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JULY 2020. NO 1

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I’M BLUE, BLUE LIKE A MONDAY MORNING IT’S TRUE, IT’S YOU THAT’S GOT ME YEARNING

BE SAFE, STAY COOL, DRINK WATER

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CONTENT 02 Although it’s difficult to quantify in specific numeric terms, few would question the notion that fire features have enjoyed a long period of sustained growth in the pool business. Once considered exotic, poolside fire is now a common addition to a project.

16 It’s ironic and maybe even a little sad to think that during summer, when much of the rest of the world is indulging in fun in the sun, professionals in the pool and spa industry are working at breakneck speed and have little or no time to enjoy the experiences they work so hard to create for others.

55 SHADES OF BLUE Hughes’ firm has become well known for its highly creative and often elaborate designs. He credits that rise in popularity to his company’s early acceptance and enthusiasm for fire.

While it may be easy to go into clichés when describing why so many homeowners love fire, working with fire does mean appreciating its fundamental appeal.

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34 In terms of design, fire is used in two distinct ways: as a visual accent and/or as a social hub. In the purely aesthetic context, fire is used either in direct conjunction with a pool or spa structure or placed away from the water in the landscape.

58 “You don’t have to be a high-end company to work outside the pool. We’re seeing companies across the spectrum turn to fire,” Doud says. “A lot of our builders just focus around the pool with fire bowls, or they might do a fire pit.

62 “It’s more of an accent aesthetically, perhaps less of a focal point in many designs,” Hughes says. “But the functionality of it, that ability to draw people towards

EDITOR Call me in the morning, we’ll go for toast and tea Where were you when they broke the news And how are you, are you feeling blue You’ve never seen the colour blue Yellow circus left the stakes a broken ropes world’s useless mug The ties that bind, I can be bad poet Street poet Shit poet Kind poet too Subway Almost 4AM Halloween night Had enough to drink to make my own party All my fellow writers in half costume, half asleep Half silly, gone to seed I don’t mark my time with dates, holidays, faded wisdom, locked karma holders Convenient I am made by my times I am a creation of now Shaken with the cracks and crevices I’m not giving up easy I will not fold I don’t have much But what I have is gold I saw your face...

74 It’s ironic and maybe even a little sad to think that during summer, when much of the rest of the world is indulging in fun in the sun, professionals in the pool and spa industry are working at breakneck speed and have little or no time to enjoy the experiences they work so hard to create

I sing in platinum I dress in brass I eat in zinc Let it pass Compare a toast I like that I understand courage I still roll with the shout of a character I was married to today I try to see outside myself I understand the eyes Excuse all the highs Sorry I am sorry Ha ha I like you, love you, every coast of you. I’ve seen your eddies and tides and hur-

ricanes and cyclones. Low ebb tide and high, full moon. Up close and distant. I read you. Look, the sky, the sea, the ocean, the sun, the moon. Blue, blue, blue, blue, blue, blue, blue. Naked and blue. Breathing with you. Touch. Change. Shift. Allow air. Window open. Drift. Drift away. Into now. I want Whitman proud. Patti Lee proud. My brothers proud. My sisters proud. I want me. I want it all. I want sensational. Irresistible. Yellow circus left the stakes a broken ropes world’s useless mug The ties that bind, I can be bad poet Street poet Shit poet Kind poet too Subway Almost 4AM Halloween night Had enough to drink to make my own party All my fellow writers in half costume, half asleep Half silly, gone to seed

