BLUEBERRY WAFFLE CONE ICE CREAM
Home cooking for a new generation. Easy and elegant recipes from the heart and soul created for today’s family.
By Sharon Fox
Movie Review: Captain America
Studio: Paramount Pictures (125 min)
Plot: A man rejected for military service volunteers for a top secret research project that turns him into a superhero.
Cast: Chris Evans, Tommy Lee Jones, Sebastian Stan, Hayley Atwell, Hugo Weaving, Derek Luke.
Rating: PG-13
Bottom Line: ****
By Samantha Ofole-Prince
“Captain America: The First Avenger” is unlike most modern-day movies with comic-book origins.
Director/executive producer Joe Johnston has managed to bring to the big screen, a delightful adaption of an unlikely hero and does a great job of balancing the brutal action with dark humor, while still providing enough defining character moments.
The Lorenzo Mills Show: Conservative Men’s Fashion Remix
By Lorenzo Mills
Men’s fashion can be much more complex than people may think. Instead of being closed minded on sticking to your traditional penny loafers, formal dressed suspenders and button trousers, open your eyes to a new genre of menswear.
Mother of Three Pens Book For Teens About Coping With Mental Illness
LANSING, MI – Marybeth Smith, mother to a son suffering from Bipolar Disorder, as well as someone battling the illness herself, writes a novel aimed at helping young adults understand mental illness.
“Too many teenagers today feel alone in coping with depression or other mental illnesses,” Smith comments. “They should know there are others out there who understand what they are going through.”
INFORMATION REGARDING SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION
Finding out information about Social Security does not have to be difficult for you and your family.
Log on to www.ssa.gov and find answers to your questions before you call.
Lansing Social Security Office to Begin Closing at 3:30 pm Daily
Congressional Budget Cuts Force Reduced Public Hours
Effective August 15, 2011, the Lansing Social Security office will be open to the public Monday through Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. – a reduction of 30 minutes each weekday.
The Perils of Anti-immigration Politics: Lessons From Oslo
By Sandip Roy
newamericamedia.com
Synopsis: The slaughter in Oslo shows that immigrants — especially Muslims — are reviled as “The Others,” even as Europe needs them to mop its floors.
If you are an immigrant in Europe, especially a Muslim, you are damned if you do and damned if you don’t.
State of Violence against Women in India – Educating masses and Change in Attitude toward Women is Critical
By Manish Madan
Miles apart from India, here in Michigan I wake up. First thing, I open up India’s leading news website to catch up on what is happening in one of the most promising and an economically rising nation. I wish to read some good stories to begin my day but my morning is struck by a certain news item that I find almost every other day, on the front page – deeply engraved by a common theme “Violence and brutality against women”.
Excuse me, are you listening? 10-14
Dear Readers,
Life is quite amazing. Spend time with those who are worth it. Those who are not worth spending your time with find another space for them. This summer, I have decided to spend more time with my family and it has been a hilarious time.
Ask Tamara: I’m Dropping Out of School
Dear Tamara:
I have a huge relationship dilemma. My boyfriend and I have been dating since our sophomore year in high school. Yes, we are your stereotypical match made in heaven. The captain of the football team and head cheerleader, the prom king and queen, voted most likely to be married, etc., etc. Everyone, thinks we are a perfect couple. The problem is, my boyfriend accepted a scholarship to a school out west and I am in Ohio. It feels like we are worlds apart and I think the distance between us has changed our relationship.
Trav Talks About Common Ground and His Life as a Young Rapper
By Delisa Fountain
An electrifying new voice and star on the rise, Trav, will release his newest single on SRR /B Sharp early this summer. Featuring guest vocals by longtime friend and collaborator Sean Kingston, “Up and Down” is a wildly infectious R&B flavored track that is already creating a buzz at rhythmic radio stations throughout the country. The charismatic young artist talks about the track in a video interview, which includes exclusive behind-the-scenes footage, on his mentor 50 Cent’s website, www.ThisIs50.com, which can also be viewed at www.saguaroroadrhythm.com/trav.