You must remember this: As time goes by, certain aspects of memory may decline. Age-related memory changes are a normal part of aging, but memory loss is not necessarily inevitable and there are things you can do to help or improve your memory.
...is comming to Saugeen Shores. '98 The Beach' is proud to present “Jimmy the Janitor’s” live comedy show at the Lakeshore Recreation Centre on September 23rd, 2010. Get your tickets at Littles Furniture or from the Lakshore Recreation Centre.
Not Brushing Your Teeth Can Kill You! Forget the cavities and bad breath reasons -- a new study says not brushing your teeth CAN KILL YOU! No kidding! Dental scientist Howard Jenkinson of Bristol University has discovered that a common bacteria responsible for tooth decay and gum disease can break out into the bloodstream and help blood clots to form. These clots, in turn, can cause heart attacks and strokes! Most of the time Streptococcus bacteria are confined to the mouth, but when someone has bleeding gums they can get into the blood stream. The study provides evidence for yet one more very good reason to brush your teeth and -- ideally -- floss! (Telegraph UK)
You Might Be Addicted To Twitter If...
You can consider yourself a certified Twitter addict if you find yourself having a heart attack and begin tweeting about it -- including updates on what the EMTs are doing to you! White House correspondent Tommy Christopher, who writes for mediate.com, did just that. His first post read: "I gotta be me. Livetweeting my heart attack. Beat that!" He followed with: "Paramedics think I will live. Gonna get a cardiac cat. Jeez, I'm old. This is depressing." Christopher then continued to tweet about his condition for the next hour. He wrapped up with: "Still hurts even after the morphine. Ok, taking a break now." Unfortunately we don't know his current condition. He hasn't tweeted about it. (AHN News)
You can consider yourself a certified Twitter addict if you find yourself having a heart attack and begin tweeting about it -- including updates on what the EMTs are doing to you! White House correspondent Tommy Christopher, who writes for mediate.com, did just that. His first post read: "I gotta be me. Livetweeting my heart attack. Beat that!" He followed with: "Paramedics think I will live. Gonna get a cardiac cat. Jeez, I'm old. This is depressing." Christopher then continued to tweet about his condition for the next hour. He wrapped up with: "Still hurts even after the morphine. Ok, taking a break now." Unfortunately we don't know his current condition. He hasn't tweeted about it.
The 960th Time's the Charm!
69-year-old grandmother Cha Sa-soon has become somewhat of a national celebrity in South Korea after finally passing her driving test on the 960th attempt! But maybe it was all worth it. She's now appearing in a prime-time Hyundai ad. Sa-soon has taken her driving test three or four times a week since April 2005 and said, "I wanted to get a driver's license so I could take my grandchildren to the zoo." Driving instructor Park Su-yeon said, "When she finally got her license, we all went out cheering and hugged her, giving her flowers." (Ananova)
69-year-old grandmother Cha Sa-soon has become somewhat of a national celebrity in South Korea after finally passing her driving test on the 960th attempt! But maybe it was all worth it. She's now appearing in a prime-time Hyundai ad. Sa-soon has taken her driving test three or four times a week since April 2005 and said, "I wanted to get a driver's license so I could take my grandchildren to the zoo." Driving instructor Park Su-yeon said, "When she finally got her license, we all went out cheering and hugged her, giving her flowers."
How To Cyber-Humiliate Your Child! Forget pulling out the baby pictures or telling those oh-so-cute childhood stories. If you really want to humiliate your teen, do it the new high-tech cyber way! Become their Facebook friend! A new AOL survey says nearly one third of teens are ready to un-friend their parents on Facebook and are generally mortified by nagging chats and clueless comments left by their folks on their online profiles. 27-year-old Jeanne Leitenberg and 28-year-old Erika Brooks Adickman launched a site last year called "Oh Crap! My Parents Joined Facebook." Leitenberg says, "The moms like to overshare about things like menopause that their kids want nothing to do with or know anything about." She added, "They join out of the mentality that they're the cool mom, and they just want to be part of the gang. They don't realize how horrifying or how intrusive they actually are." The phenomenon has even spawned a YouTube video that has had nearly 1.2 million views called "My Mom's on Facebook," which bemoans the loss of the "sanctuary in cyberspace." Maybe that's why some teens are getting "Facebook fatigue." Nearly 1 in 5 are losing interest and 16% of teenagers said they're leaving Facebook now that their parents have joined, while 14% said there are just "too many adults and older people." According to the survey, more than three-fourths of parents on Facebook are connected to their children's profiles. (Los Angeles Times)
Kids heading to school? Want to grab a part time job for the 1st time in maybe 5-10yrs? You'll need every edge. Here are six serious resume blunders to look out for from CareerBuilder.com:
Forgetting the employer. Although the resume is about you, it's not for you. After all, if you were the intended audience, you wouldn't bother sending it out. The resume is meant to show prospective employers why you're the perfect match for the job. They want to see the skills, experience and qualifications mentioned in their job postings. If you have skills that don't line up exactly with the position but you know are transferrable, make that clear in the resume.
Not using keywords. Keywords, like career summaries, are signs of the time. Today, many employers use software to scan submitted resumes for keywords that suggest an applicant is a good match for the job. Although you won't know which exact words the software is looking for, a job posting can give you a good idea. Incorporate phrases and terms from the posting, and see what words reappear in several industry ads. Concrete terms such as "infrastructure development" and "strategic planning" will fare better than generic phrases like "hard worker" and "team player."
Using an objective instead of a career summary. An advantage of updating your resume regularly is that you can not only update your skills and accomplishments but also its format. For example, just five or 10 years ago most resumes included an objective at the top. These days, the career summary has taken its place. Like an objective, the summary should give the employer an idea of who you are, except it allows you to focus more on your experience than on your goals. You can briefly mention your career highlights, including past roles and your strongest skills.
