By Huffington Post Finding time to exercise every day could be powerful tool in warding off brain shrinkage, called atrophy, that comes with aging, according to a new study. Researchers from the Center for Development of Advanced Medicine for Dementia in Japan found that adults who moved more during the day were less likely to […]
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By Marsha Friedman What’s the fastest-growing marketing trend on the Internet? I’m sad to say it’s the “fakeosphere.” Yes, fake blogs (called “flogs”), fake web news sites and fake testimonials. They look like the real thing, right down to comments posted by “bloggers” and their supposed readers. Those comments appear to be written by people […]
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By Kathryn Reed MEYERS – While the cha-ching of cash registers could not be heard, the swiping of credit cards across the Square was evident as people turned out en masse to buy local and think global. Halfway into the Dec. 1 event more than 100 people had filtered through the doors of Bona Fide […]
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A Digital Workflow Certification Workshop is being hosted by Tahoe Production House on Dec. 6. The six-hour workshop will provide participants with knowledge and experience in using the S.two digital recording equipment. The workshop will include expert instruction, setup information, troubleshooting and hands on experience for uncompressed recording. The workshop is for individuals breaking into […]
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Last year’s sixth-grade students in Reenie McMains’s class at Sierra Expeditionary Learning School, a Tahoe Truckee Unified School District public charter school in Truckee, produced a documentary short film as part of their expedition on the study of California geology. The film, “Geology of California, 4,500,000,000 Years in the Making,” is a documentary short (25 […]
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By Mandy Kendall We are definitely at that time of year where our thoughts turn to the giving of gifts and what to give everyone. In this era of technology it is so easy to log onto the computer, browse the Internet and buy all your gifts online. However, that might not be the best […]
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Marten Falk, one of Sweden’s most internationally active guitarists, will be in South Lake Tahoe on Nov. 30. His three solo recordings on the dB Productions label have been met with fantastic reviews around the world. Falk will be at Hope Lutheran Church of the Sierra (930 Julie Lane, South Lake Tahoe) at 7pm Friday. […]
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By Hugo Martín, Los Angeles Times As an information technology supervisor at Pitzer College in Claremont, Dennis Crowley had so much work to do last year that he finished 2011 without using nearly five days of paid vacation. “And to be frank, I was too busy to even realize I was losing time,” he said. […]
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Updated Nov. 28 4pm: Rebecca Wass’ tree was named “best in show” by judges. By Kathryn Reed STATELINE – Barren open space at dawn became a bevy of activity by noon and when the lights went out Tuesday night the room embodied the essence of the holidays. Barton Health Foundation’s 4th annual Festival of Trees […]
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By Harry Spencer, Sparks Tribune Long-time North Lake Tahoe resident George Galante, 69, passed away at Renown Medical Center in Reno on Nov. 21. He was born to Florence and George Galante in 1943 in Newark, N.J. He was the oldest of four children. He arrived at Incline Village in 1968, after spending time as […]
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