tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-73479540130442656082024-03-13T06:55:17.787-07:00Education TipsAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14087441173870769813noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7347954013044265608.post-64580278492391966292012-11-05T02:36:00.000-08:002012-11-10T02:37:02.323-08:00College Students Is Good News For College Students<div id="article-content" style="text-align: justify;">
The Citibank Students Cards cater to the needs of students and is
more than a debit card for the students. One among them is the Citi MTv
Platinum Select Visa Card for College Students, which facilitates
particularly those college students who pay off their credit card
balance on time and manage to keep the balance low.<br />
Benefits Of The Card<br />
The
Citi MTv Platinum Select Visa Card for College Students promises to be a
rewarding experience for the students with high GPA's. Higher GPA's
will give you higher points. The Thank You points that you earn can be
utilized for MTv merchandise, airline tickets, gift cards and CDs.<br />
The
credit card enables you to achieve a solid education and gain smart
spending. The card has a reasonable annual percentage rate (APR)
convenient for building a good credit. You can also avail the
opportunity to use your points towards MTv special events and for other
fun purposes.<br />
Absence of any annual fee makes it easier for the
student to save money. The card enables students view/check their
accounts and pay the bills online. The card also has provisions for
theft protection as well as travel insurance. In case, you live away
from your home, the Citi MTv Platinum Select Visa Card for College
Students gives you the option of visiting your family and avail a
discount on the airline tickets.<br />
Other Benefits<br />
The card
comes handy if you require quick cash or desire to save a balance on
another high interest-rate credit card. Moreover, you can avail of a 0%
annual percentage rate (APR) on the balance transfers and a 0% interest
rate on the cash advances for the initial six months.<br />
Each and
every purchase you make with the card enables you to obtain points. You
can conveniently earn 5 points for spending 1 dollar at your favorite
haunts, like video rental stores, bookstores, restaurants, record stores
and movie theatres. For purchases elsewhere, you can earn one point for
spending one dollar with the card.<br />
The Thank You Redemption
Network of the Citi MTv Platinum Select Visa Card for College Students
further makes it possible for you to earn 2000 Thank You points twice a
year for possessing a good GPA. You can, however, earn a maximum of
75000 points each year. The rewards expire in the duration of 5 years.<br />
You
can save 10% at the MTV store in New York City and mtvshop.mtv.com. If
you are able to make timely full payments each month, you will be
receiving 20 free of interest days in each billing cycle.<br />
Bonus Points<br />
The
card brings for you other advantages like many Internet account related
services, emergency card and cash replacement, lost and stolen card
reporting, auto rental insurance and legal as well as medical referral
services.<br />
It also gives the cardholder the facilities like free
access to credit education tips and tools, lost luggage assistance,
fraud and security protection services, discounts on auto rentals, up to
$1000000 travel accident insurance and more privileges.<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14087441173870769813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7347954013044265608.post-21151467596694092192012-10-29T02:35:00.000-07:002012-11-10T02:35:47.380-08:00News Flash<div id="article-content" style="text-align: right;">
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One problem I see with so many discussions about politics,
culture, the economy and other areas is the refusal of people on all
sides of the issues to accept the reality of change. Whether it's
liberals or conservatives, materialists or followers of religions, they
tend to blame the "other side" for the situation and seem intent on
returning to a time when things were supposedly better.</div>
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The
terms "old paradigm" and "new paradigm" get thrown around quite a bit,
and they can mean many things. A paradigm, however, generally refers to
something significant and fundamental rather than just a minor or
secondary aspect of something. So let's look at some areas where the old
paradigm is simply not going to return no matter what anybody does, no
matter who gets elected and no matter how much we try to deny it:</div>
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*** The Economy -jobs that were created for the industrial age are fading fast.</div>
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*** The Environment - regardless of the cause, the climate appears to be changing.</div>
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*** Culture -the "nuclear family," a world of distinct and separate nations and races; these are already anachronistic concepts.</div>
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*** Dogma -politics, economics, nationalism & religion are increasingly irrelevant.</div>
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None
of the above are exactly revelations. Everyone sees this occurring
right before our eyes, but the problem is that hardly anyone accepts
that it's really happening and that it's irreversible. I propose that,
