It is said that approximately 250 billion hours of TV are watched by Americans each year and that and that approximately 99 of American households posses at least one television in the home according to the A.C. Nielsen Co. That is a lot of hours in which people could be working Mattias Janmark Stars Jersey , practicing a worth while hobby, improving investments such as a home, and developing stronger relationships with those they care about. With so many ways to purposefully spend their time, why then do so many Americans spend it in front of the TV? Obviously we all enjoy being entertained but it may be beneficial to your life as well as somebody else s if you try to cut back on the amount of time that is spent in front of the television. There Radek Faksa Stars Jersey , after all, was a day when having a television wasn t common and other activities where used to occupy time every day. Here are a few ideas to help you to get out from in front of the TV and start using your time more purposefully.
Play a board game with your child. Board games were the common and popular choice form entertainment years ago when televisions were not quite so attainable and there is a reason for this, their fun. Not only do kids love board games as well as many adults but they are educational for children as well. Board games teach children certain lessons about life that they will carry with them forever such as taking turns and being a good sport, counting John Klingberg Stars Jersey , reading, and numerous other social lessons. Spending time playing a game with your child rather than watching TV not only improves your life but helps you to invest in your child s future as well making it a great way to get out from in front of the television.
Commit to an exercise routine. The busier you are the less time you will have to spend in front of the TV. Committing to a daily exercise routine will add to the busyness of your schedule and keep you out from in front of the TV. Your exercise routine doesn t necessarily have to be rigorous but lengthier. The longer your routine is the less time you will have to watch TV and if you can exercise outside of the home you will be even less tempted to grab that remote.
Read a book. Pick up a book and read instead of watching TV. If it s nice out you can even do this outdoors to get you even further away from the television. By reading a book you can still get that taste of entertainment that you love so much but you will be able to expand your mind and your vocabulary at the same time. You can find a book that is similar to any type of show you watch so it will not be hard to find something that suits your preferences.
There are numerous reasons to watch less TV. Explore your options so that you can start living a healthier lifestyle both physically and mentally.
by Robert Manyara
NAKURU, Kenya, April 16 (Xinhua) -- While circulation of plastic bags for secondary packaging in Kenya is expected to cease in August Dan Hamhuis Stars Jersey , consumers are already looking forward to adoptable alternative befitting their daily activities.
Plastic bags with or without handles used for commercial and household packaging will no longer be manufactured or imported into Kenya thereby eliminating their use going forward.
Following a notice of ban two months ago from cabinet secretary for environment and natural resources, manufacturers and suppliers have until August to clear their stock.
"We cannot fight the government but what we need is a cheap alternative suitable to us," said James Nyamwanda, who hawks bananas at a residential estate in Nakuru.
Introducing eco-friendly bags selling at a high price would be killing micro businesses Jason Spezza Jersey , he said.
"I will be forced to increase the price of bananas to make a profit should I buy the new bags at a high cost and that will automatically chase customers away. The government needs to think about this issue carefully," the father of five told Xinhua in a recent interview.
Veronica Wanjiku, a grocer in Nakuru town's central business district is hopeful the ban will bring sanity to the environment but is anxious of the kind of alternatives likely to be introduced into the market.
"If you look around, there are so many plastic bags littered around and I believe the ban is a good step forward but remember I cannot put chopped vegetables in a paper bag unless they are dry Alexander Radulov Jersey ," she said.
"But we will accept whatever the government brings as an alternative. All I ask is that it considers small traders like us," said Wanjiku who uses transparent mini-bags to package the goods for her consumers.
These mini-bags are some of those categorized under secondary packaging that the government will not tolerate their usage after August 28.
Secondary packaging involves use of plastic bags to package a product in a different location from point of production, explained Geoffrey Wahungu, director general at National Environment Management Authority (NEMA).
Whereas Nyamwanda and Wanjiku reflect apprehensions of millions of Kenyans Ben Bishop Jersey , it is this population that Nema, an enforcement agency on environmental policies and laws, pegs on to effectively close down on plastic bags.
"We are banking on public awareness and good will to succeed in eliminating the plastic bags," he said. Manufacture of all plastic bags are encouraged to invest in production of alternative bags Stephen Johns Jersey , he said.
"All stakeholders are required to take reasonable steps to ensure that by Aug. 28, the production, importation, sale and use of plastic bags in the country ceases Brett Ritchie Jersey ," he said.
Abolition of plastic bag, a daily form of packaging in almost every purchase from both retail and wholesale shops, would stimulate revival of the sisal industry whose production has been degenerating for many years, according to Nema's chief official.