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Racing: it's where we prove our performance and it's a long tradition and passion of the S&S team! This is why we have decided to sponsor the Nitro Pro Dragster class in the PMRA! Here is what the PMRA had to say about it:"Professional Motorcycle Racing Association (PMRA) is pleased to announce that S&S Cycle is the new Class Sponsor for the Nitro Pro Dragster class for 2015. Nitro Pro Dragster was a new class in 2014, competing at only 3 out of the 6 events. In 2015, with the help of S&S Cycle, Nitro Pro Dragster will now be featured at all 5 events! These nitro burning, v-twin powered machines are a feature class and the fans and racers line up to watch them blast down the quarter-mile.
S&S Cycle's involvement demonstrates their continued support of motorcycle drag racing and allows the Nitro Pro Dragster class more opportunities for competition.
S&S Cycle Racing Manager, Justin Bramstedt said, "S&S Cycle has history of supporting and supplying products for v-twin drag racing since 1958. The Pro Dragster class demonstrates the tried and true S&S Super "D" Carburetor, a product which has been around since 1983 and has paved the way for many S&S performance products all the way to today's complete S&S engines."
Look for S&S Cycle information and apparel available at all PMRA events in the 2015 season and on the web at www.sscycle.com.
Entering its 22nd year as a racing association, the PMRA looks forward to strengthening its commitment to providing a highly-competitive, family-friendly, quarter-mile, all motorcycle racing venue for many years to come."
For more info: www.pmra.net
By S&S Racing Department Manager Justin Bramstedt
I recently attended the Frank Hawley Drag Racing School in Gainesville, FL. The class was taught by George Bryce from Star Racing. I was a 'classroom only' attendee and had no intention of riding the bikes. But even so, the experience was well beyond my expectations.
The first day started out with introductions. There were eight full program students and three of us who were 'classroom only'. The reasons for attendance ranged from bucket-list to full NHRA Pro-Stock motorcycle licensing. The age of students ranged from low 20's to upper 70's. Experience varied from street motorcycle rider to all-out proven champions who raced faster bikes in other classes. Several of the students were repeating the class.
Next we were taught about the steps that were to be required in order to make a pass down the drag strip. There were three main steps required in order to make a pass; burnout, dry-hop, staging. Each step had another series of 20-30 steps. It quickly became obvious that no one was going to remember all these steps until they had practiced them. Oh yeah, and you have to let go of the handle bar when you throw the clutch lever to launch the bike and steer with your feet! So out to the track we went. The first lessons were getting acquainted with the bike, a slightly detuned NHRA Pro Stock style chassis capable of the 7.800 second quarter mile run required for an NHRA license. The full program students rode it down the track while being pushed to get the feel for steering, and braking.
Then it got progressively harder starting with a 60' pass and then a 330' pass and so on until the full ¼ mile. The first launches are an eye opening experience. As a spectator, I understood how serious the situation was for the rider but it was hard not to laugh when these crazy individuals tried to pop the clutch at WOT for the first time. For me the terms bucking-bronco and flying tomahawk came to mind. The act of launching one of these pro-level machines is no joke! It became obvious that much more was required of the racer than a simple series of steps. We even joked that more skid marks were left in their shorts than on the drag strip that day.
The day was wrapped up with Frank Hawley in the classroom explaining some of the science and psychology behind learning to launch one of these machines by reprogramming your subconscious mind through repetition in the conscious mind. It was explained that consciously we can only do one thing at a time while subconsciously we can multi-task. The problem is the unconscious mind is a slow learner and it can only be programmed through practice.
Day two brought a rested group of students who had rehearsed their routine step-by-step such that it was committed to their subconscious. Frank walked us through some more drag racing science involving reaction-time, bio-mechanics, vision, clearing your mind and controlling your emotions. All of which was very enlightening and applicable to everyday life.
The students were then allowed to practice their new programs and it was amazing to see how much they progressed over the next few runs. All in all, the experience is much more than just making a ¼ mile pass, it was more about programming your brain to do something new because of the number of tasks that have to executed in such a short amount of time. It gave me a whole new perspective on what it takes to race one of these machines on a professional level. Thanks to Frank Hawley and Star Racing for an excellent experience.
S&S Cycle attended the 2014 JP Stroker S&S Cup finale at the Fukushima Sky Park, near Fukushima, Japan Oct 25th and 26th. S&S was represented by Manufacturing Services Manager, Bill Wise. Bill attended the final race and handed out prizes and trophies during the awards ceremony at the Sky Park after the race.
This is the fourth year for the JP Stroker S&S Cup Series and the program is gaining more momentum every year. There are five racing events at various locations throughout Japan, with the final race at Fukushima. The series is sponsored by S&S Cycle and JP Stroker, the only S&S distributor in Japan, and is held under the auspices of the V-twin Drag Association of Japan. Although there are many participants backed by Japanese speed shops, and private race teams, some of the fiercest competitors are employees of JP Stroker. These guys are really "into it" and are not afraid to invest the time and effort to build highly competitive race bikes. That's why they are in the business!
There are a number of classes for modern and vintage bikes of different degrees of modification, so there is an opportunity for just about anybody to race, and to race against comparably equipped opponents. It also allows racers with different styles of bikes and budgets to compete.
The speeds for this event were somewhat lower than at some of the other S&S Cup events. The altitude was definitely a factor. The Sky Park is on top of a mountain, and thinner air makes less power. But another factor may be that at the end of the tarmac is a shear drop down the mountain side. That's got to be on your mind as you speed headlong toward the end of the track!
Story by Matt Polito
Hector Arana Jr. finished the Pro Stock Motorcycle season on a high note, going from the number one qualifying position to the winner's circle at the Auto Club Finals at Pomona CA.Andrew Hines, who entered the event with an almost insurmountable points lead, cinched his fourth Mello Yello championship.
While the attention was on Hines and his quest for the championship, Arana Jr. was the star of the event. He qualified his Lucas Oil S&S-powered Buell number one at 6.832 seconds, recorded the low e.t. (6.808) and top speed (198.17 mph) of the event, and took the second win of the year and ninth of his career.
"We are happy we were able to seal the deal and win the event," said Arana, Jr. "Sometimes when you qualify number one it jinxes you. I am glad we were able to get the win for the team. It is a real confidence booster for us and a great way to go into the off-season."
Arana Jr. led qualifying from the onset, recording the 6.832 during the second session on Friday.
