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On a misty April morning, Magnus sails from Hampton Roads ...
WITH MAGNUS moored in Halifax and soon to be listed for sale, our southern cruising adventure is truly complete, and already sliding into memory. But the memories will stay with us forever.Memories of southern birds white and brown pelicans plummetting into the narrow waterways, herons great and small standing still as sticks in the shallow waters, shockingly white egrets standing on our mooring lines, storks, man-o-war birds soaring far above the Bahamian beaches, emerald hummingbirds flitting among the mangroves.
And memories of animals alligators and turtles in the marinas, manatees in the warm outfalls from the power plants, wild horses among the casuarina trees. A swarm of biting flies all over the boat as we crossed Massachusetts Bay, and another in Chesapeake Bay.
More traveling Americans means fewer blood donors
Blood banks turn away up to 150,000 would-be donors each year on the slight chance they picked up malaria while traveling to any of dozens of countries.At the same time, concern is growing that a second parasitic infection from abroad - the Chagas disease rampant in parts of Latin America - increasingly threatens donated blood.
Both infections are rare here, but there's no way to test donated blood for either one. Now blood banks are pushing for better safeguards that also could help stretch the nation's tight supply.
First up, malaria: Next week, the Food and Drug Administration opens debate on how to balance the need for blood with Americans' increasing travel to malaria hot spots, and to urge manufacturers to develop a malaria test to solve the problem.
Miss Knockout
Picture it, lovely young women in ultra chic garb strutting their long-legged strides down a T-shaped runway as cameras click and audience members gasp in delight at the fantastic Bahamian talent on display. One after the other they come in fabulous gowns sponsored by Bahamian designers such as the inimitable Cedric Bernard whose haute couture was indeed hot couture. His magnificent peacock dress (a fabulous tangerine- coloured frock with matching head-dress) and English derby dress (think 18th century English ladies sipping tea)) were worn to full effect by Aquelle Plakaris, the first Ms Commonwealth Bahamas. The peacock dress will be displayed on the world's stage in England when Aquelle goes off to represent The Bahamas in the Ms Commonwealth International pageant this month.
No immediate steps to close
Foreign Affairs Minister Fred Mitchell affirmed yesterday that no immediate steps are being taken to close the U.S. pre-clearance facilities in Grand Bahama.Mitchell, who was in Grand Bahama for several meetings, spoke on the matter during a press briefing in the Office of the Prime Minister.
He was addressing concerns of Bahamians who frequently travel to the United States regarding the closure of the U. S. pre-clearance facilities at the local airport and harbour.
Mitchell explained that the United States government conducts a review every year which is channeled through its Embassy in The Bahamas, as it does with all its embassies around the world.
The review also applies to the pre-clearance in Nassau and Freeport, he added.