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Leo, one of my residents remembered you and said you "really seemed like a freshman mayor."
Leo, one of my residents remembered you and said you "really seemed like a freshman mayor."
that's pretty awesome!
Leo 3DS friend Code: 0344 - 9299 - 0936
also! I'm part of the Tortimer Club! There are more mini games on the island with increasing difficulty (easy, offical, expert = easy, normal, hard). I like the scavenger hunts. you have a list and 3 random furniture/items are listed. on the map, random houses are place with randoms stuff inside. you have to collect the listed items without the other items.
Club Tortimer Member allows me to play with other people online (even with strangers). I played the other day for a couple hours before internet failed.
Leo 3DS friend Code: 0344 - 9299 - 0936
I haven't even upgraded my house
i want this game someone buy me a 3ds and this game
... i actually would do that Khaos. when's your birthday?
Leo 3DS friend Code: 0344 - 9299 - 0936
So what have you folks unlocked so far? I've got the Gardening Shop, Kicks, T&T Mart. Gonna get Club LOL soon. Really just want to be able to get the furniture I want to make a nice house!
Also turnips tomorrow. If I get good prices I'll put 'em up here!
I have kicks, Flower shop, T&T, dream suite, and I'm a member of club Tortimer on the island.
Ok, so is there any improvements from the last Animal Crossing game? The only ones I've played are the GameCube and DS version.
graphically, it's better because of the details they added. online is smooth. multiplayer mini games (tours) via local play, wifi, and random players world wide or in your region. you'll have to visit your island for the tours.
more fruit, bugs, fossils, painting and now statues.
you can refurbish some furniture with different patterns or color and some furniture you can put custome patterns!!


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When users are composing in Internet Explorer 9 the window seems to "Freeze" if you will. You can't click on any of the buttons at the top namely Send or Cancel or click your cursor to a new location it the composition box. But if you minimize the window and bring it back up or do anything like click the start button where it causes the whole screen to refresh then it "unlocks" so to speak. It is like the whole window will not respond to mouse commands.
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|Stumpf makes quick transition
|Written by Chris Lee
Holyoke School District Re-1J hired Kyle Stumpf as the new elementary principal last week. Just two days after he was hired, Stumpf was in his office in Holyoke ready to get things moving.
Stumpf was born and raised in Merino. After high school, the opportunity to play football at the University of Wyoming presented itself so off he went to Laramie, Wyo. After a shoulder injury ended his football career, Stumpf stayed to complete his degree and graduated with a bachelor's degree in education in 1998, certified in kindergarten through seventh grade. He stayed in Laramie and taught special ed for one year.
Wanting to get back to Colorado and his home town, Stumpf accepted a teaching position in Fleming where he taught second grade for three years as well as coached high school football and basketball.
While teaching, he was also farming and ranching but decided to try farming full-time so he took a year off. After a couple of months away from the school and the kids he decided to go back to school and received his master's in curriculum and instruction.
After grad school he was hired as an elementary principal in Merino. For the last six years Stumpf has been in his hometown serving as principal and during that time obtained another master's degree, this time in administration.
Recently, Stumpf has done some work with the Colorado Department of Education (CDE). He has been on two advisory panels participating in the accreditation process where he worked with the University of Colorado at Boulder and the University of Jones International in Denver teacher preparation programs.
Stumpf and his wife Christy were married five years ago. She has been a sixth grade and junior high teacher in Fleming for about 13 years. He has two step-daughters Timmi Keisel, seventh grade and Alli Keisel, fourth grade.
Stumpf and his family live in Sterling and he will commute to Holyoke while his wife and girls commute to Fleming.
Stumpf's hobbies include camping with his family during the summer. In the past, farming and ranching took up much of his time as he also operated his own custom haying business. This past winter he sold most of his equipment to keep his focus on teaching. He continues to own a section of grass where he runs 25 head of Angus cattle.
Another hobby of his is riding Harley Davidson motorcycles. He said he just sold his bike but is looking into getting another one soon.
Stumpf had just moved into a brand new elementary school in Merino in January.
"I've got a lot of respect for Mr. (Bret) Miles," Stumpf said. "I've kept in touch with him over the years when he was in his previous district in Brush."
Stumpf asked Miles one day how things were going in his new position and according to Stumpf, Miles jokingly asked him if he would like to be the elementary principal in Holyoke. He responded by saying, "maybe so."
"I'm excited for the opportunity," Stumpf said. "Holyoke is a bigger school district than what I am used to. I've always had a lot of respect for what Holyoke does both academically and sports wise."'
Stumpf said he would like to see what kind of funds he could raise through grants to some day possibly obtain some laptops and smart boards. He said school districts are educating kids that need to be ready for 21st century learning.
"I really have a passion for technology and putting technology in the hands of teachers," he said.
Stumpf said he is excited to work with Supt. Miles and JR/SR High Principal Susan Ortner and so far everyone has been really friendly and open.
"It's not bad to get a change every once in awhile," he said.


