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tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17521646028679986832014-10-03T00:14:44.534-04:00Mark goes to GuatemalaMark Hamiltonhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-1752164602867998683.post-67694603738353387502008-09-29T19:16:00.003-04:002008-09-29T19:19:28.442-04:00See ya Spacecowboy...I'm done with this blog... at least for now.

I will be starting an emailing list so for those of you who are still interested in my time down here send me a message with your email address and I'll be sure to add it to the list to keep you informed.

Apologies,

Mark (Suerté, Kux, Q'anis, Canché, Gringo)Mark Hamiltonhttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-1752164602867998683.post-37073457366075561212008-09-01T12:37:00.002-04:002008-09-01T13:05:46.506-04:00Movin to the country, gonna eat me a lot of peaches...Decided to move from the busy high-times city life of Coban back to the slow movin country livin of Chirrepec. Made the decision for a few reasons:
1. Peace Corps told me to
2. I don't want to get fired
3. I want to take care of stray dogs that wander into my house (I'm gonna need to buy a bunch of dog food and flea collars).

Daily Report:

2:30am woke up to the rooster call outside my window
2:40am woke up to the rooster call outside my window
4:30am woke up to the rooster call outside my window
4:45am woke up to the rooster call outside my window
6:30am woke up to the rooster call outside my window
7:00am got out of bed
7:15am ate breakfast with my neighbors: mashed hotdogs in scrambled eggs with a tablespoon of beans and cream alongside a platter of tortillas
8:30am cleaned the old apt.
9:45am came to the San Juan Chamelco library to check out a book for my tree tour lesson tomorrow. -found internet.. hoorah

So I'm excited to be back in the tranquil land of my tea farm living near a new family.

What I need and can't find here list:
-Dr. Scholes for my too big boots (size 11)
-Peanut Butter (JIF smooth)
-AA batteries (too pricey here) 4pack
-Chocolate
-Tuna
-Motorcycle & Jetpack (against PC regulation, but would be useful)

Alright, time to work... see yaw laterMark Hamiltonhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-1752164602867998683.post-67593164234914142002008-08-21T19:52:00.002-04:002008-08-21T21:03:00.119-04:00Slight rain, greener on the other sideToday:
Woke up at 7:30

Breakfast: spaghetti and a freshly over easy egg with a pack of chips a hoy cookies and milk for dessert

Work: Made a 3 month plan to organize my ongoing projects

Lunch: huge-frijoles, tortillas, and two hotdogs
After Lunch Lunch: Tyuyos (two tortillas with beans in the middle)

Work: Drank tea

Off work: walked home, layed on my bench, walked to the internet

Thoughts: Obama's gonna win, Tex's feet stink, I need Dr. Scholes for my too big boots, im going to have to get some really big speakers to drown out all the marimba music around me, hey, i kinda like marimba music, nevermind, im hungry, don´t wanna cook, but im getting good at it, butt muscles hurt.. time to get upMark Hamiltonhttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-1752164602867998683.post-58015107818648933102008-07-24T11:57:00.002-04:002008-07-24T12:08:09.350-04:00ReconnectLast night: Played RISK until the wee hours of the night... lost a good friend, who is now a terrible enemy... and managed to make it home for a few hours of sleep before Spanish class -

Lesson learned: don't play board games with people that you will need as friends later in life.

Breakfast this morning:

1 Banana ($ 0.04)
1 Donut - tastes horrible ($ 0.25)
1 Cookie - with a 3 year old drop of strawberry jam ($ 0.25)

I'm still hungry...

Things I learned today in Spanish class:

What a hunk - Que mango
Person like a wet blanket - Aguafiesta

Number of pictures taken recently: 0

See ya space cowboy...Mark Hamiltonhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-1752164602867998683.post-87693560339093302032008-07-14T18:05:00.002-04:002008-07-14T18:13:39.811-04:00DaydreamI'm still doing well. Not much to report.

I've been running through several projects for the tour in my mind, although nothing is quite as concrete as I would like it to be.

I am looking forward to getting my backpack next week, and seeing my friends soon.

What I ate today:

-Beans

-Tortillas

-Cream

-Eggs

-Cut up hotdog

-Tortillas filled with spicy beans (Tyuyos)

-Lipton Iced Tea

-Chirrepec Hot tea from a Lipton Iced Tea bottle

New word for the day:

Chan-ru? : Q'eqchi- How is it?

Light rain came 9 times today for about 5 mins each time.

My favorite music right now is Margura (Spanish Classical)
Mark Hamiltonhttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-1752164602867998683.post-41831446723434013402008-05-24T04:31:00.003-04:002008-06-21T14:01:47.721-04:00Once again: I´m still catching up on events that happened a while ago - but better late than never. Before we backtrack though, I'll fill you in on the past few weeks.

I have been continually asking for more guides than the one that we currently have. This is because I would like for the tour to be prepared when my promotion starts taking effect. Unfortunatlly for right now that seems like a loosing battle, but still I struggle with the powers that be to eventually prevail. - I am continuing to have my presense felt in the school here (which is continutally making it easier to get to know the kids and enjoy working with them). I have been trying to create a lesson plan folder for each teacher in regards to the environmental education curriculum.. but they haven't had enough time in the past 2 months to review my resources to pick the ones they like (this was an attempemt to make sure they took some ownership of the program). So things are slow.. and i decided to speed it up by asking for my books back so I could just pick them out and show the teachers some of my favorite lessons.

Aside from that I have been diving into 19th century France - intrigued by the Count of Monte Cristo... who like myself mingles with royalty (embassador Durham pictured below), has outlandish parties (the welcome party pictured next), and sees strange things (ostreches) in the middle of nowhere. Anywho... back to the past ->>>

A jolly bunch in my training group:

BFF! lol... j/k..rotfl! (sitemates)

Before the trek in the mountains of Chilasco-
A view from Gerogios patio:

Georgio and Buckley:

I think you can blow this up and seek the birds I was trying to capture:

Here are some birds that I actually DID manage to capture- Just glad that they were behind that protective fencing.. I never knew ostreches could look so mean in person!

A view on the way home - Very cool mountains that look like they should be valcanoes (but we are pretty far away from the volcs here)

Whos that cherry fellow? What a goon!

Sorry for the lack of explination, but I will soon be able to pick up the pace with this thing and be able to discuss some real issues here in Guatemala. Hopefully I will still have visitors by then... see you guys later...Mark Hamiltonhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-1752164602867998683.post-87031113426102474492008-05-24T04:16:00.007-04:002008-05-25T10:58:33.612-04:00La Cooperativa (and the city too)Finally, the long awaited... much too anticipated, almost feared, NEW POST!

Personal) I have been trying for quite some time to sit down and transfer photos, and write some short snippets... and it had been eluding me for quite some time. I know what you've been thinking all this time in my absence: "no more excuses Mark, gimme now!" "I'm tired of hearing of how you saving the world is getting in the way of my blog-reading time," and "Oh well, I suppose he was kiddnapped by FARC and since I don't have the money to pay for his ransom, I'll just stop checking his blog..." And to that I say, come hither! No more shall you be left in the dark! No longer will you have to click the refresh button, only to realize I haven't actually posted anything since you just loaded the page 2 seconds ago... Now you will see, a vague little picture I might add, what I've been up to for the past month and a half or so...

