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Cruise Critic's Cruise boards, as well as the information you read in our Member's Cruise Review area, and our Cruiser's Choice Awards are designed to help cruisers obtain cruise-related information and discuss ways to make cruising more enjoyable, and perhaps even offer you a money-saving tip or two!
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We recognize that while we have tons of great stuff in this forum, people sometimes post messages on the boards that could be misleading, deceptive, or downright wrong. They may do this unintentionally or, sad to say, intentionally. Additionally, there are many different groups who participate, such as travel agents, public relations employees, members of the media, affinity groups, fan groups, other cruise websites etc. whose agenda may not be apparent since we are operating in an anonymous environment.
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I have just started my own cruise site; can I post it here?
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- Only items of a general nature may be discussed on the forums by any travel agent.
Cruise Critic considers requests to be E-mailed for additional information as soliciting and will return those postings to any travel agent trying to sell or promote themselves on Cruise Critic. Additionally, attempts to circumvent our rules may result in your company name being censored from our forums. The above guidelines are not all inclusive, and Cruise Critic reserves the right to remove any image, logo, byline, user name, posting, avatar, or picture that, in the sole opinion of Cruise Critic is too promotional in tone.
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Touting of your personal cruise agent or cruise line "personal cruise consultant" (or any other venue by which you purchase a cruise) is not allowed on our message boards. Postings that contain "tell them John sent you" will be removed without notice.
This means you should not ask about someone's travel agent, nor should you respond in kind. Offering to email someone your travel agent's name or info is also not allowed, nor is asking members to email you for the information.
Cruise Critic will remove violations of the "third-party recommendation" guideline without warning. Additional posts may result in permanent suspension of your posting privileges.
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Tourism website owners, official representatives from port operations and residential property owners (and their associates, employees or designated representative) are encouraged to participate in the discussions on the Cruise Board and establish themselves as experts on a particular topic by responding to members' inquiries with useful answers. They may not, however, list or refer members to their Web sites. Tourism websites may include their business name in their signatures, and may include their website link in their profile only. No promotional material or conducting business will be allowed, nor may you recommend specific businesses in ports of call. This includes scheduling times of tours, confirmation of events/deposits/e-mail receipt, etc (and any other discussion determined to be of a customer service nature in the sole discretion of Cruise Critic). Only items of a general nature may be posted on the forums.
Tour Operators, Tour Guides, Drivers, Business Owners, Transportation, Taxi, Limo Drivers
: Our Ports of Call forums are meant to be a place for cruisers to exchange information with other cruisers. Therefore, the participation is not allowed.
Businesses in ports of call who wish to respond to a posting online should contact the Community Manager first at:
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Posts not cleared w/ the Community Manager will be removed from the forums. There shall be no exceptions to this policy.
Help! There's a negative review about my company and I'd like to respond; what do I do?
Participation of Local Experts in Ports of Call
Locals living in ports of call are encouraged to contribute, as long as their recommendations are general in nature. Those living in ports of call who recommend individual businesses or tour operators will find that their posts have been removed and their posting privileges may be suspended.
Tour Guide Recommendations
We welcome the legitimate review or recommendation of tour operators, guides, property & business owners in ports of call.
Cruise Critic considers requests to be E-mailed for additional information as soliciting and will delete those postings by anyone trying to sell or promote themselves on Cruise Critic. Please, abide by our Community Guidelines so that legitimate recommendations by our members regarding guides and tour operators may remain on the forums!
From time to time, Cruise Critic management is contacted by Tour Operators/Guides/Business who request removal of negative posts about their company. You should know that Cruise Critic will
remove negative posts from the boards at the request of any tour company, cruise line, store, shop, taxi company, driver, guide, etc.
One-Post Wonders
This phenomenon essentially amounts to single or multiple posts created by a brand-new member which tout tour operators/businesses in ports of call. Posts of this nature will be removed from the boards without notification to the author. Cruise Critic considers these types of postings an attempt to circumvent our rules and may result in that company's name being censored from our forums without notice.
Cruise Critic reserves the right to remove any material from our message boards without notification to members, the author or the company being recommended.
Roll Calls
Cruise Critic's ROLL CALLS are one of the most popular features within our community. In an effort to keep them fair and as safe as possible, the following is in effect:
- Roll Calls belong to everyone; there is no designated leader or owner. It doesn't matter who started the thread.
- On the other hand, if you are new to a Roll Call take the time to read the thread. Learn who is doing what, who made plans for an event, etc. before jumping in and making different plans
- If you plan an event, be sure to invite everyone!
- Please adhere to cruise line requests regarding setting up Meet & Greets on board. In other words, if they say contact us three (or two or whatever) weeks prior to sailing, don't contact them months in advance.
- ROLL CALLS are for people to get to know one another before their cruise; therefore, there will be all kinds of discussion!
- Sharing shore excursions is fun and can help you save money.
- Get to know the other members in a Roll Call before attempting to get them to tour with you.
- Shore excursions should be arranged so that payment is made directly to the tour operator, do not be the collector of funds for a shore excursion.
- Do not arrange any shore excursions/tours if you are not going to be taking them yourself. In other words NO THIRD-PARTY arrangement of shore excursions are allowed. This includes people who are not participating on the Cruise Critic ROLL CALL *for whatever reason*.
- Travel agents may not arrange shore excursions on ROLL CALLS.
- Anyone attempting to "fill a bus" or making money from the sharing of shore excursions on our forums runs the risk of losing their membership.
- Do not post your email address so that someone can email you information about a shore excursion. If they have important info, they should be willing and able to post this information on the forum. We will remove posts, at our discretion, that are nothing more than requests for emails OR posts providing email addresses.
- Do NOT arrange to collect funds for shore excursion shares at any Meet & Mingle or Meet & Greet so graciously provided by the cruise lines. In the case of Princess Cruises, they have stated you cannot solicit other passengers for any reason once you have booked your cruise. If they observe you arranging tours on board, you run the risk of being asked to debark your cruise at the next port (verified via Princess Cruises March 2013)
Cruise Critic's Policy Re: Facebook Roll Call Groups
FTC Disclosures for Bloggers and Brands
In 2009 the FTC created a set of rules and guidelines regarding disclosure of free products in exchange for writing reviews about those products. If you would like to read more about this, you can go here:
FTC Endorsement Guides
However, much easier to read and understand is their FAQ:
FTC Endorsement Guideline FAQ
As you spend time reading about the rules, it would appear very simple at first glance: disclosure is now required by the FTC rules at least if you are not a professional. Continue reading and you will see it isnt that simple!
