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YANGON, Myanmar - More than 100 Buddhist monks marched and chanted in northern Myanmar for nearly an hour Wednesday, in the first public demonstration since the government's deadly crackdown last month on pro-democracy protesters, several monks said.The monks in Pakokku shouted no slogans, but one monk told the Democratic Voice of Burma, a Norway-based short-wave radio station and Web site run by dissident journalists, that it was a continuation of the protests last month."We walked around the town and chanted. ... We are continuing our protest from last month as we have not yet achieved any of the demands we asked for," the monk told the radio station."Our demands are for lower commodity prices, national reconciliation and immediate release of (pro-democracy leader) Aung San Suu Kyi and all the political prisoners," said the monk, who was not identified by name.He said they had little time to organize the march so it was small, but "there will be more organized and bigger protests soon."Up to 100,000 people took part in demonstrations in Yangon last month that were crushed when troops fired on protesters Sept.
Every school every Thursday -- WDM/Waukee/Clive
The Waukee school district will have no school Wednesday through Nov. 23.
Nov. 28 is the district's next two-hour early dismissal.
To ensure you have your holiday apparel order in time, your online order has to be received by Nov. 26. Go to www.waukeebands.org and then to the "Apparel" tab, and you can shop from the comfort of your own home. Warrior World is also open at the High School Commons on Fridays from 3 to 5 p.m. All proceeds stay in Waukee schools and support the instrumental music program from grades five to 12.
Brookview
A PTO meeting will be at 7 p.m. Monday in the Brookview media center.
Eason
On Monday, third-graders will perform a music program at 6:30 p.m.
A degree is no guarantee of full-time jobs or equal rights
A quarter of graduates do not have full-time jobs more than three years after getting their degrees, according to government figures. The Higher Education Statistics Agency, which examined the career progression of 24,000 people, also found that 20 per cent of those who were employed were not working in graduate occupations. Women were more satisfied with their careers, although they were paid less than men in their first jobs. "There was a £1,000 difference in the average salaries of male and female graduates who had studied full-time, although a higher proportion of men were in higher-paid work," the report said. "There was a larger gender difference among part-time graduates, where the average male salary was £3,133 higher than for females.
Grand Jury Indicts Murder Suspects
The two Rochester men accused of brutally beating Hector Merced, 48, to death last weekend were back in Rochester City Court Friday. The Monroe County District Attorney's office filed an affidavit that stated a grand jury found enough evidence to indict Merlin Sage, 27 and Damion Clarke, 29. The two men are charged with second degree murder. Police said they kicked and punched Merced and beat him with a blunt object. Police found Merced on the porch of a Flower City Park home about 3 a.m. Saturday morning. Merced's family members say the two men were his acquaintances. "That's what hurts the most," Merced's sister, Marisol Carrasquillo said, “You never know who or when anything is gonna happen. So, it's just hard because you can't even trust the friends that you do have.
Information sought in BB shooting incident
Crime Stoppers of El Paso is asking for the public's help in finding the people who last month shot a woman in the face with a BB gun. The victim was driving in the 800 block of North Carolina shortly after 7 p.m. on Oct. 11 when her car was pelted with objects. When the victim rolled down her car window to try to talk the people in the other vehicle, she was shot in the face with a BB. After the shooting, the other car left. The assailants are described as Hispanic women, 25 to 30 years old. They were in a 1990s model Ford Explorer, bright or shocking green in color, with a partial license plate number 645. Anyone with information about this case is asked to call Crime Stoppers of El Paso at 566-TIPS (8477). Tammy Fonce-Olivas .
More than 100 monks in new Burma march
Witnesses say more than 100 chanting monks in northern Burma are marching for the first time since a crackdown on pro-democracy demonstrations. The monks, in the town of Pakokku, did not shout slogans or make political statements as they marched for about an hour. The town was the scene of some of the monk-led pro-democracy protests that were stamped out after troops opened fire on demonstrators during the September 26-27 crackdown. The monks started their march at Shwegu Pagoda in Pakokku, a centre for Buddhist learning with more than 80 monasteries about 630km northwest of the country's commercial centre of Rangoon. They marched for nearly one hour chatting Buddhist prayers without incident, and then returned to the respective monasteries, two monks said in telephone interviews.
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