We first crystallized this list in November, when plans to transform Seaside Lagoon in Redondo Beach into an ice skating rink were put on hold, and we now must report another revision.

The Skating Edge in Harbor City -- the most traditional rink in the South Bay and the one where Michelle Kwan got her start -- is temporarily closed. But there are still a couple of South Bay sites where you can practice your Salcows, Lutzes and triple toe loops:

• The Promenade on the Peninsula shopping center houses the Palos Verdes Ice Chalet on its first floor, making it a premier location to show off your moves to the assembled shoppers.

• If you time it right, you can also skate on the ice that the Los Angeles Kings practice on with a trip to El Segundo's Toyota Sports Center complex

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Looking for something to keep your kids busy this summer without breaking the bank? Check out some of these summer movie programs geared toward kids.

AMC Theaters runs $1 movies during its "Summer Movie Camp" every Wednesday at 10 a.m. The Southbay Galleria 16 in Redondo Beach and the Del Amo 18 are participating this year. Here's the schedule:

June 25: Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium
July 2: The Water Horse: Legend of the Deep
July 9: Alvin & The Chipmunks
July 16: Shrek The Third
July 23: Bee Movie
July 30: Surf's Up
August 6: TMNT

The Promenade Stadium 13 in Rolling Hills Estates participates in Regal Cinema's "Free Family Film Festival." Every Tuesday and Wednesday during the program, movies are free at 10 a.m. for kids and their parents. Here's the movie schedule:

06/17/2008-06/18/2008 Clifford's Really Big Movie (G) Alvin And The Chipmunks (PG)

06/24/2008-06/25/2008 Jonah: A Veggie Tale Movie (G)
The Martian Child (PG)

07/01/2008-07/02/2008 Adventure Of Elm In Grouchland (G)
Water Horse: Legend Of The Deep (PG)

07/08/2008-07/09/2008 Doogal (G)
Shrek The Third (PG)

07/15/2008-07/16/2008 Everyone's Hero (G)
Open Season (PG)
07/22/2008-07/23/2008 Carebears 2 (G)
Firehouse Dog (PG)

07/29/2008-07/30/2008 Pirates Who Don't Do Anything - Veggie Tales (G)
Monster House (PG)

08/05/2008-08/06/2008 Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium (G)
Bee Movie (PG)

08/12/2008-08/13/2008 Charlotte's Web (G)
Surf's Up (PG)

Pacific Theaters don't have a kids program, but they do have Monday Morning Mommy Movies at the El Segundo theater each week at 11 a.m. Here's the spiel:

Moms, Dads and Caregivers - here's your chance to see a first run adult-themed movie...with your baby! No one will mind if your baby cries, everyone will have a baby and all babies cry. So pack up your diaper bag and stroller, and we'll see you at the movies!

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With gasoline prices hitting $4 a gallon, it's probably a good year to plan short trips. Or just stay at home.

And if music is your thing, there are some free, inexpensive or moderately priced events within a two-hour drive.

Check out Redlands Bowl Summer Concert Series on Fridays and Saturdays. It's free and -- if traffic is with you -- just 90 minutes away. The concert has a small-town Americana feel to it although the music isn't just symphony pop. It's for the entire family and people stakeout sections of the park around the bowl for picnics before the concert begins.

Each week, there is different musical foray. Symphonies, string groups, Celtic and country bands, operas, dance groups and a performance of the Wizard of Oz.
The series starts June 29 with Lorna Luft -- Judy Garland's daughter will perform American music theater hits including some numbers from "Wicked." The season runs through Aug 22.

If Redlands is a little out of your gasoline budget, the South Bay as a host of concerts and fine art programs.

Get a taste of Torrance's Wild Wednesday concert series before the season starts on June 23. The noon concert series runs through Aug. 20, every other Wednesday, at the Torino Festival Plaza.

Redondo Beach's summer pier concerts begin July 4 with a performance by the Surfing Safari. After the Independence Day Friday concert there will be concerts on Thursdays and Saturdays through Aug. 30.

Manhattan Beach's Polliwog Park Concert series begins June 22. Starting with the Hyperion Outfall Serenaders and Thin Ice -- founded by former Manhattan Beach Mayor Russ Lender -- the summer line-up is a who's who of South Bay favorites. The season runs Sundays through Aug. 31. The schedule site also includes links to performers' Web sites.