Youll also see it is not clear how the FTC will enforce these guidelines. The manpower doesnt exist since the FTC is also responsible for policing telemarketers, business frauds everywhere, and spammers, to name just a few.
For purposes of our cruiser to cruiser community, since our environment is anonymous and we do not verify the information posted here based on the FTC rulings it is the responsibility of the vendor, advertiser or provider of the free product to counsel any poster or blogger regarding disclosure when they post information on the internet.
To clarify, please see the scenarios below about the various areas within Cruise Critic where user-generated content is collected.
Forum Postings
If a poster reviews a cruise they bought, of course disclosure is not necessary. If they review a free cruise acquired via a contest disclosure is necessary. If a cruise company sends the poster on a free cruise and the poster does a review on the forum in any format freestanding or in response to info requests -, both the cruise line and the poster are responsible for disclosure. If a tour operator offers someone a discount on a future tour if they mention their company, disclosure would be required.
Since it is impossible for aggregate review websites to know exactly how someone acquired their cruise, tour or product, therefore it is unrealistic for us to be able to moderate for FTC rules.
The onus is on the cruise line, advertising agency, or tour operator/guide and the poster of the review(s) to comply with FTC rules for disclosure.
Submitting a Review for Publication to Cruise Critic
Cruise Critic requires everyone who submits a review for publication to our website (www.cruisecritic.com) to agree to the following:
I certify that this review is my genuine opinion of this cruise and all tour operators/guides/businesses in ports of call. I have no personal or business affiliation with any establishment, and have not been offered any incentive or payment originating from any of these businesses to write this review.
Charitable Organizations in Ports of Call
We've always been so proud of our Cruise Critic members who unselfishly pack goodies, supplies and yes...even send money...to organizations located in various ports of call around the world. We applaud your efforts and hope you continue to do so on an individual basis.
However, judging by the number of e-mails we have received over the years, as well as a few heartbreaking incidents that have diminished our trust in some of these organizations, it is clear that many of you are also concerned regarding the validity of some of these projects. We are aware that many are now posting on the forums in order to obtain donations. Additionally, there is an undercurrent of competitiveness with regard to these agencies, which many of you are displeased with.
Therefore, since Cruise Critic has no control over the validity of the information, we do not allow organizations to "ask" our members for donations through the forums. Additionally, posts from members offering to "collect" items or money to bring with them on the cruise will be removed from the forums.
All posts/discussions soliciting donations or the bringing/passing out of supplies/donations are not allowed and will be removed from the boards, thus allowing our members to continuing discussing visiting these ports, and finding interesting and fun shore excursion information. Repeated violations will result in suspension of posting privileges.
As always, thank you for exhibiting the kindness and generosity toward those less fortunate than us in ports of call.
The above applies to all forums on Cruise Critic, including our ROLL CALLS.
Guideline Reminders
From time to time we may sent you a Guideline Reminder which is specific to an issue we have had with one of your postings. This reminder is for you to review the board guidelines that you agreed to when you became a member. A Guideline Reminder is a permanent part of your member profile that only you can see. Repeated board violations and Guideline Reminders may permanently restrict your access to the message board.
When youre issued a Guideline Reminder, an e mail is sent to the email address you used when you registered here at Cruise Critic. It is your responsibility to make sure your email address is current. If you dont know whether you received a Guideline Reminder, you can check your User Profile or spam folder. Be sure and add
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Posting & You!
We Cannot Fix Mistakes
Please review your post carefully for typos, incorrect dates and spelling errors.
Browse Before You Post
Browse a topic first to see if your question has already been asked or answered by someone else. Also, many of the major cruise lines forums have a FAQ (Frequently Asked Question) topic that has been created by our members. Give that a try first. Browsing is your #1 best resource! Please post your messages in an appropriate topic so that you'll receive the best possible response. It is very time consuming to move misplaced messages that are in the wrong topics.
Posts Appear Immediately
We do not review messages before they are posted and you cannot delete your own messages once they are posted. As much as we'd like to, our volunteer staff is too busy to delete messages for you, extend spell-check services or rescue you from a momentary lapse in good judgment! ;) If you don't see your message after posting it, close your browser or click your "refresh" to see your posting. You'll see it -- and so will everyone else!
Answer Posts on the Boards, Not Via Email!
Please try to answer message board posts on the boards instead of E-mail when appropriate. There is a lot of great information that we're all missing because it is passing through private E-mail. There are of course times when private E-mail is more appropriate but if you have information that would be helpful to many people, please try to come back to the boards and post it rather than replying to a posting through E-mail.
Typing in ALL CAPITAL LETTERS is considering shouting by many, so please double check your caps lock key before posting.
Rich Text & Graphic Images
The use of these features on our message boards can greatly enhance your online Cruise Board experiences. However, postings that are difficult to read, too BIG or too small, too light in color, etc., may be returned to you so that you may repost.
Cruise Critic has the following suggestions for keeping your online signatures manageable:
- Keep your images to around three (approx) -- which would include a picture, clipart, photo or your countdown.
- Try not to have any one image that is TOO large, which then takes additional time for your fellow members to download,
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WASHINGTON (AP) — One of the great art patrons of the 20th century who built the nation's first modern art museum in Washington is offering a broad new look at the evolution of American art through a collector's eye beginning 100 years ago.
A major new exhibit, "Made in the U.S.A.," opens Saturday and has taken over most of The Phillips Collection for the next six months after returning home from a tour in Europe, Japan and several U.S. cities. It draws from the extensive collection Duncan Phillips amassed during his life and includes 202 artworks by more than 100 artists, ranging from Winslow Homer to Mark Rothko.
The show also offers a glimpse at how Phillips methodically invested in art for the nation's capital to help lift American artists out of obscurity in the early 20th century. His acquisitions seemed to follow the defining movements of American art through two world wars and beyond.