Project 1) Restoration of "Antigua Local": This is the name of the historic plantation house, a site where close to 100 years ago German immigrants made a little nook for themselves in Alta Verapaz to begin cultivating the land of the native Mayan people to grow coffee, cardamom, and among other things Tea - now known here as "Te Chirrepeco."

The house (or mansion... compared to the small shanties where the surrounding Mayans live) is made of some type of adobe/stone mixture, and used to be covered by clay tiled roofs.

The aritecture is very unique, including intricate designs of porch banisters (shown below).
Also a common practice was planting a quadrant of giant palm trees that reach to the skies above.

Some of the origional iron work on doors and furniture still stands the test of time.
And huge wells and pilas where water was gathered make this place come to life as if some German housekeeper was about to come gather the morning supply...

Project 2.) Visitors Center: I was able to lend suggesstions of this building when I first visited in March, and here the majority of the work has been completed. Since this picture was taken about two weeks ago, the rest of the walls have been built, including a section in the rear (which I had to practically beg for) to become a combination mini-museum, and gift shop.

Project 3.) Chirrepec Instituto Primeria: This is the view I see twice a week as I surmount the peak of a small mountain to get to the local elementary school.
Description: 5 teachers, 150-200 students (depending on which have to stay home to work the farm), 4 classrooms. - And I thought teaching at an inner-city school in the states was difficult!

Here I observe classes given by the teachers to become aquainted with the kids, who are ever so egar to run up to, stare, point at, tag, and sometimes shout "gringo!" and then giggle with their friends as I approach the school. It's a bit taxing at this point because I don't know enough language to communicate with them, and get to know their world. And until I can, I won't be able to get them organized enough to learn anything from me.

Rudy) One of my favorite little rascals at the Co-op, sometimes my guide through the forest trails, and all together a good person to know. Unfortunately, as is the case with many of these kids, he has almost just as many responsibilities for working the farm-land as the adults, with little time for an education (which he is very fortunate to receive). Too bad for me, he goes to school in a city close by, because the quality of teachers and education is higher outside of Chirrepec. This raises an immediate challenge for me to do something so that the brightest kids here don't have to seek for opportunities elsewhere...

Back to my house) It's banana harvesting time, and all the banana trees you see below my porch [pictured left] are going to be cut down for their fruit. It's a shame because now I can walk down and loose myself under the canopy of giant leaves with the fear in the back of my mind that a stegosaurus is about to stomp through any moment... and safe on my porch [pictured right], I am able to enjoy the closet of the banana trees along with the distant mountain ranges that contain wonders yet to be explored.

Random events) Candle light after the local medicine man or "cura" sancitified my host-families home - I was prohibited from taking photos of the actual cleansing, but this picture gives a little insight into how the Mayans here have adapted catholic norms into their own cultural context.

Feria [similar to a very small state fair] at Uspantan) Silly processions involving Guatemalans dressing up in full body star-trek costumes (among other types) in the middle of 90+ degree heat, and 'dancing' or more correctly described as swaying back and fourth and moving in the same square repetition for hours on end. For me the novelty wore off when I realized that Klignons hadn't actually landed in Guatemala... but for the locals this was a huge, huge hit. And yes - that is a tractor trailer filled with a homemade 16-set enormous stereo system!

My walk home, Coban) Tree wall - One of the coolest views on my walk back home from my friend Dan's place. As far as I can see, it has no contact with soil, but is doing comfortably well in concrete.

That's all for now. I already have the next
update mostly prepared, since my last post
was up for so long.... kinda owe you one...

Mark Hamiltonhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-1752164602867998683.post-63216619689214470642008-04-06T10:32:00.002-04:002008-04-06T10:51:41.084-04:00new posthey everyone...

I won't have a whole lot of time to write more posts in the near future. I'll try to pick this up whenever I get the chance, but having to rely on internet cafes in another city kind of hamper this info sharing process.

I have settled into my site at Chirrepec, and within the first week of working there have been able to convince people to build a visitors center, check out other tours to get a better sense of what ours should be, and create new paths for our current tour.

It is pretty astounding to most people that the folks in my site have had the motivation to do so much with me in so little time, considering the first three months here are supposed to be just a transitioning time where I just get to know everyone. So this week has gone by very quickly, so quickly in fact that I woke up yesterday, got dressed, panicked because I looked at the clock and realized I was late... then looked at my watch again... saw it was saturday.... thought for a minute.... no, it couldn't be... I missed a day this week! I'm still not quite sure which day I missed, but I completely missed one day of my life this week....

so this next two years is going to go by very very quickly it seems. but i'll keep the updates coming as soon as I can...

till next time, adios!

p.s. feel free to send packages to the address listed on the sidebar... and try out the number i put on my last post... it might just work sometime..... see ya
Mark Hamiltonhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-1752164602867998683.post-28751258533715456232008-03-29T11:14:00.004-04:002008-03-29T11:45:55.988-04:00Officially A VolunteerI was sworn in to the United States Peace Corps. as an Official Volunteer for Peace Corps Guatemala on March 27th, 2008. WOOH HOOO!

These past three months of traning have been leading up to my current status. I´m very excited to have made it this far and I have so many people to thank for it. I had to overcome my terrible memory to build my comprehension of Spanish to an adequate level. I suffered for three weeks with some aweful bacteria in my stomach (I´ll spare you the details...). And I jumped through all the hoops that my technical trainer and training director placed in front of me.

All that being said, I still feel incredibly unprepared for the task ahead of me. I am not worried at all because I can look back thinking how unprepared I felt before I left the U.S. But now I face my two year stretch dead in the face and figure out how well I measure up.

I am going to live in the aldea Chirrepec in the reigon of Coban in the department of Alta Verapaz (Chirrepec, Coban, A.V.). 100% of the people living there are indegionious, which means they speak Q'eqchi (don't worry, you're not going to pronounce that right). So, as I come to know and understand these people I will also be picking up my third language spoken by only a minute portion of the population of Guatemalans and spoken no where else in the world! So as useless as it may seem when I leave it will be esiental to getting to know and love the people that I'll live with.

Luckly, I will be working with a few of the members of my community that speak Spanish, so hopefully I'll still be able to continue building that vocabulary. So as I head off... away from the comforts of my home away from home in San Bartolomé... I will be filled with a mountain of emotions, but with them comes a sense of calmness, open-mindedness, and optimism for what my future holds in the little Tea making Coopertive of Chirrepec.

Adios!

p.s. My new address is:

my name, PCV
Cuerpo de Paz
Apartado Postal 66
Antigua Guatemala, Sacatepequez 03001
Guatemala, Central America

Office Tel. # 502.2384.3800
(needed for courier packages:FedEx, DHL, etc.)

