We decided to switch hemispheres this week and head to South America and its highest peak Aconcagua. Although I haven't summited this one. I have a dear friend who has, I haven't been able to reach him, but once I have his blessing I'll be sure to share some of his pictures with you. It's Full of beautiful glaciers and lakes, It sits at 22,837 feet, 6,195 feet lower than Everest. FYI, Dick Bass was the first person to climb all seven summits completing them in 1985. Sadly, he passed away in 2015 at the age of 85. Bass, a Texas Oil man, and with Frank Wells, a former president of Disney, dreamed up the idea to climb the highest peak on each of the seven continents. I've been carrying around a guide to the seven summits for years, Climbing the Seven Summits: A Guide to Each Continent's Highest Peak, published by Mountaineers Books, mbooks@mountaineersbooks.org. I hope I have a chance to summit one or two more before my time on this lonely planet is over. |
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Parque Provincial Aconcagua |
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The region's most famous park is Parque Provincial Aconcagua, home of 6962m (22,841ft) Cerro Aconcagua, the highest peak outside the Himalayas and a favorite climbing destination. Reaching the summit requires a commitment of at least 13 to 15 days, including acclimatization time. Non-climbers can hike to base camps and refugios (rustic shelters) beneath the permanent snow line; easily, the best and most accessible long hike is to Confluencia from the park entrance at Laguna Horcones. |
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WELLNESS: This week features Glucosamine & Chondroitin with (MSM) |
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As an amateur runner I thought that this supplement made healing and recovery easier and helped sustain strong muscles. Like minded friends agreed. Apparently this supplement has survived the test of time. |
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Glucosamine & Chondroitin with (MSM) |
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Medically reviewed by Drugs.com on Jun 7, 2022. Written by Cerner Multum.
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Chondroitin is a naturally occurring substance formed of sugar chains. Chondroitin is believed to help the body maintain fluid and flexibility in the joints.
Glucosamine is a naturally occurring substance that is believed to help develop and renew cartilage (the hard connective tissue mainly located on bones near joints in the body), and keep it lubricated for better joint movement and flexibility.
Methylsulfonylmethane (MSM) is a naturally occurring form of sulfur that helps support muscles and tendons in the body.
Chondroitin, glucosamine, and MSM is a combination medicine that has been used in alternative medicine as a possibly effective aid in treating osteoarthritis, muscle damage caused by exercise, and other inflammatory joint disorders.
Warnings
Follow all directions on the product label and package. Tell each of your healthcare providers about all your medical conditions, allergies, and all medicines you use.
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PERFORMING ARTS: Going Local |
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This week we're going local. Let's give it up for the University of Arizona Stevie Eller School of Dance stand out dancer Diego Gonzales. Diego just finished a workshop at the Chicago School of Dance after auditioning and receiving a scholarship. |
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Diego Gonzales is a current sophomore at The University of Arizona perusing his BFA in dance. He is originally from Denver, Colorado where he graduated from Denver School of the Arts in 2021 as a dance major and studied at Dance Conservatory of Denver. He has performed in various dance shows as well as musicals such as The Wiz, In the Heights, and The Lion King. He hopes to someday open his own dance studio for lower income youth in hopes to make dance more accessible to all! |
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ATHLETE'S CORNER: We're back to Eastern Europe, this week visiting with Ana Cvetkovic. |
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Right now, I have been blessed with an opportunity to not only work with Ivona Horvat, but also another star from Eastern Europe and her dear friend Ana. She and Ivona played together as developing players growing up in the former state of Yugoslavia which is now Croatia and Serbia. I've coveted my opportunity to work with Ana. She's a world class coach to the past and current stars of tennis. With Ana and Ivona I've made coveted progress. |
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Hi, my name is Ana, and I am a tennis coach from Serbia. I used to be one of the best juniors in Ex Yugoslavia, shoulder to shoulder with Monika Seles in the National Teams U12, U14 & U16. I have now been working as a coach for two decades and love to improve all different levels of female players. I love competitive tennis and I am a workaholic. Currently located in Nis, Serbia and working with high level competitive female players.
Experience as a Player:
- National Team of Yugoslavia U12, U14, U16
- Over 200 tournaments played on National and International level
- Best ranking ITF Junior 218
- 35 satelite professional tournaments
- 4 seasons in German Oberlige
- College Tennis 4 years, 7 times All American
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Like Mother, Like Daughter |
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Sometimes the seed does not fall far from the tree. Ana's daughter Hristina is a pro in this country and she is a woman who believes that student athletes voices should be welcomed. Hristina has followed in the footsteps of her mother and other great Serbian players. You can find more about this tennis champ and humanitarian at the link below. |
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ARTIST'S CORNER: Looking Back |
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We are remembering two artists separated by time, but who were surely kindred spirits. |
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Pablo Picasso’s ‘Man, After El Greco’ (c. 1899), Museu Picasso, Barcelona / Succession Picasso / ProLitteris, Zurich |
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‘Picasso – El Greco’ Review: Linking the Masters |
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Bringing together major paintings and drawings by a paramount artist of the 20th century and one of the greatest artists of the 17th, “Picasso-El Greco” at the Kunstmuseum Basel invites viewers to explore the profound yet contradictory relationship of modern art to the historic past . At the heart of this exhibition is the curator’s commitment to redefining our understanding of the most innovative movement of 20th-century art, Cubism, as deeply reliant on El Greco’s achievements rather than the rejection of past art.
Although the artist known as El Greco is now acclaimed as one of the greatest painters of Spain’s Golden Age, Doménikos Theotokópoulos (1541-1614) was born in Crete and trained in the late-Roman tradition of Byzantine painting before moving to Italy, where he absorbed the Renaissance techniques of Titian and his contemporaries. He settled in Spain in 1577. Combining the flattened space of Byzantine icons with the fluid brushwork of Venetian painting and exaggerated proportions of Mannerist styles, El Greco’s art was a complex hybrid of past and present. At his death, his reputation had been superseded by the more naturalistic art of Velázquez, and El Greco remained largely forgotten until the late 19th century.
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I used to capture these inch worms and put them in a jar with their favorite food, milkweed. This was my favorite activity with my Grandmother in the New Hampshire farmlands I grew up in. It made me feel like the inch worm’s momma. |
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