BBT Makes Notable Cross Below Critical Moving Average

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br /><div style="border: 0px; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-top: 15px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; word-wrap: break-word;">In trading on Tuesday, shares of BB&T Corp. (<a class="exit_trigger_set" href="http://finapps.forbes.com/finapps/jsp/finance/compinfo/CIAtAGlance.jsp?tkr=bbt" style="border: 0px; color: #666666; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_new">NYSE: BBT</a>) crossed below their 200 day moving average of $30.64, changing hands as low as $30.55 per share. BB&T Corp. shares are currently trading off about 1.1% on the day. The chart below shows the one year performance of BBT shares, versus its 200 day moving average:</div><div style="border: 0px; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-top: 15px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; word-wrap: break-word;"><a href="http://www.dividendchannel.com/slideshows/ten-dividend-stocks-crossing-below-200-dma/" style="border: 0px; color: #666666; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_new">Click here to find out which 9 other dividend stocks recently crossed below their 200 day moving average, at Dividend Channel »</a></div><div style="border: 0px; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-top: 15px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; word-wrap: break-word;"><span class="position_anchor" style="border: 0px; display: block; height: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; width: 1px;"></span><img alt="BB&T Corp. 200 Day Moving Average Chart" class="dimensions_initialized" data-orig-height="-1" data-orig-width="-1" src="http://b-i.forbesimg.com/dividendchannel/files/2013/04/11364932983.gif" style="border: 0px; display: block; margin: 0px auto; max-width: 580px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline;" /></div><div style="border: 0px; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-top: 15px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; word-wrap: break-word;">Looking at the chart above, BBT’s low point in its 52 week range is $26.86 per share, with $34.37 as the 52 week high point — that compares with a last trade of $30.55.</div><hr style="color: #3c3c3c; font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 13px;" /><div style="border: 0px; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-top: 15px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; word-wrap: break-word;"><a href="http://www.portfoliochannel.com/?o=13&coupon=FORBES20" style="border: 0px; color: #666666; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Special Offer: Receive our best dividend ideas directly to your inbox each afternoon with the Dividend Channel Premium Newsletter</a></div><hr style="color: #3c3c3c; font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 13px;" /><div style="border: 0px; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-top: 15px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; word-wrap: break-word;">According to the ETF Finder at ETF Channel, BBT makes up 7.04% of the<a href="http://www.etfchannel.com/symbol/iat" style="border: 0px; color: #666666; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">iShares Dow Jones U.S. Regional Banks Index Fund ETF (</a><a href="http://www.etfchannel.com/symbol/iat" style="border: 0px; color: #666666; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_new">AMEX: IAT</a><a href="http://www.etfchannel.com/symbol/iat" style="border: 0px; color: #666666; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">)</a>which is trading lower by about 0.6% on the day Tuesday.</div></div>

BBT BBT Makes Notable Cross Below Critical Moving Average

In trading on Tuesday, shares of BB&T Corp. ( NYSE: BBT ) crossed below their 200 day moving average of $30.64, changing hands as low as...

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Chris Hayes..We're All In With A Guy Who Went to Brown Because He Went to Brown and Looks Like Rachel Maddow!!

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifR-sPs6YypThyNKetYR4euREWaip2TVApNaJX95EhpMRNoiIz8508VfBkVIKmm2Nf3ofoID1nzyRnn9_fryYyvuXssiApbvtCF6jzVJEuMgGPsr8ppNeDGo57qMuCqeCSt1rKIOXDovg/s1600/Chris+Hayes.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifR-sPs6YypThyNKetYR4euREWaip2TVApNaJX95EhpMRNoiIz8508VfBkVIKmm2Nf3ofoID1nzyRnn9_fryYyvuXssiApbvtCF6jzVJEuMgGPsr8ppNeDGo57qMuCqeCSt1rKIOXDovg/s400/Chris+Hayes.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>Cheeeeers Chuckleheads!!<br /><br />As many of you know, while I am a registered Independent I lean to the left, and ergo while I do watch a fair amount of FOX News because I am edgy that way, I watch a fair amount of MSNBC.<br /><br />Typically, I only watch Morning Joe with Joe Scarborough and the insidious and hideous Mika Brzenzinski, however…<br /><br />Sometimes, late at night, when Schmoop has refused to have sex with me and I have nothing better to do, I watch the night time line up on MSNBC.<br /><br />Rachel Maddow…Blows!!  <i>“Oh, I have no agenda, I am just a policy wonk.”</i>  Whatever.  And now..?<br /><br />Chris Hayes…And with his new show All In, which is a stupid title by the way, we have two Rachel Maddows on MSNBC during the evening.<br /><br />I know, I know…MSNBC feels that they have to fight the right wing fire of FOX News with fire, but Holy Fucking Christ, could they fight the FOX News fire with people who can relate to Joe and Joan Smith and not kowtow to the purely Democrat demographic that represents regular people and not those who wear bicycle helmets while mowing grass and putting a Brita Filter on their garden water hose?<br /><br />Late night MSNBC reminds me of Ohio State Buckeye fans…Insufferable. Dear God in a word, they are, insidious…<br /><br />I am as I said, pretty liberal, but Rachel Maddow and Chris Hayes?  Well, they blow…Lawrence O’Donnell?  He’s okay, because he is actually entertaining, and not, <i>“Jesus, Conservatives are the Anti-Christ, let’s kill ourselves now.”</i> type of guy…Okay…<br /><br />Maybe he is…but he has a sense of humor about it…Maddow and Hayes?  No.  They blow.<br /><br />MSNBC makes quite a bit of fun of FOX News, but they are no different.  MSNBC is as left as FOX is right, except during the Morning Joe Show.<br /><br />Morning Joe is pretty good, well…other than Mika’s oogly, Nanny, Liberal-State mentality, and  Scarborough isn’t bad, but the best reason to watch is that the guests that they have on, are pretty good.  The guests cover the political spectrum.<br /><br />I know some of you hate that, because you want to hear the choir sing, but they do have divergent opinions.<br /><br />GASP!!<br /><br />You know what’s funny…because of who we are and what we look like, Jayman and I get labeled with a Liberal MSNBC label much like Jews got labeled with a number.  YES, it’s that severe!!<br /><br />I find that funny as hell…dumbfucks.<br /><br />Jayman and I make fun of everyone from Obama, to McConnell, to the quasi-late, and not so great Arial Sharon…<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4-Wu0BRLlPjiSboNS1Zam-EUyAUj1XaQEW-IyIBF1UEB5KH1N90V4YcEX9JGmcX3X64B1CEXfqwydviVfUrf7lPaIACpv_MmdlOk3ZKyZWaD9VmJK4r4Vo-P9GmO7bD3Is2atqBioloo/s1600/Chris+Hayes.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4-Wu0BRLlPjiSboNS1Zam-EUyAUj1XaQEW-IyIBF1UEB5KH1N90V4YcEX9JGmcX3X64B1CEXfqwydviVfUrf7lPaIACpv_MmdlOk3ZKyZWaD9VmJK4r4Vo-P9GmO7bD3Is2atqBioloo/s400/Chris+Hayes.jpg" width="400" /></a>Some people don’t understand that.  You know why?<br /><br />Because many people think that you should fall into one category or the other, one camp or the next, one party or the next…<br /><br />And that my friends, is what is wrong with America.  A large majority of Americans want to win…Want to see their side make it across the political goal line.<br /><br />To people like Sean Hannity, Ed Schultz, Ann Coulter, Rachel Maddow, and their thousands of devotees, becoming a better nation has no merit.<br /><br />It’s all about scoring that game winning political touchdown.<br /><br />THAT is what is what is wrong with America.<br /><br />In the course of a football game, one side can win, one side can lose, but in the end, a good football game is all about the fans, or at least it should be, and while too often the fan who paid good money for a seat gets screwed…perhaps they should demand their money back.<br /><br /><i>Cheers!!</i><br /><br /><i>Matt-Man</i><br /><br /><a href="mailto:mattmaniws@ymail.com">mattmaniws@ymail.com</a><br /><a href="https://twitter.com/MattMan_IWS" target="_blank"><i><span style="color: blue;">@MattMan_IWS</span></i></a></div>

