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Ferguson, Burnside, and Somerset fire departments were called to a home on Dalton Drive, located just off Elihu-Rush Branch Road, at around 4:30 p.m. Wednesday after they received a report of a structure fire there. The fire claimed much of a double-wide owned by Donald Soard when flames spread into the attic of the home. No one was injured in the blaze. Wednesday's fire was the third structure fire in the last three days to occur in the county.


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Arbitrator William J. Miller, Jr. ruled late last month in favor of Keystone Oaks teachers over an issue of how teachers receive bonus payments for large class sizes.
According to their current contract, teachers are to receive a bonus payment of $1,000 per semester for each class they teach where the number of students in the classroom is 23 or greater.
The teachers successfully argued that the term "class" means "each subject taught," whereas it was previously understood—but not specifically written—to mean "a grouping of students."
"Our view is that each subject taught, in itself, is a separate class," said John McCarthy, president of the Keystone Oaks Education Association. "The district was viewing it as a class being a body of students. In other words, fourth grade was fourth grade, which was one class."
District communications director James Cromie said following the arbitrator's ruling, five or six teachers district-wide will receive the bonus. The cost to the district will total about $30,000, which he said is less than the cost of hiring one new teacher.
McCarthy, who teaches algebra and geometry at Keystone Oaks High School, said bonuses became an issue within the past year or two, as class sizes at the elementary schools became larger.
Since "class" was being defined as a group of students, high school teachers who taught many subjects—and many groups of students—could be eligible for multiple bonuses.
But elementary school teachers did not have this benefit because, although they prepared course material for a number of subjects each day, they always taught the same group of students. As such, they were only eligible to receive the bonus once.
Cromie and school board Vice President Gary Alward sat down with Dormont-Brookline Patch to discuss the contract and the arbitrator's ruling.
Alward said this particular item regarding bonuses has been part of the teachers' contract for about 20 years. It has not been an issue until recently, he said, because class sizes have been smaller in the past.
He said that since the teachers have a collective bargaining agreement, the arbitrator ruled that all teachers should be treated the same way, and as such, receive the same bonus benefits.
"Normally a past practice will hold up when you go to arbitration, but this arbitrator didn't look at it that way," Alward said. "The union won the grievance. We have to live with that."
Alward said the district is not planning to appeal the ruling, because to do that would cost taxpayer money. He said the ruling will not have a major negative impact on the district's finances, and that to file an appeal and incur court costs is unnecessary.
Alward and McCarthy each said that the language was not written into the contract simply to give teachers more money, but was intended to benefit students in the classroom.
"That language was put in there in hopes of always keeping class sizes small to benefit the students," McCarthy said. "It wasn't put in with the idea that teachers wanted the extra money. You can ask any teacher. They would rather give up that money and have a smaller class."
The cost to the district is not great enough to result in program cuts or any other change that would affect students, Cromie said. He also said class sizes are projected to equalize within the next few years, so larger classes will not occur as often.
In the past, Cromie said, larger classes have occurred sporadically at the high school level, and have become an issue at the elementary level within the past two years or so. The main reason for the increase in class size is that as teachers have retired, replacements have not been hired.
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Located in the heart of Crystal Beach , the Grand Caribbean West Condominiums provide guests will a community pool, breath taking views, and complimenting furnishings that are designed to make the most of a smaller space. This unit is colorfully decorated, and boasts a well -designed and nice- sized kitchen. The dining area seats two, while the counter provides another two seats. The living room is equipped with a flat screen television and sleep sofa. The private balcony overlooks the pool.
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OTTUMWA — The final curtain has closed on the play that seemed to cause quite a stir around the Ottumwa community.
The Laramie Project held its fourth and final showing at 7:30 p.m. Saturday night at Bridge View Center and was greeted with plenty of emotion after the final scene. Over 650 people came to see the show at its four screen times, and according to Dale Dommer, who helped direct the play, the audiences were very responsive and moved.
Ottumwa High School drama teacher Natalie Saunders echoed Dommer's feelings, saying, "It left people in tears and had a standing ovation each night."
Saunders explained the various amounts of positive remarks about the play, mentioning plenty of Facebook posts and other social media comments from people near and far who came to see the production. Dommer also spoke about the generous remarks from audience members, citing several that commented "thank you for doing this," and "it wasn't what I thought it would be."
The play was not received well by OHS officials, who banned the play from being performed by the school's drama department. Since the production was not allowed at the high school, the play was held at Bridge View Center under the co-direction of Dommer and Saunders.
Now that the play has run its course, Dommer is ready to hear the voice of community members about the production as a whole and the fact that it was not allowed at the school auditorium. He says one of the many comments he heard many times from audience members was "I can't believe it wasn't at the high school."
There was also a silent auction in the lobby during the play, where Broadway posters and other goodies were given away. All of the posters were donated by members of several Broadway plays and were signed by many of the cast members. The proceeds from the auction, approximately $800, will be given to the Stand Up and Speak group at OHS.
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Whether pro or con, locals at a Thursday night hearing for the proposed Gowanus Whole Foods agreed on one thing: if the mega organic store does indeed open shop at Third Avenue and Third Street, it will mean mega traffic.
Though at the hearing for the grocery giant locals voiced myriad concerns – from the design and location of the store to concerns for how the grocery store might affect canal clean-up efforts – the most oft repeated trepidations stemmed from the sheer amount of traffic the store would bring into the neighborhood.
"Whole Foods would be a great addition to one of our shopping strips," said Second Place resident Rita Miller, "But I'm concerned about how the [thousands of] additional car trips reported will impact my street."
A traffic study commissioned by Whole Foods anticipates significantly increased traffic at Third Street, and particularly at the intersections of Third Street and Third Avenue and Third and Bond streets. The store anticipates an additional 687 vehicles per hour in the neighborhood during peak Saturday hours, 555 vehicles per hour on weekday evenings and 339 vehicles per hour during weekday morning rush hours.
