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Viola Grace
Viola Grace (aka Zenina Masters) is a Canadian sci-fi/paranormal romance writer with ambitions to keep writing for the rest of her life. She specializes in short stories because the thrill of discovery, of all those firsts, is what keeps her writing.
An artist who enjoys a story that catches you up, whirls you around and sets you down with a smile on your face is all she endeavours to be. She prefers to leave the drama to those who are better suited to it, she always goes for the cheap laugh.
Listening to readers has gotten her this far, and with her 300th short story looming before the end of 2014, she will continue to listen in the future.
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Website : http://www.violagrace.com
Written By: Viola Grace, Tianna Xander
Series: D.A.R.E. Project #9
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Alpha Tor has been watching the communications during the attack and the moment that the pod is sent toward his station, he sets out to retrieve the beauty within. Feisty and focused, Battle Commander Seeri is a woman to be reckoned with, but as Tor is aware of the fear and hostility caused by his appearance, he stays clear of his guest.
She has to go to him.
Written By: Viola Grace
Series: Champions of Terra #3
Published By: Extasy Books
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Written By: Viola Grace
Series: Terran Times #0
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Dying in an act of vengeance should not have been the start of a new life, but Aura got a new beginning and the man time had chosen for her.
Written By: Viola Grace
Series: Terran Times Second Wave #1
Published By: Extasy Books
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Myrik had been a disgraced Enjel with guilt issues. Now, he is a Guardian in the Nyal Imperium and he puts himself between the innocent and danger. He is part of a group sent into rescue a Negotiator with the power to start or end wars, and when she comes out of her shell he is delightfully surprised.
Alexia is one of the Second Wave of Terran Volunteers. She went from basic training into Negotiator armour and now, she is kidnapped, tortured and waiting for a hit squad to end her security risk. The arms of an Enjel take her off to a new lease on life, but it is security that he offers and compassion that he gives.
He will defend her with his life, but she hopes that it will not come to that.
Written By: Viola Grace
Series: Terran Times #0
Published By: Extasy Books
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Sky lived a quiet life on Resku Station until the day her life ended at the hand of an invasion. She is forced into a life as a Nameless time traveller, and her companion guards her every move until Tavik realizes that the Orb of Time has a destiny planned for the Terran and if he wants to take part in it, he had better stay close.
Knowing that she is the one destined for him, he plans to stay on top of the situation at every opportunity.
Written By: Viola Grace
Series: Terran Times #0
Published By: Extasy Books
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Dodging trouble has never been Idara's strong suit so when she is caught on her way out a window, it seems like just another day.
Written By: Viola Grace
Series: Terran Times #0
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Orphia has spent her life waiting for life to start. She ends up being a Walker for the Dead, and during a funeral reception, a dagger finds her. Waking in a bubble between time and space isn't nearly as unsettling as the man who is holding her hands and helping her through the agony of reanimation.
Xeric is a Hirn and one of the Nameless. He is doomed to see his people living and thriving at all points in time, knowing that their death and extinction is inevitable. He bonds to Orphia the moment that he sees her, and at the moment of her death, he is there to catch her and carry her off to a new world with new challenges.
Who could resist a man who carries off their body to a world outside of time?
Written By: Viola Grace
Series: Terran Times #0
Published By: Extasy Books
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Kali has kept an open mind but now that a dead universe has moved into her body she is having second thoughts.
Kaliana has lived as a relay in a tank, processing data streams and having her personal thoughts as her own. When blowing her tank open is her last resort, Kali chooses death over whatever the kidnappers had planned. If she is going, she will take as many of them with her as she can.
Odin has been a Nameless since the Orb chose the second generation and his duty is to retrieve the body of the Host. Her act of bravery touches him but when she floats out into space he has seconds to act.
Written By: Viola Grace
Series: Terran Times #0
Published By: Extasy Books
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Leeahan has spent her time as a badge, acting as peacekeeper, police, counsellor and confidant. Being alone on a shift is nothing new, but having twenty-six werewolves charging toward her town is something she wasn't planning on.
Facing the werewolves is one thing, her talent for ordering folks around sends more than half of them packing, but dealing with the others puts her life and her body in the hands of the Alpha.
Ozwin was sure that his wolves would tear the badge apart, but he found a woman alone, clawed and bleeding, facing down the next generation of deadly farmers. Her wounds make her his problem, and her transformation into an Alpha makes her his destiny.
Written By: Viola Grace
Series: Terran Times #0
Published By: Extasy Books
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Sinderella Baroque is a Retrieval Specialist for the Alliance. She is on a mission to save a seduced woman from an unsuitable marriage when she runs afoul of a race she was completely unaware of. They have an agenda and are taking a woman who meets their laundry list of requirements to their Avatar so that he can introduce her to the last remnant of a world long dead.
When she meets the mind in the stone, it saves her from certain death as it seals her fate. With a living mind inside her own, Sinder is now stuck on the planet Crixox, living in the temple with the Avatar of the planet itself. Geor has wanted a companion for quite some time and Sinder meets all of his needs. Now, he will see if he can meet hers.
Written By: Viola Grace
Series: Terran Times #0
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Billie has worked for peace and harmony as an Enforcer, but she wants to kick the butt of the man who has the nerve to demand her as his own.
Billie first met the love of her life when she was working for the Alliance, but he transferred from her unit, and he was out of her life. Two years later, she is on an assignment to recruit more Enforcers of the Oefric species. Their instincts, shifting abilities and love of order make them ideal officers.
Arcros knew that he could not remain in the same unit as his Terran. He wouldn't be able to control himself if she was near him and that was a dereliction of duty he was not going to court. Three years later, his people finally admit that he has already chosen his mate and he is allowed to send for her. The Alliance wants twenty warriors in exchange for the woman, and Arcros believes that he is getting the best part of that deal.
Written By: Viola Grace
Series: Terran Times #0
Published By: Extasy Books
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Quinn went from Enforcer to Balm of Death in a matter of years. With her life locked into taking the pain of death from those entering the void, she had no choice in where or when.
As death claims Quinn after a sudden attack, arms she has dreamed of for the last two years lift her and take her Home.
Iskanu has been waiting for the moment that Quinn breathed her last, while mourning the pain she would be in before she released her energy and ties to her universe. He sweeps her Home to bring her back to him and then has to explain the hardest thing in his life.
Two of her years ago, Quinn held his hand and comforted him while he died. He was now holding her hand as she woke with the power of the Orb inside her. How would she take the reversal of their positions and would she agree to her post as his partner and Sentinel of Time?
Written By: Viola Grace
Series: Terran Times #0
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Ava has gotten used to the solitude of being a contact healer, but when she is stolen before she can get to her next assignment, she is up for sale to a very specific clientele. The folk of Nafki need her for her healing abilities, but the raiders who stole her want her for her ability to create a toxin for any species she has ever healed. Her talent successfully helps pause the plague rippling through the population, but once she has a grasp on the dark elves of Nafki, she knows that being used as a weapon to kill them is the next step in the plan.
Kondr has faith in Ava's ability to heal his people, but when she confesses that she is the true danger, he has to decide between the safety of his people and the woman who has caught his attention and imagination.
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Series: Tales of the Citadel #6
Published By: Devine Destinies
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Colah shouted when the icy burn of the bullet ran through her left shoulder and knocked her off her tenuous perch.
