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"When families with young children are planning to travel out of the country, it is wise to obtain physician referrals before they leave," advises Bradley A. Connor, M.D., an internist with a specialty in gastrointestinal diseases. "Vacations are easily ruined when a family member becomes ill, but there are precautions that can be taken prior to the trip, and there are measures that should be taken once the family reaches its destination."
Dr. Connor is the founder and medical director of Travel Health Services, a Manhattan clinic devoted to travel medicine. "Travel medicine is an emerging medical specialty," Dr. Connor explains. "Our aim is not to make people fearful about traveling - I love to travel myself and I often do it with my young children - but to enable people to travel in a healthy and safe way."
The journey itself is often the first concern. Parents will be happy to learn that airplanes are not necessarily incubators for airborne infections, as many of us have been led to believe. It is true that air is recirculated on an airplane, but one's risk of contracting infection is no greater on a plane than on any other public conveyance, according to Dr. Connor.
"There have been follow-up studies made of those unfortunate instances when it was learned that someone with active tuberculosis has traveled by air," says Dr. Connor. "What they indicate is that some people sitting very close to the sick person did become ill, but those in other parts of the plane did not."
Dr. Connor stresses that when vacationing with kids, the operative word is anticipation. In the Caribbean, Mexico and other developing countries, travelers' diarrhea is common and a well-known hazard. He reiterates- Foods should be well-cooked and served piping hot. Beverages should be carbonated if possible, and only bottled water should be offered to children. "Milk, salads, fresh fruits and juices, while normally healthy for children, may be risky in an environment like Mexico."
Since most travelers' diarrhea is caused by bacteria, some adults may be in the habit of taking along a treatment dose of an antibiotic such as Cipro. "These strong antibiotics may not be appropriate for children," Dr. Connor advises. "Talk to your pediatrician before you leave. He or she may prescribe a milder antibiotic to pack in your travel kit, or suggest youtake along Pepto-Bismol or Imodium in case of an attack." He stresses that it is crucial for children to drink a lot of fluids if diarrhea does strike.
Traveling with children through Europe does not pose unusual health risks for infectious disease, although Dr. Connor reiterates that leaving with a list of referred physicians in the cities on your itinerary is always a good idea. However, jet lag and an over-ambitious touring schedule can compromise children's health and well-being. "Take it easy the first few days and factor in rest time," he suggests. "Children need time to recuperate from long flights and a change of time zones."
Additional forethought and planning is needed when families are headed to the world's more exotic destinations in Africa or Asia. Dr. Connor emphasizes that polio, typhoid fever, malaria, hepatitis, and tetanus remain very real problems in much of the developing world. Young children are protected from some of these potential killers with their childhood inoculation series, but teenagers may have to be updated. There are specialized vaccines now available for hepatitis and typhoid fever that can be given to children over the age of two.
Malaria is a disease transmitted by a parasite carried by mosquitoes, and Dr. Connor warns that even the most upscale safari expedition cannot ensure that travelers will not get bitten by mosquitoes. There are medications that can be prescribed for children in small doses which offer protection against malaria. Insect repellents are also important.
"The problem with Deet in repellants and children, however," Dr. Connor notes, "is that it has been shown to cause neurological problems when absorbed through the skin. But there are products out there that contain Deet in low concentrations or in polymer form, which prevents it from being absorbed through the skin."
Of course, the worst-case scenario involves a trip on which a medical emergency necessitates a blood transfusion. "This is a real concern," Dr. Connor says, "because in many parts of the world, the blood supply is not screened. In Africa, for example, HIV is a major risk factor, and there should be a 'what-to-do' mechanism in place." He notes that many tour groups that sponsor trips to Africa and Asia offer evacuation policies. In other words, if you are on safari and a family member suffers an injury severe enough to require a blood transfusion, he or she will be evacuated to Johannesburg, London or Frankfurt. "A two-week policy for a family usually costs under $100 and is an excellent idea," Dr. Connor says. "I would be very reluctant to permit a blood transfusion in most of the developing world."
