Friday, July 26, 2013

NASA's Van Allen Probes discover particle accelerator in the heart of Earth?s radiation belts

[unable to retrieve full-text content]Scientists have discovered a massive particle accelerator in the heart of one of the harshest regions of near-Earth space, a region of super-energetic, charged particles surrounding the globe called the Van Allen radiation belts. Scientists knew that something in space accelerated particles in the radiation belts to more than 99 percent the speed of light but they didn't know what that something was. New results from NASA's Van Allen Probes now show that the acceleration energy comes from within the belts themselves. Particles inside the belts are sped up by local kicks of energy, buffeting the particles to ever faster speeds, much like a perfectly timed push on a moving swing.

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Sunday, July 21, 2013

Lucy Tobin: Another nice little earner diminishes London?s parks

Yeah, I can?t stand them. So last Saturday, after a night waking up at two, three, five and six, when I finally gave up my ambition to sleep at seven, and couldn?t complain about it being hot because a week before I?d written a rant right here about people who complain about it being hot, I set off for an early, shady walk to the park.

And was pretty annoyed to discover a funfair had taken it over. Carousels, rollercoasters, waltzers, megaphones and caravans, 4x4s, cars, lorries, washing lines, ice-cream vans, generators, and all the other detritus required to house a huge funfair and run the lives of those who operate it.

So my cool walk instead involved picking my way around the obstacles Barnet council had clearly decided were lucrative enough to justify shoving local residents (I hate to add tax-paying here, but it is indeed us who pay for the park grass being churned up by rides) into a small enclave with little shade.

Even the kids? playground was enveloped by the funfair ? so good luck to parents hoping to let their sweltering tots run free, for free, in the park. And this was the fourth funfair to take over our park in as many months.

They don?t have many merits: encouraging kids to gamble to win scratchy teddy bears and scoff sugar, and providing an ambrosial environment for pickpockets.

But you can imagine how approval came about at council HQ. Not an especially evil ambition of stopping Londoners from enjoying their open space but a lucrative revenue-raiser for an austerity-struck council.

It?s happening across the capital: last year London?s eight royal parks pocketed ?18.7?million income ? ?5?million more than the previous year ? after filling them with events such as pop concerts and Hyde Park?s awful Winter Wonderland. Not content with squeezing that much more profit out of parks, this summer anyone wanting to visit Hyde Park for a spot of footie or amateur game of rounders will have to spend up to ?30 an hour to do so. The Royal Parks have handed their old footie pitches, where we?d use jumpers as goal posts for a kickabout, over to private company Will to Win.

So as the people behind a campaign against the charges put it, ?a year on from the Olympics which was meant to get the country playing more sport, a private company has been given the job of actively discouraging people from doing so in the heart of London?.

Councils should certainly be imaginative in working out alternative money-making ideas that don?t demand more from residents. But each has thousands of empty buildings ? schools over the long summer holidays, their own offices in the evenings, vacant properties and scout huts and youth centres that aren?t used all the time.? Each of them would be a preferable option to choking up our parks.

Our little local scraps of green ? sometimes the only place that kids whose schools sold off their playgrounds have to run free ? should be run for people, not for profit.

