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I always hate recommending things to people. What if the person hates the thing? Will they judge me? Will they no longer rate my opinion? Even worse, what if they ignore my recommendation? I spent three seasons extolling friends about the virtues of Game of Thrones only for them to say things like they hated trolls. Suddenly when the media decided GoT was popular, the same friends were asking if I had watched it. Sigh.
I'm also not very keen on receiving recommendations as I feel pressured to like the thing. For years, I had people telling that I 'must' watch The Wire as it was the best series ever shown on TV. Knowing what type of programmes I like (dystopian, fantastical – think Lost, Heroes), I seriously doubted that I would enjoy it but after the six thousandth person told me I just 'must' watch it, I did. I hated it. I know I must be the only person in the word who hated The Wire but I did. Actually, I didn't completely hate it; season 4 set in the school was good but the rest? Meh.
Book Clubs
So what of all this talk about recommendations? Well, despite my hatred of being told what I should try, I do actually like to hear what others are reading, watching and doing. Just indirectly. Which is why I have wanted to join a book club for years. I haven't been able to find one in my area that I could commit to time-wise. I have been asked why I want to join one and my main answer is that I don't want to rest of my literary laurels. I want to know about what others are reading, genres I may have never considered etc.
Up pops a recent Guardian article about the increase of digital book clubs. With digital book clubs, the article states, you no longer restricted by time management, "all you need to do is log in, purchase your book and start commenting". The problem with this is I end up being one of those lurkers you get on any social media. I read everyone's comments and fail to leave my own. It never really feels like a community to me but free recommendations, right?
Some recommendations are better than others apparently
Like most media interest in anything, this article's focus seems to be linked to celebrity endorsement annoyingly. A few of the of the clubs are hosted or promoted by celebrities; Emma Watson, Florence Welch and Zoella.
It is difficult to read through the article without noticing the slight bias towards the more acceptable celebrity of Emma Watson when compared to the write-up of Zoella's club. It's "annoyingly perfect" for Emma to leave books around underground stations with notes written inside imploring the finder to leave it in the station again when finished. Her book choices are described as "funny, inspiring, thought-provoking and empowering" reads. By contrast, Zoella's choices apparently "tend towards "cute, glittery" fiction about beautiful white girls who fall for manic pixie dream boys". Me-ow!
With recommendations comes huge responsibility
It seems that I am not the only one to worry about the responsibility that comes with book recommendations. A previous Guardian article written by Amelia Tait about Zoella's book club suggests that not only is she responsible for getting young adults to read, she is also responsible for the types of book they read. She has a duty to get it right.
I wonder why Zoella has the level of responsibility heaped upon her whereas Watson and others don't. Maybe it is because her fans, the people who listen to her, are of the younger variety. The article does seem to suggest this, "…Zoella has a responsibility to expose her young fandom to more. Put together, these books teach young girls to care predominantly about boys – not education, not society, not history." This may or may not be true—I have noticed books on her books that do deal with more complex issues than just boys. However, surely having someone they look up to who is encouraging them to read is a positive enough?
Tait doesn't think so when it comes to Zoella, stating that "No one can deny that Zoella influencing teens to read is a good thing. But, unlike when you or I pass on a book to a friend, she has a greater responsibility to consider the consequences." Woah!
As a former teacher it would seem I have been afforded the same level of responsibility, I often get asked to recommend books for children who are reluctant readers, often boys. I will recommend books that I think the children will enjoy or will get them into the habit of reading for pleasure. I have suggested graphic novels and even picture books for preteen boys, which has resulted in parents being disappointed.
They thought I would recommend literary classics, 'Adventures of Huckleberry Finn' or that sort of thing as graphic novels are not seen as not literary enough. I am trying to recommend books that will foster enjoyment and pleasure for reading but the parents expect me to recommend books that educate and inform. Surely, getting the kids to read is the point, no matter what it is they are reading?
Sometimes it might be a good thing to read, or at least start, books you don't like; it teaches you more about what you do like and what type of reader you are. This is particularly important for the young adults Zoella is recommending books to. They may have yet to develop an understanding about what they like and don't like about literature and reading recommendations can help them begin to.
Where I find my recommendations
So it would seem book recommendations aren't as innocent as they seem and with recommendations comes a level of responsibility, therefore maybe it is best to gain our book recommendations for algorithms rather than people. Digital may be the way forward.
Some of the places I have found books have been:
- By using book recommendation sites such as whatshouldireadnext.com – here you just put in a book you have enjoyed before and it'll create a list of books similar to this. I'll then add up doing my own research on that
- Goodreads – As I collate all the books I have read on my Goodreads profile, the recommendations provided there are often on point and
- Newsletters I subscribe to – I culled the amount of newsletters I subscribed a while ago and I am glad I did. Now I get weekly delights straight to my inbox rather than multiple emails that I had painstakingly go through and trash. Two of the newsletters I am most likely to gain recommendations from are Austin Kleon's and Brainpickings. They often describe the books in such a way, I'm researching them before I have even finished reading the reviews.
- Amazon – Just like Goodreads, my recommendations here I based on books I have already read because this is where I buy most of my books (sorry local bookshops!).
I have decided I don't really want to join a book club, I just want to have a never-ending list of books I haven't read for me to go out and buy or borrow. I am happy to share what I read here on my blog in monthly posts and maybe I'll get readers confident enough to pass on some recommendations.
Do you recommend books to others? If so, which methods do you use?


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Folks, I'm still plugging away at RealClearHistory. This week's focus was on Iraq. Here's the link to my Tuesday column. And here's the link to my weekend column. I'm not going to spoil anything. Just read 'em already!
