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Kindly be informed that Sunday 8th January 2017 is a national holiday. We look forward to welcoming all the students on Monday 9th January 2017.
Our young athletes from grades 6-8 will be participating in the annual Mediterranean Cup in Italy at the end of April. We wish you the best of luck and hope you are as successful as last year's team.
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Room D204
Social Studies
Plato Lab
What we Know
Welcome to "our" room
What we Wonder
What Happens Next?
What Will I Learn?
What is expected of me?
What we will Learn
Prepare to Grow!
Mr. Schick
Arrival Procedure
1.Walk in quietly
2.Place homework in the homework bin.
3.Go to your seat.
4.Complete the DO NOW listed on the board for your class.
5. Follow direction!
Tardy Procedure
1.If you are tardy you are still responsible for all of the work due for the day. This means you may have to give up your free time to complete this.
2.Repeated tardiness will result in discipline as outlined in the student handbook.
Absence Procedure
1.Come to me to see what you need to do to catch up. Please do not interupt a class to do this.
2.Complete the work and return it to the homework bin near the Smart Board.
Homework Procedure
1.Homework is due the next day of class.
2.If you are absent, homework is due the next day after you return from absence. Extended absences may allow for exceptions on rare occasions.
Visitor in the Room
1.When there is a visitor all classroom etiquette and rules still apply as normal.
2.Focus your attention to them if they are speaking. If they are not there as a speaker you are to act as though they are not there.
Getting the Teachers Attention
1.Please raise your hand if you need to ask a question, go to the restroom, or have something to add to the discussion.
3.If it is an absolute restroom EMERGENCY quietly get up and leave. Do not wait on me to release you to do this.
a.Getting sick
b.Restroom emergency
c.Afraid for your safety.
*If you have health issues we will discuss these in private and make suitable arrangements.
Restroom Procedure
1.If you need to use the restroom at any time please hold up 2 fingers to let me know you need to go to the restroom. I will give you a thumb up to let you know it is ok to go or a closed fist to let you know to wait.
Exiting the Classroom
1. Stand up from your desk and push your chair in.
2. If there is trash or "other" things please place them where they belong.
Dismissal Procedure
1.See Lining Up Procedure.
2.The bell does not dismiss the class. Mr. Schick dismisses the class when they are ready and following direction.
3.All materials (EVERYTHING THAT IS LOOSE) on the floor must be picked up and put away or thrown away.
4.I will tell everyone, "I had a great day today because I chose to. I hope you chose to do the same! Have a great day"
Classroom Rules/ Discipline Plan:
•Treat Others the Way YOU Want to be Treated all the Time.
•Always do Your Best.
•Follow ALL Procedures and Direction the FIRST Time Given.
Don't let what you can't do,stop you from doing what you can do.-John Wooden
Schedule for the Day:
•1st 8:05-8:57
•2nd 9:00-9:48 2nd Period
•3rd 9:51-10:39 3rd Period
Success: 10:42-11:07
•A Lunch 11:10-11:40 / B Lunch 12:01-12:31
•4th 11:43-12:31 11:10-11:58
•5th 12:34-1:22
•6th 1:25-2:13
•7th 2:16-3:05
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When the Denver Broncos went about their search for a new head coach exactly two years ago, one guy who really impressed GM John Elway was Cincinnati Bengals defensive backs coach Vance Joseph.
http://www.scout.com/nfl/broncos/story/1742489-kubiak-makes-it-official-... Joseph was Denver's second choice for head coach, if they were unable to secure Gary Kubiak's services. Joseph finished out 2015 under Marvin Lewis in Cincinnati, and then took a job with upward mobility with Adam Gase as the defensive coordinator of the Miami Dolphins.
According to multiple league sources, Joseph is on Denver's radar as a candidate to replace Kubiak as the team's head coach.
In his first year as a defensive coordinator, Joseph has been praised for his ability as a communicator, specifically with his players, and for his X's and O's scheming on gameday. He also has second degree ties to the Broncos organization, serving as Kubiak's defensive backs coach of the Houston Texans from 2011-13.
Joseph held that position in Houston under defensive coordinator Wade Phillips, whom Elway said Monday the Broncos would like to keep in a perfect world, so long as the new head coach felt the same way. Elway said he wants to keep as much continuity on the defensive side of the ball as possible.
"Obviously that's going to be a lot up to the new head coach," Elway said. "I think when you look at it and you look at what we have and the team that we have, I think it's a job that a lot of guys would have and would be an excellent coaching staff, but that's going to be up to the next coach. I'm sure we will retain a lot of them. Hopefully they'll retain a lot of them. Obviously we would like to keep as much continuity as we can, too. If we can keep as much of them together, we'll try to do that."
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It's important to remember that Elway has already ruled out hiring any current Broncos coaches for the head job. Joseph fits the "bright, young" mold Elway spoke to on Monday, as does Atlanta Falcons offensive coordinator Kyle Shanahan, whom the Broncos have officially requested to interview.
"Obviously there are a lot of young guys out there that have a lot of potential and very bright young guys, so hopefully we can get one of those."
Although he wouldn't specify which, Adam Gase confirmed to ESPN that multiple teams have already requested an interview with Joseph, but it's out of the question this week, as the Dolphins prepare for their Wildcard game. The soonest the Broncos could get in front of Joseph would be next week, assuming Miami is knocked out of the postseason.
Vance Joseph is 44 years old. Kyle Shanahan is 37. If either were hired by the Broncos, it would be the first head coaching job of either guy's respective career. But both guys have connections to the Broncos in one form or another, and they would both bring a more youthful energy to the job.
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The European Commission has awarded 6.3 million Euros to a four-year collaborative project on data-driven design of cells and microbial communities for applications ranging from human health to sustainable production of chemicals. With advances in synthetic biology genomes can now be edited at unprecedented speed allowing making multiple changes in the same genome at the same time. This increases the need for computational tools to design cells and communities of cells analogous to the tools used in Computer Aided Design of cars, buildings and other man-made objects. In biotechnology these design tools need to be able to use existing large-scale databases to discover new parts and place them in the functioning context of the cell. The tools need to be easily accessible and provide an intuitive visual map of the cell to the biotechnologists working in the lab on building better cell factories and communities.
The project, called DD-DeCaF (Bioinformatics Services for Data-Driven Design of Cell Factories and Communities) brings together leading academic partners from five European universities with five innovative European companies to address the challenge of building a comprehensive design tool. The academic partners will develop cutting edge methods for using large scale data to design cell factories and communities for biotechnological applications. Three innovative Small/Medium Enterprise partners will convert these advanced methods to software tools that can be used by non-experts and to build intuitive visualizations of biological networks. These tools will be tested and applied to real world cell factory development projects by end-user partners.
