My Wedding Dance with my Mother. Best Wedding Dance EVER!! (In my opinion)

My dance with my mother at my wedding. Enjoy!!

Hamilton/Stoney Creek Young Adults Risk Fraud By Sharing Financial Info

Many young Canadians are "oversharing" their financial information, says a new survey that found nearly half of 18- to 34-year-old respondents admitting they take risks like texting their credit or debit card numbers.


Many young Canadians are "oversharing" their financial information, says a new survey that found nearly half of 18- to 34-year-old respondents admitting they take risks like texting their credit or debit card numbers.

The poll by Visa Canada found that 45 per cent of this demographic group also shared their payment card information via email, loaned their cards and didn't keep their PIN confidential.

This behavior mirrors similar habits of sharing personal information on social media sites, said Gord Jamieson, head of payment system risk at the credit card company.

"Yet they're really not totally aware of who has access to this information and who else can be seeing this information and what would be done with it," he said from Toronto.

The survey, released Tuesday, marks the start of fraud prevention month in March.

Individuals in the 18-34 group also reported the highest level of online sharing activities, including keeping an open profile on a social network site and posting to it daily, publicly sharing photos and posting their employment history.

"Just be careful what you put out there," Jamieson said, noting that public WiFi networks for mobile devices aren't necessarily secure.

For the older generations, they tend not to overshare quite as much.

Among those aged 35 and older, the survey found that 32 per cent reported taking risks with their payment card information. This group also reported less sharing of personal information online.

The survey also found that 43 per cent who had engaged in behaviour such as sharing payment card information or loaning their card had experienced some kind of fraud.

"So, is that a coincidence?" Jamieson asked. "They are creating that opportunity by engaging in that risky behavior. Those people are twice as more likely to be victims of fraud today."

The survey also found that 56 per cent of respondents said they were more concerned now about identity theft than they were five years ago. While 50 per cent of respondents said they were more concerned about payment card fraud today compared to five years ago.

"They acknowledge it, but sometimes they don't practice what they should be doing," Jamieson said.

The survey found that less than half — 41 per cent — reported checking their payment card statements more than once a month.

Jamieson recommends setting up an alert system so a cardholder would be notified via email or text every time a transaction is made.

The Canadian Bankers Association says credit card fraud was $436.6 million in 2011, its most recent statistic, up about 19 per cent from 2010.

The online survey was conducted by market research firm Fabrizio Ward with 1,000 major credit and debit cardholders from Dec. 26 to Jan. 2.

The Canadian Press

Actors/Actress’s who have never won an Oscar

With the Oscar’s happening Sunday evening it’s surprising how many mega stars have never won the big prize.

1.    Tom Cruise

2.    Anette Benning

3.     Johnny Depp

4.      Mickey Rourke

5.      Sigourney Weaver

6.      Harrison Ford

7.      Liam Neeson

8.      Glenn Close

9.       Bette Midler

1.     Gary Oldman

1.      Julianne Moore

1.      Kathleen Turner

1.      John Turturro

1.      Kevin Bacon

1.      Harvey Keitel

1.      Laura Linney

1.      Steve Buscemi

Tips for dry winter skin

1.       Choose cream over lotion – Choose a moisturizer that locks in moisture and provides protection of the dermis to encourage healing.

2.       Skip the perfume - Your perfume can irritate your skin and, thanks to its alcohol content, can interfere with your skin's ability to maintain moisture levels.

3.       Cut your shower time - Shortening your shower time and cooling the temperature of the water won't feel so great in the moment, when you'd like a little steam heat in your life, but your skin will thank you later.

4.       Drink more water - That will help replenish the water you're losing, thanks to windy, cold weather and overheated houses.

5.       Wear your food - Coconut oil, avocado oil, olive oil applied topically are great,

6.       Eat some Omega 3s -eating fish oil supplements or another source of heart-healthy omega-3s this will help regulate the skin’s oil production

No More Flat Tires? Airless Tires.

No more Fix-a-flat, no more air compressors, no more spare tires,

no more auto jacks, no more tools rattling in the trunk.

Will it reduce the price of cars? Will it reduce the cost of

roadside service? Will some businesses go out of business?

Coming soon! 

GOOGLE on the BIG screen starting Owen Wilson and Vince Vaughn

GOOGLE makes it to the big screen.

GOOGLE has given bloggers a platform to share our views and opinions for many years. Google has finally ventured onto the big screen starting Owen Wilson and Vince Vaughn.

One of my favorite movies is Wedding Crashers and to see Wilson and Vaughn together one more time on the big screen will be a dandy.


Take a look at the trailer: