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We give God our best because our best isn't restricted by a panic-stricken fear. We give God our best readily, often looking for a divine head nod of support. We regularly seek, not the depth of God, but only his thin layer of approval on our lives. However, giving God our ugly side rarely crosses our minds. Ugly hides in our hearts, safely tucked away-untamed and chained, yet deeply part of who we are. For freedom to reign in your life, for intimacy with the divine, ugly must be released upon the altar of God to be tamed by the Spirit of God. In short, you must allow God to love the ugly side of you.
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Unanswered pain won't go unanswered forever…but it sure feels like it sometimes. Pain is a former thing that will one day pass away. Life has a way of bringing challenges into our lives that at times seem too much to endure. Aches, limitations and even permanent limitation haunt many this side of eternity. Depression that is inescapable and scarring that runs through the soul unhealed, call for many to give up…and they do.
For all the bad things pain brings…pain also acts as a signpost pointing to an end to pain forever. Pain has a small whisper calling for you to endure anyway. Pain speaks with a faint voice of courage and resourcefulness; calling us to take hold of the future that will one day be ours. Pain calls to you to help others who are going through similar pain until the pain is no more.
Revelation 21:4b stands true, "neither shall there be mourning, nor crying, nor pain anymore, for the former things have passed away." You will have a new body in the age to come. You will be untouched by the things of this present age. Pain, disease and any limitations will be forever cast aside.
For now, there is a call to press on, a call to endure by the power of His grace, which is sufficient for all things and all circumstances. Paul asked the Lord three times to remove his thorn in the flesh. The answer he received from the Lord was simply this, "My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness." Therefore, I will boast all the more gladly of my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may rest upon me. ~ 2 Corinthians 12:9
Until then…
Wounds can produce the most amazing and beautiful testimonies for God's glory. The story of your wounds becomes His glories story when you put them in His hands. Wounds show that we as Christ followers are being healed toward a future where wounds will be no more.
Holding on becomes easier when you know He is holding you instead of you holding on to Him. Meaning for your wounds may come, meaning for your wounds may not come, but soon and very soon you will understand- when eternity breaks in to heal the earthbound wounds of this age.
In the now, we count the times we pray for complete healing, but then, prayer will not be needed. He may heal you now, but He will certainly heal you then. Keep moving; keep believe, and keep living because He, with wounds in His hands, side and feet- lives for you. In fact, His wounds were for your ultimate healing.
Wounds that remain don't mean that He doesn't hear you or care for you. In fact, wounds that continue testify to the fact that He is true and alive. Jesus said in this world you would have trouble. However, He went on to say, "But take heart! I have overcome the world." We walk through the shadows now only to eventually walk into the eternal day He promised.
You were not called to conceal your pain. As C.S. Lewis once wrote, "The frequent attempt to conceal mental pain increases the burden: it is easier to say "my tooth is aching" than to say "my heart is broken."
You are a wounded healer being healed.
When we live God's peace in the world, we show forth His lordship. The world system cannot bring peace. Only God can do that, and He did it by the cross. Love was manifested on the cross and was given to the world while we were yet sinners.
When I follow the politics of forgiveness and redemption, I find I'm following Jesus. When you answer the call to deny yourself and take up the cross and follow Christ, you are baptized to the imperative call to love your enemies.
Christ sending His sheep out among wolves is about love and not retaliation. The beauty of love and kindness is most strikingly seen in the darkest of places when they are demonstrated and not just spoken about.
Where are you shining the light of God's love and kindness? I'm sure you shine it among the believers, but do you shine it among the wolves? We must never forget the wolf can be transformed. At last, "In that day the wolf and the lamb will live together;…" Isaiah 11:6a
You Lord give longing for the eternal. Only you can satisfy. Forgive me for looking anywhere else for completeness and joy. Soul-satisfaction can only be found in you-the creator of all things.
You walk with me moment by moment. There is never an instant you are not near. Your endless road of Grace amazes me continually. Every hunger of my life leads to you for sustenance. My soul and heart is restless without you.
I hold fast to your promise spoken long ago, "I am the bread of life. He who comes to Me shall never hunger, and he who believes in Me shall never thirst." You are all-sufficient. My soul smiles and I campaign forward.
I find it perfectly beautiful that God didn't curse the darkness and chaos of creation to call it forth. He simply spoke in perfect love, "Let there be…"
There is a "let there be" moment in every life of chaos we encounter.
It takes time. God didn't speak to the creation in just one day.
Let us never forget there is eternal life waiting to be called forth in every dark corner of the world and yes, even your community.
Only God can transform a bad life situation, but His first desire is to transform you through your surrendered dependence upon Him alone.
Twenty years had gone by, and the day Jacob has been dreading is now upon him. He is about to run into his brother Esau. God has asked Jacob to return, and the last time Jacob saw his brother Esau, Esau wanted to kill him.
God is at work in Jacob's life, but at this point Jacob is to afraid to just trust in God's plan, so he comes up with a plan of healing himself. He is convinced that he can boost his odds of a successful meeting with his brother by the power of self-sufficiency. However, God has a different plan.
God's desire it to transform Jacob by freeing him from self-sufficiency. God is looking for surrender and not Jacob's plans. God is looking for complete surrendered dependence. C.S. Lewis once said, "Until you have given up your self to Him you will not have a real self." God is looking to help Jacob find his real self that is found only in the surrendering of everything to God.
Try as we might, we can't heal ourselves the way God can heal us. Self-Sufficiency must give way to surrendered dependency on God. In other words, you can't be fully His until you are fully given over to Him. God has Jacob right where He wants him. Jacob has no recourse left but to rely on God, and that's a perfect place to be.
In Genesis 32:24-31 Jacob is alone and wrestles with God until the breaking of the day. It's not so much a physical confrontation as it is a spiritual battle where God is trying to give Jacob a new freedom. After a long match, God touches the hip socket of Jacob and Jacob is left in a position of utter and absolute brokenness and dependence before God.
Jacob declares, he will not let go until he gets God's blessing. Up to this time Jacob's biggest weakness was not trusting God completely and trying to micromanage every step of his life. Verse 27 God answers Jacob by giving him the blessing of a name change.
A name change is a character change. A name change is a direction change. A name change is a purpose change. God changes his name from Jacob to Israel. God's purpose for Israel has always been that they would bring the whole world to God himself. In one beautiful moment, Jacob's plans are turned over to God and replaced with God's purpose.
Jacob calls the place Peniel, saying, "For I have seen God face to face, and yet my life has been delivered. From that day forward, he walked with a limp and a smile. He was now free because of surrender. How about you today? Are you free? Are you trusting God or trusting your plans?
Abraham had to lay down Isaac and trust God. Jacob had to lay down self-sufficiency and trust God. What do you need to lie down before God? It's tempting to put off what you need to surrender. However, self-sufficiency, non-surrender and avoidance never brings healing.
Only God can transform a bad life situation, but His first desire is to transform you. God doesn't want your plans He wants you.
