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...Upon arriving at the university she says she found the atmosphere to be generally more laid back, a feeling she would miss upon her return home. Even though Piesker encountered a fair number of surprises while living in Ukraine—including cholera, daily power outages, and having running water only eight hours a day—she says her only complaint was minor. “The quality of teaching was not the same,” she says. Though not having access to the Harvard library system for her research was a challenge, she says that sitting...
...hostel for migrant workers, but this year in Jaén the 800 hostel spaces have been overrun. The city of Ubeda has turned its municipal gym into an emergency shelter, while Cáritas oversees the Santa Clara facility. "It's crowded, there are no beds, a cold-water shower, and only one toilet," says Juan Carlos Escobedo, the local head of Cáritas. "But without it, we'd have 200 people sleeping on the street in three-degree weather...
...stands up. The sides are curved to facilitate easy gripping. Larger sizes are available, but this little gem is a great solution for travelers concerned with packing light. The only downside is the narrow pop-up mouthpiece with a loop-less, removable cap that, much like the ubiquitous commercial water bottle, requires you to use two hands - one for the cap, the other for the bottle - to drink. Price: $6.95 (0.5 liter); $7.95 (1 liter); $9.95 (2-plus liters...
...Mugabe claims that the outbreak of a disease contracted by ingesting fecal matter in water - in a country whose economy has collapsed and whose government barely functions, and where hunger stalks the land - is all part of a fiendish Western plot to justify an invasion of Zimbabwe. To be sure, the idea of overthrowing Mugabe has growing support. French President Nicolas Sarkozy, British Prime Minister Gordon Brown and U.S. President George Bush have all called for Mugabe to step down. Nobel laureate Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu, Archbishop of York Dr. John Sentamu and Kenyan Prime Minister Raila Odinga are among...
...Mugabe, Holmes says, "His reality rarely intersects with that of the 12 million people in his country. There is a zero-percent chance of a pragmatic response from him." Even the fact that scores of Zimbabweans are dying every day from a disease contracted by ingesting fecal matter in water - which can be cured at a cost of a few cents per dose of medication - won't produce a tipping point. "This is actually a slow process of degradation," says Vines. "And it can drag on for a very long time. Cholera just draws attention to it again. The story...