Aruba's Palm Beach Aruba’s Palm Beach is that beach – the one that almost every tropical island with a tourist center has — the beach with all of the jet ski and float rentals, the bars and restaurants and a … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: July 2011
My Favorite Aruba Beaches: #4 – Baby Beach
Aruba's Baby Beach My husband and I enjoyed Baby Beach on a recent trip to Aruba, but to be completely honest, it didn’t live up to some of the hype we had heard about the beach beforehand (You must rent … Continue reading
My Favorite Aruba Beaches: 3 – Eagle Beach
Eagle Beach in Aruba My husband and I just returned from Aruba, and Eagle Beach was directly across from the timeshare we stayed in called La Cabana Beach & Racquet Club. But, I can guarantee you that it was more … Continue reading
My Favorite Aruba Beaches: #2 – Boca Catalina (Catalina Bay)
Chillin' on Boca Catalina Beach in Aruba Starting from Aruba’s northwestern side, Boca Catalina is a very short bus ride just south of gorgeous Arashi Beach. Boca means “mouth” in Spanish, and the beach here does somewhat form a gentle … Continue reading
My Favorite Aruba Beaches: #1 – Arashi Beach
Gorgeous Arashi Beach I’ve just returned from a one-week vacation in Aruba, and I now understand why every tourist we met there was on their 9th or 10th visit to the island. Gusty , persistent trade winds keep the island … Continue reading
Life is More Than a Beach: Taking the 2011 Outdoor Challenge at Henderson Beach State Park
This is a guest post by Susan Jarvis Moody. July is National Parks and Recreation Month Florida encourages families to get outside, get moving, and get up close and personal with Mother Nature. My kids, Alex age 6, Harper, age … Continue reading
Dr. Beach on Rip Currents
Probably the best and most informative video you’ll ever see on recognizing and dealing effectively with rip currents, from Dr. Stephen Leatherman. Thanks to Kenneth Wright for posting this on my FloridaBeachunter Facebook Page.
Coastal Wildlife Club Turtle Patrol
Most any stretch of beach in Florida with sea turtle egg-laying activity has volunteer caretakers who carefully monitor the nesting and keep careful records. The Coastal Wildlife Club in the Englewood, Florida area keeps track of the nests on the … Continue reading
Wailoaloa Beach Nadi Fiji
Wailoaloa Beach at Nadi, Fiji, is for flashpackers what Denarau Island is for tourists on upscale South Pacific package tours. A half dozen reasonably priced places to stay grace Wailoaloa’s brown sands.
Its a big ‘un
Leach (left), Storm (right) what a pair (Will Scott) Wing of a Leach’s (Will Scott) Wednesday 27th July comments: The Farnes never appear to amaze me, even after all these years. Following an unprecedented influx of Storm Petrels – birds … Continue reading
Petrels Storm the Farnes
A Storm Petrel in the hand (from last season) Mark Breaks Sunday 24th July comments: WHAT a day! Another day of strong northerly winds prevented boats from sailing (for the third consecutive day) but the island team went about business … Continue reading
Four Seasons Maroons Guests on Private Island
Like other high end hotel chains around the world, Four Seasons resorts has been expanding its holdings to include a number of private islands around the world. Four Seasons recently developed a Robinson Crusoe experience in purchasing a private island … Continue reading
Affordable Private Island Resorts
A private island vacation doesn’t need to break the bank, there are literally dozens of affordable private island resorts located around the world that are affordable and offer a unique holiday opportunity. I want sun.uk recently featured a number of … Continue reading
Oregon’s first new medical school in 100 years opens in Lebanon – KVAL
KVAL Oregon's first new medical school in 100 years opens in LebanonKVALSaturday was a day full of firsts for new medical student Julien Diegel. Diegel — who lives in Eugene — has always wanted to go to medical school. "My … Continue reading
Hofstra begins medical school classes with LIJ – YourNabe.com
HealthNewsDigest.com Hofstra begins medical school classes with LIJYourNabe.com“I think this partnership is a win-win” for Hofstra and the North Shore-LIJ Health System, said Dr. Lawrence Smith, dean of the medical school. “Coming together to build a medical school raises the … Continue reading
Med school checkup: Come tour the college Saturday – Albany Democrat Herald
Med school checkup: Come tour the college SaturdayAlbany Democrat HeraldAt 1 pm Saturday, a concept that began in 2004 will become a reality when the state's first new medical school in more than 100 years welcomes the class of 2015 … Continue reading
UMass Medical School Selected to Provide Newborn Screening Services in Maine – Business Wire (press release)
UMass Medical School Selected to Provide Newborn Screening Services in MaineBusiness Wire (press release)(BUSINESS WIRE)–The University of Massachusetts Medical School (UMMS) today announced a new two-year contract to continue to provide newborn screening services to the state of Maine. The … Continue reading
Hospital camp gives kids a taste of medical careers – The Seattle Times
Hospital camp gives kids a taste of medical careersThe Seattle TimesMore medical camps are cropping up in an effort to hook kids as early as middle school on the possibilities of a medical career. By LAURAN NEERGAARD The Associated Press … Continue reading
Sowing a new crop of San Joaquin Valley doctors – Modesto Bee
Sowing a new crop of San Joaquin Valley doctorsModesto BeeAnd on that front, there's good news: While it is going to take a few more years to get its own medical school established, the University of California at Merced has … Continue reading
University Of Kansas Opens New Medical School To Attract Rural Doctors – City Town Info Education Channel
New York Times University Of Kansas Opens New Medical School To Attract Rural DoctorsCity Town Info Education ChannelIn order to address this, the University of Kansas opened a new campus in Salina to encourage medical students to stay local after … Continue reading