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7 Ways to Inspire Innovation
The recently introduced Apple iPad is the latest wowing of the world by the pioneering computer company. Taken in totality, with its iPhone, iPod, MacBook laptops, and the original Macintosh computer itself, Apple's ability to hit innovation home runs has changed technology -- and the way people relate to electronic devices, and thus, each other. What was the inspiration behind these products? How does a man -- CEO Steve Jobs, who co-founded Apple with Steve Wozniak -- foster
March 9, 2010
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Understand the Smoking-Diabetes Link
Carole Willi, M.D., of the University of Lausanne, Switzerland, and colleagues conducted a systematic review and analysis of studies describing the association between smoking and the incidence of diabetes or other glucose metabolism irregularities that covered thirty years. The data was published in the Journal of the American Medical Associationâs December 12, 2007 issue. The data indicated that active smokers have a 44 percent increased risk of developing type 2 diabetes
November 12, 2009
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Moving Through Grief on Foot
After my 16-year-old son Justin died, I learned that some journeys can only be made on foot, and grieving is one of them. You can't fly across it to avoid touching down in the pain. You can't cruise through it by car and watch the landscape through a half-open window. You can't swim through the stormy tide of emotions because you'll most surely drown if you don't keep yourself grounded in practical reality. Grieving is a step-by-step journey. Some stretches of the road are ro
September 1, 2009
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Genealogy for the Rest Of Us: A Writer's Guide to Diving into Family History
I am not a genealogist. I am a storyteller.nnThe difference? Well, Iâll tell you a story.nnIn the spring of 2006, I was racing against a loudly-ticking generational clock, trying to find as many living relatives as I possibly could before their advancing age caught up with them. I was hoping that they could shed light on a long-ago family secret, one that my mother had created in the early 1940s and kept throughout her life. She had hidden the existence of a disabled sister
May 12, 2009
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The Ten Commandments of Parenting Teenagers
As we all know and regret deeply, kids aren't born with instruction manuals informing us of the intricacies of how they work. As parents, our only option is to learn as we go. When our kids were babies, we learned to nap when they napped, to put valuables up on the high shelves, and that m&ms make excellent bribing tools when potty training. But now that your baby is no longer a baby (although he still may act that way from time to time), there is a whole new set of instructi
May 12, 2009
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Daughters in Danger
As you may recall from your own teenage years, separating from one's parents is a vital, and healthy, part of growing up. All well and good. But the question is this: as your daughters move away from YOU, who exactly are they moving TOWARDS? And more importantly, are those people taking them someplace you want them to go?nnFor various societal and biological reasons, teenage girls run a higher risk of achieving victim status than teenage boys. They are often conflict-avoiding
April 28, 2009
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Premonitions: Making Money with the Mind
"If people have the ability to sense the future, why aren't they rich?" This is one of the most frequent questions I've been asked by readers of my book The Power of Premonitions. The fact is, some are very rich, and they attribute their wealth in part to their ability to sense the future. As Bill Gates says, "Sometimes, you have to rely on intuition." Or as Oprah states, "My business skills have come from being guided by my inner self -- my intuition." And as Donald Trump ad
April 28, 2009
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Premonitions and Spirituality
Spirituality involves an awareness of being connected with something greater than the individual ego or self. This "something greater" has traditionally been called God, Goddess, Allah, Great Spirit, the Almighty, the Absolute, and many other names. Some consider it as the Universe, or as a sense of infinite order and beauty. Many individuals prefer to attribute no name whatever to it. But whether named or unnamed, the awareness of a connectedness with something greater than
April 28, 2009
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May: Vinegar Month
"It is better to be preserved in vinegar than to rot in honey."n--E. Cobham BrewernnAlthough the fine folks in Roslyn, South Dakota hold an International Vinegar Festival in June, May is actually National Vinegar Month. However, if you do make it to Roslyn in time, you'll see a mighty fine small-town parade consisting of the Roslyn marching band, children dressed as pickles, the Roslyn Firefighters (in my opinion -- the best part), the guy who mows all of the municipal lawns
April 27, 2009
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The Story is in the Details
I am often asked, "What sort of research went into your story to bring it to life so vividly?"nnThe truth is months or even years of research. If I do not acquaint myself with the ins and outs of the periods I write about, how will I take readers back in time with me?nnSo where does an author start the research? What sort of research goes into a novel?nnGustave Flaubert (1821-80), the author of Madame Bovary, wrote, "Le bon Dieu est dans le detail." God is in the details. I f
April 26, 2009
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7 Great Affirmations for the Unemployed
Lost jobs. Lost homes. Lost hope.nnIt's in the headlines, it's on the news, and it's in our day-to-day conversations with people we care about: family, friends, co-workers, neighbors and people within our spiritual circles. When you're out of work, where do you turn when it seems nobody can help you or those you love?nnFor Tracey and I, and the thousands of people who visit our website everyday, we turn to a power greater than ourselves and we use affirmative prayers.nnBut wh
April 26, 2009
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Rejection is Just an Invitation to Resubmit - Always RSVP
I started writing songs when I was seventeen. This was in the Sixties when life seemed like one opportunity after another, waiting to be fulfilled. I played in a band, and we did original songs, inspired by Dylan, The Beatles, etc. I wanted to record, found a studio through an ad at the back of the Village Voice. I had $600 saved from caddying that bought me twelve hours of studio time. I was off to the races.nnDemo complete, I read the credits on album jackets of the bands I
April 26, 2009