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Get an overview of this hotelStylish boutique hotel near Stanley Park and Robson Street
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Central for shopping
Downtown Vancouver hotel ideally located in the exclusive Coal Harbour neighborhood; near Robson Street, Stanley Park, the Vancouver Convention Centre, Cruise Ship Terminal, and historic Gastown.
Spa with sauna
The 24-hour fitness studio features floor-to-ceiling windows and cardio machines with personal TVs. The spa includes an infrared sauna. Continental breakfast is served in Tableau Bar Bistro.
42-inch LCD TVs
Guestrooms and suites offer floor-to-ceiling windows, down duvets and pillows, 42-inch flat-panel TVs, wireless Internet access, and minibars. Bathrooms come with plush robes and designer toiletries.Information missing or incorrect? Tell us!Opens in a new window
Loden Hotel
Hotel Amenities
Hotel Amenities
This 14-story Vancouver boutique hotel offers a prime location near Robson Street, Stanley Park, the Vancouver Aquarium, Gastown, and the picture-perfect waterfront.
The 24-hour BeFit fitness studio offers state-of-the-art cardio, strength-training, and boxing equipment. The studio is outfitted with three 42-inch LCD TVs and an iPod dock hardwired into the sound system. Cardio machines have individual TVs. The Loden Hotel also offers a spa with an infrared sauna and massage services.
A breakfast buffet is available for a surcharge. Other amenities include 24-hour room service, a 24-hour business center and computer station, 4 meeting rooms, banquet facilities, event catering, a fireplace and complimentary newspapers in the lobby, concierge services, valet parking (surcharge), and express check-out. A complimentary area shuttle within the downtown core. Complimentary wired and wireless Internet is available in public areas.
Pets are welcome for a surcharge. The hotel provides dog beds and dishes, freshly baked signature dog biscuits, a "sanitary kit," and a copy of Modern Dog magazine.
This is a smoke-free property. Fines apply for smoke-free violations.
- Free WiFi
- Free wired Internet
- 24-hour front desk
- Number of floors - 14
- Bar/lounge
- Breakfast available (surcharge)
- Coffee/tea in common areas
- Free newspapers in lobby
- Concierge services
- Fireplace in lobby
- 24-hour fitness facilities
- Dry cleaning/laundry service
- Elevator/lift
- Tours/ticket assistance
- Computer station
- Laundry facilities
- Sauna
- Spa treatment room(s)
- Meeting rooms 4
- Total number of rooms - 77
- Valet parking (surcharge)
- Porter/bellhop
- Luggage storage
- Restaurant
- Safe-deposit box at front desk
- Year Built 2009
- Free area shuttle
- 24-hour business center
- Long-term parking (surcharge)
- Smoke-free property
- Spa services on site
Available in all rooms: Free WiFi , Free wired Internet
Available in some public areas: Free WiFi , Free wired Internet
Long-term parking (surcharge), Valet parking (surcharge)
Room Amenities
- Free WiFi
- Free wired Internet
- Air conditioning
- Phone
- Bathrobes
- Minibar
- Coffee/tea maker
- Microwave (on request)
- Refrigerator (on request)
- Turndown service
- Free toiletries
- Slippers
- Rainfall showerhead
- Cable TV service
- In-room climate control (air conditioning)
- Designer toiletries
- Desk
- Hair dryer
- Daily housekeeping
- Hypo-allergenic bedding available
- In-room safe
- In-room massage available
- Free newspaper
- Premium bedding
- Room service (24 hours)
- Connecting/adjoining rooms available
- Free cribs/infant beds
- Down comforter
- Pillowtop mattress
- Pillow menu
- Iron/ironing board (on request)
Where to Eat
Tableau Bar Bistro is the ideal place to unwind and enjoy french-inspired food and drinks. Classically themed with a modern twist, Tableau offers a relaxed atmosphere with great service and delicious meals.
Nearby Things to Do
- Free bicycles on site
- Hiking/biking trails nearby
If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please note them at check-out when you book your room.
- Accessible bathroom
- Roll-in shower
- In-room accessibility
Hotel Policies
Check-in time starts at 3:00 PM
Minimum check-in age is 19
Check-out time is noon
Payment types
Children and extra beds
- Children are welcome.
- Kids stay free! Up to 2 children 16 years old and younger stay free when using existing bedding.
- Rollaway/extra beds are available for CAD 35.00 per night.
- Free cribs (infant beds)!
- Pets allowed for an extra charge of CAD 45.00 per pet, per week, plus a deposit of CAD 45 per stay
- Restrictions apply
- For more information contact the property at the number on the booking confirmation
You need to know
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy.
Optional extras
- Fee for buffet breakfast: CAD 18.50 per person (approximately)
- Valet parking fee: CAD 35 per night (in/out privileges)
- Extended parking fee: CAD 35 per night
- Pet deposit: CAD 45 per stay
- Pet fee: CAD 45.00 per pet, per week
- Rollaway bed fee: CAD 35.00 per night
Hotel Name
- Hotel Loden
- Loden
- Loden Hotel
- Loden Hotel Vancouver
- Loden Vancouver
- Vancouver Loden Hotel
We should mention
Up to 2 children 16 years old and younger stay free when occupying the parent or guardian's room, using existing bedding. The property has connecting/adjoining rooms, which are subject to availability and can be requested by contacting the property using the number on the booking confirmation. Guests can arrange to bring pets by contacting the property directly, using the contact information on the booking confirmation (surcharges apply and can be found in the Fees section).
Awards & Affiliations
- Loden Hotel is listed in the 2013 Condé Nast Traveler Gold List of the world's best places to stay.


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EuroFresh Inc. officials want to keep the company operating pending its sale to NatureSweet, and have indicated in bankruptcy documents they want to pay Perishable Agricultural Commodity Act creditors as soon as possible.
Along with its bankruptcy filing on Jan. 27, Eurofresh filed a number of motions requesting permission to continue paying employees and operating expenses such as utility bills and shipping costs.
The Willcox, Ariz., greenhouse giant also filed a motion asking Judge Eileen Hollowell to allow it to pay produce suppliers who have PACA claims. Eurofresh estimates they owed about $600,000 in PACA claims, incurred before they filed for bankruptcy protection.
The bankruptcy petition states Eurofresh has debts of between $50 million and $100 million, with assets of between $10 million and $50 million. Attorneys representing Eurofresh did not immediately respond to calls for comment on Jan. 29.
Motions in the case were presented Jan. 28 in Tucson, Ariz. As of noon Central time Jan. 29, the judge had not posted any orders regarding the motions.
One motion on the schedule seeks permission to sell the company and its assets to NatureSweet Ltd., San Antonio.
The sale price, according to the motion, is $51.1 million. It would include the 318 acres of EuroFresh tomato/cucumber greenhouses, as well as the company's other real and intellectual property.
"The purchase agreement provides that the purchaser will offer to employ all employees, provided that the purchaser will not be obligated to retain employees after the closing date," the motion states.
Motions from Eurofresh detail the company's financial troubles, which date back to at least 2009 when it filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy debt reorganization.
That reorganization was necessary because of a "highly leveraged balance sheet," high interest costs, reduced production volumes because of a plant disease, and high energy prices in 2005, 2006 and 2008, according to the motion. Another factor cited for financial problems was higher employee costs related to immigration issues.
"The debtor emerged from Chapter 11 in Nov. 2009 with a lower level of debt and new ownership comprised of its pre-petition bondholders and Johan van den Berg who invested new capital," according to the motion.
"Over the next two years, the debtor resolved its operating issues only to face a widespread pricing decline in the industry resulting from increased greenhouse acreage in the U.S. and Canada, increased 'shade' tomatoes crossing the border from Mexico, and extremely mild weather," according to the motion.
Eurofresh officials state in the motion that the company, which specializes in growing tomatoes and cucumbers, has been in default since late 2010. In 2012 they began looking for a buyer.
In the summer of 2012 Eurofresh representatives contacted 54 potential bidders. They negotiated confidentiality agreements with 31 of them.
Eurofresh narrowed the field to eight and had "detailed calls and meetings," which resulted in four entities submitting bids. Ultimately those four bidders declined to continue the process, according to Eurofresh court filings.
In September 2012 another bid from a "confidential strategic party" looked like it was going to work out. However, in November 2012 that party sent a letter terminating its intent, Eurofresh officials said in court documents.

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Requesting Opinions from the Board of Accountancy
A declaratory statement is the sole means for obtaining a binding interpretation or opinion from the Florida Board of Accountancy (BOA) concerning the applicability of statutory provisions, rules or orders over which the BOA has authority (Chapters 455 and 473, Florida Statutes, and Chapter 61H1, Florida Administrative Code).
A petition for a declaratory statement may only be used to resolve questions or doubts as to how the statutes, rules or orders may apply to the petitioner's particular circumstances. A declaratory statement is not the appropriate means for determining the conduct of another person or for obtaining a policy statement of general applicability from the BOA.
Section 120.565, Florida Statutes, and 28.105, Florida Administrative Code, set forth the requirements for filing a petition for declaratory statement from the BOA. A petition for declaratory statement should be mailed to the BOA at: 240 NW 76th Drive, Suite A, Gainesville, Florida, 32607-6656. Once received, the board office will file the petition with the Department of Business and Professional Regulation Agency Clerk's Office for processing. Petitions must be noticed in the Florida Administrative Register before they can be placed on the board's agenda.
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3-clawed crab caught on Oregon Coast
SEASIDE, Ore. - If you like crab claws, maybe you should go crabbing with Nathan Fulton.
Fulton caught a crab with three pinchers on Oct. 18.
