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Having downed more than 155 million 9-litre cases or nearly 1.9 billion bottles of red wine in 2013, up 136 percent compared with 2008, China, including Hong Kong, is now the largest red wine market worldwide, followed by France, now in second place with nearly 150 million cases and Italy with 141 million, according to Vinexpo, the international wine and spirits exposition.
Chinese consumers have become increasingly attracted to red wine since 2005, Vinexpo says. Between 2007 and 2013, the Vinexpo/The Iwsr study reveals that red wine consumption was multiplied by 2.75 in China, while it decreased by 5.8 percent in Italy and 18 percent in France.
Apart from its virtues with regard to health, which have been widely lauded as an alternative to the impact of excessive consumption of rice-based spirits, the popularity of red wine is largely due to the symbolic importance of its color, the Vinexpo team asserts. Red is a very positive hue in Chinese culture, associated with wealth, power and good luck. In business circles, these three values are fundamental. Red wine is therefore an obvious choice for business hospitality, where partners can drink to each others' health. Red is also the color of China.
More than 80 percent of the wines consumed in China are made there, and the nation is currently the 5th largest producer in the world. However, imported wines are rapidly gaining market share. Between 2007 and 2013, wine imports were multiplied by seven and account for 18.8 percent of all wine consumed in China today. It likely will be a major topic of conversation at Vinexpo Asia Pacific, May 27 to 29 in Hong Kong


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Makes 1 1/2 cups As many parents know, serving a salad to kids can be like mixing oil and vinegar: They just don't go together without some coaxing. But with a creative approach, the right ingredients and a mild, smooth dressing, even the pickiest eaters can learn to love salad. Getting kids involved in the preparation is key. At the store, make salad selection a game. Ask little helpers to spot differences between romaine and Boston lettuce or choose the "best" bag of baby carrots. At home, even young children can slosh lettuce leaves in a bowl of water and place them in a colander. And what kid doesn't get a kick out of a salad spinner? Enlist small hands to tear leaves, crumble cheese and peel cucumbers. Then ask pint-sized chefs to pick a few healthy extras—grapes, dried fruit and nuts are faves—and let them toss 'em in with the greens. As for kid-friendly dressings, it's all about having a touch of sweetness in the mix. Our three recipes avoid refined sugars (a pitfall of bottled dressings), relying instead on juice, maple syrup and honey. Plus, they make great dips—another way to get kids to eat their veggies.
- 1 cup plain low-fat yogurt
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July 27, 2012
The 2012 London Olympics logo has emerged as a geopolitical Rorschach test. Some viewers see a "broken swastika," while others think it "resembles the word Zion." Not many have praised the jagged characters, representing the numbers for the year 2012.
But Michael Wolff, co-founder of Wolff Olins, the branding agency that designed the logo, stood by his firm's creation five years ago. "I think this petulant reaction will subside and pride will take its place," he told a British newspaper.
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Exhibition dates: February 9-May 28, 2017
The Honolulu Museum of Art's biennial exhibition Artists of Hawai'i marks its 62nd year in 2017.
Launched in 1950, the open-call exhibition showcases the quality and diversity of art being made in Hawai'i.
Submissions for Artists of Hawai'i 2017 are being accepted from January 8 to February 8, 2016.
From the submissions, museum curators will select a group of artists to develop work.
Curators will conduct up to three studio visits with each artist to select works for the exhibition.
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Published: 11th April 2009 | Source: OCZ | Price: 362.24 |
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In our original reviews of the OCZ SSD and Core SSD drives a comparison was made to the highest performing mechanical SATA-II based drives available on the market at that time. Their performance was somewhat underwhelming, managing to just about match the performance of the traditional platter based drives while only offering a fraction of the storage space. With the Apex 120GB it would appear that OCZ have upped the anti, and for this reason we're going to give the SSD a chance to redeem its self by once again placing it up against some of the fastest mechanical drives we could get our hands on. The selection of drives can be seen below:
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|Samsung F1
|WD Caviar Black
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Unfortunately the results from our earlier SSD reviews could not be included in the graphs for the Vertex drive due to an entirely different benchmarking platform and test suite being used. However, as some of the results do appear to be quite similar to our original testing, we may refer to these results over the next few pages. Below are the specifications of the system used to conduct the testing of the above drives:
Motherboard: MSI X58 Platinum
Memory: 6GB OCZ Gold 1600Mhz
SATA Controller: On-board ICH10R Southbridge
Drivers: Latest Intel 'inf' install
OS: Windows Vista x64 Ultimate SP1
It is also worth noting that in order to obtain the best performance from the Vertex, the following additional steps were performed prior to benchmarking:
- Drive firmware upgraded to the latest version available on OCZ's website (1275)
- Primary partition was aligned as per OCZ's recommendations
- Drive was formatted with NTFS and a 4096 byte cluster size.
- SATA Mode in BIOS was set to IDE for all hard disks.
- 'Enable Advanced Performance' was selected in device manager for all hard disks.
While synthetic benchmarks such as HDTune offer a good insight into the performance of a disk drive, these figures do not always translate directly into real world performance. For this reason we selected to perform several day-to-day operations (such as file transfer and Windows startup) in addition to synthetic benchmarks. The full set of tests can be seen below:
HD Tune Pro 3.1.0
ATTO Disk Benchmark v2.34
PCMark Vantage HDD benchmarks
CrystalDiskMark 2.2.0f
File Write & Manipulation
Random file creation (15GB)
Sequential file creation (100GB)
Peazip file compression / decompression.
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Windows Vista Startup time.
Windows Vista Shutdown time.
Unreal Tournament III map load time.
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Nice speeds, the price still lets them down though Quote
*Checks bank balance*Quote
Great performance but surely the cost needs to come down and the capacity up for them to become viable for the mainstream. Quote
He would be stupid to run it off an onboard RAID controller! As Monkey said, I hope it is on a dedicated RAID card!Quote
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I hope he's put that on a PCI-e controller? :s I don't think the average northbridge is able of keeping up with that.
replacing your OS hard disk with an SSD such as the Vertex instead of spending £300 on that 'new' graphics card just makes so much more sense.
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A very very valid point, something I've been thinking about for quite a while..
Yes it's expensive, yes it's 1/10th of the size of an F1 which costs 1/3rd of the price, but the performance is something you can see and appreciate.Quote
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Yeah for some reason I think quite a lot of people get stuck in the FPS trap. Upgrading to new graphics cards that make absolutely no difference to the games they play (other than fraps results) instead of investing in something like an SSD.
Yes it's expensive, yes it's 1/10th of the size of an F1 which costs 1/3rd of the price, but the performance is something you can see and appreciate.
