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Treasure Chest Thursday -- Handmade Doll
Among my treasures is this wonderful doll that hubby had made for me. It was my 35th birthday (my first birthday as his wife) when he surprised me with this doll that was handmade by a woman that we knew in Lava Hot Springs, Idaho. That year for Christmas we had one made for my sister and mother.
Gee, I just call her doll. Do you think I should give her a name?
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Sage XI2?
Anyone own this rod in a 8 wt. I'm interested in this rod, but have only see ads for it, no first hand knowledge of the rod. I broke my Saint Croix elite 8 wt. this past wk. (freak accident :eek: :( ) If the repairs are costly will consider getting this sage.
I have the 9 and the 10. Faster and lighter in the hand than RPLXi, but plenty of backbone for vertical lifting. Oversized guides and reel seat designed for the salt-chuck. 4pc is nice for travel.
The best thing about the rod is you can really feel it load. No need to overline, even with a floater. IMHO the best SW rod on the market :devil: |
I own an 8 wt. Xi2s. Fast powerful rod that can handle the distance but also has good touch through out the stroke. I just got back from a bonefish trip and was very pleased with this rods performance in terms of accuracy and feathering the fly to some spooky bones. I know there are some value rods out there at half the price that will perform nearly as well, but that little bit of added performance is nothing but pure sweetness. The rod met and exceeded my expectations.
I have a 9wt which I used in the Cape a couple of weeks ago. It worked brilliantly with the Orvis 300 grain Depth Charge line.
Compared to other rods that I use (Orvis T3) it has a more middle to tip action but has a lot of backbone when playing fish. It is beautifully finished and I would not hesitate to recommend it to anyone. Pete |
I have the Xi2 in an 8-weight and it's a fine rod. I like the fact that it's a four-piece, and I like the action a bit better than the softer RPLXi, though don't find it to be any smoother than its predecessor. I also liked the RPLXi's braced stripping guides better than the new, low-profile jobs. It's a very capable rod, but I like the Winston Boron IIx and the Loomis GLX Crosscurrent better. The Loomis is more powerful and faster than the Sage, and the Winston has much more feel and is more enjoyable to use.
You may prefer something completely different, so try to cast it before you buy. Good Luck, Count |
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It's going to be a banner year for fire ants, I think. They'll definitely keep me out of the fields of Bluets I'd like to photograph right now.
There are a few bird photos left in my stash that I'll share here. Most of them get sent to the recycle bin as they don't satisfy me any longer. Whatever it was I had, I'll get it back, I guess.
I loved this photo. It needed some editing, so I gave it a try. Can you tell it was taken through a dirty window during a rainstorm?
The White-throated Sparrows are still whistling their odd little tune. There are a dozen, so sweet.
I have many great birds at my house all year. I like catering to the Downys and Red-bellieds. When spring arrives, however, the dark and heavy mobs move in and defeat the nicest birds.
Last spring was a backyard bird nightmare here while I continued to top off the feeders every day, served a wide variety of the best bird lovin' food. Who dominated and ate it all? Take a guess. I can name five species.
All birds go to heaven and have a right to eat and live. I'm OK with that concept... but not on my dime. If I'm a snob feeder, sue me.
Starting now, routines change. My feeders will be dry for a few days a week! I'll save cash for my trip to West Virginnie!
The birds don't need twenty pounds of black oil sunflower or safflower seed and ten pounds of nuts with all the trimmings every week… There are bugs and fruits out there. Plenty of it!
That rule will apply to me, too. No, I won't eat bugs, but fruit for dinner is a good thing. Mr. Meat & Potato can have what he wants. I'll even prepare it but pass on helpings.
I'll be walking inside and outside and attempt a few sit-ups if I have any muscle left!
I've started walking hard and fast this week, inside the college building with my iPod.
I'm working through the pain of shin splints. It's great.
I'll lose some weight, hopefully...
No nicotine or cigs = extra pounds. Ugh. I'm facing yet another challenge.
The days are longer,
the sun will be shining,
and I shouldn't be sitting all evening.
So, I'll be busy for a while.
When I hang the hummingbird feeders on Sunday,


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Julie C 10/29/2006 12:58:55 AM
beautiful photo! love the colors ... how were they achieved? I assume PS, but what kind of filter ... #547780Julie Robinson 10/29/2006 2:15:33 AM
A fantastic image Kerry ! #3516759Paul G Slate 10/29/2006 3:09:01 AM
What a great capture! wonderful lighting! Great shot Kerry I realy like the effect! #3516964Janine Russell 10/29/2006 7:39:18 PM
Kerry, excellent colors, detail, lighting, composition and effects. #3520811Linda D. Lester 11/23/2006 3:26:11 PM
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Big congratulations on your finalist, Kerry! #3621767Kay E. Mahoney 11/23/2006 7:11:45 PM
Congratulations on your beautiful finalist. Good luck in the next round. #3622495Paul G Slate 11/24/2006 3:52:05 AM
Congratulations on your finalist! nice work Kerry ! #3624031Janine Russell 11/24/2006 10:27:39 AM
Kerry, congratulations on your finalist. #3625779Nadya Johnson 11/24/2006 1:54:04 PM
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Congratulations on a well deserved Finalist Kerry #3628848Donna LaMattino Pagakis 11/25/2006 4:15:16 PM
Congratulations!!!!! Stunning lighting!! Great colors on this finalist!! #3630399ronda chatelle 11/25/2006 8:15:07 PM
Stunning Image Kerry! I love your choice of effects! Excellent color saturation and presentation. Congratulations! #3631307
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This was outside on an uneven road and not the best conditions (cold, wet, rocks in shoes)
Not making excuses, but the real test will be on an indoor track.
Anyways, I def noticed that my legs weren't hurting or getting sore.. thanks squats.
I seem to have issues bringing my knees up fast and high, so plyo is probably in order.
I'm thinking ?vertical jumps/step ups/leg raises? before leg sessions, 200/400/800m sprints on Wednesdays (on a Mon/Tues Thurs/Fri training schedule) and then an easy/moderate 5k on sundays.
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Farm building exemptions cause tax revenue shortfall in Chilliwack
Changes to the way farm buildings can be taxed by municipalities across B.C. will have "huge implications" for Chilliwack, said Chilliwack Mayor Sharon Gaetz.
