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Unique San Francisco Dining Experience Delivers Value-Packed Evening SAN FRANCISCO, April 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Mindful of the growing need for relaxation and escape from today's stress, a unique San Francisco restaurant is inviting guests to lay back, chill out, and get down in a unique nightlife concept that mixes the pleasures of fine dining, the allure of live entertainment, and the exhilaration of a nightclub -- all for the price of dinner. Designed to "let your senses thrive,"...

If the recession requires you to cut back on expenses, don't overlook frozen or canned fruits and vegetables as healthy and less expensive alternatives to the fresh versions, said an expert at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston."You might be surprised to know that frozen or canned options are just as nutritious or sometimes even more nutritious than fresh fruits and vegetables," said Molly Gee, a registered dietitian at BCM.Companies that make frozen or canned fruits and vegetables must...

A study of tea drinkers in Iran suggests drinking very hot beverages may raise the risk of esophageal cancer, the British Medical Journal said. The report said people who drink tea hotter than 158 F were eight times more likely to develop esophageal cancer than those who preferred a cooler temperature, The Times of London reported Friday. Researchers said a high incidence of esophageal cancer was found in Iran's Golestan province, where residents report drinking large amounts of very hot...

A doctor says a disturbing number of Australian schoolchildren -- 42 percent -- skip breakfast at least once a week. The national MBF Healthwatch survey conducted by TNS market researchers found 22 percent of parents say their children don't eat breakfast on three to five school days and a further 20 percent skip breakfast on one or two school days -- each week. It is disturbing to find that 42 percent of children are sent to school on one or more days on an empty stomach because it sends a...

A southern California school district said it is ending a policy of serving cold cheese sandwiches to students with unpaid lunch balances. Chula Vista Elementary School District Superintendent Lowell Billings said schools will no longer be serving the alternate meal of a cheese sandwich, milk and a salad to students whose parents have missed payments on three or more lunches because a new online payment system and automated reminder phone calls have reduced the number of delinquent accounts,...

While the wisdom of Warren Buffet cuts across all industries, the Oracle from Omaha has invested in furniture stores around the country SUN VALLEY, Calif., Feb. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- What does Warren Buffet have in common with a Southern California entrepreneur and now legendary TV commercial personality, Neil Leeds? More than you might think. According to Neil Leeds, CEO and Founder of the Leeds Mattress Company: "I owe the success of my 25-store chain of Leeds Mattress Stores to the...

A study of the U.S. National School Lunch Program found better nutritional quality, but there is still room for improvement, researchers said. Schools need to do even more to reduce the availability of high-calorie, low-nutrient foods and make school meals more nutritious, the Third School Nutrition Dietary Assessment said. The assessment is scheduled to be published in the special Supplement to the February issue of the Journal of the American Dietetic Association. The National School Lunch...

Bag lunches may not always meet the nutritional needs of preschool children, U.S. researchers said.Researchers at the University of Texas at Austin and Third Coast Research and Development Inc. of Galveston, Texas, said due to the increasing cost of food preparation and storage, more and more childcare centers are requiring parents to provide food for their children.The researchers studied for three consecutive days the lunches of 74 children ages 3-5 attending full-time childcare centers...

DETROIT, Jan. 8 /PRNewswire/ -- Joan A. LeMahieu, President of The Parade Company and Executive Director of the Michigan Thanksgiving Parade Foundation has resigned effective February 4, 2009. She will be joining the Global Spectrum organization initially as General Manager of The Mountain Winery in Saratoga, California. Global Spectrum, a Philadelphia-based public assembly facility management company, has more than 80 facilities throughout the United States and Canada, and is part of...

RESTON, Va., Dec. 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- comScore (Nasdaq: SCOR), a leader in measuring the digital world, today reported its tracking of holiday season retail e-commerce spending for the first 51 days of the November - December 2008 holiday season. For the holiday season through December 21, $24.71 billion has been spent online, down one percent versus the corresponding shopping days last year. (Photo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20081223/AQTU029) (Logo:...