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		<title>How to battle childhood obesity</title>
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		<dc:creator>Lawrence Lewis</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Did you know that over 26% of Canadian Children are overweight or obese for their age? This is a disturbing number but there are ways we can help encourage our kids to be healthy.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Did you know that over 26% of Canadian Children are overweight or obese for their age? This is a disturbing number but there are ways we can help encourage our kids to be healthy.</p>
<p>1.   Encourage physical activity. The Childhood Obesity Foundation of Canada suggests that children have at least 1 hour of physical activity each day. This could be as simple as playing an organized sport, or just running around and playing in your backyard or neighbourhood park. Be a good role, model and be active with your kids as much as possible.</p>
<p>2.   Prevent obesity early: The best way to fight obesity is knowing how to prevent it. Encourage healthy eating and physical activity including: consuming less sugary food and drinks, watching less TV and spending less time on the computer, and encouraging at least 1 hour of physical activity each day.</p>
<p>3.   Encourage healthy eating: Encourage your children to eat 5 or more servings of fruits and vegetables per day. The easiest way to do this is to include 1 fruit or vegetable in each meal. Make it fun for the kids so they enjoy eating it.</p>
<p>4.   Take multi-vitamins: Make sure your kids are getting enough essential vitamins and minerals. Now-a-days chewable multi-vitamins come in well-known cartoon character shapes, like the Flintstones or Scooby-Doo! Get chewable vitamins in their favourite cartoon characters and it will encourage them to take them every day.</p>
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		<title>Wi-Fi safe to use in schools</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Aug 2010 02:52:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lawrence Lewis</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Top Ontario doc agrees with Health Canada that Wi-Fi safe to use in schools. It's not surprising parents are confused by conflicting statements about the safety of wireless Internet technology, but they should be reassured that it is safe, Ontario's Chief Medical Officer of Health said Wednesday.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>It&#8217;s not surprising parents are confused by conflicting statements about the safety of wireless Internet technology, but they should be reassured that it is safe, Ontario&#8217;s Chief Medical Officer of Health said Wednesday.</p>
<p>&#8220;I think the important thing for parents and others to hear is that the conclusion, at this point in time, is that the wireless communications systems do not pose a public health risk,&#8221; said Dr. Arlene King.</p>
<p>There are always reports or studies that differ from the majority of the literature on any given item, but relying on recognized authorities like the World Health Organization and Health Canada is the safest route for the public, added King.</p>
<p>&#8220;It is understandable that people are sometimes confused about where to go for the right information,&#8221; she said.</p>
<p>&#8220;We look not just at individual studies and their quality but the overall weight of the literature in order to come to a conclusion about whether or not there are public health risks associated with a specific entity or exposure.&#8221;</p>
<p>Some Ontario parents who formed the Simcoe County Safe School Committee believe Wi-Fi transmitters in schools may be responsible for a host of symptoms their kids show — from headaches to an inability to concentrate — all of which disappear on weekends.</p>
<p>There&#8217;s no evidence to support their claims, said King.</p>
<p>&#8220;I have been advised by the health unit in which the concerns about the children have been raised that they are not aware of any illness in the community that could be traced back to the use of wireless systems in schools,&#8221; she said.</p>
<p>Health Canada said Wednesday there was &#8220;no convincing scientific evidence&#8221; that Wi-Fi in schools is dangerous to children.</p>
<p>However, professor Magda Havas of Trent University in Peterborough, Ont., who researches the health effects of electromagnetic radiation, said Health Canada&#8217;s data is outdated and incorrect.</p>
<p>&#8220;If they&#8217;ve read the papers I&#8217;ve read, they couldn&#8217;t come up with a conclusion that there&#8217;s no convincing evidence,&#8221; said Havas.</p>
<p>&#8220;I&#8217;m totally convinced.&#8221;</p>
<p>The Wi-Fi transmitters, cellphones and even new smart meters for electricity are based on the same technology with the same microwave radiation, and can cause the same symptoms, said Havas.</p>
