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Some Democrats may have lost faith that they'll be electing another president in the year 2000. But a host of evangelical novelists seem to think a liberal president in the new millennium is a near certainty. They just expect his stay in office will be a short one. And his downfall won't come by scandal, character issues, or a Republican Congress, but by the end of the world.
Such soothsaying is the currency of Christian apocalyptic novels, an increasingly popular genre of Grisham-type thrillers that serve up a heavily fictionalized version of the Book of Revelation with a strong fundamentalist slant. With millennium fever at a pitch, they're also selling millions. These thrillers have all the plot points you'd expect--floods, famine, locusts, Satan's return to earth. And one more: a liberal president.
A typical example of these apocalyptic page turners is The Illuminati, by Larry Burkett. On page one, readers are introduced to President Mark Hunt, a "radical liberal" whose pet causes include gun control, legalizing drugs, and harvesting the organs of crack babies. Along with an organization called the "National Civil Liberties Union," Hunt's liberal policies portend the Second Coming. His presidency culminates in a one-world government, Christian death camps, and nuclear war in Israel.
Not to be outdone, televangelist Pat Robertson's novel The End of the Age includes not one but three liberal presidents. Robertson quickly kills off two of them, the first in a nationally televised suicide, and the second with a cobra. Robertson's third president, Mark Beaulieu, is an "ex-campus radical" and former Peace Corps volunteer who expands big government, advocates drugs and orgies for schoolchildren, and names as attorney general a militant black feminist whose passions are abolishing the death penalty and shutting down prisons.
In The Third Millennium, Paul Meier trumps all with the subtly named Damian Gianardo. This liberal president is no mere pawn of the Antichrist--he is the Antichrist. As commander in chief, he brokers a peace between Arabs and Israel, raises taxes, and forms the requisite one-world government before engaging in the Final Battle.
In Watergate felon Charles Colson's novel Gideon's Torch, the morally corrupt President J. Whitney Griswold is a liberal disguised as a Republican. Griswold's political convictions quickly become apparent when he creates a police state to crack down on anti-abortion demonstrators. Colson's plot centers on gay activists who convince Griswold to establish "regeneration centers" where tissue from aborted fetuses is used to fight AIDS.
Taken together, these vindication fantasies seem to suggest a bold new fundamentalist eschatology. When the Rapture comes, there will be not four butfive Horsemen of the Apocalypse: War, Death, Famine, Pestilence, and Liberalism.
Above: The Darwin Project is a game about survival in the woods.
Scavengers Studio announced today that its battle royale shooter Darwin Project is coming out for Steam Early Access and Xbox Game Preview on March 9 for $15.
Battle royale games have become huge following PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds explosive debut last year, and other games (notably Fortnite: Battle Royale) have followed the trend, even on mobile. PUBG and Fortnite earned more than $200 million on PC and consoles in digital revenue in January, according to industry tracking firm SuperData Research.
Darwin Project hopes to stand out by focusing on tracking, giving you a more active way to hunt down other players. We also nominated the game during our E3 2017 Unreal Engine Awards in the Best Hook, Most Addictive, and Biggest Buzz categories.
The shooter has been available via alphas and betas on PC, but this will be the first time the shooter is playable on Xbox One. Like with Fortnite, Darwin has in-game crafting, although it focuses more on building traps than towers and other building.
Darwin Project also focuses on built-in Twitch and Mixer integration, making it easy for spectators to interact with players. For example, viewers can vote to see which players or zones get special powers.
BRUSSELS, April 15 (Reuters) - Measures taken by the European Union to fight the economic crisis may need a rethink if they fail to bring results by 2010, Eurogroup Chairman Jean-Claude Juncker said on Wednesday. Speaking at a conference organised by European trade unions, Juncker predicted huge lay-offs this year in the EU and urged world leaders to implement quickly recent decisions by the G20 group of nations to battle the worst downturn in decades.
He said all financial instruments should be regulated and minimum wages introduced across the EU as the crisis showed what he called the failure of the Anglo-Saxon free market model.
“How we will get out of this economic crisis is something I am not clear in my mind about. How we will emerge from this crisis I don’t know,” said Juncker, who chairs monthly meetings of finance ministers from the 16 countries using the euro.
“What we are experiencing is the end of Anglo-Saxon laissez faire, which we paid far too much attention to. I believe we need more regulation of the financial markets,” he added.
Juncker said hundreds of billions of euros pledged in fiscal stimuli by many European governments were sufficient for now.
“If by 2010 we see this is not enough, we will have to reconsider. Now to simply pour more resources in would be premature,” he said.
Juncker also said all 27 EU countries should have minimum wages, though not necessarily at the same level.
He reiterated EU nations should end at some point huge fiscal outlays aimed at boosting their economies as these were bound to fuel inflation and burden future generations with higher taxes.
