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[UPDATE] Sentinel - 4 May 06 - Protest
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cassandra
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 		[UPDATE] Sentinel - 4 May 06 - Protest
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Old Town Residents Hold Protest Rally
By NATASHA VALLIERE

Residents gathered together in Key Square yesterday evening to protest the lack of visible progress in the City Council's avowed plan to bring new life to the Old Town. The rally, which appears to be a spur-of-the-moment grassroots effort, was attended by nearly a thousand people. The protesters chanted "New life now," and carried signs excoriating the City Council for a long history of neglecting the Old Town and its problems.

Protester Mikhail Henley explained that the mood in the Old Town is very negative at the moment. "We all know the Office of the Council is sitting on a huge sum of lecks, every one earmarked for improving life in the Old Town, and doing nothing to fulfil their obligation to the people of the area," he said. "The greedy foxes in government would rather keep their coffers nice and fat than actually do anything to help us in the Old Town."

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Raoul Valentin, chairman of the Old Town Renewal Committee decried the protests, saying that citizens were demanding "rash action rather than careful consideration of the situation." He insisted that although minor renewal efforts have begun, it is important that the existing problems of the Old Town be thoroughly studied and understood before significant progress could be made on improvement. "We are conducting a very thorough analysis of the situation right now," he said. "What good would it do to spend a billion lecks today if we spend it doing exactly the wrong thing?

Old Town citizens, though, insist this line of argument is simply ducking the question. "Suggesting that the problems of Old Town haven't been studied to death is just ridiculous," said Gretel Owings, the owner of a small convenience store in the Old Town. "We know what's wrong: high crime, crumbling infrastructure, and lack of support from our government."

The City Council received a windfall sum from Nature's Trust by selling development rights to parts of the Northside Nature Preserve last year. Nature's Trust, which was heavily backed by the Reconstructionists, insisted the funds be used to redevelop and improve the Old Town.


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View from Earth: Interworld Relations
By A.A. THOMAS

Yesterday in America was an interesting day, to say the least. On May 1, 2006 (269 AC), many Latino-Americans took the day off in "The Great American Boycott" in protest to Congressional Bill H.R. 4437, The Border Protection, Anti-Terrorism, and Illegal Immigration Control Act of 2005, currently in committee in the Senate. The bill would bring stricter punishment for persons who entered the United States of America through illegal means and persons assisting these "illegal aliens." The most symbolic provision of this bill, however, is the requirement of a 700 mile (1120 km) fence along the U.S.-Mexican border. As it stands, the largest amount of illegal immigrants coming into America are Mexicans seeking work to support their families.

Since they are undocumented residents, some employers take advantage of this and give them jobs that pay less than minimum wage for an exorbitant amount of work, chiefly physical labor. The Latinos rose up yesterday, on the traditional worker's holiday of "May Day," to oppose the "criminalization" of their status. They stood together, refusing to work or purchase anything, to show Congress what it would be like to not have these undocumented workers here anymore. Many conservative congressmen still stood fast to their legislation, saying that after the terrorist attacks on America on September 11, 2001 (264 AC), we cannot take any chance in letting more terrorists threaten the lives of Americans. The debates and protests rage on.

In an eerily similar vein, we have the relationship between Perplex City and Earth.

Recently, a Natural Sciences researcher named Oistin Meade made a psychological test available to the people of Earth for research purposes. Being a participant of these tests, I found myself confused by the numerous references to Perplex City's culture that I could not, for the love of me, decipher. Apparently, these are common knowledge in Perplex City, but this was a test for Earthlings. I'm sure I speak for the majority of the test subjects when I say, "What were you talking about?" Another thing that made me uncomfortable was an editorial in the Sentinel saying that Sente Kiteway awarding leitmarks to some Earth Cube-hunters "cheapens the noble Leitmark, turning it into a mere trinket for a body of dilettante puzzle-solvers." The author also calls members of the Earth Cube Hunt "foreigners who have proved neither their worth nor their intellects."

Like the immigration debates in America, the base of this problem is a lack of understanding. While the immigrants want the ability to provide for their families in a place where there is opportunity, the government wants to protect and defend the citizenry. Likewise, the people of Earth want to expand our horizons and foster amicable relations with the people of Perplex City, some citizens of Perplex City want to protect and defend their city from a great unknown. I am, by no means, criticizing the intentions of those citizens. I understand and sympathize with the wariness they feel. However, the only way to alleviate the uncertainty is to learn and understand that which you do not know; through knowledge comes understanding, through understanding comes peace.

America is a country of immigrants. Most people here can trace their families back to Europe, Africa, Asia, and nearly every country on Earth. Though we Americans have had our share of conflicts and problems, we have prospered for nearly 230 years. Where else in the world can you walk down the street and pass a Jewish deli, an Indian market, a Chinese restaurant, an Irish pub, a sushi parlor, and a hot dog cart in the span of a block? Let us take this opportunity, born of a tragic occurrence in your home, to build and grow ties between our worlds that will flourish and last forever. Hopefully, we can also learn something about and from each other.


