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Gwen Stefani Finishing Solo Album With Pharrell; New Single to Debut on 'The Voice'
It looks like Gwen Stefani is ready to make her solo comeback eight years after 'The Sweet Escape' was released.
It looks like Gwen Stefani is ready to make her solo comeback eight years after 'The Sweet Escape' was released.
It's Jimmy Fallon's Lip Sync Battle - 'The Voice' edition!
I loved Gwen Stefani as the frontwoman of No Doubt, but her solo stuff is one of my guilty pleasures to listen to when I'm cleaning. Yes, I sing along at the top of my lungs, LOL!
Gwen Stefani celebrated her baby shower in the company of some famous pals.
Gwen Stefani is one hot mama (and mama-to-be)!
Gwen Stefani joined Instagram today (Jan. 17) and she did so in big way. The pregnant singer posted a pic of her usually gorgeous self, red lips and all, with a crown on her head, revealing the sex of her third child.
Well, there can be no doubt about it now: Gwen Stefani is definitely preggers!
Oopsie! In an interview with Live Nation preceding her NYC performance on Sept. 12, rapper Eve, who collaborated with Gwen Stefani on 'Let Me Blow Ya Mind,' one of the biggest hits of 2001, seemingly spilled the beans and confirmed that Stefani is expecting her third child at 43.
If you're the type to believe tabloid reports of celebrity pregnancies, you'll probably be delighted to hear that No Doubt frontwoman Gwen Stefani, 43, and her 47-year-old rock star husband Gavin Rossdale are expecting their third child.
If you're not the type to believe such things, then we can report Gwen wore a loose top that from the wrong angles makes her normally flat tummy look as though there might be a baby on board.
Choose your own adventure.
Here's a look at some notable birthdays being celebrated today:
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Occupation: Singer, Songwriter, and Musician
Known For: Being the guitarist and male lead singer of the group Fleetwood Mac, whose many hits include 'Go Your Own Way,' 'Don't Stop,' and 'Tusk,' his former relationship with bandmate Stevie Nicks, and being a member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
When it come to fashion, Gwen Stefani is on her game. Gwen's L.A.M.B line has received many accolades. Her shoes are to die for. She uses her inspiration from her surroundings and her Harijuku line is drawn from her love of Japan. Now we will be able to enjoy her clothng line at Target.
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Once again, it's time to take some words and mix up all their letters and then put them back together again to create new words, but in a totally fun and hip way.
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Aha. Elephant's poo. Get maniacs failing. (-Keith Hale-)
The Pelosi Gang, pot, fail as a machine: Na na! (Paul S)
Foolish Tea campaigns (elephant again?) (Dharam)
A phenomena as fat politicians haggle. (Angel)
GOP heels to Palin again, mafia chants. (shamp10)
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Democratic Strategists Say Damage Control Prevented More Election Losses
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Kaine closes out campaign with two new ads
As Election Day nears, Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Tim Kaine is closing out the campaign with two new positive ads that don't mention rival George Allen but instead focus on Kaine's own campaign themes.
One shows Kaine speaking the Pledge of Allegiance with schoolkids in a classroom, then decrying Washington partisanship.
"We teach our children patriotism and unity, but Washington sets the wrong example by not working together," Kaine says in the ad. "Until we can say 'indivisible' and really act that way, we'll never get our fiscal house in order and invest in our future. … Washington needs to start living the values that we teach our own children."
In the other ad, shot in front of his house in Richmond, Kaine mentions his time as a missionary in Honduras and its impact on his time as Richmond mayor and Virginia governor during a recession.
"As a missionary in Honduras I learned how faith can bring people together," Kaine says in the ad. "That experience helped me guide Richmond as mayor and then Virginia as governor through the worst recession in decades."
You can see the two ads here and here.
In response, Allen's campaign said Kaine's message about bipartisanship is undercut by the fact that he took the partisan job of Democratic National Committee chairman in his last year as governor. Allen has repeatedly criticized Kaine for taking the DNC job, although former governor Jim Gilmore also was chairman of the RNC while governor, and Allen as governor chaired the National Republican Senatorial Campaign Committee. Allen has said those were different because, by Kaine's own admission, the state was facing a dire economic crisis in his last year as governor as he also served with the DNC.
Allen spokeswoman Emily Davis called the ad "a lecture for Washington: 'Do what I say and not what I do.'"
Kaine's campaign has put an additional $2 million into ads recently, bumping its buy up to $9.5 million total.
In a conference call with reporters, Kaine campaign staffers said they feel good about where the campaign is. Although outside third-party groups like Crossroads GPS and the national Chamber of Commerce have poured millions of dollars into ads against Kaine, strategist Mo Elleithee said that hasn't "moved the needle."
The race between Allen and Kaine has been tied in polls for more than a year; in the past couple of weeks several polls have indicated a slight lead by Kaine, although today one poll showed a Kaine lead while another showed an Allen lead.
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Everyone knows that Anna Wintour gets up at crazy o' clock each day to play tennis before work. How do you think she still gets away with a mostly-sleeveless wardrobe at that age ?
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An amusing side effect of her passion for the game is a seemingly gargantuan schoolgirl crush on tennis pro Roger Ferderer, who she has often been spotted drooling over courtside at the US Open; featured in a four page love letter feature in Vogue; and dragged along to various fashion shows and parties, sometimes with his bemused wife tagging behind.
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Senator Rockefeller fought to pass the comprehensive health care reform law in 2010, which ensures Americans can afford needed health care, helps reduce health care costs, and improves the quality of care. Because of the law, seniors are now receiving discounts on their prescription drugs, small businesses are getting tax credits for providing health insurance to employees, and Medicare is now covering important preventive services. Starting in 2014, health insurance companies will no longer be able to deny coverage because of pre-existing conditions like diabetes or asthma.
Senator Rockefeller also has been one of the leading defenders of Medicaid, Medicare, and the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP). He is continuing to fight to protect these life-saving programs that provide critical health care services to millions of Americans.
- Ten years ago, Senator Rockefeller was a lead author of legislation to create CHIP, one of the most important children's initiatives of the last half-century. This program has given millions of America's children, including tens of thousands in West Virginia, the chance to start out healthy in life.