Fortunately, most vacation mishaps are mundane - ear infections, allergy, sunburn, or strep throat. To alleviate these, Connor advises families to vacation with well-stocked travel kits containing fever thermometers, pain relievers, sunblock, antihistamines, antiseptic cream, and anti-diarrheal medications. Family vacations can be pleasurable, memorable experiences, but when traveling with children, it is important to remember that an ounce of prevention is most definitely worth a pound of cure.
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Wednesday, October 26, 2011
Launchpad LA Gears Up For New Class
Los Angeles-based Launchpad LA, the business mentoring and acceleration program which has been spearheaded by Mark Suster and Adam Lilling, looks to be gearing up for its third class. The group--which last ran a program in early 2010--has recently opened up an application page for its 2011 Winter Term, and has been sending out invites for a launch event in early November. According to the group's web site, it will kick off the next class in November 2011, and continue until early spring 2012. Launchpad LA's prior startups have been seeing lots of funding activity lately, including rounds for Pose, MovieClips, and GumGum; and Sometrics, one of the group's startups, saw an exit to American Express in September. The launch comes as there has been a sudden increase in interest in bringing the accelerator/mentorship format to the region. The interest in accelerators has been spurred by the success Y-Combinator, TechStars, and others have had in getting companies funded and off the ground nationwide.

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Alex Saint, director, Creative Tourist
Link and join everything up as much as you can: It's the most effective way in which we can pull together the right clusters of activity, events and cross-sector information that give enough pull and credibility for our target markets – it can genuinely create a meaningful day or weekend experience.
That's the principal behind our targeted Boutique Weekender packages and our Top 10s – the product is already there but it's the joined up itineraries that are making the difference
Use tourism boards for more than just marketing: Tourism organisations and boards need to be seen by cultural partners as more than mouthpieces or channels to market.
Working more strategically together to target niche markets with bespoke offers, and having them open doors to the rest of the tourism sector in a local area (such as accommodation providers) is the way in which we can create meaningful visitor experiences and joined up destination marketing
Helen Ball, head of engagement services, Audiences London Plus
Make it about your audience: Linking up with a tourism board has to be about making it easy and very clear for your audience how they can organise their leisure time in a way that ensures they have fun, especially for families where they're likely to be juggling lots of needs and wants.
Linking up can also mean that organisations reach new people who trust their local tourism board but don't necessarily know their local arts and culture venues yet.
Look through the eyes of your audience: There is such a strength in seeing it from the audience's point of view. Join up all the elements – the journey, the welcome, the activities, the cafe and not forgetting the space where children can let off some steam.
A parent I once spoke to said the ultimate family experience is Ikea – not for the shopping but because of the range of activities, terrain and behaviours that are appropriate in it. It's something to think about!
Kate Measures, lead consultant, Kate Measures Consulting
Develop a series of options for your visiting audience: With regards to segmentation, we know that some families just want to entertain the kids and some want a whole family learning experience.
This calls for different approaches depending on who you're targeting, and when you throw learning styles, abilities, interests and so on into the mix it all becomes impossibly complicated. The answer? Develop a menu of options for the visit.
Amanda Shepherd, director, Blue Sail
Know your staycationer: Of course, a staycation refers to Brits taking their holidays in Britain, as well as staying at home and holidaying locally – it's a phenomenon that peaked in 2009 but it's still above pre-recession figures.
VisitEngland divide staycationers into "switchers" and "extras" - people switching from overseas holidays to domestic ones, and others taking an extra holiday here.
Consider the 'culture gap': I agree that there's often a gap between culture and tourism – it's something we've been working on a lot because the two sectors need each other and when they work well together it really changes a place for the better.