Chris Hayes..We're All In With A Guy Who Went to Brown Because He Went to Brown and Looks Like Rachel Maddow!!

Cheeeeers Chuckleheads!! As many of you know, while I am a registered Independent I lean to the left, and ergo while I do watch a fair amoun...

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Video Puts Rutgers Coach Under Scrutiny

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br /><div class="articleBody" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: georgia, 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 1.7em; margin-top: 1.5em;"><nyt_text><div itemprop="articleBody" style="color: black; font-size: 1.5em; line-height: 1.467em;">In a video shown Tuesday on ESPN, the Rutgers men’s basketball coach, Mike Rice, is seen yelling homophobic slurs at his players, kicking them, grabbing them and shoving them. He also throws basketballs at their legs, their heads and their bodies from point-blank range — as if he were playing dodge ball.</div></nyt_text></div><div class="articleInline runaroundLeft" style="background-color: white; clear: left; color: #333333; display: inline; float: left; font-family: georgia, 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; margin: 6px 15px 10px 0px !important; width: 190px;"><div class="inlineImage module" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 12px; width: 190px;"><div class="image" style="margin-bottom: 2px;"><div class="icon enlargeThis" style="background-position: 0% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; margin-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 16px; text-align: right;"><a href="http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=8896966065785019252" style="background-image: url(http://graphics8.nytimes.com/images/icons/multimedia/enlarge_icon.gif); background-position: 0% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; color: #666699; display: inline; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 1.1em; padding-left: 15px; text-decoration: none;">Enlarge This Image</a></div><a href="http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=8896966065785019252" style="color: #666699; display: block; text-decoration: none;"><span itemid="http://graphics8.nytimes.com/images/2013/04/03/sports/y-RUTGERS/y-RUTGERS-articleInline.jpg" itemprop="associatedMedia" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/ImageObject"><img alt="" height="175" itemprop="url" src="http://graphics8.nytimes.com/images/2013/04/03/sports/y-RUTGERS/y-RUTGERS-articleInline.jpg" style="border: none;" width="190" /></span></a></div><h6 class="credit" style="color: #909090; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 0.9em; font-weight: normal; line-height: 1.223em; margin: 0px 0px 3px; text-align: right;">Jason Szenes for The New York Times</h6><div class="caption" style="color: #666666; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 1.1em; line-height: 1.2727em;">In December, Rutgers Coach Mike Rice was fined and suspended three games by the athletic director.</div></div><div class="doubleRule" style="background-color: transparent; background-image: url(http://graphics8.nytimes.com/images/global/borders/doubleRule.gif); background-position: 0% 0%; background-repeat: repeat no-repeat; border-width: 0px !important; clear: both; margin-bottom: 12px; padding-top: 12px;"><div class="story" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 8px;"><h5 style="color: black; font-size: 1.2em; line-height: 1.25em; margin: 0px;"><a href="http://thequad.blogs.nytimes.com/" style="color: #666699; text-decoration: none;"><img alt="The Quad" height="25" src="http://graphics8.nytimes.com/images/blogs/thequad/thequad190.jpg" style="border: none;" width="190" /></a></h5><div class="runaroundRight" style="clear: right; display: inline; float: right; margin: 2px 0px 6px 6px;"><a href="http://thequad.blogs.nytimes.com/" style="color: #666699; text-decoration: none;"><img height="75" src="http://graphics8.nytimes.com/images/blogs/thequad/thequad75.jpg" style="border: none;" width="75" /></a></div><div class="summary" style="font-size: 1.2em; line-height: 1.25em; margin-bottom: 5px;">Stay on top of all the news, on and off the court, on The Times's college sports blog.</div><div class="refer" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 1.1em; line-height: 1.182em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 2px;"><a href="http://thequad.blogs.nytimes.com/" style="color: #666699; text-decoration: none;">Go to The Quad Blog</a></div></div><div class="doubleRuleDivider" style="background-color: transparent; background-image: url(http://graphics8.nytimes.com/images/global/borders/doubleRule.gif); background-position: 0% 0%; background-repeat: repeat no-repeat; border-width: 0px !important; clear: both; height: 4px; line-height: 0; margin-bottom: 8px; margin-top: 12px; overflow: hidden;"></div><h3 class="sectionHeader" style="color: black; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 1.4em; line-height: 1.2857em; margin: 0px 0px 8px;">Men</h3><ul style="list-style: none; margin: 0px 0px 1em; padding-left: 0px;"><li style="background-image: url(http://graphics8.nytimes.com/images/misc/bullet4x4.gif); 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background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; font-size: 1.2em; line-height: 1.25em; padding: 0px 0px 0px 8px;"><a href="http://nytimes.stats.com/wcbk/polls.asp" style="color: #666699; font-size: 1em; text-decoration: none;">A.P. and Coaches Poll</a></li><li style="background-image: url(http://graphics8.nytimes.com/images/misc/bullet4x4.gif); background-position: 0% 0.45em; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; font-size: 1.2em; line-height: 1.25em; padding: 0px 0px 0px 8px;"><a href="http://nytimes.stats.com/wcbk/standings.asp" style="color: #666699; font-size: 1em; text-decoration: none;">Standings</a></li><li style="background-image: url(http://graphics8.nytimes.com/images/misc/bullet4x4.gif); background-position: 0% 