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Has your sign really changed? Probably not according to Claudine Zap's article, "Has Your Horoscope Changed." The article explains that there are different branches of astrology. A popular Eastern form of astrology looks to the background stars as its guide. Whereas Western astrology uses the zodiac and is fixed to the seasons. The Zodiac signs are guided by star signs, and the zodiac is based on our relationship to the sun, not the stars. Claudine states that "Most Westerners, and all those horoscope pages we eagerly check, go by the zodiac. These signs follow what early astrologers called star signs, whose reference points are the tropics that form a ring around the earth. The zodiac is based on our relationship to the sun, not the stars." So here's the issue: Around 2,000 years ago the astrological signs and the astronomical ones were the same, but they're not anymore. The locations of the signs are based on the sun's location on the first day o

Children have enjoyed playing Super Mario Brothers on the Gameboy, DS, Super Nintendo, GameCube, Nintendo 64 and Wii. When I was a kid, we played Mario on this: The original Nintendo Duck Hunt was one of my favorite games. It was a simple game, just shoot the ducks. The dog laughs at you when you lose and then you try again. On ScrewAttack.com, BillyTheGardenGnome lists the laughing dog (shown above) as number 12 in his article titled, "Top 50 Useless Video Game Characters of All Time: 25-11." I disagree. If he wasn't there, who would hold the ducks up by their necks when you win??? Check out this Fun House below. It was built as a tribute to Nintendo

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Who remembers waiting, with a blank cassette tape in the deck of your boombox, hoping that the radio station would play your favorite song so you could record it? My children found these tapes the other day and my 9 year old daughter asked, "What's this?" I replied, "Tapes." As if she should have already known what they were. "What kind of tapes are these ?" That was the question that interrupted what I was doing and lead me to explaining how CDs, MP3s and MP4s weren't around when I was younger. There were no MP3s to drag and drop files to in my childhood. We waited for our favorite songs to play on the radio, so we could record them, or we bought our favorite artists' tape from the store. The last time I owned a cassette player, I was around fifthteen years old. At that time CD players had already been introduced and my dad had a nice collection of CDs that he did not want me to touch. My tape collection included a variety of artists including

The Philadelphia Zoo is America's first zoo and it is home to more than 1,300 animals. Many of the animals are rare and endangered. The Philadelphia Zoo is the leading family attraction in the City. Our Zoo is my favorite place to go in Philadelphia. The photos shown below range between the years of 2007 and 2010. I have a lot of them, but they don't even show half of what the Zoo has to offer. We get a yearly membership and the children love it! Location: 3400 West Girard Avenue Philadelphia, PA 19104 For fares and memberships fees please visit the Zoo's website: http://www.philadelphiazoo.org/ Zoo Habitats: African Plains Australian Animals Big Cat Falls Bear Country Bird Valley Carnivore Kingdom Children's Zoo McNeil Avian Center Monkey Junction Pachyderm House PECO Primate Reserve Prairie Dogs Rare Animal Conservation Center Reptile and Amphibian House Reptile Exercise Yard Small Mammal House Tortoise Trail Other attractions and things to do: Amazon Rainforest Caro

Santa Says  Santa's Blog shares children's Christmas wishes and many aren't asking for toys: My Grandma’s nightgown has holes in it you can see through and I don’t like to, so she needs a new one, and her Mix Masters broke too. I want $500 to help Mommy pay all the bills because we are getting a little poor and she worries so much. You can skip all the toys this year. What I want is for my brother to get better, to speak and act like he used to and not have to take pills all the time. Can you make me magic? Dear Santa, will you let dad spean time with us. I need your help. Dear Santa, All I wish is to see my Grandpa for Christmas. Please for me. All I want is for my baby cousin Brandon to get better. Visit his blog to see what Santa Says!

ME: You're NOT behaving and you told me that you would be good & follow directions. HER: I told you that, but I am trying. ME: I don't want to hear that you're trying! Go to bed right NOW! HER: I said I was trying to follow directions mom. I'm trying my best. That's all I can do mom, is try my best. ME: *Blank stare* .....GO TO BED!!! What is the deal with small children and bedtime? Even after a very busy day, when you know they should be tired, they just don't like bedtime.