The Federation of Tennis of the Republic of Kazakhstan celebrated its first ATP Champion today - Andrey Golubev, as well as a Wimbledon Ladies Doubles Championship from Yaroslava Shvedova earlier this month.
Andrey Golubev, Russian by birth who lives and trains in Italy and became a citizen of Kazakhstan 25 months ago, won the 2010 German Open Tennis Championships without dropping a set. The victory was the first in Golubev's career and he will earn 500 ATP points and 228K EURO for his accomplishment as he defeated 3rd seed and world #15 Jurgen Melzer 6-3 7-5 today in Hamburg. Golubev, who came into the tournament ranked #82, will enjoy a springboard up the ATP charts to #37 which will gain him direct entry into Masters 1000 competition.
The Hamburg tournament, which only a few years ago was a prestigious Masters 1000 event that preceded Roland Garros, was void of three of its seeds as #2 David Ferrer, #4 Gael Monfils and #14 Guillermo Garcia-Lopez all withdrew due to injury prior to the start of the tournament. This fact made little difference to Golubev who on his 23rd birthday on Thursday, defeated defending champion, top seed and world #6 Nikolay Davydenko in the 3rd round for his first victory against a Top 10 opponent. Goluvev then continued to steamroll the competition throughout the remainder of the week, culminating in triumph.
Golubev, along with Evgeny Korolev, who was the world #46 in February, and Mikhail Kukushkin are former Russian citizens who have recently acquired Kazakh passports as the Federation of Tennis of the Republic Kazakhstan seeks to gain entry into the World Group of Davis Cup competition as well as have representation at the Olympics going forward. Golubev's title was the first for Kazakhstan on the ATP Tour.
Meanwhile, Kazakhstan has also recruited three women to play under their flag on the WTA Tour as well as for Fed Cup and Olympic tennis competition, Bulgarian Sesil Karatantcheva and Russians Yaroslava Shvedova and Galina Voskoboeva. Karatantcheva achieved notoriety as a 15 year-old in 2005 when she defeated Venus Williams in the 3rd round at Roland Garros and advanced to the quarterfinals. Shvedova, the world #32, teamed with American Vania King to win the Wimbledon Ladies Doubles Championship earlier this month and she also reached the quarterfinals this year at Roland Garros.
Shvedova spends part of her year practicing in Kazakhstan because of the quality of the facilities there. When asked why she chooses to be in Kazakhstan and if the opportunity to play Fed Cup impacted her decision to shift allegiances, she replied: "Yeah, to play Fed Cup, to have opportunity (to play at the) Olympic Games. Like this it's because they're helping a lot. It was a good decision for me. I was thinking about (th)is before, but they came to me and I said straightaway yes."
In addition to future Fed Cup matches and the Olympic competition, Shvedova teamed with Golubev this January to represent Kazakhstan at the Hopman Cup in Perth, Australia a few weeks before the 2010 Australian Open. The Kazakh duo recorded impressive victories over Germany and Russia in round-robin play and only a narrow loss to Great Britain prevented them from advancing to the Hopman Cup Final.
Although Shvedova will need to wait until 2011 to compete again in the Fed Cup, Andrey Golubev will lead Kazakhstan in the Davis Cup World Group playoffs as Switzerland will visit the National Tennis Center in Astana, Kazakhstan on September 17-19.
Nicolas Almagro won his first title in 17 months as he stunned Robin Soderling -in Sweden- 7-5 3-6 6-2 to win the SkiStar Swedish Open today in Bastad. Moments later, Albert Montanes defeated Gael Monfils 6-2 1-2 RET at the Mercedes Cup in Stuttgart, Germany to win his 2nd title of the year.
Meanwhile, Spaniards that have recorded titles this year in doubles include: Santiago Ventura (2), Marcel Granollers, Albert Montanes, Guillermo Garcia Lopez, Rafael Nadal, Marc Lopez (2) and David Marrero.
Despite the fact that the next Major will be contested on a hard court at the US Open, the tournaments played this week in Sweden and Germany were played on a clay surface. The clay court campaign continues to roll on in Europe as next week's International German Open ATP 500 in Hamburg will be contested concurrent to the ATP 250 Atlanta Tennis Championships in the United States. In fact, two additional ATP 250 clay tournaments will be hosted in Switzerland and Croatia the week after Hamburg. Only on August 1 - 4 weeks prior to the US Open - at the Legg Mason ATP 250 in Washington, DC will the hard courts have an exclusive booking on the ATP calendar.
David Nalbandian, playing his first tennis in 3 months, defeated Nikolay Davydenko in 3 tight sets to open Argentina's tie with Russia in Moscow on Friday and then swept Mikhail Youzhny in straight sets today to cap the visitor's Davis Cup victory, sending Argentina into the semifinals where they will play France, a winner over Spain.
Nalbandian, whose ranking has dipped to #153 mostly due to inactivity on tour and a nagging hamstring injury, won all 6 sets that he played against world # 6 Davydenko and #14 Youzhny in their own backyard at Olympic Stadium in Moscow. To open the tie, Nalbandian edged Davydenko 6-4 7-6(5) 7-6(6) and then capped Argentina's advancement into the semifinals in the 5th and deciding rubber with his 7-6(5) 6-4 6-3 conquest of Youzhny. The last action Nalbandian saw on tour was a loss in the Rolex Masters 1000 Monte-Carlo in the quarterfinals to Novak Djokovic in April.
Djokovic provided Davis Cup heroics of his own, leading Serbia to victory over Croatia in the hostile environment at Spaladium Stadium in Split. In the opening match of the tie, Djokovic edged Ivan Ljubicic 7-6(3) 6-4 6-1, gaining revenge for his loss to Ljubicic earlier this year at Indian Wells, where Ljubicic would go on to record the greatest win of his career at the BNP Paribas Masters 1000. Croatia would level the tie in the second singles rubber however the Serbian doubles team of Janko Tipseravic and Nenad Zimonjic would win their match, setting the stage for Djokovic to close out the tie. Novak Djokovic relished the opportunity and destroyed Marin Cilic 6-3 6-3 6-2 in the 4th rubber and clinched victory for Serbia, who advanced into the Davis Cup semifinals for the first time ever and will play the Czech Republic, a winner over Chile.
Despite the lack of world #8 Tomas Berdych and crafty veteran Radek Stepanek on its roster, the Czech Republic ventured to Coquimbo, Chile in quarterfinal Davis Cup action. In an effort that both illustrates and personifies the Davis Cup, its current format and the opportunities it provides to lesser known players, world #247 Ivo Minar and #94 Jan Hajek won their matches on the initial day of competition to stake the Czechs to a 2-0 lead. Yesterday, Hajek teamed with doubles specialist Lukas Dlouhy, the #5 doubles player in the world to defeat the Chilean team of Nicolas Massu and Jorge Aguilar to secure advancement for the Czechs. What an absolute thrill for Minar, Hajek and Dlouhy to be able to lead their nation into the semifinals of the 2010 Davis Cup!
