Word: weatherly
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...very Hong Kong occasion. The weather was stifling, the air pollution was awful, and the crowd?carrying digital cameras and mobile phones, without which no self-respecting Hong Kong person is properly dressed?was polite and well mannered almost to a fault. But proud, too. "This is monumental," said an old man who came up to me outside the government offices. "There's nowhere else in the world that could have a parade like this, so peaceably...
...very Hong Kong occasion. The weather was stifling, the air pollution was awful, and the crowd?carrying digital cameras and mobile phones, without which no self-respecting Hong Kong person is properly dressed?was polite and well mannered almost to a fault. But proud, too. "This is monumental," said an old man who came up to me outside the government offices. "There's nowhere else in the world that could have a parade like this, so peaceably...
Summer fun is back--and so are the high temperatures that can be problematic for older sun worshippers. Warm weather can severely affect us as we age: witness last summer's European heat wave that was linked to at least 20,000 deaths. Whether you're caring for an older relative or noticing that you're a little weary after sun-drenched days, some simple, not always obvious steps can ensure safety...
...important and large medical component to prevention, this is about caring for your friends and family," says Dr. Martin Gorbien, director of geriatric medicine at Chicago's Rush University Medical Center. "There's as big a role, if not bigger, for concern and compassion when there's any extreme weather...
...Association, which promotes safety awareness and maintains an accident database, there have been 21 deaths associated with kiteboarding since 2000. "The vast majority of accidents are avoidable if you know what you are doing," says Iossi, who collided with trees and suffered a brain hemorrhage while kiteboarding in unstable weather three years ago. He is now fine and still kiteboards. "People need to take plenty of lessons and, as in any other sport, be cautious...