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This is the text of a talk I gave in Kuraby Community Hall, Svoboda Park, Brisbane on Saturday 5th June 2004. The event was called 'Picnic For Peace: The Israeli Palestinian Conflict Unplugged' and it was attended by 200 people. The other speaker was Dr Muhammad Abdulla, a Palestinian scholar and a leader in the Muslim community in Brisbane.
I gave a similar version of this talk at an Australian Democrats Forum on the Israeli/Palestinian conflict held in Brisbane at the University of Queensland on 22 March and at the Queensland University of Technology on 23 March 2004. The other speakers were Ali Kazak, the Palestinian Ambassador, and Ted Lapkin from the Australia-Israel Jewish Affairs Council. (June 2004)
About me
My name is Avigail Abarbanel. I was born in Tel-Aviv, Israel in 1964. I served in the Israeli military from 1982 to 1984. I first trained as a Platoon Commander and later served as a professional draftsperson at the army's central Headquarters in Tel-Aviv. I completed my service with the rank of Staff Sergeant.
Just over twelve years ago at the age of 27 I migrated to Australia with my former husband who was himself a Captain in the Israeli army. In 1995 I completed my BA with Honours in Politics at Macquarie University in Sydney. I did my honours thesis in the area of Holocaust studies under the supervision of Professor Colin Tatz at the Centre for Comparative Genocide Studies. In 1997 I started a Graduate Diploma in Psychotherapy. After finishing my studies I moved to Canberra with my second husband, Ian. I am now in my fifth year in private practice as a psychotherapist and counsellor.
I decided to leave Israel because I felt a growing sense of discomfort with the direction the country was taking. The increasingly popular Likud party was clearly offering nothing other than living forever by the sword. It took a few more years before I began a serious process of soul-searching about my relationship with Israel and with my past there.
I grew up in a Zionist home. My mother is a daughter of Holocaust survivors. They lost two young children and almost all of their relatives in Nazi concentration camps. I was educated like everyone else in a Zionist education system, and all I knew was the Zionist version of Israel's history. Of course we did not think of it as a Zionist version but simply as history. It has been a very difficult journey for me so far to let go of everything that I believed to be true, especially when the new truths I was learning about Israel's history seemed so disturbing.
Three years ago I decided to renounce my Israeli citizenship in protest against Israel's occupation and treatment of the Palestinian people. From that time on I started a long journey of reviewing and relearning the history of my people. I learned that Israeli governments throughout the last 56 years have lied to us consistently about pretty much everything. I felt personally betrayed but was also in turmoil, worrying that I was betraying my people and was doing something wrong. As a Jew, 'airing the dirty laundry' is the worst thing one can do. Debate within the group is allowed and even encouraged provided that dissenting views are kept internal and are not exposed to the 'Goyim', which is seen as dangerous to the group. My own mother cut off all contact with me when she heard that I renounced my Israeli citizenship.
I decided to speak up for Palestinian rights and against Israeli behaviour because as a child learning about the Holocaust in Israel I learned about how my people were abandoned by everyone around them. I promised myself that I will not be a bystander.
A Little Bit of History
Imagine that one day someone enters your house and declares that he has been homeless and abused and that he desperately needs a place to live. He is now therefore going to live in your house together with you. Apparently one of his ancestors lived there several generations back and this is why he chose your house. You are never asked whether it is OK with you and the person never asks for an invitation. He simply moves in. Then imagine that this person brings in a few more family members. When you try to appeal to the authorities they not only turn a blind eye, but in fact actively support the invaders by offering them money and resources. They feel sorry for the invaders because they had such a hard time, and they refuse to listen to your story and to your complaints.
At first you live in the hope that you will one day be allowed to use the rest of your house again, but as time goes by you and your family begin to realise that there is nothing that you can do. Hardly anyone is prepared to support you and those who try are attacked and silenced by the invaders.
When you realise that you have no choice and try to resist the invaders by force, you are painted as the bad guy, labelled a criminal and you and your family members are hunted down like animals. You are also accused of having a pathological and unreasonable hatred towards the invaders.
The invaders no longer allow you to enter or leave freely. You cannot enter other rooms in your house. You have to ask permission to use the kitchen or the bathroom and have to live by the invaders' rules. Your possessions have been confiscated for the use of the invaders and their families, and they start to make changes to the house without asking your permission. More and more rooms are taken and you and your family are living in an ever diminishing area. Occasionally they come into your area, killing and beating up members of your family to try and intimidate you into leaving the house altogether and into stopping your resistance. When you resist peacefully they also beat you up. The invaders also demand that you recognise their right to be there. Because you have no choice and you just want to live in peace in your house even if you are forced to live in one small room, you agree. But now the invaders are escalating their efforts to drive you out of the house completely by any means possible. Essentially they are trying to make your life so unbearable, that you will have no choice but give up on your house completely and go find another home.
This is in a nutshell the story of the Zionist movement, the state of Israel and the Palestinian people.
(The only thing that is missing in this analogy is the pre-meditated and systematic ethnic-cleansing committed by the Israeli forces under the cover of the 1948-1949 war. This involved a deliberate policy to drive as many Palestinians out of Palestine through the destruction of around 500 Palestinian villages, and through massacres, rapes and other forms of intimidation. This policy caused 700,000 Palestinians to be driven out of Palestine and generated the Palestinian refugee problem.)
If a home invasion like this happened here in Australia, there is no doubt whose side the authorities would take. No individual, no matter how persecuted or traumatised would be able to get away with taking someone else's home. But when it comes to international relations we live in a jungle with no laws, no morality and no justice.
My talk is too short tonight to provide you with a comprehensive historical review but there are a few facts about the history of the conflict that bother me in particular, and that I would like to share with you. And before I start, I would like to emphasise that I rely entirely on Israeli historians. This is because I want to remove any suspicion of anti-Israeli bias.
Fact # 1 — The fathers of the Zionist movement were well aware that the land they chose for a Jewish national home was fully populated. As far back as the 1880's the Zionists discussed the possibility of relocating the Arab inhabitants of Palestine. The idea was that because they were "just peasants" they wouldn't mind where they lived.
Fact # 2 — The Israeli forces in 1948 substantially outnumbered all the Arab forces put together and were much better equipped. This is why they won that war.
Fact # 3 — The war of 1948 involved a deliberate and systematic plan of ethnic cleansing. The intention was to 'cleanse' the future Jewish state from as many Palestinians as possible. We have documented evidence of this in Israeli archives.
Fact # 4 — During the 1948 war the Israeli forces committed a dozen cases of rape that we know about. Usually there were one or two Palestinian girls involved and more than one soldier. In a large proportion of the cases the event ended with murder. It is likely that there were more cases but these are the only ones reported because neither the soldiers nor the victims liked to report these events.
Fact # 5 — The Israeli forces committed twenty four massacres. The number of murdered ranged between four or five to a hundred. Operation 'Hiram' in the North of Palestine involved a high concentration of executions of people against a wall or next to a well in an orderly manner. Some of the massacres took place even after the end of hostilities.
Fact # 6 — In the 1948 war around 500 Palestinian villages were razed to the ground. By the end of the war 700,000 Palestinians were made into refugees as a direct result of the Israeli actions.
Israelis do not learn any of these facts in history classes at school. The official version of history taught in Israeli schools and to Jewish children in Jewish schools around the world including here in Australia glosses over the fact that the land was populated when the Zionists started to colonise it. The official version of history always claims that the Palestinians only have themselves and the bad advice from their leaders to blame for fleeing Palestine. It certainly mentions nothing about rapes, massacres and a systematic plan of ethnic cleansing. Another lie in the official version is that we were the weaker side in the war of 1948, the 'few against the many' and that we won the war by miracle. This has more to do with Jewish mythology than it does with real history but that's what the vast majority of Israelis believe. This is what many non-Jewish Australians believe as well, which shows how successful Zionist propaganda has been in this country.