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GATHERING BEYOND THE WATER TAKING CARE Like water, fire comes with inherent risks — therefore, safety comes first. Here’s a brief overview of how to approach fire in a safe and sensible way. • Find a competent gas-line installation contractor who will be able to size and install gas lines properly. Requirements about who can install gas lines vary from state to state. It’s ironic and maybe even a little sad to think that during summer, when much of the rest of the world is indulging in fun in the sun, professionals in the pool and spa industry are working at breakneck speed and have little or no time to enjoy the experiences they work so hard to create for others. The fact is, pool and spa construction and service, as well as lifeguarding, swim instruction and pool facility require working the hardest when the days are hottest and longest. It’s the time of year when sunburns, dehydration and sheer exhaustion become bona fide occupational hazards. For years now, industry voices — including mine — have urged basic skin cancer prevention measures, i.e. wearing sunscreen, hats and having regular skin cancer screenings. Those admonishments are often couched with scary information about how one in five Americans are treated for skin cancer in their lives and how dramatically working outdoors increases the risks. Prolonged dehydration can contribute to a wide array of medical complications, including fatigue, joint pain, weight gain, headaches, ulcers, high blood pressure and kidney disease. In addition, many of the beverages we drink can have negative effects on our health, including caffeinated and alcoholic beverages, which can often exacerbate the problem. Exactly how much water we’re supposed to drink daily is the subject of some debate among medical and health professionals. Some claim the familiar eight, 8-ounce glasses may be marginally excessive. According to the Mayo Clinic, on average adult men should drink daily 13 cups (three liters), while women should drink nine cups, or 2.7 liters. On the purely decorative side, fire features have taken on a variety of shapes and sizes in order to accommodate different types of styles and settings. Fire bowls, fire and water combos, lanterns, torches and gas-burning fireplaces have all become familiar. Among the more recent features to gain popularity, linear fire elements in particular have caught on in a big way, particularly in geometric or contemporary designs. “Linear features are great and they’ve definitely gained in popularity, but most people still consider them a contemporary look so they’re probably not going to fit into all designs,” Anderson says. “Small chandelier features are kind of the same way, they’re not for every design but in the right setting they can be fantastic.” Perhaps the most significant development has been the creative

• Be aware of and comply with all local regulations. Different states, counties and municipalities often have varying code requirements, while some inspectors are more stringent than others.

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We did a project recently where the fire pit was in the center of the pool where you walk across stepping pads and then step down into an area where you’re surrounded by water and sitting by the fire. That’s kind of an extreme example, but because the real estate around a fire pit is so valuable, we’re doing more with custom benches and the entire setting.”

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expansion of vessel design, where the object that holds the burner becomes a design element — in some cases, it’s a sculptural work of art on its own. “We spend a lot of time on the piece that the fire goes into,” Doud says. “There are projects where the pool is almost purely visual and rarely ever used but the homeowners want to look at it from inside the house or other key focal points. You want features that look like they belong there. Even if they’re not fancy, you want the materials and the shapes to fit in visually even during the day when the fire’s not on. “ “Features with water integrated into the fire bowls, those are great for the same reason,” says Anderson. “During the day when the fire’s off, it still adds visual interest and enhances the setting.” It’s ironic and maybe even a little sad to think that during summer, when much of the rest of the world is indulging in fun in the sun, professionals in the pool and spa industry are working at breakneck speed and have little or no time to enjoy the experiences they work so hard to create for others. The fact is, pool and spa construction and service, as well as lifeguarding, swim instruction and pool facility require working the hardest when the days are hottest and longest. It’s the time of year when sunburns, dehydration and sheer exhaustion become bona fide occupational hazards. For years now, industry voices — including mine — have urged basic skin cancer prevention measures, i.e. wearing sunscreen, hats and having regular skin cancer screenings. Those admonishments are often couched with scary information about how one in five Americans are treated for skin cancer in their lives and how dramatically working outdoors increases the risks. Prolonged dehydration can contribute to a wide array of medical complications, including fatigue, joint pain, weight gain, headaches, ulcers, high blood pressure and kidney disease. In addition, many of the beverages we drink can have negative effects on our health, including caffeinated and alcoholic beverages, which can often exacerbate the problem. Exactly how much water we’re supposed to drink daily is the subject of some debate among medical and health professionals. Some claim the familiar eight, 8-ounce glasses may be marginally excessive. According to the Mayo Clinic, on average adult men should drink daily 13 cups (three liters), while women should drink nine cups, or 2.7 liters. On the purely decorative side, fire features have taken on a variety of shapes and sizes in order.

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Lighting Line WE DID A PROJECT RECENTLY WHERE THE FIRE PIT WAS IN THE CENTER OF THE POOL WHERE YOU WALK ACROSS STEPPING PADS AND THEN STEP DOWN INTO AN AREA WHERE YOU’RE SURROUNDED BY WATER AND SITTING BY THE FIRE. THAT’S KIND OF AN EXTREME EXAMPLE, BUT BECAUSE THE REAL ESTATE AROUND A FIRE PIT IS SO VALUABLE, WE’RE DOING MORE WITH CUSTOM BENCHES AND THE ENTIRE SETTING.”

