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Cushman & Wakefield | Thalhimer recently announced that Ellen M. Drake has joined the Residential Services Group as a residential portfolio manager in its Glen Allen office. She will manage a portfolio of residential multi-family properties in the metro Richmond and Hampton Roads areas. Drake graduated from Virginia Commonwealth University and served as the director of property management for Monroe Properties in downtown Richmond. Drake holds the Certified Apartment Manager (CAM) designation from the National Apartment Association and is currently enrolled in the Certified Property Manager (CPM) curriculum through the Institute of Real Estate Management.
The Retail Merchants Association has announced the three finalists for the 2012 Distinguished Retailer of the Year Award: Paul Carr, CEO of Car Pool Car Washes; Pat and Bobbi Heaney, owners of Mango Salon; and Richard Fowlkes, owner of Peter-Blair, Inc. Car Pool, with locations throughout Richmond, including Henrico, won Richmond Magazine's "Best Car Wash in Richmond" 2009-2012. The business opened a new store location in 2011 and has installed a new point of sale system and undergone major renovations of other key store locations. Mango Salon, whose second location is in Short Pump, has shown exponential growth since 2003. The business has been listed in Salon Today Magazine's "Top 200" seven consecutive years. It was also named "Best Hair Salon" in Virginia Living's "Best of Virginia 2012." The three finalists were selected for their outstanding success in areas of their businesses and community involvement. The winner will be announced Dec. 7.
Jumpology has leased 17,451 square feet at 10087 Brook Rd. near Virginia Center Commons. Morgan Trible with Commonwealth Commercial Partners, Inc. represented the tenant in this transaction.
Henrico resident Amanda Jonas recently was inducted as the 2013 president of the Central Virginia Chapter of Community Associations Institute (CAI). She also received the 2012 Chapter Award, which honors a member who has made outstanding contributions to achieving the Chapter's goals. Jonas currently serves as the regional director of community management for Genesis Community Management, the internal association management company for HHHunt, and handles the day-to-day operations of several of the Community Associations established by HHHunt. In her work with HHHunt Communities, Jonas coordinates the drafting of the start-up documents for new Community Associations and assists with the entitlement process.
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Dale Earnhardt Jr., driver of the Hendrick Motorsports No. 88, stopped at Richmond Raceway Aug. 8 in advance of the track's NASCAR weekend in September. He was joined by five players from the Washington Redskins, who were in town for the team's training camp, which concluded Aug. 14. The day in Richmond gave Earnhardt and the Redskins players an opportunity to see how the athletes compete in their respective sports. > Read more.
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The READ Center is a top-200 cause finalist in State Farm's Neighborhood Assist program, making it eligible to earn a $25,000 grant to support adult literacy in the Richmond region. The 40 organizations from across the nation with the most votes will win grants.
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6304 Trailing Ridge Court – $165,000, 1,246 SF (built in 1999), from Carol A. Allen to Sandra R. Jefferson.
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The host Glen Allen 14-year-old all-star baseball team won two of its first three games in pool play at the 14-year-old Babe Ruth World Series, which is it hosting at RF&P Stadium in Glen Allen. The team beat the Midwest Plains champions, 9-4, in its first game Aug. 10, then topped the Southwest champions, 7-3, Aug. 11 before dropping a 5-4 result to the Ohio Valley champions. > Read more.
Filipino Festival draws thousands
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Thousands of attendees visited the annual Filipino Festival at Our Lady of Lourdes Church in Lakeside Aug. 11-12, enjoying native foods, entertainment, clothing and commemorative items and much more. > Read more.
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I entered on a lawful non-immigrant status (F-1) on September 2011 to study in an academy in NY which I did not attend. I resided with my uncle (US citizen) who became my legal guardian.After my uncle sent all the required docs to the Board of Education, I was registered in the 12 grade at the high school in my uncle's district and I graduated on June 2012. My student status terminated while attending this HS because it did not have a SEVIS and I applied to USCIS to get reinstated. August 2012 I attended Penn State University. March 2013 my application at USCIS was approved. I got reinstated to my student status. This summer I came back to my country to renew my visa. Visa was refused due to Sec 214(M). I asked the HS to reimburse it and they are saying that I do not have anything to pay.
The vice consular officials are correct. The secondary school is also correct. This is a conflict of laws between the State where you attended your high school and the federal government.
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The law requires a person who attends a public high school to reimburse it for the costs, when they are not authorized to attend that high school. As a result, there can't be complications.
Such a situation may eventually set up the constitutional lawsuit. You should just discuss this matter with the ACLU office In San Francisco. You will have to persist in your concerns about this subsection of immigration law.
This may be an interesting Constitutional issue for it. However, if you cannot get pro bono legal representation, then it is going to be very costly and difficult to overcome INS section 214(m). Good luck.
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Typo due to faulty iPhone diction. "There [can] be complications.
This is an interesting explanation. The most interesting part is that USCIS never mentioned Sec 214(M)
(m) 5/ (1) An alien may not be accorded status as a nonimmigrant under 5a/ clause (i) or (iii) of section 101(a)(15)(F) in order to pursue a course of study- (A) at a public elementary school or in a publicly funded adult education program; or (B) at a public secondary school unless- (i) the aggregate period of such status at such a school does not exceed 12 months with respect to any alien, and (ii) the alien demonstrates that the alien has reimbursed the local educational agency that administers the school for the full, unsubsidized per capita cost of providing education at such school for the period of the alien's attendance.
It is actually a very good point made by my colleague. I always learn something in these interactions. I did not see the Constitutional issue before. I see it now. Very interesting outlook. To the asker, they do not have to mention anything. The very need to reimburse the lies in the foundation of your question was not a birth feature of yours but came to you as a result of some explanation of someone. That information comes from the very section of the INA.
Do you think that there is a chance I can get my visa renewed if I present a letter from the school stating that I do not have to pay?
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the High School did not have a SEVIS account
What does the I-20 say?
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Jonathan Turns Preacher, Likens Nigeria's Problem To Israelites Journey From Egypt To Promise Land
Jan 11, 2015 – President Goodluck Jonathan Turns Preacher, Likens Nigeria's Problem To Israelites Journey From Egypt To Promise Land
Goodluck Jonathan turned into a pastor today during the thanksgiving ceremony of his cousin's daughter, Ine at he Cathedral Church of the Advent, Church of Nigeria, Anglican Communion, Life Camp, Abuja.
