Gluten-free menu items: Fad or Here to Stay?

Last August 5, 2013, the FDA released the latest definition of “gluten-free” food, which requires voluntarily-labelled gluten-free food items to have no more than 20 parts per million of gluten in any given dish. This uniform standard for the term is a step towards assuring concerned customers about the safe consumption of food items that…

Yellowstone Announces They Will Not Implement Remote Bison Vaccinations

Yellowstone National Park has released a statement they will not be participating in efforts that extend remote vaccinations to bison populations. Released by the National Park Service, the Final Environmental Impact Statement on the Brucellosis Remote Vaccination Program for Bison shows the park’s preferred alternative is to continue syringe vaccinations for bison calves and yearlings…

Is Technology Being Used to Ban Guns?

With most Americans jumping on the technology bandwagon, it’s nearly unfathomable that the California anti-business is using this same technology to ban weapons. However, a weapon that relied on advanced technology is now being feared extinct by what once propelled it to great heights. Patented in 1836 by Samuel Colt, the revolving handgun helped tame…

Responding to The Affordable Care Act With Cost-Cutting Measures

The year 2014 has seen a significant change in the economic landscape with the rollout of the Affordable Care Act (also known as Obamacare). With this law, individuals and small to large businesses are required to enroll in a private insurance plan. The coverage will start on the beginning of the year 2014. Along with…

Children’s Rights Group Urge Stricter Measures for Cross-Border Adoptions in Africa

While international adoptions have decreased for the past years, international adoptions of children from Africa are on the rise. This can be caused in part by the fact that countries such as China and Russia are tightening up (or even halting) adoptions by other countries, particularly the United States. In turn, the numbers indicate that…

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