Here the message, Surrendered Dependency Upon Him
I've never been skipped over by God and neither have you. On the other hand, there have been many times I've felt like God doesn't even know where I'm at, I'm sure you have felt the same. Facts and feelings often seem to be in conflict with one another.
The unwavering facts of God's love grace and mercy are abundant. However, at the same time, conflicts of emotions try to erode it all away. Feelings fight against faith, but faithful is He who has you engraved on the palms of His hands.
When the walls of Jerusalem were torn down, God assured His people He was still in control. It is no different today in your life, or in my life. When the walls of safety, protection, assurance and hope are torn down, He is still master.
It is in those moments we are reminded that He alone is our answer, protector and provider. He is enough. He is our contentment. Like the Apostle Paul, we know what is like to be in need, and we know what it is like to have plenty.
We embrace the same secret of being content that he embraced many times in his life. That secret was simply, "I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me." You are not skipped over, and feelings can never win. God's word boldly declares, "…greater is he that is in you, than he that is in the world."
I've never been skipped over by God and neither have you.


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You are able to use simple spells by drawing on nature's raw majesty.
Prerequisite(s): Knowledge (nature) 1 rank.
Benefit: You gain know direction as a constant spell-like ability, and can choose another druid orison you can cast as a spell-like ability once per day. Your caster level for both of these spell-like abilities is equal to your character level.
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This little tank engine can go allll night long… Also, in other news, there will probably not be a comic on Monday due to me going away on dayjob-related seminar stuff (read: we're getting drunk) for most of the weekend. I doubt I'll get home to draw anything in time, so I guess there won't […]
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Um yeah, maybe I should've gone with David Bowie at the end after all. But then again, drawing his spandex pants would definitely prove too troublesome — both technically and emotionally.
Nuclear Countdownby Kristian on November 29, 2010 at 01:10
Happy Birthday!by Kristian on November 19, 2010 at 01:10
Aw, he's apparently turning 4 years old today. The girl, on the other hand, will stay at 8. Also, speaking of birthdays, this site has an upcoming anniversary in a couple weeks. With some luck there might be at least one other related strip, and definitely some sort of blog post with extensive stats and […]
Pumpkin Granpaby Kristian on October 29, 2010 at 03:12
Happy Halloween, dear readers! Oh, and poor Pumpkin Granpa – he will be missed. (He was even a war veteran of the great SuperSoaker war of '52.) For another equally cheerful Halloween comic, check out last year's entry.
Beauty Queenby Kristian on October 15, 2010 at 00:00
Trivia: I somewhat tried to make the last panel look like a certain scene from Jurassic Park. Also, the soundtrack to this strip is probably "The Most Beautiful Girl (In the Room)" by Flight of the Conchords.
The Revenge of Don Pigeoneby Kristian on October 1, 2010 at 00:00
What, October already? Where did June go? June 1989, that is. Oh well, here's a comic strip to collectively cheer ourselves up.
A Perfect Crimeby Kristian on September 27, 2010 at 00:00
No Girls Allowedby Kristian on September 20, 2010 at 00:00
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The Princess and the Frogby Kristian on August 20, 2010 at 00:00
Pirate Parrotsby Kristian on August 9, 2010 at 00:00
Oh hey, here's a comic strip! Observant readers will notice that this is a "remake" of some sort of this strip from last year. Basically I wanted to update that one with the "new" technique I used for the more recent strips "Bad Girl" and "Horror of the Sea". And with some free time over […]
Small Wee Onesby Kristian on July 23, 2010 at 00:00
It's obscure reference time! Or maybe the entire internet is read up on their H.P. Lovecraft by now.
Neat Trickby Kristian on July 19, 2010 at 00:00
Here's a new comic, just for you! Oh, and I kind of forgot to mention that it was my birthday the other day (on the 7th), so yay for me managing to stay alive for yet another year. Now, you don't have to run out to buy gifts (please don't, I can't fit them all […]
Happy Accidentby Kristian on June 21, 2010 at 00:00
Mere seconds later two trucks from the local bakery would come in too fast from both directions to further add to this delicious pile-up.
This series of events certainly explain the weird taste of the water for the past few months. Also, I almost titled this strip "Use-Lass(ie)", but decided against it due to the terrible pun. (I also decided against having a fourth panel where Lassie would be licking his/her privates.)
Animal Signalby Kristian on May 31, 2010 at 00:00
Commissioner Gordon shows his more playful side. He is unfortunately also known for occasionally mooning the bat signal. Edit: Also, here's an alternate take on this comic. But be warned, it's kinda NSFW (Not Safe For Work). Click here to check it out! Kinkier, yes. Funnier… maybe?


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FC: A Memorable Person Ms Chen
1: A Memorable Person My First Teacher - Ms Chen | A special thank you to my first teacher - Ms Chen for all your hard work and your professional attitude that influence my career goals!
2: The first day of school, nobody knew me, and nobody knew what to do. I stood alone outside of the classroom, and waited for the teacher. Ms Chen was the first person to come to me . She was my grade one teacher. She put her hand on my shoulder, comforted me with a friendly smile, and lead me to the classroom. At that moment, I felt she saved my live. Ms Chen taught me until grade four. We did not meet each other for almost 20 years.
3: The teachable moment
4: Whenever I had questions, felt confusion and frustration, Ms Chen would always there to help.
5: In Ms Chen's class, she taught me how importance of team work.
6: Ms Chen's famous tag is "The strongest power is working together."
7: Ms Chen believes the future belong to children.
8: Ms Chen mentioned that, "Reading values life long learning habit."
9: Ms Chen encouraged good reading habits by visiting to the book stores and libraries.
10: It is unbelievable that meeting you in Toronto, and it feels like meeting my family member.
11: You have shared a lot of fun stories about working with children.
13: Ms Chen says, "In my teaching life, I learn a lot from my students.Many students are became my friends now."
14: Maddie | Kristen | Jenny | The Exciting Moment
15: for all children
16: I believe that working with children will give an amazing memories for me, and it will last for my life long happiness.
17: Mr Chen, thank you for your supporting of making decision on working in the field with children. I believe that I will have wonderful experiences to work with children in the future.
18: "The dream begins with a teacher who believes in you, who tugs and pushes and leads you to the next plateau, sometimes poking you with a sharp stick called - truth." - Dan Rather
19: Reminder: "Use time wisely because it never comes back." - Chines idioms
20: Teacher Quotes: "Teaching is the profession that teaches other professions" - Author unknown "A good teacher is like a candle - it consumes itself to light the way for others." - Author unknown "A teacher is one who makes himself progressively unnecessary - Thomas Carruthers
21: Thank you for sharing this wonderful memories with me!


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i-Go is an electric bike concept loaded with futuristic rider-friendly features such as regenerative wireless brakes, internal gears, smartphone charging ability, mobile app and GPS all integrated into a foldable design. The i-Go ebike rental system was designed by recent college grad Marc Andre Cardinal, and it may be the best bike share scheme we've seen to date.