RCH: MacArthur's rule over Japan
That's the subject of my latest over at RealClearHistory. An excerpt:
The relative graciousness of the American occupation of Japan led to the most peaceful and prosperous era in Japanese history. MacArthur's governing strategy for a conquered people was so successful that it was aped by Washington in 2001 and 2003 when the United States invaded and occupied Afghanistan and Iraq. What went wrong? You could write a dissertation trying to answer that question, but the most straightforward answer is that Iraq and Afghanistan were not conquered. The governments of Kabul and Baghdad never officially surrendered to Washington, and they never really had the capacity to wage war the way that Japan was able to wage war on the United States.
As always, I appreciate the clicks…
- West Coast jazz revival Ted Gioia, City Journal
- Augustine's Cogito David Potts, Policy of Truth
- Iraq: A failure of ideas Sam Roggeveen, War on the Rocks
- Confucian patriarchy and the allure of communism in China Alan Roberts, Not Even Past
- ISIS never went away in Iraq Krishnadev Calamur, the Atlantic
- In search of "real" socialism Kristian Niemietz, CapX
- Localism and its trade-offs Jason Sorens, Law & Liberty
- Latin America's greatest storyteller Thomas Meany, Claremont Review of Books
- The transformation of the liberal political tradition in the nineteenth century Pamela Nogales, Age of Revolutions
- Kurds have conditions for an alliance with Shiites in Iraq Omar Sattar, Al-Monitor
- Mau-Mauing Myself Harry Stein, City Journal
- Is the sharing economy exploitative? Per Bylund, Power & Market
Eye Candy: Kurdistan
Countries with significant Kurdish populations in the Near East: Turkey, Syria, Iraq, and Iran.
Countries with significant Kurdish populations in the Near East that the United States has bombed or put boots on the ground in: Iraq and Syria.
Countries with significant Kurdish populations in the Near East that the United States has threatened to bomb and possibly invade: Iran.
Countries with significant Kurdish populations in the Near East that the United States is allied with: Turkey.
Three of the four countries with significant Kurdish populations in the Near East are (or was, in the case of Iraq) considered hostile to the US government, so the use of Kurds to further American Realpolitik in the region is almost obvious, until you consider that Turkey has been a longtime ally of Washington.
Suppose you're a big-time Washington foreign policy player. Do you arm Kurdish militias in Syria, encourage continued political autonomy in Kurdish Iraq, finance Kurdish discontent in Iran, and shrug your shoulders at Istanbul? Seriously, what do you do in this situation?
- How Men In The Middle Ages Dealt With Gossiping Wives Katie Serena, ATI
- King's Men & Bum's-bailiffs Jonathan Healy, Social Historian
- Trump Shouldn't Talk to Feds. And Neither Should You Ken White, Reason
- Frankenstein in Baghdad Robin Yassin-Kassab, New Statesman

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Other Units of Work
Here are various Units of work that I have written or been involved with.
Historical Association Scheme of Work (2014)
Last updated in January 2015
In this unit pupils will learn about the remarkable achievements of the ancient Maya. Through these activities pupils will learn about the Maya perspective of time, the calendar system, writing, maths and the environment. In doing so they should see the stark contrast between their own history and that of the Maya.
Aside from learning about Maya culture, the unit will encourage pupils to move away from the tendency in applying one's own cultural values in judging the behaviour and beliefs of people raised in other cultures. Instead, pupils will be aware of the different (though not inferior) ways of doing things and the complexity of human life.
Signs of Change: A Glimpse of Past & Present Cultural Landscapes of Guatemala (2013)
This resource was written by teachers during their trip to Guatemala which I had organised with the Stone Center for Latin American Studies (New Orleans) in 2012.
It includes art activities for Key Stage 2 (see Grades 3 and 5).
This curriculum unit was designed to examine the culture, language, and geography of the Maya during an important moment in the Maya calendar; December 21, 2012.
This moment also marked an important point for the Latin American Resource Center to re-examine the current teaching of the Maya and provide an updated set of lessons and perspectives for teaching about the Maya.
This unit follows an interdisciplinary model of incorporating area studies across disciplines in order to construct a deeper understanding of the Maya and creates a more comprehensive approach to teaching global competence.
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I have created this area for teachers to share any successful class activities on the Maya. My hope is that in time this will become a comprehensive resource centre for teaching the topic.


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A recently published case study from Kaltura, an open-source video platform provider mentioned in a recent Forbes.com post entitled "6 Fast-Growing Tech Companies"1, describes how one instructor and his students are using the Kaltura platform to produce and share tutorials at The School of Physics at National University of Ireland – Galway (NUI).
Dr. Oliver Ryan, a senior technical officer for the School of Physics, noticed that second-year Physics students were often confused by the descriptions and diagrams contained within the manual that was designed to prepare them for required lab experiments. He recorded a series of two-minute videos about the experiments and the lab equipment. As a result, students feel more confident andbetter-prepared for the experiments as they begin each session.
See the complete case study and one of the actual videos here. Kaltura is a member of the Cengage Learning MindShare Alliance.
How have you incorporated videos into your courses? Please share your tips and successes in the Comments section below.
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Thank you to the 10 couples that asked me to capture their wedding day memories!
I love weddings. I love everything about the wedding day. All of the details, ideas, little things that bride and grooms planned to make their day extra special. One of the best things about photographing a wedding is getting to know the couple. After the engagement sessions, trips to venues, many emails and phone conversations we get to know each other. I love hearing how they met, how he proposed, what they are going to do after they get married, where they are going on their honeymoon and all about their families. By the time their day is here I feel like I am going to a family affair!
My year started out with Colleen's son's wedding reception. They were married in Texas but had a family celebration in Wilkes Barre, Pa. It was a cold January day so we had to do photos inside the hotel. Kevin and Nadesha were a sweet couple. They had a beautiful reception with lots of family and friends. I enjoyed capturing this chapter of their wedding.
