“If you push through that feeling of being scared, that feeling of taking risk, really amazing things can happen.” — Marissa Mayer; CEO – Yahoo! Inc.
Amazing Things Can Happen
Kamala Harris: Giving a Voice to the Voiceless in Diaspora
Kamala Harris represents the few whose decision to engage in politics was born out of the desire to give a voice to the voiceless diaspora in America. She became the first California attorney general with African American or South Asian ancestry after defeating Republican rival Steve Cooley in the 2010 election for the position. Harris was born on October 20, 1964 in Oakland, California to a Tamil Indian mother and a Jamaican father. The family lived in Berkeley, California, where both of Harris’ parents attended graduate school. Although, Harris’ parents were later divorced when she was 7 and her mother was granted custody of the children by a court-ordered settlement. After the divorce, her mother moved with the children to Montreal, Québec, Canada, where Shyamala took a position doing research at the Jewish General Hospital and teaching at McGill University. After graduating from Montreal’s Westmount High School in Quebec, Harris…
The Magic of Colors on the Learning Ability of a Child
By Eloke-Young Splendor
Watching little Lily, drag her mom round the toy store in search of a pink plush Unicorn, left me with the question – “what is it with Kids and colours?” I remember having a conversation with a colleague who told me that her sister helps her little children identify colours by purchasing a blue item for her son and pink for her daughter. It’s amazing how parents help their kids to identify colours by surrounding them with a lot of colourful items.
7 Signs That Show Your Child Is a Picky Eater
Picky eating is one of the most rampant and identifiable problems of a child. Most parents are faced with catastrophe preparing meals for a child who is a picky eater. The effect of picky eating if not identified at an early stage can make a child struggle with food throughout their whole childhood and sometimes even as adults. Picky eating is often a concern for mothers who worry about their children receiving enough good nutrition which is necessary for child’s development. Nothing is more perturbing than having a child whose growth process and license to a healthy life is hampered due to picky eating habits. Mealtimes can hold little or no joy for you because you have to struggle to feed your child. Force feeding a child is not only stressful but also frustrating to both the parent and the child. Sri Devi Mageandran, a Senior Speech-Language Therapist who specializes…
THE CHILI WORLD YOU NEVER KNEW
Usually, for someone who is particularly scared of spicy food, when you go through a restaurant’s menu and you notice some meal selection with a good amount of spiciness to it, you are quick to avoid them and move on the next sweet and savoury selection.
Laura Cha: A milestone in Hong Kong Stock Exchange
Having a woman on the board of an organization often impacts positively on the growth and successes of the organization. Gender diversity goes a long way in stirring development in the society, it also serves as a milestone in bridging gender inequality.
The Smart bra that keeps you healthy
As a woman, you would want to make sure that you are always in the right healthy state to perform your daily functions which may range from handling business at the office to sorting out the dirty laundry at home and getting them cleaned. This is why it is important that you should always be in tip-top shape all the time. Usually, women will be advised to keep a constant check on their vitals, especially their heart levels in order to prevent stress-induced strokes or any abnormality in their body system. Then, the question arises, “How do I keep daily and regular check on my vitals?”. Heading down to the clinic for these regular check-ups on a daily basis can be a bit of a task on its own and still add to the stress which truthfully, we are trying to reduce. Therefore, it is logical that a solution which…