Whole Foods representatives said the store would hope to open in late 2012 – roughly the same time that the Barclays Center arena is slated to open, meaning a huge influx of traffic into these parts of Brooklyn.
The store has proposed a few changes in an effort to mitigate the increased traffic, including new striping on crosswalks, signal interval adjustments, the removal of parking spaces for turn lanes, increased signage and shifting of center lanes. The study states that these changes would be "sufficient" to accommodate additional traffic without "creating significant adverse traffic impacts."
But residents say that these few changes are not nearly enough to accommodate the hundreds of additional vehicle trips per hour that Whole Foods expects.
"Traffic is already a mess on Third Avenue," said Nathan Elbogen, the Director of the Old American Can Factory just across the street. "You would change the character of the neighborhood."
He pointed out that the traffic study refers to Third Avenue as a "commuter street" though it is really a "two-lane truck route" and then politely suggested the store open up on Fourth Avenue instead.
Locals at the hearing criticized the store's diminutive attempts to mitigate anticipated congestion and failure to conduct a more thorough study of traffic impacts. (The study only looks at up to 2012, and considers no blocks west of Bond Street).
Rather than increased pedestrian-friendliness or shuttle buses, the store said that one of its solutions to discourage car trips to the store was a "commitment to home delivery."
"We think that this is a fantastic location, but we want it to go in with the appropriate traffic changes," said Bob Mesnard, an officer of the Third Street Block Association.
The block association suggested to the community board and Whole Foods a number of additional traffic changes, such as installing "bulb-outs" on Smith and Third streets to increase pedestrian safety, adding a dedicated right turn lane at the entrance to the store on eastbound Third Street and a right turn lane from westbound Third Street onto Bond Street.
Whole Foods representatives, though, argued that they had completed a traffic study exactly to the Department of Transportations specifications – and nothing more.
"If DOT says this study needs to be increased, needs to be bigger, then of course we'll comply," said Amir Risavi, who headed up the traffic study for the grocery giant.
Others wondered why Whole Foods hadn't spelled out bigger plans for promoting pedestrian traffic.
"How do you get people to walk to a store when they can drive?" asked community board member Elizabeth Shipley. "The store needs to be more inviting to pedestrians. Traffic is always a mess now."


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Universal Combat is a Strategy/Action Strategy video game for PC published by Mindscape on February 7, 2004. It's rated Teen by the ESRB and no users have rated it yet.
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Pacific faculty and staff who published works in 2012 will be honored by the Library during American Library Week and beyond.
Apr 12, 2013
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Taylor-Meade Performing Arts Center (McCready Hall) - 2014 Cedar Street
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---- — TRAVERSE CITY — Annie Murphy, who led the St. Francis boys tennis team to three consecutive top-six finishes in Division IV, has stepped down.
She'll be replaced by Paul Bandrowski.
Murphy cited "personal and family reasons" for her decision. She will stay on to assist Bandrowski.
"I can't be as committed (from a time standpoint)," she said. "I needed more flexibility.
"I'm still going to be involved. We're just transitioning. It's a good thing."
Murphy coached the Gladiators to seven Lake Michigan Conference championships and four regional crowns in her eight seasons. St. Francis qualified for the state finals the last seven seasons.
"She has been a role model, a friend, and a second mom to so many of the boys that have had the opportunity to play tennis for her," athletic director Tom Hardy said. "She will be greatly missed, not only as a coach but as a role model of what it truly means to live our motto of the 3 Cs — character, commitment, and compassion."
Bandrowski said he'll have "big shoes to fill."
"Thankfully," he added, "I'm not losing her."
Bandrowski moves up after developing the varsity feeder program at the junior high level.
"We've grown that program from six kids the first year to 85 (boys and girls) last year," he said.
Hardy said Bandrowski is a "great fit" for the job.
"Paul is no stranger to tennis as he is an avid player and member of the USTA," Hardy said. "Paul not only brings a strong tennis background to the position, but he also has a strong sense of who our players are as he has built middle school programs for both our boys and girls players at St. Elizabeth.
"When you look to hire a coach to take over a program that has grown in numbers like ours has, it is very important to have someone that understands who your student-athletes are. Paul has a true passion for the student, not just their abilities on the courts they will be playing on. "
Mary Harrigan started the Gladiator program in 1991. Bandrowski said his goal is to keep it moving forward.
"We'll continue to grow and develop it," he said.
St. Francis loses six seniors off last season's team that finished sixth in the state. All the singles players return.
"In Division IV, the key to long term success is numbers, depth," Bandrowski said. "If you can build a deep program and get a lot of athletic kids interested, you're going to have success."
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Macon R-I Superintendent Dr. Chuck Stockton has reported the following action from the executive session following the March 21 Macon Board of Education regular monthly meeting:
• The Board took action to renew the contracts of the non-tenured or probationary teaching staff for the 2013-14 school year. No action was required of the Board on tenured or permanent teaching staff as their contracts, by Missouri stature, continues in force from year to year until modified, terminated, resignation or retirement.Additionally, the Board extended the contracts of district administrative staff.
• The board approved the hire of Kimberly Brown, Elementary Music teacher.
• The Board accepted the resignation of Linda Samp, High School and Elementary School art teacher.
• The board accepted the retirement of Mary Besgrove, Elementary School Special Education teacher.
The board has scheduled a re-organizational meeting on Tuesday, April 16, at 6 p.m. in the central conference room with the two new members who will be elected in the April 2 election. A board training session may be included following the reorganization.
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Davis' injury gives Connor chance to start for Panthers
Panthers WLB Thomas Davis' torn ACL, which could keep him from playing in 2010, has created an opportunity for third-year LB Dan Connor.
WR Muhammad announces retirement
Former Panthers and Bears WR Muhsin Muhammad announced his retirement Thursday after 14 NFL seasons.
Panthers LB Davis tears ACL
Panthers WLB Thomas Davis tore his right ACL for the second time in seven months during OTAs Tuesday and he could miss the entire 2010 season.
