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Get an overview of this hotel3-star Paris hotel in 10th Arrondissement, near Notre Dame Cathedral
Located in 10th Arrondissement, this hotel is within 1 mi (2 km) of Porte Saint-Denis, Basilica of the Sacred Heart of Paris, and Galeries Lafayette. Forum des Halles and Museum Georges Pompidou are also within 1 mi (2 km).
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Along with a bar/lounge, this hotel has dry cleaning and a 24-hour front desk. WiFi in public areas is free. Additionally, free newspapers, tour/ticket assistance, and multilingual staff are onsite.
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Mercure Paris Gare de l'Est Magenta1-3 Cour De La Ferme St Lazare Paris Paris 75010
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Mercure Paris Gare de l'Est Magenta features tour/ticket assistance, multilingual staff, and complimentary newspapers in the lobby. Public areas are equipped with complimentary high-speed wireless Internet access. A bar/lounge is on site where guests can unwind with a drink. This Paris hotel also offers dry cleaning/laundry services, room service (during limited hours), and a television in the lobby.
- 24-hour front desk
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- Bar/lounge
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- Free newspapers in lobby
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- Television in common areas
- Total number of rooms - 45
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- Room service (limited hours)
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Breakfast is available for a surcharge and served each morning between 6:30 AM and 10 AM.
Room service (during limited hours) is available.
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Minimum check-in age is 18
Check-in time starts at 2 PM
Check-out time is noon
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Children and extra beds
- Children are welcome.
- Free cribs (infant beds)!
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Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on hotel policy.
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card or cash deposit are required at check-in for incidental charges.
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges. Special requests cannot be guaranteed.
- No onsite parking is available.
No rollaway/extra beds available
- A tax is imposed by the city: EUR 1.50 per person, per night
Optional extras
- Breakfast fee: EUR 14 per person (approximately)
Hotel Name
- Mercure Magenta
- Mercure Magenta Hotel
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This hotel has received its official star rating from the French Tourism Development Agency, ATOUT France.


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Kids have a ton of energy, so wouldn't it be great if we could bottle up some of that excess energy [2] and use it in lieu of batteries in battery-operated toys? That's precisely the idea behind Fastronauts [2] – an ingenious entry into the 2009 Greener Gadgets Design Competition [3]. Fastronauts [2] is a cute collection of kinetically-powered superhero toys who teach young minds [4] about renewable energy [5] through play. Each eco-friendly action figure is powered by motion, charging a dynamo which allows the toys to 'speak', light up and zoom around in their vehicles when they've been charged through motion. These power-packed dynamic toys [2] are a great way to introduce kids to energy conservation while encouraging them get outside and play.
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[3] 2009 Greener Gadgets Design Competition: http://www.greenergadgets.com/index.php/design-competition/
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Body Alchemy: Transsexual Portraits
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A photographic study of female-to-male (FTMs) transsexuals. Photographed by a transsexual, it brings an insider's eye to the subject matter. Using documentary style before-and-after photographs of FTM's in Cameron's transsexual community, accompanied by self-portraits and autobiographical text, the work invites the reader to experience this transformational rite of passage for themselves. It includes photographs of genital reconstructions, with text by three FTMs who discuss how they feel about their surgery.
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Hornbeck Offshore Svcs Inc New (NYSE:HOS)
The Company, through its subsidiaries, operates offshore supply vessels to provide logistics support and specialty services to the offshore oil and gas exploration and production industry, primarily in the U.S. GoM & select international markets.
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Still crazy, *crazy* cheap, and the trend has turned positive. A real holding.
For de CAPS, I like this one; undervalued due to the oil crunch, trading about half of book value, has some debt, but like its' position in the oil industry, going on my watch list.
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High valuation with interest yeild of just 2.5% and low Return on Equity which is around 4%. No dividends and no buybacks. Ceo is selling own stocks which is negative. Better put money in bonds than.
As off shore drilling comes back, their revenue should grow significantly.
Value - Fine Capital disclosed a large stake (new stake October 30th and then added a +5% position)
The black smold is looking a little old,but it will still take a few more years to make the changes,but their going that way throughout the globe,and make them they will. This is the only company in the black smold industry that I can find that should thrive. Government connected and hornbecks specialty is providing logistics support and specialty services to the (Offshore Oil and Gas Industries)mostly in various places in the U.S. and (Gulf of Mexico), and being based in Louisiana with muti-purpose support vessels to lend a hand for a small fee. Any forward profits from smold will fill accounts like this,as we go out with the old and in with the new. Taps the well dry.
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Offshore drilling is a huge topic right now. Hornbeck should be able to reap the benefits of the environmentally clean drilling they do.
Hornbeck is positioned heavily in the platform supply vessel industry with many of their new vessels set up for deep water and ultra deep platform supply. The average age of their fleet is very young. As the cost per barrel of crude increases so does the profitability of offshore and deep offshore oil and gas extraction.
Look for a spinoff of their tank tug and barge unit that will add cash to their coffers.
Oil prices continue to go up. I think this stock has a high potential.
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The best news to hit the X-Men franchise in many years was that X-Men: First Class director Matthew Vaughn had signed on to make the sequel, and that said sequel would take its inspiration from a classic X-Men story called "Days of Future Past." For weeks we've been living in a bright and sunny paradise where the future of Fox's X-Men movies looks very bright, indeed. But suddenly, thanks to news from the party-poopers over at Deadline Hollywood, things aren't smelling quite so rosy.
They were the first to report the news that Vaughn has now decided to drop out of the project to instead focus on another comic book adaptation for Fox based off of Mark Millar's 'Secret Service.' This leaves the future of X-Men: Days of Future Past somewhat up in the air. And, if you'll remember, the last time a successful X-Men director dropped out of the franchise he was helming, the results were Brett Ratner being brought in for the abysmal X-Men: The Last Stand. There isn't a chance that something like that could happen again, is there?
Probably not. Though the rumors are that an X-Men director from the past could be brought back to replace Vaughn, the situation is pretty much the opposite of Bryan Singer being replaced by Brett Ratner. As a matter of fact, the rumor is that Singer himself is at the top of the studio's short list for directors to replace Vaughn.
This makes sense, because Singer has remained attached to the X-Men franchise as a producer and creative influence, worked with Vaughn on developing the story for X-Men: First Class, and has been working with him again while developing the story for X-Men: Days of Future Past. Singer would be an easy fit, and seeing as his last X-Men film, X2, is arguably the best X-Men movie and one of the best superhero movies period, it's a choice that should make fans of the series happy.
If Singer isn't able or willing to step back into the director's chair? Then things could get ugly, as the film would have to find a replacement pretty quickly to get everything going for its planned July 2014 release. That's the sort of situation that has, in the past, led to awful decisions like bringing in a Brett Ratner. It would probably be wise for X-Men fans to either start praying to whatever gods they might believe in that Singer or a reasonable alternative takes the job soon, or start preparing for the long, cold winter ahead. Giant robot Sentinels could be pretty silly if they're not handled with the right creative hands.


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Successful Global Vigil with Peruvians
Presbyterians joined voices with Peruvian religious leaders and residents of the polluted city of La Oroya for a prayer vigil on World Water Day, March 22. The vigil demonstrated that, in the global church, we are many and yet we are one.
More than 150 faithful people, including religious and community leaders, gathered in Peru for a prayer vigil in a public park near central Lima, on a rainy evening, to pray together for peace and justice in La Oroya; opposing attempts to re-open a controversial multi-metal smelter in the small Andean Mountain city where more than 90 percent of the children are lead poisoned.
