The Newsy Neighbour July Issue 129

July 2019 Issue 129

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Wow, what a month that was – and what a month we’ve got ahead of us! June went by in a whirlwind as we celebrated the 4th Annual Get to Know Your Neighbour Festival, hosted by your very own Newsy Neighbour Magazine! We took over downtown Strathmore’s 2nd and 3rd Avenues (and Kinsmen Park!) once again for a full day of food, music, and community-minded fun!

The weather didn’t exactly play along like we would have hoped, but it was still ended up being an incredible day despite the cloudy skies and chilly temperatures – flip forward to our recap to read all about it!

Looking to July, we’re happy to present to you our very special Pet Issue, chock-full of articles, advice, and anecdotes dedicated to all of our very special furry (and not-so-furry!) friends. Whether your best buddy is a dog, a cat, a fish, a parrot, or a hedgehog (or anything in between!), we’re happy to celebrate all the ways that our animal companions touch our lives and make us better people throughout the pages of this magazine.

By the time you’re reading this issue of The Newsy Neighbour, we’ll truly be in the dog days of summer (pet pun!). We hope you’re enjoying the beautiful weather and bright, blue, prairie skies that July brings to us here in southern Alberta, and that you’ve got a nice, cool glass of something refreshing to enjoy while you leaf through the pages of this magazine on a warm, golden day. There’s nothing like summertime in our community; get out there and enjoy it while you can – and thanks for reading!

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A Recipe for Fresh, Tail-Wagging Homemade Dog Cookies This homemade dog cookie recipe is easy to customize to your dog's tastes. Check the bottom of the recipe for some pet treat variations. Use your imagination! Always check with your veterinarian if your dog has dietary restrictions.

DOG COOKIE RECIPE INGREDIENTS

1 cup quick-cooking rolled oats 1 cup boiling water 2 tsp. Reduced sodium beef bouillon granules 1/3 cup melted butter 1 cup peanut butter 1/2 cup milk 1 whole egg, lightly beaten 3.5 cups (maybe a little more) rice flour

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Preheat oven to 325°F. 1. Place oats in bowl and pour boiling water on top. Stir in bouillon granules. Mix and let stand 10 minutes.

2. To the oat mixture, add melted butter, peanut butter, egg, and milk. Mix well.

3. Gradually add just enough flour to form a stiff dough.

4. Knead dough for several minutes until it is smooth and not sticky, adding flour as necessary.

5. Roll dough to 1/2" thickness & cut into shapes 6. Place cookies 1/2" to 1" apart on lightly greased cookie sheet.

7. Bake for 35 to 45 minutes until golden (check on cookies in 30 minutes to make sure that the bottoms aren't browning too much).

8. Let cookies cool and harden, then serve. Store leftovers in an airtight container.

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Chicken-flavoured dog biscuits: substitute reduced sodium chicken bouillon granules in place of the beef bouillon.

Cheesy pet treats: replace the peanut butter with 1 cup grated cheddar. Sprinkle a little extra cheese on top as well for colour.

Flavour burst: substitute low-sodium beef or chicken broth in place of the milk. Make your own chicken stock for a healthier alternative to buying packaged broth.

Veggie cookies: boil 1/2 cup carrots until soft. Break them apart with a fork and add them to the cookie dough.

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Responsible Dog Ownership With all the companionship and love that our dogs give so freely, it's hard to imagine that some owners just don't take responsibility for their dogs. But it's true. Millions of dogs—healthy dogs— are euthanized every year. Whether through owner neglect or owner ignorance, millions of healthy dogs will endure the same fate this year. So what's a responsible dog owner to do? The best thing you can do, as a dog owner, is to ensure that your dog doesn't become a statistic, and you do that through responsible pet ownership.

Welcoming a new dog into your house means taking on additional long-term responsibility. Many new dog owners find something cute or romantic about bringing that puppy in the window home until they realize that there's a modicum of work involved in caring for that cute, adorable little face, and a price to pay for those wet, slobbering kisses. You wouldn't expect to return a baby. It’s no less wrong to return a dog when the novelty wears off, and it ought to be criminal to leave a dog somewhere on its own. In many ways, dogs are as vulnerable as newborn infants are, but dogs are dependent upon their owners for their entire lives.

Listed below you'll find basic steps to responsible dog ownership, and many of them are just common-sense rules of the road.

1. Selecting Your Dog – Turn to a local animal shelter or rescue operation to select a puppy or dog. Remember that older dogs need loving owners too. Refuse to purchase a puppy or dog that started life in a puppy mill.

2. Test Your Dog – Contact a veterinarian and ask him to run the usual series of tests on your new companion.

3. Spay or Neuter Your Dog – Responsible pet owners always spay and neuter their dogs and cats. There are far more dogs waiting for adoption than there are owners to adopt them.

4. Provide Medical Care – Aside from the annual physical examination and vaccinations, protect your dog from heartworm, ticks and fleas. Talk with your vet about the many options available today. Contact your vet at the first sign that something is wrong with your dog.

5. Provide Adequate Food and Water – Provide food suited to your dog's age, size and condition.

6. Walk Your Dog – Your dog will let you know when it needs to be walked.

7. Provide Exercise and Recreation – Provide ample space, dog toys and opportunity for your pet to exercise. If you haven't thrown a Frisbee in twenty years, you'll be surprised at how much fun it is to try to outsmart your dog—unlikely!

8. Protect Your Dog from Abuse – Animal cruelty is serious business, and in Canada, it's a felony. Even the FBI acknowledged that animal cruelty is a known marker (future indicator) of violence against humans. If anyone in your house intentionally mistreats your dog, seek help immediately.

9. Discourage Aggressive Behaviour – You'll know the difference between hearty play and aggressive behaviour. Contact your vet at the first sign of aggressive behaviour to discuss your options.

10. Coping with Serious Illness and Geriatric Dogs –Geriatric dogs are prone to many of the same illnesses that plague geriatric humans. You'll want to do everything in your power to keep your dog comfortable at the end, but at some point, it may become necessary to end the suffering. If you've been a responsible dog owner throughout the dog's life, you'll want to end that life just as responsibly as you cared for it.

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Your pet will always be treated like a part of our family at the Animal Care Centre of Strathmore We have recommendations, training information, and handouts that will help you and your pet. We provide ultimate care in a safe, comfortable environment; catered to your pet’s specific needs including: › Annual Health Examinations › Vaccination Appointments › Behavior Consultations › Isolation ward › Breeder puppy vaccinations › Travel documents › Pediatric patient exams › Geriatric patient exams › Insurance › Referrals

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ASK THE VET Summer Is One Of The Best Times Of Year To Be Outside With Your Pet. Many dogs love to play in the fields and swim in the canals, while cats may prefer to lay in the grass to soak up the sun or hunt for mice. There are plenty of activities to keep your dogs busy and entertained this summer including dog sports, which are a great way for humans and animals to bond and exercise together!

Barn Hunt is a new sport that is taking Canada by storm. This sport is open to any breed of dog and any handler, no matter the experience. The sport tests the dog’s ability to hunt vermin and the handler’s ability to read and communicate with the dog as a team. Visit www.barnhunt.com for

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Agility is another great sport that is open to many breeds of dogs with a passion for speed and fun! If you have a water loving dog, then maybe dock diving is a sport they would excel at! Imagine watching your dog run down the dock and leap into a pool of water after their favourite floating toy. Don’t forget that all these fun activities are made more fun by keeping your pet mentally stimulated and physically healthy! Before you hit the dog park, Barn Hunt event, or agility course, make sure your dog’s vaccines and deworming are up to date!

On the flip side, summer time can also bring about some risks for our pet; we’re talking about thunderstorm and firework anxiety, heatstroke, and ticks. Thunderstorm anxiety is a common condition for dogs; symptoms can include panting, pacing, hiding, shaking, drooling, clingy behaviour, running away, and/or destructive behaviour.

These symptoms can start hours before a thunderstorm appears, as animals can sense pressure changes long before we can. Fireworks can also trigger the same type of anxiety in some of our animal companions.

Keep your pets indoors during seasonal celebrations that include fireworks, as the loud explosive noise can scare pets into running away. If your pet experiences thunderstorm or firework anxiety, they might benefit from alternative treatments or medications that can help settle their anxious behaviour during these times.

Heatstroke is a serious risk, as both the environmental temperature and our pets’ exercise levels increase in the summer time. Heatstroke is a medical emergency, as the rapid increase in a dog’s body temperature can result in direct thermal injury to the internal organs. Dogs performing strenuous exercise in high environmental temperatures are particularly susceptible to heatstroke. Other risk factors include dogs with upper airway obstructions such as laryngeal paralysis or brachycephalic syndrome (breeds with a pushed-in face), obesity, cardiovascular disease, geriatric dogs, or dogs with a dark or dense hair coat. Alternatively, dogs left unattended in a hot vehicle can suffer from heatstroke without having to do any exercise, as the environmental temperature inside the vehicle rapidly increases on a hot day.

A dog suffering from heatstroke may demonstrate excessive panting, lethargy, bright red gums, vomiting, diarrhea, collapse, seizures, or sudden death. If you think your dog may be suffering from heat stroke, it is recommended to apply external cooling, which can include spraying the dog with lukewarm water, drape a wet or cold towel over the dog, and place the dog in a cool environment – ideally an air-conditioned vehicle en route to the closest veterinary clinic. Heatstroke can become a life-threatening condition with mortality rates approaching 50% of cases. The key to treating heatstroke is to prevent it in the first place.

