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Fueled by surplus Johnson & Johnson vaccine, Cal State LA site has ‘immediate appointments’ availableApril 7, 2021 at 5:41 PM With relatively few vaccine appointments slots being filled, state and federal officials are putting out the call to any eligible person to sign up for “immediate appointments” to get vaccinated against COVID-19 at the mammoth Cal State LA site.
The call comes just days before the Federal Emergency Management Agency and California’s Office of Emergency Services cease control of the site, which next week will transition to the city of L.A. to operate.
“We’re light on appointments for the next sev...Tags: Health, Business, News, Education, Colorado, California, Kaiser Permanente, La, Government, Sport, Joe Biden, Public Health, Soccer, Fema, Community, Pfizer LA County Board condemns anti-Asian hate, two mass shootingsMarch 23, 2021 at 2:49 PM Launching its meeting on an urgent tone, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday, March 23, denounced the wave of hate against Asian Americans and decried the eruption of deadly gun violence in the past week
Supervisors held a moment of silence in memory of the eight people killed in a series of attacks on massage businesses in Atlanta on March 16, as well as the mass shooting that killed 10 people Monday in a Boulder, Colo. supermarket.
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LA County leaders decry...Tags: Health, News, Education, Colorado, La, Government, Los Angeles, Atlanta, Sport, Soccer, Community, Astrazeneca, Boulder, Hate Crime, Lapd, Grand Avenue 7 people like this. Like A year of pandemic: Through the lens of photographer Dean MusgroveMarch 18, 2021 at 9:00 AM As we reach the one year anniversary of the COVID-19 pandemic in Los Angeles, trying to balance the feelings of sadness from lives lost, businesses closed, jobs lost and more, attempting to look to the future with hope and optimism is challenging at best.
Normally water, toilet paper and paper towels fill this space at the Woodland Hills, CA. Costco on Monday, March 2, 2020.
Early on, some people wore masks and others didn’t, the demand for toilet paper, paper towels, water and anything with...Tags: Health, Hollywood, News, Education, Colorado, California, Government, Environment, Los Angeles, Sport, Soccer, Community, Pasadena, Costco, Metro, San Fernando 127 people like this. Like Cal State LA hosts first federally supported coronavirus mass vaccine site – with many more to comeFebruary 16, 2021 at 4:56 PM A massive COVID-19 vaccination site opened at Cal State Los Angeles on Tuesday, where Gov. Gavin Newsom and a slate of military, federal and local leaders ushered in the first of what is expected to be 100 such sites across the nation — all of them federally supported and state-managed.
Newsom declared the sprawling campus maxi-center a significant step toward assuring equity in delivering the vaccines, determinedly placed amid a hot zone for COVID-19 surrounded by multiple densely populated com...Tags: Health, Business, News, Education, Colorado, California, La, Government, Sport, Soccer, Fema, Community, Oakland, Biden, Disneyland, Orange County 90 people like this. Like Pandemic-Era Heroes: Couple focuses on helping now – and helping to forge the next generationDecember 25, 2020 at 9:00 AM Pandemic-Era Heroes
Names: Andrew and Deanna Thomas
Ages: Andrew, 53; Deanna, 55
Hometown: Both raised in Northern California, now reside in West Hills.
Role: Andrew and Deanna are the founders of Young Ambassadors Leadership Academy (YALA), devoting their time to guide young African-American boys into men of character, who are responsible leaders. The program features focus on community service, career perspectives and college tours, as well as providing an etiquette day and financial li...Tags: Health, News, Education, Colorado, California, US, Sport, Soccer, Community, Local News, Northern California, Thomas, Yala, Andrew, Penny Lane, San Fernando Valley 4 people like this. Like Pandemic-Era Heroes: West Hills couple focuses on helping now — and helping to forge the next generationDecember 25, 2020 at 9:00 AM Pandemic-Era Heroes
Names: Andrew and Deanna Thomas
Ages: Andrew, 53; Deanna, 55
Hometown: Both raised in Northern California, now reside in West Hills.