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Saturday, July 20, 2013

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A new Pew Research survey of teachers around the country found that today&#039;s digital technologies like the internet, texting and social networks make middle school and high school students likely to perform a number of academic atrocities, including using informal language in formal papers and plagiarizing. Students also have trouble reading long texts and forming complex arguments. So basically, everything everyone suspected is turning out to be true.</p><br clear="all"/>Correction: Penn State-Education InvestigationHARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) ? In a story July 15 about Penn State's receipt of a preliminary federal report on whether it complied with campus crime-reporting requirements, The Associated Press reported erroneously that the university said it was not permitted by law to release information about the report at this time. Penn State said the Department of Education was prohibited from disclosing details of the report, and the university was choosing to keep them confidential.http://news.yahoo.com/correction-penn-state-education-investigation-170749348.htmlWed, 17 Jul 2013 13:07:49 -0400Associated Presscorrection-penn-state-education-investigation-170749348Report Reveals Student Loans, College Aid on the RiseThe report "The Condition of Education 2013," recently released by the Department of Education and the National Center for Education Statistics, is a fascinating, if daunting, statistical deep dive into every aspect of secondary and postsecondary education in the United States.http://news.yahoo.com/report-reveals-student-loans-college-aid-rise-150040775.htmlWed, 17 Jul 2013 11:00:40 -0400U.S.News & World Report LPreport-reveals-student-loans-college-aid-rise-150040775Students, Teachers to Hitch Ride on NASA?s 'Vomit Comet' for Weightless Science<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/students-teachers-hitch-ride-nasa-vomit-comet-weightless-115607334.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/kdNVN7UW94RdLayfWlTAkw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_US/News/SPACE.com/Students,_Teachers_to_Hitch_Ride-ad66131dfe7eb76dec640638c5eeb5ba" width="130" height="86" alt="Students, Teachers to Hitch Ride on NASA?s &#039;Vomit Comet&#039; for Weightless Science" align="left" title="Students, Teachers to Hitch Ride on NASA?s &#039;Vomit Comet&#039; for Weightless Science" border="0" /></a>College students and K-12 teachers are set to take a ride on a &quot;Vomit Comet&quot; this week in the name of science.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/students-teachers-hitch-ride-nasa-vomit-comet-weightless-115607334.htmlWed, 17 Jul 2013 07:56:07 -0400SPACE.comstudents-teachers-hitch-ride-nasa-vomit-comet-weightless-115607334<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/students-teachers-hitch-ride-nasa-vomit-comet-weightless-115607334.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/kdNVN7UW94RdLayfWlTAkw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_US/News/SPACE.com/Students,_Teachers_to_Hitch_Ride-ad66131dfe7eb76dec640638c5eeb5ba" width="130" height="86" alt="Students, Teachers to Hitch Ride on NASA?s &#039;Vomit Comet&#039; for Weightless Science" align="left" title="Students, Teachers to Hitch Ride on NASA?s &#039;Vomit Comet&#039; for Weightless Science" border="0" /></a>College students and K-12 teachers are set to take a ride on a &quot;Vomit Comet&quot; this week in the name of science.</p><br clear="all"/>Idaho schools get $18M on Lottery profit boostThe Idaho Lottery will return over $18 million to public schools following a record year in which the gaming agency booked a $48.2 million profit. Director Jeff Anderson said Tuesday that fiscal year 2013's ...http://news.yahoo.com/idaho-schools-18m-lottery-profit-205333496.htmlTue, 16 Jul 2013 16:53:33 -0400Associated Pressidaho-schools-18m-lottery-profit-205333496Report: Texas lacked oversight of testing contractThe State Auditor's Office on Tuesday issued a report criticizing as too vague a $462 million contract that allows a Britain-based multinational firm to produce standardized tests for Texas public schools, ...http://news.yahoo.com/report-texas-lacked-oversight-testing-171747234.htmlTue, 16 Jul 2013 13:17:47 -0400Associated Pressreport-texas-lacked-oversight-testing-171747234Social Media Makes for Better Student Writing, Not Worse, Teachers Say<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/social-media-makes-better-student-writing-not-worse-164644212--abc-news-tech.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/kw7csTAWIomDM1fe6.zDCg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/gma/us.abcnews.go.com/GTY_teens_texting_nt_130715_16x9_992.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Social Media Makes for Better Student Writing, Not Worse, Teachers Say" align="left" title="Social Media Makes for Better Student Writing, Not Worse, Teachers Say" border="0" /></a>Many Teachers Find That Facebook, Twitter Make Students More Engaged and Creative Writers</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/social-media-makes-better-student-writing-not-worse-164644212--abc-news-tech.htmlTue, 16 Jul 2013 12:46:44 -0400ABC Newssocial-media-makes-better-student-writing-not-worse-164644212--abc-news-tech<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/social-media-makes-better-student-writing-not-worse-164644212--abc-news-tech.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/kw7csTAWIomDM1fe6.zDCg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/gma/us.abcnews.go.com/GTY_teens_texting_nt_130715_16x9_992.