Differences in culture, religion and language pose daily challenges at the West
health center, where the waiting room might find Iraqis standing next to refugees from Myanmar, or Burundis sitting alongside Somalis and Bhutanese.
On a recent snowy, bitterly cold day, 77 refugees from various countries were treated at the clinic. Among the patients seen by Dr. Gary Kaufman, the clinic's medical director, were two young sisters from Myanmar who Read the rest of this entry »
Gym bags that hold everything a woman needs but will also fit inside her locker can be hard to find. REI kept those things in mind in designing the Balance Gym Bag, $59.50, made from recycled plastic bottles. It has a large zipper opening on the top, a side panel for a 1-liter water bottle, compartments for shoes and clothes, mesh vents to air things out and a removable shower caddy. A zippered stash pocket keeps your keys and phone handy. At REI Read the rest of this entry »
Informed she was not, the woman said, "Well, even if she's not, she wouldn't come back here."
, a short walk over the Hamburg Street bridge. On game days, many fans cut through the neighborhood, the city's oldest African-American residential enclave with a heritage that traces to 1790. Today, it is a mix of dilapidated public housing, downtrodden apartment buildings and renovated rowhouses blocks from Federal Hill.
According to court records, Read the rest of this entry »
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Listen up, boys, Sarah Shahi (former Dallas Cowboys Cheerleader and current star of NBC's "Life") is offering up relationship advice in December's Men's Health. Here are her tips for "hitting the bull's-eye."
Be nice. While we enjoy sarcasm, Shahi suggests keeping it to a minimum, especially if she's the subject of your sarcasm. And don't forget to open doors and say "thank you" to waiters.
Make Read the rest of this entry »
Life Time Fitness of Chanhassen is making the first layoffs in its 16-year history as part of an overall staff reduction of about 12 percent at its corporate headquarters.
The fitness club company, operating in 17 states, said the decision was made because it is shrinking its plans for new locations in the midst of the national economic downturn.
The headquarters staff of slightly more than 800 will decline by 100, the majority coming in layoffs Read the rest of this entry »
The researchers enrolled 787 participants from among non-medical staff of
Kaiser Permanente of Northern California. Participants were randomized to
receive the Alive! program immediately or after an eight-month delay. "It was
quite impressive to see that degree of participation, considering that there
was no monetary incentive and people knew they could be randomized to a group
that would have to wait eight months," said Barbara Sternfeld, PhD, Read the rest of this entry »
Life Time Fitness, Inc. (NYSE: LTM):
Florham Park Life Time Athletic brings an unequaled set of features and
amenities to the community, including:
Large 110,000+ square foot center with 24-hour, seven-day access
State-of-the-art equipment, including more than 400 pieces of cardio,
resistance and free-weight training equipment
Large child center -- Amenities include a junior gymnasium, play maze,
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Life Time Fitness Inc. is cutting 12 percent of the jobs at its headquarters in Chanhassen -- the first layoffs in its 16-year history -- as it scales back expansion plans in the face of the economic downturn.
The fitness club company's headquarters staff of slightly more than 800 will decline by 100, most by layoffs and the rest by not filling open positions, company spokesman Jason Thunstrom said Tuesday.
Those lost jobs will be mostly in the Read the rest of this entry »
Life Time Fitness, Inc.
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operates distinctive and large,
multi-use sports and athletic, professional fitness, family recreation
and resort and spa centers. The company also provides consumers with
personal training consultation, full-service spas and cafes, corporate
wellness programs, health and nutrition education, the healthy lifestyle
magazine, Experience Life, athletic events, and nutritional products. Read the rest of this entry »