He expressed support for a so-called Tobin tax on speculative money flows, or on stock market transactions if a global agreement to implement it were reached — an unlikely prospect, analysts say.
“I am in favour of a Tobin tax in the case it’s introduced worldwide. I am in favour of a stock exchange sales tax in the case it should be introduced worldwide,” he said.
Rapid flows of capital coupled with easy investment in questionable instruments have been partly blamed for the crisis, which started in 2007 on the U.S. subprime mortgage market.
Juncker said the problem of toxic assets at banks should be resolved quickly to restore credit flows in financial markets, without which the crisis would not be overcome.
Uncertainty about banks’ exposure to troubled assets is hindering credit.
Opening the Senate confirmation hearing for CIA director nominee John Brennan, Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) offered a mini panegyric to drone strikes. She lamented the secrecy surrounding the CIA's drone program as she wanted to be able to speak more openly about its successes and the minimal collateral damage of drone wars. She stated that civilian casualties caused by U.S. drone strikes each year has "typically been in the single digits."
Later in the hearing, Brennan rejected claims that drone strikes were provoking a backlash of anti-American sentiment. He said citizens are instead grateful to be rescued from the grip of al-Qaida. But commentators have been swift to challenge Feinstein's claims based on contradicting open-source reports and studies. As both the Washington Post and the Guardian note, civilian death numbers are difficult to tabulate with certainty (indeed, the very question of how the administration categorizes "civilian" or "enemy combatant" is in itself contentious). Suffice to say that Feinstein's "single digits" comments stands at odds with others' findings.
According to an extensive report by researchers at NYU School of Law and Stanford University Law School, disputed the line coming from the White House and from Feinstein on Thursday. The report cites statistics from the U.K. based Bureau of Investigative Journalism (BIJ), which found that from June 2004 to September 2012 U.S. drone strikes in Pakistan killed between 474 to 881 civilians, including 176 children. The BIJ relies on newspaper accounts and its own independent researchers in Waziristan.
The Stanford/NYU study backs up such figures with evidence of the trauma of living under drones strikes, based on "interviews with victims and witnesses of drone activity, their family members, current and former Pakistani government officials, representatives from five major Pakistani political parties, subject matter experts, lawyers, medical professionals, development and humanitarian workers, members of civil society, academics, and journalists." Even if the BIJ's lowest estimation of 474 civilians in Pakistan alone were accurate, Feinstein's figures would still be far off the mark.
According to data from the Web site Long War Journal, U.S. drone strikes in Pakistan and Yemen killed a combined 31 civilians in 2008, 84 in 2009, 20 in 2010, 30 in 2011 and 39 in 2012.
The New America Foundation, a Washington think tank, says that U.S. drone strikes in Pakistan alone killed at least 25 civilians in 2008, 25 again in 2009, 14 in 2010, six in 2011 and five in 2012.
And as WaPo points out, with U.S. drone bases maintained in West And East Africa (not to mention the recently revealed base in Saudi) as well as strikes in Afghanistan and Somalia, "it’s plausible that the civilian casualties would be even higher than the Long War Journal and New America Foundation stats reflect." The BIJ's most up to date statistics, looking at strikes in Pakistan, Yemen and Somalia, suggest that up to 1,128 civilians have been killed in drone strikes. But as Brennan's hearing made clear yesterday, evidence of trauma and civilian casualties caused by U.S. drones will continue to be a counter-narrative to the prevailing, drone-loving sentiment in Washington.
For most teachers, classroom management is one of the biggest challenges. Managing twenty-six young people with a variety of interests, skill levels, and behaviors is no easy task.
Luckily, edtech can help. Use these five classroom management apps, tools, and resources to minimize classroom management issues and maximize instructional time.
Award-winning NetSupport School Classroom Management software, allow instructors to monitor and interact with any student desktop or device in real-time. Deliver lesson content and assessments, show an instructors screen to all or selected students, and promote digital citizenship & responsibility with internet and application usage controls.
Used in 90% of K-8 schools in the United States, ClassDojo is popular for a reason. It's a simple, fun way to manage classroom behaviors and keep your lesson on track. On ClassDojo, you award students points for positive behaviors and subtract points for negative behaviors.
Each student has a customizable "monster" avatar with their points total displayed. The app lists predefined positive and negative behaviors, but you can also create your own. Parents are able to track their child's Dojo points in real time, and the app generates weekly behavior reports for parents as well.
Socrative is a student response system that engages students in the learning process and gives you immediate insight into student understanding. You can pose multiple choice, true/false, or short answer questions to your students through Socrative. Students respond on any device, and you receive immediate data about their responses.
