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The gold medalists on Day 7 of the van cleef and arpels imitation necklace London Games
Cuba's Idalys Ortiz, bronze medalist four years ago, won the women's Olympic +100kg category judo title on Friday.
Ortiz, 22 and world number six, beat Japan's Mika Sugimoto in the final after she was awarded the win by the referee and two judges as the fight finished scoreless after extra time.
Cuba's Leuris Pupo proved he had the steadiest arm in the Olympic men's 25 meter rapid fire pistol final on Friday, grabbing gold with a record equaling total.
The 35 year old hit 34 of the 40 targets to finish ahead of Vijay Kumar of India in second with 30. Feng Ding of China was third on 27 before being eliminated after 35 shots.
The Cuban, ranked 21 in the world, showed little emotion as he shook hands and calmly embraced his five rivals after securing victory by matching the finals world record.
He had showed great consistency in hitting all five targets three times in the eight round, time constrained final in which shooters were eliminated as the competition went on.
Having started poorly by hitting three in the opening round, Pupo regained his composure and, after his run of fives, finished with four scores of four to claim victory.
The many Indian supporters at the Royal Artillery Barracks were rewarded for their support when 26 year old Kumar claimed a surprise silver.
There was big disappointment for Russian Alexei Klimov who had scored 592 to improve his qualifying world record mark by one but was eliminated in fourth place after hitting 23 of 30 targets.
Hamish Bond and Eric Murray of New Zealand dominated their rivals by nearly five seconds to win gold in the men's pair at the Olympic rowing regatta, maintaining their three year unbeaten run in the event.
Bond and Murray, one of the most dominant crews in the sport, won in a time of 6 minutes 16.65 seconds. France was two lengths behind to take silver and Britain won bronze.
The Kiwi pair haven't lost a race since joining forces after the Beijing Games in 2008, where they were part of a quadruple sculls boat that failed to reach the final despite being gold medal favorites.
They gained redemption at Dorney Lake, however, and will go down as one of the best crews of their generation.
Oh Jin hyek won South Korea's first Olympic gold in the men's individual archery Friday for a near clean sweep for his country in London.
Oh's comfortable 7 1 victory over Japan's Takaharu Furukawa claimed a third title out of four at Lord's cricket ground for the dominant South Korean archers.
The country also won gold in the women's individual and women's team events and was the bronze medalist in the men's team.
Oh's victory in the last archery match at the London Games ended a long wait for South Korea's first individual men's Olympic title and delighted Korean fans after top seed and favorite Im Dong hyun was surprisingly knocked out earlier Friday.
"My dream was to compete at this Olympics. On top van cleef and arpels alhambra necklace replica of that I have a gold medal, so I am very happy man," said the third seeded Oh, who was at his first games. "If you talk about the secret to strong archery in Korea, I don't know. But many Koreans are very strong at perseverance and I am one of them."
Dai Xiaoxiang of China took bronze with a come from behind 6 5 victory over Dutchman Rick van der Ven in the third place match following a shoot off. Having been 4 0 down, Dai hit a 10 in the sudden death shoot off at the end of the tense contest, piling the pressure on Van der Ven, who only managed an eight.
Dai had just missed out on a chance at gold, however, when he fell in a shoot off to Oh in the semifinals.
"This is not what I wanted," Dai said of his bronze.
Top seed and new world record holder Im was beaten by Van der Ven in the last 16 earlier on the final day. Im set a 72 arrow world best in the Olympic ranking round last week but slipped up against Van der Ven, losing 7 1.
But Oh's win continued South Korea's dominance after Ki Bo bae took women's individual gold Thursday to follow up on the gold and bronze in the team events. Oh was part of South Korea's men's team
Dutchman Van der Ven exceeded all expectations to make the last four after he only qualified for the Olympics in June.
He took an early lead in the bronze medal match, but China's Dai stormed clover necklace imitation van cleef back to win the third and fourth sets. The players shared the fifth, forcing the shoot off, where Dai edged it for China's second medal in the archery.
Cuba's Idalys Ortiz, bronze medalist four years ago, won the women's Olympic +100kg category judo title on Friday.
Ortiz, 22 and world number six, beat Japan's Mika Sugimoto in the final after she was awarded the win by the referee and two judges as the fight finished scoreless after extra time.
Cuba's Leuris Pupo proved he had the steadiest arm in the Olympic men's 25 meter rapid fire pistol final on Friday, grabbing gold with a record equaling total.
The 35 year old hit 34 of the 40 targets to finish ahead of Vijay Kumar of India in second with 30. Feng Ding of China was third on 27 before being eliminated after 35 shots.
The Cuban, ranked 21 in the world, showed little emotion as he shook hands and calmly embraced his five rivals after securing victory by matching the finals world record.
He had showed great consistency in hitting all five targets three times in the eight round, time constrained final in which shooters were eliminated as the competition went on.
Having started poorly by hitting three in the opening round, Pupo regained his composure and, after his run of fives, finished with four scores of four to claim victory.
The many Indian supporters at the Royal Artillery Barracks were rewarded for their support when 26 year old Kumar claimed a surprise silver.
There was big disappointment for Russian Alexei Klimov who had scored 592 to improve his qualifying world record mark by one but was eliminated in fourth place after hitting 23 of 30 targets.
Hamish Bond and Eric Murray of New Zealand dominated their rivals by nearly five seconds to win gold in the men's pair at the Olympic rowing regatta, maintaining their three year unbeaten run in the event.
Bond and Murray, one of the most dominant crews in the sport, won in a time of 6 minutes 16.65 seconds. France was two lengths behind to take silver and Britain won bronze.
The Kiwi pair haven't lost a race since joining forces after the Beijing Games in 2008, where they were part of a quadruple sculls boat that failed to reach the final despite being gold medal favorites.
They gained redemption at Dorney Lake, however, and will go down as one of the best crews of their generation.
Oh Jin hyek won South Korea's first Olympic gold in the men's individual archery Friday for a near clean sweep for his country in London.
Oh's comfortable 7 1 victory over Japan's Takaharu Furukawa claimed a third title out of four at Lord's cricket ground for the dominant South Korean archers.
The country also won gold in the women's individual and women's team events and was the bronze medalist in the men's team.
Oh's victory in the last archery match at the London Games ended a long wait for South Korea's first individual men's Olympic title and delighted Korean fans after top seed and favorite Im Dong hyun was surprisingly knocked out earlier Friday.
"My dream was to compete at this Olympics. On top van cleef and arpels alhambra necklace replica of that I have a gold medal, so I am very happy man," said the third seeded Oh, who was at his first games. "If you talk about the secret to strong archery in Korea, I don't know. But many Koreans are very strong at perseverance and I am one of them."
Dai Xiaoxiang of China took bronze with a come from behind 6 5 victory over Dutchman Rick van der Ven in the third place match following a shoot off. Having been 4 0 down, Dai hit a 10 in the sudden death shoot off at the end of the tense contest, piling the pressure on Van der Ven, who only managed an eight.
Dai had just missed out on a chance at gold, however, when he fell in a shoot off to Oh in the semifinals.
"This is not what I wanted," Dai said of his bronze.
Top seed and new world record holder Im was beaten by Van der Ven in the last 16 earlier on the final day. Im set a 72 arrow world best in the Olympic ranking round last week but slipped up against Van der Ven, losing 7 1.
But Oh's win continued South Korea's dominance after Ki Bo bae took women's individual gold Thursday to follow up on the gold and bronze in the team events. Oh was part of South Korea's men's team
Dutchman Van der Ven exceeded all expectations to make the last four after he only qualified for the Olympics in June.
He took an early lead in the bronze medal match, but China's Dai stormed clover necklace imitation van cleef back to win the third and fourth sets. The players shared the fifth, forcing the shoot off, where Dai edged it for China's second medal in the archery.
Spring Fever Returns Next Weekend
Predicting a Milder, Springier 7 Day Outlook
"It's tough to make predictions, especially about the future" said Yogi Berra. When I was at WCCO TV I encouraged Mark Rosen to predict final scores for Minnesota's teams; I politely implored Don Shelby to forecast what would lead the newscast tomorrow. "You can dress a monkey in a sport coat to report on what already happened!" I complained, to no avail. Predicting the future is an odd career choice.
And why do meteorologists consistently over predict snow amounts? Shy of missing a tornado our biggest mortal fear is forecasting flurries, then waking up to a FOOT of flurries. People never forget a bust like that. So we overcompensate, as a profession.
Then again if I predict 2 5 inches people remember 5.
Snow tapers to flurries today; this same Alberta Clipper is about to unleash 1 2 feet of snow on the coastal northeast a full blown blizzard by Tuesday.
A higher sun angle melts most of our cosmetic snowfall by midweek as the sun returns. Expect 40s to 50F next weekend; your faith in a Minnesota spring partially restored.
Oh, the future is truly unknowable but trending milder.
Classic Nor'easter. The biggest storm of the winter (which isn't saying much it's been a very tame winter east of the Rockies) is shaping up from the Mid Atlantic into New England. later today; a surge of wind whipped snow spreading up the coast Tuesday, a 10 12 hour "burst" of heavy snow, ice, thunder and lightning as winds gust over 50 mph a full blown atmospheric "bomb" spinning up off the coast of Cape Cod by Tuesday evening. Travel will be shut down Tuesday into much of Wednesday with conditions improving by late week.
