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Volume VIII, Issue TWENTY FOURFALL 2011

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Apr. 21, 2011 - Windsor, England, United Kingdom. - Irish Guards Master Tailor Lance Sergeant MATTHEW ELSE measures a guard for the ceremonial dress uniform they will wear on the Royal Wedding day.

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Apr. 16, 2010 - Waimea, Hawaii, U.S. - Retired cowboy and ranch manager, JAMIE DOWSETT, who spent most of his life on horses and has rich stories to tell, prepares a rope before riding one of his horses near his home in Waimea, HI. ‘I’m 85 years old and I still think that cows and horses are the best things that ever walked on earth.’ says Dowsett, wistfully.

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His hat rimmed with a fresh flower lei,KimoHo’opai,lassosacalf andpullsitintothecoralat Ponoholo Ranch’s branding in North Kohala,Hawaii,whereitwillbebranded,inoculated,taggedandinthecaseof males,castrated.Ahodgepodgeof cowboys from neighboring ranches; familymembersandfriendshaveallcometohelp.

Ho’opai comes from a long line of cowboys. His grandfather and father before himwerecowboys,aswellashisbrotherandtwosonswhocurrentlyworkascowboysonnearbyranches.Oneof Ho’opai’ssonsevenliveswithhiswifeandtwochildreninthesame“cowboyhouse”heraisedhisownfamilyinonParkerRanch,wherehecuthisteethasayoungcowboy.

Outside the coral, children as young as4-years-old run around, lassoing one another orthe family dog, somewearing cowboyboots, hatsandbelts.Manyof themhavealreadyparticipatedin “Keiki Rodeos”--children’s rodeos where theycompete in events such as calf tying, breakawayroping,goatundecoratingandcalf riding.

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Feb. 13, 2009 - North Kohala, Hawaii, U.S. - Hawaiian cowboy BERNARD HO’OPAI, wears a flower lei made by his mother while maneuvering his horse to open a gate while separating calves from their mothers at Ponoholo Ranch’s branding in North Kohala, Hawaii. Ho’opai comes from a family with four generations of Hawaiian cowboys.

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Abovethem,arainbowarcsacrossthesky;after all, this is Paniolo countrywhere rain,windand rainbows are so common thatmost cowboysseemnot tonotice them.While thecowboysandrolling ranchlandsmay evoke imagesof Montanaor Wyoming, this surprisingly is Hawaii, a placemostpeopleassociatewithpalmtrees,surfingandfloral shirts.While somemay be surprised at thesightof cowboysinHawaii,theymaybeevenmoresurprisedtoknowthattherehavebeencowboysinHawaiilongerthaninthewest.

“ThevaquerostaughttheHawaiianstorideandropedecadesbeforetheirAmericancounterpartsintheWildWest,”saysDr.BillyBergin;along-timeveterinarian to the cowboy community’s horsesandcattleandfounderof thePanioloPreservationSociety, an organization dedicated to preservingand celebrating Hawaiian cowboy culture. “ThefirstcattlecametotheHawaiianIslandsin1793,”heexplains,sittinginhissmallPanioloPreservationSocietyofficeinKamuela,Hawaii,wearingacowboyhat and surrounded by cowboy paraphernalia,historical newspaper clippings, photographs andcowboy-themedpaintings.

According to Bergin, the four cows andsingular bull that were given as a gift to KingKamehameha I by Captain George Vancouverwouldbecometheseedherdforaburgeoning,soonanexplosivepopulationof cattleintheislands.Theking invokedaKapu--a lawthatcarriedthedeathpenaltyforanyonekillingthecattle.Thecattle,whichwere feral long-horned cattle, multiplied beyondanyone’s wildest expectations and soon became amenace, threateningvillages,destroyingcropsandnativeforests.In1812,asailornamedJohnParkerjumpedshipandsettledontheBigIslandof Hawaii.He received permission fromKingKamehamehatocapturethecattleandinitiatedthebeginningsof a cattle industry on the island.At first, capturingthewildcattleprovedtobeverychallenging.Menwoulddrivethecattleintodeepdugoutsintheforestfloor.Lefttotheirhungerandthirstforafewdays,thecattlewouldbecomeslightlymoremanageableandwerehauleduponasteeprampandtiedtoapreviously tamed steer or ox. In the 1830’s,KingKamehameha III recognized the potential of thecattleindustry,Parkerhadstartedthatnowsuppliedbeef andtallowtowhalingandsandalwoodtradingships.Afteravisit toCalifornia, thenstillpartof Mexico, he imported three Mexican vaqueros toteach the native Hawaiianmen the cowboy skillsthey so badly needed. Nicknamed “paniolos”(from“Espanol”)bytheHawaiians,thesevaquerosbroughtwiththemboots,saddles,lariats,guitars…”and that was really the birth of the Hawaiiancowboyculturethatcontinuestothisday,”Berginconcludes.

