Award-winning travel writer and bestselling author, Margie Goldsmith? At 81 years old, she’s still going strong – traveling the world, boxing for sport and interviewing a long list of celebrities, chefs, athletes, musicians and more.

In her new memoir, Becoming a Badass: From Fearful to Fierce (Booklogix, September 30, 2025), Margie is a testament to the adage “no one is going to make your life for you.” Her story is one of adventure and resilience. It’s about living life on your terms and living it fearlessly. She speaks to anyone looking to overcome a sense of powerlessness in any given situation, whether that’s a dysfunctional family, a marriage/relationship, or a career, and to anyone who has ever felt “less than.” In an interview, Margie Goldsmith can talk about:

• Her move to Paris after college, living a glamorous life and marrying a blacklisted film director
• Her love of travel — becoming a travel writer and visiting 150 countries on seven continents, including Uganda, The Marquesas, South Korea, Laos, Cambodia, Oman, Cuba, Tibet, Nepal, Borneo, Mauritius, Papua New Guinea, Easter Island, Croatia, Namibia, the Arctic and Antarcticat
• How the Outward Bound program changed her life: Physical activity is her passion and she has completed marathons and Olympic distance triathlons, summited Mount Rainier, and climbed to Advanced Base Camp on the north face of Mount Everest
• Learning to play the harmonica and recorded two albums with America’s most award-winning blues band
• Coming from a family of suicide (her father), incest, schizophrenia (her sister Kathy), manic depression and alcoholism (both parents) and how that has shaped her life
• Surviving stage four pancreatic cancer and later, lung cancer

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
Margie Goldsmith is a New York City-based adventure, luxury, lifestyle and profile writer. She is a contributor to Business Jet Traveler, Wine, Dine & Travel and Food & Travel. Her articles appear in Forbes.com, Travel + Leisure, Robb Report, National Geographic Traveler, Coastal Living, Virtuoso, Wall Street Journal, New York Times, Washington Post, The Globe and Mail, Garden and Gun, Organic Spa, Ultimate Experiences and others.

She is the author of four books: Screw-Up; Alice Dalton Browne: Nocturnes and Diurnes; Masters of the Harmonica: 30 Harmonica Masters Share Their Craft (#1 bestseller on Amazon). Her newest book is her memoir, Becoming a Badass: From Fearful to Fierce. Her essays appear in Travelers Tales, The Walker Within, In Search of Adventure, National Geographic’s Spiritual Journeys, GoNomad’s London Reader, and Chance Encounters.

Goldsmith has won 101 writing awards including the coveted Lowell Thomas SATW Gold Award, Lowell Thomas Bronze Journalist of the Year Award, four Eddie and Ozzie Folio Awards, and multiple honors from ASJA, NATJA, the Solas Award, Travel Classics Award, and OWAA. For more information, please visit https://margiegoldsmith.com/.

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Good News Broadcast chats with Roberta Confente and Vera Dametto of Industria Alimentare Ferraro at the Summer 2025 SFA Fancy Foods Festival.

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A recent global Geographic Atrophy Insights Survey (GAINS) of 203 adults with GA found the condition causes a profound emotional burden and loss of independence. Key highlights from the survey include:
• Three out of four people attributed their loss of vision to a natural part of aging prior to diagnosis.
• A majority feel the disease has negatively impacted aspects of everyday life such as the ability to drive, read and travel.
• Nearly 70% of people with GA believe the loss of independence and impact on quality of life due to their vision loss is worse than they expected.
More than 90% of patients wish to be empowered with more information to help them take control of their disease. These findings underscore the urgent need for education to prepare patients and their loved ones for this debilitating disease.
On Wednesday, May 18, Dr. Nancy Holekamp, Director of Retina Services at the Pepose Vision Institute, Missouri will be available to discuss the GAINS survey, including common misconceptions and the emotional burden and loss of independence that can be caused by GA.
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NEW SURVEY IS SHEDDING LIGHT ON THE EMOTIONAL BURDEN & IMPACT ON INDEPENDENCE AMONG THOSE WITH A LEADING CAUSE OF BLINDNESS – CALLED GEOGRAPHIC ATROPHY OR G-A. G-A IS THE ADVANCED FORM OF AGE-RELATED MACULAR DEGENERATION OR A-M-D WHICH CAN CAUSE IRREVERSIBLE VISION LOSS.

RESULTS FROM A GLOBAL SURVEY FOUND THAT 7 IN 10 ADULTS WITH G-A BELIEVE THE IMPACT ON THEIR INDEPENDENE AND QUALITY OF LIFE DUE TO THEIR VISUAL DECLINE IS WORSE THAN THEY EXPECTED.

DISCUSS THE SURVEY RESULTS AND THE NEED FOR EDUCATION SURROUNDING THE DISEASE IS DR. NANCY HOLEKAMP (NAN-CEE HOLE-CAMP), DIRECTOR OF RETINA SERVICES AT THE PEPOSE VISION INSTITUTE, MISSOURI.

Dr. Nancy Holekamp, Director of Retina Services at the Pepose Vision Institute, St. Louis, Missouri
Dr. Nancy M. Holekamp is Director of Retina Services at the Pepose Vision Institute in St. Louis. She was previously Professor of Clinical Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences at the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, Missouri. Dr. Holekamp received her undergraduate Bachelor of Arts degree from Wellesley College Summa cum Laude. She received her Medical Degree from the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine Alpha Omega Alpha. Dr. Holekamp completed an internship in internal medicine and a residency in ophthalmology at the Washington University School of Medicine. Her fellowship training in vitreoretinal surgery was with the Retina Consultants in St. Louis.

