JoAnne Gaudioso How important is good quality sleep to your wellness? Our sleep is based on our “body clocks.” When the sun sets, our brains begin to release a chemical called melatonin that helps us to wind down and give us signals of tiredness so we can recharge for the next day. It also helps…
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Features, February 2022
Word of the Month: Chicane
David Zapatka The Tour de France is one of the greatest sporting spectacles of the year. I love watching the drama and triumph. While watching the broadcast, I heard a commentator describe the upcoming chicane in the course and knew immediately, “chicane” would be my next word of the month.Chicane verb chi·caneshi-ˈkān , chi- 1. to use chicanery…
Features, February 2022
U.S. Military History: U.S. Navy Flag, Seal, and Song
Ross Dunfee Flag—What do you think of by reading the following list: Fluked, Admiralty, Stockless, Grapnel, Herreshoff, Northill, CQR, Delta, Danforth, and Bruce? If your answer was “various kinds of anchors,” you are correct. The first (unofficial) flag of the Continental Navy, called the Infantry Battalion Flag, was adopted December 1864. It consisted of a…