<p>&#8220;The children in these schools are complaining of headaches, which is one of the early symptoms. They&#8217;re complaining that they can&#8217;t concentrate, which is also one of the symptoms,&#8221; she said.</p>
<p>&#8220;Some of them feel weak, which is also a symptom, and the one that disturbs me the most is a number of the children are having heart palpitations.&#8221;</p>
<p>The Trent University professor is about to publish results of a study she did on the effects of a cordless telephone on the heart rate of adult volunteers. She found just plugging in a wireless telephone in the room sent heart rates rocketing up to as high as 150 beats per minute, she said.</p>
<p>&#8220;When we plugged it into a dead outlet, which the subjects couldn&#8217;t tell, their heart rate instantly returned to normal,&#8221; said Havas.</p>
<p>&#8220;We did it again (with a live outlet) and instantly the heart rate jumped up to 120 again. The levels of exposure were .3 per cent of our federal guidelines.&#8221;</p>
<p>Radio-frequency energy levels from Wi-Fi must meet Health Canada&#8217;s safety guidelines, and the agency said wireless is safe for kids as long as exposure in schools is below established limits.</p>
<p>But critics point out Health Canada&#8217;s code also includes a cautionary note about not applying to all new technologies: &#8220;In a field where technology is advancing rapidly, and where unexpected and unique problems may occur, this code cannot cover all possible situations.&#8221;</p>
<p>Ontario&#8217;s opposition parties said the government has a responsibility to look into the parents&#8217; concerns about Wi-Fi in schools instead of claiming the issue is a federal responsibility.</p>
<p>New Democrat France Gelinas wrote to King asking for her guidance after &#8220;so many cases of anecdotal evidence&#8221; about school kids getting sick from Wi-Fi transmissions.</p>
<p>The Elementary Teachers&#8217; Federation of Ontario, Canada&#8217;s largest teachers&#8217; union, debated the issue Tuesday but rejected a call from members in Niagara for a ban on Wi-Fi in classrooms.</p>
<p>However, the Ontario Public School Boards&#8217; Association said enough concerns were raised by teachers that boards will begin monitoring the issue of technology and children&#8217;s health.</p>
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		<title>Heavy weights not needed to help build muscle</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Aug 2010 18:37:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lawrence Lewis</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[For individuals looking to build some brawn, pumping up your muscles may be possible without the heavy lifting, according to new research.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>For individuals looking to build some brawn, pumping up your muscles may be possible without the heavy lifting, according to new research.</p>
<p>A study conducted at McMaster University has found it&#8217;s possible for individuals to reach a similar level of muscle building using weights that are lighter.</p>
<p>But while they may be reducing the weight, that doesn&#8217;t necessarily mean the same for the workload.</p>
<p>According to the research findings, published in the Public Library of Science, individuals may use lighter weights, but the key is to pump up until reaching muscle fatigue.</p>
<p>&#8220;Rather than grunting and straining to lift heavy weights, you can grab something much lighter, but you have to lift it until you can&#8217;t lift it anymore,” says Stuart Phillips, associate professor of kinesiology at McMaster University in a release.</p>
<p>“We&#8217;re convinced that growing muscle means stimulating your muscle to make new muscle proteins, a process in the body that over time accumulates into bigger muscles.”</p>
<p>The small study included 15 men who performed four sets of unilateral leg extension exercises. They used light weights representing a percentage of what the subjects could lift.</p>
<p>Heavier weights were set to 90 per cent of a person&#8217;s best lift, while light weights were set at 30 per cent of what they were able to lift.</p>
<p>Phillips says the 80 per cent to 90 per cent range is usually something people can lift between five and 10 times before fatigue starts to set in.</p>
<p>Lead author and senior PhD student Nicholas Burd reported that, at 30 per cent, study subjects said they could lift that weight at least 24 times before feeling fatigued.</p>
<p>Phillips says the findings could have practical significance for gym enthusiasts, but more importantly for those individuals with compromised skeletal muscle mass, including seniors, cancer patients or those who are recovering from trauma, surgery or even stroke.</p>