He donated the crab to the Seaside Aquarium so other people could take a look, too.
So: What caused the crab to grow an extra claw?
Tiffany Boothe at the Seaside Aquarium said crabs shed their shells as they grow new ones in a process called "molting."
Sometimes a crab is injured while molting, which can cause strange deformities in the crab's shell, Boothe said.


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In addition to his associations with holiday tradition, Dickens is known today for his colorful characters, sharp wit, and focus on the ills of the Industrial Revolution and the plight of the poor, especially children. A talented and prolific author, active social reformer, and all-around respected public icon, Dickens also enjoyed phenomenal success in his own lifetime, earning him fame, fortune, and fans around the globe.
But "The Inimitable," as he was nicknamed, was also a very adept self-marketer who carefully managed his public image as the ideal Victorian gentleman, and his contemporaries were largely unaware of how his personal experiences shaped his worldview, his writing, and drove him so passionately to improve both his own lot and that of the nation's poor.
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In July 2010, when Saliyah Cruz was named principal of Communications Technology High, state test scores said the small school in Southwest Philadelphia was one of the best in the city.
Everything else said something different.
SAT scores were poor. Summer enrichment programs were empty. Loads of kids tested into remedial reading and math. According to Cruz, even the police complained that many students had spent much of the previous school year at the nearby Penrose Plaza strip mall instead of in class.
"Those kinds of things didn't add up for me," she said. "If my kids were out in the street when they were supposed to be in school, how were [75] percent scoring proficient?"
Two years later, an answer appeared: A mountain of circumstantial evidence now suggests that Comm Tech's results on the 2010 Pennsylvania System of School Assessment (PSSA) exams were inflated by adult cheating.
The school, which takes students from all over the city, is one of 53 District schools and four area charters involved in a state-led investigation that has prompted questions about the validity of test results between 2009 and 2011.
Cruz, who left the Philadelphia school system in frustration and is now a middle school principal in Delaware, says the suspect scores at Comm Tech hurt students. She also believes they reflected a district-wide culture at that time that rewarded improbable PSSA gains while dismissing steady improvement.
"The message quite clearly was 'here's what's expected in the School District of Philadelphia,'" Cruz said, talking about a time period when Arlene Ackerman was still schools superintendent. "All the principals, all the teachers, all the kids need to be able to make these giant leaps forward."
Testing experts say the ripple effects of inflated scores go even wider, especially because the District continues to rely on data that are likely tainted to measure success and make high-stakes policy decisions.
"I think the implications are pretty profound," said Jonathan Supovitz, a University of Pennsylvania professor who co-directs the Consortium for Policy Research in Education (CPRE).
"If we can't assume the stability of the data, then any sense of guidance about what we're doing well or not well is broken down."
Sudden spikes, sudden drops
District officials declined to be interviewed for this story.
"It is too early to say how the PSSA scores have been affected by the allegations of testing improprieties," wrote spokesman Fernando Gallard in a statement, citing the ongoing investigation.
Each year, students in grades 3-8 and 11 take the PSSA in reading and math. Their scores are used to determine whether schools meet federally mandated performance targets, known as adequate yearly progress (AYP). In Philadelphia, they're also used to make big decisions, such as which schools get closed or converted to charters.
In 2010, 75 percent of 11th graders at Comm Tech scored proficient or above in reading. That was a 22 percentage-point jump over the previous year.
In math, 70 percent of Comm Tech 11th graders scored proficient or above, 40 points higher than the year before.
An analysis commissioned by the Pennsylvania Department of Education suggested the results may be illegitimate. In both 2009 and 2010, a high number of student response sheets at Comm Tech had suspicious patterns of "wrong-to-right" erasures – a telltale sign of adult cheating.
Before the 2010-11 school year, Comm Tech's principal, Barbara McCreery, was replaced. That year, under Saliyah Cruz, the suspicious erasures went away. The school's scores tanked, dropping 38 points in reading and 45 points in math.
McCreery, now the principal at Bok Technical High, declined to comment for this story.
'Help me understand'
Cruz says she wasn't sure what to think when she walked into Comm Tech.
"I thought I was taking the helm of a high-performing school," said Cruz. "Although there were some red flags."
She says she tried talking to Comm Tech staff to get a handle on what was going on:
"'Guys, help me understand this. What were we doing last year that accounted for the kind of academic performance the kids had?'"
In response, says Cruz, staff pointed to "Study Island," a computer-based test prep program used at many District schools.
"It didn't make any sense," she said.
Despite her skepticism, Cruz says the 2010 PSSA results still led her to believe that only a small proportion of Comm Tech's students needed remedial help. Rather than overhaul staffing patterns and course schedules to allow for a schoolwide intervention, she expanded use of Study Island.
But early indicators signaled disaster. Reports generated by Study Island suggested that students didn't understand the material. Interim tests used to predict PSSA performance pointed to huge score drops. Cruz's own eyes told her that students weren't learning.
Some of her staff refused to believe any of it, she says.
"I got a lot of pushback," said Cruz. "'I don't care what all this data is saying, our PSSA scores say something different.'"
Her efforts to get some staff to change their instruction or re-teach content were rebuffed.
"I felt like I was running into a brick wall," said Cruz.
As a result, says Cruz, students at Comm Tech got a Band-Aid when what they really needed was surgery.
"I don't think the kids got the supports they needed," she said flatly.
Shortly after beginning her second year at Comm Tech, Cruz left the district.
Supovitz, the head of CPRE, has studied educational testing for 15 years.
A strong believer in standardized tests, he says that exams like the PSSA provide a reasonably accurate look over time at whether kids across a school or district are learning what they're supposed to learn.
Shown the wild fluctuations in Comm Tech's test score data between 2009 and 2011, Supovitz offered a one-word reaction:
The sharp spike in the 2010 Comm Tech scores should have provoked a closer look from central office, he said.
"That's the usefulness of these kinds of data," said Supovitz. "An administrator overseeing 250 schools can look and ask questions."
That's not generally how the scores have been used in Philadelphia, however.
Cruz says that if anyone inside Ackerman's central staff took a critical look at Comm Tech's PSSA results, she wasn't aware of it.
"I was not a part of any conversations like that," she said.
Instead, she says, district officials held up schools with improbable results as exemplars.
Cruz recalls vividly a citywide principals' meeting in 2010 at which former Roosevelt Middle School principal Stefanie Ressler was invited to present on her school's astronomical test score gains.
"I'm sitting there going, 'Well, how in the heck did she do that?'" recalled Cruz, who had just been removed as principal of West Philadelphia High. "I have the same resources, and I'm pulling my hair out, and I can't make those kinds of leaps."
Several members of Roosevelt's staff later alleged widespread adult cheating at their school. The state-commissioned analysis found overwhelming signs of suspicious erasures in every tested grade and subject at Roosevelt between 2009 and 2011. An investigation is ongoing. Ressler has previously declined comment.
Accounts from the unfolding cheating scandal have been hard to swallow, says Cruz.
Despite making widely praised improvements in the climate at West Philadelphia High, she was told during the 2009-10 school year that test scores weren't rising fast enough. Superintendent Arlene Ackerman designated the school for a complete overhaul as part of her Renaissance turnaround initiative. Cruz was ousted.
"Slow, incremental growth got dismissed," said Cruz, while questionable results were allowed to "distort what's actually possible."
Since 2010, 26 schools - including West - have been either converted to "Promise Academies" or handed over to charter operators, largely on the basis of poor test scores. Last year, the District closed eight schools, based in part on the same scores.
While it's impossible to undo any of those decisions, it is not too late to "build a system that produces stable data we can have confidence in," said Supovitz.
No action yet from city or state
To date, though, both the Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE) and the School District have declined to address the distorting effects of artificially inflated PSSA scores.
Both continue to use the three years of questionable results to guide significant policy decisions.
In September of this year, Secretary of Education Ronald Tomalis contended that 2012 is the first year in which the public can be confident that "PSSA scores are a true reflection of student achievement and academic progress."
Regardless, PDE does not appear to have adjusted the past AYP status of any district or school. Roosevelt Middle, for example, is still deemed to have met its performance targets in both 2009 and 2010 – and thus to have a more favorable AYP status now – despite the likelihood that its results from those years were tainted by cheating.
Through a spokesman, Tomalis did not respond to interview requests.
In an email, PDE spokesman Timothy Eller suggested that the state is waiting for its cheating investigation to conclude before making any decisions about adjusting AYP determinations.
"The department is considering the various options, and decisions will be announced when they are made," he offered.
The District has taken a similar stance.
No moves have yet been made to either remove the suspect data from use or to adjust it. Officials in Philadelphia still plan to use AYP status to help determine which schools to close this year. They also will apparently continue feeding questionable PSSA results into their School Performance Index, used to rank schools.
"The District will wait for the [investigation] findings before providing further comment on this issue," wrote Gallard.
What might have been
Saliyah Cruz has been affected by it all as much as anyone.
From her office at Kirk Middle School in Newark, Del., she still wonders where Philadelphia schools would be now if officials had promoted and supported a "realistic target" for test score growth, instead of touting implausible gains as the norm.
"When you set a system like that," Cruz concludes, "it's only a matter of time before you get the issues that we have now."
This article was reported as part of a joint project in covering the Philadelphia schools with the Public School Notebook.
A version of this story appears in the current print edition of the Notebook.
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File this under ingenius! Lindsay Lohan, who's been sporting a bandaged left wrist ever since taking a tumble during New York Fashion Week, is back on her fashion-forward heels. LL showed up at Thursday's T-Mobile Sidekick bash in Beverly Hills with her very own latest sidekick — a fishnet wrist cover that matched her black-and-white babydoll dress. This got us thinking, perhaps the actress should consider whipping up a line of accessories called… Injurista? After the Fall? Tell us: What do you think about Lindsay wearing her wound as a (fashion) badge?
