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March 8, 2013
2 Year Blogiversary & Giveaway
I'm celebrating the completion of 2 YEARS blogging at But What Are They Eating? today - stop by to see what I read this year that didn't get reviewed, make suggestions for the year 3 schedule...oh, and I'm giving away ebooks of SOLID to all new blog followers, too!
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March 5, 2013
Toastworthy Teens! Daniel Burd
aniel Burd was “tired of all the plastic bags falling on my head every time [he] opened the closet.” But unlike the rest of us who just shake off the annoyance and go on with our day, this Ontario teen began studying microbes to see if he could isolate the natural occurring plastic-eating ones, his long-range goal being to tackle the many landfills full of the stuff.
After collecting soil samples, isolating chosen microbes and growing cultures of each, Daniel found 4 strains capable of breaking down plastic, one of which was able to degrade more plastic in 6 weeks than we currently see break down over years in our landfills!
The more scientific-minded of you can read his report here:
Burd Report
Do you know a toast-worthy teen you’d like to see featured here at BWATE?
Comment below with your email address so we can get a post together!
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After collecting soil samples, isolating chosen microbes and growing cultures of each, Daniel found 4 strains capable of breaking down plastic, one of which was able to degrade more plastic in 6 weeks than we currently see break down over years in our landfills!
The more scientific-minded of you can read his report here:
Burd Report
Do you know a toast-worthy teen you’d like to see featured here at BWATE?
Comment below with your email address so we can get a post together!
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March 1, 2013
Please Welcome L.Leander, Author of Inzared
The year is 1854. Inzared Romanoff (better known as Inzared, Queen of the Elephant Riders) is entertaining a guest at her campsite in the woods. There is a bright red and yellow Gypsy wagon called a Vardo parked nearby and a big black horse grazes in the meadow. Inzared is a great cook and pretty good talker too. Let’s eavesdrop on the conversation:
Squirrel Stew and Dumplings
“Hi, my name is Inzared Romanoff. Wasn’t always that way – grew up Bertha Maude Anderson but never was too fond of that name. Always sounded plain and I wanted something fancy. Was raised on a poor dirt farm in the Appalachian hills of North Carolina. Dreamed of travelin’ and seein’ the world someday and now I have.”
“You see, in 1849 the circus came to Brower’s Gap, the town about three hours down the mountain – the place we traded and sold our eggs to the local storekeep. Whole band of Gypsy circus performers came in and we got tickets to the show. Never saw anythin’ so amazin’ in my life. ‘Course, I was only sixteen at the time.”
More:
http://bookfare.blogspot.com/2013/02/...
Squirrel Stew and Dumplings
“Hi, my name is Inzared Romanoff. Wasn’t always that way – grew up Bertha Maude Anderson but never was too fond of that name. Always sounded plain and I wanted something fancy. Was raised on a poor dirt farm in the Appalachian hills of North Carolina. Dreamed of travelin’ and seein’ the world someday and now I have.”
“You see, in 1849 the circus came to Brower’s Gap, the town about three hours down the mountain – the place we traded and sold our eggs to the local storekeep. Whole band of Gypsy circus performers came in and we got tickets to the show. Never saw anythin’ so amazin’ in my life. ‘Course, I was only sixteen at the time.”
More:
http://bookfare.blogspot.com/2013/02/...
February 26, 2013
Toastworthy Teens! Logan Robinson
Many people don’t know that not only is pancreatic cancer the 5th deadliest cancer in the U.S., but that it’s also the only one in that top 5 whose death rate has seen no significant decline in the past decade.
13-year-old Logan Robinson knew the tragedy of this all too well, having lost her father to the disease when he was only 33 years old. She also knew that when “people found out about breast cancer and raised awareness, that’s how all the funding for research got started.”
More:
http://bookfare.blogspot.com/2013/02/...
13-year-old Logan Robinson knew the tragedy of this all too well, having lost her father to the disease when he was only 33 years old. She also knew that when “people found out about breast cancer and raised awareness, that’s how all the funding for research got started.”
More:
http://bookfare.blogspot.com/2013/02/...
February 19, 2013
Toastworthy Teens! Eric Delgado
We’ve all heard how germs are become more and more resistant to antibiotics. Well, when high school Eric Delgado had the chance to work with Jersey City Medical Center researchers who were investigating one such drug-resistant bug (MRSA), he came away determined to find a solution.
After learning that some bacteria use a mechanism called an efflux pump (built into their membranes) to expel antibiotics, Eric wanted to find a way to turn off the pumps.
Luckily, he had a teacher willing to help him make contacts across the country who then supplied him with everything from advice to plant compounds. Over 2 years of experimentation, Eric was able to determine how much antibiotic each pump expelled, and thus how much medicine need be administered to overcome that.
He has now brought his talents to Yale University, and eventually wants to work in public health, where I’m sure he’ll have a positive impact. :)
Do you know a toast-worthy teen you’d like to see featured here at BWATE?
Comment below with your email address so we can get a post together!
http://bookfare.blogspot.com/2013/02/...
After learning that some bacteria use a mechanism called an efflux pump (built into their membranes) to expel antibiotics, Eric wanted to find a way to turn off the pumps.
Luckily, he had a teacher willing to help him make contacts across the country who then supplied him with everything from advice to plant compounds. Over 2 years of experimentation, Eric was able to determine how much antibiotic each pump expelled, and thus how much medicine need be administered to overcome that.
He has now brought his talents to Yale University, and eventually wants to work in public health, where I’m sure he’ll have a positive impact. :)
Do you know a toast-worthy teen you’d like to see featured here at BWATE?
Comment below with your email address so we can get a post together!
http://bookfare.blogspot.com/2013/02/...