Not proofreading. Typos and grammatical errors on a resume are the textual equivalent of showing up at an interview chewing gum and wearing tennis shoes. A resume full of mistakes suggests you care neither about the quality of your work nor the impression it makes. An employer wants someone who produces exemplary work and will be an excellent representative of the company.
Lying. Embellishing is a common practice that rarely impresses hiring mangers because they've seen it all. They know "childcare leadership executive" means "baby-sitter." Outright lies, however, have no place on a resume. For one thing, it's not hard to verify any information you put down, so you could get caught at any point between submitting your resume and getting a job offer. Plus, it's a small world, and the truth has a way of coming out when business associates bump into one another at conferences. If your boss mentions your name to your supposed former supervisor only to be told you never worked there, you could get fired.
Not keeping up appearances. Before an employer even reads your resume, he or she forms an impression based on how it looks. It's a snap judgment that can't be avoided – after all, don't you immediately zone out when you receive an e-mail that's one huge block of text? Make your resume visually appealing by using bulleted lists, plenty of white space and subheadings. Also, avoid fonts that are full of distracting swirls and colors. It doesn't matter how well-written your resume is if no one wants to read it.
CareerBuilder.com Survey: Top 12 Resume Disasters
Candidate mentioned in his resume that he spent summers on his family's yacht in Grand Cayman.
Candidate attached a letter from his mother.
Candidate used pale blue paper with teddy bears around the border.
Candidate explained a gap in employment by saying he was getting over the death of his cat for three months.
Candidate specified that his availability was limited because Friday, Saturday and Sunday were "drinking time."
Candidate included a picture of herself in a cheerleading uniform.
Candidate drew a picture of a car on the outside of the envelope and said it was the hiring manager's gift.
Candidate's hobbies included sitting on a levee at night watching alligators.
Candidate included the fact that her sister once won a strawberry-eating contest.
Candidate explained that they worked well in the nude.
Candidate explained an arrest by stating, "We stole a pig, but it was a really small pig."
We thought it was our duty to point out the differences in the way that we feel before the vows are exchanged... and after.
Before: You take my breath away. After: You're suffocating me.
Before: She says she loves the way I take control of the situation. After: She called me a controlling, manipulative egomaniac.
Before: "Saturday Night Fever." After: "Sunday Night Football."
Before: He makes me feel like a million dollars. After: If I had a dime for every stupid thing he's done.
Before: Spilling hot oil on your back and giving you a massage till 2 am. After: Yelling at me for spilling hot oil on the floor when trying to sneakily make up some fries at 2 am.
Before: Making love and a cigarette. After: Screwing and a stogie.
Before: "The Sound of Music." After: "The Sounds of Silence."
Before: Cologne. After: Motor Oil.
While relationships are always a uniquely personal experience, breakups almost always seem to follow the same script: apologies ("I never meant to hurt you"), tears, protestations ("You're great, but...") and promises ("You're better off finding someone who will appreciate you"). There is always, always at least one of these cliches uttered. If you've been told one of these breakup lines, it's time you learned the truth.
What your ex said: "It's not you, it's me." What your ex meant: "It's you."
What your ex said: "I'm just so busy these days." What your ex meant: "I don't care about you enough."
What your ex said: "I can't give you what you need." What your ex meant: "I don't want to give you what you need."
What your ex said: "I need space." What your ex meant: "I am freaking out."
What your ex said: "We should see other people." What your ex meant: "I am already seeing other people."
What your ex said: "I love you, but I'm not in love with you." What your ex meant: "I am so not attracted to you anymore."
What your ex said: "I'm just not good at relationships." What your ex meant: "I'm just not good at relationships...and don't care to improve."
New text message service to help in the safe return of abducted children -Canada’s wireless telecommunications industry, in partnership with the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP), the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) and AMBER Alert agencies across the country, today introduced Wireless AMBER Alerts. The new initiative, hosted and powered in-kind by MyThum Interactive (www.mythum.com), allows customers of most Canadian wireless service providers to opt-in to receive free AMBER Alerts as text messages on their cell phones.
A Crime of Opportunity - Break-ins are a crime of opportunity, where entry is gained due to carelessness of homeowners. Follow these ten essentials and you will all but eliminate the chance of unlawful entry.
Spruce the Bruce is an exciting new initiative and is one of the first regional programs in Downtown Revitalization in the Province. This program will see an infusion of cash and resources into enhancing, promoting and maintaining our traditional commercial cores.
Update;
Next Grant deadline Sept.1st, 2010 (see Grants for more details)
First Haiti, than Chile. It has been a very devestating time for people who have been affected by earthquakes. If you can, please help....
Donations can be made online at www.redcross.ca/helpnow , by calling toll free 1-800-418-1111 or at any Red Cross office.
Owen Sound/Bruce-Grey Branch
Suite 1139 - 1101 2nd Ave East
Owen Sound, ON
N4K 2J1
Tel: (519) 376-7579
Fax: (519) 376-8137
Email: owensound-brucegrey@redcross.ca
Young Artists for Haiti is a movement to engage Canada's young musicians to continue to inspire an ongoing effort and contribution to Canadian charities...(read more)
Remember blowing inside the cartitge to make it work? Going to the convience store with a pocket of quarters? Just because your Sega or Nintendo broke, doesn't mean you can't still play them. Click on the links below to help pass the time at work...ahhh...we mean...be more a 'Complex Problem Solver'!
You must remember this: As time goes by, certain aspects of memory may decline. Age-related memory changes are a normal part of aging, but memory loss is not necessarily inevitable and there are things you can do to help or improve your memory.