Gael Monfils, elevated to French #1 for the tie against Spain due to an injury to Jo-Wilfried-Tsonga, held on for dear life to defeat David Ferrer in 5 sets to begin the tie. Monfils held a 2 sets to love lead before Ferrer came storming back. Although Ferrer broke Monfils late in the 5th set to get back on serve, Monfils broke back to win the match. Next, unheralded Michael Llodra enjoyed the greatest 24 hours of his life and further embodied the spirit of Davis Cup competition as he rallied from dropping the first set tiebreaker to Fernando Verdasco to win the next 3 sets, giving France a commanding 2-0 lead over the 2-time defending Davis Cup Champions. Yesterday, Llodra teamed with Julien Benneteau to defeat Verdasco and Feliciano Lopez in 4 sets to give France its first Davis Cup victory over Spain since 1923. Gilles Simon and Benneteau completed the sweep of Spain with dead rubber victories over Nicolas Almagro and Lopez respectively.
France will host Argentina who will be travelling to Europe for the third consecutive time (1st round @ Stockholm, Sweden, 2nd round @ Moscow, Russia, 3rd round in France) in the 2010 Davis Cup. Meanwhile, Serbia will host the Czech Republic, who will hope to have Wimbledon Finalist Tomas Berdych and Radek Stepanek healthy and available for the semifinal tie on the weekend of September 17-19.
In the most intriguing of the 4 Davis Cup ties this weekend, Serbia travels to Split, Croatia to battle for the right to play the winner of the Chile - Czech Republic tie. This will be the first time that these nations, both part of former Yugoslavia will meet in Davis Cup competition and the matches will be played on a hard court.
Right out of the gate, Novak Djokovic will take on Ivan Ljubicic, followed by Viktor Troicki against Marin Cilic. Djokovic, who became the second ranked player in the world this Monday, will attempt to duplicate his Davis Cup heroics once again against Croatia. In the first round of the 2010 Davis Cup, Djokovic defeated Americans Sam Querrey and John Isner in singles action to help seal the win for Serbia. Djokovic outlasted Isner in five tough sets in the 4th rubber to give Serbia their 3rd and clinching victory in the tie.
Croatia breezed to a 5-0 whitewashing of Ecuador in their first round tie. Ivo Karlovic and Marin Cilic won their singles matches on the first day of competition and then combined to win the doubles giving Croatia the insurmountable margin of victory over their guests from South America.
Injuries have taken their toll on the Czech Republic - Chile tie to be played on clay at Coquimbo Stadium in Chile. The Czechs will be without Wimbledon Finalist Tomas Berdych who is citing an abdominal strain as well an ailing Radek Stepanek whose left knee is still keeping him out of action. Meanwhile, the injured right knee of Fernando Gonzalez will keep him on the sidelines for the tie. This will be the first meeting between the nations since 1967 when the Chileans won in Prague.
In the top half of the Davis Cup draw, Spain (sans Rafael Nadal) travels to neighboring France where they will play on a hard court in Clermont-Ferrand. Another explosive match is featured to open play when Gael Monfils takes on David Ferrer. Unfortunately for the French, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga will be unable to compete due to a knee injury he suffered at Wimbledon. Spain leads the series 5-1.
Finally, Russia will host Argentina at Olympic Stadium in Moscow where the tie will be contested on a hard court. In yet another sizzling opening match, Nikolay Davydenko will face David Nalbandian. Although both men have been sidelined for the majority of 2010, the tilt promises to be intriguing. Russia leads the series 3-2 and in their last meeting, Marat Safin defeated Jose Acasuso in the 5th and deciding rubber to win the 2006 Davis Cup Final for Russia.
This weekend's winners will advance to play in the 2010 Davis Cup semifinals on September 17-19.
Nicolas Mahut and Alejandro Falla, two players off the radar on the ATP Tour, yet who made news two weeks ago at Wimbledon for their dramatic 5 set, 1st round losses to John Isner and Roger Federer respectively, will meet in the 1st round at the Hall of Fame Championships tomorrow in Newport, Rhode Island. Mahut who needed a Wild Card to gain entry into the event donated his shirt and one shoe from his epic 11 hour 5 minute match at Wimbledon to the Hall of Fame.
Mahut, who will be making his 5th appearance at the tournament this year, reached the Newport Final in 2007 and lost to countryman Fabrice Santoro. It was the second grass court final Mahut lost that year as he also got to the Queens Club Final in London only weeks earlier and lost to Andy Roddick. Alejandro Falla, the tournament's #2 seed will be making his debut in Newport this year. His tennis heroes as a youth were grass court legends Pete Sampras and Boris Becker.
Two weeks ago Falla held a 2 sets to love advantage over another grass court master, top seeded Roger Federer in the 1st round at Wimbledon but was unable to win the match. It was actually the 3rd time in 5 weeks that Falla faced Federer, also losing to him in the 2nd round at Roland Garros as well as the 2nd round on grass in Halle, Germany.
Later this year, Falla and his hard hitting countryman Santiago Giraldo look forward to hosting the United States in Davis Cup action as the World Group Playoffs will be contested on September 17-19 in Bogota, Columbia. Falla sports a 27-7 record in Davis Cup competition, including an 18-2 mark in singles. The Columbians have selected clay as their surface of choice and hope to stymie the American effort.
Mahut defeated Falla in their only previous meeting 7-5 6-4 on a hard court in 2007 in Chennai, India. **Falla defeated Mahut in a 2005 Challenger in Cordoba, Spain on a hard court 6-3 7-6(8).
7.6.10 Nicolas Mahut defeated Alejandro Falla 6-3 1-6 6-3 in 1 hour and 23 minutes. Mahut who held serve for 68 consecutive games in the 5th set against John Isner at Wimbledon had his serve broken twice in the 2nd set by Falla. Meanwhile, Mahut hit 5 aces in today's match, far less than the 103 he belted against Isner. Mahut advances to the 2nd round and will face Canadian Frank Dancevic in the 3rd match on Center Court on Wednesday.
the BNP Paribas Masters 1000 at Indian Wells in March.
into Indian Wells certainly impacted his timing.
forehand went sailing long or out wide by large margins.
As a result, the crowd did not believe what it was seeing.
second tournament back following injury.
one of those matches that just happens, you know.
great, and then I could have still won the match."
overall, if I've got to analyze right now after the match.
semifinals to defending Champion Albert Montanes.
Final of the Gerry Weber Open in Halle, Germany.
tied him with Pete Sampras.
Masters 1000 match to earlier this year in Miami.
now failed to get to the semis in his last 2 Slams.
August and the Australian Open this January.
in his Finals loss to Hewitt in Halle.
his ability to win Grand Slams. Why?


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As usual, this doesn't apply to all games. Make considering if this fits your game a top priority before moving on.
Game modes, they're very lovable, and usually a great addition to a game that has the gameplay and/or content to support them. A wide variety of different game modes can extend playtime (though that shouldn't be your goal when implementing them) as well as make for a more fun, varied user experience. This all falls apart though if your execution is terrible. From the perspective of a user with a rather sub-par developer's eye, let me try and see if I can explain how to do it right.
I mentioned it before, I'll talk about it here again. First and foremost, your game needs to be diverse enough so you can actually do something interesting with it. This can come from two sources.
If your gameplay has lots of different parameters you can tweak around, try and see if anything makes for some drastic changes to how the game's played. Does it still feel like your game, and is it actually fun? Think of a way to use that to your advantage and make a game mode out of it.
Content can be a huge contributor here, too. Got boss fights throughout your game's storyline? If they're interesting enough, a "boss rush" mode might be cool. Lots of randomly generated content in the form of loot? A gear tester mode might be useful and/or fun for people to mess around in. You know, sort of like a sandbox mode.
You need to tread carefully though. Sure almost every game can be fit with some sort of "trial mode" (race with or against the clock), but that doesn't necessarily make it a good idea. If you don't think it through you'll end up with a game of which the extra content feels really tacked on, like it was put there as an afterthought, "oh yeah we can easily add more stuff if we do this". That's obviously not a good thing. Execution is everything. Just adding a timer or changing some numbers doesn't even come close to good execution.
Maybe your game's fine without tens of different game modes though, even if it would support some pretty cool ones. Sometimes the absence of this or that game mode even adds to the fun of the rest of your game. If your game rides strongly on visuals and amazing impressions, not having a "boss rush" mode helps the bosses keep that special feeling. "This is so cool, but I'm not going to experience it again anytime soon, so I better cherish this."
Do as you see fit. As long as it's fun.
Meh, I'd rather just make a game vanilla and then let the community make mods. Watch and see which ones become popular, make it official, give the modder a cut.
I've seen a few games that do have a boss fight mode, where you redo just boss fights. One game mode I particularly enjoy is when you get to play as the bad guys or, in some cases, various other "What f?" and alternate scenarios. One thing I don't like is when the single player mode is what feels tacked on and lazy.
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Nikko ー
Place of mausoleum of a gorgeous general:
Nikko is located in the north of Kanto, there are many historical temples, shrines such as the Toshogu Shrine, a typical Japanese shrine. It has traditional buildings and large spot where there are many natural scenes such as Lake Chuzenji, Kegon Waterfall, damp plains, hot springs, and walking trails.
There are two stations in Nikko, one is JR Nikko Station and the other is Tobu Line Nikko Station, so it is easy to get by JR or private railways from Tokyo. It is near enough to have a one-day tour from Tokyo, but it is recommended to stay a night to have a hiking not just visit to various temples as there are many hot spring hotels nearby.
Frequent buses take tourists to tourism spots from Nikko Station, which makes it convenient to tourists to get there.
1 hour 50 minutes from Tobu Asakusa Station to Tobu Nikko Station by the Tobu Line with 1 train per 30 minutes.
2 hours from JR Shinjuku Station to Tobu Nikko Station by the Tobu Line with 2 trains per day; 50 minutes from JR Tokyo Station to JR Utsunomiya Station by the JR Tohoku Shinkansen Line then transfer to the JR Nikko Line for 42 minutes to JR Nikko Station.
2 hours 10 minutes from Tokyo Station.
Nikko Toshogu Shrine
-Shrines
NIkko Toshogu is a Shrine used to worship the first general Tokugawa Ieyasu of the Edo periodwho has been defied.It is considered as the headquarters of all Toshogu Shrines of Japan.55 buildings including eight national treasures and 34 important cultural properties are lined,and full lacquer colors are painted and sculptures are decorated on pillars by the craftsmen from all over the country.Bec...
Nikko Futaarasan Shrine
Nikko Futaarasan Shrine was founded 120 years ago as the beginning of Nikko,which is worshiped as the God of Marriage.It is the deep side of Toshogu....
Taiyuin Mausoleum
It is the mausoleum of the third generation general, Tokugawa Iemitsu, located next to the Futaarasan Shrine.It is quiet compared with the luxurious and gorgeous Toshogun Shrine,but the beauty of colorful buildings and gardens makes tourists feel its history.In particular, Four Buddha statues at the Yashamon Gate are colorful and splendid....
Tamozawa Imperial Villa Memorial
-Historic Sites
The Villa was used as a sanitarium of the Imperial Family.It is a wooden building surrounded by the beautiful garden in a spacious site, is now open to the public.It is close enough to walk to from Toshogu Shrine....
-Specific Nature -Outdoor Activities
-Shrines -Outdoor Activities
Lake Chuzenji
-Specific Nature
Lake Chuzenji is located at the foot of a volcano called Mount Nantai, the symbolic mountain in Nikko.It is the lake formed by the natural damming of a river by the volcano. Chuzenji Onsen is at the side of the lake.There are pleasure boat piers, Souvenir shops, restaurants and lodging facilities,and Kegon Waterfall which is one of the three big waterfalls in Japan along the Onsen.It is a resort o...
Kegon Waterfall
The water of Lake Chuzenji falls 97 meters high, which makes a magnificent waterfall.The basin of a waterfall seen from the Kanbakudai Observatory which can get by an elevator is perfectly splendid.Yet, it is quite crowded in the red leaves season, so adequate time is necessary.It is in the Chuzenji Onsen area. ...
Akechidaira Observatory
-Mountain View
It is in the middle of the way from Nikko downtown to Lake Chuzenji , on which Mount Nantai, Lake Chuzenji ,Kegon Waterfall can be seen.Get there from the parking lot by cable car.Yet, the scenery changes depending on the weather, so fine days are recommended to climb....
The Italian Embassy Villa Memorial
The previous Italian Embassy Villa Memorial has now been revived and is open to the public.It is decorated with the peel of cedars interiorly and exteriorly,and is a perfect combination of Japanese cedars and a western building.The site of the villa memorial on the shore of Lake Chuzenji is a relaxing park....
Mount Hangetsu
The mountain is located in the southern bank of Lake Chuzenji ,and the view of Mount Nantai and Lake Chuzenji seen from the Observatoryis the best spot of view around the Lake Chuzenji ....
Yutaki Waterfal
It is a waterfall in the southernmost of Lake Yunoko , standing in front of it is really wonderful.It is possible to see the waterfall on the way of hiking. ...
Nikko Yumoto Onsen
-Onsen(Hot Spings)
Niko Yumoto hot spring resort is located in the deepest site of Lake Chuzenji.It is convenient at all for sight-seeing of Oku-Nikko.It is located on the north side of a lake called Lake Yunoko which is surrounded by mountainsand is in a quiet atmosphere.In case of using a car, there is a route passing through Oze....
Accommodation around Nikko
Nikko City Tourism Association
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We have reached the wonders of week 17. Who starts, who sits? Will New England push for a pursuit of perfection, or will they aim to protect everyone from injury before the post season? What about the other teams who have nothing left to gain in Week 17? What will teams like Indy, Dallas, Green Bay, Seattle, or Jacksonville do? Play starters for one series, two, three, first quarter, or the half? Does anyone play the whole game? How will this effect the teams that are still struggling to get in? What will become of Cleveland, Tennessee, Washington, Minnesota, or New Orleans? These are the questions we must ask ourselves as we prepare to analyze and predict an outcome. What's the right choice? If I was sure of that someone would be paying me for the information I'm about to disclose to you.
Struggling through yet another mediocre week this season I completed week 16 with a 10-6 for a season total of 144-96 (.600). Good news is that I've managed to regain my .600 season, bad news is that I barely have that .600 season. Only one week left for improvement, it sure would be nice to see that elusive 16-0 week, but with the challenges of picking the final week of the season, that will prove a difficult task.
With history and the perfect season in the balance, it would appear that the Giants are posed to hand the record book over to New England with a ribbon on it. With the injuries on the Giant sideline and a spot in the playoffs starting next week, it's almost a sure bet that Tom Coughlin will be sitting his remaining starters for hopes of a healthier line up next week and practically forfeiting this final game to the Patriots.
With nothing left to play for but the game and pride, I expect to see another hard fought game by Donovan McNabb. If not for an opportunity to keep his starting job in Philly from rookie Kevin Kolb, then to put a rise in his stock for trade talks at the seasons end. Does McNabb's outstanding performance in New Orleans last week raise more questions for his future? Either way, a great performance here can only work to benefit him and his future…where ever that may be.
Tampa Bay has nothing left to play for and will be looking forward to next weeks playoffs. However, I still don't see a Panthers win this week. I know that doesn't say a lot for Carolina, but even if they will be facing the Buccaneers second stringers they are still dealing with the injury dings of the year.
In what could possibly by Cam Cameron's last game as the Dolphins head coach and worse, his last game as a head coach, the Dolphins will attempt to close out with a win. However, I'm not sure it would make a difference. Bill Parcells and Cam Cameron are two difference styles of people, and if Bill lets Cam go…who will hire a coach that went 1-15 in his only season? Part of me wants to go with Miami on this game, but the Bengals are in need of some self reassurance as well.
With hopes of home field in the balance, I couldn't believe the Packers let last weeks game go the way that it did. However, what better way to finish out the season than at home and matched up against a Lions team that tanked in the second half of their season. Brett Favre and the Packers will look at this game as an opportunity to regain some momentum going into the post season.
The Texans have displayed great improvement this year and had it not been for some of the injuries they suffered throughout the season they may have finished out with a spot in the playoffs. It didn't work out that way and the Texans will have to settle for a chance to increase their record to 8-8 against a Jacksonville team with nothing left to play for in the regular season. However, even if Jack Del Rio decides not to play all his starters this week, I think the Jaguars still steal away with this small victory.
Another team set and settled in the post season, the Seahawks will also be entering this final week with nothing to play for. However, the Falcons have been a team under distress all season with one headache after another. From Michael Vick to Joey Harrington, Byron Leftwich, and back, the loss of Bob Petrino, and the inability to seal the deal with Bill Parchells, the Falcons have just failed to find a break. They won't even be benefiting from the first pick in the draft to start on a new season!
After dazzling spectators and energizing fans, the Cleveland Browns went from playoff bound to post season hopefuls. A crippling lose last week has taken the Browns destiny out of their hands and placed it to balance upon a fence. Let's not forget that it was the 49ers that spoiled a Denver post season last year and they will be looking to repeat the sentiment again this week. With a must win situation just to cling to hope, Derek Anderson and company will need to pull out all the stops.
The last time these teams matched up the Skins gave the Boys a run for their money. That's why this week, as the Boys travel to the Skins home field with a crew of laughing and good natured starters to warm their bench, the Skins will be looking at a real good shot of clinching the final wild card slot left to the NFC. With their destiny in their own hands expect to see Todd Collins make another plight for why he should remain a starter behind center as he looks to lead this team into the playoffs.
The 'who cares' of the week, neither team has a playoff hope, neither team can finish with a winning or .500 season, neither team has excited a crowd and that includes their own fans, and neither team should be of interest to watch this week. With that said, I'll take the home team and wait till the highlights to find out if I was right or not.
The Broncos have struggled all year to compete as a complete unit. Jay Cutler has shown great promise for the future and Brandon Marshall has been more than eager to be his favorite target with great hands and the ability to fight his way down field, but Denver's offensive line grows older, tired and the protection just isn't giving Cutler the time he needs. The defensive line has crumbled and failed to hold so that even when they do make a tackle they fall down field for three more yards. The time has come for some changes in Denver, but that won't help them in this match up as the Vikings hold to their hopes of a playoff berth with the legs of Adrian Peterson and Chester Taylor.
The Steelers are in the post season, but are still competing for the third seed. However, with the loss of Willie Parker last week and I wouldn't be surprised if Mike Tomlin kept Ben Roethlisberger, Hines Ward, and every other starter in the locker room so that they won't get hit by accident on the sidelines before making it into the playoffs. If the Steelers play it safe as I think they will, and if the Ravens are as desperate for some self esteem redemption this season, then they might just squeak out one last win on the season.
While the playoffs are a reality for the Chargers I believe that they still feel a need to hold onto the third seed. With the Pittsburgh game playing out in unison with their own, the Chargers will have no choice but to begin with their starters. However, once they get the lead I think we will see starters like LaDainian Tomlinson, Antonio Gates, and Shawne Merriman watching from the sidelines.
Chargers finish season with division win.
This match up is another meaningless game without any playoff contention. In fact, I really don't know what to even say about this match up. I feel that the Cardinals are better staffed to win this game and given the home field advantage it should be a no brainer, but who Knows.
With the destiny of their playoff dreams resting solely on their own performance in this game I would expect nothing less than the all of every player lined up for the Titans this week. The question will lie in Tony Dungy's decision on whether or not to sit his starters and when. Chances are Peyton Manning may see only one or two series this week meaning the Titans should be set to take advantage of the possible gift they just might receive.
With the regular season at it's conclusion we will be focusing our attention on the teams that found enough luck to prevail and persevere, the luck of good health and good situations, and in as Don Shula would say, "luck means a lot in football. Not having a good quarterback is bad luck." Here's wishing your team luck.
Can't say that I've had a fabulous season picking the spread this year and Week 17 is hardly the week to feel confident about any sort of rebound, but what the heck, here we go.
And with that we not only conclude Week 17, but bring the regular season to a close. But have not fear there are still a few weeks of post season to keep us entertained before we find ourselves twiddling our thumbs in the off season.