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Social Media Makes for Better Student Writing, Not Worse, Teachers Say" align="left" title="Social Media Makes for Better Student Writing, Not Worse, Teachers Say" border="0" /></a>Many Teachers Find That Facebook, Twitter Make Students More Engaged and Creative Writers</p><br clear="all"/>10 Colleges With the Most New Transfer Students EnrolledThe U.S. News Short List, separate from our overall rankings, is a regular series that magnifies individual data points in hopes of providing students and parents a way to find which undergraduate or graduate programs excel or have room to grow in specific areas. Be sure to explore The Short List: College and The Short List: Grad School to find data that matters to you in your college or grad school search.http://news.yahoo.com/10-colleges-most-transfer-students-enrolled-142614303.htmlTue, 16 Jul 2013 10:26:14 -0400U.S.News & World Report LP10-colleges-most-transfer-students-enrolled-1426143034 Challenges International Graduate Students May FaceMany prospective international graduate students - even if they have obtained a bachelor's degree from a U.S. college - do not know what to expect from U.S. graduate programs. International students new to the American higher education system have an even bigger transition to make.http://news.yahoo.com/4-challenges-international-graduate-students-may-face-141718929.htmlTue, 16 Jul 2013 10:17:18 -0400U.S.News & World Report LP4-challenges-international-graduate-students-may-face-1417189294 Ways Teachers Can Save on Classroom ExpensesOutfitting high school classrooms is big business.http://news.yahoo.com/4-ways-teachers-save-classroom-expenses-143008651.htmlMon, 15 Jul 2013 10:30:08 -0400U.S.News & World Report LP4-ways-teachers-save-classroom-expenses-143008651Family planning, higher education are priorities globally: Nielsen pollBy Patricia Reaney NEW YORK (Reuters) - Family planning, higher education and quality time with loved ones are priorities for people around the world, according to a new global Nielsen survey focusing on lifestyle values released on Friday. The Nielsen poll of more than 29,000 people in 58 countries also showed that most people think women should have a say in important household issues, but opinions diverged on how the roles of wife and mother are perceived. "It was very striking that spending quality time with family was the No. ...http://news.yahoo.com/family-planning-higher-education-priorities-globally-nielsen-poll-135600895.htmlMon, 15 Jul 2013 09:56:00 -0400Reutersfamily-planning-higher-education-priorities-globally-nielsen-poll-135600895Nigerian extremist: Burn schools, kill teachers<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/nigerian-extremist-burn-schools-kill-teachers-113637113.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/g6SgTpd8b62n275zPVxZew--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/b1ea3a576d7f7617370f6a70670038ee.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE: This file image made available from Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2012, taken from video posted by Boko Haram sympathizers shows the leader of the radical Islamist sect Imam Abubakar Shekau. Shaking a finger while cradling an assault rifle, the bearded leader of Nigeria?s extremist Islamic sect Abubakar Shekau threaten in a video on Saturday July 13, 2013 to burn down more schools and kill teachers. But he denies his fighters are killing children. (AP Photo, FIle ) THE ASSOCIATED PRESS CANNOT INDEPENDENTLY VERIFY THE CONTENT, DATE, LOCATION OR AUTHENTICITY OF THIS MATERIAL" align="left" title="FILE: This file image made available from Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2012, taken from video posted by Boko Haram sympathizers shows the leader of the radical Islamist sect Imam Abubakar Shekau. Shaking a finger while cradling an assault rifle, the bearded leader of Nigeria?s extremist Islamic sect Abubakar Shekau threaten in a video on Saturday July 13, 2013 to burn down more schools and kill teachers. But he denies his fighters are killing children. (AP Photo, FIle ) THE ASSOCIATED PRESS CANNOT INDEPENDENTLY VERIFY THE CONTENT, DATE, LOCATION OR AUTHENTICITY OF THIS MATERIAL" border="0" /></a>LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) ? Shaking a finger while cradling an assault rifle, the bearded leader of Nigeria&#039;s extremist Islamic sect threatens to burn down more schools and kill teachers. But he denies his fighters are killing children.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/nigerian-extremist-burn-schools-kill-teachers-113637113.htmlSat, 13 Jul 2013 11:39:12 -0400Associated Pressnigerian-extremist-burn-schools-kill-teachers-113637113<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/nigerian-extremist-burn-schools-kill-teachers-113637113.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/g6SgTpd8b62n275zPVxZew--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/b1ea3a576d7f7617370f6a70670038ee.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE: This file image made available from Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2012, taken from video posted by Boko Haram sympathizers shows the leader of the radical Islamist sect Imam Abubakar Shekau. Shaking a finger while cradling an assault rifle, the bearded leader of Nigeria?s extremist Islamic sect Abubakar Shekau threaten in a video on Saturday July 13, 2013 to burn down more schools and kill teachers. But he denies his fighters are killing children. (AP Photo, FIle ) THE ASSOCIATED PRESS CANNOT INDEPENDENTLY VERIFY THE CONTENT, DATE, LOCATION OR AUTHENTICITY OF THIS MATERIAL" align="left" title="FILE: This file image made available from Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2012, taken from video posted by Boko Haram sympathizers shows the leader of the radical Islamist sect Imam Abubakar Shekau. Shaking a finger while cradling an assault rifle, the bearded leader of Nigeria?s extremist Islamic sect Abubakar Shekau threaten in a video on Saturday July 13, 2013 to burn down more schools and kill teachers. But he denies his fighters are killing children. (AP Photo, FIle ) THE ASSOCIATED PRESS CANNOT INDEPENDENTLY VERIFY THE CONTENT, DATE, LOCATION OR AUTHENTICITY OF THIS MATERIAL" border="0" /></a>LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) ? Shaking a finger while cradling an assault rifle, the bearded leader of Nigeria&#039;s extremist Islamic sect threatens to burn down more schools and kill teachers. But he denies his fighters are killing children.</p><br clear="all"/>Family planning, higher education are priorities globally: Neilsen pollBy Patricia Reaney NEW YORK (Reuters) - Family planning, higher education and quality time with loved ones are priorities for people around the world, according to a new global Nielsen survey focusing on lifestyle values released on Friday. The Nielsen poll of more than 29,000 people in 58 countries also showed that most people think women should have a say in important household issues, but opinions diverged on how the roles of wife and mother are perceived. "It was very striking that spending quality time with family was the No. ...http://news.yahoo.com/family-planning-higher-education-priorities-globally-neilsen-poll-192830758.htmlFri, 12 Jul 2013 15:28:30 -0400Reutersfamily-planning-higher-education-priorities-globally-neilsen-poll-192830758Board approves smaller Oregon tuition increasesThe sting of higher tuition will be slightly smaller next year for students at Oregon's seven public universities. The State Board of Higher Education voted Friday to reduce planned tuition increases from ...http://news.yahoo.com/board-approves-smaller-oregon-tuition-191423442.htmlFri, 12 Jul 2013 15:14:23 -0400Associated Pressboard-approves-smaller-oregon-tuition-191423442Janet Napolitano steps down at DHS: Who will replace her?Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano is resigning to assume the presidency of the University of California system of higher education.http://news.yahoo.com/janet-napolitano-steps-down-dhs-replace-her-184500293.htmlFri, 12 Jul 2013 14:45:00 -0400Christian Science Monitorjanet-napolitano-steps-down-dhs-replace-her-184500293How to Compare Online, On-Campus Graduate ProgramsMaureen Johnson doesn't regret her decision to earn an online master's degree in management from Troy University.http://news.yahoo.com/compare-online-campus-graduate-programs-141617132.htmlFri, 12 Jul 2013 10:16:17 -0400U.S.News & World Report LPcompare-online-campus-graduate-programs-141617132This year?s hottest teachers who allegedly got busy with their students [SLIDESHOW]The dog days of summer are upon us, which means that stories about the national epidemic of teacher-student sex stories have slowed to a trickle (though, thanks to Laura Whitehurst, they certainly haven?t petered out completely).http://news.yahoo.com/hottest-teachers-allegedly-got-busy-students-slideshow-042016864.htmlFri, 12 Jul 2013 00:20:16 -0400The Daily Callerhottest-teachers-allegedly-got-busy-students-slideshow-042016864News Summary: Recession changes youth attitudesPRIORITIZING: Young people showed more interest in conserving resources and a bit more concern about their fellow human beings, according to an analysis of high school students in the wake of the Great Recession.http://news.yahoo.com/news-summary-recession-changes-youth-attitudes-201202098.htmlThu, 11 Jul 2013 16:12:02 -0400Associated Pressnews-summary-recession-changes-youth-attitudes-201202098Find On-Campus Support for International StudentsAn appealing and distinctive feature of U.S. higher education is student affairs. While universities abroad might offer housing and some administrative support, many, if not most, U.S. colleges and universities offer a broad range of academic and social support services to promote college success.http://news.yahoo.com/campus-support-international-students-155324025.htmlThu, 11 Jul 2013 11:53:24 -0400U.S.News & World Report LPcampus-support-international-students-155324025SC expanding students' online course offeringsA new law allows South Carolina's virtual education program to expand opportunities for middle- and high-school students statewide while saving districts money, its director said Wednesday. The law signed ...http://news.yahoo.com/sc-expanding-students-online-course-144414672.htmlThu, 11 Jul 2013 10:44:14 -0400Associated Presssc-expanding-students-online-course-144414672Oregon's new free-ish college tuition plan<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/oregons-free-ish-college-tuition-plan-180200072.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/fN1.cNML4gvjDiu3hAfPkw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/theweek/oregon-state-university-go-now-pay-later.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Oregon State University: Go now, pay later." align="left" title="Oregon State University: Go now, pay later." border="0" /></a>&quot;Pay it Forward&quot; would let college students pay nothing for school until they graduateWith college tuition costs skyrocketing much faster than the rate of inflation, and with massive student loan debt pummeling young graduates, Oregon lawmakers are looking at a novel approach to spare students form higher education&#039;s hefty financial burden: Free tuition.Sort of.The state legislature unanimously passed a bill this month that would allow students to attend public universities without paying anything up front. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/oregons-free-ish-college-tuition-plan-180200072.htmlWed, 10 Jul 2013 14:02:00 -0400The Weekoregons-free-ish-college-tuition-plan-180200072<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/oregons-free-ish-college-tuition-plan-180200072.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/fN1.cNML4gvjDiu3hAfPkw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/theweek/oregon-state-university-go-now-pay-later.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Oregon State University: Go now, pay later." align="left" title="Oregon State University: Go now, pay later." border="0" /></a>&quot;Pay it Forward&quot; would let college students pay nothing for school until they graduateWith college tuition costs skyrocketing much faster than the rate of inflation, and with massive student loan debt pummeling young graduates, Oregon lawmakers are looking at a novel approach to spare students form higher education&#039;s hefty financial burden: Free tuition.Sort of.The state legislature unanimously passed a bill this month that would allow students to attend public universities without paying anything up front. ...</p><br clear="all"/>New Academies for D.C.'s First-Time Ninth Graders Aim at Graduation<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/academies-d-c-first-time-ninth-graders-aim-172400045.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/X8N8E2s0NldWIkwWoB0.3Q--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/associatedcontent/470_2655042.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="New Academies for D.C.&#039;s First-Time Ninth Graders Aim at Graduation" align="left" title="New Academies for D.C.&#039;s First-Time Ninth Graders Aim at Graduation" border="0" /></a>District of Columbia Public Schools (DCPS) has announced a new program that focuses on targeted curriculum for first-time ninth graders in the Washington, D.C., district. Its aim is to transition the students into high school, maintain their social well-being, and succeed with good grades.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/academies-d-c-first-time-ninth-graders-aim-172400045.htmlWed, 10 Jul 2013 13:24:00 -0400Yahoo! Contributor Networkacademies-d-c-first-time-ninth-graders-aim-172400045<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/academies-d-c-first-time-ninth-graders-aim-172400045.