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		<title>Strategies for coping when your children leave home.</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Aug 2010 01:40:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lawrence Lewis</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[When your life revolves around bottles, diapers and Dora, it’s hard to imagine a day when your children will all move out, leaving you alone with your spouse.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>When your life revolves around bottles, diapers and Dora, it’s hard to imagine a day when your children will all move out, leaving you alone with your spouse.</p>
<p>But it does happen.</p>
<p>Just when you feel you&#8217;ve perfected parenting for all stages of childhood, from infancy through the teen years, you’ll find yourself without an audience.</p>
<p>How you handle your empty nest, once you become a parent of grown children, will depend on how well you prepared yourself and your children for that day, says Lana M. Ackaway, a clinical social worker and certified psychoanalyst in New York.</p>
<p>“It’s very normal to miss and grieve,” Ackaway said in an email interview April 14. “Short grief, not ongoing (grief) that impedes independent functioning.”</p>
<p>For stay-at-home parents, empty nest syndrome can be particularly stressful. If your life has centered around your children, you may feel as if your job is effectively over. Ackaway suggests some practical ways to keep empty nest syndrome from developing into a more serious problem:</p>
<h3>Remember this is an emotional time for your child, too.</h3>
<p>From a young age, encourage your children to be independent and do things on their own, spend time with friends, spend time away from home and you. Set a good example by showing your child that you, too, have parts of your life that are just for you.  “The teen or young adult needs to foster their independence and autonomy and go about their lives,” Ackaway said.</p>
<p>When your children leave the nest and you find yourself struggling to cope, try to think in terms of getting over it quickly, so you can help your child succeed in this new phase of his or her life.</p>
<h3>Add to your list of responsibilities: Have a life.</h3>
<p>Ackaway says parents have a responsibility to their children to take care of themselves, stay in communication with spouses, friends and family, spend some time alone, and stick to their own independent agenda, plans and dreams.</p>
<p>In doing so, you’ll better cope with your empty nest, and set a good example for your child.</p>
<h3>Sometimes it’s more serious than a “syndrome.”</h3>
<p>If there have been other, serious losses and setbacks in your life, dealing with empty nest syndrome can be more than a minor change, Ackaway says.</p>
<p>Consider seeking professional therapy if you start to see early warning signs of despondency or interference with daily living &#8211; ongoing depression, poor concentration, weeping, lack of sleep or hiding in sleep, loss of appetite, excessive eating, drinking, shopping, or other obsessive behaviors.</p>
<p>Ackaway suggests seeing a trained therapist for an emotional &#8220;checkup” if you feel unable to be alone or are in a lengthy state of despair, confusion or self-doubt.</p>
<h3>Use whatever coping mechanisms have worked for you in the past, and try some new ones.</h3>
<p>Talking things over with friends, especially ones who are going through or have gone through the same issues, having more heart-to-hearts with your spouse, developing your own spirituality, yoga, exercise, crafts or handiwork and sports can all be therapeutic.</p>
<p>What many couples don&#8217;t realise is that since both partners grieve in their own way for the loss of their children, and anger is an integral part of grief, they often take their misery out on the other&#8230;be gentle with each other.</p>
<p>Coming of age is a time for the child to celebrate, and leaving home happily is a sign of successful parenting, hence the feelings of grief often get overlooked. Anyway, the parents themselves may feel it is quite inappropriate and selfish to allow themselves to acknowledge their unhappiness at a time when everyone else seems to be wreathed in smiles and congratulations&#8230;it&#8217;s okay, go ahead and express your pain.</p>
<p>Just be sure to do it in a healthy and responsible way.</p>
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		<title>Google wants to eliminate keyboards!</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Jul 2010 19:36:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lawrence Lewis</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Google wants what you see or what you say to replace the phone keyboard.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<h3 style="text-align: center">Google wants what you see or what you say to replace the phone keyboard.</h3>