Bike sharing is no longer a new concept. Following Copenhagen's lead, successful bike share programs have been introduced into major urban centers such as London, Paris, Barcelona, and Washington DC. Electric bike sharing systems, however, are still a handlebar on the horizon. So far, one eBike sharing concept has come to term in the Lithuanian capital Vilnius and another in the Swiss city of Nyon. As batteries become cheaper, lighter and more portable, it may not be long before more bike sharing cities incorporate electric designs into their growing fleets. This could be an especially good thing for cities with a challenging landscape (or those with lazier populations).
In Marc's vision, the i-Go eBike sharing system is integrated into city infrastructure and manufacturers of the bicycle would have direct access to materials recycled through waste management. Ideally, "the plastic, aluminum, and rubber picked up by these industries could be used to fabricate all parts of the bike, resulting in a much lower cost for material and material processing, meaning the production [costs] of the bike would be relatively low."
An aluminum structure would hold the batteries and electronic components, while recycled plastics would make the rest of the body. Plastic is a choice material because it is durable, doesn't rust, hides scratches and is light weight.
Of course, that still leaves the cost of electronics and maintenance, but with riders generating power and transporting themselves from A to B to C with zero-emissions, the system would create net-positive energy meaning less power demanded from the grid, less cars on the road, and a healthier environment for all to enjoy.
It may not be too long before we see this concept scaled up and it's definitely something to get excited about. An alluring, powerful, high-tech design coming from a recent college grad (who's currently looking for employment) bodes well for the future of sustainable transportation. If your city is considering saddling up and joining this new wave of collaborative consumption, you might want to mention what you saw here.


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Both sides in the federal case against Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev have agreed to proposed procedures for moving forward with the jury selection process.
There will be 2,000 summonses mailed out to potential jurors. Prosecutors and the defense will then come up with a questionnaire to narrow down the pool. That process is slated to begin on Nov. 3, the date the trial is scheduled to start, when 800 prospective jurors are brought in to fill out the forms.
The judge still needs to agree on the proposed rules, and there is still the question of whether the case will take place in Massachusetts, since Tsarnaev's defense is still pushing to move the trial out of the Boston area. His lawyers are also asking for the start date of the trial to be pushed back, which will affect jury selection.
The latest news from around the state
Tsarnaev, 21, is accused of planting two homemade bombs with his older brother Tamerlan near the Boston Marathon finish line in Copley Square April 2013, killing three people and injuring more than 260. Tamerlan Tsarnaev was killed in a gun battle with police in Watertown just days after the attack.
Tsarnaev has pleaded not guilty to 30 federal charges. If convicted, he could get the death penalty.


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Bride & groom can tie the knot at the flower-covered Gazebo on (Smugglers Point) overlooking the Caribbean, with up to 100 guests in attendance. Small wedding parties often choose a Villa Roof Top locale, with a jaw-dropping 180-degree view of the seascape and the island. Adventurous couples may prefer to stand on the private terrace of Rock Maison, with the surf swirling around them as they take their vows. Then champagne can be sent down in a bucket by zip wire from the restaurant above!
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Tickets won are credited to your Power Card and can be redeemed for prizes.
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Rocky White Table Unusual
Tables usually have long legs with a variety of sizes. But this table other than the other. Do not have a standard size table legs like any other table with carved triangle that stands out in every part of this furniture made around the table to attract attention. Each curve in the triangle on this design looks real. White table is perfect for home design with black interior. Black and white can be a unified frontier choice of content in the home, while the soft color can be used to house a classic design or too minimalist.


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To get started with the voice recorder, open the product box, and you'll find two things inside: the voice recorder itself, and a 1-page quick start guide.
First, please familiarize yourself with the flash drive voice recorder by reading through the quick start guide. Once you've familiarized yourself with how the device works, the following steps will go into detail about how to use the device:
The first step in using the device is to charge the voice recorder. The recorder features an internal rechargeable battery, which can be charged several ways:
- Charges when plugged into USB port (most common)
- Charges when plugged into an optional wall charger
- Charges when plugged into an optional car charger
Before charging, make sure the dial on the end of the recorder is placed into the center position, as pictured below:
To charge the recorder, simply plug it into your computer's USB port:
It will take up to approximately 2-3 hours for the recorder to fully charge.
There are 2 ways to check the battery charge level of the voice recorder:
1. When you unplug the drive from your USB port, there is a small LED light by the USB connector. This light will do one of three things, depending on the battery charge level:
- Battery Level 0% to 30% >> LED will be completely out
- Battery Level 30% to 70% >> LED will be blink
- Battery Level 70% to 100% >> LED will be solid red
2. The second way to check the battery level is when you first turn the recorder on (into one of the 2 recording modes). When you turn the recorder on, for 5 seconds the LED light will indicate the battery status level just like as mentioned above. So for example, if you turn the recorder on, and the little red LED blinks red for 5 seconds, it means the battery level is between 30% and 70% remaining.
The USB flash drive recorder features two recording modes: Continuous Recording and Voice Activation:
Continuous Recording Mode
In continuous recording mode, the voice recorder records continuously until either the dial is turned back into the "Stop/Middle" position, or until the battery runs out.
Voice Activated Recording Mode
One of the best features of this device that makes it unique from other voice recorders is it's ability to record only when audio/voices are detected. This allows the device to sit in "standy mode" for up to 25 days on a single battery charge, and get up to 15 hours of recording.
So how does voice activation mode work? Whenever the device is turned on and in voice activation mode, it will be listening for sounds or voices. Once it detects audio, it will begin recording. Once it doesn't hear any more audio, it will return to standby mode.
When you're ready to listen to your recorded audio files, listening to them is easy.
Simply plug the flash drive voice recorder into your computer's USB port. Because USB is a universal technology, there is no special software or drivers needed, and the files can be played back on both PC and Mac computers.
After you plug the device into your computer's USB port, you'll get a pop up like the one below:
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I heard a recommendation to America on TV which said that Americans should base their vote around which candidate they believe would affect them the most. As I thought about this it hit me that we must evaluate America's heart.
America today is driven by a selfish attitude that does not love it's neighbor. We are looking out for number one, which is ourselves and do not want to help our neighbor unless it is of very little or no sacrifice. We work to fend for ourselves because we lack faith that someone is fending for us. We are about survival but more importantly believe that our best way to survive is to look out for number one. We are driven by capitalism! As a a business man, I am the first to admit this.
God, through His word, shows us that we should not love ourselves. God teaches us that it is about loving Him, and because we love Him, that means we must also love our brothers and sisters.
When Jesus was asked : "which is the greatest commandment in the Law"? Jesus replied: "Love the lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind. This is the first and greatest commandment. And the second is like it, 'Love your neighbor as yourself'. All the Law and the Prophets hang on these two commandments." ~Mathew 22:36-40
Imagine this country if we put God first and our neighbors second. Would we vote differently? Would we care how it affects us or would we care about how it affects them? Would we care about our desires or would we care more about the Will of God? Would our leaders care about votes or would they care about God's vote?