Thanks to Israeli historians like Avi Shlaim, Benny Morris and Ilan Pappe we are now learning the truth about the birth of the state of Israel and of the conflict with the Palestinian people. I encourage you to read their books if you are interested. As Tanya Reinhardt, an Israeli scholar and journalist says, "A haunted, persecuted people sought to find a shelter and a state for itself, and did so at a horrible price to another people." Israel's birth was in sin.
If there is a problem now between Israelis and Palestinians it is a direct outcome of this history and nothing else. Personally I feel disappointed, sad and betrayed for having been told lies upon lies all my life, and for having believed them.
The Psychology of Trauma
I believe that the force that has always driven the Zionist movement and the conflict has more to do with psychology than it does with politics. More specifically it has to do with the psychology of trauma.
The Jewish people are a persecuted people. Many people ask me how it is possible for a people who themselves suffered persecution to persecute another people. Unfortunately, as any trauma psychotherapist will tell you it is much more common in human experience for abused people to pass on their abuse than not to.
Human inflicted trauma can create two different identities or personalities: the 'Over Responsible' and the 'Victim' personality. Both the victim and the over responsible personalities have a similar emotional experience as a result of trauma:
They both:
Tend to see the world and other people as dangerous and frightening
Feel out of control and their internal life feels chaotic
Have trouble trusting in people
Live in constant fear and anxiety
Are hypervigilant
Tend to personalise everything.
Expect the worst
Focus on the 'half empty glass'
Are emotionally reactive
Tend to overreact
However, there is an important difference in how these two personalities or mentalities handle what they feel.
The over responsible tend to:
Develop a strong inward focus
They internalise everything
Get depressed as anger and pain are turned inward
Respond to fear with self-harming behaviours (e.g., eating disorders)
Have an exaggerated, neurotic tendency for reflection and a sense that everything that happens is their fault.
They also suffer from very poor self-esteem
They have a 'doormat' disposition and will have trouble standing up for themselves out of a feeling of 'not having a right'.
Often feel and behave as unworthy and 'less than'.
Are more likely to get caught up in abusive relationships and to compromise themselves. ('Battered Wife Syndrome')
Have a passive stance in the world and will often avoid taking action.
Avoid conflict and confrontation usually out of fear of upsetting others, and will not feel that they have a right to express anger or frustration to others.
People with a victim mentality tend to:
Have an outward focus
Blame outside forces for everything.
Can display aggressive and often violent behaviour.
Deal with their anger and pain by taking them out on others.
Have low tolerance to being challenged or criticised, and will react either with aggression or with playing the 'poor me' card.
Have a strong aversion to reflection
They do not often go to therapy because good therapy always requires the individual to assume responsibility for themselves. Victims resent this very much.
Display something called 'destructive entitlement'
This is a term from family therapy that means acting as if one's own suffering gives one permission or right to hurt others.
Have an intense focus on and obsession with survival
Have an overdeveloped 'soldier' mentality - life is a never ending battle and one cannot afford to rest or be complacent. Regardless of reality, the victim mentality lives as if danger lurks around any corner.
Because so much is invested in a fighting mentality, victims can become addicted to adrenaline. This means that aggression has an element of pleasure in it and that it is hard to abandon.
Problem-solving is aggressive rather than collaborative or compromising, which often results in the creation of adversarial and explosive situations and relationships.
Respond to feeling out of control by becoming quite rigid in their views and behaviours. They have to be right at all cost and they can often be self-righteous and argumentative.
When the Zionists came up with the idea that the Jewish people needed a national home, this was in response to persecution. The single minded and aggressive manner in which they went about achieving this goal is typical of the victim mentality. Their complete lack of humanity towards the indigenous people of Palestine is a perfect example of destructive entitlement.
The Zionists believed and still do that because we have suffered so much, we have a right to do anything to save ourselves regardless of how much suffering we might be causing others. Benny Morris, the Israeli historian I mentioned earlier, said recently in an interview in Ha'aretz, "Preserving my people is more important than universal moral concepts." He also said: "Even though we are oppressing the Palestinians, we are the weaker side here." Such views are typical of the attitude of destructive entitlement. Although Israelis do not face any danger to their survival they strongly believe that they do.
The Zionists who were themselves from European background viewed with contempt the European Jewish way of life. They saw themselves as descendants of a weak and pathetic group that was lacking in dignity and self-esteem. They even blamed the victims of the Holocaust for going like "lambs to the slaughter". They believed that creating a national home and a national identity would earn the Jews a place of respect in the world and would correct the defects in their character.
The Zionists were determined to create a 'new Jew'. Unfortunately all they managed to do is to shift Jewish people from one end of the spectrum to the other, from the over-responsible end to the victim mentality end. Instead of being meek and passive they became self-righteous, arrogant and militant. The two ends of the spectrum represent two sides of the same coin. The Jewish people of Israel today are no less fearful than the persecuted Jews of Europe were; they just react to it with aggression instead of passivity.
In his book The Iron Wall Avi Shlaim argues that just before the 1967 war,
…the entire nation succumbed to a collective psychosis. The memory of the Holocaust was a powerful psychological force that deepened the feeling of isolation and accentuated the perception of threat. Although, objectively speaking, Israel was much stronger than its enemies, many Israelis felt that their country faced a threat of imminent destruction. For them the question was not about the Straits of Tiran but about survival.
This statement was true for Israel in 1967 and it is still true of Israel today.
Israelis cite extremism and hatred as proof of the threat of annihilation that they believe they are facing. It is true that the fondest desire of one out of every four Palestinian children and youths is to die a martyr at age 18, as the psychiatrist Dr. Iyaad al-Saraj in the Gaza Mental Health Centre, revealed. But this is a new phenomenon, brought about by the occupation. Historically, the Palestinians (and Arabs in general) have had no hatred of the Jews. Antisemitism has always been a European, Christian sickness. Jews, Christians and Muslims have lived together in peace in the Middle East for centuries. Now, Israel's treatment of the Palestinians is changing that. Dorothy Naor from the Israeli peace group 'New Profile' says,
"Israeli policy and conduct is bringing the Palestinians to the time when every Palestinian man, woman, and child will become a freedom fighter, and, further, that present Israeli extremism will encourage Arab extremism."
Israel's behaviour is self-defeating and leads to anything but security for its people. Now that you have some understanding of the psychology of trauma you can perhaps see that this is not so mind boggling and that this behaviour is consistent with the victim mentality's need to live in an adversarial environment. Israel's leaders may say that they want peace but in reality they are incapable of it. Since they are driven by their trauma, all of their actions will be directed at perpetuating the adversarial environment in which they live.
I am very concerned about the fact that whenever anyone criticises Israel's actions, Israelis and Jews outside Israel resort to the 'poor me' act by bringing up the suicide bombings. Speaking at a memorial for the victims of a Palestinian attack that took place 26 years ago, Israeli Deputy Defense Minister Ze'ev Boim said,
"What is it about Islam as a whole and the Palestinians in particular? Is it some form of cultural deprivation? Is it some genetic defect? There is something that defies explanation in this continued murderousness.
Who is really the more murderous? Since 2002 the Israeli military has killed 10 Palestinians for every 1 Israeli killed by suicide bombings.
Likud Knesset Member Yehiel Hazan agreed with Boim and said
"It's been a known fact for many years that the Arabs slaughter and murder Jews, without any connection to land. It's imprinted in their blood. It's something genetic. I haven't done research, but there's no possibility of explaining it differently. You can't believe an Arab, even one who's 40 years in his grave."
Unfortunately, this extremely racist view is shared by many if not most Israelis. Because of a few extremists, Israel portrays the entire Palestinian population as inferior in their morality and as lacking in basic human feelings.