<p>Until now, mobile users have been faced with a choice &#8211; either type on a tiny keyboard or use a touchscreen keypad.</p>
<p>Neither is perfect but, so far, tiny but real keyboards have been winning out for many people. One of the many reasons cited by some BlackBerry users for not switching to an iPhone or similar device is that sensitive touchscreen keypad.</p>
<p>Some manufacturers have tried to give users the best of both worlds, a touchscreen and a pull-out keyboard, but search giant Google has another idea: make all mobile-phone keyboards obsolete.</p>
<p>With the recent release of its own phone, the Nexus One, users are beginning to experiment with what Google hopes is the future of mobile search: voice-and picture-based searching.</p>
<p>&#8220;Voice, we think, is just a natural way to solve a problem that exists on all phones, which is that typing is quite difficult, especially in certain languages like Japanese,&#8221; said Alex Nicolaou from Google&#8217;s office in Waterloo, Ont..</p>
<p>&#8220;Input methods are relatively onerous, whereas saying a brief phrase . . . is extremely fast . . . and there are just times when a picture really is worth 1,000 words.</p>
<p>&#8220;If you&#8217;re standing outside a landmark and you want to know about it, it&#8217;s obviously going to be much, much simpler to take a photo of that landmark and have the system tell you what it is, than it would be to figure out what name to type in, especially in a foreign country.&#8221;</p>
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<p>Google admits both are still in relatively early development stages and are not very reliable.</p>
<p>For voice searches, short strings of words work best. Even in noisy cafes, most four-or five-word searches worked well during testing. Nicolaou said one misheard word won&#8217;t necessarily throw off your search results.</p>
<p>&#8220;Often, the No. 1 hit is exactly what you wanted, even if one word in your phrase was not perfect.&#8221;</p>
<p>Google&#8217;s Nexus One phone can also take dictation for emails or notes, although the results are far less accurate.</p>
<p>At the best of times, just a few words are off and minimal editing is needed to polish a message. But far too often, longer dictations come out as gibberish, which is good for a laugh but doesn&#8217;t save the user any time or effort.</p>
<p>Visual-searching through the application Google Goggles is similarly hit and miss.</p>
<p>There are about half a dozen types of objects that Google says the app works reasonably well with, including famous landmarks, book covers, works of art, product barcodes, logos and business cards.</p>
<p>After a photo is taken, the image is scanned with several &#8220;recognizers&#8221; that search for text and familiar visuals in Google&#8217;s databases. If all goes well, you get a Google search result with links to relevant websites. If not, you can try again or turn back to the keyboard.</p>
<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s still really early days, there&#8217;s lots of times when Google Goggles doesn&#8217;t really give you the optimal result, but when it does it&#8217;s extremely magical,&#8221; he said.</p>
<p>&#8220;The visual search is still quite sensitive to the quality of your photograph and there&#8217;s lots of times when users take photos of things we haven&#8217;t anticipated and we don&#8217;t generate good results.</p>
<p>&#8220;The ultimate vision for Google Goggles is that you can literally take a photo of anything and have it give you a good result, so it&#8217;s just a question of over time how quickly we can improve the engine and make (it) work really well.&#8221;</p>
<p>In testing, book covers and barcodes worked the best, although it sometimes took two or three attempts to get a match. In a surprising fail, Google Goggles could not recognize Toronto&#8217;s iconic CN Tower, despite multiple efforts.</p>
<p>One thing Google Goggles doesn&#8217;t do now and perhaps won&#8217;t ever do is perform a search based on facial recognition. The current technology is theoretically capable of scanning faces and retrieving data on that person, but Google isn&#8217;t going there, said Google spokeswoman Wendy Rozeluk.</p>
<p>&#8220;We actually decided that there&#8217;s no real user-case for it,&#8221; she added.</p>
<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s one of those things where it&#8217;s really cool but . . . we don&#8217;t really know why we would ever put something like that out, no benefits come to mind for users.&#8221;</p>
<p>Google has hinted at some future features incorporating voice and image recognition. Engineers are working to improve the ability to photograph a printed page so it can be accurately scanned into text and quickly translated into another language. In a video posted online, a Google employee scans a menu from a German restaurant and uses his phone to translate it into English.</p>
