503 research outputs found
Hester se Brood
No full textHester se Brood, in Afrikaans, is set in a small town in the Little Karoo, where Hester van der Walt bakes bread in a woodfired oven for the local market in MacGregor. The book is inhabited by the spirit of the poets C. Louis Leipoldt and Martin Versfeld, as Hester van der Walt has the same deep rooted, intuitive connection between food and soul, especially food that is prepared with traditional ingredients and methods. Along with generous portions of soul food comes a down to earth delicious recipes that show you how to bake classic European breads, like ciabatta, focaccia, kitke and baguettes as well as good old-fashioned sourdough breads. Van der Walt's fine sense of humour, and her valuing of the magic interplay between fire and wood, grain and salt, water and yeast and time - the basics elements necessary for baking real bread, makes this book as irresistible as the savour of freshly baked bread, as it comes out of the oven
Sonnet on an Air-Balloon
No full textPage from "The Universal Magazine" including a "Sonnet on an Air-Balloon" by Mrs. Piozzi [Hester Lynch].For more information about this item, visit https://archivesspace.mit.edu/repositories/2/digital_objects/70
FTAA: What's in It for the South?
No full textNot everyone in the Americas thinks that negotiating an FTAA is desirable. Some argue that the timing of the negotiations is being set by the agenda of the developed countries, particularly the US, and not that of the rest of the region. Others say that negotiating tariff reductions will do little to increase exports. The argument is that non-tariff barriers to trade must be part of the package, or the whole idea is a waste of time. These are just some of the opinions coming from the South. Interestingly, a number of these ideas are coming from Brazil, the hemisphere's most populous country after the US, and clearly a leader in the region. Presidential elections in Brazil took place in the fall of 2002 just prior to an FTAA Ministerial in Quito. In the lead up to the election, the FTAA positions of the opposition candidates, including the eventual winner, were much more protectionist than that of the outgoing government. If the protectionism carries through to official government policy, then the FTAA process will be much more difficult. However, this might just have been electoral talk. This paper will attempt to sort out truth from rhetoric.Brazil, non-tariff barriers, FTAA, South, International Relations/Trade,
Integrative literature review defining evidence-based neurodevelopmental supportive care of the preterm infant
No full textNeurodevelopmental supportive care (NDSC) is a well-researched topic and extensive evidence is available on its benefits in terms of the outcome for preterm infants. The programs, strategies, and individual elements of NDSC have been evaluated; however, knowledge and implementation of the developmental care approach is fragmented and the evidence base for elements of NDSC that make up the holistic model is not explicitly documented. The aim of this study was to identify and critically appraise the methodologic quality of relevant research studies and synthesize the current best available evidence of NDSC. A comprehensive investigation of NDSC including studies using research methods other than clinical trials may provide a combination of results from several primary studies, therefore an integrative literature review was utilized as the method of choice. Sixteen research articles were found to be of good methodologic quality and level and strength of evidence after critical appraisal. They described or defined the elements of NDSC explicitly. Extraction of data from these articles contributed to the formulation of 25 conclusion statements. Each of these statements could be grouped under 9 categories that resulted from a process of synthesis, and each of these categories could be substantiated from its literature support, clinical impact, and supporting evidence, including the specific literature references and volume and level of evidence associated with that element of NDSC, providing the evidence base for defining NDSC
A systematic review of counselling for HIV testing of pregnant women
No full textBackground: Evidence-based strategies have made it possible to limit mother-to-child transmission of the HI-virus to a large extent and enable HIV-positive women to stay healthy for longer, provided their HIV status is known. Although voluntary counselling and testing for HIV is part of routine antenatal care in South Africa, the uptake of testing varies and a large number of pregnant women’s HIV status is not known at the time of birth. Aim: The aim of the study was to establish research evidence regarding factors influencing counselling for HIV testing during pregnancy by means of systematic review, forming part of a larger study using a variety of evidence to develop best practice guidelines. Design: Systematic review Methods. The question steering the review was: ‘What factors influence counselling for HIV testing during pregnancy?’ A multi-stage search of relevant research studies was undertaken using a variety of sources. A total of 33 studies were retrieved and critically appraised. Data were extracted from the studies and assessed according to its applicability in the South African context Results. The results are presented according to the following themes: effects of counselling, quality of counselling, group vs. individual counselling, ways of offering HIV testing, rapid testing, counselling and testing during labour, couple counselling and testing, counsellor and organisational factors. Conclusions: According to research evidence, factors such as whether counselling is presented in a group or individually, different ways to present HIV testing as well as counsellor and organisational factors can influence counselling for HIV testing during pregnancy. When developing best practice guidelines for settings very dissimilar from where the research was done, research evidence must be contextualised.
