Penny Canister Road Trip Game for Labor Day
A family road trip game idea uses small plastic containers filled with pennies. Players guess counts, tally purchases for the amount, name dates on pennies, and link to historical events and family moments. Wrap strips of ideas around each container for portable entertainment.
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Survey on marriages shows enduring partnerships rely on commitment
Ten long married couples describe wedding longevity amid trials such as infertility, death, alcoholism, affairs, and financial stress. They credit mutual respect, open communication, and not giving up, noting risks but stressing lasting partnership, personal growth, and adapting without trying to remake each other.
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Positive About Kids Dressing for School
Advice on balancing comfort and style in children’s clothing for school. Encourages parent involvement, setting reasonable limits, and listening to the child to reduce conflicts. Notes teens seek peer acceptance, body changes, and self confidence through attire.
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Jean
Freedman Awaier
Thors
Parenting News
Herald-Journal
Syracuse
N.Y
Communication book targets the gender gap in talk
In He Says She Says Lillian Glass claims 105 differences in male and female communication. Examples include men sitting at angles farther apart, women maintaining better eye contact, men interrupting more yet allowing fewer interruptions, and men using more slang, jokes, and anecdotes. The work argues understanding sex-based differences reduces judgments and offers options to adjust behavior.
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Lillian Glass
Handling a difficult boss feedback session
A step by step guide helps you turn a harsh performance review into a productive outcome. Listen carefully to the exact concerns and ask for specifics while staying calm and professional. Propose concrete changes and request a follow up to track progress.
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Bose
Kesey Returns With Sailor Song A New Novel From Alaska
Ken Kesey, longtime counterculture figure and author of the 1960s cross-country bus saga, unveils Sailor Song set in a southeastern Alaska fishing village. The novel follows Ike Sallas, an Elvis look-alike and environmentalist, as global warming, drugs, cults, and greed threaten a remote town while a movie crew plans to film Kesey’s Sea Lion story.
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University of Oregon
Smithsonian Institution
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Alice Carmody
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Royal gossip and Shakespeare speak on royal scandals
A London Sunday Express poll finds 42 percent of Britons expect a monarchy in 50 years while Queen Elizabeth II faces marital scandal chatter. A Shakespearean quotation columnist offers quips to Princess Diana Fergie and Prince Andrew, lampooning royal prattle with lines from Much Ado About Nothing The Rape of Lucrece As You Like It and Troilus and Cressida.
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Drew Barrymore’s Daughter Engaged Sparks Tattoo Gift
The 17 year old recovered addict announces engagement to actor James Walters, 23. Her mother actress Jakdore plans a wedding gift tattoo bearing the daughter's name. Drew already has five tattoos, including her fiancé’s name and a cross bearing her mother’s name with cherubs.
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James Walters
Jakdore
Entertainment Weekly
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Fischer and Zita Stirl to Face Spassky in Sveti Stefan
Chess icon Bobby Fischer, 49, plans a comeback match against Boris Spassky starting Wednesday in Sveti Stefan Yugoslavia. His entourage cites longing for the spotlight and money, while Janusz Kubet says his return is fueled by his love for Zita Rajscanyi, an 18 year old Hungarian junior champion.
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Yugoslavia
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Zita
Janusz Kubet
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