Blizzard Criteria for Boston. Sustained winds top 35 mph Tuesday midday and afternoon in Boston with gusts over 50 mph, creating white out conditions. If you can't get into KBOS today you may have to wait until late Wednesday or Thursday. Predicted winds: NOAA and AerisWeather.
NAM Guidance. area, where 6 12" of slush may pile up. The area forecast to be impacted by a foot or more is impressively large. Beware the Ides of March.
Praedictix Severe Weather Briefing: Issued Sunday afternoon, March 12, 2017.
Clipper to drop 2 4" Twin Cities to Madison, 1 3" for Chicago and Des Moines the storm that will fuel a big East Coast blizzard.
Biggest storm of the winter season brewing for Midatlantic, Northeast and New England Monday night into Wednesday.
50 million+ Americans under Blizzard Watch or Winter Storm Warning.
Tuesday will be the worst of the storm with heaviest snow and ice, strongest winds, lowest visibilities and most airline cancellations and treacherous driving conditions Philadelphia and New York to Boston.
Nor'easter forecast to be a "bomb" with very rapid strengthening, capable of 30 60 mph winds. I could see coastal flooding ann power outages at the height of the storm, especially Long Island to Cape Cod.
Alberta Clipper Strikes the Match. The same clipper dropping a band of 3 6" snow over southern Minnesota with potentially plowable amounts Des Moines and Madison to Rockford and Chicago will energize an area of low pressure festering off the Atlantic coast, spinning up an intense Nor'easter.
European Solution. We look at as many model solutions as we can, but often assign more weight to ECMWF, the "Euro", Van Cleef butterfly Ring replica which has potentially superior data assimilation (the fuel that goes into the models) and better vertical resolution. ECMWF still hints at 2 foot snowfall amounts over much of eastern Pennsylvania and northern New Jersey, with 12 20" from New York City to Boston. may see less, closer to 6 8", but still probably enough to plow and temporarily shut down the city. Map credit: WeatherBell.
GFS Solution. NOAA's GFS model shows the heaviest snow bands (well over 1 foot) from northern Virginia into Maryland and south Jersey, with closer to 8 12" from New York City to Boston. To be perfectly honest, at some point the inch amounts don't matter much. There isn't much difference between a foot of snow and 18" of snow, especially when whipped along by 30 40 mph winds. A white out is a white out, and that's what much of coastal New England is facing.
Most Likely Snowfall Amounts. Heaviest snows fall Monday night, possibly mixed with sleet, keeping total amounts down somewhat. and Baltimore area will be impassable Monday night into most of Tuesday. Graphic replica Van Cleef and Arpels ring courtesy of NOAA.
Timing. Our internal model ensembles suggest a foot of snow in New York City by 1 PM on Tuesday. Graphic courtesy of Aeris Enterprise.
Philadelphia. Up to a foot is possible in the City of Brotherly Love with the worst conditions (heaviest snow/sleet and lowest visibility) coming Tuesday morning.
New York City. As much as 18" may still fall in Midtown Manhattan, but I suspect totals will be a lilttle less than that by Tuesday night. Don't be mistaken: this will be a paralyzing snowstorm for the Tri State Area, with blizzard criteria shutting down travel Tuesday.
Boston. The Nor'easter intensifies as it approaches Nantucket and Cape Cod Tuesday night; a tight pressure gradient whipping up 30 60 mph winds. In addition to blizzard conditions, Van Cleef butterfly Ring copy minor wind damage and sporadic power outages can't be ruled out with this storm, especially over the Cape.
A True Blizzard. With sustained winds over 35 mph falling/blowing snow with visibility forecast to be under 1/4 mile (or closer to zero much of the time) this storm fits the definition of a blizzard, especially for coastal communities. Operations will be impacted Monday night into Wednesday.
Summary: Big snowstorms in March aren't that unusual, but a relatively mild, quiet February lulled many of into thinking winter was over. Not. Quite. Accelerate preparations during the daylight hours Monday, because a surge of heavy snow and ice blossoms over the Mid Atlantic Monday night and surges up the coast late Monday night into Tuesday. Snow will fall at a rate of 1 3"/hour with thunder and lightning possible, due to intense upward motion in this strengthening blizzard. Heaviest snows are over by Tuesday night but travel may not return to normal until Thursday, especially New York to Boston. Good luck out there!
Predicting a Milder, Springier 7 Day Outlook
"It's tough to make predictions, especially about the future" said Yogi Berra. When I was at WCCO TV I encouraged Mark Rosen to predict final scores for Minnesota's teams; I politely implored Don Shelby to forecast what would lead the newscast tomorrow. "You can dress a monkey in a sport coat to report on what already happened!" I complained, to no avail. Predicting the future is an odd career choice.
And why do meteorologists consistently over predict snow amounts? Shy of missing a tornado our biggest mortal fear is forecasting flurries, then waking up to a FOOT of flurries. People never forget a bust like that. So we overcompensate, as a profession.
Then again if I predict 2 5 inches people remember 5.
Snow tapers to flurries today; this same Alberta Clipper is about to unleash 1 2 feet of snow on the coastal northeast a full blown blizzard by Tuesday.
A higher sun angle melts most of our cosmetic snowfall by midweek as the sun returns. Expect 40s to 50F next weekend; your faith in a Minnesota spring partially restored.
Oh, the future is truly unknowable but trending milder.
Classic Nor'easter. The biggest storm of the winter (which isn't saying much it's been a very tame winter east of the Rockies) is shaping up from the Mid Atlantic into New England. later today; a surge of wind whipped snow spreading up the coast Tuesday, a 10 12 hour "burst" of heavy snow, ice, thunder and lightning as winds gust over 50 mph a full blown atmospheric "bomb" spinning up off the coast of Cape Cod by Tuesday evening. Travel will be shut down Tuesday into much of Wednesday with conditions improving by late week.
Blizzard Criteria for Boston. Sustained winds top 35 mph Tuesday midday and afternoon in Boston with gusts over 50 mph, creating white out conditions. If you can't get into KBOS today you may have to wait until late Wednesday or Thursday. Predicted winds: NOAA and AerisWeather.
NAM Guidance. area, where 6 12" of slush may pile up. The area forecast to be impacted by a foot or more is impressively large. Beware the Ides of March.
Praedictix Severe Weather Briefing: Issued Sunday afternoon, March 12, 2017.
Clipper to drop 2 4" Twin Cities to Madison, 1 3" for Chicago and Des Moines the storm that will fuel a big East Coast blizzard.
Biggest storm of the winter season brewing for Midatlantic, Northeast and New England Monday night into Wednesday.
50 million+ Americans under Blizzard Watch or Winter Storm Warning.
Tuesday will be the worst of the storm with heaviest snow and ice, strongest winds, lowest visibilities and most airline cancellations and treacherous driving conditions Philadelphia and New York to Boston.
Nor'easter forecast to be a "bomb" with very rapid strengthening, capable of 30 60 mph winds. I could see coastal flooding ann power outages at the height of the storm, especially Long Island to Cape Cod.
Alberta Clipper Strikes the Match. The same clipper dropping a band of 3 6" snow over southern Minnesota with potentially plowable amounts Des Moines and Madison to Rockford and Chicago will energize an area of low pressure festering off the Atlantic coast, spinning up an intense Nor'easter.
European Solution. We look at as many model solutions as we can, but often assign more weight to ECMWF, the "Euro", Van Cleef butterfly Ring replica which has potentially superior data assimilation (the fuel that goes into the models) and better vertical resolution. ECMWF still hints at 2 foot snowfall amounts over much of eastern Pennsylvania and northern New Jersey, with 12 20" from New York City to Boston. may see less, closer to 6 8", but still probably enough to plow and temporarily shut down the city. Map credit: WeatherBell.
GFS Solution. NOAA's GFS model shows the heaviest snow bands (well over 1 foot) from northern Virginia into Maryland and south Jersey, with closer to 8 12" from New York City to Boston. To be perfectly honest, at some point the inch amounts don't matter much. There isn't much difference between a foot of snow and 18" of snow, especially when whipped along by 30 40 mph winds. A white out is a white out, and that's what much of coastal New England is facing.
Most Likely Snowfall Amounts. Heaviest snows fall Monday night, possibly mixed with sleet, keeping total amounts down somewhat. and Baltimore area will be impassable Monday night into most of Tuesday. Graphic replica Van Cleef and Arpels ring courtesy of NOAA.
Timing. Our internal model ensembles suggest a foot of snow in New York City by 1 PM on Tuesday. Graphic courtesy of Aeris Enterprise.
Philadelphia. Up to a foot is possible in the City of Brotherly Love with the worst conditions (heaviest snow/sleet and lowest visibility) coming Tuesday morning.
New York City. As much as 18" may still fall in Midtown Manhattan, but I suspect totals will be a lilttle less than that by Tuesday night. Don't be mistaken: this will be a paralyzing snowstorm for the Tri State Area, with blizzard criteria shutting down travel Tuesday.
Boston. The Nor'easter intensifies as it approaches Nantucket and Cape Cod Tuesday night; a tight pressure gradient whipping up 30 60 mph winds. In addition to blizzard conditions, Van Cleef butterfly Ring copy minor wind damage and sporadic power outages can't be ruled out with this storm, especially over the Cape.
A True Blizzard. With sustained winds over 35 mph falling/blowing snow with visibility forecast to be under 1/4 mile (or closer to zero much of the time) this storm fits the definition of a blizzard, especially for coastal communities. Operations will be impacted Monday night into Wednesday.
