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Arab powers sever Qatar ties, widening rift among US allies
Noah Browning
DUBAI, June 5 (Reuters) - The Arab world's strongest powers cut ties with Qatar on Monday over alleged support for Islamists and Iran, re-opening a festering wound two weeks after U.S. President Donald Trump's demand for Muslim states to fight terrorism.
Saudi Arabia, Egypt, United Arab Emirates and Bahrain cut relations with Qatar in a coordinated move. Yemen, Libya's eastern-based government and the Maldives joined in later.
Qatar denounced the move as based on lies about it supporting militants. It has often been accused of being a funding source for Islamists, as has Saudi Arabia.
Iran, long at odds with Saudi Arabia and a behind-the-scenes target of the move, blamed Trump's visit last month to Riyadh.
"What is happening is the preliminary result of the sword dance," Hamid Aboutalebi, deputy chief of staff of Iran's President Hassan Rouhani, tweeted in reference to Trump's joining in a traditional dance with the Saudi king at the meeting.
The diplomatic broadside threatens the international prestige of Qatar, home to a large U.S. military base and set to host the 2022 World Cup.
The hawkish tone Trump brought in his visit to over 50 Muslim leaders in Riyadh on Tehran and on terrorism is seen to have laid the groundwork for the diplomatic crisis. It was unclear how it would play with the military base.
"You have a shift in the balance of power in the Gulf now because of the new presidency: Trump is strongly opposed to political Islam and Iran," said Jean-Marc Rickli, head of global risk and resilience at the Geneva Centre for Security Policy.
"He is totally aligned with Abu Dhabi and Riyadh, who also want no compromise with either Iran or the political Islam promoted by the Muslim Brotherhood."
Qatar has for years presented itself as a mediator and power broker for the region's many disputes, but Egypt and the Gulf Arab states resent Qatar's support for Islamists, especially the Muslim Brotherhood, which they see as a political foe.
Closing all transport ties with Qatar, the three Gulf states gave Qatari visitors and residents two weeks to leave.
In the harshest measures, Saudi Arabia and Bahrain's civil aviation bodies banned Qatari planes from landing in the kingdom's airports and banned them from crossing their airspace.
Saudi Arabia accused Qatar of backing militant groups and broadcasting their ideology, an apparent reference to Qatar's influential state-owned satellite channel al Jazeera.
"(Qatar) embraces multiple terrorist and sectarian groups aimed at disturbing stability in the region, including the Muslim Brotherhood, ISIS (Islamic State) and al-Qaeda," Saudi state news agency SPA said.
It accused Qatar of supporting what it described as Iranian-backed militants in its restive and largely Shi'ite Muslim-populated Eastern region of Qatif and in Bahrain. Qatar was also expelled from the Saudi-led coalition fighting a war in Yemen.
Qatar denied it was interfering in the affairs of others.
"The campaign of incitement is based on lies that had reached the level of complete fabrications," the Qatari foreign ministry said in a statement.
CALL FOR DIALOGUE
Iran called for dialog. Foreign Minister Javad Zarif tweeted: "Neighbors are permanent; geography can't be changed. Coercion is never the solution. Dialog is imperative, especially during blessed Ramadan."
U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson told Washington has encouraged its Gulf allies to resolve their differences.
A split between Doha and its closest allies can have repercussions around the Middle East, where Gulf states have used their financial and political power to influence events in Libya, Egypt, Syria, Iraq and Yemen.
Regional powerhouse Turkey, an ally of both the Muslim Brotherhood and Qatar, urged dialog to resolve the spat.
But the economic fallout loomed, as Abu Dhabi's state-owned Ethihad Airways, Dubai's Emirates Airline and budget carriers Flydubai and Air Arabia said they would suspend all flights to and from Doha from Tuesday morning until further notice.
Qatar Airways said on its official website it had suspended all flights to Saudi Arabia.
Qatar's stock market index sank 7.5 percent with some of the market's top blue chips hardest hit.
Some Egyptian banks said they were halting dealing with Qatari banks.
The measures are more severe than during a previous eight-month rift in 2014, when Saudi Arabia, Bahrain and the UAE withdrew their ambassadors from Doha, again alleging Qatari support for militant groups. At that time, travel links were maintained and Qataris were not expelled.
Kristian Ulrichsen, a Gulf expert at the U.S-based Baker Institute, said if Qatar's land borders and air space were closed for any length of time "it would wreak havoc on the timeline and delivery" of the World Cup.
Football authorities said they were in contact with Qatar.
"It seems that the Saudis and Emiratis feel emboldened by the alignment of their regional interests - toward Iran and Islamism - with the Trump administration," Ulrichsen said.
Qatar used its media and political clout to support long-repressed Islamists during the 2011 pro-democracy "Arab Spring" uprisings in several Arab countries.
Muslim Brotherhood groups allied to Doha are now mostly on the backfoot in the region, especially after a 2013 military takeover in Egypt ousted the elected Islamist president.
The former army chief and now president, Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, along with the new government's allies in Saudi Arabia and the UAE, blacklist the Brotherhood as a terrorist organization.
Egypt, the Arab world's most populous nation, said on its state news agency that Qatar's policy "threatens Arab national security and sows the seeds of strife and division within Arab societies according to a deliberate plan aimed at the unity and interests of the Arab nation."
Oil prices rose after the moves against Qatar, which is the biggest supplier of liquefied natural gas (LNG) and a major seller of condensate - a low-density liquid fuel and refining product derived from natural gas. (Additional reporting by William Maclean, Parisa Hafezi, Omar Fahmy, Mohammed el-Sherif, Sylvia Westall, Tom Finn and Amina Ismail; Editing by Jeremy Gaunt)
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At Gowan Science Academy, we are continuously looking for ways to improve instruction, engagement, and academic achievement. Through the implementation of school-wide goals focused on STEM integration and creating opportunities for our students to positively impact their community, our students are able to truly learn without limits inside and outside the classroom.
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It is nearly here, the most wonderful time of the year or the most stress inducing depending on how you feel about the holidays. Don't worry though, here at Good Nerd Bad Nerd, we once again try to alleviate that stress by helping with the hardest thing of all…shopping. Our annual gift guide gives you some great ideas for the nerds in your lives and the best part of all, you can do it from the comfort of your home.
Presenting the 2018 Holiday Gift Guide!
The Yu-Gi-Oh Trading Card Game: There are many trading card games out there, each unique in it's own way. However, Yu-gi-oh has always been my favorite game and not just because I still watch the show. The creative team over at Konami is constantly expanding this game, and not just the cards available. They are also constantly changing up the gameplay mechanics. This means that the game never gets old since there is always some new way to play just around the corner. Think you have an unbeatable deck? Only for now, because new monster types and game play styles will always keep you on your toes. It is a game that is easy to get into and pick up but never gets old.
Betrayal at House on the Hill: I've recently been playing a lot of board games, and the list of games I have yet to play is still very long. However every time I get together with friends to play, Betrayal at House on the Hill always makes it's way to the table. This game is endless fun, partly because it is impossible to have 2 games that are exacatly the same. The game has 50 different scenarios that can play out (and that is with out the expansion pack) and some of them are so completely different it is crazy. If you are looking for a a baord game to get, this one offers a ton of replay value.
Fall Out 76: The only video game on my list this holiday is the latest installment in the Fallout Franchise. Fallout 76 builds off of the mechanics introduced in Fallout 4 but has refined them for an amazing experience. I have always been a fan of the survival genre games (see Rust or 7 Days to Die), so I was very excited to see what a AAA studio could do with the genre. I have yet to play it myself, but everything I have seen has me very excited for this game. Who wants to survive the apoclypse with me?
Akira Toriyama's Dragon Quest Illustrations 30th Anniversary: This one isn't for everybody, but it is such a great book that it is hard to pass up. Dragon Quest is a video game franchise that has spaned over 30 years. The series is currently on it's eleventh entry in the franchise and still going strong. The art was created by nerd legend Akira Toriyama who most people know as the creator fo the Dragon Ball universe. His asthetic is iconic and any Dragon Ball fan will recognize it right away. This book is a testament to Toriyama's style as it evolved over the years and is something any fan of his will cherish.
DC Comic's Batman White Knight: This elseworlds story is kind of amazing and needs to be read. What if Joker goes straight and Batman is seen as the villain? That is the question this graphic novel answers and it is a crazy good read. I don't want to spoil anything about this, but just know you need to buy the whole thing. It needs to be read completely to be truly enjoyed, not just in parts.
