Serving in the army is a great way to be a part of a cause that is larger than yourself. In the army your life is not just about you, but it is about helping, serving, and protecting other people. There is no greater feeling than the one that comes from knowing that your life is counting for something huge, and serving in the army allows you this great feeling.

Deciding to serve in the army is also a great way to meet new people, experience new things, and see new parts of the world. Your years in the army can be full of learning and full of making new friendships that will last a lifetime. Many people who consider joining the army think that they will miss out on important things by not going to college right away, but just think about all of the extra experiences time in the army will give you. It will still be possible and even probable that you will have the opportunity to enter college once your time of service in the army is up.

Serving in the army allows young women to gain valuable skills and disciplines that will benefit you for the rest of your life. There is perhaps no better way to spend your first years out of high school than serving your country in the army. Sharmeen has sent an advice to all educated girls that please join army because serving in army we can serve our country in best way.

About Author:

This article is sent by Sharmeen Sultan from Lahore through email. She recently join Pakistan Army. and these days she is getting training.

A pocketful of simple questions may be the best protection consumers can have to cope with the flood of health and medical news that makes headlines every day. Just how much is there? It’s hard to know, but at least one estimate says the presses are spewing out at least 1,000 studies each day. But whatever the number, it leaves a lot of consumers feeling like they are drowning in data.

It is simply impossible to keep up with it all. It’s not just the sheer number of studies and stories, which is overwhelming in and of itself, but it’s also the appearance of conflicting results among studies examining the same phenomena. Does fiber prevent colon cancer or not? Does a diet rich in fresh fruit and vegetables really affect a woman’s risk of breast cancer, or not? Trying to make sense of it all is sort of like mental whiplash.

So, what is a person to do?

For starters, ask a few questions. The answers will help you tell the good studies from the bad ones. (more…)

We don’t really think about the meaning of flowers today whenever we give them, we just pick out a pretty flower and we give it to someone but actually the real meaning behind flowers and their secret language has been lost. Umbreen has sent some selected list of flowers and their particular symbolic meanings:

* Aloe meaning – Grief
* Alstroemeria meaning – Devotion; friendship
* Alyssum meaning – Worth beyond beauty
* Ambrosia meaning – Love returned
* Aster meaning – Love; daintiness
* Azalea meaning – Take care of yourself for me; fragile passion; temperance;
* Baby’s Breath meaning – Everlasting love; happiness; pure in heart
* Begonia meaning – Beware
* Bluebell – constancy and everlasting love
* Calendula meaning – Joy
* Carnation meaning (in general) – Bonds of affection; health and energy;
* Chysanthemum meaning (in general) – Cheerfulness; You’re a wonderful friend
* Daisy meaning – Innocence; loyal love; purity; faith; cheer; simplicity
* Iris meaning – Faith; hope; wisdom and valour; my compliments; eloquence;
* Larkspur meaning (pink) – Fickleness; levity
* Lily meaning (general) – Purity
* Orange Blossom meaning – Wisdom; purity; eternal love;
* Orchid meaning – Love; beauty; refinement; you flatter me
* Queen Anne’s Lace meaning – Fantasy
* Ranunculus meaning – You are radiant with charms
* Tulip(general) meaning – Fame; charity; declaration of love

About Author:

Umbreen Masood is a beautiful girl of Islamabad. Umbreen is crazy about flowers. She has planted so many kinds of flowers in her garden. She lives in Islamabad with her parents.

Like many girls, Looking for something that will make your special day even more memorable? planning your wedding since you were a little girl. Playing pretend with your dress up clothes imagining how your special day would play out. And maybe, in that vivid imagination, you could see yourself in the perfect dress. You can bring that childhood memory to life, by designing your own wedding dress.

It could work out that designing your own dress and working with a seamstress will work out to be less expensive than a designer gown at a bridal boutique. If you are lucky, you or someone you know is talented in cutting patterns and working a sewing machine. What a special way to include a beloved friend or family in your wedding.

If you don’t have a memory of what you want your dream dress to be, flip through the pages some wedding magazines taking note of the different things that you like. Necklines, hems, embroidery, rhinestones. Designing your own dress allows you to take a piece of every dress you like, rather than having to settle for one dress with a few details you like. Designing your dress gives an immediate originality to your big event.  Plus you get a chance to show a little bit of yourself in the wedding rather than letting the classic style drown your own.

Creating your own dress can also help you keep it in the family. Women tend to hold on to their wedding dresses for prosperity. Talk with your mother and grandmother and see if there are pieces that you can take from their dress to include in your own. Perhaps your grandmother’s dress has some beautiful vintage lace and your mother’s has covered buttons that can be used on your original design. With these pieces you will have something old and something new all in one.

Regardless of whether you take sewing classes or not, it wouldn’t hurt to get a professional opinion at some point in the process. Whether you consult with someone on the design after you’ve sketched it or during the sewing to be sure you’re going about it the right way. You wouldn’t want a wardrobe malfunction on the day of your wedding; run by a local dress shop and ask if the person who does alterations could give it a one-over.

If you don’t want to sew it yourself, whether for time or personal safety, find a dress maker locally. You can talk it over with them and show the ideas you have for an ideal dress; they can add their professional input and make something you’ll be happy with. This way the dress will still be original and let your personal style shine through; not all designers are seamstresses.

Another way to make a wedding dress original is to take one that is already existing and have it altered, personally or by someone else. Maybe you find a dress where you like the sleeves but the waist and length is all wrong. It’s not a crime to tweak a wedding dress. Shop around for prices on alterations.

An alternative is to mess around with the color palette. Do you really want a traditional white gown? It wouldn’t be tacky or out of the ordinary to go with a creme or off-white color as long as it matches the rest of the decor. Also, experiment with the bridesmaids dresses both in color and style. You may even want these to be hand-made.

About Author:

This article sent by Sumaira Zubair. She belong to Multan City. Sumaira has completed her studies and these days she is learning about dress designing.

Do you know What is Friendship? The author writes, FRIENDSHIP is a gift of God. Some of us are blessed with good friends. But as it happens, these friendships are taken for granted in some cases and not valued. It is similar to a case of two couples. As one has no child even after many years of marriage and the other has many children , more than they can manage. What do you think? Will the couple with many children value the children as much as the couple which has none? Every thing is relative in life. We value what we don?t have and give less valuable to what is feel available with us. Friendship is one such relationship. Why should we value friendship? What qualities does a good friend bring in our relationship that makes the friendship so valuable?

A friend can be depended upon to share all our problems and sorrows. This sharing may not reduce the impact of loss but helps us to unburden ourselves. During our times of trouble, only a friend comes forward and give us encouragement and hope. At times in life when we feel totally devastated and hopeless, and when our self-esteem reaches a big low, a friend helps us regain confidence in ourselves.

About Author:

This article sent by Asma from Sargodha. She is a excellent and quality writer. She writes multiple articles for different sites.