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Apple will be live streaming its October 23 event later today, however at the time of writing, the stream may only be viewable by those who own an Apple TV. Eagle-eyed readers at 9to5Mac.com spotted an Apple Event icon on the home screen, which when opened not only gives access to older Apple event videos, but also for today's special event.
It clearly states "tune in at 10am on October 23 to watch this event live," so there's no doubt it'll go ahead — barring any last minute changes of course. This is the first time Apple has streamed an event since 2010, and it's something that journalists and Apple fans alike have all eagerly requested.
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|Great Lakes Steelhead & Salmon Amazing "Inland ocean" fisheries
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Fished the SR last Wed. Not at all crowded as far as fishermen and LOTS of fish !
Many thanks ,Mark, for the tip on flies to use Folks outside of the Salmon season this river goes from the ridiculous to the sublime. Altogether a really enjoyable day.Steelhead are now spread out through the river .Water temp was 49 and is now 43 ,so fish are trasitioning to the pools.
|Have to agree with the folks that have given up on the salmon "fishing". I, too, have given it up like a bad habit ....don't miss it a bit
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Ah Gillie! I like your idea of planting little hooks in snaggers with light tippets. How do you play this game? Is it a Slam if you can get one hook in each leg? Do you get more points if you hookup below the surface Here in Michigan some anglers use tiny trebles with bait for whitefish (unrelated to fly fishing). If you use a size 14 treble, you might be able to get some secondary damage when the treble bites into something else
Honestly, the only time I'd go there is having someone too close who refuses to make space. I don't think I'd change flies, except maybe to add dumbell eyes as already noted above. There's something fitting about dumbell eyes when casting amidst dumbells.
Just an fyi for anyone reading this post. If you are looking to catch fish, Steelies that is, then I would highly recommend hooking up with markny (Mark) for a couple of days. He knows those waters like the back of his hand and I really wish he would pursue getting into guiding. That's how good he is and I will leave it at that!
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Hey Guys
Fished the Salmon last Friday 29th......and I fished the Fly Zones. Upper area had a FEW guys.....shared the upper pool w/ 2 nice fellows and we all caught fish!Lot's of other productive water not being fished at all! I'd say one out of 5 was a decent salmon. Sure you had to cull out the Lepar fish...but if you dead drifted a nymph...you wouldn't snag up too much on the spawners and half dead. Also had to keep moving to fish to new fish....and not the same spawners over and over.
Also had a steelie on and landed a 24" brown. Landed 6 salmon...many more on.
Later I went to the Cemetary pool (lower FF area) 4 or five other guys in sight (only 3 fishing the pool).....really not crowded at all....there was a push of fresh fish later in the day....I could see them in the tail of the pool....couldn't hook up.
All in all...a pretty good day !
Mark NY....I'd like to try to fish w/ you sometime for steelies (Nov.?)
BTW: the season seems to be running late this year....salmon were late and the steelies seem to be late also...low water is the problem (I think)
A normal day on the Salmon River
Been there, done that, multiple times... its just the way the river works. I used to live out east and that river fills up with SO MANY people that unless you hit the incredible luck to be next to 6 guys (or girls) in a row who can cast a double spey with their one handed rods (yeah right... once ever but more are learning!), its just impossible for anyone to get line out without ducking and chucking... submarines LOOK OUT BELOW. Not sure what the solution is, I stopped fishing that river... worked for me. The other thing to do is wait until the Salmon are all gone, then the river emptys out big time, still a lot of guys steelheading but you get a different crowd most are of a more serious fisher person variety and I think you will find your day less stresfull if a bit cooler. One thing, fishing that river in January with a Big ASS lake effect snow storm dumping 2-3 inches of snow/hour around you is worth doing at least once. I would go back for the Steelehead, but never again during Salmon season.
Henry et al
Please don't give up on the S.R.
The trick isto absolutely stay away from the "fly" fishing sector (unless the parking lotsare empty) and any pools. This time of year it's Steelhead time and the fishing CAN be quite good and the crowds thinner and a lot more genteel !
BTW Gillie that was use an egg hook bare without the egg (lot quicker penetration)
Cheers all
Hi friends,
I first fished the Salmon River NY. 24 years ago...I last fished it 19 years ago. It made me sick to see the wholesale slaughter that went on by supposed sportsmen just so they could have meat for the smoker and 5 gallon pails of eggs to sell. I stopped making pilgrimages to the Michigan Penninsula around that time for those same reasons.
Worst thing to happen to me on the Salmon was up at the tailout of the Railway bridge hole. Guys were swinging weighted hooks all over the place and as I stood at the bottom of the hole, I could see silver flashes and grey shapes darting in and around exhaused hen salmon being pulled in backwards. These steelhead were busy picking off the eggs aborted by the poor salmon during the fight.
I got like 3 trout in a row on double egg-sperm fly before 5 guys moved in on my drift and literally cut me off (about 3 ft of my flyline head%@#%^#)...guy said the knot was too bad to untangle!!??. I made the 5 hr. drive home 2 days early and vowed to never go back...and I haven't.
Okay, deep breath Henry....ahhh!...that's better.
Sorry to be such a downer.
Tight loops and great fishing,
steelhead time
gillie, i completely understand your frustration. you half to pick your water really carefully. unfortunately, the fly zones are never a viable option whether its salmon or steelhead season. the salmon are all but completely done, just a few beat up fish that are holed up. but, the fishing has been superb, hint,hint. and no, im not fishing to beat up salmon. tell you what, i can show you a completely different experience on the salmon river than what you dealt with recently. if interested, email me. best, mark
Salmon season can be ugly....
Years ago I was fishing the PM and it was very ugly ... guys 10 yards a part sagging fish ... crowding to in to your hole ... groups of guys fishing in shifts in the same hole so no one else could get in for the whole weekend ... yahoos everywhere.
Then they made the "flys only" section "catch and release" ... bless them 1000 times ... 99% of the yahoos went away ... down stream I think ... into the lake I hope. Sportsman ... curtious sportsman ... now fish there. It still gets crowded, but it is a different crowd ... with a different attitude about fishing.