Red vs. Blue – The Shisno Paradox: The brilliant minds over at Rooster Teeth productions bring you another installment in the ground breaking series Red vs. Blue. If you have never experienced this series, now is the perfect time to explore it with their latest film, Red vs. Blue – The Shisno Paradox!
We are Doing a Giveaway for this film. Check it out HERE!
Batman the Animated Series Box Set: This is what every animated comic show will be measured against forever. You have no reason not to own this or to gift it. It is that good!
The Princess Bride – Critereon Collection: I described this recently as one of few perfect films. It is perfectly quotable, memorable and rewatchable. There isn't a single bad scene and it is another example of something that needs to be owned or given as a gift!
Dave Made a Maze: This movie came out of nowhere and is just bonkers, but in that way that makes you happy. It is so much fun to watch especially with friends. If you haven't seen or heard of this film you are missing out and your life is not complete. What are you doing with your life?
Fortnite Action Figures: If you are buying for a nerd in your life then there is a very good chance they are a fan of Fortnite. McFarlane Toys which is known for putting out amazingly detailed action figures has released 4 new action figures all from the Fortnite Battle Royale game. They all look great, but my personal favorites are Skull Trooper or the Cuddle Team Leader.
Marvel Infinity Gauntlet: I was tempting to put this with clothes, because when is an Infinity Gauntlet not an appropraite fashion accessory? With Avengers 4 nearly here, this will make you or your special nerd the envy of all. Get it early and sneak it into your Christmas Cards you send out!
Hero Within: This clothing line was started by a nerd for nerds that want to show their nerd pride while still dressing up a little. Founder Tony Kim has made something amazing here and the Quality of the clothes is undeniable. They have everything from shirts, pants, and jackets for men and women. I strongly recommend the Batman Peacoat, if anyone is asking.
Nerd Kung Fu: If t-shirts are more your speed, then head over to Nerd Kung Fu. They have a huge selection of nerd shirts that should cover what ever fandom you are in to!
Sideshow Toys: One of the originals when it comes to nerd statues. SideShow has been producing some of the most detailed statues that you spend hours staring at them. I can't really pick which is my favorite, but I have my own long list of their statues that I need.
Nintendo Switch: If a new console is being considered then the Nintendo Switch is your best bet. The newest console out currently it brings portability, flexibility, and Nintendo's amazing library of games. Plus those other consoles are nearing end of life soon while the Switch still has years to go.
DJI Spark mini Drone: Drones are always a tough call when it comes to gifting. The really small cheap ones are hard to fly and really breakable, but the quality ones tend to be expensive. The DJI Spark mini drone is the best of both worlds, quality construction that won't break the bank. DJI is known for their top of the line drones and the spark continues that tradition in a small package.
EVO by ozobot: The Evo by ozobot is an outstanding little robot. designed as an educational robot this little thing is so much fun to play with. with multiple ways to control it, the Evo make a great gift for anyone young or old that is interested in robots or programming. I have had the chance to play around with one and I got my kids mad at me because I wouldn't let them use it, definitely a popular little guy in our home.


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"The Craziest Thing": Georgia Hairdressers Weigh the Order to Reopen During a Pandemic
By Charles Bethea
"You don't want to be unsafe, but you also don't want to lose income," a salon owner said. "It's a rock and a hard place, you know?"Photograph by Curtis Compton / Atlanta Journal-Constitution / Alamy
On Monday, within hours of Governor Brian Kemp's announcement that many Georgia businesses could reopen on Friday, Maureen, a sixty-nine-year-old retired schoolteacher, texted her hairdresser, who owns a salon in Atlanta, about an hour from Maureen's home, in Athens. "The Gov says you can open! :) My appointment is on Friday of this week. What's your plan?" Maureen, who voted for Kemp, made the appointment eight weeks earlier, before the coronavirus pandemic had shut down much of the country, and she was hoping to keep it. Her hairdresser, a man in his early sixties who asked that I not use his name, did not vote for Kemp. He told her that he would not be reopening until the following Monday—and only in a limited way. Maureen could try one of his other hairdressers, he said, but he wouldn't be seeing clients himself until May 12th at the earliest. And, the hairdresser told me a few days later, if "Kemp's science project goes as expected"—by which he meant badly—"then I have no idea when."
Nearly a thousand people in Georgia have died, so far, of complications from the coronavirus, according to the numbers that have been reported. (The actual number may be higher.) Like the Central Georgia health board and many others in the state and around the country, the hairdresser did not think it was time to shift pandemic protocols in order to reopen businesses, even with precautions like masks, gloves, and disinfectant. "I thought it was the most asinine decision any governor could have ever made," he said, "given the science we're presented with, what Fauci and the other guys are saying." The hairdresser checks the daily case counts regularly, he said. "Atlanta has been spiking up and down," he noted. "I think yesterday we had maybe twelve hundred new cases. Today, maybe seven hundred or so—but it's not midnight yet, I don't know." There are more than twenty thousand confirmed cases in the state. He went on, "It's pretty damn silly, insisting on a haircut right now. But, you have to understand, my clientele is very privileged. To them, this is a very big sacrifice, to go without a haircut. I've had people offer me money to come to their houses—what's the difference that's gonna make? I don't know. It's a very entitled world."
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The hairdresser's employees are contractors, who rent booths from him at the salon. Shortly after the announcement, he sent them the Georgia State Board of Cosmetologists and Barbers' guidelines on reopening, which he called "the craziest thing—social distancing while giving a haircut is hard." The board recommends that barbers wear a face shield and gloves, as a start. "You need to be in a smock, too," the salon owner went on, "and change your smock after every haircut, into another clean, sanitized smock. The client is in sanitized cape and smock and neck wrap. Then you have to sanitize your whole station and chair." Taking each client's temperature and having them answer a health questionnaire is also recommended. "If I were getting paid the salary of a surgeon," the hairdresser said, "it might be worth all the scrubbing."
Some of the contractors are willing to take risks to pay their bills. "We could wait," the owner said, referring to reopening. "But I feel like these hairdressers chomping at the bit—if they're willing to do it and really take it seriously, and I'm there to monitor it—I can't say no to them. But," he added, "I'm kind of a wimp."
One of these contractors, Brittany, who's thirty-five, has been at the salon for four years. "If Home Depot can be open and people can shop because they're bored and want to buy houseplants, and Target can be open for people to buy yoga pants," she told me, "I don't see the harm in me—carefully and safely—doing a client." Brittany said that she is a Republican but did not vote for Kemp. She charges around two hundred dollars per session. "Twelve hundred doesn't even pay half my booth rent," she said, referring to the stimulus check she received from the federal government. (The salon owner did not charge booth rent while the store was closed.) "So you don't want to be unsafe, but you also don't want to lose clients or income. It's a rock and a hard place, you know?"
I spoke with Brittany and with Maureen on Wednesday night, shortly after President Trump said he "strongly" opposed Kemp's decision to reopen, that it was "just too soon." Trump has expressed support, on Twitter, for scattered protests in a handful of states that have called for governors to allow businesses to reopen; his remarks came as a surprise. Both Brittany and Maureen watched his briefing on Wednesday. "It's confusing," Maureen said, of the mixed messages people were getting. Brittany had a theory. "I think Trump used Kemp to see how people will react," she said. "Then Trump can come save the day." She added, "Personally, I think Kemp is stupid enough to be that guinea pig. He took the bait." Maureen, for her part, didn't understand how Kemp had selected which types of businesses could reopen—in addition to barbershops, the list includes gyms, bowling alleys, and massage parlors. (Her husband, she said, couldn't believe that tattoo parlors were also on the list.) "This is maybe superficial," she added, "but Kemp has a wife and daughters. Maybe they encouraged him to open up the hairdressers and nail salons?"
George Chidi, a columnist and public-policy advocate, put forward another theory, in a widely circulated letter to a local Web site. "It's about making sure people can't file unemployment," Chidi wrote. As unemployment claims have reached record highs, the shutdown has endangered Georgia's unemployment fund, which would be hard to replenish, Chidi argued. He believes that Kemp may have seen an opportunity: people working in bowling alleys and at massage and tattoo parlors now won't be able to claim that they're involuntarily unemployed. "The purpose of this isn't to open up these businesses," Chidi concluded. "It's to get the workers there off the dole." Asked about this theory, a spokesperson for Kemp pointed me to a press release issued by the governor's office on Wednesday, which explains that, in keeping with an emergency rule issued late last month, individuals in Georgia can make up to three hundred dollars per week without reducing their unemployment benefits, and will still qualify for the six-hundred-dollar weekly federal supplement included in the CARES Act. The release also notes that individuals who decide "to separate from his/her place of employment" can file unemployment claims that will be decided on a case-by-case basis. Heidi Shierholz, a senior economist and the director of policy at the Economic Policy Institute, a left-leaning think tank, told me that Kemp's directive was unlikely to save the state much on unemployment benefits. Shierholz added, "Governor Kemp's decision to reopen much of Georgia's economy is a reckless decision that will cost lives and will likely, if anything, make the Georgia economy worse off in the long run."