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Along with nice weather comes the emergence of parasites - including ticks - that will soon start searching for a blood meal. As these creepy crawlers appear, it is time to start checking our pets regularly for ticks. It is important to find ticks quickly and remove them properly to prevent the transmission of tick-borne diseases such as Lyme disease. Although the risk of Lyme disease is low in Alberta, it is still present. In Alberta Health’s 2016 surveillance report of ticks found on companion animals, 20% of the ticks that were found on animals that had not travelled outside of Alberta tested positive for Borrelia burgdorferi, the bacteria that causes Lyme disease. Therefore, it is very important to check your pets regularly for ticks and remove them quickly and properly. If you are uncomfortable removing the tick yourself, take your pet to your local veterinary clinic for tick removal. If you are able to remove the tick yourself, drop it off at your local veterinary clinic for submission to the Alberta Tick Surveillance Program. The results will be discussed with you by your veterinarian and documented by Alberta Health to monitor the species of ticks and prevalence of disease within our area. ~ Animal Care Centre

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A HUGE Thank You To Our Incredible Sponsors!!

The Town of Strathmore, Glenn Olund at Zombie Saddles, 8-Ball Paving Ltd., Huxted Enterprises, Radars Rentals & The Lakeshore Laser, Esthetics & Tanning.

This event takes so much time, energy and money to put on, so your support means everything to us. Thank you again!!!

"Just wanted to say kudos to Aleesha and Denise and everyone at the Newsy Neighbour for the great Festival you put on [June 16th]. I attended with my grandson and loved the numbers and variety of booths there were and the interactive booths that kept the kids entertained.

There was a nice variety of food choices and the free samples were a bonus. I think it was a great opportunity for people to experience the downtown core and to remind everyone of all the great little new and old businesses that give the downtown core some “flavour”! I was impressed by what was happening in the old Co-op store and appreciated the opportunity to check it out. Again, thanks to the Newsy Neighbour and all of your staff for not only this event, but your commitment to make Strathmore a great place to live and work for both the residents and the business community! Sincerely, Vicki Klinger from Chestermere"

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I stood shivering outside in my pajamas, the wind and rain cutting through to the bone as I waited for my dogs to do their business.

Hurrying back inside and feeding the pups their breakfast, I got dressed, threw on a few layers for warmth, grabbed my camera, and headed into town. The 4th Annual Get to Know Your Neighbour Event was about to kick off, and it was time to bring the community spirit.

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CAN’T STOP THE GOOD TIMES

A Recap of the Fun (and Rainy!)

4th Annual Get to Know Your Neighbour Festival June 16th, 2018 was not quite as beautiful and sunny as one might have hoped for.

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I didn’t know quite what to expect as I parked my car and walked towards 3rd Ave in downtown Strathmore. Last year’s event was a smashing success, with people lining the streets shoulder-to-shoulder all day long and an electric feeling in the air that sparked and sizzled well into the evening. That was a day full of sun and summery heat, though – would this year’s blowing rain take the wind out of everyone’s sails? Would today bring nothing but empty streets and sullen, rain-soaked business owners, gloomily manning their tents and tables?

As I rounded the corner, I found that I was pleasantly surprised. To say that the festival was as busy and lively as it was in 2017 would be a blatant falsehood – the streets weren’t anywhere near as teeming as they had been one year back.

But, they weren’t deserted, either. In fact, there were plenty of people milling about, bundled up to brave the elements, tromping up and down the avenues lined with vendors, entrepreneurs, and local heads of business. There were smiles abound as I made my way from booth to booth, chatting with community members, snapping photos, and, well, getting to know my neighbours! The wind that was so miserable earlier in the day eventually gave up when it realized a few blowing gusts weren’t going to dampen our community’s collective spirit, and the sun started to peek in and out of the clouds as morning turned to afternoon. It eventually warmed up enough that I was able to shed some layers, and the crowd steadily grew in size as the mercury continued to climb.

Saturday, June 16th never did end up being a particularly summery day, and I sure wouldn’t be able to claim any sort of journalistic integrity if I wrote that the festival was anywhere near the buzzing hive of activity that we’d seen in years past – but in a weird, sort of backwards way, I kind of appreciated that. Last year, when the sun was shining and the streets were bustling with noise and excitement, it was easy to make the trip out to downtown Strathmore for a day full of delicious food, talented local musical entertainment, and summertime fun – what better way to spend a bright, sunny Saturday in June? This year, though, it was a different story. The weather could hardly be called inviting, and it took some real effort to come out and attend the festival.

And that’s what I had appreciation and admiration for: the effort that people made to show their community spirit and come out in support of one another. It wasn’t easy (goodness knows that I looked out the window at the dreary sky that morning and thought about how nice and cozy it would be to spend the day bundled up on the couch binging some Netflix instead!), but hundreds and hundreds of folks made the decision that regardless of the less-than-stellar forecast, this was something that was important to follow through on.

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erywhere in between came out to spend some time getting to know their neighbours – and that’s something truly worth celebrating.

As I left the Festival at the end of the day – having had my fill of fun, food, and amazing local musical performances – I knew that this would be a Get to Know Your Neighbour Festival for the ages. Did I need to spend that evening warming up under a scalding-hot shower? I sure did. Do I hope for similar weather next year? I mean, no, of course I don’t…are you crazy? But, will I always remember all the smiling faces of my neighbours, ruddy and red from the wind and cold?

Absolutely – without a doubt.

Thanks for being such an incredible, supportive community, Newsy Neighbours. We appreciate everyone who came out and braved the weather more than you’ll ever know. And even though we’re still coaxing the feeling back into our toes, we already can’t wait for next year’s festival – look forward to seeing you there!

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Celebrating the End of Prohibition…Again!

Keep an Eye Out for The GreenEasy, Opening This October in Strathmore

October 17, 2018 is a date that looms

large on calendars across the country: it officially marks the end of the prohibition of cannabis, almost 100 years after it was first outlawed in Canada on April 23, 1923.

This historical legislative change is set to usher in unprecedented change and opportunity throughout the nation – including right here, in our own community! Enter Wes Breault and Bill Evans – co-owners of local general contracting company All Decked Out and entrepreneurs extraordinaire – who are aiming to pioneer the way forward for the cannabis industry in Strathmore with the opening of one of the town’s first recreational dispensaries. But how did two local Strathmorites specializing in general contracting get in on the ground floor of legalization? I sat down with Bill and Wes to find out.

“When Bill first brought me onboard at All Decked Out, we decided that whatever we were going to do, from here on out, we were going to do together. We just work well with each other,” Wes began. “So, after about a year, a tradeshow came up for franchises, and one of the franchises on offer was for home inspections. This sounded like a great opportunity to help us off more services to the community. When we got there, though, we saw that there were two franchises for cannabis retailers. And we thought: hmmmm.” Wes was already a medical patient using cannabis – he’d injured his shoulder, and his doctor had prescribed it to help him manage the pain.

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Bill, however, has a very different background when it comes to his experience with the drug.

“When I was young, I played with it, and I got something that was laced with something else – they figure it was PCP. I was paralyzed for two days, in a truck at minus 30 in November, coming in and out of consciousness. So, I never touched it again…and that was over 20 years ago.” It seems hard to imagine that someone with this sort of an experience with cannabis could end up being first in line to open a dispensary – but a pivotal event occurred in Bill’s life that altered his outlook completely.

“What changed my mind was a dear friend of ours who passed away from cancer,” Bill reflected. “It was a terrible loss for everyone who knew her. She was one of the most straightlaced people you’d ever meet, and she used cannabis strictly as a medicine – and it immensely improved her quality of life. Cannabis allowed her to manage her symptoms without having to rely on opioids, and that changed a lot of things for me. A lot of my previous misconceptions were dismissed.”

With the wheels in motion and both business partners onboard, it was time to do a bit of market research. “That’s when we decided to take a trip to Colorado,” Wes told me, “the birthplace of recreational. So, last November, that’s what we did – and we had an amazing time. The dispensaries are everywhere, but there’s no consumption allowed outside, so we never saw anybody smoking out in the streets – everyone was The Newsy Neighbour Magazine

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very respectful of the local rules and regulations.”

“What an education!” Bill chimed in. “Everyone was very kind, very open, and very professional. I had this misconception that we’d be running into that very stereotypical “stoner” type of person everywhere we went, and I didn’t get that once. I was actually a little disappointed! Everyone was so knowledgeable, and from all walks of life – from every industry, income bracket, and background. It was clear legalization was doing great things – particularly for the local economy, which continues to grow by leaps and bounds. They’re using money from cannabis sales and taxation to do all sorts of things. They’re building brand-new freeways – that’s billions of dollars of infrastructure being facilitated by this new legislation.”

“Even wages in general have changed,” Wes agreed. “There was a commercial while we were down there advertising a grocery warehouse job starting at $17.50/hour, moving up to $24/hour. It’s wild!”

“Not only that, but keep in mind too that crime went down in relation to legalization,” Bill added. “I think a big part of that is because economic opportunities absolutely exploded when they changed the laws. People started making more money, which led to them spending more money, and so it really impacted not only every industry, but the entire economy across the state.”

“To top it all off,” Wes concluded, “while we were down there, I got a Twitter message stating that Alberta had decided to go private with their legislation, so it was perfect. It was a great trip, and everything really just lined up and fell into place for us.”

Enthusiastically returning home from their fact-finding mission to Colorado, Wes and Bill began to further work on their plans to open their own dispensary here in Strathmore, which is currently on-track to celebrate its first day of business in step with nation-wide legalization, on October 17.

