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DIVERNET- Bubbling February 2004
DEEP STOPS Incorporating Bruce Wienke's RGBM modified Mares algorithm, said to make diving safer by incorporating deeper deco stops, the new Mares MI Airlab is a nitrox diving computer that integrates with your breathing-gas supply by means of a high-pressure hose to your regulator first stage. The MI RGBM was well-liked during our recent computer comparison and this M1 AirLab gives the added safety of helping you manage your air-supply properly. The Mares M1 AirLab costs 365. Blandford Sub-Aqua 01923 801572 GOT SOME GOOD PICS?

Al-Ahram Weekly | PROFILE | Shahira Amin: A face of Egypt
Amin, far right, with Ted Turner, centre, and international journalists in Atlanta, Georgia Newscaster Shahira Amin crosses the room and offers her hand, flashing her trademark megawatt smile. Amin was on assignment, and so was I. She had come to interview me at Al-Ahram Weekly for a report on the Nile Basin countries quest for an equitable utilisation of the river's waters scheduled to feature shortly on CNN's Inside Africa, a half-hour current affairs weekly programme which provides global viewers with an inside look at political, economic, social and cultural affairs and trends in Africa. "Africa is not about poverty and disease.

GolfDigest.com - My Shot
As a young man I used to have a dream where I was stuck in the corner of a room, a big boulder was rolling toward me, and there was nowhere to go. I'd wake up and think, Maybe that boulder represents the world, and it's getting bigger, and there are all kinds of opportunity coming my way. Then I'd think, Maybe that boulder is the world, and it's going to smash me to death. I stopped having the dream by working so hard during the day that I couldn't dream at night -- or at least couldn't remember the dream when I woke up. I used to be in awe of Seve Ballesteros and the way he'd deliberately hook or slice the ball 60 yards.

Daily Home - OUTDOORS: How big was that fish again?
Larry White Fishermen love to tell fish tales. I don't know why, but they can't stand for someone to tell a story about a fish bigger than theirs. Maybe it is because it is so easy to add a few pounds to your fish each time you tell the story. Heck, the fish ain't there when you're telling the story, so who's going to know. One of the easiest ways to stretch a fish story is to add the weight the fist lost from the time it was caught until you actually weighed it. You know, you catch a nice bass that you are sure weighs eight pounds, but when you weigh it five hours later it weighs only 6 1/2 pounds.