Teaching the birds the bees and STDs in school
Celia Rivenbark riffs on sex education in schools and a TV based alternative as she recalls her daughter’s Human Growth Changes class, a nurse’s worry over a fainting student, and her own view that in school lessons are unnecessary while pop culture informs.
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Brian Williams
Missy
Manwich
One Tree Hill
Elmer
Human Growth & Changes
Nathan
Brooke
Rachel
Yellow Barrel of Magic co-owners share practical jokes
Beverly Denneril and Linda Gersdorf recall opening the Yellow Barrel on Cleveland Street Elyria in the 1970s. They describe favorite pranks including disappearing ink, fake cigarettes, and bagels with a cockroach, plus entertaining shop life and April Fool's Day as year round.
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Beverly Denneril
Linda Gersdorf
Yellow Barrel of Magic
Cleveland Street
Elyria
B.D
Linda
Todd
L.G
Beverly
GM Designer Wins in Hot Wheels Anniversary Challenge
Amaury Diaz Serrano of General Motors helped create the blue Chevroleter, one of seven winners in the Designer's Challenge. Designers from Chrysler Ford Honda Mitsubishi Lotus and Mattel studios also produced winning entries. The cars, priced around 3 dollars initially, must run a loop on Hot Wheels tracks and reflect each maker's look.
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Detroit
General Motors Corp
Amaury Diaz Serrano
Hot Wheels
Sears
Puerto Rico
Diaz Serrano
Auto Company
Chrysler LLC
Honda Motor Co
Ford Moto Co
Mitsubishi Motors Corp
Lotus Cars
el Segundo
Calif
Mattel Inc
Alec Tam
Tam
Tom
Los Angeles Times
Men's Journal
Car and Driver
eBay
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Celia Rivenbark
Wilmington, N.C
Celiariven
Aol
Celiarivenbark
Patti Ewald
Lorain County
Channel 3
North Pole
Olive Garden
Toby
Oberlin Inn
Chuck Humel
Chumnel
Chroniclet.com
General Moto
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