The Cab Ride I’ll Never Forget

Tuesday, May 8th, 2012 at 11:12am. 93 Views, 0 Comments.

I wanted to share this beautiful story by Kent Nerburn with you:

“Great moments often catch us unawares….”

There was a time in my life twenty years ago when I was driving a cab for a living.

It was a cowboy’s life, a gambler’s life, a life for someone who wanted no boss, constant movement and the thrill of a dice roll every time a new passenger got into the cab.

What I didn’t count on when I took the job was that it was also a ministry.

Because I drove the night shift, my cab became a rolling confessional. Passengers would climb in, sit behind me in total anonymity and tell me of their lives.

We were like strangers on a train, the passengers and I, hurtling through the night, revealing intimacies we would never have dreamed…

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AMA Shredding Events

Tuesday, April 24th, 2012 at 10:17pm. 71 Views, 0 Comments.

Pile up all those bills, personal documents and paperwork for this event.  Best of all, it's FREE!!!

All dates, venues and locations for Spring 2012 have been finalized.

Events may be cancelled due to poor weather conditions, which includes: extreme cold, wind gusts, rain, snow, and extreme heat.  Please check the AMA website 24 hours before an event to confirm it will occur.

http://www.ama.ab.ca/community-and-ama/ama-shredding-events

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Nomophobia - do you have it?

Monday, January 9th, 2012 at 11:47am. 126 Views, 0 Comments.

The fear of losing mobile contact has become so common that experts have created a new term to describe the state of anxiety it creates for millions of people around the world - NOMOPHOBIA. 

Do you become anxious if you lose mobile phone contact with your friends, family or work contacts ?

If so you are not alone.

With the massive worldwide growth in mobile telephony has come a growing dependency on being able to maintian mobile phone contact with the important people in our lives 24 hours a day 7 days a week. Losing mobile contact with children, parents, friends, colleagues or customers can be a stressful and worrying experience.

Nomophobia.com's Top Tips for Avoiding Loss of Mobile Contact 

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Lightbulbs - LEDs and CFLs offer more choices and savings

Tuesday, September 20th, 2011 at 9:42pm. 164 Views, 0 Comments.

Contrary to what you might have heard, you can still buy most incandescent lightbulbs. But we've found few reasons you should. Our tests of 26 compact fluorescents and 10 light-emitting diodes found that though the newest bulbs might not be perfect, they last longer and use less electricity than traditional incandescent bulbs, and many of the problems of earlier versions have been overcome.

We were testing CFLs, which use about 75 percent less energy and last seven to 10 times longer than regular incandescent bulbs, even before stores began widely selling them. LEDs are the newest choice. They use even less energy than CFLs and are claimed to last for decades. And federal law is set to require most screw-in bulbs to be more efficient by 2014. This…

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Distracted Driving Law NOW in Effect

Thursday, September 1st, 2011 at 9:35am. 118 Views, 0 Comments.

Highlights:

• Restricts drivers from:
  • using hand-held cell phones
  • texting or e-mailing
  • using electronic devices like laptop computers, video games, cameras, video entertainment displays and programming portable audio players (e.g., MP3 players)
  • entering information on GPS units
  • reading printed materials in the vehicle
  • writing, printing or sketching, and
  • personal grooming
• Complements the current driving without due care and attention legislation
• Applies to all vehicles as defined by the Traffic Safety Act, including bicycles
• Applies to all roads in both urban and rural areas of the province
• The fine for this new offence is $172

The most frequently asked question regarding the new law is…

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The Yard Item That Guarantees Sleep

Monday, August 8th, 2011 at 3:37pm. 155 Views, 0 Comments.

Need a nap but just can't seem to drift off? Then head out to your yard and take a swing in your hammock.

Turns out rocking isn't just for infants. New research suggests that rocking can ease the transition into sleep and improve sleep quality for grown-ups, too.

Swing Time
In a recent small study, healthy volunteers each took a 45-minute nap on successive afternoons -- once in a stationary bed and once in the bed that slowly rocked side to side. Then the researchers measured sleep cycles and sleep behaviors. Surprisingly, all the study participants fell asleep more quickly when rocking, and they also got more deep sleep -- known as the non-rapid eye movement phase of sleep. (Related: Did you know? Sleep may help your memory.)

Decoding the ZZZs
The…

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Fidgeting pays off with fitness benefits

Tuesday, June 28th, 2011 at 9:58pm. 250 Views, 0 Comments.

Short bursts of light intensity physical activity like climbing stairs or doing housework can help improve fitness levels of people who are obese, Canadian researchers say.

Scientists at Queen's University in Kingston, Ont., measured the duration and intensity of these sorts of movements and tested cardio-respiratory fitness levels of 43 men and 92 women who were inactive and abdominally obese.

The intensity of the activity seems to be particularly important, with a cumulative 30-minute increase in moderate physical activity throughout the day offering fitness benefits, the researchers reported in Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, the journal of the American College of Sports Medicine.

"These findings are important because many people do…

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Homemade Recipes for Lawn Care

Monday, May 30th, 2011 at 5:13pm. 441 Views, 0 Comments.

• Homemade Recipes for Lawn Care

  By Faith McGee, eHow Contributor
• Homemade lawn care recipes is an effective way to reduce gardening costs and tailor make your fertilizer, herbicide and compost to your yard. It is essential to find out what nutrients are lacking in your soil to determine what to add in your recipes. Conduct a soil pH test to ensure that it is within the range of your grass. Based on the results, mix up your own lawn care concoction.

Fertilizer

• Allow your grass to green up before applying any homemade fertilizer. Applying fertilizer to dormant grass in early spring will usher in a host of annoying weeds. Mix up one can of beer and one can of soda.…

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Barbecue Food Safety Tips

Monday, May 23rd, 2011 at 9:23pm. 172 Views, 0 Comments.

Health Canada, May 20, 2010

OTTAWA - Barbecue season has begun and the Government of Canada would like to remind Canadians of steps they can take to avoid foodborne illness caused by bacteria such as E. coli and Salmonella.

Eating undercooked meat and other foods that have come into contact with raw meat can result in foodborne illnesses. Symptoms can include severe stomach cramps, vomiting, fever and diarrhea.

You can help lower your risk of foodborne illness by handling and cooking raw meat carefully.

Storing:

• Raw meat should always be stored in the refrigerator or cooler at 4ºC (40ºF) or below. If you are storing raw meat in coolers, make sure that it is packed with ice and the cooler stays out of direct sunlight and avoid opening…

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