Dragon Inn

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DRAGON INN is set during the Ming dynasty. The emperor’s minister of defense is framed by a powerful court eunuch and executed. Soon after, the minister’s children are hunted by a clan of elite assassins known as the Black Arrow Troop. The ensuing chase takes them to the remote Dragon Gate Inn, where mysterious strangers begin to gather and paths—and swords—soon cross. Cinematographer Hua Hui-ying’s (A Touch of Zen) masterful compositions capture tightly choreographed set pieces, each one more splendorous than the last, and Chen Hung-min’s innovative editing makes characters appear to literally fly through the air.

POPE MOBILE $ELL$

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The 2015 Fiat 500 Lounge Hatchback used by Pope Francis during his visit to New York City sold for an amazing $300,000 with net proceeds benefiting Catholic Schools, Catholic Charities, Catholic Relief Services and the Catholic Near East Welfare Association. Retail value for the Fiat is $24,695. The winning bidder of the Charitybuzz auction is philanthropist and businessman Miles Nadal.

US JOBS

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As hiring continues to rise, U.S. government officials issue another positive jobs report for March. U.S. employers added 215K jobs in March.

Most economists expected another solid month of gains, which provides a needed boost to wider economic growth for the rest of this year. Some say go on to say that all the employment gains in the recession have been full-time.

Meanwhile, the $15.00 per hour minimum wage has the states of California and New York poised to become the highest-paid minimum-wage states in the U.S.

Nuclear Security Summit

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President Obama hosts leaders from more than 50 countries in Washington DC for a fourth and final Nuclear Security Summit.

This a high-level diplomatic process that started and will end during his watch. However, Russia will be a no-show as it protests U.S.-led sanctions over the Ukraine conflict.

Nuclear Security Summit No. 4: What Is It Good For? http://t.usnews.com/Zj6wm9?src=usn_tw

Everything you need to know about Obama's final Nuclear Security Summit http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2016/03/obama-nuclear-security-summ…

OBAMANOMICS?

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President Obama's Cuba visit may have finally changed the way things are done inside the Communist island. Leaders of the Communist Party are facing unusual public criticism from inside their ranks for imposing new secrecy on social and economic reforms.

BBC News - Fidel Castro scorns Obama's Cuba visit http://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-35911423

Obamas Tear Down This Wall Moment in Cuba | RealClearWorld http://www.realclearworld.com/2016/03/29/obamas_tear_down_this_wall_mom… …

Fidel Castro to Obama: We don't need your 'presents'

RIP Patty Duke

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69 year old Patty Duke is dead. The former Academy Award recipient died early Tuesday morning in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, of “sepsis from a ruptured intestine,” according to her manager.

Remembering Patty Duke: An Actress Who Worked Miracles http://www.people.com/article/patty-duke-dies-legacy-film-tv-miracle-wo… via @People

Patty Duke dies at 69; former child star and Academy Award winner http://fw.to/azbOQMD

BBC News - Patty Duke, Oscar-winning American actress, dies at 69 http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-35920838

- Seven + Seven

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Lust – To have an intense desire or need: “But I tell you that anyone who looks at a woman lustfully has already committed adultery with her in his heart” (Matthew 5:28).

Gluttony – Excess in eating and drinking: “for drunkards and gluttons become poor, and drowsiness clothes them in rags” (Proverbs 23:21).

Greed - Excessive or reprehensible acquisitiveness: “Having lost all sensitivity, they have given themselves over to sensuality so as to indulge in every kind of impurity, with a continual lust for more” (Ephesians 4:19).

CAPITOL CHAOS

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Capitol Hill was on lock-down today. This.is the seat of the United States Congress, the legislative branch of the U.S. federal government. LOCKDOWN???

Capitol shooting: Suspect in custody @CNNPolitics http://cnn.it/22V1FGs

Suspect shot, in custody after drawing weapon at Capitol complex, officials say | Fox News | http://fxn.ws/1SrvWb6

Man shot by police after drawing weapon at US Capitol
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The Rise and Fall of a TV Star

In March of 1959, Charles Van Doren was a name that stirred deep emotions in the people of America.

Van Doren was a likeable young man who had made the cover of TIME magazine as the star of something relatively new in American culture — a television quiz show.

Charlie came from a distinguished family. He was the son of Mark Van Doren, a Pulitzer Prize-winning poet, and nephew of Carl Van Doren, a great historian. Charles Van Doren himself was an outstanding academic, having studied at the Sorbonne and at Columbia. He became a professor of English.

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