Work Life Balance Program News
- VIDEO Denison Farm’s owners seek public’s help in efforts to preserve land Wednesday, July 20, 2011 @ 2:15AMSCHAGHTICOKE — They’ve raised more than $150,000 on their quest to protect their farm, and now Brian and Justine Denison are asking for your support to make their dream a reality.
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- Grad students’ leave of absence policy underway Wednesday, July 20, 2011 @ 1:12AMBy: Sally Hunter During Danielle Docka-Filipek‘s third year as a doctoral candidate, her mother developed bipolar disorder and required constant care. Her mother and 14-year-old sister had to move in with her. Juggling schoolwork with taking care of the two left Docka-Filipek with chronic migraines. Now in her eighth year at the University of Minnesota, she says a break from school “would have ...
- Dr. Henry Lodge Turn back your biological clock Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 10:40PMDr.
- Indy racer won’t let diabetes keep him off the track Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 9:24PMAs far as Charlie Kimball was concerned, walking away from racing was just not an option.
- Meet the "Pea Party" Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 7:16PMThey're more upset over Grandma's Social Security than bonuses for bailed-out bankers -- and they have Obama's ear
- Riverbed Technology Reports Record Revenue for Second Fiscal Quarter 2011 Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 3:05PMRiverbed Technology , the IT performance company, today reported financial results for its second quarter ended June 30, 2011 . Revenue for Q2’11 was $170.3 million, up 35% compared to the second quarter of fiscal year 2010 .
- Berkeley program aids expat spouses lost in translation Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 2:32PM"Creating a Fulfilling Life in America" is helping the spouses of international scholars, students and researchers adjust to the translocation and build a meaningful new life in the Bay Area.
- Climb to the finish for Farrar Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 12:51PMCHATEAUNEUF-DU-PAPE, France — Six days remain in the Tour de France and Tyler Farrar is faring well. But like the rest of the weary field, the rider from Wenatchee knows the pending days in the Alps will likely be the race’s most difficult. The Tour de France is celebrating the 100th anniversary of the Alps as part of the race, most notably the Col du Galiber and Alpe d’Huez, arguably the most ...
- State roundup: Strain felt from home care, adult day care cuts Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 12:30AMA growing number of states are shifting health care costs to the federal government by finding military veterans who receive Medicaid and signing them up for medical benefits through the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. Arizona, California and Texas are among the states that are working to replicate a program first launched in Washington State.
- Marmion soccer players embark on trip to Brazil Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 10:21PMIn case a teacher gives them the “What I did over the summer” assignment, Marmion’s soccer players should have all the material needed for an A grade.Coach Kevin O’Connor and the Cadets embarked Sunday on a training trip to Brazil that promises to mix soccer, travel, education, philanthropy and fun over a 10-day span in the northeastern city of Natal. Sandwiched between one day devoted to travel ...
- Prepare for an Aussie dollar switch Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 9:27PMThe new world order is changing the way the Australian dollar is viewed, which could result in new highs of up to $US1.50 and unexpected consequences for our economy. 19 Jul 2011 12:15 PM
- Rasmus Henning Joins Purplepatch Fitness, Coach Matt Dixon Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 7:49PMDanish pro Rasmus Henning, a two-time Olympian and the winner of the 2010 Challenge Roth, will now be coached by San Francisco-based Matt Dixon of Purplepatch Fitness. Henning and his coach of 12 years Michael Krüger parted ways amicably
- Brecksville serving up some tennis camp fun Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 3:54PMTennis camps in Brecksville began in June and are coming to a close. Organized by the Community Center, the camps offer something for tiny tots all the way to adult players.
- Study: Older adults more willing to wait for financial gain Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 3:37PMOlder adults, compared with younger adults, tend to report they are more upbeat and that their emotions and mental health do not interfere with their work and social life. That better mental health allows them to wait longer for a monetary gain, reports a new Cornell study.
- Innocent Adyasov: Rossotrudnichestvo “Rosgosturizmkontsert” money, property, and lost opportunities Russia Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 3:27PMLast week marked a sharp acceleration in the information activity Rosostrudnichestva in Russia.
- Podcast 101 Transcript – Mompreneurship Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 2:29PMHundreds of thousands of Canadian women are in business for themselves and the vast majority of them are mothers, thus the term mompreneur. That means the average Canadian mompreneur is trying to manage their business while managing a young family. In this episode of the Business Coach Podcast Ian chats with Amy Ballon and Danielle Botterell about just how tough this balancing act can be. In the ...
