Today is Saturday...  I was going to wait until Monday to blog, but I didn't want to wait too long to start, so I posted some stuff today.  Here's the weather forecast for the Spokane area.  It is a 7 day forecast, and I'm not sure how accurate it will be..lol.  Hope your weekend is going well, and we'll post again on Monday.

Just a bit of humor before I go....

This is disturbing to me.  No wonder a lot of today's children get the wrong message.  This mother used poor judgement in the way she decided to stand up for her child.  I agree she has every right to be very angry and concerned, but please, she's the adult, and there are better ways to educate a bullying child other than to beat them up....especially if you are the adult.

OHIO WOMAN CONVICTED OF ASSAULT IN CLASSROOM BRAWL.
By AMANDA LEE MYERS
Associated Press

CINCINNATI (AP) - A jury on Friday convicted an Ohio woman of assault but acquitted her of trespassing in a high school classroom brawl involving her daughter and another teen accused of bullying the girl.

Jurors reached that unanimous verdict after three days of testimony in the trial of Precious Allen, who had pleaded not guilty in the Feb. 7 fracas involving her daughter and a 15-year-old girl at Withrow High School in Cincinnati.

Judge Melissa Powers sentenced Allen, 31, to probation, but said she could face up to six months in jail if she violates the terms. If convicted on both counts, Allen could have faced a year of jail time.

In finding Allen guilty of assault, jurors agreed with prosecutors that she knowingly caused or helped cause harm to the 15-year-old. In rejecting the trespassing charge, jurors sided with defense attorneys that Allen likely did not go to the school that day intending to commit an assault.

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I found this to be quite interesting, as just last year I discovered I was diabetic.  I've been learning quite a bit about sugar.




How Sweet Can Become Toxic
By Alexandra Sifferlin 

Sugar isn’t exactly a health food, but researchers say it could be toxic — at least to mice — and that’s not good news for people.

Mice who were fed a diet containing 25% sugar — the equivalent of a healthy human diet along with three cans of soda daily — were twice as likely to die by the end of the 58 week long study conducted at the University of Utah as mice fed a similar diet without the added sugar. The findings, published in the journal Nature Communications, suggest that even safe levels of sugar could have serious negative effects on people’s health.

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Places I'd Like to Go....

Alsace,  France

Quite a few of my friends have dog companions.  Every now and then I like to include posts that might interest you.  I also will be posting kitty info as I have kitties and am more familiar with them.  Feel free to ask questions, and I'll do some research and pass along what I find.

How To Care For Your Arthritic Dog
By Dr. Jessica Vogelsang
From The Dog Daily

As our canine companions grow older, they are subject to the same degenerative problems that plague their joints as we are. And like us, there are lots of things we can do as owners to help.


The first step is noticing there may be a problem. The most common signs of arthritis in dogs include the following: difficulty climbing stairs or getting up from a seated position, and stiffness that is most pronounced in the morning and improves with movement. Your veterinarian can assist with confirming the diagnosis. 

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For my friends interested in science....







WATCH: Comet Crashes Into Sun and Explodes
Time

This video released by NASA shows a small comet crashing into the sun. The video was captured by the European space agency “SOHO” space telescope.

The explosion that follows is called “coronal mass ejection” – basically a giant solar flare.

Click here to watch the video

For those of not familiar with Clark Howard, he is one of the smartest 'money' men around today.  He has tips, information and advice for almost everyone who has questions about finances.  I have listened to him on radio, and watched his TV show, so I thought it would be wise to post some of his things here.  


Walmart has lowered price points on its Family Mobile service, which runs on T-Mobile's network. 

Walmart Family Mobile costs $39.99/month for unlimited calling and texting, plus 2.5 GB of 3G data. (Most people use an average of 1 GB of data on a monthly basis.) If you only want unlimited talk and text, you'll pay $29.88/month.

But here's the real clincher: Each additional line costs only $34.88/month with the 2.5 GB of data or $24.88 /month for just the talk and text. This could be a real money-saver for small businesses and entrepreneurs as well. 


The cell phone industry is changing so rapidly. BothWalmart Family Mobile and Walmart's other effort, Straight Talk, bring us closer to a European model where retailers offer their own     
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