Author Archives: Derek

Surviving a Solo Trip to Walt Disney World, Part 1

You don’t want miss this entertaining advice from our resident expert on the subject of solo travel to WDW. It may just change your mind about traveling alone! The most recent issue of Disney Magazine (Winter 2011-2012) features an article about a New York woman’s solo trip to Walt Disney World. It is a wonderful [...]

Planning Your Disney World Trip, Part 2

When deciding where to start, consider factors like park hours and parade and nighttime events scheduled. There might be only one showing of SpectroMagic, or one planned E-Ride night, allow these to dictate what gets places where. Hours and events can be found at the official Disney World website.

Planning Your Disney World Trip, Part 1

Planners and Wannabe planners unite! Get ready to learn more than the basics for structuring a personally perfect Disney World itinerary. Your family calls you obsessive, your friends say it’s just a vacation, and everyone else knows to never use the words too, much, and planning in the same sentence near you.

Handling Holiday Office Parties

Do you need a strategy for handling your workplace holiday party? Yes! Every company party — no matter when or where it?s held, how casual or formal it seems — is still a business meeting. What you do and how you do it will be seen as directly related to your capabilities, like it or [...]

Bush Chooses Next Surgeon General

President Bush nominated Tucson, Ariz., trauma surgeon Dr. Richard Carmona to be his next surgeon general, elevating a former high school dropout and “poor Hispanic kid” to the brink of the nation’s highest healthcare post. Bush cited Carmona’s expertise in preparing for terrorist attacks and other emergencies as a principal reason for his choice. He [...]

Get Equipped for Entertainment

Broadcast Vision.Broadcast Vision started out in the early ’80s by providing audio/visual entertainment to people stuck in a location for a long time, such as dentists’ offices and tanning salons. By 1989, the company offered wireless entertainment equipment to health facilities.

Do the Right Thing

These stories are compelling. Many commercial clubs give and give, but too often no newspaper articles are written about their good deeds, and no television stations cover their significant contributions to the community.

Will the Real Robb Please Stand Up

I have a confession to make… I am a dolt. That’s right, kids. I, being the all-powerful way-into-it recap artist that I am, idiotically forgot about Survivor. It was almost a half-hour into the show before I realized my dolt-ness. And I’m sure many of you think I’m going to make the connection between “Rob-doltness” [...]

Member Orientation Breeds Success

By implementing a new level of member orientation, Cooper Fitness Center (CFC) was able to increase member satisfaction, personal training revenues and employee management skills, all in one fell swoop.

Locker Rooms with a Winning Touch, Part 4

Diaper changing areas. Facilities with a daycare program should offer diaper changing areas and baby seats in at least one toilet stall. Rounded corners. To promote both safety and cleanliness, locker room design should include as many rounded corners as possible. This makes it easier to access areas where mold and mildew are likely to [...]