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The personal finance website mint.com recently released an article on open source alternatives to popular software applications.
These include Open Office (a word processor), Trend HouseCall (an antivirus program) and Wix (a website building application).
And the best part? They're all FREE. Clearly these guys do not understand capitalism.
The promotion of free and open source technologies is the guiding principle of Theme Four of APC's Internet Rights Charter.


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When there's a little kneejerk selling on news like election results, it isn't anything worrisome. But when there's a large, two-day waterfall decline and a close at the lows, it is something to worry about.
The character of the market action since the election is reflective of a major mood shift in the market. We have always had this list of worries about things like Europe, poor earnings and the fiscal cliff, but now the negatives outweigh the positives and old saviors like quantitative easing have lost their power.
Ironically, the biggest positive is that things are becoming so gloomy. When it's this negative, we see capitulation and washouts. Typically, major market bottoms come with a whimper and not a scream, but intense selling often leads to a tradable bounce.
It isn't my style to try to catch market bottoms, but it's hard not to wonder when we are going to see some sort of relief bounce. It's been a while since we have had selling of this intensity and this much technical damage, and the fact that the once mighty Apple (AAPL) is leading the carnage gives the action a much different feel.
Again, I remind you that the trend is your friend and there is no doubt about the direction of this one. Stay cautious.
Have a good evening. I'll see you tomorrow.

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Patala Sutta: The Bottomless Pit
translated from the Pali by Nyanaponika Thera
The Buddha teaches that by meeting intense physical pain with mindfulness, we can spare ourselves from falling into a bottomless pit of anguish and suffering.
http://www.accesstoinsight.org/tipitaka ... .nypo.html
"When, O monks, an untaught worldling says that in the great ocean there is a (bottomless) pit,[1] he speaks about something unreal and not factual.[2] 'The (bottomless) pit,' O monks, is rather a name for painful bodily feelings. When an untaught worldling is afflicted by painful bodily feelings, he worries and grieves, he laments, beats his breast, weeps and is distraught. He is then said to be an untaught worldling who cannot withstand the bottomless pit and cannot gain a foothold in it. But when a well-taught noble disciple[3] is afflicted by painful bodily feelings, he will not worry nor grieve and lament, he will not beat his breast and weep, nor will he be distraught. He is then said to be a noble disciple who can withstand the bottomless pit and has gained a foothold in it."
Who cannot bear the painful body-feelings that arise endangering his life, he trembles when afflicted. He wails and cries aloud, a weak and feeble man. He cannot stand against the pit, nor can a foothold he secure. But one who bears the painful body-feelings that arise, not trembling when his very life is threatened, he truly can withstand that pit and gain a foothold in its depth.
1. Patala.
2. Comy. (paraphrased): According to popular belief, there is in the ocean a very deep abyss hollowed out by the force of the water, which is the abode of aquatic animals as well as dragon deities (naga), etc. Hence, for these beings, this abyss provides a basis for their existence, a comfortable abode. Therefore, to call it a bottomless pit is unrealistic and not factual, because it gives an inadequate and non-evident meaning to the word. It is rather bodily pain, inseparable from bodily existence, which deserves to be called a "bottomless pit" of suffering, being a part of unfathomable Samsara.
3. Comy.: In this Discourse, by the words "noble disciple," it is, in the first place, a stream-winner (sotapanna) that is meant. But also a meditator with strong insight and keen intellect is capable of withstanding feelings that arise without being carried away by them. He, too, ought to be included here (because he penetrates the feelings to some extent; Sub-comy.).


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Johannesburg – Thami Tsolekile no longer trusts the national selectors, saying he's received mixed messages about his absence from the national side and he also does not share their opinion that his presence in the Test XI will weaken the batting.
Tsolekile will play his first serious game of cricket since the Champions League T20 final six weeks ago when he straps on the pads for the Highveld Lions in their Sunfoil Series match against the Warriors starting at the Wanderers this morning.
However he has been left bitterly disappointed by his axing from the South African Test squad for the two-match series against New Zealand, and says that subsequent meetings with national selection convener Andrew Hudson and other selectors have left him even more confused.
"Gary (Kirsten) has been up front with me, he lets me know where I stand. But the explanations I've got from different selectors, you wonder if they've been in the same meetings. I find it very hard to trust some of the selectors," Tsolekile said on Wednesday.
"Being left out of the squad is quite disappointing, not because I'm not playing, but because of the reason Andrew Hudson gave me – that he personally feels I'm not good enough to bat at No7 for the Proteas. I was very disappointed to hear that."
Tsolekile had been awarded with a national contract last year, which placed him very much in the frame as a replacement for Mark Boucher.
The unfortunate incident which befell Boucher in England meant a quick fix needed to be found, and that came in the shape of AB de Villiers donning the gloves for the Test side. "When I spoke to the selectors (last year) I wasn't expecting to play in England. I went there as a substitute for Bouch, and I had no expectations at all because I wasn't in the original 15. In Australia I was the back-up 'keeper, and I didn't have any high expectations. The last time I spoke to the selectors (before the tour to Australia) they said to me I might get a chance against New Zealand, especially if things go well. Because they don't see New Zealand as a strong Test team."
Instead Tsolekile has been completely sidelined. When changes were made to the starting XI for the third Test against Australia in Perth, the selectors stuck to the seven batsmen strategy handing a debut to Dean Elgar, a move Tsolekile found perplexing.
"They want to go with seven batsmen, which is understandable if Imran Tahir is (in the starting XI). But now that Robbie P (Robin Peterson) is there, I see no reason why I wasn't given a chance, because Robbie can bat. If I bat seven, Robbie is eight and Vernon Philander goes at nine. I don't think that'll weaken the batting line-up, the depth will be even stronger."
"Having spoken to Hudson for almost 50 minutes I didn't get the reason I wanted to get (after NZ squad selection), he said the (selection) panel didn't believe that I was good enough to bat at seven. It's their opinion. All I can do now is focus on the Lions, carry on doing what I've been doing and try to win trophies."
Tsolekile has averaged 46.13 with the bat for the Lions in four-day franchise competition in the last three seasons. He has scored a half-century in each of the Lions' two Sunfoil Series matches this season and claims he is batting better than he ever has in his career.
"Stats don't lie. As most batters will tell you, everyone only starts knowing their game at the age of 30, 31, 32. Coming (to the Lions) was a good move. It took me out of my comfort zone, which can be good for you. I'm batting the best I've been batting in my life, which is why I thought I had a sniff at an opportunity. I feel I know my game, I feel I deserve an opportunity. I don't want people to do me favours, I want to know I'm playing because I've earned my place not because someone else is doing me a favour because of the colour my skin."
There've been increasing murmurings in recent weeks about the make-up of the national team and in particular the absence of a black African player from the starting line-up.
Tsolekile played down remarks made by Makhaya Ntini during SA's tour to Australia about Tsolekile's absence being down to his race.
"What Makhaya said, is just his opinion. I don't want to comment on that. I want to play my cricket and focus on my cricket. I'm just disappointed by opinions from the selectors, who tell me different things."
Despite the mixed messages, the 32 year old still harbours strong ambitions of playing for South Africa for the first time since 2004. "Motivation comes from within. I come from a township where I never had anything, I've always been a street-fighter. I've earned and lost contracts, hit the highs and lows, not being selected is not a train smash. I'll have the same attitude and determination. I'll just keep doing what I've been doing for the Lions." – The Star


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City ordinance requires property owners to clear snow and ice from sidewalks by 9 a.m. the day following the end of the snow storm. That means a lot of people were digging out Wednesday, a tiring activity they might not be used to.
When shoveling snow, you are at risk of frost bite and injury.
Doctor Dale Michels with Lincoln Family Medical Group says you should take your time clearing the driveway he says to do a little, go inside to warm up, then come back out to finish.
If you feel numbness in your fingers or nose, it's a sign of frost bite. Michels say to go inside and slowing warm the affected area.
Shoveling snow can also put some people at risk of a heart attack.