0.45em; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; font-size: 1.2em; line-height: 1.25em; margin-bottom: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 8px;"><a href="http://nytimes.stats.com/wcbk/leaders.asp" style="color: #666699; font-size: 1em; text-decoration: none;">Statistics</a></li></ul><div class="doubleRuleDivider" style="background-color: transparent; background-image: url(http://graphics8.nytimes.com/images/global/borders/doubleRule.gif); background-position: 0% 0%; background-repeat: repeat no-repeat; border-width: 0px !important; clear: both; height: 4px; line-height: 0; margin-bottom: 8px; margin-top: 12px; overflow: hidden;"></div></div></div><div class="articleBody" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: georgia, 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 1.7em; margin-top: 1.5em;"><div itemprop="articleBody" style="color: black; font-size: 1.5em; line-height: 1.467em; margin-bottom: 1em;">The footage, taken at practices from 2010 to 2012, went viral Tuesday, putting Rice under scrutiny.</div><div itemprop="articleBody" style="color: black; font-size: 1.5em; line-height: 1.467em; margin-bottom: 1em;">In December, after seeing the video, Rutgers Athletic Director Tim Pernetti fined Rice $50,000 and suspended him for three games. He offered little elaboration.</div><div itemprop="articleBody" style="color: black; font-size: 1.5em; line-height: 1.467em; margin-bottom: 1em;">Messages left for Rice on Tuesday were not returned, and efforts to contact Pernetti were unsuccessful. An N.C.A.A. spokeswoman declined to comment.</div><div itemprop="articleBody" style="color: black; font-size: 1.5em; line-height: 1.467em; margin-bottom: 1em;">In an interview Tuesday on WFAN radio, Pernetti said of fining and suspending Rice, rather than firing him: “I made that decision. I am accountable for it. I have to live with it.”</div><div itemprop="articleBody" style="color: black; font-size: 1.5em; line-height: 1.467em; margin-bottom: 1em;">He said: “In the end, I am not going to look back and say shoulda, woulda. All I can do is figure out going forward the decisions I can make to fix the problem for Rutgers.”</div><div itemprop="articleBody" style="color: black; font-size: 1.5em; line-height: 1.467em; margin-bottom: 1em;">In a statement on behalf of Gov. Chris Christie of New Jersey, his press secretary, Michael Drewniak, said: “Governor Christie saw the video today for the first time, and he is obviously deeply disturbed by the conduct displayed and strongly condemns this behavior. It’s not the type of leadership we should be showing our young people, and clearly there are questions about this behavior that need to be answered by the leaders at <a class="meta-org" href="http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/organizations/r/rutgers_the_state_university/index.html?inline=nyt-org" style="color: #666699;" title="More articles about Rutgers">Rutgers University</a>.”</div><div itemprop="articleBody" style="color: black; font-size: 1.5em; line-height: 1.467em; margin-bottom: 1em;">The video was compiled by Eric Murdock, a former Rutgers director of player personnel. Murdock’s lawyer, Raj Gadhok, said Murdock reported Rice’s actions last summer, and later was told his contract would not be renewed. In November, Gadhok said, Murdock presented the video, which is said to be about 30 minutes in length, to Pernetti and other Rutgers officials.</div><div itemprop="articleBody" style="color: black; font-size: 1.5em; line-height: 1.467em; margin-bottom: 1em;">By Dec. 13, Pernetti concluded his investigation and issued Rice’s punishment. After the season, in which Rutgers finished 15-16, Pernetti publicly backed Rice, and he reiterated Tuesday to reporters that Rice would not be fired, barring any further incident.</div><div itemprop="articleBody" style="color: black; font-size: 1.5em; line-height: 1.467em; margin-bottom: 1em;">Murdock said he planned to sue Rutgers for wrongful termination. Gadhok said that before Murdock reported Rice’s actions, he had been told his contract would be renewed.</div><div itemprop="articleBody" style="color: black; font-size: 1.5em; line-height: 1.467em; margin-bottom: 1em;">The footage, apparently, was not supposed to be shown on ESPN until Sunday, but when word leaked, Rutgers showed it first to a group of reporters Tuesday. After the viewing, Pernetti told the reporters that the gay slur was “at the core” of Rice’s suspension in December. The physical contact, though, shocked many.</div><div itemprop="articleBody" style="color: black; font-size: 1.5em; line-height: 1.467em; margin-bottom: 1em;">Jalen Rose, an ESPN basketball analyst, sent out a Twitter message saying: “The video of Rutgers H.C. Rice abusing players is appalling! He should be fired ASAP.”</div><div itemprop="articleBody" style="color: black; font-size: 1.5em; line-height: 1.467em; margin-bottom: 1em;">In 1997, Indiana Coach Bob Knight was caught on tape choking a player named Neil Reed in practice. In 2000, when Reed spoke out about the incident and a video surfaced, Knight was placed on a zero-tolerance policy. Six months later, he was fired.</div><div itemprop="articleBody" style="color: black; font-size: 1.5em; line-height: 1.467em; margin-bottom: 1em;">Rice is not the first Rutgers basketball coach to draw the public’s ire for an incident during practice. In 1997, Kevin Bannon ordered two players and two student managers to run sprints naked, as part of a free-throw-shooting contest. The two players later transferred. Bannon was not fired until 2001, when the incident was revisited publicly by the players.</div><nyt_author_id><div class="authorIdentification" style="margin-bottom: 2.8em;"><div style="color: black; font-size: 1.5em; font-style: italic; line-height: 1.467em;">Zach Schonbrun contributed reporting.</div></div></nyt_author_id></div></div>

Mike Rice Video Puts Rutgers Coach Under Scrutiny

In a video shown Tuesday on ESPN, the Rutgers men’s basketball coach, Mike Rice, is seen yelling homophobic slurs at his players, kicking th...

