August 10, 2011 by Walter Schneider.

I have had a few inquiries by Canadians in Alberta on how to contact elected representatives. Pointers to required contact details are as follows.

1.) To find federal politicians: http://www.parl.gc.ca/Defa​ult.aspx?Language=E

2.) To find provincial politicians in Alberta: http://www.assembly.ab.ca/​net/index.aspx?p=mla_home

3.) Pointers that are useful for people living in Bruderheim and area:

Contact details for your MP, Leon Benoit:

http://www.parl.gc.ca/Parl​Info/Compilations/HouseOfC​ommons/MemberByPostalCode.​aspx?PostalCode=T0B0S0&Sub​mit=Find&Language=E

Contacts details for your MLA, Ed Stelmach:
http://www.assembly.ab.ca/​net/index.aspx?p=mla_conta​ct&rnumber=55

4.) Handbook for Seniors:

http://www.leonbenoit.ca/m​edia/20110113_Benoit_Senio​rs%20Handbook%20FINAL.PDF (PDF file, 4 MB)

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March 5, 2011 by Walter Schneider.

A little more than two years ago (about Nov. 2008) I joined facebook.

Until a few days ago I did not make much use of it.  Facebook felt uncomfortable because, once anything is posted there, it often seems impossible to make corrections.  What bothers me most about using the features of facebook is that it is not always obvious how something that one enters there will be displayed and that, if things turn out differently than expected, corrections or required edits cannot be made anymore to change something into a more appealing presentation.

Well, so what?  I will just have to learn to think things through a bit more before I post them; perhaps not quite like putting one’s brain into gear before putting the mouth into motion but maybe — to put it more aptly — to learn by trial and error.

A few days ago one of my daughters convinced me that faccebook is a practical tool for staying in touch.  After a few days of making more use of facebook and exploring its features, I must say that she is right.

I should have made more use of facebook much sooner.   Now I want to try and figure out if it is practical to show facebook items as links in a blog entry.  Here goes:

Walter H. Schneider

‎”The days of permanently available electricity may be coming to an end, the head of the power network said yesterday.”
You can see the whole article if signing on for free 1-day trial subscription and searching for “electricity” after clicking on the link for the article.

Telegraph e-paper

dailytelegraph.newspaperdirect.com

Walter H. Schneider Oops, should have stated that the power network of concern is that of the U.K. and that the routine and frequent outages are to be expected because of the vagaries of the weather. In other words, the availability of electric power in the U.K. is blowing in the wind.

And here is another one:

 Walter H. Schneider recommends a link.

 Miss. mom charged after son’s body found in oven

www.foxnews.com

A Mississippi mother was arrested Wednesday in the death of her 3-year-old son after authorities said they found the child’s burned body in an oven. Washington County Coroner Methel Johnson said…

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