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Dive into adventure in the sun-drenched Florida Keys with the action-packed family favorite Flipper. When Sandy Ricks (Elijah Wood) is sent to Coral Key to stay with his salty Uncle Porter (Paul Hogan) for the summer, he never dreamed he would become best mates with a feisty, orphaned dolphin named Flipper. In no time, the two new friends become caught up in a series of high-seas escapades and Sandy discovers a whole new outlook on life in this heartwarming adventure.
Two Brothers / Flipper Double Feature
TWO BROTHERS Two mischievous twin tiger cubs live a carefree life in an exotic jungle amidst beautiful ancient ruins. But one day, an act of fate forces them apart, as one is sold off to the circus and the other becomes the pampered pet of a governor's son. Witness their remarkable journey as these tigers grow up, reunite and embark on an incredible adventure to find their way home. FLIPPER When Sandy Ricks (Elijah Wood) is sent to Coral Key to say with his salty Uncle Porter (Paul Hogan) for...
Blues Brothers 2000
Eighteen years after the Brothers' original "mission from God", Elwood Blues (Dan Aykroyd) is getting out of prison and discovering that much has changed in the time he's been away. His partner, Jake, is gone, his band is no longer together and the orphanage where he grew up has been demolished. Elwood soon realizes that he must embark on a whole new mission - to reassemble the old band, this time with the help of a soulful bartender (John Goodman), compete at Queen Moussette's (Erykah Badu)...
Saturday Night Live's Chris Rock stars in this hilarious spoof of rap stars and life in the hip-hop fast lane. Albert (Rock) starts off as nothing more than your basic L.A. middle-class kid dreaming of rap stardom, until a run-in with a real ghetto hood gives him an idea. Reborn as tough, gangsta-rapper MC Gusto - along with his home boys Dead Mike and Stab Master Arson - Albert creates rap's hottest new act CB4. Soon the trio is rocketing up the charts, partying in limos, collecting groupies...
The Blues Brothers Double Feature (The Blues Brothers / Blues Brothers 2000)
Double the laughter with The Blues Brothers! The Blues Brothers : Comedy icons John Belushi and Dan Aykroyd star in the outrageously funny musical comedy The Blues Brothers . After the release of Jake Blues (Belushi) from prison, he and brother Elwood (Aykroyd) take their blues band back on the road in an attempt to raise money for the orphanage where they were raised. Havoc ensues as the brothers seek redemption on their "mission from God". Directed by John Landis ( National Lampoon's® Animal...
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The House of Representative has started investigations into the activities of the National Pension Commission from April 2017 to date on the alleged violation of the Act establishing the commission.
The investigation began on Thursday in Abuja with a public hearing was organisaed by Ad hoc Committee of the house.
The Speaker of the House, Yakubu Dogara, speaking at the public hearing, said that the house was concerned about the activities of every parastatal.
Represented by Hon. Munir Danagundi, Dogara said that as representatives of the people, the house would always ensure accountability and transparency.
He said: "The house comprise of 360 members, everybody is concern to see that things are done according to due process and in accordance with the law of the land.
"When this motion was brought to the floor of the house, everybody was concerned because of the magnitude of the asset of this agency, which is over N8.9 trillion, an equivalent of the national budget.
Dogara solicited the cooperation of all stakeholders to ensure things were done correctly in accordance with the laws of the land.
Earlier, the Chairman of the ad hoc committee, Hon. Johnson Agbonayinmam said that the committee was constituted on December 12, 2018.
He said that the committee's mandate was to investigate the activities of PECOM from April 2017 to date.
The rep said that the public hearing was to enable the committee get information from stakeholders, consider them and make accurate recommendations to the house.
He said that the instrument of the legislature must consciously be upheld to promote good governance.
Agbonayinmam said that the importance of pension "cannot be overemphasised'' as hitches surrounding retirement had imposed much challenges for workers over time.
He said that most workers do not know how to save money for retirement which necessitated the Federal Government to design a savings scheme to clear the fears of workers ahead of their retirement.
According to him, some retired workers still suffer setbacks in accessing their pension but the government will not relent until all infractions are fixed.
Agbonayinmam said that it was expected that the scheme would satisfy all expectations with efficiency and transparency.
The chairman urged all stakeholders to avail the committee all relevant documents and information to carry out the investigation.
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The Battle to the Weak
Hilda Vaughan
A forgotten gem of British literature, a love story mined from a rich seam of Welsh writing in English. Captures lives of rural women in the early 20th century, the hardship of their home lives and hopes of escape.
Foreword by Fflur Dafydd.
In the first and, arguably, the finest of Hilda Vaughan's ten novels, the dawn of the twentieth century brings a new generation that clashes with the conservative traditionalism of an old Welsh way of life. Rhys Lloyd and his engagement with the ideas of Social Darwinism and the League of Nations make him a dangerous figure in the village. The son of a Welsh-speaking Nonconformist, his love for the church-going Esther reflects tensions that have long and bitterly divided the community. Most striking, however, is the stoic and determined Esther who calmly suffers the casual brutality of her agricultural upbringing, drawing on an inner strength and organic spirituality that would provide an archetype for Vaughan's later heroines.
Hilda Vaughan lived from 1892 to 1985. She was educated privately but her experiences with the Women's Land Army during WWI exposed her to a different side of life. Battle to the Weak, her first novel, was published in 1925. She is known for her acute ear and ability to capture the unique style of speech of the people of Radnorshire, as well as her insight into women's daily lives.
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Als Jocs Olímpics d'Hivern de 1980 celebrats a la ciutat de Lake Placid (Estats Units) es disputaren sis proves d'esquí alpí, tres en categoria masculina i tres més en categoria femenina. Les proves es realitzaren entre els dies 14 i 21 de febrer de 1980 a les instal·lacions de Whiteface Mountain.