GEJ told the congregation that just as the Israelites eventually made it to Canaan despite the numerous challenges that confronted them on the way, Nigeria would get to its desired destination.
"This is a period in which the whole world is being challenged, just like some of the passages we read. Whenever I think about all these happenings in Nigeria it makes me remember the journey of the Israelites from Egypt to the Promised Land.
"When God promised they were going to be given a land full of milk and honey, ordinarily one would have expected them to just walk in and get the milk and honey.
"But they had to cross the Red Sea; that was a challenge. They had to meet people like Annas and others. That was a big challenge, but because God wanted them to be there they were able to get there.
"Surely, we will get to where we want to go as a nation. We may have the road bumps, we may have the obstacles but we will crush them and pass them.
"All we want to request is your continued support and your prayers, and we promise we will continue to do our best."
Oga on top got it wrong here, the Israelites went through a lot in the wildness but they didn't experience the kind of bloodshed Nigeria is presently experiencing.
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This is more of a personal relationships question than a patent law question, but I'll take a stab at it. The best way is to meet with the attorney in person, on the phone, or on Skype to get a personal sense of the way the attorney operates and if he or she is compatible with you. Then, do some background research! You can look at the attorney's standing with the bar, at websites like Avvo to see what other attorneys say about him or her, look at patents and patent applications he or she has filed at the USPTO website, and so forth.
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When you work with licensed attorneys you automatically obtain certain protections such as confidentiality and attorney/client privilege even as a prospective client. You will not need to enter into any special agreement beyond the engagement agreement to acquire this.
Should an attorney violate that trust you have a cause of action and do not need to ground that legal action under contract law in order to enforce your rights.
If you work with non-attorneys you need to be much more careful because they may not have any fiduciary relationship to you and therefore can get away with a lot more.
Ask for rererrals and you can check any lawyers licensing credentials easilly.
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The boy genius Ichijouji Ken is everything Daisuke wants to be. Daisuke's not smart, he's athletic but he's not as spectacularly awesome, and he certainly doesn't have even half of Izumi-senpai or Miyako's talent with computers. Daisuke can only dream of being as good as the famous child prodigy. Maybe if he's as cool as Ken is, Hikari-chan might start paying more attention to him instead of hanging around with Takeru all the time.
When he finally gets to meet Ichijouji Ken in person, he's tired and sweaty and he thinks he must look quite unpresentable for a first meeting with one's idol, having run all over the field in the first half of their soccer game. The first half of the soccer game that Ken didn't show up for. But Ken does turn up in the end, and Daisuke thinks that all those pictures of Ken in the newspapers do not do him justice. Ken is calm and confident and holds himself in a polished, self-assured manner that somehow, quite strangely, reminds Daisuke of Yamato. And he is handsome; neat, shoulder-length hair framing a pale, delicate face that looks nothing like an athlete's.
Ken looks directly at him as he descends the steps down to the field, and Daisuke can hardly believe that Ken's noticed him. But Daisuke is the captain after all, one of the star players of his team (although nowhere as good as Ken is) and of course the captain of the opposing team would acknowledge him as an opponent.
"I'm Motomiya Daisuke," Daisuke introduces himself, as they move into their positions for the second half. Ken's position is right opposite his, and Daisuke flashes him a friendly smile.
Then Ken gives him that look again, and Daisuke feels a tiny shiver run through his body. Ken's eyes are icy blue and piercing, and Daisuke suddenly feels like Ken's devouring him just with his eyes. And not in a good way at all. Then it disappears, and Ken's expression is calm and almost relaxed once again.
The game is intense, and even with his team trailing behind by two, three, four points - damn, Ken is fast, Daisuke can't help being awed by Ken. His presence itself on the field is so strong, Daisuke knows that all his teammates are nervous. He wonders if his own nervousness shows, but he steels himself up, putting on a burst of speed to run alongside Ken. His mind is a whirl, watching Ken's movements out of the corner of his eyes, swiftly calculating.
His sliding tackle against Ken's attempt to score the final goal is a success, and Daisuke's amazed even at himself. He shakes himself out of his daze, and runs up to the Tamachi team to apologise - after all, it's as good as any excuse to talk to the boy genius.
"Hey, Ichijouji-kun," Daisuke grins sheepishly at him. "How's your leg? I know it must hurt..."
Ken raises an eyebrow at him, apparently taking a while to understand what Daisuke was referring to. "Oh... That. Don't worry about it, it's nothing," he says with a tiny smile.
"Ah, that's great," Daisuke says, relieved. "But boy, you sure do live up to your reputation, I'm nowhere at your level at all."
Daisuke is a little stunned that he's actually talking to Ichijouji Ken, but Ken is so humble and sounds so ordinary and polite that Daisuke is charmed. Ken even remembers his name, then offers his hand out for a handshake. Daisuke stammers a little, but that little social faux pas perfectly acceptable, Daisuke thinks to himself later, because Ken is beyond cool.
The Digimon Kaiser is a childish brat, an arrogant asshole and an insufferable bastard all rolled into one. Daisuke is so angry that he barely thinks before he acts. He jumps at the Kaiser, fists clenched and ready to punch the jerk to within an inch of his life. Daisuke is lucky that neither one of them hits their head on anything hard as they slide down the sandy slope in a billow of dust - he doesn't actually want to kill the Digimon Kaiser, he just wants him to go away and leave the Digital World alone. And also to punch him really hard.
The little green Digimon that follows the Digimon Kaiser everywhere shouts something that sounds like a name, but Daisuke's more concerned about causing the Kaiser as much bodily pain as possible that he ignores it. They yell insults at each other all the way down. Daisuke almost manages to get a punch in, but then they hit the bottom and the momentum flings Daisuke into the air. It hurts when he lands on solid ground, but the anger thundering through his blood numbs the pain.
And then he finds out that the Digimon Kaiser is Ichijouji Ken, the one boy he admires... No, had admired. And the pain that rips through his soul isn't the kind that can be numbed by adrenaline alone.
Daisuke doesn't care that he's going to be in so much trouble if his parents ever find out that he skipped school to go to Tamachi. Not like he'll be able to explain this anyway, what can he say? That Ichijouji Ken, prodigy and media darling, has a secret identity and is trying to conquer the Digital World and Daisuke's come all the way here to confront him? Even the other Chosen Children don't know about this; he hopes they'll just assume that he's too sick to go to school today or something. He hadn't even told Chibimon, but what can Ken do to him out here in the real world?
