| Iowa To Host Olympic Trials
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) _ The Olympic trials are coming to Iowa. Des Moines has been selected as a host site for the Summer Olympic trials for tae kwon do. The trials, set for April, will determine the final three spots on the four-member U.S. team headed for China in August. The bouts will be held as part of USA Taekwondo's national juniors qualifying event on April 4th and 5th. The trials will mark what is believed to be the first time the state has hosted a final Olympic qualifying event. It comes less than three months before another, the Hy-Vee Triathlon in June. .
A new stage in the world class struggle: November-December 1995
In December 1995, David Walsh travelled to Europe as part of an international team of reporters to provide on-the-spot coverage of the massive strike wave in France. They studied the strike movement and the political crisis it produced and interviewed strikers, union officials and representatives of various "left" organisations, as well as non-strikers from various layers of the population. This pamphlet was first published as a series or articles. It presents a detailed analysis of the strike movement and the role played by the various unions, political parties and tendencies. It addresses a number of questions: Why did this movement erupt in France? Why has there been no comparable movement to this point in the US, although the attacks on social programmes carried out there go far beyond those proposed by the French government? What do these events portend for the future development of the class struggle in France, Europe and internationally? What have these events revealed about the revolutionary capacity of the working class, as well as the critical political problems which must be overcome? French workers in revolt: Contents What sparked the strike movement? A mass movement of social solidarity Political problems of the strike movement How the labour bureaucracy stifled the strike movement The culture of opportunism The spectre of a European-wide movement The significance of the strike movement Apendix: Two footnotes on the radicals Chronology Political parties and trade unions in France What sparked the strike movement? For three and a half weeks in November and December, masses of French workers did battle with the right wing government of President Jacques Chirac and Prime Minister Alain Juppé.
Church News
There will be singing, preaching and "lunch on the grounds." Sunday school will be from 10 to 10:30 a.m. with the singing to begin at 10:30 a.m. and preaching will follow. The church will furnish the meat for the lunch, and you are asked to please bring a covered dish. A love offering will be taken. Praise Inc. has become one of the fastest-rising groups in southern gospel music. Praise Inc. members have hearts for the Lord that gives them the musical excellence they strive for. They have been honored to accept invitations all over the country and they make regular guest appearances at the Grapevine Opry. They received the 2005 Horizon Group of the Year and was nominated and voted in the top five in U.S. Gospel News for Quartet of the Year and New Excelling Artist of the Year. Praise Inc. wants audiences to have a great time, but first and foremost group members want to present the gospel through what they call "Motivatin Music." Each member of Praise Inc.
MAU looking for families to host students
BENNINGTON Mount Anthony Union High School is hosting the New England Music Festival, but with the show two weeksaway, about 180 students still need a place to stay, the school's principal said Tuesday. MAUHS is responsible for housing the 487 high school participants, said Christina Gabrus, the school's office manager, and is still in desperate need of volunteers willing to house the young musicians and choir singers during the three-day festival. Gabrus said the high school was supposed to send out rooming assignments this weekend, but due to the lack of volunteers, this will likely be delayed. She said volunteers would be responsible for picking up students at 9 p.m. on Thursday, March 13, after they are done practicing, driving them to practice at the high school at about 8 a.m.
Glendive hosts three on three tourney
The Glendive Recreation Department will be hosting a three on three half court basketball tournament.Divisions will be fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh and eighth grades with an entry fee of $75 per team. The boys three on three tournament is scheduled for Dec. 29. Registration deadline for this tournament is Dec. 21.The girls three on three tournament is scheduled for Jan. 26, 2008. Registration deadline for this tournament is Jan. 18. Please contact the Recreation Department at 377-5471 for registration forms or more information.
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Reports: Syria Blocks Domestic Access to Facebook
Lebanon's daily As-Safir reported that Facebook was blocked on Nov. 18. It said the authorities took the step because Israelis have been entering Syria-based groups. Human rights groups have regularly criticized Syrian authorities for blocking opposition sites and Internet sites critical of President Bashar Assad's government. .
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