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Today’s Open Coursework Websites for College Students

  By Dr Saxe | August 10, 2009 - 12:07 pm | Associates, books, education, family, internet/computers, life, technology
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The Internet has become a great way for all types of students to receive assistance with their studies in many fascinating ways. There are social learning networks available 24/7, such as what Coursehero.com has to offer, that I would have killed for back in my college years. I imagine that libraries are not utilized nearly as much, book wise, as when I was researching for the numerous classes that I took. Although many students still use the libraries for the computers that they offer for those that don’t own their own computer to use. Going online to find an Econ Homework Solution or assistance with an Econ Textbook Answer seems the way to go these days. Who would have ever thought?

My niece, who will be attending her second year of college come September, in the Economics field, has found that the Internet has become an increasing valuable tool. She is good about keeping in touch with friends and family with her interesting emails during the school years, I always looked forward to hearing from her and enjoy hearing about college life in the 21st century last year and find myself looking forward, once again to hearing from her through out this year’s school session. Man, how time flies!

A Novel

  By Dr Saxe | August 4, 2009 - 10:13 am | books, entertainment
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My latest read is a novel by Faye Kellerman entitled “Straight Into Darkness. A mystery based on a 1920s Munich, a war wounded city rocked by political agitation and stalked by a nameless, barbaric butcher.

The Middle Heart, a Novel

  By Dr Saxe | June 19, 2009 - 9:52 pm | books, entertainment, life, politics
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Stopped by the used book store again today and picked up The Middle Heart, a novel by Bette Bao Lord. The Middle Heart is her second novel, the first being Spring Moon back in 1981. This novel is set in 1932 when China is beset by domestic weakness and foreign assaults. The story of three young people and their destiny over the years of World War II and the Communist revolution.

Cheap Books

  By Dr Saxe | March 21, 2009 - 4:59 pm | books, business, entertainment, Food, money, shopping
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do the majority of my grocery shopping at our local Food Lion, they seem to have the cheapest prices for the items that I buy regularly. There is a few things that I can’t seem to get Food Lion to carry for me, so once in a while I will need to make a side trip to either Martins (owned by Giant and very expensive) or go to Wal-Mart, ugh, I’m not a big Wal-Mart fan and dread having to go there.I have seen for the past month or so that Food Lion has a huge bin over flowing with brand new books at a discounted price and as much as I love to read, it takes a huge discount for me to purchase any book. I get most of my reading material from places that give them away or go to the used book store to find my bargains. The price of a brand new book is totally outrageous, I can’t even remember the last time I bought a book at full retail price.

But back to Food Lion’s book offering, today I had to make a mid week grocery run and I noticed that the book bin was almost empty, and they had a sign stating that the remaining books were being sold for 75% off of the already discounted price. With that being said, I stopped and took a look to see what was left over and was glad to find two new hard covered books that needed to come home with me and only paid $1.50 for each one, and I’m pleased with my purchase and will go back again on Friday and take another look see.

Cheers

  By Dr Saxe | March 10, 2009 - 11:45 am | Associates, books, business, entertainment, life, money
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Eddie Doyle was the guy who really did know every body’s name. But after tending bar for 35 years at the Boston tavern which inspired the television show “Cheers,” Doyle has been laid off. The bar’s owner says the economy is to blame.Doyle was a fixture at the pub known as the Bull & Finch long before his TV counterpart, Sam Malone, entered the mainstream. Soon after the NBC show hit the airwaves in 1982, we heard that he started serving 5,000 people a day.

Doyle used the bar’s fame to raise hundreds of thousands of dollars for charity and is knows as the most giving person that you would ever want to meet and that he’s not bitter about the situation and that he now may write a book about his experiences.