Dr. Holekamp is actively involved in clinical research, having been principal investigator or sub-investigator in over 35 national clinical trials dealing with age-related macular degeneration, retinal vascular occlusion, and diabetic retinopathy. Her efforts in research have resulted in 80 peer-reviewed publications, 22 book chapters, and more than 120 speaking invitations both nationally and internationally. She is a member of the major subspecialty societies, including the Retina Society and the Macula Society. She acts as a reviewer for all the major ophthalmology journals and as a consultant to numerous ophthalmic pharmaceutical companies. After 6 years on the American Academy of Ophthalmology Ethics Committee, she has developed an interest in medical ethics.

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This is a practical and useful book that is unified to combine a regular textbook containing conversation/vocabulary/phases with four language tools such as writing/reading/speaking/listening.

This textbook provides English translations for Chinese language in writing/reading/speaking and listening. The chapters of the book help American-speaking individuals quickly translate English words and phrases into Chinese. Including many situations that occur in daily life; such as asking for help, finding a doctor, identifying food allergies, restaurant dining, shopping, greetings, and etc. can be found in the chapters. Best of all, you can gain confidence in communicating in the 21st century with Chinese-speaking individuals.

Students found this textbook useful during interactions with others because of the simplicity of the chapters. The book is also convenient to carry because it’s soft cover.

As the author, I would like to reiterate that my purpose in writing each chapter of this resourceful book is similar to the trunk of a big tree that establishes and prepares students for a solid and stable language foundation in Chinese. I am hopeful that you too, find the text, conversations, vocabulary, and phrases practical and useful in assisting your ability to listen, speak, read, write, and learn Chinese.

Jasmine Tang is currently a professor at SUNY Geneseo in Geneseo, NY and MCC (Monroe Community College) in Rochester, NY where she enjoys teaching the Chinese language to students and has written this book to enhance the learning experience for anyone that seeks to travel to China or learn the Chinese language.

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GETTING FIT AND BUILDING HEALTHY HABITS IS ON THE TOP OF MANY OF OUR TO-DO LISTS, AND THE ARMY RESERVE IS NO EXCEPTION. OPTIMAL HEALTH AND PHYSICAL READINESS IS CRUCIAL TO BUILDING AND MAINTAINING A FORCE THAT STRIKES A BALANCE BETWEEN ACHIEVING CAREER GOALS WITH THE PHYSICAL AND MENTAL TOUGHNESS REQUIRED TO FIGHT AND WIN ON THE BATTLEFIELD FROM DAY ONE.

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THE ARMY’S NEW “H-2-F”, OR HOLISTIC HEALTH AND FITNESS SYSTEM IS DESIGNED TO DO JUST THAT – IMPROVE NOT JUST PHYSICAL FITNESS LEVELS, BUT ALSO OVERALL MENTAL AND SPIRITUAL WELL-BEING.

HERE TO EXPLAIN THE IMPORTANCE OF THE H-2-F SYSTEM, FOR ARMY RESERVE SOLDIERS AND HOW IT CAN BE APPLIED FOR ALL AMERICANS, IS MASTER SERGEANT STACEY MUNOZ, A MASTER RESILIENCY TRAINER IN THE ARMY RESERVE WHOSE CIVILIAN EDUCATION INCLUDES AN ASSOCIATES IN EXERCISE SCIENCE FOCUSING ON NUTRITION AND PERSONAL TRAINING …

Bio Master Sergeant Stacey Munoz enlisted in the United States Army in 1998. She attended Basic Combat Training and Advanced Individual Training at Fort Jackson, SC. She served six years in the Regular Army and then transferred to the Army Reserve. After six months in the Army Reserve, MSG Munoz was picked up as an Active Guard Reserve.
During her service, she has held multiple positions throughout human resources, operations, training, and leadership. Her stateside assignments include 2-6 Air Defense Artillery and 1-56 Air Defense Artillery at Fort Bliss, TX; Military Entrance Processing Station in Seattle, WA; 70th Regional Readiness Command in Fort Lawton, WA; 84th Training Command and Human Resources Command at Fort Knox, KY and United Started Army Reserve Command at Fort Bragg, NC. She deployed with 3rd Expeditionary Sustainment Command to Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom for 15 months.

Her military education includes Basic Combat Training, Advanced Individual Training, Primary Leadership Development Course (Honor Graduate), Basic NCO Course, Senior Leader Development Course, Airborne School, Modern Army Combative Program Level 1, Master Fitness Course, Master Resiliency Trainer Course level 1-3, Protocol Course Level 1-4. Her civilian education includes an Associates Exercise Science focusing on Nutrition and personal training from International Sports Science Association, CA.
Her awards and decorations include Meritorious Service Medal (4th Award), Joint Service Commendation Medal (2nd Award), Army Commendation Medal (2nd Award), Army Achievement Medal (7th Award), Good Conduct Medal (6th Award), National Defense Service Medal, Iraq Campaign Medal, Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, NCO Professional Development (4th Award), Armed Forces Reserve Medal with M Device, Army Service Ribbon, Overseas Service Ribbon, Driver’s Badge, Airborne Badge, Meritorious Unit Citation, Army Superior Unit Award.

MSG Munoz is originally from California and when not working, she enjoys hiking, kayaking, traveling and spending time with her husband, Tom and their 8 children in Southern Pines, NC.

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