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Don't Forget the Kids When Filing Your Census Papers
Call me a dork, but I did a little jump for joy when the 2010 census arrived in my mailbox this week. I'm not exactly sure why I am so excited to stand and be counted – maybe it's because it is the first time I can list children in my household – but I immediately tore open the envelope, filled it out, and put it right back in the mail.
Since the first census in 1790, children have been undercounted more than any other age group in the nation.
Biggest Headline of 2009: Obamas in the Food World Spotlight
We knew it'd be a big year for President Barack Obama and his wife Michelle. But there's no way we would have predicted the extent to which they would become involved in America's growing culinary culture and increasing food politics. Not only did the first couple set an extraordinary example of how the nation should eat healthy and local, but every single bite, it seems — from a cheeseburger lunch in Arlington, VA, to barbecued chicken in the White House on Father's Day — seemed to be deemed worthy of national news and attention.
Study Reveals UK Throws Away $20 Billion in Food a Year
With the biggest meal of the year a mere two weeks away, here's something to keep in mind: reducing food waste. The British government has just released a new report that reveals each year, the country throws away more than $20 billion in consumable food and drink.
According to the Waste and Resources Action Program (WRAP), the UK's food waste is topping 6.6 million tons annually.
UK Government Opposes Buy-One-Get-One-Free Food Deals
The UK government, in an effort to reduce wasted food, is pressuring grocers to stop employing buy-one-get-one-free sales tactics. The nation's administration found that a third of all food in the UK is wasted, including roughly 5.1 million potatoes and 220,000 loaves of bread each year.
According to the Waste and Resource Action Program, or WRAP, the average Briton throws away more than his own weight — over $700 worth — in food annually.
Quiz: Who (Else) Called the White House Home?
Happy Inauguration Day! I've already quizzed you on presidential pooches, but our country's leaders have owned a variety of "non-traditional" pets as well. Think you can match the animal to the first family?
Think You Know Your Presidential Pets, Part II?
Did you already test your knowledge recalling not one but two presidential pets from different families? For the second part of the quiz, I've included a picture of the president with his pooch – hopefully giving you a clue to name that pet!
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Can You Pick Presidential Pooches?
For some presidential families, one animal just isn't enough! With just days until the Obamas enter the White House – and labradoodle or Portuguese water dog seeming the likely addition – I've found some pictures of pets who've all already sniffed the inside of the White House . .
Is the Government Mad For Not Testing More Cows?
Last Friday the Bush administration asked a federal appeals court to stop allowing meatpackers to test all animals for mad cow disease. That's right, the government wants companies to test fewer animals.
Currently, under Agriculture Department guidelines, less than 1 percent of slaughtered cows are tested for the disease.
YouTube Video of Fort Bragg Gets Results
We've been focused on the ills of YouTube lately, but here's one story where the website was used for good instead of evil. Army dad Edward Frawley paid a welcome home visit on his 22-year-old son — just returning from a tour of duty with the 82nd Airborne Division in the mountains of Afghanistan — and he was shocked to see the deplorable conditions of his son's barracks at Fort Bragg, NC.
In our high-tech age when we want to send a grievance we don't have to wait for a carrier pigeon — and Frawley didn't.
Should the Government Tell People to Lose Weight?
Big Mac attacks in Tokyo have caused expanding Japanese waistlines to spur the government into action. Statistics collected by Japan's government found on average, Japanese men are 10 percent heavier than they were only 10 years ago, and the women are catching up. The solution?
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