Role: Andrew and Deanna are the founders of Young Ambassadors Leadership Academy (YALA), devoting their time to guide young African-American boys into men of character, who are responsible leaders. The program features focus on community service, career perspectives and college tours, as well as providing an etiquette day and financial li...Tags: Health, Florida, News, Education, Colorado, California, US, Sport, Soccer, Community, Local News, Northern California, Thomas, Yala, Andrew, Penny Lane 33 people like this. Like Tune Into Tree.fm: An Online Radio Station That Streams the Soothing Sounds of Forests from Around the WorldDecember 23, 2020 at 4:00 AM Walk into a forest. Stand perfectly still. Close your eyes. What do you hear? The sounds of birds, the rustling leaves, yes, yes…. But what’s that? And that? The forest is full of sounds you can’t identify! Curious sounds, far-away sounds, soothing sounds, sounds that are not the churning anxious wheels inside your head when you try to relax….
Experiencing ourselves around trees has several demonstrable benefits, as the science of forest bathing has taught us. Many of these have to do with vi...Tags: Google, Colorado, California, College, Russia, Nature, John Muir, Madagascar, Ghana, Yellowstone National Park, Facebook Twitter, Haskell, Josh Jones, Durham NC Follow, Beth Skwarecki, David George Haskell 131 people like this. Like What Happens When You Spend Weeks, Months, or Years in Solitary ConfinementNovember 17, 2020 at 10:00 AM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fh1n_SS8Fi0
The loneliness and isolation of quarantine is nothing to laugh about, though we might have heard grim jokes about solitary confinement in the last few months. We’ve also seen overwrought comparisons of social distancing to prison. These are, I think, release valves for real pain. One hopes the harrowing experience of the pandemic will give Americans some compassion for the lives of prisoners, a shocking number of whom spend years, even decades,...Tags: Google, Science, Colorado, College, Life, Robert King, King, Nyu, University Of Colorado, Facebook Twitter, Josh Jones, American Psychological Association, James Burns, Jeffrey Metzner, Durham NC Follow, New York Prison Defeat Harvard 's Debate Team 86 people like this. Like LA County endures sharp one-day spike in coronavirus casesOctober 7, 2020 at 6:39 PM Los Angeles County reported its highest daily number of new coronavirus cases in six weeks on Wednesday. Oct. 7.
Public health director Barbara Ferrer said the one-day spike — 1,645 new cases — should not immediately sound alarms. The number is the highest daily total since Aug. 22.
“While one day of a high number of cases does not indicate a trend, this is something we need to watch closely,” Ferrer said.
The county has been struggling to lower its daily case numbers in hopes of moving out of t...Tags: Health, Business, News, Education, Colorado, California, Government, Disney, NFL, Sport, Soccer, Long Beach, Disneyland, Pasadena, Los Angeles County, Ferrer 46 people like this. Like The oldest college in every US stateOctober 1, 2020 at 3:03 PM Harvard University is the oldest college in the entire country — it dates back to 1636.
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The oldest college in each US state includes some of the most prestigious academic institutions in the country and several flagship state universities.
The oldest college in the United States is Harvard University, founded in 1636.
Meanwhile, the most recent state to get a college for the first time is Alaska.
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The United States is...Tags: Utah, Florida, England, New York, Texas, Minnesota, Mississippi, Maryland, Education, Colorado, California, College, Montana, Washington, Kentucky, Oregon 128 people like this. Like A Black fourth grader was suspended for having a BB gun visible in his online classSeptember 26, 2020 at 11:44 AM Ka Mauri Harrison, a 9-year-old in Harvey, Louisiana, got suspended for showing a BB gun during his virtual class.
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A Harvey, Louisiana elementary school suspended a Black fourth grader for unintentionally showing a BB gun during class.
NOLA.com reported that 9-year-old Ka Mauri Harrison moved a BB gun that his younger brother tripped on during an English test. Because the gun was visible during class, school officials said it violated their intern...Tags: School, News, Education, Colorado, Trends, Suspension, Michigan, Louisiana, Discrimination, Black, Boston Globe, NOLA, Harrison, Harvey Louisiana, Loyola University Chicago, US Education Department 107 people like this. Like LAVC gets $3 million to help Latinx and low income high-schoolers succeed in college at same timeSeptember 11, 2020 at 4:52 PM VALLEY GLEN — Los Angeles Valley College announced Friday that it has been awarded a $3 million, five-year grant from the US Department of Education to expand college-level classes for Latinx and low-income students at high schools in the eastern portion of the San Fernando Valley.