The way I see it, my 260 can play all the games I want to play, so upgrading will have virtually no effect apart from emptying my wallet. An SSD on the other hand, will mean that pretty much everything will be noticeably faster- that's worth having
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Jimbo... Please tell me you aren't gonna keep it in the Mac???
@ £280 for 120g, even if it went at the full bus-capable speed, it's failed immediately.
£120 for 280g is still bad. Old physical drives are going to be rolling out 2Tb drives before we know it.
In all honesty, by the time price comes down, or the tech is overlooked by something more sensible, the performance figures of the product will be completely different.Quote
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Lol nah...I thought about it....then i smacked my head against the wall.
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Good man.... We would have had to part ways in our friendship otherwise!
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It literally weighs a ton.By Abraham Riesman
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Yes, he watched Battlestar Galactica.By E. Alex Jung
We tail Sleater-Kinney as they reopen Brooklyn's weirdest little venue, Market Hotel.By Jillian Mapes
You're gonna have such a crush on the guy in it.By Kyle Buchanan
"Have terrible friends who don't support anything you do!"By Kat Ward
The 21-year-old actress brings something unusual to her role, never letting her character's passivity seem dull-witted or masochistic.By David Edelstein
"Well, we know that Jay only does nice things for people — for his competitors."By E. Alex Jung
In beautiful technicolor.By Nate Jones
With vinyl sales at the highest in decades, skeptics say there's nowhere to go but down. Maybe then pressing plants will actually be able to meet demand.By Andrew Flanagan
Why EDM just keeps growing, who's making money off it, and where to actually go dancing.
The burgeoning all-female foursome brunches in Williamsburg and gets silly during sound check.By David Marchese
Built for architectural escapism along with cinematic escapism.By Christopher Bonanos
This may count as a spoiler.By Lindsey Weber
From Afropunk to Electroclash to Zebulon, an abridged tour of its millennial moment.By Alex Yablon
On Thursday, we wrote about Yasiin Bey's new poem, which concerns Brooklyn's Barclay's Center. Here is our extended transcript.By Amos Barshad
Is Cafe Grumpy ready for a Sex and the City–style Girls bus tour?By Jesse David Fox and Sarah Frank
Finally, Robert Redford and Jay-Z will be best friends.By Jesse David Fox
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She had almost given up when a proposal didn't come on Christmas or New Year's Day.
Martinez skipped class. But as they were warming down he showed up with a black velvet box containing a diamond ring.
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Working out at home is a great way to avoid excuses and get 'em done first thing in the morning. I prefer working out before I start my day because my energy is fresh as opposed to dragging myself to the gym at the end of a stressful day in the evening. Plus, I feel more wired because of the daylight! These are some basic and essential fitness accessories to build your own home gym that I find most useful. Working out at home is so convenient and allows you to develop consistent habits since it cuts out that drive or walk to the gym *rolls eyes*.
1. Foam roller: This will help stretch sore muscles while working out your kinks and knots. Use it also as a strength-trainer to engage your core and tone your thighs/butt.
2. Medicine ball: Throw it, catch it, hold it! The medicine ball will challenge your coordination while toning your upper and lower body – slam it into the ground or catch it mid-lunge.
3. Dumbbells: Versatile tools key to your workout from "lunge and curl" to "dead-lifts".
4. Kettlebell: One of my favorite accessories for a while now that challenge my biceps. Since its weight isn't evenly distributed, your body will work twice as hard when you swing it to stabilize and balance its momentum.
5. Skipping rope: An ideal calorie-burning cardio warm up to tone calves and leg muscles. Simple and effective!
6. Resistance band: Wrap these tightly to create resistance against your muscles for endurance. You can use it with any exercise to replace free weights as a lightweight and portable alternative.
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The streets were a dull sight; roughly paved, coated in filth; the alleys filled with piles of garbage. Skakdi, Steltians, Vortixx, and all sorts of unsavory creatures moved around, with the odd Toa or Matoran passing every now and then.
The streets weren't the safest place in the world, and they weren't going to get any better.
A small figure silently landed in an alleyway, leaning against a wall, his armor blending in with it, and making him practically invisible. It was early evening, and most people were in their homes, well aware of the thugs that prowled the roads at night.
However, it was because of this that the Toa was here. The pay was good, the mission easy, and his victim was one of the kinds he had no qualms about slaying.
Minutes passed, but that was part of the fun. Long years of training paid off, and the Toa hardly moved in the slightest. Passer-biers passed within feet of him, yet never even knew of his existence; for that was what he wished. And all the while he waited for his target to pass.
The evening darkened, but the being did not move. The game had just started, and he wouldn't dream of ruining it so early.
At last that phase passed, as the Toa quickly left the alley, in the trail of a black armored upper-class Steltian. No one stopped him as he walked, his red and brown armor making him looking just like anyone else.
His prey was still unaware of his stalker. That was all for the good. If he had seen him, that might not have been good. The Toa continued, shifting his armor to match a wall as the crowd thinned out, pressing himself against a nearby building.
His prey was still unawares, and was walking swiftly. Rain had started, and the assassin moved swifter now, matching his footsteps to the pattering of the falling waterdrops.
His prey had slipped off down a side street. From previous knowledge the assassin gathered, the Steltian was only a few blocks from his home. The small Toa walked faster, his bow slipping into his hands, an arrow appearing on the string.
His prey was still unawares. The streets were deserted.
The Toa drew the arrow back, focusing on the target. Both his eyes were wide open, and were almost trancelike. The arrow leapt off the string with the hearty thrum of the weapon's sixty pound draw weight.
His prey was aware now, and turned around in confusion, just in time to take the arrow in his chest.
Zarayna smiled as his target collapsed. At a wave of his hand, the arrow seemed to vanish.
No one would ever know the fate of the unlucky Steltian. His body was found the next morning; death had been caused by a hole in the heart, and the victim's wallet had been cleaned out, as well as half of his armor vanishing.
For those of you who don't know, this is supposed to be a BZPRPG story, focusing on one of the many assassinations by my character Zarayna.
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I'm not sure what's going on with your RSS, but when I clicked your link my antivirus lit up saying that your site has a trojan horse. No more troubleshooting your problem until that is resolved.
Holy crap. I had no idea.
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Seriously. When you went were alerted of the Trojan, were you at the RSS or the actual site? Can you point me to a thread on how to fix it?
I scanned the webpages with AVG and nothing has come up. What antivirus were you using?
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HIGGINS: NIGHTWING's Seismic Shift in DEATH OF THE FAMILY
Dick Grayson is back home in Gotham City after the events of "Night of the Owls," creating a positive life for himself and the residents of his hometown with a revitalization plan and a vision for the future.
But that doesn't fit with someone else's plans:
The Joker.