Panthers' Marshall, Davis sign tenders
CB Richard Marshall and WLB Thomas Davis decided to sign their restricted free-agent tenders Tuesday.
Key deadline approaching for Panthers CB Marshall
Panthers CB Richard Marshall has yet to sign his restricted free-agent tender for $1.759 million, but he'll likely do so before June 15, which is when Carolina can reduce its offer to 110 percent of his 2009 base ...
Schedule must be weighed in predicting outcomes
Don't tell me the schedule doesn't matter in the NFL. Here's a look at teams that will benefit the most and be hindered the most by whom they play this season.
Depth at safety could become an issue for Panthers
Carolina doesn't exactly have a strong Plan B if the new starting safety tandem of Charles Godfrey and Sherrod Martin doesn't stay healthy or performs poorly.
Panthers QB Moore still expected to open season as starter
Reports indicate rookie Jimmy Clausen turned heads in his first minicamp and could push Matt Moore for the starting spot in training camp, but we hear the job is still Moore's to lose.
Vets feeling heat with rookies on board
The draft is in the rearview mirror, but here are five veteran players who could be looking over their shoulders with rookies gunning for their jobs.
Bears trade LB Williams to Panthers for S Harris
Continuing to work hard to fill their most glaring need, the Bears acquired S Chris Harris from the Panthers in exchange for LB Jamar Williams Tuesday afternoon.
2010 draft choices by team: Panthers
Here are the players who were chosen by the Carolina Panthers in the 2010 NFL draft.
Panthers make Clausen QB of the future
The Panthers missed out on the buzz of Day One with no first-round pick, but they made up for it with their top selection Friday, setting off a thunderous reaction from the crowd in Radio City Music Hall.
Panthers DE Brown bulking up for Year Two
The debate over whether the Panthers were wise to trade their 2010 first-round pick to draft DE Everette Brown in the second round last year simmers as Brown prepares for his second season.
Panthers expected to fill need at receiver early in draft
GM Marty Hurney has failed to find a young complementary receiver to pair with Steve Smith in his tenure and it long has been a glaring need.
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Lafell was active for Sunday's game against San Diego.||||||| Lafell missed last week's game against Atlanta with a toe injury.
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With Steve Smith hurt, Lafell caught five passes for 93 yards and a TD.||||||| If Smith's hand injury is serious, LaFell could acheive more success.
LaFell is inactive against the Washington Redskins, a week after taking a shot to the head.||||||| LaFell is third on the Panthers with 20 catches for 367 yards and a team-leading two touchdown receptions. Chicago Bears safety Chris Conte was fined $21,000 by the NFL for his hit on LaFell.
Wide receiver Legedu Naanee has missed practice for the second straight day due to Achilles tendinitis in his left leg, which might allow Brandon LaFell to make his first start of the season Sunday against the Indianapolis Colts.||||||| LaFell has been the team's No. 3 receiver this season and has 21 catches for 345 yards and two touchdowns, but a starting role would bring new challenges.


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ROOT: An Object-Oriented Data Analysis Framework
ROOT is a system for large scale data analysis and data mining. It is being developed for the analysis of Particle Physics data, but can be equally well used in other fields where large amounts of data need to be processed.
After many years of experience in developing interactive data analysis systems like PAW and PIAF (see Resources), we realized that the growth and maintainability of these products, written in FORTRAN and using 20-year-old libraries, had reached its limits. Although still popular in the physics community, these systems do not scale up to the challenges offered by the next generation particle accelerator, the Large Hadron Collider (LHC), currently under construction at CERN, in Geneva, Switzerland. The expected amount of data produced by the LHC will be on the order of several petabytes (1PB = 1,000,000GB) per year. This is two to three orders of magnitude more than what is being produced by the current generation of accelerators.
Therefore, in early 1995, Rene Brun and I started developing a system, intending to overcome the deficiencies of these previous programs. One of the first decisions we made was to follow the object-oriented analysis and design methodology and to use C++ as our implementation language. Although all of our previous programming experience was in FORTRAN, we soon realized the power of OO and C++, and after some initial "throw-away" prototyping, the ROOT system began to take shape.
In November 1995, we gave the first public presentation of ROOT at CERN and, at the same time, version 0.5 was released via the Web. By then, Nenad Buncic and Valery Fine had joined our team.
Since the initial release, there has been a constantly increasing number of users. In response to comments and feedback, we've been regularly releasing new versions containing bug fixes and new features. In January 1997, version 1.0 was released and in March 1998 version 2.0. Since the release of version 1.0, more than 9,300 copies of the ROOT binaries have been downloaded from our web site, about 500 people have registered as ROOT users, and the web site gets up to 100,000 hits per month.
ROOT is currently being used in many different fields such as physics, astronomy, biology, genetics, finance, insurance, pharmaceuticals, etc.
The source and binaries for many different platforms can be downloaded from the ROOT web site (http://root.cern.ch/). The current version can be used and distributed freely as long as proper credit is given and copyright notices are maintained. For commercial use, the authors would like to be notified.
The main components of the ROOT system are:
A hierarchical object-oriented database (machine independent, highly compressed, supporting schema evolution and object versioning)
A C++ interpreter
Advanced statistical analysis tools (classes for multi-dimensional histogramming, fitting and minimization)
Visualization tools (classes for 2D and 3D graphics including an OpenGL interface)
A rich set of container classes that are fully I/O aware (list, sorted list, map, btree, hashtable, object array, etc.)
An extensive set of GUI classes (windows, buttons, combo-box, tabs, menus, item lists, icon box, tool bar, status bar and many others)
An automatic HTML documentation generation facility
Run-time object inspection capabilities
Client/server networking classes
Shared memory support
Remote database access, either via a special daemon or via the Apache web server
Ported to all known UNIX and Linux systems and also to Windows 95 and NT
The complete system consists of about 450,000 lines of C++ and 80,000 lines of C code. There are about 310 classes grouped in 24 different frameworks, each class represented by its own shared library.