Following Arana Jr. on the qualifying sheet were the Harleys of Hines and teammate Eddie Krawiec, the Nitro Fish Buell of Matt Smith and the Bad Boy Buggies Suzuki of Jim Underdahl.
The field was anchored by the popular local rider Freddie Camarena on his Danny Griego Suzuki. Camarena recorded his first career six-second run at the event and was congratulated by what seemed like the entire PSM pits. His best of 6.974 held the 16th spot.
A notable non-qualifier was Michael Ray. After leaving the Star Racing team, Ray made a splash in Las Vegas qualifying third on his independent Gruene Harley-Davidson Buell with tuning my Matt Smith. Mechanical problems kept Ray from making a full pass at Pomona and he did not make the field.
Notable off the entry sheet was John Hall, the number 8 ranked rider of the Nitro Fish Buell running out of Matt Smith Racing. Reportedly, a dispute developed between Smith and Hall's chief mechanic Bobby Webb and Hall decided not to run without Webb.
Hines, who came into the event with a 92 point lead in the Mello Yello points chase, sealed the championship with a first round win over Katie Sullivan.
Arana Jr. held a torrid pace during eliminations. He ran a 6.83 in round one to oust Camarena, "slowed" to a 6.88 in round two to dispatch the Suzuki of Steve Johnson, and then ran the quick lap of the event at 6.808 to get by the Star Racing Buell of Chaz Kennedy and earn lane choice against Krawiec in the final.
Arana Jr. cut a sharp, .010 light in the final and led the whole way as Krawiec struggled in the suspect right hand lane. Krawiec was out of power just before the finish line as Arana Jr. took the win, 6.832 to 6.977.
"We've been making the right adjustments to stay consistent," said Arana Jr. "I feel good, the bike is running good that brings all the confidence back. When it is running smooth it is easy to ride."
Arana Jr. dedicated the win to his brother Adam who will leave the drag racing scene to join the Coast Guard next year. We wish him well.
The 2015 NHRA Mello Yello PSM season kicks off in Gainesville, FL March 13-15, 2015.
The final NHRA Mello Yello Pro Stock Motorcycle Points:
Andrew Hines cruised to his sixth win of the season in the NHRA Pro Stock Motorcycle series at the Toyota Nationals at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway with a final round victory over defending series champ Matt Smith.
Smith, at the event where he wrapped up his 2013 national title, could not hold off Hines, who now looks to be the inevitable 2014 Mello Yello champion. Hines, who has led the points in 13 of the 15 races run so far this season, now has a 92-point lead over his nearest competitor – Harley-Davidson® teammate Eddie Krawiec. Despite the strong showing, Smith has been mathematically eliminated from contention from the championship.
A wild turn of events happened at the track on Friday morning when Angelle Sampey suffered a gruesome injury when a starter cart rolled down the trailer ramp and hit her in the ankle. She received 20 stitches and made the first two qualifying passes on the Star Racing Buell®, which put her outside the field with 7.12 elapsed time.
She was later deemed unable to compete, putting in jeopardy her string of qualifying for 184 consecutive races she entered. There was a possibility of the team putting a substitute rider on the bike, thus voiding her runs, but they could not work it out. Sampey, a three-time NHRA PSM champion, came out of retirement to join Star Racing and former crew chief George Bryce when Michael Ray left the team following Indy.
Speaking of Ray, the Texas rider put his own independent team together with funding from long time backers Gottspeed Racing and Gruene Harley-Davidson. Ray has his own Matt Smith Racing-built Buell and will be supplied S&S motors and tuning from MSR for the rest of this year the 2015 season.
The new venture hit the ground running at Vegas with Ray leading qualifying going into the final session with a 6.899 elapsed time. Ray improved to a 6.883 in the final session, at the top speed of the meet 195.79 mph, but fell to third on the final qualifying sheet as Hines took his first pole since the 2012 finals with a 6.856. Smith took the second spot on his Nitro Fish Buell at 6.882.
Ray broke during his burnout in round two giving number six qualifier Katie Sullivan a free run into the semis on her Suzuki® for her first semifinal appearance of the year.
Smith beat Sullivan in the semis with Hines taking out the Suzuki of St Louis winner Jerry Savoie.
Smith got the holeshot in the final and led Hines at half-track but the Harley rider was able to get around him, 6.955 to Smith's 6.971, with a win margin of .008 seconds. It was Hines' 38th career victory.
Hines now has the inside track to get his first championship since 2006. Still, he noted that he would not be conservative going into the finals at Pomona, saying, "I don't want to play defense. I'm going to go on the offense."
Krawiec would have to gain the maximum qualifying bonus points to have a shot and qualifying has been his game this year, taking the number one position a series-leading nine times.
Hines knows he can lock it up on Saturday before eliminations even begins.
"I don't want to give up any bonus points during qualifying," he said. "I want to keep it over 80 points so we can roll into Sunday with the championship basically mathematically locked up."
Hines currently has three championships as does his brother and crew chief Matt who won three consecutive championships in 1997-1999. One more would give him four, one better than his older brother. The late Dave Schultz holds the mark for most NHRA PSM championships at six.
The 2014 NHRA Mello Yello season wraps up at the Auto Club Finals in Pomona, CA, November 13-16.
Story by Jim "Jimbo" Fischer
Hector Arana Jr. qualified on the pole at the NHRA Nationals at Maple Grove Raceway as Eddie Krawiec took his fifth event win of the season.
The event was the fourth-straight Countdown event in a brutal string of four consecutive weeks. Maple Grove is known for fast conditions and unfortunately, rain. This year's running was no exception with some of the quickest times of the year and some short rain delays.
Jerry Savoie, coming off his first-ever event victory on his White Alligator Racing Suzuki at St Louis a week earlier, led qualifying through Friday with a 6.860 second elapsed time. Conditions improved on Saturday and the field got fast.
Arana Jr. was in the sixth position going into the final session but then recorded a 6.796 at 197.22 mph to take his second pole of the season on his Lucas Oil S&S-powered Buell. Points leader Andrew Hines was second at 6.799 and Savoie third at 6.821.
"We struggled this weekend in qualifying," said Arana. "We were trying different things but couldn't get it figured out. We threw a Hail Mary at it. We've got nothing to lose. It went right down the track, and we went all the way to number one. I was shocked."
Arana Jr. went into the event well behind points leaders Hines and Krawiec and the number one qualifying performance was what the team needed to make their move.
