***½ Eat, Pray, Love I resisted reading this book for the longest time. I still haven’t watched the movie. It’s strange how books sometimes come to you when you are receptive. Had I started this book two years ago, I probably wouldn’t have made it through the first section. In this autobiographical book, Elizabeth is […]
Monthly Archives: April 2013
April
28
The Power of Small Things, guest post by Elizabeth Jennings, author of THE BUTTON COLLECTOR
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Elizabeth Jennings, author of THE BUTTON COLLECTOR Years ago, I began writing a novel based on a family’s collection of discarded buttons because I liked the idea of small, tangible items telling stories that weave together to form a larger truth. At the time, I had no idea how many button aficionados exist in this […]
April
18
Frankenveggies: Monsanto Protection Act passes Senate
posted by lasesana
From my column at Communities @ Washington Times WASHINGTON, March 25, 2013 — Last week, the U.S. Senate approved HR 933, a short term funding measure designed to avoid a March 27 government shutdown. Hidden within HR 933 is section 735, the “Farmer Assurance Provision.” Called the “Monsanto Protection Act” by critics, this section gives the USDA the power […]
April
18
Why opinion is shifting on same-sex marriage
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From my column in Communities @ Washington Times WASHINGTON, March 21, 2013 – Views on same-sex marriage have been rapidly shifting in the U.S. From politicians coming out in favor of marriage equality to growing portrayal of homosexuality in the media, popular opinion is decidedly changing. Two separate national surveys conducted earlier this month confirm […]
April
16
El pergamino de la seducción (The Scroll of Seduction), Gioconda Belli
posted by lasesana
**1/2 Barcelona: Seix Barral, 2005 (Spanish) WASHINGTON, DC, April 16, 2013 – Gioconda Belli’s El Pergamino de la Seduccion,The Scroll of Seduction weaves together two stories: the life of Juana of Castile in sixteenth century Spain and the story of Lucía, a young girl in 1970s Madrid. Perceptive and extensively researched, Belli’s narrative reveals a […]
April
03
Greek coffee may be the key to a long healthy life
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Greek scientists think that a Greek coffee is one of the reasons the residents of Ikaria live longer From my column at Communities @ Washington Times WASHINGTON, DC, March 19, 2013 – The residents of Ikaria, a Greek island on the Aegean Sea, live significantly longer than most other communities. In a study published […]
April
03
Scientists clone extinct frog embryo
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Could the woolly mammoth be next? From my column at Communities @ Washington Times WASHINGTON DC, March 18, 2013- Researchers from the Lazarus Project are on their way to bringing back an extinct frog species to life. Led by paleontologist Mike Archer of the University of New South Wales, scientists successfully created early-stage embryos of […]
April
03
Bee venom may kill HIV
posted by lasesana
A toxin found in bee venom may be a new weapon against HIV infection From my column at Communities @ Washington Times WASHINGTON DC, March14, 2013 –A paper published in the current issue of Antiviral Therapy suggests that bee venom may be the next line of defense against HIV, the virus that causes AIDS. While […]
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