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Nice clothes, come-hither looks..and a college education? It’s true; getting a college education makes you more attractive to the opposite sex. Want to know why? Read on.

1. You’re committed: Men and women alike are interested in finding a partner that will stick around. Having a degree under your belt shows others that you’re willing to put in the time and effort to get what you want. If you’re committed to your studies, chances are you’ll be committed in your relationship. 

2. You’re smart: Smart equals sophisticated, and if you’ve got a college degree, chances are you’re reasonably intelligent. Not everyone is interested in eye candy alone. Demonstrate your brainpower and be more attractive to the opposite sex.

3. You have stability: When looking for a potential life mate, people look for someone who can ensure a stable future. Degree holders are more likely to have a steady job, which translates to a regular paycheck, insurance, and most of all, reliability.

4. You earn more: According to the U.S. Census Bureau, you’ll earn more with a bachelor’s degree than a high school diploma. Let’s face it; money is attractive. Nearly everyone wants to be able to have a rich lifestyle, so if you have the means to provide it, you’ll be more enticing to the opposite sex.

5. You ‘re social: Parties, study groups and lifelong friendships are a part of the college experience. All of this socialization is appealing because it shows you are accepted by others and fun to be around.

6. You’ve got a broader view: College provides more than just a better chance at a job; you become more worldly. Learning how to speak French may not help you at the office, but a well-timed phrase might impress your date. Très bien!

7. You have confidence: Discussions, presentations and writing assignments require you to create and defend your viewpoint. These exercises all force you to build up confidence, which is attractive to everyone.

8. You can hold a conversation: Your date will enjoy you more if you have something interesting to talk about. With a college degree, you have plentiful knowledge, which allows you to participate in a variety of conversations.

9. You’re independent: College is an experience that requires you to become more self-sufficient. This is attractive to the opposite sex because many people are looking for someone who can take care of themselves.

10. You’re ambitious: Everyone wants to be with a person that strives to make something of their life. Whatever your goal, a college education shows that you’re willing to invest in yourself to be a better person, and that’s attractive to everyone.

–By Sagar Satapathy

Welcome to the fifth edition of the Carnival of Online Education. Here are the six posts that have been selected to feature on this week’s carnival edition.

Anmol Mehta presents Free Online Guided Meditation & Kundalini Yoga Class posted at Mastery of Meditation, Enlightenment & Kundalini Yoga. A free online course in guided meditation and kundalini yoga.

Jimmy Atkinson presents The Ultimate Guide to Video Game Degrees and Careers | OEDb posted at OEDb: Online Education Database. You can learn a lot about the gaming industry through gamer Web sites or blogs and even more if you start one. If you’re an experienced gamer, you probably are passionate about this industry, and that’s one attribute that commercial game developers want in an employee.

Jawahar Prasad presents Getting Your MCSE Certification: The Difference between Real Boot Camps and Cheat Camps posted at Free Tutorials, Solutions, RSS Feeds on various IT Related topics. A real MCSE boot camp only accepts qualified students. At least one year of experience in the networking field, managing users and dataflow, is an acceptable standard.

Alvaro Fernandez presents Brain Essay Contest for High School Students posted at SharpBrains. Let’s spread the word of this Essay Contest on Learning the Brain for high-school students!

Jon Swift presents Conservapedia posted at Jon Swift.For years, children have had to rely for all of their information on Wikipedia, which is full of dangerous ideas that homeschooling was supposed to prevent from seeping into the home. Now, finally, there is an alternative, which doesn’t have any controversial ideas at all: Conservapedia.

Hueina Su presents Life Balance Lessons: 7 Keys to Avoid Burnout posted at Intensive Care for the Nurturer’s Soul. Chronic stress from work could lead to burnout, which would greatly impact a person’s physical & emotional health, relationships, work, and everyone related to him/her. When you are burned out, you can’t function at your best, and everyone you care about suffer with you. It’s not difficult to see that there is much at stake. Here are some proactive steps you can take today to prevent burnout and return to balance.