“We’re calling it The GreenEasy,” Bill told me, pride in his voice. “We’re going after the 1920’s motif of the speakeasy, and that’s what the look of the store’s going to be based around. There’s going to be a big art-deco influence, English bartender-style dress code – all that fun stuff. You’re not going to walk into a hospital-type setting that’s clinical and cold; it’s going to edgy, it’s going to be fun.”

people could have a bit more fun on their Friday night out, the legalization of cannabis brings with it a whole slew of positive, life-changing benefits. “We’re really trying to move away from terms like ‘pot’ and ‘weed’ – we prefer the more legitimate term ‘cannabis,’” Wes stressed. “Likewise, it’s ‘flower,’ not ‘buds.’ With legalization, this plant is going to be able to help manage so many ailments by both supplementing treatments and offering an alternative that allows for the use of fewer traditional pharmaceuticals – especially within the rapidly-growing geriatric population. It’s a game-changer.”

However, with big changes like federal legalization, there’s always a period of adaptation and adjustment. Cannabis has been outlawed for nearly 100 years, after all – and even longer in the States, where it remains a Schedule I Controlled Substance, in the same category as heroine and LSD. Attitudes seem to be changing quickly, though, and the stigma around cannabis is rapidly fading into the annals of history.

“For the most part, I don’t think we’ve really run into any negative attitudes,” Bill related to me. “And we’ve been really open about telling people what we’re doing! We want everyone to know that it’s us behind this: two local Strathmorites who are a part of this community. If we’re not standing behind what we’re doing, taking care of people properly, and being up front and honest, then there’s no point. Any stigma we run into, we can address through education and engagement. We welcome those sorts of conversations, because they’re only beneficial in the long run.”

Location is still a bit up in the air as the Town works to nail down local legislation, but keep a look-out for The GreenEasy, coming to Strathmore this October, and get ready to celebrate the abolishment of prohibition…again! ~ Kyle Penn

Kyle Penn is a writer, a music-lover, and a lover of all things literary. He also owns and operates Ink Slinger, a small business devoted to content creation, copywriting, and social media management. For innovative writing solutions, reach out to him at kylewpenn@gmail.com.

“We’re celebrating the abolishment of prohibition again,” Wes embellished. “That’s the angle: why was it illegal for so long? It didn’t make sense…and then all of a sudden, it’s legal again! They’re starting slow, we’re only allowed to sell certain things at first – flower, some extracts, oils, tinctures, and paraphernalia. But it’s moving in the right direction, and change is happening.”

Of course, while the abolishment of the prohibition of alcohol mostly just meant that

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“Ha, I can grab the snake by its tail.”

“Well, I can spit in the eye of the bull.”

“I bet I can I grab the bull by the tail.”

“That is nothing! I bet I can ride the bull.”

“Oh ya, well I can ride the bull with a rope wrapped around his…”

Alright, I know the flank wrap doesn’t go around the prairie oysters (and who first thought those would be tasty?) What I do know is it takes a special kind of breed to be a cowboy or cowgirl and I have yet to meet one who isn’t anything but hardworking, dedicated to his or her sport, down to earth and just all round good people. So thanks for entertaining us city folk. I’ll be in the stands cheering. Just not going to say if it’s the bull riders or the bulls that will be getting my loudest yee haw.

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I get rodeo. My sons have busted their share of mutton. I may have even run a few cloverleaf patterns of my own. I get all that, I understand how bronc riding started – breaking horses for saddle, but bull riding? That’s just a whole ‘nother level of loco, man.

Was it just a bunch of bored cowboys sitting around a campfire listening to the coyotes howl tying to one up each other?

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But the worst part of all was that Sharky liked to make a scene.

It’s the pouty toddler type that causes you to frantically search through your purse, pockets, backpack, and gym bag for your keys because your car has decided to blare its alarm because you just wanted to open the car door. All you were doing was minding your own business, trying to quietly head home, when instead, the entire school/office/Walmart had been made aware of your parting.

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That’s utilitarian luxury that’ll outlast the soccer mom phase and roll right into the cool grandma days.

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Step 1: Pick a name for your new companion. And no, Gertie is not an option. It was NEVER an option.

Step 2: Give yourself about 50 meters of catwalk space. Let’s be honest, people came for a show, so don’t be a killjoy. You’ve got to give the people what they want.

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Step 5: Raise your foot to the automatically unfolding footstep.

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And gosh dang it, you deserve enough space for those visits to the mall when retail therapy cured every stress, illness, and long day in the book.

So, you see, dreams do come true. Your new companion isn’t far.

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Caterpillars completely liquify as they transform into moths.

There are over 200 corpses on Mount Everest and they are used as way points for climbers.

When adjusted for inflation, John D. Rockefeller is the richest man in the history of the world with a net worth 10 times more than Bill Gates.

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Dr. Seuss wrote "Green Eggs and Ham" to win a bet against his publisher who thought that he could not complete a book with only 50 words.

Russia didn't consider beer to be alcohol until 2011. It was previously classified as a soft drink.

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Two-thirds of the people on Earth have never seen snow.

In Alfred Hitchcock's 1960 thriller Psycho, the sound effects for the famous shower scene were actually created by repeatedly stabbing a casaba melon.

A hummingbird weighs less than a penny.

Did you know that the smallest penguin on the planet is only 16 inches tall? Or that Mammoths roamed the Earth when the Great Pyramids were being constructed?

There are more lifeforms living on your skin than there are people on the planet.

OJ Simpson was originally cast to play Terminator, but the studio was afraid that no one would buy him as a remorseless killer.

Leonardo da Vinci could write with one hand and draw with the other at the same time.

The last man to walk on the moon, Gene Cernan, promised his daughter he’d write her initials on the moon. He did, and her initials, “TDC,” will probably be on the moon for tens of thousands of years.

The Mimic Octopus can not only change colours, but will mimic the shapes of other animals, like the flounder, lionfish, and sea snakes.

If you were to remove all of the empty space from the atoms that make up every human on earth, the entire world population could fit into an apple.

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There are more vacant houses than homeless people in the Unites States.

The average American drinks about 600 sodas a year.

When snakes are born with two heads, they fight each other for food.

The average person walks the equivalent of three times around the world in a lifetime.

A shark can detect one part of blood in 100 million parts of water.

FDA regulations allow 10 insects and 35 fruit fly eggs per 8 ounces of raisins.

A jellyfish is 95 percent water.

You are 1% shorter in the evening than in the morning.

It would take over 1,000 years to watch every video on YouTube.

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Men are 6 times more likely to be struck by lightning than women.

The words written on Twitter every day would fill a book of 10 million pages.

Frozen lobsters can come back to life when thawed.

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Our eyes are always the same size from birth, but our nose and ears never stop growing.

Elvis Presley got a 'C' in his 8th grade music class.

Coca-Cola would be green if colouring wasn’t added to it.

Earth is the only planet not named after a god.

Cows have best friends and experience stress when they are removed from them.

Almost a quarter of the land area of Los Angeles is taken up by automobiles.

A "jiffy" is an actual unit of time for 1/100th of a second.

For years, the pharmaceutical company Bayer held the trademark for the word “heroin” and sold the drug as a cough and headache remedy.

Polar Bears trying to blend in with the ice will cover up their black nose with their paws.

In an average NFL football game, there are only about 12 minutes of actual play time.

After racking up $40 in late fees for a VHS, Reed Hastings was inspired to start Netflix.

It would take 1,200,000 mosquitoes, each sucking at once, to completely drain the average human of blood.

1 in 10 European babies are conceived in an IKEA bed.

If you started with $0.01 and doubled your money every day, it would take 27 days to become a millionaire.

A hippo can open its mouth wide enough to fit a 4 foot tall child inside.

A man named Charles Osborne had the hiccups for 69 years.

Baby robins eat 14 feet of earthworms every day.

The biggest tapeworm found inside a human body was 35 meters long.

A cockroach can live several weeks with its head cut off.

Guinness Book of Records holds the record for being the book most often stolen from Public Libraries.

Dogs are capable of understanding up to 250 words and gestures, and have demonstrated the ability to do simple mathematical calculations.

A giraffe can clean its own ears with its 21-inch tongue.

Blue Whale fart bubbles are large enough to enclose a horse.

A group of pugs is called a grumble.

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Why is the time of day with the slowest traffic called rush hour?

Why do some supermarkets make the sick walk all the way to the back of the store to get their prescriptions while healthy people can buy cigarettes at the front?

Why isn't there mouse-flavoured cat food?

Why do banks leave vault doors open and then chain the pens to the counters?

If flying is so safe, why do they call the airport the terminal?

Why do we leave cars worth thousands of dollars in our driveways and put our useless junk in the garage?

Why the sun lightens our hair, but darkens our skin?

Why are they called apartments when they are all stuck together?

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Why don't you ever see the headline 'Psychic Wins Lottery'?

Why is it that doctors and attorneys call what they do 'practice'?

Why is lemon juice made with artificial flavouring, and dish washing liquid made with real lemons?

Why is the man who invests all your money called a broker?

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Cynthia Barnesky is a Holistic Practitioner/Certified Professional Spiritual Life Coach and owner of SunRise Healing Center: Specializes in helping you with the natural ways of healing through her services of Inner Clarity Spiritual Life Coaching, Intuitive Massage, Reflexology, IonCleanse Detox Foot Bath, Intuitive Readings, Reconnective Healing, and many natural healing products. For more information visit her website: www.sunrisehealingcenter.com or give her a call: 403-934-6416.

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Summer Is Here: Self-Massage And Stretching Helps Prevent Injuries!

Rides to medical appointments, grocery shopping, pickup and delivery of prescrip�ons, Picking up mail, cut grass, shovel snow, etc.

Hiking, biking, swimming, or just throwing a Frisbee with your best friend can be fun and exhilarating, but these activities can also causes your muscles to overwork. Some of the best ways to prevent injuries from any kind of summer workout is though self-massage, massage, and incorporating warm up and cool down stretches into your exercise routine.