Love 'em and Leave 'em ... it makes a difference in the fishing, the river and the fisherman.
salmon runs bring out the absolute worst.
seen way too many yahoos, snagging/flossing. the pm in michigan is IMO the worst. these yahoos spend 800 on a new outfit, spool the reel with mono and c&d the fish to death. its disgusting.
I have seen fisherman (in Indiana) use old spark plugs to weigh down their offering. they call it bump snagging, feel the fish bump the line set the hook.
they tie the plug to the bottom of the line then tie on a hook about 10" up with a puff of yarn on it. couple that with 50# fireline and you are ready to fill up the freezer.
I like the egg with light tippet ploy, I might have to try that. I shouldn't speak entirely negative about the Salmon River. In about another 3 weeks when the salmon have died there are some longer runs where you can fish in a classic manner for steelies. The crowds drop dramatically. There are still areas you don't want to venture into (ironically the fly-fishing only water is the last place you want to go).
Middle and lower river offer water that can be swung all winter long if you will brave the elements in that area in the winter.
Moose and Peter
May I humbly suggest Betout of the lineup and proceed upstream from the idiot.tye on some 1 or 2 lb test leader and put on a tiny SHARP egg hook and cast this "fly" infront of Mr. Yahoo when you feel the hook connect to his waders tug and break off the hook.The idiot won't feel this happening but will soon notice an "itch : as the # of hooks touch his legs and the resulting holes fill his waders with COLD water !
Here's an example of the classic Salmon River casting stroke:
Like Moose, I found the broad swing of a spey cast useful in acquiring room. Since I'm vertically challenged, I used the "mad Canuck" gambit to encourage cooperation. "I'm not real good at this spey business so you best stand clear or I might hook you by accident." says a wild-eyed me.
The Salmon River is an experience we should all enjoy . . . once. It puts all other fishing related problems into perspective.
I hear ya man!
Been trying to "CATCH" a salmon here on the American and with all the snaggers (flossing IS snagging!!) it is quite difficult. Some of these guys have so much weight on that when they cast out the line hits bottom and stays still in the current. They actually have to coax the weight of their rig downstream over the rocks! I've seen so called fly fishermen throwing fast sinking shooting heads with 15 foot leaders and about half a dozen split shot at the end with a bead, purely for aesthetics I'm sure. They stylishly work each drift with that classic high speed sidearm rip about 15 times per drift, like they're setting up on a marlin with 200 feet of line out. About every 897th time they do this a salmon magically appears, clearing the water with a bead stuck in the side of it's head.
The kicker was last week when I tried to get into a lineup of guys, politely taking the last upstream spot so I could work my spey rod with no one above me, plenty of room to cast. A local fool walks up on the beach behind me and begins rigging up, then wades out and stands 5 feet upstream from me, my right side. I asked this fine sportsman if he hadn't noticed me casting a 14 foot spey rod and realized that I may need a bit of room? I explained that this was why I was up here at the end, so I wouldn't bother anyone and would have enough room.
His response was "How much room you think you need? I'm fishin right here, f**k off".
After he unwrapped my 15 feet of T-14 from around his head and plucked the barbell eyed starlight leach from his coat he glared and scowled a bit, but being a good 100 pounds lighter and head shorter than I, and finding me not to be in the most jovial of moods, he slunk off and disappeared.
I don't know why some folks mistake politeness and calmness for patience!
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It's past the opinion stage. These guys obviously can't gameplan or call plays during the game. It's pathetic. Seriously, if you still think he is a good coach you're crazy.
It's past the opinion stage. These guys obviously can't gameplan or call plays during the game. It's pathetic. Seriously, if you still think he is a good coach you're crazy.
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I would normally agree, and To Clarify: I am NOT a Henning/Sparano supporer. I think it's time for a new Head Coach and OC, BUT realistically, it just won't happen. We all know it won't this year, we'll need to have a bad season next year for a Head Coaching change to occur. And if i'm wrong, i'll be MORE than happy to eat crow, but Realistically, it just won't happen. We've got one more year of AT LEAST Sparano (given that there IS NFL Football next year...)
It's seriously painful to watch how poorly the team, particularly the offense, in general plays. Without Nolan, we'd be a 4 win team. or less.
Vagrantprodigy.......I thank you. You might be the only person on here who understands that Nolan is the reason we have any wins. As for the other comment: Why can't Sparano be fired? Seriously? What immunity does he have? He allows this pathetic offense to persist. He is the head coach and can veto any decision. He is ultimately to blame for another below average team.
Agreed 100%. Nolan is the ONLY reason we have as many wins as we have. Sparano and Henning are the reason we've lost like we have. BUT Like vagrantprodigy said: "Ross doesn't know enough about football to know that Parcells is past his prime, and his whole regime needs replacing." It will Realistically be at least one more year before we see Sparano leaving.
If I am Steven Ross and I am watching my team play this uninspired at the most critical point in the season and the coaching staff are not my hires, do you really think I will keep them around?
Wildcat on the 30 yard line after driving down the field with a chance to win it!!!! Brilliant!!! It doesn't even matter if we win this. These guys have got to go. That is unreal. Wasted down after wasted down.
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As summer heads for the highway with its slimy pink tail tucked between its trembling legs, Albuquerqueans have several causes for consolation. The soul-crushing heat is finally over. The brats are finally back in school. The giant watery brown serpent that winds through the center of our city will soon be rimmed with bright golden cottonwoods. Best of all, though, you're holding the Alibi's annual haiku contest in your hands, and that's reason enough to celebrate.
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A couple more Republican presidential administrations, and there won't be any more nature worth haikuing about. So enjoy it while it lasts! Grand Imperial Mistress of Haiku Gail Miller gets a $25 gift certificate to Bookworks, a $20 certificate to the District and two passes to the Guild Cinema for a haiku that I suppose could best be labeled neotraditional. Whatever you call it, it's a beauty.
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Jacques' xylophone shack.
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I sure hope I'm wrong about this, but it looks like we're in for a long bloody haul that will only result in a lot more hatred toward our nation and make our country a lot less safe from terrorists. Nice work, George. Sue McGilpin encapsulated the situation best. For that, she gets a $40 certificate to Ralli's and two passes to the Guild Cinema.