Summary: Big snowstorms in March aren't that unusual, but a relatively mild, quiet February lulled many of into thinking winter was over. Not. Quite. Accelerate preparations during the daylight hours Monday, because a surge of heavy snow and ice blossoms over the Mid Atlantic Monday night and surges up the coast late Monday night into Tuesday. Snow will fall at a rate of 1 3"/hour with thunder and lightning possible, due to intense upward motion in this strengthening blizzard. Heaviest snows are over by Tuesday night but travel may not return to normal until Thursday, especially New York to Boston. Good luck out there!
The best countryside holidays in Britain
Kenmore is a gaggle of whitewashed houses, just where the River Tay flows out of its eponymous loch, a stretch of water which, Replica Van Cleef Pink Gold Ring on a summer day, shifts from its default gunmetal grey to a Mediterranean blue. The village has its own lochside beach and you can also hire a boat for a day sailing or fishing. Cast for trout or salmon on the Tay upper reaches, or take a gentle canoe float or a kayak slalom. do not know, John Ruskin commented, all my own country, still less in France or Italy, a place more naturally divine.And then there Lancashire proliferation of farmers markets, farm shops and food festivals. Follow the Ribble Valley Food Trail and the Lancashire Cheese Trail.Fiona DuncanI always loved limestone in the summer: the soft white of outcrops between pale grass, convex hills curving from wooded valleys, the magic of streams appearing from its depths. Limestone makes some famously British landscapes, not least the Derbyshire Dales, the most perfect of which, for me, is Lathkill Dale.Reaching the head of the valley is a great walk itself; starting in the village of Youlgreave, you take the Limestone Way west over open hills, past Calling Low farm (just the names make me wish I was there) then down into wooded Cales Dale. You can turn right and follow this down to the valley, but better to climb out the other side and keep going to the head of Lathkill Dale itself.That way you get the full geological joy of it: a dry valley at first with rocky outcrops and hawthorns all around; then, gradually, the grasses and plants become lusher until you hear water gently bubbling somewhere beneath. Before you know it a perfect stream is flowing fully formed, the water clear and delicious, filtered through the cool rock behind you.The geography textbook pages turn to show spurs, meanders and waterfalls. Dimly remembered biology lessons come back too the thickness of the lichens and mosses on tree trunks show the air you breathing must be some of the cleanest in Britain. The Lathkill is home to some of the country finest brown trout, too, but you be lucky to spot one on a hot day.The stream becomes a river below Haddon Hall, and you can start thinking about turning back up to Youlgreave at Conksbury Bridge or keep going a bit farther to Alport.I lived near Cleobury Mortimer in the early Eighties and try to revisit at least once a year. It is officially the smallest town in Shropshire, with lovely classic English architecture, a crooked spire, Van Cleef & Arpels ring knock off an excellent second hand bookshop, a tea room and five pubs. It also has proper local shops; butchers, bakers and ironmongers. I bought my best and most hard wearing pair of woolly gloves in Cleobury in 1993 and they are still going strong.Make sure you try the locally brewed Hobsons Ale and work off the excellent pub food with a walk to the summit of Brown Clee, which in the summer affords spectacular views across many counties: Staffordshire to the north, Leicestershire to the west, Cardigan Bay to the east and sometimes, when it is particularly clear, as far as the Bristol Channel to the south. Mind you, on even the hottest of days, the summit can be very windy so make sure you take those high quality woollen gloves. Cleobury and the Brown Clee are less than an hour from Birmingham but you would never know it. You are in the very heart of England.When dragonflies have gone to bed and barn owls have finished vole hunting, the darkening floodplain meadows of Nene Washes become the mating ground of one of our rarest birds the corncrake. You probably won see one, but visit the Washes on a summer evening and you may well hear one. Practically vanished from mainland Britain decades ago, the corncrake was reintroduced here by the RSPB a few years back.Now doing relatively well, this is the only place in England where you hear them. As twilight melts into night and the River Nene falls into shadow, the male corncrake begins his mating call. Its raspy is more froglike than bird. Not beautiful like the nightingale, the corncrake call is nonetheless symbolic though a sign that some copy Van Cleef ring of Britain wild places are becoming that little bit wilder.Take a blanket and a picnic to nibble while you wait to hear and relish the sound of the crakes. Access is free and evening visitors are welcome.The Washes are found at the end of Eldernell Lane, off the A605 east of the village of Coates, eight miles from Peterborough.Sara EvansI grew up in Wiltshire and the lure of the Ridgeway is something I have never shaken off. My favourite afternoon is one spent on the hills above Uffington, at the site of The White Horse that gallops across the Downs. I like the walk across country from here to Lambourne if I without the children. If they come along too, they prefer playing tag under the beech trees at Wayland Smithy, the Neolithic long barrow shimmering with ancient mystery just up from the horse.
Kenmore is a gaggle of whitewashed houses, just where the River Tay flows out of its eponymous loch, a stretch of water which, Replica Van Cleef Pink Gold Ring on a summer day, shifts from its default gunmetal grey to a Mediterranean blue. The village has its own lochside beach and you can also hire a boat for a day sailing or fishing. Cast for trout or salmon on the Tay upper reaches, or take a gentle canoe float or a kayak slalom. do not know, John Ruskin commented, all my own country, still less in France or Italy, a place more naturally divine.And then there Lancashire proliferation of farmers markets, farm shops and food festivals. Follow the Ribble Valley Food Trail and the Lancashire Cheese Trail.Fiona DuncanI always loved limestone in the summer: the soft white of outcrops between pale grass, convex hills curving from wooded valleys, the magic of streams appearing from its depths. Limestone makes some famously British landscapes, not least the Derbyshire Dales, the most perfect of which, for me, is Lathkill Dale.Reaching the head of the valley is a great walk itself; starting in the village of Youlgreave, you take the Limestone Way west over open hills, past Calling Low farm (just the names make me wish I was there) then down into wooded Cales Dale. You can turn right and follow this down to the valley, but better to climb out the other side and keep going to the head of Lathkill Dale itself.That way you get the full geological joy of it: a dry valley at first with rocky outcrops and hawthorns all around; then, gradually, the grasses and plants become lusher until you hear water gently bubbling somewhere beneath. Before you know it a perfect stream is flowing fully formed, the water clear and delicious, filtered through the cool rock behind you.The geography textbook pages turn to show spurs, meanders and waterfalls. Dimly remembered biology lessons come back too the thickness of the lichens and mosses on tree trunks show the air you breathing must be some of the cleanest in Britain. The Lathkill is home to some of the country finest brown trout, too, but you be lucky to spot one on a hot day.The stream becomes a river below Haddon Hall, and you can start thinking about turning back up to Youlgreave at Conksbury Bridge or keep going a bit farther to Alport.I lived near Cleobury Mortimer in the early Eighties and try to revisit at least once a year. It is officially the smallest town in Shropshire, with lovely classic English architecture, a crooked spire, Van Cleef & Arpels ring knock off an excellent second hand bookshop, a tea room and five pubs. It also has proper local shops; butchers, bakers and ironmongers. I bought my best and most hard wearing pair of woolly gloves in Cleobury in 1993 and they are still going strong.Make sure you try the locally brewed Hobsons Ale and work off the excellent pub food with a walk to the summit of Brown Clee, which in the summer affords spectacular views across many counties: Staffordshire to the north, Leicestershire to the west, Cardigan Bay to the east and sometimes, when it is particularly clear, as far as the Bristol Channel to the south. Mind you, on even the hottest of days, the summit can be very windy so make sure you take those high quality woollen gloves. Cleobury and the Brown Clee are less than an hour from Birmingham but you would never know it. You are in the very heart of England.When dragonflies have gone to bed and barn owls have finished vole hunting, the darkening floodplain meadows of Nene Washes become the mating ground of one of our rarest birds the corncrake. You probably won see one, but visit the Washes on a summer evening and you may well hear one. Practically vanished from mainland Britain decades ago, the corncrake was reintroduced here by the RSPB a few years back.Now doing relatively well, this is the only place in England where you hear them. As twilight melts into night and the River Nene falls into shadow, the male corncrake begins his mating call. Its raspy is more froglike than bird. Not beautiful like the nightingale, the corncrake call is nonetheless symbolic though a sign that some copy Van Cleef ring of Britain wild places are becoming that little bit wilder.Take a blanket and a picnic to nibble while you wait to hear and relish the sound of the crakes. Access is free and evening visitors are welcome.The Washes are found at the end of Eldernell Lane, off the A605 east of the village of Coates, eight miles from Peterborough.Sara EvansI grew up in Wiltshire and the lure of the Ridgeway is something I have never shaken off. My favourite afternoon is one spent on the hills above Uffington, at the site of The White Horse that gallops across the Downs. I like the walk across country from here to Lambourne if I without the children. If they come along too, they prefer playing tag under the beech trees at Wayland Smithy, the Neolithic long barrow shimmering with ancient mystery just up from the horse.