Curators selected works from 1850 to 1970, ranging from realism and impressionism to modern life and abstract expressionism. Works by Thomas Eakins, Marsden Hartley, Georgia O'Keeffe and Edward Hopper are shown among their contemporaries, arranged by themes.
"If you step back 100 years, there were no textbooks of modern art," said curator Susan Behrends Frank. "There wasn't anything that said this artist is more important than this artist. (Phillips) was trying to understand each of these artists on their own, knowing that ... he might be proven wrong."
So the group of more than 200 pieces includes both familiar names and less recognized artists.
Phillips sought out emerging artists, those who were self-taught, women and artists of color who were reflecting the nation's changing identity, including Jacob Lawrence, Grandma Moses and Mexican artist Rufino Tamayo. He was also one of the first museum directors to seek out and celebrate gritty everyday scenes of urban America, curators said.
From the founding of his museum in 1921, Phillips was uniquely engaged with the art and artists of his time, and the exhibit reflects his tastes for a range of styles. He was the first museum director to create a dedicated room for Rothko paintings.
"You feel this sense of Phillips' own learning, a sense of adventure and risk-taking — and how it's not about a formula sequence of trophy objects," said museum director Dorothy Kosinski.
"Made in the U.S.A." was originally envisioned as a four-year traveling show for a growing interest in American art abroad where the work of U.S. artists, especially in Europe, was long dismissed. It drew large crowds at galleries in Madrid and Tokyo and was well received. So museum leaders decided to stage a much larger version back home in Washington through Aug. 31.
"We were all just blown away and really saw it as an opportunity to show the strength of the American collection in a way that perhaps isn't always visible," she said. "Now it's really revealed in its fullness how crazily in love (Phillips) was with American art."
If You Go...
MADE IN THE U.S.A: Exhibit at The Phillips Collection, 1600 21st St. NW, Washington, D.C., http://www.phillipscollection.org . Open Tuesdays through Sundays, admission $12 for adults, $10 for students and seniors, free for children 18 and under.
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Variety of picture cards for stereoscope, London, England, 1925-1940
Stereoscopes enabled the viewer to see a 3D image through the viewfinder. This optical illusion was created by placing two slides of the same subject, drawn from different viewpoints, in the holder. The two images merge to form a 3D view. The cards show geometric shapes and images of people playing sports such as cricket. Stereoscopes were handheld devices invented in the Victorian era. They were extremely popular from 1860-1920. They were almost as common in American and European households as the television is today. Their scientific use was to diagnose sight problems. The picture cards are seen with the Whittington stereoscope (A657813). It helped diagnose sight problems and test the vision of both eyes working together (binocular vision). Both were manufactured by opticians Theodore Hamblin Limited.
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This publicity photo released by Twentieth Century Fox shows Hugh Jackman as Logan/Wolverine in a scene from the film, "The Wolverine." (AP Photo/Twentieth Century Fox, Ben Rothstein)
LOS ANGELES (AP) — "The Wolverine" slashed monsters and minions to debut atop the weekend box office.
The Fox film featuring Hugh Jackman's sixth turn as the claw-wielding superhero opened with $55 million in North America, according to studio estimates Sunday.
Last weekend's top movie, Warner Bros.' low-budget horror "The Conjuring," slipped to second place, adding another $22.1 million to its take.
"Despicable Me 2" was in third with $16 million. The Universal animated sequel, with its cast of cute, yellow minions, has made more than $600 million worldwide since it came out four weeks ago.
"The Wolverine," which is set in Japan and features an international cast, earned another $86.1 million overseas. The film's opening-week take surpassed the $120 million it cost to make, said Chris Aronson, Fox's head of domestic distribution.
"It's a huge opening for the clawed one," he said. "It played equally well from Maine to Maui."
Another Fox film, the animated snail-racing tale "Turbo," was in fourth place with $13.3 million. Adam Sandler's "Grown Ups 2" followed with $11.5 million.
Woody Allen's latest, "Blue Jasmine," enjoyed a stellar opening of its own, though on a much smaller scale. Starring Cate Blanchett, the film opened in just six theaters but still collected $612,767.
"It's one of the biggest opening per-theater averages ever for a non-animated film," said Paul Dergarabedian of box-office tracker Hollywood.com.
Ticket sales this weekend were up almost 30 percent over the same weekend last summer, he said.
"It was a good weekend to be a moviegoer because the choices just got a lot more interesting," Dergarabedian said, noting a mix that includes animated, independent and big-budget action offerings.
"Fruitvale Station," the Sundance winner already generating Oscar buzz, expanded to theaters across the country and edged its way into the top 10, contributing to a summer box office that is up more than 10 percent over last year.
Estimated ticket sales for Friday through Sunday at U.S. and Canadian theaters, according to Hollywood.com. Where available, latest international numbers are also included. Final domestic figures will be released on Monday.
1. "The Wolverine," $55 million ($86.1 million international).
2. "The Conjuring," $22.1 million ($6.9 million international).
3. "Despicable Me 2," $16 million ($24.5 million international).
4. "Turbo," $13.3 million ($12.5 million international).
5. "Grown Ups 2," $11.5 million ($4.2 million international).
6. "Red 2," $9.4 million ($6.1 million international).
7. "Pacific Rim," $7.5 million ($14.25 million international).
8. "The Heat," $6.85 million ($3.1 million international).
9. "R.I.P.D.," $5.85 million ($3.1 million international).
10. "Fruitvale Station," $4.65 million.
Estimated weekend ticket sales at international theaters (excluding the U.S. and Canada) for films distributed overseas by Hollywood studios, according to Rentrak:
1. "The Wolverine," $86.1 million.
2. "Fast & Furious 6," $25.3 million.
3. "Despicable Me 2," $24.5 million.
4. "White House Down," $19.8 million.
5. "Monsters University," $15.6 million.
6. "Pacific Rim," $14.25 million.
7. "Turbo," $12.5 million.
8. "The Conjuring," $6.9 million.
9. "Red 2," $6.1 million.
10. "World War Z," $5.6 million.
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Paul McCartney Pays Homage to Late Beatles Movie Actor Victor Spinetti
Paul McCartney is among those mourning the death of actor Victor Spinetti, who passed away Tuesday morning at the age of 82 after a bout with cancer. Spinetti starred in three films by the Beatles.
