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The college’s program, also known as OLLI, received the $1 milliojn endowment from the Bernard Osher which is the organization that has provided initial fundinv to OLLI programs at 122 colleges anduniversitiez nationwide. Sierra College is the only community college in Californiaz and one of only three community colleges in the natioh to receivethe $1 million endowment. The Rocklin colleges received the endowment because it has been so successfull with growing enrollment since launching the prograjm in springof 2001. Sierra College has grown the programnto 5,580 enrollees last year, from 1,03u8 in 2001. Sierra College is scheduled to formally announces the endowmentJune 18.
This $1 millionj endowment will provide an ongoing budget that will enable the colleger to offer lifelong learning programsin perpetuity. The foundationj created by San Francisco philanthropistg Bernard Osher gives OLLIprogramsa $100,000 a year for up to four and then a $1 million endowment once they demonstrate potentiall for success and sustainability. OLLI programsz provide classes, lectures and events to older adultsw who have a thirsty for knowledgeand community. The classes are designecd for adults age 55and over, but the Sierra programk accepts any adult student.
Coursesx are offered at each of the Sierra Collegwe campuses and at various communithy sites throughout Placer andNevada counties. Sierra College’ds OLLI noncredit offerings are tuition-free. Additionalk topics are offered throughClub OLLI, where annual membership fees are $35. As the Business Journaol reported in a feature on locao OLLI programsin 2007, other OLLI programsx can be found at California State University Sacramentoo and at the UC Davis Extension.
Much of the increase demand for OLLIs and simila lifelong learning programs can be attributed to the growinbg ranks ofolder
Friday, December 30, 2011
Wednesday, December 28, 2011
Illumina Accuses Life Technologies of Infringing Patent - Bloomberg
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Illumina Accuses Life Technologies of Infringing Patent Bloomberg (LIFE) of infringing one of its patents. Life Technologies' Ion Personal Genome Machine and Ion OneTouch System infringe Illumina's patent for a method of “making and decoding of array sensors with microspheres,†Illumina said in a complaint filed ... |
Monday, December 26, 2011
Gynecologists Unfazed by Birth Control Clot Concerns - BusinessWeek
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Gynecologists Unfazed by Birth Control Clot Concerns BusinessWeek So far, the clotting danger “is so rare it's clinically not that important,†said Robert Barbieri, a professor of obstetrics, gynecology and reproductive biology at Harvard Medical School in Boston. Patients worry about the increase in risk as a result ... |
Saturday, December 24, 2011
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D’Acqua Cafe serves a varietty of items such as pasta with gelato and piadinawith prosciutto, mozzarella and arugula. Chef Enzo Febbarani is behind the menu. The spot is locatesd next door to the mainentrance — outsider of section 121. Exact square footagee of the space was notimmediatelhy available; Verizon Center officials could not be reached for The space replaces Hunan Chinatown. The original incarnatiob of D’Acqua Ristorante is not far away, at 801 Pennsylvaniqa Ave. NW. The deal came about because ofChef Febbarano’s friendship with Vincent Vanni, senioe director of corporate marketinyg for the Verizon Center.
“I asked him one day a few months ago, ‘Do you have a spot for me to do somethiny new, something different?” Febbarano said. The cafe has a one-yead lease with an automatic renewal, Febbarano Unlike other area arenas such asNationalss Park, Verizon Center has not focusefd its concessions on local vendors, offering instead mostly chainh items from purveyors such as Papa John’s, and traditional fare such as hot dogs and supervises concessions at the venue.
D’Acqua Cafe serves a varietty of items such as pasta with gelato and piadinawith prosciutto, mozzarella and arugula. Chef Enzo Febbarani is behind the menu. The spot is locatesd next door to the mainentrance — outsider of section 121. Exact square footagee of the space was notimmediatelhy available; Verizon Center officials could not be reached for The space replaces Hunan Chinatown. The original incarnatiob of D’Acqua Ristorante is not far away, at 801 Pennsylvaniqa Ave. NW. The deal came about because ofChef Febbarano’s friendship with Vincent Vanni, senioe director of corporate marketinyg for the Verizon Center.
“I asked him one day a few months ago, ‘Do you have a spot for me to do somethiny new, something different?” Febbarano said. The cafe has a one-yead lease with an automatic renewal, Febbarano Unlike other area arenas such asNationalss Park, Verizon Center has not focusefd its concessions on local vendors, offering instead mostly chainh items from purveyors such as Papa John’s, and traditional fare such as hot dogs and supervises concessions at the venue.
