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2012 WAGC Round 2 Game Records
Sunday May 13, 2012
2012 WAGC Round 1 Game Records
Sunday May 13, 2012
Janice Kim Launches New Go Blog
Monday January 2, 2012
Janice is back! American professional Janice Kim 3P (at right), the popular go author, lecturer at many U.S. Go Congresses and former American Go Journal columnist ("Life in B-League"), has just launched a go blog. The idea of the Learn To Play Go blog, hosted by Kim's Samarkand.Net website, "is that if AGA members want to have one of their games analyzed and would email it to me in sgf format — along with any questions they have — I will identify it in the grand scheme, incorporate it in a weekly go tutorial blog post, and cast both players as 'spy vs. spy' for complete anonymity," Janice tells the E-Journal. Send your sgf game records – and questions – to firstname.lastname@example.com and be sure to put "sgf file" in the subject line and include your AGA membership number.
"Perhaps you are familiar with logic puzzles involving hats," Janice suggests in the first post, What Hat Are You Wearing? "No? For example, imagine there are 10 prisoners and 10 hats. Each prisoner is assigned a random hat, either red or blue, but the number of each color hat is not known to the prisoners. The prisoners will be lined up single file where each can see the hats in front of him but not behind. Starting with the prisoner in the back of the line and moving forward, they must each, in turn, say only one word which must be 'red' or 'blue'. If the word matches their hat color they are released, if not, they are killed on the spot. A friendly guard warns them of this test one hour beforehand and tells them that they can formulate a plan together to help them survive within the given parameters. How many prisoners could you guarantee to save? While I was thinking about hats, I thought about how it might relate to go, and outlined in broad strokes my new Hat Theory in the comments of the go game below."
Member's Edition: Yilun Yang's 2012 New Year Life & Death Puzzle
Monday January 2, 2012
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US Team Down One in World Youth Championships
Saturday August 13, 2011
E-J Youth Editor Paul Barchilon reports live from Romania.
Some of the strongest kids in the world have gathered here in Bucharest, Romania, for the 28th annual World Youth Go Championship, which began this morning August 13. 22 children, from 13 different countries, have all come to the beautiful Parcul Herestrau, Bucharest's equivalent of Central Park, with the sponsorship of the Ing Goe Foundation. Players arrived from all over the world on Friday, some as late as midnight local time. Activities began with a Team Leader meeting in the morning, where first round opponents were selected by lottery, this was followed by a presentation on the Ing Rules from Yang Yu-Chia. The first round began at 3 pm, and was broadcast live on both KGS and EuroGoTV. The opening ceremonies were held after the first round, and organizer Catalan Taranu has set a new standard by which to measure the event. Three different Romanian dance troupes performed, ranging from break dance to traditional folk dancing, and representatives from the Chinese, Korean, and Canadian Embassies were all on hand to show their support for Romanian go. Romania is at GMT +2, which makes the start time 11 pm PST in the US, but game records are available on EuroGoTV. We will be broadcasting both rounds daily (look for EuroGo TV in the English Game Room) 2 and 3 are Aug. 14, 4 & 5 will be on the 15th, and the finals will be on the 17th. I will be updating daily, with commented game records whenever possible. US Junior Champion Aaron Ye 4d, age 9, drew Liao Yunpei 5d, age 10, of China for the first match, while Senior Champion Vincent Zhuang 6d, age 15 drew Vanessa Wong 5d, also 15, of the UK. Both US players lost their first match, but spirits remain high. The Chinese team leader, Huang Yizhong 7p, was kind enough to comment both game records for the E-J – which are included here as a freebie. To get great benefits like this, join the AGA for weekly game records, a steal at only $10 for a youth membership. Photo: Liao Yuanpei 5d, China (l) vs. Aaron Ye 4d, US (r), by Paul Barchilon.
Baoxiang Bai of China Wins World Amateur Go Championship; U.S. Places Third
Monday June 6, 2011
On June 1 2011, China's Baoxiang Bai (in photo at right) won the 32nd World Amateur Go Championship (WAGC) with a triumphant clean sweep of 8 wins. South Korea's Woo Soo Choi finished in second place with an impressive 7 wins – losing only to Bai in round 5. Arguably, Bai's match with Choi in round 5 determined the winner of the tournament. Eric Lui of the U.S. claimed third place with 6 wins, the best-ever result for the U.S.
