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Stealth learning using an ancient Japanese secret...

Mon, 31 Aug 2009 19:10:21 -0700

I made a rather brave and daring move in the effort to provide my kids the best education possible. I offered them money to play video games.

Sound crazy?

It did to my kids, but they still jumped at the chance. But here's the reason behind my madness. I promised them each $100 if they could get to the Master level in the freeware game 5star Gomoku. I've managed to set them each up with their own computer by finding good deals online, so the game was loaded on each computer, and they've been spending their free time working at it, but it's not been easy.

Gomoku, if you're not familiar with it is the original version of the game that became popular a while back called Pente. The rules are only slightly different, and the thing about computer gomoku, especially this version, is that it's programmed with quite a bit of strategy and skill. This particular version has five levels, with varying degrees of skill required. I found a version decades ago on the old Apple computers at college, that had only one level, and played it until I had figured out it's basic strategy enough to win more times than I lost. I've found that the strategy of the newer versions is much more complicated.

Now, I know you're still wondering why this game would be worthy of being considered homeschooling. The reason is that it teaches the basics of logic and critical thinking. On the first level (as well as the game I played back in college) before you can win you have to learn and implement three basic rules:

1. Prioritize your opportunities -- there are a lot of possible moves, and each one must be analyzed in light of it's overall importance to the end goal of the game

2. Think ahead -- each possible move has to be prioritized in terms of it's potential in light of possible move by the opponent.

3. Optimize your actions -- once the opportunities are assessed and the possibilities calculated, attention must be paid to moves that provide the optimum benefit toward reaching the goal.

That's just level one (of five) and that's while playing a video game! How much would you pay for your kids to internalize those principles?

What prompted me to offer them money to learn the game is my own experience. I'd been playing it some, in the evenings, while the family watched television. I wanted to see if I could understand more of the strategies that was built into the game. Of the five levels, I've only reached the third, and get beat about half the time. But an amazing thing happened. As I observed the news, and other events, I saw people, smart, successful people, using the tactics I was learning in that game. These were tactics that had never been explained to me, but I was seeing them acted out in politics, business even in military strategy. The leap from raw concept to actual application amazed me. AND I WAS ONLY ON THE THIRD LEVEL!! Then I realized I simply couldn't pass up the opportunity to equip my children with the ability to understand an implement these concepts. What makes the game such a functional method of teaching is that there's not some boring teacher, dryly explaining the strategies, but an interactive competition, that requires you to discover the secrets yourself, and then apply them.

Learn Hindi Language Online

Mon, 24 Aug 2009 09:22:55 -0700

Hindi is the second most spoken language in the world following the Chinese. Geographically, people who speak Hindi are scattered all over the world including in the United States.

There are many reasons why it's gaining popularity. These events show some evidences.

1. Edison schools get funds to add Hindi classes

The township school district has received a federal grant that will help introduce a Hindi language course in the curriculum in September 2008.

The first-year grant is $197,500 for 2007-08 to develop the curriculum. Additional grant money will be available to implement the program.

The curriculum will be modeled after courses taught in Texas schools. The Texas Hindi program, which begins in ninth grade, has been taught for the past few years.

The plan for Edison is to introduce and adapt Hindi for grades nine through 12.

Approximately 45 percent of the students in Edison are Asian. The Asian-Indian community was eager to start the less commonly taught subject.

2. Cameron University to offer Hindi class

Cameron will offer Hindi language courses for the first time in the fall, taught by a Fulbright Scholar from India.

"We are offering it because India has become an increasingly important player in a global economy, making the language useful for those in business and finance,” said Margery Kingsley, chairman of the foreign languages department. "Lawton also has a vibrant Indian community, and making the Hindi courses available will, we hope, contribute to local awareness of Indian culture, literature and films of India.”

Because many residents of India speak English well, the American business community has not been hard-pressed to learn the language. But knowing it can lead to more genial business relationships, and be helpful as a means of breaking the ice.

