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Dream by degree: Shelby official's college try sets an example, he ...
Shelby County Commissioner James M. Harvey didn't finish college, and when he went back in 2007, he took an easy course called Skills for Lifelong Learning 1. "It would take an ...
Source: Memphis Commercial Appeal

College technology 'catching up' with students
Abilene Christian University freshmen receive more than the usual campus map and lists of required books when they enter the Texas University. For the past two years, they've also ...
Source: KSDK

Centered on Syracuse Podcast: College debt reaches record levels
• Record levels of debt college students are amassing as they graduate into one of the worst job markets in years. • A medical claim processing company that is moving out of ...
Source: Syracuse Post-Standard

Mornings unPHILtered - Online business program at GSU gains student ...
Monday on “Mornings unPHILtered,” host Phil Boyum's guest was dean of the College of Business Administration (COBA) at Georgia Southern, Dr. Ron Shiffler. Shiffler spoke about ...
Source: Statesboro Herald

DU hockey starts at No. 1 in preseason poll
The University of Denver will begin the season ranked No. 1 in the U.S. College Hockey Online/CBS College Sports poll, which was released Monday, the second of two national media ...
Source: Denver Post

Montclair Collaborative celebrates 13 years
They found that, in some cases, efforts to help residents were overlapping and not efficient. The group decided it was better to join forces and tackle the challenges together ...
Source: Inland Valley Daily Bulletin

Merit semifinalists try to resist college pressures
Ten Bozeman-area high school seniors were recently named National Merit Scholarship semifinalists, after acing last year’s PSAT test. Having placed in the top 1 percent of the 1 ...
Source: Bozeman Daily Chronicle

Economy persuades 4-year-school students to look closer to home
CHICAGO — When Amar Bhatia was weighing his postsecondary options, he chose Indiana University over DePaul University because DePaul's downtown Chicago campus was just too close ...
Source: Pitt News

Delayed checks going out to veterans
Veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan who are enrolled in college will receive promised financial aid, thanks to emergency checks issued by the federal Department of Veterans Affairs ...
Source: Maine Sunday Telegram

Professor teaches how to track moon rocks
ALVIN — In what started as a quest to teach his students about criminal investigation, an Alvin Community College professor is asking some of his students to scour the Earth ...
Source: Brazoria Facts

New Community Access Point for Hythe
People in Hythe wishing to take post-secondary courses now have a place to go to for support. On Friday, Grande Prairie Regional College, in conjunction with Alberta-North ...
Source: Daily Herald Tribune

Gambling addiction: Beating the odds
"It was the action and the rush I got from playing poker that made me feel alive -- that's what kept me hooked," says the 27-year-old, who describes himself as a recovering ...
Source: Toronto Sun

Student veterans to get college aid
Iraq and Afghanistan war veterans enrolled in college will receive promised financial relief, thanks to emergency checks issued by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. The ...
Source: Morning Sentinel

Crane trades P.E.I. classroom for one in the Middle East
Mary Crane has traded her Kensington classroom for one in the Middle East. The former Conservative candidate in Malpeque has taken a teaching post at The College of The North ...
Source: Prince Edward Island Guardian

3 tips to start building a college savings account
A new survey by online brokerage TD Ameritrade says college is the top reasons teens save their money. The results were a pleasant surprise to educators who are focusing on getting ...
Source: WCAX

Survey: College is top savings goal for teens
Stroll through the mall on a weekend and you get the impression teens save money to buy clothes or iPods and video game systems, but a new survey shows their priority is quite ...
Source: BusinessWeek

Youth push for louder conversation about suicide
AP National Writer= CHICAGO (AP) â The topic of suicide makes many people squirm. It's something we've been told we're not supposed to talk about. If you speak it, someone ...
Source: The Guardian

When it comes to letters of recommendation, less is more
Many students have been asking whether they need letters of recommendation for their college applications. While some big public institutions like Rutgers and Penn State do not ...
Source: NorthJersey.com

Outstanding Teachers Showcased on Televised Awards Ceremony
CHICAGO, IL -- 10/09/09 -- For supporters of quality education who feel that excellent teachers too often get overlooked, the Golden Apple Awards for Excellence in Teaching is a ...
Source: Earthtimes

UF students join in ‘No More Che Day’
When University of Florida student Mauro Perez woke up Friday morning, he didn’t think he would be holding up posters and handing out fliers about Ernesto “Che” Guevara. But ...
Source: Gainesville Sun

Basketball at the movies
Hope you get a chance to view "Sonicsgate," which made its debut this weekend before playing online. Women's hoops also will be featured at the movies this month, tackling the ...
Source: Seattle Post Intelligencer

Driver's education at GBC slated for students, adults
Great Basin College will again offer driver's education to high school and adult students in Elko, Eureka, Lander, Humboldt, Nye and White Pine counties. One of the chief benefits ...
Source: Pahrump Valley Times

Mudbugs Add Two to Camp Roster, Will Host 'Kings Tomorrow
BOSSIER CITY, LA - The Bossier-Shreveport Mudbugs are preparing for a pair of preseason exhibition games against conference rival Mississippi this weekend. Tonight the 'Bugs are in ...
Source: OurSports Central

Hot singles are waiting!
What if you were a model for a dating Web site - and you didn't know it? Recently, a man from Virginia signed on to his Facebook page and was greeted with an advertisement ...
Source: Philadelphia Inquirer

Outstanding Teachers Showcased on Televised Awards Ceremony
CHICAGO, IL -- (Marketwire) -- 10/09/09 -- For supporters of quality education who feel that excellent teachers too often get overlooked, the Golden Apple Awards for Excellence in ...
Source: PR Inside

Jobless look to future at Kalamazoo Valley Community College 'Adults ...
Dan Brooks, center, of Three Rivers listens with other adults gathered at Kalamazoo Valley Community College's Texas Township Campus for "Adults in Transition", a seminar offering ...
Source: Grand Rapids Press

Exclusive: Toy Story 3 Hamm Character Poster
Disney will release the movie trailer for Pixar’s Toy Story 3 online on Monday October 12th 9:00am pacific time, and to celebrate they are releasing a series of new character ...
Source: Slashfilm.com

LSU-Florida Matchups
Moving Coleman to a hybrid linebacker-safety role in the LSU defense was a move that made sense against every opponent, but will be a huge asset in this matchup because of how ...
Source: Baton Rouge Advocate

Web site help for students applying to college
Two of my best friends are named Pete. We went to the same high school and the same university, Cal State Fullerton, which has been described as "the Harvard of north Orange County ...
Source: Silicon Valley

Mary L. Roebker
She was a secretary for Villa Madonna College and Tate Building Supplies, a member of Blessed Sacrament Church in Fort Mitchell and former member of St. Augustine Church in ...
Source: Cincinnati.com

Joy Scott
Journalism jobs, news and links for journalists working online and in print media
Source: Journalism.co.uk

Teacher, student 'off their faces' on Facebook
Education Queensland has ordered a teacher to remove a Facebook post from an apparently underage former student who joked about them both getting drunk at the weekend. The girl's ...
Source: Brisbane Times

A Push For Colleges To Prioritize Mental Health
Arcadio Morales, one of six residence deans at Stanford University, has lived in an apartment in the campus dorms for 15 years, often fielding late-night phone calls from students ...
Source: KQED

See news
American U. (Washington): Appointed Jane Chittick, director of principal gifts at the National Museum of the U.S. Army (Arlington, Va.), to be assistant vice president of ...
Source: Chronicle of Philanthropy

NewsChannel 5.com - Nashville, Tennessee - New Jobs Come to Tennessee ...
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn.- The new Volkswagen plant in Chattanooga will start taking applications on Monday. There are 1200 jobs available. Pay starts at $14.50 an hour, and will jump to ...
Source: WTVF

Mentorship motivates
VICTORVILLE • Silverado High School senior Julio Diaz De Leon, a varsity football player aching to play for Jackson State University, recalls feeling nervous and uneasy before a ...
Source: Victorville Daily Press

What's happening
Lady Warriors AAU — Tryouts 8:30 p.m. Oct. 28 and 7 p.m. Oct. 30. For girls in grades 6-7. Martinez Junior High School, 1600 Court St., Martinez. 925-812-1274. Warriors ...
Source: Alameda Times-Star