And my telephone number if you'd like to get a hold of me here:
502-4532-6433
You may need to try several times before you're call makes it through.Mark Hamiltonhttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-1752164602867998683.post-58529803363205482782008-03-19T17:06:00.010-04:002008-03-22T13:30:19.947-04:00A compilation!Okay guys and gals, here´s a compilation of the events of my life in Guatemala over the past few weeks. I haven´t been using my camera enough, so I´ll have to fill in a couple of details here and there. I've seen the bioreserve in Chilasco, Mayan Caves in Uspantán, Mayan Temples in Punta Piedra de Soch, the jungle of our surrounding parks, and wildlife living near our rivers. Now...

Let me present the Eco-Tourism sector of Peace Corps Guatemala. Here we stand in the midst of foggy tropical cloud forest, below the largest waterfall in Central America (Guatemala's got it all!).

These are the trails leading back up from Chilasco falls. The park is kept up amazingly well for the amount of erosion that takes place with visitors and the natural climate. These steps are a testiment to the quality of service and the mix of natural beauty you can expect here.

Later, I raced a friend of mine to see who could reach the top first (5km uphill at 3000 meters[I'm guessing])... not a good idea!

Random cow- usually seen on the streets of little pueblos like San Bartolome.. but I found this guy and his brothers (not pictured) grazing on the side of a river near Uspantán. We were on a makeshift river tubing tour when this cow started a starring contest--- he won.

Jungle shot. This is a local park in Sacetepeqez (sp?). I caught this photo of my friends Ted and Andrew just before a Velociraptor (not pictured) attacked them from the behind the fern trees. [not a true story]

Uspantán! We were led by a guide to a great view of this Aldea of Baja Vera Paz. These grounds are home to a host of Mayan rituals and ceremonies preformed by the local Mayan population below.

 Pajuil, Guatemala (probably not gonna find this one on a map). Here we gave a charla (workshop) to a very rural and indigenous community about improving the quality of their arts and crafts to generate more income in local markets. With the use of a translator I was able to communicate in my broken spanish to these indigenous women who only spoke Pok´m Chi (thier native language).

After a hard days work we were invited to one local farmers house for some very interesting soup concotion (during this trip I had some really bad intestinal issues-which were resolved some 3 weeks later-needless to say, at this point I was a little weary of our meal).

The Ancient Mayan World:

 Here I am exploring the sacred caves of Uspantán with our Mayan Guide

 At Ixchimché we were able to see a resorted Mayan city from almost 1000 years ago.

 Here we were also invited to take part in a Mayan sacrifical ceremony. Each color represents something special to the offering. The red flowers signify the position of the sun.

Now, imagine taking a two hour van ride into a very remote part of the country. The only explination you´re given for your presense here is to help a local sugar cane farmer/ex-soldier(guatemalan marine) decide what is best to do with whats left of the Mayan ruins in his back yard (a.k.a. JUNGLE).

Now, knowing that you are about to be some of the first people in 1100 years to see these archeological sites, you step into the jungle to find this:

Three amazing Temples, Mayan ceramonial caves filled with ancient pottery, and the rarest and most reviered of birds in Guatemala (the Quetzal) flying around the treetops. Wow, what a site!

On one hand, this local farmer has single handedly defended his 200 acres of jungle throughout the violence that took place here during the civil war, which has left this place in pristine condition.

On the other hand, he is very afraid that if the government finds out about these precious Mayan ruins, he will have to give up his land.

Fortunatly some volunteers from Peace Corps have been working with him to dispel the notions that the govenement can sieze his land. This will enable him to work with Guatemalan Arecheological organizations and museums to preserve what is left of the Mayan history here.

Now... back home:
It´s always nice to come back to San Bartolome after long trips.

Here's my house on the left with the curved arch doorway.

 Gotta get up and go to chuch!

Pop-dukes helpin out with the laundry. Imagine if you had to wash your clothes like this...

Here's a good shot on Don Cezar's farm. Frijoles growing to the left, alvacados growing to the right, and a couple of cows and chickens in the woods below.

 Doña Dora: my host-mom dukes... always having a good time! Here shes laughing with a customer at our houses school supply/candy store. This is a convienient way to make a living as most of these kinds of stores are attached to peoples houses.

Mark Hamiltonhttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-1752164602867998683.post-63370052063162551692008-03-02T17:14:00.000-05:002008-03-02T17:45:09.072-05:00Dokkie - and the litter: life of a dog in Guate
And she' finally done it!

10 perritos (layin' on the floor)

... and two got a little lost...but mine has mom's milk seekin sensors equiped...to join the pack and survive another day:

Mark Hamiltonhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-1752164602867998683.post-36968300598076401532008-02-24T15:39:00.000-05:002008-02-24T16:52:20.739-05:00Goin' to Antigua, Guatemala
I was able to catch a ride one day to Antigua with a friend of mine. The drive takes about 30 minutes depending on traffic, but I wanted it to last longer because I could stare at those mountains for hours...

Getting through town is no easy task - If it looks like the angle of my picture is offset, you might be right, but the roads are curved and look more like ditches to me... Look closely and you can see that the road is handmade with cobblestones (and the roads stretch for probably 10 miles around the city). This makes for a pleasent scene on foot, but also an awefully bumpy car ride:

The center of the city contains a beautiful park

that acts as a rest area for visitors as well

as a gather place for live music and art vendors.

(above: Markets are common in every town,

but the one in Antigua is exceptionally

big - Volcan de Agua adds to its grandur.)

Antigua was the second location of the nations capitol city. The first was destroyed by a gaint mudslide that started on the side of a Valcano. Antigua was partially demolished by a great earthquake. Luckily, some of the beautiful architecture (built by Mayan slaves for Spanish conquitadors), still stands today.

Late night in this city is magical. Tourists (mostly gringos[Americans]) and chapinas[Guatemalans] congregate in mass number around tasteful dance clubs, cantinas, or the central park to enjoy good converstaion and good company.

My favorite pub (pictured below), contains lots of space to relax(two floors), hammocks, cheap rooms for rent, and even a shrine that preserves the Mayan cultural experience.

Here my friends have gathered for a couple of pints at another well known cantina... full of gringos. My host-brothers are the one with the white shirt and the one with the red vest. The other two guys are part of my pueblo: Andres (Andrew) and Juan (John)... team San Bartolomé!

Home again home again, jiggity jig...

So- as much as I miss Bojangles cajun chicken biscut combo with french fries and sweet tea, topped with an outer swirl of ketchup and an inner swirl of texas pete hot-sauce - I'm still really excited to be here to experience this adventure.

It has been a month and a half since I left the country, and I feel like I've learned soo much from these people. Their open kindess has no match in the fast paced technologically developed society I came from. I still have a lifetimes worth of Spanish to learn and I haven't even chipped off the top of the iceburg (I don't even have any idea how to say iceburg - something I probably won't need anyway).

So I'll keep everyone posted as much as possible... and thanks to everyone who's stopped by to check this out: hope you get something from it. Till next time, Adios!

p.s. My dog had puppies (pictures on the next post!).Mark Hamiltonhttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-1752164602867998683.post-59049510842553469072008-02-03T12:46:00.000-05:002008-02-03T14:48:47.466-05:00Just Catching Up
Check it out! Volcan de Pacaya is the biggest I've seen so far - and also the most intimidating - as it is currently categorized as one of the three 'active' volcanoes in Guatemala.