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MVPs Kent, Mitchell express admiration for Posey
SAN FRANCISCO -- Kevin Mitchell looked at Buster Posey's mugshot shown on the video board at AT&T Park and shook his head, confirming the opinion he's had since watching Posey play at Class A San Jose.
"He's like the All-American Boy, like Captain America," Mitchell said.
On Saturday, Posey received the hardware to show he's also an MVP -- just like four other former Giants stars in attendance, Willie Mays (1954, 1965), Willie McCovey (1969), Mitchell (1989) and Jeff Kent (2000).
"I knew this day was coming for a while for him," Kent said. "I just didn't know when."
Mitchell and Kent were here to welcome Posey to a special Giants fraternity. Posey is the seventh Giants player to win an NL MVP, joining Carl Hubbell (1933, 1936), Mays, McCovey, Mitchell, Barry Bonds (1993, 2001 to 2004) and Kent.
Both Kent and Mitchell commended Posey for doing it the difficult way: playing catcher, an important, demanding position.
"I can't do it," Mitchell said of playing catcher. "No way."
Mitchell and Kent did it similar to Posey's way, posting the MVP-caliber numbers. In 1989, Mitchell had 47 home runs, 125 RBIs and a big part in securing the team's World Series appearance against the Oakland A's. Kent had 33 home runs and 125 RBIs for the 2000 Giants, who won the NL West before losing in the Division Series to the Mets.
Kent highlighted what he saw as a mental strength Posey has, both to overcome his broken leg in 2011 and manage a pitching staff.
"He's a smooth, reserved, intelligent ballplayer," Kent said. "The best ballplayers are smart. People want to recognize the physical talent he is, but it's the intelligence of his that really stands out."
Willie Bans is a contributor to MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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The Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) on Wednesday filed a complaint with USDA's Office of the Inspector General claiming that funds from the National Pork Board's (NPB) Pork Checkoff are used by the National Pork Producers Council (NPPC) in support of U.S. pork producers.
The action follows a similar complaint issued in September alleging that the transfer and payment for the advertising slogan "Pork. The Other White Meat" from NPPC to NPB is an "unlawful" act. In August, HSUS also attempted to undermine a similar beef industry checkoff program.
According to the HSUS complaint issued Wednesday, "At issue in this complaint is NPB's involvement with NPPC's Pork Alliance program, which is explicitly and exclusively dedicated to lobbying and other legislative efforts." An announcement on HSUS's website also says NPPC continues to "support policies which harm animals, favor industrial producers and undermine family farmers."
"The (NPPC) website publicly identifies the (NPB) as an Alliance Partner which requires $20,000 in annual dues," according to the HSUS complaont. The claim was promptly rejected by NPB spokesperson Cindy Cinningham. "The National Pork Board is not a member of the Pork Alliance. The (NPB) sponsors a dinner at the fall meeting of the Alliance to give the board the opportunity to showcase pork products and to talk about the National Pork Board program and activities."
NPPC released the following statement Wednesday following the HSUS action: "HSUS's charges are without merit and frivolous. Its claim that Pork Checkoff funds have been misused is patently and demonstrably false. This attack shows HSUS's desperation following its failure to get the so-called egg bill approved by Congress and its stunning defeats during the November elections."


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Since the Master of Divinity is a first professional degree, the purpose of this program is to foster basic theological understanding and to develop initial pastoral competence on the part of students preparing for ministry. Accordingly, the M.Div. curriculum involves an in-depth study of the Christian, especially the Roman Catholic, theological tradition, and a supervised practice of ministry. The department offers an optional Concentration in Hispanic Ministry that has additional requirements involving the Spanish language and Hispanic/Latino studies and placement in a setting involving Hispanic ministry.
Requirements for Admission
A bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university.
An undergraduate foundation in philosophy, consisting of a minimum of 12 credit hours drawn from the following areas: history of philosophy, logic, metaphysics, ethics, philosophy of God, and philosophical anthropology.
A reading knowledge of Latin.
An introduction to the Old Testament and an Introduction to the New Testament. Students enrolled in the Pre-Theology program who have not already had these courses should take TRS 504A (Introduction to Old Testament) and TRS 504B (Introduction to New Testament) to fulfill this prerequisite during their time in the program.. All students entering the M.Div. program without having had an Introduction to the Old Testament or an Introduction to the New Testament elsewhere must take the two TRS courses during their first year in the program to fulfill the prerequisite.
Course Work
The M.Div. degree requires a minimum of 90 credit hours of graduate courses distributed as follows: systematic theology (18), moral theology (12), biblical studies (12), and one course each in canon law, church history, liturgical studies, and spirituality (12), academic electives (12), pastoral ministry (18), and the ministry seminars (6). All students are ordinarily required to take six credits of Basic Supervised Ministry. At least one course must be taken in a non-Catholic ecclesial tradition through the offerings of the Washington Theological Consortium.
All students entering the program must take the following courses in the first fall semester: Proseminar for Masters Students, Introduction to the History and Method of Theology, and Foundations of Christian Moral Life. Of the 500 level courses, only some may be taken by M.Div. students in fulfillment of degree requirements.
Integration of Theory and Practice
While the integration of theory and practice happens in many courses in the curriculum, the following courses are designed to aid the student in achieving the integration of theoretical and practical aspects of the M. Div. program. There is a course offered at each level of the Master of Divinity that focuses on integration. In the first year of the program Introduction to Pastoral Theology acquaints the students with the process of theological reflection. In the second year of the program Basic Supervised Ministry introduces the student to the art of pastoral care and the integration of theology learned in the classroom with the practice of ministry.
In the second semester of the third year and the first semester of the fourth year of the program, the Capstone Seminar aims at the development and demonstration of pastoral leadership.
Capstone Seminar - A The goal of this course is the development and demonstration of Pastoral leadership in the parish community. Students will be engaged in the practice of pastoral ministry. The seminar will address the current state of parish life in the United States. The seminar will address skills such as group facilitation, conflict management, the exercise of authority, the importance of boundaries, effective collaboration, lay empowerment and pedagogy. Students will be asked to prepare a proposal for a pastoral project which will they will implement in the second part of the capstone seminar.
Capstone Seminar - B The goal of this course is the development and demonstration of Pastoral Leadership. Students will be engaged in the practice of pastoral ministry. The seminar will focus the skills needed for team building and pastoral planning. Students develop a project for the community in which they are ministering, which they will implement or they analyze and evaluate an existing program in which they are engaged. Students will be invited to evaluate their strengths and weaknesses in terms of pastoral leadership and examine ways in which they can hone their strengths and develop strategies for dealing with their weaknesses. They will consider how their ministry enhances and solidifies their pastoral identity. They will engage in the process of theological reflection on their ministry, their identity as a pastoral leader, the connection between ministry and their spirituality and their project in ministry.
Language Requirement
Students are expected to have a reading knowledge of Latin. Since Latin is considered a prerequisite, it must be satisfied by the end of the first fall semester in the program.
Course Load
According to university regulations, the normal course load for graduate students is 12 credit hours per semester; the minimum load for full-time graduate students is eight credit hours. To fulfill prerequisites for the M.Div. program, a student is permitted to enroll for a maximum of 15 credit hours if she or he has a grade point average of 3.0 or higher and receives permission from the Associate Dean for Seminary and Ministerial Programs. Students with the requisite background can complete the Master of Divinity program within three years; ordinarily students often complete the program in seven or eight semesters.
Grade Point Average
Students must maintain a grade point average of at least 2.75 in their course work to be eligible for the M.Div. degree. Students who incur two or more failing grades in formal course work are subject to academic dismissal.
Transfer Students
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Madson's recovery slowed by tightness in arm
SEATTLE -- It's been a week since Angels reliever Ryan Madson faced hitters for the first time, via a simulated game at Angel Stadium on April 19.
He hasn't thrown another since, and none have been scheduled yet.
Instead, Madson -- now a year and two weeks post-Tommy John surgery -- is receiving treatment in Arizona and still trying to overcome that final, elusive hurdle. His expectations of joining the Angels before the end of the month, which he expressed after an encouraging bullpen session at Target Field on April 16, have all but vanished due to some tightness he felt in that sim game seven days ago.
But Angels manager Mike Scioscia won't go so far as to say Madson has suffered any sort of setback.
"He wasn't set back for any other reason than normal rehab and trying to get over the final hump," Scioscia said. "That's what rehab is. At times you're going to take a step forward, at times you're going to plateau. He's certainly ready for the challenge of facing hitters."
Alden Gonzalez is a reporter for MLB.com. Read his blog, Gonzo and "The Show", and follow him on Twitter @Alden_Gonzalez. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Improved Red Tide Response Tracks Decline of Texas Bloom
AUSTIN, Texas — A red tide event that lingered along the coastal bend for nearly a month appears to have largely subsided, according to Texas Parks and Wildlife officials.
Water samples taken in the Corpus Christi and Port Aransas areas have shown decreasing concentrations of the red tide alga since mid-October, and there have been no reports of fish kills or respiratory irritation for over three weeks. All the Gulf beaches appear to be free of red tide.
This year's red tide, which is a high concentration (or bloom) of an alga called Karenia brevis, first showed up near San Jose Island, causing fish kills along the island, as well as along the Corpus Christi Ship Channel and at Cedar Bayou. It first began spreading north along both sides of Matagorda Island but then was pushed south to Mustang and Padre Islands, all the while lingering in portions of Corpus Christi, Aransas and Redfish bays. At one point the bloom was visible at the north Port Mansfield jetty, but it never did spread further south.
