Vaping danger? Formaldehyde, diacetyl in e-cig vape juice, food, air, all over | Examiner.com
A new Harvard study found diacetyl and other chemicals like formaldehyde in flavored e-cigarette e-liquid also called vape juice. The Harvard Gazette reported on Dec. 8, that diacetyl is linked to an increase in a lung disease known as bronchiolitis obliterans. Formaldehyde is a preservative that can cause respiratory irritation. This news is worrying to e-cig users, vapers and parents of kids who vape. But before you quit vaping, remember that formaldehyde and diacetyl are in e-cig vape juice, but also food, water, air and pretty much everywhere. Vaping danger? Formaldehyde, diacetyl in e-cig vape juice, food, air, all over | Examiner.com
Holiday shopping: Christmas gifts, birthday presents for tween girls ages 9-13
"Tween" is a term for kids between childhood and teenager, ages 9-13. Tween or preteen girls aren't yet teens and not are they little girls anymore. This causes a dilemma in their interests and tastes. Some parents don't want to let go tween girls grow up. Some hurry a tween girl to adolescence, buying things geared for older girls. How do you shop for girls sandwiched betwixt childhood and adolescence? You don't want to buy adult gifts but nor gifts that are immature. Here is a holiday shopping guide to Christmas gifts and birthday presents for tween girls. Holiday shopping: Christmas gifts, birthday presents for tween girls ages 9-13 | Examiner.com
School bans leggings, yoga pants for showing crotch (don't all pants show the crotch?)
Some teen gals in Tennessee got themselves ejected from their classrooms for their choice in attire. The "uptight" Mt. Juliet High School booted 40 girls for wearing leggings, reported 17 magazine on Nov. 3. What the heck are leggings, you ask? They're those clingy (and oh-so-comfy) sort-of-pants, sort-of-tights: you know, what the older generation called long underwear? Seriously, they're a little thicker than hosiery, but only just. Girls (and many women) love leggings, also called yoga pants, because they are soft, versatile and surprisingly warm. But schools hate them because boys also love leggings. Schools are concerned that the male population is distracted by the immodestly revealing crotch area in yoga pants.Uptight Mt. Juliet High School booted 40 girls for wearing leggings, yoga pants | Examiner.com
IHOP posted body shaming tweets: IHOP pulls crude breast, penis shaming tweets
Pancake purveyor IHOP tried to be IHIP but ended up being IFLOP. The famous breakfast chain IHOP posted body shaming tweets at men and women, reported the Daily Meal on MSN, Oct. 20. One of the tweets poked fun at small-chested women. It compared a stack of pancakes to breasts with the quip "flat but has GREAT personality." Really IHOP? IHOP posted body shaming tweets: IHOP pulls crude breast, penis shaming tweets | Examiner.comActually what fell flat was IHOP's body shaming joke. Then IHOP took tweet pot shots at men showing a pile of little cocktail wiener sausages with the facepalm comment "small but knows how to use it" (permission to cringe!)
A-Z appetite suppressants: Curb hunger, burn fat, control Type 2 diabetes | Examiner.com
Science Daily reported on findings that obesity and Type 2 diabetes are linked, by alternative gene splicing. That's a fancy way of saying fat goes hand in hand with diabetes or pre-diabetes (also called insulin resistance or metabolic syndrome).It's no secret that there are more obese people now than ever before. What may be surprising is how obesity snowballs. The more you gain, the faster you gain. "My 600 lb Life" profiles some of the fattest people on planet earth. This season 800-lb Marla shares her journey to bed-bound morbid obesity.
A-Z appetite suppressants: Curb hunger, burn fat, control Type 2 diabetes | Examiner.com
Bride's dad drags stepdad into wedding ceremony so fathers can both giver her away
America's most hated celebrity announced and the loser is...?
Each year, a Q Scores releases a list of America's most hated celebrities (they research other things but this category seems to the most schadenfreud-ishly popular). And according to the Hollywood Reporter August 13, America's 2015 most disliked celebrity winner, or should that be loser is...? Hey, hold your horses, keep reading. You have to do these things in reverse order. America's most hated celebrity announced and the loser is...? - Grand Rapids News | Examiner.com
Blue flowers for weddings, receptions: Blossoms for blue wedding color theme - Grand Rapids Holidays | Examiner.com
Pastels are popular weddings colors. But for brides who choose blue as a wedding color, choices are limited. Flowers like daisies and carnations can be dyed blue, however there are few naturally blue flowers blue. But blue is perfect wedding color. In the Language of flowers, blue flowers stand for stands for romance, desire, love, constancy. Blue represents metaphysical striving for the infinite and unreachable (sexy!) So here are naturally blue flowers for weddings. And value added--blue floral options are cheaper, compared to other wedding flowers. Some are plants which can be repurposed as wedding presents, bridal gifts and wedding party thank-you. gifts,Blue flowers for weddings, receptions: Blossoms for blue wedding color theme - Grand Rapids Holidays | Examiner.com
Those who joke about age and getting old should remember Yoda's words
Happy Star Wars Day! May the Fourth be with you. Get it May the 4, like Cinco de Mayo? Yes, there is a day for fans to get their Jedi geek on and party like a Wookie. December's new movie "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" is reason to celebrate. Predictably cracks have been made about Mark Hamill (Luke Skywalker), Harrison Ford (Han Solo) and Carrie Fisher (Princess Leia) getting old. So who isn't? Those who make jokes about age and getting old should remember Yoda's words. Star Wars Day proves Yoda right: When 38 you get, look as good you will not!
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