| 571 | Learn Chinese Language Tips and Techniques Preview: There's no doubt learning any foreign language requires effort, time and commitment. This holds true even more, especially when there's a big difference between one's native tongue and learning a new language. On the other side, knowing the tips and techniques of learning a new language can make all the difference on how effective and successful ... (more) Published By: Rosie Wang Submitted: 07 March,2005 |
| 572 | Holistic Junction's Featured School of the Week: Northern Arizona Massage Therapy Institute (NAMTI) Preview: This week, Holistic Junction is proud to present Northern Arizona Massage Therapy Institute (NAMTI) as the featured school of the week. At Northern Arizona Massage Therapy Institute, it is their mission "To provide an exceptional education, encompassing the traditional as well as modernistic therapeutic arts, in an atmosphere conducive to various ... (more) Published By: C. Bailey-Lloyd/LadyCamelot Submitted: 08 March,2005 |
| 573 | Watering Your Young Child’s Mind Preview: Mary, Mary, quite contrary, How does your garden grow? With silver bells and cockle shells And pretty maids all in a row. It’s an everyday nursery rhyme, it’s simple to sing with your small child, and apparently this nursery rhyme about a little child watering her garden is watering your little child’s mind! Early childhood educators have identi... (more) Published By: Emma Rath Submitted: 09 March,2005 |
| 574 | Does Practice Make Perfect? ...not always Preview: Often people receive a banjo, mandolin, fiddle, guitar or some other musical instrument as a birthday, Christmas or special occasion gift. There’s glee and joy everywhere. The giver of the gift knows how much the receiver of the gift wants to learn this instrument and the receiver of the gift is ACTUALLY holding the coveted instrument in his/her h... (more) Published By: Lee Tribbey Submitted: 10 March,2005 |
| 575 | Does speed reading take the joy out of reading? Preview: A common enough remark is that speed reading takes the joy out of reading. However, is this entirely fair? Would it not be fairer to say that being able to speed read actually increases the joy of reading? To answer this, we need to look at some of the reasons why we are speed reading in the first place! It should always be in the forefront of yo... (more) Published By: Melvin Ng Submitted: 11 March,2005 |
| 576 | Is speed reading for everyone? Preview: A common question asked in speed reading circles is whether or not having the ability to speed read is suitable for everyone. The straightforward answer to this question is: "yes". The more complex answer is: "it depends". Below we set out some of the circumstances under which it may be beneficial to be able to speed read and other circumstances ... (more) Published By: Melvin Ng Submitted: 11 March,2005 |
| 577 | Benefits Of Speed Reading Preview: A question that is often asked of speed reading trainers is whether or not anyone can improve their reading speed. The simple, straightforward, answer to this question is "yes", they can. However, this is not to say that the leaner will not have to provide some input of their own: after all, all learning is a form of trade-off. In this regard, the... (more) Published By: Melvin Ng Submitted: 11 March,2005 |
| 578 | Vocalization - the biggest hurdle in speed reading Preview: Very often, when perusing materials relating to improving your speed reading skills, you'll see comments to the effect that vocalization is the biggest hurdle in speed reading. Moreover, if you do happen to be one of those people who vocalize when you read, you'll need to overcome this practice if you want to significantly increase your reading sp... (more) Published By: Melvin Ng Submitted: 11 March,2005 |
| 579 | Why would people want to read faster? Preview: A question often asked is why people would want to read faster? Without wishing to be flippant, the answer to this question is essentially two-fold: (a) because they want to; and (b) because they need to. Below we will examine some of the reasons why someone may want to read faster and, more pertinently, why they may need to read faster. To con... (more) Published By: Melvin Ng Submitted: 11 March,2005 |
| 580 | Why Geography? Preview: In this modern age, haven't all earth's locations been found, named, and mapped? Just about. So, why geography? The citizens of many of the world's countries still don't realize that ignorance of geography can affect their political stability, economic success, and environmental health. Sure, it's important to know where things are located. But ... (more) Published By: James Chartwell Submitted: 11 March,2005 |