Beginning in issues #15 and #16 of Nightwing, series writer Kyle Higgins is creating what he hopes will be a monumental yet emotional showdown between Dick Grayson and Joker.
Nightwing, which Higgins launched last year as part of DC's reboot, has recently re-established the title character back in Gotham after he was traveling with Haly's Circus. The #12 issue teased an upcoming showdown with Lady Shiva, which will take place in issues #13 and #14 by fill-in writer Tom DeFalco and artist Andres Guinaldo.
But Higgins and regular artist Eddy Barrows return in December for Nightwing #15, just in time for "Death of the Family," the Bat-family event spinning out of Scott Snyder's Batman story featuring Joker.
While Newsarama has already talked to Batgirl writer Gail Simone about Joker's "collision" with Barbara Gordon, and just got details about the villain's clash with Tim Drake and Jason Todd from Scott Lobdell, we now turn our attention to Dick Grayson.
Newsarama: Kyle, this week's #0 issue looks like it's an origin for Dick Grayson. Is this going to give us his back-story in the New 52?
Kyle Higgins: It's the story of Dick Grayson becoming a superhero, which means Robin. It's the origin of the first Robin. It includes where the name comes from and where the decision to work with Batman comes from. And while it's a story that a lot of people are going to recognize, there are some new wrinkles to it, particularly on the emotional level, where we start to get into who Dick Grayson is and the way that he is always looking forward and never back. And you'll see what that means when something tragic happens, like his parents dying.
It was a very interesting opportunity to juxtapose Dick and Bruce, who are very similar in the way that they're both products of a tragic event, but they went about dealing with it in different ways.
That's the crux of the issue.
It's also setting up some threads with Lady Shiva, who Tom DeFalco will be doing a two-part story with, in issues #13 and #14. And Tom also worked with me on the #0 issue.
Nrama: It's interesting that you say Dick is always looking forward, because in the last storyline, you really had him take what was essentially a negative for him with Haly's Circus and turn it into something for the future of Gotham with Amusement Mile. And the story even tied into the "Republic of Tomorrow." That was all part of this "looking forward" idea?
Higgins: Yeah, that's my whole approach to him as a character. It's a combination of story as well as who he is as a person. "Looking forward and not dwelling" is representative of the future and of tomorrow and the mindset that things will always be better in the morning. It's optimism.
The last arc, that was something that I really wanted to play with.
In Gotham, it's been established that Amusement Mile is this location where terrible things have happened. But it used to be something positive. So Dick's hope for that revitalization is going to be developing for the next couple issues.
But yes, that's the approach I've been taking with him, as he tries to shape the future in Gotham City.
Nrama: As you mentioned, there's a two-issue story arc by Tom DeFalco. Why is he filling in for a couple issues?
Higgins: Because the Joker issues are so important and so big, the decision was made to give me a chance to get ahead on them and jump forward and set some things up, as well as develop pretty in depth what's coming after the Joker story.
Nrama: In the New 52, what is the mindset of this Dick Grayson toward Joker. And who is Dick Grayson or Nightwing to the Joker?
Higgins: Who Nightwing is to Joker is an interesting question. And that really taps into what Scott is doing in Batman, and what all of us are doing in our books.
The Joker has a very specific opinion on the Bat-family. As that relates to every individual member of the family, there are slight twists on it.
I know I'm being quite cryptic. But I'll just say that the Joker has a very particular opinion of Nightwing, but I don't want to get into what it is, because it would give a lot away.
But Nightwing's opinion of Joker is pretty much what you would expect and what's been seen before. He recognizes that this is probably the most deadly and threatening villain in Batman's rogues' gallery. So he's not taking the Joker lightly.
And the second that Nightwing hears that the Joker is back, it puts him into a Defcon-5 mode to expect the unexpected. Like I said, he's not taking it lightly.
Nrama: Are you working pretty closely with Scott Snyder on "Death of the Family?"
Higgins: Yeah. I flew out to New York back in May, and we had a little powwow in the DC offices between myself and Scott and Pete Tomasi and James Tynion IV, who's doing all the back-ups in Batman as well as launching Talon. And then Gail [Simone] and Scott Lobdell were conference called in.
Even coming out of that, I've been working pretty closely with Scott, and I wouldn't have it any other way. It's a lot of fun.
That said, Scott's given me a ton of freedom — as he's given all of us really — to make this a story unique to Nightwing. His only mandate was: Make it the scariest, most impactful Joker story that you've ever seen for your character.
What's so exciting for me is, aside from a couple instances, I can't think of a really big Nightwing/Joker story. The moment that comes to mind would be during, what Last Laugh by Chuck Dixon. It was a big crossover where Nightwing killed the Joker.
Nrama: Yeah, yeah, and Batman brings him back.
Higgins: Yeah, so that's only big one in recent memory that I could point to.
Nrama: Are you having fun writing the Joker as you delve into your "Death of the Family" issues?
Higgins: Yeah, and I have a very specific version of the Joker that I like, and so it was fun to start working on that. And I plan to tell a huge story that will be lasting. I know it has big ramifications. But I hope that, when people think of Nightwing versus the Joker, this is the one that they'll think about.
Nrama: How many issues is your tie-in to "Death of the Family?"
Higgins: It's two issues: #15 and #16. And issues #13 and #14 have some set-up and development for my Joker story. I coordinated with Tom a little, giving him a heads up about some of the plot points I needed set up for the Joker story.
Nrama: That sounds dire.
Higgins: That is certainly one word you could use to describe it.
Nrama: We've seen some changes in artists for Nightwing over the last year. Who's the artist on Nightwing going forward, especially during "Death of the Family?"
Higgins: While I'm off the book for a couple issues, Andres Guinaldo is doing the art for issues #13 and #14. That was done so Eddy Barrows could spend a lot of time on these upcoming Joker issues.
So to answer your question, Eddy is doing issues #15 and #16 during "Death of the Family."
Nrama: We got to see you write Damian Wayne in issue #11. Will we be seeing some of the other Bat-family characters during "Death of the Family," or any of your issues over the coming months?
Higgins: Yes, definitely. Barbara is in my issues of "Death of the Family." There may be something with Damian coming after that. I still want to write Tim. I haven't written Tim yet in Nightwing, and I'm trying to work him into some stuff after the Joker issues. We'll see if it works out.
Nrama: It sounds like you've really planned what's coming for Dick. To finish up, can you give us a few words to describe what's coming for Nightwing in 2013?
Higgins: There will be seismic shifts coming out of the Joker story. Big things are coming for Nightwing, and there will be big changes ahead for Dick Grayson.