The singer stated, "Victor was a fine man, a great pal and a fantastic actor and someone I am proud to have known for many years. His irreverent wit and exuberant personality will remain in my memory forever. I will miss his loyal friendship, as will all the others who were lucky enough to know and love the wonderful Mr. Spinetti."
The BBC reports that McCartney and Spinetti first struck up their friendship on the set of the film 'A Hard Day's Night.' The actor would go on to star in over 30 movies total, including the Beatles' 'A Hard Day's Night,' 'Help!' and 'Magical Mystery Tour.' In his latter years, Spinetti was more known for his work on London's West End as part of the Royal Shakespeare Company. He also teamed with John Lennon to turn the Beatles book, 'In His Own Write,' into a stage production.


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Sahara Centre opens for 'morning walks'
Sharjah, December 26, 2010
Sahara Centre, a leading family shopping and entertainment destination in Sharjah, has opened its doors for morning walkers' everyday between 8am and 9:30am.
From 10 am, regular mall operations and business will get under way.
"Basic exercise such as walking can work wonders for our health. As a mall, we are thrilled with this opportunity to support the Ministry of Health's initiative. If we can even bring about a lifestyle change among few people by opening our doors to the public, we would consider our efforts a great success," stated Akram Ammar, general manager of Sahara Centre.
Walking has numerous health benefits - it prevents diabetes, increases the body's metabolism, cures hypertension, stimulates blood pressure, prevents heart ailments, supports weight loss, supports healthy pregnancy and a lot more, he added.-TradeArabia News Service


text: In response to the tragic death of Ms. Scott, Mr. Lynn may recall writing an editorial regarding my walk from Otter Valley Union High School in Brandon to Montpelier some 16 years ago, seeking support against bullying in that school. My son was tormented, threatened, terrorized and afraid for his life. He, too, sought help from teachers and other school authorities.


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TomTom Runner 3 Cardio + Music + Earphones Black/Green Size L Heart Rate Monitor Integrated
Free delivery from £ 200
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Characteristics TomTom Runner 3 Cardio + Music + Earphones Black/Green Size L Heart Rate Monitor Integrated
GPS Fitness watch with buil-in heart rate monitor and 3GB music storage
- Built-in heart rate monitor*
- Over 500 songs of music storage**
- Route Exploration
- Multisport mode
- GPS tracking
- Personalised Workouts
- Fitness Age and VO2 Max
- 24/7 activity tracking
Runners no longer have to fit a phone to their arm or worry about annoying wires during training, Runner 3 gives them everything they need in just one device on the wrist, easy to use.
TomTom Runner 3 cardio + music GPS fitness watch
Train to the tune of 500 songs and the beat of your heart all on your wrist.
Run with music, not with your phone
Play over 500 songs from your GPS running watch. Store your playlists on your watch and play them wirelessly during your run.
See your heart rate on your wrist
Say goodbye to chest straps with the TomTom Runner 3 GPS Watch. The built-in cardio sensor tracks your heart rate straight from your wrist. No more sweaty bands and chafing.
Track all your sports
Mix up your training. Run. Gym. Bike. Swim. Treadmill. Freestyle. Track different sports with dedicated modes on your GPS running watch, and make them all count!
Run smarter with real-time information
Just look at your GPS running watch to get live stats on the go. Time, Distance, Speed, Pace, Calories burned and more. So you know when to push it – or when to shift it down a gear.
Never run the same route twice
Run Free. Explore new areas and find your way back with your trail shown on your wrist. You can also upload new routes to your TomTom Runner 3 GPS watch, and then follow them to discover new places with confidence.
Sync your stats with TomTom Mysports
Sync, store, share and study your activities on the TomTom MySports App, or in any of your favourite apps like Strava, Runkeeper, MapMyFitness, NikePlus or Endomondo.
Track your activity 24/7
Life is more than just a run. That's why TomTom Runner 3 GPS watch tracks your heart rate, steps and sleep. Throughout the whole day.
Music on your watch
Pairing with bluetooth headphones is simple
TomTom Runner 3 is compatible with various Bluetooth headphones. Pairing up the headphones to your watch is simple.
Workout to your favourite music
Switching songs and changing playlists while working out has never been easier.
TomTom Sports Bluetooth headphones
Water and sweat resistant (IPX4) with up to 6 hours of battery life. The TomTom Sports Bluetooth Headphones are designed for sports and pair perfectly with your watch. You can also connect your TomTom Runner 3 with a wide range of other Bluetooth headphones.
Heart rate training
The most effective way to achieve your personal goals
Monitoring your heart rate during training provides the instant feedback you need to train more efficiently and see results quicker.
Only heart rate measures the intensity of your workout
Measuring heart rate is important because the same run may take different levels of effort from day to day. Factors like stress, sleep, recovery time and hydration all play a part.
Find your personal heart rate zones
Understand your 5 heart rate zones, know which energy source you are using and maximize your performance. Your zones are based on percentages of your maximum heart rate.
Download a Personal Training Programme for your fitness goals
- Training Programmes to Go Further
- Training Programmes to Go Faster
- Training Programmes to Get Fitter
- Training Programmes to Burn Fat
Heart rate on your wrist
Take the weight off your chest and go strapless. Track your heart rate on your wrist with the built-in heart rate monitor. Goodbye to sweaty bands and chafing around your chest.
Multisport mode
Features in Running mode
Duration, speed and pace for the entire run and km by km, calories burnt, breadcrumb trails, pre-loaded trails, number of steps and heart rate and heart rate zone minute by minute
Features in Treadmill mode
Duration, speed and pace, number of steps, calories burnt and heart rate and heart rate zone
Features in Cycling mode
Duration, speed and pace for the entire ride and km by km, calories burnt, location and heart rate and heart rate zone
Features in Indoor Cycling mode
Duration, speed and pace if you pair your watch with a cadence sensor that you attach on your bike, heart rate and heart rate zones and calories burnt
Features in Swimming mode
Speed, pace, stroke rate and number of laps, calories burnt and distance
Features in Gym mode
Number of steps, active time, calories burnt, heart rate and heart rate zone
Features in Freestyle mode
Number of steps, active time, calories burnt, distance, breadcrumb trails, pre-loaded trails, heart rate and heart rate zone, location, speed
Features in Stopwatch mode
Number of steps, active time, calories burnt, distance, speed
Route exploration
Explore new routes with confidence
TomTom Runner 3 always shows you where the path has taken you, so you can find your way back to your starting point.