Aftermorethanathirdof thecalveshave

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beenbranded,thecowboystakeabreak.GodfreyKainoa, Kimo Ho’opai, Wayne Tachera andKeoki Kainoa clean and prepare “Laho” (calf testicles) for breakfast. These are cooked withgarlicsaltandoildirectlyoverthebrandingfireandeatenwithenthusiasmbyadultsandchildrenalike. After the branding, the cowboys andvolunteersgatherforabrandingpartyatBernardHo’opai’shouse.Allday,Ho’opai’smother,Leinaandsomeof theyoungerwomen,havepreparedtraditional Hawaiian dishes like laulau (porkwrapped in taro leaf), poi (pounded taro), rice,kaluapork(porkcookedforhoursoverhotriverrocks covered in banana stumps and ti leaves),barbecued beef and ahi poke (raw tuna andseaweed in a sesame, ginger, soymarinade). Atightcommunity,thecowboysandtheirfamiliesand friends eat the delicious food, tell jokes,recounttheday’sevents,tellstories,catchuponeachother’slivesanddrinkbeer.Astheeveningprogresses,KimoandBernardHo’opaitakeouta guitar and ukelele. As the two brothers starttoplayandsing,peopleslowlymigratetowardsthem,eventuallysurroundingtheminanirregularcircle.Paniolomusictodayhasitsrootsinamixof traditional Hawaiian music and Mexicanmusic brought to the islands by the vaqueros.Likecountrywesternmusic, its lyricscenteronfamily, love,faith, lossandthestrugglesof thecommon man. It is most often accompaniedby theukelelewhichwas introduced toHawaiibyPortugueseimmigrants.“Mymom,sheusedtoplay theukeleleandsingandmydadplayedtheguitarandalsoaccompaniedherandplayeda lot of music at home, at parties. Ever sincethat, it’s been planted in like the paniolo life,”saysKimoHo’opaiwho,alongwithhisbrotherplaysandsingstraditionalHawaiiansongsaswellas ones they’vemadeup, a somewhatdrunkenaccompaniment rising up around them whentheyplayaparticularlybelovedsong.

While Hawaii’s cowboy culture isseeminglystillintact,ithasseenradicalchangesinrecentyears.High land taxes, risingcostsof shipping cattle to the mainland and changingweatherpatternshaveall adverselyaffected theviabilityof cattle ranching inHawaii. In recentyears,largetractsof ranchlandhavebeensoldfordevelopmentandsomerancheshavediversifiedtheirbusinessesbyofferinghorsebackridingandATVadventures.Everyyear,therearefewerand

Jan. 30, 2009 - North Kohala, Hawaii, U.S. - KAMEHANA TACHERA, 11, pushes her sister, NAHE, 9, on a swing at Kahua Ranch in North Kohala, Hawaii, where their father, Wayne, is employed as a cowboy. The girls learned to ride horses as toddlers and have grown up with the ranch as their playground. ‘It’s beautiful up here. Not many children get to see this lifestyle,’ says Kamehana.

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Apr 28, 2009 - Waimea, Hawaii, U.S. - Parker Ranch cowboys herd over 800 cattle into a coral in preparation for weaning calves from mother cows. Each having a responsibility for a different section of the 135,000 acre ranch, the cowboys all work together. Parker Ranch was the first ranch established in Hawaii and is the largest privately owned ranch in the United States.

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Feb. 20, 2010 - North Kohala, Hawaii, U.S. - WAYNE TACHERA and his daughters, NAHE, 9, and KAMEHANA, 11, at their home, which is part of the ‘cowboy housing’ on Kahua Ranch. ‘We get free housing, free electricity, free water. It makes up for cowboy pay because cowboy pay is not much at all,’ says Tachera. Tachera is very close to his girls.

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fewer cowboy jobs.Many older cowboys reflectbackon their younger yearswith a combinationof passionandwistfulness.“WhenIfirstlearnedhow (to ride), I was three years old. My dadusedtobelly-packmeonhishorse,”saysSonnyKeakealani, one of themost respected cowboysinthecommunityandpatriarchof theKeakealanifamily. He stands in his saddle and tack shedsurrounded by saddles, he and his family haveused for over half a century.His fingers, roughandcalloused fromyearsof workingwith ropesand animals, circling his favorite hand-braidedrawhiderope.“Ilearnedfromdad,ridinghorsesand breaking and making cowboy horses. Wewouldgetupearly,liketwo-thirtyinthemorning,saddle the horses. Itwould be pouring rain andwind and coldbutwe loved the lifestyle…. thatwasourlove.Moneydidn’tmeannothing.Wejustenjoyedgoingout.Even if yougetwet,yougetscoldedbut thatwaspartof our love,our life!”headdswithemphasis.Sonnyhasmentoredmanyyounger cowboys over the years andwhile nowofficiallyretiredfromParkerRanch,stillworksafewdaysaweekforaranchandisoftencalledonbyoldfriendsandranchownerstohelpoutwithbranding,weaningandmovingcattle.

Parker Ranch, the largest contiguousranch in the United States, has long been thecenterof theHawaiiancowboyculture,althoughthereareranchesspreadthroughouttheBigIslandof Hawaii,aswellasonOahu,Maui,Kauai,Lanai,MolokaiandevenNiihau.“WhenIfirststarted(atParkerRanch)in1975,theranchhad50,000headof cattle, all total and then theyhad a thousandhorsesandtheyhadaboutfortycowboys.Therewere Japanese, there were Fillipino cowboys,Hawaiiancowboys,Chinesecowboys,Portuguesecowboys,wehadPuertoRicancowboyswithuswhen I first started at Parker Ranch. And theyall learned the language. The Portuguese spokeHawaiian,theJapanesespokeHawaiian,Fillipino,andChinese.Weallatetogether,playedtogether,rodehorsestogether,rodeoedtogether…itwasallfamily,”saysKeakealani,lookingouthistackandsaddle shedwindow. In fact, thepaniolo cultureispartlyresponsibleforpreservingtheHawaiianlanguage during a time when missionaries weretrying to eradicate it. Because cowboy gangswere predominantly Hawaiian but also includedmen fromdiverse ethnicbackgrounds,Hawaiianbecametheunifyinglanguage.

