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DRESS Arabic libas لباس
Decent apparel at the time of public worship is enjoined in the Qur'an Surah vii 29: "O children of Adam! Wear your goodly apparel when ye repair to any mosque." Excess in apparel and extravagance in dress are reproved, Surah vii 25: "We (God) have sent down raiment to hide your nakedness, and splendid garments; but the raiment of piety is the best."
According to the Hidayah (vol iv p 92), a dress of silk is not lawful for men, but women are permitted to wear it. Men are prohibited from wearing gold ornaments, and also ornaments of silver, otherwise than a silver signet ring. The custom of keeping handkerchiefs in the hand, except for necessary use, is also forbidden.
The following are some of the sayings of the Prophet with regard to dress, as recorded in the Traditions. Mishkat, xx c I : "God will not look at him of the Day of Resurrection who shall wear long garments from pride." "Whoever wears a silken garment in this world shall not wear it in the next." "God will not have compassion upon him who wears long trousers (i.e. below the ankle) from pride." "It is lawful for the women of my people to wear silks and gold ornaments, but it is unlawful for the men." "Wear white clothes, because they are the cleanest, and the most agreeable; and bury your dead in white clothes."
According to the Traditions, the dress of Muhammad was exceedingly simple. It is said he sued to wear only two garments, the izar, or "under garment" which hung down three or four inches below his knees, and a mantle thrown over his shoulders. These two robes, with the turban, and white cotton drawers completed the Prophet's wardrobe. His dress was generally of white, but he also wore green, red, and yellow, and sometimes a black woolen dress. It is said by some traditionists that in the taking of Makkah he wore a black turban. The end of his turban used to hang between his shoulders. And he used to wrap it many times round the head. It is said, "the edge of it appeared below like the soiled clothes of an oil dealer."
He was especially fond of white-striped yamani cloth. He once prayed ina silken dress, but he cast it aside afterwards, saving, "it doth not become the faithful to wear silk." He once prayed in a spotted mantle, but the spots diverted his attention, and the garment was never again worn.
His sleeves, unlike those of the Eastern choga or khaftan, ended at the wrist, and he never wore long robes reaching to the ankles.
A first, he wore a gold ring with the stone inwards on his right hand, but it distracted his attention when preaching, and he changed it for a silver one. His shoes, which were often old and cobbled, were of the Hazramaut pattern with two thongs. And he was in the habit of praying with his shoes on. [SHOES.]
The example of Muhammad has doubtless influenced the customs of his followers in the matter of dress, the fashion of which has remained almost the same in eastern Muslim countries centuries past; for although there are varieties of dress in Eastern as well as in European countries, still there are one or two characteristics of dress which are common to all oriental nations which have embraced Islam, namely, the turban folded round the head, the white cotton drawers, or full trousers, tied round the waist by a running string; the qamis, or "shirt", the khaftan, or "coat" and the lungi, or "scarf." The qamis is the same as the ketoneth of the Hebrews, and the of the Greeks, a kind of long shirt with short sleeves the ends of which extend over the trousers or drawers reaching below the knees. The khaftan answers to the Hebrew meil (1 Sam xviii 4), a tunic worn as an outer garment. The Jewish beged, or simlah, must have been similar to the quadrangular piece of cloth still worn as a scarf in Central Asia, and called a lungi, and similar to the 'aba of the Egyptians. It is worn in various ways, either wrapped round the body, or worn over the shoulders, and sometimes folded as a covering for the head.
The dress of Muslims in Egypt is very minutely described by Mr. Lane in his Modern Egyptians, vol I p 36.
The dress of the men of the middle and higher classes of Egypt consists of the following articles. First a pair of full drawers of linen or cotton tied round the body by a running string or band, the ends of which are embroidered with colored silks, though concealed by the other dress. The drawers descend a little below the knees or to the ankles; but many of the Arabs will not wear long drawers, because prohibited by the Prophet. Next is worn the qamis or "shirt", with very full sleeves, reaching to the wrist; it is made of linen of a loose open texture, or of cotton stuff, or of muslin, or silk, or of a mixture of silk and cotton in strips, but all white. Over this, in winter, or in cool weather, most persons wear a sudeyree, which is a short vest of cloth, or of a striped colored silk, or cotton, without sleeves. Over the shirt and the sudeyree, or the former alone, is worn a long vest of striped silk or cotton (called kaftan) descending to the ankles, with long sleeves extending a few inches beyond the finger's ends, but divided from a point a little above the wrist, or about the middle of the fore-arm, so that the band is generally exposed, though it may be concealed by the sleeve when necessary, for it is customary to cover the hands in the presence of a person of high rank. Round this vest is wound the girdle, which is a colored shawl, or a long piece of white-figured muslin.
The ordinary outer robe is a long cloth coat of any color, called by the Turks jubbah, but by the Egyptians gibbeh, the sleeves of which reach not quite to the wrist. Some persons also wear a beneesh, which is a robe of cloth with long sleeves, like those of the kaftan, but more ample. It is properly a robe of ceremony, and should be worn over the other cloth coat, but many persons wear it instead of the gibbeh
Another robe called farageeyeh, nearly resembles the beneesh; it has very long sleeves, but these are not slit, and it is chiefly worn by men of the learned professions. In cold or cool weather, a kind of black woolen cloak, called the abayeh, is commonly worn. Sometimes this is drawn over the head.
In winter, also many persons warp a muslin or other shawl (such as they use for a turban) about the head and shoulders. The head-dress consists first of a small close-fitting cotton cap, which is often changed; nest a tarboosh, which is a red cloth cap, also fitting close to the head with a tassel of dark-blue silk at the crown; lastly, a long piece of white muslin, generally figured, or a kashmere shawl, which is wound round the tarboosh. Thus is formed the turban. The
kashmere shawl is seldom worn except in cool weather. Some persons wear two or three tarbooshes one over another. A shereef (or descendent of the Prophet) wears a green turban, or is privileged to do so, but no other person; and it is not common for any but a shereef to wear a bright green dress. Stockings are not in use, but some few persons in cold weather wear woolen or cotton socks. The above are of thick red morocco, pointed, and turning up at the toes. Some persons also wear inner shoes of soft yellow morocco, and with soles of the same; the outer shoes are taken off on stepping upon a carpet or mat, but not the inner; for this reason the former are often worn turned down at the heel.
The costume of the men of the lower orders is very simple. Theses, if not of the very poorest class, wear a pair of drawers, and a long and full shirt or gown of blue linen or cotton, or of brown woolen stuff, open from the neck nearly to the waist, and having wide sleeves. Over this some wear a white or red woolen girdle; for which servants often substitute a broad red belt of woolen stuff or of leather, generally containing a receptacle for money. Their turban is generally composed of a white, red, or yellow
woolen shawl, or of a piece of coarse cotton or muslin wound round a tarboosh, under which is a white or brown felt cap; but many are so poor, as to have no other cap than the latter, no turban, nor even drawers nor shoes, but only the blue or brown shirt, or merely a few rags, while many, on the other hand, wear a sudeyree under the blue shirt, and some particularly servants in the houses of great men, wear a white shirt, a sudeyree, and a kaftan, or gibbeh, or both, and the blue shirt over all. The full sleeves of this shirt are sometime drawn up by means of a cord, which passes round each shoulder and crosses behind, where it is tied in a knot. This custom is adopted by servants (particularly grooms), who have cords of crimson or dark blue silk for this purpose.
In cold weather, many persons of the lower classes wear an abayeh, like that before described, but coarser and sometimes (instead of being black) having broad stripes, brown and white, or blue and white, but the latter rarely. Another kind of cloak, more full than the abayeh, of black or deep blue woollen stuff, is also very commonly worn, it is called diffeeyeh. The shoes are of red or yellow morocco, or of sheep-skin. Those of the door-keeper and the water carrier of a private house, generally yellow.
The Muslims are distinguished by the colors of their turbans from the Copts and the Jews. Who (as well as other subjects of the Turkish Sultan who are not Muslims) wear black, blue, gray, or light-brown turbans and generally dull-colored dresses.
The distinction of sects, families, dynasties, &c., among the Muslim Arabs by the color of the turbans and other articles of dress, is of very early origin. There are not many different forms of turbans now worn in Egypt; that worn by most of the servants is peculiarly formal, consisting of several spiral twists one above another like the threads of a screw. The kind common among the middle and higher classes of the tradesmen and other citizens of the metropolis and large towns is also very formal, but less so than that just before alluded to.
