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C-3PO Makeup Tutorial
Are you a Star Wars fan, but more into the droids than the classic characters like Darth Vader and Han Solo? Check out our C-3PO makeup tutorial to turn yourself into exactly the droid that the Stormtroopers are looking for.
Maz Makeup Tutorial
Iconic characters are nothing new to the Star Wars franchise, but the more recent flick, The Force Awakens, introduced fans in all galaxies to Maz Kanata. Recreate the look of this Force-sensitive humanoid with our makeup tutorial!
DIY Rey Costume
Daisy Ridley is a household name after her performance in Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens, and now you can look exactly Jakku scavenger thanks to the cosplay expertise of Linz Stanley. Finn, Poe and BB8 not included.
Complete Your Darth Vader Costume!
Sure - Items are included when you purchase your Darth Vader costume from Wholesale Halloween Costumes, but if you're really looking to personify the Dark Side this October, and you really want to look like you can rally the Empire, you'll need to take things to the next level. With accessories like a replica mask, gloves and boots, you'll be able to heighten the effects of your Vader style, or create a new style all your own. Don't forget the breathing device, either; nobody will believe a high-pitched supervillain.
Classic Star Wars Costumes
In May of 1977, the world was introduced to Luke Skywalker and his band of rebels, and plunged into a galaxy far, far away for the first of many times. Now, relive the adventures of Han Solo and Princess Leia with a costume that's sure to bring even the most devout Jedi closer to the Force. Not even Jabba the Hutt's Rancor or sarlaac pit can hold you back from looking the part of a new hope for the galaxy! Dress like a scruffy headed nerf herder and battle Boba Fett the bounty hunter as Han, or twist your hair into Leia's iconic buns to get ready to make the jump from light speed to escape the Empire's clutches. If you're more of a Dark Side follower, don the helmet and take on the persona of the galaxy's most feared masked man: Darth Vader himself! Don your lightsaber and battle for the survival of the Rebellion, whether you're headed to the rebel base on Yavin 4, or one of the vast hangers on the Death Star. From the outer rim and Tattooine to the forest moon of Endor, there's no shortage of ways to fit in with the ever-loved comrades of the original trilogy when you shop with Wholesale Halloween Costumes!
Episode VII Costumes
In December 2015, generations of Star Wars fans were given a chance to return to a galaxy far, far away and explore new worlds, meet new characters, and fight new battles in Episode VII: The Force Awakens. With Kylo Ren and the First Order attempting to pick up where the Empire left off, Rey and Finn are the only chance the New Republic and the Resistance have to save the galaxy. With Supreme Leader Snoke able to hold the impending doom of Starkiller base looming over the entire population of the galaxy, there's only one chance to save everyone. So hop on board the Millennium Falcon and join Han and Chewie in the battle for the galaxy! Or, pick a look and dress the part to fight your way through crashed Imperial ships on Jakku or in the confines of Maz Kanata's castle on the densely forested planet Takodana. Prepare yourself for a jump to hyperspace because with these costumes and accessories, there's a small chance even you might feel the awakening in the Force!
Rogue One Costumes
For years, Star Wars fans have wondered how exactly the Rebellion captured the plans for the Death Star, and now, with the release of Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, we know! The noble acts of Capt. Cassian Andor and Jyn Erso helped save the galaxy we know and love from almost certain extinction. Whether you're planning to battle Orson Krennic and his Death Troopers on the shores of Scarif, or taking flight with Bodhi through the trenches of Eadu, there's a costume or accessory to help you prepare. Wholesale Halloween Costumes has everything you'll need to fit right in with Saw Gerrera's rebels on Jedha, so you can join the fight to protect the Jedi's kyber crystals. Make sure you don't let the sacrifices of K2SO and the rest of Rogue One go unnoticed! Pick a look that you like, and get yourself ready to dress the part for your next costume party from a long time ago - get out there and save the galaxy from the Empire!
Star Wars Clone Wars
Before Emperor Palpatine took over the Galactic Senate and formed the evil Galactic Empire, there was the Republic, and diplomacy. Fill the gaps between Episode II and III and get to know your favorite characters even better! Strap on your lightsaber, calm your mind, and prepare for the battle of a lifetime against the CIS and its mysterious Sith backers. Look the part when you take on Asajj Ventress and her dual sabers, or against the powerful Darth Maul and his brother, Savage Opress. When you're wearing a Clone Wars costume from Wholesale Halloween Costumes, there's plenty of ways to fit in the fight!
Star Wars Rebels
Filling in the years between Star Wars Episode III and Episode IV, the Rebels series gives fans of the space opera an opportunity to see some of the beginnings of the Rebel Alliance, and learn who the very first resistance fighters were. Whether you're a fan of Sabine Wren's explosive style, or Chopper's cantankerous nature, there's a costume just for you! Join forces with the people of Imperial-controlled Lothal and fight the oppression of everyone across the galaxy far, far away. Let Wholesale Halloween Costumes be your one-stop shop for Star Wars Rebels costumes and your struggle against the evil in the galaxy.
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Star Wars group costumes offer many creative options depending on the age, gender mix and number of people in your inner circle. Make a menacing entrance to a Halloween party by dressing as Darth Vader and his Stormtroopers. The more the merrier for this one. Choreograph a flash mob dance to give people something they'll never forget.
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If you are planning a girl's night out and you are looking for ideas, how about the evolution of Princess Leia? From her white robe and hair bun ear muffs, to the sultry bikini slave ensemble, there are many Leia fashions to choose from for women of all shapes and sizes.
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Of course there's always the original ensemble cast, Luke Skywalker, Princess Leia, Han Solo, Obi Wan Kenobi, Darth Vader, C-3PO. Someone can dress as Chewbacca, or maybe use the family dog? Decorate a dome shaped garbage can and pull it around on a flat dolly to add R2-D2 to your group.
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VANCOUVER, BC - Vancouver Whitecaps FC announced today that the club has acquired D.C. United's natural second-round pick in the 2015 MLS SuperDraft, as well as a conditional pick in 2016, from Eastern Conference side D.C. United in exchange for defender Alain Rochat.
"Alain has been an outstanding professional during his tenure in Vancouver," said Whitecaps FC head coach Martin Rennie. "It is never easy making player personnel moves but when considering all the factors, this is the best move for the club and it is the right time to go in a different direction. We are thankful for the contributions Alain has made to this club and city, and wish him and his family nothing but the best in D.C."
Born in Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec, and raised in Yverdon-les-Bains, Switzerland, Rochat initially signed with Whitecaps FC in August 2010 before spending the remainder of the year on loan with Zürich. In over two seasons with Vancouver, the 30-year-old defender scored five goals and added three assists in 67 MLS regular season appearances, made one MLS Cup playoff appearance, and recorded two assists in nine Canadian Championship matches.
TRANSACTION: Vancouver Whitecaps FC (MLS) – trade defender Alain Rochat to D.C. United in exchange for United's natural second-round selection in the 2015 MLS SuperDraft and a conditional pick in 2016

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Now, all those near and dear to me will know that I don't focus on healthy cooking, but… When Chef Lynn Crawford is the doing the cooking, I will make an exception!
