Once considered an indulgence, spa treatments are quickly becoming a necessity to wellness. As more and more Americans take preventative health care seriously and consider how to achieve overall well being, spa treatments are beginning to find their way into the overall maintenance and care of one's self.
Several years ago, Cheryl Reid, owner of a New York City public relations firm,...
Who first thought of horse breeding? Who was the first person to decide that it was time for humans to give horses a hand in reproducing - a figure of speech that may seem all too apt to those who know a few things about the digital-stimulation techniques used in modern horse-breeding?
As with so many details of history, we'll probably never know; human and horse history entwine at a point...
Everyone remembers the "Simpsons" episode in which beleaguered Homer - not yet the walking punchline he was to become in later seasons - works himself nearly to death, taking second shifts at the Kwik-E-Mart with Apu, in order to afford a pony for young Lisa.
All ends well for the Simpsons, but the care and feeding of horses really isn't light work.
First of all, there's the question of...
The evolutionary history of the horse is one of the most-covered subjects in modern biology. And no wonder - of all modern animals, the horse has behind it the most intact and visible family tree.Our story begins millions of years ago - with the Perissodactyls.
No, not "pterodactyl" - those clawed flying relics of the dinosaur age as imagined in B-movies and The Flintstones. The...
Trying to pin down the moment at which horse and human history were first entwined is like trying to name the inventor of the wheel. The domesticated horse looms so large in human culture, and casts its shadow from so far back in time, that we may never know much about its origins.
We can say that the horse's first confirmed appearance in human culture is a dramatic one: the still-haunting...
Fans of Thoroughbred horse racing may find themselves wondering from time to time: How exactly do they decide what a horse's handicap will be?
An aspect of many competitive (and wager-worthy) sports and games besides horse racing - chess, Go, running events, yacht racing, polo, bowling and, infamously, golf - handicapping allows competitors at differing level of experience to clash without...
With ingredients like chocolate, coconut cream and caramel apple, it sounds more like an ice cream shop, but at Great Wolf Lodge in Traverse City, Michigan, these are just a few of the enticing items found in the spa services offered at Scoops Kids Spa.
Pint-sized clients enjoy a pedicure seated in an oversized ice cream sundae sofa surrounded by whimsical wall murals in this spa where the...
The rebounding of the premium-cigar market is one of the oddest business success stories of the past fifteen years. With an aging customer base, decades of competition from cigarettes and overall consumer trends indicating a decline in smoking in general, many observers had written off premium cigars as yesterday's luxury item - until 1992, when the industry showed significant fourth-quarter...
Premium cigars are many peoples' idea of the ultimate inexpensive luxury item. So with more and more Americans putting more thought into their meals - as the proliferation of magazines such as Food and Wine, Cook's Illustrated and Food, as well as the new popularity of cooking shows and books attests - it's natural enough to wonder how these two pleasures might combine. What foods and beverages...
Beyond championship teams like the Detroit Pistons and the Red Wings, Detroit's passion for sports and ability to host huge events makes it a city of championship events. This includes World Cup Soccer, the MLB All-Star Game, Super Bowl XL, the Buick Open, and the Ryder Cup. With numerous state-of-the-art sports venues and more than 35,000 competitively-priced hotel rooms, the city of Detroit...