- Medicaid provides essential services to 68 million low-income children, parents, pregnant women, people with disabilities, and seniors, including 402,000 West Virginians. After almost 50 years, Medicaid is still a life-saving part of our nation's health system, paying for 40% of births (50% of births in West Virginia), 62% of long-term care, and, along with CHIP, 34% of the health care costs for children in our country.
- Medicare provides vital health care services to 48 million seniors, including 380,000 West Virginians. Before Medicare, nearly 50% of seniors in the United States were uninsured. Senator Rockefeller also supports reforming the flawed formula that provides Medicare payments to physicians by transforming our health care delivery system to reward quality and patient safety.
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tiple gene-environment interactions, incomplete gene penetrance, and the dynamics of biological networks. However this gap also results from a lack of funding to substantiate the clinical relevance of basic discoveries and the increasing time and cost required to convert discoveries into commercial applications.
One way to bridge this growing divide in the translational pathway is through partnerships that distribute the risks involved in research and development (R&D) among multiple parties in a precompetitive manner. Industry, academia, and government all hold tools, knowledge, and biological materials that could be used collaboratively to speed the development of new drugs, diagnostics, and preventive measures. In particular, the sharing of biological specimens (biospecimens) and the data derived from those biospecimens through large-scale precompetitive collaborations could offer substantial benefits to all parties involved and the public at large.
However, numerous issues such as intellectual property (IP) protections and funding can be cumbersome or completely inhibitory to establishing collaborative ventures and must be overcome to facilitate this process and realize the potentially immense benefits. To explore these issues and develop potential solutions, the Roundtable on Translating Genomic-Based Research for Health held a workshop on July 22, 2010, entitled "Establishing Precompetitive Collaborations to Stimulate Genomics-Driven Drug Development" (see Appendix A for the full agenda). Representatives of government, industry, academia, and nonprofit organizations participated. Speakers and workshop participants sought to:
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Colville High School graduate and former Indians' softball standout Jennica Ebel recently completed her softball career at Spokane Falls Community College.
Ebel, the daughter of Jim and Nancy Ebel of Colville, helped lead SFCC to a fifth place finish in the 16-team NWAACC Tournament and fourth during the regular season.
According to Jim Ebel, an assistant coach for the CHS softball team, the Sasquatch had to overcome a "variety of obstacles this season," starting with the unexpected transfer of their top pitcher.
It only got worse.
After that setback, SFCC's no. 2 pitcher went down with a broken leg. The resilient Sasquatch finished the season with their starting centerfielder as the "only" pitcher.
"Then the team took a real emotional hit when a team mom revealed that she had stage four liver cancer," Ebel added. "Still, the team battled to a one-game playoff that would qualify them for the NWAACC Tournament (the community college's version of a Super Regional)."
Once in the tournament, the Sasquatch won three of five games. Their two losses were in close games to the eventual championship contenders.
The appearance marked the 27th straight time SFCC has qualified for the tournament.
After a slow start, the versatile Ebel ended the season leading the team in hitting (.352) and hitting with runners in scoring position (.446).
At the spring sports banquet, Ebel was voted Defensive Player of the Year. She also picked up the Coaches' Award.
Ebel has opted not to continue playing softball. Instead, she plans to concentrate on a career in the medical field.
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Rather than stick to vague genre tags or invent new hybrids, the members of Sun Bones offer the term "malleability." It's fitting for a classically trained band that somehow manages to fit four-part harmonies, bursts of punk, comforting pop melodies, avant-garde excursions and more under a single ... More >>
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It's only the end of February, but I'm convinced I've already heard one of the best albums of 2013. Destruction Unit's new LP, the six-song mind eraser Void, debuts locally on Monday, February 25, when the band takes the stage at the Yucca Tap Room. The band's been getting some high profile recognit ... More >>
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About Coach Rick
Rick Williams' degrees and certifications are numerous, but it is his passion, focus, commitment, leadership and experience that allow him to get the most out of people. As a collegiate and semi professional basketball point guard, Rick is a natural leader and motivator and has been a team captain his entire life. Rick is passionate about teaching, coaching and competiting and still performs at a high level in the sport of racquetball, sponsored by Ektelon, participating in national racquetball tournaments all across the U.S.
Coach Rick chose to become a personal trainer and coach to help others achieve their goals and dreams. Rick has worked with athletes at every level including professional basketball players and also spent some time as the Head Women's Tennis Coach at Southern Methodist University. Rick can formulate the perfect training program to fit any client's goals whether they are trying to lose weight, build muscle, gain strength, get faster, tone muscle, or gain endurance. He has the confidence that anything can be accomplished in life if you work for it; it just takes dedication and hard work.
Through commitment, connecting and conditioning, Rick empowers his clients to transform their lives and achieve great results. His philosophy incorporates a holistic approach to performance. He believes one must be aligned physically, mentally, emotionally, and spiritually to maximize full potential. Rick incorporates all of these principles into his daily life and work.
Rick's approach to improving one's physical conditioning is through his functional fitness approach. He trains his athletes and clients to become strong, powerful, fast, flexible and balanced. Coach Rick continually motivates and encourages his clients to live a healthier lifestyle to fulfill a more abundant life through stress reduction, an active lifestyle and proper nutrition.


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President Barack Obama's pre-Thanksgiving executive action granting a temporary reprieve from deportation for up to 5 million undocumented individuals was a brilliant example of asymmetric warfare. Just two weeks after a major Republican midterm victory, with GOPers gaining control of the U.S. Sen ... More >>
Back in the dark ages, Republicans used to be all about the economy, stupid. A chicken in every pot, a home-entertainment center in every living room. Take, for instance, our last great Republican president -- William Jefferson Clinton. He demonstrated that a Democrat (in name) could be pro-busine ... More >>
The U.S. Senate voted 68-32 yesterday to pass the comprehensive immigration-reform bill brought by the so-called "Gang of Eight."The problem for proponents of this bill is that it needs approval from the House of Representatives, which doesn't seem likely.
The federal immigration-reform bill passed the Senate this afternoon, by a vote of 68-32.Obviously, Arizona's Republican Senators John McCain and Jeff Flake, as members of the so-called "Gang of Eight," voted in favor of the bill.