Arana Jr. was second quickest in round one and faced defending champ Matt Smith in round two. His day – and possibly his hope for a championship hopes – was over when he redlit against Smith. In a cruel twist, Smith was out of power at half-track and coasted across the finish line.
The semifinals saw the Harley-Davidson team face off with Matt Smith Racing. Krawiec met up with Smith and Hines took on MSR racer Scotty Pollacheck on his Petrolhead Apparel Buell. Both races were decided by redlights.
Smith had a razor-thin -.007 redlight on his Nitro Fish Buell giving Krawiec a free run into the final. The Hines-Pollacheck matchup was bizarre as Hines had an uncharacteristic -.026 redlight during which his bike moved only a few feet before an electrical malfunction shut it off. Pollacheck ran a 6.840, giving lane choice in the final to Krawiec.
Pollacheck is quickly being tagged "bridesmaid" as he has no wins in several final round appearances over the last two seasons. He had a total of seven final round appearances coming into Maple Grove including specialty events like the Charlotte 4-Wide and the prestigious, invitation-only MiraMonte Records Pro Bike Battle in Sonoma, CA.
The eighth time wasn't the charm for Pollacheck. He got the holeshot with a strong .011 light but couldn't hold off Krawiec who turned in his best lap of the event at 6.793 seconds. Pollacheck recorded a 6.853 elapsed time.
The win brought Krawiec to within 25 points of Harley-Davidson teammate Hines in the championship chase. Arana Jr. still has a mathematical chance to earn the championship but needs a stellar performance and a near total meltdown of the two Harleys at the two remaining races.
"We were joking around that it looks like it's going to come down to a two-hog race instead of a two-horse race," said Krawiec. "I knew that this was an important day for me personally. If I wanted to stay in championship contention, I have to make sure I can make up every round."
NHRA PSM competitors have a three-weekend break until competition continues Oct. 30-Nov. 2 with the Toyota Nationals at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
story by Matt Polito
Jerry Savoie finally sealed the deal on his White Alligator Racing Suzuki, earning his first NHRA Wally with a final round victory over Andrew Hines at the NHRA AAA Midwest Nationals in St Louis. The event also saw S&S racer Hector Arana Jr. move back in to third place in the Mello Yello points with a semifinal finish.
Savoie, an alligator farmer from Louisiana, is popular among the other racers and it seemed like the rest of the Pro Stock Motorcycle riders and team members were behind him as he turned on the win light.
"Drag racing is a family," said Savoie. "Its amazing that the whole Pro Stock Motorcycle pits were so happy for me."
There was a time when Suzuki motors dominated Pro Stock Motorcycle racing. But since the advent of the modern V-Twin Pro Stock motors by S&S and Harley-Davidson, Suzuki's have been relegated to second-class status. Of the last ten NHRA PSM championships, only one has been won by a Suzuki (LE Tonglet, 2010).
2014 seems to be the year when they are mounting a comeback. Steve Johnson opened the year with a win on his Suzuki at Gainesville and for the month before the next event, he let everyone know he was the points leader.
That was the first win by a Suzuki in a while. You have to go back to 2011 to find the last time a Suzuki won an NHRA PSM event before this year.
Savoie struggled in the beginning of the season losing in the first round at 6 of the first seven races. Savoie and crew chief Tim Kulungian kept at it and improved until they qualified third at Norwalk.
Savoie was forced to withdraw from the next event on the schedule, Denver, to fly back to Louisiana to tend to his alligator farm, which was under threat of a major storm.
When he came back on tour at Sonoma, he qualified number one and went to the final where he redlit to Eddie Krawiec. The next event was Indy were he again went to the final and again lost to Krawiec.
Sadly, his withdraw from the Denver race cost him a shot at the Mello Yello championship as he missed the Countdown field by two points.
At St Louis Savoie qualified second to Krawiec at 6.838 seconds and made the fifth final of his career when he beat Arana Jr. in the semifinals.
Arana Jr. is still the best hope to win the NHRA championship with an S&S motor. He passed Steve Johnson to re-take the third position in the points. Still, he lost a little ground to points leader Hines who made the final against Savoie.
In the final Savoie had a telepathic .005 reaction time but didn't need it as his Suzuki beat the Harley 6.871 to 6.881.
"I've been out here for four years and I always said if I win one I'm retiring," Savoie said afterward. "Well, I lied…"
"We struggled early in the year with reaction times," he continued. "We made clutch changes and ECU changes and we had some awesome lights this weekend. We had a good bike this weekend."
As for any regrets on missing the Countdown, there are none for Savoie.
"Hey we got the fastest [PSM] Suzuki on the planet earth," he said. "And that is a great thing!"
The next event on the NHRA tour is the NHRA Nationals at Maple Grove, PA, Oct 2-5.
The NHRA AAA Fall Nationals in Dallas was a double-dip for racers challenging for the Mello Yello championship. The race also held the complete elimination rounds for the Charlotte event postponed due to rain. The Harley-Davidson® team of Eddie Krawiec and Andrew Hines were the big winners with each earning an event win.
The format for getting two races to compete in one weekend was pressure-packed for the competitors. After one shot at the track during the first round of qualifying on Friday, each qualifying lap would serve as an elimination round for the competitors still in competition. The finalists would run the final as a non-qualifying pass late Saturday afternoon. The Dallas event would be run as scheduled on Sunday.
The event saw the much-anticipated return of 3-time NHRA PSM champion Angelle Sampey who last raced in 2008. It was a reunion for Sampey and George Bryce of Star Racing who was instrumental in bringing the S&S-powered Kosman Buells into NHRA competition in 2003.
Her return was anti-climatic as she qualified 12th at 6.988 and lost in round one to John Hall. Still, Sampey has never failed to qualify for an NHRA event and her streak of Sunday starts now extends to 184 races.
The semifinals of the Charlotte event, run on Saturday, saw the two Harleys facing off against each other with Krawiec advancing to his third final in a row. The other side of the ladder was a heartbreaker. Chaz Kennedy, a rookie riding the Star Racing Buell, had made his first semifinal appearance of his career, but he had a razor-thin -.003 redlight as the Suzuki of Steve Johnson broke in the other lane but still took the win light.
Krawiec took his fourth win of the year in a good race, getting by Johnson 6.88 to 6.91. He also earned the top qualifying position for the Dallas event in the process.
On Sunday, Krawiec spun the tire hard in the first round of Dallas eliminations giving Freddie Camarena his first round win in 11 years of racing on his Danny Griego-backed Suzuki.