Talking about extremism and suicide bombings, it was not the Palestinians who invented suicide bombings, we, the Jews, did. The Biblical story of Samson tells us so. Israeli children learn the Old Testament as a compulsory part of their primary and secondary education and they all study the story of Samson. Samson, who is referred to in Hebrew as 'Shimshon Ha'gibor', meaning 'Samson the Hero' pulled down a Philistine temple killing thousands of people. Here is what the Bible says:
Then Samson reached towards the two central pillars on which the temple stood. Bracing himself against them, his right hand on the one and his left hand on the other, Samson said, "Let me die with the Philistines!" Then he pushed with all his might, and down came the temple on the rulers and all the people in it. Thus he killed many more when he died than while he lived. (Judges 16:29-30)
It is not the Biblical story in itself, which you may or may not choose to believe, that is so bad. What is troubling me is that Israeli children learn to admire and revere Samson. They do not learn Samson's story critically, but are taught to admire him because he inflicted heavy damage on the Philistines, who according to the Bible were oppressing the Jews. What is the difference between this and a suicide bombing?
Israeli children learn that in order to survive it is OK to do anything, because they must never again go 'like lambs to the slaughter'. When they become soldiers at 18 and learn to oppress and kill Palestinians in the occupied territories, they really believe that what they are doing is OK.
To then accuse the Palestinians of having an inferior moral character because the extremists among them are following the exact same principle, is the height of hypocrisy. Remember that every Israeli is a soldier.
Most people are also not aware that Israeli children are still taught to admire and revere the 'heroes' of the 'Stern Gang' and the 'Irgun', two underground terrorist organisations who fought a dirty war against the British mandate before 1948, killing many civilians. I can still sing the entire anthem of the 'Stern Gang' because I learned at school. If methods like suicide bombings are really so abhorrent to Israelis then why are they teaching their children that the Stern Gang terrorists were heroes?
The identity of every Israeli is based on armed struggle and on the use of terrorism, but the Palestinians are not allowed to behave the same way. Once again this ties in with Israel's victim mentality and their refusal to take responsibility and own up to their own actions, attitudes and shortcomings.
Critics from within Israel understand the hypocrisy of the Israeli government. Yonatan Shapira is a former pilot and operations leader in a squadron of Black Hawk helicopters, a refusenik and one of the initiators of the pilots' dissenting letter to Ariel Sharon. In a speech he gave at Ben Gurion University in January, he said:
"The fact that buses explode here, does not justify Sharon, Mofaz and Air Force Chief Dan Halutz's decision to 'unintentionally' kill nine children in their sleep, and to sow terror in a population of millions who live under a reign of closures, curfews and checkpoints. A population enclosed by walls and camps, under the guns of an enormous and frightening army, equipped to the teeth with jet-planes which shake the skies, and attack-helicopters who time and again send rockets into cars and into the windows of houses, in crowded and destitute cities."
In conclusion
Right now Israel is engaging in a policy of 'ethnic cleansing' intended to finish the job it started in1948. I believe that the Palestinians are currently facing an urgent danger. This is a view that is expressed daily by the Israeli peace movement itself.
Because what we are dealing with is the psychology of trauma and a victim mentality I believe that it is pointless to try and reason with the Israeli Likud government or to expect them to come to some kind of a compromise.
Success in therapy depends on the motivation of the client and the degree to which the client is prepared to take responsibility. It is very hard to convince someone with a victim mentality that they have to seek help because they are hurting someone else. The tendency towards destructive entitlement causes them to feel no empathy towards their victims, and their actions seem to them to be justified by their own suffering.
Israel's peace movement does invaluable work in providing news about what is really happening there and in criticising the government and protesting against it. However, the peace movement is not large or powerful enough at this point to influence government policy. Moreover, the Israeli government has recently started to target activists with harassment and intimidation. This betrayal of democratic principles will no doubt further compromise the effectiveness of the Israeli peace movement.
Therefore I believe that just like in cases of domestic violence, the only short term solution lies in outside intervention.
Israel must be forced to withdraw completely from the Occupied Territories,
Dismantle the wall and all the illegal settlements including the large ones, and
Cease all policies and activities that violate the human rights of the Palestinian people.
The world abandoned my people to their fate and now it is abandoning the Palestinians to human rights violations and ethnic cleansing.
Just as international pressure forced South Africa to terminate its Apartheid policy so must Israel be immediately forced to stop the persecution of the Palestinian people. After Israeli state terrorism stops and a peace-keeping force is in place to protect the Palestinians, then we can begin to discuss sustainable long term solutions.
Recommended Reading
Carey, R. (editor). The New Intifada: Resisting Israel's Apartheid. London: Verso. 2001.
Carey, R. & Shainin, J. (editors). The Other Israel: Voices of Refusal and Dissent. The New Press. 2002.
Davis, U. (2003). Apartheid Israel: Possibilities for the struggle within. London: Zed Books.
Hass, A., Reporting from Ramallah: An Israeli Journalist in an Occupied Land. MIT Press. 2003.
Hass, A., Drinking the Sea at Gaza: Days and Nights in a Land under Siege. Henry Holt & Company. 2000.
Morris, B., The Birth of the Palestinian Refugee Problem Revisited. Cambridge University Press. 2004.
Pappe, I., A History of Modern Palestine: One Land Two Peoples. Cambridge University Press. 2004.
Reinhart, T., Israel/Palestine: How To End the war of 1948. Allen & Unwin. 2002
Shlaim, A., The Iron Wall: Israel and the Arab World. Norton. 2001.
Lavie, A., 'Telling left from right'. in Ha'aretz Magazine January 29 2004. http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/388532.html (If article cannot be found on the site you can receive a copy by email through Avigail)
Sarid, Y., 'My affidavit to the Hague', in Ha'aretz online in English, 21 January 2004. http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/385165.html (If article cannot be found on the site you can receive a copy by email through Avigail)
Shapira, Y., Speech given at symposium in the Department of Politics and Government at Ben Gurion University. 18 January 2004. (Copies of English translation are available through Avigail by email).
Shavit, A., 'Survival of the fittest' (an interview with Benny Morris), in Ha'aretz Daily (online) in English 9 January 2004. (Copies available through Avigail by email)
Avigail Abarbanel - http://www.avigailabarbanel.me.uk
Courage to Refuse - the website of Israeli soldiers who refuse to serve in the occupied territories http://www.seruv.org.il/english/default.asp
Jews Against Zionism - the website of ultra orthodox Jews who oppose Zionism and the state of Israel http://www.jewsagainstzionism.com/
Arab Jewish Partnership - http://www.taayush.org/
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On a seasonally adjusted basis, the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) rose 0.4 percent in May, following a 0.3-percent increase in April.
The energy index, which increased 1.8 percent in April, rose 3.1 percent in May, accounting for about two-thirds of the overall May CPI advance. The index for petroleum-based energy increased 5.6 percent and the index for energy services rose 0.6 percent. The food index increased 0.3 percent in May, following a 0.1-percent rise in April. Excluding food and energy, the CPI-U rose 0.1 percent in May, its smallest monthly increase since December 2000.
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The single most important thing you can do to have a successful Walt Disney World trip with preschoolers is to have a plan and then be willing to deviate from it. When the kids get hot, tired, or over-stimulated, slow down the pace of your touring, have a snack, or take a break in your hotel room.
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"Written from a parent's perspective, Beyond the Attractions focuses on making a WDW trip an enjoyable experience for toddlers and preschoolers, less stressful for parents and other caregivers, and fun for the whole family. The book does so by providing concise, straightforward information that parents with preschoolers need to know about visiting the WDW theme parks and its resort areas.
Parents will dog-ear entire chapters in Beyond the Attractions, as Battista fills the book with useful suggestions. She devotes well-organized chapters to the nuts-and-bolts of baby strollers and baby care centers, identifying appropriate theme-park attractions at each of the four major theme parks, preschooler-friendly Disney recreation and entertainment, and child care and safety.
