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- Vol. 56
- No. 20
Veil of Tears
Forbidden to Work or Attend School and Stripped of Almost All Their Basic Rights Under the Violent Rule of the Taliban, Some Afghan Women Mount a Quiet Resistance
Ever since they wrested power away from other Afghan warlords in 1996, that is exactly the sort of harsh treatment the Taliban have meted out. Proclaiming themselves the guardians of a pure Islam, they have carried out regular summary executions for offenses such as adultery. The Taliban strictly enforced the Muslim prayer ritual. There was even a ban on photographing the human figure because it was considered idolatry. Stamping out whatever few pockets of cosmopolitanism remained in big cities like Kabul, they replaced them with the fundamentalist values that had prevailed in rural areas, especially those dominated by the ethnic Pashtuns, who make up the majority of the Taliban.
From the start, no group has been singled out for greater abuse than women, whose status in the past had largely been left up to the patriarchs of each family. In formal proclamations, based on their interpretation of the Koran, the Taliban essentially revoked all women's rights. No female could leave her home unescorted by a male relative for any reason, even to get food or medicine, on the principle that a woman alone offers too much temptation for men. No girl is allowed to go to formal schools or colleges, and women are prohibited from holding almost any job outside the home (one later exception was made for needy widows). Cosmetics of any sort are forbidden. And all women are ordered to wear the burqa, a traditional garment of South Asia that previously was mostly worn in the religiously conservative countryside.
Although all this was done in the name of Islam, many Islamic experts dispute the notion that there is anything in their religion sanctioning such repression. "It doesn't come from the Koran," says Ahmed Rashid, the author of Taliban: Militant Islam, Oil and Fundamentalism in Central Asia. "The Koran's injunctions are very clear: They talk about modesty for women, that they should not flaunt their sexuality or beauty." As Rashid points out, "The Koran also speaks of equal rights. The Prophet's first wife was a businesswoman—a highly educated businesswoman." So where did the intense contempt for women come from? Rashid suggests it may have something to do with the fact that many future Taliban members were orphaned in the war against the Soviets from 1979-89. Consequently they were raised in refugee camps and were later indoctrinated in all-male religious schools. "Thousands of these children grew up without women, without mothers or sisters," he says, "or knowing affection in the way that you or I might understand."
Still, thanks to the brutality of the Taliban, whose religious police are responsible for instances of stoning deaths of some women accused of sexual misconduct, about the only active resistance to the regime's dogma comes from the Revolutionary Association of the Women of Afghanistan. An organization of roughly 2,500 core members, including Weeda, who serves on the 11-member leadership council, the group runs clandestine schools that teach secular subjects such as math and reading in Afghanistan and in Afghan refugee camps across the border in Pakistan that have continued to fill up since the U.S. began bombing in retaliation for the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. Even as the Taliban is being pressured, however, many Afghan women take little comfort in the possibility that the opposition Northern Alliance might someday assume power. Its members also have a poor record when it comes to the treatment of women, including rape, say human rights observers. "The Northern Alliance is nothing more than just the Taliban without beards," says Weeda. "They are dogs of the same field."
In the United States, the activities of RAWA have gotten a good deal of attention lately, thanks in no small part to the efforts of prominent Americans such as Mavis Leno, 55, wife of Tonight Show host Jay Leno, who spearheaded a campaign that has raised tens of thousands of dollars to help Afghan women. To operate on a day-to-day basis, however, RAWA relies on the determination of people like Shameem (many Afghans go by only one name). Prior to the Taliban takeover, Shameem, 36, taught first and second grade at a school in the northern city of Mazar-e-Sharif. A relatively sophisticated area, Mazar was the home of Balkh University, the only college in Afghanistan then admitting women (roughly 1,800), many of whom routinely wore heels and skirts. Shameem, like many other women she knew, favored more demure clothes and considered herself a respectful Muslim.
Then, in August 1998, she and other residents of Mazar got a taste of extremist fundamentalism when heavily armed Taliban troops, who were still consolidating their power, swept into the city. The conquerors massacred thousands of residents, shut down all girls' schools and even set fire to Shameem's school, burning books and files. (Schools for boys were allowed to remain open, though the students had to start wearing turbans to class, where they were indoctrinated with heavy doses of fundamentalism.) The Taliban also began brutally enforcing the rule on the wearing of the burqa. "It felt terrible the first time I had to wear it," says Shameem. "The burqa was like a prison, both physically and mentally. It was like a cage and very hot."
If there was little that could be done to resist that indignity, Shameem at least wanted to make sure that her three daughters—Azada, now 17, Morsal, 14, and Khalida, 8—continued to get an education. So she started teaching the two younger girls at home while sending Azada to an underground school run by RAWA activists. Shameem realized that being caught would result in a severe lashing for Azada yet decided to risk it. "I always worried about it," she says, "but education is so important." Last April, says Shameem, her husband, Abdullah, 45, who worked as an electrical engineer, was arrested by the Taliban, who demanded a ransom for his release. Selling the family home and some possessions, she managed to raise enough to free him. Fearing that Abdullah would be thrown in jail again, a friend spirited him away to Iran before Shameem could see him again.
With the help of RAWA, Shameem and her five children, including sons Fardeen, 13, and Faisal, 6, traveled about 335 miles to the Khiwa refugee camp in Pakistan, which was a RAWA safe haven. Each morning she teaches 30 first-grade girls at a school run by RAWA while wearing her customary scarf and gown. Instead of getting paid for her teaching duties, she receives food provided by the organization, which makes money by selling handcrafts. Looking back, she can scarcely believe the ferocity with which the Taliban are carrying out their campaign against women. "I felt really sad and always cried about it," she says, "because it meant our country's daughters would be left uneducated. Then I realized I wasn't facing humans but animals."
To be sure, the Taliban's rule did not extend into every remote part of the country. Gulkhnm, 30, an impoverished tent dweller and mother of four who now lives in a makeshift camp outside the Pakistani city of Peshawar, says that her remote village, which was never under the firm control of the Taliban, did not have to toe the line. "Burqas are expensive," says Gulkhnm, "and we were lucky they didn't force us to wear them." As it happens, in response to the international outcry over their treatment of women, the Taliban have actually moderated their policies slightly in the past year or so, if only to gain diplomatic recognition and foreign investment. They now tacitly allow private homeschooling for girls in Afghanistan.
That is little consolation for Dr. Zeba Raouf-Kohistani, 34, an obstetrician-gynecologist who used to practice in Kabul but fled three years ago. She now has a small clinic in Hayatabad, near Peshawar, where she lives with her husband, Abdul, 40, an engineer, and their three children, Maryam, 9, Masoud, 7, and Imran, 5. She believes that the Taliban have done immeasurable and lasting harm to the women of her country. "They would always cry when they came to me and told their stories of suffering—how they had been hurt by the Taliban," says Dr. Raouf-Kohistani. "Before long I was crying with them. My heart was full of hurt." By the same token, the numerous beatings she endured for such things as wearing blue jeans under her burqa left a deep rage in her husband. "What kind of Islam is this," Abdul asks, "when a woman walks to work and is beaten with a baton because they don't like what she is wearing?"
The fact of the matter is that even before the Taliban arrived, Afghanistan was no haven for women. The female literacy rate in 1995, for instance, was only about 14 percent, compared with 44 percent for men, which is why Weeda joined the RAWA organization in 1978 when she was just 13. She eventually married an architect, Mohammed, 47, with whom she had two children--daughter Sapaida, 13, and son Daniel, 12. After finishing three years toward her degree in Persian literature at Kabul University, she devoted much of her time to RAWA, spending her free time reading as well as enjoying the music of Beethoven, Tchaikovsky and Mozart.
The rise of the Taliban brought new perils to RAWA activists. Ironically, though, Weeda and others discovered that there were also some unexpected advantages to operating under the fundamentalist strictures. For instance, the burqa provided her with a perfect disguise, not to mention a convenient spot for concealing books and other banned items, as she made her rounds in Kabul. "I used to wear two different burqas, one light blue, the other navy," says Weeda. "I would go to one house with books and change there. That way I wouldn't arouse suspicions about visiting so many places."
In early October, convinced that she could best serve RAWA from the outside, Weeda headed to a safe house kept by the organization in Peshawar, leaving her husband and children behind in Kabul. It saddens and frightens her to think of her family in the line of fire. But she does not doubt for a moment the importance of her work on behalf of women. "Many Afghans," she says, "are in much more pain than I am."