The anti-immigration-reform crowd's broken record is currently playing in the offices of Republican Congressmen Matt Salmon, Trent Franks, Paul Gosar, and David Schweikert.The congressmen, like Governor Jan Brewer, insist that they can only even fathom immigration reform proposals if the border is s ... More >>
To: Lovers of America From: The Republican National Committee RE: Emergency platform changes Dear Patriots: It seems that 47 percent was somewhat larger than we anticipated in last week's election. Henceforth, we urge all Republicans to adopt these immediate policy changes.
Governor Jan Brewer was in Washington this week to defend the controversial immigration law known as SB 1070 -- or as Brewer called it, a trip to "defend our state against President Obama, Eric Holder and the Justice Department."Brewer's been taking full advantage of 1070's date with the Supreme Cou ... More >>
A strongly worded letter seems to be all it takes to get a check for five grand out of House Speaker John Boehner, as the feud over GOP leadership's support of Congressman Ben Quayle appears to have ended quickly.The president of the conservative political-action committee Club for Growth release ... More >>
Congressman Ben Quayle offered a response to the conservative political-action committee Club for Growth's apparent threat to GOP leadership not to favor Quayle over Congressman David Schweikert in their primary match.Yesterday, Club for Growth president Chris Chocola released a letter he sent to ... More >>
To the casual observer, Congressmen Ben Quayle and David Schweikert may seem like the same dude.They're both freshman in the House, and they've voted the same in 94 percent of the 1,146 roll call votes they both voted on.They're both running for the Republican nomination in Arizona's Sixth Congre ... More >>
C-SpanGabrielle Giffords submits her letter of resignation to House Speaker John Boehner.Gabrielle Giffords formally resigned from Congress this morning in an emotional goodbye that brought tears to the eyes of several lawmakers present -- including, of course, House Speaker John Boehner.While ho ... More >>
John McCain yesterday compared Tea Partiers to Hobbits."The Mav" had quite the day for himself yesterday.Aside from calling Tea Partiers "hobbits" while addressing the Senate, Senator John McCain also managed to bash Nevada Senator Harry Reid, President Barack Obama, Reid's opponent in last year' ... More >>
Congressman Gary Ackerman is treading all over Governor Jan Brewer.New York Congressman Gary Ackerman calls Governor Jan Brewer's putting her Jan Hancock on a bill that allows the creation of license plates that benefit the Tea Party movement "shameful." Now, he's called on U.S. House ... More >>
Image: Fox News Channel's Happening NowPeter King, a Republican Congressman from New York, is being stymied by the House Speaker in his quest to pass a gun control measure A Republican congressman's idea to ban weapons within 1,000 feet of federal officials fell flat with House Speaker John B ... More >>
From John Boehner with tears.We spoke too soon. Speaker John Boehner prepared for his tissue call yesterday and addressed the house as it debated over the resolution slated to honor the victims of the mass murder in Tucson. "Look at Tucson right now and you will be reminded that America's mos ... More >>
AP Boehner, here seen with Giffords, who was shot on Saturday in Tucson, AZ. U.S. House Speaker John Boehner issued the statement in the video below after the shooting of Gabrielle Giffords on Saturday. Boehner's brief, unemotional comments were a far cry from his typical sob fest. The Sp ... More >>
Song: Barbra Streisand, "Send in the Clowns" [Live]Context: Today's soundtrack is dedicated to John Boehner. And to the spineless Democrats in California who failed to back Prop 19. And to the people of Iowa who removed the Supreme Court justices responsible for the state's landmark gay marriage ... More >>
The congressional page scandal's proving the straw that breaks the elephant's back, and Congressman Jim Kolbe's got explaining to do


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TALLAHASSEE — Gov. Charlie Crist remains as popular as ever, according to a Sun Sentinel poll that found 59 percent of respondents give the governor high marks for his job performance.
Crist, a Republican, is still fairly well-liked by Democrats - and very popular with unaffiliated voters - amid a heated campaign season.


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Content Contributors:
Our WPW website contains descriptions of women's power that come to us through various sources. The following individuals have given time for interviews for content on this site and the book that will come from this collective wisdom:
Guan-Cheng Sun, PhD is the founder of the Institute of Qigong & Internal Alternative Medicine. Dr. Sun earned his Ph.D. in molecular genetics from the Graduate University for Advanced Studies in Japan in 1993, and was awarded a fellowship from the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science. From 1994-1997 Dr. Sun conducted postdoctoral research in molecular endocrinology at the University of Washington. This research enriched his theory and practice of Qigong. His understanding of modern molecular genetics and scientific principles, as well as his experience with internal cultivation, allowed him to create a unique bridge between cultures. Dr. Sun has spent over 30 years refining his skills and has developed a new system of Qigong called "Yi Ren® Medical Qigong." He is currently engaged in mind-body medicine and energy medicine research at Bastyr University, Seattle, Washington.
Sandra Ingerman is the author of eight books and currently teaches workshops internationally on shamanic journeying, healing, and reversing environmental pollution using spiritual methods. She has trained and founded an international alliance of Medicine for the Earth Teachers and shamanic teachers. Sandra is recognized for bridging ancient cross-cultural healing methods into our modern culture addressing the needs of our times. Sandra is a licensed Marriage and Family therapist and Professional Mental Health Counselor. She is also a board certified expert on traumatic stress as well as certified in acute traumatic stress management. Please visit: www.sandraingerman.com.
Llewellyn Vanughan-Lee is a Sheikh of the Naqshbandi Sufi Order. Born in London in 1953, he has followed the Naqshbandi Sufi path since he was 19. In 1991 he moved to Northern California and became the successor of Irina Tweedie, author of Chasm of Fire and Daughter of Fire: A Diary of a Spiritual Training with a Sufi Master. In recent years, he has focused his writing and teaching on spiritual responsibility in our present time of transition and the emerging global consciousness of oneness. He also specializes in dreamwork, integrating the ancient Sufi approach to dreams with the insights of modern psychology. For more information on the topic of the feminine and the world soul, please visit www.workingwithoneness.org.
Larry Merculieff is an Aleut elder from the Pribilof Islands. Larry's work includes bringing forth teachings about women and the resurgence of feminine energy. His wisdom has galvanized the work of Women's Power Wheel around the critical importance of women's ceremony. We are grateful for his contribution to the upcoming book by Hilary Hart. Please watch: The Natural Way.