Coming events
Clarke 5K Fun Run/Costume Contest Oct. 31 -- The Clarke College cross country and track and field programs will host a 5K Fun Run and Costume Contest Saturday, Oct. 31 at Flora ...
Source: Dubuque Telegraph Herald

CRTC Fails to Protect Canadians
OTTAWA , Oct. 22 /CNW Telbec/ - The SaveOurNet.ca coalition, a broad alliance of groups fighting for a free and open Internet, is calling today's CRTC decision on traffic ...
Source: CNW Group

Local college students join the line for online classes
Oct 29, 2009 (Yakima Herald-Republic - McClatchy-Tribune Information Services via COMTEX) -- EDITOR'S NOTE: This is the second in a two-day series exploring online education ...
Source: TMCnet

Packed colleges adapt on the fly
For as many as eight hours a week, Mike Taylor, president of Stanly Community College, is not schmoozing donors or leading a meeting on scholarships at the school's Albe marle ...
Source: Raleigh News & Observer

Is Today the Internet's 40th Birthday?
2006 Facebook expands to include anyone over college age. Although Mark Zuckerberg started Facebook (initially called thefacebook.com) in 2004 while a student at Harvard, it didn't ...
Source: ABC News

Apollo Weakness for Phoenix Revenues Spurring Short Sellers
Oct. 30 (Bloomberg) -- The University of Phoenix, the largest for-profit college in the U.S., may have set off on a collision course with the federal government and investors in ...
Source: Bloomberg

Interest in 4-Year Class More Than Expected
The new program will have three specialized tracks - business administration, public administration and public safety management. Online registration starts Monday and orientation ...
Source: The Ledger

Grackles and tigers and bats - oh, my! ACC seeks a mascot
The University of Texas has the longhorn. Texas Tech University, the masked rider. Stanford University, cardinal — the color, not the bird. Now Austin Community College wants a ...
Source: Austin American-Statesman

Busy weekend on ice for Minutemen
AMHERST - After three straight weekends of playing just one game to open the season, the University of Massachusetts hockey team will get into a regular routine with a home-and ...
Source: Daily Hampshire Gazette

Free dual credit classes to be offered at FHS
Free online college courses will now be offered to high school students through the Texas Virtual School program. During the Oct. 26 school board meeting, the trustees were briefed ...
Source: Farmersville Times

Local guide
For a comprehensive calendar or to submit an event to be published, go to www.billingsgazette.net/calendar. Please provide a description of the event, date, time, location, prices ...
Source: Billings Gazette

White House groundskeeper has 'gone to the dogs'
Dale Haney takes the first pet Bo for a stroll on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington. (THE ASSOCIATED PRESS/Gerald Herbert, FILE) WASHINGTON - Dale Haney is the keeper ...
Source: CNEWS

Child porn sentence reduced
A Winnipeg man sentenced to 30 months in prison for Internet luring and producing child pornography has had his sentence reduced on appeal. In a decision released Thursday, the ...
Source: Winnipeg Sun

Medical News Medicine & Health Pages
TORONTO, Oct. 26 /CNW/ - The world’s preeminent scientists - some of whom have changed the course of medical history - will converge on Toronto this week to celebrate the 50th ...
Source: Canada Free Press

Thursday's College Basketball Scores
McClatchy Interactive is pleased to be able to offer its users the opportunity to make comments and hold conversations online. However, the interactive nature of the internet makes ...
Source: Fort Mill Times

College football: Ohio State football audiocast
The News-Herald encourages its online readers to share their opinions on this story. Comments are screened for profanity, libel, threatening or otherwise abusive language toward ...
Source: News-Herald.com

Financial survival tips for college freshmen
My columns on giving college-bound kids a crash course in managing money (see Crash Financial Course for College Frosh and Surprise! More College Costs ) continue to generate lots ...
Source: KPVI Newschannel 6

PINK walks the runway for Middle Way House
Pulsing beats and PINK pullovers filled Alumni Hall on Thursday during “This Is How I Pink,”a fashion show planned and run by Victoria’s Secret’s PINK campus representative ...
Source: Indiana Daily Student

Financial services seminar scheduled
There will be a Financial Leadership Summit for accounting, legal and financial professionals from 7:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Tuesday at Embassy Suites. The summit will provide updated ...
Source: Charleston Daily Mail

Williamsport-Clear Spring Notebook
Success brings expectations. Those who are used to being on the positive side of the ledger probably don’t notice that raising of the bar. But the emotion of winning for the ...
Source: Herald-Mail

Test prep makes sense for some high schoolers
More than 70 years ago, Stanley Kaplan started a tutoring service in the basement of his parents' Brooklyn apartment. Despite huge hurdles and long odds, the Stanley H. Kaplan Co ...
Source: Richmond Times-Dispatch

U.S. holiday shopping season off to positive start
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Source: Globe and Mail

Bono's all fired up
"On behalf of the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Torch Relay presented by Coca-Cola and RBC and supported by the Government of Canada, we're pleased to confirm you are one of 12,000 ...
Source: Toronto Sun

THE $350 MILLION PENGUIN
When 25,000 kids flocked to their online site within a month of launching, these B.C. entrepreneurs knew they were on to something. Then Disney came calling
Source: Globe and Mail

Sunday Six-Pack: The week's most interesting developments in college ...
Phil Sandlin/The Associated Press Florida quarterback Tim Tebow gets this writer's vote for the Heisman Trophy. Across the state of Idaho on Saturday they had to be calling out ...
Source: New Orleans Times-Picayune

Nifty Gifts on a College Budget
This year, don’t resort to a last-minute gift card. Buy something unique while avoiding the dreaded mall crowds by shopping for presents online. These Web sites offer original ...
Source: New University Newspaper

The Royal Society puts historic papers online
One of the world's oldest scientific institutions is marking the start of its 350th year by putting 60 of its most memorable research papers online. The Royal Society, founded in ...
Source: BBC Science/Nature

Britain's Royal Society puts rare scientific manuscripts online
Historic manuscripts by ground-breaking scientists will be published online... Historic manuscripts by Sir Isaac Newton, Benjamin Franklin and other ground-breaking scientists will ...
Source: Big Hollywood

US holiday season off to modestly positive start
(AP) NEW YORK - Holiday shopping held steady through the weekend after retailers saw a huge crowd of bargain shoppers buying discounted flat-panel TVs and fleece jackets on Black ...
Source: WNYT

Giant leaps for mankind go online for Royal Society's 350th birthday
LANDMARK moments in the history of science were celebrated online today to mark the 350th birthday of the Royal Society. For the first time, original manuscripts of papers ...
Source: Scotsman

What's happening
San Ramon Little League — Registration ongoing online through Dec. 1. For boys and girls ages 13-14. $265-$350. 925-361-8274, www.srbaseball.com . baSKETBALL Warriors Basketball ...
Source: Inside Bay Area

Close Heisman vote highlights some problems and quirks in voting for ...
A historic Heisman Trophy vote made Mark Ingram the winner of the most famous bronze statue in sports by the narrowest margin in its 75-year history. It also highlighted some of ...
Source: WREG

Colleges work to beat the high cost of books
The soaring cost of college has many students and their parents fearing they will be locked out of higher education. That expense doesn't stop with tuition. Some hidden costs ...
Source: WTOP Radio

Odessa College Law Enforcement Academy
THE STORY: The state agency that governs law enforcement training has voted to revoke the license of the Odessa College Law Enforcement Academy because it failed to meet exam pass ...
Source: Odessa American Online

Exploring Issues in Heisman Voting
Close Heisman vote highlights some problems and quirks in voting for top college player
Source: ABC News

OTL: Behind The Books
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- As the learning specialist working with the most academically challenged athletes at Florida State, Brenda Monk was confronted each year with recruits who ...
Source: ESPN.com

Ex-Billerica star Mastrullo returns as coach
LOWELL -- There is nothing quite like returning to your alma mater to coach -- three decades after you were an All-Scholastic player that helped your teams to several league titles ...
Source: Lowell Sun

Computer Science Via Interactive Journalism
An Innovative Project Teaches Students Computer Science Skills by Creating an Online Magazine
Source: Kansas City infoZine

Christopher Leone
I want a job in this business. I think I write pretty damn well, I'm knowledgeable, and other than basketball, I've pretty much got the big four (and NASCAR) covered. Are you ...
Source: Bleacherreport.com