The wedding season went into full swing in June. I had two weddings. First was Sharon and Jim's. I had met them at a wedding I photographed the year before and was excited to capture their day for them. We had a beautiful day and luckily it didn't rain since they had an outdoor ceremony planned. We hoped for sunset pictures but the weather didn't cooperate. Instead we got beautiful, colorful cloudy skies. Sharon looked beautiful in her lace gown. They had a beautiful wedding ceremony and fun reception.
A week later I traveled to Stroudsburg, Pa for Ashley and Billy's wedding. I was contacted by Ashley and we emailed back and forth before their wedding day. We didn't get a chance to meet before the wedding, but that was ok. We knew we were a good match. They had a beautiful day with a little threat of rain. Ashley was a beautiful bride and Billy had a fun group of groomsmen. Of course it poured right before the wedding and a little after but we were able to still get some great shots in. They had a beautiful wedding venue. It was a fun wedding!
Kristina and Bernies's wedding in July was on a hot summer day. We met about a year earlier. Kristina, Bernie and I had a fun time at their engagement session. They wanted fall colors for their engagement photos. We hiked up a trail to a waterfall with their dog, Benji and Kristina's parents. I loved getting to know them during that time and we got some awesome photos. We had talked many times about wedding plans and I met them at their venue before I moved to NJ. I was excited for these two because you could tell that they were so in love. They had a beautiful day. We had to move fast later in the day because a big storm was coming and they were clearing the golf course, but we got some great shots in. All plans went perfect, even the sparkler exit!
My wedding in August was at one of my favorite places, Cape May,NJ. Michelle and George got remarried in the Sunset Pavilion at sunset beach, Cape May, They were previously divorced but got back together and got married again! It was a beautiful sunny day so we got some shots on the beach before and after the ceremony. They had a nice dinner with family and friends at a local restaurant. I loved their story and makes you believe in love.
September was a busy month. Two weddings in two days! First was Ines and Maurice's big day. I met these two at their venue about 5 months before their wedding. We talked about their plans for the wedding on the beach. After our meeting we walked to the beach and took some engagement photos! Holy moly was it windy that day at the shore. We laughed a lot , got some great photos and I couldn't wait to see them get married. Ines and Maurice lucked out with a beautiful ,sunny september day for a beach wedding. Ines looked beautiful in her dress. We got some great shots on the beach and thankfully it wasn't as windy! They had a beautiful wedding and I am so glad that they asked me to capture their day.
The following day I drove up to PA for Audra and Jonathan's wedding. I met these two a year and a half before their wedding day. They wanted fall engagement photos. The fall day we chose, it rained. We had to sit in the car and wait for the rain to stop. I am glad we didn't give up because after the rain the fall colors were so brilliant that they turned out to be some of my favorite engagement photos! Audra and Jonathan had to change their wedding date and thankfully I was not booked on their new date. They had their ceremony and dinner in wonderful old mansion. They were a beautiful couple. We had planned to get to the river by sunset for photos. It was perfect timing and the photos came out beautiful. I enjoyed capturing their wedding day.
In October you never know what kind of weather you are going to get. For Kariann and Shawn they lucked out and had a beautiful sunny and warm day. I met these two on a chilly February day. We had to wait a bit to do their engagement session so that it would be a little warmer. We went to two waterfalls and climbed all over the place for photos. We had a fun time. I love this time with my couples. They had a beautiful ceremony and we were able to get some great shots outdoors. We had missed peak fall colors but there was still enough color to add a nice backdrop to their photos. They had a fun bridal party. One even climbed to the top of a hill to drop leaves down on the bride and groom . Great day, beautiful couple and fun wedding.
My last two weddings were back to back in November. The first wedding was for a great couple, Kim and Dave. When I first met this couple they didn't want to do an engagement session. I am so glad they changed their minds and we were able to get a session in before I moved to NJ. We had a blast. The session was only suppose to last 3o mins, but ended up being an hour and a half! I loved getting to know them and they were so willing to do any pose or idea I had for photos. Their photos were gorgeous and some of my favorite shots. Their wedding day was cold!! I think if was in the teens when we got to the reception. Kim was one of the prettiest brides and they make a great couple. We had to speed through some outdoor wedding shots because of the cold but still got some beautiful images. You could see their love for each other in many of the photos!!
My last wedding of the year was for my friend, Patty and, her husband, Louie. I have known Patty for many years and it was nice to be able to photograph her engagement session and wedding. We had a gorgeous evening for their engagement session. They danced for me and we got some great shots. I could feel the love that these two had for each other that day as well as the love that surrounded them from family and friends on the day of their wedding. They had a beautiful ceremony. The day was sunny but cold. Everyone threw on coats and we headed outside in the snow for some photos. We got some great shots despite everyone freezing. They ended their celebration with a nice dinner and awesome dessert table. We had fun with the photo booth before I headed back to New Jersey. So happy these two found each other!! Happiness and love!
Thank you for choosing Memories by Maria Photography to capture your wedding day!! I am looking forward to my 2018 weddings! I am booking 2018/2019 weddings now. Fill out the contact form for more information. I would love to talk with you about your wedding plans.
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MLB free agent rumors: Rangers sign reliever Seung-Hwan Oh
The Rangers have signed reliever Seung-Hwan Oh to a one-year deal worth $2.75 million, according to FanRag Sports.
Oh recorded 39 saves during his two seasons with the Cardinals. He made 76 appearances in 2016, striking out 103 batters in just 79 2/3 innings while posting a glistening 1.92 ERA.
However, Oh struggled last season as the team's full-time closer, finishing with just 54 strikeouts, 20 saves and a 4.10 ERA.
