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Tourist Sites Welcome Thousands of Israelis During Interim Days
Thousands of Israelis are using the interim days of the Passover holidays to visit tourist sites throughout the country, with a wide variety of festivals and activities on hand.
More than 13,000 visitors came to the southern sites of Masada, Ein Gedi and Mamshit, with the total number of visitors in the Negev up from last year, according to Gilad Gabai, deputy director of the Israel Nature and Parks Protection Authority (INPPA) southern district.
Meanwhile, a fire late yesterday morning in the Negev's Ein Saharonim nature reserve in Machtesh Ramon destroyed destroyed about 12 dunams of natural vegetation, about half the reserve, before it could be extinguished several hours later.
Thousands headed to Haifa for the port city's Passover festivities, taking in the Baha'i Gardens and the zoo in Gan Haem on Mount Carmel, which was open at no charge. The Hai-Bar nature reserve on Mount Carmel on the outskirts of Haifa was another favorite, with staff conducting tours and wildlife observations.
Haifa also hosted its 17th annual children's theater festival.
The car belonging to Haifa's mayor, Yona Yahav, was broken into yesterday. The thief made off with the CD player and the GPS. A suspect, 40, with a police record, was arrested shortly after on suspicion of the break-in.
Clean beaches
Meanwhile, at Lake Kinneret, in contrast to the serious pollution problem on its northeastern beaches reported over the past few days in Haaretz, the open beaches, which comprise 24 out of the total of 55 kilometers around the lake, were surprisingly clean, due to an operation underway by the Kinneret administration, funded by the Environmental Protection Ministry with the assistance of the INPPA.
A clean-up contractor has been hired and INPPA field instructors are handing out trash bags to vacationers to help in the project.
Roads to the Western Galilee were busy as visitors traveled to vacation spots and festivals in the region. Among the attractions is an extreme sports area at Kibbutz Yehiam, a festival at the Montfort Castle in Ma'alot-Tarshiha, the "cotton road" at Kibbutz Afeq and a monologue theater festival at Acre.
Tourism Minister Yitzhak Aharonovitch visited Rosh Hanikra and tried out its zip line.
The Western Galilee tourism association said they were satisfied with the numbers of visitors to the region, although they noted that the traffic jams were not as serious as previous years showing that numbers were down. Hotels and bed and breakfasts reported a 90-percent occupancy rate.
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Nicole celebrates her latest film
Upon her return from Beirut, Lebanese singer Nicole Saba began filming the first scenes of her upcoming film "Qisset AL Hai Al Sha'bi" (The Story of the Common Neighborhood), also starring Tal'at Zakaria and folk-singer Saed Al Sagheer.
The film is written by Ahmad Abdullah, directed by Ashraf Baqi and produced by Ahmad Al Sabki, and the entire cast and crew held a celebration marking their work on the film.
In the film, Nicole plays the role of a girl who is in love with modern music and singing. Instead she is forced to become a leader of a band specialized in folk music that was previously led by her mother. The film depicts her struggle to fulfill her dreams.
According to the London based Elaph, Nicole has been taken lessons in folk singing for her role in the film.
Nicole considers the film an opportunity to prove her ability to act, after her successful appearance in the film "the Dutch Experience," alongside comedian-actor Adel Imam.
Nicole has just completed another film "Thaman Dastet Ashrar" (The Price of a Dozen Evils) alongside Yasmin Abdul Aziz.

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6 September 2006
The word: Avocado
NEXT time you serve avocado, your guests might be surprised to learn that its name is derived from the Aztec description of the plant it grows on: the testicle tree.
How did the avocado get to be so called? The fruit originates from the forests of central America, and was originally the size of an olive. Avocados were cultivated to today's large, oily, green magnificence by local people, including the Aztecs, who called them ahuacacuauhitl. This name, after some linguistic mangling by the Spanish, was written down as "avocado" by the British collector Sir Hans Sloan when he recorded the first full description of the plant in English in 1699.
The name "testicle tree" – which is what ahuacacuauhitl means – is a particularly apt description of the original wild species, whose fruit tends to dangle more than on the domesticated varieties, the better for it to be dispersed


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A new episodic film on YouTube from the director of Disturbia shows that Hollywood is best at imitating, not innovating.
A young woman named Christina has been kidnapped. She is trapped in a room and only you, through the magic of the World Wide Web, can get Christina out.
This is the premise of Inside, a social-media film experiment starring Emmy Rossum—and the Internet. Presented by Intel and Toshiba, the series is airing solely on YouTube and the story unfolds based off of community participation. And the creative forces behind it really want you to think it's a new idea.
But the Hollywood hype obscures the fact that YouTubers like Pogobat, freddiew, and emokid21ohio have been creating their own episodic movies for years—perhaps not with the same production values, but with far more authentic social roots.
To date, only two episodes have been filmed, and they are as unsettling as expected: Christina has limited food, endures psychological torment, and is under constant surveillance by her kidnapper. The first episode, posted on July 22, has garnered more than half a million views and 400 comments. The second, uploaded Wednesday, has under 7,000 views, but 240 comments.
Over on Facebook, more than 40,000 people have liked the Inside Experience fan page. Trapped fictional character Christina Perasso has her own page with 15,000 fans. Facebook users are getting sucked into the experience, leaving helpful tips and words of encouragement.
Francesca Ducanes writes "WE'RE GETTING TO THE BOTTOM OF THIS CHRISTINA HANG ON", while Cathy Perasso, Christina's fictional mom, praises the efforts of the audience:
"I'm watching these codes being broken and just amazed at what incredible people are helping out and working hard for you, Chistina [sic]. I feel like you're so close to me when I see this deep concern. There are some very, very smart people working here and this code is so close to being broken. I hope you are sleeping and getting a little peace after a difficult, difficult day. I love you, my little ballerina."
