Sunday Newscape Magazine

One of the good things about watching your children grow into teenagers who are too old to trick or treat is that you no longer have a panic attack when you hear someone on one of those morning television shows say something like this:

"Halloween is coming! It’s time for all you good parents to make fun and creative costumes for your kids. Otherwise, your children will spend years in expensive therapy that you’ll have to pay for!”

The secret of success in life is for a man to be ready for his opportunity when it comes. ~ Benjamin Disraeli

Thirty days after The Choice weekend retreat for women I schedule a follow-up teleconference. We reconnect, give updates on progress made toward goals set in the retreat, and go a bit deeper into a key spiritual principle.

A team of biologists led by researchers at The Scripps Research Institute and the University of California, San Diego has determined the structure of a critical molecule that helps plants survive during droughts. Understanding the inner workings of this molecule may help scientists design new ways to protect crops against prolonged dry periods, potentially improving crop yields worldwide, aiding biofuels production on marginal lands and mitigating drought’s human and economic costs, the scientists say.