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Wolves Eat Dogs By Martin Cruz Smith
Simon Schuster. 337 pp. $25.95
Friday, November 26, 2004 Chapter One Moscow swam in color. Hazy floodlights of Red Square mixed with the neon of casinos in Revolution Square. Light wormed its way from the underground mall in the Manezh. Spotlights crowned new towers of glass and polished stone, each tower capped by a spire. Gilded domes still floated around the Garden Ring, but all night earthmovers tore at the old city and dug widening pools of light to raise a modern, vertical Moscow more like Houston or Dubai. It was a Moscow that Pasha Ivanov had helped to create, a shifting landscape of tectonic plates and lava flows and fatal missteps. Senior Investigator Arkady Renko leaned out a window the better to see Ivanov on the pavement ten floors below. Ivanov was dead but not particularly bloody, arms and legs at odd angles. Two black Mercedeses were at the curb, Ivanov's car and an SUV for his bodyguards. It sometimes seemed to Arkady that every successful businessman and Mafia hood in Moscow had been issued two Nazi black Mercedeses. plunged to the sidewalk. Arkady had measured Ivanov's distance from the building. Homicides generally hit close, having expended their knock off yellow gold cartier love bracelet energy in trying not to fall. Suicides were single minded and landed farther out. Ivanov had almost reached the street. Behind Arkady, Prosecutor Zurin had brought drinks from the wet bar to a NoviRus senior vice president named Timofeyev and a young blonde in the living room. Zurin was as fussy as a ma tre d'; he had survived six Kremlin regimes by recognizing his best customers and smoothing out their problems. Timofeyev had the shakes and the girl was drunk. Arkady thought the gathering was a little like a party where the host had suddenly and inexplicably dived through the window. After the shock the guests carried on. The odd replica cartier bangle love man out was Bobby Hoffman, Ivanov's American assistant. Although he was worth millions of dollars, his loafers were split, his fingers were smudged with ink and his suede jacket was worn to a shine. Arkady wondered how much more time Hoffman had at NoviRus. An assistant to a dead man? That didn't sound promising. Hoffman joined Arkady at the window. "Why are there plastic bags around Pasha's hands?" "I was looking for signs of resistance, maybe cuts on the fingers." "Resistance? Like a fight?" Prosecutor Zurin rocked forward on the sofa. "There is no investigation. We do not investigate suicides. There are no signs of violence in the apartment. Ivanov came up alone. He left alone. That, my friends, is a suicide in spades." The girl lifted a dazed expression. Arkady had learned from the file he had on Pasha Ivanov that Rina Shevchenko was his personal interior designer, a twenty year old in a red leather pantsuit and high heeled boots. Timofeyev was known as a robust sportsman, but he could have been his father, he had shrunk so much within his suit. "Suicides are a personal tragedy. It's enough to suffer the death of a friend. Colonel Ozhogin the head of NoviRus Security is already flying back." He added to Arkady, "Ozhogin wants nothing done until he arrives." Arkady said, "We don't leave a body on the sidewalk like a rug, even for the colonel." "Pay no attention to Investigator Renko," Zurin said. "He's the office fanatic. He's like a narcotics dog; he sniffs every bag." There won't be much left to sniff here, Arkady thought. Just out of curiosity, he wondered if he could protect the bloody prints on the windowsill. Timofeyev pressed a handkerchief against his nose. Arkady saw spots of red. "Nosebleed?" asked Zurin. "Summer cold," said Timofeyev. Opposite Ivanov's apartment was a dark office building. A man walked out of the lobby, waved to Arkady and gave a thumbs down. "One of your men?" Hoffman asked. "A detective, in case someone over there was working late and might have witnessed something." "But you're not investigating." "I do whatever the prosecutor says." "So you think it was suicide." "We prefer suicides. Suicides don't demand work or drive up the crime rate." It also occurred to Arkady that suicides didn't expose the incompetence of investigators and militia who were better at sorting out dead drunks from the living than solving murders committed with any amount of forethought. Zurin said, "You will excuse Renko, he thinks all of Moscow is a crime scene. The problem is that the press will sensationalize the death of someone as eminent as Pasha Ivanov." In which case, better the suicide of an unbalanced financier than assassination, Arkady thought. Timofeyev might lament the suicide of his friend, but a murder investigation could place the entire NoviRus company under a cloud, especially from the perspective of foreign partners and investors who already felt that doing business in Russia was a dip in murky water. Since Zurin had ordered Arkady's financial investigation of Ivanov, this U turn had to be executed with dispatch. So, not a ma?tre d', Arkady thought, but more a skillful sailor who knew when to tack. "Who had access to this apartment?" Arkady asked. "Pasha was the only one allowed on this level. The security was the best in the world," Zurin said. "Best in the world," Timofeyev agreed. Zurin said, "The entire building is covered by surveillance cameras, inside and out, with monitors that are watched not only at the reception desk here but, as a safeguard, also by technicians at the headquarters of NoviRus Security. The other apartments have keys. Ivanov had a keypad with a code known only to him. He also had a lock out button by the elevator, to keep out the world when he was in. He had all the security a man could wish for." Arkady had been in the lobby and seen the monitors tucked into a round rosewood desk. Each small screen was split in four. The receptionist also had a white phone with two outside lines and a red phone with a line direct to NoviRus. "The building staff doesn't have Ivanov's code?" Arkady asked. "No. Only the central office at NoviRus." "Who had access to the code there?" "No one. It was sealed, until tonight." According to the prosecutor, Ivanov had ordered that no one enter the apartment but him not staff, not a housecleaner, not a plumber. Anyone who tried would appear on monitors and on tape, and the staff had seen nothing. Ivanov did his own cleaning. Gave the elevator man the trash, laundry, dry cleaning, lists for food or whatever, which would be waiting in the lobby when Ivanov returned. Zurin made it sound like many talents. "Eccentric," Arkady said. "He could afford to be eccentric. Churchill wandered around his castle naked." "Pasha wasn't crazy," Rina said. "What was he?" Arkady rephrased the question. "How would you describe him?" "He had lost weight. He said he had an infection. Maybe he had a bad reaction to medication." Timofeyev said, "I wish Ozhogin were here." Arkady had seen a glossy magazine cover with a confident Lev Timofeyev sailing a yacht in the Black Sea, carving through the waves. Where was that Timofeyev? Arkady wondered. An ambulance rolled discreetly to the curb. The detective crossed the street with a camera and shot flash pictures of Ivanov being rolled into the body bag and of the stain on the pavement. Something had been concealed under Ivanov's body. From Arkady's distance it looked like a drinking glass. The detective took a picture of that, too. Hoffman watched Arkady as much as the scene below. "Is it true, you treat Moscow like a crime scene?" "Force of habit." The living room would have been a forensic technician's dream: white leather sofa and chairs, limestone floor and linen walls, glass ashtray and coffee table, all excellent backgrounds for hair, lipstick, fingerprints, the scuff marks of life. It would have been easy to dust and search before Zurin genially invited in a crowd and tainted the goods. Because with a jumper, there were two questions: was he alone, and was he pushed? Timofeyev said to no one in particular, "Pasha and I go far back. We studied and did research together at the institute when the country suffered its economic collapse. Imagine, the greatest physics laboratory in Moscow, and we worked without pay. The director, Academician Gerasimov, turned off the heat in the buildings to save money, and of course, it was winter and the pipes froze. We had a thousand liters of radioactive water to discharge, so we sent it into the river in the center of the city." He drained his glass. "The director was a brilliant man, but you would sometimes find him inside a bottle. On those occasions he relied on Pasha and me. Anyway, we dumped radioactive water in the middle of Moscow, and no one knew." Arkady was taken aback. He certainly hadn't known. Rina took Timofeyev's glass to the bar, where she paused by a gallery of photographs in which Pasha Ivanov was not dead. Ivanov was not a handsome individual, but a big man full of grand gestures. In different pictures he rappelled off cliffs, trekked the Urals, kayaked through white water. He embraced Yeltsin and Clinton and the senior Bush. He beamed at Putin, who, as usual, seemed to suck on a sour tooth. He cradled a miniature dachshund like a baby. Ivanov partied with opera tenors and rock stars, and even when he bowed to the Orthodox patriarch, a brash confidence shone through. Other New Russians fell by the wayside: shot, bankrupted or exiled by the state. Pasha not only flourished, he was known as a public spirited man, and when construction funds for the Church of the Redeemer ran low, Ivanov provided the gold foil for the dome. When Arkady first opened a file on Ivanov, he was told that if Ivanov was charged with breaking the law, he could call the senate on his mobile phone and have the law rewritten. Trying to indict Ivanov was like trying to hold on to a snake that kept shedding skin after skin and grew legs in the meantime. In other words, Pasha Ivanov was both a man of his time and a stage in evolution. Arkady noticed a barely perceptible glitter on the windowsill, scattered grains of crystals so familiar he could not resist pressing his forefinger to pick them up and taste them. Salt. "I'm going to look around," he said. "But you're not investigating," Hoffman said. "Absolutely not." "A word alone," Zurin said. He led Arkady into the hall. "Renko, we had an investigation into Ivanov and NoviRus, but a case against a suicide doesn't smell good in anybody's nostrils." "You initiated the investigation." "And I'm ending it. The last thing I want is for people to get the idea that we hounded Pasha Ivanov to death, and still went after him even when he was in the grave. It makes us look vindictive, like fanatics, which we aren't." The prosecutor searched Arkady's eyes. "When you've had your little look around here, go to your office and collect all the Ivanov and NoviRus files and leave them by my office. Do it tonight. And stop using