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By J. Jasper Lament, Ph.D.
Banding is a classic waterfowl research and management tool. Early banding studies provided biologists with a good understanding of the routes, timing, and speed of waterfowl migrations almost a century before technology was available to track birds with satellite transmitters. In fact, the current boundaries of the Pacific, Central, Mississippi , and Atlantic flyways were developed in the 1930s from band recovery data. Along with aerial surveys, the Migratory Bird Harvest Information Program, and the Waterfowl Parts Survey, banding data remains vital to the management of migratory waterfowl populations, which number in the tens of millions.
The first person to band birds in the United States was John James Audubon, who marked songbirds with silver thread in 1803. Modern banding of North American migratory birds is managed cooperatively by wildlife agencies in the United States and Canada . In this country, banding is the responsibility of the Bird Banding Lab (BBL) of the U.S. Geological Survey-Biological Resources Division located in Laurel , Maryland . In Canada , the Bird Banding Office of the Canadian Wildlife Service manages banding. Both countries use the same bands, reporting forms, and data formats.
Waterfowl represent just a third of the bird species banded each year by the BBL. But roughly 87 percent of all reported recoveries are of waterfowl (most banded birds are not hunted species, so they have much lower band recovery rates). This reflects the important contributions of waterfowl hunters in harvesting and reporting banded birds.
Most waterfowl banding studies are conducted through cooperative ventures involving state, provincial, and federal wildlife agencies. More than 200,000 ducks, 100,000 geese, and 1,000 swans are banded each year in North America , primarily on breeding areas. Banding crews generally target a particular species but will band other waterfowl that may be caught at the same time. For example, most prairie banding crews target mallards but also band significant numbers of other dabbling ducks.
Since 1914, the mallard has been the most commonly banded species. Through 2004, more than 6.2 million mallards had been banded. The Canada goose is second on the list, with more than 2.8 million birds banded. Surprisingly, the blue-winged teal is third at 1.4 million birds banded. Large numbers of blue-winged teal are captured along with mallards on the prairies and thus are banded in higher numbers than other duck species.
The West Indian whistling duck is the least commonly banded waterfowl species. Only 39 of these birds have been banded during the last 90 years. Among northern-breeding species, the black scoter is the least often banded: only 340 have been banded to date. The remoteness of the black scoter's breeding range in northern Canada and Alaska has made it difficult for waterfowl biologists to capture and band this species.
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AUGUSTA---A local woman's mission to make a difference one life at a time headed to the MCGHealth Children's Medical Center. This time, Candye Smith surprised two-year-old Benjamin, a cancer patient, with free tickets to the circus.
"I'm so excited," Benjamin's mom Janell Knotts told News 12. "This is fantastic."
"Hospital visits, just so many things, and now we're going to go to the circus," she went on. "It is so awesome."
Benjamin has a rare cancer that's eating away at his bones.
"When I heard about Benjamin, I said, 'That's the one,' " Candye recalled. " 'The circus is coming. We'll send him to the circus.' "
Benjamin has been a patient at the Children's Medical Center for the past six months. His gift of five tickets to the circus, a $100 value, is something MCG calls priceless.
"We can't wait to see what she's going to have next year for one of our patients," said media relations coordinator Denise Parrish.
This is all possible thanks to Candye's Give It 4ward organization.
"There needs to be more groups like that," Janell said.
"Anything that can take their minds off what is going on and enhance their quality of life, that is exciting for us," Denis said.
Benjamin's only focus now is putting those tickets away for safekeeping as he takes on cancer.
"You just never think it's going to be your child," Janell said. "It was relaly difficult to deal with."
A complete stranger stepped in to help.
"I'm hoping it will be a domino effect, where those who want to give will go out and help someone else," Candye said. "Each one, reach one."
"We've received so much through his journey," Janell said. "We are really looking forward to paying it forward."
"You are going to Give It 4ward?" we asked.
"Yes, sir, I am!" Janell said.
Benjamin is battling a disease called LCH. He has several more months of chemo treatments left. Janell said he is a trooper and is responding well to treatment.

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Carol Jane Hood Adkins
Published: Wednesday, February 13, 2013 at 8:06 a.m.
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UNION, SC-- Carol Jane Hood Adkins, of Union, passed away at her home on Sunday, February 10, 2013 following a courageous 4 1/2 year battle against breast cancer.
Born in York on March 8, 1951 to the late Fay Mickle Hood and Margaret Pridemore Hood, she is survived by her husband of 41 years, Mickey Adkins, and a daughter, Melanie A. Jenkins, and son-in-law, Chad Jenkins of Newberry.
Mrs. Adkins was a member of First Presbyterian Church in Union, and a retired kindergarten teacher, having taught in York School District #1 for over 25 years. She also worked with her husband, Mickey, at Union Family Pharmacy as office manager for seven years, until their retirement in 2011.
In addition to her husband and daughter, she is survived by a sister, Mary Ann H. Wilkins (Tal) of Union, a brother, William Hood (Rozlynn) of Anderson, and numerous nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by a sister, Susan Hood.
A memorial service will be held on Saturday, February 16, 2013 at 11:00 AM at First Presbyterian Church, 101 West South Street, Union to celebrate her life, with visitation in the church fellowship hall following the service.
A fund is being established at First Presbyterian Church in Jane's memory, to help ensure that all children have an opportunity to attend church camp and grow spiritually through the experience. In place of flowers, memorials may be sent to First Presbyterian Church, P.O. Box 672, Union, SC 29379 designated for the "Camp for Kids Fund" or to the Union County Cancer Service, 117 Fant Lane, Union, SC 29379.
The family is at the home, 307 Glendale Rd., Union.
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Credit union donates $10,000 to meals program
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Published: Thursday, January 10, 2013 at 3:30 a.m.
Last Modified: Wednesday, January 9, 2013 at 11:38 p.m.
Alabama Credit Union's Secret Meals for Hungry Children program will receive a $10,000 donation as a result a challenge between the Tuscaloosa-based credit union and the Notre Dame Federal Credit Union based in South Bend, Ind.
The challenge had nothing to do with the outcome of Monday night's BCS national championship game but was based on which credit union could generate the most credit card applications in advance of the game.
Alabama Credit Union generated 355 applications to Notre Dame's 331. Both credit unions put up $5,000 to go to the charity chosen by the winning credit union.
"Our organization thoroughly enjoyed this friendly competition with Notre Dame FCU. When it was proposed to us by their CEO, our staff immediately became energized to win, not only to prove a point, but to help support Secret Meals For Hungry Children," said a statement from Alabama Credit Union President Steve Swofford.