To some extent, I evaluate a Disney travel guide not only by the accuracy and clarity of information, or by its organization, but by whether I learned something I didn't know before. Given my own, high-developed, some might say obsessive, interest in Disney, teaching me something new is by no means a guarantee. Battista pulls it off several times, particularly with her tips and "Hidden Activities" chapter.
Parents who pick up Beyond the Attractions: A Guide to Walt Disney World with Preschoolers(2011) will welcome Lisa Battista's insights and tips for touring with toddlers and preschoolers. She knows Walt Disney World and her readers' needs and how they differ from other family and group touring needs. I highly recommend the book for parents who are planning – or planning to plan – a Disney trip with young children."
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Debra Peterson, National Disney Travel Examiner
"Taking preschoolers to Disney World is magical because they believe everything is real, and their enthusiasm is contagious. You do have to plan ahead, though, to make sure you have the necessary supplies and appropriate mindset. Beyond the Attractions: A Guide to Walt Disney World with Preschoolers by Lisa M. Battista can help with your preparations.
The 2011 edition addresses the usual topics of where to stay, dining, attractions and character meet-and-greets, but where the book really shines is in the additional tips Battista offers. She covers everything from what to do if your child is afraid of an automatic potty to which type of theme park tickets to purchase.
The "resources" list at the back of the book also is quite helpful. Battista has compiled information about the closest grocery and discount stores, medical care and places that deliver baby supplies. It exactly what out-of-town visitors with young kids need to navigate their vacations."
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Kristin Ford, Orlando Sentinel, The Daily Disney
"I read the book last weekend and I learned stuff I did not know about Disney, and that's really saying something! I also have a toddler and I found the book to be extremely informative for both parents making their first trip with a toddler as well as for parents making a return trip. I really enjoyed it!"
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Kristin, couponingtodisney.com
Thankfully, Lisa M. Battista (author of Beyond the Attractions) has created a great guide with the youngest little travelers in mind!
So, we'd absolutely LOVE to do Disney World one day (and unless we wait a really long time), we'll likely have at least one preschooler. This book will be a FABULOUS reference. And, even though the book is specifically about Disney World, I actually found NUMEROUS tips & suggestions perfect for Disneyland too!
If you're planning a Disney vacation with little ones, I definitely recommend snagging a copy of "Beyond the Attractions: A Guide to Walt Disney World with Preschoolers".
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Sara, momendeavors.com
"I've just read a top-notch Walt Disney World Guide Book. I cannot tell you how much I adore this book. It's called "Beyond the Attractions: A Guide to Walt Disney World with Preschoolers."
I wish I had known about this book when we took our first trip in 2010. I spent countless hours researching the parks, and this book breaks everything down for you in such an easy-to-read manner. The information in it is priceless. "
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Leigh, hinessightblog.com
"If you are planning to take your little ones to Walt Disney World, I highly recommend you pick up a copy of Lisa Battista's "Beyond the Attraction" Disney guidebook.
Being that this book is geared toward traveling to Walt Disney World with preschoolers, it is an amazing resource for parents looking to plan their trip, whether they are Disney Rookies or Disney Veterans. The information Lisa provides will make sure you are prepared before arriving, as well as how to enjoy every minute of the magic while in Disney."
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Beth, pursuingthemagic.com
"Beyond the Attractions, is the perfect book if you are planning a trip to Walt Disney World with a preschooler. While there are many awesome planning books for a WDW trip, this is the only one I've seen that deals specifically with preschool age children.
As a mom of a 3 year old and another on the way, this is the perfect book for our family!"
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Beth, adisneymomsthoughts.com
"I was honored to be able to review the 2011 edition of Beyond the Attractions: A Guide to Walt Disney World with Preschoolers. While there are a number of great Disney World guidebooks on the market, most are "general" types of books, providing valuable information, but not necessarily the kind of things that a mom (or dad) specifically needs to know when traveling to Disney with little ones. Such as which attractions your preschooler will probably love…and which ones could very likely scare the dickens out of them. Or how the Baby Care Centers can be a lifesaver... Beyond the Attractions provides this information and a great deal more, making it indispensable in my opinion, for anyone who will be visiting Disney World with preschoolers or toddlers. Even Disney veterans who may have been many times before, will benefit from Lisa's practical "mom" perspective, especially if this is a first trip with young children.
Traveling to Disney with little ones has its own challenges that Beyond the Attractions: A Guide to Walt Disney World with Preschoolers will definitely prepare you for. Will you find this to be a helpful book as you plan your Disney vacation with your preschoolers? I am sure of it. In fact, I am sure that you will find this to be a helpful book even if you are a family of adults."
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Nancy, theaffordablemouse.com
"I loved reading the book to prepare for this review. Lisa provides lots of great tips, and while there are some excellent general WDW guide books out there, it's nice to have one so well geared to a specific audience. Throughout the book, she maintains the focus of travel with preschoolers and we all know if we keep the little ones happy, the rest of the group has a much better time.
Beyond the Attractions is well-organized to make it an easy quick reference guide. There are chapters covering topics ranging from preparing for your trip to bringing home the magic and just about everything in between. The chapter on child care and safety won't be found in any general WDW guide and has some valuable information for keeping your kiddos safe while away from home.
Beyond the Attractions: A Guide to Walt Disney World with Preschoolers (2011) will be a valuable resource to anyone planning a trip to WDW with small children. Even if you've braved it before, I'm sure you'll learn something new from this excellent book."
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Amy, growingupdisney.com
"Even though I feel like I know a fair amount about vacationing at Disney World, I still love reading about trip planning and ideas. It's exciting to revisit your favorite places and memories, and you never know when you'll pick up a few good tips for your family's next visit.
[But] I also enjoyed some of the extra, unique topics covered - like a whole chapter dedicated to Hidden Activities. I found this chapter highly enjoyable, as it's filled with numerous details on "extra" amusements and opportunities that are available ... some of which I had little to no previous awareness of.
This isn't a huge guide, but that's part of what I found refreshing, and it's the conciseness and relative brevity that makes it so effectual. There are so many different types of vacations you can have at Disney World. In a minimal amount of time, this really helps you to focus on the most pragmatic tips for taking your preschoolers to see Mickey - and making sure it is a magical, memorable vacation of a lifetime for the whole family!
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Tami, coloradomountainmom.com
"Obviously most of you know I live in Central Florida and get quite a dose of Walt Disney World. I've lived here most of my life and after 20 years you kind of assume you know everything. The book Beyond The Attractions: A Guide To Walt Disney World With Preschoolers has taught me that I'm wrong. But I have never been happier!
The books is just filled with smart tips for your entire stay. I can say I learned a few things which was unexpected since I thought I "knew it all"."
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Lee, mysentimentexactlee.com
"So if somebody asked me if they should take their preschooler to Walt Disney World, my reply would be a quick no. However, after reading this book, I would modify that answer by suggesting they buy a copy and use Lisa Battista's experience and insight to find a way to make the trip wonderful for the entire family.
The reality is for many families they have to balance the needs of their preschoolers with older siblings and they just cannot leave the toddler at home with a relative. So if you have to bring that little bundle of joy with you, I highly recommend you follow the author's Top Six tips.
Some of the best information in the book is the look at the parks through the needs and desires of preschoolers. How scary is that ride? Where should you stay? What special activities would be meaningful and otherwise overlooked if you followed the stuff in other guidebooks? The book outlines attractions that are preschooler-friendly, those that would appeal to "Lil' Daredevils", places to take a rest, and fun attractions for the whole family.
Beyond the Attractions is an excellent resource for those with preschoolers (ages 2-5) and it will save you a lot of grief if you heed its advice. For that limited audience, I strongly recommend this book."
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Sam, samlanddisney.blogspot.com
"Updated annually, this guide book written by mother and Disney veteran, Lisa M. Battista, offers tips for travelers at any level of experience. I was happily surprised when I kept seeing tips and tricks that I had never known!
