The city that really hums. According to the American Society of Composers, Authors & Publishers–which recently opened a midwest membership office–Chicago is “the jingles capitol of the world.”
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Party time. According to the Management Association of Illinois, 68 percent of firms responding to its survey will have Christmas parties, but only half of them will invite employees’ spouses.
“In general, if the wood came from a tropical rainforest country, don’t buy it,” Pam Wellner of the Rainforest Action Network advises Christmas shoppers. “However, there are some teak plantations that are operated on a sustained-yield basis. Two furniture makers, Smith & Hawken and Herman Miller, use only teak from sustained-yield plantations and identify their products as such. Similarly, Faber-Castell Corporation is now using only sustained-yield U.S. cedar for its pencils…”
Oh. You sure about that? From 365 Health Hints by Don R. Powell: “Remember that the major purpose of the holidays is to enjoy family and friends. Food and alcohol are secondary factors.”