Many faith groups in Peru continue to call for the government to require the installation of the appropriate pollution controls before re-opening the plant in La Oroya, one of the most polluted sites in the world.
Recently, the lives of several people of faith working to protect the public health and the environment were threatened.
Representing Buddhist, Islamic, Evangelical, Jewish, B'hai, and Catholic traditions of faith, leaders offered prayers, songs, testimonies and messages of solidarity for the health of the people of La Oroya, for those who struggle to defend the rights of La Oroya, especially those whose lives have been threatened, and for the Congress of Peru who will make decisions that will both affect La Oroya and set a precedent for the nation.
Rosa Amaro, local resident of La Oroya and president of the Movement for the Health of La Oroya, gave a moving testimony, speaking to the grave dangers she and her family face from the contamination produced by the metallurgical complex.
Erlinda de los Torres, representative of the Filomenas Tomaira Pacsi, an NGO based in La Oroya, spoke to the ongoing threats that she and her co-workers face on almost a daily basis as they confront Doe Run Peru on behalf of justice for the residents.
Archbishop Pedro Barreto shared his displeasure with the present bill of law being debated by the Peruvian Congress.
The power of prayer is illustrated in the coming together of peoples and voices as they speak truth to power.
Mission Co-worker Jed Koball conveyed messages from the Presbyterian Church (USA), sharing words of solidarity from the North and emphasizing the advocacy being done by the Church in the United States to confront the injustice of La Oroya.
Presbyterians from the Presbytery of Giddings-Lovejoy joined voices with Peru at Westminster Presbyterian Church in St. Louis, holding their own vigil service, including prayers, scripture readings, a celebration of International Water Day, and a Commissioning Service for their delegation going to Peru in April.
Hudson River Presbyterians gathered at Stony Point Center, holding a liturgy that included prayer, Scripture, and responsive readings that lifted up care and concern for Jed Koball, Joining Hands, and their brothers and sisters in Peru. "We feel blessed to be partners in ministry with people around the world," said Rhonda Kruse.
Several international Joining Hands' partners expressed solidarity and others engaged in prayers alongside their Peruvian colleagues.
After moments of prayer and song, as the vigil came to a close in Peru, Conrado Olivera of the Red Uniendo Manos Peru, took the stage to share breaking news that the very bill of law in dispute had been archived and that new negotiations were beginning, giving further testimony that the power of prayer is illustrated in the coming together of peoples and voices as they speak truth to power.
You can continue to show your support by continuing to pray, raise awareness and advocate for the children of La Oroya and the people of Peru. Contact the Presbyterian Hunger Program to join with advocacy efforts already under way.
For reflection
Peruvian Archbishop Faces New Death Threats
The lives of Archbishop Pedro Barreto and Paula Meza Porta were threatened for their commitment to sustainable development and environmental reform in the Montaro River Valley, where, both air and water pollution are the outcomes of multiple mining operations. Read more
CAMBIALO (Change it, or Building a Better Environment in La Oroya)
Two years ago, a group of children created an association called CAMBIALO to declare their rights as children, and stand against the contamination in La Oroya.
God's Creation, Our Health: Taking Action Together
Following the lead of CAMBIALO, a group of concerned and active young people in Peru, in this four-session study, children will learn how to speak out about contamination of the environment and what it does to children's health and how to take action to protect God's creation and children's health. Download curriculum
For action
Send a Letter to the Peruvian Embassy
Write to the Ambassador of Peru to the U.S. to urge the government of Peru to protect the health of the people of La Oroya and to refuse to allow the multi-metal smelter there to resume operations until the Renco Group installs the appropriate pollution controls in accord with its environmental agreement. Download letter
On behalf of our brothers and sisters of Peru, thanks to all for praying with us on March 22 for clean air, healthy bodies, dignified work, justice. For Peace.


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Intercollegiate Center for Classical Studies in Rome (ICCS)
This program offers students the opportunity to travel to Rome for a semester in order to study ancient Greco-Roman Humanities, History, Archaeology, and Art, as well as the Italian language. Students will take four or five courses, which include a two-credit course called The Ancient City which covers ancient archaeology and topography, as well as aspects of Roman social history and culture. Students are expected to have a general knowledge of Roman history prior to arrival, and are required to take at least one course in Latin or Greek. Students will be provided housing in the program center, located ten minutes by bus from downtown Rome. Three meals per day are provided by the center. In order to qualify for this program, Reed students must be majoring in Classics or Art History, and must have at least a 3.0 GPA. Priority will be given to students prepared to take courses in intermediate (or higher) level Latin and/or Greek courses. This is a very physical program, including a great deal of walking and climbing while experiencing ancient sites first-hand. Students are asked to consider physical capacity and well-being before applying.
Further info can be found at: http://globaled.duke.edu/Programs/Semester/ICCS_Rome
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The academics were solid but not spectacular. The flagship Centro course—Rome: The Ancient City—gives students credits for both Roman History and Roman Topography, but I thought that they did the Topography a lot better than the History. My understanding for Ancient Rome (i.e., its physical layout, the specifics of construction, and the intricacies of its building materials, among other aspects) is better than I think it ever could have been if I had taken this same class at Reed, and I gained irreproducible practice in reading a site and evaluating physical evidence. The "go outside and look at things" aspect of the Centro is wonderful; it was on the "sit inside and attempt to have a conference-style discussion" side that my experience was somewhat subpar. My first day there, for lunch I had the best pizza I have ever had in my life, and for dinner I had my best pasta I ever, and I thought to myself, "It's going to be a pretty good semester." And then a few days went by and the school year started and the Centro ladies (Italian grandmothers who would go shopping every morning, then use those ingredients in that day's food) started cooking for us, and I thought that I had died and gone to heaven. The Centro itself is a five-story building: The kitchen and dining room are in the basement, the classrooms, library, and computer room are on the main floor, the first and second floors are student rooms, and the top floor is a terrace with washing machines, a foosball table, a weight set, and exercise bike, and a pretty sophisticated DVD theater room with a large projection screen and big speakers. I will think more highly of my Reed education as a result of my time abroad, and will value more strongly the commitment to academic rigor that is omnipresent here. Also, I think that spending this time around physical culture will serve as a welcome reminder that these are real people we are talking about, that however much we may intellectualize and analyze their writing and their artwork, they were at bottom real human beings, with real human concerns. It is one thing to read Thucydides on the quarries at Syracuse, yet another to be there in person and feel the searing heat yourself.
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I was reasonably happy with the academics. The style of the classes was very different, and the discussions appeared to be aimed very specifically at making sure everyone did the reading rather than at developing any ideas the students may have dared to have. The language classes, on the other hand, were almost identical to Reed's, and were done at essentially the same level. The art history class was pure lecture, which was, in many ways, a refreshing change, but it requires different skills to succeed in it than in most Reed classes. Housing is pretty good. Clean and well-maintained, and the food, of course, is excellent. The building is close to a park, and a short ride from downtown. Sharing a room again was a bother, but not much of one and it worked out in all cases I'm aware of in my semester. It's a great program. I highly recommend it if someone wants to go abroad in the Classics. Spring is also a good time to go. Some of the earlier trips are a bit chilly, but Sicily is very nice, and Campaignia is pleasantly warm without being stifling.