'No' can be the most powerful word
Usually during the holiday season, I get a lot of questions about what to give someone for Christmas or how much to spend. This year, the questions center mostly on how and when to ...
Source: Shreveport Times

Rob Ebert: Vanilla 'NCAA Basketball 10' offers few compelling reasons ...
In real life, college basketball is every bit an equal of the professional game, with great pageantry, emotion and the glory of the NCAA tournament. In the video game world ...
Source: Oshkosh Northwestern

'Wonderful' to be home, 'grateful' for aid
I n her first comments since returning to Alberta last week, freed Canadian journalist Amanda Lindhout praised the work of negotiators, family and the federal government and said ...
Source: Globe and Mail

Same old Canadian content: Take 5
'The board has no interest in expanding or relocating right now, but they are aware of the interest,' NHL commissioner Gary Bettman said after the first day of the NHL board of ...
Source: CBC News

Toronto rappers 'spit' about value of college education
"This is a fun and entertaining way to help get students thinking about higher education and their plans for the future," said Linda Franklin , the president and CEO of Colleges ...
Source: CNW Group

Ask an expert: gift-giving etiquette
S hould you tip your hair dresser? Is it appropriate to give your child's teacher a gift of cash? How do you suggest to your circle of friends that you no longer want to ...
Source: Globe and Mail

New Miami Dade College building raises hopes for downtown
Miami Dade College's downtown campus to get more classroom space President Barack Obama on Wednesday signed into law a bill clearing the way for downtown land owned by the Federal ...
Source: Miami Herald

Jones Senior students take advantage of new LCC campus
TRENTON — For Jones Senior High School students, the Lenoir Community College Early College High School program has already saved them valuable time and money. The students now ...
Source: ENC Today

Changing course
Starcia Ague, a junior at Washington State University, pleaded guilty to three felonies as a teen. Now she’s getting help from Kristi Hensley, left, and Ernie Hensley, and is on ...
Source: The Spokesman-Review

Real estate investors unite to improve process
Rodd Phillips paints part of the deck Wednesday at a home he is fixing up on South Perry Street. He hopes joining CAREI will bring more deals. (John Prieto, The Denver Post ) Rodd ...
Source: Denver Post

Tennesee Tech routs Bryan College 97-44
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. Alfred Jones scored 17 points to help Tennessee Tech cruise past Bryan College 97-44 on Saturday night. Jones led four players in double-figure scoring, and also ...
Source: CharlotteObserver.com

Education calendar: Dec. 20
Submissions for the Education Calendar must be received by The Bulletin at least three days before an event to ensure they are included in the daily listing. To submit information ...
Source: Norwich Bulletin

Deadline looms for Ont. university applications
The holiday break could prove a busy and stressful time for high school seniors in Ontario facing a Jan. 13 deadline to apply to university and a demand for high grades to enter ...
Source: CBC News

N.S. writer spends 32 hours chronicling life at the airport
J on Tattrie fled the Halifax airport with a sore back and wrists, exhausted and glad to be going home to a shower. But this isn't the typical holiday traveller's tale of cancelled ...
Source: Globe and Mail

Top court transforms press freedom with new libel defence
The Supreme Court of Canada transformed the country's libel laws yesterday with a pair of decisions that proponents say will expand the boundaries of free speech. The court ruled ...
Source: Globe and Mail

Congressman Rodney Alexander earns college degree online from UL ...
U.S. Rep. Rodney Alexander's college education was interrupted so many times that he began to wonder if he'd ever get a chance to finish what he started in the early 1960s. First ...
Source: Alexandria Daily Town Talk

Couple’s doing well, but should pay off college debt
Despite a still funky economy, many people are doing well. Yes, the unemployment rate is too high. People continue to lose their homes. And credit card debt is smothering many ...
Source: Everett Herald

College asks students to power down, contemplate
COLUMBIA, Mo. — Dianne Lynch wanted to give the students of Stephens College a break from the constant digital communication that pervades their generation. So she asked them to ...
Source: Biloxi Sun Herald

Florida's Meyer resigns amid health concerns
GAINESVILLE, Fla. -- While his coaching successes mounted and his tough-as-nails reputation grew, Urban Meyer admits there was one thing he didn't pay much attention to - his ...
Source: The Sun News

USC beats Boston College 24-13 in Emerald Bowl
Boston College receiver Rich Gunnell (18) runs for a 61-yard touchdown past Southern California's Chris Galippo (54) and Brian Baucham (30) during the second quarter of the Emerald ...
Source: CharlotteObserver.com

Recap: U-S-C vs. Boston College
Matt Barkley threw a pair of touchdowns and ran for another, as the USC Trojans held off the Boston College Eagles, 24-13, in the Emerald Bowl at AT&T Park. Barkley connected on 27 ...
Source: CharlotteObserver.com

Inland hospitals, schools race to train health care workers
Inland hospitals, community colleges and county agencies are developing programs to alleviate ongoing health care worker shortages as the Senate and the House work on legislation ...
Source: Riverside Press Enterprise

Cable TV standoffs leave consumers to pay more for programming, risk ...
CHICAGO - Many questions remain for cable TV viewers nationwide even after Fox and Time Warner Cable settled their noisy spat with a New Year's Day agreement. The deal was good ...
Source: Canada East

Google exec in race for Vt. governor
WHITE RIVER JUNCTION, Vt. - Internet search giant Google is based in Silicon Valley, yet it runs its community affairs operation out of a former bread factory in an old New England ...
Source: CNEWS

Festivals 24/7
3 rd annual Romanian Film Festival (Feb. 5-7) at the Bloor Cinema and Innis Town Hall (Films announced mid-January), toroartsgroup.com . 7th Annual World of Comedy Film Festival ...
Source: Globe and Mail

Winter Classic creating some major buzz
For the third straight New Year's Day, the league is taking its game outdoors and this one appears to be even bigger than the others. There is considerable buzz in and around ...
Source: SLAM! Sports

Nature in Focus Photography Competition
The 6th Annual NATURE IN FOCUS Environmental Photography Competition is now open for entries. Intended to further and promote dialogue about environmental and scientific issues ...
Source: CBC News

Canada's broadcast fight echoed in U.S.
F or more than 60 years, TV stations in the U.S. have broadcast news, sports and entertainment for free and made their money by showing commercials, just like in Canada. And just ...
Source: Globe and Mail

Teen Charged With Online Bank Fraud
An18-year-old Australian college student allegedly overcame online bank security to wire himself $1.8 million from Queensland's biggest bank, authorities said. Philip Heggie, a ...
Source: OfficialWire

City native third in online contest
A Vicksburg native and University of Mississippi student has placed third overall in the online Athlon Sports Sideline Spirit Contest for college cheerleaders and dancers. Anna ...
Source: Vicksburg Post

No rust: Elmira College reaches tourney finals
OSWEGO -- The Elmira College men's hockey team played its first game in 28 days Saturday and beat the Milwaukee School of Engineering, 4-2, in the opening round of the fourth ...
Source: Star-Gazette

UNPLUGGED: College asks students to power down, contemplate
COLUMBIA, Mo. -- Dianne Lynch wanted to give the students of Stephens College a break from the constant digital communication that pervades their generation. So she asked them to ...
Source: Times & Democrat

Computrace LoJack for Laptops Customers Recount Recent Laptop ...
Consumers get stolen laptops back with Absolute's LoJack for Laptops VANCOUVER , Jan. 7 /CNW/ - Absolute(R) Software Corporation ("Absolute" or the "Company") (TSX: ABT), the ...
Source: CNW Group

Kick-start the New Year with a part-time course
TORONTO , Jan. 5 /CNW/ - Centennial College is offering a wide variety of special interest and continuing education courses for adult learners looking to kick-start their new year ...
Source: CNW Group

Canwest newspapers seek creditor protection
Canwest Global Communications has put most of its newspaper and related online operations under bankruptcy protection. The Winnipeg-based company's main television assets were put ...
Source: CBC News

Report Card: Global High’s first college semester exceeds ...
What happens when you give high school students an opportunity to learn on the college level? In the case of Waxahachie Global High School, a lot. Join our Premium Online ...
Source: Waxahachie Daily Light

GED, ESL classes begin at Casper College
CASPER — Adult basic education/GED instruction and English as a second language courses begin next week at Casper College. The ABE/GED program provides free instruction to adults ...
Source: Billings Gazette

