Archive for April, 2009
Swine Flu School Closings
April 30th, 2009 |Swine Flu School Closings
Over 100 U.S. schools have closed due to concerns about the spread of swine flu. In the case of 74 of these schools, the closings were related to confirmed or probably cases of swine flu at the school. The other thirty schools that have closed did so as a precautionary measure. The swine flu school closings so far affect 8 states and 56,000 people. In related news, the Fort Worth Independent School District (Texas) announced it would close all the schools in the district due to the swine flu scare. These school…
Who Is Dean Ornish?
April 30th, 2009 | Who is Dean Ornish, and how does the Dean Ornish diet plan work?Is 2012 the Apocalypse?
April 30th, 2009 |Is 2012 the apocalypse?
As we get closer and closer to the year 2012, the spiritually minded and conspiracy theorists alike are growing increasingly paranoid. But why is so much noise being made about this particular year? You may have heard vague references to the “2012 apocalypse” in passing news reports or in films, but what is the basis for all this 2012 paranoia? Why do people think the apocalypse will be in 2012?
Turns out, there’s quite a few sources for the supposed coming apocalypse. From the Mayans, whose “Long Count” calendar indicates that the apocalypse will occur on…
100 Days, 100 Successes – Obama’s First 100 Days in Office
April 30th, 2009 | 100 things Obama has done right in the first 100 days. A response to the New York Post's 100 Days 100 Mistakes nonsense.Where Can I Find Earth Day Coloring Pages?
April 22nd, 2009 |
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10 Cool Earth Day Coloring Pages
Check out this page for 10 cool Earth Day coloring pages – the page also provides links to more poster-friendly versions of all of their designs.
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Earth Day Posters
6 unique and “cute” Earth Day poster / coloring page designs can be found here.
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Animal Antics
For older kids, or kids with a ton of imagination, here is an interactive comic book that you can write your own captions for, print out, and color
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Did Lisa Rinna Have Plastic Surgery Before Her Playboy Pics?
April 22nd, 2009 |
Lisa Rinna — best known for her acting roles on TV shows like Melrose Place, Days of Our Lives, and Veronica Mars – first posed for Playboy magazine in 1998, when she was six months pregnant. Maybe you remember her Playboy shoot because of the controversy that sprang up. Rinna’s first shoot featured her on the front cover in all her pregnant glory, wearing a very revealing sweater and not much else.
Lisa Rinna will grace the pages of Playboy again, now aged 45. Rinna has been quoted as saying that she is “in better shape” now than she was…
What Is National Jelly Bean Day?
April 22nd, 2009 |
In case you haven’t worked it out on your own yet, National Jelly Bean Day is a day set aside to enjoy jelly beans in all their gummy deliciousness. While not a Federally recognized national holiday, April 22nd is now known as “National Jelly Bean Day”, a time to sit back with a bowl of jelly beans and enjoy their wide variety of flavors.
Send this silly Jelly Bean Day eCard to those people in your life who love jelly beans.
Jelly beans have a mysterious history. While most “candy experts” agree that what we know as a jelly bean…
Good Cheap Wines – 100 Quality Wines Anyone Can Afford to Buy
April 1st, 2009 | Good wine doesn't have to be expensive. Plenty of cheap wines taste good. Here's a list of 100 good cheap wines anyone can afford to buy.