1260 gives his opinion on Whyville's latest update.

It was Tuesday, October 7th, 2008, around the hours of 3:45-4:00 PM Whyville time when everyone who attended the Meet the Makers meeting came to a gruesome discovery revealed by Scylla. As if the title of this article didn't already give it away, WhyPasses will no longer be sold after Friday (October 10, 2008). That's right, no more WhyPasses. Here's the thing though: WhyPasses are being replaced. Replaced by a new system which will be known as "Pearls." For those of you who entered a valid parental email address when you signed up, the following was sent out to each parental email address about Pearls:

"Dear Whyville Parent,

The last few months have been exciting for Whyville! We've launched a whole new look, a music maker that allows our citizens to create music, and even a new island, Raven Island, that teaches fire safety. Whyville also won the Gold Award in the National Parenting Publications (NAPPA) Children's Products competition! Our virtual town will be featured in the holiday issue of Parenting Magazine. This top honor is a tribute to our commitment to education and safety.

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Miley7311 gives tips on preventing and getting through sickness.

Hi everyone, its miley7311 and I am starting a new series called "Surviving Winter". The first issue has tips on preventing and curing colds and the stomach flu!

Rainy season is here for a lot of us! It's a time of sickness, a time of coldness, and a time of flu shots. In fact, I have had a cold and the flu this summer/fall already! Everyone at school has a cough. Luckily I don't have that! But yesterday I had the stomach flu and boy it was not fun. It was Friday and I had to stay home from school because my tummy hurt!

Germs in the winter are worse because people get cold and chilly, so they spend more time cooped up inside. The classrooms are closed up also and when you are packed in with people who are sick, they breathe in the same air as you and it stays in the classroom or building for a long time. When you breathe in that same air, you may get sick.

There are internal and external things you can do to help. For example, an external thing is to kill germs before they get to you by washing your hands often. An internal thing to do is to get more Vitamin C by taking vitamins and eating extra fruit. Also drink extra water.

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