"The competition benefited both organizations by not only increasing their credit card portfolios, but also in encouraging staff to be more active in recommending money-saving products to our members. More than 65 hungry children can now be fed for a school year by our Secret Meals program, and members who received our credit cards now enjoy lower card rates and other benefits. Everybody won as a result."
If the Notre Dame credit union had won, the money would have been donated to the Kelly Cares Foundation, established by Notre Dame football coach Brian Kelly and his wife, Paqui. That foundation supports organizations, initiatives and nonprofit programs health, education programs and community initiatives, according to its website.
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Biotechs snap up EU money
16.04.2013 - Biotechs involved in the bio-economy initiatives of five European countries pool their expertise in an EU project termed BioBaseNWE.
The partners from Bio Base Europe international non-profit organisation (BE), Ghent Bio-Energy Valley (BE), Bio Base Europe Training Center (NL), REWIN/Biobased Innovations (NL), German Cluster Industrielle Biotechnologie, Galway-based Competence Centre for Biorefining and Bioenergy (IRL) and the British National Non-Food Crops Centre (UK) have secured €6.2m from the European Commission.
The overall goal of the Bio Base NWE project is to drive growth and education in the bio-based economy in north-western Europe. The project gets 50% of its €12m overall budget through the INTERREG IVB North West Europe Programme, the other 50% from Agentschap Ondernemen (BE), Biobased delta (NL), Provincie Noord-Brabant (NL), Provincie Zeeland (NL), National University of Ireland NUI Galway, Industrial Development Agency (IDA) Ireland, Enterprise Ireland, and the National Development Plan Ireland. "Bio-based products are a growing area of interest for SMEs working in the chemical industry, agro-industry, plastics, fuels, food, textile and pharma industry" stressed project manager Lieve Hoflack. "However, many SME's find it difficult to bridge the gap between newly developed research and the commercial market," she added.
The network will advise SMEs on how to get financial support for projects at a pilot plant in Ghent. This flexible pilot plant will selectively invest in equipment for promising technologies to promote further growth. The partnership will also develop and deliver programmes and tools for training skilled professionals for bio-based industries.
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Saturday, February 5, 2011
Ice, Ice Baby
....she's making sure we know that after the loveliness comes the reality. Clean-up detail.... just like life, eh?
A little ice storm suspense story for you, starring yours truly. (I will be SHOCKED if someone doesn't make this into a movie with Kathy Bates playing the role of moi and Lassie (# 247) starring in the role of Sloopy, the dog who cannot walk on ice. (Many will audition, but only one will have what it takes.)
The set: Tuesday morning, 6:00 a.m. Sloopy the Stupie (oh relax, we already have him in therapy) decides he needs to do his business. I let him out the back door of the deck. My view of the world is an ice sheet. I can only imagine what Sloopy was thinking other than the fact that he had to pee like a racehorse. I heard him round the corner to the deck steps, then heard the thud, and knew immediately that he'd slid down the steps to his little toilet corner of our fenced yard. I made coffee (truth), walked 5 miles on the treadmill (lie), then listened for him to want to come back in. Instead of his impatient bark, "hey, I own you at all times, so let me in," I heard his yip,"hey, I've gotten myself into a bit of a pickle and I need you to get me out."
I knew immediately what had happened. He'd fallen down the deck stairs and couldn't get back up. Hindsight, which will always remain 20/20, reminded me to get him one of those necklaces that shouts, "I've fallen and I can't get up!" Of course, I did what every strong woman would do when faced with such a situation. I called hubby at work. I can't go into detail here about what he said for me to do, but I knew IMMEDIATELY that it was up to me to save the dog. So I put on my big parka and gloves, stuck my cell phone in my coat pocket so I could call 911 when I broke my hip, and I rescued my dog. (Eat that, Lassie.... you ain't all that)
Tonight, as I'm layed up in the hospital with two broken hips (I lie,) I thank God that Sloopy lives and that I had the opportunity to tell this tale.
(All agents please contact my email address for rights to this story.)
12 comments:
- Sherry said...
Poor Sloopy. What a traumatic experience!
- February 5, 2011 at 9:31 PM
- Pam said...
Did Sloopy have time to contemplate how pretty the ice was?
- February 5, 2011 at 9:34 PM
- Kat said...
You're funny!
- February 6, 2011 at 7:47 AM
Heh heh!!!!
- February 6, 2011 at 11:57 AM
- Karen said...
- February 6, 2011 at 3:20 PM
- Shelby said...
lol, at you, not Sloopy. lol... Sorry. Poor Sloopy. I'm kinda surprised you didn't dedicate "Sloopy hang on" to him. lol That could be the theme song to the movie they make about this....but I want the credit. ha ha.
- February 6, 2011 at 5:56 PM
- Moogie said...
Mags.... what a scary "tail" you weave. I feared for Sloopy. With you laying at the foot of the icy stairs, your life slowly ebbing away. Poor Sloopy would have been tramatized.
- February 6, 2011 at 7:20 PM
- Laurie@The Baking Bookworm said...
Mags you are a true hero. In the face of true adversity you reign supreme. Sloopy will be indebted to you for life ... or at least until something else grabs his attention. Whichever comes first. ;) Here's hoping Ron Howard and Steven Spielberg fight over the movie rights. :)
- February 6, 2011 at 10:23 PM
- Barbara said...
Poor thing. Sometimes we have to give our all for our pets! :)
I had a friend who had her (large) dog on a leash and he took off after a squirrel and she went face first into the pavement. Not fun. Lost teeth too. What a nightmare.
- February 7, 2011 at 9:47 AM
- June said...
Yikes Mags but it sure is pretty!
- February 7, 2011 at 10:01 AM
- Nanan said...
Now that there is a funny story! The question is: Did Sloopy go outside the NEXT time he needed to pee?
- February 7, 2011 at 8:21 PM
- stephchows said...
LOL ok that made my morning brighten up, hilarious rendition :)
- February 8, 2011 at 8:08 AM


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- Feb 10:
- Your Olympic planner for Tuesday's action
- Olympics: American J.R. Celski fourth in short track speedskating
- Olympics notebook: Halfpipe schedule changed after competitors complain
- Purdy: Sharks land in Sochi, settle into Olympics mode
- Olympics: Julia Mancuso wins bronze in Super Combined
- Olympics: American J.R. Celski fourth in short track 1,500 meters
- Olympics: U.S. women thump Switzerland in hockey
Happy Monday.
Here's a recap of what happened overnight and a preview of the morning events.
Plenty of overnight action.
Julia Mancuso bolstered her reputation as a big-race skier of the first order, winning the bronze in the Super Combined to give the United States its first Alpine medal at the Sochi Games.
Mancuso led after the downhill portion but was overtaken in the slalom.
It was the fourth Olympic medal for Mancuso, who's from Squaw Valley.
Meanwhile, J.R. Celski finished fourth in the short track 1,500 meters. The Monterey native won the bronze in Vancouver in 2010.
And to the surprise of no one, the U.S. women dominated Switzerland in hockey, scoring five goals in six minutes on their way to a 9-0 victory.
It's all about the outfits at 7 a.m. when the Unites States men face Norway, the Oregon football team of the curling world.
Okay, it's also about the curling: Norway is a medal contender.
NBC thinks enough of this match to hold it for a taped broadcast at 2 p.m. on CNBC.
The medal round of the men's 500 meters will start at approximately 7 a.m. and be shown live on NBCSN. South Korea's Mo Tae-Bum is the favorite.
The American contingent features Tucker Fredricks, a 500 meter specialist, Mitchell Whitmore and Shani Davis, a two-time gold medalist in the 1,000 meters.
ON TAP THIS MORNING III: more moguls success?
The U.S. has medaled in freestyle moguls in the past four Olympics. Team USA's best hope to keep the streak alive is Patrick Deenen, who crashed four years ago in Vancouver but currently ranks third in the world.
The event begins at 10 a.m. but will be held for NBC's primetime package. There is a way to watch it live, however:
Want it live? Get the APP
NBC and its family of networks will provide 1,539 hours of coverage, but the only place you can watch everything live is online.
The choice events (think: men's downhill this weekend) will only be shown on TV on a delayed basis as part of NBC's prepackaged primetime broadcast. The only way to have access to everything live is on your digital devices through the NBC Sports Live Extra app.
It's free to download, but you'll need to be a cable or satellite subscriber in order to log-in. For more information, go to: http://www.nbcolympics.com/liveextra/help.


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- Aug 5:
- Attorney General: Santa Clara County DA did not break law with time-off perks
- Jun 13:
- Santa Clara County blasts District Attorney Jeff Rosen' 'secret action,' demands prosecutors give back 'inappropriately' granted perk or face investigation
- May 9:
- Union files grievance over DA's demotion of outspoken attorney
- Santa Clara County DA demotes outspoken critic, but denies accusation of retaliation
- May 3:
- Jeff Rosen: District attorney defends leave policy but apologizes for poor communication
- Apr 13:
- Herhold: DA Jeff Rosen's problems have a political cast
- Apr 8:
- Mercury News editorial: District Attorney Rosen set a bad precedent
- County officials order DA to stop handing out as much paid administrative leave
- Apr 6:
- Santa Clara County DA quietly offers some of his top deputies lucrative perk
The state Attorney General's Office has launched a civil investigation into whether Santa Clara County District Attorney Jeff Rosen violated the state government code by giving his top deputies extra time off to make up for a 5 percent bonus they lost as part of countywide cutbacks.
The code bars "the use of public resources for a purpose not authorized by law,'' also known as gift of public funds. But a spokesman for Attorney General Kamala Harris would not comment Friday on whether she also is investigating Rosen for possibly committing the crime of misappropriating public funds for the same action.
"At the request of the county executive and the DA's Office, the Attorney General has initiated a civil investigation,'' said Gil Duran, Harris' senior advisor and communications director.
Last month, Rosen tried to dissuade County Executive Jeff Smith from asking the attorney general to investigate whether he had broken any laws, saying that Harris had endorsed him in his 2014 re-election bid.
But Harris said she hadn't endorsed anyone in any county race for district attorney. It now appears that Rosen subsequently requested that she also look into the issue.
"I welcome the attorney general's civil review,'' Rosen said Friday.
Rosen's end run around the pay cut is controversial because it allows the 15 or so top deputies -- who are among the office's highest-paid lawyers with salaries of $195,340 each -- to preserve vacation time they might otherwise have used and sell it back to the county later for cash.
The vacation payouts would put back in their pockets about the same amount of money they lost in a contract negotiated by the Government Attorneys Association over Rosen's objections.
Smith has said the benefit is worth about $280,000.
According to the government code, anyone "who intentionally or negligently'' makes a gift of public funds in violation of the rules is "liable for a civil penalty not to exceed $1,000 for each day on which a violation occurs, plus three times the value of the unlawful use of public resources.'' The penalty may be recovered in a civil action brought by the attorney general.
"By launching an investigation, the attorney general has made a determination that this is a serious matter, and we will cooperate fully with her investigation," said GAA president Max Zarzana.
An analysis by a lawyer for the union concluded Rosen had committed a civil violation and may also have committed a crime. But some legal experts have said it is unlikely his actions were criminal.
Contact Tracey Kaplan at 408-278-3482. Follow her at Twitter.com/tkaplanreport.


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Books for Good sets up in Fletcher
Published: Thursday, June 27, 2013 at 7:42 a.m.
Last Modified: Thursday, June 27, 2013 at 7:42 a.m.
A new nonprofit organization, Books for Good Inc., has recently been established in Fletcher to sell items, primarily books, and give the proceeds to other nonprofits.
It serves as a resource for all nonprofits in Western North Carolina that receive donations of books but do not have the means to maximize profits from their sale.
Individuals may donate items to a participating nonprofit that collects items and transfers them to BFG for sale on its behalf. Items also can be donated by individuals directly to BFG, with the donor specifying which IRS-recognized nonprofit will benefit from the sale of their items.
"No books will be discarded unless they are falling apart or waterdamaged," BFG President Joe Ann Shaffer said. "Every effort will be made to maximize the value of all items."
Books, as well as CDs, DVDs and VHS tapes, will be sold either online or at a local sale. Items remaining after local sales will either be held for the next sale or be sold as a lot, with payment distributed to nonprofits in an equitable manner.
For more information or to arrange pickup, call 828-989-4655, visit www. booksforgoodinc.com or email pickup@booksforgoodinc. com. Individuals wishing to volunteer with BFG should email volunteer@ booksforgoodinc.com.
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About the Book
"Intrepid journalist and novelist William T. Vollman's colossal body of work stands unsurpassed for its range, moral imperative, and artistry."
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William T. Vollmann, the National Book Award–winning author of Europe Central, offers a charming, evocative, and piercing examination of the ancient Japanese tradition of Noh theatre and the keys it holds to our modern understanding of beauty. Kissing the Mask is the first major book on Noh by an American writer since the 1916 publication the classic study Pisan Cantos and the Noh by Ezra Pound. But Kissing the Mask is pure Vollman—illustrated with photos by the author with provocative related side-discussions on femininity, transgender, kabuki, pornography, geishas, and more.
