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SKETCHBOOK
Sara Mac
Whales are such attention whores. All that jumping out of the water. It's pathetic, really.
Drew Stearns
THE UNITISH DAILY KANSAS
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 2, 2008
Global fight against AIDS gains powerful celeb ally
CHARITY
French First Lady Carla Bruni-Sarkozy attends a press conference on World AIDS Day Monday in Paris. Bruni-Sarkozy has been named a special ambassador for the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, tuberculosis and Malaria, an international fund-raising organization.
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PARIS — France's glamorous first lady threw her considerable star power behind the global fight against AIDS on Monday, as the world tallied the victims of the HIV virus that infects a new person every 15 seconds.
"I think the world has become used to AIDS." Bruni-Sarkozy told a news conference in Paris. "We no longer see it as a scandal or an emergency"
As ceremonies marked World AIDS Day, Carla Bruni-Sarkozy signed on to become a goodwill ambassador for the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, which said it has provided lifesaving treatment to 2 million people living with HIV worldwide.
Bruni-Sarkozy, who lost her brother Virginio to AIDS two years ago, said her work will focus on helping women and children infected with HIV, the virus that causes the disease. She pledged to fight the stigma that is still attached to AIDS in many countries.
"There is no greater cruelty than to be excluded from your own family and your own community because you are infected with a deadly disease," she said.
Some 500,000 children are born each year infected with HIV and 290,000 of them died in 2007 as a result, the Global Fund said. With access to antiretroviral drugs, the risk of transmission from an HIV-positive mother to her baby can be slashed to less than five percent.
Bruni-Sarkozy said she would divert the constant media attention she has attracted since her whirlwind wedding to President Nicolas Sarkozy this year toward the battle against AIDS. She also planned to tap her extensive contacts in the
music and fashion industries for fundraising.
An estimated 33 million people worldwide are infected with the HIV virus, the vast majority of them in Africa, but no country is spared.
South Africa has an estimated 5.5 million people living with the HIV virus — the highest total of any country. About 1,000 South Africans die each day of the disease and complications like tuberculosis. Even more become infected because prevention messages have not worked.
Irish singer and activist Bono called her appointment "a great coup" for the Global Fund.
China — which for years also covered up the disease — vowed to do more to tackle the stigma. The government promised to strengthen education about AIDS prevention, increase condom distribution and do more to reach high-risk groups. An estimated 700,000 Chinese have the virus.
In a rare government disclosure, Iran said Monday it has registered more than 18,000 HIV-positive citizens and estimated the true number of infected to be as high as 100,000.
region, the health agencies of the U.N. and European Union said in a report.
Yet for years, the South African government of former President Thabo Mbeki played down the extent of the crisis. Mbeki himself doubted the link between HIV and AIDS. His health minister, Manto Tshabalala-Msimang, openly mistrusted conventional AIDS drugs and instead promoted the value of lemons, garlic, beetroot and the African potato.
The rate of HIV infection in Europe almost doubled between 2000 and 2007, reaching the highest level ever recorded in the
Researchers from the Harvard School of Public Health last month calculated that government delays in introducing AIDS drugs between 2000 and 2005 cost more than 330,000 lives in South Africa.
10 is the easiest day, 0 the most challenging.
HOROSCOPES
Your routine works well, so keep doing what you do to bring the money in. Take more responsibility. It'll be available. And the others need you.
ARIES (March 21-April 19)
Today is an 8
TAURUS (April 20-May 20)
Today is a 6
Continue to manage your resources carefully. This is the theme of the month. Eventually, with all the wise choices you make, everything will work out fine. Don't worry; you're very good at this.
GEMINI (May 21-June 21)
A person who doesn't agree with you isn't nice right, but sometimes passion carries more weight than rational analysis. Stay cool, have the facts and smile.
CANCER (June 22-July 22)
Today is a Z
You always have tell the truth, but you don't always have to be telling it. So keep quiet about what you're doing. Maintain the mystery.
LEO (July 23-Aug.22)
Today is an 8.
Use experts to help you come up with ideas if you find yourself running out. You shouldn't have to think of everything and, anyway, you couldn't. Forget it. Get help.