One of the key components of the ROOT system is the CINT C/C++ interpreter. CINT, written by Masaharu Goto of Hewlett Packard Japan, covers 95% of ANSI C and about 85% of C++. Template support is being worked on, and exceptions are still missing. CINT is complete enough to be able to interpret its own 70,000 lines of C and to let the interpreted interpreter interpret a small program.
The advantage of a C/C++ interpreter is that it allows for fast prototyping, since it eliminates the typical time consuming edit/compile/link cycle. Once a script or program is finished, you can compile it with a standard C/C++ compiler (gcc) to machine code and enjoy full machine performance. Since CINT is very efficient (for example, for/while loops are byte-code compiled on the fly), it is quite possible to run small programs in the interpreter. In most cases, CINT outperforms other interpreters like Perl and Python.
Existing C and C++ libraries can easily be interfaced to the interpreter. This is done by generating a dictionary from the function and class definitions. The dictionary provides CINT with all necessary information to be able to call functions, create objects and call member functions. A dictionary is easily generated by the program rootcint that uses the library header files as input and produces a C++ file containing the dictionary as output. You compile the dictionary and link it with the library code into a single shared library. At run-time, you dynamically link the shared library, and then you can call the library code via the interpreter. This can be a very convenient way to quickly test some specific library functions. Instead of having to write a small test program, you just call the functions directly from the interpreter prompt.
The CINT interpreter is fully embedded into the ROOT system. It allows the ROOT command line, scripting and programming languages to be identical. The embedded interpreter dictionaries provide the necessary information to automatically create GUI elements like context pop-up menus unique for each class and for the generation of fully hyperized HTML class documentation. Furthermore, the dictionary information provides complete run-time type information (RTTI) and run-time object introspection capabilities.
I am often a little nervous when approaching a software package for the first time. This is exactly the sort of article to help me overcome my fears. From what I hear, ROOT is probably one of the most powerful databases out there - I am impressed for instance by the way in which the data can be highly compressed - but you also seem to have devoted a huge amount of effort into making it as user friendly as possible.
I have been reviewing my use of databases over the last few days because of some concern about MySQL, these concerns being prompted by the legal action being taken by Oracle against Google, and Oracle's reduction in support for OpenSolaris. I had never considered ROOT as an alternative to MySQL, until recently thinking of it as a rather specialised tool. I was pleased to note however that there are bindings for Ruby amongst other languages.
I wonder about your figures for OS shares? I have just installed ROOT, but instead of downloading it from its official site I have installed it from the Debian repository. If many people do this, then the numbers you record for Linux usage may underestimate its Linux usage.
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, 12:19 p.m. Reading Police asked the Department of Public Works to remove unauthorized "Stop for Pedestrian" signs placed at the crosswalks near the intersections of Franklin Street and Pasture Road and Franklin Street and Van Norden Road. Police reported they did not know who placed the signs there.
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Smash cut to the police station. An officer paces in front of the kids. One of them is soaked head to toe. They barely restrain their laughter.
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I don't know why, but each day I'm reminded how I could be dead tomorrow. And it makes me want to have as much fun and enjoy life. Get every scrap out of it I can. I was watching Adam Hills Tonight, and they had a segment called Naked Tuesdays. Naked Tuesdays was started by a great guy called Craig Coombes, who has terminal throat cancer. He just seems like the epitomy of an 'Aussie Bloke' – down to earth, sense of humour, friendly, caring, wants to have fun and doesn't take himself too seriously. He started Naked Tuesdays as a way of showing his family, friends and the world that it's still ok to have fun even in the face of terminal cancer. That he's ok with his body. His mantra is 'Make the rest of your life, the BEST of your life'. Amen brother – let's do it!
And I don't want to wait to get runover by a bus, or diagnosed with some horrible disease to start living.
I love my bucket list. There are loads of 'normal' things on it, and some random things on it. Over the last week, as I've strolled, sipped iced lemonade, snoozed or read in the glorious sunshine, I've been thinking about other things I'd quite like to do.
Like be part of a flash mob. And go punting on a river. Learn Spanish, French and Sign Language. Get my holiday permit for Girlguiding. Try out an adult gymnastic class. Go see the NCAAs. Have lots of campfires and barbecues with friends. Go to more music gigs. Go to a symphony. Oh plus all the stuff that's already on my bucket list!!
If I die tomorrow, I want people to know I have so few regrets. I don't even regret days I lay cosied up in a duvet watching a DVD boxset of White Collar. Because I love that show. :) Or when I dance in the kitchen along with the How I Met Your Mother theme tune while cooking my tea before going to a Senior Section meeting.
The times I'll regret, is the times where I could have done something but decided I couldn't be bothered. That just sucks.
And so, I'll jump on a train to meet my friends so we can go to the beach because the weather is gorgeous. I'll stay in the beer garden and end up going to (what turns out to be a totally crap) fringe show with my friend at 1 a.m. I'll go rock climbing with my friend. And I'll go to the cinema to see Despicable Me 2 and randomly say 'Bottom hee hee hee' on facebook or while in the car driving with my friends for many months later. I'll buy the How I Met Your Mother boxset so I can watch it on the days I'm sleepy and just want something that makes me smile. And I'll attempt to do things on beach car park furniture that can act as a balance beam as the sun is setting over the sea. I'll give my friends kids squeezy hugs and teach my godson and his brother silly things like dancing in the rain and swinging off of bars. I'll bounce on a spacehopper or go to university in my pyjamas for charity. I'll sing out of tune in the shower and the car. And I'll cartwheel on a beach and end up falling in the sand. I'll wait by stage doors to meet Logie winning Aussie soapstars. And I'll wish that I could be in Bristol to go Gromit hunting with my friend. I'll cheer people on, and try to encourage people to use their gifts and skills and not be afraid of failure. And I'll bully my boss into pretending to run down a beach reenacting Chariots of Fire. I'll read my bible. I'll listen to God, and then I'll get the words He tells me inked on my skin so I always remember the nutty moments of faith.