Interestingly enough, in last year's 31st WAGC, China and Korea also met in round 5 to battle it out for the championship. Korea won last year's championship (the 31st WAGC). Other than Choi, Bai also defeated Hirata of Japan (see below for a just-posted game commentary by An Younggil 8P of Go Game Guru on the game between Baoxiang Bai and Hironori Hirata), Wu of Chinese Taipei, Lui of the US, Rattanasetyut of Thailand, Burzo of Romania, Suponeu of Belarus, and Mezhov of Russia.
The rest of the top 10 are as follows: Thomas Debarre of France, Hironori Hirata of Japan, Jun Fan of Canada, Franz-Josef Dickhut of Germany, Tsung-Han Wu of Chinese Taipei, Gheorghe Cornel Burzo of Romania, and Merlijn Kuin of Netherlands. The full results are available at EuroGoTV.
- Based on the report from Jingning at Go Game Guru; edited by Jake Edge
[Update: An Younggil 8P of Go Game Guru has commented the game between Baoxiang Bai (China) and Hironori Hirata (Japan) for E-Journal readers. The game record is below.]
Yilun Yang's 2011 Life and Death Puzzle
Monday January 10, 2011
For over a decade Yilun Yang 7P has been creating these annual original brain-teasing life and death problems based on the digits of each
new year. Here's the latest; enjoy!
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GAME COMMENTARY: Russian Championship Final: Dinerchtein-Shiksin
Saturday December 4, 2010
2010 Russian Championship
Round 5
November 27, 2010
W: Alexander Dinerchtein 3P
B: Ilya Shikshin 7d
Commentary (in Russian) by Timur Sankin (SanKingTim on KGS).
010 Russian Championship
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November 27, 2010
W: Alexander Dinerchtein 3P
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2010 COTSEN OPEN: Pro-Pro Game
Monday September 20, 2010
2010 COTSEN OPEN: Round 5 Games: (1, commented by Jennie Shen 2P) Curtis Tang 7d – Dae Hyuk Ko 7d; (2) Matthew Burrall 7d – Juyong Koh 7d; (3): Seung Hyun Hong 7d – Deuk Je Chang 7d (4): Jong In Jeong – Guthrie Price
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And when those idle hands belong to a 19-year-old and find themselves wrapped around a cell phone, an episode of Crank Yankers starts writing itself. Nittany Lion coach Joe Paterno always says young players who find trouble are acting like jerks. This time they were acting like Jerky Boys.
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The coaching staff was alerted to the prank calls Tuesday, and Paterno is waiting until he can gather as many facts as possible to determine the exact form of punishment the three players will face.
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D'Elia explained that the athletic department chose to address this matter publicly in the interest of keeping the facts straight.
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Make sure you install the right supporting daemons for your connection. If your system uses any version of the 2.6 kernel, it natively supports IPsec, but if you want to use KVpnc or vpnc, you'll still need to install the racoon daemon, which takes care of the key exchange for IPsec implementations. To install racoon, use your native package manager or look online for instructions on building a racoon connection [4].
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I'd love to enter to win this giveaway. I was thinking of trying the spelling portion, and this would make the outlay a little less costly. Thank you for the opportunity.
I would love to get the pre-level one for my daughter….unfortunately it is beyond my budget for the upcoming school year. I think she would greatly love it and she is just the right age. I am a single mom who was able to find a job where I can homeschool part of the week, instead of putting them in daycare or school full time. Downside is that I don't make a lot…but we get by. Thank you for this contest 🙂
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EXPLORING THE EFFECTS OF RUMINATION AND LEVEL OF EMOTIONALCONSTRUAL ON STATE BODY IMAGE DISSATISFACTION BYErin M. SparapaniABSTRACTThe current study used an experimental design to determine a causal role of rumination on body image dissatisfaction and negative affect. The current study also explored the role of trait rumination and emotion regulation on body image dissatisfaction and negative affect. Participants took baseline measures of rumination and emotion regulation and were presented with a vignette designed to induce negative body image. Participants were randomly assigned to one of three processing conditions following the vignette (rumination, concrete-experiential, and distraction, with the hypothesis that rumination would increase body image dissatisfaction and negative affect). Results indicate that no significant differences were seen in any dependent measure based on condition. Regression analyses indicate that those who have limited effective strategies with which to deal with distress and tend to ruminate experience higher body image dissatisfaction and negative affect than do individuals who do not lack strategies to regulate emotional distress.ii.
