DECK THE HOLIDAY'S

   April Fool's Day is rapidly approaching, and April Fool's celebrations will be occurring all around the world.  But not all April Fool's Day celebrations will be the same; April Fool's Day in one country is often quite different than in another. April Fool's Day in the U.S. is usually a day of trickery, pranks and outrageous stunts.  The media becomes involved, running bogus news stories or promoting false products.  The April Fool's Day celebrations can occur any time of the day and can be as simple or complex as the trickster wishes.  The victim of the prank is supposed to maintain good humor about it, and traditionally he or she will attract bad luck by getting upset about he prank. April Fool's Day in France is traditionally call  Poisson d'Avril , which translates to  "April Fish".   The term refers to the fish that are recently hatches and therefore naive and easy to catch.  The traditional April Fish prank in...

Oxford and Cambridge Crews     The event generally known as  " The Boat Race"  is a rowing race in England between the  Oxford University Boat Club  and the  Cambridge University Boat Club , rowed between competing eights each spring on the Thames in London. It takes place generally on the last Saturday of March or the first Saturday of April. The formal title of the event is the  Xchanging Boat Race , and it is also known as the  University Boat Race and the Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race.     In 2010 an estimated quarter of a million people watched the race live from the banks of the river and millions on television.     Members of both teams are traditionally known as blues and each boat as a " Blue Boat",  with Cambridge in  light blue  and Oxford  dark blue . The race was in 1829 and it has been held annually since 1856, with the exception of the two world wa...