The Dallas semifinals saw two Matt Smith Racing teammates get taken out with Scotty Pollacheck getting beat by Andrew Hines and Smith himself losing to Johnson, who made his second-straight final in forever.
Johnson broke a motor and couldn't make the call in the final giving Hines a single for his fifth win of the season.
Incidentally, Krawiec's win on Saturday moved him ahead of teammate Hines for the points lead but it only lasted one day as Hines took back the lead with his win on Sunday.
The top S&S-powered Buell riding in contention for the championship is Hector Arana Jr. Arana Jr. had a good day on Friday, taking the early lead in qualifying with a 6.855 and winning the first round of the Charlotte event but things went downhill from there. On Saturday he lost the second round of Charlotte competition to rookie Kennedy on a holeshot and then lost the Dallas pole position to Krawiec who turned in a 6.841. It got worse on Sunday when he lost in round one to Shawn Gann, putting a serious dent in his championship hopes.
With his two-straight final round appearances, Johnson and his Suzuki moved to third in the points. Arana Jr. slipped to fourth.
The NHRA Pro Stock Motorcycle racers are currently in a four-week stretch of consecutive races. The next event on the calendar is the AAA Gateway Nationals in St. Louis on Sept. 26-28.
The NHRA Mello Yello Countdown to the Championship kicked off at the Pep Boys Carolina Nationals in Charlotte but the event was over before it began. Rain postponed Pro Stock Motorcycle eliminations before the first pair of bikes took to the track for round one on Sunday. Eliminations will be run during the qualifying sessions at the next event on the schedule, Dallas.
There was big news coming into the event when Michael Ray announced he was leaving the Star Racing team following a first round loss in Indy. Sources stated that sponsor Gottspeed Racing was disappointed that the under-performance of Ray's bike resulted in first-round losses in four of the last five events. Gottspeed Racing will back Ray on the Suzuki of Joey Desantis for the remainder of the season.
Star Racing's George Bryce responded with the blockbuster announcement that 3-time series champ Angelle Sampey-Drago will come out of retirement to run the team's Buell starting either in Dallas or St Louis.
With only 16 bikes entering the Charlotte event qualifying would determine not who would race on Sunday but what the first round matchups would be.
Hector Arana Jr. led the field after the first day of qualifying on his Lucas Oil S&S Buell, running a 6.876 elapsed time at the top speed of the meet, 195.48 mph.
"This means a lot as far as my confidence goes," said Arana, who qualified number one in Denver this season. "It's all about confidence. I know I have the equipment to take me to the winner's circle, but confidence is the key."
Eddie Krawiec spoiled Arana's party, edging him out for the number one spot at 6.849 seconds on Saturday to take the pole for the second race in a row.
While qualifying was run under two days of hot and humid conditions, Sunday dawned cool and overcast. The forecast was for fast. But there was an underlining issue: with the surrounding Charlotte area getting recent heavy rains, the resultant saturation had caused the rubber on the racing surface to peel. The nitro cars, with their massive amounts of aerodynamic down force, had run their first round of eliminations without incident.
The Pro Stock car class began eliminations with the vehicles skating around on the top end. NHRA officials halted the action to apply more traction compound but it did not resolve the issue as the cars continued to overpower the available traction until V. Gaines suffered a nasty, high-speed wreck.
The remaining Pro Stock Car competitors immediately began discussions of refusing to race on what they felt were unsafe conditions. As NHRA officials were surveying the situation the Pro Stock Motorcycle riders gathered to discuss their options.
At around 3:00 rain came into the area and settled the issue.
With three races in a row and the next available date to run the event at Charlotte being in conflict with a NASCAR event, NHRA officials felt their best option was to run the event in Dallas.
Next Event: AAA Texas FallNationals, Dallas, TX, Sept. 18-12


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Suicide bomb attack on Afghan security offices in Kabul
Suicide bombers have attacked a building belonging to Afghanistan's National Directorate of Security (NDS) in the capital, Kabul, officials have told the BBC.
Six suicide attackers and an Afghan security guard were killed. At least 17 civilians were injured.
A minibus was detonated but another bomb-laden car defused, police said.
The Taliban, who have launched several high-profile raids on Kabul, said they were behind the attack.
The BBC's Bilal Sarwary in Kabul says the attacked area is often packed with civilians who come to collect passports and national identity cards at the interior ministry.
Intelligence chief Gen Zaher Zaher told the BBC the clearance operation was now over.
'Huge bang'The area affected in central Kabul is heavily barricaded - and the NDS compound, which also houses several Western embassies, is surrounded by tall, thick cement walls designed to protect it from bomb blasts.
High-profile attacks on Kabul
- 22 June 2012: At least 20 people die in Taliban attack on the Spozhmai Hotel near Kabul
- 15 April 2012: Seven sites including parliament, Nato HQ and foreign embassies attacked
- 29 October 2011: Suicide bomber attacks bus carrying Isaf staff, killing 13 foreigners and four Afghans
- 13 September 2011: Gunmen seize unfinished high-rise to fire on Nato HQ and US embassy
- 19 August 2011: Gunmen storm British Council HQ, killing 12 people
- 28 June 2011: 22 people die after militant attack on the Intercontinental Hotel
A senior Afghan security official told the BBC that the attackers targeted the NDS unit where suicide attackers and key Taliban commanders are interrogated.
The NDS said that one suicide attacker drove a minibus which exploded outside the NDS building.
Five others, armed with semi-automatic weapons and hand grenades, then fought the security forces for 15 minutes before being killed by guards.
According to the NDS, another vehicle packed with explosives was defused shortly afterwards.
The main explosion took place around noon local time (07:30 GMT). A plume of smoke rose from the area, and gunfire and police sirens were then heard.
One eyewitness, Mohammad Zia, told Associated Press that the vehicle with the bomb inside drove up to the gates of the barricaded NDS building and then was detonated.
A number of wrecked cars could be seen.
Shop owner Qais Ahmad told Reuters: "I was inside the shop when I heard noises and a huge bang. All the windows in my shop were destroyed and injured my head."
Regular attacksThe attack comes shortly after the return from the US of President Hamid Karzai, who was discussing the future of his country after the Nato-led troops withdraw at the end of next year with President Barack Obama.
Wednesday's attack on the embassy area of Kabul is the first since November, when a suicide bomber killed two Afghan security guards and wounded three.
Last month, NDS chief Asadullah Khalid was wounded in a Taliban suicide bombing in the Taymeni area of central Kabul.