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/X8N8E2s0NldWIkwWoB0.3Q--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/associatedcontent/470_2655042.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="New Academies for D.C.&#039;s First-Time Ninth Graders Aim at Graduation" align="left" title="New Academies for D.C.&#039;s First-Time Ninth Graders Aim at Graduation" border="0" /></a>District of Columbia Public Schools (DCPS) has announced a new program that focuses on targeted curriculum for first-time ninth graders in the Washington, D.C., district. Its aim is to transition the students into high school, maintain their social well-being, and succeed with good grades.</p><br clear="all"/>Hungary promises teachers 34 percent pay hike, with more to comeBUDAPEST (Reuters) - Hungary will raise the pay of 150,000 teachers from September by an average 34 percent and give further hikes every year until 2017, a government minister said on Wednesday. The measure could help Prime Minister Viktor Orban's Fidesz party to cement its comfortable opinion poll lead in the run-up to a national election expected next April or May. Zoltan Balog, minister for human resources, told a news conference that teachers' pay would rise again in September 2014 by an average 10 percent, with further rises each year to 2017. ...http://news.yahoo.com/hungary-promises-teachers-34-percent-pay-hike-more-165942009.htmlWed, 10 Jul 2013 12:59:42 -0400Reutershungary-promises-teachers-34-percent-pay-hike-more-165942009Check College Funding Eligibility After Income ChangesAn increase or decline in salary can affect a parent's need to save for a child's future or current college education. A $5,000 income increase, for instance, can alter eligibility for federal educational tax credits, while a $5,000 drop in income could mean thousands in additional financial aid.http://news.yahoo.com/check-college-funding-eligibility-income-changes-143625185.htmlWed, 10 Jul 2013 10:36:25 -0400U.S.News & World Report LPcheck-college-funding-eligibility-income-changes-143625185The Future of Higher Education Looks Nothing Like the PresentMore and more students are attending two-year colleges instead of four-year schools. Within five years, minorities will make up more than half of the country's under-18 population. And, by 2020, two thirds of all jobs will require education beyond high school?up from roughly a quarter 40 years ago. There are major changes in store for the nation's higher-education system, and it needs to adjust accordingly. ...http://news.yahoo.com/future-higher-education-looks-nothing-present-120351788.htmlWed, 10 Jul 2013 08:35:06 -0400National Journalfuture-higher-education-looks-nothing-present-120351788Many colleges offering more help with career prep<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/many-colleges-offering-more-help-career-prep-172711800.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/uDtq.R_8UTv6Ytvw2NsrJw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/8e3390a3ef2d0916370f6a706700c407.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="This Oct. 24, 2012 photo provided by Franklin &amp; Marshall College shows Lindsey Pollak, an official ambassador for LinkedIn, consultant and author, speaking to students and alumni in a life skills workshop about leveraging social media for professional success, in Lancaster, Pa. Franklin &amp; Marshall is one of a number of colleges doing more to emphasize career preparation for students. In addition to launching life skills workshops, the school has revamped career services and increased on-campus recruiting. (AP Photo/ Franklin &amp; Marshall College/Office of College Communications)" align="left" title="This Oct. 24, 2012 photo provided by Franklin &amp; Marshall College shows Lindsey Pollak, an official ambassador for LinkedIn, consultant and author, speaking to students and alumni in a life skills workshop about leveraging social media for professional success, in Lancaster, Pa. Franklin &amp; Marshall is one of a number of colleges doing more to emphasize career preparation for students. In addition to launching life skills workshops, the school has revamped career services and increased on-campus recruiting. (AP Photo/ Franklin &amp; Marshall College/Office of College Communications)" border="0" /></a>NEW YORK (AP) ? When Kitty Wo&#039;s eldest daughter started at Scripps College in California in 2002, &quot;we thought a liberal arts education would be a wonderful thing,&quot; she said. &quot;There was no pressure.&quot;</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/many-colleges-offering-more-help-career-prep-172711800.htmlTue, 09 Jul 2013 19:48:32 -0400Associated Pressmany-colleges-offering-more-help-career-prep-172711800<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/many-colleges-offering-more-help-career-prep-172711800.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/uDtq.R_8UTv6Ytvw2NsrJw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/8e3390a3ef2d0916370f6a706700c407.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="This Oct. 24, 2012 photo provided by Franklin &amp; Marshall College shows Lindsey Pollak, an official ambassador for LinkedIn, consultant and author, speaking to students and alumni in a life skills workshop about leveraging social media for professional success, in Lancaster, Pa. Franklin &amp; Marshall is one of a number of colleges doing more to emphasize career preparation for students. In addition to launching life skills workshops, the school has revamped career services and increased on-campus recruiting. (AP Photo/ Franklin &amp; Marshall College/Office of College Communications)" align="left" title="This Oct. 24, 2012 photo provided by Franklin &amp; Marshall College shows Lindsey Pollak, an official ambassador for LinkedIn, consultant and author, speaking to students and alumni in a life skills workshop about leveraging social media for professional success, in Lancaster, Pa. Franklin &amp; Marshall is one of a number of colleges doing more to emphasize career preparation for students. In addition to launching life skills workshops, the school has revamped career services and increased on-campus recruiting. (AP Photo/ Franklin &amp; Marshall College/Office of College Communications)" border="0" /></a>NEW YORK (AP) ? When Kitty Wo&#039;s eldest daughter started at Scripps College in California in 2002, &quot;we thought a liberal arts education would be a wonderful thing,&quot; she said. &quot;There was no pressure.