She heard screams from Cabbili and Makki but was unable to concentrate on anything other than saving her own life.
Making a choice between life and freedom in a hundred feet was no contest. If she had her life, she could pursue freedom later.
With the propulsion of muscle and mind, she changed her trajectory and lifted her body into the air in a graceful arc. She returned to the rooftop where her sister and niece were clutching each other, sobbing together.
"Cabbi, I am so sorry. They will come for me right away, but know that I love you both and always will. Makki, do your homework and always listen to your mom. She may not be right, but she deserves respect for putting up with your dad all these years."
Makki sobbed and then smiled, "Aunt Col, you can fly."
"Yes, sweetie, I can fly. And now, I can be arrested with as much dignity as I can manage." She pressed a kiss to Makki's forehead and hugged her sister.
The door to the roof burst open as the guards surged in to round up any residual thieves. Once they determined that there was no additional danger, the guard in charge approached her.
He held out wide manacles and gestured for her to turn around. As he locked her arms behind her back, he spoke the words she had been dreading for years. "As you are a physical talent, I now order you to be bound by law and remanded to the dome for confinement. Your restriction begins immediately."
Col wants nothing more than normality, but being forced to fly in public causes her to be bound by law.
Physical talents are illegal on Resicor, they fear an uprising and so lock their active talents away.
Col knows her talent for flight can get her arrested and if she dares to show it in public, her life will end in the dome.
A robbery at a museum ends up with her being thrown off a roof and it is fly for her life or die a free woman. She negotiates with herself swiftly and decides that freedom might be possible if she can live to see it.
Ysyr is on retrieval duty when he meets his first Resicor and she knocks him and his instincts on their backsides. Life with this woman might be awkward, but being without her is intolerable from the moment she put her trusting hand in his.
Written By: Viola Grace
Series: Tales of the Citadel #28
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The storm was wild. She clutched the baby to her chest and ran through the rain.
She had been given five minutes to get her child to safety and her lack of control had caused her to overshoot the landing site. Now, she had to run.
The woman set the child against the gate in the shelter of an overhang, and she rang the bells with all her might. Her keeper was coming for her to resume her training. This was the only moment in the entire span of time that she wanted.
Her daughter needed to be safe.
A figure appeared next to her and she was hauled away before she knew that her daughter was safe. She screamed as she was taken away and then fell silent. Her daughter had heard that scream twice today. The first time had been when she died.
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The monk opened the door as the blood-curdling scream faded in the air. The smaller, more insistent shout came from the bundle at his feet. He leaned down and lifted her in his arms. "Hello, little one. Did you make all that noise?"
The baby looked at him with eyes in a purple so dark they looked to be deep brown. She blinked and slurped her fist.
The monk lifted his hand and light covered it, illuminating their new arrival. The baby waved her fist in the air and it glowed in reaction.
"Oh dear, little one. You have a lot of power in that tiny body."
She waved both fists and both glowed. She giggled and then burped. He brought her inside to the warmth and shelter of the temple. Sister Esrai would know what to do with her.
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Twenty-three years later, Lieta was hauling in the harvest with the monks and acolytes when a blast struck the ground near her feet.
"You. Manager."
She turned to face the young man with the dark soul and blacker temper. "Redol, right?"
"She talked about me, did she? The stupid bitch."
Well, she had guessed right. "Ah, so you are Venila's ex-boyfriend. You are everything she said."
Lieta moved away from the wagon and toward the intruder, into the monastery's property. "What did you want?"
"I want Venila back. Give her to me."
"She is not a slave, nor is she owned by the monastery. She can come and go as she pleases, but she is choosing to live there and take vows to serve others."
Lieta kept easing to one side until there was nothing to strike behind her.
"She is mine. She will come back to me."
"Oh, I do not think so. She will remain where she is safe. Where a jackass with a bad temper will not cow her and make her feel like nothing has happened because her healing talent takes over the wounds."
"Then she will be working on you tonight, bitch." He extended his hand and a ball of whirling wind emerged. With a clumsy shove, he directed it at her.
She shook her head, caught it and sent it back with a tight, hard ball of whirling air that struck him straight in the chest.
Abandoned at the doors of an abbey, Lieta began life with knowledge of how to use any talent she was in contact with. As she grew, so did her collection of accessible power.
When the Citadel came to the abbey to ask for her assistance, she was astonished to learn she was not only not the only one of her kind, but she was one of the only sane ones. Her species enjoys being worshipped and that is rarely a good result for their people.
Lieta has to stop them, nullify them and make sure that they won't hurt others. Running into one of her previous arrests and finding out that she is expected to let him be her shadow is a shock.
Muraz once fancied himself a god, but after being shown that he was not alone, he has decided that working with the only being more powerful than himself might be educational
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General Hinlior stepped out with his troops, and he paused. There were just over a dozen warriors facing him.
"Recon, do a life-sign check. Something isn't right."
He was used to fighting a ferocious population. Sixteen warriors were not even worth the sweat.
"General. The sixteen warriors before you is the complete complement of the colonists."
He raised his fist, and his warriors returned to the vessel without saying a word.
"Send out an EMP. We don't need to destroy this handful. They can be sent to the mines."
"Understood, General. EMP deployed."
The shielded ship sealed before it launched, but Hinlior felt the change in the environment the moment that the pulse struck.
"Confirm clearance?"
"They are down."
General Hinlior lifted his fist again and called forty of his men with a simple gesture. The ship opened, and they stomped out to retrieve the fallen bodies of the last trespassers on their world.
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Saloa hissed and tried to move against the metal holding her in place. She had been prepared to die tonight, but she had not been prepared to be pinned to the ground like a bug.
The dark figures approached, and she glared up at the man standing over her via her face shield. Another figure ran some kind of scanner over the guard to her left before he turned to her. Whatever the machine told him got him excited.
The man staring down at her jerked his head toward the man who was babbling, and whatever the man with the scanner said, it decided something. The first man hauled her up and flipped her over his shoulder. Her suit was dead, and she was running out of air.
Saloa is in charge of the last group of guards for her people. They were unable to join the exodus that took their people away from their home, but they are prepared to die for their home.
General Hinlior was ready to fight an entire city but only sixteen armoured warriors were waiting for him. He disabled them and the medic's scan showed the surprising discovery of a Life Bringer in the mix. One breedable female is found, and it is reason for excitement among their people.
If only he had known that Saloa was a hand-to-hand combat specialist, he might just have thought twice before separating her from the other prisoners.
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Fayra Maimas sat up with a cough. The medical bay was empty and hers was the only cryo tube visible.
"Lay back, Ms. Maimas. We had to bring you out of cryo early. Your people need you." The bot trundled up to her and examined her closely. "You seem to have come through the sleep without damage."
"Oh good." Fayra listened for the throb of the engines, but she didn't hear anything. "Have we landed somewhere?"
"You will be briefed as soon as you are fit for this assignment."
"Wait, what assignment? I am not in the military; I am a teacher for pities' sake." She coughed again.
"Irrelevant. You have been assessed to be the most suitable for this assignment, so you have been woken."
Fayra waited for four hours while her body was balanced with supplements and she hydrated. She was just about to get up and go exploring when the bot trundled back in with a tray covered in folded fabric.
"Put this on. The briefing room has been prepared with the necessary vids."
