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The Small Business Development Center (SBDC) at Butte College is presenting a workshop on Introduction to Facebook on Monday, July 23, 2012, from 4:00pm to 5:00pm, at the Small Business Development Center at Butte College, 2480 Notre Dame Blvd., Chico. The cost is $20.00 per person pre-paid or $30.00 per person at the door.
Facebook can be a great marketing platform for businesses, but in order to be successful, you must learn the basic elements of how customers use Facebook. Since starting with a personal profile on Facebook is recommended for business success, this workshop will cover how to: Build a personal profile; Find friends, post pictures and links and; Interact successfully with others. Key terms will be explained including groups, pages, fans, tagging, & newsfeeds. After attending this workshop, you will be ready to take our more advanced class, Advanced Facebook Marketing For Business
Pre-registration is required. Please call the Small Business Development Center (SBDC) at Butte College at 895-9017 to register and for more information
The Small Business Development Center (SBDC) at Butte College is presenting a workshop on Introduction to Facebook on Monday, July 23, 2012, from 4:00pm to 5:00pm, at the Small Business Development Center at Butte College, 2480 Notre Dame Blvd., Chico. The cost is $20.00 per person pre-paid or $30.00 per person at the door.
Facebook can be a great marketing platform for businesses, but in order to be successful, you must learn the basic elements of how customers use Facebook. Since starting with a personal profile on Facebook is recommended for business success, this workshop will cover how to: Build a personal profile; Find friends, post pictures and links and; Interact successfully with others. Key terms will be explained including groups, pages, fans, tagging, & newsfeeds. After attending this workshop, you will be ready to take our more advanced class, Advanced Facebook Marketing For Business
Pre-registration is required. Please call the Small Business Development Center (SBDC) at Butte College at 895-9017 to register and for more information
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Virogen Provides Update on the Development of Its Consumer Data Tracking Solution and Discussions With a Major Retailer
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SAN GERONIMO, CA--(Marketwire -07/23/12)- Virogen Inc. (VRNI), a holding company specializing in data security and encryption technology, today provided an update regarding the development of a consumer data tracking solution as part of its ongoing discussions with a major worldwide retail chain to include this new solution in its laptops and PCs.
Virogen's wholly-owned subsidiary, Tiger Team Technologies "T3", is developing this new consumer product that will serve as a data protection and tracking solution for personal credit card transactions online. T3's new product will provide consumers' laptops and home PCs with a tool that will track all of their visits and transactions online and then communicate that record in an encrypted method to the company's secure servers where the consumer can access all of this information via a secure login and password.
Since first announced by the Company in March, T3 has continuously made modifications and improvements to its consumer data tracking solution and anticipates that development of this product will be complete by the end of the first quarter of 2013. Virogen continues its discussions with a major worldwide retailer to offer the company's new consumer data tracking technology with its laptops and PCs, thus bundling its computer hardware division's product offerings and remains confident that an agreement can be reached.
"We are very excited to continue our consumer product development and discussions with a large retailer for the marketing of this solution as part of their computer hardware. This reinforces the company's belief that there is no solution on the market that consumers can use to specifically provide protection and tracking of personal online credit card transactions that provides the level of protection that our new solution will," commented Paul Hogan, CEO of Virogen, Inc.
"We continue to be very optimistic that these discussions will lead to a future agreement that would strategically position our consumer data tracking technology in the marketplace and potentially provide significant revenue for the company."
About Virogen, Inc.
Virogen, Inc. is a technology holding company. The company's wholly owned subsidiary, Tiger Team Technologies "T3," has developed a very unique suite of copyrighted tools to address the network and database security needs of enterprise level companies and corporations. T3's risk management offering provides an unprecedented level of security and liability protection, positioning it as the only company with a comprehensive solution to data security breaches for its clients. T3's primary markets include medical service providers, financial services firms, brokerages and currency transaction platforms, consumer credit card companies, banking entities, retailers, defense and government related operations.
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Jackie Fame launches FAMEbody Personal Care Line at ECRM Las Vegas
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LAS VEGAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
After two years of research and development - Jackie Fame, the leading kid/teen social network, launches its personal care line FAMEbody today. FAMEbody, an all natural, 100% Australian made product line consists of a full range of professional beauty salon products as well as a number of body and bath products targeting its core demographic at a very reasonable price.
The FAMEbody collection comes in a number of irresistible, fresh natural scents including grapefruit, pear, berry, mango, and lime and all natural products ranging from natural lip balms to natural and organic handmade body soaps bursting with soothing moisture from natural oils.
In its contemporary packaging, FAMEbody offers merchants a high quality, stylish and affordable range of products which easily sells in beauty salons, specialty gift stores and all quality retail outlets.
How are FAMEbody products unique? The power of the FAME network behind every product differentiates FAME. FAMEbody products have a direct connection to the fastest growing kid/teen social network, Jackie Fame. The unique direct marketing resource behind every FAMEbody products means increased traffic to online and brick-and-mortar retailers. That translates to sales. The connection between the social network and the FAMEbody products creates a win-win relationship in this unique retailer/supplier partnership.