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Nemo Finds A Sequel: Finding Dory Announced

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margin-right: 6px;">Disney and Pixar have today announced new details on the Finding Nemo sequel.<a class="autolink" href="http://www.ign.com/movies/finding-nemo-2" style="border: 0px none; color: #003399; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; resize: none; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Finding Dory</a> will arrive in US cinemas on November 25th, 2015, and (as you may have guessed) will follow the adventures of Dory, the helpful if somewhat absent-minded Blue Tang from the original movie.</div><div class="wp-caption aligncenter" id="attachment_690263" style="border: 0px none; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; margin: auto; padding: 0px; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline; width: 620px;"><a href="http://oyster.ignimgs.com/wordpress/stg.ign.com/2013/04/FindingDoryLogoTemp_small.jpg" js-lightbox="{'credits':'', 'title':'', 'contents':'http://oyster.ignimgs.com/wordpress/stg.ign.com/2013/04/FindingDoryLogoTemp_small.jpg'}" rel="nofollow" style="border: 0px none; color: #003399; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; resize: none; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><img alt="" class="size-large wp-image-690263" height="342" src="http://oyster.ignimgs.com/wordpress/stg.ign.com/2013/04/FindingDoryLogoTemp_small-610x342.jpg" style="border: 0px none; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" width="610" /></a><div class="wp-caption-text" style="font-size: 14px; font-style: italic; margin-bottom: 24px; margin-right: 6px;">Official logo for the new film.</div></div><div style="margin-bottom: 24px; margin-right: 6px;">The film will take place roughly a year after the events of the first film. Many favourites will return, including Marlin, Nemo and the Tank Gang, among others. Other details are scarce right now, but the film will take place partly along the California coastline.</div><div style="margin-bottom: 24px; margin-right: 6px;">Ellen DeGeneres seems pretty ecstatic about reprising her role as a forgetful fish. “I have waited for this day for a long, long, long, long, long, long time,” said DeGeneres. “I’m not mad it took this long. I know the people at Pixar were busy creating ‘Toy Story 16.’ But the time they took was worth it. The script is fantastic. And it has everything I loved about the first one: It’s got a lot of heart, it’s really funny, and the best part is—it’s got a lot more Dory.”</div><div class="wp-caption aligncenter" id="attachment_690265" style="border: 0px none; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; margin: auto; padding: 0px; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline; width: 620px;"><a href="http://oyster.ignimgs.com/wordpress/stg.ign.com/2013/04/Dory-FindingNemo3D.jpg" js-lightbox="{'credits':'', 'title':'', 'contents':'http://oyster.ignimgs.com/wordpress/stg.ign.com/2013/04/Dory-FindingNemo3D.jpg'}" rel="nofollow" style="border: 0px none; color: #003399; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; resize: none; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><img alt="" class="size-large wp-image-690265" height="381" src="http://oyster.ignimgs.com/wordpress/stg.ign.com/2013/04/Dory-FindingNemo3D-610x381.jpg" style="border: 0px none; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" width="610" /></a><div class="wp-caption-text" style="font-size: 14px; font-style: italic; margin-bottom: 24px; margin-right: 6px;">Ellen DeGeneres will return as the forgetful Blue Tang.</div></div><div style="margin-bottom: 24px; margin-right: 6px;">And the director of Finding Nemo, <a class="autolink" href="http://www.ign.com/stars/andrew-stanton" style="border: 0px none; color: #003399; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; resize: none; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Andrew Stanton</a>, will also be returning to oversee the sequel. “There is no Dory without Ellen,” he said. “She won the hearts of moviegoers all over the world—not to mention our team here at Pixar. One thing we couldn’t stop thinking about was why she was all alone in the ocean on the day she met Marlin. In ‘Finding Dory,’ she will be reunited with her loved ones, learning a few things about the meaning of family along the way.”</div></div></div></div>

