Thursday, February 25, 2010

Capsule movie reviews: "Cop Out" - El Paso Times

Capsule movie reviews: "Cop Out" - El Paso Times
"Cop Out" (R) This is still funnier than the dreadful later Eddie Murphy cop pictures. But it feels like an homage to a period best forgotten, just a chance for all involved to sell out and cash in with a crude comedy that reminds us how bad these

Coming This Week for Feb. 26 - Island Packet Online
Moonlight creature feature on bats: 6:30-9 p.m., Coastal Discovery Museum, Honey Horn, Hilton Head Island; program on local nocturnal animals for children 7-11; $25 a child, includes pizza, marshmallow roast, hot cocoa, crafts and nature walk; pre

Jazz Listings - New York Times
Full reviews of recent jazz concerts: nytimes.com/music . AMIR ELSAFFAR (Friday and Saturday) Mr. ElSaffar plays both the trumpet and the santoor, a hammered dulcimer, and sings in the Iraqi Maqam tradition. Here, fulfilling a commission from the

CNA Expands Its Education Appetite with Product Enhancements to Its Colleges ... - MarketWatch (press release)

CNA Expands Its Education Appetite with Product Enhancements to Its Colleges ... - MarketWatch (press release)

CNA Expands Its Education Appetite with Product Enhancements to Its Colleges ...
MarketWatch (press release)
To learn more, visit www.cna.com/education. Serving businesses and professionals since 1897, CNA is the country's seventh largest commercial insurance ...
CNA Announces Nationwide Availability of Inland Marine Medical & Scientific ...Benzinga

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Project Manager – High class fit-out - news.careerstructure.com

Project Manager – High class fit-out
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Company Overview: Our client is a well respected, main contractor who work predominately within the leisure, commercial, education and health sectors. ...

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Protecting the industry: Certification past, present and future - Water Technology Online

Protecting the industry: Certification past, present and future
Water Technology Online
WQA has begun to fill that gap with its commercial education program. The first commercial program education module, subtitled “Commercial Sizing, ...


Thursday, February 18, 2010

Major League Baseball Hall of Famer Johnny Bench to Speak at Arizona - TMCnet

Major League Baseball Hall of Famer Johnny Bench to Speak at Arizona - TMCnet
PHOENIX --(Business Wire)-- The Arizona Technology Council today announced that Major League Baseball Hall of Famer Johnny Bench, presented by technology medical leader Stryker Orthopaedics, is the keynote luncheon speaker at the first annual Arizona

OEA: Teachers may need to sue for stipend - Tulsa World

OEA: Teachers may need to sue for stipend - Tulsa World
Oklahoma teachers who received $350 less in their bonus checks this year for obtaining National Board Certification may have to take legal action against their school districts to dispute the deductions, the Oklahoma Education Association has advised

Passengers who flew with accused Christmas Day bomber speak out - CNN
Umar Farouk AbdulMutallab allegedly tried to detonate bomb on Northwest Flight 253 As accused would-be bomber speaks to authorities, passengers share their thoughts Frustration with government and fear remains for some, while others move on Having

HotSchedules to Serve up Its Industry-Leading Labor Management and - TMCnet
AUSTIN, Texas --(Business Wire)-- HotSchedules today announced its participation in two of the restaurant industry's most prominent technology events, FS/TEC and MURTEC. HotSchedules will exhibit at FS/TEC (booth #225), February 21-24 in Long Beach

Internet usage surges; 31 percent of U.S. homes lack connection - San Jose Mercury News
The number of Americans who use the Internet has surged through the heart of the Great Recession over the past two years, with older adults, women, minority groups and unemployed people now roving the Web in unprecedented numbers, according to new

Montgomery schools budget passes with modest spending hike - Washington Post

Montgomery schools budget passes with modest spending hike - Washington Post

Washington Post

Montgomery schools budget passes with modest spending hike
Washington Post
The Montgomery County Board of Education unanimously approved a budget Wednesday that would modestly increase education spending next ...
Milpitas superintendent recommends more cuts for 2011-12 budgetSan Jose Mercury News
Central New Yorkers sound off on proposal for Syracuse City Hall to take over ...The Post-Standard - Syracuse.com (blog)
Schools proactive while eyeing state budget woesSt. Peter Herald
Clearfield Progress -Register Pajaronian -Kansas City Star
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Cement firm is top class for education - Buxton Advertiser

Cement firm is top class for education
Buxton Advertiser
Lafarge has been awarded a certificate at the Derbyshire Education Business Partnership's 'Employer Celebration' event to mark its close working ...

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Charter school wants to grow, but two other schools say, No - The Villager

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Charter school wants to grow, but two other schools say, No
The Villager
The city mandates that special education classes have no more than six students with one teacher and one assistant. Ronnie Schuster, principal of PS 94, ...
Charter Schools Enter Uncharted WatersGotham Gazette
Judy Hale: School reform workingCharleston Gazette
The Record: Charters aren't freeNorthJersey.com
Democracy Now -NY1
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Wednesday, February 10, 2010

School garden programs are vital to students' education and health - Washington Post

School garden programs are vital to students' education and health - Washington Post

Washington Post

School garden programs are vital to students' education and health
Washington Post
Let's bury the stereotype of the humble farmer, scratching away in the fields, oblivious to the world of big ideas. It's going to take some very smart ...