Note: There are 33 volcanoes here and more are developing every day. Guatemala is at a point where three tectonic plates collide. Our world is ALIVE!

Before we ventured to Volcan de Pacaya we made a trip to visit the tourist attraction of Lake Amatitlán. Unfortunatly the beauty that this place has to offer is overshadowed by its overwhelming enviornmental problems: Flavio Linerez (the director for the environmental sector of the Peace Corps) explains this to our group.

The lake recieves water from surrounding rivers and streams that contain all kinds of pollutants: agricultural, industrial, and commerical wastes.

As my co-worker Andrew explains: "... as result, the water has extremely high levels of nitrogenous compounds, phosphates, and mercury. The entire lake is in a dramatic state of eutrophication. The flow of raw sewage and agricultural agents has stimulated a choking growth of algae, blocking the sun. As the plants in the lake died, the process of decay consumed oxygen, devastating animal populations. There are still fish in the lake, enough to attract a few little green herons and great and snowy egrets, but the ecosystem is far out of balance.

Here you can see a school of minnows struggling to receive light through the curtain of algae that coats the lakes surface:

Snowy egrets perch atop small boats and rafts meant to serve the needs of tourists.

We continued to Volcan de Pecaya to view the condition of eco-tourism at a fellow Volunteer's work site.

This is a beautiful view from the side of the Volcano. One of the many rest stops on your journey to the top.

This park is split between three different Municipalities. This makes it very hard to gain permission for projects that would benifit the park.

Fortunatly this is a place where you can find a fair amount of well trained guides that will provide information from a cultural and geological perspective.

On the hike back to the base of the Volcano:

Tourists are approached by a barrage of unhealthy looking young boys (who should be in school) peddling walking sticks to make extra money for their families.

At the volcanoes small dining facility we were solicited by a good number scraggly looking dogs who have figured out that tourists are easy pickings for their next meal. It becomes apparent that with the help of the local communities changes could be made to help this park generate much more income. If the municipalities governing the park agreed, these communities could benefit from the income and keep many Guatemalans from poverty.

After seeing the changes that could be made in a couple of Guatemala's parks, I was glad to get back to my host-family - and specifically my perro (dog) named 'Dokkie' who I hope never changes.Mark Hamiltonhttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-1752164602867998683.post-50346737334203006692008-01-24T14:47:00.000-05:002008-02-02T17:13:50.277-05:00My first Journey in San Bartolome' Milpas AltasSo I've been bombarded by a steady load of Spanish language work, Peace Corps training, and journeys around the surrounding towns of San Bartolome. So apparently a rift must have opened the cosmos at just the right time, because I now have a little time on this wonderful Saturday afternoon to make this post that I've been trying to put up for weeks. Without further ado...

My journey began by trekking slowly up a dirt road on the outskirts of town with my almost everyone from my host family...

 As we began the hike I could tell it would be a rough time for my host-sister Ulissa who was wearing dress shoes... ouch!

In front of her is Eddie her husband, and the adorable Diego riding on his back.

This is one of the first close up views I was able to get of the highlands.

Milpas Altas (tall cornstocks) are partly what our town was named after.

A friend of my host brother was my guide through most of the hike as we were much faster than everyone else.

And we made it to the top!
On one side of the mountain:

A stunning view of my small pueblo below

On the other side...wow
Volcan de Agua,

and... Volcan de Fuego in the same view (but my camera couldn't capture all of it).

My host-parents finally made it.

Don Cezar (pictured here) moves throught the mountain like he owns it. And he actually does know this place like the back of his hand. He also owns a small farm near the base of the mountain with a few cows, pigs, and roosters.

On the way back:

Even though it's the dry season, the forests on the mountain are still a luscious bright green, filled with life including Jack, our friends husky and our personal scout for the trail.

Looking back - I had to duck my head several times to make it through the briars and twigs guarding the entrance to the backside of our mountain.

Almost home... we catch a glimpse of a windmill currently in use to grind corn into meal for the town.

Back home again, I looked up from my house to see where I had just been. This country is amazing!

Mark Hamiltonhttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-1752164602867998683.post-25660974486753649322008-01-19T16:55:00.000-05:002008-01-19T17:23:36.567-05:00Update with PhotosSo, I've discovered that I'm going to have very little time to let everyone know what I'm up to. Between Spanish classes (every day from 8-3), traveling to Santa Lucia for Peace Corps technical training 2 times a week, trying to understand what my host family is saying to me, AND creating my own journal, blog posting is getting more and more difficult. BUT... with the little time I do have I can still upload photos that I've taken from my journey's traveling around Guatemala.

I'll try to make sure that I put a little explanation next to each photo I post.
After the next 3 months I should have lots more time...
So, without further ado: here are some good moments->

This is the view that I have when I walk out of my room and look up :)

 These are the canaries that I wake up to in the morning; how uplifting...

This is a pila (pee-luh). It is used to wash hands (on the left side), and clothes (on the right side).

Every household in Guatemala has one of these, but most are about half this size.

 This is the view from my rooftop (looking left).

Note: Women can typically be seen carrying their cargo on their heads. This looks painful, but I'm told it's not.

View from my rooftop (looking right).

That's all for now!

on the next post - a trip up the mountain (in my back yard)!Mark Hamiltonhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-1752164602867998683.post-20059043431396911712008-01-19T16:02:00.000-05:002008-01-19T16:05:49.981-05:00Posting comments...I know some people are having trouble posting comments.. and I really only wanted to rely on this blog, instead of email, to communitcate with everyone.

So, I have now turned Anonymous Posting ON! (Sorry, didn´t realize it was set for only users with a Gmail account).

Post Away!Mark Hamiltonhttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-1752164602867998683.post-15400463920106290442008-01-16T14:53:00.000-05:002008-01-16T14:59:41.779-05:00No mas tiempo

This is my back yard.... more to come!
Mark Hamiltonhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-1752164602867998683.post-1379059404014277002008-01-08T22:41:00.000-05:002008-01-08T22:49:31.975-05:00Washington D.C.My first impressions of the Peace Corps started when I arrived here in D.C. for pre-service training. I'm really glad that everyone I've met seems nice. Total there are 35 men and women going to Guatemala with me. There are a few more girls than guys and most are around my age. Only one in the group is older than 30 and she is around 50 or so. It's really neat to see people doing this after they retire!

Anyway, I don't have much time to catch you up. Most of the stuff I've learned is about safety and security and how to act appropriately when I arrive in country. I think it will be around 1-2 weeks before I can make another post... but it will be a meaty one for sure - with lots of pictures. Until the, Adios!Mark Hamiltonhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-1752164602867998683.post-47462142531861540332008-01-06T18:44:00.000-05:002008-01-08T22:41:46.121-05:00UpdateScrambling to complete my preparations for my trip I stumbled upon the mailing address for packages and mail that gets shot my way:

my name, PCT
8 Calle 6-55, Zone 9
Guatemala City, 01009
Guatemala, Central America
Office Tel. # 502.2384.3800 (needed for courier packages:
FedEx, DHL, etc.)