Upload new routes to your watch
Upload routes to your TomTom Runner 3 and follow them when your run, cycle or walk. Get routes from any website, and upload them to your watch with the TomTom MySports application. Never run the same route twice.
Activity tracking
Activity tracking lies at the heart of TomTom Runner 3
The TomTom Runner 3 easily tracks your daily activity so you'll have the information and motivation you need to maintain an active lifestyle. Challenge yourself to a daily target based on steps, calories, distance or active time.
Set your own goals
The TomTom Runner 3 default steps goal is set at 10,000 steps per day. But you can adjust this based on your personal fitness goals.
Track your progress with the TomTom Mysports App
Sync your stats to the TomTom MySports app and easily review your progress over time thanks to the graphical activity dashboard.
Know if you're getting the sleep you need
If you wear your TomTom Runner 3 all day and night, it automatically tracks your sleep so you can monitor over time if you have been getting the sleep you need.
24/7 Heart rate monitoring
TomTom Runner 3 can measure your heart rate 24/7. See how your heart rate changes throughout the day, and check your resting heart rate to see how you recovered from your last activity.
Features on all watches
Explore new routes and find your way back to the start.
Get up to 10 hours of battery lifetime when tracking yourself with GPS***.
Celebrate your success with friends. Share your workouts online.
Select large or small watch straps to ensure the perfect fit for your wrist.
Know if you're getting the sleep you need.
Sync your session wirelessly on your favourite running apps.
Run in all weather conditions.
Switch straps to fit your kit or match your mood.
Notice your watch only when you want to.
Track your performance on the treadmill or in the gym.
Improve speed and fitness with custom work-rest sessions.
Select one of your past performances to race against.
Navigate easily through menus with a single button.
Carry over 500 songs without carrying your phone.
Get accurate heart rate information on your wrist.
Capture your steps, active minutes and calories burnt.
Train in run, bike, swim, gym and treadmill modes.
Run in 5 different zones to get results faster.
Track your time, pace, distance and calories burnt.
Push yourself with audio feedback on your performance.
Set and track your progress on daily and weekly goals.
*This heart rate monitor is not a medical device. Always consult a physician before starting an exercise programme. If you have a pacemaker or other implanted electronic device, consult your doctor before using this product. The use of this product while exercising might distract you from your surroundings or your activity. Interference with the signal from external sources, poor contact with your wrist and other factors may prevent accurate heart rate data readings or transmissions. TomTom disclaims all liability arising from any such inaccuracies.
**Total number of songs may vary depending on size of files.
***Battery life can be impacted by using the heart rate monitoring or the music player.
Extra features
- Personalised Workouts
Get over 50 workouts tailored to your fitness level.
- Fitness Age and VO2 Max
Discover how fit you really are, and how to improve faster.
How does the built-in Heart Rate Monitor work?
The built-in Heart Rate Monitor accurately measures your heart rate through a sensor that monitors changes in the blood flow in your wrist. This is done by shining light through the skin and detecting the changing light reflections.
Heart rate zones are different and are related to your age. The watch estimates your heart rate zones in this way. If you would like to adjust your zones you can do this on TomTom MySports.
Bluetooth Heaphones
Listen to your favourite playlists while training with the TomTom Sports Bluetooth headphones.
Secure over ear wires
Secure the headphones around your ears even during the thoughest workouts, with the contoured ear hooks.
Integrated remote control
Adjust the volume or skip a song with the integrated remote control.
Sweat and weatherproof
Resistant to sweat and the weather (IPX4) so you can train as hard as you like in all conditions.
Four hors of battery life
Up to 6 hours of battery life, listening at 75% volume.
Pair two devices
Pair both your watch and your phone to listen music and take calls.
Activity Tracking
- Activity Measurements: Steps, active minutes, distance, calories burnt and sleep
- Views: Daily and weekly
- Goals: Steps, active minutes, distance or calories burnt
- Storage: 3 GB
- Headphone Support: High quality audio via A2DP and AVRC profiles
- Audio Format: Plays MP3 and AAC formats. Does not play any copyrighted music.
- Race: Past activities, favorites and custom
- Goals: Time, distance or calories
- Zone: Pace, heart rate or speed
- Laps: Time / Distance / Manual
- Intervals: Yes
- Location: GPS
- QuickGPSFix: Yes
- Sensors (internal): Motion sensor (accelerometer + gyro), compass, optical heart rate monitor
- Sensor (wireless): Bluetooth® Smart
- Alerts: Beep & Vibrate
Water Resistance
- Waterproofing: 40 m / 130 feet (5 ATM)
Supported languages
- User Interface: English, Spanish, German, French, Italian, Finnish, Portuguese, Dutch, Czech, Polish, Norwegian, Swedish, Danish, Chinese (Traditional), Chinese (Simple), Indonesian, Japanese
- Audio Performance Feedback: English, Spanish, German, French, Italian, Dutch, Swedish
Weight and Dimensions
- Battery lifetime: Activity tracking: up to 3 weeks, GPS: up to 11 hours, GPS + Heart Rate + Music: up to 5 hours
- Display resolution: 144x168
- Display size: 22x25 mm
- Thickness: 13.7 mm
- Weight: 50 g
- Wrist Size: 145-206 mm*
* Size up your wrist
Use a tape measure and wrap it around your wrist on which you plan to wear your TomTom Runner 3. Make sure not to wrap too tight or too loose for the best measurement. If you do not have a tape measure, you can also wrap a piece of string around your wrist and measure the string using a ruler.
In the box
- TomTom GPS-watch
- TomTom Bluetooth Heaphones
- TomTom Watch Charging Cable
- User Guide
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By Caroline McGraw Jun 13, 2013 2
Loud and Clear
I read a fascinating article this week: Jeff Howe's CNN Money piece, "Paying for Finn: A Special-Needs Child." Be forewarned: Reading this in-depth account of an autism family's financial situation may be overwhelming, especially if you're a frugality fiend like me. And as a former program director for a nonprofit that supports adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities, I found myself speaking to the family aloud, making helpful comments like: "Seriously now! Those monthly expenses have to come down! And yes, do explore special needs trusts as soon as possible!" Despite this, however, I couldn't stop reading; the descriptions of Howe's young autistic son Finn's relationship with his older sister Annabel kept me hooked.