The Turkish turban worn in Egypt is of a more elegant fashion. The Syrian is distinguished by its width. The Ulama and men of religion and letters in general used to wear, as some do still, one particularly wide and formal called a mukleh. The turban is much respected. In the houses of the more wealthy classes, there is usually a chair on which it is placed at night. This is often sent with the furniture of a bride as it is common for a lady to have one upon which to place her head-dress. It is never used for any other purpose.
The dress of women of the middle and higher orders is handsome and elegant. Their shirt is very full, like that of the men, but shorter, not reaching to the knees; it is also generally. Of the same kind of material as the men's shirt, or of colored crape, sometimes black. A pair of very wide trousers (called shintiyan) of a colored striped stuff, of silk and cotton, or of printed or plain white muslin, is ties round the hips under the shirt, with a dikkeh; its lower extremities are drawn up and tied just below the knee with running strings, but it is sufficiently long to hand down to the feet, or almost to the ground, when attached in this manner. Over the shirt and the shintiyan is worn a long vest (called yelek), of the same material as the latter; it nearly resembles the kaftan of the men, but is more tight to the body and arms; the sleeves also are longer, and it is made to button down the front from the bosom to a little below the girdle, instead of lapping over; it is open likewise on each side from the height of the hip downwards.
In general, the yelek is cut in such a manner as to leave half of the bosom uncovered, except by the shirt, but many ladies have it made more ample at that part, and according to the most approved fashion it should be of sufficient length to reach to the ground, or should exceed that length by two or three inches or more. A short vest (called anteree) reaching only a little below the waist, and exactly resembling a yelek of which the lower part has been cut off, is sometimes worn instead of the latter. A square shawl, or an embroidered kerchief, doubled diagonally, is put loosely round the waist as a girdle, the two corners that are folded together hanging down behind; or sometimes the lady's girdle is folded after the ordinary Turkish fashion, like that of the men, but more loosely.
Over the yelek is worn a gibbeh of cloth or velvet or silk, usually embroidered with gold or with colored silk; it differs in form from the gibbeh of the men, chiefly in being not so wide, particularly in the fore part, and is of the same length as the yelek. Instead of this, a jacket (called saltah), generally of cloth or velvet, and embroidered in the same manner as the gibbeh, is often worn.
The head-dress consists of a takeeyeh and tarboosh, with a square kerchief (called faroodeeyeh) of printed or painted muslin or one of crape, wound tightly round, composing what is called a rabtah. Two or more such kerchiefs were commonly used a short time since, and still are sometime to form the ladies'
turban, but always wound in a high flat shape, very different from that of the turban of the men. A kind of crown, called kurs, and other ornaments, are attached to the ladies' head-dress. A long piece of white muslin, embroidered at each end with colored silks and gold, or of colored crepe ornamented with gold thread, &c, and spangles rests upon the head, and hangs down behind, nearly or quite to the ground; this is called tarhah, it is the head-veil; the face-veil I shall presently describe. The hair, except over the forehead and temples is divided into numerous braids or plaits, generally from eleven to twenty five in number, but always of an uneven number; these hang down the back. To each braid of hair are usually added three black silk cords with little ornaments of gold &c attached to them. Over the forehead the hair is cut rather short, but two full locks hang down on each side of the face; these are often curled in ringlets and sometimes plaited.
Few of the ladies of Egypt wear stockings or socks, but many of them wear mess (or inner shoes) of yellow or red morocco, sometimes embroidered with gold. Over these, whenever they step off the matted or carpeted part of the floor, they put on haboog (or slippers) of yellow morocco, with high pointed toes, or use high wooden clogs or patterns, generally from four to nine inches in height and usually ornamented with mother of pearl or silver.
The riding or walking attire is called tezyeereh. Whenever a lady leaves the house, she wears, in addition to what has been above
described, first, a large loose gown (called tob or sebleh), the sleeves of which are nearly equal in width to the whole length of the gown; it is of silk, generally of a pink or rose or violet color. Next is put on the burka, or face veil, which is a long strip of white muslin, concealing the whole of the face except the eyes, and reaching nearly to the feet. It is suspended at the top by a narrow hand, which passes up the forehead, and which is sewed, as are, also the two upper corners of the veil, to a band that is tied round the head. The lady then covers herself with a habarah, which for a married lady, is composed of two breaths of glossy, black silk, each all-wide, and three yards long; these are sewed together, at or near the selvages (according to the height of the person) the seam running horizontally, with respect to the manner in which it is worn; a piece of narrow black ribbon is sewed inside the upper part about six inches from the edge, to tie round
the head. But some of them imitate the Turkish ladies of Egypt in holding the front part so as to conceal all but that portion of the veil that is above the hands. The unmarried ladies wear a habarab of white silk or a shawl. Some females of the middle classes, who cannot afford to purchase a habarah, wear instead of it an eezar (izar), which is a piece of white calico, of the same form and size as the former, and is worn in the same manner. On the feet are worn short boots or socks (called khuff), of yellow morocco, and over these women of the lower orders who are not of the poorest class, consists of a pair of trousers or drawers (similar in form to the shintiyan of the ladies, but generally of plain white cotton or linen), a blue linen or cotton shirt (not quite so full as that of the men), reaching to the feet, a burka of a kind of coarse black crepe, and a dark blue tarhah of muslin or linen. Some wear, over the olng shirt, or instead of the latter, a linen tob, of the same form as that of the ladies; and withing the long shirt, some wear a short white shirt; and some, a sudeyree also, or an anteree. The sleeves of the tob are often turned up over the head; either to prevent their being incommodious, or to supply the place of a tarhah. In addition to these articles of dress, many women who are not of the very poor classes wear, as a covering, a kind of plaid, similar in form to the habarah composed of two pieces of cotton woven in small chequers of blue and white, or cross stripes, with a mixture of red at each end. It is called milaych in general it is
worn in the same manner as the habarah, but sometimes like the tarbah. The upper part of the black burka is often ornamented with false pearls, small gold coins, and other little flat ornaments of the same metal (called bark); sometimes with a coral bead, and a gold coin beneath; also with some coins of base silver and more commonly with a pair of chain tassels of brass or silver (called ayoon) attached to the corners. A square black silk kerchief (called asbeh), with a border of red and yellow, is bound round the head, doubled diagonally, and tied with a single knot behind; or, instead of this, the tarboosh and faroodeeyeh are worn, though by very few women of the lower classes.
The best kind of shoes worn by the females of the lower orders are of red morocco, turned up, but generally round, at the toes. The burka and shoes are most common in Cairo, and are also worn by many of the women throughout lower Egypt; but in Upper Egypt, the burka is very seldom seen, and shoes are scarcely less uncommon. To supply the place of the former, when necessary, a portion of the tarhah is drawn before the face, so as to conceal nearly all the countenance except one eye.
Many of the women of the lower orders, even in the metropolis, never conceal their faces.
Throughout the greater part of Egypt, the most common dress of the women merely consists of the blue shirt or tob and tarhah. In the southern parts of Upper Egypt chiefly above Akhmeem, most of the women envelop themselves in a large piece of dark brown woolen stuff (called a hulaleeyeh), wrapping it round the body and attaching the upper parts together over each shoulder, and a piece of the same they use as a tarhah. This dull dress, though picturesque, is almost as distinguishing as the blue tinge which women in these parts of Egypt impart to their lips. Most of the women of the lower orders wear a variety of trumpery ornaments, such as ear-rings, necklaces, bracelets, &c., and sometimes a nose-ring.
The women of Egypt deem it more incumbent upon them to cover the upper and back part of the head than the face, and more requisite to conceal the face than most other parts of the person. I have often seen women but half covered with miserable rags, and several times female in the prime of womanhood, and others in more advanced age, with nothing on the body but a narrow strip of rag bound round the hips.
