While touting benefits of using ozone to reverse tooth decay, dentist introduces new sport to island nation
After practicing dentistry for more than three decades, being a star of hit TV shows on two continents, and pioneering the use of dental ozone to reverse tooth decay for the last couple of years, Dr. Mark Weiser thought he had pretty much seen it all.
In June, however, he received a phone call from the Centro Nacional de Investigaciones CientÃficas (CNIC) in Cuba, requesting his presence as … Details
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Answer: When it’s a disabled sailing record
It may come as a surprise to some, but the inspirational sailing achievements by the likes of British quadriplegic sailor Hilary Lister, blind sailor Aly Gunn or paraplegic Alan Grace are rewarded with little more than column inches in the press. Despite headlines like “sailing into the record books†which featured after my sail around Great Britain in 2007, there is no formal recording of these events other than the ensuing publicity, and most of that is restricted to the marine press. The WSSRC (World Speed Sailing Record Council), official keepers of sailing records, specifically exclude disability as … Details
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Chad du Toit won the internationally rated ASP Grade-One Billabong Pro Junior men’s title at Herold’s Bay today, defeating Nick Godfrey in powerful 1.5 metre surf that provided the country’s best 20-and-under surfers with excellent opportunities to display their talents.
Du Toit, 20, the 2009 ASP Africa Pro Junior champion and top seed in the event, started the final brightly by racking up mid-range scores of 6.5 and 6.0 out of 10. Godfrey stayed in contention with  … Details
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