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Royals Caravan ready to roll
The first Royals Caravan of 2009 ventures out to Nebraska tomorrow, with private events in Blue Springs and York and a public "Meet and Greet" in Kearney. (In this case, we are referring to Blue Springs and Kearney, Neb., not to be confused with Blue Springs and Kearney, Mo.)
The Royals have released schedules for the second round of caravans, which start next week following this weekend's FanFest. Right-handed pitchers Kyle Davies and Gil Meche and radio announcer Steve Stewart will hear a few stories from Royals Hall of Famer John Mayberry (signing at left) as the group makes a three-day tour of Kansas. And honestly, we use the term "few" loosely when it comes to "Big John". The man never met a story he didn't like to tell and if you've ever had the pleasure of meeting him, you know that is a very good thing.
Zack Greinke and Kila Ka'aihue join Royals Hall of Famer Dennis Leonard and alum Brian McRae on a four-state tour that includes stops in eastern Kansas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, and Missouri. Ka'aihue, who hit 26 home runs for the Northwest Arkansas Naturals in 2009, will make a return trip to Springdale as the Naturals host a luncheon on Jan. 20. No word yet on if the cows who graze the pasture beyond right field at the Naturals' Arvest Park are shuddering at the thought of Kila returning.
West Caravan Trip (Kansas)
Participants: Kyle Davies, Gil Meche, John Mayberry, Steve Stewart and Sluggerrr
Monday, Jan. 19 (Emporia, Topeka and Lawrence, Kan.)
Noon-1:30 p.m. Meet and Greet at Planet Sub – 2715 Candlewood Dr. in Emporia (Hosted by KVOE)
3-4:30 p.m. Meet and Greet at Jeremiah Bullfrogs – 4115 SW Huntoon in Topeka (Hosted by WIBW)
6-7 p.m. Meet and Greet at 23rd Street Brewery – 3512 Clinton Parkway in Lawrence (Hosted by KLWN)
Tuesday, Jan. 20 (Fort Riley, Manhattan and Salina, Kan.)
Noon-2 p.m. Visiting members of the military and their families stationed at Fort Riley ***Private event
Noon-12:45 p.m. – Eating lunch with troops at Camp Funston
1-2 p.m. – Visiting with families at the Post Exchange on Custer Hill
3-4 p.m. Meet and Greet at Paddy O'Quigley's – 530 Richards Dr. in Manhattan (Hosted by KMAN)
6-7 p.m. Meet and Greet at Wal-Mart – 2900 S. 9th Street in Salina (Hosted by KSAL)
Wednesday, Jan. 21 (McPherson, Hutchinson and Wichita, Kan.)
11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Meet and Greet at McPherson College – 1600 East Euclid in McPherson (Hosted by KBBE)
3-4:15 p.m. Meet and Greet at Hutchinson Mall – 1500 E. 11th Ave. in Hutchinson (Hosted by KWBW)
5:30-6:30 p.m. Meet and Greet at Heroes Sports Bar & Grill – 117 N. Mosley in Wichita (Hosted by KFH-AM)
South Caravan Trip (Southeast Kansas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Missouri)
Participants: Zack Greinke, Kila Ka'aihue, Dennis Leonard, Brian McRae and Sluggerrr
Monday, Jan. 19 (Chanute, Parsons and Coffeyville, Kan., and Tulsa, Okla.)
10:30-11:30 a.m. Meet & Greet at Benchwarmers Sports Bar & Grill – 5 E. Main St. in Chanute (Hosted by KINZ)
1-2 p.m. Meet & Greet at Bleacher Gear – 1730 Main St. in Parsons (Hosted by KLKC)
3:15-4:15 p.m. Meet & Greet at Coffeyville Community College – Nellis Hall, NE Corner of HWY 166 and Beech in Coffeyville (Hosted by KGGF)
6-7 p.m. Meet & Greet at Sports Fan-Attic in Woodland Hills Mall – South Memorial Dr. and 71st St. in Tulsa (Hosted by KYAL)
Tuesday, Jan. 20 (Springdale, Ark., and Hollister and Springfield, Mo.)
11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Luncheon with Northwest Arkansas Naturals – Holiday Inn Springdale, 1500 S. 48th St. in Springdale.
**Ticket required. Contact the Northwest Arkansas Naturals at (479) 927-4900.
3:30-4:30 p.m. Meet & Greet at Ozark Mountain Family YMCA – 175 Industrial Dr. in Hollister (Hosted by KOMC)
6-7 p.m. Meet & Greet at Indigo Joe's – 1440 W. Republic Road in Springfield (Hosted by KGMY)
Wednesday, Jan. 21 (Joplin, El Dorado Springs and Butler, Mo.)
11 a.m.-noon Meet & Greet at Northpark Mall – 101 N. Rangeline Rd. in Joplin (Hosted by KKOW)
2-3 p.m. School Visit at El Dorado Springs Elementary – 901 S. Grand Ave. in El Dorado Springs (Hosted by KESM) ***Private event
4-5 p.m. Meet & Greet at Mason Building – Off 71 Highway in Butler (Hosted by KMAM)
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This is really cool that the Royals do this caravan and meet & greets! The fans must love it. Have a great time and safe travels.
Greetings from Northeast Ohio and a fellow AL Central Rival. The joy of any baseball fan is the sign of a caravan and the fact that their team is going out to meet and greet their fans. It is nice to know that your team also does something similar to the Indians. Jan. 19-22, 2009 has groups of various members of the Tribe going around Ohio promoting Indians baseball. Whether the Indians or Royals, one thing is for sure, we fans of the game of baseball are getting closer to spring and watching the game that we love.


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Songs from films as diverse as "All is Lost," "Austenland," "Frozen," "The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug," and "The Great Gatsby" have the chance to make Oscars history next year after making it to the Academy Awards long list.
Seventy-five songs from eligible feature-length motion pictures released in 2013 are in contention for nominations in the Original Song category for the 86th annual Oscars.
"The Great Gatsby" and "Kamasutra 3D" lead the list with five songs apiece, followed by "Austenland" with four mentions.
The nominations list will be announced on Jan. 16 and the Best Song Oscar will be handed out on March 2.


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IBM is proud to announce that Michael Phelps will address the audience at Pulse 2009 in Las Vegas, NV.
On August 16, 2008 Michael Phelps etched his name in Olympic history by winning his eighth gold medal of the Beijing Olympic Games, surpassing Mark Spitz for the most gold medals in a single Olympics. Seven of his eight wins set new world records, and with the addition of his six gold medals from the 2004 Olympics, Phelps has now won the most Olympic gold medals in history.
Phelps has been making waves in the world of sports since he was young. He tied the record for the most medals at a single Olympics in the 2004 Athens Summer Olympic Games when he earned six gold medals and eight medals overall. Already a sports legend at the age of 22, he has been named World Swimmer of the Year for three out of the last four years (2003, 2004, and 2006).
Although he is young, he has already had a lifetime of experiences—in the pool and out. He founded "Swim with the Stars"—the first ever Olympic Swimming Tour that travels the country to give kids the opportunity to learn from the best. He is also a national spokesperson for the Boys & Girls Clubs.
Phelps is the illustration of dedication and passion, practicing 365 days a year. His results speak for themselves.