As the older generations of cowboysretire and pass on, Keakealani worries that theconnectiontotheHawaiianlanguagewillbelost.His daughter Ku’ulei, is also concerned and is

Jul. 04, 2009 - Maui, Hawaii, U.S. - Young bull riders prepare for their bull riding event at the 4th of July Makawao Rodeo which is held annually at the Oskie Rice Arena in Olinda, upcountry Maui. The rodeo is the largest rodeo in Hawaii, typically attracting more than 4,000 spectators and the money prize brings daring bull riders from Maui as well as neighboring islands.

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activelyinvolvedineducatingyouthaboutHawaiiancultureandlanguage.“Forme,asfarasthelanguageisconcerned,thatisdirectlylinkedtoidentity.It’sreallyimportantbecausewhenyouworkaroundespeciallytheoldercowboys,theyworkinthelanguage,”saysKu’ulei Keakealani who is determined to pass thelanguage on to her daughters, Kamehana, 12, andNahe, 10. The girls learn Hawaiian at school andsometimesspeakitathomewiththeirmotherwhoisfluent.The twogirls, shapedby the richcowboyheritage their family carries, have grown up onKahuaRanchwheretheirfather,WayneTachera,isacowboy.

As a cowboy on Kahua Ranch, Tacherareceives a benefit package that includes housing,electricity,waterandamonthlyrationof beef fromthe ranch. “It makes up for cowboy pay becausecowboy pay is not much at all,” says Tachera. Asa result, his two daughters have grown up withaccesstotheranch,itsanimalsandexquisitesetting.“Kamehanawasoneyearandonemontholdwhenshefirstrodeahorsebyherself aroundthebarrels.ButIhadtotieherdownwitharopesoshewouldn’tfalloff thehorse,”saysTacheraof hisdaughter’searlyexposuretoriding.Reachingouttotouchoneof thehorsesherfatherisshoeing,Kamehanadescribesherafternoonsontheranch.“Everydaywecomedownhereandfeedourhorses.It’sverybeautifuluphere.Notmanychildrencanseethislifestyle.Sometimeswelooktothemountainupthereandwecanseethewholeentireridgeandbeachesandstuff likethat,”shesays,pointingtoamountainupabovetheranch.

KamehanaandhersisterNahehavecompetedinrodeossincetheywereveryyoung.Theirfathertoo,regularlycompetesinropingandbullridingeventsatrodeosbothlocallyandonneighboringislands.Whiletheir grandfather worries about the direction theindustryisgoing,thegirlsaresteepedintheculture,perhapsunawarethattheranching industry’sfuturehangsinthebalance.Kamehana,whocanoftenbeseen cutting out pictures of cowboys and cowgirlsin magazines and pasting them in her scrapbook,regularly declares that shewill follow in her fatherand grandfather’s footsteps. “I’m definitely goingtobeacowgirl,”shesays.“Iamalreadyacowgirl,”sheaddsafteramoment’s thought.KamehanaandNahe’saunt,DeedeeKeakealani-Bertelmannandherhusband,KamuelaBertelmann,haveasmallherdof cattletheygrazeonlandleasedtothemthroughtheHawaiianHomesCommissionAct. The girls, theirmother, their cousins, their uncles and grandfatheroftenhelpoutattheranchonweekends,particularlyduringweaningandbrandingseason.

Apr. 18, 2009 - North Kohala, Hawaii, U.S. - KAMEHA-NA TACHERA (L), rides her horse while sister NAHE and a friend after helpeding the Ho’opai family with their annual branding. Small-time ranchers, Kimo and Lehua Ho’opai have an agreement that allows them to graze their cattle amongst the windmills. Perhaps mod-ern technology and traditional ranching techniques can coeexist.

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Feb. 01, 2009 - Waimea, Hawaii, U.S. - Branding requires a lot of manpower so, the paniolo community comes together during branding season. ‘Everyone knows what their role is,’ says Goddfrey Kainoa. Kainoa is one of the original descendants of the Mexican vaqueros who taught the Hawaiians their cowboys skills.

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Jul. 08, 2009 - North Kohala, Hawaii, U.S. - WAYNE TACHERA, a cowboy for Kahua Ranch, lets the ranch’s herd of horses out of the coral after spraying them with a fly repellent. In the distance, one can see the ocean. The ranch is located at 3,000 feet above sea level where some of the best grazing lands are.

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While this gives the new generation of Keakealanisasenseof theirownfutureinvolvementinthepaniololifestyle,Deedeeworriesthatasranchingbecomes more and more expensive, the family willloseitstenuousholdonthelandandthelifestylethataccompaniesit.Shetoohaswatchedasmanyof therancheshavesoldoff landtodevelopers.“Weneedtofigureoutawaytokeepopenspacesandweneedtofigureoutawaytokeepourlifestylegoingandtheonlywayisif wehaveopenspaces,”shesays,theemotionpalpableinhervoice.

Alongwith the loss of land, some cowboyshaveseentheimpactof theallterrainvehicle(ATV)affecttheirlivelihood.ATVsareusedmoreandmoretomove cattle. The cowboys do still use horses fortheskilled,nuancedworkrequiredintheconfinesof acoralduringbrandingsandweanings.“Idon’tfancyATVsbuttheysayit’scheaper,fasterandallthat,”saysSonnyKeakealani.“That’stoday…moderncowboys.IcowboyedmylifeallwithhorsesandIpreferhorses.That’scowboy,oh,that’spaniolo!”hesayssmiling.