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quote: tax cut=revenue cut... so.. No they don't go up.
quote: This would only possibly work if taxes were so high that they impede the economy but the are pretty much at a 100 years low so you are wrong.
quote: High taxes on high earners like we had in the fifties did not impede a growing economy.
quote: Low taxes always seem to be linked with depressions.
quote: Again, if that were true, we would have full employment right now which we don't. Again, taxes have never been this low for anybody.
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Then, it was Vince Edwards. The standout forward had Matt Painter hot on his heels since the eighth grade.
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This is Purdue's 2014 recruiting class. There's still room for more, but this is what the Boilermakers' future holds. Three promising players with unique backgrounds are set to begin in West Lafayette.
"I honestly believe that we have a chance to win a Big Ten championship," said Taylor, the 6-foot-9 forward who committed in September. "If we can win that, we have a chance to win the [NCAA] tournament."
Mathias was the first to join. His verbal pledge to Purdue came as a surprise, not too long after a May AAU tournament in Fort Wayne. During a two-hour drive home with his father, Dakota felt there was no need to wait any longer.
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'''Basic Trope''': A certain good or work is not released in a certain part of the world.
* '''Straight''': VideoGame ''Troperion Adventures'' is only released in the country of its origin.
* '''Exaggerated''': ''Troperion'' is only released in certain parts of the country of origin.
* '''Downplayed''': BadExportForYou.
* '''Justified''':
** It is DarthWiki/SoBadItsHorrible, and is in general agreement that it is not worth the time of fans of said work.
** ''Troperion'' is an ObviousBeta, and would take more years to make half decent even with localization.
** ''Troperion'' is banned from the country of exportation.
** ''Troperion'''s creator assumes (however incorrectly) that the work is too culture-specific to be exported.
* '''Inverted''':
** It is released everywhere else, [[{{Irony}} but not the country of origin]].
** BannedInChina.
* '''Subverted''':
** ''Troperion'' is initially exclusive to the country of origin, but later becomes available to the rest of the world over time.
** ''Troperion'' is given a high-profile release and ad campaign in countries where it has no chance of becoming popular or profitable.
** RemadeForTheExport.
* '''Doubly Subverted''': After earlier works are available internationally, the later works are only seen in the country of origin.
* '''Parodied''': Bob buys ''Troperion Adventures'' while on a foreign vacation. As he tries to leave the country, he's tackled by customs officials, who point to a huge sign forbidding the export of the game.
* '''Zig-Zagged''': The initial work only sees release in the country of origin, but the later, superior editions become exclusive to outside of the country of origin. And occasionally, a ''third'' version comes out, which is once again exclusive to the country of origin.
* '''Averted''': The work is released everywhere around the world.
* '''Enforced''': The developers want to release Troperion but [[ScrewedByTheLawyers legal reasons prevent them.]] Even attempts at a DolledUpInstallment had too much resemblance.
* '''Lampshaded''': "Look at this cool video game! Too bad it's exclusive to that country."
* '''Invoked''': ???
* '''Exploited''': ???
* '''Defied''': A statement from the original publishers of ''Troperion Adventures'' mentions they have no plans on releasing the game internationally. A different publisher decides to pick up the publishing rights for the worldwide release of ''Troperion'' after surveying and seeing great demand from the game's international fanbase.
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* '''Deconstructed''':
** ''Troperion'' becomes a cult classic among international gamers. As it is not released outside its country, the company loses a large portion of its market.
** Alternatively, international gamers [[KeepCirculatingTheTapes pirate]] ''Troperion''. Eventually, the piracy costs the company so much money that they go out of business.
* '''Reconstructed''': The makers of ''Troperion'' realize the huge international market for the game and release an international version.
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Vol. VIII, No. 13 ~ EINet News Briefs ~ Jun 24, 2005
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APEC EINet News Briefs offers the latest news, journal articles, and notifications for emerging infections affecting the APEC member economies. It was created to foster transparency, communication, and collaboration in emerging infectious diseases among health professionals, international business and commerce leaders, and policy makers in the Asia-Pacific region.
In this edition:
- South East Asia: Cumulative Number of Human Cases of Avian Influenza A/(H5N1)
- Viet Nam: More rapid confirmation of reported new human cases of avian influenza necessary
- Viet Nam: 2 more avian influenza patients reported
- Thailand/Hong Kong: Avian influenza - autopsy report
- Indonesia: Farm Worker is First Confirmed Human Case of Avian Influenza
- China: The Ministry of Agriculture says misuse of antiviral on poultry must stop
- China: New outbreak of bird flu registered
- Indonesia: 5 more polio cases confirmed, 51 cases total
- Taiwan: 10 new cases of Hand, foot & mouth disease
- Russia: Hepatitis A sickness rate in Tver Region reaches 662; Hep. A statistics in Moscow
- Thailand: Leptospirosis Outbreak in Kalasin
- Australia: Cryptosporidiosis widespread in New South Wales
- New Zealand: Epidemic of influenza B virus infection
- USA: Tests confirm second mad cow case
- USA (New York): South Korea and Japan Ban Poultry Import From New York
- USA: 2 Hantavirus patients from Colorado treated in New Mexico; HPS statistics update
- USA (Illinois): Area salmonella outbreak climbs to 22 cases, several hospitalized
- USA (Multi-state): Salmonella outbreak linked to state hatchery
- USA (Massachusetts): Outbreaks of adenovirus infection in mental health facilities
- USA (Massachusetts): About 1600 Patients, Health Care Workers Exposed To TB
1. Updates
- Influenza
- Cholera, diarrhea & dysentery
- Dengue/DHF
2. Articles
- CDC EID Journal, Volume 11, Number 7-July 2005
- Foreign Affairs focuses on pandemic threat
- Seroprevalence of poliovirus antibodies among children in a Dominican community--Puerto Rico, 2002
- HIV Prevalence, Unrecognized Infection, and HIV Testing Among Men Who Have Sex with Men--Five U.S. Cities, June 2004--April 2005
- Use of Social Networks to Identify Persons with Undiagnosed HIV Infection--Seven U.S. Cities, October 2003--September 2004
3. Notifications
- CDC Update: Notice to Travelers, Avian Influenza A (H5N1)
- Fourth annual Syndromic Surveillance Conference
- APEC Workshop on Development and Adoption of International Setting with a focus on Plant and Animal Health
- APEC Symposium on Response to Outbreaks of Avian Influenza and Preparedness for a Human Health Emergency
- FDA approves a new vaccine to help protect adults against pertussis
- National HIV Testing Day--June 27, 2005
- Management for International Public Health Course
4. APEC EINet activities
- EINet article on Seattle Times' Editorials/Opinion section
5. To Receive EINet Newsbriefs
- APEC EINet email list
South East Asia: Cumulative Number of Human Cases of Avian Influenza A/(H5N1)
Cumulative number of confirmed human cases of avian influenza A/(H5N1), 16 Dec 2004 to present:
Economy / Unofficial (Official) Cases / Unofficial (Official) Deaths
Cumulative number of confirmed human cases of avian influenza A/(H5N1), 3 Dec 2003 to present:
Viet Nam: More rapid confirmation of reported new human cases of avian influenza necessary
Viet Nam: 2 more avian influenza patients reported
Thailand/Hong Kong: Avian influenza - autopsy report
"If we want to test vaccine or antiviral strategies for intervention, we would like to know what the disease looks like in humans," explains Ab Osterhaus, head of virology at the Eramus Medical Center in the Netherlands. Determining which organs the virus is attacking is also crucial for infection control, because it helps identify possible modes of transmission. If H5N1 replicates in the human gastrointestinal tract, patients who experience diarrhea could contaminate their environments in ways health care workers might not expect from a respiratory virus. The autopsy on the Thai boy found viral replication in the intestine. Autopsies could also show whether the virus is being spread through the blood supply to other organs, says Dr Jagdish Butany, who performed the first autopsy done on a SARS patient in Canada. He acknowledges that, in certain cultures and religions, getting permission from relatives to conduct autopsies is virtually impossible. Even if more people were willing to authorize postmortems, Earl Brown, a virologist at the University of Ottawa, says H5N1 influenza isn't claiming its victims fast enough. "They die after several weeks in intensive care, and all the (viral) tracks are gone..." (Promed 6/21/05)
Indonesia: Farm Worker is First Confirmed Human Case of Avian Influenza
Even if a person shows no symptoms, the infection still poses a serious health risk. Health experts worry that a person could catch both avian influenza and an ordinary human strain of influenza virus at the same time, presenting a chance for the viruses to swap genes and produce a new strain that can be passed among people. Avian influenza virus has also infected Indonesian pigs; a similar genetic change could occur in swine, which can catch both avian and mammalian influenza viruses. (Promed 6/15/05)