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There is a crazy man after me. Not just your normal crazy man, either. Not some simple ordinary type of crazy, like a celebrity stalker or someone who gets messages from outer space. This is a guy who thinks that he can rule the world. We're talking Adolf Hitlertype looniness here.
Many years ago this guy accidentally discovered an ancient temple in a Middle Eastern desert that was once dedicated to a Roman god named Mithras. When he discovered the temple, either he unleashed some kind of supernatural force that made him nutso or his obsession with what he found caused him to check himself into the Crazy Hotel.
Oh, and did I also mention that he thinks I'm the living reincarnation of the Goddess Etherea? I told you: wacko. Anyway, whatever he thinks or however he came to think it, the main thing is he wants me dead. Somehow he's got the idea that I'm the only thing standing between him and world domination.
His name is Simon Blankenship. For many years he was a member of an elite, clandestine group of U.S. secret agents called the Blackthorn Squad, along with my headmaster and teacher, Jonathon Kim. Mr. Kim was with Blankenship when he discovered the temple, but whatever happened in there didn't make him crazy. I know this because Mr. Kim is probably the most centered and noncrazy person I know.
Mr. Kim is the headmaster at Blackthorn Academy, the boarding school in Pennsylvania that I attend. Well, "attend" is not exactly the right word. Saying you "attend" a school would imply that you had a choice in whether or not to go there, whereas I really didn't. See, I was in a little trouble with the law and this judge said I could either go to the school or go to Juvenile Detention. Since I figured that a young girl from a wealthy Beverly Hills family wouldn't do so well in Juvie, I chose the school. Yep. I fought the law and the law won. I've been here for just about two months now and it's been "interesting," to say the least.
I've had to work every other day in the school's kitchen, attend a full load of very difficult, really weird classes, and start to learn Tae Kwon Do. And for the most part I've been denied my beloved Internet access. Also, I discovered that the school secretly sits on top of one of the most sophisticated crime labs and secret-agent hangouts in the world. That's because Mr. Kim, the former secret agent, established the school to train students to become members of a worldwide network devoted to stopping Blankenship and his Mithrians. Some of the upperclassmen here at Blackthorn, the ones who belong to the "Top Floor" section, go on missions with agents to help with surveillance or sting operations. That's way cool. Mr. Kim won't let me into Top Floor yet, but I'm wearing him down.
Along with some of the other students here I also helped Mr. Kim recover a very rare, ancient book that Blankenship had tried to steal. Of course, it turned out that Mr. Kim had actually switched the books ahead of time, so Blankenship ended up with a fake. Only, Blankenship doesn't know it's fake. He thinks it's real. Which is a good thing for us.
That was when Blankenship, who now calls himself Mithras, swore that he would seek his revenge on me. Like I said, he thinks that I am the reincarnation of the goddess Etherea, who, according to legend, was sent by the gods to banish Mithras to the underworld.
Did I mention he was crazy?
"No, Rachel, you must cock your hip first, then sweep your arm like this and throw the attacker across your leg, like this," said Mr. Kim. He grabbed the front of my do bak and sent me sprawling to the mat. I felt the air whoosh out of my lungs. Again.
From where he was watching, Alex Scott let out a chuckle. Alex is a second-degree black belt in Tae Kwon Do, and while he's pretty strong and brave and stuff, he's really kind of a pain in my backside. He's always laughing at me, because for the most part, I'm a total klutz. I gave him my best stink-eye as I struggled back to my feet.
Brent Christian, who was almost a black belt, stood next to Alex. Brent was different. He was quiet, soft-spoken, and gentle, and he never laughed at me when I exhibited my less-than-graceful nature. Also, it didn't hurt that he has this kind of young Colin Farrell look going, either.
It was 7 A.M. and I was in the school's do jang, taking another private Tae Kwon Do lesson from Mr. Kim. Do jang is a Korean word that means "the place of the way." It's a training room where students practice. Since all the fuss with Blankenship, Mr. Kim had decided that we needed to accelerate my martial arts training. So I met him at 6:30 every morning in the do jang, where he drilled me relentlessly on the patterns and taught me self-defense moves. Alex and Brent came along most mornings to help out.
There were two problems with this as far as I was concerned. The first was that I am not a morning person. It was bad enough that everyone at Blackthorn is an early-riser, go-getter type. I mean, they serve breakfast at eight o'clock for crying out loud. I can't possibly form a coherent thought before 10 A.M. The second problem was that since Mr. Kim had started these "extra training sessions," most of the "extra training" involved me landing on my keister. Because Mr. Kim, in addition to being a superspy and the headmaster, is one of the very best martial artists in the world. He is a Ninth Dan in Tae Kwon Do, an Aikido master, and not only that, he is a personal friend of Jackie Chan. Needless to say, I was a little overmatched. But Mr. Kim felt it was important that I learn as much as I could, as fast as I could.
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Name of Project: Lyman East Kirtland's Warbler Habitat Planting
Number of Trees to be Planted: 112,000
Directly Benefits: Kirtland's Warbler
Location: Michigan
Year: 2011
Notable Highlights
American Forests will plant 150 acres of dense Jack pine stands to increase the Kirtland's Warbler habitat within Lyman East Salvage Timber Sale. Approximately 750 trees per acre will be planted to bring the overall density of planted and natural seedlings to 1089 trees per acre, which is in accord with our four other Kirtland's Warbler habitat projects.
In 1973 the Kirtland's Warbler (Dendroica kirtlandii) was declared an endangered species. Kirtland's Warbler breeds only in dense tracts of young Jack pines, a species that has been harvested for timber since European settlers arrived to the region in the 1800s. The deforestation of these forests decimated the Kirtland's Warbler's habitat, and by the middle of the 20th century the bird was nearly extinct. It's currently estimated that there are about 5,000 individuals, but due to reforestation efforts such as this, the Kirtland's Warbler population is growing.
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"It's not a tea party"
The headline refers to something that former American League president Dr. Bobby Brown said to me once to explain his lack of concern for a minor beanball incident back in the day. The attitude toward aggressive pitching has changed over the years, but it was refreshing to see Kevin Gregg take an old-school attitude to the mound on Friday night.
Mind you, I wouldn't have been in his corner if he had thrown a headball at David Ortiz. That would have been bush league and nobody should be out there trying to hurt an opposing player. But he has a right to pitch inside and Ortiz has a right to swing 3-0 in a six-run game and they both have a right to get mad at each other.
Ortiz probably should have been smart enough to restrain himself, because the Red Sox have way more to lose when he gets suspended for charging the mound. He's having a great season and they are in first place, so a suspension could cost the Sox an important game in the standings. Gregg will probably get a day off, but he's a closer on a losing team who has only about a 40 percent chance of playing in any given game anyway.
Anyway, their little shoving match added some entertainment value to an otherwise uninspiring evening and will add some suspense to tonight's game. Who knows what Alfredo Simon and John Lackey are going to do with all that pent-up emotion from last night.
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Two weeks after earning her 500th career victory, Madera Coyote softball coach Judy Shaubach picked up another win against the Sunnyside-Fresno Wildcats for her second straight County/Metro Athletic Conference championship.
The Coyotes (8-1 CMAC) will face Bullard-Fresno (7-2 CMAC) Friday afternoon at Zimmerman Field to decide whether the Coyotes share the title with the Knights or own it outright.
After a sluggish start Tuesday, the Coyotes received a tongue lashing from Shaubach and quickly turned things around. The Coyotes came off the field after a scoreless third inning, leading 3-0. Shaubach told the girls they weren't playing up to their level and they need to start playing like champions.