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Rund Abdelfatah, a Princeton senior concentrating in anthropology, focused her thesis on her journey through southern Spain as a covered Muslim woman. The journey gave her new insights to the complex identity of the region and pushed her to re-examine the way she thinks about her own identity as an American, a Palestinian, a Muslim and a woman.
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A journey to explore the complex identity of southern Spain gave Princeton senior Rund Abdelfatah new insights into an overwhelmingly Catholic region that has an uneasy relationship with its Muslim past.
But the trip through the region known as Andalucía also pushed her to re-examine the way she thinks about her own identity as an American, a Palestinian, a Muslim and a woman.
Abdelfatah — an anthropology major who was born in Saudi Arabia and grew up in Kinnelon, N.J., with parents who are Palestinian refugees — used the lessons she learned about Andalucía and herself to craft her senior thesis, an ethnography titled "The Veiled Phantoms of Andalucía: A Journey Through Time, Space and Memory Toward Demystifying Identity."
Abdelfatah traveled throughout southern Spain during her thesis research, visiting historic cities well known for their architecture and culture. In Seville, she spent time at the city's cathedral, the largest Gothic cathedral in Europe. It stands on the site of a former mosque. (Photo courtesy of Rund Abdelfatah)
"Going into it, I knew that I wanted to look at how space and history and identity all come into contact with each other, but I thought it was going to be much more about the people I was meeting and the places I was seeing — not so much about my place in that," said Abdelfatah, who is also pursuing a certificate in Spanish. "I'm not the kind of person who really likes to insert myself into my writing. But I realized that's part of the story. At least it's part of my story."
Anthropology professor Abdellah Hammoudi, Abdelfatah's adviser on her thesis, said her work reflects both her academic abilities and her personality.
"Rund clings to her identity as choice and freedom," Hammoudi said. "She puts high value on the constituents of that identity. Yet she maintains a high degree of critical and empirical rigor in her work."
Falling in love with Spain
Abdelfatah said she fell in love with Spanish as a middle school student and pursued study of the language through high school and college. She was drawn to Spanish culture, too. "I've always had this dormant desire to go to Spain because it's kind of the root of the language," she said. "I like to trace things to their source because I think along the way you learn a lot of things."
For three months in the summer of 2012, Abdelfatah worked for a small English-language newspaper in Ronda, a town of about 35,000 perched on a cliff about 20 miles from the Mediterranean Sea. Whenever she could, she explored Ronda and other cities in the region, from Seville to Marbella.
Ruled by Muslims for centuries before their final expulsion in 1492, Andalucía bears signs of both Catholic and Muslim influence — and evidence of tension as Muslims have begun to return to the region in recent decades, explained Abdelfatah.
This structure is a small part of the Alhambra, a massive fortress complex in Granada that Abdelfatah describes in her thesis as "the magnet that draws people to Granada — a shining example of architectural precision and splendor." (Photo courtesy of Rund Abdelfatah)
In the city of Cordoba, Abdelfatah found Roman ruins from the second century B.C., medieval Arab baths and dozens of Catholic churches: "Layer upon layer of cultures, peoples and times woven into the same fabric, though hardly seamless. Certainly, the history they tell is neither easy to follow nor intact," Abdelfatah wrote in her thesis. "These layers are like the strata of the earth beneath our feet, pushing against one another with intense pressure, triggering rifts, muffled tremors and even the occasional earthquake."
Abdelfatah said those layers of history collide at Cordoba's Great Mosque/Cathedral, which began life as a mosque built on the ruins of an earlier Roman temple. Invading Christian forces expelled the city's Muslims in 1236 and moved to eliminate any trace of the city's Islamic legacy — including by turning the mosque into a cathedral. So while its Muslim-influenced architecture largely remains, Christian symbols are everywhere.
"Despite all the Christian embellishments, however, the space still clearly looks like a mosque," Abdelfatah wrote. "It reflects a bizarre intersection of perspectives that, in a way, captures the crisis of identity that Spain has grappled with in the past and continues to face today."
The Alcazaba is the oldest section of the Alhambra in Granada. The Alcazaba dates to the 13th century. (Photo courtesy of Rund Abdelfatah)
Two journeys intersect
At the Great Mosque/Cathedral, Abdelfatah's personal journey intersected with the region's struggle with its identity. Abdelfatah was touring the building with her parents when her mother felt moved to pray. Kneeling discreetly on Abdelfatah's backpack in a corner, her mother — like Abdelfatah, wearing a Muslim head covering known as a hijab — quickly drew the attention of a security guard. He confronted the family, repeatedly shouting: "This is disgraceful! This is a church!"
Intricate calligraphy adorns the walls of the Nasrid Plaza, which Abdelfatah describes as "probably the most iconic section of the Alhambra." (Photo courtesy of Rund Abdelfatah)
Only later did Abdelfatah learn that it is against the law for non-Christians to pray there. While the confrontation was unusual during Abdelfatah's journey through Andalucía as a covered Muslim woman, she frequently attracted attention and questions about her religion.
"It's very easy for people to put me in that box," she said. "I think many times in Spain when people addressed me it was because they were interested in my Muslim identity. Most people wouldn't guess I was Palestinian. No one guessed I was American. Definitely the Muslim identity took a front and center role. Partly that's what inspired my thesis because that's pushed to the front of my identity and pushed to the back of the Spanish identity."
Sohaib Sultan, coordinator for Muslim life at Princeton, said he has seen Abdelfatah defy all stereotypes during her four years at the University, where she has been active in the Muslim Students Association, taken tae kwon do, given Orange Key tours and been part of the Princeton Committee for Palestine. She also founded the campus chapter of the Palestine Children's Relief Fund.
"She is a practicing Muslim who observes modest dress," Sultan said. "She is athletic and can take anyone down with her martial arts skills, and she's a scholar in the making. It's a marvelous combination that makes her a joy to be around."
Her thesis is now behind her, but Abdelfatah said questions about her own identity linger.
"I think I'm finding that I'm not as easy to define as I had thought," she said. "I say I'm Palestinian, I'm Muslim, I'm American. But I'm also a woman and a Princeton woman. There are so many facets."