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In Conversations with the Goddess, Dorothy Atalla transcribes direct communication with a Divine Feminine source and provides revelation about the role of women and the feminine in the past, present and future. Learn more about Dorothy and her work atwww.conversationswiththegoddess.net.
Anne Scott, founder of Dreamweather Foundation, is an author and leads workshops for women focusing on dreamwork and spirituality in every day life. See www.dreamweather.org.
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makeITfair is in dialogue with companies in the electronics industry. We organise meetings with them and give them recommendations.
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Brussels train crash: it was bound to happen
Belgian trains are frequent and hyper-efficient. But are there too many of them?
A visit to the wonderfully retro Brussels Central station is a must for admirers of the work of the great architect Victor Hortha. And as the hub for the densest railway network in the European Union - Belgium has a staggering 3,454km of track - it's also a paradise for train spotters.
Researching a magazine article, I once spent 20 minutes there noting the arrival of trains on several different platforms. Out of a total of more than 30 trains, some of them international, all except one were on time, and that one was just 90 seconds late. Eat your heart out, Richard Branson.
Compared to travelling on Britain's unreliable and ludicrously expensive privatised railways, travelling by rail in Belgium is a positive delight. Not only are trains more punctual and more comfortable, but fares, based on distance-based pricing, are easy to understand and considerably cheaper than in the UK. And trains are incredibly frequent: on average they leave every half an hour between Belgian cities.
But having such a dense railway network also has a downside.
With unconfirmed reports stating that at least 20 people have been killed, it seems that this morning's rush-hour train crash at Buizingen, nine-miles south-west of Brussels, could prove to be the worst train disaster in western Europe since the crash at London's Paddington station in October 1999, when 31 people lost their lives.
Reports state that two trains collided head-on, in snowy conditions at around 8.30 local time. The crash has caused major disruption to domestic and international services - with all Eurostar services from Brussels suspended until further notice.
Some would say that given the sheer number of trains operating on Belgium's bursting to the seams network, this morning's disaster was an accident waiting to happen. Last summer, while travelling from Hasselt to Brussels, I expressed my enthusiasm for Belgian Railways to a railway guard.
Having spent time travelling on the railways in Britain, he agreed with me on the superiority of the Belgian service, but expressed concerns that there were simply too many trains on the network. "We've reached full capacity," he said. "It's really a tribute to the organisation and signalling technology that crashes are so rare."
The last major crash in Belgium, in which eight people were killed, occurred nine years ago, and also concerned two commuter trains colliding head-on near Brussels. And in 2008 a commuter train collided with a freight train near Liege, leaving 30 passengers injured. Even so, considering the number of trains operating every day on continental Europe's busiest network, Belgian Railway's safety record, even after today's tragic events, is still commendable. ·


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Product Name :Bearberry Powder Extract
Latin Name: Urva-Ursi
Specification: 5:1
Country of Origin :China
This plant from the botanical family of the ericacae grows in many areas of the world, in Europe, in Northern Temperate Asia and North America. The bush is green of 15-20 centimetres high with leaves dark green on the upper surface, paler beneath, leathery, obovate, spatulate, about 2 cm long and 0.5-1 cm broad, margins entire, slightly revolute. The scarlet red fruits (drupes), commonly named bear berries. The part of the plant traditionally used for extraction is the leaves. It has an astringent taste and slight odor.
l Cosmetic uses of Bearberry P.E
Arbutin as active ingredient of Bearberry P.E was first discovered in Arctostapylos uva-ursi (L.) Spreng and then in the leaves of Vaccinicum vitis-idaca L., Pyrus pyrifolia (Burm.f.) Kakai. and Saxifraga stolonifera (L.) Meerb. It is used as additive of drug and cosmetics.
It is a new type of skin de-pigmentation and whitening agents, an extract of Bearberry plant which produced by a solid /liquid extraction, an environmentally friendly process.
It can relieve cough, remove the phlegm, diminish inflammation etc.. So it is used as antitussive, urethra disinfector, also as food extender in the US.
Bearberry P.E is very safe skin agent for external use which does not have toxicity, stimulation, unpleasant odor or side effect such as Hydroqinone. The encapsulation of Arbutin constitutes a delivery system to potentialize the effect in time. It is a way to incorporate the hydrophilic Arbutin in lipophilic media. Bearberry P.E gives three main properties; Whitening effects, anti- age effect and UVB/ UVC filter.
Bearberry P.E protects the skin against damage caused by free radicals, it is a skin whitening agent which is very popular in Japan and Asian countries for skin de-pigmentation, it inhibits the formation of melanin pigment by inhibiting Tyrosinase activity.
Cosmetic uses:
Protects skin against damage caused by free radicals;
Prevents melanoma;
Skin enhancer and therapeutic for diseases caused by abnormal melamin formation; skin whitening agent
l Medical Uses of Bearberry P.E Back in the 18th century Bearberry P.E was first used in medical areas as an anti-inflammatory and antibacterial agent. It was used particularly for cystitis, urethritis and pyelitis. These uses still until today where natural medicine uses only natural ingredients to treat any disease.
It may be used to repress the virulence of bacterial pathogens and to prevent contaminating bacteria; it is also used for treating allergic inflammation of the skin. More recently, it has been used to prevent pigmentation and to whiten the skin beautifully. It can be used to whiten the skin, to prevent liver spots and freckles, to treat sunburn marks and to regulate melanogenesis.
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Acupuncture more effective than sham acupuncture for chronic pelvic pain syndrome
An earlier Drum Tower posting (06/09/2010) described some of the exciting research into the use of acupuncture for treating chronic pelvic pain syndrome (CPPS) in men - a refractory disorder for which acupuncture is showing signs...
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November 28, 2014
A juvenile bald eagle, that had suffered a broken wing and other injuries in south-central Nebraska, will be released at the DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge that sits in both western Iowa and eastern Nebraska.
Raptor Recovery Nebraska expects to free the bird between noon and 1 p.m. Saturday, near the visitor center.
The refuge straddles the Missouri River north of Omaha, sitting between Blair, Neb., to the west and Missouri Valley, Iowa, to the east.
