How Sarasota beat out the competition
Until his late 20s, Clif Carothers didn't stray too far from his hometown of Akron. But when the engineer joined an international power company, he began moving every 18 months,...
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GETTING A GRIP ON HOLIDAY STRESS
If the thought of heading home for the holidays makes you crave a Valium instead of a candy cane, you're not alone. For starters, shake the guilt. Just because you're...
High anxiety
Can't sleep? Are you fighting back tears in your Realtor's car? When you attend open houses, are you tempted to gun down anyone who appears interested enough to make an...
PUTTING IN A PLUG
When it comes to noise, the two areas of concern are hearing damage and stress-related problems. Noise by definition is unwanted sound (indeed, experts bristle at the term "noise pollution"...
SPACE IS BUILDING BLOCK IN SHAPING YOUNG LIVES
The average child in day care spends 10 hours a day, 50 weeks a year at that center. "That's 12,500 hours in the first five years of their life, a...
DANCING INTO THE OLYMPICS?
This spring, the International Olympic Committe granted professional recognition to ballroom dancing--a small step closer to inclusion in the Olympic Games. Experts say it will be years before dance sport,...
AIR SHOWS WORK TO KEEP UP
Air shows have come a long way from the early days of barnstorming. Today's events are far better organized, often supported with corporate sponsorships and tailored to a broader audience....
OPENING DOOR TO SYNERGY
While museums look to the entertainment world for inspiration, entertainment folks are scoping out exhibits in museum halls. What's happening is a convergence of sorts, say entertainment and museum experts....
CULTURES CAN WEIGH HEAVILY ON NAME CHANGES
Onomastics, the study of names, reflects different cultures and societal shifts, say linguistics experts. "Who we are is very often revealed in our names," notes Rae Moses, a linguistics professor...
HISTORICAL WATERSHEDS FOR SPAS
The name "spa" is derived from a town in Belgium where people traveled for curative properties of its mineral springs. Yet spa history can be traced back to the Romans,...