The Catmage Chronicles
Andy thought he was going crazy when a talking cat showed up at his front door. He couldn’t have been more wrong.Goldeneyes is a Catmage – a cat with human intelligence and magical abilities. Andy is an eighth grader who is smart, impulsive, and trying to avoid the school bully at all costs. A prophecy threw them together. There’s just one problem: Goldeneyes can’t stand humans.The Catmage world is heading toward war. Goldeneyes and Andy must try to stop the enemy from getting stronger. And they must save a powerful Catmage who’s been kidnapped. For Goldeneyes, it’s personal. That Catmage is her grandmother.Andy and Goldeneyes must try to put aside their differences. If they can’t, the enemy will soon be too powerful to defeat…
Category Archives: Israel
Mideast Media Sampler – 07/02/2013
Inspired, not Inspired by the massive outpouring of popular opposition, the Tamarod, to the regime of President Mohammed Morsi of Egypt, the editors of the New York Times issued a call for the President hailing from the Muslim Brotherhood to … Continue reading
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Tuesday briefs
Words fail: Profiles of the 19 elite firefighters who died in the Arizona wildfire yesterday. The EU are the enemy: The Dutch have decided that it’s all Israel’s fault. Of course it is. … the report, entitled “Between Words and … Continue reading
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Mideast Media Sampler – 07/01/2013
Taken by Surprise Perhaps the biggest protest in the Arab world took place yesterday in Cairo (and elsewhere in Egypt.) The group, Tamarod (“rebel” in Arabic), claimed to have gathered. 22 million signatures, calling for the resignation of President Morsi, … Continue reading
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Sunday briefs
Well, then you shouldn’t have said yes to the govt. so many times: The judges who allowed the NSA to spy on Americans are upset that people are calling them collaborators. Someone call a WAHmbulance. Isn’t that adorable? Kerry thinks … Continue reading
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The AP bias in three paragraphs and a headline
The “objective” news media in a nutshell. The headline: Israel shows no signs of yielding to Palestinians The story, such as it is: Israel’s prime minister is showing no signs of bending as U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry presses … Continue reading
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Thursday briefs
Rush, rush, rush: John Kerry is using the old “There must be peace talks or else” line. You know, end of the world, no two-state solution, peace in the Middle East… and how are the Palestinians responding? Why, by refusing … Continue reading
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Mideast Media Sampler – 06/27/2013
Karsenty, Accountability lose A few weeks ago Israel’s government released a critique of the Al Dura case. During the so-called “Aqsa intifada,” Mohammed al-Dura was allegedly killed by the IDF during a shootout at the Netzarim Junction in Gaza. Or … Continue reading
Mideast Media Sampler – 06/26/2013
1) Kerry to make his mark? Michael Gordon profiles the new Secretary of State, in Following a Star, Kerry applies a Personal touch Secretary of State John Kerry flew to Moscow early last month, determined to involve Russia in a … Continue reading
The academic double standard
You’ll never see nationwide campus protests over this: Chinese dissident Chen Guangcheng claims he is being booted from his apartment and his fellowship at New York University this month because of NYU’s kowtowing to the Chinese government. The school protests … Continue reading
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Rocket fire from Gaza, again
Six rockets hit southern Israel today. No casualties; Iron Dome intercepted two and the rest landed in open areas. The big question is: Why? “We’re pretty shocked at the whole thing,” said Sigal Moran, head of the Bnei Shimon Regional … Continue reading
Mideast Media Sampler – 06/19/2013
1) Asserting Moderation Having read many articles about Iran’s new President, Hassan Rouhani, I’m struck by how little evidence is presented that he is a moderate or reformer, even though those words are regularly used to describe him. He’s described … Continue reading
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Mideast Media Sampler – 06/16/2013
Long Live Rouhani the Reformer To read the New York Times, the election of Hassan Rowhani was a victory for the people of Iran. Thomas Erdbrink reported in Iran Moderate Wins Presidency by a Large Margin: The cleric, Hassan Rowhani, … Continue reading
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Who can replace Mad Mahmoud?
Now what am I going to do about my Iran blogging? Mad Mahmoud, the Monkey Boy (really, look at that chimp face) is on the way out, and his replacement is–I’m told this by nearly every media source in the … Continue reading
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Mideast Media Sampler – 06/14/2013
1) Earning merit badges in terror Following recent revelations that Hamas plans to train thousands of children soldiers a number of media outlets are reporting that Palestinian Islamic Jihad is running summer camps training youngsters in the fine points of … Continue reading
The AP: Spinning even the Holocaust
The AP does it again. There simply is not a single thing that the AP can’t spin against Israel, especially when it comes to Netanyahu. Compare these two leads. First, the article that I presume was the original AP release: … Continue reading
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