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By Mike Strasser, U.S. Military Academy Public AffairsJune 27, 2012
WEST POINT, N.Y. (June, 27, 2012) -- It's all about precision and attention to details leading up to Reception Day as the cadet cadre prepares to welcome in the new cadets to the Class of 2016 on Monday.
The Pointer View newspaper held a roundtable discussion with some of the regimental staff earlier this week to get a sense of just how prepared they are to lead the Class of 2016 when they arrive here for R-Day. Sitting down for this interview were Cadets James Whittington, the Cadet Basic Training regimental commander, Brenna Heisterman, the regimental executive officer, and Ariana Mankus, the regimental command sergeant major.
The amount of planning involved is staggering, and the number of nuances enormous, to pull off an event that essentially begins the transformation of civilians into West Point cadets and future Army officers. The weeks spent in the Leader Training Program, coordinating with various support agencies and practicing with rehearsals have instilled a confidence, from the regimental staff to the cadre of company, platoon and squad leaders in their ability to provide instruction and leadership to the incoming cadet class. On Friday, a mock R-Day rehearsal will bring hundreds of role-players together to test how well cadets can execute the initial entry into West Point for the new class.
So how much preparation was there, exactly? Think of the logistics behind synchronizing and coordinating transportation, and making sure more than 1,100 new cadets receive everything from socks to sun block, underwear to eyewear. The CBT commander quantified it like this: "A ton."
Whittington: "Basically the plan for R-Day involves a pretty extensive process behind it. It's the biggest event held at the academy each year, so there's a lot of moving parts and a lot of coordination with different agencies that have to come together to accomplish this unified task. We have to ensure that companies have support down at Ike Hall as they bring the new cadets over to Thayer Hall for in-processing and to receive their initial issue items--their uniforms and other basic things they'll need for at least the first few days. After that, they'll come to the central area with their companies…and then that's where our main objective lies. Making sure the cadets in the companies understand how to teach them drill, make sure everything is moving according to our timeline--getting them to lunch, getting their haircuts. There's a lot of moving parts and a lot of memorization involved."
New cadets will spend a lot of time that day pouring over their Cadet Handbook, or smart book, which contains all the knowledge they'll be required to know verbatim any time they are asked by a ranking cadet. They'll also learn how to report to a superior officer, how to salute, march and maintain their uniforms and rooms the West Point way. Timing is crucial on R-Day because at the end of it, there will be bleachers full of families, friends and guests awaiting the new cadets' as they step onto the Plain for the first time to march in a parade.
Mankus: "In preparation for the parade drilling will be very important. New cadets who have never been exposed to the military environment will have to be taught how to march, how to execute facing movements and other military movements."
But what will be the hardest lesson learned?
Whittington: "Everything. For many this day will be their first impression of West Point, what cadets are about and even about the Army, so it is essential that we start them off right."
Mankus: "It's basically a culture shock for them. Most of them have never been in an environment like this before, and everything they've known no longer applies. They start here knowing nothing, so they have to follow and wait for guidance."
The cadets who will be providing that guidance know the stress of R-Day all too well, and many have R-Day experience beyond that of a plebe, having led cadets as squad leaders or platoon sergeants before. The concept throughout the cadre is to set the ground work for building leaders of character.
Whittington: "We bring people here to become leaders. They will make mistakes, and we will let them know in a professional way that they've made a mistake and what they did wrong. The end state is about developing leaders."
Heisterman: "I think you gain a totally new perspective of R-Day than what you had three years ago, but for that same reason you can relate to the new cadets and remember what it was like experiencing that stress. So you have a certain level of empathy for the new cadets because they don't have any idea of how things work around here. I guess in some ways you have to cater to their needs and teach them at whatever level they're at."
Whittington: "One of the things we wanted to change was that experience of doing something as a new cadet and not knowing why. I think for us, we're focused on getting them to understand why they are being asked to do certain things. There's a reason behind everything--having to memorize a certain knowledge we have to do, there's a reason for wearing your uniform properly. We want them to know without a shadow of doubt the reason behind everything."
CBT is a training program for new cadets but also serves as a leadership challenge for cadre. Mankus had previously served as a squad leader and Whittington was a platoon sergeant last year.
Mankus: "For me personally, the guidance and instruction that I give for the cadre may not always going to be popular. But having served as a squad leader before I understand that perspective of receiving orders from the regimental level and thinking, why are we doing this? The challenge is remembering what that's like, and if I'm putting out guidance that I know will not be popular I have to consider how the cadre will react. One of the biggest things I'm learning is how to take into account those squad leaders and platoon sergeants who don't get a say in what is being passed down."
Heisterman: "I was a first sergeant for my academic year company and that's a totally different role than executive officer. The focus then was on company discipline and maintaining standards, whereas the XO is running the staff and making sure the commander's intent is executed, the companies are taken care of, transportation is there when it is needed, meals are planned on time. It's hard because if a bad decision is made, or something isn't planned out well or you didn't run your staff correctly, it will literally affect every single person in the regiment. It's a hard lesson to learn when it impacts a lot of people, but it's been a good learning experience so far."
Whittington: "Having been a part of this detail for a third time, I've become familiar with the flow of things. I've seen things I liked and didn't like and saw how we could tailor things to go in the direction we all decided to go. There's always a new way to do things and everyone comes into these leadership positions with different ideas. I thought it was important that we communicated what our end state goals were to the lowest levels. It's extremely important for us to communicate information from top to bottom, at every level. I know sometimes you're told to do something by a commander and don't know why, so for us, it will be important to talk directly to our squad leaders because they have the most interaction with new cadets. The squad leaders will know what makes them tick, and if they understand why they're doing a particular task it's about understanding the overall goals we're trying to accomplish and then they can tailor those things to the needs of their new cadets."
