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		`Bahama Islands Website Partners Site Map`	map of the Bahamas Bahama Islands News, Articles and Information Cayman sevens in action This Saturday and Sunday November 11th and 12th the Cayman Islands National Sevens team sponsored by bmobile will participate in the NAWIRA sevens in Barbados. The squad has been selected after several weeks of training and from the Maples and Calder National Sevens Academy, as well as the on perfomaces at the Cable and Wireless Summer Sevens Series. Last year the bmobile team finished seventh overall in the tournament and hopes to finish in the top three this time around. Cayman finds itself in the same pool at Jamaica who won last years tournament, Mexico who play in the World Sevens Series, Bahamas who defeated Cayman last year and the Dominican Republic who Cayman beat handily last year, so it is a tough pool. The Bmobile Cayman side has to win one of it’s first two games to have a chance of moving into the cup rounds on Sunday as they play first Jamaica and then Mexico followed by Bahamas and finally Dominican Republic. Health news briefs The American Medical Association has stepped into the controversy over alternative hormone treatments for aging that Suzanne Somers advocates in a new book. The nation's largest doctors' group voted this week to seek stricter Food and Drug Administration oversight and regulation of these so-called "bioidentical" hormone compounds. Some of the treatments are promoted as alternatives to estrogen and progestin supplements once widely used for hot flashes and other menopause symptoms. Somers' new book, Ageless: The Naked Truth About Bioidentical Hormones on national best-seller lists, maintains that these treatments also can reverse the aging process and keep people mentally sharp, physically fit and sexually active. A bit of dark chocolate could avert heart attack Even small amounts of dark chocolate might help to prevent the sort of blood clots that cause heart attacks and strokes, a finding that researchers say could make the treat a routine part of a heart-healthy diet. Changing of the Guard His career path would take several rapid twists and turns. After graduating from the Governor's harbour All-Age School in 1975 Clifford Scavella headed for Nassau and The Bahamas Hotel Training College. His first career, or so he thought, was to be a hotel manager. But after a short period at the Hotel Training College he was convinced to switch across the street to the College of The Bahamas where the government was offering a stipend for students who would train to be teachers. So out goes the hotel career. Scavella now embarked upon a teaching career, or so he thought. Shy of one year in the teaching programme, he applied to become a police recruit and followed through with the six months training at the Police College. He found this attractive because it provided him room and board. Electricity bills to rise this month Consumers can expect to shell out more money for their electricity bills this month as the fuel surcharge has once again gone up. Statistics from the Bahamas Electricity Corporation (BEC) have signaled a 0.7224 cent increase in the fuel surcharge over last year's figures for the same period, despite the recent drop in international oil prices. In November 2005, the fuel surcharge was pegged at 11.4746 cents per kilowatt hour (kWh), while the November 2006 fuel surcharge figure stands at 12.1970 cents. However, BEC officials do expect surcharge rates to drop in the coming months. The electricity bill is made up of the basic rate, which is constant and has not changed since October 2003. The fuel surcharge is based on the price of petroleum in the international market and is calculated monthly, using a fixed formula. HomeNYC Creates Fantasy World "in the Snow" for IZOD Mike Kelly, Executive Vice President of Marketing for Phillips-Van Heusen, IZOD's parent company, teams with HomeNYC Creative Director, Ben Orisich to create an IZOD fantasy world theatrical commercial to generate awareness and excitement for IZOD clothing titled "IZOD in the Snow". New York, New York (PRWEB) November 19, 2006 -- Ben Orisich, Creative Director at SoHo New York-based design and production studio, HomeNYC, directs his third commercial for IZOD, an adventure, lifestyle clothing brand. Mike Kelly and Orisich continue their successful relationship working on a series of lifestyle commercials for IZOD. Kelly chooses to work with HomeNYC because "[Ben is one member of a team [who has a very strong point of view…When he falls in love creatively, I don't think there's anything he can't do." While working on their previous commercial collaboration, IZOD in the Sun, Orisich and Kelly began brainstorming ideas for the winter 2006 tie-in, IZOD in the Snow. Five Costa Ships Make Transatlantic Voyages From Europe to the Americas for 2006/2007 Winter Season Throughout the months of November and December, five Costa ships will set sail from Savona, Italy to bring la dolce vita of "Cruising Italian Style" to the Caribbean and South America for the 2006-2007 winter season. The first transatlantic cruise, aboard the Costa Magica, left November 2 and will arrive in Fort Lauderdale after a 17-night itinerary with stopovers in Spain, the Canary Islands, the Antilles, the Dominican Republic and the Bahamas. The Costa Mediterranea departs November 17 for Ft. Lauderdale on a 15-night itinerary and will also call on ports in Spain, the Canary Islands, the Antilles, the Dominican Republic and the Bahamas. Both ships will be based in Ft. Lauderdale through April. The Costa Atlantica, which is marketed exclusively to European customers, will depart December 3 on a 13-night itinerary calling in Spain, the Canary Islands, the Antilles and the Dominican Republic before arriving in Guadeloupe, its home port for the season.