Dead fish as a result of the red tide numbered into the millions, but game fish made up less than 5 percent of the total. The majority of the fish killed were forage fish, including Gulf menhaden, Gulf whiting, Atlantic bumper, and mullet. Biologists do not expect the bloom to have a lasting impact on fish populations.
This red tide was fairly typical of previous Texas blooms, which tend to begin in late summer or early fall and can last for weeks to months. Though it is not clear what factors cause red tides, it is known that they are a natural occurrence in the Gulf of Mexico.
The state's response to the red tide was enhanced by a twice-weekly bulletin from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration which provided satellite images showing the location of red tide and forecasting where it might impact the coast.
University and state agency scientists, as well as volunteers, played an important role in finding out where red tide was occurring, where it was absent and whether it was increasing or declining.
The volunteer Red Tide Rangers in South Padre Island regularly collected water samples south of Port Mansfield as an early warning system; fortunately the red tide never impacted that area. Texas A&M University-Galveston and Texas State Department of Health Services scientists sampled portions of the upper coast showing red tide was absent from Matagorda Bay up to Galveston. University of Texas Marine Science Institute researchers tracked red tide in the Port Aransas area on a daily basis and communicated their results as the red tide was blooming and later disappearing.
Filter-feeding shellfish, such as oysters, clams, whelks and mussels, accumulate the red tide toxin in their tissues, where it can remain for weeks after a red tide has ended. The toxin, which is not destroyed by the cooking process, causes a type of food poisoning called neurotoxic shellfish poisoning.
For this reason, shellfish harvesting season is delayed in parts of San Antonio Bay and all of Mesquite, St. Charles, Aransas, Copano and Corpus Christi bays. Information about shellfish closures can be obtained by contacting the Seafood and Aquatic Life group of the Texas Department of State Health Services at (800) 685-0361.
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On Wednesday Citigroup announced that it is laying off 11,000 employees worldwide. The news buoyed investors. Citigroup's stock closed up 6.33 percent.
The planned layoffs should reduce expenses by billions of dollars over the coming years, though it will cost dearly in the short term.
"Every time they lay people off, it brings down their bottom line. Even though they take a charge of $1 billion for severance and whatever else, they will reduce costs annually by $1.1 billion starting in 2 years," says Justin Krane, CFP professional, founder of Krane Financial Solutions in Los Angeles.
The move is the first salvo toward streamlining operations by Citigroup's new CEO, Michael Corbat, according to Reuters' story, "Citigroup cutting 11,000 jobs, taking $1 billion in charges."
As it sharpens its focus on 150 high-growth markets, it plans to shed 84 branches in five countries, more than half of them in the United States.
After the restructuring, the bank will have 4,000 branches around the world.
When Citigroup changed CEOs in October, (chairman Michael) O'Neill said executives would continue Citigroup's strategy of paring back to operate core businesses more efficiently. The strategy has included emphasizing business in major urban areas.
Former CEO Vikram Pandit resigned in October.
Are layoffs always a boon for investors?
Though share prices sometimes get a boost when large layoffs are announced, the salutary impact of mass firings isn't always there. A 2001 report from Bain and Company, a global management consulting firm, looked at the one-year period from Aug. 16, 2000, to Aug. 15, 2001.
...companies with few or no layoffs significantly beat the S&P's 4 percent average increase. Those companies that laid off 3 percent or less of their workforces, and companies that had no layoffs, posted respectable 9 percent share price increases for the period.
Companies that laid off 3 to 10 percent of their employees, such as Newell Rubbermaid, saw their share prices remain flat, on average. But, companies that laid off more than 10 percent of their employees, such as Sapient and Qwest, watched their share prices plunge -- in that case, by 38 percent.
The report details several reasons that layoffs can fail to inspire confidence in a company's future earnings vis a vis stock price -- including the fact that repeatedly booting out large swaths of workers is "often symptomatic of flawed strategies that inevitably produce poor results."
Other reasons include severance costs, damaged credibility and the loss of productivity as a result of downsizings.
In the case of Citigroup, the announcement Wednesday stated that the company will save $900 million in 2013 and more than $1.1 billion beginning in 2014. Many of the layoffs will come from Citigroup's global consumer banking division -- approximately 6,200 positions according to the press release. As a result, the company plans to sell or reduce operations in Pakistan, Paraguay, Romania, Turkey and Uruguay.
"They did have a lot of dead weight in Pakistan and Paraguay and Turkey. I see that as being optimistic, but I still wouldn't buy the stock," says Jeff Sica, founder and president of Sica Wealth Management in Morristown, N.J.
"I think it's somewhat redundant to have much hope because they still haven't outlined their plan for growth in the future. It will be a temporary market boost. It's off five years of horrendous dismal returns. Anything they get now is based on the result of cost-cutting," he says.
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SANDY — He came here three decades ago, stopping in a dead-end canyon with just the ski parka on his back and whatever cartons of instant noodles could fit in his Volkswagen.
And now? Now he's sitting in an Einstein Bros. bagel shop at the bottom of that no-way-out canyon with proof that it wasn't all just a self-indulgent lark.
The book he's holding in his hands explains why he did what he did, why the diploma he got from the State University of New York/Brockport was allowed to gather dust on the floor of that Veedub, why he's never left.
The book's title: "Alta Magic."
"I wanted to capture the specialness we all feel about Alta," says Lee Cohen, the book's creator, financier, marketer and sales staff. "Why we came. Why we stayed."
Virtually from the day it opened in 1939 at the top of Little Cottonwood Canyon, the Alta Ski Area has attracted pilgrims, folks who hear the clarion call of deep powder snow and flock to its base. Some stay for a day, some for a year, some for a lifetime. Lee Cohen is one of those.
His story is as typical as it is unique. He was a college sophomore in upstate New York in 1978 when he and a friend decided to take the year off to go out West and ski. They settled at Arapahoe Basin in Colorado. Their lodging costs were nominal. They slept in a tent. Days, they skied. Toward the end of the winter, they drove to San Francisco to decompress, where the camera Lee had "borrowed" from his brother was stolen out of their car. A significant detail because it meant that when the vagabonds came to Utah and Alta for some late spring powder, a man who would eventually make his living as a photographer at Alta didn't have a thing to shoot with.
After that, fantasy gave way to reality, as Lee returned to State U/Brockport and got his degree in business with a specialty in finance. But the grip Alta had on him never relented, and on the very day he graduated in December 1981, he was off again, his Volkswagen "filled with all my junk." After a detour to visit a friend in Tennessee, he headed straight for the Rockies, not stopping till he arrived at Alta.
His goals? Very minimal. He found a cheap place to stay at a trailer park in Sandy at the mouth of the canyon, skied every day the rest of the winter, and when summer came found work as a roofer and carpenter, saving just enough so when the snows returned he could do it all over again.
"Back then you could be a ski bum for practically zero," says Lee. "I lived on the cheap and caught what I call mad pow disease."
He adds, completely unnecessarily, "Alta plays a huge role in afflicting people with mad pow disease."
Cohen, who will be 55 on his next birthday, still smiles when he talks about Alta powder and the hold it has on certain kinds of people, him in particular.
"Does skiing the deep change people's lives?" he writes in his book. "The answer is yes. It's all about the snow. It's about the zone you enter when you're skiing bottomless light and dry, the moment that stretches into your subconscious and grants you a feeling of eternal oneness until you get to the bottom."
And of course, there is no bottom.
There are worse things than being a ski zealot. In Lee Cohen's case, he turned his obsession into his profession. Early on, he started taking pictures of friends skiing the powder – this time with his own camera. That quickly morphed into a job: shopping the pictures to magazines. Eventually, Powder Magazine bit. They've been biting ever since, along with assorted other publications and companies.
After nine years of skiing and shooting the deep, Lee even settled down. He fell in love, married a fellow skier named Robin, and they had a son, Sam, that the three of them — Lee, Robin and Alta — raised.
On pages 48 and 49 of "Alta Magic," Sam, now 20, writes about having Alta as a baby sitter.
The book is full of Lee's spectacular photographs shot over the past 30 years plus 60 different essays from various Alta "locals" equally as addicted as he is. The words and pictures capture the aura of Utah's ski mecca about as well as you're ever going to find it captured.
"Alta Magic" is available at leecohen.com, various locations at Alta and at Dolly's in Park City.
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Hi All, I woke up this morning, had a moment of inspiration, and figured out a cool way to partially parallelize force based physics simulations. I've been getting into writing articles/tutorials, so here you go:
I believe that this method is a bit different than the one that appears in GPU Gems 3.
Peace, Tobey
PS: My computer is old and not parallel and thus the absence of a working code sample.
Update: fixed a few minor mistakes in the article (and reduced the number of interactions that need to be calculated even further).
Made a significant update to my n-body paper. It now includes better/bigger/more diagrams and I hope, a clearer explanation of the technique.
Edit: To make a correction pointed out by EricTheRed, it does not run in O(N) time (for asymptotically big N), but rather could theoretically run in N time so long as there are at least N/2 cores.
... it theoretically runs in O(N) time on highly parallel hardware.
The number of cores does not affect the complexity so does it also run in O(n) time in a single thread?
Hi Eric, Maybe I do not correctly understand the exact meaning of complexity denoted by O-notation. What I've done is taken the N-Body force-interaction problem, which requires at least N(N-1)/2 forces to be calculated (typically in serial), and rearranged the them into groups such that it should be possible to calculate the forces N/2 at a time without any fighting over shared memory (supposing you have N/2 cores). Ideally, the time for computations should therefor be linear in N.