Denise Lewis, of Raptor Recovery, says the female was found injured in the Grand Island, Neb., area. Lewis says the broken wing and soft-tissue injuries may have resulted from the bird flying into something or being grazed by a vehicle while feeding near a road.
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By: Jaime-Paul Falcon Established musicians composing film scores is nothing new. Some of the best scores of the last 50 some odd years have come from pop stars: Dylan's score for Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid, Danny Elfman's whole career and Queen's legendary Flash Gordon score. With the rise of vari ... More >>
What critics who attack the director's borrowings miss
What kind of world would it be without Internet video? Most give The Food Network, Comedy Central and Cartoon Network a run for their money, and best of all, you need only commit to a few minutes of your time instead of a full half-hour.Here are my favorite videos of the year.
Yesterday Wired Magazine featured a story on Monster Roll, a short by a young filmmaker who hopes that this proof-of-concept film will bring in investors willing to fork over capital for production of the full-length feature. If this is what we can look forward to, pony up the cash people!  ... More >>
The Weekly has told you before about films from the burgeoning Vietnamese-American community, but a new one opening today in Orange also has cross-over appeal.Writer/director Minh Duc Nguyen's Touch tells the story of a white mechanic in Los Angeles striking up an unlikely friendship with a Vietn ... More >>
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Wu-Tang Clan rapper/producer-turned-actor RZA could play a martial arts expert named the Blind Master in the G.I. Joe sequel, says MTV. The character trained Joe commandos Snake Eyes and Jinx. D.J. Cotrona, who appears on the TV show Detroit 1-8-7, is another potential new face. RZA and C ... More >>
John Brandon of Fox News recently published a hard-hitting news report about Bulletstorm, the upcoming video game from Epic Games. And when I say "hard-hitting," what I really mean is "hilariously unresearched."Fox News, once again, has seriously screwed up.
The alt-country Texans, which takes a page from Dylan's songbook-literally
The grub at Wong's is sublime, if you don't mind dangly tassels
Raise your hand if you thought Gavin Rossdale of Bush could be a decent actor. Or a decent anything. Yeah, he got his face melted in Constantine, but that proved nothing. But Mr. Gwen Stefani really shows something in HOW TO ROB A BANK, as a pill-popping criminal named Simon (after Simon Le Bon of ... More >>


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Photos and Description of this 3 bedroom holiday home in York - George House
Next to National Railway Museum, luxury townhouse sleeps 6
George House is a luxurious, modern townhouse sleeping 6 (1 twin and 2 double rooms) over 3 floors and is centrally located in the St Peter's Quarter of York near to the station and National Railway Museum. FREE Wi-Fi.
Ground floor double bedroom with en suite.
Master bedroom with en suite.
Twin room, family bathroom.
Kitchen, dining lounge with wi-fi, ipod dock, dvd player.
Flat screen tv in all bedrooms.
Garage and parking.
Rear garden.
10 minutes stroll to York Minster and city center.
Linens and towels, free wi-fi included.
Welcome pack.
We'd love to welcome you to George House and York. You can get lots of useful information to plan your visit to York and book tickets and tours at Visit York Visitor Information Center which is only 10 minutes walk from George House close to York Minster.
Have a great time in York, Yorkshire, England.
- Suitability:
- Long-term Renters Welcome
- children welcome
- non smoking only
- pets not allowed
- wheelchair inaccessible


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An internal fault may develop within the multi-function turn signal switch. This can affect turn signal, tail, hazard, and/or brake light operation. Non-functioning exterior lights could increase the risk of a crash. Dealers will replace the multi-function switch to correct this concern. This recall is scheduled to begin on August 15, 2011. The Ford recall number is 11C18.
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In the New7Wonders: Cities competition, which aims to highlight the seven wonders of cities around the world, Jerusalem is currently the top-ranked city in the Middle East. Tel Aviv is ranked third, and Bethlehem and Jericho, listed in Palestine, both made the top ten. Tehran is ranked number 12.
Starting in January, more than 1,200 cities in 220 countries were nominated for the competition. Last week, the campaign whittled down the entries to a little over 300. The numbers will be further pared in November and December, and the winners of the New7Wonders: Cities will be announced in December 2013.
Israel mounted an intense campaign to be awarded one of the coveted New7Wonders of Nature for the Dead Sea in November, but lost in the final stage of voting.
The New7Wonders competition is an effective avenue for advertising, Tourism Minister Stas Meseznikov said following the Dead Sea campaign. "Though we did not win the title, thanks to the impressive campaign led by the Ministry of Tourism over the last two years, hundreds of millions of people worldwide have now been exposed to the Dead Sea and Israel"
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The exhibition titled Critical Mass, is scheduled to be held at the Tel Aviv Museum of Art, in the city of Tel Aviv, in May 2012. The collection will also include artworks by Ravi Agarwal, Sakshi Gupta, Shilpa Gupta, Ranbir Kaleka, Rashmi Kaleka, Jitish Kallat, Riyas Komu, Raqs Media Collective, TV Santhosh, Shanthamani M, LN Tallur and Lochan Upadhyay.
According to a statement, "The works that are included in the exhibition are anchored in the tumultuous social and political reality. Their multiple layers of meanings reflect different responses to the deep transformations that have been taking place in Indian society, over the past two decades."
According to the description, salient characteristics of the works include repetition, multiplicity and duplication of images or motifs, arrayed together densely. This state of multiplicity is supposed to echo the visual texture and chaotic expanses of the Indian megalopolis.
The showcase of artworks by the selected Indian artists will be accompanied by a Hebrew-English catalogue, that includes essays on Indian culture and on the major socio-political changes taking place in the sub-continent.
The collection includes art in a wide range of media, including photography, painting, video, sculpture, and in the form of installations. The themes of the artworks include, conflict between tradition and modernity, consumerism and urbanisation.
Source: Hindustantimes
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By Avigayil Kadesh
As countries go, Israel is quite tiny. But as archeological sites go, it's vast.
Archeologists in search of biblical evidence have been digging up ancient treasures here since the mid-19th century,In December 2011 alone, a rare 2,000-year-old clay seal found near Jerusalem's Western Wall was one of the few Second Temple artifacts ever unearthed; and the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) found the remains of a Byzantine bathhouse when a new water supply system in the Judean coastal hills was under construction. but shovels really started flying after Israel achieved statehood in 1948.