About 87.5 per cent of the assessed value of outbuilding improvements on farms will now be exempt from taxation.
As a result, a $400,000 tax shortfall for Chilliwack is being predicted for 2013, according to a city staff report from the City of Chilliwack finance department.
It means taxes could go up for some or all rate classes, or municipal services could be cut, which are among the options being studied at city hall to deal with the expected shortfall.
Chilliwack MLA John Les said flat out he was surprised to hear the dollar figure pegged so high.
"First of all I'm a little surprised to hear the estimate (for Chilliwack) is as high as $400,000," said.
The tax changes in question arose from a provincial review of taxation in the agricultural sector.
Starting next year, the exemption will be the greater of 87.5 per cent, or $50,000 of assessed value, whichever is higher. It used to be capped at $50,000.
In Abbotsford, the tax shortfall is estimated at $900,000.
A government committee, the Farm Assessment Review Panel, studied the issues in recent years, and recommended the changes that are now being implemented.
"Quite a number of farm folks felt that having all their farm buildings subject to residential assessment was unfair," said Les.
It was conducted in consultation with groups like the Union of B.C. Municipalities, the MLA said, so it couldn't have been a complete surprise to city officials.
"The good news is this provides us with an opportunity to talk to the province about the future of farming, and farmers," Mayor Gaetz told The Progress.
"It may provoke a more thorough discussion about agricultural land, who pays for it, and who supports the taxation of it."
But that's an old argument dating back 40 years or so, said the MLA, and it's one that's been espoused by Chilliwack and other agricultural communities to suggest the cost of preserving agricultural land should be borne by urban centres as well.
"That argument has never gained any traction," Les said. "At the same time, it's clear farming is one of the important economic pillars of our community but I have yet to hear anyone come up with anything that's more equitable."
Chilliwack has somewhere between 800 and 900 farm operations.
The province should be sharing the load to some extent, Mayor Gaetz said.
"In my view I don't think the people of Chilliwack should have to bear the full brunt of taxation for farms. There should be some sort of subsidy from the province, to help them preserve and maintain agriculture."
City officials are still seeking clarification on the implications of the changes, and are studying the options to deal with the tax shortfall.
"This year we were very proud to have kept the tax rate increase at 3.44 per cent," said Gaetz.
Every $600,000 cost increase represents a one per cent tax rate increase.
"So if these changes had been implemented for this year, the tax increase would have been at 4 per cent, without the addition of any services," she said.
"At this point we're looking at all of our options. There's a limit to what people can pay for taxation. There has to be a way to talk about farming in a more sustainable way."


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Lakers getting Steve Blake's old self now
If you'd never seen Steve Blake play basketball except for last season, you would be shocked that he is normally a quiet leader.
But already this season, Blake is getting back to his old self -- to the point that Metta World Peace, anointed the leader of the bench unit this season by new coach Mike Brown, pointed over to Blake as the real leader of that unit.
"Steve is really the main one," World Peace said. "I just try to help out."
Despite never being a marquee player, Blake has been a respected and fierce competitor for so many NBA teams, playing the point-guard position with tenacity and offering clutch 3-point shooting. The Lakers believed they were getting that good stuff when signing him as their top free agent in 2010, someone who would be a lot like Derek Fisher, the team's co-captain with Kobe Bryant.
But feeling ill at ease in Phil Jackson's equal-opportunity triangle offense with a two-guard front, Blake never asserted himself. He struggled to find moments to shoot and didn't create the great looks for his teammates the way he did flashily in exhibition play when he wasn't fully immersed in triangle ball yet.
Now the triangle is gone, and it would not be surprising at all if Blake winds up playing more minutes this season -- especially by the time the postseason arrives -- than Fisher, still the starter because Brown believes Fisher remains a good fit with the star power in a lineup with Bryant, Pau Gasol and Andrew Bynum.
"I love Coach Jackson and enjoyed playing for him that year, but at the same time, I'm happy to be back with more of a comfort level for me with this type of offense," Blake said. "He (Brown) is letting me play with confidence and just letting me go out there and run the team, and I really appreciate it and enjoy playing for him."
Blake is the Lakers' fourth-leading scorer through four games at 7.8 points. He hasn't shot well (35.5 percent), but he has made his trademark 3-pointers (41.2 percent) and is generally more active and assertive. As important as anything, he has committed just two turnovers in 89 minutes of play. Fisher has nine turnovers in 101 minutes, but the two of them traditionally are among the league's best at limiting turnovers.
Asked if he had any regrets over not shooting more and being more aggressive last season, Blake said: "I'm not really the type of guy to force shots. In the triangle, it's tough to create for yourself. That's kind of the way things go sometimes."
Now, though, Blake accepts he can do more. He said he plays off World Peace a lot and spots up, with Brown trying to run some offense through World Peace's post-ups, but Blake acknowledged: "It's always the point guard's job to lead his team."
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Muslims believe that there is only one God, referred to as Allah. Muslims believe that Islam existed long before the Prophet Muhammad and that the religion has gradually evolved with time. The Qur'an describes as Muslims many Biblical prophets and messengers: Adam, Noah (Arabic: Nuh), Moses (Arabic: Musa) and Jesus (Arabic: Isa) and his apostles. The Koran states that these men were Muslims because they submitted to God, preached His message and upheld His values. Thus, in Surah 3:52 of the Koran, Jesus' disciples tell Jesus: "do thou bear witness that we are Muslims".
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10 Hot Food Trends Of 2014
Culinary pundits have already started doing serious research on the trends that are going to be 'in' next year i.e. 2014. With terms like tortas, cemitas, and Shakshuka becoming common place, you are likely to be engulfed with Jewish fusion dishes as well as gourmet vegetarian food, believe the food experts. Do take a look at the predictions and get abreast of what is going to be classy, come January. After all, you wouldn't like to risk being called a food ignoramus, would you?
Filipino food- Puto or rice muffins with cheese toppings is destined to become big in 2014.
Fluke- A typical flatfish, also known as the summer flounder, will outdo the tuna and salmon in demand.
Chicken skin- Serving chicken with the skin on is nothing new. However, you are likely to see a spurt in dishes made with chicken skin entirely. The chicken skin happens to be the pork rind of 2014.
Liquid nitro ice cream- Cool cryogenics are likely to come into play while creating innovative, super-cold frozen desserts. Yes, even with ingredients that don't freeze easily.
