Feature: There's No Manual

The joys and trials of life as a mom (or dad).

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• Ah, Mother's Day

  Mother's Day is a bittersweet day for us kids without moms.

  Opinion by Marti Renoud-DiPaola — on May 14, 2013

• Reducing Cell Phone Radiation

  The dangers and remedies for electromagnetic radiation are articulated for cell phone applications.

  Opinion by Dr Joseph S Maresca — on Apr 09, 2013

• The Name Game

  Today's parents want distinctive names for their children, but distinctive today can become commonplace tomorrow.

  Opinion by Brian W. Fairbanks — on Jan 22, 2013

• Babies and Laundry, or Blot Don't Rub!

  How can a baby generate so much laundry?

  Opinion by Brian Sorrell — on Dec 19, 2012

• When a Parenting Expert Collides with Parents' Experience

  Some parents are more "expert" than others.

  Opinion by Diana Hartman — on Nov 15, 2012

• Recent Earthquakes In California: The Need For Government And The Private Sector To Plan

  Recent earthquakes in California portend the need for the public and private sector to plan.

  Opinion by Dr Joseph S Maresca — on Jul 01, 2012

• Book Review: You Can Be Happy: Five Principles For Keeping Life In Perspective by Richard Carlson

  You Can Be Happy teaches us to be happy now rather than dwelling on the past or an uncertain future.

  Review by Dr Joseph S Maresca — on Jun 30, 2012

• Lessons From Past Earthquakes and Implications For Today and The Future

  The 1811-1812 New Madrid Earthquakes devastated many across the United States.

  Opinion by Dr Joseph S Maresca — on May 18, 2012

• India Versus Norway: Diplomatic Entanglement over Bringing up Children

  Norway is in the headlines for separating the children of an Indian geoscientist from their parents.

  Opinion by meenas17 — on Jan 31, 2012

• Book Review: The Mission Myth: Building Nonprofit Momentum Through Better Business by Deirdre Maloney

  The Mission Myth is an important technical resource for owners and operators of a non-profit organization.

  Review by Dr Joseph S Maresca — on Jan 30, 2012

• Book Review: The Poincare Conjecture: In Search of the Shape of the Universe by Donal O'Shea

  The Poincare Conjecture is a wonderful book on popular mathematical topology.

  Review by Dr Joseph S Maresca — on Jan 08, 2012

• Book Review: Lost Civilizations and Secrets of the Past: Exposed, Uncovered and Declassified , Edited by Michael Pye, Kirsten Dalley,

  Lost Civilizations and Secrets of the Past> is a compendium of fascinating anecdotal and scientific research.

  Review by Dr Joseph S Maresca — on Dec 27, 2011

• Book Review: The Universe Speaks: On the Love and Pain of 2012 to 2025 by Roar Sheppard

  The Universe Speaks: On the Love and Pain of 2012 to 2025 is a bold thrust into an unknown future.

  Review by Dr Joseph S Maresca — on Dec 08, 2011

• Book Review: Lightworker: Discover Your Sacred Role as Healer, Guide and Being of Light by Sahvanna Arienta

  Both believers and non-believers can enjoy this work because the contents deals with the complicated interplay between good and bad.

  Review by Dr Joseph S Maresca — on Nov 23, 2011

• Raising Three Boys: A Strain, a Drain, But Not in Vain

  Turning back, I see my efforts were amazing. How did I do all these things?

  Opinion by meenas17 — on Nov 06, 2011

• The Burgeoning Occupation Movements Across the USA and Abroad

  The Wall Street protesters and others aim to redistribute wealth more equitably.

  Opinion by Dr Joseph S Maresca — on Nov 06, 2011

• Book Review: Sweet Fruit From The Bitter Tree: 61 Stories of Creative and Compassionate Ways Out of Conflict by Mark Andreas

  Sweet Fruit From The Bitter Tree is about finding creative ways out of conflicts both small and large.

  Review by Dr Joseph S Maresca — on Nov 02, 2011

• Book Review: Moxie For Managers:The Secret To Evolving From Manager To Leader by Ann Tardy

  Moxie for Managers is a transformational process in managing people and organizational resources more dynamically and effectively.

  Review by Dr Joseph S Maresca — on Oct 30, 2011

• Book Review: How Big Is Our Universe-Mathematical Analogies by Dr. Anwar Hamdi

  How Big Is Our Universe is a considerable scientific attempt to recreate proportionalities of heavenly bodies in relation to Earth.

  Review by Dr Joseph S Maresca — on Oct 27, 2011

• Book Review: The Great Crash Ahead: Strategies for a World Turned Upside Down by Harry Dent

  The Great Crash Ahead provides warnings and strategies to manage macro and micro economic decisions rationally.

  Review by Dr Joseph S Maresca — on Oct 17, 2011