&quot;</p><br clear="all"/>There?s Still a Chance to Keep Student Loans Affordable. Here?s How.Singing the last words to the Star Spangled Banner this 4th of July seemed a little hypocritical. After failing to reach an agreement on a comprehensive bill, our national leaders allowed interest rates on subsidized student loans to double last week, making it even more difficult for students to afford a college education.http://news.yahoo.com/still-chance-keep-student-loans-affordable-174900667.htmlTue, 09 Jul 2013 13:49:00 -0400Takepart.comstill-chance-keep-student-loans-affordable-174900667Teachers can use clothes to communicate with kids<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/teachers-clothes-communicate-kids-173158698.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/yW5EnS8v.GER3BuXEtDg6g--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3B4b2ZmPTUwO3B5b2ZmPTA7cT04NTt3PTEzMA--/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/c701150fef4f0a16370f6a706700da68.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="This publicity photo provided by amazon.com/fashion shows a model wearing a women&#039;s long sleeve shawl collar blazer from DKNYC. Many closet-to-classroom items are basic pieces, including a pencil skirt, fit-and-flare dress, collared shirts, blazers, jeans and sweaters, so they can make the transition between seasons and school years. They can all be dressed up or down, and adapted to look ?new? with the right belt, shoe or jewelry. (AP Photo/amazon.com/fashion)" align="left" title="This publicity photo provided by amazon.com/fashion shows a model wearing a women&#039;s long sleeve shawl collar blazer from DKNYC. Many closet-to-classroom items are basic pieces, including a pencil skirt, fit-and-flare dress, collared shirts, blazers, jeans and sweaters, so they can make the transition between seasons and school years. They can all be dressed up or down, and adapted to look ?new? with the right belt, shoe or jewelry. (AP Photo/amazon.com/fashion)" border="0" /></a>NEW YORK (AP) ? Back-to-school shopping doesn&#039;t have to be all kids&#039; stuff. The wardrobe to complement that first opening bell can help set the tone for a teacher&#039;s year, too.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/teachers-clothes-communicate-kids-173158698.htmlTue, 09 Jul 2013 13:32:02 -0400Associated Pressteachers-clothes-communicate-kids-173158698<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/teachers-clothes-communicate-kids-173158698.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/yW5EnS8v.GER3BuXEtDg6g--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3B4b2ZmPTUwO3B5b2ZmPTA7cT04NTt3PTEzMA--/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/c701150fef4f0a16370f6a706700da68.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="This publicity photo provided by amazon.com/fashion shows a model wearing a women&#039;s long sleeve shawl collar blazer from DKNYC. Many closet-to-classroom items are basic pieces, including a pencil skirt, fit-and-flare dress, collared shirts, blazers, jeans and sweaters, so they can make the transition between seasons and school years. They can all be dressed up or down, and adapted to look ?new? with the right belt, shoe or jewelry. (AP Photo/amazon.com/fashion)" align="left" title="This publicity photo provided by amazon.com/fashion shows a model wearing a women&#039;s long sleeve shawl collar blazer from DKNYC. Many closet-to-classroom items are basic pieces, including a pencil skirt, fit-and-flare dress, collared shirts, blazers, jeans and sweaters, so they can make the transition between seasons and school years. They can all be dressed up or down, and adapted to look ?new? with the right belt, shoe or jewelry. (AP Photo/amazon.com/fashion)" border="0" /></a>NEW YORK (AP) ? Back-to-school shopping doesn&#039;t have to be all kids&#039; stuff. The wardrobe to complement that first opening bell can help set the tone for a teacher&#039;s year, too.</p><br clear="all"/>Why College Students Make Better Decisions Than Intelligence AgentsWho would you trust with the lives of hundreds of people: federal intelligence agents or a bunch of college students?http://news.yahoo.com/why-college-students-better-decisions-intelligence-agents-121134970.htmlTue, 09 Jul 2013 12:38:27 -0400National Journalwhy-college-students-better-decisions-intelligence-agents-121134970ID schools chosen for Greek yogurt pilot programIdaho is one of four states that will participate in a program to offer Greek yogurt as a meat substitute in meals served at public schools. The U.S. Department of Agriculture on Monday announced it was ...http://news.yahoo.com/id-schools-chosen-greek-yogurt-163622643.htmlTue, 09 Jul 2013 12:36:22 -0400Associated Pressid-schools-chosen-greek-yogurt-163622643NYC principal allegedly called black teachers ?nappy-headed? and ?big-lipped,? then fired themA high school principal in Queens has come under fire for allegedly using racist language about two black teachers and unfairly firing them.http://news.yahoo.com/nyc-principal-allegedly-called-black-teachers-nappy-headed-125006272.htmlTue, 09 Jul 2013 08:50:06 -0400The Daily Callernyc-principal-allegedly-called-black-teachers-nappy-headed-1250062726 Major Money Mistakes New College Graduates Can AvoidTaking care of your financial house after graduating college can set you up for financial success as you start a career. However, there are some financial mistakes to avoid during the transition period. Taking the reins of your personal finances after graduation can help you tackle financial issues in the real world with ease. Make life easier by steering clear of these money errors:http://news.yahoo.com/6-major-money-mistakes-college-graduates-avoid-195044966.htmlMon, 08 Jul 2013 15:50:44 -0400U.S.News & World Report LP6-major-money-mistakes-college-graduates-avoid-195044966Consumer credit rises by most in a yearWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Consumer credit increased in May by the most in a year, a sign low borrowing costs were boosting economic growth although interest rates have since risen. Total consumer installment credit advanced by $19.6 billion to $2.8 trillion, Federal Reserve data showed on Monday. Economists polled by Reuters had expected consumer credit to rise $12.5 billion during the month. Consumer debts grew both for non-revolving credit, which includes loans for cars and college tuition, as well as for revolving facilities like credit cards. Overall consumer debt rose the most since May ...http://news.yahoo.com/consumer-credit-rises-most-190545508.htmlMon, 08 Jul 2013 15:05:45 -0400Reutersconsumer-credit-rises-most-190545508