I'm more anxious than ever now - I leave for Washington D.C. at 9a.m. tomorrow, where I will stay for 2 days of orientation - then its on to Santa Lucia Milpas Altas, Guatemala!!!

Thanks for all the encouragement and support I've recieved over the past few weeks. There is no way I could have come this far alone. Not sure when I'll be able to make new updates - but I'll make sure they keep coming ASAP. Hasta Luego Amigos!Mark Hamiltonhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-1752164602867998683.post-35347377029784646922007-12-24T17:03:00.001-05:002007-12-24T17:45:08.288-05:00Pretext
Hi everyone,

I set up this site to post updates on my travels during my Peace Corps service in Guatemala. This will allow me to keep everyone informed in a much easier and more appealing way than mass-emailing or facebook-ing people.

I imagine I'll leave out a considerable amount within the texts, so, by all means, feel free to post up questions or anything you think I might find amusing/inspiring/informative from your side. I'm not real sure how this will begin - but here we go!Mark Hamiltonhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com


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Building chromaprint and opencv requires older version libx264
Hi folks,
I'm trying to build a couple of packets as chromaprint and opencv. I've got an error that packets requires libx264.so.125 but in my system already present libx264.so.138. Making symlink to libx264.so.125 doesn't help.
My system is Slackware 86_64 14.1 with multilib from Alien Bob.
Please, help me to solve this problem.
i have just tested building this package with the dep stock on SBo and they all built fine
MD5SUM check for chromaprint-1.1.tar.gz ... OK
Building package chromaprint-1.1-x86_64-1_SBo.tgz ... OK
Installing package chromaprint-1.1-x86_64-1_SBo.tgz ... OK
It's not multilib, but i guess that shouldn't be an issue
Try re-compiling your program(s) from source. That should fix the library version issue.
Very strange, because x264 was installed via sbopkg from slackbuilds.org and chromaprint with opencv also from the same repository.
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I have noticed a small hard lump that is under the skin and is on the back of my arm about 2 inches above my elbow. It doesn`t move. It is only painful if I push on it. I noticed it about two months ago. Is this anything that I should be worried about? Do tumors usually form in such an obscure area?
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"Congratulations!" announced the email from alumna Marian Schaap Weinberg, Class of 1941, of Sleepy Hollow, N.Y.
Weinberg was responding to the recent honor awarded to the Smith College Center for Women in Mathematics. In April, the American Mathematical Society lauded the center for its success encouraging women to pursue studies in the mathematical sciences. Weinberg went on to explain that she was "one of exactly 12 math majors…considered somewhat of an oddity" when she was at Smith. After receiving her degree, Weinberg taught high school math and later became involved in computer programming, which makes her "still somewhat of an oddity," she wrote.
The timing was uncanny. I had just turned my attention to writing about five Smith alumnae who will earn doctoral degrees in mathematics this year. Jim Henle, professor of mathematics and statistics at Smith, alerted me to the good news. "Is this a story? It's sort of a coincidence, but pretty impressive," said Henle. The schools in which the alumnae are enrolled, he added, are "spectacular."
I thought about Henle's question. Was it statistically significant that five Smith alumnae would all collect doctoral degrees in mathematics – a field in which women are still underrepresented – this year? The graduate schools that the five will list on their resumés bear impressive monikers: Harvard, Columbia, Cornell, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and City University of New York (CUNY). A sixth Smith alumna, at Dartmouth, originally planned to defend her thesis this year but decided at the last minute to wait until next spring. Patricia Cahn '06 decided to remain in graduate school a bit longer.
Beyond the graduate programs they attend, the women are, well, spectacular. Take, for example, Mariel Finucane '05, at Harvard. Finucane was the first author listed on a major public health study published earlier this year in Lancet, Britain's most prestigious medical journal. She was one of 100 collaborators who used national data and surveys from nearly 200 countries and regions to report on global cardiac risks. The Washington Post published an article about the findings, a study that the writer described as "an epidemiological mosaic that reveals a big picture as well as telling details."
When Finucane's study came out, the Smith College Department of Mathematics and Statistics posted it at the top of its online news page and faculty members made certain that I knew about it. Three months later, that honor had been bumped down the page by more recent news items—including the American Mathematical Association Award for Smith's record of acheivement.
So how—as the American Mathematical Association noted—does Smith encourage women to pursue math?
"Majoring in math at Smith was a truly fantastic experience," said Finucane. "The first year of grad school was truly tough…the hardest realization was that the thoughtfulness and energy that Smith professors put into their teaching is anything but universal."
Michelle Snider '04, at Cornell, shared similar feelings. "For me, the adjustment was more about the change from a small liberal arts program, in which the teachers really are interested in helping, to a big research university," said Snider. "At Smith, I felt like the professors' doors were always open, whether you had problems with math or just wanted to chat." Snider went on to recall fond memories of the weekly teas hosted by the department.
So is it "a story" that five Smith alumnae will earn doctoral degrees in mathematics this year? Maybe that question doesn't need to be answered. Whether or not it is news, it is notable that Smith goes a long way toward making women in mathematics less of "an oddity."
Congratulations Mariel, Michelle, Evangelia Antonakos '97, Nadia Benbernou '06 and Margaret Kulkarni '10. And congratulations to the faculty who encouraged you.