If needed, you can adjust your lesson to address confusion or misconceptions. Socrative also allows you to assign exit tickets, and it features the game Space Race, in which students race spaceships across the screen by answering questions correctly.
Learning management systems like Google Classroom can help you conduct most of your classroom tasks in one convenient location. Through Google Classroom, you can make announcements, administer quizzes or surveys, and assign and grade classwork and homework.
Classroom is integrated with other Google apps like Google Docs, which automatically saves student work and allows students to collaborate on assignments. Using apps like Google Classroom can help you stay organized and reduce management issues like student forgetfulness and lost papers.
Stick Pick allows you to differentiate instruction and manage student responses. You can categorize students based on their proficiency level, and the app will pair each student to questions that are most suited to his or her ability level. The app also allows you to select students at random, the perfect solution when no hands go up after you ask a question.
Whether your classroom management issue is student engagement, organization, or disruptive behaviors, there's a classroom management app, tool, or resource for you.
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Barber Shop of Champion the can be found at Center St W 121. The following is offered: Hair Salons. The entry is present with us since Sep 8, 2010 and was last updated on Nov 14, 2013. In Warren there are 8 other Hair Salons. An overview can be found here.
Lofoten is an archipelago and a traditional district in the county of Nordland, Norway. Lofoten is known for a distinctive scenery with dramatic mountains and peaks, open sea and sheltered bays, beaches and untouched lands. Though lying within the Arctic Circle, the archipelago experiences one of the world's largest elevated temperature anomalies relative to its high latitude.
Cloudy skies. High 59F. Winds N at 10 to 15 mph..
Fernando Torres will be watching at home on television as Liverpool try to keep their European season alive tomorrow night.Fernando Torres will be watching at home on television as Liverpool try to keep their European season alive tomorrow night.
‘A lot depends on Fiorentina and Lyon, but the main thing for us is to concentrate on our game and see what happens,’ he added.
‘We have to prepare our game because we don’t have any influence over the other one. If we can do our job and win, we’ll see.
GERMAN EU Commissioner Gunter Oettinger has warned that Spain could descend into a civil war over the Cataluña crisis unless calm can be restored and the political deadlock broken.
Speaking in Munich the Commissioner for Budget and Human Resources said, “The situation is very, very worrying.
The Spanish Civil War was fought from 1936 to 1939 and Franco then ruled Spain for the next 36 years, from April 1939 until his death in November 1975.
Spain’s national government in Madrid has suspended the Catalan parliament in another desperate attempt to stop the region breaking away after Catalan president Carles Puigdemont said he was planning to take the result of Sunday’s independence referendum to the parliament.
Puigdemont has called for central authorities to accept mediation which Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy has rejected.
Elsewhere an online Spanish Catholic magazine, Vida Nueva (New Life), is reporting that Pope Francis has reiterated his opposition to Cataluña’s independence moves.
The publication said the pope told Spain’s new ambassador to the Vatican, Gerardo Bugallo, that the Holy See is against all self-determination moves that are outside decolonisation processes.
And a former British diplomat William Mallinson has waded into the debate too.
He has blamed “the enormous size of the European Union and globalisation” for the problems between Spain’s central government and the Cataluña region.
Dr Mallinson argued the bloc undermines the importance of nations, resulting in “smaller parts getting irritated”.
He drew parallels between the Catalan crisis and the NATO led-campaign in Yugoslavia following Kosovo’s push for independence.
He said, ”Why isn’t NATO bombing Madrid for 78 days, because the situation is similar in very many ways.
Organisers of this year’s Pork Pie Pedal have passionately spoken about the importance of the two charities they’re supporting and are encouraging more people to take part.
The Pork Pie Pedal will take place on Saturday and aims to raise funds for Teenage Cancer Trust and Target Ovarian Cancer.
It’s a bike ride in quiet countryside, from Melton to Rutland Water, around the reservoir and back to Melton.
Their is a choice of route including 50,60 and 70 mile distances and it is suitable for all standards of riders, from cycle club members to people who will see the ride as a big personal challenge, and not as a race.
Olivia Stapleton, one of the organisers, said: “One of our friends and a participant and supporter in previous years asked us to consider an ovarian cancer charity in 2016. Anne, her sister, had recently been diagnosed with ovarian cancer and was just starting her treatment. This seemed like a good choice to us and after looking at the different charities we choose Target Ovarian Cancer.
“The good news is that Anne has responded well to treatment. She will be with us on the day of the cycle and her husband and older children will be cycling.
“Also in January this year, Jolanta, a 19-year-old friend of ours, and the daughter of close friends and previous cyclists, died very suddenly of a rare form of leukaemia. She was an intelligent, caring and friendly young woman who was full of life and had spent one term at Sheffield University. Tragically she became ill and died very quickly.
