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It started from the first moment. The President of the United States came to Ramallah. He visited the Mukata’a, the “compound” which serves as the office of the President of the Palestinian Authority, Mahmoud Abbas.

Dionne Warwick, one of the most recognizable pop voices of the 1960s, filed for bankruptcy last week, citing more than $10 million in tax debt dating back to 1991.

Clothes packed into storage bins and hanging from racks fill the warehouse space that has become Shop Melee. 
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The business, run by three Hinsdale women, bypasses eBay auctions and posts all items as “Buy it now” on both eBay and on its own e-commerce site. This ensures the value they set for the item is reached. 

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The business takes 35 percent of the sale proceeds. The seller gets the item photographed, authenticated, researched for value and price, and posted. The fee also covers all of the seller's eBay and PayPal charges. 

Items that will bring more than $20 normally go on eBay, while items failing to meet that plateau go into the estate sale. There are exceptions, however. On a recent day, a painting of a tiger hung on a wall at the estate sale, seeking a price well into three figures. The business owners said shipping fees would be astronomical. 

Partner Louise Juckniess began selling items herself on eBay about 10 years ago. When she made some money off gently used items, other family members and friends asked her to sell their items. 

“It got to the point that my house had mannequins everywhere,” Juckniess said. 
Kim Williams, the third founder and partner, said selling items yourself and giving that money to charity is better than simply giving items to charity. 

“A purse is a purse is a purse to Goodwill,” Williams said. “You call sell a Coach purse and give that money to a church or charity rather than just giving the item to Goodwill.” 

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“I have seen things sold (in eBay auctions) for $2 when they are worth $100,” Williams said. 
Juckniess said there are individuals who, like at a pawn shop, want their money immediately and do not want to wait for the consignment process to run its course. 

“They may bring in an item worth $30 and we will pay $5 for it. But then we pick up all the costs of storing it, listing it, etc.,” Juckniess said. 

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“But 'melee' does have to do with mess and craziness. So it does fit us.”

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During press rounds for Howard's latest film "Dead Man Down," the erstwhile "Iron Man" star didn't hold back on how he felt about the Marvel experience. 

Howard has been talkative during "Dead Man Down" press, especially when it comes to "Iron Man." In an interview with Spanish-language site Desde Hollywood, Howard said that he decided against pursuing anything against Marvel. 

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The recent comments are a change for Howard, who seemed at peace with the split in 2010. 

"Despite the customary idea or thought that there's some controversy, it was a wonderful split and I know that they've done well," Howard told E! Online in May of 2010. "Robert Downey Jr. was born to play that part and it was wonderful that that part has given him the stature that he was supposed to hold before." 

Howard also alluded to the fact that he was still in contact with Marvel. "Marvel and I are now talking about doing some other things. And Don Cheadle wanted to play that part before I wanted to play it, so everything is very well," he said. 

Police in Mint Hill are still looking for two men who robbed a Walgreens in broad daylight late last month. 

The incident happened at noon on February 23 inside the store at 9202 Lawyers Road. 

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News from Zimbabwe's rural areas always takes a while to reach the capital Harare, and when it does reach people in the cities, finding the exact location, what happened, why and when is a logistical nightmare. 
We have a vague idea of where a 12-year-old boy was burnt alive, and we know his father is an Movement for Democratic Change official - prime minister Morgan Tsvangirai's party. 

But mobile phone coverage in rural areas is patchy at the best of times. When we start our two-hour journey to find the bereaved family, we can't get hold of the man who is meant to meet us at a local store along the highway. 
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It's also easy for someone to attack a villager at night and seemingly get away with it. 

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Two things could happen if we stay too long and become conspicuous - our camera equipment and tapes will be taken away, or we will be arrested for breaking some law. 

Here is what the boy's parents say happened at midnight: They heard the dogs barking, then a loud explosion. His mother claims a petrol bomb was thrown into the hut where five of her children were sleeping. Four escaped, one was burnt alive, 12-year-old Christpower Maisiri. 
His father Sheperd Maisiri is an MDC official who wants to run against a member of President Robert Mugabe's ZANU-PF party, for a seat in parliament. He believes the attackers were looking for him. 

ZANU-PF officials in the area won't talk to us on camera, but they deny any involvement in the violence. 