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    John Kerry Cites Israel-Palestinian Issue as "Core" Reason for Mideast "Instability"

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    Chrome version 28 rolled out, now uses blink, notifications for Windows

    Google has released version 28 of its Chrome browser with a new notification center initially available in the Windows version.

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    Tech site The Next Web said the notification has been available on Google's Chrome OS for a while, even as Mac users may have to wait for it.

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    ?We?ve designed these notifications to be beautiful, useful and engaging,? it quoted Google as saying.

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    It said the updated Chrome will allow notifications from apps and extensions to be formatted to display text and images and include actions directly inside the pop-up.

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    The Next Web pointed out this is the first release of Chrome that has Blink instead of WebKit.

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    On the other hand, it said Chrome for Linux already hit version 28 ahead of Windows and Mac, last June 17.

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    Game-changer?

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    The Next Web said rich notifications may be a game changer since they display content like lists and images, and allow users to act directly on them.

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    "Furthermore, notifications now live in a center outside the browser, which allows users to receive notifications even when the browser isn?t open," it said.

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    It added the notification center could be the key to bringing Google Now to the desktop.

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    "If you?re a developer, you can start building your own rich notifications into your app or extension too. Google has a Notify Test App and documenation for you to peruse over. The company is also taking feedback and offering support over at Stack Overflow, its mailing list, and issue tracker," it added. ?? ELR, GMA News

    Source: http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/story/318342/scitech/technology/chrome-version-28-rolled-out-now-uses-blink-notifications-for-windows

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    UK Government committee raises concern over arms exports to Israel

    The Commons Committees on Arms Export Controls (CAEC) revealed that the UK approved more than 3000 arms export licences totalling over ? 12 billion to 27 countries despite their poor human rights records. ?Severe concern? was raised specifically about arms exports to Israel that, at ? 7.8 billion, were worth more than half of the total.

    The UK government named Israel as being a ?country of human rights concern.? (Photo by Xandert)
    The UK government named Israel as being a ?country of human rights concern.? (Photo by Xandert)

    The UK government granted 381 export licenses to Israel for equipment such as: all-wheel drive vehicles with ballistic protection, body armour, military helmets, components for pistols, components for assault rifles, military support vehicles, and small arms ammunition. However, most of the value of UK arms exports to Israel consisted of cryptographic equipment.

    John Stanley, the chairman of the Commons Committees on Arms Export Controls (CAEC), commented: "[the] scale of the extant strategic licences to the FCO's 27 countries of human rights concern puts into stark relief the inherent conflict between the government's arms exports and human rights policies." MP Richard Burden, a member of the CAEC, raised further concern about the arms exports and claimed that ?the UK?s human rights policy is being fundamentally undermined by the scale and nature of arms exports licenses being approved by the Government.?

    The CAEC chairman John Stanley added that, "?[the] government should apply significantly more cautious judgments when considering arms export licence applications for goods to authoritarian regimes? which might be used to facilitate internal repression? in contravention of the government's stated policy." The UK Government?s policy on arms exports states that: ?We will not issue licences where we judge there is a clear risk that the proposed export might provoke or prolong regional or internal conflicts, or which might be used to facilitate internal repression.?

    However, CAEC member Richard Burden ? who is also the Chair of the Britain Palestine All Party Parliamentary Group ? raised specific concerns about UK arms exports to Israel, and questioned the scale of the exports to the country considering that ?[the] UK Government regularly expresses concern about Israel?s breaches of international law and human rights abuses.? He added that the UK Government faces serious questions about its arms exports to Israel.

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    Friday, July 19, 2013

    Thursday's local roundup: Woodson, Gooden share State Open golf lead

    Golf:

    Defending champion Jay Woodson of Richmond ? part of the ?The Big Break Mexico? reality show on The Golf Channel ? and fellow pro Mike Gooden shared the lead after one round in the 72-hole State Open of Virginia.

    Both fired 6-under-par 65s at Independence Golf Club in Midlothian.

    John David Sanderson of Suffolk, who plays for the Richmond Spiders and starred for Summit Christian Academy, and 2012 state senior champ Tim Lewis of Hampton were among those tied for 23rd at 71.

    A full scoring link is here:

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    U.S. Amateur Public Links:

    Virginia Tech rising junior Trevor Cone lost in the round of 32 in match play at the U.S. Amateur Public Links Championship at the Laurel Hills Golf Club in Lorton. He lost 2 and 1 to Oklahoma State?s Ian Davis.

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    Cone birdied the first hole to take the lead, but Davis took the lead for good on the par-4, 500-yard fifth hole. Cone never trailed by more than two holes.

    Tennis:

    Top-seeded Catherine Bellis of Atherton, Calif., and No. 2 Katerina Stewart of Miami were among the players advancing to Friday's 10 a.m. quarterfinals in the annual U.S. Tennis Association Girls 16 Clay Court Championships at Virginia Beach Tennis and Country Club.

    Bellis will meet unseeded Kylie McKenzie of Anthem, Ariz., while Stewart will face No. 7 Angela Kulikov of Sun Valley, Calif.

    The semifinals are set for 10 a.m. Saturday, with the final scheduled for Sunday.


    Source: http://www.dailypress.com/sports/dp-spt-local-roundup-20130718,0,7951695.story?track=rss

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    India braces for next test of rupee defence

    The RBI's strategy to staunch the rupee's slide faced further setbacks on Friday, with investors betting a 150 billion rupee bond auction would struggle and the currency trading where it was before this week's rescue mission was launched.

    An extended stand-off between the Reserve Bank of India and investors would raise the prospect of it taking other steps to generate demand for the rupee, such as increasing the level of reserves banks must hold, issuing offshore bonds or even raising policy interest rates.

    Bond markets have been in turmoil since the RBI's extraordinary move on Monday to support the rupee by draining cash from the market and pushing up short-term interest rates, and a special bond auction on Thursday fell well short of its target.

    Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said the steps were temporary and did not signal a rise in long-term interest rates. However, some economists say the central bank's efforts increase the risk it could have to raise rates even as the economy weakens.

    The rupee has given up most of its gains since the RBI's move. On Friday it slipped to 59.83/84, close to its close of 59.89/90 on Monday. It hit a record low of 61.21 on July 8.

    The benchmark 10-year bond yield was trading around 8 per cent, nearly 50 basis points higher than before the RBI's action.