"Where is the briefing room?"
The medical bot's face would have rolled its eyes if it had any, she was certain. "Deck four, room three twenty-eight."
She stuck her tongue out at the bot and took the tray of clothing. It wasn't standard issue. There was a bodysuit in white and a long ankle-length tabard in a gauzy white. A belt of black leather cinched around her hips and kept the tabard in place.
A pair of soft white boots covered her feet and ankles.
She didn't have any way of brushing her hair, so she simply braided it and tied the end in a knot. It swung against the middle of her back as she made her way to deck four.
The interior of the ship was eerie. There was not one other set of footsteps in the entire place. Everyone was still asleep on the cryo decks. She was walking through a ghost ship, and ironically, she was the one wearing white.
Fayra's colony ship has been waiting for five years for the Anvin to allow any of their personnel to wake. She is the first one to wake up, and she is also the only one. She is briefed on her situation—she must prove her species' worth in order to earn a place on this new world. To do that, she needs a mate, a child and nerves of steel.
The five Fire Bringers never imagined that they would have a chance at a mate, let alone a family. They have to use their charms to win Fayra's favour and all without touching her. It is a challenge they must rise to or lose their chance at a child of their own.
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Sobi reloaded and checked her monitor. A slow grin spread across her face when the steady beep began and the dot began to move with the cloud. "Gotcha."
She laughed and settled on her cycle, kicking the engine into motion on the downhill slope. With a satisfied grin, she returned to the dark dome of the city. The hunters would have easy targets for their hunts later in the day. If they chose to monitor the traffic patterns of the creatures she had tagged, they could do that too. She didn't care; it was time for a shower and some sleep.
Passing from the blazing light to the relief off the darkness was always a surprise. She flicked up the shaded lenses on her goggles, and her eyes adjusted to the dimness within Shadow City.
Sobi drove through the streets and pulled up outside the tagger station. With a jaunty grin, she swaggered inside and handed over her crossbow and her remaining charges. "Here you go. I tagged nine groups of desert animals."
She unbuckled her tracking unit. "Here, the tags were all solid sets, so they should still be transmitting."
Goran was a Prothean, like Sobi. He sighed and shook his head. "We are going to miss you when the call comes."
Sobi blushed and her stomach went cold at the same time. "It hasn't happened yet. I am just in the candidate pool."
Goran's assistant chipped in from the back of the station. "The commander from the new city arrived today, so you know that he has to be hunting for a wife."
Goran wrinkled his nose and shrugged in acknowledgement. "That is the rumour. You might be called upon."
Sobi felt a headache coming on. "I came here first to drop off my weaponry this time. I am guessing that that was a mistake."
Goran chuckled, checked her signals and transferred her payment to her account. "Thanks for the hard signals. Most have been dropping."
"The other taggers just don't want it enough. All right, I need to get a shower and head to dinner. I am starving."
"Job well done. You earned a few days off before you head out again." Goran winked an invitation.
"Let me know what my energy level is like tomorrow."
It wasn't a no, but it wasn't a yes.
She hoped he was satisfied with the answer as she slipped out of the tagger base. Back on her bike, she took the short trip to her home and parked the cycle in its pod. Once she had taken care of her treasure, she headed up to her apartment and loosened the straps of her coveralls on the way. She was about to unzip her suit as the doors opened to her quarters, but there was a stranger standing in the middle of her living room.
"May I help you?"
The man turned, and he was obviously not Prothean. He looked her over from head to toe and didn't say a word.
"Anvin emissaries don't often break into my quarters. What are you doing here?"
"You are Sobi Nurala?"
"I am. Tagger extraordinary." She smiled.
"Your presence is requested at the main hall this evening to meet the Midnight. You are his best match."
Sobi enjoys the solitude of darting animals to track behaviour and migration. When she heads home for a quick check-in, she is a little perturbed to find that her presence is required for the Anvin dignitary in need of a wife.
She dresses appropriately, and when she faces the man behind the shadows, she recognises the man that she linked herself to years earlier.
Midnight is a silly nickname, but Aloss is willing to let the Protheans call him whatever they like as long as they hand over his mate.


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Selling a spacious Ikea 2-person workstation with 2 matching swivel chairs. Perfect to host your computer tower on one side and documents on the other.
All items together cost us about $400 from Ikea. We are selling at the low, firm price of $55 because the cushion covers need to be washed and there is some damage to the desk (check photos.)
It is a very sturdy workstation and, as you can see, it can hold a lot of stuff! The top of the desk is roughly 24″×79″×3″ and that doesn't come apart. All the other components can be broken down for easier transport.
Please feel free to contact us with any questions. Must pick up by Friday. Thanks!
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Jewish film fest ends, 'Indian Cinema' begins
The Seattle Jewish Film Festival concludes this weekend with screenings Saturday and Sunday at the Uptown, ending with "The Boys of Terezin...
The Seattle Jewish Film Festival concludes this weekend with screenings Saturday and Sunday at the Uptown, ending with "The Boys of Terezin." The film is a documentary about four survivors of a Nazi concentration camp who reunited in Seattle, 65 years later, to hear an oratorio inspired by their story; the evening will also include a live concert of excerpts from the music in the film, performed by the Northwest Boychoir. 7:30 p.m. Sunday at the Uptown, 511 Queen Anne Ave. N., Seattle. Tickets are $18 ($12 students/seniors), with the first 100 high-school students admitted free if accompanied by a ticket-purchasing adult. For more information or to buy tickets, see www.seattlejewishfilmfestival.org or call 206-324-9996.
Lots of special events at SIFF Cinema this week. At the Uptown, the documentary "Indie Game," about independent video-game designers, screens Friday at 7 and 9:30 p.m., with directors Lisanne Pajot and James Swirsky present; tickets are $15. Shakespeare's "The Comedy of Errors" screens Monday at 7 p.m. (and April 1 at 1 p.m.) as part of the National Theater Live series; tickets are $20. The 1985 comedy "Real Genius" gets a one-time screening Tuesday night; "The Big Lebowski," with Jeff "The Dude" Dowd in person, will have a special quote-along screening Wednesday night. "Leonardo Live," a look at the "Leonardo da Vinci: Painter at the Court of Man" exhibit at London's National Gallery, extends its run with screenings Wednesday and Thursday, and the locally made documentary "Inlaws & Outlaws" screens Thursday as a benefit for Washington United for Marriage.
The two-week series "Raj Kapoor and the Golden Age of Indian Cinema" gets under way at the Uptown on Thursday night, with the 1951 epic "Awaara (The Vagabond)" screening in a new 35mm print; the series then moves to the SIFF Film Center on the Seattle Center campus, through April 11. Also at the Film Center, the 1989 black comedy "Heathers" gets a one-time screening Friday night. For more information or to buy tickets for any of these SIFF events, see www.siff.net or call 206-324-9996.
If you love raindrops on roses and whiskers on kittens — herd your goats, tie your blue satin sashes and hurry on down to Meydenbauer Center this weekend for "Sing-Along Sound of Music," a screening of the classic Technicolor film complete with song-lyric subtitles, props (wave that edelweiss!) and lots of fun. Prizes will be awarded for the best costumes. Tickets are $22/adults, $18 students/seniors, but get a group together: family passes (up to four people) are $62, groups of more than six are $15 each. Saturday at 7 p.m. and Sunday at 2 p.m., Meydenbauer Center, 11100 N.E. Sixth St., Bellevue; see www.brownpapertickets.com or call 800-838-3006 for tickets.
