Recreation

The Ball: Man's Most Important Invention

Dylan Kendall | Posted 05.15.2012

Read More: Play, Creativity, Invention of the Ball, Balls, Recreation, Inventing the Wheel, Culture News

I will argue however that the humble ball is actually man's greatest invention. Without the ball what would man have bounced against the wall while he was thinking about the wheel?

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Creative Spaces: Where the Wild Things Should Be

Rana Florida | Posted 05.15.2012

Read More: Creativity, Zoos, Aquarium, Design, Architecture, Creative Spaces, Animals, Outdoors, Slidepollajax, Culture, Recreation, Detroit Zoo, Lincoln Park Zoo, San Diego Zoo, Zoo Atlanta, National Zoo, Disney Animal Kingdom, Cincinnati Zoo, Aza, Arctic Ring of Life, Detroit Zoological Socity, Bronx Zoo, Ron L. Kagan, Woodland Park Zoo, National Amphibian Conservation Center, Ron Kagan, Living Desert Museum, Culture News

Ron L. Kagan made international headlines when he voluntarily decided to relocate the Detroit Zoo's elephants to a better home, a sanctuary in California. How exotic animals experience life in captivity is determined by the home that zoos give them. Here are some of the things that make this experience much better for animals.

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My Secret Love For Garbage

Tara Woodard-Lehman | Posted 04.30.2012

Read More: Recycle Waste, Restoration, Christianity, Garbage and Redemption, Creation, Recreation, College Chaplaincy, Slidepollajax, Religion News

It became so obvious. All this garbage. All this junk. All this longing to take that which is deemed unworthy -- this was Good News -- really, really, good news. This was Gospel.

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Veterans Come Alive in the Great Outdoors

Joseph Bobrow | Posted 04.10.2012

Read More: Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans, Wilderness, Mental Health, Trauma, Ptsd, Recreation, Impact News

The unfolding sense of safety with other vets and families, the welcoming embrace of the Bay and its birds, fish, and harbor seal pups helped reservist Mike name an obstacle and find a crease through which he began to come to life.

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EPA Proposal Allows 1 in 28 People to Get Sick at U.S. Beaches

Steve Fleischli | Posted 04.02.2012

Read More: Bacteria, Health, Beaches, Recreation, Epa, Clean Water Act, Environmental Protection Agency, Beach Act, U.S. Beaches EPA, U.S. Beaches EPA Proposal, Green News

EPA has a responsibility to keep our waters healthy to ensure that we are too. Instead, the agency glosses over its own science by ignoring the known risks of getting certain illnesses, like diarrhea, from swimming in contaminated waters

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Night And Weekend Workers Have Greater Feelings Of Social Isolation: Study

The Huffington Post | Alexander Eichler | Posted 12.14.2011

When workers pull evening and weekend shifts, it can be great for a company's bottom line. But it's often not so good for the workers themselves. E...

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PHOTOS: Ditch Your Car And Take These 5 LA Walks

| Katie Bain | Posted 10.08.2011

Read More: LA Walks, Los Angeles Travel, Trails, LA Recreation, Walking in LA, Exercise, Parks, California Travel, La Around Town, Walking Paths Los Angeles, Recreation, Los Angeles News

The old adage, ("adage" meaning the 1983 Missing Persons song, "Walking in LA"), goes that "nobody walks in LA." Some are adamant about this fact. Oth...

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How To Get Better At Leisure

Joe Robinson | Posted 09.26.2011

Read More: Engaged Experience, Work-Life Balance, Leisure Skills, Experiences, Direct Experience, Leisure and Health, Recreation, Healthy Living Health News, Recreational Activities, Healthy Living Mind, Emotional Intelligence, Healthy Living News

In one of the not-so-great ironies of the modern world, we're trained to make a living but not how to do the living we're making. We wind up without the skills to do what is essential for physical and mental health -- participate in our lives through engaged experience.

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10 BBQ Joints Chefs Love

Find. Eat. Drink. | Posted 08.06.2011

Read More: Barbecue, Bbq, Pork, Chefs, Chris Lily, Pit Masters, Sean Brock, Scott's, Howie Kleinberg, Joe Beef, Pork Ribs, Cuisine of the Southern United States, Food, Meat, Cooks, Recreation, Slidepollajax, Food News

Barbecue - it's a noun, a verb and in many parts of the country, a religion. We rounded up a list of 20 smokin' barbecue joints, some so off the be...

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Summer Reading List

Laura Munson | Posted 08.03.2011

Read More: Summer Reading, Education, Literacy, Reading, Books, Recreation, Summertime, Books News

Recently, I asked my Facebook friends to share their favorite all time book. Here are those unedited results, in the order in which they arrived. Not ...

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Colorado's Least Funny Video: Snowmobile Chasing Moose

David Petersen | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Forests, Outdoors, National Parks, Wildlife, Recreation, Ohv, Moose, Off-Highway Motorized Vehicles, Snowmobiles, Wilderness, Denver News

It's way past time for our laws, and our law-enforcers, to slam down hard on illegal off-highway motorized vehicle riders.

