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Jerusalem----August 30......As Israel was defending herself from cross-border terror attacks from Lebanon in 1999, Olivier Rafowicz was serving as an IDF Major responsible for all media communications from the Northern Command. Rafowicz, who had made Aliyah from France, took the initiative to place a well-known, respected military reporter from Israel's leading radio station in the lead vehicle of an IDF patrol which was climbing the narrow, twisting and lethal roads on Israel's border. The commander of the IDF patrol insisted that the news reporter sit next to him for a bird's eye view. Being that there was no more room in the armored personnel carrier, Olivier stepped out and took a seat in a jeep behind the lead vehicle. Minutes later, there were two loud explosions and a plume of dark smoke rose from where the lead car was.
In Churches, Salons, Get Out the Vote
COLUMBIA, S.C. - In South Carolina, a state where religion counts for Democrats, it's not unusual for community leaders to have two titles , Rev. and Rep. This intersection of church and state looms large as Democrats Hillary Rodham Clinton, Barack Obama and John Edwards push to turn out the vote for Saturday's primary. The candidates have lavished attention on black churches as well as the conventional get-out-the-vote efforts , saturating the state with political signs, working the black barbershops and beauty salons. Thousands of phone calls and text messages have gone out. Musicians, actors and other celebrities have made dozens of appearances hoping their star power will ignite voter interest. Blacks make up an estimated 50 percent of the state's Democratic electorate and black churches have been a major focus of the candidates.
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Cuddyer has emerged as a dependable run producer in the middle of the lineup. After years at different infield positions, he earned the right field job and hit .276 with 16 homers and 81 RBI last season. He led the AL with 19 outfield assists while perfecting the art of playing the ball off that tricky big baggie at the Metrodome. Consider Cuddyer a productive outfielder after the top names are off the board.
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ST. SIMONS ISLAND, GA. -- This week, and I mean this particular week as it comes every year - the 51st week counted off on the last page of the calendar - this year's calendar, last year's and, if we're lucky, next year's, has always been a week divided. For a couple of days a hectic pace continues and then there are a few days to relax, tie things up and reflect. Usually reflecting goes back no further than the year ending but there comes a time when reflections take up much more time than preparing a list of resolutions for the New Year. Let's face it: if we haven't changed our ways as we've resolved to do during this week in the past, well then, forget about it. There are birthday cards available with the year of your birth as the cover design and a time line of what was going on that year.
PUBLIC TRANSPORT
CONSUMER ADVICE PUBLIC TRANSPORT Since the mid-1990s, there has been a noticeable improvement in Greece's public transportation systems, including the ferry networks serving the islands. Bus and trolley routes are now served by new fleets, while a new mass transit system in Athens - the metro - has helped relieve congestion in the capital's centre. The 2004 Olympics provided the impetus for improvements in public transport, which include the reintroduction of the tram as a link between the southern coastal suburbs and downtown Athens. Tram The tram has three lines: from Neos Kosmos (metro station) to Hellenic Olympic Complex (Agios Kosmas) and from Glyfada to the Peace and Friendship Stadium (alongside the Faliro Sports Complex). The third line runs from Syntagma to Glyfada.
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