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The hottest dining spot in the Artist's Quarter right now is Seasons, which promises dishes made using only the freshest locally-grown produce available in a menu that changes with the harvest. This week's chilled carrot soup with creme fraiche is a culinary journey in its own right, and roasted peppers stuffed with deftly spiced lamb and wheat berries will have you coming back again and again. Four stars.


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ART ELITISM

As a young artist, I find it increasingly difficult to find outlets for my work in the city. Thanks to John Ha and his 'Mobius mafia', I'll have to exhibit my work in rural galleries. While I don't wish to exaggerate my contribution to art, it is a sad indictment of our facilities that city artists are being forced to look elsewhere. It's the citizens' loss.
Laventine Quandry

STRANGER EVERY WEEK

Sir, it is with some dismay that I have witnessed a general drop in the quality of the letters you have printed. Surely they must endeavour to find your precious Cube, rather then sending in letters about how the sky is a particular shade of the colour green this season, or the various musings about a 30 year old postbox and its pet cat called Marty Fuffkins

I sincerely hope that you improve the quality, or I shall be printing off the newspapers onto paper and using it as an battering ram to enter next doors butcher, who have a fine collection of steak and kidney pies which I could nick

Now High Horse! AWAAAAAY
"Jay", Earth

At long last the nurses have allowed me an opportunity to write in order to clear up what I hope to be a misunderstanding of truly Brobdingnagian proportions. Perhaps I should explain. There I was, sipping a mint julep on the veranda, as is my wont on a lovely spring afternoon, when the missus appeared carrying with her the latest edition of The Sentinel of her clever new e-book unit. Naturally, being a man of open vistas, I have been perusing your broadsheet with interest - our domestic nonsense of war and poverty is such a bore! I had, of course, seen it before but today I noticed something I had heretofore overlooked. And my heart stopped cold. How could you not have told us before?! You know what I mean - that, that, advertisement for your bank. There it was, my fragile blue planet, nestled in the palm of a gargantuan Perplexian hand. Who knew you people were that size!?! Honestly, you just might have mentioned it. When they let me out of the cardiac unit I shall have to have a word with your advertising department. I hope you have a good lawyer.
EvilGenius, Earth

SORRY TO HEAR IT

On his retirement from the Earth Cube Search Community, I would just like to say a big Thank You to Nik_Doof for his sterling effort in the past and for the considerable work in creating the Wiki which is so essential to us on Earth.

So I, and, I'm sure, most of us here on the Cube Search Community, would like to wish Nik and Jo (who has retired with him) all the best in their future endeavours.
tanner, Earth


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Tintintin
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 		According to the PXC Police 'most wanted' files, the guy called Juniper 'Nipper' Onego - wanted by the police for trafficking and black market goods offences - is thought to be based in Old Town...

Even if that is an extremely tenuous link to Miranda and what the police thought was 'black market' Ceretin that killed Cymbalisty, perhaps Old Town would be an ideal place for a person not wanting to be found to go to ground...?

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 		Re: [UPDATE] Sentinel - 4 May 06 - Protest
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SORRY TO HEAR IT

On his retirement from the Earth Cube Search Community, I would just like to say a big Thank You to Nik_Doof for his sterling effort in the past and for the considerable work in creating the Wiki which is so essential to us on Earth.

So I, and, I'm sure, most of us here on the Cube Search Community, would like to wish Nik and Jo (who has retired with him) all the best in their future endeavours.
tanner, Earth


aw bless, ain't you sweet tanner :)

hear hear

rach =)

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tanner
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 		btw -- the SORRY TO HEAR IT headline was added by the editor -- so a comment from MC i guess
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Jakeo
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 		So, I wonder what the clue that the construction has unearthed is....

/me ponders

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cecilbdemented
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 		I had no idea that they were going to use my "View From Earth." I just wrote one on the off chance that it would get published and I could get a Perplex City portrait of my own. I e-mailed it to my Mom, and now she's taking it around to all of my relatives like a good math test from grade school. "My son is a published author!" is what she mailed me back. Honestly, I wrote it off the top of my head. My school's internet cafe had CNN on, talking about the ramifications of "The Day Without A Latino," and it seemed to come to me. Well, I did finish up watching Mobile Suit Gundam SEED a few days ago and I guess their message of peace got to me deeper than I thought. But wow. Wow-ie-wow. Wow-ie-wow-wow-wow. And I'm only #1789 on the board. I mean, I think it's just fluff and that I got a bit too into the whole "tell the people of Perplex City, a fake other-dimensional town, about life on Earth" deal. Well, I'm going to go buy some more cards now. Hit me up if you want a behind the scenes of the article.

BTW, I go by the Perplex City username "cecilbdemented," after my favorite movie.

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