Installing a Cabana Tent

By Meredith Berg, The Writers Network

Posted March 26th, 2011

 

Cabana tents are wonderful for providing a convenient place to change or simply a resting place with protection from the sun to install for when you are at the beach or park.  There are many types of cabana tents with a range of installation instructions.

The One-Touch Cabana Tent
There are a few different “one step” tents on the market.  One is the Rapido Cabana Tent that has a pop-up mechanism for installation in seconds.
Another similar product is the Family Beach Cabana Tent from Sun Smarties.  The tent weighs four pounds and is carried in a backpack.  It is easily unfurled, after which all you have to do is anchor the ends to the ground.  This is one of the simplest cabana choices on the market.  The big difference between this tent and the Rapido is that it does not have a floor.
There are more complicated cabana tents with pole systems for setup available, but when options exist for easy one-step installation tents you may not wish to purchase anything more intricate.

Fun Cabana Designs
An alternate version of a cabana tent is the tripod tent.  One example is the Junior Tripod from Coolibar.  To install this tent, lay it out on the ground, keeping the pole tunnels visible on top. Thread the poles through the tunnels starting with the ring pin end and crossing it through the center to its opposite fabric tunnel.  Slide the pole into a pole pocket.  Bow the poles into an arch and secure the structure with the pin.  Place rocks or sand into the side pockets to keep the tent grounded.
Make sure, whichever cabana tent you purchase, that it is treated with adequate sun-proofing.  You can easily find cabanas with SPF 50 for protection for the entire family!

References:

• Rapido Cabana Tent
• One Step Ahead Sun Smarties Family Beach Cabana Tent Review and Giveaway!
• Junior Tripod

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• Family camping with dog by Gorilla from Fotolia.com

New Years Eve Celebrations Around the World

The last day of the year is usually greeted with mixed emotions—joy and anticipation on the one hand, melancholy and regret on the other. Some celebrate by attending midnight church services, while others congregate in public places like Times Square in New York City, or Trafalgar Square in London, Glasgow's George Square or Edinburgh's Iron Kirk to count down the closing seconds of the old year. In the United States, people congregate at parties, some lasting all night, and many people spend New Year's Eve in front of the television watching other people celebrate. In recent years, celebrations in time zones all over the world have also been televised, so viewers can celebrate several times in one night, if they wish.

In Scotland, December 31 is known as Old Year's Night, or Hogmanay. Although there are a number of theories about the derivation of the name, the tradition it refers to involves handing out pieces of oat-cake to poor children, who go from door to door calling out "Hogmanay!" In the United States, the Scottish song "Auld Lang Syne," with lyrics by poet Robert Burns, is sung at almost every New Year's Eve celebration, while in London, the Scots at St. Paul's Churchyard toast and sing.

In Denmark the New Year is "shot in" with a thunderous explosion of fireworks, rockets, and Chinese pistols. In some villages, young people play pranks such as those done on Halloween in the United States.

Iceland has bonfires to clean up trash and elf dances, because elves are believed to be about on this night and might want to stop and rest on their way.

Neopolitans believe it brings luck to throw pots and dishes out the windows at midnight.

On the last two days of the year in Japan, a fire watch is implemented to prepare for the New Year, their most important holiday. Young men gather into groups then go to separate parts of the towns. They carry a clapper which they sound every few yards, crying out, "take care with fire."

Armenian families spend the night at home feasting. During the celebration, the neighbors, one at a time, lower a basket of presents down the chimney, then it is the recipients' turn to go to their neighbors.

Romanian boys used to go around to their neighbors with a plugusorul, a little plough, which may be a remnant of the Roman Opalia, the festival to the goddess of abundance, Ops. Later they changed to a homemade drum that sounds like a bull, which is what pulls the plough through the meadow. They ring cow bells and crack whips and recite hundreds of verses of their country story at the top of their lungs.

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Our Winter Solstice

Today is the start of a new chapter, galactically and energetically-- in our Reality...here, on planet Earth. The December 21st, Winter Solstice brought forth new portals of awakening and dissolved much fear of the unknown that many had prepared themselves for in mundane and also spiritual ways.

Preparing for the new year 2013 can be a refreshing new start on many levels for each of us. Consider opening your hearts to those in need. Give from your heart and bring about a generous and benevolent way to survive.

We are a community...together at this place in time for the good of All.

Think of how you can cherish each neighbor more...with acts of kindness that can be small but powerful.

Happy Holidays!
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What happens on December 21, 2012?

