ShAARP Session: Observations from AARP

For all of the great things the internet has to offer, a completely open forum will always have some vulnerabilities to pranksters looking for a laugh. For one of the most recent examples of high-tech trickery, check out the recent spike in sales of a certain T-shirt featuring three wolves howling at the moon. It might not seem like the height of fashion, but it is currently the hottest selling item on amazon.com.

But why would such a random item rise to such prominence? Well, it's a prank. Multitudes of people have stormed the site with a combination of high ratings for the shirt and hilarious reviews of the product. These people were brought to the shirt by a well known comedy site that thought it would be funny to artificially jack up the sales.

Pranks on the internet aren't limited to clothes however. The state of Nebraska was duped during an online competition for a new license plate design. Also, a recent online poll by Time was fooled with, resulting in a college student beating out famous entrants including President Obama as the most influential person.

This certainly doesn't mean that active participation online should be avoided or a cause for concern. Just be aware that anything online can become a target for an ironic laugh.

Chef Nancy Russman shows us how to make a delicious looking -- and healthy -- summer meal. Yum!

Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood went on television last night to announce his support for a law banning mass transit operators from sending text messages while on the job:

Despite recent collisions involving text messaging in Boston, San Antonio, and the tragic train crash in California last year, there has yet to be any national action taken to address this issue.

I for one have no idea how this isn't currently illegal, but I'm glad the government may be finally looking into banning mass transit workers from texting at work.

Just in time for the summer, experts are saying that sunshine can help older adults reduce their risk of developing heart disease and diabetes.

It's all about Vitamin D. While exposure to sunlight stimulates vitamin D in the skin - and considering the fact that many older people have vitamin D deficiencies from the natural aging process - researchers have found that sunshine can increase the level of Vitamin D in the body and decrease the chances of getting metabolic syndrome, a condition of multiple medical and metabolic disorders that cause heart disease and diabetes.

Leading researcher, Dr. Oscar Franco at Warwick Medical School, said that while recognizing the importance of sunlight is significant, he stressed what the core problem is: Vitamin D deficiency.

"Vitamin D deficiency is now recognised as a worldwide concern and metabolic syndrome has become a global epidemic. More research is needed to find out why older people are more likely to have lower levels of vitamin D and how this is linked to the development of metabolic syndrome and related metabolic diseases."

On the other hand, the folks at Bulletin Today gives us some alternatives to getting vitamin D - because while sunlight can be good for you, excessive exposure can cause other problems, like skin cancer. Check it out!

The White House announced today that it will be releasing new proposals for vehicle emissions laws. The new rules would greatly raise fuel efficiency for all vehicles. In addition, the proposed laws would allow the government to regulate green house gas emissions from cars for the first time. These laws would offer up some serious savings for the consumer. Not only would higher mileage cars save money and the pump, but the creation of one consistent standard for automakers would help them to cut down on production costs. These new laws have found a delicate balance between automakers that have long fought mileage and emissions restrictions, and states such as California which have pushed for standards that are even more stringent.