Here are several excerpts from a blog post by consumer advocate, lawyer and author Ralph Nader about the growth of the food safety movement. Let us celebrate today the latest initiatives of our nation's growing food safety movement. Across the country, consumers are demanding the right to...
Under the direction of Laurel Robinson, the mission of the reborn Telluride Wine Festival (June 26 – June 29) includes children’s health (through improved nutrition) and education. In that spirit, Robinson offered the Patron’s Pavilion at Gondola Plaza to the Pinhead Institute, now under the...
In a recent NYT article, writer Brooks Barnes introduces us to the new, more controversial Miss Manners for the new millennium, The Advice Goddess herself, Ms. Amy Alkon. Please let me be on time for the maniacal manners lady. I don’t want her to scold me....
If you're wanting to expand your grilling repertoire this summer, check out these excerpts from a post, 8 Things You Didn’t Know You Could Grill, from The Daily Meal. Summer is the perfect time to explore, be adventurous, and try something new — and that means...
Electric Motocycles haven't exactly taken the world of by storm. But as Alex Davies notes in his recent Wired post, Harley-Davidson’s First Electric Motorcycle may just change all that. Harley-Davidson is more than a motorcycle, or even a brand. It is an icon, one that brings to mind big,...
Any self-respecting poet of pinot can rattle off a list of reasons why grape is good. For starters, wine complements and enhances the taste of food. “I cook with wine. Sometimes I even add it to the food,” W.C. Fields. [caption id="attachment_42156" align="aligncenter" width="600"] TWF- Italians[/caption] On dark...
When I first arrived here at the Second Chance Resource Center I was fed, nurtured and vaccinated. Although this is the typical protocol at most shelters, I find that out here in the fresh mountain air people seem more laid back than in other places I have...
David Streitfeld, a New York Times Technology Reporter, offers up some initial impressions on Amazon's new Fire phone, announced yesterday by Amazon CEO, Jeffrey Bezos. Here are several excerpts: Amazon on Wednesday announced a device that tries to fulfill the retailer’s dream of being integrated into...
Corporate wellness programs. They are the new black dress of healthcare. Everywhere. All the rage. [caption id="attachment_42234" align="aligncenter" width="600"] Life Dojo team, Patrica Bedard, Chris Cutter, Varun Vummidi[/caption] The term refers to any program designed to improve and promote health and fitness behavior and to improve health...