So for both cadre and new cadets, it's not just about doing what you're told, but knowing why you're told to do it. That can be a lot of information to absorb, process and remember every single day. The days can get quite exhausting, with the 5 a.m. wake-up call taking them into a day of formations, training, athletics and their heads won't hit the rack at night until after Taps is played at 10 p.m.
The new cadets will earn a few hours of respite from training on July 22 during Cadet Visitation Day at which time the regimental staff and cadre will formally relinquish command to a new group of cadet leadership in what is expected to be a seamless transition from CBTI to CBTII. The first group has introduced the new cadets to the history and traditions of West Point and led them through the first salvo of physical and military training that will progressively become more demanding until Acceptance Day in August.
Whittington: "It's very key that first and foremost we create a successful system, a battle rhythm for CBTII to step right into. One of my goals is to create no disparity in battle rhythm between commands. We understand that we can't mimic leadership styles, and if anything, that could be good for the new cadets. What can't change is the way we operate, and so we wanted to create an effective system. Our success is defined by the training and we practice outcomes-based training here, so accomplishing that through an effective system is our goal."
One way cadets create a distinct vision during CBT is by naming their task force and creating a challenge for new cadets toward the end of their command. Typically, the task force honors a fallen graduate and previous iterations of task forces and challenges have bore the names of Patton, Goeke or Hidalgo and their stories are repeated throughout training for inspirational and educational value.
Whittington: "We decided to go a different route by naming our task force after an enlisted Soldier, Spc. Ross McGinnis, who is a Medal of Honor recipient and was killed in 2006 when he threw himself over a grenade in his Humvee. We made this decision with no intention of discrediting any of our fellow members of the Long Gray Line. Spc. McGinnis was a 19-year-old man when he died, and his story could really relate to the age group of the new cadets coming here. We thought his story would reflect well upon cadets to get them exposed to the type of Soldier they will be expected to lead someday, and what they need to do within the next 47 months to be prepared for the honor of leading these Soldiers."
At the end of the day, the regimental staff and cadre want to assure the families of these new cadets that West Point will take care of them.
Whittington: "I want them to know they can trust us and everyone here has their best interests in mind. They've made the right decision by coming to West Point, not only because they're joining a profession that prides itself on excellence but they're joining an institution that prides itself on assuring that those cadets will achieve that greatness. They are not separate from us--separate only in the sense of rank--but not in the sense of being part of the Corps of Cadets. We're all cadets and no matter what we will always be together through the Long Gray Line. No matter what, they are us and we are them. So we'll be sure to take care of them."
Mankus: "These new cadets are entering such a great profession and institution dedicated to excellence. Although they haven't experienced anything yet, they will get so much here and it will go by so fast. It is worth the journey. I have always been a big believer that it isn't about the destination but the journey, and the journey that starts on R-Day will set the pace for four years of a lot of difficulties and maybe heartache, but also a lot of great things. Throughout the good, the bad and the ugly, you're never, ever alone. There are so many great people around you, and so much support in family, friends, teachers…I am excited for their future."
Heisterman: "It's going to be a hard road ahead but we'll be with them along the way, coaching and teaching them and doing our best to make sure they're successful and taken care of."
Most cadets would say Reception Day is one of the most stressful--if not memorable--days they'll ever have. If by chance a new cadet is reading this now and wanted some advice from their regimental officers on getting past R-Day and through CBT, this is what they'd provide:
Mankus: "Take everything one day at a time. One day at a time, one activity at a time and so on. This applies not only to Cadet Basic Training but throughout the academic year and in any stressful situation. Just hone in one thing, focus and get it done. One training event, one briefing, one test…once you start blending everything together you make it way too overwhelming. The days seem really long at first…but once you focus on one thing at a time, it goes by quicker and smoother."
Heisterman: "Be a sponge. Soak up everything, literally, you can from what we teach this summer and you'll come out better in the end."
Whittington: "Be a teammate. Don't look at this as a way to separate yourself from a group but rather how you can give something of yourself to assist the group."


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PARIS (Reuters) - Rating agency Moody's has downgraded the debt of France's three largest banks, citing deteriorating liquidity, a day after the European Central Bank offered banks funding for three years for the first time ever.
The downgrade comes at a sensitive time for the banks, which have seen their shares pummelled because of their large balance sheets and reliance on short-term dollar funding as the euro zone debt crisis spread.
Moody's cut its ratings on the long-term debt of BNP Paribas (BNPP.PA) and Credit Agricole (CAGR.PA) by one notch to Aa3, concluding reviews that began in June and were continued in September. Societe Generale's (SOGN.PA) long-term debt was cut by one notch to A1.
The downgrades were driven by the increasing difficulties the banks were having in raising funding, as well as worries that the banks' plans to sell assets could be undercut by competition from other lenders doing the same thing.
Despite the banks' moves to sell off much of their sovereign bond holdings in recent months, Moody's said their exposure to economies including Italy's also remained a problem.
Socgen said in a statement it was surprised by the decision and challenged the ratings agency's reasoning, adding that its third-quarter results had shown its "capacity to adjust rapidly its management of short and long-term funding needs in the current unfavourable market environment".
In addition, its exposure to crisis-hit nations such as Greece, Italy and Spain was "modest and manageable", the bank said.
BNP Paribas declined to comment, and Credit Agricole could not immediately be reached for comment.
All three banks' shares bounced back from early losses, with Credit Agricole up 3.4 percent, BNP up 3.2 percent and Socgen adding 0.9 percent as investors weighed the downgrades against steps to boost European banks' liquidity announced by the European Central Bank on Thursday.