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IRVING, Texas -- Let's not pretend here.
Face the facts. It doesn't have the three-letter stamp of approval or the $17 million payout. It doesn't have the shiny logo in the end zone.
It has everything else -- at least, everything else that counts from folks not getting a cut of the bowl money.
The Cotton Bowl isn't a BCS bowl. Yet. But it's the closest thing to it.
It has two top 10 teams. Two BCS bowls can't say that. It's played in an 80,000-seat, shiny new venue that's widely considered the best football stadium in the country. It might very well be filled to the brim on Friday night, as it was in last year's game between Texas A&M and LSU.
We know one BCS bowl definitely can't say that. Tuesday night's Sugar Bowl attracted just 64,512 fans, the third-lowest total in the past 72 years.
It also matches up two teams from college football's two best conferences, the SEC and the Big 12, in the only bowl pairing those leagues.
Should it be in the BCS?
"I only have one answer that I can make here, right? It has to be yes," Kansas State coach Bill Snyder joked on Wednesday.
Joking or not, Snyder says the bowl deserves the designation.
"From the bottom of my heart, I certainly think so," he said. "I think the Cotton Bowl Classic is a bowl deserving to be in the upper echelon of all the bowls throughout the country."
Could that change? The Cotton Bowl hasn't been shy about its desire to be officially designated as one of college football's upper echelon bowls.
Moving out of the stadium for which your game is named and into a primetime slot says plenty. Bowl chairman Tommy Bain said more last year.
"We're really preparing now for 2012 to position ourselves to make a compelling argument that we should be in the mix at the top of the college football landscape," he told the Dallas Morning News.
Well, here it is. Argument made. And it's a strong one.
The BCS exists in its current form until 2014, but the Cotton Bowl's best hope might be the BCS deciding to do away with a rotating national championship game that serves as a second game in the same stadium a week after a BCS bowl.
Instead of the double duty, the Cotton Bowl could become the fifth game. That, however, could renew rifts in conference ties, particularly the Big Ten and Pac-12's deep relationship with the Rose Bowl that was consistently broken before the advent of the additional BCS game in 2007.
The logistics are shaky. The game has to find a place, and there's not a clear one now. But there's no question: Top to bottom, the Cotton Bowl has done its part.
Five years ago, Arkansas played Missouri in this game shortly after the Hogs hired Bobby Petrino. It made an impact on him then, even with its morning kickoff and old home.
"At that time I was kind of surprised that it wasn't in the BCS," he said. "Certainly we will see what happens here in the near future. Something always changes. That is one thing about college football, there is always going to be something that changes. The way we have been treated here and the move to Cowboys Stadium, I certainly think it will be."
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Ground Floor: The property has gas central heating (underfloor on ground floor) and comprises:Large entrance hall: With open fire.Lounge 1: Spacious with wooden floor, open fire and music system.Dining room: Large with wooden floor, open fire and views over the garden and countryside.Kitchen: Spacious with heated marble tiled floor, breakfast area, Aga, electric oven, gas hob, fridge/freezer and dishwasher.Lounge 2: Spacious with wooden floor, open fire, 48" Sky TV, music system and DVD player.Utility room: With microwave, washing machine, tumble dryer, fridge/freezer and freezer.Bedroom 1: With king size bed.Shower room: With shower, WC and heated towel rail.Cloakroom: With WC.