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Here are a few that you can use: 1) Close your hand loosely and start tapping your body, starting at your legs, moving up your body, tapping only the large muscles. That includes your legs, calves, buttock, and stomach (gently), arms, shoulders in front and in back.

Next, take your hand and, with a gentle pressure, massage upward – again, start from your calves and go up to your neck and head.

2) Another great one is rotating your shoulders forward first and then backward, using breath to help control the rotation.

These are just a few examples, but it does not take long for the muscles to warm up so you can start having fun!

After either of those techniques, you should do some moderate stretches. Start by bending over, putting your arms straight into the air and pull upward or put both hands on either side of your waist and do a mild twist to the right and then to the left. Take a deep breath in and out, relaxing the shoulders and while breathing in, lift your shoulders as high as you can, try to touch your ears, then breathe out while letting go.

Please remember, whatever fun you are having this summer, off-roading, climbing or running, do your muscles a favour by using the same stretches to cool down and they will thank you by being less stiff and sore the next day. And, of course, stay well hydrated.

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JOKE T h i n g s Stressed People Say 1. Well this day was a total waste of make-up.

2. Well, aren't we a darn ray of sunshine?

3. Don't bother me. I'm living happily ever after.

4. Do I look like a people person?

5. This isn't an office. It's hell with fluorescent lighting.

6. I started out with nothing and still have most of it left.

7. Therapy is expensive. Popping bubble wrap is cheap. You choose.

8. Why don't you try practicing random acts of intelligence and senseless acts of self-control?

9. I'm not crazy. I've just been in a very bad mood for 30 years.

10. Sarcasm is just one more service I offer.

11. Do they ever shut up on your planet?

12. I'm not your type. I'm not inflatable.

13. Stress is when you wake up screaming and you realize you haven't gone to sleep yet.

14. Back off!! You're standing in my aura.

15. Don't worry. I forgot your name, too.

16. I work 45 hours a week to be this poor?

17. Not all men are annoying.

Some are dead.

18. Wait... I'm trying to imagine you with a personality.

19. Chaos, panic and disorder ... my work here is done.

20. Ambivalent? Well, yes and no.

21. You look like crap. Is that the style now?

22. Earth is full. Go home.

23. I'm not tense; I’m just terribly, terribly alert.

24. You are depriving some village of an idiot.

25. If dummies could fly, this place would be an airport.

26. Look in my eyes... Do you see one ounce of give a crap?

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At last I located it flattened beside my seventh rib. The problem is that modern bathing suits have no bra cups. The mature woman is meant to wear her bosom spread across her chest like a speed bump. I realigned my speed bump and lurched toward the mirror to take a full view assessment.

JOKE Bathing Suit Shopping

The bathing suit fit all right, but unfortunately, it only fit those bits of me willing to stay inside it. The rest of me oozed out rebelliously from top, bottom, and sides. I looked like a lump of play dough wearing undersized cling wrap.

I have just been through the annual pilgrimage of torture and humiliation known as buying a bathing suit.

Back in the 1940's and 1950's, the bathing suit for a woman with a mature figure was designed for a woman with a mature figure boned, trussed and reinforced, not so much sewn as engineered.

They were built to hold back and uplift and they did a good job.

Today's stretch fabrics are designed for the prepubescent girl with a figure carved from a potato chip. The mature woman has a choice - she can either front up at the maternity department and try on a floral suit with a skirt, coming away looking like a hippopotamus who escaped from Disney's Fantasia - or she can wander around every run-of-the-mill department store trying to make a sensible choice from what amounts to a designer range of fluorescent rubber bands.

What choice did I have? I wandered around, made my sensible choice and entered the chamber of horrors known as the fitting room. The first thing I noticed was the extraordinary tensile strength of the stretch material.

The Lycra used in bathing costumes was developed, I believe, by NASA to launch small rockets from a slingshot, which give the added bonus that if you manage to actually lever yourself into one, you are protected from shark attacks. The reason for this is that any shark taking a swipe at your passing midriff would immediately suffer whiplash.

I fought my way into the bathing suit, but as I twanged the shoulder strap in place, I gasped in horror - my bosom had disappeared! Eventually, I found one bosom cowering under my left armpit. It took a while to find the other.

As I tried to work out where all those extra bits had come from, the prepubescent sales girl popped her head through the curtains, "Oh, there you are!" she said, admiring the bathing suit. I replied that I wasn't so sure and asked what else she had to show me. I tried on a cream crinkled one that made me look like a lump of masking tape, and a floral two piece which gave the appearance of an oversized napkin in a serviette ring.

I struggled into a pair of leopard skin bathers with ragged frill and came out looking like Tarzan's Jane pregnant with triplets and having a rough day. I tried on a black number with a midriff and looked like a jellyfish in mourning. I tried on a bright pink pair with such a high cut leg I thought I would have to wax my eyebrows to wear them.

Finally, I found a suit that fit... a two piece affair with shorts style bottom and a loose blouse-type top. It was cheap, comfortable, and bulge friendly, so I bought it.

When I got home, I read the label which said, "Material may become transparent in water." I'm determined to wear it anyway... I'll just have to learn to do the breaststroke in the sand. ~ Author Unknown

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Sedation Dentistry

Does the thought of having your teeth cleaned make your entire body tense with fear? Would you rather endure the agony of a tooth ache than step foot in a dentist's office? You're not alone. A lot of people are so phobic about going to the dentist that they prefer not to have any treatment.

Sedation can be used for everything from invasive procedures to a simple tooth cleaning. How it's used depends on the severity of the fear.

What Is Sedation Dentistry?

Sedation dentistry uses medication to help patients relax during dental procedures. It's sometimes referred to as “sleep dentistry," although that's not entirely accurate. Patients are usually awake, with the exception of those who are under general anesthesia.

The levels of sedation used include: Inhaled minimal sedation. You breathe nitrous oxide -- otherwise known as "laughing gas" -- combined with oxygen through a mask that's placed over your nose. The gas helps you relax. Your dentist can control the amount of sedation you receive, and the gas tends to wear off quickly. This is the only form of sedation where you may be able to drive yourself home after the procedure.

Oral sedation. Depending on the total dose given, oral sedation can range from minimal to moderate. For minimal sedation, you take a pill. An example of a pill taken is Valium, and it's usually taken about an hour before the procedure. The pill will make you drowsy, although you'll still be awake. A larger dose may be given to produce moderate sedation. This is the type of anesthesia most commonly associated with sedation dentistry. Some people become groggy enough from moderate oral sedation to actually fall asleep during the procedure. They usually can, though, be awakened with a gentle shake.

IV moderate sedation. You receive the sedative drug through a vein, so it goes to work more quickly. This method allows the dentist to continually adjust the level of sedation. Generally, most dental surgical procedures can be completed by IV sedation.

Deep sedation and general anesthesia. You will get medications that will make you either almost unconscious or totally unconscious -- deeply asleep -- during the procedure. While you are under general anesthesia, you cannot easily be awakened until the effects of the anesthesia wear off or are reversed with medication.

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Welcome to the New Ultimate Anti-Aging Guide feature in The Newsy Neighbour. Each month we are going to

help you discover the techniques and methods to reverse the aging process so you can look and feel younger!

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You can control how fast you age Fine Tuning Your Mental Clarity on a Daily Basis Increasing Brain Energy and Mood Staving Off Depression to Prevent Wrinkles and Disease How Stress Ages You How to Manage Stress Keeping Your Body Active and Mobile Preventing Your Age From Showing Up on Your Face Protecting Your Skin With the Right Nutrients The Best Diet for Looking and Feeling Younger Skin Care for Anti-Aging Creams and Other Products Helping Your Hair Hang Onto Its Youthful Appearance How to Avoid Aging Hair Fighting Hair Loss Keep Your Hands Looking Younger Over Time Treating the Embarrassing Issue of Incontinence What Causes Incontinence in Old Age Sexual Dysfunction & Hormonal Changes Preventing and Treating Other Common Ailments of Aging

Last Month You learned...

Chapter 3: Staving Off Depression to Prevent Wrinkles and Disease How Stress Ages You

Chapter 4: Keeping Your Body Active and Mobile One Rule: Move!

Chapter 5: Preventing Your Age From Showing Up on Your Face Protecting Your Skin With the Right Nutrients

Lets Carry On To The Next Few Chapters...

Chapter 6: Helping Your Hair Hang Onto Its Youthful Appearance

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but it looks a lot better than fighting it. In fact, it can look quite masculine, as characters like Bruce Willis and Dwayne Johnson prove.

A compromise is a haircut such as the ‘faux-hawk’. This is a mohawk that makes use of your naturally receding hair line. Several celebrities such as Jude Law have sported this look to good effect in the past.

What many such people forget is hair products for hair growth.

These can help to grow back some of the hair that is lost which makes haircuts such as comb-overs more successful as there is slightly more hair left. The com-bination of hair products for hair growth and a smart hair cut can help con-siderably to cover up baldness.

At the same time, it is also possible to use hair loss products that will strengthen and maintain the hair you do have left. This means that you aren't fighting a losing battle against hair that is continually falling out, but are rather able to maintain the hair you've got and then just decide how you are going to use that.

None of these will completely stop the clock but they can help to protect your hair follicles from damage by free radicals and tes-tosterone (if you suffer from male pattern baldness – which is caused by a sensitivity to testosterone).

Another option however is to use hair restoration clinics which can use things such as hair implant. A hair implant basically means that you have new hair sewn into your scalp where your old hair once was. This is very effective as it means you are guaranteed a head of hair that won't ever fall out and it is the most effective way to prevent hair loss. This is an extreme option but if you absolutely can’t stand the thought of shaving your head, it’s one way to go.