- Year-round rosé wines- Wines of rosy hue will be served with a variety of dishes right from Jan through Dec.
Jerusalem artichokes-The inulin (not insulin) rich tubers are extremely nutritious as they contain high amounts of iron, potassium, phosphorus, and copper as well. They are likely to replace the starchy potatoes in a variety of dishes as soon as you bid adieu to 2013.
Sorghum- Sweet sorghum, a type of grass, will be used more extensively instead of white table sugar and artificial sweeteners.
Paleo diet- We are likely to eat as our Stone-age ancestors did, eons ago. History repeats itself, for sure!
- Banh mi – The Vietnamese version of the single serving baguette is likely to go mainstream this year.
- Teres major – Sirloin becomes passé as the tender meat from the beef shoulder wins the race as the beef cut of 2014.
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The video game industry is still reeling from the news about Bungie's deal with Activision. Find out what this new partnership is all about.
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With a diverse multicultural population, Australia is well placed to provide studies targeting specific demographics.
Australia's strong history of quality and experience in clinical research is well known, and whilst being a comparatively mature market, Australia is a young country whose clinical research sector continues to grow and adapt to the globally competitive climate of the day. Needless to say, there remain many great opportunities for those seeking to undertake research for product development. With the global financial crisis fallout still under way, and an understated reduction in investment in clinical trials, service providers and innovators alike are becoming more astute in allocation of their limited resources.
Does the possibility of up to 45 percent tax refund of eligible expenses on your next clinical trial sound too good to be true? Well it might be, but whoever dared in Australia, has often won. Mesoblast recently announced receipt of $4.3 million from the Australian Tax Office under the Federal Government R&D Tax incentive program, indicating that this related to expenditure in the period 2011-12. These funds would be used to advance development of its mesenchymal precursor cell technology platform and product pipeline. The program is also of interest to foreign entities seeking to conduct clinical trials through a local Australian subsidiary or sister company depending upon eligibility.
There is anecdotal evidence that some Australian companies are also benefiting from this incentive outside Australia. There is an increasing desire from most Australian Universities to 'engage' more with the 'industry'. Historically, at least in Australia, universities have been very insular from the commercial world, especially with regards to research projects. This remains the case to a point, However, things seem to be changing albeit slowly. Changes in grant funding programs, which in some cases now look favorably to applications that include an 'industry' or a commercial involvement may have spurred this trend. Perhaps with increased competition for student enrollment (especially from overseas) to offer paths into the workforce or at least differentiate the educational product. Another thought is that there may be a desire to compete with industry service providers, or at least for universities to start to become more entrepreneurial. Intellectual property (IP) generated in the university environment can be leveraged on and be gained from. New South Innovations for the University of New South Wales (UNSW) has opened up its doors to their easy access or "Free IP".
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Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, was a piece of work that was far ahead of its time, and to be observant, so was Mary Shelley. Frankenstein and its author, both made impressions that the public at that time had a hard time swallowing. Frankenstein is essentially an indirect reflection of Shelley's own turbulent life. Mary Shelley really poured a lot of her own experiences and shared with the readers a lot of her joys and despairs. Even though that it is meant to be a horror novel, readers will find that the psychological aspect of the novel a lot more interesting than the actual horror aspect. We will further discuss the mirroring of the novel to Mary Shelley's own experiences. For now, it can only be said that this psychological thriller written by Mary Shelley will not only give the reader an in-depth look into themselves and the society around them, but also secretly harbors a part of its author inside it's 200 pages.
Mary Shelley's life was reflected in her eighteenth century novel Frankenstein, set in various locations such as Geneva, the Swiss Alps, Ingolstadt and England. Coincidentally, these setting all have a great connection with her life. The novel introduces Geneva as the first setting and Geneva was where the protagonist was born. In the beginning of the novel, "I am by birth a Genevese, and my family is one of the most distinguished of that republic" (Mary Shelley 31) reflecting on Mary Shelley's life. During that time of period "She and three other writers including her soon-to-be-husband, Percy Mary Shelley, were staying at Lake Geneva in Switzerland during that summer of 1816, entertaining one another by telling and competing to write the best ghost stories" (Querna 1). Maybe the lightning and thunder outside during the ghost story competition gave her the method in which the monster was brought to life by Victor Frankenstein.
Mary Shelley was staying at Geneva when she conceived of her novel therefore Mary Shelley used Geneva as the first setting. Also, Victor Frankenstein was also born in Geneva in the novel, thus the birth of "Frankenstein" began. The Swiss Alps and Ingolstadt are both located in Switzerland, and she thought of the story in Geneva Switzerland, this show to the reader that Mary Shelley is using the places around her as the setting which connects to her life with the setting. "Mary Wollstonecraft Godwin was born on August 30, 1797, in London, England" (Bloom 1). This quote reveals that Mary Shelley was born in England which made it really clear why England was one of the major settings in Frankenstein. "Settled around Byron's fireplace in June 1816, the intimate group of intellectuals had their guests to write a ghost story" (Telgen 180-202). This depicted the reasoning behind her novel; Lord Byron's challenge to write a ghost story. The time period in the novel was also set around the 1800s therefore the time period when Mary Shelley wrote the story and the time period of the actual novel connects. Diseases were popular during the 1800s and Mary Shelley uses disease as the reason why Victor's mother died which made the story more realistic from her point of view. Mary Shelley had mirrored doctor Frankenstein's life with that of her own. It is also observed that the monster in the novel tried his best to mirror Victor's life, educating itself and trying to fit in with the public. It is also noted that both Victor and the monster did not really fit in with the public, and neither did Mary Shelley. Both she and Victor had important people in their lives, that they both ended up losing, where as the monster did not have anyone to lose to start with. It can be assumed that Mary is comparing herself with the monster, where implying that if she had nothing important in her life to act as an anchor, she would be a monster like the monster in her novel, with no one to love her and accept her. "I am alone and miserable: man will not associate with me; but one as deformed and horrible as myself would not deny herself to me. My companion must be of the same species and have the same defects. This being you must create (Shelley 137)." This shows that the monster is trying to fit in but no one was helping him.
