The Harry Potter Alliance

Genetically engineering food has been going on a long time, but most people aren’t aware that they eat engineered food every day. Why? Because it isn’t labeled in the U.S., so there’s no way to know if you’re eating it or not. But the scary truth is that over 70% of processed food in America is made with genetically engineered ingredients, so even if you think you aren’t eating it, you probably are.

Sixty-four countries across the world require genetically engineered foods to be clearly labeled, including Saudi Arabia and China, but America isn’t one of them. Why? Because America is one of the largest consumers of these genetically engineered foods, and large corporations fear that if consumers had a choice, they’d choose not to eat them. So now, the HPA is teaming up with Just Label It to get that changed.
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Blog Notes: The Great Gatsby Movie

ByF. Scott Fitzgerald/ EmilyR 

SPOILER ALERT: If you did not read the Great Gatsby or if you are studiously waiting until finals are over to see the movie, you may want to read this post later. But, keep going if you are anxiously biting your nails /twirling your ponytail/tapping your feet to jazz music before you commit to the $12 ticket.

There has been an earful of buzz after the release of the Gatsby movie. Every reader has a certain deeply rooted love and interpretation of the book which is attached to their viewing of the movie… both for good and for bad results. I suggest viewing this blog similar to Cliff Notes before winding down the path to the theatre.

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There is always that one book for which a reader is on the look-out while ducking in and out of crowded bookshelves and coffee shops. It can be thin and nondescript or spiky and obvious, but no matter what, the book is always beckoning the reader’s soul from place to place just wishing to be found out and grasped tightly. For me, it is Peter Pan. That illustrious spritely boy has been chasing his shadow in and out of my life for 6 years now. And, I am determined to catch him with my new-found Accio Books powers. Or, at least I will spread the word about his “growing up” and how he flew into my life.
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