(CNN) — Could you survive a vacation without your mobile phone, resisting the compulsion to check emails, make a call, post a tweet or rely on the power of the all-mighty internet to get around in a foreign country? Imagine not knowing how to tell the waiter what dish you want without a digital translator,…

After Ringo Tarr of Gloucester and a crew arrived from the town of Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada, towing a trailer with a roughly 35-foot fir tree donated by the Butler family of Shelburne last Tuesday, Tarr and a volunteer crew set about to raise it on Kent Circle with daylight waning at dusk on Friday.…

People pursue their weight loss goals for a variety of reasons. Some do it for appearance. Others do it because they are suffering from a health issue like high blood pressure or are concerned about diabetes. Still others might try to lose weight because societal norms tell them it’s what they should do. It’s tempting…

Chip and Joanna Gaines, stars of HGTV’s “Fixer Upper,” have opened their first hotel in their hometown of Waco, Texas.  Hotel 1928, named for the year the building was completed, opened this fall with 33 rooms, three places to eat and drink, a rooftop terrace and more than 6,600 square feet of event space.  The…

BRADFORD — The University of Pittsburgh at Bradford has a public event planned to help commemorate Native American Heritage Month in November. The university will host a historical art exhibition that tells the story of the creation of the Erie Canal and the effect it had on the Haudenosaunee people who inhabited the region. Haudenosaunee…

CLEARFIELD — Commonwealth University-Clearfield recently hosted a Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) training that was well attended by faculty, staff and students from multiple CU locations. Presenter Pam Watkins from Watkins HR spoke on the importance of equity and inclusion in the workplace. She encouraged discussion of the topic among the participants and engaged with…

The beauty universe tends to give peculiar names to each new trendy haircut. During a season when bobs, midis and micro bangs are triumphing, the butterfly haircut, as coined by stylist Sunnie Brook, has claimed its place. A retro style halfway between the Farrah Fawcett cut of the 1970s and the long layered styles of…

The key to financial independence is saving and investing as much as you can. The more you save, the more you’ll grow your net worth. I recommend saving 15% when you’re starting out and shooting for 50% in the long run. We have been saving over 50% of our income for many years. It served…

PESHAWAR: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Governor Haji Ghulam Ali said here on Sunday that healthy lifestyle and healthy food could prevent dangerous and deadly diseases like diabetes. “Diabetes is a silent killer. Diagnosis and proper management of this disease take time. Diabetes is a serious health challenge. To deal with this, we need to change our lifestyle.…