TIP OF THE DAY: Have A Barbecue Party For National Barbecue Month

Top: Deluxe grill from Landmann. Bottom: Weber’s Q series fits almost anywhere.   Did you fire up the grill for Mother’s Day? It’s one of the biggest barbecue days of the year, with 34% 0f grill owners cooking celebrate Mom. It following the Fourth of July (76%), Labor Day (62%), Memorial Day (62%) and Father’s…
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NEWS: We Drink More Bottled Water Than Ever

Convenience trumps environment. Help save the planet: Consider carrying a reusable water bottle.   Despite several years of anti-bottled-water campaigns across the country—declaiming bottled water’s negative environmental impact—Americans are buying more bottled water than ever. According to sales figures from Beverage Marketing Corp., in 2011 the total bottled water sales in the U.S. hit 9.1…
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TRENDS: Alcohol Consumption By Country

With Mardi Gras and St. Patrick’s Day upon us—two holidays known for celebration with alcohol—we found this comparative drink consumption chart. America isn’t even in the Top 10. That’s no reason to celebrate (or to over-indulge). The better focus would be to move our students up the Top 10 list in math and science. In…
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