the phrase 'New Russian' when you refer to crime. We're all New Russians, aren't we?" "I'm trying." Ivanov's apartment took up the entire tenth floor. There weren't many rooms, but they were spacious and commanded a wraparound view of the city that gave the illusion of walking on air. Arkady began at a bedroom upholstered in linen wall panels, laid with a Persian rug. The photographs here were more personal: Ivanov skiing with Rina, sailing with Rina, in scuba diving gear with Rina. She had huge eyes and a Slavic shelf of cheekbones. In each picture a breeze lifted her golden hair; she was the kind who could summon a breeze. Considering their difference in ages, for Ivanov their relationship must have been a bit like making a mistress of a leggy girl, a Lolita. That was who she reminded Arkady of Lolita was a Russian creation, after all! There was a nearly cartier bracelet love replica paternal humor in Pasha's expression and a candy sweet flavor to Rina's smile. A rosy nude, a Modigliani, hung on the wall. On the night table were an ashtray of Lalique glass and a Herm s alarm clock; in the drawer was a 9mm pistol, a Viking with a fat clip of seventeen rounds, but not a whiff of ever having been fired. An attach case on the bed held a single Bally shoe sack and a mobile phone charger cord. On the bookshelf was a decorator's selection of worn leather bound collections of Pushkin, Rilke and Chekhov, and a box that held a trio of Patek, Cartier and Rolex watches and gently agitated them to keep them running, a definite necessity for the dead. The only off note was dirty laundry piled in a corner. He moved into a bathroom with a limestone floor, gold plated fixtures on a step in spa, heated bars for robes large enough for polar bears and the convenience of a toilet phone. A shaving mirror magnified the lines of Arkady's face. A medicine cabinet held besides the usual toiletries bottles of Viagra, sleeping pills, Prozac. Arkady noted a Dr. Novotny's name on each prescription. He didn't see any antibiotics for infection. The kitchen looked both new and forgotten, with gleaming steel appliances, enameled pots without a single smudge and burners with not one spot of crusted sauce. A silvery rack held dusty, expensive wines, no doubt selected by an expert. Yet the dishwasher was stacked with unwashed dishes, just as the bed had been loosely made and the bathroom towels hung awry, the signs of a man caring for himself. A restaurant size refrigerator was a cold vault, empty except for bottles of mineral water, odds and ends of cheese, crackers and half a loaf of sliced bread. Vodka sat in the freezer. Pasha was a busy man, off to business dinners every day. He was, until recently, a famously sociable man, not a wealthy recluse with long hair and fingernails. He would have wanted to show his friends a shining up to date kitchen and offer them a decent Bordeaux or a chilled shot of vodka. Yet he hadn't shown anyone anything, not for months. In the dining room Arkady laid his cheek on the rosewood table and looked down its length. Dusty, but not a scratch. At the twist of a rheostat, the next room turned into a home theater with a flat screen a good two meters wide, speakers in matte black and eight swivel chairs in red velvet with individual gooseneck lamps. All New Russians had home theaters, as if they were auteurs on the side. Arkady flipped through a video library ranging from Eisenstein to Jackie Chan. There was no fake love bracelets cartier tape in the tape player, and nothing in the mini fridge but splits of Mo t.perfect copy cartier yellow gold bracelet size You should have it Let's go more familiar in regards to it in detail
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Friday, November 26, 2004 Chapter One Moscow swam in color. Hazy floodlights of Red Square mixed with the neon of casinos in Revolution Square. Light wormed its way from the underground mall in the Manezh. Spotlights crowned new towers of glass and polished stone, each tower capped by a spire. Gilded domes still floated around the Garden Ring, but all night earthmovers tore at the old city and dug widening pools of light to raise a modern, vertical Moscow more like Houston or Dubai. It was a Moscow that Pasha Ivanov had helped to create, a shifting landscape of tectonic plates and lava flows and fatal missteps. Senior Investigator Arkady Renko leaned out a window the better to see Ivanov on the pavement ten floors below. Ivanov was dead but not particularly bloody, arms and legs at odd angles. Two black Mercedeses were at the curb, Ivanov's car and an SUV for his bodyguards. It sometimes seemed to Arkady that every successful businessman and Mafia hood in Moscow had been issued two Nazi black Mercedeses. plunged to the sidewalk. Arkady had measured Ivanov's distance from the building. Homicides generally hit close, having expended their knock off yellow gold cartier love bracelet energy in trying not to fall. Suicides were single minded and landed farther out. Ivanov had almost reached the street. Behind Arkady, Prosecutor Zurin had brought drinks from the wet bar to a NoviRus senior vice president named Timofeyev and a young blonde in the living room. Zurin was as fussy as a ma tre d'; he had survived six Kremlin regimes by recognizing his best customers and smoothing out their problems. Timofeyev had the shakes and the girl was drunk. Arkady thought the gathering was a little like a party where the host had suddenly and inexplicably dived through the window. After the shock the guests carried on. The odd replica cartier bangle love man out was Bobby Hoffman, Ivanov's American assistant. Although he was worth millions of dollars, his loafers were split, his fingers were smudged with ink and his suede jacket was worn to a shine. Arkady wondered how much more time Hoffman had at NoviRus. An assistant to a dead man? That didn't sound promising. Hoffman joined Arkady at the window. "Why are there plastic bags around Pasha's hands?" "I was looking for signs of resistance, maybe cuts on the fingers." "Resistance? Like a fight?" Prosecutor Zurin rocked forward on the sofa. "There is no investigation. We do not investigate suicides. There are no signs of violence in the apartment. Ivanov came up alone. He left alone. That, my friends, is a suicide in spades." The girl lifted a dazed expression. Arkady had learned from the file he had on Pasha Ivanov that Rina Shevchenko was his personal interior designer, a twenty year old in a red leather pantsuit and high heeled boots. Timofeyev was known as a robust sportsman, but he could have been his father, he had shrunk so much within his suit. "Suicides are a personal tragedy. It's enough to suffer the death of a friend. Colonel Ozhogin the head of NoviRus Security is already flying back." He added to Arkady, "Ozhogin wants nothing done until he arrives." Arkady said, "We don't leave a body on the sidewalk like a rug, even for the colonel." "Pay no attention to Investigator Renko," Zurin said. "He's the office fanatic. He's like a narcotics dog; he sniffs every bag." There won't be much left to sniff here, Arkady thought. Just out of curiosity, he wondered if he could protect the bloody prints on the windowsill. Timofeyev pressed a handkerchief against his nose. Arkady saw spots of red. "Nosebleed?" asked Zurin. "Summer cold," said Timofeyev. Opposite Ivanov's apartment was a dark office building. A man walked out of the lobby, waved to Arkady and gave a thumbs down. "One of your men?" Hoffman asked. "A detective, in case someone over there was working late and might have witnessed something." "But you're not investigating." "I do whatever the prosecutor says." "So you think it was suicide." "We prefer suicides. Suicides don't demand work or drive up the crime rate." It also occurred to Arkady that suicides didn't expose the incompetence of investigators and militia who were better at sorting out dead drunks from the living than solving murders committed with any amount of forethought. Zurin said, "You will excuse Renko, he thinks all of Moscow is a crime scene. The problem is that the press will sensationalize the death of someone as eminent as Pasha Ivanov." In which case, better the suicide of an unbalanced financier than assassination, Arkady thought. Timofeyev might lament the suicide of his friend, but a murder investigation could place the entire NoviRus company under a cloud, especially from the perspective of foreign partners and investors who already felt that doing business in Russia was a dip in murky water. Since Zurin had ordered Arkady's financial investigation of Ivanov, this U turn had to be executed with dispatch. So, not a ma?tre d', Arkady thought, but more a skillful sailor who knew when to tack. "Who had access to this apartment?" Arkady asked. "Pasha was the only one allowed on this level. The security was the best in the world," Zurin said. "Best in the world," Timofeyev agreed. Zurin said, "The entire building is covered by surveillance cameras, inside and out, with monitors that are watched not only at the reception desk here but, as a safeguard, also by technicians at the headquarters of NoviRus Security. The other apartments have keys. Ivanov had a keypad with a code known only to him. He also had a lock out button by the elevator, to keep out the world when he was in. He had all the security a man could wish for." Arkady had been in the lobby and seen the monitors tucked into a round rosewood desk. Each small screen was split in four. The receptionist also had a white phone with two outside lines and a red phone with a line direct to NoviRus. "The building staff doesn't have Ivanov's code?" Arkady asked. "No. Only the central office at NoviRus." "Who had access to the code there?" "No one. It was sealed, until tonight." According to the prosecutor, Ivanov had ordered that no one enter the apartment but him not staff, not a housecleaner, not a plumber. Anyone who tried would appear on monitors and on tape, and the staff had seen nothing. Ivanov did his own cleaning. Gave the elevator man the trash, laundry, dry cleaning, lists for food or whatever, which would be waiting in the lobby when Ivanov returned. Zurin made it sound like many talents. "Eccentric," Arkady said. "He could afford to be eccentric. Churchill wandered around his castle naked." "Pasha wasn't crazy," Rina said. "What was he?" Arkady rephrased the question. "How would you describe him?" "He had lost weight. He said he had an infection. Maybe he had a bad reaction to medication." Timofeyev said, "I wish Ozhogin were here." Arkady had seen a glossy magazine cover with a confident Lev Timofeyev sailing a yacht in the Black Sea, carving through the waves. Where was that Timofeyev? Arkady wondered. An ambulance rolled discreetly to the curb. The detective crossed the street with a camera and shot flash pictures of Ivanov being rolled into the body bag and of the stain on the pavement. Something had been concealed under Ivanov's body. From