Abdelfatah, right, chats with a friend, senior Miriam Araya, outside the Frist Campus Center. During her four years at Princeton, Abdelfatah has been active in the Muslim Students Association, taken tae kwon do, given Orange Key tours and been part of the Princeton Committee for Palestine. (Photo by Denise Applewhite)


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5th August 2012 06:07 AM #1
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Time Management while pregnant
This might not be a problem for you guys but Im having a hard time dividing my time. Im a working mum by daytime and Ive been struggling to juggle being pregnant and a mum to my 6yr old daughter and the chores that I usually dont finish on time because I feel so tired to start it or when I was about to feel like doing it I tend to fell asleep . Any suggestions on how to manage my time? I feel so hopeless
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5th August 2012 03:27 PM #2
How far along are you? Have you had your iron checked?
During pregnancy you need more rest. If you are falling asleep, that is probably exactly what you need to be doing! Does your husband help out any around the house? What about your daughter? She is old enough to do simple chores like cleaning her own room, putting her dishes in the sink, making her bed, feeding the pets with a reminder, etc.
I have four children and three jobs, so I know a little bit about time management- lol. One thing that I find helps me is making to do lists and schedules and sticking to them. You need to make a plan for each day, however if you don't meet all your goals, don't beat yourself up about it. You are already doing the most important job of all - growing a life - and it is HARD work for your body!
6th August 2012 08:00 AM #3
We just had a really good discussion about how to juggle time management and parenting. You may want to read through that thread here.
You learn some tips for managing your time in that thread, but to address the tiredness I would encourage you to focus on your diet and on stress management.
For stress management, this means taking time for you throughout the day. Some ideas would be:
- Every hour, lay down on the couch for 5 minutes, close your eyes and do some slow, deep breathing, thinking about bringing oxygen into your body for your baby. If your 6 year old is with you, you can have her lay down on the floor, next to you, and look at a book for 5 minutes. You will teach her how to relax and be still, which is really important. She may just want to pattern after you, by closing her eyes, and patterning her breathing after yours. I know my children would enjoy this.
- Take a walk around the block (which will force you to mentally disconnect from work and chores)
- Lay down for a 20 minute power nap after lunch. I did this a lot when I was working and pregnant, and it made a huge difference in my energy levels in the afternoon.
For diet, I would suggest that you reduce stimulants like caffeinated coffee, caffeinated sodas, etc. Reduce sugar and processed foods (no crackers, cookies, muffins, cakes, etc.) and really focus on getting more leafy greens in your diet.
One helpful way to do this is to create a green smoothie that's packed full of good nutrients for pregnancy.
Here's a video which shows a pregnant mum preparing a pregnancy smoothie. You'll see all the good things she puts into that smoothie and I think she talks about how much energy it gives her.
9th August 2012 05:54 AM #4
Hi melisse30,
I just wanted to add that I can emphasise with you as I have been feeling more tired now I'm in the third trimester. I'm not exhausted and my iron levels were fine at the last check, but it can be hard work being a mum, working and growing a new baby all at once! I have started to have a nap in the daytime on the days which I feel most tired. Also, on these days, I cook something for dinner which is easier to prepare. I have been getting a local veg box delivered once a week so I do not need to go to the shops as often. Eating lots of fresh veg has also given me more energy!
Are you sleeping well at night-time?
Best wishes,
11th August 2012 03:20 PM #5
Ahhhh...yes... the mid day nap! I worked full time up until 3 weeks before my first baby was born, and I remember having an hour lunch where I ate, and then took a 20 minute nap. That 20 minute nap was my power nap to get through the rest of the day, and it felt SO good.
Rest is very important.
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Hi everyone, sorry if it took me awhile in responding, anyway Im glad to be back
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Hi mom2many, im 20wks and I havent had my iron checked. Is it required?
My husband works overseas so, I am left with our daughter. Shes turning 7 this november. She know some minor chores such as cleaning her mess after playing and vacuuming etc. Thanks for giving me an idea to plan things for each day and stick to it Ill try my very best to do it..
Youre such a super woman dear, for handling 4 kids and 3 jobs, im at awe! hope I have that ability too
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hi 5Homebirths4Kate, Thank you for that awesome advice. I will try to do that and I know it will definitely improve my day to day activity. Thats exactly what I need, to de-stress
Ill try that smoothie too!
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hi ljmarsden, thanks for responding back to tell you honestly, I dont know why I cant sleep well at night, I usually get up and feel hungry. Though its my second pregnancy but my previous one was just so easy. Because when I had my first child I wasnt working yet, so I have all the time. If I feel like sleeping I can do it at my means, but now that Im working it seems like world is unorganized :'(.
I know ill get through this, as what the others are saying, Its a matter of time management.
19th August 2012 02:24 PM #10
Hi Melisse30,
It's good to see you again.
I'd suggest eating a protein rich snack before bed. This could be an egg, some nut butter spread on whole grain crackers, a palm full of nuts, or even some meat or cheese. The protein "sticks to your ribs" and helps you feel full throughout the night. It could also help you to stay asleep at night.
I'd also suggest that you try to get to bed by 9PM at night. No TV after dinner, no TV or noise in your bedroom, and make the room as dark and as quiet as possible. If you do watch TV after dinner, avoid the news and avoid programs or videos that make you tense. You want to relax in the evening so that when 9PM rolls around you'll be able to fall asleep quickly.
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I have a pup out out of Rip and Ginger. This is my 5th lab. I thought I couldn't improve on my last dog which was out of the Pachenga Magnum Force, Storm's Riptide Star line. "Griff" is 16 weeks and I'm thrilled with him. He is attentive and picks up concepts easily. He looks me in the eyes when I talk to him and he runs hard out and back for his retrieves. I have no doubt he will be my best dog ever.
Griff is a beautiful dark brown and pysically (at 16 weeks) is a lovely dog.
FYI: My dogs are first and foremost my companions. I take them with me whenever I can - hunting, hiking, canoeing, whatever. I don't care if he gets his "HR" at 8 months or 18 months, although I believe he could achieve it easily at an early age. Because of my shifts and spending time with family I don't push to make these quick landmarks. I'd prefer to "make haste slowly" and aim to have 100% steady dog that is well behaved and obedient in all situations. That's just me and I believe this dog will fit the bill.