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I was wondering about the bears as well. Hang some of it in a tree??
I was wondering about the bears as well. Hang some of it in a tree??
Thanks for the information after looking at your picture I've seen them before just wasn't sure what they did.
We pack a reasonable amount of food for the trip length but also eat small game while we're out there. People tend to forget that rabbit, squirrel, snake, etc makes for good eating and can help with not having to pack as much. GU packs are a great supplement as well.
I am going on a 8 day Elk hunt this year and I am using a Mystery Ranch 6500 and that is plenty of room. My pack weight is 49.5 pds with all gear and food loaded in pack.
Newguy220, some good feedback in the thread already for you from others here. Only thing I'd add since your new to backpacking would be to venture out on as many as short weekend trips or longer if possible prior to your hunt. It will be a good way not only to test out your new gear but it will get your body used to backpacking. If you can't venture out much out of town much, put the pack on and weight it up. Start out what's comfortable and work up to a higher weight daily somewhere close to home. It will pay off come hunting season for you.
Hey everyone,
Just an update, I ended up going with the Ebelerstock Just One pack because it does so much. So far I'm impressed with it, in about a week going to find out how well it does work.
Thanks again,
What pack did you end up getting? I have been using a Badlands 2800 and it does ok but I am looking for something that will get me through for a few more days and be used as a hauler (hopefully). Was interested in seeing what you got.


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It's more than just the primary cover. According to the Snidal manual it has "..cast-in "tunnels" in crankcase and primary case castings."If it was simply a case of a hole in the primary cover I could swap the 4 speed cover for the 5 speed one. That's what I thought I would be able to do when I bought the transmission.
From what I have heard to do the swap and retain the left shift you'll need a set of motor cases along with the whole primary drive side...CJ
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Big Sean and Naya Rivera, engaged in October 2013, have called off plans for a wedding, according to Billboard.
"After careful thought and much consideration, Sean has made the difficult decision to call the wedding off," Big Sean's camp says in a statement. "The recent rumors and accusations reported by so-called or fake sources are simply untrue. Sean wishes Naya nothing but the best and it is still his hope that they can continue to work through their issues privately. We will not be commenting again on this matter."
The couple met through social media, according to Rivera, an actress and singer.
"I had followed him [on Twitter], and he sent me a little message like, 'I'm a fan,'" Rivera said to Access Hollywood in September 2013. "We went to dinner and the rest is history."
In June 2013, Sean spoke with MTV about his relationship with Rivera. "Me and Naya is a great thing," Sean said. "She's awesome. She takes care of me...That's my homey, more than anything. That's my girl."
Big Sean rapped about his relationship with Rivera on Drake's "All Me," referencing her acting role in "Glee."
"My new girl is on Glee and shit," Sean raps on the song. "Probably making more money than me and shit / I swear to God, I got 99 problems but a bitch ain't one / I got 99 problems, getting rich ain't one."


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BALTIMORE (WUSA) -- University of Maryland Medical Center officials have a new photo of the man who underwent an extensive face transplant there.
You may remember Richard Lee Norris from the story we covered in March. His face was heavily damaged in a gun accident 15 years ago.
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In March, doctors at the University of Maryland Medical Center in Baltimore performed a 36-hour procedure Norris. During the procedure, doctors replaced both jaws, teeth and the tongue as well as the soft parts of the face from the hairline to the neck.
Take a look at the newly released photo, courtesy of University of Maryland Medical Center.
In a press release, officials say that Norris is gaining sensation in his face (http://on.wusa9.com/QnfsPl). He can now smile and eat with his mouth. According to the press release, "His doctors say the motor function on the right side of his face is about 80 percent normal, and motor function on the left side is about 40 percent."
Norris also seems to be enjoying the recovery process. He is quoted as saying:
"For the past 15 years I lived as a recluse hiding behind a surgical mask and doing most of my shopping at night when less people were around. "I can now go out and not get the stares and have to hear comments that people would make. People used to stare at me because of my disfigurement. Now they can stare at me in amazement and in the transformation I have taken. I am now able to walk past people and no one even gives me a second look. My friends have moved on with their lives, starting families and careers. I can now start working on the new life given back to me."
He is spending his time fishing, golfing and hanging out with family and friends when he's not at doctor and therapy appointments.


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RICHMOND, Va. (WUSA)-- Tasked by President Obama to come up with proposals for tightening up gun control laws in the U.S., the Vice President, Joe Biden took to Richmond to further those discussions at a round table meeting at the Virginia Commonwealth Campus.
Biden, was joined by other leaders to hash out his plan. While the President is pushing congress to pass a ban on assault style weapons the V.P. was focusing on universal background checks and attention on mental health issues.
His plan includes a registry of names that would include a list of people who are not psychologically suitable to own a gun.
Biden said, "so when you go to a gun dealer or Dicks sporting goods you essentially swipe your card. They swipe your card for you in effect, and find out if you are part of the prohibited class of people."
In Virginia, law makers have been debating a bill to require that private sellers conduct criminal background checks on buyers at gun shows. Current laws require only dealers to conduct the checks.


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The Byrds was an American rock band, formed in Los Angeles, California in 1964. The band underwent multiple line-up changes throughout its existence, with frontman Roger McGuinn remaining the sole consistent member until the group disbanded in 1973. The Byrds are today considered by critics to be one of the most influential bands of the 1960s. Initially, they pioneered the musical genre of folk rock, melding the influence of The Beatles and other British Invasion bands with contemporary and traditional folk music. As the 1960s progressed, the band was also influential in originating psychedelic rock, raga rock and country rock. In addition, the band's signature blend of clear harmony singing... Continue Bio >>
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http://www.obu.edu/admissions/upcoming-events/ for details or call our office to inquire. We'll be happy to give you details.
Students say goodbye to your parents.
Ouachita Baptist University's Office of Admissions Counseling will host a fall Preview Day for high school students and their parents on Saturday, Sept.13. Preview Day is the first of many campus visit events, such as the GROW overnight event during Homecoming Week and monthly Tiger Days, available to prospective students.
"Visiting campus is vital when searching for the college that fits best," said Aaryn Elliott, a senior early childhood education major from Bentonville, Ark. "It's your chance to physically walk the campus that you could soon be calling home.
"Personally, taking a campus tour made all the difference for me," Elliot said. "Being the 19th person in my family to attend Ouachita, I thought I knew exactly all that it had to offer. However, when I took my own tour I saw what OBU could be just for me."
Preview Day on Sept. 13 is the only weekend event and coincides with Ouachita's football season opener and the dedication of the university's new Cliff Harris Stadium.
"While we normally prefer families to come during the week when prospective students can experience a real class day, visiting on a weekday is not always practical for every family," explained Lori Motl, director of admissions counseling. "We really want them to come on days when they can see the best of student life on a weekend, and this Preview Day gives them that opportunity while also the chance to celebrate with us in the achievement of our new football stadium."
Preview Day will begin at 1 p.m. with registration in Hickingbotham Hall followed by an opening program in Young Auditorium. Following the program, academic sessions and campus tours will be available before the Tiger Tailgate, stadium dedication and football game.