Casper briefs
A Wyoming teacher was recognized for her work in math and science by President Barack Obama on Wednesday, according to a news release. Fifth-grade teacher Amy Radden was one of 87 ...
Source: Star-Tribune

E-lectures: Technology moving college classes online
Jan 17, 2010 (La Crosse Tribune - McClatchy-Tribune Information Services via COMTEX) -- Medical school interviews forced University of Wisconsin-La Crosse senior Brad Burmeister to miss three days of classes last semester. He had to rely on a friend ...
Source: TMCnet

University leaders want doctoral program ruling reversed
ADELPHI, Md. (AP) - Maryland university leaders are working to reverse a Maryland Higher Education Commission decision barring an online doctoral program because it duplicated a program at Morgan State University. Morgan argued that the University of ...
Source: WTOP Radio

Why Canada should open source the government
Canada’s government is not only in a good position to “open source” the delivery of services through technology – it’s already doing it, according to a public policy ...
Source: it World Canada

At just $90-billion over 10 years, the banks protest too much
I n the eye-for-an-eye political culture of Washington, President Barack Obama's bank levy is a bona fide populist hit. Channelling his fury about "massive profits and obscene ...
Source: Globe and Mail

Ontario Students Quit for Cash on 'Weedless Wednesday'
University & College students quit for good TORONTO, Jan. 14 /CNW/ - 'Weedless Wednesday', January 20th, 2010, will ...
Source: CNW Group

The Home Depot Pledges $1 Million for Student Scholarships and Grants ...
This year's program will not only support individual students, but also the schools they attend. Specifically, $1,000 scholarships will be available to 500 trade school students to ...
Source: CNW Group

Raise a glass (and leave your kids) with Jack Layton
1. 'Straight talk' returns to the PMO. The big internal news today among Tories is the return of William Stairs to the Prime Minister’s Office. Mr. Stairs is not a household name ...
Source: Globe and Mail

Intelligence related to men's sperm quality
A doctor takes out semen preserved in liquid nitrogen at the Eugin clinic in Barcelona. The smarter the man, the higher the quality of his sperm, new research published in the ...
Source: Dose.ca

Business Briefs for Feb. 16-25
Feb. 16 — "Advanced Internet Marketing" for existing businesses will be offered by the Service Corps of Retired Executives. Details: 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at Chico Chamber of ...
Source: Chico Enterprise-Record

MSU destroyed by polar bear (in a nice way)
The new scoreboard video for a college you've never heard of in Alaska starts with a giant polar bear slicing a ship in half with a laser shaped like a hockey stick. After that, it ...
Source: Detroit News

Finding relief from price of college textbooks
It might not rival the excitement over the school's highly ranked men's basketball team, but many students at Kansas State University have something else to cheer about this winter ...
Source: Riverside Press Enterprise

ESIC to go for online benefit in Aug, 2011: Sahoo
Bhubaneswar, Feb 13 : The Employees States Insurance Corporation (ESIC) will go for online contribution of payment and benefit to its 1.30 crore insured people from August 1, 2011 ...
Source: New Kerala

Bozeman schools seek opinions for online ‘scorecard’
Starting Monday, the Bozeman School District will post an opinion survey on its Web site (www.bsd7.org) to find out whether people are satisfied with the public schools. Parents ...
Source: Bozeman Daily Chronicle

After Frustrations in Second Life, Colleges Look to New Virtual Worlds
Some colleges that have built virtual classrooms in Second Life—the online environment where people walk around as avatars in a cartoonlike world—have started looking for an ...
Source: The Chronicle of Higher Education

New Journals, Free Online, Let Scholars Speak Out
John Willinsky, an education professor at Stanford U. (shown here visiting the U. of Oxford), offers free journal-publishing software to academics around the world. The program is ...
Source: The Chronicle of Higher Education

In Amherst, the business buzzword is opportunity
The Republican file photo Amherst Area Chamber of Commerce executive director Tony Maroulis posits that Amherst is the perfect place for business at this moment. The national ...
Source: Union-News & Sunday Republican

Lucrative business model: BCC parking lot
If you are a hard-working, taxpaying businessperson residing in Broome County and trying to increase your business revenues in these challenging economic times, perhaps you can ...
Source: Press & Sun-Bulletin

Early applications are key to gaining college aid
You might be tapped out and fretting about money for college. Colleges are tapped out too. So if you or your child will be going to college next year, act fast to ensure you get ...
Source: Modesto Bee

College lifts 116-year ban on national anthem
Goshen, Indiana - For more than a century, there was no playing of "The Star-Spangled Banner" at Goshen College - a small Christian college with ties to the Mennonite Church. That ...
Source: Independent Online

US college lifts 116-year ban on national anthem
(AP) — GOSHEN, Indiana - For more than a century, there was no playing of "The Star-Spangled Banner" at Goshen College-a small Christian college with ties to the Mennonite Church ...
Source: Oregonian

Group's goal: Make Rock Hill a more engaging college town
A group that is trying to make Rock Hill a better college town says it wants help from the public in coming up with ideas. The goal is to tackle a question that has vexed local ...
Source: CharlotteObserver.com

Business Calendar for Feb. 23-26
Feb. 23 — Butte College Small Business Development Center will offer "How to Do Business and Become Certified with the state of California." Details: 9 a.m. to noon at the center ...
Source: Chico Enterprise-Record

World-Herald editorial: Best bet is to retain Internet gambling ban
Internet gambling, supposedly marginalized by a virtual ban passed by Congress in 2006, is climbing back into the national consciousness — and, its proponents hope, into ...
Source: Omaha World-Herald

Art canvas
Central Utah Art Center is accepting applications for its annual juried art exhibition. Current Utah residents and artists with ties to Utah are invited to apply. All media is ...
Source: Deseret News

A fresh pitch on ‘U’ tube
Amelia Downs performs a series of dorky dance moves named after math terms like the scatter plot and the bar graph. Sam Zuckert plays a song made solely from the sounds of a piece ...
Source: Boston Globe

Douglas Walter Brodie
Columbia, Canada, Feb. 6, 1927, he was the son of Walter H Brodie of Scotland and Queen A Brodie, a Canadian native. Douglas' family immigrated to the U.S. in 1929, eventually ...
Source: Record

Enrollment numbers show increases
Official enrollment numbers show an increase of students at Denton-area college and university campuses this spring semester. The University of North Texas, Texas Woman’s ...
Source: Denton Record-Chronicle

Graduate of Capella University, an Accredited Online University, is ...
BusinessWire - Terri Bryson, a graduate of Capella University, an accredited online university* that has built its reputation by providing high quality online degree programs for working adults, has been named dean of Calhoun Community College's ...
Source: Forbes

Recipients of Associate's Degrees Can Earn Credit Hours Toward an ...
BEAUMONT, TX -- (Marketwire) -- 02/25/10 -- Adult students who have already earned an associate's degree at a community college, but who would like to pursue a bachelor's degree, now have an affordable, convenient way to do so. Lamar University's ...
Source: PR Inside

Ivy Tech strikes deal with online university
Indiana's Ivy Tech Community College has reached a deal with an online university that ... application fee waiver to Salt Lake City-based Western Governors University. Ivy Tech grads can also get a 5 percent discount on WGU's tuition.
Source: WNDU

'American Idol' eliminates 2 male, 2 female semifinalists; 20 ...
LOS ANGELES - The first four "American Idol" semifinalists have been sent packing. "Idol" contestants Janell Wheeler, Ashley Rodriguez, Joe Munoz and Alex Lambert were revealed ...
Source: Macleans

Sneakers make the man
Kris Ali-Trotman holds up a sneaker in his home in Toronto. A self-confessed sneakerhead, Ali-Trotman still has the first pair he ever got: Jordan 20s. (Carlos Osorio / Toronto ...
Source: The Chronicle Herald

A new character on Toronto's bookstore scene
T he independent bookstore is a dying species - at least, that's the conventional wisdom. Heavyweight retailers dominate the space, and many of Toronto's smaller venues - Pages ...
Source: Globe and Mail

Texas publisher apologizes for ‘insensitive’ column likening ...
VANCOUVER — The publisher of a Texas newspaper that ran a column equating Canada’s patriotic Olympic fervour with Nazi-era Germany has apologized. Gary Wortel of the Fort Worth ...
Source: The Vancouver Sun