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0in;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: #cc0000;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">WHERE THE TRADITIONALLY POWERFUL COUNTRIES LIKE EGYPT, ALGERIA AND IRAQ PROVED HELPLESS AGAINST THE WEALTHY DWARF QATAR</span></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The recent ARAB LEAGUE summit, which illegally <a href="http://news.yahoo.com/arab-league-summit-showcases-qatars-swagger-184114970.html" target="_blank">decided </a>to provide military aid to the SYRIAN opposition under pressure from Doha, has once again demonstrated that there is a new power balance in the Arab world where the traditionally powerful countries like EGYPT, ALGERIA and IRAQ have again proved helpless against the wealthy dwarf QATAR. The emirate used every means at its disposal to get what it wanted, including financial blackmail. Even SAUDI ARABIA showed less perseverance than QATAR.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Doha has obviously become extremely disillusioned with the survivability of SYRIA’S legitimate government, which has held out for more than two years despite the active external pressure aimed at removing the Assad regime from power and the foreign military assistance provided to the armed SYRIAN opposition, which Doha has generously funded. QATAR has already spent so much money that it has put on hold a number of domestic development projects, and foreign investments in the country have significantly fallen off.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: #cc0000;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">QATAR AT ODDS WITH RUSSIA OVER ITS STANCE ON SYRIA? OR IS IT ABOUT DOMINATING THE GAS ENERGY MARKETS? </span></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSR3yYLfjdMrQnJ_27w3mfuWT2hDEBPTU6YlNLlozbQb7N5Bgw5MMI3cgPE0tqBc8qs98-Sk1UTUxA1RDAskWCrmBAB8PfUZ4IxWRd_z-3_xnCBF2f5GMtAylTTifGbRL8H34s9Os_ikyX/s1600/Tapline.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSR3yYLfjdMrQnJ_27w3mfuWT2hDEBPTU6YlNLlozbQb7N5Bgw5MMI3cgPE0tqBc8qs98-Sk1UTUxA1RDAskWCrmBAB8PfUZ4IxWRd_z-3_xnCBF2f5GMtAylTTifGbRL8H34s9Os_ikyX/s1600/Tapline.png" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">reactivation of Trans-Arabian Pipeline</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"> </td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"> </td></tr></tbody></table><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">E.g. the Emir has not fulfilled his promises to participate in several major RUSSIAN projects that he made during his November 2010 visit to Moscow. The question arises — is it because of lack of money, or is QATAR reprimanding RUSSIA for its SYRIA stance? The main reason, of course, is the latter. After all, in November 2011 <a href="http://en.rian.ru/russia/20111205/169361690.html" target="_blank">the RUSSIAN ambassador was </a>questioned at Doha airport. Furthermore an attempt was made to confiscate his diplomatic pouch because he allegedly antagonized local Wahhabis, by too energetically defending his country’s position in the local media.  QATARI objective is clear: to topple the SYRIAN regime which is blocking a gas and oil pipeline project from QATAR to TURKEY via SAUDI ARABIA, JORDAN and SYRIA with final destination European. The strategic objective behind the move is clear — squeeze RUSSIA out of its traditional markets for natural gas supplies in SOUTHEASTERN and EASTERN EUROPE, as well as in TURKEY. And Doha is not doing it just on its own accord; US pressure has been brought to bear.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="color: #cc0000;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">QATAR: A NATURAL GAS FIELD AND LARGEST US AIRBASE IN THE MIDDLE EAST</span></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSkWgL4vvPhO3-593NfOzUUvWpntIdctkEdqVGHwnSy_S7q8JxS5itY2q3yyLphwMA6uPMSu2EoOU8ZLEsTtKg-Mr7zOBiKXoQ8S3NqJ6HLLf2msJPpn65d9_nPFkYwVwc3JKpomSDPHpP/s1600/Al+Udeid+Air+Base.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="273" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSkWgL4vvPhO3-593NfOzUUvWpntIdctkEdqVGHwnSy_S7q8JxS5itY2q3yyLphwMA6uPMSu2EoOU8ZLEsTtKg-Mr7zOBiKXoQ8S3NqJ6HLLf2msJPpn65d9_nPFkYwVwc3JKpomSDPHpP/s400/Al+Udeid+Air+Base.png" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">US Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">After all, the Emirate can hardly be considered a state in the classical sense. It is actually a large natural gas field that is dominated by US-based EXXON MOBIL and the largest US Air Force base in the MIDDLE EAST, which has almost 5000 US military personnel, i.e., almost half as many as are in the QATARI Armed Forces. How much independence does Qatar really have? Moreover, the Emir and his family are caught on Washington’s hook. After all, the Emirate had previously been listed as a state sponsor of terrorism, and it was only taken off the list because it allowed its territory to be used in the war against IRAQ. But many members of the Emir’s family openly supported the terrorists who allegedly carried out the attacks in New York and Washington on September 11, 2001. Indeed, the legitimacy of the Emir himself is questioned by almost half of the members of the Al Thani family. After all, he removed his father from the throne in 1995, which prompted his brother and some of his relatives to leave the country in protest and still are living in exile.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="color: #cc0000;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">QATAR WAS ONE OF THE MAIN SPONSORS OF THE WAR IN CHECHNYA</span></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">One should not forget that QATAR was one of the chief sponsors of the war in CHECHNYA, generously funding ARAB mercenaries and the CHECHEN rebels. When the rebellion in CHECHNYA was crushed, it was no coincident that <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zelimkhan_Yandarbiyev" target="_blank">Zelimkhan Yanderbiyev</a>, the “president” of Ichkeria, was given refuge in the Emirate along with more than 800 of his supporters. Today, several QATARI Islamic charitable funds generously donate money to terrorists throughout the world — from AFRICA to the PHILIPPINES, not to mention the ARAB world. Also, Sheikh Yusuf al-Qaradawi, the main mouthpiece of the Muslim Brotherhood and chairman of the International Union of Muslim Scholars, broadcasts from Doha. Not to mention Al Jazeera, given its disruptive role in all of the ARAB “revolutions.”</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><br /></div><span style="color: #cc0000;"> </span><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="color: #cc0000;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">TINY STATE IMPOSES ITS WILL ON ENTIRE ARAB NATIONS</span></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The question lies elsewhere — how is it that this small country, which has a population of fewer than 300,000 citizens (smaller then CYPRUS) and employs 1.5 million foreigners, manages to impose its will on the ARABS? Surely it is not because of a special talent possessed by its prime minister and foreign minister, Hamad bin Jassim, who was a low-grade clerk in some second-rate ministry 20 years ago and does not even have a college degree. He is better known for the business he does using the Emirate’s sovereign wealth fund than as a world-class diplomat. The answer would seem to be simple. Doha’s financial resources enabled it to manipulate the situation in EGYPT and LIBYA, making them financially dependent on QATAR. But ALGERIA and IRAQ refuse to deal with the Emirate for fear of money flowing to local Salafis, representing large numbers in both countries. Especially since QATAR has de-facto encouraged the rift between IRAQI Sunnis and the Shiite majority government.