Ultimate Transformation Moment

Erich C. Nall  |   OW Contributing Columnist
Aug 4 2011

An Ultimate Transformation Moment

How readily do you accept new ideas and information? This week’s Ultimate Transformation Moment suggests that all information you receive be researched at the very least.

In general, it’s easier to ask questions of others when confronted with a new idea or concept than it is to take the time and effort to seek out the information on one’s own. However, the bearer of the information will, most often, present their own interpretation, which is based upon their understanding of the idea. 

Erich C. Nall  |   OW Contributing Columnist
Jul 21 2011

Ultimate Transformation Moment

This week’s Ultimate Transformation Moment focuses on nutrition after vacations or three-day weekends.

Typically, when on vacation two things happen—one, it is a time to relax, and there may be no exercise involved, and two, nutrition falls by the wayside. The food that is consumed tends to be higher in calories and larger portions. The increased calories and lack of exercise causes the metabolism to slow.

Erich C. Nall  |   OW Contributing Columnist
Jul 7 2011

An Ultimate Transformation Moment

In this week’s Ultimate Transformation Moment, we look at routine transitions and schedule changes during the summer, as another school year comes to a close, for both the children and parents as well. 

Erich C. Nall  |   OW Contributing Columnist
Jun 30 2011

An Ultimate Transformation Moment

This week’s Ultimate Transformation Moment is directed towards parents and getting back to a few good old-school basics for our children.

Erich C. Nall  |   OW Contributing Columnist
Jun 23 2011

An Ultimate Transformation Moment

This week’s Ultimate Transformation Moment looks at a positive mental attitude. 

Your attitude is a reflection of an emotional response to any given situation. Your attitude determines the way you approach life. It is a mental tone of sorts and an outward expression of your thoughts and feelings.

Across Black America

Here’s a look at African American people and issues making headlines throughout the country.
 

Alabama
Freeman A. Hrabowski, president of the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, will address the annual African American Business Council luncheon on June 28. Hrabowski, who is chairman of President Barack Obama’s Advisory Commission on Education Excellence for African Americans, has a national reputation for his work studying the performance of minority students in math and science. Hrabowski, named one of the 10 best college presidents in the country by Time magazine, was a child leader in the Civil Rights Movement in Birmingham in the 1960s.
 

Arkansas
The Liberty Counsel filed a motion and a brief in United States District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas seeking to intervene on behalf of a Concepts of Life crisis pregnancy center to defend against a suit filed by the American Civil Liberties Union and the Center for Reproductive Rights. The groups seek to impose a permanent injunction before the Human Heartbeat Protection Act goes into effect July 18. Liberty Counsel also filed a brief opposing the ACLU’s request for an injunction. The “Heartbeat” bill states that when a woman seeks an abortion at or after the 12th week, doctors must test for a fetal heartbeat before an abortion is performed and inform the pregnant mother that the child in her womb has a heartbeat. If a heartbeat is detected, a woman cannot have an abortion, except in cases of rape, incest, and if a mother’s life is in danger. “As we promised when the legislation was introduced, Liberty Counsel will defend this law without reservation for the people of Arkansas, born and pre-born,” said Matt Staver, founder and chairman of Liberty Counsel. “No right is more foundational than the right to life. Without life, all other rights are irrelevant,” concluded Staver.