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Getting the kids ready to go back to school this year might not be as easy as boosting their confidence and buying a new backpack. School districts throughout the country are implementing new medical requirements, including a variety of immunizations...

Nowadays, it seems that receiving an education is more important than ever. For some, this can be a great challenge both financially and socially. For many, going to college may seem almost impossible if they are simultaneously trying to raise a family...

A friend recently asked about recycling batteries. Here is some info that I found that works in my area. Most are national chains so hopefully it will be good in your area as well for recycling of various items. HOUSEHOLD (alkaline batteries) EXIDE Corp...

The job market is an utter mess and with the end of the 2010 Census, many more people are going to be out of work in the coming months. Being unemployed is no picnic and the thought of having to spend even more dollars to possibly retrain yourself for...

Makes 10-12 servings Ingredients 2 tablespoons (1/4 stick) butter 1 pound andouille sausages,* cut into 1/3-inch pieces 1 12-ounce package breakfast-style bulk sausage 3 cups chopped onions 2 cups chopped celery 2 cups chopped red bell peppers 1 cup chopped...

Getting kids to eat their vegetables can be a very difficult task. Some parents go to great lengths to make eating vegetables fun and amusing for kids. Some parents even believe that drowning them in flavors will seem more appealing and better to eat...

Ever thought of sending a “Thank You” note to your interviewer after an interview? No? Well, you’re not alone. It does seem like an odd concept but it’s definitely something you should consider. Writing that note after the interview...

How exciting is this? I was contacted by our local museum curator with interest in partnering with our community garden on an exhibit, “Buds, Blooms, and Blossoms”. The exhibit is about the importance of plants in our society with one aspect...

Time is an interesting concept, isn’t it? It seems like there are never enough hours in the day to get everything done; especially when you’re juggling work, school, family and friends. So often we spend so much time planning for tomorrow...

Servings: 6 Preparation Time: 20 min Cooking Time: 30 min Ingredients 4 cup(s) blackberries 1/4 cup(s) sugar 1 Tbsp uncooked tapioca, quick-cooking or minute variety 1 tsp fresh lemon juice 1/2 tsp vanilla extract 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon 1/2 cup(s) all...

SUCCESS IS POSSIBLE! I was a 24 year old married mother of two and pregnant with my third child. I looked around and saw that my husband was pursuing his dreams and others were trying to achieve theirs as well. I was unfulfilled in life and wanted better...

We live in an area whose environment was severely damaged through more than a century of anthricite coal mining. Just now, we are showing signs of being recovered from some of the damage to the communities , land, water and rivers , not to mention the...

Have you ever felt guilty about eating a snack that is high in fat when you could have chosen to eat something that was fat-free? Have you worried that your cholesterol will skyrocket after eating something "bad" for dinner? It seems as though...

It wasn’t that long ago that having a cell phone was a symbol of “status” … I can still remember the episodes of Saved by the Bell where Zach Morris had that huge box of a cell phone. And, when I started college, my mother gave...

Ingredients 1 pound(s) sea bass fillet(s), cut into 4 pieces 1 cup(s) scallion(s), thinly sliced (about 3 scallions) 2 tbsp low-sodium soy sauce, divided 1 tbsp ginger root, fresh, minced 2 tbsp sesame oil 2 cup(s) cooked white rice Directions Cut out...

Everyone wishes they could roll out of bed and spend the day in their pajamas all while making a decent wage. But, is working from home all it’s cracked up to be? Since graduating college, I’ve worked full-time outside of the home. I personally...

The importance of getting enough sleep should never be overlooked, especially when considering how vital sleep is to weight loss and general good health. Often times we turn to different foods to help improve our chances of getting the best sleep possible...

Here are some tips from an article we found on MonsterCOLLEGE about the best way to approach your job search post graduation. For the full article written by Adam Starr, click here . Be Realistic Everyone has to start somewhere! Don’t expect to...

Last summer packing the car for a week at the beach, I noticed that the grass in the garden really needed to bee cut. Flying out to start the lawn mower and I was soon cutting the grass as fast as humanly possible, bee -having like a mad women. It is...

Servings: 8 Preparation Time: 25 min Cooking Time: 5 min Ingredients 2 1/3 oz pretzel(s), miniature twists (about 2 cups) 1 tbsp sugar 2 tbsp light butter, at room temperature 6 oz frozen limeade concentrate, slightly thawed 4 cup(s) light vanilla ice...

When I started my college search, I actually looked in to a lot of different colleges. I was looking at Stanford University, West Point Military Academy, University of Texas El Paso and EL Paso Community College. Well, I was accepted into nearly all of...

The BP catastrophe in the Gulf of Mexico has spurred me to start writing again. It is justified and logical why we would be angry at BP for this devastating environmental calamity. After all, the company is also at the center of several of the nation's...

Too many burgers and fries are not the only things preventing you from getting skinny. When it comes to dieting, the concept is pretty easy: eat less high-calorie foods, exercise more. Nothing is more frustrating than when you put in hours upon hours...

I recently found an article on Monster.com written by Jeff Hindenach about phrases to avoid during an interview … definitely worth sharing since many Americans are back in the game and searching for work. Below is just a sample from the article...

Soda Tax Proposal Field tests have indicated that such a taxation policy would work. Over a twenty year study of young adults (age 18-32), a 10 percent increase in cost resulted in a 7 percent decrease in calorie intake from soda and 12 percent in pizza...