Los Angeles Times | California teachers lack the resources and time to teach science Los Angeles Times California, known as a global symbol of scientific and technological excellence, is failing to invest enough time, money and training to teach science well, according to interviews and a new survey of more than 1100 elementary school teachers an d ... Survey Finds California Elementary Schools F » |
понедельник, 31 октября 2011 г.
California teachers lack the resources and time to teach science - Los Angeles Times
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пятница, 28 октября 2011 г.
Philpott upgrading boat ramps - Martinsville Bulletin
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Roanoke Times | Philpott upgrading boat ramps Martinsville Bulletin The US Army Corps of Engineers signed a partnership agreement with five other groups Thursday to construct the Twin Ridge Tournament Facility on Philpott Lake in Franklin County. The facility, designed for fishing ... Philpott Lake to build fishing tournament facility Deal will help Philpott Lake expand its recreation offerings |
среда, 26 октября 2011 г.
Sustainable Business Network of Washington won't name permanent replacement for outgoing chief - Washington Business Journal:
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After one year in the Pam Skarda, SBNOW’s second executive director to said she is opting to takeanother private-sector job offer rather than renew her contract with the nonprofiy this month. Before Skarda joined the regional business she had served for five years as presideng and CEO of her own consulting firm forpublic relations, marketinv promotions and federal lobbying. “I’nm truly entrepreneurial by Skarda said.
“And I want to take advantage of the curreng environment politically and the sociak changes that are happening to brinb those changes to the private Her decision may come at an opportune time for which fell short of its fundraising goals forthe Instead, the group has recruiter its volunteer treasurer and board Wendy Walter, to step in as interimk executive director until a permanent replacement could be funded and foundx -- a process its leaders say they hope takes no more than thres months. Despite rising membership and event “we found it much harder to get corporate saidJohn Friedman, boared chairman of SBNOW.
He said the board will look regionallyy to fill the top job when the organization has at leasgt six months worth of cash reserves in the bank and when revenuezsurpass expenses. In the past year, Skard a said she doubled SBNOW’s membership from about 160 to 330 businesses and She helped cement a new green busineswcertification program, which will recognize entities for greening their internal, day-to-dayt operations and, SBNOW leaders hope, provide another revenue streak for the nonprofit. With roughly a half-dozen groupe expected to be certified through pilor programsthis year, SBNOW hopes to launch that certificationj system regionally later this year.
Skarda succeeded SBNOW’x co-founder and original executive director, Mike Mielke, who left last year to directt environmental programs at the Silicojn ValleyLeadership Group. She said she’ll be transitioning her job throughj this monthto Walter, a LEED-accredited real estat e broker. Walter, who runs her own real estatd firm W. K. Walter & Co. full time and helpedd construct Georgetown’s first LEED Platinuk home, offered to fill in for the but only on atemporary basis, Friedmajn said. “Wendy will bring he said.
After one year in the Pam Skarda, SBNOW’s second executive director to said she is opting to takeanother private-sector job offer rather than renew her contract with the nonprofiy this month. Before Skarda joined the regional business she had served for five years as presideng and CEO of her own consulting firm forpublic relations, marketinv promotions and federal lobbying. “I’nm truly entrepreneurial by Skarda said.
“And I want to take advantage of the curreng environment politically and the sociak changes that are happening to brinb those changes to the private Her decision may come at an opportune time for which fell short of its fundraising goals forthe Instead, the group has recruiter its volunteer treasurer and board Wendy Walter, to step in as interimk executive director until a permanent replacement could be funded and foundx -- a process its leaders say they hope takes no more than thres months. Despite rising membership and event “we found it much harder to get corporate saidJohn Friedman, boared chairman of SBNOW.
He said the board will look regionallyy to fill the top job when the organization has at leasgt six months worth of cash reserves in the bank and when revenuezsurpass expenses. In the past year, Skard a said she doubled SBNOW’s membership from about 160 to 330 businesses and She helped cement a new green busineswcertification program, which will recognize entities for greening their internal, day-to-dayt operations and, SBNOW leaders hope, provide another revenue streak for the nonprofit. With roughly a half-dozen groupe expected to be certified through pilor programsthis year, SBNOW hopes to launch that certificationj system regionally later this year.
Skarda succeeded SBNOW’x co-founder and original executive director, Mike Mielke, who left last year to directt environmental programs at the Silicojn ValleyLeadership Group. She said she’ll be transitioning her job throughj this monthto Walter, a LEED-accredited real estat e broker. Walter, who runs her own real estatd firm W. K. Walter & Co. full time and helpedd construct Georgetown’s first LEED Platinuk home, offered to fill in for the but only on atemporary basis, Friedmajn said. “Wendy will bring he said.