Like Keakealani, Jamie Dowsett, 85, haswatchedindismayastheranchingindustryhasshiftedtowardsATVsandshrunkitscowboycrewsinrecentyears.Dowsett,a retiredcowboyandranchmanagerforParkerRanch,isasmallmanwhosebowlegsandgnarledhandsreflectyearsof hardworkinthesaddle.“Thenumbersthatwouldcallthem‘realcowboys’ismuch,muchsmaller.Theycan’tmakeenoughtoliveandtheyhavefamilies.Theranchisinbadshapenowbecausethere’snomorerain.It’sdry.Landthatusedto be nothing but green is desert now.No rain, nocows,nograss,nomoney,”saysDowsett,shrugging.Inrecentyears,ParkerRanch’scowboycrewhasbeenwhittled down to 12 from 40. The ranch has beensellingoff tractsof land, ashavemanyneighboringranches. It has also expanded its business offeringsto include horseback riding tours andhunting.Withachangingeconomy,rancheslikeParkerhavetofindadirectionthatiseconomicallyviable.KahuaRanch,forinstance,offersATVadventures,horsebackridinganda“RanchBBQSunsetDinner”aimedattourists.With a growing public interest in organic, grass-fedbeef, someranchesareevenexploringnewranchingtechniquesandmarketingtheirproductstothehealth-conscious consumer. Whether this will help saveHawaii’sranchingindustryremainstobeseen.

In the meantime, older cowboys sit withtheirmemoriesandholdontoanidentityandcultureuniqueinspaceandtime.“Mostcowboyswillalwaysbecowboysevenif they’redrivingatractorortaxiorsomethingnowbecauseof thechangesandthehardtimes,”saysDowsett,takingaphilosophicalapproach.“They’llalwayshaveahorseintheirbackyardaslongastheycan.Ormaybeevenafewcows.It’sjustinthemlikeit’sinmyself.I’m85yearsoldandIstillthinkthatcowsandhorsesarethebestthingsthateverwalkedonearth.I’dgiveanythingif Icouldstillbeacowboy…being out there on the land, where nobody bothersyou.Outintheopenwhereit’squiet.Cowsdon’ttalktoyou,thehorsesaregivingyouawonderfulrideoutin thebeautifulcountrysideandthat isafeelingthatnotmanypeoplehavetheopportunitytoexperience,”Dowsettfinisheswistfully,lookingoutathisownsmallcollectionof horses.

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Feb 13, 2009 - Honakaa, Hawaii, U.S. - SONNY KEAKEALANI, one of the most respected cowboys in the community and patriarch of the Keakealani family, takes a break to look at the ocean while moving a group of cattle from one pasture to

another. ‘We often see whales spouting an breaching here,’ says Keakealani.

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March 15, 2011 Koichi Kamoshida

March 24, 2011 Rachel Adams March 28, 2011 Maury Golini March 29, 2011 Ding Liang March 30, 2011 Daily Express

April 2, 2011 Kent Porter April 5, 2011 Quirky China News April 6, 2011 Maurizio Gambarini April 7, 2011 Ranier Ehrhardt

April 22, 2011 Jonathan Taphouse April 27, 2011 Jim Weber

May 01, 2011 Pete Souza May 01, 2011 Anderew Medichini May 03, 2011 Mark Makela

May 23, 2011 Tim Rooke May 31, 2011 Li Xin June 08, 2011 Jochen Luebke

March 15, 2011 Lui Siu Wai March 15, 2011 Koichi Kamoshida

April 28, 2011 Christine PrichardApril 22, 2011 Issam Rimawi

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March 16, 2011 Zhao Jianpeng March 22, 2011 Ji Chunpeng March 23, 2011 Ringo ChiuMarch 23, 2011 Xinhua

March 31, 2011 Louis Lopez March 31, 2011 Maurizio April 1, 2011 Maurizio Gambarini

April 6, 2011 Koka April 8, 2011 Altaf Zargar April 9, 2011 Vincenzo April 15, 2011 Mark Weber

April 29, 2011 Nicolaus Czarnecki April 29, 2011 Peter Kneffel April 29, 2011 Andy Hooper April 30, 2011 Nicolaus Czarnecki

May 08, 2011 Leopoldo Smith Murillo May 10, 2011 Jim Weber May 11, 2011 Mick Gleissner May 13, 2011 Will Oliver

June 11, 2011 Eidon Press June 11, 2011 Aled Llywelyn June 12, 2011 Matt CohenJune 11, 2011 Paul Brown

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Mar. 15, 2011 - Ofunato, Japan - A resident carries his belongings near the ruins in Ofunato city. The deadly tsunami left 206 dead and at least 191 missing according to the death toll released on Tuesday by local government.

Picture by Lui Siu Wai/Xinhua/ZUMAJapan Quake Aftermath

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Mar. 15, 2011 - Miyako, Japan - People stand on the roofs of collapsed houses after the tsunami devastated Miyako city. A 10-meter tsunami following a 9.0-magnitude earthquake jolted northeastern Japan Mar. 11, 2011. The death toll could reach 10,000 in the nation’s worst and the world’s fourth worst earthquake.

Picture by Koichi Kamoshida/Jana Press/ZUMAJapan Quake Aftermath

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Mar. 15, 2011 - Miyako, Japan - A man stands on the collapsed houses in Miyako. A magnitude 9.0 earthquake hit Northern Japan. Tens of thousands of people are still missing.

Picture by Koichi Kamoshida/Jana Press/ZUMAJapan Quake Aftermath

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Mar. 16, 2011 - Qingdao, China - A car owner smashes his Lamborghini supercar in Qingdao. The Lamborghini owner said he bought this car on November 29, 2010, and soon after the engine often didn’t work. He communicated the problem with his distributor several times without result. So he decided to smash the car to peices in protest on ‘World Consumer Rights Day’.

Picture by Zhao Jianpeng/ChinaFotoPress/ZUMALamborghini Smashed on World Consumer Rights

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Mar. 22, 2011 - Iwate, Japan - A woman pushes her child amongst the debris in the quake-devastated Iwate Prefecture. The National Police Agency said Tuesday that the catastrophic Mar. 11 earthquake and ensuing tsunami have left 9,079 people dead and 12,645 others unaccounted for in Japan.