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SEATTLE — The New Orleans Saints didn't blame the CenturyLink Field noise for their 34-7 loss to the Seattle Seahawks on Monday night.
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"Obviously, it was a difficult loss," coach Sean Payton said. "We didn't do a lot of things well in that game. … Credit Seattle. (The Seahawks) made the plays they needed to, and they certainly were a better team tonight."
And they were better from the start. After a field goal on their first possession, the Seahawks widened the gap on the Saints' second possession when Cliff Avril hit quarterback Drew Brees, forcing a fumble that defensive end Michael Bennett grabbed out of the air and carried 22 yards into the end zone.
There was no way to know at the time, of course, but Seattle already had all the points it would need.
"Obviously, those are plays that swing games," Payton said. "But look, we had opportunities. We felt like we had some opportunities late in the second quarter. We just didn't do enough offensively."
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Pro Bowl tight end Jimmy Graham was targeted nine times but he was limited to three catches for a team-high 42 yards and the Saints' lone touchdown.
"They are very good," Brees said. "They don't have any weak links. … They put it all together and they play very well together within their scheme. Obviously they play extremely well at home because they can thrive on that crowd noise."
The Saints had practiced with a noise machine to prepare for what turned out to be a stadium-record crowd of 68,387, but Payton acknowledged that the crowd had an impact.
"(Crowd noise) impacts certain plays," he said. "I don't know that that was the difference tonight. It can be the difference on third down. It certainly can be the difference when it comes to protection. But I don't know that I would point to that tonight."
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MIAMI (AP) — Alan Gordon stopped hoping for chances like this a long time ago.
He turns 31 next week, making him the fifth-oldest player currently in camp with the U.S. national team. Except when it comes to international play like this, he's highly inexperienced — completely inexperienced, actually.
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Sheheryar786 said 237 weeks agoomg incredible
chrs said 237 weeks agoAHHAAAAAAAA
gladcmc said 237 weeks agoVery Nice Shirt. Spock Paper Scissors. Lol
RangerDanger said 237 weeks agoAmazing
Geezer said 237 weeks agoIt's a nice change from "Rock Paper Scissors Lizard Spock." More about wordplay. I like it.
Zecomm said 237 weeks agooh. My. Gawd. Must have this shirt.
Wolfeman said 237 weeks agoHa, I love it.
I would like to see that woman holding the umbrella on a shirt or even a poster, there's just something about it.
lazytulip said 237 weeks agoOh goodness this is so great ^-^ It is just as good as my Spock/Spork shirt i got from Teefury :P Love it, love you!
picklepirate89 said 237 weeks agoAhhh clever. As much as I hate to admit it, the pop culture reference shirts always seem to be my favorites. Heck I'm wearing my Darth Tut shirt right now! When the banks open, as they often do on mondays, this will be mine!
stablercake said 237 weeks agoHrm. Saw the newsletter and got excited about today's Trek shirt since I've been waiting for one since Sporck in May, but I'm sad to say I'm a bit disappointed. Unfortunately, Spock doesn't always make a rad shirt (though often he does).
I think what bugs me most is that this has sort of been done in like 3 ways. One was the invention of "Rock, Paper, Scissors, Lizard, Spock" by Sam Kass as seen here then brought to the general public by The Big Bang Theory's Sheldon Cooper then the subsequent shirts based on that episode. Sadly, even if it's unintentional, this is not only unoriginal, but not as funny as the predecessor.
That, and if it's printed like it is in the picture, the wrap-around on ladies would make it hard to understand. Good try, great to see some trek, dig the way it's rendered, but I'm not sold.
PS- Spock's hotter than that.
PPS- Needs more lens flares.
tokyorain said 237 weeks agoI like the shirt but I've heard the joke so many times since it came out on The Big Bang Theory, I think I will pass this time. Nice side art though :)
LipTalk said 237 weeks agoI like it alot hahaha
OverlordSpork said 237 weeks agoThis is awesome! I'm totally getting this tomorrow. It'll be my first teefury!
naytally said 237 weeks agoOhhhh you're evil... And its on the color of the Spork shirt that tuism did... I think I may I think I might over draft my GalacticTreasury tonight!
Xath said 237 weeks agoSilly Teefury, every week is pop culture parody week.
Not really digging the shirt, and not really looking forward to the rest of the week.
xerron said 237 weeks agoI'm disappointed, actually. I was expecting something more intriguing
Luisette said 237 weeks ago
Geezer said: It's a nice change from "Rock Paper Scissors Lizard Spock." More about wordplay. I like it.
Exactly why I love it as well. Bought. :]
naytally said 237 weeks agoSeriously? "b-a-n-k a-c-c-o-u-n-t" is GalacticTreasury
halfempty said 237 weeks agoSpock's bowl cut is not it's usual sexiness.
stablercake said 237 weeks agoWow derp I can read.
Good to know the Big Bang reference was already known, though. What a weird coincidence that would have been. I think even if this were still based on the episode and hadn't already been made into a shirt, I'd have considered it more.
Dear me, read before you spout lots of words about stuff people already know.
stablercake said 237 weeks ago"But" hadn't already been made, not "and".
KyleMittskus said 237 weeks agoGot the email and thought: this isn't a special week. It's back to the usual TF stuff.
And yep; it is indeed. This shirt works with a weak play on words, a pop culture reference, and mediocre art.
optimusjimbo said 237 weeks agothis is a truely epic shirt and i'm considering it... final judgement in the morning
malix said 237 weeks agonice shirt not much of a trek fan and this shirt still made me laugh :D
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The 30th annual Christmas Bazaar sponsored by Epsilon Iota Chapter of Beta Sigma Phi of Memphis, MO will be held Saturday, December 3rd at the Scotland County High School from 8:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. Over 140 tables have been reserved by craft exhibitors from the Tri State area and beyond. You will see a lot of new exhibitors this year along with our faithful exhibitors from years past.
The sorority will sponsor a food stand all day. Doughnuts and coffee will be available in the morning. Lunch will be hot dogs, chili dogs, ham sandwiches, chili, chips, pie, cake, tea, milk, coffee, soft drinks, bottled water and hot chocolate.