Fascinating discoveries often make the news
Also during December, researchers from Tel Aviv University published a paper on their newsworthy find from the previous year: Modern human teeth in a cave near Tel Aviv that predate by 200,000 years the African Homo sapiens. The discovery has put into place a new piece of the puzzle of human evolution.
The IAA had a field day during the building of Jerusalem's recently completed light rail. Among the discoveries were part of a Jewish village dating from around 135 CE (65 years after the Romans destroyed the Second Temple and exiled many Jews), 264 identical gold coins of the last Byzantine emperor who ruled in Jerusalem; a Roman Legion camp from the second century; a 12th-century village; and Byzantine monasteries.
And in 2009, Israeli archaeologists in Migdal (near Tiberius) found the most ancient depiction of the menorah, a carving dating from the Second Temple period 2,000 years ago.
Unearthing and preserving history
Jon Seligman, IAA's head of excavations and surveys, can't help but laugh when asked to name the most notable finds over the last 64 years.
"The archeology in this country has been revolutionized over the 60-plus years of the state," he says. A complete listing of sites numbers 70:
Most major archeological sites were preserved as national parks after excavations were complete. Some of these include
• Masada, Herod the Great's ancient fortress overlooking the Dead Sea (now one of Israel's most popular tourist sites because of its dramatic role in the story of Jewish resistance against the Roman Empire;
• Megiddo, a key ancient and modern crossroads that was already a fortified city with huge walls by the third millennium BCE;
• Beit Guvrin-Maresha, with its thousands of years' worth of quarries, burial caves, storerooms, industrial facilities, hideouts and dovecotes;
• Ashkelon, the oldest and largest seaport known in Israel, and a thriving commercial center during the Roman period; and of course
• the City of David, the nucleus of ancient Jerusalem, as well as all the Western Wall and Southern Wall areas surrounding the Temple Mount.
"Each is important in its own way," Seligman says.
The IAA supervises about 300 annual excavations, accounting for about 95 percent of all the archeological digs in Israel. The digs usually take place at mounds composed of the remains of ancient settlements (tel in Hebrew). "We have 30 excavations every day," says Seligman. Israel is so rich in archeology that even at this pace, he adds, "We can carry on for many more years."
The IAA also provides instructors for a five-month English-language program in archeology and historic preservation through the International Conservation Centre in Old Acre (Acco). In addition, Israel's universities partner with overseas universities on summer digs open to volunteers.
The digging, discovery and analyzing is part of a carefully considered process, Seligman stresses. "We have to look not only at what we excavate but also at what we don't. We do the minimal amount necessary, since excavation is a destructive process and we have to think about what we must leave for future generations," he explains.
"In general, we try to keep material at the site in its context, and only consider bringing things to a museum when there is no alternative. A mosaic, for example, is meant to be on a floor, not hanging on a wall."
Not every excavation site is preserved for public viewing. "Maintenance is expensive, so we can't afford to make each into a presentation site," Seligman says. Those that aren't developed into national parks are covered over after the archeologists have finished their investigations.
Best finds
Seligman and Aren Maeir, a noted archeologist from Bar-Ilan University, identified some of the most notable archeological digs in Israel over the past 25 years, listed in no particular order:
Hatzor was a training ground for scribes.
Archeology teams have spent 22 summers digging through 22 layers of civilization at this UNESCO World Heritage site near the Lebanese border, one of the largest archaeological sites in Israel.
Judging by the ruins of palaces and temples, a water system and many cuneiform documents, the book of Joshua was correct in describing Hatzor (also spelled "Hazor") as the "head of all the Canaanite kingdoms" in the period of 1800-1200 BCE. Ancient scribes came for training at Hatzor, a major center for administration and scholarship in the Middle and Late Bronze Ages.
Here in 2010, Hebrew University archeologists discovered two fragments of a legal tablet written in Akkadian from the same time period as the famous Hammurabi Code. The contents were similar – referring to personal injury law, slaves and masters. They also found the first Iron Age basalt workshop ever discovered in the Middle East.
• Tel Dan
Tel Dan stele fragments
In the mid-1990s, three fragments of a large stele (inscribed stone) with an Aramaic inscription were found at this northern site, probably constructed by Hazael, king of Damascus, when he conquered the Dan region in the ninth century BCE.
The first royal inscription ever found in Israel, the stele describes the victory of a king of Aram over "the king of the House of David," making it the earliest reference to the Davidic monarchy outside of the Bible, and it fills in aspects relating to stories recounted in the biblical text about encounters between Arameans and Israelites.
Tel Dan has also revealed treasures such as flint tools and primitive pottery; stone ramparts and houses, metallic pottery and seal impressions; a mudbrick gatehouse from the 18th century BCE; grain storage pits and an oil press from the Iron Age; a bilingual Greek and Aramaic inscription; and a wine press, irrigation pipes, fountain house, Venus statue and coins from the Roman period.
• Tel Rehov
Tel Rehov, where ancient beekeepers made honey and wax
Here in the Beit Shean Valley, Hebrew University excavators found evidence in 2007 of a major Iron Age (biblical era) honey production facility. Maeir calls it "an absolutely unique find, because until now it was assumed that the honey referred to in 'the land of milk and honey' was date honey, but here's clear proof there were bee hives at that time." Most likely, wax was also produced here commercially.
The 30 intact hives arranged in orderly rows, and remains of up to 200 more, were made of straw and unbaked clay. There were even remains of bees, bee larva and pupae. By studying the DNA from these remains, researchers in 2010 determined that these bees were similar to the Anatolian species in modern Turkey. Indeed, an Assyrian stamp from the eighth century BCE shows that bees had been brought 400 kilometers from southern Turkey.
Tel Rehov, one of the largest Iron Age sites in Israel, has also yielded some of the largest collections of Greek pottery from the 10th to ninth centuries BCE found in Israel, along with clues as to the chronology of events in early Israel's monarchy.
In 2006, the IAA found evidence of a large ancient settlement at this central Israel site, dating from the Early Islamic to Crusader periods.
Both Christian and Muslim symbols were found, such as crosses on clay lamps and inscriptions in ancient Greek that mention "the mother of God," as well as bronze coins struck with the Arabic inscription, "There is no God but Allah and Muhammad is his servant."