Picture by Ji Chunpeng/Xinhua/ZUMAJapan Quake Aftermath Survivors In A Wasteland

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Mar. 23, 2011 - Algiers, Algeria - Police battle stone throwing youths during a protest against housing problems in the Clinat de France district of Algiers. Housing shortages and distribution have been a pressing issue for the Algerian government despite efforts to solve the problem.

Picture by Xinhua/ZUMAViolence In Algiers Over Housing Crisis

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Mar 23, 2011 - Hollywood, California, U.S. - A visitor pays respects and takes pictures at Liz’s star in Hollywood. Flowers, photos and notes are placed on actress Elizabeth Taylor’s star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame upon news of her passing at age 79.

Picture by Ringo Chiu/ZUMATaylor Fans Remember Liz

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Mar. 24, 2011 - London, England, United Kingdom - JACK HEATHCOTE cleans the glass from the inside of the 4,800 gallon fish tank he set up in his cellar. Heathcote, 37, bought his five-bed detached home just so he could build it. At almost 13ft square and 7ft high and complete with glass viewing gallery, it is the biggest private aquarium in Britain.

Picture by Rachel Adams/Caters News/ZUMA4,800 Gallon Fish Tank in UK Home

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Mar. 28, 2011 - AmneVille, France - Vets and zoo staff carry out the process of artificial insemination on a White Rhinoceros at Amneville Zoo.

Picture by Maury Golini/Maxppp/ZUMAWhite Rhino Inseminated

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Mar. 29, 2011 - Nanjing, China - A customized golden Nissan Infinity is loaded onto a trailer for towing after it was found to be illegally parked. The car, without license plates, was parked there by a young couple who refused to answer question from the media and public.

Picture by Ding Liang/ChinaFotoPress/ZUMAGold Car Towed For Illegal Parking

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Mar. 30, 2011 - Madrid, Spain - Crown Prince PHILIPE and Princess LETIZIA watch as an honor guard collapses. The Royals were on hand for Charles and Camilla who arrived in Spain on their spring tour of Europe.

Picture by Daily Express/ZUMACharles and Camilla Visit Spain

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March 31, 2011 Los Angeles, CA.Los Angeles Dodgers try and catch a foul ball during the 2011 Opening Day Major League Baseball between the San Francisco Giants and the Los Angeles Dodgers at Dodger Stadium on March 31, 2011 in Los Angeles, California..The Dodgers defeat the Giants 2-1.

Picture by Louis Lopez/Cal Sport Media/ZUMAMLB 2011 - Dodger Stadium Baseball Season Opener

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Mar. 31, 2011 - Benghazi, Libya - A resident of Benghazi stands on top of an abandoned tank. Despite government troops withdrawal from the city, resident are wary they might return as Libyan rebels retreat from former strongholds along the eastern coast. Nato assumed sole command of international air operations over Libya at 0600 GMT on Thursday.

Picture by Maurizio Gambarini/DPA/ZUMALibya Civil War

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Apr. 1, 2011 - Benghazi, Libya - Rebel HAMID AL-KASEH flashes the V for victory sign as he lies in a hospital after being seriously injured in recent fighting. After a few days of calm, residents of Benghazi fear renewed attacks from Gaddafi’s troops.

Picture by Maurizio Gambarini/DPA/ZUMARebels in Benghazi Hospital

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Apr. 2, 2011 - Occidental, California, U.S. - GARY AVREIM of Sebastopol does his best to blend in at the Occidental Fools Parade in downtown Occidental. The annual day of frivolity in this small Northern California town is held the weekend closest to April Fools Day.

Picture by Kent Porter/Santa Rosa Press Democrat/ZUMAParade of Fools in California

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Picture by Quirky China News/Rex Features/ZUMACar Key Stuck in Child’s ForeheadApr. 5, 2011 - Guangzhou, China - Two-year-old LIU XINGYU is prepared for surgery to remove the key embedded in his forehead. Liu Xingyu’s father Liu Yong runs an auto repair shop and says the two-year-old has a great interest in cars, ‘’Each time I go out he will run to start the car for me’’. This time Liu fell when running with its keys in his hand. When Yong helped his son stand up he was shocked to see the key embedded in his head. ‘’We can’t pull out the key directly, as that would further damage the brain or cause massive hemorrhaging,’’ said Doctor Liu Chenyong. Surgeons had to carefully cut away the piece of skull it was embedded in, removing the key and replacing the piece of skull. Xingyu is expected to make a full recovery.

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Apr. 6, 2011 - Bengazi, Libya - A Libyan rebel rests under his automatic weapon in the bed of a truck in Bengazi. The struggle against troops loyal to Libyan ruler Muammar Gaddafi continues.

Picture by Maurizio Gambarini/DPA/ZUMALibya Civil War

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Apr. 7, 2011 - Augusta, Georgia, U.S. - TIGER WOODS reacts to missing a birdie putt on the 10th hole during Thursday’s first round of The Masters golf tournament at Augusta National.

Picture by Rainier Ehrhardt/ The Augusta Chronicle/ZUMAGolf 2011 - US Masters Tournament

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Apr. 6, 2011 - Beirut Lebanon - A relative of an inmate throws stones at the riot police during a protest near the Roumieh prison, east of Beirut. Two inmates at Lebanon’s largest prison, ‘Roumieh’, died during an overnight riot after security forces stormed the complex to end a riot. Prisoners were protesting against overcrowding.