In about 20 minutes we have what we need and leave. Some men climb into the 4x4 white pickup without license plates and start their car. 

We admit we are a little paranoid, but better safe than sorry - so we make sure we drive off first, and are in front of them, just in case they stop us on the way back. 

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In the 2008 election, violence took place in areas you couldn't access because the roads were so bad. 

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Lilly became convinced that law enforcement and the courts alone were incapable of providing abused children with the support they needed to recover. 

In practical terms, Taz said, that means BACA members serve as a surrogate family for the child — a motorcycle-riding family of imposing, confident men and women who offer support, friendship and, if necessary, physical protection. 

Usually, Taz said, the organization is called in to help at the request of shelter advocates or prosecuting attorneys. Once made aware that a child needs assistance, BACA members climb on their bikes and meet with the youngster at his or her home, where they conduct an "adoption ceremony." The child is given a denim motorcycle vest decorated with BACA patches, and two of the organization's members are assigned to serve as primary contacts. 



The jacket patches contain slogans such as "I'm in the family," "I will not live in fear" and "empowered." Depending on their age and emotional need, some of the kids also receive a BACA teddy bear complete with its own denim vest and head bandana. 

Subsequent actions carried out by BACA members may include providing a physical presence at the home, visiting the child at school and intervening when abusers seek to re-establish contact. That last part can get a little dicey, Taz admits. 

"We do not condone violence," he said, "but we don't back down." 

Several of the North Missouri BACA members either have or have retired from careers in law enforcement and related professions, and Taz said a number of the riders carry legally concealed firearms. 

BACA members also sometimes accompany children to court and sit in the courtroom by way of offering moral support as the youngsters testify. 
"Our purpose is to empower children not to be afraid of the world they live in," Taz said. 

Based in Cameron, the 20 or so members of BACA's North Missouri Chapter have become involved in child abuse cases across the region, including a couple in Nodaway County. The group was asked to give last week's presentation by Meghann Kosman, a court/victim advocate with the Children and Family Center of Northwest Missouri. 

The group is currently looking for members, but, with children's lives at stake, joining requires a bit more than sewing a patch on a motorcycle jacket. All prospective members must be fingerprinted and pass a National Crime Information Center background check. 

After that, probationary riders are required to accumulate an 80 percent participation rate in BACA activities for one year before receiving the large black-and-red patch marking full membership. 

The patch displays a clinched fist representing the group's "commitment to stop child abuse" and a skull and crossbones symbolizing "death to child abuse."

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The next day, too. And the next, and the next. 

Basically, this went on for almost two years, the result of three concussions leading up to the 2010 Vancouver Games. Any sort of physical activity — much less riding in the pipe — triggered intense headaches and instant fatigue. 

Now, finally rid of those post-concussion symptoms, Bright is thinking big heading into the Sochi Games: Not only does she plan on defending her halfpipe title next winter, but she wants to compete in slopestyle — the newest Olympic sport — along with snowboardcross. 

"It's been a while since I've felt like this — free of headaches," Bright said at the Winter X Games last month, where she finished fourth in the halfpipe. "Trying all three was actually something that came up last winter and I was like, 'Nah, nah, that's too much.' But this year I just said, 'Why not?'" 

It's an ambitious endeavour, for sure, simply because the disciplines are radically different. Well, maybe not halfpipe and slopestyle — those have some transferrable tricks — but snowboardcross is completely in another realm. 

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"I'm standing in a boardercross race the other day next to 16-year-old girls and I'm suddenly feeling like a 16-year-old kid who loves snowboarding again," Bright said. 

It hasn't taken her long to settle in, though, finishing second in an event last week. 

"It's a different world and it's challenging," she said. "In halfpipe and slopestyle, it's your own world. There's so much chance in boardcross. It's kind of wild." 

Coming into the Vancouver Games, Bright wasn't even sure if she would compete, especially on the day of the final. Her head throbbed, but she decided to give it a go. Nothing too outlandish, just a nice, smooth run and see what happened. 

It was good enough for gold. 
Soon after the Olympics, she was advised to take some time off from competition, just to give her more time to heal. 

"I wanted to ride powder anyway," said Bright, who lives in Park City, Utah, but ventures back to Australia to visit family. 