Mr. Burckhart, in his Notes on the Bedoiuns and Wahays (p. 47), thus describes the dress of the Badawis of the desert:-
In summer the men wear a coarse cotton shirt, over which the wealthy put a kambar, or "long gown," as it is worn in Turkish towns, of silk or cotton stuff. Most of them, however, do not wear the kambar, but simply wear over their shirt a woolen mantle. There are different sorts of mantles, one very thin, light, and white woolen, manufactured at Baghdad, and called mesoumy. A coarser and heavier kind, striped white and brown (worn over the mesoumy), is called abba. The Baghdad abbas are most esteemed, those called boush. (In the northern parts of Syria, every kind of woolen mantle, whether white, black, or striped white and brown, or white and blue, are called meshlakh.) I have not seen any black abbas among the Aenezes, but frequently among the sheikhs of Ahl el Shemal, sometimes interwoven with gold, and worth as much as ten pounds sterling. The Aenezes do not wear drawers; they walk and ride usually barefooted, even the richest of them, although they generally esteem yellow boots and red shoes. All the Bedouins wear on the head, instead of the red Turkish cap, a turban, or square kerchief, of cotton or cotton and silk mixed; the turban is called keffie; this they fold about the head so that one corner falls backward, and tow other corners hang over the fore part of the shoulders; with these two corners they cover their faces to protect them from the sun's rays, or hot wind, or rain, or to conceal their features if they wish to be unknown. The keffie is yellow or yellow mixed with green. Over the keffie the Aenezes tie, instead of a turban, a cord round the head; this cord is of camel's hair, and called akal. Some tie a handkerchief about the head, and it is then called shutfa. A few rich sheikhs wear shawls on their heads of Damascus or Baghdad manufacture, striped red and white; they sometimes also use red caps or takle (called in Syria tarboush), and under those they wear a smaller cap or camel's hair called maaraka (in Syria arkye, where it is generally made of fine cotton stuff).
The Azenezes are distinguished at first sight from all Syrian Bedouins by the long tresses of their hair. They never shave their black hair, but cherish it from infancy, till they can twist it in tresses, that hang over the cheeks down to the breast; these trousers are called keroun. Some few Aenezes wear girdles of leather, others tie a cord or a piece of rag over the shirt. Men and women wear from infancy a leather girdle around the naked waist, it consists of four or five thongs twisted together into a cord as thick as one's finger. I heard that the women tie their thongs separated from each other, round the waist. Both men and women adorn the girdles with pieces of ribands or amulets. The Aenezes called it hhakou; the Ahl el Shemal call it bereim. In summer the boys, until the are of seven or eight years, go stark naked; but I never saw any young girl in that state, although it was mentioned that in the interior of the desert the girls, at that early age, were not more encumbered by clothing than their little brothers. In winter, the Bedouins wear over the shirt a piece of pelisse, made of several sheep-skins stitched together; many wear these skins even in summer, because experience has taught them that the more warmly a person is clothed, the less he suffers from the sun. The Arabs endure the inclemency of the rainy season in a wonderful manner. While everything around them suffers from the cold, they sleep barefooted in an open tent, where the fire is not kept up beyond midnight. Yet in the middle of summer an Arab sleeps wrapped in his mantle upon the burning sand, and exposed to the rays of an intensely hot sun. The ladies dress is a wide cotton gown of dark color, blue, brown, or black; on their heads they wear a kerchief called shauber or mekroune, the young females having it of a red color, the old of black. All the Ranalla ladies wear black silk kerchiefs, two yards square, called shale kas; these are made at Damascus. Silver rings are much worn by the Aeneze ladies, both in the ears and noses; the ear-rings they call terkie (pl. teraky), the small nose-rings shedre, the larger some of which are three inches and a half in diameter), khezain. All the women puncture their cheeks, breasts, and arms, and the Ammour women their ankles. Several men also adorn their arms in the same manner. The Bedouin ladies half cover their faces with a dark-colored veil, called nekye, which is so tied as to conceal the chin and mouth. The Egyptian women's veil (berkoa is used by the Kebly Arabs. Round their waists the Aeneze ladies wear glass bracelets of various colors; the rich also have silver bracelets and some wear silver chains about the neck. Both in summer and winter the men and women go barefooted.
Captain Burton, in his account of Zanzibar, (vol I p 382), says:-
The Arab's head-dress is a kummeh or kofiyyah (red fez), a Surat calotte (afiyyah), or a white skull-cap, worn under a turban (kilemba) of Oman silk and cotton religiously mixed. Usually it is of fine blue and white cotton check, embroidered and fringed with broad red border, with the ends hanging in unequal lengths over one shoulder. The couture is highly picturesque. The ruling family and grandees, however, have modified its vulgar folds, wearing it peaked in the front, and somewhat resembling a tiara. The essential body clothing, and the succedaneum for trousers is an izor (nguo yaku Chini), or loin-cloth, tucked in at the waist, six to seven feet long by three broad. The colors are brickdust and white, or blue and white, with a silk bordered striped red, black, and yellow. The very poor wear a dirty bit of cotton girdled by a hakab or kundavi, a rope of plaited thongs; the rich prefer a fine embroidered stuff from Oman, supported at the waist by a silver chain. None but the western Arabs admit the innovation of the drawers (suru-wali). The jama or upper garment is a collarless coat, of the best broad-cloth, leek green or some tender colour being preferred. It is secured over the left breast by a silken loop, and the straight wide sleeves are gaily lined. The kizbao, a kind of waistcoat, covering only the bust; some wear it with sleeves, others without. The dishdashes (in Kisawa-hili Khanzu), a narrow sleeved shirt buttoned at the throat, and extending to midshin, is made of calico baftah). American drill and other stuffs called doriyah, tatabuzum, and jamdani. Sailors are known by khuzerangi a course cotton, stained dingy red-yellow, with henna or pomegranate rind, and rank with wars (bastard saffron) and shark's oil.
Respectable men guard the stomach with a hizam, generally a Cashmere or Bombay shawl; others wear sashes of the dust-colored raw silk, manufactured in Oman. The outer garment for chilly weather is the long tight-sleeved Persian jubbeh, jokhah, or caftan, of European broad-cloth. Most men shave their heads, and the Shafeis trim or entirely remove the moustaches.
The palms are reddened with henna, which is either brought from El Hejaz, or gathered in the plantations. The only ring is a plain cornelian seal and the sole other ornament is a talisman (hirz in Kisawahili Hirizi). The eyes are blackened with kohl, or anitmony of El Sham – here not Syria, but the region about Meccah – and the mouth crimsoned by betel, looks as if a tooth had just been knocked out.
Dr. Eugene Schuyler, in his work on Turkestan (vol I, p 22) says:-
The dress of the central Asiatic is very simple. He wears loose baggy trousers, usually made of coarse white cotton stuff fastened tightly around the waist, with a cord and tassel; this is a necessary article of dress, and is never or rarely taken off, at all events not in the presence of another. Frequently, when men are at work, this is the only garment, and in that case it is gradually turned up under the cord, or rolled up to the legs, so that the person is almost naked. Over this is worn a long shirt, either white or of some light-colored print, reaching almost to the feet, and with a very narrow aperture for the neck, which renders in somewhat difficult to put the head through. The sleeves are long and loose. Beyond this there is nothing more but what is called the chapan, varying in number according to the weather, or the whim of the person. The chapan is a loose gown, cut very sloping in the neck, with strings to tie it together in the front; and inordinately large sleeves, made with an immense gore, and about twice as long as is necessary; exceedingly inconvenient, but useful to conceal the hands, as Asiatic politeness dictates. In summer, these are usually made of Russian prints, or of the native alatcha, a striped or cotton material, or of silk, either striped or with most gorgeous eastern patterns, in bright colors, especially red, yellow, and green. I have sometimes seen men with as many as four or five of these gowns, even in summer they say that it keeps out the heat. In winter, one gown will frequently be made of cloth, and lined with fine lamb skin or fur. The usual girdle is a large handkerchief, or a
Small shawl; at times, a long scarf wound several times tightly around the waist. The Jews in places under native rule are allowed no girdle, but a bit of rope or cord, as a mark of ignominy. From the girdle hand the accessory knives and several small bags and pouches, often prettily embroidered for combs, money &c. On the head there is a skull-cap; these in Tashkent are always embroidered with silk; in Bukhara they are usually worked with silk, or worsted in cross-stitched in gay patterns. The turban, called tchilpetch, or "Forty turns," is very long; and if the wearer has any pretence to elegance, it should be of fine thin material, which is chiefly imported from England. It requires considerable experience to wind one properly round the head, so that the folds will be well made and the appearance fashionable. One extremity is left to fall over the left shoulder, but is usually, except at prayer time, tucked in over the top. Should this end be on the right shoulder, it is said to be in the Afghan style. The majority of turbans are white, particularly so in Tashkent, though white is especially the colour of the mullahs and religious people, whose learning is judged by the size of their turbans. In general, merchants prefer blue, stripped, or chequered material.
At home the men usually go barefooted, but on going out wear either a sort of slippers with pointed tow and very small high heels, or long soft boots the sole and upper being made of the same material. In the street, one must in addition put on either a slipper of golosh, or wear riding-boots made of bright green horse hide, with turned-up pointed toes and very small high heels.