Picture by Koka/Xinhua/ZUMALebanon Deadly Prison Riots

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pr. 8, 2011 - Srinagar, Kashmir - People carry the body of MAULVI SHOWKAT AHMED SHAH, a prominent Muslim religious leader, during his funeral in Srinagar. Shah, considered a moderate voice and close ally of the pro-independence Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front, was killed in a blast outside a mosque before Friday prayers in Srinagar.

Picture by Altaf Zargar/ZUMAModerate Muslim Cleric Killed in Kashmir Blast

May 10, 2011 - Putbus, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany - A truck passes a red two story house that is built upside down. Everything inside the house is flipped at 180 degrees. The ceiling is the floor onto which the sofa, chairs and the bed are attached, 35 tons of steal stabilize it. It is a big tourist attraction on the island of Ruegen and has been open to the public since July 2010.

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May 10, 2011 - Putbus, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany - A truck passes a red two story house that is built upside down. Everything inside the house is flipped at 180 degrees. The ceiling is the floor onto which the sofa, chairs and the bed are attached, 35 tons of steal stabilize it. It is a big tourist attraction on the island of Ruegen and has been open to the public since July 2010.

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Apr. 9, 2011 - Lampedusa, Italy - As the ongoing influx of refugees from North Africa continues and Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi is set to visit on Saturday, another boat crammed with migrants arrived at this small southern Italian port. Hundreds of Somalis, Nigerians and Eritreans were packed aboard an iron fishing trawler that arrived overnight, a coast guard spokesman said.

Picture by Vincenzo Tersigni/Eidon Press/ZUMALampedusa Island Migrant Crisis

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Apr. 15, 2011 - Memphis, Tennessee, U.S. - BOB BEDFORD, 91, (back) tries to get a better look as participants in red pumps walk up Broad Ave. during the The Second Annual Walk A Mile In Her Shoes event Friday evening. The masculine stroll around the Arts District is a sanctioned event at the district’s Spring Art Walk and one of several events in recognition of April as National Crime Victim’s Month.

Picture by Mark Weber/ The Commercial Appeal/ZUMASecond Annual ‘Walk A Mile In Her Shoes’

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Apr. 22, 2011 - Bristol, England, United Kingdom - Rioters confront police and dogs as hundreds of protesters stormed a controversial Tesco store only days after it opened injuring eight police officers. It came after police had raided a nearby squat at the centre of a campaign against the supermarket giant.

Picture by Jonathan Taphouse/London News Pictures/ZUMAUK Supermarket Riots

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April 22, 2011 - Ramallah, West Bank - A Palestinian protester, using a plastic bag as gas mask, runs for cover from tear gas canisters fired by Israeli soldiers during the weekly demonstration against Israel’s separation barrier in the village of Bilin. Some 250 left-wing Israeli and foreign activists protested against the separation fence being built in the area. Some of the protestors hurled stones at the security forces, who used crowd dispersal means in response.

Clashes During West Bank Protests Picture by Jim Weber/ The Commercial Appeal/ZUMA

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Apr. 27, 2011 - West Memphis, Arkansas, U.S. - Despite being knee deep in flood water, Crittenden County Sheriff Deputy DARRYN RICHARDSON discovers that he still has power to his TV. Richardson was wading through his apartment to retrieve hunting rifles. West Memphis was declared a disaster area by the state as rains continued to pound the midsouth causing low lying areas to flood.

Picture by Christophe Karaba/EPA

Severe Weather Wreaks Havoc In Midwest Picture by Jim Weber/ The Commercial Appeal/ZUMA

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Apr. 28, 2011 - Pleasant Grove, Alabama, U.S. - DESIREE JEMISON collects belongings of her injured friends amidst tornado damage. Tornadoes Devastate South, Killing Hundreds Picture by Christine Prichard/ZUMA

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Apr 29, 2011 - Alberta City, Alabama, U.S. - JESSICA COLBURN helps her boyfriend sift through the debris for belongings from his second floor apartment after it was hit by the devastating storm that passed through the area on April 27, 2011.

Picture by Gene Blevins/Los Angeles Daily News

Tornadoes Devastate South, Killing Hundreds Picture by Nicolaus Czarnecki/ZUMA

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April 29, 2011 - London, England, United Kingdom - A bridesmaid covers her ears as the crowd cheers for PRINCESS CATHERINE ‘Kate’ MIDDLETON and PRINCE WILLIAM kissing on the balcony of Buckingham Palace after their marriage ceremony.

Picture by Peter Kneffel/DPA/ZUMARoyal Wedding 2011 - The Kiss

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April 29, 2011 - London, England, United Kingdom - PRINCE WILLIAM and his new wife PRINCESS CATHERINE leave Buckingham Palace in an Aston Martin.

Picture by Andy Hooper/Daily Mail/ZUMARoyal Wedding 2011 - Buckingham Palace

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Apr 30, 2011 - Holt, Alabama, U.S. - Young ANDREW BRUITT, 5, colors in a book he found in the debris as other members of his family search for their belongings in a pile of debris which was once their Holt home that was destroyed by the powerful storm which hit the area on April 27, 2011. Alabama was hit hard by the storm which left a trail of devastation and killed hundreds across the Southern United States.

Picture by Nicolaus Czarnecki/NIcolaus Czarnecki/ZUMATornadoes Devastate South, Killing Hundreds

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May 01, 2011 - Washington, District of Columbia, U.S. - President BARACK OBAMA and Vice President JOE BIDEN, along with members of the national security team, receive an update on the mission against bin Laden in the Situation Room of the White House.

