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Bella finally goes through her transformation, but it leads to problems amongst the Cullen family. Bella decides to leave. Fifty years later, she runs into THEM again. What will happen between our favorite couple?
OK, so this is my first time writing in this style. So be kind. I normally write with more emotion, getting more into the character, but I wanted to try writing this way. I hope it turned out OK...
1. Chapter One
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Pain everywhere. Burning through me, coursing through every molecule of my being. A fire, burning me relentlessly from the inside out. A thousand times worse than before, with James. A million times worse. Nothing should hurt this much. I was a fool to think I could take it so easily. As the pain clouds my vision,
I scream.
Ever burning, never letting up, spreading through me at an unbearable rate. Vision was lost long ago to the pain. I feel my bones breaking and healing, again and again, reforming my body. It hurts like nothing before. I feel nothing, nothing. Except the pain. The pain is ever-flowing. I scream Edward's name. At least I think I do. I can't hear anything I am saying. Something cold touches my face for a brief moment. Edward. My smile lasts less than a second before my continuously breaking and reforming bones send out a fresh wave of pain.
I scream.
It would have been welcome. Oh how I wished to sleep. But, with my never relenting pain, it was not a possibility in the slightest degree. I waited.
The sleep never came. Only the pain.
I scream.
Second stretch into minutes and minutes stretch into hours. Hours stretch into endless days. Time has no meaning. Only the pain. Burning. The venom spreading though my body. This is what I wanted. I should be happy. But, as the venom crept painfully through my body, happiness was the farthest thing from my mind. I wanted it to end. That was it. I heard Edward's voice whispering, "Two days left." So, a day had passed. Only one day! I wasn't sure I could take the two others. The pain engulfed my entire body by now.
I scream.
The only thing that I could think of when I tried to distract myself from the pain. My angel. His bronze hair, the most human part of him. Perfect in every way, his touch, even in the most casual way, embarrassing me by misbehaving. He has saved my life many times. I have even saved his life once. Without him, I am an empty shell, lifeless, uncaring. He is my life. I love him. Even through my happiness at the thought of my vampire love, nothing could distract me from the pain. I call out Edward's name.
I scream.
Graduation was amazing. Unfortunately, the weather was perfect. That meant the Cullens didn't show up. They didn't seem bothered at all by it. 'What was one graduation out of many?' they asked. Though it didn't bother them, it did bother me. I kept wishing they would find some way they would find to show up. But they didn't. Nor did Charlie. H still wasn't speaking to me. That was fine. Edward would have been proud of me. I didn't fall over my dress until after graduation was over. After graduation, I went straight to Edward's house. He did promise. Even if he wouldn't do it, though I dearly wished that he would, Carlisle would. I was determined. It was foolish. As the memories flashed past me, even one as happy as graduation, the pain burned through my entire being.
I scream.
After Edward asked me to marry him after we got back from Italy, he hadn't asked about it for a while. So I figured he had forgotten it. Good. I wasn't ready yet. Until that day…
It was a week before graduation. Edward and I were in the meadow, because it was sunny outside. We had been there for a few hours, none of us speaking, only lying there together, before it started to feel awkward. I sat up.
"OK, what?" He looked up at me slowly, as if I was pulling him from a train of thought.
"Hm?" He said it drawn out, distractedly.
"Did I do something wrong?"
"What?" He said, surprised. He sat up quickly, so that his face was a mere foot away from me. His sweet, wonderful scent stunned me, and it took me a minute to remember how to form a coherent question.
"What did I do? You were just sitting there, not saying anything…" I broke off, not sure how to put my thoughts into words.
"No, no." he said quickly. I had to concentrate to catch it all. "You didn't do anything." I opened my mouth to speak but he held a finger to my lips, silencing me. I glowered at him. "You will have to excuse me. I was thinking about something…" His face had the most bizarre expression on his face, like he was contemplating whether or not to continue.
"What were you thinking about?" I was curious now. What was he thinking about so hard? I wanted to know the reason he was so distracted, the reason behind that bizarre expression. But I also wanted to hear his voice. Hs soft, melodic voice with his perfect articulation that could only be picked up in an earlier century.
"I was thinking…" his voice was careful, uncertain. His eyes were wary as they looked into mine. But they changed, surprising me. His eyes were suddenly tired, and full of ancient grief. He sighed.
"I want to marry you, Bella." His tone was resigned.
I stared at him. He took me completely off guard.
"I told you," I stated. "I-"
He groaned. I glared at him.
"Isabella," he said my name slowly. It sounded wonderful when he said my name, like a song. I wanted him to say it again and again. "Bella." He smiled. "If you aren't willing to marry me, to agree to such a minor thing as marriage, how can I expect you to be able to handle becoming a vampire?" I was surprised at his casual use of the word, but kept my expression controlled.
"Edward," I thrilled at his name, my heart soaring. The reaction, which we both noticed, made me smile. "You know I love you. I don't need to marry you," I wrinkled my nose at the word. He noticed, raising one perfect, arched brow. "to prove that." I smiled again, and leaned forward to lay my cheek against his perfect, icy chest. He pressed his face into my hair, placing one hand on my back.
"I know what you love me. Just as you know that I love you. And always will," he murmured, "but I want to be able to call you mine, to be able to hold you in my arms and know that you are mine forever… officially." I looked up at him, and his golden eyes were very soft. He smiled my crooked smile, and it melted my heart. He was so perfect, an angel. I smiled, and then blushed.
"What?" I caught him off guard with my blushing. He looked at me, astonished. That made me blush deeper. He bit his lip to fight back a smile.
I shook my head quickly back and forth. "It's too embarrassing."
He rolled his eyes. "Everything embarrasses you."
I still shook my head. He sighed impatiently. He then looked at me, his golden eyes mesmerizing. "Won't you tell me?" His voice, the voice of an archangel, so impossible to resist. I looked down at our entwined hands, knowing all too well the power of his eyes, still shaking my head. All the while, I was turning redder and redder. I probably would have turned purple if I had gotten any redder. Finally giving up on trying to persuasively get it out of me, he tried demanding.
"Tell me," he finally commanded.
I sighed, looking into his eyes, golden, soft, perfect, and took in his image. His sparkling magnificence, his bronze hair, the purple circles under is eyes, his sparkling teeth as he beamed at me. He was so beautiful.
"You…" I began, but embarrassment cut me off.
"Yes?" Again, that dazzling smile.
"I love you. Especially your smile." How on Earth does he keep getting me to tell him these things?
A triumphant smile slowly lit his face. "Really?"
"Would you like a round of applause?" Sarcastic.
He kissed my forehead then. All thought was lost, and we both listened to my heart misbehave. I blushed again.
"Bella," Edward's voice was quiet and soft. I looked into his eyes then. They were cautious, as though he were very thoroughly thinking through what he was saying. His white, glimmering hand flashed into his pocket, reappearing, only to be hidden behind his back. It all happened so fast that, if I had not been near eye level with his chest, I would not have noticed it. Oh my god.
"You…" my voice broke. "You're proposing." I accused him.
"Yes I am." His melodic voice was very soft. I barely heard it. My heart sped up exponentially. His hand reappeared, only to expose a small, velvet black box. Oh my god. Oh my god. Oh my god. He was proposing to me. And I was going to say yes!
I knew before he asked the question what my answer would be. He was Edward. Renee or no Renee, Charlie or no Charlie. Nothing could keep me away from him. I was forever his. I felt hot tears starting to bubble up to the surface. He smiled slightly, his gold eyes almost liquid, they were so soft.
"Bella," he repeated. "You are everything in the world to me. No, you are my world. You are my life. For as long as I can remember since meeting you, we have had a bond. It started when I saved your life. From then on we connected, slowly growing closer, our bond growing stronger. And then I brought you here, to the meadow. It was then I knew it. I loved you. There was no denying it. I cannot stay away from you without living in absolute misery. Isabella Marie Swan, I love you. Will you marry me?" He opened the small, velvet box to expose a princess cut topaz stone, resting beautiful gold band made of thin, entwining metal. I stared at it. It was beautiful. All I could do was stare at it. Seconds passed. Minutes. I still hadn't found my voice. Edward looked up at me, a nervous expression on his face.
