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Week in Review Published: Sunday, June 17, 2012 7:22:02 PM
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What is the Colour of Health? Published: Friday, June 15, 2012 12:57:46 PM |
| Not many persons like to eat fruits. A growing body of research shows that fruits and vegetables are critical to promoting good health. Fruits and vegetables contain essential vitamins, minerals, and fiber that may help protect you from chronic diseases. Compared with people who consume a diet with only small amounts of fruits and vegetables, those who eat more generous amounts as part of a healthful diet are likely to have reduced risk of chronic diseases, including stroke and perhaps other cardiovascular diseases, and certain cancers. Fruits, therefore, make up a significant part of the diets of most cultures. Some botanical fruits, such as tomatoes, pumpkins and eggplants, are eaten as vegetables. 
Read more... Easy Come, Easy Go... Published: Friday, June 15, 2012 11:27:54 AM |
| With the forecast of tough economic times ahead, many individuals will seek other alternatives to sustain their livelihood. Some will seek the easy way out; others will budget their spending to adjust to the situation. But how many of us are willing to sacrifice our integrity of the sake of money? The Bible in 1 Timothy 6: 10 describes the love of money as the root of all evil; continuing to state the consequences of and excessive desire for money, “For the love of money is the root of all evil: which while some coveted after, they have erred from the faith, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows.” (KJV). While money is needed to pay bills, buy food and sustain our lifestyles, it places the seeker in a precarious position of compromise, when one would do just about anything to get it. To merely sit and contemplate unlawful means of getting money is sinful, and will drive us from the presence of God. 
Read more... Published: Wednesday, June 13, 2012 5:35:16 PM |
| In this world of spiralling cost and the diminishing value of our income it is becoming increasingly expensive to maintain a comfortable lifestyle. The financial demands of food, housing, transportation, entertainment, clothing and other commodities and amenities gradually increases the stress which people undergo to make money to service all their bills. For the College Student, this pressure tends to be sometimes even greater as most students are not able to juggle a full-time job with the demands of academic life because of time constraints or it may be that all the income which they are able to attain goes right back in paying tuition. However, here are 10 practices and strategies which students can employ to make better use of the little which they do have. 1. Tuition: Earn a scholarship. Most colleges and universities offer merit or non-need-based scholarships to academically talented students. Students should check with each school in which they're interested for the criteria for merit scholarships. Ensure also to maintain a high GPA so that you will always be eligible for these grants and aids. 2. Housing: Share a room. Students should realize that they may need to sacrifice luxuries which they may have been accustomed to at home or whilst they were employed. A very expedient way to reduce rent and other living expenses is to share a room or house with other students. This allows you to split the cost for rent, water, electricity and even groceries. This also has safety advantages. 
Read more... Published: Wednesday, June 13, 2012 4:11:28 PM |
| The academic demands of school usually stifle any time which may be devoted to leisure, family and physical activity. Most students have often found themselves so overwhelmed with assignments and lessons that they feel that their entire life has been collapsed into one bundle of academic activities. This gnawing perception eats away at thier "joie de vivre". Ironically, in the practice of a balanced and temperate life, it is important to (in the same way that we make time for work) to make time for play. Get off the work train now and do something fun; something which requires less thinking. After all, “All work and no play, makes Jack a dull boy” Physical activity is essential for health and general well-being. Exercise reduces the risk of heart disease, diabetes, colon cancer, and high blood pressure. Persons who are active tend to outlive those who are inactive. In recent times, lifestyle diseases have permeated all generations, young, old and middle aged. Unprecedented cases of cancers are being discovered. Diabetes and blood diseases are being diagnosed in persons during their youth while obesity has spiralled out of control. 
Read more... Published: Tuesday, June 12, 2012 3:03:17 PM |
| There is no better gift, than that of life. Just the thought of knowing that your contribution has helped to shape an individual by passing on DNA - genes, and its unique characteristics, begs the question: what could be more precious than being a father? The third Sunday in June 2012 will be a celebration for honouring all fathers around the world. June 17, 2012 will not just afford us the opportunity to celebrate with all fathers, but this day will also allow us to pay tribute to fatherhood, paternal bonds, and the influence of fathers in society. Fathers' Day complements Mothers' Day which is a celebration that honours mothers and motherhood. But how was it that this momentous day was created. Many persons desired a celebration of fatherhood similar to that of Mothers' day. Fathers' Day was founded in 1910 by Sonora Smart Dodd. She was born in Arkansas but lived in Spokane and she was the driving force behind its establishment. The first celebration of Fathers' Day took place in Spokane, Washington on June 19, 1910. Mrs. Smart Dodd’s father was a single parent, a civil War veteran, William Jackson Smart, who reared his six children in Spokane, Washington. It wasn’t until 1909 after hearing a sermon about Mothers' day that Dodd suggested a similar day for fathers. Initially, Dodd would have wanted this occasion to take place on her father’s birthday-June 5. However, due to insufficient time, the celebration was deferred to the third Sunday in June. The official presidential proclamation of Fathers' Day was issued in 1966 by President Lyndon B Johnson. Six years later, the third Sunday in June became a permanent national celebration when President Richard Nixon signed it into the law in 1972. 
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