Yesterday I spent a bit of time reading about GPGPU and was disappointed to find that apparently GPUs are quite limited in the kinds of problems they are suited for (eg, one must avoid shared global memory as much as possible and one must break work into certain sized chunks depending on hardware, and transferring data to and from GPU is slow as well). Unfortunately, it seems that the parallelization trick I came up with may only be practical on systems with many CPUs (ie, supercomputer) or on specialized FPGA's.
Big-O notation is used to describe how the complexity increases asymptotically (i.e. as n gets very big). For your algorithm, it may run in O(n) if the number of cores is greater than n/2, but that is not the asymptotic behavior. That is one of the shortcomings of using big-O. Your algorithm is still O(n\\^2), but the constant factor is divided by the number of cores. This constant factor is an important part of the practical performance, but unfortunately cannot be expressed in big-O. Saying that the algorithm is highly parallelizable is accurate and will get your point across.
Eric,thanks for the explanation and correction. I understand the difference now and will edit my claims accordingly.


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Birth & Midwifery in New Zealand
Resources for parents and practitioners
Connect with many more midwives and birth enthusiasts from around the world by joining IAM, the International Alliance of Midwives!
Some of the following sites may not be in English; an online translator may be useful.
Midwifery Today Country Contact*
*To learn what a Country Contact is or to reach any Midwifery Today Country Contact, click here.
Lorna Davies, RM, PGCEA, MA, is a UK qualified midwife who has worked in midwifery education for the last thirteen years. Her particular interests lie in examination of the newborn, parent education, breastfeeding, birth art, normal birth and e-Learning. She is also co-director of www.withwoman.co.uk. [ PHOTO BY ANDREA NOLL ]
She has published numerous articles in midwifery journals, has contributed chapters to several midwifery textbooks. She recently edited The Art and Soul of Midwifery and Examination of the Newborn and Neonatal Health: A Multidimensional Approach.
She is married with three children and is currently a Senior Lecturer in Midwifery at Christchurch Polytechnic Institute of Technology in New Zealand. She also carries a small caseload as a self-employed midwife and is a childbirth educator.
- New Zealand College of Midwives
- New Zealand Midwifery Council—Government and Regulatory Body (also overseas registration)
- Ministry of Health
- Everybody—Find a midwife
- www.nzcom.org.nz/index.cfm/search—Find a midwife
- www.homebirth.org.nz/midwife.html—Find a midwife
- BabyWebNZ is the brainchild of a Mother, Midwife and Childbirth Educator. My mission is to maintain an up to date resource for all NZ parents allowing them easy access to web sites related to pregnancy, childbirth and parenting.
- www.sacredbirth.co.nz—Midwife
- www.nikaumidwives.com—Midwife
- New Zealand Homebirth Association
- Maggie Banks—Birth spirit (midwifery educator, breech/homebirth advocate)
- Vida Rye—Nurture NZ, doula, infant massage and a whole lot more
- La Leche League—New Zealand
- AUT—Auckland University of Technology (also offers postgraduate studies)
- WINTEC—Waikato Institute of technology
- Massey University (also offers postgraduate studies)
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With gloomy and depressing headlines hitting the news every day about international trouble spots and the tanking economy, what's a forward-looking, optimistic baby namer, who wants to project a warm, welcoming, positive sense of the world to her innocent little newbie, to do?
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Your personal internet firewall must be able to protect you from the inbound threats like hackers, and from the outbound attacks like Trojans trying to transmit your personal data out. These 20 different tests were performed using independent, publically available freeware, Firewall Leak Tester.
Compared to Norton, McAfee, and Microsoft, ZoneAlarm firewall was the only personal Internet firewall that stopped all 20 attacks.
Note: These tests were run using independent, publicly available freeware. The following product versions were used: ZoneAlarm® Internet Security Suite 7.0 beta1, Norton Internet Security Suite v7.1, McAfee Internet Security v9 Trial, MS Windows Live OneCare v1.1.1067.8 with Windows Defender. Believed accurate based on research performed the week of October 26, 2006, this list of leak tests is not exhaustive. Tests were conducted using Windows XP SP2 and all MS Updates. The ZoneAlarm® Program Control was set to Maximum, the setting that most users are in either by default or after a short learning period.
For accurate firewall leak testing, each security product had antivirus (non-firewall) protection turned off. This is because the antivirus feature in some products disabled leak tests for certain threats without actually blocking those threats, which would produce inaccurate leak test results.


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Aboriginal surfer sues for defamation
Law suits are vanishingly rare in the world of surfing. It's meant to be all peace, love and smokin' barrels – not pleas, plaintiffs, and corporate barristers. Now pro surfer Otis Carey is suing Nationwide News, a subsidiary of News Corp Australia, for defamation, in a case that has divided the surfing community.
"I can't recall anything like this happening," says Vaughan Blakey, editor of Surfing World magazine. "It's really unusual in surfing to have a high-profile law suit going on, and the intensity of the reaction it has stirred up is just amazing."
It all started in March, when Carey, who is Aboriginal, was profiled by Surfing Life magazine. In the article, journalist Nathan Myers described Carey as "apeish", and wrote he was surprised the surfer was so articulate. The magazine quickly apologised and amended the story online, but Carey pursued the matter, suing the publisher for defamation. (The case has since settled.)
Shortly after, however, The Daily Telegraph reported the matter in a story by Briana Domjen, who repeated the comments in full. Carey is now launching defamation proceedings against the newspaper's publisher, Nationwide News, a subsidiary of News Corp Australia.
"There are three clear imputations from the Tele's article," says Carey's lawyer, Simon Maxwell, of Sanford Legal. "That the plaintiff has an apeish face, that he is sub-human, and that the plaintiff being of Aboriginal descent is racially inferior. The court has essentially accepted that, and directed Nationwide News to prepare their defence."
Maxwell says Carey is seeking compensation for the damage to his reputation, which "could take the form of money or an apology or both." Clive Evatt has been briefed as Carey's counsel.
The case, which is being heard in the District Court, has provoked mixed response among surfers, with some labelling Carey an opportunist.
Others strongly back the surfer's right to take action. "Really? Someone wrote those words in this century?" wrote one on Swellnet.com. "The re-publication of the insult in a mass-circulation daily is adding grievous insult to significant injury," another Swellnet reader wrote. "Otis also deserves our respect for standing up for community standards."
The 26-year-old Carey, who is based on Sydney's northern beaches, is a much-respected "free surfer", regularly appearing in movies and magazines. In April he took out the Australian Indigenous Surfing Championship at Bells Beach.
"There are plenty of positive stories out there about Aboriginal surfers," says Tracks editor, Luke Kennedy. "Like the current Australian Junior Champ, Soli Bailey, who is Aboriginal, and past Indigenous Champion, Russell Malony, who has also been Australian Amateur Champ. It's a shame the mainstream media only reports the negative stuff."
News Corp declined to comment.
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A HISTORIAN is making a plea to Bolton families to help him discover what happened to the pupils who made up a 1930s school football team.
Paul Dyson, who works as an archivist for Canon Slade School, was inspired to go in search of the team after reading about the death of Sir Gordon Booth in The Bolton News.
Sir Gordon attended Bolton Church Institute from 1932 and became the captain of the football team in his second year, playing for the squad in 1937/38.
Mr Dyson, aged 69, has volunteered his time to look after the school archives since he retired as head of sixth form at the school in 2005. He hopes to paint a picture of each of the pupil's lives with help of their friends and family.
Mr Dyson, of Tudor Avenue, Heaton, said: "The men will all be in their 90s now, so I imagine that many of them will no longer be with us, but I just hope readers will be able to help piece together the story with me.
"I have looked after the archives at the school pretty much since I retired, so when I heard about Sir Gordon in The Bolton News this prompted me to go bring out the football photos.
"Then, of course, I started thinking about what happened to the rest of the lads.
"Gordon was a pupil during the 1930s. He played for the team for a year then captained it in the second.
"At the end of his captaincy season the sports master described him in the school magazine as an 'excellent captain, whose unfailing keenness and outstanding play were an inspiration to the rest of the team'.
"Obviously, he went on to have a very successful career and I would really like to find out what happened to the others.
"I know that one, Harold Fergusson, lives in the South of England, and another, William Boyes, who joined the RAF after school, lost his life in a plane crash before the war. But the rest remain a mystery."
If anyone has any information about any of the members of the team, contact Mr Dyson by on 01204 333343 or go to bolton-church-institute.org.uk/ contact.html.


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You can help the Food Bank and give the gift of fresh, artfully presented sushi and bountiful noodle bowls. During this holiday season, Genki Gives will donate 10% of all Genki Gift Card sales for the months of November and December to the Atlanta Community Food Bank. Also, join us for dinner on November 11th for a special Food Bank night. The first 25 customers will receive a gift bag with t-shirts, Genki Bucks and other goodies and the restaurant will donate 10% of sales.


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A roundup of area weekend events
If pirates are your thing, mateys, the Cape Fear Museum at 814 Market St. continues its "Pirate Invasion Learning Center" from 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday. Youngsters can make their own Jolly Roger flag, build a pirate ship out of Legos, get a (non-permanent) pirate tattoo and play pirate games. Parental participation is required. The program is free with regular museum admission: $8, $7 seniors and students, $5 ages 6-17. Details: 910-798-4370.