Thursday, December 22, 2011
PKR: NEAC chaired by Dr M sought World Bank aid - The Malaysian Insider
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The Malaysian Insider | PKR: NEAC chaired by Dr M sought World Bank aid The Malaysian Insider File pic KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 21 â€" PKR insisted today Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad had asked for World Bank loans, as the then prime minister had chaired the National Economic Action Council (NEAC) that made the requests. The former prime minister said ... |
Tuesday, December 20, 2011
Mo Williams accepts new role as Clippers backup guard - Los Angeles Times
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Los Angeles Times | Mo Williams accepts new role as Clippers backup guard Los Angeles Times Williams says his pride was hurt at first after Clippers acquired Chris Paul and picked up Chauncey Billups. But looking at 'the basketb » |
Saturday, December 17, 2011
Second Life's Linden Lab sells virtual realities to businesses - San Francisco Business Times:
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The courting of companies comes at a time of renewedx growthfor 6-year-old Second Life that begam with the appointment of Mark Kingdon as CEO of Lindebn Lab in May 2008. “Enterprise is a really important growth vectorr for usbecause (Second Life is) a really compellinbg platform for learning and collaboration. Especiallt today in large enterprises that aredistributed (aroundx the world),” Kingdon said. Over the last six months, Lindem Lab has put together a team of 25 peoplde to market and develop Second Life productw forenterprise customers.
Linde n Lab, which does not disclose revenue but says it is hired more than 100 people in 2008 and has more than 300 employeews in eight offices around the The company hired close to 30 peopl this year and is currently hirin for19 positions. Basic accounts are free. The company makesw money by selling and renting virtualreal estate, with premium memberships and by charging a fee on salews of Linden dollars, the currencgy used online. The company does not track the numbee of companies using its servicesd and does not charge them differently from individual but estimates that 15 to 20 percent of its revenus comes from enterprises andeducational institutions.
And since April, the companyu has been testinga “behind-the-firewall” version of Second Life with , IBM, , the and othert organizations. The so-called “Nebraska” version of Second which is run onan institution’s own will get wider testing this summee and is scheduled for genera l release by year’s end. The pricing for the privatre version has notbeen announced. “Based on the level of the interesrt we’re seeing, we are poised for explosive growth,” said Amandq Van Nuys, who joined Linden Lab six months ago as executivr director ofenterprise marketing. “This is not a We’re ready for business.
My role is to get that messagwe out,” she said. Van Nuys said a numbere of factors are helpingher cause, includinb general efforts to cut travel and meetingf costs and reduce carbon footprints. IBM in particularf has been anearly adopter. In late 2008, IBM’s Academy of Technologyy held a Virtual World Conference on Secone Life for 200 top engineers from aroundfthe world, with three keynote speeches and 37 breakouft sessions. With an initial investment of roughlyy $80,000, IBM estimates that it savee nearly $350,000 in travel and venue costsa andlost productivity.
A couple of monthds later, IBM used the virtualo spaces it created for an annual meeting of the Academu after the cancellation of a scheduled real life event in Some portions of the event also used webcastinv andvideo conferencing. Participants particularly liked the opportunituy to socialize with one another invarioues settings, and the company scheduled a two-houfr networking event on the last day at picni tables on a virtual beach. Academy memberes gathered around drinking virtual beerw and chatting while others took virtual hang gliding or jetskiint lessons.
“It was really cool in termsw of the experiencepeople had,” said Kareh Keeter, an IBM marketing executive for digitak convergence. “People walked away sayingf they felt like they were atthe event. The thin g people liked most was that they really had the abilitg to meet with Since then, numerous other groupsa within IBM have used Secon d Life dozens of times for meetings smalol and large, adhoc and planned, Keeter said. IBM now has nearly 100 people working on virtual world toolx for commercial sale in Second Life and onother platforms, she said.
The companty says its in-world economy is and that in thelast quarter, user-to-user transactions totalled more than $120 milliom in U.S. dollars, up 65 percent from the same periox theyear before. Wagner Jamesd Au, the author of the book “The Makingg Of Second Life: Notes From the New estimated in a blog posting in May 2008 that Linde n Lab hadbetween $40 million and $50 million in annuakl revenue. Au credited Kingdon with renewint the brand created byPhilipo Rosedale, who stepped down as CEO last year and remain s as chairman.
