Saturday, October 31, 2009

This week s home décor calendar of events - Examiner

This week s home décor calendar of events - Examiner
The Craft Guild of Dallas will present the works of more than 50 artists at its annual Fall Sales and Fundraiser this Thursday through Friday. Featuring a variety of unique items including painting, photography, fabric art, clay, ceramics and mixed

Creative is latest to tackle e-book readers - CNET News
At the meeting, Willie Png, Creative's vice president of strategic business, described Amazon's Kindle as "just another electronic device which displays books in text" (snap!), according to EpiZenter.net, and said Creative's e-reader will harness

Westwood College Student Volunteers Get Creative in Hollywood!!! - PRLog (free press release)
PRLog (Press Release) – Oct 25, 2009 – After positive responses to volunteers at this Mockfest Film Festival earlier this year, students were invited back to put their decorating skills to work on a masterpiece of interactive terror. The theme

Much work needed in multicultural education - Kansas City Star

Much work needed in multicultural education - Kansas City Star

Much work needed in multicultural education
Kansas City Star
So many students of color don't see themselves in schools' Eurocentric-based studies. All-inclusive multicultural education is "very, very much needed," ...



Why do animals, especially males, have so many different colors? - UC Los Angeles

Why do animals, especially males, have so many different colors?
UC Los Angeles
UCLA is a national and international leader in the breadth and quality of its academic, research, health care, cultural, continuing education and athletic ...

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State park alive with activities and vibrant colors - Statesville Record & Landmark

Statesville Record & Landmark

State park alive with activities and vibrant colors
Statesville Record & Landmark
"Every month we try to offer a variety of environmental education programs," said Gwinn, noting that many programs have minimum requirements and all require ...

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Minn. Parents Form Anti-Bully Group - WCCO

Minn. Parents Form Anti-Bully Group - WCCO
Fred and Kathy Trosvik knew that their 12-year-old son, Tom, was being picked on at his school. He'd told them so. But the Ham Lake couple didn't know how bad the bullying had become at the Fridley school until it was too late. Tom, an honor student

Low-performing Illinois students not tested - Quad Cities Onlines
CHICAGO (AP) — Rich East High School has seen state test scores for its 11th-graders improve by a stunning 37 percent during the last two years — a gain so impressive that regional education officials asked the Park Forest school to host a

Read Comments(15) - Honolulu Advertiser

Read Comments(15) - Honolulu Advertiser
It's hilarious to hear the governor blaming the DOE for the furloughs provision in the teachers union contract, and calling for a constitutional amendment to put the DOE under her direct supervision in the cabinet to make it more "accountable." Does

Day of the Dead race a celebration of life - Chicago Breaking News - Tribune
Staff Sgt. Juan Arreola has honored the dead the way Marines do -- stone-faced with crisply folded flags and a sad bugle cry. He knows that has its place. On the Day of the Dead holiday this weekend, Arreola, 33, honored the dead the way Mexicans do

Monday, October 12, 2009

Crafting Winning Appeals: Reaching Out to Year-End Donors - Chronicle of Philanthropy

Crafting Winning Appeals: Reaching Out to Year-End Donors - Chronicle of Philanthropy
We recently introduced you to Lois J. Hamilton, the president of Saint Francis Medical Center College of Nursing, in Peoria, Ill. Ms. Hamilton is preparing to send her college’s annual year-end appeal letters and is looking for your advice on how

Pay more fees for your kid - Hindustan Times
Private schools may be able to increase their fees by 30 per cent every year if the state government accepts the recommendations of a committee that it constituted four months ago to draft guidelines for a fee-regulating authority. The only three

Peres Backs 2-State Solution, Has Idea for Iran - Arutz Sheva
(IsraelNN.com) President Shimon Peres, in his address to the Knesset opening the winter session, cajoled the government to reach a two-state solution with the Palestinian Authority - and provided a "simple" solution for the Iranian threat. Peres

Enter Metroparks photo contest - Mirror

Enter Metroparks photo contest - Mirror

Enter Metroparks photo contest
Mirror
Entries will be judged by members of the West Oakland Camera Club, who publish in Audubon, Sierra Club and National Geographic. Winning photos will be part ...


2009 Survey Names Nation's Top 25 'Best Neighbor' Colleges and Universities - Reuters

2009 Survey Names Nation's Top 25 'Best Neighbor' Colleges and Universities - Reuters

2009 Survey Names Nation's Top 25 'Best Neighbor' Colleges and Universities
Reuters
Projects don't come much more turn-key than those in the higher education-community alliance sphere," said Dr. Dobelle. The Saviors of Our Cities rankings ...
2009 Survey Names Nation's Top 25 'Best Neighbor' Colleges and UniversitiesPR Newswire (press release)
Penn Tops List of 'Best Neighbor' Universities in USPenn: Office of University Communications

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ChinaCast Education Corporation Announces Nationwide Distance Learning Joint ... - Reuters

ChinaCast Education Corporation Announces Nationwide Distance Learning Joint ...
Reuters
CUP is one of only 68 schools with a nationwide distance learning license granted by the PRC Ministry of Education. Not only will we be providing e-learning ...

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