In the last months, the violence stemming from drug-trafficking organizations reached a peak in the Mexican state of Nuevo León, the metropolitan area of Monterrey and the North. There are constant battles in public spaces with firearms [es] and grenades [es], and“express” kidnappings [es] (known as “levantones”). There have also been cases of executions and […]
World Book Day observed in Jammu & Kashmir
Srinagar/Jammu, April 23 (Scoop News) – World Book Day was observed in Jammu & Kashmir. Exhibitions and seminars were organized at district headquarters to commemorate the World Book Day on Friday. In Kashmir, One day Book exhibition of Manuscripts and Rare Books was inaugurated today by Ms. Naseem Lanker Divisional Commissioner Kashmir at […]
Heard by a Bird in Phoenica
"I tried being stupid, but it didn’t work." – Joel Oppenheimer Did you see the cloud shaped like a thimble over Boiceville last Tuesday? A Letter Dear Articulate Observer: In November, the sun gets brighter because the leaves no longer block it. I never noticed this before, and I’m […]
Is majoring in liberal arts a waste of money?
An interdisciplinary major might be the best answer to the problem today of finding work with a liberal arts degree. Today, there are more college graduates than there are jobs available that require the type of college degree or major most college graduates have. Why did I ever get a graduate degree in writing poetry, […]
How to publicize your writing by speaking in schools, libraries, and shopping malls
Speaking to School and Library Audiences and Storytelling Free book publicity is about storytelling to library and school audiences, giving interviews to the media, speaking about what’s in your book, and reading in public and on CDs or DVDs, broadcasting on Web sites, and doing book store appearances, and book tours, if you are able […]
Polyphenol found in turmeric reduces weight gain in animal studies
According to a Tufts University, Boston, MA study funded by a grant from the United States Department of Agriculture and released to the media on May 18, 2009, curcumin, the major polyphenol found in turmeric, appears to reduce weight gain in mice and suppress the growth of fat tissue in mice and cell models. Can […]
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