Arkady's distance it looked like a drinking glass. The detective took a picture of that, too. Hoffman watched Arkady as much as the scene below. "Is it true, you treat Moscow like a crime scene?" "Force of habit." The living room would have been a forensic technician's dream: white leather sofa and chairs, limestone floor and linen walls, glass ashtray and coffee table, all excellent backgrounds for hair, lipstick, fingerprints, the scuff marks of life. It would have been easy to dust and search before Zurin genially invited in a crowd and tainted the goods. Because with a jumper, there were two questions: was he alone, and was he pushed? Timofeyev said to no one in particular, "Pasha and I go far back. We studied and did research together at the institute when the country suffered its economic collapse. Imagine, the greatest physics laboratory in Moscow, and we worked without pay. The director, Academician Gerasimov, turned off the heat in the buildings to save money, and of course, it was winter and the pipes froze. We had a thousand liters of radioactive water to discharge, so we sent it into the river in the center of the city." He drained his glass. "The director was a brilliant man, but you would sometimes find him inside a bottle. On those occasions he relied on Pasha and me. Anyway, we dumped radioactive water in the middle of Moscow, and no one knew." Arkady was taken aback. He certainly hadn't known. Rina took Timofeyev's glass to the bar, where she paused by a gallery of photographs in which Pasha Ivanov was not dead. Ivanov was not a handsome individual, but a big man full of grand gestures. In different pictures he rappelled off cliffs, trekked the Urals, kayaked through white water. He embraced Yeltsin and Clinton and the senior Bush. He beamed at Putin, who, as usual, seemed to suck on a sour tooth. He cradled a miniature dachshund like a baby. Ivanov partied with opera tenors and rock stars, and even when he bowed to the Orthodox patriarch, a brash confidence shone through. Other New Russians fell by the wayside: shot, bankrupted or exiled by the state. Pasha not only flourished, he was known as a public spirited man, and when construction funds for the Church of the Redeemer ran low, Ivanov provided the gold foil for the dome. When Arkady first opened a file on Ivanov, he was told that if Ivanov was charged with breaking the law, he could call the senate on his mobile phone and have the law rewritten. Trying to indict Ivanov was like trying to hold on to a snake that kept shedding skin after skin and grew legs in the meantime. In other words, Pasha Ivanov was both a man of his time and a stage in evolution. Arkady noticed a barely perceptible glitter on the windowsill, scattered grains of crystals so familiar he could not resist pressing his forefinger to pick them up and taste them. Salt. "I'm going to look around," he said. "But you're not investigating," Hoffman said. "Absolutely not." "A word alone," Zurin said. He led Arkady into the hall. "Renko, we had an investigation into Ivanov and NoviRus, but a case against a suicide doesn't smell good in anybody's nostrils." "You initiated the investigation." "And I'm ending it. The last thing I want is for people to get the idea that we hounded Pasha Ivanov to death, and still went after him even when he was in the grave. It makes us look vindictive, like fanatics, which we aren't." The prosecutor searched Arkady's eyes. "When you've had your little look around here, go to your office and collect all the Ivanov and NoviRus files and leave them by my office. Do it tonight. And stop using the phrase 'New Russian' when you refer to crime. We're all New Russians, aren't we?" "I'm trying." Ivanov's apartment took up the entire tenth floor. There weren't many rooms, but they were spacious and commanded a wraparound view of the city that gave the illusion of walking on air. Arkady began at a bedroom upholstered in linen wall panels, laid with a Persian rug. The photographs here were more personal: Ivanov skiing with Rina, sailing with Rina, in scuba diving gear with Rina. She had huge eyes and a Slavic shelf of cheekbones. In each picture a breeze lifted her golden hair; she was the kind who could summon a breeze. Considering their difference in ages, for Ivanov their relationship must have been a bit like making a mistress of a leggy girl, a Lolita. That was who she reminded Arkady of Lolita was a Russian creation, after all! There was a nearly cartier bracelet love replica paternal humor in Pasha's expression and a candy sweet flavor to Rina's smile. A rosy nude, a Modigliani, hung on the wall. On the night table were an ashtray of Lalique glass and a Herm s alarm clock; in the drawer was a 9mm pistol, a Viking with a fat clip of seventeen rounds, but not a whiff of ever having been fired. An attach case on the bed held a single Bally shoe sack and a mobile phone charger cord. On the bookshelf was a decorator's selection of worn leather bound collections of Pushkin, Rilke and Chekhov, and a box that held a trio of Patek, Cartier and Rolex watches and gently agitated them to keep them running, a definite necessity for the dead. The only off note was dirty laundry piled in a corner. He moved into a bathroom with a limestone floor, gold plated fixtures on a step in spa, heated bars for robes large enough for polar bears and the convenience of a toilet phone. A shaving mirror magnified the lines of Arkady's face. A medicine cabinet held besides the usual toiletries bottles of Viagra, sleeping pills, Prozac. Arkady noted a Dr. Novotny's name on each prescription. He didn't see any antibiotics for infection. The kitchen looked both new and forgotten, with gleaming steel appliances, enameled pots without a single smudge and burners with not one spot of crusted sauce. A silvery rack held dusty, expensive wines, no doubt selected by an expert. Yet the dishwasher was stacked with unwashed dishes, just as the bed had been loosely made and the bathroom towels hung awry, the signs of a man caring for himself. A restaurant size refrigerator was a cold vault, empty except for bottles of mineral water, odds and ends of cheese, crackers and half a loaf of sliced bread. Vodka sat in the freezer. Pasha was a busy man, off to business dinners every day. He was, until recently, a famously sociable man, not a wealthy recluse with long hair and fingernails. He would have wanted to show his friends a shining up to date kitchen and offer them a decent Bordeaux or a chilled shot of vodka. Yet he hadn't shown anyone anything, not for months. In the dining room Arkady laid his cheek on the rosewood table and looked down its length. Dusty, but not a scratch. At the twist of a rheostat, the next room turned into a home theater with a flat screen a good two meters wide, speakers in matte black and eight swivel chairs in red velvet with individual gooseneck lamps. All New Russians had home theaters, as if they were auteurs on the side. Arkady flipped through a video library ranging from Eisenstein to Jackie Chan. There was no fake love bracelets cartier tape in the tape player, and nothing in the mini fridge but splits of Mo t.
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Stats and tidbits as European leg ends
It officially began on March 18, 2012 at the Philips Arena in Atlanta. More than 16 months and 129 shows later, Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band's Wrecking Ball Tour finished its European leg in Kilkenny, Ireland last Sunday.
The tour is not officially over yet. There are still a few Wrecking Ball shows scheduled for South America in September. shows in 2013.
A big question going into this tour was how Bruce was going to replace Clarence Clemons, who passed away in 2011. The answer is you don't. But what Bruce did do was bring in a five piece horn section that included Clarence's nephew Jake Clemons. The horn section and Jake were magnificent.
I was trying replica van cleef & arpels alhambra bracelet to write how this tour progressed since March of 2012 to now, but I saw something posted on the BTX fan internet board by "Luckytwn" who summed it up better than I could:
". Unlike other Springsteen tours, on an emotional level, this one peaked right around the time of Helsinki last year (July 2012). markets and Europe with the show that was so focused on loss and recovery, as we've discussed before, the tour lost something as he started to pull back on that element.
"There were some amazing shows last fall in the States and by the look of it, there were some amazing shows the last three weeks, but the show was never as emotionally connected as it was during April July of last year. That's partly understandable because obviously life goes on and you can't grieve van cleef & arpels necklace replica forever.
"Plus, I suspect they really won't be gone for that long because I think Bruce realizes at this point, that if there is a huge gap where the band does not play, it may be hard to get the engine back up to full speed again."
So let's hope we'll see Bruce back in some fashion in 2014.
But for now, let's take a look at some tour statistics.
Bruce performed an incredible 223 different songs in the 129 shows. A full list is at the end of the blog.
Songs with perfect attendance (all 129 shows):
"Tunnel of Love" missing in action
Only two songs were played from 1987's "Tunnel of Love" album: "Brilliant Disguise" was played three times and "Tougher Than the Rest"six times.
"All That Heaven Will Allow" was played at the pre show on April 29, 2013 at Telenor Arena in Olso, Norway, but that doesn't count.
"One Step Up" was soundchecked but never played.
"Human Touch" and "Lucky Town" albums well represented
It's always a treat to fake van cleef alhambra White Gold Pendant hear the E Street Band put its mark on the 1992 albums which they did not tour behind.
"Human Touch" songs played: "Human Touch," "Roll of the Dice," "Real World," "Man's Job" and "I Wish I Were Blind."
"Lucky Town" songs played: "Better Days," "Lucky Town," "Local Hero," "If I Should Fall Behind," "Leap of Faith," "My Beautiful Reward."
"Local Hero" from the July 24 show in Leeds, England. Go horns!:
"The Promise" CD gets some play
Fans were hoping that much of this album would get played regularly. That wasn't the case but the following songs from the 2010 double album were played:
"Gotta Get That Feeling," "One Way Street," "Because the Night," "Rendezvous," "Save My Love," "Ain't Good Enough for You," "Fire," "Spanish Eyes," "Talk to Me" and "The Promise."
Biggest surprises from Europe 2013
Just a few from the past few months, there were many this tour.
1. "My Kind of Town," Lilyhammer is.
Steve Van Zandt, after missing the Australian leg of the tour in March due to filming commitments for "Lilyhammer," returns for the start of the European tour at the April 30, 2013 show in Olso, Norway. Bruce opens the show with Steve, in character as Frank "The Fixer" Tagliano, singing "My kind of town, Lilymammer is."