Elsewhere in the city, other barbershop and salon owners are debating if and when to reopen. Some will open next week. Some the week after. Some still didn't know. "Our first concern is ensuring the safety of our employees and patrons," Michael Render, the rapper and entrepreneur better known as Killer Mike, said in a statement about his East Atlanta barbershop, the SWAG Shop. "While we obviously want to reopen, and we have an incentive to do so as business owners, we do not want to contribute to the spread of the virus. As of now, we will follow the advice of public health experts and we will not reopen." Brian Kemp's barber, Tommy Thomas, whose family-owned shop in northwest Atlanta is a favorite spot for local conservative politicians, was, on the other hand, unreservedly ready to reopen. He also had nothing but good things to say about Kemp's leadership. "He's done a heck of a great job," Thomas said, of Kemp, who, he told me, last came in for a cut just before the shop closed, in late March. "From the time it took off, until it tipped at the top and started coming down, he informed everybody in the state of Georgia," Thomas added. (Kemp was one of the last governors to issue a stay-at-home order, weeks after a severe outbreak in the southwest part of the state, as cases climbed in Atlanta and elsewhere.) Thomas also believes that President Trump has done a "fantastic" job, and is frustrated by the Democrats, who he thinks are "holding stuff up to keep Trump from getting reëlected."
"I'm gonna do the guidelines," Thomas told me. He figures that Kemp has owners like him in mind when he stresses their importance—"because he knows I'll cram them in there," he said, laughing. "One out, one in. Mask, gloves, plenty of alcohol to rub down chairs. Whatever I have to do. I got my shoeshine man, he'll be wiping." He went on, "It's up to us as small-business owners, we've got to pull our weight now. I'm gonna do my best." I asked Thomas what he made of Trump's rebuke of Kemp. "He gave governors the right to make up their own minds about when to reopen, and that's what Brian is doing," Thomas said. He added, "But if I had five minutes with Trump, I'd ask him why he said that yesterday."
The salon owner told me that he's been getting texts from clients on both sides of the political spectrum. A dozen Trump supporters, he said, have "texted me some version of 'Congratulations, I heard you get to open on Friday! Can I get in? Maybe this weekend?' And then my friends that I know are Trump-haters, they're texting, 'We're worried about you. Please don't open up yet. I'd rather you stay safe. Our hair can grow a little longer.' " He added, "It's amazing how completely partisan it is." On Thursday, he had a change of heart: he texted all his contractors to say that he has decided, upon further reflection, that opening now would be a mistake—that it would put people's health, and even their lives, at risk, and he would not do so. He is considering opening in May, but will not make a decision before next week. Maureen, who had not yet heard this news, told me that she has considered trying a different hairdresser, but was leaning against it. "Through this whole thing, I've been going, 'Should I just go this one time somewhere else?' " she said. "My cleaning lady, her daughter actually does hair." She added, "But you don't do that. It's got to be a last resort before you get your hair done somewhere else."
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with a few hints of shading to create an interesting environment.
The game play focuses on fast combat, you will have to demonstrate a quick response to enemy attacks.
quickly. The closer, the fiercer. There is no body-to-body combat, so you should have accurate shots.
I am teaching my dears to defend themselves. And they're doing great.
The game is also filled with secret passages with treasures.
Only a true explorer can have these achievements.
in an advanced stage and can already be played by itch.io.
I'd love to hear your opinion after experiencing the gameplay.
What are your expectations regarding this game?
What would make you buy this game?
I just started a project, a platform game with pixelated graphics with a few hints of shading to create an interesting environment. So far I'm referring to him as Super Dungeon Boy.
But I promise to work hard on programming and gameplay to make up for it.
How did you find the environment?
Would this game succeed on Steam?
It's the engine that most identifies me at the moment.
Did you do the platform behavior yourself so far? If so, may I ask what methods you have used?
2D physics, trigges (raycast as the nature of the problem asks), image point ... these things. I imagine that in Unity all this gives more work when it is intended to make a pixelated 2D game.
For some stubbornness I think I can get around some of the problems I've encountered in other projects.
In this image you can see how the project is going.
i doubt it will even succeed in steam greenlight will all the people downvoting and reporting you because you're using assets.
The problem is that visual is what sells. You can have the best platformer engine and great level design, people won't care at all.
I need to study construct 2. I think it's a great engine, but I have not explored it yet.
I'm working on character movement.
I'm using Unity mecanim to get the most out of the ease of having a state machine controlling everything.
The bow has gained its own script to control the blend of states: bow (normal) and bowWall (shoot by sliding on the wall). Having the state itself helps me not to need to query the state of the state machine, and simply run each of the state-specific scripts.
Any ideas on what direction you're going to take this in?
I like Spelunky. But I believe it only works because it is procedural.
I think of exploration, hidden passages, puzzles with the water level that can rise (modifying the mechanics of submerged areas), a moderate challenge for precision shots. The main thing is that it is fun to face the enemies ... without many thorns in the way. I like games with more freedom, I just do not know if it is this way that I will.
About art, I'm afraid I'm being too generic to use an asset. But I like this graphic and it inspires me to continue.
And thanks for the comment. Thanks for all the comments. They all help me in some way.
I don't know how I feel about the player's bangs animation.
If you could tidy that up, maybe give him a moustache or something, I think you'd have something pretty solid here..
I can anticipate that I will test some possibilities. I would also like to use the arrows for some mechanics.
The character is already able to jump on the walls, but I can create some walls of ice to explore the mechanics of grabbing the arrows and jumping leaning on them.
I will work as much as possible for the fluidity of the sprites and the movement.
I do not know exactly what to say ... my main function is programming. But thank you for the comment.
Hey - don't worry about the art for now. What you've got is good enough to generate interest - and like others said, it shouldn't be hard to attract a talented artist to join you, or to contract.
Motivator. I will continue with all my might. I'm glad you found it interesting. I still have some more cool effects to put into the game. It's gonna be cool.
Pixel Noise. I listened to some of your songs, and I enjoyed your work. I even tried to listen to them while testing the game, but I think I'm thinking of something more agitated for the game ^^ ... but they are very good.
I've been working a lot these days and have not had more than a week off to work on the project. But these days yielded several improvements.
* Almost all the mechanics of the character implemented. All I can do is do something cool with the arrows on the walls and reduce the friction on the ice.
* Shader lighting. Watch the glow of the torches, around the heart and the rays of the sun.
* Shader submerged. If I simply put a transparent layer on the character it would not have the same strong contrast that the shader gives me.
* Particles. I will work hard on them, they are very important.
* Enemies. One of the strengths of the game. They must be challenging.
* Items. It would be cool to be able to collect anything .. so far this has not been shown in the videos.
* Maps. I'll have lots of maps to build. It would be good to ease the process.
I have no graphical enhancements to display, but they are significant performance improvements.
Before the collisions were improvised with boxes. Boxes have great performance, but adjusting them the way it was done was cumbersome and time-consuming.
Fortunately, Tiled is a great map editor and with the help of it he was able to create collision meshs.
Now collisions are loaded with the map. As the collision engine has preference for convex objects this is the end result.
Polygon optimization is all done by the Unity Polygon Collider component. All you need to do is enter the points.


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When you're No. 3, you've got to try harder. So Sprint (S) is wooing AT&T (T) and Verizon (VZ) customers by promising to halve their bills if they switch carriers.
The Cut Your Bill in Half Event, which begins Friday, provides unlimited talk and text to anywhere in the U.S. on the Sprint network and matches the monthly data allowance at half the rate of what AT&T and Verizon customers are paying. Sprint also will pay up to $350, via a Visa (V) gift card, toward early termination fees or installment balances.
In the company's announcement, Sprint CEO Marcelo Claure called the plan " the best value in wireless." "It's as simple as this: Bring Sprint your Verizon or AT&T bill along with your phone, and we'll cut your rate plan in half," said Claure, who joined the company in August. "That's a 50 percent savings on your rate plan every month. And this great deal isn't just a promotion. This will be the customer's ongoing price."
