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Mechanical mishap is teachable moment

San Diego on San Diego - Fri, 07/30/2010 - 22:29
British author Joseph Addison said, “If you wish to succeed in life, make perseverance your bosom friend.”
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Why no campus protest over Berkeley-BP connection?

LA Times - Fri, 07/30/2010 - 22:07
Given the events in the Gulf of Mexico, one would think the cozy relationship between the university and the oil giant in the form of the Energy Biosciences Institute would have set off an uproar by now.

Berkeley being Berkeley and BP being BP, one would have expected the very snug relationship between the university and the corporation to have produced a major campus uproar by now.


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East Side board places parcel tax on budget

Mercury News - Fri, 07/30/2010 - 16:50
If passed by the required two-thirds majority, the tax could raise $9 million annually for the financially beleaguered district.
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87% of Hispanics value higher education, 13% have college degree

USA Today - Fri, 07/30/2010 - 14:49
"Aspirations for higher education are very strong among Hispanics, but there is a yawning discrepancy between aspirations and actual attainment," ...
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Obama defends education policies to critics

USA Today - Fri, 07/30/2010 - 14:47
Challenging civil rights organizations and teachers' unions that have criticized his education policies, President Obama said Thursday that minority ...
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Bridge for students marks big gains

San Diego on San Diego - Fri, 07/30/2010 - 00:01
Gerardo Romo was changing out of his gym clothes when he heard a group of teenagers shuffling toward him. The high school freshman remembered feeling like a circus act.
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Obama defends education initiative

LA Times - Fri, 07/30/2010 - 00:00
The president acknowledges the objections to the administration's Race to the Top program and reasserts the importance of improving the country's school systems.

Calling the status quo "morally inexcusable" and "economically indefensible," President Obama defended his administration's sweeping education initiative Thursday before an audience that has been among the most skeptical of the plan — the National Urban League.


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San Jose's new cop-watcher wants to moonlight as mediator

Mercury News - Thu, 07/29/2010 - 22:18
While the council will consider streamlining the approval process for LaDoris Cordell to pick up mediation gigs, some question whether it is appropriate for her to moonlight at all.
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SJSU to take spring applications, although enrollment still uncertain

Mercury News - Thu, 07/29/2010 - 22:18
Reversing course, SJSU will start taking applications on Aug. 1. But students will be held in limbo, pending final passage of a late budget. The governor's proposed budget would restore $305 million to the California State University system.
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David Alexander, Selector of Rhodes Scholars, Dies at 77

NY Times - Thu, 07/29/2010 - 21:00
Mr. Alexander, a former president of Pomona College who changed the face of that campus and its student body, also pressed the Rhodes Trust to grant scholarships to women.
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The Fight Over Education in Washington

NY Times - Thu, 07/29/2010 - 21:00
Forces of the status quo are trying to discredit President Obama’s signature education initiative, the Race to the Top.
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Using Test Scores to Evaluate Learning

NY Times - Thu, 07/29/2010 - 21:00
Readers respond to a recent editorial.
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Afghan Women Fear the Loss of Modest Gains

NY Times - Thu, 07/29/2010 - 21:00
Those who have gained a measure of freedom and financial independence see little effort by officials to look out for their future.
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18 states, D.C. named Race to the Top education grant finalists

USA Today - Thu, 07/29/2010 - 11:58
Eighteen states and the District of Columbia were named finalists Tuesday in the second round of the federal "Race to the Top" school reform ...
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MAEGA 40th anniversary dinner Saturday

San Diego on San Diego - Thu, 07/29/2010 - 00:00
The Mexican American Education Guidance Association will hold its 40th anniversary dinner/fundraiser from 6 to 8 p.m. Saturday at the Encinitas Senior and Community Center, 1140 Oakcrest Park Drive.
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15-year-old sings praises of summer camp

San Diego on San Diego - Thu, 07/29/2010 - 00:00
This time, summer camp lived up to all of its praise. Chris Borst, 15, recently returned from 10 days at the Grammy Foundation’s annual Grammy camp for high school students at the Thornton School of Music at USC.
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Colleges' upgrade begins

San Diego on San Diego - Thu, 07/29/2010 - 00:00
A combination of new and renovated buildings continues to rise in the San Diego Community College District with funding from Propositions S and N.
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Underperforming schools increasing in East County

San Diego on San Diego - Thu, 07/29/2010 - 00:00
In recent years, a number of East County schools have been classified by the federal government as underperforming, indicating a failure to meet graduation rates or English or math test score standards established by the No Child Left Behind Act in 2001.
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Teen cousins spending summer teaching reading skills

San Diego on San Diego - Thu, 07/29/2010 - 00:00
While many teens their age are soaking up the summer sun, East County cousins Audrey and Cassie Isaacson are back in the classroom.
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Brown unveils education reform plan

LA Times - Thu, 07/29/2010 - 00:00
The Democrat calls for changing the state's end-of-year testing system so teachers receive results quickly, and he backs increasing the amount of spending on colleges.

Democratic gubernatorial nominee Jerry Brown unveiled an education reform plan Wednesday that calls for a wholesale restructuring of California's public school system, from changing the way schools are funded to revamping the state's higher education system.


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Peter's Edu Blog Article
California Forum for Diversity

21st Annual Graduate Forum which will be held this year at California Sate University, Sacramento on October 16, 2010. This all day event is sponsored by The California Forum for Diversity in Graduate Education at no cost to any students participating in the event.
~http://gradforum.blogspot.com/

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Central Valley Software Partnership

 

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Shockwave Flash and Firefox

http://www.flickr.com/photos/peterfortuna/ / CC BY 2.0

After a few annoying Firefox crashes I figured out that Shockwave Flash was freaking out on me. 

How I Figured It Out

I figured out it was Shockwave Flash plugin by visiting seveal gaming sites and watching the cursor spin and spin.  I had to Force quit the browser on my 10.6 by going to Mac->Force Quit->Firefox.  I restarted Firefox and disabled all the add-ons by Firefox->Tools-Add-Ons.  Went back to a gaming site.  The site asked me to install Flash.  I then re-enabled Shockwave Flash 10.1.x and watch the browser crash.

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Fastweb Poster Contest 2010

Please Vote Daily
http://fastweb15years.com/entries/3451/ / CC BY 2.0

Not Super? Thats OK!
You don't need to be a super hero
to pay for college anymore.

 

I just entered the www.FastWeb15Years.com/entries/3451 contest to win a $15,000 scholarship for school.  If I win, I will be using the scholarship to complete my Ed. in Educational Leadership and help improve my community and education in general. 

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Innovate the Future by David Croslin

When it comes to entering, creating, or dominating markets, disruptive innovation is the most powerful tool you have. Unfortunately, most companies find disruptive innovation difficult to achieve and virtually impossible to replicate.

Isbn:  Innovate the Future: A Radical New Approach to IT Innovation

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Hosting Company InkandPixel.com

Shameless plug and debt of gratitude posting; the hosting company, InkAndPixel.com rocks.  Quick and fast service with a smile... errr email.

 

Thanks...!

 

 

Isbn:  How to Market and Sell Your Art, Music, Photographs, & Handmade Crafts Online: Turn Your Hobby into a Cash Machine

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