First Floor: Bedroom 2: Spacious with super king size bed, 32" TV, dressing room and en-suite with bath, shower, WC and heated towel rail.Bedroom 3: With zip and link super king size bed (which can be made to twin beds – please advise when booking) and en-suite with shower, WC and heated towel rail.Bedroom 4: With zip and link super king size bed (which can be made to twin beds - please advise when booking) and en-suite with shower over bath, WC and heated towel rail.Bedroom 5: With double bed and en-suite with shower over bath, WC and heated towel rail.
All gas, electric, bed linen and towels included. Fuel for fires provided. Travel cots, high chairs and baby safety door guard available on request. Wi-Fi. Robes, slippers and toiletries provided. Chef and full catering service available by arrangement direct with the owner (at additional cost).Large, enclosed, lawned garden with patio, decked sitting-out area and furniture. Summerhouse. BBQ. Ample parking. Cycle store. Kennels available. Hot tub. No smoking.
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Surrounded by farmland, beautiful scenery and wildlife, this traditional, spacious farmhouse, accessed by a rough track, is perfect for friends and family who want to relax and spend a holiday together in this majestic setting. The farmhouse at St Fink dates back to 1860, but that is only the start of the estate's history. In the heart of rural Perthshire, St Fink is thought to derive its name from St Finaca or Findoce. There is believed to have been an ancient chapel on the estate belonging to Cupar Angus Abbey. It was named after the saint and dates back to around 720 AD, but unfortunately no remains are visible today. A burial ground surrounded the chapel and in the late 18th century a number of skulls were found here, encased between 4 square stones to hold them in place. Small coins and inverted urns were also discovered. This area has archaeological sites in abundance from Pictish remains with cairns and forts to stone circles and standing stones. Fishing is available free of charge just 15 minutes walk at a private loch, and a private stretch of the River Isla, with brown and blue trout. The River Ericht and the River Tay are widely considered as the best salmon rivers in Scotland. The hills and glens of Perthshire make it the ideal location for riding and hill walking, with the Cateran Trail close by. For serious walkers and Munro 'baggers' then hike up Ben Vrackie, Beinn a'Ghlo or Glas Tulaichean, to name but a few in the area. It is an ideal location for golfers, with five 18-hole and two 9-hole courses all within 5 miles, including the championship Rosemount course at Blairgowrie Golf Club. Further afield, the world-famous courses at Gleneagles, and the historic St Andrews Links, are both 36 miles distant. Winter skiing is available at Glenshee Ski Centre just 27 miles away.Whatever you choose to do during your stay you can rest-assured that the luxury of St. Fink Farmhouse awaits your return. The large farmhouse-style kitchen is immaculately fitted and has an open plan dining area allowing the whole party to enjoy dinner together. If you're not already worn out, why not have a game of pool in the games room to round off the day? Later, sink into a bubble bath in the claw-foot bath before putting your feet up and relaxing in front of the wood-burning stove. There is an abundance of leisurely walks in the countryside from the front door, and after a day exploring the area and all it has to offer, guests can relax in the garden and admire the panoramic view or pick fresh fresh fruit (free of charge, in season) from the garden. Blairgowrie is 3 miles, Perth 19 miles, Dundee 23 miles and Edinburgh airport 59 miles and even a beach 28 miles, all make this the perfect destination for the whole family. Shop, pub and restaurant 2½ miles.
Entrance sun porch to large hallway with traditional stone floor. Step down to cupboard with lockable gun safe. Living room with wood-burning stove and views. Large farmhouse-style kitchen/dining room with TV, electric range (for cooking), electric cooker and wooden floor. Study/TV room. Utility. Sun porch. Games room with wood-burning stove. Separate toilet. First floor: Four double bedrooms, three with 6ft zip & link beds (can be twin by prior arr); one with en-suite bathroom with claw-foot bath, separate shower cubicle and toilet. Separate staircase to further double bedroom with 6ft zip & link bed (can be twin by prior arr) with TV and sloping ceiling. Bathroom with shower attachment, separate shower cubicle and toilet.
