Most students need help with their academic workload from time to time. Some get the help they need from teachers, siblings, parents, or friends. Others get the help they need by hiring private tutors. Private tutors generally do a good job in helping their charges to understand the material, prepare for tests, and improve their …
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The Best in 2014: Best 10 IT exam vendors and Top 10 USA University IT programs
With the evolving nature of technology, the demand and value of IT certified professional increases as well. As the labor statistics suggest the IT technology and is expected to develop 22 percent and creating 758,800 job positions by 2020. Earning an IT degree not just enhances the skills and knowledge area of individuals but also …
Mid-Winter Thoughts: A Continuum of Consciousness
Is Consciousness a Universal Aspect of Life? Many years ago, when I was harvesting peppers and tomatoes in my very first yard-garden soon after my husband got out of the navy, a friend and I got into a discussion about the then-current ‘fad’ of talking to plants (and playing them good music) on the assumption …
Land Mines in the 2013 Farm Bill
Every five to seven years a re-vamped farm bill makes its way slowly through the U.S. House and Senate in slightly different versions, to be later reconciled and presented to the full Congress for vote. As usual, there are provisions, proposed new rules, and industry-sponsored riders slipped into the bills on both congressional levels that …
The Mountains Cry: A Vibrant Voice Passes On
This blog has covered many environmental issues, perhaps the one dearest to the heart has been the astounding destruction wrought by King Coal on the beautiful, peaceful, ancient mountains of southern Appalachia in the name of profit: Mountaintop Removal. The [West Virginia] State Journal reports that long-time environmental activist and tireless mountainkeeper Larry Gibson died …