Hands-on workshop in September, Delft (June 29, 2017)
DD-DeCaF 1st Workshop: Hands on introduction to data-driven cell factory and community design
DD-DeCaF 3rd Consortium Meeting in Copenhagen (May 30, 2017)
The third DD-DeCaF consortium meeting was held in Kongens Lyngby (Copenhagen) on 11-12 May 2017 at the Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Biosustainability.
1st edition of the DD-DeCaF newsletter now available! (February 28, 2017)
The first edition of the DD-DeCaF is now available, in this issue it is presented an overview of the project and its resources and a summary including the publications generated in the year 1 of the project.
Webcast DD-DeCaF platform adds an interactive pathway viewer (January 25, 2017)
DD-DeCaF 2nd Consortium Meeting in Heidelberg (September 28, 2016)
Using big "bio-data" to design better cell factories [Press release] (April 01, 2016)
The EU has granted 6.3 million Euros to the project DD-DeCaF, coordinated by the Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Biosustainability, Technical University of Denmark. The objective is to develop a computer tool that will allow biotech companies to design and engineer cell factories faster than is currently possible today. The tool will accelerate the production of sustainable bio-chemicals and lay the groundwork for design of healthier foodstuff.
DD-DeCaF Kickoff Meeting in Brussels (March 10, 2016)
Full-Stack Developer for Synthetic Biology Design Platform (deadline: July 28, 2017)
Orthology assignment is ideally suited for functional inference. However, because predicting orthology is computationally intensive at large scale, and most pipelines relatively inaccessible, less precise homology-based functional transfer is still the default for (meta-)genome annotation. We therefore developed eggNOG-mapper, a tool for functional annotation of large sets of sequences based on fast orthology assignments using precomputed clusters and phylogenies from eggNOG. To validate our method, we benchmarked Gene Ontology predictions against two widely used homology-based approaches: BLAST and InterProScan. Compared to BLAST, eggNOG-mapper reduced by 7% the rate of false positive assignments, and increased by 19% the ratio of curated terms recovered over all terms assigned per protein. Compared to InterProScan, eggNOG-mapper achieved similar proteome coverage and precision, while predicting on average 32 more terms per protein and increasing by 26% the rate of curated terms recovered over total term assignments per protein. Through strict orthology assignments, eggNOG-mapper further renders more specific annotations than possible from domain similarity only (e.g. predicting gene family names). eggNOG-mapper runs ~15x than BLAST and at least 2.5x faster than InterProScan. The tool is available standalone or as an online service at http://eggnog-mapper.embl.de.
Genome-scale metabolic reconstructions are currently available for hundreds of organisms. Constraint-based modeling enables the analysis of the phenotypic landscape of these organisms, predicting the response to genetic and environmental perturbations. However, since constraint-based models can only describe the metabolic phenotype at the reaction level, understanding the mechanistic link between genotype and phenotype is still hampered by the complexity of gene-protein-reaction associations. We implement a model transformation that enables constraint-based methods to be applied at the gene level by explicitly accounting for the individual fluxes of enzymes (and subunits) encoded by each gene. We show how this can be applied to different kinds of constraint-based analysis: flux distribution prediction, gene essentiality analysis, random flux sampling, elementary mode analysis, transcriptomics data integration, and rational strain design. In each case we demonstrate how this approach can lead to improved phenotype predictions and a deeper understanding of the genotype-to-phenotype link. In particular, we show that a large fraction of reaction-based designs obtained by current strain design methods are not actually feasible, and show how our approach allows using the same methods to obtain feasible gene-based designs. We also show, by extensive comparison with experimental 13C-flux data, how simple reformulations of different simulation methods with gene-wise objective functions result in improved prediction accuracy. The model transformation proposed in this work enables existing constraint-based methods to be used at the gene level without modification. This automatically leverages phenotype analysis from reaction to gene level, improving the biological insight that can be obtained from genome-scale models.
The availability of microbial genomes has opened many new avenues of research within microbiology. This has been driven primarily by comparative genomics approaches, which rely on accurate and consistent characterization of genomic sequences. It is nevertheless difficult to obtain consistent taxonomic and integrated functional annotations for defined prokaryotic clades. Thus, we developed proGenomes, a resource that provides user-friendly access to currently 25 038 high-quality genomes whose sequences and consistent annotations can be retrieved individually or by taxonomic clade. These genomes are assigned to 5306 consistent and accurate taxonomic species clusters based on previously established methodology. proGenomes also contains functional information for almost 80 million protein-coding genes, including a comprehensive set of general annotations and more focused annotations for carbohydrate-active enzymes and antibiotic resistance genes. Additionally, broad habitat information is provided for many genomes. All genomes and associated information can be downloaded by user-selected clade or multiple habitat-specific sets of representative genomes. We expect that the availability of high-quality genomes with comprehensive functional annotations will promote advances in clinical microbial genomics, functional evolution and other subfields of microbiology. proGenomes is available at http://progenomes.embl.de.
Optlang is a Python package implementing a modeling language for solving mathematical optimization problems, i.e., maximizing or minimizing an objective function over a set of variables subject to a number of constraints. It provides a common native Python interface to a series of optimization tools, so different solver backends can be used and changed in a transparent way. Optlang's object-oriented API takes advantage of the symbolic math library SymPy (Team 2016) to allow objective functions and constraints to be easily formulated algebraically from symbolic expressions of variables. Optlang targets scientists who can thus focus on formulating optimization problems based on mathematical equations derived from domain knowledge. Solver interfaces can be added by subclassing the four main classes of the optlang API (Variable, Constraint, Objective, and Model) and implementing the relevant API functions.
The composition of a cell in terms of macromolecular building blocks and other organic molecules underlies the metabolic needs and capabilities of a species. Although some core biomass components such as nucleic acids and proteins are evident for most species, the essentiality of the pool of other organic molecules, especially cofactors and prosthetic groups, is yet unclear. Here we integrate biomass compositions from 71 manually curated genome-scale models, 33 large-scale gene essentiality datasets, enzyme-cofactor association data and a vast array of publications, revealing universally essential cofactors for prokaryotic metabolism and also others that are specific for phylogenetic branches or metabolic modes. Our results revise predictions of essential genes in Klebsiella pneumoniae and identify missing biosynthetic pathways in models of Mycobacterium tuberculosis. This work provides fundamental insights into the essentiality of organic cofactors and has implications for minimal cell studies as well as for modeling genotype-phenotype relations in prokaryotic metabolic networks.
OptFlux is an open-source and modular software to support in silico metabolic engineering tasks aimed at being the reference computational application in the field.
Cameo is a high-level python library developed to aid the strain design process in metabolic engineering projects.
iPath2: interactive Pathways Explorer is a web-based tool for the visualization, analysis and customization of various pathways maps.
