Paradise on Earth
Sasha Pansovoy
December 1, 2008
Vacation traveling is usually entertaining, but when I found out, near the end of last spring, that my family and I were going on a two week sailing vacation in French Polynesia, I got really excited; the French Polynesian Islands are considered “paradise on Earth,” and I was about to see for myself....
Latest Recalls: Chocolate and Coffee
Sasha Pansovoy
October 28, 2008
We all remember the toy recall last year; many Fisher-Price toys were recalled due to a lead poisoning scare. Of course, no one wants their child to get lead poisoning. Now, the recalls have been announced on such popular items as chocolate or coffee. Recently, seven hundred tons of milk powder wer...
The making of Twilight
Alie Perkus
October 16, 2008
On June 2, 2003, the first day of her children’s swimming lessons, Twilight was born on the screens of Stephanie Meyer's laptop. She got the idea for Twilight from a dream. Meyer started writing by first writing the middle of the book, and then later writing the beginning. The rough, rough draft was f...