Picture by Pete Souza/ The White House/ZUMABin Laden Killed by U.S. Forces in Pakistan

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May 1, 2011 - Vatican City - POPE BENEDICT XVI, kneels in prayer in front of the casket of late Pope John Paul II, laid out in state at the Altar of the Confession inside St. Peter’s Basilica, at the end of a solemn celebration in St. Peter’s Square where John Paul II was beatified, in the fastest beatification in modern times. More than a million faithful have attended the celebration at the Vatican and surrounding streets.

Picture by Andrew Medichini-POOL/ZUMALeader of The Pack

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May 3, 2011 - London, England, UK - Costumed royalists attend a 1923 themed speakeasy celebrating the royal wedding of King Albert and Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon, Prince William’s great grandparents, the day after his wedding to Kate Middleton at Westminster Abbey.

Picture by Mark Makela/zReportage.com/ZUMAWedding Crashers

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May 8, 2011 - Aguascalientes, Mexico - Mexican bullfighter ALBERTO ESPINOZA is gored in the groin by his second bull of the evening during the San Marcos Fest. Espinoza received surgery for his injuries.

Picture by Oliver Weiken/EPA

Bull Fighting 2011 - San Marcos Fest in Aguascalientes Picture by Leopoldo Smith Murillo/EFE/ZUMA

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May 10, 2011 - Memphis, Tennessee, U.S. - Jumping asian carp feed off the muck filled floodwater off President’s Island.

Picture by Jim Weber/ The Commercial Appeal/ZUMAMemphis Rising - Flood of the Century

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May 11, 2011 - Cebu, Philippines - Models wear boxing gloves and ‘fight’ in an underwater boxing ring. Diver and film director Mick Gleissner who likes nothing more than photographing 16-foot beneath the sea. Mick takes his photographs on location in the warm tropical seas off the coast of Cebu, in the Philippines. He also uses deep-water swimming pools. The subjects have to pass rigorous saftey tests and breathing exercises, holding their breath for up to four minutes at a time.

Picture by Mick Gleissner/Caters News/ZUMAUnder Water Fashion

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May 13, 2011 - London, England, United Kingdom - Forensic police teams search for evidence at the scene of a shooting outside Liquid and Envy nightclubs in Exchange Street overnight.

Picture by Will Oliver/National News/ZUMALondon Nightclub Shooting Leaves One Critically Injured

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May 23, 2011 - First Lady MICHELLE OBAMA and President BARACK OBAMA enjoy a pint of Guinness in Hayes Bar in his ancestral home of Moneygall during the president’s state visit to Ireland.

Picture by Tim Rooke/Rex Features/ZUMAPresident Obama State Visit to Ireland

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May 31, 2011 - Beijing, China - Visitors attend the Louis Vuitton ‘Voyages’ exhibition held in the National Museum of China in Beijing. The design exhibition which runs until August 30 has drawn criticism for its obvious commercial streak but matches the museum’s fresh new identity according to museum deputy director Chen Lusheng.

Picture byLi Xin/Xinhua/ZUMALouis Vuitton Beijing ‘Voyages’ Exhibition

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June 8, 2011 - Hanover, Lower Saxony, Germany - The facebook logo is reflected in an eye. The much-disputed facebook facial recognintion has been launched in Germany. It is only activated when a new picture gets uploaded. Then, the facebook friends of a user get a request to mark their friend in the picture.

Picture by Jochen Luebke/DPA/ZUMAFacebook Launches Facial Recognition in Germany

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June 11, 2011 - London, England - Scores of nude cyclists take to the streets in the 2011 World Naked Bike Ride in London. A demonstration protesting against global oil dependency.

Picture by Paul Brown/Rex Features/ZUMAWorld Naked Bike Ride 2011

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June 11, 2011 - Rome, Italy - Two gay men dressed as ancient Romans kiss in front of the Colosseum during Europride 2011, the European gay and lesbian parade.

Picture by Eidon Press/ZUMAPride 2011

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June 11, 2011 - Llanwrtyd Wells, Wales, United Kingdom - Runners and riders compete in the 2011 ‘Man vs Horse Race’ at Llanwrtyd Wells in central Wales. The Race is run over a 22 mile course through a mixture of farm tracks, footpaths, forestry and open moorland.

Picture by Aled Llywelyn/London News Pictures/ZUMAMan vs Horse Race

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June 12, 2011 - Livermore, California, U.S - MATT MARVEL of Winnemucca, NV gets bucked off Rock Ridge at the 93rd Annual Livermore Rodeo at Robertson Park. Picture by Matt Cohen/Southcreek Global/ZUMAPRCA Rodeo 2011

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In an autofocus/autoexposure/11x zoom lens world, legendary lens manufacturer Carl Zeiss introduces a line of manual focus/manual exposure/single fo-cal length f/1.4 lenses for Canon and Nikon cameras. What’s up with that?According to Zeiss, their industrial clients were the first to inquire about lenses to replace the manual focus lenses that have been discontinued by Nikon. And I would imagine that the continuing sale of adapters for Contax camera lenses to Canon cam-eras, along with the premium prices the lenses themselves are command-ing on eBay, further confirmed the marketability of modern single focal length lenses. Currently available fast Zeiss lenses for Canon and Nikon are a wide-angle Distagon T* lens, the 35mm f/1.4, and two Planar T* lenses, the 50mm f/1.4 and 85mm f/1.4. For Canon cameras, the line carries the designation “ZE” and for Nikon they are designated ZF.2. They func-tion with all film and digital SLRs in the respective Camera lines. The Nikon lenses even include the auto-indexing (AI) ring and tiny secondary aperture scale. With both lines, the lenses focus by turning the focus-ing ring in the same direction as the manual focus lenses from the respec-tive manufacturers. What has changed with the lenses in comparison with their Can-on and Nikon counterparts is the op-tical and mechanical design. Based on their most recent experience de-signing the UltraPrime, MasterPrime and DigiPrime lenses for motion picture cameras, Zeiss has incorpo-rated an improved T* anti-reflection coating for superior control of flare and ghosting resulting in superb contrast and tonal separation. All of the lenses incorporate a nine-bladed aperture for a virtually perfect cir-cular diaphragm, and focusing rings with silky smooth action that provide