rather than see such things as problems, we take them as axioms for the
times we're living in and look for ways to make the best of them. If we
explore these phenomena in more detail, we can see that this isn't so
hard to do. In fact, when we really look at it, we should be glad all of
this is happening!</div>
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As I write this, there are spreading protests in the U.S., called Occupy Wall Street.</div>
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As
thousands protest economic inequality and hardship, conservatives
condemn the protestors as socialists, anarchists or just lazy hippies
(this is from reading actual message boards!). At the same time, we're
approaching an extremely divisive presidential election where Democrats
and Republicans hurl accusations and insults back and forth.</div>
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Both
sides talk about the economy as though it was either possible or
desirable to go back in time -specifically to the post-World War ll era
where the industrial economy was expanding and the United States was the
dominant power. The fact is, these days are gone forever, and, more
importantly, why should we even mourn them?</div>
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Both corporate
capitalism and socialism are based on an industrial age model that is
less and less relevant. Rather than asking whether we should trust Big
Business or Big Government to solve our problems, is it not time to come
up with viable, grassroots alternatives? In fact, the very idea of
economics in the traditional sense, or a monolithic abstraction known as
"The Economy" should perhaps be abandoned.</div>
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Granted, when people
are facing difficult economic times, unemployment is a frightening
prospect -or reality. Yet, let's be honest. How many people really want
to work in a factory or in an office cubicle? Yet these are the
archetypal jobs that were created in the industrial age. Regardless of
the reigning political ideology, the structure of employment is based on
hierarchy, mass production,centralization and conformity.</div>
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The
same, of course, is true for modern education, whether public or
private. Education is simply preparation for a job in the industrial age
economy. The prevailing, widespread cynicism regarding modern
institutions may be largely due to an underlying, mostly unconscious
realization that none of these institutions really belongs here anymore.</div>
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The
apparent mindlessness and narcissism of contemporary popular culture is
easy to dismiss as either a symptom of a culture in decline, or perhaps
as a conspiracy on the part of the power elite to divert people from
what's really happening. Yet, another way to look at it is as a reaction
and escape from the even more mindless prison of bureaucracy,
irrational laws and norms, corporate "culture" and a world where few
actually believe in the outmoded habits they are compelled to repeat day
after day.</div>
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When it comes to energy and the environment, it's
largely a matter of making use of emerging technologies that replace the
oil based paradigm. This may or may not leave room for the personal
automobile as the dominant form of transportation. At the very least, it
would seem that this mode of getting around will have to be sharply
curtailed -not by the big government so dreaded by conservatives and
libertarians (with some justification), but by the reality of
diminishing supplies of oil and rapidly expanding populations.</div>
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Global
warming or, more accurately, climate change, appears to be a reality,
whether or not it's primarily caused by humans (this is still highly
debatable, even though it's heresy to say this in many circles). Here's
another area where a paradigm shift in perception is necessary. Rather
than denying the reality of climate change (i.e. conservatives) or
pretending it's still possible to reverse it (i.e. liberals, many
environmentalists), why not start accepting it and looking for ways to
minimize the harm and, in some cases, actually benefit from it?</div>
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I am no scientist, but common sense dictates that an overall increase in the average temperature can't be <em>all</em>
bad. And those aspects of climate change that clearly do have harmful
effects -e.g. unstable weather patterns, increased hurricanes,
earthquakes, etc.- must be dealt with, and resources must be allocated
to prepare for such events.</div>
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The realms of culture and dogma are
closely related, and it's clear that the ideologies, categories and
belief systems of previous centuries are not going to be able to guide
us much further into this millennium. Defining oneself based on race,
religion or country of origin is becoming increasingly untenable in a
world where conversations -as well as business transactions- can be
conducted instantly via smart phone, Skype or Twitter messages.</div>
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The
emerging global culture is hard to define, but it will have to be some
kind of smorgasbord -an even bigger melting pot than the one America was
supposed to embody. As people travel and emigrate more and more
(whether legally or illegally), intermarry with people of other races