The evening ended with some hands-on cooking by the audience, preparing Chef Crawford's recipe of Chilled Noodle Salad with Ginger Wasabi Dressing. Photos were taken all around, prepping tips were given by the Chef, and chatter and laugher engulfed the room. Kudos and a big thank you to the marketing team who put together such a professional event and did a fantastic job on selling and explaining this excellent new product. Thank you Chef Crawford for imparting such energetic, and hilarious wisdom upon us, and for being a great host!
All images from the event provided by Gail Bergman PR.
(Easy Peasy) Pesto with Catelli Healthy Harvest Ancient Grains Spaghettini
Yield: 2 entrée portionsIngredients 200g (approx. half the box) Catelli Healthy Harvest Ancient Grains Spaghettini 3 garlic cloves, large 1/2 cup pine nuts 2/3 cup Parmigiano-Reggiano, coarsely grated + additional for garnishment 1 tsp sea salt 1/2 tsp ground pepper, freshly ground 3 cups basil leaves, fresh, preferably Genoese/sweet 2/3 cup extra virgin olive oil
1) In a pot of salted water, cook pasta to al dente according to directions on package. Drain and set aside.
2) Place garlic in food processor and finely chop. Stop motor and add pine nuts, cheese, salt and pepper, basil, and continue to process until finely chopped.
3) While the motor is still running, add oil in a steady stream until incorporated but not completely smooth (we want to maintain some texture).
4) Meanwhile, heat up a large sauté pan to medium-high heat. Quickly fry pesto sauce for a couple minutes, or until the garlic becomes fragrant. Add cooked spaghettini and toss until completely coated. Be careful not to overcook the sauce as the cheese will start to melt.
5) Serve hot. Garnish with additional grated Parmigiano-Reggiano.
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(CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR) Two Muslim players from Chechnya arrived in Israel today to join the country's most nationalist soccer team, and fans are up in arms.
Jerusalem-based Beitar is the last Jewish-only team in Israeli soccer, and fans are determined to keep it that way. When word got out this weekend that the controversial team owner had recruited the two players, fans unfurled a banner, "Beitar pure forever" – just as the world was promoting anti-racism efforts on International Holocaust Remembrance Day.
While Beitar is an anomaly in Israel, and a small core of virulent fans get outsized attention, the public display of hatred and discrimination illustrates a deep societal divide. Though many Jewish-Arab programs have worked hard to promote coexistence in various segments of society, they are struggling to have a broader impact, especially since the collapse of the peace process and the rise of right-wing parties such as Yisrael Beytenu.
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2008 Lacrosse Posters – NCAA Championships, RBK NLL
Thankfully, AT&T limited its advertising content to just a small logo at bottom-left, leaving you with a brilliant poster design that features 16 of the best NCAA Lacrosse celebration shots they could find (including the Virginia Cavaliers' 2007 victory pile-up), all superimposed over the packed championship game stadium stands. Don't miss out on this one – we were lucky enough to obtain a small quantity from a Boston-area collectibles dealer, and will certainly never see these again once they've sold out.
Finally, check out this poster trio, from the fine equipment makers at Reebok:
These posters – two of which feature NLL star Brodie Merrill of the Portland LumberJax – celebrate the sport with three very different images. Never available to the general public (these were sent to retailers to decorate their stores), we've obtained a small quantity of these through a third-party, and are making them available on a first-come, first-served basis.
For other great LAX posters, check out our Lacrosse Collection.Explore posts in the same categories: New Poster Releases
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July 23, 2008 at 3:46 am
Great post on Sports posters, the sports poster you have uploaded are beautiful.


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Ways to Use PsychWiki
From PsychWiki - A Collaborative Psychology Wiki
PsychWiki was created by psychologists as a tool for psychologists. For example...
Each function is designed to be useful in some way - for the teacher, researcher, practitioner, administrator, student, etc.
- Create a class website (example)
- Organize individual assignments or class projects (example)
- Coordinate and instruct teaching assistants (example)
- Collaborative brainstorming ideas for courses (example)
- Collaborative articles that allow us to pool our field's collective knowledge on topics (example)
- Develop and brainstorm research ideas in a new way (example)
- Translate ideas into research designs with advice and feedback from experts in your area (example)
- If significant results, publicize your research and receive feedback (example)
- If non-significant results, post null findings or search for null findings in your area (example)
- Create your own Annotated Bibliography online for easy access (example)
- See comments about published research (example)
- Integrate your research with other similar research by category tags (example)
- Connect to other researchers with shared research interests (example)
- Create your own webpage or see some of the work done in various labs (example)
- Sharing concrete tools for doing research/statistics (example)
- Allowing users to ask questions of experts (example)
- Pooling how the field as a whole treats different issues ( example)
Learning new things / and mentoring
- Learn from the advice of experts with hard-won insights (example)
- Avoid having to 're-invent the wheel' on important topics (example )
- Share and codify the important 'experiential' knowledge in our field (example)
- Create a lab group page (example)
- Use for organizing professional development meetings (example)
- If a mentor, post to pages as a way to keep a constant and centralized source of information for your students (example)
- If a mentee, ask questions by typing it as a page title (example)


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While the competition continues to manufacture generic multifunction printers with the same print, copy, scan, and fax functionality, we admire HP for its innovative approach with HP Envy 100, despite our resistance toward the touch screen printing trend. The Envy 100 encourages you to interact with the screen by way of two new features that set HP apart: an online app store called the ePrinterCenter, and ePrint, a convenient feature that lets you send print jobs directly to the printer from any device that can send an e-mail. The $250 Envy 100 is more expensive than other printers with similarly average output quality and print speed, and we encountered a few speed bumps during set up. Overall, it's worth the extra cost and a bit of hassle for its Web-connectivity features, the potential of its app store, and its stylish design.
The HP Envy 100 is built on a refreshing new platform for HP. It lacks features like exposed paper trays and a bulky display that typically distinguish printers from other electronic devices. You could easily mistake the low-profile, rectangular Envy design for a high-end modern Blu-ray player or a Dieter Rams turntable. The dimensions measure 16.8 inches wide, 13.2 inches deep, and 4 inches tall, and at 20.23 pounds, the Envy 100 is much lighter than most of the all-in-one printers in our catalog.
The exterior of the Envy 100 is cloaked in mirrored black and matte silver, and the scanner lid is finished with a dotted pattern for show. You still get a top-loading cartridge bay and a external storage media bay, but HP hides these features behind streamlined doors that fold flush into the top of the unit--in other words, obtrusiveness doesn't exist in the Envy 100's design lexicon.
You'll notice that the back of the printer is equally spare with only a USB connection on the left and a thin power cord on the right--there's no wired Ethernet port available. Instead, HP offers a USB port for a wired connection to a host computer, or you can alternatively connect wirelessly with the built-in 802.11b/g/n print server inside that becomes necessary to use both the ePrint feature, as well as HP's ePrinterCenter app store.
To minimize the Envy 100's footprint, HP opted for a drawer-style paper tray just underneath the display that can only hold 80 sheets of plain 20-pound paper, or up to 10 envelopes. The tray is an irritating drawback when you consider the $80 Canon MP495 can hold 150 sheets, but you won't likely notice a difference unless you print a high volume of documents every day.