The Transport Reactions Annotation and Generation (Triage) tool identifies the metabolites transported by each transmembrane protein and its transporter family.
@Note is a Biomedical Text Mining platform that copes with major Information Retrieval and Information Extraction tasks and promotes multi-disciplinary research.
The Mass-Action Stoichiometric Simulation (MASS) toolbox is a modeling software package that focuses on the construction and analysis of kinetic and constraint-based models of biochemical reactions systems.
iTOL: interactive Tree Of Life is an online tool for the display, annotation and management of phylogenetic trees. Trees can be annotated with 14 different dataset types, and exported into various graphical formats.
The Metabolic Models Reconstruction Using Genome-Scale Information (merlin) tool is an user-friendly Java application that performs the reconstruction of genome-scale metabolic models for any organism that has its genome sequenced.
Optlang is a Python package implementing a modeling language for solving mathematical optimization problems, i.e. maximizing or minimizing an objective function over a set of variables subject to a number of constraints. Optlang provides a common interface to a series of optimization tools, so different solver backends can be changed in a transparent way.


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Gümüssuyu Restaurant, located on the Hotel's mezzanine level, serves up a variety of international cuisine, from the refined and spicy tastes of Morocco and scrumptious Western fare to the ancient hidden tastes of the Ottoman Empire, whose rule encompassed three continents.
Service Hours: 06:30 – 23:00
Breakfast: 06:30 – 10:30 (Sundays until 11:00)
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IZAKA Restaurants & Bar-Lounge features an astonishing view from historic peninsula all the way to the Bosphorus Bridge. IZAKA offers four concepts under one roof, combining the distinctive and succulent tastes of Mediterranean, Middle East, Far East cuisines and a bar & lounge area facing the mesmerizing view.
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Tea Time: 5 p.m Friday & Saturday
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All guests with accomodations on the Executive Floor may avail themselves of the benefits and privileges of the Executive Lounge on a complimentary basis.
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Breakfast: 07:00 – 10:30 (Sundays: 11:00)
Snacks: 15:00 – 18:00
Alcholic Beverages: 18:00 – 20:00
Tea, Coffee and Soft Drinks: 20:00 – 22:00
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Breakfast: 06:30 – 10:30 (Sundays: 11:00)
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Service Hours: 08:00 – 22:00
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Perry Moore died last Thursday. Many people do not know who he was, but the news shocked me. He was only 39. He wrote one of the best Young Adult novels that adults would also enjoy reading, and he helped bring The Chronicles of Narnia to the screen as executive producer for all three films. In his short career he also wrote and directed the film Lake City, which starred Sissy Spacek.
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New Delhi, September 8 : Football ace David Beckham and his wife Victoria have reported embraced Buddhism.
Sources have revealed that the couple, who live in Los Angeles with their three sons, can be seen chanting every morning to help themselves deal with their hectic lifestyles, reports www.chinaview.cn.
"David and Victoria have gone completely Californian! David has begun wearing health, prosperity and performance beads around his wrist. He has started yoga and stretching classes after a knee injury, and then a teammate suggested Buddhist chanting to soothe his mind," a source told Britain's Look magazine.
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Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi issued a recruitment notification for the recruitment of Teacher Grade-I (PGT) (Economics), Teaching Grade-II (Social Science), Primary School Teacher (PST) Posts in the Syed Abid Husain Sr. Sec. School (Self-Financing), (Prep. to XII) on contractual basis. Eligible candidates who fulfill all eligibility criteria can apply on prescribed format of application on or before 06.08.2015. Full vacancy details like educational qualification, selection process, application fee & how to apply are given below.
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Does Motrin on an empty stomach cause uncontrollable vomiting?
Motrin or ibuprofen is categorized as a non-steroidal inflammatory drug which is never advised to be taken on empty stomach as it may cause stomach upset or gastritis.
This is recommended to be taken orally with food to avoid irritation of the stomach lining or other allergies and side-effects such as fever, nausea, or vomiting; to name a few.
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The Nora School Yearbook for the 2010-11 School year. The Nora School is a small, independent, college preparatory day school in Silver Spring, MD.
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Smaller version of the Analog Man compROSSor, based on the old Dynacomp and Ross compressors, upgraded with improved output, not out-of-phase, and added attack and mix controls.
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Development Transformations (DT) has a cadre of high-caliber staff with extensive experience in countries in the midst of – or emerging from – conflict or political transition. Our diverse experience in the NGO, inter-governmental, civilian, and military sectors allows us to take holistic approaches to training, program design, and implementation in complex environments. Our staff have lived and worked in every region of the world and include former employees from USAID, Department of State, Department of Defense, UK Foreign Office, think tanks, universities, Asian and European governments, media organizations, political parties and parliament, international donors, and democratic development organizations.
Managing Director
Mr. Mann co-founded Development Transformations in 2009, after having spent fifteen years working in the military and international development spaces. His unique civilian-military background helped inform his broader vision that DT be an innovator that utilizes a holistic lens in training, program design, and implementation in the world's most complex operating environments. As the Managing Director, Mr. Mann oversees DT's corporate strategy and operations at the home office in Washington D.C. and field offices abroad.A West Point graduate, Mr. Mann served five years in the United State's Army during which he conducted peacekeeping missions in Bosnia-Herzegovina and Kosovo. He later went on to graduate with distinction from Georgetown University's Master of Science in Foreign Service Program. Recently, Mr. Mann worked as an adjunct professor at Georgetown where he taught a graduate-level course on war-to-peace transitions.
Over the span of his career, Mr. Mann has held several prominent roles including a Development Advisor to the Combined Joint Special Operations Task Force - Afghanistan (CJSOTF-A) for the United State's Agency for International Development (USAID). Based in Bagram, Afghanistan, he partnered with U.S. Special Forces and developed methodologies for effective interagency approaches to promoting stabilization in communities that were priorities to the counterinsurgency effort. He also worked in Darfur, Sudan where he was a Field Program Officer with the USAID Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance (OFDA). Prior to this, he served as an Abuse Prevention Officer in Iraq where he was responsible for identifying, monitoring, and preventing human rights violations with USAID's Office of Transition Initiatives (OTI) and the Disaster Assistance Response Team (DART).
In addition to his extensive overseas experience, Mr. Mann has also provided expert commentary on post-conflict stability issues for a variety of news outlets including CNN, Fox News, and NPR. His work has also been published in journals including World Affairs, Small Wars, and the Journal of International Peace Operations.
Mr. Mann lives with his family in a timber frame home on a small piece of land in the beautiful Blue Ridge Mountains. In his free time he runs with his dogs, competes in triathlons, and practices natural horsemanship with his horse, Draco.