The Rangers have been in the market for relievers and starters this offseason. They are one of five teams still awaiting Yu Darvish's decision as the 2018 season nears.
Last season, Texas (78-84) finished fourth in the AL West, missing the postseason for the first time since 2014.


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Dogs, puppies, canines, or whatever you called them, can bring lots of happiness and fun to your home. However, potty training is one of the biggest and perhaps the first challenges that you might face when you bring a new puppy into your household.
Some puppies learn potty training fast, while others need more time. On the other hand, this period you need to be consistent, be patient, and more importantly, remain calm. If your puppy can't cope up with the training don't be upset and lose hope. Instead stay positive and follow the given information below. In this content, we will show you how to potty train your new puppy in 7 days. After all, potty training has never been a difficult task. As a matter of fact, it can be a very simple process if you know what exactly you are doing and if you're a responsible puppy owner.
Potty Training Your New Puppy in 7 Days: Here's What You Need to Know
First Day: Set A Regular Feeding Timetable
First and foremost, you have to set a consistent eating timetable that you can depend on. In fact, a regular feeding schedule, without food between meal times is the primary key to setting a consistent potty pattern for your puppy.
Remember that a younger puppy must be fed 3-4 meals (small) each day to aid with digestion as well as retain their energy levels constant. Apart from that, make sure to give your puppy lots of water and don't regulate it.
Second Day: Set A Regular Potty Break Plan
During the second day of your potty training, you have to set a regular schedule for taking your puppy outside your house to do his/her own business. Taking your puppy out in the morning and before going to bed is highly recommended.
But if your pet is only a juvenile, make sure to take him/her out every hour. Or during the day every after meals.
On the other hand, it is also a great idea to bring your puppy out after playing around or chewing a bone or toy. Bear in mind that pups tend to eliminate waste more compared to adult canines. Usually, they defecate five times every day.
Third Day: Get Your Puppy Used to Relieve in Similar Spot Each Time
In this day, you have to drive home the spot where your dog is supposed to do his business. Believe it or not, as soon as your puppy learns which one location is the potty spot, he/she will want to defecate or pee especially after taken to this spot.
Fourth Day: Make you have an idea regarding the signs that your dog needs to do his/her business and take him/her out when needed.
On the fourth day of your training, you have to be accustomed to the signs that your pup needs to defecate. Pay attention most especially when you notice a change of behavior, for instance, roams around in your home or getting up after laying down.
By simply tweaking to the signals of your puppy, rest assured you will be able to take him/her out before making a mess. Nevertheless, some of the signs that your pup needs to do his/her business are:
- Sniffing
- Circling
- Barking
- Whining
- Scratching at your door
Fifth Day: On this day, your dog must only be doing a few accidents inside your house.
However, it is normal to experience an occasional accident, particularly if the dog is only a few months old.
Further, make sure to address accidents in the correct way. Instead of punishing your puppy, clap your hands loudly to warn he/she done something wrong. Then take him/her outside immediately by leading your dog using his/her collar or call your dog's name.
After defecating, make sure praise your pup or offer a treat so that you will be able to strengthen the behavior.
Note: When your puppy poop inside your house don't use a cleaner that is ammonia based because its smell may possibly attract your pup back to the location and do his/her business there again. Better yet, make use of an enzymatic cleaner in order to minimize the odor.
Sixth Day: Check the status of Your Dog
On day six, you have to check your puppy's status while ensuring you're maintaining uniformity. At this stage, your pup should have major progress when it comes to his/her potty training hard work.
However, if he/she still doesn't follow the potty training or making accidents continuously make sure to bring your puppy to a pup to check if he/she is suffering from a medical condition.
In fact, it is possible that your puppy has a physical problem which is obstructing his/her aptitude to hold it. Thus, you may want to get help from an expert to cure the problem as soon as possible.
Seventh Day: Reinforce Your Puppy's Weak Areas
Congratulations you and your dog have just completed the seven days potty training.
After a whole of stable potty training, your pet must be doing his/her business outside the house and most importantly, giving signs when he/she needs to defecate.
Continue your puppy on a consistent eating schedule and regular trips to similar spot to lessen the chances of setbacks and fortify the training.
On the other hand, if your puppy is having a hard time with a certain part of your training, you need to concentrate on that part. Also, when your pet does it right don't forget to praise or give him/her a small treat to fortify good behavior.
By simply following the above tips and advice, there is no doubt your potty training will become successful.
Nevertheless, the best time to begin potty training your pup is between 12 weeks and 16 weeks old. By this age, dogs will have sufficient control over his/her bowel movements and bladder.
On the other hand, if your pup is 16 weeks old or more and he/she is still doing negative potty habits, you can still potty train your pet using the method above. Nevertheless, the result will not happen overnight it still depends on your dog's behavior.


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تنفيذ نموذج التعليم الصحي عن طريق الأقران في الإمارات العربية المتحدة: التصدِّي للسلوكيات الخطرة في صفوف المراهقين المغتربين
زاكري ستانلي، لينا عصفور، مايكل وايتزمان، سكوت شرمان
الخلاصة: بدأ استخدام التبغ في التزايد في صفوف الشباب في دولة الإمارات العربية المتحدة، ويحتل البلد المرتبة الخامسة عشرة على مستوى العالم لانتشار النوع الثاني من داء السكّري. ويشكّل المغتربون أغلبية السكان، مما يجعلهم مجموعة فرعية مهمة للدراسة. واستهدفنا في هذه الدراسة اختبار مدى فعالية التدخلات التعليمية في هذا الإطار الثقافي. فقمنا بتصميم حلقتَيْ عمل للأقران في المجال الصحي حول: استخدام التبغ، والتغذية/النشاط البدني. وخُصصت إحدى حلقتَيْ العمل بصورة عشوائية إلى 18 صفاً دراسياً في مدينة أبو ظبي. وأجريت مسوح قبل وبعد حلقتَيْ العمل لتقييم فعالية التدخُّل. وتمكَّنت حلقة العمل المعنية بالتبغ من تحسين الاستجابات على نحو ملحوظ (p < 0.05). وأسفرت حلقة العمل المعنية بالتغذية والنشاط البدني عن انخفاض مستوى الرضا عن مستويات النشاط الشخصي. وتوفِّر هذه الدراسة الدليل لدعم اعتماد نموذج التعليم الصحي بين الأقران على المستوى الوطني باعتباره تدخلاً لمواجهة استخدام التبغ ولكن ليس لأغراض التغذية والاختيارات الخاصة بالنشاط البدني.
