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KDTime: Healthy vs Unhealthy Jobs

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Episode 72 In this episode, talking about healthy jobs versus unhealthy jobs makes you think about the type of field you are in. You wouldn't think that a job is necessarily unhealthy until you either experience it or have a friend or family member who can tell you about it. You wouldn't think a harmless job being behind a desk for 40 hours a week is unhealthy because you aren't doing anything that's deemed unhealthy. But would you believe that sitting around all day is in fact unhealthy? I know I didn't think so until I got into this habit of being at desk everyday would do to me. I don't feel very active and I can easily sit there constantly on my computer checking on things for the job.  After reading both articles about which jobs are healthy and which aren't I've come to this conclusion this is an excerpt for the closer to the end of the show: "I think the main idea about these jobs, although it was funny to read that a florist job can be both ...

KDTime: West Indian Day Parade History

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 Episode 71 What is Labor Day? To some it’s a huge celebration with big trucks, big bands, loud music, good food, flags waving, people dancing, and lots of vibes. To others it’s a nice day off to grill up the good meat for a barbecue and to acknowledge the fact that the summer is almost over. And it's a day for the ones who literally just take the day to do nada because they work too much. In America labor day is a celebrated holiday on the first Monday of September every year. Some people work depending on what their job is and others galavant in the streets from dusk till dusk.   What’s interesting is that workers fought to create this day because they felt that there needed to be a day to celebrate and take off from all the hard work being done during the year. One day out of 365 to let the American people know that their work was and is appreciated. One day to recognize the contributions many workers made for America’s strength, prosperity and well-being. In the late 1800s...

KDTime: Musically Sound

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 Episode 70 Musical episodes have not only struck fear in the hearts and minds of fans far and wide. Network execs have had their fair share of facial palms whenever writers bring up the subject. I’m sure a few tv shows might have popped into your mind by now. And I can say that most that’s on my list aren’t that bad. They were actually surprisingly really good. I think that when I watch a show that’s not known for singing or there isn’t any indication that they can sing and I’m surprised by it is nice. But if they just tossed one in there to shake things up I'm like ugh in the words of Phil from The Rugrats in Paris movie “I hates when they sing”.  Now before I continue. I’ll issue a spoiler alert here. And please note that if one of the shows you love, a personal favorite, is missing from the list understand this, 1 the shows mentioned are ones that i have in fact seen, 2 the musical episode from the show has to have multiple musical numbers, 3 the songs must be completely s...

KDTime: The Heart vs The Mind

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 Episode 69 Despite popular belief our hearts don’t actually have components that manifest as thinking but it does show strong changes to emotions but the heart itself cannot feel. Hard to believe that your heart can’t feel because it feels like it can. Especially when we feel heartbroken. It is truly our brain/mind that allows us to think, feel, and act using many systems of neurons that work together. The brain/mind is one that creates emotions and thoughts.  Our hearts are believed to be relatively close with emotional attachments such as love, kindness, affection, caring, and more while our minds are mostly connected to rational, educational, knowledgeable, and logical thinking as well as memory and judgment etc.  So which do you follow more?  Why do we think our hearts talk to us? Why do we associate the emotional feelings with our heart? Why can’t we tell our brain to control our emotions? As a people we have a lot of things that may drive us to do the things w...

KDTime: Stream to Dream

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Episode 68 Have you ever watched a movie and before you know it you are in complete dreamland? You might wake up somewhere in the movie not having a clue what’s going on? Or you might pop in a movie you know will just put you right to sleep and you’re completely okay with that.  I mean let’s be real here, we all generally know that watching tv before bed is technically bad for us but what if it’s not anymore. Here I go talking a little cuckoo. But think about it. We are a society that is practically glued to our screens. Phones, tablets, tvs, computers, laptops etc. If we were living back in the early 90s which is literally 30 years ago now the only screens we were “addicted” to were the tv and we were able to get away from it by going outside and going to work, going to camp or playing at a friends house. We didn’t have a screen attached at the hip because there was no such thing. NOW, even children as young as 2, toddlers, are devices just like the rest of us. Movies you can fall...

KDTime: Food Facts You May Not Know

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 Episode 67 Fact number one. Do you like fruit? Well Frozen Fruit might be a little better for you. We are possibly programmed to believe that fresh is the only way to go when it comes to fruits and veggies but the truth is that if they are frozen they can sometimes be even better for you. There’s a thing called flash-frozen meaning right after the fruits and veggies are picked at their peak ripeness, once frozen they are so full of vitamins and minerals in comparison that may have degraded in their fresh version. As long as there isn’t any added sugar or salt in your frozen fruits and veggies you are good to go. Generally speaking, the nutrients are well retained when frozen which can improve your health. Fact number two . Did you know that there is a huge possibility that there is sunscreen in your salad. You heard me correctly. Sunscreen in your salad. A key ingredient in many paints and sunscreens is titanium dioxide and it just so happens to also be in some salad dressings. I...

KDTime: Ladies Night

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 Episode 66 Now in this episode we’re going to have some fun and sort of trot down memory lane a bit of some of the top greatest girl bands/girl groups? A girl group is a musical act of girls/women who sing normally in sync and harmony. When did this start?  One of the first girl groups were formed in 1922 and they were “The Three X Sisters, an American all-girl harmony singing trio initially known as The Hamilton Sisters and Fordyce. They were on stage singing together in New York City, on Broadway, as early as 1922 and formed their trio in 1924, which was composed of Pearl Santos (née Hamilton) and Violet Hamilton from Cumberland, Maryland, and Jessie Fordyce from Brooklyn, New York. They were known on NBC radio as "radio's foremost harmony trio."” You know those roaring twenties that’s talked about these ladies were a part of it. Another couple of groups were the Boswell sisters and the Andrews sisters. A lot of girl groups were mostly sisters. The Andrews Sisters cons...