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Podcasts as a Learning Aid

   "Want to learn to speak Japanese? Try a podcast." The Internet has truly revolutionized the distribution of learning materials. In the last couple of years, podcasts as learning aids have become increasingly popular, either as a stand-alone mini-course or as an enhancement to courses and programs delivered through more traditional sources. Spend a few moments Googling "podcasts for learning," and soon you will be downloading podcasts to help you learn to speak Chinese, Japanese, Italian and other languages; or podcasts offering instruction on Plato's philosophy, current scientific issues, environmental concerns, and almost anything else you might want. A podcast, according to Wikipedia, is a digital media file or files that the broadcaster (or podcaster) distributes over the Internet using syndication feeds, for playback on digital media devices and personal computers. The term is coined from a blend of "iPod" and "broadcast." Unlike strea...

Hemp Seed Oil is Recommended in Most Tanning Lotions

Hemp seed oil is an active ingredient that makes hemp tanning lotions different from other products because it has a hydrating effect on the skin. This ability to hydrate is a result of hemp seed oil's power to extract moisture from the air. Because of this ultimate hydrating effect, more and more manufacturers are using hemp seed oil in lotions and moisturizing product formulations today. Hemp oil seed is used along with copper and Vitamin E extract to produce the smooth, hydrated feel. A chemical bond is formed by this combination and it is incorporated in moisturizing products for the maximum effect. Moreover, the moisture is sealed in because of the high levels of fatty acids in these products, reducing their damaging effects on the skin. The ability of hemp seed oil to seal in the moisture makes hemp indoor tanning lotions popular because they counteract its drying effects. Because the number of manufacturers increasingly using hemp oil as the main ingredient in their products...

Different Types of Card Games

There are limitless types of card games to be played. People think because two games use the same deck of 52-cards that they are similar games, but nothing could be more different than Barbu and Speed, or Pai Gow and Pinochle. Here's a list of twenty different kinds of card games, and some facts about them. 1.Bridge Bridge is a popular contract bidding game. Bridge has a culture -- there are websites, newspaper columns, and even radio shows devoted to bridge strategy. There is a world-wide obsession with bridge, even though it has been called the hardest card game in the world. With a complicated strategy and steep learning curve, to many bridge is not just a game, it is a lifestyle. I wish I were exaggerating. 2. Whist Whist could be called "Bridge, Jr" -- and though it is not as big a game as it once was, and is dwarfed in popularity by big-brother Bridge, Whist has never really died out. Card gamers love trick-taking games -- beating out your opponent in such a visual ...