1. A dripping hot water tap wastes energy and in one week wastes enough hot water to fill half a bath, so fix leaking taps and make sure they’re fully turned off! 2. Don’t leave appliances on standby and remember not to leave laptops and mobile phones on charge unnecessarily. 3. Only boil as much Full Article…
Seasons: Autumn – eKwindla Winter – uBusika Spring – iNtlakohlaza/iNtwasahlobo Summer – iHlobo Days: Monday – uMvulo Tuesday – uLwesibini Wednesday – uLwesithathu Thursday – uLwesine Friday – uLwesihlanu Saturday – uMgqibelo Sunday – iCawe Old Months: January – EyoMqungu (month of the Tambuki Grass) February – EyoMdumba (month of the swelling grain) March – Full Article…
Deaths and Smoking Smoking is responsible for 443,000 deaths per year. That means 20% of all deaths are caused by smoking. Over 90% of chronic obstructive lung disease deaths, are caused by smoking. Smoking kills more people each year, then AIDS, alcohol, drugs and murders combined. Cancer and Smoking Kidney cancer Stomach cancer Bladder cancer Full Article…
The Canadian Commonwealth Scholarship Program (CCSP) is providing scholarships to people who show promise. The goal is to promote Canadian identity and demonstrate values. Scholarship Types: Scholarships are for student and research exchanges at the graduate level. Scholarship Duration and Value: $7,500 CAD for graduate students for a period of 4 months $10,000 CAD for Full Article…
Over 500,000 Haitians are already suffering from the affects of the cholera disease. That’s around five percent of their total population. Whilst the vaccination is underway, it is believed that it is too little too late to stop the disease. Only 100,000 people can be treated with the limited doeses that they currently have. The Full Article…
Facebook currently has over 700,000,000 active users and consumers an average of 1 hour per day per user. That’s over 700 million hours per day that goes into Facebooking! Control the addiction by spending more time face to face with friends, instead of staring at a screen “pretending” to be social. If you really feel Full Article…
Crime and corruption are real problems all over the world. As an individual it’s your duty to ensure that you and the people around you are not adding to the problem. If you know anyone who is walking the easy path in the wrong direction, talk to them and try to make them see reason. Full Article…
Regardless of your skin color, learning about the Black History is very important. This is especially important if you live in America or other countries with a high black population. Through the learning and understanding of everyone in the world, we can build a better future.
A fun way I have discovered to learn history, is to watch the History Channel. It’s very entertaining and the documentaries have been produced by real professionals. If you have kids that need educated (don’t we all), then sitting them down to watch the History Channel is a much better choice then Top & Jerry.
The Tsunami, the earth quake in Haiti and Famine are all examples of natural disasters. Whilst we can’t give back what was lost, we can help to rebuild. There are many charities like the Samaritans Purse, which raise money to help the victims of these disasters. We all need to help too.
When you travel to other countries on vacation or as an expat, realize that the same rules don’t apply as back home. Not only are there different Legal laws, but also, there are different cultural codes too. Before arriving in any country, you should do some quick research on Google. There are many websites WikiTravel, Full Article…
Always plan out business campaigns before starting. I know there’s the urge to just jump right in and get started, but planning must not be overlooked. When you plan, you organize the details in your head and on paper. This means that you have a clear plan of action and a way of moving forward.
Magazines make for the perfect palette for using Acrylics. Because the paper used for magazines is coated and glossy, the paint will not asorb into it. And once your finished, you can just turn over to the next page and you already have a fresh palette waiting. This will help save you time and also Full Article…
When trying to generate a PGP key using the GPG key generator, you will often run into this message: Not enough random bytes available. Please do some other work to give the OS a chance to collect more entropy! (Need 283 more bytes) This is how to solve it: Using the “rng” utility that is Full Article…