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It’s ironic and maybe even a little sad to think that during summer, when much of the rest of the world is indulging in fun in the sun, professionals in the pool and spa industry are working at breakneck speed and have little or no time to enjoy the experiences they work so hard to create for others. The fact is, pool and spa construction and service, as well as lifeguarding, swim instruction and pool facility require working the hardest when the days are hottest and longest. It’s the time of year when sunburns, dehydration and sheer exhaustion become bona fide occupational hazards. For years now, industry voices — including mine — have urged basic skin cancer prevention measures, i.e. wearing sunscreen, hats and having regular skin cancer screenings. Those admonishments are often couched with scary information about how one in five Americans are treated for skin cancer in their lives and how dramatically working outdoors increases the risks. Prolonged dehydration can contribute to a wide array of medical complications, including fatigue, joint pain, weight gain, headaches, ulcers, high blood pressure and kidney disease. In addition, many of the beverages we drink can have negative effects on our health, including caffeinated and alcoholic beverages, which can often exacerbate the problem. Exactly how much water we’re supposed to drink daily is the subject of some debate among medical and health professionals. Some claim the familiar eight, 8-ounce glasses may be marginally excessive. According to the Mayo Clinic, on average adult men should drink daily 13 cups (three liters), while women should drink nine cups, or 2.7 liters. On the purely decorative side, fire features have taken on a variety of shapes and sizes in order to accommodate different types of styles and settings. Fire bowls, fire and water combos, lanterns, torches and gas-burning fireplaces have all become familiar. Among the more recent features to gain popularity, linear fire elements in particular have caught on in a big way, particularly in geometric or contemporary designs. “Linear features are great and they’ve definitely gained in popularity, but most people still consider them a contemporary look so they’re probably not going to fit into all designs,” Anderson says. “Small chandelier features are kind of the same way, they’re not for every design but in the right setting they can be fantastic.”

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WE DID A PROJECT RECENTLY WHERE THE FIRE PIT WAS IN THE CENTER OF THE POOL WHERE YOU WALK ACROSS STEPPING PADS AND THEN STEP DOWN INTO AN AREA WHERE YOU’RE SURROUNDED BY WATER AND SITTING BY THE FIRE. THAT’S KIND OF AN EXTREME EXAMPLE, BUT BECAUSE THE REAL ESTATE AROUND A FIRE PIT IS SO VALUABLE

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Prolonged dehydration can contribute to a wide array of medical complications, including fatigue, joint pain, weight gain, headaches, ulcers, high blood pressure and kidney disease. In addition, many of the beverages we drink can have negative effects on our health, including caffeinated and alcoholic beverages, which can often exacerbate the problem. Exactly how much water we’re supposed to drink daily is the subject of some debate among medical and health professionals. Some claim the familiar eight, 8-ounce glasses may be marginally excessive. According to the Mayo Clinic, on average adult men should drink daily 13 cups (three liters), while women should drink nine cups, or 2.7 liters. On the purely decorative side, fire features have taken on a variety of shapes and sizes in order to accommodate different types of styles and settings. Fire bowls, fire and water combos, lanterns, torches and gas-burning fireplaces have all become familiar. Among the more recent features to gain popularity, linear fire elements in particular have caught on in a big way, particularly in geometric or contemporary designs. “Linear features are great and they’ve definitely gained in popularity, but most people still consider them a contemporary look so they’re probably not going to fit into all designs,” Anderson says. “Small chandelier features are kind of the same way, they’re not for every design but in the right setting they can be fantastic.” It’s ironic and maybe even a little sad to think that during summer, when much of the rest of the world is indulging in fun in the sun, professionals in the pool and spa industry are working at breakneck speed and have little or no time to enjoy the experiences they work so hard to create for others. The fact is, pool and spa construction and service, as well as lifeguarding, swim instruction and pool facility require working the hardest when the days are hottest and longest. It’s the time of year when sunburns, dehydration and sheer exhaustion become bona fide occupational