"They will go out, work hard and then they start getting a pain in their chest that will go up into their neck or out into their arms. That's one of those things, don't keep... oh I've only got a little more to do. Go in, get it taken care of, take an aspirin and if the pain persists, make sure you call 911," Michels said.
Removing snow is often to blame for back issues.
Chiropractic Doctor Paula Wiese says to take it easy in winter weather. Cold muscles combined with strenuous activity can quickly lead to injury. Before heading out, she says to make sure you are bundled up and warm.
If you are shoveling snow, Wiese says to use proper form, lifting with your legs, not your back.
Running outside real quick for the mail can also be very dangerous. It's all too easy to lose your balance on an icy sidewalk. Wiese has advice if you fall.
"First and foremost make sure you can get up. If you can get up, ice. Ice would be my very first recommendation because that gets ride of pain, inflammation and swelling," Wiese said. "After that, if you can get up, move around but it still feels like you are having pain there, I would seek out a chiropractor first because they correct misalignment."
Sledding is definitely fun for the kids and even the parents who join in. But, Wiese says back injuries and whiplash is a very real danger for bodies that aren't used to the jarring and jumping of a toboggan.
Wiese says it's not uncommon to notice back pain even a week after a fall or shoveling snow.


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VB: Wolfpack Collects 3-0 Sweep at Boston College
Posted October 4, 2013
Chestnut Hill, Mass. — The NC State women's volleyball team collected its first ACC road win of the season with a 3-0 sweep against the Boston College Eagles Friday night inside Power Gymnasium. The Wolfpack won the first set, 26-24, before taking the second set by a comfortable 25-17 margin. State overcame an early deficit in the third set to win it, 25-20.
"We started off kind of slow, but we bounced back and played well," said head coach Bryan Bunn. "When they were leading the match, we continued to serve the ball tough and make the plays defensively which allowed us to get the win."
The Eagles used the familiarity of playing in their home facility to their advantage early in the first set as they jumped out to a 6-1 lead, forcing NC State to call a timeout. Junior Alesha Wilson recorded her first kill of the match to stymie the run on an assist from setter Tanna Aljoe. The Wolfpack trailed throughout most of the set, before taking its first lead in the frame, 23-22, on a service ace by freshman Maddie Brown.
Boston College answered by scoring consecutive points to take the lead, 24-23. The Wolfpack fought off set point to tie the score at 24, after a kill by junior Nikki Glass. Dariyan Hopper, a junior from Shorewood, Ill., followed with a kill, before her classmate Wilson closed out the set for the Pack with another kill.
"We struggled a little offensively and I think that's why they were able to get the leads," Bunn added. "I thought we made big plays when we needed to in order to get points."
In the second set, BC scored the first point, but State responded by forcing an attack error by one of the Eagle hitters. The Wolfpack took the lead on a service ace by Glass and never trailed again in the set. The Eagles tied the score at nine and then again at 10, but the Pack kept them from taking the advantage. State claimed set point on a block by Glass and senior Brie Merriwether.
Junior outside hitter Rachel Buckley, playing in her first match since injuring her foot against Wisconsin, ignited the Wolfpack offense in the third frame with an early kill to give State the 1-0 lead. Boston College countered to take the lead and held the advantage until late in the set.
Eagle hitter Anna Skold put her team ahead, 19-16, but Bunn quickly called a timeout to talk with his team. The Wolfpack ended the set on a 9-1 run to win the third set, 25-20.
Glass headlined the Wolfpack offense with eight kills, while Merriwether and Wilson each tallied seven. Junior Alston Kearns led a balanced defensive effort with 11 digs, followed by Aljoe and Glass with nine and seven, respectively.
Freshman setter Maggie Speaks and Aljoe split time at the setter position, with Speaks recording 16 assists and Aljoe eight.
"Maggie has been playing well in practice and came into the match today and did a nice job," said Bunn. "She set up the offense well and also took care of the ball."
NC State will return to action on Sunday, Oct. 6, when it travels to Syracuse for a 1 p.m. tilt. The match will be broadcast to a national audience on ESPN3.


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Provides understanding and access to the rheumatoid partnering deals and agreements entered into by the worlds leading healthcare companies.
The Global Rheumatoid Arthritis Partnering Terms and Agreements since 2010 report provides understanding and access to partnering deals and agreements entered into by the world's leading healthcare companies.
• Trends in partnering deals
• Top deals by value
• Deals listed by company A-Z, industry sector, stage of development, technology type
The report provides understanding and access to the partnering deals and agreements entered into by the world's leading healthcare companies.
The report provides an analysis of partnering deals. The majority of deals are discovery or development stage whereby the licensee obtains a right or an option right to license the licensors technology. These deals tend to be multicomponent, starting with collaborative R&D, and commercialization of outcomes.
Understanding the flexibility of a prospective partner's negotiated deals terms provides critical insight into the negotiation process in terms of what you can expect to achieve during the negotiation of terms. Whilst many smaller companies will be seeking details of the payments clauses, the devil is in the detail in terms of how payments are triggered – contract documents provide this insight where press releases do not.
This data driven report contains multiple links to online copies of actual deals and contract documents as submitted to the Securities Exchange Commission by companies and their partners, where available. Contract documents provide the answers to numerous questions about a prospective partner's flexibility on a wide range of important issues, many of which will have a significant impact on each party's ability to derive value from the deal.
The initial chapters of this report provide an orientation of partnering trends.
Chapter 1 provides an overview of the trends in partnering since 2010, including a summary of deals by industry sector, stage of development, deal type, and technology type.
Chapter 2 provides a review of the top 10 most active companies in the therapy area, including a comprehensive listing of the deals announced by each company.
Chapter 3 provides a comprehensive directory of partnering deals signed and announced since 2010. The chapter is organized by company A-Z, stage of development at signing, deal type (collaborative R&D, co-promotion, licensing etc), and technology type. Each deal title links via Weblink to an online version of the deal record, and where available the contract document, providing easy access to each contract document on demand.
Chapter 4 provides a listing of partnering deals where a contract document is available alongside the deal record.
Chapters 5 and 6 provide a summary of M&A deals since 2010 where the acquired company is active in the therapy area of interest.
Chapters 7 and 8 provide a summary of financings since 2010 where the financed company is active in the therapy area of interest.
In conclusion, this report provides everything a prospective dealmaker needs to know about partnering in the research, development and commercialization of technologies and products in the therapy area.
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Scientists documented major changes to natural systems around the planet in the 2007 report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). New science published after the IPCC report has shown how global warming is happening faster than anticipated. Sea-level rise may be accelerating, Arctic sea ice is rapidly melting, and forests are being transformed.
Sea-level Rise Rates Larger Than Previously Projected
Sea-level rise as a consequence of global warming is a foregone conclusion. It only remains to be seen how much and how quickly. The 2007 IPCC report projected global average sea-level rise of 7 to 23 inches by the 2090s. This calculation did not take into account compelling new evidence of recent rapid melting in Greenland and Antarctica, that if continued could lead to sea-level rise of 5 or 6 feet this century (Read New Science Demonstrates Need for Aggressive Cap on Carbon Pollution ). That much sea-level rise would cause havoc for coastal communities and ecosystems, especially as population and development in coastal regions continue to grow.
A major challenge in projecting sea-level rise is the potential for destabilization and rapid melting of ice sheets, most notably the West Antarctic Ice Sheet (WAIS). Indeed, new data shows that Antarctica has been warming more than previously thought. Complete melting of the WAIS would cause 16 feet of sea level rise globally, and it would expose the United States to even more. A new study shows that if the WAIS collapses, the resulting changes in gravitational pull would cause water to slosh northward, adding another 4.3 feet of potential sea-level rise along northern continents.
Widespread Forest Mortality
A 2009 study by Philip van Mantgem and colleagues found that some unmanaged old-growth forests in western North America have recently experienced increased tree mortality due largely to warming and associated drought stress. New seedlings are not keeping pace with this loss of trees, foreshadowing sparser forests in the coming decades. Warmer and drier conditions are also conducive to widespread beetle and other insect infestations. For example, recent reports estimate that more than 32 million acres in western Canada have been decimated by mountain pine beetle infestations since 1999.