About 5,000 Asian Indians live in Oklahoma. Many second and third generation families only speak English but would discover more about their culture and ancestors by learning Hindi.

3. World Hindi Conference In New York - July 13 to 15, 2007

Eighth World Hindi Conference is being held in New York from July 13 to 15, 2007. It is being organized in cooperation with Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, New York.The Conference will deliberate on issues relating to the growth and presence of Hindi in the world including teaching of Hindi in foreign countries, use of information technology and necessary measures to increase its popularity.

So far seven World Hindi Conferences have been held at Nagpur (India), Port Louis (Mauritius, twice), New Delhi (India), Port of Spain (Trinidad & Tobago), London (UK) and Paramaribo (Suriname). This time the conference is being organized in the Americas where a large number of Non Resident Indians (NRIs) or People of Indian Origin (PIOs) are settled.

The conference will be inaugurated at the United Nations headquarters on 13th July. A large number of distinguished guests and senior dignitaries from various countries are expected to attend the conference along with eminent Hindi scholars, writers and poets from across the globe.

Your Future Starts Today, free quality leads for any Internet Marketing Business…

Mon, 17 Aug 2009 00:08:12 -0700

Your ability to generate Free quality leads can make or break your Internet Business.

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Everyone knows that lead generation is the key to any Internet Marketers success. It doesn’t matter whether you are in MLM, Network Marketing or Direct Sales, in order to survive you must have a steady stream of leads coming to your site or viewing your opportunity or you will fail. This does not mean you are a failure, it means that you haven’t yet discovered a system that:-

- generates a continual stream of leads

- automatically builds those leads into a contact management system

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- lets you manage your own back office, and

- gives you all the training you will ever need.

Too many internet marketers are told that they have to reinvest 50% of their sales into lead generation. Ouch, 50%!!! Who wants to give up 50% of their income trying to attract others to view their site? And what is 50%, if you aren’t selling anything yet?

I don’t know about you, but I don’t brag about my success using Pay-Per-Click (PPC) advertising. I am embarrassed to say, but when I was in the early stage of pay-per-click advertising, I made an error in setting up my campaign and spent $400.00 overnight and did not receive one lead from the all the impressions and clicks that I received. Lesson learned, but what surprised me was how much I felt like a failure. I knew there had to be a better way of generating leads than using PPC only. But buying leads is nearly as expensive as PPC ...and the quality of purchased leads remains an issue.

When I found out that I no longer had to have a large portion of my marketing budget dedicated to purchasing leads my opportunity for success increased immensely.

You no longer have to give up your hard earned income purchasing dead end leads. Have you ever tried to pitch your opportunity to someone who can’t even figure out how you got their phone number or why you are calling them? Then you spend your valuable time getting them interested in your product or service, hanging up believing they actually showed interest, and when you follow up with them they once again act like they don’t know why you are bothering them. Calling 50-100 leads a day can become a daunting task with high risk of low results.

Generating a steady flow of FREE quality leads changes the playing field dramatically. When you can offer your prospects the ability to get free leads regardless if they are interested in your opportunity, you become a great value to them.

If you love the product or service you represent but aren’t having the success you had anticipated by now, don’t quit. Too often those who don’t see immediate or near immediate success, tend to quit and move on to the next opportunity. This can happen to you as well as your down-line. Most network marketers are unable to train new members to become successful in their online business opportunity so they quit. The Viral Prospector System prevents this by providing the tools that assist you to train your new members so they can enjoy the same success that you will be experiencing from this system.

What will the Viral Prospector do for you?

First and most importantly, it will Leverage the Power of the Internet for you no matter what Network Marketing Niche you are in. How? By automatically generating Quality Free Leads for you with a Viral Host that introduces those Prospects to your site and offers them a Video presentation.

Your website positions you as an expert, so your prospects contact you through your website, and your new site does the selling and the follow-up for you for free.