<p>Google also hopes that, eventually, travellers will be able to speak a phrase into their phone, have it translated into another language and played back through their phone&#8217;s speaker.</p>
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		<title>Unauthorized Health Product: &#8220;SX Male Enhancement&#8221;</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Jul 2010 16:34:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lawrence Lewis</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[An unauthorized health product "SX Male Enhancement", promoted as a male enhancement herbal supplement, has been found to contain undeclared "acetildenafil", a substance similar to the prescription medication, sildenafil, and may pose serious and potentially life-threatening health risks, particularly to people with heart problems.]]></description>
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<p><strong>OTTAWA, ONTARIO&#8211;(Marketwire &#8211; July 22, 2010) &#8211; </strong></p>
<p><strong>Note to the editors: There is a photo associated with this release.</strong></p>
<p><strong>The issue: </strong></p>
<p>An unauthorized health product &#8220;SX Male Enhancement&#8221;, promoted as a male enhancement herbal supplement, has been found to contain undeclared &#8220;acetildenafil&#8221;, a substance similar to the prescription medication, sildenafil, and may pose serious and potentially life-threatening health risks, particularly to people with heart problems. Prescription medications should be taken under the supervision of healthcare practitioners.</p>
<p>&#8220;SX Male Enhancement&#8221; was being distributed across Canada by Lockerroom.net Marketing Inc., headquarted in Delta, British Columbia. Health Canada has not received any reports of adverse reactions in Canada associated with the use of &#8220;SX Male Enhancement&#8221;.</p>
<p><strong>Who is affected: </strong></p>
<p>Canadians who have purchased or used &#8220;SX Male Enhancement&#8221; from retail sex stores across Canada or via the distributor&#8217;s website (<a class="previewlink" href="http://www.lockerroom.net/">www.lockerroom.net</a>), particularly people with heart problems.</p>
<p><strong>What consumers should do:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Consult your healthcare practitioner if you have used this product and are concerned about your health.</li>
<li>Read the labelling of the products you buy to verify that they have been assessed by Health Canada for safety, effectiveness and quality. Health products that have been authorized for sale by Health Canada will have an eight-digit Drug Identification Number (DIN), a Natural Product Number (NPN) or a Homeopathic Medicine Number (DIN-HM) on the label.</li>
<li>Report any adverse reaction potentially related to this product to Health Canada (see below).</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>What Health Canada is doing: </strong></p>
<p>Health Canada is monitoring the distributor, Lockerroom.net Marketing Inc&#8217;s recall of the products from the retail market and has been advised by the distributor that it has stopped selling the products.</p>
<p>Health Canada is also working with the Canada Border Services Agency to stop future importation of any shipments of &#8220;SX Male Enhancement&#8221; from entering Canada.</p>
<p><strong>Background: </strong></p>
<p>Sildenafil is used to treat erectile dysfunction and should only be used under the supervision of a health care practitioner. Products authorized for sale containing sildenafil indicate that it should never be used by individuals taking any kind of nitrate drug (e.g. nitroglycerine) as this combination can cause potentially life-threatening low blood pressure.</p>
<p>Individuals with heart problems are at increased risk of cardiovascular side-effects such as heart attack, stroke, chest pain, high blood pressure and abnormal heart beat. Other side-effects include headache, facial flushing, indigestion, dizziness, abnormal vision, and hearing loss.</p>
<p>To view a photo of the product, please visit the following link: <a class="previewlink" href="http://media3.marketwire.com/docs/sx_eng_big.jpg">http://media3.marketwire.com/docs/sx_eng_big.jpg</a></p>
<p><strong>For more information</strong>:</p>
<p>Consumers and health professionals wanting more information about this advisory from Health Canada can contact the Public Enquiries Line at 613-957-2991, or toll free at 1-866-225-0709.</p>
<p>Media enquiries related to this Advisory should be directed to Health Canada Media Relations at 613-957-2983.</p>
<p><strong>How to report side effects to health products: </strong></p>
<p>To report suspected adverse reaction to these or other health products, please contact the Canada Vigilance Program of Health Canada toll-free at 1-866-234-2345, or complete a Canada Vigilance Reporting Form and send to us using one of these methods:</p>