2, "New York City Serenade" with strings in Rome
This song is not played often and, when it is, it's always special. The July 11 show in Rome featured a stunning version performed with a string section of seven violins from Roma Sinfonietta Orchestra. It was the first time "New York City Serenade" was played outside the United States.
It officially began on March 18, 2012 at the Philips Arena in Atlanta. More than 16 months and 129 shows later, Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band's Wrecking Ball Tour finished its European leg in Kilkenny, Ireland last Sunday.
The tour is not officially over yet. There are still a few Wrecking Ball shows scheduled for South America in September. shows in 2013.
A big question going into this tour was how Bruce was going to replace Clarence Clemons, who passed away in 2011. The answer is you don't. But what Bruce did do was bring in a five piece horn section that included Clarence's nephew Jake Clemons. The horn section and Jake were magnificent.
I was trying replica van cleef & arpels alhambra bracelet to write how this tour progressed since March of 2012 to now, but I saw something posted on the BTX fan internet board by "Luckytwn" who summed it up better than I could:
". Unlike other Springsteen tours, on an emotional level, this one peaked right around the time of Helsinki last year (July 2012). markets and Europe with the show that was so focused on loss and recovery, as we've discussed before, the tour lost something as he started to pull back on that element.
"There were some amazing shows last fall in the States and by the look of it, there were some amazing shows the last three weeks, but the show was never as emotionally connected as it was during April July of last year. That's partly understandable because obviously life goes on and you can't grieve van cleef & arpels necklace replica forever.
"Plus, I suspect they really won't be gone for that long because I think Bruce realizes at this point, that if there is a huge gap where the band does not play, it may be hard to get the engine back up to full speed again."
So let's hope we'll see Bruce back in some fashion in 2014.
But for now, let's take a look at some tour statistics.
Bruce performed an incredible 223 different songs in the 129 shows. A full list is at the end of the blog.
Songs with perfect attendance (all 129 shows):
"Tunnel of Love" missing in action
Only two songs were played from 1987's "Tunnel of Love" album: "Brilliant Disguise" was played three times and "Tougher Than the Rest"six times.
"All That Heaven Will Allow" was played at the pre show on April 29, 2013 at Telenor Arena in Olso, Norway, but that doesn't count.
"One Step Up" was soundchecked but never played.
"Human Touch" and "Lucky Town" albums well represented
It's always a treat to fake van cleef alhambra White Gold Pendant hear the E Street Band put its mark on the 1992 albums which they did not tour behind.
"Human Touch" songs played: "Human Touch," "Roll of the Dice," "Real World," "Man's Job" and "I Wish I Were Blind."
"Lucky Town" songs played: "Better Days," "Lucky Town," "Local Hero," "If I Should Fall Behind," "Leap of Faith," "My Beautiful Reward."
"Local Hero" from the July 24 show in Leeds, England. Go horns!:
"The Promise" CD gets some play
Fans were hoping that much of this album would get played regularly. That wasn't the case but the following songs from the 2010 double album were played:
"Gotta Get That Feeling," "One Way Street," "Because the Night," "Rendezvous," "Save My Love," "Ain't Good Enough for You," "Fire," "Spanish Eyes," "Talk to Me" and "The Promise."
Biggest surprises from Europe 2013
Just a few from the past few months, there were many this tour.
1. "My Kind of Town," Lilyhammer is.
Steve Van Zandt, after missing the Australian leg of the tour in March due to filming commitments for "Lilyhammer," returns for the start of the European tour at the April 30, 2013 show in Olso, Norway. Bruce opens the show with Steve, in character as Frank "The Fixer" Tagliano, singing "My kind of town, Lilymammer is."
2, "New York City Serenade" with strings in Rome
This song is not played often and, when it is, it's always special. The July 11 show in Rome featured a stunning version performed with a string section of seven violins from Roma Sinfonietta Orchestra. It was the first time "New York City Serenade" was played outside the United States.
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But it is also carjacking, criminal mischief, and extortion.
Thank heaven for the Miami Herald.
More specifically, thank heaven for "Police Report," the liveliest regular feature of Florida's foremost daily newspaper, as the Herald likes to call itself. With its single paragraph parables of crime, served up unleavened and with deliberate understatement, "Police Report" provides a gauge of our community's sociological health. Grittier than any flamingo and palm tree embossed novel, these bite size morsels portray day to day life in Miami the sexual obsessions, the drugs, the awkward assimilation of cultures .
A man was robbed at knifepoint as he spoke on a public phone at the Amoco gas station in Coral Gables. The victim, 43, said the robber approached him from behind and demanded his property. The victim could not understand exactly what he said because he only speaks Spanish, and the robber only spoke English. Instead, the victim dropped a $5 plastic gas tank with $3 of gasoline and ran through the parking lot, away from the robber, who picked up the property and left the area.
They also provide the novelists a lesson in good writing. Herald reporters scour paperwork at police stations across Dade County, then mold the just the facts data into compellingly simple paragraphs suitable for publication. (Victims' names, for instance, are always excised.) Active words energize descriptive first sentences. Setting, conflict, climax, and denouement typically unfold in 30 words or less. All in a format wonderfully free of context or conclusions. What happened: A man stole his friend's car while the friend was suffering an epileptic seizure. Why it happened: Good luck guessing.
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In an effort to unite our disparate communities, New Times undertook the heroic fake Cartier love bracelet gold and diamond task of reading, for eight months in a row, the "Police Report" columns from all seven Neighbors editions. From this pile of papers we have culled the following one paragraph portraits of Miami (only lightly edited by us for continuity). When she asked what he was doing, he said, "Nothin'. Nothin'." Nothing was taken.
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But it is also carjacking, criminal mischief, and extortion.
Thank heaven for the Miami Herald.
More specifically, thank heaven for "Police Report," the liveliest regular feature of Florida's foremost daily newspaper, as the Herald likes to call itself. With its single paragraph parables of crime, served up unleavened and with deliberate understatement, "Police Report" provides a gauge of our community's sociological health. Grittier than any flamingo and palm tree embossed novel, these bite size morsels portray day to day life in Miami the sexual obsessions, the drugs, the awkward assimilation of cultures .
A man was robbed at knifepoint as he spoke on a public phone at the Amoco gas station in Coral Gables. The victim, 43, said the robber approached him from behind and demanded his property. The victim could not understand exactly what he said because he only speaks Spanish, and the robber only spoke English. Instead, the victim dropped a $5 plastic gas tank with $3 of gasoline and ran through the parking lot, away from the robber, who picked up the property and left the area.
They also provide the novelists a lesson in good writing. Herald reporters scour paperwork at police stations across Dade County, then mold the just the facts data into compellingly simple paragraphs suitable for publication. (Victims' names, for instance, are always excised.) Active words energize descriptive first sentences. Setting, conflict, climax, and denouement typically unfold in 30 words or less. All in a format wonderfully free of context or conclusions. What happened: A man stole his friend's car while the friend was suffering an epileptic seizure. Why it happened: Good luck guessing.
The only downside is that the reports appear in the twice weekly Neighbors section, a seven headed cartier love bracelet serpent that chooses its news with a pronounced bias toward the region in which the section is distributed. In other words, the exploits of Homestead's "cigarette bandit" aren't likely to waft up to Surfside, and transgressions related to Miami Beach's famed parking problem seldom get towed into Sweetwater.
More's the pity.
In an effort to unite our disparate communities, New Times undertook the heroic fake Cartier love bracelet gold and diamond task of reading, for eight months in a row, the "Police Report" columns from all seven Neighbors editions. From this pile of papers we have culled the following one paragraph portraits of Miami (only lightly edited by us for continuity). When she asked what he was doing, he said, "Nothin'. Nothin'." Nothing was taken.
A man smashed the passenger's side window and entered a 1985 Mercedes 300D parked at an office building in Coral Gables, stealing a $350 radio. A witness said he saw the thief "tugging on something" inside the car and asked him, "Hey, what are you doing?" The thief responded: "What does it look like?" The man got into a 1982 Camaro and sped off.
A police officer witnessed two vandals spray painting graffiti outside the Baymar Ocean Resort in Miami Beach. when the vandals spotted the patrol car heading their way, and the man tried to hide the spray can. The couple then got into a car parked nearby and the man put a can of black spray paint into the back seat as the patrol car pulled up behind them. When the couple got out of the car at the officer's request, the man said, "I don't want trouble, man. We painted that wall." Alexander Valdez, 21 of Hialeah, and Barbara Reyes, 22, of Miami were charged with criminal mischief.
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A robber pointed a gun at a man who was walking along NW 79th Street and said, "Give me your money." The replica cartier love bracelet cheap victim turned over his wallet, which contained $20 and identification.
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Somebody stole three firearms from a home near the Broward border. The burglar pried open metal bars and smashed a basement window to get into the residence. He stole a twelve gauge shotgun and a .22 caliber silver Smith Wesson. The guns are valued at $1000.
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Bolas de bolos puede hacerse de goma, plstico o uretano. Bowler seria puede ordenar que una medida pelota en vez de siempre endeudamiento o alquilar uno de la bolera.
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La Brunswick bowling ball "Scorchin Inferno" es un buen ejemplo. Este modelo de alto rendimiento es una actualizacin del "ltimo infierno" y ha demostrado para ser uno de los ms vendidos en el inventario de la empresa. Es stock de cubierta es el Max"activador" y funciona mejor cuando se utiliza en un carril que requiere aceite pesado.