But for most guys, shaving the hair is the best choice. And you can always grow a beard to restore some symmetry…

undo dam-age once it’s already wrought. There are several ways you can accomplish this but one is to once again use a skincare regimen. That will mean using a protective cream as well as a rejuvenating moisturizer. Hydration is very important and drinking lots of water will help with this too. You can also use an exfoliating soap to try and remove that dead skin and once again, using a self-tanning moisturizer can help too.

Yes, moisturizing really is worth your time. Keep a bottle by your sink and then make sure that you are creaming your hands every time you wash them – as washing removes the natural moisture.

You should also strive to avoid all those things that will make your skin even more dried out. That includes hand sanitizer (you also don’t need this – you aren’t that prone to germs!) and it definitely means avoiding the hand drier – choose the towel every single time!

For women, using jewelry and possibly wearing a bold nail varnish color can help too. Why? Because it allows you to attract attention away from your skin. And men, there’s no reason that you can’t do the same thing with a nice watch or a ring.

But at the same time, you also need to think about what you’re doing to your hands that is causing more damage.

For example, if you wash up the dishes regularly, then you should be wear-ing gloves. It’s that simple. The perfumes and other chemicals in soaps can otherwise cause eczema and other problems. Gloves are also going to help if you engage in sports

Chapter 7: Keep Your Hands Looking Younger Over Time We mentioned that the first place many people will look when trying to guess our age is our face…

In reality though, this isn’t the best choice!

Actually, it’s the hands that very often hold the key to our age and these can regularly give us away. Many A-list actresses openly admit that they hide their hands from photos! So the question is: how can you keep your hands looking youthful?

Protecting Your Hands

Again, the key here is to protect the hands rather than try and

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But ultimately, the key to making your hands look young is the same as making your facial skin look young. Moisturize, exfoliate and protect. At the same time, eat well, get lots of sleep and make sure your whole body is supported by a healthy diet and lifestyle.

Chapter 8: Treating the Embarrassing Issue of Incontinence Everyone wants to age gracefully but unfortunately, some aspects of get-ting older are just not glamorous in most cases.

This is particularly true in the case of incontinence which is sadly one of the more common ailments that you’ll need to address as you get older. At this point, we’re getting into the more ‘specific’ problems that only some people will deal with but once you’ve generally improved your health and wellbeing, these kinds of prob-lems are what remain.

Incontinence can come in numerous forms but the most common associat-ed with age is ‘stress incontinence’. This means that you’re more likely to release a little urine when laughing, coughing, sneezing or straining during exercise. It can be very embarrassing in some cases and may even result in having to cut a social engagement short. This embarrassment may even lead some people to avoid visiting a doctor to address their problem.

This is nothing to be ashamed of. In fact, it is actually highly common and affects a large number of people as they get older. And in fact, most female athletes are expected to encounter some degree of stress incontinence if they are performing at a high level. The good news though, is that it is very often avoidable depending on your specific cause.

What Causes Incontinence in Old Age

The most common cause of stress incontinence is that the pelvic floor muscles become too weak. This then means that anything that would cause abdominal pressure can then place pressure on the bladder, causing the urethra (supported by the fascia of the pelvic floor) to drop down and triggering urination.

In women, weakness in the pelvic floor muscles can be a result of preg-nancy, childbirth, menopause, the menstrual cycle or reduced estrogen levels (resulting in reduced muscular pressure).

The problem is less common for men and is more likely the result of post-surgical complication following something like a prostatectomy. There are other causes of incontinence in men, such as benign prostate hyperplasia, so it’s worth visiting your doctor if you are suffering from it. in having to cut a social engagement

short. This embarrassment may even lead some people to avoid visiting a doctor to address their problem.

This is nothing to be ashamed of. In fact, it is actually highly common and affects a large number of people as they get older. And in fact, most female athletes are expected to encounter some degree of stress incontinence if they are performing at a high level. The good news though, is that it is very often avoidable depending on your specific cause.

What Causes Incontinence in Old Age

The most common cause of stress incontinence is that the pelvic floor muscles become too weak. This then means that anything that would cause abdominal pressure can then place pressure on the bladder, causing the urethra (supported by the fascia of the pelvic floor) to drop down and triggering urination.

In women, weakness in the pelvic floor muscles can be a result of preg-nancy, childbirth, menopause, the menstrual cycle or reduced estrogen levels (resulting in reduced muscular pressure).

The problem is less common for men and is more likely the result of post-surgical complication following something like a prostatectomy. There are other causes of incontinence in men, such as benign prostate hyperplasia, so it’s worth visiting your doctor if you are suffering from it.

How To Treat It

The most common form of treatment for stress incontinence is exercise. You can exercise the pelvic floor muscles by using kegel exercises (named after Dr. Arnold Kegel). To perform these, all you need to do is contract, hold and then release the pelvic floor muscle – it’s so easy you can even do it in bed!

The problem for most people is going to be identifying which muscles to contract. The way that it is usually recommended to find this out, is to stop yourself ‘mid flow’ when next urinating.

You should notice that this uses certain muscles and these are the muscles that you’re going to target with the exercises.

Smoking can make incontinence worse, as can being overweight – so the-se are two things to address. It’s also a good idea to avoid any diuretics which might include things like caffeine and alcohol.

If none of this works, then you should seek medical attention and your doc-tor might recommend surgery. There are various different options available in this case, which include bladder repositioning. Peri/trans urethral injec-tions meanwhile involve injecting materials into the urethra to give it a more fixed and rigid texture. Some medications like Alpha-1 adrenergic receptor stimulators mediate the release of urine – ironic seeing as these are the stress receptors! facebook.com/TheNewsyNeighbour

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of an active sex life. Sex is great for your body, your mind and your mood and it’s one of the best things you can use to feel your best all year around.

So why do we often lose interest or the ability to perform when we get old-er?

Again, this is certainly not an inevitable consequence of Aging: there are many elderly couples that are still leading active sex lives well into their 80s and even 90s! Let’s take a look at what might be responsible and how you can solve the problem.

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Chapter 9: Sexual Dysfunction Seeing as we just tackled one embarrassing topic, how about we dive straight into the next: sexual dysfunction.

This is another common side effect of getting older and it can lead to re-duced sexual activity, which in turn leads to reduced intimacy and means you’ll lose out on the many health benefits

Mood and reduced focus can be the result of changes to hormones as well as key neurotransmitters. In older men, a lot of this is down to a reduction in androgenic hormones like testosterone. Testosterone can increase ag-gression when it’s too high and lead to low mood and grumpiness when it’s too low. We produce less testosterone as we age, which is a result of something called ‘ADAM’ – Androgen Deficiency in Aging Men. This is also sometimes referred to as ‘male menopause’, nice.

In fact, low testosterone is actually something of an epidemic among men right now – including men who are still pretty young.

This is partly due to decreased sleep, partly due to increased stress (cortisol and testosterone counteract one another), partly due to estrogenic compounds in a lot of our shampoos and other products, partly due to decreased exercise and partly due to decreased sun exposure (vitamin D aids testosterone production). Just a few things then!

The best way to get your testosterone levels back up meanwhile, is to turn all those things around. That means actively trying to spend more time out-doors, getting more exercise, sleeping longer and better and switching to organic products. Another tip is to try eating more saturated fats, especially just before bed. This is because testosterone is actually made from fat (specifically from cholesterol) and we produce maximum testosterone at 4am.

If none of these lifestyle changes helps, then you should consider seeing your doctor who may be able to prescribe you with some form of hormone injections. Testosterone injections will not only restore your sex drive but also mood, energy levels and muscle mass if this was the problem. It’s def-initely something to consider as it can greatly increase your quality of life – but it is a one way ticket as it can deplete your natural testosterone levels.

On the female side of things, we have something else… actual meno-pause. This causes similar hormonal changes which can lead to dryness and low libido. In this case, it will often be enough to use some form of lu-brication to get around the former issue. However, if sex drive has dropped too then women might once again need to speak with their GP about medi-cation. Once again, this can actually be life changing for some women and make them feel much more energetic and youthful again – so it’s worth speaking about.

Finally, make sure that you are still injecting the same romance and pas-sion into your relationship that you did in your youth. It’s easy to let this fall by the wayside as we get older, especially if we are in pain or if we don’t feel as attractive as we once did. Don’t be afraid to experiment or to try new things – just have fun and try to make each other feel good!

Chapter 10: Preventing and Treating Other Common Ailments of Aging We’ve covered a lot of ground over the course of this book and hopefully you now recognize that Aging doesn’t have to be a

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prison sentence. You can retain your mobility. You can retain your mental prowess. And you don’t have to suffer alone in silence.

The key is to remain active, to fill yourself with the right nutrients and to put your health first. And if you follow the advice in this book, then you should find that many of the issues we didn’t get time to cover will also be dealt with. Staying mobile for example can help to prevent many forms of arthri-tis, while a highly nutritious diet should also help to prevent inflammation, further combating this problem. Cancer risk goes down as you fuel your body with more antioxidants and spend less time in direct sunlight without protection. Vision problems will be mitigated by many of the nutrients we’ve discussed too – in particular lutein and vitamin A are great for fighting glau-coma and cataracts.

In general, supporting your immune system and providing yourself with an-tioxidants will help you to combat a lot of the various forms of deterioration that lead to issues like vision problems and hearing trouble in the first place! Avoiding stress, believe it or not, will make you less likely to suffer with tinnitus as well as being less likely to develop any manner of illness because your immune system will be stronger and you’ll sleep better.