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3aL0Qlw8Z2LscpFTQ5w5lM2b5KugeHoZL9ea4umP57Xdtr1AcR64_mX-6oKhF1whpvERW3udadsbDZmuByLv3DRYrxQ1wxq8Ro8KbY35QALy_9dn0UM3vwMe_wbIPbw3kpt7YQjtab9m4/s1600/images.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3aL0Qlw8Z2LscpFTQ5w5lM2b5KugeHoZL9ea4umP57Xdtr1AcR64_mX-6oKhF1whpvERW3udadsbDZmuByLv3DRYrxQ1wxq8Ro8KbY35QALy_9dn0UM3vwMe_wbIPbw3kpt7YQjtab9m4/s1600/images.jpg" /></a></div><span style="color: #cc0000;"></span><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="color: #cc0000;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">QATAR AND SAUDI ARABIA </span></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">However, it would be the beginning of the end for QATAR if SYRIA’S legitimate government continues to hold on to power. If the armed SYRIAN opposition is defeated, it would have considerable geopolitical consequences for Doha. The Emirate’s biggest fear is that the current SYRIAN administration manages to eradicate “Islamist revolutionaries” who are trying to take control in SYRIA. Doha would then have to answer to the entire radical conservative Arab world, including SAUDI ARABIA, which could remove the current Emir from his throne in a matter of hours. Now that QATAR has taken up the banner of “revolution,” it needs to carry it to the end — to victory or to its own end. Nobody needs a loser, neither QATAR, nor the AMERICANS. Thus Qatar could face an uncertain future, for it seems it was created on the foundations of oil and gas and dictates doctrines, based on the precepts of 17th century Islam on the one hand, and on the other hand demands democracy in other Arab countries, whose histories and civilizations are thousands of years older than the latter.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Read also related articles: </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><a href="http://news-these-days.blogspot.com.ar/2012/01/syrias-destiny-sealed.html"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">http://news-these-days.blogspot.com.ar/2012/01/syrias-destiny-sealed.html</span></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span>By Peter Lvov, via Oriental Review</div><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Background Information: </span></u></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Read also:</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="color: #cc0000;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">SAUDI ARABIA AND QATAR </span></b></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; line-height: 115%;">THE QATARI PROJECT: “DESTROYING SAUDI ARABIA”?</span></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="http://news-these-days.blogspot.com.ar/2013/03/saudi-arabia-and-qatar.html">http://news-these-days.blogspot.com.ar/2013/03/saudi-arabia-and-qatar.html</a></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">The events of the ARAB Spring and the variables that have happened in IRAQ after invading it in 2003, which led to the fall of the dictatorial rulers, caused authoritarian and political vacuum, over which the States whose governments still hold the reins of power in it have competed and thus have turned into powerful States.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">QATAR is one of these States that is small but yet have great ambitions and is supported and backed by the UNITED STATES and ISRAEL. In fact, the Gulf area have become an area where both influence and power between different parties compete, including QATAR and SAUDI ARABIA, and the region in turn have changed into a yard for political conflicts. It became clear that the Arab policy in general is based on the special interests of the rulers and never respects the freedom of speech or conscience, especially that what is happening seemingly is quite different from what is hidden between lines.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">It is clear that QATAR’S policy aims at strengthening its authority and role in the region, most likely at the expense of the SAUDI role. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #990000; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">HOW MUCH AND TO WHOM IS QATAR PAYING?</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">At the same time, the SYRIAN-QATARI relations became strained over QATAR’S plan to hit SYRIA in order to get a foothold in the Gulf and then to destroy and divide other countries so that to become a superpower among small fragmented States in the region. QATAR is so far supporting the SYRIAN armed opposition financially and in the media to expose the role of the SAUDI government after dropping SYRIA. Therefore, the basic question remains: How much and to whom is QATAR paying? </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #990000; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">THE ANSWER: WAHHABI ASSOCIATIONS AND MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">The answer is clear: Sheikha Mozah’s association has paid about 200 million dollars to Wahhabi associations as (“Ansar al-Sunnah” in EGYPT) and 100 million dollars to the Muslim Brotherhood. Additionally, the Emir of QATAR has built a huge mosque in the name of Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">QATAR has also implemented a military plan aiming at transferring the U.S. military bases from SAUDI ARABIA to its territories and by doing so it imposed itself on the Western world as a regional and Arab country. This became a reason to intimidate SAUDI ARABIA materially and politically, since the kingdom was the place where GULF STATES and other countries agree seemed to show consensus among each other.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #990000; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">STRIVING FOR BECOMING THE REGIONAL POWER PLAYER </span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Thus, a new ideology against the ruling family in SAUDI ARABIA would be promoted between the army and the SAUDI people in order to destabilize and destroy the SAUDI State politically and economically, so that QATAR will raise its political stakes in the region.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">At the same time, the situation in SAUDI ARABIA is not as calm as usual, and the so-called “SAUDI stability” seems to slowly crumble, for the oil-rich eastern Shiite areas are boiling and the sounds of explosions are heard in the areas very close to the capital Riyadh. Additionally, the descendants of the ancient Arab families in the Hijaz and Asir, west of the country, do still remember the role they have played earlier in the life of the Arabian Peninsula, of which they have been deprived in the era of Al-Saud. QATAR the small, stable, and rich country, will use this opportunity to take advantages over contradictions and divisions Arab state have been showcasing for centuries, thus displaying QATAR as the regional player to reckon with. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Via ABNA an Iranian viewpoint</span></div>