"We plan for the event to run through the holidays and have said it's available for a limited time," Sprint spokeswoman Jennifer Walsh told DailyFinance via email. "You may see fine print that says Jan. 15, 2015; however, we are keeping options open to extend beyond that."
The rate cut is an aggressive move by Sprint, which was the lowest-rated major carrier in Consumer Reports' 2013 cellphone service survey, receiving low marks for "value, voice, text and 4G reliability."
In November, Sprint announced it was laying off 2,000 employees after another disappointing quarter that reportedly lost 272,000 contract subscribers and $192 million.


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ISS: Twenty individuals with links to Estonia may be in Syria war zone
Internal Security Services (ISS) headquarters in Tallinn. Source: Siim Lõvi /ERR
Around twenty people with ties to Estonia are in or have been in the Syrian Civil War conflict zone, the Internal Security Services (ISS) reported in its 2020/2021 Yearbook, which published Monday.
Individuals include both those who wish to fight on ideological bases, as well as spouses or potential spouses of Syrian nationals or those of neighboring countries, where the multi-faceted civil war has often spilled over, including Iraq.
Returning to Estonia for such individuals in the near future is unlikely, the ISS reported, while there are a few cases of people wishing to travel to the region even now.
The current unrest in Syria began ten years ago and has seen the official Syrian Arab Republic's forces joined by allies, including from the Russian Federation, in a conflict with forces of the Syrian opposition, Turkey, the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) and others.
The ISS says that it aims to halt any further travel to the region; traveling for terrorist purposes has been a criminal offense, carrying a prison sentence of up to five years, since 2019.
"Not only are enthusiastic and radicalized Islamists ready to fight, but more than a thousand women have left Europe, including from Estonia, to reside with their husbands or to get married in the Syrian-Iraqi conflict zone," BNS quotes the yearbook as stating.
The ISS also urges family, friends, workmates and acquaintances of any individuals who may be thinking of traveling to the region to come forward, in order to resolve the issue.
The new ISS Yearbook's full text is at the bottom of the article here.
Estonian Defense Forces (EDF) and volunteer Defense League (Kaitseliit) personnel are deployed to Iraq itself, including as part of the NATO Mission in Iraq.
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Man released from Tartu Prison after 38 years behind bars
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ISS Director: Kremlin not likely behind COVID-19 restrictions protests
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Estonia pledges €1.3 million for humanitarian aid in Syria
Toomas Alatalu: Estonian who started the ending of the Cold War
Portal: Russian military incursion into Estonia would fit Putin agenda
Head of Catholic Church in Estonia: Pope's Iraq visit a historic one
Iraq-bound Defense League final exercise postponed due to COVID-19 cases
Reform MP: Estonia crucial in brokering Russia-West relations
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"'Til Kingdom Come": Evangelicals, Israel/Palestine, and Messianic Politics
co-sponsored by Jewish Currents on Tuesday, March 2, 2021
FMEP and Jewish Currents are pleased to host an in-depth this discussion of Christian Zionism, American Evangelicalism, and how they relate to Israel/Palestine. A new film, 'Til Kingdom Come, takes a close look at the phenomena of these issues and how they impact and intersect with American politics. This webinar features the film's director, Maya Zinshtein together with Sarah Posner, author of Unholy: Why White Evangelicals Worship at the Altar of Donald Trump, and FMEP's Lara Friedman in conversation with journalist Peter Beinart.
From the film's synopsis:
"Millions of American Evangelicals are praying for the state of Israel…They donate sacrificially to Israel's foremost philanthropic organization, the International Fellowship of Christians and Jews, because they fervently believe the Jews are crucial to Jesus's return….With unparalleled access, this film exposes a stunning backstory of the Trump and Netanyahu administrations, where financial, political, and messianic motivations intersect with the apocalyptic worldview that is insistently reshaping American foreign policy toward Israel and the Middle East."
Starting February 26th, the film will be available to stream here.
For the resources shared during the webinar, please scroll down.
Lara Friedman is the President of the Foundation for Middle East Peace (FMEP) and a leading authority on Israel-Palestine issues and U.S. foreign policy in the Middle East. She is published and cited widely in the U.S. and international press, is a Contributing Writer at Jewish Currents, and is a non-resident fellow at the U.S./Middle East Project (USMEP). She tweets @LaraFriedmanDC.
Sarah Posner is a Reporting Fellow with Type Investigations. Her new book, Unholy: Why White Evangelicals Worship at the Altar of Donald Trump, was published in May 2020. Her investigative reporting and analysis on the religious right in Republican politics has appeared in Rolling Stone, The New Republic, Vice, HuffPost, The Nation, Mother Jones, The New York Times, The Washington Post, The American Prospect, Talking Points Memo, and many other publications. Her 2008 book, God's Profits: Faith, Fraud, and the Republican Crusade for Values Voters, explored the unholy alliance between the Republican Party and prosperity televangelists. She tweets @sarahposner.
Maya Zinshtein is an Emmy award winning Israeli documentary filmmaker and journalist. Among numerous prestigious awards, Zinshtein was named best director at the 2016 Jerusalem Film Festival for her acclaimed documentary "Forever Pure" which later went on to win an Emmy award for Outstanding Politics and Government documentary in 2018 (Independent Lens/PBS). For the last ten years she has directed and produced documentaries broadcast on Israeli TV and abroad including by Netflix, BBC, ARTE/ZDF, and PBS, and screened at over 100 festivals around the world. An alumna of Sundance Institute, she teaches at Sam Spiegel film school in Jerusalem and serves on the jury of Israeli and International film festivals. She tweets @MayaZinshtein.
Peter Beinart is a Non-Resident Fellow at the Foundation for Middle East Peace. He is also a Professor of Journalism and Political Science at the City University of New York, a Contributing opinion writer at the New York Times, an Editor-at-Large at Jewish Currents, and a CNN Political Commentator. He tweets at @PeterBeinart.
Resources shared during the webinar:
Follow our panelists' work:
Lara Friedman –> @LaraFriedmanDC
Sarah Posner → @sarahposner
Maya Zinshtein → @MayaZinshtein
Peter Beinart → @PeterBeinart
https://peterbeinart.substack.com/
'Til Kingdom Come, the film site → https://tilkingdomcomefilm.com/
Stream the film here → https://tilkingdomcomefilm.com/watch
For a great primer on Evangelicals & Israel/Palestine, listen to this conversation that Lara Friedman had with Sarah Posner in August 2020: From Washington to Jerusalem: Evangelicals, Israel/Palestine, and American Domestic Politics —> https://fmep.org/resource/webinar-from-washington-to-jerusalem-evangelicals-israel-palestine-and-american-domestic-politics/
Sarah Posner's writing:
Unholy: Why White Evangelicals Worship at the Altar of Donald Trump —> https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/605774/unholy-by-sarah-posner/
"Pastor Strangelove" about Pastor John Hagee, founder of CUFI → https://prospect.org/features/pastor-strangelove/
"Kosher Jesus: Messianic Jews in the Holy Land" → https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2012/11/kosher-jesus-messianic-jews-in-the-holy-land/265670/
"Advocacy groups woo US lawmakers amid fervor over prayer at Temple Mount" → http://america.aljazeera.com/articles/2014/6/12/politicians-jerusalemprayer.html
"Why Ted Cruz's Preacher Sidekick Is No Friend of the Jews — or Israel" → https://forward.com/opinion/333993/why-ted-cruzs-preacher-sidekick-is-no-friend-of-the-jews-or-israel/
"MK Yehuda Glick Praises 'Miracle' of Inauguration in DC Church" → https://forward.com/news/360612/mk-yehuda-glick-praises-miracle-of-inauguration-in-dc-church/
"The Evangelicals Who Pray for War With Iran" → https://newrepublic.com/article/156166/pence-pompeo-evanglicals-war-iran-christian-zionism
NYTimes review of the film: "''Til Kingdom Come' Review: An Unusual Religious Bond" –> https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/25/movies/til-kingdom-come-review.html?referringSource=articleShare
NYTimes interview with Maya Zinshtein: "American Evangelicals, Israeli Settlers and a Skeptical Filmmaker" → https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/26/movies/american-evangelicals-israeli-settlers-documentary.html
Review of 'Til Kingdom Come: "Maya Zinshtein explores the complicated "love" between Evangelical Christians and Israelis in "'Til Kingdom Come"" → https://cinemafemme.com/2020/10/20/maya-zinshtein-explores-the-complicated-love-between-evangelical-christians-and-israelis-in-til-kingdom-come/


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Come meet author, journalist, TV presenter and human-rights advocate Tara Moss in May Homespun magazine. Why is she is the Australia's favourite craft magazine? Because she has only recently become a dedicated stitcher. And her story is inspiring – you don't want to miss it. Plus, this month's Homespun comes with loads of wonderful projects, from quilts to knitted baby clothes, bag, appliquéd cushion, Paris cross stitch, eucalyptus needlepoint and bunny softies to melt your heart.


