Teen Center raises curtain for new theatre group
Filed Under Country Curtain | Posted on September 24, 2008
“The skits focus on underage drinking and DUI prevention,” said Teen Center Project Coordinator Melissa Peterson. “The theatre group focuses on peer education and influencing peers to make healthy choices.”
One of the skits, “Tragedies,” was completely written by the all-teen theater group. Another skit, “Party Time,” was already written, but the group changed some aspects [...]
Curtain Rises on 97th Richard Wagner Festival in Bayreuth
Filed Under Curtain Rods | Posted on August 1, 2008
Bayreuth has often been described as the nerve center of the German nation and its culture. The images most familiar to the public are the yearly summer ritual of the motorcade to the Festspielhaus and the celebrities who disembark and wave to the crowd. Having come to see the music dramas, they themselves are first [...]
Study raises health concerns about shower curtains
Filed Under Shower Curtain | Posted on June 16, 2008
The Canadian Environmental Law Association and Canadian organization Environmental Defence jointly conducted a report that was released to the public on Thursday, saying that chemicals released by new vinyl curtains may pose a significant health risk.
The study noted that many shower curtains contain more than 100 volate organic compounds (VOCs), phthalates and organotins, some of [...]
Pvc Shower Curtains Harmful To Your Health
Filed Under Kitchen Curtain | Posted on June 16, 2008
The PVC shower curtains are not just sold in one or two small corner stores in your neighbourhood. These products retail from many if not all national major outlets such as Wal-Mart, Target and Sears and could affect millions of people in the United States.
The 44-page report summarizes a two-part study carried out on plastic [...]
Shower curtains harbour over 100 toxic chemicals
Filed Under Country Curtain | Posted on June 16, 2008
The study was conducted by the US-based Center for Health, Environment & Justice (CHEJ) and in Canada by Environmental Defence and the Canadian Environmental Law Association (CELA).
Though ubiquitous in homes around the world, PVC shower curtains contain many harmful chemicals, including volatile organic compounds (VOCs), phthalates and organotins.
Toxic chemical off-gassing from PVC shower curtains may [...]
Curtain Falls on Toni Braxton’s Vegas Run
Filed Under Curtain Rods | Posted on May 30, 2008
Recovery is going to be the only thing on Toni Braxton’s to-do list for a while.
The Flamingo Las Vegas announced Thursday that the remainder of the R&B diva’s shows at the hotel have been canceled so that she can focus on her health.
The “Breathe Again” songstress hasn’t performed since early last month after being hospitalized [...]
News & Features Ban on tobacco displays ‘puts health first’
Filed Under Kitchen Curtain | Posted on April 21, 2008
Ontario smokers will soon have to thumb through a binder to pick the brand of their choice at convenience stores as the province ushers in a ban on cigarette displays that the government says is necessary to save lives despite growing concern among store owners. While half of Ontario’s 10,000 convenience stores say they [...]
Speakout Voices: Cigarette display ban
Filed Under Kitchen Curtain | Posted on April 21, 2008
We asked you whether you think covering up cigarette displays will make smoking less appealing to young people. Here’s what you had to say.
Hiding cigarettes puts health first? How about putting solar panels on every grid-tied roof in the province so we can finally close down our coal fired power plants? How about banning idling, [...]
News & Features Greening your family life
Filed Under Kitchen Curtain | Posted on April 21, 2008
Earth Day is a great opportunity to get outside and enjoy some Earth Day events, or muck about greening your own patch of earth. Plant a tree or some flowers, put up a bird feeder, or set up your own backyard compost. Kids love to get dirty, and you檒l all feel good knowing you’re doing [...]
Ontario Cigarette display ban to go ahead despite uproar
Filed Under Kitchen Curtain | Posted on April 20, 2008
Ontario smokers will soon have to thumb through a binder to pick the brand of their choice at convenience stores as the province ushers in a ban on cigarette displays which the government says is necessary to save lives despite growing concern among [...]