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The National Academy of Athletics Pre-season Football Skills Contact Camp
"Personally, I feel camp is a perfect time to develop individual skills and techniques and springboard into your pre-season practice. I hope to see you this summer at camp." Coach Nick Royer, Camp Director
This is an evening camp from 5:30pm to 7:30pm for youth football players to improve their fundamental skills and techniques. The goals of the pre-season Football Camp are to improve individual technical skills by improving knowledge of proper techniques and to improve speed, quickness, agility, and strength and introduce new players to the game, the equipment and the contact. The coaches are local youth coaches who specialize in teaching kids between the ages of 7-9, 10 - 12 & 13 - 15
Campers are grouped by age and ability to learn appropriate drills, skills, and techniques.
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Posted on Jan 19, 2012
We will do our utmost to report this story without cheesy double entendres. Here goes: Southern California is associated with various people, places and phenomena—Hollywood, spray tans and bottle blondes, beachside homelessness, that stretch of the 101 highway that's always featured in car commercial, and porn, to name a few.
As for that last item on the list, creators of adult entertainment are threatening to decamp from the Greater Los Angeles area if local authorities get more nudgy about enforcing a requirement that porn actors sport prophylactics for their performances, which the City Council voted in favor of doing earlier in the week. Meanwhile, members of the industry say the rule isn't necessary, since they already monitor their own with frequent and mandatory STD tests and the like. —KA
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Game Report: éS Game of SKATE — New York City, July 30, 2009
éS Game of SKATE in Manhattan, NY.
Winner: George Cayea
On Tuesday, July 28, we had our permit to do a Game of SKATE at the skatepark under the Manhattan Bridge in New York City, but apparently the sound included in our permit wasn't good enough for the cops. We were told that we also needed a separate sound permit, so we got shut down and had to reschedule. I'd like to give a big no thanks to the cops in Chinatown and I'm sure that all 400 kids that signed up to play SKATE would say the same.
Right away Billy Rohan was eager to help and got us permission to hold the Game of SKATE 2 days later on Thursday, July 30 at 12th & A where 213 kids showed up to skate. The éS team was in attendance as well, hanging out and skating.
After 6 rounds, we went from 200 skaters to 3: Shane McGraine, Dwayne Almonte and George Cayea. George was landing underflips all day long, so it was no surprise when a letter was given to each skater with that trick.
After an intense game, Dwaynne Almonte took 3rd place and Shane McGraine was eliminated by George Cayea with a switch backside flip. Congratulations to George Cayea and thanks to KCDC and Billy Rohan for making the game possible!


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As good as our old pancakes were, we knew we could do better. So we did. We added fresh buttermilk, real eggs and a hint of vanilla—making them fluffier, tastier, better. In August, if you disagree, they're free. That's the Denny's Love 'Em or They're Free Guarantee.


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To succeed in 2012 Rogerio has to, repeat, HAS TO return serve better. Case in point:
Points won returning 1st serve (%):
1. Murray 37, 2. Djoker 37, 4. Nadal 35, 8. Fed 33
Points won returning 2nd serve (%):
1. Djoker 58, 2. Nadal 57, 3. Murray 56, 21. Fed 51
Break points converted (%):
2. Djoker 48, 3. Nadal 47, 4. Murray 47, 39. Fed 40
Return games won (%):
1. Djoker 41, 2. Murray 37, 3. Nadal 35, 16. Fed 27
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Roger made it through to the quarter-finals after defeating Jarkko Nieminen 6-1, 4-6, 6-3 at the Swiss Indoors today.
It looked like an easy win in the beginning as Roger raced through the opening set. But three double faults left him a double break down in the second as Nieminen grabbed a 4-1 lead and later the set.But our champ found his serve soon after in the decider as he dropped a single point on his first serve and secured one break which gave him just the lead he needed to make it into the next round in Basel.
Vamos Roger..!!! Cuando Vuelve A Jugar..??
Today I received the fan calendar 2012. It is beautiful. I invite all fans to get one. Congratulation Roger for every match you win & for your work with RF Foundation! All the best from Albania
well, you made it,but quality of the game to be improved to remain as a champion,as I said before,serve is your main weapon.At critical point you need to take enough time between the serve to add power and avoid unforced errors
Keep up the fighting spirit,you will make it
Keep up the fighting spirit,you will make it
Congratulations, Roger ! I lost my connection half way through the second set at the most critical part of the match...I had no doubt that you would pick it up and win and so you did ! I could breathe again...such joy to watch you play again !
Best wishes for the quarter final on friday !
love you always
Best wishes for the quarter final on friday !
love you always
Well Done Roger another match won, hopefully you are getting back to your best in good time for the next matches. "GOOD LUCK FEDS"
It is not being televised at all this week If you go on atpmasters website and click on live stream for a fee you can register and watch all the matches from Basel and Valencia Spain
It is not being televised at all this week If you go on atpmasters website and click on live stream for a fee you can register and watch all the matches from Basel and Valencia Spain
Does anyone know where I could find a pair of Roger's Nike Air Zoom Vapor VI Tour shoes, US size 12, EUR size 46? I have been desperately looking for them, but I can't seem to find any...
Well done Roger and I am pleased to hear that Murray has pulled out of the competition. You must win your home trophy! Love, Liz x
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Within hours of the deadly March, 2011 earthquake and tsunami that shattered northeastern Japan, AmeriCares mobilized a large-scale emergency response, with shipments of medical and humanitarian aid that helped countless survivors in need.
An estimated 20,000 perished in the devastation. Entire communities were wiped out, and hundreds of thousands of people were displaced. The two catastrophic events then produced a third: a nuclear disaster at the badly damaged Fukushima facility, leaving an entire area essentially uninhabitable.
In four years of recovery work, AmeriCares committed $8.8 million in medical and humanitarian aid to help families who lost everything build a healthy future. Today, Japan continues to rebuild the region. Our team in Sendai worked with local organizations to build health programs and meet other critical community needs such as support for new mothers, the elderly and people with disabilities.
AmeriCares responded quickly, and our team remained in the disaster zone for four years, helping survivors regain their health and rebuild their lives. Partnering with local organizations, we provided:
Emergency aid including medicines, water, and personal care items, hot meals for displaced survivors, and space heaters for apartments with no heat.
$8.8 million in support for targeted projects that have helped more than 90,000 beneficiaries; the projects focused on mental health, dental health, people with disabilities, overall access to health care and support services.
For four years our Japan team worked from Sendai, filling crucial healthcare gaps. In collaboration with local communities and organizations, we supported 187 projects including :
- Increasing and restoring access to health services such as dental care
- Establishing counseling and targeted community programs to help survivors cope with trauma and loss and rebuild community connections
- Providing emergency response and services for evacuees
- Supporting people with disabilities
Concluding our recovery work, we have left in place a network of ongoing community-based organizations and programs that will support these important services going forward.