December 21 is the winter solstice, and in 2012 the Sun on the solstice will be almost perfectly aligned with the plane of the galaxy (the Milky Way galaxy). What is astonishing is how precisely the Mayan calendar was able to pinpoint this alignment of the planets.

What's so Special About Planets Aligning?

The equator of the Milky Way galaxy (Galactic Equator) and the path of the Sun (the Ecliptic) will cross each other at exactly 11:11 am GMT on December 21, 2012. What does this mean exactly? Or, even better, what is the probability of this occurring?

Every year on the winter solstice, our Sun has a Declination of -23.5 degrees, and a Right Ascension of 18 hours. But what makes the alignment of 2012 special is how this alignment occurs relative to very distant stars. On December 21, 2012, the alignment will be right along the plane of the entire galaxy. This precession of the equinoxes goes in a complete circle and happens only once every 26,000 years. In other words, the winter solstice moves 360 degrees every 26,000 years, or 0.01 degrees each year.

A significant detail that promoters of the 2012 doomsday fail to point out, however, is that the plane of the galaxy is not the width of a needle. The plane of the galaxy is quite wide - in fact, it takes the winter solstice between 700 hundred and 1,400 years to cross the plane of the galaxy! So 2012 is just one year amidst a span of 700 years.

We Are Entering a New Mayan Epoch

Did the Mayans know something about 2012 that we don't? I think more significant than the fact that the planets align in 2012 is the fact that we are entering a new Mayan epoch, or Long Count. While the pundits will be focused on doomsday prophecies and the destruction of the world, those pondering our purpose may find themselves enlightened by a greater perspective - one that may not be clear until hundreds or thousands of years from now.

According to the Mayans we are entering a new age. What does this mean? We think it may have something to do with the shift towards a more Eastern, or spiritualist, way of life. The Western way of life, and the worship of material goods, progress, and capitalism, has accelerated its way headfirst into battles and wars for hundreds of years. Hopefully, our race will eventually elevate itself to a new era of understanding - one where we find ourselves to be more introspective, and spending our time pondering not only the bigger questions of life - but the smaller ones as well. Spending more quality time with our loved ones, and enjoying the moments. Because we feel there will be many more to come.
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The Benefits of Coconut Water

The Benefits of Coconut Water: Healthy Weight Loss

by Darren Craddock

Coconut water has a wealth of natural ingredients that help to control blood sugar levels and help to not only lose but manage your weight. Weight control is essential in the fight to control blood sugar whether you are a diabetic or you are a potential diabetic. Coconut water has everything you need to do both of these essential functions. Nothing is more important to a diabetic or a potential diabetic than these two things weight control and control over blood sugar. 

Diabetics and hypoglycemic have a hard time keeping control over both their weight and their blood sugar. Many take medications that can have serious side effects and have to revolve their lives around this serious illness. However, through the use of coconut water they can start to take back their life and can start living a life that is not dictated by rigid diets, constant monitoring and medications. 

Coconut water helps to increase the metabolic rate of the body, which means that the body is processing things faster. If you have too much insulin in your body this means you are burning through the insulin faster because you are processing sugars faster. Not only that you are not processing simple or highly complex sugars so you are increasing your energy level. 

An increase in your energy level means you have more energy to get through your day more energy to exercise and do the things necessary to manage your weight. 

People who have issues with their blood sugar often have issues with their weight. They usually find it easy to gain weight and hard to get the weight off. Harder than most people would find it to lose weight. This is because their blood sugar and other bodily functions do not remain in a constant state and do not remain in a position to optimize their body's potential. 

This is one of the benefits of coconut water because it can increase the metabolism, helps to carry oxygen to the body, increase energy and contains everything the body needs to replenish vital nutrients in addition to antioxidants and omega-3 fatty acids. You can take back control over your blood sugar and get your body back into a position where weight loss and weight control is possible. 

This can eliminate the need for medications and rigid control in some cases. This is only available for some forms of blood sugar issues. This is because blood sugar issues deal with insulin and insulin is a certain percentage within the body when it comes to production at one weight you may have too much or too little at another weight you may have the right amount. 

This is why healthy weight loss and control is so essential to any plan that deals with the control of blood sugar. 

Coconut water has many benefits it is viewed by many as the water of life containing everything necessary to lead a healthy life. It can replenish the body, control blood sugar, provides increased energy and helps to increase the metabolism of the body. It is something that can help you to level your blood sugar, keep it under control and lose weight.

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