and religions, and people with wildly different and often opposing
beliefs are forced to live in close proximity to one another, the idea
of a single, dominant ideology or dogma becomes impossible.</div>
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It's
now time to stop trying to prop up aspects of the old paradigm that
cannot be revived -and that no longer serve us anyway. It's time to
question many of the sacred cows of modern society, including the
corporation, education as an institution, the modern medical model, the
nation state, and even that most sacred of modern cows, money. Not that
these institutions will be abolished in some kind of Marxist-style
revolution. They are, rather, in the process of either dying a natural
death or morphing into new and more appropriate (for this time) forms.</div>
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There
was a time in the not so distant past when none of these things existed
in anything resembling their present form. Most likely, whether we like
it or not, none of them will exist in their present forms in the not
very distant future. Rather than seeing this as something to dread,
portending the end of the world, why not see it as the end of an
outdated paradigm?</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14087441173870769813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7347954013044265608.post-74043840887130338752012-10-15T02:34:00.000-07:002012-11-10T02:34:31.692-08:00The Best Education Place for a Child<div id="article-content" style="text-align: justify;">
Mukand Lal Public School is situated at Sarojini Colony in Yamuna
Nagar, Haryana. It was founded by the Seth family in January 1998 in
memory of Mr. Seth Mukand Lal, to perpetuate and kindle the Mukandian
philosophy of love and service in its students. Seth Mukand Lal, a
strict follower of Mahatma Gandhi, practised the Gandhian philosophy all
through his life. At Mukand Lal Public School the objective is to build
students who will be life long learners, who observe their
surroundings, investigate through exploration, question what they
observe, reason and finally come to a conclusion rationally.<br />
These
faculties are built through story telling, visual impact, the creative
use of CDs, flash cards, Video films, IT and field visits. Project based
work and group discussions make classrooms the hub of activities. A
hands on approach to math, science and social studies is coupled with an
equal emphasis on languages for a balanced approach to learning. A day
in school begins with a prayer where the National Anthem is an integral
part of the morning assembly followed by the thought for the day, news
headlines, interesting facts, and the recitation of poems after which
the normal classes begin.<br />
The School enrolls students from
Pre-Nursery to the 10 + 2 stage. The curriculum is designed to develop
the rational and analytical faculties of these young children. The
school offers Art, Music, Dance, Sports and various co - curricular
activities, of which Physical Education and Games are an integral part.
The school believes that learning should be stress- free and full of
pleasure. Various clubs have been formed with a view to facilitate the
students. There are a host of weekly inter-house activities which has
led to an increase in student participation.<br />
The activities in
Classes I, II and III, are designed to sharpen creativity, curiosity,
competence, analytical and problem solving skills, communication skills
and self-expression in the child. The students choose between Sanskrit
Punjabi as their third Indian language from Classes IV, to VIII. The
other subjects taught include English, Math, Hindi, and General Science,
Social Sciences, Computers and Environmental education. The students of
classes IX and X have to study the following subjects: English, Hindi,
Mathematics, Science and Technology, Social Science and Information
Technology for the All India Secondary School Exam conducted by the
CBSE. The library is well rich with a number of reference books and the
reading in Library also forms an integral part of the curriculum of all
the students.<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14087441173870769813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7347954013044265608.post-15553491882639445622012-10-01T02:33:00.000-07:002012-11-10T02:33:33.212-08:00Financial Education and the Share Market<div id="article-content" style="text-align: justify;">
When the stock market falls, it scares people away, causes them
concern, and worries them if they thinking about buying stocks and
shares. That makes sense, as essentially your money is going to go the
way of a rat on a sinking ship, straight into the deep blue ocean, never
to be seen again. When the stock market is rising and the profits are
easy to make, people become less wary, perhaps hear stories of other
people making a profit, and thinking they can to make some easy money on
the stock market. People's perceptions are constantly changing
depending on certain factors, and that is why many people make mistakes
in the share market.<br />
As
the share market rises, the media will often start speaking about the
growth and profits made by people, as well as companies speaking out
about their profits, projected profits and how much their shareholders.
This speaks to a lot of people who are either struggling for cash, have
debts to repay, have a family they want to more time to spend with them,
or just want to make large amounts of money in a quick amount of time.