Maybe beat him up until he's knocked out and then dump him somewhere for the other Children to find, Daisuke's mind supplies. Ken's a black belt at judo, after all.
His waiting outside of Ken's school finally pays off after two hours. Daisuke gathers all his courage within him and steps forward, ignoring the throng of grey-clad students streaming out the gates. He focuses on the slim, tall figure walking calmly all alone.
Daisuke doesn't know what to expect. He doesn't have a plan, which he knows is stupid, but Daisuke's not one for planning too far ahead. But he certainly does not expect the Digimon Kaiser to stop right his his tracks and look at him.
Ken's voice is cold, his eyes hard. He gives Daisuke that piercing look again, and Daisuke feels something curl deep inside him. He tamps down on it, not wanting to think too much about it. The students around them gave them a wide berth, as though sensing the tension in the air. Nobody stops to stare at Daisuke, an obvious stranger among all the students in uniform. Maybe they're uncomfortable around Ken, which is an interesting revelation.
"Can we go somewhere to talk?" Daisuke says. He's rehearsed this part in his head a hundred times in the past hour. He just hasn't figured out what he's going to do once they're safely out of hearing range from the other students.
Ken shrugs, and the calm, ordinary schoolboy mask comes back on so fast that Daisuke's taken aback.
"Sure," Ken says, and actually smiles.
It's a normal, small smile, not exactly warm and friendly but it's not a cruel smile either. It's creepy.
They walk for a distance in complete silence. Daisuke spends most of it fighting back a desire to jump on Ken and hit him, but then he shakes himself back to reality and attempts to think of what to say. Damnit, he's never been good with words.
"Daisuke-kun," Ken suddenly says, like it's perfectly normal for him to be addressing Daisuke by his first name, and Daisuke nearly jumps. "You came all the way here... Is there anything wrong?"
Daisuke's eyes narrow. "... Fuck you."
He's never been good with words after all.
Ken actually laughs humourlessly, and there's a hint of the Kaiser in his cold laugh that makes Daisuke even angrier.
"Mind your language, Daisuke-kun," Ken says, like an adult chastising a disobedient child. "You wouldn't want anyone to overhear us here."
"Fuck you," Daisuke says again, because he's so annoyed by how Ken's clearly manipulating the entire situation even if Daisuke's the one who confronted him in the first place. "Look, you... Why are you doing this?"
It's not exactly what Daisuke wanted to say, but it'll do.
"Why? Why am I doing this, you ask?" Ken stretches languidly, his body language making it obvious that he doesn't care one bit for their conversation. "Well... Why not?"
Daisuke growls. "I'm going to hit you."
Ken cocks his head to one side, observing him almost curiously. "Go ahead."
Daisuke hits him.
If Daisuke thought Ken was fast on the soccer field, he's unbelievably even quicker when it comes to physical fighting. Before he's even aware of what's happening, he finds himself flat on his back, blinking stupidly up at Ken. He registers the pain one second later, a sharp ache running all along his back and shoulders.
"Ow," he says furiously. "That wasn't fair."
"You hit me, I reacted. What wasn't fair about it?"
Daisuke sits up. "Shut the hell up. You... Huh."
Daisuke stares at the pale hand outstretched before him, offering to help him up. He must have taken too long to think of how to respond, because he hears Ken sigh dramatically.
"Come on, Daisuke-kun. Get up, I don't have all day."
Daisuke roughly grabs hold of Ken's proffered hand and hauls himself up. He's messing with your head, Daisuke tells himself firmly, and fights back another urge to hit Ken again. Ken's looking at him with that small smile again, and Daisuke scowls.
"Do you have anything else to say to me?" Ken says smoothly. "Because I have more important matters to attend to right now, like the construction of more Dark Towers."
Daisuke's fist clenches. "I'm going to defeat you, Ichijouji Ken."
"Sure," Ken says, giving Daisuke a little jaunty parting wave. "I'll see you around, Daisuke-kun."
Daisuke stares at the strange, pink glowing design on the black object. It's a Crest, Daisuke realises. Overhead, he hears Takeru saying that there shouldn't be any more Crests left to claim.
And then Daisuke hears a voice. It's not exactly a voice, if Daisuke wanted to be specific about it; it's more of a feeling, a warm and gentle feeling that surrounds him with energy and just a little sadness and longing. Suddenly he thinks of Ken, but not Ken as the Digimon Kaiser, but an ordinary, normal Ken, with kind eyes and a genuine, open smile.
"You want to go back to him," Daisuke murmurs, quietly enough that V-mon doesn't hear him.
Daisuke picks up the object, and with a glow of energy, it transforms into a shining, golden Digimental.
Daisuke wonders if he isn't starting to develop a habit of skipping school to go all the way to Tamachi to wait outside Ken's school for him, but here he is again, trying to be as discreet as possible. Chibimon doesn't know of course; he's safe in Daisuke's bedroom, still sleeping off their exhausting fight against Chimeramon.
Ken is walking alone again, but this time he no longer has that confident, self-assured gait he used to have. Daisuke notices that the other students are still staying away from him. He wonders about that, but pushes the thought away. Ken is startled by Daisuke's appearance, and Daisuke runs up to him just in case Ken gets the wrong idea and runs away.
"Hey," Daisuke says again. "Let's walk together?"
Ken looks away, but at least he's not bolting off in the opposite direction. People are starting to stare at them. Daisuke boldly darts forward and grabs Ken's hand; Ken actually yelps at the sudden physical contact. He attempts to pull away, but Daisuke's grip is strong and unrelenting.
"Let's go get ice cream, my treat," Daisuke says, his eyes flashing michievously.
"Motomiya-kun, please..." Ken's looking everywhere but at Daisuke, still trying to free himself from Daisuke's grip.
"Ice cream, then," Daisuke decides. "What flavour do you want? I'm getting chocolate. Come on, I don't know where the good stores are in Tamachi and you need to give me directions."
Daisuke drags Ken all the way down the road. It's a long time before he realises that they must look quite odd, because Daisuke's still holding Ken firmly by the wrist. At least Ken's stopped struggling, or it would look like he's trying to kidnap him or something.
