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Andrew Evans "has over 10 years on-the-ground experience in Ukraine, having lectured and published extensively on the country. He has worked at NATO as a political analyst, as a consultant at the Fund for Peace and the Aspen Institute, and as a freelance writer. Mr. Evans holds a master’s degree in Russian studies from Oxford University and speaks both Russian and Ukrainian."

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Shake it like a Tahitian

In a language that's mostly all vowels, a bit of interpretive dance helps communicate one's deepest thoughts and feelings. Sad? Lower your eyes. Fierce? Scowl and posture. Happy? Shake it, baby. Travelers have been awestruck by Tahitian dancers ever ...

From ANDREW EVANS, Gadling,  21 Nov 2009

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10 Tips for getting a tattoo in Tahiti

Tahiti is one of the world's top tattoo destinations and for a good reason: the Tahitians kinda sorta invented the whole tattoo thing, even giving us the word which derives from the Tahitian tatau, "to strike". Once upon a time in Tahiti, tattoos were ...

From ANDREW EVANS, Gadling,  20 Nov 2009

Tahiti's Top 5 Resorts

Don't trust the glossy brochures-with clever angles and heavy blue eye shadow, every high end resort looks like a tropical paradise that's worth the thousands of dollars they will cost you. Then you finally get there and discover the sewage pipe ...

From ANDREW EVANS, Gadling,  19 Nov 2009

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Wild West Shows in France

It's no secret that the French are so totally obsessed with all things American. One day they're thumbing their noses at us and the next, they're waving American flags, dressing up like cowboys, dancing the Texas two-step and pretending like it was the ...

From ANDREW EVANS, Gadling,  16 Nov 2009

Tahiti Graffiti

You don't expect rampant urban culture in the sultry South Pacific, but it's there. That's because like it or not, Papeete is a relatively big city that's home to about half the population of French Polynesia, or about 130,000 people. Also, the city ...

From ANDREW EVANS, Gadling,  13 Nov 2009

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Tahitian truck treats: the finest fare in town

Long before "fusion" pulled its hit and run on the foodie fashion world, Tahiti was mixing foreign flavors into her own pot and getting goose bumps all over. Their verdict: Chinese plus French plus Polynesian equals a little bit weird and a whole lot ...

From ANDREW EVANS, Gadling,  11 Nov 2009

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South Specific -- Into Tahiti

Ritual hazing is common practice in hierarchical societies, as demonstrated in the grand traditions of the Russian army and your local high school football team. As the new kid on the blog, I can expect the mental humiliation and all-in-good-fun ...

From ANDREW EVANS, Gadling,  10 Nov 2009

Another Day, Another Blogger: Introducing Andrew Evans

Where was your photo taken? In northern Iceland, on a dusty desert road between Jókulsárgljufur National Park and Lake Myvatn. Scariest airline flown? It's hard to beat Aeroflot in the 90's, though I know some American airlines that are working on it. ...

From ANDREW EVANS, Gadling,  10 Nov 2009

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Globe and Mail Journalist Contest Captures True Olympic Spirit

With only 127 days remaining until the opening ceremonies of the 21st winter Olympic games, the excitement is reaching new heights coast to coast with each passing day. With anticipation mounting, The Globe and Mail Newspaper is doing its part to add ...

From ANDREW EVANS, Bleacher Report,  7 Oct 2009

ORIGINAL ARTICLE: Vaccine Prevention of Maternal Cytomegalovirus Infection

Background Congenital infection with cytomegalovirus (CMV) is an important cause of hearing, cognitive, and motor impairments in newborns. Methods In this phase 2, placebo-controlled, randomized, double-blind trial, we evaluated a vaccine consisting ...

From PASS, R. F., ZHANG, C., EVANS, A., SIMPSON, T., ANDREWS, W., HUANG, M.-L., COREY, L., HILL, J., DAVIS, E., FLANIGAN, C., CLOUD, G., New England Journal of Medicine -- Recent Issues,  18 Mar 2009

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