From the National Book Award-winning author of Europe Central, a charming, evocative and piercing examination of an ancient Japanese tradition and the keys it holds to our modern understanding of beauty
What is a woman? To what extent is femininity a performance? Writing with the extra-ordinary awareness and endless curiosity that have defined his entire oeuvre, William T. Vollmann takes an in-depth look at the Japanese craft of Noh theater, using the medium as a prism to reveal the conception of beauty itself.
Sweeping readers from the dressing room of one of Japan's most famous Noh actors to a trans-vestite bar in the red-light district of Kabukicho, Kissing the Mask explores the enigma surrounding Noh theater and the traditions that have made it intrinsic to Japanese culture for centuries. Vollmann then widens his scope to encompass such modern artists of desire and loss as Mishima, Kawabata and Andrew Wyeth. From old Norse poetry to Greek cult statues, from elite geisha dancers to American makeup artists, from Serbia to India, Vollmann uncovers secrets of staged femininity and mysteries of perceived and expressed beauty, including specific makeup procedures furnished by an L.A. transgender bar girl, a Kabuki female impersonator, and the owner of a semi-clandestine studio for Tokyo cross-dressers.
Kissing the Mask is illustrated with many evocative sketches and photographs by the author.
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Critical Praise
"The performance of female characters by male Noh actors sparks a deeply researched, lovingly detailed, and obsessive discourse on the nature of feminine beauty....[A] fervently reflective, probing narrative...[that] rewards it on almost every page." — Publishers Weekly
"[A] provocative inquiry into beauty and desire... [Vollmann] is a passionate and penetrating observer ... a daring, brilliant, and idiosyncratic quest astonishing in its discernment, scope, and feeling." — Booklist
"[Vollmann's] evocations of [Noh's] death-haunted stories, its eerie masks, its male actors playing women...are so electric and strange, so enchanted, that they made me long for the very dramas that have often sent me toward the exit before the intermission." — Pico Iyer, New York Times Book Review
"Reward[s] the reader who stays with it for the long trip, the way a travel chronicle does.... Vollmann is not just a writer who admires. He is a writer who looks and touches." — San Francisco Chronicle
Product Details
- Imprint: Ecco
- On Sale: 03/15/2011
- Trimsize: 6 in (w) x 9 in (h) x 1.32 in (d)
- Pages: 528
- List Price: 17.99 USD
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This is an excerpt from EERE Network News, a weekly electronic newsletter.
January 12, 2011
Wood Mackenzie: Economic Recovery in Asia Drives up Global Oil Demand
World oil demand reached an all-time quarterly high in the third quarter of 2010, according to analysts at Wood Mackenzie, and oil demand for the year as a whole might also reach a new record high. The independent consultancy found that economic growth in Asia, and particularly in China, caused world oil demand to reach an average of 88.3 million barrels per day (Mb/d) in the third quarter of 2010. In early December, the analysts forecasted an annual average of 86.7 Mb/d for 2010 as a whole. If that projection proves true, the new record will be about 100,000 barrels per day higher than the record set in 2007.
One indicator of the growing demand for oil in Asia is that Chinese demand for gasoline, diesel fuel, and heating oil grew at about 8% annually in 2010, based on provisional data through September. In India, the demand for diesel fuel and heating oil is growing at 7% per year, while the demand for gasoline is growing at 11% per year. As a result, 2010 will go in the record books among the years with the fastest growth in oil demand. In recent years, only 2004 experienced faster growth. Looking ahead, the consultancy forecasts a slight moderation in the growth in world oil demand, reaching 88.1 Mb/d in 2011 and nearly 90 Mb/d in 2012. See the Wood Mackenzie press release.


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I've just recently started doing 100 push-ups and 200 sit-ups am and pm about 2 weeks ago. I understand that muscle just doesn't happen over a week or two, but am I doing what needs to be done to strengthen my core and arms/chest?
That is doing that workout... while going to the gym during the day.
If you have the stamina to handle that kind of addition to your regular gym workout, it certainly is quite an ambitious addition and yes, it will contribute to your upper body and abdominal development. Everyone of us, though, has a genetic limitation as to our ability to develop muscle and achieve that perfect physique. Aiming for your own personal best is the way to go!
I'd be a little concerned about those sit-ups, though. There's lots of safer and just as effective alternatives out there.
Barbara, CPT
What kind of alternatives are there besides sit-ups that I would be able to do away from the gym, just at home?
Try this out, do half as much as your max. every hour that you are awake in push-ups, sit-ups, pull-ups, dips. You will increase your stamina and increase your max. as this happens you increase the amount you can do hourly. Training for triathlons, duathlons, adventure racing, etc., is all about stamina and body strength vs. body wieght.
I must question the reasoning behind doing so many pushups & crunches. I feel a person would be better off doing a full body strength training regimen, just 2-3x a week, in place of all that daily stuff. Your body will be able to recover better from the full body routine, better than it would from doing just pushups/crunches on an endless mission. Sorry to be so blunt, but it sounds like your program is lacking some direction and goals for a good solid strategy-based solution to your needs.
Other advantages of doing a full body workout is that you'll help your entire body work as one, in strengthening your core, legs & upper body, enabling you to gain better fitness benefits overall. Full body workouts can be done with a set of adjustable dumbbells & a stability ball. Focus on exercises that target your quads, hamstrings, chest, back, shoulders, and midsection.
A quick example of exercises for those body parts would be:
Dumbbell Squats
Dumbbell Lunges
Dumbbell Chest Press on Stability Ball
Dumbbell Bent Over Row (for lats/biceps)
Dumbbell Side Raises or Shoulder Press
Ab Crunches on a stability ball
Back Extensions or Hip Bridge on stability ball
This would give your total body a good start in strengthening it up overall.
Just some suggestions,
Rick Karboviak, CSCS
The following may be of interest to those reading this thread:
I just got my issue of 'Fitness Matters', the ACE professional's magazine. News flash: researchers at Auburn University-Montgomery in Alabama have found that Pilates exercises are better than basic crunches for challenging the abs. The say that the criss-cross, which is similiar to the bicycle (done lying on the floor), while rotating elbows (hands behind head) challenges the external obliques more effectively. The pilates 'Teaser', which is similiar to a slow, full sit-up works the rectus abdominis more effectively.
Barbara. CPT
It sounds to me like you have added some very good exercises to your regimen. Since this is an opinion board, my opinion is, stick to using your own body weight wherever possible. One, if you do that, your gym is always with you. You can do a simple pushup/situp (I actually prefer leglifts and crunches as they are easier on my back) deep squat workout anywhere, so you can't say "Well, the hotel didn't have a gym".
Also, you can do it anytime. Roll out of bed and hit the floor. Drop during your lunch hour or before bedtime.
Finally, If you do the exercises the correct way, slow and controlled without bouncing or swinging, you will be less apt to hurt yourself. We have all seen the guys in the weight room swinging the huge weights or bouncing the bench bar off their chest, basically inviting muscle pulls or ligament or tendon damage.
You want stamina? Do them in sets one right after the other without out a rest break. I would recommend adding a few exercises such as deep squats using only your body weight. Do a few sets of 50 of that, and you will feel it. If you get bored with the simple pushup, change it up. Do dive bombers, or diamond pushups. I have recently added a set of dive bombers and do my pushups with one hand on a soccer ball, to give added work to the rotator cuff muscles that stabilize the shoulder.
If you have been able to add those exercises to your regimen, and you do them in good form, slowly and with control, you have the workout you need.
As always, my first question is 'What are your goals?' Why are you performing the sit-ups? What is it you want to accomplish? I consider myself an 'expert' in core strength and training. It is my opinion that I have one of the strongest, most conditioned cores in the world.(and I thank God) www.skagitvalleyherald.com/articles/2004/01/09/sports/sports01.txt Or, Google-Skip Chase
That being said, I am often asked, 'How many crunches do I have to do every day to have a six pack like yours?" If the goal is to see a six pack, there are a who;e lot of other changes that need to happen before you start to see a six pack, other than sit-ups or crunches! What are your goals?
hey...im new here....and i am a fit and active boy....and i would really appreciate if you could tell me the abs excercise because i want six packs.. the number of situps or crunches every day???
my goal is to have a fit body....with: abs(sixpack), muscels, broad chest, good physique, etc..what im tryin to say is that i just wanna look like a fighter(boxer) because all my friends have a fantastic body and noone is ready to take out some time and tell me.... i dont have a fat belly or anything iam a fit boy.... i just want to look like a perfect athelete... and for that i would like to work on my abs and musceles first.... waitin for your reply??
There is a nice core Workout on Runners magazine website that will take alot of stress of your back. Check it out
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Anybody have any recommendations to add to my collection(espcially mid-range). It feels like it's missing something. Some discs I had in mind to check out was Whippet, Skeeter, Panther, Cobra, Eclipse, Stratus and Stingray. If anybody has used any of these, please give me some feedback.[/b]


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SNOWMASS VILLAGE - A group of Snowmass Village firefighters have raised concerns regarding the work environment at the department, talk of hiring a new position and the firing of an individual with a learning disability.
The concerns are outlined in a guest opinion in this edition of the Snowmass Sun (see page 14) written by firefighter/paramedic Jake Andersen. Andersen explained the nature of two grievances filed with the board of directors earlier this year, accusing Fire Chief Steve Sowles' management of creating "a hostile working environment" that has led to high turnover in the department, which in turn has impacted public safety.
Eight new people have been hired in the past two years, according to Andersen, who is vice president of the Snowmass Firefighters Union Local 4327, a noncollective bargaining entity that does not negotiate pay or benefits.
Firefighters and paramedics "are good at what they do because they're team members," Andersen said in an interview last week. "If the team is consistently broken up every couple months by someone leaving and someone new coming in, we're not as good as we could possibly be."
Turnover is also a problem because of the time it takes to train new employees and for them to learn the area, Andersen said.
Bill Boineau, president of the board of directors of the fire district, said he does not see a safety concern, citing the prior experience of most of the department's hires and the low number of calls it responds to compared with larger districts.
Boineau also doesn't consider the turnover rate abnormally high. In a resort market, "a lot of businesses have people who leave and go back to the real world," Boineau said.
Boineau also said the recent departure of staff members was unrelated to district management, including getting married or going back to school.
"We can spell out why each person has left, and there hasn't been, from what I understand, a labor-relations issue," Boineau said.
As for Andersen's description of the work environment, Boineau said that "there could be something there."
When an environment has "multiple type-A personalities, you're going to have a little friction," Boineau said.
Following an executive session on Feb. 27, the board released a statement saying that the grievances filed did not fall under the district's grievance policy.
The firefighters' complaints don't qualify as grievances because they don't concern a disciplinary action, Boineau said. He also took issue with the fact that the firefighters didn't sign their names on both grievances, saying, "I cannot talk to a blank piece of paper."
"They shouldn't be afraid of retaliation," he said.
"You can't grieve management policies," according to district policy, Chief Steve Sowles said. "If you grieve a disciplinary action, that's entitled under the policy."
Andersen said it has been frowned upon in the past when firefighters tried to contact the board directly and that some firefighters don't speak up because they're afraid of retaliation.
"The only way we're supposed to do that is through our grievance procedure, which is what we were attempting to do, which is what they shot down," Andersen said.
The board also denied a request to involve a third-party mediator in discussions between the firefighters and management, stating that it would schedule a meeting between staff and at least one board member.
"One of the real issues that we're really struggling with is communication," Andersen said. "Which is why the mediator was requested, because I'm perfectly willing to speak with the board members, but not everybody is because they kind of see how things go, even with the grievance. It was not well received."
That is also an example of the lack of open communication with management, which is also one of the firefighters' key concerns, according to Andersen.
Sowles said the firefighters should be talking with their captains, or they can express their concerns to him. He said he hasn't retaliated against anyone in the past.
"I have an open-door policy," he said.
Although Andersen said this was no longer a concern, Boineau said the current issues go back to a request from some firefighters to switch to a 48-hour-on, 96-hour-off work schedule. That request came up because it would be a better schedule for staff members who have to commute long distances, Andersen said.
"I can't afford to have them not be around," Boineau said. "We wouldn't get projects done. ... When there is a big call, you're not getting those people back."
"It has nothing to do with the grievance," Andersen said. "That's not the issue. The way that was handled by management is sort of a symptom of what the guys are upset with."
Sowles also believed the schedule had to do with the discontent among staff.
"There's some people really pushing that issue, and they're throwing out a lot of red herrings," he said.
Another issue outlined in Andersen's piece was the termination of firefighter Shawn Foster, who has been diagnosed with a learning disability. Andersen said a discrimination complaint has been filed with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.
Foster did not respond to an email sent by this newspaper. Boineau said he couldn't comment on the circumstances because it is a personnel matter.
Sowles said that because of privacy rules, the firefighters don't have all the information about that termination.
A date has not been set for a meeting between the board and staff members, although Boineau said he was working on it and had hoped to set it for late March, when the next captains' meeting is scheduled.


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Still Far Too Many People on the Dole for a Healthy Economy
Jobless claims hit a five-year low!
It's hard to besmirch any present we get this holiday season, but this gift-wrapped jobless claims number is one we can't just put in the pile with the new Uggs, Meggins and Galaxy phone. Because there are good reasons to remain cautious about this number and the state of the jobs market in general.