The problem is that when the market is rising, it is going to fall at
some time, and many average or first time investors won't see this
coming. Their first few losses will come as a shock, and if they aren't
careful all their invested money could be lost before they realize
anything is amiss.<br />
<strong>Read Books and Educate Yourself</strong><br />
Before
anyone begins investing, buying, selling and trading on the stock
market, it is highly recommended, no matter your situations or what
you've heard other people have experienced with shares, that you do your
research from various books, online sources, and possibly also starting
a course in the stock market and shares. Many people think that trading
in the stock market is more luck than skill, however, like all
professions and careers, it requires a lot of previous knowledge to be
able to 'read' the stock market, and be able to have some idea of how to
predict what 'trends' are happening at the time. Like an accountant,
marine biologist, session musician, essentially any specialist job,
being involved in the stock market takes education and learning from
various sources for many years.<br />
<strong>Know and Understand the Language</strong><br />
The
stock market has its own language and terminology that can cause
confusion to untrained people. Do you know what it means to 'read the
stock market', have you heard about the 'trends' and have no idea what
it means? Do you know what a 'raging bull market is', or a 'bear
market'? Likely you've heard these terms before in the news, whether in
print or on television. Hearing the words used are one thing, but
actually knowing what they mean to you and the share market is quite
important. It's like going to a foreign country and just knowing enough
to ask for a train ticket and order a meal, you'll be able to get
yourself from A to B, but you won't be able to have any meaningful
conversations with the locals.<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14087441173870769813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7347954013044265608.post-76561403816232197742012-09-24T02:32:00.000-07:002012-11-10T02:32:35.449-08:00Start Your Investment Education Today<div id="article-content" style="text-align: justify;">
Reforms taking place in public pension plans for the state of
Utah should be regarded as a wakeup call for the rest of the nation.
Despite the fact that it is in better fiscal shape than many other
states, after the market drop in 2008, Utah found itself with a $6.5
billion funding gap in its pension plan. Knowing they could not meet the
state's obligations to its future retirees, officials put reforms into
place last year that will affect all new hires.<br />
One
reform enacted was to do away with the old defined benefit retirement
plan and replace it with a 401(k)-style plan. Although the defined
benefit plan will still be available, the state's contributions to that
plan will be limited to just 10%, effectively steering investors towards
the 401(k) plan. Drastic measures were needed and drastic measures were
prudently taken. Look for other states to follow suit.<br />
In recent
years, more and more private businesses have switched from defined
benefit plans to 401(k)-style plans. The auto-enrollment features on
many of these new plans put employees into the stock market right off
the bat. With states and municipalities now getting on the 401(k)
bandwagon, one thing is certain: more people with no prior knowledge of
investing are being thrust into the role of "portfolio manager." Instead
of having someone else look after your retirement account, you suddenly
have a pressing need to learn how to invest wisely.<br />
The good news is that for the most part, a 401(k) plan offers a lot of advantages over the defined benefit plan, such as:<br />
<ol>
<li>the ability to "take your plan with you" if you change jobs</li>
<li>the ability to borrow or withdraw money from your plan in case of an emergency</li>
<li>your plan can not have its funds "robbed" by cash-strapped companies in lean times</li>
</ol>
Ironically the biggest advantage is the one that will
scare most of you to death: the ability to manage your own investments.
It should be the advantage you embrace.<br />
As a "new" investor, you
will have 2 choices when it comes to your retirement account. You can
hire a fee-based financial advisor to guide you in making your
investment decisions or you can learn how to invest on your own. Either
choice, if well-researched and followed through, will produce good
results. While hiring a professional advisor may sound like a
"no-brainer" to an individual with no investing experience, learning to
invest on your own should not be ruled out entirely.<br />
There is no
doubt that this changing retirement/investment landscape is going to be a
challenge. Most of you working folks barely find enough time to take
care of your daily chores. Now you are being told that you must learn to
become an investor or at least learn how to hire one!<br />
The truth is, gaining a working knowledge of basic investing principles is not rocket science. It can be<em> boring</em>,
but it does not have to be complicated. With the amount of free
investment information available today, you decide how steep the
learning curve will be. Rest assured, it will not be as steep as you
have been led to believe.<br />
Consider this:<br />
<ul>
<li>Chances are you are not a Master Chef, but you probably do a great job of feeding your family each day.</li>
<li>You may not be a Certified Mechanic, but you can change your oil, rotate your tires or replace a tail light if needed.</li>
<li>Perhaps you do not have a Master's Degree in education, but you are smart enough to help your kids with their school projects.</li>
</ul>
Likewise you do not have to be a Certified Market
Technician to be able invest wisely. All you have to do is get busy. Try
not to think of this new task as a "chore," but as an opportunity and a
great opportunity at that. This is your money. This is your future.