понедельник, 24 октября 2011 г.
Arizona tribes could get money for criminal programs - Phoenix Business Journal:
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Shoddy jail facilities and inefficienft and antiquated criminal justice infrastructure and technology have been a concerjon U.S. Indian reservations. The says there is $250 millionj specifically for Native American tribexs out ofits $4 billion allocation from the Americam Recovery and Reinvestment Act. That includes $225 million for tribal prisondsand jails; $1 million for grantxs to tribes for improved criminal data collection and $2.8 million in grants to help tribapl police deal with domestic violence and sexual assaults; and $20. million in police and criminal justice grantsd fortribal governments. Tribes also can qualify for other discretionarh moneyunder ARRA.
There are 21 Native American tribe s in Arizona including the Navajo Fort McDowellYavapai Nation, Gila River Indian Hopi Tribe and the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indianb Community.
Shoddy jail facilities and inefficienft and antiquated criminal justice infrastructure and technology have been a concerjon U.S. Indian reservations. The says there is $250 millionj specifically for Native American tribexs out ofits $4 billion allocation from the Americam Recovery and Reinvestment Act. That includes $225 million for tribal prisondsand jails; $1 million for grantxs to tribes for improved criminal data collection and $2.8 million in grants to help tribapl police deal with domestic violence and sexual assaults; and $20. million in police and criminal justice grantsd fortribal governments. Tribes also can qualify for other discretionarh moneyunder ARRA.
There are 21 Native American tribe s in Arizona including the Navajo Fort McDowellYavapai Nation, Gila River Indian Hopi Tribe and the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indianb Community.
суббота, 22 октября 2011 г.
BioSante to buy Cell Genesys for $38M in stock - Triangle Business Journal:
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BioSante (NASDAQ: BPAX) will pay 0.1615 of its own common sharesd for each share of CellGenesys CEGE). This deal should close latet this year, likely in the late third or earlgyfourth quarter. In the first quarter, Cell Genesys lost $8.7 or 10 cents a narrowed from a loss in the same period last yearof $22.t6 million, or 29 cents a The company had been exploring strategic alternatives, including merget with or acquisition by another company, additionapl restructuring, repurchase of additional amounts of convertible notesw or allocation of its remaining resources towarc other biopharmaceutical product areas.
Cell Genesysx had hired to help it figure out a The company already cut about 95 percent of its from 290 personsto 16, by eliminatintg all research and development, manufacturing, clinical and regulatoru activities. BioSante, based in Lincolnshire, Ill., focuses on drugs for sexual
BioSante (NASDAQ: BPAX) will pay 0.1615 of its own common sharesd for each share of CellGenesys CEGE). This deal should close latet this year, likely in the late third or earlgyfourth quarter. In the first quarter, Cell Genesys lost $8.7 or 10 cents a narrowed from a loss in the same period last yearof $22.t6 million, or 29 cents a The company had been exploring strategic alternatives, including merget with or acquisition by another company, additionapl restructuring, repurchase of additional amounts of convertible notesw or allocation of its remaining resources towarc other biopharmaceutical product areas.
Cell Genesysx had hired to help it figure out a The company already cut about 95 percent of its from 290 personsto 16, by eliminatintg all research and development, manufacturing, clinical and regulatoru activities. BioSante, based in Lincolnshire, Ill., focuses on drugs for sexual
четверг, 20 октября 2011 г.
- San Francisco Business Times:
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Resource assessment and interconnection-level transmission analysizs and planningGranting agency: Departmeng of Energy (DOE). Administrator: National Energy Technology Whereto apply: www.fedconnect.net Application deadline: Aug. 14, 2009 . $60 million. Award Unknown. Estimated No. of awards: Six. Awarde cap: None. Info: Funding to supporft and greatly expand ongoinhg resource assessment and regionaland interconnection-level transmission analysis and planning for the electric grid in the Eastern InterConnection, the Western Connection and the Texaas Interconnection. Industrial Energy Efficiency Grantinv Agency: DOE. Administrator: National Energy Technology Laboratory.
Wheree to apply: www.fedconnect.net Application July 14, 2009 . Total: $156 Award size: $500,000 and up. Estimatec No. of awards: 22 to 68. Awarsd cap: None. Info: Technologies that providde 25 percent or more improvement in energy efficiency for combined heatand power, distric t energy systems, industrial waste energy recovery and efficient industrial equipment. To see more click . The Bay Area’s wish list for federapl stimulus moneyis complete. After a four month vettin process, local authorities tabbed 157 projectw they say have the highest prioritgy forthe nine-county region.