Notice that Jesus says "Love your neighbor as yourself" and not "Love your neighbor and not yourself". It is okay for us to want to succeed and work hard to make money but we also must look out and help our neighbor. Better yet, we should set goals to succeed and make money so that we can help others and serve our God. God calls us to let Him be our driving force.
Let us, also, not forget that "drive" and "ambition" are blessings from God and maybe your neighbor wasn't blessed with that same drive and ambition; maybe your neighbor was dealt a very different set of cards and their situation is one that even you or I would fail in. If we can help someone in need, shouldn't we want too?
God, through Jesus, lived a perfect and selfless life. He modeled an example around which we could base the American Way!


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Cramer had a eureka moment on Monday: He realized that the US government and Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway manage very similar portfolios. Check out their holdings:
The US owns General Motors and Chrysler, Buffett owns a Chinese energy-efficient car company. The US controls most of AIG – and as a result of its deal with MetLife, a significant chunk of that company, too – while Buffett has Geico and General Re. And among the housing-related plays, the feds have Fannie Mae , Freddie Mac and Citigroup , and Buffett runs some carpet and furniture companies as well as Clayton Homes.
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Of course, the main difference here is that Buffett is building his portfolio while the government is in the process of divesting. But the US positions hold "more hidden value than people think," Cramer said. In fact, "I bet that Warren Buffett wouldn't mind cherry-picking some divisions, including the one that AIG still has to sell."


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Plate Cove East pleads with province to reopen pool
Residents of a community on Newfoundland's Bonavista Peninsula are beseeching the Newfoundland and Labrador government to help them reopen a local swimming area.
The Town of Plate Cove East created a unique, flow-in, flow-out pool in the 1960s where the water comes from a brook and is then directed into the ocean.
This summer, the province closed the pool, saying it's illegal because it doesn't meet health and safety regulations.
Officials with Service NL said the pool needs a chlorination system and water filtration, as well as the presence of a lifeguard and adequate life-saving equipment.
Michelle Keough, who is a member of the town's recreation committee, said Service NL Minister David Brazil has promised a meeting to try to find a solution.
But, she added, residents are becoming restless.
"They are being patient, as patient as can be, but time is running out and people want answers," Keough said.
"They're constantly asking, 'Has the minister called? Has the minister called? Any word on the pool? Any word on the pool?' This is crazy. This is nuts."
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ENDOV (Endonuclease V) is a Protein Coding gene. Diseases associated with ENDOV include Robinow Syndrome, Autosomal Recessive 1 and Uv-Sensitive Syndrome. Gene Ontology (GO) annotations related to this gene include magnesium ion binding and single-stranded RNA binding.
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Endoribonuclease that specifically cleaves inosine-containing RNAs: cleaves RNA at the second phosphodiester bond 3' to inosine. Has strong preference for single-stranded RNAs (ssRNAs) toward double-stranded RNAs (dsRNAs). Cleaves mRNAs and tRNAs containing inosine. Also able to cleave structure-specific dsRNA substrates containing the specific sites 5'-IIUI-3' and 5'-UIUU-3'. Inosine is present in a number of RNAs following editing; the function of inosine-specific endoribonuclease is still unclear: it could either play a regulatory role in edited RNAs, or be involved in antiviral response by removing the hyperedited long viral dsRNA genome that has undergone A-to-I editing. Binds branched DNA structures.
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Restaurant owner Michael Tabrizi who is the owner of Tabrizi's restaurant opted out of Baltimore's Restaurant Week. This takes place in July. Instead of offering menu deals, he partnered with local homeless shelters to feed those in need.
"I saw a guy at a traffic light with the sign, 'I'm hungry, I will work for food,' " Tabrizi tells PEOPLE. "I couldn't just pass him. I gave him my business card and told him to come to my restaurant when it's open for a free meal. I kept driving and asked myself, 'What about the others?' "
Tabrizi's serves Mediterranean food such as lamb, sardines, falafel, etc. However this week he will serve Cordon Bleu with sage cream and salad on fine china, sparking apple cider and ice cream in a waffle cup.
He tells People, "I think these people are really forgotten," he says. "Nobody looks them in the eye anymore. These people lost everything, but that doesn't make them less human than others. I like to help them by feeding them. I don't think they are hungry for nourishment, but more mental nourishment. They just need somebody to talk to them."
I love stuff like this. Often times people forget about those who may fall on hard time or end up in circumstances one has no control over. I believe all people should be able to eat and if you can lend a helping hand one should do so because you never know if you may end up in those who are less fortunate shoes.


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Strephosymbolia is the oldest known form of dyslexia (the name, from its ancient Greek roots, literally means "twisted symbols"). The addition of a mirror image support card to a computer can help those who are mirror sighted. Doing this provides a simple solution for inverting text so that it is readable. This article explains how to upgrade your computer system to support a mirror image view of your system's desktop screen.
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store (they are relocating in Soho), I found one pen on display with a
50% discount POP. The original price was USD$45 for this very nice
shape (like a lamp post) ballpoint pen.
So I asked the staff if they had a new one, they said this one was
really the last one they had and Kate's had discontinued the
Parafernalia line. Because of the price and the really attractive look
(to me), I could use it width my my Moleskine pocket size notebook, I
finally purchased it (even though I hate ballpoints).
Since Kate's couldn't find the box of this Italian pen, I asked if I
could have the wooden pen stand and the sales person said
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Halloween Punch Art Blog Hop
20 comments:
- Laura Isham said...
LOL! Love your monster. Way, way, way too cute! You are a punching genius!
- September 8, 2010 at 12:32 AM
- Theresa said...
This is amazing. Thank you so much for sharing and giving the info on how to make this. I will be making my own monster for sure.
- September 8, 2010 at 1:32 AM
- Holly / InkPaperStamps said...
Now how cute is this?!?! Very clever, Kim!
- September 8, 2010 at 6:22 AM
- KelliStamps4U said...
OMG!! This is amazing!! I can't wait to go make one myself!!
- September 8, 2010 at 7:41 AM
- Martha Lucia Gomez said...
OMG! Kim this monster is amazing and your tutorial is the best!!!
Thank you for sharing all your creations with us. Hugs,
Martha Lucia Gomez
- September 8, 2010 at 8:31 AM
Wow, great monster... to be in your head for one day! Tks for sharing and creating the Halloween punch art blog!
- September 8, 2010 at 9:23 AM
- Whimcees said...
You are all wonderful! This blog hop is so much fun - I love seeing all of your fantastic creations! Thank you for sharing once again a great punch project! :<)
Wishing you a happy day today!
Barbara Diane
- September 8, 2010 at 9:32 AM
- shermala said...
This is the cutest thing I have seen in a long time! I love him! Very creative! Thanks so much for sharing.
- September 8, 2010 at 9:37 AM
- Vicki said...