By taking it easy, her post-concussion symptoms gradually dissipated. By January of 2012, she was headache free again. 

She's even had two bad wipeouts since and while she was sore from where she landed, the headaches didn't return. 

Big sigh of relief. 
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These days, she looks stylish in the pipe — and not just her cutting-edge tricks, either. 

From helmet to boots, Bright is quite fashion-forward as she wears colorful clothes in eye-catching patterns that she had a hand in designing for her own clothing line through Roxy. 

She scans through magazine after magazine searching for ideas and innovation, ripping out pages that catch her attention. Anything that can serve as an inspiration for her creations, like the indigo-colored insulated jacket with removable synthetic fur trim around the hood or the "morning rose" ski pants.Beats Canada Goose Heli-Arctic Parka tour with controltalk review By Dre.Including the traditional consciousness Canada Goose Trillium Parka to make when getting a new hat！ She also designs goggles and hats. 

"I love being able to dictate what I'll wear the next year, what fashion will be 'In' in the snow world," Bright said. 

She's hoping to be "In" the running for another gold medal next winter. But it won't be easy, especially with Elena Hight hitting what snowboarders refer to as a "double alley-oop backside rodeo (essentially two backflips with a 180-degree rotation) for the first time in a competition at Winter X. Kelly Clark always seems to be in the running for a spot on the podium as well, along with Gretchen Bleiler and Hannah Teter. 

Looking forward to defending her gold against a talented field? 
"Yeah. Sure," Bright said, shrugging her shoulders. "Really, though, in my whole career, it's never been what I've gone out to do — to win gold or defend something. 

"I'm taking it one day at a time and totally boarding. I'm going to shred and whatever will be, will be."

Police in Edinburgh have warned the public to be on their guard after two Japanese tourists were targeted in a bank card scam by men posing as police officers. 

The tourists were approached separately by two men who claimed to be carrying out financial checks. 

They asked the visitors to insert their bank cards and pin numbers into a device as part of their inquiries. 

One of the tourists later found cash had been taken from his account. 

The other entered a fake pin and was not defrauded. 

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Lothian and Borders Police said they were conducting inquiries in the city centre to identify the three men believed to be involved in the incidents. 

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"We believe the Japanese man who asked the victims to take a picture is also involved in this fraud and anyone who can assist us in identifying the three suspects is asked to contact police immediately. 

"Police officers always carry identification and will never ask for your bank or credit card details. 

"Anyone approached in this manner should decline the request and report the matter to their local policing team." 

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The 64-year-old was approached in the St James Centre by two women who discussed setting up a meeting with a spiritual healer. 

She later handed over thousands of pounds of family valuables at the Balmoral Hotel. 

Once the items within the bag had been blessed, the woman returned home - having been told not to open the bag for a few weeks in order to allow the charm to take effect. 

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Paul Smith got into his groove on the final day of the Paris men's shows for winter 2013. 

With no pretensions and an unexpected flair for color, the British designer made easy, smart/casual clothes that were enlivened by geometric effects from angular patterns. 

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The facts are more complicated. Rambo III places words extolling the values of the Mujahideen in the mouth of a character named "Masoud" played by Greek actor Spiros Focás and inspired by Ahmad Shah Massoud, a leader of the Afghan resistance during the Soviet occupation. Afghanistan: Land In Crisis, a documentary included as an extra feature on the Rambo III DVD, reveals that some of the atrocities described by the character—the rape of women, the tossing of children into fires—come verbatim from Massoud's accounts of his wartime experience. After the Soviet pull-out, when covert aid from the U.S. and others on its side of the Iron Curtain dried up and the country descended into the chaos and tribal conflicts, Massoud emerged as a political leader who stood in opposition to the Taliban, dying in a 2001 suicide bombing just two days before the September 11th attacks. Stallone speaks of him reverently on the DVD documentary—which also acknowledges that some of the muhajadeen would go on to join the Taliban, others to fight against them—then loses track of the complexity of the situation when talking about the "unlucky timing" of the film's release: "You find out one day, your enemy is now your friend, and vice versa." 