ABSTRACT Tobacco use among young people is increasing in the United Arab Emirates, and the country is ranked 15th in the world for prevalence of type II diabetes. Expatriates comprise a majority of the population, making them an important subset to study. We aimed to test whether an educational intervention would be effective in this cultural setting. We designed 2 peer-to-peer health workshops: tobacco use and nutrition/physical activity. One workshop was randomly assigned to 18 classrooms in private schools in Abu Dhabi. Surveys were administered before and after the workshops to assess intervention effectiveness. The tobacco workshop significantly improved responses (P < 0.05). The nutrition and physical activity workshop resulted in decreased satisfaction with personal activity levels. This study provides evidence to support the national adoption of a peer-to-peer health education model as an intervention for tobacco use but not for nutrition and physical activity choices.
Mise en œuvre d'un modèle d'éducation en santé axé sur l'intervention des pairs aux Émirats arabes unis : lutter contre les comportements à risque des adolescents expatriés
RÉSUMÉ La consommation de tabac parmi les jeunes est en augmentation aux Émirats arabes unis, et le pays se classe au quinzième rang mondial pour la prévalence du diabète de type 2. Les expatriés constituent une majorité de la population, ce qui fait d'eux un sous-ensemble important à étudier. Notre objectif consistait à déterminer si une intervention éducative serait efficace dans ce contexte culturel. Nous avons mis au point deux ateliers de santé organisés par des pairs et portant sur le tabagisme d'une part, et sur la nutrition et l'activité physique d'autre part. Dix-huit classes d'établissements privés à Abou Dhabi se sont vues attribuées l'un des deux ateliers thématiques susmentionnés. Des sondages ont été menés avant et après les ateliers afin d'évaluer l'efficacité de l'intervention. L'atelier sur le tabagisme a conduit à une amélioration significative des modifications de comportement (p < 0,05). L'atelier sur la nutrition et l'activité physique a permis une baisse de la satisfaction des participants concernant leurs niveaux personnels d'activité. Cette étude fournit des arguments en faveur de l'adoption d'un modèle d'éducation par les pairs comme intervention de lutte contre le tabagisme, mais pas pour les choix liés à la nutrition et l'activité physique.
Received: 11/9/15; accepted: 20/11/16
As the prevalence of noncommunicable diseases continues to rise, health care providers and policy-makers have begun to seek preventive measures. Prevention can be as simple as healthy lifestyle choices regarding tobacco use, diet and physical activity (1). However, these choices are heavily influenced by habits formed at very young ages (2). By targeting teenagers and educating them about the consequences of their lifestyle choices, we may be able to combat major behavioural contributors to the most burdensome health conditions. To date, however, school-based health education has not been established as a global norm. School systems in many Gulf Cooperation Council countries have yet to incorporate comprehensive health curricula as part of students' academic experience (3). In the United Arab Emirates, high schools are not mandated to provide any sort of health education to their students (4). In another study using the same cohort studied here, we identified not only a gap in health education but also an inefficacy of anti-tobacco laws and campaigns (5). In light of these findings, health education has unexplored potential.
We chose the focus of our health workshops to be topics that are the most salient to the population of the United Arab Emirates, namely tobacco use, physical activity and nutrition. Although tobacco consumption in high- and middle-income countries has recently decreased, the Middle East has an increasing prevalence of tobacco use, especially among youth (6,7). In this cohort, 39% of males had already tried cigarette smoking, at an average age of 12–13 years (5). Furthermore, 39% of males report using waterpipe tobacco (shisha) and 7% report using dokha, a type of tobacco common around the Persian Gulf (5). Amongst females in this cohort, 19% had tried cigarette smoking, 37% had tried waterpipe tobacco and 7% had tried dokha at an average age of 11–12 years (5).
With 18.8% of the population living with type II diabetes, the United Arab Emirates is ranked 15th in the world for prevalence of this condition (8). The rise in obesity and sedentary lifestyles along with increasing access to unhealthy food options has contributed to the increased prevalence (9). Even with government mandated initiatives to fight the increase in childhood obesity, the dramatic change in lifestyle over the past 40 years has developed a culture of poor eating habits and physical inactivity that are strongly embedded in the daily routine of the average resident (10). While our study focuses on expatriate youth, these data are relevant as the culture and environment of the United Arab Emirates influence the lifestyle decisions of the large expatriate community. Moreover it has been reported that our cohort of teens consumed a large amount of sugary drinks each day and are not physically active on a daily basis. Many students also self-reported eating too much or too little and going to extreme measures to lose weight (5).