China: The Ministry of Agriculture says misuse of antiviral on poultry must stop
China: New outbreak of bird flu registered
Also, the 519 wild bird deaths at the Qinghai Lake Nature Reserve in Gangcha County, Qinghai Province were confirmed by the National AI Reference Laboratory to be due to H5N1. More than 3 million doses of vaccine against the H5N1 strain were dispatched to Qinghai. Qinghai adopted a series of measures, such as sealing off the epidemic area, the use of disinfectants in the affected zones as well as the administration of vaccines. Death of migratory birds was first reported in Gangcha County 4 May 2005. (Promed 6/20/05, 6/22/05)
Indonesia: 5 more polio cases confirmed, 51 cases total
Taiwan: 10 new cases of Hand, foot & mouth disease
Russia: Hepatitis A sickness rate in Tver Region reaches 662; Hep. A statistics in Moscow
The hepatitis sickness rate in Moscow increased 1.5 times in the first 5 months of 2005 compared with the same period in 2004. The city's State Sanitary and Epidemiological Service said hepatitis in the designated period had sickened 1130 people, including 164 children. The hepatitis sickness rate among children had increased 31.4 per cent. "Whereas some 270 hepatitis cases were registered each month in the period from January through March [2005], the number of contacts decreased to 180 in April and to 136 in May 2005," the service said. 176 people fell ill with hepatitis A in Moscow from 20 Apr to 14 Jun 2005. As many as 157 adults and 15 children were hospitalized. However, 96 per cent of cases appear sporadic. Vaccination against hepatitis A among high-risk groups in Moscow is underway. A total of 1500 people have already been inoculated, epidemiologists said. (Promed 6/22/05)
Thailand: Leptospirosis Outbreak in Kalasin
Australia: Cryptosporidiosis widespread in New South Wales
New Zealand: Epidemic of influenza B virus infection
The Ministry advised parents and clinicians to be vigilant. Dr Tuohy, chief advisor child and youth health, said, "In New Zealand, we have not seen large numbers of people infected with this type of influenza (Hong Kong B) since 1987, although a few people had it in 2002. What that means is that most people born since 1987 will not have natural immunity and are hence more likely to be susceptible," he said. "All parents, caregivers and clinicians need to be aware that the impact of influenza B on children and adolescents can be much more severe than has previously been recognized…" Dr Tuohy said. He said the annual influenza immunization is the best form of defense against influenza, and he urged people to get immunized, particularly those who are most vulnerable and in the at-risk groups. (Promed 6/22/05)
USA: Tests confirm second mad cow case
Tests have confirmed mad cow disease (bovine spongiform encephalopathy; BSE) in a US cow previously cleared of having the illness, the US Agriculture Department said. It is the second case of BSE in the US. An internationally recognized laboratory in England confirmed the BSE case after US tests produced conflicting results, Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns said. Human health was not at risk, Johanns said. The animal was a "downer", unable to walk. Such animals are banned from the food supply. The department has said there was no reason to believe the animal was imported. The first case confirmed in the US was in Dec 2003, a dairy cow imported from Canada. "I am encouraged that our interlocking safeguards are working exactly as intended," Johanns said at a news conference. "This animal was blocked from entering the food supply because of the firewalls we have in place…" he said. The department did initial screening using a "rapid test", which was positive. A more detailed immunohistochemistry test was negative. But the department did not conduct a third round, using Western blot test, until ordered by the department's inspector general. Now the department will use both IHC and Western blot when rapid tests indicate the presence of the disease, Johanns said.
The animal involved was born before Aug 1997, when the government imposed new feed rules designed to prevent the spread of the illness, the USDA said. That means that if tests confirm that the animal was infected, it may have contracted the disease prior to the 1997 ban, and that the feed restrictions have been working as designed, said Dan Vaught, a livestock analyst with A.G. Edwards & Sons Inc. (Although the feed ban rule was put into place by the FDA, it is the USDA that is charged with animal disease and health. So when the feed ban is violated on a farm, FDA does not appear to have an enforcement arm; but as the disease has a long incubation, it is outside of the jurisdiction of the USDA. It will not be surprising if the US has a BSE-affected animal that is born after the ban.)
Beef shipments to Japan were cut off Dec 2003 following the U.S. announcement of its first BSE case. Before its ban, Japan was the No. 1 beef market for the US, buying $1.4 billion annually. South Korea was its third-largest market. The Japanese government agreed in principle to resume beef imports from American cattle aged 20 months or younger, but insisted shipments would not resume until its independent commission declared U.S. beef safe. Current negotiations with South Korea center on beef from animals under 30 months. Scientists believe BSE takes several years to incubate within an animal's nervous system, making young cattle far less risky. After the discovery in 2003, 53 countries banned American cattle. Since then, about one-third of exports have resumed. Beef has soared to record prices in American grocery stores, and meatpackers have struggled from the lack of Canadian cattle they normally count on (The U.S. border has also been closed to imports of Canadian cattle since May 2003, when Canada found its first BSE case). The $7.5 billion American beef and cattle industry has lost more than $4 billion a year since the first US case was discovered. (Promed 6/11/05, 6/14/05, 6/24/05)
USA (New York): South Korea and Japan Ban Poultry Import From New York
USA: 2 Hantavirus patients from Colorado treated in New Mexico; HPS statistics update
Through 3 May 2005, a total of 387 cases of hantavirus pulmonary syndrome (HPS) have been reported in the US (rising to 389 with the inclusion of the 2 Colorado cases). 36 percent of all reported cases have resulted in death. Of persons ill with HPS, 62 percent have been male, 38 percent female. The mean age of confirmed case patients is 38 years (range: 10 to 83 years). Whites account for 78 percent of all cases, American Indians for 19 percent, African Americans for 2 percent, and Asians for 1 percent. About 13 percent of HPS cases have been reported among Hispanics (ethnicity considered separately from race). The distribution reflects a spring-summer seasonality, although cases occur throughout the year. Cases have been reported in 30 states, including most of the western half of the country and some eastern states. Over half of the confirmed cases have been reported from areas outside the Four Corners area. About 75% of patients with HPS have been residents of rural areas. (Promed 6/19/05)
USA (Illinois): Area salmonella outbreak climbs to 22 cases, several hospitalized
USA (Multi-state): Salmonella outbreak linked to state hatchery
USA (Massachusetts): Outbreaks of adenovirus infection in mental health facilities
USA (Massachusetts): About 1600 Patients, Health Care Workers Exposed To TB
TB is caused by bacteria that are released into the air by an infected person. AntiTB agents usually are effective in treating the disease. TB has re-emerged as a serious health problem. The biggest problem is the active form that can be passed from person to person, although quite a bit of exposure to an infected person is needed. On average, people have a 50 percent chance of becoming infected if they spend 8 hours a day for 6 months with an infected person. Not everyone who gets infected will know it--the bacteria can lie dormant for years, without causing symptoms. Most clinicians have seen transmission with a much more minimal exposure, however. Overall, the risk of acquisition of TB is generally defined not as the number of secondary cases of active TB--since activity may not be seen until years later--but rather the number of contacts who become tuberculin skin test convertors. The risk of skin test conversion is related to whether the index case has positive sputum acid-fast bacillus smears, the amount of cough, and the degree of direct contact. Of those contacts who become tuberculin skin test reactive, about 10 percent of the total will eventually develop active TB. Half of these will have active disease in the first 2 years and the other half, sometime during the rest of their lives. If the contacts are profoundly immunocompromised, the risk of active TB is closer to 10 percent per year. (Promed 6/16/05)
1. Updates
Seasonal influenza activity for the Asia Pacific and APEC Economies
In week 22, a slight increase in influenza activity was observed in some countries in the southern hemisphere. In the northern hemisphere, influenza activity was low, with the exception of Hong Kong.
Canada. Localized influenza activity was reported from 2 provinces; in rest of Canada activity was low.
Chile. A local outbreak of influenza A was reported in southern Chile in week 22. This is the first influenza outbreak reported in Chile so far this season. Influenza B viruses were also detected.
Hong Kong. Influenza activity remained high in the previous 12 weeks, with large numbers of influenza viruses isolated each week, the majority of which were influenza A(H3N2). In week 22, a total of 653 influenza viruses were isolated.
New Zealand. Increasing levels of influenza-like illness continued to be recorded and a number of outbreaks in schools caused by influenza B were reported in week 22.