"The ECB's three-year refinancing is good news for the banks since it reduces the risk of a breakdown in the sector," said Romain Burnand, co-founder of Moneta Asset Management. "That offsets the disappointment some investors are feeling about progress in the European summit talks."
The cost of insuring the risk of default on the French banks' debt rose, however, with credit default swaps on all three between 17 and 21 basis points wider.
Another ratings agency, Fitch, said the ECB moves could boost interbank lending, which has fallen in recent months as lenders have become anxious about their rivals' financial health.
French President Nicholas Sarkozy also praised the ECB move late on Thursday.
"In addition to the second straight cut in interest rates, the central bank -- and this is the first time in its history to my knowledge -- has just decided to give unlimited three-year loans to European banks at a very low rate," he said.
He added that banks borrowing at such low rates would be more likely to lend to governments which, like Italy, have struggled with surging borrowing costs in recent weeks.
All three French banks have seen their access to short-term funding sharply curtailed this year as U.S. money market funds stopped buying French banks' debt because of fears about their exposure to euro zone sovereign debt. The sector as a whole has increasingly traded in line with broader optimism or pessimism about potential solutions to the regional debt crisis.
Late on Thursday Europe's banking watchdog, the European Banking Authority, gave French banks some good news, saying they needed to find 7.3 billion euros in fresh capital by mid-2012, down from a previous estimate of 8.8 billion euros.
Moody's said its ratings did take into account the fact that all three French banks were likely to benefit from state support if the crisis deepened.
BNP has $47 billion, or 23 percent, of outstanding bonds coming due next year, while SocGen has $27.5 billion, or 13 percent of its outstanding bonds maturing, and Credit Agricole has $31.4 billion, or 16.5 percent, expiring, according to Thomson Reuters data.
BNP has said it has already raised 8 billion euros towards its 2012 medium-to-long-term funding requirements and still needs to raise another 20 billion.
BNP Chairman Baudouin Prot reiterated in a newspaper interview that France's largest bank was managing its way through the funding crunch.
"We are finding the means without having to turn to the ECB or the Fed," he told Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung.
SocGen said last month that its medium/short-term issuance for 2012 had been set at between 10 billion and 15 billion euros, roughly half its 2011 bond sale total.
On Wednesday rating agency Standard & Poor's placed its ratings on BNP, Credit Agricole, and Societe Generale on "credit watch with negative implications" on December 7.
S&P had earlier put a series of European states, including France, on watch negative over fears that political leaders were not moving decisively enough to curb the deepening sovereign debt crisis.
BNP and SocGen had been spared a previous round of ratings cuts by S&P on the world's largest banks in late November.
The Moody's one-notch downgrade still leaves the top French banks' ratings on roughly the same level as European peers. Both BNP and Credit Agricole's long-term debt and deposit ratings are now at Aa3, the same as Deutsche Bank (DBKGn.DE) and Spain's BBVA (BBVA.MC).
Additoinal reporting by Lionel Laurent, James Regan, Adam Parry and Juliette Rouillon; Editing by David Cowell, Mike Nesbit and Will Waterman

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Big Season Ahead For Australian GT
The Australian GT Championship presented by Pirelli enters its tenth season in 2014 and already the entry numbers are reaching record levels thanks to the new initiatives adopted by the categories administration for the new season.
Six rounds will again form the annual calendar, but it is the style and quality of events that has attracted the most interest. Three of the six rounds will be a part of the V8 Supercar championship season, whilst New Zealand will again close out the year after a successful debut at Highlands Park in 2013. Twilight races and two 101-lap (three plus hour) endurance events will also form part of the program, with the season kicking off at Melbourneâs Sandown Park at the end of March as part of the 75th round of the successful Shannons Nationals series.
âThe Australian GT field this year is the strongest it has ever been and each of our four divisions will make for some memorable races,â Ken Collier, Australian GT category manager said.
âThe GT3 Championship division has at least eight race teams registered for the series, with cars from all of the major GT3 marques; AMG SLS, Aston Martin, Audi, Corvette, Ferrari, Lamborghini, McLaren and Porsche.
âIt doesnât end there either, with other marques included in the GT3 Trophy, GT3 Challenge and GT4 Sports classes including Ascari, Ginetta, Mosler, Nissan and Viper entries who join the other Audis, Lamborghinis and Porsches. All up we already have 21 registered series entrants, with more teams coming in as the season progresses.
âWe have taken Australian GT back to three of the V8 rounds this year due to the new V8 management team being very flexible in their association with the support categories. This was not always the case in the past as we could only offer limited track time with the potential of having AGT races shortened or even cancelled to facilitate the V8 TV arrangements.
âThe AGT competitors spend hundreds of thousands of dollars and many days out of their businesses to compete and present their vehicles to the spectators. Having a V8 management team who understand that support categories are not bottom feeders but rather an asset to their events is frankly exciting for the whole AGT family.
âAnother facet of our 2014 championship series is the inclusion of the two 101-lap events. The first will be in May at Phillip Island and the second will be our final round in New Zealand. These 101 races are two-driver events and most teams will have one seeded âProfessionalâ or âMasterâ driver alongside an unseeded âGoldâ driver.
âThe 101 events will also feature a modified 1960âs Le Mans style start that has the non-starting driver participate in the start of the race. It was debuted as a unique feature of the inaugural 101 at Highlands last year and we will retain it for all 101 events this year.â
After the success of the mighty McLaren MP4-12C at the recent Bathurst 12-Hour, reigning two-time champion Klark Quinn may well start the new season as favourite, although this year he and 2013 runner-up Tony Quinn will have some serious competition.
