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I saw her on something else recently, a talkshow. I don't recall if it was a daytime one or late night... but I was just floored to think she grew up so fast... made me feel older (note: not OLD just older)!
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Yay for George!!

http://www.wral.com/news/national_world/national/story/4285844/

No one in their right mind should even want to eat a lobster that old. That'd be awfully tough lobster meat. If that ol' guy managed to avoid lobster traps that long, then he deserves the throw-back! I don't always agree with PETA, but good job on this one.

 

Ladies, I just don't know what to say???

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I saw that earlier....I died laughing.....can you say TACKY???? :ack:

 

I just can't begin to imagine where you would wear them! :jester:

 

let's see, where would one get "lots of compliments" ??? :mrgreen:

 

I'm trying REALLY hard to be nice, after all, they are "creative." But....................oh my! :mrgreen:

 

I am sure they are marketable to lots of folks in and around the area. 8)

 

Oh, I hope not! :ack:

 

girl, you keep an eye out in the grocery, you'll see some.

 

Well I didn't puke and feel much better.
I don't know what that was about.

 

glad you are feeling better.

 

Imagine wearing them up to PTA!!!

 

In the sack is a possibility...:jester:

 

morning sickness:jester::jester:

 

I found this on the Bob and Showgram website:

You Can Survive!

By Ben Sherwood
Is it just luck when somebody makes it through a catastrophic accident or illness? After interviewing hundreds of survivors and experts from around the world, I've found that overcoming adversity comes down to a combination of factors. Here's how you can increase your own chances of surviving and thriving.

1. Escape a Plane Crash
No doubt the question has crossed your mind during a bumpy flight: If the plane goes down, where is the safest place to be? Is it in the front of the aircraft or the rear? On the aisle or next to a window? After reviewing more than 100 plane crashes and their seating charts, Professor Ed Galea of the University of Greenwich in England says to ignore the front and back rows and instead follow the Rule of Five: The safest seats on a plane are within five rows of any exit. That's the typical cutoff point between life and death in a crash, adds Galea. The No. 1 safest seats are in an exit row or one row away. But every seat is probably safer than you realize. The survival rate for the most-serious plane crashes is surprisingly high--76.6%--according to a National Transportation Safety Board analysis of all survivable commercial airline crashes between 1983 and 2000.

2. Get Out of a Hotel Fire
The next time you stay in a hotel--or visit an office building--consider this fact: Most fire departments use ladders that, at their maximum, can extend around 80 feet into the air. That means in order to be able to climb out of your building's window and onto a truck's ladder, you should be on or below the seventh floor.

3. Leave the Hospital Alive...
If you need to go to the hospital, weekdays are much safer than weekends, according to Dr. Chaim Bell, a researcher in Toronto. After studying millions of hospital admissions, he found that more people died from serious illnesses if they were admitted on weekends rather than during the week. Dr. Bell discovered that weekend admissions were associated with "significantly higher mortality rates" for 23 of the 100 leading causes of death. Why? Possible explanations are lower staffing levels and the presence of workers who are less experienced and less familiar with procedures and patients, according to the researcher.

And if you do end up getting admitted, try to put a temporary hold on any spiritual struggles. Professor Kenneth Pargament of Bowling Green State University in Ohio studied a group of people 55 and older who were hospitalized for a variety of illnesses. He sorted them into two groups: those who had positive, unconflicted spiritual beliefs and those who felt unloved, abandoned, or punished by God. After following their outcomes, Pargament concluded that most of the patients who experienced religious turmoil had a 6% to 10% greater risk of dying than those whose faith in God remained steady.

4. ...And Don't Go Back
Beware of checking out of the hospital on a Friday. Friday is the most common hospital discharge day, because doctors try to send patients home for the weekend. But Canadian researchers have found that individuals released on that day show an "increased independent risk of death" or readmission to the hospital within 30 days, according to a study of millions of discharge records over a decade. Why? In the rush to get patients out, people may be discharged with inadequate instructions or before they're fully stable. In addition, fewer health and home-support services are available on weekends.

