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Looking Back… Plant A Seed/Mentor

Issue 47.13

In the frantic world that rushes around at break neck speeds, there is still a need to plant a seed in the thoughts of another individual whether they are friends, family or strangers. I love the opportunity to teach a class for a club, community education, my church or just to share a […]

Personal Stories Of WWII… Black Thursday

Issue 47.13

At each of the more than two dozen Eighth Air Force bomber bases in England, there were similarities. The main east- west runways were almost always at least one mile or a little longer in length. There was a point on each runway that was the critical point. This was usually marked by […]

Your Estate Matters… Disinheriting A Child

Issue 47.13

Frequently I have clients who wish to disinherit a child in their Will or trust. For many possible reasons, it simply is not the right thing for that child to share in the estate. The child may be estranged, ungrateful, inattentive, indebted to the parent, has become hopelessly addicted to a substance or […]

Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS) Explained

Issue 47.13

Complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS) is a form of chronic pain that is caused by debilitating neuropathic disease. It often starts after a traumatic injury or surgery and the pain is out of proportion to the original injury. Symptoms include abnormal hair/nail growth, swelling, temperature changes, color changes of the skin, weakness, decreased […]

Geek Speak… Black Friday(s)?

Issue 47.13

Black Friday is considered to be the day after Thanksgiving. The “black” connotation is that businesses that have been running in the red (losing money or not making a profit) all year will finally break into the black (profitability) with the massive number of sales on the busiest shopping day of the year. […]

Genealogy Corner… Hanging On To NFS? – Let Go!

Issue 47.13

If you are still using new.familysearch.org (NFS), you should change to the replacement which is Family Tree at https://familysearch.org. In the next step of a series of milestones to fully implement FamilySearch Family Tree on FamilySearch.org, new.FamilySearch.org is scheduled for Read-only status at the end of this year, 2013.

“We view this process, […]

Consumer Alert

Issue 46.13

Dear Residents:

It has come to our attention here at Rescue Alert of Dixie that many of you are victims of illegal and/or fraudulent telemarketing including “robo-calls” (a computerized auto-dialer that delivers a recorded message) that may lead to the following:

• misleading you to believe that you must update your […]

Genealogy Corner… More Than 13 Million Records Launched Today On Findmypast.com

Issue 46.13

LONDON, England and SALT LAKE CITY, Utah–Annelies van den Belt, the new CEO of DC Thomson Family History, the British-based leader in online family history and owner of findmypast and Genes Reunited, has announced a major new partnership with US-based FamilySearch.org that will give family history enthusiasts access to billions of records online […]

Living Life Through Learning

Issue 46.13

At Spring Gardens we believe in activity based care & acknowledge that activities are an integral part of our daily existence and gives meaning to our lives. They help us structure our day, give us a sense of accomplishment, & it makes us feel valued. Person-centered care is our approach that honors & […]

Looking Back… Become An Observer

Issue 46.13

Every once in awhile, I find myself BECOME an observer, watching my life as if I were on STAGE and others were actors in a SCRIPT that seems familiar. I don’t feel the emotions involved in the situation, but watch almost detached and feel my mind having a dialog about what is happening. […]