"Bella?" His voice was cautious. I looked unwillingly from the beautiful ring resting in the black velvet box, to his sparkling face, which was suddenly unsure. "Please say 'yes?'" It sounded like a question. His voice was quiet and pleading. The tears I was trying so hard to keep from falling spilled over my cheeks, falling silently down my face. I smiled at him, before throwing myself at him, falling into his arms. He fell back, caught completely caught off guard. I kissed him, putting all my emotion into it. He kissed me back, putting more emotion into it than ever before. I pulled away slowly, when I got really dizzy, only to lay my head against his glimmering, icy, perfect chest. "Yes," I whispered, gasping silently for breath.
He wrapped his arms around me, grabbing my left hand for a brief second, before letting go of it. I looked down, and saw the ring, glittering in the sunlight. It was beautiful, a symbol of our everlasting love. We were forever. I kissed his chest, before whispering almost inaudibly into his stone chest, "I love you."
At remembrance of this memory, I rubbed my pinky along the sides of the ring. In a flash, an icy hand, Edward's, was over mine. I smiled, before a fresh wave of pain, but somehow not as painful, shot through my body.
I scream.
His face, expression, when I told him about my engagement, made leaving him a little easier. He would think I just ran off with Edward because he didn't accept us. I wanted to cry out to him, in apology, for how badly I would soon hurt him. Worse than a year ago, when James was hunting me. I felt tears flowing down my face as I remembered the conversation.
"Dad!" I called out nervously to Charlie, having just opened the door. Edward was beside me, holding my hand. His hand covered the ring. For now. I gulped as I heard him walking down the stairs.
"Are you sure I have to tell him?" I whispered quickly.
He laughed quietly before nodding.
"Damn." I whispered back.
Charlie came down the stairs then, a surprised look on his face.
"Hello, Bella." His voice was warm. "Edward." Icy, dismissive. He still disliked him. He always disliked him, ever since the incident with James. I held Edward's hand tighter. Charlie noticed, his expression tightening slightly. I noticed that as well. I tried to ignore it, putting as much excitement into my voice as I could manage without making it sound fake.
"Dad, Edward and I, we have an announcement." He raised his eyebrows slowly, looking to Edward. Edward smiled slightly. Charlie's face remained icy and unwelcome. Edward's smile faded. I gulped. This would definitely be colorful.
"Um…Dad, Edward and I…are getting married." I watched as Charlie's face slowly drained of color. I felt Edward tense next to me, probably reacting to his thoughts. Then, slowly, slowly, slowly, Charlie's face began to fill up with a slightly purple color. Uh-oh.
"What?" His voice was restrained. He was trying very hard not to yell.
"Edward…he proposed," Charlie's face grew slowly more purple as he turned to stare at Edward, who actually flinched. "and I said yes… so … now we're engaged." If I thought Charlie's face couldn't get more purple, I was wrong. I flinched as his head looked at the two of us, a disbelieving look on his face. When his eyes stopped our hands, his over mine, Edward removed his hand, to expose my beautiful ring. He gaped at it for a minute before blinking quickly. We entwined our hands, and both of us looked to Charlie. He didn't speak.
"Dad?" My voice was unsure. His face started paling again. Edward grew slowly stiffer at my side. What on Earth was he thinking about that made Edward so uncomfortable? "Say something?" It was a question.
I wish I hadn't asked for him to say something.
"No." His teeth were ground together behind his carefully composed face. "No."
"Er, what?" No? Did he think he could…what, forbid me from marrying Edward? Not a chance. But I didn't want to set off an eruption, so I didn't snap.
"No." He shook his head, now speaking so quietly that I had to read his lips. "Bella." He turned to me now, his expression having a slightly hopeful edge to it. "Can I speak to you for a minute?" I moved forward, Edward moving with me. Charlie glared at him. "Alone?" He said through his teeth. I looked up at Edward's face. He was looking down to me, too.
His eyes were full of warning.
Edward backed up, slowly releasing my hand, only to sit, waiting, on the couch by the door. Charlie beckoned for me to follow him.
He brought me into my room. He sat on the bed, and I sat in Renee's rocking chair. I glared at him.
"Bells." He spoke hopefully. Why would that be? "Bella, I don't think you should marry him. He's not right for you, Bella." His voice was strict now.
Suddenly, Edward's expression made sense. Charlie was trying to make me change my mind. Well, good luck with that. Nothing could tear me apart from him. I only continued to glare at him.
"Edward is completely and one hundred percent right for me." I said it slowly, so the words would soak in, and, hopefully, convince him.
Charlie shook his head.
"If he is so right for you, why did he leave? Without any contact for six months?! Bella, how can you be so stubborn?" His voice was hard, like a stone.
"He left because Carlisle got a job offer in L.A." I spoke, matching his icy tone.
"Bella. I do not approve of you marrying him. I will not have him in this house."
That hurt. I was hoping to get his acceptance, for him to at least …like Edward. Apparently, no such luck was possible.
"Well, that's fine. As I said before, I will move out. I'll move in with Edward." I spoke confidently. "I am of the legal age of adulthood, and, whether you like it or not, Charlie," I deliberately said his name, so he would know I was one hundred percent serious, "I am marrying Edward. I love him." I smiled, looking down at my beautiful ring.
"Out." Charlie's voice was sharp.
"What?" Was he actually kicking me out?! My voice suddenly had a hint of anger in it.
"Out. I will not have him in this house anymore, and if that means that you will have to move out too, so be it." I could see that he did not really mean that, that he really wanted me to stay. It was an attempt, a pointless attempt, but all the same, an attempt, to break me up with Edward. Well, we'll see what happens when I call his bluff.
"Fine." I grabbed my suitcase, picking up my things. It didn't take more than a few minutes to gather all of my things together. Charlie was still gaping at me in shock. "Good bye, Charlie." I picked up my one suitcase, and brought it down the stairs with me. An unsurprised Edward took my bag from me. He walked me slowly out the door. I didn't look back until we were out the door.
Charlie's face was surprised. "How did you get here?" I suddenly remembered that we, well…to be honest, Edward, ran here.
"We walked," said Edward simply, speaking for the first time. We both looked to him, surprised.
Charlie just shook his head, a furious expression on his face as he stared at Edward, before turning into the house. Edward pulled me up on his back when Charlie had gone into the house, and started running, towards his house. I cried into his back, knowing how much I had hurt him, and that soon, I would hurt him more.
As I remembered such harsh memories, I cried. Though this pain was very different from the one I was experiencing now, it still tore into me. I noticed that the pain was beginning to lessen. It still ripped painful waves through my body, though. So, as the pain rippled through my body and tears streamed down my face,
I scream.
It's slowly returning. I see Edward, his expression anguished, beside me. I want to reach out to him, to comfort him but the pain still binds me from major movement like that. I smiled, his face, though so worried, was still more beautiful than any human face. As mine would soon be, I realized with a thrill. Edward's icy hand was suddenly on mine again, and I smiled. He noticed. He smiled slightly, and whispered very softly; I'm surprised I was able to hear it at all; "One day left." So, another day had past. A wave of relief spread over me as I realized that it would soon be over. But then, the pain came back, and it took over everything else.
I scream.
With everything else put aside, I had no choice but to think about what I would do about Jacob. Would he hate me? Would he stay away from me with a degree of permanence now? The thought made me immensely sad. I wanted to keep him my friend, my best friend. But he kept insisting it was impossible. I still remembered his face, crumpled in pain, when I saw him last. He wouldn't answer my calls again, and that made me both angry and upset. I thought our underlining friendship couldn't be damaged. Apparently not. The pain of losing his friendship accompanied the slowly dimming pain then.
I scream.
Third Day.