Oh and if you are avoiding simple sugars and empty calories, this should also benefit your teeth. So too will getting more vitamin D, magnesium and calcium. You can help this too by brushing regularly and not pressing too hard. And as with your hair, try to avoid very ‘chemically’ toothpastes. Fluo-ride, found in most toothpastes, can actually be quite bad for our teeth and damage the enamel.

Conclusion and Summary So there you have it: that’s how you age gracefully.

The key is not to take it easy on yourself, not to start doing less and not to make excuses. Instead, if you want to stay healthy and young then you need to act like it. It can seem like a lot of hard work at first if you’re feeling tired and lethargic right now – but the key is to push through it and think of the rewards at the end. Meanwhile, try to introduce these changes slowly. Don’t think you’re going to change your entire lifestyle overnight – instead try to gradually eat a healthier diet. This will give you the energy levels that you need to perhaps start walking once a week a bit more vigorously. With time, you might build up the energy and the courage to go to a gym and speak to a personal trainer about learning to squat and dead lift! And perhaps you’ll then have a bit more drive and motivation to take up a new activity, or to inject some more passion into the bedroom.

So don’t let age defeat you! Just keep going and give yourself a purpose and a drive and work toward it. Support this mental state with the healthiest regimen and the right, nutritious diet and you should find that you can fend off the worst effects of Aging for much longer!

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has been a staple in this house so far this summer. So much, in fact, that we have decided that with a wee bit of cheese on top, we could bake it for a HOT “Potato Salad” as the weather turns cold… far too soon already.

July is an exciting month for us Newsy Neighbours. We have some great festivities to enjoy. We have Langdon Days and Strathmore Stampede. So many great things to take in and do.

Rodeo, chuckwagons, racing with the bulls, food vendors, a fair, fireworks, markets and last but not least MUTTON BUSTING this year! YAHOOOOO YIPEEEEEEE! Does it get any better? We are so excited to be taking part in these wonderful activities.

This brings to mind: what do we need to do to keep ourselves happy and safe as good diabetics? The following is taken from a write up on Michigan State University Website.

There are a few healthier food options among corn dogs, funnel cake, cheese nachos, French fries, etc. Look for grilled foods like chicken, leaner cuts of meats like Philly steaks (without the cheese sauce), sandwich wraps, kebab’s, corn on the cob and sweet treats like fresh fruit, frozen yogurt, bananas, small portions of ice-cream and lemonade. Consider bringing your own healthy snack food as most fairs allow people to bring food.

Pack water, unsweetened and low-calorie beverages and include fresh fruit and veggies to nibble on. Remember to split and share those extremely large specialty fair items (like elephant ears!) with friends. Planning and having a strategy in place can help you make healthier choices as you walk the fair midway.

AND remember, YOU are the only one that can make the choice to be the healthiest you can be, and live the longest, healthiest life you can, while still enjoying the little things and big things along the way.

Enjoy your Fair-ing/Rodeo-ing, Happy July and see you again in August.

Until Next month, Make your Footprints Count.

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Langdon is a community that’s been growing by leaps and bounds – particularly over the course of these past few years. During that time, it’s been a truly singular experience seeing everyone come together to create a place that truly feels like a welcoming home to everyone in the community. Events like Langdon Days and the variety of community-minded gatherings at the Field House have paved the way for that inimitable sort of “togetherness” that makes this town feel so special, and the 1st Annual Langdon Family Fun Fest is just the next step down that open and inviting pathway.

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Now, at this point, you might be thinking: “Music, games, entertainment for all – sounds like a blast, but how much is this going to run me if I want to bring the whole dang family out for a fun Saturday afternoon?” Rest easy friend, because regardless of how many little ones you’ve got in tow, there’s no charge for admission! So, mark your calendars for July 28, and be sure to bring an appetite for delicious food, fun times, and inspiring local entertainment, because the 1st Annual Langdon Family Fun Fest is going to rock your socks off! Hope to see you there! ~Kyle Penn

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4. It’s okay to cry when you’re hurt. It’s also okay to smash (some) things; but, wash your face, clean your mess, and get up off the floor when you’re done. You don’t belong down there.

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6. Seek out the people and places that resonate with your soul.

7. Just because you can, doesn’t mean you should.

8. 5-second rule. It’s just dirt. There are worse things in a fast food cheeseburger.

9. You are a woman, you do not NEED a man.

10. Happiness is not a permanent state. Wholeness is. Don’t confuse them.

11. If you’re staying more than one night, unpack your bag.

12. Never walk through an alley.

13. Be less sugar, more spice, and only as nice as you’re able to without compromising yourself.

14. Can’t is a cop-out.

15. Hold your heroes to a high standard. Then, be your own hero.

16. If you can’t smile with your eyes, don’t smile. Insincerity is nothing to aspire to.

17. Never lie to yourself.

18. Your body, your rules.

19. If you have an opinion, you had better know why.

20. Practice your passions.

21. Ask for what you want. The worst thing they can say is no.

22. Wish on stars and dandelions, then get to work to make them happen.

23. Stay as sweet as you are.

24. Fall in love often. Particularly with ideas, art, music, literature, food and far-off places.

25. Fall hard and forever in love with nothing but yourself.

26. Say Please, Thank You, and Pardon Me, whenever the situation warrants it.

27. Reserve “I’m sorry” for when you truly are.

28. Naps are for grown-ups, too.

29. Question everything, except your own intuition.

30. You have enough. You are enough.

31. You are amazing! Don't let anyone ever make you feel you are not. If someone does... walk away. You deserve better.

32. No matter where you are, you can always come home.

33. Be happy and remember your roots; family is EVERYTHING. 34. Say what you mean and mean what you say.

35. No one will ever love you more than I do.

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KIDS Are funny!

When I was a child, I loved the Ninja Turtles cartoon series and truly believed they lived in the sewer. I felt really sorry for them because they ate pizza all the time. So I decided to feed them with pancakes. My mom caught me right when I was walking with a swagger to the drain with my plate.

When I was a child, I loved to play one specific game: I took 2 bags, put pillows inside, sat down on the sofa, and then...just sat there for a long time, approximately 1 hour. When my mom asked me what I was doing, I always replied, "Mom, please don’t bother me. I’m riding a train!"

Until the age of 5, I tried to dress up every time I was going out for a walk. Why? Because I was in love with Frosty the Snowman. Actually, any snowman that could be found on the street. And my mom always tried to convince me to wear pants and not a ball gown. "He will love you the way you are," she said. At the time, I couldn’t understand how anyone could love me if I didn’t look beautiful. I even had a photo where I kissed a Frosty’s cheek with my leg bent in the air. And, Mom, thanks for the great advice!

When I was a child, I decided to write my will. All my toys were to go to my cat; my room went to Alex, the local hobo, who always said "Hello" to me on the street; my book about polite manners was assigned to my brother because we’d had a fight. I took this letter to my auntie who was a lawyer and asked her to authorize the document. She found it very funny and sent copies of my will to my whole family. The original she kept for herself. She framed it and hung it on the wall, side by side with her diplomas.

When I was a little girl, my father shaved his head bald.

I couldn’t recognize him and got very scared. When my parents fell asleep, I called my grandma and said that my mom was sleeping with a strange man. Grandma came to our house in 10 minutes. And I got in trouble.

When I was a child, I couldn’t understand why, when other people smiled, their lower teeth could be seen, and when I smiled, they couldn’t. I was really upset about it. So I tried to push my lower jaw forward and bare all of my teeth when I smiled. Now our whole family album is full of photos where my family has happy faces and I have this horrible grin as if I am a serial killer or a wild beast with constipation.

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They also are amazing examples of forgiveness. Have you ever accidently stepped on a paw or forgotten to put food in their bowl?

They do not sulk and snarl and make your life miserable as they hold a grudge and seek ways to have their revenge. Well, I did have a poodle once that if you were mean to her then she would pee in your shoe but I actually found it to be quite funny (maybe because she never peed in MY shoe).

Oh and my favourite lesson from our pets is their pure joy of adventure. Have you ever seen a dog with his/her head out the window as the vehicle speeds down the highway? Do you suppose it is hoping that a bug won’t fly in its mouth? Nope, it is just enjoying the experience without worries or wondering ‘what if’ (those are thoughts we humans experience in an effort to play safe).

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Pets, Cheerleaders and Personal Development

Pets are our teachers and they are our cheerleaders too. As defined by Merriam-Webster, a cheerleader is someone who encourages others to do something… and pets encourage us to be our best. They inspire personal development.

“The only journey is the journey within.”

— Rainer Maria Rilke You don’t have to look far to find a wide variety of personal development books, programs, techniques, websites, podcasts and other tools designed to help people improve their self-awareness, develop their talents and potential, or move along the path of personal fulfillment.

Did you know that over $1 billion dollars is spent on personal development every year and this number is growing at a rate of over 5% a year? People are actively seeking ways to enrich their lives, reach their goals, be happier, have better relationships, improve their businesses, and achieve many other goals.

Having been a participant in personal development for over 20 years, I have learned (and benefited from) many, many different types of personal development activities. I have attended training, enjoyed week-long retreats, walked labyrinths, been coached and mentored, read books, spent hundreds of hours in meaningful conversation and done many other activities to attain greater self-awareness for myself and to share with others. And yet, there are teachers all around us that we may not recognize. The first of these is our pets.

Many of us have had or currently have pets; in particular, I’m thinking of pets we can hold and interact with like dogs and cats, although there are certainly other pets that are in-home personal development teachers too. So how do pets teach us?

Read on for just a few of the ways.

