Shay and Daniel are the most recent contestants to be voted off NBC's hit television show The Biggest Loser. Shay was the heaviest person to ever be on the show. Her starting weight was 476 pounds. The day Shay was sent home she broke The Biggest Loser record for a female losing 100 pounds the fastest making her elimination on week 9 bitter sweet. She has a lot to be proud of and still has a long road of weight loss ahead of her. I wish her all the best!
PAYjr is an online Chore & Allowance System that claims to be a great tool to help children manage money. Both the parent and the child log onto the website and a list of chores is created for the child to complete. Each chore on the list has a price beside it and a timeline as to when it must be completed. Then at the end of the time period the child prints out the document and essentially bills their parent(s). Visa has also bought the company and offers children 13+ their chore money via a prepaid card!
Most Popular Chores:
1) 1)Make Bed
2) 2)Clean Room
3) 3)Feed Pet
Highest Paid Chores:
1) 1)Mowing Yard ($20)
2) 2)Watching Sibling ($15)
3) 3)Wash Car ($15)
Lowest Paid Chores:
1) 1)Brush Teeth ($0.01)
2) 2)Layout clothes for tomorrow ($0.01)
3) 3)Do homework ($0.01)
Odd Chores:
1) 1)Changing Underwear ($0.05)
2) 2)Capping Toothpaste ($0.02)
3) 3)Staying Awake for Sermons ($0.10)
4) 4)Waking up Happy ($0.05)
Now I don’t know about you, but I find it weird that capping the toothpaste pays more than the actual brushing of your teeth (which seems more important). Not to mention doing homework pays the least may encourage children to wash the car or wake up happy opposed to focusing on education. What do you think?
It is official, rap icon Jay-Z has broken Elvis Presley’s record as the solo artist with the most chart-toppers in US chart history! His new album Blueprint 3 is his 11th number one on the Billboard 200 chart breaking Elvis’s record of 10 number ones.
PS: This one's for you J.Dub :)
Oprah’s bra intervention has essentially started a bra revolution sweeping the nation.
“We have changed the bra industry” – Oprah
On behalf of those not exactly part of the “Itty Bitty Titty Committee”, I would like to thank Oprah for making this problem known and giving “the girls” some support!
-Soreness and/or numbness of the thumbs
-Phantom vibrations: you think your phone is vibrating when it is not
-Preferring to converse in a public setting via BlackBerry opposed to face-to-face
-You FREAK OUT if you forget it at home
-You collect PINs like it is your job
If that blinking little red light brings you happiness… you may want to take a step back and assess your Crackberry situation. Like any addiction it can be treated… and you are not the only one out there. Are you a victim of the Crackberry?
I would like to take this time to wish everyone a HAPPY HALLOWEEN! One of my favourite days of the year! In light of this special day, I feel a festive post would be appropriate. Did you know that Halloween candy sales average about 2 billion dollars annually in the United States? More specifically, chocolate candy bars are the most sought after trick-or-treat candy. The chocolate bar that is the most popular just so happens to be my personal favourite… Snickers!
Hope everyone has a great Halloween!
The Vancouver 2010 Olympic medals are a true work of art worth highlighting. It took a lot of time and effort - 402 days (2817 hours) – to complete all 615. They are one of the heaviest medals in Olympic history tipping the scale at approximately 500-576 grams each. Did you know the process involved:
- 1 year of planning, innovation, and prototype design
- 34 Mint engineers, engravers, dye technicians, machinists and production experts
- Over 30 steps
In addition, each medal was struck with 1900 tons of pressure, which is the equivalent weight of 760 cars stacked one on top of the other! To learn more about these masterpieces click here to view videos and take an in depth look at the production process. These medals are remarkable and best of luck to all Canadian athletes competing to win such a work of art!