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long rotations for more accurate focusing. While I didn’t test the video capabilities of these lenses, a few words on this subject are appropriate with many photographers, from photojournalists to wedding photog-raphers, moving to video. Given that video-capable DSLRs do not support autofocus, manual focus lenses are no hindrance, and in many ways they have an advantage. For example, the focusing ring on autofocus lenses has no definite stop either at in-finity or the minimum focusing distance, making it impossible to get a feel for the amount of turning that is need to cover the range. Zeiss lenses stop precisely at these end points and the long rotation and silky-smooth action of the Zeiss focusing rings makes smooth, precise focusing easy.

As you become more comfortable shoot-ing video, you either measure out distances from the camera, or become expert at esti-mating them and transferring that informa-tion to the lens. So the wider spaced the distance marking on the lens barrel and the longer the rotation from minimum focusing distance to infinity, the more precise your focus will be. The focusing ring on my 17-35mm Nikkor moves through less than 90 degrees (hard to tell precisely) from infinity to minimum focus, while the ring on Zeiss lenses moves through at least 120 degrees without a hint of play. Zeiss lenses are defi-nitely what you need for digital video as well as the highest quality still captures.Quality is evident in every aspect of these lenses. They feature all-metal construc-

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tion. The aperture markings and letter is engraved into the barrels—no silk screening here. And I can verify from my own shoot-ing with film that the color rendition is identical with all of the focal lengths. If you’ve become accustomed to shoot-ing with f/2.8 prime or zoom lenses, the brightness of your viewfinder with the f/1.4 lenses mounted will amaze you. It is even possible to focus accurately and consis-tently using the focusing screen without resorting to the in-focus indicator signal. My fast prime lens is normally a 35mm f/1.4 Nikkor, so I did more shooting with the Zeiss 35mm f/1.4 than the 50mm. However, my favorite image, that of a cactus and its shadow against an orange wall, was made with it. Shot on Kodak 100 G transparency,

the cactus spines are frighteningly sharp, and even their shadows, and the texture in the wall behind, have outstanding detail. It takes 58mm filters and weighs in at a mere 12 ounces. The light weight makes it an ideal lens for low light photos. On the other hand, the Planar T* 85 f/1.4 saw a lot of use despite its 20 ounce weight and large diameter front element requiring 72mm filters. It is an extraordi-nary portrait lens for both film and digital photography. The f/1.4 maximum aperture allows precise focusing on the eyes, and the range of apertures from f/1.4 to f/16 permit romantically soft to exceedingly sharp portraits. It’s also an extremely com-petent available light lens, but one requir-ing firm support or a fast shutter speed

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for sharp images. You won’t go unnoticed when you raise this piece of glass to your eye. I gave the Zeiss Distagon T* 35mm f/1.4 the heaviest workout. Even at maxi-mum aperture, the Zeiss shows superb sharpness in the center of the lens. Sharp-ness falls off somewhat to the edges of the frame if you would ever place the subject near the edge of the frame when shooting wide open. By f/2, sharpness is excellent everywhere. There is a hint of barrel distortion at f/1.4 on a full frame camera, but that too disappears by f/2. Distortion is non-existent on a DX-format camera.Vignetting is quite apparent at f/1.4 on a full frame camera and requires stopping

down two stops to eliminate it. I was a little surprised by this given the physical size of the lens, but I’m a fan of vignetting, so this doesn’t bother me. Vignetting was less with my old Nikkor, the only place where the Nikkor beat out the Zeiss. If the Zeiss lens has a weakness it is in its control of chromatic aberration near the edges of the image from a full frame digital camera. Chromatic aberration was invisible on film, but more obvious that I expected in images from a D3X. While this is easily corrected in post, I was expecting better. What is most noticeable with the Zeiss lenses is the beautiful, almost creamy, look of out-of-focus lights or objects. The nine-blade diaphragm certainly contributes

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to this, but when you are quickly running through images from a shoot, you’ll spot those taken with a Zeiss lens. They just have a different look to them and it’s dif-ferent from comparable Canon and Nikon lenses. The lens specifications and the qual-ity targets are created at the Carl Zeiss fac-tory in Oberkochen, Germany where tech-nicians also perform prototype testing in their labs and “torture chambers.” Produc-tion is done at the Cosina factory in Japan under the watchful eye of Carl Zeiss em-ployees in charge of quality assurance. The actual quality control is performed on mea-suring machines designed and made by Carl Zeiss in Oberkochen just as it has been on all Japanese-made Zeiss Contax lenses.

Production in Japan is done to ensure that the lenses will be available at prices that a large number of photographers can afford and in the range that professional photog-raphers are accustomed to paying. Zeiss ZF.2 lenses are currently available in ten focal lengths: 18mm f/3.5, 21mm f2.8, 25mm f/2.8, 35mm f/1.4, 35mm f/2, 50mm f/1.4, 50mm f/2 Macro, 85mm f/1.4 and 100mm f/2 Macro. Zeiss suggested Minimum Advertised Pric-es are as follows: Distagon T* 1.4/35--$874; Planar T* 1.4/50--$624; Planar T* 1.4/85--$1249.

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April 18, 2011 - Amman, Jordan - A Syrian boy with Syrian national flag painted on his face during a sit-in attended by scores of Syrians living in Jordan against Bashar’s government and the ruling Ba’ath Party.

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