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JOURNALISM & TELEVISION

How to Make a TV News Resume Tape
How to Get a TV News Reporter Job
How to Pick a TV News Agent
How to Pitch a TV News Story
How to Be Fair in a TV News Story
How to Do TV Makeup for a Man
How to Do a “Stand Up” for a TV News Story
How to Pick a Sound Bite for a TV News Story
How to Record a Voice Track for a TV News Story
How to Use Graphics in a TV News Story
How to Use Music in a TV News Story
How to Look Good on TV
How to Read a Teleprompter
How to Anchor a TV Newscast
How to Get a TV Station to Cover a Event

PHOTOGRAPHY & VIDEO

How to Shoot Good Quality Video of Children
How to Learn Studio Lighting Basics
How to Use a Fill Flash
How to Use a Flash as a Fill Flash
How to Use an Outdoor Fill Flash
How to Transfer Hi8 to DVD
How to Upload VHS Tapes Onto a Computer
How to Make Photography Lighting

BUSINESS & INVESTING

How to Become a Good Investor
How to Invest in Stocks for the Beginner
How to Invest in Stocks Online
How to Invest in a Fidelity Magellan Mutual Fund
How to Roll a 401k Over to a Roth IRA
How to Roll Over a Traditional IRA to a Roth IRA
How to Buy Berkshire Hathaway Shares
How to Evaluate Mutual Funds Expense Ratio 12b-1
How to Find Discount Broker Ratings
How to Invest in the Virtual Stock Exchange
How to Define Static Budgets
How to Define Matrix Structure
How to Explain Capitalization Rate
How to Define Perpetuity
How to Define Cost Basis
How to Define Capital Expenditure
How to Define an Interest Expense
How to Calculate Average Single Category Cost Basis
How to Calculate Annual Percentage Yield
How to Practice Stock Trading Online
How to Become a Millionaire in the Stock Market
How to Make Money Grow Faster Through Mutual Funds

MARTIAL ARTS

How to Do a Hapkido Forward Roll
How to Do a Hapkido Backward Roll
How to Do a Hapkido Forward Fall
How to Do a Hapkido Backward Fall
How to Strengthen Your Fingers for a Spear Hand Strike
How to Punch Harder
How to Punch Through Bricks
How to Tie a Black Belt

FITNESS & SPORTS

How to Do Ladder Curls for Your Biceps
How to Do Decline Barbell Presses
How to Gain Muscle Fast and Free
How to Find Pressure Points On the Body
How to Develop Speed
How to Locate a Personal Trainer
How to Place Kick a Football
How to Strength-Train for Rock Climbing
How to Teach Batting
How to Learn to Climb a Rope
How to Get in Shape for Winter Sports
How to Become a Faster Moving Boxer
How to Become a Faster Swinging Boxer

TRAVEL

How to Improve Gas Mileage on a Long Road Trip
How to Travel Around Asia on a Budget
How to Tour Asia
How to Tour Minnesota
How to Load a Moving Van
How to Pack Dining Room Chairs in a Moving Truck
How to Pack a Moving Van

Asian Family Celebration - Kent Ninomiya

kentninomiya — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 18:46:59 +0000

Kent Ninomiya - Happy Lunar New Year everyone! All around the world there are celebrations with feasts, fireworks and dancing dragons. It’s a time for Asian families and familes of Asian decent to get together and revel in the new year. It is Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Years Day all wrapped into one in asian culture. It’s often called “Chinese New Year,” but this isn’t particularly accurate. While it is widely observed in China, it is also an important holiday for people throughout East Asia and of Asian ancestry all over the world. Believe it or not, there are still people out there who do not realize all Asian people are NOT Chinese. Lunar New Year is also a more accurate term. The holiday usually begins on the first day of the first lunar month. This makes the lunar calendar much more accurate than the Julian calendar. Jokes are often made about the Chinese being backward for celebrating the new year late. In reality the west celebrates the new year early. While the traditional Chinese calendar does not record continuously numbered years, 2008 is considered year 4705. So happy 4705 everyone! Kent Ninomiya

Mommy or Daddy? - Kent Ninomiya

kentninomiya — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 19:32:35 +0000

Kent Ninomiya - I’ve been spending a lot of time with my daughter lately. We’re hanging out one-on-one. I’m feeding her, playing dolls, watching princess videos, etc. I noticed that she’s been calling me “Mommy” quite a bit. She’s never done that before so it got me thinking. Remember when you were in kindergarten and you accidentally called the teacher “Mommy?” I imagine it’s because the teacher, who was probably a woman, was in the roll of an adult female authority figure. Since that figure in your life so far was your mother, “Mommy” naturally came out. I know my daugther can tell me and her mother apart. Recently, however, i’ve been doing many things that her mother normally does. So calling me “Mommy” is likely a reaction to her environment, not the person she is talking to. She associates these activities with her mother, so when she requests juice or her doll or a princess video she requests them from “Mommy.” It’s very interesting. Kent Ninomiya