Accounts Payable Specialist
Marwan is the Accounts Payable Specialist for the Development Transformations (DT) in Washington D.C., Before he joined Development Transformations Mr. Alqaseer he served as an Accounting Clerk for a large government services contractor and in a similar role at the International Center Not-for-Profit Law Organization (ICNL). He was born and raised in Baghdad, Iraq and graduated with a B.A. in Business Administration from the University of Baghdad. In 2009, Mr. Alqaseer moved to the US to start a new life. He speaks Arabic and English.
Director of Operations
Ryan Archer is the Director of Operations at Development Transformations where he manages DT's support to field programs and home office administration. Mr. Archer has broad operations and management experience in the non-profit, private, and government sectors. Prior to joining DT, he held a management position with USAID's Office of Transition Initiatives (OTI) where he served as the Deputy Chief of Operations and Management. His teams provided information technology, recruiting, and human resources support to OTI's field programs and headquarters. Mr. Archer also provided field-based operations support to OTI's Mali, Cote d'Ivoire, and Syria programs.
Prior to his work at OTI, Mr. Archer managed a $125 million contract with USAID's Bureau for Democracy Conflict and Humanitarian Assistance (DCHA). He comes to DT with multi-region international experience having served as a Field Operations Manager for U.S. Department of Justice security-sector assistance programs in Ukraine, Moldova, the South Caucasus, and Paraguay. He began his career overseas working on a State Department financed democracy promotion program in Belarus implemented by the International Republican Institute (IRI).
Mr. Archer is currently pursuing his M.B.A. at the George Washington University (GWU) School of Business. He graduated magna cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa with a B.A. in International Affairs from the Elliott School also at GWU. Mr. Archer lives in DC with his growing family. In his spare time, he enjoys running and digital photography.
Financial Controller
Madhu Aggarwal, a Financial Controller at Development Transformations, has more than 20 years experience in government contract management. Ms. Aggarwal most recently worked as a Senior Consultant at Dixon Hughes Goodman. She has extensive knowledge and experience in government cost accounting and has designed and implemented Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR), Defense Contract Audit Agency (DCAA), and Cost Accounting Standards (CAS) approved accounting and purchasing systems. She has developed accounting procedures and manuals for setting up accounting systems for several government contractors. Ms. Aggarwal holds an accounting diploma from University of Virginia and B.S. in political science from Agra University in India. In her free time, Ms. Aggarwal is an avid jogger.
Erik Doman is a Director at Development Transformations where he provides oversight to DT's work with the U.S. military and Special Operations Forces. Most recently he worked for Development Transformations as a senior advisor to USAID's Kandahar Food Zone in Afghanistan, implemented by IRD. Mr. Doman's role is to help identify and address the drivers of poppy cultivation in targeted districts of Kandahar Province, as well as to discover obstacles to licit crop adoption. In his previous assignment, he worked for Development Transformations as USAID's Stability Operations Advisor to Regional Command East in Afghanistan. Mr. Doman worked closely with Afghan and American conventional and Special Operations Forces to support economic and political stability. He has worked as an implementer for USAID in support of local government in Paktika, Khost and Helmand province. In that role he designed and executed projects and programs in support of governance and development. Mr. Doman is a former member of the Department of State's career Foreign Service where he served in various countries in Southeast Asia and in Washington, D.C. where he was Special Assistant to the Assistant Secretary for Political-Military Affairs.
Between 2010 and 2012, Mr. Doman was the senior advisor for interagency training at Fort Polk's Joint Readiness Training Center serving Brigades and Special Forces units preparing to deploy to Iraq and Afghanistan. He has also worked as an interagency instructor at US military bases in the United States and abroad. As a former Infantry Team Sergeant who served in Afghanistan, Mr. Doman believes that our nation's service men and women are a precious resource and deserve everything we can give them to accomplish their mission and come home alive. He is a life member of the Combat Infantryman's Association, the American Foreign Service Association and an Associate Life Member (through his grandfather) of the United States Legion of Valor. Erik takes pride in delivering maximum value to our clients and helping to build a more stable and prosperous global community. Mr. Doman holds an M.A. in International Affairs from the Elliott School, George Washington University and graduated summa cum laude from Temple University with a B.A. in Political Science. Erik enjoys hiking, canoeing and traveling as well as spending time on home construction projects and forestry.
Director of Innovation
M. Shands Pickett is a Director at Development Transformations (DT). He leads DT's innovation initiatives and manages programs focused in the areas of training support, civil society, governance, and countering violent extremism. Mr. Pickett has a broad background working with U.S. foreign policy stakeholders – interagency and military – to overcome stability challenges using technology and data.
Previously, Mr. Pickett created technology tools for U.S. Special Operations Command components to help Special Operations forces better understand local conflict dynamics. Mr. Pickett also supported the U.S. Army Joint Multinational Readiness Center in Germany, where he built a new training platform designed to increase the effectiveness of U.S., NATO, and multinational forces operating in Europe.
From 2010 – 2013, Mr. Pickett led research operations for two U.S. Army teams in Afghanistan, gathering and analyzing local population data to enhance governance initiatives in Ghazni and Zabul. Before deploying to Afghanistan, he worked for the intelligence community on a wide variety of counterinsurgency and counterterrorism programs. Mr. Pickett served in the U.S. Peace Corps as a volunteer in Uzbekistan from 2003 – 2005, where he won and administered a USAID small projects grant.
Mr. Pickett completed an M.A. at The George Washington University where he studied U.S. foreign policy as a graduate fellow at the Institute of European, Russian, and Eurasian Studies. He regularly contributes to the Small Wars Journal and spends his free time learning new programming languages with only marginal success.
As a Director, Ilan Cooper oversees Development Transformations' (DT) programs in the MENA region including Libya, Lebanon, Syria, and Iraq. He is DT's IQC Manager for our USAID/Office of Transition Initiatives Support that Augments Rapid Transitions (START) IQC, Manager of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office Conflict, Stability, and Security Fund, and leads USAID new business development. Previously, Mr. Cooper served as the Lead Research Associate at the Berkley Center for Religion, Peace, and World Affairs at Georgetown University. He conducted primary research for the Berkley Center and the Institute of Justice and Reconciliation on the role of local transitional justice mechanisms in sub-Saharan Africa, with a particular focus on the Southern African Development Community countries.
Prior to the Berkley Center, Mr. Cooper worked for Oxford Analytica as an Editorial Researcher writing briefs on transitional justice mechanisms and lived in Accra, Ghana. Mr. Cooper graduated with honors from Georgetown University with a M.A. in Conflict Resolution. He also holds a M.A. in International Relations, with distinction, from the University of Chicago and a B.A., with distinction, in War Studies from King's College London. In his spare time, Ilan is an avid soccer player and fan and spends time with his English Bulldog, Ollie.
