Monthly Archives: June 2010

Project Safe Water Update

Flooding issues continue… The flooding has taken its toll to the tune of $16 million dollars and Governor Heineman is seeking federal assistance for 53 counties in Nebraska. The high waters are also canceling many 4th of July activities and the rescheduling of  state baseball games. Project Safe Water Update… Today, June 30, 2010 a…

Database vs. Chemical Food Testing

When having nutrition information tested be sure to find out if the laboratory that is running your tests is performing database analysis or chemical analysis.  Several laboratories provide a very vague description of how the testing will be performed and , therefore, charge more for database analysis.  This can be misleading because clients think they…

A lesson to companies using foursquare

Just Updated | June 29, 2010 11.15am central Also, do you want to see other foursquare companies who have recently put up window clings, check out the twitter hashtag #4sqcling |  Thanks Jemayne for this insight on his blog Original Post Foursquare – Have you heard of it? Some of you social media types are on it…

iPhone Craziness

I heard this morning over 1.8 million (iPhone version 4) have been sold. People waiting in line for this phone to be the first people to use it. It’s not like standing in line for a concert where the tickets run out. This phone will be around for awhile. However, this new phenomenon of being…

Salt in our diets

Did any of you stay up and catch this story last night on ABC Nightline  – “War on Salt”? I really think this issue will be a part of the new Healthcare Bill.  Watch this video and I think you will come away with a different perspective of how much salt is in our processed…

Project Safe Water Thank You!

A Project Safe Water Thank You!!!! Newspapers,  Tweeters, Internet Radio Station,  Nebraska Department of Agriculture and Facebook Friends have helped spread this word to people in the Eastern Nebraska and Western Iowa Communities. Several requests have been received today and we expect the trend to continue over the next few weeks. One local station, KETV…

Take a family break and get recharged

Summer is a busy time for myself and our family. Today,  I took timeout to be a part of my two son’s tennis experience. It was a round-robin tournament and it was actually fun just watching both of my boys play tennis at another level. With the 4th of July coming up and school just…

Staying cool and fit in the summer

With the temperatures peaking this summer and humidity and temperatures maxing out in the 90′s in some parts of the country, now is the time to think about hydration. Some tips I found in a great article, (How to Stay Fit (and Cool) Despite the Summer Heat) with one surprise tip that I had just…

A way to help flood victims

Project Safe Water | Helping flood victims in Eastern Nebraska and Western Iowa I am asking for your help.  I am asking for your involvement in getting the word out about the Project Safe Water Program for flood victims. Obviously, there are many ways to help: donations, preparing sandbags, volunteering, etc. This is just another…

Project Safe Water is introduced for flood victims

June 21, 2010 Midwest Laboratories is instituting a new program for flood victims Project Safe Water A formal press release was issued today! Project safe water View more documents from Midwest Laboratories. Flood victims  from Eastern Nebraska and Western Iowa are encouraged to participate in the program.  A total of 500 water analysis and sampling…