Wise Words for You

It’s easy for some of the smartest people to lose all sight of common sense when they're being reeled in by a catfish: an online imposter who tries to win your sympathy — and your love — by creating an elaborate scheme. Award-winning technology reporter Kurt Knutsson, known around the country as Kurt the CyberGuy, shares his top ten reality checks to see if you’re being baited by a catfish.  If you identify with at least two of the below scenarios, Knutsson says you could be falling prey to a scam artist.  1. Dumb Date Data   Physical descriptions need to be proportional. For example, someone who is 6-feet tall usually does not weigh 90 lbs. Look for any other descriptions that don’t add up to the profile photo.  Tip:  Ask them to take a photo holding a unique phrase or their own name on it and send it to you. Ask to have a live video talk using Skype or Facetime. Most of today’s smartphones, tablets and laptops come equipped with a built-in camera and/or vide...

Imagine that you're having a particularly stressful day, and everything seems to be going wrong. You have a number of important deadlines due, several members of your team have called in sick, and you've just found out that you have to make a presentation to the board – tomorrow. When you have to deal with situations like these, your heart may race, your breathing may become fast and shallow, and you could even feel that you can't cope with the task at hand. These feelings are the result of your body going through sudden changes as it prepares to deal with a perceived threat – this is the famous "fight-or-flight" response. All of us experience this occasionally, and, for some, it can be a regular occurrence. While a small amount of pressure can help you focus and improve your performance, too much short-term stress hinders your ability to work well. This is why it's useful to know some techniques that can help you relax. You can use these techniques w...

Many people feel as if they're adrift in the world. They work hard, but they don't seem to get anywhere worthwhile. A key reason that they feel this way is that they haven't spent enough time thinking about what they want from life, and haven't set themselves formal goals. After all, would you set out on a major journey with no real idea of your destination? Probably not! Goal setting is a powerful process for thinking about your ideal future, and for motivating yourself to turn your vision of this future into reality. The process of setting goals helps you choose where you want to go in life. By knowing precisely what you want to achieve, you know where you have to concentrate your efforts. You'll also quickly spot the distractions that can, so easily, lead you astray. Why Set Goals? Top-level athletes, successful business-people and achievers in all fields all set goals. Setting goals gives you long-term vision and short-term motivation. It focuses...

To be peaceful is to be free from expectations and to want nothing from anyone. Take the initiative and be generous. Lead the way and do something. This is the secret to being content in all circumstances.

One of the oldest motorists in Birmingham is still on the roads despite having 12 penalty points or more, even though courts are supposed to give an automatic six-month ban for 12 points. The 77-year-old pensioner has points for breaking the speed limit several times. An investigation into the city's worst drivers shows that none of the worst top twenty have been banned from the roads. One 63-year-old has 12 penalty points for using his mobile phone, speeding and going through red traffic lights, and another 56-year-old has 12 points for drink-driving and having no insurance, but neither have been banned. Speed camera  Credit: John Stillwell/PA Archive/Press Association Images Birmingham's youngest driver to top 12 points, aged 19, has 15 points for speeding and failing to identify the driver, but has not been banned.  And of the 20 youngest, most of whom have received points for refusing to get insurance, only two have been banned.

STEPHEN BUNTING and Kim Huybrechts will make their debuts in the 2015 Betway Premier League Darts, while James Wade will also return to the tournament this year after the field was confirmed.  The Betway Premier League Darts brings together ten superstars of the sport as they compete over 16 weeks for the prestigious title, which was won in 2014 by Raymond van Barneveld. The world's top four players qualify by right alongside six Wildcard selections, who are chosen by the PDC and Sky Sports, the tournament's host broadcaster. World number one and 2013 Premier League champion Michael van Gerwen and the six-time Premier League winner Phil Taylor head the world's top four, alongside 2011 Premier League champion and Current World Champion Gary Anderson and two-time World Champion Adrian Lewis. Dutch star van Barneveld, a five-time World Champion, heads the list of Wildcards as the defending champion as the tournament celebrates its 11th season. 2009 Premier League Darts ch...

2014 (MMXIV)  was the year, and was a  common year   starting on Wednesday  of the  Gregorian calendar  ( dominical letter  E), the 2014th year of the  Common Era  (CE) and  Anno Domini  (AD) designations, the 14th year of the  3rd millennium , the 14th year of the  21st century , and the 5th year of the  2010s  decade. This post reflects the highs and lows of 2014. All links are to the Wikipedia Website and that particular entry Famous Births: February 20 –  Princess Leonore, Duchess of Gotland December 10 Princess Gabriella, Countess of Carladès Jacques, Hereditary Prince of Monaco Famous Deaths: January 5  –  Eusébio , Portuguese footballer (b. 1942) January 11   –   Ariel Sharon , 11th Prime Minister of Israel (b. 1928) January 15   –  Roger Lloyd-Pack , British actor (b.   1944 ) February 24  –  Harold...