Program Officer
Paul McKinney is a Program Officer at Development Transformations (DT) where he supports programs in Iraq and Libya. Prior to joining DT, Mr. McKinney served in the U.S. Army for eight years and deployed to the Middle East with the Joint Special Operations Command. Upon leaving the military, Mr. McKinney held internships on the United States Senate Committee on Foreign Relations and at USAID's Center of Excellence on Democracy, Human Rights and Governance (DRG Center).
Mr. McKinney completed a B.A. at The George Washington University where he studied International Affairs with a concentration in Conflict Resolution. In his spare time, Paul enjoys playing and coaching tennis, making his mother's chili, and studying Arabic.
Program Manager
Mark Strohbehn is a Program Manager for Development Transformations' (DT) Syria programs. His current portfolio includes the U.S. State Department-funded Civil Society in Syria Program, the USAID/OTI-funded Syria Regional Platform, and leading DT's new business efforts in this area. DT's Syria programs support civil society organizations to increase their ability to serve their communities amid conflict, counter threads of violence and extremism through discreet support and expanded service delivery, enhance the understanding of democratic governance and accountability. Prior to joining DT, Mr. Strohbehn worked as the Manager of Business Development with Making Cents International where he successfully secured USG-procurements for programs directed at the financial inclusion of youth and vulnerable populations in conflict-affected areas, such as Northern Nigeria, Somalia, South Sudan, and Pakistan.
Prior to this, Mr. Strohbehn worked at International Relief and Development where managed several U.S. State Department-funded programs to support minority groups living in areas of northern Iraq affected by Syria's instability and the intrusion of ISIL, and supported the management of the USAID-funded Peace through Development II program, a countering violent extremism program in Burkina Faso, Chad, and Niger. Mr. Strohbehn served as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Jordan from 2009-2011 and The Gambia from 2007-2009.
Mr. Strohbehn completed a M.A. in International Security Studies at the Georgetown University Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service where his studies focused concentrated on economic factors of terrorism, insurgency, and national security policy. Mr. Strohbehn lives with his spouse in Washington, DC. In his spare time, he enjoys spending time outdoors kayaking, hiking, and sailing.
Program Assistant
Eric Grenlin is a Program Assistant at Development Transformations (DT) where he supports Department of Defense programs. Prior to joining DT, Mr. Grenlin spent eight years as a U.S. Army Military Police Soldier, with deployments to both Iraq and Afghanistan. Mr. Grenlin was medically retired in 2016 following a motorcycle accident. After leaving the military, he obtained a B.A. in Conflict Analysis and Resolution from George Mason University (GMU). Mr. Grenlin has held internships at the Center for Narrative and Conflict Resolution at the School for Conflict Analysis and Resolution (S-CAR) at GMU, and at Sayara International.
Mr. Grenlin is currently working to complete his M.A. in Conflict Analysis and Resolution at GMU. In his free time, Eric enjoys fly fishing and playing fetch with his German Shorthaired Pointer Jäger
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Program Assistant
Il Young Shin is a Program Assistant at Development Transformations (DT). His current portfolio includes projects with USAID/OTI, USAID/OSDBU, and the Department of Defense. He is also engaged in qualitative studies and M&E efforts at DT. Prior to joining DT, Mr. Shin served in the Korean military including six months in Afghanistan as liaison to the Korean Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) in Parvan Province. As lead interpreter, he facilitated the Korean special forces' operations and the Korean International Cooperation Agency's (KOICA) project implementations in northern Afghanistan. He also interned at J.E. Austin Associates supporting proposal efforts in monitoring and evaluation, supply chain development, and economic development in sub-Saharan Africa and Southeast Asia.
Mr. Shin graduated with an M.S. in Foreign Service at Georgetown University where he studied International Relations and International Development. He also holds a B.A. in Liberal Arts from Waseda University in Tokyo, Japan. He has lived in over nine countries and hopes to add more over the course of his career. He is also an avid fan of the NBA and religiously follows the latest tech trends.
Program Assistant
Katy Howell is a Program Assistant at Development Transformations (DT) where she supports USAID/OTI's Libya Transition Initiative and Syria Regional Program. She also leads business development efforts for the Foreign and Commonwealth Office Conflict, Stability, and Security Fund. Prior to joining DT, Ms. Howell worked at the Institute of Medicine in D.C., where she was responsible for planning local and international workshops for the Forum on Drug Discovery, Development, and Translation, as well as providing research support to the Global Health Risk Framework initiative designed to inform effective response to future infectious disease outbreaks like Ebola. Ms. Howell has previously held internships at the International Institute of Minnesota and Planned Parenthood.
Ms. Howell completed a B.A. at Macalester College in Minnesota where she studied Anthropology with concentrations in Community and Global Health and African Studies. Ms. Howell works nights at a local music venue, explores new running routes throughout the city, and is constantly searching for the perfect bagel.
Program Officer
Victoria "Tori" Osborne is a Program Officer at Development Transformations (DT). Ms. Osborne currently supports DT's U.S. State Department-funded grants program, which aims to increase the ability of Syrian civil society organizations to advocate for their needs and hold local governance structures accountable. Prior to joining DT, Ms. Osborne worked as an intern with International Rescue Committee helping to resettle refugees in the Baltimore area. Ms. Osborne completed a B.A at Loyola University Maryland where she studied International Development and Spanish. When trying to escape the hustle and bustle of D.C., Ms. Osborne can be found singing and strumming her guitar, baking something sweet, enjoying a tough workout, or discovering her new favorite slam poet.
Project Director
Humam Rajab is a Project Director at Development Transformations (DT). Mr. Rajab manages DT's Global Affairs Canada (GAC) program in Iraq. He also provides support to DT's other MENA programs.
Prior to joining DT, Mr. Rajab was a Senior Project and Outreach Officer with the Iraq Foundation. In that capacity, he led the organization's team of local and expatriate staff in implementing projects in Iraq on democratic forms of governance and economic empowerment of marginalized populations.
Mr. Rajab holds a Master's degree in Business Leadership from the McDonough School of Business, Georgetown University. He enjoys traveling to exotic places and is a soccer fan.
Director, Finance and Operations
Gabriel Abromovitz is DT's Director of Finance and Operations for a U.S. State Department-funded program that supports civil society organizations throughout Syria. Mr. Abromovitz has eight years of progressive experience working in international development and post-disaster settings, having worked in both Haiti (2010) and Nepal (2015) in the immediate aftermath of the respective earthquakes that affected each country. Gabriel's competencies include start-up operations, setting up effective supply chain systems, and life-cycle program operations management. From 2012 to 2015 Mr. Abromovitz served as the Operations Manager for a large-scale USAID A&E program in Haiti that focused on rebuilding health infrastructure in the country. Mr. Abromovitz joins Development Transformations from Dexis Consulting Group, where he was working in Washington, D.C. as a Program Manager.