Pets teach us about unconditional love. They don’t care what we wear, how much money we make, the colour of our hair, or anything else. They are simply always happy to see us (even those independent cats want to spend time with us, although it may be on ‘their’ terms!). And somehow, they seem to know when we need a little extra loving and support, and they give it to us without asking for anything in return.

Pets are perfect examples of receiving and asking for what they want, something many of us have a difficult time doing. What generally happens when you reach down to rub the belly of a dog or cat? They roll onto their back as if to say, “Yup, give me some lovin’ and lots of it.” And when we stop, they nuzzle us or just climb right up on top of us and ask for more.

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US Statistics show that over 70% of the people involved in the personal development industry are women. And while many women have pets, they can also be inspired by other cheerleaders in their life. Cheerleaders who unconditionally accept and support them. Who won’t hold a grudge. Who have compassion for their challenges and celebrate their successes.

These human cheerleaders are friends, family and they can also be found at Women Talk on the last Thursday of every month in Strathmore. Women are invited to share their stories within this supportive community and as a result, hearts are open to receiving and self-awareness occurs.

Regardless of what personal development activities you participate in and whether your cheerleaders are furry four-legged friends or people who want to support and encourage you, always be the best you can be and find the joys in your personal journey.

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Interesting Facts About the World to Blow Your Mind Did you know that the smallest penguin on the planet is only 16 inches tall? Or that Mammoths roamed the Earth when the Great Pyramids were being constructed?

There are more lifeforms living on your skin than there are people on the planet.

OJ Simpson was originally cast to play Terminator, but the studio was afraid that no one would buy him as a remorseless killer.

Leonardo da Vinci could write with one hand and draw with the other at the same time.

The last man to walk on the moon, Gene Cernan, promised his daughter he’d write her initials on the moon. He did, and her initials, “TDC,” will probably be on the moon for tens of thousands of years.

The Mimic Octopus can not only change colours, but will mimic the shapes of other animals, like the flounder, lionfish, and sea snakes.

If you were to remove all of the empty space from the atoms that make up every human on earth, the entire world population could fit into an apple.

The three wealthiest families in the world have more assets than

the combined wealth of the forty-eight poorest nations.

Caterpillars completely liquify as they transform into moths.

There are over 200 corpses on Mount Everest and they are used as way points for climbers.

When adjusted for inflation, John D. Rockefeller is the richest man in the history of the world with a net worth 10 times more than Bill Gates.

All of the clocks in the movie "Pulp Fiction" are stuck at 4:20.

Dr. Seuss wrote "Green Eggs and Ham" to win a bet against his publisher who thought that he could not complete a book with only 50 words.

Russia didn't consider beer to be alcohol until 2011. It was previously classified as a soft drink.

Forbes estimated in 2011 that Scrooge McDuck was worth $44.1 billion.

Two-thirds of the people on Earth have never seen snow.

In Alfred Hitchcock's 1960 thriller Psycho, the sound effects for the famous shower scene were actually created by repeatedly stabbing a casaba melon.

A hummingbird weighs less than a penny.

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There are more vacant houses than homeless people in the Unites States.

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The average person walks the equivalent of three times around the world in a lifetime.

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A man named Charles Osborne had the hiccups for 69 years.

A cockroach can live several weeks with its head cut off.

Guinness Book of Records holds the record for being the book most often stolen from Public Libraries.

A giraffe can clean its own ears with its 21-inch tongue.

A group of pugs is called a grumble.

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stand." Some states held that slavery was legal, while others took an opposing position. Lincoln believed the nation needed to be united in its position. Although it might have been legal, slavery was never ethical. Ethics holds humanity to a higher standard.

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Most recently, significant emphasis is placed on doing things legally, falling short of the obligation to act ethically. For a society to flourish, it is important to value moral excellence. We can disagree without being disagreeable. Wisdom provides us with the skills necessary to consider the impact of our words before speaking.

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Today’s Political Partisanship

“Everything we hear is an opinion, not a fact. Everything we see is a perspective, not the truth.” Marcus Aurelius With less than a year remaining until Albertans return to the polls, politicians and the institutes behind them are already hard at work to bear influence. A lack of civility remains at the forefront as American style politics continue to creep into the provincial arena.

An awareness of how our thoughts and beliefs are influenced and impact our feelings is often not apparent. We act on feelings created rather than the thoughts behind them. This leads to a failure to broaden our knowledge and understanding of issues. Volatility rises via this partisan drive.

This is evident in how all parties are able to put forward the “facts” to support their position. At university, I was required to take a thenewsyneighbour.com

“Just because you’re right, doesn’t mean I’m wrong. You just haven’t seen life from my perspective.”

Abundant opportunities to engage in stimulating conversations regarding Alberta's future are available. Remain open to hearing others perspectives and priorities. Doing so enables us collectively to become better informed for decision making and action.

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The polarity popularized through current partisan politics fails to serve the best interests of the populace. Whether forming government or opposition, it is the responsibility of all elected officials to work together to create an environment where people live in peace and prosper. It is not about posturing, finding fault and filibustering to prevent legislation that benefits the majority of its citizens.

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Summer is finally here and the kids are done another year of school!

Such a great time of year for all. We love where we live, work, and raise our families, so this month we are sharing information about what it’s like to live in YYC East (Chestermere, Langdon, Strathmore area). It offers amazing lifestyle living, plus the sun at your back commuting both ways!

Chestermere is only 10 minutes east of Calgary via the trans Canada hwy 1 or hwy 1A. Chestermere has approximately 20,000 population and is unique as it’s a lake community with a clean swimmable lake and child safe beach called John Peake Park.

There are year-round lake activities. There are full amenities, great schools, camp Chestermere, and beautiful parks and pathways. The real estate market in Chestermere has currently

Langdon is another great town only a 15-minute drive east of Calgary via Glenmore Trail or the Trans Canada hwy 1. Langdon is quaint town of approximately 5000 with a western architecture perfect for those who enjoy large back yards and R.V and toy parking right at home. Lots in Langdon are 1/3 or 1/2 acres in size, making it very unique. Full amenities, great schools, and the popular Firehouse Bar & Grill that offers live music on the weekends for all to enjoy. You can walk anywhere in Langdon in a few minutes! The real estate market in Langdon has currently a bench mark price of $455,000; so affordable!

Strathmore is only a short 25-minute drive east of Calgary via the Trans Canada hwy 1, 22X, Glenmore Trail, or Country Hills Blvd. Strathmore has a population of approximately 14,000 and offers full amenities, including a full service hospital, assisted senior care facilities, Bow Valley College, box stores, professional services, award winning restaurants, amazing schools with no designated catchment areas with free busing and before and after school care programs, parks and pathways for miles with disc golf, full sports activities; the list goes on. Strathmore truly offers quality of life. The real estate market in Strathmore has currently a bench mark sale price of only $327,500!

YYC East communities also offer a sense of pride of community where you know your neighbours, everyone waves as you drive by, and everyone cares. Come check YYC East out this summer; you won’t be disappointed! ~ Carey Rose of The REPs Group at RE/MAX First.

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Moving Rover Realtors are asked many questions regarding everything about buying and selling your home... including tips on moving pets.

My biggest area of experience with moving animals and pets is mainly with the 4 legged variety of pets. Dogs and cats have always been an important part of my family life. We all know that moving homes has its own set of challenges and can be stressful.

I asked a client the other day how her kitties were doing. She had just sold her home and was busily packing for her looming closing date. Instead of explaining, she said "come here and see."

So I followed her into the basement bathroom, she opened the cupboard under the sink and there was Buddy, her one kitten. He just looked up at us and meowed "hi."

She smiled and said, "He only comes out to eat." He will be fine, she has no doubt, but Buddy knows that something is up and he isn't ready to deal with it yet.

There are several things we can do to help our critters cope with moving, and please discuss options with your veterinarian to find out what is best for them. Here are a few things to keep in mind: FIRST... Call your vet and book an appointment. They advise not to wait until the last minute to do this, because there are several things to consider including pet records, possible vaccinations and great advise on keeping your pet comfortable and safe.

1) Try to keep to your normal schedule as much as possible. Routines are very important, especially when so much else around them is changing. Feed and/or walk your pet at the same time that you would normally.

2) Go into your new dwellings first before you bring your pet in. If you don't have anywhere to leave your pet or are traveling alone, keep your pet on a leash or in a carrier at first. Inspect your new home for anything that might be harmful, such as wet paint, sawdust, broken glass or bare wires.

3) Once you are sure that it is safe, release your pet from the carrier or the leash. Make sure that all doors and windows are closed for the time being. Allow your pet to get used to your new dwellings.

4) Lay out familiar items, such as a familiar bed and toys.

5) Take time out to play with your pet. Give them time to associate their new home as a positive place.

6) Make sure that you update their ID tags. If your pet is microchipped, make sure that information is changed as well. Since you are in a new place, it will be easier for your pet to get lost, as they are in a new environment.

7) Go over your new yard very carefully to make sure it is dog or cat proof, there are no harmful items or chemicals, the gates close, the fence is secure and your pets can't escape. Your pet may be confused with the new surroundings. Have patience and understand this is a confusing time.

8) For outdoor cats, keep them inside for a few nights until they get acclimatized. Gradually, allow them to spend more time outside.

9) Enjoy your new home with your pet! ~ Hayley Poirier of The REPs Group at RE/MAX First.

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Walkways and pathways meander through the streets and greenspaces, inviting people out of their homes and into the prairie air. Parks and common areas are regular fixtures throughout Wildflower Ranch, creating spaces for families and friends to meet, gather, and enjoy each other’s company. The 16 acres of natural wetlands offers a nature retreat just minutes from the doorstep of every home, where crisscrossing boardwalks and stunning environs offer the perfect setting for a family outing or neighbourly stroll. Indeed, friendship and family are built into the very bones of Wildflower Ranch – but that’s not the only way this singular new development is working to foster community.