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WILD School Sites Part 4--Stepping Stones, Animal Tracks Plot, and Maintenance

<h4> This is the fourth article in a series on WILD School Sites, or outdoor classrooms. WILD School Sites are locations that can be used by students, teachers, and the school community as places to learn about wildlife and the environment. The first thing to do when developing a site is to formulate a plan. You can contact your district <a href="http://www.dnr.state.oh.us/Home/ContactUsStandIn/tabid/18270/Default.aspx" target="_blank">Wildlife Communication Specialist</a>, who can walk you through the process to help ensure success. <o:p></o:p></h4><span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span><br /><h4>So what type of project should you do?<o:p></o:p></h4><span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span><span style="font-family: inherit;">Remember, no two sites are the same, so each site will consist of different projects. Available resources, such as time, money, space, and labor, will also play a role in what projects are chosen. Last month’s article focused on brush piles, perching wires, and viewing blinds as an inexpensive and quick way to get your site up and running. This month we will look at a few more projects which can be completed as well as some important thoughts for those who already have sites.<o:p></o:p></span><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span><br /><h4 class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 1em 0px;">Cementing your legacy<o:p></o:p></h4><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-Qq3rhVy3itgi_LD4VllZVSmw7gAY5FRxAssweG5yvIQ1sO9dKxFu-Ak5Gbheab6iIRkgP9XoHI-CQ37tlEstKlcHetmJgZtoUQEEqtUf1RwmlUA_EUlOUes-5AlzfDhcGJc8YzI5wgJf/s1600/ss_web_page_photo.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="236" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-Qq3rhVy3itgi_LD4VllZVSmw7gAY5FRxAssweG5yvIQ1sO9dKxFu-Ak5Gbheab6iIRkgP9XoHI-CQ37tlEstKlcHetmJgZtoUQEEqtUf1RwmlUA_EUlOUes-5AlzfDhcGJc8YzI5wgJf/s320/ss_web_page_photo.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.whitbyschool.org/">www.whitbyschool.org</a><br /> </td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span><span style="font-family: inherit;">Stepping stones help provide a visual and functional walking path through your site. This can be especially important in the early stages of a project when young plants are still frail. Stepping stones can also help with established sites by leading participants from one project to the next. <o:p></o:p></span><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span><br /><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 1em 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">There are numerous kits available, or you can build your own with old plastic planter saucers or cake pans. Directions can be found on various sites online. After the mold is filled, wait for 30-60 minutes before proceeding. Once the cement has started to set, the students can proceed with decorating the stepping stones. Virtually anything can be used to decorate the steps. Leaves, animal tracks, insect replicas, or any other outdoor learning device can be incorporated into the stepping stones. <o:p></o:p></span></div><h4> Sneaky visitors<o:p></o:p></h4><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj83K1jNnZiGxqAI3iai5Ts_bk0uRiEjTSYnMhsjakCnvktjGiAqNYIck3aDtaQGhWdAUvlFUJo3LTgR-0odbEhfVOUGZKpiO4iPGUjBDcbnFlQEGPWIqQduoSMkjVgVDHsI3Rlrpkx2-xp/s1600/kids+tracking219.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj83K1jNnZiGxqAI3iai5Ts_bk0uRiEjTSYnMhsjakCnvktjGiAqNYIck3aDtaQGhWdAUvlFUJo3LTgR-0odbEhfVOUGZKpiO4iPGUjBDcbnFlQEGPWIqQduoSMkjVgVDHsI3Rlrpkx2-xp/s320/kids+tracking219.jpg" width="320" /></a><span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span><span style="font-family: inherit;">Many species of animals are wary of humans and can be quite elusive. Creating an animal track plot is an inexpensive and fun way to learn what types of animals pass through your site. Students and educators are often amazed at the species that live around them. <o:p></o:p></span><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;">Begin by clearing an area at least 3ft. by 3ft. of all grass and vegetation. A raised bed can also be constructed using landscape timbers. The area should then be filled with clay soil 2-3 inches deep. Be sure to rake the soil smooth and moisten the soil so it is soft enough for animals to leave impressions. <o:p></o:p></span><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;">To increase the number and types of animals that visit your plot, try using various types of bait to lure wildlife in. For additional learning opportunities, keep records of what animals visit the site. Students can also create molds of the animal tracks using plaster of Paris. <o:p></o:p></span><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span><br /><h4 class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 1em 0px;">Don’t walk away<o:p></o:p></h4><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtQcoCjyh3xqQmrePQPSJbQXIurspGSQCtyCahzjk4IvO-bKRTFZLbep1cjOZUkf9evh_Hz1InLVFPVIrgUdjjagPx-mugwWOdm4-4wGoqu3KgoR8B7EHwjIpL3RpLzDyeK7RM2XqJMDwR/s1600/winterkids264.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtQcoCjyh3xqQmrePQPSJbQXIurspGSQCtyCahzjk4IvO-bKRTFZLbep1cjOZUkf9evh_Hz1InLVFPVIrgUdjjagPx-mugwWOdm4-4wGoqu3KgoR8B7EHwjIpL3RpLzDyeK7RM2XqJMDwR/s200/winterkids264.jpg" width="119" /></a><span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span><span style="font-family: inherit;">Whether you are just starting out, or a seasoned veteran, WILD School Sites need to be maintained or they will become an overgrown patch of weeds. Maintenance really depends on what projects have been included in the site. This time of year, many species of bushes, including butterfly bushes, can be trimmed. Consult a garden book or website for other species. Warm season grasses can also be trimmed. Now is also a great time to start placing orders for perennials. Stick with native species if possible. Native plants will benefit more wildlife than non-native plants. Also, some non-native plants can become invasive. Native plants are also better adapted to local weather and pests so they require less water and chemicals. </span><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;"></span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9MzY0KtwA5TYxed0K9Tg7Et5SFhyznZ0bDEnvOaxaNTj3vg1-H6X9AtDn-YQTEZ9VF5xdFLvbblmQDrlZ_cmxQN8ekUYJCQl0gJjrQrUDxhmm8O728x96PTnsnIw_fM6D_LpSi58xVeRS/s1600/kids+cleaning+birdhouse274.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9MzY0KtwA5TYxed0K9Tg7Et5SFhyznZ0bDEnvOaxaNTj3vg1-H6X9AtDn-YQTEZ9VF5xdFLvbblmQDrlZ_cmxQN8ekUYJCQl0gJjrQrUDxhmm8O728x96PTnsnIw_fM6D_LpSi58xVeRS/s320/kids+cleaning+birdhouse274.jpg" width="320" /></a><span style="font-family: inherit;">If your site has nest boxes for birds, now is an excellent time to clean those boxes and remove any old nesting material, insect nests, and repair any damage that may have occurred over the winter. Nesting birds such as bluebirds, chickadees, titmice, house wrens, and tree swallows are beginning to look for nesting sites. So be sure to be ready for them.<o:p></o:p></span><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span><br /><h4 class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 1em 0px;">A Final Thought<o:p></o:p></h4><span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span><span style="font-family: inherit;">Although most WILD School Sites contain multiple projects that can take years to develop from start to finish, stepping stones and animal track plots offer an opportunity to start educating youth about Ohio’s wildlife at any time of the year. They are relatively inexpensive, easily constructed, and can be used at virtually any site. As the weather begins to warm, don’t forget to take students outside and perform some general maintenance on your site. For more information about these projects or other WILD School Site projects, contact your district’s<span style="color: black;"> </span></span><span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://www.dnr.state.oh.us/Home/ContactUsStandIn/tabid/18270/Default.aspx" target="_blank">Wildlife Communications Specialist</a></span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: black;">.</span> <o:p></o:p></span><br />

WILD School Sites Part 4--Stepping Stones, Animal Tracks Plot, and Maintenance

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Library Aide, Circulation - Groton Public Library

<strong>Library Aide, Circulation - </strong><strong><span style="color: #48286d;">Groton Public Library</span></strong>, 12-16 hours per week - evenings, Saturdays and Sundays. $10.00/hour. High school diploma or equivalent required. Some library experience preferred. Ability to perform basic word processing, use office and library equipment and deal effectively with the public. Must have good oral and written communication skills. Applications are available at the Human Resources Office, Groton Town Hall, 45 Fort Hill Road, Groton, CT 06340 or www.groton-ct.gov. Applications must be returned to the Human Resources Office on or before Friday, <span style="color: red;">April 19, 2013</span>. The Town of Groton is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Library Aide, Circulation - Groton Public Library

Library Aide, Circulation - Groton Public Library , 12-16 hours per week - evenings, Saturdays and Sundays. $10.00/hour. High school dipl...