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ALL I SEE IS BLUE NO I AINâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;T TRIPPING, FEEL IT PUMPING IN MY VEINS MY WORLD IS DRIPPING OF BLUE IN EVERY SHADE WE USED TO BE IN LOVE, I USED TO BE ENOUGH UNTIL I SAW YOU FOR WHO YOU REALLY WAS

Blue has been used for art, decoration and as a clothing dye since the colour most associated with the masculine, just ahead of ancient times. The semi-precious stone lapis lazuli, coming from black, and was also the colour most associated with intelligence, mines in Afghanistan, was used in ancient Egypt for jewelry and knowledge, calm and concentration. Surveys in the US and Europe ornament and later, in The Renaissance, to make the pigment ul- show that blue is the colour most commonly associated with hartramarine, the most expensive of all pigments. mony, faithfulness, confidence, distance, infiniIn the Middle Ages, cobalt blue was used to ty, the imagination, cold, and sometimes with colour the stained glass windows of cathesadness. In US and European public opinion drals. Beginning in the 9th century, Chinese polls it is the most popular colour, chosen by BLUE IS THE SONG AND artists used cobalt to make fine blue and almost half of both men and women as their white porcelain. Blue dyes for clothing were favourite colour. Blue has been used for art, THESE ARE THE WORDS made from woad in Europe and indigo in decoration and as a clothing dye since anAsia and Africa. In 1828 a synthetic ultramacient times. The semi-precious stone lapis rine pigment was developed, and synthetic lazuli, coming from mines in Afghanistan, BLUE. YOUR EYES ARE blue dyes and pigments gradually replaced was used in ancient Egypt for jewelry and mineral pigments and vegetable dyes. ornament and later, in The Renaissance, to BLUE. EVEN THE SKY Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Vincent van Gogh make the pigment ultramarine, the most exand other late 19th century painters used ulpensive of all pigments. In the Middle Ages, SEEMS TO BE BLUE tramarine and cobalt blue not just to depict cobalt blue was used to colour the stained nature, but to create moods and emotions. glass windows of cathedrals. Beginning in In the late 18th century and 19th century, blue the 9th century, Chinese artists used cobalt to became a popular colour for military uniforms make fine blue and white porcelain. Blue dyes and police uniforms. In the 20th century, because blue was com- for clothing were made from woad in Europe and indigo in Asia monly associated with harmony, it was chosen as the colour of the and Africa. In 1828 a synthetic ultramarine pigment was develflags of the United Nations and the European Union. Toward the oped, and synthetic blue dyes and pigments gradually replaced end of the 20th century, dark blue replaced dark grey as the most mineral pigments and vegetable dyes. Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Vincommon colour for business suits; surveys showed that blue was cent van Gogh and other late 19th century painters

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New Underwater

IMAGING SYSTEM MANY IMPORTANT BIOLOGICAL PROCESSES IN THE OCEAN TAKE PLACE AT MICROSCOPIC SCALES, BUT WHEN SCIENTISTS REMOVE ORGANISMS FROM THEIR NATIVE HABITATS TO STUDY THEM IN THE LAB, MUCH OF THE INFORMATION AND ITS CONTEXT ARE LOST. IN A QUEST TO OVERCOME THIS CHALLENGE, SCRIPPS OCEANOGRAPHER JULES JAFFE

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increases the risks. It’s ironic and maybe even a little sad to think that during summer, when much of the rest of the world is indulging in fun in the sun, professionals in the pool and spa industry are working at breakneck speed and have little or no time to enjoy the experiences they work so hard to create for others. The fact is, pool and spa construction and service, as well as lifeguarding, swim instruction and pool facility require working the hardest when the days are hottest and longest. It’s the time of year when sunburns, dehydration and sheer exhaustion become bona fide occupational hazards. For years now, industry voices — including mine — have urged basic skin cancer prevention measures, i.e. wearing sunscreen, hats and having regular skin cancer screenings. Those admonishments are often couched with scary information about how one in five Americans are treated for skin cancer in their lives and how dramatically working outdoors increases the risks. It’s ironic and maybe even a little sad to think that during summer, when much of the rest of the world is indulging in fun in the sun, professionals in the pool and spa industry are working at breakneck speed and have little or no time to enjoy the experiences they work so hard to create for others. The fact is, pool and spa construction and service, as well as lifeguarding, swim instruction and pool facility require working the hardest when the days are hottest and longest. It’s the time of year when sunburns, dehydration and sheer exhaustion become bona fide occupational hazards. It’s ironic and maybe even a little sad to think that during summer, when much of the rest of the world is indulging in fun in the sun, professionals in the pool and spa industry are working at breakneck speed and have little or no time to enjoy the experiences they work so hard to create for others. The fact is, pool and spa construction and service, as well as lifeguarding, swim instruction and pool