The Madison district's frosty stance toward charter schools is thawing - Capital Times

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The Madison district's frosty stance toward charter schools is thawing
Capital Times
“There seemed to be a defensiveness towards these innovative ideas, as if they meant the district programs were somehow lacking. ...
Two TPS board members replacedTulsa World
District seeks input on needs, wants of next superintendentDouglas Daily Dispatch
Galva school officials seek public inputGalesburg Register-Mail
Tulsa World
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Call for higher university fees - BBC News

BBC News

Call for higher university fees
BBC News
The higher education sector is facing a funding squeeze, as are other areas. Policy Exchange, an independent education charity, has put forward its ideas to ...

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Race to the Top sends students to the bottom - Daily Cardinal

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Race to the Top sends students to the bottom
Daily Cardinal
Oversight and accountability must be the primary focus of education reform, not introducing ideas that smack of corporation-vocabulary included to appease ...
Big ideas for Michigan schoolsDetroit Free Press
GUEST OPINION: Defending the value of charter schoolsPacket Online
King Klein Keeps Them in LineHuffington Post (blog)

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An Education: It's a learning experience - RVANews

An Education: It's a learning experience - RVANews

RVANews

An Education: It's a learning experience
RVANews
It's at this point that her naivete is stripped away by someone who treats her, for the most part, as a grown up, and her real life education begins. ...

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State: Nampa students who don't speak English over-identified as learning disabled - Idaho Press-Tribune

State: Nampa students who don't speak English over-identified as learning disabled
Idaho Press-Tribune
... flagged" by the State Department of Education for consistently over identifying English language learners as "language impaired," a learning disability. ...
Lawmaker wants to give schools more flexibility on English learnersLatina Lista (blog)
State: Fix Portland's English language programAshland Daily Tidings
In debate about education of immigrant kids, money talksBoston Globe
OregonLive.com -OregonLive.com (blog)
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Learning Tree Announces First Quarter Fiscal Year 2010 Results - MarketWatch

Learning Tree Announces First Quarter Fiscal Year 2010 Results
MarketWatch
Learning Tree International is a leading worldwide provider of vendor-independent education and training to managers and IT professionals in business and ...

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Tuesday, February 2, 2010

Educators' reviews mixed on State of the State address - WVLT

Educators' reviews mixed on State of the State address - WVLT

Educators' reviews mixed on State of the State address
WVLT
(WVLT) -- Tennessee will dip into reserve funds to help out education over the next few years. Governor Bredesen mentioned several programs, including the ...

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EDUCATION: Wicomico Board of Education reviews budget reductions - Delmarva Daily Times

EDUCATION: Wicomico Board of Education reviews budget reductions
Delmarva Daily Times
As a result, the Wicomico County Board of Education voted to remove Magnet from the school system's budget reductions for the fiscal year 2011. ...
Guest Column: Magnet program meets needs of gifted studentsDelmarva Now

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Review finds several SC lottery shortcomings - BusinessWeek

Review finds several SC lottery shortcomings
BusinessWeek
During the past two years, the South Carolina Education Lottery added bar codes to scratch-off tickets as a security feature and to let players check to see ...
Review Finds Several Sc Lottery ShortcomingsWJBF-TV

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Playwright took poetic path - Victoria Advocate

Playwright took poetic path - Victoria Advocate
James Galbraith, economist and University of Texas professor, will speak at 9 a.m. March 30 in the Victoria College Fine Arts Auditorium. Galbraith for that his adopted family provided was a top-rate education in the arts, as well as in just

NFL: Colts All-Pro Freeney hopes to play on Sunday - San Jose Mercury News
Colts defensive end Dwight Freeney still hopes to play in the Super Bowl despite a torn ligament in his right ankle. "Hopefully, towards the end of the week it starts to get better," Freeney said at Tuesday's media day. "The decision will come later

Burns After Reading: Obama bribes with new version of ‘Scott’s - LSU Reveille
Always be sure to read the fine print whenever a slick-talking salesman makes you an unbelievably enticing offer. Upon closer examination, Obama’s sales pitch is: “Give me your support, and I’ll give you a measly couple thousand dollars in

Tax plan gets no support at Columbia forum - The State

Tax plan gets no support at Columbia forum - The State
things in North Columbia like sidewalks, road paving and water and sewer pipes - and then pay off the loan using the growth in North Columbia property taxes from commercial issues, like public safety and education. "If we begin to work

EastPark work nears completion - Daily Independent
COALTON — Work on Ashland Community and Technical College’s new building at EastPark is virtually complete and college maintenance workers are cleaning up in preparation for moving in. The lacework of scaffolding inside the building has been

Nominees could boost Oscar's TV ratings - YAHOO!
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) – With a history-making blockbuster, several high-art, high-impact indie films and some bona fide crowd-pleasers in the mix for best picture, the Academy Awards are poised to put on a snappy, in some races

Bill targets school bus drivers - The Sun News
Drivers in the state's fleet of 5,000 public school buses would be forbidden to text-message or talk on cell phones while transporting students under a proposal before the House Transportation Subcommittee today. What's more, the proposal calls for

Obama Rips GOP As 'Opportunists,' Touts Loan Plan - NPR News

Obama Rips GOP As 'Opportunists,' Touts Loan Plan - NPR News
President Barack Obama branded Republicans on Tuesday as electoral opportunists more concerned about their own interests than the people's, taking a political risk by escalating criticism of the very lawmakers he's urging to work with him. The newly

Obama brands Republicans as 'opportunists' in NH - San Jose Mercury News
NASHUA, N.H.—President Barack Obama branded Republicans on Tuesday as electoral opportunists more concerned about their own interests than the people's, taking a political risk by escalating criticism of the very lawmakers he's urging to work with