Along with "Gerhard Richter Painting" this week (see review), Northwest Film Forum presents a three-day run of "Gainsbourg, The Man Who Loved Women," a documentary about the French actor/director/musician Serge Gainsbourg. Friday through Sunday, 1515 12th Ave., Seattle; for ticket information, see www.nwfilmforum.org or call 206-267-5380.
The Historic Everett Theatre continues its Thursday-night film noir series with the 1946 thriller "Shock," starring Vincent Price as a psychiatrist treating a woman who thinks she's witnessed a murder. 7:30 p.m. Thursday, 2911 Colby Ave., Everett; tickets are $5 and available through www.everetttheatre.org or by calling the box office at 425-258-6766.
For those who feel like traveling far afield: the Vox Docs Film Festival unspools Friday and Saturday at Icicle Creek Center for the Arts/Sleeping Lady Mountain Resort in Leavenworth. Documentaries screening — many of them award winners at other festivals — include "Louder Than a Bomb," "Miss Representation,' "This Way of Life," "Wasteland" and "Buck." A pass for all films plus the opening-night party is $30; individual tickets are $10, with all ticket proceeds going to local nonprofits. For more information on the festival or to buy tickets, see www.icicle.org.
And finally, if "The Hunger Games" didn't give you enough of teens fighting to the death, this weekend's midnight movie at the Egyptian is the 2001 Japanese cult film "Battle Royale," in which teens are sent to a remote island to do exactly that. Friday and Saturday only, 805 E. Pine St., Seattle; 206-781-5755 or www.landmarktheatres.com. "Battle Royale" also screens Friday at 11 p.m. at Northwest Film Forum.
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This image very soon appeared on the Penguin paperback edition of the book (although the Puffin edition, sold as a children's book, kept the familiar Pauline Baines painting) and on tie-in merchandising such as the film soundtrack LP. Probably the most popular of the merchandising was the Watership Down Film Picture Book: over 250 stills with specially written linking text and Preface by Richard Adams and a Foreword by Martin Rosen, the film's director. Most of the images below come from this wonderful and unusual book (for a start the pages are black with white text...).
It has been said that this stark and haunting image was used to put parents off bringing young children to the film. Martin Rosen wanted an 'A' certificate, roughly equivalent to today's 'PG', but got a 'U' instead. To avoid the public thinking this was a 'Disney' style film this image was used with it's grim quote. I shall leave you to ponder on what effect it actually had on the public, but it was not the expected one! (A clue: this is a quite naturalistic Bigwig in the snare... but most people don't notice the wire) One thing I can say is that these posters were particularly effective in the close confines of the London Underground system! I now know what a "shape" may have looked like.
They appeared on some merchandising, though it has to be said there wasn't much. Watership Down was released before merchandising had become commonplace, and the film was not initially expected to have a mass-market audience.
This is the film version of Nuthanger Farm which is very similar to how it appears in real life. In this scene Nuthanger is shown in the half light of very early morning, just before dawn. Later in the film we see the farm at night and mid-afternoon. Compared to other locations; most notably Watership Down itself, and Newtown churchyard; Nuthanger is portrayed very accurately, though it is odd that this is not the case with all locations, notably Watership Down itself.
Interestingly the Railway Arch is another location that is shown accurately in the film, even down to the marks where the arch was extended. These marks are difficult enough to notice in the photographs, but they are accurately drawn (albeit on the wrong side of the tracks) in the film.
This image, like the one of Holly, doesn't actually appear in the film, at least not in this form. We see this scene right enough, but at no time in the scene do Hazel and Blackberry look at each other directly. As the conversation between the two proceeds first Blackberry looks away towards Nuthanger farm in the distance, then Hazel looks, but before he turns back there is a fade to Nuthanger farm itself, while the conversation continues as a voice-over. I presume that this particular image comes from a point in the conversation after the fade, and that fade was done during editing to keep the pace up. Thus, somewhere, there is a few seconds, at least, of fully completed animation that we have never seen.
There are other cut scenes. The biggest, and possibly the biggest loss to the film as a whole is about 3 minutes 30 seconds of El-ahrairah and the Story of the King's Lettuce. Yes, we might have seen King Darzin, Prince Rainbow and Hufsa on screen! By all accounts, and they are several, it was more or less completely animated and was certainly fully scored by Angela Morley. Maybe a version of it still exists....
Who this terrified rabbit is, or was, we cannot know. All we know is that he died because he was in our way.
The raid on Nuthanger farm ended with the shooting of Hazel. Here we see Blackberry and Dandelion tell Fiver that his brother will not return to Watership Down. This is the start of the 'Bright Eyes' sequence. The only thing wrong with this is Fiver's ears, just what are they doing?
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Breakfast Topic: I don't like the word 'toon' {WoW}
Mar 30th 2012 9:26AM Here Mathew, you can blame this http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toon_%28role-playing_game%29
Breakfast Topic: I don't like the word 'toon' {WoW}
Mar 30th 2012 9:22AM Actually, the word "toon" comes from a RPG with the same name (Toon), where your characters where called Toons. It was a parody to the other serious RPGs at that time (1980s).
Mists of Pandaria Beta: Male pandaren customization gallery {WoW}
Mar 29th 2012 7:40PM Oooh, I just saw another post about the Pandaren male facial hair and yes, they have different facial patterns!
Blizzard really did an amazing job with the Pandaren models!
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Mar 29th 2012 7:37PM @Bynde:
I'll just leave this here... http://classic.battle.net/war3/pandaren/
It's the official Blizzard page of the Warcraft 3 joke about Pandaren. You can look at the Kung-Fu Panda references of the illustrations.
Don't ever change your foolish ways, it's refreshing to find someone so easy to bash :)
Mists of Pandaria Beta: Male pandaren customization gallery {WoW}
Mar 29th 2012 1:17PM Is that the only face pattern they have? I could swear I saw the female having more than one pattern for their face. I hope they have more than one, otherwise they'll just look as simple recolors.
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Mar 29th 2012 1:13PM Kung-Fu Panda: 2008
Pandaren: April 1st 2002
Yup, must be a coincidence...
Encrypted Text: The lazy combat build, part 2 {WoW}
Mar 28th 2012 6:04PM Rupture looks nice in simulators, but this is not the case in practice. With the constant target switching and mobs dying so fast in end game, it is much better to just use Eviscerate. While I was learning combat (again) in this expansion, I've never used rupture (I revived my rogue when I knew about the legendaries), instead I focused on learning how to properly use my cooldowns and RS. I've never had a problem to outdps almost any other spec.
The Queue: Come to me, Pandaria {WoW}
Mar 26th 2012 12:29PM Beta testing is for what the name suggest: testing. It is not meant to "play" or "have a free go at the game". They need to stress the game until it becomes almost unbreakable. They know how the game works, so they are very unlikely to break it. That's why they need us, the players beta testing the game. What they really want from us is to try to break the game, so they can find bugs and fix them asap.
So they should open all the areas eventually, including instances, raids, pet battles, and all the new systems that will make it to launch. They should test everything before launch.
