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Last-Minute Valentine's Travel for Every Budget 01/25/2015 07:00pm • This year is one of those magical ones when Valentine's Day falls on a Saturday. For lovers of romance, it's an opportunity to celebrate the one you love in a big way. And, depending on what you do, you might even be lucky enough to have a three-day weekend to enjoy with your sweetheart thanks to Pr Metro to make changes after deadly smoke incident 01/22/2015 10:21am • WASHINGTON -- Metro is making changes after that deadly smoke event on the Yellow Line last week. Metro Deputy General Manager Rob Troup on Thursday ordered a list of 10 actions aimed at improving safety. The steps are not formal recommendations from the National Transportation Safety Board. 7 Reasons You're Waking Up All Wrong 01/20/2015 07:00pm • Did you hit the snooze this morning? Reach for the coffee? Skip breakfast? If this were "How to Wake Up 101," you'd fail. But don't let that keep you up at night. Sleep patterns -- and, on the flip side, waking up habits -- are "highly trainable, for good or for bad," says Michael Grandner, a psych Master The College Video Admissions Interview With These Tips 01/18/2015 07:00pm • An increasing number of colleges and universities are turning to video communications services like Skype to conduct interviews with prospective students. Video interviews combine the convenience of a telephone conversation with the face-to-face experience of an in-person discussion. If you will be What your child should know about money by key ages 01/15/2015 07:00pm • Parents frequently hear that it's important to teach children about money, and it's hard to imagine any mother or father arguing the point. But obviously you're rushing things if you're trying to explain revolving credit to a 5-year-old. So if you're wondering what concepts kids can grasp and by wha Snack smarter for a healthy 2015 01/14/2015 07:00pm • Today's between-meal bites are not your grandmother's snacks. Current practices and trendy foods we call snacks have gotten an overhaul over the past few years. Gone are the days of traditional "snack foods," such as a couple of cookies after school or a handful of potato chips while watching TV. Su How to Master the Peer Interview 01/12/2015 07:00pm • It's a buyer's market. According to the MRINetwork Recruiter Sentiment Study released in December 2014, 83 percent of recruiters describe the present job market as candidate-driven. Candidates are certainly in the driver's seat, so what better time to focus on interviewing your interviewer? The pe How to Fine Tune Your Retirement Plan 01/08/2015 07:00pm • When we begin our retirement journey, we do not always know exactly where we are going. Since this is a new beginning, we have little experience to reference. And although we may have some general ideas about what is ahead, there is a certain mystery enshrouding a lifestyle we have not yet experienc Traveling with kids? Tips to make the trip less difficult 01/07/2015 02:40pm • WASHINGTON -- It’s no secret: Many parents know just how difficult it is to travel with children. But traveling with young ones doesn’t always have to be a dreaded experience. Leslie Morgan Steiner, parenting expert and blogger for ModernMom.com, says she travels alone with her three kid The buzzword that might just hold the key to making your New Year’s resolutions stick 12/26/2014 12:57pm • As you're taking down the decorations, picking the tinsel out of the carpet and recycling gift boxes, you're probably pondering your New Year's resolutions. Nearly half of all Americans make New Year's resolutions. Unfortunately, just 8 percent achieve them. The top resolutions in 2014 were losing w The Best Gifts for Job Seekers 12/23/2014 07:00pm • Have you finished your holiday shopping, or are you still searching for the perfect gift for a friend or relative who is looking for a job? It's never too late to select a thoughtful gift for the job seeker in your life. Whether your friend or family member is a new college graduate, an unhappy care From Plane to Playground: How Road Warrior Dads Can Have the Energy for it All 12/22/2014 07:00pm • I'm still evolving on how to be the best dad I can with all the demands I had before our toddling bundle of joy. Being a traveling dad -- I'm away from home frequently -- has forced me to tailor my energy management skills to best accomplish my dual roles as dad and executive. We optimize our energy How to Cope With Gestational Diabetes 12/15/2014 07:00pm • Protect your baby.When you're pregnant, dieting seems perfectly counterintuitive: You are, after all, eating for two. But if you've been diagnosed with gestational diabetes, you have to control your carbohydrates like never before. And you may have to take insulin for the first time in your life, to 3 Ways to Teach Cell Phone Etiquette to High Schoolers 12/14/2014 07:00pm • Many high schools have relaxed strict bans on student cellphones in recent years, and some have even embraced the devices as an instructional tool in the classroom. New York City Schools, the largest school district in the country, will end its cellphone ban for students, Education Week reported t What Nutrition Experts Want for Christmas 12/14/2014 07:00pm • 'Tis the season of gift-giving and, if you ask me, that isn't always easy. No one wants to buy someone a gift only to have him or her never use it or worse, regift it next year. Personally, yoga clothes are what I want. There's nothing like a brand new outfit to get me excited about going to class