This book includes the necessary chapters on lodging, transportation, dining, attractions (including the height requirements - I unfortunately received this the day after I finished looking them all up individually for Jenny!), but also includes so many extras that go above and beyond the standard guide books. Beyond the average book are chapters on recreation, child care and safety, and even Lisa's very own must-do lists for children of different ages.
I can gladly say that you will not be disappointed by Lisa's Beyond the Attractions."
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Jenn, disneybabiesblog.blogspot.com
"I loved this book because author Lisa M. Battista does a wonderful job covering all aspects of planning a Disney World trip with preschoolers.
Not only is the book packed with helpful information, but the Beyond the Attractions website also offers updates as well so you can be prepared for any major changes.
I loved reading Beyond the Attractions: A Guide to Walt Disney World with Preschoolers and learned so much that I highly recommend this book to anyone traveling to Disney World with preschoolers in tow. Armed with author, Lisa M. Battista's, exciting, sensible, and age-appropriate tips, families will have more fun, fewer melt-downs, and lots of memories!"
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Tesa, 2wired2tired.com
"Beyond the Attractions provides useful advice to touring parents from a seasoned WDW veteran who has toured the parks with preschoolers many times. The traps are exposed and then navigated around. But the book does not simply provide advice on how to prevent meltdowns, it shows that with some foresight, preschoolers can enjoy WDW as much as their parents or older siblings.
Battista's method, the overarching theme of her approach, is preparedness. That theme is introduced early in the book and reinforced throughout. Very early on Battista sets out her "Top Six Tips," the first of which, not surprisingly, is "Have a Plan." But what sets Beyond the Attractions apart is that Battista tells us in great detail HOW to plan and then provides the tools to ensure that the plan is workable.
Beyond the Attractions provides all of the information and tools necessary to plan a memorable WDW vacation with preschoolers. Armed with this information and prodded by Battista's constant reminder to plan, odds are that your vacation will be a dream."
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John, thedisneydrivenlife.com
"Where do I begin? First off, I'd like to say, that this is an AMAZING book!
I'm not normally a book reader, but for anything Disney related I am. And since I'm such a planner – this is very, very helpful in planning for your vacation with your young children. But even so, you don't need young children to use this guide. It's a great guide for even adults that want to dive deep for Disney magic or just help with getting the most out of Walt Disney World.
With receiving this book, it was almost like a challenge to me – because I thought I knew everything about Disney…or the Magic Kingdom. Boy was I wrong. I had never stayed in the park, always outside the park. I haven't been to many of the other parks besides the Magic Kingdom and Epcot. Whether you are a first timer, a Disney veteran or in the middle of the two – this is an amazing book. Amazing!"
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Nicolle, babeelove.com
"Why am I reading and reviewing a book that is written towards a family with children between the ages of two and five, when I have a child that is now nine, and will turn 10 during our next trip to Disney? To be honest, I wasn't sure why at first. I thought about it a long time before asking Lisa about the review, and the conclusion I came to was that regardless of the age of Sophie, there are still some things that apply to our family. In addition, next year we will be taking a vacation with Sophie's godmother and her family, and their children fall into that age category, so I'll be able to help them also by having read the book. For those reasons, plus the fact that I love to explore all aspects of Disney, I decided to do the book review.
Throughout the book I have found example after example of things that I didn't realize about Walt Disney World. For example, did you know that there is a small hedge maze over in the United Kingdom that you and your family can use as a relaxation point during your trip to Epcot? Or that you can get a pony ride over at Fort Wilderness, or watch the blacksmith work? I have been to Walt Disney World eleven times, and I never knew either of those facts!
There are so many interesting things scattered throughout the book, if you have small children and are considering a trip to Disney World, I cannot encourage you enough to take a look at this book. For more information on how to purchase the book, visit the Beyond the Attractions website today!"
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Mickey, mydreamsofdisney.com
"This book was perfect for our family! Hayden is 2 but he will be 3 when we go in March! This book helps you plan an amazing vacation to Disney World and is aimed toward Children Ages 2-5!
I wish I would have had this book when we took Hayden earlier this year for his 2nd birthday! Before w went I scoured the Internet for advice on Disney World with toddlers and this book would have been PERFECT!
Even though I was pretty familiar with Disney World, especially since we had just been there with our toddler, it was a great read and I learned some new things!"
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Melissa, www.sippycupmom.com
"Beyond the Attractions: A Guide to Walt Disney World with Preschools is such a big hit on Twitter and Amazon that I had to get my own copy!
I wish Beyond the Attractions focuses on the things that I definitely had missed and would have been so grateful to have known!
While these are the basic topics, what I found was that Lisa added so many tips I decided to begin turning down the corners of my carefully highlighted book so I could quickly refer to the tips, additional planning information shared and the research I needed to do as a result of information given. Looking at my book now, I have nearly 30 pages with the pages downturned!
The book is great for yourself, but also makes for a great gift for those that will be vacationing with a preschooler to Walt Disney World. Really, I honestly would have been so grateful to have had this book before vacationing with my little one there at Disney World!"
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Natalie, meetthemagic.com
"I had an English teacher who taught me to always read a book with a highlighter in hand. So I sat down with my copy of "Beyond The Attractions; A Guide to Walt Disney World with Preschoolers" by Lisa M. Battista and drown my copy of the book in green highlighter. There is so much good information about visiting DisneyWorld with toddlers and preschoolers in this book that my green highlighter didn't get much of a break. In fact, I needed that green highlighter just the other day, I grabbed it and it was out of ink from my highlight-fest with "Beyond The Attractions; A Guide to Walt Disney World with Preschoolers".
I love, love, LOVE the Planning Checklist at the end of the book (page 169) - it starts with a check list at 6 months before the vacation, then another checklist at 3 months, 2 months, 1 months, down to weeks then down to days ahead. It also has a Packing List for preschoolers. The book is worth getting just for those lists!
Beyond The Attractions: A Guide to Walt Disney World with Preschoolers is a must have for a Disney World vacation with toddlers and preschoolers."
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Ashlie, dottydotdotdesign1.blogspot.com
"I seriously love to plan our Disney trips, and I read every book I can get my hands on. I recently had the opportunity to check out Beyond the Attractions: A Guide to Walt Disney World with Preschoolers by Lisa M. Battista.
This book is a little different than your average Disney guide book, because it focuses on giving you ideas on how to enjoy the parks with preschoolers in mind. The beginning of the book focuses on preparing for your trip, and I really thought she had some great ideas that I wouldn't have even thought of, like preparing your children for the characters they will meet.
This book is filled with lots of great ideas to help you makes the most of the Disney Parks with your children, from the very beginning planning stages all the way to coming home. If you plan on heading to Disney World with preschoolers, I recommend you pick this book up to help you make the most of your trip."
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Christy, thriftyandthriving.com
"Lisa M. Battista has written a book designed to take the hassle out of a Walt Disney World vacation, especially for parents of preschoolers. It's designed to help you prepare for your big trip, and it's called Beyond the Attractions: A Guide to Walt Disney World with Preschoolers. This book is such a wealth of information and is definitely a resource I'll be keeping on hand for when the time comes. Just to give you an idea of the contents of this book, the following is a brief synopsis:
This book is so comprehensive, covering details parents might not ordinarily have thought of. It really helps so much with planning and prepping, so that you can fully relax and enjoy the trip. I definitely recommend this guide for any family's trip to Walt Disney World."
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Mel, mamabzz.com
"First I love the planning part. There is even a section where you can figure out if your child is even ready for a Disney World trip. I know that was my biggest question, especially with the characters walking around and their short attention spans.
I also love that they had sections dedicated to places to eat and what attractions are must sees for kids in preschool.
My final favorite part of this book is the fact that you don't HAVE to read it in order. It is split up into sections where you can read what you want and skip the rest. So I would suggest if you have preschool aged kids that you want to take to Disney World that you check this book out!"