Of course, that what they should do and not necesarilly what they'll do.
Have Group, Will Travel replaced with faster flight paths, flask "Chug-A-Lug" perk removed {WoW}
Mar 22nd 2012 12:33PM I also see mages making a killing with portals, not to mention warlocks standing in front of raid entrances to sell their summon services lol.
Encrypted Text: The lazy combat build, part 1 {WoW}
Mar 21st 2012 6:29PM "Just leave Blade Flurry on all the time, and turn it off when you get to a boss, if you remember. That's it. You don't need to worry about anything else."
Hmmm I don't know if this is good advice or not. I mean, yeah, if you're killing packs of trash, sure. But if you're attacking only 1 target (not a boss) it's a really bad idea. If this is a guide for starting rogues, it means they'll be doing some questing and probably will group with other newbies, and stuff won't be dying fast. Having BF on all the time doesn't teach them how to properly use it.


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Gene Expression Profiling Can Accurately Diagnose Burkitt's Lymphoma
- Posted: June 7, 2006
Gene expression profiling, a molecular technique that analyzes many genes simultaneously, can accurately distinguish between two types of immune cell tumors -- Burkitt's lymphoma and diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) -- according to a team of researchers*, including several from the National Cancer Institute (NCI), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Burkitt's lymphoma and DLBCL cells appear similar when viewed under a microscope but correct diagnosis is critical because each cancer requires very different treatments. Study results appear in the June 8, 2006, issue of the New England Journal of Medicine**.
"This is an example of how genetic profiling is emerging as a powerful new tool for determining treatment choices," said NIH Director Elias A. Zerhouni, M.D. "In the future, many tumors will be classified using genetic profiling, and treatments will be tailored to meet the needs of each patient, another example of a more predictive and personalized era of medicine."
"For the first time, we are beginning to have the ability to take microscopically identical tumors from different patients and demonstrate that they are genetically distinct, in order to provide greater certainty about diagnosis and prognosis," said NCI Acting Director John E. Niederhuber, M.D. "A complete genetic analysis of human cancers will provide us with the ability to match the patient with a highly specific regimen of targeted therapies."
Burkitt's lymphoma and DLBCL are types of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL), a malignancy of B lymphocytes, a type of white blood cell. Healthy lymphocytes help destroy bacteria, viruses and other infectious agents invading the body. Burkitt's lymphoma is seen primarily in children, but can affect adults ages 30 to 50. DLBCL can affect people of any age; it is most often observed in adults 60 years or older. Because both lymphomas can occur in the same age group and patients present similar clinical symptoms, it is often difficult to distinguish these two types of NHL.
"The value of molecular profiling to accurately diagnosis Burkitt's lymphoma versus DLBCL will have a major impact on patients because the treatment for these two lymphomas is very different," said Louis Staudt, M.D., Ph.D., deputy chief of the Metabolism Branch and head of the Molecular Biology of Lymphoid Malignancies Section in NCI's Center of Cancer Research, as well as research team co-leader. "If Burkitt's patients are treated with intensive therapy, there is roughly an 80 percent survival rate. However, if they are misdiagnosed and treated with the therapy recommended for DLBCL, lower intensity chemotherapy, the survival rate is reversed to 20 percent or even less."
To carry out their study, investigators collected samples of Burkitt's lymphoma from institutions in the United States, Canada and Europe. These organizations are part of the Lymphoma/Leukemia Molecular Profiling Project, an NCI research collaboration. A total of 71 samples were obtained from previously untreated patients who had been diagnosed as having Burkitt's lymphoma or atypical Burkitt's lymphoma. (Atypical Burkitt's lymphoma tumors have the characteristic genetic and proteins markers associated with Burkitt's lymphoma, but not the classic microscopic appearance.)
Burkitt's lymphoma samples were then evaluated by a panel of expert hematopathologists using the latest diagnostic methods. They reclassified the samples into the following categories: Burkitt's lymphoma, atypical Burkitt's lymphoma, DLBCL and high-grade lymphomas. The review panel reclassified nearly one-third of the samples originally diagnosed as Burkitt's lymphoma, demonstrating the difficulty in making an accurate diagnosis.
All samples underwent molecular profiling using DNA microarrays -- a technique that simultaneously measures the activity of thousands of genes expressed in a single sample. Among the samples declared to be Burkitt's lymphoma by the review panel using standard pathological methods, molecular profiling correctly predicted this diagnosis 100 percent of the time. However, among samples reclassified as DLBCL, molecular profiling identified 35 percent as Burkitt's lymphoma. Overall, this study suggests that 17 percent of the cases of Burkitt's lymphoma may have been misdiagnosed using standard pathological methods, which would result in inappropriate treatment for these patients.
"The distinction between Burkitt's lymphoma and DLBCL was easy to make based on the molecular profiles," said John Chan, M.D., professor, Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha, Neb., and study co-leader. "The power of molecular profiling is providing additional information when cases are difficult to diagnose. Eventually we hope this type of analysis will help us understand the molecular mechanisms causing this disease and identify novel targets for therapeutic interventions."
This study underscores the value of molecular profiling in diagnosis of Burkitt's lymphoma; however this is an experimental test and will require further development before it is available for clinical use.
An estimated 58,800 people will be newly diagnosed with NHL in the United States in 2006. An estimated 19,000 will die of the disease.
For more information about cancer, please visit the NCI Web site at http://www.cancer.gov, or call NCI's Cancer Information Service at 1-800-4-CANCER (1-800-422-6237).
*Researchers are part of the Lymphoma/Leukemia Molecular Profiling Project and include the Departments of Pathology and Microbiology, Genetics and Internal Medicine, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Neb.; Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Groningen University Medical Center, University of Groningen, Netherlands; Department of Pathology, University of Würzburg, Germany; British Columbia Cancer Agency, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada; Departments of Immunology, Oncology, and Pathology, the Norwegian Radium Hospital, Oslo, Norway; Hospital Clinic, University of Barcelona, Spain; Department of Pathology, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, Ore.; Departments of Pathology and Medicine, University of Arizona Cancer Center, Tucson, Ariz.; James P. Wilmot Cancer Center, University of Rochester School of Medicine, Rochester, N.Y.; Southwest Oncology Group, USA; Center for Cancer Research and Division of Cancer Treatment and Diagnosis, NCI, and the Center for Information Technology, NIH, Bethesda, Md.
**Dave SS, Fu K, Wright GW, Lam LT, Kluin P, Boerma E, Greiner TC, Weisenburger DD, Rosenwald A, Ott G, Muller-Hermelink HK, Gascoyne RD, Delabie J, Rimsza LM, Braziel RM, Grogan TM, Campo E, Jaffe ES, Dave BJ, Sanger W, Bast M, Vose JM, Armitage JO, Connors JM, Smeland EB, Kvaloy S, Holte H, Fisher RI, Miller TP, Montserrat E, Wilson WH, Bahl M, Zhao H, Yang L, Powell J, Simon R, Chan WC, and Staudt LM. Molecular Diagnosis of Burkitt's Lymphoma. New England Journal of Medicine, June 8, 2006, Vol. 354, No. 23.


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I'm looking to grow types melons in my backyard, both for the table and for selling if possible, and and I've gotten Amy Goldman's book on melons as well as looked at lot's of online sites.