I think you would be very happy with a pup from Rip.
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CHAPTER XI.page: 169
ONE day when we suddenly found that we had half a crown we decided that we really ought to try Dicky's way of restoring our fallen fortunes while yet the deed was in our power. Because it might easily have happened to us never to have half a crown again. So we decided to dally no longer with being journalists and bandits and things like them, but to send for sample and instructions how to earn two pounds a week each in our spare time. We had seen the advertisement in the paper, and we had always wanted to do it, but we had never had the money to spare before, somehow. The advertisement says: "Any lady or gentleman can easily earn two pounds a week in their spare time. Sample and instructions, two page: 170 shillings. Packed free from observation." A good deal of the half‐crown was Dora's. It came from her godmother; but she said she would not mind letting Dicky have it if he would pay her back before Christmas, and if we were sure it was right to try to make our fortune that way. Of course that was quite easy, because out of two pounds a week in your spare time you can easily pay all your debts, and have almost as much left as you began with; and as to the right we told her to dry up.
Dicky had always thought that this was really the best way to restore our fallen fortunes, and we were glad that now he had a chance of trying because of course we wanted the two pounds a week each, and besides, we were rather tired of Dicky's always saying when our ways didn't turn out well, "Why don't you try the sample and instructions about our spare time?"
When we found out about our half‐crown we got the paper. Noël was playing admirals in it, but he had made the cocked hat without tearing the paper, and we found the advertisement, and it said just the same as ever. So we got a two‐shilling postal order and a stamp, and what was left of the money it was agreed page: 171 we would spend in ginger‐beer to drink success to trade.
We got some nice paper out of Father's study, and Dicky wrote the letter, and we put in the money and put on the stamp, and made H.O. post it. Then we drank the ginger‐beer, and then we waited for the sample and instructions. It seemed a long time coming, and the postman got quite tired of us running out and stopping him in the street to ask if it had come.
But on the third morning it came. It was quite a large parcel, and it was packed, as the advertisement said it would be, "free from observation." That means it was in a box; and inside the box was some stiff browny cardboard, crinkled like the galvanized iron on the tops of chicken‐houses, and inside that was a lot of paper, some of it printed and some scrappy, and in the very middle of it all a bottle, not very large, and black, and sealed on the top of the cork with yellow sealing‐wax.
We looked at it as it lay on the nursery table, and while all the others grabbed at the papers to see what the printing said, Oswald went to look for the corkscrew, so as to see what was inside the bottle. He found the page: 172 corkscrew in the dresser drawer—it always gets there, though it is supposed to be in the sideboard drawer in the dining‐room—and when he got back the others had read most of the printed papers.
"I don't think it's much good, and I don't think it's quite nice to sell wine," Dora said "and besides, it's not easy to suddenly begin to sell things when you aren't used to it."
"I don't know," said Alice; "I believe I could."
They all looked rather down in the mouth, though, and Oswald asked how you were to make your two pounds a week.
"Why, you've got to get people to taste that stuff in the bottle. It's sherry—Castilian Amoroso its name is—and then you get them to buy it, and then you write to the people and tell them the other people want the wine, and then for every dozen you sell you get two shillings from the wine people, so if you sell twenty dozen a week you get your two pounds. I don't think we shall sell as much as that," said Dicky.
"We might not the first week," Alice said, "but when people found out how nice it was, they would want more and more. page: 173 And if we only got ten shillings a week it would be something to begin with, wouldn't it?"
Oswald said he should jolly well think it would, and then Dicky took the cork out with the corkscrew. The cork broke a good deal, and some of the bits went into the bottle. Dora got the medicine glass that has the teaspoons and tablespoons marked on it, and we agreed to have a teaspoonful each, to see what it was like.
"No one must have more than that," Dora said, "however nice it is." Dora behaved rather as if it were her bottle. I suppose it was, because she had lent the money for it.
Then she measured out the teaspoonful, and she had first go, because of being the eldest. We asked at once what it was like, but Dora could not speak just then.
Then she said, "It's like the tonic Noël had in the spring; but perhaps sherry ought to be like that."
Then it was Oswald's turn. He thought it was very burny; but he said nothing. He wanted to see first what the others would say.
Dicky said his was simply beastly, and Alice said Noël could taste next if he liked.page: 174
Noël said it was the golden wine of the gods, but he had to put his handkerchief up to his mouth all the same, and I saw the face he made.
Then H.O. had his, and he spat it out in the fire, which was very rude and nasty, and we told him so.
Then it was Alice's turn. She said, "Only half a teaspoonful for me, Dora. We mustn't use it all up." And she tasted it and said nothing.
Then Dicky said: "Look here, I chuck this. I'm not going to hawk round such beastly stuff. Any one who likes can have the bottle. Quis?"
And Alice got out "Ego" before the rest of us. Then she said, "I know what's the matter with it. It wants sugar."
And at once we all saw that that was all there was the matter with the stuff. So we got two lumps of sugar and crushed it on the floor with one of the big wooden bricks till it was powdery, and mixed it with some of the wine up to the tablespoon mark, and it was quite different, and not nearly so nasty.
"You see it's all right when you get used to it," Dicky said. I think he was sorry he had said "Quis?" in such a hurry.page: 175
"Of course," Alice said, "it's rather dusty. We must crush the sugar carefully in clean paper before we put it in the bottle."
Dora said she was afraid it would be cheating to make one bottle nicer than what people would get when they ordered a dozen bottles, but Alice said Dora always made a fuss about everything, and really it would be quite honest.
"You see," she said, "I shall just tell them, quite truthfully, what we have done to it, and when their dozens come they can do it for themselves."
So then we crushed eight more lumps, very cleanly and carefully between newspapers, and shook it up well in the bottle, and corked it up with a screw of paper, brown and not news, for fear of the poisonous printing ink getting wet and dripping down into the wine and killing people. We made Pincher have a taste, and he sneezed for ever so long, and after that he used to go under the sofa whenever we showed him the bottle.
Then we asked Alice who she would try and sell it to. She said: "I shall ask everybody who comes to the house. And while we are doing that, we can be thinking of outside people to take it to. We must be careful: page: 176 there's not much more than half of it left, even counting the sugar."