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I'm building a pier for my 10" LX200 Classic to be mounted in an alt/az configuration. For the pier plate, it seems that the power panel interferes with where I was thinking to put some of the bolts -- I had been thinking of four bolts at 90-degrees from each other. Even if I only use three bolts it won't be possible to have them 120-degrees apart with an 11" diameter pier plate, due to the power panel interference. Can anybody else with an LX200 give me some advice on my bolt pattern and also on what size J-bolts to get? For the bolt pattern, pictures or diagrams would be most welcome. Thanks!!!
Pier Plate for 10" LX200 Classic
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Posted 22 April 2009 - 10:26 AM
I would definitely suggest 3 bolts. It makes it easier to level the plate. Drill holes thru the 1/2 inch steel plate, cut the heads off the bolts and weld them into the hole. You will then have a flat plate with no bolt heads. Drill a hole in the middle, and you will have it. the picture is my plate for the LX 200 `12 inch adapted for a cge.
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Posted 22 April 2009 - 10:49 AM
Doc, thanks for the tips -- much appreciated! What size bolts did you use?
Posted 22 April 2009 - 02:31 PM
They are 1/2 inch diameter and raised above the base plate so that you can reach your hand in and bolt upwards into the base of the LX-200!! The picture is of My LX-200 12 inch on a mitty equatorial wedge that has been replaced by a Tak 152 on the CGE---


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Elkoholic307 Holy smokes, that is a STUD whitetail! Please tell me you got him mounted... and have you put the tape on him?
Thanks, yeah, I got him scored by a Boone and Crockett official measurer. He is 174 1/8 gross and 170 4/8 net. Just enought to make the all time book. I'm still awaiting acceptance by B&C. Same as the goat, he scored 82 4/8, awaiting acceptance with him also. They told me it usually takes several months though, so I gotta just be patient. And yes both animals are going on the wall!


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GLEN BURNIE, Md. (WUSA9) -- Two men stopped for a registration violation on Monday night were later charged for having firearms, according to Anne Arundel County police.
According to police, at approximately 11:38 p.m., an officer stopped a Ford Taurus in the area of Bruton Drive and Southbridge Drive in Glen Burnie for expired and altered tags. Another officer and his K-9 partner "Rocky" arrived on scene and conducted a scan of the vehicle, and found the odor of possible drugs in the vehicle.
Police say the driver and passenger were seated on a curb while officers began searching the vehicle. Officers found a jacket with a loaded .38 caliber revolver in the pocket, say police. The man who had been the passenger, Tevin McMillion of Severn, then got up and started running away, according to police.
Officers followed the man to B&A Boulevard and Marley Meadow Lane towards Henson Road and used Rocky to track the man, according to police. He was found in a backyard in the 100 block of Henson Road, and taken into custody, say police.
Both McMillian and the drifver, Aaron Whitten, were prohibited from possessing regulated firearms and charged accordingly, say police.