"Mary Shelley's biographies trace 1816 as a happy year for the Mary Shelley Marriage; a son, William, was born" (Telgen 180-202).William in the novel act as Victor's youngest brother. Referring to the quote, William is also the name of Mary Shelley's son; she connects her new born son as a character in the novel. William's name can also be connected to Mary's father as well. Even though he is William's brother, he is portrayed as an innocent child, incapable of harming anybody and defenseless against the monster. This must have been how she viewed her own son as a newborn, and a reader can clearly see the connection between them. "I wish you could see him; he is very tall of his age, with sweet laughing blue eyes, dark eyelashes, and curling hair. When he smiles, two little dimples appear on each cheek, which are rosy with health" (Shelley 64), this illustrates the thought of Mary Shelley when she was emphasizing the look of William and how she contrasts William in the novel with her new born son.
Mary Shelley's mother died when giving birth to Mary Shelley, "Her mother, Mary Wollstonecraft, author of a Vindication of the Rights of Women, died giving birth to her" (Thomas 62). It connects to why Victor's mother died in the beginning of the novel due to disease. During the 1800's, smallpox, scarlet fever and cholera were really common. This also connects to the setting of the novel.
Mary Shelley's childhood life and adulthood life is reflected in the novel, "ten days after Mary Shelley's birth, Wollstonecraft died from complications, leaving Godwin, a self-absorbed intellectual leaving Godwin, a self-absorbed intellectual, to care for both Mary and Fanny Imlay, Wollstonecraft's daughter from an earlier relationship" (Bloom1-4). In the novel, after Mary Shelley's mother died her dad Godwin took care of her, this connects to the novel. When Victor Frankenstein's mother died from disease, his dad took care of him. In both situations, the mother died when they are young and the dad took care of him/her. "Mary's home life improved little when four years later her father married his next-door neighbor, Mary Jane Clairmont, who already had two children of her own" (Bloom 1-5), in reality Mary Shelley had two step sister and in the novel, Elizabeth Lavenza and Justine Moritz was adopted by Frankenstein's family. This connects with how Mary Jane Clarmont brought in the two children to her family in reality to his family which made Mary Shelley's life connects with the novel. "In July 1814, one month before her seventeenth birthday, Mary ran away with Percy, and they spent the next few years traveling in Switzerland, Germany and Italy. (Bloom 1-5), in reality Mary Shelley got married in an early age which connects with how Victor also got married in an early age. This part of the novel also provided some ironic foreshadowing to her own life. In the novel, Victor's wife got killed by the monster, where as a year after her book was published, Mary's husband was taken from her. Also note that both her sisters died during the year of her conception of Frankenstein, which probably made her writings about loss and anger more intensified throughout her work. Further observations would also link Victor's chase after the monster with Mary's own chase after her husband. Victor had to give up everything he loved to chase after the monster, both his wife and his beloved brother. "Percy dramatic threat to commit suicide convinced Mary to flee with him to France" (Telgen 181), this shows that Mary had to give up her father, friends and two sisters to elope with Percy. Even though Victor chased after his monster in hatred and Mary ran off with Victor due to their love, a clear connection can still be noted.
Mary Shelley's reflects her personality in the novel, "the new Mrs. Godwin favored her own children over the daughters of the celebrated Wollstonecraft and Mary Shelley was often alone and unhappy." (Bloom 1-5) This illustrates to the readers how depressed and lonely she felt in her younger years which connect to why her horror story had such a dark and lonely atmosphere. It is also observed that, in the novel, Victor obviously favored his little brother and wife a lot more than his "creation". It is quickly noted here that his little brother William is more like a son then a brother figure to him, with the vast difference in age and maturity (also he was named after Mary's son). His creation was obviously openly jealous about this fact, Mary conveyed some of her own feelings towards her step mother into the monster at this part of the novel. She must have been extremely angry and hurt by the fact that her step mother favored her own children more, but like the monster, felt no hate towards her children but more towards her mother. It could be suggested that maybe she was trying to cover up her feelings to the public, but could not help but express them in her writings. Maybe she viewed these feelings as ugly and disgusting, like her monster. Mary seemed to have put a little of herself into almost every character in her novel, but most significantly in the monster, perhaps inside she viewed herself as a monster inside, with no one to understand her except the ones most important to her. Where it shows in the story, no one understands the monster except Victor. This was also how she portrayed Victor in the novel, but in a way more obvious approach. She had Victor admit that he was the real monster in the story, and not his creation.
As we near the end of our analysis of this wonderful novel, few could argue that Shelley did nothing less than pour her heart and soul into this novel. Even though she herself said that Frankenstein was mostly deprived from the happier times in her life, traces of her negative feelings of injustice, anger and jealousy can still be found. That being said, even though Mary Shelley's life was filled with turmoil, she managed to express some of her happiness through her novel along with her ideals and personality. It can be argued that it is her maturity that makes her novel great, or it could be her extensive knowledge in the human mind and the human values. What cannot be argued is that without her fantastic life experiences, and without the incorporation of personal beliefs into her work, not even a lightning strike and two copper bolts in the neck would have made Frankenstein come to life.
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Three ESA satellites reveal Etna's complexity
As detected by ESA satellite sensors, the recent eruptions of the Mount Etna volcano in Sicily are throwing huge amounts of ash and trace gases into the atmosphere. Instruments on three different ESA spacecraft have acquired imagery of the eruptions that shed new light on the event and its impact on the Earth's environment.
Working with data from the Global Ozone Monitoring Experiment (GOME) sensor onboard ESA's ERS-2 spacecraft, scientists at the German aerospace centre (DLR) report that levels of sulphur dioxide from the eruptions on Sunday and Monday are at least 20 times higher than normal.
This latest activity from Etna, the second in a little over a year, marks the beginning of another period of activity of Europe's largest volcano, says Werner Thomas, an atmospheric scientist with DLR's Remote Sensing Technology Institute.
"As in July and August 2001 eruptions of Etna, dense ash clouds and gaseous emissions were again detected by several space-borne sensors," he said.
The normal background level of sulphur dioxide is typically below 0.5 Dobson Units (DU), a measure of atmospheric gas concentrations from ground level to the top of the atmosphere, about 70 km in altitude.
"In the plume, we measured atmospheric content of sulphur dioxide of about 10 DU, at least 20 times higher than normal," Thomas said.
Sulphur dioxide in the troposphere, the lowest part of the atmosphere where most weather changes occur, is known to be responsible for the so-called "acid rain" phenomenon. Stratospheric sulphur dioxide, from about 11 km to 50 km above the Earth's surface, causes the formation of sulphate aerosol particles that may have a serious impact on the global climate. Etna is one of the most prominent sources of natural sulphur dioxide worldwide.