For the sort of films Stallone was making at the time, however, he wasn't wrong. Rambo III trotted out the snarling Russian stereotypes he'd stood up against so successfully in the fourth Rocky movie. Though it's easy, and maybe even right, to view Rambo III as exploiting the war for the purposes of entertainment, an undercurrent of concern about Afghanistan runs throughout the film, even if it's sometimes hard to notice as the machine gun blasts, exploding helicopters, and snarling Soviet soldiers take center stage. Every good guy needs a bad guy, and if the politics of the time offer up an easy target—and with it some allies—why not take advantage of the situation? 

That was also true of The Living Daylights, the James Bond film released the previous year. The first in the series to feature Timothy Dalton as Bond, its politics are as much of its time as the Members Only jacket Dalton sports throughout the film.Welcome to buy christian louboutin platform pumps . After a memorable opening in Gibraltar, the film charges Bond with helping a KGB agent defect by sneaking him out of Czechoslovakia. The plot convolutions eventually show the real enemy to be not the KGB—in fact, Bond later partners with a top KGB official played by John Rhys Davies—but rogue American arms dealer Brad Whitaker (Joe Don Baker).

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Launched by Windfall Basics, an Etobicoke-based charity that distributes $28 million worth of new, brand name clothing items each year to those in need, this year's inaugural Wear White 4 Women campaign is centered around the heart – in particular, a white heart pin that can be purchased for $5 by texting HEART to 45678,Looking for Christian Louboutin Women Shoes? then picked up at any H&M store.Professional authentic Louis Vuitton Shoes manufacturer online shop. 

“At its core, the Wear White 4 Women campaign is all about heart – the white heart itself symbolizing purity and harmony,” said Gotstyle co-founder Seamus Clarke, who has volunteered his time and expertise to the project for Windfall. “Everybody's got heart, and if we start there, we can spread that message out.” 

By purchasing and wearing a Wear White 4 Windfall white heart pin, supporters will, in turn, gain access to online discounts of 50 to 80 per cent off select brands, as well as exclusive access to retail and entertainment events, Clarke added – a win-win-win situation for Windfall, its supporters and the participating brands. 

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The heart doesn't end there, though. All proceeds from this year's inaugural campaign, added Windfall's Executive Director Helen Harakas, go to supporting the very heart of the community – women. 

“The money raised will go to support Windfall in its effort to provide 64,000 people with the basic necessities they need for their life to be lived in dignity,” she said, noting that a full two-thirds of Windfall's clients are women. “The public often donates their used clothing to those in need, but it's not the same. When you're in that position that you've never owned anything brand new, ever, it's magic what happens when you put on that brand new jacket and your thoughts start to shift – it's huge. You just start to feel like you deserve something.” 

As the only organization in the country that takes donations of exclusively new clothing items – from jeans from Levi's, to winter coats from The Gap, sheets and towels from Winners, suits from Moores, and clothing items from H&M – Windfall partners with more than 100 other social service agencies in the Greater Toronto Area, distributing their clothing to more than 64,000 people living in shelters for abused women and children and for homeless men, and to new Canadians in job training programs and settlement services. 

Windfall also runs a program called Suitable Impressions, an onsite program whereby participants in search of employment spend a morning at Windfall's Connell Court offices learning interview skills and how to make a good first impression. 

“Then in the afternoon they actually go and try on clothes and get to take six brand new pieces home,” Harakas said, noting that every participant goes home with a business suit, a gift bag from Revlon with shampoo, deodorant, and shaving supplies, and a free haircut from Donato Academy in Etobicoke. “That kind of job training is important, because not having a job is a core cause of poverty – and research shows that if people don't have proper clothing and personal care items, they won't get the job. It's that important that you present yourself properly at an interview – almost as important as your skills and education.” 

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It's the story, not necessarily the stone or other bells and whistles, that gives jewelry shared between generations its high value. 

And there is so often a good, interesting and meaningful story since many people get or give jewelry to commemorate an event or send a message: It could be a birthday or anniversary, a statement of love or gratitude. But, says Annabel Tollman, a top industry stylist, a pendant, earrings or bracelet “are rarely exchanged because it's Tuesday.” 

Yet, she adds, they're items that can be worn each and every day afterward. Try to do that with a sweater. 

