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Monthly Archives: May 2009

Preventing the Swine Flu with Low-Tech Methods

With an effective flu shot against the H1N1 swine flu still months away, people of the world are turning to low tech methods of preventing the swine flu. Hand Washing One of the most effective things you can do to prevent being infected is to wash your hands frequently.  Are you washing your hands more [...]

60 Percent of Twitter Users Quit

The Nielsen Wire reports: Currently, more than 60 percent of U.S. Twitter users fail to return the following month, or in other words, Twitter’s audience retention rate, or the percentage of a given month’s users who come back the following month, is currently about 40 percent. For hi-tech communication, I recommend a good, old fashioned [...]

135th Kentucky Derby

I enjoyed watching the Kentucky Derby over the weekend. Music LeAnn Rimes sang the national anthem at this year’s derby.  I thought she did a really fine job singing it straight. Another tradition at The Kentucky Derby is the singing of My Old Kentucky Home before the race.  A marching band provided the music this [...]