Participaren un total de 174 esquiadors, entre ells 108 homes i 66 dones, de 30 comitès nacionals diferents.

Els resultats d'aquestes proves són considerats, així mateix i per última vegada, vàlids per al Campionat del Món d'esquí alpí.

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I have a question that I was gonna ask Dr. James at my appointment but I think it may be relevant to other patients so I've decided to ask here. I hope it's relevant.
On the last day before my last pill I was opening a box and cut myself by accident and I've bleed.
I'm not worried about that, but I've remembered that I'm really clumsy opening boxes and this was not the first time I've cut myself by accident with the same knife.
Right after that my thought was: "Oh great! The last thing I need is to recontaminate myself with the same virus".
Here's my question: We know that the hepatitis c virus stays active outside the body for a while. I've read a study that the virus was still active up to six weeks on room temperature.
The official guidelines states that patients with hepatitis c shouldn't share toothbrushes, nail cutters or anything that may be in contact with blood.
If we are now virus free (at least I hope I am), shouldn't we get rid of this stuff to avoid being contaminated again with traces of our "old blood" containing the virus?
I know people don't get immune from hepatitis c after they get rid of the virus, but this still applies to the same virus or genotype?
Does that make sense? I hope this question is useful.
The general consensus seems to be self-reinfection is unlikely, but of course be sensible.
As you mention the virus can live for up 2 six weeks outside the body, but for you incident there is no risk because of the timing.
Even if you had cut yourself 6 weeks ago with the same knife your blood would have had no virus and thus there is no chance you could have reinfected either yourself or anyone else.
I had no idea that there was an exact topic on this exact same subject and I've searched before I posted. Sorry about that.
When my viral load became undetectable, I threw away everything that might have traces of blood on it like razors and toothbrushes but it didn't occurred to me the knife I open boxes and cut myself from time to time that's actually a retractable switchblade. What was I thinking? Now it's gone as well.
I think more doctors should mention to their patients the necessity of throwing away personal use stuff, especially woman with all those nail clippers.
Looking foward to out appointment Doctor James. Just waiting for the test results.
The previous thread was from over 2 years ago, but the search page only offers to search over the last year of posts be default.
It's a bit of a pity because back then there were lots of good posts from people who were learning about generics and how to access them for the first time. But I suppose it might be too much of a burden for the fixHepC web server to always search over everything, since there are now over 26,000 posts.
I've changed the default to search all of the posts, rather than just the last years.
There is a lot of gold in them there ye olde threads!
Louis Pasteur barely missed the guillotine because of his heresy which evolved into modern day immunology. Much like the small pox and polio antibodies that are in my body, so are HCV antibodies generated from the 40 years that the virus was active in my body.
Under basic principles of immunology, does SVR not mean that I am immune from further HCV infection? Or, is this virus different from the many other bugs for which I have been innoculated?
Last Edit: 7 months 8 hours ago by Tigerfan.
Hi Tigerfan, I believe that anyone cured from Hepatitis C can get re-infected unfortunately, it's not like Small Pox. I don't know why a cured patient doesn't gain immunity, maybe Dr James will shed some light.
Well, Dr James is the real Medical Doctor here, but maybe I can save him some time (he will surely correct me if I am wrong).
When you get infected with HCV, the body recognises the virus as "foreign" and the immune system quickly develops antibodies against it (so an antibody test will reveal the presence of virus, but not how much of it).
But the antibodies are just the first stage in a cascade of responses which should eventually kill the infection before the infection kills you. For HCV, This all works correctly in about 1 out of 4 cases.
The problem is that, unlike many other kinds of infection, for the other 3 out of 4 cases it turns out that the HCV virus is able to hide or "lie low" for long enough that the rest of the immune system calms down before the virus is completely destroyed. But a part of the immune system stays activated, which is why we usually have only a few millions of virus per unit of blood instead of virus goo coming out of our ears, and also why some people have strange but unexplainable symptoms like skin problems etc.
So this all means that if you are re-infected with HCV, you are still stuck with the same half-functional immune response and so you will remain infected until the next treatment.
I am not sure how different genotypes come into the picture here. It must depend on which part of the viral surface that the antibody physically recognises. Probably it will be the exterior viron surface, and so the genotype of the hidden payload inside will not come into play.
Anyway, as far as I know, why this all happens with HCV and not other viruses remains a mystery. In life we are all potentially exposed to several hundred viral pathogens on a daily basis, but we successfully kill most of then stone dead in a few days.
On the other hand there are some anti-HCV vaccines in the development pipeline, so maybe in the near future it will be eventually possible to innoculate against it.
ps. sorry for long answer!
Last Edit: 7 months 58 minutes ago by Vororo.
When you are infected you deploy an immune response. As always this is the production of HCV Antibodies, unfortunately, these antibodies only clear the infection in 25% of patients, and the rest go on the have chronic HCV, despite having antibodies to the disease.
This is the main reason an effective vaccine is unlikely - as a group our innate immune response to HCV is poor and most of us produce weak antibodies that are simply not up to the job.
Getting on to reinfection - the DAAs clear the virus you currently have but, as soon as you stop taking them, they wash out of your system within a week (in terms of being at effective levels) and 6 months in terms of leaving even a single molecule.
So although you will still have antibodies to HCV that is all you have, and we know yours are not good enough to clear an infection so... If you are exposed to HCV again, chance are you will be infected again.
So be good. If you can't be good be careful!
Last Edit: 6 months 4 weeks ago by DrJames.
Thanks to all for the responses, which is what I expected--the nature of the HCV virus is something different than bugs for which inoculation is traditionally effective.
(The motive for my question was purely academic--- I had no intention of revisiting behaviors which are high risk for contracting the virus on the naïve belief that I was immune).
Wow! I've learned a lot with this topic. My question was useful after all!
I've threw away everything that could infect me. I'm still mad about the knife accident and had an allergic reaction for some reason 48 hours later, that's usually a reaction I get when I'm gonna get sick with some virus, like when I got chicken pox when I was little or a flu, so I'm worried. How could I do this at the last pill day?
But at the same time, if the medicine is still effective for a week, perhaps I was protected from a possible infection by the medication?
If I've got reinfected, would treatment be the same or would the medication change?
I know he chances of reinfection in my case are almost none because of time frame, but since we're discussing this subject, I think it would be a good time to ask a couple more questions to learn more about it, so I can make sure I won't ever get this again.
I don't know if most people here know how they've got infected but I don't have the slightest clue. No drugs. No blood transfusion. Nothing. This is why I want to learn the most I can.
I've written you a whole article on it.
And there's absolute no relation between viral load and time of infection? Why some people have 800.000 and other like me had 3.5 million and others much more?
The take away is that viral loads have no impact on cure rates, and strange as it may seem, a high viral load may translate into less damage to the liver.