“A lot of Silicon Valley has written SecondLife off,” he “The tech world will have to revisit Seconc Life as a phenomenon in the next six months or
The courting of companies comes at a time of renewedx growthfor 6-year-old Second Life that begam with the appointment of Mark Kingdon as CEO of Lindebn Lab in May 2008. “Enterprise is a really important growth vectorr for usbecause (Second Life is) a really compellinbg platform for learning and collaboration. Especiallt today in large enterprises that aredistributed (aroundx the world),” Kingdon said. Over the last six months, Lindem Lab has put together a team of 25 peoplde to market and develop Second Life productw forenterprise customers.
Linde n Lab, which does not disclose revenue but says it is hired more than 100 people in 2008 and has more than 300 employeews in eight offices around the The company hired close to 30 peopl this year and is currently hirin for19 positions. Basic accounts are free. The company makesw money by selling and renting virtualreal estate, with premium memberships and by charging a fee on salews of Linden dollars, the currencgy used online. The company does not track the numbee of companies using its servicesd and does not charge them differently from individual but estimates that 15 to 20 percent of its revenus comes from enterprises andeducational institutions.
And since April, the companyu has been testinga “behind-the-firewall” version of Second Life with , IBM, , the and othert organizations. The so-called “Nebraska” version of Second which is run onan institution’s own will get wider testing this summee and is scheduled for genera l release by year’s end. The pricing for the privatre version has notbeen announced. “Based on the level of the interesrt we’re seeing, we are poised for explosive growth,” said Amandq Van Nuys, who joined Linden Lab six months ago as executivr director ofenterprise marketing. “This is not a We’re ready for business.
My role is to get that messagwe out,” she said. Van Nuys said a numbere of factors are helpingher cause, includinb general efforts to cut travel and meetingf costs and reduce carbon footprints. IBM in particularf has been anearly adopter. In late 2008, IBM’s Academy of Technologyy held a Virtual World Conference on Secone Life for 200 top engineers from aroundfthe world, with three keynote speeches and 37 breakouft sessions. With an initial investment of roughlyy $80,000, IBM estimates that it savee nearly $350,000 in travel and venue costsa andlost productivity.
A couple of monthds later, IBM used the virtualo spaces it created for an annual meeting of the Academu after the cancellation of a scheduled real life event in Some portions of the event also used webcastinv andvideo conferencing. Participants particularly liked the opportunituy to socialize with one another invarioues settings, and the company scheduled a two-houfr networking event on the last day at picni tables on a virtual beach. Academy memberes gathered around drinking virtual beerw and chatting while others took virtual hang gliding or jetskiint lessons.
“It was really cool in termsw of the experiencepeople had,” said Kareh Keeter, an IBM marketing executive for digitak convergence. “People walked away sayingf they felt like they were atthe event. The thin g people liked most was that they really had the abilitg to meet with Since then, numerous other groupsa within IBM have used Secon d Life dozens of times for meetings smalol and large, adhoc and planned, Keeter said. IBM now has nearly 100 people working on virtual world toolx for commercial sale in Second Life and onother platforms, she said.
The companty says its in-world economy is and that in thelast quarter, user-to-user transactions totalled more than $120 milliom in U.S. dollars, up 65 percent from the same periox theyear before. Wagner Jamesd Au, the author of the book “The Makingg Of Second Life: Notes From the New estimated in a blog posting in May 2008 that Linde n Lab hadbetween $40 million and $50 million in annuakl revenue. Au credited Kingdon with renewint the brand created byPhilipo Rosedale, who stepped down as CEO last year and remain s as chairman.
“A lot of Silicon Valley has written SecondLife off,” he “The tech world will have to revisit Seconc Life as a phenomenon in the next six months or
Thursday, December 15, 2011
Joy Global profits rise 67 percent - Puget Sound Business Journal (Seattle):
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The Milwaukee-based mining equipment manufacture r now projects that its fiscal 2009 sales tobe $3.5 billionb to $3.6 billion, in the lower half of its previouw outlook of $3.5 billion to $3.7 billion. Earnings, however, are expecteed to continue to benefit from cost reductioj efforts and are now projected tobe $3.80 to $4 per in the higher end of the firm'sx prior guidance of $3.60 to $4 a In the fiscal second quarter ended May 1, net incomr surged to $120.5 million, or $1.17 per share, a 67 percenr increase compared with $72.1 million, or 66 cents per for the comparable period a year ago. Net sales grew 10 percent to $923.5 million from $843.1 million.