The dress of the women, in the shape and fashion, differs but little from that of the men, as they wear similar trousers and shirts, though, in addition, they have long gowns, usually of bright-colored silk, which extend from the next to the ground. They wear an innumerable quantity of the necklaces, and little amulets, pendents in their hair, and ear-rings, and occasionally even a nose-ring. This is by no means so ugly as is supposed; a pretty girl with a turquoise ring in one nostril is not at all unsightly. On the contrary, there is something piquant in it. Usually, when outside of the houses, all respectable women wear a heavy black veil, reaching to their waists, made of woven horse hair, and over that is thrown a dark blue, or green, khalut, the sleeves of which tied together at the ends, dangle behind. The theory of this dull dress is, that the women desire to escape observation, and certainly for that purpose they have devise the most ugly and unseemly costume that could be imagined. They are, however, very inquisitive, and occasionally in bye-streets, one is able to get a good glance at them before they pull down their veils.
The dress of the citizens of Persia has been often described both by ancient and modern travelers. That of the men has changed very materially within the last century. The turban, as a head dress, is now worn by none but the Arabian inhabitants of that country. The Persians wear a long cap covered with lamb's wool, the appearance of which is sometimes improved by being encircled with a cashmere shawl. The inhabitants of the principal towns are fond of dressing richly. Their upper garments are either made of chintz, silk, or cloth and are often trimmed with gold or silver lace; they also wear brocade, and in winter their clothes are lined with furs, of which they import a great variety. It is not customary for any person, except the king to wear jewels; but nothing can exceed the profusion which he displays of these ornaments; and his subjects seem peculiarly proud of this part of royal magnificence. They assert that when the monarch is dressed in his most splendid robes, and is seared in the sun, that the eye cannot gaze on the dazzling brilliancy of his attire.
Based on Hughes, Dictionary of Islam


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For the month of September, 2014 painter Julie Armbruster's works will be featured in the F.W. Front Gallery at Woolworth Walk in her show Puddles and Projections. Imagine a colorful world full of strange creatures, human-animal hybrids, and expressions that draw in the viewer with their big eyes and perplexed contortions. The newest work by local painter, Julie Armbruster, reveals some interesting new compositions and includes some works on paper, panel, and some sculpted works. Armbruster has pulled in some of her favorite characters such as Bip Nurgen, Professor Wunderbar, and the vampire owls adding to their individual and collective narratives. Come meet Julie and enjoy the artist reception on Friday September 5th from 5-7pm.


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It's always fun to try something new when knitting...to mix it up a bit! I took a bunch of old t-shirts and cut them into strips and then knotted the strips together, once the strips were all knotted together I rolled them up into a ball and made a nice little rug! I love this rug, it fits perfectly under my laundry basket to keep my wood floor from getting scratched. A larger rug would be perfect for in the bathroom. It is very plush. I taught a 4H'er how to do this and she used bright colored t-shirts, her rug is adorable and won a ribbon at the county fair!
It really doesn't matter how wide you cut the strips, as long as you keep them consistent, I think I used a size 13 needles. Next I would like to try something with all of the twine we have from hay bales! Any ideas?
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In order for the Fayetteville-Manlius boys basketball team to have a better shot at ending that 58-year sectional championship drought, it had to do something about a much shorter dry spell against a key opponent.
That would be Henninger, who beat the Hornets in last year's Section III Class AA semifinal. Following years of Black Knights domination in this series, F-M finally came out on top Friday night, holding on for a 69-61 victory in front of a loud, overflow home crowd.
"This is a big win for us," said F-M head coach Tom Blackford. "We have been trying to get over this hump (beating Henninger), and this will help our confidence."
John Schurman led the Hornets, the junior forward posting 23 points, including a crucial 3-pointer late in the fourth quarter that broke a long Hornets field-goal drought and stymied Henninger's rally from an 11-point deficit earlier in the half.
"They gave us a fight, but we were resilient," said Schurman.
Just as important was how the Hornets' 1-3-1 defense responded in the game's latter stages to a big first half from Black Knights forward Ahmad McKinney.
Though F-M never trailed after giving up the game's first field goal, McKinney, all by himself, made sure that the Hornets didn't get comfortable. He scored Henninger's first 13 points and had 20 points by halftime, keeping the Black Knights within four, 34-30, as they went to the break.
Blackford said that McKinney was getting too many open looks on the baseline, so in the second half the Hornets closed up its interior defense, rotating several forwards to cover McKinney and daring Henninger to beat them with outside shots.
It worked, as McKinney was kept without a field goal for the game's last 13-plus minutes, so though he finished with 25 points to lead both sides, McKinney would not be a factor down the stretch.
In particular, Blackford praised sophomore T.J. Wheatley, calling his performance "phenomenal". Beyond his 12 points, Wheatley also controlled the glass for long stretches of the game, giving F-M extra possessions as he piled up 15 rebounds.
F-M nearly got away in that third period, stretching its margin to 47-36. But the Black Knights clawed back to within 56-54, by the fourth quarter, aided by a defense that held the Hornets without a field goal for more than five minutes.
Then, with 3:01 left and F-M still clinging to a 58-54 edge, point guard Jake Wittig drew a double team at the top of the key. That left Schurman open and, from well beyond the 3-point arc, Schurman took Wittig's pass and drained the shot, extending the margin to 61-54.
Though the Black Knights got within four in the final minute, F-M had enough of a cushion thanks to the free-throw shooting of Tomer Nesher. Held scoreless in the first half, Nesher had all 14 of his points after the break, 10 of them from successful foul shots, and added eight rebounds.
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Much has been said of pop star Justin Bieber's sense of self-entitlement, from relieving himself in a restaurant kitchen mop bucket while cursing former U.S. President Bill Clinton to speeding through Southern California with friends in one of his exotic sports cars.
Now a report out of China finds that on a trip to the Great Wall of China this week, the 19-year-old Bieber was literally carried to the top of the massive monument on the shoulders of two burly bodyguards.
News of Bieber's luxurious ride on the back of his extremely patient (and hopefully well paid) security detail broke via World Entertainment News, followed by actual photos of the incident being posted online by fan Twitter page Believe Tour Updates.
Bieber is currently in the Far East on his Believe World Tour, which will touch down in Japan before jetting off for dates in Columbia, Mexico, Chile and more throughout the month of October. November finds Bieber heading down for a string of shows in Australia. Given the hosts of monuments found throughout the world, time will reveal which one Prince Bieber will be carried to see next.
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Procter & Gamble just presented a new corporate strategy to investors that involves 5,700 layoffs and $10 billion in savings over the next five years. Much of that will come by holding back the company's bloated $10 billion ad budget.
One of P&G's most crucial new product launches this year will be Tide Pods, a brand extension of the laundry detergent. Tide Pods are small, dissolvable, pre-measured packets that supposedly work better than just dumping the stuff in the top of the machine. P&G will put a $150 million ad campaign behind that launch later this year. Tide is a massive brand that sells $1.3 billion a year, and Tide Pods are expected to add another $300 million annually.
Good luck trying to figure that out from CEO Bob McDonald's presentation to investors yesterday, as filed with the SEC. The slide on Tide Pods is missing. In its place is a blank screen with the words, "Insert Tide Pods Copy."
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The taxpayers' predicament over Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac is already grave enough. The Bush administration has asked Congress for a massive rescue package for the twin "government-sponsored" mortgage investors and insurers, and the Fed has announced that it will extend short-term lending to both Fannie and Freddie. Graver still, though, is the fact that the rest of the world of supposedly "high" finance is becoming more like Fannie and Freddie, with potentially disastrous consequences for the American economy and taxpayer.
What are Fannie and Freddie—and why should we care? The two behemoths sponsor about half of the nation's home mortgages, mostly of the old-fashioned, fixed-rate variety. They've guaranteed three-quarters of recent mortgages since the credit crisis began, up from 40 percent a couple of years ago, when investors were so optimistic about housing prices that they didn't find the guarantees necessary. These mortgage guarantees, as well as the companies' borrowing to support their own investments in mortgages, account for virtually all of Fannie's and Freddie's $5.4 trillion in liabilities.
A trillion here, a trillion there, and soon you're talking about real money—more than one-third of the annual gross domestic product, in fact. Yet this mass of obligation sits on a razor-thin base. Fannie and Freddie hold only about $80 billion in actual capital, or under 2 percent of all of those potential liabilities. They get the rest of their money through borrowing. And because their borrowing matures regularly, they must raise new billions every month.