We've ordered from Baker Creek this year and I had great success with Banana Melons which I want to grow again. We unfortunately crowded our garden too much so the melons didn't fare as well as I would have hoped. We tried Charentais, Hale's Best, Banana Melon, and some Black Diamond watermelons. Because of overcrowding we lost all the fruit that formed except for the banana melons, which were productive and delicious. We're creating a new area specifically for melons and vines, so hopefully we won't have the problems we had before and the vines can spread out as much as they want. I've been wondering what melons other people have had good success with here in the Mid-Atlantic? I keep looking at the catalouges and I just can't decide as all seem delicious and beautiful, like Jenny Lind and Ali Baba watermelon, but I want to find the right ones so I don't run into problems or turn it into a Questing Beast situation, wanting to grow something that just doesn't like my climate. Rich Sweetness 132 from Baker Creek seems like an interesting melon, though looking at the pictures of them they look exactly what I got from ebay as Plum Grannies, which while fragrant, you cannot eat them. Choctaw Sweet Potato has been looking rather interesting to me for pumpkins/winter squash though. Please if anybody have any recommendations for a certain variety here in the Mid-Atlantic, please let me know, I want to know what have done well for people in my area so that I may try them for myself. Thanks! Max |
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Best cantalope was Pride of Wisconsin. Howden best pumpkin. Only tried watermelon one time think it was Charleston Grey. Steve in Baltimore County. |
Thanks Steve, I'm also in Baltimore County so that information is quite appropriate! I'll give them a shot! - Max |
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Drew LeBlanc ended his hockey career at St. Cloud State University just under two months ago and has already been a member of two other organizations.
The senior co-captain signed with the Chicago Blackhawks of the NHL shortly after winning the Hobey Baker in April. He played two games with the organization prior to the NHL Playoffs beginning. LeBlanc is not eligible to play in the post-season since he was signed after the trade deadline.
However, LeBlanc has found yet another team to play with. He is currently participating and finding success with Team USA in their pursuit of a World Cup in Helsinki, Finland. In the first game of competition LeBlanc notched two assists that helped lift the USA over Austria 5-3 on Saturday. Team USA then went on to play Latvia Sunday, winning 4-1. The next game is slated for tomorrow (Tuesday) against Russia. Team USA will continue to play in search of a Gold medal through the next couple weeks. Follow Husky hockey even in the off season on our Twitter account.
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Dragonball: Evolution
Composed by Brian Tyler
Sound Clips:
Chasing Dragonballs
The Final Battle
Running Time: 60:00
About the Soundtrack:
Dragonball: Evolution
" is the first big screen, live-action adaptation from the hit anime series, "Dragonball Z." A big fan of this franchise is none other than Brian Tyler, who actually sought out this specific project when he first got word that it was in production. Now that it is completed, his score for the feature is available from Varese Sarabande and on iTunes, and includes 23 cues in all on the soundtrack.
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It's so refreshing to hear a composer speak about delivering a product that not only functions nicely in the film, but also one that will earn the respect of fans. This is what Brian Tyler set out to do with his score for,
Dragonball: Evolution,
an opportunity he whole heartedly embraced as he set out to write the score. In a recent ScoreNotes interview, Brian commented on the fact that he was keeping an entire generations of fans in mind as he developed the music for Evolution, and in vintage Tyler style, he didn't let them down. Not in my opinion, at least.
The music for
is first and foremost respectable. While the thematic content doesn't introduce any groundbreaking motifs, there are signature statements that make this a unique score. For instance, the lively, martial-arts inspired percussion sequences are simply great to dive into. These moments in the score are lively and somewhat intense, representing a more grown-up
experience to the viewer. That said, another aspect to this album that works nicely is the anime style melodies, which is Brian's nod to the cartoon series itself. While there was a risk that these bouncy and colorful tracks might not have synchronized well with the dramatic value of the score, the tones hit just the right element of camp to reach a workable balance. In fact, as heard in tracks 11 and 17, these are some of my favorite moments in the score. A nice touch on these cues.
The scope of dramatic power in
is also ever present. Tyler's brand of vintage action fare does make its way onto the album and it comes across well, as you might expect. To counter it, and cohesively so, I might add, there are softer moments in the score that shape a secondary theme. While this motif sounded perhaps a bit too familiar on the back end, there is a nice emotional touch behind it that makes it a respectable component.
For those of you who enjoy a score that concludes with a flourish, you won't be disappointed with the final 10 minutes or so of
. Bringing forth some the best moments of the score, Tyler sends us off with a stamp of high energy, leaving the type of impression that will make you want to cue this soundtrack up again for another play.
Final Score: Brian Tyler set out to create a score that would service the needs of the picture as well as represent the fans proudly in
Dragonball: Evolution
. I think he did just enough to make that connection, though I would venture to say that a sequel might yield an extension of music that would be even more spectacular now that the foundation has been laid. This one is a safe play for most and surely a must listen for Tyler fans.


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This is a nearly immaculate Levinson #332. I have owned it for about 6 years and it works perfectly. Very lightly used about twice per month. It was used to drive a pair of VMPS RM-40's which are also for sale. The amp has always resided on the floor with open air space around it. The heatsinks are very black. There are a couple of very small white smudges on one of the rear heatsinks and a little blue line about 1/2 inch long on the front left heatsink. It's barely noticeable. As far as I know, it has never been opened up and re-capped. Comes with the original double box, power cord and a printed manual. Please email with any questions or if you want any other pics. Paypal is fine so long as the buyer pays the fee. Shipping will be expensive but is doable. I have feedback here on the Gon and about 14 years of feedback on Ebay.
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For a keyboard pitched at the StarCraft 2 crowd Razer's Marauder (around £70) is surprisingly simple in its design. Whereas most gamer oriented keyboards are oversized beasts dotted with all manner of buttons, dials and switches for better micromanaging, the Marauder adopts a compact, minimalist frame.
The size will no doubt be a point of interest for touring players looking for something easy to lug about, but the Marauder provides almost no valuable benefits otherwise. Instead it can feel counter-intuitive, whether you're attempting to climb your way up the StarCraft 2 competitive ladder or fill out a spreadsheet.
Causing some disruption is a hybrid number and arrow key layout, which makes navigating menus and tapping out numbers needlessly complex. Since keys have double functions users will need to turn number mode on and off for access to the desired functions. The space saved by moving them closer together ultimately feels like a sacrifice that has little upside.
The keys themselves are well spaced, feel good on the fingers and have satisfying travel, but this isn't enough to make up for the awkward layout. In the midst of multiplayer battles we found ourselves diverting attention away from the on-screen action to fumble around the keyboard.
The Marauder's marquee feature is an actions per minute lighting system, which provides feedback on a player's performance by shifting colours over the course of a game. The keyboard features backlit keys and side strips that bathe the device with a Protoss blue light. As the battle gets heated the colour changes. The APM lighting system is no doubt a cool gimmick and adds to the StarCraft themed industrial design, but can quickly become a hindrance.
Since the keys are generously spaced out a great deal of light pushes its way into the peripheral vision, where the brightness can become a distraction. Annoyingly, the lighting features also take up a separate USB port entirely to itself. You can choose not to plug it in or turn the lighting off, but at that point you've just got a really small, uncomfortable keyboard.
