Articles written by Elayne Masters
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Greek Cooking Offers Healthy Food Options
Greek foods offer nutritional benefits, including a lower risk of heart disease, cancer prevention, and a stronger immune system, yet are flavorful and delicious.
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Mediterranean Diet Recommended by Health Experts
Researchers study the diets of ethnic groups with outstanding health histories. The inspiring results: people can enjoy both good food and good health.
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Healthy Ingredients in Greek Potato Salad
This healthy potato salad is made with olive oil, a monounsaturated fat that reduces bad cholesterol, and can sit out for hours without causing a risk of salmonella.
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Greek Spinach Pie
One of the more well-known Greek specialties is spanakopita, perhaps because of its creamy blend of spinach, cheeses, and eggs baked in a phyllo crust.
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Inexpensive Landscaping Tips
Low-cost landscaping doesn't have to look cheap. Keep costs down by following these steps to landscape your home without hiring a professional.
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Help Kids Beat Summer Boredom
Kids jump for joy when school ends but are usually bored after the first week of summer vacation. This list of boredom busters can help ward off the summer blues.
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Community Outreach Programs Provide Assistance
When tough financial times hit due to job loss or family crisis, low-income assistance programs provide comfort, information, and services to the needy.
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After the Yard Sale
Follow these tips to get rid of what didn't sell, and make some money in the process.
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How to Survive Difficult Financial Times
Shopping wisely, selling household items, and using your skills and resources can help families make ends meet.
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Internet Sites Threaten Privacy
Use discretion when posting personal information online, especially on social-networking sites; it can be nearly impossible to delete and may have devastating results.
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Greek Orthodox Easter Dinner
Easter dinner is a traditional feast in Greek-American homes that brings back the flavors of the old country.
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The Legal Repercussions of Sexting
Teens are unaware of the consequence of "sexting." Frighteningly, they may face prosecution for child pornography.
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Teens Take Casual Approach to Sexting
Even though teens are aware of the dangers associated with sending sexually explicit images and messages on cell phones, they still do it.
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Reliable Internet Sources
Take steps to verify the reliability of information on the Internet.
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Protect Teens from Cell Phone and Internet Sex
These steps can help safeguard your teen from sexting, cybersex, and other abuses of technology.
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Kids Share Nude Photos Online and On Cell Phones
A survey commissioned by CosmoGirl.com and the National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy investigates high-tech activity: flirting, sexting, and more.
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Internet Hoax or Not?
Identify messages at a glance using these criteria from hoaxbusters.org. Also, be sure to protect your computer from viruses.
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Healthy Easter Baskets and Halloween Treat Bags
Keep holiday fun going and prevent an after-holiday sugar high in kids by filling Easter baskets and Halloween treat bags with sugarless treats.
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Google Earth and the Interactive Classroom
Google Earth brings geography to life and allows for an interdisciplinary approach in classrooms where it might be a challenge to locate an atlas.
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Expose Urban Legends and Internet Hoaxes
Web sites such as snopes.com, truthorfiction.com, and hoaxbusters.org uncover the truth behind stories spread online.
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Create Fun Vocabulary Lessons with Word Games
Put an end to tedious memorization and motivate students to learn; instill playful language arts activities into a vocabulary workshop.
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Vocabulary Workshops that Motivate Students
Use focused vocabulary lesson plans to inspire students to learn new words. Help them appreciate differences between words and value the use of discriminating word choice
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Effective Vocabulary Lesson Plans
Use interesting and meaningful language arts activities that teach real-life and personal connections to help students understand the value of studying vocabulary words.
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Differentiated Instruction for Auditory Learners
Teachers can accommodate auditory learners in lesson plans by including activities that focus on hearing and speaking.
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Dating More Than One Person at a Time?
To tell or not to tell? That is the question you may ask if you're dating around. Read about why you should and how to do it.
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After the Relationship Ends
Did someone you love break up with you? When the relationship is over, don't make breakups worse by refusing to let go, holding on to the past, or taking revenge.
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Dating Doesn't Have to Be Exclusive
Maybe you haven't found the right person, or maybe you enjoy dating without the restrictions of commitment. If you prefer casual dating, follow these simple steps.
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Widowed? Divorced? Afraid to Date?
You haven't dated for a while? Before you get back into the dating scene, ease your fears by deciding how to handle the circumstances that will undoubtedly arise.
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Differentiated Instruction for Visual Learners
By making simple accommodations in lesson plans, teachers can create a setting that will provide visual learners with creative learning opportunities.
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Teaching Tolerance to ELL Students
Working with English Language Learners requires teachers to consider cultural differences and to teach students to be tolerant of other's traditions, values, and tastes.
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