February 21st 2009
For those interested in pursuing online education instead of traditional degrees, it’s hard to know where to start. Online schools can be a scam and a waste of time. How are you to figure out which ones are the best? Of course, there is a website to help you out. An Online Degree By Distance Learning will help you find the perfect online school. By inputting your choices, this website will help you find the best school to pursue your online degree.
The best way to find a good school that will actually teach you the things you need instead of giving you a piece of paper for money is to ensure your school is an accredited university. Meeting with (either by phone or in person) an admissions counselor will also help build your confidence in the school. You can also try talking to other students through message boards to see if they enjoyed getting their degree and would recommend the university.
This website doesn’t just show you online schools like University of Phoenix. It also includes traditional campuses that offer distance learning programs. There is also other information for those interested in going back to school after working. There are helpful articles and links to other resources. As a bonus, there are articles about telecommuting jobs, which is something that I have. Working from home doing customer service is a great, flexible job for any student.
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September 6th 2008
Halloween is still almost two months away, but seeing as how it is one of the biggest excuses to party, it deserves some adequate planning. It is the one time of year where girls can dress in the skimpiest outfits and no one can call them a slut. It’s the one time when the streets will be covered in pumpkin guts and when everyone can drink until they puke. Oh wait, that last one happens all the time.
In all seriousness, Halloween is my favorite pointless holiday and searching for the perfect costume starts very early. This year is going to be themed for me and my boyfriend. We’re going as Padme and Anakin from Star Wars. And this year I’m actually going to buy my costume instead of try to make it. (That failed miserably a few years ago.) BuyCostumes.com has over 15,000 costumes for various holidays, but mostly for Halloween. Their costumes are all new and are usually much cheaper than you would find in a regular costume shop. My Padme costume is going to cost me $50 from them, but when I found one in the costume shop downtown, they wanted $100 to rent it.
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September 2nd 2008
I work part time for a small business and in this economy, every penny counts. Things that seem small can add up and cut into much needed profits, like printing. I don’t mean just regular printing, but specialized printing such as brochures, business cards and other advertisements. Student organizations also utilize printing services and using an online shop instead of a brick and mortar store can be a wonderful alternative. Expensive print shops will offer wide variety of top-quality printed products, but so will online printers. The best way to circumvent high costs in advertising is to find a cheap printer.
There are multiple online printing websites that offer everything a specialty print shop would, but at internet prices. If only some of the student organizations were as cost-conscious as a small business owner, then my tuition and fees would go down (seriously, my university pays for everything the student orgs do!). This is just another way for smart students to cut back their spending.
Another benefit of ordering from online printing websites is that you can often design your product right on their website. Some of them have a lot of templates for you to go through to build the perfect flier or business card, with stock images and clipart for you to choose from. This all just makes professional printing much easier for the student or small business owner.
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August 1st 2008
Who needs cable when you can watch all your TV online – for free? I know I sure don’t (I do however pay for basic cable because it’s cheaper because of bundling). There are plenty of ways to catch up on your favorite TV shows without being a slave to their schedules or shell out a small fortune.
1. Hulu has a large number of TV shows and movies, as well as video clips. It’s missing a lot of episodes and series/movies, but it has most of the popular ones.
2. Surf the Channel is a similar website that has pretty much the same content, but it does have a few that Hulu does not.
3. Most of the major networks have their recent episodes available for online viewing.
4. Torrents. Because I don’t want the MPAA cracking down on me, I’m not saying that I do this. It’s just one possibility.
5. YouTube, which is not supposed to have copyrighted content, actually has plenty of it. There are a lot of series uploaded to YouTube. This is how I watched season four of Grey’s Anatomy actually.
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July 1st 2008
Ingredients
- Pasta (anykind, I use shells)
- Bacon
- Alfredo sauce (you can make your own or buy premade)
Directions
- Cook pasta
- Cook bacon
- Pour alfredo sauce over pasta and add bacon
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April 22nd 2008
Ingredients
- Tortillas
- 1 lb ground beef
- Old El Paso enchilada sauce
- Cheese of your preference, I use Colby Jack
Directions
- Brown ground beef
- Mix enchilada sauce, ground beef and cheese
- Alternate layers of tortillas and beef/cheese/sauce mixture
- Pour cheese on top
- Bake at 350 degrees for 20-30 minutes
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April 15th 2008
Ingredients
- 1 lb ground beef
- 2 cans of mushroom soup
- 1 bag of frozen tater tots
- shredded cheese of your preference, I use Colby Jack
- French Fried Onions
Directions
- Brown ground beef
- Under cook tater tots, you want them to be partially cooked
- Mix mushroom soup, beef, tater tots and cheese in 13×9 inch pan
- Add cheese and French Fried Onions to the top
- Bake at 350 degrees for 20-30 minutes
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