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  1. houman

    Canon lens question

    To the amateur or pro photographers out there. I'm going on vaca, and was looking into renting a lens for landscape photography. I've looked at wide angle lens either the 24 mm/L, 14 mm/L, or wide zoom EF-S 10-22, EF 16-35/L. Any suggestions would be appreciated.
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    Iran Plans to Unplug Internet, Create Its Own

    Iran Plans to Unplug Internet, Create Its Own http://www.newser.com/story/119645/iran-plans-to-unplug-internet-create-its-own.html Iran is waging war on open Internet. Looking to limit the cyber-infiltration of Western ideas, Iran's telecommunications chief claimed that, in two years time...
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    DSLR

    I'm trying to decide between Canon T3i vs the newly announced Nikon D5100. Any suggestions out there?
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    Researchers Anxious and on the Defensive After Republican Gains

    Researchers Anxious and on the Defensive After Republican Gains Jeffrey Mervis | More scrutiny. Less money. http://www.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/full/330/6006/896?sa_campaign=Email/sntw/12-November-2010/10.1126/science.330.6006.896 U.S. scientists trying to assess the impact of last...
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    Suntanned women to be arrested under Islamic dress code

    http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/iran/7639728/Suntanned-women-to-be-arrested-under-Islamic-dress-code.html Suntanned women to be arrested under Islamic dress code Iran has warned suntanned women and girls who looked like "walking mannequins" will be arrested as part of...
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    Ali Farokhmanesh - Iowa State

    How appropriate for Norouz. Northern Iowa just beat Tournament favorite Kansas behind the late game heroics of half-Iranian Ali Farokhmanesh...
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    Ex-NFL QB Steve McNair, woman (?iranian) found slain in Tenn

    Ex-NFL QB Steve McNair, woman found slain in Tenn http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090705/ap_on_sp_fo_ne/fbn_mcnair_killed;_ylt=AvA4S8SFf8ElNnKnPTMRvnCs0NUE;_ylu=X3oDMTJpY3UzdDNyBGFzc2V0A2FwLzIwMDkwNzA1L2Zibl9tY25haXJfa2lsbGVkBGNwb3MDMQRwb3MDMgRzZWMDeW5fdG9wX3N0b3J5BHNsawNleC1uZmxxYnN0ZXY
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    Daily Show with Jon Stewart

    Jason Jones from Daily Show went to Iran right before the election. Here's the clip. http://www.hulu.com/watch/78423/the-daily-show-with-jon-stewart-jason-jones-in-iran-behind-the-veil-minarets-of-menace#s-p3-sr-i1
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    Windows 7

    I've read a lot of positive feedback about 7 rc. Has anyone installed a copy? I wanna give it a shot, not sure to upgrade my current vista or just do a clean install on another partition? any recs?
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    Mahmoud's Non-Consensual Endorsement Deal

    Mahmoud's Non-Consensual Endorsement Deal If Iran is going to use Stephen to sell products he hasn't endorsed over there, he'll use Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to sell products over here...
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    An appeal to President Ahmadinejad

    An appeal to President Ahmadinejad http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v457/n7229/full/457511a.html Nature 457, 511 (29 January 2009) | doi:10.1038/457511a; Published online 28 January 2009 The conviction of two Iranian AIDS physicians violates international norms of justice and...
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    Federal Court Threatens Iranian-American Heritage

    http://www.niacouncil.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1059&Itemid=2 Federal Court Threatens Iranian-American Heritage Arash Hadjialiloo Mar 12, 2008 Tempers between the United States and Iran have flared over Iran’s nuclear program and its alleged intervention in Iraq and...
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    Korea vs China Women's match - Video of final minute

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    External HD question?

    I'm looking into buying an external hard-drive preferably with both Firewire and USB support (don't care about eSATA). I'm debating between Western Digital and Seagate Freeagent Pro. It's confusing since I've looked at different sites (CNet, Amazon, ...) and it seems like there are problems with...
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    Dentists Drilling for Dollars? / Worst Iranian of the week

    Dentists Drilling for Dollars? http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/story?id=4162797&page=1 False Dental Claims Drive Up Consumer Premiums, Max Out Benefits Jan. 21, 2008 — Some patients may expect their dentists to check for cavities during their visit, but instead, they find the dentist...
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    Turkmenistan warns Iran over gas

    Turkmenistan warns Iran over gas Last Updated: Sunday, 13 January 2008, 23:09 GMT http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7186402.stm Turkmenistan has insisted it cut gas to Iran 12 days ago because of a technical fault with the export pipeline and Iran's failure to pay for supplies. The...
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    Give Me iPhone or Give Me Death

    Give Me iPhone or or Give Me Death One man risks life and limb to rescue his favorite gadget from an oncoming train. http://www.laptopmag.com/Features/iPhone-Jumper.htm by Todd Haselton | 12/19/2007 We recently got word that Bijan Rezvani, on vacation in New York, dropped his iPhone on the...
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    Expo in Ahmadinejad's Iran showcases avant-garde art

    Expo in Ahmadinejad's Iran showcases avant-garde art http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20071013/ts_afp/entertainmentiranart_071013213631&printer=1;_ylt=AsPOmtdBbjQGYHGcCrI9qeeGOrgF by Farhad Pouladi | Sat Oct 13, 5:36 PM ET A video installation by world-famous US artist Bill Viola. Contemporary...
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    Computerized Pillow Reduces Snoring and Gives Neck Massages

    http://gizmodo.com/gadgets/snoring/computerized-pillow-reduces-snoring-and-gives-neck-massages-306771.php German scientist Daryoush Bazargani has invented a computerized pillow that can stop you from snoring. Where this one improves on previous attempts is that it actually tries to stop your...
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    Bluetooth stereo headset

    I've been looking for a bluetooth stereo headset for a while. Does anyone have a recommendation? Motorolla S9 looks like a nice model, but haven't read great reviews on it though. And how much does the sound quality diminish over bluetooth? Frankly I've used bluetooth for phone conversations...