'Idol' creator debuts new Web series
On Tuesday, Simon Fuller, the British creator of the popular singing competition TV show called "American Idol," will debut "If I Can Dream" on Hulu.com. The magnitude of the event ...
Source: Jam! Showbiz

Guilford College Headed to Div. III Sweet Sixteen
GREENSBORO, N.C. - Clay Henson scored a game-high 27 points to lead Guilford College past John Carroll University, 85-82, in the second round of the NCAA Division III men's ...
Source: digtriad.com

Student news
COLLEGE PARK, Md. - Emily Myers has been named to the dean's list for the fall semester at the University of Maryland. Emily is majoring in chemical engineering in the A. James ...
Source: Herald-Mail

Some schools reluctant to disclose tuition
It's easier to get information over the telephone about planning a funeral than it is to get important facts about some for-profit colleges in Arizona. Some schools refuse to ...
Source: AZCentral.com

Elmira College duo earns prestigius hockey honors
Coach Aaron Saul and forward Darcy Vaillancourt were among several Elmira College men's hockey team members who received postseason honors. Saul, the first-year Elmira head coach ...
Source: Star-Gazette

Business calendar
After Hours Network: Meeting 6-8 p.m., Little Napoli, 6445 Westheimer. Speaker: Jim McIngvale of Gallery Furniture. Cost: $15. Online: www.afterhoursnetwork.com . Women of Vision ...
Source: Houston Chronicle

Right at home: Young designers mix art, commerce
Next time you buy a pillow for your living room, it just might be one of Sarah Montes'. She's a recent graduate of Savannah College of Art and Design, one of the nation's premier ...
Source: Reading Eagle

Andy Oram Reports: Being Online - Conclusion
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -- Editor's Note: After the Introduction, this is the last of seven parts of an exclusive, 9,000-word series on Identity & The Internet by American Reporter ...
Source: American Reporter

Defaults on student loans rising
Every year, tens of thousands of college students and graduates stop making payments on their student loans. For more than a decade, that loan-default rate was in decline because ...
Source: AZCentral.com

College to offer engineering degree in Everett
EVERETT — A private college from Thurston County will begin offering a mechanical engineering degree program in Everett this June. Saint Martin’s University will provide a ...
Source: Everett Herald

Practical Traveler
EVEN if your college days are a distant memory, it’s possible to travel on a student discount over spring break this year. StudentUniverse, which has operated as an online travel ...
Source: New York Times

Student discounts for those long-gone from school.
Even if your college days are a distant memory, it's possible to travel on a student discount over spring break this year. Student travel agencies are beginning to actively court ...
Source: Minneapolis Star Tribune

Calendar | Classical music, March 14-20
Famed cellist Yo-Yo Ma, who is making his eighth appearance with the Harriman-Jewell Series, performs Thursday night at the Folly Theater. The concert is sold out, but if seats ...
Source: Kansas City Star

A look at some notable bills that passed and died
VACANT PROPERTY: House Bill 4034 allows West Virginia cities to register vacant, dilapidated properties and impose fees on their owners. The legislation leaves much of the ...
Source: Herald-Dispatch

Campus Protests Should Remind Us All of College's Value
The passionate campus protests in California and elsewhere last week were a reminder for all of us who work in education that schools -- the people who work in them and the ...
Source: Huffingtonpost.com

College Application 2.0: The Video Essay
High school seniors are hoping to impress colleges by sending videos of themselves at work and at play. The mini-movies range from slick creative productions to amateur-hour card ...
Source: NPR News

Volunteers perform ‘Touch Play’ to teach about ...
An area girl recently met a boy her age in an online chat room. He was funny and they shared an interest in video games, so she decided to meet him at a fast food restaurant to ...
Source: Austin Daily Herald

Henderson County
The Henderson County Travel & Tourism Department announces its grant program for fiscal year 2010-11. Grants are available to nonprofit organizations for advertisement and ...
Source: Blueridgenow.com

Details You May Not Know About the FAFSA
If you plan on filing taxes the year you want to attend school, you have to add that information to your FAFSA form. However, you can go ahead and file the FAFSA before you have ...
Source: Examiner

College Board: SAT courses have little effect
... YORK - Why don't most students' SAT ... the College Board, the nonprofit organization that administers the SATs. And here's the latest development in the debate over whether kids can dramatically improve their scores: The Princeton Review ...
Source: msnbc.com

Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, YouTube, Myspace – who has the time?
While having a conversation with a few Baltimore marketing professionals it was surprising to learn how many of them are not actively using social media; to, well, market. You know build relationships, promote upcoming events, increase membership ...
Source: Examiner

Diaspora Wants to be the 'Anti-Facebook' on Privacy
A group of students from New York University are poised to capitalize on publlic dissatisfaction with Facebook and its seeming disregard for user privacy. Venture Beat reports they have raised more than $120,000 from at least 3,000 contributors who ...
Source: IT Business Edge

Madison: Dakota State to offer degree online starting ...
Dakota State University will begin offering an online version of its bachelor's degree in computer science starting this fall. The degree program is already offered to students in Madison and Sioux Falls. The university said there are no additional ...
Source: Aberdeen News

Sara Lee CEO Brenda Barnes takes temporary medical leave, CFO to ...
Board member James Crown will take over as chairman, another position Barnes held. Mark Garvey will serve as interim chief financial officer. The company is known for its namesake breads and brands such as Jimmy Dean, Hillshire Farms and Ball Park.
Source: Newser

Working overtime is bad for the ticker
... finding, published in the European Heart Journal, found that rates of angina, nonfatal heart attacks and death from heart-related conditions was 60 percent higher in people who worked at least three hours beyond "the normal, seven-hour day ...
Source: Sun-Journal

Jamie Lynn Spears looking at colleges
Jamie Lynn is looking at colleges," a source told Fox411.com. Mother Lynn Spears and Jill Zarin had dinner in New York City ... they have stayed in touch and they got together for a brief dinner at Kenmare [restaurant]," the source said. "
Source: andhranews.net

Verizon FiOS TV feeds Twitter, Facebook generation
... networking device serving Twitter and Facebook ... the iPhone , that can interact with TVs. Related Content Even though Verizon has not been able to sell the iPhone (which is exclusive in the U.S. to AT&T ), it has come up with an Apple App ...
Source: Network World Fusion

Working Overtime Linked to Heart Problems
The finding, which was published in the European Heart Journal, found that rates of ... The researchers, led by Marianna Virtanen of the Finnish Institute of Occupational Health and University College London, aren't sure what the link is caused by ...
Source: The Ledger

Algonquin College wants public input into major ...
They have a list, but they’re asking you to check it twice. During the course of the past year, staff at Algonquin College have gone over every course they provide in an effort ...
Source: Ottawa Sun

Habs fans substitute control for superstition
When your team is deep into the NHL playoffs, little things can make the difference between victory and defeat. Things like financial advisor Bobby Lanctot shedding his cursed ...
Source: The Vancouver Sun

Man acquitted in death of rapper Dolla
A jury has found a man not guilty of murder in the death of up-and-coming Atlanta rapper Dolla, shot last year at a crowded, upscale mall in Los Angeles. On Friday, jurors rejected ...
Source: CBC Olympics

Calgary Social Media Breakfast
CALGARY, ALBERTA--(Marketwire - May 20, 2010) - The popular Social Media Breakfast, Calgary (SMBYYC) continues to connect the online community with this month's breakfast being ...
Source: Market Wire

The City Career Expo Is Revitalizing the Job Fair Experience for ...
TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - May 19, 2010) - The City Career Expo is teaming up with Canada's top brands to create an innovative employment forum that is revitalizing the career ...
Source: Market Wire

Number of college students looking for assistance jumps
The tough economic climate sent more students to seek financial aid and scholarships at Colorado Mountain College this year, college administrators report. But even with the higher ...
Source: Summit Daily News

Biz Bits
Competition for employment is fiercer today than ever before. To prepare for life after graduation, there are steps college students can take to bolster their appeal in the job ...
Source: Peoria Journal Star

BOOK REVIEW: 'Fortuna' blurs distinction between real ...
Life's a game. That's the underlying tone in Michael R. Stevens' intriguing fictional debut, "Fortuna," a parable of sorts on the addictions of online role-playing games. The book ...
Source: North County Times

