In 2003, we thought they would be in every final for years but Serena hasn't even been to a semi-final here since she got to the final in 2004.

BBC: Tracy Austin on Venus v Serena

Here are those semi-rational explanations.

BBC: Fear and capitulation in European banks

"We obviously came here to reach the semi-finals, so one of our three goals has been achieved, " said English coach Jason Lee.

BBC: England beat India to reach semis

The only women based here on a permanent or semi-permanent basis are myself and a female Turkish journalist.

BBC: Quiz our correspondent in Kosovo

"I'm pretty disappointed right now, but I came here to qualify for the semi-finals so I'm really happy with that, " he said.

BBC: Shaun White wins the half-pipe at Cypress Mountain

We view this announcement as an important inflection point for semi equipment shares and see shares moving higher from here.

FORBES: Novellus Spikes As Street Hunts For Next Semi Equip Deals

So here is a bit of news that is only semi-enlightening.

BBC: UK banks 'still short of capital', says BoE

Here, for ease of prep, he recommends buying them semi-boneless and forgoing utensils come dinner.

WSJ: Michael Schwartz's Maple-Glazed Quail With Pear and Almond Salad | Slow Food Fast

The natural communities of coniferous, mixed, broadleaved forests, meadow steppes, herbaceous and sphagnum swamps, meadows and lakes together with the aquatic and semi-aquatic systems of the largest in Europe Kuibyshev Reservoir are present here.

UNESCO: Natural Sciences

Bai Pesho, or Uncle Pesho, moved here in 1972 from the inland town of Dobrich and set up his eatery, semi-legally, a decade later.

BBC: The Black Sea by Moskvitch