{"id":3503,"date":"2010-07-17T23:59:41","date_gmt":"2010-07-18T04:59:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bekahcubed.menterz.com\/blog\/?p=3503"},"modified":"2010-07-17T23:59:41","modified_gmt":"2010-07-18T04:59:41","slug":"recap-july-11-17","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/bekahcubed.menterz.com\/blog\/2010\/20100717-3503.htm","title":{"rendered":"Recap (July 11-17)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n<!--\nupdatepage();\n\/\/--><\/script><\/p>\n<div class=\"center\">\n<h3>On bekahcubed<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<p><b>Book Reviews:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"books\/gist_d-maidtomatch.htm\"><i>Maid to Match<\/i><\/a> by Deeanne Gist<br \/>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;Tillie&#8217;s mother has been preparing her to be a lady&#8217;s maid for her whole life. When the amazingly rich Vanderbilts make their home in the neighborhood, Tillie sees her chance. She quickly advances to the position of head parlormaid&#8211;and is one of two who are selected to train to be Mrs. Vanderbilt&#8217;s maid when her current French maid leaves.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Read the <a href=\"books\/gist_d-maidtomatch.htm\">rest of my review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"books\/winston_r-superhuman.htm\"><i>Superhuman<\/i><\/a> by Robert Winston and Lori Oliwenstein<br \/>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;At any rate, without a handy medical library in the room next door, I find myself frequenting the Dewey Decimal 600s at the library. I want to hear about the newest technologies, the latest drugs, the fascinating areas of research. I want to learn about arcane diseases and medical anomalies.<\/p>\n<p>Superhuman fits the bill perfectly.<\/p>\n<p>This photo-filled glossy book is packed full of information about new technologies attempting to use the body&#8217;s innate repair systems to prolong and improve life. With chapters on trauma, transplants, cancer, infectious diseases, and human reproduction, Superhuman covers a wide swath of the medical sciences.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Read the <a href=\"books\/winston_r-superhuman.htm\">rest of my review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"center\">\n<h3>On the web<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<p><b>Books for the TBR list:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/lisanotes.blogspot.com\/2010\/07\/severe-mercybook-review.html\" target=\"_blank\"><i>A Severe Mercy<\/i><\/a> by Sheldon Vanauken<br \/>\nLisa&#8217;s first paragraph was enough of a hook to know that I HAD to read this book:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;It\u2019s an unusually strong love story.<br \/>\nIt\u2019s true.<br \/>\nIt begins with a man and a woman.<br \/>\nIt ends with a man and his God.&#8221; <\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Projects to try:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/lifehacker.com\/5580787\/usb-bike-generator-charges-usb-devices-with-the-power-of-your-pedals\" target=\"_blank\">Bike Powered USB Charger<\/a><br \/>\nGotta love this fantastic DIY project.  I <i>totally<\/i> wanna try it.  What a better project for a DIY, Eco-Geek, Techno-Nerd like myself? (Okay, it actually looks a bit technical and expensive for me&#8211;but still pretty cool.)<br \/>\nHT: <a href=\"http:\/\/evangelicaloutpost.com\/archives\/2010\/07\/33-things-this-weeks-amusing-intriguing-links-2.html\" target=\"_blank\">Evangelical Outpost<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Videos worth seeing:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>It&#8217;s not exactly brain-surgery, is it?  I love these guys!<br \/>\n<object width=\"425\" height=\"344\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/WB_axXn8ot8&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1\"><\/param><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\"><\/param><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\"><\/param><embed src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/WB_axXn8ot8&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1\" type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" width=\"425\" height=\"344\"><\/embed><\/object><br \/>\nHT: <a href=\"http:\/\/thinklings.org\/posts\/you-dont-have-to-be-einstein-to-think-this-is-funny\" target=\"_blank\">The Thinklings<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On bekahcubed Book Reviews: Maid to Match by Deeanne Gist &#8220;Tillie&#8217;s mother has been preparing her to be a lady&#8217;s maid for her whole life. When the amazingly rich Vanderbilts make their home in the neighborhood, Tillie sees her chance. 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