OMG Kim, your monster is incredible, so adorable....I totally LOVE him!!!
- September 8, 2010 at 9:44 AM
- Hetty said...
This is a monster of a project and so adorable! I bet his tummy is full of candy!
- September 8, 2010 at 10:09 AM
- Tinkerin In Ink said...
Wow! How do you come up with this stuff?! Amazing!
- September 8, 2010 at 10:59 AM
- tania said...
Great tutorial... what a cute monster you made. So creative!
- September 8, 2010 at 11:25 AM
- Jackie L Watson said...
Your monster is wicked cool and adorable as monster go. Awesome tutorial. Thanks for sharing
- September 8, 2010 at 11:38 AM
- Linda said...
That is the cutest monster I have ever seen. Great job.
- September 8, 2010 at 11:50 AM
- Sandra said...
WOW! that is so cute - thanks for sharing your art with us!
- September 8, 2010 at 1:21 PM
Your creative genius astounds me!
- September 8, 2010 at 9:13 PM
- Angelica said...
Kim this so so so super cute! Oh my gosh, my girls would absolutely love if I made something like this! We're having a Halloween party and this will be perfect!!!! :) ~ Angelica
- September 9, 2010 at 7:29 AM
- Kerri D said...
Oh Kim you just blow my mind with your creativeness!! This is gorgeous!!! WOW
- September 9, 2010 at 9:18 PM
- AUSTINSGRAMM said...
Congratulations on being picked for
the Peachy Keen DT. I love your website and your work. Love to also do punching to create. Looking forward to seeing your beautiful work.
thanks for sharing..
- September 10, 2010 at 1:20 PM
- Brandi Wiggins-Côté said...
ACK! KIM!!!!! I didn't see this one the first time around! I absolutely love it! You rock, sistah!
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Throughout Divergent, Tris and the other initiates are continually pushed, forced to face things that would have my heart running a marathon directly into the Cowardly Lion's shaky paws. In the Dauntless faction, there is a simulation where where one must attempt to overcome a series of their own personal fears. So I want to find out what YOUR simulation would hold. Do you think you would be able to overcome them?
Corny picture, I know. But I had to squint my eyes while searching and typed 'cartoon spiders' - I couldn't post a real one! I freak out whenever I even see one on tv. I can deal with small spiders - baby ones I'm happy to let roaming free. Medium sized ones, well they're still okay even if I do think they're growing up a little too fast. But it's the big, hairy, long legged ones that send me squealing for someone to get rid of it. I can't look at them otherwise they'll be stuck in my head all day long - furry images flashing through my mind of them crawling over pillow or the back of the chair or in my ear... agh!
Now head on over to Braiden's blog where he's talking about "choices" in Divergent!
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Correction Appended
On his recent trip to Rome, President Bush asked a top Vatican official to push American bishops to speak out more about political issues, including same-sex marriage, according to a report in the National Catholic Reporter, an independent newspaper.
In a column posted Friday evening on the paper's Web site, John L. Allen Jr., its correspondent in Rome and the dean of Vatican journalists, wrote that Mr. Bush had made the request in a June 4 meeting with Cardinal Angelo Sodano, the Vatican secretary of state. Citing an unnamed Vatican official, Mr. Allen wrote: ''Bush said, 'Not all the American bishops are with me' on the cultural issues. The implication was that he hoped the Vatican would nudge them toward more explicit activism.''
Mr. Allen wrote that others in the meeting confirmed that the president had pledged aggressive efforts ''on the cultural front, especially the battle against gay marriage, and asked for the Vatican's help in encouraging the U.S. bishops to be more outspoken.'' Cardinal Sodano did not respond, Mr. Allen reported, citing the same unnamed people.
A spokesman for the Vatican declined yesterday to disclose the contents of the meeting, which followed the president's brief meeting with the pope. Jeanie Mamo, a spokeswoman for the White House, said: ''They had a good, private discussion. They discussed a number of priorities of shared concern, and the president's and the Vatican's positions on these issues are well known.''
The Rev. Barry W. Lynn, executive director of Americans United for Separation of Church and State, called the report ''mind-boggling.''
''It is just unprecedented for a president to ask for help from the Vatican to get re-elected, and that is exactly what this is,'' Mr. Lynn said. Linda Pieczynski, a spokeswoman for Call to Action, a liberal Catholic group, said, ''For a president to try to get the leader of any religious organization to manipulate his fellow clergymen to support a political candidate crosses the line in this country.''
But some with experience in Roman Catholic politics said they were hardly shocked. ''Any head of state who goes to the Vatican will attempt to present a case,'' said Msgr. Lorenzo Albacete, a professor of theology at St. Joseph's Seminary in New York. Monsignor Albacete, who has served as a translator for Catholic officials in meetings with heads of state, said: ''If it is done in a very rude way, then the Vatican will remember and you won't get invited again. But if it is done in a diplomatic way, that is why they go to the Vatican anyway. It is not an act of devotion. It is a political thing.''
Mr. Bush's campaign is betting heavily on churchgoers in his re-election effort, and how Catholic voters apply their faith to politics is emerging as a focal point of the race. There are an estimated 63 million Catholics in the United States. Bush campaign pollsters have said that in the last election, people who attended church regularly voted disproportionately for Mr. Bush, though Catholics were much more evenly split than Protestants were.
Once a reliably Democratic constituency, Catholics have become divided, with traditionalist Catholics making common cause with conservative evangelical Protestants on social issues like opposition to same-sex marriage and abortion. But Mr. Bush is also a born-again Methodist who is likely to face a Roman Catholic opponent, Senator John Kerry, Democrat of Massachusetts. And the pope and other Catholic officials have repeatedly criticized the Bush administration over the war in Iraq.
In the last six months, a handful of Catholic bishops in the United States have already weighed in on the presidential race by threatening to withhold communion from Catholic politicians who disagree with the church's stance on abortion, a group that includes Senator Kerry.
Other bishops, however, have said that threatening to withhold communion goes too far, and the pope has warned of ''the formation of factions within the church'' in the United States. The bishops are expected to take up the matter at a closed-door conference this week in Colorado.
Pope John Paul II praised Mr. Bush last week for ''the promotion of moral values'' but reminded the president of the pope's ''unequivocal position'' on Iraq.
Correction: June 20, 2004, Sunday An article last Sunday about a report that President Bush had asked a Vatican official to press American bishops to speak out more about political issues gave an outdated affiliation for Msgr. Lorenzo Albacete, who said he did not find such a request surprising, and misstated the location of his seminary. He is a former professor of theology, not a current one, at St. Joseph's Seminary, in Yonkers, not New York City.


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Two English rock singers channeled the voice of Ray Charles, each in his own unmistakable style. The first was Stevie Winwood, who has been at it since he was about 15 and is still going strong. The second was Joe Cocker; Cocker died today at the age of 70, well before his time. The New York Times has posted an obituary here.