Swingers' case tests sexual limits in China
BEIJING (AP) — They were members of a modern-day swingers' club in China, where people met online and then gathered in homes or hotels for group sex parties involving dozens of ...
Source: Fosters Daily Democrat

BUSINESS BRIEFS
Physical Therapy Connections owner Chad Clark , operator of Sports Performance and Rehab at 58 Glenroyal Dr., will be featured in a June 14 cover story in the magazine ...
Source: Pueblo Chieftain

INTERNET: Image-conscious youth rein in social ...
... a new report from the Pew Internet & American Life Project is adding fuel to the argument that young people are fast becoming the gurus of online reputation management, especially when it comes to social networking ... Marlene McManus, 21, is ...
Source: North County Times

Brushing Teeth May Keep Away Heart Disease
... more than 11,000 people taking part in a study called the Scottish Health Survey ... brushed their teeth twice a day. After adjusting the data for cardiovascular risk factors such as obesity , smoking, social class, and family heart disease
Source: MedicineNet.com

Nc Senate Delays Committee Meeting On Debt Package
RALEIGH , N.C. (AP) The North Carolina Senate has delayed a formal discussion of a proposal to borrow $451 million to repair state government buildings, expand two university engineering schools and buy equipment for higher education. The borrowing ...
Source: WNCT

Does a College Degree Make You a Better Mother? Nearly ...
HOBOKEN, N.J., May 28 /PRNewswire/ -- A new survey by eLearners.com ( http://www.elearners.com ), a web resource of EducationDynamics, which connects prospective students with online degrees and sponsors Project Working Mom, found that nearly one in ...
Source: Forbes

Most Of Us Google Ourselves, Survey Finds
... in the United States said they have entered their name into a search engine to assess their digital reputation, according to a new Pew Research Center study "Reputation Management and Social Media." That ... Have you ever Googled yourself?
Source: WIBW

Beaches of Wildwood are tops in annual poll
Wildwood, Wildwood Crest, and North Wildwood submitted a joint entry in the contest, run by the New Jersey Marine Sciences Consortium/New Jersey Sea Grant and the Richard Stockton College Coastal Research Center as a way to make people feel more ...
Source: Philadelphia Daily News

Falconi Moves on to NCAA Tournament Round of 16
Athens, GA - Georgia Tech sophomore Irina Falconi, the ... or Alison Ramos of USC Friday in the Round of 16. Thursday is not finished for Falconi, who will team with Sasha Krupina later this evening for the first round of the NCAA Doubles ...
Source: WCTV

Watch Get Him to the Greek Full Movie Free Streaming
The film stars are Jonah Hill, Russell Brand, Elisabeth Moss, Sean 'Diddy' Combs and Rose Byrne. In the movie Get Him to the Greek centers on Aaron Green, a driven and idealistic college graduate working as an intern at Capitol Records and his ...
Source: Gather.com

Power outage affects NMSU
LAS CRUCES - A wire that feeds electricity to New Mexico State University burned out Tuesday afternoon and shut off power to the main campus for as long as two hours. Glen Haubold, assistant vice president for facilities at NMSU, said the outage ...
Source: Las Cruces Sun-News

You rotten little *!#@--now that felt good
This may not be something you want the kids to know, but according to a leading profanity researcher, swearing can be good for you -- particularly as you watch your investments go ...
Source: The Vancouver Sun

The University of Texas - Austin Is the Top Graduate ...
ARLINGTON, TX--(Marketwire - June 4, 2010) - According to a new Decision Analyst statewide survey of 2,160 Texas adults with college degrees, The University of Texas - Austin is ...
Source: Market Wire

Tile Depot Opens New Store in Crawley
SLOUGH, UNITED KINGDOM-- (Marketwire - June 4, 2010) - Tile Depot, the UK's largest independent tile and stone retailer with 14 stores in London and the South East, is delighted to ...
Source: Market Wire

Demand grows for purely organic, chemical-free products
Consumers might wish they had a couple of science degrees to help them understand the ingredient list on most cosmetics and beauty products. Lucky for Marni Devlin Moses, she does ...
Source: The Vancouver Sun

Expect many Sunday road closures
A transport truck rollover has closed the Highway 410 northbound off ramp at Courtney Park. The ramp is expected to be closed until 6 a.m. Sunday. GTA drivers will have to cope ...
Source: Toronto Star

Walmart launches new employee college plan
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Walmart Stores Inc. announced a program Thursday in which its workers can receive college credit from the online American Public University and receive a ...
Source: Rutland Herald

2 Scholars Examine Cyberbullying Among College Students
Baylor U. Ikuko Aoyama, a doctoral candidate at Baylor U., and Tony L. Talbert, a professor in Baylor’s School of Education, found that "it is easy for victims to cyberbully back ...
Source: The Chronicle of Higher Education

Are you too busy for online dating? Just outsource it
Max Hartshorn has pretty much mastered online dating. It took awhile, but the 24-year-old now knows exactly what kind of message will pique a woman's interest. The Montreal ...
Source: TheDay

Students earn top honors in Google Online Marketing ...
Three groups of Penn State students placed in the top 15 teams in the 2009 Google Online Marketing Challenge , an online advertising competition sponsored by Google. The student ...
Source: Digital Collegian

Too busy for online dating? Outsource it
Max Hartshorn has pretty much mastered online dating. It took awhile, but the 24-year-old now knows exactly what kind of message to send to pique a woman’s interest. The Montreal ...
Source: Fort Wayne Journal Gazette

Sunday’s Matchups: Slovakia vs. Paraguay, Italy vs. New Zealand, Brazil vs. Ivory Coast
7:30 a.m. TV: ESPN, Univision The outlook in Group F remains fuzzy after both opening matches ended as 1-1 ties, and the pole position will be up for grabs when Slovakia and Paraguay resume play in Bloemfontein. Slovakia ...
Source: New York Times Blogs

Cold Sensing in Newborns Develops Two Weeks After Birth, Says Research
In a 2008 study of temperature sensation by the Institute of Child Health at University College London, researchers found that 11-year-old children born prematurely were less sensitive to temperature than those born at term. McKemy said: "This is consistent with our observations that the circuitry ...
Source: Med India

BRIEF: Brown chosen as Miss Juneteenth
CORSICANA, Jun 19, 2010 (Corsicana Daily Sun - McClatchy-Tribune Information Services via COMTEX) -- The Miss Juneteenth Pageant was held Friday evening at Drane Intermediate School, ahead of Saturday's Juneteenth ...
Source: TMCnet

Arab lawmaker on flotilla sparks outrage in Israel
JERUSALEM (AP) -- An Israeli-Arab lawmaker's decision to join hundreds of activists on a pro-Palestinian flotilla has elevated her from relative political obscurity, transforming her into the poster child for the growing ...
Source: Associated Press

UPD warns college girls of illicit photo scam
The University of Florida Police Department is warning students about the online scammer. Campus police issued a bulletin Thursday that a man, calling himself Trenton or Trent Brungard, contacted a woman through Facebook ...
Source: Gainesville Sun

Irrationally Combative Congressman Bob Etheridge Apologizes for Fighting
This afternoon, Etheridge apologized for his behavior . “Throughout my many years of service to the people of North Carolina, I have always tried to treat people from all viewpoints with respect. No matter how ...
Source: VANITYFAIR

Doug & The Movies: 'Toy Story 3'
Andy is going to college and his toys are all in a dither wondering what their future will be in Pixar's new 3-D film, "Toy Story 3." Woody, Buzz, Jessie, Rex, the Potato Heads, Slinky Dog and the rest peek out from the ...
Source: ksl.com

WM professor arrested on child enticement charge
An assistant professor at the College of William and Mary has been arrested on a federal charge of enticing a minor to take sexually explicit photos of herself and send them to him over the Internet. Federal agents and ...
Source: HamptonRoads.com

SS United States gets $5.8 million Lenfest donation
The ship is rusted and shedding paint, its railings dented in places and missing in others, its once-plush interior stripped to the bone. All it needs to be a ghost ship is ghosts. But the SS United States - its name ...
Source: Philadelphia Daily News

Microsoft Kinect for Xbox 360 Arrives November 2010
Microsoft's newest gaming console, the sleek and slim Xbox 360 S isn't the only exciting gaming news the company had to offer the industry at this year's recent Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3). The new console, which ...
Source: Associated Content

