Mile High Denver Tops National Fitness List
Denver leads Women's Sports & Fitness magazine's first ranking of the fittest U S cities. The study scores health club memberships healthy weight residents sports activity bike trails golf courses and footraces. Top ten include San Francisco Minneapolis San Diego Seattle Washington Phoenix Los Angeles Chicago and Boston.
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Denver
United States
One National Magazine
Women’s Sports & Fitness Magazine
San Francisco
Minneapolis, Minn
San Diego
Seattle
Washington, D.C
Phoenix
Los Angeles
Chicago
Boston
Parent worries rise as survey finds high violence fears
In the post Columbine era Parents magazine and the I Am Your Child Foundation report that about 75 percent of parents fear their children could be victims of violence while 25 percent worry their kids may themselves become violent.
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Parents Magazine
I Am Your Child Foundation
High earners could triple charitable giving without burden
The Lutheran Brotherhood, a Minneapolis based financial services firm, reports that individuals supply at least 75 percent of donations. It notes top earners could triple their gifts and not feel a pinch, highlighting potential growth in philanthropy among wealthy donors.
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Lutheran Brotherhood
Minneapolis
10 Things Men Know About Women
Men's Fitness notes a facet of gender gap humor claiming men know women drink directly from containers when alone, while women purportedly remain unaware of this habit. The item reflects light magazine commentary on dating and gender stereotypes.
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Men’s Fitness
Health view ties circumcision to lower AIDS risk
Researchers at the seventh annual Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections report that circumcision may reduce men's risk of sexual transmission of HIV. They admit uncertainty about the underlying mechanism.
Jewish high schools thrive with new academies
Rabbi Daniel Lehmann headmaster of the two year old New Jewish High School of Greater Boston says Jewish high schools are thriving as the community no longer relies on public schools for integration. New academies have opened in cities including Boston Atlanta Cleveland San Francisco and Toronto reflecting growth in Jewish secondary education.
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Boston
Atlanta
Cleveland
San Francisco
Toronto
Daniel Lehmann
New Jewish High School
Greater
Barbie as First Lady Exhibition at Nixon Library
At the Richard Nixon Library in California an exhibit features 115 Barbie and related dolls dressed in replica inaugural gowns. The show, timed with a 1980s vintage collection and renewed interest in first ladies, explores history through fashion and doll artistry.
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Amy Wilson
Orange County
Orba Linda
Calif
Richard Nixon
China
Barbie
Martha Washington
Hillary Clinton
Dawn Glow
Constance
Barbies
Midge
Tammy
Francie
Hong Kong
Richard Nixon Library & Birthplace
Matte
Olivia Anastasiadis
Smithsonian
Carol Spencer
Mattel
Spencer
Nancy Reagan
Nancy Reagan Barbie
Dolly Madison
Yorba Linda
Pat Nixon
Nixon Library
California
American Girl dolls rival Barbie for little girls
Chicago shoppers flock to the American Girl Place on the Magnificent Mile where 84 dollar historical dolls with six books and accessories drive a mission driven brand. Pleasant Co. founder Pleasant Rowland started the line in 1986, now owned by Mattel since 1998, with a mix of historical and contemporary dolls and a strong books focus.
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Barbie
Associated Press
Hicago
Chicago
Magnificent Mile
Shannon O’donald
Alexis
Shannon
Helen Schwartzman
Northwestern University
Julie Parks
Pleasant Co
Parks
Pleasant Rowland
America
Rowland
Kirsten
Molly
Mattel Inc
Hayley Thomas
Cincinnati
American Girl Place
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