Week-long Caribbean Club Vacation Among Auction Items at Annual Flip Flop Regatta
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August 11, 2004 -? Annapolis-based Sunsail USA, the leading sailing charter company in the US, is donating a one-week trip for two to Club Colonna, a beach and sailing resort on the Caribbean island of Antigua, valued at $1,960, to the second annual Flip Flop Regatta held August 13 and 14 in Boston Harbor.
Proceeds from the regatta benefit The Ally Foundation.The two-person Caribbean trip will be auctioned live on Saturday, August 14 as part of the fundraising activities during the regatta. The Flip Flop Regatta is a U.S. Sailing sanctioned race and one of the few originating in Boston Harbor.
With more than 60 boats and several hundred sailors expected at the starting line this year, the regatta is quickly proving itself as an important sailing event.
It's also an important fundraising event for the ALLY Foundation, which honors the memory and charity work of a young woman killed at a Massachusetts rest stop in 2002. Last year, the regatta raised $50,000, much of it from the event's auction, all of which supports the organization's lobbying efforts to change sex offender laws.One of the premier auction items this year is a week-long vacation to Sunsail USA's Club Colonna, a beach club designed for the adventure and active vacationer. Accommodations include use of all on-site sailing facilities, including a wide range of dinghy sailboats, catamarans, windsurfers, kayaks and use of the club's power boats, informal sailing instruction, breakfast and afternoon tea daily, three lunches and four dinners throughout the week. The auctioned trip is good for a year.Other live auction items include a Spinnaker from Doyle Sails and Hylas Yachts; a walk-on extra role in an upcoming movie "Under My Skin," a comedy by The Cerrone Brothers and donated by Nourjian Ventures; and a custom-made handcrafted Scalamandre Rug from Preservation International.
The Ally Foundation honors Alexandra Nicole Zapp, a young woman murdered at a Massachusetts rest stop in the summer of 2002.
Zapp volunteered at Courageous Sailing Center, the host of this year's regatta, and worked with the children at Sail Newport, in Newport RI.
Sunsail is part of the new wave of adventure travel, offering bareboat, flotilla, and crewed yacht charters, power catamaran charters, and unique water sports beach club resorts worldwide. As the world's largest yacht charter and water sports beach club company, Sunsail operates more than 1000 yachts from 36 bases in 23 different countries and 7 water sports beach clubs. Headquartered in England, Sunsail was originally founded in 1974 and now employs more than 1,300 people around the world. Acquired by First Choice Holidays PLC in 1999, Sunsail, as part of First Choice Marine, has increased revenues by more than 50% since 2001, much of that from acquisitions and mergers..
Cold weather and your air tools
When the outdoor temperature dips below 40 degrees Fahrenheit over night, it is time to change to a winter weight oil for your compression pump, engine, and your air tools. This will solve most of the cold weather problems we see. When the outside ambient temperature is below the 40 degree point your air compressor will be hard to start. An easy fix to this problem is to just warm up the air compressor, air lines and air impact wrench before you start it. Also, remember to change to thinner oils for winter use ahead of time.
This can add a lot of life your air tools,impact wrench, etc.. and make life generally easier on a cold morning. And remember your air tool's greatest enemy,water, is always present. It will probably be frozen in the air lines. Another reason why warming up your equipment above the freezing point is a really good idea.
Always drain your air tanks of excess water at the end of the work day. Remember a happy impact wrench is a productive impact wrench.....
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WILD WATERCRESS SOUP (Nasturtium Officinale)
Watercress can sometimes be found in the wild. In addition to containing high vitamin C content and antioxidant Beta-carotene, it contains vitamin E and is a natural antibiotic. It is sometimes used in complementary medicine to speed up the body's detoxification processes.Watercress is rich in Vitamins A and C, iron, iodine and phosphorus. It can be used in the treatment of: skin problemsbronchitiswinter colds or fluliver or kidney fatiguesinusitisWatercress has been used as part of a holistic response to cancer of the lungs, larynx, esophagus, prostate, bladder, uterus, stomach and intestines.DANGERS: Watercress may cause cystitis in some people and its medicinal use is not advised for those who have a delicate stomach or suffer from acidosis or heartburn. Excessive or prolonged use can lead to kidney problems.