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Joe Auger serves as a Senior Trainer with Development Transformations. He provides training and technical assistance to the District Stability Framework (DSF), an initiative managed by the Office of Military Affairs at USAID. From 1998-2007, Mr. Auger served in the Canadian Forces. While deployed to Afghanistan, he assisted the Kandahar Provincial Reconstruction Team in implementing community based stabilization projects and coordinating development programs with public and private sector partners as well as international organizations. After leaving the Canadian military, Mr. Auger directed the local stability initiatives component of a USAID Afghanistan stability project focused on local government and community development. As part of this work, he developed provincial stabilization strategies in concert with U.S. and international forces within the Pashtun Belt.
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Justin Bishop serves as a Consultant with Development Transformations providing risk assessment and logistics support to select DT projects. Mr. Bishop served eight years with the U.S. Army in Europe, including three years of peacekeeping operations in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) with the Implementation Force (IFOR) and Stabilization Force (SFOR), where he worked as a liaison officer between U.S. Civil Affairs teams, local government officials, and the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE). Mr. Bishop developed and supervised personal security training programs for over 200 OSCE election monitors during the 1996 and 1998 general elections in BiH. After leaving the military, Mr. Bishop worked for a Fortune 500 company providing threat and risk assessment and security training for clients traveling to or working in high-risk environments. Mr. Bishop graduated Magna Cum Laude from Auburn University in 1995 with a B.A. in Russian and Post-Soviet Studies. Mr. Bishop is an ASIS International Certified Protection Professional (CPP) as well as ISO 28000 Certified in Supply Chain Security Management.
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Johanna Brown serves as a Senior Stabilization Advisor for Development Transformations with a focus on stabilization and civil-military operations. Ms. Brown has worked over 10 years with U.S. Government interagency, U.S. and foreign militaries, International Organizations, and host nation stakeholders focused on countries in conflict or undergoing political transitions. She has extensive experience in Afghanistan and the Republic of Georgia. Her recent experience includes supporting multilateral international training events by providing training and subject matter expertise in support of reconstruction and stabilization activities, civil-military operations, military exercises, humanitarian assistance and disaster response, and program management. Ms. Brown has a Master's degree in International Affairs with a Security Studies minor from The Bush School of Government & Public Service at Texas A&M University.
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Michael Hess serves as a Senior Advisor for Development Transformations. He provided expert level advice, mentoring, and training on DT's USAID and Department of Defense programs. He has over 30 years of active and reserve service in the United States Military serving in humanitarian operations in Turkey, Iraq, Bosnia and Kosovo. Mr. Hess served in both command and staff assignments in the U.S. and Germany and taught European History at the United States Military Academy.In April 2003, Colonel (Ret.) Hess was recalled to active duty to serve as the humanitarian coordinator in the Office of Reconstruction and Humanitarian Assistance during Operation Iraqi Freedom. He later served as the Deputy Chief of Staff for the Coalition Provisional Authority.He subsequently served as Assistant Administrator in the Bureau for Democracy Conflict and Humanitarian Assistance, U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) from 2005 - 2009. Following USAID. Mr. Hess worked for L-3 MPRI.Mr. Hess has a B.S. in Engineering from the United States Military Academy at West Point, an M.A. in European history from Columbia University in New York, a master's in business administration and international finance from New York University in New York, and is a graduate of the National Strategic Studies Program at the United States Army War College in Carlisle, Pennsylvania.
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Mark Kustra is a U.S. Marine Corps veteran with over 23 years of experience in U.S. government service working on complex problem solving, stability operations, conflict management, national strategy, security assistance and security sector reform, peacekeeping, as well as leading and participating in teams of interagency and international counterparts. Throughout his career he has worked with a diverse group of civil and military interagency and international groups and organizations. He served primarily as a Marine Corps infantry and reconnaissance officer in a variety of Command and Staff assignments. He served in service-level headquarters to the tactical unit level and deployed in support of operations in Kuwait, Somalia, Iraq, and Afghanistan, as well as numerous other contingencies throughout the Indo-Asia-Pacific region.
His last assignment in uniform was as a Strategic Analyst in the Marine Corps' Strategic Initiatives Group where he looked at a range of issues related to interagency and stability operations as well as the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. As a member of the Afghanistan-Pakistan Hands Program, he served as a governance and development advisor in Marjah District, Helmand Province. Prior to this, Mark served as the Director of Joint Operations, Joint US Military Advisor Group-Thailand where he served on the Country Team and successfully provided training initiatives with Thai security forces focused on peacekeeping, counter narcotics, counter terror, counterinsurgency operations, and disaster relief.
Since he left active duty, Mark has served as an Adjunct Fellow for the American Security Project and consults on a variety of topics including security force assistance, stability operations, interagency and civil-military operations, crisis response operations, and Asian culture and history.
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Marina LeGree serves as a Senior Stability Advisor for Development Transformations with areas of expertise in community development, stabilization, gender mainstreaming, and conflict analysis. She has most recently been assisting the Stability in Key Areas (SIKA-East) program in Afghanistan, training local teams in the Pashtun belt to identify root causes of instability and lead communities to design innovative solutions. Marina worked with an Afghan team to create the Stability Analysis Methodology, a community-based conflict assessment tool adopted by USAID across stabilization programs. Prior to SIKA, she delivered District Stability Framework training to thousands of U.S. military and civilian personnel, as well as the Georgian Armed Forces, through USAID's Office of Civilian-Military Cooperation. Before joining DT, Marina spent several years in rural Afghanistan managing community development programs for both IOM (International Organization for Migration) and GIZ (German government's international development arm). She also served on Provincial Reconstruction Teams in Kunar and Nuristan provinces as a Forward Media Team Leader, building capacity of local journalists. She holds a Master's degree in International Affairs & Conflict Resolution from the Elliott School of International Affairs at the George Washington University.
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Oren Ipp is an international development professional with more than ten years' experience in democratic governance. He serves as a Senior Advisor for Development Transformations. Mr. Ipp's expertise is in fragile and post-conflict governance, with a regional focus on Afghanistan and South Asia. Oren has worked in the areas of political party development, election support, legislative strengthening, security sector reform, and civil society capacity building. Within these functional areas, Oren's primary focus has been on program design, management, and monitoring and evaluation. Oren is currently an adjunct assistant professor at New York University (NYU) as well as a consultant for a number of organizations, including the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the Geneva Center for the Democratic Control of Armed Forces, and the U.S. Institute of Peace (USIP). Recent projects have concentrated on political party development, military transformation in South Sudan, and conflict governance for parliaments in West Africa. During 2006-2008, Oren was based in Kabul, Afghanistan, where he directed the national and sub-national legislative programs of the National Democratic Institute (NDI). Among Oren's publications is the chapter "Parliamentary Oversight of the Security Sector in Afghanistan" in the 2011 volume of "Deconstructing Afghanistan's Security Sector." Oren holds a Master's degree in International Policy Studies from Stanford University.