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By Big Dave2, September 5, 2017 in Football
leech~~ 3,405
Location: Northern state of mind
1 hour ago, Big Dave2 said:
I might have to start putting up Christmas lights.....
In Belle Plaine you might just have some folks from Wisconsin stop by and hang around, if you do!
smurfy 646
Location: stearns cty/itasca cty
DOINK.... Oh my.
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This is classic...
I do know this,......we may give Dave a lot of grief about Bama, and gloat about the gophers right now...……….but if they met up in a bowl game this year...………….the gophers wouldn't have a chance...………………..
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3 hours ago, smurfy said:
The trend right now is for star players that are for sure being drafted by the NFL to sit out bowl games if it's not playoffs. The best chance the Gophers might have is to play a team like Alabama and hope most of the players take the night off.
Or just beat Bama...no excuses...right.
12 minutes ago, Rick said:
Make it to a decent bowl game and give it a whirl.
Alabama fans be like....
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Gophers vs. Alabama? Signs point to Minnesota bowl against the gold standard.
It looks like Minnesota remains pegged for the Outback Bowl on New Year's Day bowl in Tampa, Fla.
ESPN's Kyle Bonagura saw the Crimson Tide's fall to 12th, looked ahead and tweeted: "The rankings this week set up a strong possibility that 10-2 Baylor could wind up in the ('New Year's Six' bowls, likely the Cotton) ahead of 10-2 Alabama. Auburn (then goes to the Citrus and Alabama to the Outback Bowl."
CBS Sports' Jerry Palm also has Baylor in the "New Year's Six" top tier of bowls, as does Stadium's Brett McMurphy, who slot:
Minnesota vs. Alabama.
How about that wild prospect? The Gophers might draw a dynastic Alabama program.
https://www.twincities.com/2019/12/03/gophers-fall-in-ranking-doesnt-alter-bowl-outlook-but-might-mean-alabama-matchup/
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Sounds like a win, win. If we should just happen to lose to Bama no big deal but if we should win look out Big Dave!
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I'm still holding out hope that Wisconsin gets absolutely trounced by Ohio State (which is likely). And that allows us to get into the Citrus Bowl.
If Alabama goes to the Outback Bowl, you can count on the practice squad showing up to represent the team, as every draft prospect will sit that game out to "prepare" for the combine.
14 hours ago, JBMasterAngler said:
Sounds like an excuse to me. You play with the team you have, injuries, suspended players, quitters, we don't care.
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Of course that's the way you see it. It's the only way the gophers have a chance against good competition instead of Rutgers, Maryland and South Dakota State.
3 hours ago, Big Dave2 said:
When we beat Alabama you can bet we're going to absolutely crow about it. No matter how many quitters you have on your team or who dreams up whatever excuses!
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1 hour ago, Rick said:
On 12/1/2019 at 7:21 PM, Big Dave2 said:
I love it when Alabama fans are so worried about getting beat by the Gophers that they start making up excuses for a LOSS to them!
Duffman 2,447
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Alright, first off........the stupid arse meme's with the fricken file label at the bottom are lame as shiat. You can do better BigD.
Second off...........Oh please dear Lord, grant me this one win, a win that will give me the chance to use almost two decades of mockery experience on FM/HSO.........a Gopher victory over of one of the most DOMINANT football programs in recent history.............*eeeeeek!*
Yea........I'll be bringing it Big Dave.
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Second off...........Oh please dear Lord, grant me this one win,
Ok, but if he does you're going to be on the hook. Hopefully Morgan can throw a few Hail Mary's for yeah!
It could happen. It already did!
Sunday is bowl selection day, and the 10-2 Gophers are projected to make the Outback Bowl in Tampa or Citrus Bowl in Orlando. Both include SEC opponents — perhaps Auburn or Alabama — on Jan. 1, which would mark just the second time the Gophers have reached a New Year's Day bowl game since their last Rose Bowl trip, in 1962.
This season, all signs point to Florida based on the Big Ten's rules for selections, including how this is the final year of a six-year agreement with various bowls, and many teams aren't allowed to repeat appearances. Projections have the Gophers playing either No. 11 Auburn or No. 12 Alabama. The latter would be a rematch of the 2004 Music City Bowl in Nashville, where the Gophers defeated the Crimson Tide 20-16.
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17 hours ago, leech~~ said:
Alabama got lucky to play a weaker Michigan team and Minnesota will have to face the team better than Alabama, Auburn.
Poor Alabama doesn't get a shot to finally get a win against the Gophers and break the Minnesota Gophers unbeaten streak against Alabama in real games.
Booooooo
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20 hours ago, Rick said:
Weaker Michigan team. That's a good one.
I'm pretty sure not one Alabama player, coach or fan cares.


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Helse ist eine Gemeinde im Kreis Dithmarschen in Schleswig-Holstein.

Geografie

Lage
Die Gemeinde, die direkt an das Stadtgebiet von Marne grenzt, liegt auf der Marsch. Durch das Gemeindegebiet führt die Bundesstraße 5, die hier Marne und Meldorf miteinander verbindet.

Gemeindegliederung
Die Flächengemeinde besteht aus den Ortsteilen Darenwurth, Helse, Helserdeich, Hembüttel, Krumwehl, Norderlandsteig, Triangel, Vitt und Zippelkoog.

Nachbargemeinden
Nachbargemeinden sind im Uhrzeigersinn im Norden beginnend die Gemeinden Trennewurth, Volsemenhusen, Marne, Marnerdeich und Kronprinzenkoog (alle im Kreis Dithmarschen).

Geschichte
Am 1. April 1934 wurde die Kirchspielslandgemeinde Marne aufgelöst. Alle ihre Dorfschaften, Dorfgemeinden und Bauerschaften wurden zu selbständigen Gemeinden/Landgemeinden, so auch Helse-Helserdeich-Darenwurth.

Politik

Gemeindevertretung
Die Gemeindevertretung besteht aus elf Mitgliedern, davon sind sechs von der SPD und fünf von der BWV.

Wappen
Blasonierung: "In Grün die goldene, in der durchbohrten Mitte blaue, einem Windrad ähnliche plastische Figur des Bildhauers Paul Heinrich Gnekow an der Sporthalle in Helse."

Unweit von Marne liegt das ehemals ausschließlich bäuerlich geprägte Dorf Helse. Ohne Schaden für die nach wie vor dominierende agrarwirtschaftliche Struktur der Gemeinde ist deren wirtschaftliche Entwicklung neuerdings durch einen Zuwachs an kleinen und mittleren Gewerbebetrieben gekennzeichnet. Im Sinne dieses strukturellen Wandels ist die bemerkenswerte, heraldisch ungewöhnliche Wappenfigur zu verstehen. Sie zeigt eine Art Mühlstein in einer Gestaltung, die an ein Feuerrad, einen Wasserstrudel oder auch an ein Windrad denken lässt. Zurückgehend auf ein in der Gemeindeöffentlichkeit präsentes Kunstwerk ist sie als ein Symbol für Bewegung im Sinne von Dynamik und Fortschritt gedacht. Die Lage Helses in der Nähe des Meeres wird versinnbildlicht durch das Blau der Nabe. Der sie umgebende Ring steht für den wahrscheinlich bereits Anfang des 11. Jahrhunderts errichteten "Goldenen Ring", den ersten geschlossenen Seedeich.

Bildung
Im Ort befindet sich eine Grundschule und seit 2022 ein Kindergarten, weiterführende Schulen sind in Marne.

Vereine
In Helse gibt es den Sportverein SSV Helse.

