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From The October Cover From The November Cover
Boomer Times Book of the Month 86 Years Of Italian Beauty
& Senior Life Review Sophia Loren, original name Sofia Villani
SHEPHERDS OF DESTINY, Book 1 Scicolone, was born in 1934 in Rome, Italy. The
Italian film actress rose above her poverty-strick-
en origins in postwar Naples to become univer-
Author: KIEL BARNEKOV — Reviewed by Anita Finley, Gerontologist sally recognized as one of Italy’s most beautiful
If you like science fiction, separating Kristian’s brain from women and its most famous movie star.
Sophia is returning to the cinema after an 11-
as I do, this will be your new his paralyzed and close-to-death year absence. She is starring in the upcoming
adventure into the world of body, planning to place his brain Netflix drama, The Life Ahead, which is directed
cyborgs, which is an advanced into a new robotic body with all its by her son, Edoardo Ponti.
robot, with a human mind. The necessary parts, and more. To read this entire article, go to BoomerTimesFL.
science that the author had to It was a coincidence that the
know about and research, made October National Geographic’s From The November Cover
this so real. I was totally blown major article was called “Meet
away by how skilled Kiel Barnekov the Robots.” Loaded with pho- What’s A Shoebill?
is to make us believe that there tos of robots, from head to toe, it
are really people who we made for a great parallel, The shoebill is a type of bird that cannot be
are preparing for the cy- except of course, trans- easily classified. The reason lays in the fact that
a shoebill has features that are characteristic for
borg world. planting the brain was genetically unrelated types of birds such as
The story starts in not discussed. storks, pelicans, hamerkop and herons. The
2026. However, in order The author was very shoebill is also known as whalehead or shoe-
to accomplish the enor- skilled at interjecting ro- billed stork. This beautiful bird can be found
mous experimentation mance along with highly only in eastern parts of Africa, all the way from
with brain transplants and technical and scientif- Sudan to Zambia. The shoebill prefers life in
robots, it moves quickly ic challenges. Medical tropical dense marshes, swamps and wetlands. The shoebill is listed
past twenty years of trial science has just gotten as vulnerable species, with no more than 8000 birds left in the wild.
and errors, with the government started into a new exciting fron- Number of shoebill is decreased due to habitat loss, destruction of
nests, increased hunting and because of the pet trade.
very involved. This cyborg looks tier. The future of cyborgs is fas- To read this entire article, go to BoomerTimesFL.com.
and talks like a human, he is a cinating!
class of individual that can think Shepherds of Destiny, Book 2, From The November Cover
outside the box, needs little sleep, continues with this fascinating
and has a body that is tighter and story. Unfortunately, the govern- Do You Know The History Of The White House?
stronger than a steel drum. ment and the military have other
Shepherds of Destiny focuses ideas that are not humanitarian, Our first president,
on the main character, Kristian but power grabbers. They see this George Washington,
Barnett, a wealthy, healthy, bril- technology as making the United selected the site for the
liant young male, prior to ALS, States far superior and can use White House in 1791, To read this entire article, go to BoomerTimesFL.com.
who was a perfect subject. He this technology in sinester ways. however, he never lived
in The White House. He
was happily married to a genius “The Force of Evil has continu- ended his service as chief
doctor/researcher, Ansley, and ously attempted to complete the executive in 1797 and
their lives were magical. When destruction of humankind since died before the federal government moved in 1800 from Philadelphia
someone is diagnosed with ALS, the dawn of time. Certain events to the village capital named in his honor.
their mind is the last thing to go. throughout history that could He gave his approval of the Georgian design for the mansion sub-
Their body begins to deteriorate have gone very wrong have been mitted by Irish-born architect James Hoban in an open competition.
and loses its mobility completely. shepherded to good outcomes.”
I relished this book so much be- — Google Books INSIDE & ON OUR WEBSITE Boomertimesfl.com
cause a very close friend of mine Even if you have not been into 4 Oldest Living WWII Veteran Turns 111 At New Orleans Home
died from ALS and it felt personal. science fiction, this book is a page
The author brings the reader turner and a perfect way to learn 6 Book of the Month: SHEPHERDS OF DESTINY...Book 1
step by step into the process of about cyborgs. by Kiel Barnekov
6 86 Years Of Italian Beauty
About the author: 6 What’s A Shoebill?
Kiel Barnekov is an information technology
executive who also has innovative airline and airport 6 Do You Know The History Of The Whitehouse?
technology and projects. He lives in Ormond Beach, 20 Great Opportunity...Become A VIP Club Member
Florida. Visit Kiel’s website at www.KielBarnekov.com. Of ELearningForSeniors
(To purchase Shepherds of Destiny, Books 1 and 2, go to Amazon.com) 20 Shakshuka, Israeli/Middle Eastern Recipe
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