The Taliban said the attacker had posed as a peace messenger.
Mr Khalid has been in the job since September and has a reputation for being fiercely anti-Taliban.
Militant groups continue to mount regular attacks in Afghanistan, raising questions as to how the Afghan security forces will cope after 2014.

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About Roger du Maine, comte du Maine
Count of Maine, late 890's.
Nearly all of what is known of count Roger of Maine is related in a letter of Gontier, bishop of Le Mans. Gontier's predecessor, Lambert, died on a 13 December on the same day as count Bérenger, in an unknown year, probably in the middle of the 890's [Nec. Mans, 329; see the page of Bérenger for more on the chronology]. Gontier accuses Roger of ravaging the possessions of the diocese, and states that Roger was driven out by duke Robert (later king Robert I), who established a certain Gauzlin as count, but that Roger then succeded in driving out Gauzlin [Act. Pont. Cenom. 342-7; Latouche (1910), 14-6; Barton (2004), 35-6].
Date of Birth: Unknown.
Place of Birth: Unknown.
Date of Death: Before 31 October 900.
He was undoubtedly deceased on that date, when his son Hugues, count of Maine, appears with his mother in an act of Charles the Simple. See the page of Hugues I for further details.
Place of Death: Unknown.
Father: Unknown.
Mother: Unknown.
Rothilde, d. 22 March, not long before 929, daughter of Charles the Bald, king of the Western Franks, Emperor.
Rothilde does not appear in any document with Roger, but she appears as the mother of Roger's son Hugues. See Rothilde's page for further details.
MALE Hugues I, d. after 26 March 931, count of Maine.
Hugues is called a son of Roger in two charters of 930-1. See the page of Hugues I for further deatils.
FEMALE NN, m. Hugues le Grand, duke of France.
See Rothilde's page.
Conjectured ancestor: Roger, 8th century, count of Maine.
(said to be related to the Rorgonid counts of Maine)
This is a common onomastic conjecture, based on the fact that there was an eighth century count of Maine named Roger, who in turn had a son named Gauzlin (Gauziolenus), a name common in the Rorgonid dynasty of counts of Maine [Act. Pont. Cenom., 244-5; Boussard (1968), 19, 24; Keats-Rohan (1994), 6; Jackman (1999), 138]. The conjecture is plausible, but unproven.
Suggested identification of Roger: Roger, nepos of Hugues, count of Bourges.
[e.g., Keats-Rohan (1994): 8-9; Keats-Rohan (2000), 65] This is based on the suggestion that Roger of Maine was the same as a certain Rotgarius, nepos of Hugues (Ugo), count of Bourges, both present at the siege of Paris by the Vikings in 885-7 [Abbo, De Bello Parisiaco, ii, 562-5, MGH SS 2: 800]. For the old hypothesis that Hugues of Bourges was the husband of Roger's wife Rothilde [Depoin (1908), 590-3], see the page of Rothilde.
Conjectured daughter (unproven): Richilde, m. Thibaud, viscount of Tours (parents of Thibaud le Tricheur, count of Blois).
[Keats-Rohan (1997), 194; Keats-Rohan (2000), 65] See Rothilde's page for a discussion.
Act. Pont. Cenom. = Busson & Ledru, eds., Actus Pontificum Cenomannis in urbe Degentium (Archives Historiques du Maine 2, Le Mans, 1902).
Barton (2004) = Richard E. Barton, Lordship in the County of Maine c.890-1160 (Boydell Press, Woodbridge, 2004).
Boussard (1968) = Jacques Boussard, "Les destinées de la Neustrie du IXe au XIe siècle", Cahiers de civilisation médiévale, Xe-XIIe Siècles 11 (1968), 15-28.
Depoin (1908) = Joseph Depoin, "Études préparatoires à l'histoire des familles palatines. III Thibaud le Tricheur - fut-il bâtard et mourut-il presque centenaire?" Revue des études historiques 74 (1908), 553-602.
Jackman (1999) = Donald C. Jackman, "Rorgonid Right - Two Scenarios", Francia 26/1 (1999): 129-153.
Keats-Rohan (1994) = K. S. B. Keats-Rohan, "Two Studies in North French Prosopography", Journal of Medieval History 20 (1994): 3-37.
Keats-Rohan (2000) = K. S. B. Keats-Rohan, " 'Bilichildis' Problèmes et possibilités d'une étude de l'onomastique et de la parenté de la France du nord-ouest", in Keats-Rohan & Settipani, eds., Onomastique et Parenté dans l'Occident médiéval (Oxford, 2000), 57-68.
Latouche (1910) = Robert Latouche, Histoire de comté du Maine (Paris, 1910).
MGH SS = Monumenta Germaniae Historica, Scriptores series.
Nec. Mans = Busson & Ledru, Nécrologe-obituaire de la Cathédrale du Mans (Archives Historiques du Maine 7, Le Mans, 1906).
Werner (1958) = Karl Ferdinand Werner, "Untersuchungen zur Frühzeit des französischen Fürstentums (9.-10. Jahrhundert)", Die Welt als Geschichte 18 (1958): 256-289.
Werner (1967) = Karl Ferdinand Werner, "Die Nachkommen Karls des Großen bis um das Jahr 1000 (1.-8. Generation)", Karl der Große 4 (1967): 403-483.
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http://sbaldw.home.mindspring.com/hproject/prov/roger000.htm -------------------- Rodgar de MAINE Count of Maine 1, 2, 3 was born 865 in Maine, France. He died 31 Oct 900 in Maine, France. Rodgar married Rothilde Abbess of Chelles on 890 in , Maine, France.
Rothilde Abbess of Chelles [Parents] 1, 2, 3 was born 871 in Paris, Ile-de-France, France. She died 22 Mar 928 in Chelles, Seine-et-Marne, France. Rothilde married Rodgar de MAINE Count of Maine on 890 in , Maine, France.
They had the following children:
M i Hugh I de MAINE Count of Maine was born 891 and died 931.
F ii Richilde de MAINE was born 893.
F iii Judith de MAINE was born 898 and died 925.
1Schwennicke, Detlev, Europäische Stammtafeln: Stammtafeln zur Geschichte der Europäischen Staaten (Marburg: Verlag von J. A. Stargardt, 1978-), III-692, Family History Library, 940 D5es.
2le Hête, Thierry, "Richilde, Wife of Thibaud the Old, Viscount of Tours," Foundations 1:1 (Jan 2003), p. 3, The Foundation for Medieval Genealogy, http://fmg.ac/.