I think this day was the longest. It felt like it. The pain, though still excruciating, was lessening. That kept me in the current mind state of repeating, "It's almost over. It's the last day." Of course, that made the day stretch out endlessly. I cried out to Edward, who held my hand, naturally, refusing to let go. Not that I wanted him to. I fingered my ring again, and smiled. For the first time in three painful, long days,
I didn't scream.
Finally, finally, the pain stopped. For a while, I just lie there, unmoving, waiting for the pain to come back. When it didn't, I sat up. Edward looked at me, curious. He jumped up, rising to his feet quickly. I saw it, though. I saw every movement. I knew, though, that it was faster than a human movement. I suddenly realized that I was wearing something different; it felt different. I looked down, but my clothes were the same.
I suddenly realized how sensitive I was. I swore I could feel every thread in my shirt, every piece of my jeans rubbing against me.
When I saw Edward, looking at me curiously, I beamed. I heard his muted intake of breath, and, looked away, embarrassed. I didn't feel the heat on my face, though. It was then that it hit me.
I was a vampire. I was actually a vampire.
It was over.
I smiled at Edward, who brought me into his arms. I lay my head on his chest, smiling. Edward then pulled back, only to lean in to press his lips to mine. He no longer held back. He could now kiss with all his emotion. I kissed him back, putting all of my emotion into it as well. I was glad I was a vampire. Nothing would have excused missing this. My hands moved greedily to his face, just as his moved to mine. We both memorized each other's faces. It lasted a lot longer than they usually did, too, because neither of us needed to worry about my running out of breath. After a few minutes of passionate kissing, I slowly pulled away, having heard voices.
"I don't hear her screaming anymore. Does that mean it's over?" Jasper's whispering voice came from up above us. I looked curiously upward, listening with my sensitive ears.
"I think so." Alice's soft, tinkling voice was soon followed by footsteps, two pairs, walking to the stairway.
Almost immediately after, Alice and Jasper were at eth bottom of the stairs. Alice gasped and ran, at full speed, to me. The sound of her impact sounded like thunder crashing.
"Oh my god, Bella! You're gorgeous!" She embraced me in a tight hug, and I hugged her back.
I then heard Rosalie coming down the stairs, and her face
her face was furious
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***1/2 (out of four)
The line between Josh Radnor and his "How I Met Your Mother" character Ted Mosby continues to disintegrate.
In "Liberal Arts," which marks a big step up from Radnor's writing-directing debut "Happythankyoumoreplease," Radnor plays Jesse, who has more than a little in common with Ted. He's a New York resident with ties to Ohio (like Radnor himself). He's incredibly judgmental in his tastes, which skew a bit snobby. And he's constantly off balance regarding his work and love life, which both unfold in the context of a sense that he's not in the place he's supposed to be by this age.
Yet Radnor doesn't allow "Liberal Arts" to turn into a quirky male fantasy as 35-year-old Jesse bonds with a 19-year-old college sophomore named Zibby (Elizabeth Olsen). Years ago, Professor Peter Hoberg (always-great Chicago native Richard Jenkins) was Zibby's mom's camp counselor. Now Jesse has returned from his work in New York college admissions to his Ohio alma mater to support Peter as he retires after 37 years. The occasion's not especially happy; Peter's speech quickly goes from amusingly self-deprecating to sad. The visit gets much sunnier as Jesse and Zibby bond, finding in each other kindred spirits separated in age by 16 years.
Radnor's far from the first writer-director to examine the romanticism of youth or feeling younger than your birth certificate indicates you are. In "Liberal Arts," he's sweetly honest about the college experience and Jesse's emotionally dangerous level of nostalgia. Despite Radnor's affinity for contrived names (in "Happythankyoumoreplease" it was Kate Mara's character, Mississippi), Zibby never seems contrived herself. Olsen's fantastic in the role, making Zibby excitable, passionate, deceptively mature yet not exactly fully formed. When a very amusing hippie (Zac Efron) acts as wingman for Jesse and encourages a coffee date with Zibby, Jesse suggests 9 a.m. She counters with 11:30 a.m. She shows up late smelling of beer, drinks his coffee and then pukes in the bathroom. The mutual infatuation develops in spite of the fact Jesse probably hasn't been drunk-sick in a decade.
The film captures the intellectual and romantic sensibilities of college while admitting students' shortsightedness. (I prefer it to the good-but-not-great "Perks of Being a Wallflower," whose portrait of high school better convinces on the page.) Rather than deliver another cutesy movie in which everyone exists on a similar plane, Radnor's opened himself up to different perspectives and how insufferable an extended existence of collegiate over-analysis can be. This is also a movie about one man's relationship with art—particularly books and music—and the impact that has on a vulnerable mind. Sometimes you want high culture; sometimes you want trash. "Liberal Arts" teaches the merits of both in a life lived in the present, appreciative of the past.
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Rice paper is available in the Asian-foods section of many supermarkets.
- 2 heads Boston lettuce, leaves separated, rinsed and patted dry
- 3 carrots, peeled
- 4 scallions (with 3 inches of green left on)
- 1 red bell pepper, seeded
- 16 rice paper (spring roll) wrappers (81D2 inches in diameter)
- 32 fresh mint leaves
- 32 small sprigs cilantro
- Spiced Chili Sauce
- 1. Remove any tough veinsfrom the centerof the lettuce leaves and discard; set lettuce aside. Slice the carrots, scallions and red bell pepper into 4-inch "matchsticks."
- 2. Dip a rice paper into a bowl of water for 5 seconds; shake off excess water and place on a clean kitchen towel. Stack several lettuce leaves on the lower third of the rice paper. Top with a few carrot, scallion and bell-pepper matchsticks followed by 2 mint leaves and 2 cilantro sprigs.
- 3. Fold the bottom of the rice paper up over the veggies. Fold in the sides, then roll up. Repeat with remaining ingredients. Serve the rolls on a platter with Spiced Chili Sauce. (If you prefer to prepare the rolls in advance, cover them with a damp kitchen towel for up to 3 hours.)
Nutritional analysis per serving (2 rolls, without the Spiced Chili Sauce): 210 calories, 42 g carbohydrate, 7 g protein, 1 g fat, 5 mg cholesterol


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A great and stately unfolding occurs in the "Ocean Park" paintings of Richard Diebenkorn, among which can be counted some of the most beautiful works of art created in America, or anywhere else, since the Second World War.
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Rootstocks with good vigor and resistance to nematodes are important for success with the new dried-on-the-vine (DOV) raisin varieties being adopted by San Joaquin Valley raisin growers, says a Fresno County farm advisor.
Stephen Vasquez has been evaluating DOVine, a variety released by USDA in 1995, in a Kingsburg vineyard established in 1996. DOVine was grafted on five, nematode-resistant rootstocks for comparison of production.
The vineyard has rootstocks Freedom, Harmony, Ramsey, USDA 10-17A, USDA 6-19B, and a rootstock developed by the University of California, RS-2, plus own-rooted DOVine. The trial was duplicated in methyl bromide-fumigated and non-fumigated portions.
In presenting data from the 2002-2004 seasons during the recent San Joaquin Valley Grape Symposium at Easton, Vasquez said RS-2 was consistently the highest producer, followed by Ramsey, own-rooted DOVine, and 1017-A. Harmony, which had erratic bud break each season, was the lowest producer.
Percentages of B and better raisins were highest for RS-2 in fumigated soil and Harmony in non-fumigated soil. Vines on 10-17A ranked lowest in both categories.
Own-rooted DOVine in fumigated plots had the lowest pruning weights at 2.9 kg, versus pruning rates ranging from 5.6 to 7.0 kg and from 5.5 to 6.9 kg in fumigated and non-fumigated plots, respectively.
DOV advantages
Interest in DOV raisin production, including improved varieties, new trellis designs, and mechanical harvesting, is being driven by advantages of lower labor costs and higher quality.
Varieties such as Fiesta, DOVine, and Selma Pete share the earlier maturity required for cane-cutting. However, they encounter problems when grown on their own roots like the longtime standard, Thompson Seedless. One disadvantage is the severing of canes that reduces the active canopy in half. "This de-vigorating process," Vasquez said, "can reduce the production of the vines over time."