"... Can you please let go of my hand?" Ken's voice is so soft that it throws Daisuke off guard. Daisuke's never heard him speak this quietly before.
"No," Daisuke says brightly. Hikari-chan will probably call him tactless, but Daisuke prefers to think of it as being direct. He doesn't see any point in mincing his words.
"Promise that you won't run away if I do," Daisuke warns him lightly.
Ken continues to study his feet, not looking up at Daisuke at all. "... Okay."
Daisuke releases him. For a brief moment Ken looks as though he's going to break his promise and run off after all, but he stays put.
"What do you want from me?" Ken finally looks Daisuke in the eye, and Daisuke's shocked, because Ken looks so afraid and vulnerable and tired.
"Ice cream," Daisuke pronounces gleefully. "I want to buy you ice cream."
If Ken thinks Daisuke is certifiably insane, he doesn't point it out. Daisuke ends up finding a random convenience store and getting them each an ice cream cone. Ken remains quiet the entire time as Daisuke babbles on about the time Jun went nuts at him just because Daisuke ate the entire tub of her favourite ice cream and honestly, that girl is so annoying and stupid and older siblings can be so sucky sometimes-
Ken suddenly goes very still.
Tactless, Daisuke hears Hikari-chan's voice say again in his head. The Hikari-chan in his head shakes her head disapprovingly at him, and Daisuke mentally kicks himself.
"I'm sorry," Daisuke whispers. They know about Osamu; Koushiro had done a little investigating on the then-Digimon Kaiser, pulling up news archives from a couple of years back. "Always good to know your enemy," he'd said.
Ken shakes his head. "It's okay," he says.
Daisuke knows that Ken is just putting on a front, but this time he wisely leaves it at that. He doesn't want to put his foot into his mouth any more times than strictly necessary today.
They finish off their ice creams in relative silence, and Daisuke stubbornly walks Ken home, much to the latter's protests.
"Let's be friends, hey?" Daisuke says. He winks, not waiting for a reply then because he's honestly not expecting one anyway, he turns to leave. Daisuke thinks that all in all, it's been a pretty good evening.
When the other Chosen Children hesitate to include Ken in rebuilding the Digital World, it doesn't make any sense to Daisuke at all. After all, Ken's a Chosen Child like the rest of them. Daisuke doesn't see anything wrong in trusting him, even. It's not blind trust, he argues when Miyako and Iori refuse to see his point. Takeru keeps his comments to himself, and Hikari just looks at the rest of them with a sad little expression on her face.
Hikari pulls Daisuke aside later. Miyako and Iori have gone on ahead, and Takeru's hanging a little way back, probably waiting for Hikari.
"You're a good person, Daisuke," Hikari tells him quietly. She doesn't elaborate, but something tells Daisuke that he's made the right choice.
This Jogress Evolution thing... Whatever it is, it's scarily intimate. Daisuke hears Ken's heart beating along his own, feels the twist and turmoil of Ken's thoughts and fears, and Daisuke wants nothing more than to reach out that little distance between them and just hold Ken, because it's stupid that Ken feels so horrible and Daisuke wants to kick him out of it. But the battle rages on overhead, and Daisuke's pulled back to reality when he feels an explosion of energy within him. It's the same kind of feeling he gets when V-mon evolves, only a hundred times more powerful.
Paildramon is the coolest thing ever, Daisuke decides. He shouts out words of encouragement, not even sure if Paildramon can hear him over the deafening roar of the battle, but he continues yelling anyway because he's so happy and proud and damn if he doesn't have the Digital World's most amazing Digimon partner.
"That's our partner, Ken!" Daisuke yells at him over all the noise. He's sure that he has the stupidest grin plastered all over his face, but he doesn't care. "Look at him, that's our partners right there!"
Ken doesn't respond. He looks more than a little stunned by it all.
"The Crest!" Paildramon pauses long enough to remind them.
"Oh... right," they both say simultaneously, exchanging glances. In that moment, it feels like they've come to a complete understanding of each other.
They take off together, running side by side, their paces matching each other's perfectly even as they vault over the pile of debris blocking the entrance into the Base.
Daisuke tosses and turns in his bed for an hour, unable to sleep, before finally giving up and stalking over to his desk. He picks up his D-Terminal and types out a quick mail to Ken.
"I'm sorry I hit you."
He doesn't expect a reply until the next morning, but minutes after he hits the send button, the little computer beeps.
"It's okay."
Daisuke grins and falls back into bed with his D-Terminal. Chicomon shifts a little in his sleep, dreamily muttering something that sounds like Desperado Blaster, and Daisuke's lips twitches in a fond smile. He turns over so the light from the D-Terminal's screen won't wake Chicomon up.
"I'm going to hit you again if you keep that up."
Ken takes longer to reply this time.
"I'm sorry for everything."
Daisuke rolls his eyes.
"Stop apologising. You're an idiot, you know that?"
This time Ken doesn't reply at all.
Ken never addresses Daisuke by his first name. He's still painfully polite with the other Chosen Children, tacking on a '-san' when talking to them. But at least he uses their first names, unlike with Daisuke. It's always Motomiya-kun, Motomiya-kun.
So Daisuke follows his lead and calls him by his family name, too.
But sometimes, on rare occasions, Ken slips and just calls him Daisuke.
He and Ken make a good team, Daisuke thinks proudly to himself. He wonders if they'll be as good a team as Taichi and Yamato clearly are, but no, Daisuke decides that he and Ken will be even better than them. They've got each other's backs, they have V-mon and Wormmon and Paildramon, nothing's going to be able to pull them down, ever.
He hopes that Ken thinks the same way. That they work well together.
Ken isn't with them all the time, as he lives farther away, but Daisuke's so accustomed to Ken's constant presence next to him in the Digital World that he actually goes and yells for XV-mon to Jogress even when Ken and Stingmon are clearly absent. Daisuke feels a brief moment of stupidity, but it makes him realise that more than anything else, Ken is his partner, kinda like how Stingmon is XV-mon's Jogress partner.
"Give it here, you're doing it wrong."
"No, Motomiya-kun."
"Oh come off it, I'll show you how to-"
"Daisuke! Stop-"
They end up in a tangle of limbs all over the Motomiya's living room floor. Daisuke growls as he tries to steal the game controller away from Ken, but Ken holds it just out of his reach. Takeru ignores them, and effortlessly kills off Ken's character while Ken is busy attempting to fend off Daisuke's attempts to knee him in the sides.