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“Our Caminos Al Triunfo project will make a meaningful impact to the lives of students in the eastern San Fernando Valley,” the college’s presi...Tags: News, Education, Colorado, California News, Sport, Soccer, Higher Education, Local News, University Of California, San Fernando Valley, El Camino College, California State University, US Department of Education, Los Angeles Valley College, Top Stories LADN, LAVC 11 people like this. Like Colorado school suspends Black boy for playing with toy gun during virtual classSeptember 8, 2020 at 11:35 AM Boy’s parents, Curtis Elliott Jr and Dani Elliott, say police visit to their home terrified them and put their 12-year-old in dangerA 12-year-old boy in Colorado Springs was suspended from school for five days for playing with a toy gun during a virtual art class – an infraction that resulted in Grand Mountain school sending a police officer to the pupil’s home.The boy’s parents, Curtis Elliott Jr and Dani Elliott, say the police visit terrified them and put their son Isaiah in danger. Continue ...Tags: Education, Colorado, Race, World news, US news, US policing, US education, Colorado Springs, Isaiah, Dani Elliott, Grand Mountain, Curtis Elliott Jr 35 people like this. Like Why is US facing a back-to-school laptop shortage?August 22, 2020 at 6:12 PM By JOCELYN GECKER and MICHAEL LIEDTKE | Associated Press
SAN FRANCISCO — Schools across the United States are facing shortages and long delays, of up to several months, in getting this year’s most crucial back-to-school supplies: the laptops and other equipment needed for online learning, an Associated Press investigation has found.
The world’s three biggest computer companies, Lenovo, HP and Dell, have told school districts they have a shortage of nearly 5 million laptops, in some cases exacerb...Tags: Business, Politics, New York, Texas, News, Education, Colorado, California, La, China, US, Alabama, America, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Hp 138 people like this. Like The Community EssayApril 17, 2020 at 12:02 PM Many college applications require supplemental essays. A common supplemental question asks you to consider and write about a community to which you belong. How do you write the community essay?
The definition of community is open to interpretation and can be difficult to pin down. We each belong to a wide variety of communities ranging from our family and friend groups to being members of the global community.
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For example, I belong to a bunch of different communi...Tags: Facebook, Hong Kong, Colorado, College, France, Mit, Harvard, United States, Yale, Dartmouth, Denver, Mark, University of Kansas, Tufts, University of Denver, Hong Kong University of Science Technology 90 people like this. Like The Community Essay for College ApplicationsApril 17, 2020 at 12:02 PM Many college applications require supplemental essays. A common supplemental question asks you to consider and write about a community to which you belong. How do you write the community essay?
The definition of community is open to interpretation and can be difficult to pin down. We each belong to a wide variety of communities ranging from our family and friend groups to being members of the global community.
My communities
For example, I belong to a bunch of different communi...Tags: Facebook, Hong Kong, Colorado, College, France, Mit, Harvard, United States, Yale, Dartmouth, Denver, Mark, University of Kansas, Tufts, University of Denver, Hong Kong University of Science Technology How U.S. Schools Are Planning for Possible Spread of CoronavirusFebruary 28, 2020 at 11:47 AM Schools across the United States are canceling trips abroad, preparing online lessons and even rethinking “perfect attendance” awards as they brace for the possibility that the new coronavirus could begin spreading in their communities.
Districts have been rushing to update emergency plans this week after federal officials warned that the virus, which started in China, is almost certain to begin spreading in the U.S. Many are preparing for possible school closures that could stretch weeks o...Tags: School, Japan, Florida, News, Education, Colorado, California, Cdc, Scotland, China, Virginia, Uncategorized, San Francisco, United States, Italy, Dallas 9 people like this. Like WalletHub: States With the Highest and Lowest Property TaxesFebruary 25, 2020 at 5:54 PM In order to keep a reverse mortgage loan in good standing, a borrower has to maintain the property to the standards of the Federal Housing Administration (FHA), and they have to be current on their payments to their homeowners insurance and property taxes. Not all tax environments are created equal, however, since different states have different obligations in terms of the amount of property tax must be paid.