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I've read the wiki about backup and restore broken zimbra instalation. I've do this progress :
1. Moving broken zimbra to /data/zimbra-old
2. Install new zimbra to /opt/zimbra
And now the problem is the old ldap server is broke, but the file (msg, attachment, etc) from broken zimbra instalation is complete. Could I restore the complete message (include attachment, contact, etc) from the old zimbra to the new one? (in case, the ldap server is down).
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(NBC) -- Frustrated passengers onboard the Carnival Triumph say conditions are getting worse, citing foul odors, inoperative toilets and long waits for food.
"The worst part is the bathrooms," passenger Donna Gutzman told NBC News. "There's no water. You can't really flush so everyone's going in little plastic baggies and putting it outside their rooms."
Fewer than two dozen public toilets are working, Carnival said.
The ship is being towed to port in Mobile, Ala., and is expected to arrive some time Thursday. A weekend fire left the vessel disabled without propulsion and stranded at sea.
Lindsey Peterson, whose parents are onboard the Triumph, said she's hearing conflicting reports. "Carnival is telling me that all the passengers are safe, the boat has 40 percent power, they have one dining room working with hot food and hot coffee, that the sleeping conditions are fine," Peterson said. "Everything that Carnival has told me thus far has not matched up with what my mom has said."
Tess Hester, whose daughter is on the ship, received this message: "This is honestly the worst experience ever. I'm not sure I can take two more days at sea with no food, water or power."
One of the biggest concerns crew members will have until the ship docks is the potential for disease outbreak, particularly norovirus, which causes vomiting and diarrhea, Jay Herring, a former senior officer for Carnival Cruise Lines, told The Associated Press.
"Housekeeping, others are probably working double shifts to keep the mess clean and wipe down and sanitize all the common areas," said Herring, who worked for Carnival from 2002 to 2004 and spent four months on the Triumph.
Carnival apologizes
"I think it's very important that I apologize to our guests and to their families that have been affected by this very difficult situation," Carnival CEO Gerry Cahill said. The cruise line has reserved 1,500 hotel rooms for passengers in Mobile and New Orleans, and 20 chartered flights will transport passengers to Houston, Cahill said at a press conference on Tuesday.
The Coast Guard and the National Transportation Safety Board are investigating the cause of the engine-room fire. The fire broke out Sunday morning as the Triumph -- with 3,143 passengers and 1,086 crew members on board -- was sailing about 150 miles off the coast of the Yucatan Peninsula. The flames were put out without any injuries to passengers or crew.
The disabled ship was originally going to be towed to the Mexican port of Progreso, but strong winds pushed them 90 miles north. Carnival decided to tow the ship to Mobile instead, making it easier for passengers traveling with passports to get home.
The ship left Galveston, Texas, on Thursday, and was scheduled to return on Monday. Passengers will receive a full refund and a future cruise credit, Carnival said.
The ship's next two voyages, scheduled to depart Monday and Saturday, have been canceled. Passengers scheduled to sail on either of those voyages will receive a full refund and a discount on a future cruise.
The incident comes more than two years after another Carnival ship, the Splendor, was crippled at seaby a fire in the engine room.
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CAIRO (AP) -- Members of a presidential national dialogue committee have recommended that a referendum on a disputed constitution be held on schedule but that the president rescind some powers he had given himself.
Saturday's statement came after a meeting that was boycotted by the main opposition leaders and did not suggest that President Mohammed Morsi meet demands for the Dec. 15 vote to be canceled.
Selim al-Awa, an Islamist at the meeting, says the committee recommended removing articles that granted Morsi powers to declare emergency laws and shield him from judicial oversight.
The decision is unlikely to appease the opposition since it recommends the referendum go ahead as scheduled. Morsi's initial declaration was to be rendered ineffective anyway after the constitution is approved.
The majority of the 54 committee members were Islamists.
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Born in Brooklyn, New York, in 1957, Martín Espada is the author of more than fifteen books as a poet, editor, essayist and translator, including The Trouble Ball: Poems (W. W. Norton, 2011), which was the recipient of the Milt Kessler Award, a Massachusetts Book Award, and an International Latino Book Award; The Republic of Poetry (W. W. Norton, 2006), which received the Paterson Award for Sustained Literary Achievement and was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in Poetry; and Alabanza: New and Selected Poems: 1982-2002 (W. W. Norton, 2003), which was named an American Library Association Notable Book of the year. His earlier collections include Imagine the Angels of Bread (W. W. Norton, 1996), winner of an American Book Award and was a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award; A Mayan Astronomer in Hell's Kitchen (W. W. Norton, 2000); City of Coughing and Dead Radiators (W. W. Norton, 1993); and Rebellion is the Circle of a Lover's Hands (Curbstone, 1990).
Espada has also published two collection of essays: The Lover of a Subversive Is Also a Subversive (University of Michigan Press, 2010) and Zapata's Disciple (South End, 1998); edited two anthologies, Poetry Like Bread: Poets of the Political Imagination from Curbstone Press (Curbstone, 1994) and El Coro: A Chorus of Latino and Latina Poetry (1997); and released a CD of poetry called Now the Dead will Dance the Mambo (Leapfrog, 2004).
About Espada's work, the poet Gary Soto has said, "Martín Espada has chosen the larger task: to go outside the self-absorbed terrain of most contemporary poets into a landscape where others—bus drivers, revolutionaries, the executed of El Salvador—sit, walk, or lie dead 'without heads.' There's no rest here. We're jostled awake by the starkness of these moments, but occasionally roll from Espada's political humor."
He has received numerous awards, including the Shelley Memorial Award from the Poetry Society of America, the Robert Creeley Award, the PEN/Revson Fellowship, a Guggenheim Foundation Fellowship, the Antonia Pantoja Award, an Independent Publisher Book Award, a Gustavus Myers Outstanding Book Award, and two NEA Fellowships.
A graduate of Northeastern University Law School and a former tenant lawyer in the Greater Boston's Latino community, Espada is currently a professor of English at the University of Massachusetts Amherst.


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Pope urges protection of nature, weak
VATICAN CITY Pope Francis laid out the priorities of his pontificate during his installation Mass on Tuesday, urging the princes, presidents, sheiks and thousands of ordinary people attending to protect the environment, the weakest and the poorest and to let tenderness "open up a horizon of hope."
It was a message Francis has hinted at in his first week as pontiff, when his gestures of simplicity often spoke louder than his words. But on a day when he had the world's economic, political and religious leadership sitting before him on the steps of St. Peter's Basilica for the official start of his papacy, Francis made his point clear.
"Please," he told them. "Let us be protectors of creation, protectors of God's plan inscribed in nature, protectors of one another and of the environment."
The Argentine native is the first pope from Latin America and the first named for the 13th-century friar St. Francis of Assisi, whose life's work was to care for nature, the poor and most disadvantaged.
The Vatican said between 150,000-200,000 people attended the Mass, held under bright blue skies after days of chilly rain and featuring flag-waving fans from around the world.
In Buenos Aires, thousands of people packed the central Plaza di Mayo square to watch the ceremony on giant TV screens, erupting in joy when Francis called them from Rome, his words broadcast over loudspeakers.
"I want to ask a favor," Francis told them. "I want to ask you to walk together, and take care of one another. ... And don't forget that this bishop who is far away loves you very much. Pray for me."
Back in Rome, Francis was interrupted by applause several times during his homily, including when he urged the faithful not to allow "omens of destruction," hatred, envy and pride to "defile our lives."
Francis said the role of the leader of the world's 1.2 billion Catholics is to open his arms and protect all of humanity, but "especially the poorest, the weakest, the least important, those whom Matthew lists in the final judgment on love: the hungry, the thirsty, the stranger, the naked, the sick and those in prison."
"Today amid so much darkness we need to see the light of hope and to be men and women who bring hope to others," he said. "To protect creation, to protect every man and every woman, to look upon them with tenderness and love, is to open up a horizon of hope, it is to let a shaft of light break through the heavy clouds."
After the celebrations die down, Francis has his work cut out for him as he confronts a church in crisis: Retired Pope Benedict XVI spent eight years trying to reverse the decline of Christianity in Europe, without much success.
While growing in Africa and Asia, the Catholic Church has been stained in Europe, Australia and the Americas by sexual abuse scandals. Closer to home, Francis is facing serious management shortcomings in a Vatican bureaucracy in dire need of reform.
Francis hasn't offered any hint of how he might tackle those greater problems, focusing instead on crowd-pleasing messages and gestures that signal a total shift in priority and personality from his German theologian predecessor.
On Wednesday, Francis may give a hint about his ecumenical intentions, as he holds an audience with Christian delegations who attended his installation. On Friday, he will put his foreign policy chops on display in an address to the ambassadors accredited to the Holy See.
Saturday he calls on Benedict XVI at Castel Gandolfo, the papal retreat south of Rome, and Sunday celebrates Palm Sunday Mass, another major celebration in St. Peter's Square.