“The Teenage Cancer Trust is a charity that feels very important for us to support, and we will be keeping Jolanta in our thoughts as we cycle this year.
CAHOKIA, Ill. - One person was killed after an argument turned violent early Tuesday in Cahokia.
The shooting happened at the home in the 5700 block of St. Nicholas Drive.
Bommarito Automotive SkyFOX flew over the scene where crime scene tape surrounded the home and investigators combed through the area.
Detectives tell FOX 2 one person is in custody for questioning. Investigators are working to gather additional information.
Green Bay resident Shawn Kressin leads Championship Flight by three shots after first round of Appleton City Golf Tournament.
APPLETON – Shawn Kressin is competing in the 72nd annual Appleton City Golf Tournament for the first time and is holding his first lead ever in a tournament after the first round.
The 29-year-old Green Bay resident finished the first round at 3-under-par 68 at Reid Golf Course on Saturday.
While Kressin played on the course eight years ago, this was just his second round since practicing last week.
Ben Peterson is in second in the Championship Flight after shooting 70, followed by Troy Thiel at 71.
Paul Borek, last year’s champion, along with Davis Cheney and Ryan Prickette are tied at 73.
While 18 golfers are competing in the Championship Flight, over 60 participants registered among all the flights.
“It’s fun. It’s a tournament that everyone knows about,” clubhouse manager Brian Hansen said. “It’s gone through its ups and downs. We’re still trying to build it back up, just like golf in general.
The final round will be played Sunday. Tee times begin at 8 a.m. and the final group, which includes Kressin, Peterson, Thiel and Borek, will tee off at 10:47 a.m.
Championship Flight: Shawn Kressin 68, Ben Peterson 70, Troy Thiel 71, Ryan Prickette 73, Davis Cheney 73, Paul Borek 73, Luke Menchl 75, Cayden Janse 75, Bailey Van Handel 75, Jake Kuklinski 76, Alex Ly 76, Kai Thao 76, Evan Van Enkevort 77, Mike Morkin 78, Alex Allinger 81, Sam Kuklinski 82, Pat Heun 82, Grant Friemuth 82, Michael Morzenti 83.
A Flight: Bruce Bishop 74, Michael Niemuth 78, Ryan Miller 79, Jamie Chapin 80, Jeff Winters 80, Tyler Limpert 80, James Brueggeman 81, Derek Glaser 81, Mike Zimmer 81, Andy Fredrick 82, Jim Wittmann 82, Jeff Leeman 82, Sarah Needleman 82, Tom Hrubesky 83, Jim O’Neill 83, Bradley Brown 86, Justin Ruetten 87, Dylan Van Dyn Hoven 88, Zach Hull 88, Jonathan Krause 92.
B Flight: Eric Treager 81, Trey Anderson 84, Dan Ebben 85, Larry Sobeck 86, Joe Sarnowski 87, Rick Snider 87, George Bielis 88, Cliff Halley 89, Steve Blank 89, Jeremy Reetz 92, Jeff Hall 93, Jeff Tess 95, Corey Berkers 97.
C Flight: Scott Van Eperen 94, Joel Zahari 101.
D Flight: Terry Brady 96, Kent Rohm 101.
Senior Division: Greg May 77, Mark Ambrosius 84, Michael Levenhagen 84, Norm Stoddard 85, Bob Stark 86, Jeff West 89.
Traffic is backed up for several miles after an accident on Interstate 35 northbound.
TxDOT said the accident happened near Waco Memorial Park near mile marker 329.
Traffic is backed up almost to the Hewitt Drive/Moonlight Drive exit.
Avoid the area and expect delays.
BUCHAREST, Romania — Thousands of protesters gathered in Romania’s capital on Thursday to demand the ouster of the government and new elections, as a week of demonstrations against far-reaching austerity measures and years of difficult reforms seemed to gain strength.
Economic frustrations have spilled into the streets here, as they have in Spain and Greece. Protesters in University Square downtown shouted chants calling for the resignation of President Traian Basescu and his ally, Prime Minister Emil Boc.
Around 11 p.m. several demonstrators began dragging metal barricades into the street, and some hurled bottles and other objects at the police. Hundreds of riot police officers in black ski masks moved in, clearing the square and nearby streets. Fifty-five people were arrested, and five were treated for injuries, according to Realitatea TV.
The demonstrations were reminiscent of Sunday’s protests, which turned violent, with demonstrators smashing store windows, setting newsstands on fire and throwing stones at police officers, who dispersed the crowds with tear gas and arrested dozens of people.
The wave of protests, which have spread across the country, broke out after a popular health official resigned last week over government proposals to overhaul the health-care system. The official was reinstated this week, and a controversial proposal to partly privatize the medical emergency-response system has been shelved for now, but the protests have continued.