Some of our exhibitors have been with us since the start in 1981. There will be a large variety of different crafts this year; kettle corn, jewelry, books, cookies, home baked items, candies, wood items, knitted scarves, elk sticks, candles, quilts, table runners, place mats, cloth items, button dolls, tin snowman, rugs, sewing machines and repair, purses, rugs, personalized items, pecans, flower arrangements, scrapbooking items, sweatshirts, clothing, ceramics, Christmas ornaments, wreaths, yard decorations, edible bird houses, wreath creations (made from natural grains, flowers, grasses), doll clothes, children's accessories, gloves, goat milk soap and handcream, rag bag purses, medal garden art, aprons, canned fruit fillings, hair extensions, monogrammed and other personalized items, baby blankets, baby accessories, decorated saw blades, personalized tiles, vases with button flowers, personalized wood items, Discovery Toys, Tupperware, Princess House, At Home American (homewares), Jafra Cosmetics, Home Interior, Stanley Home Products, Fuller Brush, Watkins Products, Pampered Chef, Butterfly items, Primitive Creations, Scentsy, Thirty-One, Avon, Premier Jewelry, Usborne Books, Eco Friendly soy wax candles and Mary Kay.
Proceeds from the bazaar go for community betterment. (3) $300 ($900) scholarships were given to three seniors; Skyler Alderton, Augusta Purvis and Shelby Westhoff; donations to families due to sickness ($300); Bazaar helpers ($425) including FCA, FBLA, FCCLA and Alpha Epsilon Sigma and janitor; Spelling Bee dictionaries ($45.50), second grade Pre-Spelling Bee winner was Morgan Blessing and Sadie Davis was third through sixth grade elementary winner; SCAPP ($100); Dolly Parton Imagination Library ($105); Sr. boys breakfast, our share ($107.59) St. John's Thanksgiving Dinner ($100); SC Care Center birthday party ($50); Santa's Helpers ($100); SC Nutrition Site ($500); SC playground equipment ($50); and SC Ministerial Alliance Food Pantry ($50).
The service committee will be delivering spring flowers again to several residents in the community.
Santa will be present from 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. for pictures and a baby-sitting service will be provided again this year by FBLA; there will be a fee charged for these two services. FBLA will also be available to help exhibitors load and unload.
There will NOT be a ball game on Friday this year, so setup time will be announced at a later date. Saturday morning doors open at 6:30 a.m.
Don't forget our Memphis Merchants for your shopping pleasure.
Anyone wishing to be an exhibitor at our bazaar, call 465-2668 or 465-2496 or 465-7709.


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Penny-pinching single moms are drawn to Family Dollar. The nation's #2 dollar store (behind Dollar General) targets forty-something women shopping for a family earning less than $40,000 a year. It operates about 8,000 stores across some 45 states and Washington, DC. Consumables, (food, health and beauty aids, and household items) account for more than 70% of sales; stores also sell apparel, shoes, and linens. Family Dollar runs small neighborhood stores near its fixed-, low- and middle-income customers in rural and urban areas. Most merchandise costs less than $10. Family Dollar was founded in 1959 by the father of CEO Howard Levine.
Geographic Reach
North Carolina-based Family Dollar Stores has shops in 46 states (it entered Montana in 2013), and the District of Columbia. Texas, home to more than 1,000 Family Dollar stores, is the chain's single largest market, followed by Florida with about 570 stores.
Sales and Marketing
Family Dollar Stores spent $18.9 million on advertising in fiscal 2013 (ended August), down from $19.6 million in 2012. Manufacturers or distributors ship about 20% of the chain's merchandise directly to its stores. The balance is shipped from one of the company's 11 distribution centers.
Financial Performance
The retailer's fiscal 2013 (ended August) sales increased 11% versus the prior year to $10.4 billion, while net income rose 5% to $443.5 million over the same period. The double-digit sales growth was driven by the addition of new stores and increasing sales at older ones. Same-store sales increased 3% in fiscal 2013 versus the prior year (down from 4.5% and 5.5% in the previous two annual comparisons). The downward trend in same-store sales suggests the fast-growing chain pay a bit more attention to merchandising. Consumables -- a fast-growing category for the retailer -- accounted for 72% of total sales in fiscal 2013, compared to 69% the previous year. Customers made more trips to Family Dollar Stores in 2013 and their spending rose to an average of $10.50 per visit.
Dollar Stores are a fast-growing, profitable business -- both during and after the deep recession -- as Family Dollar Stores' 10-year run of increasing sales demonstrates. Indeed, the chain's sales have doubled over the past decade, while net income has increased in each of the past five years. While Family Dollar Stores and its rivals have clearly benefitted from the economic pain of many working families, the company has seen competition for those dollars increase.
After shunning a hostile advance in 2011, Family Dollar reaffirmed its own strategic growth plans. The retailer believes that its shareholders are best served through new store openings and remodeling existing locations. In fiscal 2013, the company opened 500 new stores, including its first location in Montana, and doubled the number of stores it operates in California. Going forward, the fast-growing chain plans to open 525 new stores in fiscal 2014 (ends August). By comparison, rival Dollar General opened its 11,000th store in October 2013, the same month Family Dollar opened its 8,000th location.
In the face of increased competition from mass discounters, such as Wal-Mart, the company has also increased purchases of lower-margin consumables and avoided higher-priced merchandise. Its food assortment includes milk and other perishables, as well as more quick-prep and ready-to-eat products. In a move designed to broaden its grocery offering, including refrigerated and frozen food, Family Dollar in spring 2012 formed a strategic partnership with grocery distributor McLane. Family Dollar has shifted to an "everyday low price" strategy, as opposed to short-lived promotional advertising, while increasing the number of brand-name goods it carries. Also, after learning that smokers make more shopping trips per year, the company added tobacco products to its offering in fiscal 2012 with the intent of capturing both tobacco sales and spill over to other merchandise categories. The company lures budget shoppers with an appetite for national brands by offering merchandise from leading manufacturers such as Procter & Gamble, Coca-Cola, Nestlé, and PepsiCo.