Culture provides the stories, the rich texture of the place, and often people in the cultural sector bring fresh creativity to tourism. The challenge is narrowing that culture gap through different ways of working, different time scales and different objectives.
Timing is everything: How early do you need to be pushing your holiday season programme? It's a good question. Consumers are making decisions later and later, but remember that tourism organisations need cultural information really early to feed into their travel trade programmes and planning themes for campaigns. It's worth getting information to them at your earliest planning stage
Join up with tourism boards in-house: Brighton Toy & Model Museum now houses an official visitor information point for its local DMO (destination management organisation) VisitBrighton – it's win/win for both; there's more footfall for the museum and a wider reach for VisitBrighton's tourist information.
Janet Stott, head of education, Oxford University Museum of Natural History
Look for hooks and angles: Specific selling points of a city or local area can provide a hook for tourists and locals – for example, Oxford is well known to be the birthplace of Alice in Wonderland. We have an annual city-wide celebration of it which attracts tourists but it's also a cultural icon enjoyed by locals, and lots of venues get involved and share the marketing.
Open your doors to volunteers: Local volunteers can act as local ambassadors for institutions within their own communities. We use volunteers for a variety of events and regular activities, for example architecture tours – it's about providing a good experience for the volunteers so that they feel involved and take ownership of the local culture. Of course, we learn a lot from them too.
Live up to expectations: Expectations will have been instilled in visitors by tourist boards, and living up to them is essential in supporting the sector – what really helps to meet those expectations is raising awareness internally among staff of the importance of providing a family-friendly atmosphere, from front-of-house staff to volunteers.
Think simple: We have a very limited marketing budget – we find, for locals, the best marketing is word of mouth. A good quality experience in a museum is something to tell your friends about.
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Bills raise prices for season tickets
A day after announcing they will play all eight of their regular-season home games at Ralph Wilson Stadium in 2014, the Buffalo Bills revealed how much it will cost season-ticket holders.
The team announced Thursday that prices for a 10-game season-ticket package – two preseason games and eight that count – range from $260 for a seat in the upper deck (300 Level V) to $3,100 for a spot in the Time Warner Cable Business Class Club.
It's the first time since 2010 the team has raised season-ticket prices, an increase it called "modest" in a statement. In 2013, season tickets ranged from $225 to $720 in regular seating areas and $1,278 to $2,790 for a club seat. This year, club seats range from $1,470 to $3,100.
Season-ticket holders were already going to pay more in 2014. Wednesday, the Bills and Rogers Communications announced their agreement to play one regular-season game per year in Toronto's Rogers Centre was being postponed for the 2014 season, meaning all eight games will be held at The Ralph for the first time since 2007.
Digging deeper into their pockets to pay for an extra game as opposed to seeing it shipped off to Canada is a trade-off most fans on social media have seemed willing to make.
"I've seen a couple people say, 'Well, now we have to pay for eight games.' Well, we always used to have to pay for eight games," said Del Reid, a season-ticket holder and co-founder of the popular fan group The Bills Mafia, which has more than 24,000 Twitter followers. "The price – it is what it is. Everything goes up."
Reid admitted to "accepting a lot of what comes out of One Bills Drive" but could never stomach the Toronto series.
"I just can't reconcile it," he said of giving away the home-field advantage that comes with playing in The Ralph. "It's embarrassing."
Here are a few examples of the price increases: In 2013, a ticket on the 50-yard line in the first 20 rows of the upper deck, say section 312, cost $70 per game ($630 for nine games in the season). This year, the same ticket costs $75 ($750 for a 10-game schedule). A seat in the family corner, sections 224-227, cost $30 per game in '13 ($270 for the season); it has risen to $35 this year ($350 for the season). Want to sit in the lower bowl between the 30-yard lines? Last year, that cost $720, $80 for nine games. This year, it averages $90 over 10 games, $900 for the season.
