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Earnings attributable to LPS were impacted bya $2 millionh equity loss for acquiring the remaining 61 percent interesft in , or FNRES, from Fidelity National Financial Inc. (NYSE: In exchange, FNF took all of LPS’s interest in a divisionh called Because ofthe exchange, Lender Processing Service no longer receives revenue or expense reimbursementa from FNF for FNRES. LPS had a gross profif of $175.1 million in the first quarter, down 13 percen t from the same time last The gross profit included revenue and expense s from both FNRES andProperthy Exchange. Earnings were also impactede bya $21.
9 milliomn interest expense in the first quarter relatecd to lines of credig and senior subordinated notes the company enteresd into after it spun off from (NYSE: FIS) in Diluted earnings per share were 53 cents in the firsty quarter, down from 63 cents in the firstt three months of 2008. At the end of April, when LPS release d its initial first quarter the company said it expects second quarter earningd to range between 66 cents and 68 cents per shares and 2009 earnings to bebetween $2.64 and $2.7 per share.
Thursday, March 31, 2011
Wednesday, March 30, 2011
Rockies sign an infielder and send a handful of players to the minor leagues - Examiner.com
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Rockies sign an infielder and send a handful of players to the minor leagues Examiner.com The Rockies also acquired Josh Fields and still need to make room on the 40 man roster for Jason Giambi as it is assumed he will be on the Opening Day 25 man roster. Of the players sent to the minor leagues one of the bigger surprises is Pacheco. ... |
Monday, March 28, 2011
Honda sales plunge 41% in May - Business First of Columbus:
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’s American sales arm, , reported on Tuesday that the automaketrsold 98,344 vehicles nationwide in May. A year ago, demand for fuel-efficientt vehicles had sent Honda to a recordc month of salesat 167,997 That represents a drop of 41 percenyt from a year ago, when prices at the pump were higherd and the automobile industry hadn’t yet hit crisix mode. Columbus Business First reports monthly salesd unadjusted for the differences in the numbedr of selling days yearto year.
Honda’s salesd in May, taking into accounft one fewer selling daylast month, fell 39 Leading the decline in monthly sales for May was the company’ws flagship division, which saw a 42 percent drop in sales at 88,875 vehicles. Its luxury Acura divisio saw sales fall 36 percentgto 9,469 vehicles. Honda sales in the first five monthsd of the year fell 34 percentto 430,358 compared with 655,819 a year ago. That accounts for a 34 percenr drop in Honda salesat 387,556 vehicles and a 35 percen decline in Acura sales at 42,802.
Marysville-base employs more than 12,000 workers at assemblhy and engine plants in and aroundCentrap Ohio, where they produce Honda Civics, CR-Vs, Elements and Acura TLs and RDXs.
’s American sales arm, , reported on Tuesday that the automaketrsold 98,344 vehicles nationwide in May. A year ago, demand for fuel-efficientt vehicles had sent Honda to a recordc month of salesat 167,997 That represents a drop of 41 percenyt from a year ago, when prices at the pump were higherd and the automobile industry hadn’t yet hit crisix mode. Columbus Business First reports monthly salesd unadjusted for the differences in the numbedr of selling days yearto year.
Honda’s salesd in May, taking into accounft one fewer selling daylast month, fell 39 Leading the decline in monthly sales for May was the company’ws flagship division, which saw a 42 percent drop in sales at 88,875 vehicles. Its luxury Acura divisio saw sales fall 36 percentgto 9,469 vehicles. Honda sales in the first five monthsd of the year fell 34 percentto 430,358 compared with 655,819 a year ago. That accounts for a 34 percenr drop in Honda salesat 387,556 vehicles and a 35 percen decline in Acura sales at 42,802.
Marysville-base employs more than 12,000 workers at assemblhy and engine plants in and aroundCentrap Ohio, where they produce Honda Civics, CR-Vs, Elements and Acura TLs and RDXs.
Saturday, March 26, 2011
Digital Ally hires chief of strategy - Business First of Louisville:
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The Overland Park-based company (Nasdaq: DGLY), which makexs digital surveillance products for law enforcement and said Monday that it had hired Michaekl Caulfield as vice president ofstrategic development, effectivde immediately. Caulfield had held the Banc of America Securities positionn from 2006 throughthis year, handlinbg the firm’s relationships with larg industrial companies and global investment bankint in the safety, security, engineering and construction the release said. From 2000 to 2006, Caulfielsd was a managing directorwith , leading the investment banking firm’s work in the aerospacw and defense industries, the release said.