It is not surprising that higher temperatures and tree mortality have led to a rapid increase in western wildfires. Warmer springs and longer summer dry periods are linked to a 4-fold increase in the number of major wildfires and a 6-fold increase in the area of forest burned, compared with wildfires between 1970 and 1986.
The loss of these forests not only stops their conversion of carbon dioxide to oxygen and wood products, but also releases the huge quantities of carbon they store into the atmosphere. Forest fires in the United States already release about 80 million tons of carbon to the atmosphere every year.
We must find ways to restore our forests and maintain their ability to sequester huge quantities of carbon--even as global warming makes it more challenging.
Arctic Sea Ice Rapidly Melting
In 2007 scientists reported an alarming record low in late-summer Arctic ice. That September the remaining ice was some 39 percent less in area than the average observed from 1979 to 2000. The rapid melting of Arctic ice has outpaced what was projected by models of even a couple years ago (see Figure 2), requiring that the models be revised. Just two years ago the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) projected that the Arctic could be ice free during the summer by as early as 2050, but perhaps not until after 2100. In marked contrast to these recent projections, some scientists now say that the Arctic could be ice free in late summer by as early as 2012.
Warning Signs of Triggering Rapid Warming
Some scientists are beginning to raise concerns that we may already be seeing early signs of triggering potential rapid warming. It is possible that global warming could lead to changes in the climate system which in turn cause even more warming. These so-called "positive climate feedbacks"--in particular, those associated with greenhouse gas releases from soils, tundra, or ocean sediments; sea-ice and ice sheet disintegration; and vegetation migration--could make the climate system warm twice as much over the long term than previously calculated by climate models. Furthermore, they could come into play much sooner and more quickly than previously thought.
Melting Permafrost Releasing Methane
Vast areas of permafrost across the northern hemisphere store more than double the amount of carbon already in the atmosphere.20 Scientists worry that warming in the Arctic--which is proceeding about twice as fast as the global average--will lead to extensive thawing of these frozen landscapes, releasing carbon dioxide and methane, a greenhouse gas about 20-25 times more potent than carbon dioxide. In fact, the permafrost is rapidly degrading. For example, the area of discontinuous permafrost in Canada has increased by a factor of 3 or 4 compared to what it was from 1941-1991. Release of methane from melting permafrost may be one reason that atmospheric methane is on the rise in recent years after staying more or less constant for more than a decade.
Katey Walter and colleagues recently observed a significant source of methane from melting permafrost at the bottom of northern lakes. While still only accounting for about 4 percent of the total methane source, the contribution from lakes is nonetheless worrisome because it could get much larger as warming continues. The lakes in Siberia and Alaska could release an estimated 49 billion tons of methane--10 times more than what is currently in the atmosphere--if they were to thaw completely, a process that could happen within 500 to 1000 years.
Release of Methane in Deep Ocean Ice
Trapped deep in the ocean floor are huge quantities of methane hydrates frozen in ice structures called clathrates. The total amount of marine methane hydrates could be as much as 100 to 2000 times the amount of methane currently found in the atmosphere. If the ocean floor were to warm sufficiently, causing melting or increased underwater landslides, some of this gas could be released and bubble up to the atmosphere, leading to more global warming. A recent survey of the ocean waters above the East Siberian Arctic Shelf may have located the first signs of such methane release. Igor Semiletov and his colleagues measured methane bubbling up at a rate 10 times faster than just a decade ago, contributing to spikes of methane in the atmosphere up to 4 times greater than the global average concentration.
The chances of releasing a large amount of marine methane hydrates are low, and even if some methane were to be released it is still unknown how much would make it through the water column into the atmosphere. But the shear magnitude of the methane stored on the ocean floors--and the radical change in climate it could provoke--makes the risk of destabilization one we can not ignore. The real possibility of this is demonstrated by the geologic record. Destabilization of methane clathrates found on the ocean floor is suspected as a major contributor to rapid warming about 635 million years ago.
The Loss of Ice Reflectance
The ice covering the Arctic helps regulate our climate, a service that is being lost as more and more ice melts. Ice and snow reflect almost all the sunlight that hits it back to space. In marked contrast, the open ocean, which replaces the melting ice, absorbs nearly all the sunlight hitting it. Thus, as Arctic ice vanishes the region absorbs more of the Sun's energy, causing even more ice to melt in a powerful feedback. Some models show that once average annual temperatures in the Arctic rise to about 23°F or warmer, there will be an abrupt decline of sea ice and acceleration of warming.
Scientists have recently documented how the loss of sea ice translates directly into warmer temperatures as far as 900 miles inland. By looking at the historical record of seasonal sea-ice melt, David Lawrence and his collaborators found that episodes of rapid-sea ice loss were accompanied by warming over adjacent land at a rate 3.5 times more than the average warming expected. This means that sea-ice loss also contributes to thawing permafrost and the release of methane stored in Arctic soils.
The Declining Ability of the Ocean and Terrestrial Biosphere to Store Carbon
Over the last century, the ocean and the terrestrial biosphere have absorbed more than half of the fossil fuel CO2 emitted to the atmosphere, limiting the warming we have experienced so far. But, these carbon sinks are becoming less efficient. The ocean's ability to absorb additional CO2 declines as it becomes more and more saturated with it. In fact, the rate of CO2 absorption by the Southern Ocean has decreased by about 35 percent since 198131 and that of the North Atlantic decreased by 50 percent from 1995 to 2005. If emissions continue on a business-as-usual track, the declining ability of the oceans and land to absorb CO2 will translate into additional warming of more than 1.8°F over the next century.
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35mm prime lens round upBy Paul Carroll - Monday February 25 2013 Lens Recommendations
Wide-angle focal lengths are vital in those shooting scenarios where you can't get any further back, and if you regularly shoot landscape, architecture or group portraits, having a decent-quality wide-angle lens is essential. Standard zooms covering wide-angle to short telephoto focal lengths are great for versatility, but the wide-angle end of the zoom is often optically weak, offering poor edge sharpness, heavy corner shading and noticeable chromatic aberration even with the aperture stopped down.
Primes on the other hand often perform better, and there's a large range of both own brand and 3rd-party 35mm options to chose from. We've tested 7 just for the Canon EF lens mount and noticed a big variation not only in price and features, but crucially in optical performance, with some fairly surprising results.
So if you're in the market for a good quality wide-angle lens, read on as we round up the DxOMark Lens Scores for Canon EF 35mm primes.
Specification table & ranked by DxOMark Score
Price ($)
Canon EF 35mm primes: 3rd-party options make the podium
Alongside the recently-released Canon EF 35mm f/2 IS USM two third-party options from Sigma and Carl Zeiss make it on to our winners podium for 35mm EF mount lenses. The Sigma 35mm f/1.4 DG USM A Canon just barely steals the spoils from the Canon EF 35mm f/2 IS USM, with a DxOMark Score of 30 compared to 29 and surprisingly, both knock the $1843 Carl Zeiss down into third place. All three are great lenses, but let's get picky and dissect the results to see what you get for your money.
Sigma 35mm f/1.4 DG HSM A Canon
Sigma has done something special with the 35mm f/1.4 DG HSM A, producing a lens that equals or betters most scores by the Canon and Carl Zeiss alternatives. Scoring 17 P-MPix for sharpness, it's one of the sharpest lenses tested by DxOMark for a Canon mount, and with a transmission score of 1.5TStop, it's the brightest EF mount 35mm prime, too. Only in vignetting does it fail to excel, with a 2-stop fall-off in the corners at the maximum aperture, although it is only very marginally behind the Canon 35mm f/2 IS USM (–1.8Ev). Distortion and chromatic aberration results are also among the best, and it's pleasing a manufacturer recognizes the demand for optics that provide good bokeh. In terms of features, Sigma's HSM autofocus motor ensures quick and quiet AF as well as compatibility with entry-level DSLRs, but there's no image stabilization.