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Set in an acre of ground, Kirkmichael House has views over the village of Kirkmichael, the Glen of Strathardle and the salmon River Ardle in Highland Perthshire, and lies on the southern edge of the Cairngorms National Park. Originally the site of a Druid temple, there is believed to have been a dwelling here for 1200 years and a spring, which is believed to have healing properties, runs under the house and emerges on the road below. The current house was built in 1380 and partially rebuilt to its current shape in 1760. For hundreds of years it has been the manse to Kirkmichael Church and was in the ownership of the Church of Scotland through to the 1970s, after which it has been in private ownership and has been sympathetically renovated. Although a particularly tranquil village, Kirkmichael has witnessed some turbulent events in Scotland's history from Roman skirmishes with the Celts in the first century AD to Oliver Cromwell's reputed stay in the house in 1653 from where he fought a skirmish in the church grounds. It was here too that clans sympathetic to the Jacobite cause mustered in 1715 before marching south. For centuries Kirkmichael was a drovers' (cattle traders) staging post and in more recent history, Kirkmichael was a stopover for parties travelling from Pitlochry to Braemar along what is now the Cateran Trail, including Queen Victoria who stopped here on her way to Balmoral in 1865.From the house there are many paths for walking, three local pubs serving food and a well-stocked local community shop. This is an ideal location for both summer and winter activities with Glenshee, Scotland's largest ski resort, just 10 miles away, Perthshire's long distance walking trail, The Cateran Trail, passing through the village, hill walking on the stunning Cairngorm mountains, mountain biking, bungee jumping at Killiecrankie and white water rafting on the River Tay. Other local attractions include The Strathardle Gathering every August (Highland Games), The Etape Caledonia Cycling Event in May, The Perthshire Open Studios and The Blairgowrie Book Festival in October, and various other local events. Enjoy fishing, stalking on the local estates, horse riding, golf at Rosemount, Blairgowrie one of Scotland's top golf courses or the beautiful hill course of Pitlochry or visit some of the many distilleries and historic houses and castles close by. The tourist towns of Blairgowrie and Pitlochry are only 12 miles away and the larger cities of Perth and Dundee are less than an hour's drive. Edinburgh, Glasgow and Inverness can all be reached within 1½ to 2 hours. After exploring the area and all it has to offer, enjoy a game of table tennis in the games room, relax in front of a roaring fire with a book in the sitting room, or take tea in the conservatory and enjoy the view. Shop 200 yards, pub and restaurant 100 yards.
Step to porch leading to entrance hall. Spacious drawing room with wood-burning stove. One step down to sitting-room with open fire and TV. Spacious dining room. One step up to large farmhouse-style kitchen with Aga and ceramic hob, breakfast area and tiled floor. Laundry room/utility. Conservatory. Two steps up to games room with patio doors to garden. Cloakroom with toilet. Half landing: Double bedroom with 5ft bed and en-suite bathroom with toilet, both with sloping ceiling. First floor: Double bedroom with 6ft sleigh bed, large dressing room and countryside views. Twin bedroom. Single bedroom. Bathroom with separate shower cubicle and toilet. Narrow, spiral stairs to second floor: Double bedroom. Twin bedroom. Bathroom with over-bath shower and toilet. Attic. Sloping ceilings throughout.
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This beautifully-appointed property, with indoor heated swimming pool, set in a third of an acre of enclosed gardens, provides generously proportioned, flexible holiday accommodation. There is a Bang & Olufsen music system with CD library spanning all genres and a family room with 50in LCD TV. Set between Kinross and Dollar, overlooking the Ochil Hills, it is centrally located for exploring the southern Highlands and central Scotland. Gleneagles is 15 minutes away; St Andrews, Edinburgh, Dundee and Glasgow are 45 minutes; Perth and Stirling are 20 minutes. There are 25 castles and 35 golf courses within 5-40 minutes' drive (including Gleneagles, St Andrews and Carnoustie). Local activities and attractions include horse riding, fishing, curling, hillwalking, gliding, sailing, waterskiing, canoeing, shooting, birdwatching and golf. Various motor sports at Knockhill Racing Circuit, hovercrafting at Craigluscar and off roading at Oakley Buggy Centre. Visit Blair Drummond Safari Park, Loch Leven Castle, Vane Farm Nature Reserve, Wallace Monument, Stirling Castle, Falkirk Wheel, Deep Sea World, Townhill National Waterski Centre and Lochore Meadows Country Park (canoeing, sailing). In Scotland's beautiful capital city there is a wealth of galleries and museums. Tour Edinburgh with its castle, Scottish Parliament, Holyrood Palace, Royal Yacht Britannia, zoo, waxworks, dungeons, climbing centre and Dynamic Earth Centre. A 20-minute drive is the Fife Coastal Trail with the picturesque villages of the East Neuk of Fife. Whisky Trail is a 90-minute drive. Shop and pub 2 miles.