Our partners included:
- AAR Japan and Kesennuma Volunteer Station
- Peace Boat Disaster Relief Volunteer Center
- AAR Japan and Kyouseikai
- NPO Baby Smile Ishinomaki*
- Hope Worldwide Japan
- Koko Kara Happy Project
- Kosodate Ship
- Kyokujukai
- Oxfam Japan
- Seiwa Hospital
- Tohoku Music Therapy
- Save Iwate and Otsuchi Doctors Group
*This small community directed initiative has grown into a nationally recognized nonprofit organization providing child care support services
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A survivor of the 2011 Japan Tsunami tells how the hand delivery of a newsletter by an AmeriCares partner in the recovery process saved his life and gave him a cause to promote and celebrate.
As part of its Japan recovery work after the 2011 triple disaster, AmeriCares worked with The Association for Aid and Relief, Japan (AAR Japan) to supported the rebuilding of a workshop for people with disabilities in Shiroishi.
The AmeriCares gardening project in Japan's Fukushima Prefecture works to improve the psychological and emotional well being of disaster survivors. The program provides the opportunity for participants to plant and garden without the fear of radiation, which is still relatively high throughout the region.
In one targeted recovery program after the 2011 tsunami, The Association for Aid and Relief, Japan (AAR Japan) and AmeriCares have provided funding for a vital transportation service that takes patients from Yamada to their medical appointments at a hospital in Miyako.
Three years after the devastating earthquake, tsunami and radiation disaster, AmeriCares remains firmly on the ground in Japan– with a clear plan of action to bring health and healing to people still struggling in the aftermath
After the disasters in Japan in 2011, elderly men are learning to care for their homebound family members by attending food preparation and home care sessions conducted by medical and nutrition professionals.
To help earthquake and tsunami survivors in Japan gain access to crucial dental services, we have partnered with the Iwate Dental Association to provide mobile dental care to hundreds of elderly and infirm patients.
Baby Smile Ishinomaki provides mental health and child-rearing support services for mothers with young children in Ishinomaki, Japan. AmeriCares Japan has helped the nonprofit evolve into a model organization by providing funding and managerial support.
AmeriCares has expanded its dental program with Iwate Dental Association to include 5 more dentists with the goal of improving access to dental care for tsunami and earthquake survivors in Japan.
By funding both community-directed programs and caregiver training programs in Japan and in the U.S., AmeriCares is providing both immediate and lasting mental health support for disaster survivors.
Portable dental tools funded by AmeriCares enable mobile dental teams to bring care to isolated elderly patients in Miyagi and Iwate, Japan.
More than 100 garden projects are part of the $1.5 million in aid AmeriCares has provided to improve the mental well-being of earthquake and tsunami survivors in Japan.
Stamford, Conn. – March 6, 2013 – Japan tsunami survivors separated since the 2011 disaster will be reunited tomorrow with the opening of a new group home built by AmeriCares.
Since the March, 2011 earthquake and tsunami in Japan, AmeriCares has invested nearly $1.3 million to fund dozens of projects that support evacuees and assist people with disabilities.
In the aftermath of epic disaster, AmeriCares continues to expand recovery efforts in the Tohoku region of Japan, with continued focus on behavioral health, resettlement, and reconstruction.
A new dental clinic in Ogatsu, Japan, funded by a $220,000 AmeriCares grant, helps fill an urgent health care gap in the wake of the March, 2011 earthquake and tsunami. The clinic is one of three funded by AmeriCares, serving a population of more than 10,000 people.
AmeriCares is helping evacuees battle isolation and its accompanying health risks. In Kesennuma City and nearby towns, AmeriCares works with Nippon International Cooperation for Community Development (NICCO) to deliver hot meals to blocks of temporary houses, while at the same time identifying people at risk.
In the weeks prior to the 6-month anniversary of the catastrophic earthquake and tsunami, AmeriCares Japan team members joined communities in the Tohoku region to mourn those lost in the disaster during the annual Umi no Bon (O-bon) festivals.


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Interacting selectively and non-covalently with any metal ion.
Interacting selectively and non-covalently with any of the peroxisome proliferator activated receptors, alpha, beta or gamma.
Interacting selectively and non-covalently with any protein or protein complex (a complex of two or more proteins that may include other nonprotein molecules).
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Interacting selectively and non-covalently with an identical protein to form a homodimer.
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Interacting selectively and non-covalently with a ubiquitin protein ligase enzyme, any of the E3 proteins.
The stimulation of the activity of NF-kappaB-inducing kinase through phosphorylation at specific residues.
A programmed cell death process which begins when a cell receives an internal (e.g. DNA damage) or external signal (e.g. an extracellular death ligand), and proceeds through a series of biochemical events (signaling pathway phase) which trigger an execution phase. The execution phase is the last step of an apoptotic process, and is typically characterized by rounding-up of the cell, retraction of pseudopodes, reduction of cellular volume (pyknosis), chromatin condensation, nuclear fragmentation (karyorrhexis), plasma membrane blebbing and fragmentation of the cell into apoptotic bodies. When the execution phase is completed, the cell has died.
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The immediate defensive reaction (by vertebrate tissue) to infection or injury caused by chemical or physical agents. The process is characterized by local vasodilation, extravasation of plasma into intercellular spaces and accumulation of white blood cells and macrophages.
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By Amy Dingmann
Canning Raspberry Jam, How To Can, How To Make Jam, Step By Step Canning, Step By Step Raspberry Jam, Pictures Of Canning, Pictures Of Canning Raspberry Jam, Amy Dingmann
We've come into a bountiful berry season at our farm, and it's time to make raspberry jam!
First, prepare your equipment. It takes 45 minutes to bring the water in my canner to a rolling boil – the same amount of time it takes my dishwasher to wash/sanitize/heat up my canning jars. How convenient! You'll also need to warm your jar lids in a small pan of hot (not boiling) water a bit before you plan on actually putting the jam in the jars. Timing is everything when processing food, and the more you do it, the easier it will get!
While your canner is working up a boil and your dishwasher is sanitizing, you can work on the actual jam. Prepare 2 quarts (8 cups) of berries by gently washing them.
Place those berries, 1 package of powdered pectin, 1/3 cup water and 1 tablespoon of lemon juice in a large pot.
Bring this to a boil over high heat, stirring frequently. After it is boiling, add 6 cups of sugar, stirring until the sugar is dissolved.
Return this mixture to a rolling boil. (Remember, a rolling boil is one that cannot be stirred away.) Boil hard for 1 minute, stirring constantly. After a minute, remove the pot from heat.
Skim the foam off the top, if you desire. (Save it, though. It's great for spreading on toast.)