Other reports. In week 22, low influenza activity was detected in Australia (A, B) and Mexico (H3). (WHO 6/15/05 http://www.who.int/csr/disease/influenza/update/en/)
Cholera, diarrhea & dysentery
USA (Kentucky)
Malaysia (Sabah)
Hong Kong/Indonesia
Dengue is an acute viral disease transmitted through the day-biting mosquito Aedes aegypti. Malaria, on the other hand, is caused by a parasite. Humans get it from the bite of a malaria-infected mosquito. Symptoms of malaria include fever and flu-like illness, including shaking chills, headache, muscle aches, and tiredness. Nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea may also occur. The death rate in Philippines was still low, with only 2 deaths from malaria and one from dengue. The IPHO earlier blamed the rising number of dengue and malaria cases to this year's "unusual weather conditions"—i.e. the recent drought or El Nino phenomenon, which intensified Feb-Apr 2005, and the sudden shift to the rainy season in May 2005. (Promed 6/12/05, 6/23/05)
Viet Nam
Hong Kong/Indonesia
2. Articles
CDC EID Journal, Volume 11, Number 7-July 2005
CDC Emerging Infectious Diseases Journal, Volume 11, Number 7-July 2005 issue is now available at: http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/EID/index.htm. The following expedited articles are available online:
- Cost-Benefit of Stockpiling Drugs for Influenza Pandemic, R.D. Balicer et al.
- West Nile Virus Detection in Urine, J.H. Tonry et al.
- Real-time Polymerase Chain Reaction To Diagnose Lymphogranuloma Venereum, S.A. Morré et al.
Foreign Affairs focuses on pandemic threat
Seroprevalence of poliovirus antibodies among children in a Dominican community--Puerto Rico, 2002
HIV Prevalence, Unrecognized Infection, and HIV Testing Among Men Who Have Sex with Men--Five U.S. Cities, June 2004--April 2005
Use of Social Networks to Identify Persons with Undiagnosed HIV Infection--Seven U.S. Cities, October 2003--September 2004
3. Notifications
CDC Update: Notice to Travelers, Avian Influenza A (H5N1)
CDC has updated their recommendations to travelers to reduce the risk of infection from avian influenza. Travelers visiting areas where outbreaks of H5N1 among poultry or human H5N1 cases have been reported should observe certain measures to help avoid illness. For more information visit: http://www.cdc.gov/travel/other/avian_flu_ah5n1_031605.htm (CDC 6/21/05)
Fourth annual Syndromic Surveillance Conference
Early conference registration discounts are available until July 1, 2005. The deadline for abstract submissions is July 15, 2005. Scholarships are available on a case-by-case basis. There is a block of rooms reserved at a special rate for extra meeting space. For more information visit: http://syndromic.org/con_2005_hotel.html. Please see the registration page of the web site (www.syndromic.org) or e-mail firstname.lastname@example.com for more information.
APEC Workshop on Development and Adoption of International Setting with a focus on Plant and Animal Health
The objective of the workshop is to provide animal and plant health specialists from APEC economies with an: 1) Opportunity to learn how international standards are developed and adopted in both the OIE and IPPC; 2) Overview of how individual economies would benefit from adhering to a uniform set of international animal and plant health standards; (3) Implementation of uniform standards for agricultural trade will help to facilitate the import and export of agricultural commodities throughout the APEC region; (4) An increased awareness and understanding within the APEC region of the OIE and IPPC and their respective standard setting processes will help ensure that member economies use a common set of criteria to promulgate animal and plant health regulations; (5) A common set of accepted international science-based standards would help to further promote agricultural trade within the region and; (6) Help to defuse current frustration with perceived regulatory delays in addressing market access requests for agricultural products. For more information visit the APEC website and click on the hyperlink "APEC Workshop on Development and Adoption...", under highlights. (APEC http://www.apec.org/apec.html)
APEC Symposium on Response to Outbreaks of Avian Influenza and Preparedness for a Human Health Emergency
For more information, contact: Tanya Farińa at firstname.lastname@example.com or visit the APEC website and click on the hyperlink "APEC Symposium on Response to Outbreaks of Avian Influenza...", under highlights. (APEC http://www.apec.org/apec.html)
FDA approves a new vaccine to help protect adults against pertussis
National HIV Testing Day--June 27, 2005
Management for International Public Health Course
4. APEC EINet activities
EINet article on Seattle Times' Editorials/Opinion section
APEC-EINet's Drs. Ann Marie Kimball and Louis Fox recently wrote an article for the Seattle Times: "Infectious-disease network needs money to keep microbes at bay". This special column is on the Editorials/Opinion section, and we invite you to read the article: http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/opinion/2002319477_kimball07.html. (note:, the statement, "Fifty-three human cases, with 21 deaths, have occurred to date" refers only to the third wave of clusters that occurred since mid December 2004.)
5. To Receive EINet Newsbriefs
APEC EINet email list
The APEC EINet email list was established to enhance collaboration among health, commerce, and policy professionals concerned with emerging infections in APEC member economies. Subscribers are encouraged to share their material with colleagues in the Asia-Pacific Rim. To subscribe, go to: http://depts.washington.edu/einet/?a=subscribe or contact email@example.com. Further information about APEC EINet is available at http://depts.washington.edu/einet/.


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Title: THE GRAND CANYON AND THE SOUTHWEST
Author: Ansel Adams, letters and photos. Edited by Andrea G. Stillman. Introduction by William A. Turnage
Publisher: Little, Brown and Company
Price: $21.95 (paper, perfectbound)
The black-and-white images produced by master photographer Ansel Adams still enjoy a unique reputation of excellence in the artistic craft, even in this digital age. His legendary photograph "Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico" (1941), used as a frontispiece for this new collection, is the most famous image of his career, probably one of the finest of the 20th century.
His archive, established at the University of Arizona in Tucson, contains not only the photographic history of a significant section of the United States in his incomparable images, but also a good part of the social and environmental history reflected in his collected writings.
This new book, "The Grand Canyon and the Southwest," brings Adams' perfection to a new generation of book buyers. Not only flawless technique, but texture, composition, subtle variations of tone, and overall impact are strong in the 67 photographs from a life devoted to capturing the area on film.
An introduction by William A. Turnage gives an overview of Adams' life and work. It includes four photographs - one, taken by his wife Virginia in 1941, showing Adams packing their car for a trip to the Southwest, with his son, Michael, and Cedric Wright. Huge metal camera boxes and tripods fill the foreground of the photo - tools of the trade of which he was by then a recognized master.
In Ansel's own words, "Perhaps the most important characteristic of my work is what may be called print quality. It is very important that the reproductions be as good as you can possibly get them."
Creative and artistic camera work and painstaking darkroom precision by Adams have been carefully preserved by Little, Brown and Company, chosen by the photographer in 1976 as the sole authorized publisher of his books, calendars, and posters. The Ansel Adams Publishing Rights Trust, established by Adams at the same time, ensures the quality and continuity of his legacy.
In early life Adams did not thrive in traditional school; as a result, he was taught at home for the most part and developed a musical talent by training to become a concert pianist. Though he had little exposure to art or photography, he more or less educated himself, working with early cameras.
As an adult, his first work was pictorial in the style of conservative painting, and he seldom manipulated his negatives or prints. He was torn between a career as pianist and one as a photographer.
After meeting Paul Strand in New Mexico in 1930 and greatly admiring his photography, Adams realized "it was not a matter of imitation but of revelation ... a great and enduring light was turned on for me." He decided to pursue photography. Besides Strand, Adams also admired Edward Weston and his photographs. Strand, Weston, and Alfred Stieglitz, photographer husband of Georgia O'Keeffe, became Adams' lifelong friends and mentors.
Ansel Adams arrived in New Mexico from California at the age of 27 in May 1927, accompanied by his sponsor, a wealthy San Francisco insurance magnate, "a little man with a mighty heart and a luminous spirit" - Albert Bender. Adams had been photographing nearby Yosemite and the High Sierra, and Bender felt it was time for his favorite protege to see the Sangre de Cristo Mountains and the Santa Fe area, with its new artistic centers. The younger man, who often acted as Bender's chauffeur, drove the 1,200 miles in Bender's 1926 Buick, an open touring car, over mostly unpaved roads that Adams called "washboards."
In Santa Fe and Taos, Adams' virtuoso skills at the piano and Bender's earlier friendships there combined to cause immediate acceptance of the young photographer by the partying society of northern New Mexico. During the years from 1927 to 1931 Adams' life was altered and influenced by friendships with extraordinary artists and writers such as Mary Austin, Georgia O'Keeffe, Mabel Dodge Luhan, and photographer Paul Strand, the poet Witter Bynner, and their numerous guests. These friendships lasted a lifetime. As his intimate friend and biographer Nancy Newhall put it, "Taos and Santa Fe were his Rome and Paris."