One of the fastest cars at Mount Panorama was the Justin McMillan Interlloy Lamborghini driven by reigning Bathurst 1000 champion Steven Richards. The duo will line up again for the bulk of the season and will be a big outright threat. So too Richard Muscat, the reigning Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge champion who has taken the reigns of the Erebus Motorsport Mercedes that took victory in three of the six AGT rounds last year.
Add in the reigning championâs 2012-2013 Porsche GT3-R complete with new owner (and a second GT3-R later in the season), a new Audi R8, a much revised Corvette Z06.R and at least one Ferrari 458 Italia - of reigning Bathurst 12-Hour champions Maranello Motorsport - and you have a very strong outright Championship class field.
If you think thatâs where it ends, youâd be wrong. Three Audiâs [with cameos from a fourth and maybe a fifth] will compete against at least one Lamborghini, possibly two Moslers, an Ascari and potentially an Aston Martin for Trophy Class honours. Audi stalwarts Rod Salmon and Dean Koutsoumidis will do battle with reigning Trophy Class champion Steve McLaughlan who has traded in his ageing Dodge Viper to be part of the Audi brigade and all three are threatening to arrive with Professional co-driversâ¦
Whilst Audi will be keen to claim Trophy Class honours, keep an eye on German rivals Porsche. Michael Hovey has taken delivery of the Craig Baird Carrera Cup car that won the kiwi a fifth Australian championship last year, whilst the Koundouris brothers and Andrew MacPherson are entering their Cup S Porsches.
Throw former Challenge class champion Jan Jinadasa into the mix, and the recently acquired Ascari KZ1 of Muscle Car Masters regular Keith Kassulke and you have all the ingredients for an epic championship battle.
In Challenge Class, 2013 champion Ben Foessel will return with his father George alongside, but he will have his hands full in defending his title against 2013 title rivals Brendan Cook and team-mate Matt Kingsley, and new GT graduate Indiran Padaychee. A list of other Porsche competitors have also shown interest in the 2014 series, with additional numbers expected at Townsville, Sydney and Sandown.
Mark Griffith claimed the GT4 Sports victory in 2013 and he is back to defend his title in 2014, although this year without regular co-driver Jack Perkins who has graduated to the V8 Supercar âmain gameâ. Griffith was looking good for a class victory at the recent Bathurst 12-Hour, but an errant rock forced him into retirement, although he had at that stage taken the time to make a judgment on his two co-drivers; Daniel Gaunt and Karl Reindler, so donât be surprised if one V8 Supercar part-timer makes way for another this season.
Whilst Michael Hovey has progressed to the Challenge class, Tony Martin will also return - like Griffith - in his Ginetta G50 GT4, the duo are expected to battle for the title with cameo appearances expected from Darrel Dixon and Darren Berry throughout the year.
The opening round of the championship is now just three weeks away, with Sandownâs season opener featuring the âtraditionalâ two one-hour races, and with rumours of up to 25 competitors, itâs going to be one very interesting season opener..!
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The Children from Little Willows nursery had great fun face painting, making flags and eating homemade traditional fish and chips.
About 30 children took part in the day of fun last Wednesday, April 23.
Nursery manager, Lisa Crane said: "We have our 'very British day' to celebrate. We had quite a bit of a fun, they did face painting, made flags and had some fish and chips.
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COUNCIL house tenants in the Selby district are set to see their rent increase – prompting a local Tory leader to criticise his own Government.
Families will see their rents go up by an average of 4.6 per cent, which would put the average bill for a Selby District Council property rise from £75.69 to £79.19.
The decision to raise rents was passed at a meeting of Selby District Counil's executive in line with Government policy introduced 12 years ago to bring council rents in line with those of Registered Social Landlords (RSLs).
Council leader Mark Crane said he disagreed with the policy, but recognised the council had to go along with it.
He said: "It's not as bad as last year, but I fully recognise it is above inflation.
"Selby has been on the path to get equality of rents for years, and every year rent has to rise above inflation to catch up with Registered Social Landlord rents, so this year is another step on that path."
Coun Crane said the policy had been introduced by the previous Labour Government, but he was unhappy that no effort had been made to change the policy since the coalition Government came to power. He said: "I don't personally agree with the policy, but we have no alternative. The Government said we have to get convergence.
"The one thing I would say is that a large number of people living in our homes get housing benefit, so to some extent are immune from the increase. However, there are several hard working families who do not, and are facing an increase above inflation. I'm frankly slightly disappointed this Government has not changed it."


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St. Cloud Meth Bust
A 61-year-old St. Cloud man was arrested this morning for selling methamphetamine from his home. After receiving information that Charles Johnson was selling meth, investigators conducted controlled purchases from Johnson. Tuesday morning, officers searched Johnson's home, on the 400 block of 22nd Avenue North, and found 19.2 grams of crystal meth.
Johnson was arrested and brought to the Stearns County Jail, where he is being held for possession and sale of a controlled substance. Police expect more arrests from this investigation.
Dyslexia Presentation Tonight
A free presentation about America's leading learning disability will take place tonight in St. Cloud. The Calvary Community Church at 1200 Roosevelt Road will host international reading expert Susan Barton from 5:30 to 8:30. Barton, the founder of Bright Solutions and Barton Reading and Spelling System, will discuss the traits of dyslexia and how to effectively educate those with it.
Dyslexia affects 20% of the population and accounts for over 80% of learning disabilities.
Crash Results in Injuries
A three car crash on Monday morning sent a pair to the hospital with injuries. Just before 10:30 am on Highway 23 and Cooper Avenue South, a car driven by a 23-year-old St. Cloud man rear-ended a vehicle. That car then crashed into a third car driven by 56-year-old James Ivory of St. Cloud. Both Ivory and his 39-year-old passenger, Octavia Brown, were taken to St. Cloud Hospital with non-life threatening injuries.
