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The Pomodoro Technique , developed by Francesco Cirillo, might sound a little hokie at first, but it’s actually one of the most down to earth, easy, and effective time management programs I’ve come across. Cirillo describes the technique this way, The Pomodoro Technique is a time management method that can be used for any kind of task. For many people, time is an enemy. The anxiety triggered by “the ticking clock”, especially when a deadline is involved, leads to inefThis book review of Ron Blue’s Surviving Financial Meltdown was written by Whitney Perkins. Whitney is a stay at home mom of three who is currently working toward a degree in secondary education. She is excited to impact this generation while teaching them to be passionate, well-rounded individuals. As I sat down to read this book, I was immediately drawn to the honesty of the contents. On the first page of the first chapter, the authors state that “It’s easy enough to present our case t

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I had a conversation the other day with another homeschooling mom - one who uses a curriculum, but as this is her first year, and there are a whole lot of other factors in her life that make having the sort of documentation a curriculum provides, she probably made the best choice. She says she's fascinated with the idea of our unschooling philosophy. She wonders how we manage to "do" it ... or rather, "not" do it, as it were. I can't explain. There are so many layers and nuances to the praAuthor : Earma Brown The best non-fiction books have a paved road guiding readers through their book chapters That paved road includes mile markers, exit signs and other road markers for each chapter It's stressful to take a journey without a clear road to travel Most people enjoy a journey on a paved clearly marked road Instead of leaving your readers to follow a muddy path of disorganization through your book, use repeating elements to create a can't-miss-it road like the yellow brick Windows Azure, Azure Data Services, SQL Data Services and related cloud computing topics now appear in this weekly series. • • • Updated 6/20 – 6/21/2009: Additions • • Updated 6/18 – 6/19/2009: Additions and correction of date typos • Updated 6/16 – 6/17/2009: Microsoft’s Allison Watson on Azure pricing; Robert Le Moine on Taking.NET Development to the Cloud and other additions Note: This post is updated daily or more frequently, depending on the availability of n