Start taking charge of it today.<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14087441173870769813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7347954013044265608.post-82607129219104643882012-09-17T02:31:00.000-07:002012-11-10T02:31:34.511-08:00Importance of Educating the Masses About Smart Grid<div id="article-content" style="text-align: justify;">
A recent study conducted by Market Strategies International,
involving 1,168 participants from across the US, shows that smart grid
and smart meters are still lesser known concepts in the country.<br />
The
smart grid is basically a network that creates the possibility of
saving energy resources. While the debate about safety and accuracy of
smart meters, a key component of the smarter grid, is still going on,
there may be a bigger area of concern for energy providers interested in
transforming the grid.<br />
This area is the knowledge and
understanding of the smarter grid and smart meters. This article will
specifically be about the US as the facts presented in the following
lines are taken from a survey involving only US citizens.<br />
In the
survey, those who did not know very much or anything at all about the
smart grid made up 79% of the total. Similarly, those who did not know
or didn't understand advanced meters constituted 76% of the surveyed.<br />
While
lack of awareness about these technologies is an area where utilities
may need to pay more attention, the good news for them is that providing
knowledge about the technologies resulted in positive feedback for them
from the participants.<br />
After receiving an explanation about the
smart grid and smart meters, 3/4 of the participants said that these
technologies should be implemented on a priority basis in the coming 1-5
years. And 2/3 supported deployment of these technologies by their
utilities if the cost was in the $6 to $10 range; however, the results
were very not very different at higher or lower costs.<br />
Based on these answers, we can say that educating people about the smart grid will be helpful for utilities in gaining support.<br />
However,
the education should cover all aspects of the smarter grid. Instances
where smart meter installation was stopped after customer backlash have
already occurred in the country.<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14087441173870769813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7347954013044265608.post-44679383629410767362012-09-03T02:30:00.000-07:002012-11-10T02:30:28.942-08:00General News About Associate Degree Programs Online<div id="article-content" style="text-align: justify;">
Associate degrees typically require two years to complete.
Earning an associate degree in a specialized area serves as an
opportunity to get entry level jobs. Many associate degree programs are
available online, supporting you to study whenever and from wherever you
want. You can choose an associate of arts degree, associate of applied
science degree or associate of science program online, according to your
interest and prior schooling.<br />
Online
associate degree programs in business and management, aid you to get
higher rewarding job options. Online degree programs take less time than
a traditional degree program to complete. It trains you in business
communications, financial management, marketing, business law and many
other related topics. You can choose a specialized field like
agricultural business, automotive management, e-business or
international business.<br />
If you have an interest in careers in the
health industry, online associate degree programs in health science are
right for you. You can learn how to manage medical records and health
care facilities in the course. If you are interested in physical therapy
or personal training, you can choose an associate program in health
science with personal training specialization. You can find plenty of
job opportunities immediately after earning this degree.<br />
It is
always advisable to join an accredited institution, as the associate
degree certificates offered by them have higher value. You can also
expect quality education. Accreditation is a crucial aspect in online
education. It is prudent to check whether the college or university
offering online associate programs recruit instructors who have
experience in the real world. Some instructors deliver the offline
instructions via email. You can listen to them and learn your lessons
easily. You can interact with the instructor via email and chat. The
advanced technologies used by online institutions aid you to enhance
your knowledge in your specialized field. The associate degree
certificates awarded by them enjoy great recognition among employers.<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14087441173870769813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7347954013044265608.post-4251023085228698092012-08-27T02:28:00.000-07:002012-11-10T02:29:19.888-08:00How to Get a Scholarship To Pay For Your Education<div id="article-content" style="text-align: justify;">
There is good news for students on the hunt for financial
assistance for college tuition and expenses. Money that never has to be
paid back is available! Yes, scholarships are available to pay for
school and are easy to apply for. The cost of living is steadily on the
increase and this includes costs for higher education. More parents are
unable to help their children with school expenses because of the
economic situation. Students do have help through easy scholarships for
college.<br />
The
sources for easy scholarships are easy to find with a little help and a
lot of imagination. Starting with the student's guidance counselor's
office where financial information is readily available, including
financial aid information. Other places to find them include private
benefactors, government organizations, associations and businesses. Many
employers offer scholarships to their employees and children of
employees in their benefit packages.<br />
A good source to help in the
search for college money is on the internet through scholarship search
services. Websites that students join takes the profile of the student
and looks for matches of scholarship that the student could apply for.