“We hear so often from clients their vivid memories when they speak of jewelry,” said Jon King, executive vice president at Tiffany & Co. “Women immediately paint the picture of the moment they received a bracelet or ring. They'll say, 'I was at the restaurant. It was raining outside. My husband had the pasta and I had the meat.' They remember every detail.” 

And, then: “You'll hear young women who say, 'I remember every time my mother went out to an important occasion, she always wore those earrings or that bracelet. When the next person in line can be so fortunate to have it passed along, it comes with all the memories,” Mr. King said. 

There's also a trend toward shoppers buying their own celebratory jewelry, especially rings, when they achieve an accomplishment such as a promotion or graduation. It could make a child proud to wear such a symbolic item many years later, Mr. King said. (He said he thinks rings are popular because they can be seen by the wearer.) 

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There is always a potential new chapter, she said. “Jewelry is usually a part of life's most jubilant, happy moments. There's an aura of positive emotion.hermes handbags” 

Ms.SKY Cycling Morrison keeps her grandmother's simple gold wedding ring, and she has a charm that she made from her son's toe print when he was a baby. “Hopefully, his toe charm will someday go to his wife or child. It's comforting to know that,” she said. 

Engraving or personalizing a piece adds to its intrinsic value, whether it's a luxury-brand Swiss watch or the thin little band that served as your grandmother's placeholder when she and grandpa were saving for an engagement ring. 

If you're unsure of the provenance of an engraved message or whom the initials belong to, just let your imagination run wild, Ms.buy christian louboutin Morrison said. “It gives a mystery and romance to the story.” 

Tiffany's Mr. King said there is a lifetime progression in one's jewelry wardrobe. It often starts with a silver necklace and, if he were a betting man, he'd predict a heart motif. “The heart is an important symbol, an international symbol, and it's appreciated and understood regardless of where one sits in the world.” 

Ms. Tollman, an ambassador for Gemvara,authentic Gucci Shoes a website that sells customized jewelry, said a tennis bracelet or diamond stud earrings are a good place to start for those looking to build an heirloom-worthy collection because they can be within the budget of a self-purchase, yet they'll age gracefully. They're also more appropriate for a younger wearer than, say, a choker necklace dripping in diamonds. 

There is a time for diamonds, though, whether you are buying for yourself, someone else or planning to pass them down. “Diamonds really are a girl's best friend,” Ms. Tollman said, “and you can't go wrong with them.” 

She has been known to pair her “nana's” 19th-century diamond earrings with jeans and a biker jacket, or a ball gown. “Jewelry is meant to be used, meant to be worn. Leaving them in the jewelry box would be like leaving the plastic on dining room furniture.”

1. Am I spending too much time with the people I love? 
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Which is exactly why you might reconsider how much time you spend with them. Breaking out of a tight circle of friends and family in order to peruse the buffet at your niece's confirmation and strike up a conversation with an attractive stranger about the pigs-in-a-blankets and the inherent appeal of even the tackiest ice sculpture is difficult. Hanging out with people you love is comforting. I understand this. In fact, I am the married woman who wants nothing more than to laugh my head off all night over by the chocolate fondue with my many stunning, intelligent single friends. But this is why I'm writing this article: because I want you to know all the things I've been thinking about for years -- years I spent both with and without a partner. You must dump me. You must walk away from me and my marshmallow on a stick. Falling in love is a risk -- one that, for better or for worse, must be taken alone. 

2. When it comes to the tough questions, why do I lack answers? 
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3. Do I have a love success pattern? 
The greatest thing about love, I believe, is that it's the most democratic of human experiences. Anybody can do it, and just about everybody does it (with the exception of sociopaths). What some of us forget to value or recognize is that even if we aren't doing it in a romantic way, we're doing it in other ways -- and doing it well. 

Look at the people you love and who love you back. Now take out the family members, because you didn't choose them. This leaves your friends. Narrow these down to the three you have the strongest relationship with, the ones who you trust in any situation. At first glance they may seem dissimilar. For example, one may be a quiet stay-at-home mom, another an outspoken interior designer, still another a wisecracking novelist. But your relationships with these three will have a few things in common, even if at first glance these qualities aren't obvious. Going back to the pals above -- which, okay, are my pals -- I have to point out that all three are wildly independent people who are also pee-your-pants funny. And… not the best dressers. 

