“Robust” Ivory Trade Continues

Despite progress, “robust” ivory trade continues 

Every 15 minutes, an elephant is killed for its ivory. In spite of a 1990 ban on international ivory sales,  Africa’s current elephant population has been reduced to perhaps less than half of the 1.3 million that roamed just 35 years ago. Asian elephants face an even grimmer fate: today perhaps just 40,000 remain in the wild, according to Bagheera.com, a website...


Wali Collins on That One thing

What is that one thing you could do for hours? The thing you feel you were born to do.  What is that particular something that when you are doing it, it bring you peace and a certain calmness? My question to you is why are you not doing it all the time? Is it because you have other responsibilities or a job?

Believe it or not, you can make a career out of whatever your passion is.

Think about it. If we all did our...


Mega Yacht Chef takes to the ground

"I have always been in the Caribbean, or Bahamas for Christmas as a yacht chef. It is hard to fathom having a white Christmas when you are sweating bullets in a bathing suit on a beach or cruising on a yacht to the next port. Definitely not the normal White Christmas most people have. Having a tree on board was/is rare but I did manage to have a tiny one,...


Veterinarian Dr. Morris Samson | Advocate for Healing

For Veterinarian Dr. Morris Samson, the cycle of healing and sustainability is an integral part of his life.

Dr. Samson, who originally hails from Toronto, Canada, possesses a rare confluence of compassion, intellect and business acumen. He is a healer, but is also deeply pragmatic about running a successful Veterinary practice that can serve as role model to other Veterinary industry-related businesses. 

He...


Organic treats baked on site in the “Bark-ery”

Organic treats baked on site in the “Bark-ery” at Salem’s  New England Dog Biscuit Company/nedogbiscuit.com

According to historyofmassachusetts.org by Rebecca Brooks: “In October of 1692, an afflicted girl in Andover accused a neighbor’s dog of trying to bewitch her. The...


Author shares love for animals with young readers

Peg Kehret might be our generation’s version of Dr. Doolittle. The best-selling children’s author, who lives in the shadow of Mt. Rainier, shares her home with a dog who is deaf and two cats, one of which is blind. She uses hand signals to communicate with her dog Lucy, and she’s careful to leave a clear path for Mr. Stray to navigate sightlessly but safely between bed, food, and litter box. Her other cat, Dillon, sits on a certain...


Ambitious Wealth – A Full Universe of Investments

Michael Cohn is the President and Chief Investment Strategist of the New York City-based firm Atlantis Asset Management. As registered investment advisors, Michael Cohn and his team formulate a plan to achieve...

Where Have All the Old Women Gone?

Getting old in America is usually only explored in publications such as AARP or Spry Magazine, which focus on the aging population. So it was an unusual twist to see a celebrated legacy press – New York Times Sunday Magazine – focus on the seniors among us.

The Oct. 26, 2014, NYT Magazine shared a wealth of articles about seniors. Stories were told from a curious mixture of culture, politics and...