Sorority Dunk Tank For a Cause
Looking for a fun way to help the community? Kappa Phi Omega Sorority will be hosting a dunk tank with all proceeds going to Anna Marie's Women Shelter in Saint Cloud. For one dollar a throw you'll have the chance to dunk a sorority member while helping residents at the shelter. The event is being held Thursday from 10a.m. to 5p.m.
Man Arrested for Assault
A St. Cloud man was arrested on 3rd and 5th degree assault charges after a fight that sent one man to the hospital.
The incident happened just before 2:00 am Sunday on the 3300 block of 3rd Avenue North. According to Police, witnesses at the scene stated that Ramirez had assaulted two men. One of the victims was a 28-year-old from Richmond who suffered a broken ankle and was transported to the hospital. A 26-year-old from St. Cloud also suffered minor injuries from the assault.
Robbery At Gunpoint Near SCSU
A St. Cloud State Student was allegedly robbed at gunpoint near campus Saturday. The incident happened at the 800 block of 5th Avenue South at 11:00 pm. Police say two men approached a 19-year-old male student from St. Cloud with a handgun and demanded money. One suspect was described as a black man, 5 feet 8 inches tall, about 140 pounds in weight and clean shaven. He was wearing a long blue t-shirt and dark colored shorts. The other suspect was described as a black man between the ages of 18 and 23, 6 feet tall and about 185 pound in weight. He was wearing a white tank top and plaid shorts. No one was hurt and anyone with information is asked to contact the St. Cloud Police at 320-251-1200.
UPDATE: Police Find Driver and Gunman of Hit and Run
St. Cloud Police have located the driver and gunman involved in the hit and run that resulted in shots fired last Thursday night. St. Cloud Police were called to the 10-hundred block of Saint Germain Street East at around 11:00 pm and found a 33-year-old man who had been hit by a truck.
As the truck was driving away, witnesses heard gunshots fired. No one was hurt. Police say the shooting suspect is a 15-year-old relative of the man who was hit by the truck. Sergeant Marty Sayre of the St. Cloud Police Department says ultimately, charges will be filed, but he says they're still seeking unbiased witnesses who can shed light on whether shots were fired before or after the man was hit. If you have any more information, call the St. Cloud Police Department at (320) 251-1200.
Five Injured in Crash
Five people are injured after a car hit a power pole on the side of the road north of St. Joseph. It happened just after 1:00 Sunday afternoon on County Road 2 near the intersection of 360th Street, about five miles north of St. Joseph. 31-year-old Rodaliza Walsh, of Maynard, was driving southbound on County Road 2 when she lost control of the car, ran it off the road, and hit a power pole. Walsh and the other four people in the car suffered non life-threatening injuries.
Lake George Bridge Construction
Beginning Monday at 6:00 pm, 9th Avenue will be closed from St. Germain Street to 4th Street South for construction work on the Lake George Bridge. This part of road will reopen the next day, Tuesday at 5:30 am. This closure will occur again from 6:00 pm Tuesday to 5:30 am Wednesday.
One Injured in Crash
A one car crash on Sunday afternoon in Holdingford resulted in injuries for the driver. 51-year-old Donald Vernon Voller of Holdingfield was driving northbound on Main Street when his pickup truck left the road and hit several trees.
The Stearns County Sherriff's Office and Holdingford Fire and Rescue were called to the scene just after 1:30 P.M. and took the injured driver to St. Cloud Hospital.
St. Cloud Unemployment Rate Drops Again
The unemployment rate in the St. Cloud area fell for the second month in a row. The rate for August is 7.4%, down from 7.7% in July. The June unemployment rate was an alarming 8.3%, making for an impressive two month drop of almost a full percentage point.
But there's still work to be done. The St. Cloud area's current unemployment rate of 7.4% is still 1.8% higher than it was one year ago.
Officers Saturate The Streets
Police were in full force Friday in St. Cloud. Officers performed special traffic enforcement between the hours of 11:00 am and 8:00 pm. 35 stops were made, resulting in 18 citations and 17 warnings issued. The traffic stops were made for various violations including speeding, not wearing a seatbelt and expired tabs.
Man Arrested for Allegedly Abusing Infant
A 38-year-old St. Cloud man was arrested for allegedly abusing an infant boy. St. Cloud Police got the call at around 9:00 Wednesday night and responded to the 200 block of 19th Avenue North. Officers found the 4-month old with bruises on his wrist, thigh, foot and stomach. The child was brought to the hospital, where officers were told the bruises were indicative of child abuse. Officers arrested 38-year-old Lawrence Schumacher of St. Cloud for malicious punishment of a child.
Soccer in Celebration of Peace
In celebration of International Peace Day, the St. Cloud State International Students Association is holding a friendly soccer game on Sunday at Husky Stadium from 3-5 P.M. The event is free with an SCSU ID. Snacks, water and beverages will be provided. Those who intend to play soccer are asked to bring soccer shoes and a green T-shirt if possible.
Arrest Made After Driver Flees
Early Thursday morning, Waite Park Police arrested a motorist who led them on a short chase. 19 year old Alexander James Horn of St. Cloud was arrested for fleeing in a motor vehicle and underage drinking and driving.
According to police, Horn was traveling at 45 mph on 7th Street South, where the speed limit is 30 mph. When police attempted to stop him, he fled. Horn continued driving into a residential area where he ran a stop sign and then attempted to turn around in a driveway, where the officer was able to stop him. Once stopped, field sobriety tests were issued, and Horn was taken to and booked at Stearns County Jail.