To determine the amount of property taxes in each state, financial information websi...Tags: Featured, Education, Colorado, Finance, New Hampshire, Hawaii, Connecticut, New Jersey, Wisconsin, University Of Chicago, Louisiana, District Of Columbia, Illinois, FHA, U S Census Bureau, WalletHub 42 people like this. Like What will the first weed degree program in the U.S. look like?February 22, 2020 at 1:59 PM Colorado State University-Pueblo will offer the first undergraduate weed degree in the U.S.The program will include intensive coursework focused on chemistry and advanced biology. Cannabis has become one of the fastest-growing job markets. Weed can now get you a degree. A public university in southern Colorado has announced that it will offer the United State's first cannabis-focused major.The new Cannabis Biology and Chemistry Program was created after students at Colorado State University-Pu...Tags: Education, Biology, Colorado, Washington, Marijuana, Society, Chemistry, Innovation, Plants, Botany, Forbes, Cbc, United State, WBUR, Northern Michigan University, Colorado State University Pueblo College Admissions Interviews: A Guide to SuccessJanuary 16, 2020 at 3:46 PM Why Do Colleges Offer Admissions Interviews in the Application Process?
College admissions interviews are an important element of the entire admissions process. This post provides important tips to help you prepare for the interview so that you can demonstrate your abilities, show your enthusiasm for a college, and share your sparkling personality. With a bit of solid information, combined with some forethought and research, you’ll be able to nail the admissions interview.
WHY COLLEGES...Tags: Interview, Colorado, College, France, Uncategorized, Ivy League, Skype, DOS, New York University, Dartmouth College, State, Interview Tips, Interview Questions, Alumni Interview, College Interviews, Interview Do's And Don'ts 103 people like this. Like College Admissions Interview Tips for SuccessJanuary 10, 2020 at 11:34 AM This series of posts on college admissions interview tips has examined why colleges offer interviews, the types of college interviews and interviewers, your objectives in preparing for college interviews, and how to make a good impression.
Today we review some general college admissions interview tips for success, especially as you think about how you might answer various questions you may be asked.
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Remember that the interview is a conversation. It is not an inter...Tags: Interview, Colorado, College, Uncategorized, New Jersey, National Institutes of Health, Denver, Application, Admissions, Mark Montgomery, Educational Consultant, College Counselor, Application Tips, College Interview, Admissions Interview 95 people like this. Like Alumni Interview Dos and Don’tsDecember 12, 2019 at 10:01 AM How do you prepare for an alumni interview?
While a good or bad college interview alone may not seal your fate with respect to admissions, it can be the thing that tips the scale one way or the other, if the admissions office is unsure of your candidacy. The more competitive schools receive thousands of applications from qualified applicants each year, and they only have a limited number of spots to fill in their freshman class. What this means is that they are looking for reasons to deny ap...Tags: Facebook, Colorado, College, Uncategorized, New Jersey, Ivy League, Denver, Admissions, Don, College Advice, Educational Consultant, College Admissions Consultant, Application Tips, Westfield Nj, College Admissions Counseling, Alumni Interview Advice Colorado District Closes All 46 Schools to Stop Spread of ‘Extremely Contagious Virus’November 21, 2019 at 11:13 AM The Mesa County Valley School District 51 plans to keep all 46 of its schools closed on Thursday and Friday.Tags: News, Education, Colorado, Uncategorized, Public Health, Onetime, Mesa County Valley School District 51 27 people like this. Like Sphero’s STEM robotics kit goes on saleOctober 22, 2019 at 10:14 AM Following a crowdfunding campaign that raised an impressive $1 million earlier this year, Sphero’s STEM/STEAM kit RVR is now on sale. Announced back in February as part of the Colorado company’s first-ever Kickstarter campaign, RVR presents a bit of a change for Sphero in a number of key ways.
