Last week, online education startup Coursera added 12 new university partners and raised an additional $6 million, taking venture funding to over $22 million. Coursera is a free online education platform that offers interactive college courses. The year-old company’s intention is to make courses from world-class universities available to the public for free. Last Tuesday … Read more
Who Needs a Mentor? Aspiring entrepreneurs, successful business people, career starters and anyone who wants to become a successful and professional woman or man can benefit from a mentor. Chances are we’ve all had some sort of mentoring relationship. Many of us are mentors to others. In a recent study by CareerWomen.com, 64% of respondents … Read more
French software is becoming increasingly popular among those who want to learn this wonderful language. The reason for this is that it mimics the way one would learn to speak the language, as if you were having one-on-one lessons with a French teacher. Many of the French software programs available today use the services of … Read more
The United States is the number one choice for international students and employees seeking higher education and better opportunities. Although the US is a great place to take your education and career to new heights, one of the biggest problems one faces is getting an immigrant visa. International students and new employees have a tough … Read more
This article will help you make the crucial decision as to whether you want forged blades or stamped blades for your kitchen knives. There’s a lot of misinformation out there when you’re shopping for a new set of knives, and it can be really confusing when you just want to slice or dice in style … Read more
Small Business Internet Marketing Local Online Business Promotion How to start small business internet marketing and online local business promotion is a question many small and medium sized businesses are concerned about as more and more consumers turn to Yellow Pages and other forms of traditional print media are disregarding and moving online to find … Read more
Do you remember Don Quixote? He was that guy who envisioned this daunting task in front of him. I think triathlon, especially amateur triathlon, is like that. There is no one forcing you to accept this quest. There is no one forcing you to continue this quest. However, the quest is still there and still … Read more
The day will come in the career of almost every nurse or hospital nurse that is devastating. If you work as a practical nurse, it will most likely happen to you too. It’s the day you realize you can’t work as a practical nurse anymore. This potential completion of your nursing career can be sudden … Read more
Increasingly, a larger number of schools and universities are offering courses and degree programs online in order to make their programs accessible by students who would otherwise not be able to benefit from a traditional on campus educational program. If you are one of the hundreds of students that have decided to take advantage of … Read more
You can buy a wall-mounted oscillating fan, but you’ll find that since they’re wall-mounted, they tend not to have the 120-degree side-to-side oscillation you might be looking for, though a few fans have been specifically designed to give you as much vibration. These types of models tend to be quite expensive, so the wall-mounted oscillating … Read more