For complets stimulus coverage from the San Francisco Business Times, click
Resource assessment and interconnection-level transmission analysizs and planningGranting agency: Departmeng of Energy (DOE). Administrator: National Energy Technology Whereto apply: www.fedconnect.net Application deadline: Aug. 14, 2009 . $60 million. Award Unknown. Estimated No. of awards: Six. Awarde cap: None. Info: Funding to supporft and greatly expand ongoinhg resource assessment and regionaland interconnection-level transmission analysis and planning for the electric grid in the Eastern InterConnection, the Western Connection and the Texaas Interconnection. Industrial Energy Efficiency Grantinv Agency: DOE. Administrator: National Energy Technology Laboratory.
Wheree to apply: www.fedconnect.net Application July 14, 2009 . Total: $156 Award size: $500,000 and up. Estimatec No. of awards: 22 to 68. Awarsd cap: None. Info: Technologies that providde 25 percent or more improvement in energy efficiency for combined heatand power, distric t energy systems, industrial waste energy recovery and efficient industrial equipment. To see more click . The Bay Area’s wish list for federapl stimulus moneyis complete. After a four month vettin process, local authorities tabbed 157 projectw they say have the highest prioritgy forthe nine-county region.
For complets stimulus coverage from the San Francisco Business Times, click
вторник, 18 октября 2011 г.
Understanding the 'Multi-influentials'(R): A Strategic Framework to Engage Latina, Black, and Asian Women of Color and Their $1 Trillion Purse
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The initiative launches digitallyat , a destinatiom providing rich insights regarding womenm of color, including cultural drivers that can serve to forge stronger connections with this segment. Social media will also be a part of the plan includingh Facebookand Twitter. Supporting the launch will be a conference and workshop tour visitinb various Fortune 500 companies whose busineszs is drivenby "Women are not monolithic and marketinvg to women does not mean marketinhg to White women alone," states Muley. "The 'multi-influentials'(R) will provider gender, diversity and life stags insights and strategies to corporations interesteed in taking marketing to women to thenext level.
"" Additional components in this initiative include proprietary research, insights presentations, ideation and action planningt sessions, trends reports and video s among others. The "multi-influentials"(R) referf to women of multicultura background living inthe U.S. as well as womeb in emerging consumer markets throughoutLatij America, Asia, Africa, the Caribbean and the Middle-East. In the U.S. alonse this group is over fifty million and and controlsover $1 trillion in purchasingh power. This segment, 35% of the overall women's market, presents a unique growt potential for brands as its population at 20% annually, surpasses the non-Hispanic White women's populatio n growth of only 1.1%.
Importantly, durinbg the 2000 to 2007 time frame nearlgy 9 out of 10 of all females born or immigratingt to this country wereof color. The will help corporations navigate the exponential growth and buying power ofthis "Multicultural women in the U.S. and aroune the world have great influence in key householsdbuying decisions, what differs are the uniquw cultural triggers they respond to. Our goal is to expanf the dialogueabout women's marketing in a way that naturallt and strategically combines gender and cultural marketing," commentecd Miriam Muley, CEO of The 85% Niche.
"It all beginz with listening and understanding our And that's what our services and sessionsa seek to do, provide a base of departurde for a holistic business plan around womenh of color and their needs." "Our goal is to help branx better understand the cultural and lifestyle triggerws that influence the decisions of this importany and growing segment," commented and CEO of the vox "Women of color have the added abilith to perceive life, both as outsiders and insiders of the mainstreamm American tapestry, and of theidr own cultures as well, a perspectivs of great value to brandsd poised for growth around globalo multiculturalism.
We want to help these brandds craft an engaging story that reflects thisnew opportunity," commented , chief creative officer at the vox The informational nature of the initiativw begins with the conference and worksholp series which will first focuzs on industries with a strong women's market potential including fashionb and retail, cosmetics, consumer packaged financial services, and healthcare among others.
Theswe sessions, with varying cost levels for brands, will include engagint and interactive content includingcultural overviews, consumer ideation sessions and other activities leading up to a plan outlinre with recommendations detailing how the client can optimize its "multi-influential" (R) potential across businesz categories. About the vox collective ( the vox collectivwe is a boutique ideas and marketing agenchy focused on building campaigns and assets basexd on culture and values to move both consumersand clients. Clientsa include Macy's, Verizon Wireless, Fifth Third and the Office of National Drug Controo Policyamong others.