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During Summer ALWAYS ALWAYS IN MY SIGHT NEVER THOUGHT THAT YOU COULD BE THE ONE TO CHANGE MY LIFE. I LOVED YOU WAY BEFORE I KNEW YOUR NAME. OUTTA NOWHERE YOUâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;RE THE HEALING TO MY GROWING PAINS. WHEN YOU SING YOUR SONG I GET TEARS IN MY EYES

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AQUA From an astronomical view, the equinoxes and solstices would be the middle of the respective seasons,[1][2] but sometimes astronomical summer is defined as starting at the solstice, the time of maximal insolation, or on the traditional date of June 21. A variable seasonal lag means that the meteorological center of the season, which is based on average temperature patterns, occurs several weeks after the time of maximal insolation.[3] According to meteorologists,[4][5] summer extends for the whole months of June, July, and August in the northern hemisphere and the whole months of December, January, and February in the southern hemisphere. Under meteorological definitions, all seasons are arbitrarily set to start at the beginning of a calendar month and end at the end of a month.[4] This meteorological definition of summer also aligns with the commonly viewed notion of summer as the season with the longest (and warmest) days of the year, in which daylight predominates. The meteorological reckoning of seasons is used in Australia, Austria, Denmark, the former Soviet Union and Japan. It is also used by many in the United Kingdom. In Ireland, the summer months according to the national meteorological service, Met Ă&#x2030;ireann, are June, July and August. However, according to the Irish Calendar, summer begins on 1 May and ends on 1 August. School textbooks in Ireland follow the cultural norm of summer commencing on 1 May rather than the meteoro-

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logical definition of 1 June. Days continue to lengthen from equinox to solstice and summer days progressively shorten after the solstice, so meteorological summer encompasses the build-up to the longest day and a diminishing thereafter, with summer having many more hours of daylight than spring. Reckoning by hours of daylight alone, summer solstice marks the midpoint, not the beginning, of the seasons. Midsummer takes place over the shortest night of the year, which is the summer solstice, or on a nearby date that varies with tradition. Where a seasonal lag of half a season or more is common, reckoning based on astronomical markers is shifted half a season. [6] By this method, in North America, summer is the period from the summer solstice (usually 20 or 21 June in the Northern Hemisphere) to the autumn equinox. Reckoning by cultural festivals, the summer season in the United States is commonly regarded as beginning on Memorial Day weekend (the last weekend in May) and ending on Labor Day weekend (the first weekend in September), more closely in line with the meteorological definition for the parts of the country that have four-season weather. The similar Canadian tradition starts summer on Victoria Day one week prior although summer.

HOW COULD YOU LOVE SUMMER NEVER THOUGHT THAT YOU COULD BE THE ONE TO CHANGE MY LIFE

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DOWN BY THE SEA

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HERE COMES THE OCEAN AND THE WAVES DOWN BY THE SEA HERE COMES THE OCEAN AND THE WAVES WHERE HAVE THEY BEEN DON’T SWIM TONIGHT MY LOVE, THE SEA IS MAD MY LOVE IT’S KNOWN TO DRIVE MEN CRAZY MALCOLM HAS BURNED AT SEA, THE CASTLE IT SITS AND REEKS THE MADNESS CAN MAKE YOU HAZY

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NIGHTSWIMMING DESERVES A QUIET NIGHT THE PHOTOGRAPH ON THE DASHBOARD TAKEN YEARS AGO, TURNED AROUND BACKWARDS SO THE WINDSHIELD SHOWS. EVERY STREET LIGHT REVEALS A PICTURE IN REVERSE STILL IT’S SO MUCH CLEARER I FORGOT MY SHIRT AT THE WATER’S EDGE THE MOON IS LOW TONIGHT

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TALK ABOUT PASSION

THE STORY IS A SAD ONE, TOLD MANY TIMES. THE STORY OF MY LIFE IN TRYING TIMES. JUST ADD WATER, STIR IN LIME.

