I love this sense of humor
Humor therapy can be as effective as some drugs in managing agitation in dementia patients. That’s according to research at the University of New South Wales in Australia. The study examined the effectiveness of professional humor therapists, called Elder Clowns, who work with nursing home staff trained in the practice, called Laughter Bosses. They performed […]
This Dad lost his leg but not his sense of humor.
ReWalk: When Amit Goffer suffered a bad accident and was confined to a wheelchair for the rest of his foreseeable life, he never quit dreaming of being able to walk away from his wheelchair. In 2001, the Israeli engineer founded ReWalk, a company with a singular goal to enable people with spinal cord injuries to […]
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Research shows consumers have experienced a surge of credit card fraud in 2020, and much of it can be attributed to scams related to COVID-19. According to Fidelity National Information Services, the dollar volume of attempted fraudulent transactions rose 35% in April 2020 compared to the same time in 2019. In a survey about the coronavirus’s […]
Well Canadians, it’s that time again.
When it comes to winter driving, nearly 30% of Canadian car accidents occur on snowy or icy roads. According to Traffic Accident Information System (TAIS) reports, 5% of accidents occur during snowfall. It’s a chilling fact to know that more than 50,000 accidents a year will be affected by winter precipitation.
When its your first day as a life guard:
Drowning is the third leading cause of death worldwide and accounts for seven percent of all injury-related deaths. About 1.2 million people drown every year throughout the world. Statistics also reveal that with drowning victims, the majority of drowning occurs with small children. Lifeguards assume a huge responsibility of keeping swimmers safe. According to the […]
Facebook hates when I outsmart it
Diving deep into the study, 78% of the 500 respondents accepted that they had to reset the passwords for one personal account in the last 90 days of their calendars. 57%, on the other hand, claimed that they had to go for a password reset of their work account. More worrying statistics revealed that 65% […]
Even slippers have partners…
Nearly half of Americans say dating is harder now than it was a decade ago. This coincides with the rise in dating apps, which are increasingly becoming the main way to find love: 39 percent of heterosexual couples and about 65 percent of gay couples met online in 2017, according to a 2019 Stanford University study. But although dating […]
When someone says you’re lazy
Elon Musk himself has been known to be a prolific gamer, and it’s certainly difficult to imagine anyone branding him as lazy. On the back of more than 100-hour workweeks and years without a vacation, Musk has built at least six extremely successful companies. He’s about as far from “unintelligent” as it gets.
You save money to travel but your money travels first
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I got my own car today!
A new study from researchers at Virginia Tech Transportation Institute finds that drivers increase their crash risk nearly tenfold when they get behind the wheel while observably angry, sad, crying or emotionally agitated.