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economist sunsuntribune people saturday aug 20 2005 7 eri route to afghanistan for vote by simone joseph staff writer susan reesor is going from managing a kitchen in stouffville to managing election observers in afghanistan ms reesor leaves sunday for two months in kabul while this is her first time in afghanistan she has done this type of work before ms reesor lived and worked in cambodia from 1996 to 2003 she worked for the asia founda tion overseeing local and inter- national observers of the elec tions the foundation is a nongov ernment organization that aims to improve governance and laws in asiapacific countries having an international pres ence at an election encourages local officials to run better elec tions and discourages human rights abuses she said the asia foundation has hired ms reesor to manage the observers it has sponsored for the afghanistan elections in september twenty asian observers will watch over pre election activities including campaigning susan reesor lived and worked elections in cambodia for seven years ms reesor 45 is used to a very different type of managing her brother jay owns reesor farm kitchen in stouffville and she manages the kitchen cook ing baking ordering food man aging staff and customer rela tions ms reesor has few qualms about her excursion having been told the capital of afghanistan is quite safe im excited to work in a muslim country she said i will take advice from people who live there im not overly afraid but ill use caution try to be sensible at the same time she recog nizes there are aspects of afghanistan living she will have to get used to ms reesor who was born and raised in markham knows she will have to dress appropri ately at all times in a long skirt and head scarf in public for the election there are separate voting booths for men and women i enjoy working in other cul tures its seeing the inside of an electoral process meeting interesting people you feel youre making a contribution to democratic development she said her 20yearold niece leah is also leaving this weekend for an adventure of her own the markham resident leaves satur day to perform human rights work in jamaica for a year for more information about the asia foundation go to wwwasiafoundationorg 1 d 1 1 1 i trrra correction notice ati allinwonder 9800 pro 128mb video card 10052920 on p7 of our august 12th flyer this product is advertised with a savings of 200 the savings is actually 130 we sincerely apologize or any inconvenience this may have caused our valued customers unionville iga the end of an era dan didier has left the house iga i want to thank all my loyal cus tomers and dedicated employees for all your support these past 30 years i will miss you all dan didier and family v vj f isvnttw memberships ls stouffmles lighthouse baptist church 6273 main street we are back in our building after several weeks of renovations we invite you to come out and see the new look auditorium service times sunday school for all ages 10 am morning service 11 am guitar club 1 pm afternoon service 2 pm thursday august 25th cinema under the stars we invite your family to join us for a finale to our summer movie night in the park barbcque and fun 9056402911 visit us at wwwlbconca come grow with us the difference is worth the distance moathlymlnlmu8ji tomalajn effect for each fflosberihlp i rejunevate yqurjskih at medispa clinic on mainsy 6038 main street stouffville microdermabrasion can treat dull dry or oily skin clogged pores and blackheads and restores smoothness tone and overall skin health 99 first treatment call for your nocharge consultation r v- i v j- j upen your mind to a lite ot learning at the university of toronto school of continuing studies from creative writing to corporate finance project management to philosophy we offer a unique experience open to all adults 18 and older register now for fall 2005 courses by visiting learnutbrontoca or calling 4169782400 open up university of toronto jjj school of continuing studies- open to learning open loyou itojgsjifts continue to learnutoront6ca