Tastes, Treats and Moments of Terror in Thailand
It’s always an adventure to eat in foreign countries. Strange smells, curious colours, tantalizing… [more]
EBooks Brown Wrapper Revolution
Unless you've been living in a yurt overseas you're probably aware that ebooks are flying off whatever… [more]
Truffles for Angels
Dark chocolate has been shown in studies to help prevent heart disease and some cancers, and is known… [more]
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Tastes, Treats and Moments of Terror in Thailand
16 May By Bennett R. Coles Leave a Comment
It’s always an adventure to eat in foreign countries. Strange smells, curious colours, tantalizing tastes. Lately I’ve spent a lot of time in Thailand. There are many pleasant surprises for the foodie in this tropical kingdom.

Minute to Freedom #29: Frightened by Angry People
16 May By Dan L. Hays Leave a Comment
Today let’s talk about being frightened by angry people. This is a tough one, for sure, but just listen. Have you ever been frightened by an angry person?

India Patents Yoga Poses
15 May By Nathan Thompson Leave a Comment
Trying to claim ownership over ancient spiritual practices is a pretty sick business. But it’s been a quite popular one. In the United States alone, the patent authorities have issued more than 130 yoga-related patents, 150 copyrights and 2,300 trademarks related to the ancient practice.

EBooks Brown Wrapper Revolution
14 May By Guest Author 1 Comment
There’s an ebook revolution going on right now but what you may not know is that there is a revolution inside this revolution and it’s a little naughty.

100 Simple Things You Can Do To Prevent Alzheimer’s
14 May By Guest Author Leave a Comment
Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is a progressive, degenerative disorder that attacks neurons in the brain, resulting in loss of memory, thinking and language skills, and behavioural changes as it destroys the cells in the hippocampus and cerebral cortex

Truffles for Angels
13 May By Moira Nordholt Leave a Comment
Ancient Aztec Indians believed that eating the fruit from the cacao tree brought wisdom and power. The legend, still alive today, if you ask any chocolate lover, was that cacao seeds had been brought from Paradise.
Articles About Health And Fitness

100 Simple Things You Can Do To Prevent Alzheimer’s
14 May By Guest Author Leave a Comment
Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is a progressive, degenerative disorder that attacks neurons in the brain, resulting in loss of memory, thinking and language skills, and behavioural changes as it destroys the cells in the hippocampus and cerebral cortex

Weight-loss surgery isn’t for everyone
24 Apr By Phyllis Wilson Leave a Comment
Yeah, I could probably stand to get one myself but I can’t afford it. I’m wayyyyyyy overweight (damn it, I’m downright fat!) and tired of it. I don’t have to go back down to 150 pounds, which is what I was in my early twenties. Since I’m only 5 feet 7” tall, that would still [...]

A Reprieve From Death
31 Mar By Guest Author 2 Comments
“You have a cyst.” Well, what do you do with that kind of information; do you pack it up into a small parcel and place it in the pantry with the rest of the groceries? Do you completely ignore said statement?
Articles About Travel & Adventure

Tastes, Treats and Moments of Terror in Thailand
16 May By Bennett R. Coles Leave a Comment
It’s always an adventure to eat in foreign countries. Strange smells, curious colours, tantalizing tastes. Lately I’ve spent a lot of time in Thailand. There are many pleasant surprises for the foodie in this tropical kingdom.

South Texas
23 Apr By John and Sandra Nowlan 3 Comments
South Texas gives Florida a serious challenge. Summer, when Canadians usually stay near home, is high season in south Texas. So the rest of year iis off-season with a sub-tropical climate and amazing prices for food, accommodation and attractions. Plus, the beaches on the outer islands of the Texas coast are extraordinary.

Off Season In The Annapolis Valley
13 Apr By George Burden 1 Comment
Winters aren’t what they used to be in Nova Scotia. At one time you could count on snow and ice…and plenty of it in March. But this year the March temperatures soared to an unprecedented 27 degrees Celsius (80 degrees Fahrenheit) and a sudden urge to migrate surged in my soul.
Articles About Business

The Three Ds Of Good Management
14 Apr By Gil Namur 4 Comments
Over the years, I have always tried to surround myself with people who have strengths in areas that I do not. It became clear to me that there were three very important aspects essential to moving forward and getting the most out of the people I worked with.

Public Speaking Tips
3 Apr By Gil Namur 2 Comments
At some point you may find yourself in a situation where you have to speak in public. What to do? Authors Dan L. Hays, Lorne Daniel and I present a few ideas that will be helpful to you on such a day.