In a 1945 interview, John Marin, a painter whom both Stieglitz and Adams admired, reported: "I was at Mabel's in Taos - I guess it was around 1929 - when in came a tall, thin man with a big black beard. Laughing, stomping, making a noise. I said to myself, 'I don't like this man. I wish he would go away.' Then all the other people hauled him to the piano - and he sat down and struck one note. One note. And even before he began to play, I knew I did not want him to go away. Anybody who could make a sound like that I wanted for my friend always."
During that period, 1927-1931, in northern New Mexico, he refined his photographic artistry, later writing that he was turned "from a quasi-pictorial approach to a far more precise and austere vision." In 1972 he explained, "I arrived back in San Francisco all fired up. I immediately went into the straight phase of photography, using an 8-by-10 camera and getting sharp negatives, getting the pure photographic image."
Even as he became the foremost photographer of the Southwest, Adams found it necessary, to support Virginia and their children, to also work as a teacher, writer, and commercial photographer and photojournalist. During the 1940s and 1950s especially, he worked as photographer for many clients in the Southwest, notably Arizona Highways, Time, Life, and the U.S. Interior Department.
"The Grand Canyon and the Southwest" displays timeless Adams photographic images, each on an 8-by-8 1/2 page of quality white paper, with descriptive captions, and suitable for framing. The book ends with 23 pages of "Selected Letters and Writings of Ansel Adams," featuring snatches from Adams' autobiography, with letters and penny postcards he wrote to friends and family from 1928 to 1947.
Some of the letters and cards are photocopies of the originals, and several are illustrated by Adams' drawings. One, from 1937 to his wife, bears the letterhead of Ghost Ranch, Abiquiu, New Mexico, and reads in part, "Georgia O'Keeffe is busy painting, and I expect a great harvest of pictures...I sent the family a bunch of Indian Corn from Santa Fe. Will try to find something nice for you and the kids."
Ansel created five books on the Southwest, including his first, "Taos Pueblo," and one of his favorites, "Photographs of the Southwest." He truly loved the magnificent landscape of mountain and mesa, the merging of Spanish and Indian cultures, the adobe buildings, and especially the light, the essence of photography - "everything is so radiant."
For more than 50 years Ansel Adams roamed with his camera through his favorite terrain: Santa Fe and Taos, the Sangre de Cristos, the Big Bend National Park, the Grand Canyon of the Colorado, Monument Valley and Canyon de Chelly, Death Valley and Joshua Tree, Mission San Xavier del Bac, Acoma, Laguna, San Ildefonso, Mesa Verde National Park, Zion and Cedar Breaks, Ghost Ranch and the Enchanted Mesa.
We are richer for his devotion to preserving the beauty there for us all.
- Pauline Durrett Robertson
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ATTICA - Seneca East's boys claimed four races Saturday on their way to second overall at their own Tiger Relays.
Colonel Crawford held off the Tigers 97-93 for the championship.
Wesley Pipher, Jason Willman and Jared Stockmaster helped the Tigers take the 4x1,600 (21:42.3) and 4x800 (9:28.0), and Ben Frankart, William Sampson and Hunter Saylors helped them win the shuttle hurdle (1:06.9) and 4x200 hurdles (2:07.3).
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Seneca East's Brayden Walker hands the baton off to Zach Gregg in the 4x100 at the Tiger relays Saturday in Attica.
Carey's Gwen Wentling takes the handoff from Kate Elchert in the 4x100 at the Seneca East Tiger Relays Saturday in Attica.
Bryce Watson filled out the 4x1,600, Rob Schaffer ran on the 4x800, Cory Depinet rounded out the shuttle hurdle relay, and Garett Boeser also ran the 4x200 hurdles.
Carey ended eighth with 27 1/2 points and New Riegel finished 12th (2).
Carey's Morgan Blair, Leah Kuhlman and Joanna Worst captured the triple jump (77-9) for the only win by area girls. The Blue Devils wound up sixth with 42 points.
Seneca East came in ninth (18).


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With Paris Saint-Germain's Zlatan Ibrahimovic spectacularly leading the way in Ligue 1 for goals this season, you'd be forgiven for thinking that he is the only striker in the French top flight.
Domestic French football has enjoyed an upturn in goals scored over recent seasons and the reason for that, in part, has been a glut of talented strikers coming through the league.
This season has been no exception and currently Ligue 1 boasts some of Europe's most talented goal-getter's, but many of them are adept at creating the goals for their team as well as scoring them.
Take a look at some of France's best or far this season.


text: URMC / Psychiatry / Education / Psychology Training Programs / Postdoctoral Fellowship Program / Child and Adolescent Track Child and Adolescent Track Overview and Distinct Training Goals The Child and Adolescent Psychology track provides specialized clinical training with children, adolescents, and families. The fundamental goals of the program are to enhance fellows' knowledge base and clinical skills in developmental psychopathology, assessment, treatment planning and implementation, consultation. In addition, the fellowship aims to enhance fellows' supervision, teaching and/or scholarship competencies. These goals are achieved by supervised care of children and adolescents who are experiencing a broad range of psychological disturbances -- from adjustment disorders to psychotic disturbances. Fellows receive a minimum of 2 hours of weekly individual supervision from licensed clinical psychologists plus group supervision as appropriate. This 1 year program aims to train people for leadership roles in the delivery of mental health services to this population. Toward this end, fellows take on increasing responsibility in a) patient care, b) training of doctoral interns and other mental health professionals, and c) program development and evaluation. The training program emphasizes understanding children, adolescents and families from a developmental and systems perspective. Diagnostic evaluations are followed by patient-specific treatment planning. The fellow receives intensive clinical training in a wide range of diagnostic and treatment skills. The program enables fellows to achieve competence in multiple treatment modalities such as individual, group, family, sibling, parent, and parent group interventions. Depending on the individualized training goals of the fellow, he or she may participate in research projects consistent with their interests. All fellows have the opportunity to integrate both clinical and scholarly dimensions of the field. The track offers didactic and clinical seminars in order to provide the in-depth biopsychosocial knowledge necessary to understand and treat child and adolescent psychopathology in terms of Internal (cognitive, affective, dynamic and biologic) and external (familial, school, peers, community) factors. Intensive supervision is provided for the fellow's clinical work. An individualized learning plan is developed early in the fellowship to address the special interests and professional career plans of the fellow. Each fellow is involved with one or more projects based on these goals. Fellows may also move into a teaching/supervisory role with predoctoral interns during the latter half of the program. These experiences are supervised by the Child and Adolescent training faculty. The supervised teaching experiences may include: diagnostic evaluations, psychological testing, individual and group psychotherapy, and parent consultation. Fellows may receive specialized training in pediatric psychology. This is achieved by supervised experiences in primary care and specialty care pediatric settings, with outpatient and inpatient populations, and in collaboration and consultations with other health care providers. Training includes attention to: quality of life and adjustment to illness; medical adherence; pain and discomfort; death and dying; and addressing psychological disorders within pediatric settings. Select Core Clinical Experiences of the Child and Adolescent Track Strong Behavioral Health: Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Outpatient Services All Child and Adolescent track fellows participate in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Outpatient Services of Strong Behavioral Health. Outpatient services serves children from infancy through age 18 with a wide range of psychopathology. Outpatient Services accepts a wide range of insurance including Medicaid and private insurance. A sliding fee schedule exits to enable families with no insurance, or limited financial resources with insurance to access our services. All therapy rooms are equipped with audio-visual equipment to allow trainees to videotape all of their patient contacts for intensive supervision. Department of Pediatrics, Ambulatory Services of Golisano's Children's Hospital, University of Rochester Medical Center Fellows receive training within several components of the Department of Pediatrics. Fellows are supervised on-site and in a pediatric group supervision format by a faculty member. Fellows work collaboratively with faculty and trainees within the Department of Pediatrics to provide integrated health and mental health care to both primary care and specialty care populations of children and adolescents and their families. Specialty clinics include: pulmonary, endocrine, adolescent medicine, gastroenterology, infectious diseases (HIV), hematology-oncology, gastroenterology, cranio-facial.


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Album Summary
- Terry Greiss (Voice)
- Taifa Harris (Voice)
- Nolan Kennedy (Voice)
- Ben Matthews (Voice)
- Bang Michael Gordon Philharmonic [Composer (Voice)
- Alex Miyashiro (Voice)
- Patrena Murray (Voice)
- Scarlet Rivera (Violin)
- Damen Scranton (Voice)
- Victoria Ward (Voice)
Recording information: Doghouse NYC Studio, Brooklyn; Irondale Center, Brooklyn.
