Holy Humour The Right Hand of God Little Philip was spending the weekend with his grandmother after a particularly trying week in infant school. His grandmother decided to take him to the park on Saturday morning. It had been snowing all night and everything was beautiful. His grandmother commented, ‘Doesn’t it look like an artist painted this scenery? Did you know God painted this just for you?’ ‘Yes, ‘replied Philip, ‘God did it and he did it left handed.’ This confused his grandmother so she asked him, ‘What makes you say God did this with his left hand?’ ‘Well, ‘said…
Author: Pride Team
Reading 1 Acts 5:17-26 The high priest rose up and all his companions, that is, the party of the Sadducees, and, filled with jealousy, laid hands upon the Apostles and put them in the public jail. But during the night, the angel of the Lord opened the doors of the prison, led them out, and said, “Go and take your place in the temple area, and tell the people everything about this life.” When they heard this, they went to the temple early in the morning and taught. When the high priest and his companions arrived, they convened the Sanhedrin, the…
Scott Midson, University of Manchester Religion and technology, at first glance, don’t go together. When I tell people that I research religion and robots, I’m often met with confusion. Interestingly, though, the religious figure of the golem, a mound of earth or clay that has been brought to “life”, is widely recognised as a precursor to the robot. And some of the earliest examples of moving mechanical figures (automata) were designed for religious purposes, as a form of worship and reverence for God’s creative work. So are religion and robots really that far removed? One way of thinking about this…
Neel Ocean, University of Leeds and Peter Howley, University of Leeds It is well known that eating lots of fruit and vegetables is good for your physical health, but our latest research suggests that it might be good for your mental health too. A study from Australia in 2016 found improvements in psychological well-being after increases in fruit and vegetable consumption. We wanted to know if this finding held true using a larger sample (more than 40,000 participants) from the UK Household Longitudinal Study. Our analysis showed that increases in the consumption of fruit and vegetables are linked to increases in…
Anthony Bonato, Ryerson University There’s a change coming to Ontario’s elementary school math curriculum. The new provincial government says it is responding to a decline of standardized test scores and plans to recommend a return to “back-to-basics” teaching methods for mathematics teachers. Premier Doug Ford and Minister of Education Lisa Thompson have told educators that directives for changes will be coming within a matter of weeks. Teachers, whose lesson plans for the fall are already drawn, are possibly now scrambling to implement new curriculum guidelines. Education Quality and Accountability Office (EQAO) scores for students in Grade 6 and Grade 3…
Traditional and Contemporary focuses on Ankara fabric spliced with contemporary tailoring. African fashion has taken a spike in creative designing over the years and we are ultra-excited to be documenting its progress one stylish picture at a time. Every Fashion Friday, we’ll be surfing through social media streets to find design inspirations for our Pride Woman (which is you, by the way). See our weekly style catalogue. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Wofai (@wofaifada) on Apr 22, 2019 at 5:47am PDT View this post on Instagram A post shared by Chioma Goodhair (@chiomagoodhair) on Apr…
The Panda Events Centre in Lagos was the venue for the hangout, titled Oya Shift. Women across Lagos State converged in Sabo Lagos for the 6th edition of the Hangoutwithtee Ladies Event in collaboration with Sofy Sanitary Pad. It was a day full of excellent speakers like Toke Mabogunje: Deputy President, Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Tewa Onasanya Publisher and Mindset Stylist, Vimbai Mutinhiri, Zimbabwean Actress & On-Air Personality, Vimbai Mutinhiri. Entertainment was provided by Female Saxophonist, Funmi Sax Ajayi, Female Guitarist, Sha-de, the Bio Poet, Lady Yudy and “Nekky: The Body Confidence Chick” The ladies were delighted with…
Laugh Quote “If I were two-faced, would I be wearing this one?”– Abraham Lincoln Wise Guys Answer To Stupid Question What are you doing about your weight? Dressing it in fabulous clothes and taking it out on the town Teacher And Student Just perfect Sir Teacher: What’s 2 and 2? Pupil: 4 Teacher: That’s good. Pupil: Good? That’s perfect! Corny Chat Up Line Are you an interior decorator? Because when I saw you, the entire room became beautiful. Business Joke What are two reasons why men don’t mind their own business? No mind. No business. Cutting…
Nigel Sherriff, University of Brighton Breastfeeding is one of those topics that all parents have a view on. Whether you love it or hate it, the NHS, the World Health Organisation and UNICEF all recommend breastfeeding to give babies the best start in life. However, practices on the ground in the UK and further afield are very far from ideal. Recent UK data on breastfeeding from the Infant Feeding Survey suggests that the numbers of women who start breastfeeding shortly after birth are high (81%), but this falls to 34% by six months, and only 1% of these babies are…
George Ogola, University of Central Lancashire Africa buried two of its journalists in 2018. One was killed in Somalia and the other in the Central African Republic. According to a report by the Committee to Protect Journalists, 54 journalists were killed around the world in that same year. And in January Ahmed Hussein-Suale Divela, a Ghanaian investigative reporter, became the first African journalist to lose his life in 2019. He was gunned down by two men on a motorcycle in the Ghanaian capital, Accra. Divela was part of a team of journalists – including the well-known undercover reporter Anas Aremeyaw…