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21st century
quarantine
would look
different
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WASHINGTON —Quarantine
—or some version of it —in a
21st-century flu pandemic
would look very different from
the medieval stereotype of dis
eased outcasts locked in a do-
not-enter zone.
President Bush’s specter of a
military-enforced mass quaran
tine is prompting debate of the
Q-word as health officials
update the nation’s plan for bat
tling a pandemic—a plan
expected to define who decides
when and how to separate the
contagious finm everyone else.
“All the options need to be on
the table,” said Dr. Marty
Cetron, head of quarantine at
the Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention.
Bush’s comments recall how
quarantines were enforced in
parts of this country in the
1890s, when armed guards
patrolled streets to keep victims
of smallpox and other dread dis
eases confined to their homes.
“The image that perhaps was
inadvertently conveyed is really
a setting in extreme that’s less
likely,” Cetron cautioned.
“There’s a whole range of options
in the public-health toolbox for
ways to achieve this goal of
social distancing.”
For three years the CDC has
been helping states plan how
they would enact quarantines in
case of a bioterrorism attack
The instructions stress using the
least restrictive means neces
sary to stem an infection’s
spread.
And pubhc health officials
expect a U.S. quarantine today
to almost always be A’olimtarj'
with incentives to cooperate. In
case of a horrific outbreak, quar
antined areas would get first
shipments of scarce medicines.
‘T don’t think either the
Tfennessee National Guard or
the U.S. Army and Marines will
try to establish a cordon sani-
taire around Nashville,” said Dr.
Wiliam Schaffiier of Vanderbilt
University, an influenza expert
who advises the federal govern
ment. “That’s not going to hap
pen.”
Actually “we practice in this
country quarantine every day”
said Health and Human
Services Secretary Mke Leavitt.
“If a child gets the measles, their
mothers are expected to keep
them at home.”
Vaccination is the cornerstone
of fighting a pandemic, and
quarantine-like steps are sup
posed to be brief, “designed to
buy time imtil we have an ade
quate supply of countermea
sures,” CDCs Cetron said.
The SARS epidemic of 2003
illustrated that “the public will
voluntarily comply with mea
sures to both protect themselves
and thafr loved ones”—if doctors
make the case that the steps are
for their own good, he added.
Legally “isolation” is the term
for separating people who
already are sick finm others.
Ihat happens routinely in hospi
tals, as they limit access to
patients being treated for cer
tain infections.
“Quarantine” means restrict
ing the movement of stiU
healthy people who may have
bear exposed to an infectious
disease, in case they’re carrying
it. It’s almost always for a brief
time; during SARS, for instance,
hospital workers exposed to sus
pect cases were asked to stay
home finm work during the res
piratory disease’s 10-day incuba
tion period
States have the primary l^al
authority to enact quarantines
during outbreaks within thdr
borders. Federal quarantine
authority involves preventing
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Tonia Lewis, owner of Eden on Central Avenue, advises shoppers what works In their wardrobe and what
needs to be eliminated.
Baubles
of
style
One-of-a-kind accessories can jazz up any outfit
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For Tbnia Lewis, accessories,
aren’t just the idng on the top of a
nice outfit. They’re her passion.
That’s why she opened Eden,
located at 1111 Central Avenue.
Most of the earrings, bracelets
and necklaces Lewis sells are one
of a kind, so the fashion-conscious
woman who wants to stand out
doesn’t have to worry about being
a copycat.
‘Tm a fashion stjdist by trade,”
she said.
Lewis sells eclectic and unique
items and for anyone looking to
update her wardrobe this fall,
Eden is the place to go.
“I think that when you look at
beaded handbags — and people
refer to them as formal handbags
- but they’re not,” she said. “There
isn’t a dressy item, it’s just what
you do with it.”
Lewis has a passion for not only
picking classic pieces of jewelry,
like wooden ban^es, rhinestone
belts and chandelier earrings, but
trendy beaded jewelry as well.
‘T mix and match the pieces with
jeans and jackets. Most of these
pieces transition, so it’s a good
investment,” she said.
Not that purchasing items in
Eden will break the bank. Prices
are affordable for every class of
shopper.
‘My vision for the store is much
more than just selling jewelry I
like to help women meet wardrobe
goals,” she said ‘T like to see them
shine see them put looks together
that are set apart and aren’t so
every day”
Lewis said stjie begins with
accessories, not the clothes. “I go
to people’s homes and go through
their dosets and do a warxfrobe
analysis,” she said.
In Lewis’ S5^tem, she tells
women what works in their
wardrobe and what needs to be
eliminated. And because one
woman’s fashion c(on’t is ariother’s
fashion do, Lewis said the elimi-
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In her shoes: A costume designer’s dream
By Samantha Critchell
THE associated PRESS
NEW YORK - Womfen
might have many rocky
relationships in their lives,
even in their closets.
Skinny jeans, thong
underwear and wavy hair
are great when they’re
gocxl but can turn into ene
mies on a moment’s notice.
When it comes to shoes,
though, the love affair
sails smoothly
Could there be any reac-
tiAi other than adoration
to a pair of jet-black,
super-shiny Stella
McCaiiney patent leather
pumps with scalloped
edges that teeter on 4 1/2-
inch heds?
