From Mickey to McQueen:

Do children's videos do more harm than good?

Since the advent of television and videos, children have gained immense joy and entertainment watching them. Some television programs claim to be educational, therefore providing not only entertainment for the child, but also education. Thus, mums and dads feed and wash their children and place them in front of the television and get on with their chores, quite satisfied that the children are not only quiet and content, but that they are also learning.

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Vignettes – by R.S Karunarathne

Flexibility, the key to relaxation

The reputed author Dr Norman Vincent Peale once narrated a story he had heard from a ship's first officer. “The ocean is a tremendous force,” he said, “and a ship is only a very small force, but we know how to make our powerful engines adapt themselves to the timing of the sea. We don't drive them relentlessly through the waves; instead, we adjust our speed to the timing of the waves, so we are practically carried along by the sea.”

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International Water Sports benefit the body

In all instances water offers all types of excellent opportunities for sport and other recreational facilities. Most water sports occur at sea and some others on rivers, lakes and swimming pools. Water sports such as rowing and swimming depend wholly on muscle power. Sometimes, the power of the wind or sea waves are readily harnessed by people in such sports as surfing and sailing.

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