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I have been a freelance photojournalist for the past 20 years. My specialties include community journalism and tourism. I have edited in-house journals for companies in Swaziland, South Africa and Zambia and have become firmly involved with the communities

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Home & Garden > Home Interior Color your life a little greener: 1 of 27
Helping, even in a small way, to save the planet is what you'll be doing if you decide to use eco-friendly materials when redecorating a room in your home. Thinking eco-friendly has become a popular redecorating concept and the reason for this is that most people, no matter what their station in life, have seen the need to he... More..
Health & Fitness > Allergies Tips and advice on controlling allergies in the home: 1 of 24
Dust mites, the tiny relatives of ticks and spiders, are now recognized as being the main cause of asthma, chronic hay fever and other allergies. The knowledge that the average mattress contains 2 million dust mites (according to www.asthma.org.uk) is enough to send one into a sneezing frenzy! Dust mites cannot be seen by the... More..
Religion & Spirituality > Setting Life Goals Never give up: How to keep your dreams alive: 4 of 95
The greatest gift that a parent can pass on to a child is the love that will turn them into positive, confident adults. Keeping one's dreams alive and never giving up requires great inner reserves of confidence in oneself and one's abilities. To be taught this, first hand, by a parent, is an immensely rewarding experience and... More..
Education > Education (Other) The best school fund-raiser ideas: 1 of 16
Fund raising shouldn't be a drag to all concerned. It should be exactly what the first three letters spell out FUN - the d could stand for delightful.. or dad perhaps? Dad's seldom seem to get involved in fund raisers and it is one way of getting them to become interested and more involved in their children's lives and activi... More..
Food & Drink > Cooking Fruits & Vegetables How to cook cabbage: 1 of 11
Crisp, crunchy and quite delicious! That's how cabbage should taste when cooked. It should retain its inimitable flavour and have that "moorish" quality to it. It should never be overcooked as it not only looses its flavour but all of its extremely valuable nutritious qualities!Throughout history the cabbage has been consider... More..
Parenting & Pregnancy > Toddlers Preparing your child for the first eye exam: 1 of 9
So many potential learning problems can be dealt with if a child has an eye defect detected at an early stage. The main thing to remember when preparing them for an eye test is for them to understand we are all different. Discuss with them why certain people - friends or family - wear glasses or contact lenses, and how import... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Environment (Other) Is it fair to ask underdeveloped countries to "go green" when many advanced industrial countries owe their success to destructive environmental practices?: 7 of 58
The world's resources are the common heritage of mankind and should therefore be protected for generations to come. It is important for advanced industrial countries who have expended thousands of dollars on destroying the environment, over the years, for their own selfish gain, to help prevent the same destruction from takin... More..
Health & Fitness > Aging & Longevity Women's preoccupation with aging: 2 of 12
WOMEN'S PREOCCUPATION WITH AGINGThere's a strong similarity between women and goats - and men and sheep. As women get older they become, like goats, more determined to stay fit and healthy and ageless. Goats are forever foraging in new places for tasty, nutritional titbits. They seldom die from strange diseases, seldom get in... More..
Relationships & Family > Elderly Parents & Care Aging parents, "never-never land" children and how to handle "The Squeeze" at 50: 8 of 40
With lightness and humour! That, I believe is the key to handling both of these fragile and quirky situations in a family. It always amazes me how many people don't seem to think they'll get old. Old is for "other folk" they think. They can't believe that they too will end up as wrinkled, arthritic old crones with muddled mem... More..
Sports & Recreation > Swimming Beginner's basics in the swimming pool: 1 of 5
Beginner's basics in the swimming pool begin with the feel of the water. Touching it, getting to know what it's like to be immersed in that wonderful, life giving substance! A baby will remember what it was like to be back in the womb, floating in it's little amniotic sac of fluid. We come from water, going back into it shoul... More..