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London – A laid back Usain Bolt has decided the best way to improve his not-so-perfect start is not to worry about it, the Jamaican world record holder said on Thursday.
"The more I focused on it, I think the worse it got," Bolt told Reuters in an interview following a packed news conference.
Starting has never been a work of art for Bolt as he struggles to squeeze his long legs into the blocks and then tries to get them moving at full stride but the woes have increased in the past 12 months.
First there was the false start in the final of last year's world championship 100 metres that ended his chances of defending his title in South Korea.
Then a month ago at the Jamaican Olympic trials, a sluggish Bolt lost the 100 and 200 to world sprint champion and training partner Yohan Blake, as in the shorter race he was way off the pace over the opening strides.
"So I sat down with my coach," Bolt said in an interview arranged by his kit sponsor Puma.
"He said stop worrying about the start and compete. So that is the plan (in London). Forget the start and get it (the race) right."
A strained hamstring that slowed him at the Jamaican trials has healed, and the world's top sprinter says he is now in championship mode with no major thought of trying to better his 2009 world record of 9.58 seconds for the 100 metres.
"For me, it is all about the win," he said. "I am not really worried about a world record now."
The goal, he said, is to defend the 100 and 200 metres. Only then will he consider himself a legend in a sport he dominates.
"And I am going out there and get it done," he said.
Along the way, he could be participating in the greatest sprint in athletics history.
The world's second-fastest man, Tyson Gay of the United States, world champion Blake, Jamaica's former world record holder Asafa Powell and American 2004 Olympic champion Justin Gatlin will all be gunning for Bolt on Aug. 5 when a rapid time will obviously be needed for gold.
"It is going to be great," said Bolt, who left the field trailing in the distance when he triumphed in Beijing.
"I think people need to realise these guys are really stepping their game up."
Training partner Blake has caught the world's attention with his victories over Bolt in the Jamaican trials and his explosive starts have left some observers wondering if Bolt is not quite as confident as he seems.
The man himself, however, is taking it all in his considerable stride.
"I would definitely say he has gotten noticed by the world and by me – he has really shown I need to take notice," Bolt said of his latest rival.
"(But) I don't see any pressure, not more than Tyson or Asafa."
Jamaicans no doubt would like to see their men sweep the 100 metres medals just as the Jamaican women did in Beijing - albeit with two silvers after a dead heat.
Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce claimed the gold with Sherone Simpson and Kerron Stewart sharing the silver.
Bolt called it a possibility for the men "as long as one of us doesn't buckle under the pressure."
What he would guarantee was that no one would beat him if he was leading the race.
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" Address: Cochin, Kerala, India "
Mattancherry Palace in Kochi was built in the mid 1500s by Portuguese colonists as a gift for a local king called Veera Kerala Varma, partly in compensation and partly in apology for the damage that had been done to a local temple. A century later it was extended and renovated by Dutch colonists and is today often referred to as the 'Dutch Palace' which is a little easier to pronounce than Mattancherry. It is situated in the Mattancherry area of Kochi, on the same peninsular as Fort Kochi which puts it firmly in the area visited by most tourists. We had actually asked to be taken to the nearby synagogue but arrived so late after our lousy and very slow lunch that the synagogue had already closed. Mattancheyry was our 'consolation' attraction but was in no way second rate.
The palace is now managed by the Archaeological Survey of India and is open to the public from 10 am to 5 pm every day except Friday. To avoid disappointment - or at least to warn you before you get there - it's worth being aware that photography is completely banned inside the museum which is understandable but disappointing as there are some stunning exhibits inside. Whether you find the museum fascinating or unimpressive probably depends more of you and your attitude to history and art. Other reviews I've seen suggest that opinion is polarised. Some people think the place is a total waste of time and far too full of people whereas we absolutely adored it.
As we pulled up outside we spotted a large school group just about to assemble in the queue so we joined the line as quickly as possible to avoid having to shake hands and tell our names to hundreds of small friendly people. I love Indian kids but they can turn a quick visit to a museum into a bit of a marathon of 'What's your name? Where do you come from?'
The first big surprise was the entrance fee - a tiny sum of 5 rupees each - about 7 pence or 10 cents which seemed to be the same for everyone, both locals and foreign tourists. This is quite unusual in the more touristy areas of India although Kochi seems to be less prone to the tourist prices seen in other areas. Perhaps we have the long history of Communist leadership in the state to thank for the 'one price for all' approach.
The palace doesn't look terribly palatial if you are expecting the Moghul style palaces of northern India. It's a two story building laid out in a square with a large inner courtyard and the rooms all run into each other and are laid out as long open corridors. In the days when it was a palace, there were different areas for different purposes such as bedrooms, a dining hall, meeting rooms and even a coronation hall although there's little left today to indicate what the rooms were originally used for.
You'll need to be willing to sharpen your elbows and fight for a good view of the fantastic historic murals in this museum as it tends to get over-run with school parties and we were told that it also gets a lot of cruise ship groups. The entrance is up a steep set of stone steps which is worth keeping in mind for anyone with mobility issues as there was no sign of any alternative entrance.
The stars of the museum are the painted murals which illustrate stories from the Ramayana over an area of more than 300 square meters. They are absolutely stunning and the main reason for the ban on photography. The only places I've seen similar quality murals are in Tipu Sultan's palace in Srirangapatanam, near Mysore, and in the Spice Route restaurant of the Imperial Hotel in Delhi (which was decorated by Keralan mural painters). If you know some of the stories from the Ramayana they will no doubt make more sense but we stretched a tiny bit of knowledge a long way by reading the excellent labels which explained what was shown in the pictures.
Mattancherry Palace is not just about the murals - although they are the main draw. We also saw fascinating portraits of historic local leaders and an excellent exhibition about the matrilineal inheritance system practiced in Kerala - which illustrated old fashioned girl power in action! We also enjoyed some of the relics from the days when the palace was used including old purdah carriages, weapons, stamps and coins.
Most of the action is on the upper floor but if you're willing to risk a rather narrow and steep staircase there are more murals and more displays downstairs. My husband took one look at the staircase and decided to stay upstairs. I waited ages for a large group of locals to struggle up the stairs before I was able to get down.
I enjoyed the palace a lot but would recommend that if you are considering a visit, take care to time your visit in such a way that you don't miss the very restricted opening hours at the nearby synagogue. Most museums in India close on Mondays rather than Friday which is the day when Mattancherry is closed. I can only assume that the museum has aligned its day off with the synagogue which is also closed to tourists on Friday.
Museum with spectacular murals in an old Palance in Kochi, Kerala


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John W. Burton was born in Lawrence County, Indiana, November 29, 1842. His father, Eli Burton, is a native of North Carolina, and is now in the seventieth year of his age; his grandfather, John H. Burton, was a native of Virginia. Eli Burton migrated to Indiana, when a young man, bought a farm. on which was a small log house, and there the subject of this sketch was born, and there his father continues to live, but the log cabin has given way to a handsome modern residence, surrounded by the broad acres of a well-improved farm, instead of the thick, heavy timber of the early days. Upon this farm, J. W. Burton and his eight brothers were reared, and taught habits of thrift and industry, working in the summer and attending school in the winter. This school was taught in a log cabin of contracted dimensions, two miles distant from the old homestead, and there our subject received the elementary foundation of his education, which he afterward completed at the University of Michigan, where he graduated, receiving the degree of Bachelor of Laws, in 1868. Discover your family's story. Enter a grandparent's name to get started. choose a state: Any AL AK AZ AR CA CO CT DE DC FL GA HI ID IL IN IA KS KY LA ME MD MA MI MN MS MO MT...Read More


