***** Page Spring Publishing, 2013 ISBN-10: 1939403081 The Button Collector is a book about little things that can come to stand for big ideas and anchor us to life and to who we are. In a beautifully written novel, Elizabeth Jennings presents a woman’s history and life choices through a jar of buttons she inherited from […]
June
25
Facebook status boosts organ donation registration
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WASHINGTON, June 24, 2013 — A study published last week in the American Journal of Transplantation showed that Facebook’s addition of an organ donor option in the “life events” section of a user’s timeline boosted organ donation registration by 21 times the average daily rate. The study, conducted by researchers at Johns Hopkins University, gathered Facebook and online motor […]
June
21
Supermoon 2013 peaking this weekend: Don’t miss it
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WASHINGTON, June 21, 2013- Stargazers and amateur astronomers get a rare chance to view a special supermoon this weekend. The full moon on June 23 will be the largest full moon of the year, as well as the closest the moon will come to our planet in all of 2013. All you need to do to […]
June
20
Red and processed meat linked to risk of type 2 diabetes
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WASHINGTON, June 19, 2013 – A study published last week found a strong correlation between red and processed meat consumption and the risk of developing type 2 diabetes. Even though previous studies have linked red meat consumption and the risk of developing diabetes, this is believed to be the first to track changes in red and processed meat […]
June
19
Inferno, Dan Brown
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*** Doubleday, 2013 ISBN 0385537859 Robert Langdon is poised to save the world again in Dan Brown’s latest in the Langdon series, Inferno. In the highly awaited novel, Brown explores new questions while retaining his unique mix of action, history, and cutting-edge science. With Dante’s Inferno as backdrop, Dan Brown’s novel is what readers have […]
June
17
Private prison’s shocking treatment of mentally ill inmates sparks class action lawsuit
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WASHINGTON, DC, June 17, 2013 – The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) and American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) have filed a federal lawsuit on behalf of the prisoners at the East Mississippi Correctional Facility (EMCF), alleging shocking human rights violations against mentally ill and special needs prisoners by the private, for-profit facility. Intended to provide safe […]
June
14
Woman sexually assaulted by Las Vegas marshal, Judge ignores her cries
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WASHINGTON, June 14, 2013 – A disturbing video clip surfaced earlier this week of Las Vegas court marshals arresting a young mother for accusing one of them of sexual assault as the hearing master (judge) ignores her. Even more disturbing, the hearing master is a woman and all this happened in front of the victim’s two-year-old daughter. And […]
June
13
The Moxie Women’s Cycling Jersey: a real woman’s perspective. ENTER TO WIN A MOXIE JERSEY FREE!
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WASHINGTON, June 13, 2013 – Ok ladies, if you’re a female cyclist you’ve probably run into wardrobe malfunctions more than once on your rides. Chafing from seams, not enough chest support, the Lycia that clings and shows every ounce of fat, and of course, the dreaded jersey creep. For those of us who are not […]
June
13
Enter to win a Moxie Women’s Cycling Jersey – contest closed, congratulations Ashley!
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Read my review of the Moxie women’s cycling jersey You can still 1. Sign up for my newsletter: it only comes out once a month and you can unsubscribe any time. OR 2. Like Lasesana on Facebook DRAWING WAS THURSDAY JUNE 27, 2013 Winner will receive a coupon code to redeem at MoxieCycling.com The code will cover […]
June
13
Food Thursdays: How to dice an onion in less than two minutes
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Cut the onion in half Cut the half onion lengthwise into vertical sections from top to bottom being careful not to cut completely through the tip Turn your knife and slice the onion lengthwise three to four times Finally, cut across the top of the onion Back to Food
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