- What we like:
Optically excellent, f/1.4 maximum aperture, good Bokeh
- What we don't like:
No image stabilization
Canon EF 35mm f/2 IS USM
Despite achieving the same 17-PMpix sharpness and 6um chromatic aberration scores as the Sigma, Canon's recently-released 35mm prime simply loses out to the Sigma in the overall rankings with a DxOMark Score of 29. A transmission score of 2Tstop compared to 1.5TStop for the Sigma means that the 3rd-party option is 0.8 EV brighter, and that combined with a slightly worse distortion score for the Canon is enough to give the Sigma the edge. With only a marginally better vignetting score than the Sigma at –1.8Ev, the Canon 35mm still displays heavy corner shading using the maximum aperture, but this is to be expected with wide-angle optics and can be corrected in post-production. If you're interested in image stabilization, then this is the lens to go for, though, as it's the only lens in the test featuring technologies to counter the effects of camera shake.
- What we like:
Great sharpness, image stabilization
- What we don't like:
Not the brightest 35mm available
Carl Zeiss Distagon T 35mm f/1.4 ZE Canon
With a reputation for optical excellence, it's somewhat of a surprise that the Carl Zeiss option is a little off the pace and slips into 3rd with an Overall Score of 27. Although still a good lens, with a hefty $1843 price tag we expected more in terms of optical performance. Despite similar results for transmission, distortion and vignetting compared to the leading Sigma, an overall sharpness score of 15 P-Mpix is disappointing for such an expensive lens. At the maximum f/1.4 aperture only the very center of the image is sharp, and you'll need to stop down to f/2.8 to get something approaching good homogenous sharpness. What you're paying for is outstanding build quality, however, which means lenses like this will last a lifetime and hold their value on the secondhand market, too. It also makes them a joy to use, with an excellent focus ring for precision manual focus … but this lens doesn't include autofocus, let alone image stabilization.
- What we like:
Distortion, transmission, vignetting are well controlled; excellent build quality
- What we don't like:
Relatively poor sharpness, no autofocus or image stabilization, the price
Canon EF 35mm primes: Are there any bargains?
The problem with wide-angle primes is that they're expensive, and at $850 even the cheapest of our top-ranking EF mount 35mm primes will be out of financial reach of many photographers. There are a couple of cheaper options on the market, however, in the shape of the Canon 35mm f/2.
Canon EF 35mm f/2: Top value for money
The $320 Canon EF 35mm f/2 is a no-frills lens that's been around since 1990 and doesn't offer the image stabilization or USM autofocus motor of the updated version. With an overall DxOMark score of 22, it also trails behind the more expensive competition, but with a respectable 15 P-Mpix for sharpness, it actually equals the performance of the $1843 Carl Zeiss, making it our top "value for money" option. Of course it's not without its faults: wide open, both sharpness and vignetting are quite poor, and a transmission score of 2.3TStop means this lens is 1.2 stops darker than the Sigma 35mm. A vignetting score of –1.9Ev is also the worst in the group, but considering its relatively good sharpness for such a cheap wide-angle prime, these are limitations many photographers will be happy to live with.
- What we like:
The price, good overall sharpness for the money
- What we don't like:
Poor transmission, no image stabilization, optically weak at f/2
Conclusion: Plenty of choices for EF Mount 35mm primes
Well, the good news is that there are lot of choices for EF mount 35mm primes, although the bad news is that all the decent ones are a little expensive.
Sigma pulled a beauty out of the proverbial bag with its 35mm f/1.4 DG HSM A Canon that offers great optical performance, a large f/1.4 maximum aperture, and top bokeh. If you have a $850 budget and can live without image stabilization, there's no question that this is the best 35mm EF-mount prime.
If you want image stabilization, however, Canon's 35mm f/2 IS USM is the lens to go for as it's the only one featuring anti-shake technologies. Price-wise, it costs about the same as the Sigma and has a similar optical performance, but only opens up to f/2.
Although 3rd on the podium, it's difficult to suggest any compelling reason to spend an extra $1000 to buy the $1843 Carl Zeiss. I'm sure as an object it's a thing of beauty and incredibly well made, but it lacks the features of the other two and isn't even as sharp.
If you're after a bargain though, go grab the $320 Canon EF 35mm f/2. It's been around for a while, doesn't feature the bells and whistles of the latest version, and its performance wide open at f/2 leaves a little bit to be desired. Put that into the context of around a $530 savings now that the updated version is out, however, and many photographers will agree it's a cracking little 35mm prime for the money.
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35mm prime lens round up
Hey Paul Carroll !
In your introduction to the article '35mm prime lens round up' you said you tested 7 lenses but you show the results of only 6. We wait with baited breath for the results of the 7th lens !
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Thanks for your interest in DxO Labs.
The table has been updated with the Canon EF 35mm f/1.4 data.
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The DxOMark team
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Lens Sharpness Options
By the way DxOMark, the Canon f2 IS USM lens is shown in the sharpness field map results as being measured at f1.4 although the accompanying text does relate to f2 -needs a small edit.
My conclusion from the sharpness test is that the top three lenses all have about the same sharpness at f4. The only material difference is how they fare at wider apertures. Could this not be used to advantage though? If one had a small subject in the centre of the image and wanted to isolate it from the background using f1.4, wouldn't the Zeiss come out on top as all else in the frame would not only be out of focus but also unsharp? Is sharp bokeh better or worse than unsharp bokeh?! If knowing the characteristics of the lens thanks to DxOMark, doesn't the Zeiss offer more creative options?
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Re: Lens Sharpness Options
Thanks for your interest in DxOMark.
Depth of field is not taken into account for sharpness score. This ranking provides you with the sharpest lens without taking into account other aspects.
If depth of field is an important aspect, you can filter the ranking with our filter tool and select lenses with the maximum aperture you need.
For wide aperture one other score which could be more helpful is the DxOMark score.
This score is computed for a lowlight condition, so the sharpest lenses at wider aperture will be the best ranked.
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Added by Emilie_DxOMark | April 05 , 2013
Re: Lens Sharpness Options
And thanks for noticing the error, this is now corrected. :)
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Lens sharpness
I'm mystified by the degree of sharpness between lenses' scores. How much sharper is say a 5 point difference? What score is going to make a material difference in practice? Are we talking pixel level or at a print level and at what size print etc? As a newbie is there a key description anywhere in the website I've missed?
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Thanks for your interest in DxOMark.
You can read more about the score of our tests here:
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Added by posborne | February 28 , 2013
What a "roundup"
Last I checked, Pentax was a major player in the DSLR (and DEFINITELY the optics) department. It would have been nice to see them included.
Added by janscherders | February 26 , 2013
35mm prime lens round up
bit stupid that the canon ef 35mm f1.4L is not included in this comparison. And I feel that something should be said about build quality and AF performance when talking about lenses. Good optical performance is not the only thing to be considered
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Thanks for your interest in DxOMark.
This lens is now available on our website.
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Added by orakulaz | March 08 , 2013
Re: 35mm prime lens round up
Well, I'm interested in the Canon EF 35mm f/1.4L too, but the page [url=http://www.dxomark.com/index.php/Lenses/Camera-Lens-Database/Canon/Canon-EF-35mm-F14L-USM]http://www.dxomark.com/index.php/Lenses/Camera-Lens-Database/Canon/Canon-EF-35mm-F14L-USM[/url] on this site says: "Lens not found -" ???


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Polio, or poliomyelitis, is a serious virus that causes death in up to 5% of people who contract the virus. Up to half of all people who get sick with polio will be permanently paralysed.
Polio is caused by one of three polio viruses. It is spread through contact with the body secretions of an infected person. The virus can spread via faeces, coughing and sneezing, and even via food and water. People who get polio are contagious about a week to ten days before symptoms begin and for about a week to ten days after symptoms begin.
Polio is very serious. Polio can cause muscle paralysis of the arms and legs, deformities of the hips, ankles, and feet, and even death. The muscle paralysis that can affect the arms and legs, can also affect the diaphragm (the muscle that helps you breathe), meaning that your lungs won't be able to work on their own.