In its preliminary notice on Cocker's death the Times posted the video of Cocker singing "With a Little Help From My Friends" at Woodstock in 1969. I'm going with "The Letter," in which Cocker is backed by the band Leon Russell threw together on a moment's notice for Cocker's Mad Dogs and Englishmen tour the following year. I believe that's the late, great Bobby Keys on sax in the video below; Keys passed away earlier this month, also at the age of 70. In the video, Leon smokes something that seems to make his eyelids heavy and plays the tasty piano accompaniment at the same time, while Cocker is just plain smokin'. RIP.
UPDATE: A reader adds: "He was one of the great manly voices of our time, and he always sang like he meant it. A real loss!" Reader Mark Zoeller writes from Denver: "Sad news about smokin' Joe. He spent the last ten years or so at his Mad Dog Ranch (basically, an English manor house he built) just outside of Crawford, CO, about ten miles from Paonia where my parents settled about the same time. Delta County is a farming, ranching and mining community and is one of the poorest in the state. What you undoubtedly won't read about is that Joe and his wife worked tirelessly at raising money for children's causes (libraries, boys and girls clubs, etc.) out there for the better part of those ten years. He and his efforts will be missed by a lot of people." Mark draws attention to this Denver Post obituary covering the local Colorado angle. On a local note of our own, I learn from the Star Tribune's Chris Riemenschneider that the indoor footage in the video above was filmed in Minneapolis at First Avenue (then The Depot).


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Susan Tedeschi
FANS OF CONTEMPORARY BLUES AND SOUL need no introduction to Susan Tedeschi. The Norwell, Massachusetts, native busted onto the scene in 1998 with Just Won't Burn, and soon thereafter fans all over the states were exposed to her passionate, Janis Joplin-like vocal style and teal-colored Telecaster. She was a regular on the Lilith Fair tour and opened for B.B. King, Buddy Guy, the Allman Brothers, and other marquee names. But it wasn't just everyday fans taking notice early on: Tedeschi snagged Grammy nominations in 2000, 2003, and 2006—not to mention the heart of one of the guitar universe's hottest slide masters, Derek Trucks, whom she met on the 1999 Allman Brothers tour.
This year marks the release of Tedeschi's seventh studio album, Back to the River [Verve Forecast]. Packed to the gills with her gritty wails and beefy guitar tones—plus jawdropping leads from Trucks and intriguing textures from Doyle Bramhall II and bandmate Dave Yoke—River also showcases the fruits of Tedeschi's efforts co-songwriting with such powerhouses as Tony Joe White, John Leventhal, Gary Louris, and Sonya Kitchell.
You worked with some prestigious songwriters for River—how did that come about?
The label suggested calling in some other songwriters to write with. I've been writing songs since I was about 13 years old, but I'd never done that, so I had no idea what to expect. I was pleasantly surprised to meet some really nice people and to tap into their creative worlds a little bit. I wanted this record to be universal on a lot of levels—politically, musically, spiritually, and stylistically—so I wanted to have folk, gospel, rock, and blues elements, without any one style being overbearing.
Did working with the other guitarists change how you viewed your role?
Originally, I wanted to make a really heavy guitar record, with me doing most of the playing. It is a heavy guitar record, but after having Derek, Doyle, and Dave on there, I didn't feel like I needed to do as much of the playing myself—though I will play a lot of those parts live, of course. It was nice to hear how Doyle and Derek and those guys played the parts. I'll take the ones I like and adapt them to my style.
What's your favorite guitar part on the new album?
Derek plays beautifully on "700 Houses" and "Revolutionize"—his solos on those just make me want to cry. And Doyle's playing on "Talking About" just blows my mind because he's such a wonderful rhythm player. He makes a song by how he uses different tunings and vibrato. I'll hear something a certain way but I can't do it—and then he'll do it, and I'm, like, "Man, that's it." Derek will do the same thing. And then there are songs like "Break in the Road," which was a blast for me to play on. I used a little overdrive on the amp and just freaked out a little bit.
How do you think your playing has evolved over the years?
With Just Won't Burn, I was just starting to get my confidence up when I soloed in front of people. I wasn't a guitar player as much I was a singer, so I was trying to communicate on guitar what I do vocally—which is very hard to do. Now I feel like I have more of my own voice on the guitar. I have a lot more control, and my playing is more melodic than it was before.
Is that progress due to more confidence, technique, or theory?
I feel like it is mostly due to having more technique, but also to listening to other players better to find greater dynamics and more textures. On Just Won't Burn, I was mostly trying to get out an emotion that was super raw. It is still raw at times, but now I'm getting to be more confident and musical.
Describe your ideal tone.
I like a warmer sound. So, if I'm playing a Telecaster it has to be a warmersounding Tele, not a straight-up maple fretboard model. I like maple fretboards for Strats and rosewood for Telecasters. Lately, however, I've mostly been playing my D'Angelico NYSD-9, which has a rosewood fretboard and is more like a Les Paul in a way, because it has humbuckers. The D'Angelico has a really fat tone, and I just plug it straight into any blackface Fender amp— whether it's a Super Reverb, a Deluxe Reverb, a Vibrolux, or a Princeton Reverb. If I'm playing a Tele or a Strat, and I need a little more meat, I'll sometimes combine a 4x10 Bassman with one of the blackface amps. On tour, I usually use the 80-watt Victoria that Buddy Guy gave me—which is similar to a tweed '50s Bassman, but with almost as much wattage as a Marshall— combined with a reissue Super Reverb. The reverb and vibrato from the Super really determine my sound.
Did you use those same amps on the album?
I didn't have mine with me because we flew to Los Angeles. We rented a '65 blackface Super Reverb, a '66 Vibrolux, and a Magnatone. I also used a Moollon Overdrive, a Vox V848 wah, a Boss tuner, and a Whirlwind selector box for switching between amps. For guitars, most of the time I used my D'Angelico and my Telecaster. I also used a Gretsch White Falcon with DeArmond pickups.
For many players, it's probably hard to imagine what it is like for two high-powered guitarists to be married. Care to bust any myths?
Well, it's definitely interesting because I think couples are naturally a little competitive. But really there's no competition on guitar—Derek kicks my ass, though he does respect my guitar playing. He gives me confidence to do what I love to do, which makes me think I must be on the right path, because he's phenomenal. I've seen him play with artists as varied as Carlos Santana, Eric Clapton, the Allman Brothers, Buddy Guy, the Meters, and the Grateful Dead—and he always holds his own and sounds incredible.
Do you guys ever have big musical disagreements?
No, but sometimes I'll be, like, "How do I play over these changes?" And he'll say, "Just play an A major." Or he'll say, "That part sounds kind of corny—maybe you shouldn't play those changes right there."
Do you always take his advice?
Sometimes I get ornery and say, "Shut up—it's just not your style, Mr. Music Nazi." [Laughs.] No, he's really supportive. And every bit of musical advice he's given me has been right. It can be infuriating sometimes, though, because I don't always want him to be right.
What's the toughest part of your job?
