Gary W. Lewandowski Jr., Monmouth University One person fills two roles. Being someone’s BFF is a big deal – you don’t hand over the other half of your “Best Friends” necklace to just anyone. Having a romantic partner who is also your best friend potentially sounds perfect. With your BFF as your romantic partner, you get the best of both worlds, someone with whom you can laugh, share your life and cuddle. When you look at seemingly happy celebrity couples like Ashton Kutcher and Mila Kunis, or Leslie Mann and Judd Apatow, not only do they appear to be in…
Author: Pride Team
My Dear Daughter, When St. Paul advised in his Letter to the Thessalonians: “Give thanks in every circumstance,..” 1 Thessalonians 5:18 he was passing on a very sound advice on how one should live his or her life with a positive point of view and not seeing things from a negative perspective. St. Paul was telling the Thessalonians that they should step forward with sincere gratitude, no matter what goes on in their life. This was good advice then and it is the same today. No matter how many curve balls life throws at you, you just have to give…
According to Forbes, our Woman Crush Wednesday, Rihanna, is the richest female musician in the world even though it’s been three years since she last released an album. The singer who epitomizes the idea of hard work proves that a woman can reach multiple heights of success in what may seem like a man’s world. Owing the spike in her fortune to her recent delve into the beauty industry, Rihanna seeks to leave her mark where it seems to currently matter hugely – beauty and fashion. Successfully juggling music, her career and her multiple lines of businesses put her on…
Jerry Davis, University of Michigan Target recently staked out a position in the culture wars by announcing that it will build private bathrooms in all its locations, after earlier allowing transgender customers to use whichever room corresponds with their gender identity – both actions sparking anger from many conservatives. While big business hasn’t always been on the vanguard of social justice, in recent years companies like Target, Apple and even Wal-Mart have increasingly taken positions that put them squarely on the side of socially progressive activists. So how did Che Guevera – the face of the Cuban Revolution – become…
“Our great world of fashion has ignored this continent…. Now we are not asking, we’re telling, you’ve got to pay attention to this continent.” – Naomi Cambell In the latest edition of Africa Avant-Garde, CNN meets the new breed of designers, models and strategists reinventing the fashion world in Africa. CNN speaks to supermodel NAOMI CAMPBELL in Lagos to learn more about her contribution to highlighting the upcoming and talented African designers from across the continent. Campbell tells Africa Avant-Garde that she feels it “really is Africa’s time right now” when it comes to global fashion. On supporting African designers,…
In media and marketing circle, whenever we have something newsworthy to tell the world about our brands, we write a press release. However, many people are not doing it the right way and they end up achieving less impact. In an article he wrote on Inc.com, a business news site, Hillel Fuld, a tech marketer has something to teach us: A press release is a good reflection of your messaging as a whole. If you have a story to tell and you want that story covered by the press, sending a document about how your company is revolutionizing the world…
Rachael Sharman, University of the Sunshine Coast For many years now I’ve taken more than just a passing interest in how students can best position themselves to land a job after obtaining their degree. To assist students in their goal I run “careers advice” seminars, I liaise with industry and I maintain a jobs board highlighting relevant jobs in the local area. What I’ve noticed during this time is an extraordinary divergence in how graduates go about getting their first job. Here are some hints and pitfalls I’ve noted that may assist motivated job-seekers in their quest. Your primary barrier…
Katherine Wilson, Swinburne University of Technology John switches on the power saw he’s bought secondhand on eBay. The machine “arcs” – shooting out a visible electric charge. So he takes it apart to investigate. He identifies the problem: the field coil, a current-carrying component that generates an electric field. Once fixed, the saw works as new. I met John during my doctoral research into tinkerers — people who love to adapt and repair things. But many things have become harder to fix. Just a few decades ago, manufacturers packaged everyday appliances with instructions on how to repair them. Now they…
Reading 1 PRV 8:22-31 Thus says the wisdom of God: “The LORD possessed me, the beginning of his ways, the forerunner of his prodigies of long ago; from of old I was poured forth, at the first, before the earth. When there were no depths I was brought forth, when there were no fountains or springs of water; before the mountains were settled into place, before the hills, I was brought forth; while as yet the earth and fields were not made, nor the first clods of the world. “When the Lord established the heavens I was there, when he…
Holy Humour Quote unquote A pastor decided to visit his church members on Saturday. At one particular house, it was clear to the pastor that someone was home, but nobody came to the door. The pastor knocked and knocked but no-one answered so finally took out his card and wrote on the back: Revelation 3:20 – “Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in and dine with him and he with me.” The next day the same card showed up in the collection plate. Below the pastor’s message…