A stand-up guy
You've seen him in "21 Jump Street," "22 Jump Street" and "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia." Now catch comedian Johnny Pemberton live at 8 p.m. and 10 p.m. Saturday and 8 p.m. Sunday at Dead Crow Comedy, 265 N. Front St. in downtown Wilmington. Admission is $12, and dinner can be purchased. http://DeadCrowComedy.com
Creature Feature
The Eastern box turtle will be the focus of a "Creature Feature" program 3:30 p.m. Saturday at the N.C. Museum of Forestry, 415 S. Madison St., Whiteville. Youngsters can take a nature walk, do a craft they can take home and meet a box turtle and some other animals, too. Admission is free. Details: 910-914-4185.
Cemetery tour
Friends of Oakdale Cemetery are offering a two-hour walking tour of the historic cemetery, beginning at 10 a.m. Saturday at 520 N. 15th St. Superintendent Eric Kozen will cover the amazing flowers and shrubbery on the grounds, the stories behind many of the tombstones, a ghost story or two and much more. (You never know what they might dig up.) Details: 910-762-5682.
Get Revenge
A traveling show of artifacts from Blackbeard's pirate ship, the Queen Anne's Revenge, is on display in the visitors' center at the Brunswick Town-Fort Anderson State Historic Site, off N.C. 133 between Wilmington and Southport. Panels show how marine archaeologists recovered items from the submerged wreck. Admission is free. The site is open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Friday and Saturday. Details: 910-371-6613.
Reggae show
Signal Fire plays reggae from 6 to 9 p.m. Friday night for the weekly summer concert at Airlie Gardens. Tickets are $9 for adults and $3 for children ages 4-12. You can park in the lot at 5335 Oleander Drive and catch a free trolley to the gardens. Details: 910-798-7700.
Attention, metalheads
The legendary progressive metal band Queensryche with original lead singer Geoff Tate is making an appearance on its farewell tour 8 p.m. Friday at Ziggy's by the Sea, 208 Market St. in downtown Wilmington. Advance tickets are $22. Details: 910-769-4096.
'Rock' show
"This is Rock 'n Roll" plays at the historic Amuzu Theatre, 111 N. Howe St. in Southport. Show times are 7:30 p.m. Friday, Saturday and Sunday, with a 3 p.m. matinee Sunday. The show features more than 20 local actors and musicians. Tickets are $18. Details: 910-523-2552.
There'll be "smoke on the water" this weekend as Port City RibFest convenes for its 2014 session on Friday, Saturday and Sunday at Battleship Park, off U.S. 421 across the Cape Fear River from Wilmington. There'll be three days of live music, masked wrestlers, a "Shady Lady Saloon" (with can-can girls), a circus-style sideshow and a kids' zone with inflatables and games. Bring some extra cash for the vendors' market.
Tickets are $7, $5 for seniors, $4 for active-duty military and $1 for children. Visitors who bring a church bulletin on Sunday will get $2 off their admission. Details: www.PortCityRibFest.com.
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If Only It Weren't So Strong . . .I am fortunate in that a lot of my family members and friends will give me fragrances as gifts. At Christmas I received Juicy Couture's "Viva La Juicy." By all accounts, I should LOVE it. With a spirited mix of wild berries, mandarins, honeysuckle, gardenia, jasmine, creamy vanilla, caramel, amber, sandalwood, and praline, I normally think that I couldn't get enough. But I find it a bit ...read moretoo strong and overdone. If the key notes were more subtle, as they are just before it wears off, there would be potential. It's not bad, but it's not great. I do love the double-wand at Sephora which combines lipgloss and fragrance. That's genius! — 4 years, 5 months agoGigiSD | 1102 reviews
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My favorite fraganceVery light and flowery. Great when layered with body lotion. Also comes in a roller ball for $18.00, which I found at Sephora store. — 6 years, 7 months agoCaroleVonAllten | 1401 reviews
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AMAZING!I have tried other parfum's by Juicy Couture, but this is by far my fave. — 6 years, 4 months agoMissPurple | 611 reviews
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Looking for Christmas or Hanukkah gifts for the little ones in your life? What toys are best for infants, toddlers and preschoolers?
"The best toys are the ones that kids will play with and love," said Laurie Schacht, co-publisher of "The Toy Insider." "They will teach, and sometimes those toys use 'stealth teaching,' in other words, kids are having so much fun playing they don't realize they're learning."
To see more holiday gift guides, visit newsday.com/giftguides.
PJ Masks Headquarters Playset(Credit: Just Play)
Based on the hit preschool superhero animated TV show, the PJ Masks Headquarters Playset features three character-themed levels and stands more than two feet tall. The PJ Picture Player allows kids to choose their mission while using the zip line, working elevator, hanging cat rings, trap door and pop-out hatch. Cat Boy figure and Cat Car are included. $69.99. More information: http://bit.ly/2dueNTK.
Count Along Cash Register(Credit: LeapFrog)
This 20-piece set talks, sings, counts and includes coins, colorful food and a shopping card. $24.99. More information: http://bit.ly/2fpFhli; Find the best price: http://bit.ly/2fkgvV7.
Belle Musical Tea Party Cart(Credit: Jakks)
Kids can create a royal tea party with their favorite characters from Disney's "Beauty and the Beast." The push cart comes with Mrs. Potts Tea Pot, Chip Tea Cup, two spoons and one invitation. $59.99. More information: http://bit.ly/1XBks79; Find the best price: http://bit.ly/2e9kWVj.
My Friend Pikachu(Credit: TOMY)
Hug the plush Pikachu to make its ears move, cheeks light up and to activate cute sounds. $29.99. http://bit.ly/2d47NNO; Find the best price: http://bit.ly/2cLK56d.
Zootopia Police Station Headquarters(Credit: TOMY)
This playset comes with a Clawhauser figure and a safety squirrel that fits into the mouse helicopter. There's also a computer featuring three different images, lights and sounds of sirens, dispatch announcements and sliding elevators. $49.99. More information: http://bit.ly/2fhCxd2; Find the best price: http://bit.ly/2eFZq5Y.
Dreamworks Animation Trolls Hug Time Poppy Doll(Credit: Hasbro)
Poppy includes music, phrases, lights and sounds. She comes with a comb, a tiara and a matching wearable Hug Time bracelet for kids, and when activated, both bracelets and Poppy's hair light up. Best for ages 4 and older; $49.99. More information: http://hasb.ro/2dBhwcC. Find the best price: http://bit.ly/2dBhn97.
Melody the Musical Turtle(Credit: Leap Frog)
There are three ways to play with Melody the Musical Turtle. Find numbers and colors in Learn & Play mode; play memory games using the light-up numbers on Melody's back, or make music. $19.99. More information: http://bit.ly/2cAXRKa; find the best price: http://bit.ly/2ddKNZi
Magical Wand Cinderella(Credit: Jakks Pacific)
Kids can wave the Fairy Godmother's magical wand to transform Cinderella's look. Wave the wand by the doll's dress for a colorful light show and she'll sing "Bippidi Bobbidi Boo," "A Dream a Wish Your Heart Makes" and more than 20 different phrases; $39.99. More information: http://bit.ly/2gH3mbn.
'Miles from Tomorrowland' Mission Rover(Credit: TOMY)
Based on the hit television show "Miles from Tomorrowland," this mission rover turns into a Space Lab playset where Leo gives Miles missions. The set comes with a Miles figure, a Terra Skiff ride-on accessory, four space tools and interchangeable arms with a claw and flash beam launcher; $39.99. More information: http://bit.ly/2dpulHm; find the best price: http://bit.ly/2d4vHGr
Nemo or Dory Dream Lites(Credit: Pillow Pets)
The foldable plush Pillow Pets are a new series of Dream Lites that help children drift off into a peaceful night's slumber. Each Dream Lite will light up the room with stars and icons. The built-in timer provides up to 20 minutes of light. New styles include Dory and Nemo from the "Finding Dory" movie. $29.99. More information: http://bit.ly/2ddNfiw; for the best price: http://bit.ly/2di9pBU
Learn and Groove Musical Mat(Credit: LeapFrog)
With more than 50 songs and phrases, kids can learn numbers, animals, instrument names and more as they jump around the mat. It also includes 10 popular melodies and kids can compose their own music from scratch. $29.99. More information: http://bit.ly/2fkjc94; Find the best price: http://bit.ly/2fpEmBv.
Chase 'N Go Ball Popper(Credit: Playskool)
This active toy for babies and toddlers features multiple ways to play. Kids can place the balls in the toy; pressing the big button starts six tunes. When the trunk faces toward the elephant, the balls will continuously cycle through the toy. Turn the trunk away for race and chase fun as the balls launch around the room. Comes in pink or teal for $32.99. More information: http://hasb.ro/2d7OnDX; find the best price: http://bit.ly/2d7QI1q
Emoji Memory Game(Credit: Twizmo)
The 48 game tiles have 24 pairs of matching emojis. Place them face down and take turns looking for the matches. $6.95. More information: http://bit.ly/2dhhJ2Y
LeapStart(Credit: LeapFrog)
This interactive, educational activity book helps kids learn life skills and more. There are more than 400 activities across a library of 16 books (sold separately). Kids will enjoy learning everything from counting skills and phonics to problem solving and more. $39.99. More information: http://bit.ly/2fDm1FS; Find the best price: http://bit.ly/2fM63Zv.
My Little Pony Twilight Sparkles Golden Oak Library(Credit: Hasbro)
Discover and create your own adventures with the My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic Collection Ultimate Story Pack. The newest playset is called Twilight Sparkles Golden Oak Library, a two-story oak-tree playset where kids can act out their favorite scenes from the "Friendship Is Magic" animated TV series on Discovery Family. Set comes with a Twilight Sparkle figure and themed accessories. $19.99. More information: http://bit.ly/2dcXfch; find the best price: http://bit.ly/2dKJwLH
Scout's Goodnight Light(Credit: LeapFrog)
Scout's flashlight projects images of the solar system so kids can learn about planets and count starts. When they're ready to sleep, change the mode to the glowing stars for 10 or 20 minutes of peaceful sounds or music. $14.99. More information: http://bit.ly/2emeh58; Find the best price: http://bit.ly/2fkICFS.
