Social Issues
Published: 18/06/2008
It is not the best thing to do but sometimes our bank account, or our time, means we have to re-gift a gift to friends and relatives.
When re-gifting, there are several rules you should follow.
The best gifts to re-gift
When you are re-gifting, there is nothing that beats unopened liquor...
Published: 17/06/2008
You walk into a shop and find a notice on an item that says Buy Two Get One Free. We see them everyday, in most shops around the world, but do we know what that is called?
Now you do. It is a lagniappe, which is a small gift from a merchant to a customer, usually in the from of a sale that...
Published: 16/06/2008
While some individuals pay no mind to seeing a teenager behind the wheel of a car, there are others who cringe at the site. As soon as they see the words "Student Driver" plastered on the car, they envision one more hazard on the road. This could be considered a type of stereotyping, but there is...
Published: 12/06/2008
Have you ever heard someone say that you can watch a child all day long and nothing happen, but as soon as you look away that is the very moment that they will fall and get hurt? That really does seem to be the truth of the matter.
Parents can be really conscious of protecting their children...
Published: 11/06/2008
Are anti-depressants modern miracles or unnecessary?
I don't want anyone to think that I'm bashing the United States health care system, or Big Pharmaceuticals, or Uncle Sam...but, powerful prescription drugs should be a last resort not a first line of defense.
Anxiety and lexapro should...
Published: 11/06/2008
We live in a very stressful modern society and sometimes things get out of whack for people. It's easy to do. The balance in life is thrown off. And when balance it thrown off things like anxiety and depression creep in. Kind of like nature's way of telling us that something's wrong, that...
Published: 08/06/2008
One of the main reasons work overload and pressure has increased is that organisations in the developed world are trying to compete with cheap labour in the emerging economies. Ironically workers in the emerging economies are also experiencing greater levels of stress. The cost of stress in the...
Published: 08/06/2008
Life can be stressful and at times you'll have to take steps to deal with ongoing stress in a positive way.
Stress can have a variety of causes such as family problems, job problems, financial difficulties, false expectations or even the death of someone close to you. It is important to...
Published: 07/06/2008
There was a time when I played video games far too much for my own good. More to the point, it could be argued that I was an addict. Despite this, it didn't take long until I started to realize that after buying my latest new Xbox games, my ability to think about real life problems had become...
Published: 05/06/2008
The police uniform is clothing of distinction. The uniform demands respect for the person wearing it. The men and women who put on the police uniform every day are individuals who have sworn to protect and serve our communities. Whether it is rescuing a cat from a tree, a dog from a well, or...