The highlight was the discovery of a unique round Byzantine-Islamic stone structure paved with a colorful mosaic decorated with geometric patterns and a palm-tree motif. It might memorialize a religious martyr, a miracle that occurred at the site or a visit by a saint.
The archeologists also found ruins of an industrial zone for the large-scale production of wine.
• Ramla
An underground eighth-century reservoir at Ramla
Photo courtesy of Israel Tourism Ministry
Built in the early eighth century on sand dunes about nine miles southeast of today's Tel Aviv, Ramla was the only city in ancient Palestine founded by Arabs. Most of its buildings were lost, but archeologists have been reconstructing the remains of the Umayyad-period White Mosque, with its distinctive minaret, since 1949.
In the 1990s, they unearthed an ancient dye factory as well as underground reservoirs and cisterns, and a trove of glass, coins and jar handles stamped with Arabic inscriptions.
In May 2006, a cement quarry bulldozer serendipitously broke into what turned out to be the second largest lime cave in Israel, on the outskirts of Ramla. Inside were several previously unknown species of invertebrates including 10 eyeless scorpions and seven species of crustaceans and springtails.
• Herodion
The 2007 discovery of the remains of Herod the Great's tomb made international headlines. Maeir explains that archeologists had been searching for the gravesite for decades. Although it was partially destroyed, with the body of the king stolen by ancient grave-robbers, it was nevertheless clear what Hebrew University's Ehud Netzer finally came across, following 35 years of excavations at Herodion (also called Herodium) in the Judean Desert.
Herod (74 to 4 BCE) was the Roman client king who built expansively throughout Israel, most notably the Second Temple in Jerusalem, Caesarea and Masada. Roman historian Josephus Flavius wrote that Herod was buried near his two palaces and gardens at Herodion, one of the largest royal sites in the Roman-Hellenist era, but nobody had ever found it. The Israelis weren't able to get to the site, sometimes described as an ancient royal country club, until after the 1967 Six-Day War.
Archeologists unearthed many interesting architectural features at the site, which later served as the seat of the Roman governors, as a hideout for rebels during the Bar Kochba Revolt (see Te'omim Cave), and even as a Byzantine leper colony.
Click here for a video tour of Herodion
• Yiftach-El
Flint scraper and flint chips found at Yiftach-El
A cache of 9,000-year-old flint blades was among the latest Neolithic (9,000-8,700 BCE) treasures unearthed at this large Lower Galilee site that was once an important Crusader city. Flint blades were rare in Neolithic times, as people started to transition from a nomadic shepherding existence to a more settled agricultural life.
The collection – which was probably used for barter — includes 80 blades, eight arrowheads, three lumps of flint, two sickle blades and two bone implements. They were concealed under the floor of a building, discovered in 2008 during the construction of a new traffic interchange at the nearby Movil Junction.
• Tel Kabri
Located in the western Galilee near Akko (Acre) and the resort town of Nahariya, Tel Kabri has the earliest-known Western art found in the Eastern Mediterranean. Excavations focus on a palace dating from around 1600 BCE, which contains a Minoan-style floor and wall frescoes uncovered over the past 25 years.
"This is a unique find that tells us about international trade and culture connections," says Maeir. He explains that frescoes of this style represented the Minoan culture of Crete, pointing to a direct link with their neighbor to the south.
Entrance to the lower Hilazon Cave
The body of a sorceress or witch doctor from the Epi-Paleolithic period (16,000 to 8,300 BCE) was found buried in a cave at this Western Galilee site, giving it the nickname of the Shaman Cave or Witch Cave. There were also 28 skeletons of men unearthed here, but the shaman is of particular interest because her body was methodically surrounded by 50 turtle shells, bones of a leopard and wild boar, a human foot, a cow tail, two martens (an animal related to the badger) and a golden eagle's wings, providing a fascinating picture of the social and cultic practices of this period.
Entrance to the Te'omim Cave
Photo courtesy of Wikimedia Commons
Rebels against the Roman occupation once hid out in a series of natural caves in the Jerusalem hills east of Beit Shemesh, including the Te'omim Cave. In a recently discovered continuation of this cave, archaeologists found artifacts from the 132-136 CE Bar Kokhba Revolt, such as silver and bronze coins, weapons, pottery storage jars and oil lamps. Filled with stalactites, stalagmites and bat colonies, the cave also had human bone fragments — indicating that at least some of the rebels never made it out alive.
It's called Twins Cave, by the way, because legend has it that a 19th century barren woman drank water dripping from the cave's ceiling and subsequently gave birth to twins. But, thanks to the resident bats, it's also sometimes called the Bat Cave.
• Khirbet Qeiyafa
A view of the Khirbet fortress
Photo by Yoav Dothan
Located on the hills bordering the Elah Valley, this six-acre strategic fortress is circled by a 700-meter long wall of eight-ton stones. Here, along the main road from Philistia and the coastal plain to Jerusalem, Bethlehem and Hebron, the young David felled the giant Goliath with stones from his slingshot.
Excavations began only in 2007, yielding evidence of David's kingdom and also the earliest Hebrew inscription from a clear context. The two major layers of this tel date from the Iron Age and the Hellenistic era, with shards discovered from the Bronze Age as well as from the Persian, Roman, Byzantine, early Islamic, Mameluke and Ottoman eras.
• Tel es-Safi
Tel es-Safi siege system
Otherwise known as Gath, the hometown of the biblical giant Goliath, this tel has been under excavation since 1996 and still yields treasures such as the world's oldest known siege system; the earliest metal production area for iron and bronze ever unearthed in Philistia; and a large stone Philistine altar built to the exact dimensions of the Israelite altar in the desert Tabernacle as described in the Bible, except that it has two "horns" rather than four.
Maeir's team is aided in its work at Tel es-Safi by the Kimmel Center for Archeological Science at the Weizmann Institute in Rehovot, which provides a portable field lab at the excavation site and another lab at the base camp to facilitate more intricate analyses of the day's finds. The results help archeologists decide on the day's excavation strategy and provide an integrated perspective on the past, says Maeir.