Duty calls, although you're not quite ready to go back to work. You can put the call on hold for a while, but you'll have to respond pretty soon. Be vague. Stall.
VIRGO (Aug.23-Sept.22)
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22)
Today at 7
The confusion starts to clear, as you realign with your primary objectives. Make lists, if necessary, and then set new priorities. The fog will begin to lift.
SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21)
Today is a 7
Gather more information before you go on your shopping spree. You don't want to get the wrong thing and have to take it back. Keep the receipts.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21)
Today is on P
You have the ability to see the big picture relatively easily. You watch trends and like to get into a comfortable position. Study the game board; it's changed.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19)
Today is a Z
Find what you need in your own cupboards, garage, attic and basement. Dig through that stuff you've been saving. The time's right for some of it. And some of it you can toss.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb.18)
Today is an 8
You have a picture in your mind of how you want things to be. Draw up a few sketches to go with your lists, so you'll get everything you need.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20)
Today is a Z
Your dreams should be very interesting. You'll be able to solve puzzles and difficult problems while sound asleep. Go to bed thinking about the issue, with curiosity.
ACROSS
1 Eastern potentate (Var.)
5 Snoop Dogg's genre
8 Lend a hand
12 Protuberance
13 Chicken-king link
14 October birthstone
15 Seeker of an honest man
17 Spanish artist Joar
18 Ovum
19 Mucilaginous
21 California city
24 MGM mascot
25 Suggestion
26 God of wine
30 Toward the stern
31 Foolish one
32 Unclose, in verse
33 Bishops' jurisdictions
35 — gin fizz
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2 Miss Piggy's pronoun
3 Altar affirmative
4 Sovereign's sub
5 Pealed
6 Pub orde
7 Soap tha debuted in 1999
8 Grits makeup
9 Grand story
10 Caprice
11 Strata-gem
16 Id counterpart
20 Broad-way award
36 Cupid's specialty
37 Fair of hair
38 Guru
41 "—, a deer, ..."
42 Last notice
43 Dry ice and others
48 Parker House, e.g.
49 Very long time
50 Long cut
51 Elbow counter-part
52 Geneticists' abbr.
53 Promote in a big way
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21 Actor Everett
22 Stereo setup
23 Grooving on
24 Eye cosmetic
26 Mess
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29 Progeny
31 "Finding —
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35 Santa's
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37 Carton
38 Robin
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39 Black, to
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40 Cleo-
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41 Lady of
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46 Kreskin's
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Yesterday's answer 12-2
N P S S V N N V M V Q O Y C L M Y P C.
Yesterday's Cryptoquip: CLASSIC FILM ABOUT
THE HANDCRAFTING OF A FINE INDIAN
STRINGED INSTRUMENT: "A SITAR IS BORN."
Today's Cryptoquip Clue: Mequals T
MEDICINE Patients treat illness as a laughing matter
NEW YORK — Off-color jokes flew around the room. As the anecdotes got bawdier, the laughter intensified. Some recited from memory; others read from notebooks they brought along.
The setting for the hilarity was the Montefiore Einstein Cancer Center at Montefiore Hospital. The participants were cancer patients, some with advanced stages of the illness.
They were taking part in the hospital's monthly "Strength Through Laughter" therapy. It is one of several types of laughter or humor therapy being offered by medical facilities around the country for
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Their facilitator, senior oncology social worker Gloria Nelson, started the session five years ago to help cancer patients focus on living, instead of dying.
The laughs generated a warmth among the group that was palpable, particularly when Rodriguez changed into an angel costume and went around offering a red rose and a hug or kiss to each of the participants.
On a recent day before Halloween, many of the two dozen patients at Montefiore arrived in costume to "spook cancer."
better," said Luz Rodriguez, 57,
a breast cancer patient now in
remission, who came disguised
as a security officer. "I feel healthy
when I laugh."
The programs feature joke sessions, clown appearances and funny movies.
patients diagnosed with cancer or other chronic diseases.
"The session makes you feel
While the verdict is out on whether laughter plays a role in healing, the American Cancer Society and other medical experts say it reduces stress and promotes relaxation by lowering blood pressure, improves breathing and increases muscle function.
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