The Coyotes responded, scoring three runs in the fourth and inducing the 10- run mercy rule with 13 runs in the fifth...


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by Chana Bursztajn, Ramat Gan
Translated by Leonard Levin
Night. My cheeks burned, and my whole body was feverish. Only, as usual, I was stretched out on the floor, which served as my bed. The cold, transmitted from the ground, penetrated my body, yet I felt hot, too hot. The little straw spread on the floor did not assuage my discomfort. My eyes didn't close all night-such a long night! I tossed and turned from side to side in an effort to free myself from a feeling that oppressed me-but in vain. When the dawn broke, I hastened to get up. I ran barefoot to the river to wash my hands (by strict order of my aunt, who forbade me to prepare food with unwashed hands). After a few minutes had passed, I got up on a small chair in order to set the coffeepot on the stove for the family breakfast. Silence reigned in my house. Everyone was enveloped in sleep, and I alone was awake and walking around in the kitchen. Heat and cold attacked me alternately, and my teeth were chattering. My lips and throat were dry, and I was dying to quench my thirst, which came and went. The pleasant and enticing smell of coffee wafted into my nostrils. It was so very hard to withstand it! Countless times I was filled with a strong desire to taste it, only just one sip!-but I didn't dare. But once I heard the mooing of the cows in the barn, a sign that it was time for me to go and feed them, I couldn't restrain myself any more, and I had a taste of coffee. The beverage was like a reviving drug to me, and I had another sip of it. With an intoxicating sense of light-headedness, I tried to continue drinking, no matter what the danger-but at that moment a strong blow descended on my cheeks, which were burning anyway. Stars danced before my eyes. I fell unconscious onto the floor, with all the weight of my emaciated body.
When I came to, I felt a terrible burning pain on my back. I had black-and-blue marks on my hands from the blows I had endured. Fortunately, I had not felt them at the time of attack, nor had I heard the crude voice of the head of the family, Adamowicz, my benefactor. Still half-naked, with tears streaming from my eyes and choking my thought, I said to myself, Am I not a good Christian, like all the Christians? Why do they humiliate me and beat me, while as for the other children, their mothers…what? And for that matter, why do I call Zofia 'Auntie'? This question continued from that point to guide my ruminations, but I never got an answer.
One day, when Auntie Zofia had guests-and on such occasions, she was ashamed to show me the favor of her strong hands-I mustered my courage and presented my question, which had not ceased to trouble me. With a mocking smile she said to me, Your mother is in heaven! and went back to the guests. I was too young to understand the sting in her words. Somehow this answer provided me with some comfort. The very mention of the word mother shocked me, passing a warmth through my whole body, so that I longed for her all the more. In my naiveté I thought that I, like my other friends, would someday enjoy a mother's warm kisses, even though for the time being she was somewhat distant from me and was to be found in that wondrous world-in heaven.
Two years passed. The war was still at its height, and the cannons were working at full force. As was the Germans' habit, they wreaked devastation among the inhabitants, especially among the Jews.
One day we saw fiery flames behind the fence of our farm. Auntie! I called. What is it? she asked angrily. I pointed in the direction of the flames. Auntie dashed outside, with me following her. A frightening spectacle greeted my eyes, the likes of which I had never seen! Our neighbors' farm was engulfed in flames, and nearby we saw the Gestapo (may their name be blotted out, whispered my aunt furiously; they set fire to the farm.) My aunt was pained at their coming here but was also incensed at me, as if they had come only on my account.
She put on an act, as if she shared in their rejoicing, and approached the Germans. They spoke with her, expressing sadistic pleasure at what was happening. One of them took me in his arms and gave me a piece of chocolate. I couldn't tear my eyes away from the horrible spectacle. Behind the windows of the house, surrounded with flames, I saw our neighbor, with disheveled hair and terrified, holding her tender baby in her arms. She pleaded bitterly before the Germans, that they might spare the baby. They mocked her and promised to spare the child. When the woman recognized my aunt, she pleaded with her, too, to have compassion on the fruit of her womb, but my aunt did not dare to intervene. Although I was young, I had a sense that this was not the right time for me to ask questions. I understood the situation of my aunt, who was not able, or perhaps had no desire, to respond to the poor woman's request. At that moment, one German stretched out his crude hand and grabbed the baby. The woman thanked him. Now she could go meet her death, and she turned in the direction of the great conflagration. She stopped for a moment and turned her head in the direction of her dearest one, blowing her a last kiss, with a smile of happiness on her face. In full faith that her death would serve as a ransom for her child, she walked serenely into the fire. When her hair and clothes caught fire, she emitted a fearful cry, which did not persist.
The raucous laughter of the Germans was their answer to the woman's bitter death. In the crude noise of their voices was submerged a weaker voice-the crying of the baby. I summoned all my energies to stop the flood of my tears. Several times, when I saw frightful sights, I was commanded by my auntie not to show any sign of pain but to imitate the Germans and put on a smiling face, as she did this time.
We stood for a long time beside what was left of our neighbors' farm. The fire flickered, and only one wall remained. The Germans carried on a lively conversation with Zofia, but the baby, who never stopped crying, annoyed them.
Suddenly we heard the voice of the German: Do you want to see a show? Here's an opportunity! He grabbed the baby by the legs and approached the burning embers of the last wall. He waved his arms, and with all his strength he threw her at the wall. The head of the baby turned into a mess of flesh and bones!-the crying was silenced!-the annoying voice was no more!
All that day the horrible spectacle flashed before my eyes. At one time, I would see the mother, wrapped in flames. At another time, I would see her blowing her final kiss to her child. At that moment I was seized with feelings of jealousy. But these were quickly cut off when the last act of the spectacle appeared: the German transforming the tender body into a shapeless mass of flesh.
Night again. The heavens were shrouded as if in a black cloak. Far away, a small star twinkled and smiled suggestively at me, filled with light, radiant and pure-there stood my mother. Her dress was white as snow, and the gentle breeze was transmitting her bright tresses my way.
I fell on the ground, face forward. My eyes were closed, and my hands were clasped in prayer. Suddenly my mother disappeared. In her place appeared the woman and her baby, wrapped in flames-and my body shuddered feverishly…
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by Zahava Lebowicz
Translated from Yiddish by Miriam Leberstein
The accursed decrees that were poured upon us, day after day, throughout the war-years, and particularly in the last two months of the existence of the Jewish community in the area, tightened the noose of strangulation around us and made clear in no uncertain terms what was going to happen.
My oldest brother Tzvi, who was an outstanding communal leader with much experience in organizational work in the Zionist Youth movement in the area, kept continually in touch with the Jews of Warsaw, knew what was happening there, and sought to the best of his ability to bring the bitter truth to the awareness of our community, especially among the youth. While sharing his knowledge with the youth, he demanded that they organize and establish underground defense cells. They should not allow the Germans to lead them to slaughter as they had done-according to the knowledge he had-to the Jews in all the conquered territories. But even after the hostile attitude of the progressive Polish underground had become known, and after it had been clarified beyond any doubt that there was no possibility to translate into deeds the burning desire to organize with armed force against the despicable murderers and their henchmen-even then he did not bow to fate but turned to the forest, he and his brothers-Yonah, Benjamin, and David-with him. With Yonah's help, Tzvi also acted on behalf of me and my sister Sarah, to acquire Aryan papers for us, in order to transfer us to Germany for work.
