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Travel > Travel Planning & Advice Tips for long car trips with preschoolers: 1 of 4

I've never had the privilege- or nightmare- of travelling with pre-schoolers on long trips. In fact, the closest I have gotten to that were travelling back home in Trinidad with my younger brother when we were growing up, and taking my daughter, now 3, around the BVI where I now live. But I have had the chance to hear my mot...
Education > Education (Other) The value of people's opinions: 4 of 11

I want to begin expressing my own view on this topic by mentioning a statement of fact that I heard my father use once. He said, "There is no such thing as a stupid question." It is sad to know think that human beings, who boast themselves as being the most intelligent species on earth, can be so impatient that they disregar...
Computers & Technology > Computer Buying Tips The best pocket PCs for your money in 2008: 1 of 1

Before you try to identify which pocket pc was worth the wait (and worth the weight) in 2008, there is one fact that you need to come to grips with. There is no such thing- at least, not yet- as the perfect pocket pc. Alas, with all the pros that accompany the very best in today's devices, there comes that list of cons along...
Education > Education (Other) What place do libraries have in our education system today, considering the rise in Internet-based research?: 51 of 62

We live in an age where everything is quickly becoming technological. Very soon, there will be devices that brush our teeth for us, and gadgets that change our clothes so that we don't have to. Laziness is being renamed into something more ego friendly. We hide under the umbrella of advancement, and think that it is a positi...