Author: Staff

  • Did You Know: Brushing Your Teeth Will Lower Your Risk of Pneumonia by 30%

    The Veterans Administration Sends Alert to Vets

    Brushing TeethPneumonia is a serious infection of the lungs, in which oxygen has trouble reaching your blood, causing your body’s cells to not work properly. A person with pneumonia might find it hard to breath, and most patients with pneumonia experience fever, chills, coughs, chest pains and shortness of breath.

    In addition to proper oral hygiene, it is also recommended that most adults 65 or older get vaccinated to protect against pneumonia pneumococcal disease. [1,2]

    References:

    1. VA.gov – Healthy Teeth, Healthy You!
    2. Advisory Board, February 26, 2018 – Sutter Medical Center cut pneumonia by 70%. The key? 50,000 toothbrushes.




  • Repacking Your Bags: Lighten Your Load for the Good Life by Richard J. Leider and David A. Shapiro

    Repacking Your Bags: Lighten Your Load for the Good Life - Available from Amazon.com
    Repacking Your Bags: Lighten Your Load for the Good Life – Available from Amazon.com

    Lighten Your Load

    “Living in the place you belong, with the people you love, doing the right work, on purpose.” This is how Richard Leider and David Shapiro define “the good life.” Technological advances, economic shifts, and longer life spans mean most of us will need to repeatedly reimagine our lives. In this wise and practical guide, Leider and Shapiro help you weigh all that you’re carrying, leverage what helps you live well, and let go of those burdens that merely weigh you down.

    This third edition has been thoroughly revised with new stories and practices to help you repack your four critical “bags” (place, relationship, work, and purpose); identify your gifts, passions, and values; and plan your journey, no matter where you are in life.

     

     




  • Thank You Walmart – Returning Contributions Because of Racist Remarks

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    Reverse directions.

    Although Connert Media has never been a fan of Walmart because of their low wage policies, this action makes them a winner in our court.

    Walmart has asked Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith (MS-R) for a contribution Walmart made to her campaign when she made comments about attending a hypothetical “public hanging” on November 2, 2018, near a ranch in Tupelo, Mississippi.  She even then double downed by stating that “I’d be on the front row.”[1]

    Other contributions have already been returned.[2]

    References:

    1. CNBC, Dan Mangan, November 20, 2018 – Walmart asks GOP Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith for campaign donation back because of furor over ‘hanging’ comments
    2. NBC News, Dartunorro Clark, November 19, 2018 – Cindy Hyde-Smith returns donation from Seattle businessman sued for refusing to hire Muslims – The Republican senator from Mississippi faces a runoff for her seat against Democrat Mike Espy on Nov. 27.
    3. The Washington Examiner, Joe Williams, November 20, 2018 – Walmart joins other U.S. companies in ditching GOP’s Hyde-Smith after ‘public hanging’ remarks

  • Google Chrome Extensions – Do and Don’ts

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    Carefully choose your extensions

    Chrome is probably the most popular browser on the market.  As a result, it is also the target of many hackers and those who would like to do malicious harm.

    In a nut shell:

    • Do you homework.  Seek out what others are saying.
    • Only use Chrome extensions that are available on the Chrome Web Store https://chrome.google.com/webstore .  Most are free, some have a cost.
    • Many extensions are old or done by individuals and small companies without proper beta testing.  Although Google scans all extensions for malware and hidden code, you as a consumer still need to be cautious. [1]
    • When in doubt, remove that extensions asap by going to chrome://extensions in your Chrome Browser.

    References

    1. Chromium Blog, October 1, 2018 – Trustworthy Chrome Extensions, by default

  • Hate Crimes on the Rise During the Trump Administration

    Is Trump the Problem?

    Since the election in 2016, hate crimes are no on the increase in the United States.

    Hate Crimes
    FBI Hate Crime Incidents

    References:

    1. Statista – Hate crime in the U.S. – Statistics & Facts
    2. FBI.gov – 2017 Hate Crime Statistics Released – Report Shows More Departments Reporting Hate Crime Statistics