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San Pedro's annual Shakespeare by the Sea opens June 12 in Point Fermin Park with "A Midsummer Night's Dream." It's billed as "an enchanting comedy where magical mayhem rules. Feisty fairies finagle a four square love affair in this fast, furious fantasy which proves 'the course of true love never did run smooth.'"

The Shakespeare by the Sea production is but one of 47 Shakespeare festivals and theaters in California. And that's just the beginning. There's the San Francisco Shakespeare in the Park, the Oklahoma City Shakespeare in the Park, the Louisville, Kentucky Shakespeare in Central Park, and New York's Shakespeare in Central Park. And then, of course, there's London's Royal Shakespeare Company, Germany's Shakespeare Festival in the Neuss Globe and Mexico's Baja Shakespeare Festival.

If you want to take a road trip to see a sampling of the Bard's work across the nation and the world, Shakespeare Fellowship offers what it calls "the most comprehensive and current list of Shakespeare festivals and theatres on the Web today."

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If you're not aware by now, Bike to Work Week is May 12 through May 16. If the two-wheeler has been sitting in the garage throughout this week, there's no excuse not to bring it out today: Bike to Work Day.

This morning is when bicyclists are feted for using human-powered propulsion and the most energy efficient mode of transportation on Earth. Of Two Minds blogger Charles Hugh Smith estimates that a bicyclist can get and MPG of 900 -- yes nine hundred.

Pit stops are set up this morning to give thanks and free swag to bicyclists. In the South Bay, pit stops will be at the Aviation and El Segundo/Nash Metro Green Line stations and at Torrance City Hall, at Torrance Boulevard and Madrona Avenue. All of Los Angeles County's pit stops are plotted out on a Google Map.

Another freebie bicyclists might consider: free transit rides. South Bay bus and rail carriers offering free rides today are Metro, Beach Cities Transit, Los Angeles Department of Transportation and Torrance Transit. Gardena Municipal Bus Lines is also offering free rides, but its buses cannot accommodate bicycles.

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May is Older Americans Month, sponsored by the Department of Health and Human Services' Administration on Aging. When the celebration was established in 1963 by President John F. Kennedy, only 17 million living Americans had reached their 65th birthdays. Beginning in 2011, the first of 78 million baby boomers (people born between 1946 and 1964) will start transitioning into retirement, kicking off an expansion in the number of elderly people that will continue for decades. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, one out of every nine baby boomers will live to be at least age 90.

This year's theme is "Working Together for Strong, Healthy, and Supportive Communities." Celebrate older Americans in your community on Saturday, as the city of Torrance holds its ninth annual Senior Faire and Arts and Crafts Festival. The free event will feature arts and crafts, health screenings, food booths and more. It will be held at the Ken Miller Recreation Center, 3341 Torrance Blvd., from 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Call 310-320-5918 for more information.

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Everybody is doing the locomotion. May 10 is National Train Day.

Southern Californians can partake in the festival for ferroequinology at Union Station, 800 N. Alameda St., in downtown Los Angeles.

Los Angeles boasts an entire day of history, music, speeches and merchandise about trains. May 10 is a better day than any to celebrate trains, as it was on this day in 1869 when the last spike was wedged into the ground in Promontory, Utah, symbolizing the completion of the Transcontinental Railroad.

South Bay residents cannot take a train directly to Union Station, but it is a straight shot up the Harbor (110) Freeway with a short drive on the 101 freeway in downtown Los Angeles. Most of Metro's buses using the Harbor Transitway (PDF) also serve Union Station, as does Torrance Transit Line 2 (PDF).

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The sale of the Santa Monica Ferris Wheel is bound to make many people recall their times riding the wheel above the pier. Of course, there will soon be a replacement but if you're nostalgic here are a few links that explain how the Ferris Wheel came into being.

The Ferris Wheel is named after its designer George Washington Gale Ferris, who conceived of the wonder of the time for the World's Columbian Exposition of 1893. For an account of the project go to The Big Wheel.

If you miss the Santa Monica Ferris Wheel too much to wait for its return you might want to consider a trip to London, the home of the --- British Airways London Eye. The 443-foot tall wheel was the largest in the world, before the 525-foot Nachang Star opened in 2006.

The Star lost its title as world's largest when the 541-foot Singapore Flyer opened to the public in March.