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of peer-mediated health education in schools with predominantly expatriate youth in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. According to the last census information available, just over 89% of the population were identified as non-nationals (11). As this is such a large majority of the population, it is an important subset for us to study and understand, especially if current migration trends continue (12). Research in other countries has shown that peer-to-peer education models which train young people to teach students are highly effective (13). As a result, peer-mediated models have seen increased utilization for topics in health education (14). A study conducted in the United Arab Emirates with 12th grade students found that a peer-to-peer workshop on HIV/AIDS was effective in improving knowledge, attitudes and perceptions of the condition (15). We decided to use this model in designing our school-based intervention. To supplement our study of intervention effectiveness on the health topics specifically, we also decided to elicit feedback from the students about the peer-to-peer model. No other studies to date have tested a health education intervention for tobacco use, nutrition and physical activity in the United Arab Emirates at the high school level.
Study design
A pre-workshop survey was administered to our cohort to establish a baseline for knowledge, attitudes and behaviours regarding tobacco use, nutrition and physical activity. The cohort was split and given either a nutrition and physical activity workshop or a tobacco workshop. A post-workshop survey was administered. We evaluated the efficacy of each workshop by comparing the pre- and post-survey questions pertinent to each workshop (i.e. tobacco or nutrition and physical activity) and using the responses of the other workshop group as a control.
We focused on 9th graders because the literature suggested that smoking tobacco becomes a highly relevant topic around this age. As noted earlier, 39% of males and 19% of females of this cohort had already tried cigarette smoking (5).
Data collection and workshop implementation
The cohort consisted of 9th grade students from 5 private high schools distributed throughout the city of Abu Dhabi. Schools whose curricula were not taught in English were excluded in order to ensure the students had sufficient English reading and writing skills to complete the surveys accurately (all 36 public schools in Abu Dhabi with a 9th grade teach in Arabic and were not included). According to the Abu Dhabi Education Council website there are 80 private schools in the Abu Dhabi Emirate that have a 9th grade. Of these, 18 teach their curricula in Arabic, leaving 62 that do not teach in Arabic. We called these schools at random. The first 5 that answered our phone calls and did not have health curricula were included in the study. After calling 11 schools we had found the appropriate number of classes meeting our criteria and willing to work our study into their class schedule. We would like to point out that only 2 of the 11 schools we contacted already had health curricula. Each school had a student body primarily composed of students from a Middle Eastern or North African (MENA) origin. Upon reaching an agreement with each partner school, both parental and minor consent forms were distributed and returned before scheduling the pre-workshop survey. Of the possible study cohort, 99% of the students agreed to participate in the study. Those who did not return the consent forms were allowed to study in a separate classroom during the lesson and surveys.
The pre- and post-workshop surveys were completely anonymous and comprised questions from the World Health Organization (WHO) Global Youth Tobacco Survey (GYTS) and the Centers for Disease Control Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System. The WHO had previously administered the GYTS in the United Arab Emirates in 2001 and 2005, yet failed to address more-regional varieties of tobacco that students might readily encounter.
After administration of the pre-workshop survey, a peer-mediated tobacco or nutrition and physical activity workshop was conducted. The tobacco workshop was organized into subsections that focus on the following: the importance of talking about tobacco as a teenager, what tobacco is, long and short term effects of tobacco smoking on the human body, different types of tobacco smoking that are common in the region, influences on teen smoking, and the benefits of tobacco cessation. An analogous nutrition and physical activity workshop was also implemented, following the same curriculum pattern as listed above. The focus of each workshop was to provide accurate and useful information that students could use to make healthy decisions and to complete exercises that improved attitudes towards healthy lifestyles. The workshop materials consisted of a brief workbook and several props to make the workshop more interactive. PowerPoint presentation was not used. Two of the authors (LWA and ZDS), both university students who were trained and had experience as health educators and curriculum designers, designed and taught the workshops. Each workshop lasted the duration of 1 class period, generally 45 minutes.
We taught the workshops to a total of 18 segregated classrooms (10 female, 8 male). Each classroom was randomly assigned either the tobacco or the nutrition and physical activity workshop (5 female tobacco workshops, 5 female nutrition and physical activity workshops, 4 male tobacco workshops, and 4 male nutrition and physical activity workshops). The post-workshop survey was administered approximately 2–3 weeks after the workshop.
The Institutional Review Board of New York University Abu Dhabi approved all steps of the methodology.
Statistical analysis of survey research
All survey data were compiled into a database, and letter choices were converted according to our survey codebook using Python. Where relevant, letter choices were ranked based on which responses had the best health outcomes with the best response starting at zero. No sample size calculations were performed.
To assess the impact of the workshops on the participants' beliefs on tobacco use or nutrition and physical activity, the statistical software STATA was used to calculate ordinal logistic regressions (proportional odds models) on responses for 29 questions. There were 22 questions mapped to the tobacco workshop and 7 to the nutrition and physical activity workshop. The pre-workshop data acted as the baseline for the regression, and the post-workshop data were monitored for change using this baseline. Each dependent variable (survey question) was controlled for by several independent variables – age, sex and school attended. Because the post-workshop surveys were identical for each workshop group, the post-workshop data for one workshop group acted as the control for the other. For example, we could examine changes in a certain attitude on tobacco use in the nutrition and physical activity group and the tobacco group. The comparison identifies whether the information in the tobacco workshop was independently associated with the change or whether another factor was responsible. Odds ratios and 95% confidence intervals were calculated to interpret the coefficient of the ordinal logistic regression.
For the 4 yes or no questions assessing the efficacy of the peer-to-peer model, which were only included in the post-workshop survey, the statistical software R was used for performing simple binomial tests on response frequencies.
Description of intervention cohort
The sample consisted of 439 respondents: 46.5% male and 53.5% female. The average age was 13.9 years (σ = 0.76). The average weekly disposable income of the students was AED 94.41 ($US 25.70).