Reading the piece, I felt as though I'd found a family I could relate to, a family that would understand the dynamics and difficulties of my own. Annabel is two years older than Finn, and I'm two years older than Willie. And though Finn sometimes hurts Annabel during his frequent tantrums, her love for him is unconditional. For her—as for me—there is no question about whether the time, money, and effort her parents spend supporting her brother's needs is, "worth it." "If it were up to [Annabel]," Howe writes, "Our every last dollar would go to her brother, the subject of her every poem, her every drawing, the first thought she has on waking and tumbling into his room in search of a hug that is rarely reciprocated."
Annabel, my sister in spirit, one day it may, indeed, be up to us. And on that day, I can't help but believe that we will do everything in our power to care for Finn and Willie. We will not always know what to do. In fact, we'll often find ourselves completely at a loss, but we'll do the best we can for our brothers. We always have. They may not reciprocate our hugs. They may not be able to stop hurting themselves, or hurting us. But then again, they have surprised us before, and they will do so again.
When I was in the first grade, I wrote my first book. It was a pivotal moment; from then on, I knew for sure that I wanted to be a writer when I grew up. The title of that slim, oh-so-terribly-crayon-illustrated volume? "My Brother." And now, 22 years later, I'm holding a long-awaited DVD in my hand. It's a copy of "My Brother," a 14-minute documentary by Edwin Mah, a graduate student and adjunct faculy member at American University. The short film is about—you guessed it—my brother and me. It's a little piece of our story, and I'm absolutely terrified to watch it.
But then I think about why I agreed to be featured in the first place. I think about telling our family's story, and how doing so might be, in some small way, a help for families like Annabel's. I think about how many people don't have a filmmaker on hand to document what it's like to be a sibling.
I put the DVD into my computer, grip my husband's hand tight, and press "Play."
My favorite line from Howe's piece described a banner day for Finn, Annabel, and their parents: "One day this spring [Finn] hugged Annabel, out of the blue."
I could imagine just what that unprecedented moment would have felt like for Annabel. I could picture her eyes opened wide, marveling in the simple delight of a spontaneous hug from her brother. I felt the same way last week, on the eve of my 28th birthday, listening to a voicemail from my parents and brother. The message featured the traditional Fischer family birthday serenade; in our family, such merriment is mandatory.
I played and replayed the simple song that my perfectly imperfect Mom, Dad, and Willie offered to me. "Happy Birthday to you, Happy Birthday to you … " Willie played the piano, and sang along as well. And everything in me heard them—what they were really saying, what they were really singing. It's what runs through every scene in the documentary, even the ones that hurt to watch.
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In response to secular news reports saying that a recent letter of Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger allows Catholics to vote for pro-choice candidates, Fr. Frank Pavone, National Director of Priests for Life, who was himself an Official at the Vatican, said this morning that Cardinal Ratzinger's letter is being misquoted, and that the faith of millions of people is being abused as a cover for violence.
"Cardinal Ratzinger explicitly states the opposite of what some are saying, namely, that we can elect pro-abortion candidates just because we like their other positions. Moreover, the Cardinal explicitly declares in the same letter that other issues do not carry the same weight as abortion.
"More to the point, however, it is a classic abuse of religion that people will invoke a religious authority to justify violence. There is no act of violence more brutal, or claiming more victims than abortion. It kills 4000 children daily in the United States alone. Practitioners admit under oath that they dismember and decapitate these babies. If people try to equate that with other issues by misquoting a Vatican Cardinal, they are guilty of the most shameless type of abuse of religion -- the same kind of abuse used to justify burning people at the stake. Only this time, we're talking about babies."
Fr. Pavone concluded by saying that Church leaders who fail to point out the difference in seriousness between abortion and other issues should resign their positions, because "they obviously lack the most basic capacity for moral judgment."
More extensive commentary may be found at www.priestsforlife.org/elections/ratzingerletter.htm


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BEIJING (AP) — Former Japanese Prime Minister Tomiichi Murayama is visiting China in the latest effort to use diplomatic backchannels to ease tensions over an island dispute.
Murayama arrived Monday on a four-day visit, during which he plans to discuss disputed East China Sea islands that are controlled by Tokyo but also claimed by Beijing. His trip follows similar visits this month by Natsuo Yamaguchi, leader of a junior party in the ruling coalition of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, and former prime minister Yukio Hatoyama.
Like Hatoyama, Murayama is considered friendly to China. Murayama was prime minister in 1995, when delivered a well-received apology for Japan's World War II atrocities in China and elsewhere. It was not clear whether Murayama will meet any Chinese leaders.


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Wednesday, September 2, 2009
My Cloth Diapering Journey
I spent two years buying disposables for my oldest child who exploded out of them on nearly a daily basis when she was an infant. She was like a ticking time bomb for who ever was holding her at the moment of detonation! I was so frustrated but never even thought to change to cloth diapers.
That is, until I was pregnant with my second child and my sister-in -law (who was also expecting) told me she was going to cloth diaper her baby. I was taken aback; did people still do that type of thing?
Like many women my age, I had heard my mom tell me stories about cloth diapering and it sounded like a LOT of work...not to mention the "gross-factor". Besides, I thought cloth diapers would never hold in more poo than a disposable! But, after that, the idea stuck in my head. I started to do some research online about the different types of cloth diapers and all that entails. I was quickly hooked.
It turned out that cloth diapering looked like it could be the solution to all my diaper-explosion problems as well as having so many more benefits. Just to name a few, saving a huge amount of money (which is increasingly important for everyone in this economy), being a little more eco-friendly by eliminating so much trash from disposables, no more diaper rash, and the fact that they are just so cute!
Now, I am nearly ten months along in my cloth diapering journey and have never once had a dreaded diaper explosion! I couldn't be happier with my decision to switch to cloth diapers and would never go back!
-- By Kelly
(SAHM of two: Sophia 3, Joshua 9 mo.)
27 comments:
- Lisa said...
