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The Aquarium of the Pacific in Long Beach, Calif., recently, a meeting of experts to develop communication strategies for the most urgent problems of the nation from the ocean.
Ocean health and their impact on human health concerns were among the first, said Jerry Schubel, Ph.D., President and CEO of the Aquarium of the Pacific. The challenge is to do some
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There are also career changers whose primary motivation is to keep on growing and learning. What they want is variety, challenge, and intellectual stimulation. These are people who should expect to change careers voluntarily several times over the course of their working lives because they will always need a new challenge. To become too closely identified with a job title
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They all compete to offer credit cards that earn “credits” they hope you will spend on GM cars, GE appliances, or AT&T long-distance calls. Before you obtain one of these issuer’s cards, however, determine whether you want the products or services that these credits earn. Another outpouring of credit cards originates from affinity groups, which might include your professional association,
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Because they’re so hard on themselves, they need more praise and approval from others than often is forthcoming. The result, inevitably, is some kind of hostile dependency on the person (often a boss) perceived to be withholding. In fact, however, the problem is that the person is withholding praise from him- or herself. To get out of such a rut,
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The hardest part was to keep his staff of 60 people motivated to provide quality service in the face of serious morale problems. Secrecy, he discovered, was his enemy. Communication— even if it meant over-communication—was his greatest ally. By sharing his concerns and frustrations with the staff, he motivated them to work hard, even if the company they worked for
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When she was with him the main thought in her mind was to store up everything so that later she could live it over and remember. But in the inside room with music and Mister Singer was not all. Many things happened in the outside room. She fell down the stairs and broke off one of her front teeth. Miss
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Because he wasn’t much interested in the paperwork end of his job, doing it competently required a lot of energy.“If you don’t enjoy your work, how can you expect to be good at it?” asks Campbell. Heisler agrees. Like Campbell, she spends a fair amount of time convincing clients that it’s OK to get paid for having fun. In her
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Now that the sun was down the night was cold again like November. The people came in from the front porch and sat in the living-room—but nobody lighted a fire. Mick's sweater was hanging on the hat rack, so she put it on and stood with her shoulders bent over to keep warm. She thought about Bubber sitting out in
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Another way to tap the equity in your home, particularly if you are retired and own your home free and clear is to assume a reverse mortgage. Instead of borrowing against your equity and paying interest, you contract with a bank to convert some of your home equity to cash while you retain ownership. These are called reverse mortgages because
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As a host and hostess, they’re warm and hospitable. Your wish is their command. Even their dog, Woody, looks totally content. And well he should, since he’s treated like a veritable prince: well-fed, well-exercised, and much loved. It isn’t perfect. Nothing is. They have to work hard to keep the B&B operating. It has taken effort to ingratiate themselves to
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