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SIGN OF THE CAT AND RACKET Half-way down the Rue Saint-Denis, almost at the corner of the Rue du Petit-Lion, there stood formerly one of those delightful houses which enable historians to reconstruct old Paris by analogy. The threatening walls of this tumbledown abode seemed to have been decorated with hieroglyphics. For what other name could the passer-by give to the Xs and Vs which the horizontal or diagonal timbers traced on the front, outlined by little parallel cracks in the plaster? It

tribal group comprised mainly of local people with American Native blood in our heritage. It is a fallacy to think that there were no Indians left after contact with the Colonials. Our numbers were decimated by diseases that were new to us, and the need for land by those arriving from Europe forced our larger family groups to flee. We hid along the swamps, marshes, bays and oceans of the Eastern Shores of Virginia, Maryland, and Delaware. Historically, we were known also as the Kickotanks or the Great

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Doubts About Obama Todd Heisler/THe New York Times The United states and europe still have tensions over issues like Afghanistan and iran. President obama joined NATo leaders on the French-German border in April. By STEVEN ERLANGER T Marrakesh, Morocco HE ELECTION OF Barack Obama as president of the United States seemed to most Europeans to be unadulterated good news, marking an end to the perceived unilateralism and indifference to allied views of former President George W. Bush. But nine

through the gate this morning at 7:30 and I can see it from across the lot: the crimson Mercedes. It's parked beside the plant, next to the offices. And it's in my space. Who else would do that except Bill Peach? Never mind that the whole lot is practically empty at that hour. Never mind that there are spaces marked "Visitor." No, Bill's got to park in the space with my title on it. Bill likes to make subtle statements. So, okay, he's the division vice-president, and I'm just a mere plant manager. I guess

ninja people living in Japan. The warrior class which ruled Japan at the time were called the Samurai. They controlled the land and it's people. Their lord, the Shogun, was the only person the Samurai was answerable to. The ordinary peasant served the warriors every whim. A peasant could never strike a Samurai. If he did, it would mean his life. The ninja would not serve the Samurai, and fled to the barren, cold, mountainous regions of Iga and Koga. There they trained in the arts of war. It

form partnerships and establish family units is almost universal, and often in establishing these marriage partnerships, some form of ceremony is carried out. Further, there are remarkable similarities of thought, ideas, and symbolism across cultures in these ceremonies. The ceremony is usually a public event so that the community to which the couple belong can witness the union—this public aspect of the ceremony is very important in marriage throughout the world. The differences in ceremony usually