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Teachers work hard to educate our children, stimulate their learning skills, and inspire them to read, write, and be creative. We all know that their salaries often don't reflect all of the effort that goes into their job. Teachers make a difference every day for scores of children — now it's our turn to make a difference for them.
We Have a Winner! Riedel Pink Vinum Rosé Wineglasses
On YumSugar, we decided to honor National Breast Cancer Awareness Month by giving away three sets of Riedel's limited-edition Pink Vinum Rosé wineglasses to one lucky winner. Each glass has an elegant clear bowl and a soft pink stem, and a portion of the proceeds goes to support breast cancer diagnosis and management.
Well, we now have our winner!
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This year, in honor of National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, the folks at Riedel have created a special, limited edition glass. The Pink Vinum Rosé glass has a soft pink stem and clear bowl and is sold in a set of two.
Well guess what?
Yum's October Must Haves
October is that magical time of the year where the weather starts to change, fall hits us hard and the holidays are just around the corner. It also happens to be National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and — on the lighter side of things — National Cookie Month. To get you prepared for a fabulous October, I've rounded up some great products that you simply must have.
Yum Gift Guide: Wine Lovers
Steady Sticks - Think about the last time you took a bottle of wine to a picnic in the park. You found a nice shady spot on a hill, rolled out the blanket, pulled out the cork, poured the wine and then, oh... nowhere to put the glass.
Stemless Wine Glasses: Love Them or Hate Them?
In recent years, stemless wine glasses have really seemed to gain traction in the marketplace, and the leading stemless wine glass maker, Riedel, even releases limited-edition versions of its wildly popular stemless styles.
But yesterday, San Francisco Chronicle restaurant critic Michael Bauer questioned the functionality of stemless wine glasses, pointing out that wine poured in stemless wine glasses measured three degrees warmer than the same wine poured in a stemmed glass — a significant difference in temperature when it comes to the enjoyment of wine.
Stemless Wine Glasses: Love Them or Hate Them?
Hypothyroidism
In This Report- Highlights
- Introduction
- Causes
- Symptoms
- Diagnosis
- Risk Factors
- Complications
- Treatment
- Resources
- References
- Pregnant women with Graves’ disease should take the lowest possible dose of their thyroid medication
- It is safe for women with Graves’ disease to maintain thyroid levels in the upper-normal range while pregnant
- Thyroid levels in the low-normal range may increase the risk of unhealthy cholesterol levels, high blood sugar, and abdominal obesity -- indicators of metabolic syndrome -- according to a 2006 study in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism.
- Metabolic syndrome is a cluster of conditions, (including abdominal obesity, high blood sugar, and unhealthy cholesterol levels), which increases the risk for heart disease.
New Product Alert: Evolution Surf Three-Step Travel Set
New from Evolution Surf is this tropical-colored Three-Step Travel Set ($440). If you haven't heard of the brand, Evolution Surf is an organic skin care line created by Kelise Riedel, wife of custom surfboard builder Clark Riedel. The products are derived from South Pacific kelp, coconut, mango, seawater, and ocean stimuli to promote health and treat skin through topical, non-invasive treatment.
Movie Preview: How the Garcia Girls Spent Their Summer
Apparently, How the Garcia Girls Spent Their Summer made the festival rounds back in 2005, but is only now coming out in theaters. Why? I don't know.
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