By Anne Miller, NPR The secret to more productive meetings? You might simply need to stand up. This we know, to some degree. Just take as examples the growing popularity of standing desks, which took off after a flurry of reports found that sitting for long periods of time can significantly, negatively, impact employees’ health. […]
Read more
By Shan Li, Los Angeles Times At Hollywood & Highland Center, mere steps from Hollywood Boulevard’s souvenir-hawking dives, tourists can drop up to $1,000 on fine caviar. But they aren’t pampered with white-glove service. Tins of the delicacy are dispensed at the tap of a button — from a vending machine. After decades of serving […]
Read more
By Case Keefer, Las Vegas Sun A summer series that has already produced the second- and third-largest tournaments in poker history can now add a third top-10 event of all-time. The 2014 World Series of Poker Main Event had attracted the seventh-most entrants of any live tournament in history by the time registration closed Monday […]
Read more
By Steve Matthews, Nina Glinski and Nadja Brandt, Bloomberg Traci Butler and her husband cut out vacations after the U.S. recession five years ago. This week, the couple is taking their two boys on a weeklong trip that includes a July 4th visit to the nation’s capital, just a few weeks after touring Italy on […]
Read more
By Benjy Sarlin, MSNBC LAS VEGAS — “I don’t have the background of a typical politician, right?” Lucy Flores told a crowd of Democratic activists as she accepted the party’s nomination for lieutenant governor of Nevada in June. It’s a line you’ve heard before: Candidates love to brag about how they didn’t grow up like […]
Read more
By Rosalind S. Helderman, Washington Post SEARCHLIGHT — Harry Reid grew up in a shack in this dusty old gold-mining outpost in the middle of the desert. As he rose to political power, he amassed personal wealth and began living part time in a condo in Washington. But he never stopped holding tightly to a […]
Read more
Rocky is one of many special dogs at the shelter right now. He’s had a rough start in life, but he’s still a happy, friendly, and affectionate boy. He’s 18 months old, 45 pounds, and should probably weigh about 10 to 15 pounds more. He loves other dogs, playing with toys, and going for walks. […]
Read more
By Lara Rosenbaum, Shape Last summer, multi-medal-winning Olympian Julia Mancuso was prepping hard for the Sochi Olympics, hoping to add more hardware to her collection. Her days ran like Excel sheets: each dialed to the hour, with most of those hours involving a workout. Her training paid off, and she came away with a bronze […]
Read more
By Susan Winlow, Daily Republic CARSON CITY — A strong wind bullied through the Carson Valley last weekend. It whistled and pushed itself through the trees, which isn’t too difficult since you can see a lone tree from 10 miles away. Sand, dirt and knee-deep brushy stuff is the norm in this high desert. However, […]
Read more
“Plastic Paradise: The Great Pacific Garbage Patch” will be shown at the Cedar House Sport Hotel in Truckee on July 8. Bay Area native and award-winning television host/journalist, Angela Sun, has documented the Great Pacific Garbage Patch long rumored to exist. Her film premiered at the San Francisco Green Film Festival in June 2013 and […]
Read more