New Jersey now requires that all kids -- ages six months to five years -- attending licensed day-care centers or preschools be vaccinated against the flu.

Amazing story about a piece of forest that was only recently discovered and explored. Who knew there was anything left on earth that hadn't seen the likes of men?

School children have tried to poison their classmate at a primary school in Hamburg because she was too smart.

Margaret & Helen: friends for 60 years. Hilariously sassy blog! If the Shoe Fits - about Bush's shoe throwing.

The subtitle reads "Consider what already brings you joy and break down your goals." In many ways, this article is just good old fashioned advice that we got from parents, grandparents, clergy, and others but we always ignored. Sometimes it helps to hear it again and know that we don't have to wait until New Year's Day to alter our priorities and set goals. (Suzanne Arruda)

Some scientists think the wired world may be changing the way we read, learn and interact with each other. (admittedly, as a novel writer and as a parent, I find this story disturbing on several levels. We need to encourage our youth to read and we only do that by modeling the behavior, not by making it homework)

Rania, the consort of Jordan's King Abdullah, is a very modern royal who is using the internet to fight for women's rights in the Muslim world.