    "Once the short-term pressures have been contained, as I expect they will be, the Reserve Bank can even consider reversing these measures," Singh said on Friday, even as he conceded the government's

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    Yucatan Lemon Soup | Food & Drink Blog

    This is a traditional Mexican soup that is usually made with limes. But now people prefer to use Meyer lemons to add a slight twist and gentle flavour. This soup is much filling with shrimp and cilantro and it makes a good entr?e with a salad or starter. The soup is nourishing in nature but it is not ideal for people with allergic reactions to citrus fruits.

    Ingredients:
    Reduced chicken broth ? 4 cups
    Onion (chopped) ? 1
    Jalapeno peppers ? 2
    Garlic peeled & crushed ? 8 cloves
    Meyer Lemon zest grated ? 3 tbsp
    Cumin seeds ? 1/2 tsp
    Cinnamon stick ? 4 inch piece
    Cloves ? 4 numbers
    Raw shrimp, peeled & deveined ? 1 pound
    Meyer lemon juice ? 3 tbsp
    Salt ? ? tsp
    Hot sauce ? ? tsp
    Fresh cilantro ? ? cup

    Yucatan Lemon Soup
    Method:

    1. Combine broth, jalapenos, cumin, cinnamon, lemon zest, garlic and cloves and bring it to a simmer. Put the lid on the pan and continue to simmer for 20 minutes. Now strain it well.
    2. Now again boil the broth and simmer. Add shrimp, juice of a lemon, hot sauce or salt.
    3. Cook till the shrimp becomes pink and firm and also about 3 minutes. Add the cilantro before serving.

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    CPS to lay off roughly 2,100 staff, including veteran teachers, this week: union

    ?Chicago Teachers UniPresident Karen Lewis

    ?Chicago Teachers Union President Karen Lewis

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    Chicago Public Schools officials announced late Thursday that 2,113 teachers and other employees would be laid off Friday, largely due to a giant pension obligation increase that?s straining the system.

    ?In fiscal year ?14 we?re facing a historic deficit of $1 billion that is driven primarily by a $400 million increase in our annual teacher pension payments,? said CPS spokesman Becky Carroll. ?Absent pension reform in Springfield, we have very few options available to us to close that gap, and that has resulted in bringing this crisis to the doorsteps of our schools.?

    Of those being laid off, 1,077 are support staff and 1,036 are teachers. The laid off teachers represent about 4 percent of last year?s total faculty of 23,290.

    ?It?s basically a bloodbath,? said Chicago Teachers Union President Karen Lewis. ?There?s just absolutely no interest on the part of the mayor of this city to appropriately fund schools or work with us to get funding from Springfield.?

    Lewis suggested the lack of pension progress may be an attempt ?to sabotage the school system so they can hand it over to their privatizing friends.?

    The layoffs come about a month after 850 employees were laid off ? 545 of them teachers ? mostly due to the closure of 48 schools.

    Carroll said pension payments jumped this year from about $196 million a year to about $600 million because a three-year period of pension relief came to an end.

    But Lewis said the district should have been prepared.

    ?They have known about this for three years, since they got pension relief from Springfield in 2010, and we came to them with a plan to make it so they don?t have to deal with this and they would not even consider the use of bonds or a variety of other ways to take the pension obligation off the books,? said Lewis.

    Lewis said the layoffs will include teachers, teacher assistants, clerks, technology coordinators, instructional aides, lunchroom workers and security guards.

    Carroll said the majority of teachers to be laid off Friday are not tenured teachers, meaning they have been in classrooms for less than three years.

    Principals from the affected schools will begin notifying employees Friday morning.

    In a conference call Thursday evening, Carroll repeatedly pointed to simple math that she said left CPS in the red and in need of fresh revenue.

    ?We?re not going to be able to cut our way out of this crisis because our revenues are flat or declining across the board and our spending obligations continue to rise, including that $400 million pension increase, salaries, health care and other areas,? said Carroll.

    ?On average in recent years we?ve seen more than 60 percent of our displaced teachers find positions elsewhere in the district,? said Alicia Winckler, who is in charge of human resources for CPS.

    Winckler attributed the layoffs of 815 support staff, 398 tenured teachers and 510 non-tenured teachers to budgetary decisions made by principals. School closings account for the layoffs of 68 support staff employees and 194 food staff employees, she said. And changes in school enrollments account for the layoffs of 43 tenured teachers and 85 non-tenured teachers, Winckler said.

    Lewis plans to fight the cuts.

    ?Our next move is to continue to lobby Springfield for the appropriate funding and the appropriate bill that would get CPS do what they have to do,? she said. Lewis also wants an elected school board instead one full of mayoral appointees.

    The tumultuous news comes on top of a year of upheaval that has included a teacher strike, the implementation of longer school days, mass school closings, budget cuts and a new school budgeting system that leaves tough decisions of hiring and firing to local school councils comprised of principals, parents, teachers and community members.

    The CPS budgeting method was changed this year to allocate a set sum of money to schools for each child enrolled and allowing principals to decide how to spend that money ? whether on more teachers or supplies or programs.

    Lewis will meet for her twice-monthly meal with CPS CEO Barbara Byrd-Bennett on the July 26.

    Though the two have a good relationship, ?It will be interesting,? Lewis said.

    Source: http://www.suntimes.com/news/metro/21401916-418/cps-to-lay-off-roughly-2100-staff-including-veteran-teachers-this-week-union.html

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