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Comprender los diferentes tipos de bolas de Bowling
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Bolas de bolos puede hacerse de goma, plstico o uretano. Bowler seria puede ordenar que una medida pelota en vez de siempre endeudamiento o alquilar uno de la bolera.
Desde bolas estn hechas de diferentes materiales, el desempeo de cada uno vara dependiendo de la superficie del piso. Bolas de bolos puede solicitarse en diferentes pesos. Que van desde 12 a 16 libras y funcionarn para cualquier jugador de bolos, independientemente de su gnero o edad.
La Brunswick bowling ball "Scorchin Inferno" es un buen ejemplo. Este modelo de alto rendimiento es una actualizacin del "ltimo infierno" y ha demostrado para ser uno de los ms vendidos en el inventario de la empresa. Es stock de cubierta es el Max"activador" y funciona mejor cuando se utiliza en un carril que requiere aceite pesado.
Otro buen baln es el "Columbia accin embalado bola de boliche". Esta bola de alto rendimiento bueno y funciona mejor en condiciones de medio lane. Su cubierta es el "M80 ^ 2" y est garantizado para hacer bueno para el jugador que le gusta hacer huelgas.
La bola de boliche "R43" elite es uno que puede trabajar en condiciones de aceite ligero o pesado. Fabricantes afirman que el bloque de peso, que es el ncleo de la transferencia de energa de esta bola, aumentar las posibilidades de poner alfileres ms que cualquier otra bola porque retrasa a la transferencia de energa hasta el punto de impacto.
Debe tener cuidado adecuado para asegurar la bola de boliche que se encuentra en condicin de punta superior en todo momento. Esto significa que no se debe caer que podra causar daos a la bola y herir a la gente alrededor de.
La bola debe mantenerse a temperatura ambiente y almacenada en una bolsa cuando no est siendo usada para prevenir el estrs. El propietario debe pulirlo de vez en cuando o llvelo a la tienda a ser barnizada.
La bola de boliche personalizada debe ser utilizada por el propietario. Esto es porque los agujeros se midieron slo para encajar los dedos del usuario y no alguien ms. Dejar que alguien utilice puede lesionar el prestatario.
Hay muchas bolas de bowling para elegir y el precio de los mismos oscilan entre $100 y $300. Vienen en muchos colores y diseos que se destacan en la bolera. Mirando las condiciones de la bolera, el bombn encontrar la bola derecha para hacer el trabajo.
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Comprender los diferentes tipos de bolas de Bowling
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2. Jayde Robertson (South Delta, 6 3 MB, Eastern Washington, 70) With high ceiling, a physical force in middle that can score off one or two feet.
3. Mia Ricci (Notre Dame, 5 10 OH, hermes mens belt replica SFU, 62) Athletic and versatile, she's a consistent scorer who is a steady prsence in the back court.
4. tie Ansah Odoom (Lord Tweedsmuir, 5 9 OH, TWU, 59) Explosive athlete, can terminate from both sides. Relatively new to the sport but has big upside moving forward.
4. tie Sadie Taylor Parks, Kelowna (6 0 MB, UBC Okanagan, 59) Strong athlete, has the ability to play middle and wing positions. A great work ethic.
6. Olivia Heinen (Langley Christian, 5 9 S, 46) Ability to distribute the ball to all positions on court, brings a sense of confidence to teammates.
7. Haley Goodwin (Dover Bay, 5 11 S, Toronto, 43) Good size in the setting position and brings the experience of playing for both Team BC and Team Canada Youth to the table.
8. Farnaaz Johal (Princess Margaret (Penticton), 6 1 MB, SFU, 39) A strong physical middle who hits well off one foot. A solid blocker with a powerful arm.
9. Avery Gammel (Mt. Boucherie, 5 11 S, 30) Has shown steady improvement over past two years, now challenging for one of the top setting spots in Class of 2017.
10. Katie Ludvig (Sa Hali, 5 9 L, TRU, 28) Multi sport athlete, her fitness level elite and all around skill level helps at next level.
11. Jayden Bontkes (Langley Christian, 5 11 MB/OH, 27) One of few athletes in this class with the ability to touch 10 feet. Can play both wings and the middle blocker position.
12. Bianca Te (St. Thomas More, 5 7 L, SFU, 23) Tenacious defender, excellent in reading game, she's an outside hitter set to specialize as university libero.
13. Julie Rosenrauch (Port Moody, 5 11 OH, 19) Jumps well, attack with pace. Has the ability to play both left and right side.
14. Lauren Poirier (Riverside, 6 3 MB, 12) Imposing force at the net, she can change attack angles of opposing hitters. Can score off one or two feet.
15. Danielle Groenendijk (Duncan Christian, 5 9 OH, 6) Brings a strong work ethic and ability to attack the ball with pace. High level of compete will add to any team.
Others receiving votes Saffron Van der Linde (Britannia, 6 0 MB/RS, Taylor Collombin (Brentwood College, 6 1 OH), Ashley Klassen (South Delta, 5 7 beach, Florida International), Kennedy Bonner (South Delta, 6 1 OH), Kate McCorkell (Sa Hali, 5 10 OH)
Kiera Van Ryk has never let her ability get in the way of humility.
In fact, ask those who have watched a player many feel is the most accomplished Grade 12 girl high school volleyball player in Canada, and it's a tribute to her that in the same breath Hermes replica belt paris in which they speak to her skill set, that enough air is budgeted to talk about a depth of character just as rare.
"Being so grounded, I can see her not wanting to be in the limelight," said UBC head coach Doug Reimer, whose program won a recruiting battle for the junior national team star against the likes of Washington, Nebraska and Penn State. "But she is growing with all of her experiences and she is starting to get more comfortable with it.
are times when she elevates her play hermes black belt knockoff and just takes over a match, he continued of the 6 2 outside hitter from Surrey Christian School. girls senior varsity Player of the Year.
is a big thing for me, Van Ryk said. way I look at it, it's a huge compliment that the coaches voted for me and that they have seen all the hard work that I have put in. leading light with the Canadian junior national team, Van Ryk enjoyed a productive off season from the high school circuit beginning last spring for both her club and her country. double A championships.
"Kiera has the tools to compete on the international stage if she continues to hone her skills and push herself with the intensity necessary to compete at that level," said Chad Grimm, head coach at Kamloops' Thompson Rivers University.
All the whispers of her talent were impossible to ignore, yet while she heard them Van Ryk said she never rested on any of it.
"It's almost like it fuelled me to play my hardest," she said. "It helped me want to make myself the best player I could be."
And for her, the future bar is set pretty high.
"Through the years my goals have come clear to me," she said. "I want to play fake hermes belts whosale for the (senior) national team and I want to possibly play pro. Kiera Van Ryk (Surrey Christian, 6 2 OH, UBC, 75 points) Dominant attacker from front and back row, constant improvement made her the top left side with junior national team.
2. Jayde Robertson (South Delta, 6 3 MB, Eastern Washington, 70) With high ceiling, a physical force in middle that can score off one or two feet.
3. Mia Ricci (Notre Dame, 5 10 OH, hermes mens belt replica SFU, 62) Athletic and versatile, she's a consistent scorer who is a steady prsence in the back court.
4. tie Ansah Odoom (Lord Tweedsmuir, 5 9 OH, TWU, 59) Explosive athlete, can terminate from both sides. Relatively new to the sport but has big upside moving forward.
4. tie Sadie Taylor Parks, Kelowna (6 0 MB, UBC Okanagan, 59) Strong athlete, has the ability to play middle and wing positions. A great work ethic.
6. Olivia Heinen (Langley Christian, 5 9 S, 46) Ability to distribute the ball to all positions on court, brings a sense of confidence to teammates.
7. Haley Goodwin (Dover Bay, 5 11 S, Toronto, 43) Good size in the setting position and brings the experience of playing for both Team BC and Team Canada Youth to the table.
8. Farnaaz Johal (Princess Margaret (Penticton), 6 1 MB, SFU, 39) A strong physical middle who hits well off one foot. A solid blocker with a powerful arm.
9. Avery Gammel (Mt. Boucherie, 5 11 S, 30) Has shown steady improvement over past two years, now challenging for one of the top setting spots in Class of 2017.
10. Katie Ludvig (Sa Hali, 5 9 L, TRU, 28) Multi sport athlete, her fitness level elite and all around skill level helps at next level.
11. Jayden Bontkes (Langley Christian, 5 11 MB/OH, 27) One of few athletes in this class with the ability to touch 10 feet. Can play both wings and the middle blocker position.
12. Bianca Te (St. Thomas More, 5 7 L, SFU, 23) Tenacious defender, excellent in reading game, she's an outside hitter set to specialize as university libero.
13. Julie Rosenrauch (Port Moody, 5 11 OH, 19) Jumps well, attack with pace. Has the ability to play both left and right side.
14. Lauren Poirier (Riverside, 6 3 MB, 12) Imposing force at the net, she can change attack angles of opposing hitters. Can score off one or two feet.
15. Danielle Groenendijk (Duncan Christian, 5 9 OH, 6) Brings a strong work ethic and ability to attack the ball with pace. High level of compete will add to any team.
Others receiving votes Saffron Van der Linde (Britannia, 6 0 MB/RS, Taylor Collombin (Brentwood College, 6 1 OH), Ashley Klassen (South Delta, 5 7 beach, Florida International), Kennedy Bonner (South Delta, 6 1 OH), Kate McCorkell (Sa Hali, 5 10 OH)
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