August 24, 2011

Residents along the southeast coast are bracing for what could be a brush with the first hurricane of the season. Irene pounded Puerto Rico and is taking aim on the Bahamas. Officials in the Carolinas are warning residents to prepare for the possibility of landfall for Irene, which could be the first hurricane to hit the mainland U.S. in nearly three years.  Source Link
 

For this year’s class of incoming college freshmen, “Amazon” has never been just a river in South America. That’s one of the items on the Mindset List for the Class of 2015 created by Beloit College in Wisconsin.  For 18-year-olds today, music has always been available via free downloads , and Sears has never sold anything out of a big catalog. Source Link

If you’re getting the kids ready for another year of middle school or high school, you may need to add a visit to the doctor’s office to your to-do list. New guidelines call for children to get a whooping cough vaccination at age 11 and a booster shot for meningitis at age 16. Many parents miss these because schools often do not require proof of vaccination for older students. Source Link