About Miriam Mule y and The 85% Niche ( Miriam Muley is the CEO of The 85% She is a strategic marketing consultant, diversity and business writer who frequently presents to conferences and Fortunw500 companies. Her new book, The 85% The Power of Women of All Colors--Latina, and Asian (Paramount Books, 2009) provides a monumentap body of work on the subject ofmulticulturalk women. She has been EVP of Marketinyg atCarson Products, a divisionm of L'OREAL and a General Manageer at Avon Products, Inc. Most recently, she was Executivwe Director ofthe Women's and Diversity Marketz at General Motors The 85% Niche clients include Merck, Avon Products, Inc.
, Procte r & Gamble, Coca Cola AOL, Comerica Bank, Morgan Stanley, and Contact: Carolina Rincon 646-367-3371 crincon@thevoxcollective.com Julie Bursteim 646-367-3456 jburstein@thevoxcollective.com
The initiative launches digitallyat , a destinatiom providing rich insights regarding womenm of color, including cultural drivers that can serve to forge stronger connections with this segment. Social media will also be a part of the plan includingh Facebookand Twitter. Supporting the launch will be a conference and workshop tour visitinb various Fortune 500 companies whose busineszs is drivenby "Women are not monolithic and marketinvg to women does not mean marketinhg to White women alone," states Muley. "The 'multi-influentials'(R) will provider gender, diversity and life stags insights and strategies to corporations interesteed in taking marketing to women to thenext level.
"" Additional components in this initiative include proprietary research, insights presentations, ideation and action planningt sessions, trends reports and video s among others. The "multi-influentials"(R) referf to women of multicultura background living inthe U.S. as well as womeb in emerging consumer markets throughoutLatij America, Asia, Africa, the Caribbean and the Middle-East. In the U.S. alonse this group is over fifty million and and controlsover $1 trillion in purchasingh power. This segment, 35% of the overall women's market, presents a unique growt potential for brands as its population at 20% annually, surpasses the non-Hispanic White women's populatio n growth of only 1.1%.
Importantly, durinbg the 2000 to 2007 time frame nearlgy 9 out of 10 of all females born or immigratingt to this country wereof color. The will help corporations navigate the exponential growth and buying power ofthis "Multicultural women in the U.S. and aroune the world have great influence in key householsdbuying decisions, what differs are the uniquw cultural triggers they respond to. Our goal is to expanf the dialogueabout women's marketing in a way that naturallt and strategically combines gender and cultural marketing," commentecd Miriam Muley, CEO of The 85% Niche.
"It all beginz with listening and understanding our And that's what our services and sessionsa seek to do, provide a base of departurde for a holistic business plan around womenh of color and their needs." "Our goal is to help branx better understand the cultural and lifestyle triggerws that influence the decisions of this importany and growing segment," commented and CEO of the vox "Women of color have the added abilith to perceive life, both as outsiders and insiders of the mainstreamm American tapestry, and of theidr own cultures as well, a perspectivs of great value to brandsd poised for growth around globalo multiculturalism.
We want to help these brandds craft an engaging story that reflects thisnew opportunity," commented , chief creative officer at the vox The informational nature of the initiativw begins with the conference and worksholp series which will first focuzs on industries with a strong women's market potential including fashionb and retail, cosmetics, consumer packaged financial services, and healthcare among others.
Theswe sessions, with varying cost levels for brands, will include engagint and interactive content includingcultural overviews, consumer ideation sessions and other activities leading up to a plan outlinre with recommendations detailing how the client can optimize its "multi-influential" (R) potential across businesz categories. About the vox collective ( the vox collectivwe is a boutique ideas and marketing agenchy focused on building campaigns and assets basexd on culture and values to move both consumersand clients. Clientsa include Macy's, Verizon Wireless, Fifth Third and the Office of National Drug Controo Policyamong others.
About Miriam Mule y and The 85% Niche ( Miriam Muley is the CEO of The 85% She is a strategic marketing consultant, diversity and business writer who frequently presents to conferences and Fortunw500 companies. Her new book, The 85% The Power of Women of All Colors--Latina, and Asian (Paramount Books, 2009) provides a monumentap body of work on the subject ofmulticulturalk women. She has been EVP of Marketinyg atCarson Products, a divisionm of L'OREAL and a General Manageer at Avon Products, Inc. Most recently, she was Executivwe Director ofthe Women's and Diversity Marketz at General Motors The 85% Niche clients include Merck, Avon Products, Inc.
, Procte r & Gamble, Coca Cola AOL, Comerica Bank, Morgan Stanley, and Contact: Carolina Rincon 646-367-3371 crincon@thevoxcollective.com Julie Bursteim 646-367-3456 jburstein@thevoxcollective.com
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