About Jackie Fame:
Jackie Fame (www.JFame.com), the leading kid-teen social network continues to expand its Jackie Fame brand with the national retail launch of the FAMEbody personal care and cosmetic lines, BrandFAME apparel lines, FAME50.com merchant platform; and Face-the-Fame, FAME America!, the online music and talent contest. In 2013, FAME is launching its FAMEgirl salon in selected cities.
The mission of the Jackie Fame Network is to be the leading teen social networking destination with the largest, most engaged audience and community. The network will be supported by its unique position as one of the strongest, most valued brands focusing in the highly coveted kid-teen audience.
Jackie Fame is a privately held company and is headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina with offices in Los Angeles, Calif.
Jackie Fame, FAME50, JFame, FAMEbody, Face-The-Fame, FAMEit, FAMEgirl and FAMEVision are registered trademarks of Jackie Fame Inc. All other trademarks acknowledged.
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Daniel Little: Is Online Education the Answer?
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There is a great deal of enthusiasm -- usually outside of formal university settings -- for the potential of online post-secondary education. It is sometimes thought that online courses available for free or for very low tuition can allow anyone in the country or the world to gain a top-notch baccalaureate education, and the escalating costs of existing universities will be squashed. Colleges face the revolution that has already hit music and book publishers -- the Internet swamps traditional methods of transmission and publication, and whole new consumer experiences and business models are created. An engineer for a major computer company I talked to on a plane recently caught this mood exactly, when he said to me, "I'm sorry for you -- your industry is doomed. College education will soon be purchased through the iTunes store as an app."
This impression is perhaps supported by developments in the past year -- the extensive free course offerings available through iTunes University, the partnership created by several leading universities under the umbrella of Coursera, and Salman Khan's teaching videos at the Khan Academy. It is certainly true that there are rich, well-developed course materials available in these Internet neighborhoods and elsewhere.
So what is wrong with this picture? Is it possible to gain the education and the intellectual development associated with a traditional bricks-and-mortar university curriculum through a largely online course of study? Or are there large defects in the learning model associated with online instruction that mean that the quality of educational outcome is inevitably lower on average?
A couple of things seem fairly clear. First, people learn in many different ways. Abraham Lincoln had only a few months of formal schooling, but he spent several years of study in the Library of Congress as a Congressman from Illinois, and he read literature and history very intensively. So his understanding of politics, agriculture, religion, war, and economy all derived from self-directed study. The resources available on the Internet are stupendous, and there is no doubt that highly motivated, intelligent young people throughout the globe can learn an enormous amount through self-directed study using the resources now available. The Internet can be for a few of us what the Library of Congress was for Abraham Lincoln.
But this is a high standard for the student. It requires discipline, sustained commitment, and a plan of learning that most young people probably do not possess (and of course, most of us did not possess when we were 18 years old either). This is one of the key advantages of a university education. A college curriculum, guided by professors who stimulate and coach the student, makes it possible for a much wider range of young people to make this intellectual transition.
Second, simply having access to bodies of knowledge through a repository of books or web pages, whether it is a library or the full resources of the Internet, is not the same as an extended and developing educational experience. A young person needs to gain a handful of meta-level skills through his or her development following high school -- creativity, imagination, collaboration, analytical powers, ability to reason and communicate effectively -- and cultivating these skills in the young person is one of the most difficult assignments we give the college professor. The professor needs to design a classroom experience and a body of work materials that help to bring out these skills in the young person over time. This process is more similar to the process of coaching a ballet dancer than it is to drilling French grammar exercises and conjugations.
Moreover, there are very large differences in the learning process depending on the discipline and the nature of the content of the field. It may be that learning accounting principles is reasonably amenable to online education, because of the factual and problem-solving content of the discipline; whereas learning to analyze and discuss complex literature and philosophy is least amenable to online education, because of the need for substantial interaction and dialogue in developing the relevant skills.
One way of encapsulating my own hesitations about online education is by referring to the distinction between the absorption of content and the maturation of intellectual abilities. If the goal of a certain field of education is that the student should become familiar with a discrete body of facts and problems, perhaps online education is well suited to this field. If the goal is to develop the student's intellectual capabilities, however -- asking the right questions, formulating a hypothesis, pulling together the basis for a compelling argument or explanation -- then merely exposing the student to a list of materials and quizzing him or her on the content will not suffice.
None of these points is intended to show that online education is a false start. In fact, in my own teaching I'm inclined to favor a blended approach that uses the power of the Internet to expose students to a much broader range of materials that a traditional course syllabus can do, while at the same time maintaining the personal interaction and dialogue that stimulates the development of the students' own thinking skills. In fact, incorporating video lectures from iTunes University seems like a very fruitful way of deepening study of particular topics. But I think the evidence does not support the techno-optimism expressed by some that online packaged course systems can replace the professor-mediated learning experience of the traditional university classroom and laboratory.
(There is a good degree of overlap between these concerns and those expressed about current shifts in American expectations from higher education in Martha Nussbaum's recent book, Not for Profit: Why Democracy Needs the Humanities. I don't think that the outcomes that Nussbaum is looking for are likely to ensue from a largely online education.)