Some doctors advise against its use during pregnancy. Wild watercress often grows in streams inhabited by water snails which carry liver fluke. There is also the possibility...
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Colorado Bicycle Tours
Colorado bicycling tours offer several touring options suited to the traveler's desire. Colorado abounds in natural forest reserves and mountainous terrains. A cyclist can reveal in the divine beauty of the numerous alpine tundra forest reserves. From the Estes Park, Roosevelt National forest, a ride through the rocky mountain National park Colorado has this and more.
One can indulge in the incessant downtown Victorian entertainment at the end of a biking hike.
The world famous Trail Road ride, the highest artificial paved road ride through lush green forest, is an experience of a lifetime. A ride along the North Forest canyons with high-stoned walls and speeding water, a ride on the Blue Mesa reservoir, an enthralling ride to the famous Pagaso hot water springs?the touring options run wilder than imagination.
Most touring guides have their own websites, which provide comprehensive information about the locales, touring routes, and options. Customized...
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Conventional Medicine's Vision: A Future In Preventive Health Care
The University of Kentucky's Dr. William Markesbery thinks a day is coming when we will be able to protect children from the illnesses of old age, including Alzheimer's disease. Although it's purely speculative at this time, it could be possible in a few decades to identify young people who are genetically susceptible to develop Alzheimer's disease. Protective drugs, lifestyle changes, or other strategies could be started decades before symptoms of the disease appears.
Scientists don't know exactly what causes Alzheimer's disease but they think many factors can affect each person differently. Alzheimer's disease is not considered a normal part of aging, but age is a primary risk factor.
This disease usually doesn't appear until after age 60, and about five percent of people ages 65 to 74 have the disease, and the percentage jumps to nearly half after age 85. Generally if members of your family have had Alzheimer's disease you are more likely to be at risk....
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Top 10 Summer Gadgets for Staying Cool And Being Cool
(ContentDesk) August 2, 2005 -- Summer is in full swing. The experts at GeekandChic.com have compiled a top 10 list of perfect summer gadgets for the most discerning and tech-obsessed person as easy as possible. From waterproof gadgets to personal cooling systems, GeekandChic.com has found some of the hottest new products that will top any technosexual's wish list this summer."Top 10" Summer Gadgets for a Geek Chic summer1.???Oakley Thump MP3 Player Sunglasses: Wear your music, wear your sunglasses, look hip.
Oakley's Thump sunglasses with integrated MP3 player protect your eyes while allowing you to listen to music, anywhere and anytime. (Suggested retail price: $495, More info at www.oakley.com)2.???Uniden Waterproof Cordless Phone: With a rugged design that looks cool on any outdoor patio, Uniden's waterproof cordless phone allows you answer calls in or out of the pool.
(Suggested retail price: $69, www.uniden.com)3.???H2O Audio Waterproof Housing & Headphones for...
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A Guide to Waterbed Mattresses
If you need a new waterbed mattress, there are a variety of things you should know. For starters, waterbed mattresses come in different levels of firmness. Since even the firmest waterbed is less firm than a traditional bed, most experts recommend buying the firmest waterbed mattress that you can afford.
Let's take a look at the different types of waterbed mattresses:
Free Flow: as its name suggests, a free flow mattress allows the water to flow freely. This makes the bed feel as though it is always gently rocking. Sleeping on a free flow waterbed mattress is much like sleeping on a boat.
This type of mattress is not recommended for someone who desires support. Some people have trouble sleeping on a bed that moves freely with every toss and every turn. In addition, the free flow mattress doesn't have any mechanism to balance it. This means that if one partner is larger or heavier than the other, the mattress will be lopsided.
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