Although it's not heavily advertised, our favorite component on the Envy 100 is the "invisible" output tray that automatically extends to catch outbound documents and retracts back into the printer after the job is done. Our only gripe is that the narrow arm is just a sliver of plastic without a lip at the end to catch multiple sheets, so printing more than 10 sheets at a time results in drops unless you're there to corral them yourself.
The front of the Envy 100 is free of buttons in lieu of a fold-out rectangular control panel with a smaller 3.45-inch touch screen inside. The Envy 100's home screen has a set of scrollable icons for your favorite applications as well as four shortcut buttons at the bottom to bring up controls for photo printing, copy, scan, and fax. You can drag your finger across the list of apps, delete ones you don't use, or download any apps from the growing list in the ePrintCenter.
The touch screen works well enough, but we noticed a degree of unresponsiveness in the touch sensitivity; it's just not as quick or responsive as the Apple iPhone, and the touch delay often caused unintentional button presses that force you to restart the application.
We also took this issue to HP, and we're told that a forthcoming firmware upgrade will mitigate the problem with an adjustable sensitivity slider accessible through the system preferences menu.
HP ePrintCenter
The Envy 100 represents HP's vision for the future of printing, with devices that don't rely on an accompanying desktop computer to dictate outgoing print jobs. Along with ePrint, the HP ePrinterCenter is a key component of that untethering. The ePrinterCenter is essentially an online control center to browse applications and load them onto the Web-connected printer. You can also add more software directly from the Envy's home screen using the "Get More" icon.
All applications are free to download and are broken down into categories within the app store: entertainment, greeting cards, kids, news/blogs, photo, and tickets are just a few, and each give you shortcuts to discount coupons, news articles, weather reports, recipes, and more.
HP also plans to release a software development kit (SDK) in the near future so software engineers can create their own apps for the store. HP tried a similar strategy with its TouchSmart desktops in the past, but the result was limited developer interest. We'll have to wait to whether its printer app store can generate more enthusiasm.
The second prong of HP's connected printer strategy is ePrint. The Envy 100 will work with any modern Windows or Mac computer, but ePrint also lets you print from mobile devices like tablets or smartphones that don't have a USB port to connect with a traditional printer. ePrint bypasses this issue by letting you send jobs directly to the printer using a unique e-mail address. With that address, you can use the printer to print from virtually any device that can send out messages.
The first step to set up ePrint on the Envy 100 is to link it to your host computer using a wireless proxy connection. That's easy--you just insert the software disc that comes in the box and follow the onscreen instructions, inputting the details of your wireless router and network username and password.
It's important to take note of your networking situation at home prior to buying the Envy 100; you absolutely need a wireless network to take advantage of ePrint and the multitude of apps available for download--remember, it has no Ethernet port.
The setup gets tricky when it comes time to look for the e-mail address assigned to your particular printer. You'll need to sign up for an ePrint username and password at the HP ePrint Center online, or you can also use your Facebook, AOL, Google, or Yahoo log-ins to bypass registration. Once a connection is established the printer is supposed to print a network setup sheet with the e-mail address, but it took our Envy 100 several tries before we successfully received the e-mail, with the display still indicating a disconnection.


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Jay Mohr took to the stage last night to host the 14th annual Interactive Achievement Awards and, as he has five times before, warmed up the audience with some biting comedy.
Before he tore into the audience and industry with his jokes, Mohr took to the red carpet to, among other things, serenade Kotaku. After checking out the video above for Mohr's take on Journey and Van Halen, check out five of our favorite Mohr zingers from last night.
Mohr addressing the audience:
"The sideburns and neckbeards seem to be particularly well groomed tonight."
Mohr on Ubisoft's Michael Jackson Wii game:
Michael Jackson the Experience provided everyone with their own signature white glove. This year they are re-releasing a special edition which gives every person a chance to sleep with a 12-year-old boy.
Mohr on award presenter Blizzard's Rob Pardo:
"When Rob Pardo gives you an award for game design it's legitimizing. When Zach Effron gives you an award for acting... it's confusing. It's like Pigpen giving you a bath."
Mohr on the technology of gaming:
"This has been an amazing year for technological advancements. The Xbox 360 had Kinect. The PS3 had the Move and the geniuses at Nintendo introduced a red one. Come on Nintendo. Try!
Mohr on Call of Duty: Black Ops hate:
"We have to talk about Call of Duty: Black Ops. Congratulations Activision, it's the biggest game since the last one you made. You're like James Cameron. You make one hit after another and absolutely no one wants to work with you."


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Bill Ryder-Jones | 01/03/13
Bill Ryder-Jones has filmed a video for He Took You In His Arms, the first track to be aired from the forthcoming his new album A Bad Wind Blows In My Heart. It was shot across a number of locations important to the album's conception - his teenage bedroom frozen in time at his Mother's house still complete with 90's Liverpool FC paraphernalia, the beach at the end of her road, the famous ferry across Liverpool's Mersey River and the streets, houses and pubs that colour Ryder-Jones' life each day.
The video was shot by rising star Alex Southam who has previously shot videos for Alt-J, The Walkmen & Lianne La Havas. It can be viewed below:
A Bad Wind Blows In My Heart, marries Ryder-Jones masterful capacities as arranger and composer with his first firm steps as a singer songwriter. It's an album of capital-S songs that will more than sate the appetite of those that appreciate his knack for heart swelling melody and painterly detail..
The album was recorded in Ryder-Jones' old bedroom in the upstairs of his mother's house in Liverpool. Two friends from local band By The Sea made up the backing band for the recordings, which were then produced and mixed together with James Ford.
Ryder-Jones will be performing the album live for the first time Sunday 17th March at Manchester's Castle Hotel, with more tour dates being confirmed soon.
A Bad Wind Blows In My Heart will be available on CD (WIG308CD), LP (WIGLP308) and via digital download (WIG308D). Click HERE to pre-order. The tracklisting is as follows:
1. Hanging Song
2. There's A World Between Us
3. A Bad Wind
4. By Morning I
5. The Lemon Tree #3
6. Anthony & Owen
7. White Swans
8. Christina That's The Saddest Thing
9. You're Getting Like Your Sister
10. He Took You In His Arms
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The Treadway Tire Company: Trouble at the Lima Tire Plant (Brief Case)
Keywords: Superior & subordinate; Labor relations; Work force management; leadership; change management; human resource management; hiring; Job satisfaction; organizational culture; Leadership; Selection and Staffing; Change Management; Satisfaction; Organizational Culture; Rank and Position; Labor and Management Relations;
Citation:Skinner, C. Wickham, and Heather Beckham. "The Treadway Tire Company: Trouble at the Lima Tire Plant (Brief Case)." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 082-190, June 2008. View Details


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Texans have received more good news on the state's economy: 10,900 jobs were added in March, and the unemployment rate dropped to 7 percent from 8 percent at the same time last year, according to the Texas Workforce Commission.
"We've remained below the national unemployment rate for 63 straight months, and Texas continues to
show private-sector job growth," said Tom Pauken, chairman of the workforce commission. The national unemployment rate stands at 8.2 percent.
Leisure and hospitality added the most jobs, with 6,000, and is the industry with the highest annual growth rate at 4.8 percent. The information industry, which has consistently taken hits through the recession and has had the slowest growth this year of any Texas industry, added the second-highest number of jobs with 3,100. Government and education and health services tied for third place, each adding 2,900 jobs.
