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: World
Egypt to open Rafah border, breaking agreement with Israel
Is anyone truly surprised that Egypt will not stand by its Gaza agreement with Israel? Really? You may recall that when the Gaza agreements were being ironed out, and Condi Rice forced Israel to give up the Philadelphi corridor and … Continue reading
Expensive speech
via memeorandum The Australian reports: THE cheque from the Saudi Government for $360,000 was enclosed in an envelope.It was a donation, a gift, a part payment to subsidise the construction of a building that would become Sydney’s Muslim heartbeat: Lakemba … Continue reading
Swiss pissed at 60 miss
The Swiss are upset because Israel didn’t invite any members of the government of Switzerland to Israel’s 60th birthday celebration. Hm. I wonder why. The relationship between Israel and Switzerland has been strained since a recent visit by Calmy-Rey to … Continue reading
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World Bank confirms that Gaza blockade is working
The World Bank issued a report today that effectively states the Israeli blockade of Hamas is working, but that Israel should lift the blockade, because it’s working. Billions of aid dollars pledged to the Palestinians to bolster peace talks with … Continue reading
The UN: Good news/bad news
The good news: Members of the Security Council walked out on Libya when the Libyan ambassador compared Gaza to a concentration camp, and accused the Israelis of genocide. The bad news: Well, Libya’s still on the UNSC. It’s a most … Continue reading
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Doing the dictator boogie
via memeorandum Lee Smith in TNR argues that talking with the bad guys isn’t a cost free exercise. So, it was not doctrinaire anti-diplomatic tendencies that led the Bush administration to curtail relations with Syria. The administration’s outreach had done … Continue reading
Oldest synagogues in the Western Hemisphere
Oldest – Mikve Israel in Curacao In the Caribbean, Curacao is home to the oldest synagogue – Mikve Israel – in continuous use in the Western Hemisphere; it was founded in 1651. Second oldest (?) (Though not in continuous use) … Continue reading
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A single-word answer to the Russians
I’m sorry, but I have only one answer to this: Russia’s foreign minister called on Friday for an end to the blockade of the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip and demanded that Israel halt settlement activity in Jerusalem and the West Bank. … Continue reading
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The view from STS-123
The ViewThis view out the aft windows on Endeavour’s flight deck was one of a series of images recorded by the STS-123 crew during the first full day in space. The end of the Canadian-built remote manipulator system’s robot arm … Continue reading
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Kuwait up for me
Three interesting news items having to do with Kuwait and Israel:1) Kuwaiti analyst: Best if Israel, not U.S., destroys Iranian nukes But when asked in an interview with the daily Al-Siyassah about the consequences of an Israeli strike on Iran’s … Continue reading
The ride ain’t free
The New York Times reports, U.S. Universities Join Saudis in Partnerships: Three prominent American universities — the University of Texas at Austin, the University of California, Berkeley, and Stanford University — are starting five-year partnerships, worth $25 million or more, … Continue reading
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The impending Israeli invasion
It isn’t like it’s a surprise, or anything, but you’d think Israel would get tired of warning the terrorists when to hide. Of course, there are those of us that think people who insist their greatest wish is to fall … Continue reading
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African refugees in Israel: Two viewpoints
The first viewpoint: A Ynet article on the number of African refugees in Israel, and their effect on the country. The lede: More than 7,400 refugees from African countries have infiltrated Israel through Egypt over the past year, Internal Security … Continue reading
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Encouraging Hamas: EU cause and effect
The European Union is encouraging rocket attacks on Israel. How? By emphasizing Israel’s actions taken in self-defense, and minimizing the acts that cause them. The EU passed a a resolution that effectively blames Israel for closing Gaza without really attaching … Continue reading
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Chutzpah, Chinese style
China,the nation that launched a satellite-killer last year, is demanding that the U.S. release data from yesterday’s successful satellite kill. China called on the US to release data on the shooting down of an ailing spy satellite, while the Communist … Continue reading
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