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Emmi, mommys-freetime.blogspot.com
"Beyond the Attractions: A Guide to Walt Disney World with Preschoolers is an amazing book that will talk you through everything you need to know and do while on your trip. From meal and hotels, to attractions and hidden activities that are a must for young children!
Beyond the Attractions: A Guide to Walt Disney World has helped me with many of my concerns. Lisa M. Battista breaks down everything you will need to know and categorized it into easy to read and find locations throughout her book. I not only know where the must take your child to spots are, but also the places to avoid with young children."
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Krista, heavenlysavings.blogspot.com
"You know when you pick up a book and open it to the middle and learn something on that very page, it's probably going to be a good one. This was my experience with Lisa Battista's Beyond the Attractions: A Guide to Walt Disney World with Preschoolers. Lisa's book, filled with tons of information specifically for younger children, gave me a lot of great ideas.
Beyond the Attractions includes the type of things you'd expect from a Disney travel guide, like descriptions of age-appropriate rides, but it's more than that. Lisa's perspective is different from many travel writers. She's on the ground, in the trenches, with her kids, so she knows what it's like to discover that you've run out of diapers in the middle of the Magic Kingdom or how difficult it can be to drag toddlers around a rainy park.
At under 200 pages, Beyond the Attractions is small enough to throw in your carry-on luggage. It's a keeper; I'll be taking it on my next trip to the World."
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This girl always gets my heart going with her smile that always shows off her mouth full of braces. Her pigtails and barrettes are so damn adorable too! This little honey is always eager to please, so it's never long before she starts showing off the beauty of youth. Her perfect round, small tits and her pale pink nipples are sublime.
After checking out her pictures here, if you agree, you have got to click through and check out her great site. If you are a fan of her small breasts, you've got to see her petite ass and twat. She is without a doubt, as good as it gets.
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Her website is now fully loaded, there are thousands of very high res photos of Teen Topanga and also quite a lot of great videos of her getting up to all sorts of mischeif. I especially like the girl on girl pics and movie clips where Topanga gets naughty with some of her equally hot girlfriends.
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I like this set of free pixiepillows pics as it shows both sides of this sassy teenagers personality and looks. Cute as all get out with her braces and her fooling around. She loves to tease the boys unzipping her jacket and squeezing those big teen tits together. For such a small girl she's got some really large breasts! Then she takes off her top and cups those big boobs in her hands. Pixie Pillows has also got a really sweet bubble butt and it looks very squeezable in this set in her thong panties.
Be sure to visit Pixies site at Pixies Pillows. There's thousands and thousands of sexy pictures of busty Pixie and her big teen boobs as well as some really hot videos. If this top heavy teen get things stirring in your pants check your pulse!
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She also isn't at all shy about slipping her panties off and letting us see her pretty little ass and teen pussy. I love this picture of her on her hands and knees with those sweet round butt cheeks all proped up and that perfect young pussy on show. Oh boy, I just want so much to just bury my toungue in that luscious teen pussy and lick her asshole. Ah what a cock tease!
Be sure to check out Teen Topanga and her sexy friends at her official website. She has lots of great pictures and videos for her members eyes only with lots of hardcore action, teen lesbian shots and heaps of very sexy nude pics and movies.
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In these pictures Trixie can't help but be a cocktease and pulls up her little skirt to show us her panties. That perfect ass of hers looks so inviting in her little schoolgirl panties with those hot little butt cheeks poking out the bottom. As if on cue she gives herself a wedgie so we can see more of that juicy teen bubble booty.
She also isn't shy about showing off her pert young breasts. She lifts her t-shirt and lets us get a look at her firm c-cup tits. Before long she takes the t-shirt off completely and goes totally topless.
Trixie Teen is such a bratty little cock tease though. While she loves showing off her perky titties and that hot little booty only members to her site get to see her completely naked. That hot little teen pussy of hers is for her members eyes only. Inside she gives it all up and there are thousands and thousands of high res pictures and loads of videos of Trixie and her girlfriends.
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A Yale frat death is at the center of a recent lawsuit, filed this week against eighty-six current and former members of the Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity at Yale University, reports UPI on Wednesday.
At a 2011 rivalry football game between Harvard and Yale, a U-Haul carrying multiple beer kegs to the fraternity house hit three people, killing 30-year-old Nancy Barry, of Salem, Mass., who died shortly after being struck.
The driver of the U-Haul, 23-year-old Brendan Ross, is a former student and former member of Sigma Phi Epsilon. Ross had been charged with negligent homicide, reckless endangerment and reckless driving.
"I'm sober, I'm sober," the then-21-year-old driver told police at the time of the accident. Ross has since entered a probation program that erased the criminal charges against him.
Barry's family has named individual members of the fraternity in their multimillion-dollar lawsuit after the national chapter of the fraternity, based in Richmond, Va., distanced itself from the New Haven chapter. The unincorporated parent fraternity says they cannot be held liable because they have no oversight over the individual houses and did not sanction the event. Furthermore, the fraternity's insurance company does not cover non-fraternity events.
A lawyer for the Barry family disagrees and feels the parent fraternity chapter should and will be held responsible.
"They did everything the fraternity asked of them and God forbid something unfortunate happens and the national just runs away from them," Edwards said. "It's ugly, and it's unusual."
Edwards said filing the new lawsuits was "a move that we were forced to take by the defense and the posturing of the national fraternity's lawyers."
"They are effectively cutting off its local chapter and members," Edwards said. "I think that defense is bogus. It's our claim that what happened at Yale two years ago was very clearly, definitively and obviously a Sigma Phi Epsilon-sponsored fraternity event."
According to FoxNews, Ross had "revved the U-Haul's engine in an effort to get pedestrians to move," but the vehicle took off, ramming into three pedestrians and killing Barry. Ross told police he tried to hit the brake but hit the gas pedal instead. Ross passed a field sobriety test after the accident and was cleared of any alcohol-related charges.
Since the accident, Yale has tightened its tailgating rules, banning kegs at university athletic events and barring large vehicles from the athletic grounds unless they are driven by authorized vendors.


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1. Can my vehicle have an LPG conversion?
Most petrol engines including turbo charged and fuel injected can be converted.
3. What is involved in a LPG conversion?
An LPG conversion results in a bi-fuel car, ie one that can run on either LPG or petrol. A second independent fuel system is added to the car, for which a dedicated tank is needed. The tank is usually fitted in the spare wheel well, but can sometimes be installed underneath the car. As with petrol and diesel, liquid LPG is bought by the litre and pumped into the tank via a hose and a filling point. It becomes a gas just before entering the combustion cylinder.
4. Will I loose boot space?
Gas tanks are available in a vast array of sizes. Loss of boot space can be kept to a minimum by using a doughnut-shaped tank fitted into the spare wheel well.
5. How long does an LPG conversion take?
Most lpg conversions take around three working days
6. What about the vehicle warranty?
Alternative Fuel Company systems come with a 24 month warranty
7. Will it affect my insurance premium?
A survey completed in February 2005 in conjunction with the Association of British Insurers, showed that out of the top twenty companies which accounted for around 98% of all premium income, all would insure a vehicle that was converted by an LPGA Approved Installer and only two would charge an extra premium.
8. What happens if I run out of LPG or petrol?
Your vehicle will become Bi-fuel which means it can run on petrol or gas. You can change from one to the other at the flick of a switch on the dashboard.
9. Will converting my car affect its performance?
There is a negligible loss in performance, so small you won't notice it while driving. What you will notice, compared with a diesel vehicle, is the smoother and quieter ride.
10. How safe is LPG?
LPG is renowned for its excellent safety record; it is used in hundreds of household appliances such as cigarette lighters and patio heaters. It is recognised as safer than petrol because an LPG tank can survive far greater impact.
11. What happens if an LPG vehicle is involved in an accident?
The tank and gas pipes are fitted with numerous safety devices. The gas flow will automatically stop if the pipes are damaged or the engine is not running. If the vehicle catches fire, the gas tank pressure is controlled via cylinder venting, which will prevent the tank from rupturing and causing further damage.