Best Friend Max Feature Plush(Credit: Spin Master)
Bring home all the action and personality of Max, the star of "The Secret Life of Pets," due to hit theaters in July. The plush features a detachable leash, lifelike walking action and 20 different sounds and phrases from the movie. $44.99. More information: http://bit.ly/2d4ghEW; Find the best price: http://bit.ly/2ddzwrH.
Paw Patrol Jungle Playset(Credit: Spin Master)
This interactive playset transforms from a Monkey Temple into Jungle Headquarters. The set includes lights and sounds, trap doors, control panels, vines to slide down into the jungle explorer vehicle and an elevator that takes the pups up safely. The set includes the new pup Ryder; $49.99 at spinmaster.com. More information: http://bit.ly/2d0Zlw4. For the best prices: http://bit.ly/2dcq9XR.
Love2Learn Elmo(Credit: Hasbro)
Once parents download the free Love2Learn Elmo app, they can program Elmo to know their child's name, favorite colors, favorite animals and favorite foods. Customize the app based on your child's age, abilities and interests as kids learn numbers, shapes, letters, colors and animals. Elmo will say more than 350 phrases and responses, sing songs and more. $69.99. More information: http://hasb.ro/2dpbaP5; Find the best prices: http://bit.ly/2cAGhX1.
Explore & More Amazing Arch Activity Gym(Credit: Skip Hop)
The Explore & More Amazing Arch Activity Gym from Skip Hop has a hooting owl, a musical hedgehog, a dancing fox, and more. Position the arch overhead for newborn exploration -- and slip your phone in the parent pocket to record special movements or let Grandma observe the action from afar. $90. More information: http://bit.ly/1Q82IhL; Find the best prices: http://bit.ly/2dpqJlp.
Cupcake Set(Credit: Green Toys)
The Cupcake Set from Green Toys lets little bakers practice colors and counting, develop fine motor skills and host make-believe parties for their stuffed animals and friends. This 16-piece mix-and-match set includes frosting, cakes and cupcake liners for five complete cupcakes, plus a cake stand display. It is made of recycled plastic with no BPA, phthalates or PVC. $24.99. More information: http://bit.ly/2dm0rFI; Find the best price: http://bit.ly/2dyZXdq.
Care for Me Learning Carrier(Credit: VTECH)
This playset lets kids put the plush puppy inside or take her out of the carrier. Hear playful phrases when opening and closing the door. There is an activity panel on the side of the carrier. $24.99. More information: http://bit.ly/2cLiphL; Find the best price: http://bit.ly/2dzVd4Q.
Go! Go! Smart Animals(Credit: VTech)
Go! Go! Smart Animals-Furry Animals Assortment from VTech, when placed on Go! Go! SmartPoint locations, respond with different phrases. Caroline is a cat, Dawn is a Dalmatian, Richard is a rabbit and Debbie is a Labradoodle. Press each of their light-up buttons to hear three sing-along songs. Push the animals to hear fun sounds and six melodies. While a melody is playing, push them again to add fun sounds on top of the melody. $9.99. For more information: http://bit.ly/2dm3YUB; Find the best price: http://bit.ly/2dCVS4r.
Play-Doh Town 3 in 1 Town Center Playset(Credit: Hasbro)
This ultimate Play-Doh Town 3 in 1 Town Center Playset features a bakery, florist, mechanic and a vehicle. Kids can create items such as cakes and flowers. The set includes two figures, a vehicle, accessories and eight cans of Play-Doh. Suggested retail price $39.99. For more information:http://hasb.ro/2byiMOY. Find the best price: http://bit.ly/2d9sliC.
Walking Talking Pets(Credit: Spin Master)
Characters from 'The Secret Life of Pets,' a Universal Pictures movie that hits theaters in July come to life with these motorized figures that walk and talk. Choose Max, Gidget, Snowball and Mel, each with their own phrases and unique action moves. $12.99. More information: http://bit.ly/2d4ghEW; Find the best price: http://bit.ly/2czq8Mt.
Bizzy the Mix & Move Bot(Credit: VTech)
Mix & Move Bizzy from VTech lets kids build their own robot. It comes with 10 different accessories so kids can create a different robot every time they play. It also includes 10 melodies that children can personalize by switching around the accessories to add in their own special sound effects. $24.99. More information: http://bit.ly/2cyKYM1; Find the best price: http://bit.ly/2d6Mib0.
My Friend Dory(Credit: Bandai America)
The My Friend Dory interactive plush doll features motion and touch sensors that activate sounds and up to 50 phrases. She moves both her eyes and mouth and speaks "Whale." $39.99. More information: http://bit.ly/2dkUdUi; Find the best price: http://bit.ly/2dAd9fM.
Kidz Delight Smooth Touch Smartphone(Credit: KD Group)
This interactive device includes four fun games to help little ones learn colors, numbers, animal names and sounds. It has a touch-sensitive screen with 22 different interactive icons that allow curious little fingers to trigger voices, sounds and music with a single touch. When the child leaves the phone idle for a few seconds, it will automatically call them back. The incoming pretend call icon flashes, just like a real phone. $14.99. More information: http://bit.ly/2d0G0e9; Find the best prices: http://bit.ly/2dwDI5k.
Svan Ice Cream Cart(Credit: Svan)
The Svan Ice Cream Cart lets kids serve customers by scooping play frozen treats onto connectable cones. The cart is equipped with more than 30 pieces, including scoops of ice cream, connectable cones, an ice cream scoop, popsicles and Italian ice. $149.95. More information: http://bit.ly/2cLjHJH.
Light 'n Go 3-in-1 Activity Walker(Credit: Little Tikes)
This 3-in-1 walker features projected lights to encourage little ones to take their first steps, more than 70 activities, songs and sounds. Best for ages 9 months to 36 months; $39.99. For more information: http://bit.ly/2cYimz8. For best prices: http://bit.ly/2cYhBpZ.
Disney Zootopia's Judy's Police Cruiser(Credit: Tomy)
Judy Hopps is a Zootopia police officer in a police cruiser with lights that flash when driven. Disney Zootopia's Judy's Police Cruiser playset includes the cruiser, Judy figure and Law-Breaking Mouse figure. $24.99. More information: http://bit.ly/2d6pN87; Find the best price: http://bit.ly/2doBGs1.
Shopkins Tall Mall(Credit: Moose Toys)
This set features different play areas with level one for home and garden, level two is where Shopkins can hang out to eat and level three is where kids will find electronics. The Tall Mall folds down for easy on-the-go transport and features extra storage. It's a Toys R Us exclusive and also comes with two exclusive Shopkins figures. $34.99. More information: http://bit.ly/2dfvJKO.
Doc McStuffins Hospital Care Cart(Credit: Just Play)
The Doc McStuffins Hospital Care Cart features a light-and-sound patient scanner, a talking EKG with a printout roller, a kid-powered blood pressure cuff and more. The cart plays "Welcome to the Hospital" and comes with patient Findo; $49.99. More information: http://bit.ly/2cucaP0. For the best prices: http://bit.ly/2dpsyDR.
Paw Patrol Zoomer Marshall(Credit: Spin Master)
Zoomer Marshall makes more than 150 real sounds from the hit TV show "Paw Patrol." Press his badge for 80 different interactive missions and tricks. His backpack also transforms into water cannon launchers and two motors in his front paws help him zoom to his next mission; $69.99. More information: http://bit.ly/2dbjySu. Find the best prices: http://bit.ly/2dtp8w7.
T-Blasts Quad Blaster(Credit: Playmates Toys)
Each T-Blasts Quad Blaster fires up to 40 feet and comes with four Ninja Turtles character darts, which are oversized and made of safer, soft foam. Collection includes Quad Blaster Leonardo, Quad Blaster Michelangelo and Quad Blaster Raphael. $14.99. More information: http://bit.ly/2djbYBS; Find the best price: http://bit.ly/2dh3n2l.
Floof Indoor Snow and Snowball Maker(Credit: Play Visions)
The Floof Indoor Snow and Snowball Maker includes a new compound that looks like snow, feels like a marshmallow and molds like clay. $12.99. More information: http://bit.ly/2cLjru7.
My Life As A Food Truck(Credit: My Life As)
This Walmart exclusive includes more than 40 accessories, such as pretzels, hot dogs, hamburgers, french fries, onion rings, soda bottles, ice cream scoops, cones and more. Your kid's doll (not included) can fit comfortably in the driver's seat and the kitchen area expands for additional play. $97.97. More information: http://bit.ly/2dh9RxC.
TMNT Half Shell Heroes Headquarters Playset(Credit: Playmates Toys)
This transforming playset unfolds to reveal new play areas. It features street level trap doors for kids to decide whether to send the Turtles to freedom or Shredder to jail. There are four levels of surprises and it contains two action figures, Raphael and Bebop; $49. More information: http://bit.ly/2cRJb6X. For the best prices: http://bit.ly/2cR1fMx.
Little Kingdom Arendelle Treat Shoppe Playset(Credit: Hasbro)
Visit Elsa's favorite spot in Arendelle with The Arendelle Treat Shoppe Little Kingdom Playset. Elsa wears her Coronation Day gown, and the set comes with a pretend snow-cone-making station and a cooler to store accessories. Suggested retail price $17.99. More information: http://hasb.ro/2dGEJ9N. Find the best price: http://bit.ly/2dQ37qQ.