In November 11, 1942, three days after the destruction of the community, I set out on my way. In those days we still hoped that with the onset of winter the second front would be opened,[1] the front we so longed for, and as a result the war would be over quickly, and the lost children would return to the bosom of their families. Could anyone at that time entertain the absurd notion that this cursed war would continue for two and a half more years?
The gentile in whose charge I was placed, to bring me to the train traveling to Germany, gave me a chain with the picture of the Virgin Mary and a copy of the New Testament. In the train, which was filled from end to end with peasants returning from Staszów to their villages, laden with looted Jewish possessions, I traveled back and forth for several days until eventually I debarked at Częstochowa. While walking on the street there, I met a woman who promised me work, an alluring notion. Still, I found this devoutly Christian city, with the picture of the Virgin Mary looking down from the mountain, repulsive to me. To add to the pain, the task of educating a four-year-old girl was beyond my capacity, even though I knew the prayers by heart. I therefore left Częstochowa and set out for Warsaw. On a cold, dark night I arrived at the former capital, without knowing where or to whom I should turn. When I saw a group of young women going to a hotel, I joined them. I didn't close an eye all night, so great was my fear and anticipation. But the next day I took courage and went, as a Polish woman with the name Władysława Sowa, to the employment office at 68 Nowy wiat. As pale as chalk and trembling like a leaf I approached the office clerk. He seemed to sense my nervousness but accepted me courteously and soothed me with the words, Don't be afraid, girl! Travel to Germany, and when the war is over, we will still be here. I slowly regained my self-confidence and traveled to Prague to a transit camp. In a large group of women and girls, I belonged as one of them. From Prague they sent me on the train to Germany; we were closely guarded until we reached the Reich. In Germany began a long series of transports from camp to camp, disinfections, questions, lists, documents and the like. Eventually I arrived at my assigned place-to Gera in Thuringia. It is strange, but a fact, that in the hated land of Germany I mustered more confidence and started quietly and patiently to adapt to the new conditions. It is certainly the case that the huge, fortified camp, the long line for receiving food, the bunk beds, the people who were completely strange to me, both physically and spiritually, the din of the giant machines in the screw-factory where I worked, the rasping voices of the Germans who supervised us, and the grinding twelve-hour work shifts, both day and night-surely, all this strange, dread-inspiring world made a depressing and fearful impression on me. But I took it all in and tried to enlist all my spiritual and bodily strength in order to accustom myself to the new situation, with all the pain and hardship that it entailed.
Only one thing disturbed my peace of mind, namely the fear that other Poles might recognize me. It was a fear that pursued me as long as I was there.
In the mean time, my brothers succeeded after two months in arranging the journey of my sister Sarah to Germany. I maintained connection with my brothers at home and with my sister in Germany. But fate was cruel to us, and there soon began to arrive the mournful news of my brothers who fell, one by one, at the hands of the murderers. At first Tzvi fell, then Yonah, and later also Benjamin and David. Our sorrow and pain was compounded by the fact that Tzvi and Yonah fell by the hand of the progressive Polish ally, the teacher Widowiak. Despite the deep depression into which I was cast by the tragic death of my dear brothers, it was utterly forbidden for me to reveal what was in my heart to anyone, to cry or even to let out a sigh, so that no one might suspect and reveal my true identity-the terrible sin of a Jewish girl who was posing as a pure Aryan in order to save her life, to which she had lost all right by virtue of the jungle law of the New Order. Only eight months later, when my sister Sarah came to visit me, posing as my friend, with the name Marianna Sadowska, we went outside the city together (it was Sunday, our day off), and there we let out what was pent up in our hearts, crying bitterly for hours over our fate and the fate of Jews generally.
Meanwhile, the months and years passed, with melancholy slowness. The Allied bombers now started to pay regular visits on Germany, with the result that our living conditions became more difficult and extreme day by day. The more desolate our conditions, the more we needed to exercise maximal caution and restraint, not to let slip a stray thought or complaining word.
The results of our bodily and mental afflictions were not long in coming. Gradually my strength ebbed, and apathy to our unavoidable fate took charge of my whole being. The sense of satisfaction of the approaching end of the war and the certain defeat, apparent now to all, of the Germans, who had wrought the awful crime of unprecedented murder on an entire innocent people, was mingled with the bitter sense that our end was also a near possibility. Who would guarantee that our eyes would merit to see the longed-for day, when we could see justice done against the nation of murderers and their helpers, the scum of the earth, our neighbors?
To our further misfortune, in the end our true identity was revealed-a fact that was certainly caused in part by the let-down of tension and a sensation beyond despair that gnawed in our bones-and we both, I and my sister, fell in the trap and were taken to the prison of the Gestapo.
We spent close to a month in the cellar of the Gestapo, undergoing interrogation accompanied by bodily and psychological torture, fearing every day and every hour that we would be taken out and killed.
A short time after the liberation I managed to leave Europe, drenched with Jewish blood, and was privileged to be among the first Jewish immigrants to come to the Land of Israel.
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"Shall the Minneapolis City Charter be amended in the form of a complete revision which (i) modernizes the Charter; (ii) redrafts its provisions for brevity and in plain language; (iii) reorganizes the Charter into nine articles and groups related provisions together; (iv) removes from the Charter certain provisions for possible enactment into ordinance; and (v) retains the current role and relationship of the City's boards and commissions?"
There will be a separate question for charter text relating to liquor, because the margin for that vote is different, 55 percent as opposed to 51 percent for the rest of the Charter. The liquor question reads: "Shall the Minneapolis City Charter provisions relating to the sale of liquor and wine be amended by reorganizing and rewriting in plain modern language?"
As editors ever seeking clarity, ghosts of teachers past warn us "if you see 'of' crawling out of your typewriter, kill it." The new 13,862-word document, down from 70,905, will still be longer than the U.S. Constitution's 4,543 words, but it'll have only 3 percent passive sentences. Just enough to earn respect as a legal document, perhaps.
To enact the first charter, the 1920 charter commission simply gathered up all the existing city legal verbiage they could find; the document's been amended about 100 times, "often by the City Council, sometimes by referendum," states the Plain Charter task force report. It's not just a style and readability editing job. It's also a scalpel job excising concepts that should be ordinances.
Those new ordinances will have to be drafted and passed to keep the city government running, and it will take about a year to implement, according to the City Attorney's office, quoted in the League of Women Voters LWV Minneapolis Voter September 2013 publication.
Perhaps it's fear of those details that made this an 11-year process. At a recent Northeast/Southeast LWV meeting, it was mentioned that the City Attorneys have preached caution while not actively opposing the measure. One does wonder if it'll be like Homeland Security—how many of everyone's freedoms have been squeezed in order to catch terrorists or prevent terrorism?
One can also wonder, with the potential for much of the City Council to be brand new by the time these new ordinances surface, will this fair city get embarrassingly bad laws? Probably not, as the non-elected city staff people generally work behind the scenes to keep the pols from harming themselves or the general public.
So let's go ahead and vote for these amendments. It's probably not the end of the discussion. The task force's work is sound and deserves public support.


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Your take on city property taxes
As of last night, 92 percent of you poll-takers said you agree with Baltimore economist Anirban Basu that the city's rate of $2.268 per $100 of assessed value needs to be cut now.
Six percent said not now, but when the economy's doing well.
Just two percent opted for the straight "no."
And one person felt so strongly about this that he or she skipped over the "yes" option to write in an answer: "Hell yes."
People usually like the idea of having less taxes to pay, so that was a pretty easy question for you all to answer. Now I challenge you to tackle a harder one: What cuts or adjustments should the city make to account for the (at least short-term) drop in revenue? What can the city do to avoid counteracting the "come on in" message of lower taxes with the unwelcome-mat of decreasing quality of services?
Proponents of rate reductions say a big cut would bring more residents, increasing the sources of revenue, but let's assume for this exercise that tens of thousands of people won't immediately drop everything to move in. (Also, you'll want to take into account that the city is already grappling with reduced revenues. Mayor Sheila Dixon announced in September that the city would have to "immediately reduce spending" to deal with a $60 million decline in revenue and state aid.)
Extra points to anyone with an idea more specific than "reduce waste." Here are two proposals from commenters to get you started.
The city can immediately reduce the overall property tax rate and recover any lost revenue by doing the following:Josh Dowlut has a budget-cutting suggestion:
1) Crack down on all homestead cheats by collecting back taxes, penalties, and interest for any years in which property owners were wrongfully claiming the homestead credit.
2) Discourage people from cheating on the homestead credit in the future by pursuing perjury charges against the most blatant cheaters (e.g. those who own multiple properties in the city and claim the credit on all of those properties).
3) Follow Washington DC's lead and raise the property tax rate for all vacant properties by 800% or more. With over 30,000 vacant properties throughout the city, this would seem to be a no-brainer.
Property taxes make up roughly half the general fund revenue. Public safety, education, and pensions/retirement plans make up the #'s 1, 2, and 3 expenses.
Roughly speaking you could trim property tax rates by 30% simply by eliminating pension benefits for government workers. We don't get them in the private sector, so why should they?
Dowlut points out that you can find the Citizens' Guide to the Fiscal 2009 budget here.
And here is the Fiscal Year 2010 budget -- the one we're currently in -- along with the mid-year budget-cutting plan.
Ready, set ... go.
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Badge-wearing women tackle job challengesBy: Don Chaddock, Managing Editor
Nine regional law enforcement officers were on hand at a local college to speak about their careers. What was unique? All are female.
The symposium, dubbed Women in Law Enforcement, was held Tuesday, March 12, at Folsom Lake College in The Roost.
Most of the officers said they "found" their way into law enforcement through other career paths.
Folsom Police Detective Debra Salvo said she had hoped to be a lawyer but a ride-along with law enforcement changed that goal.
Los Rios College Police Capt. Valerie Cox started out in the armed forces.
"It was a different start for me," she said. "I started in 1986 as military police. … I've worked as a patrol officer, training and communications. I currently oversee Folsom Lake College and Sacramento City College."
FBI Special Agent Neeiki Bianchi, with the Sacramento Field Office, said there is a lot of travel with the agency and females represent only 10 percent or less of all the field agents.
"I've been in the bureau about nine years," she told the gathering of roughly 30 students. "In a few years, I could be in another state."
Rancho Cordova Police Chief Rosanne Richeal, who is a captain with the Sacramento County Sheriff's Office contracted with the city of Rancho Cordova to act as their chief, said there are a lot of opportunities in law enforcement.
Citrus Heights Sgt. Michelle Perez said the police academy is difficult.
"It takes dedication, but you can get through it," she said.
El Dorado County Sheriff's Lt. Jackie Noren started out in a non-sworn position at the county jail. She said law enforcement was in her blood.
"I'm the daughter of a longtime (law enforcement officer) and my sister is in law enforcement," she said. "It's a passion."
Los Rios College Police Officer Tanya Racki said she started out in dispatch.
"I was a dispatcher for seven years," she said. "We would send out the calls and wait and wonder what the officers were doing, wonder what was happening. I put myself through the academy because I wanted to know what was happening on the other side of the radio."
Those who have been in their careers longer said there were challenges at first while the younger officers said they hadn't seen much in the way of sexual discrimination.
Bianchi said being smaller than most in her training class put her ad a disadvantage, but she didn't let it show.
"I never felt any difference in gender," she said. "I didn't focus on my gender, especially physically. I was probably the lightest in my class by 20 pounds."
She said that often resulted in taking on extra pounding in the defense courses, but it was worth the effort.
"You should have expectations as a female not to be treated differently," she said. "It needs to be a level playing field."
Cox said the military was difficult.
"Coming from the military, I faced stiff resistance. In our career field, in 1986, women had only been allowed for about 10 years at that point," she said.
She stressed to the women in the audience it was about the perceptions of others and self-confidence is key.
"It's things other people put on you as a woman," she said.
Noren said she was aware she was different as soon as she stepped into the sheriff's office.
"I was going into a male-dominated profession and I knew I would be treated differently," Noren said. "When you're walking down the hall and people stop talking, it (can be tough). I thought, 'I'm going to do my job and the best I possibly can.'"
She said women have their place in law enforcement.
"I never imagined there would be geeks in law enforcement, but they're necessary," she said. "As women, we're needed."
Richeal said women can do the job just as well as anyone else.
"I'm 5-foot, 4-inches and I've taken down a 6-foot-, 300-pound guy," she said. "That's a big guy. It's technique, not strength."
Noren said the job can be depressing if officers allow it to affect them.
"When you're dealing with people at their worst, in their (crisis situation), it can bring you down. You've got to have a positive attitude."


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Re: Susanoo Requirements
The third databook has this to say about the matter:
[There are] two dōjutsu that only those who have activated the Mangekyō Sharingan, the Heavenly Eyes that can see without obstruction the principles of all Creation, are permitted to use: the Amaterasu that denotes the "Light of the Material World" and the Tsukuyomi that symbolises the "Darkness of the Spiritual World". Dwelling only in those who have grasped both [these dōjutsu] is the power of a tempestuous god... That is the Susanoo. (『万象の理を見通す天眼、"万華鏡写輪眼"の開眼者のみが使用を許される二つの瞳術--「物質界と光」を示す"天照"と、「精神界と闇」を象徴する"月読"。これら、双方を掌握した者だけに宿る、荒ぶる神の力...それが"須佐能乎"である。』)
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Can you put an image on Akatsuki page at Taka??? please...
To put an image in Akatsuki page at 'List of members' because there is no picture... And I don;t know how to put:P. Understand?
at list of teams* —This unsigned comment was made by Akatsuki! (talk • contribs) on 14:25, 19 October 2009.
Giant Bull
If you watch carefully (both the anime and the manga) the horns of the Giant Ram, as you call it, are just like the horns of a Bull: pointed forward. A ram's horns are pointed backwards in an arc movement and then towards the front again. Look at the two pictures I left on the talk page of the Giant Ram. Ask other people if you like, but that is a Bull, a Taurus, a male Cattle... however you like to call it. Furthermore a ram's horns start one next to the other and then split as they go backwards. A bull's horns are parallel (just like Pain's summon). Please look carefully ignoring the natural tendency, of any human being, to be the one who's right. Thanks :) PS: I am being so persistent on this because I want everything on this wiki to be 100% accurate and hopefully it will one day be. - MadaraU (talk) 13:15, October 21, 2009 (UTC)


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Sy was Chief Engineer and Vice-President of manufacturer Lewis & Saunders Inc., in Laconia, NH. for seven years in the early 1970s. He left NH to found Cametrics Inc., in Woodbury, CT. He built that high-tech manufacturer substantially over a five-year period. It was then acquired by a Wall Street firm.