But the Flyer is expected to lose the title at end of 2009 when the 676-foot Great Wheel of Bejing will open.

But if those foreign Wheels aren't enticing then visit Steve Wilson Rides, Towers and More. The site features images of amusement rides around the world.

And if you crave speed and thrills then check out Coaster Buzz, which lets you know about roller coasters and news from amusement parks around the world.

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It's that time of year again -- Ben & Jerry's Free Cone Day -- from noon to 8 p.m. today, which marks the 30th anniversary of the company's annual thank-you to its customers worldwide. Click here to find a participating scoop shop.

Last year, the ice-cream aficionado's paradise doled out more than 1 million free cones, to which Ben & Jerry's sweetly states: "For you to consume that many scoops, you'd have to eat more than 416 ice cream cones each hour for every day of your life if you lived to be 100!"

It is also introducing four delectable new flavors: Coconut Seven Layer Bar, Imagine Whirled Peace,
ONE Cheesecake Brownie (in a partnership with ONE.org to "make poverty history") and Cake Batter.

See you in line.

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Four children die each day as a result of child abuse, and Richstone Family Center, a Hawthorne nonprofit that offers programs throughout the South Bay, wants to help.

Spend an hour on Saturday, April 26th making a difference by participating in the 21st Annual Richstone Pier-to-Pier Walkathon . The event begins at the Manhattan Beach Pier, and participants will walk to the Redondo Beach Pier and back. (Don't worry, it's only 3.4 miles).

After the event is done, there are awards and entertainment, and along with your $25 donation, you'll receive a free T-shirt. Here is the form to fill out if you want to participate, or if you aren't a big walker, you can simply make a donation.

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As April is School Library Media Month, and Monday kicks off National Library Week, here are seven tips and events to help you share the week’s theme: “Join the circle of knowledge @ your library.”

1) Actess Julie Andrews is honorary chair and patron of this year’s event. Public service videos by the “Sound of Music” songstress can help you climb every mountain that stands in your way.

2) Redondo Beach Main Library at 303 North Pacific Coast Hwy celebrates National Library Week all week with a series of events that includes Musical Monday at 10:30 a.m., a talk on the environment and global warning by Linda Groff of the Political Science and Economics Department, Cal State Dominguez Hills, Wednesday at 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., and Rudy’s Radical Magical Science Show at 3:30 p.m. Thursday.

3) National Library Workers Day is honored every Tuesday of Library Week. It’s a day for library staff, users, administrators and Friends groups to recognize the valuable contributions made by all library workers. Drop in today and give your thanks to the hard-working, dedicated staff at your local library.

4) North Torrance branch library at 3604 West Artesia Boulevard Wednesday hosts guide dog puppies being raised to become Guide Dogs. You can also find out how your family can be volunteer “puppy raisers,” too, at 4 p.m. Wednesday.

2) Henderson Branch of the City of Torrance Libraries at 4805 Emerald St will celebrate National Library Week Thursday at 4 p.m. with the Library Fairy, who will perform stories from rich, diverse cultures and corners of the world. The children will get a chance to perform in the Story Theater with crazy and fun costumes.

6) Join the campaign for your local library at the National Library Association.

7) First sponsored in 1958, National Library Week is a national observance sponsored by the American Library Association (ALA) and libraries across the country each April. It is a time to celebrate the contributions of our nation's libraries and librarians and to promote library use and support.

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If you’ve ever had a desire to design your own movie poster, or are just looking for a fun way to kill time, you should check out this site.The Web site allows you to choose from a wide range of scenes, super heroes, villains and fonts. And, once you’re finished with your creation, you can send it to a friend, or save it to pull up another time.

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Improv Everywhere recently made a big splash at a Hermosa Beach Little League game. Their website features the details that unfolded slowly throughout the game.
First, the fans came cheering for their favorite Mudcats or Lugnuts.
Then the peanut vendors came.
Then came the jumbotron. Yup, the jumbotron complete NBC Sports and legendary sportscaster Jim Gray.
The final touch? The Goodyear blimp.
Just who is Improv Everywhere? Check the Web site to find out.