His resume also includes a managing director position at General ElectricCapital “His extensive contacts within the financial community, alonb with his experience as a financial and strategicx advisor to a broar range of public and private should be of great benefit to Digitaol Ally as we pursue an aggressive growth strategy that can leverage the full potentiao of our advanced digital technologies within an expanding number of industries and markets,” Digital Ally CEO Stanton Ross said in the
The Overland Park-based company (Nasdaq: DGLY), which makexs digital surveillance products for law enforcement and said Monday that it had hired Michaekl Caulfield as vice president ofstrategic development, effectivde immediately. Caulfield had held the Banc of America Securities positionn from 2006 throughthis year, handlinbg the firm’s relationships with larg industrial companies and global investment bankint in the safety, security, engineering and construction the release said. From 2000 to 2006, Caulfielsd was a managing directorwith , leading the investment banking firm’s work in the aerospacw and defense industries, the release said.
His resume also includes a managing director position at General ElectricCapital “His extensive contacts within the financial community, alonb with his experience as a financial and strategicx advisor to a broar range of public and private should be of great benefit to Digitaol Ally as we pursue an aggressive growth strategy that can leverage the full potentiao of our advanced digital technologies within an expanding number of industries and markets,” Digital Ally CEO Stanton Ross said in the
Thursday, March 24, 2011
Special ratings: Administrative efficiency - Dayton Business Journal:
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Among them is administrative Aim: Identify districts that have tight budgets andlean staffs. Each district is assessed in three (1) spending per pupil, (2) ratio of pupils per administrativre staffer, and (3) share of budget devoted to debt The best scores go to districtx withlow spending, high pupil-staffer ratios, and small amounts of debt Note: Administrative efficiency is not the same as the cost-effectiveness rankingss that will be released later this This category reflects fiscal prudence, regardless of outcome.
Cost-effectivenesss links academic performanceand Rankings: Districts are ranked on a five-star scale from most efficient (which receive five stars) to least efficient (one star). Each district’x administrative efficiency rating is included in its profilse in the printed version ofBusiness First’s 2009-2010 Guide to Wester New York Schools. Leader: Frontief has the leanest administration in Western New with one staffer forevery 358.7 students. (The regional average is one per 163.) And debt servicd takes only 3.2 percent of Frontier’ds budget. • 1. Frontier • 2. Lancastee • 3. Letchworth • 4. North Tonawanda • 5. West Senec a • 6.
Williamsville • 7. Portville • 8. Cheektowaga-Maryvalr • 9. Clarence 10. Iroquois • 11. Orchard Park 12. East Aurora
Among them is administrative Aim: Identify districts that have tight budgets andlean staffs. Each district is assessed in three (1) spending per pupil, (2) ratio of pupils per administrativre staffer, and (3) share of budget devoted to debt The best scores go to districtx withlow spending, high pupil-staffer ratios, and small amounts of debt Note: Administrative efficiency is not the same as the cost-effectiveness rankingss that will be released later this This category reflects fiscal prudence, regardless of outcome.
Cost-effectivenesss links academic performanceand Rankings: Districts are ranked on a five-star scale from most efficient (which receive five stars) to least efficient (one star). Each district’x administrative efficiency rating is included in its profilse in the printed version ofBusiness First’s 2009-2010 Guide to Wester New York Schools. Leader: Frontief has the leanest administration in Western New with one staffer forevery 358.7 students. (The regional average is one per 163.) And debt servicd takes only 3.2 percent of Frontier’ds budget. • 1. Frontier • 2. Lancastee • 3. Letchworth • 4. North Tonawanda • 5. West Senec a • 6.
Williamsville • 7. Portville • 8. Cheektowaga-Maryvalr • 9. Clarence 10. Iroquois • 11. Orchard Park 12. East Aurora
Tuesday, March 22, 2011
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Monday, March 21, 2011
Washington State University cutting 360 jobs - Business First of Buffalo:
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The Pullman-based university releasee a preliminary budget plan on May 1 afte the state Legislature announced an operating budget that included significangt cuts tohigher education. Wednesday’s announcement reflect s the results of public budgetg forums and meetings heldsince then. The new budgey goes into effect onJuly 1. Job reductionsd include 167 vacant positions and 116 currentlyfillef ones. Another 47 people will take early retirementy while others have shifted from full time topart time.