Local business can be a good place to find scholarship information as
well.<br />
Students are well advised to be careful on their scholarship
hunt to watch for scam artists who may ask for money in order to help
them apply for tuition assistance. There are certain facts they should
know in order to not fall victim to fraud. Scholarship money is free and
does not have to be paid back even after graduation. There is no fee to
apply for scholarships. If anything is told to the student to the
contrary, they can be pretty much certain there is fraud activity going
on.<br />
You should not hesitate to get help during the application
process. Easy scholarships are awarded based on so many different areas,
it is best to consult with someone to help decide which ones would be
best to apply for. Carefully fill out each application for errors and
omissions or missing paperwork. Be diligent about writing the essay
portion; make sure that it is well written with no spelling or grammar
mistakes.<br />
Above all, be confident knowing that help is on the way
with no strings attached so that the college years can be more pleasant
ones. Get a scholarship now.<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14087441173870769813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7347954013044265608.post-26362305833536872702012-08-20T02:27:00.000-07:002012-11-10T02:28:04.963-08:00Continue Your Green Education Today With Solar PV 102<div id="article-content" style="text-align: justify;">
There are many things to understand about a solar array beyond
the panels. While panels are the pretty face of your system, we all know
looks can only take us so far! The inverter, in this case, is the
brains.<br />
We
learned in Solar PV 101 that photons of light excite electrons in a
solar cell and create a steady flow of electricity. As mentioned, this
is called current, but more specifically, it is called direct current,
or DC. Your home, however, does not like DC power (although nearly all
of you electronics do!); it prefers alternating current, or AC. If "AC"
and "DC" sound familiar, and not because of heavy guitar licks and
high-pitched voices, then you have got a great start to understanding
the inverter which changes direct current into alternating current.<br />
Changing
current from DC to AC sounds like it could be a simple job, but
consider that the panels are constantly providing varying levels of
power, for example, as clouds move overhead, different amount of
sunlight hit the panel. The inverter does not just make the change
blindly; it actually plays with the laws of electricity to provide your
home with the maximum power possible at every given instant, while at
the same time, trying to match the phase of the power provided by the
grid. Pretty smart!<br />
The inverter is not done yet. Some inverters
change the power of the entire array, while others invert the power from
each panel. We call the latter micro-inverters, and the beauty of them
is that their use allows us to install monitoring such that something as
simple a Frisbee landing on a panel can be detected very easily from
anywhere in the world via the internet. Monitoring is the second best
way after the array itself, to brag to your friends about your newly
installed solar array!<br />
Inverters are also responsible for one of
the most common misconceptions about Solar Power: during a black or
brown out, you will be just like every other home on the block,
following the game or listening to the news on a battery powered radio
instead of the television. You see, when the power goes out, someone has
to get up on the power lines and fix the problem, and if your system
were pumping electricity onto the grid, these workers' lives would be in
danger. We refer to this as anti-islanding and your inverter is
designed to shut down in order to prevent it.<br />
While not having
power during an outage is unfortunate, you should not lose too much
sleep over it. Power outages are somewhat rare, and as adoption of solar
power increases, they will become less likely.<br />
As the owner of a
solar array, the most important thing you should know about inverters is
that they generally have a warranty of 15 years. Modules have
warranties between 25 and 30 years, so at some far down the line, your
system may unexpectedly go down, and chances will be good that it is
simply time to replace your inverter.<br />
Ready for more introduction to solar power? Keep an eye out for Solar PV: 103 - Energy Storage.<br />
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In today's generation, technologies are becoming a part of your
daily life. You intend to do things with just a click of a button. And
now, schools are pushing their edge to give students the right and good
education through technology. You can now study online and have a degree
online. If you cannot go to school, with the help of technology school
is coming to you. Competition is really pushing the college's school
limit. Kids are now into browsing the internet. Enjoying the life
surrounded by numerous technology. To be able to help students who wish
to study but are not able to do so is one of the reasons why Online
College degree was made.<br />
There
are Schools that even offers Master's degree on technological education
it also comes along with training where that company that you wish to
apply can accommodate you. Some school can help you financially; they
are offering scholarships and education loans for working student. It
