The attitude of prosperity

posted by Focused on November 13, 2009 @ 4:14 pm in INSPIRATIONAL

One’s attitude and outlook on life are determining factors in one’s ability to create wealth. Regardless of a person’s starting point in life, prosperity is within everyone’s reach. Countless amounts of people born in poverty overcome their challenges and create situations of

Bob Marley's depth: substance and style

posted by Focused on November 12, 2009 @ 6:51 pm in ARTS

In many aspects of life, people often refer to substance and style in a way that suggests that they are mutually exclusive. I strongly believe that one does not exclude the other. Regardless of what a person chooses to design, he or she can create a product that combines substance and style. Music is no

Timeless wisdom

posted by Focused on November 11, 2009 @ 6:58 pm in INSPIRATIONAL

 "Nonviolence is the answer to the crucial political and moral questions of our time; the need for mankind to overcome oppression and violence without resorting to oppression and violence. Man must evolve for all human conflict a method which rejects revenge,   aggression and retaliation.

Glen Mills' dedication to Jamaican athletics

posted by Focused on November 9, 2009 @ 7:19 am in MEDIA

                Today's edition of the Jamaica Gleaner (Jamaica's oldest daily newspaper) contains an interesting article about athletics coaching legend Glen Mills. It highlights the fact that he has been turning down lucrative

Determined women

posted by Focused on November 6, 2009 @ 4:09 pm in MEDIA

                          Media around the world gave Jamaican athletics a lot of attention over the past two summers. One can argue, however, that the male athletes received a lot

One woman's spirit: Many lives touched

posted by Focused on October 28, 2009 @ 1:57 pm in SOCIETY

Ida Northover, better known as Ms Gene to her friends, is an active member of her community. She lives in Thompson Pen, St Catherine. She has played a pivotal role in enlightening her fellow residents about HIV contamination. By volunteering to be the local representative for Jamaica’s

What about the Boyz?: Part 2

posted by Focused on October 20, 2009 @ 12:59 pm in SPORTS

            As mentioned in the first installment of this article, Jamaican football has a lot of potential. National team representatives Ricardo ‘Bibi’ Gardner and Ricardo Fuller exemplify this. Both play in the English

Connecting with the genius within

posted by Focused on October 9, 2009 @ 5:02 pm in INSPIRATIONAL

William Kamkwamba is a 22-year old young man from the Southern African nation of Malawi. He built an electricity-generating windmill from scratch at the age of 14.  William used components such as bicycle parts found in a local scrapyard. He was out of school at the time because his parents

"War on Drugs": Does it work?

posted by Focused on October 5, 2009 @ 4:35 pm in HEALTH

The narcotics trade has had devastating effects on society. From the human decay embodied by so many addicts to the violence that frequently accompanies narco-trafficking, we have many reasons to be concerned as a community. It is hard to think of a country that does not have to deal with this

New forms of fuel

posted by Focused on September 28, 2009 @ 12:20 pm in ENVIRONMENT

                 Since the first oil crisis in the 1970s , concern has risen with regards to modern society’s consumption of crude oil and the way in which most countries depend on it to fuel their cars. Crude oil