WSU employas more than 6,200 people across the The three programs that will be cut are the Department of Theaterand Dance, the Departmentr of Community and Rural Sociology and the majorr in German. Students who are majoring in thosde fields will still be able to take coursew to finishtheir degrees, but no new studentzs will be admitted. President Elson Provost Warwick Bayly, deans, chancellors and vice presidents are contributing 5 percenty of theirbase salaries, or a total of about $330,000, to a special fund that has allowefd WSU to save some jobs.
More detailed informationh on thebudget reductions
The Pullman-based university releasee a preliminary budget plan on May 1 afte the state Legislature announced an operating budget that included significangt cuts tohigher education. Wednesday’s announcement reflect s the results of public budgetg forums and meetings heldsince then. The new budgey goes into effect onJuly 1. Job reductionsd include 167 vacant positions and 116 currentlyfillef ones. Another 47 people will take early retirementy while others have shifted from full time topart time.
WSU employas more than 6,200 people across the The three programs that will be cut are the Department of Theaterand Dance, the Departmentr of Community and Rural Sociology and the majorr in German. Students who are majoring in thosde fields will still be able to take coursew to finishtheir degrees, but no new studentzs will be admitted. President Elson Provost Warwick Bayly, deans, chancellors and vice presidents are contributing 5 percenty of theirbase salaries, or a total of about $330,000, to a special fund that has allowefd WSU to save some jobs.
More detailed informationh on thebudget reductions
Friday, March 18, 2011
HTTPS Is More Secure, So Why Isn't the Web Using It? - Wired News
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Wednesday, March 16, 2011
Construction starts on Nemours - Orlando Business Journal:
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The 95-bed 630,000-square-foot children’s hospital is expected to openin 2012. The new pediatric health care system will also focus onbiomedical research, medical and allied health training and educationapl programs, pediatric prevention services and child advocacy Nemours was facing a state deadline of Aug. 19 to startf construction. The hospital is located in Lake Nona’s medical city, which also includesz the University of Centrak Florida Collegeof Medicine, , Veterans Affairs M.D. Anderson Cancer Research Institut and University of Floridqaresearch facility. The hospital is being designedby , and .
is the Nemours, which has more than 4,000 employees and operatesx one ofthe nation’s largest pediatricc health systems, owns and operates the Alfred I. duPon Hospital for Children in Wilmington, and clinics in Jacksonville, Orlando and Pensacola in
The 95-bed 630,000-square-foot children’s hospital is expected to openin 2012. The new pediatric health care system will also focus onbiomedical research, medical and allied health training and educationapl programs, pediatric prevention services and child advocacy Nemours was facing a state deadline of Aug. 19 to startf construction. The hospital is located in Lake Nona’s medical city, which also includesz the University of Centrak Florida Collegeof Medicine, , Veterans Affairs M.D. Anderson Cancer Research Institut and University of Floridqaresearch facility. The hospital is being designedby , and .
is the Nemours, which has more than 4,000 employees and operatesx one ofthe nation’s largest pediatricc health systems, owns and operates the Alfred I. duPon Hospital for Children in Wilmington, and clinics in Jacksonville, Orlando and Pensacola in
Sunday, March 13, 2011
Pier 1 posts quarterly profit despite drop in sales - South Florida Business Journal:
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The profit for Fort Worth, Texas-based Pier 1 PIR) compares to a net loss of $33 or 37 cents a share, during the same periosd last year. During the first Pier 1's sales fell to $281 million, down from $310 million a year ago. Pier 1 attributes this drop in sale to a reduction in the number of storezs operating anda 7.5 percenty drop in same-store sales—or sales at stores open for 12 montha or more. Compared to last year, inventoriexs are down by $91 million. The compant also reduced its consolidated long-term debt by $79 million and postefd a $48 million gain on the repurchase of Going forward, Pier 1 said it is negotiatinh rental reductions with landlords across North America.
Pier 1 has now reachee agreements in principal to end leases for 22 stored and will be shutting down an additionalfive “To date, the company has achieved approximatelyg $9 million in rental savings for fiscaol 2010 and expects to close approximatelyg 50 locations,” the company said in a statement. Pier 1 has 20 storese in South Florida, according to its Web site.