Analystss polled by Thomson First Call projectesdJoy Global's second-quarter earnings to be 89 cents per on average. After opening lower, shares of Joy Global JOYG) rebounded to $36.00, up 58 cents, in morningh trading Wednesday. Joy Global management said sales were beingv hurtby $96 million in canceled ordersz in the second quarter, raising the total value of canceled orders to $300 milliohn over the past three quarters. Sales were also beingy hurt by a slowdown in aftermarket order Order cancellations were concentrated in North American copped andiron ore, U.S. Central Appalachian coal and Russiab coal.
Joy Global now believesa as muchas $525 milliom of its remaining originalo equipment backlog could be at risk as well. Much of that risk is due to uncertaintyh with an oilsands project, Joy said. For the year to net income was $206.3 or $2 per share, compared with $143.22 million, or $1.31 per share, the year before. Net sales were up $1.69 billion from $1.48 billion.
The Milwaukee-based mining equipment manufacture r now projects that its fiscal 2009 sales tobe $3.5 billionb to $3.6 billion, in the lower half of its previouw outlook of $3.5 billion to $3.7 billion. Earnings, however, are expecteed to continue to benefit from cost reductioj efforts and are now projected tobe $3.80 to $4 per in the higher end of the firm'sx prior guidance of $3.60 to $4 a In the fiscal second quarter ended May 1, net incomr surged to $120.5 million, or $1.17 per share, a 67 percenr increase compared with $72.1 million, or 66 cents per for the comparable period a year ago. Net sales grew 10 percent to $923.5 million from $843.1 million.
Analystss polled by Thomson First Call projectesdJoy Global's second-quarter earnings to be 89 cents per on average. After opening lower, shares of Joy Global JOYG) rebounded to $36.00, up 58 cents, in morningh trading Wednesday. Joy Global management said sales were beingv hurtby $96 million in canceled ordersz in the second quarter, raising the total value of canceled orders to $300 milliohn over the past three quarters. Sales were also beingy hurt by a slowdown in aftermarket order Order cancellations were concentrated in North American copped andiron ore, U.S. Central Appalachian coal and Russiab coal.
Joy Global now believesa as muchas $525 milliom of its remaining originalo equipment backlog could be at risk as well. Much of that risk is due to uncertaintyh with an oilsands project, Joy said. For the year to net income was $206.3 or $2 per share, compared with $143.22 million, or $1.31 per share, the year before. Net sales were up $1.69 billion from $1.48 billion.
Tuesday, December 13, 2011
Universal Detection Technology Enters into Agreement with Honeywell ... - MarketWatch (press release)
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Universal Detection Technology Enters into Agreement with Honeywell ... MarketWatch (press release) The product is designed to detect radiation levels on surfaces and food and to automatically send the collected data to a smartphone. The instrument in development will utilize a Cesium Iodide (CsI) scintillator for the detection of Gamma rays. ... |
Sunday, December 11, 2011
BLM seeks comment on use of public land for large solar-energy projects - East Bay Business Times:
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The land management agency that 24 large tracts of federao land in theWest — including nearly 21,0090 acres in Colorado’s San Luis Valleuy — would be studied for their solar powerf potential. Other states involved are California, Nevada, Utah and New Mexico. The goal is to speex project permittingfor utility-scale solarf power projects. The 24 tracts — known as Solaf Energy Study Areas, totaling 670,000 acrez — will be evaluated for their environmental and resource suitabilityfor large-scal solar energy production.
In the three areas in the San Luis Valley that will be part of the studyh could generate upto 4,182 megawatts of solar power if fully developed, according to the , whichj oversees BLM. Areas deemed suitablee for large solar power projects wouls be available for companies to builf installations with a capacity of 10 megawattxsor more. Companies proposing projects in thes areas would be eligibld for fasterpermit processing, the department said. The land in the Sola r Energy Study Areas will be looked at as part of anexistinvg solar-power environmental impact study the department is conducting in six Westerm states.
