Why I want to be Autumn De Wilde when I grow up

Thumbnail image for Why I want to be Autumn De Wilde when I grow up by Alexandra Wallace January 14, 2012

For the majority of early childhood, I knew who I wanted to be when I grew up: Snow White, of course. I had planned my future of adulthood to take place in an idyllic cottage, spending my afternoons singing in the middle of a forest while little birds landed on my hand. Writing it out, [...]

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Eyes Are the Windows to the Soul; Skin Is a Window to the Brain

Thumbnail image for Eyes Are the Windows to the Soul; Skin Is a Window to the Brain by Moments Count January 11, 2012

From Discover Magazine by Valerie Ross Some might call skin the unsung hero of organs. It provides waterproofing, mediates sensation, guards against germs, and—as if that’s not enough—now researchers believe it may serve as a valuable repository of brain cells. Last spring, scientists at the Salk Institute in California announced the creation of a technique [...]

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A Good Death and How to Achieve It

Thumbnail image for A Good Death and How to Achieve It by Chris Palmer January 9, 2012

Is it possible to create a good death? Or is someone simply lucky if he or she dies well? These are the fascinating questions Dr. Ira Byock, a professor at Dartmouth Medical School, raises in his important 1997 book, Dying Well: Peace and Possibilities at the End of Life. Both my parents have died (four [...]

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Give Yourself To Love

Thumbnail image for Give Yourself To Love by Brooke Leigh Sheldon January 5, 2012

Give yourself to love. Never be afraid to love. Love the tender young, the wise old, animals (big and small). Love the tiniest of plants to the largest of trees. Love the air, earth, the water, the energy all around you. Love new acquaintances and lifelong friends, men, women, your ancestors, your children, your parents. [...]

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NIH Agrees, Nearly All Chimpanzee Research is Unneccessary

Thumbnail image for NIH Agrees, Nearly All Chimpanzee Research is Unneccessary by Moments Count January 3, 2012

From Discover Online After seven months of deliberation, the US Institute of Medicine has released a report that marks a turning point in the use of chimpanzees, humanity’s closest relative, in medical research. An IOM panel found that chimpanzees were in the vast majority of cases no longer required for disease research and laid out [...]

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Back on Track

Thumbnail image for Back on Track by Paula O Sullivan January 1, 2012

It had been snowing on and off periodically for a few days and I awoke one morning to discover that my beloved car was now under some several feet of snow. Faced with the choice of digging or walking, I decided that I was in an adventurous mood! Having run out of basic food supplies, [...]

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Limited Time

Thumbnail image for Limited Time by Adam J Pearson December 30, 2011

Today it struck me, as I talked with my mother, that my time on this earth is short. We ask many questions, but they all boil down to one ultimate question: I have limited time, now what do I truly want to do with it? Photo credit kalevkevad @ Flickr

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Life is a Journey Sometimes Walked in Light, Sometimes in Shadow

Thumbnail image for Life is a Journey Sometimes Walked in Light, Sometimes in Shadow by Lily Casura December 28, 2011

The book, “Keep Going: The Art of Perseverance,” by Native American writer Joseph M. Marshall III, opens with an extended monologue by the spiritual Lakota Sioux grandfather to his grandson, attempting to help him deal with loss. Here’s part of what he says: “In life there is sadness as well as joy, losing as well [...]

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The Glass Harp

Thumbnail image for The Glass Harp by Moments Count December 26, 2011

Whether you know it by its 18th century name, Angelic Harp, or its modern name, Glass Harp, the magical music of The Glass Duo (Anna and Arkadiusz Szafraniec) playing Bach’s most famous organ piece played on an “angelic organ” will transport you to another space.  Glass Duo’s instrument is the biggest one in the world.

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When You Remember, You’ll Want To Remember

Thumbnail image for When You Remember, You’ll Want To Remember by Brooke Leigh Sheldon December 24, 2011

Each year we have what seems, more and more, like only snippets of time to share with the ones who mean so much to us. Therefore, I am asking you to consider giving them the gift that matters more than the “latest” or “greatest” newly designated “whatever” that some Madison Avenue think tank is pushing [...]

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