Free printable Advent wreath crafts for children to make | Examiner.com

Advent is the four-week season before Christmas, celebrated by Catholics, Orthodox and some protestant Christian denominations. Most people think of Advent calendars with candies and treats. But that, like a commercial Christmas, is miles from the real purpose.. Advent is a lesser penitential season, a minor Lent. Christians observe spiritual acts of prayer, fasting and charity. They follow Bible-based Advent calendars and count down to Christmas reflecting on Jesus. One evangelical pastor is pushing protestant churches to celebrate Advent and put Christ back in Christmas, said Time magazine, Dec. 1.Free printable Advent wreath crafts for children to make | Examiner.com

 

BBQ, pan-fried meat linked to kidney cancer: Broiled, grilled meat carcinogens

Add BBQ, grilled meat, broiled and pan-fried meat to the list of carcinogens reported the Washington Post on Nov. 9. In October, the World Health Organization said processed meats--hot dogs, bacon, ham, lunch meat--are as carcinogenic as cigarettes and asbestos. Now a National Institutes of Health study found that BBQ and pan-fried meat are linked to kidney cancer. WHO has already connected all red meat to bowel cancer and the list of reasons not to eat red meat just keeps getting longer, it seems.  BBQ, pan-fried meat linked to kidney cancer: Broiled, grilled meat carcinogens | Examiner.com

LEGO shortage scares Christmas shoppers: Too few LEGO bricks to fill stockings | Examiner.com

There's a holiday crisis of epic proportion. Santa's elves at LEGO haven't made enough of their iconic colored building blocks this year. And news of any shortage of toys, let alone a LEGO shortage scares Christmas shoppers reported the Christian Science Monitor on Oct. 21. LEGO sales jumped 18 percent in 2015 and 15 percent in 2014 leaving them, well, a few bricks short of a load this holiday season. Too few LEGO bricks to fill stockings this Christmas? That is a this North Pole emergency! Alert the big guy in red and call out the reindeer brigade--the LEGOs must get through.  LEGO shortage scares Christmas shoppers: Too few LEGO bricks to fill stockings | Examiner.com

McDonald's franchisees aren't lovin' all day breakfast: Dual menu double fails

Welcome to McDonald's. Would you like breakfast or lunch or both? Now customers can order either and McDonald's franchisees aren't lovin' all day breakfast. said Business Insider on Oct. 15. The dual menu doubly fails customers, staff and even sales, say workers and owners of McDonald's franchises. On Oct. 6, fast food giant McDonald's launched a revolutionary always-available breakfast menu. And restaurants are struggling to keep up with the doubled food choices.McDonald's franchisees aren't lovin' all day breakfast: Dual menu double fails | Examiner.com

 

Cheap homemade no-sew baby and toddler Halloween costumes | Examiner.com

 Ready-made children's Halloween costumes are adorable, but very expensive. You can create cute DIY baby and toddler costumes easy with this guide. Using your recycle bin, make cute no-sew costumes for little ones, darn near free. Plus they'll be snug and warm for those crisp chilly October evenings. Ready? Let's begin. Cheap homemade no-sew baby and toddler Halloween costumes | Examiner.com

Facebook reunited burned baby Amanda Scarpinati, nurse Sue Berger 38 years later

Facebook reunions can be awkward and even unpleasant. But they can also be incredibly joy-filled. Facebook reunited burned baby Amanda Scarpinati and nurse Sue Berger 38 years later. ABC News said on September 29, that all Scarpinati had to go on were black-and-white photographs that showed a woman caring for her as a baby. Scarpinati was burned at three months old, when she fell into a steam vaporizer. Facebook reunited burned baby Amanda Scarpinati, nurse Sue Berger 38 years later 

 

NFWF grants $3.3M to help monarch butterflies: Monsanto aids butterfly habitats | Examiner.com

The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation announced Monday that it is giving money to restore lost butterfly environments. According to a Sept. 28 press release, the NFWF will grant $3.3 million to help monarch butterflies. Big ag company Monsanto will fund restoration of migratory butterfly habitats lost to chemical pesticides. Other monies come from the Monarch Butterfly Conservation Fund. The total will be divided into 22 grants given to support of initiatives working to restore 33,000 acres of monarch butterfly habitats. It doesn't come a moment too soon: 60 billion butterflies once decorated the skies with their signature orange and black wing patterns. That population has shrunk to 1 billion over the past 20 years.   NFWF grants $3.3M to help monarch butterflies: Monsanto aids butterfly habitats

Roseanne Barr stuns with jaw-dropping weight loss, platinum blonde do, pot use - Grand Rapids News | Examiner.com

  Funnywoman Roseanne Barr used to be one of the heaviest women in Hollywood. Now Barr stuns with her jaw-dropping weight loss and platinum blonde do. The popular comedienne of 80s sit-com fame posed for a photo with her youngest son Buck Thomas, the first of the pair since 2012. Wonderwall, on September 2, proclaimed her "unrecognizable" from her "Roseanne" days. Barr opened up her medical pot use recently, too.Roseanne Barr stuns with jaw-dropping weight loss, platinum blonde do, pot use - Grand Rapids News | Examiner.com

Shooting range will sell booze: Guns and alcohol cocktails served at gun range - Grand Rapids News | Examiner.com

Call it Guns 'n Brewses! A Florida shooting range will sell booze now that its liquor licensing was approved reported the Daytona Beach News-Journal on August 19. Ron Perkinson owner of Volusia Top Gun, got permission to serve guns and alcohol cocktails at a gun range bar he pitched to city commissioners. All but one city commissioner gave the green light for Perkinson's plan to convert a vacant building near Interstate 95 into a 12-lane gun range, with liquor-serving restaurant, and retail store. Shooting range will sell booze: Guns and alcohol cocktails served at gun range - Grand Rapids News | Examiner.com

Pennies, nickels aren't legal tender man who paid $25 fine in pennies told

So pennies and nickels aren't legal tender, so a man who tried to pay a $25 fine in 2,500 pennies is told. Reuters reported August 13 that Justin Greene tried to pay a parking fee of $25 worth of pennies. He was told by the Chambersburg, Pennsylvania finance department that small change cannot be used to pay for amounts under $.25. They quoted federal law. Because so many bills cost less than a quarter? As if!Pennies, nickels aren't legal tender man who paid $25 fine in pennies told - Grand Rapids News | Examiner.com