Coach says Gamecocks good but not great, but they were best in college baseball in 2010
OMAHA, Neb. - It was said often during the College World Series that it isn't necessarily the best team that wins the national championship but the team that plays the best baseball. That rings especially true to Ray ...
Source: Minneapolis Star Tribune

Salvation Army In Running In Online Contest
The Salvation Army of Metro Detroit is in the running for a $250,000 grant from the Pepsi Refresh Project this month, an effort by Pepsi to grant funds to people, businesses and non-profits with ideas that create a ...
Source: WWJ Newsradio 950

Morgan Stanley China A Share Fund, Inc. Announces Proposed Rights Offering
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Morgan Stanley China A Share Fund, Inc. (NYSE: CAF - News ) (the “Fund”) announced today the filing of a Registration Statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission regarding a ...
Source: Yahoo Finance

Former judges, lawmakers appointed to Utah ethics commission
SALT LAKE CITY — Three retired judges and two former lawmakers were named members of the Legislature's new independent ethics commission Thursday. The five-member commission will handle ethics complaints against ...
Source: Deseret News

Chico Wins on Rookie Walk-off Home Run
CHICO, Calif. (June 29, 2010) - Chico rookie Pascual Del Real led off the bottom of the ninth inning with a walk-off homerun to give the Outlaws a 3-2 win over the Orange County Flyers on Tuesday night. The game had been ...
Source: OurSports Central

Depressed mice could aid research on depression in humans
University Park, Pa. — New research shows that a unique strain of laboratory mice characterized at Penn State has behavioral, hormonal and neurochemical characteristics that are similar to those of human patients with ...
Source: Digital Collegian

South Carolina tops UCLA to win College World Series
South Carolina was unfazed by losing its first game of the College World Series. The Gamecocks worked their way through the loser's bracket and finished an unlikely run Tuesday with a 2-1 victory against UCLA in 11 ...
Source: Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel

Top Canadian soldier in Haiti relieved of duty
OTTAWA — Canada's most senior-ranking military officer in Haiti has been forced from his command over a slew of allegations, including one of engaging in an inappropriate ...
Source: Calgary Herald

University of Michigan Renews Multi-Year Partnership ...
IRVINE, CA and ANN ARBOR, MI--(Marketwire - July 9, 2010) - Paciolan, the leading provider of ticketing, fundraising and marketing solutions in college athletics, announced today ...
Source: Market Wire

Heat unveil new lineup
Chris Bosh, Dwyane Wade, and LeBron James of the Miami Heat are introduced to fans during a welcome party at American Airlines Arena on Friday in Miami, Florida. (Doug Benc/Getty ...
Source: CBC Olympics

New Aspen Dental Office Opens in Lexington, Kentucky
SYRACUSE, NY--(Marketwire - July 9, 2010) - Patients looking for a dentist in Lexington, KY will have a new option for their dental and denture care needs when an Aspen Dental ...
Source: Market Wire

Facebook blurs line between teacher and friend
In a digital age where everyone is tweeting, blogging and messaging, school districts across the country face a conundrum: is it appropriate for teachers to be "friends" with ...
Source: Calgary Herald

Making it to Algonquin, without the automobile
Ontario’s top park just got a lot closer to the city. Currently, car-less Torontonians must either rent a vehicle or take an indirect route by public transit to get to Canada’s ...
Source: Toronto Star

Microsoft calling. Anyone there?
MOUNTAIN VIEW, CALIF. – Microsoft’s engineers and executives spent two years creating a new line of smartphones with playful names that sounded like creatures straight out of ...
Source: Toronto Star

Seen and Heard B'port College gets Texas Workforce ...
L AKE JACKSON — Brazosport College was recently presented a skills development fund grant worth $1,006,103 by the Texas Workforce Commission. The presentation was at the college ...
Source: Brazoria Facts

Rented texts new for college
SALISBURY -- College students know the ritual all too well: Drop lots of money on textbooks, highlight a few pages and then sell the books back for less than what was paid. Antoine ...
Source: Delaware Wave

Paperless books could save DSC students big bucks
DAYTONA BEACH -- By this time next year, students like Mackey Jenkins might not be schlepping books from the Daytona State College parking lot to their classrooms, then back home ...
Source: msnbc.com

Barbie at 50: is Mattel's star still in fashion?
Barbie, the iconic doll that has claimed countless hours of girls' lives in a make-believe world that mirrored real life glamour, high-fashion and fabulous careers, is turning 50 ...
Source: Calgary Herald

Indiana Teacher Wins "Dream Big" Sweepstakes
NEW YORK, NY and CHICAGO, IL--(Marketwire - July 13, 2010) - American College of Education today announced the winner of the Dream Big Scholarship Sweepstakes. As winner of the ...
Source: Market Wire

CreditReport.com and Overture Technologies Announce Private Student ...
CALABASAS, CA and BETHESDA, MD--(Marketwire - July 14, 2010) - CreditReport.com, the leading credit report and credit score monitoring company, together with Overture Technologies ...
Source: Market Wire

Holland fans ‘heartbroken’ as World Cup ends
More than a thousand Spanish soccer fans are flooding the streets just east of Little Italy, shutting down portions of College and Bathurst streets and rerouting streetcar traffic ...
Source: Toronto Star

Local restaurants jammed for World Cup final
Toronto restaurant owners have taken out brilliant orange and red banners, they’ve turned on the big screen TVs and fans are breaking out the face paint — all in anticipation ...
Source: Toronto Star

Bay State College Enhances its Online Programs with 'it ...
Continuing its mission to provide quality education that prepares students for the workforce and advanced degrees, Bay State College is implementing it's learning, The Individual ...
Source: PR-USA.net

Hard work pays off for kids in AP classes
OKLAHOMA CITY — Adam Lee, 18, will enter the University of Oklahoma this fall with 38 hours of college credit, earning him a spot as a sophomore — largely due to Advanced ...
Source: Tulsa World

Lakeland professor honored for textbook
In response to rising prices and the falling quality of college textbooks, a Lakeland Community College professor has taken a step to making at least one book more affordable for ...
Source: News-Herald.com

Paying with plastic: choices for the college-bound
Parents of college-bound students, take comfort: It should be harder for students to run into trouble with credit cards. As part of the wide-ranging credit-card reforms that took ...
Source: Richmond Times-Dispatch

Journalism veteran Daniel Schorr dies at 93
Veteran reporter and commentator Daniel Schorr, seen at the National Public Radio studios in Washington in 2005, has died at the age of 93. (J. Scott Applewhite/Associated Press ...
Source: CBC Olympics

WeCar Car-Sharing Comes to Downtown Raleigh
RALEIGH, NC--(Marketwire - July 21, 2010) - WeCar , a car-sharing program by Enterprise Rent-A-Car, is officially launching today in downtown Raleigh, thanks to the support of the ...
Source: Market Wire

Walden University Adds New Bachelor's Degrees in Educational Studies ...
MINNEAPOLIS, MN--(Marketwire - July 19, 2010) - Earning a bachelor's degree can enable a person to make a potential of 30 percent more income on average over his or her lifetime ...
Source: Market Wire

More caution needed with sports concussions: study
With only weeks to go before practice begins for contact sports such as football and soccer, new research of Milwaukee-area athletes suggests that the time it takes for the brain ...
Source: Toronto Star

College student-author pushes debt-free degree
Sure, your kid is gonna rack up an enormous amount of debt over the next four years. But isn’t that just the price your student, or maybe you, has to pay for a good college ...
Source: Fort Wayne Journal Gazette

Cellular South Gameplan Program
Student Athletes benefiting from the Cellular South Gameplan program. Program reaches over 13,500 high school and junior high student athletes. Achieve college dreams, including ...
Source: PRWeb

Nearly 140 participate at JBC freshman orientation
JAMESTOWN - Jamestown Business College (JBC) was the recent host and facilitator of Freshman Orientation for incoming students starting at the college this fall. As part ...
Source: Observer Today

Paying with Plastic: Credit choices for the college ...
NEW YORK -- Parents of college-bound students, take comfort. It should be harder for them to run into trouble with credit cards. As part of the wide-ranging credit card ...
Source: My West Texas

Guess what part of the Constitution goes next!
Editor's Note: The following report is excerpted from Jerome Corsi's Red Alert , the premium online newsletter published by the current No. 1 best-selling author, WND ...
Source: WND.com