5. Get an Initial Boost
In one intriguing study, California researchers analyzed death records to find out whether there was any correlation between people's initials and how long they lived. They divided their subjects' initials into positive and negative groups. The good-initial group included ACE, WIN, WOW, and VIP; the bad contained RAT, BUM, SAD, and DUD. Then they matched up initials with lifespans and looked for any correlation. The results were stunning (and also hotly debated): A person's initials actually may influence the time and cause of his or her death. "A symbol as simple as one's initials can add four years to life or subtract three years," the researchers wrote. They speculated that bad initials were irritants, or stressors, which over the course of a person's life can add up and contribute to health problems.

In related news, last names that begin with letters occurring later in the alphabet can be associated with a phenomenon that Scottish researchers call "alphabetical prejudice." They found that when medical teams in a brain-injury rehabilitation center met to discuss patients, people with surnames that came early in the alphabet tended to receive three to four minutes' more attention than people with names later in the alphabet. This difference may be critical. Said the investigators, "more time devoted to the early cases clearly results in a better quality of care."

6. Outlive a Heart Attack
Going into cardiac arrest is never a good thing, but if it happens, one of the best places to be is in a casino in Las Vegas. Whether or not you can survive depends on how fast rescuers can shock your heart back into normal rhythm through chest compression or defibrillation. In Vegas, security cameras and guards are constantly scanning casino floors in order to catch cheaters, thieves, and troublemakers. If a visitor collapses, someone will notice right away. Security personnel are trained in the use of defibrillators and usually can administer the lifesaving shocks within two to three minutes. As a result, the heart-attack survival rate in Las Vegas is 53%. Compare that to rates of 16% in Seattle (which has some of the nation's best response systems) or 2% in Chicago.

7. Walk Away From a Car Accident
The uncomfortable hump in the backseat of a car is the spot where no one wants to sit, but experts say it's actually the safest for passengers. University of Buffalo researchers examined fatal automobile crashes in the United States between 2000 and 2003 when someone was riding in the middle seat. Factoring in variables--including weather conditions and the age and type of vehicle--they found that the rear middle seat was 16% safer than any other place in the vehicle. Overall, they discovered that riding in the back is 59% to 86% safer than riding in the front, and riding on the hump is 25% safer than riding in the rear window seats.

And for those people sitting in the driver's seat: If you're searching for the safest vehicle, you might want to avoid cars with dark paint colors. In a study of 17 years of automobile crashes that resulted in death, injury, or serious damage, Australian researchers found that white cars were less likely to be involved in accidents than those of any other color. Compared with white cars in daylight hours, black cars had a 12% higher crash risk; gray, 11%; silver, 10%; blue and red, 7%. At dawn or dusk, black cars had a 47% higher crash risk than white cars; gray, 25%; silver, 15%.

8. Cross the Street Safely
The three deadliest days for pedestrians are Jan. 1, Dec. 23, and Oct. 31.

9. Beware of Your Birthday
Women are more likely to die in the week after their birthdays than any other week of the year, while men's deaths peak before their birthdays, according to Professor David Phillips of UC San Diego, who analyzed millions of death records. Birthdays, he theorizes, may function as a "lifeline" for many women, who prolong life for the occasion, but act as a literal "deadline" for men.

Success = Survival?

Researchers find that, in general, the higher your social status, the longer you will live.
One controversial study has shown that Academy Award winners lived 3.9 years longer than other "less recognized" performers. However, a more recent analysis suggests that the Oscar "longevity bonus" may be only one year.
A new study of Nobel laureates found that winning the world's most famous honor was associated with about two years of extra life. In the United States, Nobel Prize winners lived 2.08 years longer than nominees. In Germany, recipients ended up living 1.3 years longer than nominees, while in other European countries, laureates had a .69-year boost.



Ben Sherwood's book "The Survivors Club: The Secrets and Science That Could Save Your Life" will be published later this month. He is a former executive producer of "Good Morning America." For more information, visit TheSurvivorsClub.org .

 

You lost me after "You can survive" :mrgreen:

way too long!

 

:iagree::iagree:

 

You lost me when you said, "Y..". :jester:

 

Father of the Year

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,479544,00.html