The ERS' GOME instrument is dedicated for remote sensing of the atmosphere and can detect a variety of atmospheric trace gases, including sulphur dioxide. The first GOME data after the beginning of the eruptions was recorded and analysed on 29 October around 10:15 UTC. As seen in the accompanying chart, enhanced levels of sulphur dioxide are evident in the southeast of Sicily, indicating that the tropospheric sulphur dioxide was carried away from the volcano by the winds in that direction.
The Italian government declared a state of emergency yesterday in Sicily in the wake a series of earthquakes, measuring between 3.6 and 4.3 on the Richter scale, that forced the evacuation of approximately 1000 homes, according to reports from BBC and Italian newspapers. Meanwhile, three streams of lava from the eruption flowed down the south, northeast and northwest slopes of the mountains, the media reports stated.
Ash to affect global environment
Europe's highest and most active volcano (3370 m) hurled lava and ash from several craters into the sky with a speed between 350 and 450 metres per second, exceeding the speed of sound. According to data from volcanologists, the lava and ash were ejected from the main crater and from at least nine new craters that developed in the mountain between 2300 to 2700 metres in altitude.
As seen in the image acquired Monday by the Medium Resolution Imaging Spectrometer (MERIS) onboard ESA's Envisat satellite, the eruptions spewed significant amounts of ash, along with sulphur dioxide, into the atmosphere The plume from the volcano can be seen in the image stretching south and west from Sicily to the north African coast. The larger volcanic ash particles are expected to settle out in a short period of time, but the sulphuric acid aerosols produced by the sulphur dioxide will persist for several years.
These aerosols will impact the Earth's energy budget, both regionally and on a global scale. Aerosols containing black graphite and carbon particles are dark, thus absorbing sunlight. As these atmospheric particles reduce the amount of sunlight reaching the planet's surface, they increase the amount of solar energy absorbed in the atmosphere, thus simultaneously cooling the surface and warming the atmosphere.
The capability of the MERIS instrument to observe the spatial distribution of these aerosol plumes can be exploited to measure the amounts of airborne particles and to examine the role of these aerosols as cloud condensation nuclei and their impact on the hydrologic cycle through changes in cloud cover, cloud properties and precipitation.
Today's images from Proba
Just 60x60x80 cm and weighing only 94 kg, ESA's Project for On-Board Autonomy satellite, better known as Proba, is one of the most advanced small satellites ever flown in space.
Since its launch last year, Proba's high-performing computer system and technologically advanced instruments have enabled it to demonstrate and evaluate onboard operational autonomy, new spacecraft technology both hardware and software, and to test Earth observation and space environment instruments in space.
The imagery captured today by Proba demonstrate the capabilities of CHRIS, the Compact High Resolution Imaging Spectrometer, which is providing important information on the Earth and its environment, and will be a valuable tool in remote sensing during the extended mission.
The instrument acquired the accompanying Etna images in four standard bands, although the instrument is capable of image acquisition in up to 19 different bands.


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Black is much more versatile than brown: check eBay for the whites, as they're even better.
you have to be on the ball to get the standard whites. anytime they sniff sub 300, it gets sold out. always available at full retail tho like 4 bills. I wouldn't limit my search to just large retailers with a webshop either.


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2012-05-11, 13:02 | Link #301 | |
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I know full well how the Ranceverse like a lot of games handles canon, I was just amused by the characters showing up to begin with, especially Gigai.
2012-10-31, 08:49 | Link #304 |
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Well, Sengoku Rance was fully english patched so that brought a lot of additional attention to the series. I have so far heard there isn't much interest in doing RQ.
I remember back when I was like.. 15-16? I played and finished "Kichiku ou Rance" the first SRPG of the Rance series without being able to understand Japanese.. Heck, because I didn't know about unicode settings it was outright gibberish. I never did get the "good" ending though. |
2012-10-31, 09:12 | Link #305 |
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I'm still waiting for a playable english even if machine translation patch for rance quest magnum. I played rance quest and finished it but not the magnum because there isn't a patched for it (even if machine translation) or is there a made up patch for magnum that works?
2012-10-31, 13:42 | Link #306 |
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You should spend some time in the Alicesoft General on /vg/ there's a lot of interest in the whole series, pretty sure RQ, Rance 6 and stuff are being worked on right now. I haven't checked progress in a while but it's not being done by that group that stalled and gave up.
2012-10-31, 13:46 | Link #307 | |
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3 and 5D is continuing. looks like Daiteikoku is on hold as well, lack of translator.
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2012-10-31, 15:42 | Link #308 |
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Yeah, well let me rephrase .. there might be interest from people to play those games, but there has been only moderate interest in translating it? There are a number of other games, ero or not, that people have been putting more energy towards..
Simple VNs are also much easier to translate when you don't have to have artists redo buttons, menus and other stuff too.. I'm actually surprised the Daiteikoku translation has gone as far as it has and that Big Bang Age was fully translated. (I've heard a lot of people think rather poorly of Daiakuji, so that's definitely not a focus) Oh, and Daiteikoku was such a huge step back in regards to gameplay.. it made me so sad.. So, getting back on topic, Sengoku Rance has officially warped my mind when it comes to Uesugi Kenshin.. I will forever associate that historical figure with a gorgeous warrior princess that eats a ton! |
2012-11-03, 14:01 | Link #309 | |
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Slim chance that Rance Quest will ever fully get translated. The guy who originally did sengoku is real busy with real life now and hes still trying to finish majikoi.
2012-11-04, 14:58 | Link #310 |
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5D is introduction of Rizna right? and 6 is Magic?
She eats huge ricetriangle (I can't call it rice ball anymore) I also like her as a heroine. Cute first love at first sight and Rance only thinks of banging her
2012-11-04, 15:51 | Link #311 | |
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"Like.. you.. really love me!?" *blushes and runs away* (WTF am I doing!?) |
2012-11-04, 20:12 | Link #313 |
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He's used to all types of girls. Pure girls, rebellious girls, tsundere girls. All of that! But never a STRAIGHTFOWARD Innocent Pure Lady! No man, not even Rance himself can take those types easily...