Polio is best prevented through vaccination. Kids are vaccinated against polio at two, four and six months of age, and then again at age four. If you haven't had at least three doses of polio vaccine, you should get vaccinated too. If you and your family travel frequently, get a booster.
Many kids who get polio don't have any symptoms. Those who do, show symptoms may take up to three weeks after exposure to the virus to do so. Mild polio infections include:
A severe polio infection is one that has spread to the nervous system and might include such symptoms as:
There is no treatment for polio. The only thing you can do is manage the symptoms. If your child gets polio, you will need to make sure that they gets lots of rest and eats a good diet. They may also need antibiotics for secondary infections (antibiotics will not cure polio), painkillers, a ventilator to help him breathe, and other medications to manage symptoms. They will also need regular physical therapy to combat muscle weakness and deformities.
You should always call the doctor if you believe that your child has, or has been exposed to, polio.
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The world's biggest ferris wheel is coming to Atlantic City in 2014.
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40 climate-controlled gondolas will be on the wheel which will hold 6-10 people each complete with food and drink available as they take in their view of the ocean. The project will also include an expansion of the Steel Pier and other attractions to make Atlantic City a more "family friendly" destination.
Steel Pier President Anthony Catanoso told WMGM he is excited about the project. "I think it's one of the most exciting projects in the last couple of years. I mean, coming on the heels of Margaritaville, which is really great for the Uptown District, this is really that much better."
The CRDA will kick in $10million towards the project which still needs state approval which engineers expect to be granted in the next 3 to 4 months.
A bigger ferris wheel, the High Roller, is already under construction at Caesar's in Las Vegas which will be the world's largest when it opens in 2014, standing at 550-feet-tall.
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AUSTIN, Texas — Humanities Texas has awarded Texas Parks and Wildlife Department a grant of $10,000 to support the development of an online education center exploring the history of Texas in the 1930s and 1940s.
Titled "A New Deal for Texas," the web pages on the TPWD site will feature lesson plans and historical essays that will help students investigate approximately 50 digitized historical images, artifacts and documents relating to New Deal programs in Texas, such as the creation of popular destinations like Garner, Bastrop, and Balmorhea State Parks by the Civilian Conservation Corps.
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Among her advice from working with producers with autofeeders was:
(1) Excellent neonatal care is critical – Dry-cow nutrition and vaccination; a clean calving environment and excellent colostrum management and delivery all are extremely important for getting calves off to a healthy start on the autofeeders.
(2) Age of entry is farm-specific – Three to 10 days is the typical age at which most dairies move their calves onto autofeeders. Calves started at the earlier end of that range will need more individual attention to get started.
(3) Don't over-attend calves – On the other hand, the presence humans can imprint a connection with time to eat, so it is best to manage the amount of time a person spends in the calf pen so that calves develop their own instincts to eat.
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(6) Ventilation cannot be an "afterthought" – Many producers have had to make additional modifications to their group-housing facilities because of problems with respiratory disease. In retrofitted facilities with low ceilings, resting area per calf may need to be greater than the standard recommendation of 35 square feet.
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(8) Individual calf care still matters – While less time is needed to physically perform feeding tasks, more management time needs to be devoted to observing and treating calves, monitoring records and evaluating calf performance.
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As any woman knows, finding the right gynecologist is no small feat--but finding the "right" gynecologist is taking on a new meaning in Texas, where reproductive health providers must now show that their politics don't clash with those of conservative lawmakers if they want to continue to see patients in the Texas Women's Health Program.
"Nothing changes for her, other than she has to find a new doctor."
That's what attorney for the State of Texas Kristofer Monson told a judge last week when arguing for the state's right to block Planned Parenthood from participating in its Texas Women's Health Program (TWHP) because some Planned Parenthood clinics, wholly fiscally and geographically separate from others, provide safe, legal abortions. Nearly 50,000 Texans who are enrolled in the program will be forced to find new doctors for cancer screenings and contraception this year if the state gets its way; as of Monday, a judge's refusal to grant a temporary injunction in favor of a Planned Parenthood patient fighting in court to continue seeing her regular doctor means that the health care provider is, for the first time, officially barred from the newly operational TWHP.
So, we're meant to believe that nothing changes for "her," for Texas' tens of thousands of "hers," other than they can no longer see the doctors and clinicians they've come to trust with their most intimate and private health needs? Kristofer Monson needs to check whatever he thinks the definition of "nothing" is.
Ladies, how long did it take you to find a gynecologist you clicked with? How many doctors were affordable but out of the way? How many doctors were expensive, but non-judgmental? How many doctors were right next door, but refused certain medications or procedures because of your age, sexuality, or marital status? How many of us are still looking, after years of trying, for a doctor that understands us and the needs of our families?
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It's hard enough to find a health provider when the State of Texas isn't telling you who it thinks is qualified to treat you. But Texas thinks it has a right to tell poor women they can't go to their usual doctors and nurses at Planned Parenthood, not because they provide inferior services or cost more money than other health providers—in fact, according to the Texas Department of State Health Services, Planned Parenthood has historically provided some of the most efficient, cost-effective family planning care in the state—but because they are "affiliates" of doctors who provide a legal medical procedure: abortion.
The state is strong-arming Texans in a not-at-all veiled attempt to legislate morality; it's telling low-income women that if they want to get the contraception and cancer screenings that the state has agreed to provide for them, they can't go to a doctor who admits that his or her politics clash with Rick Perry's, or Dan Patrick's, or Bill Zedler's, or with that of any number of the conservative male lawmakers who have appointed themselves official reproductive health decision makers for Texans.
But listen to Kristofer Monson, little ladies! It's no big deal to find a whole new person in whose hands to put your reproductive health—and reproductive parts. Show your breasts and vulvae to a whole new State of Texas-approved stranger this year, maybe it'll be great. Or maybe it'll be horribly embarrassing, even demeaning, who knows? The risk of low-income Texas women being treated by a doctor who believes in reproductive freedom is definitely worth it!
I know it may seem convenient and comforting to see familiar faces when you're making some of the most important health care decisions of your life, but hey, try something new! Live a little! Even if it takes you miles out of the way, means you have to listen to a religious lecture or forces you to wait months for a doctor's appointment. Maybe while you're riding the bus or counting the days down to your pap smear-a-la-stranger, you'll realize that Texas merely wants what Republicans think is best for you.


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Milwaukee Brewers Top 11 Prospects
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System In 20 Words Or Less: Improved thanks to the 2011 draft, but there was nowhere to go but up.
Four-Star Prospects
1. Wily Peralta, RHP
Year in Review: Long a source of frustration for scouts, Peralta finally harnessed his stuff in 2011 and finished the year with a flourish at Triple-A.
2. Jed Bradley, LHP
Year in Review: Had an up-and-down spring, but his overall package still earned him a $2 million bonus.
3. Taylor Jungmann, RHP
Year in Review: Was among college baseball's best statistical performers, ultimately being selected with the 12th overall pick.
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Year in Review: Third round pick had a breakout year, earning Midwest League All-Star honors and pitching in the Futures Game.
5. Taylor Green, UT
Year in Review: Minor League Player of the Year put up huge numbers and made his big league debut.
6. Scooter Gennett, 2B
Year in Review: Sixteenth-round pick put up his second-straight .300-plus season.
7. Jimmy Nelson, RHP
Year in Review: Second-round pick came on strong with a big second half.
8. Jorge Lopez, RHP
Year in Review: The best pitcher in Puerto Rico signed for just under $700,000 as a second-round pick.
9. Cody Scarpetta, RHP
Year in Review: Pitched well at Double-A, but the anticipated breakout still has not happened.
10. Michael Fiers, RHP
Year in Review: Relative unknown dominated at two levels and made his big league debut.
11. Santo Manzanillo, RHP
Year in Review: Missed a lot of bats, but he also missed the strike zone quite a bit.
