If You Order 1,050 Slices of Bacon, Burger King Will Comply [Video]

You don't have to be a doctor to know that eating hundreds of strips of bacon at a time can't possibly be good for your health. A reporter for Japan's Rocket News 24 obviously didn't get that memo. Because he ordered a burger from Burger King with 1,050 slices on top. More »

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10 Colleges That Are Taking on Personal Finance ...

As the economy struggles to recover from the downturn that has marked the past few years, many are focusing increased amounts of attention on their personal finances, hoping to spend less, save more, and plan for the future. The trouble is, the majority of young people have no idea where to start. A

by Charles Schwab found that only 52% of high school students have savings accounts, even though 75% of them claim to be knowledgeable about money management. Somewhere along the line, students are missing out on key pieces of financial education and many schools are starting to take note.

Several states now require personal finance courses at the high school level, but colleges are getting in on the game as well, with some even making personal finance courses a requirement for graduation. Whatever the rules, it?s clear that young people need a bit of help when it comes to learning how to manage money, and these colleges are making sure that their students will be ahead of the game. Mark this year?s Financial Literacy Month by learning about just a few of the colleges and universities that are stressing financial education.

Penn State Erie

In a partnership with National Educators Council, Penn State Erie is taking part in the Financial EduNation Campaign. Starting in April 2012, the college will be providing free personal finance programs to students, parents, educators, and other organizations throughout the state as their part of promoting the campaign. Aimed at teens and young adults, the programs are completed online through a program that features celebrities, business leaders, and sports stars. So far, the school has reached out to more than 25,000 students in middle school through college, but they hope to expand the program during the coming month.

Indiana University Kelley School of Business

Students at this business school can get a crash-course in financial education in a sophomore course taught by Professor Brian Jbara. Jbara has reported an increased interest in his course in recent years, as students worried about a poor job market, student loan debt, and a generally poor economy look to build real-world skills before graduation. Jbara believes that helping students to learn more about their financial lives is critical to their success in their first jobs and beyond. His course has grown from just 25 students to 225 over the past 10 years he has been teaching it, a testament to the growing popularity of personal finance education on college campuses.

NYU

At NYU?s School of Continuing and Professional Studies, there are a number of personal finance courses students can take. While the courses may have been largely ignored in past years, that isn?t the case anymore, as students flock to the office to register for personal finance courses. In fact, the courses were so popular and had so much interest from students outside of professional fields that the school actually added several other sections to their line-up. In addition, the school has been approached by family members of students who want to learn more about how to address their own financial situations, and the school may branch out further in coming years to meet the needs of a community that increasingly wants to build better personal finance skills.

Washington University, St. Louis

Professor Michael Gordinier has taught a personal finance course at Wash U since 2003, open to any student at the school in their junior or senior year of study. Over the past few years, the course has grown in popularity and has become one of the better-attended and most-requested classes on campus, boasting a class size of almost 200 students, up from just 80 a decade ago. The course is often more full than that, however, as many business students often audit the course (they cannot take it for credit) just to get information. At the end of the semester, many students thank Gordinier for helping them save more or get out of debt, a big payoff for a semester of work. Gordinier thinks all schools should offer similar programs, which are currently pretty uncommon, to students so that they can learn practical skills in money management.

Champlain College

At Champlain College, students don?t get a choice when it comes to taking courses in finance; they?re required. Undergrads at Champlain must attend two sessions on financial literacy during their time at the school, a change that was made because administrators felt too many students were graduating without basic financial skills. The courses cover topics like credit scores, saving, budgeting, retirement, and credit strategies, among others. Students learn fundamentals that will help them get jobs, buy homes, and manage debt. In addition to the required courses, students at Champlain can continue their financial education through courses in student loans and employment benefits. The school hopes to host a financial literacy conference in the coming years.

Drexel University

If you want to take a personal finance course at Drexel University in Philadelphia, you had better get ready to battle for a spot. The last three times the school offered a personal finance course for business students the sections filled up almost immediately, forcing the school to schedule additional sections to meet the demand. While personal finance courses were limited to business majors in the past, the school is working to create additional sections of the course for non-business majors due to its overwhelming popularity. School administrators say they aren?t surprised by the number of students looking for practical, real-world information, especially in an uncertain job market.