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Singapore's Deputy Prime Minister, Tao Chee Hean, made his pitch to Canberra yesterday: his government's minority stake in the Singapore Exchange should not stop its $8.4 billion takeover of
Singapore's 23.5 per cent non-voting holding in the exchange, which is administered by Temasek, the island state's national investment agency, has become one of the stumbling blocks to closing the deal.
The takeover requires approval from Treasurer
Independent MPs introduced a motion last night to block the deal between the Singapore Exchange and the Australian Securities Exchange.
Temasek issued a statement to the Australian media in early November denying it took orders from the Singapore government, in an effort to soothe concerns over its relationship with the administration. Mr Teo said the Singapore government's investment had arisen out of a demutualisation of the SGX and as it did not include voting rights, the issue of control by the government did not arise.
"That holding is held entirely for the benefit of the financial industry development fund,'' Mr Teo who is also Singapore's Defence Minister, told a press conference in Canberra yesterday after meeting his Australian counterpart,
"The holding is not voted, so there is no issue of control by the Singapore government."
Mr Teo said regulatory processes should be allowed to take their course.
"Perhaps we would take one step back . . .I think the whole Asia-Pacific region is becoming more integrated,'' Mr Teo said.
"Whatever opportunities are there should be explored."
The Singapore Exchange offer is the fourth largest on record for a securities exchange and the first attempt to merge two major bourses in the Asia-Pacific region.
Outspoken Queensland independent MP
The motion, which is seconded by independent MP
While Mr Katter has the support of Greens MP
The opposition appears to want to keep political pressure on the government over the issue for as long as possible. MPs, especially in regional electorates, reported rising concern about foreign investment.
Mr Katter said the pro-market stance of Western countries in relation to foreign investment was failing against countries such as Singapore and China.
"Rampant marketism is failing miserably against the state capitalism of China and Singapore, where interventionism backed by state sovereign wealth funds allows them to murder our industries . . . they are undermining the economies of Western nations," he said in an interview.
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Ignite your metabolism & reshape your body!Mike Donavanik's Extreme Burn: Metabolic Conditioning is a fun and intense total body workout designed to ignite your metabolism, blast fat and get you extreme results – fast!
This exciting fast-paced program blends dynamic compound strength moves with intense cardio bursts so that you torch fat, build long lean muscle, increase your aerobic capacity and push your limits like never before. Modifications are provided, so no matter what fitness level you're at this workout will challenge you and deliver results like no other.
WORKOUTS 1 & 2: Each 45-minute workout contains three hardcore strength/cardio circuits with each circuit getting progressively tougher than the last.
WORKOUT 3: Aptly titled, The Metabolic Finisher, this workout combines workouts 1 and 2 for an ultra high intensity workout that will send your metabolism skyrocketing.
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Beginner: Just starting out, very overweight or haven't exercised in over six months.
Intermediate: Active in sports, dance or any regular exercise (2 to 3 times per week).
Advanced: Very active in sports or consistently work out four or more times per week.
Aerobics Impact: Higher
Lower Impact: Both feet never leave the ground at the same time. This minimizes stress on your knees.
Higher Impact: Includes movements like jumps, hops and skips. Very high-impact is called plyometrics.
Mixed Impact: This alternates or combines the above styles.
Aerobics Choreography: Basic
Basic: The easiest to follow. It ranges from simple walking-style marches to sports and athletic movements.
Complex: More intricate combinations and patterns. They're ideal for people who like to dance.
Moderate: More interesting than Basic, less dancy than Complex.
Toning Emphasis: Total Body
Upper body: Arms, chest and back.
Lower Body: Legs, thighs, hips and buttocks.
Abs: Abdominals (stomach), core and sometimes lower back.
Total body: Tones all three of the above muscle groups.
Instructor: Mike Donavanik (Instructor Profile)
Runtime: 96 min.
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Street Date: 07/20/2012
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Lots of creative combinations in two high-intensity aero/tone interval workouts. These fast-changing sequences are sure to keep you motivated and energized. Both programs use the same effective format: four minutes of toning followed by two minutes of aerobics. But it's even more varied than that — every interval features four distinct exercises (e.g. the toning intervals all have four different body-sculpting routines, 60 seconds each). The time-efficient toning sections often work two muscle groups at once, with lots of rotational and multi-plane exercises. The cardio segments are high-impact, high-intensity fat-burners — moves like "single leg power jumps" or "4x4 jacks." It's all tough, but Mike does show lots of easier modifications. Requires 2 sets of dumbbells (e.g. 5 & 10 lb.). ©2012.


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My 1st TV job was as an extra on the ITV drama 'U B DEAD'
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The modern woman's guide to being a little bit bolder when it comes to love.
We love Downton Abbey, but ladies waiting on gentlemen callers? Eh, not so much. If you see a guy you want to meet, or want to date a guy you already know, there's nothing to keep you from initiating action – except, maybe, knowing how to make your move.
For starters, you don't want to play it too cool or coy, but you also don't want to go all man-eater on him any more than you'd want to be prey to some slick pick-up artist. And even though it's been decades since we were green-lighted to make the first move, many of us still feel uncomfortable putting that anointment into action: only 11 percent of women say they've actually asked a guy out in the past year, according to a Match.com survey of more than 5 000 people.
Then there's the fact that some men are feeling marginalised these days because they've been hit a little harder than women have during the economic downturn – and the last thing you want to do is brazenly stomp all over his last bastion of manhood. So how can you move the ball down the field? Be honest, direct and authentic about what you want from a guy and you can't go wrong. "I don't believe in playing games or following rules," says Dr Elna Rudolph, WH sexpert and clinical head of the Intercare Centre for Sexual Health. "Be frank about what you want but in a fun way, without sounding too demanding." Whether you want to initiate a conversation or try a contortionist move in bed, make sure your advances will be well received by following these strategies.
