Win a New Ipod Touch From My Colleges and Careers
October 7, 2010 by michaelm
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My Colleges and Careers is giving away a free iPod Touch, called the “greatest iPod to date” by IGN’s Scott Lowe. To enter click here. Then all you need to do is like us on facebook and follow us on twitter. Don’t pass up this opportunity to win one of the most amazing mobile media platforms ever designed. It will be a perfect thing to take with you when you go back to college.
A Student’s Guide to Computers for Online School: Flash Drives & External Hard Drives
August 2, 2010 by Sarah Ward
Filed under Crazy, Online Education, Tools
While attending online school, it’s important for you to back up your schoolwork, portfolios, photos, and music so should the unthinkable occur and your computer crashes, you will have your data backed up externally. Two ways you can do this is through flash drives and external hard drives. A Student’s Guide to Computers for Online [...]
History of Dieting: Today’s Diet Fads
August 2, 2010 by Sarah Ward
Filed under Crazy, Healthcare
In an effort to look toned and achieve their ideal body image, people worldwide are constantly dieting. The turn of the century has brought many new diet fads, some effective, others not. The Zone. Called a change in lifestyle rather than a diet, The Zone diet is intended to help people re-set their hormonal balance [...]
History of Dieting: 9 Questionable Diet Fads from the 1900s
August 1, 2010 by Sarah Ward
Filed under Crazy, Healthcare
On any given day in the United States, about one half of women are on a diet. The reasons to diet are many including a desire to lose weight, be healthier, and be more attractive. People have been dieting for hundreds of years and today we are going to examine the history of dieting and [...]
History of Dieting: Diet Fads from the 1800s
July 31, 2010 by Sarah Ward
Filed under Crazy, Healthcare
Considering that 64% of Americans are overweight (Center of Disease Control), it’s understandable that millions of Americans are taking efforts to maintain a healthy body weight. While diets may seem like they’ve become popular in the last 50 years, you may be surprised to learn that people have been dieting since the 1800s! For the [...]
What Not to Do Online Part III
July 30, 2010 by Sarah Ward
Filed under Business, Crazy
It’s important to be careful about our dealings with social media, particularly in matters concerning employment. If you don’t value your job anymore, here’s some great ways to lose it by misusing the internet. What Not to Do Online Lesson #7: Slack At Work We get that the Facebook game, FarmVille, is addictive with over [...]
Designer Diapers: Huggies Jeans Diapers and Cynthia Rowley Diaper Line
July 20, 2010 by Sarah Ward
Filed under Crazy, Fashion Design
Huggies recently released a limited edition line of Jeans Diapers designed to look like the popular denim threads. Disigner Diapers: Huggies Jeans Diapers Despite the innovative commercial and memorable tagline (“The Coolest You’ll Look Pooping Your Pants”) parents are concerned about how these jeans diapers are sneaking commercialism into a baby’s psyche long before they [...]
Lindsay Lohan Could Learn a Thing or Two About Gun Handling
April 30, 2010 by Sarah Ward
Filed under Celebrity, Crazy, Criminal Justice
Lindsay Lohan recently participated in a controversial “artistic” photo shoot with Tyler Shields and Tweeted a photo of herself with a gun to her mouth this week. Lohan could learn a thing or two about gun handling. Three safety rules about firearms include the following: Always point a gun in a safe direction Keep your [...]
The Lighter Side of Law Enforcement
April 29, 2010 by Sarah Ward
Filed under Crazy, Criminal Justice
Law enforcement is a serious profession. But who says they don’t get to laugh? (This is supposedly a true account recorded in the Police Log of Sarasota, Florida) An elderly Florida lady did her shopping and, upon returning to her car, found four males in the act of leaving with her vehicle. She dropped her [...]
This Cat Knew How to Save a Life
April 12, 2010 by Sarah Ward
Filed under Crazy
On Saturday, a 3-year-old cat from Great Falls, Montana received the Purple Paw Award for saving the lives of her owners Trudy and Greg Guy. In October 2007, the 6-month old kitten Schnautzie seemed aware of the dangerous gas leak and climbed on Trudy’s chest during the night, waking her up. Trudy reports, “[Schnautzie] would [...]