Tag: Book

Hospital infections kill someone every six minutes

Post author By web gangsta
Post date November 6, 2012

The CDC claims that 1.7 million people become infected while at a hospital, but according to RID: The Committee to Reduce Infection Deaths, the actual number of infections at hospitals each year is much, much higher.

On average, a patient DIES AT A HOSPITAL due to a hospital-related infection every six minutes. RID says it’s at least 103,000 (preventable?) deaths a year, causing up to $30 billion in hospital costs.

It’s the fourth leading cause of death, with heart disease, cancer, and strokes taking the top three spots.

Tags Book, germs, health, hospitals, How To, medical, science, website

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Fairy tales for the rest of us

Post author By web gangsta
Post date October 24, 2012

Do you remember the FRACTURED FAIRY TALES segment on the Rocky and Bullwinkle Show?

That’s where the show would tell slighty edited, oddball versions of classic stories – occasionally with a modern twist.

Tags Blog, Book, parenting, website

10 Things Book

How often do you read the Bible? Apparently, not as often as you think

Post author By web gangsta
Post date September 10, 2012

Web Watch knows that not everybody is religious.

There are those people who only go to church on Christmas and Easter (“C&E’ers”). Some who only attend on High Holy Days.

There are people who attend Mass every Saturday night, if only because they have other things to do on Sundays.

Each person has their own religious beliefs, and everyone can practice their religion in the best manner for their personal spiritual well-being. And we’re okay with that.

Tags 10 Things, Bible, Book, religion

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Which Fictional Character Do You Share Your Birthday With?

Post author By web gangsta
Post date September 9, 2012

Ask pretty much anyone about their birthday, and we can be fairly certain that the person you’re asking will be able to tell you about any number of famous people who share birthdays on the same day.

“Harrison Ford!”

“Abraham Lincoln!”

“King Henry VIII!”

“Miley Cyrus!”

A lot of this will be printed in the paper, and the information doesn’t really change from year to year. Astrologers really have it easy, don’t they?

Tags birthdays, Book, Celebrity, holidays, Miley Cyrus, Movies, Party Talk, TV, website

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That book you’re reading says you’re a total douche

Post author By web gangsta
Post date June 28, 2012

One of the better job interview questions you can ask to get to know the candidate a little better is “what was the last book you’ve read?”

Chances are, especially if the job candidate is a bit younger than average, they’ll be hard-pressed to come up with an answer as they’ve typically spent most of their waking hours online or texting their friends.

It tends to catch people off-guard as they struggle to remember any book that wasn’t required for class that they happened to read just for fun.

Tags 10 Things, Book, dating, Relationships

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How fast can you read?

Post author By web gangsta
Post date May 22, 2012

Web Watch wouldn’t be able to cover as many websites as we do without being able to read quickly and comprehend what we’re poking our heads into.

Reading fast is one thing; knowing what we just read about is something else entirely.

But the question can come up as you outpace your friends and family in reading the BIG BANG THEORY VANITY CARDS before they’re off the screen as to exactly HOW FAST CAN YOU READ?

Tags Book, flash, How To, website

Book Funny Video

Video fun: NSFW audiobooks

Post author By web gangsta
Post date May 21, 2012

Just file this under the category of “Why didn’t we think of this?”. There has to be a target market for this type of thing…

Tags Book, nsfw, Video

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The Top 100 Greatest Childrens Books of All Time

Post author By web gangsta
Post date February 25, 2012

With all of today’s technologic gadgets and whizbang toys, parents everywhere often find themselves struggling to get their kids to expand their minds instead of simply sitting in front of a computer, mindlessly chatting with their friends on Club Penguin or Facebook.

And there’s nothing wrong with encouraging kids to read a little bit more once in a while.

It won’t hurt you. Heck, today’s kids really liked those Harry Potter books, and even some parents did too — even though Harry Potter really was a childrens book. Even JK Rowling admitted that.

So when the magazine SCHOLASTIC PARENT & CHILD decided to put together their own list of the 100 GREATEST BOOKS FOR KIDS, you knew that there would be some high-quality classics on here.

So parents – we have two questions for you:

How many of the following books have you read yourself?
How many of the following books do you know your kids have read?

Tags 10 Things, Book, parenting, shopping, survey, Winnie the Pooh