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Issue 33.16 “I know no safe depository of the ultimate powers of the society but the people themselves, and if we think them not enlightened enough to exercise their control with a wholesome discretion, the remedy is not to take it from them, but to inform their discretion by education. This is the true corrective […] Issue 33.16 Sleep Apnea is a sleep disorder occurring at night when a person does not breath for a minimum of 10 seconds or longer. The time can often be for periods of 30 to 60 seconds. Sometimes a person will be obstructed and their body will try so hard to breath that they gasp […] Issue 33.16 When it comes to our grandkids (now that our children are mostly out of the nest), we are very interested in technology that can keep them safe and help us know where they are. The big cellular companies are aware of this and are now providing products that can definitely assist in that […] Issue 33.16 Robert Kehrer is the senior product manager for research technologies at FamilySearch. Recently they updated the hinting process. When you make a change to someone in Family Tree or if you add someone, it takes a while for FamilySearch to check for new hints. It was about a day, now it is less […] Issue 33.16 You may be spending seven or eight hours a night in bed, but how’s the quality of your sleep? That question was recently put forth to several Americans by the National Sleep Foundation, and the answers may surprise you. The foundation found that Americans said they slept an average of seven hours and […] Issue 33.16 Have you ever suffered extreme mental fatigue? Perhaps you felt this way after finishing an important examination or task that required intense concentration. It’s like running a marathon in your head—and when you’re finished, you just want to collapse. A comparable experience develops in those with hearing loss, and it’s referred to as […] Issue 31.16 It’s never fun to look into a person’s eye and see bleeding occurring and then having to break the bad news to them. While there are other reasons this bleeding could occur, the most common is due to uncontrolled diabetes. Sometimes the person didn’t even know they had it until their eye exam. […] Issue 31.16 I have frequently reported new scams as they arise to keep our readers aware and able to protect themselves. A new twist on an old scam is very concerning and requires some knowledge and action to avoid. One of my clients called me last week to report that their computer had been invaded. […] Issue 31.16 If you participated in the Worldwide Indexing Event in July, you were in good company. The event far surpassed its goal of 72,000 participants around the globe; a total of 116,475 individuals worked to make the world’s historical records available to those doing their family history work. These individuals indexed 10,447,887 records to […] Issue 31.16 It is said that the greatest gift is one that is given “anonymously”. Millions of people who volunteer to participate in clinical trials, or “studies” each year give this unique gift. The individuals are rightly considered, by some, heroes in the medical community. Their gift of participation helps advance our health. Volunteers help […] |
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