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Brain Exercise
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Your brain needs exercise just like a muscle. If you use it
often and in the right ways, you will become a more skilled
thinker and increase your ability to focus. But if you never use
your brain, or abuse it with harmful chemicals, your ability to
think and learn will deteriorate.
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Here are 5 simple ways anyone can squeeze a bit more
productivity out of the old gray matter.
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1. Minimize Television Watching - This is a hard sell. People
love vegetating in front of the television, myself included more
often than I’d like. The problem is watching television doesn’t
use your mental capacity OR allow it to recharge. It’s like
having the energy sapped out of a muscle without the health
benefits of exercise.
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Don’t you feel drained after a couple hours of TV? Your eyes are
sore and tired from being focused on the light box for so long.
You don’t even have the energy to read a book.
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When you feel like relaxing, try reading a book instead. If
you’re too tired, listen to some music. When you’re with your
friends or family, leave the tube off and have a conversation.
All of these things use your mind more than television and allow
you to relax.
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2. Exercise - I used to think that I’d learn more by not
exercising and using the time to read a book instead. But I
realized that time spent exercising always leads to greater
learning because it improves productivity during the time
afterwards. Using your body clears your head and creates a wave
of energy. Afterwards, you feel invigorated and can concentrate
more easily.
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3. Read Challenging Books - Many people like to read popular
suspense fiction, but generally these books aren’t mentally
stimulating. If you want to improve your thinking and writing
ability you should read books that make you focus. Reading a
classic novel can change your view of the world and will make
you think in more precise, elegant English. Don’t be afraid to
look up a word if you don’t know it, and don’t be afraid of
dense passages. Take your time, re-read when necessary, and
you’ll soon grow accustomed to the author’s style.
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Once you get used to reading challenging books, I think you’ll
find that you aren’t tempted to go back to page-turners. The
challenge of learning new ideas is far more exciting than any
tacky suspense-thriller.
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4. Early to Bed, Early to Rise - Nothing makes it harder to
concentrate than sleep deprivation. You’ll be most rejuvenated
if you go to bed early and don’t sleep more than 8 hours. If you
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Apr 19 2012
Posted: under "YUMMY FOOD FOR THOUGHT".
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Attitude
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The longer I live,
the more I realize the impact of attitude on life.
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Attitude to me is more important than facts.
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It is more important than the past, than education, than money,
than circumstances, than what other people think, or say or do.
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It is more important than appearance, giftedness or skill.
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It will make or break a company, a church or a home.
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The remarkable thing is we have a choice every day regarding the
attitude we will embrace for that day. We cannot change our
past. We cannot change the fact that people will act in a
certain way. We cannot change the inevitable.
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The only thing that we can do is to play on the one string we
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Apr 18 2012
Posted: under "Jamaica Labrish Korner", "Jazzy REGGAE ~ Irie Riddim", "SMILE" Jamaica ~ "Once You Go --- You Know", "Welcome to JAMrock ~ JAMAICA ~ NO PROBLEM".
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Irie!!!
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Party Prince Harry danced his socks off in blue suede shoes during his royal visit to Jamaica.
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The prince was visiting Kingston when he was pulled to his feet by attractive
Chantol Dormer.
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The 27-year-old royal proved that his rhythm was on par with jammin’ style as he boogey-down to a rendition of reggae legend Bob Marley’s “One Love”.
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That night Harry attended a black tie state dinner with Prime Minister
Mrs Portia Simpson.
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In a well-received speech the prince had his audience eating out of his hand with a few jokes in the local patois.
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He said: ‘I count it a great privilege to be standing here tonight, representing The Queen in Jamaica on her Diamond Jubilee. Her Majesty has asked me to extend her great good wishes to you all, and is sorry that she can’t be here - so you’re stuck with me… but don’t worry, cos every liddle ting gonna be aright! ‘
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‘Your vibrancy and vigour, your wonderful welcome to visitors and your island’s natural beauties - all combine to make Jamaica unique. The Queen recognised this.
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Mar 14 2012
Posted: under "A TASTE of the TROPICS", "SMILE" Jamaica ~ "Once You Go --- You Know".
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Jamaica’s
“Miss World 1976″
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Jamaican beauty, “Miss World 1976″, Cindy Breakspeare, as she appeared on the cover of the Miss World 1977 Souvenir Program
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Jazz musician and Miss World 1976 Cindy Breakspeare is the mother of Bob Marley’s son Damian Robert Nesta “Junior Gong” Marley (born July 21, 1978 in Kingston, Jamaica). He grew up to become a three time Grammy-winning reggae artist.
Stunning Cindy Breakspeare in official “Miss World” regalia in 1976
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Elegant Cindy Breakspeare attending “Miss World 50th Anniversary” in London, 2000
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Feb 19 2012
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“One good thing about music,
when it hits you,
you feel no pain”
- Bob Marley
Feb 19 2012
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Damian Marley
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Damian Robert Nesta “Junior Gong” Marley (born July 21, 1978), is a reggae artist, a humanitarian, and the youngest son of the late reggae legend Bob Marley. He has won three Grammy awards.
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Damian was two years old when his father died; he is the only child born to Marley and Cindy Breakspeare, Miss World 1976. Damian’s nickname Junior Gong is derived from his father’s nickname of Tuff Gong. Damian has been performing since the age of 13. He shares, along with most of the Marley family, a full-time career in music. Unlike his brothers and sisters, however, his musical specialty is “toasting”, a Jamaican vocal technique that is a predecessor to rapping.
Personal life and beliefs
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Born as Damian Marley, he was nicknamed “Jr. Gong” in honor of his legendary father, Bob “Tuff Gong” Marley. He has 13-half siblings total; 11 on his father’s side and 2 on his mother’s side. Damian was only two years old when his father died, killed by the spread of melanoma to his
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Feb 19 2012
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