Having enough time in the day for everybody and making everybody happy. I'm only one person, and I'm trying to be a mom and a wife and a bandleader and a friend. Just being a parent alone is hard, but then you add in juggling everybody's schedules and trying to get us all together and it can really be challenging.
Are you able to practice as much as you used to?
No. I have to schedule time to practice and get my mother-in-law to watch the kids. Or I have to wait for them to go to bed and, if I'm not too tired, then I'll practice. It's like working out—you just have to make time for it and schedule it in there. You can't just say, "Oh, I'll get around to it."


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Oren Yiftachel, Department of Geography and Environmental Development, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, Israel, 84105. Tel: 9728-6472011; Fax: 972-8-6272821; Email: email@example.com,
Prof. Oren Yiftachel
The course offers a systematic analysis of the changing ethnic identities and politics in Israel/Palestine. It explores with the students -- through lectures, readings and debates -- the mobilization of Jewish and Palestinian ethno-nationalism, as well as the making of 'ethno-classes' within each nation. Within this context, the course focuses on immigration, development, colonization and globalization as key processes shaping power relations, collective identities and ethnic politics in the contested homeland.
ישראל/פלסטין: פוליטיקה של זהות וקרקע
פרופ' אורן יפתחאל
הקורס מציע ניתוח שיטתי של התמורות בפוליטיקה של קרקע וזהות בישראל/פלסטין. בעזרת הרצאות, קריאה מודרכת ודיונים, הוא מתחקה אחרי הבניית הזהויות האתנו-לאומיות, וגיבושן של זהויות אתנו-מעמדיות בקרב שתי האומות. בתוך הקשר זה, הקורס מתמקד בתהליכים מעצבים כגון הגירה, קולוניזציה ועולמיזציה, דרכם מובנים יחסי הכוח, הזהויות הקולקטיביות והפוליטיקה האתנית במולדת המוסכסכת.
The course seeks to systematically study the political geography of ethnic relations in Israel-Palestine. It view struggles over land, power and resources in Israel/Palestine as closely related to structural processes, such as colonialism, nationalism, immigration, capitalism and globalization, and as set within the regional Middle Eastern context .
The course will focus on the emergence and mobilization of Jewish and Palestinian ethnic groups, through the study of key political, economic, geographical and discursive changes.
Teaching in the course will adopt a multi-disciplinary approach, drawing on knowledge from political science, geography, planning, Middle East Studies and other social sciences. Special emphasis will be given to the Israeli, Middle-Eastern and policy contexts of group politics, including questions such as immigration, refugees, settlement, colonialism, land, borders, economic development, and housing.
The course will combine lectures, debates and the reading of key texts on the subject. Students will be required to prepare a term paper, based on the course content, in a topic to be approved by the lecturer.
Course Subjects (subject to modification):
1. The making of Israel/Palestine – an overview
2. Settler societies, colonialism and post-colonialism
3. Nationalism, ethnocracy, homeland and diaspora
4. Immigrant societies, assimilation and multi-culturalism
5. Globalization: capital, religion and culture
6. Zionism and Palestinian nationalism
7. Western and Eastern Jews
9. Religiosity and ethnicity
10. Recent immigrants: ex-Soviets and Ethiopians
11. Post-Nakbah Palestinian society(ies)
12. The Palestinians in Israel
13. Future scenarios
Term Papers -- Suggested Subjects/Questions
The following questions are deliberately phrased quite broadly; students could choose case studies, specific periods or more specific topics within the broad question/issue. Students could also define their own topics, subject to the lecturer's approval.
1. The fluctuation of identity: ethnicity, gender, class and place
2. Ethnic/religious political identities in the age of globalization – relic of a diminishing past?
3. Settler and indigenous nations – an inevitable conflict?
4. Colonialism and ethnic cleansing
5. Nationalism, ethnocracy and theocracy
6. Melting-pot: control or equality?
7. Multiculturalism and consociationalism: cures or illusions?
8. The politics of diaspora and homeland conflicts
9. Ashkenazi and Mizrahi Jews: success of the melting-pot?
10. Secular and Orthodox Jews in Israel: two nations?
11. Russian immigrants in Israel: have the lessons of the 1950s been learnt?
12. The Palestinian-Arab minority in Israel: Israelis or Palestinians?
13. Israel's policies towards minorities: towards stability or conflict?
14. Palestinian nationalism: a reaction to Zionism?
15. Palestinian minorities –integration or fragmentation?
16. Religious mobilization and the politics of Israel/Palestine
17. The 'peace process' – fledgling Palestinian independence?
18. The al-Aqsa intifada and ethnic relations
19. Walls, barriers and flows in Israel/Palestine
20. Political elites in Israel/Palestine: trapped in a gridlock?
21. Israel/Palestine and apartheid
22. Any other topic to be suggested by the student
Articles are accessible on Highlearn. Instructions will be given each week about specific required readings
Part One: Conceptual
Comaroff, J. 2007. The politics of Conviction: Faith and the Passion for Truth." Society and Culture (forthcoming
Comaroff, J. and J. Comaroff (2000). "Naturing the Nation: Aliencs, Apocalypse and the Postcolonial State." Hagar: Interntional Social Science Review 1(1): 7-40.
Connor, W. (1993). "Beyond Reason: the Nature of the Ethnonational Bond." Ethnic and Racial Studies 16(2): 373-388.
Connor, W. (1994) 'A Nation is a Nation', In Hutchinson, J. and Smith, A. (eds) Nationalism, Chp 7. OUP.
Glazer, N. (1993). "Is Assimilation Dead?" Annals of the American Association for Political and Social Sciences 69: 94-112.
Hall, S. (2000) 'The Multi-Cultural Question', in Hesse, B. (ed) Un/settling Multiculturalisms, Chp 10 (208-9-241)
Horowitz, D. 'The Logic of Secession', in , In Hutchinson, J. and Smith, A. (eds) Nationalism, Chp 42: OUP.
LeVine, M. (2005). "Globalization in the MENA and Europe: Culture, economy and the public sphere in a transnational context." Journal of Muslim Minority Affairs 25(2): 145-170.
Mbembe, A. (2001). On the Postcolony: Studies in the History of Society and Culuture. Berkeley, UCP.
McLaren, P. (2006), Whilte Terror and Oppostional Agency: towards critical multiculturalism', in Goldberg, D. (ed) Multiculturalism: a Critical Reader, London, Blackwell, 45-74.
Taylor, C. (1992). The Politic of Recognition. Multiculturalism: Examining the Politics of Recognition. A. Gutman. Princeton, Princeton University Press: 25-73.
Yiftachel, O. (2000). The Homeland and Nationalism. Encyclopedia of Nationalism; Vol. 1 (Opening Essays). New York, Academic Press. 359-383.
Yiftachel, O. and A. Ghanem (2004). "Understanding Ethnocratic Regimes: the Politics of Seizing Contested Territory." Political Geography 22(4): 538-568.
Yuval-Davis, N. and Stasilius (1995) 'Introduction' in Unsettling Settler Societies, London: Sage.
