Receipts

I realized that the only thing I have in abundance is receipts (grocery stores, delis, diners, restaurants, etc.) so I thought it would be cool to start collecting them and writing up everything I can remember about being at that certain place and everything i saw and did. Doesn't sound too wonderful but it kills some time for spring.

I took this picture of a freind at some diner. The morning light was interesting. The food not so much.

Cholera epidemic in Zimbabwe

http://www.who.int/csr/don/2008_12_02/en/index.html

http://www.reuters.com/article/homepageCrisis/idUSL9270441._CH_.2400

http://wwwn.cdc.gov/travel/contentCholeraZimbabwe.aspx

http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/rwb.nsf/db900SID/EDIS-7NZSZT?OpenDocumenthttp:

//www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/africa/article5323595.ece

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7780728.stm

http://www.healthline.com/blogs/outdoor_health/2008/12/cholera-in-zimbabwe.html

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VNXc0HEDDrE

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K-tBP2sVMQ0

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kM5rLNysU4Y

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CbDvsEyLAQI

http://www.sciam.com/blog/60-second-science/post.cfm?id=cholera-in-zimbabwe-old-epidemic-in-2008-12-12

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=98013280

http://www.ens-newswire.com/ens/dec2008/2008-12-10-02.asp

http://www.zimbabwetoday.co.uk/2009/01/index.html

http://www.info.gov.za/speeches/2008/08112711451003.htm

Just a short...kind of short list of links to several articles and videos regarding the cholera outbreaks in Zimbabwe. The sudden rise of the disease may be attributed to several things. From an economic perspective, Zimbabwe, especially the rural areas, is and has been for quite some time, in a severe economic crisis. By severe I also mean that not just sensationalized severe but extremely high rates of unemployment and inflation. Most people who do get cholera do not have the capital or means to get to a field hospital. Most bus or cab drivers will not even take Zimbabwean dollars.
From an environmental perspective, cholera is the direct result of a freshwater system (ground water, rivers, ponds, etc.) that has been polluted immensely and mismanaged. A water system under stress from waste (human, livestock), garbage,chemicals, development and a dense population. This is what may have led to the presence of cholera in the water and surrounding areas but overall mismanagement of the situation by officials, doctors, scientists and others is what allowed several sporadic cases to erupt into a full-blown epidemic.

I'll catch that pesky senior thesis

Senior project ideas. Some sources that I'm looking through for an interesting story.

http://www.who.int/en/ World Health Organization site (publications, lists,

statistics, etc.)

http://www.doctorswithoutborders.org/ Stories, press releases, photos, research

articles. Deals with worldwide disease,

crisis, particularly in Africa, Middle East

http://www.epa.gov/ U.S. Environmental Protection Agency ( Articles,

information, articles, database and maps of

environmental issues)

http://www.cdc.gov/ Basic information regarding health and disease

http://www.unep.org/ United Nations Environment Program ( worldwide

survey of ecological fitness, key areas (hotspots)

discussed, contains resources for journalists page)

http://www.edf.org/home.cfm Environmental Defense Fund ( Has a "for the media

page" which provides, press releases, names, e-mails,

info, numbers of numerous experts and lawmakers)

http://www.actionbioscience.org/environment/ List of current environment,

biodiversity, evolution,

biotechnology, etc. problems

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_environmental_disasters Insight and data

for a plethora of

environmental

disaster case studies.

Many links included.