King of the Badgers by Philip Hensher
Guardian Unlimited Thu, 29 Mar 2012 22:12 PM PDT
Philip Hensher's perfect small town has a sinister side Privacy is the one thing no novelist allows his or her characters. In exposing fantastic, hidden lives, fiction is more searching than any airport Strip-Jack-Naked or swivelling CCTV camera. Not only the body and mind, but the heart and the soul of each character is opened to the imagination of the reader, who is privileged to go where no ... |
As A Life's End Draws Near, A Father And Son Talk
Georgia Public Broadcasting Thu, 29 Mar 2012 22:11 PM PDT
In 2010, David Plant was diagnosed with skin cancer. The cancer has since metastasized to other parts of his body, and David is now contemplating the end of his life. So, just before his 81st birthday, he sat down with his stepson to talk about their life together. read more |
A scientific look at the risks and rewards of yoga
KPCC Pasadena Thu, 29 Mar 2012 21:12 PM PDT
In their quest for fitness and spiritual bliss, yoga devotees twist themselves into various poses like Downward Facing Dog, Warrior II and Crow. But what do the millions of modern practitioners of this ancient practice really know about what yoga can and can’t do to heal the mind and body? |
Greensburg fundraiser nourishes mind, body, spirit
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review Thu, 29 Mar 2012 21:00 PM PDT
The community dinners, held every Thursday evening in the fellowship hall of Otterbein United Methodist Church, have grown since their debut to offer nourishment to the mind, body and spirit. |
Snowbird found dead in canal behind Hudson home
St. Petersburg Times Thu, 29 Mar 2012 19:56 PM PDT
Times staff Thursday, March 29, 2012 HUDSON snowbird found dead in canal behind home The bar called Richard John Thomas a ride home Tuesday night. He arrived home, but somehow the 63-year-old seasonal resident from Canada ended up in the canal behind his house on Sea Ranch Drive. His body was found Wednesday afternoon, and authorities released his identity Thursday. Foul play is not suspected ... |
Colosimo to miss final against Glory
Perth Now Thu, 29 Mar 2012 19:51 PM PDT
MELBOURNE Heart has suffered a body blow on the eve of its finals debut with Simon Colosimo ruled out with a hamstring injury. |
Ban on abortion after 20 weeks passed by House
The Nashua Telegraph Thu, 29 Mar 2012 19:37 PM PDT
CONCORD â€" House members passed legislation banning abortions after 20 weeks Thursday, the fifth bill passed by the body in the past two weeks that would impose tighter restrictions on the procedure. At least some of the proposals are unlikely to become law by making it through both the state Senate, which is faced with an election year, and Gov. John Lynch, an abortion rights advocate. Still, it ... |
Breakfast with experts at ‘Small Talk, Big Ideas’
The Bay Area Citizen Thu, 29 Mar 2012 19:03 PM PDT
Meet an expert for breakfast and start your day with sustenance for body and mind at University of Houston-Clear Lake’s “Small Talk, Big Ideas,†a one-of-a-kind event that gathers one expert and eight |
Healthy affair at exhibition
The Star Thu, 29 Mar 2012 18:45 PM PDT
A HEALTHY body can produce a caring and loving society! This was the message shared by state Health, Welfare, Caring Society and Environment Committee chairman Phee Boon Poh. |
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