2012-11-05, 19:04 | Link #314 |
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True Rance run away when Kenshin confess. Though I find that hilarious. I find it cute when she is asking Ai for advice because its her first time feeling like that and Ai's reaction towards her having a crush on Rance is also priceless.
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No. Threads like these tend to die. Since they aren't moeblobs. It adds a bunch of new stuff. New scenario (Rance ends on a happier note). A different end game boss. Also those tada patches... No idea about the translation progression. The group who was doing it either got nuked. Or quit altogether. I remember the guy who had the script or translations or w.e disappeared. A interface patch floating around, but you need magnum in order for it to work if I remember correctly. You honestly don't really need a translations patch to play rance 8. The walk-through practically tells you how to beat the whole game.
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U.S. soldiers are being discharged from the military for being obese. Fear not, psychology is here. In fact, thousands have been kicked out for being too overweight and failing physical fitness tests.
This surprised me, given my previously held framework of our army as this:
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Not usually this:
In other news, North Korea is gearing up to fire missiles that can go really far. That's just scary, which only decreases my preference for that last example. On a side note, I really think a movie where Fat Bastard fights in the army would do well at the box office.
Nevertheless, the fact that there are a number of overweight soldiers is concerning. Being in the armed forces is already enough to put you at risk for some significant health problems, including psychological disorder. According to the Journal of the American Medical Association, a huge chunk of our soldiers access mental health services within a year of returning home from active duty, and many are formally diagnosed with a clinical disorder.
Obesity is a significant correlate to one of the most common mental health problems, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Combine obesity with military service, and it doesn't look good when it comes to the health of these soldiers. One study from 2006 found that our veterans have a much higher rate of obesity than the average American. Whether obesity is a predictor or an outcome of PTSD, the two are both associated with less than favorable outcomes.
Fortunately, there are scientists actively working to help our soldiers increase both their physical and psychological health. Martin Seligman, Professor of Psychology at University of Pennsylvania, is one leader in an approach known as Positive Psychology, which emphasizes preventing health issues before they arise by building psychological resilience. Research has demonstrated that happiness is at least partly determined by positive thinking, and now psychologists are applying this model to our soldiers.
Seligman and other researchers have responded to the issue of obesity in the armed forces with the Comprehensive Soldier Fitness (CSF) program. CSF combines physical fitness with activities to strengthen mental resilience. This 'toughening of the mind' is critical in a context as rigorous as the military. CSF also emphasizes the importance of teaching military leaders to better train their subordinates in areas of mental health.
Although helmet cams and YouTube are bringing us a better picture of what it's really like to be a soldier, in actuality these people are faced with unique circumstances. Positive psychology may be the approach best suited for preventing health issues among our military, and perhaps especially among our overweight soldiers. In fact, strengthening the psyche and working to prevent problems before they occur is important for all of us.
Hopefully the future of our country has a little more of this:


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SAN DIEGO (AP) - Matt Shrigley scored 15 points - including four 3-pointers - and No. 6 San Diego State used a stifling defense to beat Utah State 60-45 Tuesday night, the Aztecs' 12th straight home victory.
Josh Davis added 12 points and Skylar Spencer 10 for the Aztecs (23-2, 12-1 Mountain West Conference), who play their much-anticipated first game of the season against New Mexico on Saturday night. The Lobos (19-5, 10-2) are in second place in the MWC going into their game at UNLV on Wednesday night.
Utah State (15-11, 5-9) would have tied its season-low of 42 points if not for a 3-pointer by Viko Noma'aea with 29 seconds left. SDSU held the Aggies to 34 percent shooting. SDSU led by double digits since 10:56 in the first half and scored the last 10 points of the game.


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The Linking of Collective Decisions and Efficiency
For groups that must make several decisions of similar form, we define a simple and general mechanism that is designed to promote social efficiency. The mechanism links the various decisions by forcing agents to budget their representations of preferences so that the frequency of preferences across problems conforms to the underlying distribution of preferences. We show that as the mechanism operates over a growing number decisions, the welfare costs of incentive constraints completely disappear. In addition, as the number of decisions being linked grows, a truthful strategy is increasingly successful and secures the efficient utility level for an agent.
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Twenty-four weeks of treatment could be sufficient to cure between 93 and 100% of treatment-naïve chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) genotype 1 (G1) infected patients if they have a fast antiviral response to Telaprevir (TVR) with Peginterferon (PEG-IFN) and Ribavirin (RBV), according to new research presented at the International Liver Congress™ 2010, the Annual Meeting of the European Association for the Study of the Liver in Vienna, Austria.
Worldwide, approximately 170 million people are chronically infected with the hepatitis C virus . Since no vaccination is available, effective drug treatment is required to slow down or stop the virus from replicating to help prevent progressive liver damage, cirrhosis, liver failure and liver cancer -- one of the top three causes of cancer death in men, and a major cause of cancer death in women .
Professor Mark Thursz, EASL Vice-Secretary said: "This trial is really helpful as it shows that patients with a good early virological response only need 24 weeks of treatment and that a twice daily dose of Telaprevir is just as effective as three times a day. Although the number of patients in this study was relatively small and should therefore be treated with caution, I expect such findings will make an important contribution in terms of patients' adherence to their therapy and overall treatment outcomes. This will ultimately impact on their overall quality of life."
161 patients from centres throughout Europe and the United States were enrolled in this phase II trial and randomised to receive 12 weeks of TVR at different doses and intervals, in addition to either PEG-IFN-alfa-2a or alpha-2b plus 800-1200mg/day RBV. After 12 weeks, patients received additional PEG-IFN and RBV based on treatment responses -- an additional 12 weeks if HCV RNA was undetectable from week four to week 20, or an additional 36 weeks otherwise.
Interestingly, of the 68% (range across all study arms 56-75%) of patients that qualified to receive only 24 weeks of treatment, between 93 and 100% of the group achieved a Sustained Virologic Response (SVR, when the virus is no longer detected in the blood even after stopping the treatment and considered as a cure for hepatitis C) -- an effect that was observed regardless of the type of PEG-IFN or TVR dosing schedule. Researchers also found that a high SVR was observed in the 18% of patients (range across all study arms 10-24%) that received TVR, PEG-IFN and RBV treatment for 48 weeks.