3Settipani, Christian, La Prehistoire des Capetiens: 481-987 (Villeneuve d'Ascq: P. Van Kerrebrouck, 1993.), Tableau 7, Los Angeles Public Library, 929.74 S495.
-------------------- Rodgar, comte du Maine, was nephew of Hugo, Count of Bourges, who died 892.
He married Rothildis des Francs Occidental, daughter of Carolus II Calvus, empereur auguste and Richildis de Provence, circa 890.
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Maine, Poitou Charetes, France
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Le Mans, Duchy d'Anjou (now Pays de la Loire, France)
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Abbeville, Somme, Picardy, France
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Was on the way home at around 9:30. I look up, this guy across me is already staring at me and I continuously stare back at home and he starts smiling and starts mouthing some words to me. He gave me the most disgusting and perverted looks ever. He did this for the whole ride and kept looking back and staring at me, and if I stared at him longer, he would smile. Who does he think he is?
When I left, he told me, "Bye." Wish I cursed him out.
Beware, ladies!
Submitted by S.T.
The guy is the one sitting in the picture.
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So the other day I had what Oprah would call an "A-ha" moment. Though I prefer to refer to it my "Get the fuck out of my personal space you male-privilege-assuming bastard" episode. Just has a nicer ring to it.
Anyways, I was at a gas station and had just finished filling up when an older gentleman clad in overalls (I live in NC) ambled over to stand RIGHT in front of me, blocking my entrance back into the driver's seat of my beloved automobile.
He tried to start up some inane conversation about gas prices, which were SO HIGH these days compared to when he was young. Pissed off that he wasn't getting my subtle "step-back-random-dude" vibes, I thought about asking if his first car was a Model T. But, as he kept inching creepily closer to me, I just said very firmly "I need to get back in my car."
But that's not what HE wanted.
The lovely gent actually shook his head no and tried to keep talking, all the while inching closer and closer toward me. In my mind I found myself running through all those perpetrator-excusing things we're taught to do as women…Maybe this guy was just a little crazy, bless his heart, or actually was trying to pick me up but didn't know how to go about it…but then IT CLICKED.
I didn't, and I don't, give a damn why a STRANGER chooses to disrespect my personal space with unwanted interaction. When I say leave me alone, it means LEAVE ME ALONE.
So I screamed at the top of my lungs "Get out of my way" so loudly the man literally winced, covered his ears and RAN back to his truck that was parked near by. People were looking and he was embarrassed.
It, was awesome.
And empowering. Worse things have happened to me, but this was one of the first times I've ever responded so powerfully. It felt good and it balanced out the "ick" factor.
I truly believe that HollaBack helped me to be so assertive. Reading through your blog's entries and article links has helped me understand what street harassment is really about: Power. Making women feel less than men in public spaces, making us feel like prey, whether we're in a power suit or a sundress. Making us feel like we're the property of any and every man on the street.
Fuck. That.
This won't be the last time some stranger thinks he can treat me like I exist for his amusement.
But, I'm going to keep being loud. I'm going to keep holding harassers accountable whenever I feel safe enough to do so. And it's going to feel good, oh so good.
Death to the "good girl," I say.
Ladies, it's time for us to get mean.
Submitted by Beth
I am at 14th street with my daughter last week. I was talking to my daughter who is 10 and I notice this guy is flicking his tongue at me and "adjusting his jeans" directly across from me. As soon as I noticed this I took out my phone and tried to get his picture. He looked freaked out and got off at grand central! I didn't even get a chance to take a picture but it worked and got the perv off the train. My daughter didn't notice anything because she had her nose in her book. What balls this guy has.
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I was on the LIRR train on my way home from school when a man sat down next to me and began trying to strike up a conversation. I was cordial, but then began ignoring him as he clearly started trying to hit on me. After about 15 minutes, he took his phone out, tried to casually hold it with his right arm (the side next to me), and slanted it up so that it was angled between my legs and up my dress. This all happened in seconds. Then, I heard the distinctive click of a camera sound.
I was stunned, but after a second or two I stood up and immediately started screaming at the man in front of the other passengers. In my shock that something like this had actually happened to me, it was cathartic to stand in front of him and all the other passengers and recount what he had done. I called him a "disgusting pig" and said "how dare you take an upskirt picture of me." I wanted all the other passengers to know what he did, in hopes that if nothing else, he would be embarrassed by his perverted act.
Being a law student, I knew that immediately I wanted to create a record of what had happened. After I told the person who had taken tickets for my car, and he alerted the conductor (who, in turn, alerted the police), I turned around and walked back towards the man. He had plugged in his phone to charge it and while he was talking on it I held up my phone and took two pictures of him, while saying "how do you like having your picture taken."
Although he got off the train at the next stop, I gave the police his pictures and all the information the man had volunteered when he was trying to hit on me on the train. He gave me his nickname (Alejandro) and his Myspace name. I also had gotten contact information from a man sitting in front of me who had witnessed the incident.
Two days later, I took the morning train out of Jamaica on the Ronkonkoma line. A few stops before I got off, Alejandro, the SAME man who had taken a picture up my dress, came up to me and sat down right across from me. Instantly, I was fearful and started looking around to see my options if I had to get away from him or if I needed to alert someone. Remarkably, he didn't seem to recognize me at all.
I took advantage of this, and when he hit on me, using all the same lines as he had before, I played into it. I kept my head to the side so he could only see my profile and kept my sunglasses on, in case he suddenly had a flash of recognition. I found out his full name, his job, where he lived, and his phone number. I told him fake details about my life when he asked and stared at his phone every time he took it out so that I could give the police its exact details.
When I got off the train, I immediately contacted the detective the police department had put me in touch with and gave him all the information.
I ended up setting up a fake "date" with the man and the detectives I worked with were able to catch him. He had 17 prior convictions on his record, ranging from more benign crimes to violent ones. He also had a warrant out because he had skipped out on his probation meeting. I cooperated with the Assistant District Attorney and told my story to aid in his conviction of "Unlawful Surveillance."
Women should feel that they have the right and ability to embarrass their harassers; but, it's also important to follow through and report the incident with the police. Use your words, use your cameras, and use your ability to share your stories.