<ul>
<li><strong>Fax</strong>: 1-866-678-6789</li>
<li><strong>E-mail</strong>: <a href="mailto:CanadaVigilance@hc-sc.gc.ca">CanadaVigilance@hc-sc.gc.ca</a></li>
<li><strong>Internet</strong>: <a class="previewlink" href="http://www.healthcanada.gc.ca/medeffect">www.healthcanada.gc.ca/medeffect</a></li>
<li><strong>Mail</strong>: Canada Vigilance Program<br />
Marketed Health Products Directorate<br />
Ottawa, ON, Address Locator 0701C<br />
K1A 0K9</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>For more information, please contact</strong></p>
<p>Media Inquiries:<br />
Health Canada<br />
613-957-2983<br />
or<br />
Public Inquiries:<br />
613-957-2991<br />
1-866-225-0709</p></div>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Jul 2010 19:09:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lawrence Lewis</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[With temperatures soaring across the province, the B.C. Coroner’s Service is cautioning British Columbians who are heading to lakes and rivers to be careful when participating in water-related recreation.]]></description>
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<p>With temperatures soaring across the province, the B.C. Coroner’s Service is cautioning British Columbians who are heading to lakes and rivers to be careful when participating in water-related recreation.</p>
<p style="text-align: center"><strong><a href="../files/2010/07/Riviera_Web.png"><img class="aligncenter" title="Riviera_Web" src="../files/2010/07/Riviera_Web.png" alt="" width="378" height="378" /></a></strong></p>
<p>While data for this year is still unavailable, last year in B.C., 66 people lost their lives as a result of activities in and around water, with males accounting for 86 per cent of those deaths. The most common cause of water-related deaths in 2009 was drowning, at 69 per cent.</p>
<p>A large proportion of the deaths, a total of 28, occurred in July and August. Of those, 19 fatalities – or 68 per cent – were the result of drowning during activities such as swimming, power boating, diving and white-water rafting, among others.</p>
<p>Most deaths occurred in the Island region (23 deaths or 35 per cent) and the Interior region (22 deaths or 33 per cent). These statistics do not include deaths resulting from motor vehicle or aircraft crashes into water, or other non-water-related issues while on watercraft.</p>
<p>The Canadian Red Cross offers the following safety tips to prevent water related injuries and deaths: <a class="previewlink" href="http://www.redcross.ca/article.asp?id=18499&amp;tid=024">http://www.redcross.ca/article.asp?id=18499&amp;tid=024</a>.</p>
<ul>
<li>When boating, ensure everyone in the boat has their properly fitted lifejacket on and fastened.</li>
<li>Do not consume alcohol before or during swimming or boating activities.</li>
<li>Be cautious about swimming in currents, and know what to do if you get into trouble.</li>
<li>Get trained through swimming and water safety lessons. Get your Pleasure Craft Operator Card if you operate a boat. Know how to respond in an emergency by taking first-aid lessons.</li>
<li>Ensure children are supervised, whether at home or on vacation. Adult supervision is the best protection for children – even for those who can swim.</li>
<li>Ensure that your backyard pool is fully fenced with a self-closing, self-latching gate.</li>
<li>When not using your home pool, clear all toys out of the water and away from the edge. These can often tempt children to the water’s edge.</li>
<li>Ensure you have emergency equipment including a first aid kit and a phone in the immediate pool area.</li>
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		<title>Announcing the Frogs Are Green 2010 Photo Contest!</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Jul 2010 20:17:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lawrence Lewis</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It's time for the 2nd annual Frogs are Green photo contest! This year we will be accepting submissions in two categories: Frogs in the Wild and Backyard Frogs. All entries must be received by September 15, 2010.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p style="text-align: center"><span style="color: #008000"><strong>It&#8217;s time for the 2nd annual Frogs are Green photo contest!</strong></span></p>
<p>This year we will be accepting submissions in two categories: Frogs in the Wild and Backyard Frogs. Backyard Frog photos would include such photos as a frog perched on your picnic table or other unusual place. Last year, for example, we received a photo of a frog sitting on a pool hose. Frogs in the Wild photos, on the other hand, should feature frogs, toads, or other amphibians in their natural habitat: frog ponds, marshes, in the woods, and so on.</p>