12. What happens if I get a puncture?
Depending on where the LPG tank is fitted, you may not be carrying a spare wheel. By carrying a can of tyre foam, you can reinflate the tyre and seal the puncture until you can get it properly repaired.
13. Will the LPG system affect the resale value of my car?
A healthy used-car market depends on public interest. A quality LPG system fitted by an approved installer is a good selling point and may increase the resale value of your car.
14. Can I buy LPG abroad?
LPG is widely available in European countries


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Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is characterized by recurrent, intrusive and disturbing thoughts as well as by repetitive stereotypic behaviors. Epidemiological data are similar in children and adults, i.e., between 1 and 3% of the general population suffer from OCD. Children with OCD are often seriously impaired in their development. OCD, especially of early onset, has been shown to be familial. Several candidate genes of predominantly neurotransmitter systems have been analyzed and a total of three genome-wide linkage scans have been performed until now. Analyses of candidate genes in linkage regions have not provided evidence for their involvement in OCD, with the exception of the glutamate transporter gene SLC1A1 on 9p24. Genome-wide association analyses are in progress and the results will promote further independent replication studies. The consideration of subtypes regarding age of onset, symptom dimensions and/or comorbid disorders is needed.
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Purchased in March 2013, worn July 2013 for an outdoor ceremony and indoor reception. So many people told me it was the most beautiful dress they had ever seen. I wish I could wear this dress again. It was a dream.
Embroidered tulle mermaid style wedding dress with illusion back and hand-placed lace trims over luxurious platinum silk.
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- Height with Shoes: 5'8
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Lettered in track for four years while running cross country for one season for coach Kevin Smith. Earned all-league and all-sectional honors as a sprinter for three years before an injury limited her senior season. Helped the Eagles to three straight league championships in track and field.
Full name is Rebecca Michelle Greenberg. Born January 23, 1986 in Northridge, Calif. The daughter of Lyle and Monique Greenberg. A member of the National Honor Society in high school and her senior class secretary.


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- 1/2 cup butter (or margarine)
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- 1 cup mashed banana
- 1 teaspoon vanilla or lemon extract, or both
- 2 cups pastry or cake flour
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda (1 teaspoon if using sour milk)
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup milk, sweet or sour
Instructions:Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Cream butter, then gradually add sugar. Add eggs and beat thoroughly. Add mashed banana and flavoring.
Sift dry ingredients together in a separate bowl and add to banana mixture alternately with milk.
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Office of Education Abroad Update, November 7, 2012: Issue 3
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Calendar of State Papers (Venice) (1202-1675)
The Calendar records mainly letters from English ambassadors appointed to Venice, dairies, minutes of audiences, and reports and despatches written from and about England by Venetian ambassadors and other diplomatic agents of Venice. The volumes held by the Library cover the period 1202-1675 (although the period 1202-1509 is dealt with briefly, in a single volume) and include documents in English, French and Italian. The series sheds a valuable light on how key changes in British government, such as the death of Elizabeth I in 1603 or the execution of Charles I in 1649, were perceived on the Continent. (38 volumes, published 1846-1947).


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When it was chartered in the 1920s there were many lakes, but most have since dried up. Still, it's not a bad place to grow a family, with a bike path that runs through the town center. It's also a place to visit for a day, perhaps during the Saturday Farmers' Market.
One great place to visit is Mike Roess Gold Head State Park. A deep ravine with springs bisects the area and forms Gold Head Branch. Marshes, lakes and scrub provide a home for a wide assortment of wildlife. Visitors can hike, swim, fish and canoe. There are picnic areas, a playground and three campgrounds, some with lakefront cabins. There is a horse trail and buildings available for meetings and retreats. Leashed dogs are allowed in certain areas. You can call the park for dates/times for the full-moon hikes.
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Mike Sneed of Fantasy Printing is in the final hours of his Kickstarter to fund 365 Dungeons - a 2015 daily dungeon desk calendar. With just 21 hours remaining and at $16,660, well over its $2,500 goal, I checked in with Mike to learn about his future plans.
Michael Tresca (MT): Tell us about your Kickstarter.
Mike Sneed (MS): I created this Kickstarter because I was in need of a daily calendar and after looking at the available options, found that there's hardly any fantasy calendars. I thought about it and decided on using dungeon maps I had drawn and add some fun games, mazes and searches in as well. So we now have an awesome idea and I've given limited chances for other backers to enter theirs as well.
MT: Tell us about your gaming background.
MS: I'm 37 years old and started gaming around 13 when Heroquest came out with my brother and sister. From there, Dungeons & Dragons and board games. MMORPG the last few years along with D&D, many more board games and miniatures.
MT: Tell us about your company.
MS: Well the company is small, just me. I like it that way because I can take off when I want. But, I do love all things fantasy so that's what I create.
MT: Why should backers contribute to your Kickstarter? What sets it apart?
MS: It's really sort of unique because there just isn't any type of fantasy daily calendar out there.
MT: How do you feel about the state of the gaming industry today?
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MT: What conventions will you be at next?
MS: DragonCon in Atlanta, GA. My hometown.
MT: Anything else you'd like to share?
MS: Thanks for taking the time to read this and happy gaming!
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Kevin J. O'Connor Movies and Career Information
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Kevin James O'Connor (born November 15, 1963) is an American actor. He is known for playing character roles in major studio movies such as There Will Be Blood, The Mummy, Clive Barker's Lord of Illusions, F/X2 and Van Helsing. He is a favorite of writer/director Stephen Sommers, who usually casts him in his films. O'Connor made his big-screen debut as the high school rebel, Michael Fitzsimmons, in Francis Ford Coppola's Peggy Sue Got Married (1986). His next major part was quizzical newspaper reporter Taggerty Hayes in the HBO miniseries Tanner '88. He portrayed a young Ernest Hemingway in the 1988 film The Moderns, had a small role in 1989's Steel Magnolias and a featured one in 1994's murder mystery Color of Night, which starred Bruce Willis. O'Connor worked with writer/director Stephen Sommers on the 1998 science-fiction adventure Deep Rising. He often appears in Sommers' projects, including The Mummy, where he plays the betraying friend Beni and Van Helsing, in which he played Count Dracula's devious servant Igor. He had a key supporting role in There Will Be Blood as Henry, the man who claims to be the brother of Daniel Day-Lewis's oil man, Daniel Plainview. In 2009's G.I.
- Kevin J. O'Connor Movies before 2015
- There Will Be Blood 2008
- Seraphim Falls 2007
- Kettle of Fish 2006
- Van Helsing 2004
- Gods and Monsters 1998
- Hit Me 1998
- Deep Rising 1998
- Canadian Bacon 1995
- Lord of Illusions 1995
- Virtuosity 1995
- Steel Magnolias 1989
- Moderns 1988
- Peggy Sue Got Married 1986
- Signs of Life (Lebenszeichen) 1968
- Mummy (1959) 1959
- Tanner '88
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The focus of the project will center around the addition of a state-of-the-art football operations center, to be located to the west and north of the existing Len Casanova Center, as well as a new women's soccer and la-crosse complex at the east end of Autzen Stadium.
The entire project will be privately funded through private philanthropy and will include no use of public, state or general university fund dollars.
With the Ducks expected to begin work towards the Casanova Center expansion in June, a temporary altera-tion to the Athletics Department's daily operation will commence on May 23 with the relocation of the Duck Athletic Fund and the athletic ticket offices from the north side of the Cas Center to the adjacent Moshofsky Center. The majority of the department's daily ticket operations and accompanying fund raising offices will be moved to the northeast corner of Oregon's indoor practice facility at the opposite end of the building's Duck Store.
Once project construction begins, the surrounding parking lots to the west and north of the Cas Center will be inaccessible for the duration of the project, which is expected to be completed in the fall of 2013.
