deanland / published news
Better Lunchroom choices & Exercise Breaks: Companies Promote Employee Health
Work breaks for healthy stretching. Healthier food in the lunchroom,with salads priced to compete with costlier fatty foods. All part of a trend in which big companies stress their workers health and well-being. The "Twinkie Tax" comes to the workplace.
TalkEnergy | trackback | category: Health/Fitness | Add this link to... | tell a friend
Boy Scouts collect 12 Tons of Food, 8000 books, and more
Texarkana Boy Scouts "Scouting for Food" campaign a success. In addition to 24,000 lbs of food, they gathered 8000 books, 300 old cell phones and ink jet cartridges. Distributed among local area agencies, the food will feed the needy during the holiday season. The books go to the local area Literacy council.
TalkEnergy | trackback | category: Citizenship | Add this link to... | tell a friend
Even More Joy of Cooking: classic cookbook reissued
A new edition of The Joy of Cooking has been released. Rave reviews laud the return of folksy advice and 4000 "most beloved" recipes updated for modern times. A grandson of the original authors sets the tone in this sequel to the 75th Anniversary Edition.
TalkEnergy | trackback | category: Homelife | Add this link to... | tell a friend
The Real Truth: Imaginary Friends are good
Kids dream up Imaginary Friends, and a new study finds this a healthy, beneficial event. Pretend pals, naughty or nice, help children prepare for real life. 20 years of research shows that kids know their imaginary friends are not real, and that these characters help with coping mechanisms and learning.
TalkEnergy | trackback | category: Health/Fitness | Add this link to... | tell a friend
Strawberries: berry, uh, VERY good
Strawberries: low in calories, high in nutrition and flavor. Fat-free, cholesterol-free, packed with antioxidants, strawberries help fight cancer, heart disease and more. High in Vitamin C and Folate (a B Vitamin) they add fiber and Potassium. Even the frozen ones pack a healthy wallop!
TalkEnergy | trackback | category: Health/Fitness | Add this link to... | tell a friend
Vermont Secret Santa drops rare coin in Salvation Army Collection Kettle
A 1908 Indian Head coin worth about $14,000 was placed in a Barre, VT Salvation Army collection kettle. The generous anonymous donor seemed to know the value: the coin was in a plastic protective case. Talk about a Secret Santa!
TalkEnergy | trackback | category: Citizenship | Add this link to... | tell a friend
Find $10,000 - 10 Years Later: Receive it. Finders Keepers!!
1996: Utah college maintenance worker finds $10,000. Honest man turns cash over to police. Investigation ensues. Decade passes. No claims ever made, no crime ever found. Worker's honesty rewarded: he gets to keep the money, ten years later.
TalkEnergy | trackback | category: Citizenship | Add this link to... | tell a friend
Instant Heimlich Learning: Student taught on the spot, saves teacher's life
13 year old Amanda walks in to health class, sees the teacher is choking. Teacher signals how to do the Heimlich Maneuver, Amanda saves teacher's life. Obviously this teaching method is effective! It was the teacher's birthday -- what a present from her student!
TalkEnergy | trackback | category: Health/Fitness | Add this link to... | tell a friend
