Avenues to Success Notes

Prayer for study

Now I lay me down to study, I pray thee Lord that I won't go nutty,  If I should fail to learn this junk, I pray thee Lord I will not flunk, but if I do, don't shed a tear, just put a rose behind my ear, tell my teacher I did my best, then pile my books upon my chest, if I should die before I wake, that's one less test I'll have to take.

     - Unknown

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Where do you get your daily news fix today – and where did you get it 10 years ago?

I'm definitely old school when it comes to getting my daily news - the NEWSPAPER! I do get some feeds from major papers to my laptop, but I tend to just scan them for headlines.
Like books, there is a sort of comfort level with reading a paper away from a screen.
And, they have comics!

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Are 3-D movies worth the higher ticket price and why or why not?

For me an absolute no. I cannot use the 3-D glasses needed to watch it.

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Is there any way to create/use as much technology as we do in a green, sustainable way?

Yes, use less of it. Sure all the new gadgets are supposed to make our life easier, but do we really need it? Take the I-Pad. Here is a strictly "I gotta have it" product. How much energy would be saved on just the production of it. Why not channel the talent that product it into making something that will green the world?

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We chip our pets so they can be found again. Would you ever put a microchip in your kids or members of your family? What do you think the problems or advantages might be?

The is a perfect device for Helicopter Parents! Send your child off to college and they can keep tabs on them all the time. What a wonderful way to instill trust in your young adult!

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Would you ever want to take a virtual reality vacation instead of leaving town? No crime, no sunburn, no TSA… what else would you miss (or not) about real travel?

How can taking a virtual reality vacation provide the excitement of unexpected moments of exhilaration of experiencing new wonders in person?

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Physical Therapist to Use Her Skill in Haiti

My daughter, Dr. Sharon, is traveling to Port-Au-Prince, Haiti on Thursday, April 1, 2010, to assist in the relief efforts as a physical therapist helping post surgical patients on their road to recovery. This is a long journey from Wasilla, Alaska! She is traveling with the World Harvest Missions Organization and will be there from April 2-12. The mission has an orphanage in the city where she'll stay and work.

Sharon said "her goal for this trip is to assist and educate as many earthquake victims as possible"

If you would like to follow her adventure, check out her blog Physical Therapy Haiti Relief.

 

What do you think about using electonic books in college?

Read the post College students lukewarm to Kindle textbooks: What about doodling in the margin? at blog.taragana.com.

SEATTLE — It’s an experiment that has made back-to-school a little easier on the back: Amazon.com gave more than 200 college students its Kindle e-reading device this fall, loaded with digital versions of their textbooks. . . .

I understand students are being required to use more electronic books and media on campus today. There are pros and cons affecting your attitude toward them.

What is your opinion on using electronic books for class work?

Got writer's block?

Here's how some famous people got past it:

"Dame Edith Sitwell used to lie in an open coffin for a while before she began her day's writing. When I mentioned this macabre bit of gossip to a poet friend, he said acidly, 'If only someone had thought to shut it.' ...

Patience & Wisdom

Two of the greatest qualities in life are:

patience and wisdom

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