Hi my name is Jake and I've been part of the SJ community since emigrating from the UK in 2006.
I've joined the finance industry and EverSharp Finance to help people find the home loan that meets their needs perfectly, and helps them save some money so they are able to spend more time doing the things that they find important. I'm here to make the lending process as stress-free for my clients as possible and making sure they know exactly what's happening at each stage of their application. I want to turn what could, for some people, be a very daunting experience into nothing but a postive experience, and I do that by being open, honest and transparent with all my clients.
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The Earth has evolved to a point where she is ready to move to a higher frequency dimension. This is a normal evolutionary step for all life in the universe. This process is known as Ascension. Planet Earth is shifting from a third dimensional- to a fourth- and fifth-dimensional vibrational frequency. Everyone and everything ascends when their energy vibration reaches a specific frequency of Light. Everyone on Earth is deciding now, on some level, whether they choose to ascend to the 5th dimension with the planet or if they wish to continue their learning in the 3rd dimension.
We have a New Earth. If you are listening to this lecture, then you are standing on it. It is a planet vastly different than the one you are used to. Your mind has not yet adjusted to the new residence you are in. It is of a greatly higher frequency of light with an entirely new grid system fully activated in crystalline light and contains most of the elements, with more occurring all the time, to bring about a rapid and complete change in human consciousness.
Dawning Of The Age Of Aquarius According to the ancients the dawning of the final 2,100 year Zodiac Age, the Age of Aquarius, on December 21st 2012, heralds the arrival of the Golden Age signifying the completion of one 225 million year full spin of our entire galaxy, and marks the end of all cycles of time. The Game Of Duality Is Ending The alignment of our Sun and Earth with the center of our galaxy (Galactic Alignment) resulted in a greater amount of light now reaching us, triggering a global spiritual awakening.
Whether you are spiritual or not, most of humankind knows that we are going through unprecedented and transformative times on our planet. The Ancients have always talked about a Golden Age coming when the Earth would experience 1,000 years of peace. Let's shift our consciousness to another perspective. This is what the Great Shift is all about – evolution, new paradigm thinking and living at a higher level of consciousness. While a Golden Age is yet to manifest globally and may be years away for our entire planet, it can actually happen within you if you are not attached to the chaos of the world. The Golden Age will happen in small pockets in communities of those who are seeking to be enlightened. It started with the advent of the New Age. Leaders of this movement, in answering their calling, are being of service to steward the planet through massive transformation. However, first, change has to happen within us, before it can reach a critical mass to impact the planet.
The Golden Age of Light or the Age of Aquarius refers to the transition to the fifth dimension where dreams become a reality, souls are unlimited, manifestations are instantaneous and experiences are perpetual freedom. What is happening now, with the help of stabilizing forces, is the transformation of our planet—Earth's rejuvenation and return to balance—reaching completion in the Golden Age. The negativity that is the root of fear, greed, dishonor and violence will be gone in the Golden Age, and the vibrations of Earth's entirety will be LOVE. LOVE is the power that is transforming our world.
What happens on Earth affects the universe, so it is of utmost significance to advanced civilizations that the dark ages on Earth be reconciled within the light of the Golden Age so we are able to reassume our rightful place among our universal family. The progressive changes have required and will continue to require the help of Angels, Ascended Masters, Extra-terrestrials, Intra-terrestrials and Ultra-terrestrials. Know with your entire being that the world of love, joy, peace and harmony you have been co-creating is close at hand. Remember that you chose to be exactly where you are right now so you could participate in this unprecedented time in the universe!
During the transition period, a tremendous opportunity is being offered to all those souls who are willing to accept it, to live in a cooperative way, working together for the highest good as we build communities for the Golden Age. We want to create the foundations of a New World. These new foundations are so vast that they cannot be created by us as separate individuals. Instead, we want to come together in unity. We'll discuss the different functions of communities and benefits of living in communities.
Small fifth-dimensional communities will be formed and here people will live together for the highest good. Within these small communities people will become co-creators with each other and the Divine. All choices will arise for the highest good. Because everyone is working for the highest good of all in the fifth-dimensional communities, the older generation will once more be honored and people will listen to their wisdom. Fifth-dimensional communities on all continents will engender a sense of belonging, caring and cooperation.
Because many humans still resonate to so many different frequencies, Earth has many parallel realities. The primary version of Earth is actually in the higher sub-planes of the fourth dimension. However, some of the versions of Earth are still in the third dimension while some are still in the lower sub-planes of the fourth dimension. New Earth is on the threshold of the fifth dimension, and those humans who are able to resonate with and conscious of this are experiencing "Heaven on Earth". It is perfectly fine for those of us who choose not to join communities!


It's Thursday night, the Packers are picking up where they left off, and I thought I'd use halftime for a show and tell on the RVTV Tour 2011.
Day 1 in Pleasantville. This semi-truck showed up and started blasting the Hawkeye fight song. No Iowa fans complained. It's a cool truck.
I can't say enough about Pleasantville. The people could not have been nicer. It's interesting how much small towns appreciate positive coverage. Time and time again, we hear, "Usually the only time we see the media is when something bad happens. Thank you." No, thank you.
RVTV? Perfect time for a lemonade stand! Never pass up kids selling lemonade. Especially when they're this cute.
I was thrilled to meet Bruce Willis.
Not Cast Your Kernel, Cast Your Bean at Smokey Row. Hawks clearly in front of the bean count. Smokey Row brought us breakfast in bed. Well, breakfast in the RV.
Pleasantville had a great turnout, and a fun street party. We stayed out late with some of the nicest guys I've ever met.
Pleasantville Bags Tournament. We were disqualified.
The Trojans cheerleaders in a serious posedown.
This is one cute dog. Go Hawks!
Pleasantville did too much, and then showered us with gifts. My wife wants to move there.
The Iceborg actually believed he had to sleep in this tent, and he never complained.
LOVE the pics….HOWEVER, it's the PLEASANTVILLE HS DANCE TEAM pictured in the "serious pose" with Andy and Keith, NOT the cheerleaders!


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Impeach McConnell, Boehner, and Cantor Today
George Soros gave Jared's business a $250 million credit line in 2015 per WSJ. Soros is also an investor in Jared's business.
Global warming links
Zombietime.com
Occupy Baby Daddy and Baby Mama had weapons and ex...
National Journal hosted dinner for 'renewable ener...
4 federal court cases challenging ObamaCare receiv...
Listening to Mark Levin show Dec. 20, 2012, a nigh...
Wind turbines found to last half as long as previo...
IRS issues proposed ObamaCare regulations for 'sha...
How Chicago and Obama globalized voter fraud
Pentagon can still carry out basic functions witho...
US interest rates should be sky high to match debt...
Foreign trained doctors in UK have most suspension...
Wind turbine people confident $12 billion US taxpa...
RNC is silent about vote fraud because they agreed...
Bloomberg used his massive private fortune to co-o...
Best to go straight off fiscal cliff and not come ...
Early Tea Party activist who mailed tea bags to po...
NY Times front page article on demise of Tea Party...
US soldier suicides outnumber combat deaths in 201...
Fake Tea Party group sponsored cruise with slime G...
McConnell rides to the rescue on 'cliff', says 'ac...
NY Times puts Tea Party on front page, dog whistle...
Hospital and health industry computers highly vuln...
One in 3 US kids live without a father, 2010, 2011...
Romm won't acknowledge science of US CO2 drop, tha...
More Benghazi lies, State Dept personnel reported ...
CEO of Vail resorts believes in global warming but...
Global power about to shift to US due to shale oil...
Criminal media and environment movement won't repo...
2012 US Holiday Retail sales weakest since 2008-AP...
NY Times Tom Friedman wants establishment GOP to s...
Imam of Australia's largest mosque tells followers...
Female Afghan police officer is allowed in US comp...
Commenter asks Sam Donaldson, Sam, when you say 'o...
Christianity close to extinction in Middle East
'Our press has become the tip of the arrow for one...
