Air quality is a growing concern globally. But what causes indoor air pollution and how does it affect you? Read on to learn more about how to identify and prevent harmful air quality.
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As a guy that loves sports, I considerable myself more than blessed to have 3 boys that are starting to love sports just as much (if not more) than me. Some of the best times we’ve had on the weekends is playing outside with any sort of ball: baseball, football, kickball. Heck, any ball will […]
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German fashion designer and television personality Guido Maria Kretschmer has decided to sell his beloved Spanish villa in Sa Cabaneta, just northeast of Palma de Mallorca. Kretschmer and his husband, Frank Mutters, are moving their main place of residence from Berlin to Hamburg, and are bidding farewell to their beautiful villa in the process. The […]
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According to a recent blog by the Wall Street Journal, Americans leave $52.4 billion on the table each year in unused paid time off (not including sick or personal leave). This lowers employee productivity and can lead to burnout and retention issues. It is also quite expensive for companies themselves, since the time and money associated with PTO are liabilities on their balance sheets.
Sometimes, though, it is just not feasible to get away, even if you follow these tips to save money on a family vacation. However, even if you’re not able to get away to an exotic (to you) locale, that doesn’t mean you should let your vacation days go to waste. Here are some ideas for a fun and productive staycation.
Is there a project you’ve been hoping to complete that’s too big to accomplish in a weekend? It may just be the perfect candidate for a staycation! Ideally, you want to take enough time off to finish what you have in mind — with a day or two left to relax and admire your creation, whatever it is.
The 1965 novel written by Frank Herbert spawned one of the most iconic science fiction media franchises — that’s now back in the limelight thanks to the masterful adaptation by Denis Villeneuve (the award-winning director whose past credits include movies like Arrival, Blade Runner 2049, and Sicario). The book, seen as a triumph of imagination, […]
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Whether you’ve lived in Glendale for a while or recently moved there, check out 15 must-try restaurants in Glendale, CA. Find out where the locals eat.
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It’s been a long time since my wife and I had the luxury of thinking in terms of vacation. When we came to America more than 30 years ago, we also discovered two things:
People in America work very hard, probably harder than anywhere else in the world. Two weeks’ vacation seems to be the norm here, while in Europe and the rest of the world anything less than a month is inhuman, insane, or both. (I am not convinced they’re wrong, by the way.)
With all our family on other continents, we needed to spend those two precious little weeks every year with them. That led to employing all manner of strategies and devices — like accumulating as much vacation time as we could and squeaking out an advance on the coming year — so we could spend two whole weeks with our family and another week just for travel, there and back.