Single-game SDSU football tickets on sale Sunday
BROOKINGS, S.D. (AP) — Single-game tickets for South Dakota State University's 2010 football season go on sale this weekend. Tickets will be available online through GoJacks.com starting Sunday. Phone orders ...
Source: USA Today

Iowa State defensive back David Sims pleads not guilty in credit card case
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — The attorney for Iowa State defensive back David Sims has entered a not guilty plea on his behalf to a charge of unauthorized use of a credit card, an aggravated misdemeanor. Online court records ...
Source: WHO-TV

China says it has overtaken Japan as world's No. 2 economy
China has surpassed Japan to become the world's second largest economy, lagging only behind the United States, a Chinese government official said in remarks published on Friday. Yi Gang, China's chief currency regulator ...
Source: Yahoo Finance

IMF Executive Board Concludes 2010 Article IV Consultation with France
A fragile recovery is underway in France. The recession was less severe in France than in most other advanced economies, reflecting the comparatively low trade openness, fairly resilient financial sector, large social ...
Source: International Monetary Fund

Kickoff times set for first 4 OSU football games
An American flag is brought out onto the field before the college football game between Oklahoma State University (OSU) and the University of Colorado (CU) at Boone Pickens Stadium in Stillwater, Okla., Thursday, Nov. 19 ...
Source: Daily Oklahoman

Amazon hopes to bank on new Kindles
SEATTLE - Jeff Bezos isn't just confident you'll want a Kindle e-book reader. The chief executive of Amazon.com is bracing for a future in which you'll also want ones for your kid heading to college, your ...
Source: Reading Eagle

'NCAA Football 11' corrects past problems
Seems there are two kinds of sports gamers -- those who like to play all those leisure-time-sucking extra features (alternate modes, the away-from-competition stuff and other ...
Source: Toronto Sun

Expect traffic delays on downtown-stretch of Albert ...
Leader Post is your online source of news on Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada and around the world. Find the latest breaking news in business, sports, technology, energy, entertainment ...
Source: Regina Leader-Post

Jeff Computers Launches Upgrade to StudyX Study Software & Flash Card ...
ST. LOUIS, MO--(Marketwire - August 5, 2010) - Jeff Computers today launched version 5.0 of its StudyX customizable study software which is designed to help students (elementary to ...
Source: Market Wire

TLC Laser Eye Centers Becomes Major Sponsor of Sixth Annual "Shared ...
FULLERTON, CA--(Marketwire - August 4, 2010) - TLC Laser Eye Centers , Fullerton proudly announces its major sponsorship of the Sixth Annual "Shared Visions 2010-2011 International ...
Source: Market Wire

Vancouver artist chosen for Venice Biennale
Steven Shearer's Geometric Mechanotherapy Cell for Harmonic Alignment of Movements and Relations, 2007-2008, is made of polished plastic, metal bolts, black paint, speakers ...
Source: CBC Olympics

Added choices turn new page on college textbooks
On Friday afternoons between work and rugby practice, Brittany Wolfe would rush to the campus library hoping copies of her advanced algebra textbook had not all been ...
Source: Vacaville Reporter

Right at Home: Tips for staying safe at college
The annual college shopping trip is almost upon us. And while it's fun to stock up on posters, shower caddies and desk lamps, experts say you also should consider how ...
Source: North County Times

Renting textbooks saves big bucks
Area colleges are helping soften textbook sticker shock for students this fall. Five colleges of the Colleges of Worcester Consortium are introducing textbook rentals: Becker ...
Source: Worcester Telegram & Gazette

Students given book cost relief
On Friday afternoons between work and rugby practice, Brittany Wolfe would rush to the campus library, hoping copies of the advanced-algebra textbook had not all been checked out ...
Source: Herald Tribune

Wartburg alumni event at City Park
Wartburg College President Darrel Colson and Randy and Megan Laign of Iowa City will host an alumni gathering Thursday in Iowa City. Alumni, current students and parents ...
Source: Iowa City Press-Citizen

Missing Man Found Dead In Car
KMBC.com Olathe police said a missing Linn County man was found dead in his vehicle near the Great Mall of the Great Plains on Friday. Joshua Hancock had been reported missing, and a search operation had been planned for ...
Source: msnbc.com

Save at area stores this weekend with coupons
Whether you’re preparing kids for back-to-school or just need a few things yourself, there are plenty of new discounts available at area stores to help you save while you shop. Find these discounts easier with links to ...
Source: Journal-News

Willow Creek Corporate Update
Willow Creek Enterprises Inc ( OTCBB : WLOC ) (the "Company" or "Willow Creek") -- The management of Willow Creek Enterprises, Inc. would like to take the opportunity update our shareholders on recent corporate ...
Source: PR-USA.net

Report: Ronald Cummings pleads guilty to drug charges
The father of missing Putnam County girl Haleigh Cummings pleaded guilty today to three drug-trafficking charges, jacksonville.com said. Ronald Cummings, 26, could get 15 years in prison when he is sentenced ...
Source: Orlando Sentinel

Corinthian Colleges' deteriorating loan data, enrollment outlook pull down school ...
NEW YORK (AP) — Shares of for-profit schools slid Friday after Corinthian Colleges Inc. said its student loan repayment rates were deteriorating, putting it at risk of losing access to federal financial aid ...
Source: Chicago Tribune

Career Education, Corinthian Aid Is Threatened by College Loan Repayments
Colleges owned by Career Education Corp ., Corinthian Colleges Inc . and Washington Post Co. have campuses where fewer than 20 percent of federal student loans are being repaid, according to the U.S ...
Source: Bloomberg

Watch Live Stream American football of Indianapolis Colts vs Buffalo Bills in NFL ...
Watch NFL Preseason Football Games live stream online free -Indianapolis Colts vs Buffalo Bills: Do you want to watch NFL Preseason 2010 Indianapolis Colts vs Buffalo Bills live stream online for free?Searching for a ...
Source: Zimbio

New Century BMW Performance Parts & BMW Accessories Online Shopping in Los Angeles California
PRLog (Press Release) – Aug 10, 2010 – New Century BMW Performance Parts & BMW Accessories Announces online shopping now available serving the Los Angeles surroing cities: Los Angeles, Montebello, Altadena, Pasadena ...
Source: PRLog (free press release)

Lawson injured in Spartans’ win
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Source: Athens Messenger

Eagle re-launches online comments
The Berkshire Eagle is re-launching online comments on berkshireeagle.com , using a new and improved Web discussion tool. The Eagle is implementing Disqus (pronounced "discuss"), which lets users join online ...
Source: Berkshire Eagle

Teachers Asked to 'Unfriend' Students on Facebook
A school district in Florida is advising teachers not to "friend" students on social networking sites, claiming that teacher-student communication through this medium is "inappropriate." Earlier this week, Lee County ...
Source: msnbc.com

UNC grad interviewed Saunders
Aug 26, 2010 (The News & Observer - McClatchy-Tribune Information Services via COMTEX) -- An NCAA investigator asked South Carolina tight end Weslye Saunders about his friendship with North Carolina senior ...
Source: TMCnet

Worcester State president to step down
W ORCESTER — The president of Worcester State College has announced she will retire at the end of the upcoming academic year. Janelle Ashley, who was named the school’s first woman president in 2002, says ...
Source: Boston Herald

Isaak of Midwestern Higher Education Compact to head Capella University
Larry A. Isaak will be the new president of Capella University , the online university with headquarters in Minneapolis. Isaak is currently president of the Midwestern Higher Education Compact and is a former chancellor ...
Source: Minnpost.com

Google's Goggles headed to iPhones this year
Good news for iPhone users who had lusted over the Android-only app Goggles from Google . It's set to hit the App Store sometime in the next three months. A report by The Register , which was covering the Hot Chips ...
Source: CNET News

Watch Memphis Beat Season 1 Episode 10
Memphis Beat The American drama series that debuted in the following TNT.The show Dwight Hendricks crackerjack police detective who loves his mother, the blues, his city, and Elvis Presley and calls himself ...
Source: Gather.com

EDITORIAL: Dim outlook
These are times that make one despair for the republic. Maybe as a nation we are pretty dim. A study of the results of the 2010 ACT college-entrance exams found that less than 25 percent of high-school ...
Source: Evansville Courier-Press

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