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Inside the old town hall, until two years ago the seat of local government and now a theater, conference center, banquet hall and overall hub of activity, Tom Mahoney was taking care of some last-minute business Monday afternoon before closing up early for Christmas Eve. 

He's got "Hotel Transylvania" queued up to start a one-week run on Thursday. 

"We always show family movies from Dec. 26 through the 31st. The kids enjoy them on their school break," said Mahoney, the building and theater manager who started there 30 years ago as a fill-in projectionist. 

It is important, Mahoney, said to rely on these traditions and routines to help heal a community shattered by the mass shootings at Sandy Hook Elementary School on Dec. 14. 

One mile away, down Church Hill Road, the spacious Blue Colony Diner was doing a booming business all day. 

The waitresses managed to hold several conversations at once while plunking down orders of chocolate-chip pancakes and bagels with lox, and keeping coffee cups filled to the brim. 

"I lost five pounds when I was off because I don't keep junk food in the house," a waitress announced. "I came back to work and gained it all back.' 

"I have to," another server says to a colleague. "If my brother didn't come with us, he'd have no place to go for Christmas." 

A little farther down Church Hill Road, in the village of Sandy Hook, where the Pootatuck River flows past converted mill buildings, two young women emerged with white shopping backs from The Toy Tree, a trendy gift shop across the street from the Sandy Hook Diner, which has been there since 1935. 

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When those two young women came out of the Toy Tree, they merged with a throng – a stream of pilgrims walking on each side of Church Hill Road, heading to the memorial that snaked around the corner onto Washington Avenue. Five police officers stopped cars so people could cross. The line of traffic was backed up Church Hill Road a couple of miles to the junction of I-84. 

The memorial consisted of layer upon layer of stuffed teddy bears, flowers, wreaths, and notes and painted posters to the victims, from Ohio, Philadelphia and all over. 

And there was a sobering moment in that homey scene at the Blue Colony. Amid the bustle, a middle-aged woman leaned toward the man seated next to her at the counter and said, "Poor Newtown, I say, poor Newtown." 

The man nodded and said, "Beyond words." 

The woman continued: "When I heard Newtown … Well, every year, I visit my niece for Christmas. I live in New Paltz, N.Y. She lives east of Hartford, toward Providence. This is my halfway point.The Men's Canada Goose Expedition Parka is the stylish choose for you're to wear when you are walk on the city streets. I always look forward to stopping here. So, so sad." 

A few minutes later, when the woman was paying her tab at the cash register, she noticed a green sign with white letters tacked on the wall: "We are Sandy Hook. We choose love." She looked at the harried man behind the cash register, who was moving a mile a minute, and said: "So sorry for your losses." 

It seemed to catch the man by surprise. He looked for a moment at the woman, this traveler for whom Newtown was a comforting rest stop. "Thank you, ma'am," he said. 

And over at Edmond Town Hall, Tom Mahoney's heart is broken 

"We just need time to be by ourselves," said Mahoney, a friendly man with a quick smile that darkened when he spoke about the evil wrought on the town he loves. 

"It's going to take time. It will be a sad Christmas for this community." 

Like so many in Newton, Mahoney has a personal connection to the tragedy. 

"I volunteered at Sandy Hook Elementary," Mahoney said. "Nine years. Mondays. In the library. I know all of those people. I checked books out to those kids. I can't get them out of my mind." 

Outside the old town hall building, down the stone steps, another memorial was drawing still more pilgrims all day. 

A young boy stared at one of the clusters of stuffed animals, handwritten notes and flickering candles. 

His face creased. His father, a compact man in a North Face jacket, noticed his son's expression. He walked over, placed a hand on the boy's head, and gently guided him toward his mother. As the father walked, his older son came over and suddenly embraced the man. The father stopped and draped his arm over the older boy's shoulder. 

At the Newtown post office, workers were rushing to keep up with the crush of letters, cards and packages from people all over the world who were showing their support and sympathy. 

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Dugas said the local postal workers and letter carriers also share a connection to the community. 

One carrier's route includes families of five of the children who died in the school, she said. 

"[The carrier] bought lemonade from them in the summer and she knew them since birth," Dugas said. "Their way of helping the families is to deliver the good wishes from around the world. They're part of the healing process."