One of the world's most famous children's toys, Barbie, has been given a makeover - wearing a burkha.H/T JammieWearingFool
Wearing the traditional Islamic dress, the iconic doll is going undercover for a charity auction in connection with Sotheby's for Save The Children.
More than 500 Barbies went on show yesterday at the Salone dei Cinquecento, in Florence, Italy.
Makers Mattel are backing the exhibition which is the work of Italian designer Eliana Lorena.
The auction is part of Barbie celebrations for her 50th anniversary this year. The UK's biggest Barbie fan Angela Ellis, 35, has a collection of more than 250 dolls.
The company director of Laird Assessors from The Wirral, Cheshire, said: 'Bring it on Burkha Barbie, I think this is a great idea.
'I think this is really important for girls, wherever they are from they should have the opportunity to play with a Barbie that they feel represents them.
Just outside of Patty's front door, on the northeastern slope of Mount Tamalpais, is a trail reserved for rugged recreational hiking. After a leisurely and scenic morning coffee klatch on her deck, overlooking eastern Marin County and the bay, we communed with nature on a 90-minute hike down the canyon to Phoenix Lake. Sally, the family's chocolate Lab, set an enthusiastic pace. Despite my rigorous workouts over the past month, the return climb up, about 600 feet, seemed surprisingly strenuous. The next day, Mike joined us on another hike, which we started at the trailhead off of Lagunitas Road in Ross. We combined a few trails, with Hidden Meadows, being one of my favorites. We all chatted, sometimes catching our breath among the redwoods, oaks and California bays, while maneuvering around tangles of tree roots, rocks and narrow paths with death-defying edges. I'm asking Santa for hiking boots. What an awesome workout! Spectacular!
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Someone living in denial that won't acknowledge the new President isn't living up to his Campaign promises. Usually they had such high hopes during the election, they refuse to acknowledge the above and under no circumstance will criticize the President. This may be a psychological need to feel better about having voted for him. Usually an Obamasist is a white person that voted for the candidate based on his skincolor to pacify their white guilt conscience, or someone living off the welfare system whose only interest in politics is "My guy got in." An Obamasistic person will remain ever optimistic about Obama through any hardship Americans will endure under his presidency, even if his policies may effect them directly. Any pain experienced under this administration will always be someone elses fault in an Obamasist's mind. Betty hated the Iraq War, but now that Obama is in office, she's all gun-ho about sending more troops into afghanistan! What an Obamasist! When I said Obama was a black George Bush, Shaquina punched me in my face. She must be another Obamasist | ||
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Matthew Hoh, who describes himself as "not some peacenik, pot-smoking hippie who wants everyone to be in love," said he believes the war is simply fueling the insurgency.
"I have lost understanding of and confidence in the strategic purposes of the United States' presence in Afghanistan," Hoh wrote in his resignation letter, dated Sept. 10 but published early Tuesday. "I have doubts and reservations about our current strategy and planned future strategy, but my resignation is based not upon how we are pursuing this war, but why and to what end."