Jobless claims unexpectedly (at least unexpectedly to Wall Street) fell by 12,000 to 350,000, the lowest level since March 2008, when the recession was in its infancy. The Street was expecting a slight increase to 365,000.
The first problem with this is something the Labor Department itself points out: the number is being affected to some degree by the holiday week it reflects. Some of the state numbers were estimated because state workers were off for the holiday. Also, the numbers around the holidays are notoriously volatile.
But that's just a quibble. Let's assume the estimates were relatively close to the mark. The larger problem is this: Take a look at the total number of people claiming some form of unemployment insurance: the unadjusted number is nearly 5.5 million people. Apart from the recent recession, that figure is higher than at any point over the past 26 years except for the height of the early '90s recession.
You might say the nation still has an unemployment problem, and it's hard to see how the economy can generate much growth with a jobs market still that distressed. That's not even considering the effect of the current fiscal cliff drama down in D.C.
"We believe that a significant improvement in labor market conditions ahead of any resolution to the fiscal cliff is unlikely," the team at Barclays wrote, "and view trends in initial claims as pointing to a job market that has normalized following the disruption from Hurricane Sandy."
The firm expects the December jobs report will show only 150,000 jobs created, with 155,000 in the private sector. That would fit in with the recent trend in the monthly numbers: 146,000 jobs in November, 138,000 in October, and 132,000 in September.
Happy holidays.
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Hospital charity careA sampling of California nonprofit hospitals
Charity care as percent of net income (2010)
Source: Institute for Health & Socioeconomic Policy
More information
To view a report from the state auditor on nonprofit hospitals: bsa.ca.gov
Most of California's hospitals have nonprofit status.
2010 was the most recent year for which data was publicly available, according to the recently released study from the research arm of California Nurses Association/National Nurses United.
The union-backed study found that for Kaiser Permanente, 17.5percent of net income went to charity, while 43.08percent of net income went to charitable care at the Adventist Health System in California, which includes Loma Linda University Medical Center.
Dignity Health, the parent company of St. Bernardine Medical Center and San Bernardino Community Hospital, spent 92.75percent of net income on charity care, the union's study found.
The study was attacked by the California Hospital Association.
"You have to look at the source. If the source is questionable, then the report is questionable," said Jan Emerson, CHA spokeswoman.
The union is in contract discussions with several of the large health chains mentioned in the report, she said.
Union Policy Director Michael Lighty has asked the state to enact legislation that would:
Establish a mandatory minium level of charity care all hospitals much meet to maintain eligibility for tax-exempt status.
Clearly define what constitutes charity care, which must be direct care, not promotional activities or cost containment.
Improve reporting requirements for greater transparency on how hospitals are meeting their charity care obligation.
California's nonprofit hospitals' charity care has come under scrutiny recently in the state Legislature and in a recent report by the state auditor.
Andrew La Mar, chief of staff for state Senate Majority Leader Ellen M. Corbett, D-San Leandro, who recently held hearings on the issue, said no action is likely in the final days of the current legislative session, but Corbett will continue to monitor the situation with nonprofit hospitals.
The study was conducted by the union's Institute of Health and Socio-Economic Policy, which is run by Don DeMoro, the husband of CNA/NNU Executive Director Rose Ann DeMoro.
The figures put forward by the report are not tracked by any public agency, said Emerson.
What they compare is their own calculations, which the CHA can't verify as accurate, she said.
"Don DeMoro has a Ph.D. and is one of the best health care researchers in the country," countered Charles Idelson, spokesman for the CNA/NNU.
"The numbers come from IRS 990 filings, reports to the California Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development and other public sources," Idelson said.
"They (the CHA) just don't like what the numbers say and they don't want to address them," he said.
The California Hospital Association is opposed to regulations that would hold nonprofit hospitals to a specified percentage of income for charity care in order to continue their tax-exempt status, Emerson said.
Kaiser Permanente spends many times more in charitable health care than what shows up in the numbers collected by the union study, said Chris Stenrud, Kaiser Permanente's executive director of advocacy and public affairs.
The union report focuses on emergency room care, but Kaiser Permanente, which in 2011 donated $250 million in free emergency room care, also provided a like amount for free or low-cost health insurance, Stenrud said.
Kaiser Permanente also annually awards large sums of money to safety net health providers statewide and financially supports other programs, including the municipal swimming program of San Bernardino and other cities, he said.
The total value of its benefit program last year was $1.4 billion.
Redlands Community Hospital said its community benefit programs include health education activities, free immunization programs, for a total of more than $14.8 million in 2011.
Community benefit programs for the Loma Linda University health system totaled $104 million in 2011, focusing primarily on children's health, heart health and mental health, officials there said.
Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center said it spent more than $137 million for community benefit programs in 2010.
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DOE Finalizes $852 Million Loan Guarantee for California Solar Plant
Reflecting solar troughs will be used in the Genesis Solar Energy Project.
DOE announced on August 26 that it finalized a partial guarantee for an $852 million loan to support the Genesis Solar Energy Project, a 250-megawatt parabolic trough concentrating solar power (CSP) facility. The project will increase by 50% the installed CSP capacity in the United States. Sponsor NextEra Energy Resources estimates the loan will fund approximately 800 construction jobs and 47 operating jobs. The project is located on land managed by the U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Land Management in Riverside County, California.
The partial loan guarantee will support the utility-scale deployment of a technology that has been used commercially for more than two decades, and the facility is expected to produce enough electricity to power more than 48,000 homes and avoid over 320,000 metric tons of carbon dioxide emissions annually. Power from the project will be sold to Pacific Gas and Electric Company. DOE's Loan Programs Office has issued loans, loan guarantees or offered conditional commitments for loan guarantees totaling nearly $40 billion to support 42 clean energy projects across the U.S. See the DOE press release.


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SAN FRANCISCO -- Silicon Valley venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz has placed a sizable bet -- twice -- that startup Zenefits is going to be the fastest-growing and biggest cloud software company the tech industry has ever seen.
"Those are really big statements, but that's what we've seen," said Lars Dalgaard, general partner at Andreessen Horowitz and a Zenefits board member.
Zenefits has raised $84 million and won the backing of big-name investors and celebrities including actor Jared Leto, and sailed past investor expectations just a year after it launched its software-as-a-service platform that helps businesses manage human resources services. On Tuesday, the startup announced that Andreessen Horowitz had for the second time in four months led a double-digit, million-dollar investment. The $66.5 million funding round follows a $15 million round that Andreessen led in January -- a rare practice for any VC firm.
