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Hercules youth track members run their way to national meet
The Hercules Running Rebels youth track and field club had strong representation at the AAU West Coast Junior Olympic Games Track and Field/Multi-Event Championships held in Reno last weekend and came away with equally impressive results.
CNN Student News – 2/5/2010

Food Politics: How the Food Industry Influences Nutrition, and Health, Revised and Expanded Edition (California Studies in Food and Culture) $10.00 An accessible and balanced account, Food Politics laid the groundwork for today’s food revolution and changed the way we respond to food industry marketing practices. Now, a new introduction and concluding chapter bring us up to date on the key events in that movement. This pathbreaking, prize-winning book helps us understand more clearly than ever before what we eat and why….

Closing the Food Gap: Resetting the Table in the Land of Plenty $7.74 In Closing the Food Gap, food activist and journalist Mark Winne poses questions too often overlooked in our current conversations around food: What about those people who are not financially able to make conscientious choices about where and how to get food? And in a time of rising rates of both diabetes and obesity, what can we do to make healthier foods available for everyone?To address these q…

Eat Your Genes: How Genetically Modified Food is Entering Our Diet $6.86 Food safety scares such as salmonella in eggs or BSE in beef continue to cause public concern. But far more unnoticed is the way that genetic engineered food is entering our diet. This book looks at how this situation came about, revealing those responsible for driving genetically modified foods so rapidly on to the market. Stephen Nottingham argues that consumer pressure could decide whether thes…