- PODER Hispanic and Vanidades Magazines Announce South Florida as Host of the Sixth Annual Hispana Leadership Summit Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 2:00PMPODER Hispanic and Vanidades magazines are proud to present its Sixth Annual Hispana Leadership Summit, to be held at the Fairmont Turnberry Isle Resort & Club in Miami, FL on September 15th -17th.
- A Future Vision For Energy Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 10:11AMCHRISTINE TODD WHITMAN: Good afternoon. If I could have your attention, we -- we'll get the program started, knowing that we want every -- keep everyone on time. And we have a fascinating topic to be discussed today with a very interesting person to do it.
- Enmeshment: Symptoms and Causes Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 10:10AMHURRICANE, Utah, July 18, 2011 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- A word that frequently comes up in family therapy is "enmeshment." It's a therapeutic term that is sometimes misused and often misunderstood. Just what is enmeshment and how can a family recover from this dysfunctional relational pattern? To find out, we asked David Prior, LMFT. Prior is the executive director of Sunrise RTC, a treatment ...
- Brockton area, nation braces for aging baby boomers Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 9:22AMThe popular shift as boomers age will affect housing, health care, recreation and leisure, the retail industry, government programs like Social Security and most other sectors of society as people age and their lifestyles evolve.
- Green Mountain: First monastery devoted to care of the Earth Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 9:08AMIn 1982, the sociology department of a Catholic university invited Passionist priest Fr. Thomas Berry, to reflect upon the future of the Sr. Gail Worcelo Catholic church in the United States.
- Nursing shortage leads to new program at Suffolk CC Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 8:41AMA nursing shortage on the East End has spurred Suffolk County Community College to launch a licensed practical nursing program at its downtown Riverhead center. “It has been a long journey,” said program director Doreen Biondolillo. At the same time, she admits that gaining accreditation is usually a much longer process and she’s pleased that [...]
- Forest Laboratories Files Definitive Proxy Materials for Annual Meeting to Be Held on August 18, 2011 Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 7:30AMForest Laboratories, Inc. today announced that it has filed definitive proxy materials with the Securities and Exchange Commission in connection with its 2011 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, which will be held on August 18, 2011.
- Area adult foster care providers make clients part of their families Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 12:20AMMOORHEAD - Once their four daughters were grown, Deb and Dave Soland wanted to adopt more children. But when a neck injury left Deb unable to handle the physical challenges of raising young kids, they shifted gears to adults. Talk about this topic
- 'Driving Change' panel: McCorkell shows key leadership trait in finding capacity in others | Driving Change Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 10:40PMumn.edu Laura Bloomberg MinnPost has assembled a panel of leadership experts and scholars, who are rotating in commenting on each of what will be 24 examples of leadership profiled in our yearlong series, "Driving Change: A Lens on Leadership." Today Laura Bloomberg, director of the Center for Integrative Leadership at the University of Minnesota's Humphrey School, comments on aspects of ...
- Building back from cancer, a day at a time Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 7:31PMOn balance, the 26th annual cancer survivors Celebration of Life Rally was where I needed to be that day, even though I seemed like the new kid on the block compared with others who proudly had overcome cancer for five to 40 years.
- Review: With Thibaudet sidelined, cello-piano duo comes through Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 4:10PMASPEN — Longtime Aspen favorites pianist Wu Han and cellist David Finckel rode to the rescue Wednesday when a bad back kept star pianist Jean-Yves Thibaudet from performing his scheduled Special Event concert in Harris Hall. Finckel was on an airplane when the call came that afternoon, en route to Aspen to perform Thursday with the Emerson Quartet.
- Falls in elderly, experimental eye test are studied as possible clues to Alzheimer’s disease Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 8:55AMScientists in Australia are reporting encouraging early results from a simple eye test they hope will give a non-invasive way to detect signs of Alzheimer’s disease.
- Lizards and life skills Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 11:25PMIn the basement classrooms of the Museum of Science at the Toledo Zoo, Nature’s Neighborhood staff member Caity Buzza holds the undivided attention of a group of children, ages 7 and "almost 7."
- Wolcott Tech: Readers provide array of comments on Wildcats losing their sports Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 9:06PMTORRINGTON — Since yesterday’s news broke about the state’s decision to cut sports programs at Connecticut’s technical schools, including Oliver Wolcott Tech in Torrington, online readers have reacted with varying levels of dismay, anger and frustration. Others have opined that the state is doing what it has to do to save money and bridge the deficit in any way possible.