| 581 | Which Is More Important, Reading Faster Or Comprehension? Preview: A common enough remark is that speed reading takes the joy out of reading. However, is this entirely fair? Would it not be fairer to say that being able to speed read actually increases the joy of reading? To answer this, we need to look at some of the reasons why we are speed reading in the first place! It should always be in the forefront of yo... (more) Published By: Melvin Ng Submitted: 11 March,2005 |
| 582 | Skimming - will it improve your reading speed? Preview: A cornerstone of the ability to speed read is the ability to skim. However, many argue that skimming is in fact cheating - i.e. you're not really reading at all! The following is a brief outline argument in favor of why skimming will improve your reading speed (and ability). Basically, skimming is the most rudimentary form of reading. The object ... (more) Published By: Melvin Ng Submitted: 11 March,2005 |
| 583 | Various Speed Reading Techniques Preview: The ability to speed read is an important skill in today's world, where - whether we are students or at work - we are often expected to read hefty amounts of materials on a daily basis. As a result, improving your speed reading technique is something each and every one of us should not only do, but maintain. What, then, are speed reading technique... (more) Published By: Melvin Ng Submitted: 11 March,2005 |
| 584 | Can Anyone Improve Their Reading Speed? Preview: A question that is often asked of speed reading trainers is whether or not anyone can improve their reading speed. The simple, straightforward, answer to this question is “yes”, they can. However, this is not to say that the leaner will not have to provide some input of their own: after all, all learning is a form of trade-off. In this regard, the... (more) Published By: Melvin Ng Submitted: 11 March,2005 |
| 585 | Helping Your Child with History Preview: Remember James Taylor’s 70’s song with the lyrics, “Don’ know much about history, don’t know much geography…”. If you really don’t know much about it, don’t pass those feelings on to your children. It’s not too late for you either. What you may have thought of as boring and a waste of time when you were in school, might be the very thing that a fa... (more) Published By: Barbara Snyder M.A. Education Submitted: 12 March,2005 |
| 586 | Holistic Junction's Featured School of the Week: American Institute of Massage Therapy Preview: This week, Holistic Junction is delighted to spotlight American Institute of Massage Therapy as the featured school of the week. '...upholding their Tradition of Exellence by providing the best eduction ,' the American Institute of Massage Therapy provides an in-depth, six-month Massage therapy program that is 'designed to provide students with... (more) Published By: C. Bailey-Lloyd/LadyCamelot Submitted: 14 March,2005 |
| 587 | Helping New Parents and Infants Transition Preview: Helping New Parents and Infants Transition Of all the research done on childcare and early childhood education you'd think someone would do studies on the fear that make couples looney in the head after they become parents. The biggest thing for a new parent is fear. Fear of what they would do if anything happened to their little Johnny or lit... (more) Published By: Veola Momon Submitted: 15 March,2005 |
| 588 | LET US SEE WHAT A SCHOOL MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE / SCHOOL ERP CAN DO FOR SCHOOLS Preview: LET US SEE WHAT A SCHOOL MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE / SCHOOL ERP CAN DO FOR SCHOOLS 1. Complete organization of data within the school. Manual work most of the time is Redundant, Incomplete, Improper, Not available when required. Dependency factor is always high in this case. Further handling old files is difficult and unhealthy. Hand written data is ... (more) Published By: Pradhyumna Singh Submitted: 16 March,2005 |
| 589 | School ERP verses stand alone applications Preview: Stand Alone Verses ERP solution for schools. (This report is based on the survey with Schools EDP officers handling school ERP and Other software in school ) Defination of School ERP : A single software managing all aspects of schooling without redundancy and proper inter module data exchange. The data is managed centrally. The moment we think abo... (more) Published By: Pradhyumna Singh Submitted: 16 March,2005 |
| 590 | Our house is double-glazed Preview: Harry : I'm really getting fed up with these telephone sales people who keep calling. Max : I'm the same. I seem to get two or three calls a day. Harry : What sort of things are they trying to sell you ? Max : Well a lot of them are trying to sell double-glazed windows and doors. Harry : Yes, I get quite a few of those double glazing calls. M... (more) Published By: Anonymous Submitted: 19 March,2005 |