Government still has the greatest annual loss in jobs. State, local and federal government combined has shrunk by 54,900 positions, or 3 percent since this time last year.


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Doc: Med students should study own DNA
Studying one's own DNA should be part of medical school, according to one of San Diego's most forward-looking physicians.
In an editorial published last week in the journal Science Translational Medicine, Dr. Eric Topol, director of the Scripps Translational Science Institute, makes the case that medical schools would do well to have each of their students' DNA sequenced. It would then be made available on an iPad so the students could study their own genome as a regular part of the curriculum.
Topol, a proponent using genomics to personalize treatments for patients, argues that medical school is the right time to introduce students to the concept.
"Only when opportunities for students to annotate and decipher their own genomes become widely available will medical schools create a new generation of physicians fully capable of rendering genomic medicine for their patients," Topol writes.
Self genetic study has been controversial. In 2010, the California Department of Public Health blocked a new program called "Bring Your Genes to Cal" on grounds that state law requires genetic testing to be ordered by doctors and analyzed by certified laboratories.
At Berkeley, and at other schools like Stanford University and Tufts University in Boston, medical review boards have expressed concerns about whether medical students are equipped to cope with an intimate knowledge of their genes, especially if that knowledge includes a heightened risk of contracting a serious disease.
But proponents like Topol note that doctors are already using genetic information to tailor treatments for individual patients. Genetics can show predisposition to disease as well as sensitivity to certain medications. Understanding the genetics of a patient's cancer, for example, can help recommend one treatment over another, leading to a better outcome.
Rather than study already-sequenced genes of other humans, Topol advocates for medical schools to have their students study their own genetic code. People are more likely to learn if they're studying themselves, Topol said.
"The study shows clearly that you learn the most when it's your own sequence because you have a vested interest in your own body," Topol said.
Until recently this idea of sequencing every medical student would have been financially impossible. Topol notes that it cost $28.8 million to sequence the human genome in 2004. But that price has dropped to less than $3,500 this year and could fall to as low as $1,000 in 2014. Medical schools, he added, are starting to adopt personal technology like iPads in droves. And there are low-cost programs that allow anyone to view their genetic code, once sequenced, on the same hardware their school is using for other curriculum.
"I think now, with the pricing where it is, and the technology available, now is the time," Topol said.
The idea of using a student's own genome as a teaching tool got the attention of Dr. Gary Firestein, dean of translational medicine at UC San Diego Health Sciences.
While he acknowledged that genetics will play an increasing role in how doctors treat patients, Firestein said he is not so sure that self-study is necessary for effective learning.
"We don't, for example, ask people going into cardiology to have cardiac catheterizations," Firestein said. "I would not necessarily agree that a learner has to experience a test in order to understand or appreciate it."
The doctor also questioned such an intense focus on the genome when many other factors, like a patient's physical environment, or the presence and makeup of bacteria and other microorganisms in their bodies, that are shown to influence the development of disease.
"By and large, for most of the diseases that afflict humankind, it is considerably more complicated than just genetics," Firestein said.
Topol did not disagree, but added that genetics are much more understood than other areas of inquiry. Patients having their DNA sequenced, he said, will soon become a common occurrence that doctors will need to cope with in the real world. He said that, by learning about their own genome in medical school, doctors would be learning how to help their future patients navigate a huge amount of data that is sure to start arriving in large doses.
"It's not just about the genome itself. It's about learning to deal with the large data sets that are going to become common going forward," Topol said.
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Aftermath: The Gothamist-Slice Pizza Party at Fornino
So last night's Gothamist-Slice Pizza Party at Fornino was pretty damn awesome if I do say so myself. It was nice to see some familiar friends, great to finally put some faces to email addresses and screen names, and a pleasure to meet altogether-new pizza freaks. (If you attended and didn't figure it out, I was the guy checking names against the list as you came in. If I didn't get to chat with you, sorry; next time!)
We had about 120 total people this year, and Michael Ayoub and his Fornino crew made and served several different kinds of pizza, from a basic Margherita to pizzas as wild as pesto-and-shrimp pies to the over-the-top blockbuster Tartufo pie, a pizza topped with shaved black truffles. I'm afraid that by the time it came out, I was only able to consume two small slices of this pièce de résistance.
The pies were remarkably consistent and up to the usual Fornino quality, which is to say excellent. And that's amazing, considering the pace at which they were being made. At one point, I remember looking in the oven and seeing six or more pies going at once. Though 17 pies are listed on the evening's menu at right (several of which were created specifically for the event), Ayoub added an 18th pie. People keep asking me what my favorite was. I love sausage pies, so my favorite was anything with sausage on it, particularly the patate e salsiccia, with fennel sausage and fingerling potatoes. I didn't think I'd be into it, but the gamberi e pesto, (rock shrimp and pesto) was unexpectedly good. And I've heard from a number of folks that it was up there among their favorites.
At intervals, servers came out with trays of spoons filled with different tasty goodies, including my favorite "composed spoon," the first round filled with white truffle cream topped by shaved black truffles.
After 18 pizzas down the hatches, Ayoub and company brought out a gigantic bowl of curds and a large pot of steaming water. It was time for the mozzarella-making demo. Pouring hot water over the curds, Ayoub then pulled the mozzarella into (large) bite-sized chunks that attendees could dip into a plate of Hawaiian sea salt (right), which was a perfect contrast both in texture and flavor to the warm, creamy, sweet cheese.
As if we could take any more to the skully, the servers appeared with trays full of house-made gelato. My word.
Seemed to me like everyone there had fun, even though the crowd started to thin out a bit earlier than it did at 2006's event. (Maybe they were rushing out to watch the NCAA men's final?)
I'd like to thank Michael Ayoub and the staff at Fornino for a great party. The pizzas were perfect, and the servers were amazingly patient and awesome in dealing with a huge crowd. Thank you!
Images and reports are starting to roll in today from bloggers and Flickr users in attendance. If you have photos or a report, let us know either in the comments here or via email ([email protected]). If you use Flickr and have photos to share, why don't you tag them "gothamistslice2008"? So far, the following intel has appeared:
Thanks for Attending the Gothamist-Slice Party [Gothamist]
Gothamist-Slice Pizza Party [GaryWong.org]
Chewhound's Flickr
Dan Dickinson's Flickr
Letsgoing's Flickr
And as if the night wasn't already awesome enough, I got home for the last minutes of the game:
Link: Super Mario's Last-Minute Game-Tying 3-Pointer [YouTube]
Link: Jayhawk Celebration [YouTube]
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Ντύσε την/τον Katarina Witt
Όνομα: Katarina Witt
Επάγγελμα: Two-time Olympic gold-medalist
Γενέθλια: December 3, 1965
Katarina Witt is a German figure skater, in Germany she was commonly affectionately called "Kati" in the past, but today her full name is used more often. She won two Olympic gold medals for East Germany, first in the 1984 Sarajevo Olympics and the second in 1988 at the Calgary Olympics. She won the World Championships in 1984, 1985, 1987, and 1988, and six consecutive European Championships (1983-1988). Her competitive record makes her one of the most successful figure skaters of all time.


