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M a r c h 08

Get Out The Green D a y l ig h t S a v i n g Ti m e

March 17 commemorates the patron saint of Begins Sunday, March 9 at 2:00 am
Ireland. Bishop Patrick (AD 389 - 461) who left his and goes until November 2. Remem-
home in the Severn Valley and introduced Chris- ber to set your clocks forward one
tianity into Ireland. The entire month of March is hour.
also Irish-American Heritage Month.
D id y o u K n o w ?
Important Dates There are 120,000 new blogs every
March 23 is Easter day!
March 17 is St. Patrick’s Day
March 13, 1887 marks the anniversary of earmuffs “Action is the foundation key to all
being patented. success”
March 1, 1872 Yellowstone National Park was the
~Pablo Picasso
first area in the world to be designated a national
park.
On March 2, 1925 a joint board of state and
3 Dave Fetzer
federal highway officials created the first system
13 Vince Olcott
of interstate highway numbering in the US. Stan-
14 Lynn Johnson
dardized road signs identifying the routes were
18 Queen Latifah
also introduced.
19 Robert Ett
25 Choi
Thanks
28 Angelica Pavoni
Thanks to Josh Vel and Chad Nielsen for organiz-
29 Jennifer Sasich
ing and conducting the Career Fair at the U of U.
 H e a l t h Ti p
What makes us ache? Lack of sleep, stress, posture, injury, muscles, exercise and weight.
What to do? Build strength and stamina with a muscle training routine 2-3 times a week.
More muscle can help you perform both extraordinary and ordinary physical tasks without
straining. Muscle also helps support your posture, which reduces fatigue, back pain and
other body aches.

Ice or Heat for Healing

Heat and cold have opposite effects which can aid
the healing of muscle strains and injuries, depending on
the timing and type of injury. Here are some self-care
guidelines:

Co l d reduces blood flow to the injured area by

constricting the arteries. This decreases bleeding,
muscle spasm and pain. Cold is also a vital compo-
nent of first-aid therapy; it reduces swelling, which can
also reduce recovery time. Remember: RICE - rest,
ice, compression and elevation. Ice or cold packs are
generally used for the first several days after an acute
injury. Keep a damp cloth between the cold pack and
your skin. Apply for 10 minutes twice a day.

H e a t increases blood flow to the injured area by

dilating arteries. This can help promote healing in the
sub-acute or chronic phases of an injury after swelling
has subsided. Apply a heating pad or warm pack to
the affected area for 15 minutes twice a day.

Whether using cold or heat, be careful to avoid frostbite or burns to your skin.

Watch your Step

Talking on your cell phone while leaving the office? Reading a report as you walk to your
meeting? Watch it - many office accidents happen when people are trying to do too many
things at once. Running into walls, desks, filing cabinet drawers and other protruding objects
typically occurs when people aren’t paying attention.

“Humor is mankind’s greatest blessing.” ~Mark Twain

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 Shaking Hands
A critical factor in giving a good first impression...or not? It is said two things determine suc-
cess: What you know and how well you communicate what you know... Often the second is
more important than the first.
When it comes to handshaking techniques:
Always push your hand in all the way to meet web-to-web, with your fingers together and
your palm straight out and thumb up. Never give a finger tip hold or short handshake, which
is commonly just squeezing the other person’s hand. Remember a good, professional hand-
shake is completed by shaking a woman’s hand no differently than a man’s hand.

A r t & So u p C e l e b r a t io n
March 19 - 20 at the Sheraton City Centre, 150 West 500 South, Salt Lake City. Join Com-
munity Nursing Services Home Health and Hospice for a unique two-day event featuring well
known artists and chefs. Bring your appetite, your good taste, and your generosity to help
raise funds to provide home health services to needy patients in Utah.
Lunch (11am - 2pm) $12.00 - Dinner (5pm - 9pm) $12.00 - Free Parking
For more event information call 801.233.6100 or visit www.cnsvna.org

trivia
1. What famous Irishman is credited with inventing shorthand?
2. Which of the following rock singers/bands are Irish?
a. U2
b. MaMa’s Boys
c. Horslips
d. The Dubliners
e. All of them
3. The first St. Patrick’s Day parade was marched in the streets of which city?
a. Chicago
b. Dublin
c. New York
d. London
e. Boston
4. What is the most number of leaves ever found on a Shamrock?
a. 4
b. 5
c. 9
d. 11
e. 14
5. Kissing the Blarney Stone is said to give one the gift of eloquence, how long has this been
practiced and how did it originate?

Congratulations to Hana, our Trivia winner last month. The first person to get the correct
answers to Linda wins!!!

“Life is something to do when you can’t get to sleep.”

~Fran Lebowitz

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