Back in NH, and after a two-year 'sabbatical', he founded Scotia Technology Corp. in Laconia, and also rapidly built it into a sizable manufacturing company over the next five years. It was then acquired by a NYSE listed company in the mid 1980s.
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By: Jim Linsdau Lincoln News Messenger Editor
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The Lincoln Youth Football and Cheer squads have begun practicing and the boys are already practicing in pads. However, the task is no less for the girls who are also toiling under a hot summer sun at McBean Park in preparation for the coming football season. More than 100 girls signed up for cheer, a record turnout. Even the number of Mascots (6-and-under) has more than doubled, and some divisions have as many as 29. Since there are not cuts in the organization, all teams will have to perform in synchronization in order to do well during the competitions scheduled for October and November. Just like the football teams, cheer is broken into five categories, six when including Mascots (age 4-6). The oldest (up to 14) are the Midgets, just below them are the Jr. Midgets (10-12); then come the PeeWee's (9-11), Jr. PeeWee's (8-10), and Mitey Mites (7-8). There are overlaps in age depending on a girl's size and skill level. Cheer Coordinator Donna Buss is in her second season as the coordinator for Jr. Zebras Cheer. Although she doesn't have to put the girls through routines, she does have to coordinate every aspect of cheer. "I organize everything that has to do with cheer," said Buss, without appearing under the stress one might expect from such a job. Buss said she does what is necessary for the teams to compete, ordering and helping to select uniforms (including shoes), and organizing and planning for the season. As a member of the LYFC Board, Buss has to collect fees and help maintain the budget. The organization is affiliated with Sierra Valley-USA, which is the league and umbrella organization, USA Football. The league competition is in November. "(The competitions) includes all the squads," Buss said, "from my Mascots all the way to my Midgets." In spite of the challenges, and twice as many participants as they had last year, Buss is looking forward to a great season. She attributes the increased turn out to better efforts in communicating with the community, and the success her cheer squads have had competing. "My cheer squads, they win first, second or third place," she said. "Winning makes everything better." Midgets Kelly Waterlyn coaches the oldest group of cheer. She is assisted by Chandra De Martini. The Midgets have 14 in their group, and eight of them are returnees. These girls are basically one level away from high school so the routines and stunts become a bit more sophisticated. "When we start with the little ones their stunting is a little more baseline," said Waterlyn. "As they finally get up to the older squads their difficulty increases quite a bit." Waterlyn has a pretty extensive background in cheer. She was in cheer for four years, and was also a gymnast. Today, she works as a fitness instructor and trainer, and is in her third year working with LYFC. Waterlyn said cheer was a lot of work, and they appreciate getting support from the boys. The cheer teams support the football players all season, and she said some of that encouragement coming cheer's way during competitions would be good. "Cheerleading is a sport, no matter what they say," said Waterlyn. "We also have competitions. And it's fun, so fun, I love it," she added. Jr. Midgets Tami Fong has been coaching and following her daughter's progress since her daughter was 5 years old; her daughter is now 12. Fong said she plans to remain with the cheer organization until her daughter is in high school. Fong is assisted by Meagan Helms. "I've moved up as she's moved up," said Fong of her daughter's progress. "Yeah, we started at the bottom and moved our way up." Fong, who has 16 girls in her squad, said there are four or five girls who have been with her most of the way. She said about half her performers are new, but they have cheer experience through other venues. She said when she started with the Mitey Mites she didn't think she'd ever want to move up to an older group. She said the routines and stunting get more difficult as the girls' progress, but she said she's enjoyed it every step of the way. "I thought I could never do cheer; I could never do older girls," said Fong. "Now, I love them and I'm like, oh my God, I think every age I have them it's my favorite one." She said as the girls have matured so have the cheers and the routines. She said in competitions it's necessary to throw bigger stunts, but the performers are able to do that because they are bigger and stronger than they were in previous years. Fong is really looking forward to this season and anticipates a lot of success in both the cheer and football. In the short time she has had to work with the Jr. Midgets she has seen considerable progress. "From what I've seen so far some girls are ready, and we're going to throw big stunts," Fong said. "So we're going to go all the way, we're going to go far. Go Zebras!" Even with Fong's engaging laugh as the end of her statement, it was clear she meant what she said. PeeWee's Marina Setzer is in her third year coaching, and second as head coach. Setzer said she decided to take on the task because she had a background in cheer, and her daughter was anxious to join. Setzer said the PeeWee's were the transition stage where they prepare to move up to the higher performance stage. "At this level here I would like them to get a little more aggressive, ready for the older groups" said Setzer. "They're in the middle still. I try to get them ready to be up there with the bigger girls." The oldest girls of her 16 performers are 11. The advantage she has is 11 of the 16 have cheer experience from the previous year, and about half have had two years preparation. Setzer said there are things she is still learning and so she keeps a constant vigil for any changes in rules or regulations that might come along. She said when it's understood what the parameters for scoring are, then she works out the best routine to help the girls to perform well. "Seeing them go up there and shine. It's so nice; the fans love it," Setzer said. "I think that's the best thing." The PeeWee's assistant coaches are Kathryn Sanders, and Breanna Thomas. Jr. PeeWee's Coach Jennifer Howard is entering her first year as the head coach, but was with the team for part of last year. She has had experience coaching cheer in college, and has done cheer at both the high school and junior level. Howard's assistant coach is Heidi Bland. Howard said she has 16 participants, and a possible 17th to join later. Her group ranges in age from 8-10, but her biggest test is in the fact many of the girls are new. "I guess (coaching is) somewhat of a challenge, since you can have 80 percent new cheerleaders," said Howard. "So I would say it is definitely a challenge this year more than last year." Howard said the 2010 season went well because many of the performers she had were experienced. For that reason, this year, she has started with more basic routines until the girls become more in synch with one another and grow in strength. However, the new season has also brought out more volunteers schooled not only in cheer, but in conditioning and training, as well. "I'm thankful to be getting the help that I'm getting," said Howard, "and I'm very optimistic about the season." Mitey Mites Sunshine Handley is in her second year of coaching, and has a squad of 29 girls. Most in her group are 7 and 8, but Hanley said she does have a couple 6 year olds. "We have the biggest and pretty much the youngest competitive squad," said Handley. "All 29 perform together in sync, every eight count, every move has to be together and at the same time." With seven years of cheer experience in her background Handley seemed quite comfortable with having close to 30 girls in her group. In the two weeks that lead up to the season the team can practice daily. However, when the season starts they are limited to six hours a week. She said part of the secret is in making the routines fun for the girls. She said it's most difficult early on because the performer's muscles haven't gotten into the shape necessary to work on stunts. She said for that reason they do a lot of core exercises and arm strengthening. She said that's why they have some 8 year olds because they are strong enough to lift the younger ones. "We work on the same routine all year," Handley said. "We just build, and build, and build." She said the competition routine for the club was laid out in advance so the girls could begin working on it as soon as they were able. Handley said of her 29 participants, 22 of them are new, although a couple of them do have some competitive experience. "Come out and support us," Handley said in closing. "The more fans we can get the better." The Mitey Mites assistant coaches are Desra Delgado, Christy Fox, Raichel Till, and Jennifer Turner. Mascots Marjorie Proffitt came out to watch the girls perform and ended up coaching the Mascots when the team increased from one to three girls a year all the way up to 11, with 13 registering. Proffitt and her family recently moved to Lincoln from the Midwest and she enrolled her daughter in LYFC. Because of the dramatic increase in numbers of girls at the Mascots level the organization decided to add another coach, and Proffitt took the job. "I want them to have a good time and learn to love cheerleading so they will stick to it later," Proffitt said. "The thing is they learn teamwork, learn to do their cheers correctly, and they can move on to the bigger groups next year." Proffitt said they will not only learn to do many of the things taught to the older girls, but they would also perform them at the Jr. Zebras' games. She said girls can remain Mascots for two years before graduating to a higher level. She said it takes time to develop, but eventually the girls grasp the concept of cheer and move up to Mitey Mites. "It takes patience, and when they've never done it they need to be slowly integrated into it," Proffitt said. "Come watch us cheer. And come watch our little boys play; it'll be fun." E-mail News Messenger Sports at email@example.com


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First Lady Laura Bush will award the Norton Museum of Art the highest honor for museums and libraries at a White House ceremony tonight.