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The international cosmetics brand, Clarins, has a humble beginning. Founded by a man with a vision to provide his patients (yes, he was first a doctor) spa treatments and beauty products that added as much to a woman's sense of well-being as they did to her outward appearance, Clarins grew into one of the most recognized names in luxury cosmetics today.
To celebrate the brand's 60th anniversary, Dr. Olivier Courtin-Clarins put together this book of super strategic tips, compiled from both his expertise in women's health and beauty and also from a worldwide base of their devoted beauty bloggers who submitted questions to him deserving of worthy answers. The result is, Doctor, I Want To Be The Fairest Of Them All, a delightful book only just translated from the French into English in time for the new year.
Docteur, Je Veux Etre La Plus Belle
That is the title in French and each chapter offers targeted and practical advice. The foreword, offered by Dr. Courtin-Clarins, states that, "Your face tells it all. What a pleasure it is to see life's contentment harmoniously written there…Over time our faces reflect who we are. They are an expression of ourselves and reveal our personalities."
Providing Beauty Advice Has Always Been Part of The Clarins DNA
Chapters in this little red book of beauty tips include: Killer Legs, A Star Even On The Road, A Flat Stomach A Small Waist And A Great Bottom, A Regal Bearing and Forever Youthful…
There are illustrated pages throughout the book and one of them even teaches you a quick morning massage to really wake you up with a sidebar giving you a recipe for a healthy breakfast. Below, on the same page is a Night Massage to help you sleep well. There is advice to, "from time to time or once a year" do a slimming or firming treatment at the spa.
In short, the book is full of priceless bits of beauty advice and much of it that you can self-administer. And it's all about whole-body beauty, something that has always been at the root of the Clarins philosophy.
This interview below is excerpted from a special interview given by Prisca Courtin-Clarins, the granddaughter of the founder of the cosmetics line, for the ultra-luxurious Spa My Blend by Clarins that you can find at the Royal Monceau in Paris.
Q&A with Prisca Courtin-Clarins, Director of Strategic Projects and Spa Activities (and blogger on the BeautyFlashBlog.com a Clarins blog)
If Clarins Were A Woman
My preferred virtue: Respect
My dominant character trait: Kindness
What character trait I most prefer in a man: Gentleness
What character train I most prefer in women: femininity
My biggest character flaw: Perfectionism
My strongest quality: Listening
What I appreciate most in my friends: Loyalty
My favorite thing to do: Research
My ideal of happiness: The Fountain of Youth
What would be my greatest disappointment: The extinction of biodiversity
*translation from the French by Paige Donner
Book is available online at Clarins.net.
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POPSUGAR Shout Out Sept. 10, 2013
POPSUGAR Shout Out: Introducing the Candy-Colored iPhone 5C
- Behold the new and colorful iPhone 5C options! — Tech
- Save time with these delicious frozen food options — Food
- Find out who's for and who's against the Syria strike — Celebrity & News
- 13 kitchens you won't believe came from Ikea! — Home
- Learn how to rule the school with these high school GIFs — Entertainment
- You can have your chocolate and eat it too! — Fitness
- Draw divine braid inspiration from NYFW — Beauty
- Are you actually happy about your friend's engagement? — Love & Sex
- A pretty pony party for your pretty princess — Moms
- Discover the numerous uses for your baking soda — Smart Living
- Video: Hop on the ombré bandwagon, even in your kitchen! — Food
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Imagining A Middle Class Does Not Create One
Surveys show that Americans wildly underestimate the concentration of wealth in America. This disconnect between perception and reality shows the power of propaganda.
Americans have been trained to believe that membership in the "middle class" is their birthright if they "work hard" in the status quo. What income defines "middle class" is a function of locale and prevailing wages/costs ($100,000 in Manhattan or San Francisco isn't much because costs are so high), but in terms of purchasing power we can probably agree that middle class membership includes:
1. reliable private transport
2. a home with meaningful equity
3. healthcare insurance/coverage
4. a retirement fund of some sort
5. a college education/higher education or training
How many people "own" all of the above minimum standards has been drastically reduced by various factors.
Another measure of "middle class" is even simpler: a middle class household owns some wealth. It could be a retirement fund, a free-and-clear home, a business, income property or gold/cash/investments.
By that measure, the middle class comprises at best 20% of the populace.
The estimable Barry Ritholtz of the Big Picture blog recently published a chart which depicts the actual distribution of wealth in America and the perceived distribution of wealth--what people estimate based on their knowledge.
Estimates of Wealth Distribution Are Widely Wrong.
I have reprinted this chart of financial wealth (the SUV, boat, barcalounger, etc. are not counted as liquid assets/financial wealth) from time to time:
The first chart depicts total wealth, which includes depreciating assets that are illiquid (SUVs, boats, furniture, etc.) and typically overvalued. In terms of financial wealth, the top 20% own fully 93% of all assets.
If we characterize the top 20% as "wealthy," then the next 20% would be the "upper middle class" (60% -80%) and the third quintile (60% - 40%) would be "middle class." In terms of financial wealth, the Great Middle Class owns a mere 6% of total assets.
The bottom 40% (the "working class" and "the poor") own less than 1%.
Clearly, Americans are holding a fantasy-view of their piece of the American Dream/middle-class membership. A number of people I know consider themselves middle-class based on their substantial income--but they own very few financial/liquid assets, and if they lose their jobs then their health coverage vanishes.
The net value of their vehicle(s) and other possessions is also near-zero in terms of net (value minus outstanding loan balance) worth on the open market.
Their "membership" in the middle class is tenuously based on perceived membership gained by consumer activities such as shopping at Whole Paycheck (Whole Foods), the brand of car they drive (net value, near-zero) and other status symbols they feel reflect their "values" and "membership" in the middle class.
Sadly, it's all delusory. Debt-serfdom and zero assets does not equate to middle class. When "membership" in the middle class ceases to mean owning meaningful wealth, it is no longer a middle class. It is instead a superficial consumption pattern of "aspirants" to what was once a true middle class.
When the average "middle class" American looks at this chart, they probably reckon this enormous rise in net wealth includes them. But as we have seen above, it doesn't; their "ownership" of this vastly increased wealth is a meager 6%. In other words, the vast majority of this increase flowed to the top 20%.
We can see the real situation in this chart: most of the increases in income went to the top slice ("the wealthy"):
I am not passing judgment here on whether this distribution is "good" or "bad" or if it is the result of global wage arbitrage or other factors. What I am saying is the disconnect between the nation's highly concentrated wealth and Americans' perception of wealth distribution reveals the power of propaganda.
The status quo's organs of influence (the mainstream media, status quo education, Central State, etc.) have very effectively "sold" the American public on their "membership" in an "ownership" society comprised of a Great Middle Class.
All of that is very clearly propaganda. The reality is the middle class owns almost none of the financial wealth of the nation, and thus its resilience in the face of economic adversity is as wafer-thin as its real financial wealth.
I think the evidence that people are catching on to this reality is growing.
For instance, here is insider/media personality Peggy Noonan's take on what might be characterized as "middle class" angst or anger:
For those who wonder why so many people have come to hate, or let me change it to profoundly dislike, "the elites," especially the political elite, here is one reason: It is because they have armies of accountants to do this work for them. Those in power institute the regulations and rules, and then hire people to protect them from the burdens and demands of their legislation. There is no congressman passing tax law who doesn't have staffers in his office taking care of his own financial life and who will not, when he moves down the street into the lobbying firm, have an army of accountants to protect him there.