Snow Day - Kent Ninomiya

kentninomiya — Sat, 02 Feb 2008 05:03:49 +0000

Kent Ninomiya - There’s nothing like a snow day to bring a family together and give you a fabulous work out. It’s like a surprise holiday. That is if you don’t have to work. A lovely 6 inches fell over night prompting the kids to force me out of bed at the crack of dawn. First order of business was to clear the driveway of snow so we could get the car out. That’s a significant work out in itself. I had a good sweat going by the time I cut a path wide enough for our vehicle. All the while the kids romped and played on a miniature hill I created by my digging. Once we could get out the real play and exercise began. We went to the local hill for some serious sledding. There is nothing like the uncontrolled laughter of a family flying out of control down a steep snow covered hill. We think nothing of the vigourous climbs back up the hill for the next run. By the time we called it a day we had hiked miles up a steep slope. We were covered in snow and sweat. We were exhausted and giddy. The best kinds of exercise and happiness are the kinds that you don’t know you are getting. Kent Ninomiya

Birth Order Health - Kent Ninomiya

kentninomiya — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 07:45:09 +0000

Kent Ninomiya - I don’t usually site other writers’ work directly but I came across an article that was just too interesting to pass up. Check out an article by Sarah Robbins from Prevention. It talks about how birth order can impact your health. My initial reaction was to laugh it off, but read on and you may find some points to ponder: Your oldest child is running for class president; the baby is running away from home. Birth order theories of personality make great cocktail party fodder. Just don’t try them on the psychologist standing near the hors d’oeuvres table â€” experts have been arguing for years about whether family position can account for kids’ personality differences, and there’s no resolution in sight. But your oldest child has allergies? Your youngest broke yet another bone? Now you’re talking.Surprise: There’s increasing evidence that your place in the family lineup can have an impact on your physical health â€” sometimes small, but in some cases substantial. Of course, there’s nothing you (or your spouse or kids) can do to change your birth order. But you can make sure to enjoy the benefits that come with it â€” and steer clear of the risks. Here, a birth order-based cheat sheet to help you and your loved ones beat your odds of allergies, asthma, accidents, and more.FirstbornThe Good News: A study in Science magazine showed that firstborns score an average of 3 points higher on IQ tests than their younger siblings. And being brainy goes along with better health, found a study from the University of Glasgow that suggests children who scored higher on IQ tests were less likely to develop coronary heart disease and some cancers.Watch For:Allergies and asthma: In a review of over 50 studies, researchers found that oldest kids are more likely to suffer from allergies, hay fever, eczema, and even asthma. The reason might be that firstborns are overprotected: Many are exposed to few bacteria or viruses until they start school, while younger siblings battle the bugs older sibs bring home â€” and therefore may develop stronger immune systems.Check to see if “colds” are actually allergies: If someone is constantly congested or sneezy, remember that allergies are the real culprit in about half of chronic sinus infections. “An allergy’s most prominent symptom is an itchy nose â€” not a runny nose,” says Amal Assa’ad, MD, a professor of allergy and immunology at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center. “And allergies don’t come with fevers, aches, or chills.”Testicular cancer: A study from the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm found that firstborn men have a greater risk of testicular cancer. The eldest is typically exposed to higher estrogen levels in the womb than later-born sibs â€” which may up his risk of disease.Keep an eye out: This relatively rare cancer can strike men as young as in their teens but is curable if found at an early stage. If your husband’s family has a history of this disease, the American Cancer Society suggests monthly self-exams, after a warm bath or shower.Middle ChildThe Good News: Your risk of gum disease is 5% lower, probably because your immune system got an early workout from the germs your older brother or sister brought home and is better able to dispatch oral bacteria.Watch For:Depression: “Middle children tend to have lower self-esteem than first- or last-borns, perhaps because parents are busy with the other kids,” says Frank J. Sulloway, PhD, author of Born to Rebel. A University of Wisconsin study found that parents spent less money and nearly 10% less time caring for them, compared with older or younger kids. And a University of Pennsylvania study found middle kids reported significantly more depressive symptoms.Make sure second-born isn’t second-class:”Kids who think they don’t get enough attention may feel down or defeated, so tack on extra time for the middle,” says Jennifer Hartstein, PsyD, a psychologist at the Child and Family Institute of the St. Luke’s and Roosevelt Hospitals in New York City. “If you’re running to the supermarket, ask your middle child to come along.”Chronic fatigue syndrome:Preliminary research from the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey suggests that middle kids are slightly more likely to suffer from CFS than their younger or older siblings.Know the signs: If you feel exhausted for 6 months, and rest doesn’t help, you may have CFS; for children and adolescents, it’s 3 months. “Remember, healthy kids don’t make excuses so they can skip trips to theme parks or sleepovers,” says Donnica Moore, MD, president of the Sapphire Women’s Health Group in Far Hills, NJ.Minimize your risk:Experts say CFS may be triggered by an infection â€” so good hygiene, staying current with vaccines, and healthy eating may offer you protection.YoungestThe Good News: Your risk of allergies is lower, thanks to those hand-me-down germs. Another benefit of being the baby: In Italian research, young adults who grew up with older siblings were 10% less likely to develop Hodgkin’s disease than only children.Watch For:Accidentsand preventable diseases: A 2005 study of childhood accidents at a Jerusalem ER found that kids with three or more siblings were 50% more likely to be injured than those from smaller families. When parents are spread thin and supervision gets lax, other important protections can fall by the wayside, too: A study of London-born children found their odds of being vaccinated decreased 20% for each additional child in the family.Be vigilant:Vaccinate your kids â€” and talk with your doctor about whether you should roll up your own sleeve. You may benefit from shots that weren’t available when you were younger and may need boosters for others.Risky behavior:Youngest kids go through puberty 3 months earlier on average than their older siblings, according to one analysis of the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth. “Early puberty can cause an increase in risk taking,” says lead author Joseph Rodgers, PhD, of the University of Oklahoma. Youngest children start having sex about 2 months earlier than their older brothers and sisters; they’re also more likely to smoke cigarettes.Communicate: “Dabbling in risky behavior is part of being a teen,” says Hartstein. “So ask questions â€” and don’t shy away from any they may ask. Peer pressure is real, but parents have a huge protective influence, too.”

