Even though arbitration, mediation, and other forms of alternative dispute resolution (ADR) have been used for many years, ADR has developed into a hot topic and almost a cottage industry in the last five to eight years, according to litigation attorney Kent Harbison, of Fredrikson & Byron in Minneapolis, Minn. There are several reasons for [...]
Thursday, February 25, 2010
Baby boomers have been driving the super highways for nearly 30 years, watching the scenery fly by at 75 miles per hour. But are we missing the real America? “I believe there is a renewed interest today in those two-lane roads we remember from so long ago,” states Loren Eyrich, editor and publisher of “Two-Lane [...]
Thursday, February 25, 2010
As millions of school children head back to the classroom, parents have two lessons of their own to learn: 1) why their kids may not be eating what is packed in their lunches, and 2) the correlation between good nutrition and strong academic performance. “A healthy, well-balanced lunch can help your child’s mental acuity and [...]
Thursday, February 25, 2010
It is 7:30 a.m. on a beautiful fall morning in Cresco, IA, and Bootie Kapler, Club Director at the Cresco Union Savings Bank, boards a shining motorcoach with 40 of her bank’s senior club members. Ahead lies a trip to Branson, and Bootie warmly greets her customers over the microphone, checks her clipboard, and announces [...]
Thursday, February 25, 2010
Leadership is not about being. Leadership is about becoming. Leadership is dynamic and active, always changing, always growing. In describing spiritual growth, St. Francis of Assisi wrote: “There is always more growing yet to come, and more light yet to shine.” So too with leaders — there is always more growth and more light yet [...]
Thursday, February 25, 2010
1. WHAT’S THE BEST WAY TO THAW A TURKEY? (14,417 questions) Refrigerator thawing is recommended. However, if short on time, submerge the turkey in cold water. Thawing turkey at room temperature allows bacterial growth and is not recommended. * Refrigerator Thawing o Thaw breast side up in its unopened wrapper on a tray in the [...]
Thursday, February 25, 2010
There are usually two schools of thought when it comes to viewing paint: one is that it’s nothing more than a way to color a wall. The other is that it’s an artistic tool that stokes the human imagination and helps create visual illusions. With that said, this is for everyone who wants to do [...]
Thursday, February 25, 2010
Family Limited Partnerships have recently come into vogue, although they have been a useful estate planning tool for more than 40 years. The popularity of Family Limited Partnerships has grown primarily because of a 1993 IRS clarification specifically authorizing the ability to consider gifts of stock to family members eligible for minority discounts, states attorney [...]
Thursday, February 25, 2010
In boardrooms of some of America’s most prominent companies it is business as usual. But not all decisions being made in the executive offices involve mergers, technology advancements or corporate restructuring. Rather, some discussion involves decisions to integrate work and family issues, access to quality child care among them. For Diane Cushman, Manager of Workforce [...]
Thursday, February 25, 2010
AMANA, Iowa — It’s been 30 years since the first household microwave oven was introduced to families across America. Hailed as a technological breakthrough and criticized as a gimmick that would ruin the fine art of cooking, the Amana Radarange was debuted in Chicago in 1967 as a product that would forever change how Americans [...]
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