Steps to entrance. Two steps down to spacious living room with French windows to balcony. Dining room. Large kitchen/dining room with door to pool room (one third under a glass roof overlooking the garden) and family room with TV, DVD, double sofa bed (alternative sleeping). Master bedroom with 5ft bed, additional double sofa bed (alternative sleeping), en-suite shower room, toilet. Double bedroom with additional single bed (for +1), en-suite shower room with toilet. Further double bedroom. Twin bedroom with additional single bed (for +1). Double bedroom with additional single bed over (for +1). Family bathroom, over-bath shower, toilet. Separate toilet.
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My missing son Gilad
Noam Shalit has not seen his son since his kidnap in 2006. Now, as he launches a new campaign for his release, he is pinning his one hope of contact on getting a letter to Hamas
Three weeks ago, Noam Shalit sat down to write a letter to his son, Gilad. It was not the normal kind of family letter -how could it be? Noam has not seen his son since Sunday June 25 2006, the day when Gilad, a soldier in the Israeli army, was taken captive by a group of Hamas militants raiding a border crossing with the Gaza Strip.
Since that date, Gilad Shalit's name and still-childish face have become an Israeli icon. He is an involuntary poster boy of the right-wing in Israeli politics, whose propaganda urges the government not to exchange high-profile prisoners for him, and a mirror image among the peace camp, which repeatedly calls for dramatic action so that Gilad, who has just passed his 22nd birthday, can be returned to his family.
There have been innumerable diplomatic initiatives since that first shattering news that he had been abducted. None of them has been successful, and this week the Egyptian government, which had been the recipient of a letter from the soldier in September 2006 confirming that he was alive and well, formally announced that it had closed the Shalit file.
So, on August 26, Noam wrote to his son. "That letter," he said wryly this week, "has gone a long way. But eventually, I hope, it will reach Gilad."
Because Noam's mother was born in France, he - and likewise his children - hold dual Israeli and French citizenship. So when he sat at his home in the Western Galilee to write to Gilad, he made the letter's first addressee the French president, Nicolas Sarkozy. Sarkozy passed it to Syrian president Bashar Assad, who, Noam hopes, will give the letter to the Hamas group holding his son.
Noam Shalit, on even a casual acquaintance, appears to be the last person in the world to be writing to presidents. The family - Noam, his wife Aviva, and their other two children, Gilad's older brother Yoel, 24, and sister Hadas, 17 - is deeply private, and every word he has to say to an outsider is clearly torn from him unwillingly. Except, of course, that he will do almost anything to try to get his son back home.
Born in Nahariya but brought up from the age of two in Mitzpe Hilla, a small community near the Lebanon border, Gilad appears to have been a very ordinary schoolboy. He was, says his father, "good at science and maths", and enjoyed playing basketball with his friends in the neighbourhood. What he liked most of all, says Noam, was collecting statistics about sports. "He liked to watch sports on TV, particularly world championships," says Noam, and his geeky sports schtick seems to have made his friends and family laugh. Any match, anywhere - if you wanted to know the score, you asked Gilad.
Was his son planning a university career after the army? "He didn't mention university," says Noam. "He didn't get a chance to plan anything. He just graduated from high school and then went into the army, straight after his final exams. He's not much of a talker: I don't think he planned anything after the army. He was just going to do his army service and then he would see."