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Ben Campbell (Jim Sturgess) is a shy, brilliant M.I.T. student who -- needing to pay school tuition -- finds the answers in the cards. He is recruited to join a group of the school's most gifted students that heads to Vegas every weekend armed with fake identities and the know-how to turn the odds at blackjack in their favor. With unorthodox math professor and stats genius Micky Rosa (Kevin Spacey) leading the way, they've cracked the code. By counting cards and employing an intricate system of signals, the team can beat the casinos big time. Seduced by the money, the Vegas lifestyle, and by his smart and sexy teammate, Jill Taylor (Kate Bosworth), Ben begins to push the limits. Though counting cards isn't illegal, the stakes are high, and the challenge becomes not only keeping the numbers straight, but staying one step ahead of the casinos' menacing enforcer: Cole Williams (Laurence Fishburne).
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The Lung-Gom-Pa Runners of Old Tibet
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Getting ready for a trail race? Try this for your training:
- Seclude yourself in a remote cave for three years.
- Spend most of your time practicing breathing exercises and chanting Buddhist mantras.
- Practice leaping upward from a cross-legged sitting position without using your hands. Repeat ad infinitum.
- Return to the world three years later, light as a feather, in a heightened state of consciousness.
- Run vast distances. Win races. (Known side effect: By this point in your training, the act of winning will have become meaningless to you).
Such was the training practice of the lung-gom-pa runners of pre-westernized Tibet. According to legend, lung-gom-pa runners could run for 48 hours without rest and cover 200 miles in a single day. To achieve this super-human level of endurance, lung-gom-pa runners underwent intensive spiritual training. Their goal, however, was not to win races, but to pursue spiritual enlightenment, similar to the Marathon Monks of Japan (see Issue 19, March 2003).
Lung (pronounced rlun) signifies air and vital energy, or prana as the yogis would call it. Gom means meditation or focused concentration. A lung-gom-pa, therefore, is someone who has mastered the art of harnessing their spiritual energy through focused meditation and conscious breathing, thus transcending the physical limits of the body.
By the time Westerners trickled into remote Tibet, in the early 20th century, lung-gom-pa training was only conducted in two monasteries: Nyang-to Kyi-phug (near Shigatse) and Samding. Lama Anagarika Govinda, a German-born Buddhist monk, visited the Nyang-to Kyi-phug monastery on his travels through Tibet in 1947. He described the training process of a lung-gom-pa in detail in his memoir The Way of the White Clouds.


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The growing problem of how to provide clean water for an expanding urban population is one of the topics under discussion at the IWA World Water Congress in Montreal, which takes place from 19 to 24 September in Montreal, Canada. Around 3000 water experts from around the world will attend the conference, hoping to find the best ways of dealing with increasing demands placed on water resources. Mark Smith, Head of IUCN's Water Programme, explains more.


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Schilling's bloody sock going up for auction
FILE - In this Oct. 24, 2004, file photo, blood appears around the right ankle of Boston Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling during the sixth inning of Game 2 of baseball's World Series against the St. Louis Cardinals in Boston. Schilling, whose video game company underwent a spectacular collapse into bankruptcy last year, is selling the blood-stained sock he wore during that game. (AP Photo/Winslow Townson, File)


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text: Well, I finally got things ironed out and will be applying for unit 52 in NM. I understand the lottery system and that the odds maybe aren't that good. My question is pertaining to the landowner tag and the outfitter tags incase the draw doesn't workout. Does anyone know if outfitters will just sell a tag to someone who doesn't book a hunt with them? Also, Is there a decent supply of landowner tags in 52? and what to they typically cost? I'm just trying to figure out all the options to get a tag. Thanks for any input