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Every week or so, Father Ray toted a suitcase past the rectory offices. "Dry cleaning," he'd say.
"Liquor bottles," feared both the pastor and Mary Catherine Meek, who worked in the suburban Chicago parish. People caught whiffs of alcohol on Father Ray (not his real name) at Mass. He had undergone treatment for alcoholism before this assignment.
Confronted by the pastor, Father Ray denied relapsing. The pastor expressed his concerns to the diocese.
"Then Father Ray had it out for the pastor because he was getting him in trouble," Meek says. "Father Ray took it upon himself to go out and visit the sick so that he could say, 'Look, I wouldn't be doing this if I were drinking.' He had the parish secretaries bedazzled with his charm and easygoing humor. He would sit chitchatting for an hour and actually interrupt their work, but he was forming a protective shield around himself."
Unresolved tensions mounted, and the diocese reassigned Father Ray. He was to move a week after Meek left for a retreat. She phoned the parish on the first day of the retreat and heard Father Ray was sick. She suggested someone take soup to him. She called the next day. No one had seen him.
"I said, 'You guys all live together, you need to check on him.' "
A priest found Father Ray lifeless in his room, which was strewn with bottles and soiled with vomit.
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What is case-control? (Office 50) Remember: Case-control studies go backward from outcome to exposure. They are good for less common outcomes.
This is the type of study described below. Investigators assessed risk factors for ovarian cancer. THey didi this by comparing 300 women with ovarian cancer to 900 age-matched women without ovarian cancer.
What is inform the patient and apologize for the error? (Office 73)
After removing a right ovary for a suspected dermoid, the pathology is consistent with normal ovary. Postoperative review of the ultrasound shows that the dermoid was on the left, but the radiologist incorrectly said it was on the right. Risk management is notified. The physician should now....
What is premature ovarian failure? (REI 31)
This is the most likely diagnosis for the following patient. A 16-year-old presents with primary amenorrhea. She is 56 in tall and weighs 110 lb. She has Tanner 2 breast development and Tanner 3 axillary and pubic hair. US shows small uterus and ovaries. E2 is 12, FSH is 82, LH is 76 and prolactin is 5.
What is PCO? (REI 40)
An obese 26-year-old female is oligomenorrheic. She has failed to conceive despite 2 years of unprotected intercourse. This is her most likely diagnosis.
What is repeat ultrasound in 6 months? (Gyn 13)
This is the appropriate management for a 57-year-old with a 5 cm simple cyst in the left adnexa. The right adnexa and the patient's CA 125 are normal.
What is Sensitivity? (Office 104) Sensitivity=TP/(TP+FN) Specificity=TN/(TN+FP)
This parameter describes the proportion of individuals with a condition who are correctly identified with a screening test. A good screening test will have a high number for this value.
What is documentation of the diagnosis and proposed procedure? Including risks, benefits, and alternatives, as well as risks and benefits of not having the procedure? This should be discussed in plain language by the physician performing the procedure. (Office 154-156)
The following is an essential part of informed consent.
What is androgen insensitivity syndrome? (REI 17)
This is the most likely diagnosis for a 17-year-old with primary amenorrhea. She has Tanner stage 4 breast development and Tanner stage 1-2 pubic hair development. She has no axillary hair and a blind-ending vagina.
What is 17 alpha-hydroxyprogesterone? (REI 72)
A 20-year-old Ashkenazi woman with secondary amenorrhea has worsening hirsutism. She has no acanthosis nigricans or evidence of clitoromegaly. TSH and prolactin levels are normal. This is the best next test.
What is an SSRI (selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor)? Examples include: fluoxetine, paroxetine, venlafaxine. (Gyn 52, Office 67)
This is the most appropriate NONHORMONAL therapy for a 50-year-old postmenopausal female with worsening vasomotor symptoms.
What is Type II? (This is the only question not reviewed in the Prologs. Sorry.) The probability of making Type II error is called Beta, usually set at 0.1 or 0.2. Power=1-Beta. Type I error is the probability of saying a difference exists when it really doesn't. (false-positive error). Probability of type I error is called Alpha, usually set at 0.05.
This is the type of error present in a study when a difference between two groups is not found but really exists. (A false-negative error.)
What is autonomy? (Gyn 87) The four main principles are: autonomy, beneficence, non-maleficence and justice.
What ethical principle is at work in the following case? An 18-year-old G0 comes in with her mother and is started on Sprintec. She asks for the HPV vaccine. Her mother objects to her receiving the vaccine, but you offer it anyway.
What is CT urogram? (REI 49)
A 19-year-old presents with primary amenorrhea. She denies cyclic pelvic pain. She has adult breast development and hair pattern. She lacks a vaginal opening and rectal exam is notable for a non-palpable uterus. Labs show low testosterone. This imaging study will best detect the most commonly associated extragenital abnormalities.
What is hypothalamic amenorrhea? (REI 104)
A 15-year-old cheerlead has secondary amenorrhea. She is seen in the ETC with fracture of her right fifth metatarsal. Her BMI is currently 17.9. Her DXA shows a Z-score of -3. This is the most likely cause of her amenorrhea.
What is removal of the vaginal foreign body? (Gyn 181-184)
This is the appropriate treatment for a 4-year-old with the new-onset of a blood-tinged, malodorous vaginal discharge.
What is positive (or negative) predictive value? (Office 104) Why? PPV will be lower in populations with lower prevalence because there will be a greater proportion of false positives to true positives. PPV=TP/(TP+FP) (Prob that if a person tests positive they really DO have the disease.) NPV=TN/(TN+FN) (Prob that if a person tests negative they really DON'T have the disease.)
This parameter is affected by the prevalence of a disease in a population.
What is improvement of patient safety? (Gyn 127)
This is the purpose of policies for the disclosure and discussion of medical errors among colleagues, for example "Quality assurance" meetings and "Root cause analysis" meetings.
What is Y-sequence analysis identification? (Or anything relating to seeing if she has Y-chromosome material present?) (REI 84) If Y-chromosome material is present, she should be managed with gonadectomy to prevent gondadoblastoma.
This describes the appropriate next step in managing the following patient. This is an 18-year-old G0 with phenotypic Turner syndrome. Initial karyotype assessment shows a mosaic genotype: 45,X/46,X?.
What is Clomid? (REI 42)
A 31-year-old woman with oligomenorrhea (menses every 45-120 days), acne, and hirsutism has been unable to conceive after 18 months. Her male partner has a normal SA and she has a normal HSG. This is the medication that will be most likely to lead to her ovulating.
What is a bisphosphonate? (Office 96) REMEMBER: FRAX is for T-score -1 to -2.5. Plan to treat when risk of major osteoporotic fracture is >/= 20% or risk of hip fracture >3%. (Office 96)
This is the appropriate management for a 60-year-old postmenopausal female with a recent DXA scan with a T-score of -1.2. According to the FRAX tool her 10-year probability of major osteoporotic fracture is 24%, and risk of hip fracture is 1.6%.
What is an unpaired t-test? (REI 170-173) The t-test compares two sets of measurements. Paired t-tests (two-sample) compare 2 different populations. One-sample (unpaired) t-tests compared observations made once in 2 parallel groups.
This is the best statistical test to assess the validity of a study comparing live birth rates after IVF with and without pretreatment acupuncture.
What is negotiation? (Gyn 6) The representatives of both parties attempt to negotiate a settlement fair to both parties. Other methods include: mediation and arbitration.
This is the most frequently used method in alternative dispute resolution. It helps to avoid lengthy medical-legal processes.
What are human menopausal gonadotropins? (Or exogenous FSH and LH?) (REI 22) Kallmann syndrome is hypogonadotropic hypogonadism and anosmia. Her problem that her GnRH doesn't make it to the hypothalamus.
This is the best medical therapy a 29-year-old with Kallmann syndrome conceive.
What is and androgen-secreting adrenal mass? (REI 56) She has virilization-suggesting tumor as well as more rapid onset.
An 18-year-old woman with normal puberty and 3 years of normal cycles presents with 6 months of amenorrhea. She has clitorimegaly, increased muscle mass and temporal balding. Serum testosterone is 250. DHEAS is 1,500. Pelvic US shows normal ovaries. This is her most likely diagnosis.
What is mebendazole (Vermox)? (Gyn 181-184)
This is the medication to give a 5-year-old with one week of vulvar and perianal pruritus. The patient has nonspecific vulvar erythema. Wet mount is negative. A tape test is positive.