Status quo Republican water-carrier Noonan misses the point, of course, which is thatthe Power Elites' army of apparatchiks and toadies is merely a reflection of this extreme concentration of wealth and power.
If we examine the top 20%, we find the top 1% hold most of the financial wealth of that group, and if we examine the top 1%, then we find the top 1/10th of 1% own most of the wealth of the top 1%.
Noonan sees the symptom--a well-paid army of toadies protecting the Elites' wealth and power-- and ignores the disease: the high concentration of financial (real) wealth. The one thing she does "get," however, is the rising hatred of the debt-serfs for the Power Elites.
Perhaps we in the U.S. will experience our own "Cultural Revoluton" in the years ahead.
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3 Ways to Source Ideas From Your Customers
Apr 3, 2014 5:37 PM PT
The era of inbound marketing is upon us, but a great many businesses are fearful of it. Having worked as a magazine editor and a content marketer, I find the conversations very familiar: People who haven't written or who hate to write find many reasons not to, including some that make very little sense at first. Chief among them is, "I don't know what to write."
"Write" has been replaced in the vernacular by the sadly bland term "create content," but the issue is still the same: People say they don't know what their content should be about. That's a bit comical -- if you know your business, and you know your customers, you probably know what your customers have questions about. Bingo -- you have ideas for your content.
Still, at a certain point, you can face a content crunch. The problem can take two forms: One, you've explored every apparent area and you're beginning to rehash old topics; or two, there are so many areas to explore, you're not sure whether you're exploring the areas that are right for you and your customers.
Get Out of Your Head
This can have customer relationship repercussions. If you're sharing information with customers that they've already heard or that's not important to them, they'll tune you out -- or they'll assume that your uninspired content is not created to help them but to fulfill some internal demand. Instead of helping establish your company as a trusted source of information, it will relegate you to the category of just more noise.
How can you avoid that? One lesson I learned after writing about CRM for a long time was that the best source of ideas and inspiration was not necessarily my own brain. There are a lot of sources for ideas at your disposal, but it rarely occurs to us in the course of our busy days to investigate them.
Here are a trio of sources of great ideas for content that you have virtually at your fingertips:
1. Ask Your Customers
It's a classic problem: We try so hard to guess what customers want -- spending vast sums on CRM, analytics and market research -- that we often forget to just ask them. It's a good practice to query your best customers regularly to see what they'd like to learn more about. It may be a product feature, or it may be a business concept, or it may be a set of best practices -- but if a customer suggests it, and it's not laser-focused on that customer's particular issues, it's probably something other customers would like to learn about, too.
This not only serves a purpose in educating customers, but also builds loyalty. If a company is willing to invest resources in developing content at the suggestion of a customer, that indicates the company is responsive and committed to its customers' success -- which is exactly what you should be demonstrating through your content marketing efforts.
2. Examine What Your Customers Read
Some marketing automation software can correlate content downloads with sales and flag that content as a trigger. More sophisticated operations build a view of the buyer's journey through content -- it's usually not one piece of content that helps push a business past its competitors but a sequence of content pieces over time.
If you can understand what works, you're on to something. Can you replicate this journey in other areas? Do you have other concepts that could be triggers to help drive buying decisions?
Of course, you're unlikely to be able to track the customer's journey if you haven't built in logical journeys through your content. If you go at content marketing tactically, throwing up items as you think of them, you may leave holes in the logical progression through that content that your potential customers are unlikely to leap over on their own. Map out the story you're trying to tell, break it into compelling chapters, and create content to address each part.
3. Ask Your Sales Team
I know -- marketing talking to sales? What's next? Cats and dogs living in harmony?
Now that the shock has worn off, think about it: Who else is closer to the sales process and what customers are thinking about during the decision process? Sales is your secret intelligence source in two major ways.
First, regularly ask them this question: Is there a piece of content you could refer prospects to during the sales process that would make your life easier? Stress that this is not marketing content or brochure-ware -- it's legitimate content aimed at educating potential customers.
The second requires a bit more cooperation with sales, but it's equally useful. As new customers are on-boarded, have your rep ask them if there was one piece of content they didn't receive that could have made their buying process easier. Sales has a unique opportunity here -- essentially, they can say, "Now that I've sold something to you, how could I have improved that experience for you?" It's a disarming question, and it gets answers that result in great content ideas.
All three of these things are anchored by one common ethic: The content you create must be valuable, helpful and pertinent to your customers. You have a duty to them -- you want them to be as educated and as successful as possible. Going straight to the source for ideas is a great way to live that ethic and at the same time create a content marketing program that strengthens customer relationships and provides a significant return on investment over the long haul.


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The label fade or eddy is a statement in itself and represents the defining of new standards and the rejection of prevalent conventions. The "Go your own way" slogan offers an interesting alternative to the more ubiquitous "for or against" dualism of our generation.
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- Syntax:
- [group,position,distance,area blacklist] call BIS_fnc_taskPatrol
- Parameters:
- group - the group to which to assign the waypoints (Group)
- position - the position on which to base the patrol (Array)
- distance - the maximum distance between waypoints (Number)
- area blacklist - (optional) blacklist of areas (Array)
- Return Value:
- Success Flag (Boolean)
- Example 1:
[group this, getPos this, 1000] call bis_fnc_taskPatrol
Additional Information
- Execution:
- call
- See also:
- Functions Library BIS_fnc_taskAttack BIS_fnc_taskDefend
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The easiest way to use this function is to create a group, then add the following code to the group leader's init field:
[group this, getPos this, number] call BIS_fnc_taskPatrol;
The more correct way is to:
1. Place function module on map
2. Make one waypoint for group and put this code in Waypoints On.Act. field
nul=[group this, position this, number] call BIS_fnc_taskPatrol;
2.1 You can use triggers for this function too, but your groups must be named
nul=[group GrpName2, position GrpName2, 70] call BIS_fnc_taskPatrol; nul=[group GrpName1, position GrpName1, 150] call BIS_fnc_taskPatrol


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The Reiki Rooms – Lumia Spa
Bridge of Allan, Stirling and Falkirk, FK9 4RQ
The Reiki Rooms are part of a project working towards being a new social enterprise; The Wellbeing Circle, which strives to offer 'well being [...]Distance: 5.28 miles.
Stirling, Stirling and Falkirk, FK9 5JH
I have been involved in Reiki healing since 1999. and offer both reiki training and reki sessions. I am also an accredited Karuna Reiki [...]Distance: 6.14 miles.
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Callander, Stirling and Falkirk, Fk17 8jp
Janette Greer MFHT, MICHT Janette qualified as a clinical aromatherapist in 1997 at Cardonald College. Her interests in holistic therapist led her to obtain qualifications at [...]Distance: 7.07 miles.
Reiki Oasis
Tullibody, Clackmannan
Usui Reiki is a light touch therapy whilst not a cure for any ailment, it is a great enabler in achieving stress reduction and [...]Distance: 9.28 miles.
Vera Scott Holistic Therapist
Cambus, Clackmannan, FK10 2BP
Treatments offered - Reiki Natural Lift Facial Massage. Discounts for block bookingsDistance: 9.59 miles.
