African American scholarships are out there, as are African American college grants. A college education isn't confined to what is contained in your textbook or how much extra credit you can get for completing side projects or doing research for a professor. A postsecondary education allows stu... Read more...
There is a well-established correlation between years of schooling and labor market success. However, it stands to reason that it is not just years of education that affect future earnings. The curriculum-the kinds of courses a student takes-certainly must have an effect. For example, it seems rea... Read more...
By Amy Chua Can a regimen of no playdates, no TV, no computer games and hours of music practice create happy kids? And what happens when they fight back? A lot of people wonder how Chinese parents raise such stereotypically successful kids. They wonder what these parents do to produce so many ma... Read more...
Salary Negotiation Tips: Thou Shalt Not Speak Too Soon There is one, and only one, time to discuss salary in any detail: when they say they’re ready to make you an offer. What if the employer asks about it before they’ve made you an employment offer? You’ll want to answer because ... Read more...
You're eating healthier than ever, but your muscles feel flabby, your energy is sapped and your jeans feel increasingly snug, particularly in the belly, hips and rear. The sad truth: Metabolic rate (the number of calories we burn in a day) plummets as we age, decreasing about 1 percent each year ... Read more...
A court-appointed monitor will oversee the use of "stop and frisk" searches by city police, a high-profile part of the mayor's efforts to combat violent crime, according to a settlement agreement announced Tuesday. Authorities also will take additional steps to make sure the stops are only ma... Read more...
RGB 1.Strength 2. Flexibility and 3. Endurance. These are not only the basics of a solid physical fitness regimen but metaphorically for life as well. Cultivation of strength is necessary to develop power and force. Calisthenics, resistance training. Build destroy build.in life your principle... Read more...
Bicycle Kick - Popularized by Liu Kang (Bruce Lee) on the Mortal Kombat video game; A kick which entails flying across the screen with a series of multiple kicks to the opponent's torso resembling pedaling a bicycle, hence the name the bicycle kick; the most effective way to get someone wit... Read more...
Washington (CNN) -- A man flashed bogus credentials and was permitted to reach the outer office of Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius over New Year's weekend, agency officials confirmed Friday. Sebelius was not in the building during the incident January 2, but a spokeswoman ... Read more...