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By travel September 14, 2003
It's time for those fall weekend trips and one place that will provide a fascinating outing is the Maritime Aquarium in Norwalk, Connecticut. The Maritime Aquarium opened in 1988 with the promise of preserving the ...
By mediarelations September 12, 2003
In many instances during your career, a reporter may call you directly for a comment about a story. There are a few general guidelines you should follow to effectively communicate with the reporter. 1. Respond ...
By fatherfrank September 11, 2003
During the first week in September, as our children were returning to school, the state of Florida had another human execution. By lethal injection, they killed a former minister of religion, Paul Hill, who engaged ...
By ferrets September 10, 2003
One of the ferret's most endearing qualities is it's playful nature. Playing is what ferrets do best. Well, that and getting into everything and anything, but that's a whole other topic. A ferret would ...
By marriageenrichment September 08, 2003
How does becoming a parent impact a marriage? Soccer Mom's. Listen up. Coaching Dad's. Two income families. There is nothing wrong with any of the above, when taken by itself. But very often it does ...
By spamfighters September 05, 2003
What is spam? Have you ever received e-mail in your inbox with headlines such as "Need Viagra?", "Lose Those Extra Pounds Today", "Bad Credit? No Problem" or "Size Does Matter"? You probably didn't request this ...
By fatherfrank September 04, 2003
The present administration of our nation regularly chants, "No child shall be left behind." The rhetoric is touching. In theory I think the President and his merry band of misguided advisors mean well. However, the ...
By psychologist August 31, 2003
At the end of my last article on depression, I stated that I was going to follow up with a second article on the different types of depressive disorders. With professional time demands, I never ...
By fatherfrank August 28, 2003
RJ is a twin from an intact home. Mom is a stay at home Mom. Dad has his own business. RJ is nineteen and a high school dropout. His twin sister is a second year ...
By museums August 27, 2003
On the Fourth of July our thoughts are fondly turned towards fireworks. Where can we see them (where can we grab some of the noisy sparkly things for ourselves?). We look forward to the darkened ...
By babystuff August 27, 2003
When I had my first son I was the first in my circle of friends to have a child. Five years later, I had my second child. By this time most of my friends had ...
By mobd August 27, 2003
In today's fiercely competitive economy if you are a manufacturer, in addition to whatever widgets you produce, you better add continuous improvement to your product list. Your long term success will very likely depend on ...
By pharmacist August 24, 2003
Biologists have found a class of chemicals that they hope will make people live longer by activating an ancient survival reflex. One of the chemicals, a natural substance known as resveratrol, is found in red ...
By mobd August 22, 2003
En las columnas pasadas nosotros hemos discutido el asunto de los invertidores "ngeles" y vas alternativas para conseguir financiamiento. Sin embargo para la mayora de dueos minortarios y pequeas empresas en general, la fuente primaria ...
By fatherfrank August 21, 2003
It is hard to believe that summer is racing to a close. Many of us are getting ready to send our children back to school. Some of us are getting ready to teach a new ...
By horticulture August 21, 2003
I think everyone can agree that this summer has been a strange one and has been a stark contrast to the droughts that we went through for the past three years. The above average rainfall ...
By babystuff August 20, 2003
The hardest thing I've found about having two children has been balancing my time between them (never mind making time for myself.) Set the scene: I'm standing in the diningroom with newborn Max screaming in ...
By mobd August 20, 2003
In past columns we have addressed the issue of investment "angels" and other alternative financing sources, however for most minority and small businesses the primary source of money to build or expand is a bank. ...
By fatherfrank August 16, 2003
Hate is a very strong word. It contains a depth of negative emotion. It is an emotion people learn from experience or the example of others.
Over the last few months we have ...
By coachingforcareers August 12, 2003
With the job market the way it is today, it seems like a crazy idea to ask for a raise, bonus, or promotion. Or, is it? Now may be the best time, because you will ...
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