Go! Go! Smart Wheels Treasure Mountain Train Adventure(Credit: VTech)
Kids can turn on the motorized freight train and watch as it chugs around the tracks, through the tunnels and up hills on its own. There are nine SmartPoint locations featuring fun phrases, music and more; $43.99. More information: http://bit.ly/2dhbMT4. For the best prices: http://bit.ly/2dZdKux.
My Little Pony Explore Equestria Crystal Empire Castle(Credit: Hasbro)
This My Little Pony playset has rotating light-up features and reflects three cutie marks at the press of a heart-shaped button. It also includes two staircases, 16 accessories, two closets that spin and a swing for the Baby Flurry Heart figure. It also includes a Princess Cadance figure as well; $39.99. More information: http://hasb.ro/2cVaonu; Find the best price: http://bit.ly/2cC4kjc.
24V Disney Princess Carriage Ride-On(Credit: Dynacraft)
A Walmart exclusive, this pink ride-on carriage features Disney Princesses graphics, gold accents, working doors and ornate interior details. The coach is large enough for two children and includes a detachable "wear and share" tiara, heart-shaped steering wheel and luxurious curtains. There's also a magical light-up wand and enchanting fairy tale sounds; $398. More information: http://bit.ly/2ctAq4o.
Laugh & Learn Crawl-Around Learning Center(Credit: Fisher-Price)
This learning toy features three adjustable levels to grow with baby and four stations to explore, including a self-discovery mirror, jumbo rattle roller, fishbowl clicker and more. Babies will learn body parts, opposites, colors, shapes and ABCs. Parents can also leave a personalized message for their baby to hear; $49.99 at fisher-price.com. More information: http://bit.ly/2deTSCR. Find the best prices: http://bit.ly/2dtkONK.
Barbie Rainbow Cove Princess Castle Playset(Credit: Mattel)
The rainbow theme runs throughout the playset floors and brightly colored backdrops. At the top, sparkly clouds can hold a fairy doll (sold separately). There's also double doors are decorated with rainbow hues and cutout butterflies, a dining room on the first floor and a shell-shaped mermaid pool outside; $99.99. More information: http://bit.ly/2cZPp6F. Find the best price: http://bit.ly/2cLAAE7.
Fisher Price Little People Sit 'n Stand Skyway Playset(Credit: Fisher-Price)
Toddlers can take their Wheelies vehicles at the top and watch as the cars zip and zoom their way around the many spiral ramps to the bottom. The playset changes from a sit-at roadway to a stand-up Skyway. It includes two Little People Wheelies cars; $40 http://bit.ly/2cQXp9V. For the best prices: http://bit.ly/2duJ958.
Think & Learn Code-A-Pillar(Credit: Fisher-Price)
Kids can develop coding skills with the Think & Learn Code-A-Pillar by arranging the segments in many combinations to send the creature on his path (forward, left, right and more). You can configure the segments in such a way that the toy can reach targets throughout a room; $49.99 at fisher-price.com. http://bit.ly/29PpIDl. Find the best price: http://bit.ly/2dGGl3h.
Go! Go! Smart Friends Enchanted Princess Palace(Credit: VTech)
VTech's Princess Palace features a ballroom, music room, kitchen, parlor and observation tower. There are five MagicPoint locations, phrases, lights and more. The MagicChat lets two characters chat and sing with each other (additional characters sold separately); $54.99 at vtechkids.com. More information: http://bit.ly/2dGHFmR. For the best price: http://bit.ly/2dC8BaS.
Disney Frozen Northern Lights Elsa(Credit: Jakks Pacific)
When kids wave their hand over the snowflake and hold it there, they can watch as the Northern Lights are restored and sparkle on Elsa's dress. The doll says 40 phrases and sings "Let It Go;" $39.99 at jakks.com. More information: http://bit.ly/1XBks79. For the best prices: http://bit.ly/2dQ4LIU.
Lion Guard Training Lair Playset(Credit: Just Play)
The popular Disney Jr. television show comes to life with The Lion Guard Training Lair Playset, which stands 3 feet tall and features lights, sounds and secret surprises. The set comes with two exclusive figures, a rock-climbing area, a bungee launcher, a race track, a telescoping lookout perch and more. There's also a working zip line, rock lift and boulder drop; $59.99 at justplayproducts.com. More information: http://bit.ly/2dHzwPP. For the best prices: http://bit.ly/2cQVnTe.
Disney My Time Singing Elena of Avalor Doll(Credit: Hasbro)
Press Elena's gem necklace to hear her sing "My Time," a song featured in the hit TV show "Elena of Avalor" on the Disney Channel. The doll's arms allow her to hold the included guitar as she sings; $29.99 at hasbro.com. For more information: http://hasb.ro/2dpo8gd. For the best prices: http://bit.ly/2dQ7Itg.


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Tuesday, September 26, 2017
Exercise is a health issue. Many of us don't see it in this way and put other priorities ahead of it on our "list of things to do." We don't take the time or don't feel we have the money to begin a fitness program. Other reasons for not exercising include difficulty finding childcare or reliable transportation.
However, exercising improves our health and helps us feel better about ourselves.
Exercise can help us:
Myths and Misconceptions about Exercise
If you are thin, you're fit.
Being thin is no indication of how efficient your heart, lungs and muscles are. Many thin people actually have more than the recommended percentage of body fat. You've got to exercise!
Sit-ups get rid of stomach fat.
"Spot reducing" is a myth. Fat is reduced proportionally throughout the body.
Sweat loss means weight loss.
You do lose weight temporarily when you sweat, but this is mostly water loss, not fat loss, and is regained as you quench your thirst.
Barriers to Lifestyle Change
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Before you join a church exercise group, walk around the block, visit the local mall, jump on a treadmill, or pick up a dumbbell you may want to ask yourself the following 8 questions.
By setting clear goals you can change your exercise behavior and improve the quality of your life!
Click here for some Common-Sense Precautions for New Exercisers.
Last Reviewed: Mar 17, 2005
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University of Cincinnati
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Program Manager
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Bomb Squad investigators are searching for the person or persons who planted several acid bombs in front of a home in Orange County's Rossmore this past weekend.
Four bombs were found in the driveway area of a home in the 3000 block of Mainway Drive on Sunday morning, said Investigator Kent McBride of the Orange County Sheriff's Department.
"They were in the front driveway area. It's hard to say if they were thrown out of a car or set there," McBride said. "I can tell you one was upright, one had already gone off and a couple of others were in the grass on the side."
The one bomb that exploded did so as the resident called 911 for help, the investigator said.
A fifth, incomplete device was found in a tree at nearby Rush Park, located on Blume Drive. Though it also contained acid, derived from common household products, it did not have the ingredient that triggers an explosion, McBride said.
The resident, who is black, told a KTLA reporter she feared she was targeted because of her race.
McBride said there was no evidence at the home, such as hate messages or prior harassment, to suggest the incident was a hate crime.
Typically, the bombs are constructed by kids and the incidents come and go in waves, he said, noting that there have been some similar incidents in the area in recent months.
"There's been a few calls to the Los Alamitos, Seal Beach, Rossmoor area, since mid- August," McBride said. "Can we say they are related? It's hard to say."
The bombs are fairly simple, but can cause a great deal of damage and injury. The most common injuries, McBride said, are to ear drums, hands and the face and eyes.
"(This case) looked more like a very serious prank," McBride said, adding that, "They're all felonies, each one of those bottles."
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Marin County residents attached to their "415" area code could be forced to switch to a new prefix by October 2015.
All of the existing 415 prefixes are expected to be used up by then, according to state regulators, necessitating the addition of a new 628 area code.
California Public Utilities Commission spokesman Christopher Chow said public meetings on the issue are being held next month to determine exactly how the new change might affect residents.
"It all depends on whether it's a split or an overlay," Chow said.
He said a split means part of the region would retain the 415 area code, while others would be assigned the new 628 area code. With an overlay, the new area code would be "laid over" the existing area code and given to new phone numbers.
New area codes have been added to existing area codes before.
Chow said this year a new 669 area code was overlaid on the existing 408 area code in San Jose.
San Rafael City Councilman Damon Connolly said this isn't the first time the issue has come up in Marin. He said the CPUC tried to do this within the last 10 years, but was met with resistance.
"There was a lot of opposition and concern in the community, which I shared," Connolly said. "(The) 415 is part of Marin's identity."
He said the CPUC made the same claim it was running out of 415 numbers last time, but that upon further inspection, it was determined the change wasn't needed.
Members of the public voiced outrage and disappointment at the change Thursday on the Independent Journal's Facebook page.
Monique Pflager said she'll move back to San Francisco or the part of Marin that is allowed to keep the 415 prefix if the change is made.
"My husband has had the same number for 20 years and I have had mine since I was given my first phone number at age 13. No way I'm losing it," Pflager wrote.
The change could create some costly issues for businesses, such as reworking networks and purchasing new letterhead, but one Marin company wasn't too worried about the alteration. Noah Cole, a spokesman for the San Rafael-based software company Autodesk, said the change would likely not be an issue for the large employer.
"The phone is becoming less and less important for us," Cole said. "We're doing more and more online and through the Internet."
He said the issue is less significant than it would've been five years ago.
The first public meeting will be held at 7 p.m. Jan. 16 at the CPUC Auditorium, 505 Van Ness Ave. in San Francisco. The second meeting is at 2 p.m. Jan. 17 at the San Rafael City Council Chambers, 1400 Fifth Ave. in San Rafael. A 7 p.m. meeting at the San Rafael chambers will also be held Jan. 17.
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