Few things make my husband feel more special than a well thought out surprise. I’m not sure why a gift is better when it comes as a surprise rather than something expected, but over the years I’ve discovered the response is definitely different. If I’m passing the local frozen yogurt shop and call to see if he… Read More »
I have seen first-hand the toxic behaviour that a mother-in-law can have towards her son’s wife. Recently, I was invited to dinner. After we had finished eating, the elderly host called her daughter to take the dishes. She used, as one would expect, a caring and loving tone. Her daughter did not hear her, but her daughter-in-law happened… Read More »
Assalaamu alaykum. I wish that you understand my situation well. My husband works out of the city where I live and only comes to see me during the weekends. We got married more than two years ago, but if I count the days that we have been together, it is not even a year. We still have not… Read More »
The Hijri calendar (Arabic: ٱلتَّقْوِيم ٱلْهِجْرِيّ, romanized: al-taqwīm al-hijrī), also known in English as the Muslim calendar and Islamic calendar, is a lunar calendar consisting of 12 lunar months in a year of 354 or 355 days. It is used to determine the proper days of Islamic holidays and rituals, such as the annual fasting and the annual season for the great pilgrimage. In almost all countries where the predominant religion is Islam, the civil calendar is… Read More »
The Women’s Post was a Canadian English-language magazine, targeted at professional business women, based in Toronto[1] and distributed nationally. The magazine was published every other month, had a circulation of 75,000 with a community of 300,000 in both print and online in 2010. It was founded as the Women’s News, a monthly tabloid format newspaper, in 2002 by Greg and Sarah Thomson and was… Read More »
A giant container ship the length of four football pitches has become wedged across Egypt’s Suez Canal, blocking one of the world’s busiest trade routes. Dozens of vessels are stuck, waiting for rescue boats to free the 400m-long (1,312ft) ship, which was knocked off course by strong winds. Egypt has reopened the canal’s older channel to divert some… Read More »
India Knowledge at Wharton: Since our publication is called Knowledge at Wharton, could you tell us something about knowledge? Kalam: I’ve written a four-line, poem-like thing called “Creativity.” It goes like this: “Learning gives creativity. Creativity leads to thinking. Thinking provides knowledge. Knowledge makes you great.” I have made at least a million children repeat these lines. I am very… Read More »
sing a variety of methods of weight control is vital for maintaining a healthy body weight. In this article, learn 14 techniques that people can use to lose weight without diet or exercise. 1. Boost your cooking skills Understanding how to prepare meals and developing better skills in the kitchen can be a powerful way to lose weight without… Read More »
Prior to learning to perform certain job-related tasks or to sell a product solution, students need to learn specific knowledge about the tasks and perhaps the features and benefits of the product solution. Traditionally, in many training programs this knowledge transfer occurs in the classroom through the time honored instructional method called “lecture”. Lectures are typically delivered by… Read More »
Let’s take these last few weeks as an opportunity to relax extra hard, and maybe absorb a thing or two to help us out for next year. In an effort to help with the second part, I want to offer you a new blog series: PD in Plain English. Quick, easy-to-digest pieces of advice and how-to’s that are… Read More »