We'd be remiss to not mention to ability to record on-the-fly macros, but again, the usefulness of the functionality is diminished greatly by the layout of keys. Those that stick with the keyboard and get used to it may find it of great use, but in our testing we just couldn't get comfortable with it, which rendered the feature useless.
Razer's line of StarCraft 2 peripherals also includes the Spectre (£54.99), a mouse that matches the keyboard in unwieldiness.
Razer is known for producing good quality mice, and in terms of performance the Specter lives up to the company's standards, but its boxy design and small size lets it down. It doesn't fit the hand in a natural way at all, so you'll find yourself regularly re-adjusting your grip; not something you want to be doing during a StarCraft 2 match.
A throwaway gimmick and kind-of-cool StarCraft aesthetic isn't enough to recommend the Razer Marauder, and there are far, far better mice out there than the Spectre (ironically, many from Razer).


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Air pollution (Luxembourg)
Why should we care about this issue
- Topic
- Air pollution
Key message
Luxembourg presents a mixed assessment with regard to air quality. Several atmospheric pollutants have been reduced over the last 10 years but, for some, the decrease has not been significant enough to meet emission targets set by the NEC Directive. This is particularly the case for nitrogen oxide (NOx), a precursor of ozone, whilst concentrations of ground-level ozone are regularly above the pre-alert threshold for the protection of human health at several sites.
Various responses have been put in place, notably transposing the EU legislation, and targeting the two main air pollution issues: NOx and ground-level ozone.
Emissions of several atmospheric pollutants – sulphur oxide (SOx), nitrogen oxide (NOx) and non-methane volatile organic compounds (NMVOC) – have been reduced in Luxembourg over the last 10 years. Emissions of NMVOC should meet the reduction target set by the EU Directive on National Emission Ceilings (NEC) for 2010. Sulphur dioxide (SO2) concentrations have been kept well below the authorised limit for the protection of human health. Similarly, the limit for fine breathable particles (PM10) has never been exceeded. However, limits for nitrogen dioxide (NO2) are being exceeded in the city of Luxembourg, primarily because of automobile traffic. Luxembourg is unlikely to meet the target for NOx emissions set by the NEC Directive and measures will have to be taken to control the main sources of NOx (district heating, industry and transportation) which is a precursor of ozone. These measures will help prevent the formation of ozone which is particularly important since concentrations of ground-level ozone are regularly above the pre-alert threshold for the protection of human health at several sites. The country has yet to come up with a regional ozone plan. Bio-surveillance programmes for dioxins and furans (PCDD/F) in the vicinity of steel plants indicate that certain health standards are sometimes not observed.
The state and impacts
Key message
This section covers both 'State and Impacts' and 'Drivers and Pressures'.
The state and impacts of air pollutants, along with drivers and pressures, can be examined in two ways: firstly with regard to air quality and secondly with regard to quantities emitted.
Air quality
Luxembourg has established three air quality monitoring zones: the Canton of Luxembourg (30 % of the population), which includes the capital city and its immediate surroundings; the Canton of Esch-sur-Alzette (30 % of the population), which is highly industrialised; and a zone consisting of the remaining 10 cantons, which are largely rural (40 % of the population).
Concentrations of sulphur dioxide (SO2) have remained well below the limits for the protection of both human health and ecosystems [Figure 1]. Concentrations of carbon monoxide (CO) also comply with the limits for the protection of human health [Figure 2], as do those of benzene and lead (mostly found in suspended dust particles).
In the case of nitrogen dioxide (NO2), a limit value of 40 μg/m3 (annual average) has been set for 2010, however the city of Luxembourg has been breaching this limit. Moreover, the city has exceeded the hourly average of 200 μg/m3 on a number of occasions since 2000, although never beyond the 18 exceedances allowed per year. The main cause is automobile traffic and, due to the ever-increasing volume of traffic to and through the city, the introduction of catalytic converters and the renewal of the automobile fleet have not had the desired impact [Figure 3]. In rural areas, the limit of 30 μg/m3 (annual average) for the protection of ecosystems has been respected [Figure 4].
Levels of fine particulate matter (PM10) do not seem to pose a major problem to human health. Over the last 10 years, the limit of 40 μg/m3 (annual average) has never been exceeded. The annual averages in the cities of Luxembourg and Esch-sur-Alzette have dropped from 30 μg/m3 in the 1990s to 25 μg/m3 in recent years. Exceedances of the 50 μg/m3 daily average in these two monitoring zones have also declined since the 1990s, and are now below the 35 exceedances allowed per year [Figure 5].
Over the past decade, in urban and rural areas alike, there have been between 10 and 30 occasions every summer when ground-level ozone concentrations have exceeded the summer pre-alert threshold of 160 μg/m3 (human health threshold measured hourly), and up to 10 exceedances of the reporting threshold (180 μg/m3). However, the alert threshold (one-hour average concentrations above 240 μg/m3 over a period of at least three consecutive hours) has not been exceeded [Figure 6].
Figure 1 - SO2 emission measurements: 1995-2009
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Figure 2 - CO emission measurements: 1989-2009
Source: Ministry of Sustainable Development and Infrastructure - Environment Agency: Annual Activity Report, p. 178-179.
Note: The 3 stations are Luxembourg city centre (LC), Luxembourg-Bonnevoie (LB) and Esch/Alzette (ES).
Figure 3 - NO2 emission measurements: 1995-2009
Source: Ministry of Sustainable Development and Infrastructure - Environment Agency: Annual Activity Report, p. 161.
Figure 4 - NOx emission measurements: 1995-2009
Source: Ministry of Sustainable Development and Infrastructure - Environment Agency: Annual Activity Report, p. 173-175.
Figure 5 - PM10 emission measurements: 1995-2009
Source: Ministry of Sustainable Development and Infrastructure - Environment Agency: Annual Activity Report, p. 175-177.
Figure 6 - Ground-level ozone measurements: 1990-2009
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Air pollutant emissions
Since falling sharply (–80 %) during the 1990s as a result of the shift from blast furnaces to electrical arc furnaces in the steel industry – see climate change mitigation common environmental theme – SOx emissions in Luxembourg have continued to decline (–12 %) during the first decade of the 21st century. The rising market share of low-sulphur fuels, encouraged by tax incentives, has played an important role here.
NOx emissions also fell during the 1990s (–25 %), reflecting efforts to curb industrial combustion and, to a lesser extent, mobile sources. NOx emissions from these two sources have continued on a downward trajectory since 2000. Nevertheless, Luxembourg is likely to fall short of the 52 % reduction objective for the period 1990-2010 set by the Gothenburg Protocol, which is equivalent to the ceiling in the NEC Directive (2001/81/EC). In order to comply with the ceiling one important factor is the reduction of emissions from the glass industry, whose operating permit is to be reviewed to enforce the introduction of the appropriate technology to reduce NOx emissions.
NMVOC emissions fell significantly in the 1990s and have declined further since 2000, reflecting continued progress with mobile sources. Luxembourg's NMVOC emissions are likely to meet the NEC Directive target for 2010. There are many kinds of NMVOC, and many different emission sources. The expected improvements will mainly come from a reduction in the use of organic solvents in paints and varnishes (Directive 2004/42/EC) or from vapour recovery at service stations (Directive 1994/63/EC). As of 2008, all installations using organic solvents must respect limits on emissions (Directive 1999/13/EC) [Figure 7].