The Sleeper: While he's a career .227/.262/.335 hitter, 19-year-old shortstop Yadiel Rivera is a legitimate defender with an athletic frame, leading to multiple scouts identifying him for this spot on the list.
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The Brewers have graduated from a young team to one with several players in their prime, giving them a solid window of contention. Lucroy is a solid every day catcher, but the industry isn't convinced he has much room for growth. Braddock missed bats with a plus fastball/slider combination from the left side, but he has control issues.
Summary: The Brewers went all-in for the 2011 season, and the result was their first league championship series appearance since 1982. On an organizational level, the price was steep, and while there is movement in the right direction, there is still much work to be done.
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Whenever I see someone named Wily, I just automatically think power.
Feb 28, 2012 09:33 AM
i know you don't consider NPB crossovers prospects but i'm curious what you think about aoki, if anything
Feb 28, 2012 09:43 AM
I'm surprised Scarpetta made the top 10. Ben Hendrickson had an awesome curveball, too.
Feb 28, 2012 09:45 AM
Interested to see Nelson up at 7. Seems a bit more bullish than other opinions out there. For a 2nd round pick out of college, I guess I would have expected more out of him at this point.
Feb 28, 2012 10:02 AM
Is Peralta's lack of a plus-plus pitch what tempers people's expectations for him? It seems like most people think he's kind of vanilla, but then go on to say he'll have four average or better pitches, which seems pretty strong.
Feb 28, 2012 10:36 AM
While this is a weak list, the mention of Santo Alcala, one of my favorite names ever, makes me happy.
Feb 28, 2012 12:16 PM
Any sign of Kentrail Davis, or is his career doomed to run on the side of a milk carton?
Feb 28, 2012 12:40 PM
Any hope at all left for Eric Arnett?
Feb 29, 2012 05:09 AM
A blurb on Nick Ramirez? I know he was old for the Pioneer league and had some contact issues in the Midwest, but any future potential there besides the bat only 1B prospect?
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My 3 year toddler son has developed red sores on his hands. It has developed to his feet as well. He had slight fever 2 days before. And since then he is very irritated and cranky. he is not sleeping well at nights. I searched it online and found about the disease called "hand foot and mouth disease". I just dont know what to do. He has got the appointment with the doctor for day after tommorow. I feel bad for my son as he seems to be in pain and restless. I dont know what to do and how he could have got this! He is not going to school. Please advice immediately as what I need to do for him. Is there anything I can do from home that can ease this disease and pain? Please advice immediately!!! thanks.
I know you are very worried about your son, but if it is hand-foot-and-mouth disease, which it sounds as though it is, it is a viral infection that resolves over 2-7 days on its own. There is not lot you can do except to give acetaminophen every 4-6 hours per day for a maximum of 5 doses per day (e.g., tylenol) or ibuprofen no more than 4 times per day(e.g., Advil) in a dose closest to his weight.
He likely has sores in his mouth that are making him most miserable. It helps to mix one part Maalox with one part diphenhydramine liquid (e.g. Benadryl), mix well, and paint on the sores in his mouth using several Q-tips bunched together. Do this after he has had something cold to eat or drink so that it sticks around in the mouth.
Usually ice cream, very cold yogurt or frozen yogurt, popsicles, and milkshakes are well accepted by young children. Don't worry about eating as much as about drinking. Dehydration is the most common reason young children go to the emergency room with hand-foot-and-mouth disease. Salty, sour, carbonated liguids are not usually comfortable for young sufferers. Also avoid anesthetic mouth washes because they may cause the young child's gag reflex to be depressed or absent.
If his rash itches, buy a colloidal oatmeal bath (Aveeno makes a good product) and have him soak in a tub of oatmeal water every 4-6 hours. Be very careful not to overdo doses of Benadryl. Avoid combining a dose of Benadryl by mouth with Benadryl cream on the rash or Maalox-Benadryl wash in the mouth.
The Coxsackie virus is extremely contagious. Summer and early fall are the times of year it is most common. Your son could have gotten it from going to the playground or the mall. It incubates for 2-6 days before the symptoms appear. So keep him home until he has no fever and the rash is gone.
If your son's fever is 102 degrees or higher, he should receive urgent care. If he is unable to drink liquids, is listless, has very dry lips and mouth, and is passing little or no urine, he should be taken to the emergency room.
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To Dixie: what the hell are you saying? Cosmetic surgery for your nose? If the pisctures I have seen are not retouched, you don't need any corrections. So tell me: have you retouched your pictures ora are simply off your head?
My pictures are real, I just happen to hate my nose!
Really!!! Why then all eye doctors here hate me?LennyeTran wrote:Hardi wrote:So that's why I liked Lennyetas eyes so much and was feel like run away when saw Dixie in webcam! Thank you Len for enlightening me!
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MRI reveals tear in Blanks' left calf
OAKLAND -- An MRI has revealed a slight tear in Kyle Blanks' left calf, meaning he will be on the disabled list longer than originally expected.
"He's going to be a while," manager Bob Melvin said Friday. "There is a little bit more of a strain going on in the calf, a slight tear. He's going to be considerably longer than we were originally thinking."
Blanks had been playing with a left calf strain, but he was forced to go on the 15-day DL when he aggravated it during a June 22 game against the Red Sox. He had recently begun taking swings, but in light of the MRI results, Melvin said there is no timetable for his return.
Since being traded to the A's from San Diego on May 15, Blanks is 15-for-45 (.333) with two home runs and a .446 on-base percentage. He has appeared in 20 games at first base in addition to a couple of corner outfield appearances.
The setback for Blanks could mean an extended opportunity for first baseman Nate Freiman, whom the A's recalled Sunday after Josh Reddick (right knee strain) returned to the DL.
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hope that was a heel turn by cena!
hope that was a heel turn by cena!
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Worst 'mania/pay per view, ever.
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they didn't want the main event to feel overshadow.
I'm a bit upset at the ending and I think the reason they had the snooki match after Taker/HHH is because they didn't want the main event to feel overshadow. Lets be honest, the Taker/HHH match was the best match. HHH hitting Taker with the tombstone and then Taker kicking out shit was I feel that it's not over. If anything Vince might be setting up something for Taker and HHH. I hope a summerslam match with HHH winning and Taker asking for a match at WM28 with HHH putting his career on the line.
HHH vs Taker
Punk vs Orton
ADR vs Edge
Cena vs Miz
that's how I rank them.
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I could understand that, but the main event sucked! Why would you even try to end it with a count out draw?
HBK / Taker > HHH / Taker. Easily.
The streak will never end. Undertaker will never die. Looking forward to Raw tomorrow night.
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Originally posted by Inactive UserThere is backstage heat on both John Morrison and Melina, reports Pro Wrestling Torch. It centers around the Six-Person Mixed Tag Team Match at Wrestlemania XXVII, which saw Morrison repeatedly brush partner Trish Stratus off.
During their post-match celebration, Stratus hugged Snooki and went to hug Morrison, but he had already turned his back on her. Morrison then led Snooki to the corner of the ring and used the Jersey Shorestar as a shield, to guard himself from Stratus.
The backstory behind Morrison?s awkward body language is that either he or Melina, his girlfriend, felt Stratus took her spot in the Six-Person Mixed Tag Team Match at Wrestlemania XXVII. The backstage belief is that he either holds Stratus in contempt for taking Melina?s spot on the card, or had to portray himself as such so that she would believe he was anything but rude to her.
Behind the scenes, Morrison rejected various ideas Stratus had for their match at WrestleMania XXVII, and was said to be very difficult to work with. His outright refusal to comply with any of her suggestions reportedly hurt her feelings. Word quickly spread amongst the locker room, garnering heat.
Many feel Morrison?s unprofessional behavior will set back his standing in WWE since Stratus is highly regarded amongst company personnel.