An in-depth environmental review is beinfg paid for with money from the American Reinvestment andRecovery Act, the announcement said. BLM said last month it has receivesd 158 applications for solar powed projects on federal lands inthe West. In Colorado, BLM is seekinhg comment on potential solar developmengt of lands in the DeTilla Gulch, Los Mogotezs East, Antonito Southeast, and Fourmile East areaes of southern Colorado. BLM manages 256 million acresz of federalpublic land, including more than 8 millioj in Colorado. in PDF The public comment period endsJuly 30.
The land management agency that 24 large tracts of federao land in theWest — including nearly 21,0090 acres in Colorado’s San Luis Valleuy — would be studied for their solar powerf potential. Other states involved are California, Nevada, Utah and New Mexico. The goal is to speex project permittingfor utility-scale solarf power projects. The 24 tracts — known as Solaf Energy Study Areas, totaling 670,000 acrez — will be evaluated for their environmental and resource suitabilityfor large-scal solar energy production.
In the three areas in the San Luis Valley that will be part of the studyh could generate upto 4,182 megawatts of solar power if fully developed, according to the , whichj oversees BLM. Areas deemed suitablee for large solar power projects wouls be available for companies to builf installations with a capacity of 10 megawattxsor more. Companies proposing projects in thes areas would be eligibld for fasterpermit processing, the department said. The land in the Sola r Energy Study Areas will be looked at as part of anexistinvg solar-power environmental impact study the department is conducting in six Westerm states.
An in-depth environmental review is beinfg paid for with money from the American Reinvestment andRecovery Act, the announcement said. BLM said last month it has receivesd 158 applications for solar powed projects on federal lands inthe West. In Colorado, BLM is seekinhg comment on potential solar developmengt of lands in the DeTilla Gulch, Los Mogotezs East, Antonito Southeast, and Fourmile East areaes of southern Colorado. BLM manages 256 million acresz of federalpublic land, including more than 8 millioj in Colorado. in PDF The public comment period endsJuly 30.
Friday, December 9, 2011
Veteran local band Seduce set for rare live show - Detroit Free Press
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Veteran local band Seduce set for rare live show Detroit Free Press Seduce will play the Token Lounge on Saturday. From left, David Black, Chuck Burns and Mark Andrews. / Doug Coombe For more than 20 years, Seduce has been bringing a killer brand of Detroit rock/metal to the stage. The group doesn't play live very much ... |
Tuesday, December 6, 2011
Ohio, colleges awarded $4M in Gates grants - Philadelphia Business Journal:
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The foundation’s Development Education Initiativeawarded $16. 5 million to Ohio, Connecticut, Texas and Virginia, as well as communitgy colleges ineach state. A community collegee in North Carolina also received The initiative seeks to support programs that help students enrolledr in remedialprograms — so-called refresher coursesw for students who are not up to grade level in a givenj subject. The goal is to improve classroom performance so student can go on to take advancedd courses and eventually graduate with a degreeor certificate.
The state of Ohio was awardede $300,000 over a three-year period to develop a new performance-basedx funding system that rewards community colleges for helping students completer remedialand college-level courses. The foundation also said it’ws awarding $743,000 over three years to each of the followin g fiveOhio schools: , , , and . The grantxs will support various state andcollege programs, including efforts to collecft data and better track the performanc of remedial students, the foundation said. Click for a look at award recipientxs nationwide.
The foundation’s Development Education Initiativeawarded $16. 5 million to Ohio, Connecticut, Texas and Virginia, as well as communitgy colleges ineach state. A community collegee in North Carolina also received The initiative seeks to support programs that help students enrolledr in remedialprograms — so-called refresher coursesw for students who are not up to grade level in a givenj subject. The goal is to improve classroom performance so student can go on to take advancedd courses and eventually graduate with a degreeor certificate.
The state of Ohio was awardede $300,000 over a three-year period to develop a new performance-basedx funding system that rewards community colleges for helping students completer remedialand college-level courses. The foundation also said it’ws awarding $743,000 over three years to each of the followin g fiveOhio schools: , , , and . The grantxs will support various state andcollege programs, including efforts to collecft data and better track the performanc of remedial students, the foundation said. Click for a look at award recipientxs nationwide.
Sunday, December 4, 2011
Friday, December 2, 2011
Patients 'Shopping' for a Liver Want Only the Best - MedPage Today
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Patients 'Shopping' for a Liver Want Only the Best MedPage Today Explain that organ quality concerns are important to patients, but not well understood, when "shopping" for a liver to transplant. Point out that according to a survey of patients on a waiting list for ... |
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