We did not wish to tell Eliza—I don't know why. And she opened the door very quickly that day, so that the Taxes and a man who came to our house by mistake for next door got away before Alice had a chance to try them with the Castilian Amoroso. But about five Eliza slipped out for half an hour to see a friend who was making her a hat for Sunday, and while she was gone there was a knock.
Alice went, and we looked over the banisters.
When she opened the door, she said at once, "Will you walk in, please?"
The person at the door said, "I called to see your Pa, miss. Is he at home?"
Alice said again, "Will you walk in, please?"
Then the person—it sounded like a man—said, "He is in, then?" But Alice only kept on saying, "Will you walk in, please?" so at last the man did, rubbing his boots very loudly on the mat. Then Alice shut the front door, and we saw that it was the butcher, with an envelope in his hand. He was not dressed in blue, like when he is cutting up the sheep and things in the shop, and he wore knickerbockers. Alice says he came on a bicycle. page: 177 She led the way into the dining‐room, where the Castilian Amoroso bottle and the medicine glass were standing on the table all ready.
The others stayed on the stairs, but Oswald crept down and looked through the door‐crack.
"Please sit down," said Alice quite calmly, though she told me afterwards I had no idea how silly she felt. And the butcher sat down. Then Alice stood quite still and said nothing, but she fiddled with the medicine glass and put the screw of brown paper straight in the Castilian bottle.
"Will you tell your Pa I'd like a word with him?" the butcher said, when he got tired of saying nothing.
"He'll be in very soon, I think," Alice said.
And then she stood still again and said nothing. It was beginning to look very idiotic of her, and H.O. laughed. I went back and cuffed him for it quite quietly, and I don't think the butcher heard. But Alice did, and it roused her from her stupor. She spoke suddenly, very fast indeed—so fast that I knew she had made up what she was going to say before. She had got most of it out of the circular.
She said, "I want to call your attention to a sample of sherry wine I have here. It page: 178 is called Castilian something or other, and at the price it is unequalled for flavour and bouquet."
The butcher said, "Well—I never!"
And Alice went on, "Would you like to taste it?"
"Thank you very much, I'm sure, miss," said the butcher.
Alice poured some out.
The butcher tasted a very little. He licked his lips, and we thought he was going to say how good it was. But he did not. He put down the medicine glass with nearly all the stuff left in it (we put it back in the bottle afterwards to save waste) and said, "Excuse me, miss, but isn't it a little sweet?—for sherry I mean?"
"The real isn't," said Alice. "If you order a dozen it will come quite different to that—we like it best with sugar. I wish you would order some."
The butcher asked why.
Alice did not speak for a minute, and then she said—
"I don't mind telling you: you are in business yourself, aren't you? We are trying to get people to buy it, because we shall have two shillings for every dozen we can page: 179 make any one buy. It's called a purr something."
"A percentage. Yes, I see," said the butcher, looking at the hole in the carpet.
"You see there are reasons," Alice went on, "why we want to make our fortunes as quickly as we can."
"Quite so," said the butcher, and he looked at the place where the paper is coming off the wall.
"And this seems a good way," Alice went on. "We paid two shillings for the sample and instructions, and it says you can make two pounds a week easily in your leisure time."
"I'm sure I hope you may, miss," said the butcher.
And Alice said again would he buy some?
"Sherry is my favourite wine," he said.
Alice asked him to have some more to drink.
"No, thank you, miss," he said; "it's my favourite wine, but it doesn't agree with me; not the least bit. But I've an uncle drinks it. Suppose I ordered him half a dozen for a Christmas present? Well, miss, here's the shilling commission, anyway," and he pulled out a handful of money and gave her the shilling.page: 180
"But I thought the wine people paid that," Alice said.
But the butcher said not on half‐dozens they didn't. Then he said he didn't think he'd wait any longer for Father—but would Alice ask Father to write him?
Alice offered him the sherry again, but he said something about "Not for worlds!"—and then she let him out and came back to us with the shilling, and said, "How's that?" And we said "A1."
And all the evening we talked of our fortune that we had begun to make.
Nobody came next day, but the day after a lady came to ask for money to build an orphanage for the children of dead sailors. And we saw her. I went in with Alice. And when we had explained to her that we had only a shilling and we wanted it for something else, Alice suddenly said, "Would you like some wine?"
And the lady said, "Thank you very much," but she looked surprised. She was not a young lady, and she had a mantle with beads, and the beads had come off in places—leaving a browny braid showing, and she had printed papers about the dead sailors in a sealskin bag, and the seal had come off in places, leaving the skin bare.page: 181
We gave her a tablespoonful of the wine in a proper wine‐glass out of the sideboard, because she was a lady. And when she had tasted it she got up in a very great hurry, and shook out her dress and snapped her bag shut, and said, "You naughty, wicked children! What do you mean by playing a trick like this? You ought to be ashamed of yourselves! I shall write to your Mamma about it. You dreadful little girl!—you might have poisoned me. But your Mamma..."
Then Alice said, "I'm very sorry; the butcher liked it, only he said it was sweet. And please don't write to Mother. It makes Father so unhappy when letters come for her!"—and Alice was very near crying.
"What do you mean, you silly child?" said the lady, looking quite bright and interested. "Why doesn't your Father like your Mother to have letters—eh?"
And Alice said, "Oh, you ...!"and began to cry, and bolted out of the room.
Then I said, "Our Mother is dead, and will you please go away now?"
The lady looked at me a minute, and then she looked quite different, and she said, "I'm very sorry. I didn't know. Never mind about the wine. I daresay your little page: 182 sister meant it kindly." And she looked round the room just like the butcher had done. Then she said again, "I didn't know—I'm very sorry ..."
So I said, "Don't mention it," and shook hands with her, and let her out. Of course we couldn't have asked her to buy the wine after what she'd said. But I think she was not a bad sort of person. I do like a person to say they're sorry when they ought to be—especially a grown‐up. They do it so seldom. I suppose that's why we think so much of it.
But Alice and I didn't feel jolly for ever so long afterwards. And when I went back into the dining‐room I saw how different it was from when Mother was here, and we are different, and Father is different, and nothing is like it was. I am glad I am not made to think about it every day.