While Morrison is considered a nice guy, he?s not greatly respected amongst his peers. This dates back several years due to his real-life relationship with Melina. Particularly, he lost a lot of respect for allowing Melina to engage in a sexual relationship with former WWE talent Dave Bautista (a/k/a Batista) while the two were dating. The former WWE Champion made no qualms of being intimately involved with Melina in his 2007 autobiography, Batista Unleashed. He wrote:
?My wife thought I was sleeping with Melina right off the bat, while we were still married. It wasn?t true, but it did make me feel guilty about being friends with her.
?Since then, as I?ve said, Melina and I have gotten closer and our relationship has become physical. That?s caused a bit of controversy, but I don?t give a shit. She?s my friend, and I love her very much.?
Former WWE stars Paul London and Brian Kendrick alleged numerous behind the scenes stories involving Melina and Morrison in their 2010 ?shoot? interview, Brian Kendrick & Paul London?s Excellent Adventure. London stated that Morrison is ?spineless? because he repeatedly permitted Melina to engage in sexual activity with outside partners while the two were dating. He added that Morrison would accompany Melina on dates with her partner of choice. Kendrick also claimed that he himself had been intimate with Melina.
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Last weekend, Devizes were humiliated 10-0 in the Les Phillips Cup at Premier Division Buckland Athletic, who reached the second qualifying round of the FA Cup earlier this season.
But on Tuesday evening, Mark Love's side entertained league leaders Hengrove Athletic and earned a point after holding the Bristol outfit to a 2-2 draw.
"I think that it's feeling a lot more like the team that myself and Mark have put together and with the players we're bringing in, I've got every faith that we can start winning games – we inherited a lot when we came in to the club," said Webster.
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For the first half hour of Thursday night's premiere in Fort Worth of Robert Camina's documentary Raid of the Rainbow Lounge, the audience sat completely still and silent. Many were in tears as they relived the horror of the raid. Among those in the audience was Chad Gibson, who was injured in the raid and later settled with the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission and the city of Fort Worth for more than $600,000.
Not until attorney Jon Nelson rebutted Police Chief Jeffrey Halstead's assertion that it wasn't a raid with the comment, "If it walks like a raid and quacks like a raid, it's a raid," did the audience break out into applause.
While Nelson was applauded the most through the film, raid witness Todd Camp got the most laughs. His first was when he described the police officers who claimed in their report that the officers were groped during the raid as having a "Village People fixation."
Halstead is the "character" in the film that evolves most. The week of the raid, he's seen reading from his officers' report and defending his department. He said the comments of one woman at the first city council meeting after the raid affected him the most. She had driven from San Francisco to speak. He said he wondered what could have affected someone so much that she decided to drive halfway across the country to speak for three minutes and then turn around and drive back home. At that moment, he began to understand the frustration and anger of the community.
Mayor Mike Moncrief is the person who comes across the worst on film. He appears to have been cornered into making an apology that anyone in the city was hurt. Unlike Halstead, he did not appear in an on-camera interview in the film.
After the film, Halstead, who attended the premiere, again apologized for offending the community with his initial reaction and said that his department has changed. He said that within weeks of the raid, three male officers came out to him.
Halstead told the audience that when a similar raid happened in Atlanta 10 weeks later, he got a call from the acting chief in that city.
"Jeff, help me," Atlanta's chief said.
Halstead said that the atmosphere in the Fort Worth Police Department is completely different now than it was less than three years ago. When a rookie class is training, he said he enjoys introducing Sara Straten, the city's first LGBT community liaison, by saying, "This is Sara. She's a lesbian." He said the reaction is always, "Did he really just say that?"
But he said that the raid has made a difference in training on a variety of issues including how officers respond to domestic violence calls.
Meredith Baxter, who narrated the film, spoke briefly at the premiere about how she became involved: A lot of nagging from Fairness Fort Worth President Tom Anable.
The film will be shown in Dallas at the Magnolia Theater on April 25. Tickets are available at RaidoftheRainbowLounge.com.


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AFA 6th Party Initiative
New Faustian Man
Hello everyone! The AFA would like to take this opportunity to announce an important new initiative in the politics of the eUSA.
What it is and How it will Work
Titled the '6th Party initiative', this new project will operate to select and award a congressional berth to a 6th party which it deems deserving each month. This party will have free reign to represent and pursue its own policy in eUS congress – the AFA will not attempt to restrict how, where or why it votes, nor will the AFA attempt to interfere in policy-making, party presidential elections etc.
You may not like all of the AFA's policies – however this shouldn't impact your political resolve to have your voice heard amongst your peers in the eUS legislature.
What we're trying to accomplish with the Initiative & Why its important to the eUS
This initiative is designed to develop and foster political debate in the eUS. It does this by giving 6th parties, parties which wouldn't normally have an opportunity to work in congress, a chance to pursue their brand of politics within the eUS congress without having to water it down to appease the populist vote.
6th parties are immensely significant to the politics of the eUS, and not just because they represent hundreds of eUS citizens, but because in a lot of instances the ideology they propound and the principles they're founded on haven't been swamped by the egomania and populism that infects a lot of the larger parties and, in a lot of cases, renders them ideology-less husks peopled by political opportunists.
The AFA view the eUS as ruled over by a one-party state (Uswp-Feds-Amp-Wtp) which is divided into factions ruled over by this little ego or that, only very rarely does ideology rear its head in any of this and motivate policy. This oligarchy has ruled the eUS with an iron fist for years, often going to extreme measures to undermine, intimidate and misrepresent anyone who dare challenge them. The AFA is the exception: we're a party of free-thinking individuals, open to membership from all across the New World, we want a vibrant, cosmopolitan and multicultural eUS not some staid little backwater with a populace cowed and intimidated into submission by a malignant cabal of oligarchs.
As such we wish to actively promote the smaller parties -- we in the AFA want political and ideological debate, and in order to achieve this requires we nurture smaller parties, allowing them a forum in congress, to develop a voice and build a following.
What we're looking for from a 6th Party
To be eligible for the congressional berth you must be a genuine political party founded on and not simply paying lip-service to a recognizable ideology. Whether this ideology is Marxist, liberal, anarchist, conservative etc is unimportant – as long as it is, with something like a developed policy on taxes, alliances etc. that's enough.
If you're a 6th Party president: What this could do for you
As well as getting access to the governance of the eUS through a congressional berth, this also enables a party to develop their profile as a recognizable political force in the eUS, an invaluable opportunity which they can build on and use to induct new members to their cause!
Important Notice: Any person or party who've strayed from "the path" as determined by the oligarchs who control the eUS have, without fail, come under sustained attack in the past. As such the AFA commits itself to supporting the 6th party and its memberbase against the vitriolic attacks of the oligarchs.
How to apply
If you think your party is eligible and you would like to apply to join the 6th Party Initiative please apply here. Thank you!
K1tho, AFA Party president
New Faustian Man, AFA Councillor
Stef40, AFA Vice President
Viarizi, AFA Secretary General
"we're a party of free-thinking individuals"
As long as it`s what RGR tells you to think.
Lol, they're just RGR puppets. I don't even know why we waste our time and efforts with these people. Oh yeah... because they spend all their time thinking about how to PTO us.
Jk, nice initiative. I wish that more than just the first 5 parties could run, especially in giant countries like eUS.
In an objective point of view, it's quite good idea as long as no discrimination will be made among candidates (pro-AFA, anti-AFA). Small parties often don't have any representation.
What happened to Marvin, knki? http://www.erepublik.com/en/article/-de-oppressare-liber-liberate-the-oppressor-edit--2219512/1/20
How does that relate to the tyranny of AFA? How does that relate to countless PTO attempts against my party and countless others? Hypocrites.
AFA needs to build credibility first:
1) Stop threatening and trying to PTO 6th parties.
2) Recognize that Feds, USWP, WTP and AMP have long supported 6th-party candidates.
3) Get distance from RGR's racism, sexism, homophobia and other RL BS
4) Explain the sudden turn-around from wrapped-in-the-flag-ism to populist anarchism. That doesn't seem like a consistent ideology.
Credibility? Not sure about that tbh, PQ. No one else has much credibility amongst the Top 5, so I don't see why the AFA should act as the exception and have to jump through hoops.
