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Personal Finance > Retirement The road to early retirement: 3 of 13

Early retirement is possible for anyone who starts saving and investing early. By starting early you can greatly increase your investment returns because your investment earnings get re-invested again and again until you retire. The best place for long-term retirement investing is a stock market index fund, such as the S&P 5...
Education > Financing College How to get a scholarship: 3 of 6

I won more than $12,000 in scholarships this year, all from local sources. The way to get scholarships is to look for local scholarships that require essays and letters of recommendation. Often, due to the limited area and the barriers to applying, you will find that you are the only qualified person who applied! When writin...
Autos > Brakes & Tire Repair DIY automotive repair: How to change a flat tire: 9 of 17

1. Remove the hub cap. Just grab on one side and pull, or use a small crow bar to pry it off. 2. Using a lug nut wrench, crank each nut counterclockwise, just until it starts to move. It will be easier to remove the lug nuts now that they are slightly loose. 3. Find the jack point on your car. This is usually on a protruding...
Computers & Technology > Phone Technologies & Issues The down-side of cell phones: 10 of 16

There are several downsides of cell phones: 1. Driving distractions. Studies have shown that talking on a cell phone, even with a hands-free device, is much more dangerous to talking to a passenger, because your brain has to work harder to decipher an unclear voice and, unlike a passenger, the person talking to you on your c...
Autos > Hybrids Exploring the wonder that is hydrogen cars: 4 of 6

A hydrogen fuel cell car uses hydrogen as its fuel source instead of gasoline. Instead of burning fuel like a typical car, a hydrogen fuel cell car relies on an electric motor. The motor is powered by a hydrogen fuel cell. The hydrogen fuel cell combines hydrogen from the tank with oxygen from the air. The result is electric...
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Emotions: 211 of 266

I know how the muzzled bird feels The bird with the iron muzzle Strapped to its beak for no apparent reason A muzzle that seems to be alive, Which gets harder and thicker When the bird thinks of trying to break it And lets down its defenses When the bird is thinking about something else Whenever the bird wants to sing It rem...
Education > Homework & Testing How too much homework undermines learning: 10 of 11

Homework can be detrimental to learning if the child is learning facts instead of skills. The reason is that most facts will be forgotten, but skills will be remembered and used for a person's entire life. For instance, telling a student to memorize all of the rivers in South America is useless. The child will learn the name...
Politics, News & Issues > Climate Change Global warming: Is it as bad as it's made out to be?: 73 of 74

Global warming will be worse than it is made out to be. A recent report from the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) shows that scientists are very certain about the catastrophic things that will happen to our planet within the next few decades. Proof that it is already happening: The IPCC examine...