For starters, it’s a move away from the remote control ball design that has defined the majority of its projects since the Orbotix days. RVR is a four wheel system — and more than that, in keeping with...Tags: Python, Hardware, Education, Raspberry Pi, Colorado, Tech, Kickstarter, Arduino, Sphero, Adam Wilson, RVR 29 people like this. Like 4 Reasons College Campus Visits Are a Waste of Time & MoneyAugust 20, 2019 at 10:14 AM College campus visits are a ritual. A rite of passage. A requirement. And they also are mostly a waste of time and money.
As the summer winds down, my team and I have been busy debriefing our students and their parents about whatever summertime college campus visits they have done in the past month or two. While my colleagues and I have done scores–if not hundreds–of campus visits as a way to research colleges, our families are embarking on these adventures for the first time.
In our ...Tags: Google, Facebook, Colorado, College, Uncategorized, North Dakota, Dartmouth, Yellow Pages, Mark, Don, North Dakotan, Interweb, Orozco, University of North Dakota, College Tour, College Visits Moody’s Bond Ratings for Higher Education and the US News RankingsAugust 14, 2019 at 4:33 PM Moody’s Investors Service published a report this past Monday, in which it kept in place an overall negative outlook for the higher education sector. There are many colleges in financial trouble. (Inside Higher Ed reported on it; you can’t actually look at the report unless you subscribe to Moody’s, and that’s an expensive proposition if you aren’t in the investment biz).
Some colleges have increased their financial reserves. That’s good. About 15-20% of colleges have added to their more...Tags: Colorado, College, Uncategorized, US news, Alaska, Ivy League, Financial Aid, Moody, Larry, Mark Montgomery, Moody s Investor Service, Moody s Investors Service, University of Colorado Boulder, Colorado Mesa University, College Admission, Educational Consultant June’s Desktop Calendar!June 9, 2019 at 12:05 AM I intended to create a calendar before leaving on June 1 for my annual (in)courage authors’ retreat but it didn’t happen. I photographed some lovely water lilies last month and I’d hoped one of those images would work.
Since I spent the last few days in Colorado—my first visit!—I thought I’d share a glimpse of those beautiful snow capped mountains. Going from record high temps in the 90s in Georgia to daytime highs in the 60s and lows in the 40s in Colorado was a welcome reprieve. I love the so...Tags: Colorado, Wallpaper, Georgia, Homeschooling, Desktopcalendar, Desktopwallpaper, Colordo How to Hold your Camera – The SLRJune 3, 2019 at 3:30 AM A while back I was up at Maroon Bells in Colorado, anticipating the peak of the fall colors. The lake there at the base of the Maroon Bells has become quite an idyllic scene for photographers of all levels to…
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The post How to Hold your Camera – The SLR appeared first on CanonBlogger.Tags: Photography, News, Education, Colorado, Gear, Announcement, Composition, Maroon Bells Getting Into A Top College: Expectations vs. RealityMay 16, 2019 at 11:00 AM As you begin to consider your college application process, you are going to be hearing a lot of details from those who have gone before you, and gathering a lot of information from various sources. Some of this information will not be accurate or helpful to you as you map out your plan for your admissions journey. You may have some preconceived notions about what the college admissions process is going to be like, and it’s important to understand the difference between your expectations of getti...Tags: Colorado, College, New Jersey, College Admissions, Boulder, Denver, College Advice, Great College Advice, College Advisor, Get Into College, College Selection, Application Tips, Admission Consultant Services, College Admissions Assistance, College Admissions Counseling, College Admissions Counselor 146 people like this. Like Getting Into College – The Worst Advice We’ve Ever HeardMay 14, 2019 at 11:00 AM Getting into college is one of the most important aspects of your child’s life, and it’s your responsibility as the parent to help in any way you can. There are many choices to make, and many sources of information out there to choose from, not all of it accurate. Here are some assumptions you may be making, or advice you may get, that is definitely not the right advice to follow. ‘Apply early decision, even if acceptance into that college is a stretch for your student, because you never know.’ ...Tags: Colorado, College, Oregon, Best, New Jersey, Portland, Westfield, Boulder, Denver, College Advice, Educational Consultant, College Advisor, Get Into College, College Selection, Application Tips, College Consultant 2 people like this. Like |
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