I recently learned a trick at this point: before ladling the jam into those hot jars you've got waiting in the dishwasher, let the jam cool for ten minutes as you occasionally stir it. Rumor has it that this will make the seeds distribute properly throughout the jam, and you won't be left with jars being clear jelly on the bottom and all seeds on the top.
When your jam has cooled a bit, ladle it into those waiting jars…
…leaving a quarter inch of headspace.
Adjust the two piece caps and place in canner.
Process for ten minutes. (Time starts when the water returns to a boil.)
Take the jars out of the canner and listen for the ping of the sealing lid.
The recipe demonstrated above makes 5 or 6 half-pints. It is from the Ball Blue Book: Guide to Home Canning, Freezing and Dehydration – and is simply called "Raspberry Jam."
You can also freeze your berries for later use, which I wrote about here.
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Tragedy befalls a member of Dynamo 5 as the team is introduced to THE PRIMARIES, a group of heroes assembled by the US government to help Dynamo 5 defeat the alien invaders. But is that their only agenda?
Plus, in our exclusive back-up series, the battle between NOTORIOUS and Omerta continues.


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a1 Department of Epidemiology, Center for Social Epidemiology & Population Health, School of Public Health, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
a2 Health and Society Scholars Program, University of Pennsylvania, PA, USA
There is a strong relationship between socioeconomic status (SES) and health outcomes in the United States, although the mechanisms are poorly understood. Increasing evidence points to links between lifelong exposure to infectious disease and subsequent chronic disease. Exposure and susceptibility to infections may be one way SES affects long-term health, although little population-based research to date has examined social patterning of infections in the United States. This paper tests the relationship between income, education, race/ethnicity and seroprevalence of cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection at different ages in a representative sample of the US population, and tests potential mediators for these relationships. The study finds significant racial and socioeconomic disparities in CMV seroprevalence beginning at early ages and persisting into middle age. Potential exposures do not explain the relationship between SES and CMV positivity. Because reactivation of latent CMV infections may contribute to chronic disease and immune decline later in life, future research should determine the exposure or susceptibility pathways responsible for these disparities in the prevalence of CMV infection.
(Accepted February 18 2008)
(Online publication April 16 2008)
c1 Author for correspondence: J. B. Dowd, Ph.D., Robert Wood Johnson Health and Society Scholar, Center for Social Epidemiology & Population Health, 3634 SPH Tower, 109 Observatory, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2029, USA. (Email: email@example.com)


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You're VERY welcome! *wink*
When it comes to keeping your love life vibrant (whether with someone else, or solo), you can never have too much literotica. It's sexy, seductive, enticing and just plain fun.
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No girl-on-girl pics here. One of the few sites targeted to heterosexual women, Kara's has a small collection of stories, primarily involving consensual, one-on-one intercourse and oral sex. A collection of links points to stories with slightly more diversity, but still with hetero women in mind. It also has links to sex and relationships articles, book reviews, and pay-to-view erotic photos and videos.
Best story to start with: "The Masseuse"
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Themes vary widely, but the site does have limits, we're told the site does not include stories involving a character under age 18 and no bestiality. All the other expected categories are here (i.e. BDSM, LGBT, group sex, etc. ) as well as some creative additions such as: "Non-human" and "Sci-Fi." in case aliens, ghosts, androids or werewolves are your thing.
Best story to start with: "Lust for Friend's Mother" by bena4u
"Zeshan got up and slowly pushed Robina onto her back. He pulled her shalwar down her legs and she helped him, lifting up her ass as he took it off. She had killer legs. For that matter, she was killer from head to toe. Robina had a beautiful flat stomach even after giving birth to Zaheed and his younger brother, and sister. She spread her legs wide apart to accommodate him.
She spread her legs and raised her eyebrows at him, questioning, well what are you waiting for? ... "
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This site caters to lesbians, bisexuals, transgendered people, and gay men. This ad-free, not-for-profit site doesn't collect your personal information or use "cookies," so browse away discreetly at their wide array of saucy tales. You can even browse by author!
Best story to start with: "Male Nursing Aid" by Elyrc Caledon
"His penis swelled a bit under my gaze. I blushed a little as I felt my penis expand even more and I looked up into Mark's eyes. Then I glanced over the rest of his body. Mark had a thick thatch of chest hair, very sexy legs, and strong looking, masculine feet. He had a lot going for him.
'Are you sure you're okay with this?' Mark asked, 'I don't want to make you uncomfortable.'
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Panel: Gramps, get whooping cough shotOctober 27, 2010 By MIKE STOBBE , AP Medical Writer in Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
(AP) -- A federal advisory panel is recommending that people 65 and older who are around infants get vaccinated against whooping cough.
The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices gave the advice Wednesday because of an outbreak of whooping cough this year in California, where more than 6,200 cases have been reported.
Nine of the 10 infants who have died were too young to be fully vaccinated against the disease.
Children get whopping cough vaccine in a series of shots beginning at 2 months.
Health officials believe elderly caregivers play a small role in spreading the contagious infection to infants. But a whooping cough vaccine is not currently recommended for the elderly.
Whooping cough cases tend to run in cycles. The last peak was in 2005.
More information:
Vaccine panel: http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/recs/acip/
©2010 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
"Panel: Gramps, get whooping cough shot" October 27, 2010 http://phys.org/news/2010-10-panel-gramps-whooping-shot.html


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ConnectX driver in Solaris 10
By user12611518 on May 01, 2009
With the release of Solaris 10 5/09 (aka Solaris 10 Update 7), the ConnectX HCA driver (called "hermon") finally makes it's appearance in Solaris 10. It has been available in OpenSolaris since Nevada build 100. But now it finally makes its way to the Solaris 10. Download Solaris 10 5/09 here. And of course it's free.
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In fact, if you send other support information before we request it, NIH may delay processing your application or return it without peer review.
For basic instructions, see our Just-in-Time SOP. For more information, see Prepare Your Just-In-Time Information in the Strategy for NIH Funding.
You will receive this information at least one of two ways.
The option to send just-in-time information appears in the Commons Status section for all applications (all grant types) within 24 hours after the score is released. If your application's score is within or near the NIAID Payline, your business office can start sending just-in-time information before NIH's or NIAID's request. If NIAID needs additional information later, a grants management specialist will request it.
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The timeline varies—you could receive it before, simultaneously, or after your just-in-time notification.
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SIKESTON -- Speed. Coming into the 2008 varsity soccer season, that is the one thing that Sikeston head coach Derrick Long said that his team is relying on as their biggest asset.
In previous seasons, Long said that if the speed wasn't there, then the Bulldogs relied on Scott Droddy to provide a wall in goal to stop opponents incoming shots.