Get A Job Faster By Rendering Selfless Service
26 Mar By Guest Author Leave a Comment
Recently I heard a TedX talk (see below) delivered by Nipun Mehta about “Giftivism”, a made-up word which he defines as “The practice of radically generous acts that change the world”. As a social entrepreneur, he’s come up with several novel ways to make money as he practices generosity.
Articles About Dog Training

Practical Everyday Dog Training
9 May By Eric Brad Leave a Comment
We have a saying in our home, “Train it or manage it.” When it comes to dealing with our dog’s behaviour, it seems there are really only two choices. We can either train our dogs to do things in a way that we like or we can manage their situation so that they don’t have the opportunity to do things we don’t. It’s a practical decision.

Bad Dog – Handling Problem Behaviours
2 May By Eric Brad 9 Comments
Dog trainers can, and frequently do, debate which techniques for teaching a dog to do a specific behaviour is the most effective. There is some flexibility in how we teach our dogs to do something new. But what about those cases where our dog is doing something we don’t want them to do? What training methods or techniques are available for dealing with those cases and how do we choose?

Dog Training Hearsay and Heresy
25 Apr By Eric Brad 2 Comments
There are a few common phrases that float around in the dog training world that get my hackles up. One of those phrases is “I use whatever training technique my dogs need.” The implication being that some dogs are more responsive to one technique over another.
Inspirational Articles

Minute to Freedom #28: Helping Others
12 May By Dan L. Hays Leave a Comment
Today let’s talk about helping others. Have you ever felt like you just weren’t being useful? That your problems were so overwhelming that they became your whole world?

The Winds of Change
9 May By Guest Author Leave a Comment
Most of us like to be in complete control of our lives. Embracing change is extremely difficult because with it comes letting go of the old and allowing yourself to feel lost for a while.

Minute to Freedom #27: Willingness
9 May By Dan L. Hays Leave a Comment
Today let’s talk about willingness. Have you ever felt like you just didn’t want to look at the problems that were plaguing your life?
Articles About Arts & Culture

EBooks Brown Wrapper Revolution
14 May By Guest Author 1 Comment
There’s an ebook revolution going on right now but what you may not know is that there is a revolution inside this revolution and it’s a little naughty.

100 Simple Things You Can Do To Prevent Alzheimer’s
14 May By Guest Author Leave a Comment
Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is a progressive, degenerative disorder that attacks neurons in the brain, resulting in loss of memory, thinking and language skills, and behavioural changes as it destroys the cells in the hippocampus and cerebral cortex

Books of Life
5 May By Martha Sherwood 1 Comment
Electronic publishing is a great boon to certain sections of the publishing industry, and to the public. Catalogs and telephone directories need constant updating. Real-time text-based news feeds with internal links put a wealth of information at a person’s fingertips. Specialized articles generated outside of Academe, which would even a few decades ago have remained in manuscript, unread and unnoticed, can reach a wide audience through the Internet.
There are problems, however, with relying on an essentially ephemeral medium to be the repository of timeless knowledge.
Articles About The Mind & Spirit

Minute to Freedom #29: Frightened by Angry People
16 May By Dan L. Hays Leave a Comment
Today let’s talk about being frightened by angry people. This is a tough one, for sure, but just listen. Have you ever been frightened by an angry person?

India Patents Yoga Poses
15 May By Nathan Thompson Leave a Comment
Trying to claim ownership over ancient spiritual practices is a pretty sick business. But it’s been a quite popular one. In the United States alone, the patent authorities have issued more than 130 yoga-related patents, 150 copyrights and 2,300 trademarks related to the ancient practice.

Escape
13 May By Guest Author Leave a Comment
Anyone who knows me knows that I comfortably watch no less than two hours of Grey’s Anatomy daily. Not everyone completely understands my obsession; but there are the few and far in between who completely understand and would do the same if given the chance. Prior to taking a gap year, I never really had [...]
Articles About Relationships

You Are Not
30 Apr By Guest Author Leave a Comment
You are not like gentle swans, perfect beauty so many times compared … You are like violent lightning, striking the lies of men and melting my soul to yours

You Annoy Me, Now Kindly Let Me Love You
29 Apr By Lisa Lucke Leave a Comment
In this follow up to Abandon All Hope, Ye Who Enter Here, author Lisa Lucke continues describing her spiritual awakening.

Silent Tears #2
27 Apr By Amia Moore 1 Comment
“The Angels are here now …” The clock illuminated 2:30am, “the Angels are here now” he repeated. He was sleeping next to his sister and the angels had come to see them. Was it because for the last two days I could see a sort of sullen return to her eyes again, the kind [...]



























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