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Online Licensing Courses Ca! Be the first to know!

Tue, 16 Jun 2009 03:19:41 -0700

Are you searching for the best online licensing courses Ca and would like to begin studying online classes directly from your home or office? Make sure that this article will be really helpful for you to begin! Thus, don’t waste your time and start reading right now! It should be pointed out that such situation happens very frequently and people often find it difficult when trying to find a really good company. In order to help people succeed in their studying we come to the point to discuss very important questions in this article and shared helpful recommendations on how to select online licensing courses Ca. In such a way, having researched the situation far and wide and having the objective to help you make the right decision, we would like to provide interesting information on the most affordable online licensing courses Ca. It should be noted that with good online licensing courses Ca offered by a very popular company like 52 Hours you can prepare to any difficult exam really quickly and effectively. In addition, 52 Hours is very proud of its being approved by California Department of Insurance! According to the statistics, the first time pass ratio this online licensing courses Ca demonstrated in 2008 was approximately 88%. It is a very important factor that should be considered by people first of all when they trying to find effective online exam preparation program. So that when representing its well-recognized brand to the market, 52 Hours can always boast of the best results their online licensing courses Ca have achieved in teaching. As it is known, the company 52 Hours is driven by innovation driven spirit and uses the modern technologies only. That’s why its online licensing courses Ca have a huge popularity and highly demanded among American students. The company usually surprises its subscribers with high level exam preparation services, serious attitude to each individual person and really flexible pricing policy. Make sure that with the best online licensing courses Ca you will manage to pass all oncoming exams easily. So that in order to go through examination process successfully we would advise our readers to study all possibly questions they might have during an exam properly and then sign up online licensing courses Ca. You can also visit various websites related to California insurance licensing business and find them there easily. In addition, you will be provided with plenty of useful tips, instructions, testimonials and other helpful information. So that it is very important to read everything carefully before an exam! It should be emphasized that when ordering any exam training program providing online licensing courses Ca it is better to get familiar with all its features and significant benefits in advance. There are many license types according to which students will have a right to life, health, personal, commercial, auto, dwelling and other insurance services. The wider list of services that you can offer is – the more benefits your business will receive later. The last recommendation we would like to share with students who are planning to subscribe online licensing courses Ca is to find and read all honest and independent customer reviews about the company and services you are currently interested in. Most likely that people who have already finished effective online licensing courses Ca will be glad to provide you with important information and the certain exam preparation tips. Acting in such a way you will manage to find out more interesting facts about the company offering online licensing courses Ca, its services, training techniques, reputation etc. No doubts that this will help you make the correct decision in the end.

Be a Successful Work At Home Mom And Make Money at Home

Tue, 25 Nov 2008 01:54:33 -0800

I thought: â€œYou see this computer? This is my best hope to make money at home & to be a successful work at home mom!â€ Would $300 to $1000 a week help the finances? Would that amount of money every few days, or, when I really learn this stuff, once a day, be possible? Sure, with the computer, internet, & web sites, this goal can become your reality over time, if you stick with it. For more information logon to www.blueprint-to-internet-marketing-success.com .The work at home mom needs to be able to make money at home in a substantial amount with part time and flexible hours. I only have 5 hours a day to do my magic online!

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God comes first, then family, then work. God bless you for having the desire to be a work at home mom & to make money at home. To be a wife and mom is an honor, not a lowly position. Perhaps, you do not want to chase after a career to be away from your family or children for 40 to 60 hours a week. You can choose to be a successful work at home mom & to make money at home. Now I have an enjoyable & prosperous family life. If I can do it, so can you. Let me help you get there!

I thought: â€œYou see this computer? This is my best hope to make money at home & to be a successful work at home mom!â€ Would $300 to $1000 a week help the finances? Would that amount of money every few days, or, when I really learn this stuff, once a day, be possible? Sure, with the computer, internet, & web sites, this goal can become your reality over time, if you stick with it. For more information logon to www.blueprint-to-internet-marketing-success.com .The work at home mom needs to be able to make money at home in a substantial amount with part time and flexible hours. I only have 5 hours a day to do my magic online!