"Losing Scott Droddy was a big hole for us to fill," said Long of his graduated keeper.
Enter Jason Isaacs.
"Jason Isaacs is stepping in and is doing really good in practice right now," Long said of his new skilled goalie. "We're really happy with how he's improving every day for us. I think he's going to be solid for us. That was a big question mark, but I think he's going to be solid."
Long said that the defense looks pretty tough for 2008, but that scoring goals is the key.
"I think defensively we have more potential this year," he said. "Our biggest thing last year was scoring goals. If I remember right, we scored as many goals as we gave up. We really need to double that -- we really need to score twice as many goals as we give up.
"We really need a couple of guys to step up on the defensive end and if we get that then I think we'll be good."
Returning varsity members, Dakota Trevino, Stephen Beydler and Robert Brooks, all seniors, have potential to step up and become team leaders.
"We only have three seniors so, they're going to have to step up," said Long. "We're going to be pretty young and inexperienced going in. "(These guys) are going to have to step up and take a leadership role. Right now nobody has really stepped up yet to take the team under their wing, but we're hoping that somebody does here in the next couple of weeks before our first game."
"Our young guys haven't logged a lot of hours in yet on varsity," he went on to say. "Skill-wise, I think we're going to be a lot better than we were last year. That's a plus. It's just going to be getting some games under the belt for some of these guys."
Aside from the three seniors, juniors Jordan Davis, Cody Anderson and Darin Dicus and sophomores Mikey Botkin and Daniel Sanders will have to fill in the rest of the gaps.
Losing Hunter Dillender was also key according to Long, but he said that he has a freshman coming in that has an opportunity to make an immediate impact.
"Hunter Dillender was a really good player for us," he said. "We had some other good, solid players on the field, but I think we have a new freshman that has stepped up and will probably start for us. He's solidified a spot already and he's just going to step in and be fine for us -- Hunter Williams -- We're expecting big things from him."
As for key games on the schedule, Long said that there isn't one in particular that sticks out in the minds of any of the coaches on staff.
"We used to circle games here and there and be excited about playing teams," he said. "But, now we're just trying to get back to that district championship game. Last year we didn't make it there and the three years before that we were in it so, right now we're just going to try to improve every game and be playing at our peak when districts come around."
As far as tournament play is concerned, the Bulldogs will participate in the Notre Dame Soccerfest as well as the Carbondale Tournament throughout the season, completing the year with the district tournament in hopes of continuing to the playoffs.
Up first for Sikeston is a road match with the Saxony Lutheran Crusaders on Sept. 2 at 4 p.m. The Bulldogs' first home game is scheduled for Sept. 9 at 5 p.m. against Marion.


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After winter break, the girls at the very prestigious Longbourn Academy become obsessed with the prom. Lizzie Bennet, who attends Longbourn on a scholarship, isn't interested in designer dresses and expensive shoes, but her best friend, Jane, might be — especially now that Charles Bingley is back from a semester in London.
Lizzie is happy about her friend's burgeoning romance but less than impressed by Charles's friend, Will Darcy, who's snobby and pretentious. Darcy doesn't seem to like Lizzie either, but she assumes it's because her family doesn't have money. Clearly, Will Darcy is a pompous jerk — so why does Lizzie find herself drawn to him anyway?
Will Lizzie's pride and Will's prejudice keep them apart? Or are they a prom couple in the making? Whatever the result, Elizabeth Eulberg, author of The Lonely Hearts Club, has concocted a very funny, completely stylish delight for any season — prom or otherwise.
My thoughts?
Liked it enough. It's a fast, light read, but nothing spectacular. The scenes were bound to be predictable and honestly, stereotypical love stories are overrated.
Actually, I've read Pride and Prejudice way before but I didn't take it seriously so I can barely remember anything. Before reading, one thing that probably made it interesting enough for me is the term prom. I had guesses this will turn out fabulous since every girl in Longbourn Academy is obsessing about it, and I was hoping it'll be quite inventive. The story is narrated by Lizzie, a talented, hardworking girl who goes to an elite boarding school as a scholarship student and is constantly tormented by the rich girls. Unlike any other, she could care less about fancy clothes and jewelries, and had no intentions of going to prom. And when she met Darcy, whom she thought was an actual snob because of their social standing difference, I knew he's going to be the one. I mean, how many stories come up with that? Two opposite people, the rich and the poor, well that's quite easy to guess. Things aren't very much surprising.
Honestly, at the back of my mind, I'm quite thankful that I studied in a not-so-fancy high school but I know is somewhere I belong, where financial inequalities don't really matter. I think people with those kind of thinking are just plain dumb and self minded. Anyway, I don't know why but I had a hard time connecting with the characters and the love story itself. Yeah it's cute, but I was expecting a bit variation and uniqueness. But on the brighter side, the characters aren't too flat but written well.
I'm not actually saying that I dislike the book, and I still have some scenes in mind that I actually liked, but I'm not spoiling anything. This book just worked out fine for me and if you want something light, and some highschool themed romance, go for this book.


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Friday, October 16th, 2015
The Biology Graduate Research Forum (BGRF) is organized by the graduate students of the Department of Biology at Western University. The primary mandate of this event is to provide a forum for graduate students and post-doctoral fellows to showcase their research in biological sciences through poster and invited oral presentations. It is also the aim of this research forum to host an invited speaker who will present their current endeavours within the field of biological sciences.
The aim of the BGRF is to bring together students within the multi-disciplinary umbrella of biological sciences to exchange novel and exciting ideas within their respective fields. It is also our hope that this annual event will foster inter-disciplinary collaborations, which would add and enhance the academic and scientific research experience of the participants here at Western.
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The Canterbury Tales: The Knight's Tale
by Geoffrey Chaucer
Analysis: Narrator Point of View
Who is the narrator, can she or he read minds, and, more importantly, can we trust her or him?
Third Person (Omniscient)
The narrator plays a big role in "The Knight's Tale," constantly making his presence felt. He doesn't do this in the same way as most of Chaucer's narrators. Unlike the Man of Law, for example, he doesn't give an emotional reaction to the story. Instead, he makes his presence felt by reminding us that he's the one telling this story, that he's in charge. Describing (or rather, failing to describe) Theseus's homecoming, he justifies his omission with "al the thyng I moot now forbere / […] / the remenant of the Tale is long ynough" (27-30). He's saying that he doesn't want to talk about Theseus's homecoming because he's got enough to tell us without that.
The narrator does this all the time. You probably noticed how he constantly justifies leaving out particular portions of his story because the tale is already long enough. He also can't help but tell us about the things he's leaving out. You know, the good ol' "I won't tell you about how I lost my tooth in a fight, or about how vicious the fight was, or about how my mom grounded me afterwards." But wait. You just did tell us about that. Oh well. The narrator also signals movement from one subject to another with "and now I leave X and turn to Y."