Analyses of workshop effectiveness
We analysed 439 completed pre-surveys and 394 completed post-surveys, with missing data accounted for by absence from school on the date of the workshop or survey. Compared to the cohort's baseline responses in the pre-workshop survey, the tobacco workshop effected change in 12 questions related to attitudes and perceptions of tobacco use. The specific questions, ordinal logit coefficients and odds ratios are outlined in Table 1. The answer choices within a question were ranked from healthiest to least healthy. The healthiest response was scored as 0, and the score increased by 1 for the answer choices based on their health ranking within a question. As a result of this ranking method, a negative ordinal logit coefficient demonstrates change towards a healthier perception, attitude or knowledge base. The tobacco workshop was also significantly associated with changes in 2 nutrition and physical activity-related questions in bivariate analyses. The changes in all cases were in the desired direction, namely a healthier outcome.
When compared with the baseline, the nutrition and physical activity workshop was associated with a change in response to 1 of the 7 nutrition and physical activity-related questions, but did not affect any of the tobacco related questions. Table 1 includes the 1 nutrition and physical activity question affected along with the ordinal logistic regression coefficient and corresponding odds ratio.
Finally, we found that overall the cohort felt that the peer-to-peer workshop model was informative, relatable, worth sharing with family and friends, and recommendable to friends. The majority of students in both the tobacco and the nutrition groups responded positively to 4 questions that evaluate how the cohort felt about the peer-to-peer model (Table 2). For the 2-sided binomial tests P < 0.01, meaning that the respondents significantly chose "yes" to each of the 4 questions.
We did not evaluate our data for differences between male and female responses.
Overall, the tobacco workshop was effective in improving knowledge, attitudes and perceptions about tobacco use, resulting in improvement on 12 questions. The nutrition and physical activity workshop was not effective in improving knowledge, attitudes and perceptions of nutrition and physical activity; it only resulted in a decrease in the teenagers' level of satisfaction with their physical activity. The success of the tobacco workshop may be attributed to the fact that tobacco use is a more salient topic at this stage in life than nutrition and physical fitness. It may also be because the gap in knowledge about tobacco use is greater than it is for eating healthily and exercising regularly. Many students were shocked to learn that shisha and dokha presented health risks just as serious as those of cigarette smoking. On the other hand, only 3 out of 10 students had not received advice about leading a healthy lifestyle (5). This suggests that another workshop or another method of disseminating information should be developed as the cohort did reveal unhealthy lifestyle habits.
An examination of the questions that were not significantly impacted by the workshops reveals a number of important findings. The questions "If one of your best friends offered you shisha, would you smoke it?" and "Do you agree or disagree with the following: I think I might enjoy smoking shisha?" were significantly impacted by the tobacco workshop while the same questions about "tobacco products" and "dokha" were not. This appears to confirm that shisha was thought of as a harmless social activity and that the tobacco workshop successfully corrected this common misconception. Other questions that did not show significant changes may be attributed to the fact that they did not have many undesirable potential responses or to a weakness in the workshop content.
The 4 questions that probed the students' opinions on the model we used confirmed that the peer-to-peer model was popular and effective in this cultural setting. An overwhelming majority of students stated that they plan on using something they learned in their workshop to make a future decision regarding their health, which hits at the crux of the goals for health education for adolescents: prevention of participation in risky behaviours that increase the risk for noncommunicable diseases later in life. Engagement in the health education workshop is crucial to its success and it is encouraging that the majority of students would not only recommend a similar workshop to friends or family but would also share something that they have learned, further increasing the audience and power of the workshop.
Evaluation and improvements
Because self-reporting was the method used to collect data, the results are subject to social desirability bias. Despite assuring our participants of the confidentiality of their survey responses, the cultural setting of the United Arab Emirates may have prevented some from reporting honestly. It should be noted that the surveys used were not tested for reliability or validity in this cultural context.
There may also be some spillover effects between the workshops. The tobacco workshop, for example, was able to affect 2 nutrition and physical activity questions which were not addressed in that workshop. We hypothesize that learning about how tobacco use impacts human health led to students thinking about healthier behaviours in general.
Our cohort (exclusively 9th graders in private schools in Abu Dhabi whose language of instruction is English) limits the scope of the study. Differences with public schools, schools with Arabic as the language of instruction, other grade levels, and schools in different parts of the United Arab Emirates may be notable. Additionally, our study did not assess changes in behaviour owing to the short time between the baseline and post-workshop surveys. Due to the relatively small sample size, we recognize that our attempts to randomize may have had limited effectiveness in balancing the 2 workshop groups.
Future studies
The sample in this study did not take into account the Emirati perspective, since we included schools predominantly for expatriates rather than local public schools. Future studies on the effectiveness of peer-mediated health workshops should target local populations in their native language. Moreover, workshops on other health topics should be created using the peer-to-peer model and tested to see if they are also effective in this environment.
By creating, implementing and evaluating a peer-mediated health education model among expatriate students in the United Arab Emirates, we have shown that simple, cost–effective interventions can have a significant impact. Tobacco use is a serious issue for young adults in the Middle East and even minimal education can have an impact on their perceptions of this life threatening habit. We believe that such an approach is a promising method for producing positive changes in lifestyle decisions among the youth in Abu Dhabi, and possibly elsewhere in the United Arab Emirates. Moreover, one might anticipate that healthy habits formed early on will continue into adulthood, directly addressing the behaviours that increase the risk for cancer, heart disease, stroke, diabetes, etc. It is our hope that these types of grass roots initiatives can be used to enhance the efficacy of legislation and enforcement of laws designed to promote a healthier lifestyle.
This type of model is also self-sustaining in that university students can teach high school students at no cost. Peer education not only equips the high school students with the knowledge they need to make healthy decisions about their life but also empowers student teachers to be agents of change in their own communities and gain excellent communication skills.
Funding: This study was funded by New York University Abu Dhabi.
Competing interests: None declared.