Heartwood Therapies
Alva, Clackmannan, FK10 2HN
01259 721323
I specialise in Reiki for animals because that is where my heart is. I have worked with dogs, cats, horses, cows, sheep, a hare [...]Distance: 10.55 miles.
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Reiki is a complementary or alternative form of medicine originating from Japan. Life force energy is flowing in us all the time but when [...]Distance: 11.31 miles.
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Lorraine's Inner Haven is based in Balfron, Glasgow. I am a REIKI Master/Teacher and an experienced, qualified and fully insured Holistic Therapist. I am [...]Distance: 13.45 miles.
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Mind Over Matter Therapies
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I am based in Falkirk and am a Reiki practitioner and teacher, and teachers, levels 1,2 and master Reiki level, I am also a [...]Distance: 17.01 miles.
Laura Barbour
Cumbernauld, Dunbartonshire, G67 1HQ
Reiki Master Teacher & Lemurian Wisdom Woman I offer Reiki & Lemurian Healing & Teaching for Children and Adults throughout Cumbernauld & North Lanarkshire I also [...]Distance: 17.1 miles.
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01324 503 771
My name is Teresa Johnston and I am an energy medicine practitioner and a therapy radiographer with over 18 years of experience working in [...]Distance: 17.54 miles.
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REIKI is a very relaxing non invasive therapy. Working with spiritual energy. Helps in balancing the chakras and aids sleep, relaxation, destressing, reducing tension, [...]Distance: 17.78 miles.
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Deva Reiki
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Reiki treatments, Organic Spray Tanning and Thermo-Auricular Therapy in the Falkirk area. Great prices and offers available. Discounts for block booking. Mobile service available. [...]Distance: 18 miles.
Grangemouth, Stirling and Falkirk, FK3 8QE
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Sunflower Reiki
Grangemouth, Stirling and Falkirk, fk3 8rt
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Hello, My name is Suzanne, and I have been a Reiki Master healer for several years. I love this work and feel guided to help others. [...]Distance: 18.25 miles.
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High turnout in Palestinian towns and villages, racist attacks in mixed cities, exclusion of the Palestinian Bedouins and greater involvement of Palestinian women: an assessment of the October 22nd municipal elections in Israel.
With rates as high as 92% in Ka'abbiyye-Tabbash-Hajajre, 87% in Sakhnin, 78% in Kfar Qara, 67% in Abu Ghosh, 70% in Abu Sanaan (Jerusalem Post), and 87% in Rahat – the main Palestinian city in the Naqab area – the turnout eligible Palestinian voters was higher than usual. In comparison, the national rate for these last elections stands at 42.63%, with the lowest levels of participation in Tel Aviv and Jerusalem, 22% and 32% respectively, partly due to a boycott of the elections by Palestinian residents of Jerusalem.
The Palestinian community's participation in this year's municipal elections was higher than it was in January's Knesset elections, in which 57.9 percent of Palestinians with Israeli citizenship and/or residency voted. The discrepancy in the number of votes between local and national elections could be explained, according to columnist Shlomi Eldar in al-Monitor, by the lack of trust in Arab members of the Knesset and in their power to improve the situation of Palestinian citizens of Israel. Thus, left to face the everyday discrimination associated with being a second class citizen of Israel—both on a political and socio-economic level—Palestinians chose to turn to their municipalities for solutions.
The feeling of attachment to the local community also seems to be at the origin of the choice made at voting booths this year. According to a pre-election survey conducted by the Palestinian Centre for Development and Media Freedoms, Mada Carmel, out of 513 eligible Palestinian voters in Arab villages, towns and mixed cities, the vote seems to be driven by family affiliation for 56.1% of the surveyed. 27.2% of those surveyed were based their votes on efficiency, while 6.8% voted based on party programs.
Tensions running high in mixed cities
In officially mixed cities and in Jewish-majority cities with a high representation of Palestinians, like in Nazareth Illit (Upper Nazareth), elections took place in a rather tense atmosphere. The re-elected mayor of Nazareth Illit, Shimon Gapso, ran on a program based on protecting the town's Jewish character against the influence of the Arab population, which constitutes about 18% of the 50,000 inhabitants:
"I would rather cut off my right arm than build an Arab school," said the re-elected mayor in an interview for the Washington Post last September. "No, no, no. No mosques, ever (...). And no Christmas trees."
Pamphlets stating, "This is the time to guard our home! … All requests for foreign characteristics in the city are refused," were also issued throughout the campaign, in accordance with his slogan: "Upper Nazareth, Jewish forever."
According to Shlomi Eldar, in al-Monitor, this situation has led to an exceptional alliance between two main Arab parties, Balad and Hadash, in order to counter Gapso with a consolidated list.
In al-Lydd (known in modern day Israel as Lod), Arab candidate Abd al-Karim Azbarga was shot in the stomach on the eve of the elections. In this mixed city, tensions between the Jewish and the Palestinian populations ran high around the municipal elections. The shooting could be linked to the elections and to alleged incitement by former Labor party Knesset member, Yoram Marciano, against Azbarga and against the Arab population, labelling them a threat to the Jewish character of the city before the municipal elections began (Times of Israel, Jerusalem Post). The affair is currently under investigation.
In Jaffa, Likud members ran under campaign slogans such as, "Silence the muezzin in Jaffa? Only Likud can," strongly targeting the area's Palestinian population. Palestinians constitute about one third of the city's population and are already being pressed to leave the old city in the name of development.
The same atmosphere prevailed in Karmiel (north Israel) where Koren Neuman, head of Likud's list for the municipal elections, declared : "Our message is that we want to keep our city Jewish-Zionist. That, after all, is the mission of the state of Israel. We're not against anybody. But Karmiel is supposed to be a Jewish city and we must not allow its character to be changed."
A joint Arab-Jewish party called Karmiel Rainbow was apparently the victim of "dirty tricks" used by the adversaries, according activist Naama Blatman-Thomas in an interview for al-Jazeera.
"When I have spoken to Jewish residents, the narrative in their minds is that their city is under threat of a takeover, that the Arabs will take our women, and so on. The views expressed in Karmiel are part of a much wider trend across the Galilee."
Between 75.000 and 90.000 Palestinian Bedouins excluded from the elections
Despite higher than usual participation in many of the Palestinian areas within Israel, about 75,000 to 90,000 Palestinian Bedouin living in the unrecognized villages of the Naqab (Negev) Desert were, once again, barred from participating in this year's municipal elections.
"The unrecognized villages are afforded no official status. [They] receive few-to-no basic state services such as electricity, water, telephone lines, and educational or health facilities; have no local councils and do not belong to other local governing bodies; and are excluded from government maps and state planning," according to a 2011 inequality report put out by Adalah's, the Haifa based Legal Center for Arab Minority Rights in Israel.
About 70.000 Bedouins living in the Naqab's unrecognized villages are under threat of being forcibly displaced by the Prawer plan, a plan sponsored by the Israeli government that aims at relocating the Naqab's Bedouin population in the name development.