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Canned Craft Beers Worth Drinking

Find. Eat. Drink. | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Brewmaster, Brooklyn Brewery, Cocktail Recipe, Dales' Pale Ale, Sommelier, Can, Slidepollajax, Garrett Oliver, Craft Beer, Pilsner, Beer, Food, United States, Recreation, Stout, Microbrewery, Food News

The pop-top has always gotten a bad rap in the beer world. Like screw tops on wine, it just isn't a seductive opening. But now, the can is shedding it...

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WATCH: STREET ART: Artist Alec Monopoly Is The Spray Paint Zorro

John Wellington Ennis | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Clear Channel Communications, Games, Board Game, Recreation, Museum of American Finance, Video Games, John Wellington Ennis, Game, Street Art, Monopoly, Los Angeles, Economy and Trading, New York, Arts News

It was a social message that first inspired Alec to start spreading his Monopoly Man mischief around town. As the economy collapsed and crooks were c...

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Gift Recommendations From Sommeliers, Mixologists & Chefs

Find. Eat. Drink. | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Rajat Parr, Shopping, Sommelier, Recreation, Food, Wine, Drink, Beverages, Slidepollajax, Food News

Heading to a party and need an interesting bottle to bring? Looking for the right gift to give to a wine or cocktail aficionado?

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The Taboo Cure For Our National Gloom: Live A Little!

Joe Robinson | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: The Great Depression, The Balanced Life, Work-Life Balance Recreation, Work-Life Balance Recession, Living, Work-Life Balance, Recession Recreation, Recession, Recreation, Healthy Living News

We may have avoided an economic depression, but not a psychological one. Despair, helplessness and cynicism have the nation in a headlock, one that has pinned our resiliency to the mat.

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Chefs' Guide to Portland, Maine

Find. Eat. Drink. | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Dining Guides, Chef, Cooking, Recreation, Food, Slidepollajax, United States, Restaurant, Asia, Portland Maine, Food News

If you care about eating well, Portland, Maine should be on your wish list. There is something very exciting going on with the local food scene.

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2010 NFL Week 4 Recap

Elizabeth Engel | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: LeSean McCoy, Jeff Garcia, Video Games, Donovan McNabb, Washington Redskins, Andy Reid, Game, Recreation, Sports News

Stud of the game: I can't say Donovan, can I? Then my second choice would have to be LeSean McCoy who, although he didn't get in the endzone, had 174 yards combined rushing and receiving

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Public Schools Could Double As Neighborhood Gyms

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Playground, Public Schools, Health & Wellness, Community, Public Parks, Liability, Recreation, Impact News

It's no secret that Americans could use more active lifestyles, and the answer to that may just be their local public schools, GOOD blogger Nikhil Swa...

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The Secret Knives Of Chefs: Bob Kramer's Legendary Knives & 6 Chefs' Favorite Blades

Find. Eat. Drink. | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Charlie Palmer, Shopping, Slidepollajax, James Beard Award, Knife, Knives, Thomas Keller, Williams-Sonoma, Recreation, Food News

Chef Charlie Palmer has a Michelin star, a few James Beard Awards, and a Kramer Knife. Chef Thomas Keller has three Michelin stars, several James B...

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Four Summer Cocktail Recipes

Find. Eat. Drink. | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Gin, Beer, Gimlet, Slidepollajax, Dale's Pale Ale, Franny's, Dark and Stormy, Rum, Home, Cooking, Cocktail, Food, Fentimans, Drink, Collections and Indexes, Beverages, Joedoe, Recreation, Food News

Sweet, salty, balanced, and refreshing - here are four summer cocktail recipes to try.

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Our Public Lands Can Enhance America's Great Outdoors

Bill Meadows | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Environment, Parks and Recreation, Wilderness, Barack Obama Environmental Policy, Outdoors, Barack Obama, Recreation, Earth Day, Green News

Not only do America's wild lands sustain our communities, but they also provide a cultural and historical connection to who we are, and where we've been.

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Therapeutic Gardening: A Natural Approach to Health, Healing, and Recovery

DivineCaroline | Emily Wallace | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Cost-Effective Therapy, Therapy, Health, Gardening, Wellbeing, Recreation, Healthy Living News

Therapeutic gardening has become a method of recovery, both physical and mental, for Alzheimer's patients, the physically handicapped, injured or ill ...

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Parks for Preventive Health Care?

Will Rogers | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Fitness, Playground, Infrastructure, Green Infrastructure, Prevention, Public Land, Recreation, Parks, Green News

The health benefits of parks are well established, especially when parks are easily accessible and well-maintained.

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Balancing Balance

Cecilia Michelson | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Holistic, Acceptance, Yoga, Work Life, Balance, New Year Resolution, Spirituality, Relaxation, Happiness, Work Stress, Yogi, Recession Fears, Recreation, Healthy Living News

It's good and important to make time for oneself, for recreation and fun, but if it doesn't happen until the weekend, it's okay!

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