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I am running a DND adventure in a town called Charity. I am looking for a detailed map of the entire town. I want it to be somewhat Gothic/Victorian in appearance, and Lovecraftian in mood and tone.
I have a very long history as a DM and have made hundreds of maps, and dozens of great maps in my 30 years of playing DND, so I will be a bit particular about the outcome. For this reason, I am only looking for professionals who have a bit of a portfolio, and some references.
I respect hard work and am prepared to pay for quality.
I have many sketches and some history of the town to get you started, but I expect that there will be a bit of collaboration in this project.
I have a HARD DEADLINE of October 30th for the complete product to be done and in my mail box.
I have been searching for content for inspiration or for blatant piracy for months for this project. The only stuff I came up with was some 'Gloomwrought' maps from 4ed DND. I actually have this map, and like both sides (the City and the Battlemap), but it isn't right for my campaign. There is lots of artwork and map images that accompanies a googling of 'Gloomwrought'.
Specifically, I want a Jacobean-Victorian-looking town, that looks like it could have been cut right from 1750's England.
Here are some real buildings that inspire me;
Some of those are actually Jacobean, rather than Victorian, but you get the picture.
Over all of this there is to be a darkness, as though we are looking at the map at twilight in early November.
Quality & Size
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Has to be done/printed for October 30th
The artist will retain copyright of the map
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Williamsburg, VA (Sports Network) - Tim Rusthoven scored 17 points and pulled
down 16 rebounds, as the William & Mary Tribe notched a 72-59 victory over the
Hofstra Pride in Colonial Athletic Association play from Kaplan Arena.
Brandon Britt also had 17 points behind a 7-of-9 shooting effort off the
bench. Marcus Thornton added 16 points and Kyle Gaillard finished with 13 to
help the Tribe (9-12, 3-7 CAA) avenge an 11-point loss to Hofstra on Jan. 12.
David Imes tallied 16 points and seven rebounds to lead the Pride (5-17, 2-7),
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tries outside of Hempstead, New York this season. Stevie Mejia had 11 points,
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W&M shot an efficient 62.5 percent from the floor in the first half, while
Hofstra was held to 31-percent shooting. The Tribe put together an 11-0 run
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The Tribe led by as many as 16 four minutes into the second half, and Hofstra
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W&M was simply the better offensive team, as the Tribe shot 56.8 percent for
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If you want to buy a new Apple computer for your personal use, you can purchase at a discount through the HSU Bookstore online at http://store.apple.com/us_edu_
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Criminals next door
What's the nation's biggest domestic threat? Salvadoran-inspired gang violence is heating up-and it may be coming to a town near you
Edin Aldana strode through the parking lot of an apartment complex in Charlotte, N.C., on a hot July night toting a 20-gauge shotgun under his arm. As he walked around the side of a green Jeep Cherokee with two men inside, Mr. Aldana fired a warning shot into the air. The next two shots found the head and chest of Jose Nunez, a 20-year-old rival gang member who Mr. Aldana says threatened to kill him. Mr. Nunez died 40 minutes later.
That was in 2001. In a prison interview with local press Mr. Aldana, now 28, said he has no regrets about the cold-blooded murder. "He wanted to kill me," Mr. Aldana explained. "I just shot him first."
News travels slowly from the barrio. The coldly calculated murder of Mr. Nunez should have announced the presence of a burgeoning group of Hispanic gangbangers known as Mara Salvatrucha, or MS, or MS-13. Instead, it became a footnote. By 2003, after a movie-style shootout at a public park and a trail of at least 17 more murders, MS-13 became a front-page story in The Charlotte Observer. But for two decades MS-13 has spread across the country, infecting barrios from Los Angeles to Bostonówith little press.
Federal officials now call MS-13 one of the nation's biggest domestic crime threats. They are concerned enough about its growth to send federal agents south of the border to learn more about the gang's roots. They also launched a nationwide dragnet this year, which has so far netted 200 arrests. But beyond the customary barrios of Los Angeles, New York, and Miami, these criminals now show up in less likely places like Charlotte, Gwinnett County, Ga., and Boise, Idaho.
Translations vary, but most agree Mara Salvatrucha means something like "gang of street-tough Salvadorans." If the name isn't clear, the group's actions are. Old standbys like the Bloods and Crips seem tame by comparison.
MS-13 took shape in the 1980s when immigrants fleeing El Salvador's brutal civil war faced down threats from Mexican gangs in Los Angeles.
Defeated guerrilla fighters, dispossessed gang members, and peasants were among the first arrivals in a decades-long mass migration of 500,000 Salvadoran refugees into the United States. As groups of Salvadorans settled in Los Angeles barrios, conflict with other street gangs, especially Mexican bands, became apparent. Salvadorans were in a quandary.
Protection could not come from law enforcement, for then the Salvadorans' illegal status would become known. And cops had little control over many of the barrios, anyway. For the trained killers and gang expatriates, the new threat from Mexican
gangs must have seemed like a continuation of the violence they thought they had left behind.
What is a bit of gang violence for someone who has escaped from a civil war that left 100,000 dead? What threat did a Mexican street gang pose to peasants trained in guerrilla warfare, adept with large firearms, explosives, and booby traps?
What the Salvadorans lacked in numbers or familiarity with the Los Angeles scene, they made up for with experience in guerrilla combat and numbness to brutality. If Hispanic gangs in L.A. thought they could subjugate the Salvadoran immigrants, MS-13 upped the ante.
The Mexican Mafia and the 18th Street Gang both passed when given the opportunity to challenge MS-13, considering its pedigree. MS-13 mastered L.A. turf and thrived, bullying other gangs and dominating barrios not only in California, but across 31 confirmed states.
Now MS-13 has broadened to include Hispanics from other Central American countries and from Mexico. Federal law enforcement officials place the elusive gang's membership at 10,000 nationwideómaking it the single largest urban threat no one seems to know about. And the gang's growing size and streak of brutality has law enforcers from the United States to Central America grasping for solutions.
National concern is growing as MS-13 invades smalleróand seemingly unlikelyócities, like Charlotte. The city, at 600,000-plus, is one of the fastest-growing metropolitan areas in the South and home to two of the nation's largest banks. Yet it retains some of its small-town feel with turn-of-the-century Georgian homes complete with wrap-around porches and lush magnolia trees. So why would a violent Hispanic gang flourish here? The short answer: immigration.
An enormous wave of immigrants swelled North Carolina's Hispanic population by nearly 400 percent in the 1990s, according to 2000 census figures. That's the highest increase of any state during the same period. Immigrants, many illegal, poured into Charlotte seeking jobs in the city's bulging construction and landscaping markets.
Hispanics settled in pockets all over the city, creating neighborhoods like those they recalled back home. In one quarter-mile stretch just a few miles from corporate uptown, almost every store is exclusively geared toward Hispanics: a bank, two meat markets, a Mexican bakery, a Christian bookstore, a Western Union staffed by Spanish speakers, a health clinic, a laundromat, a music store, a half dozen restaurants, and two stores side by side selling party dresses.
