the Arts
December 8 - Morgantown, West Virginia, at the West Virginia University - Creative Arts Center
December 9 - Highland Heights, Kentucky, at the Bank of Kentucky Center
December 10 - Warren, Ohio, at Packard Music Hall
December 11 - Saint Charles, Missouri, at the Family Arena
December 12 - Paducah, Kentucky, at the Carson Center
December 14 - Sault Sainte Marie, Michigan, at the Kewadin Casino - DreamMakers Theater
December 15 - Windsor, Ontario, Canada, at Caesars Windsor - The Colosseum
December 16 - New Philadelphia, Ohio, at the Performing Arts Center at Kent State Tuscarawas
December 18 - Bemidji, Minnesota, at the Sanford Center
December 19 - Mitchell, South Dakota, at the Corn Palace
December 20 - Ottumwa, Iowa, at the Bridge View Center
December 21 - Naperville, Illinois, at Pfeiffer Hall - North Central College
December 22 - Champaign, Illinois, at the State Farm Center at University of Illinois
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