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Several years ago, when I was 29 years old, I was seated on a Redline train headed to my mother's after a job interview. I am an attorney so I was dressed very conservatively in a navy blue suit and pumps. I noticed a scrubby man about my age sitting directly across from me trying to get my attention. When I looked at him he rolled his tongue around against the inside of his cheek, which had been common among juvenile males at my high school for indicating a desire for oral sex, and he mouthed the words to that effect. I was so disgusted I just looked him straight in the eye and said very loudly and meanly "Fuck you." He looked shocked so I repeated "Fuck you and don't look at me again." He mumbled "I'm sorry" but as he was still looking at me I again repeated "Stop looking at me," which he did. I then stared at him to make sure he didn't look at me again until we arrived at the next stop where he made a hasty exit.
I felt bad because there were some young children on the train with their dad and I knew they heard me but probably didn't see the loser pervert so on my way off a few stops later I apologized to the dad for swearing in front of the kids but said that a guy was making rude gestures at me.
What I concluded from the experience is that scrubby stranger stalkers in public places (as opposed to acquaintance stalkers or stalkers when no one else is around) are big cowardly, losers and that they are more afraid of you than you are of them and confronting their disgusting behavior head on will send them scampering away. This really shouldn't be much of a surprise since if these guys weren't losers they would have girlfriends or wives to satisfy their sexual needs and wouldn't have to attempt to get their thrills skeeving out strangers in public.
Submitted by Sara
I find it really annoying when you are running/walking outside and a dude in a car slows down next to undressing you with his eyes. For one thing its obvious they are staring you down and they aren't being secretive. It makes me feel extremely uncomfortable and its extremely bothersome. Its ridiculous that I have to worry about what this guy is going to do. I should have the freedom to run or do whatever I want without having some disgusting perv stare.
Submitted by Cassie
In a follow up to her "New Phone Apps Aim to Combat Harassment" article published in the NYT on Monday, reporter and now HollaHERO Karen Zraick publishes her own personal hollaback in today's City Room blog.
As if we couldn't have guessed, within hours, there are 47 comments all containing one, two, three, and sometimes more, horrifying stories of women's own personal experiences with street harassment. And it isn't over yet. NOW THAT IS ONE HELLUVA HOLLABACK!
"It's infuriating to see this described as a 'quality of life issue', writes one woman. "This isn't a 'quality of life' issue, okay? It's not my neighbors having a loud party, or a dog barking next door!"
At Hollaback, we couldn't have said it better.
Now this is one holla the city will NOT be able to ignore. Read Karen's story and the accompanying comments here.
If I had a dollar for every NYT reporter who has come forward with her own hollaback…well, I wouldn't have very much money. But if I had $5 from every woman who read this story, including you, now I might have something to talk about…raise us $5?
I was influenced by the plight faced by poor Ines Sainz, the reporter who confronted the New York Jets about sexual harassment, to post this. This is for you…
As you're going to see here, this guy leered at me and, when I approached and confronted him about it, he got pissed and called me a "white girl" and, when he thought the camera wasn"t rolling, he said to me, "Fuck you." This was not or ever meant to be a compliment. This was male entitlement, sexual harassment and the belief that, because, to him, I am an object, not a human being, a woman, he could intrude into my boundaries as he wished and maybe take my body as he pleased. The days of women being men's property or second class citizens is over (And DON'T cite my profession (which is acting as a fantasy) because that is the rape mentality by using a woman's morals to justify the abnegation of a woman's right to consent – just as the moral police do in Afghanistan ). Little does he know or care that when he does that, he disrespects the very women that gave him life: his mother, sister or daughter. This happens to every woman worldwide, regardless of how they dress, appear, act (Egypt, where burqas are common, instituted a law which mandated a year jail sentence for sexual harassment). Thank goodness a fellow women in a high position to correct this wasn't brainwashed by misogyny and took the plight of a fellow sister seriously.
In this country, we have an egregious rape epidemic of major proportions. It's called the rape mentality. Women are being and have been told that if they wear a certain outfit, look attractive or, in any shape, manner and form, appear titilating to men, then they were asking for it! Really, what's being said is is that, because you are a woman, you were asking for it. The whore/virgin complex is being used to facilitate and justify harm against women with the male entitlement/ rape mentality being used as a system to keep women oppressed and in check.
This is why I DON'T fuck with men unless they are tricks!
The rape mentality has got to go and more women need to start confronting these mofos. To any man who doesn't understand – thank you for changing my sexual orientation!
This creepy little fuckface in the blue dress shirt was eyeing up every woman who either looked younger than 40 or was wearing anything that showed the vaguest sliver of skin. He seemed to particularly have a leg fetish- like a cutting up legs fetish, seriously, his gaze was so eerily intent. He's looking over there because there were three teenage girls whose conversation he was actively eavesdropping on. I wanted to scream out, "ASSHOLE WE CAN SEE YOUR WEDDING RING AND WE'RE NOT INTERESTED ANYWAY." FFS.
Submitted by Lucy
Despite the fact that I don't live anywhere near New York, I'd like to submit my experience;
I'm a young caucasian girl and pretty oblivious at times. It was dark and I was taking the city bus home from a peer-education group meeting. I nearly always sit in the back of the bus because the drivers like to talk to pretty young girls if they're sitting close enough. My city is pretty racially segregated and I happen to live in the 'black' part of town that's up at bat for gentrification. The racial tension in the neighborhood is hideous and, at times, I'm ashamed of the color of my skin. This bus was predominately occupied by african-americans. I was feeling eyes crawling on my stupid whit skin and I was trying not to look as uncomfortable or out of place as I felt. I was listening to my ipod and texting my friend and trying to feel ok when I noticed these two older guys looking at my chest. One of them had dreadlocks with a receding hairline and the other had a cigarette tucked behind his ear. About thirty seconds after I noticed them, they both pulled their sunglasses over their eyes. They were talking to each other but I couldn't hear what they were saying so I casually turned the volume of my music all the way down. Then Mr. Dreads pulled out his phone and they started talking about the camera function. Mr. Cigarette was saying something to the effect of 'Oh that's nice! Look at that resolution!' The camera lens was pointed at my chest. I didn't want to say anything and I didn't want to move. I know that if the guys had been my same race, I'd have felt confident enough to yell at them but because of the pre-existing tension, I was unsure of how to deal with them. I didn't (and don't) want to be painted as racist but I felt it then. I was a minority in the situation but those men would have claimed me to be the aggressor. After a bit of thinking I worked up the courage to zip up my sweatshirt and turn my body slightly away from them.