Yoel Shalit had finished his own army service in 2004 and Gilad chose to go into a similar combat tank unit to his brother. His friends and family describe him as "highly motivated" and determined to serve. "It wasn't so easy for him to deal with the training," says Noam. "Sometimes it's difficult for the young people, sometimes it's easy. For Gilad it wasn't so easy; but he stuck with it." After basic training he was sent to guard the security of the settlements near the Gaza Strip. Like every soldier, Gilad got time off. His last leave was three days in the middle of the week. "He left us on Thursday and he was abducted in the early hours of the Sunday after that," says Noam.
"We were at work when the army sent officers to tell us. You never hear anything on the media before the family has been informed so we didn't know there had been an attack. They just told us that there had been an attack on his tank unit and that Gilad had been taken to the Gaza Strip. Afterwards, more information started to come in.
"It was a shock, no doubt. I can't really describe how we felt. But I had experienced this kind of thing already, many years ago. The army came to tell us that my brother" - in fact, Noam's twin - "had been killed in action in the Yom Kippur War".
So there was a grim familiarity about the army visit - except that this time, there was no definite news about his fate. In all the months since June 2006, no-one has been able to tell the Shalit family much about Gilad. Hamas has refused to allow the Red Cross access to him. The family have, by circuitous means, received a total of three letters from him; and each time it seems that Shalit will be exchanged in a prisoner swap, either Hamas ups the ante or the Israeli government apparently loses its nerve as to how many prisoners it is ready to give up for this lowly and hapless soldier.
The usually mild-mannered Noam is exasperated when asked if he thinks his government is doing everything it can to secure the freedom of his son. "Of course I am not satisfied," he says. "I will only be satisfied when he comes home. There seems no hope that we can depend on" - and he has tried many avenues, from ex-US president Jimmy Carter to Ghazi Hamad, the Hamas spokesman of the Palestinian Authority.
"Basically Gilad is a strong person," he says. "He is stubborn and I think he can survive this suffering, and hold on: but in this situation you can never know. There are some army units which prepare soldiers for being captured, especially pilots, but that wasn't the case with his unit." Noam says: "We have had support from many people in Israel, who have written letters, made phone calls." Poignantly, one of the supporters has been Miki Goldwasser, the mother of one of the two soldiers captured and killed by Hizbollah, just after Gilad's abduction. Now, Noam says, he is trying to organise all the groups which want to help.
"I also want non-Jews to join us," he says. "Gilad is also a European and I want to raise this issue and the fact that he has been kept for more than two years without access from the outside world. It is against all human rights laws. I want the British government to say that it is not acceptable for him to be held like this; and I want Amnesty International to press his case. All I want is just to bring back Gilad."
Noam Shalit will appear at a rally in his son's name on Sunday, September 21, at the Lyric Theatre, London W1. Details at www.spiroark.org


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David Knight (pictured) remained in contention for the $50,000 bonus offered by Motorcycle Mechanics Institute for any rider who can win all three rounds of the 2007 Maxxis EnduroCross Series by taking his second-straight win at round two of the series at the Lazy E Arena in Guthrie, Oklahoma.
The Red Bull KTM-backed rider made short work of the treacherous and technical course by grabbing the lead at the exit of the first turn and, after battling for a lap with teammate David Pearson, pulled away to a relatively easy win.
Damon Huffman, who came out of retirement to ride the series, took the long road to the runner up spot, coming from the back of the pack after the start to finish second. The Suzuki-mounted Huffman was involved in a first-turn pile-up with Kawasaki's Ricky Dietrich and was nearly last when Knight and the rest of the pack hit turn two.
Finishing third was Pearson, who actually passed Knight on the second lap, but then took a backseat to the Isle of Man native before falling at the midway point of the race and giving way to Huffman.
Pro Trials rider Keith Wineland grabbed the fourth position, while Zip-Ty Racing's Nick Brozovich rounded out the top five on a Yamaha.
The series now heads to Vegas for the finale on November 17th, where Knight can collect the 50 grand with a win.
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1. David Knight (KTM)
2. Damon Huffman (Suz)
3. Dave Pearson (KTM)
4. Keith Wineland (Mon)
5. Nick Brozovich (Yam)
6. Ricky Dietrich (Kaw)
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10. Ty Davis (Yam)