1) Stop threatening and trying to PTO 6th parties.
Lots of longtime eAmericans have has their parties PTO'd by the oligarchs, why fail to mention this and instead insinuate this is JUST an AFA problem? Isn't Wtp built on a pto/theft? How do you condone that?
2) Recognize that Feds, USWP, WTP and AMP have long supported 6th-party candidates.
Its not my job to recognise anything. If any of those parties wish to release an article illustrating what they've done for 6th Parties, then that's their business. The point of the AFA program, is the onus on getting genuine political parties into office, not a means to political bargaining where we offer a congress seat in return for the 6th party vote. And I doubt any 6th party ever got the terms the AFA are offering tbh -- we're talking total independence to pursue their own policies in eCongress, and no demand for the 6th party vote.
3) Get distance from RGR's racism, sexism, homophobia and other RL BS
Mmm, I haven't seen any of that and I've been mates with him since 2010. I've seen him troll and flame, but I've seen 100s of people on here do that, so I don't see why he's the exception. I've said elsewhere that no one has the right to dictate to us who our members should be, and I stand by that. If its not RGR is the "problem", it's Captain Quark, if not him its Dan, if not him Hanibal, or maybe the Serbs, or our immigration policy, it goes on and on. And seeking 'legitimization' from our political opponents, pffft, seriously? We're only going to get that when we stop becoming a threat to their grasp on power obviously.
4) Explain the sudden turn-around from wrapped-in-the-flag-ism to populist anarchism. That doesn't seem like a consistent ideology.
'populist anarchism' I assume you mean the borrowing of the V image. That has its genesis in an Alan Moore graphic novel about a Guy Fawkes-like character fighting against a totalitarian state. I don't think anarchism for anarchism's sake was the point. And today it has more to do with anti-capitalism/anti-austerity/anti-IMF than anarchism. And employing it here doesn't mean a 'sudden turn-around', from the AFA's ideological core of individualism, low taxes and an open border. Expect us!
"the AFA will not attempt to restrict how, where or why it votes, nor will the AFA attempt to interfere in policy-making, party presidential elections etc."
This is a lie. AFA has always tried to interfere with party presidential elections. This whole article is just an effort to make themselves look better than they are, when the only 6th parties they will accept are ones that they control themselves, not 6th parties that are individual and want to express ideas. AFA wont promote anyone except themselves, they never have promoted anyone except themselves, and I really hope you don't believe this silly attempt to make themselves look good when they aren't.
This is a well written article though. I hope one day AFA members will see the errors of AFA's leadership and take over the power hungry AFA leaders and establish a legitimate party.
It's a sound idea. If all other parties do it, then great. Just bickering to bicker is ridiculous. They are just as legitimate as any party. About time everyone accepts that and works together.
lol this is just like that 1 afa article a few months ago, how they wanted to biuld a "nonpolitical" MU group, and then made a whole bunch of 2-man militias and their party militia the members.
Seems like a decent pack of lies. x2
And lol at this... So you're saying the block amp+uswp+feds+wtp doesn't accept to run people from the 6th parties?!? WRONG!
Get your facts straight. We have been running people from the 6th parties for months!
O que é isso?Este é um artigo escrito por um cidadão do eRepublik, um imersivo jogo de estratégia baseado nos países do mundo real. Crie um personagem e ajude seu país rumo à glória. Torne-se um herói de guerra, um editor renomado ou um guru das finanças.


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DUNEDIN, Fla. -- Blue Jays ace R.A. Dickey threw his first official bullpen of Spring Training on Wednesday, and third-year catcher J.P. Arencibia was the man behind the plate.
Toronto has yet to make a decision on who will become the knuckleballer's regular catcher, but the bulk of the load during the early parts of Spring Training will be handed to Arencibia.
Back-up catcher candidates Josh Thole and Henry Blanco have both worked with Dickey in the past, but with the World Baseball Classic set to open in March, the Blue Jays want to ensure Arencibia gets his fair share of time with the offseason addition before both depart to represent Team USA.
"I think they looked good," manager John Gibbons said of Dickey and Arencibia. "Until they go to the WBC, they'll be a pairing here. You don't want [Arencibia] to go out [in the WBC] naked."
Arencibia is the undisputed No. 1 catcher in camp and will get the majority of time behind the plate, even if he doesn't end up being the one to work with Dickey once the season begins. Until a final decision needs to be made, both will have plenty of opportunities to work out the kinks.


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Any Studies On Long Term Effects of Ritalin?
Are there any long-term studies on the effects of Ritalin specifically targeting African-American (AA) males? Perhaps one-third of the AA males` guardians with whom I work refuse psychostimulants in general and more specifically, Ritalin. Thereseems to be a "street" belief that Ritalin has a negative impact on AA males.
There are no long-term prospective studies on any of the psychostimulants, such as Ritalin (a brand of methylphenidate). The NIH-funded studies begun during the last decade have some very good prospective information from about 6 years now. I will find out about some of the unpublished information and see if anything has come up other than percentages of children who are African-American and taking psychostimulants, but I am not aware of any. My personal, experience-guided sense (not the best way to make decisions, but all I have at the moment) is that these medications have far too often been used 1)to quiet down unruly children in large classrooms, 2)without any hands-on care, and 3)without careful adjustment so that some children end up with zombie-like affects and/or rage rebound reactions at the end of the day. I periodically have to spend time carefully explaining to patients and there families how neither I nor any of the experts at The Affinity Center, here in Cincinnati, would allow such care of our patients---let alone endorse it. All this is to say that I too would be wary of these drugs if I had only seen some of the misuse I hear about from patients` past experiences and if I did not know such things were not necessary to good therapy.
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Cilantro Chicken Burgers
One of my favorite things about blogging is all the wonderful people I've had the opportunity to meet. One of these people is Cara. As an added bonus, she lives near Boston so I've had the chance to meet her, cook with her in her kitchen, and eat at an event that she catered. If you ever need a healthy idea for dinner, check her blog. She mixes flavors that I would never think to mostly because I'm not very a confident cook. Everything I've tried from her blog has been great.
This recipe is no exception. I didn't have any tequila in the house, so I left it out, but I will definitely be making these again. I doubled the recipe and froze half of them to have later. I topped the burgers with some drunken peppers and served them on some sandwich thins (love those things!)
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Cilantro Chicken Burgers
Yield: 6-8
1 lb boneless skinless chicken breasts, cut into chunks
4 large clove of garlic, minced
2/3 cup roughly chopped cilantro
zest from 1 lime
dash of lite soy sauce
freshly ground salt & pepper
1/2 cup plain oatmeal
Preheat broiler. Line a baking sheet with aluminum foil and spray with nonstick cooking spray.
Combine the burger ingredients in a food processor and pulse several times, until chicken is uniformly ground. Remove and divide into 6 or 8 portions. Shape each into a ball, place on the baking sheet, and flatten with your palm.
Broil the burgers for about 10-12 minutes total, flipping halfway through. Serve on buns with sauteed peppers and onions.
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I'm planning to make these tonight! They sound so good!
I love anything with cilantro in it! Thanks!
WOW, what a great combo! I will definitely be trying these some time soon!
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I love Cara's blog too! These look delish, I love the drunken peppers too!
Wow, the drunken peppers sound like such a nice touch! These could easily evolve into Cuervo & Carona burgers – catchy, right?!
These look really yummy! You mentioned tequila but it doesn't appear in the recipe… I definitely want to try these, but I need to know how much tequila to use because, well, not having tequila is not a problem in my house, haha!
I was just wondering if it mattered what type of oatmeal we used in the recipe. Instant, slow cooking?


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What is this medicine?BARIUM SULFATE (BA ree um SUL fate) is a contrast agent that is used to diagnose problems with the gastrointestinal tract.
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How should I use this medicine?This medicine is given rectally as an enema. Your health care professional will tell you how to prepare for your test. If you have not received instructions or if you do not understand them, check with your health care professional before the test.
Talk to your pediatrician regarding the use of this medicine in children. Special care may be needed.
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