Baylor University

Baylor University first launched a personal finance course 15 years ago at the request of parents who wanted their children to emerge from college with some practical skills under their belts. Franklin Potts, the professor teaching the class, now sees hundreds of students each semester. Potts believes that schools put too much emphasis on information that isn?t useful to everyday life, sacrificing lessons in important practical matters. And the course isn?t popular with just liberal arts majors; business school students flock to it as well, as many business courses don?t ever touch on issues like retirement, insurance, or budgeting.

Wellesley College

Called Econ 223, you might not realize this class even has anything to do with personal finance at first glance, but it?s helping students at Wellesley learn some pretty fundamental skills. Professors Anne Witte and Saundra Gulley inundate students with the essentials of personal finance, from insurance, to retirement funds, to managing credit. The duo created the course about five years ago when they noticed that students on campus seemed wholly unprepared to manage their own finances, and it remains a popular choice on campus today. Witte says that she believes every student should have to take a class like this one, so that they can learn from things in the classroom rather than making real-world mistakes.

Kansas University

Students at KU now have the option of taking a personal finance course during their time at the school, getting the chance to learn about topics like budgeting, bill paying, renting, retirement, investing, and even buying a home. The course was created in the fall of 2007 at the urging of parents and business school faculty who thought the school sorely needed a more practical financial course for students. Today, about 100 students from different majors and levels are enrolled in the course and it is growing in popularity as students reap the benefits of their newfound financial knowledge.

Georgetown University

Georgetown costs students a pretty penny to attend, so it only makes sense that it would offer a course to help students manage their financial lives. After all, they?re going to have some serious loans to pay back. Seniors at the school can take part in a series of financial literacy workshops that cover topics like loan repayment, spending, credit cards, taxes, and employment benefits. In addition to these workshops, the school?s alumni association also takes part in a series called Common $ense, where students can connect with alumni to learn about a variety of financial issues.

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10 Ways to Teach Young Kids to Write Computer Programs ? Nanny ...

Posted on April 17, 2012 by admin | in Nanny

The exponential growth of computer technology has brought us from computers that took up entire rooms to hand-held devices that are even faster and more efficient then their bulky counterparts, and all in a very short period of time. Parents and teachers alike know that the next generation will need to have advanced technological skills to compete in the workplace, and the basics should be learned at an early age. Young minds are fertile ground for planting the seeds of computer programming skills. By the ages of 11 to 13, kids are gaining the analytical skills they need to solve complex problems. If you want your children to learn the basics, here are 10 ways to teach young kids to write computer programs.

1. Games ? There are several fun games that teach kids how to write programs without them even realizing it. Magic Pen, Auditorium and Fantastic Contraption are problem solving games that kids enjoy playing while simultaneously learning. Other games like Light Bot and Mindrover teach basic programming skills.
2. Logo ? A computer language designed for kids, Logo is easy enough for even 7 year olds to learn. Children give commands to make the turtle on the screen do whatever they want. There are free downloads and tutorials to help them learn basic programming.
3. Legos ? Kids love playing with Legos from an early age and as they get older Lego Mindstorms teaches them how to build robots. This robotics kit has them using their imaginations to build some interesting stuff. The simple graphical language helps young kids to use meaningful programs and see the results in their own creations.
4. Phrogram ? Formerly known as Kids Programming Language or KPL, Phrogram comes with a lot of sample programs that can do things that range from simple to complex. Children can use this to make fun games, design digital art, or build math and learning skills.
5. Scratch ? A fun way for kids to learn about computer programming is to have them create their own online games. Scratch is a language for kids developed at MIT that teaches them to write computer programs, see how they operate, and have fun doing it.
6. Alice ? This animated program was developed to encourage more girls to get excited about computer programming, but boys love Alice too. By using drop-down menus, there?s no need to learn code while learning the basic concepts of writing programs.
7. Visual Basic Express ? Older kids who want to advance their programming skills can use Visual Basic Express to learn how to use code. It helps to already know programming languages, but isn?t completely necessary. Children aged 10 and up will learn to key in data and then do something with the data they entered.
8. Python ? Another cool tool for kids to learn how to program computer games is Python. This free online book uses a powerful high-level programming language for youngsters who have already mastered the basics.
9. Codeacademy ? An interactive and fun way for kids to learn computer code is to use Codeacademy.com. This online tool helps kids to create websites, games and apps while competing and learning with their friends.
10. Java ? To really master their computer programming skills advanced students should use Stanford?s free online Java class. Kids will need to learn Java if they ever plan to take the AP Computer Science Exam. They may need a little help at first, but will soon become so engaged that they will be completing assignments on their own.