I went and found Alice, and told her what the lady had said, and when she had finished crying we put away the bottle and said we would not try to sell any more to people who came. And we did not tell the others—we only said the lady did not buy any—but we went up on the Heath, and some soldiers went by and there was a Punch‐and‐Judy page: 183 show, and when we came back we were better.
The bottle got quite dusty where we had put it, and perhaps the dust of ages would have laid thick and heavy on it, only a clergyman called when we were all out. He was not our own clergyman—Mr. Bristow is our own clergyman, and we all love him, and we would not try to sell sherry to people we like, and make two pounds a week out of them in our spare time. It was another clergyman, just a stray one; and he asked Eliza if the dear children would not like to come to his little Sunday school. We always spend Sunday afternoons with Father. But as he had left the name of his vicarage with Eliza, and asked her to tell us to come, we thought we would go and call on him, just to explain about Sunday afternoons, and we thought we might as well take the sherry with us.
"I won't go unless you all go too," Alice said, "and I won't do the talking."
Dora said she thought we had much better not go; but we said "Rot!" and it ended in her coming with us, and I am glad she did.
Oswald said he would do the talking if the others liked, and he learned up what to say from the printed papers.page: 184
We went to the Vicarage early on Saturday afternoon, and rang at the bell. It is a new red house with no trees in the garden, only very yellow mould and gravel. It was all very neat and dry. Just before we rang the bell we heard some one inside call "Jane! Jane!" and we thought we would not be Jane for anything. It was the sound of the voice that called that made us sorry for her.
The door was opened by a very neat servant in black, with a white apron; we saw her tying the strings as she came along the hall, through the different‐coloured glass in the door. Her face was red, and I think she was Jane.
We asked if we could see Mr. Mallow.
The servant said Mr. Mallow was very busy with his sermon just then, but she would see.
But Oswald said, "It's all right. He asked us to come."
So she let us all in and shut the front door, and showed us into a very tidy room with a bookcase full of a lot of books covered in black cotton with white labels, and some dull pictures, and a harmonium. And Mr. Mallow was writing at a desk with drawers, copying something out of a book. He was stout and short, and wore spectacles.page: 185
He covered his writing up when we went in—I didn't know why. He looked rather cross, and we heard Jane or somebody being scolded outside by the voice. I hope it wasn't for letting us in, but I have had doubts.
"Well," said the clergyman, "what is all this about?"
"You asked us to call," Dora said, "about your little Sunday school. We are the Bastables of Lewisham Road."
"Oh—ah, yes," he said; "and shall I expect you all to‐morrow?" He took up his pen and fiddled with it, and he did not ask us to sit down. But some of us did.
"We always spend Sunday afternoon with Father," said Dora; "but we wished to thank you for being so kind as to ask us."
"And we wished to ask you something else!" said Oswald; and he made a sign to Alice to get the sherry ready in the glass. She did—behind Oswald's back while he was speaking.
"My time is limited," said Mr. Mallow, looking at his watch; "but still—" Then he muttered something about the fold, and went on: "Tell me what is troubling you, my little man, and I will try to give you any help in my power. What is it you want?"page: 186
Then Oswald quickly took the glass from Alice, and held it out to him, and said, "I want your opinion on that."
"On that," he said. "What is it?"
"It is a shipment," Oswald said; "but it's quite enough for you to taste." Alice had filled the glass half‐full; I suppose she was too excited to measure properly.
"A shipment?" said the clergyman, taking the glass in his hand.
"Yes," Oswald went on; "an exceptional opportunity. Full‐bodied and nutty."
"It really does taste rather like one kind of Brazil‐nut." Alice put her oar in as usual.
The Vicar looked from Alice to Oswald, and back again, and Oswald went on with what he had learned from the printing. The clergyman held the glass at half‐arm's‐length, stiffly, as if he had caught cold.
"It is of a quality never before offered at the price. Old Delicate Amoro—what's its name—"
"Amorolio," said H.O.
"Amoroso," said Oswald. "H.O., you just shut up—Castilian Amoroso—it's a true after‐dinner wine, stimulating and yet ..."
"Wine?" said Mr. Mallow, holding the glass further off. "Do you know," he went page: 187 on, making his voice very thick and strong (I expect he does it like that in church), "have you never been taught that it is the drinking of wine and spirits—yes, and BEER, which makes half the homes in England full of wretched little children, and degraded, MISERABLE parents?"
"Not if you put sugar in it," said Alice firmly; "eight lumps and shake the bottle. We have each had more than a teaspoonful of it, and we were not ill at all. It was something else that upset H.O. Most likely all those acorns he got out of the Park."
The clergyman seemed to be speechless with conflicting emotions, and just then the door opened and a lady came in. She had a white cap with lace, and an ugly violet flower in it, and she was tall, and looked very strong, though thin. And I do believe she had been listening at the door.
"But why," the Vicar was saying, "why did you bring this dreadful fluid, this curse of our country, to me to taste?"
"Because we thought you might buy some," said Dora, who never sees when a game is up. "In books the parson loves his bottle of old port; and new sherry is just as good—with sugar—for people who like sherry. And if page: 188 you would order a dozen of the wine, then we should get two shillings."
The lady said (and it was the voice), "Good gracious! Nasty, sordid little things! Haven't they any one to teach them better?"
And Dora got up and said, "No, we are not those things you say; but we are sorry we came here to be called names. We want to make our fortune just as much as Mr. Mallow does—only no one would listen to us if we preached, so it's no use our copying out sermons like him."
And I think that was smart of Dora, even if it was rather rude.
Then I said perhaps we had better go, and the lady said, "I should think so!" But when we were going to wrap up the bottle and glass the clergyman said, "No; you can leave that," and we were so upset we did, though it wasn't his after all.
We walked home very fast and not saying much, and the girls went up to their rooms. When I went to tell them tea was ready, and there was a teacake, Dora was crying like anything and Alice hugging her. I am afraid there is a great deal of crying in this chapter, but I can't help it. Girls will sometimes; page: 189 I suppose it is their nature, and we ought to be sorry for their affliction.