"Game over," the screen announces.
"I hate you both," Daisuke tells Ken and Takeru. Ken throws the controller at him.
Takeru sniggers, incorrigible as always. "Up for a round two? I think there's still time before we have to meet up with the others."
"He's a good friend," Daisuke tells Taichi honestly. He doesn't know why it feels so strange actually saying it aloud, but it's the truth. "I have to go to him."
Hikari understands. She always understands. Taichi gives him a funny look, then relents. "Be careful, Daisuke."
Of course he would put Ken above meeting up with the rest of the Chosen Children, Daisuke thinks, as he mentally urges Lighdramon on faster. There's no time to waste sitting around and planning; the others can just fill Daisuke in later. Because Ken's his partner, and you don't abandon partners.
When they defeat BelialVamdemon, the first thing Daisuke does is to run right at V-mon and envelop him in a tight hug. The second thing he does is to run to Ken and hug him, too.
"Daisuke," V-mon complains, voice muffled by Daisuke's shirt, "You're squishing me."
"Oops sorry, V-mon," Daisuke says, moving a little to allow V-mon to wriggle free. He grins stupidly at Ken, and Ken smiles back at him.
Nearly ten seconds later, Daisuke realises that he still has his hands wrapped around the back of Ken's neck. Daisuke doesn't know exactly when this all started, but somehow physical contact between them feels so normal. It's suddenly awkward, and Motomiya Daisuke is not used to feeling socially awkward at all. Ken seems to realise it the exact moment Daisuke does, because suddenly he's blushing. Daisuke jerks his arms back like he's been burned, stepping back and forcing his arms to hang by his sides as naturally as possible.
If the other Chosen Children (and V-mon and Wormmon) notice their little moment, they don't say anything, and Daisuke is extremely grateful that he's the only tactless one around here.
"Daisuke, Daisuke~" Miyako singsongs as she almost literally pounces on him the moment he enters the computer room. The last bell rang minutes ago, and it's purely out of habit that they still gather at the computer room to chat before going home together. With BelialVamdemon defeated (for good, hopefully) there's hasn't been anything to worry about.
"What is it now?" Daisuke asks, annoyed. "If this is about the sausage rolls yesterday, no I did not eat your share of the rolls." Out of the corner of his eyes he can see Takeru looking highly amused and Hikari next to him, torn between amusement and expaseration. Iori is pointedly occupying himself with arranging his books around in his schoolbag, but Daisuke can tell that Iori's listening too.
"Are you and Ken together?" Miyako asks, suddenly all brisk and businesslike.
Daisuke drops his books. He wonders if he's blushing, because he can suddenly feel a strange warms erupt across his cheeks. "MIYAKO!"
"So is that a yes? Or a no?" Miyako pries. The girl doesn't know when to give up.
"No, of course not," Daisuke snaps, bending down to gather up his books. "Go away, Miyako."
"Hah, I told you!" Miyako crowed. "Pay up, Takeru!"
Daisuke straightens up just in time to see a slightly disgruntled Takeru handing over a handful of yen to Miyako. Daisuke doesn't know what to make of this, so he settles for yelling the first words that come to his mind.
"Are you guys betting on the state of my non-relationship with... with-"
"I told you," Miyako quite calmly explains to the group at large, over Daisuke's indignant shriek. "I'm an expert on this, you see. If they weren't actually together already they wouldn't be looking at each other like this -" here Miyako puts on a very sappy, forlorn, kicked-puppy look on her face "- every time they met."
"Oh damn," Takeru says thoughtfully. "I'd just thought that those looks meant they were the romantic type."
"Takeru," Hikari admonishes him, although there's a wide grin on her face. "Stop teasing him, you two."
"I've had enough of you lot," Daisuke says, scrubbing at his face as though it will help get the red off his cheeks. He's still not entirely sure what to think about this, and he certainly does not look at Ken that way, thank you very much. He dumps the rest of his books into his bag, and slings his bag over his shoulder. "I'm going home."
"You'd better tell him or we'll do it for you!" Miyako calls, as Daisuke slams the door shut on their laughter.
"This," Daisuke pants as they ran through the forest undergrowth, their Digimon close behind them, "is all your fault!"
"I don't see how this is my fault when you were the one who wanted to explore that tunnel in the first place!" Ken somehow manages to scowl at him even as he's pushing a low-hanging branch out of his way.
"But you were the one who-"
"This way!" V-mon interrupts, suddenly darting off to the side. "I see sunlight, if we can just get clear of the trees-"
They burst out into a little clearing moments later, blinking in the sudden sunlight. Behind them, the herd of Numemon chasing them gave one last shrill cry and shrank away back into the shadows. Daisuke laughs shakily, his legs giving way and he flops down onto the grass. Ken sinks down next to him, and for a long time they just sit there, breathless and laughing from their little adventure.
"Lesson learned," Daisuke says, when he finally manages to stop laughing, "Never explore dark places in the Digital World."
"But you'll still do it again the next time," Ken points out.
"True," Daisuke agreed. "And you'll still come along with me anyway."
They fall into an amiable silence, just sitting there and watching V-mon and Wormmon tumble over each other in an energetic, noisy game of wrestle. Daisuke's never given it much thought, but suddenly he realises that V-mon and Wormmon really are great pals; V-mon doesn't act like this around any of the other Digimon.
And then Daisuke is suddenly very acutely aware of how close Ken is sitting next to him. Their shoulders are pressed together warmly, hands splayed on the ground just inches apart. The physical contact doesn't feel strange at all, and Daisuke wonders when they've become so comfortable with each other.
They see each other a lot, too. They're always going over to each other's houses for dinner and to play video games or study or just to hang out, which always inevitably ends up in the visiting boy sleeping over. Sometimes the other Children join them too, but most of the time it's just the two of them.
Daisuke then decides that thinking is really too much of a bother, and turns to Ken. Ken's still watching their Digimon partners play, a soft smile playing on his lips. Daisuke grins and lets out a war cry, and seconds later, he has Ken lying on his back, Daisuke's hands on either side of his shoulders to trap him down. Ken blinks up at him, confused but still smiling.
"Idiot," Daisuke says, but he's not entirely sure if he's addressing Ken or talking to himself. Then he leans down and kisses him.