• Ramat Rachel
The ancient dovecote (columbarium) at Ramat Rachel
An ancient water reservoir was uncovered here in 2010 with the aid of a 250-ton crane to remove the five 10-ton rocks forming the collapsed top of the cave in which the water was stored.
Now a kibbutz/conference center on the southern outskirts of Jerusalem, Ramat Rachel was first settled in the days of the Judaic monarchy during the eighth and seventh centuries BCE. It was home to Persian, Hellenistic, Roman, Byzantine and early Islamic settlers, and then lay abandoned for about 1,000 years until Jewish pioneers rebuilt it in the 1930s.
A luxurious Assyrian palace, a Roman villa, a bathhouse, gold coins from the Second Temple period, a dovecote and a Byzantine church are also among the finds here.
• Omrit
Omrit, on the western side of the Golan Heights near the Hula Valley, is an exceptionally well-preserved site along the ancient Roman road to Damascus. It was hidden for millennia until a 1998 fire exposed it.
Among the finds there so far are two limestone podiums from a Roman temple; a Byzantine olive oil factory; a winepress; shops; a colonnaded road; and a bath complex constructed after the collapse of the temple in an earthquake in 363 CE. Because a first- or early second-century Roman temple is a rare find in Israel, Omrit will probably be preserved as a national park for tourists to get a glimpse of what political and cultural life was like in those days.
• Khirbet Wadi Hamam
Benches in the Khirbet Wadi Hamam synagogue
This Roman-period village in the eastern Lower Galilee just west of the Sea of Galilee was first excavated in 2007 and holds the key to dating the many synagogues found in this area.
Most Galilee villages had their own Jewish houses of worship, many featuring intricate mosaic floors, but the one found at Khirbet Wadi Hamam is particularly well preserved and wider than most. It depicts craftsmen at work, a scene found in no other mosaic of the time period. Made of limestone and basalt, this synagogue had two rows of benches and three rows of columns holding up a tiled roof.
• Jaffa
The ancient port city just south of Tel Aviv has a long but little understood history that archeologists are starting to piece together from finds gathered mainly since 1997 in excavations led by Tel Aviv University.
Jaffa was an ancient Egyptian administrative center, as evidenced by the ruins an Egyptian citadel and "Lion Temple" harboring a lion's skull. A huge royal scarab found there bears an eight-line inscription in hieroglyphics declaring that by the 10th year of his reign, Amenhotep III (pharaoh of Egypt in the 14th century BCE) had successfully hunted 102 lions.
Archeologists also found the concrete remains of a 19th century BCE house with a bench in a paved area inside that may have been a kitchen, since next to it they found a plastered niche containing 12 Egyptian bowls.
Source: MFA
Odeda Benin Goren, 54, a special projects coordinator at the Sourasky Medical Center in Tel Aviv, is an international expert on dealing with disasters.
Whether floods, an earthquake or a tsunami – she arrives at almost every place where tens and hundreds of thousands of people are affected by such events.
At first, Benin Goren served as a senior nurse coordinator at the hospital's equipment center, and later as an expert in nursing, urgent care and disaster medicine. When the United Nations heard of her abilities and experience, the organization rushed to use her services as a coordination and humanitarian aid expert in disaster-stricken areas.
Several months ago, for example, she was invited to Brazil by the local firefighting service to explain to them how to do it right, especially ahead of the World Cup games which will be held in the country in about three years.
She recently returned from a trip to Central and South America, where she delivered active seminars on handling disasters.
"This has been an inseparable part of my activity through the Foreign Ministry for the past 10 years, and in the past three years through the UN," she says.
"Up until a year ago, I was in charge of preparing the hospital for emergency situations. Emergency medical services and disaster medicine are an international thing, and disasters don't choose where to come to. They happen almost anywhere. I approach it from a place of someone who believes aid should be given without borders."
Her natural sense of adventurousness, Benin Goren admits, is well combined with her activities, "as is the professional challenge," she adds. "At the same time, it allows me to get to know other cultures and create work relations in additional places.
"The bottom line is that it really satisfied my inner need to give and volunteer," she concludes.
Source: Ynetnews.com
Israelis recycled 50 percent of the country's plastic bottles in 2011, overtaking Europe and the United States, with figures of 48% and 29%, respectively, the ELA recycling company reported.
While the country only recycled about 16,000 tons of plastic PET bottles in 2010, the 2011 figures reached about 20,000 tons, according to ELA.
In total, Israel collected about 77% of all beverage containers – plastic and glass – requiring deposit in 2011, exceeding the government's target of 73% and amounting to about 600 million beverage containers, ELA said. Families recycled about 41% of their total beverage containers in the same year, also surpassing a target of 35% and equivalent to about 300 million beverage containers. This week, the four billionth such beverage container was deposited.
"A year since the Packaging Law came into force – we succeeded in surpassing the goals set for us by the Environmental Protection Ministry," said Nehama Ronen, chairwoman of ELA.
Through recycling efforts that have been everincreasing in the past 10 years, the public has returned to itself about NIS 1.04 billion worth of bottles, ELA reported. In the past year alone, 140 municipalities and regional councils across the country – including 20 new participants – installed about 4,400 new recycling bins, bringing the country's total number of bins to about 15,000, according to ELA data. Bnei Brak alone went from having only seven bins to installing another 400.
The most successful recycling cities in 2011 were Kiryat Ono and Givat Shmuel, each with families recycling 2.2 kg. per person; and Tel Aviv, 2.1 kg.
per person. The most successful regional councils were the Arava, 3.7 kg. per person; Yoav, 3.4 kg.
per person; and Kfar Shmaryahu, 3.2 kg. per person.
"On the eve of the implementation of a waste separation law in Israel, this data demonstrates that the Israeli public is committed to the subject of recycling and to the separation of say, waste, for the garbage and bottles to the recycling bin," Ronen said, referring to a separation of wet and dry garbage that the Environmental Protection Ministry has been promoting.
ELA attributes much of the recycling triumphs of late to a massive public relations campaign that reached the public throughout the past year, during which the number of those refusing to recycle at all fell from 14% to 9%. A recent study conducted by an external company called Geocartografia found that in addition to the 62% of the population that already had recycled, another 11% of respondents indicated that they began recycling bottles after they heard about the campaign.
Source: Jpost.com


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From: France via Spain
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