The museum, which is famous for its masterpieces of 19th century and 20th century paintings and sculptures by European artists, receives the "National Medal" for museums and libraries and a $10,000 award.
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So I heard some Asian ****** forgot about my birthday.
It sure has.
Sorry, you have AIDS. You might wanna kill yourself.
Get it back til' my birthday or Gina's babbies will not form.
It ain't, it's just your homosexual asian computer.
I especially like that pumpkin.
Sexy background music, though! If you can call that music. Highly disturbing and immediately sucks you into the atmosphere.
To be honest, this mod looks like total garbage.
The Rocket Launcher and its ammo is spread all over the place. One is in a garage, where John will take a rest due to being out of ammo. Another can be found infront of a café. It's a little dark, so keep looking.
I just finished Episode 1.
Overall, it was quite a solid experience. I was impressed by the amount of effects and attention to detail. The sprinting animation for every weapon, melee attacks, the groomy atmosphere and even the Skype call in the Observatory.
The effects are always fitting, explosions feel powerful and look great. However, my only gripe about the effects are the portal storms. They feel WAAAAY too close to the player and make them seem tiny and boring. The last portal, through which the Combine invade, is just kickass. That portion was really well delivered.
The voice acting can get cheesy at times, but is fun to listen to.
It has flaws, however:
The gameplay feels quite rubbish at times. At the beginning, where you get the pistol, it was almost impossible to me at first. I got the gun, fired everything I had at the poison zombie and he didn't die. He then cornered and raped me. I just wish the mod was a little easier during firefights and the puzzles should be easier to understand. I literally spent half an hour running around that damn mansion to find that goddamn key.
Overall, this mod is a must download. While the action and puzzles can get a little annoying at times, the amazing amount of detail and lovely effects simply overshadow the flaws and allow for a great experience.
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Holy ****, Ashiq.
Get Steam again, kthxbai.
Wait, if your laptop is dead, what are you typing on?
*play X-Files theme*
Ashiq, please go online on Steam once in a while. I'm in the middle of my holidays, the PERFECT time for midnight shenanigans, if you know what I'm talking about.
No, not buttsex.
Wow, now I feel like a *******. Sorry.
Still, it's not ported from the PS2 version, is it?
Yeah, you pretty much stole it and took ****** Half-Life Model Viewer screenshots of it.
You also got a nice attitude, calling anyone who notices your blatant theft an "idiot" and telling him to "stfu".
I would write more, but your idiocy might have damaged my brain.
We kinda ****** up on BS:R.
At first, DD was like "HURR, IMA ARCHIVE, BECAUSE OF NO PROGRESS WITHOUT ASKING MY TEAM LIKE AN ***!"
I was like "Hurr, but we were in the middle of actually DOING something. Can you restore it plox kthxbai?"
He tried and then... it got... deleted. I have no clue why.
Ashiq was then blasted by Simon's vaginal beams.
This mod has -NOT- ceased development. This is merely a mistake by Ashiq (DiamonD). No worries, once it gets approved again, we might stop being gay and actually post once in a while.
Yes, insult Ashiq as much as you can. He shall be punished for archiving it.
Nah, seriously though, it was just a mistake on his part.
Thanks for the faith in development. Trust me, it'll pay off.
Simon (The_zxeno_prophet) is doing the code for our mod, but he, unlike us, has a life.
We all respect that and have him code when he has time.
Which, sadly, is rare.
Nah, he's gonna love you for that. Especially since it's only a single person.
Guys, we are going to pick up Blue Shift: Reassignment soon.
Our biggest problem is actually the code. All the high quality models, sprites and other crap are pretty much finished.
Once we manage to get some code in, we'll post updates.
I think you should advertise on Blue Shift: Reassignment's page to get more downloads.
Infact, do it RIGHT NOW.
Thanks, man! Was really helpful.
Are you going to include slight customization, such as non-integrated Nightvision Goggles and other (merely visual) enhancements?
I'd love to go for a more traditional spy look.
EDIT: Actually, I've just seen the different mercenaries. Are you going to include the same for the spies?
Also, will this be a free standalone?
Crysis much?
You mean like... DoD:S?
Just wanted to say...
Daaaaamn. This looks really great.
Good job so far.
Wow, my brain has just commited suicide.
Seems a little too "hard", like he really has to pull out the mag. I thought pistols had a button to just release the mag.
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NORTHFIELD, MN (06/11/2013)(readMedia)-- Marci Sortor, Dean and Provost of St. Olaf College, has named Joseph Dickens from Bettendorf to the St. Olaf College Dean's list for the Spring 2013 semester. Dickens is a Mathematics major. He is the son of Dan Dickens and Jayne Rose.
The Dean's list recognizes students with a semester grade point average of 3.75 or higher on a 4-point scale. Dean Sortor stated, "These students have distinguished themselves among a talented and highly qualified student body. We celebrate their success in gaining recognition for academic excellence."
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As one of the nation's leading liberal arts colleges, St. Olaf College offers an academically rigorous education with a vibrant faith tradition as a college of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. St. Olaf prepares students to become responsible citizens of the world by fostering the development of mind, body, and spirit. Widely known for its programs in mathematics, the natural sciences, and music, St. Olaf also provides dynamic opportunities for interdisciplinary study. Committed to global education, more than three-quarters of St. Olaf students participate in off-campus study programs. Over the years, St. Olaf College has been a national leader among liberal arts colleges in producing Rhodes Scholars, Fulbright Fellows, and Peace Corps volunteers.
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Time to make the sausages... out of rat poison, wrenches, and spooky ghosts.
PAX East 2016: Dan And Alex Join Kaiju Big Battel
Two of PAX Wrestling's "finest" stepped into the squared circle for their first official "wrestling" match.
PAX East 2016: The Giant Bomb Panel
What PAX panel would be complete without the possibility of someone throwing up?
Alt+F1 Track Walk: Sochi Autodrom
Despite the course being essentially just a slab of asphalt, we have what may be our best race yet!
Quick Look: 8-Bit Armies
Dan and Drew command cute blocky tanks and conquer other cute blocky tanks.
Live From Vinny's Basement: Fallout 4
Maybe it's time to do some falling back in with Fallout 4.
Unfinished: Bunker Punks 04/20/2016
Bunker ain't no religious cult. Bunker means thinkin' for yourself.
Quick Look: LOUD on Planet X
We're not exactly sure what the story is for why these musicians are fighting aliens... so join us as we invent one!
Quick Look: Epistory - Typing Chronicles
The typing was going so well until I had to try and distinguish colors. Good thing I've got some friends to help!