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As a generally rich country in Europe, it's best to say that health standards are developed. However, there are potential health risks, even though the government has fought the high chances of such things with a huge success. It best to stay that the greatest risk that a traveller can encounter is air pollution. People with breathing difficulties, such as asthma are at a greater risk.
Pollution is no better or worse than in any other European city. Health risks are the same as those in other parts of Europe, so be careful of what you eat, meaning that if you purchase fruits and vegetables , wash them prior to eating. If you are inclined to purchase food from a stand that sells fast food containing meat, know that you are taking on a health risk to yourself, because there are no health codes in those establishments.
If you are at the Black Sea, mind the strong sun at the beach, especially in July and August. Wear sunscreen and do not leave the umbrella in the first one or two days. Do not drink hard alcohol at the beach, it could give you a heart attack.
It is sad to say that Bulgarians, much like Greeks, have a bad reputation for their smoking habits. Smoking is the national pastime, and evading the fumes of cigarettes is even more difficult than evading exhaust fumes in the streets. Effective June 1, 2012 smoking in all indoor public spaces, including bars and restaurants is banned.
Most food is quite safe to eat. Of course, try to avoid eating at places that are obviously not too clean.
Tap water in Bulgaria is very safe to drink and natural mineral water is also cheap and widely available. Since Bulgaria is a mountainous country, natural springs are quite abundant and many villages have one or more mineral springs.
Conditions in Bulgarian hospitals may vary - from the very clean and sparkling, with all the latest technological utilities, to the downright drab, dark and cold. There are some new hospitals, and some very old, with old technology. Medical personnel is very good at their job.
Citizens of the European Union are covered by Bulgaria's National Healthcare System as long as they carry an Eurocard (or European Health Insurance Card), obtainable from their own national healthcare authority.
Dental procedures in private clinics in Bulgaria are of excellent quality. Many people from Western European come to Bulgaria to have their teeth done for the quarter of the price they pay in their home countries.
Bulgaria is generally a safe country, and people are quite friendly. You should however behave according to common sense when you are outside of the main tourist areas, i.e. don't show too openly that you have money, don't dress too much like a tourist, watch your things, don't walk around the suburbs (esp. those of Sofia) at night, avoid dark streets at night. Stepping in a hole is a much greater danger in Bulgaria than getting robbed.
The pan-European standard number 112 for all emergency calls is working everywhere in Bulgaria since September 2008. If, for some reason, you can not connect to 112, dial 166 for police, 150 for ambulance and 160 for the fire department.
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Jennifer Lawrence has brought her A game to The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1 press tour, and it's as apparent in her chic wardrobe choices as it is in her always charming interviews. Whether it's a black jumpsuit or a voluminous white dress, J.Law wears each and every look wonderfully. Flip through her ensembles so far.
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PARIS (Reuters) - France's first lady Carla Bruni-Sarkozy sings of 30 lovers and hard drugs on a new album that she insists was not inspired by her whirlwind romance and marriage to President Nicolas Sarkozy.
Top French newspaper Le Figaro said the distinctive melodies and bold lyrics on Bruni's "Comme si de rien n'etait" (As if nothing had happened), her first album since she wed Sarkozy, were a new departure from plain folk and a musical success.
Le Figaro critic Bertrand Dicale said in his review that the album -- which is due out on July 21 -- shows Bruni coming of age as a songstress and embracing more recognizably French styles and the flamboyance of the 1960s.
"I am a child despite my 40 years and 30 lovers," Bruni sings in the song "Une Enfant" (A Child), according to Dicale who said it was one of the best on the album.
In another song entitled "You are my Drug," Bruni sings: "You are my drug. More lethal than heroin from Afghanistan and more dangerous than Colombian cocaine."
It is Bruni's third album since turning from top model to musician, and her first since she married Sarkozy in February.
Bruni has repeatedly said she wrote the songs before meeting Sarkozy, so listeners should not look to the lyrics for clues about her feelings for the French president.
The recently divorced Sarkozy, 53, and Bruni, 40, began dating in November, revealed their relationship in December in a worldwide blaze of publicity, and tied the knot on February 2.
The massive media exposure of Sarkozy's private life was one of the contributing factors in a popularity slump that saw his ratings plunge to record lows in the first months of this year.
In response, he has tried to talk less about his personal life but interest remains high. Hardly a week goes by without new intimate pictures of Bruni and Sarkozy at the presidential Elysee palace appearing in the press.
Bruni now signs her name "Bruni-Sarkozy," but on the album cover she appears as Carla Bruni.
The album showcases her fragile yet intense voice and unique melodic style, Dicale wrote in a review flagged on the front page of Le Figaro, a pro-Sarkozy newspaper usually focused on politics and economics.
"In short: less America, more France and more Beatles," he wrote of the contents of the album.
While acknowledging that interest in the album is acute due to Bruni's romance with Sarkozy, Dicale lauded it as a "perfect success" in terms of music.
In an interview also published on Wednesday in celebrity magazine VSD, Bruni says she is painfully aware of the pitfalls of her dual role as artist and first lady.
"Perceptions will not only be musical. Criticism, which is useful, risks being blurred, for good or for bad, by the fact that I am the president's wife," she told the magazine.
"I have had to protect myself. I made the album in a bubble with my musical entourage," she said.
Yet she appears confident enough in song, if not in life.
"They can curse me, they can damn me, I don't care," she sings in another one of the songs, quoted by Le Figaro.
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Nightmare Foxy is one of the antagonists in Five Nights at Freddys' 4. He represents the child's abusive older brother.
Role in the game
Nightmare Foxy will commonly become active Night 2 onwards, although he may rarely become active on Night 1. He hides in the closet and will slowly reveal himself. Much like other games, neglecting to check on Nightmare Foxy will result in a gameover. Going to the closet view, Foxy will either appear as a head or his complete body. If Nightmare Foxy is about to attack the player, he will chomp his jaws up and down and scream. The only way to prevent his attack is the close the closet door. If successful, he will turn back into a foxy plush. Also, on any of the nights, if you click the Freddy plush on your bed 20+ times or hold the flashlight on the bed for 15 seconds, Nightmare Foxy will come out to kill you.
- He is the fourth and final incarnation of Foxy. The others were Mangle and Phantom Foxy.
- However, unlike his predecessors, he lacks an eyepatch.
- He also has a very long, yet small tongue.
- However, this was never seen in-game or in the Extras menu. It is unknown why this is.
