"Welcome to the Supreme Court's new Website, which not only has a new look, but also incorporates new features, including:
• recent Court decisions accessible from the homepage
• docket files dating back to 2000
• an interactive Court calendar
• a new case citation finder
• enhanced search and navigation capabilities
http://www.supremecourt.gov/

Tax Foundation Breaks Down Financing of $938 Billion Health Care Bill
"The $938 billion health care reform legislation finalized by Congress [signed by President Obama on March 23, 2010] is financed primarily through net cuts to Medicare and an increased Medicare tax on high-income taxpayers, according to the Tax Foundation. The Medicare spending cuts would save $416.5 billion, or about 39 percent of the bill's 10-year cost. The increased Medicare taxes on high-income people -- including an additional 0.9% Medicare Hospital Insurance Tax on earned income exceeding $200,000 for single taxpayers ($250,000 for married couples) and an "Unearned Income Medicare Contribution" of 3.8% on investment income for taxpayers with adjusted gross incomes (AGI) in excess of $200,000 for single filers ($250,000 for married filers) -- would raise $210 billion, or about 19 percent of the legislation's cost. A graph depicting a breakdown of the financing is available online. The cost of coverage provisions from 2010-2019 is $938 billion, but the total of all provisions is $1.08 trillion due to deficit reduction."

June Havoc, who appeared on vaudeville stages when she was 2 as Baby June and went on to a successful acting career—but saw her accomplishments overshadowed by the fictionalized portrayal of her in the 1959 musical “Gypsy”—died on March 28 at her home in Stamford, Conn. She was believed to be 97. In “Gypsy”—whose book, by Arthur Laurents, was based on a memoir by her sister, the strip-tease artist Gypsy Rose Lee—the adorable, pampered June (by then known as Dainty June, having outgrown the baby billing) quits show business to elope with one of the boys in her act and is never heard from again. In real life, not long after her sister gained burlesque fame in the 1930s, Ms. Havoc established a solid career on Broadway and in Hollywood films. See much more at: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/30/theater/30havoc.html?src=mv

April Fools' Day or All Fools' Day is a day celebrated in many countries on April 1. The day is marked by the commission of hoaxes and other practical jokes of varying sophistication on friends, family members, enemies, and neighbors, or sending them on a fool's errand, the aim of which is to embarrass the gullible. Traditionally, in some countries, such as the UK, Australia and South Africa the jokes only last until noon, and someone who plays a trick after noon is called an "April Fool".[1] In Chaucer's Canterbury Tales (1392), the "Nun's Priest's Tale" is set Syn March bigan thritty dayes and two.[2] Chaucer probably meant 32 days after March, i.e. May 2,[3] the anniversary of the engagement of King Richard II of England to Anne of Bohemia, which took place in 1381. However, readers apparently misunderstood this line to mean "March 32," i.e April 1.[4] In Chaucer's tale, the vain cock Chauntecler is tricked by a fox. In 1508, a French poet referred to a poisson d’avril (April fool, literally "April fish"), a possible reference to the holiday.[3] In 1539, Flemish poet Eduard de Dene wrote of a nobleman who sent his servants on foolish errands on April 1.[3] In 1686, John Aubrey referred to the holiday as "Fooles holy day", the first British reference.[3] On April 1, 1698, several people were tricked into going to the Tower of London to "see the Lions washed."[3] The name "April Fools" echoes that of the Feast of Fools, a Medieval holiday held on December 28.[5] In the Middle Ages, New Year's Day was celebrated on March 25 in most European towns.[6] In some areas of France, New Year's was a week-long holiday ending on April 1.[5] So it is possible that April Fools originated because those who celebrated on January 1 made fun of those who celebrated on other dates.[7]
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/April_Fools'_Day

A 3-D ("three-dimensional") film or S3D film is a motion picture that enhances the illusion of depth perception. Derived from stereoscopic photography, a special motion picture camera is used to record the images as seen from two perspectives (or computer-generated imagery generates the two perspectives), and special projection hardware and/or eyewear are used to provide the illusion of depth when viewing the film. 3-D films have existed in some form since 1890, but until 2010 had been largely relegated to a niche in the motion picture industry because of the costly hardware and processes required to produce and display a 3-D film, and the lack of a standardized format for all segments of the entertainment business. Nonetheless, 3-D films were prominently featured in the 1950s in American cinema, and later experienced a worldwide resurgence in the 1980s and 90s driven by IMAX high-end theaters and Disney themed-venues. 3-D films became more and more successful throughout 2000-09, culminating in the unprecedented success of 3-D presentations of Avatar in December 2009, followed by the record-breaking opening of Tim Burton's Alice in Wonderland in March 2010. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/3-D_film
The first commercially released 3-D movie was the 1922 film The Power of Love. The film wasn't widely shown and, since then, technology has improved steadily. After resurgences in the 1950s and 1970s, the current resurgence started in 2004 when the animated feature Polar Express grossed $305 million. In an episode of the 1950s TV show The Honeymooners, Ralph Kramden explains why he refuses to buy a new television. "I'm waiting for 3-D." The wait may soon be over for those who will pay the money and wear the special glasses. The Week magazine April 2, 2010

More "Communications and influence"
actors in commercials announcing they are doctors but are not
reality shows that are not real but are actually scripted and staged

LYNNE’S TIPS
• Many pasta recipes call for adding a good splash or two of reserved pasta cooking water when finishing the dish to loosen and stretch the sauce. So you don’t forget, put a measuring cup in your colander as a reminder before you drain the pasta.
The Splendid Table March 31, 2010