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You’re ready to celebrate the Declaration of Arbroath, right? If you’re not sure what that’s all about, here’s your chance to find a new excuse for a party: It’s the event behind the observance Sunday of Tartan Day, which the official Web site describes as “a celebration of Scotland — its people, its heritage, its history, its culture and its amazing legacy to the world.”
Often cited as one of the inspirations for the Declaration of Independence that led to the birth of the United States, the Declaration of Arbroath on April 6, 1320, was a cornerstone document in establishing Scotland's sovereignty.
The Web site will help you explore that history — including the American connection — and move you into the modern-day celebration of all things Scottish. Plus, you'll find fun links to a quiz, recipes and facts on Scotland.
You’ll find a Tartan Day exhibit at Cal State Northridge's Oviatt Library through Monday. And if you’re up for a trip to San Diego, a Tartan Day festival is set for Saturday at the International Cottages at Balboa Park from noon to 4 p.m., featuring Scottish bands and dancers and Scottish fare. On Sunday, an open house at the House of Scotland at the International Cottages will be held from noon to 4 p.m. to mark the actual Tartan Day.
If you want to see your family's tartan, there are a number of sites you can check, but here's one commercial site that may help. You’ll get to see your tartan in glorious color.

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Tired of feeling like you are living your whole life behind a computer screen? A story in Saturday's Faith section reported on how some people in the secular world are taking a page from the Orthodox Jewish practice of a day of rest by unplugging from the wired lifestyle for one day a week.

One such person is Ariel Meadow Stallings, a Seattle author and marketing manager at Microsoft, who has attracted international attention for her program called “52 Nights Unplugged.”

Her rules, according to the Associated Press story: “Every Wednesday night, when she gets off her Wi-Fi-enabled bus, she officially removes herself from all screens. That means no television, no computer, no cell phone. She will take calls but won’t make them. She will listen to her iPod but won’t scroll through iTunes. She won’t even go to a movie theater, because that’s a screen, too.”

In an odd kind of twist, you can read about Stallings’ off-line efforts on her blog or check out the online community she started where avid Web users can discuss the notion of unplugging once a week.

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According to the U.S. Census bureau, 4.6% of people in L.A. County claim Irish ancestry. That's about half a million of us. So, there's no shortage of Irish things to do in the South Bay this weekend.

PARTY LIKE THE IRISH
HERMOSA BEACH: Unleash your inner leprechaun at the 14th annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade beginning at 11 a.m. Saturday at Pier Avenue and Valley Drive, and wending its way westbound to Hermosa Avenue. Musical entertainment for the free event will be provided by the Wrath of McGrath Band, playing at noon. Call 310-318-0280 or go to www.stpatricksday.org, where you can also see
photos of 2007’s parade.

REDONDO BEACH: This year’s St. Patrick’s Day 5K Run/Community Walk and Little Leprechaun Dash for the Gold relocates from Torrance to Riviera Village on Sunday. A benefit for Redondo Union High School’s grad night program, the race starts and ends at the Village Runner, 1811-A Catalina Ave. Late registration opens at 6:30 a.m., the 5K run/walk begins at 8 a.m., the kids’ dash at 9:30 a.m. Entry fee for adults is $30, $20 for children. The top three male and female runners win cash prizes and the three fastest finishes in each age division will receive medals. For more information, call 310-375-2626 or go to www.villagerunnerracing.com.

SAN PEDRO: The St. Patrick’s Day celebrations at San Pedro Brewing Company includes The Hollywood Stones, a ’70s-era Rolling Stones tribute band, plays Saturday at 10 p.m. Hear Irish music, including Uilleann pipes (Irish bagpipes) Sunday and Monday. Corned beef, green beer and Irish car bombs will be served all weekend at the restaurant and award-winning microbrewery. Cover is $3 tonight, $10 Saturday at 331 W. Sixth St. For information, call 310-831-5663 or go to www.sanpedrobrewing.com.

For Irish eats, keep reading.

Continue reading "South Bay's Guide to St. Patrick's Day" »

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Kite fliers take to the skies — well, at least the kites do, anyway — at the Redondo Beach pier Sunday. The pier hosts the 34th annual Festival of the Kite, a free event taking place from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Kite-flying experts show off their stuff for prizes and audience delight. Kites are also on sale at Sunday’s event. Non-kite activities include a hot-dog-eating competition and music provided by a band from Bishop Montgomery High in Torrance.

Redondo Beach’s Sunshine Kite Company sponsors the festival.

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Did you remember? Were you even aware? Thought not.

