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Archives for July 2012

The 2012 Olympics Offer Serious Surprises…And Not All Are Happy Ones!

The 2012 Olympics Offer Serious Surprises…And Not All Are Happy Ones! The agony of defeat is known by almost every athlete in the universe, but the Olympics is showing something far different – the absolute “surprise” of defeat. Oh, yes, the “well-known’s” who were said to be the all-out winners before the contests even began […]

The Stunning Salt Marsh Landscape

  Every week we discuss a new ‘green’ movement, product, company, or discuss the newest way to recycle items. Whether it be the latest in fashion or food or other businesses, ‘going green’ is a large part of every industry on the map. The Green Register is the online magazine that literally offers information on […]

Scientists Seek Enzymes That Don’t Mind Working At High Temperatures

In the middle of a cattle ranch near Gerlach, Nev., enclosed by a corrugated metal fence, are small pools of steaming water. Close to the surface of these pools, water temperatures reach about 90° Celsius; deeper down, it’s even hotter. Landowners have sectioned off the area around the pools and installed an overflow pipe to […]

Olympic gymnastics: bronze for GB as Japan win silver on appeal

Great Britain’s men won an astonishing Olympic bronze medal in the gymnastics team final – having originally taken silver before a Japanese appeal. Louis Smith, Sam Oldham, Kristian Thomas, Max Whitlock and Dan Purvis produced the first Olympic medal for a GB men’s team since a bronze in 1912. China cruised to gold with GB […]

London 2012: Chinese gold medal winning swimmer Ye Shiwen forced to defend performance described as ‘unbelievable’ and ‘disturbing’

16 year-old claims achievements are the product of hard work and a unique talent, hot-housed in a ‘medal factory’ since primary school She is the teenage torpedo, the Chinese swimming prodigy whose devastating performances have already made her the Games’ most talked-about new star. But 16 year-old Ye Shiwen was today forced to deny that […]

Vintage Fashion: Unzipping The Mystery

At surface level, the obsession with vintage clothing among young people may be baffling. In an age when newer is better in most industries, that many people are choosing to wear blatantly outdated apparel seems counterintuitive. From Etsy to eBay to the fast-growing vintage retailer, Nastygal, it’s hard not to notice that older styles have made monumental […]

Severe Clear

This is the twenty-third book that calls out to the millions of Stone Barrington fans across the globe, and is yet another in the long line of cases for the ‘super-sleuth’ lawyer who never seems the least bit stumped when it comes to solving the mystery.   Still alive and well in New York City, […]

The Third Gringo

The Third Gringo Anyone interested in real cross-cultural travel or living in another culture has to face culture shock: that “Iloveithateitloveit” experience of dealing with real everyday life.  I lived in México for 20 years.  These reflections are based primarily in Latin culture, but really apply to any cross-cultural experience.  I have seen a lot […]

In a Lonely Place

A story that brings readers back into the world of femme fatales and men who wear fedoras as they head out to work, you will almost hear Bogie’s deep growl in the background as you clear your schedule and get lost in this truly haunting thriller.   Dix Steele is in California, surrounded by Hollywood […]

Dust Girl

Yes, there is a new fantasy trilogy to hit the shelves in 2012 and this one is….unique! That is an extremely hard word to use in this day and age, but this is not about the ‘fanged ones’ or the ‘barking wolf’ ones at all.   Callie LeRoux and her mom live in a town […]