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<p>PLEASE—no photo manipulation and no photos of pet frogs. Please do not move the frog to get a better photo. Photos of amphibians of all kinds, including salamanders, will be accepted. E-mail all photos to us at Frogs Are Green. All photos should be in jpeg format and no larger than 3 MB. Please name your photo a short but distinctive name, (with no spaces, such as, “susan-frog-NJ.jpg”) and include a caption detailing your name, email and the location of the photo. All entries must be received by September 15, 2010. Winners will be announced October 4, 2010.</p>
<p>PRIZES</p>
<p>Winner:</p>
<p>The winner will receive a Frogs Are Green t-shirt or poster of his/her choice and the photo will be featured in a separate post. The photo will also appear on the front page of the blog all year.</p>
<p>Honorable mentions:</p>
<p>Honorable mention photos will appear in a gallery on our blog and the photographers will receive our small Red-Eyed Tree Frog poster.</p>
<p>On your travels this summer, keep your eye peeled for our froggy friends and send in your photos!</p>
<p><a class="previewlink" href="http://frogsaregreen.com/2879/frogs-are-green-2010-photo-contest/" target="_blank">http://frogsaregreen.com/2879/frogs-are-green-2010-photo-contest/</a></p>
<p>Susan and Mary Jo</p>
<p>co-founders of Frogs are Green</p>
<p># # #</p>
<p>FROGS ARE GREEN, a blog created to increase awareness about the catastrophic decline of frog and other amphibian populations and to advocate for conservation measures to help protect them.</p>
<p>Why frogs and not some other animal or cause? Frogs and other amphibians are disappearing at an alarming rate. One third of all amphibian species around the globe are threatened with extinction. Frogs are extremely sensitive to environmental threats such as acid rain and global warming. They are also threatened by invasive species and habitat loss.</p>
<p>Recently, the deadly chytrid fungus has spread around the world, devastating amphibian populations. Many frog species are in immediate danger of extinction unless urgent action is taken to prevent it.</p>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Jun 2010 19:29:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lawrence Lewis</dc:creator>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Anyone that has a high level of debt or a number of creditors to pay off each month will know how stressful and difficult financial management can be. However, for those crippling themselves with monthly outgoing as a result of high debt levels there are some steps that could help to reduce the amount that you have to pay out each month, as well as reducing overall interest paid on your debts.</p>
<p>1. See where you can make cutback&#8217;s on your outgoing&#8217;s. Look at cutting back on little luxuries such as eating out at lunch each day rather than taking sandwiches to work with you. Also cut out any unnecessary expenditure, such as subscriptions and memberships that may no longer be of much use to you. It is surprising how much you can claw back through a number of small savings each month, and this can then be applied towards your smaller debts such as credit and store cards in order to clear them more quickly.</p>
<p>2. Make sure that you are aware of exactly what is coming in and going out of your account each month. Trying to manage your finances and prioritize on paying off debt is impossible if you don&#8217;t keep a proper track of your income and outgoing&#8217;s. List down every little payment that goes out of your account so you know exactly how much you can afford to spend or put towards clearing your debts a little faster.</p>
<p>3. Consider consolidating your debts. By consolidating smaller debts with one larger loan you can reduce the number of repayments you have to make each month, cut back on the number of creditors to whom you have to pay interest, and dramatically reduce the amount that you pay out each month. For homeowners, a secured loan could be the ideal solution, as this can be spread over a longer period and this helps to keep monthly repayments down. You should be aware though, that by taking finance over a longer period, this would mean you pay back interest for longer. However, if the interest rate is lass than what you currently pay, and lower monthly payments means that you have more disposable income to spend, it would serve to prevent it from being necessary that you need to take on extra borrowing as you will have spare money each month to either build up savings and be able to afford things which you made want to purchase, with out borrowing additional money.</p>
<p>4. Try and clear your overdraft. If you have an overdraft with your bank, and you find yourself reaching the limit every month, one small transaction is all it will take to push you over the limit – and of course this means hefty bank charges being added to your account. By ensuring that you keep your overdraft at a sensible level rather than teetering at the brink of exceeding the limit you can avoid these hefty charges.</p>