I have never had a diaper explosion with cloth either, and that's my favorite thing about cloth diapering. I used disposables when my daughter was a newborn and then I used to use disposables when we would go out on errands or to church. I can't even count the number of times I had to deal with disgusting blowouts. I no longer use disposables (except on very rare occasions), and I love being able to trust the cloth diapers to hold everything inside.
- September 2, 2009 at 1:49 AM
- Alicia said...
My daughter also hasn't had any explosions (unless the diaper isn't on tight enough but those are still rare) in cloth diapers and I hated all the disposable mess. I'm a believer and am igniting the flame in my circle of friends.
- September 2, 2009 at 1:53 AM
- Upstatemomof3 said...
It is so easy to become an addict - I just had my pediatrician ask for details about Big Sister's diapers.
- September 2, 2009 at 6:39 AM
- brightland416 said...
Me too! I have a 23 month old and a 4.5 month old and I really wish I had tried cloth the first time! I also love the one size diapers because I can use them on boy of my boys. I <3 cloth!!
- September 2, 2009 at 8:49 AM
- the momma said...
We had the same problem with diaper explosions w DD1 and disposables- and NEVER had a problem w DD2 or DD3 and our cloth diapers! Who would have thought? I certainly did not, but experience taught me otherwise!
- September 2, 2009 at 8:57 AM
- dannyscotland said...
Gotta love cloth--we have never had an "explosion" in 8 months of cloth diapering. Our only mishaps were the very few times we had to use disposables.
- September 2, 2009 at 9:32 AM
- Anna said...
Way to go on converting to cloth!
- September 2, 2009 at 9:49 AM
- thejepps said...
I have been really amazed by the lack of explosions with cloth too. Just another way cloth is better.
- September 2, 2009 at 10:20 AM
- ih0ney said...
I wish I would have known about cloth diapers when my daughter was born, because she alwayssssss had explosions!! Geeeez... we would always have to change her clothes everytime! You were right, its easy to be an addict of cloth diapers!
- September 2, 2009 at 11:29 AM
- Sarahjenne said...
I made sure my baby was in cloth for her first plane ride. I couldn't risk a blowout in such a tiny, crammed space.
- September 2, 2009 at 12:10 PM
- Team OSM said...
I only just ordered my first cloth diapers online this past weekend. I don't think they are going to arrive in time for our week long vacation to Louisiana, which means we'll have to use disposables that whole week, and I'll be tortured knowing that my fantastic cloth ones are at home waiting on us! Sad.
- September 2, 2009 at 1:03 PM
- Island Girl said...
I too have been converted to the cloth diapering addiction. It has just been a little less than a month and I am loving CD. I find myself surfing online and looking at cloth diaper deals.
My daughter just had her 3-month old Dr well visit and he also commented about her cloth diaper. Being a Dr, I would imagine him seeing all kinds of diapers on babies, but no... he has never seen this kind of diaper and even asked my DH (he brought our daughter in that day) about the diapers and how cool it was and where I found it.
- September 2, 2009 at 1:15 PM
- Crissy said...
I've been CDing for a few months and I am SO addicted! My daughter gets HORRIBLE diaper rash in disposables and she never gets it in cloth. I wish I had started the day she was born.
- September 2, 2009 at 2:11 PM
- Jennifer said...
I too have pootastic babies that explode out of their diapers. But not with the cloth! Fluffy butt = clean clothes!!! And NO rash either. Just wish I had done it with my first baby... we had to carry no less than 3 outfits whenever we went out. Ah... hindsight is always 20/20.
- September 2, 2009 at 2:59 PM
- Brena said...
I had a friend call right before she had her baby. She had been researching diapers because she was so grossed out at the thought of blowouts. She said she was sure she didn't want to use cloth, but was curious how many blowouts we had with cloth. She was shocked to hear we never had a single one. By the end of the conversation she was online ordering a full stash!
- September 2, 2009 at 4:31 PM
- mommyhoodisgood said...
No explosions from cloth diapers for us either, except for when we didn't have the leg holes tight enough. And that was easily remedied! We've been CDing for over two months of my son's almost 8 months of life, and I only wish we had started sooner!
- September 2, 2009 at 7:02 PM
- Kristin said...
I cannot agree more completely - cloth is much better at containing diaper messes. I used disposables on my first and really wish I had known about the many advantages of cloth diapers!
- September 2, 2009 at 7:34 PM
- heather said...
im an addict too...people give me funny looks when i say it!
i have had explosions...but it doesn't deter me from using them!
- September 2, 2009 at 9:41 PM
- Erin said...
I swear my only explosions have been when we use an occasional disposable. Cloth just contains it better!
- September 2, 2009 at 9:57 PM
- Lauren G. said...
Initially I wasn't planning on using cloth diapers, but after I realized how flippin' expensive it would be to keep using disposables I decided to use cloth diapers.
Ordering my first set of cloth diapers on Friday! Smartipants!!
- September 2, 2009 at 10:01 PM
- Catherine Anne said...
Me too! I just LOVE it!
- September 2, 2009 at 10:36 PM
- The Smith Family said...
It is so funny how the cloth diapering journey often begins the same way for many moms. A little seed is planted and then the internet research waters it into a great, big, fun addiction. :)
- September 2, 2009 at 10:58 PM
- Christina's Cookies said...
I never thought cloth diapers would do a better job of holding in breastfed newborn poo's but the disposables weren't cutting it and once I switched to cloth I never went back either (or had an explosion!) YAY!!
How did we live without them?!
- September 2, 2009 at 11:12 PM
- Shari@aPsychMommy said...
When I first heard about cloth diapers and the stories of dunking them in the toilet I thought that there was no way that we would ever use cloth when we had the luxury of disposables. I'm glad that I was open minded and gave them a try! We've never had a poopslosion with cloth and I haven't turned back since
- September 3, 2009 at 12:07 AM
- Sarah J. said...
I wish we'd started cloth diapering earlier, I was so discouraged by my friends and families comments we didn't start until Ava was almost 1. I'm so glad we did though!
- September 3, 2009 at 10:53 AM
- hosiewosie said...
yay! No explosions! If we use a disposable now and then on vacation or something they always blowout. It's such a pain, cloth is way better!
- September 3, 2009 at 11:29 AM
- Ashley said...
