Archive for September 1st, 2009

Facebook & Twitter Revolutionizing How Parents Stalk Their College-Aged Kids

Manhattan: What Henry Hudson Saw in 1609

“Envision New York City, but strip away the dazzling lights, skyscrapers, noisy traffic and countless passersby. What did the island of Manhattan look like before the city took shape?”

Make Your Own Monopoly

Monopoly – the game that never seems to end, constantly buying and selling property like a real estate guru. Well, now you can customize the monopoly board to make it all about you.

“Make your own board game. Construct a custom made board game by using just some scissors, a PC and almost any simple color printer. MAKE-YOUR-OWN-OPOLY contains everything you need to hand customize the game board, cards and play money for your very own property trading board game. After you’re done, even the box itself will look like it was manufactured just for you, your family, your town, your school or virtually any special purpose. With a digital camera or scanner, you can even put your own picture on the play money. MAKE-YOUR-OWN-OPOLY contains award winning, easy to follow drawing and cutting instructions and also software that will easily allow even a first-timer to produce a quality one-of-a-kind board game. “

Swine Flu ‘Toy’ Goes on Sale

A swine flu toy has gone on sale to educate and reassure children about the potentially deadly virus.

The cuddly toy is in the shape of a pigs head, complete with pig-like eyes and snout.

It’s creators, GIANTmicrobes, which specialize in huggable viruses and pests, also sell representations of bed bugs, mad cow disease, E.Coli, Ebola, a range of sexually transmitted diseases and MRSA.

“The company describes its toys as “great learning tools, as well as amusing gifts for anyone with a sense of humour”. Each purchase comes with an information leaflet with details of the relevant infection.”

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