From our sister newspaper, the Dailiy News:

Steffen Thorsen, who runs www.timeanddate.com, said his site receives 50 percent more traffic during daylight-saving time — and twice as many e-mails.
“Most people want to get further confirmation that the given changeover date is correct,” Thorsen said.
And part of the confusion is because not all countries — or states, for that matter — adhere to daylight-saving time.
Most of the western world kept its time change in April — but Thorsen said several countries in Latin America and the Middle East change their rules on very short notice.
“Typically in only days or weeks,” he said.

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Calling all leaplings: The Honor Society of Leap Year Day Babies will help you "party like it only happens once every four years" with Leap Day events from around the world. The Web site also has fun facts and links, and helps you find celebrities who share your birthday.

If you are among the estimated 200,000 U.S. babies born on Feb. 29, here's some deals for you. Papa John's wants to treat those born on Leap Day to an online-only offer of a free large one-topping Papa's Perfect Pan pizza. Papa John’s will give customers whose birthdays fall on any of the other 365 days of this year other special online offers on Friday, like three large pizzas with three toppings, all for $29.29.

Would you rather celebrate Leap Day with a weekend getaway? Kimpton Hotels is also offering a birthday special for leapies. Participating hotels have special rates and packages.

If you're feeling left out for not having a Feb. 29 birthday, fear not. Ronzoni Healthy Harvest is offering customers a free box of its pasta on Leap Day as a way to encourage people to "take small leaps for heart health."

Bummed to be working on Leap Day? Boston Market is offering a Leap Year contest for those working on Friday. Enter by today for a chance to win a free catered lunch for you and 19 of your favorite co-workers.

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We should have thought of this last week, but you still have a few hours to pull together your Oscar shindig (the show starts at 5 p.m.). Whether you’re looking for the finishing touches or aim to do it all today, here are some links to help you plan and execute:

THE FOOD: Allrecipes.com recommends Wild River Bloody Marys and porterhouse steak for “There Will Be Blood” and — naturally — ratatouille for “Ratatouille.” The site includes menus and recipes for all of the top contenders.

THE DECOR: This site is a little out of date (Has it really been seven years since “Erin Brockovich” was nominated?), but it still offers some good suggestions for non-movie-specific decorating.

THE BALLOTS: Download an official ballot for your party polling from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.

THE DRAMA: Get step-by-step instructions for acting out your own ceremony.

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A horseback riding program has been proposed for Hernandez Ranch in the Peck Park Canyon area of San Pedro. You can support the program by signing the online petition.

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The Getty Museum has developed an audio tour for the Fran and Ray Stark Sculpture Garden, a collection of 28 modern and contemporary sculptures that were donated to the museum from the collection of the film producer. According to the museum's Web site, you can download an audio tour with these features:

Listen to sculptors Joel Shapiro, Jack Zajac, and Peter Shelton talk about their work. Hear a Getty Museum conservator, a designer, and curators as they share their views about the sculpture, sculpture gardens, and the planning and work involved to make it all happen. Art historian Penelope Curtis of the Henry Moore Institute is also featured.

You can listen to the podcast on your cell phone or ipod as you tour the garden. The site also has a map available for download.

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From The Associated Press:

HONG KONG -- Caution will be the watchword for the Year of the Rat, the new lunar year that begins Thursday, as Chinese fortune tellers predict financial and political rumblings, tsunamis and epidemics in the year ahead.

The reason, they say, is that water and earth -- two of the five elements Chinese mystics believe are at the root of all things -- are in conflict in 2008.

If you want to know what Chinese astrology would say about your upcoming year, go here.

If you're looking for a way to celebrate, you could head to downtown L.A. this weekend to see the Golden Dragon Parade. Here are photos of past events.

Or check LA.Com for more options.

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Redondo Beach's 30th annual Super Bowl Sunday 10K/5K is this weekend. The event starts early with the races and lasts into the afternoon with the health and fitness expo. Get more details on the race route, registration and parking.

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February is Black History Month.

Biography.com has an interesting interactive presentation, including a Quoting Greatness Quiz and 101 Fast Facts.

The History Channel has a similar presentation, which includes some historic video clips

Time magazine's list of the must-reads of African American literature

Reading lists for children, divided by age group

Printable activity pages for kids

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It's the first of the month, so it's time to pay the rent -- or, if you're not a renter, perhaps it's time to pay down that credit card, or send in your car or loan payment. And even though the bills come due at the same time every month, they never get easier to remember. So here's some help.