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As you would have seen on Huruma Children's Home Social media platforms, our mum has been unwell for a while. Many of you might not know but on October 2018 she slipped in the bathroom but God is good she did not fall. As a result of the slip she experienced some pain in her right shoulder. Due to this we went to Kikuyu Hospital one of our major hospitals here in Kenya that deals with bones. An X-ray of the shoulder was done that showed her muscles were a bit affected where they gave her some muscle relaxers and pain killers.
In the month of January 2019 our Huruma Brick Wall was demolished by the government road contractors and this affected her. As a result because of the trauma she woke up with a lot of back pain one morning. We took her back to Kikuyu Hospital where the doctor requested for an MRI scan to be done to ascertain what was wrong with her back. The scan did not show a matter so she was put on Physiotherapy sessions twice a week.
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The blood tests done showed that she was suffering from Multiple Myeloma (a rare cancer for the blood plasma). This came as a shock to all of us here in Huruma because Mama has never been sick before. It explained why her bones were weak thus the pathological fractures. She got admitted on 11th February 2019 and was hospitalized for 9 days where the doctors were conducting more tests as well as managing the pain which had become unbearable.
She was discharged on 19th February 2019 where we decided to seek a second opinion from a more qualified doctor who is specialized in blood and bone cancers. We are thankful to God that we got one of the best Haemato Oncologist in Kenya from the Aga Khan University Hospital who is following up on Mama on a weekly basis.
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Crostata Dough
- 1½ cups organic unbleached all-purpose flour
- 5 ounces cold European or low moister unsalted butter
- ¼ teaspoon kosher salt
- 3 tablespoons cold water
- 1 large egg yolk
- 1 large egg white, beaten until smooth
Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper so that it fits plat on the pan. Set aside until needed. Adjust oven rack to the lower third level and preheat oven to 425°F, 400°F if you are using a convection oven.
Add the flour to the bowl of a food processor with the metal blade. Remove the cold butter from the refrigerator, and cut into about ¼ inch wide slices. Add the cold butter and salt on top of the flour, place cover securely on top and pulse twice to coat the butter chunks with flour.
Process continuously until a coarse meal has formed. The processing will be loud and then suddenly less and finally start to mum, once it mums stop the machine immediately. Remove the cover and gently feel the flour butter mixture to check if a coarse meal has formed. The mixture should feel cool and slightly grainy like cornmeal. If there are still large pieces of isolated butter, then you need to process a little bit more, but be careful not to over mix which would be beyond the coarse meal stage.
Once you have reached the coarse meal, remove the cover. In a small bowl beat the yolk with the 3 tablespoons cold water until smooth. Pour over the top of the coarse meal halfway between the side of the bowl and the center blade. Place the cover on top and continue processing only until a ball forms and rolls around in the bowl twice. Stop the processor.
Lightly dust the top of a smooth counter with extra all-purpose flour. Turn the dough out onto center of the dusted counter. Dust the top of the dough lightly with flour from shaker. Need the dough gently and quickly until smooth only until smooth. Dust lightly with additional flour only as need to prevent the dough from sticking to the table and your hands.
Form into a round pad with smooth edges, about 6 inches wide. If the dough seems too soft to roll, then refrigerate for 10 minutes. Place the pad of dough on the center of the flour dusted counter. Keep the counter and top of dough lightly duster with flour while rolling. Occasionally glide your under the dough and rotate the it in a circle to ensure it is not sticking to the counter and there is still flour under the dough. If the dough begins to stick to the counter or rolling pin, that's when you want to dust with flour. It is better to use too much flour than too little, it makes it easier to roll. Roll into a 12-inch circle. Using a dry soft 3-inch wide bristle pastry brush, brush off any extra flour from the dough.
Roll it up around the rolling pin and unroll on parchment lined cookie sheet.
In a small bowl beat the egg white until smooth. Dip a small pastry brush into the egg white and scrap both sides of the brush against the top edge of the bowl. Paint a thin layer of beaten egg white over the top of the rolled dough. If the dough has become warm and soft refrigerate for 10 minutes so that it firms up and becomes more manageable. Save the extra beaten egg white for use later.
- 5 ripe medium size ripe peaches (about 2 pounds)
- 6 tablespoons sugar
- 2 tablespoons tapioca flour
Wash the peaches in cold water and towel dry. Then cut into ½ thick slices, place slices in a large bowl. In a small bowl combine the sugar and tapioca, stir together until evenly blended. Pour over the peaches. Using a rubber spatula or large kitchen spoon fold only until the fruit is covered with the sugar mixture.
Add the peaches to the center of the dough and evenly until halfway to the edge. Gently press the peaches to close any large gaps between the slices.
Glide your hand from the edge under about a 2 ½ inch portion of the dough and fold towards halfway to the center. Continue this making a pleat as you fold each piece of the edge until you have finished and created an outer edge with an open center. Once done, lightly paint the top ring of folded dough very lightly with egg white. Place in the preheated oven on the lower third rack.
After 30 remove from the oven, using the back of a large oval soupspoon gently press oven peaches down to the level of the juices. This will give a simple glaze to the top of the peaches. Return to the oven and reduce heat to 400°F (375°F convection). Continue baking another 15-20 minute of baking until the fruit is tender and the crust is golden brown. Place the pan on a rack for even cooling.
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Natasha M. Ezrow & Erica Frantz, on their book entitled "Dictators and Dictatorships: Understanding Authoritarian Regimes and Their Leaders", which tries to identify the extent to which regimes are democratic or authoritarian, they placed regimes along a democratic-autocratic scale. A regime which lies into a grey zone is a regime that lies between democracy and dictatorship. Regimes, as the post-coup Turkey, that lie somewhere in the middle of this scale are essentially "pseudo-democracies".
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