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Works DetailsWard, Victoria : Color Between the Lines
- Performers: Terry Greiss (Voice); Taifa Harris (Voice); Nolan Kennedy (Voice); Ben Matthews (Voice); Bang Michael Gordon Philharmonic [Composer (Voice); Alex Miyashiro (Voice); Patrena Murray (Voice); Scarlet Rivera (Violin); Damen Scranton (Voice); Victoria Ward (Voice)
- Notes: This work was written in collaboration with Alex Miyashiro (Vocals), Terry Greiss (Vocals), Taifa Harris (Vocals), Patrena Murray (Vocals), Nolan Kennedy (Vocals), Damen Scranton (Vocals), Michael Gordon (Composer, Bang On A Can) (1956 - ), Ben Matthews, Scarlet Rivera.
- Running Time: 1 min. 43 sec.
- Period Time: Contemporary
- Written: 2012


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After touring France for 6-weeks, it was a little hard, and a little weird, coming out of tourist-mode. What do I mean by that? Well, I mean the feeling where you wake up each morning hungry to see new things and appreciate them. At home, we generally just glaze over everything we normally see and never really appreciate it.
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My mom and sister decided to come up to Pittsburgh for a visit and I thought it was the perfect time to do some of the touristy things here in Pittsburgh that I've never done.
Arming myself with a few online guides (Iris' at BYOV, and Design Sponge's awesome guide) I made up an easy itinerary with plenty of downtime.
On Wednesday night when they arrived, we went to Point Brugges ("The Best Restaurant in Pittsburgh" according to Urbanspoon) for a late and delicious dinner.
On Thursday, we planned to stay around in the Oakland area with a quick tour of the Cathedral of Learning (aka, Hogwarts), the Heinz Chapel, and the Carnegie Museum of Art, with lunch at Ali Baba and dessert at Razzy Fresh.
It was a really fun day!
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Across the street is the gigantic structure of the Carnegie Museums - I believe there are four? I never knew that all the buildings were actually connected! After visiting so many amazing museums in Europe, I was prepared to be underwhelmed by the art collection, but I was actually impressed! They had a lot of great pieces, and it was a well-curated collection.
My mom was really interested in the Hand Made exhibit and I really enjoyed the crazy sculptures that were in there.
However, by far my favorite painting was the one above. When I saw it, it was only numbered, and I thought to myself how much it reminded me of the crazy trees I saw in the square in Saint Tropez. When I looked in the book to find out the artist and name, I was surprised to find it actually is a painting of that square in Saint Tropez!!
Today we plan on going to Falling Water and Mt. Washington, so I'll be updating with that soon!
Do you do tourist things in your hometown?
Friday, July 29, 2011
Being a Tourist in Your Hometown - Pittsburgh
After touring France for 6-weeks, it was a little hard, and a little weird, coming out of tourist-mode. What do I mean by that? Well, I mean the feeling where you wake up each morning hungry to see new things and appreciate them. At home, we generally just glaze over everything we normally see and never really appreciate it.
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Labels: Pittsburgh
Wednesday, July 27, 2011
All About Argan Oil {Product Picks}
Probably by now you've heard about the fantastic argan oil everyone has been raving about. I came across it several months ago by way of first researching Moroccan Oil for your hair (it's the important ingredient there - the Moroccan part), then through Josie Maran's products, and finally through recommendations all over Garance's post about beauty products and procedures readers recommend.
I have been trying to slowly clean up my body and face products (although there are some things I might never be able to give up - they just work!) so that I am putting less chemicals on my skin. One of the easiest ways of doing this is by replacing moisturizers with pure oils, which are great applied to wet skin right after a shower, or added to a bath. I had been doing this for years with Neutrogena's Body Oil or Booth's, so it was an easy switch to Jojoba oil (found at Trader Joe's!!) with nothing else added.
However, putting oil on my face or in my hair seemed a little scary.
While shopping in France, I noticed there were a large amount of argan products available, so I took the plunge and popped a bottle of organic 100% huille d'argan into my basket.
I thought why not? I'll just follow the instructions and put it all over my face and hair and see how it goes. I mean, if I ended up looking like an oily pimply mess, I didn't know anyone in France anyway! And argan oil is edible, so there is no harm at all in putting it on your skin.
Well, that was at the beginning of my trip and now, my skin and hair are looking better than ever. I haven't been eating healthfully (Hello, wine and cheese and bread for every meal!), I've been kinda stressed and not sleeping well from all the traveling, and I've been out in the sun, sweating and getting grimey, which are all recipes for a skin/hair disaster.
Since using the argan oil, my skin has started to glow and I feel like some of my discolorations and fine lines are fading away.
Not only is it producing amazing results, but it's a great multi-tasker. I only need a tiny drop for my face, and two drops for all my hair, and it replaces several other products.
You should check it out if you've been thinking about trying it! Also, you may want to check different sources as prices can vary greatly and other than being organic and cold pressed, it is just oil so there are no formula variations. For example, Josie Maran's 1.7 oz branded version (50 ml) is $48, but the La Tourangelle version I bought was about $20 for 250 ml.
Some cool things you can do with it:
- Add it to your favorite moisturizers, sunscreen, or hair product for an extra moisture boost
- Add essential oils like tea tree or apricot (my fave) for additional skin benefits and scent!
Some other articles and reviews on the benefits of argan oil:
Posted by Elle at 11:42 AM 3 comments
Labels: Beauty, Product Reviews
Tuesday, July 26, 2011
Beating the Heat {Outfit Post}
When it is this hot outside, picking clothes can be so difficult. I don't want anything fussy or confining.
I end up sticking to the same three or four outfits, and this is one of my go-tos.
Gap Cardigan, F21 Dress, American Eagle Belt, Diba Shoes, Longchamp Bag, Ray Bans
I like having a really lightweight and loose cardigan even on the hottest days because it can shield me from the sun, but I don't always wear it. Also, while I love heels, when it is as hot as it is now, my feet swell and heels are just plain uncomfortable - so flip flops are just great.
For hair, I have been experimenting with sea salt spray, but I haven't found anything that works well for this weather. I'm not going to put the effort into it, because I know no matter what I do it's just going to end up being a frizzy, wavy mess. My go-to is the small poof (keeps it off my face!) and just letting it do it's thing - keeping a pony tail holder close by.
What about you? What do you wear when it's way too hot to be outside?
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Labels: Outfit
Saturday, July 23, 2011
Trending in Europe - Summer 2011
When I am out-and-about traveling, one of my favorite things to do is people-watch. I like to look at how other people talk to each other, how they act, what they eat, and most definitely, what they wear. Working in the fashion industry can make you particularly aware of just what everyone else is wearing and what the cool things seem to be.
I thought it would be interesting to share the top 3 big trends I've noticed here:
1. Birkenstock Mules
This trend was particularly big in Nice where it seemed like both women and men alike were wearing these shoes exclusively. Maybe it's the beachy thing to do? Kinda like Rainbow flip-flops back home?
2. Longchamp Le Pliage Bags
Now I know a lot of people in the States have these as well, but in Paris, I think at least half of the women I saw had one of these bags. And men carried them too! I saw a lot of pretty color variations and patterns too!
3. Marshall T-shirts
This trend really puzzled me. In Nice, Paris, and Barcelona I've seen men wearing t-shirts that say variations of things all related to "Marshall." US Marshall, Franklin and Marshall, Marshall College, and so on. One of the shops near where I live in Nice was even selling these t-shirts. I was very confused. Enter Google. I discovered that this is an Italian brand aimed at emulating the style of US college t-shirts. I've also seen a lot of people wearing Abercrombie so I guess this fits? It's a strange trend for sure.
Any trends you've noticed happening where you live recently? Or how about trends you've seen on your travels? I love seeing what is popular where!
To read more about my amazing experience please check
out my France Wanderlust Page!
Posted by Elle at 8:00 AM 7 comments
Labels: france, France reflections
Friday, July 22, 2011
Do You Saint Tropez?
This morning I got up much earlier than I wanted and headed down to Nice's port. Did I mention it was too early? I would have really liked to have slept some more. I think I'm still sleep deprived from my hostel stays.
I got on the cruise ship with many other tourists and headed out onto the open waters. The views were, as always here, spectacular. The water is such an amazing color of deep cerulean blue in some spaces, glowing navy in others, and in the shallow parts, milky aquamarine. I've been to a lot of world class beaches (the Maldives, St. John, Bali, Phuket...), and I think the Mediterrenean here on the Cote d'Azur has the most striking color of all.
The way the rocky coast meets the water and then quickly rises into mountains upon mountains, slowly becoming more purple as they get farther away, then connecting with the bright crystal blue sky punctuated with perfectly puffy crisp white clouds, is just so big. Maybe I don't know the word to explain it - it's amazing, humbling, beautiful, everywhere around you, and also a feeling of being so lucky to be able to see it - is there a word that encompasses all that? The pictures don't do it justice.