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Devaney's tenure gave life to modern Husker era
Posted: July 22, 2012 at 6:15 pm
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Nebraska coach Bob Devaney is carried off the field after Nebraska defeated Oklahoma 35-31 in 1971.
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Devaney's tenure gave life to modern Husker era
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On a cold, gray afternoon the last week of 1961, Carl Donaldson was dispatched to the Lincoln airport.
MODERN ERA OF NEBRASKA FOOTBALL
1972-1981: Winning ways turn to growing pains Osborne, a long-time assistant for Devaney, took over and struggled. He fell victim to Sooner Magic in '76. He flirted with termination in '77 and considered leaving for Colorado a year later. Even when Osborne finally beat Oklahoma in '78, he had to play OU again in the Orange Bowl the Sooners won easily. By October 1981, things were looking bleak. NU was unranked for the first time in 12 years. Then Osborne handed the keys to sophomore Turner Gill. Conference, national titles: 4/0 Winning Pct: .781 (93-25-3) Best team: '78 Worst team: '77 High point: Jim Pillen's fumble recovery in '78 Low point: Buster Rhymes' last-minute touchdown in '80 Best players: Johnny Rodgers, Rich Glover, Willie Harper, Junior Miller, Dave Rimington Defining moment: Osborne receives the news that NU has to play OU again in '79 Orange Bowl
1982-1991: Falling short on the national stage With Gill at quarterback, NU never lost a Big Eight game 21-0, including three wins over Oklahoma. But heartbreaks to Clemson in 1981, Penn State in '82 and Miami in '83 cost Osborne national titles. By '84, the Sooners were beating NU again. Was Osborne ever going to get over the hump? Season after season, the Huskers started strong, but finished weak. From '86 to '93, they lost seven straight bowl games, six against Miami and Florida State. Nebraska had the size and strength to compete, but not the speed. Conference, national titles: 5/0 Winning Pct: .847 (102-20-1) Best team: '83 Worst team: '90 High point: Winning at OU 7-3 in '88 Low point: Losing Citrus Bowl 45-21 Best players: Turner Gill, Mike Rozier, Irving Fryar, Dean Steinkuhler, Neil Smith Defining moment: The failed 2-point conversion in Miami
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Free health screenings, food giveaways, veteran care packages highlight Flint health expo
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FLINT, MI A large health and wellness expo in Flint drew in more than 1,000 people on Saturday to highlight and offer free health and fitness workshops to low-income Flint-area residents.
Flint-area veterans and community members took part in the Community Outreach for Family and Youth's (COFY) health and wellness expo where vendors and volunteers offered an array of services which included dental screening, blood pressure screening, diabetes checks, HIV screening, food giveaways, and care packages for disabled veterans, just to name a few.
The health and wellness expo was held at the New Jerusalem Full Gospel Baptist Church. Senior Pastor at the church and COFY CEO, Patrick Sanders said the event was a way to reintroduce COFY to the community and let them know they are there to help.
"It's important to let people know that we do care and we understand that we are all having a difficult time and certainly the community center wanted to say we feel you and we understand." Sanders said. "This is our way of helping, it may not be much but at least it is something that can help them right now."
COFY is a nonprofit organization that works to empower the community through educational, health, fitness, and other community happenings, events, and programs.
Sanders said a large part of the event was to help disabled veterans and make them aware that the COFY organization is there to help.
"A really big part of our event is the disabled veterans to say to those who are longer serving the country that we are here, we are with you in your struggle and this is just a little something to say thank you." Sanders said.
One of the vendors at the event was the Disabled Veterans National Foundation. Volunteers from the foundation handed out care packages to the disabled veterans they saw today.
Doug Walker, program coordinator with Disabled Veterans National Foundation, said the organization heard about the event and thought it would be a great opportunity to come to Flint and visit with area veterans.
The care packages included toothpaste, deodorant, and other essential items. Walker said some veterans also received prescription discount cards.
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RIC fitness center designed for the disabled
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July 22, 2012 (CHICAGO) (WLS) -- Fitness centers continue to expand and improve, especially those designed for people with disabilities.
From a small physical therapy room to an old dormitory, the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago's fitness center has moved to a facility that is set up to be a full-fledged health club.
The new state-of-the-art health and fitness center is located downtown, four blocks from RIC. It is also the home for all their sport programs.
"We have just about everything a health club would have," said sport manager Derek Daniels. "We have free weights, we have equipment with the pin system and the pulleys. We also have a few pieces that are more adapted for persons with disabilities."
The staff is trained to work with people with disabilities.
"Not just personal training, but we also do what we call functional fitness program which is a continuation of thereapy," Daniels said. "The trainer will actually meet with the physical therapist from the hospital and then they'll go over a plan for the participants here."
Adam Finney loves the new center.
"It's night and day difference from the old place," Finney said. "I lift weights a little and a lot of the cycling. We ride on a computrainers in the winter so it's basically a stationary bike and we just spin in place."
They also offer exercise classes that are customized for specific disabilities.
"We have seated aerobics," Daniels said. "We also have warm water aerobics that we offer at the hospital. We're going to offer Zumba, adaptive Zumba very soon here."