What this precarious capital structure means is that Fan and Fred have scarily little room for error. If the value of the mortgage loans they hold or guarantee declines by just a few percent, their capital is wiped out. William Poole, former chief of the St. Louis Fed, helped set off a run on the firms' shares last week by noting that Freddie was already technically insolvent, thanks to the decline in home values over the past two years (though the situation had been clear in May). Why did lenders and shareholders, then, give such dangerous companies money to play with, especially on Fan's and Fred's customarily cheap terms?
The answer is that while Fannie and Freddie are technically private firms, their debt has come with an implied government guarantee. Everyone has long believed that Fannie and Freddie are "too big to fail": that is, that the feds would never let them fall into bankruptcy, for two reasons. One, they're crucial to the nation's mortgage markets, partly because it's hard for other firms to compete with their once-implicit government backing. Two, they're crucial to the nation's broader financial markets, having wrapped themselves in a web of guarantees, insurance contracts, and derivatives that makes Bear Stearns's business look as straightforward as a lemonade stand.
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Title: X-ray Binary Candidates Along Omega Centauri's Annomolous Subgiant Branch
Abstract: \omega Centauri, the Milky Way's most massive and enigmatic old stellar cluster, offers a treasure trove of astronomical discovery and controversy. Is the cluster a globular or a dwarf galaxy remnant? Does it host a massive central black hole? Does a population of millisecond pulsars lurk just below detection limits? What are the origins and dynamical histories of the cluster's multiple stellar populations? In the midst of these debates, \wcen has recently yielded a new mystery: a population of X-ray sources seemingly coincident with its metal-rich ``anomalous'' red and subgiant branches (RGB/SGB-a). If these X-ray bright sources are cluster members associated with the metal-rich RGB/SGB-a, they would signify an unusual over-density of X-ray sources among this stellar population. Alternatively if these X-ray sources are associated with the dominant RGB/SGB, they might represent the largest population of ``sub-subgiants'' (or ``red-stragglers'') found to date, and provide an unprecedented sample from which to investigate these poorly understood stars, which may be linked to binary interactions or mergers. We propose multi-epoch, multi-slit, medium resolution spectroscopy from Gemini-South's GMOS instrument for seven of these X- ray sources to measure radial velocities (to search for binarity and establish cluster membership) and to make the preliminary metallicity measurements necessary to associate them with one of \wcen's numerous giant branches.
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I just finished my first year at Ripon College, and am still in the midst of many introductory courses, but I am learning a lot. As a helpful hint to all future students, Ripon does not require its students to take a course in mathematics. However, if you do choose to take these courses (especially Calculus I and II like I did) be wary. They are difficult, and what math isn't, but if you maintain a good work ethic you learn more than you would think possible. In all, the majority of the classes are interesting and informative.
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Nicely sharing the content around IGNSpy, GameSpy has a profile of the main villian from Mass Effect - Saren:
Saren Arterius is the longest serving turian member of the Spectres - the elite military operatives answering directly to the Citadel Council. For 24 years he has been an agent of the Council's will, a zealous defender of galactic stability in the unsettled border region of the Skyllian Verge.
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This year, I am happy to invite you to London. In the United Kingdom our Construction and Infrastructure Development teams have, jointly, established a strong business and brand. The Sunday Times recently named Skanska UK the 2nd Best Green Company across all industries which means that Skanska now is the "Leading Green Construction Company in the UK". Let this serve as an inspiration for the rest of us!
The upcoming Management Meeting will be particularly exciting as it constitutes the official launch of our Business Plan 2011-2015. The plan is the outcome of one year's intensive work, to which I know many of you have contributed. Thank you for your engagement and efforts!
The theme of the new Business Plan is Profitable Growth. After years of successful consolidation we have a strong common platform; we are One Skanska with shared values, a strong operational performance and a solid balance sheet. This enables us to move into a new, more offensive mode. We can do it – and we have to do it in order to keep our attractiveness among investors and employees.
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merc7186 (208) North Tonawanda, New York | November 17, 2013
Visited: 7-29-11 When you enter into Discount Beer, you can obviously see that they cater to all beer drinkers. The store is pretty much divided down the middle between macros and micros. When you go inside, you definitely stay to the left for your craft beers, but it instantly hits you...I see cases of beer, but where are the bombers, six packs, 12 packs??? This place sells beers by the case only, which isn't horrible but sometimes you want a bomber and not 12 of them (but that is on PA and their stupid beer laws, not on the business). The quality of their selection was pretty decent as you could not only get some decent PA brewers but other craft brewers as well. I think I would like to see more offerings from PA brewers. You may find Ottos, Stoudts, or Voodoo but only a couple of flavors from each and not a full line. The service was decent and seemed eager to help and try to answer questions but you aren't going to find beer snobs working here. If Im looking to load up on something and in the area, I might stop here again.
ArtZ (2) Buffalo, New York | November 21, 2012
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cheap (245) Beaver Valley, Beaver County, Pennsylvania | February 25, 2012
Typical PA beer distributor. Cases only at the normal PA cases prices. A few good crafts and imports.
beergodd1 (11) Conneaut, Ohio | March 27, 2010
Somewhat a new place on Peach St. back near Sam's Club. I think the selection is as good or better than any other beer warehouse (cases only) in Erie, and I been to them all. The People are "mostly" very knowledgeable and always want to help, or find out if the can order something they don't have. Pricing was a little lower than most also. It is my regular stop when I go to Erie....First I go to upick6 to try a beer then if I like it I go bye a case (or so) here. And I never look over at the "Domestic swill" side, so I can't judge That.
rudolf (104) Buffalo, New York | October 22, 2009
Stumbled across this place while looking for Six Pack House of Beer. They only sell cases, but prices are reasonable & they have a good enough selection. Breweries available included Bells, Mad Hatter, Stone, Ithaca, Unibroue, Ommegang, Dogfish, Great Lakes & many others. Case prices were WAY better than 6 pack prices in erie. This place had cases of Bells Kalamazoo Stout for $38 - Wegmans & Six Pack House of beer were charging $12/6 pack.


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Letting go, relax, enjoy, be yourself and enjoy the company of others
I think life is a journey and if we're lucky and we put effort in it we might find the person we were supposed to be in the end because that's what it's all about. Everybody has his own pace and path and there is no right and no wrong. Everything is possible we just have to believe in it and follow our dreams. Sometimes we lose our path but that's also part of life... Like me...I am 30 years now, a translator for English and Spanish living in Cologne (Germany) and I can certainly feel that I'm not on the right path anymore-I need to find a new passion. Life is hard sometimes- it is for everybody and that's ok because on the other hand life is just wonderful. I am blessed with the freedom to change the direction in my life from today on if I want to. I don't care for expensive things or a lot of money because I am convinced that we will only be as happy as we are today- regardless of how rich we might become. Happiness and Love can only be found inside ourselves...
Positive thinking, love, laughter, friendship, fun, give and it will come back to you
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I want to participate here because I think it is an amazing idea. It takes a certain kind of person to do CS and a certain mind set and that's exactly what I'm looking for in people. Meeting someone who will show you around his city and show you what he loves about his home is priceless. One can never experience the same by staying in a hotel.
So far I haven't had any CS experience- I just joined beginning of this year but I am planning on participating a lot- both ways...
Of course friends.... I love my friends, I love to spend time with them doing whatever.
I love singing therefore I learned playing the guitar- which works but I'm not the greatest talent in guitar playing....therefore always great to find somebody who plays the guitar better than me. I would love to find someone to make some music with...
Dancing- I love music therefore I loooove dancing....
Listening to music of course- at home, at concerts....
I try to go to the gym on a regular basis 2-3 times a week. I used to hate the gym because I thought it was so artificial but I realized how much it means to me now especially when I have to work and therefore sit a lot....
One type of sport that I tried once and enjoyed a lot is climbing. Haven't done it in a while but I would love to do it more.
Snowboarding... haven't done it in a while either but that's cuz it just costs a fucking lot of money....
Of course there was a reason I studied translation- I love languages, different cultures and traveling. I think the world is just waiting for us to be explored and there is just too little time...
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Muuuusssiiic.....There is really not much I do not enjoy listening to except of bad Pop Music, Brit Pop and Indie not really, Very hard Heavy Metal and Jazz not so much....
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Nirvana, Hole, Pearl Jam, RHCP, Janis Joplin
to newer stuff like The Mars Volta, Kings of Leon, Coheed and Cambria...