will take 3 and for months for a student to be able to finish a Bachelor
and Master's degree, there are programs in the school that you can get
it in an advance rate. You can eve finish it for four years as long as
you keep on doing your assignment and you are following school rules.<br />
There
are cheap online degrees that you can avail; not all people are capable
of finishing College degree, and there are some who are smart but do
not have time and money to enroll. For that matter, there are schools
that are offering cheap online degrees. Students can work for the whole
day but is required to attend six to fifteen hours per week. In that
case the students hold their time and they are free to do their
responsibilities in life and still continue studying up until you
graduate.<br />
There are just four easy way to find a great school online<br />
• Find online Degrees that are suitable for you.<br />
• View online degrees by subject of your interest.<br />
• What are you good at? What course do you want to pursue, who do you want to become.<br />
• Browse online degrees by the degree level<br />
• Is it for Associate Degree, Master Degree, Doctoral Degree, or Bachelor degree?<br />
•
See online Colleges by name. There is lot of online college that is
available, you can look up the list where do you want to study, the
location and the background of the school.<br />
• Being a computer
literate is your edge on finding a job, therefore what if you are
graduated in an online college degree, meaning you are way overboard
than they expected. You know every single detail and every little cord
of the computer.<br />
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Studies have long proven that college graduates earn more money
than those who do not complete college. Yet, far too many people are
forced to stop after earning a bachelor degree for a variety of reasons.
Today, these problems are being remedied as students can now go to a
number of distance education programs to find reputable distance
learning master degree program in their area of interest.<br />
Some
students may not be able to afford graduate school, and of course they
do not want to increase their student loan debt which is usually huge by
the time they graduate with their bachelor degree. Others are unable to
devote the required time to attend graduate level classes on a campus
because they now have families to take care of or other obligations that
must be put first.<br />
For some others, graduate school may seem too
ambitious or difficult. They may not have the confidence that they could
get through the more intense studies required for a master degree
because they perhaps struggled through much of their learning at the
bachelor level.<br />
All of these are legitimate problems which stand
in the way of thousands of people who would love the opportunity to earn
a master degree, or perhaps even a doctorate degree one day.
Fortunately, online distance education programs are now offering great
alternatives for everyone who desires a higher level of education.<br />
For
those who cannot afford to pay for a master degree at the institution
where they earned their bachelor, online universities can offer more
reasonable price structures. Those who have family obligations are able
to complete their coursework and study at times that are most
appropriate for their lifestyle.<br />
This means even a new mother with
an infant can get her master degree if she chooses to study while the
baby is sleeping. Where there is a will, there is a way for busy parents
who choose to further their education online.<br />
Online university
programs are even becoming great options for those who aren't sure they
can deal with the pressures of advanced learning programs. Since they
have access to study material and lessons around the clock with the
internet, they have more opportunity to take in the information even if
it takes them longer than others.<br />
For instance, someone who does
not understand a lesson in a college course on-campus will walk out
feeling confused, but someone who doesn't understand a video recorded
lesson online can simply back up the video and watch it over and over
until they do understand. They can also communicate easier with
instructors and other students if they need help beyond the lessons.<br />
The
online learning environment just gets stronger and stronger with time.
As online applications improve, technology is making the virtual world
feel very similar to the physical world. Students can even have real
time conversations with their instructors through video chat with some
online universities! That isn't much different from going to a
professor's office and chatting across the desk.<br />
Finding a
distance education program that offers a distance learning master degree
in your chosen career path may or may not be possible today. While many
universities have at least a couple master level options, not every
career field is represented with online universities at the master level
just yet. The good news is these programs expand every year and many
professions are covered online today.<br />
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compete in the ever competitive job market. Distance learning Master
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flexibility for those already holding down a job but would like to
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