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There are many reasons to travel to the Galapagos Islands, but the diverse, approachable wildlife is one of the most popular reasons for people to visit the archipelago. Besides Charles Darwin's finches, perhaps the most famous inhabitants of the Galapagos are the tortoises — and these islands includes a few famous ones.
The plants and animals found on Galapagos that helped Darwin form his Theory of Evolution are exactly what makes a Galapagos cruise unforgettable. There are many endemic birds on the archipelago, including the Galapagos flycatcher. This small bird is also called the large-billed flycatcher even though its bill is not that big in size compared to the bird itself.
The Galapagos Islands are so isolated that many animals living there have evolved into entirely new species from their mainland counterparts, and the sea lions that make their home on the islands are no different. They are a subspecies of the California sea lion and can often be seen sunning themselves on the island shores in large groups. Nature travel enthusiasts on International Expeditions' Galapagos Islands cruises will spend seven days in the constant company of these marine mammals as they sunbathe and splash in the cool Pacific waters.
When visiting the Galapagos Islands, you will see interesting creatures from blue-footed boobies and Galapagos iguanas to giant tortoises and a slew of endemic finches.
The Galapagos Islands are legendary for their population of curious, approachable wildlife, and South Plaza island — one of the smallest in the chain — is a great place to see many of the Galapagos' endemic creatures.
Lonesome George, the giant tortoise that became perhaps the best-known resident of Galapagos Islands passed away this past Sunday in his pen at the Charles Darwin Research Station. Scientists estimate that he was around 100 years old.
According to Galapagos National Park officials, Fausto Llerena, George's keeper for 40 years, found him dead in his corral. With George's passing, the Pinta Island subspecies of giant tortoise is now considered extinct.
The Galapagos Islands are known for the diverse array of plants and animals that call the archipelago home and few are more powerful than the Galapagos hawk. This predatory bird is one of the few animals that prey on other large creatures on the islands, and is the only raptor living on the Galapagos Islands. The hawks are also active during the day, which means you're likely to see them circling the skies during International Expeditions' small ship cruises to the Galapagos.


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The Free Tibet Movement is about Campaigning for Human Rights
Tibetans are currently in a dire state. They are being culturally, economically and politically oppressed by the Chinese government. The Tibetans are prevented from practicing their religion, living their traditional lifestyle, and engaging in politics. As a result, their culture is at risk. Their basic human rights are being violated and they live in a state of fear. The Free Tibet movement was created to bring awareness to the human rights violations and end the Chinese occupation of Tibet.
Prior to 1949, Tibet existed as an ethnically, linguistically, culturally and religiously distinct independent state. This changed in 1949 when the People's Liberation Army invaded Tibet in a surprising and unprovoked attack. The Chinese government claimed the invasion was to liberate the Tibetans from their current militaristic regime, yet they failed to improve conditions for them. The Tibetans responded to this attack by creating a political movement across the country aimed at receiving autonomy from the Chinese government. The Chinese government responded to this movement with cruelty and violence.
The Chinese government is oppressing the Tibetans and violating their basic human rights. The Tibetans are not allowed access to appropriate education and over half the country is illiterate. They do not have adequate healthcare and the majority of Tibetans currently live in a state of poverty. Their traditional nomadic lifestyle was disrupted when the Chinese government started a relocation program to relocate Tibetan nomads. Not only did this stop the nomads from living their traditional lifestyle, but that lifestyle was the way the nomads provided for themselves and relocation threw many more into poverty.
The Tibetans are prevented from practicing religion, which is an integral part of their culture. Currently, the Chinese government has destroyed over 6,000 monasteries and religious practices, ceremonies and icons are currently illegal. Tibetans are also prevented from any sort of political protest. Violating these rules results in swift and cruel punishment by the Chinese government. They use torture to control the Tibetans and enforce their laws. Prisoners are beaten, submerged in sewage, shocked, and put in labor camps. To date, over 1.2 million Tibetans have been murdered and the United Nations has labeled this killing as a genocide. The Tibetans live in a state of constant fear.
Since the Chinese occupation of Tibet, the Chinese have continually controlled the vast natural resources Tibet has to offer. China is not only controlling the agriculture, but it is also utilizing Tibet's copper, iron and zinc to fuel its own growing country. They have depleted the forests in Tibet and many indigenous creatures are endangered as a result. China has stated that the increased use of natural resources has strengthened the Tibetan economy and provided many jobs, yet the jobs are given to the Chinese immigrants in order to strengthen China's economy, and the Tibetans are often left unemployed. The Chinese government is concerned with utilizing the Tibetan land for Chinese colonization, rather than allowing for uses that would benefit the Tibetans. The Tibetans are unable to utilize their own land and resources as a source of economic income and have no say in how these resources are used. This form of oppression has led to poverty, unemployment and stunted economic growth.
The conditions the Tibetans are suffering are deplorable. The Chinese are denying the Tibetans their basic human rights. They are not allowed to live their traditional lifestyle, practice their culture or religion, or make any sort of protest without fear of torture and death. The Free Tibet movement is aimed at bringing an end to these violations by ending the Chinese occupation of Tibet. The movement aims at using peaceful action to allow the Tibetans to gain independence, practice their religion, and embrace their culture freely. At its core, the Free Tibet movement is about peacefully campaigning for the freedom of the Tibetans.


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Jeaneth Mazzocco, 38, had just finished a batch of classic wings with co-worker James Pierson, 47. Mazzocco dines at Hooters about once a month and said colleagues from University of Illinois at Chicago "find it funny that we go."
"It might have been seen as scandalous 40 years ago," Pierson said. "We're going there for the food" and the beautiful girls are just a "gimmick" to draw diners.
It's that internal dialog that Hooters wants to hit head on with new television ads, said Noel Cottrell, chief creative officer at Fitzgerald & Co. Ads by the agency feature devil owl and angel owl finger puppets giving advice to guys.