"It's no good," Dora was saying, "you all hate me, and you think I'm a prig and a busybody, but I do try to do right—oh, I do! Oswald, go away; don't come here making fun of me!"
So I said, "I'm not making fun, Sissy; don't cry, old girl."
Mother taught me to call her Sissy when we were very little and before the others came, but I don't often somehow, now we are old. I patted her on the back, and she put her head against my sleeve, holding on to Alice all the time, and she went on. She was in that laughy‐cryey state when people say things they wouldn't say at other times.
"Oh dear, oh dear—I do try, I do. And when Mother died she said, 'Dora, take care of the others, and teach them to be good, and keep them out of trouble, and make them happy.' She said, 'Take care of them for me, Dora dear.' And I have tried, and all of you hate me for it; and to‐day I let you do this, though I knew all the time it was silly."
I hope you will not think I was a muff but page: 190 I kissed Dora for some time. Because girls like it. And I will never say again that she comes the good elder sister too much. And I have put all this in though I do hate telling about it, because I own I have been hard on Dora, but I never will be again. She is a good old sort; of course we never knew before about what Mother told her, or we wouldn't have ragged her as we did. We did not tell the little ones, but I got Alice to speak to Dicky, and we three can sit on the others if requisite.
This made us forget all about the sherry; but about eight o'clock there was a knock, and Eliza went, and we saw it was poor Jane, if her name was Jane, from the Vicarage. She handed in a brown‐paper parcel and a letter. And three minutes later Father called us into his study.
On the table was the brown‐paper parcel, open, with our bottle and glass on it, and Father had a letter in his hand. He pointed to the bottle and sighed, and said, "What have you been doing now?" The letter in his hand was covered with little black writing, all over the four large pages.
So Dicky spoke up, and he told Father the whole thing, as far as he knew it, for Alice page: 191 and I had not told about the dead sailor's lady.
And when he had done, Alice said, "Has Mr. Mallow written to you to say he will buy a dozen of the sherry after all? It is really not half bad with sugar in it."
Father said no, he didn't think clergymen could afford such expensive wine; and he said he would like to taste it. So we gave him what there was left, for we had decided coming home that we would give up trying for the two pounds a week in our spare time.
Father tasted it, and then he acted just as H.O. had done when he had his teaspoonful, but of course we did not say anything. Then he laughed till I thought he would never stop. I think it was the sherry, because I am sure I have read somewhere about "wine that maketh glad the heart of man". He had only a very little, which shows that it was a good after‐dinner wine, stimulating, and yet ... I forget the rest.
But when he had done laughing he said, "It's all right, kids. Only don't do it again. The wine trade is overcrowded; and besides, I thought you promised to consult me before going into business?"
"Before buying one I thought you meant," page: 192 said Dicky. "This was only on commission." And Father laughed again. I am glad we got the Castilian Amoroso, because it did really cheer Father up, and you cannot always do that, however hard you try, even if you make jokes, or give him a comic paper.


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It's just a little hiccup in the nomination process says Harry Reed speaker of the senate. Oh another little hiccup is his house keeper does not have a valid green card.This is the guy thst will organize the country's problems.
In order to get approval for his nomination he paid the overdue tax.


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Wow, I haven't posted a diary entry in over a month. We finally got one CD out the door so life is slowly coming back to normal. Today we had a going away lunch for Avideh, Jen and Chris. They are great people and we will miss them. I had a caesar salad and chicken fingers to eat. I should of had more.
We went to the new 7-11 downtown today. I wanted a slurpee. It was good.


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HFFI Serves Up Community Development Opportunities in the Midwest
IFF, a nonprofit lender and real estate consultant in Chicago, Ill., was among the recipients of funding from the Healthy Food Financing Initiative (HFFI) in September 2011. IFF received a $3 million grant and is using the award to leverage more than $25 million in additional capital. The lender will invest the combined funds in food-related projects in Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Missouri, and Wisconsin. The initial emphasis will be on full-service, for-profit grocery stores in "food deserts" in the metropolitan areas of Chicago; Milwaukee, Wis.; Dubuque and Des Moines, Iowa; St. Louis, Mo.; and East St. Louis, Ill., where IFF has developed a pipeline of potential projects. Over time, IFF will finance and, where appropriate, directly develop a range of both for-profit and nonprofit retail food outlets as well as other types of food-related businesses, including rural business models.
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Expanding Day Care and Early-Childhood Education
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Business Planning and Financing for "Indianpreneurs"
[Community Developments Newsletter, Fall 2009]
Small Loans, Big Returns
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Welcome to the Quilting Board!
You COULD sign up, but I'd just lose the list, so it's not worth it.
Some one suggested doing a Christmas in July, but that's just too much trouble.
Having 2 things associated with Christmas is just too confusing.
It's bad enough that I've had people confuse Secret Santa with Secret Pal
Yes I am! It comes with having 4 small children in the house!
Donny graduates from his school the end of January. They should be all gone by the 2d week of Feb, I hope. Not that I really want the kids to leave, I love them too much. They need to go and be a family again.


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June 14, 2001, in Algiers, Algeria
Nejma, a reporter for the Arabic weekly Echourouk, died after being struck by a speeding bus during the protests. Nejma suffered severe chest and leg injuries and died later in the hospital.
Local journalists and press sources reported that the bus driver ran over Nejma while trying to escape demonstrators intent on torching his bus, or that one of the protesters had commandeered the vehicle and was trying to crash it into local security forces.
Also killed was Zerrouk, a reporter with the Arabic daily Al-Rai. Some CPJ sources and local press reports stated that Zerrouk died after a crowd of protesters trampled him. According to other reports, however, the journalist was hit by the same bus that killed Nejma.
Medium: Print
Job: Print Reporter
Beats Covered: Human Rights
Gender: Male
Local or Foreign: Local
Freelance: No
Type of Death: Dangerous Assignment
Suspected Source of Fire: Political Group
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- Attacks on the Press 2001: Algeria, March 26, 2002
- 37 periodistas asesinados por su trabajo en el 2001 , January 3, 2002
- 37 journalists killed for their work in 2001, January 3, 2002
- TWO JOURNALISTS KILLED IN ANTI-GOVERNMENT DEMONSTRATIONS , June 19, 2001