Along with many hard-working immigrants came a percentage of troublemakers, according to Sgt. J.W. Estes, a member of the gang intelligence unit in the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department. Sgt. Estes says Charlotte police have documented nearly 200 members of MS-13, a gang that was unheard-of in the city 10 years ago. The actual number of MS-13 members, he believes, is likely much higher.
That makes MS-13 the second- or third-largest gang in Charlotte, Sgt. Estes says, and it is by far the most violent. Police believe MS-13 is responsible for at least 18 murders in the city in the last five years. The 2003 shootout involving 17 people at a popular public park left one dead and four injured. In January 2005, a 17-year-old MS-13 member died in a nighttime shooting on a major thoroughfare.
Sgt. Estes says that while most MS-13 violence pits gang against gang, the general public should be wary. "People would like to think that it's just gang-on-gang, back-alley violence," he said. "What they miss is that this gang has no qualms about committing any number of crimes to fuel their efforts. It's sticking your head in the sand to think that it can't affect you."
Pascuala Benitez Rodriguez was a victim. MS-13 gangsters robbed the 26-year-old mother and co-owner of La Luna 2 grocery in east Charlotte two days after Christmas in 2000. The gangbangers shot her in the stomach with a .32. She died at the scene.
Predictably, law enforcers have tried to deport the MS-13 problem. But in many cases, deportation has been akin to a death sentence. Shadowy social cleansing groups in Latin Americaóincluding one called Sombra Negra (Black Shadow)óare active in murdering gang members once they return from the United States. If not killed, deported gang members who survived, many now reared in America and speaking little Spanish, soon drew local youths into gang culture. They regrouped to form a hierarchical megagang in El Salvador and in other Central American countries, such as Honduras and Mexico.
There MS-13 members deal in M-16s and grenades, human trafficking, and alien smuggling. They're even more violent than their U.S. counterparts. Through terror, rape, assault, and murder, they control entire neighborhoods, sometimes displacing their own families to commandeer their homes for the gang's use. The groups are powerful and volatile enough to draw favorable attention from Islamic jihadists; news reports have described a recent meeting between MS-13 bosses and an al-Qaeda operative in Central America.
In response, El Salvador and Honduras adopted a policy of "mano dura," or firm hand, a kind of zero tolerance. MS-13 dominance continued to swell, leading officials to announce an even tougher approach they call "supermano dura," or super-heavy hand.
Now, just wearing gang tattoos can land a young man in prison. In El Salvador alone, the prison population has doubled to 12,000 in the last five years. Forty percent of these inmates are gang members.
Rival gangs, often thrown into the same prisons, put MS-13 members cheek-by-jowl with their archenemies from the United States, like the 18th Street Gang. That fuels prison violence, but does not stop gang members from directing gang business from inside their cells.
"These guys are inside these prisons with cell phones and they still have a well-run organization from within," said Richard Yeargain, executive director of Orphan Helpers, a Virginia-based ministry to children and young adults who are abandoned or incarcerated, including gang members. "The prisons are manned on the outside by the government and manned on the inside by inmates," he said. "Down there the only staff they have is military guards with M-16s on the walls and towers." Visitors come and go freely, and female relatives often bring any items their incarcerated men desire.
The pressures to choose gang life can begin as early as 6 for poor Salvadoran and Honduran children. In El Salvador alone, 300 children a month enter government orphanages or detention centers, Mr. Yeargain said: "The pull when you are a street kid and you don't have a mother or father or family who cares about you, then you are attracted to anyone who will care for you. . . . It's just a matter of time before you join one or the other or get killed."
Now, federal law enforcement in the United States is taking MS-13 more seriously, according to Los Angeles Special Agent in Charge Kevin Kozak, with the Department of Homeland Security's Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
In February, Mr. Kozak traveled with other ICE officials to El Salvador for a conference on MS-13. In Los Angeles, he is working with local law enforcement agencies to collar and convict hard cases. "Our focus is on criminals who are past the rehab stage," Mr. Kozak said. "We're looking at the worst of the worst, alien gang members with violent histories."
That thrust led to a coordinated effort to launch Operation Community Shieldóa nationwide immigrant gang dragnet that weaves together the resources of local, state, and federal agencies. Launched in February, the project gives top priority to fighting MS-13. So far it has resulted in 200 arrests from Los Angeles to Newark to Georgia.
The dragnet does not seem to have stemmed the spread of MS-13. In rapidly growing communities, MS-13 often fills in where the family has failed. Long workdays for parents leave the children to grow up without parents, said Del Hendrixson, a Dallas-area gang expert. The youth get caught up in whatever community they can find.
Ms. Hendrixson heads an outreach group to gang members called Bajito Onda (Underground Scene). In a former auto plant in east Dallas, she hires parolees and ex-gang members to work in her printing shop. Steady work and training, she says, turn displaced criminals into civilized humans. She designed Bajito Onda to resemble a gangó"but one for peace."
In the 20 years since she founded the group, she says thousands have been through her doors. They learn how to run printing presses, have their tattoos covered, and eat meals together. Stacks of letters from prisoners and local youth testify that Ms. Hendrixson is regarded as a parent or big sister. The United Nations has noticed her work by sending a flag and a plaque. But in Dallas, where downtown government and media pay little attention to what goes on in the barrio, she's largely ignored.
In two decades working with the Hispanic community and its gang problem, she says middle- and upper-class ambivalence toward working Hispanicsólegal or illegalóhas created a disconnect. Suburbanites may see "MS" spray-painted on a stop sign, but won't know whatóor whoóit stands for.
Ms. Hendrixson criticizes city leaders who commit resources to pick up gang members but ignore Hispanic youth searching for alternatives to joining Mara Salvatrucha. That, she says, takes time and compassion. "These are broken people," she says of the youth edging toward gang life. "People treat them like cockroaches. Spray something on them and hope they go away." For growing numbers of communities, that means disappearing into a life of crime.
With reporting by Priya Abraham in Washington, D.C.; John Dawson in Dallas; Jamie Dean in Charlotte, N.C.; and Lynn Vincent in San Diego.


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With Eclipse in Bankruptcy, Owners Await Auction
Although Eclipse Aviation, maker of the Eclipse 500 very light jet, is undergoing Chapter 7 liquidation bankruptcy proceedings, the judge in the case has yet to set
a date for the auction of the company's assets. Eclipse delivered 259 jets before going bankrupt, and so far two groups have emerged with plans to bid on the assets and rebuild the support structure for those jets as well as eventually put
the Eclipse 500 back into production. A possible third group backed by Chinese investors may also be interested in Eclipse's assets.
One group that has publicly stated its goals is the Ad Hoc Committee of Eclipse Customers. Its priority is supporting existing Eclipses, according to spokesman and Eclipse owner Randall Sanada, also chairman of Westlake Village, Calif.-based Jet-Alliance. Future production is also planned, although Sanada feels the Eclipse 500 would have to sell for close to $2 million to be competitive.
Another group, New Eclipse Acquisition, is headed by Phil Friedman, CEO of Wichita-based Harlow Aerostructures. If Harlow's group successfully bids, he plans to work with suppliers to provide maintenance support and upgrades for Eclipse 500 owners. Friedman hopes to be able to put the Eclipse 500 back into production by 2011 at a price of about $2.4 million.
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