Parking for patrons conducting business in the Moshofsky Center ticket and Duck Athletic Fund offices is encouraged in the Mo Center's southeast lot.
Construction on the project can be broken down into three different areas – the initial phase will consist of utility relocation of the existing and future properties, and will be managed by the University; the second phase of work will be the construction of the soccer and lacrosse stadium, which is slated to begin in August; the Casa-nova Center expansion is expected to get underway in October.
While parking in the lots surrounding the Casanova Center will be unavailable until the completion of the project, an underground parking structure will complement the renovated surface parking to accommodate ap-proximately 206 vehicles – a gain of almost 60 spaces to the existing Casanova Center parking inventory – once the project is completed.
Soon after construction gets underway in the area surrounding the Casanova Center, the only entrance into the Athletics Department's primary administrative offices will be shifted to the east end of the building (nearest Autzen Stadium), with the general public and employees parking relocated to the Moshofsky Center lot as well as the east parking lot of Autzen Stadium.
At the heart of the 130,000 square-foot Cas Center expansion, which is expected to encompass as many as six floors in some areas, will be a football facility that will provide the functionality and advanced technology to carry the Ducks into the future. Included in the project's amenities will be coaches offices, nine dedicated foot-ball position meeting rooms, two team video theaters, offense and defense strategy rooms as well as a larger conference suite for the entire coaching staff. The centralized area will be flanked by office and locker facilities for coaches, staff and student-athletes, an advanced video editing and distribution center, a full-service dining facility that will seat approximately 250 guests and be available to all members of the University community, as well as a new 25,000 square-foot weight room overlooking three new football practice fields.
The renovated practice facilities will include one enhanced grass practice field and two new synthetic turf surfaces.
The ground floor of the facility will feature a lobby and reception area that will celebrate the proud history of the Ducks' football program.
The championship-caliber women's soccer and lacrosse facility will provide an unequaled fan experience.
The new stadium, which is to be located to the south of PK Park and expected to be ready for play in the spring of 2012, will include separate coaches' offices and locker room suites for both programs, as well as a shared meeting/video room. Enhancing the student-athletes experience will be locker-room access in close proximity to the synthetic turf playing surface.
The Ducks' women's soccer program will continue to practice and play at the current Pape Field location (located to the west of the Casanova Center) for the duration of the 2011 fall season.
Amenities to the women's first-class facility for spectators will include a pre-game event village that will include ticketing, concessions and restrooms also accessible for tailgaters that will enhance the Ducks' fan experience during football game-day activities.
The synthetic playing surface also will allow for tented tailgating opportunities to take place inside the stadium during other athletics events.
During the construction, hospitality and tented activity areas displaced by the new soccer/lacrosse stadium, including the Duck Store game-day retail location, are expected to be relocated in an area inside and surround-ing PK Park during football games.
Both facilities are designed to continue the University's commitment to sustainability as they will be built to exceed the Oregon State Energy Efficiency Design (SEED) standards.
Due to the relocation of the soccer and lacrosse facilities into the Autzen Stadium east parking lot, capacity for football game-day parking will temporarily diminish by about 729 automobile and 43 RV spaces for the 2011 season. An incremental increase of parking is anticipated for the 2012 and 2013 seasons as the project progresses. Once construction in the Autzen Stadium lot has been completed, the majority of parking in the east lot will be restored, with the Athletics Department anticipating a net loss of 203 automobile and 43 RV spaces from what was available there last season.
Once the entire project has been completed, the result will be an accumulated loss of only 143 spaces for cars and 43 for recreational vehicles (from the Autzen Stadium and Casanova lots).
As a result of the decreased availability of Autzen Stadium parking, the distribution of general admission parking passes in the east lot will be curtailed until further notice. However, fans who are awarded reserved parking pri-vileges should receive their parking passes along with their football season tickets in August.
A list of answers to frequently asked questions can be found on the Ducks' official website, www.goducks.com.
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Selected by the Colorado Rockies in the 42nd round of the 2004 MLB First-Year Player Draft.
Set a school single-season record in 2006 when he was hit by an NCAA-leading 26 pitches ... Is third all-time at UA on the career HBP list with 26.
Arizona 2006
Season: Led the team with a .339 average, a .455 on-base percentage and 26 HBP ... Was the only player on the roster to start and play all 55 games ... at USC (May 26-28): Went 3-for-12 (.250) with a double, his sixth HR of the year, two RBI and a team-high five runs scored in three games ... No. 12 Arizona State (May 19-21): Batted just .200 (2-for-10), but led all players with five RBI and finished with two runs scored ... Hit his fifth home run of the season in the series ... Washington State (May 13-15): Went 6-for-14 (.429) with his fourth HR of the year, seven RBI and three runs scored ... UNLV (May 5-7): Batted a team-high .583 (7-for-12) with a double, a triple, two home runs, a team-high six RBI and five runs scored in three games ... Washington (April 28-30): Led all Arizona players at the plate with a .455 average (5-for-11) and also scored three runs in three games ... Southern Utah (April 25-26): Did not get a hit in two games, but was hit by two pitches in the series to move him into first on the single season list at Arizona with 20 for the year ... Stanford (April 21-23): Led all players with a .455 batting average (5-for-11) with a triple, three RBI and three runs scored in three games ... at New Mexico (April 18): Went 3-for-5 with two doubles and a run scored ... UCLA (April 13-15): Hit .364 (4-for-11) with a triple and three runs scored in three starts ... at No. 14 Oregon State (April 7-9): Batted .333 (4-for-12) with two doubles a triple and two runs scored ... Was hit by two pitches in three games, his 17th and 18th HBP of the year ... No. 10 Arizona State (April 2): Went 0-for-1 with a run scored ... Was hit by two pitches in the game at Chase, his 15th and 16th HBP of the season ... UC Irvine (March 25-26): Went 3-for-8 (.375) with two runs scored in the two games ... No. 7 Cal State Fullerton (March 17-19): Batted .300 with a double and two runs scored ... at No. 15 Mississippi State (March 10-12): Finished the series 2-for-8 (.250) with a run scored ... Was hit by his team-leading 13th pitch of the year ... Dairy Queen Classic (March 3-5): Was named to the DQ Classic All-Tournament team after hitting .333 (2-for-6), scoring two runs and getting hit a DQ Classic five times in three games ... Scored the game-winning run in the 10th inning against Notre Dame ... La Salle (Feb. 24-26): Hit .500 (5-for-10) with his first career triple, three RBI and four runs scored in three starts ... New Mexico (Feb. 17-19): Batted .273 with two RBI and a run scored ... Hit his first UA homer in Sunday's 19-16 win ... at UC Riverside (Feb. 10-12): Went 3-for-9 (.333) with two runs scored in the starts ... Loyola Marymount (Feb. 3-5): Started his UA career 3-for-9 (.333) with a double, two RBI and three runs scored.
Played one year at Dixie State College in Saint George, Utah ... Name second-team NJCAA Region 18 in 2005 ... Team won the 2005 Region 18 title and advanced to the NJCAA playoffs ... Batted .303 with seven doubles, three home runs and 30 RBI in 51 games.
High School
Graduated from Broomfield High School in Broomfield, Colo., in 2004 where he earned four varsity letters in baseball for coach Garren Estes ... Team captain his junior and senior years ... Four-time All-Skyline Conference from 2001-04 ... Named all-region his sophomore through senior seasons ... Three-time all-state selection from 2002-04 ... All-Colorado his senior year ... Also earned three letters in football as Broomfield's QB ... Football team won the 2002 state championship ... 2003 and 2004 football team captain ... Named all-conference and all-region in football his junior and senior seasons ... All-state in football his senior year.
Summer Leagues
Played three years of Connie Mack (2001-03) ... His 2004 Legion team won the state championship and the regional championship to qualify for the national tournament ... Participated at the 2003 Area Code Games in
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