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Home Improvement

Check Your Smoke Detectors

Daylight saving time officially ended on November 5.  Aside from getting to sleep in another hour and suddenly having to drive home from work in the dark, it’s also the time when the experts advise you to test your smoke alarms and change out their batteries.   The American Red Cross recommends doing this smoke alarm check and battery replacement twice a year, both when DST ends and again in the […]

todayNovember 21, 2018

Health & Wellness

FDA Tries to Crack Down on Vapes

The Food and Drug Administration just announced a series of restrictions aimed at combating a growing public health menace — flavored e-cigarettes and tobacco products that have lured young people into vaping and smoking. The effort to cut off access to flavored e-cigarettes stopped short of a ban that the F.D.A. had threatened in recent months as it sought to persuade e-cigarette makers to cease marketing strategies that might appeal […]

todayNovember 21, 2018

Food & Drink

Should You Eat a High Fat or Low Fat Diet?

Which is better, a low-fat/high-carbohydrate diet or a high-fat/low-carbohydrate diet -- or is it the type of fat that matters? In a new paper featured on the cover of Science magazine's special issue on nutrition, researchers from Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston Children's Hospital, and colleagues with diverse expertise and perspectives on the issues laid out the case for each position and came to a consensus, sort […]

todayNovember 21, 2018

Tech Made Simple

Google Watch Gets an Update

Google is set to release a new system update called the “H Update” to its “Wear Operating System (OS)” with features like the battery saver, body efficiency and smart app resume. The new system update, labeled “System Version: H,” should appear on your device sometime in the next few months. The “H Update” features a new battery saver mode for Android-based smart-watches that would turn on “Battery Saver” to only […]

todayNovember 20, 2018

Fashion

Timeless Style Icon: Audrey Hepburn

Anyone who has seen “Breakfast at Tiffany’s” gets it: the indelible and enduring impact of Audrey Hepburn on modern fashion. For decades, her clean style sensibility and radiant grace have inspired the likes of Hubert de Givenchy, Salvatore Ferragamo and Isaac Mizrahi, all of whom have tried at some point to translate her spirit into their clothing and accessories. Even after her death in 1993, her status as a style […]

todayNovember 20, 2018

Health & Wellness

Fructans vs. Glutens: Which is the Real Culprit?

Americans love to designate dietary devils. MSG. Fat. Carbs. Gluten. The latest food to be nominated for devilhood is fructans. And the focus on them came about, in part, because of our collective national obsession with gluten. Here’s how: We know that many people who follow a gluten-free diet don’t need to for medical reasons, such as having celiac disease. Yet some insist they aren’t going gluten-free because it’s trendy […]

todayNovember 20, 2018

Food & Drink

Malaysia vs. Singapore: Who Does Hawker Better?

Ever since Singapore separated from Malaysia and declared independence in 1965, the two neighbors have argued over who has stronger claims to aspects of their shared heritage. One major example of this rivalry is, “who does street food best,” which has only been exascerbated by Singapore’s government-organized petition to the United Nations Education Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) to recognize the their street vendors, commonly referred to as “hawkers,” as […]

todayNovember 20, 2018

Home Improvement

Are You Prepared?

If the horrific, devastating images from the recent wildfires and hurricanes has taught us anything, it's that you can never be too prepared for a natural disaster. You can get, and always be, ready by putting together both an At Home and On The Go emergency preparedness kit. Start by testing and replacing the batteries in your flashlights, as well as stocking up on backup batteries, candles, box matches and lighters. Set […]

todayNovember 20, 2018

Home Improvement

Don’t Get Backed Up During the Holidays

The holiday season is upon us, and for many, that means the arrival of family and friends, some for a meal, some for several days. The house is decorated, you’ve got your menu all prepped and ready to go. What you don’t need is for the toilets to start backing up. Or the garbage disposal to go on the fritz. Or your pipes to decide to burst. There is a […]

todayNovember 19, 2018

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