February 12, 2013
Toastworthy Teens! Mallory Kievman
Seems like everyone's got a special hiccup cure; check out Mallory Kievman's:
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February 1, 2013
Please Welcome Samantha Stroh Bailey, Author of Finding Lucas
Finding Lucas centers around Jamie Ross, a 32 year old associate television producer for Chicago’s sleaziest daytime talk show. She’s just about ready to end her toxic five year relationship with her bad boy turned metrosexual boyfriend and head off on a hilarious and life changing hunt to track down the love who got away. And Jamie wouldn’t be the fiery and sassy woman she is without her beloved and holistically nutritious family.
Jamie is a coffee loving carnivore and the total opposite of her health conscious mother, Leah, a crystal healer and colonic herbalist who shuns coffee, meat, sugar and anything chemical. Jamie, on the other hand, craves anything that Leah thinks might be bad for her body.
More:
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Jamie is a coffee loving carnivore and the total opposite of her health conscious mother, Leah, a crystal healer and colonic herbalist who shuns coffee, meat, sugar and anything chemical. Jamie, on the other hand, craves anything that Leah thinks might be bad for her body.
More:
http://bookfare.blogspot.com/2013/01/...
January 29, 2013
Toastworthy Teens! Anastasia Roda
19-year-old Anastasia Roda is focusing on environmental studies and marine biology at Harvard and is keeping the option of a law degree open. But impressive as that is, her toastworthiness predates her acceptance to the prestigious university.
When she was only 15, Anastasia began to worry about the proximity of the nation’s oldest nuclear power plant (Oyster Creek Generating Station) to the bay where she spent her summers. To determine whether or not her concern had merit, she began studying the ecosystems of the creeks near the plant.
Proving that the creeks closest to the power plant had higher temperatures, faster currents, and created higher bacteria levels downstream (than a control creek 7 miles away) led to several awards for Anastasia, including the American Museum of Natural History’s Young Naturalist Award.
If you are (or know) another such talented teen researcher, enter next year’s contest here:
http://www.amnh.org/learn-teach/young...
Do you know a toast-worthy teen you’d like to see featured here at BWATE?
Comment below with your email address so we can get a post together!
http://bookfare.blogspot.com/2013/01/...
When she was only 15, Anastasia began to worry about the proximity of the nation’s oldest nuclear power plant (Oyster Creek Generating Station) to the bay where she spent her summers. To determine whether or not her concern had merit, she began studying the ecosystems of the creeks near the plant.
Proving that the creeks closest to the power plant had higher temperatures, faster currents, and created higher bacteria levels downstream (than a control creek 7 miles away) led to several awards for Anastasia, including the American Museum of Natural History’s Young Naturalist Award.
If you are (or know) another such talented teen researcher, enter next year’s contest here:
http://www.amnh.org/learn-teach/young...
Do you know a toast-worthy teen you’d like to see featured here at BWATE?
Comment below with your email address so we can get a post together!
http://bookfare.blogspot.com/2013/01/...
January 22, 2013
Toastworthy Teens! Matthew Petronis
For most people, Thanksgiving is pretty much synonymous with "home." That's why it was so devastating for Matthew Petronis to see the beloved Breezy Point community where he'd spent all of his 18 Thanksgivings go up in flames as part of the Hurricane Sandy destruction.
By the time the fire was subdued, more than 100 houses had been lost...and within hours Matthew had set up the first fundraising tool to help those newly homeless families. In the month between the Oct. 29th tragedy and Thanksgiving Day, Matthew's relief fund collected almost $80,000 in donations, all while Matthew (whose baseball coach calls "a free spirit, yet a caring kid [with] that New York can-do attitude") managed a full college freshman course load.
To help Matthew help others, visit:
http://breezypointdisasterrelief.org
Do you know a toast-worthy teen you’d like to see featured here at BWATE?
Comment below with your email address so we can get a post together!
http://bookfare.blogspot.com/2013/01/...
By the time the fire was subdued, more than 100 houses had been lost...and within hours Matthew had set up the first fundraising tool to help those newly homeless families. In the month between the Oct. 29th tragedy and Thanksgiving Day, Matthew's relief fund collected almost $80,000 in donations, all while Matthew (whose baseball coach calls "a free spirit, yet a caring kid [with] that New York can-do attitude") managed a full college freshman course load.
To help Matthew help others, visit:
http://breezypointdisasterrelief.org
Do you know a toast-worthy teen you’d like to see featured here at BWATE?
Comment below with your email address so we can get a post together!
http://bookfare.blogspot.com/2013/01/...
January 18, 2013
Please Welcome Lorne Oliver, Author of Red Island
In the interest of showing rather than telling, I thought the best way to give you a glimpse into the life of my book's hero (Sgt. Reid) was to sit him down for a little imaginary lunch and let you spy on us from the next table over. ;)
Bon appetit!
“What’s going on?”
“Nothing.” I motion to the chair across the table from me.
The man pulls out the chair and sinks into it. He’s getting wrinkles around his eyes and I bet if he let his hair grow more than the light stubble there would be a fair bit of grey. He says, “You know I’m busy, right? I’m trying to catch the killer of little girls, so I can’t be sitting around.”
More:
http://bookfare.blogspot.com/2013/01/...
Bon appetit!
“What’s going on?”
“Nothing.” I motion to the chair across the table from me.
The man pulls out the chair and sinks into it. He’s getting wrinkles around his eyes and I bet if he let his hair grow more than the light stubble there would be a fair bit of grey. He says, “You know I’m busy, right? I’m trying to catch the killer of little girls, so I can’t be sitting around.”
More:
http://bookfare.blogspot.com/2013/01/...