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Assistant - Deep River Public Library

<strong>Assistant -</strong> <strong><span style="color: #48286d;">Deep River Public Library</span></strong>. Part-time position. Seeking a dependable, energetic and creative individual to work every Saturday from 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM. Duties will include planning, preparing, and implementing a family story hour every week; circulation, shelving, and shelf-reading. Pay rate: $13.00 per hour, no health benefits. Hiring process will remain open until position is filled. Please send resume and three references to <a _fcksavedurl="mailto:srooney@deepriverct.us" href="mailto:srooney@deepriverct.us">srooney@deepriverct.us</a>.

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All chocolated out....

After Easter and a LOT of chocolate it is back to my soup diet. Today I made a big pot of veggie soup which I will take with me to work all week for lunch.<br /><br />I oven roasted peppers, onions, carrots and sweet potatoes while cooking broccoli in the stock. It all gets added in to the pot and blitzed up. If it is too thick extra water can be added - or even a tin if tomatoes. Delicious!<br /><br />I'm also trying to eat more protein and less processed carbs so I had a salmon fillet with lemon pepper for my dinner. I'm on a 2 month countdown to when I will be back in my bikini in Key West, Florida. 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HERE ARE 8 OF THE BEST APRIL FOOLS’ DAY PRANKS WE COULD FIND

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br /><div data-key="hyhaw" data-num="1" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, 'Helvetica Neue', Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 18px; padding: 0px;">Have you had any heart-stopping, brow-furrowing or annoyance-inducing moments today? This April Fools’ Day has been ripe with pranks coming from big names like the <a href="http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2013/04/01/the-white-house-pranked-everyone-with-this-fake-message-from-the-president/" style="border: 0px; color: #ea1606; font-family: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="_self">White House</a>, Google and YouTube. Of course, there are a plethora of videos showing tricks played on people uploaded online as well.</div><div data-key="wptop" data-num="2" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, 'Helvetica Neue', Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 18px; padding: 0px;">We’ve pulled together eight of these videos so you can get your April Fools fill in one place.</div><div data-key="hafsl" data-num="3" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, 'Helvetica Neue', Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 18px; padding: 0px;">Here a fake robbery sends a homeowner running through house after the masked prankster <strong>(Content warning: Some strong language)</strong>:</div><div data-key="hafsl" data-num="3" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, 'Helvetica Neue', Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 18px; padding: 0px;"><br /></div></div><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/7ZH-JJgUDUs?feature=player_embedded" width="640"></iframe><br /><br /><div data-key="ieucm" data-num="5" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, 'Helvetica Neue', Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 18px; padding: 0px;">Improve Everywhere used its power of gathering participants to get <a href="http://www.geekosystem.com/backwards-flash-mob-in-times-square/" style="border: 0px; color: #ea1606; font-family: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">2,000 people to walk in reverse</a> in New York City’s Times Square. The result confused many:</div><div data-key="" data-num="6" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, 'Helvetica Neue', Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 18px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><iframe frameborder="0" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/huJpdolLjH0" width="560"></iframe></div><div data-key="tppbe" data-num="7" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, 'Helvetica Neue', Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 18px; padding: 0px;">This prankster puts cards on the parking sensors of his mom’s car — front and back — so no matter which direction she drives, the alert system would “beep excessively”:</div><div data-key="" data-num="8" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, 'Helvetica Neue', Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 18px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><iframe frameborder="0" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/VsNTK5zrLhM" width="560"></iframe></div><div data-key="iyciw" data-num="9" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, 'Helvetica Neue', Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 18px; padding: 0px;">If you conducted a Google search today, you might have noticed the curious “Nose” beta feature. Watch how it works:</div><div data-key="" data-num="10" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, 'Helvetica Neue', Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 18px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><iframe frameborder="0" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/9-P6jEMtixY" width="560"></iframe></div><div data-key="hspnf" data-num="11" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, 'Helvetica Neue', Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 18px; padding: 0px;">Here’s someone pranking someone else using Google’s “Nose” feature:</div><div data-key="" data-num="12" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, 'Helvetica Neue', Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 18px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><iframe frameborder="0" height="360" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/P-NKLIQxZQ4" width="480"></iframe></div><div data-key="yuaio" data-num="13" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, 'Helvetica Neue', Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 18px; padding: 0px;">YouTube unleashed an announcement saying it was really an eight-year-long video competition and that it would be shutting down. Check it out:</div><div data-key="" data-num="14" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, 'Helvetica Neue', Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 18px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><iframe frameborder="0" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/H542nLTTbu0" width="560"></iframe></div><div data-key="tymyp" data-num="15" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, 'Helvetica Neue', Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 18px; padding: 0px;">This young man thought YouTube was serious about going dark for a decade. “I only have five videos on my YouTube page”:</div><div data-key="" data-num="16" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, 'Helvetica Neue', Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 18px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><iframe frameborder="0" height="360" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/Oqd0ELxFt2M" width="480"></iframe></div><div data-key="agmgl" data-num="17" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, 'Helvetica Neue', Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 18px; padding: 0px;">ABC’s Good Morning America gave a segment full of April Fools in a feature about gorilla language:</div><div data-key="" data-num="18" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, 'Helvetica Neue', Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 18px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><iframe frameborder="0" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/y-BghIGD-yY" width="560"></iframe></div><div data-key="hagmg" data-num="19" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, 'Helvetica Neue', Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 18px; padding: 0px;">How about Gmail blue? “It’s Gmail, only bluer.” See how the service is exactly the same as Gmail except it’s all a blue that’s “representative of nature but is better than what nature created” with a guest appearance by the Blue Man Group:</div><div data-key="" data-num="20" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, 'Helvetica Neue', Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 18px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><iframe frameborder="0" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/Zr4JwPb99qU" width="560"></iframe></div></div>

April Fools HERE ARE 8 OF THE BEST APRIL FOOLS’ DAY PRANKS WE COULD FIND

Have you had any heart-stopping, brow-furrowing or annoyance-inducing moments today? This April Fools’ Day has been ripe with pranks coming ...

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