"It's extremely unusual," Dalgaard said. "It's like a Halley's comet event for us."
Dalgaard said valley investors are battling for a piece of this fledgling company, which hopes to unseat Workday, a Pleasanton-based software service to manage human resources at big companies, as the darling of the cloud enterprise sector.
The startup's landmark funding also boosts the enterprise cloud sector just in time for Box, another Silicon Valley favorite, to begin trading publicly in the coming weeks.
Zenefits is growing about 30 percent month-over-month since its launch in 2013; by comparison, venture capitalists generally look for companies to grow about 30 percent year-over-year before they are considered healthy enough to go public. Zenefits isn't ready for an IPO, said co-founder and CEO Parker Conrad, but the company is on track to grow 1,300 percent in 2014 over 2013, and from April to May the company's revenue was five times greater than predicted.
"I'm focused 100 percent on growing the business and making a dent in the universe with this stuff," Conrad said.
Some VCs say Zenefits is an example of the new generation of cloud applications that is building technology for mobile devices and could make companies such as Salesforce.com, a pioneer of cloud software for businesses, obsolete. Employees with Zenefits, for instance, can track their pay and health benefits from a smartphone.
"The first phase (of cloud) was Salesforce," said Scott Sandell, chairman of the National Venture Capital Association. Now "we're seeing lots of things that just weren't possible before, and it's because of mobile."
Zenefits, which has headquarters in San Francisco's SoMa neighborhood, offers its software free to businesses, which use the platform to manage employee payroll and benefits. Zenefits makes money by acting as the insurance broker between companies and their health care provider, such as Kaiser Permanente or Blue Cross Blue Shield. The health care providers pay Zenefits a broker fee.
The model is unusual, and may be the first of its kind among emerging cloud software companies. "I think it's a genius stroke by Parker," Dalgaard said.
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Get an overview of this hotelLuxury all inclusive Residences, free unlimited select tours, free golf.
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All-Inclusive Details
This resort is all-inclusive. Onsite food and beverages are included in the room price (some restrictions may apply).
Gratuities and taxes
Taxes are included.
Food and beverages
- All buffet and à la carte meals, snacks, and beverages included
- 24-hour room service
Activities and facilities/equipment
Land activities
- Fitness facilities
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Not included
- Use of golf cart
- Gratuities
Hotel Amenities
Every detail considered, special touches, all inclusive... The "Seriously All Inclusive" package features: Accommodations in a spacious modern residence including living room, bedroom, bathroom, kitchen and terrace. All meals served a la carte at your choice of 4 restaurants featuring gourmet specialty dining for breakfast, brunch, lunch and dinner, with no restrictions at specialty restaurants. All beverages including national and premium brand drinks. Featured house wines at Brunello wine bar. 24/7 in-residence room service. Private VIP Beach Club with full food & beverage service and beach concierge services. Complimentary water, soft drinks and beer in Residence refrigerator. Two Tennis courts, gym & fitness center. Private in-residence gourmet meals prepared by professional chefs available with additional charge.
Golf, Excursions and more: Unlimited rounds of Golf at Nicklaus & Weiskopf courses (cart fee/transportation not included). Excursions including – Dolphin Encounter, Sea Lion Encounter, Canopy Zip Lining, Catamaran Snorkeling, Sunset Sail, City Tour, Nanny services for up to 8 hours (min 5 nt stay), Wedding Package, Honeymoon & Anniversary Package.
A Second All Inclusive Resort, included! In addition to everything offered by Marival Residences & World Spa, guests have access to its "sister hotel" the Marival Resort & Suites, including complimentary transportation shuttle service, and use of all the activities, dining and entertainment amenities offered in its all-inclusive program.
Additional ServicesMelange World Spa, Beauty Salon, Tennis Lessons, Nicksan Sushi Restaurant, Dstock Gourmet Deli, Laundry and Dry Cleaning, Car Rental, Currency Exchange, Doctor on call 24 hours, Transportation to Puerto Vallarta downtown: municipal bus and taxi service (additional charges may apply).
Bug's Kid ClubEscape for a few hours or just take a nap knowing the kids are safe and secure. Professional staff will take over while your kids enjoy a variety of activities for all ages reading groups, a marionette theater, a siesta corner, and even a computer corner with X-Box for the older kids (charges apply). Here, everyone has the time of their life!
- 24-hour front desk
- Free area shuttle
- ATM/banking
- Babysitting or childcare
- Babysitting or childcare (surcharge)
- Bar/lounge
- Pool umbrellas
- Children's club
- Children's club (surcharge)
- Children's pool
- Coffee shop or café
- Concierge services
- Dry cleaning/laundry service
- Elevator/lift
- Fitness facilities
- Free breakfast
- Free self parking
- Free valet parking
- Free WiFi
- Full-service spa
- Garden
- Gift shops or newsstand
- Grocery/convenience store
- Health club
- Laundry facilities
- Luggage storage
- Multilingual staff
- Nightclub
- Number of buildings/towers - 3
- Number of floors - 6
- Number of outdoor pools - 2
- Number of restaurants - 4
- Outdoor tennis courts - 2
- Picnic area
- Poolside bar
- Porter/bellhop
- Private beach nearby
- Rooftop terrace
- Sauna
- Shopping on site
- Spa services on site
- Steam room
- Supervised childcare/activities
- Supervised childcare/activities (surcharge)
- Tennis on site
- Total number of rooms - 169
- Tours/ticket assistance
- Turkish bath/Hammam
- Wedding services
- Year Built 2009
Family Friendly Amenities
- Area shuttle (complimentary)
- Babysitting or childcare (surcharge)
- Children's pool
- Cribs/infant beds (complimentary)
- Free Wi-Fi
- Full-sized refrigerator/freezer
- Grocery/convenience store
- In-room childcare (surcharge)
- Kitchen
- Laundry facilities
- Microwave
- Outdoor pools
- Outdoor tennis courts
- Separate dining area
- Sofa bed
- Washer/dryer
Available in all rooms: Wireless internet access ( MXN 180 per day )
Available in some public areas: Free WiFi
Free self parking, Free valet parking
Room Amenities
- Access via exterior corridors
- Air conditioning
- Bathrobes
- Ceiling fan
- Coffee/tea maker
- Free bottled water
- Free toiletries
- Cookware, dishware, and utensils
- Free cribs/infant beds
- Daily housekeeping
- Dishwasher
- Full-sized refrigerator/freezer
- Hair dryer
- In-room childcare (surcharge)
- In-room safe
- iPod docking station
- Iron/ironing board
- Kitchen
- Microwave
- Phone
- Pillow menu
- Pillowtop mattress
- Plasma TV
- Premium bedding
- Premium TV channels
- Private bathroom
- Room service (24 hours)
- Satellite TV service
- Second bathroom
- Separate bathtub and shower
- Separate dining area
- Separate sitting area
- Slippers
- Sofa bed
- Stovetop
- Turndown service
- Washer/dryer
- WiFi (surcharge)
Where to Eat
Culinary delights, specialty cuisineOmaggioInternational Restaurant (breakfast, lunch and dinner)…Feast in a garden of trees, flowers and ponds, enjoying an a la carte menu of delightful dishes to tantalize your taste buds.Lemmon GrassCasual Cuisine (lunch and dinner)…Dine amidst the tranquil serenity of flowing fountains featuring a special Kid's menu during the day and a Grill menu at nightInsu Sky Lounge(breakfast, lunch and dinner)…The rooftop meets the sky with backdrop of breathtaking views and a romantic setting. This sophisticated venue is great for power breakfasts, healthy lunches and stylish dinners with appealing Tapas menu offerings.