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up to for some years now electronic music...here I just started to like Minimal or Drum n Bass
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One of the best things I have done in my life was to spend my semester abroad in Australia. I can remember a day in a wildlife park where I was unpacking my things when 2 kangaroos approached our camper van. They were so curious and interested in us that we even had the chance to touch them...
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In the Department of What Have You Done For Us Lately?, the answer was "squat" when it came to the Rangers' leading men up front in last night's 3-0 loss to the Senators at Madison Square Garden.
"Our grinders and role players played well, but we got squat out of our top guys," coach John Tortorella said after his club's winning streak was stopped at five games by impressive Ottawa. "Brian Boyle's line [with Ruslan Fedotenko and Carl Hagelin] was really good, but the problem is, that can't be our top line … that can't be our top line."
Asked whether he found fault with the execution or the effort of the featured group that included Brad Richards, Marian Gaborik, Derek Stepan, Artem Anisimov and, by association, Ryan Callahan, the coach responded, "Both."
Brandon Dubinsky was sidelined with a sore shoulder, replaced in the lineup by Wojtek Wolski, who in his first game since Nov. 3 opened with Richards and Callahan before the coach began juggling his personnel through a second period in which the Senators began to dictate.
Tortorella broke up the Anisimov-Stepan-Gaborik unit that has essentially been intact since the combination was formed on Nov. 5 in the club's 12th game of the season. That span of 29 matches (minus one that Anisimov missed because of illness) probably represents a career record of stability for this coach.
But the unit that carried the club offensively through December has gone stale since the turn of the year. So has Anisimov, who sat for the final 8:23 of the second period then played with several different sets of linemates in the third while Callahan joined Stepan and Gaborik.
"Everything [has been missing] from Artie's game the past few games," Tortorella said of Anisimov, who has one point (0-1) in his past 10. "It's not all on Artie's shoulders, but that line has dried up a little bit."
Stepan had four shots, including a glorious opportunity from the high slot 7:30 into the third period with the Rangers down 1-0. But he was denied by Craig Anderson, who was terrific, challenging shooters throughout a 34-save performance during which he was the best goaltender on the ice.
Gaborik was held without a shot for the third time this season, which reached the halfway point with the defeat that dropped the Rangers to 27-10-4.
"I didn't expect to win the rest of our games," said goalie Henrik Lundqvist, whose personal seven-game winning streak ended. "Losses will come, but the important thing is to deal with it right away when it happens."
"There's frustration in not burying our chances," said Callahan, a staple on the power play that went 0-for-4 and is 1-for-20 over the past eight matches and 3-for-38 over the past 14. "More disappointing is that we let them take the momentum in the second period and didn't grab it back."
For all the Rangers' comparative woes, it was only 1-0 against with 6:10 to go on Jason Spezza's mid second-period left wing rocket when Boyle took Fedotenko's feed in front and took a shot. The puck, however, glanced off the shaft of Spezza's stick.
The Senators went the other way and scored on Milan Michalek's rebound at 13:58 after he beat Fedotenko down the ice.
"That's the way it's going for Brian," Tortorella said of Boyle, who has two goals and has not scored in 22 straight. "Those guys did everything possible, but that line can't check their top line [as well] as they did and lead the team in scoring chances, too."


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Lincoln has been in the Early Intervention program since last March, for speech. I cannot express how thankful I am for this program. Lincoln has received speech therapy in the comfort of his own home. He has made so much progress during this time. He calls me "Momma." I had waited 2 1/2 years to hear that sweet word, and now, he says it all the time. I don't think I will ever tire of hearing him call me "Momma." I truly cherish all the effort and determination he put into saying that sweet word, for me.
I cannot tell you enough, how proud I am of my sweet boy. I cannot tell you enough, how proud he is of himself…and that is the best part. Actually seeing my son be proud of himself. Simply put, it's amazing. I really don't know how else to describe it.
The Early Intervention program only lasts until your child is 3 years old. And guys? That is coming up rather quickly. A little more quickly than I'd like.
I know what you're thinking. So, what happens when Lincoln turns three? Do they just drop him out of the program? What if he's not ready?
Well. Not exactly.
Today, Lincoln is being evaluated for the Pre-K speech program. If he still needs speech therapy, he will continue his sessions there. I'm not entirely sure how the program works yet, I have one million and one questions to ask. But, from what I gather, I'd bring him to the school once per week for a one hour session. He would still receive his speech therapy, just in a different setting.
As much as he has thrived with the Early Intervention program, I do think he will need to continue his sessions. He's just not completely caught up, and while I wish he was, I certainly will not deny him something that he can only benefit from.
But. I'm nervous. Lincoln is a smart boy. Sometimes, I'm just amazed with how smart he is. He completely blows my mind. I want the evaluators to see that. I want them to be blown away by my [almost] 3 year old. I know he's behind in his speech development, but I just know that once he puts all those pieces together, he is going to take off and run with it! I know they can help my son do that.
Unfortunately, this evaluation isn't like a test you can study for. To be completely honest, Lincoln could do unbelievably amazing…or, not. He's a toddler. Toddler's are unpredictable. I know this. You know this. And, the evaluators know this.
So, why am I so nervous?!
One thing I can guarantee, is they will fall in love with my sweet Lincoln. How can they not?
Whatever this day brings, I know one thing is certain. I will be proud of my son. For everything. For his strength. For his determination. For his love. I will always be proud.


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Safety Study of Nifurtimox for Relapsed or Refractory Neuroblastoma
This study has been completed.
University of Vermont
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
First Posted: June 14, 2007
Last Update Posted: October 23, 2009
St. Louis University
Information provided by:
University of Vermont
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There is currently no curative treatment for children with relapsed/refractory neuroblastoma, and for these children the 5 year survival rate is <10%. As such, new therapeutic approaches are needed to treat these children. This Phase 1 clinical trial is specifically designed to test the safety and toxicity of nifurtimox when given in combination with cyclophosphamide and topotecan for the treatment of relapsed and/or refractory neuroblastoma . Prior to study opening, 3 pediatric patients with neuroblastoma have received nifurtimox in combination with this chemotherapy regimen, and all have had significant measurable responses without undue toxicity. These case reports, as well as our in vitro and in vivo investigations into the biologic effect of nifurtimox on neuroblastoma cells has prompted the development of this Phase I study. This Phase I study will involve a dose escalation trial of daily oral nifurtimox alone for one 21 day cycle of therapy, followed by continuation of nifurtimox with the addition of standard doses of cyclophosphamide (5 days) and topotecan (5 days) for 3 additional 21 day cycles. Our primary aim is to evaluate the safety of nifurtimox alone and in combination with these chemotherapy agents in multiply relapsed/refractory patients. Our secondary aim will be to evaluate the pharmacokinetics of nifurtimox as well as treatment response.
|Drug: Nifurtimox
|Phase 1
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Allocation: Non-Randomized
Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment
Masking: None (Open Label)
Primary Purpose: Treatment
|Official Title:
|A Phase I Trial of Nifurtimox for Relapsed or Refractory Neuroblastoma
Resource links provided by NLM:
Genetics Home Reference related topics: neuroblastoma
MedlinePlus related topics: NeuroblastomaU.S. FDA Resources
Further study details as provided by University of Vermont:
Primary Outcome Measures:
- Test the safety of nifurtimox in children with relapsed or refractory neuroblastoma alone and in combination with cyclophosphamide and topotecan. [ Time Frame: 3 months ]
Secondary Outcome Measures:
- To evaluate the pharmacokinetic profile of nifurtimox alone and in combination with cyclophosphamide and topotecan. [ Time Frame: 3 months ]
- To determine the response rate to treatment with nifurtimox combined with cyclophosphamide/topotecan [ Time Frame: 3 months ]
|Estimated Enrollment:
|Study Start Date:
|November 2006
|Study Completion Date:
|June 2009
|Primary Completion Date:
|November 2007 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
Intervention Details:
Drug: Nifurtimox
Escalating dose by cohort starting at 20mg/kg/day. PO drug taken TID.
Information from the National Library of Medicine
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|Ages Eligible for Study:
|up to 21 Years (Child, Adult)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
- Age: 0-21 years at the time of study entry.
- Diagnosis: Histologic verification of neuroblastoma at original diagnosis or relapse.
- Disease Status: Refractory or first or multiple relapsed neuroblastoma with measurable disease by radiographic scan (CT or MRI and MIBG), abnormal urinary catecholamine levels, or positive bone marrow biopsy/aspirate. MIBG not required if subject's neuroblastoma is previously determined to not uptake MIBG isotope (not MIBG avid).