- Of Italians and Iranians: A Conversation With Professor Mahnaz Yousefzadeh Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 12:14PMGo ahead, ask her. As an Iranian-American writing on Italian history, Mahnaz Yousefzadeh has been asked so many times, she has a smart answer ready: Why didn't she spend her scholarly life unpacking the intricacies of Iranian (or at least Middle Eastern) history? - Kia Makarechi
- Stressed Out Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 6:44AMIt is no secret that the long road to a tenure-track position is beset with plenty of challenges, not least of which is the pressure of the lab workload and maintaining the delicate balance between having a career and having a life.
- Dave Conrad: You don't have to be a workaholic Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 5:01AMDear Dave: At my company we are all being overworked and being taken advantage of. I think our managers know they have us over a barrel, because we have few options for finding other work. I am always tired, irritable,
- Obama will force Jews to support him once again that Israel today Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 3:27AMPresident Barack Obama plans to toughen its stance against those who criticize his statements regarding Israel’s policies, the newspaper reported Washington Post. The U.S. administration has assembled a task force composed of prominent Jewish leaders and advisers.
- Larry Bock: The Kate Middleton Dress? Calling Out the News Media Over Where Our True Priorities Should Lie Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 5:57PMFed by the news media, our fascination and reverence for celebrities has reached shameless heights. But when you add the element of royalty to the...
- Financial adviser chosen for privatization effort Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 5:43PMMELINDA DESLATTE Associated Press BATON ROUGE, La. Gov. Bobby Jindal's administration selected a company Friday to offer financial advice on the governor's proposal to privatize a state employee health insurance program, and pushed back any chance the privatization could be done this year. Jindal's top budget adviser, Commissioner of Administration Paul Rainwater, said Morgan Keegan was chosen ...
- 'Fishin' Buddies' hooks children on nature, green living Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 4:40PMSome local children are spending their summer learning more about nature and making new ''buddies'' in the process.
- William Mapother's Star Continues to Rise With 'Another Earth' Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 3:23PMMost actors understand that auditioning is part of the job, though few enjoy the process. It's the rare actor who insists on auditioning for a role—especially after the director has already offered him the part.
- That Time Playboy Interviewed Steve Jobs [Apple] Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 3:17PM# apple In 1987, a young, brash Steve Jobs sat down with the world's preeminent gentleman's magazine. With yesterday's launch of the Playboy Commission , an editorialized guide to Heff's archives, we can take a look inside the mind of Mr. Apple. More »
- Indonesia's Mentally Ill Face Neglect, Mistreatment Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 12:02PMNormal 0 false false false MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 RAY SUAREZ: Yayasan Galuh may be one of the saddest places on earth. Located in Bekasi, on the outskirts of Jakarta, it's a facility for the mentally ill where some 260 patients spend their days on a hard tile surface rimmed by open sewers. Dozens are locked in a large cage. Others are chained to poles. Many are naked. The air is thick ...
- Review: Cleve brings balance, precision and musicality to another well-rounded Midsummer Mozart program Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 11:46AMOne of the daunting challenges of programming Mozart's music is the sheer scope of the composer's output.
- Exercises help hunters before hitting the woods Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 10:31AMHunters and other outdoorsmen don’t have to go to boot camp or subscribe to P90X to get enough exercise to benefit their overall health and support their efforts in the woods this fall. According to exercise professionals, a few key weights and cardio can make a world of difference in both regards.
- Ghost writer Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 9:00AMJACQUELIN Perske's exploration of an otherworldly love is a spooky success.
- Debt Deal? 'Three' Is The Magic Number Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 8:01AMThe president laid out three options for lawmakers on the debt ceiling negotiations
- Chicago to get $6-mil. innovation grant from New York Mayor Bloomberg Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 7:38AM(AP) — New York's billionaire mayor is handing out a combined $24 million in grants to five colleagues around the country to fund programs addressing various issues in their cities, from energy efficiency to handgun violence.
- PRINCETON: New role excites Hun grad Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 3:54AMChris Monfiletto got to work Thursday, the same day he was hired as Acting Director of Athletics at Lycoming College.
- Deacon Dan Scherger dies Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 12:37AMA man who served the congregation of St. Joseph Catholic Church for more than 30 years was remembered Thursday as a loyal servant of the Lord who did whatever he felt God was asking him to do.
- Making Sailing Fun for Kids, Racers Alike Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 11:43PMLearning how to tie a knot is part of learning the ABCs of seamanship, and at Sail Martha’s Vineyard you are never too old to learn.
- Black Economic Gains Reversed in Great Recession Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 4:34PMBALTIMORE (AP) — Growing up black in the segregated 1960s, Deborah Goldring slept two to a bed, got evicted from apartment after apartment, and watched her stepfather climb utility poles to turn their disconnected lights back on.