- The words "Out Of Order" can be seen when brightening up Nightmare Foxy's image.
- It was noted by 8bit-gaming that the position of 2 hooks looks like it may be a question mark, possibly making the phrase "Out Of Order?"
- The word 'Nightmare' is hidden in Foxy's teeth.
- The numbers "87" can be seen in Foxy's eyes by darkening the image rather than brightening it.
- Nightmare Foxy is the only one with a jumpscare that could be stopped if the closet is closed
- Nightmare Foxy is the only animatronic in the entire series to have some form of a tongue.
- He represents the child's big brother.
- Scott design Nightmare Foxy after The Alien.


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War Veterans Bluffing Over Mugabe Snub Threats
By Malvern Mkudu
War veterans' recent threats to dump the ruling party are an attempt to arm-twist President Mugabe into submitting to their political demands and are unlikely to be carried out by the former liberation fighters.
The costs of a Zanu PF ouster from power may be too awful to contemplate not only for Mugabe but for the war veterans themselves. A lot is at stake and when the time comes they will eventually find each other.
The war veterans held their meeting last week after police had initially sought to ban the meeting. It was a low key event compared to the meeting that President Mugabe attended last year in terms of attendance but it was well attended nevertheless.
The meeting questioned President Mugabe's leadership pedigree and the veterans made it clear that Mugabe is now too old to lead and there should be leadership renewal in the ruling party. The leadership told members they must tell people in the rural areas to vote for a candidate of their choice based on merit.
This is a similar call made by some Zanu PF MPS in 2008 which resulted in President Mugabe's shock loss to MDC-T leader Morgan Tsvangirai in the first round of the elections in 2008 which became to be known as "bhora musango". This is a strategy aimed at forcing Mugabe to the negotiating table and consent to the wishes of the former liberation fighters.
The ex-combatants have not hidden their preferences for Vice President Emmerson Mnangagwa to take over the reins after Mugabe. They believe that it is now time for the securocrats to take over the leadership of the country after civilians have been leading the party since the days of Ndabaningi Sithole.
Mugabe has rejected this suggestion and is now working with the youth league and other party members going by the name G-40 to frustrate the securocrats' efforts to take over power from the "civilians" within the party. Mugabe says politics always leads the gun, a view the liberation fighters reject.
The war veterans are critical for the mobilisation of the rural vote, which is credited for keeping Zanu PF in power since the emergence of a more formidable opposition at the turn of the century.
According to the minister responsible for war veterans, Tshinga Dube, the war veterans hold 20% of the land which was seized from white commercial farmers past 17 years.
This means the war veterans have tremendous influence over farm labourers and other people who may be living within the boundaries of their farms. They indeed have the capacity to carry out their threats which will affect Mugabe and the party negatively.
If they carry out their threats not to campaign for President Mugabe, this could have damaging consequences to the Zanu PF leader. The question is; will they carry out the threats? What will they lose or gain if they carry out their threats?
Mugabe knows that the war veterans are bluffing and are only trying to get his attention to tilt the political scales in their favour. The stakes are too high for them to engage in political suicide and Mugabe knows the war veterans will not cut their noses to spite their faces. A loss of power by the ruling party could result in bigger political and economic losses for the war veterans.
Although their welfare is guaranteed in the constitution, a new opposition government may change the constitution or not take their welfare seriously. A new government may carry out a land audit and reverse land allocations to the veterans. The little access they have to the patronage system may completely disappear under a new government. Worse still, a new government may decide to hold the war veterans accountable for many human rights violations that occurred since the 1980s.
Mugabe knows the war veterans are not willing to give up these privileges. The war veterans particularly the senior military bosses who amassed vast wealth and presided over human rights abuses are unwilling to lose power. He knows that at the critical time, all the party forces including the war veterans will coalesce behind the party to defend their privilege.
It is under these circumstances that one has to interpret the political meaning of the war veterans meeting and the resolutions the meeting produced. This meeting was more of a lobby meeting to apply pressure to President Mugabe to relinquish power to the security block of the country rather.
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Donald Trump President, NEW York real estate billionaire Donald Trump has been accused of turning the Republican presidential campaign into a circus after pressuring the candidates to attend a debate with himself as the moderator.
Mr Trump, who hosts reality TV show The Apprentice, was savaged yesterday by senior Republicans who claimed he wanted to thrust himself into the nomination process as a kingmaker.
Karl Rove, a former adviser to president George W. Bush, urged the Republican National Committee to demand a halt to Mr Trump's planned debate on December 27 – a week before the first caucuses vote in Iowa to select a party candidate.
Mr Rove was scathing about the prospect of the candidates appearing at a debate hosted by Mr Trump, especially after the tycoon suggested he could run as an independent candidate if dissatisfied with the chosen nominee.
Former Bush press secretary Ari Fleischer called Mr Trump's debate plan an "invitation to a circus" and urged the candidates not to attend.
Mr Trump is trying to woo the Republican hopefuls to attend a debate in Des Moines, Iowa, sponsored by the conservative website Newsmax.
So far only Newt Gingrich, former House of Representatives Speaker and now frontrunner in the Republican presidential race, has agreed to attend.
Mr Gingrich praised Mr Trump yesterday during a visit to the billionaire at his Trump Tower in New York.
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A spokeswoman for former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney was noncommittal on the debate, saying the campaign team was "reviewing" the Trump offer. While possibly reluctant, Mr Romney would be hard-pressed to ignore the event if Mr Gingrich continues to surge in the opinion polls, threatening his position in the looming party caucuses and primary votes.
Two of the seven serious candidates still remaining in the Republican race, Texas congressman Ron Paul and former Utah governor Jon Huntsman, refused point-blank to take part in Mr Trump's debate.
Mr Paul said Mr Trump – known for his catch-phrase, "You're fired!" on his reality TV show – would turn any Republican debate into "an unwanted circus-like atmosphere". He questioned why candidates such as Mr Gingrich were marching to Mr Trump's office to be anointed.
Mr Huntsman went further, saying: "I'm not going to kiss his ring and I'm not going to kiss any other part of his anatomy."
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I will have to have 2 forms then
I am having trouble posting subscriptions
I always get this error: only Numeriec values are accepted for Price. even if Variable Price is checked
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Lol I think we all know now how guys on here (majority ones on here) are desperate and shouldn't be on here in first place because it's q&a website. Altho I don't agree with feminism moment at all now
I saw this one guy on some other question asked by some girl that he support feminist and that he still think unfairness exist and then on some other question asked by some male, He was bitching on "feminism"?