I was trying my best not to be upset, just like I am now.
The cruise went down the coast stopping in Sainte Marguerite (where the man in the iron mask was kept I think?), Cannes, and finally St. Tropez. When we pulled into the harbor they played a little song about St. Tropez - so that was stuck in my head for the rest of the day.
I began by walking around the city and stopping into a Casino to pick up some picnic supplies. I then hiked around on the Sentier du Littoral trail, but only for a little of it. The total trail takes about 4 hours to hike (not including the return journey), so that would have been something good to do if you were staying in St. Tropez and didn't have to return to the ship after 4 hours. And you like hiking and seeing beautiful views like me.
After hiking a bit, I was starting to feel a bit woozy and getting dehydrated from too much sun and not enough water. That's something that it is really hard to be careful about here. You never know if there is going to be a water fountain available, which today there wasn't.
I parked myself in a shady spot with a pretty view and read some. I feel so silly reading on my computer - it's like I'm technology dependent. Which I guess I am...
Then I headed back, picked up some water, and got some ice cream. By this point I was feeling totally nauseous with a huge headache and I was just trying to hold it together. The ice cream didn't really help.
I boarded the cruise ship again, hoping not to be made even more sick, made a wiser seating choice in the lower inside level, and felt better, although the cruise was not the awesome experience that I had in mind. I actually think that's how I feel about pretty much every boat thing I do.
After I arrived back in Nice, I finished up gift shopping, and returned home to procrastinate packing and cleaning. Which is what I'm doing now :)
When you read this post tomorrow, I will be up in the air flying home! How sad! I am planning on writing at least one reflection type post tomorrow on the plane so I think I may put those up next week. See you on the flip side - of the globe that is! (dork alert)
A few more pictures are on Flickr - but I wasn't in a huge picture taking mood today, especially when I wasn't feeling well on the boat!
To read more about my amazing experience please check
out my France Wanderlust Page!
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Labels: france
Thursday, July 21, 2011
Eze La Village
Today was a wonderful, yet bittersweet day. I went to Eze and took in the views as well as touring the Fragonard Parfumerie. I also went to Vieux Nice and the Promenade for a bit and picked up some gifts for myself and others.
This morning I slept in a bit and missed going down to the cruise for St. Tropez, so instead I decided to do my last day activities today, and my cruise tomorrow.
I took the bus to Eze which like all the other buses I've taken to that area was very scenic and also car sickness inducing.
Once in the village, I walked around a bit and made my way to the Jardin Exotique at the top.
It had all typs of different cacti, as well as sculptures of female figures, winding paths, hidden sitting areas, and stunning views. It was absolute perfection and definitely one of the best places I've been. But I am also a sucker for pretty gardens with views.
Totally gorgeous.
I spent about an hour and a half sitting on a modern chaise in the contemplation area over a pond looking out over the ocean and it was just so wonderful and relaxing. All I needed was a pool and a frozen drink. Actually, I didn't need either of those things. It was perfect.
Then I walked around the village which was quite quaint. I would have loved to stay in one of the hotels there (I believe Chateau Eza and La Chevre D'or - pictured above) because they both looked very luxe.
Source: Paolo Piccoli
Next, I went to the Parfumerie Fragonard in Eze which is one of only 2, the other in is nearby Grasse. They make extremely high quality perfume, some of the best in the world. I toured the factory and then smelled a bunch of different perfumes. It was a cool experience!
Took the bus back and stopped in Vieux Nice to wander and get some more amazing ice cream from Fennochios. This time I got avocado - it was definitely different! Not bad either - just not normal!!
Walked on the Promenade and ran some errands (top secret gift buying!) and returned to my apartment to get ready for my cruise tomorrow!! And my flight on Friday...
And more pics on Flickr! (Including some kinda goofy ones of me trying to take pictures of myself not looking totally silly... by actually looking at the thing that the picture is of? Does that even make sense. I mean look how cool this one is (2nd one from the top of the ever-cool Sarah Von's about page)!! Oh, and also, strangers totally don't get it when you want them to take pictures of you doing un-picture like things.)
To read more about my amazing experience please check
out my France Wanderlust Page!
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Wednesday, July 20, 2011
Local Flavor: Monoprix!
Finally! The long awaited post on the lovely French grocery store: Monoprix!
I talked about this a little before, but I believe Monoprix is more of a specialty grocery store compared to many others in France like Franprix or Casino. Also in France (and a lot of Europe), there are markets everyday or weekly for fresh produce and fish, as well as other specialty items to the region. And of course, there are the specialty bakeries, pastry shops, cheese stores, and meat stores.
Monoprix is great though because it is all these things in one place!
When I am in a new country, it is always fun to browse the local grocery store for interesting food items. Monoprix was no different! However, I ended up shopping at Monoprix almost everyday so I have been getting used to it!
The first thing that I fell in love with about Monoprix was the many different cheese sections:
Gourmet cheeses supervised and cut by an attendent.
The next step down - good cheeses but already pre-cut. This is where I bought the bulk of my cheeses.
Of course, then there's the fresh mozzarella section complete with tomatoes and rose wine.
Next is the two end-caps of primarily goat cheeses - one of them is brand names while the other is Monoprix brand.
Finally on one long aisle we have the bries along with the pre-packaged brands.
Phew! That's a lot of cheese!
The section rivaling the cheeses would be the wines.
They are almost all French, with a gigantic rose section in the front. Really reasonable prices; almost all under 10 euros a bottle, and every single one I had has been delicious!
There's also all the typical grocery store stuff: produce, packaged goods, canned goods, frozen, bakery, etc - but I thought I would show some of the weirder things...
Like the (insert adjective here) meat section!
So. Yeah. About those. I haven't actually looked at them that hard because they make me a little nauseous. I will let you decide for yourself what they are.
And then, we have the unrefrigerated milk section. (This picture doesn't do it justice - it was hard to show it all. This is only about a third of it.)
And finally, we will end with one of my favorite products:
Nutella! French peanut butter? Except more like dessert? I don't know, but they sure don't have peanut butter here. That's one thing I'm really missing!!
I hope you enjoyed my quick tour of Monoprix!! I apologize for the photo quality - I wish these pictures were better but it is really quite embarrassing to be snapping photos in the grocery when there are a lot of people just trying to get there stuff and get out.
As always, more pictures over on Flickr!
To read more about my amazing experience please check
out my France Wanderlust Page!
Posted by Elle at 8:00 AM 1 comments
Labels: france, local flavor, Nice
Tuesday, July 19, 2011
Last Day in Barcelona
Today was a much better day than yesterday, as expected. Sometimes the best thing you can do is just to slow down, rest, and relax.
I began my day at Park Guell with some amazing views.
It was very beautiful, but also pretty crowded. It was cool seeing all of Gaudi's tiled work and the home he lived in, but I felt like pretty much everything that was there I had already seen in pictures.
Afterwards, I headed to the Maritime Museum, but it was closed. So then I walked up La Rambla (where I was yesterday), got some ice cream, and checked out the Mercat de la Boqueria market.
But that was pretty quick because it was super crowded and there were a lot of meat vendors (ick!).
Then I walked (and got lost, thanks again Lonely Planet maps) over to the Esglesia de Santa Maria del Mar church.
It was very beautiful!
Afterwards I was really tired out (again! I just need a real night of sleep!!) and came back to the hostel and promptly napped.
Barcelona has been a lot of fun, but I also think I over-scheduled myself by doing Paris and Barcelona back-to-back. Also, I think that this is more of a lively hanging out with friends kind of a city, which has made me wish I wasn't here alone. However, it has been really nice to be able to rest when I need to :)
Tomorrow morning I am headed back to Nice on the train!!
For more Barcelona pictures, check out Flickr!
To read more about my amazing experience please check
out my France Wanderlust Page!
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Labels: Barcelona
Monday, July 18, 2011
Barcelona (or) Bust
Today was kind of a bust. Kind of.
As you may or may not know, I try to keep any complaining, whining, and negativity off the blog, off of twitter, and for the most part, out of my life. However, sometimes things just aren't great, and I wanted to let you all know that traveling, especially on the cheap, isn't all roses.
Last night two groups of girls staying in my room woke up around 4 and around 6am, and packed up a left. I did not sleep well. Hostel sleeping is just difficult.
I was feeling really sluggish, my knees and feet were hurting, and I just wanted to let my time be sucked away by the internet (you know how that happens, right?), but I went out and tried to get some sight-seeing done.
As I exited the metro and went on to Las Ramblas, all kinds of pollen, leaves, dirt, and who knows what else were blowing in my face. I was sneezing and feeling sick to my stomach and I just wanted to go home and curl up in my comfy bed. Not at the hostel. Instead I got a falafel.