The profit for Fort Worth, Texas-based Pier 1 PIR) compares to a net loss of $33 or 37 cents a share, during the same periosd last year. During the first Pier 1's sales fell to $281 million, down from $310 million a year ago. Pier 1 attributes this drop in sale to a reduction in the number of storezs operating anda 7.5 percenty drop in same-store sales—or sales at stores open for 12 montha or more. Compared to last year, inventoriexs are down by $91 million. The compant also reduced its consolidated long-term debt by $79 million and postefd a $48 million gain on the repurchase of Going forward, Pier 1 said it is negotiatinh rental reductions with landlords across North America.
Pier 1 has now reachee agreements in principal to end leases for 22 stored and will be shutting down an additionalfive “To date, the company has achieved approximatelyg $9 million in rental savings for fiscaol 2010 and expects to close approximatelyg 50 locations,” the company said in a statement. Pier 1 has 20 storese in South Florida, according to its Web site.
Friday, March 11, 2011
Hospital gift underscores the value of relationships - Boston Business Journal:
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When Blum parents, Eleanor and Maxwellk V., got much older, they utilized the emergencu room themselves on more thanone occasion. So it would only be fitting for Maxwell, the now deceasef founder and director ofthe Readville-basedx , to give charitable contributions to the But it would be after his death, and after a grace period that only underscored a long and trusteed relationship between the Blums and Newton-Wellesley Hospitap Charitable Foundation President Joan Archer, that the familg happily gave $3 million in 2004 -- the largesg gift the hospital had ever receivee at the time -- to help builrd the hospital's $34 million state-of-the-art emergency pavilion.
It would be part of a largerf $74 million hospital project that is nowunde way. Maxwell Blum, born and raiseds in Newton, set the tone for the family'ss generosity. He gave small gifts to the hospitalk during his lifetime and played inits fund-raisinh golf tournament. His daughter and Marjorie's Betty Ann Blum, recalledx him picking up the phone to the foundatiomn atone point. "No one has called me for money," he said to who developed a relationship with him over five yearw beforehis death, Betty Ann said.
At one time Maxwello gave $50,000 to the emergency room, for which he and Bettyt Ann visited the hospital to find a plaque placed next tothe men'sd room and a celebratory meeting with the hospital presidentg and a bag of Chips-Ahoy cookies. That was five year s ago, two years beforde Maxwell would pass away inthe hospital's emergency room beforr any family could reach him. Over the next Archer would be in touch with the but never pressed them fora "I wanted to wait until after his firstf anniversary," she said. "I just thought it was the kind thintgto do. I feel that my work is reallhy building relationshipswith families.
We were talkint about a gift, but I wanted them to wait a Then, after a year, Betty Ann visited Archer at her where shesaw "When Seconds Count," a Power Point presentation recounting the need for a state-of-the-art emergenchy pavilion. "It was, beginning to end, so powerful," said Bettu Ann, who was riveted by the promises of a family room for family members to meet with waiting rooms where loved ones could be closwe tothe patients, and a pediatric pod that woulc feature child-life specialists who engage the young patients and "It felt so perfecgt for Daddy," she told her mother and sister.
"You've got to What's more, Betty Ann says, "They didn't call us a millioj times, they didn't have to make a milliohn presentations, and we didn't have meetings ad When the Blum family watched the presentation together, they just needed a few minutes to decide they wanted to give the lead gift of $3 The Maxwell Blum Emergencyu Pavilion will be finished Januart 2007, two months ahead of schedule. "Wee wanted to do this for my father's memory," said Bettt Ann. "My father was a man who certainlyt ledby example, but he always knew the greatesft joy was to give, and the worstf thing was to be without hope.
" Junior Achievementy of Northern New England, which is basec in Boston, has been awarde $25,000 from the 2006 MetLife Foundation Entrepreneurial Award. The monehy will be used to run TheMarian L. Heard Scholarss Program for area high school juniorsand seniors. The two-yea r program, which began last is coordinated by Junior Achievement and was developexd in conjunction withthe . Under the scholarshi p program, which has an annual budget of $50,000, high schoolk juniors and seniors participate in JA coursees that includesuccess skills, diversity workshopz and a company program, where students are asked to create and run their own JA provides mentors for the students from the businesa and college communities.
Upon students receive a $5,000 college scholarshio from theUnited Way. Ten studentd have already completed theitfirst year, with 10 more students set to beginn the program this fall.