Lol wtf and this isn't first time, Even if women come off bitter. they are actually more honest in everything here which is main point of this site. to answer questions honestly, not try to sound nciely to someone. These people kill point of this site and shouldn't be on here in first place since all they gonna do is send dick pics and be desperate lol.
Some of my friend which is girl on here asked a question here of rating her and some guy commented with 10 and she thanked him in comments and then he later messaged her about some weird sexual creepy shit and when she denied to give him her kik and how he isn't her type considering her was like 15 years older. He called her fat bitch lol? Then my friend blocked him. Wtf? he's a regular user too. I can bust him in screenshots and this isn't first time. these why despos go to any limit just to come off good to opposite gender? Lol why?
Whyd you wanna sound nice to get some sorta approval from another gender online? Why are guys so desperate on here? Lol and why'd you even wanna answer some other people question not honestly? What do you people think about this?
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Yep. This is what I keep saying! Keep it honest but there are way more desperate creepy basement dwellers here
Lol probably, it's weird and creepy both that how this place is full of it. Maybe this site is too unique to find out about and only atraxts creeps
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It's no secret that divorce and failed relationships seem to be the norm these days, but Tyrese seems to think the media is to blame.
The singer posted a video of himself voicing opinions on the influence of blogs and magazines, which is argues glorifies the misfortune of others who undergo divorce or relationship woes. From Porsha Williams' very public divorce from Kordell Stewart to Columbus Short's recently debacle of a marriage, it's no secret that drama makes for great headlines far more than the adoration of love.
"Because of the press and the media, because of these constant images that are on magazines and all over blogs and websites every day, this is another form of the devil's work," Tyrese said in the video. "I'll tell you why…blogs and websites, press and media, they got a job to do. They do. But unfortunately, a lot of married couples don't end up on the cover of some of our favorite magazines until they file for divorce, which makes getting a divorce way more popular than the marriages that are actually working. That are still functioning. That are still happy and beautiful."
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There should be more magazines and more media and press attention around husbands and wives and marriages and families that are functioning and doing well. Happy, beautiful and amazing. We should highlight love and beauty and things that are working versus just being so focused on the things that aren't working. That's how I feel.
And so, what ends up happening is you're at home and you're looking at shows like 'The Housewives' and all of these different reality TV shows and in your mind, this reality becomes reality. You find yourself arguing and having issues at your house and in your marriage and in your family that are directly influenced from the s–t that you're seeing on TV. You don't even know it.
You, as a woman, you're sitting there watching TV and you're witnessing in which women complain and have issues and conflicts in their marriages that are filmed on a reality show. And they're directly influencing issues and conflicts that are being created in your house. That is not your f–king marriage. Those are not your issues.
This isn't the first time Tyrese has expressed his opinions on dating and relationships. The "Baby Boy" actor has written two self-help and relationship books "How To Get Out Of Your Own Way" and "Manology," which was co-written with Rev Run.
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Iraqi security forces are now in charge in Anbar province. Anbar has been the site of some of the bloodiest fighting in Iraq. Thirteen hundred American service members have lost their lives there.
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GARCIA-NAVARRO: Both the Americans and the Iraqis called it a historic occasion that was once unimaginable. Two years ago, a Marine Intelligence Report concluded that al-Qaeda in Iraq had made such inroads that the war was lost in Anbar.
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GARCIA-NAVARRO: Police Chief General Tareq al A'sal recalled fighting insurgents on the very street today's agreement was signed. The local government and the U.S. military could not venture outside of fortified compounds without being attacked.
Mr. TAREQ AL A'SAL (Police Chief General, Anbar): (Through translator) Anbar was completely controlled by al-Qaeda. There was killing in the streets in the cities and the countryside. Teachers were killed in front of the students, parents were killed in front of their sons. Anbar used to be an example of all the bad things. American and the Iraqi government had nothing to be proud of.
GARCIA-NAVARRO: The tipping point came when the region's Sunni Arab community mounted a backlash against al-Qaeda in Iraq. It was led by Iraqi tribal leaders in the area who allied themselves with the Americans, who in turn paid the tribal militias to secure their neighborhoods. The Awakening Movement, as it's now known, is credited with almost singlehandedly changing the security environment in Anbar.
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GARCIA-NAVARRO: Today's ceremony ended with a parade of police and army vehicles festooned with plastic flowers as the dignitaries watched from covered bleachers. Still, despite the ostensible celebration, there were visible tensions among those in attendance. The local government, which is dominated by a small Baghdad-based Sunni party, is in a fierce power struggle with the Awakening councils, who are trying to assert political control ahead of promised provincial elections.
In addition, the Sunni Awakening Movement, long mistrusted by the Shiite-led government in Baghdad, is now being openly targeted by Iraq's National Security Forces. The Americans are deeply unhappy about the central government's actions, yet hundreds of Awakening members are on arrest lists. And in many areas, the groups are being forcibly disbanded under orders from Baghdad.
There was a clear sign of the unease between the groups. Despite his contribution to pacifying the province, the most prominent Awakening leader in Anbar, Sheikh Ahmed Abu Risha, had been left off the speakers list and was only hastily added at the end. He used his speech to angrily berate the central government for trying to arrest his men.
Sheikh AHMED ABU RISHA (Awakening leader, Anbar): (Through translator) We have been surprised that the central government has made this arrest list without taking in consideration the heroic acts and sacrifices of our members who fought the extremists.
GARCIA-NAVARRO: And Anbar faces other challenges. Sunni residents here complain the Shiite government has been slow in providing funds for reconstruction. There's also a lack of services and jobs. The commander of the 25,000-strong U.S. force in Anbar, Marine Major General John Kelly, ended his speech with this warning to the assembled guests.
Major General JOHN KELLY (Commanding General, Marines): What Anbar needs now is economic development, reconstruction, and funds for compensation. This can only come from the central government in Baghdad. There are two other things that are desperately needed, trust and friendship amongst you all. I pray God you can achieve this, as you will fail if you do not, and the agony we have endured together will have been for nothing.
GARCIA-NAVARRO: Lourdes Garcia-Navarro, NPR News, Ramadi.
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