Dave McCulloh is a retired Marine Corps Mustang Officer (he became an officer after serving as an enlisted Marine) who held command at every level through the rank of Lieutenant Colonel. Mr. McCulloh's assignments included service as an Officer Recruiter, Personnel Manager at HQMC, and the Director of USMC Blended Seminar Programs. He is a Joint Qualified Officer and recipient of the Bronze Star Medal. Following his retirement, Mr. McCulloh has focused in the areas of training, education, and readiness. He worked in the private sector in higher education as a College Director. More recently he moved to one of his true passions - supporting Marines and Sailors. In his role with Development Transformations, Mr. McCulloh supports the Marine Corps Tactics and Operations Group's Unit Readiness Planning Course. There he provides instruction and guidance to the Marines, Sailors and subordinate units of the I and III Marine Expeditionary Forces.
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John Patten is a Senior Advisor with Development Transformations. Mr. Patten has over 22 years of international experience. During that time, he has worked in and on issues concerning conflict, stabilization, development, humanitarian aid, NGOs and INGOs, civ-mil relations, and counterinsurgency. Mr. Patten holds an M.A. in Humanitarian Assistance from the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy in Boston. Mr. Patten was previously working with moderate armed opposition groups in Syria, based in Turkey, with DOS. He was additionally in the Planning Division of DOS/CSO working on integrated training and planning for deploying civilians and military to Afghanistan. In 2005-06 he was USAID's Regional Development Advisor for Southern Afghanistan based at Regional Command South in Kandahar, after having spent 2004-05 at the Kandahar PRT. Mr. Patten also worked with NGOs, was part of the DoD/USIP, Civ-Mil Working Group, which advised on the current Stability Ops Doctrine and guidelines for relations between U.S. Armed Forces and NGOs. In 2009 he was part of the CENTCOM Assessment Team for General Petraeus and has conducted many civilian interagency presentations to a variety of civilian and military groups, in addition to teaching at the Foreign Affairs Counter Threat course for deploying civilian government personnel.
Robert Osbeck joins Development Transformations as an instructor supporting Marine Corps Tactics and Operation Group's Unit Readiness Planning Course. There, he provides instruction and guidance to the Marines, Sailors and subordinate units of the Second Marine Expeditionary Force located at Camp Lejeune, NC, as well as other units and organizations throughout the Corps. He is a retired Marine Gunnery Sergeant with twenty years of service in the infantry community.
Mr. Osbeck retired from the Marine Corps in 2015. In his last billet he served as a unit commander, leading and managing a 170 Marine unit aboard Camp Lejeune. Prior to his final billet, he served as the Course Chief for Unit Readiness Planning Course under Training and Education Command. In this capacity he provided UTM/URP instruction to operational units throughout the Marine Corps, as well as Partner Nation Militaries in South America. He previously served as an Assistant Operations Chief for an Infantry Battalion, a Company Operations Chief for an infantry company in Afghanistan, a Platoon Commander for an infantry platoon while deployed in Iraq, and as a Platoon Sergeant and Section Leader for operations in Iraq, Africa, the Mediterranean Sea and East Asia. Early in his military career, Mr. Osbeck served as a Marine Corps Recruiter and as a Machinegunner.
Mr. Osbeck is a certified Marine Corps Instructor, Curriculum Developer and Unit Training Manager. He's a Six Sigma Yellow Belt and has attended instructional courses with the Bob Pike Training Group. He is a competitive shooter and an active volunteer with youth sports programs in his community.
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Scott Withrow is a Senior Advisor with Development Transformations. Mr. Withrow has over 15 years of international experience. During that time, he has worked in and on issues concerning Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Afghanistan, Libya, Turkey, Jordan, and Syria. He has held senior management positions with the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe, USAID's Office of Transition Initiatives, and Creative Associates International. In addition, he has served as an advisor on several Department of Defense contracts, including for General (Ret.) David Paetreus and General Joseph Dunford during their time as the Commanders of the International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan. Mr. Withrow specializes in governance and development issues, but also has substantial experience in elections administration, civil society development, media development, civ-mil relations, counterinsurgency, and stabilization. Mr. Withrow holds B.A.s in Political Science and Philosophy from Purdue University and a M.A. in International Relations from Central European University in Budapest, Hungary and a M.A. in public policy from Princeton University's Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs.
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wikiHow to Be Like Belle from Beauty and the Beast
Belle, in many people's opinion, is the most beautiful Disney princess. Kind, delicate and caring, she teaches many people not to judge someone by how they look, but by the content of their character. She doesn't care about looks, and her love of reading makes her character so much more appealing and inspirational, so this article will teach you how to be just like her!
1Try to act like Belle.
- While it's important to just be yourself, if you are looking to really be like Belle from Beauty and the Beast, it is important to always be kind. She is never rude or mean to anyone, not even the Beast who kidnapped her and her father. Although it is important to be kind to everyone, make sure that you aren't mixing up being kind and being flirtatious. Don't flirt with everyone you see, but rather treat them like friends. This makes you a more genuine, down to earth person. Treat everyone with respect and care.
- Always smile! Belle, from the beginning of the story right through to the end is always smiling and being positive, so try to smile whenever and wherever you can, and not only will you find yourself automatically feel better but people will gravitate towards your sunny, positive attitude.
- Read a lot! Belle is always seen with a book, and her love of libraries is one of the factors that bring her and the Beast closer together. Belle is very intelligent, and this is mostly due to the large amount of books that she reads, which leaves her with a very large vocabulary and very vivid imagination.
- Be respectful to your parents. Belle would do anything for her father and she knows how important it is to listen to your elders. Manners is definitely another point - make sure you are always thanking others and using please, and avoid arrogant, cocky tones. Make your voice sweet and lady like, enunciating every syllable.
- Be strong and honest. She always states her opinions, never keeps them hidden, and she demands to be treated like an equal. Look people in the eye when you talk to them and that'll make for a much more engaging conversation, as they will feel that you are really listening and appreciating what they have to say.
- And most importantly - don't judge someone by how they look. The primary theme of the story is not judging a book by their cover and only by what's inside. Belle didn't judge the Beast and instead became very close to him, developing a strong friendship that later turns to love. Try to go out there, meet new people and learn about themselves, their personality and characteristics, and you might find that you'll meet someone who is just like you and create a lifelong friendship.
2Embrace your natural beauty.