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Miley Cyrus Munches Fan's Thong During Concert
She's already raised the eyebrows of millions of her fans, and Miley Cyrus looks to be ready to take things to an even more shocking level.
During the "Can't Be Tamed" singer's February 16th gig, one of her fans threw an orange thong onto the stage and Cyrus seized the day.
Miley picked up the underwear, crumpled it up and put it in her mouth just as another concertgoer just happened to snap a photograph.
After the show, many of Cyrus' loyal followers were put off by the gesture, with one of them tweeting, "OMFG SOMEONE JUST THREW THEIR THONG ON STAGE AND MILEY PUT IT IN HER MOUTH!!!!!"
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Her role in all of this was not confined to being Obama's lead enforcer on the settlement freeze. After an ill-timed construction planning announcement by the Jerusalem municipality during Vice President Biden's visit to Israel in March 2010, Clinton made a now-infamous phone call to Netanyahu in which she berated and threatened the prime minister for 45 minutes, issued a list of demands he would have to meet to salvage the U.S.-Israel relationship, and then instructed the State Department press secretary to boast to the press of just how harshly she had treated Netanyahu.
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Now that she's had some time to settle in to motherhood, Jessica Biel is ready to start expanding her family-friendly café concept Au Fudge.
In her May 2016 cover story for C Magazine, the "7th Heaven" hottie gushed, "I have big dreams for Au Fudge. I'd love for it to be everywhere."
She managed to land one of the hottest entertainers of our day, and Jessica Biel says her husband Justin Timberlake still makes her feel weak in the knees.
Theirs is a private relationship most of the time, and yet Justin Timberlake couldn't help but proclaim his birthday love for Jessica Biel via his Instagram page.
The "SexyBack" hunk posted a photo of himself giving his lady love a smooch on the cheek on the occasion of her 34th birthday.
With so many famous faces meandering around the Wallis Annenberg Center in Beverly Hills last night (February 28), it's quite possible that Vanity Fair threw the biggest post-Oscar Party of all time.
Once the last golden statue was handed out last night (February 28) the crowd at the 2016 Academy Awards flocked to Vanity Fair's annual Oscar party for plenty of star-studded fun.
Giving her fans a rare treat, Jessica Biel posted a photograph with her handsome son Silas via Instagram on Thursday (February 4).
The "7th Heaven" hottie confessed in her caption that even though she has a picture perfect life, things can get a bit hectic- "Disheveled, running late, doing too many things at once and underperforming all of them; but pretty thrilled about mediocrity! Could be a lot worse, guys. A lot worse."
Making the most of their weekend, a slew of sexy celebrities showed up at Warner Brothers Studios in Los Angeles for the 25th Annual Environmental Media Awards on Saturday night (October 24).
Rosie Huntington-Whiteley took a break from her myriad modeling duties to get all gussied up in a one-shoulder pale yellow dress with snakeskin pumps, mingling with fellow hottie Gwyneth Paltrow.
Getting an early jump on the weekend, Katie Holmes showed up at the 2015 Fashion Group International Night of Stars Gala in Los Angeles on Thursday night (October 22).


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4. Sync your iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch or iPad mini with iTunes to install the app.
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The Colour of a Dog Running Away by Richard Gwyn was launched a month ago and is already on its third reprint.
The book, described as an intense love story and a paranoid thriller, is tipped as a summer best seller.
Waterstones, one of several booksellers promoting it as their book of the month in June, called sales "fantastic".
Cardigan-based Parthian which encourages works by new Welsh writers says 4,000 copies of The Colour of a Dog Running Away have already been sold.
"An average print run for a Welsh novel is between 1,000 to 1,500 copies, " said Parthian's marketing manager Dominic Williams.
"We had already reprinted this one before its official launch because of advance orders and now we are on a third print. It's just going from strength to strength".
Other Parthian books Work, Sex and Rugby by Lewis Davies and In and Out of the Goldfish Bowl by Rachel Tresize had both done extremely well, said Mr Williams, but this latest book was leading the way as their biggest seller ever.
Cardiff University creative writing lecturer Gwyn had already written books of poetry but The Colour of a Dog is his first prose work.
The novel, set in Barcelona, follows its Welsh hero Lucas.
It moves between a love story sparked by the delivery of a mysterious postcard and a thriller when the couple are abducted and taken to the Pyrenees as part of a plot to revitalise a medieval sect.
"I had been toying with the idea of writing a novel since 1997 and this was the result," said Gwyn, who admitted he was "surprised" by the success.
"I used to live in Catalonia and still have strong contacts there," he said.
"I'm surprised because its a small Welsh publisher and they (major booksellers) don't normally promote works by small publishers to the extent that they have got behind this.
"It's down to good fortune on my part."
Waterstone's have all been promoting the novel in June.
"The book is doing extremely well and it's fantastic sales for a first novel," said a spokeswoman for Waterstones.
"It's not Dan Brown, but I am really pleased," said Gwyn, who is now working on a second novel set in Greece.
There is more good news because his first novel is already being translated into Spanish after the rights were sold and talks are continuing in other European countries about further translations of the book.


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New York Times public editor Arthur Brisbane asked in a blog whether reporters should more aggressively challenge the truth of statements made by political figures in its news pages. Readers gave him an earful. Most respondents said that, of course, the paper's job is to report and print the truth.
But Brisbane's question makes sense from a more nuanced newsroom perspective, writes Guardian contributor Clay Shirky. A statement about President Obama made by Republican presidential contender Mitt Romney alluded to a claim without making it head on. It's that kind of "weasly" remark that Brisbane was curious about.