That concludes the fifth edition of the Carnival of Online Education. Keep submitting your posts to the future editions of this carnival. Thank you for your support and contribution.

–By Sagar Satapathy

Welcome to the Festival of Good Books. We have selected some interesting and useful posts for the inaugural edition. Here are those posts in the order they were received.

Rebecca Newburn presents TeacherTube, An Educational Alternative to YouTube posted at Information Age Education. An educational alternative to YouTube is now available.

Vahid Chaychi presents Online Degree in Fashion Designing – Two Reputed Universities posted at WhoLearns.com. Fashion Designing is a very wide subject and specialization is an important part of doing a degree online or otherwise.

Ririan presents Four Profound Agreements by Don Miguel Ruiz posted at Ririan Project. In his most famous and influential work, The Four Agreements, don Miguel Ruiz offers his apprentices these four simple yet profound agreements as important tools on the path to personal freedom.

Adam presents Invasion of the Gatekeepers posted at Sophistpundit. The Vision of the Anointed is as sharp in analysis, and eloquent in prose, as is expected of Sowell. It takes on those ideologies that insulate themselves from the consequences of inaccuracy, as well as the rhetorical tactics employed by people in the place of real debate.

Julie Dunlap presents Thoreau-ly Useful posted at Pines Above Snow. All 20 volumes of The Writings of Henry David Thoreau are now available online, thanks to the Walden Woods Project.

Laurie Bluedorn presents Penrod posted at Laurie Bluedorn. Penrod Schofield is twelve and has been volunteered by his mother for “The Pageant of the Table Round” in which he is to play the Child Sir Lancelot du Lake. He gets himself into a mountain of trouble when he exchanges his gaudy costume of castoff silk stockings and flannel long-johns for the janitor’s overalls. This is one of those books which will cause you to lose your dignity and roll about the floor laughing hysterically.

Gracchi presents Martyrdom in Islam posted at Westminster Wisdom. Cook’s book is an interesting introduction to a fascinating subject, religion. Its well written, its short and provides a wealth of fascinating detail.

Hueina Su presents The Most Important Relationship in Your Life posted at Intensive Care for the Nurturer’s Soul. Most people are either looking for love in all the wrong places, or entering/staying in a relationship for the wrong reasons. There is one single most important relationship you need to work on, in order to ensure happiness in all of your other relationships. Don Miguel Ruiz has a very powerful analogy in his book "The Mastery of Love".

That concludes the first edition of the Festival of Good Books. Keep submitting your posts to the future editions of this carnival. Thank you for your support and contribution.

–By Sagar Satapathy

Greetings. Welcome to the fourth edition of the Carnival of Online Education. Only six entries have been selected to be featured on this carnival. Here are the posts that made the cut this time.

The Positivity Blog presents Why some people almost always are successful posted at Personal Development with The Positivity Blog. Successful people might be intelligent. Or have had a socially well connected upbringings. Or be naturally energetic and open and positive.

James Westfall presents How the Semantic Web can further education posted at Incessant Expressions. How online lecture sites and Google are helping education.

Rebecca Newburn presents TeacherTube, An Educational Alternative to YouTube posted at Information Age Education. An educational alternative to YouTube is now available.

Tony Karrer presents What is eLearning 2.0? : eLearning Technology posted at eLearning Technology. Widely referenced article on impact of Web 2.0 on learning and eLearning.

Michael Beck presents The Sovereign Approach to Changing the Way We Think about Education posted at The Sovereign Journey. Concepts on self education using free or low cost online resources.

Vahid Chaychi presents Online Degrees in Culinary Education posted at WhoLearns.com. Culinary education helps student prepare for a variety of jobs in the food service industry. Starting from becoming looking after restaurant management to becoming the pastry chef.

The fourth edition of the Carnival of Online Education is concluded. Keep submitting your posts to the future editions of the carnival. Please consider giving a link back to this carnival whenever you get time. Thanks.