Weblinks

 Gemeinde Helse beim Amt Marne-Nordsee

Einzelnachweise

Ort im Kreis Dithmarschen
Gemeindegründung 1934


Apple released a security update for the new Shellshock vulnerability. This is a small but very important update. With shellshock a hacker can run programs in the Linux shell of OSX without you even knowing it. Widely considered to be one of the more heinous security problems for Mac security to come around in a while. Here's the link for the update. It only takes a few seconds to install. No reboot required.


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Соглашение по сохранению тюленей в Ва́ттовом море — соглашение между странами Ваттового моря, направленное на сохранение тюленей и заключенное в рамках Конвенции по мигрирующим видам (CMS) в 1990 году.

История

В 1988 году в результате распространения вируса чумы ластоногих, произошло сильное уменьшение популяций обыкновенного тюленя (подвид Phoca vitulina vitulina), находящегося на грани исчезновения. Сразу после этого, 16 октября 1990 года в городе Бонне (Германия) было подписано оглашение по охране тюленей. Оно вступило в силу 1 октября 1991 года, и североморские популяции в значительной степени восстановились. Однако в 2001 году тот же вирус вновь вызвал снижение численности популяций обыкновенного тюленя в Северном и Ваттовом морях, а также в районе проливов Каттегат и Скагеррак.

Область действия соглашения и его участники
Соглашение было заключено между Нидерландами, Германией и Данией. Область действия Соглашения включает:
 в Нидерландах — области, включенные в Итоги ключевого планирования Ваттового моря.
 в Германии — национальные парки Ваттового моря и охраняемые области согласно Национальному акту охраны природы от дамбы по направлению к морю и на границе солоноватых вод включая Долларт.
 в Дании — Заповедник дикой природы Ваттового моря.

План сохранения популяций тюленей (2002—2006 годы)

План сохранения популяций тюленей (2002—2006 годы) содержит различные идеи и план действий по сохранению местообитаний, исследованиям, мониторингу загрязнений природной среды и охране тюленей, их ловле и распространению информации среди населения.
Данный план направлен на защиту популяций обыкновенных тюленей (Phoca vitulina vitulina), а также двух популяций серого тюленя (Halichoerus grypus, атлантический подвид), хотя серый тюлень и не охраняется Соглашением. Общая цель данного плана — восстановление и поддержание естественного цикла размножения обыкновенного и серого тюленей. План является одним из важнейших инструментов в сфере сохранения данной области и восстановления популяций тюленей.

Ссылки

См. также
 Боннская Конвенция по мигрирующим видам (CMS)

Внешние ссылки
  Текст соглашения
 Официальный веб-сайт Секретариата соглашения по Ваттовому морю
 Официальный веб-сайт Конвенции по мигрирующим видам

Экологическое право
Настоящие тюлени


Levant section, Geevor Mine, Pendeen, Cornwall.
A visually stunning specimen made up of lozenge shaped double terminated calcite crystals to 1cm, the centre of these are deep pink in colour possibly due to hematite inclusions. No damage.


Students in Austria sitting down to take a university entrance exam thought they had been given a lucky break when they found the exam papers had already been completed, with all the answers filled in correctly.
The University of Salzburg said that 144 prospective psychology students were given the wrong envelopes on Tuesday.
Instead of the normal tests, they were handed copies with answers meant for the professors who would grade them. As soon as the mistake was realised the exam was cancelled and the papers quickly collected.
Paul Lengenfelder of the university's psychology department told the Austrian Press Agency that the students have now all been admitted to the university but will be re-tested next month.


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Home > English > Website archives > Rainbow of Crisis > A West Bank Town's Struggle to Survive
PALESTINE - ISRAEL
A West Bank Town's Struggle to Survive
Tuesday 22 July 2008, by Neve Gordon
Ni'lin's story is one of incremental dispossession. The residents of this agrarian town lost a large portion of their land in the 1948 war. After the 1967 war, Israel took advantage of the town's location near the internationally recognized Green Line and began confiscating its land for Jewish settlements. First, seventy-four dunams (four dunams equal one acre) were expropriated for the settlement of Shilat. Next, another 661 dunams were seized to build the settlement Mattityahu. In 1985, 934 dunams were confiscated to build Hashmonaim, and six years later 274 dunams were appropriated for Mod'in Illit. Finally, in 1998, twenty more were sequestered for the settlement of Menora. All together, more than 13 percent of the town's land has been expropriated for settlements.
In 2002 Israel began building the separation barrier, which is illegal according to the International Court of Justice. Recently construction of the segment near Ni'lin began; if it's completed, an additional 2,500 dunams, or about 20 percent of the land that remains in the residents' possession, will be seized.
This time, however, the residents had had enough. In the beginning of May they launched a popular campaign to stop the dispossession, and despite the brutal attempts to suppress the uprising—which has included a curfew and shootings that have left close to 200 people injured — they are unwilling to bow down. This is no minor feat, since the annals of history suggest that it is extremely rare for a whole town to stand up as one person and practice daily acts of disobedience, particularly when confronted with such a violent response.
The events unfolding in Ni'lin also provide the perfect ingredients for a good story. During the first three days of the curfew ambulances were not allowed into the town; the body of one deceased resident was kept for four hours at Ni'lin's entrance before the military let his family bring in the remains for burial; a woman in labor was prevented from leaving the village and was forced to deliver the baby at home; a 12-year-old boy was taken from his home by soldiers and held for two days without charges; elderly women were beaten; and three residents were seriously wounded by live ammunition.
So why do most media outlets fail to cover this ongoing campaign? The reason is straightforward: covering the struggle in Ni'lin would shatter the stereotypical perception of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict provided by mainstream news sources. Unlike the bulldozer attack, which reinforces the pervasive understanding of this conflict, the events in Ni'lin uncover a much more complex reality. This story does not involve Palestinians perpetrating terrorism against a civilian population but rather popular acts of civil disobedience that persist despite the ruthless repression of an occupying power.
Another aspect of Ni'lin that goes against existing stereotypes is that Palestinians and Jews are not fighting on different sides of this fray, but rather scores of Jewish Israeli and international activists are standing beside the Palestinians residents as they try to stop military bulldozers from destroying Ni'lin's land. Indeed, among those injured are many Israelis.
he story of Ni'lin is, in other words, the story of a colonized people resisting colonization. This is not the way the mainstream media has been accustomed to portraying the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, and judging from the Google news results, most editors are not ready to change their approach. The historic campaign in Ni'lin—as well as many other nonviolent, mass civil disobedience campaigns against the occupation in places like Bi'lin and A'ram—is still unfit to print.
When the military realized that violence on the ground cannot stop the residents' emancipatory drive, it began arresting both Palestinian and Israeli protesters in the hope that hefty legal costs would do the job. To support the legal expenses incurred at Ni'lin, click here http://www.awalls.org/donations.
* This article was first published at The Nation. Neve Gordon teaches politics at Ben-Gurion University. Read about his new book, Israel's Occupation (University of California Press), and more at www.israelsoccupation.info .
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