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God comes first, then family, then work. God bless you for having the desire to be a work at home mom & to make money at home. To be a wife and mom is an honor, not a lowly position. Perhaps, you do not want to chase after a career to be away from your family or children for 40 to 60 hours a week. You can choose to be a successful work at home mom & to make money at home. Now I have an enjoyable & prosperous family life. If I can do it, so can you. Let me help you get there!

Create An Adult Dating Profile That Gets Noticed

Wed, 12 Nov 2008 00:00:00 -0800

To give yourself the best start to your adult dating, you should make your profile honest, but also make it catchy. If you're looking to attract other adult online daters, you need to give them something that will catch their attention, and have them completely stimulated, and yearning to find out more about you. Your profile is what other singles see first when searching for another single to find attraction with, and to see if they indeed want to send you an email. Remember, you want to keep your profile true yet exciting. A paragraph that shows them your personality will add some quality to your profile. You will find that adult internet dating web sites have a lot of potential dates, and they all have different qualities. The more information you can supply about your best qualities and general turn ons is necessary for attracting other online daters. The first impression you show them is vital to receiving any messages. Don't start your profile's contents with, "Take me, I'm yours". Give them something to read about you as a person. It might be something about your turn ons, or an activity you enjoy doing. Just make sure that whatever it is that you say, you say something positive. Make your profile easy to search for by including as many details as possible. Ethnicity can be added, and this will put you in many more search results of adult singles wanting other singles of a certain ethnicity. Your profile should include a picture that says something about you. It should be curious, and something that will catch the other single's eye. A picture of you standing there is not going to grab any curiosity. You need a picture that shows who you are, such as a picture of you enjoying yourself. You need your prospective love interests to look at the picture of you, and know who you are without words. When you start to construct your profile, deliberate over the qualities you would like to know about another single. You might even view some other single's profiles to get some ideas that may work for you. A profile that grabs the attention of a lot of online daters will allow you to pick and choose. Keep it in mind that although they like your profile, you may take a dislike to their profile. Their first email will tell you a bit about them, but the profile should go into more detail. Another single who sends you a message announcing how gorgeous and sexy you look might intrigue you, but did they take the time to read your profile. Mentioning things in your profile will be the first clue that they have got an idea about what type of person you are and the qualities you are searching for in a relationship. Use this adult article as your guidance only. What works for one single won't be for another. You have to be comfortable with the things you're doing, and you must enjoy yourself. You won't have any fun if you feel like what you're trying to do has been written for you in a manual.

Affiliate Marketing Cash Show the Money!

Fri, 07 Nov 2008 01:38:16 -0800

One of the many frustrations that newbie affiliate marketers encounter when they try to make money online is the painfully slow rate at which money seems to dribble in, if at all. Checks may amount to only a few dollars in the beginning, if indeed a check actually shows up at all. The anticipated income just seems to come in dribs and drabs, not matter how tireless your effort. Companies that promise millions, send you checks worth only pennies. How do I earn money online? "Why can't I make money fast? Why can't I make money now?"

Alas, the problem often starts in that many programs are free to sign up. And there's the problem. The free offer that excited you so much is not too hard to market to others. It's free and people like free. But, unfortunately, if nobody is paying for product, there just isn't going to be any income to generate profits. www.greatpromotionsite.com
(Sometimes, the affiliate marketing company may have monetized the proposition some other wayâ€”such as membership fees, advertising costs or course materials.)

Everyone loves free stuff. It's a fact of life. And an offer of free membership in an affiliate opportunity is a great way to encourage new prospects to have a look-see to judge the value of your business proposition for them. And if the affiliates like what they see, they will more than likely consider a product purchase or upgrade.

