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Because the disease is spread through direct skin-to-skin contact or through clothes and bedding, UHS instructed everyone to launder their clothing, bedding, and shoes. Anything that was not washed had to remain tied in a plastic bag for 14 days, and students had to apply Permethrin insecticide cream to their entire body for eight to 14 hours...
Plunk yourself down in a small plastic kayak with nothing but a paddle, and you might think you'll need Hulk-like strength to do anything more than bob gently downstream. But that's a myth that Anna Levesque, 33, is helping to debunk. A professional white-water kayaker and instructor based in Asheville, N.C., she says, "Kayaking isn't about strength; it's about finesse." And once you get the hang of it, "you get a real sense of accomplishment," she continues. "You are the master of your craft...
...canoe. New activities like kayak fishing, in which fishers explore narrow creeks and waterways in specialized boats with more legroom, have helped boost sales. And Wenonah's Current Designs line features smaller vessels that are easier for shorter adults to control. Most kayaks are still made of plastic, but some newer ones, like the $3,350 Suka, come in stronger, lightweight Kevlar, which can shave up to 20% off the total weight...
...with a typically Stoppardian digression into Sappho's poetry), but also a celebration of the rebel rock music that, in Stoppard's view, was as potent a force for revolution as Vaclav Havel's speeches. Scenes are punctuated with the sounds of groups like the Rolling Stones and the Plastic People of the Universe, a Czech band imprisoned during the Soviet crackdown--with a special nod to Syd Barrett, a founding member of Pink Floyd, who was ousted by his band over his erratic, drug-fueled, near psychotic behavior...
Because the disease is spread through direct skin-to-skin contact or through clothes and bedding, UHS instructed everyone to launder their clothing, bedding, and shoes. Anything that was not washed had to remain tied in a plastic bag for 14 days, and students had to apply Permethrin insecticide cream to their entire body for eight to 14 hours...