While DOVine and Selma Pete are considered vigorous enough to overcome this problem, planting them on their own roots can lead to another problem, nematodes active in the sandy soils where raisin varieties are usually grown. The tiny worms can cut production by 25 percent by limiting vines' uptake of nutrients and moisture.
That, he said, is why rootstocks that impart both vigor and nematode resistance will be important in establishing new DOV vineyards.
Drying methods
Matthew Fidelibus, University of California viticulture specialist at Parlier, told the symposium of his investigations of drying methods and varietal effects on raisin quality. Collaborating with him were Vasquez and George Leavitt, Madera County farm advisor.
The research was done in response to grower observations that DOV raisins might continue to accumulate sugars, and improve in grade, following cane-cutting. Some also asked if the DOV process might affect raisin shape, causing them to be favored by the air-stream sorter.
The researchers concluded 1) that drying method can affect raisin quality, depending on variety, and 2) that effects on quality are not due to the air-stream sorter method and are probably not related to soluble solids.
In one of their trials, they found that DOVine berries, dried either on the vine or on trays, had similar quantity and composition of sugars before and after drying. "The raisins also had similar air-stream sorter grades, as would be expected from fruit samples having similar soluble solids," Fidelibus said.
However, in a separate study using raisins submitted to USDA for visual grading assessment, which the air-stream sorter is intended to duplicate, they found that the effect of drying method depended on variety.
Drying method, he said, had no effect on the quality of Selma Pete raisins, nearly 100 percent of which were graded B and better, but Fiesta DOV raisins graded much higher than Fiesta tray-dried raisins (97 percent versus 67 percent, respectively).
Fidelibus said choosing the best time to cut canes can be difficult in some years, particularly with Thompson Seedless. "The earlier in the season the canes are severed, the more likely it is that the fruit have not amassed enough soluble solids to make good raisins.
Hamper drying
"However, if the canes are severed too late, the raisins might not dry sufficiently, thus forcing the farmer to deliver his fruit to a dehydrating facility and negating the cost savings expected from the DOV method."
Earlier research showed that of fresh fruit having a reading of about 18 degrees Brix dried either by DOV or tray, the DOV raisins graded higher than the tray-dried.
"This suggests," Fidelibus said, "that the DOV process could be initiated earlier, with fruit at lower soluble solids, than is currently recommended for tray drying.
"Whether the differences in quality were due to fruit composition or to some other variable that affects grading is unknown and should be tested."
Fidelibus said raisin labor costs are among the highest, as a proportion of total production expenses, of any crop. Much of the costs are in labor needed for traditional harvesting, tray laying, and pick up, and the industry may need as many as 50,000 workers to complete a harvest.
He said between the 2000 and 2003 seasons, the raisin price was so low many growers could not recover harvest costs. "Even though prices improved in the last two years, the recent economic crisis stimulated interest in mechanical harvesting that is unlikely to ebb."
Sensory guidelines
The symposium heard from another researcher who has developed analytical sensory analysis guidelines, much like those used with wines, for determining consumer preferences for samples of tray-dried or DOV raisins.
Hildegard Heymann, professor and sensory scientist in the Department of Viticulture and Enology at the University of California, Davis, said those preferences have implications for raisin marketing.
Using "analytical sensory analysis," which involves trained panelists and is more objective and reliable than "consumer sensory analysis" involving targeted consumers, she diagramed raisin flavor traits for Selma Pete and Fiesta, both DOV and tray-dried.
Among the results from sampling, she found that Fiesta DOV raisins were more moist, while Fiesta tray-dried were more sticky and chewy. Selma Pete tray-dried were more spicy, and Fiesta tray-dried had larger wrinkles.
Heymann concluded there were distinct sensory differences between both varieties and between both drying methods, as well as interaction of cultivar and drying method. On average, she added, consumers do not much care which, although some clusters of consumers prefer certain versions.
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Mitt Romney's War on the War on Coal: Why Go After a Shrinking Voter Base?
It's one of the Romney campaign's 10th hour arguments against Barack Obama in Pennsylvania, Ohio, and Virginia. The Obama administration is waging a "war on coal." Before the Republican House packed up, it cast a symbolic vote for the Stop the War on Coal Act, to choke off regulations on the industry. Romney is on the air with ads reminding voters that 1) there are a bunch of sad coal miners out there, 2) China is using plenty of coal, and 3) in 2008, Obama warned that he'd make it tougher to build a coal plant.
The 2008 clip is an example of the Republican idea that Obama was never truly vetted in 2008; McCain used the video, too, but voters never saw it. The focus on coal is microtargeting on areas that rejected Obama last time -- often by larger margins than it rejected John Kerry, who lost these states. At a morning hang-out with former Rep. Tom Davis, who held part of Northern Virginia for Republicans before his 2008 retirement, I asked how much oomph the coal ads could have.
"Northern Virginia is 28 percent of the statewide vote," said Davis. "Coal country is 9 percent. And the problem is that it's not a growing vote. The NoVa vote is a growing vote. The Hispanic vote is growing. The Asian vote is growing." Could Romney benefit from driving up the margins in this smaller electorate? Obviously. But -- "We should be buying ads in Asian newspapers. They're cheaper and they have an impact. A lot of this ad money is wasted."


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BBC reports 'new record' for mobile during US election coverage
The BBC has reported a "record" number of mobile devices being used to access its web content in a day with "nearly 5 million" devices visiting BBC News Online on Wednesday (7 November), as results of the US election continued to be announced.
The broadcaster began measuring access via mobile devices at the beginning of the year. The record of almost 5 million beats a previous record from the week before of 4 million, recorded during Hurricane Sandy.
In a blog post BBC News website editor Steve Herrmann said the broadcaster's election coverage also "brought the highest traffic to BBC News Online so far this year".
On Wednesday (7 November) the news website recorded 16.4 million unique browsers.
Herrmann said this "makes it the highest traffic day of 2012 so far and rivals our two biggest previous days during the August riots and the March Tsunami, in 2011. During the England riots, on 9 August 2011 there were there were 18.2 million unique browsers".
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Newcastle loan Ferreyra from Shakhtar
Newcastle United have added to their striking options with the signing of Facundo Ferreyra on a season-long loan from Shakhtar Donetsk.
The Premier League club have the option to make the deal permanent if the Argentine impresses at St James' Park.
Ferreyra joined Shakhtar in July last year after scoring 17 goals in 25 appearances for Velez Sarsfield in his homeland.
The 23-year-old continued his strong form in the Ukrainian top flight, finding the net six times in 13 league games as Shakhtar secured a fifth straight title.
However, Ferreyra caused controversy last month as he and five other players refused to return to Shakhtar for pre-season training due to the civil and political unrest in Ukraine.
He later apologised for his actions, but will be playing his football away from Ukraine after becoming Newcastle's seventh acquisition of the transfer window.
The former Argentina Under-20 international has joined up with the Newcastle squad in Germany to take part in the Schalke Cup and revealed he had no hesitation in making the move.
"I am very pleased to sign for Newcastle United," Ferreyra told Newcastle's official website.
"I like the Premier League and when I knew that Newcastle were interested in me, it was a very easy decision to make.
"I spoke to my friend [Newcastle captain] Fabricio Coloccini, and when he told me about the club, I didn't need to think twice."
Newcastle manager Alan Pardew added: "Facundo is someone we know on a number of levels, including his friendship with Fabricio, and we think he could be a big success here at Newcastle.
"This is a player who has played at the top level and is highly-regarded in Argentina.
"He has tremendous potential and hopefully he can realise that here at Newcastle United."
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COLUMBIA, Md. (AP) — A Howard County police officer has been injured in a head-on crash near Columbia but is expected to survive.
Police say Officer Byung Moon was driving a police cruiser early Sunday about 3:45 a.m. on Washington Boulevard. That's when another car crossed the center line and struck the police cruiser head on.
Moon was taken to the University of Maryland Shock Trauma Center with non-life threatening injuries. Police say Moon is listed in stable condition.