The Bills also announced Thursday that they will debut a variable ticket-pricing plan for preseason and regular-season games. Details of the variable pricing have not yet been announced, but the formula is likely to factor heavily the attractiveness of the opponent and when the game is played. In other words, expect to pay less in December than you will in September. "The goal of variable pricing is to create a pricing structure that best reflects the market demand for all games," Bills President and CEO Russ Brandon said in a team statement.
Variable pricing is not new in Western New York professional sports – the Buffalo Sabres have used it since 2004 – but 2014 will be the first time it's used in the NFL. The Detroit Lions and New England Patriots are among the teams that have previously announced similar plans.
The price of a season ticket – of which there are 12 categories to choose from in regular seating categories and another eight in club sections – will not change based on the variable-pricing plan, but the cost based on the variable tier will be reflected on the ticket.
For example, the home opener may be valued at $100 for season-ticket holders, while a December home game may be $60. According to the Bills, season tickets will be discounted from 15 to 50 percent compared with individual game tickets. Season-ticket holders will also receive discounts on parking, the team said, and invitations to private events.
Last season, the team sold 42,540 season tickets. Despite that base, and the fact the Bills have one of the lowest season-ticket prices in the NFL, they failed to sell out one game, and owner Ralph C. Wilson Jr. bought up remaining tickets to two others to ensure they would air on local television. Capacity at Ralph Wilson Stadium is about 73,000.
Reid is confident that the team's fans will support an extra home game – while also making it clear the team can help itself by dramatically improving the on-field product.
"We've been asking to get this Toronto game back. Now it's on us," he said. "The fans don't have any excuses. The players don't have any excuses. If we can start winning more than six games a year, then those tickets are going to move."
Prices for individual game tickets and the announcement of the variable tiers will be announced after the NFL schedule comes out. That traditionally takes place in April. In addition to their traditional AFC East opponents, the Bills will host Green Bay, Minnesota, San Diego, Kansas City and Cleveland in 2014.
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Children's LiteratureWritten at a second or third grade reading level, and providing solid information about South America, this book is a good one for the beginning researcher. The book is organized into nine spreads, with each spread introducing a new topic. Topics covered include: climate, landforms, plants, animals, countries, people, living in South America, and South America and the world. The text is written using a simple sentence structure and a carefully controlled vocabulary. Each topic is covered in two or three short paragraphs. Coupled with the large print size and consistent placement of text on the page, this makes it nice for beginning or reluctant readers. The book is visually appealing as well. Dark purple topic headings introduce the information on each spread. Full color photos accompany each spread, and a bar of color traverses the bottom of each page of text. Each photo is accompanied by a caption to help students understand the connection between the photo and the text. Harder words, such as "chinchilla," "malaria," and "species" are bolded and defined in the glossary. Also included are a table of contents and an index to aid in quickly locating information, and suggested books and Internet sites for further information. Part of the "Seven Continents" series, this book has great social studies curriculum tie-in potential. An "Accelerated Reader" quiz is also available. 2006, Capstone Press/Bridgestone Books, Ages 8 to 12.
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NEW YORK (Reuters) - Global equity markets faltered on Wednesday as a mixed reading of U.S. housing data took the shine off this year's stock rally, while oil prices fell as the prospect of increased Saudi supply offset optimism spurred by an improving worldwide economy.
An index of world shares rose to a 4-1/2-year high before turning lower. Investors were cautious ahead of the release of minutes from the Federal Reserve's most recent meeting later in the day, which are expected to provide insight into the U.S. central bank's thinking on policy.
Global equity markets have surged over the last seven months as major central banks repeatedly delivered monetary support to weak economies. But a more than 7 percent rise in the S&P 500, the U.S. benchmark, so far this year has given investors pause as to how much further the rally can go.
"The market seems very tired and listless, and investors are prone to take profits now as they wait for the music to stop," said Matt McCormick, a money manager at Bahl & Gaynor in Cincinnati.
Traders also said there were unconfirmed rumors in the market that a troubled hedge fund was selling assets.