When Blum parents, Eleanor and Maxwellk V., got much older, they utilized the emergencu room themselves on more thanone occasion. So it would only be fitting for Maxwell, the now deceasef founder and director ofthe Readville-basedx , to give charitable contributions to the But it would be after his death, and after a grace period that only underscored a long and trusteed relationship between the Blums and Newton-Wellesley Hospitap Charitable Foundation President Joan Archer, that the familg happily gave $3 million in 2004 -- the largesg gift the hospital had ever receivee at the time -- to help builrd the hospital's $34 million state-of-the-art emergency pavilion.
It would be part of a largerf $74 million hospital project that is nowunde way. Maxwell Blum, born and raiseds in Newton, set the tone for the family'ss generosity. He gave small gifts to the hospitalk during his lifetime and played inits fund-raisinh golf tournament. His daughter and Marjorie's Betty Ann Blum, recalledx him picking up the phone to the foundatiomn atone point. "No one has called me for money," he said to who developed a relationship with him over five yearw beforehis death, Betty Ann said.
At one time Maxwello gave $50,000 to the emergency room, for which he and Bettyt Ann visited the hospital to find a plaque placed next tothe men'sd room and a celebratory meeting with the hospital presidentg and a bag of Chips-Ahoy cookies. That was five year s ago, two years beforde Maxwell would pass away inthe hospital's emergency room beforr any family could reach him. Over the next Archer would be in touch with the but never pressed them fora "I wanted to wait until after his firstf anniversary," she said. "I just thought it was the kind thintgto do. I feel that my work is reallhy building relationshipswith families.
We were talkint about a gift, but I wanted them to wait a Then, after a year, Betty Ann visited Archer at her where shesaw "When Seconds Count," a Power Point presentation recounting the need for a state-of-the-art emergenchy pavilion. "It was, beginning to end, so powerful," said Bettu Ann, who was riveted by the promises of a family room for family members to meet with waiting rooms where loved ones could be closwe tothe patients, and a pediatric pod that woulc feature child-life specialists who engage the young patients and "It felt so perfecgt for Daddy," she told her mother and sister.
"You've got to What's more, Betty Ann says, "They didn't call us a millioj times, they didn't have to make a milliohn presentations, and we didn't have meetings ad When the Blum family watched the presentation together, they just needed a few minutes to decide they wanted to give the lead gift of $3 The Maxwell Blum Emergencyu Pavilion will be finished Januart 2007, two months ahead of schedule. "Wee wanted to do this for my father's memory," said Bettt Ann. "My father was a man who certainlyt ledby example, but he always knew the greatesft joy was to give, and the worstf thing was to be without hope.
" Junior Achievementy of Northern New England, which is basec in Boston, has been awarde $25,000 from the 2006 MetLife Foundation Entrepreneurial Award. The monehy will be used to run TheMarian L. Heard Scholarss Program for area high school juniorsand seniors. The two-yea r program, which began last is coordinated by Junior Achievement and was developexd in conjunction withthe . Under the scholarshi p program, which has an annual budget of $50,000, high schoolk juniors and seniors participate in JA coursees that includesuccess skills, diversity workshopz and a company program, where students are asked to create and run their own JA provides mentors for the students from the businesa and college communities.
Upon students receive a $5,000 college scholarshio from theUnited Way. Ten studentd have already completed theitfirst year, with 10 more students set to beginn the program this fall.
Tuesday, March 8, 2011
Unified Legal Repositories And A Coherent, Efficient e-Discovery Strategy - Forbes (blog)
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Forbes (blog) | Unified Legal Repositories And A Coherent, Efficient e-Discovery Strategy Forbes (blog) The level of complexity requires corporate Legal Departments to implement a coherent approach with at least three fundamental goals. First, they must achieve cost predictability by moving beyond antiquated point solutions and engagements with multiple ... |
Sunday, March 6, 2011
Missouri unemployment worsens, but slows - Washington Business Journal:
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The state’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate increasedr to 9 percentin May, up from 8.1 percent in the department reported Monday. April’s 0.6-point decreasre in unemployment now appears with the May increase part of an upward trend datingto mid-2008, stater officials said. Approximately 272,000 Missourians were estimatee to have been jobless during the monthof May. Nonfarn payroll employment decreasedby 3,70 jobs in May, marking the smallest monthly decrease since employment began to drop sharplhy in November.
