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Snap Into Fitness: Snap Spotlight: Melissa Rosa
How long have you been exercising? I’ve worked out for many years, but really got serious when I joined Snap Fitness. What is your current exercise regimen? I am at Snap Fitness 4 times per ...
Jul 29, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
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Senior Project thoughts
During the upcoming school year, The Meridional will have two Kaplan High seniors, Emily Deshotel and Emily Carter, who will be shadowing the news room for their senior project. Both Carter and Des...
Jul 29, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 1 1 recommendations | email to a friend
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“I’m Feeling Lucky: The Confessions of Google Employee Number 59” by Douglas Edwards c.2011, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt $27.00 / $31.95 Canada 416 pages, includes index
The Bookworm Sez: ‘I’m Feeling Lucky’
The meeting is at 4. You’re giving a presentation. It’s not done. But you know what to do: you go online, type a few words into a rectangular box, hit “enter” and – ta da! – find what you n...
Jul 29, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
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“Three Chords and The Truth” by Cas Sigers c.2011, Urban Books $14.95 / $17.95 Canada 296 pages
The Bookworm Sez: ‘Three Chords and The Truth’
You swore it was the last time. Never again were you going to get in the middle of a friend’s business. You weren’t going to say a thing, you were just going to stay out of it. Until ...
Jul 22, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
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Snap Into Fitness: Use Good Posture for a Healthy Back
Posture is the position in which you hold your body upright against gravity while standing, sitting, or lying down. Good posture involves training your body to stand, walk, sit and lie...
Jul 22, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
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My cup of tea
Like most people these days what I receive in the mail is pretty boring, it’s either junk or bills. But every couple of months, I receive something with an Albany, New York postmark and I know...
Jul 15, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
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Snap Into Fitness: Flexibility—The Forgotten Element
When it comes to the Big Three of exercise--cardiovascular, strength and flexibility training--it’s pretty clear which one can get overlooked. After all, while we praise cardiovascular and str...
Jul 15, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
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“Just Wanna Testify” by Pearl Cleage c.2011, Ballantine Books / One World $25.00 /$28.95 Canada 235 pages
The Bookworm Sez: ‘Just Wanna Testify’
Throughout your life, you’ve done some regretful things. Riding your bike downhill with iffy brakes, that was one of them. Cutting your own hair. Sassing your grandma while she was standing...
Jul 15, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
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“The Geeks Shall Inherit the Earth” by Alexandra Robbins c.2011, Hyperion $25.99 / $27.99 Canada 436 pages, includes notes
The Bookworm Sez: ‘The Geeks Shall Inherit the Earth’
Aliens have stolen your teenager. How else could you explain that your free-spirited, happy, formerly-school-loving child has suddenly morphed into a mime with a dark mood? What other reaso...
Jul 08, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
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“The Stormchasers” by Jenna Blum c.2010, 2011, Plume Books $15.00 / $17.50 Canada 370 pages
The Bookworm Sez: ‘The Stormchasers’
You can’t tear yourself away from the TV. No, it’s not the season finale of your favorite show, or another shock-talk fluff piece you’re watching. This is something much more important. ...
Jul 01, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 1 1 recommendations | email to a friend
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The President’s Column: A weekly feature provided by your parish Farm Bureau
I admit that like most Americans, I watch CNN. As the premier global news network we’re likely to all be tuned in to CNN when the aliens finally land. And no doubt that will be the grea...
Jun 27, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 1 1 recommendations | email to a friend
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“Marching for Freedom: Walk Together, Children, and Don’t You Grow Weary” by Elizabeth Partridge, performed by Alan Bomar Jones c.2010, Brilliance Audio $24.99 / $30.99 Canada 2 CDs / under 2 hrs + bonus disc
The Bookworm Sez: ‘Marching for Freedom’
You are an observant kid. You pay attention. For awhile now, you’ve listened to the news and you’ve got opinions. You know what you’d do about war if you were president. You’ve got ideas on...
Jun 24, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 1 1 recommendations | email to a friend
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