US Navy Seal Commander commits suicide in Afghanis...
California pot growers using poisons fatal to huma...
Romney's son says Mitt never wanted to be presiden...
New Jersey town to station armed officer in each o...
Traditional Tories defecting to new UKIP (UK Indep...
Rep. LaTourette says to blame 'Tea Party Chucklehe...
Mayor Mike Bloomberg's armed bodyguards also carry...
Breitbart is now run by 'partisan hacks'-BuzzFeed,...
After Columbine school killings Pres. Bill Clinton...
One Boehner whip said, 'I had to whip people I've ...
Boehner supporter says non-B GOP reps are 'extremi...
Boehner has the option of graciously resigning the...
GOP 'leadership' took the bait, made it about taxe...
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Chicago has highest murder rate among world's larg...
Conn Carroll is just another Beltway hack
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Passaic County New Jersey man charged with threate...
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2012 election proves Independent voters no longer ...
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NY Stock Exchange sold to ICE for $8.2B, 'undersco...
Woodrow Wilson, Godfather of Liberalism
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Newtown victim's sister tells CBS her anguished ph...
Kentucky student observed weapons and school attac...
Where is moral outrage and large media coverage wh...
Obama can lie from the podium of the UN because he...
Pakistan born American planned NYC bombings to ave...
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US taxpayers to lose over $24 billion from Obama n...
Parasitic European 'catch shares' activists 'jubil...
British Antarctic Territory twice the size of UK n...
'Arrogant, clueless' Obama warns UK to cleave unto...
NYC MTA Chmn. Joe Lhota to run for NYC Mayor as Re...
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South Carolina state rep. proposes bill to crimina...
Is there anyone in the taxpayer-funded green energ...
Democrat Joe Manchin aims gun at Obama cap and tra...
Al Gore denies science, begs Hollywood to re-focus...
The Queen attends cabinet meeting for first time i...
Negative equity keeps one fifth to half of US home...
2012's Most Devastating Stats-John Hawkins
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Texas movie theatre shooting spree ends when would...
What made Connecticut shooter finally stop killing...
US Senator Tim Scott's July 2010 statement that 'N...
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Romm won't acknowledge science of US CO2 drop, that US CO2 is no longer a danger, that he won and it's over. Romm wants US CO2 tax as world signal that US might sign UN global CO2 treaty permanently binding US taxpayers to unelected, unaccountable UN jet setters
Global Warming "action" was institutionalized in US government in 1990 by George Bush the 1st. $68 billion has been spent on 'climate' just in the past 4 yrs. 13 federal agencies remain tasked with climate "action."
11/12/12, "Grover Norquist Bombshell: Pairing A Carbon Tax With Income-Tax Cut Wouldn't Violate GOP No-Tax-Hike Pledge," Think Progress, Joe Romm
Think Progress cites Grover Norquist approval as "bombshell" news in favor of CO2 tax. (Commenter urges caution on Norquist, end of this post):
11/12/12, "Norquist: Carbon-Tax Swap for Income-Tax Cut Wouldn't Violate No-Tax-Hike Pledge," National Journal, Coral Davenport
Think Progess, Romm: "Any tax in the $15 to $25 a ton of CO2 range (together with other policies already enacted, such as the fuel economy standards)
would almost certainly achieve a CO2 cut greater than 17% by 2020 (compared to 2005 levels).
That 17% cut was Obama's pledge going into the Copenhagen climate talks.*** I think that any such
U.S. carbon tax would have a
transformational effect on global climate talks.
Indeed I imagine a significant fraction of the nations of the world would probably seriously consider adopting whatever carbon tax the United States adopts....
For those who want to become more knowledgeable about the ins and outs of a carbon tax, Brookings, AEI, the IMF, and Resources for the Future are sponsoring an all day forum on it Tuesday. You can watch it live here. Climate Progress will be covering it."
***Romm denies current science, says CO2 tax would help US meet Obama Copenhagen pledge when already "US CO2 emissions are falling even faster than what President Obama pledged in the global Copenhagen Accord:"…
6/4/12, "Climate change stunner: USA leads world in CO2 cuts since 2006," Vancouver Observer, Saxifrage
"Not only that, but as my top chart shows, US CO2 emissions are falling even faster than what President Obama pledged in the global Copenhagen Accord."…
Romm should celebrate the success of his efforts to lower US CO2. More on his stunning achievement:
8/16/12, "AP IMPACT: CO2 emissions in US drop to 20-year low," AP, Kevin Begos
"In a surprising turnaround, the amount of carbon dioxide being released into the atmosphere in the U.S. has fallen dramatically to its lowest level in 20 years, and government officials say the biggest reason is that cheap and plentiful natural gas has led many power plant operators to switch from dirtier-burning coal.
Many of the world's leading climate scientists didn't see the drop coming, in large part because it happened as a result of market forces rather than direct government action against carbon dioxide, a greenhouse gas that traps heat in the atmosphere.
Michael Mann, director of the Earth System Science Center at Penn State University, said the shift away from coal is reason for "cautious optimism" about potential ways to deal with climate change….
In a little-noticed technical report, the U.S. Energy Information Agency, a part of the Energy Department, said this month that energy related U.S. CO2 emissions for the first four months of this year fell to about 1992 levels. Energy emissions make up about 98 percent of the total. The Associated Press contacted environmental experts, scientists and utility companies and learned that
virtually everyone believes the shift could have major long-term implications for U.S. energy policy."…
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4/21/12, "Why [CO2] Emissions Are Declining in the U.S. But Not in Europe," by Michael Shellenberger and Ted Nordhaus, newgeography.com
"As we note below in a new article for Yale360, a funny thing happened: U.S. emissions started going down in 2005 and are expected to decline further over the next decade."
commenter to Think Progress warns against relying on Norquist for anything:
Mike Roddy says:
"You're right, Merrelyn. Norquist is not a good person, and is the wrong man to negotiate with- especially since he does not have a real position of authority. Norquist's calling card is to act as a
spokesman for far right plutocrats, which somehow got twisted
by the right wing press into being presented
as some kind of gravitas
His only legitimate claim to fame is the drowning in the bathtub line, but knowing Grover, he probably stole it from someone."...
Thanks to Romm's call for action on CO2:
In Nov., 2012, Obama took 'climate action' by giving $6 billion US taxpayer dollars to the Sultan of Brunei who owns 5000+ cars and to the Pres. of Indonesia, a country so corrupt even the World Bank says crime adds 20% to costs. Below, one of the Sultan's cars:
7/24/12, "The Sultan's Cars," wheel to wheel blog.
Sultan of Brunei citation:
11/19/12, "White House Announces $6 Billion to Promote Clean Energy – in Asia," CNS News, Lucas
"The White House announced the federal government will spend $6 billion over four years for a "sustainable energy future" plan with Asian countries that involves loaning tax dollars to other countries to increase their purchasing power for U.S. technology, services and equipment.
"Recognizing that energy and the environment are among the most pressing issues confronting our region, President Obama, in partnership with Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah of Brunei and President of the Republic of Indonesia Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, today proposed the U.S.-Asia Pacific Comprehensive Partnership for a Sustainable Energy Future," the White House announced Tuesday as Obama visits Asian Pacific countries."...
Dec. 11, 2011, "Indonesia's Climate of Graft Snarls Investment," Jakarta Globe, Shirley Wibisono
"A World Bank analysis found corruption could add up to 20 percent to the existing costs of projects in Indonesia.
President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has won two elections on promises to tackle graft in one of the most corrupt countries in Asia, but critics say he has failed to make any genuine difference to the culture of graft and impunity.
A Gallup poll released in October found that 91 percent of Indonesians believe corruption in government is widespread, compared to 84 percent in 2006. ..."Here in Indonesia, it is a common practice for businessmen to bribe officials to get a project," Adiningsih said....
"It's common for corruption to happen at all stages in Indonesian infrastructure projects, whether it's during the tender process or extortion along the way."...
Investors consistently cite corruption as a major deterrent."...


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Sitji Chou
Sitji Chou was born and raised in Vancouver, Canada. At the age of 5, he decided he wanted to work as an animator for Disney, inspired by his childhood fascination with a certain red-headed mermaid. Though he flirted with the idea of becoming a graphic designer, after taking an introductory class for animation in his first year at Emily Carr University, he came full circle and fell back in love. Coupling his love for illustration with the narrative possibilities of animation, he aims to create beautifully constructed, thematically interesting films that don't serve simply to entertain, but to provoke thought. After completing a bachelors degree in media arts in the spring of 2011, he is excited to fully embrace a career as being an animation auteur; becoming a Disney animator will have to come later.