“Once the hi^ heel was
invented - it began appear
ing at the end of the 16th
century or early 17th cen
tury women become pret
ty interested in transfor
mative powers of high
heeb. ... They say^
'status,’ 'sexuality’'
‘sexual appeal’ and
'femininity’ all at
once,” says Elizabeth
Semmelhack, curator oJ
the Bata Shoe
Museum in Tbronto.
Those McCartney patent
pumps are the first thing
the audience sees in the
new movie "In Her Shoes”
and they represent the
thing that women who like
high-heel shoes - and
that’s a lot of women -
have in common; They’re
an instant lift when it
comes to one’s place in the
world.
“Shoes are historically
and traditionally caught
up with sexuali-
. ty What
fying
mark of a
woman,” says Sophie de
Rakoff, the film’s costume
designer.
Tbni Collette’s film char
acter, a mediocre-looking
Rose Feller, sums up
women’s attraction to the
all-important accessory
with, ‘T guess, when I feel
sad, I like to treat myself
to something. Clothes
never look good, food just
makes me fat
ter ...shoes
always fit.”
‘That’s univer
sal thinking among
women,” says de Rakoff.
“And a good pair of shoes
can tip a look one way, and
a bad pair can go the other
way if you don’t have
$2,000 to spend on a
Lanvin dress, you can
spend $300 on great shoes.
You can wear them more
often and they don’t date
as quickly”
Rose collects shoes
because they’re part of the
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“This is really the first dramatic
change in fashion and beauty we’ve
seen for a long time,” says Clairol
Master Stjkst Ingrinette
Pope, whose work has been seen
on a number of music videos and at
the Soul TVain Awards. “Both
fashion and beauty are going back
to the more structured look of a
decade ago, when we aU had our
power suits in the closet.”
Autumn and ^Tnter 2005 brings a
return to not only suits with pencil-
thin skirts, but also fitted jackets
and coats, wide trousers, knee-
l^igth dresses with stockings and
big belts dnehing everything. Gone
are the bri^t pinks, limes and
aquas, replaced with businesslike
grays and browns, olives and blades.
Shoes will be mostly flat, with boots
in lengths firom ankle hi^ to thig^
hig^ and chunky loafers or plat
form shoes other acceptable options.
“Haircolor will reflect this return
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Darker hair colors are a hot
trend this fall.
to dassic stjie,” predicts Ingrinette.
“Browns and red shades will be
much more prevalent than blondes
ri^t imtil at least the Spring.
African-American women who want
to stay completely in the corporate
mode can look great with a shade
like Tfextures & Tbnes Cocoa Brown
or Silken Black, while those who
want to make more of a statement
but still keep that sophistication can
try a shade like Bronze or Flaming
Desire.”
Makeup will also be more subtle,
with the emphasis on well-shaped
brows and earth-toned, outlined lix)s
by day, smudged brown shadow
added for evening. Accessories will
be kept to a TninimiiTn^ with a thin
gold or silver chain the perfect
accent at all times.
“The age of anything goes seems
finally to have taken a back seat to
leality” concludes Ingrinette.
“While this return to quiet elegance
means paying a bit more attention
to your hair and makeiq), the pay-off
is a deddedly mcne pulled tegether
look for any woman.”
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Fish eaters
stay sharper
with age
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CHICAGO — Eating fish at
least once a week is good for the
brain, slowing age-related men
tal decline by the equivalent of
three to four years, a study sug
gests.
The research adds to the grow
ing evidence that a fish-rich diet
helps keep the mind sharp.
Previous studies found that peo
ple who ate fish lowered then
risk of Alzheimer’s disease and
stroke. Fish such as salmon and
tuna that are rich in omega-3
fatty adds also have been shown
to prevent heart disease.
For the new study, researchers
measured how well 3,718 people
did on simple tests, such as
recalling details of a story The
participants, all Chicago resi
dents 65 and older, took the tests
three times over six years. They
also filled out a questionnaii*e
about what they ate that indud-
ed 139 foods.
“We found that people who ate
one fish meal a week had a 10
percent slower annual decline in
thinking,” said co-author Martha
Clare Morris, an epidemiologist
at Rush University Medical
Center. “Those who ate two fish
meals a week showed a 13 per
cent slower annual dedine.”
The study was posted Monday
on the Web site of the Archives of
Neurology and v.ill appear in the
journal’s December issue. It was
published early online because of
its general interest.
The researchers looked for, but
failed to find, a link between
omega-3 fatty adds and protec
tion fix>m brain decline. Previous
studies found such a link.
Morris said it is possible that
something else about eating fish
worked to keep people’s minds
sharp. Or the food questionnaii*e
mi^t have been too broad to
allow researchers to estimate
omega-3 intakes accurately, said
Dr. Pascale Barberger-Gateau,
who does similar research at the
University of Bordeaux in
France but was not involved in
the current study
In the questionnaire, “only fom*
seafood items were included,
which did not allow this distinc
tion,” Barberger-Gateau said in
an e-mail.
The questionnaire included
four broad seafood categories;
tuna fish sandwich; fish
sticks/fish cakes/fish sandwich;
fi:esh fish as a main dish; and
shrimp/lobster/crab.
Tfesting participants’ blood for
omega-3 fatty adds would have
given a more definitive measure,
said Dr. William E. Connor of the
Clinical Nutrition Department of
Medicine at Oregon Health &
Sdence University He was not
involved in the study
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