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Tuesday, March 29, 2011

Links to Your World, Tuesday March 29

Four Reasons God Created Allergies

 

“According to a report published this week in American Journalism Review, 93 percent of all newspaper sales can now be attributed to kidnappers seeking to prove the day's date in filmed ransom demands” (Report: Majority Of Newspapers Now Purchased By Kidnappers To Prove Date)

 

Shaken Manchild Syndrome Is On the Rise

 

“There are aspects of Facebook that can make it a particularly tough social landscape to navigate for kids already dealing with poor self-esteem, said Gwenn O'Keeffe, a Boston-area pediatrician and the lead author of new American Academy of Pediatrics social media guidelines. With in-your-face friends' tallies, status updates and photos of happy-looking people having great times, Facebook pages can make some kids feel even worse if they think they don't measure up” (article).

 

“Their fans aren’t listening to them for solutions. They listen for solidarity. Someone else feels lost. Someone else feels like everything is too big, too fake, too plastic” (Mike Cosper, on Radiohead and their new album, “The King of Limbs”)

 

How dieting—and other forms of self-control—make you more aggressive and angry in other settings.

 

Top 10 Songs With Silly Lyrics

 

OMG! Oxford English Dictionary Adds LOL to Its Pages

 

Why Going to Church Can Make You Fat

 

How Much Money Do Spammers Rake In? $7000. Per. Day.

 

Pole Dancing for Jesus: I’ve told Amy and Marina that we won’t be introducing this in our Hillclimbers Fitness program!

 

Billions in Unclaimed Cash Just Waiting to Be Claimed: Let’s see…”Tom Goodman” in Texas, Maine, Louisiana, Maine….Nope.

 

Tour de France Extreme (via Historical LOL):

Tour de France Extreme

 

"I'm going to touch base with Kevin on this, and then let's loop Amy in just so we're all on the same page," said Peter McEntire…."It's important to make sure everyone's up to speed" (The Onion: Company's Employees Spend Entire Day Touching Base). Yep, I’ve used all these catchphrases—and more.

 

Posts at “Get Anchored” since last Tuesday:

“We are in the thrashing time”

 

…Or Your Money Back…

 

Introducing Our Renovation Project

 

Winning Ways: It’s What You Do Right Now That Makes the Difference

 

Enduring Doubt

 

“It takes faith to be a parent”

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