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...shipwrecked woman by name of Spencer landed in Salem and founded the sweets company with little more than a donated barrel of sugar. Thus was the birth of the “Salem Gibralter,” the first commercially sold candy in the United States. Akin to an after-dinner mint that, according to candyman Ron, “melts in your mouth and not in your hand,” the pure sugar candy may lose its lemon or peppermint flavor but will never go bad. As proof, the Pepper Companie displays a jar of 173 year...
...tutors and clubs and teams--to baby-sit and enrich. Then, thanks to overzealous parents, things got out of hand, says William Doherty, a University of Minnesota professor of marriage and family therapy. "Adult notions of hypercompetition and overscheduling have created a culture of parenting that's more akin to product development, and it's robbing families of time together," he theorizes, adding, "Frantic families equal fragile families...
...papacy last week, a quiet campaign for the post seems well under way, and an early--and active--front runner is the Archbishop of Milan, Dionigi Tettamanzi. His transfer a year ago from the helm of the Genoa Archdiocese to the world's largest one, in Milan, was akin to winning a party's nomination. "He's a natural candidate," says longtime Vatican watcher Luigi Accattoli of Italy's leading daily Corriere della Sera. Tettamanzi, 69, stands out in the pack because he is favored by the Italian Cardinals, who are eager to take back the papacy...
...center’s most visible efforts would be to sponsor mandatory yard meetings; such meetings could effectively educate first-year students with engaging skits (akin to “Sex Signals”) portraying common situations with alcohol, potent testimonials from those who have witnessed various dangers associated with alcohol abuse, as well as clarifying definitions of binge drinking as applied to familiar situations—like the amount of beer consumed during a Beirut game or hard liquor during a 21st birthday celebration. While such a program is more effective when educators can highlight responsible behavior, even...
...papacy last week, a quiet campaign for the post is well under way, and an early - and active - front-runner is the Archbishop of Milan, Dionigi Tettamanzi. His transfer a year ago from the helm of the Genoa Archdiocese to the world's largest one, in Milan, was akin to winning a party nomination. "He's a natural candidate," says longtime Vatican watcher Luigi Accattoli of Italy's leading daily Corriere della Sera. Tettamanzi, 69, stands out in the pack because he is favored by the Italian Cardinals, who are eager to take back the papacy. Short, pudgy and quick...