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Coping with Grad School Stress

As we all know balancing our life between work, school and family can be challenging specially when the semester gets close to the end. Students have projects, final exams and presentations to get done besides work and any other responsibilities at home.
I read this article and find it very helpful, it has tips to help students manage the school work and prevent getting overstressed.

5 Tips for Coping with Grad School Stress
By Tara Kuther, Ph.D., About.com Guide

Throughout graduate school exams loom, papers hang over us, and nagging deadlines keep us awake and stressed. How can you manage it all? Follow these 5 tips for coping with graduate school stress.
1. Start studying now. Don't wait. Procrastination will perpetuate feelings of helplessness -- you'll feel more stressed and out of control if you put off your work. The same holds true for papers. Begin as early as you can.
2. Don't cram. Psychological research shows that repeated exposure to your course material over several sessions is better than what psychologists refer to as "massed practice" -- cramming. You're more likely to understand and retain material that you've covered several times over a period of days or even weeks than material crammed over a 1-2 day period.
3. Prioritize. Make a list of all that needs to be completed. Then prioritize your list, noting due dates as well as rating the overall importance of each item. Use this list to organize your study time.
4. Sleep. Though it might seem like a good idea to pull an all-nighter to get that paper finished, you're better off getting some sleep and returning to it in the morning. Research shows that we need sleep in order to function.
5. Exercise. "Why should I spend precious time on exercise?" you ask? Exercise is one of the best stress-relievers around. Really. When we're stressed we experience elevated levels of stress hormones that keep us wound up. We experience tightened muscles and short tempers. Exercise permits us to release the pent-up energy.

International Women's Day 2010

March 8 is the International Women's Day and it's celebrated around the world . It is an occasion to review how far women have come in their struggle for equality, peace and development. It is also an opportunity to unite, network and mobilize for meaningful change.

Although I am personally disappointed that Avatar did not take home more Oscar's than expected, I am proud that for the first time a women won for Best Picture. The film "Hurt Locker" was the overall winner of the night.

International Women's Day 2010 - Nice Timing for Kathryn Bigelow Oscar Wins - National Ledger

Avatar Oscar nominations

As it was expected Avatar has many Oscar's nominations. The long wait is almost over and will know how many Oscars Avatar will win.

And the categories are: Best Art Direction, Best Cinematography, Best Directing, Best Film Editing, Best Original Score, Best Picture, Best Sound Editing, Best Sound Mixing and Best Visual Effects.

Nintendo DSi XL to launch March 28
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100224/ap_on_hi_te/us_tec_nintendo_dsi

Just a few more days till we can have the new DSi XL, will have to try it out soon!

NEW YORK – Nintendo plans to launch the latest version of its popular handheld video game system, the DSi XL, on March 28 in North America.
The XL will cost $190. It will have two screens like its predecessors, but as the name suggests, the device and screens will be much larger than the currently available versions. The XL is already available in Japan.
Nintendo Co. also says it's launching "Super Mario Galaxy 2" for the Wii console on May 23 and "Metroid: Other M" on June 27.
In addition, Nintendo will sell e-books, namely "100 Classic Books," for the DS portable devices for $20. The 100 works will include pieces from such authors as William Shakespeare, Jules Verne, Jane Austen and Mark Twain. "100 Classic Books" launches June 14.

International Film - Mexican Film "El Estudiante"

"El Estudiante" is a Mexican Film directed by Roberto Girault Facha. (2009)

I have to add this film to my list of favorites because it's very inspiring. This film has exellent elements, some drama, values, good photography, beautiful views of Guanajuato, Mex., comedy, love and most important it inspires to keep learning at any age.


Synopsis - After retiring to the beautiful Mexican town of Guanajuato, a 70 year old decides to follow his dreams and enroll at the university where he stumbles upon a new generation and they are bound together by the novel Don Quijote de la Mancha.

Check this film out; I apologize but the link is in Spanish only.

http://elestudiantelapelicula.com/

Gaze into your CRISTAL Table and remote control your future » Coolest Gadgets

Take a look at this coffee table, it's actually a giant remote control for all the electronics in your living room. I would love to have one, see what you think about it.





Gaze into your CRISTAL Table and remote control your future » Coolest Gadgets