The other driver is identified as Ruben Guillen of Columbia. Police say Guillen also was taken to the hospital and is in stable condition.
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South Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service is asking people not to put their lives in danger by trying to rescue deer from open water.
The emergency has this week twice been called out to rescue deer's stranded in a canals near Mexborough and Stainforth, only to find local people have already attempted rescues.
Station Manager Simon Dillon, said: "People shouldn't be risking their lives by attempting rescues in this way. Deer are extremely timid and easily frightened. They will swim away from humans until they are fatigued to the point where they can no longer swim, so any attempt to rescue them will almost certainly fail and is likely to do the animal more harm than good.
"In most cases these deer, which are well known to local people, make their own way out of the water. The last thing we want is people putting their own lives in danger by entering the water. Water can often be deeper than people realise, and you have no idea what lies beneath, like rubbish and reeds which can trap you and cause you to drown."
Whilst the fire service attends dozens of animal rescues in South Yorkshire every year, most involve domestic animals. Wild animals are notoriously difficult to rescue and there are usually other agencies, like the RSPCA, who can help instead.


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A Pedro Menendez High School student died on his family's farm in Hastings on Wednesday morning after the tractor he was driving flipped into a ditch.
Jerad Anthony Revels, 18, was driving an open cab tractor down a dirt road between two potato fields off Cowpen Branch Road near State Road 206 at William Revels Farms, a potato farm in Hastings.
Two tractors were traveling in front of Revels, including one driven by a family member.
Around 7:30 a.m. the tractor flipped over and pinned Revels in an irrigation ditch, officials said. The tractor either went off the path of the ground crumbled beneath the tires. The tractor fell about 7 feet to the bottom of the watery ditch.
Revels jumped or was ejected from the tractor, and water was not related to his death, said St. Johns County Fire Rescue spokesman Matthew Sara.
Authorities believe the accident happened either when the tractor went off the path or after the ground crumbled beneath the tires.
A family member was driving another tractor in front of Revels at the time of the accident and realized he was not there, and then found him and called 911, according to the St. Johns County Sheriff's Office. Revels' family owns the farm, and his family has been prominent in Hastings and in the regional agricultural community for several generations.
Fire Rescue workers were told around 7:45 a.m. that Revels was not breathing, when they got there, he confirmed that he was dead.
A St. Johns County Fire Rescue engine, rescue unit, battalion chief and a heavy rescue truck responded, Sara said.
The St. Johns County Sheriff's Office is investigating the cause of the crash.
He is the second Pedro Menendez student to be killed within the week. Ryan Scott Ford, 19, was involved in a bonfire party brawl over the weekend in Jacksonville and died in the fight. Two others were arrested. Ford's funeral is set for Thursday.
Counselors have been at the school today, as they were earlier this week to help students, teachers and parents who need their services, said Christina Langston, a spokeswoman for the school district.
"This is just a very tragic set of situations," she said.
The crisis team includes grief and guidance counselors and social workers from throughout the district, she said.
Dana Treen of the Florida Times-Union and Sheldon Gardner of the St. Augustine Record contributed to this article
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An 18-year-old Pedro Menendez High School student was killed Wednesday when he was pinned by an overturned tractor in Hastings.
Jerad Revels was driving the large open cab tractor down a dirt lane between two potato fields when it either went off the path or the ground crumbled beneath the tires, authorities said. His was the third in a line of three tractors traveling down the road.
The tractor tipped into a deep, water-filled ditch beside the road, said St. Johns Fire Rescue spokesman Matthew Sara.
Revels, whose family owns the farm on Cowpen Branch Road, either jumped or was ejected and landed beneath the tractor, Sara said. He said water in the ditch was not an issue in the death.
Family members are at the scene.
Rescue workers called about 7:45 a.m were told the victim was not breathing and confirmed the death once they arrived on the scene.
Sara said crews were working to retrieve the body from beneath the large farm tractor.
He said the extrication could take some time.
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Update: The man killed in the farm accident in Hastings this morning was a Pedro Menendez High School student. Details to come.
Earlier story: A young adult male was pronounced dead at the scene this morning after the tractor he was driving overturned on a dirt farming road in the vicinity of Cowpen Branch Road near State Road 206.
Matthew Sara, spokesperson for St. Johns County Fire/Rescue, reports that the tractor driver, who has not yet been identified, was trapped beneath the tractor, when the tractor overturned in a ditch on the dirt road .
Fire/Rescue responded to the 7:45 a.m. call and remain on the scene, along with the St. Johns County Sheriff's Office deputies, who are investigating the fatality.


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Ryan Reynolds' new film The Captive has been savaged by critics following its premiere at the Cannes International Film Festival in France over the weekend (16-18May14).
The psychological thriller, co-written and directed by Oscar-nominated filmmaker Atom Egoyan, stars Reynolds as a distraught father searching desperately for his young daughter eight years after she is abducted from his truck.
The movie was screened in competition on Friday (16May14), but attendees at the prestigious film festival were not impressed by the offering and booed the picture at the end of the premiere.
Reviews of The Captive reflected the negative reception of the film, with Variety's Justin Chang branding it a "ludicrous abduction thriller that finds a once-great filmmaker slipping into previously unentered realms of self-parody".
The Guardian's Peter Bradshaw also lambasted the project as "another one-star turkey", criticising the "appalling acting" by the girl's abductor, played by Kevin Durand, and a police officer portrayed by Rosario Dawson, and concluding, "Sadly, Egoyan's film is simply a tangled and conceited mess".
The Los Angeles Times' reviewer Steven Zeitchik echoed those sentiments in an article titled, "Atom Egoyan's The Captive performs a self-abduction", claiming the "wild plots and conspiracies... wouldn't be out of place in the most fantastical spy novel".
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President Obama stood toe-to-toe with faux conservative icon Stephen Colbert on 'The Colbert Report' and held his own (except against the Grumpy Cat video).
North Carolina Republican Party official Don Yelton is the latest public figure to learn that fake news shows can get you in just as much trouble as real ones. He resigned after a 'Daily Show' interview this week.
Obama, on Leno for the sixth time, said Americans should still travel but exercise caution, amid an elevated terror threat. Obama and Leno also talked Hillary, McCain, and a certain vegetable Obama claims to love.
Gov. Chris Christie, appearing on 'Late Night With Jimmy Fallon,' slow-jammed his decision to hold a special Senate election. He upped his cool quotient, but probably not with the Republican base.
Stephen Colbert rarely breaks out of his on-screen persona, but a bit of honest, raw anger seemed to peek out when he addressed his sister's loss to Mark Sanford in a congressional race.
Melissa Harris-Perry of MSNBC has apologized for comments made on her show about Ann and Mitt Romney's adopted grandchild, who is African-American. But what to make of her hashtag?
An internal CBS review of how Lara Logan and her producer handled a Benghazi report raised as many questions about the behavior of '60 Minutes' leadership as about its front-line correspondents.
George W. Bush, in a rare late-night talk show appearance, looked relaxed. He says he's not worried about the judgment of history. If they're still writing about the first president, 'the 43rd guy doesn't need to worry about it,' he said.
Time magazine cover: Time editor, by way of explanation, says Chris Christie is a 'big Republican' and did a 'really huge thing' in winning reelection. Really? Sure looks like a reference to fat, a near taboo for US politicians. But maybe not for Christie.
Workers stand for a poppy drop during a Remembrance Service at the Lloyd's building in London on Nov. 9.
Rush Limbaugh says declining ad revenue at talk radio stations that carry his programming isn't a sign that a boycott against him is working. It may have more to do with an expiring contract.
O'Reilly says that civil rights is a 'compelling' argument for gay marriage, and conservatives won't win if they just reference ('thump') the Bible. Ingraham says conservatives can do better but that, yes, 'thump,' is an insult.
Bill O'Reilly: Gay marriage proponent? Bill O'Reilly said on Tuesday that the arguments against gay marriage were weak. But does that mean he's a gay marriage supporter?
