Operation Paws
- Making a Positive Difference
- March 29, 2012
Christina Beckles, an ex-Golden Gloves boxing champion, now spends her time and money saving abandoned and abused dogs from a beach in Puerto Rico. New York Times, 3/24/2012
READ MOREDeaf Restaurateur Listens to Her Heart
- Making a Positive Difference
- March 22, 2012
Melody Stein never let being deaf get in the way of her dream of opening a restaurant. She and her husband, Russell Stein, are the proud owners of Mozzeria, a gourmet-pizza restaurant in San Francisco. They are likely the first deaf people to open a restaurant in the Bay Area, and one of very few
READ MORESibling Rivalry Grows Up
- Home & Family
- March 22, 2012
Even after siblings grow up, rivalry and one-upmanship often continue to crop up. There are several ways, however, that brothers and sisters can end adult sibling rivalry and stop conflict from driving them apart. The Wall Street Journal, 3/20/2012
READ MOREFirms Share Spaces, Ideas
- Financial & Workplace Well-Being
- March 22, 2012
Established companies are hoping interaction with others will spark collaboration and new ideas, as businesses like Amway and Pennant Health Alliance are opting to share workspaces. The Wall Street Journal, 3/21/2012
READ MORESupermarkets Stop Selling Pink Slime
- Health & Healing
- March 22, 2012
Safeway, SUPERVALU and Food Lion announced today that they will no longer carry what the meat industry calls "lean finely textured beef," something the public has come to know as "pink slime." All three companies site customer concerns as one of the primary reasons for the change. Walmart and Sam's Club also announced they would
READ MOREPlanning time can help your relationships
- Lifestyle & Relationships
- March 22, 2012
Do you realize that successful relationships require strategic planning? Taking time to review what's working or not working will accomplish two things. First, you can think of ways to improve productive relationships. Also, you can figure out boundaries to put in place regarding people who drive you crazy. Sacramento Bee, 3/19/2012
READ MOREDoes star power do any good? A Q & A on ‘celebrity diplomacy’
- Celebrity HealthStyles
- March 22, 2012
The LA Times interviews University of Waterloo political science professor Andrew F. Cooper, who dissected in his book "Celebrity Diplomacy" what happens when stars and international issues collide. LA Times, 3/20/2012
READ MORESmart Meter, Smart Grid…Smart Toilet?
- Environmental Well-Being
- March 22, 2012
EfficientGov, a newsletter focused on municipal government, bestowed its 2012 “Intelligence” Award on a public bathroom located in the city of Portland, Oregon. The “Portland Loo” is billed as a cost-effective public restroom that provides maximum function in minimal space, and is being marketed to other cities in need of better public bathrooms. With its
READ MOREDo Babies Know What’s Fair?
- Home & Family
- March 21, 2012
Psychologists have found that children have a sense of fairness by the time they start pre-school, when they’re three or four years old. And within the past few years, a small but growing body of research has indicated that kids have a moral compass while they’re just toddlers, suggesting that a sense of fairness might
READ MOREThere’s No Place Like Home: Why Cooking at Home May Be the Answer to America’s Obesity Problem
- Health & Healing
- March 21, 2012
Changes to demographics and the growth of the restaurant industry have shifted eating habits in a way that has devalued home-cooked meals and contributed to growing health problems, argues Craig A. Lambert in Harvard Magazine. Worldwatch Institute, 3/17/2012
READ MOREBest-selling author saves home for 101-year-old widow
- Making a Positive Difference
- March 21, 2012
“Tuesdays With Morrie” author Mitch Albom has secured the home of an elderly woman following her eviction. TODAY, 3/20/2012
READ MORESimple Tips for a Safe and Sunny Spring Break
- Environmental Well-Being
- March 21, 2012
With the warm, sunny days quickly approaching, there is one thing parents need to keep in mind before jet-setting to their desired locations: protecting their kid's skin from the sun. Without proper preparation, a week-long timeout from the real world can quickly transform into a nightmare filled with ouches and tears. Huffington Post Parents, 3/14/2012
READ MOREBell Leadership Study Finds Humor Gives Leaders the Edge
- Financial & Workplace Well-Being
- March 21, 2012
A new study by the Bell Leadership Institute in Chapel Hill, NC, found that when employees are asked to describe the strengths and weaknesses of senior colleagues in their organizations, “sense of humor” and “work ethic” are mentioned twice as much as any other phrases. “Humor is a vital tool of leadership,” says Dr. Gerald
READ MOREA Field Guide to the Middle-Class U.S. Family
- Home & Family
- March 21, 2012
The University of California has published a study examining the family life of America's middle-class. Researchers at UCLA are studying the habits of middle-class families, asking intriguing questions like why are American kids so helpless and dependent? The Wall Street Journal, 3/13/2012
READ MORERed Meat Tied to Increased Mortality Risk
- Health & Healing
- March 21, 2012
Your risk of early death may be increased by eating just one serving of red meat each day. ABC News, 3/12/2012
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