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The Internet is our largest shared global resource so we all need to participate in the creation and maintenance of a healthy Internet. There are five main determinants of internet health, namely: decentralization, digital inclusion, online privacy and security, openness, and Web literacy. Web Literacy : Everyone needs to be able to read, write and participate in the digital world. More people need to move from consuming to creating and defending the Web. Everyone should have the knowledge needed to tap into the full power of the internet and use it to improve their lives. The promoted concept of universal Web literacy emerged in response to the deficiency in web creators and defenders. This concept states that everyone should be able to read, write and participate online. Everyone needs to possess the skills required for healthy internet citizenship. These skills enable users shape the Web, keep themselves safe and/or even make a living with the Internet. Web literacy is much ...

There are practically no differences between texts written in British and American English, in terms of grammar and style. There however exists a difference at the level of spelling. When writing in one form, be consistent and do not mix both spelling styles. Herewith some examples of British and American spellings: British English American English Anaemia Anemia Amongst Among Analyse Analyze Behaviour Behavior Centre Center Caesarean Cesarean Colour Color Decentralisation Decentralization Dialogue Dialog Diarrhoea Diarrhea Defence Defense Dyke Dike Endeavour Endeavor Enrol Enroll Faecal Fecal Favourable Favorable Fibre Fiber Goitr...

Desiderata Go placidly amid the noise and haste, and remember what peace there may be in silence. As far as possible without surrender be on good terms with all persons. Speak your truth quietly and clearly; and listen to others, even the dull and the ignorant; they too have their story. Avoid loud and aggressive persons, they are vexations to the spirit. If you compare yourself with others, you may become vain and bitter; for always there will be greater and lesser persons than yourself. Enjoy your achievements as well as your plans. Keep interested in your own career, however humble; it is a real possession in the changing fortunes of time. Exercise caution in your business affairs; for the world is full of trickery. But let this not blind you to what virtue there is; many persons strive for high ideals; and everywhere life is full of heroism. Be yourself. Especially, do not feign affection. Neither be cynical about love; for in the face of all aridity an...

The passing of time following a significant loss, which could be the death of a cherished one should progressively make the loss acceptable. Such loss engenders feelings of numbness, sadness, pain, and anger in some cases. The intensity of these emotions should normally decrease with the passage of time. In some cases, grief gets worse over time or doesn't get better. Such are cases of complicated grief. If the pain of your loss is constant and severe, and keeps you from moving on with your life, you are definitely suffering from complicated grief. Complicated Grief Disorder (CGD) is one in which a person is significantly and functionally impaired by prolonged grief symptoms for at least a month after six months of bereavement.You practically become imprisoned in a state of intense mourning. The main symptoms of complicated grief are: Loss of hope in life, identity, feeling that life holds no purpose or meaning Thinking or imagining that your loved one is alive Difficulty ...

The benefits of yoga dwell beyond stretching and toning the physical body. Yoga poses, known in Sanskrit as asanas purify and heal the body. They also open the energy channels and psychic centers of the body. You can kickstart your yoga journey with fundamental poses carefully chosen from all categories (seated, standing, supine, prone).  Easy pose, sometimes called simple cross-legged pose, is a basic seated posture. Although Sukhasana is often translated as "Easy pose", it isn't all that easy. If you meditate, you can agree that sitting in Sukhasana for any length of time isn't easy and requires endurance and openness and stillness that comes from a balanced and regular yoga practice. In reality, the 'ease' in Sukhasana is that which is gotten from practicing it (a benefit), not the structure of the pose.  Sukhasana is commonly used in practicing breathing exercises (pranayama) and in practicing meditation. For yogis whose hips are still tight, Sukha...