JUPITER, FL (KTVI) ? FOX 2?s sports team is in Jupiter, Florida this week as the Cardinals start spring training.
Charlie Marlow reports from the team facilities with who is already at the facility and who is expected to arrive next for Spring Training.
Source: http://downtown.fox2now.com/news/news/115795-cardinals-spring-training-begins-florida
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There is no shortage of activities and entertainment aboard a Disney Cruise, but many of the activities seem to involve having kids in one place and parents in the other. ?There's certainly a time and place for that, but we also wanted to find ways to make memories that involved all of us. Vacation is first and foremost a way to reconnect as a family, so we started looking for low key ways we could spend some time together as a family onboard the Disney Magic.? Not only did we want to find ways to spend time together that we don?t normally enjoy at home, we also wanted to find places on the ship where we could enjoy some privacy and make some memories together.
How to Find some Family Time Aboard a Disney Cruise
~A quiet place to fold paper airplanes is a great way to spend a day at sea~
1.?????? Grab a table and a board game at Diversions.? We were onboard the ship for several days before we even knew that this place existed.? Apparently, we weren?t the only ones, because it was almost always empty when we visited. ?Board games, foosball, and a Wii with tons of games are available for entertainment.? The kids loved grabbing a table, a game, and a parent to enjoy some concentrated family time.
~A bit of audience participation in the Cabaret Show~
2.?????? Don?t miss the Cabaret shows. Ignore the less than family friendly name; these shows are some of the best on the shop, and a great way to enjoy some time before or after dinner.? ?Disney has planned this hour perfectly.? It falls between dinner and the main show (or the main show and dinner, if you have late dining) and fills that hour with family friendly fun.?? During our cruise, we saw a hypnotist, a comedy juggler, and a comedy percussion show.? These shows were the highlight of the trip for the kids!
~Goofy Pool and Funnel Vision~
3. ?Plan a late night swim and movie.? Movies are shown throughout the day on the Funnel Vision, a giant screen on the funnel above the pool.? But they are hard to see in the bright sunlight of day, and it is even harder to get a deck chair during the crowded sunlight hours.? Movies at night are a much better choice, especially for older kids who aren?t ready for bed as soon as dinner is over.? In the evening, the deck is very quiet, so it is a perfect low key way to enjoy the pool and some family time.?
4. ?Order Room Service.? Doing things that would never happen at home is one the things that makes vacations memorable. Obviously, we don?t have room service at home, and despite the requests, I am not likely to implement that feature anytime soon. ? ?Ordering room service for breakfast gave us a much more leisurely start to our day, and was certainly appreciated by the kids who had been staying up way too late watching movies and swimming.? It was actually one of the best memories of the trip to sit on the balcony and just enjoy a quiet breakfast together.? The kids loved it so much that they requested room service for lunch, and we enjoyed a lazy lunch that included sitting together and watching old cartoons.?
~Making Flubber~
5.Check your Schedule for Kids Club Open House. During regular child care hours parents are not allowed in the kids? club area for safety reason, but there are Open House hours scheduled every day.? This is a perfect time to try out some new activities with your kids, like making Flubber or Chocolate Chip Cookies, or just play with the really cool toys. ? Doing science experiements and other messy activities is something I wish I had more time to do at home, so this was a perfect way to spend time with my boys.
~There's always time for Shuffleboard~
Tips for Scheduling Your Day Aboard the Disney Magic
Once we were onboard the ship for a couple of days, we finally hit a rhythm that worked great to maximize our family time.? Most of the nightly shows on the Main Stage were also available as a matinee.? Attending the matinee freed up some time in the evening after dinner and allowed us to hit the pool and other areas when it was much less crowded.? In the evening, we would enjoy our dinner at the early dining time, and finish just in time to get a good seat for the Cabaret shows.? At the end of the show, we would race back to our room and grab our swimsuits.? The majority of the other guests were either at dinner or watching the show on the Main Stage, so the pool was relatively empty.?? The bonus of the quiet time on the ship was that the kids could enjoy a movie played on the Funnel Vision while they swam and the mister and I could enjoy the hot tub, or just sit and talk quietly on the deck.? Also, there was no need for sunscreen.? Double Score!!