I haven't seen them since and hopefully won't again. I've never been so uncomfortable and unsure of myself. I couldn't even tell my mom about it for fear she would revoke the little freedom she gives me.
Submitted by Casper
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ABC News' Ali Galante reports:
It's Friday night and GLO Nightclub is Westbury, Long Island's go-to destination.
Inside the club the DJ's spinning, lights are flashing and friends enjoy a night of dancing. But outside GLO is a different story. To get inside, club goers must be slender enough to pass muster with the two strict doormen managing the velvet rope.
"You don't seem to understand, I'm here to make this place classy. You are not classy," one of the doormen, Yuval, tells two girlfriends.
His words are offensive and the insults get worse. But when Yuval calls one of the girls fat, another club goer has heard enough.
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It's not a prank. It's "What Would You Do?" and the doormen and two girls are just actors. Not everyone, however, finds Yuval's demands surprising.
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Jerry Zgoda missed the entire Kevin Garnett era, but he's back covering the Timberwolves after working the beat for their first four seasons two decades ago. In between, he covered a bit of everything: Gopher men's and women's basketball and NCAA athletics, golf, outdoor recreation, sports media and a little Vikings and Twins.
Kevin McHale sure hopes his Houston team doesn't forget that Kevin Love stepped on their team's Luis Scola head a couple weeks ago at Target Center. He called that night the most "fun" he's had in his short time with the Rockets.
Love has said the incident is behind him. He has served his suspension, lost his $83,000-plus in salary for two games out and apologized to Scola, the Rockets' coaches and players.
When asked if Love apologized to him, McHale said, "No, he doesn't have to apologize to me. If he had stepped on my head, he wouldn't have had to apologize to me, I can promise you that."
What might he have done?
"I'll leave that to your own imagination," said McHale, who traded for Love on draft night 2008 when he ran the Wolves.
McHale called his team's response to Love's action that night the most fun he's had with the Rockets so far and said he hopes his team doesn't put that incident behind them.
"From that point on, I really think our team came together and played, really became the type of team that we've got to be, just being the instigator and not the retaliator. That went a long ways to get us to do some of that and that's we've got to do every night.
"I liked the fact that we had 12 players, shoulder to shoulder, everybody screaming at a ref, screaming at them. That's the way I played. I liked that. I like 15-16 guys in an arena with 18,000 people screaming at everybody you can scream at. That's fun. That was the most enjoyable time I had with this team. Everybody came together. It's on then. That's what's fun."
Might we be starting to see the beginnings of a rivalry between the teams, particularly after Love stepped o Scola's face and chest two weeks ago after some heated play, outraging the Rockets' bench that night at Target Center and earning Love a two-game suspension?
"We both have young teams, so if everybody stays together, you hope it becomes a rivalry," McHale said after his team's shootaround this morning. "Usually rivalries are built in the playoffs, not in the regular season. If it turns into a rivalry that means we're both playing in the playoffs, which is good. That's what I want, for our team anyway."
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"That was horrible, nothing will ever top that," he said. "No matter, I've had far worse. It was crazy, throwing all sorts of things, hot dogs and popcorn and gum, at my family, calling them all sorts of names. My grandma who's 80 years old now -- she's going to get mad at me for telling her age -- they were calling her all sorts of stuff."
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One other thing from shoot this morning:
Ricky Rubio didn't say why, but said after shootaround that he has decided not to participate in All-Star weekend's skills contest.
He said he's willing to help out teammate Derrick Williams in the dunk contest, but suggested he might not be needed because Williams has a few tricks of his own stashed away ready.


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Lightning Returns to find Final Fantasy X's Yuna all up in her wardrobe
Lighting Returns: Final Fantasy XIII crams another costume into its virtual wardrobe. On top of Final Fantasy 7's protagonist Cloud Strife, you'll be able to dress up as Final Fantasy X's Yuna in the PS3 version of Lightning Returns. The Yuna get-up will be available as an unlock for folks who...
Square Enix offers up five Final Fantasy X/X-2 HD trailers
Square Enix unleashed five trailers for its Final Fantasy X/X-2 HD Remaster remakes today. The trailers hone in on two of the games' chraracters, Wakka and Rikku, and also show battles and blitzball matches, both prettier than their respective PS2 games. The final video of the bunch highlights th...
Dissidia 012 [duodecim] trailer full of feats (also, some feet)
Here's the latest trailer out of Japan for the upcoming Dissidia 012 [duodecim] Final Fantasy, featuring lots of Final Fantasy-flavored fighting and fan service. Make sure to turn on captions (not that they'll help), and stay tuned at 4:38 to see some feet that fans claim belong to Yuna....
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Maureen Cimini
Maureen Cimini, 74, passed away Friday, January 11, 2013, in Wichita Falls, Texas.
Funeral services will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday, January 15, 2013, at the chapel of Hampton Vaughan Funeral Home. Entombment will be private in the Garden Mausoleum of Crestview Memorial Park. Visitation will be from 6 until 8 p.m. in the evening on Monday, January 14, 2013, at the funeral home.
Maureen was born in Banbury, England, on October 1, 1938, to George and Harriet Hanwell. She met and married Ronald Cimini on May 31, 1958, in Banbury, England, where he was stationed. Together they had two children. Maureen was worked at SAFB as a cashier for over 20 years until her retirement. She was an angel to everyone she met. Maureen was always caring, giving, friendly and open hearted. She loved fishing, dancing and especially her grandchildren and great grandchildren.
Maureen is preceded in death by her parents, two brothers and one sister.
She is survived by her husband, Ron Cimini; son, Kevin T. Cimini; daughter, Sharon M. Torrance; grandson, Anthony W. Cimini and granddaughters, Christina E. Prince and Andrea Torrance; great-grandchildren, Katlyn, Christopher, Austin, Kaydyn and Averie.
Visit www.hamptonvaughancrestview.com to post messages of condolence to the Cimini family.
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The Lindale Independent School District will hold classes on Tuesday, May 31, 2011 to make up for the district closure on Friday, February 4 due to winter weather.
The May 31 date is already scheduled on the approved 2010-2011 LISD school calendar as a make-up day. June 1 is also scheduled as a possible makeup day in the event of another school closure. At this time, classes will only be held on May 31.
"Every school day is important to our students and our school district," Lindale ISD Superintendent Stan Surratt said. "Attendance on the scheduled make-up day is just as important as attendance any other day. I am sure there will be many end of the year exams, programs and presentations that our students will not want to miss as well."
From Lindale ISD