- Current disease state must be one for which there is currently no known curative therapy.
- A negative urine pregnancy test is required for female participants of child bearing potential (>13 years of age).
- Patients must have adequate liver function as defined by AST or ALT <10x normal and a bilirubin <1.5mg/dl
- Informed Consent: All patients and/or legal guardians must sign informed written consent. Assent, when appropriate, will be obtained according to institutional guidelines
Exclusion Criteria:
- Life expectancy <3 months
- Investigational Drugs: Patients who are currently receiving another investigational drug.
- Anti-cancer Agents: Patients who are currently receiving other anticancer agents.
- Infection: Patients who have an uncontrolled infection.
- Patients who in the opinion of the investigator may not be able to comply with the safety monitoring requirements of the study.
- Patients may not receive bisphosphonates (i.e. Zometa) within 7 days of start of therapy.
Contacts and Locations
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To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contact information provided by the sponsor.
To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contact information provided by the sponsor.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT00486564
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT00486564
|United States, Missouri
|St. Louis University/Cardinal Glennon Childrens Medical Center
|St. Louis, Missouri, United States, 63104
|United States, Vermont
|University of Vermont/Vermont Children's Hospital
|Burlington, Vermont, United States, 05401
Sponsors and Collaborators
University of Vermont
St. Louis University
|Study Chair:
|Giselle Sholler, MD
|University of Vermont / Vermont Children's Hospital
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Keywords provided by University of Vermont:
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
|Responsible Party:
|Giselle Sholler, MD, University of Vermont
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT00486564 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
|First Submitted:
|June 12, 2007
|First Posted:
|June 14, 2007
|Last Update Posted:
|October 23, 2009
|Last Verified:
|October 2009
Keywords provided by University of Vermont:
Refractory or Relapsed
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Neuroectodermal Tumors, Primitive, Peripheral
Neuroectodermal Tumors, Primitive
Neoplasms, Neuroepithelial
Neuroectodermal Tumors
Neoplasms, Germ Cell and Embryonal
Neoplasms by Histologic Type
Neoplasms, Glandular and Epithelial
Neoplasms, Nerve Tissue
Trypanocidal Agents
Antiprotozoal Agents
Antiparasitic Agents
Anti-Infective Agents


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In general, logging provides you with two types of information:
Operational data
Error conditions, also known as event logging
For the most part, Messaging Server logging provides operational data. This operational data contains information such as: the date and time a message entered the system; the sender and recipient of the message; when the message was written to disk; and at a later point in time, when the message was removed from disk and inserted into user's mailbox.
However, Messaging Server logging does also provide some event logging data. To obtain event logging data, you need to pull together multiple items from different log files. You could then use a unique constant, such as message ID, to search and correlate the lifecycle of a message as it passed from point to point through the system.


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Winter Makepeace lives a double life. By day he's the stoic headmaster of a home for foundling children. But the night brings out a darker side of Winter. As the moon rises, so does the Ghost of St. Giles - protector, judge, fugitive. When the Ghost, beaten and wounded, is rescued by a beautiful aristocrat, Winter has no idea that his two worlds are about to collide.
Lady Isabel Beckinhall enjoys nothing more than a challenge. Yet when she's asked to tutor the Home's dour manager in the ways of society - flirtation, double-entendres, and scandalous liaisons - Isabel can't help wondering why his eyes seem so familiar - and his lips so tempting.
During the day Isabel and Winter engage in a battle of wills. At night their passions are revealed . . . But when little girls start disappearing from St. Giles, Winter must avenge them. For that he might have to sacrifice everything-the Home, Isabel . . . and his life.
©2012 Elizabeth Hoyt (P)2012 Hachette Audio
"Two thumbs way up."
Love this series and Elizabeth Hoyt never disappoints not like some authors. I truly enjoyed the pairing of the monkish Winter and the experienced widow Isabelle. The Maiden Lane series is just so great. This book has it all a great story, hot romance, an excellent cast of characters, humor drama and mystery. Ashford McNabb is beyond awesome. Her timing, male and female voices, accents and talent land her in the creme de la creme of narrators. Highly recommend this book, narrator and author.
"I loved the story!!!"
I loved this story, it truly gave me a glimpse of the man behind the mask....Winter is my second favorite character and I am thrilled for the sneak peek into book number 5....
The positive reviewers before me have pretty much summed this book up so all I can add are words, words like:-
Humorous, thrilling, exciting, sexy, passionate, addictive listening, likeable characters, interesting plot with desire, mayhem and danger.
Desperately looking forward to book 5 Lord of Darkness which I've already pre-ordered..... and long may they continue.
Worth a credit? If you're a historical/romance lover then it's just got to be a Yes to this one and you won't be disappointed if you spend your credits on the whole series.
OH Yes, it was a great story,it works as a stand alone, however you would get an in depth view if you have read the 1st 3 books.
This is Winter Makepeace's story, he was an amazing character, with a fascinating past, which is revealed with perfect pacing between action and passion.
I love Winter and Isabelle's characters, they were perfect together. I actually LOVED her maid, she was a little nutty & obsessed with Isabelle's clothing.( she's really cute)
She is one of my favourite narrarators, I could not imagine anyone else reading this series.
Introduce yourself to the Man behind the Mask.
Worth the credit! Enjoy!!!
"Elizabeth Hoyt?"
I remember reading EH's books as a woman in my 20's. They all hinted at desire and passion, but were cloaked in innuendoes. Not this series. I was so excited to see this last installment of the series! The first 4 books had all the intrigue and passion I love in a good historical romance novel. This book had an interesting twist, in that it is the man who is the "innocent". The characters are very interesting, and the mystery surrounding the missing children is slowly built in a manner that had me sitting on the edge of my seat with anticipation of what would happen next. Reading the first books in the series is not a must, but does give a lot of insight into the male protaganist's persona. And the chapter beginnings telling tales of "The Ghost of St. Giles" is a stroke of real genius. If you like historical romances with lots of mystery, intrigue and hot, hot, hot desire, I cannot recommend this series enough.
Also, Ms. McNab, while not quite in Ann Floxniks league, does a very good portrayal of the different voices of the characters.
Absolutely! I couldn't hardly weight for Winter's story and I wasn't disappointed. Elizabeth Hoyt delivers!!! Winter and Isabel have a great story and there's plenty of lust, sex and finally love. Hot, hot, hot!
Winter because he struggles to define himself as both a man with carnal desires and the Ghost of St. Giles. He is so honest and cares so deeply and honestly that you have to fall in love with him.
Yes and I think she does a good job. At times I think she reads in a monotone, but I'm so used to her as the characters for the Maiden Lane Series that it doesn't bother me. I would definitely listen to other books narrated by Ms. MacNab.
Absolutely. This book keeps you engaged and holds your attention even through the last word spoken.
What a cliff hanger! My only regret is that I started this series before the whole series was complete. Now I have to wait several months between each release. This book ends on the best cliff hanger with a startling revelation of the Ghost of St. Giles, so I can't hardly wait for the next book.
"Loved It!"
I loved everything, the story is fantastic and keeps you reading - I couldn't stop, pretty much read it through in one sitting. I love this series, it has been really fun, and I can't wait for the next book to come out. The ending was a bit of a surprise, I thought this would be the end of the series when it was revealed that Winter is the Ghost - but the end is nice and gives a twist that wasn't expected.
Can't wait for the next book to see where the Ghost takes us next!
"Excellent book and narrator."
I really liked Winter's story. I liked that it was not the normal Lord marries a Lady. I also love the interjected humour! I really liked the ending which wasn't quite what I was expecting.
"Best in the Maiden Lane series"
I adore the Duke of Sin so it's hard for me to admit, but this is THE BEST in the series. I eagerly wait for the intimate scenes which she normally introduces about 3 hours in, but this time I was perfectly content waiting OVER 5 HOURS until anything sexy happens. The story was so sweetly arranged I didn't care. Riveting action, fresh new plot-line. 1 Question... How in the world did the Ghost manage to bring all the starving weakened lassies to his home? Did all 6-12 rescued girls walk single file in a line through the streets of St. Giles?? Or did he carry them 2 at a time over the roof tops making multiple trips? Ridiculous. I wish Lady Beckonhall could have witnessed her man in fighting action MORE though. Write another book for this couple please!!!
"Elizabeth Hoyt is at her best!"