Gourmet In-Room ChefRelaxing and entertaining, request a personal chef for that special evening in your own residence. Design a custom menu or rely on the chef's expertise and be waited on hand and foot. (extra charge)
Brunello Wine BarOffers an impressive selection of wines from around the world.
Dining options in The PlazaWorld-famous Nicksan Japanese SushiEverything at the world-famous Nicksan is of the highest quality -- ingredients are chosen for color, consistency and flavor. Your palate will explode as you tantalize it with yellow-fin tuna or challenge it with a touch of ginger and horseradish. The DelicatessenEverything's fresh and made to order! From local organic produce to prosciutto, chicken, raviolis and biscotti. Find the very best national and imported wines including Pinot Noir, Merlot and Zinfandel.
Nearby Things to Do
Tour Time- Take One Free! Catamaran Sailing, Sea Lions, Zip Lining, Pueblos, Pub Crawl or City tours? PLUS, additional select tours like Dolphin Encounters from only $30 Tours and excursions may vary by season and are subject to change without prior notice. Please contact Concierge upon arrival to book your tours. UNLIMITED Golf Green Fees. $2,500 USD WEDDING package INCLUDED and Honeymoon and anniversary bonus. FREE tennis clinic FREE nanny services (maximum 8 hours/5-night minimum stay required) -24-hour room service Exclusive VIP beach club Unlimited Dinners with no reservations for specialty restaurants (4 on-site plus 6 at nearby Marival Resort and Suites) Complimentary water, soft drinks and beer in in-room refrigerator.
Guests may contact the hotel directly at email@example.com to book their tee times prior to their arrival, if they do so wish. Or simply contact our concierge desk during your stay to make your tee time arrangements.
MARIVAL RESIDENCES & WORLD SPA offers you Free Unlimited GOLF Green Fees per paying adult in the All-inclusive plan (guests pay only the mandatory cart fee of $57 USD per person cart fee subject to change) For the Free Unlimited Golf Green Fees guests may select one of three courses, which include the Vista Nicklaus and Vista Weiskopf, hosts of the 2002 World Championships and 2006 PGA Seniors Tours, and Marina Vallarta. Free Wedding Package (check inclusions on hotel's OVERVIEW)
- Golfing nearby
- Bicycle rentals nearby
- Ecotours nearby
- Golf lessons available nearby
- Playground on site
Spa Services
Unique Treatment Rooms from Around the GlobeThe term "World Spa" holds true meaning here. Special private therapy rooms perfectly reproduced from nine distinct countries around the world, deliver the distinct atmosphere and unique treatment characteristics notable to the spa experiences renown to that region. From India's "Four Hands Massage" and Italy's "Stomping of the Grapes" to Bali's "Oil and Bamboo Therapy" and Mexico's "Agave experience", there is a unique spa experience here for everyone. Not only will you be pampered, you'll find yourself on a blissful and sensual journey to total rejuvenation. While music, aromas, refreshments and therapies are culturally focused, you will also find vast possibilities with a wide variety of options in the menu of signature world spa treatments.
Signature World Spa TreatmentsA sampling of our therapies and treatments includes -- Face and body revival treatments, Anti-Aging facial treatments, Moisturizing and deep-pore cleansing facials, Body treatments, wraps and exfoliations, Hydrotherapy, sauna, steam room, Hammam and cascade shower, Body specialty massages such as Swedish, deep-tissue, scalp, therapeutic, aromatherapy, sports, Thai, shiatsu and hot stone, Hand and foot rituals like deluxe manicure and pedicure as well as anti-aging treatments for hands and feet, Fun spa treatments for young people.
- Steam room in spa
- Massages
- Hydrotherapy treatments
- Body treatments
- Facial treatments
To make requests for specific accessibility needs, complete the "Special or Accessibility Requests" section of "Trip Preferences" when you book your hotel.
- Accessible bathroom
- In-room accessibility
Hotel Policies
Check-in time ends at 5:30 AM
Minimum check-in age is 21
Check-in time starts at 3 PM
Check-out time is noon
Payment types
- Pets not allowed
You need to know
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on hotel policy.
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card or cash deposit are required at check-in for incidental charges.
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges. Special requests cannot be guaranteed.
No rollaway/extra beds available
Optional extras
- Fee for in-room wireless Internet: MXN 180 per day (rates may vary)
Hotel Name
- Marival Residences Luxury Nuevo Vallarta All Inclusive
- Marival Residences Luxury All Inclusive
- Marival Residences Luxury Nuevo Vallarta
- Marival Residences Luxury
All Inclusive
Book a stay in an All-Inclusive rate category and receive the following:
- All meals served a la carte or gourmet specialties for breakfast, lunch, and dinner
- National and premium-brand drinks
- Unlimited golf green fees per 1 paying adult
- Wedding package (US$2,500 value) included
- 24-hour room service
- Access to exclusive VIP beach club
- Unlimited use of the services and facilities at partner resort, Marival Resort & Suites Neuvo Vallarta with golf cart shuttle service between hotels
Special Deal
Book a stay in any room or rate plan between now and April 30, 2015 for travel now until December 6, 2015 and receive one of the following 2 benefits:
- 1 55-minute couples Swedish massage or
- Complimentary extra tour from the select list of included tours


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7. Only Child - Jackson Browne
8. Born To The Breed - Judy Collins
9. Child's Song - Tom Rush
10. Sunshine - Ferron
11. My Father's House - Kenny Loggins
12. Forever Young - The Pretenders
Finally, a collection of contemporary songs that takes an honest look at the triumphs and struggles of parenting in today's world. These eloquent reflections spanning from birth through adolescence and beyond will have you laughing one moment and crying the next. One listen and parenthood takes on new dimensions
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