"I heard the chatter about a hedge fund liquidating things today, but how big I don't know. Certainly it sparks concern," said Michael James, senior trader at Wedbush Morgan in Los Angeles.
MSCI's all-country world equity index rose to 359.37 points, its highest level since June 2008, before retreating to trade down 0.17 percent on the day at 357.45.
Wall Street slipped lower and the FTSEurofirst 300 index of top European shares closed down 0.26 percent to a 1,168.72.
U.S. residential construction fell in January but a jump in permits for future home building to a 4-1/2-year high offered hope the housing market recovery remains on track.
The Dow Jones industrial average was down 19.86 points, or 0.14 percent, at 14,015.81. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index was down 6.22 points, or 0.41 percent, at 1,524.72. The Nasdaq Composite Index was down 18.14 points, or 0.56 percent, at 3,195.46.
The Dow edged higher at one point on gains by Boeing Co (BA.N), which has found a way to fix battery problems on its grounded 787 Dreamliner jets, a source familiar with the U.S. company's plans told Reuters.
Boeing shares rose 1.3 percent to 75.62, though the Dow gave up earlier gains.
European shares fell as surprise dividend cuts by British insurer RSA (RSA.L) and Lufthansa (LHAG.DE) and weak results from the likes of Accor, Europe's biggest hotelier, and miner BHP Billiton weighed on sentiment.
RSA (RSA.L) was the biggest single declining stock after it cut its dividend by a fifth after weak investment returns, sending its shares down 14.9 percent.
Lufthansa (LHAG.DE), Europe's biggest airline, shed 6.2 percent to close at 15.00 by withholding a dividend for the second time in three years.
Oil prices fell with news on expectations of greater supply of crude.
Saudi Arabia, the world's top exporter of crude oil, expects to raise its output in the second quarter to satisfy higher demand from China and drive economic recovery elsewhere, oil industry sources said, but the exact rise in volume was unclear.
April Brent crude futures were down $1.61 at $115.91 a barrel after posting their first gain in four sessions on Tuesday. U.S. crude fell $1.96 to $94.70. The contract expires later on Wednesday.
U.S. Treasury debt prices eased, tracking falls in German bonds after a weak auction, although the market was seen range-bound before the release of minutes of the Federal Reserve's January policy meeting later in the day.
The benchmark 10-year U.S. Treasury note was up 3/32 in price to yield 2.0173 percent.
The dollar edged higher against the yen on the perception the data showed an overall improvement in the U.S. housing market.
The housing report's impact on the dollar-yen rate was a bit of a surprise as it has been driven by Japanese monetary policy despite major U.S. data over the past few months.
The yen gained on Tuesday on a potential rift between Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Finance Minister Taro Aso with respect to foreign bond purchases. Aso said he was not considering foreign bond buying, while Abe had indicated buying was an option.
The euro trimmed losses against the dollar to trade 0.28 percent lower at $1.3348.
Against the yen, the dollar fell as low as 93.11 yen after Abe's remarks, before recovering to trade at 93.50 yen, down 0.1 percent on the day, helped largely by the U.S. housing data.
The decline in U.S. housing was due to the more volatile multi-family component, analysts said, while the single-family category rose to its highest since July 2008.
"Housing starts may have missed but they are still relatively high compared to where we are in the cycle," said Brian Kim, currency strategist, at RBS Securities in Stamford, Connecticut.
"Overall, I would say, housing starts and building permits were generally constructive."
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"Kroy and I are so excited," Real Housewives of Atlanta Kim Zolciak tells Life & Style. She and her husband, Atlanta Falcons defensive end Kroy Biermann, 26, are expecting their second child.
Zolciak, 33, tells the magazine their son K.J. (Kroy Jagger), 9 months, was an "oops," but this was "totally planned."
She has two girls from a previous relationship – Ariana, 9, and Brielle, 14.
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