Palestinian women's involvement in the elections on the rise
One positive element of this year's municipal elections was a marked increase in the involvement of Palestinian women, especially in Palestinian villages. More women were running this year for a seat in the local councils, like in Majd al-Krum or in Akka, and the general attitude of the communities toward the participation of women in the elections – whether through candidacy or involvement in the campaigns – seems to be evolving in a positive manner.
In the Galilee and Triangle (muthaleth) areas, the Palestinian feminist organization Kayan facilitated discussions between female residents and the candidates. The objective was to raise awareness of the future local councils on the needs of women so that they will be better included in future municipal decisions and budget allocations. Although a lot of work is still to be done after the elections, the debate turned out productive and encouraging according to the organizers.
Adella Biadi-Schlon, community organizer in Kayan, the candidacy of Knesset member Haneen Zoabi (Balad) for the head of Nazareth's local council was also a positive example for women, even though the attacks against her may discourage women from running.
Mada Carmel's survey shows encouraging results regarding female participation in local elections, with 66.3% and 55% of those surveyed rejecting religion and customs respectively as sufficient reason to prevent women from running for election, a seemingly favourable viewpoint for candidacy of women in future local councils.
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Monday, May 21, 2012
Picture Book Roundup: A Little of This and That
Picture Book Roundups are simply an overview of what my kids and I have been reading together. These are not books that were sent to me for review. They are books my children and I discovered at the library, a bookstore, a yard sale, or on our bookshelf at home. Some might be old, some might be new. Some we might love, some we might hate. We read whatever strikes our fancy. The only kickback I get from reviewing these books here is my Amazon Associates fees if you purchase through the links on my blog.
This is a cute story about a little girl that loves to read, and who makes a new friend and introduces her to the joys of reading as well. Her friend also introduces Lily to the joys of the outdoors and play! The two friends then combine their two interests for double fun! This would be a great intro to a conversation about interests and hobbies, and about being open to new things.
Beautiful book. My boys liked the way it had a kind of graphic novel feel to it. Plus, it was a story about the lights going out, so that made it even cooler to them! As a mom, this is one of those stories that gives you the warm fuzzies without being so sentimental (or nostalgic) that your kids can't enjoy it too. It's a simple story about a family that is reminded, through the experience of going through a blackout together, of how fun it can be to forget about all your busyness and just hang out as a family. It would be fun to read this as a family and then stage your own blackout at home for an evening!
A book about a little girl that day dreams about having her own library? What's not to love? I loved the illustrations. The parade of animals that comes through her library are such fun. It would be fun to discuss with your kids or students, what kinds of books each animal might like reading ("What kind of book would you give a giraffe to read?"). It would also be a great tool for discussing what the role of a librarian is, and how they can help you when you go to a real library. How fun would it be to let your kids or students design their own imaginary library? Oh my goodness, I could see this being a real hoot of an activity with my students. They would love it!
I was not a fan of this book. In fact, I gave up on it and didn't even finish reading it when I was doing story time with my preschool son. I must admit, I'm pretty snobby about alphabet books. I generally don't like them. Reading them often feels more like work and less like fun to me. So I rarely find one I actually like. Bad Kitty was a prime example of my beef with alphabet books. I didn't even realize it was an alphabet book till I began reading it with my son, otherwise I probably would have left it on the shelf. I found it tiring, and my son did too. Alphabet books always feel so contrived... I guess that's because they are. It's hard to do one well, though many seem to try. My stance is, if you can't do an alphabet book well, then don't do one.
Love the illustrations. Charming, and just very visually interesting. My kids have been pretty fascinated with seeds and plants and gardens lately, so they could really relate to this story, and the feelings of the protagonist. I loved the gentle silliness of the birds and the bears. And we spent a long time on the page with the illustration of all the burrows. I could see a fun art project there! My boys thought that was way cool! I had heard a lot of chatter and buzz about this book, and now I see why. A real gem!
My boys love Caps for Sale so I picked this one up while I was at the library this week. My preschooler dug it out of the book pile in his room today, flipped through it a bit on his own, and then asked me to read it to him. I bribed him into folding and putting his clothes away by telling him I would read it to him only while he was doing his chore. Worked like a charm. He folded his little t-shirts and shorts while intently listening to this new story of his beloved peddler on another adventure with his caps. Both my listened to this one and enjoyed it, seemingly as much as the first, thought it didn't induce quite as much laughter as the first one. They liked predicting what was going to happen though, and they were both pretty fascinated with all the various circus performers in the story. I'm not always huge on picture book sequels, but we liked this one!
I don't remember what got him talking about it, but my preschooler son started telling me about the story of the "fish with the shiny spot" that he heard at school. I knew he must have been talking about The Rainbow Fish and when I mentioned the title he asked if there were more Rainbow Fish books at the library. I told him that I was pretty sure there were, and so he requested a quick trip to the library. We had to stop at the grocery store first and he fretted the whole time we were in there, worrying that someone else was going to get to the Rainbow Fish books at the library before us. Luckily, we found a couple on the shelf when we finally got there. He was very happy to read this one! I love seeing him developing his own reading preferences, and I'm glad he knows he can always look for more of what he likes at the library!
This is such a perfectly simple book. I love that my older son can practice his reading with it, and feel like he's reading a real book (and not some convoluted phonics-reader "story.") But it's also great for my preschooler who can "read" it with me by filling in the easy to predict ending to each sentence (using the illustrations as prompts). I love that when I was reading this to my preschooler, I read the page that said, "When I drive, I drive carefully." And then he said, "Why?" Ha! Ha! I guess this one is a great conversation starter with little ones too. Perfect for in a learning center at a preschool or child care center. Or great to just go along with some play time with toy cars at home.
This is one of those books that fully utilizes the picture book format to tell a clever, entertaining tale. Cornelius P. Mud is asked by his mom if he has put away his toys, brushed his teeth, fed the goldfish... as well as a handful of other tasks he's required to do before bed. Cornelius' answer is always, "Yes." But the reader sees in the illustration that Cornelius is not completing these tasks in the way his mom is probably expecting and hoping for. What's especially fun about this book is that the kids that are listening get to cleverly point out what Cornelius is doing wrong. And then everybody gets to have a good giggle over it. You can really ham it up and play dumb, as the teacher/parent/reader; "What?! What's wrong with the way he's getting his pajamas on?"
We're going to Disney this summer, and in an attempt to get my kids well acquainted with Mickey and the gang, I may have created monsters. My boys are all about Mickey and nothing else now (especially my three year old). But they enjoy a good Mickey story just as much, if not more, than a Mickey movie or show. And this particular book is a long one, and my boys both sat captivated through the entire thing. I really like these books that use the Disney characters to tell classic fairy and folk tales. They keep my kids' interest while giving them a bit of culture. Hee!
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One of the largest region in France. This rural area covers a vast area of quiet landscapes ideal for hide away holidays. Short stays in Midi Pyrenees are well liked and admired because of the short distance and affordable travel. Spending the weekend here maybe just what you need. Cottages in Midi Pyrenees and gites in the Midi Pyrenees are individually unique. Truly a wonderful setting.
The large park Le Hameau du Lac set in a rural, hilly area is ideal for holiday makers who value peace and calm.
The large park Le Hameau du Lac set in a rural, hilly area is ideal for holiday makers who value peace and calm.
The large park Le Hameau du Lac set in a rural, hilly area is ideal for holiday makers who value peace and calm.
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