Films by Sitji Chou
Peter & the Space Between


The DOCAT (pronounced "do-cat") is a catechism for youth about Catholic social teaching that was introduced at World Youth Day Krakow, in Poland. It answers 328 questions that explain what it means to be Christian in your family, work and society. Questions like: If God created the world out of love, why is there injustice and suffering? What does freedom mean? What does globalization actually mean? How can interreligious cooperation reinforce involvement in social issues?
A follow-up and companion volume to the popular YOUCAT (Youth Catechism), the DOCAT was reportedly created with the help of young people around the world and at the request of youth in the United States who emailed the YouCat Foundation. So far, over 137,600 people have used the DOCAT app and many youth groups are using the book version in their ministries.
Jesus told his disciples in Matthew 25, "Amen, I say to you, whatever you did for one of these least brothers of mine, you did for me." Countless teens are dedicated to causes that help to ensure everyone's rights are respected. Often diocesan newspapers highlight how teens take initiatives to perform corporal works of mercy and just help people in their community and the world in any way they can.
A survey by the Center for FaithJustice, a New Jersey nonprofit that provides service immersion programs for students to help those in need, showed that most of the alumni surveyed continued volunteer service, still consider themselves Catholic or belong to a faith community.
"I've become a mission-driven individual because of my time here," Maureen Plover told the Trenton Monitor back in November. She now works for a nonprofit in Pennsylvania.
Often Catholic social teaching is (mis)interpreted through the lens of different political partys' platforms — but having an integrated view of Catholic social teaching is helpful for young people who get the need to dedicate time and resources to better the world.
Like the YOUCAT, DOCAT's format is user-friendly without oversimplifying or compromising church teaching (or patronizing its young readers). The DOCAT, which also has a print version, answers questions Catholics may have, backing them up in Scripture, the Catechism of the Catholic Church, the Compendium of the Social Doctrine of the Church and other important documents that date back to Pope Leo XIII in 1891. The answers stress that the teaching is centered in God.
By understanding and acting on what we preach as a church, we can make a positive impact. For young people looking for ways to help others today, DOCAT is a good place to start.
To get the DOCAT app in different languages, go to Google Play or Apple App Store.


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Bryan Batt
Callaway and Batt, 'Miss Saigon' and 'Oliver' plus more on stage in New Orleans starting Jan. 9
Victor Andrews
Dec 31, 2019 - 6:00 am
"ARTRAGEOUS": Opening 7:30 p.m. Friday; Lafon Performing Arts Center, 275 Judge E. Dufresne Parkway, Luling. A troupe of 11 artists, musicians, singers and dancers pay tribute to a variety of art forms, pop icons and musical genres culminating in a gallery of finished paintings. $29-$45. lafonartcenter.org.
"BLITHE SPIRIT": Opening 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, 2 p.m. Jan. 19 and Jan. 26, through Jan. 26; Slidell Little Theatre, 2024 Nellie Drive, Slidell. Noel Coward's British comedy classic about ghosts, seances, ex-wives, a skeptical author and a medium who packs a big punch. $10-$18. slidelllittletheatre.org.
"HAMLET": 7:30 p.m. Friday; Dixon Hall, Tulane University, 33 Audubon Blvd., New Orleans. "Alas, poor Yorick." New Orleans Shakespeare Festival presents the Bard's tale of a Danish prince embroiled in family murder, revenge, ghosts and tragedy. $15-$30. neworleansshakespeare.org.
LIZ CALLAWAY AND BRYAN BATT: Opening 8 p.m. Saturday; New Orleans Center for the Creative Arts, 2800 Chartres St., New Orleans. The Tony-nominated and Emmy-winning performer and star of "Cats" and "Miss Saigon," as well as the singing voice for Jasmine in Disney's "Aladdin," comes to the Broadway @ NOCCA series, with musical director and radio host Seth Rudetsky and New Orleans' own Batt, of "Mad Men" and "Saturday Night Fever," fame. broadwaynola.com.
"OF MICE AND MEN": Opening 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, 2:30 p.m. Sundays, through Jan. 26; 30 by Ninety Theatre, 880 Lafayette St., Mandeville. John Steinbeck's story of two drifters, George and Lennie, caught up in the murder of a rancher's wife and the plans and future for all. $10-$19. 30byninety.com.
"9 TO 5 THE MUSICAL": Opening 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays through Feb. 1; Cutting Edge Theater, 757 Robert Blvd., Slidell. Three women unite to fight sexism in the workplace, led by the odious Franklin Hart Jr.; based on the 1980 Oscar-nominated movie. $30-$35. cuttingedgetheater.com.
"OLIVER!": Opening 7:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and Jan. 23, 2 p.m. Sundays; through Jan. 26; Rivertown Theaters for the Performing Arts, 325 Minor St., Kenner. Based on Charles Dickens' characters from "Oliver Twist," this musical about an orphan in the dark world of double-dealing thieves and con men in 19th-century London is filled with songs like "Consider Yourself," "I'd Do Anything" and "Food, Glorious Food." $37-$41. rivertowntheaters.com.
"3 RING CIRCUS": Opening 8 p.m. Thursdays to Sundays, through Jan. 19; The Old Ironworks, 612 Piety St., New Orleans. A classic circus and a musical; a love story between a rotten egg and a bad peanut, brought together by the horrors they recognize in each other with cavorting clowns, rubberized heroines, spinning and flying acrobats, ring masters with voices from Broadway and more surprises. $15.
"THE UNINVITED": Opening 6 p.m. and 8 p.m. Thursdays to Saturdays through Feb. 14; Gallier House Museum, 1132 Royal St., New Orleans. Goat in the Road Productions stages an immersive work about an 1874 incident at the house that involves a mob, an uninvited guest and the race and class divisions of the famed architect Gallier's household. $35. hgghh.org.
"DEBAUCHERY": Opening 7:30 p.m. Wednesday; Southern Rep Theatre, 2541 Bayou Road, New Orleans. The Crescent City's only live soap opera about a family and their high jinks and lowjinks, by Pat Bourgeois. Tickets $10. southernrep.com.
"MIND READERS": 8 p.m. Thursday through Sunday; St. Christopher Hotel, 114 Magazine St., New Orleans. Three entertainers perform differing shows, including Dr. David Himelrick's fast-paced demonstrations of ESP and the powers of the mind; Dr. Joe Dalgo's magic embracing the culture and history of New Orleans; and Hutson the Phenomenologist, master of all things wonderful. Tickets $20. hutsonbrock.com.
"ELVIS — THROUGH THE YEARS": Opening Jan. 22-June 24; BB's Stage Door Canteen, National World War II Museum, 945 Magazine St., New Orleans. Spenser Rocca, a "Stage Door Idol" winner, returns for a look at Elvis Presley's career with hits like "All Shook Up," "Are You Lonesome Tonight" and "Suspicious Minds." $43. nationalww2museum.org.
"HARRY AND THE THIEF": Opening Jan. 16-26; Contemporary Arts Center, 900 Camp St., New Orleans. The NOLA Project presents the new story of a thief who travels back in time to change history by providing Harriet Tubman with modern weaponry. $20-$35. nolaproject.com.
"MISS SAIGON": Opening Jan. 21-26; Saenger Theatre, 1111 Canal St., New Orleans. From the creators of "Les Misérables" comes the musical of a young Vietnamese woman who meets an American GI just before the fall of Saigon, with hits like "Last Night of the World," "The Movie in My Mind" and "American Dream." This is a theatrical event for adults as it includes strobe lighting, pyrotechnics and mature subject matter. $30-$120. neworleans.broadway.com.
"MOTHER COURAGE AND HER CHILDREN": Opening Jan. 22-Feb. 3; Southern Rep Theatre, 2541 Bayou Road, New Orleans. Poet and playwright Ntozake Shange's adaptation of Bertolt Brecht's drama about a woman, reset in the American southwest, who struggles to survive the Civil War by profiting from it but plays the ultimate price. $25-$35. southernrep.com.
"SOMETHING ROTTEN": Opening Jan. 17 to Feb. 2; Le Petit Theatre du Vieux Carre, 616 St. Peter St., New Orleans. The musical comedy, set in 1595, examines playwrights the Bottom Brothers struggling in the shadow of Shakespeare but a soothsayer suggests a new type of play, with music, dancing and singing at the same time. $15-$60. lepetittheatre.com.