Fox News host Bill O'Reilly started yelling at guest Alan Colmes earlier this week when discussing President Obama and budget cuts. It was an odd development that points to deeper issues.
Rush Limbaugh, on his radio show Thursday, bemoaned how the political parties and media are portraying the impact of the automatic spending cuts that are set to take effect March 1.
Elizabeth Colbert Busch, also known as 'Lulu,' is running to fill a vacated South Carolina congressional seat. Does it help that her little brother is Stephen Colbert?
Both pundits were way off in their predictions for the 2012 elections. But Karl Rove is still a GOP player, while Dick Morris isn't. Fox's decision to drop Sarah Palin also fits the scheme.
Chris Christie helped defuse jokes about his weight with one bite of a jelly doughnut but resolving a rift with Speaker Boehner and GOP conservatives over hurricane Sandy relief won't be as easy.
The wild faceoff between CNN host Piers Morgan and gun activist Alex Jones has, suddenly, made Jones the new face of the pro-gun movement, just as the White House pushes for gun control.
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Come and visit the steepest non-supported air tram in North America. You will experience breath-taking views, above the river's fishways, in one of their comfortable 25 passenger air tram cabins. After the tram ride, walk over to the Salmon House Restaurant where you can enjoy mouth-watering salmon at the outdoor tables. For some dessert visit the Fudge Factory where they have over 30 flavors of homemade fudge. Also on the premises is the Patio Cafe, which is home to British Columbia's smallest outdoor pub. Your dog can even enjoy a nice cold drink of water from the "Pup Pub" bucket at the cafe. Dogs on leash are welcome in the air tram, at the outdoor restaurant and at the outdoor pub. This attraction is located about 2 and 1/2 hours from Vancouver off the Trans Canada Highway.
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In the latest example of how the military is learning to fix on the fly, the Army is developing a technology that will allow soldiers in combat zones to use 3D printing to repair damaged parts in aircraft and ground vehicles.
The new program, a joint effort between the U.S. Army Research Laboratory and Purdue University, combines the ABAQUS analysis tools with Python, an open source code that can be used to optimize structures.
According to a blog post from the U.S. Army Research Laboratory's Vehicle Technology Directorate at Aberdeen Proving Ground in Maryland, developing the ability to use 3D technology in the field to repair damage was an added bonus. The original goal was to create vehicles using a set of parts and topologically interlocked structures (TIS) using standard materials.
"The benefit for the soldier is an after-effect," Ed Habtour, a research engineer said in the post. "The TIS would provide an excellent energy absorption and dissipation mechanism for future vehicles using additive manufacturing. Subsequently, the soldier can print these structures in the field using additive manufacturing by simply downloading the model generated by the designer."
The segmented structures the lab is working on would be highly resistant to damage. Vehicles and airplanes made of them would be more resistant to heat, cracks caused by constant vibration and combat damage. They may even be better able to survive crashes. Once any of that damage does occur, a soldier could then diagnose the problem and use 3D printing to create replacement parts. If the outer skin of the vehicle were damaged, new parts could literally be printed and stuck onto the existing vehicle, making it as good as new.
"Sometime in the near future, soldiers would be able to fabricate and repair these segmented structures very easily in the front lines or Forward Operating Bases, so instead of moving damaged ground or air vehicles to a main base camp for repair, an in-field repair approach would essentially mean vehicles would be fixed and accessible to warfighters much faster at lower costs," Habtour wrote. "We want to change the conventional thinking by taking advantage of exciting materials and manipulating the structure based on the principle of segmentation and assembly."
The project is just among the latest military efforts to make innovative use of 3D printing. Last year, the Army added 3D printing capability to several of its Rapid Equipping Force labs in Afghanistan.
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Jeri, 3D printing of metals essentially creates an object composed of welds. IMO the biggest downside of something like this would be the necessity of carrying the raw materials. Unless you have the tools to shred existing parts to reform in the printer, you would need to have at least the amount of weight in materials (metal powder, foil, etc. depending on the printing process) that you'd be replacing/repairing.
This article has pretty progressive statements. I know current 3d printing systems. We use them to copy some simple stuff for development goals. 3D printing is nice. I know aircraft because I'm a mechanic and an old school Aero engineer with updated training. Current aircraft are put together with welds, fasteners and rivets for the metal and very complex glue for the composites. As an aircraft inspector with war experience I know. I do not think the Army we will be able to sign off complex repairs just yet nor in the immediate future. This article has very forward thinking that may sell these 3d printers. Due to safety and general physics 3d printing may always be limited to simple stuff. What bothers me is the ease to "copy items" and not pay for intellectual data rights to the rightful owners. The gun makers, Boeings, Lockheed's, Oshkosh's, and other major defense manufacturers should be worried about this capability we are moving towards.
I see this as being of much more benefit to the farming industry. If you are racing to get a 1000 acres of wheat harvested before a rainstorm flattens a field and a combine breaks down, you stand to lose hundreds of thousands in lost costs (planting, weeding, etc), other workers and equipment idled, and future contracts being honored (you may have to buy high to fulfill a contract) . Farm equipment is designed to run 24/7 under adverse conditions (though with few people trying to shoot it) but it does break down and there is no good time during planting or harvesting for even an hour of down time. The benefit to the people of farmers being more successful ripples outwards with lower food prices. We don't have to have wars of choice but we do have to have successful farmers, 87% of the US lives in cities and are therefore dependent on the less than 13% that make that possible.
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It recently dropped Microsoft's Internet Authentication Service (IAS) server for an SSL VPN (Secure Sockets Layer Virtual Private Network) solution from US-based Aventail as "Windows is not stable," says William Kwende, head of IOM's IT service centre in the Philippines.
IOM's previous remote access setup built on Microsoft IAS was also incapable of performing security scans before launching enterprise applications, he adds.
"We are an inter-government organisation. We hold and exchange among our 210 offices worldwide very sensitive data related to protected individuals, the counter-trafficking of individuals across borders, demobilisation of combatants, border management control issues and specific government assistance in various countries," says Kwende.
"Due to the nature of our operations, we have employees moving from country to country all the time and we need a solution that can insure remote access from all clients from IOM computers and mobile devices to public terminals."
The new solution
Besides validating the identity of Web sites and remote users, SSL VPN, in a nutshell, creates a secure, encrypted session from Web browsers to an application server, most often a proxy server.
The new solution is also in line with IOM's strategy to "consolidate access to internal applications using a flexible and secure remote access solution." One key benefit of SSL VPN is ease of maintenance. Unlike IPSec VPN, browser-based SSL VPN products do not require companies to install VPN software on client devices.
Another plus is cost savings. According to research firm the Yankee Group, SSL VPN technologies are only half the price of solutions based on the proprietary security protocol IPSec.
IOM is in the midst of rolling out the solution at its two global IT centres in Manila, the Philippines, and Geneva, Switzerland. Applications such as messaging and e-mail, database and payroll are gradually being moved from the previous IAS server to the VPN server.
While Kwende says the IOM's security has never been compromised, he believes that continuous investment is inevitable. "We can't wait for things to happen before we upgrade our systems."


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Also need help with a second program that manipulates an array of 7 integers according to the following rules:
first element is 32, last element is 87 with the second element being one more that of the last element. The second last element is 10 less than the first element and the 4th element is the sum of the first two and the last two elements, and the 3rd and the 5th elements are both zero.
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Best Season: May - September
Difficulty:Moderate, passes at 3300 meter
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Distance: 15 km in trek
DESCRIPTION: Observe wildlife in a protected natural park. Escape the summer heat of the Ferghana Valley. Relax in solitude surrounded by the cool juniper forests of the Kyrgyz Ata National Reserve. The sound of flowing water and birdsong provides a serene environment for hiking along ancient nomadic trails. Keen eyes may spot furry marmots, soaring eagles and other birdlife. Walk in the cool dawn around the summer camps of local Kyrgyz herdsmen busy with milking cows and mares. Spend one (or more) evenings under the wide starry sky and sleep soundly after hours of fun in the fresh mountain air.