It is so easy to become addicted - I my baby isn't even born yet and I am always looking at diapers online (and have even made purchases)!
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CHAPEL HILL- Next month, the local community is invited to an event designed to benefit domestic violence prevention by remembering one of its sufferers.
"Martha's Day" shares its name with the mother of Laura Morrison, who was a victim of domestic violence 17 years ago. Morrison, who's organizing the program, says it coincides with both her mother's birthday and the birthday of Chapel Hill's Compass Center.
"I do something for her birthday every year, but this is the first year I've done something public and charitable," she says. "It all came together really quickly, and I'm really excited about where it's headed."
The Compass Center was born last July with the merging of the Chapel Hill Family Violence Prevention and Women's Centers. The organization is designed to end domestic violence through crisis services, court advocacy, financial literacy workshops, and a variety of other programs.
The Martha's Day event will take place at Vimala's Curryblossom Café. Morrison says the restaurant's owner, Vimala Rajendran, was especially open to the idea because she too was a victim of domestic violence.
"I know she's very giving, but I didn't expect her graciousness with this event," she says. "I think at first, she was almost more excited about it than I was, which was really encouraging for me."
Morrison says the event will include dinner, with donations encouraged, along with a few other surprises.
"Certain levels of donations will get you certain things from the menu," she says. "An in-person donation of more than $250 will get you the 'Martha Plate,' which will be a special meal and a glass of wine. We'll have live music, I'm sure someone from Compass Center will speak, and I will likely speak. The other piece of it is a raffle sponsored by DSI comedy for an iPad mini."
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In the days before police say he was fatally shot by his roommate Dayvon Green outside their College Park home, University of Maryland senior Stephen Rane had expressed concerns about Green having a mental illness and owning guns, according to a close friend.
"I know that he did feel uncomfortable in the house," said Drew Needham, a senior who lived with Rane for two years before Rane decided to move off campus into the 36th Avenue home with at least four others, including Green, a 23-year-old graduate engineering student. "He'd stayed at some other friends' houses recently."
Still, the relationship between all the roommates had seemed generally "amicable," Needham said, and Rane's concern had not reached a level where he predicted violence.
"He knew something was wrong, but nobody expects something like this," said Needham, a 21-year-old biology major, who described his friend as an open-minded, gregarious student.
According to police, Green also wounded a second roommate before killing himself early Tuesday morning. Since then, more details about Green's demeanor and background have emerged.
One revelation: Green briefly worked for the university Police Department as a student aide last year — a position that does not carry much authority but does require a background check. Campus police found a record of his two-week stint during a review of university records pertaining to Green.
"We said, 'Oh, look at that,'" said Maj. Marc Limansky, a police spokesman.
Limansky said student police aides perform duties such as directing traffic during special events and manning security desks in the student union and other buildings while officers conduct patrols through the buildings.
"They have no enforcement authority, no weapons, no access to weapons, no access to records," Limansky said.
Still, the aides are screened. Before they are hired, officers check gun ownership, wanted lists, driver's license records and criminal records throughout the broader Chesapeake Bay area, Limansky said. Green passed all the checks.
Green owned a 9 mm handgun at the time of his employment and would have been told that he could not bring it on campus or in the workplace, Limansky said. He said student aides are not subject to a mental health assessment, unlike officers within the department.
"There was nothing unusual whatsoever coming back to indicate anything negative," he said of the check.
On Tuesday, Prince George's County Police say Green shot two of his undergraduate roommates with a 9 mm handgun after drawing them outside by lighting small fires in and around their shared home. Green's family told police he had been suffering from a mental illness for at least a year and had been on medication for a time.
Rane, 22, of Silver Spring was killed in the home's front yard, and Neal Oa, 22, of Frederick County was shot in the leg while fleeing. Green then killed himself in the backyard, police said. When police arrived, they found the 9 mm near his body, and a bag containing a .22-caliber semiautomatic Uzi, at least three 20-bullet magazines, a machete and a baseball bat nearby.
Brad Bolino, the property's landlord, called the shootings a "terrible tragedy" that had shocked him. "As a parent, it turns your stomach over," he said.
Bolino declined to comment on whether Oa or the other, unidentified tenants were planning on remaining in the home. He said he had not been allowed into the home by police as of Thursday morning and did not know the extent of damage inside, where police say Green started a fire in the basement.
Services for Rane, a Centennial High School graduate who was studying English and linguistics, will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at the Mauger/Givnish Funeral Home in Malvern, Pa.
This week, police and university officials said they had no indication that Green might become violent.
According to many who knew him, the Morgan State University graduate appeared to be a quiet, academically focused high-achiever. He had participated in a NASA program for gifted students, and years ago had served as a mentor to younger students and as a resident assistant at Morgan.
Green had nothing on his adult criminal record other than a citation for drinking in public in November, two months after his brief employment with the Police Department ended. He legally purchased the handgun last year in Baltimore County and the Uzi last month in Silver Spring.
According to Dr. Sharon Stephan, co-director of the Center for School Mental Health in Baltimore, mental illness often begins in youths by age 14, but "with most severe mental illness and psychosis, the first episodes most often occur between the ages of 18 and 25."
Big life transitions — such as Green's move from undergraduate to graduate studies — can cause problems, she said.
Many experts are pushing for work on earlier identification of and intervention for young people with mental illness, so that violent episodes are prevented, Stephan said. Gov. Martin O'Malley has proposed establishing a center to study how to provide such interventions in the state.
According to Limansky, the university police spokesman, a student supervisor of the student police aide program called Green in early September after he had failed to appear for two scheduled shifts following his orientation into the program, and asked him why he hadn't showed.
"We said, 'What's the deal?' and he said, 'Oh, I didn't feel good,'" Limansky said. The supervisor asked Green for a doctor's note, but Green "decided it wasn't worth his while" and never provided one, which led to his firing, Limansky said.
Since a recent robbery on campus and other crimes in the College Park area, university police have been stepping up night patrols and actively showing their presence, Limansky said. Patrol officers recently started to keep lights atop their vehicles flashing at all times, Limansky said.
Since the shootings, university officers also have been focusing on having "more face time" with students, reading their body language, he said.
"We're walking up to students, talking with them, saying, 'Hey, did you hear what happened? Is there anything we can do for you?'" Limansky said.