Overall, within the study period, 14% of patients discontinued treatment before week 24 for reasons including virological failure and adverse events (AE). Between study groups, AE incidence was reported as being comparable and discontinuations of all therapy due to AEs (most frequently reported included rash and anaemia) were recorded at 8% with the majority occurring before week 24.
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The title of "2012 Top Bell Ringing Mayor" is up for grabs for a 3rd year as five local mayors team up with the Salvation Army to help community members in need. The bell ringing challenge will be Friday at grocery stores in the area.
St. Cloud Salvation Army Advisory Board Chair Bill Kimball says there is a great desire in the community to reach out and have a positive impact on others and it shows in the fact that the mayors are working together.
The Salvation Army also reports that an anonymous donor has agreed to match all the money raised by the mayors.The mayors will have their kettles a few days early so donations can be dropped off at their respective City Hall.
- St. Cloud Mayor Dave Kleis will be ringing in the morning from 9 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. at eastside Cashwise, and from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m. at Byerly's Sartell
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The site is a one-trick pony, but some of those are the best, aren't they? The photo collection poses the question, Were these pictures gathered in the field, or are they staged shots? Did someone go around with a box of cupcakes from various places, and, stumbling on a bearded guy, ask him to eat one while posing for a photo?
A more important question: Does this website insult bearded men? I smell coffee-table art book!
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WAMEGO — The 50th-ranked Kansas State tennis team looked to close out its weekend with an upset win on Saturday, but No. 29 Texas held back the Wildcats with a 6-1 win at the Wamego Recreation Complex.
K-State fell to 7-10 this season and 1-6 in Big 12 action, while the Longhorns improved to 13-9 and 6-1.
Texas secured the early 1-0 advantage by sweeping through doubles play. K-State is 2-10 this season when dropping the doubles point. K-State's No. 1 doubles team of No. 30 ITA ranked Karla Bonacic and Petra Niedermayerova had their six-match winning streak halted on Saturday by No. 14 Breaunna Addison and Noel Scott, 8-4.
The loss, which was their first since March 10 at Oklahoma, drops the duo to 18-10 this season and 5-2 in Big 12 action.
In singles play, K-State's lone victory came at the end of the day as senior Ana Gomez Aleman held back Annat Rabinovich at No. 6 singles, 6-3, 2-6, 7-6 (5).
Gomez Aleman registered her fifth win in the last seven matches, including her third in a three-set match. For the season, the product of Murcia, Spain, is 11-17 including a 3-4 mark in Big 12 matches. She improved her career record in three-set matches to 16-15 overall and 8-2 in Big 12 play.
K-State will conclude its four-match homestand next weekend, as the Wildcats will host Iowa State on Friday at 1 p.m., and West Virginia on Sunday at 11 a.m.
Sunday's match against the Mountaineers will mark Senior Day for the Wildcats, as K-State recognizes the achievements of its senior class Carmen Borau Ramos, Bonacic and Gomez Aleman.
The matches are scheduled to be played outdoors at the Wamego Recreation Complex in Wamego and are free and open to the public.
WAMEGO — K-State team opened a season-high four-match homestand Friday, but the Wildcats were unable to pull off the upset of No. 15 Texas Tech, as the Red Raiders held off the Wildcats 5-2 at the Wamego Recreation Complex.
K-State fell to 7-9 this season and 1-5 in Big 12 action, while Texas Tech improved to 16-4 overall and 6-0 in the league.
The Wildcats' lone doubles win on Friday came from the top of its lineup when the 30th-ranked tandem of Petra Niedermayerova and Karla Bonacic defeated Texas Tech's top team and No. 13-ranked duo of Kenna Kilgo and Samantha Adams, 8-3.
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Geologists study river bottom, for Sellwood Bridge
Efforts on several fronts are slowly-but-surely moving forward the Sellwood Bridge reconstruction project.
The most visible work on the project recently was featured on the front page of the August BEE: The huge floating drilling rig, and land-based driller on the east bank, which operated almost every workday during July and August.
Instead of drilling for oil or natural gas, though, these rigs were drilling for rock.
The rock-core samples which these projects revealed are critical to the success of the project, explained Ben Hoffman, P.E., with CH2M HILL Geotechnical Engineering.
'The drilled shaft foundations proposed for the new bridge will be founded in the basalt bedrock,' Hoffman noted. 'This is why it was sampled.'
They found that for which they were looking, Hoffman told THE BEE. 'It consists of the bedrock formation present below the Willamette River. The bedrock is called 'Basalt of Waverly Heights'.'
This basalt is located at depths of up to 150 feet below the bottom of the river.
Each sample of basalt which the engineers study are in five-foot-long rock core samples - all taken from a continuous sample that runs from the top of the basalt layer down to the bottom of the borehole. 'It's typically 50 to 60 feet below the top of the basalt layer,' Hoffman told us. He allowed us to view a representative sample of these cores.
During the first two weeks of September, crews will drill to determine the rock composition of the hillside west slope above Highway 43, just north of the Sellwood Bridge, and across from the former Staff Jennings location.
Citizens committee considers bridge options
The Sellwood Bridge Citizens Advisory Committee (CAC) will met again on August 22 at SMILE Station in Sellwood.
Committee members and visiting guests learned that the total cost for the bridge has been reduced from $290 million to $265 million. 'This is due, primarily to alterations in bridge details, and lower than estimated right-of-way acquisition costs,' explained Multnomah County's project spokesman, Mike Pullen. 'Also, during the planning phase, we spent less money than budgeted.'
Nevertheless, the project is still $20 million short on funding. 'We're asking the CAC, and staff, to look for project items we can delay into a 'second phase' of construction. Our goal is to submit a federal grant application in October to the Federal Transit Administration.'
After introducing new committee members, Multnomah County Commissioner Deborah Kafoury commended, 'I truly don't think that each of you are thanked enough, for the hard work you've done; you've gone above and beyond. What you're doing is extremely important; we need your input.'
During the public comment section of the meeting, CAC members first heard from Ellen Beatty, who advocated for continued efforts to make S.E. Tacoma Street, especially at the SE 13th Avenue intersection, a safer crossing. This is officially well beyond the east end of the project, but PDOT was already replacing the old signal lights at that intersection with improved models as August ended.
Committee members next paid rapt attention to possibly the youngest person to give testimony at a CAC meeting, Ellen Beatty's daughter, Claire. 'We want the bridge to be safe, so someday, when I grow up, I'd be able to go over it without my mom sometime. And, I feel scared when we go across [S.E. Tacoma Street]. The cars are really big, and they can go really fast.'