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Three events with Patrick Stewart (Captain Picard) take place this month. He received the Jules Verne Award for Artistic Achievement this past weekend; he will be making his inaugural lecture today at Oxford University; and next week he will participate in the Royal Shakespeare Company's opening day by discussing his personal relationship with Shakespeare.
The Patrick Stewart Network covered all these items among their news briefs, including a link to photos and video from the Jules Verne Awards Ceremony on April 21st at the Grand Rex Theater in Paris.
Getty Images (which identifies Stewart as a US actor) has photos of a smiling Stewart holding his Jules Verne trophy, while DailyMotion has video of Stewart walking onstage to Star Trek theme music to receive his award, saying in French that he was happy and honoured to receive the prestigious tribute.
Today is the birthday of William Shakespeare, so it is appropriate that Stewart - a Shakespearean actor for longer than he has been a Star Trek star - begin his stint as Cameron Mackintosh Visiting Professor of Contemporary Theatre at St Catherine�s College, Oxford, on this date. "I am honoured, delighted, thrilled to bits and tickled pink," Stewart said about his appointment to the position.
And on April 29th, Stewart and his Antony and Cleopatra cohort Harriet Walter will discuss their relationships with Shakespeare during the RSC's opening day festivities. Shakespeare and Me will be held at Stratford's Courtyard Theatre, whose tickets may be purchased from the Royal Shakespeare Company web site.
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As Digital Director at Tribal DDB, John worked on the Volkswagen account for the past two-and-a-half years where he delivered award winning integrated campaigns such as Night Driving by Golf, Passat Midlife Crisis and Bourne Stunt Simulator.
Before joining Tribal DDB, John was Website Manager of Honda Motor Europe where he was responsible for all of Hondas digital planning and communication in the UK. Key successes included the planning and delivery of the full redesign of Honda.co.uk, together with integrated digital campaigns for the brand including Civic Choir, Impossible Dream, The Honda Book of Help, Cog and Honda Happiness, which he worked on with Collective.
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Get accustomed to Corfu's beautiful Mediterranean weather with the day on the beach, where you're guaranteed a spot on the two kilometre sweep of sand. When you're ready for something energetic, try paragliding or plan a diving excursion in the crystal clear water. Corfu Town is a popular destination for sailing excursions, or if you're travelling with kids, jump on the bus to the much-loved Hydropolis Water Park, complete with pools, slides and a lazy river. When the sun goes down, spend the balmy evenings dining on the waterfront or sipping spicy ouzo in a local bar.
Arillas has two kilometres of golden sand sheltered between two lush, rocky peninsulas. The beach has a Blue Flag award for its cleanliness, with beach umbrellas sprinkled across the soft sand and plenty of sun beds to go around. The water is calm and shallow, with a sandy bottom that is safe for kids to paddle in. Water sports activities in Arillas range from high-octane paragliding, banana rides and wakeboarding to the gentler pedal boats and snorkelling. The clear waters off Corfu's coast are fantastic for learning to scuba dive, or experienced divers can venture further out to sea.
For kids – or for the young at heart – the superb Hydropolis Water Park is less than half an hour's drive from Arillas. With all kinds of water slides, swimming pools and lazy river, plus sports facilities and places to eat, it's the ideal day out on a hot day. There are lots more water-based activities in Arillas' nearby harbour, where you take a glass-bottom boat along the coast and watch the brightly-coloured marine life pass by. You could cruise over to Corfu Town for a day out in the capital and sunbathe on the deck on the way home.
Arillas loves its festivals, with a calendar of events including the Arillas Beer and Gastronomy Festival and the Arillas Wine Festival, both taking place in autumn. Both events showcase Corfu's specialties in an upbeat party atmosphere, and if you can't make the festival, you can take a tour of the Corfu Microbrewery, based in Arillas. Whenever you're in town, you can sample the local tipple in the town's relaxed but sociable bars, as well as pubs, tavernas and a few clubs. For dinner, the best place in Arillas is the seafront, where you can dine on the catch of the day overlooking the sea.
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Beach lovers: Arillas' soft golden sands are among the prettiest in Corfu, with fantastic water sports like wakeboarding and banana boats.
Families: Kids will love a day on the slides at the nearby water park or spotting fish on a glass-bottom boat tour.
Couples: Between its beautiful beach, upbeat nightlife and romantic sailing trips, Arillas is perfect for a couples' getaway.
Language: The language spoken in Arillas is Greek
Currency: The currency used in Arillas is the Euro (€)
Local time: Arillas is 2 hours ahead of GMT/UK time
Fly to: Corfu International Airport (CFU)
Flight time from UK: Approximately 4 hours
Tourist Information: Further Arillas tourist information can be found at www.visitgreece.gr/en/sea/beaches/thesprotias_beaches
Visa & Health: Before you travel, visit www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/greece for recommendations and advice on visas and health for your holiday to Arillas
Temperature: 13-30 °C
Arillas' warm summers can last for six months, with average temperatures in the mid 20s (oC) for most of the season. Visit at the start of spring or the end of autumn for slightly cooler weather in the mid-teens, or come in the winter when the crowds have dispersed and you can enjoy highs of 16.
By bus: Corfu's bus service is cheap and handy for day trips. The local bus stops at Arillas on the way to Corfu Town several times a day.
By taxi: Licensed taxis run on a meter and are widely available in Corfu. Taxis are a good option for airport transfers, and can be booked in advance or found at taxi ranks.
By car: There are many car hire companies available in Corfu. Driving is the best way to explore the island in your own time, and Arillas is a good base for experiencing northern Corfu.
Gastronomy festival: Arillas' favourite event of the year is the Beer and Gastronomy Festival, held for three days every October. The town is home to the Corfu Microbrewery, and every year festival-goers can sample the different beers produced here. The event exhibits other local specialties, including olive oil and honey.
Wine festival: If you can't make the beer festival, try for the town's second-favourite – the Arillas Wine Festival. Taking place in September, this event showcases traditional wine making, which involves the grapes arriving on a donkey before visitors are invited to stomp on them in a big barrel. Wine tasting is free, soaked up with traditional Greek souvlakia, lamb kebabs.


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Scotty McCreery's Boss Raves About His Work Ethic, Welcomes Him Back to Lowe's Foods Anytime
Scotty McCreery fans don't have to worry about success changing 'American Idol's' country crooner. As recently as late February, the 17-year-old was still picking up shifts as a cashier at Lowe's Foods, a grocery store in Garner, N.C. That's after he was the No. 1 trending topic on Twitter, and after he'd impressed judges and fans worldwide during the Hollywood rounds of this season. But those close to him aren't surprised to see him taking nothing for granted.
McCreery's boss at Lowe's Foods, store manager Terry Mascaro, raves about the singer's talents … as a cashier. "His work ethic was great," Mascaro tells Taste of Country. "He was always a little bit early for his shift and customers loved him. He had a great attitude on the front end."
"In fact, once he started 'American Idol,' it was hard to get any customers to go to any other line in the store," he adds.
The store may soon be down a cashier, even if McCreery doesn't know that yet. Mascaro regularly chats with McCreery's parents, and they talk about how the high school junior's priorities will be changing after the show ends. "If he wants to come back, he's more than welcome," his boss says, laughing.