Category: Lifestyle
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Strategies: Want To Change Your Behavior? You Must Change Your Identity First.
There are many strategies discussed when it comes to accomplishing goals. Some people claim there is a simple five-step process to reach goals.(Credit: Getty Images) Others say goals are achieved through visualization techniques. Or, you might have heard that setting attainable goals is the key. While all these techniques are a bit different, they all…
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Students: Make Homework go Smoothly With These Tips and Tricks
[dropcap]T[/dropcap]he school year is well underway, and many students are facing nightly homework assignments. With after school activities and other commitments, getting it all done can be stressful. Here are some tips to make getting homework get done stress-free and manageable for everyone. Set up a Routine and Good Space Whether your child likes to…
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Tourism recovery could take time in Florida Keys
[dropcap]T[/dropcap]ourism recovery, Gov. Rick Scott would like to see storm-battered Key West “open for business” within two weeks, but tourism officials marketing the southern end of U.S. 1 indicate it could take longer. Some tourism hot spots have started to reopen in the Lower Keys, as electricity is back for more than 90 percent of…
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Physical Activity: A Key Ingredient to Keeping Kids at a Healthy Weight
About one in five (21 percent) Delaware children, ages 2-17, were obese in 2014, according to the most recent Delaware Survey of Children’s Health (DSCH) sponsored by Nemours Children’s Health System. The rate of obesity in 2014 is similar to the rate observed in 2011, when Nemours conducted the previous DSCH. Physical activity and sedentary…
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Southwest Florida to get power back by Sept. 22
[dropcap]S[/dropcap]outhwest Florida to get power back by Sept. 22: about 216,000 homes and businesses in Sarasota, Charlotte and Manatee counties had no power two days after Hurricane Irma hit them. An uprooted tree in Sarasota (Source: Sarasota Patch) Florida Power & Light expects to restore power throughout Southwest Florida in six days after repairing damage…
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Hurricane Irma spurs more than 10,000 price-gouging complaints on gas, water, ice
[dropcap]H[/dropcap]urricane, More than 10,000 price gouging complaints connected to Hurricane Irma have poured into the state since Labor Day, according to the Florida Attorney General’s office. Customers complained retailers have jacked up prices for gas, water, ice and batteries as supplies ran thin and residents raced to stock up their homes or recover. Complaints came in…
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You may not live in Florida or Texas, but your insurance rates could spike because of hurricanes
[dropcap]E[/dropcap]xperts expect homeowners and auto insurance premiums to go up in the aftermath of hurricanes Harvey and Irma.(Photo: Gerald Herbert, AP) You may not live in one of the areas hit by hurricanes Harvey and Irma, but that doesn’t mean your insurance rates will go unscathed. Get ready for a reality check! Experts say the…