Former U.S. and Georgia First Lady Rosalynn Carter was the special guest yesterday for opening of Grady Health System’s new comprehensive outpatient mental health facility, the Auburn Avenue Recovery Center. Known worldwide for her work to improve the quality of life for those suffering from mental illness, Mrs. Carter joined health system officials in celebrating the expansion of mental health services available for adults, adolescents and children in Atlanta and the state.
Grady’s Auburn Avenue Recovery Center will centralize outpatient mental health services into one convenient location. The new center expands …

The US wine market is one of the fastest growing markets in the world, both in terms of production and consumption. Outpacing Italy, the country has become the second largest wine consumer in the world. US wine market at present accounts for around 12% of the global wine consumption. Moreover, according to our estimations, US wine market is expected grow more than 3% during 2010-2013.
The market is presently dominated by Table or Still wine, which accounts for nearly 90% of the market. While Dessert and Sparkling wine together hold just …

As a big oil slick approaches the Gulf Coast, a slick Big Oil campaign is approaching California’s ballot box. Oil companies Chevron, ConocoPhillips, Shell and Exxon Mobil have joined with the California Chamber of Commerce to push a proposed ballot measure that would protect them from fees used to lessen their harmful effects on the environment.
Chevron alone has contributed $250,000 to the self-named Stop Hidden Taxes Campaign, which has already spent close to a million dollars on gathering signatures to qualify for November’s ballot. Last week, the campaign began submitting …