"With Hooters, for guys in particular, there's a thing that goes through their head, which is like, 'Well, should I go or shouldn't I go?' " Cottrell said. "We just wanted to make light of that discussion."
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New flatscreen TVs have replaced old box televisions, and Marks sprung for costly sports programming packages so they could make a nationwide promise to show every game. National Football League games and Ultimate Fighting Championship mixed martial arts bouts are huge draws for couples, Henninger said. New TV ads feature former NFL Super Bowl coach Jon Gruden, once a Hooters cook, pitching the chain as the place to watch football.


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I wanted to join a charity 5 mile walk on a Saturday at 10:30am. But I worked night shift the night before. After talking to the charity I decided that I would get out of work at 7:30am, drive home and walk as soon as I got home. I made it into town and a car carrying two young men. When they drove by the one hollered " Cheese hog! ". I was overweight at the time. They had no idea that I was walking for charity alone after working a twelve hour night shift as a nurse. I was humiliated.
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First let me say I have a boyfriend whom I love. The attention he gives me is pure and kind and he's wonderful. However, attention from anyone but him makes me feel extremely uncomfortable and dirty.
The other day, I was biking home from my job and was almost home when a car full of guys slows down as it drives past me. They start to call out to me and whistle and hollar out things like "hottie! Over here!" They were waving me over with their arms. I was so confused because I didn't understand why they thought that would work! I got home not long after and I couldn't get out of my head feelings of guilt and sadness. I felt dirty and like I was a slut… Even though I hadn't done anything wrong! I'm sick of feeling like an object males think they can pick up and use.
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Hey Hollabackers!
This week, Hollaback! was featured in The Week Magazine, NY Daily News, Voice of San Diego, Londonist, The Huffington Post, and Take Part.
At the mothership, Deputy Director, Debjani Roy, spoke at a press conference about the increase harassment of women and LGBT folks on public transit.
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Hollaback! Boston testified at the Legislative hearing for the Safe Access Bill, which works to reinstate a buffer zone that ensures everyone can access reproductive healthcare safely, which ended up being passed! They also co-sponsored the Supreme Rally in support of the bill, and hosted their summer Take Back The Bar event which was great!
Hollaback! Bmore is hosting Make Your Own Quilt Square! this weekend to support survivors of rape and abuse. If you're in the area, make sure to stop by!
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Hollaback! Philly will be taking over Comic Con! They will be doing a safety audit this weekend along with interviewing cosplayers taking
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Hollaback! Brussels got a shout out on the Stop Street Harassment Blog! Check the awesome article here!
Hollaback! Belfast's volunteer, Orlaith Hendron, won the LGBT Advocate of the Year for Belfast Pride! Congrats! They will also be in the Pride Parade on Saturday!
Contiune the great work HOLLAs! Til next time-
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Give City Councilman Dan Halloran credit. When he stakes out a position, he doesn't go halfway. Well, halfway around the world, maybe.
The Republican congressional candidate from Bayside breathed a little fire on Thursday, slamming President Barack Obama specifically and Democrats in general for a weak defense of Israel. It was all just his way of saying he'll be visiting the Holy Land this weekend.
"Israel is our country's most important ally, and the front line of defense for us in the war against terrorism," Halloran said in a statement. "I'm visiting Israel to show that there are American leaders that care deeply about the country and Judaism."
Halloran said he would be leaving New York City Saturday, arriving in Jerusalem on Sunday and visiting with Jewish leaders including the former Deputy Chief of the Mossad and members of the Knesset, before returning Aug. 15.
Taking a firm stance in favor of Israeli West Bank settlements, Halloran lambasted the president and the Democratic Party.
"The Jewish people have a right to build and live wherever they want. Our president is not a real ally of Israel's. Our president's party, the Democratic Party, is not a real ally of Israel's," Halloran said. "They think Israel needs to apologize for defending herself. They think that we should apologize for standing with Israel. Our relationship with Israel has deteriorated under the Obama Administration."
Halloran certainly has a vested interest in standing with Israel. Much of New York's where he is vying against Assemblywoman Grace Meng, is Jewish.
Many of those voters, including members of the Bukharian community in Forest Hills and the Orthodox community in Kew Gardens, have a reputation for voting almost exclusively on Jewish issues.
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"Dan Halloran's critique of President Obama's Israel policy is curious considering his outspoken support for Ron Paul's presidential candidacy," Finan said. "If Dan Halloran had his way, Ron Paul would be Commander-in-Chief — slashing aid to Israel, vetoing sanctions against Iran, endangering the Israeli people and jeopardizing the future of their homeland. Those who actually value a strong U.S.–Israeli relationship are not fooled by Mr. Halloran's empty words and feigned support for the State of Israel."
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Hotel Continental
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Situated at the juncture of several street car lines, the no-frills Hotel Continental is affordable and convenient, if not exactly quiet. This is no luxurious resort—from simple lobby to aging elevator, things at the Hotel Continental are tight—but the three-star property is a strong contender for the unfussy urban adventurer.
The Hotel Continental's 77 cramped rooms are enshrined in aged curtains and carpets. Standard hotel furniture crowds the tight quarters, but wooden paneling adds some character. All rooms are equipped with a television and phone, and their private bathrooms are dated but spotless.
We'll be honest, this isn't a place to linger. Think of the Hotel Continental as a budget airline: If you want breakfast, you'll pay €8 extra, and Wi-Fi is another €9 per day. But for those okay with simple, this is a cheap hotel, and, although they don't go out of their way kiss up, its efficient staff members are helpful when you approach them.
Reviewed by: C H Kwak, EuroCheapo Staff Writer
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This neighborhood situated to the southwest of the city center is home to Frankfurt Hauptbahnhof, the main train station, where there is a branch of the tourist office. The Jewish Museum is found here, as well as the city's only English-language theater. From Bahnhofsviertel, it is a short walk to other tourist sights in the city center.


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