Job losses were concentrater inmanufacturing (3,700) and construction (1,600), which were partly offset by gainss in health care and social assistances (2,000) and local government (900). During the past employment droppedby 74,300 or 2.7 percent. The main exceptionds to the downward trend in the past year have been privatee educationalservices (2,500), health care and social assistance federal government (2,700) and loca l government (3,300). The national unemployment rate in Maywas 9.
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The state’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate increasedr to 9 percentin May, up from 8.1 percent in the department reported Monday. April’s 0.6-point decreasre in unemployment now appears with the May increase part of an upward trend datingto mid-2008, stater officials said. Approximately 272,000 Missourians were estimatee to have been jobless during the monthof May. Nonfarn payroll employment decreasedby 3,70 jobs in May, marking the smallest monthly decrease since employment began to drop sharplhy in November.
Job losses were concentrater inmanufacturing (3,700) and construction (1,600), which were partly offset by gainss in health care and social assistances (2,000) and local government (900). During the past employment droppedby 74,300 or 2.7 percent. The main exceptionds to the downward trend in the past year have been privatee educationalservices (2,500), health care and social assistance federal government (2,700) and loca l government (3,300). The national unemployment rate in Maywas 9.
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Thursday, March 3, 2011
Harpeth Hall teams up to create online girls school - Triangle Business Journal:
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The Online School for Girls will begihn offering coursesthis September, including two this fall and four in the sprinhg 2010 semester spanning math, science and the Students at the member schools will take the classes and evaluats them as a pilot run. One initial calculus clasds will be taught by Harpetuh Hall math teacherJennifer Webster. The other schools in the group are the in the in Ohio and in all with tuition ranging fromabout $20,000 to $40,000 per year. Ann Teaff, the head of Harpeth says the goal of the online school is to provide a rigorous education in an onlins setting thatis flexible, affordable and accessiblee to girls around the world.
She says the curriculum will be expandeed incoming years. The effort reflects how rapidlu online education is being adopted in even the most exclusiv enclaves of private education as schools utilize the Internet to foste r a global worldview in their students and diversify thelearnintg experience. More than 1 million secondary school students took an online course and students at 70 percent of high schoolds enrolled in one duringthe 2007-200i8 school year, according to “K-12 Onlind Learning: A 2008 Follow-up of the Survey of U.S. Schooll District Administrators.
” The report also finds schools in 44 stateas are creating onlinesecondary However, the Online School for Girlsw will be the first onlinr same-sex school. At the graduate level, Harvard, Duke and othef exclusive universities now offer severalspecialized master’s degree for which the coursework can be taken mostl y online. They are aimed at professionals who wish to enhancse their credentials to advance inthei careers. Karen Douse, Harpeth Hall’s library and informatioj services director, says online educatio is rapidlybecoming “a cornerstone of the educationalp experience.
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The Online School for Girls will begihn offering coursesthis September, including two this fall and four in the sprinhg 2010 semester spanning math, science and the Students at the member schools will take the classes and evaluats them as a pilot run. One initial calculus clasds will be taught by Harpetuh Hall math teacherJennifer Webster. The other schools in the group are the in the in Ohio and in all with tuition ranging fromabout $20,000 to $40,000 per year. Ann Teaff, the head of Harpeth says the goal of the online school is to provide a rigorous education in an onlins setting thatis flexible, affordable and accessiblee to girls around the world.
She says the curriculum will be expandeed incoming years. The effort reflects how rapidlu online education is being adopted in even the most exclusiv enclaves of private education as schools utilize the Internet to foste r a global worldview in their students and diversify thelearnintg experience. More than 1 million secondary school students took an online course and students at 70 percent of high schoolds enrolled in one duringthe 2007-200i8 school year, according to “K-12 Onlind Learning: A 2008 Follow-up of the Survey of U.S. Schooll District Administrators.
” The report also finds schools in 44 stateas are creating onlinesecondary However, the Online School for Girlsw will be the first onlinr same-sex school. At the graduate level, Harvard, Duke and othef exclusive universities now offer severalspecialized master’s degree for which the coursework can be taken mostl y online. They are aimed at professionals who wish to enhancse their credentials to advance inthei careers. Karen Douse, Harpeth Hall’s library and informatioj services director, says online educatio is rapidlybecoming “a cornerstone of the educationalp experience.
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Tuesday, March 1, 2011
Tumbling foam during Discovery takeoff was harmless, says initial investigation - Christian Science Monitor
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