It takes many talents to successfully run a busines—determination, intelligence, people skills and hard work, to name a few. One talent that the women share is the ability to multi-task. A few of them think it's an innate talent; others...
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Skin careDo you look your age?
By Michelle D’Allaird Do you look your age? Older or younger? Or maybe you just don’t want to say! The health and condition of the skin is extremely influenced by each individuals’ genetic makeup, but can easily be manipulated (for...
Parenting without inducing guilt
By Randy Cale, PH.D In my workshops and seminars I am often asked, “What’s the problem with having kids feel a little guilt?” Well, there would be no problem, if guilt were the path to happiness, freedom and success. Unfortunately,...
Troya city of arts & architecture
Once a bustling city leading the nation in iron and steel production, the City of Troy fell upon hard times following the First World War and the Depression. By the 1970s, businesses closed up as people abandoned the city for...
Surviving breakups
By Raymond F. Angelini, Ph.D. In my last column, I wrote about the central role that relationships play in our lives. We all want deeply meaningful and mutually satisfying relationships, but the reality is that all relationships ultimately will end,...
Measuring body fat
By Judy Torel In the past decade obesity has become epidemic in our country—not only for adults, but children as well. Most people use a scale weight to monitor body fat, but this measurement does not accurately depict body fat...
A day in the life of a hotel manager
What really scares hotel managers? Fire. Just ask Kathy Tabora, General Manager of the Holiday Inn Express on Western Avenue in Albany. When employees alerted her to the presence of smoke coming from a room, she immediately took action. Upon...
Restaurant Review: Hatties
a Saratoga treasure Overall rating on a scale of 1-10Service 6 •Food - 8 •Ambiance - 10 •Price - $$$ By Victoria Moran When Hattie's Chicken Shack opened in 1938 by the late Hattie Austin it offered Southern homestyle food...
Editor’s Letter
At the end of this month we celebrate Memorial Day—a national day honoring soldiers who died while defending our country. It was officially proclaimed a holiday on May 5, 1868 by General John Logan, national commander of the Grand Army...
Exercise and mental health
By Judy Torel It is common knowledge that regular exercise benefits the physical body. Improvement of every disease from arthritis to diabetes has been linked to exercise. In recent years, scientific study is finding that mental health conditions also benefit...