| Tahiti, Where land, sea and sky meet to form paradise
Once upon a long time ago, I developed a fascination with Tahiti and the islands of the South Pacific. Maybe it was seeing "Mutiny on the Bounty" for the first time or perhaps it was something I saw at the New York Worlds Fair back in the 60s. I even remember this toxic waste in a can that was developed to compete with Hawaiian Punch, called Tahitian Treat. I loved that stuff. Doubt I could drink one now though. Later on in life, as I learned to sail, the lyrics from Steve Still's "Southern Cross" would bear to mind. A song, if you don't recall, is about being aboard his schooner "Music" in the Marquesas and the islands of French Polynesia
I knew that somehow, someday, I had to go there. As luck would shine on me I got a chance to do that this past May.
We had heard mostly great things about Tahiti from friends who had visited.
Pamper youself in Cairns and Port Douglas
TO spa or not to spa: that's hardly a real dilemma when it comes to a northern Queensland resort holiday. A rub, scrub, wrap or roll is as much part of the getaway menu these days as a sit on the beach (lathered in sunblock and under straw hats so wide they make sombreros look like side plates) and a swim in the sea. Gateway to the Great Barrier Reef At Mirvac's Cairns International Hotel, a spacious city property with a refurb planned, a super $2.5 million spa has opened on level two with 10 treatment rooms, including a couples' salon and a Vichy shower room, and a relaxation area with ottomans, big saucer chairs, wafting curtains and maidens bearing trays of herbal teas and sliced fruit. It's very stylish indeed and a signal that Mirvac is serious about an overall hotel upgrade here.
Turkey's most expensive site: Pergamon
The ancient city of Pergamon is perched on a mountain top in relative anonymity and within shouting distance of unsightly mining projects. Breathtaking in detail and size, today's Bergama boasts structures dating back to 2000 BC. The remains of this advanced civilization 150 miles north zmir tell tales of survival by way of fidelity to Rome, military triumph over the Celts, art development shared throughout the region and a literary tradition evident in its library that held more than 200,000 volumes. But today a transportation racket combine with a lack of information and modern accommodations to make this a quick stop for most, if visitors bother to come at all. The Attalids ruled with intelligence and generosity. Many documents survive showing how the Attalids would support the growth of towns through sending in skilled artisans and by remitting taxes.
University of Michigan's Zell Lurie Institute Awards $85,000 to ...
Lurie Institute for Entrepreneurial Studies at the University of Michigan Ross School of Business today announced the recipients of the 2008 Eugene Applebaum Dare to Dream Grant Program and 2008 Michigan Business Challenge award. Grant recipients and award winners were presented with resources in the form of advice and counsel and funding totaling $85,000 for excellence in new business plans and concepts. Bringing together entrepreneurial-minds from business, engineering, medicine and other departments at the University of Michigan, Dare to Dream and Michigan Business Challenge offer students the opportunity to develop and present their business plans, receive feedback from skilled entrepreneurs and faculty, and be rewarded with funding and support. Tapping the resource- and research-rich environment at the University, the 2008 program represents a microcosm of global innovation and investment trends, especially in areas such as bio tech, clean tech, medical device, Web 2.0 and consumer social networking business ideas.
Tamarack uber resort commands vistas at premium prices
Fairmont Tamarack, a luxury resort and vacation-home development at Tamarack Resort in Valley County, plans to break ground later this year. If you want a home there, you'll need a big bank account.The project produced $140 million in sales from 125 full memberships sold during a seven-hour period last year, Tamarack says. Among people who have bought homes are TV stars Eric Dane of Grey's Anatomy and Jason Lewis of Sex in the City and Arizona Cardinals quarterback Matt Leinart.Properties start in the $700,000s. Spokesman Chris Lyman declined to say how much the development would cost to build. The project will consist of 305 hotel-condominium units and other residences. Residents will have views of the Payette River Mountains, a Robert Trent Jones Jr. golf course and Lake Cascade. They also will have a ski concierge, a children's entertainment center, salon services, free shoeshines, onsite car rental and other services.
Feel good foods
But did you know that eating that piece of cake or pie can make you tired or depressed and that eating carrots and celery sticks can fill you with energy and vitality. These nutrition information, researched from the Internet, will go a long way in helping us to make the right choice of diet to boost our moods. Dieticians and clinical nutritionists at New York University Medical Centre explain that bodies are like chemistry sets. Everything you put in your body has a chemical effect, which is why food can affect your mood. It gets broken down into elements that can raise your blood sugar or drop it rapidly. That banana you're eating, we forget about it but the chemicals in the banana affect us, good or ill. There are chemicals like caffeine that affect the neurotransmitters and affect whether we feel good or bad or energetic or tired.
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