~Disney Cruise Lines provided our tickets aboard the Disney Magic.? They did not require that I express a particular viewpoint and all opinions are my own~
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A young Indian teacher working on the island of Dhangethi in Alif Dhaal Atoll has been hospitalised?after a group of people broke into her home on Sunday night and allegedly raped her.
The 25 year-old woman is in a ?very serious condition? following the attack, said the Island Council President Azim Adam.
?They broke in [to her house] around 2:15am. I came to know about it at 4:00am and I instantly reported it to the police. The girl is now in the atoll hospital in a very serious condition,? Adam said.
A source close to the victim said she was in the hospital?s intensive care unit but was ?bleeding uncontrollably.?
?We have put seven pints of blood into her but she is still bleeding. It is a very serious issue. We are planning to send her to India, there is not much more we are able to do here,? the source said, adding that her brother had arrived in the Maldives and was on the island.
The Indian High Commission in the capital Male? said it had been informed of the incident and had received the woman?s details from the police.
Maldives Police Service (MPS) Spokesperson Sub Inspector Hassan Haneef said specialist teams were investigating the incident. He could not confirm whether any arrests had been made, but said further details would be released to the media at a later stage.
Local media?reported that the woman was teaching a private computer course on the island.
Island Council President Adam said the young woman had been working on the island for less than a month, and described her as a ?very kind person who was very friendly towards the local islanders?.
Dhangethi is the third largest populated island of Alif Dhaal Atoll, with a population of around 1200 people.
An official from the Indian High Commission noted that a similar case had occurred in 2011 involving an Indian nurse working on an island in the Maldives.
?I told the police that [in 2011] there was a rape case like this whereby a nurse was raped on one of the islands. However in that instance all of the suspects were later acquitted in court,? the official added.
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Alt-week peels back the covers on some of the more curious sci-tech stories from the last seven days.
The lure of gold, the unpredictable weather and the power of invisibility. What do these three things have in common? We'd argue their almost universal appeal to the human race. Science makes headway in all three of these areas in this edition. On top of that there's a really, incredibly, massive prime number. This is alt-week.
Filed under: Misc, Science, Alt
Source: http://feeds.engadget.com/~r/weblogsinc/engadget/~3/OSUyyu7XLJA/
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Opened in 1999 on a 1,400-acre estate rich with scenery and history, the Forum Health Club and Spa capped development of the most complete resort in Wales. Combining exceptional golf, leisure, and convention facilities, the Celtic Manor Resort includes a 400-room hotel and three championship golf courses.
Crossing the Severn estuary on a dramatic new bridge, you can?t miss the Manor. An in-your-face newly built megalith dominating the M-4 motorway, the resort is all about thinking big. Canadian telecommunications tycoon Terry Matthews invited golf course designer Robert Trent Jones Sr.?both were born in Wales?to launch the project in 1995. At the resort?s center is a refurbished nineteenth-century manor house. Set into a hillside, the hotel?s soaring central atrium links three wings of bedrooms to the spa and leisure club, and to a high-tech convention center.
The Forum Health Club and Spa surpasses many European resorts. Taking up most of the hotel?s lower floor are a 20-meter swimming pool, fifty-person whirlpool with underwater sound and light beneath a constellation of fiber-optic stars, and luxurious changing rooms with sauna and steam room, plunge pool, and whirlpool. The sixteen therapy rooms are spacious and well-equipped for a range of treatments by Clarins, Elemis, and Guinot, including sports massage and skin care for men. Perhaps the most interesting feature is the spa?s rasul chamber, where mud-caked guests socialize as they steam out impurities under a star-studded dome.
Spacious and elegantly appointed, the Forum?s wide corridors, high ceilings, and light-filled exercise studios are a pleasant environment, even when the weather isn?t. The fifty-four-station gym allows you to watch TV or enjoy music while you work out on cross-trainers, steppers, bikes, rowers, free weights, and treadmills. Personal trainers are on hand, and scheduled sessions of yoga and aerobics are held in a wood-floored studio. The gym also offers fitness assessment and counseling packages from Fitech. Kids up to age fifteen have their own Hideaway Club, with gym,?swimming pool, whirlpool, computer, and cinema. Taking care of the entire family are an Aveda concept hair salon, run by local-TV celeb Philip Mungeam, and a spa cafe.