But I proceeded forward following my walk and I saw the Cathedral.
And then it started raining. And the next thing I wanted to see wouldn't open for an hour. And I really had to go to the bathroom. So instead, I just went back to the hostel.
I feel like I totally wimped out but I'm hoping that tomorrow I will feel much better. I did have a really full day yesterday.
And nothing like some Boston(?!?) Pizza to cheer me up right? haha
To read more about my amazing experience please check
out my France Wanderlust Page!
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Caitlyn Jenner's Transparent Cameo Includes a Secret Message
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The Inappropriate Question Everyone Keeps AskingKatie Loeb
It seems that there is something about pregnancy that empowers people to ask and do you things that they wouldn't if you were not gestating child. A woman in Target rubbed my belly last week, unprompted and uninvited and asked me how far along I was. And then of course commented on how small I am, because no one can quite get past that. I can only imagine that if I approached her in the vitamin aisle and rubbed her belly she would've been offended, but somehow, I'm supposed to feel loved and doted on.
I do not feel that way.
Most of the questions I get asked each day are well intended and concerned with how I'm feeling and how things are going, but there is one that just keeps popping up in conversations all around me and I am baffled at how people think this is an acceptable thing to ask.
How much weight have you gained?
Are you kidding me? My grandma is the greatest perpetrator of this crime and she asks me every single time we speak or see each other. In a phone call today, the conversation went like this:
Grandma: "How are you doing?"
Me: "I'm doing really well grandma, how are you?"
Grandma: "I'm feeling pretty good. How much weight have you gained?"
I'm not even kidding.
My standard answer is that I don't really know, I let my doctor monitor that. But my grandma never fails to remind me that she only gained 8 pounds in her first pregnancy and that I should be watching what I eat.
But it's not just her. Last week my mother-in-law was commenting on how small I am for this stage of pregnancy and while I know her tone was a little different, she asked the very same thing. And once again, I dodged the answer, simply because I do not feel that I should ever have to disclose my weight or weight gain with anyone. And the week before a coworker asked too, as if that was acceptable lunch table conversation. Hint: IT'S NOT.
If I was not pregnant, that question would never be acceptable to ask, no matter how noticeable a weight gain might be. If I was not pregnant, people would have the common courtesy to mind their own business and make polite conversation about something else. And yet, because I am pregnant, the rules are gone.
Maybe I'm overly sensitive with these hormones (hard to imagine, given how completely reasonable I am…not), but it just seems like people need to mind their manners every bit as much with pregnant women as with non-pregnant women.
How about if I promise to never ask you how much weight you've gained or touch your belly without permission if you promise to do the same. Seems fair to me…


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6/4/13 UPDATE: JustRight officials confirmed that the $6.5 million round was filled.
A quick look through Securities and Exchange Commission filings made today revealed that a startup biotechnology company in Boulder raised a few million dollars in equity capital.
Boulder-based JustRight Surgical LLC, formerly named Innovative Pediatric Devices LLC, has raised $5.56 million of a planned $6.5 million offering, according to Securities and Exchange Commission filings made Thursday.
A total of 44 investors participated in the round, the filings indicate.
A call to Russell Lindemann, the company's CEO, was not returned for comment.
Additional information about the company and its operations were not immediately available. JustRight, which was founded in 2010, has applied for trademarks with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.
JustRight Surgical raised $4.2 million last year, according to SEC filings posted on Feb. 14, 2011.


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WASHINGTON - Imagine the scenario. Las Vegas, Nev. President Bush, with all the chips in his hand, walks into the casino and bets the house on his Supreme Court nominee.
He bets that John Roberts, and now Harriet Miers, will adhere to conservative principles, that they will interpret laws, not make new ones. He rolls the dice, and he sometimes he wins, sometimes he loses.
Tom Goldstein, of the Goldstein & Howe law firm, remarked, "The President can believe in his heart of hearts that he is picking a conservative nominee, and he can be surprised."
Goldstein has argued cases in front of the Supreme Court and has seen scenarios like this play out before. It seems it often happens to Republican presidents.
The history of Republican presidents being burned goes back decades. Perhaps the biggest Republican presidential blunder was made in the 1950s by Dwight Eisenhower, when he picked Earl Warren to head the high court.
Warren was a Republican and a former governor of California. He helped Eisenhower get elected in 1952, and was rewarded by being picked as Supreme Court chief justice.
"That was an era in which Republican presidents were looking for nominees that were accepted by the Republican establishment," Goldstein said. "They weren't so much trying to move the court."
But the court did move - not to the right, but to the left. Under Warren, the high court became an activist court. It started to exert its influence on society like never before. Some of their decisions were far-reaching, such as eliminating prayer and Bible reading in school in the early 1960s.
Years later, President Gerald Ford nominated Justice John Paul Stevens to the high court. He turned out to be a pro-choice liberal.
President Nixon also brought to the Supreme Court the infamous Harry Blackmun. He went on to write the opinion in the 1973 Roe v. Wade decision, which legalized abortion.
President Reagan's record was not much better. First, he nominated Sandra Day O'Connor, who proved to be a major disappointment to conservatives.
Manny Miranda, former counsel on the Senate Judiciary Committee, said, "President Reagan wanted to have a woman, and at that time, in the early 80s, there were very few conservative women with a paper trail, and so they went with someone they knew a little bit, but they didn't know well enough."
A few years later, Reagan had another chance to pick a conservative, and instead, that pick became Anthony Kennedy. Some of his opinions have gotten scathing reviews from conservatives.
"They picked him because, on paper, he appeared to be a conservative, but when you actually looked at his life and his record and his choices, it showed a person who was a populist - and populists are like politicians. They put their wet finger in their air and determine where the wind is going and that is not what a judge should do," Miranda said.
And then under the first President Bush - a blunder that conservatives are still talking about: David Souter. Not much was known about him at the time, but Bush advisers promised that he was a staunch conservative. Wrong. He sides with the liberal wing of the court nearly all the time.
To conservative activists, the damage has been considerable. Take the makeup on the current U.S. Supreme Court. It is a court that is made up mostly by nominees who were picked by Republican presidents. But the result is a court that is not conservative at all.
The shift to the left has been devastating to conservatives. O'Connor and Kennedy became moderates who frequently vote with the court's liberal wing. But Souter and Stevens went all the way to become left-leaning liberals.
Goldstein says the group that may have suffered the most is the pro-life community. With each disappointing Supreme Court nomination, they saw a wasted opportunity to correct the court's past mistakes on the abortion issue.
"They probably experienced the greatest disappointment with this Supreme Court," Goldstein stated. "The notion that a majority of the court, by far, were appointed by Republican presidents, presidents who are pro-life. And yet we do not have a court that is pro-life. That has to be really truly infuriating."
But will Roberts, and possibly Miers, be the beginning of a conservative resurgence? Or will they be next in line in a conservative parade of disappointment? Leaders of the conservative movement have been assured that he is no Souter and that he will be a reliable conservative.
But he has also called legalized abortion in this country 'settled law." And there have been recent stories about how he helped gay rights groups in a pending Supreme Court case.
The bottom line is, you just never know.
"It seems that when judges go up to the Supreme Court," Goldstein observed, "they really get frustrated with the other branches of government, with other local and state governments, and believe that federal judicial power is really the true path to justice. And so in that way, they move further to the left."
And there may be another factor. Judges tend to gravitate towards the middle, towards consensus.
"Because they are a court that can only act through the vote of five people agreeing on something, even people who have very diverse views about the law ultimately do have to come together," remarked Goldstein.
Maybe the last word on all of this should come from Roberts himself. Speaking five years ago on a talk show in Dallas, Roberts addressed this issue of Republican presidents whose picks did not quite work out.
"It's an old story that the appointees - once they're on the court - they tend to go their own way. And it's not always the way that the Presidents who appointed them predicted would be the case," Roberts said.
Bush and conservatives are hoping Roberts' words are not a foretelling of the future.
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Two Carlisle teens charged with robbing man in parking lot
Jacob Haddad and Jacob Bell, both 18 of Carlisle, were arrested after robbing a man Wednesday evening.
The victim was sitting in his car in the parking lot of the CV Mart on the 6000 block of Carlisle Pike in New Kingston, when Haddad and Bell approached him.
Haddad and Bell threatened to kill the victim if he did not give them his money, cell phone and keys, police say. The victim complied.
Haddad then threw the keys into a field and fled with the victim's cell phone and wallet.
No weapons were shown during the robbery, police say.
Police took Haddad and Bell into custody shortly after the incident. They are charged with robbery, theft and making terroristic threats.
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