Well, all of this takes time. Human nature is to procrastinate. And many people like to make their home business decisions slowly and carefully. While your prospects mull things over, your checks continue to be small, and business growth will be slow. (Would it be better to start a type at home business?)

But isn't that the nature of the affiliate marketing beast? Get rich SLOW? Multilevel pay plans take time to roll out and realize their potential. You have hopefully tried out the product line yourself through product purchases, so that you have by now become absolutely convinced to its value. The greater your faith and conviction in the value of your product (you did select a valuable product to be associated with in the first place, didn't you?), the more your prospect is going to trust you and hopefully decide that you are worthy of more of his time and product purchase.

Affiliate marketing is wonderful in that you usually start with ready-made materials. That means you don't have to hire an expensive design team and technicians in the beginning. You don't need to enlist talented artists to prepare website layout and design. Check it out www.affiliate-sale-booster.com no bookkeepers or accountants to make sure the money go where it should.

Multiple streams of income are not uncommon in many programs, and expert advice is often available from others who have succeeded with the program. Often there are free e-books and guides at hand, perhaps even some your can brand with your own affiliate ID for distribution.

Eventually, though, you'll find that you want to promote your affiliate opportunity in your own special way with your own unique materialsâ€”whether via website or bogging or e-zone, and as you do so, the money will find its way to you. You'll have to stop complaining about HTML and actually learn a few simple codes. You'll do what you need to do to get your site up and running.

Atlanta Online Dating services - Which Is The Web Site For You

Sun, 02 Nov 2008 00:00:00 -0700

With a wad of Atlanta online dating web sites available now, and some having thousands of members while some have just a handful, a bit of help selecting a dating site will save you time and your dollars. This article will supply you with a guide on how to select the right Atlanta dating site for you. This will help you get your internet dating off to a good start, and the better the start, the more you'll enjoy meeting people online. May sure the site you're going to create an account at has a current copyright. If the site is an older one, they might not have recently got an up-to-date privacy policy, or even have any active users. The service should possess a continual update annually or at least when the current copyright expires, they must renew the service with a new copyright. If you do find this to be an issue, you may need to find a new interracial online dating service to try. Once you find an interracial site that has an up-to-date copyright with everything in order, look at the overall design of the web site. There are a lot of online dating web sites that cater for singles from Atlanta only. The big advantage with these web sites is you'll live locally to every one who's a member. These dating web sites will have thousands of singles living in Atlanta in their members list. This will give you a great opportunity for meeting someone that you're compatible with. Every online dating site you join will supply you with a guest membership. This gives you the chance to discover the amount of Atlanta singles there are making full use of their service. Take advantage of your free trials and create an account at more than one dating service so you can view just how many suitable Atlanta singles you can meet. If you create a good profile with your free trials you'll get a lot more interaction with other singles. This will give you abetter idea of choosing the right web site to upgrade your membership at. Most singles on their free trial don't create a good profile to maximize their chance of interaction so when they upgrade they're just guessing on which service will offer them the best results. It's important that you look at what percentage of members have uploaded their photo to their profile. This will give you an estimate of how many members are actually serious, and want to meet another single online. You don't want to join a service that has a ton of members, and you don't know what they look like. Once you have got your Atlanta online dating off to a good start you'll enjoy yourself much more, and increase your chance of meeting someone online.