Claudine Moreno testified she's advocating for options that include safety features, lighting, and a gateway treatment that reminds eastbound drivers on the new bridge that they are about to enter a neighborhood.
Bradley Heintz, a Sellwood resident, echoed Moreno's sentiments, adding that S.E. Tacoma St. is metaphorically an intersection where those passing through - and those who reside in Sellwood - meet, and not always in a good way. 'Either this project will move in the direction of bringing the community together, or dividing it up. That's my fear.'
SMILE Board member Eric Miller checked to make sure CAC members had a copy of the Board's letter regarding the gateway and neighborhood entry transition treatments, and other public safety issues.
Commissioner Kafoury said that, in her letter of response, she had observed that, 'Safety has always been the main reason to replace the deteriorating Sellwood Bridge. With SMILE support and encouragement, we will be creating a two-lane bridge, using an aesthetically-pleasing design.'
Retired physician Rich Rubin again testified regarding his wife's being struck by a car in the crosswalk at S.E. 13th and Tacoma some months ago. 'She had a miraculous recovery, but it was a very scary situation. Since that time, I've heard a lot of near-misses and accidents at the intersection.' He added, 'I implore you, consider safety features.'
'Virtual open house' results vetted
Kalin Schmoldt, a consultant from JLA Public Involvement, working with CAC facilitator Alex Cousins, spoke about the preliminary results of the information gathered from the Sellwood Bridge 'Virtual Open House' Internet-based survey of bridge amenity and safety options.
'The survey covered topics like structural element surface treatments, structural lighting, supplemental path waiting, multi-use Path surface treatment, pylons and gateways, Belvederes, fencing and benches,' Schmoldt began.
As on comment cards at real-life public open houses, Schmoldt evaluated participation of Sellwood residents, cyclists, and other groups, to see whether any group was skewing the responses. 'The results are in line with what we've seen in past surveys,' he said.
Cyclist respondents provided 42 out of 204 completed surveys; many said they primarily use bicycles cross the bridge. Responses from cyclists closely paralleled the answers from all respondents, although cyclists expressed greater support for path lighting and path surface treatments.
Of the completed comment forms, 82 of the 204 responses came from ZIP Code 97202, Schmoldt reported. 'These respondents were less likely to pick a specific feature as unimportant or unnecessary. Otherwise, these responses paralleled the plurality for other questions for all respondents.'
'Overall, responses are consistent from what we've seen before,' Schmoldt confirmed to THE BEE after his presentation. 'Those who completed surveys are a fraction of the estimated 2,700 people who visited the site virtual open house. We didn't see anything out of the ordinary in our preliminary evaluation.'
For those wishing to see a comprehensive report on that survey, Schmoldt said the results will soon be posted on the project's Internet website: www.SellwoodBridge.org .


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Two of Mourinho's key players at Real Madrid have been declared fit again. One is Benzema, who along with Morata, the club's only available centre-forward. The other, Khedira, has replacements, but the Portuguese coach has always made it clear that the German is a fundamental part of his team.
However, it's highly probable that neither one of them will play 90 minutes against Athletic de Bilbao and Mourinho thinks that at least
one of them will start the game on the bench, thinking ahead to the Champions League game against Manchester City at the Etihad Stadium.
Both Khedira and Benzema trained with the rest of the squad on Wednesday. They now have two days to get match fit, especially the German. Sami doesn't want to take any risks. He's already relapsed once with the injury to the back of his left thigh. It happened during the Champions League game in Dortmund, where the German barely lasted 20 minutes on the pitch. The player relapsed with the injury he suffered 12 days earlier, during Germany's game against the Republic of Ireland.
Benzema fell injured right after the league game against Zaragoza. He didn't play against Dortmund at the Bernabeu or against Levante. Mou might call him up this Saturday at the Bernabeu, but he especially wants him match-fit for the Champions League game in Manchester where Real Madrid wants to seal qualification for the next round from what is, without a doubt, the toughest group in this season's tournament.
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I began this blog for the purpose of documenting our eventful transition from city to country life and our attempts at starting a small business in the market garden arena. However, my husband and I soon learned that there was not enough of an interest in naturally grown heirloom vegetables to make a go of it. In the wake of that disappointment however, I discovered I could draw. Inspired by my garden, chickens, and our beautiful rural surroundings, I began developing a series of digital and hardcopy products including day planners, stationary, printables, and clip art. I also enjoyed collaborating with other homestead bloggers, small business owners, and farmers in creating homespun logos and custom illustrations. In 2014 I launched my digital art business "Scratchy Pixel" (website coming soon!).
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(ANHRI/IFEX) - Cairo, 28 March 2011 - The Arabic Network for Human Rights Information (ANHRI) reported that on 27 March 2011 the Agoza misdemeanours appeals court upheld a court of first instance ruling imposing a fine of LE5,000 (approx. US$840) on journalist Ahmed Hosni Wadee, of "elShorouk" newspaper. The decision stems from a lawsuit filed against the journalist by Prince Alwaleed bin Talal, based on a 29 November 2009 article by Hosni Wadee published in "elShorouk" titled, "Investigation with Alwaleed bin Talal and his associates over lawsuit documentation fraud".
In late 2009, Alwaleed bin Talal filed a complaint with the Attorney General, accusing the journalist of insult and libel over the story. The court of first instance fined the journalist LE5,000. ANHRI's defense team filed an appeal and in turn the Agoza appeals court upheld the first instance ruling.
This decision against Hosni Wadee is an unacceptable decline in freedom of expression in Egypt, since the journalist did not commit any crime, ANHRI said. The journalist just reported on information that he had received about Prince Alwaleed bin Talal.
ANHRI totally rejects any retreat in public freedoms - there is no turning back to before the revolution of 25 January, when millions of Egyptians called for bread and freedom. Authorities must take immediate action to ensure the protection of public freedoms in general and freedom of expression in particular, so that Egyptian journalists and media workers are less likely to be punished for their opinions.
In a separate development, ANHRI welcomed a ruling by the Maragha court in Sohag, which decided to acquit journalist Hoda Hosni Mohamed, of "Horeyti" magazine, deeming it a good start for the Egyptian revolution that must seek major reforms in freedoms, especially freedom of expression.