<p>5. If you do intend to take out another loan this should be by way of consolidation rather than an addition to your existing finance, as consolidating all your existing credit may help to ease the financial strain and reduce outgoing&#8217;s, whereas another added loan will increase both. It may sound obvious but try avoid taking out a loan as an easy solution, as this will only suffice for the short term and you may soon find yourself struggling to keep up with all of your previous debts plus a new loan.</p>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Nowadays people are looking for a quick weight loss solution or the latest and greatest diet pill. But in my opinion that is just a quick fix and not the long term answer to your weight issues. So, how do you lose the weight?</p>
<p>There are 3 key areas that I like to focus on. Master these and you will be well on your way to reaching your weight loss and fitness goals.</p>
<p>3 Keys To Weight Loss Success</p>
<p>1. Moderation &#8211; What you put in your body more than anything else will determine how much and how quickly you will lose the weight. This section will focus on healthy eating and improving your habits.</p>
<p>2. Motivation &#8211; Nobody is perfect, we all make mistakes and need a good hard kick in the pants from time to time. Here you will learn the negative side effects of being over weight. As well as where and how to find positive motivation to reach your goals.</p>
<p>3. Motion &#8211; Get your body moving! Whatever little amount you can do, just get up and do it. Motion creates energy and will speed up your weight loss efforts. All things exercise related are in this section.</p>
<p>Consider a local gym to help you along the way and provide some great support and advice&#8230;<strong><span style="color: #800000">click picture for more details.</span></strong></p>
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<p>It’s a new modern world…and if you are not taking advantage of the full utility and opportunities of the Web and social media techniques you are really missing out.</p>
<p><strong><a class="previewlink" href="http://www.ezabu.com/" target="_blank">eZABU</a> can help.</strong> The <strong><a class="previewlink" href="http://www.ezabu.com/" target="_blank">eZABU</a></strong> platform is designed to manage and care for all your online content, including creating new social media and blog opportunities, and is expert at fully integrating your business message, products and services successfully with the new communities of the World Wide Web. What’s most appealing about <strong><a class="previewlink" href="http://www.ezabu.com/" target="_blank">eZABU</a></strong>, unlike other marketing and advertising efforts, is the analytics behind every action of <strong><a class="previewlink" href="http://www.ezabu.com/" target="_blank">eZABU</a></strong> that report the reach and success in real time of how they are working for you.</p>
<p>If the Social Web has taught us anything, it’s that Business win when they not only have a story to tell, but one that people want to interact with and share. <strong>We help Business tell these stories</strong>. To learn more about <strong><a class="previewlink" href="http://www.ezabu.com/" target="_blank">eZABU</a></strong> and the social media business services and web solutions we can provide you and your business, visit our website at these locations: <a href="../" target="_blank">eZABU Home Page</a> | <a href="../get-noticed" target="_blank">eZABU Get Noticed Page</a> | <a href="../our-clients" target="_blank">eZABU Our Clients Page</a>.</p>
<p><strong><a class="previewlink" href="http://www.ezabu.com/" target="_blank">eZABU</a></strong> is a powerful web-based platform that is able to connect, integrate and manage your complete on-line presence.  What this means is that our business solution can develop, design, manage and integrate your online presence with a complete social media network package (including Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and all the others!) and produce new interesting dynamic content for your web-presence each and every week.</p>
<p><strong>Ready to take your Business to thousands of people in Campbell River engaged in Social Media? For far less than you think…much, much less than you think!<br />
</strong></p>
<p><strong><a href="../contact-us" target="_blank">Contact Us today via eMail</a> or contact Lawrence Lewis directly at 250-203-3787  for all the details.</strong></p>
<p><strong><a href="https://ezabu.com/tutorial_videos/Get_Found_Online.pdf" target="_blank">Download Our “Get Found Online” Guide</a></strong></p>
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