Keep Your Accounts and Profiles with Internet Dating

Sat, 01 Nov 2008 00:00:00 -0700

So you have been on various internet dating sites and after some searching you have met someone, hooked up and things are going great. Good for you and good luck with your new relationship! The question now remains as to what to do with all the profiles and accounts you have created throughout your searching on various internet dating sites. You have not logged in to them because you are busy with your new love - fair enough. But don't be too hasty about removing your profiles and canceling your accounts just yet. Although you may be happy for the moment, the reality is this new relationship has not had a chance to stand the test of time, and you never know when you will be looking for someone else again. Could be sooner than you think although I hope it's not! Many people decide as soon as they have met someone and have gone on a few dates, that they have found the "one" for them and hastily remove their profiles and delete their accounts. The fact is, when we are in a new relationship everything is great and doesn't seem that anything can ever go wrong. But sometimes it does. We always want to believe that nothing can ever go wrong so we don't think about anything else. Now try to remember how much time you spent building up your profiles! Many of you spent a significant amount of time tweaking and revising your profiles, to ensure that you come off just right. To help with this scenario, many internet dating services recommend that you do not delete your profile and some sites give you the option of keeping your account open but deactivating your profile so others do not see you. This way, you will not be contacted by other would be suitors but still have your account information intact. This is the wisest choice as building up profiles and accounts is time consuming and IF you had to start again, all your information is ready to go when you are. Statistics show that only 15% of people who have met through internet dating and are in a long-term relationship. Don't let that get you down though because over 60% of people actually find someone on internet dating sites. So the numbers are there, but it becomes a question of how long the relationship will last. If it doesn't then you will inevitably begin searching again on the internet. It is the most popular way of meeting someone, primarily due to its convenience. You don't necessarily have to get all dressed up and spend money to meet someone. You can do it in the comfort of your own home, that's what makes internet dating so popular. New couples are not necessarily honest with each other about everything - just yet. Many men and women admit to leaving their profiles active "just in case" and not telling their new partner about it for fear that they get the wrong idea; that they are not serious about the relationship and don't want them to feel insecure about it. I think letting your partner know that you still have your internet dating accounts open but not "active" will make them feel better and at the very least you could do the same. The most trying time in a relationship is after the first 6 months. The first 6 months is basically the "honeymoon stage" of the relationship and everything is easy. But after that, the true grit of the relationship is tested and most relationships do not make it after the first year. If you are in a relationship well over the 1-year mark, say 1.5 to 2 years, then you can feel secure that you are on the right track and can think about retiring your profiles for good.

Advantages of an Online IT Degree

Sat, 01 Nov 2008 00:00:00 -0700

An online IT degree could have a major bearing on your professional career. A few years back, when an energy company hired few hundreds of people, nobody made as much money as the IT skilled, unless and until they were in a managerial position. Most of such professionals only possessed an Online IT degree, and some had certifications that permit them to carry out the responsibilities the job demanded for. The online IT degree is thus a brilliant way to profit and stand out, while making a great living. While the Internet and the computers are here to stay forever, having an online IT degree will give you plenty of employment opportunities. Internet and the computers are constantly evolving, and laymen require employing professionals to make possible new and advanced technology. This shows that your online IT degree can be effectively utilized in a wide variety of ways. Benefits of an Online degree Around 4 million students worldwide are enrolled in online universities and schools and the figure is growing. Some of the main advantages can be detailed below: - It is possible for students to attend a course anytime, and from anywhere. - Online learning thus enables student centric teaching methodology. - One can have access to course material round the clock, 24 x 7 - Student interaction increases and there is diversity of opinion. - Students get exposure to knowledge, which cannot be learned from books. - Instructors become more approachable. - There is adversity in course material Scope of Internet technology Internet technology may be seem a breeze for you, but for others, it is similar to a foreign language, which they are unable to speak and comprehend. Thus with an online IT degree on hand, it allows you to ascertain yourself as the most viable option for anyone who requires IT help. Government contracts are another lucrative way to make use of your online IT degree for a sound job with added benefits. Thus someone with little or no job experience is able to take his or her online IT degree and utilize it to obtain a high remuneration government job or contract. Almost every company nowadays have their own website, and are in need of IT staff to support their IT needs. Just as the human resources department was added to major companies in the 1980s, similarly in the 2000s, the IT department has taken over as the new HR department. Thus with an online IT degree, chances of your obtaining a full time IT job opportunity with a major organization are bright. Having an online IT degree helps you keep abreast of the latest technological advancements. Most online IT degree programs present students state-of-the-art resources including the required software.