Accommodations: 400 luxury rooms, thirty-two suites in contemporary hotel, most with balcony. All have private bath and shower, air-conditioning, speaker phone with voice mail, desk with fax modem and dual voltage power, CD player, TV. Amenities include hair dryer, trouser press, iron and board, tea- and coffeemakers, robe, toiletries. Library lounge.
Meals: A la carte menu in two restaurants and spa cafe. Also available at golf clubhouse, conservatory and terrace, games room and library, and piano bar.
Facilities: Two indoor swimming pools and whirlpools, sixteen treatment rooms including hydrotherapy, dry flotation bed, rasul chamber, two fitness centers with cardiovascular and strength equipment, aerobics/dance studios, men?s and women?s changing rooms with sauna/steam rooms, plunge pool. Hideaway Club for kids. Admission is free to hotel guests.
Services & Special Programs: Skin care, facials, massage, G5 machine massage, body wrap, aromatherapy, Cathiodermie, hair and nail care; jet shower, hydrotherapy tubs. Fitness evaluation, personal trainers.
Best Spa Package: Elemis aromatherapy, top-to-toe, two-hour treatment for $80, plus gratuity. Spa Energizer package with room, treatments, meals for two, $416-$603 daily (three-night minimum).
What?s Nearby: Cardiff Bay, Wentwood Forest, Caernarfon Castle, Tintern Abbey.
Source: http://www.guideoftravels.com/the-celtic-manor-resort.html
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Snow falls on a pedestrian as she leaves the Rag & Bone Fall 2013 fashion collection show during Fashion Week, Friday, Feb. 8, 2013, in New York. Snow began falling across the Northeast on Friday, ushering in what was predicted to be a huge, possibly historic blizzard and sending residents scurrying to stock up on food and gas up their cars. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)
Snow falls on a pedestrian as she leaves the Rag & Bone Fall 2013 fashion collection show during Fashion Week, Friday, Feb. 8, 2013, in New York. Snow began falling across the Northeast on Friday, ushering in what was predicted to be a huge, possibly historic blizzard and sending residents scurrying to stock up on food and gas up their cars. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)
A group of men help push a sports car up a snow-covered street in the Old Port section of Portland, Mane, during a snow storm, Friday, Feb. 8, 2013. The storm is expected to dump up to two feet of snow on the region. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)
Riders wait in a bus stop where color-tinted windows collect snow during a storm, Friday, Feb. 8, 2013, in Portland, Maine. The National Weather Service says a blizzard warning is issued Friday evening for the southern coast. The forecast calls for up to 2 feet of snow and winds gusting to 50 mph.(AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)
1. 650,000 LOST POWER IN NEW ENGLAND
Even the Pilgrim Nuclear Power Plant in Plymouth, Mass., lost electricity and had to shut down Friday night.
2. WINDS REACHED 82 MPH, BUT OUTAGES COULD HAVE BEEN BIGGER
With leaves long gone, it seemed the damage to power lines from falling trees and branches was somewhat limited.
3. AT LEAST SIX PEOPLE HAVE DIED
The deaths include three in Canada and a New York man killed when the tractor he was using to plow went off the road.
4. MORE THAN 3 FEET OF SNOW FELL IN CONNECTICUT
Maine and Long Island recorded 30-plus inches, with Massachusetts and New Hampshire not far behind.
5. IT WAS ALL TOO MUCH FOR THE POSTAL SERVICE
"Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night stays these couriers..." was canceled when delivery was halted in New England.
6. AIR TRAVEL IS COMING BACK
The first inbound flight landed at JFK at 9:30 a.m. Saturday, and Boston's Logan expects to be back soon.
7. NOT EVERYONE GOT OFF THE ROADS
Despite warnings and highway closings, hundreds of cars became stranded on the Long Island Expressway.
8. HOW SANDY VICTIMS WERE HIT AGAIN
On Staten Island, New Yorkers still without power had only a tent shelter and tarps to protect them.
9. NBA ROAD TRIPS WERE EXTENDED
The Knicks were stuck in Minnesota, the Spurs hunkered down in Detroit and the Brooklyn Nets took the train home from DC.
10. YES, MICHAEL KORS HIT FASHION WEEK IN UGGS
"I came in looking like Pam Anderson," the designer joked in New York after trading in his boots for more acceptable black leather.
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