PULSE.KIDS TEE OFF: For junior golf enthusiasts, there's a new line of apparel that offers style, comfort and protection from the sun. The Kids-Tee-Off brand, for golfers ages 5-12, features shirts, shorts and skorts with a UPF UPF Universitat Pompeu Fabra (Barcelona, Spain) UPF University Press of Florida UPF Ultraviolet Protection Factor UPF Universal Preservation Format UPF Upcountry People's Front (Sri Lanka) rating of 50, meaning that only one-fiftieth of harmful UV rays pass through the garments. The 100 percent cotton polo shirts ($40) contain moisture-wicking technology designed to keep kids cool and comfortable by keeping perspiration perspiration: see sweat. perspiration Fluid given off by the skin as vapour by simple evaporation or as sweat actively secreted from sweat glands to evaporate and cool the body. away from the body. The stain-resistant cotton twill twill One of the three basic textile weaves (see weaving), distinguished by diagonal lines. In the simplest twill, the weft crosses over two warp yarns, then under one, the sequence being repeated in each succeeding shot (row), but stepped over, one warp either to the shorts and skorts ($38) are designed to combat everything from grass stains to food spills. The line also includes kid-size caps and gloves ($15 each), as well as a golf umbrella ($25) and a bottle loop ($10), handy for attaching water bottles to a back pack or golf bag. For more information or to order items, visit www.kids-tee-off.com. - Diana McKeon Charkalis FIND YOUR VOICE ON MENOPAUSE: Menopausal women now have a place to share their experiences with peers who are going through the same thing. The ChangeMenopause.com Web site offers information and ways to gain strength and knowledge for dealing with this life transition. Women's Marketing Group, New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of , launched the community blog site to allow women to voice their feelings in the hopes of changing the way menopause is dealt with in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. . Some of the Web blogs on the site include: ``Hormonal Hotties,'' a comical account of one blogger's hot flashes hot flashes Hot flush Gynecology A symptom afflicting 80-85% of middle-aged ♀, first occurring during the perimenopause, continuing with ↓ intensity for yrs, manifesting itself as transient waves of erythema and uncomfortable warmth beginning in the ; ``Mood Swings,'' which is about just that; ``Sleepless sleep·less adj. 1. a. Marked by a lack of sleep: a sleepless night. b. Unable to sleep. 2. in Menopause,'' and much more. Anyone can create their own blog. The Web site also includes facts about how to prepare yourself for menopause, available treatments, including natural alternative options, information on hormones and much more. For more information, visit ChangeMenopause.com. - Simone Schramm CAPTION(S): 2 photos Photo: (1) no caption (child playing golf with help from an adult) (2) no caption (children) |
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