But as Shirky says, the question looks ludicrous from the readers' perspective: "Readers do not care about the epistemological differences between lies and weasel words; we want newspapers to limit the ability of politicians to make dubious assertions without penalty." —ARK
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Diagnosed as schizophrenic, he spent two years at the Menninger Clinic, a Topeka, Kansas psychiatric institution.
Shirley Phelps-Roper decided to take her two daughters to New York City from Topeka, Kansas.
Instead, Drain wound up moving his family from Tampa to Topeka to join the congregation.
Fred Phelps and several of his children have law degrees and run the successful Phelps-Chartered law firm in Topeka.
Aunt Susan hated to ask for more, but this would not buy the girl a coat that she could wear in Topeka!
A vast political 'pull' was exercised at Topeka and Washington.
Ruth shared her outside cabin with a girl from Topeka, Kansasan exceedingly blithe and boisterous young person.
Another phase of their life in Topeka added its humiliation.
Some months afterward they were returned to Topeka, duly finished, and I find in the official note-book the following entry.
The annual meeting of 1891 was held in Topeka, November 20, 21.
city in Kansas, U.S.A., from Kansa (Siouan), literally "a good place to dig potatoes."
named for the river, which is named for the native people, from French variant of Kansa, native name of the Siouan people who lived there (1722). It is a plural (see Arkansas). Established as a U.S. territory in 1854, admitted as a state 1861. Related: Kansan.
State in the central United States bordered by Nebraska to the north, Missouri to the east, Oklahoma to the south, and Colorado to the west. Its capital is Topeka, and its largest city is Wichita.
Note: In the 1850s, the state came to be known as "bleeding Kansas" because of the violence between hostile free-staters and pro-slavery settlers.


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To keep fleas at bay, you can spray your pet and the bedding and carpets with Wintergreen scented rubbing alcohol. It's an easy, inexpensive solution for an occasional flea. I use a topical flea preventative, but I still saw a few fleas from time to time until I tried this.
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Need more info on this please, is this safe? And can you buy the wintergreen at any store? Do you just mist it on the pet all over (except the face)? I have never heard of this before and just am very cautious with what i put on my pets. :)
Thanks so much.
Please be very careful on using any kind of alcohol on any animals because it will lower body temperature. It can also be harmful if they lick anywhere the alcohol has been causing liver damage! lol
You can buy the wintergreen alcohol in any drugstore, it's along side the rubbing alcohol. I have been misting it on my dogs, furniture, carpets, their bedding for years. I mist it (don't saturate) and it drys really fast. I have never had any issues. When it's really hot and muggy outside, the mist is refreshing and they love it.
Do not spray your pets with alcohol as this will coat to much of their skin and cause irritation and skin dry out. Also if they have scratched where a flea was and tore their skin this will cause burning. If you must use alcohol to remove fleas do it this way. When finding fleas:
*Dab fleas with the cotton ball soaked in alcohol. This slows down fleas, enabling you to catch them. Then plunge the fleas to the bottom of the cup of water. Next, dump the water into the toilet and flush, or rinse down a sink, to prevent the flea from escaping.
*Smother fleas by dropping them in a cup of water to which a teaspoon of cooking oil has been added.
Be safe and just buy a local flea treatment from your local humane society or vet. These chemicals are not safe. Prone to skin irritation, burning on breaks in the skin from scratching, eye contact, indegestion.
Most animals clean themselves by licking. I don't see how this is safe?
But does it take your dogs breath away? You could be burning his lungs with the fumes from the alcohol and wintergreen oil. What does your vet say about doing this?
I agree with all the other posts. This is not safe for the animal.
Hello, I have worked for a veterinarian for over 20 years. PLEASE DO NOT use alcohol on your pet. It is TOXIC!
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Local Luis Young Wins National Pellegrino Almost Famous Chef Competition
Luis flanked by Katie and Ralph
This past Sunday evening, Johnson & Wales University student Luis Young copped first prize at the 2010 S. Pellegrino Almost Famous Chef Competition. The event, held at the Culinary Institute of America at Greystone in Napa Valley, was hosted by food celebs Katie Lee, Ralph Pagano, and Fabio VIviani. Chef judges included Chef Michel Richard of Citronelle, Chef Rick Moonen of rm Seafood, Pagano, and Wade Wiestling of Oceanaire Restaurant; media judges were Dana Cowin of Food & Wine, Andrew Knowlton of Bon Appétit, and Sophie Gayot of Gayot.com.
Luis drubbed his ten culinary competitors with a triumphant herb-scented seared venison tenderloin. We interviewed Luis before he headed out west. Now he returns home with $13,000 in prize money and a year-long paid apprenticeship with a participating chef. Plus he is officially the 2010 S. Pellegrino Almost Famous Chef.
"I think winning is awesome, but I didn't come here to win, I came here to learn, and it's been a great learning experience," said Luis. "Ultimately you compete with yourself and I think I did very well."
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CNInfo, 4/25/12
Chinese computer manufacturer Hedy Holding (002027.SZ) has released its financial results for 2011, with revenue down 22.6% YoY to RMB 1.27 bln.
Net loss attributable to shareholders was RMB 54.77 mln, compared to a net income of RMB 9.70 mln in 2010.
In 2011, revenue from all-in-one PC's was RMB 469.37 mln, down 21.85% YoY. Revenue from peripheral computer products was RMB 425.93 mln, down 11.48% YoY. Revenue from digital communications products was RMB 295.24 mln, down 42.66% YoY. Revenue from other business was RMB 73.03 mln, up 97.36% YoY.
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Howdy from Texas--- Can anyone tell me what ship arrived in the US from
Germany on May 7, 1880? I know when my gggrandfather emigrated to the US but
not on what or to where. I checked the Germans to America and several
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