The Luxembourg steelmaking industry is represented by three electric-arc steel mills, located close to one another in an urban setting (Esch-Schifflange, Esch-Belval and Differdange). If the conventional impact zone is taken as a three-kilometre radius, 55 000 people, or 12 % of the national population, are affected. Emissions of dioxins and furans (PCDD/F) from the steel mills are regularly checked by licensed agencies. In order to supervise operating conditions more closely, the Environment Administration has also been taking supplementary measurements. Over the course of the last 5 years, PCDD/F emissions have been below the 0.1 ng/m3 limit, although there was one exceedance in 2009 (Differdange). The PCDD/F accumulation in leafy vegetable crops is measured by a network of monitoring points in the immediate vicinity of the steel mills. These measurements indicate that the preventive health threshold is still being exceeded on occasion, particularly at Schifflange. In a study of PCDD/F concentrations in soils, a significant percentage of soil samples were not meeting the standards for an unrestricted farming use (30 % in 1993/94 and 25 % in 2006).
Figure 7 - Air pollutant emissions according to the NEC Directive: 1990-2010
Source: Ministry of Sustainable Development and Infrastructure - Environment Agency. For background data, click here.
Note: new calculation method from 2007 onwards: break in time series.
The key drivers and pressures
Presented together with the 'State and Impacts'.
The 2020 outlook
Although emissions of SO2, NMVOC and NH3 (ammonia) are expected to decrease further in the future with the introduction of new European legislation, it remains to be seen whether this will also apply to NOx emissions. Although more stringent European emission standards for mobile sources have recently been put in place, or are planned for the future, they will not necessarily reduce NOx emissions from the transport sector, as actual emission measurements have shown that the previous European emission standards did not bring about the anticipated reduction.
Existing and planned responses
Luxembourg faces two main challenges in relation to air pollution: ozone at ground-level and nitrogen oxide emissions and concentrations.
With regard to ground-level or tropospheric ozone concentrations, a weather-simulation programme is under preparation which will anticipate future ozone peaks and advise the public accordingly. Legislation has also recently been modified to impose a maximum speed limit of 90 km/hour on motorways when the pre-alert threshold has been exceeded. Since the EU Directive 2002/3/EC relating to ozone in ambient air was transposed into national law in 2003, Luxembourg has set new target values for 2010 and 2020 and established new reporting and alert thresholds. For the protection of human health, a daily maximum of 120 μg/m3 has been set (sliding values over eight hours). As of 2010, this daily maximum must not be exceeded more than 25 times per calendar year (three-year average), and as of 2020 it must not be exceeded at all.
To date, there is no regional plan in place for the prevention and control of tropospheric ozone in cooperation with neighbouring countries. However, given the limited size of the national territory, Luxembourg cannot win the battle against ground-level ozone by means of national measures alone. The import of ozone precursors from bordering regions makes cooperation necessary, and Belgium is being prioritised as the prevailing winds come from that direction. Cooperation is planned at two levels. Firstly, at the level of information and forecasting, an agreement is being negotiated to enable Luxembourg to participate in the forecasting work on ozone and fine-particle concentrations being done for Belgium by Brussels' Interregional Committee of the Environment (CELINE). This aim of this undertaking is to better inform the public − and vulnerable populations in particular − about air quality trends. In a second phase, Luxembourg will work with the Belgian authorities to establish an action plan for reducing ozone precursors.
As required by Directive 2008/50/EC on ambient air quality and cleaner air for Europe, an air quality plan for the city of Luxembourg is currently under consideration. The main objective is to restrict the exceedance of nitrogen oxide (NOx) limits in the city centre. Some of the measures proposed include an accelerated renewal of the city bus fleet, the creation of a tramway, and the prohibition of trucks in certain critical sectors of the city. The national target in the Transport Action Plan of having 25 % of commuter journeys made by public transport by 2020 will also contribute to this objective – see climate change mitigation common environmental theme. Progress with NOx emissions can also be expected as a result of stricter European vehicle standards applied to commercial vehicles in October 2008 (Euro V) and to private vehicles in September 2009 (Euro 5). However, these vehicle-related measures alone will not offset the impact of the projected increase in road traffic. Moreover, measures will have to be taken in relation to road fuel prices (lower in Luxembourg than in neighbouring countries) since 'road fuel sales to non-residents' represent almost 40 % of the total greenhouse gas emissions – see climate change mitigation common environmental theme.
NOx emissions are also produced from district heating and industrial activities (especially the glass factories). In relation to district heating, measures are needed to address household energy consumption and the energy performance of buildings. Such measures exist in both the national Action Plan for CO2 reduction and plans to increase the use of renewable energy sources and become more energy-efficient under the EU climate and energy package objectives – see climate change mitigation common environmental theme for details. The main aim of these measures, which is to reduce greenhouse gases, would have the added benefit of reducing NOx emissions. As for glassmaking, discussions are underway to determine the best available technology (BAT) for reducing NOx emissions.
Other interesting links
National Programme for reducing emissions of selected atmospheric pollutants ('Programme National de Réduction Progressive des Emissions de Polluants Atmosphériques (SO2, NOx, COV, NH3'): click here (in French).
National Plan for implementing the Stockholm Convention on persistent organic pollutants (POPs) into play ('Plan national de mise en œuvre de la Convention de Stockholm sur les polluants organiques persistants (POP)'): click here (in French).2009 Activity Report, Ministry of Sustainable Development and Infrastructures – p. 136-199: click here (in French).
For references, please go to www.eea.europa.eu/soer or scan the QR code.
This briefing is part of the EEA's report The European Environment - State and Outlook 2015. The EEA is an official agency of the EU, tasked with providing information on Europe's environment.
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What Is the Life Cycle of a Bed Bug?
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A bed bug must past through distinct stages of life. As the bed bug passes through the juvenile stage, it will need to shed its skin no fewer than six times prior to becoming an adult. When bed bugs have reached their adult state they become fertile and capable of reproducing. The life stages of a bed bug in detail consist of:
- Egg. These typically hatch in 10 days but may hatch out in as little as one week or as long as two weeks.
- Nymph. The juvenile of the species must eat a meal of blood before it can accomplish its first molt. It will molt five additional times before becoming an adult. The nymph stage may last less than a month in areas with warm weather; in cooler climes bed bugs may remain as nymphs for several months. This explains why bed bug infestations tend to be worse in tropical than in Nordic climates.
- Adult. The final stage of life. After about 10 months as an adult, the average bed bug will die.
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I am a nun and am offended when it's used as an insult very much so.
because its implied you dont got game. and im not talking bout league of legends...
It depends on your age, if you're still a virgin at say... 19? You kinda suck. Love how any post saying *** is good is smashed with downvotes. Gives us a decent amount of info about the forums.
dunno why dudes even care if other dudes are virgins. they must think your lookin purty attractive if they're thinking about you in that light
It's definitely not evolutionary. If it was, the real goal of getting laid would be to produce offsprings. Yet those same kids calling people "virgins" would freak out if they ended knocking up someone.
Clearly STDs are the cool thing to have these days.
its a ploy to con the better players (aka virgins) into wasting tons of their time trying to get laid so as to reduce competition on the ladder
if i knew my virginity would make me good at gaming i would have never given it away in the first place
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