ITINERARY: Osh city – Nookat village – Kyrgyzata (national park) - Karagoi summer camp – Nookat village – Osh city.
Drive to Kyrgyzata national reserve by car, 2 hours or 75 km. Walk up to the summit of the mountain (3300 m) and down to the shepherd's yurts (4 hours).
The Kolduck lake
Duration: daytrip
Best Season: May - September
Difficulty:Moderate, passes at 3128 meter
Requirements: Trekking shoes,
waterproof clothes, hat, sunscreen & sunglasses.
Distance: 15 km in trek
DESCRIPTION: Nice like appeared from the mountain springs and glaciers.Easy hiking trails. Locals go there for fishing and killing time. People from the nearby villages come with their yurts to camp and spend whole summer to find good pastures for their livestock. They always welcome you for a hot tea or horse's milk. Don't refuse.
ITINERARY: Osh city – Kolduck village – Kolduck Lake - back to Osh city.
Departure from Osh city. Drive to Kolduck lake , 2 hours. The village is located on the way to Sarytash village. Walk up to the two lakes. Have a lunch between two lakes. Enjoy the beauty of lakes. Back to Osh city.
Asankorgon mountains
Duration: daytrip
Best Season:April - October
Difficulty:Moderate, passes at 2711 m
Requirements: Trekking shoes, waterproof & warm clothes,
hat, sunscreen & sunglasses.
Distance:10 km in trekking ( 4 hours )
DESCRIPTION: The feeling of adventure is mirrored by the impressive landscape; green hills and snowy peaks layered over each other to create a spectacular scene with only the grazing sheep to remind you that this is Earth. At the highest peak of the mountain pass, the snow blows all around, impressing on you the ruggedness of such a remote land.
ITINERARY: Osh city – Jyluu suu village- Asankorgon mountains –Saryoi summer camp – Osh city
Early departure from Osh city. Arrival at the starting point of the hiking, 1:30 minutes. Head up to the pass through ancient trails. Crossing the small streams and walking across bushes is challenging. Have lunch at the top of the pass with the fascinating view of rocky dragon like mountain ranges. Descend toward summer camp Saryoi. Cross the river to meet you driver. Back to Osh city.
Kumbell mountains
Duration: daytrip
Best Season:April - October
Difficulty:Moderate, passes at 3 154 m
Requirements: Trekking shoes,
waterproof clothes, hat, sunscreen & sunglasses
Distance:16 km in trekking
DESCRIPTION: Visit a Kyrgyz summer camp (jailoo) to experience traditional nomadic life. Join in as
your Kyrgyz host milks the mares for the essential ingredient of Kyrgyz's national
beverage, kymyz. Taste national dishes in an authentic yurt. Spend a day walking or riding
among the fragrant juniper forests, valued for their medicinal benefits. Relax near the cool springs and streams. Join the shepherds herding their flocks. Conquer the high rocky slopes of the Alay mountains.
ITINERARY: Osh city –Chyyrchyck Pass 2400 m – Kumbell Pass 3154 m - Saryoi summer camp – Osh city
Departure from Osh city. One hour drive on Pamir Highway takes you to the Chyyirchyck Pass. Start trekking. Trek three hours to get to the Kum Bell pass 3154 meter. See shepherds busy with making bread and milking mares on the way. Have lunch at the top of the pass. Enjoy the stunning beauty of great Alay valley. Descend through the pass amongst evergreens. Arrive at locals' camp and have a hot tea in a yurt. Meet your driver and go back to Osh city, 2 hours.


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When the United States takes the field Tuesday night at Crew Stadium in Columbus for a crucial World Cup qualifying game against rival Mexico, defender Matt Besler will not be participating.
He started Friday's loss to Costa Rica and has been an integral part of the team's defense for much of the qualifying campaign. But he will not be in uniform.
Why? Officially, he is suspended for accumulation of yellow cards.
In actuality, it's because a linesman from that Costa Rica game couldn't tell the difference between a Daniel Day-Lewis performance and the sort of play-acting one might find in a third-grade Christmas pageant.
Traffic Sports has posted a YouTube video filled with field-level highlights of Costa Rica's 3-1 win. At 5:35 of the video, you can see the Ticos' Joel Campbell finish a brilliant end-to-end goal by slotting a shot past American goalkeeper Tim Howard.
But keep watching, because at 5:40, Campbell, still reflecting in the glory of the clinching goal, walks behind Besler, lifts his own right leg for no apparent reason, and then falls to the turf as though Besler has just done something dreadful to him. Campbell writhes on the ground until the referee, who had his back turned to this inconsequential intersection, runs onto the scene, looks to the sideline and the linesman, consults with him and then lifts a yellow card toward Besler.
Besler knew what that card meant, because he was among the several U.S. players who took the field aware that a yellow would mean being suspended for the Mexico match. Forward Jozy Altidore and defender Geoff Cameron also are out for that game. But Cameron's came on a legit foul, and Altidore earned his with a foolish shove in stoppage time.
Campell's was the sort of performance that gives soccer a terrible reputation among many American sports fans, not that athletes in basketball and football don't engage in simulation from time to time. Sports Illustrated's Brian Straus reports on Twitter that there is no process in the CONCACAF region for reviewing a yellow card such as this, unless it were a case of mistaken identity.
Nope. It's just outright fraud. That, you can get away with.


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El Monte RV Factors into Chinese RV Travel
June 2, 2010 by RVBusiness · Comments Off on El Monte RV Factors into Chinese RV Travel
El Monte RV has a prominent role in adopting nationwide standards for RV travel and tourism in China, according to a Chinese news release.
The release comes on the heels of a visit to China by El Monte's Joe Laing, part of a U.S. delegation visiting the 3rd Annual Hangzhou China Outdoor Lifestyle Show March 4-7 and six months after a sizable Chinese delegation visited the National RV Show last December in Louisville, Ky.
Laing was invited to be part of a 10-person forum addressing Chinese media and government officials on concerns related to the establishment of a viable recreational vehicle industry and its related lifestyle in China. The international group was coordinated and hosted by N-Tours International, a tour promotion firm based in Beijing.
According to this week's news release, China is to formulate a set of standards for motor touring centers, the China Automobile High-tech Industrialization Commission (CAHC) told a press briefing at the State Council Information Center in Beijing on Saturday (May 29).
"The domestic motoring travel market is huge, with as many as 200 million motorists touring every year, and more than 5,500 service centers scattered nationwide," Chen Dongsheng, secretary general of CAHC, told the press.
"But the service centers lack adequate infrastructure and common service standards," he added. "We are taking the initiative to formulate standards to regulate travel centers and create a comfortable environment for motorists."
Chen said the draft standards would be ready by September. They will cover 11 areas, including hospitality, caravan (RV) sites, service facilities and security.
The standards will apply to automobile clubs, rescue services, parking sites, reception centers and vehicle after-sales services. "We are inviting them to work together to develop the standards," Chen told China.org.cn.
El Monte RV, a U.S.-based rental company, will help draft the standards. "Recreational vehicles represent a new type of lifestyle in China. You can just drive your house around without worrying about booking accommodation," said Yang Lin, deputy secretary general of CAHC and general manager of El Monte RV, China.
"Recreational vehicles have great potential in China. We plan to invest about 200 million yuan ($30 million U.S.) to build RV towns where motorhome drivers can stay while touring," Chen said.
An intelligent booking service platform will also be set up. "With a click of the mouse, drivers will be able to get any information they need, and thus will save them both time and money." Chen told China.org.cn.
The Chinese have jumped head first into accommodating the growing RV industry.
"What we got from the show is that there are a lot of Chinese people interested in RVing," Laing told RVBUSINESS.com upon return from his tour. "The question remains how that interest will work itself out. Everyone is unsure how the Chinese RV industry is going to further evolve. The thought I most expressed to them is they should use the American RV industry as a framework or guideline. We have the most successful RV market and the best RV market in the world."
China has an existing camping population, but it is nearly all tent camping and the existing campgrounds are organized for tenters only. The country also has a selection of national parks and other camping attractions. However, there are less than 50 RV campgrounds in all of China and no network of retailers or RV support businesses or publications.