Part Two: Immigrants and the Making of Israeli Society
Kimmerling, B. (2001). The Invention and Decline of Israeliness: State, Society and the Military. Los Angeles, UCP (Chapter 5 on Immigration from the ex-Soviet Union).
Lewin-Esptein, N. and M. Semyonov (2000). "Migration, Ethnicity and Inequality: Homeownership in Israel." Social Problems 47(3): 245-444.
Shain, Y. (2002). "Jewish Kinship at Crossroads: Lessons for Homelands and Diaspora." Political Science Quarterly 117:(2 (Summer 2002)): 279-309.
Shain, Y. (2002). "The Role of Diasporas in Conflict Perpetuation or Resolution." SAIS Review 22(2): 115-143.
Shohat, E. (1997). "The Narrative of the Nation and the Discourse of Modernization: the Case of the Mizrahim." Critique Spring: 3-18.
Weiss, Y. (2004), The Golem and Its Creator, or How the Jewish Nation-State Became Multiethnic, in Levy, D. and Weiss, Y. Challenging Ethnic Citizenship, SUNY (Chp 5).
Part Three: The Politics of Religion
Cohen, A. and B. Susser (2000). Israel and the Politics of Jewish Identity: the Secular-Religious Impasse. Baltimore, John Hopkins University Press.
Don-Yehiya, E. (1997). The Politics of Accommodation: Settling Conflicts of State and Religion in Israel. Jerusalem, Floresheimer Institute for Policy Studies.
Friedman, M. (2001) Israel as a Theological Dilemma, in Troen, I (ed) Israel – the First Decade
Shilhav, Y. (1993). The Emergence of Ultra Orthodox Neighborhoods in Israeli Urban Centers. Local Communities and the Israeli Polity: Conflict of Values and Interests. E. Ben Zadok. Albany, State University of New York Press: 157-187.
Part Four: Arab-Jewish Relations
Kook, R. (1996). Between Uniqueness and Exclusion: the Politics of Identity in Israel. Israel in Comparative Perspective. M. Barnett. Albany, SUNY Press: 199-226.
Smooha, S. (1997). "Ethnic Democracy: Israel as an Archetype." Israel Studies 2(2): 198-241.
Yiftachel, O. (2004). Control, Resistance and Informality: Jews and Bedouin-Arabs in the Beer-Sheva Region,. Urban Informality in the Era of Globalization:. N. Al-Sayyad and A. Roy. Boulder, Lexington Books: 118-136.
Part Five: Palestinian Society(ies)
Ghanem, A. (2001). The Palestinian Regime: a 'Patial Democracy'. London, Sussex University Press.
Hanafi, S. (2003). "Rethinking the Palestinian Exile as Diaspora." Hagar -- International Social Science Review 4(2): 157-182.
Hilal, J., Ed. (2007). Where now for Palestine? The Demise of the Two States Solution. London, Zed Books
Klein, M. (2007). "Hamas in Power." Middle East Journal 61(3): 442-459.
Sayigh, R. (2006). Back to the Centre:Post-Oslo Revival of the Refugee Issue. The Struggle for Sovereignty: Palestine and Israel. J. Beinin and R. Stein. Stanford, Stanford University Press: 130-145.
Part Five: Israel/Palestine: Overviews
Migdal, J. (1996). Society-Formation and the Case of Israel. Israel in Comparative Perspective. M. Barnett. Albany, SUNY Press: 173-198.
Shafir, G. and Y. Peled (2002) Being an Israeli: The Dynamics of Multiple Citizenship (Chapter 1), Cambridge: CUP; or (1998). "Citizenship and Stratification in an Ethnic Democracy." Ethnic and Racial Studies 21(3): 408-427.
Yiftachel, O. (1999). "'Ethnocracy': the Politics of Judaizing Israel/Palestine." Constellations 6(3): 364-390.
Shafir, G. (1996). Zionism and Colonialism: a Comparative Approach. Israel in Comparative Perspective. M. Barnett. Albany, SUNY Press: 227-244.
Said, E. (1994). The Politics of Dispossession: the Struggle for Palestinian Self-Determination. London, Catto and Windus.
Yiftachel, O. (2002) 'Territory as the Kernel of Nationalism', Geopolitics Vol. 7, No. 3, special issue on "When/Where the Nation?" pp. 215-248


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What to explore during the World Championship in Bruinisse?
We will of course support our sailors the best we can, but we also need to enjoy our stay in Bruinisse and the beautiful country of Zeeland (sea land). We cannot mention all sightseeing tips, so please find out yourself and let us know the best 'hot spots' by tagging #cadet2017 on Instagram or Facebook.
See below a short list of tips.
- Rent canoes or sup boards @ AquaVitesse in the harbour Bruinisse. https://www.aquavitesse.nl
- Sailing and surfing @ Brouwersdam you can even jump 8,5 meters hight into the water. www.brouwersdam.nl
- Supping to the seal island. www.meergrevelingen.nl
Shopping & Sightseeing
- Bruinisse, a beautiful tiny village famous for their mussels. A short walk of 10 minutes brings you to the village from the harbour.
- Brouwershaven, a village with a rich history of trading. We have selected the following hot spots for you:
- Zee & Meer souvenirshop
- Cholocaterie Ticho fort he best chocolate mussels
- Den Osse, there is a touristic tour per boat @ Rederij Zeeland You can also check the fantastic local bars and walk down the harbour. http://www.rederij-zeeland.nl
- Dreischor, where the houses are build in 3 rings around the church. 10 minutes drive from the harbour Bruinisse.
- Zierikzee, authentic city only 20 minutes drive from the harbour Bruinisse. With lots of bars, historical buildings and shopping streets. Take a city walk and stroll around.
Food & Drinks
- Almost all villages on the island have bars and restaurants where you can eat. Do not forget to taste the best of Zeeland. Check out the website to find the best spots or ask the locals. https://www.vvvzeeland.nl/en/
- Wine tasting @ De Kleine Schorre. Their wine is so good that they are the main supplier of the airline KLM. https://www.dekleineschorre.nl/en/
- Every "Zeeuw" will have his or her favourite baker for the "Zeeuwse Bolus" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zeeuwse_bolus
Go find your favourite baker for the "Zeeuwse Bolus"
- RTM museum: do you fancy historical transport? Check out the antique trams. https://www.rtm-ouddorp.nl/start-engels.html
- Deltapark Neeltje Jans: the world famous delta works to keep the Netherlands from flooding. https://www.neeltjejans.nl/en/
- Watersnoodsmuseum: Back in 1953 great parts of Zeeland, but also the Islands of Zuid Holland and parts of Brabant were flooded. Nowadays we have Delta works which keeps the sea from flooding our land. http://www.watersnoodmuseum.nl/UK/
- VVV Zeeland: Check out the website of the tourist office Zeeland. https://www.vvvzeeland.nl/en/islands/schouwen-duiveland/towns-and-cities/bruinisse/


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