I didn’t wear glasses cause I thought it might rain now I can’t see anything. I made a mistake, chalked it up to design. I cracked through time/space, godless and dry. I point my nose to the northern star, and watch the decline from a hazy distance.

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THE BRAKES HAVE WORN SO THIN THAT YOU COULD HEAR I HEAR THEM SCREECHING THROUGH THE DOOR FROM OUR DRIVEWAY HEY, LOVE, LOOK INTO YOUR GLOVEBOX HEART WHAT IS THERE FOR ME INSIDE, THIS LOVE IS TIRED I’VE CHANGED THE LOCKS, HAVE I MISPLACED YOU?

I’M BLUE, BLUE LIKE A MONDAY MORNING IT’S TRUE, IT’S YOU THAT’S GOT ME YEARNING It’s ironic and maybe even a little sad to think that during summer, when much of the rest of the world is indulging in fun in the sun, professionals in the pool and spa industry are working at breakneck speed and have little or no time to enjoy the experiences they work so hard to create for others. The fact is, pool and spa construction and service, as well as lifeguarding, swim instruction and pool facility require working the hardest when the days are hottest and longest. It’s the time of year when sun-

burns, dehydration and sheer exhaustion become bona fide occupational hazards. For years now, industry voices — including mine — have urged basic skin cancer prevention measures, i.e. wearing sunscreen, hats and having regular skin cancer screenings. Those admonishments are often couched with scary information about how one in five Americans are treated for skin cancer in their lives and how dramatically working outdoors increases the risks. It’s ironic and maybe even a little sad

to think that during summer, when much of the rest of the world is indulging in fun in the sun, professionals in the pool and spa industry are working at breakneck speed and have little or no time to enjoy the experiences they work so hard to create for others. The fact is, pool and spa construction and service, as well as lifeguarding, swim instruction and pool facility require working the hardest when the days are hottest and longest. It’s the time of year when sunburns, dehydration and sheer exhaustion become bona fide occupa-

tional hazards. For years now, industry voices — including mine — have urged basic skin cancer prevention measures, i.e. wearing sunscreen, hats and having regular skin cancer screenings. Those admonishments are often couched with scary information about how one in five Americans are treated for skin cancer in their lives and how dramatically working outdoors increases the risks. It’s ironic and maybe even a little sad to think that during summer, when much of the rest of the world is indulging in fun in the sun, professionals

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MIRACLE IN GREECE

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The first thing that comes to mind when you think about Greek summer are the endless coasts and the charming seashores that “flirt” with the magical waters of the Aegean, Ionian and Lybian Sea. In this fascinating country where the dry land meets the crystal blue waters, 13 famous beaches, some with exotic golden sand, uniquely shaped landscapes combined with others that still carry their spectacular history, are meant to offer you unforgettable moments of joy and relaxation. Continue reading and learn more about them! One of Crete’s most attractive beaches, approximately 80 km southwest of Chania, is Elafonisi. The beach is actually a narrow landmass surrounded by sea, which literally gives you the feeling that you are on a different island. A shallow lagoon between the mainland and the island is formed with a depth no deeper than a meter. Mesmerizing beaches are formed all around with turquoise waters and coral pink sand which takes its colour by the broken shells. The famous beach of Lefkada Island is located in the southwest and is one of the most fabulous ones in the Mediterranean Sea.

THE NAMES FOR THE NATION OF GREECE DIFFER FROM THE NAMES USED IN OTHER LANGUAGES, LOCATIONS AND CULTURES. ALTHOUGH THE GREEKS CALL THE COUNTRY HELLAS OR ELLADA AND ITS OFFICIAL NAME

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Your eyes are blue

BE SAFE, STAY COOL, DRINK WATER