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LSU 71, No. 8 Penn St. 66
Penn State coach Coquese Washington spent an entire season
preaching defense, and it helped the Lady Lions win even on nights
when shots weren't falling.
That is, until the final minutes of their second-round NCAA
tournament game against LSU.
Adrienne Webb scored a career-high 29 points, including a
pivotal 3-pointer with 3 minutes left, Bianca Lutley added a clutch
basket in the final 40 seconds, and LSU upset third-seeded Penn
State 71-66 on Tuesday night.
"We've held teams scoreless the last five, six, seven, eight
minutes of a game, and we didn't do that tonight," Washington
said. "When they needed a basket, they got a basket. So
defensively I felt we could have been a little bit better."
Nikki Greene had 16 points and 16 rebounds, and Alex Bentley
scored 14 for Penn State (26-6), whose loss meant all four No. 3
seeds were out of the tournament.
Bentley's night started strong but ended with a miss in the
final minutes that could have given the Lady Lions the lead.
"They just came out in the second half with a little bit more
firepower and a little bit more determination," said Penn State
forward Mia Nickson. "It's really tough. We worked really hard to
get here. … It's going to be hard to swallow."
Penn State's Maggie Lucas, the Lady Lions' leading scorer all
season and the Big Ten player of the year, shot 2 of 10 and
finished with nine points, missing a 3-pointer and jumper in the
tight final minutes.
"She got good looks. She didn't knock them down, so that's
basketball," Washington said. "That's the way it goes some
Webb was 10 of 16 in what would have been her last game had No.
6 seed LSU (22-11) lost. Instead, she carried LSU to the Spokane
Regional semifinal on a night when the Lady Tigers had only seven
available players.
"Adrienne Webb is one of hardest-working players I've ever
coached," LSU coach Nikki Caldwell said. "Her competitive spirit
on the defensive end allowed her to really have the attitude you
have to have when you face a player like Lucas."
"Her mental toughness is something she has fostered throughout
the offseason," Caldwell added. "So she's been training for this
type of game, this type of environment, this type of
Lutley overcame foul trouble and scored 18 points, including a
tough floater in traffic in the final minute to give LSU the lead
and added another key free throw to make it a four-point game with
8.3 seconds to go.
LSU next meets second-seeded California on Saturday.
The Lady Tigers opened the tournament with only eight healthy
players, but reserve junior guard Jeanne Kenney's concussion in
LSU's first-round victory sidelined her against the Lady Lions.
Kenney, an emotional leader for the Lady Tigers, was told to stay
home, Caldwell said, in an effort not to aggravate any of her
The Lady Tigers hoped to avoid having key players in foul
trouble, but that's what happened. Lutley, a 5-11 starting forward,
was called for her fourth foul with 11:51 left. Then 6-foot-4
reserve center Derreyal Youngblood was called for her fourth with
6:01 to go.
That limited both players aggressiveness in defending and
rebounding, and Penn State appeared ready to pull away when Green
scored three times inside, Taylor hit a layup with Lutley backing
away during an 8-0 run that gave the Lady Lions a 60-55 lead.
But Lutley responded with a 3, and LSU regained the lead, at
63-62, on Webb's 3 with 3:04 to go.
Ariel Edwards, who had 13 points for Penn State, drove past both
Lutley and Youngblood for a layup, then hit a pull-up jumper with
54 seconds left that put Penn State in the lead for the final time
at 66-65. But Lutley then dribbled into traffic in the lane and
rolled in a shot to restore LSU's lead.
The contributions by Webb and Lutley were particularly important
on a night when 6-foot-5 Theresa Plaisance, an All-Southeastern
Conference forward, shot 3 of 14 and finished with eight
"They've been a team all season that played through adversity.
… They kind of used that as fuel, and certainly it happened
tonight," Washington said of LSU. "They had some added emotion,
along with the home crowd."
As happens sometimes in women's basketball, Penn State had to
play on the road as the higher seed because first-round sites had
been pre-determined. Last season, they overcame that to beat LSU in
Baton Rouge in the second round, but not this time.
Now LSU is in the regional semifinals for the first time since
2008, while Penn State failed to get as far as it did last season
despite appearing to have a deeper and more experienced team.
"It's a tournament. People lose. Upsets happen," Washington
said. "That's part of the tournament."


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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Interior Department will review Royal Dutch Shell's (RDSa.L) 2012 Arctic oil drilling program to assess the challenges the oil company faced and to help guide future permitting in the region.
The announcement on Tuesday follows the grounding of one of Shell's rigs off the coast of Alaska last week, the latest mishap the company has encountered as it undertakes an ambitious Arctic exploration effort.
"Exploration allows us to better comprehend the true scope of our resources in the Arctic ... but we also recognize that the unique challenges posed by the Arctic environment demand an even higher level of scrutiny," Interior Secretary Ken Salazar said in a statement.
Any changes in permitting requirements or delays due to the review could threaten Shell's drilling plans for 2013. The company faces a limited window during the summer when weather conditions and regulators will allow drilling.
Interior said it hopes to complete its "high-level" assessment within 60 days.
Also on Tuesday, the U.S. Coast Guard in Alaska ordered a special investigation into the causes of last week's grounding of Shell's Kulluk drill ship, a probe that the Coast Guard said was expected to take several months.
Known as a formal marine casualty investigation, it is convened when a shipping accident has considerable regional significance or may indicate vessel class problems, or if such an investigation is the best way to assess technical issues that may have contributed to the problem, the Coast Guard said.
Shell has spent $4.5 billion since 2005 to develop the Arctic's vast oil reserves, but the company has faced intense opposition from environmentalists and native groups, as well as regulatory and technical hurdles.
The oil company made some strides last year, actually beginning preparatory drilling in the Chukchi and Beaufort seas. But the work was far short of completing up to three wells in the Chukchi and up to two in the Beaufort, as Shell planned.
Instead, its 2012 drilling season was beset by delays due to lingering ice in the water and problems with getting a mandatory oil spill containment vessel certified by the Coast Guard.
Shell welcomed the department's review, conceding that it had experienced some challenges.
"We have already been in dialogue with the DOI on lessons learned from this season, and a high level review will help strengthen our Alaska exploration program going forward," Shell spokeswoman Kelly op de Weegh said in a statement.
Interior said it would examine the issues with Shell's containment vessel, as well as issues with Shell's two Arctic drilling rigs, the Kulluk and Noble Corp's (NE.N) Discoverer, which Shell has under contract there.
It was the Kulluk that broke away from tow boats and ran aground on New Year's Eve in what were described as near hurricane conditions before being towed to safety on Monday.
U.S. Senator Mark Begich, an Alaska Democrat and strong supporter of offshore Arctic drilling, called on Tuesday for a hearing to examine the Kulluk situation.
"While this incident notably involves marine transportation and not oil exploration or drilling, we must quickly answer the many questions surrounding the Kulluk grounding and improve any regulatory or operational standards as needed to ensure this type of maritime accident does not occur again," Begich said in a letter to Coast Guard Commandant Admiral Robert Papp and to Shell.
Environmentalists see the Kulluk accident as new evidence that oil companies are not ready for Arctic drilling, calling on the government to put permitting there on hold.
One group calling for a pause in permitting, conservation group Oceana, said Interior's review was a step in the right direction, but it must be "more than a paper exercise."
"The Department of the Interior, after all, is complicit in Shell's failures because it granted the approvals that allowed Shell to operate," said Michael LeVine, Pacific senior counsel at the ocean conservation group.
As for the Kulluk itself, the unified command for the accident response said it remained anchored in its bay of refuge and still showed no signs of leaks or spills. Later on Tuesday, remote operated vehicles are expected to examine the hull and divers will be called in if necessary, the statement said.
Additional reporting by Yereth Rosen in Anchorage and Braden Reddall in San Francisco; Editing by Ros Krasny, Gary Hill, Jim Marshall and Andre Grenon