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HeyKiki is an Online Platform that Connects Learners with Instructors

HeyKiki is an Online Platform that Connects Learners with Instructors

The web world and the digital technology have created so many platforms that sharing of information and knowledge has become very easy and convenient. It can be called the golden age of human knowledge. Through the net you do get access to far too much of information and knowledge but the human touch is missing as you don’t get the hands on learning [...]
Google Book is under attack

Google Book is under attack

Google received formal warning of the Department of Justice of the United States that investigators of the section of defense of the competition are evaluating the agreement of the company with publishers for online distribution of millions of books. Under the agreement firmed in October gone by Google with Authors Guild and the Association of American [...]
Reluctance to Read

Reluctance to Read

Most people are reluctant to read. The downside of this is poor knowledge. People generally do not have the interest to read because they feel discouraged by their inability to comprehend what they read. Reading comprehension skills can whet the appetite for reading because they encourage the person to learn more and more, since he already gradually [...]
Information Becomes Useful Only With Reading Comprehension Skills

Information Becomes Useful Only With Reading Comprehension Skills

Everybody in the civilized world reads but not everyone understands what he reads. Communication and information would be much more efficient if reading comprehension skills are enhanced in individuals. In this day and age when there is a glut of information simultaneously going on around from a wide variety of sources, anyone who has the capacity [...]
Higher Educational Attainment Equals Fatter Compensation Package?

Higher Educational Attainment Equals Fatter Compensation Package?

Educational attainment comes to those who have had the opportunity and material resource backing to go to school and get an education. The more financially capable can get better education from better schools that are, more often than not, more expensive. Quality has its price. The strength of educational attainment lies in the fact that it gives an [...]
Work Stress

Work Stress

The Programme of Occupational Health by the World Health Organization (WHO) published a series of occupational health documents entitled Protecting Workers’ Health. This is the result of the implementation effort of the Global Strategy on Occupational Health for All. Both the WHO and the International Labor Organization (ILO) recognize work stress [...]
Can Music Really Make The World A Better Place?

Can Music Really Make The World A Better Place?

When asked by BBC to outline a simple idea that can improve lives and make the world a better place, Neuroscientist Gregory Berns has put his faith on music. No, he simply isn’t suggesting listening to music he stresses that everyone should learn to play music. Music plays an important role in our life. But we often ignore its immense power in moulding [...]