At Memo to Me, you can sign up to receive e-mail reminders for anything you can remember now but may not remember later, such as bill payments, birthdays, medical appointments and work events. And unlike calendars and Post-it notes (and the aforementioned string), the service is free.

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Metro is meeting today to discuss the “subway to the sea,” which doesn’t exist yet. But transit to downtown does. However, higher gas prices, closed off streets and high parking fees really make going to downtown Los Angeles inconvenient on the weekends. Weekdays too. Weekdays, maybe you don't have a choice about whether to go, but you do have a choice on weekends, and that could mean you're skipping a downtown happening.
But if you use the Metro, you won't have to.
A visit to the Metro Web site will not only help you plan your trip, but it'll also let you know what's happening near a Metro station.
For example: Next month, in China Town, there will be New Year's celebration from Feb. 9 to 11. And on Feb. 24, the 2008 Amgen Tour of California bicycle race will end at the Rose Bowl, and Metro and Pasadena will provide a shuttle link from the Gold Line to the Rose Bowl.

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A so-called tantric master stood immersed in ice for 72 minutes, breaking his own world record of 68 minutes, The Associated Press reports.

Wim Hof’s feat, performed in an ice-filled container on a Manhattan street Saturday, was the kickoff of BRAINWAVE, a series of New York events exploring how art, music and meditation (which Hof says he used to withstand the cold) affect the brain.

Full-body ice contact isn’t Hof’s only trick, though he does seem fond of cooler temperatures. His Web site claims he has also swam under ice without oxygen and climbed snow-covered mountains with bare feet. Read more about Hof and his feats of endurance at his personal Web site.

And if you’re looking to test your mind and body, you can contact Hof about joining him on an adventure.

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Macworld Conference and Expo, taking place in San Francisco, is the world’s largest Macintosh event, bringing together loyal Apple users and showcasing the latest products and services. To hear Steve Jobs’ keynote address, go to Apple's Web site today.

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According to a daily log on the American Cetacean Society’s Web site, observers have spotted one northbound and 57 southbound gray whales since Dec. 1. The southbound migration peaks in mid-January, with about 15 whales spotted each day. February numbers are between five and 15 whales per day, and up to 25 can be seen per day in March, during the northbound migration. The site also offers tickets for whale watching tours and information on how to get more involved.

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Our weather page says it's supposed to rain today. So, if you're stuck inside with kids, here's a little children's rain project to keep them from doing something crazy like smearing hot fudge sauce all over the house like mine did this morning. And this project is educational, too.

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Before you go to see the Rose Parade floats, go to one of these Web sites to download a free podcast about the floats that you can listen to as you view them. Or, download and listen during your commute if you missed the parade on TV.

iTunes: 2008 Rose Parade Floats Audio Tour

Amazon.com/mp3: 2008 Tournament Of Roses Audio Tour

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Wondering what happened to the the DooDah parade that usually rolls through Pasadena a few weeks before the Rose Parade? This year, it will be in Old Town Pasadena on Jan. 20. Sometimes risque, the other parade, or alternative parade, pokes fun at the Rose Parade and parades in general. It begins at 11:30 a.m. on Jan. 20 ,and it's recommended that you arrive by 10:30 to ensure a good spot on the Doo Dah day.

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Going to a performance of Tchaikovsky's "The Nutcracker" this holiday season, but need a little background? The Nutcracker Ballet site has a synopsis of the ballet's story, music from its various parts, links to a review of last year's performance by the Los Angeles Ballet, which will perform in Redondo Beach in a few weeks, and a state-by-state listing of upcoming performances, including one at the James Armstrong Theater in Torrance Dec. 9 at 2 p.m.

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The people who re-create Christmas night each year at the Journey of Faith Church in Manhattan Beach have been blogging about the behind-the-scenes efforts of putting on the production.

At the “Journey to Bethlehem” Web site, you can also see photos of the process, in which the Journey of Faith parking lot is turned into to the bustling town of Bethlehem complete with 170 costumed volunteers and 32 animals.

Or, you can see it in person at Journey of Faith Church, 1243 Artesia Blvd., Manhattan Beach 6 to 8:30 p.m. today through Sunday.

Breeze reporter Melissa Evans wrote a story about the project if you want more background.

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