- Hair: Belle has long, luscious brown hair, which she usually ties back with a ribbon into a low ponytail. Regularly wash and condition your hair, every day if you have oily/thick hair or every other day if you have finer hair. Tie your hair back with any colour ribbon, particularly blue or yellow. She also has layers at the front section of her hair, as one of her trademark quips are short strands of hair falling from her ponytail and framing her face, which she is often seen brushing away when nervous.
- Skin: Belle has smooth, clear and fair skin. Try to stay out of the sun or use a sunscreen with high sun protection, and wear a hat. She, as well as majority other Disney princesses, has incredibly flawless skin so it is important to maintain a clear complexion. Cleanse, tone and moisturize twice daily, using products suited for your skin type. If you have dry skin, moisturize more and if you have oily skin, blot your face frequently with blotting papers.
- Makeup: Belle has an amazing, natural makeup look. In the film she doesn't wear any makeup, however on a day-to-day-basis her makeup is very suitable for all ages from 14+. - Skin: Apply a light foundation, tinted moisturizer or BB cream all over the face, making sure that it is blended in well. Then apply a small amount of concealer on any problematic areas, and a lighter shade just under the eyes to hide any bags or dark circles. Lightly powder the face with translucent powder if you have oily skin, or if your makeup leaves a dewy finish. Belle's skin isn't too matte and isn't too dewy, but rather the perfect balance in between. Make sure the application isn't too cakey. Then, finish off the face makeup with a dusting of peachy pink blush across the cheeks.- Eyes: Begin by grooming the eyebrows through with a spooly or eyebrow brush. Fill in your eyebrows using a shade that's 3 shades darker for light hair, and 3 shades lighter for dark hair. Set eyebrows using an eyebrow gel. Moving onto the eyes, apply a small touch of concealer to the lids just to cover any veins showing through the thin, delicate skin. You can then, optionally, add a very light matte brown shade into the crease to add some extra definition and a smudge of brown eyeliner (very light and very thin) to the upper lash line just to thicken the eyelash line. Finish off by curling your lashes slightly and applying a few light coats of brown mascara. - Lips: Belle's lips aren't too red or pink, but rather a very soft rosy shade. Apply a moisturizing lip balm that has a rosy tint to the lips. Do not apply lip gloss or lipstick as it is too harsh for Belle's soft makeup look.
- Body: Belle is very lean and toned, and well in shape. Make sure that you are eating a good variety of fruits and vegetables, as well as keeping up with consistent exercise. Running, long walks, Pilates and aerobics are a good start.
3Try to mimic Belle's fashion sense. Obviously, she lived in a time where large, poofy dresses were all the rage, but she still has a very consistent, elegant style.
- Don't wear clothes that are too revealing. Make sure that your chest is covered so no cleavage is showing at any time, and definitely don't wear any item of clothing that shows too much leg. Go for skirts that stop around mid-thigh to knee length, and shirts that have a sensible neckline.
- Wear quite feminine clothing. Dresses and skirts are the obvious ones, however it's also acceptable to just wear jeans. It is very easy to imagine Belle in a modern-day world wearing a simple pair of blue jeans and a simple white button-up shirt. Find a nice, bright blue pair of skinny jeans (not too tight) and pair it with a long sleeve, white button-up shirt. Fold up the sleeves and bottom of the jeans for an even more effortless look. For shoes, go for a light pastel pair of moccasins (without tassels or bows), or a nice simple pair of brown worn-in boots. It's also a good idea to have one special, princess dress for you to wear on very special occasions, something elegant, sweet and age-appropriate that compliments your features and figure. Make sure that all the pieces co-ordinate, so it's not overtly frilly or poofy. Simple, basic yet elegant and sweet are key to Belle's look.
- Go for light, muted, pastel colours. Blush pink, light sky blue, lilac/lavender, mint green, faded yellow, white, cream - all the colours that Belle would wear. For the days where it gets chillier, go for a coat with a deep, rich brown colour or a deep velvety red.
4Accessorize with style.
- Belle doesn't wear that many accessories, apart from the pair of gold/yellow pearl earrings she wore after going to the Beast's castle. Go for cute, simple and elegant accessories, such as pearls, lace and flowers in your hair make a very sweet touch. However, the main hair accessory you should use is a ribbon in your hair, as Belle wears that always.
- Don't go for heavy, clunky metal pieces or spikes. It is too retro and punk for a simple sweet Disney princess look.
5Walk with elegance and grace. Imagine there is a rope pulling your head up, so keep your shoulders back and walk like a swan, smoothly and gracefully. Don't slouch or saunter either.
6Just enjoy being a princess! Belle is so classy, sweet and elegant, so just enjoy acting and looking as her and you'll find yourself becoming more and more like a natural princess every day.
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What would Belle have worn in the modern world as a 10 to 11-year-old child?wikiHow ContributorTry a blue skirt and a white blouse, or a calf-length summer dress in sunshine yellow. You can also wear her color combinations: blue with white or sunshine yellow. Add an accessory that has a rose or a book on it!
How can I be beautiful if I am ugly?wikiHow ContributorThe wonderful thing about Beauty and the Beast is that it focuses on finding beauty within the person. Try to be beautiful on the inside; eventually, that beauty will shine outward as well. Those who only accept you for your looks are not worth your time!
How would I portray Belle from the live action film?wikiHow ContributorBelle has always been free-spirited, determined, and independent, but she is even more so in the live action film. Stand up for what you believe in, and do not give up on something just because someone say's it's not cool, popular, or that you can't do it.
What about makeup for kids under 14?wikiHow ContributorYou do not have to wear makeup to be like Belle. Belle is an active, practical princess. She is too busy to spend time doing makeup. If you want to dress up for the occasion, try some lip gloss or tinted lip balm.
What hair style should I do if I have short, bob-length hair?wikiHow ContributorTry pulling your hair into a half-up, half-down ponytail, similar to Belle's ballroom scene. You can also leave your hair loose and free to reflect Belle's carefree personality and free spirit.
How do I get the part of Belle in an audition?wikiHow ContributorPrepare a song and a monologue that fit the style of the show and that show off your best qualities; do not choose something that don't suit you. Lastly, remember that the casting choice is up to the director(s) and whether you fit the image that they have in mind for the role.
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- Acting like Belle is more important than looking like her. Make sure you remember this!
- Watch the Beauty and The Beast for more inspiration!
- It's also a very good idea to volunteer. Giving back to the community is something that all Disney princesses would do, so help out at a local animal shelter, or library, if you're going for that Belle persona.
- Just be yourself! Belle is very down to earth and genuine, so don't be fake.
- Don't be a pushover. Belle is very strong-willed, so be your own person!
- Just because you are a Disney princess, doesn't mean you act stuck-up or arrogant. Treat everyone as an equal, just like Belle does.
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