Other audience members can't get past the premise. Facebook user Blaire Dunn wonders what would happen if he called the police to report a missing girl, while SuperMickGee writes on YouTube: "Maybe she could ask the guy holding the camera and filming her for a boost up through the broken floorboard to the room above—just a thought. Oops, did I just ruin it for someone—sorry ;-)"
Inside's director D.J. Caruso's past works include Shia LaBeouf vehicle Disturbia. In a behind-the-scenes video, he described this as a "new idea," adding that "we wanted to make this an addictive experience for the viewer."
Ben Trickleback, the social media director of the series, marvels at how "traditional storytelling narrative" can unfold "through social media," essentially "creating a story through those platforms."
Creating "addictive experiences," playing with "traditional story-telling narrative" through social media, and letting the "viewer participate in the film" sounds fancy coming from the mouths of Hollywood types, but is it a new thing? YouTubers have been doing that practically since the site's creation half a decade ago.
Kansas State University professor Michael Wesch, whom the Daily Dot dubbed "Professor YouTube," told the Daily Dot in an earlier interview: "One of the great things about watching YouTube unfold over the years has been the experiments in storytelling."
Wesch cited the fictional love story that played out on YouTube between emokid21ohio and emogirl21 as one of the first examples of innovative storytelling.
Dan Brown, who goes by Pogobat on YouTube, started a social media experiment of his own when he let YouTube dictate his real-life actions for a year. The series, titled Dan 3.0, didn't run it's full course; Brown explained in a phone interview he quit the project this April because of "personal reasons."
Brown's newest series titled "Delicious Steak with Dan Brown" started three weeks ago, and also aims to engage his YouTube fans, whom he calles the "PogoTribe."
In a recent email exchange, Brown explained that "'Delicious Steak' represents a shift in focus—less about me and my life, and more about the PogoTribe and what we can accomplish as a community."
Brown's first community experiment in "Delicious Steak" is playing chess with YouTube. While there is no definitive winner in the chess match yet, Brown writes "the PogoTribe has been pretty unanimous with their voting—that scares me."
As for incorporating feedback into well-produced Internet shorts, YouTuber Freddie Wong told the Daily Dot via email he "constantly" uses suggestions from the YouTube community.
LA filmmaker Tim Pape, who is currently shooting a video series with the video game entertainment network Machinima (and also incorporates viewer feedback in episodes), told the Daily Dot in a phone interview:
"YouTube and the Internet is the first place, maybe ever, where people put up a product, artistic or not, and almost immediately get feedback—unlike TV or movies—and I think that's the reason why it will be the future of content."
So Hollywood, far from innovating, is doing what it does best: copying and commercializing.
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Preceptor Pi Chapter of Beta Sigma Phi honored its president Cindy Meitler as Valentine Queen during a special dinner attended by members and their guests on Feb. 8 at Great Bend Coffee Company.
Also during February, the chapter donated children's hygiene items to St. Francis Community Services and provided paper products for the Family Crisis Center.
At the chapter's Feb. 18 meeting, Laura Patzner and Kristy Huslig representing the Family Crisis Center presented a program about two of the center's programs, the Domestic and Sexual Violence Program and the new Dell Hayden Memorial Child Advocacy Center, which ...
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Prepare a PowerPoint slideshow presentation on an applied ethical topic. Review the topics from www.procon.org and choose one of the controversial issues to report on (or another topic may be suggested for instructor approval.)
Prepare a PowerPoint presentation of 15-20 slides that outlines both sides of the debate. Address all relevant issues associated with your topic. Note both the positive and negative aspects of each side of the debate.
- State the topic in terms of an ethical debate/dilemma and relate the issue to at least three ethical theories and/or thinkers that have been discussed in the course. Reflect on how each ethical theory and/or thinker might address the issue.
- Be sure to limit discussion of the "scientific" debate to a minimum. The presentation should focus on the ethical questions.
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Reviews - The Star Inn3
5 North Street, Nafferton, Driffield, YO25 4JW
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100% would recommend it to a friend
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The Star Inn
Enjoyed our stay one night, very clan room.
Quiet retreat. Bar a little tired looking.
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The Star Inn
From the start of our 3 day stay Lyne and staff were excellent friendly and very approachable.The bungalow was clean and fresh.The breakfast can't be faulted,something for all.The evening meals if you wished to dine there was excellent ,with a verried menu including Greek dishes which in my opinion were super.I would recommend Star Inn,nice quite village,easy access to the coast.
A very nice stay
The hotel was first class from checking in to checking out.
The room was spacious clean and comfortable. The staff were curtious, friendly, and helpful. The food was outstanding. In all a great stay.
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Amazing what you find off the beaten track. We will be back.
We stayed two nights whilst sorting out a flat we let in nearby Carnaby.
The Star Inn was a great choice because we could park up outside the chalet type accommodation, disappear behind the front door and emerge showered, refreshed and hungry. It worked well. into the bar for a quick pint and then a delicious home-cooked meal and a glass of wine. The pub/restaurant is a bit Spartan, but don't be put off, the food is worth being there. Still managed to find room for breakfast the next morning. That was good also.
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Booked at the last minute not knowing what to expect.
Warm welcome, clean and comfortable room although basic and small but sufficient for an overnight stay. Good breakfast.
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Our room was very clean and the food was very nice.
I do think it was value for money. Customer service was excellent and I am a member of Camra and I would recommend having a beer there too. The quality of food was very good. The evening meal we had was lovely. I would stay there again and highly recommend it.
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