Dare Not Blink - Kent Ninomiya

kentninomiya — Sat, 19 Jan 2008 05:39:55 +0000

Kent Ninomiya - I took my son to a high school basketball game. He got free tickets at school along with dozens of other kids his age. He was wide eyed with excitement seeing all the action and cheering people. Still, all that noise and activity is intimidating at first to a small boy. I encouraged him to go off and see his friends sitting elsewhere in the bleachers but he preferred to stay close by my side. After more prodding he eventually sought out his best friend a few rows away. Soon he was hanging around the railing with girls, getting drinks of water at the fountain and running off to the gym to jump off things. Every now and then he checked in to make sure I was OK. I spent the rest of the game watching my son, not the basketball. It was the first time I saw him really socialize in a large setting. He worked the room, flirted, and charmed his friends. I wondered how much of that personality came from me and how much was his own. I wanted to take credit for much of it but knew I couldn’t. He’s his own person now, not the baby I once held in my arms. Sad how quickly that transition happened. I looked around at the little kids faces then at the faces of high school kids nearby. They’re not so different. I stared wide eyed at my son’s face as he joked with his friends. I dared not blink fearing I would open my eyes to find him all grown up. Kent Ninomiya

Kids too savvy - Kent Ninomiya

kentninomiya — Tue, 15 Jan 2008 08:43:57 +0000

Kent Ninomiya - When it comes to computers, our children are generations ahead of us. Before they can read or write they are clicking a mouse. This is evidenced by the explosion in children’s online virtual worlds. Barbie has a monster of a site with 10 million registered users gathered in less than a year. Think of the marketing possibilities. It’s scary. Of course Disney wont be left out of this boom. Their Club Penguin and Webkinz sites are sucking in the kids. IBM and Zula USA are creating another one expected to launch this summer. So what is a parent to do? On one hand you want your children to be computer savvy. On the other you don’t want to willingly expose them to the exploitation of the toy companies. It’s a tricky balance. Kids want to play with toys that their friends play with so if their pals are on line they want to be as well. Also virtually all children’s entertainment out there has a commercial component. If you want to keep them away from that stuff you need to shut them off from all popular culture. I guess the solution is balance. You may not be able to keep them out of the virtual world but you can make them live a majority of their time in the real world. Kent Ninomiya

tough love - Kent Ninomiya

kentninomiya — Sun, 13 Jan 2008 06:04:58 +0000

Kent Ninomiya - Did you hear about the woman from Des Moines, Iowa who calls herself the “meanest mom on the planet?” She found alcohol in her 19 year old son’s car so decided to place a classified ad in the newspaper. It reads:

OLDS 1999 Intrigue. Totally uncool parents who obviously don’t love teenage son, selling car. Only driven for three weeks before snoopy mom who needs to get a life found booze under front seat. $3,700/offer. Call meanest mom on the planet.”

The mean mom got about 70 calls from people who wanted to congratulate her for her meanness. The car already sold but she’s running the ad for another week anyway, just so everyone will know how mean she is. Wouldn’t it be nice if all parents could be so mean. That way fewer would have to mourn the loss of children who die in drunk driving accidents but have nice parents.

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martial arts lessons - Kent Ninomiya

kentninomiya — Mon, 07 Jan 2008 04:04:20 +0000

Kent Ninomiya - One of the most important lessons taught by Asian martial arts is respect for parents. One of the primary beliefs of Bushido is never miss an opportunity to show them respect. The idea being you are already dead and could never have another chance to show your parents respect, so you should do it at all times. This message is often lost in American martial arts studios. Respect for parents translates to respect for all things whether that be teachers, instructors or fellow students. Parent should come first in childrens lives so if there is no respect in that relationship there is little chance it will trickle down to others. Respect flows both ways. It is offered when given. Let’s teach our children this lesson well so they may teach their children. Kent Ninomiya