Really, there's rarely a moment when we're not aware that we're in the hands of a narrator. The impression this creates is of a strong, confident storyteller who, kind of like Theseus's God, has a plan for his tale.


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I am about to book our first trip to France and found a few things which may be of interest in case you haven't checked it out yet!
With Ryan Air you get free pram carriage BUT baby gets NO allowance, you have to pay £30 a bag!
Hertz car hire charge £34 for a week of hire for a baby car seat - BUT to take your own is only £10 each way on Ryan air!
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OpenMedia.ca argues the takeover will encourage more mistreatment of Canadian cell phone customers
April 16, 2013 – Telus has formally announced plans to takeover Mobilicity, one of Canada's largest independent cell phone providers. Grassroots group OpenMedia.ca believes, if allowed to go through, will stifle choice and fair treatment of customers in Canada's already-broken wireless market.
Mobilicity is one of only three carriers in Canada independent of the "Big Three" cell phone companies – Bell, Rogers, and Telus – that already control roughly 94% of the market.
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Rent a Bike Now has developed a network of shops that rent bikes at various locations around the country. This makes sense - sort of odd for the "outter-booths" at Interbike. They vett the shops and make sure that the bikes they offer are up to snuff. With the rise in costs for travelling with a bike - rental is a really appealing option. In the past I've googled and chased shop reputations with local forums. This takes away that work and makes sure you get what you're after. Perfect!
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It's just never easy!
Saturday, May 16, 2009
Oh Goodness...
It's just never easy!
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- Heather Nicole said...
Oh goodness is right! Geez...you guys can't catch a break!
Thinking of you all and praying you make your trip. Love, Heather
- May 16, 2009 at 11:14 AM
- GinaMarie said...
Praying he DIDN'T hit the lung and that ALL will be FINE and you will be one your way to your trip and have FUN!!!
Gina Marie
- May 16, 2009 at 11:31 AM
- blairspage said...
Oh my goodness! I hope everything is okay! Will be praying you guys still get to go to Disney!
Hugs - Tiff
- May 16, 2009 at 2:07 PM
Oy ve. Nothing is easy. Am praying that all is well and you'll be chatting with Mickey this time tomorrow. Please, Please, PLEASE Lord!
- May 16, 2009 at 2:29 PM
Oh wow! Praying all is well and you'll be on your way in the morning! Have a fun vacation! ~Moses'
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I don't leave comments usually, but wanted you to know I am praying for a relaxing, stress free time for you guys as a family. That little guy of yours is a beautiful miracle.
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- May 16, 2009 at 11:31 PM
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Praying, praying and more praying!!
- May 17, 2009 at 7:11 AM
The Owens FAmily DID officially get cleared to leave this morning!
THank you God for your faithfulness... this family NEEDED some time away together! BLESS THEM with lots of laughter and lots of playing!
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DCU boss Niall Moyna and Donegal boss Jim McGuinness are at loggerheads over the availability of Martin McElhinney for the college's O'Byrne Cup campaign.
McElhinney missed Saturday night's semifinal win over Meath (2-8 to 0-6) in Navan, with Moyna adamant that his county boss McGuinness had banned the player from the match.
The Donegal manager has refuted those allegations in a series of interviews with the national press.
"Seemingly Meath requested the game be brought forward to Saturday night and DCU agreed," said McGuinness.
"When Martin told me he had a game on Saturday evening, I said to him we have our first league game in two weeks and I had all the players from the other colleges back to get a look at them. I said to him, 'How can we expect to play you if we haven't seen you play?'
"I've known him going back to his days as a student in Limavady. When I took over the Donegal job Martin was recovering from major groin surgery and his fitness levels dropped. Over the last 18 months I have got the best advice for Martin and have had a strength and conditioning coach working with him one-to-one once a week.
"After investing so much time and expertise, do people think I would abuse such a player? It's ridiculous. I'm annoyed someone would make that claim."
McGuinness is also of the opinion that colleges shouldn't play in the various inter-county competitions at this time of year.
"It's pure nonsense. We weren't the ones who switched dates -- that happened when the O'Byrne Cup semifinal was brought forward from Sunday to Saturday.
"The tail is wagging the dog in relation to the college-county scene at present, with the imbalance very much in favor of the colleges.
"The colleges have the players from October, while the county managers don't get them until January 1. Counties are asked to play without the college players in January, which means the counties have very few days when they can get their full squad together for a national league that starts on the first week in February."
DCU manager Moyna had claimed on Saturday, "Martin is in the middle of his examinations at the moment. I spoke to Martin this morning before we left, but I only found out at 5:15 p.m. that the management team at Donegal demanded that he go play a challenge game against Monaghan today.
"What annoys me is not so much that he had to play the game, but that it is in the middle of his examinations when we have purposefully given him time off. So he lost the whole day, went up to Clones, and turned on his ankle in the warm-up, and we didn't have him tonight.
"He wouldn't have played tonight for DCU if we known he had played today (for Donegal), and I think there is something wrong there. We talk about player welfare and that is abuse of players.
"I understand the pressure that inter-county managers are under, but to ask a player to go play a game the same day they knew he had a semifinal that evening and in the week that he is studying for his exams is an important issue that needs to be addressed."
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Former Mayo boss John O'Mahony believes the time is right for the GAA to pay managers after a Croke Park report designed to promote debate on the issue.
GAA director general Paraic Duffy urged the association to tackle the issue of payment to managers and coaches head on after the publication of his discussion document.
O'Mahony, who won two All-Irelands with Mayo, is in favor of the third option in Duffy's report which allows for inter-county bosses to receive regulated payments.
"The motivation of nearly all managers is the desire to win and be successful -- not to make money," said O'Mahony, who is now a politician for Mayo, in The Irish Times.
"Why not legitimize payments to managers and bring transparency to it? I would be in favor of that.
"There's not too many millionaires from managing inter-county teams. I've heard it said about particular managers that they're very mercenary but I haven't met one who'd swap an All-Ireland for hundreds of thousands."
Meanwhile, Dublin manager Pat Gilroy is adamant that he would not take on the Dublin job in a full time capacity if the offer was made by his County Board.
"If someone said, 'You've to give up your job to do football' I wouldn't put my hat in the ring for it. My career is important to me -- this is my pastime and what I enjoy doing. If it was my job, it wouldn't seem the same for me," he told the Irish Independent.
"I could totally understand guys in different counties thinking differently -- we don't have big distances to travel in Dublin, but personally the whole thing suits me as it is.
"I think it would be healthy to have a very open debate about it because it seems to be a thing that is talked about in dark corners."
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