"VIAGRA FALLS": Opening Jan. 17-Feb. 9; Two old buddies, a call girl and a little blue pill are the backdrop for Charley's 77th birthday in this show about the importance of friendships, age and the idea that feeling wanted can be the difference between living and just existing. $20-$35. jpas.org.
"YOU'RE A GOOD MAN CHARLIE BROWN": Opening Jan. 17 to Feb. 2; Playmakers Theater, 19106 Playmakers Road, Covington. The characters from Charles M. Schulz's "Peanuts" comic strip come to life in this song and dance show with Charlie Brown, Lucy, Linus, Sally, Schroeder and Snoopy and songs like "Happiness," "Suppertime" and "The Book Report." $15-$30. playmakers-theater-05.webself.net.
EVENING OF STARS: Opening Jan. 25; Mahalia Jackson Theater for the Performing Arts, 1914 Basin St., New Orleans. The 50th anniversary of New Orleans Ballet Association includes a program of classics from "Le Corsaire," "Sleeping Beauty," "Giselle" and more with international dancers. Ballet Resources and Volunteer Organization also features a black-tie champagne patron party and gala dinner with auction and music following. Performance $20-$150; gala $400+. nobadance.com.
For openings, auditions and castings, email events@theadvocate.com.
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Where's That Been? - Spies
When asked in later years about his 1928 espionage thriller Spione (or Spies, to use its English title), director Fritz Lang would dismissively describe it as 'a small film with lots of action.' As befitting a movie with 'spies' as the title, Lang isn't exaggerating at all: there's an edge-of-your-seat car chase that follows a nail-biting train wreck, and a daring rescue-at-the-last-minute as evidence of Spione's action bona fides. But the film is often overlooked by Lang cultists for the easily explained reason that it falls between the silent science-fiction masterpiece Metropolis (1926) and the audacious Woman in the Moon (1929) in the director's enormous oeuvre.
For many years, Spies was out of the public eye until a restoration of the feature was undertaken by the F.W. Murnau Stiftung in 2004, using a number of extant prints but with a concentration on a surviving nitrate copy in a Prague film archive. Kino-Lorber introduced a 2K restoration version to DVD in November that same year, and just recently released the film in a Blu-ray version in February. It's a definite must-see if you're a fan of Fritz Lang's work, with echoes of his earlier productions and influences of movies yet to come.
A man named Haghi (Rudolf Klein-Rogge) presents himself to the public as a mild-mannered bank director, but his true identity is that of a criminal mastermind who heads up an organization of espionage agents. A series of high-profile assassinations (and a stolen document or two) carried out by his network attracts the attention of Burton Jason (Craighall Sherry), the head of the Secret Service, who immediately assigns the task of unmasking Haghi to his top operative: an agent known only as No. 326 (Willy Fritsch).
Though 326's true identity is on a need-to-know basis throughout the Service, Haghi is all-too-familiar with the agent who will soon become his nemesis...and to prevent 326 from learning anything more about his set-up, Haghi assigns a beautiful Russian operative in Sonya Baranilkowa (Gerda Maurus) to deal with the agent. Sonya is juggling assignments; not only is she to distract 326 but she's currently seducing Colonel Jellusic (Fritz Rasp) into revealing information that will betray his country.
Haghi has not factored in the human element when it comes to Sonya's 326 assignment. The two agents fall in love, and when she declares to her boss she will not continue to act against No. 326, Haghi has her imprisoned in his clandestine headquarters.
As No. 326 tries to track down Sonya's whereabouts, he briefly crosses paths with Akira Masimoto (Lupu Pick) -- a Japanese security head in possession of a secret treaty which would be quite useful to Haghi. With his best female agent cooling her heels in solitary, Haghi assigns another duplicitous operative in Kitty (Lien Deyers) to pose as a homeless waif; Masimoto takes Kitty in and before you can say 'origami' she disappears, taking the treaty with her. Disgraced, Masimoto commits ritual suicide.
Soon after, another killing takes place when Haghi arranges to have Jellusic rubbed out to eliminate any loose ends and stop No. 326 from continuing on his trail. When the doggedly determined 326 is able to trace the origin of the bank notes paid to Jellusic in exchange for his treasonous activities, Haghi sets up an ingenious trap to accomplish this goal.
The early movie career of director Fritz Lang is marked by entries like The Spiders (1919), a serialized feature inspired by the Fantomas films helmed by French director Louis Feuillade. In a similar vein, Lang also held the reins on the daring crime thriller Dr. Mabuse, the Gambler (1922), a lively film focusing on the cunning and ruthless title character, the head of a vast criminal underworld empire. So why would Lang return to this thriller genre after demonstrating he was capable of such mature works as Destiny (1921), Die Nibelungen (1924) and Metropolis?
The answer lies in Metropolis itself; though a critical success, the science-fiction allegory did not perform well at the box office, so UFA, the German film studio who bankrolled most of Lang's productions, put the director on a diet in terms of the budget and Fritz found Spione (written by his then-wife Thea von Harbou, who was inspired by a real-life Soviet spy ring operating in London) would be the perfect fit for an economically-made feature, particularly one which was being produced as the first movie from Lang's own film company.
(In several scenes of Spies, you'll spot some of the poster artwork from Metropolis adorning walls in the background -- most notably in a scene where No. 326 tracks Sonya down at the House of Jellusic. Was this an in-joke or a reminder to Lang to keep an eye on the budget? Ultimately you must decide.)
To play the role of master spy Haghi, Fritz tapped his good friend Rudolf Klein-Hogge, who had appeared in many of Lang's movies but was best known for playing Dr. Mabuse in the 1922 film (and would reprise his role in 1933's The Testament of Dr. Mabuse, the second in the Mabuse trilogy) and the mad scientist Rotwang in Metropolis. Like Dr. Mabuse, Haghi in Spies is also a master of disguise; he resorts to a third masquerade in playing a circus clown that figures heavily in his eventual downfall. Klein-Hogge might jokingly be described as 'the German Lon Chaney'; like the famed 'Man of a Thousand Faces,' the actor is quite convincing in every costume he chooses.
The role of Sonya went to newcomer Gerda Maurus, who was a successful stage actress in Germany until the production in which she was appearing came to a close and she decided to sign a three-year contract with Lang to star in motion pictures. Lang and Maurus purportedly conducted an affair for a number of years beginning on the set of Spies (she later appeared in Fritz's Woman in the Moon), which seemed to be okay with Mrs. Lang (von Harbou); after all, Fritz stole Thea from Klein-Hogge, and he continued to work with the director after the fact. (Broadminded, those Germans.) Also making her silver screen debut was Lien Deyers, who used Spies as a starting point to become one of the country's most popular actresses in cinema.
In the role of No. 326 was Willy Fritsch, who had established himself in German cinema as a dapper, happy-go-lucky leading man until he received the chance to play against type in Spies. He, too, would appear in Lang's Woman in the Moon and later transitioned into talkies, playing opposite frequent leading lady Lillian Harvey. Fans of Fritsch no doubt got quite a surprise when the actor makes his first appearance in the film as a disheveled bum (part of his cover as a master spy) but he cleans up nicely as the movie progresses.
Spies was a huge hit in Germany and in the United Kingdom, which impressed UFA to the point where they relaxed the budget reins on Lang as he undertook Woman in the Moon. However, in the United States, Spies was a bit of a flop; shortened to nine reels (the restored version runs fifteen) it had the misfortune to play theaters in 1929, when talkies were the rage (no one was interested in seeing silent movies). The edited U.S. version meant American audiences were denied one of the movie's interesting subplots in which a woman identified as Lady Leslane (Hertha von Walther) is blackmailed by Haghi (he has photos of her in an opium den) to garner information about the Japanese treaty.
Considered a throwback to his earlier works, Spies actually presages the intricately plotted police procedural format of Fritz Lang's later M (1931) and Testament of Dr. Mabuse only without the pronounced political content. Its use of gadgetry (miniature cameras, invisible ink, etc.) foreshadows those films in the later James Bond franchise, and devices like the impressive steel staircase and the conclusion blending the theatrical and real life would later be borrowed by Alfred Hitchcock. Spies may be 'a small film with lots of action,' but I guarantee you won't find a more entertaining one.
Ivan G. Shreve, Jr., former associate editor at ClassicFlix.com, blogs about classic film, vintage TV and old-time radio at Thrilling Days of Yesteryear. 'Where's That Been?' is a regular review column that highlights overlooked or underappreciated films from the golden age.


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