Yes. I love the idea of a Merry Widdow taking on a slightly younger, straight-laced, mysterious man.
Her voice has an element of innocence that is deceptive when it comes to Elizabeth Hoyt's writing.
Winter is Hot!
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One of the most memorable one-liners from Fawlty Towers is Basil's observation that if Sybil were to appear on Mastermind her specialist subject would be 'stating the bleeding obvious' (excuse the mild expletive!).
That is exactly how I felt when I was reading the special supplement in this week's Economist on 'The Electronic Bureaucrat'. There are many good, thought-provoking articles in this supplement. One article does make the blindingly obvious observation that most governments have successfully delivered i-government (the provision of information online) but have, so far, only achieved limited success with e-government (fully-joined up transactional services for citizens).
Another key data point in the article is the analysis by Tameside Borough Council on how the cost of delivering citizen services can be slashed by using a self-service web solution:
|No. of customer visits ('000s)
|Cost per visit, £
|Customer contact call-centre
|Self-service on website
Source: Tameside Borough Council, 2004-05
Although it is clear that online delivery of citizen services can achieve significant economies of scale, every local authority still needs to provide multiple channels of access as digital inclusion for all members of society remains an issue .
The originally flurry of i-government led to a plethora of public sector websites. Directgov has succeeded in reducing the number of central Government websites from 951 to 400 by providing a more centralised information portal but as the Economist feature points out '...the essential infrastructure work that comes next is unlikely to capture the imaginations of citizens and the media. It is hard work, plain and simple.'
e-Government - the journey continues. I shall post some good customer examples of e-, not i-government from all parts of the globe in this blog in the coming weeks.
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Grosjean expects better Austria showing
14 June 2014 – Romain Grosjean expects his Lotus team to deliver a stronger performance at the Austrian Grand Prix.
The Frenchman and team-mate Pastor Maldonado struggled for pace in Montreal last time out, with low speed corners and straight-line speed, stemming from engine supplier Renault's deficiencies, the E22's weak areas.
But Grosjean reckons the Red Bull Ring, returning after an 11-year absence, could yield a better outcome.
"We won't know for sure until we've been out on track, but I don't think the circuit should be as much of a challenge to us as Monaco or Montreal," Grosjean commented. "Certainly there are fewer low speed corners which seem to have been more difficult for us this season and the downforce level could suit us better too."
Grosjean says he is feeling constant progress with his 2014 contender, after a troublesome start to the year.
"Even though the end result in Canada might not show it, we've actually made good progress with the car and it's starting to feel like a real racer in how it handles and how all the systems feel," said Grosjean. "This is very important as it helps you get the most out of the car through every corner to make the most of every lap.
"At the start of the season this new generation of car was not the easiest or the most pleasurable thing to drive, but I'm being won round! The feel of the car is an important aspect of the improvements being made."
Lotus currently sits eighth in the standings, with Grosjean collecting points in Barcelona and Monte-Carlo.


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RESPECTSince no one on the Knicks seems to have any fight, I decided to take this into my own hands. It's time for someone to sound off..I guess it's going to be me! Sound off with NO RESPECT!
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Zebra HuntingIn a exiting victory(92-84) between the New York Knicks and Cleveland Cavaliers, the Cavaliers looked as if they were going to take this game and run with it from the very start. But the horrible officiating didn't help our cause at all. A game that was supposed to be a battle between the recently hot New York Knicks, and against one of the best teams in all of basketball, the Cleveland Cavaliers. In a game that started off being a 5 against 5 quickly turned into a 5 on 8 with the officials being on the Cavs side. Whether its Stephon being hacked every time he takes it to the basket or Jamal Crawford getting tackled on his 3 attempts, the calls were just NOT THERE. This game was both very exiting to watch and VERY VERY irritating to watch. If it wasn't for our defense getting there sh!t together during the 4rth quarter, and the Cavs missing their shots, they could of easily of walked away with a blow out victory over us.
Jamal Crawford - "It's us and our fans against the world"
I am definitely not the only person who feels this way. Jamal Crawford who was getting abused physically throughout the whole game, seemed to take a little stab at the officials and the media after the game.
I can honestly say that this was one of the worst called games I have EVER seen in my entire lifetime. A game with so many bad calls should NOT be allowed OR ignored! Whether they "missed" some calls because they were reffing for the home town team or because they are plain out ****ing retarted, this should not happen to us or any team in the NBA, and I'm hoping someone brings this issue to David Stern's attention, and hopefully he will do something about this BS. Whether he ends up dishing out some suspensions, fines, or has to fire some of these bastards and bring in some refs that will call a fair game then DO IT. David Stern needs to step up and do somthing about this, It's time for some "Zebra Hunting"
Steph Screwed?This past week was the start of a very good week for us New York Knick fans. Not only were we on a 3 game winning streak (5 now) but we actually saw some leadership ability by our star PG Stephon Marbury. Not only did he play well, but IMO he played better then anyone in our conference. Putting up stats that included
Stephon Marbury- 24ppg 12 apg 3 rb per game and 2 steals. He was beatin out by Division rival Mike James, who tallied a stat sheet of 25.3ppg 4.5 rpg 7apg
Although a close decision on who should of gotten the award, Stephon Marbury clearly deserved it and got SCREWED. I mean, Stephons stats were clearly better then Mike James stats. Marbury should of received some recognition, finally leading this team and getting us some wins, and he gets beat out by MIKE JAMES? I can understand Lebron James but MIKE JAMES should NOT of won that award. In three words Marbury got SCREWED.
But hey, something as small and stupid as this shouldn't matter, because we are winning, but I just think it is bullsh!t that the media wont recognize us and vote for the person who CLEARLY played the best that week. Well overall great week for Steph and a great week for our New York Knicks, Keep up the great work Steph, you keep playing like this you'll turn me into a fan in no time.
I'm playing now,


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Here is a stylish crystal perfume bottle by Orrefors. This classically cut bottle is adorned by a delicate stopper..
Dimensions: Approximately 9.2 cm (3 ½ in) in height.
Signature: « Orrefors Sweden » label and « Orrefors » script signature on base.
Condition: Very Good. No cracks, chips or repairs. Some residue inside bottle and minor scratches to base.
A Note About the Manufacturer:
Orrefors glassworks was founded in 1898 in a place that had iron works since 1726.
In the beginning, Orrefors was probably called Orrafors. The glassworks were by a lake called Orranäsajön in Sweden. The name of the lake provided the first part of the name. The industry was close to streaming water to benefit from the water power. In Swedish, rapid streaming water is called "fors". Put Orra and Fors together, and you get the name Orrafors, which turned into Orrefors.
The iron foundry of the region was eventually abandoned as it grew less and less lucrative; meanwhile the forestry industry thrived. To use all labour and leftover wood from the region, the glassworks were founded. The successful glassworks eventually attracted talented craftsmen and pioneering artists.
During the 1930's and 40's the desire to experiment was great and many new fascinating techniques were used and further developed by Orrefors.
Since 1987, art glass is only produced according to the designs of contemporary artists. The decision to produce only contemporary designs has lead to a surge in new artistic thinking and increased technical brilliance.
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Splashes of innocence is just one effect the new 2007 release, Come Ready and See Me, by New Englander Louise Rogers has on the jazz populace. Ms. Rogers' diverse vocal attributes take us on a unique adventure. Outside her vocal talents she showcases an innovative style in arranging which makes the project stand alone.
Ms. Rogers takes chances and stretches the borders of her vocal flair. This is noticeable in Gottfried Stoger's "Poetic Song" as she partners with the saxophone artistry of Stoger. The relationship is one that captures the most educated ear!
Rogers opens the spin with a hot swing tempo. "Be My Baby" just heats up the room with her vocal diversity allowing her performance attain overdrive levels.
One point should be made that the sounds behind her are so well suited to her approach. Rick Strong (string bass and electric bass), Mathew Fries (Pianist), Mathias Kunzli (Percussion/Drums), Paul Meyers (Guitar) and Gottfried Stoger (Saxophone) all have a keen insight into Rogers' vocals and arrangements. Thus allowing this project multiple personalities that work as one!
Richard Whiting's "Louise" is an entertaining spin! Rogers' scat attack is wonderful, filled with numerous mood swings. The cut is performed with the innovative creativity one should allow when taking a classic to task.
Ms. Rogers with all her talents has created a fine collection of pleasurable moments. The music is crisp and fresh along with the vocal diversity. Come Ready and See Me is one spin you should do just that!