Relevance to clinical practice: Implementation of the best practice guidelines may lead to the increased uptake of HIV testing in pregnancy in developing countries like South Africa and thus to an increase in the number of women whose status is known when their babies are born
Mary Hester Gibbs Article
No full textA letter to the editor about Mary Hester Gibbs, the great grandmother of the author, Doris J. Millican
Hester a novel
No full textThe story of Hester Prynne, the heroine of Hawthorne's classic novel, The Scarlet Letter. It covers her early years, including her unconsummated marriage, her flight to America and her affair on board ship with a young minister, the cause of her grief in Hawthorne's book. By the author of David Mamet
Are you two sisters? : A Memoir
No full textTwo women, one from the Netherlands and the other one from the Free State Goldfields, meet in a hospital hall in Bloemfontein. Fifty years later Hester tells the story of how life formed them as nurses, community workers, bakers, artists and life partners. In this memoir, she tells of the key moments in her life that led her to leave the strictures of her upbringing in order to find out who she was. Her decisions take her from the Free State to District Six and Venda, to the Netherlands and the United Kingdom, to Heideveld and Hanover Park and, eventually, to McGregor. Her humble story tells of the spiritual isolation of all 'refugees' who leave the irreversible values of their 'home' (whether physical or ideological) and find new ways to create a life. It also describes the wonder of finding love and a partner along the way
Crew of the bark MARIE on deck around cargo ramps, Washington State, between 1903 and 1904
No full textThe MARIE was a French bark out of Saint Nazaire built by Atel. & Chant., Loire in 1899.
PH Coll 318.473aShip identification was provided by Frédéric Greiller, author of "Tresors Cap-Horniers," Volume 1 & 2.
The MARIE operated principally out of San Francisco. She sailed with wheat from San Francisco to the UK in 1900. The Tacoma Daily Ledger reported that the MARIE was bound for Puget Sound in December 1903. She was reported to have arrived in Tacoma February 9th, 1904 to load lumber with Capt. Monmoine.To order a reproduction, inquire about permissions, or for information about prices see: http://www.lib.washington.edu/specialcollections/services/reproduction-info Please cite the Order Number when ordering
Three-masted MEZLY at anchor, Port Blakely, Washington, between 1903 and 1904
No full textHandwritten on verso: 3 m. bark. Port Blakely
The MEZLY was a French three masted bark built in 1900 by A. Dubigeon Nantes.
PH Col 318.479aIdentification of the ship was provided by Frédéric Greiller author of Tresors Cape-Horniers, volume 1 & 2.
The Tacoma Daily Ledger reportede the MEZLY at Port Blakely in November 1903 with Capt. Doe loading lumber for New Caladonia. She was reported again in Port Blakely in January 1904. Capt. Paqpeeti who brought the vessle into Puget Sound died from falling through a hatch. Capt Deoux was to take command of the ship. Article Tacoma Daily Ledger, January 8, 1904, p. 10.To order a reproduction, inquire about permissions, or for information about prices see: http://www.lib.washington.edu/specialcollections/services/reproduction-info Please cite the Order Number when ordering
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