The Wildflower Ranch Community Support Foundation is one of the most incredible, big-hearted initiatives we’ve had the pleasure of writing about here at The Newsy Neighbour in a long, long time. The aim of this institution is to lend a helping hand to Strathmorites who need it most. For those individuals who are in dire straits – yet do not qualify for funding from the government or other, similar sorts of organizations – the Community Support Foundation has the potential to change lives. In these certain instances, the Foundation works directly with families and individuals to discreetly provide them with the support and assistance they need to keep a roof over their heads and make it through whatever struggles they might find themselves in.

For many well-to-do Albertans, the recent economic hardships our province has seen continue to take their toll – which makes initiatives like the Wildflower Ranch Community Support Foundation so truly fantastic. It’s programs like these through which investors and developers show their true colours – and it’s clear

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Over the past few months, we’ve shared plenty of details with our readers about what makes life in Wildflower Ranch so amazing – but it’s this clear and wholehearted investment in community building that’s really stood out to us in the end. If you’re considering a change and are in the market for a new home, take some time to explore Wildflower Ranch on Strathmore’s west end, and discover an inviting small-town community that’s just waiting to welcome you home!

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I am thrilled to be part of the Newsy Neighbour Family. While I do not have the honour of representing Strathmore residents and those of you in Wheatland County you may contact Independent MLA Derek Fildebrandt. Please connect with his office at 403-934-4400 or Strathmore.Brooks@ assembly.ab.ca.

Hello Newsy Neighbour Readers!

Welcome to the dog, er, pet issue. Like many of you, I have had many fur babies over my lifetime. I have lived in Chestermere for 40 years and growing up on an acreage meant that dogs were inevitable. Even more often stray dogs, bunnies, fox pups, birds, gophers, stray kittens, and because I lived across from Camp Chestermere, escaped horses (they used to have horses). One thing I learned at a very young age is how much I needed those puppy cuddles. Those beautiful, uninhibited, unconditional loving eyes to a teenage girl full of angst, was a gift. As I stare into the gentle brown eyes of my part wolf, German Shepherd, Great Pyrenees, and probably a little retriever, after a long day of politicking and some of the incredible challenges that come along with the privilege of representing you and the public life along with it, I can honestly say his non-stop kisses and excited puppy talk makes me smile the same way my children make me smile.

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I am so looking forward to seeing you at Langdon Days, and in fact Elvis, my 9-year-old puppy will be with me (he gets way more attention!). We will be in the parade and hope to see you all out at what should be an amazing year of floats and entries.

We were blown away by last year’s entries. It is always amazing and inspiring to me to see how the town of Langdon comes out for the parade.

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It would not be a normal article from me if I did not speak about the world of politics. I have been campaigning to win my nomination for the new riding of Chestermere-Strathmore, and we are so excited that with your support I may go on to represent you in the upcoming election of 2019 as your UCP candidate. We do not have a date yet as to when you can vote, but we will keep you posted. Please make sure that if your membership is up to date that you come out and vote. Anyone 14 or older can vote in the nomination if you have a valid membership.

I would like to chat with you about equalization and about the lack of fairness for Alberta. The federal bill C-74 has a tiny little section in it that keeps the equalization formula the same. This is with losing close to 7 billion in revenue in this province due to the downturn. So, let’s look at some interesting facts. We are considered a “have” province because of our amazing natural resources. Yet…we have a Federal and Provincial government that have both created policies that handcuff the industry, created a carbon tax that does nothing to help the environment, and failed to stand up for you. Energy East, a 15-billion-dollar project that would have shipped more than a million barrels a day of oilsands crude to Eastern Canada was derailed due to artificial barriers of upstream and downstream emissions, and our Provincial Government whose Premier refuses to call out Quebec, who happily takes our equalization dollars while doing their best to hamstring our industry. Where do these governments think this money comes from? How does the Federal government expect Alberta to keep churning out billions to send to other provinces when they have effectively stopped us from creating prosperity?

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This does not even scratch the surface of whether or not this money should continue to be transferred in the first place. Note to Alberta’s NDP Finance Minister who is now “talking tough” after the Federal equalization program has been extended with no changes. Why did the Provincial Government not act when we asked them to 2 years ago? We gave them a great deal of insight as to what the new formula should look like, and how we should not be on the hook for the operational expenses of another province.

Our NDP Government at that time was “agnostic” (the Finance Minister’s words). It was time then to stand up for Alberta, not now when it is too late. We are a gracious, dignified and generous province. During the high times, it may have not seemed all that bad, but we are suffering, and the Governments both here and in Ottawa just keep adding to the hurt. Our NDP Government knew that this was happening while we were sitting this last May and said and did nothing. This is not forgivable. Please take a look at Saskatchewan premier Scott Moe’s idea of 50/50 and see what you think. At least he is fighting back. As it stands, we will have no say. There are 2 things that are fundamentally flawed with the present system. The first is that the formula is based on fiscal capacity, which is the potential money from taxation. This fails because it does not take into consideration the costs of services. It only looks at the overall wealth. Secondly, we have seen nothing come back to us during the recession. We have sent 190 billion between 2007-2014. It is much easier, for example, for folks out east to get E.I and for a lot longer.

I wish I had answers and wisdom as to what will happen, but you can see how much your vote matters. Have these discussions with your families and your children so that they understand the impact of policies on the wellbeing of our citizens. As always, we love to hear from you.

Loving yourself Loving yourself means you don’t hide who you really are.

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You don’t need to prove anything to anyone, because you know the only opinion that matters about your self-worth is your own.

You don’t accept bad treatment, or social pressure, or feel compelled to do things you don’t want to do just because you are “supposed to.”

You can fully accept and enjoy being loved by someone else.

You aren’t doubtful of their feelings. You never worry if their love will end, or if you aren’t good enough, or unworthy.

You aren’t afraid of getting hurt. You don’t push love away, or run away, or subconsciously create reasons why your relationship will let you down.

You are at peace with yourself, and can channel your energy into CREATING what you want, not PROTECTING what you don’t want to lose.

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The Good and Bad From Working at Home Being a home-based business owner no longer means an old desk squeezed in beside the furnace with a rolodex and landline being the only connection to clients. Today’s entrepreneurs create their workspace in the main part of the house, have access to cutting edge technology, can reach customers around the world, process online payments and have multiple ways in which to promote their services or goods.

I enjoy working from home. I maintain a strict schedule, am self-disciplined and have ‘trained’ people to respect my time.

Perhaps though one of the nicest perks (apart from the fact that I make great coffee) is having my 2 cats and 2 dogs around.

6am finds me at the gym or walking the dogs. With exercise come better health, a clearer mind and just a general feeling of well-being. When one of the cats decides to lounge on my keyboard or jump on my lap, I have learned to not be annoyed

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but instead to take the time to stroke and connect with them. My brain is usually ready for the break.

Successfully working from home isn’t all warm and fuzzy; you have to be organized and focused. Over time, you get to know what works for you in a home environment. However, there are a few rules for running a home-based business that can make the difference between a productive day and time wasted:

• Dress in casual but business-like clothes.

• Don't let friends stop by or call unexpectedly.

• Connect with clients over coffee. Breakfast meetings also work and don't cut into your day like a lunch meeting will.

• Invest in a comfortable & personalized office area; you will be more productive.

• Be clear about your working hours and stick to them.

• It is ok to pretend you are not home, especially when concentrating on something important and time sensitive.

• If your attention is wondering - take a break.

• Don’t forget to learn – make time for webinars, reading and research.

There is a reason that the acceptability of dogs in the workplace has increased over the last few years. They reduce stress and their need for exercise and bathroom breaks get you outside, which in turn makes you more productive.

When one of my cats flopped on my laptop recently and deleted part of a client’s business analysis, my stress level did go up a bit but to be honest, the re-write flowed better. With their unconditional love, playfulness and lack of boundaries our pets ultimately keep us grounded even in the midst of a busy workday.

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Glossary of Horse Terms * Hock: Financial condition of all horse owners. * Stall: What your rig does at rush hour in an unfamiliar city on the way to a big horse show. * A Bit: What you have left in your pocket after you've been to your favourite tack shop. * Fence: Decorative structure built to provide your horse with something to chew on. * Horse Auction: What you think of having after your horse bucks you off. * Well Mannered: Hasn't stepped on, bitten, or kicked anyone for a week. * Rasp: Abrasive metal tool used to remove excess skin from ones knuckles. * Lunging: Popular training method in which a horse exercises their owner by spinning them in circles until dizzy. * Gallop: Customary gait a horse chooses when returning back to the barn. * Nicely Started: Lunges, but not enough health insurance to even think about riding him. * Colic: Gastrointestinal result of eating at horse fair food stands. * Colt: What your mare gives you when you want a filly. * Easy to Load: Only takes 3 hours, 4 men, a 50lb bag of

oats, and a tractor with loader. * Easy to Catch: In a 10x10 stall. * Easy Rider: Rides good in a trailer; not to be confused with "rideable". * Endurance Ride: End result when your horse spooks and runs away with you. * Hives: What you get when you receive the vet bill for your 6 horses, 3 dogs, 4 cats, and 1 donkey. * Hobbles: Walking gait of a horse owner after their foot has been stepped on by their horse. * Feed: Expensive substance used to manufacture manure. * Dog House: What you are in when you spend too much money on grooming supplies and pretty halters. * Light Cribber: We can't afford to build anymore fencing or box stalls for this buzz saw on four legs. * Three Gaited Horse: A horse that. 1) trips, 2) stumbles, 3) falls.

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