Most people know how to use the computer technology that?s already been developed, but few know how it really works. By teaching kids at an early age, they can gain the knowledge and skills they need to write their own programs and have fun doing it. By the time they reach adulthood, they will be ready to advance that know-how to compete in the technology based world we live in. Maybe your child will become the next Bill Gates or Mark Zuckerberg. Who knows?

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How to Make Your Breasts Beautiful with Exercises | Health & Fitness

As centuries pass by, the standards of a beautiful?bosom?have changed for a number of times, today an?ideal bust?is considered the one with a shape that remains the same no matter what movements your body performs. Hence, a?beautiful?bosom is considered the one with high, elastic breasts, regardless of their size; the main point of abeautiful bust?is its tone. The perfect sport to increase the tone and improve the appearance of your?breasts?is?swimming, the second alternative, in case there is no way to practice this sport, is to see a fitness trainer or do some simple but effective?exercises, which will help you strengthen the pectoral muscles by yourself.

Exercise 1 for Beautiful Breasts. Pressure

Applying pressure is the simplest?exercise?for your bust. Stand tall facing the wall, lean against it with your hands. Press against the wall as hard as you can, as if you want to move it, keep on pushing for 10 seconds. Relax, shake your hands. Do a set of 10 repetitions.

Exercise 2 for Beautiful Breasts. Elbows Touch

Stand tall, bend your hands slightly in the elbows, keep your hands on your hips. Try to touch your elbows one to the other behind your back, do not do it in jerks, but rather do it slowly, stretching themuscles?for 10-15 seconds. Repeat 8 times.

Exercise 3 for Beautiful Breasts. Palms Pressing

The next exercise for?beautiful breasts is as follows: join your palms in front of the chest and press them hard against each other for 3-5 seconds. Repeat 8-10 times.

Exercise 4 for Beautiful Breasts. ?Dry? Breast-Stroke

If you can not go to a swimming pool, do this effective exercise to improve the?tone?of your?breast. Stand tall, nestle up to the wall, squeeze the?pectoral muscles?and make movements, as if you are?breast-stroke?swimming. Do a hundred slow strokes, keep your pectoral muscles tense all the time.

Finishing Exercises for Beautiful Breasts with Posture Exercise

The best way to finish this set of exercises for your bust is to do an exercise which targets your?posture. Take a thick book, put it on your head and walk around the house for a few minutes like that, trying to keep it on your crown. This will help you relax the muscles effectively and give them the needed working tone. If you can not walk like that, at least try standing with the book on your head. You can hold on to a chair or the wall, but do not lean against the wall.

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Lauren Conrad Glamour

Lauren Conrad poses topless for the upcoming issue of Glamour and it is all over the internet. We haven’t heard much from her in the recent months, but everyone knows a topless photo, no matter how tame, will get your name out there again. Don’t get me wrong, I adore Lauren, I loved her on Laguna Beach and followed her to The Hills, but I think this is a tacky way to get attention. Is someone missing the spotlight? Lauren did give a great interview talking about how she used to refuse wearing a bathing suit – now she is topless. Go figure. “On the vacation to Cabo, I wore a bathing suit on the beach for the first time in years. Usually I’m just petrified,” says the former star of The Hills. “A couple of years ago someone zoomed in on my cellulite and it was so mean. I took it personally. I haven’t worn a bathing suit in L.A. in years.” She also gave away some reality show secrets. DUH!!! “During shooting, the producers would send us quick texts telling us what to talk about … They couldn’t walk through the shot so they’d just text me, like, [...]

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